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Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE.

THE following packages have been lauded and stored at the risk and expense of the Consignees, who are requested to take immediate delivery,

Ex James Shepherd,

SD

A

in diamond 20 Bales.

W8

in diamond 269 packages.

TURNER & Co Hongkong, November 13, 1869

DUTCH BARQUE MARIA LOUISA,.

ANTOINETTE, BOM HAMBURG CONSIGNEES of Cargo by above-named

yesse] are requested to send in their Bills of fading to the Undarsigned for countersignature, and 1 to b take immediate delivery of their Goods,

Cargo impoding the discharge of the res- sel will be landed and stored at consigness

BOURJAU, LUBENER & Ö. Hongkong, August 30, 1869, 201 FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPOREONA (ZAR HP Steamer Hindostan" baving ar rived from the above Ports, Consig Hess of Cargo by her, are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods

Cargo impeding the discharge of the

For Sale.

Full Size BILLIARD TABLE

by Sherwood, Calcutta, with Marking Board, Ones, Rests, Balls, &c., &c., complete.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, November 3, 1869,

Ex 9. 8. UNITED SERVICE AND RIVER EDEN

For Sale.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FOR SALK, Under power contained in the Mortgage Deed),

situate in

New Advertisements.

FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG,

· (Should sufficient inducement offer.)

The Russian steam-ship

SHAFTESBURY,"

JAMES AITEEN, Master, will be

LL those valuable Premises A Hongkong, abutting on Queen's Road in the body and partly on the Prays on The Notiformerly occupied by Hesar Smith, Kennedy & Co., and now in the othe 30th instant. bupation of Mesars. K. Schelha & Co. The Premises are built on Marine Let No. 101, and are held under Lease from the

PRINCE ALFRED'S BOUQUET, made Crown for 999 years, subject to a Crown

to our special order by Atkinson, Costume CRACKERS

Rose Water CRACKERS:- Shakespeare's COTTAGES, Lamplough's Pyretic SALINE Johnson's Soothing SYRUP. Winslow's Soothing, SYRUP. Infant's Feeding BOTTLES,

İler'a Seidletz POWDERS,

rent of £30 per annum. The Premises are and airy, and the ground compri- ses au arch of 14,400 square feet,

Also,

- despatobed as above on or about

For Freight or Passage, apply to

LANDSTBIN & Co. Hongkong Hongkong, November 18, 1869,

1030

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED

IN

· New Advertisements.

(No. 2012-NOVEMBER 18, 1969.

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY TAR GOVERNOR

AND.

LADY MACDONNELL

Mr. W. P. FLOYD PEGS to announce that he has Re-opened his PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY at the corner of Wyndham and Wellington Streets, where he solicits the inspection of his collection.

Life size Photographic Portraits in Water Colors or Oil

Hongkong, August 7, 1889.

CONSULAR NOTIFICATION.

LE Undersigned in pursuance of the Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking, on instructions of His Eroallency Her

NOTICE în hereby given, that in soup Those valuable Premjans adjoining the above on its Western boundary, formerly be anion with the requirements of Section 80 of "The Company's Ordinance the cocupation of the Asiano Bank, and 1865, an Extraordinary General MEET built on Inland Lot No. 514. These Pre-ING of the Shareholders will be held at mises are likewise held under a Crown the Offices of the Company, Club Chambers, Lease for 900 years, subject to a Crown D'Aguilar Street, Victoris, on WEDNES Hockin's, Dokid's, Watson's, and But rent of £24 10s. per annum, and the Lot DAY, the first clay of December, A. 1869, contains an area of 6,760 square feet at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the

The above valuable Property will be sold purpose of confirming ali by Public Auction in, Hongkong

or any special early day (of which due notice will be given), Meeting called for the purpose on the six-age of British interests at the Ports of on some Resolutions that may be passed at the Monday, the 14th June, 1869, took over unless previously disposed of by private teenth day of November instant..

