Co-day's Advertisements.
THE SECOND ARMY AND NAVY
BOXING CONTEST,
WILL BE HELD IN THE
THEATRE BABY ROYAL
CITY HALL TO.NIGHT
(SATURDAY), 416 September, 1897.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1897.
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
BY APPOINTMENT.
The
Hongkong Celegraph
HOMOKOMO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1897,
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
We have just read a short article from the Bombay Guardian, which we And reproduced in the August number of WINES & SPIRITS. The Sentinel and Anti-opium Neer, the well-bolet to Cloudland there should be basy known organ of the different associations
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CORRESPONDENCE.
No such representative talent has ever been❘ W box to call attention to our PRICE | for social purity and national righteous" | ●ger who in dolog dis 1 vel best to make every" | AMONG the passengeras who antred here by the to kanw.ham thất, graaf Mislatan
teen before in Hongkong. CUSACK AND NORTHCOTE
WILL
AGAIN MEET.
The R. E. V. C. String Band will be in attendance.
Pricer of Admission :-$3, $1 & $1.
4 Highly decorated Private Boxes.
Each Box will accommodate 6 Parsons,
$18 per Box.
Soldiers and Sallors la Uolforma half-prico to 1st and 2nd Seale,
SEATS can be booked at Messrs. RastusoN
& Co.'s Music Warehouse.
A HARPER.
Stag Hotel.
(2343
Hongkong, 4th September, 180y.
PUBLIC AUCTION
or
THE FURNITURE, &C, OF THE
MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.
THE FIRST of a SERIES of Sites will take place an
MONDAY, the rph September, 1837,
at to PM.
In the New PALT ROOM of the HOTEL, „where the Undenfyned will Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
A LARGE QUANTITY OF
FURNITURE
BED-ROOM
of every description,
On View from SATURDAY, the xxth Sept. Catalogues will be issued,
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N.B.-In addition to the usual tram service, Special Cars will ran_every quarter of an hour between 1.30 P.M. and 3 30 P.M. on Sale dayı, GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 4'6 September 1897,
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
THE Company's Steamship,
"HAILOONG,"
Captain Hodglas, will be despatched for the above Paris on TUESDAY, the yih instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers, Hongkong, 4th September, 1807" f1355 THE CHINA ANd manila stEAMSHIP
THE
· COMPANY," LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT).
HE Company's Steamship
"ZAFIRO,"
Captain Cobban, will be despatched for the above Port on TUESDAY, the 7th instant, at 3 P.M.
This Steamer has 'Superior Accommodation for Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers... Hongkong, 4th September, 1807,
{135%
· DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
*HAITAN,"
"Captain J. S. Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 8th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, 4 September, 1897. [1356.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLY
?LE AERATED WATER.
DA WATER.
SODA
INGER ALE.
GINGER
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA
TE
below:-
LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS as
As there are all selected and bought first hand by our London Hound we save any inter mediate profits and are thereby enabled to supply the best qualities at Moderate Frices.
PORT.
{Per Invalids and General Vs.
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A VINTAGE, superior quality, Red
Capsules
Per dak.
Bot 100$14.40 $1,20 C FINE OLD VINTAGE, superior
ness.
establishment.
was Mr G. H. Smithers, Stipéadiary Magistrata, of Sydney, Mr. Smithers is visiting the Far East on a very well-earned holiday. This morning be occupied a seat on the beach at the Magluracy with Mr. Wodehouse. Deubiless he felt that "go years of Sydney was better than a cycle of Cathay," at least sa far nú magisterial matters are concerned.
st a meeting in London, said that the clase of The Right Honourable Joseph, Chamberlain, people wanted to the Goremment Service are work and not:slways he shifter about. I marılıd many who would malliodowa to their
should like iku sutapayers' of tals colony
The Staff of Victoria Gaol consists of married
advice? heeded to Hongkong peragebo
and single adizers, and mame of the latter would seule down it they had the slightest oconage ment to do so i but on the prose at all pay and low hangs if lasat posible to to to the England. The officere of the Grol have to pay expanse of bringing one young women ént from “ from 315 to $10 a month for rest out of their pay of 860 and condensation, and there is the prospect of kaving to pay our fares home after teža of service expires, baronenbaum We were fold by the late Sepalatandent the Goal a few Tours ago that was Chou'd have wething will be done for married men, that they married quezzers toon,” but now we are ro'd that": are not wanted, and net a
cent will be up mere Dil Hai a About al years ago the Colony-paid the fare "to bring out à man and his family, who is now
www.
