TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's.)
Loss of a P. & 0. Steamer.
LONDON, 19th June,
Reuter's Melbourne agency wires that the P. & O, steamer Australia, inward bound, entering the Heads, struck the rocks off Point Nepean and is expected to be a total loss. The passengers and crew were safely landed.
Disturbances in Finland.
The Paris Matin publishes telegrams from St. Petersburg reporting serious disturbances .at Helsingfors. The rioters sacked the police station and the Governor-General's office, and killed eighteen officials,
Loss of a British Destroyer. While a British Mediterranean squadron was manoeuvring at night between Sardinia and Corsica, the destroyer Bat was sunk by colliding with the Stag. The crew was saved.
Chinese Labour in South Africa:
The 5.8. Tweeddale has arrived at Durban. Í The coolies were in good spirits; three deaths occurred on the voyage from beri. beri, otherwise all was well.
British Roman Catholic Officers'
Visit to the Pope.
Two hundred and seventy Roman Catholic officers and men of the British Mediter- ranean squadron now at Civita-Vecchia mar- ched to the Vatican, attended Mass, and were received in audience by the Pope, who, in presenting them with silver medals, ex- horted them to be ever faithful to King Edward and loyal to the flag which freely allowed them the consolation and pleasure of visiting the head of their Church. Eu route they met King Victor Emmanuel, who stopped to watch them and returned the officers' salutes. The City was bedecked with Union Jacks.
{V. C. D. Netus.) Missing Steamers.
j
Tokio, 5th June.
More than ten steamers started for Moji this morning and are overdue there. Their fate is unknown.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1904.
THE WAR.
(From he Universal Gazette) ANOTHER RUSSIAN DEFEAT.
Cheloo, 16th June. Refugees arriving here from Newchwang report that on the 11th and 12th the Russian cavalry at Hunhungkou had an engagemen.. with the Japanese at which over a hundred Russians were wounded and these have been sent to the military hospital at Newchwang,
DALNY AND PORT ARTHUR.
Chefoo, 16th June.
A foreigner who was present at the Chinchow battle and lek Part Arthur six days ago for this Port reports that during the Chinchow battle, the shots from the Japanese squadron felt like a hailstorm. The result was that the Russians became greatly demoralized and eventually gave up the position.
The Japanese have advanced within 12 miles of Port Arthur. Within this area, the Russ ans have erected over zo furtifintions which are constructed miles apart.
There are at present 4,000 live oxen al Port 90,00 pounds of salted beef to the Russians. Anthur. Our foreign informant himself sold
This same gentleman has a runiber of letters which he was asked by Rustian soldiers at Port Arthur to mail to their homeland for them.
DANGEROUS CONDITION OF FORT ARTHUR
Chefno, roth June. Eighty Chinese refugees arrived here by native craft to day from a point west of 16 tichshan which place thy left on the Some of them state Port Arthur is gradually becoming exhausted of provisions. Oneymest of ordinary white brend is allowed on the war ships. During the other meals bread of inferior flour is used. Eggs are worth five cents each. The Russian troops'of Port Arthur left the place the other day to garrison points between 30 or 40 li away from the stronghold, Very few soldiers are now left at Port Arllför.
The Russians have placed large junks at the coast in the neighbourhood, of Port Arthur. Ater they have been defeated by the enemy, they expect to fee in these boats.
When the boat, in which our informant a rived here, left Laotit hshan, two other boats departed from that point at the same time, also five more boats laden with refugees left a paint east of Huangchinshan (Golden Hill)
The present condition of Port Arthur is exceedingly critical.
J PANESE CAVALRY APPROACHING
PORT ARTHUR.
Chefoo, 16th June. Chinese that arrived here in a native boat from Peishuanglai near Port Arthur
report that
There is a heavy sea pervailing in Tsushima Japanese cavalry have been seen at Lohuitang, Strait to-day.
20 li north of Port Arthur. Our informant further states that there was a naval engage ment near Port Arthur on the 14th. Firing of guns was heard coming from the direction of the seas near Port Arthur that day.
BIRDS OF THE KWANGTÙNG COAST.
The Battle of Telissu.
Tokio, 17th June. Experts discussing the fighting at Telissu, which was waged in narrow mountain gorges, giving it a peculiar character, say that if the Japanese had been defeated, the enemy might bave effected the relief of Kinchou as they de- sired to do. The present defeat of the Russians must be therefore most disastrous.
