THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MAI
THE HOLM NESTORIAN EXPEDI®: { day. Othe and May, 1957 and travelled in s
TIÓNS 10 SPAN-BU 1007,
{MR," FRITS|V, IESIM-IN, HONGKONG,"
Readers of be/longkɔng Telegraph witreenil a brief report reproduced in these columns from the Bank. Daily News of the Holm-Nestorian Expeditions to Sino-fu in 1907. Mr. Holm has spent a whole year in his researches and his enterprise has been characterized by Mr. J. O. F. Blind, whose nime it now familiarl♬ " associated with the British and Chinese Corporation, as "a bitherto uncultivaed "Industry." Mr. Frita V. Holm, M.RA 3. who is a young Danish i praglist and traveller, arrived by the ss. Kennebec term Shanghai yesterday, and what makes the advent of this member of the fourth estate se interesting, it the fact that he has brought with hint all the way down from Sifu an exact replica
a regular litla Caravan. Setting out again when all was ready, he reached bis destination, Hanfu, on the sath May, and then proceeded cutly to put he long cherished plan into execution.
THE MAKING' OF THE REPLICA.
THE BANK OF JAPAN.S
CHINA TRADE ALARMINGLY, DEPRESSED.".
,000, of which more
to approximately
bas Y200,000,000 was paid up remember how the shares of new have come into disrepute since the eginning
Today's Advertisements,
AGRADECIMENTO.
CONSELHEIRO Consul-Ceral de
-house-bsui to Taku where the Peking Sya» j-dque had fan establishment, and thence con- tinued his journey on horseback woutward via Weichioglo and Honanfu, where he organised. | ". The crat ordinary general" maeting of the, "of last year, this fact testifien to the sound- thareholder of the Nippon Ginko was held on 2016 and promising nature of the enter the 15th instant, when the president delivered prises and the increase in the development of Potugal o a Commissão das Exequias the following address
our unioral resources thereby is beyond doubt, celebrarias no dia 29, de Fevereim ultimo, it is evidently due to this fact that notwith-tufruh lagas almas de 5 M. El For 1. standing the serious check to our foreign trade tins + de S. Ar o Princips Real, ven last year there was an aggregate increase, por este meio agradecer profundamente a [todus, que se, dignaram, ayolnir aquelle acto The lature prosperity of the national financa religioso, jo depends upon the increase of the country's ⠀⠀⠀ Hongkong, 4 de Março de 1508 prodection, and it is a matter of sincere. congratulation for the State that such has been
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE actually proved by facts, Viewed from the HW H. A. L. Steamship standpoint of national expansion, however, the
THEBAL result attained cannot be deemed 'more than
"BELGRAVIA," one step forward, and the people as a whole, Captain-ildebrandt, having arrived, Con both oficial and private, should exert all their signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send energies for the further development of the by the Undersigned and to take immediate in their Bill of Lading for countersignature nation's resources-fapan Chronicle.
delivery of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless potice to the contrary be given before TO.
Taking 'up bis q tarters an unostentatiously. as possible he engaged the services of a skilled Chinise daughtsman, and four stone-cutter, explained to them what he wanted, and made a bargain to pay them Ths. 150 for an exact copy of the famous. Tablet. The contractors, they may be called, ware obliged to proceed with the task very cautiously indeed. First of alla suitable piece of stone had to be procured Mr. von Holm, stipulating for a slab of the same material and dimensions as the original This being procured, 11, had to be conveyed to naked without attracting notice, which was done; it then had to be shaped and' dressed, and afterwards the stone-cutters, chiselling twin the ma vellously accurate drawings of the Chiness draughtsmas, slowly and Lediously proceeded with the task of carving it,
The foreigners in Sinn, missior aries all, with one exceptino, did not view the enterprise with any great favour; but no opposition was offered and at length i was finished.
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A SAILOR'S WEDDING.
