to-hay's Advertisements.
THE HONGKONG CANTON AND MACAO STRAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
DIVIDEND at the Rate of 8 pax CENT., or $1.10 PER SHARE, DECLARED at the Ordinary Wall-zoorly Meeting of Sharp- holders held This Day will be PAYABLE #the HoyoKING AND. Sit•NGHAY BANKING CORPORATION on and after SATURDAY, t Auers' 1815.
SHARE OLDERS are requered to apply to the OFFICE of the COMPANY for WARRANTS.
By Order of the Board of Director,"
T. ARNOLD,"
Bonekana Ue Toly 1P06...««
Secretary. [1301
WIRTH'S CIRCUS.
FINE WEATHER - AGAIN. GRAND REOPENING
TO-MORROW-TOMORROW.
AT 9 P.M.
AT SAME LOCATION, EAST POINT: AN ENTIRE NEW PROGRAMME 20 NEW NUMBERS.. Damage done by Typhoon thoroughly. repaired and tent in fine order.. WATCH FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRICES AS USUAL.
Hongkong, grát Joly, 1906.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. - FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Steamship
THE
"PYRRHUS,"
Canteln Bett, will be despatched as above TO MORROW, the 1st August, at II A.M.
For Freight or Paisage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, atat July, 1806.
frral
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATIOŃ
COMPANY LIMITED,
UMUR MANILA (D'RECT),
THE Company's Steamship
"YUENSANG,"
Captain W. Waddliere, will be despatched un above on MONDAY, the 3rd August, at Noon, Instead of as previously advertised.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First-class Passengers.
For Freight or Pariage apply to
JARDINE. MATHESON & Co,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 1 July, 18an,
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SAIGON.
THE
Steamship
"WUHU
Captain Vaughan, will be despatched an
TUESDAY, the 4th August, at to AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply ta'
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,. Agents.
· Hongkong, 31st July, ¥R66,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED..
FOR SHANGHAI,
*HE Steamship
THE
"TAIWAN,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1896.
Co-day's Advertisements. -
THE EASTERN THE GREAT EXTENSION NORTHERN AUSTRALASIA
& CHINA TELE- GRAPH Co., LD.
TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF COPENHAGEN,
HONGKONG STATION:
FURTHUR REVISION OF TARIFFS,
WING to the continued depreciation of
Silver, and to the fact that the Companies" oalpayments to other Telegraph Administre- tons, for further transmission of Telegrams beyond their own systems in the Esst, are fixed In Gold, the CHARGES for TELEGRAMS to EUROPE and AMERICA'will be collected at the Companies' Station In Chian at the following rate per word an und alter the First of August next
To EUROPE (RUSSIA excepted)...$3.75 CALIFORNIA.pl.i................ 351
ILLINOIS
13-45
NEW YORK From the same date the following 'LOCAL RATES will come into forcé (~~
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULV 31, 1895,
TELEGRAMS.
(From Bangkok Observer.) OBITUARY.
LONDON, July 17th. Senator Gulchard, who was elected Chairman of the Sues Canal Company in 1893 in succes- sion to M. Ferdinand de Lesseps, is dead.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
LONDON, July 19th. The Cubans have detested a Spanish colume with heavy loss, and captured the General,
(From Tonkis Papers.) THE REVOLT IN CRETE.
Pants, July 19th. France has sent a second cruiser to Crete owlog to the threatening mspect of affairs in the Inland.
LI HUNG-CHANG.
PARIS, July 20th. Ll Hung-chang has visited the military school of St. Cyr and expressed the opinion that it was the grandest nursery of generala in Europe.
. CHOLERAŢIN EGYPT.
PARIS, Joly 20th. Cholera contloger is ravages in Egypt, and has attacked the expeditionary corps advancing dn Dongels.
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HONGKONG TO SHANGHAI ...$0.40 'HONGKONG TO' AMOY AND
FOOCHOW...................... a20 Other Rates can be learned on application.
]. М., ВЕСК,
For Manager in China. „Hongkong, 31st July, 1996,
[1208 HONGKONG BIFLE ASSOCIATION. NOTICE, THERE' will beքO COMPETITION TO.
