1888-04-27 — Page 4

Peking

(M.-C. Daily Nordent The Ching-ning of the blinci, wheptho people go to worship at the tomb of their ancestors, becarred, this year on April 4th, It blow torrifig dust storm in the after- noon, which, according to the common say- ing indicates forty-five days of wind and dust and ruin to the crops. We shall nod:

Gold, silver and other metals, ate are afton found in the most unlikely places, Last year I noticed persons digging th the stream that floss in

in the most, close to the Ch'in ifen, in arch of

Mails.

¡D, N. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIŻ STEAMSHI

COMPANY.

THROUGH to NEW YORK; VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHEG AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANDHOO

tion was explained "goki. The sitan-'HE U. S. Mail Steamship CITY OF:

Koll

FLE

the

SYDNEY will be despatched for San Francieo), vía Yokokaina WEDNESDAY, the 20th May, at 3 pm., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

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celing SternĢIT

bajug crashed by the carts. After lines of Steamers.

Mails.

STEAM FOR

THE CHINA MAIL

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Bxclusive of late Arrivals und Diparturis reported to-day.

[No. 7700,-Arnii, 27, 1888.

SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM

WATERS.

SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, VENICE, AND

LONDON

ALSU.

| BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. NB-Caryvjcan be taken on through Bills of Lailag for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON,

THE PENINSULAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM

TOMATION COMPANY' Steam-chip THUERAN, Captan F. EL SEYMOUR, with Her Majesty's Mails, wil be despatched from this for BOMKAY, ön SATURDAY, 5th May, at Noon.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m.

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To facilitate finding the position of any veseci in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided inta eleen ecipus,

Flag & Bis. ·Darmajiem, Gor sir.

WHAMPOA.

Fist's News. Fidolia

mancing st

Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore" are parked h., near the Kowloong shot and the in the body of the

Shipping or midway between each shore are marked, in conjunction with the figures denoting the sectjenf

Section.

1. From Groot Jelund to the Gas Works

2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.

3. From Jardíne's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Office

4. From Barbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.

5. From P and O, Car's Office t-Peddar's Wharf, G. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,:

Vessel Name

contiguity of shops, the sweepings of sach plices. are thrown into the most. There are in Paking a band of some three hundred men who follow, dating the four winter months, a business which consists in brushing Though Bill of Lading issued for trans-

up the dry dust of our stracts, sieving, opportation in Yokohama and other Japan fanming it, and making a decent living of Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and about twenty cunts a day, on an average. Erland Cities of the United States, via Over- to Havana, Trinblari, and By far the largot quantity of metal found in

Deverages, course iren, in the form of dust,

und to porta in Mexico, Cattral nils, etc, which is sold at four large

South America, by the Company's and, cash per catty Next to iron they find copper, solder, silver, gobt and precious

Fango Tickets granted to stones. The latter are almost valabless

Fotice, and Gunaany hell together and winnowing three or four

First-class Faras granted as follows:- basket

To San sborels

rela (po-chi) they will secure

Francisco

$200.00 To San Francisco and roturn, about a handful of iron duris. This they available for G months deposit in a their waists ach they carry round "ମନ and on returning home they

To Livernol use a fondstone to extret all the irbti, and

To Loude afterwards submit the remainder to a wasti

Toother European points as proportionale when the silver-the rain rates. Secoist red rated granted to gopt-in at nice peen,

On the Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service article abore calculation there is therefore and the Imperial Chinees. Customs, to be

btangi on nyplication. taking sxsy army of dalle metai gatherers, |

And the mattiplied by four

Pagorcers, who are pain (all fare, ra- rantha, gives over soven thousand dollars: entarking at San Francisco for China or Here is almost unknow

wathin one year will be lapes for proring

albula Bifficiently lucrative

of 10%. This allowance dagene In Fariqu Freight will be received on board until 4 note the terms and conditions of the coda.

the day previms to sailing, Parce! pany's Black Bills of Lading. Packages will be received as the office anti

Passengers destrou of insuring their bag. Fustain pany's Office.

tiboin

Brig

mer

A

350,00

... }

325.00 330.00

Parcals and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 4 p.m. on the day before exiling.

