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TELEGRAMS
(Reuters.)
Great Britain and France.
Laspos, 22nd June. President Loubet has also telegraphed to the King expressing his sympathies with the
families of the victims of the Woolwich ex- plosion.
Servia.
Several officers who were conspicuous in The Belgrade assassinations have been pro
moted.
LATER.
The Situation in Somaliland. General Manning and Col. Cobbe with 1,200 men are making their way to Robotle and are approaching Damot, the garrison: of which is unable to move owing to the proxi- mity and strength of the Mullah; an engage. mem is expected.
General Egerton from India has been ap pointer to the command in Somaliland; the apprintanent, which is universally approved, indicates much more elaborate operations.
{N. C. D), News)
The Pacifle "ettlement,
Kobr, 18th June. The agreement between Russia and japan "reported in my telegram of yesterday 5 pro- hibly fictitious, Weighter papers ignore or discredit it.
The Somaliland Campaign.
LONDON, 10th June. A dispatch from Renter's correspondent at the Abyssinian camp at jiggs, dated the 12th inst, says that Pas Makonnen, the Abyss sinian Gerirral, and the British Consul at Harras are endeavouring to effect an exchange of tree English prisoners now in the hands of Mallab, two of whom were wounded in the fight at Gamburu,
THE “ RIO DE JANEIRO" WRECK, AND
THE LATE CONSUL-GENERAL WILDMAN.
THE
MINING IN STAAL.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1903.
6 hours to minutes, and Mouter, 6 hours 17 minules.
Most of the London papers 25ılı May com-
A new min ng district is atracting some The illuminations which were fixed to take attention locally. Rubies have been found at a place at Bordeaux in honour of the automobile place called Klong Aeng, in the Amphur district race were countermanded as a sign of mourn. of Sti-Buathong, Muang Kras, in the Mot thoning for the persons killed during the contest. of Chantaburi. Some 40 or 50 persons were recently digging and washing for precious stopes there, and evidently making a living at it at least. A formou notdi ation has accord- ingly been issued bringing the district under the Mining Act, of the year 120, and from the 1st of August next every miner will require to have a permit, for which he will pay 5 ticals a year. Bangkok Times.
THE AUTOMOBILE JUGGERNAUT.
A GHASTLY RECORDA
mented with satisfaction on the Paris-Madrid automobile rice. They dilated on the dangers of raging but offered no suggestions as to the prohibition or regulation of such racing in general, or the James Gordon Bennett cup race which is to be held in Ireland, in particular.
SOME TRAITS OF JAPANESE.
To one who comes out of India and China, Japan is a paradise. To one who has ex- perienced for four months all the fell evils of an indian fever, Japan's atmosphere is the very
A Paris telegram of 24th May furnishes fure
breath of life. To one who has learned to know ther particulars of the occurrences of the Paris
he dirt and filth of India, its anotony, its to Madrid automobile race. The most terrible dishonesty, its lack of enterprise, the cleanliness accident occurred rear Bonneval, ten miles of japan, is eager advance in the ways of um Chaitres, where machine 245, driven by M. civilization, its jollity, its carefulness, its indus Porter, was overturnedat a tailo detossing and tay, are revelations of delight. The perple are took fire. The chauffeur was cught undergo d-natured, hard-working, and they take the automobile and burned to death, while two things as they come with a winning sinile. soldiers and a child were killed. A chauffeur
They have worked wonders since the revolu was badly njered by an accident to his motortion of 1868 rut the Mikado upon the throne car near Angoulême. A woman crossing the and in supreme power. They have shown a road in the neighbourhood of Ablis was run marvellous selective faculty as to what they over by one of the motor cars and killed. A should do themselves and what they should get dispatch received frit Bordeaux announced white men to do for them. For instance, they that Lorraine Barrows, very well-known
are building in their own dockyards the smal automobilist, had met with a shocking accident near Libourne, seventeen miles from Bordeaux. at 1.45 o'clock this af ernnon. Harrows had tried to avoid a dog a bich was It appears that crossing the track, and his monstrous car, No. in the race, strick a tree with terrific force. is chauffeur was killed outright. Barrows himself was picked up unconscious, but still breathing, and was taken to a hospital, where his condition was declared to be critical. His car was dashed in pieces.
THE STRANDING OF THE S.S.
" PEMBROKESHIRE"
NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY.
