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Notices to Consignees.

THE CHINA, SHIPPERS MUTUAL

STEAM NAVIGATION COM-

PANY, LIMITED; *

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

'FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND SINGAPORE

THE Company's 8.8. Oupach having ved from the above Porte, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their rink into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WRARY AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be seat in to the Orics of

the Undersigned, before Noon on the 29th

Instant, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, whore they will be examined on the 29th Inst., at 4 p.m.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 29th Inst. will be subject to runt.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAX.

..

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

·ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, October 23, 1889. FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG, BATAVIA AND SINGAPORE.

2032

HE Steamship Alword, having_ar- rived from the above Porta," Con- signces of Cargo by hor are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their rink into the Godowns of the Horo- SONG & KOWLOON WHARE & GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED, at West Point, whence delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 29th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insuranco has beon effected.

Consignees are requested to present all Claims for damages and/or shortages later than the 6th November, otherwiso they will not be recognized.

Bill of Lading, will be countersignad by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 22, 1889, 2018 FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

THE 5.8. Daphne Captain J. Voss, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignes of Cargo are horoby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter- signature by the Undersignol, and to taku immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-MORROW, the 23rd Instunt.

Any Cargo impeding nor discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Kow LOON PIEL AND GODown Ca, and stored at Consignees'

and expense. risk No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have le

e left our Godowns, and all Goods remaining

ining undelivored after the 28th Inst. will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th inat, at 4 p.m.

No Fire Inmrancs has been effected."

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents, Hongkong, Octo'er 92, 1839.

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STEAMSHIP DJEMNAH,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. CONSIGNEES of Ov

Cargo from London ex Steamship Dourd, from Havre ox Steamships Detro and Guadiana, and from Bordeaux ex Steamships Marie & St. Leroy

and

Entertainment.

THEATRE.

ROYAL

UITY HALL

MILITARY ENTERTAINMENTS.

77 RAND 28SAULT në ARMS by the||

LOSE ATHLETIC CLUB of PAINCESS Loves, Arg, & Suth. Highlander,

MILITARY EXERCISES,

HIGHLAND DANCING, And a SCENE representing Life on active service by N, O, Officers and Mon of the Battalion.

·

The BAND will play during the Perform- ances, which will take place

as follows:-

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

- October 24, 1889 :----

THE CHINA MAIL.

Marie, German atr., 704, C. A. Hunde- widt, Haiphong Oct. 21, Rice and Generi

AR. MARTY,

October 20¿- Faicheong, German steamer, from Wham- poa.

Pisang, Britishstommor, from Whutupon." Nanzing. British steamer, 808, B:-Thom- son, Manila Oot. 89, Gonoral.--JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

·

Chintung, Chinese steamer, 835, Winsor, Nowchwang October 18, Burns.—U, M. 8. N. Co.

Names, British str., 863, T. G. Pocock, Foochow Oct. 22, Amoy 23, and Swatow 24, Goneŕal.-DOUGLAR STRAMHHIP CO.

General Werder, Gorman ateamor, `1,820,

Business Notices.

THE HALL & HOLTZ

CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY, LIMITED:

1889.

SATURDAY EVENING, M. Eichel, Yokohama October 11, Kobe 1889.

18th November, 1889, Under the Patronage of B. E. SIR G. W. DES YEUX, K.C.M.G.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 19th Nov, AND WEDNESDAY EVENING, 20th Nov.

Rcaurved Scata. Romoining Seat.

r

.82. ..BL

Soldiers and Sailres in uniform 25 Oouts.

Tickets may be obtained at Mary. KELLY & WALst's, whoro a Pian of the Seats can be neat.

fær Ang Surplus, will be devoted to Local

Military, and other Charitable Inati tutions. Hongkong, October 22, 1889.

Insurances.

2021

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANT

THE

Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT. RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

NORTON & Co.,

Agents.

1940

Hongkong, July 16, 1887.

16, and Nagaank! 21, Mails and General,— MBLOHERS & CO

DEPARTURES:

October 20 Mema, fur Sandakan. Thales, for Cost Poris. Tam Tong, for Singapore. Ashington, for Nowchwang. Daphne, for Yokohama. Ingraban, for Saigon. Anconit, for Yokohama.

CLEARED.

Propontia, for Katelinotzn. Chaifa, for Swatow. Amoy for Shangbai. Orcidmtal, for New York

PASSENGERS.