Amoy

Steamers

Tea, Silk and Vulnables for Europe will be transhipged si Colombo; General Cargo at Bombay, arriving one wook later than Achilles by the direct route via Colombe. For further Particulats

regarding Anton FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the Ashington PENISAULAK & OHLENTAI. STKAM NAVIGA. Changsha rioN COMPANY's Office, Hongkong.

China The Contents and Vabce Packages are China

to be declared prior to shipment.

Dardanus

orar ali the city-on the cat wil mines not applyke thamush tarra From China reire particularly requested to

"Their

What

the foot passage thoroughfares. sweepings can gather but an infinitely small portion

of the dust of our streets,

- mine મ wendih lica

ies directly under our feet

and is blown

in our faces by every WIRD

fall hitherto anexplored portions of the sune day; al Parcel Packaces gage can de su vu application at the Cam-

were

city

to be submitted to chemical ana lyses what riches would be the result? Here is a new industry: The question may be asked whence comes all this wonth, ho irou is vasily accented for, from the cart-wlculs, the animals' shoes and those of pedestrians. The silver, gold, copper and procion states come from the ornam of the people who ride in carts. So mach written against the filth and pollution of Peking t

that the anstiring philosopher way now ask it act another El Dorado ! Ür conese such an analysis in our methods Youll

I have an cad, but what of all China This wealth is the semantation of co- Lurion..

and

Two oka (Ny-pad-hsiang. malo female) from the Nao Hai have been pre- Related Admiral Baorotu by the Chinese Government. They have been placed in cages and forwardal to Japan.

In the afternoon of the 9th it rained very fitte, which

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he method to address in full: value

f samu is respired.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to wines beyond San Franciser, in the United States, should be sent to the inany's Obces in Sealed Favel, stressed : the Collector of Customs an Praprisco,

For further information as to Pasage and Freight, apply to the Agetic of the Company No, RIA, Queen's Road Cetitral.

Q. D. HARMAN,

Agout. Hongkong. April 24, 4888

BAS

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,

FTA.

our dust for the THE CANAUAN PACIFIC RAILWAY time bung, and bra atmosphere ! with some moisture. It had blown

overy

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AND OTHER CONNECTING

BAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

THE Brits Steamship BATAVIA,

*

*

der will be despatched for VAN- UVER, BC. KOBE and YOKO HAMA,

MA, „7 THURSDAY, the 10th May, at 3p.

Tuefulwell by & Steuner (*

* the June, and AKTIIA in tho

194 21st June,

Connection will be made at Yokohama ith Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast points, by the regular Steamers of the COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY and

afternoons for the previous six days, and it abe taking up the old role again-- Due Peking St. Swithus, wind and clouds, of dust boing substituted for rain. The bite British Minister eaid, when he arrived here, that he had come to acity of dust and dindain,

The other evening a destructive fire took place in the principal street of the Chinese rity and burned down some 96 chien or shops.

The Coreans let the capital or the 30th. The Eperor left the Palace at 4.30 on the morning of the 10th and proceeded to the Temple of Agriculture, in the Southern city, opposite the Temple of Heaven, where be arrived an hour later, and two hours. afterwards His Majesty reterized to the Throngis Pasg Tickets granted to Eng. Palace, having performed the re rly ploughid, Fouce; and Germany by all trans ing operation. On the porious day high officiala made all the

neconstey preparation, and foreigners were, as ustal, warnerin keep away from the route taken by the Imperial contigs. The Emperor ploughed of land about 100 feet long, going 4 piose up and returning four times. Formerly three turna of the plough up and down were duemed mullicient, but the Emperor Yang-ching having resolved to add one more tarn the figure over since has strol at four. Mine great porannages are selected, true princes and six sight oficials, the oficials of the Board of Ritee Saving the precedence, to plough a piece of lol. They are each fornished with a bullock and a plough and they are required

to perform

tie lines of Steamers.