THE Japansin Government have listed very 'THE thren steamers of the Tayo Kisen Kulsh# nestly gót-up fnvitations to the foreign Consuls † (Orienta! Steamship Company) now in course of
imot unquarnethy andrewg the aplikona espei and other landing wealdents of the Colony to construcilon in England, belog nearly finished,
....... Correspondants in this volumes.) AOA (A visit the second Fisheries Exhibition which was have been named the Nippon Maru, Shanghai
VICTORIA GAOL AGAIN ESPN.c opened this month at Koha and closes on goth | Afarw, and Hongkong Mars | November.
DEAR SIR-Wit you kindly alliw nat TOM>RROW will see the reappearance of the your valuable paper to uske i known" IMPROVEMENTS and the order of the day at the Portuguese newsniper ( Indijondence, an Mai | stlewance under which we very we Peak Hatsi, to which attention le directed by an cao,withir, José da Silva in the editorial chair. way in which the advertisement laikis Isus. The location is With a large section of the Macao community healthy and the view from the 'windows magu! the recuscitation of this journal will be very ficent and as in a few days It will be the only welcome, as it will afford them scope for reply to criticisms in the other papers, Mr. de Silvs is in store for Mr. Cariners, the new man is to be congratulated on his enterprias. The Guardian quotes Sir JOSEPH body thoroughly" at home "In his well-appo'nted-, & A. liner Hexmnir kom Australls yesterday. PEAKY as stating that the argument so frequently used in support of the Indian oplum monopoly is fading away and be- ANOTHER of Mesars. Watson & Ca's coolies coming less applicable daily, the general appeared at the Magistracy to-day charged with revenue of India having increased by 250 theft. He was caught by a watchman stealing millions of rupees between the financial
two bottles and when arrested he threw them years 1887-3 and 1894-5, while the eplum away, breaking them. Mr. W. Meskelt, Mana- revenue has fallen away from rupees 84,513,820 In 1880-81 to rupees 38,800,000ter of the rated cordial factory, informed the In 1896-7, and is estimated for the Magistrate that defendant was another "trusted" ||
The Sm employé of the firm and that thefts of bottles current year at even less. quality, Black Seal Capsule. 16.40 1.35 fine of course attributes this fall had been going on for months part. The defen → VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE,
Ing off in the eplum revenue to the direct dant "owned op" and was sentenced to six extra superior, Violet Capsule
action of Providence and as a punishment || weeks' hard labour,” (Old Bottled) romaine 20 40 1.70 and a lesson in connection with the fear- SHERRY.
ful wickedness and blood-gulidiness of the aplum traffic for the high officials and obstinacy and anticipates a vigorous effort on their part in the coming year to recoup the revenue for the falling off of the China trade by Increased consumption 1.00 in India. There are, of course, the usual misstatements about our wara with China and their causes and the customary display of the bigotry and Ignorance that distinguishes the Sentinel, the Guardian, and other "social purity" organs when they get on the opium question, but this we pass over. The recent Imperial Commission on Vier-ApMIRAL Colomb, in a lecture recently the Opium Question has by its report set delivered before the Royal United Service Inatt. fled most of the moot questions connected tatlon, expressed the epision that by the advent with the oplum traffic to the satisfaction of of the torpedo-beat destroyer the battleship had all sensible Christian men and women. loat its supertostly. Twenty-five of the destroyers We only notice the article. in ques could be ballt for the cost of one battle-ship, and tion to call attention to the figures and to
the lives in fifteen destroyers would not exceed the probable future. We believe that in
the complement al one battle-ship. He fadi- entirely from the a few years the oplum revenue will vanishcated the possiblity of Improvement in the
Revenue,
design of destroyers and concluded by stating that they must reasonably expect directly the perfectly armored torpedo-vessel-seagoing, sea- keeping, comfortable to live in, and with seven or eight kno's more speed than any possible armored gunboxt of the present type.
# SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dinner
Par dok
C. Per Bot.
CAN bothing be done to stop the vulraton of chairs going two abreast on the parow paths is the bill districts? One is constantly baving, ether to fites oneself agafast the hillside or else to step over the side of the path to make way for a couple of chalen-Should on refare
3-stling by the chair coelles is the result. We are constantly heating, complaints from paden- trians lo the kill districts on the subject and is seems strange that the police do not take the matter in hand and out a stop to the annoyance.
wise, Green Seal Capsule.$10.80 $ago | concerned. It bewalls their blindness to those who are responsible for the cleanliness | to do so and claim one's fair bluve of the path® 2 Being in's house, worth about siro a month.