AHIYET

Per Marie, from Haiphong, Miss Saia. bello, Mr Roche, and 20 Chinese

Por Nursing, from Manils, 185 Chinese. Per Chintung, from Newchwang, Mons. Card, and 4 Chinens

Per Nana, from Coust Porin, Musars R. W. H. Wood, Mou Chin Chou, and 180 Chinese.

For General Werder, from Yokohama, Mesars E, George, Paul Lucke, G. Sayeda, Mra dos Santos and child, Mr Lapraik, Mes Price and 2 servants, Masara Daя, É, T.

AUTUMN NOVELTIES

IN ALL

DEPARTMENTS.

1889.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW

Shipping

No. 8381,-OCTOBER 25, 1889,1

Daylight-Chat Fu leaves for Slow, do. I p.m.-P. M. S. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves

for Tokohama and San Francisco 3 p.m.-Nansby leaves for Manila, o. 4 p.m.-Amoy loaves for Shanghai.

p.m.-Zairo leaves for Manila, &o.

Auctions....

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni- tura, at No. 10, Arbuthnot Road, the -residence of the late Hon. F. Stewart, †

LL.D.

Miscellaneotis.

11 am.-Cricket Match. 2 p.m.-Opening of Grounds of The Chinese Amusamente Syndicate Co., Ltd., at Bowrington. 2.46 p..Oompetition of the H.K.

Rifle Asscoiation.

WINTER 1889. Watson's SOAPS.

The HALL & HOLTZ COOPERATIV LTD

Hongkong, October 10, 1889.

COMPANY

1985

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS-Ocтonan 25, 18×9.

¡Nos of Valve.

Closing Quotations, Shares

Cash,

Blocks

BANKL

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,0 | | |-

MARIKE İNEGULADEN.

Paid-

up.

1225

184, buyers

30 0109, buyers 25 $72, bayora

200 $150, sominai

80 Tis. 350,

20 $23

Canton Insurance Office Co.; La.....10,000 8 250 9 China Traders' Insurance Co.; I........24,000 §. 83.33 € Chinese Insurance Oo., Limited..............1,500 81,000§. North-China Insurance Co., Lei................ 6,9% £ 200 i Stesita Insurance La... 30,000 3 1008 Union Insurance Society Co., Ld. 10,00 % Tangiare ILaurance Association, Ld. 8,000

FIRE INSURAJOEN,

China Fire Insuranca O, Le20,00 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,90x8 Straits Fire Insurance Co., Lk 20,000 8

VIRK AND MARINE

INSURANOEH,

Singaporo fumurance Company, Ld. 40,00€

DOCKS.

'kong & Whampoa. Dock Co.,

STEAMBOATS,

12,600

abu vadi Manila c. 8. Op. In!..... 4,5t B Bugis Steamship Co., Livated 20,000 $ 1. and M. Starabeat Ou.. Ld 80, 8 Tri-Vana 8, N.

Limited... 2,900 $

Stuchbury, A. Brown, H. Wiegand, My { Steam Lauben Company, Linite 60,0 To-day's Advertisements. and Mrs Litovsky, and 18 Chinese

STEAM TO MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Steamship

Nanzing, Captain THOMSON, will be despatched, ng, shore TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 26th Int.,

3 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, pply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Coi,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 25, 18801

FOR SHAN MAI,

The Steamship

Amoy, Captain LEMMANN, will bo despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 26th Last, at 4 p.m., instead of as previously notified.

For Froight or Passage, apply to

SLEMSSEN & Cu Hongkong, October 25, 1830.

2024

KASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND

ADELAIDE. (Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS. LAND PORTS, aut taking through. Chago to NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA; &60.)

The Steamship

Airlie, a Lallier, in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their

Captain Exaus, will be Gloods with the exception of Opium, Trea-

despatched for the above being landed and Foris on FRIDAY, the 8th November, at

Sure

and Valuables

stored at their risk at the Company's - 4 p.m. Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained

after landing.

go beforwarded on, unlsen

is received from the Consignees! before 4 pm. To-DAY (Wednesday), re- questing it to be landed here.

the

Bills of

•Undersigned will be countersigned by

Goods remaining unclaimed after WED

Instach, at Hooft, will be NESDAY, the 30th

subject to rent, and landing charges at one cent per packat per diem.