,MORROW (SATURDAY),
F. SMYTH. Honorary Secretary,' Hongkong, 311h July, 1806, ... 1039 OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM: H.M.Š. Pigmy has arrived at Hakodate,
SHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship,
*AYA: "GAELIC": from SAN FRANCISCO, are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and stored at thøis plak in the Company's Godewax at Wanchel, from whenge delivery may in obtained on `chuntersignature of Bills of Lading.
Cargo from Japan ports will be delivered from alongilde.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 7th August will be subject to rept.)
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
J., S: VAN BUREN,
Agent:
Hongkong, 31st July, 1896.
Intimations.
fa
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
“IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SODA WATER
(1185
ALE
Captain Benton, will be despatched 01 MONDAY, the ard Augus!, zi 10. A.M.
For Freight or Parape, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkowe, 31st July, 1896.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
.FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI,
“HE Company's Steamibip
THE
"HAIMUN,"
Captain Raibuent, will he despatched for the abre Ports on TUFSDAY, the 4th August, st Nood,
For Freight Parsign, apple in
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Ca
General Managers. Hongkong, 419) [uv, 1866.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE, .
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA RA
ASPBERRYADE,(&C.
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An important adverthement will be found la another part of this ixane, notifying considerable Increases in the rates charged for telegrams hance to Europe and America over the Eastern, Extension and Great Northern Co's lines.
THE Honorary Treasurer of the Tidal Wave Reef Fund courteously informs us that the sam at $4,000 was 10-day remitted by wire to, the Committee of the Kobe Relief Fund. This will rate the Kobe Fard to about $16,000 which, added to other faads, will swell the voluntary contributions in the East to about $100,000.
THIS morning Inspectors Qalacey and Halt ralded a gambling " hell " being carried on la a cubicle in the old Victoria Hotel and arrested i man named Machado and four "Chinese who were playing potkou. The Portuguese was con- Victed as the master and fined $2;, the others being let off with fines of $2 each.
It is notified by advertisement in this issue that the dividend of 8 per cent, or $1.20 per share, declared at the meeting of shareholders of the Steamboat Company held at noon to-day, is ❘ payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on and after to-morrow, the 1st August, Share holders are requested to apply at the office of the Company for dividend warrants.
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THE TYPHOON.
(Continued from Yeilerday,) In our report of the typhoon yesterday we confined ourselves to the damage done in Victoria and the Harbour. We are now, as the result of further enquiries able to supplement this with the following particulars of the damage done in other parts of the Colony,
KOWLOON.
‚ Bangalow” at buck of Kowloon, and the ball. dings athangchow must have felt the fall effects of the wind.
* THE BEDY OUTSIDE. Turning how to the effects of the storm at 169, we percélte hom the reports of veneis arriving to-day that it was very strongly felt outside. The following are the reports to band
The British atomship Pyrrhus left Foschow on the 28th Instant. Off Breaker Point had strang past to zodih winds-'and heavy rain ; at 6 pm on the 29th the birometer stood at 29.40 and high southerly sea. On the goth wassed the steamship Tantalus, from Hongkong for Shanghai,
The Billabateamship Phra Chom Klao left, Bangkok on the aand Instant and Holhow on the 30th Fresh south-westerly wiɛds were. encountered down the Gulf of Siam ad to Cape Padaran : Ibence light wailable winds to arrival at Holhow to part had strong winds and high sexege
The Beta tesmship City of Dublin left Singapore on the 33rd ipatant. Encountered heavy typhoon with terrific squalls, the decks. being swept continually by heavy seas to within 60 miles of this port. On the 25th, passed a 4-masted¬barque (named goknown), atcering north.. On the 16th passed the barque 7. B. "Walker, in lat. 10,36 deg, north and long. 110.33 deg, east,
The British steamship Hemnon lett Sandakan on the arst instant, and had fresh winds and ansetiled weather up the Satu Sen. Experienced a typhoon to the northward of Palawan Islands, Ren back and anchored for two days off Dumails Island. Afterwards neiettled weather with falling barometer. Encountered another. typhoon in the China Sea on the 281k, and zan back south; thence to port had strong southerly gale with high sea. Lowest rending of baro- meter 19 43.