Tsewanfu and Takow, and entered on his duties as Acting Consul For further particulars,

By order of the Board of Directors, Apply to

WM. M. COOPER G. N. MINTO, MESSBA. SMITH, ARCHER & Co...

Secretary HENRY C. CALDWELL, Esq.,

Apply Solicitor, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1869.

House's COCOA and MILK; Epps's COCOA; Sewaitrar's COCOATINA, Swiss MULK; French SWEETS and BON BONS.

Perfume Diffusing Steam ENGINES,

A. SEWATSON & CO., Hongkong Dispensary

CANTONA

vadel will be landed and stored at Consig-TO nees' risk and expense."

DAVID SASSOON, SUNS & Co.

1869. Hongkong, Ortahi ON ber 25,

BRITISH SHIP STAR OF THE NORTU, PRZED FROM LONDON

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above visel are hereby requested to send an thell Bills of Lading for countersignature

to the Underigned and tako immediate delivery of their Gooda. Plenty in tien

risk and expaue

BE SOLDA substantially built HOUSE on Shanieen,

For TERMA, apply to the present occupiers, Messrs Moun&o, October 25, 1860.

de25

FOR SALE,Owl Price $1. ALL ROOM GUIDE

Apply to Hongkong, November 11, 1889, 39

DE SOUZA & Co,.

JEDITI PEFOR SALE, DURA

7 Cargo impeding the discharge of the Yearold Large and Powerful GALVANIC will be landed and stored at Consignaes' A BATTERY, of 80 cells, upon the late Professor DANIE's plan. It will make strong electric Light Chemicals, dc, com- plate. Td be seen at the "Albion Hotel," Hongkong, October 20, 1869, 1977 if

BOURJAU, HUBENER & Co. Hongkong, Outober 18, 186945

ES

TREx Muria' Elizabeth,

29/38 TEN CASES MERCHANDIZE,

HIPPED by Mossis, GAMLANLET & CO. A and consigned to order, have bồện landed and stored for account and risk of the Consignees, and if not taken delivery of before 105 September, 1869, will be sold at publio auction to cover freight and expénekes.

MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, August 23, 1869.

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ZA, NOTICE. **HR following" "cangs have been landed and stored at the risk and expense of the Consignees, who are requested to take Immediate delivery.

Vie A C

En Hoogly, 23rd Algust, 1909] | ̈

1 Fortmantean.

O BERTRAND, faktorinoipul Agent. Hongkong, Cotobar 19, 1869.

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Notices of Firms. MR. PAUL: GERHARD HUBBE, and Mr MALA GUZZow have been author ized to sign our firm here and in Obina from this date.

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, November 1, 1809. jan1

NOTICE.

R. THOMAR H: DE SEye in adritted aculer in our firm from the 1st of October 1809, sit ne

FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1860.

B. E. Q. Low is authorised to sign the

'nams of our Mirm in China.

AUGUSTINE HRARD & 00,

Hongkong, Obtdber 20, 1889.

NOTIOR

no20

R. FRITZ RAPP, has been duly author Procuration

Mvised to sign our Firms per

from this date, dupa

F. BLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, June 15, 1869, :. ::.-

NOTICE

Who sign our Firm from this dates

JE have authorized Mr CLAUS BODDE

CASH DREYER & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1888,

NOTICE,

THE Business, of, KINNEAR & Co., Fou- chow will be carried on from and

FOR SALE,

contract.

02

Houses and Lands."

TASY ATO LET.

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Hongkong, November 8, 1889. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

SECURITY

BRITISH CONSULATE

Taewanfu, June 15, 1869.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

THE

香港大藥房 Established 1841.

