Commercial.
TO-DAY.
THE SHARE MARKET.
5 o'clock.
Nothing of any special Interest has A few transpired. since we last wrote. Panjoms have been placed at 11 and additional shares are still offered at the same price. Small lots of the Tramway Co.'s scrip are reported to have changed hands at 325 per cent. 'premium, and there are further sellers at that rate. quotations speak for themselves.
Other
CLOSING QUOTATIONS, Hongkong and Shanghai Rank-151 per cent.
premium, ex, div, buyers,
Union Insurance Society of Cantos-590 per
Ahare, sellers,
China Traders' Insurance Company-$73 per
share, sales and buyers,
North China Insurance-Tis, 285 per share,
buvers.
Canton Insurance Company,. Limited-$93 per
share, huvers.
Yappisze Insurance Association-Tls. So per
share, sellers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$175 per share,
huvers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150,
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$345 per
share, sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company-$78 per share,
sellers,
Hongkong and Whamuna-Dock Company, 29
* cent, premium, ex. div., sellers. Hongkong Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
-$116 per share, sellers,
China and Manila Steam Ship Company-110
per share, sellers.
•Hongkong Gas Company-$35 per share, sellers. Hongkong Motel' Company,-$175 per share,
sellers.
).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1888.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(From Meters, Falconer & Cd.'s Register),
To-day.
Parer eter gbe aongean Treler J
Dermottelerių 3.10.
Theronster-i pašni
*itcomster...a $318.. Themateg a.m. (Wee bulb Thoneter- p.m. et bulb) Chemonster-4 jam, (Wet bill 'fhermometer-Maximiás ........... "Thamometer-Minimum (over" night)
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH 'MAIL.
The M, M. Co.'s steamer Ava, with the French mail of July 28th, left Saigon on the 27th instant, at 4 a.m., and may be expected here on or about the 31st,
THE INDIAN,MAIL.
The steamer Arratoon Aptar, from Calcutta, left Singapore on the 24th instant, and h expected here on or about the 30th.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
The D. D. R. steamer phigenia, from Ham- burg, left Singapore on the 23rd, and is expected.
here on the 29th.
The Shire' line steamer Breconshire, left
For Europe, &c., Australia, Madras, Calcutta. and Mauritius. — Per Nalal on Thursday, the 30th instant, at 11.00 AM,
For Bangkok-Per Devawongse, on Thurs day, the 30th instant, at 1.30 P.M.
For Straits and Calcutta-Per Wingsang, on Thursday, the goth instant, at 2:30 PM.
For Saigon.-Per Amigo, on Thursday," the 30th instant, at 3.30 P.M.
For Straits and Bombay.-Per Bormida, on Friday, the gist instant, at 11.30 AM.'09
For Amoy and Manila.-Per Don Juan, on Friday, the 31st instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Straits and Bombay-Per' Kashgar, on Saturday, the 1st September, at 11:30 AM,
For Singapore.-Per Hesperia, on Thursday, the 6th September at 9.30 AM.
For Europe, &c., India, vid Colombo, and Calcutta. Per Cathay, on Wednesday, the rath September, at 11.00 AM.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS,
AMIGO, German steamer, 771, J. Bruhn, 24th
August, Saigon 20th August, General. Wicker & Co.
25th August, San Francisco 31st July, and BELGIC, British steamer, 2,695, W. H. Walker, Yokohama 19th August, Malls and General, -0. & O. S.S. Co.
Singapore on the 25th instant, and may be BOKHARA, British steamer, 1,711, S. Baron,
expected here on or about the 31st.
The P. & O. S, N. Cos steamer Deccan, from Bombay, left Singapore, on the 26th inst at a pint, and is expected here on the rst September.
Shipping,
ARRIVALS.
AIRLIE, British steamer, 1.492, Winthrop Ellis, 77th August, Sydney 29th July, and Port Darwin 19th August, Coal and General.
Russell & Co.
TAICHO, British steamer, 862. Joseph Newton,
27th August,--Bangkok 21st August, Rice and General.-Yuen Fat Hang NATAI.. French steamer, 4.040, Such, 28th August, Shanghai 25th August, Mails and General-Messageries Maritimes,
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company,"DEUTEROS, German steamer, 1,194, 1wersen,
Limited-zo per cent., dis., sellers,
Douglas Steamship Compahy-$60 per share,
sellers.