At Kowloon the affects of the storm were very severely felt. Substantially built as most of the hannes ste and constructed to withstand just such strains as they were then subjected to, but few of the buildings in that suburb | escaped some damage. Everywhere were signs el destruction vialble yesterday. The terrors of the storm during the hours of darkness were in many instances largely increased by the absence of the heads of families, who were in a manner Imprisoned here while their wives and familles had to fight the storm fiend unssilated by thu presence of these to whom they had been accustomed to look for advice in time of need. The greatest damage was of course caused in the eastern parts of the peninsula. „The roadway loadlog to Hanghom was early swish, the seawall was to many places knocked out of abape by the dashing waves, and for many yards the concreted surface of the new road has been washed away, leaving the roadway Impasalble. The beach was strewn with wreckage, dezoting a number of boats must bave come to grich One large cargo bont rounded Blackhead's Point about 5 o'clock and attempted to land at Tilmihatiul, bai had to give up the idea, as the heavy seas bumped her on a atoze sewer and threatened to knock it to pieces. Acchoring furiber ont, the unlucky beat was soon driven before the wind and on shore, where she was sooo knocked into match- wood. The late of the crew is in doubt, bat it
The Chinese steamship Fuskus left Shanghai is reported that several failed to reach safely on shore. One of Mr. Humphrey's new houses lost on the a6 h instant. To White Dogs bad frash chimney, while France's Bungalow was to light south-east breeze and overcast weather. anrooled and the garden surrounding it was To Breaker Polot bad pleasant westher and made desolate. The Kowloon School collapsedvailable north-westerly winds, with low baromter. during the evening, and its Uccounts On the 29th at 8 a.m, the barometer resd 243. were driven ́take shelter with more securely dark and gloomy sky with strong north-east housed friends. The matsheds erected for the winds; suchosed in Blas Bay. Algpm, beavy shelter of workmen near Victoria View were gale with rale, brometer 19 32. On the 30th blown away just belose dark, and the same fate had moderate breeze and overcast westher to overlook every matshed on the peninsula si port. The steamships Canton, Formosa, and some time during the storm. The members of Cosmopolit were found anchored in Blas Bay on the Hongkong Regiment who were accommo-
the 29th. dated in these filmsy structures were one and all rendered bomeless, and driven to the quarters of their more fartenste brethren in permanent barracks. The detact ment of the Rice Bilgade stationed atGon Clob Hill were rentedin asimilar manner, all having finally to seek for the shelter THE iteamers Canton, Formasa, Fushun and 4 o mèn lost, and only 44 saved! It Iwade-offering to each, and all day yesterday numbers Commopolit had to sun for shelter in Blas Bay plorable record. The fact that the greater of cur gallant defenders were searching in the sumber are reported as missing points strongly of their goods as had not been destroyed remains of thel eratwhile homer, for such on the 29th lontant, owing to the typhoon,
to explosion or burning from Igallon of the coal
or carried away by the wind. The Military Tux damage caused by the typoor having been
as the care of their disappearance. If we may Hospital had all the doors and windows on thoroughly repaired, Wirth's Circus will have judge by recent instances, there is no reason fa Its north and east sides blown 'in,, s grand re-opening to-morrow night, when an
assume any carelessness or neglect of the pre-well as part of its roof carried away." Mr.
H extlicly new programme will be presented.
J. Holmes' house is almost a complete scribed precautions as producing this series of wreck, and his beautiful garden bears no resemblance to its former aspect. All over A MEETING of members of the British Mercantile dinters. Surely here is a 'task for science to Mare Officer' Association is convened for accomplish as important in fis way as the reduc- the place trees are down or have been shorn of 8.30 this evening. The official notice convening ton of loss of life from explosion in mines. It their branchen, the Afforestation Department the meeting arges all members who can manages one which humanity demands should receive losing st one fell sweep the labours of years in
elese and competent attention." - to be present to turn up without fall,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.5. Humber la now em route for Hongkong from Japan.