First-class Fares granted as follows:-

To Vaneouser & Victoria, Mex. $160 00

Sari Francisco... Tall co

To

I common pointa in Can-

this sad the United States, To Liverpool..

175.00

200.00

.300,00—– 305.00

To other Katupes points at prosertion- at rates. Special reduced tatos granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servies, and the Imperial Chinese and Japaness Custuma, to

to be obtained on application.

Cular Invoices to necorapany. Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices, destined to points in the United States, and to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District addr

var. B.C. Freight

will be 4. a. on the 9th

May

zinu tags, or in all up and down eighteen Freight Ag received on board, until

The

times. thing much

Ja

seed is formally own but no- it as the seaSCITE expected from it a

were

21.

E. L. WOODIN,

Superintendent

P. & Q. S. N. Ca's Office,

Hogne. April 26, 198

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR

Geelong.... Haiphong ....... Kumamoto Marut

Kwong Sang Lombardy Namor 675 Namoz

Nanshan........ Peking

SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE, CRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK

SEA & BALTIC PORTS;

A180,

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.

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THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS and Luggage.

N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.

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N WEDNESDAY, the 9 day of May, 1888. at 4 p., the Company's Steamship BAYERN. Capt. R. SANDER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this port as above..

calling at GENOA.

Shipping Orders will be granted till No, Cargo will be received on board

until 4. pa

Specie and--Parcela sotil 3 p.m. or the 8th May, 1888. (Parcels aro not to be sent on board; they must be left at the AGENCY's Office). Contents and Value of Packages are required.

The Steamer bas splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardosa. For further Particulara, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 14, 1988.

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE LIM. PANY.

Pilot Fish Prometheus

Propoatia Taichiow...

Section

7. From Naval Yard to Blue Building.

8. From Blup Buildings to East Poing

9. From Kellett's Island te North Point 10. Kowloon Wharves.

11. Jardine's Wharf,

L'aplain,

Flag and Ria.

T'ona

Date of Arrival,

Consignes or Agents.

fination.

Remarks.

25 Butterfield & Swire str. 2485 April 27 Messagories atr. 390 April 25 Arnhold, Karberg a: 2094 April 21 Bussell &

joy and Shanghai To-morrow. hanghai Hoihow. dr.

ΑΜΟΥ,

In port on April 21, 1888. Brit bqs

Anglo-India Basuto Contane

Brit bqu

Ger. hqe.

Chateaubriand Brit, bgo. Galveston

Qer. bge.

G. FL. Wappaus Brit. qu. Mary Steward Brit. be.

Hicabin Beitar

Satsuma

FOOCHOW.

An port on April 21, 1988. ́MERCHANT BTHAMERS,

Chinese Bobgkong British

MERCHANT MAILING VESSELS.

Brit, bgo.

SHANGHAI.

In port on April 10, 1888.

Abergeldié. Feschen Glenogle

MERCHANT STEAMER,

British

clauderson

Brit.

str. 1528 April 24 Butterfield & Swice

3 h Kohler

Gor

str.

hAeroboe

Ger.

str.

816 April 27 biemssen & Co. 306 April 26 Wiolor & Oc.

...Roynell

Brit,

str. 809 April 20 Siemssen & Co.

K'loon Dock

10 Williams.

Brit.

Uldurup

Gor.

str.i

Baye

¡Gor.

str.

Purdy..

Brit

str. 1636

April

str. 1464 April 22 Butterfiolà & Swire

648 April 13 Melchors & Co. 101 April 23 Wieler & Co.

Chinese

Maiphong

London, dec.

blaquie

Maritimes

Shanghai

K'Loon Dock

To-morrow To-morrow

Britiah

Hacchang

Chineco

Hydaspes British

Brit.

10 Withycombe... Brit.

str.

& Co.