A naval count of inquiry convene by the Commander of II.M.S. Algerine, at the request of Captain E. J. Little, of the British str. Pew
keshire, was held last Friday morning at
H.B.M.'s Consulate General, Shanghai, before Mr. B. I.. Tours, H.B.M.'s Vice-Consul, Lieut.
It is sometimes very foggy about here but clear outside. Sometimes could see the bot- tom of the Istand but could not see the fight house. Had been a pilout for 20 years-bad na knowledge of ships lost on the Saddles but knew of plenty that had been lost on the
Barrens. The str. Picchiola went ashore at
the Fisherman's rock the same night as the
Pembrokeshire.
He said that a gun ought to be fired every quarter of an hour during thick weather. At
Douglas, R.N, and Captain Gibbs, to investigate present the gun was only fired in answer to a
into the circumstances which attended the stranding of the said steamer on the Saddle Island during the night of the 12th May.
steamer whistle.
The N. Saddies in not so important now since lights have been placed on Steep Is, and Bonhan.
The fog was not thick all the time. Could see 3 or 4 miles and sometimes heard steamets during the day. There was more food than ebb tide and with strong easterly wind the tide would set about W. SW. When the Pembroke shire passed could see quite 3. miles. Vessel was making a big splash with her propellers, and was miking about the sume course as the Agamemnon.
Ernest James Little sworn stated that he was the inaster of the l'embrokeshire, and had been so for the past six months. He produced his certificate. Ile remembered leaving Shanghai on the 12th May at 12.35 p.m. The steamer was in charge of a pilot. He crossed the Woosung bar at 1.20 nad stopped off Fair- way buoy and discharged the pilot at 5.40. The weather was then hazy with fresh easterly breezes. At so he proceeded at full speed and set course S. 85 E. At 6.10 he ex- changed signals with the I. & O. str. Valettu A1 7.30 he al cred course to East log 18 miles. was the chief officer of the 'brokeshire and
At 8 pm. fresh Ea terly breezes and clear wea- ther. At 9.18 altered course to South 52 East, og 34 miles. At 2 minutes past it as he was coming from the bridge going to the chur room, the third officer said that he had seen something ahead. He immediately went back to the bridge and saw what he fits: thought was a boat. He put his helm hard starboard. He immediately afterwards saw.that it was land enveloped in fog. He went full speed astern.
stopped the engine sounded the well and swung out to the left. He found that the ship was mak ing water fast in the forepenk No. hold. The course he was steering should take him eleven miles from North Saddle Island, allowing for the set of the current he ought to have pasted at least seven miles off. He attributed the disaster
.
Wip, Duncan Henry, sworn, stated that he
when the ship stranded he was asleep at the time having left the bridge at 8 o'clock. When the vessel passed the buny he did not notice anything worth reporting to the Captain, did not notice anything about the set of the current.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
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OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's quotations are as follows:-
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LAST YEAR. OLDEST
PATNA NEW
OLD BENARES NEW OLD... PERSIAN (PAPER)....
Per chest
@ No sales
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.@ 1,055
1,0571
.@ 700/760
Co-day's Advertisements.
FROZEN FOOD AND FRUITS.
DEPOT No. 3, ICE HOUSE STREET.
er ships of their navy, but they have not yet at The ship struck at 11.03. He immediately ther was live when he left the bridge he statedRESH SUPPLY of FROZEN AUSTRA
tempted to build for themselves a cruiser or a batleship. They have an infinite ficulty for imitation, but very little, if any, inventive or creative genius.
When re nons-
A week before the naval review at Kobe, which began on April 1c, the railway at Takio or Yokohama refused to sell any more. tickets, as all places in the railway carriages had already been booked. trance was made, and the suggestion pro ffered that more cariages should be put on, or extra trains run, the railway officials gasped. No such condition had ever arisen before and they did not know how to solve the problem. It was not that they were bound by precedent or custom. It was simply that they did not know to act a der the strange condition. They
or accident to an abnormal current setting in from the South-west.. Had there been a con. tinuous fog signal instead of a respondent signal in the North Saddle Island, the accident would probably have been averted; although the weather was hazy, there was a visibility of 5 or 6 miles. The only fog was over the Island and the light was not seen until some time after the ship was ashore.
he exchanged signals with the l'utells. He
Three or four miles from the Fairway buoy
Frenchmen steamed round the Faleft to give her an
began their upward road to civilization by taking France for their model. built their first railway, that to-day die only things of France that survive are the uniforms of the police and army and the constitution Mr. Stead and bis chauffeur, who were firstIt is no secret that the latter will have to be reported to have been killed, are still alive. It materially changed and in all things else the United States seems to be in the ascendant. From the land of the stars and stripes the Jap gets his engines, his machinery, his tobacco, trolley cars and his civil and mechanical engineers.