MARRIAGE OF AN INDO-CHINA 'SKIPPER,
+
During the first term of last year financial circles experienced intense depressiou, Da account of the heavy fall in bonds and shares Although the market revived a little during the latter half, a check was again exposienced as the result of the financial panic i the United States and the depreciation of copper, so that the money market and be business prospects like continued in astele of depression. The bonds and shares which had reached abnormally high prices during the previous year underwent a sudden all at the end of January,, as the result of which not a few of those chiefly interested were reduced almost to the verge of rain. Thes incts not only affected the partles interested, but in additos to that the banks connected with them fall into difficulties. As you are await, many ramours were set in circulation which led to rune na tome of the banki, and there were not a few banks which, although' in a Most of the Indo-China Co.'s ships in harbour perfecily sound state, yei fell victims to the pre-were decorated yesterday, with a spread of v iling nervousness. Such being the state of bearing toning fore and aft over the mastheads affairs, it is not surprising to find that several and along the entire length of the vessels, re- of the banks had to ask for assistance from the pors the Shanghai Times of 29th ult. The Nippon Ginko, and although the bank deler display was in honour of the wedding of the ined upon the policy of giving necessary master of one of the Indo-China fleet, namely, succour so far as circumstances would allow itpptein Sandbach, commanding the sa. Choy is to be sincerely regretted that during the sang, which vessel, strange to say, was the months of May and June the calls on some of latest of the decorated vessels to put on ber the banks became so great that those which were holiday attire. She was lying at Jardine's on an unstable basis were oblized to close whai just astero of the s.8. Kingsing which ran their cers. During the latter part of June up her busting at eight balls, at which time some of Ae prominent bunker advocated the also the ss. Licushing, moored out in the advisability of advancing cash to those stream, gave the many-coloured contents of her eierprises which on mature consideration signal-lockers to the carenes ofthebalmy morn. had satisfactory prospects, and this policy ing breeze. But the prospective bridegroom was had the salutary effect rather, doubiful and diffident about the pro- being adopted it Mr. you Holm's priz, which is absolutely
of setting the popular mind at ease priety of dressing his own fine versal, and it perfect replics of the famous monument, con-
Abut the same time, however, financial was not till he was safely ashore and interest. sists of a huge slab of granite, pr ens se marble,
circles in the United States, which had big himself about the set of his wedding gar. taken from the same query as the material of
ments that his' chief: officer, was able to take The conveyance of the great stone from Sian been showing signs of uneasiness on account of the Tablet itself is measures 6, Gin, into Hankow was an immense undertaking. the depreciation in the price of copper and matters into his own hands and give the ship the aspect which she ought to wear upon such height, f. in width and, sin, in thickness, First of all it took 64 conlies to lift it from the fugluations in the share market, fell into a state Rod weighs two fans; so that one cre well ground and place it on the heavy cart which wildest panic. Our export irade with the joyous and interesting occasion. Te bride, believe, Mr. van Holm's statement that it had been specially constructed to carry it to States experienced a sudden setback, this being to why it is time, our readers will be begin transportation from Si-an-fu`in Shepsi to
Chengchow, Hogan, where it was put on a rail-noticeable both in revard to silk and other sing to say, to devate a little attention if we Hankow, the put of shipment, was a mad-way truck and by that means taken to Hankow, articles of export-These fact, coupled with would not expose nurselves to a charge of im dening undertaking. Yesterday (Fcb, 24)
the renewed fail in the price of silver on politeness, was Miss Jane Gordon Oudenay, morning it was, hoisted out of the hold of the Igangico into a car¿n-bo it alongside, and trans, shipped in the afternoon to the us. Kenichce by which it is to be taken to New York, where
of the historical Nestorian tablet which he is taking with him to New York; his ultimate destination. In conversation with A repre- sentative of this journal this im groing it was suggestad, to Mr. Holm that he might favour Hongkong residents with' an account of his interesting travels. Although the journalist “expressed every desire to please it was to be feared that his sady departure for Manila, thence via Singapore and Suez to America, may render it impracticible f▸ Mr. Holin to lecture in the Culony on a sitbject of absorbing. interest to seakens after. Estern lore, But
THE HOMEWARD JOURARY If the Commitee of the Hongkong Odd
Mr. von aim was then in Hankow, having Volumes Society can prevail upon cur visitor gene there for various reasons, among them to recdunt same of his caps jenced-and post ill-health, after the work lind been fairly setia albly difficulties in pursuing his original missin to Sixn. On hearing of the completion sion after a most venerable monument of a of the undertaking, he hastened back to the half-forgotten sect of Christianity, Hongkong Shensi capital, invited the Chinese officals to residents will be able to learn from Mr. Holm inspect the replica, which they did and finally, himself a parrative which, by his courtesy, we fer much negotiation gave him permission to are enabled to reproduce from a porter contake it away, Mr. v. Holm,jt may be mention. temporary-the Shawshal Timer to which Mr. ed is the only foreigner so far, who has heen Holm related, as he did briefly to our repre received by the officials of the Shensi Fargign Office in their, yamen, where he was most cour tenusly and considerately treated by the pres sident and members of the Provincial Board of Foreign Affairs.
sentative'to-day, his quest and find.