Two cases of plague to-day-late arrivals from the mainland.
THE Picior Amanuel will be towed into her usual position in Wanchal Bay as soon as her moorings are re-jaid.
I.
ALL the steamers that arrived here to-day, from the north and the south, report having come through exceptionally rough weather. Ons of them, the Purkum, had to put fata Blas Bay for shelter on hersway down from Shanghai, YESTERDAY at 4 p.m. the thermometer registered 95 at Shanghai and at 10 am, to-day it read go,
në the probabilities are that by 3 p.m. it was us
hat in the Model Settlement to-day at 3p.m. as it was yesterday, and likely enough even hotter. A SHANGHAI native paper learns that a rising has taken place in the Loochon Archipelago DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co. WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly against the Japanese Government.—Just laney i qualified English Chemist and will bear compaActually, the Hitle-known semi-civilised people of Loachoo kicking up a hullaballon-hoo-hoo! What next, we wonder !
rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MEs and other Large Contamers.
Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.
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Hangkong, 3rd May 1906
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS
ΟΙ
AERATED WATERS. OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embody Captain Nelson, will be despatched as above on Ing the latest improvements in the trade.
THE Steamship
"TAIYUAN,"
TUESDAY, the 4th August, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Parrage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, stat. July, räod.”
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI
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Tax prospects of tobacco planters in Bellish North Borneo have lately vastly improved, un the following from our Bornes correspondent's letter, received by the Memnon this afternoon, shows-Latest.advices from London contain ibe welcome news that Lamag (a name well known and much bemoaned in Hongkong) has cleared out all its 1895 crop af tobacco at very high prices and pockets a snug profit that runs into thousands of pounds. Up'ta data 1896 has, been a very good year for tobacco planting and everybody looks forward with confidence to a bright future, fat dividends, and rattling good times generally,"
HER Majesty's cruises Grafton, which led
JUST as we are going to press we have, with ex- treme regret, to record the death of Captain Pinion, sa long a well known figure in our small European community. Though somewhat fond of litigation he was socially most popular, and the greatest sympathy is felt for his widow and children. Dr. Walker did all within humen power to save his patient, but as the natives may, "his time had come." The foueral took place at 8 am, an 1st July, and was attended by H. E. the Governor and Mr. Beaufort and slmost every Europesa, Irrespective of creed or ivationality.-North Borneo Herald. »
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THE Sydney Morning Herald calls attention to the appalling at of coal vessels that go astray, thus Twenty-four coal-laden foreign bound ships from Newcastle, N.S.W., lost or missing hom. May, 1880, to the end of last year;
IN reference to a paragraph published in the Daily Press calling attention to the fret that Bangkok paper of 3rd May were received here together with some Bangkok papers of a month's later date. Mr. Th. Collman, Acting Director General of Posts resident at Bangkok, writes to
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The British steamship Gordis left San Fran- cisco on the and fastant at 4.30 p.m.; arrived at Honolulu on the gth at 3.35 p. Salled on the toth at 10.40.m.; arrived at Yokohama on the and at 11 am. Salled on the 24th at 7.38
in.; arrived at Nagasaki on the 26th at 5:17 p... Sailed on the 27th at 6.15 p.m., arrived at Hongkong at 7.33 p.n, on the gist. To the Tarnabout had strong southerly gale, and 28th had variable winds and fine weather. To
thence to port moderate southerly winds with heavy swell,
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
MACAO STEAMBOAT COM-· PANY, LIMITED.
The sixtlett ordioary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above named Comp⋅ny was held at the office of the Company, No. 18, Bank Bulldogs, Queen's Road Central, to-day at noon, for the purpose of receiving a report of the directors, toseiber with a statement of accounts, declaring a dividend and electing directors and auditors. The Hon. E. R. Bellllos, CM.G., presided and there were also present the Hon.
Tilleft and Messrs D. E. Brown, W. D. Graham, Gomes, N. A. Stebs (Directors) Captain A J. J. Hell-Irving, and MossTr. Į Kramer, F. A.