· China Suvar Refining Company, Limited-$176
per share, ex. div., buyers.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$56
per share, buyers.
Hongkong Ice Company-$78 per share, sellers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,
-$80 per share,
28th August.-Kobe 21st August, Coal and General Ed. Schellhass & Co. Mogut, British steamer 1,827, Johnson, 18th
August-Foochow 26th August, General Gibb, Livingston & Co.
BAYERN, German steamer, 2,877, R. Tander,!
28th August, Shanghai th August, Maili
and General-Melchers & Co.
22nd August, Yokohama 14th. August, Mails and General.-P. & O, S. N. Co.
1
BORMIDA, Italian steamer, 1,499, E. de Negre, 24th. August-Bombay 5th August, and Singapore 18th, General-Carlowitz & Co.. CHINOTU, British steamer, 1,487, McKechnie. 25th August,-Foochow 23rd August, Tea and General.-Butterfield & Swire. CITY OF NEW YORK, American steamer, 3,500,
Robt. R. Searle, 17th August,-San Fran cisco 21st July, and Yokohama 11th Aug Mails and General. F. M. S. S. Co. DEVAWONGSE, British steamer, 1,057, P. H.
Loff, 25th August,--Bangkok 19th August, General Yuen Fat Hong
DON JUAN, Spanish steamer, 654, Rafael Bel- tran, 21st August,-Manila 15th August, and Amoy zoth, General.-Brandão & Co, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, British steamer, 2,0:0,
T. C. Burnside, aznd August,-Saigon 17th August, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, British steamer, 2,400,
William Turner, 25th August,-Yokohama 18th August, Ballart.-Adamson, Bell & Co. ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,146, P. Möllar,
19th August,amburg, and Singapore 13th August, General.-Siemssen & Co. FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani,--Hong-
Kong and Whampoa Deck Co.
GENERAL WERDER, German steamer, 1,820, WFOKIEN, British steamer, 509, Williams, 26th
von Scheckmann, 28th August,-Yoko- bama 19th August, and Nagasaki 24th, Mail and General-Melchers & Co.
August,-Swatow 24th August, General.-
D. Lapraik & Co.
STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
FROM.
DATE DUL.
AGENTS,
Iphigenia Arratoon Apcar Breconshire Ava Deccan
Hamburg Calcutta London...
Marseilles.
Hombay
August 29th... August 30th... August 31st. August 31st... September 1st
DESTINATION..
STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.
VESSELS.
London,&c., via Suez Canal) Cathay London, via Suez Canal ... Patroclus Marseilles, via Saigon, &c.] Natal........ Bremen, & Ports of Call... Bayern Genon, via Bombay, &c.... Bormida Havic, Hamburg, &c. Hesperia San Francisco, via Yhama City of New York San Francisco, via Y'hama Belgic Vancouver, BC, via A., &c. Duke of Westminster. Port Darwin, Brisbane, &c. Chingtu. Calcutta, via Straits....
| Sydney and Melbourne... Mogul.....
Wingsang Straits and Bombay....... Kashgar...... Devawongse... Bangkok...... Sandakan, Kudat, &c. Yokohama, vin N'saki, &c. Nagasaki, Kobe, &c... Nagasaki, Kobe, &c. Shanghai....... Shanghai, via Amoy Manila, via Amoy..... Swatow Swatow
Memnon Bokhara Port Adelaide Breconshire
Ancona.....
Jason............
Don Juan, Pakshan Fokien
AGENTS.
Slemssen & Co..
D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.
Messageries Maritimes.
P. & O. S. N. Co.
*Intimations,
· CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
Adamson, Bell & Co. THE TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Head Office, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, "the 3rd proximo, at 4 o'ÇLOCK P.M., for the purpose
of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to joth April last, and of declaring dividends..
DATE OF LEAVING
P. & O. S. N. Co......... Sept. 12th, at noon.. Butterfield & Swire...... September 1st. Messagerles Maritimes.] Aug, zoth, at nean, - Melchers & Co. Aug. 30th, at 10 am, Carlowitz & Co.