C MANZANILLA, PALE - NA- TURAL SHERRY, Wile Caprate CC SUPERIOR Old Dry; PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule...
13.00 1.00
12,00
:
D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE
DRY, choice old wine While Seat Capsole....................... 14.40 1.20
L
-E-EXTRA-SILPɣnton Oin PALI
DRY, very finest quality, Black Seat Capsule (Olá Bottled)...................................... 20.40 1,70 B, C, and Care excellent dinner Wines or for invalids and delicate stomach. D and E are after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage, All are true Xeres Wines.
CLARET.
B ST. ESTEPHL Red
Per Bot,
Qu
r.
Capsule $ 6.96 $ 7.56 $0.60 0.35 960 0.75 0.40
C ST. JULIEN, Red
Capsule 1.9.00 DLA ROSE, ----Rod®
Captole SAI TE FOY..... CUSSAC
CH TEAU D'AN-
GLADE .......................... 13:20 - 14.40 CHATEAU HAUF
·LAR.
TON D'ARMAIL- BACQ ***
31,00 23.20
1.800.90 Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the uice of the grape, and are not artlacially made from ralains and currants, as is generally the care with cheap Wines, BRANDY,
*****
Pie Case,
So Far Bot,
.
Indian
I condition of the steps leading from Pedder's Hill in Wredbym St. continues to be a disgrace of the public thoroughfares. We have repeatedly called attention to the abominably filthy state of these steps and they are now as bad or worse than ever. Many people, in preference la using them as a short passage to the "Hill" are glad to walk three or four times further to escape the frightful stench_and_dirt_of_the_place,If an
specler of Nuliances is yearsing to distinguish himself by meritorious service høre, indeed,” is his chance.
Do the Inspector of Bulldlags ever visit Yan- matt, we wonder? Some of the houses there, not a hundred miles from the Police Station, are very old and dilapidated and in several cases the walls appear to be in a very shaky and crumbling condition or badly bulged. The only wonder is that they manage to hold up at all even in fine weath r, and should a typhoon happen to come our way we very much fear that a repetition of the recent Queen's Road disaster will be the result. Of course it will be highly satisfactory to know that the accident was the result of the bad state into which the houses had been allowed to fall, but could not the sccident be prevented entirely by a little commen sense on the part of the P. W. D.
and the Indian oplum monopoly will have ceased to exist by the operation of 1392 1.10 0.60 | natural causes, and without injury 7.10 7.92 0.50 0.35 either to the Government or to any interest. 960 10 44 0.80 0.45 China in another decade or two will grow all her own oplum and more and will 110 0 60
possibly shortly become an exporter of BRIGH
the drug. Oplum is moving he dwelling RIVET... 18.60 1920 1.60 0.80 from India to China as tea has moved and CHATEAU MOU
is moving from China. The work has been going on slowly for the last twenty-five years and is still going on, and so slowly and steadily that there is no dislocation of trade, no individual hardship or suffering as the result. The change is gradual and the firms concerned have time to provide for and accommodate themselves to it. The Indian Revenue has expanded in so A HENNESSY'S Orh
PALE, Red Capsule $18.00 $1.50 many other ways that it will not in a B SUPERIORVERY OLD
few years mlie the aplum trade. COGNAC, Red Cap
The-fanatica must be very foolish If they suit.................................. 31.00 1.75 cannot see that if the punishment of the C VERY OLD LIQUEUR
British Government for its oplum iniquities COGNAC..
Coma 74.00 200
was within the purview of Providence, it V.O. HENNESSY'S FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR
would have destroyed the oplum trade ir really appears as though the autho illes COGNAC, 1871 Vis-
and have left nothing to fill the gap. One intended completing the section of the reclama- tage. Red Capsule. 16.00 300 would think that it was China that was to ion batween Ice Hanra Leno sad the Market E FINEST VIRY-OLD
be brought under the lash. Its Innocent within a few months. This section, which has L QUEUR COGNAC,
and profitable trade in tea is taken away hitherto presented the spectacle of an odoriferous 1863 Vintage 48.00 4.00 from it and given to British India The mud swamp, is now a scene of great activity. All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure growth as well as the consumption of Cognac, the difference in price being merely a opium has now fastened on it as a disease To-day the steam cane was at work removing question of age and vintage,
If it is a disease-and all the curses and the huge concrete blocks which had been piled WHISKY.