&

Haiphong

Shanghai

To-day

11 Thom...

..Brit

Bat

10

Extrom

Japan. str. 1237 April 2

Kutchinatzu

Kuling

Brit.. Brit.

Kung-pai Chinese

str.

str.

826 April 27 Douglas Steamshi Co.

39 April 27 Hop Hing

Kung-Fo

British

Coast Ports

Leetang

British

Hong

Nanging

British

oh Harris.....

.3 hallow

2 Preston

15 Goddardn Brit.

ShBlackburne...... Ger.

R L

it Henermann fier.

Tanjore...

Tritos... Waiting Yazgteze.

Sailing VousØÏN

Allie Rowe.....

B. P. Cheney Centennial Columbus Eidsvold......

H. Draws

Vebatur

Brit

.Brit.

ONE HRH 2010. M. 8. N. Co.. Str. 119 April 27 Geo. R. Sterons & Of

str. 1122 April Demuship G

Bussan Hai

str. 1000 April 7 Jardins, Matheson Co. str. 1726 April 23P. & 0.8. N. O

str.

954 April 20 Siemssen & Co. Co. tug. 101 Bopt. 27 B. K. & W,

str. 1537 ApH1 28 Eutterfield &

str. 1397 April, Bello.

Hearley ... Brit

etr. ****.. Brit.

Sb Newton

5 Speck... Brit. 35Bleicken... Gier.

162 April 26 Fat Hor

str. 1402 April 24 P. &0. 8. N

str. 1142 April 24 Ei. Schellar Co.

6 Chang Shing... Chi .5 Starling

----Ger.

atr.

303 April 17 Master

str.

814 April 26 Sibnsson & C

kPhillips

1.6 Hughes

5 k Bearse....

4 kilausloop

Panties hiRothbart

3 Ahrens

11 Swan

Flaw.

bg June

Wieler &

Amer. ah. 1250 Jan. 25 Douglas, apraik & Co. Amor. sh. 1222 Jan. 27 Carlowif & Co.

Ger

sh. 1429 April 11 Captain

Nore, bqe. 272 April

ifter.

Gor ไ

bye.

624 April & Co.

ter bye. 550 April 17 Melchts & Co.

April 23 demon & Co.

Kiang-kwan Chinees Hankow, &c.

Kiang-piuu Chinese

Kiang-yü Chincae

British

Satanma Maru Japanese Nagasaki, &o.

Sinn-cheng Fronch

Store Nordiske Danish

Bombay, &c.

Shanghai

To-niorrow

W. C. de Vries British

Alex. Yeats Brit st.

Hankow, &c

MERCHANT SAILING VEKUKLY.

Amer. sh

Amer. bye.

Eclipse

Matilda

Wm. LoLabour Brit. b

TIENTSIN,

In port on April 14, 1888

MEBCHANT STEAMER.

-Alwice Seyd

German

Hideyoshi Maru Japaness Kuchinötzu

Haid up

New York

Howards wharf

Taku

British

H. Printzenberg Iris

Brit. be 206

Tungchow

British

Kitty Lady Loong Wha Mount Lebanon Pactolus Poushaw Titan

Brit. bon

803 Aug. 20 g

Wenchow

British

Harewood

..

Brit. be

382 April

19 Caplin

Wachang

British

hLord

Erit. be

MERCHANT SALLADO VESYRIA.

Nelson

3 Burnbam

Amor sh 1145 April Pitau & Co.

Hak Lee

Don, bqe.

Parker

cAllyn

2 cock

Brit, bqe. 729 Mar. 31, Crawford & Co. Amer. ah. 1270 Jan. 28 ustan & Co. Siam, bee. 750 àpril 2phinese

New York

Soßed W. Biegfried

Span sah.

Young Siam

6 k Laird

373 April 18 Edd Schelles & Co.

Amer. bor. 530 April 16 Aphold, Karberg & Co.

Her Britannic Majesty's ships on the China Station.

orniser 3rd class

-a. 3rd class rast defence

gunboat 2nd el sa

ing vessel

İst

45

Captain.