Aug. 31st, at noon., Slemssen & Co....................... Sept. 6th, at 10a.m. Pacific Mall S. S. Co.... Tomorrow, at 1 pm, Q. & O. 5. S. Co. Sept. 8th, at 3 pm. Adamson, Ilell & Co.... To-morrow, at 3 p.m. Butterfield & Swire... To-morrow, at 4 pm. Gibb, Livingston & Co. Aug. 30th, at 4 p.m. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Aug. 30th, at 3 pm. P. & O. S. N. Co.... .... Sept. 1st, at noon.. Yuen Fat Hong Aug. 30th, at a p.m. Butterfield & Swire...... September 14th.** P. & G. S. N. Co... About Sept. th. Adamson, · Bell & Co.......... August 30th. Adamson, Bell & Co...........] September and. P. & O. S. N. Co.....
Quick despatch.
Butterfield & Swire...... To-morrow, daylight:
Brandão & Co.......
Hop Hing Hong.
Aug. 31st, at 4 p.m. Aug. 30th, daylight..
Douglas Laprak & Co.. To-morrow, at noon,
Intimations.
W. POWELL & CO.
SPECIAL.
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE,
FOR 14 DAYS ONLY.
FOR OFFER
LADIES' SILK UMBRELLAS, $1 each.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
Hongkong, 28th August, 1888.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$13 per THYRA, German steamer, 664, E. A. Jacobsen, FRRJA, Danish steamer, 397. C. A. Lund, 24th INTIMATION.
share, sellers.
A. S. Watson & Ca, Limited-100 per cent.
premium, ex. div., sellers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent.
premium.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent.
premium.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C- per cent.
premium, huye.s.
w.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-11 per cent.,
premiura. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company,
Limited-$75 per share, sellers. Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company-35
per share, nominal.
Punjom and Suaphic Dua Samantan Mining Co.
-$1 per share, sales and sellers. Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Godown.
Company-64 per cent. premium, buyers. Tonquin Coal Mining Co.-35 per cent. premium,
sellers.
!.。
The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co., Limited-325 per cent. premium, sales and sellers.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON.-Bank, T. T.
2/111
Bank Bills, on demand..........3/0 Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
.3/01
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...3/0 Credits at 4 months' sight....
Documentary Bills, at 4 months...
sight
-3/01
ON PARIS.-
Bank Bills, on demand......
Bo
Credits, at 4 months' sight
.3.87
ON INDIA, T. T.
223}
On Demand...
Bank, T. T.....
Private, 30 days, sight
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ON SHANGHAI.—'
OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA, per picul,.
...... $550 (Allowance, Tacls 16 to 32). OLD MALWA, per picul...$580 to $590 (Allowance, Taels 4 to 10). NEW PATHA, (without choice) per chest $4961 to 85091
NEW PATNA, (without choice) per chest... $500 NEW PATNA, (bottom) per chest ................. 8505 NEW BENARES, (without choice) -per chest £480 to $490 NEW BENARES, (bottom) per chest....................... 8490 to 8:00 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per picul...... $640 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul...... $600 OLD PERSIAN (second quality) per picul... $550 to $575
CHINA, COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
27th August, 1888.-At 4 p.m.
STATION
Wad/restock
Tokio
Nagasakibarat Shanghat.....
Astay inentiq
Ilangkong
Jalphoogt
Haling
1-77
Wind.
28th August, 1888.-At to am
STATION.
Wladivostock cram
Toldo el
Nug
Amay
Hongkong
Manila
*0.00
87
41 100 €1,
ww
Wind.
→***The barometer has fallen in Shanghai, Fiae but cloudy and warm weather prevaile
1iegometer recced to low bitha ma lo facher taths and brandredths. Temparatia in the shade in čigon, Taha
28th August,-Whampoa 28th August, General. Ed. Schelhass & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE Ningpo, British steamer, for Shanghai. Thales, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. Catter thun, British steamer, for Port Darwin, &c. Phuquor, French steamer, for Haiphong... Lombardy, British steamer, for Singapore, &c. Japan, British steamer, for Singapore, &c..
DEPARTURES.
August 27, delita, German steamer, for Wham-
poa.
August 18, Soochow; British str., for Hoihow. August 28, Activ, Danish steamer, for Holbow. August 28, Thales, British str, for Swatow, Boo, August 28, Fapan, British str., for Singapore, &c. August 28, Lombardy, British steamer, for Sin-
gapore, &c.
