THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1902.
preparation of anti-plague scrum by the will approve of our doing so. Before proposing Government Bacteriologist..
CORONATION CELEBRATIONS To vote a sum of $517.45 in aid of the vete of 53,000 taken under Financial Minute No. 17 of 1902, being cost incurred for illuminating certain public buildings in connection with the Coronation celebrations in the Colony.
BONUS FOR DR. LOWSON. To vote a sum of £500, being the amount of, a bonus for good service proposed to be grant
the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall-ho-glad to learn if anybody like-to-ask- any questions,
No qustions being asked the chairman proposed the adoption of the report and ac- counts,
The Hon. G. W. F. Playfair seconded the motion, and spoke in highest terms of approval regarding the rise of pay, observing that the officers and engineers had navigated the good
ed to Dr. T. "A, Lowson, on his retirement shilp Union through many stormy scas. He through III:health. .....
HONORARIUM FOR FAITHFUL SERVICES. To vote a sum of $500 as an honorarium to Dr. Chung King-Ue in consideration of the faithful services rendered by him to the Gov emment and the community as House Surgeon to the Tung Wah Hospital, which services have been terminated by serious sickness..
FUEL, AND SOAP FOR THE GAOL
To vote a sum of $800, in aid of the vote of 53,600* Fuel and Soap for Victoria Grol.”
THE FIRE BRIGADE,
To vole a sum of $4,400 in aid of the vote of $3000" Repairs to Engines, Hose, dr., and Gratuities, Fire Brigade,"
MOUNTAIN LODGE.
Tá vole a sum of $3,000 for the purchase of new furniture for Mountain Lodge,” Govern ment House, for the current year.
The recommendations were adopte:l. Hon. Playfair.---Mp. Se, retary, have you got the totals of all the financial minutes of the current year?
Hon. May.-No, I cannot say I have, Hon. Playfair.—Can we have them at rcxt meeting?
Hon. May. Yes..
The meeting the terminated.
thought_the_shareholders ought to back up their Board by giving fair remunerative salaries, Either the civil servants, who were receiving good pay and working for a pension, were overpaid or the mercantile employees were underpaid.
The motion' was carried unanimously.
It was proposed by Mr. A. Forbes, seconded by. Mr. Gershom Stewart and unanimously carried, that Hon. R. Shewan and Mr. G.
Balloch be re-elected directors.
Mr. F. D. Goddard proposed, Mr. A. Finke seconded, and it was unannously agreed that Messrs. JH Cox and W. Hutton Potts be re-elected anditors.
The Chairman then said Gentlemen, Gentlemen, I have now to bring before you our proposal for the increase of the Society's paid-up Capital. It is very usual in judging of the standing of a company to look first at the amount of the paid-up capital, whilst a large balance in exchange fluctuation account or other reserves dues not convey the same idea of security.uch a large proportion of our business is now done in gld that we think it
very necessary to make up our paid-up capital
to an amount which, when carried out ino punds at the current rate, of exchange, will show a respectable figure to our contributors
UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF in gold using countries. The effect, as far as
CANTON, LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, held their 29th ordinary yearly meet- ing in their office, Ne. 1 Queen's Buildings, at noon to-day. There were present the Hon. C. S. Sharp (Chairman), Hon. R. Shewan and Messrs. N. A, Siebs, G. H. Mëdhurst and G. Balloch (Directors), W. J. Baunders (Secretary), Hon. G. W. F. Playfair, and Messrs. G. Stewart, J. A. Jupp, W. G. Winteiburn, W. H. Ray, G. Melchers, W. H. Wickham, C. M. G. Barain, A. Finke, W. H. Potta, C. H. F. Hay, J. M. R. Souza, H. J. M. Carvalho, J. A. Carvalho, J. R. Michael, F. D. Goddard and A.
Forbes.