Chun Chat, F.E.C. Georg, J. R. Michael, G. H. C. H. Thompson, D. W. Craddock, Woo Hon, Potts, J. S. Ferry, S. H. Michael, A: A. da Cruz,
Moses, and T. Arnold (Secretary.) The Secretary having read the notice conven-
their efforts to clothe the barren bills in that direction with trees. The Wharf and Godown premises have not suffered much, thanks to every precaution being taken in time. The Briquetle Factory anffered heavily, all its matsheds being blown down, and a similar fate overtook the Rattan Factory at Yaumall. Many of the native-owned and occupied houses in this when the force of the wind became greater than suffered severely, same twenty collapsing
of cargo bosts which were anchored there for they could stand. At Hongham a large number shelter came to, grief, no less than thirty beats belog so badly damaged as to unable to setura to work before being thoroughly overhauled. Two sol, one evidently knocked about by the seas. bodies were this morning picked up at Mangkat-ing the meeting, One of the Dock Company's boys near the rocks in Hangham Hay was washed adriit.
IM CLOUDLAND.
the Bangkok Observer stating that the Master of the Chowras returned to the Bangkok Post Office on the 23rd June a bag of malls which had been forwarded to Hongkong by the Bangkok postal sutherlites on the 24th May, which he stated
The Chalaman said :—–Gentlemen, as you hayo now bad the report and accounts before you for bad, by his own mistake, not been delivered at Hongkong" and were carried back to Slam. The
sqme time, I would propose that they be taken letter goes on to say that these facts were
as read. When we last met I ventured to predict communicated to the Postmaster General at
As more reports come la from the Peak dis- that, with a cheaper coal contract, we would Hongkong and it la coolly added that the
trict, the violence of the storm there becomes show an even better result of the steamers* more manifest. The Peak Hospital, which was working than that attained for the previous half- writer (Mr. Th. Collman) thinks the Horg- severely damaged by the 1894 typhoon, again year, and I am glad to say that that prediction kong Postmaster will probably prosecute felt the fall violence of this blow, and inffered has been amply verified by a robstantial facrcasa the Captain of the Chowiat "on the charge accordingly. The windows in the upper storey of $17,000, while as compared with the cOTTE- of neglect to hand over to the Pest Office, were early blown is, and scarcely had the atiend spanding six months of 1895 an improvement Hongkong, the Bangkok mail of 24th Mayanta time to remove the few patienis loto of $45,cno is shown. The repairs account has places of safety, are the roof was torn been somewhat heavy, for the reason explained last. We have heard nothing of this proposed away and the rooms were left to the mercy of
in the report. In the early part of the half-year, the elements. Efforts were made to save the io consequence of the sudden development of a sensational prosecution and are not likely to find the Captain of the Chowiat hauled up for forniture in the uncovered rooms, but there flaw in one of the paddle shafts of the Honar "peglect to hand over the mall of 24th May. had to be abandoned as impossible. Major that steamer had to be laid up for over a mosta General Black's residence was partially unroofed, to have a spare shaft fitted, and advantage was There could have been no intention on the past and the coolle quarters demolished. Yalta, tekop of this lengthy lay-up to have consider. of the Captain to carry the malls back to Slam though escaplog much damage, is now minus and the oversight (it such it wm) was doubtless its collection of Gae garden plants and flowers, satisfactorily explained in due course. Anyway Mission residence at Mount Kellett were demol
while the bathroom and verandah of the London the Hongkong Postal authorlifes require no
Ished. The Government Pavilions on the Pok- "hits" from Mr. Collmann about the perfor- falam slope, occupied by Mr. Ford and Dr. Eltel, Imsace of their duty.