All Claims must ba ani in to me out or before the 1st November (Friday), or ther

will not be recognised

No Fire Insuranca has basa efuckad.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent

Hongkong, October 23, 1884;

Intimations.

-VOL. XVII.—No. 1.

2034

DEPARTED.

Per Thats, for Swatow, Mr Man Ping, Mrs Choo, 3 children and servant.

Por Kutrang, for Swaton, Mr J. C. Tain, and 507 Chinoso; for Shanghai, 5 Chinese Por Memnon, for Sandakan, 1 European, and 200 Chinese

Per Daphne, for Yokohama, 2 Europeana. Per Ingraban, for Saigon, 200 Chinese, To Derant,

Per Choufa, for Swatow, 100 Chinese, Per Amoy, for Shanghai, 20 Chinese.

SHIPPING REIORES,

The British stoner Nawzing reports: Had strong E.N.E. wind and heavy Easter- ly swell, and fine clear weather.

The Chinese aner Chanting reports: Left Newchwang 18th instaut, and Cheloo 19th, had strong North wind, frova Promo- tory to Turnabout; from there to port, mode rate breeze and fine weather,

The British steamer Named reports: Loft Fecchow on the 22nd instant, and ex- perienced a strong N.E. wind and overcast weather to Amoy left Amoy on the 23rd, and Swator on the 24th, from Amoy to Swatow, rooderate N.E. wind and fine wea- ther: from Swator to port, moderate to fresh E.N.E. and N.N.E. wind, overenst weather. Steamers in Foolow, Orestes, Pichili and Haeshin. Stoamer in Amoy, Cheang Cheio. Steamers in Swatow, thefoot and Soc

EXPORT CARGOES.

REFINRATE,

LAND AND BOLLWING...

2608

A

1008

2509 1018

25 BLLO.

XIs..90

2.4,886 50 89821 20 819:

100 20,915, upa.

12n

al

67% prent.

60

all

8116:

50 al

&

$40, cush

10 {

508

660 ex. div.

15% dis., buyers 30 nominal

Sugar Guyany, Lámate

Lux

15,05 Sugar Chaupany, Limitod........... 7,00. È

100

a 990, caalt

10

A

190, cash

H.

WHARVES.

& Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 17,00 8

10

50,000 8

6,000 8

$161, cash

1908 508114, cash

50$.30 822

7810

$100 $200

Tis. 2018. 24

Hongkong Land Investment and Į Agency Company, Limited...... Kowloon Land and Building Com

pany

Peak Building Company, Richmond Terrace Building Co....... Shanghai Lad Company,

West Point Building Co., Limited.. 12,500 $

TRAMWAYS.

MSTRING.

| HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,20 B Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ind. - | 4,500) 8 Punjom & Sungtoe Dus S

Mining Co Selams Tin Mining Company, Boots

PLANTING, ETC.

606

-10 is

40852, sales

82507 preis.

Charbon-

69,000 $

$13, cash 115000 $

2:844, cash 25,000 $ 58 586

8,900 Fas, 6 OF5) €500

58

7,500 $ 4,000 5 4,000 $ 6,000 8 5,000 8

100% 2018 303

31 850 nom. 8*10 Com. 40 $60. noni.

608

10x10 num:

508

40 860 now.

nsger du Tonkin. China-Borneo Company, Limited... Darvel Bay Trading Company, Ld.. Kast Borneo Planting Co., Limited. Labuk Planting Company, Linvited. Songei Koyah Planting Co., Ld.... H. G. Brown & Co., Limitad... 6,000 8 The Lamag Planting Co., Limited... 6,000 $ Austin Aras Hotel and Building) HOTELS, ETC.

Company, Limited, Hongkong Hotel Company, kt.......... |

3,600 she is t Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Limited Borneo Hotel and Stores Co., L.......... A. S. Watson & Qu., Limited....... Cruickshank & Co Limited.

DISPENSARIES.

13STING.

Neta resurssienose sera or b

4,00

50 all $60, cash

50 26 340

509. 205 % dis

3,000 $ 4,000 $ 1,000||$|

100 a

$220

50%

15 $25

605

3.832 com, ez div.

50,000 $ 1,600 $

2}

1822, buyers.

all

par, buyers

10.