Shortly afterwards news came that Marcel Renaul, winner of be Paris-Vienna race fast year, wa overturned in a deep ditch beside the road near Coppé, twenty-one miles from Poic tiers, and that he was dangerously injured, The unfortunate sinking of the Riod: Janeiro | The Automobile Club of Bordeaux received while attempting to enter San Francisco bar- a dis, atch al 4 o'clock saying Renault bour on February 22, 1gaz, m which with many was contrions, and, it was feared, dying athers Mr. Pounsvelle Wildman at that time Louis Renault, Marcel's brother, was deeply Consul General of the United States at Hang- affected by the news and at once started back kong, I at his life, is recalled to the notice of to his brother's assistance. Orders were given Army officials in a letter addressed to General † to wi helaw all the Renault cars from the race. Alf ed E. Bares, Paymaster-General of the Drite 1 States Army, coples of which have been sent to such of the Army paymasters as were in service in the Philippine islands or in China from the rst day of January, 1900, to the 151 day, of February, par. The letter is from Messrs. Ruiston & Siddons, WashingtoTM, D. C., attorneys, who are acting for Mr. William F. Aldrich, executor of Mr. Wildman's estate, and who during his team of office as Consul General acted as his clerk, an is purpose is to ascer tain what has become of several thousands doftars worth of cheques which were supposed
Many lesser breakdowns and casualises are to have been cashed by Mr. Wildman, and which went down with him on the Wi dreported. An early separt that one of the two
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seems that their automobile colli 'ed with an-
other car with which Stead had been racing for several kilometers, wheel to wheel; and was completely overtumed in a ditch Bear Mont guynu. Stead was caught under the machine,
while his chauffeur was lurled a distance of thirty feet, and had his head and body badly cm. Stead was conscious when he was picked up, bist complained of suffering great pain. He was conveyed to the nearest farm.
opportunity to read her signals. In steaming round the Valeita he did not change his course He was on the bridge with the third officer at the time of the accident. He had made five voyages to Shanghai. He had heard of the strong current at this particular point and in setting his course he made allowance for it. The setting of the course in the chart was made by him. He allowed seven hour, for steaming round the Foletta. He expected to be in the When one considers the vast stride intelli | Saddle Island at 5 minutes to 9 pan He gently and deliberately taken by Japan during reckoned the current at to knots. The nd the last thirty-five years, you cannot but have miralty direction gave no informations as to the greatest respect and admiration for the the set of the current between Hamerst rock people. There is no similar instance in history, and the Saddles, It is a romance of a great nation. And looked at from this point of view there is nothing so
brothers Farman had been injured is uncon-absorbingly interesting in the world to-day. The firmed.
Janeiro. Messrs. Ralston & Siddons state in their letter to the Paymaster-General that "these cheques were usually issued to officers
Versailles passed a night of wild excite- { ment. It is estimated shat a hundred thousand and discharged soldiers of Be United States Army in payment of their salaries and fre- persons crowded into the title town to witness Soldiers with fixed quently when the officers were in Hongkong,the start of the rare. either on leave of absence or returning honie, hayonets lined the track for some distance Mr. Wildinan cashed these cheques. For some
bomb was explodedi
from Versailles. A
months prior to his starting the United States at 335 am. as a signal to get ready, and im Mr. Wildman contemplated returning and inmediately Charles Jarro's car drew into stead of transferring his money to San Fran- cisco by buying a bill of exchange from a bank in Hongkong, he used to cash the che ques and keep them in his safe with a view to depositing them to his credit on returning home. When he started Mr. Wildmen put these cheque amounting it is believed, to several
thousand dollars, together with whatever valu. ables he was bringing with him to the United States, in a tin hox which was packed in the presence of his clerk, and turned the tin box over to the purser of the steamship on which he took passage.