August 28, Catterthun, 'British steamer, for Port
Darwin, &c.
August 28, Ningbo, British str., for Shangbai.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.,
Pe Natal, str., from Shanghai for Hongkong.
-Miss Bennett, Messrs. H. Mandl, D. Sassoon, G. Christy, and W. Brewer. From Yokobama -Messrs. H. P. Tange, Oriel Behar, and Jean Metray. From. Shanghai for Singapore-Mr. A. Thurbuln. For Port Said.-Messrs. Vidi and M. Pierre Jaul For Alexandria, Mr. S. W. Litoinoff. For Marseilles.-Mn. Haas, Miss Kaitler, Messrs. F. N. Aldis, Thebaud, and Folier. From Yokohama for Saigon-Messrs. Jean Fontainiez, C. Dural, A. Faucher, Prigent, and 21 sailors: For Pondichery.-M. Trullet. For Marseilles.-Messrs. Yessouro Yeghi, Ott, and Sadachi.
Per Airlie, str., from Sydney, &c.--Mr. and Mrs. J. S Perry, Messia, D. D. Dryden, W. J. Farrington, W. D. House, D. Freeman, and Sing Nam, European, i. Japanese, and 931 Chinese.
Per Bayern, str., from Shanghai-Miss MacLead Messis. C. Ramp, E. Kamp, F. Clif- ford, W. Pease, and 4 Chinese.
Per General Werder, str., from Yokohama, &c., for Hongkong.-Mr. Wolios and child. For Genoa-Mr. Muench, For Suet. Mr. and
Mrs. Hertz, For Port Said,Mr. Victor AL Schacharcow. For Southampton,Mr. C. F. Efford. For Bremen. Miss Lisa Lessner and Captain Hildebrandt,
nese.
F. Blackhead & Co.,
August,-Haiphong and August, General. -Arnhold, Karberg & Co. JASON, British steamer, 1,411, J. Milligan, 27th August-Liverpool, and Singapore 21st August, General,-Butterfield & Swire. KASHGAR, British steamer, 1,555, F. Speck, 34th
August, Romby 7th August, and Singa SHIP CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS, pore 18th, General.-P. & O..S. N. Co. PAKSHAN, British steamer, 835, Young, 25th
August, Bangkok 1gib "August, Rice- Hop Hing Hong.
PARTHIA, British steamer, 2,035, F. H. Wallace, 27th August,-San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., 1st August, and Yokohama 18th, General-Adamson, Bell & Co.
PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopani-
Hongkong and Whampos Dock trên PORT ADELAIDE, British steamer, 1,788, Fred,
West, 21st August, San Francisco 13th July, Vancouver 20th, Yokohamaa 8th Aug, Kobe 11th, and Nagasaki 15th, Coal and General Adamson, Bell & Co.
AND
PROVISIÓN MERCHANTS,
NAVY CONTRACTORS,
AND
GENERAL Commission AGENTS, No. 11, Praya Central, (Opposite Pedder's Wharf).
PHUQUOC, French steamer, 183, Robin, 26th August, Macao 26th August, Ballast.- Yun Tal. SARTHE, French steamer, 470, Lehnede, 24th S
August, ilollo' 19th August, Sapanwood. A. R. Marty,
TRIUMPH, German steamer, 674, P. Moos, 26th August, Quinton 19th August, Touron aand, and Heibow 25th, General and Pigs.
-Wieler & Co.
WINGSANG, British steamer, 1,517, A. de St.
.0
L. E
A G E
for
RAHTJEN'S
N
GENUINE
T S
Croix, 20th August,-Calcutta 5th August, COMPOSITION
and Singapore 14th, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
BAILING VESSELS, ADOLPH, German bark, 867, E. Westergaard, 5th
August,-Hamburg 19th April, General
Order.
COMET, German ship, 1,083, Kauppaer, 17th July, Cardiff 4th April, Coals.-Order. C. C. CHAPMAN, American ship, 1,600, A. Į. Hichborn, 15th August-Shanghai 16th July, General-Pustan & Co. ERLIONIO, Chinese park,457, Opium Examina-
tion hulk, Stonecutters Island-Chincac Customs. ESCORT, American bark, 636, R. G. Waterhouse,
15th July, Iloilo 3rd July, General---Chi-
nese.