*** Telissu is a temple, not a town, midway between Kaiping and Pulantien.-Ed.
(Japan Times,)
London, 8th June. The attempt to coerce General Kuropatkin to relieve Post Arthur is keenly discussed, but it is regarded as doomed to failure, as the relief of the port is not likely to be attempted.
Suggestions of intervention are scouteti at St. Petersburg, the feeling there being that the war must be continued at all costs.-Arohi.
TELEGRAMS TO AMOY, FOO- CHOW, SHANGHAI AND BEYOND.
Mr. Olaf Nielsen, Superintendent of the Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd,, informs us that the whole cable traffic between Hongkong and Shanghai being thrown on to this company's cable in consequence of the interruption, for repairs, of the Eastern Extension Company's cable between Hongkong and Foochow, delay may be expected on telegrams from and to Shanghai (Amoy) and places beyond.
A TALE OF THE SEA.
From the Straits Times of the 13th inst. On Saturday the 11th inst, Capt. Tawlor of the s.s. Chan Shan accompanied by a robust good looking lad of 12 years of age, called upon Chiel Det. Insp. Perett at the Central Station and told him the following story. On Last Chinese New Year's Day the Ta Shan was in the Straits of Mayassar about S. I, and going north when/a sampan was sighted several miles off land. In the sampap was found the boy in a very feeble condition, and apparently dying, and with him a dead man. The boy was at once taken on board and cared for and in a short time regained strength; but no one on board understood has language. The ship went on to China, touch. ing at various ports, and last week the boat arrived at Singapore. Efforts were made to discover someone who could speak the boy's language, but in vain. It was left to Insp. Perrett to find a clue to the mystery. In the course of his talk the boy uttered the word "mundok." A Bugis man had heard of a tribe. of dwellers by the sea in Celebes, called Mun: dok and after some trouble a Mundok man was found at Rochore who spoke the boy's tongue. The boy's story was briefly :-That his name was Yangarn and that he belonged to Batu Lorok (Celebes). His people were called M'un dok. The man found dead in the sampan was his father Six days before he was picked up he and his father put out to sea. A storm sprang dp and blew their away from the coast. They could not get back and they had no food with them. On the fifth day his father died. The boy is now on the s. Chan Shaw, Capt Lawlor having placed him on the ship's articles,
ornithology of Hongkong or its neighbour It is surprising what a little is known of the
hood, and when one chances to come across an article on local birds and finds that during a year and a half's collecting a gentleman has shot some 170 different species in and around our island the wonder is that the interesting | bobby has not produced works by many naturalists. In a recent issue of The Pois, is a contribution from the pen of Mr. J. C. Ker shaw, P 2.5., the pleasure of whose acquain tance we have had for several years. Ile there gives a list of birds of the Kwangtung coast, and in a few introductory remarks says :--
The following list of birds is the result of about a year and a half's collecting (October 1931 10 June 1903) in the districts round long. kong and Macao, mostly at the latter pl ce. For the identifications 1 am mainly indebted to Mr. F. W. Styan The list of ducks might be very considerably increased, but I have in cluded only those of which I have shot speci mens myself. Autention was chiefly paid to the land-birrls, but on the whole the district is a very poor one for trees, the level ground being densely populated and well cultivated, whilst the hil's are for the most part barren or sparsely wooded with fire, which are cut periodically for firewood, and never allowed to attain any considerable size. Almost the only patches of wood are behind the villages, and consist principally of banyan and bamboo, with scrubby undergrowth.
The country is hilly and broken, the granite hills rising from one to two thousand feet above se level, and their highest points reaching to some three thousand feet.
shops, as they are the coinmonest cage-birds in China.
9. Myinphoneus ceruleus. A common re- sident,
10. Larvivora sibilans. A very common bird in winter,
FOOCHOW CURRENCY.
It has already been noticed in a previous article that some $30,000 "Broken Dollars" are melted down every month and turned into subsidiary coinage. 20, 10, and 5 cent pieces are coined. They are inferior to those of the
Ke-Kwartung province which are the only of
rt. Zosterops simplex. Very common, mov- ing about the country in little flocks sident, and nesting about end of April.