"Mr. Wildman's ex cutor has written us, asking that we make an attempt to recover the amounts of the cheques which Mr. Wildman cashed in this maimer. In order to do this we
place Another bumb was fired at 3.45 o'clock for the start, and then the enormous machine shot forward amid the shours of the thousands of spectators. The other cars followed in quick succession. Mme. de Cast, the sole female competitor in last year's Paris-Berlin race, was agun the only woman to participate in the present contest. Her machine was decked with flowers and her departure was the signal for a great ovation. She made a splendid run, passing five of her competitors before reaching Cha tres. The crowd around W. K. Vanderbilt, Ir's nachine prevented him from reaching the starting line in time, and was further delayed by a controversy with the judges, finally starting two minutes late.
bronze and lacquer work are real and great art, judged by whatever standard you wish. But when these things have been said, I conceive that the tale of legitimate praise is ended both for the country and the people, 'and it is time to turn to the other side of the shield.
The Court then adjourned till the after. noon. On resuming Captain Litt'e continued his evidence as follows: I swung her and got bearings on Sir Wm. Thompson's compass, ! swung her about S. E. by E. the sun then dis. appeared and I cou'd get no further bearings. I allowed no deviation.
I have no doubt at all about the first course being safe. Did not see Saddle light and ex- pected that there was haze about, have it in my log book that there was haze about, but knew that I could see objects or lights ad stance of 5 or 6 miles, at 9 tg akered the course but could see no lights except some fishing boats,
The current was setting nearly west when
Every one has heard of the dishonesty of the Japanese: Personally, I have received the best of fair dealing from shopkeepers and inn keepers. But I have asked men, Englishmen and America's, who have been in business in Japan all the way from thirty to seven years, and the verdict is unanimous. The largest the course was altered at 9.18 pm. but I ex- percentage of honesty among Japanese mer- pected that the current had slackened con- charts, manufacturer and business men that any one has ventured is to per cent. My in-siderably, as I did not see North Saddle light formants say that the higher political officers at least 4 miles. I expected that I had not so at 9 p.m. knowing that I must see a light for are honest and spotless but all the lower ones
much set of the current to the Southward as I are open to bribes. Such statements, based, expected, I knew that I must be at least 7
• f course, upon opinion and not up-in s'alistics, may be very misleading and usually are so. But when there is such a consensus of opin in au ong white men one must accept it as substantially true until he is able to get better evidence.
So much has been written about ile ex-
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miles out.
land long before they could hear my whistic, I did not use my whistle as I could see the
né gun was fired, not seeing the light I knew that I was further out than I expected. Saddle Island was 51,S. but continued on course until
for the set of the current to the westward. 9.18 in order to give every posible allowance
allowed about 2 krols,
The reports along the route soon showed understand that it will be new ssary to make that Louis Penault was making a great race, radinary and extravagant beauties of the proof of what cheques Mr. W man cashed and before Chartres was reached he had over-
scenery that it seems like a voie ciying and their amounts, and upon presenting this taken and passed Charles Jarrot and V. Renoe in the wilderness to try to write of it i proof 1› the War Department that we will, by de Kynff and gained a Irad which he never other terms.
A. Getley sworn stated that he was a licensed The inland sea is pretty, giving an indemnifying bend, be able to obtain fost. Dispatches from Vendome, Tours, and nothing more. I should say that the coast
pilet and on the 12th of May had charge of the money which these cheques represent? Poitiers, toll of his passing through ahead and of Marine, almost anywhere, could give it a
the str. Vallila bringing her to Shanghai, be The attorneys then ex lain that in order Bordeaux sent the announce rent of his arriva liberal discount, and I am sure that neither bad come from Hongkong in the vessel, when to ascertain the amounts of the cheques first at 12 14 45 He had beaten Henti Eggemoggin Reach nor Fox Island thorough the Fembrokeshire passed the l'alieta was at cashed by Mr. Wildman it will be necessary to Fournier's record of 8h 44min. Charles Jarret fare ought to be mentioned in the same month anchor on account of thick weather. When correspond with those who trul dealings with finished second at 12 30 o'clock, having covered with it, so vastly do they surpuss it The the vessel got close to him, he recognised the him in this way. fthe five United States the course in Sh. 44 mía. M. Gabriel arrived mountain districts of Miyano-tita and Hakone- vessel as the Pembrokeshire, was unable to pick Army paymasters of the Departinent of