waza unroofed, and their occupants forced to seek shelter elsewhere. At Mount Gough a number of houses in cours of erection were levelled to the ground and part al Mr. E. J. Grist's house was blown away. The coolle quarters and verandabs of Craigieburn, the summer residence of His Excellency the Governor, were blown in and badly damaged. The
We read in the Lendon dallies that when the
able alber repairs affected, which in the ordinary course would have stood over until next
may say that your decking, With regard to the other shaft, Director, acting to make arrangements for changing that one upon the advice of experts, deemed it prudent also. A new shaft was consequently ordered from England, the cost of which is included in the accounts now before you, but the expense of fitting it will attach to the current half-year Besides this, there will be the usual andami docking and repairs of the Fowan and Hounge Jhas and an overhaul of the White Cloud, but with the substantial amount carried forward, I trust that not only will all these expenses be able to do something further towards writing down the book values of our steamers. The opening of the West River is still a matter of the future, but I may say that the result of the Journey to Wechow-foo made by Captain Clarke has been the acquislilon of much valuable infor- mation which will be of great use to us when this long-lelked-of event comes about. Good progress has been made with the two, small steamers now being bullt for us by the Dock theem
for the north a couple of days ago and "put case against Dr. Jameson and ble officers was back" yesterday, will probably remain here resumed on the 15th ultimo, the Attorney. aboni s week to make good some defects caused || Geners' intimated that he did not propess to by the typhoon. It has been alleged that the ark for the committal of aloe of the defendants, Mount Austin Hotel and the Peak Hotel ́nimest Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Grafton was at anchor in Junk Bay during the ↑ who might be discharged. But he asked that offered bat alight damage, though a nów wall met, but that at the end of the year wo shall be typhoon and it has also been stated that she the air leaders-Dr. Jameson, Sir John Wil-belog bullt near the former was knocked down. rode out the storm at anchor Kowloon loughby, Colonel H. F. White, Colonel. Raleigh Tha tram-station escaped unscathed. The new Bay. If so, how comes it that she had to "put Grey, Colonel Robert White,, and Major back" and is now undergoing repairs 7-, The | Coventry-be committed for trial. Siz Edward typhoon does not appear to have damaged Clarke aald he was lostracted by Dr. Jameson
The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the
Manufacture throughout.
The Water used is proved by repeated Analyses to be Absolutely Pare. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rais placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and the full amount allowed for Pakages and Empties when received in good order, Counterfell Order Books supplied on application,
for NINOPO, CHETCO, NEWCHWANO, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and PoRTs on the
YANGTSZE.)
HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"PATROCLUS,"
Captain Dickens, will be despatched as abova on TUESDAY, the 4th August,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, grst July, räok,
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAITAN,”
Captain Roach, will be despatched for the shore
Our Registered Telegraphia Addrem le "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention
The following is a List of Waters always
kept ready in Stock :-
PURE AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 5th August, a ↑ LITHIA WATER, Noon.
For Freight of Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong. 31st July, 1596.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT. HE Steamship
THE
f1107
" MEMNON," Captain B. Branch, will be despatched an THURSDAY, the 6th August, at 4 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
- Hongkong, Stat¡July, 1855.
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POTASH WATER,
SELTZER WATER,
SARSAPARILLA WATER,
TONIC WATER,
GINGER ALE,
GINGERADE.
FI
No Credit given for Bottles that los's dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated | Waters, as such Bottles are never usa d agalu
by us.
the Sackson, which "faced the murlo* in to say that he stone was responsible in the | Kowloon Bay, and proceeded to Shanghai as maker," and that the others acting with hin were under his control and direction. good as the storm abated, neither did it, cause several coastere that sought shelter in Kowloon Sir John Beläge then committed the six delend Bay to put back. Moreover, two, P. and O. ants abova named for tilal, Überating them án steamers bore the fall force of the storm bal, and he discharged the other nine defendants, and the violent equalis at their moorings ln the | On this subject the Daily Chṛentela of the rốth harbour and they have not suffered damage | Juse says: There is no reason to doubt the necessitating repairs. It common or garden wisdom of the Attorney-General in silowing the merchant steamers were not damaged while at | nine junior officers charged with complicity in anchor in Kowloon Bay, how comen it that a the Jameson Raid to be discharged. The malu Bas cruiser like the Grafton came to grief, bad thing is to slit to the boltem the charge to "put back," and is now, being repaired? 'It | against those whose postition and experience bad appears only too painfully evident that the risky natural influence over their juniors, And the and utterly hopelers task of tasting through offer of Dr. Jameson to take all responsibility for one of the semi-circles of the typhoon was an infraction of the law, if any, could set, of attempted and resulted in ignominious (allure, course, be allowed to stand in the way of the com- mittal of the senior officers holding the Queen's MEMORANDA.