12. Olscompra emerin, Fairly, numerous and a resident.
13. Pycnonotus atricapillus. Commoner on the hills, but found all over the district. A
resident.
14. Pycnonutus sinensis. Certainly the com. monest Bulbul, and perhaps the most numerous resident bird.
15. Buchanga atra. Very common in sum- mer, arriving about the middle of April, and leaving about the end of October. It nests in May.
16. Buchanga leucogenys. Not cominon. A summer visitor
subsidiary coinage which readily pass as cur tercy in Foochow..For amounts over $3 or 44 the Kwanglung coins are at 2 cents discount per St, the Fohkien at 4 cents discount, 5 cent pieces however are usually quoted at par for any amount, as the market for them is a larger one. A good deal of this sub. coin' is shipped away, mostly to the north to pay coolies on railway works, etc. No go cent. pieces circulate here at all. $(717) Fohkian sub. coin of to and 20 cents pieces 98 cents Kwangtung. St Mexican (717)=toz
+
Kwangtung. do, do. =104
Fohkien. It must be noted that there is an enormous quantity of counterfeit issues of the Local
17. Buchanga cineracea, A summer visitor. subsidiary coin. Not uncommon.
18. Chibi hottentotta. A rather scarte sum- mer visitor.
19. Pericrocutus cinereus. A fairly com-
mon spring visitor, soon leaving this district,
however,
zo. Velvacivora melanoptera. A resident, but noy very numerous.
21
anius schach. One of the commonest resident birds and ubiquitous.
Lanius fuscatus. Fairly common and resident. Not nearly such a noisy bird as the Schach Shrike, but frequenting the same localities.
23. Lanius lucionensis. A fairly common resident.
14. Oriolus diffusus. A not uncommon resident.
not very numerous.
26. Spodiopsar sericeus. A common bird in winter.
27. Stursia sinensis A very coinmon spring visitor, staying to breed, and leaving about the end of September.
4
The scale in use by the two European Banks has been given, viz, Yang Ping with a ratio of 77 Taels to $100 The common scale ere. ployed by all the large native Banks except the Hackwan is the itsin Yi, the true weight equivalent of which to the Yang Ping 727 is 74.16. But the native Banks invariably pay shori weight, viz., at a ratio of 74,066 which is roughly 9%. As will be shown later, it is some time arbitrarily taken at 74.15 with Paper money transactions. s. 100 fisin Vat 84.66 actually 5135.01 whereas at 7416 it should realise $135.18 All Customs duties are paid into the Raekwan Bank in Haekwan Tatis, ie., by tyeight. If Customs duty is owed for say Ts. 1,000, 10 per cent is added as a fixed 'cover' between sycee and dollar co:nage Tis. 1,800 This is usually paid by 25. Spodiopsar cineraceus. A winter visitant, the European Hongs by cheque at
rale of 72 (s. 1,10) at 72-$1,527.77) The Hackwan Bank will not accept paper of any kind. This cheque ($1,527.77) would therefore be cashed at the Chartered of the Hoogkung and Shanghai Bank al 71.7 Tis. 1,095.41. The amount of dollars 28. Graculipica i ricollis. One of the com realised after this weighing on the Yang Ping onest resident birds, breeding in March, when scale is taken en bloc' to the Haekwan Bank it builds a large, untidy nest of coarse grass, and weighed on the Haekwan scale which is roots, and dry pandanus-übres, lined with finer heavier than the Yang Ping, the act sal equiva- root fibres. Two or three nests are often placedient of 717 being 715. The loss is roughly in a tree almost bare of leaves, where they are estimated on the aboę transaction as $14.50 conspicuous objects for miles around.
(in Tls. 1,000 duty). If the European hong 29. Acridotheres cristatellus. Another very
paid their compradore, who has to settle the duty with the Haekwan Bank, at 717 vice 74, common resident.