JoHN NICHOLSON, British bark, 625, W. Quino
8th July, London 1st March, General, Melchers & Co.
1
Per Tatchlow, str., from Bangkok-15 Chi- Per Deuteros, str., from Kobe, Chinese.
DEPARTED.. Per Activ, str., for Hoihow140 Chinees. Per Seochow, str., for Hoihow-too Chinese. Per Ningbo, str., for Shanghai.—30 Chinese. Per Thales, str., for Swatow, &c.—Bo Chi-NYL GHAU, British ship, 1,153, W. B. Butter,
LUCIA, British bark, 640, Wood, 5th August,- Freemantle (W. Australia) Títh July, San- dalwood.--Order,
DEEC.
Per Catførthun, str., for. Port Darwin," Rec- 3 Europeans.
Per Lombardy, str., for Singapore, &c.—241 Chinese.
Per Japan, sir for Singapore. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, and 518 Chinese For Penang,.-M. Solomon and son. For Calcutta-Mr. and Mrs. Ridgeley,
REPORTS..
·
The British steamship Taichiow reports that she left Koh-si-chang on the 21st instant at 7 pm. Experienced very fine weather throughout the passage.
The British steamship Airlis reports that she left Sydney at 11 am, on the 29th ultimo; called at Moreton Bay, Townsville, Cooktown, and Thursday Island arrived at Port Darwin on the roth instant, and remained until the_r9th discharging cargo and coals, Left Port Darwin on the 19th at 2: a.m., and arrived here at 8.30 pm. on the 27tb. Experienced fine weather with light and moderate south-east monsoon to Manipa Straits; thence to port light variable winds and fine weather,
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
NORWAY, Norwegian bark, 657, Th. Albutton, 15th August,-Singapore 4th August, Tim. ber-Wieler & Co,
1st August, Samarang 20th July, Ballast. -Order..
SACHEM, American ship, 1,311, J. L Bartlett, 29th June-Cardiff 17th March, Coal-P. & O. S. N. Co,
WHAMPOA.
MELITA, German steamer, 339, H. Morck, 26th August, Newchwang th August, Beans. ---Wieler & Co. WooSUNG, British steamer, 1,109, J. B. Harris, 22nd August,Wuhu, and Chinklang 15th August, Wheat and Rice-Butterfield & Swire. YANGTZT, German steamer, 814, C. N. Ton- nington, asth August-Shanghal 21st Aug., General Slemssen & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
-די
Fatehan, British steamer. 3,260, S. W. Goggin. Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat
Co
Hankow, British steamer, 3,335, Lloyd-
Butterfield & Swire.
TOR
THE BOTTOMS OF IRON SHIPS CARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS PRESERVATIVE AGAINST ROTTING, DECAY, &c., of WOOD, CHR, MOTZ & Co., BORDEAUX, CLARETS.
IMPERIAL CHAMPAGNE, LA GRANDE MARQUE.
FLENSBURG STOCKBEER,
ENGINEERS AND BLACKSMITHS' TOOLS.
AND EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S
STORES AND REQUISITES.
ALWAYS IN STOCK
AT.
REASONABLE PRICES.
ALL KINDS OF
COAL S
SUPPLIED AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
Hongkong, 1st January, 1885.
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FOR SALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. SACCONES SHERRY: PORT, CLARETS.
CHAMPAGNE. HOCKS, BURGUNDY. BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT. MACHINERY, COOKING STOVES. SCALES, BICYCLES and TRICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH. PIANOS, SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, SODA WATER MACHINERY, Gas Engines. VELOCIPEDE HORSES. EMPIRE, LUBRICATORS. ICE MAKING MACHINES. BICYCLE WHEELS for JINRICKSHAWS.
Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co,
Bank Buildings. Hongkong, zind May, 1988.
EMPIRE BREWERY
SHANGHAI,
"EMPIRE" LIGHT PALE ALE 10^
*PRICE. S
WEDNESDAY :~~
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the arst instant to the 3rd proxime, both days inclusive,
By Order,
A. S. GARFIT,
Acting
Hongkong, 10th August, 1888, Secretary751
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON: WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given that all Vessels
Yam; at the Kowloon Wharres will have free storage for 14 days from arrival, after which a RENT of 3 Cents per Bale per Month will be charged.