Should be the First Consideration in

Insurance TransactionOS MAME Į | FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

NR FLOOR of 4 hours in Queen's THE Directors of the Royal rum

Rod, a

Company have the pleasure of supply- ing the following information to the public, as evidence of the ample security they afford to their Assurers

THE CAPITAL

ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, March 28, 1800, ma

LIGHTERAGE AND STORAGE, HE Undersigned will undertake to land of the Company, available for the purpose Cotton, Rice, Coals, and other Mer- of meeting any unusual calamity happening ghandise, in theirown Boats, and to receive to the Assured, ia

samo op 1RAGE in First-clas Grawo MILLIONS inte godowne, on Moderate Terms

ROB. 8. WALKER à Col Bongbong, March 4, 1868.

A TO LEERALN ITH immediate possession, the House

lately cocupied by Messrs A. WILKINSON de

STERLING.

The amount actually paid up is £288, 405, This, with the Accumulated Fonds, lu Hand, makes the invested resources of the Company spwards of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POurns, which

OALS suitable for Household purposes. and Offices, No. 4, Gough Street, amount is invested as followe

ROBERT S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, November 9, 1869,

FOR SPORTSMEN.. HE Undersigned he received an

assortment of an

Breechloading FOWLING PIECES. AMMUNITION and REQUISITES for Bame, Es

CARTRIDGES, 16 and 12 gauge, and CARTRIDGE CLOSERS, of Metal and Wood, 15 12

OAPS for recapping aate, mil CARTRIDGES, GARNIER, & GAME.

BAGS

POWDER FLASKS and Shot Pouches Double Strap Shot POUCHES, SLINGS and Pouch SLINGS.

Elley's Green patent Wire CARTRID GES of most useful sites..

Elley's superior Elastic Concayed Folt WADDING, etc, et, of most useful sizes.

Also,

For Ladies and Gentlemen, Plesaure Saloon RIFLES & PISTOLS AMMUNITION for same,id=h. And offer the above on reasonable terms,

W SCHMIDT & Oo.,"

A Gunmakers. Queen's Road Central, 04, Hongkong, October 10, 1889

FOR SALE.

#

Ex Chetah, British Empire, Invincible And Others. AT MOUERATE PRICES. NEW INVOICES OF CHAMPAGNES, oto, ela, eta,

& Co.'s Dry MONOPOLE, EIDSIFOR

Hin quarts, and piots, first class Dry

Wine

Wine.

Perrier, Joust & Co.'s Pals (REAM- ING, in quarts and pints, first class Dry De St. Marceaux & Co.'s CARTE BLANGHE SEC, in quarts and pints, first olass Dry Wine.

Ruinerd Père & File Carte BLANOHE, in quarte and pluts,

EUGENE ÜLIQUOT, in quarts, pinta and half-pitita, A

DAY MOUSSEUX, in quarts and

COLLINS, in pints... White & Co.'s Pale Dry SHERRY, white

Duff Gordon's Pale Dry SHERRY, white Boal (very dry),

this date under the style and firm of seale

KINNEAR, LARKEN & Co. the partiers

being Mr. WinLYAM BALFOUS KINKEA and, pe

TROKAN LAN-

"CASTRE HÄRKEN

...” WILLIAM BALFOUR RINNEAR. Fooollow, May 1, 1869.99

Duff Gordon's Pale Dry SHERRY, yellow seal.

Duff Gordon's Pole Dry SHERRY, tf. red scale and bottle.

in wood BAGS BARCLAY PERKINS & Co., in logaheads. Guiness' extru. DUBLIN STOUT, by ME, & T. Burke, in quarts and pints

LOTGEVAINOTICE. JY HAVE this day established myself as u

PODLAGOON

·JUSTER and GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, said the rate C, LANGDON DAVIES.

- Hongkong, July 1-1868

NOTICE:

gen

THE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. HENRY DAVIES MARGERSON

GINGER BRANDY, GINGER WINE, ORANGE BITTERSHARDWO

in our Firm consed on the 80th June last; and Mr MozTimer hyllyn MURRAY Was..... -adlåitted a partner therein on 1st July,

MARGESSON & CO. Hongkong, August 2, 1869,

For Sale.

| ILLUMINATION!! For sale cheap

boxes Da Boubais best 500 Stearine CANDLES, in lots to suit/purchasers. At

LAMMERT ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1868.