5.12 1,90 £

Per 6. S. Angchose, sailed 19th October: --To London, 2,820 boxes Tea, containing 60,409 lbs. O ugou, 10,615 boxes Tex, con- taining 222,015 Iba. Scented Caper, 163 K. and Oum. is 0, Jints i half-cheats Tea

Tea particulars unknown, and 673 boxes Tes; 765 bales Waste Silk, 338 Hongkong Electric Co., Limited..... 50,000 canca palm leaf fans, 104 cases Preserves, BRICE AND CEMENT, V2 Cases Chius ware, 95 cases Blackwood Green Island Cement Co., LL20,000 $ Hongkong Drick & Cement Co., Ld. 4,000 $ ward, 82 cases Copperware, 76 Bristles and 11 pkga Sundries.

Per S. S. Bataria, sailed 24th October: 4. G. Gordon & Co., Limited 2010-For Vancouver, B.C.; 4 botos Opium, Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited

200 Rice and 233 pkga. Merchandise;

baga

Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL, & Co, Agente. Hongkong, October 25, 1689.-

Not Responsible for Debita,

rither the Captain, the Agence, ner

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Frasela, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:--

AMPHITRITE, Germaan ship, Captain B. Bowell-Order

F. GRAHAM, Britistr barque, Captain 0. Hudgedemon, Bell & Ca

NELLIE M. SLADE, American barquantine, Capt. Julia O. Teixeira.--Captain.

DOOIDENTAL, American ship, Captain W. Taylor.Router Bröckelmann & Co.

PENSA, British barque, Captain Joho

'CHINA REVIEW Zoukay. Gibb, Livingston & Da

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NOW READY.

RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN FORMOSA-By Mr. G. TAYLOR

ROBERT 9. BENARD, British ship, Capt. Andrews-Adamson, Bell & Co.

SAUNA, British barque, Captain A. G. Swensan.-Eduard Schelhass & Co.

This Article, which has been reprinted DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

from the China Review, contains one of the

beat Sketches of Formosan Life yet written.

A

few roughly-executed Woodents are

included in the pamphlet.

May be had-Prios, §1—at Menors. Lasin, ÜzaWFORD & Co.'s, and Moran. KELLY & Waise, Laren, Hongkong; also, Mr. M. MGALIA, Amoy.

SCOTT'S EMULSION

OF PURE COD LIVER OIL With Hypophosphites of Lime & Soda. PALATABLE AS MILK.

The only preparaton of C05 LIVER DIL (21) 25 De saman roadly and tokrated for a long time,

ALİE REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION, HOKERITA..CHOFCIBOLA PECTIONS, VAMIWUETEBAL DERILITY COUGHN

VPTHROAT ALTECTIONS AND AL

ATING BHORDERS. OFJONILDREN UT

Frescribed and endorsed by the best Physicis in, SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS +

Agenta for China and Hongkong: MESSES, WATSON & Co. (LIMITED,

Hongkong, December 17, 1888.

1.

LIMITED,

OHEMISTS;

·AND

MANUFACTURERS

OF

AERATED WATERS,

HE Factory is fitted with a powerful Bteam Plant of the must replete and modern description. The whole process of -manufacture is under the continuous super- vision of a qualified English Chomist.

The following aro manufactured dally AERATED WATER, PHOSPHOZONE, SUDA WATER, SELTZER,

LITHIA LEMONADE

SARSAPARILLA..

GINGER ALE

Dakin's Quinine Tonic Water. The peculiar blanding of the bitter and sweet favours in this palatable beverage, gives it a distinctive character.

CRACK

for Victoris, B.C., 820 bags Rice, bures tomix Bacɔe ndom Play, Li Silks, 20 chesta Opium and

pg Hongkong Dairy Farm Ca...

Rica

Merchandise; for Portland 100% songz les savaipany, da

pkgs,

R pa

LOANS.

[$13, zaklon

10 7.1 ∙108 236, casi

20$

20,930 10811

25 825

6041. 880, nominat

500

25 $17.50 $18

6,000 8

1,200

6,000 $

10

35 8108

Ball 8125 238

€97

Value.

Interest,

Quolation

5,000 $

and 640 pich Morchandise; for Mastitis, Baring a Misure Co, Leirikes 3,003 for Port Townsend, 100 bage Rice and 88 pigs. Merchandia for New Westminster, & cheats Opiam, 40 bega Itice and 217 obga Merchandise; for New York, 291 bales Chinese Merchandise Raw Silk, cases Raw Silks and 10 pkge.

15

POST OFFICE NOTICES MAILS will close-

For AMOY & MANILA.--.