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the report has been in your possession for some weeks, and I will, with your permission, take it as read. The figures we are able to lay before you this year are we consider very satisfactory, but, in comparing this year's figures with those of last year, you must all understand that the increase all round is to a very large extent due to the fall in the gold value of the dollar. Last
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the shareholders are concerned, will be that the uncalled liability under their shares, will be reduced from $200 to $150 per share. The Directors have under the Articles of Associa tion power to make a call. They have also power to declare an interim dividend if circum- stances will permit. A precisely similar opera- tion was carried out in the year 1895, when the sum of $250,000 was transferred to Capital account with as far as we know the unani- mous approval of the shareholders, and we do not anticipate any objection on the part of shareholders to our repeating the operation. As, however, the amount to be dealt with is of some magnitude we have decided not to pat through the transfer until the 31st December next so as, to give distant shareholders the opportunity, if they object to the proposal, of exercising their right to have an extraordinary general meeting called to discuss the matter. The exchange fluctuation account nowamounts, as you will see from the balance sheet, to $935,823. This accretion arises from the periodical revaluation of the excess of gold assets ever gold liabilities at lower rates of exchange for the dollar. When we take away
Directors-consider an ample sum to keep-as a provision against the effect of a possible rise in the value of the dollar in the future. It is
THE KOWLOON COLLAPSE
INQUIRY.
HONGKONG GUN OLUB.
ANNUAL SHOOTING COMPETITION. The inquiry into the fatal collapse of Nas. Yesterday afternoon the members of the 30 and 33 Kowloon City Road was continued Hongkong Gun Club held an "at home" at the at the Magistracy this morning before. Mr. F.Club's Range at Causeway Bay. The ties for, A. Hazeland and the jury.
the Championship were shot on the 6th, 7th and 8th instant. Among the unmerous competitors who shot in the Championship was Sir Heary A. Blake," G.C.M.G. Yester- day afternoon there was a very large nttendance, and at the conclusion of the day's shooting Miss Blake presented, the prizes. Capt. Cada | ga, the winner of the Championship, made an excellent exhibition of marksmanship. The following are the results-
Mr. H. L. Donnys, Acting Crown Solicitor, conducted the inquiry on behalf of the Govern- ment, Mr. H. W. Looker was present in the interests of the architects, Messrs. Leigh and Orange, and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson watched the case on behalf of the contractor, Loong Chong After reading over to Mr. Leigh, the evidence given by him, the Crown Solicitor called the contractor, Tam A Ling, who stated:-I am general contract or residing at No. 56 Welling ton Street. I have two partners. I was origi nally a carpenter by trade. I have been carry ing on business for the last eight or nine years as general contractor. Ng Leong is one of my partners. On the 2nd of 3rd moon of last year I sent in tenders to the Land Investment Com pany for the building of 30 Chinese houses in Aunghom, Lots 1,107 and 1,108, for the sum of $98,000, but when Mr. Leigh informed me that the Land Investment Co. wanted to build 20 houses more, I tendered, and signed a contract for the whole 50 houses for $145,000. Before fixing the price I calculated the cost of labour and material I put the calculation down in writ ing. From memory I cannot give idea any of the calculation for stone work. Regarding the estimated cost of the brick and woodwork, 1 cannot give any idea of 1 nad a separate contract for levelling the site for the proposed houses. This contract had nothing to do with
15 yards rise 20 Birds. H.E. Sir Henry Blake, 1111i, *111*, 01*£1, 10*17.
Capt. Cadogan R.W.F., 11*10, 11, cum, *itle=1.
Mr. Tomes, *101, *100*, 10*1*, **1*0=15. Mr. Turner, ****, 1*000, core1, 1*1*1,=13. Capt. Ramsey R.N., coooo, *****, 1101*, *011-12.
Mr. MacMillan, 11110, 00101, 101*11, 0100*, 12.
TELEGRAMS
"HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE, Opium for China. (From Our Own Correspondent.}
FOOTBALL
"SIXTH "SIX-A+SIDE MATCH
The Hongkong Football Club played the sixth match of a series in connection with the sik-a-side challenge cap, at Happy Valley last evening. The teams wern as follows :---
DENNETT V. WORCESTER.
BOMBAY, 8th Octobor. The P.&-O.. N. Company's Mail. V. Bennett (Capt.), W. T. Caulfield, R. Steamer left Bombay last evening. H. Campbell, R., S. Cooke, AM BI with 1,375 chests of Malwa Opium, Worcester (Capt.), E. H. Codling, EW, CON Davies and J. H H Hance variat WAG. The closing prices were for the best penter, lan Graham, H. Arthur and drug as under-
Malwa New.