Mr. Von Holm will prob bly lecture on it. The hoisting and transhipping of such a huge slab of stone- the dimensi rs jus given do not in clude the wedge-shaped prolongation at the
bottom by which it isto be secured in the ground when placed upright in positos,÷was a thing to turn the anxious'owner's ba'r grey,"
THE TABLET, 1
It may here be convenient to give a short account of the original Tablet before we pro- ceed to sketch. Mi von Halm's adventures in ob'aining the replica. The earliest recorded attempt to preach Ebrissianity in Chin ascribes It to the efforts of the Nestațian Chưṛch in the
VII. century, though tradition suggests that not many years elap-ed from the times of the Apostles before the Gospel was preached in
Chian and Indo-China.
The time of the ar
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UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES.
von Holm himself, his troubles really began, tele, according to statements made by Mr. and strange to relate, it was not from Chinese officinis they proceeded, but from the foreign
Commissioner of Customs. Mr. Aglen. „For sonte unexplained reason this gentleman seiced the stone and impounded it, instructing Messrs, Jardine, Matheson and Co. nat to let it leave their godown on any account until they heard further from him,
Sir Robert Hail, who knew Mr. v. Holm's
enterprise, issued instructions that the stone
was to be restored to Mr, von Holm, for him to do what he liked with it.
THE PRIZE SECURED.
Mir van Hohn the returned to Hankow, atuaired possession of the great piece of work, once more shipped it on board the Loongwo and brought it down to Shanghai, where, as we Ive seen, it was put on board the s.s. Kerine
bez for final conveyance to New York.
purchase of the metal, was a great blow to our account of the Indian Government stopping the foreign commerce, trade with China becoming alarmingly depressed. The unusual pheno menon of the excess of imports over exports at the season when the exports hould have been in excess was witnessed. Depression again signs of revival, once more fed into a state of set in, and business circles, which had shown | depression, and thus the year was passer,
The demand for money hom the Nippon Bank during the year has been considerable, hoth in rendering assistance to other banks and also in making advances for silk and other commodities. On the other head, when the money market began to show signs of revival during the third quarter of the yeer, several of the newly-promoted enterprises commenced work and the money drposed with the banks began to be g.ndusily withdrawn. Moreover,
the financial pakic in the 'Siales and the fall in
the
daughter of Mr. William Murray Oudenay Bud sister of Mrs. John Dewar, whose husband, we seed scarcely say, is one of the best krown and most highly esteemed shipmasters in the China Seas The wedding was celebrated in the after song in Union Church by the Rev. C E.Darwent The Church was beautifully decorated and has been celebrated there this season. the service certainly one of the prettiest that
The bridegroom and his best man, Captain Wright of the s.3. Lievshing, and other friends, were waiting at the altar when the bridal party arrived. It included the bride, attired in an exquiste weiding dress, and leaning on the arm Captain Dawer who gav her away, her bridesmaids, the young daughters of Captain and Mis. Dewar, and of Captain and Mrs. Hop tins, Mis. Dewar and a large number of diher friends; and as they entered the Church Mr. Ernest Hall played Wagner's Wedding March, to the strains of which they proceeded in seemly
DAY
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Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the hazardous and/or extin hazard-, ous Godoyan of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored a Consignges' risk and expense.
All Claims must be presented within_ter" days of the steamer's arrival bere after, which date they cannot be recognised. N .... No Claims will be admistted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the ith inst., will be subject to rest.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the roth inst, at 3 P.M. -
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG:AMERIKA LINIF,
Hongkong Otce. Hongkong, 4th March, 1008,
1287
PUBLIC AUCTION.. THE Undersigned have received instructions
FOR
from Mrs W. DANDY, to sell by .PUBLIC AUCTION, ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE
W. DANDY,
on
THURSDAY and FRIDAY,
the 12th and 13th March, 1998, commencing
each day at 2.30 P.M., at No. 5, Queen's . Gardens, Peak Road,
THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE, ·
THEREIN CONTAINED,
Comprising
SILK TAPESTRY-COVERED 'DRAW. ING ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD WARD-
EX
Intimations.