Hongkong Hongkong

Brit, bqe.

NAGASAKI

In port on April 18, 1888-

Japan, bqa," Rug. -ech.

Kozaki Maru

Polar Star

KOHE.

En port sù April 17, 1888 Adolph Obrig Amor, bye.

Amor, sh,

sh.

Brit.

Amer, bge.

Amer.sh.

TUKOHAMA

In port on Apr 7, 1868.: Amer. bye Amer.

Brit.sch.

Name.

Biz

Alacrity Audacions

$18

Hongkong, July 15, 1887,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Undersigned, Anests of the above Wiveru

against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

NOTICE.

[THE Undorsigned, AGENTS for the above at THE

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT Merlin BISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

NORTON & JOL,

Á KONČA

Cattier 1340 Sapphir Satellite Solent Swill Victor Emaure Wanderer

612 Cockchafer

Constance Cordelia Bak Tapoir Firebrand Heroine Leander Linnet Merlin

despatch-versal twin-rere battle-ship gunboa 2nd class cruiser 3rd class

Tons funa L.A.P.

4 1700

3180 W10 10 / 1830

Ithere at

Agenor

Com, R. Blair Masonochiu Capt. John B Warren

G. D

466 2380 14

470 2590

Livet.-Com. Ed. E. Maxwell

Foochow

Capt L. C. Keppe!

Bust Yerko

On a cruise

2380 10 2420

Captain Henry B. Boye

Shanghai

340

In reserve

gunboa 2nd clas

$70

Liant. Com, Reginald Y. Smith

Hongkong.

460

Lieut.Com, Denison

Matila

cruiser 3rd class

140

1130

Captain

cruiser 2nd cissa

1:30

10

6500

Chas. J. Balfour

gun-vese 2nd class

26

1050

gunboa 2nd class

Commander

Captain M. J. Dankop

Hongkong

A. Obrig

Arctic

ader W. Marrack

Hongkong

430

Lieut.-Com. W. M. Maturin

Beatrice

Bloop

aloon

$30

batleship 3 clay Armoured

$70.

10 1190

4040

Captain

Commander J. H. Martin

Hongkong

Hongkong

Diaz's

Asier, schi

830

690

1715

Commander WV. U, Moore

T. H. Roy

Singapore

J. E Spanoo Brit. bgc

1200

cruiser 3rd class

/1970

12

2360

cruiser 3rd class

1420

1400

torpedo mining laauch

150

150

Hongkeng

Hongkong.

Rose

Hongkong

gun-verse. 2, d class

756

receiving shop

5167

Hongkong

eloup

Hongkong

925

750

On & cruise

1460

Hongkong

Altow

Austriana

14

Credmoor

Drumelian

Ed. May

E. Marie

Norw, bye.

Elizabeth

Goz. bgo

Spati. bge.

All Parcels Bust is not opportune. I suppose, however, the

bu sent to our Office this abtained would be offered in and should be marked to aldress in full

at perlage the Temple of Heaven and the saine will be received by us unti la ancient

tines the same fites

p.nz. the day previous to mailing, performed in Japan--the insular country

For information as to Passage or Freight, ell its observances from apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, April 14, 1888.

copied

The closing resting of the Debating Society for the present session took place

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at the house of De Edkins on the 9th, when

Mr Hancock read a most interesting paper Occidental & Oriental Steam- Company, are authorized to Insure

on the Panama Canal, the botany of its

Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, OBNTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA

distriot, the discovery of

of the Pacific Ocean and other cognate subjects which groap themselves around Panana. On the win- clusion of the paper, bir Addis gave a clear aucial statement of the present condition of the Canal Com

Company, and Dr Dudgeon a statement of the means which were tried to import Chinees labour and the future pro- spects of the canal. It was felt that work

o must be completed either by the French Government or that of the United States. The latter Government eight well apply its large surplus revenue to etch an inter- ATLANTIC & OPHER CONNECTING national object. A social entertainment.

plaesta.

thereafter took

I hear that a telegram was lately sent to the second city of the British Empire ri Russia, and was returned from Kinshta bucure the name of the country was not given

! This is rery flattering to the city whose motto is Let Glasgow flourish. The flags of the Legations were hoisted on the Och in honour of the birthday of the King

of the Belgians.