T1
Old Oldest
Rs. 1,220
"
23
1,300 1,320
The Sultan of Turkey.
REPORTED DYING.
LONDON, 8th October,
1.20 p...
The Vienna journal Die Informa-
Mr. Burton, 10:15, 1000, 101, 100*1tion has published a report to the Mr. Garnett R.W.F., oico, or, "effect that Abd-ul-hamid, the Sultan 10001,10
Mr. Wise, 1*1*o, *0180, cooor Retired,~8. Lanker, 100, 10000, 0*000, 10000,-6,
The members were at home to their friends on the afternoon of the 8th inst, when the sie was shot off in the presence of a large company, Capt. Cadogan winning in brilliant fashion breaking ----
Capt. Cadogan 111*1, *un, mit, «u*1,
D
the original lender. I did not cut the site; it was laid by somebody else-Before-signing the contract 1 estimated the cost of brick Sir Henry Blake *1100, 0111, 109, 111*1, work. I did not calculate what profit=16
I should make when 1 tendered for the houses for the sum of $145,000. I entered into
a contract with Kwak Yer, a Hok-lo, for the cuting and laying of the foundation of the pre- posed sile. There was no written contract; lie was to be paid so much for every too cubic feet. He was supposed to lay the foundations, I cannot say how much Kwok Yee was to re- ceive for each 100 cubic feet. After examining the plans I calculated the cost of each too cubic feet. I let out the stone work to another man named Ngai Sam Yee. I cannot remember
It was
I made a
the whole zo birds During the afternoon a Ladies' Nomination Competition was held. to birds at 15 yards rise
Mrs. Bertie Capt. Cadogan R.W.F. Scratch 11*11*1, 1111*1=10.
Miss Bancock, Mr. Tomes 3, 101* ¡1, 0*11111
=== 10
Mrs. Leigh, Mr. MacMillan 2, ***ii, 110*10=10.
Mrs. Rublee, Sir Henry Blake tỷ 1*1*1*11, 111009
Mrs. Simpson, Mr. Garnett R.W.F. 14, 11001, **[*1=92.
of Turkey, is in a very critical condi- tion, his death being momentarily expected.
(Reuters.)
De Wet in Brussels.
LONDON, October 7th. Commandant-De Wet, speaking at Brus [sels, denied that he had come to Europe to seck vain support in efforts to regain in- dependence for the Transvaal and Orange! River Colony. What he wanted was help to repair the ravages of the late war. He would remain faithful to the new country if the con- ditions of peace and loyalty were observed. The British were no longer enemies. He had signed the declaration and would keep his word.
LATER. The Strike of U. S. Coal Miners. National Guard called out.
The whole of the National Guard in Pen- Mrs. Tomes, Mr. Looker 2,*111*10,100*11-9nsylvania has been called out in consequence
of the strike of U. S. coal miners.
Mrs. Wise, Mr. Wise 21, 01*100, 11011–81. Miss Blake Capt. Arbuthnot Scratch ***1*, 0101 £=7.
Mrs Tulloch, Capt. Duff R.A. 2, *10011, cotoo=61
Miss Rose Leigh, Mr. Leigh zi, *10010,
Mrs. Turner, Mr. Turner 1, 10110, 0*01=6. Miss Hazeland, Mr. Watson 3, 00011, 00010 =6,
Mrs. Watson, Mr. Burlon 1, 1*11100, 00001 5. Mrs. Robinson, Capt. Ramsey 2, 001*1 00000=3.