Just landed and for sale ***** Small Invoice of Kerosine OIL

LAMMERT ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1869.

HOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS of

ra Pekin and its surroundings.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, November 3, 1869

፡፡፡

Colored and

6.W. BAKER & Oo,

EX MAIU STEAMER. RENCH KID

White,

gkong, September 24, 1869,

Kinshan's LL WHISKEY, in ginas, - - Old Scotch Telay WHISKEY, in glass, Hennessy BLANDY, sell Kame Swaine & Board's OLD TOM. THUFFLES, in and tins, --- TRUFFLED PATER, in and tins. Patent GELATINE LOAF SUGAR.

Bonneaux: FRUITS, in Juice and

TeyssonDeaux JAMS and JELLIES, ?. Crosse & Blackwell's OLLMAN STORES, comprising every requisite for Families and

Мелков

Compton's HAMS, CHEESE, and Break- fest BACON, in tins,

Proporvid MEATS, in 11b, 2th, 416. Bib, tas

SOUPS, FISH, GAME and VEGËT- ABLES, of every dosription.

Yellow Split PEAS, Regulation LIME JUICE BLACKLEAD, PLUMBAGO, PUMICE-STONE, etc. etc.

LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, Angust 30, 1980,

ti

Apply to

A GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 0. Hongkong, October 14, 1868.

TO LET

(With immediate possession. ). EVERAL Strong New GODOWNS, very conveniently attuated on Marina Lot No, 63, between Alesse JOAN BORD & Co.'s premises and Mesara GIDB, LIVINGSTON & Co.'s Wharf.

For Particulars, apply to

·A. MOLEOD, At Messro Gibb, Livingston of Cp.'s Hongkong, April 26, 1889,

TO LET

With Immediate Possession.. BUNGALOW at Pokefolum.

Apply to

tł

LANE ORAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, September 1, 1869.

TO-LET. Font With Immediate Possession, *

THE. Upper Sad Lower part of the HOUSE on PEDDER'S WHARE, lately accupied by

THOS HUNT &Co. Hongkong, July 16: 1869.

THA

· FOR SALE. OR TO LET, HAT desirable Residence No. 17 Caine food, consisting of DWELLING for 4 Horses attached, lately occupied by HOUSE, with Que Boussa and Stabling

the Horblo. W. H. RENNI

and is in thorough repair.

The House has been recently redecorated

Apply to

JOHN GERRARD. Hongkong, August 10, 1800.

A

pa

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CLUB CHAMBERS, D'AGUILAR

STREET, AT, FDW Sets of these desirable ORAM- Ruka are now vacant, and can be had reasonable terms. Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co Hongkong, February 5, 1869,

TO LET. 10.4 Pechits Terrace, Elgin Street.

Apply to

With Immediate Possession.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, September 29, 1869.

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TO LET

From the 1st December next. BB Eligible Residence situated above Bonham lead, recently in the odou pation of M. BobsAN, Esq. For Partisulars, apply to

RORS WALKER & 06. Hongkong, October 9, 1609,

FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. TU. 1 Pechile Terrace, ELGIN STELET, nestly furnished with good English- made FURNITURE, with possession from 1st November.

to Apply

Hongkong,

LANE, ORAWFORD & Co.

October 1, 1869, TO BE LOT. WITH Possession from the 1st October No. Gough Street, at present occupied next, the HOUSE AND OFFICE by Moser KitoRNER BOBRE & Co.

Apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, June 30, 1869.

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NOTICE.