It i

a memorial presented to the larvae, the number of destitute persons in Honau

down at 1,000,000, for whom helpi is put d requested from the Emperor. In spite therefore of reported large supplice of silver to that province, more than is needud, and

of the statement that a London subscription

is now no longer uecessary, the urgency of the case having passed, this memorial speaks for itself.

April 12th.

PUBLICATIONS.

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

CHIN

in

HINA REVIEW-pablished once

Two Months. OVERLAND CHINA MAIL-for every

Weekly Mail

CHINA MAIL-Every Day.

Orders for Printing and Book-binding promptly executed at MODERATE CHARGES,

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE,

3, Wyndham Street (behind the Club.)

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

STEAMERS,

THE Steamship OCEANIC will be I despatchel for San Francisco, via. Tokohama, on THURSDAY, the 10th May,

at 3. p.m.

with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Connection being made at Yokohama,

puria,

All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and we will be reasived at the Company's Office, untis 5 pm. the

ay previous to sailing.

First-class Fmos granted as follows:-

...$200.00

day!

To San Franciscu

To San Francisco and return,

available for 6 montha

To Liverpool

To London m

>7)

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED...$1,000,000.

above Company is prepared to so cept MARINE RISKS. at Current - Rates on Goods, &c. Policies granted to all parts of the World payable at any of its Agencies,

WOO LIN TUEN, Sveretery,

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN's ROAD WEST. Hongkong, December 2, 1887.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First,

R: 1720.

350.00

325.09 330.09.

THE

To other European points at proportion- ata rates. Special reduced rates granted to Oficers of the Amy, Navy, Ciril Sarvica

and the

I the Imperist Chinese Customs, to be

ined on application."

obtained on

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance docanal apply to through fares from China and Japan to

Europe.

Consular Inveces to accompany Carge destined to points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Company's

addressed to the olive Officed tor of Customs, San Francisco.

For further information sa to Freight or Passage, Queen's Road Central to the Agency of the Company, No.

O.D., HARMAN,

Agent.

Hongkong, April 24, 1898.

667-

HK Undersigned having been appointed Agenta for the shore Corporation are propared to grant Insurances as fellow

Aspic Aururs Bismarck Bobre

1010

Lieut. Com. W. Mniti. Dougal Captain W. C. Karslake Captain T. P. W. Nesha

Cow. Hon. Richard Bingham Commodore Maxwell, A.D.C. Commander Geo. Gilard

coast defenceship, armour 2700

* Flagship of Vise-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, K.C.B., V.C., Commander-in-Chief.

AHL. B. M. Ships' touage, displacements and effective horse power are given according to H. A. Navy list

Foreign Men-of-war oa the China and Japan Station.

Carola Comète Dmitry Donskoy

Essex

Latin

Monocacy

Spanish craicer French gunboat. Austro-Hungariau cruiser German cruiser

Russian cruiser

U. S O. frigate German cruiser French gunboat Kassian frigate U. S.

corrette

German-gunboat French gunboat I. S. corrette U. S. sloop Russian gantost Charman gan-7055) Russian cruiser

Manila

J& Winthrop Amer, bye, Nomo

Brit. Bob,

Br. 3m.act.

Thomas Party Brit, bro.

MANILA

In port on April 17, 1888,

Veri ach.

Brit, sh. New York Amor sh

Brit

sh, San Franciscopi

Amer. bge

Enrique

Hedvig.

Bornt

L Linke

Manuel...

Brit, bqs.

Brit. ah. San Francisco?

Brit. sh.

Span. bye.

Mary A Troop Brit, bqe.

Mary L Stone Amer, sh New York

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