how much I was to pay him for the stone work
only had a verbal contract with him. for $9000, odd. For this Ngai Sam Yee was to supply and do all the stone work connected with these go houses abort and below supply ing both the material and labour. separate verbal contract with Tze A Po to de the brick work. I was to supply the bricks, mortar and coment, and Tre A Po|c0*101 =óf. was to supply the labour, and put the bricks in ther places, according to the plans. He was to be paid $10 odd. I cannot be certain of the exact amount. I made a separate verbal contract with reference to labour regard- I was to supply the material, and Tsang Pan was to supply the labour. It was for $3,600 or $3,7.0. I made a sub-contract with four firms with reference 10 the iron-works. The firms were Sing Wo Hoi On, Yau Lec, and Ting Soon. These firms are in Hongkong, These contracts, were made by my foreman and were verbal, The first three firms were for wrought iron and Ting Soon was to supply the cast iron. to expply and put in the glass, and he was to charge for eich pane of glass. The roof was included in the brick layer's work and I was to supply the tiles. I purchased the bricks required for these fifty houses, not in one whole lot, but at different times and from
yeur our gold 'assets and liabilities and our $500,000 we shall have left $435,878 which the ing the wood-work. gold receipts and expenses were converted into dollars at the exchange of, while this year we have had to take 1/8 as the nearest round figure for this purpose. As regards this Society, it is on the whole tobe regretted that the currency of the colony does not maintain a s'cady ratio with the currencies of the countries
in which we do the bulk of our business. Not only in Londra but in Australia, in India, in
impossible to say exactly at what figure for the dollar this balance of $435,888 would dis- appear, without defining exactly which of our liabilities are in gold, and which are in silver, but I may say that the
America and even in Japan, our business ie Re-insurance Fund and Underwriting Suspense made a separate contract with Ying Choon
transacted in gold, with the result that, for the purpose of comparing one year with another, the pound sterling would be a far more suitable unit for our accounts than the dollar. The shares, however, are mostly held locally, and
Account are treated as gold liabilities. The larger part of the balance of the 1902 Working Account is also in gold. It is sufficient to state that exchange can rise to as./6d. or higher witheat this balance being exhausted. A fall in exchange would under present circumstances
before the meeting on this occasion, and I merely have to ask y. u to signify your approval of the step which it is proposed to take. Before calling for a show of hands I will give those present the opportunity of making any remarks they may wish.
In shooting off the tic, Capt. Cadogan and Mr. Tomes again tier and had to shoot off another five birds Mr. Tomes receiving 1.
Capt. Cadogan Scry 110, 11111,9. Mr. Tomes 2, 11010, 11011,=9. Mr. MacMillan, 11011, cool,-*-7. Capt. Cadogan Scr., 111*3=5 Mr. Tomes } *10*1,===4 The proceedings terminated by Miss Blake, kindly presenting the prizes.
Capt. Cadogan's shooting was worthy of note he broke 29 consecutive birds and out of
43 birds he shot at, during the afternoon, scored
42,
This is a record for Hongkong.
for the present at any rate it is considered more still further add to the fund. There is no motion different people. I cannot say who I bought The over breaks indicates broken with ind
correct to keep to the local currency in spite of its drawbacks. flowever, whether stated in pounds or in dollars, the result of the working of the year 1901 is exceedingly good. There is a very satisfactory natural increase both in the premium receipts and in the profits quite apart from the nominal increase due to exchange, and there is a balance of, $316,000 odd, of which it is estimated that not more than $416,000 odd will be required for outstanding
The meeting signified its approval and the proceedings terminated, the Chairman intimat ing that dividend warrants would be sent out
to-morrow,
THE ARMY.
HONGKONG REGIMENT.
liabilities and lasses. This leaves, $400,000 to deal with, and we recommend that $100,000 of this be placed to Reserve Fund and the ba lance applied in payment of a dividend of Sys per share as compared with the dividend $23. per share paid last year. It is important that shareholders should recognise that a part of this increase of dividend is due to the fall in go, the farewed review of the Hongkong exchange.
As we announced in our columns some time
Regiment will take place at the Happy Valley
THE NAVY.
The accounts for the year 1902 are satis-to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. factory so far as they go. You will perhaps have noticed that the usual estimate of the position of the arcount as at the end of September has bren omitted. Such an estimate must naturally be to a large extent guesswork, and it is thought better to confine ourselves to actual. figures at this early stage of the account I may, Jonelor, state that there is nothing abnormal in the receipts er in the losses since wel to Amoy. the 30th June last. Turning now to the balance. M. S. Britomart has arrived in Nagasaki sheet there is to be noticed an increase of some and will shortly leave for Yokohama.
£33,000 in the amount invested in London and
an increase of some $270,000 in our funds in
the East Besides these actual accretions due
H.M.S. Phanix ieft Swatow on the 5th inst. for Hongkong. She is expected here daily,
H.-M. S. Handy went into the drydock at Kowloon this morning.