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO, LO.
AGENTS
FOR THE
FAMOUS
"VICTOR"
TALKING
MACHINES.
A comprehensive stock.
DINNER WAGGONS, TEAKWOTELS MACHINES & RECORDS.
TENSION DINING TABLE and CHAIRS TEAKWĽOD SIDEBOARD with GLAS",
ENGRAVINGS, a quantity of BRONZE STATUETTES, INCENSE BURNERS
GLASS, CROCKERY and EP. WARE
and VASES, OLD CHINA, CARPETS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, DRESS. ING TABLES, Double' and Single IRON BEDSTEADS and BEDDING,"SHANG- HAI BATHS, &c, &c;
AL O
A large quantity of PLANTS in POTS;
AND One COTT GE PIANO by Collard and.
Collard, London, One IRON SAFE and One
RICKSHA
*Catafèues will be issued,
On view on Wednesday, the trib'lostrot, TERMS —Ai naval, 2000...
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
longkong, 4th March, 1908.
ITO LET.
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Mr von Holm has suffere ? considerably in rival of the Nestorians in China canont bevalih. by the fatigue, exposure and auxieties of of commodities intended for export to America choir sang approprjate bymos, and all aroundFFICES on Top FLOOR, No. 2, CON-
specified with ceriainix, hat there is evidence polating as early as the year 55 AD). The only Nestorian record found in Chin-the tablet we are direussing-was recidentally r cavated by Chinese shourers A. 16, and the authenticity of the' tablet has now been generally established., The stone is in very good condition. "and recent rubbings taken from it are nearly perfect. The in- 'scription - on it, which is in Chinese, with a few lines in Syriac, has often been
such a remarkable expedition, and that he has been able to accomplish the object of the mis. sion single-handed is a proof of dogged grií in
the face of difficulties, and fertility of resource
ip overcoming them, which lew inen could show in similar circumstances.
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
1o in a pity that this fine piece of work could not be exhibited. In Shanghai, The China Branch of the R.A.S. would have shown it in.
price of silver caused a great accumulation and China, which was another main cause for the demand for money. Coupled with the rise in the rds of interest in the European and American miny markets as the result of panic in the states, there was the circumstance to be faced that not a few of the foreign banks. were up sing their gold to Europe and meic, which had the effect of making mney gülso in Japan.
These facts taking place just at the period when money was in great demand in the pro
translated in 1847, Dr. Bridgeman publish. I their rooms and, perhips, induced Mr, vonvinces for the harvesting of rice and other
easily perceived. As Dr. Bridgeman says:
procession to the altar. During the service the displayed a degree of sympathy and interest that, must have been very grateful indeed to the contracting parties, who were thus made to realise the esteem and affection in which they are held by a wire circle of friends.
A reception was held subsequently at the re- sidence of Captain Dewar, Woosung Terrace, where a rich aray of presenta was displayed, and where the health" of the, bridal couple was honoured in the most sincere and hearty
manner,
GULF
The monthly competition against Bogey for the Saunders' Farewell Cup was held at Happy
ed a Latin version, a French version and an which Mr. von Holm, notwithstanding anime inclined to be more liberat, to again raise "Holm to deliver a short lecture segarding it, cerea's caused the binks, which were at one English version this last being his own. The style is very terse, and the exact meaning not engaging, quality of shyness and diffidence their rates of interest, and thecurrent bank-rate which, with all his enterprise and daring until shen not very different from that of the "Were a hundred Chinese students employed possesses him when talking about his exploits. Nippon Giɑko-was, at the end of November. Vallay between February 29th and March and,
might have done but that the exigencies of shipment stond in the way. The stone, as we have seen, weighs two tons, and it was found
on the document they would probably each give a different view of the meaning of some
raised to a marked degree. Your directors,deem-
ing. it necessary that the Fank should have
parts of it. Briefly stated, however, the in-necessary to stow it away in a corner by itself recourse to some step for the' protection of its
scription consists of a preface, on eulogy of the illustrious religion and an ode, together with the names, of the Syrian priests sixty-seven in number.