Par Cube,
dor. Bot. vituperations of the Guardian, the Sentinel upon the foundations of the new Pedder's Wharf and Sir Joseph Prix must be transferred stones for the construction of the men wall, were to the mandarina, It is the Innocent being landed, ling la was proceding rapidly Chinese on whom apparently the punlah-from a fleet of earth boats and a gang of coolie ment has fallen and the guilty Britisher were engaged in removing the old Praya wall goes on his way, prosperous and prosper- placement. Besides all this two or three minor Ing and is relieved even of the occasion of jobs connected with the reclamation were in his sin.
progress on the block, and, for once in a way, the coolies all looked really bary, THE Daily Press calls attention to the disgrace falsite of affairs which the opening of a storm water drain nest the P. & O. office fild bare,
V.V.O.
SCOTCH-
!
A THORNE'S BLAND, White Cap
sule ....................$10.80 $90 B WATOS GLENORCHY MEL- LOW BLEND, Blue Capsula, with Name sed Trade Mark 10.80
C WATSON'S AELOUR-GLEN- LIVAT, Red Capsule, with
go
Name and Trade Mark ...... 73.00 1,00 D WATSON'S H.K.D BLIND OF
THE FINEST SCOTCH MALTA WHISKIES, Violet Capale... 14.40 1.20 B WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH WHISKY,
Gold Cap
15.00 1.15 Daniel Crawford's FINEST
VERY OLD SCOTCH WHISKY 14.40. 1.20 Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent quall. | ty and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend ent customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any Abelour-Glenlivet is a very 'old Peat Whisky (smoky) ́that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E are too well known to need Comment,
„Par Cise,
IRISH-
doa, Per Bot, A JOHN JAMRBOn's OLD, Green
Capsulechipa
$1300 $1,00 BJOHN JAMESON'S FIRE OLD,
Green Capenlo...namon 15:00 1.35 C JOHN JAMESON'S VERY FIND
OLD, Green Capsule 18.00 $1.50 All these are very fun and old C has been there belog little sale for Irish Whisky in the Colony.
RASPBERRYADE, &C. stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 youn
DAKIN,. CRUICKSHANE & Cox - WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualled English-Chemist and will bear compa- kson with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Massza and ather Large Coo tumars, Ani semblatuts should be addressed in the
Homense rit March, 1807,
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTE.
13790
fe In recented that all comications sing to Bahucinglona, methanepean, may be addysged to the "Manager, Hugling
The manand [addenin" of the witburg; not necommely for
Sot 1'but as veldmes of good istih.
Pilot the pakunan at the Fangbang Tangih sil, phone
e dhe bar dircundan by commposómats of all queg
For Case,
* das Fer Bot.
REUTER'S MESSAGES,
GREECE, GERMANY, AND THE POWERS.
LONDON, Septembar and. Germany has informed Greece that sha mila- tains her opposition to the indemnity lozu.
VISIT OF THE KING OF ITALY TO EMPEROR WILLJAM,
The King of Italy, attended by his Foreigs Minister, meats the Emperor of Germany at Homburg to-day,
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CELEBRATION OF THE SULTAN'S
ACCESSION AT-CANEA. The Turkish troops were seviewed to-day and | banquet was held at Canes in honour of the anniversary of the Sultan's accession. The | foreign Admirals were all pressat except Admiral Harris (British), whois absence was commented upon.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Boxtra tournament to-night at Cly Hall THE buying rate for sovereignis in 813,95 per THX English mail, per Ravenna, fus' expected at daylight to-niDSTAW.
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TRŽ " SLUMP" IN SILVER. SPECIAL HURTING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. We have received the following report and caples of correspondence from the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce for publication
A special entering of the General Commitee of the Hourking General Chamber of Com- merce was held at noon yesterday, the 3rd M. Gray (Chairman). Herbert Sealth (Vice Chair September. There were pressat i-Man. F. man), Hos. J. J. Be Irving, T., Jackson, N. A Slebs, Hon. T. H. Wat ahead, and R. C. Wilcox | (Secretary). It was called to consider what ction should be taken on a letter received from the Slugapore Chamber of Commerce, dated 16 Aug
The letter, which stated that the Slogapore Committee had under consideration the question whether the Government should be approached with the object of devising some means of obtaining Extry of ex hang, and whathar. It might not be possible for the Hongkong Cham ber to work together with them in moving for some remedy for the evils brought on by the very heavy decline in silver, was read,
The Chairman said it was' gratifying that the Singapore Chamber should have consulted them In this matter, as it arowed a desire on their could not fall is the long ran to resalt la the part to work la unison with Hongkong," which
common grad, but the question at femur anperved to him beset by more than o dinary dificulter for them and he leared was impracticable for Horgkong.