the compradore would lose less by about Tls 4 Yang Ping. Ths. 100 Haekwan sycee plus 10 per cent premium - Haekwan Tls tro. Its actual equivalent to the Yang Ping is 715. So Tis. 1oo Haekwan sycee plus to per cent-Tls. 110, at 715-5153.84 Yang Ping. And, by weight, Tls. 100. Yang Ping: Mackwan Tls. sycee 90.66; and Hackwan Tis. rco plus to per cent Yang Ping Ils. 10.30, thirty can dareens representing the difference between 715 and 71.7 or roughly per cent on every receipt of Customs duty by the Haekwan Bank, But, it is very generally maintained that the Haekwan Bank still makes a profit of about Vis. 3. Yang Ping by over weight on the Hackvan scale. And there seems to be ample 'cover' in the 10 per cent margin for sycee. It seems to be a fine example of the advantages that accrue to the fortunate holder of a meno. 40. Hemichelidon griseisticta. A common poly. In China there is always a quid pro spring visitor.
guo. One may then ask, how is this mono- paly from the Government obtained and re tained i
10. Urosphena squanticeps. A common re- sident.
31. Burnesia sonitans: A very common re sident.
32. Sutoria sutoria. Extremely numerous
and a resident.
33. Cisticola cisticola. Common in winter. 34. Phylloscopus superciliosus. Common in winter.
35. Phylloscopus fuscatus. Common during
winter.
36. Phylloscopus proregulus. Common in winter.
mon winter bird.
37. Phylloscopus trochiluides. Also a com.
uncommon winter visitor.
38. Cryptolopha tephrocephala. A somewhat
19. Celtia Canturiens. An abundant resident species.
41. Siphia albicilla. Common in winter, but I have never shot the fully adult male with a red throat, though I possess a long series of birds.
42. Cyornis hainana. A winter visitor. The female is fairly common, but I have only shot one mate.
43. Stoparola melanops. A winter bird, and rare.
44.-Alseanax latirostris. Common in winter. 45. Niltava macgrigoriae. I have seen only one pair, in winter, the female of which obtained.
46. Terpsiphone incii. A spring and autumn visitant, but I have shot only females and im- mature males, which are plentiful,
47. Terpsiphone princeps. A spring visitor, appearing about the beginning of April, and passing along the coast in smaller numbers on its return in autumn, about the end of August. 48. Poliomyias tużenia. Common in winter. 49. Cyanoptila bella. Aspring visitant, which arrives about the middle of March, but does not stay through the summer.
The only other scale to be nicted here is the Ku Ping which is the Treasury scale. It is only used in Foochaw, and only by the Man darins. Ku Ping 72.432-Yong Ping 747 Hsin Yi 74.16 H'Kwas 71.5.
THE VICEROY OF CANTON..
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According to a dispatch received from Can. ton, it is reported in mandarin circles in that city that the Empress Dowager is credlied with a desire to make Viceroy Tiên, of the Two"
To-day's Advertisements.
TO-NIGHT
TO-NIGHT!
THEATRE ROYAL.
Kwang provinces, and Wei, of the Liang lang. STANLEY'S OPERA AND DRAMATIC
exchange posts owing to the decidedly welk character of the latter in dealing with matters requiring backbone-the best of reasons why he should keep away from Canton.
COMMERCIAL.
SHARE LIST.
415 p.ท.
Following are further alterations in Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly & Pots share quelations no- tified to us after the list had been printed;-
Indo-Chinas ...
Marno Steamboats... Sh. Transports China Sug.rs
Da ry Farm
"Water Bouts
Light & Power
118 b..
30
26/ 6 b.
Jy
171 b.
16.
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Shanghai advices, dated 16th in t., state What u Tls. 156/155 cash and Th. 155 for Business reported:-Shanghai and Hongkew
June. ugs Pref," at Tis, 47. Indo Chinas it Tis. 8 for July. Tls 83 for September and Ts. 84 for Odtuber. Matschappijs at Tls. 30:
cash.
entrais Founders Sio Pulps at Tis. Lane Crawford & Co at Ts. 225.
Business done direct--hanghai and Hong- kew Whats at Tis. 14 for June. Indhinas at Tis 8, for December and $7 for Septem ber, to liongkong. Mauschappijs at Tl5 315 for September.
TO DAY'S EXPOUYNOK.
Selling
Loudon-Bank T.7. Da, demand, Do. 4 months' sight France-Bank T.T....... America-Bank T.T.. Germany-Bank T.T. India T.T.
Do. demand.... Shanghai-Bank T.T. Japan-Bank T.T. Singapore-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.T......
Buying
4 months' sight L/C. 4 months' sight L/C.........
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Stage Directress
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Crowded Houses, Brilliant Success.