IN THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS LAPRATE, Deceased PROBATE of the last Will and Teste ment of DovoLAN LAPRAK, formerly of Hongkong and lately of Acton, deceased, having been granted to the Undersigned, one of the Executors in the said Will named, FURNITURE DAMASK GIMP and All persons Indebted to the said Estate LOOPE, Embroidered OLUTH, Vakare hereby required to pay the amount of

BX 8. S. DIOMED,” HE

Invested Funds of the Royal Insurance Company, 30th June, 1809. Real Property owned by

the Company

£218,671. 11 5 Mortgages on Freehold

33,500 0 0

Property £30,000 Reduced S per

cent. Consola India Government 5 per

AA. 8. WATSON & Co.,

By appointment

TO THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD. N. BThe Hongkong Dispensary is known to Chinese Servants as the "Hong. kong ti-yuk-fong,"

DR. VARNUM D. COLLINS, FOLDING & Diploma from the Philadel

practice of his profession at Hongkong

phis Dental College, resumes the Ufice and Residence, 50, Wyndham breet; but patients visited at their homes if de- sired.

All diseases of the teeth treated, and artifical work inserted on gold, silver, valcanite and Allen's continuone gum.

Hongkong, June 14, 1869. PRIVATE BOARDING ESTABLISH MENT

29, Hollywood Road, **: (FORMERLY THE SPANISH CONSULATE.)

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UNDER DESPATCH. For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow --Fer Azof, on Saturday, the 20th instant, až

noon..

For Bangkok.-Per Albert Fictor, on Ba turday, the 20th Instant

CARGOES.

From the Canton Customs Daily Returna) Summary of Imports and Esporte paned at the Canton Custen House, by the Native Craft, during the week ended 140 November.

Imported from Hongkong:-

1422 bags and 507 picola Alam, 1009 bags Betelnuta.

28 packages Cardamomis.

110 bags Chaff.

152 bags Coke.

301 balss Cotton, ·

76 bundles Cotton Thread..

30 cases Cutch.

41 packagee Cuttle Fish. 1047 Black and Red Dates.

bags

263 baskets Salted and Dried Fish

1080 bags Flour.

48 bags Felta.

76 packages Fruits.

154 cases Window Glass, 116 packages Glass-waro. 6334 Bottles

40

packages Glue,

870 pieces Butthloe Bides

661 pieces Buffaloe Horns.

No: 2012-

TO CORRI

Cher columns are address the public of we do not hold our

opinions of our corr

All communicatio must be accompani aointer, not necessar a quarantee of gend

THE CE

HONGKONG, THVE

STUDY OF TH GI

Ir is not ofter t compelled to dissen our contemporary preme Court and C is particularly we

subjects relating to in a recent nuinber

amount of Chinese terpreter should “L appears to us so s nients, as well as ad language itself, th from stating our The article to whic "a certain amount sary for some pe

valuable to every

51 bales Dried Flowers.

164

picula Logs of Wood.

295

packages Uld Coppar.

52

880 piga Load.

packages Vollow Metal Sheathing.

China Upon this

Official interpreters to read despatches

78 Easks Quicksilver.

50 cases Tin Plates

1088 bundles and 2174 pieces Iron Rods,

Bare, Hoops and Sheets.

162 packages Iron-ware.

100

The picals Margrove Fark.

$15 packages Medicine.

and 6414 picuis Passe

1818

60 bsaketa Persimmons,

66

bales

70 Pig

Pepper.

154 Planks.

48

packages Provisions (salted) 54 bates Quartz..

.754 piouls Rattans.

1948 bage Rice.

54 packages Samshoo.

1640 pieces Sandalwood.

484 bags and 1002 piouls Sapanood

70 packages Sex Blubber.

118 pieces Sea Shell,

290 packages Sex Weed.

70 bales Stock Fish,

81 packages Tobacco,

BG bales Vermicelli,

63 pieces Wood-ware,

691 packages Sundries.

jab

Experted to Hongkong-

THIS House commande a good view of the whole harbour, and is comfortably fitted with every convenience for the ac 1.3commodation of visitors and residents.

Private dinners supplied.