H. M.Si. Talbot is en route from Wei-hai-
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.
AT THE DOCKS.
On Tuesday morning news was received at
the
bricks from for Let 1,107. I began barrel. building first on this Lot. I began the brick-
work on this lot some time in May or June last year. I finished all the walls of these houses on Lat (top in December. I did not have a matshed over the buildings.
After liffin witness continued:-
I finished the building of all the walls of Lot 10y between 8th April and 5th June 1902, and
BOUND, GAGGED AND ROBBED
IN KOWLOON CITY ROAD.
Yesterday morning a robbery occurred at a
house in Kowloon City Road occupied by a Spanish lady. It appears that early in the morning a Chinaman called at the house. The lady opened the door and asked him what he
France and Siam.
A Treaty between France and Siam has been signed at Paris. Siam cedes to France the provinces of Melouprey and Bassac, also the territory on the great lake between the rivers Rolaas and Peckkompong. France evacuates Chantaboon. Siam may keep troops, but only Siamese officered by Siamese, on the right bank of the Mekong. In the
event of Siam desiring to construct ports, canals, or railways, within the Siamese por tion of the Mekong basin, French assistance is to be preferentially sought.
GOLF.
THE FINAL TIE, ·
The final of the Professional Pairs competi tion of the Golf Club was played on the Happy Valley links yesterday afternoon. The com petition ended as follows:—
Messrs. T. S. Forrest and A. Brooke Smith
(Jardine, Matheson & Co.) defeated Messrs. W. W. Clark and W. D. Kraft (Standard Oil
Co.)
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser- vatory:-
On the 9th at 11.30 am. The barometerhas risen generally, particularly over the North part of the Sea of Japan.
Pressure is high over North China and gra- dients are moderate with strong NE. monsoon
Knox,
It was a stiff contest, but neither team scored.”
Commercial.
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.
There is a brisk inquiry for BANKB, with... sales, at $órz,50 to $615. Docks are firmar and sales have been effecled at 520250 to $ało.. INDO-CHINAS have changed hands at $85 and are wanted, HONGKONG & KOWLOONWHARVES
have been sold at $86.50. HONGKONG HOTELS are wanted $128. GHIVA & MANILAS show strong inquiry at S23. CHINA BORNEOS are
a
these has subsided.
wanted at $32. There are sellers of SKELL TRANSPORTS at 175, the demand for CHINA SUGARS AND neglected at the nominal rate of $98 to $99. Sellers are reported of HongKong Land INVESTMENT Co. at $172,' but there'are 'no' buyers.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong, 9th October. To-day's quotations are as follows:-
MALWA NEW
LAST YEAR... OLDEST
PATNA NEW OLD BENARES NEW
I
11.
OLD. PERSIAN (PAPER)..
.
Per chest. .....NO SALES
***@$960/950
....@ 990/1010
@ 920
@940
0915
...............NO BALES
.@ 600/680
To-day's Advertisements.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ADIVIDEND of $30 per Share for the year equivalent to 60% on the Paid-up Capital of Sso per Share, has been declared
WARRANTS will be issued-on-the" roth" October.
By Order of the Board,
W. J. SAUNDERS,.
Secretary, Hongkong, 9th October, 1902.
STEAM FOR ODESSA.
"HE New Russian Steamer
"KNIAS GORTSCHAKOW"
THE
[10540]
3,187 Tons Gross Register will be despatched
for ODESSA, via Ports of Call on of about 23rd instant.
For Freight and further Particulars, apply to
BRADLEY & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 9th October, 1902, [9593
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LD
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.OF CARGO Ex "AJAX."
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo ex above Steamer,
which struck_on à reef near Jeddah. on or about 1st June, 1902, are notified that all Claims other than for ses damage should be rendered to the Undersigned, accompanied by Survey Reports in Duplicate, on or before 25th instant, after which date they cannnot be recognized.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents. Hongkong, 9th October, 1902. [1065d
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crows of the following Vessel during her stay in
S.S. PLEIADES, Amer, str., Capt. Parington,—
Dodwell & Co., Ltd.