on hoard the Kerseber, in a part of the bold which is not accessible when the other cargo was put on board,
SPELLING OF NAMES OF "-CHINESE PLACES, M
The date of its erection in 781 A. D, bai. tween which and the year 625 it was lost in the world. In the later year it was accidentally dis covered lying face 'nwr wards below the surface
A great hindrance to effective work of the of the ground by some Chinese workmen who were engaged in the Frection if a new building.pal office is due to the different Romanization These workmen hastened to the Governor tell of Chinese places. A movement has been on foot for some years to adopt a conventional ing him they had found a memorial slab on which characters were, writen shit they could
system for this, The spelling of Chinese Characters in Raman letters varies with each not understand The Governor then inspected, nationality, missionary society, and even indi the stone and "with great reverence,” accord- | viduals, and there is in consequence endless con- ing to an antient chronicle, "caused it to be fusion in the foreign representation of names of placed on's fair pedestat," in which it stand places, making in difficult, and in some cars until the 2nd October, 1957. when the present dress.
impossible, to identify them in a foreign ad- The Chinese administration issues Governor of Shensi,” H.F. Char, bad it repiny notifications requesting the public at treaty ed, together with its pediment, & stone tortoise, ports to have written on the cover the Chipete into the Peilio, or "forest of, tablois" where it characters of the place when she destination is
Island, bet roch a rufe cannot be made com pulsory, and many residents neglect it; com. arquently occasional “misfirections occur and thus draw unmerited aspersions on the past office.
now stands.
interest in the circumstances decided upon the course, of raising the rate of interest ra December 4th. Since then the demand for money has greatly increased the balance of the Bank's advances at the end of December amounting to Y130,000,000 and the amount of convertible notes 10: Y369,000,000,0
When wartorn our attention to the state of
foreign trade during the last year it will be seen that the total mount was Y915, E86,000, of which Y437,410,000 represents exports and Y491,452,000, import. Compared with the previous year the total foreign trade shows, an increase of Y84,340,000-Y8,630,ċco in exports and Y75,680,000 în importa, >
It is a matter for congratulation that in spito of the general depression during the whole of last year our foreign trade should show such satisfactory results, notwithstanding, the fact that there has been an excess of imports over exparis to the amount of V62,005,oco as the result of the check to our foreign commerce since October list on account of the panic in the States and the fall of silver. If however, the varieties of commodities are carefully ex
The Chinese telegraph ader ipistration' bares the same experience, and the Customs contamined there will be found a decrease in such department, which has in determine samps for articles as couos thread, habutae, and sugar,
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The following cards were returned:
NAUGHT ROAD, facing the Cricket Ground, HOUSES in WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. No. 10, DES VŒEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
1st Floor,
'HATHERLEIGH,! Conduit Road.
A HOUSE in Clifton GardenS, COR/
duit Road..
OFFICES in YORK BUILDING.,
Victor
Renzione, 27th February, 1908.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
7.00 1,00,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS,
7.30 am, to 9.30 am....Every 10 minutes, 9.30 am to 11.00 am. .....Every 15 minuter; (1.30 am, 10 12.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutaf... 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes.
1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes sin 1.45 p.m. to 2.13 p.m... Every to minutes. 2.15 p.m. to `3,00 p.m. 2., Kyory 15 minuter. 5.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. ......Every 15 minutas“. 5.00 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m. ...Every so minutas, NIGHT CARL
GODOWNS in PRAYA EAST, BLUE 545 pm: and 9 p.m., 9.45 pm, to 11.15 1.99/
BUILDINGS, and No. 161⁄2, Des Vœux ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel," FLATS In MORETON TERRACE. Apply tom pom je lep
+
every half hour, SINDATE, Boo am, to: 9.00 a.m. „Every 15 minutes 9.00 am, to 9.30 am. ...Every so minuita, 9.30a.m. to 10.30 am....Every. 15 minuten. 10,30 m, to 1x1.00......Every so minutes 11:45 6ăm, to 12,00 5000.....Every 15 minuter. 169.12.00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Every 10 minutes
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· SAUNDERS' FAREWELL CUP. A. Gittins *
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78 entries,
France
Bank T.T.......
...1/10 11/16 1/10 13/16
337
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square
Germany Bank T.T.
1.93
down
R.O. Hutchison (1) Col. Martin
...242
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34 entries.
...... 1421 ...741 .22 % prem.
...**34
T. S. Forrest† H. Wilson
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*Winder of Cup, Winner of Pool.