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buildings being built for Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co. at The Mount collapsed, the per walls falling in.. A new verandah of Mr. Anderson's residence was blown away towards Pokialam. The grounds of the Peak Club ware made desolate, the building, however, escaping severe damage. Hountain Lodge was unroofed, as was the fag The pificial residence at house at the signal station. The topmant and yard at the signal- station had been housad, 10 that slight damage only was done there.
OUT STATIONS.
long be remembered,
At Shanklwan the effects of the storm will
Company and We hope to usefully employed before the and of the year. With the refund of four lace of of capitai you will-observe that there has been a corresponding diminution of the item The houses in the "Interest on investments," the Company only village wero all more or less damaged, and the having bad the use of these funds for about siz mat fences are all down. The Follca Siation weeks in the early part of the year. The WAs partly suroofed, and the coolle quartern difference in our interest recount consequent dark, and the wares did much damage to the badly damaged. The village was flooded by upon this return of capital will be some $25.000 A year. The condition of our investments con- foundations of the houses. The eastern part tintes satisfactory, During the half-year a of the roof of the Soap Works, which is realisation was effected showing a próft of balider thought was typhoon proof, was blown nearly $19,000, which is included in the Profit away. The roof was blown off the Taat Tel Mal and Loer account. The remaining Investments Police Station, and many houses were damaged stand at what we consider sale values, while the at Quarry Bay. The roadway all along the amount at credit of "Investment Fluctuation shore was flooded and badly cut up by the sass, Account" is practically the same as that of last With regard to the Item "Properly deaths have so far been reported in that district, abetting him in larying war without the consent
and one of these was indirectly due to the your Director care to hold for a lengthened the Queen-Reuter has since informed us that typhoon, an old man being found dead in his period, and I am glad to say that arrangements Dr. Jameson and the others connected with the bost, probably from exposure. At Aberdeen the bave been made whereby it will be expunged : Transvaal raid havo' been found guilty. Dr. effects of the storm were minimised by the hills from our books shortly without loss to the Com- Jameson has been sentenced to fifteen months' to the north. However, even there au susidus pasy,. Befor#concluding I must express the regrat Imprisonment without hard labour, Sir John night was spent, and many of the weaker house felt by the Board, which destiese will be shared. Willoughby to ten months, Major White to seven not make their usual akeltars of account of the we have recently received of the death of our were much damaged," Many boats which could | by many of those present, at the news which Banente, and the Hon. C. Coventry, Mr. Gray, gale came in there and were run upon the beach Commodore, Captain, Lelavour, an old and faith- and Colonel White to Äve months' imprison. || by the friendly villagers for safety. The village: "fal several of the Company. It does not occur
TO-DAY, 31st July, 5.30 p.m.-Mesting of members of the Brilah freecanilie Marine Officers Association at the Association's rooms, Praya Canizal.
.TO-MORROW,-Ist August.
to am-Dividend warrants of the Steamboat
Company ready, Nose-Cily of Fis de Fantro leaves for
Francisco, via nežní ports of call, ̧!. A. S. WATSON & CO., 1.D. | 4pm-Olympia loves for Victoris, B.C.,
Troopia, via meval ports of call. ́£$ 14 p.m.--Mording of Zetland Lødgr.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Mangkang, 4th July, 1896,
Commission who are charged with siding and❘ and is impassible beyond Bay View,~ Only two bed, this is scarcely the sort of asset that
and I ment. The sentences on the Military involve the loss of their Commissions, The peloser | were conveyed to Hollowsy Gast
set to have escaped wonderfully well, to me to say anything mora, gentlemen, berupa however. "Nawi has been received that the mentioning the fact that the current half-year Customse station at Capstimoon was badly has opened wall, and I would therefore now damaged, while ii la niment certain that the ❘ propose the adoption of the report and sodats,