Cali- third at 1.08, his time being Sh. 7 min. The whence one views Fuji-san atight, are atiroci- up the bell buoy or the light ship and fornia at present on duty in San Francisco, other contestants who made fast time were Jive, with a mild and inoffensive ruggedness so anchored, At about to p.m. it cleared only two were on duty in the Philippine or Salteron, Sh. 40 min.; Baron de Crawler 8h. 53 that does not approach to grandeur. Fuji-san up and he got under weigh and proceeded China between January 1, 1905, and February min..J. B. Warden, 8h. 50-min, and M. Voigt itself is well wonby of worship. In all its -10 Shanghai but the weather got thick again J, 1901. These are Captains W. B. Schofield 8h. 5 min. It is stated that Louis Renault's beauty and peacefulness it raises its snow so he had to anchor again. At about to and C. E. Stanton. As the transactions referred automobile attained at lleudinier, between capped head from the sea level with the proud p.m. saw the light ship and Showeshan light in took place more than two years ago the Chartres and Ponneval, a maximum speed of grace of a noble woman. It is as fortunate in about 12 miles distant, was about midway be attorneys assume that by this time the number 883 miles per hour,
its situation.us in its contour. But even it has tween the Light and light-ship, got under weigh of outstanding cheques cannot be large, and The result of the first stage of the race not the inspiration of grandeur, beautiful though again about 11 pm.: the tide was W.N.W. and that it should not, therefore, be difficult to appens to be a draw between the merit it is. Kipling has said that one who knows and running about 3 knots. Strong easterly wind: obtain the information desired. Of the cheques of light and heavy vehicles. Louis Renault understands Fuji-san will know and under the heavy rains had made the tides stronger issued by Paymasters Echofield ard Stanton drove a light machine, weighing 50 pounds stand Japan. That, of course, is not true. But than usual. The night tides are stronger and during that perind, however, only seven remain and of 30 horse-power, while Gabriel drove a I think that it is true to tay that one who does higher than the day tides, this is not generally outstanding, amounting in all to about $30, heavy machine of 70 horse-power and weighing not see how the Japanese have come to hold known, there was 5 or 6 other vessels at anchor; and it is not known whether or not these 1,000 pounds. The time and position of the their mountain sacra will never have admir all of them were inward bound. cheques were ever in the possession of Consul-winners-of the first stage, deducting the time ation for or sympathy, with them. Again at General Wildman. What has become of the allowance for slowing down inside the cities, Nikko the traveller is disappointed. The far money represented by the cheques that were are as follows: Gabriel, 5 hours 13 minutes; famed temples there are outdone by those at supposed to have been in the lost cash box, Louis Renault, 5 hours 32 minutes; Salieron 5 Tokio, about which litle has been written. and what disposition was made of the missing hours 46 minutes; Jarrot, 5 hours 51 minutes; But no praise can be too great for the wonder choques, if there were any, is still a matter of Warden, 5 hours 55 minutes; Baron de Crawful scenery round about Nikko and Lake mystery, says an exchange, and is likely to re- her, 6-hours minute; Voigt, 6 hours 20 Chuzdoji Yokohama, correspondent of the main a mere matter of conjecture indefinitely. minutes; Karras, 6 hours 12 minutes; Rougier, Boston Transcripkurus? ya Betan
SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER-
AG. Girault
SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER- AG. Giranit
ASK TO SAHI JAPANESE BEER-
G. Giralt,
The Agamemnon had passed out a little before and I told the officer on watch to take some bearings, saw the Pembrokshire, and signalled to her for the bearings of the bell buoy, she answered, the signals" and steamed around me and gave us the bearings. The Fairway bell body was bearing about, West 4 miles. METR
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The course was well steered and regular by the quartermaster on watch, had ne occasion to interfere with the pariermaster, did not notice the patent lag Asked what the woa-
that it was practically clear. Mer coming on deck after the vessel strandied saw a haze over the land and could not s'e the light. Knew they were on the Saddles as the Captain told him so, could see away from the land about 25 miles.
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Noticed the weather the evening of the 14th, he land was enveloped in fog while the horizon was quite clear at sunset,
LIAN PRODUCE just received by the China Navigation f'o's S.Ś. "TAIYUAN,” in- cluding MUTTON, LAMB, PORK SUCK ING PIGS, RABBITS, TURKEYS, PORK SAUSAGES, MILK (concentrated), FRESH BUTTER, CHEESE, BACON, HAM and CHOICE TINNED FRUITS.
Pass Books will be supplied to, and credit accounts kept with, well-known residents.
Price Lists on application.
LAU KUE TONG,
Manager,
The Hongkong Frozen Food Supply. Hongong, zath June, 1903,
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NOTICE.