THE WEATHER"
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Fizz, Director of the Hongkong Observatory . On the 4th at 11.55 -The baroneler bar fallen considerebly over S.W. Japan and the Loochaos, owing to the depression which is now moving Eastwards to the South of Kiusio. Pressure has increased considerable" to moderately over N.E. Japan and Central China respectively. It has fallen alightly on the 5.
ludia T.T. ................
Shanghai-Bank T.T.
Singapore Bank T.T; S... Japan-Bank T.Ti naom Java-Bank T.T. mimum Buying
months' sight LJC. ..................
months' sight L/C,.........1/ET 5/36 10 days' sight San Francisco & New York,:47 t months' sight
do.
30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne.......II} + months' sight France ...... 6 months' sight
48
mani
..2.46
........25 9/16
4 months' sight Germany...... Bar Silves Bank of Kugland rate 'Sovereign
1.00 p.m. to. 5,00 p.m......Every 15 minutes' 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes," 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. „,.Every 15 minutes, 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. .....Every 10 minutes
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.
BATURDAYS, N
Extra cars at 3.15 p.m.'11.30 pm, and y
11.45 p.m. SPECIAL CARS by Armagement s‡-the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDING", Des Voeux Road Central::
JOHN DE HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managem Hongkong, 4th June, 1007
F. BLACKHEAD & Co., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS COAL AND PROVISION MEK- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL COMMISSON
AGENTS,
GROUND FLOÓR,'
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,
SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,
SÖLE AGENTS FOR AME 47 TT ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE
H „Si0,50 | IL COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PÅTENT MOTOR
coast of China, a low pressure trough remain HONGKONG POOTBALL CLUB,
THE BEGINNING OF THE QUEST. Mr. Frits von Helm, who was formerly a Correspondent of the London Tr hạn in China, prior to which perind he had received in off ces' education in the Danish Navy, was already (R-traveller and explorer of répute when he is chisty, is also interested in the matter. On | while silk, copper, coal, cotton yarn, and luming off the coast.
entered on this latest mission. It was in being approached by the various authorities ber show an increase compared with the pre- Gradients are rather sleep and strong mon-
concerned, the Inspector General authorized Lo don in the early part of last year the Postal Secretary to have a Committee formed vinus year, this in spite of the check experiance soon is expected to set in Formosa Channel that he formed the idea of procuring 4 at Shanghai for the study of the questioned at one time. Again, with regard to the end the N. part of the China Sea.**** replica of the famous Tablet, with the under the presidency of the Statistical Secre- imports, such articles as raw cotion, bsancakes," - Hongkong Balufall for the 24 hours ending scientific and, hir'ntical y fue of which he had tarr, and after Inborinus inquiries from all ironsmachinery, and wool show an increase, at to a m. to-day, 035 inches."- made himse'f acquainted during his previous quarters, the commities has drawn up a list while sugar, collon thread, cotton yard, and, i
FORECAST.
· fixing the foreign spelling of the names of some residence in this country, Oblairing the sup-3,000 col Incalities. This list will be brought exilles show signs of decrease. It is hopeful Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. to N, port of some friends, whom he persuaded el, up in data from time to time, and, kiibe plan | sign that there in an increase in raw materials | £. winds, strong | rájny, the feasibility of his clans he came out to it in make it authoritative for names in all and a decrease in commodities intended for 2-Formosa Chanuel, N.E. winds, tira-,
again, and proceeded to Tientsin whers Official publiralinng and working documentsand consumption, Piela) he foal: preparations for the ex” ¿maps of the Chinese Customs, posis ardiele "cording to investigations we have made, and Lamocks, game RE NOKTI
He Jeft Tientrin in company with recognition among the fore'go" public=0
the total auth
"graphs, it is hoped it will soon servire universal Badk
interpretar und Kaunier Raport, 19. j
· IND. ROUND.
CLUB B. CO. CAMERONB.
The above re-played match will take place on Saturday nest, the 7th inst, on the Club's ground, kick-off being timed for 3.90 p.m. sharp. The team chosen by the Selection Committes to represent the. Club is as fol lown ~Goal; F. H, Kow; Backs: E. F., A0- South coast of Chios between Hongkong, Coll, E. Humphreyaj Dalves: L.-J. Wilburt, BI Hall A Gregory; Forward: W. H: Williams, capitalɛand extension of 144 --South coast of China between Hongkong. dürlər lest gaur amonated and Falung, same at Noë s
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