TUESDAY, June afst, GRAND FAREWELL BENEFIT
← TO
MISS FANNY STANLEY,
AND
POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT, By Special Request, "EAST LYNNE."
FLAN AT ROBINSON'S PIANO COMPANY,
Prices...
$3,2 and 1. Doors Open 8.30. Overture 9 P.M. Late Trams will run after each performance, also Launch for Kowloon. Furniture kindlylent by Messrs. Kuhn & Komer.
Hongkong, 21st June, 1901.
THEATRE
WED. 1.
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DAY,
June 22nd.
FANNY STANLEY'S OPERA AND DRAMATIC COMPANY.
FISS FANNY STANLEY begs to in- I form her patrons that owing to the departure of the German Mail Steamer not leaving until THURSDAY, 23rd, on the above evening the Final Performance of the above Company will be given, when will be produced
PENLEY'S LAUGHABLE COMEDY. "CHARLEY'S AUNT,"
192 913 16 to
.2.283
...444 1.8 .1351
136
.711
.891
..Nominal
..........................108] | To be followed by a
GRAND MUSICAL VAUDEVILLE,
„1/10) | Entirely New Specialities,"
.1/10)
go days' sight San Francisco & New York 44! 4 months' sight
da,
30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne. 4 months' sight Francs........ 6 months' sight
4 months' sight Germany Bar Silver Bank of England rate
OPIUM QUOTATIONS. Today's quotations are as follows:-
Malwa New
"CHARLEY'S AUNT," in 3 Acts,
Entirely New Dances, Completing one of the most Select Vaudevilles of the Season,
PRICES AS USUAL.
453
1/10] .2.30
.2.34
..1.891 ..25 9/16
Doors Open 8.15.
Begin 9 P.M.
Hongkong, 21st June, 1904.
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...3%
for chest (@) 940/980
1,002/1,080 1,100/1, 80 1,200/1,250 1,105
15
Old.... Older Oldest..
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Henares New
Persian (Paper)
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1,170
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To-day's Advertisements:
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
TO THE
SANITARY BOARD Office, Hongkong.
OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
TAKE
FAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS And VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of such Build ing within the WESTERN DIVISION of the Cily of Victoria occupied by members of more than one family must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED by the owner during the months of May and June, and further TAKE NOTICE that
"Notice that such Cleansing and Limewash. ing HAS BEEN COMPLETED shall be sent to the Secretary of the Board within 3 Days AFTER date of completion." N.B. The Western. Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverley Street.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT). "HE Company's Steamship
"YUENSANG," Captain P. H. Rolfe, will be despatched as above, on FRIDAY, the 24th instant, at 4 P.M., instead of as previously advertised.
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This Steamer bas Superior Accommodation for First Class Passengers, and is fitted through- out with Electric Light,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
(738 Hongkong, z1st June, 1904. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
In Foochow all paper money is called Tai Fu, and $1 is nominally equal to 1,003 current cash. All paper money is issued only in terms of the Hsin Yi scale. But $ Tai-Fu=70 candareens, only Hein Vi! Notes are issued for which cash can be received on presentation by and at some 7 banks only in the Har Hong street over the long Bridge, where they are all closely situated to one another. The Notes are for $1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, 1,000 eg. $1 Ta-Fu realises on the Yang Ping scale 94 the 7 big banks no money is paid on demand. cents (4 cash) at the ratio of 74 15. Outside THE Company's Steamship Upon presentation of a cheque or paper money
"NAMSANG," `-
wall, the same is at once exchanged for a of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their at any other naive bank, outside the city having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees cheque, or order, as one of the big banks, Goods will be delivered from alongside. which are vinually clearing banks, not only because of their proximity to one another, copper, in their Treasuries, with very few but because they alone keep coin, other than
exceptions, and then only in very small quan. tities. No bank however seems to be too small to issue paper money! The Har Hong Banks may be given for reference as they stand at present, viz:-Chung Cheong; Ham Hong; Wo; Hung Yu; How Kwan; Yue Da; Yuen 53. Pratincola maura. A very common wio-Tai Besides these there are 4 large banks ter visitor.
which pay on demand in Foochow city, inside the wall, situated in South street' viz-Shipg Yuen, Khu Yuen, Teen Chuen, Long Shun,
50. Xanthopygia narcis-ina. A spring visitor, arriving about the beginning of April and leavin. before the summer.
51. Hypothymis accipitalis. Common during winler.
$2. Oreicola ferrea. A somewhat uncommon winter bird.