Wm. Augustus Marssack, sworn, stated that he was chief engineer of the Pembrokeshirë. had been in the ship about 4 months. Had nothing to do with the vessel's course. En. gines were in good condition, was in the engineDARY ABSENCE from Hongkong, Mr.
room when the ship stranded, 4th engineer was on watch when the vessel struck. Received orders to stop, go astern, and stop: after leaving the buoy the propellos making about 63 re- velations which would send the vessel about
knots an hour. Afer leaving the buoy set the engine to 68 but did not get the speed for about to minutes. The screw was a right handed rue. knew the ship was making full speed, going against the current the ship would
o'clock as he never goes to bed in the first go slower. Was in the engine roon at 21
watch.
At this stage the Court adjourned.
COMMERCIAL.
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.
The following extracts of the week's share transactions are from Messrs. J. A. Sullivan & Co.'s report, published on 17th June:-
The business of the week has been in Farn ham Boyds and Langkats and several large lines have been negotiated. Indos were not in any great demand until yesterday, when a sharp recovery in tone occurred. stocks there has not been much done. London sight is quoted 2/4 3/16. Consuls £91 1/16.
In other
For 3 days from Hongkong 72 is still quoted.
Shipping-Cash transactions in Indo-Chiras resulted in Tls. 75, 74 being paid. For the settlement shares, were let go at Tls. 76, 75
and yesterday a big deal took place on the 741, 75 are quoted. August sales have been basis of Tis. 74 to Tls. 75. For July Ths. 77,
published at Tis. 75. For the approaching settlement the market is strong and rising.
This af ernoon shares have been suld at Tis. 763 and Tls. 77.
Docks.-Farnham Boyds have been drop- ping in price all the week from Tls. 1871 to Tis, 180 for cash. To-day a slightly better feeling exists and Tis, 181, 1828 his been paid For this month's account similar prices have ruled the market. Jaiy shares have changed bands from Tis. 190 10 Ths. 1834 and to-dy a sale at Ts 185 is reparted. October shies have been posted at Tls. 197 and 19, 1971.
Cottons are uninquired for. Sugars are quiet.
Chinese Mining-Raubs are want d'at $ Engineering and Mining shares have been neglected. Oriental Gold Mines have been sold at $0, and are obtainable at cheaper rates.
AURING MR. K. OLDORP'S TEMPOR.
C. BEHN has been appointed MANAGER. Mr. F. H. KIRCHHOFF has been authorized to sign per Procuration.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 23rd June, 1903.
[7440 THE AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
STEAMSHIP SERVICE FOR NEW YORK, VIA THE SUEZ CANAL..
THE Company's Steamship
"ARARA"
Captain Williamson, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 27th instant, at Daylight, to be followed by the Steamship
"VERONA " -
Captain H. N. Spiesen, on or about WEDNESDAY, the 15th July.
For Freight, &c., apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Agents.
Hongkong, 4th June, 1901.
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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
*HE Steamship
ΤΗ
"ARRATOON APCAR," Captain E. Fey, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 30th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 24th June, 1903.
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THE POPULAR
SCOTCH
IS
"BLACK & WHITE"
JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.
Tobaccos-Sales of Sumatra Tobacco shares have been published at $54. A telegram re-. ceived froia Amsterdam reports 575 bales sold at 1.11 gids. In Langkals there has bren a steady move upwards and sales have been announced for cash and settlement at Tis. 292) to Tls. 300 cum the dividend of Tis, ́o paid en 15th and at TIs. 290,300 ex v. Shares are obtainable. July sales have been made at Tlx. 305,300, Tis. 2978,300 cum and at Tis 300,705 ex div. For September rates have fluctuated between Tls. 315,3178, Tls. 3:0 1171,310 cum and to-day Tls. 3ro éx div. has ben done. October speculations have re ulted in transac-. tions being made at Th, 3171,3nti Tia 325,320. Tis: 320,3171 cum and at Tls. 315 ex div. 'At these prices there are sellers. The telegraphic returns from the estates-give the out-put of oil* at 67,000 galls. Crude petroleum in tanks.
Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS, and HOTELS, and to be obtained from 180,000 galls. Kerosené made, 60,000 cases, LANE, CRAWFORD & CO, Queen's Road; shipped 100,000 and in stock 37,000 cares?
Central
SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILTİLY
By Appointment bager - EM. THE KINOS
HRH the PRINCE of WALES
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