whh coal, wood, gas and servant lotted ; and a law morike later another man, who has been allowed $15 a month naill quita reemir, was, sent home with his wife atthe Colongla expense. * Wa should like to know how it is, that one officer can get everything found while others: cannot get as much as a bare room, bath
- We think that when it is”, knows thai diring. changes in a Staff of 14 men, the public wil sen the last að "years the a híve been Over (HRLY.
that there is not ike lesst prospect of keeping a good and thoroughly experienced Sandalena something is done is the way of granting le officers quarters or allowance, and we consider that we care i
·Our house of labour" ain, from 5:30 am:- ba $45 pm, one day and the next day thay arm. from 6.15 km, to 5' p.m., with alternate Sundays. on, of an average of 55 hours a week.
Craving the favour of the assistance of those who have the welfare of the Service at heart.
We remain, Str
Be Yours faltăfully. A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR. Hongkong, September gib, 1897, [We have received many complaints fromm officers in the Guolins to the management, of the prison, insufficient pay and scrómmode. tion for the officers, Irregular/enfoscement of sulas and absence at adequa's unpervision s and the Government will probably find some. day that they will have to make cons'dersbla changes. We understand that in farʼnd thin, complaint la concaraid the Governmost are, at last, devising arrangements for the proner. hourlog of the Gaol Staff and with that obj rezz in view"sre megötlating för the murchase of s
· large piece of land close to the Giol for the arielou ibareon of quiztain. for married men.
THE KOWLOON PERRY SERVICE.
TO THE KOSTOR ON, THEN ** ECONOLÓMES THEMGRĀPNA ! The matter was then direussed at somé Sin-As I dally travel to and fro in the Kow- length, and it was decided to reply that, in view, keen Very liunghes 1 should like to point out of the very different positions occupied by the that while. I can fally endorse mitant la wa ki
wo colonies, Hongkong being situated on the in your paragraph of the and instant, I docto borders of the Chiness Empire, with which its that there are several farmacies to Mr C trade is mainly conducted, and whose currency is Xavier's lettere alde awnings: which stiver, any change was impracticable, and the he mentions are drtainly fitted to asch best Chamber did not therefore contemplate taking | but he quilo forget to stata that thay dần any action is recommending to the Government extend shaft the wheel. - V any change in the exlaileg currency.
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CORRESPONDENCE.. SINGAPORE CHAMBER TO HONGKONG CHAMBER,
Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, zōth August, 1897, DEAR SIR-I Im Instructed ug my Cominites to inform you that they have at present under consideration the subject of local currency and in connection therewith the question of whether Government should be approached with the offect of devising some means of obtaining 6xity of Exchange."
class "accommodation Inda, "and na cilet na protection whatever, to the pockies) 1-kotiend this poorning that the coollen were sil allowed to crowd to sse side to get ost of the sun, ne ale tempt beleg made on the part of the Parser to present theis doing so. stains that sach Tsun h his the number of pas- | sengers it is permitted to carry painted on the bow. This morning I noticed the number 86 o the bow of the Sâum 173 and tog on the bou of a chartered läsman" that was raoning on Terry Service, but could see so sumber on i bow of the Morning Star although
2. The recent very beavy decline in silver With regard to the police coss has led to the question being viewed bare with dary, at each end fals subject must also be of material faterest to mean the pelqejes aven more gravity than in the paat, and, as the seldom see the one at Kowloon and Hongkong, my Committes have instructed me although the harchas bus jafns
Forented to acquaint you that it is now receiving con conclusion, may 1 remark ik az ar there sideration at the hands of a Sub-Committee, Suivicas to several other plicur and I am also directed to enquire it your Clam, and an ho ber contemplates moving in the mailer in any in your paragraph of thở chuck Taylang way.
3. One object that my Committee has in view to my though the old The drain was closed some time ago and it was templates takleg action upon this important f the Hongkong Chamber of CommTICE CORA impposed that all sewers that formerly dismalteris to consider whether it may not be charged into it had been diverted. They had possible for the two Chambers in work together pot been diverted, but increased and multiplled | lo moving for some remedy, and 7 skali bugind 'ike foul organisms and revolting stenches in a # you will favour me whib ́any information thát
thickly populated district. The lib, we are point,
may assist in arriving at an opinion on that
Your faithfully.)