The winter, from about November to February inclusive, is the dry season; hot on the whole, but with short spells of really cold weather, generally during January and Feb ruary, when the thermometer occasionally 54. Ruticilla aurorea. Very common during descends to 50° F. in the daytime; whilst the the winter. It arrives about the middle of spring and summer are hot and very damp. October and leaves about the end of March. The spring meaths are usually the rainiest 55. Calliope carotschatkensis. A winter bird, period. Macao is about forty miles south appearing about November. Not common. west of Hongkong, on the opposite side of the 56. Lanthin cyanura. A winter visitor. The West River estuary. Dongkong is just within females are numerous, but I have shot only the tropics, the line passing through Swaton and about equally dividing Formos1.
1. Corvus torquatus. Very common and resident. It nests at the end of January or early in February, and feeds its young to a great extent en fish.
2 Pica rustica. One of the commone resident birds, frequently seen in parties of twenty or thirty. Dreeds in January, building the usual domed nest.
3. Urocissa erythrorhyncha. resident, breeding in April
A common
4. Dendrocita sinensis. A rare bird in this part of the country,
Garrulus sinensis. A rare bird here.
6 Parus cinereus. Apparently the only Ti in this district. A very comida resident.
7. Dryanames. perspicillatus, A common resident.
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- & Trochalopterum canorum. I have only seen these birds on Hongkong Island, where they may possibly have escaped from the bird"
one adult male.
57. Copsychus saulari One of the most familiar residents. Nests in May.
58. Turdus hortulorum. A very commun
In conclusion, much indulgence is asked for reliable information is only dragged with a very incomplete treatment. Accurate and
difficulty, if at all, from the always suspicious or over-cautious Chinese, especial y if one bas no that the words 'roughly and about are knowledge of their language. It will be policed frequently necesssary. And it will probably be found that the exceptions are in every case more common than the rule. But it is only possible to get a very small idea of the actual inconsistencies of palive financial transactions by trying to discover what the rule should be. The opportunities for irregularities have perhaps been little more than hinted at between the lines, They would perhaps be more flagrant if space permitted reference to copper cents and the local Care coinage Finally, of the Resolu- tions passed at the conference between de legations from the United States, China, 62. Monticola solitarius. A common resi-Mexico and Great Britain regarding the dout.
bird.
59. Turdus mandarinus. Very common in winter. It arrives about the end of October, and leaves about April.
60. Turdus cardis. A common bird in winter. 61. Oreocincla varia Not common, One specimen was shot in winter.
63. Munia atricapilla. Not common......... 64. Munia topela. One of the commonest resident binds.
65. Musta prizivera. Not common. 66 Uroloncha squamicollis. A very com mon residest.
67. Eopbona melanura. Not commos/" 68. Chloris sinica. Commion and resident.
'(To be Condudid.)
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P.M. the 23rd instant, will be Godowns at East Point. landed at Consignees risk and expense into
No Fire Insurance will be effected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers.
[745 Hongkong, 21st June, 1904.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"MAZAGON,"
THE
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.
being landed and placed at their risk in thr vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Consignees of Cargo by the above-námeo
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Marke by Mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before
.P.M. TO-DAY."
Goods not cleared by the 27th instant, as 4 P.H., will be subject to reut.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by inc n any case whatever.
monetary systems of silver using countries, Godowns for examination by the Consignee's Damaged Packages must be left in the and the establishment of a National currency and the Company's representative at an ap reads as follows in the Chinese Empire, Resolution, No. 1 pointed hour
That a national currency for the Empire of the steamer's arrival here after which date All claims must be presented within ten days "consisting of silver coins which shall be full they cannot be recognised.
legal tender throughout the Empire is urgent #ly desirable.
As soon as practicable, steps should be *takin for the establishment in China of a "6xed relation between the silver unit and "gold"'—Foschow Echo
No claims will be admitfod after the Goods have left the Godowns.
E. A HEWETT,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, at June, 1904.
Dated this 17th day of June, 1904.
THOS. A., HANMER, Secretary.
Entimation.
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