those of Lot 1108 between 6th June to 4th July. | wanted. The visitor answered that he had along the coast and over the Nonh part of the Hongkong Harbour :-
no item estimate. If
These walls were plastered when finished, with come to see the cook and was given admitance one coating of plaster and one of lime, and he and conducted to the cook's quarters by the said he would not know whether he had lady. A few words were exchanged between made a profit or loss until the whole of the the two men after which the visitor suddenly work was finished There Was
turned round, seized hold of the lady and proceeded to secure and gag her. The house was then ransacked by the cook and stranger, the pair shortly afterwards decamping with money and jewelry to the value of $50, leaving the lady unreleased from her fetters. On hearing the cries of the lady a Spaniard shortly afterwards entered the house and released her. On the matter being reported the the Police, the cook, while trying to make an escape to Capton, was captured. The Police are still mak- ing enquiries and it is expected that the other robber will soon be arrested.
of profit included in his he had luck, he would make money, but |«if not, naturally, he would lase. It depended on the fluctuation of the market valus of materials required for the building of these houses. If there were no wind, no water,,
no sickness, with the price of ma- terial going down, he would make his money. It was like gambling. If the material had gone up he would have lost, if he had not had enough money to pay he would have ran away. Both of his partners attended to the duty re the Canton red bricks building of the houses.
and
showed in his book to cost 595 per 10,000 exclu. sive of labour and freight. He estimated that $100 per 10,000 bricks including coolie and boat hire would be the margin. The shops from where be bought his bricks were in Hongkong.
The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday
A SERIOUS URIME.
ON THE HIGH SEAS.
to larger camings there is the great nominal accretion dus. to. fall in exchange. There is only one more point that it occurs to me to Yaumați Police Station that a fight had taken mention. I would like to tell you, that the Direc-place in the Cusmopolitan Decks resulting in next at 10a.m. tors have not been forgetting the staff in dealing serious injury to one of the native nien. The Police with the very fine results of the years 1900andigol. had the wounded man removed to the Govern The remuneration of the staff is, as you know, ment Civil Hospital, where he died yesterday. left to the Directors, and in the exercise of our After a lengthy search they arrested the- discretion we thought it right at the end of last assailant. Both prisoner and deceased were year, when the result of the tgco, working was a fitters in the dock, and it appears that on Tees- Before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe at the Magistracy more or less accurately to be calculated, to vote day morning the prisoner aske i the deceased this morning, Patrick Morran, chief mate of the a bonus to the Society's servants in the form of to pay him some money which he owed. British four masted barque Lyndhurst, was an addition of $15 of a year's salary to the Pro- | On receiving a negative reply he took up a charged with an indecent act, and attempting vident Fund of each member. At the end of hammer and threw it at his comrade's bead.to do bodily harm to Henry Cohen, an able this year we shall, if our calculations are not The prisoner was brought before Mr. E. D. C. seaman, on the high seas whilst on a voyage to upset in the meantime, be able to mak Wolfe this morning and charged with man- this port from New York. The prisoner similar addition to each member
slaughter. The case was adjourned till to- pleaded not guilty, and the case, was remanded morrow morning,
till the oth instant.
Fund, and I feel sure that the shareholders
COTTAM
-OTTAM & CO. FOR SUN HATS.
SK forASAHI JAPANESE BEER—
LACK Gimult
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
American (Hongkong Maru) to-morrow. English (Chusan) 11th just.
·Tacoma (Olympia) 14th inst. German (Preussen) 14th inst. German (Sachsen) 16th inst. American (China) 17th inst, Australian (Australian) zist inst. American (Doric) 25th inst. Tacoma (Tacaina): 30th inst..
- American (Nippon Maru) 5th prox..
The N. P. S. Co's steamer Olympia arrived at Yokohama and sails for Hongkong to-day, the 9th insi
The H. A. L. steamer Serbia from Hamburg left Singapore for this port to-day, the 9th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 13th inst.
"The N. Y. K. Co.'s steamer Tosa Muru (American Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 9th inst, p.m., and is expected to arrive here on the irth inst.
ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE, BEER.—
Girault.
G. Girault.
China uca.
Forecast:-fresh N.E. winds; fine.
THE POPULAR
SCOTCH WHI KY
BLACK
IS
& WHITE."
JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. .
-SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS, By Appointment to
E. M. THE KING,
SOLE AGENTS:
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
HONGKONG.:
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