CL VOLOKMAN, Proprietor. Hongkong, October 5, 1869. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

28,085

100,000 0.0

59,080 17 7

cent. Debenturea English Railway Debeu

ture Bondaralt First-clues English Rail- way Preference and Guaranteed Stocks 855,476 11 11 Loand to Local Authori

ties of various towns in

Great Britain, whohave,

obtained the sanction

of the Secretary of State to borrow, the amounts

Bonds of the

Mergey

Decks and Harbour

THE Market Circulars, prepared by the CHAMBER, will in future be issued late on the afternoon of this day preceding the departures of the fortnightly P. & 0. Mail Steamers. Subscribers are requested 146,660 12 6 to send for their copies between the hours

of 4 P.M. and midnight.

J. W. WOOD,

Secretary.

Board

42,341 14 0.

Bonde of the British and

#TA

WAY

Irish Magnetic Tals graph Co. Bouds of the Liverpool

Corporation United States Govern

ment Stocks. Canada Bouds and Cana

da Dominion Stock ..! Short Loans on first-class English Dividend pay ing Stocks with mar gina, from 20 to 60 per cont, on market values Loans on Security of Life

Policies

The above is a complete list of the Inventments of the Company at the date specified, in addition to which the funds are still further increased, by amounts constantly vary- ing, at different periods,

in the hands of the Bank

ers and Compy's gants. At Slas December, 1868,

10,000 0 0

5,160 0 0

101,330 7 10

31,108 11 6

Club Chambers, Hongkong, July 20, 1869,

SAYLE & Co., VICTORIA EXCHANGE, BONG KONG.

" HAVE RECEIVED EX MAIL, STEAMER,

A

Large assortment of MILLINERY,

BONNETS, and HATS, of the

477,193 0 0 latest fashions.

63,938 8 5 A Choice assortment of SILK, MUS LIN, and GRENADINE, for Evening £1,672,356 16 11 West,

these stood at..... £168,089 2 0

For the satisfaction of the Public, the whole of the Securities belonging to the Company are annually submitted to the careful scrutiny of two independent Audi- tors, and the following is an Extract from their Report to the last Annual Meeting:

Audited-every Document, avery Account, The whole of your Books have been

every Voucher, your Bank book, and avery Security all have beon most carefully kept, and there is not one doubtful Security in the whole;"

THE ACCUMULATIONS, OF THE LIFE DEPARTMENT, After payment of Losses, Annuities, and Expenses of every description, have been as follows:- Fands in Hand at the last

Quinquennial Valia tion, 31st Deo., 1864, Added to 31st Dec, 1863, 1866,

}

£621,494 16 6 108,146 7 8

124,165 7 5

11

}}

1887, 1868,

128,593 6 10 144,945 12 2

Total Accumulation of the Life Department on, 31st December, 1808; exclusive of Sharehold ers' Capital,

$1,12,776 8 1 The Directors also think it desirable to state the business of the Royal has never teen amalgamated with that of any other Company, and that the Liability of Share holders so unlimited, Jan Tur

ROB, S. WALKER & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, November 6, 1889,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

A line assortment of new French FLOW- ERS, HEAD-DRESSES and FEATHERS.

A large assortment of new TKMI- MINGS and FRINGES in all colors.

Ladies' and Gentleman's Kid GLOVES, in white sad colors, all sizes,

Gentlemen's Drab Shell and Felt HATE

Blue and Green GOSSAMERS, to BRANUH ESTABLISHMENT,

20, Foochow Road, Shanghai. Hongkong, February 5, 1868.

LATEST SHIPPING.

CLEARED, S Cludevate, for Saigon, Colima, for Yokohama, Georges, for Yokohama Young, Greek, for Bangkok, Hongkong, for Bangkok,

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WILL CLOSE

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW.

Per "420" on Saturday, the 20th-

instant, at 12.80 P.M.

For BANGKOK-

Per ALBERT VICTOR, on Saturday,

the 20th Instant, at 9:30 a. m..

94 packages and 660 pisces Bamboo-

ware.

45 packages Brass wars,

36 packages Cassis Twigu 31 bales Prepared Chalk.

132 packages Charcoal.

127

Jackages China wars. 210

pieces Earthenware, 4500 bundles Firewood.