Alax, T. GUNU
told, worked a channel for itsell East and West behind the Old Fraya wal!! Some time ago we heard lood complaints aboni aw old drain that R. Chatterton Wilcox, Erg, Becretary, Bong empiled itself near Sassoon &Co,offer. The
kong Chamber of Commerce exit has been fiftly cheaked up and we have little doubt that the same mischief has been going HOMOKONG CHAMBER TO SINGAPORE CHAMERR. on there and in other parts of the city. This is a very serious matter, affecting the health of Kuropeans and naives, and we trust therefore that his Xxcellency the Governor wil at once take cognisance of it.
Afroros of the Daily Chronicle's surmise that
the Marquis of Lorne may be the next Viceroy,
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Hongkong, 4th Saplember, 1797-) Dear Sir, I have to acknowledge scoeipt of Commities have under consideration the sub- your letter of the sốh ult, stating that your ject of local currency and the advisability of approaching the Government with- the saj ́er. of devising some mains whereby to secure fairy. of Exchange; inquiring whether this Chamber contemplates taking action in this fassortant
it le herdly possible (says the Zadian Planters | maiters and suggesting the possiblity of the twen
| Gazsili) to express how great an advantage it | hambers wo king together, with a view to bude
Ing same remedy for an admitted
trai
AMERICAN-~~
] would be to India at the pietent moment ware GENUINE BOURBON WELKY,
some offshoot of Royally to be put at the helm, der the sergestionstof your Chamber, og inng FINE OLD. Red Capsule, with our Name and Trade, Mark...$15.00 1.33
THE French mail stramer Sydney left Sings-
There ought to be amongst the large number of as they did the great importance of the petales GIN.
Case.
pore for this port via Salgon at 4 pan, to-day,
not over-rich Royalties one who would be tissus, and fully appreciating the friendly an
shown for mutuaiscilas. I am, howeve I dog. Bot. A FINE OLD
willing to accept an appointment which led to point out the very d florent positions or TOM, White
THE Japanese man-of-war Naniwa, which has preeminently the most important colonial office by the tws Colonies, which reader It thus Capsule 7.90 $0.50 been staying at Honolulu stace May, is expected blatable. For some reason or other, however, on this occasion, for coinblandado B FINE UNSWEITENED, Whlis
Capsule....
7.30 0.60 (5 rerum to Japan to-morrow,
there seems to be a great deal of difficulty in direction of procuring rellet from the traci
of diver. Situated on the borders of Med RUM.
MR Gamzer's, who has base appointed As- Ending the man fitted and willing to govem this allwer using empire de thermoelelahk FOREST OLD JAMAICA, Violet,
aistant Registrar-General is Hongkong, la ax. peninsula, where every day the task country lie trade is -Caprate
$15.00 $1.25 pected to arrive here from the Stralis to-morrow. Indis is strikingly unpogaisy amongst those who attempt á currency divorce frons
looks to be becoming a more arduous and|| be wholly, Ezipracilcable""for: Ehler) GOOD LREWARD ISLAND ............ 6.00 0.30 GOOD LEEWARD ISLAND $2.50 per Gal. Inspice Hansen, lately in charge of the do not know her; the climate, the "wolar might at first sight seem deilible/
aver much, for some reasons, sadhg 5. LIQUEURS.
Water Police, has been appoloted Acting Chief myth," the mlillon and one other sand or im lastrected, therefore, by BLACKBERRY BRANDY. Inspector, and Mr. Mackie, late Chief Inspector, aglary disadvantages seem entirely to ontweigh to inform you that in the Proteas MARASCHINO. HERNING'S
has been appointed Acting Deputy Super the honour which la popularly supposed to be are unable to comply with o CORDIAL
attached to the governing of the Gorgeous East individual or combined act they do not see their wa MR. H. L. W.DEHOUTE, Posses Magistrate, to-- That, however, the Conservative party may be ing to the GovNTATARS, day hald, an enquiry regarding the death of a fortunate enough to find one whose arm; la salating currency hig cargo-bost hand, who was drowned off Preys strong, whose merre is good, and whose band is f West on the goth uit, while trying to clear the fact able of being othergies thin level nashor of 'n Chinese craft. After heschig avle | Moung and AI RII MENUma must be the prayer of all dases his Worship remand a fading it * And
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