ISAAC HUGHES, Secretary. Hongkong, 7th November, 1887.
Ndischarging Bombay Colton and Cottors
THE
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HONGKONGA, AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
~HE Company is prepared to Tranship Cargo THE
Point to any Steamer in the harbour, and to bring Cargo across from Kowloon to any place on the Praya at the usual rates.
By Order,
ISAAC HUGHES, Secretary:
Hongkong, 20th April, 1888.
THE HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL
·TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
· LIMITED.
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HE Public are respectfully informed that the OPENED
TPEAK TRAMWAY was
GENT'S SILK UMBRELLAS, $2.50 each. for Public Traffic on WEDNESDAY, the 30th
W. POWELL & Co.. ¦
FOR SALE,
GERMAN BER.
BRAVEREI
"ZUR
EICHE,” KIEL $7.25 per Case of 4 Doxca Quarts.
8. 9.00
Pints. EDUARD SCHELLHASS & CO...
Sole Agents, Hongkong and China, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1897.
NOW READY.
TA63
THE PRAYA RECLAMATION SCHEME
A FULL ACCOUNT
connection with this gigantic undertaking, reprinted from the Hongkong Telegraph. With plan of the city of Victoria, showing the intended
Reclamation.
PRICE...............ONE DOLLAR.`
To be obtained at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, LD. Measts. Lane, Crawford & Co.'s; and Mr. W. BREWER'S.
Hongkong, 12th July, 1888,
FOR SALE.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
WATCHES. The Handiést, Cheapest, and Best Timekeepers invented. Price $3 per Piece:
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHIA,
(Solo Agents in Japan and China for the Sale of the above Watches).
10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite Marine House, Hongkong, 20th August, 1888.”
WATERBURY
FOR SALE AT MACAO. ON MODERATE TERMS.
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A of the proper consisting of TEN N extensive property on the business STRONGLY BUILT GODOWNS, with Rooms, above suitable for Offices or Dwelling Houses; Six small Dwelling Houses, attached to a Chinese Hong; and a piece of spare ground' suitable for building purposes.
There are two separate entrances to the property, one opening on the Harbour close to
the Steamboat Co's Wharf. ....
For full particulari, apply to "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " OFFICE.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1888.
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HONGKONG TIMBER
YARD; WANCHAI.
REGON FINE SPARS and LUMBER
Always on Hand.
L. MALLORY,
Proprietor. Hongkong, 14th June, 1881. BOWRINGTON FOUNDRY, EAST. POINT, HONG ONG:
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May.
WEEK DAYS.
The CARS RUN as follows between ST. JOHN'S PLACE and VICTORIJA GAP :—-
8 to 10 A.M. every quarter of an hour.
12 to 2 P.M.
4 to 8
half hour,
quarter of an hour. SUNDAYS,
past 12 to past one every quarter of an hour, and from 4 to 8 P.M. every quarter of ap bour.
Single Tickets are sold in the Cars Five-Cent Coupons and Reduced Tickets at the Office of MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. General Managers. VICTORIA EXCHANGE.
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50 & 52, Queen's Road,
Hongkong, 17th August, 1888.
IMPAIRED VISION. LAWRENDE & MAYO'S PERFEOT PEBBLES,
Are alear, cool, de preserving to the Night, May be consulted at the HONGKONG TR. LAWRENCE is now in Hongkong and
HOTEL Room No.20) daily from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M.
NA (CONSULTATION FREE).
SPECTACLES V. BLINDNESS. The symptoms indicating failure or irregulari- ties of sight are frequently too long disregarded and either from ignorance or feeling of diffidence, the ald demanded by nature is withheld until serious mischief has been caused to the sight, often resulting in blindness,page
The following patients out of many hundreds have sent unsolicited acknowledgments of the benefit they have derived from the use of our Pebble Spectacles -
The Earl & Countess Lindsay, Queen's Gate, London, S.W.
Lady Kemball, 79 Queen's Gate, London, S.W. Lady Emily Digby, Coventry, England.
S. R. Groom, Esq., F.R.G.S., Barrister at Law, Singapore. T
The Hon. E. E. Isermonger, Col Treasurer,
Singapore
Huddle
Singapore.
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