426 paukages Flour. 103 packages Fruits. 138 pieces Furniture.

54 bales Garlie.

155 baskots Ginger,

160 packages Gunny baga.

99 cazes Indigo.

62 packages and 173 places Iron Wize.

985 Joga Sticks.

Cason

27% casea Liobees.

240 bundles Marble Slabs.

56 rolls Matting.

8242 bundles Mats,

151 packages Medicine.

80 packages salted Olives. 134 packages Paper. 11,287 ju

Pickles.

543 pieces and 50 bandles Planku 171 cases and 25 baskets Preserves 980 casos and 208 jara Samshoo. 23,268 jars, 265 boxes and 160 pkgs. Tra

1604 baga Sugar

45 bales Tea Stalk..

268 packages Tobacco.

150 jars Vinegar,

86 packages Vegetables.

41 packages Wine Sediment.

285 pieces and 87 packages Woodware,

W

cases Starch.

ses Silk Piece Goods.

27 08888

20 as Say..

14 cases

20 cases

10

Cotton Umbrellas

Kittysols.

10 packages Red and White Lead,

1400 Wooden Boxes.

60 jars Cakes,

60 cases Fire Crackers, 625 packages Sundries

QUOTATIONS.

BONGKONG, 16th November, 1889: ' OPIUM-Patna, New,... $535

OLL.... Benares, New,

Malwa,... Persian,

550, now,

518

Oldy

645

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18 a 234

CALOETTA,

Exchange.

15 a

COTTON.-BOMBAY,

Bank, 6 months' sight, Credits, 6

On

Calcutta, 3 days

sight, Re Bombay, 3 days' night, Ra. It is hereby notified, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon- Bar Silver, 17 dwts, B.,

"Shanghae, 3 daya sight, Bank, Tis. 761 Bell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos Speee,

tage chargeable on Packets of Printed sex ggg touch, from Hongkong to the United Kingdom Gold Bar...... Papers or Patterns of light weight sent Gold when forwarded via Southamptom, will be English Sovereigns, as follows!

Australian Sovereigns, Discount, cents. Gas Company Shares,

BL. Wapon Duck, Old, H. & 8. Bank Shares, Old,

Do. do.

New, Union Dock....

For a Packet not exceeding ene

ounes in weight,

For & Packet above one and

not exceeding two ounces. 4 dents. and of double these rates when forwarded Stw.vis Marseilles.

vat PILE, Printed and other TABLE their delis forthwith. Persons having THE Undersigned bave removed thair COVERS, Table CLOTHS an NAPKINS, Clans against the Extate are hereby re

AUCTION SALES DEPARTMENTS

all sizea SHEETINGS, Navy Blue Broad quired to send in particolars of their aims to the Premises lately oeotipied by Meurs CLOTH, SIR UMBRELLAS, Blue and to the Undersigned, at the Office of Measts BAT & Co., Queen's Road Central Black Glace SILKS, Book MUSLINS, DOUGLAS LAFAIK & Co., or to Hany C. Wool WORK, Laon 000DS, Dreading Okuwet Esquire, Solicitor, on or before fally covered by Fire Tastiranes, for which Goods received for Auction Salas will be CASES and BAGS, BALL CARDS and the 31st day of January 1870, after which no extra charge is inade, PENCILS; Rose WATER CRACKERS, date no Claims will be received or admitted. STORAGE to be had on very moderate Dated Hongkong, 9th day of July, 1889.

Term. S. W. BAKER & Co.

RE. BAKER

LAMMEET, ATKINSON & Co, Hongkong, September 9, 1889.

Beactor,

Hongkong, July 28, 1889,

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Packets

of greater weight that two obinces will remain subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, viz. :

8 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Southampton, and 15 cents for every fout ounces when for- tarded, vit Marseilles, Circulars, Frive Lists, Market Heports and This alteration will apply to Fristed all pricled papers other than Newspapers as well as to Becks and Trade patterns or sample

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General

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