Per Nunting, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 26th inst Per Zafiro, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 26th inst.

For SHANGHAL

Per Amoy, at 330 p.m., on Saturday, the 20th inst, instead of as previous. ly notified.

For AMOY -

all 816-

Amount.

Tajima" 1891 181,394,700.147500 8. p. antum 3 % pram, nominal

1861 | 81,534,760.142300 18

6-4-prod 19×8 T. 707,200 TL. 350 7

114 prom

DEBENTURES." Hongkong Hotel Mort- zago Debentures, 1889 ||

8400,000.00 $500

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE GERMAY PACKET The German Contract Packet Neckar will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 26th Instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and catn tries beyond, Brindisi; to the Straits Bottlamenta, Batavia, Burmah, Caylor, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, &c., &

Registry ceas T ́ÉP, M

Per Almora, at 6 p.m., on Saturday, the The Mail clones at 3. M.

26th inst,

For SWAT W & SHANGHAL

MAILS BY THE Kiswan PacKKE, AD

Por Taisang, at 5 pm, on Saturday, the The French Contract Packet" "Natal

26th inst

For SWATOW, AMOY & TANBUL--

Ear Bailong, at 5 pm, on Saturday, the

Cth inst

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. –—–

Per Bellona, at 9.30a.m.; on Tuesday, the

For STILAITS SETTLEMENTS

P Part Fairs, at 1.30 p.m., on Tues

"day the 29th inst

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY,

...prem

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water at that height showed that not much. reliance could he placed on the general statement he made. It is at the present Imoment moro than ever important that Dr Ayres question should be answered, either in the Legislative Council or the Sanitary Board, as there are rumours of the railitary

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--POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. — The United States Mail Packet City of Rio de 25 Janeiro will be despatched on 8ATUR DAY, the 20th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the Uzited States, Wo Canada, Honolulu. Peru, &c., which will be closed an follows:- 0.16 r. Registry ceases. 0.30 r. Post-Office closes, but Corres

pondence may be posted on board tho Packet, with Late Fer of 10 cents extra Poskuse, until the time of departure,

Letters Parcola, &c. for Kowloon

Ask for Special Bl giving full particu. lass of all the diferent Soaps ice make also keep in stock a great variety of the

following well-known Soaps ATKINSON'S, CALVERT'S, COLGATE'S, LUBIN'S, PEARS dc.

A. S. WATSON & Co.; LÆÐ.,

· THE HONGKONG DISPENSARYJ

BALKAN B§TAÐLISHED 1.1 1841 Hongkong, September 3, 1889.

thoroughly slaaund, and there is always the risk of their being affected by im- purities dangerous to health. The wash- ing on the hillside by no means addi to the picturesqusness of the landscape, and bas in JsDy instances proved a nuisance to those living in the vicinity. Scarcity of water has hitherto prevented the Colony from dealing with this matter, the importance of which has been long ro cognised last year, when it was thought all our trophies with the water supply were 4.5. at an end, the Government inse ted a sum

1719f $20,000 in the estimates for the erection

of laundries for the people. More pressing-

the 30th October, with Mails for the Point and steamers in Harbour may be United Kingdom, Europe, and planes be posted in the General Post Office up to The publication if this isme commenced work doubtless delayed the carrying out of yond, vid Mareilles; to Baigon, Straits 11 50 a.m. and 9.30 p.m. Settlements,

Hataris, Burmahi, Ceylon,

ja 7.15 vìm. Letterz from. Kowloon Point may be

the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, pasted in the Letter Box which has been Madras, Calcutt

placed in the Police Station Compound up to 12 and 4 o'clock. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Mauritius,

The anal hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &,

HOVEN OF CLOSING THE

Xu and NEW YEAR PARCELS.---Parcels

ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS: When the Fackets leave at Noona for the United Kingdom posted before i p.m., on Tuesday, November 5th will reach London ont December 17th, and thoss closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the The following hour will be observed in

pusted before 8 pm, on November 19th, Zuglish and Frunch Fuckers, whom they reach London about December 21st. leave at Noon The Money Order Oilige Sanders of Farnels are requested to post will be closed at 5 the day before. thour, il possible, a few days in advance. 8.90 A-Fosting of Prices Current and

PEAK DELIVERY. Letters, &o, will Trans be delivered by the 12 and 4 o'clock ouly. Correspondence for the Peak my be pated in the General Post Office up to 11.30 8.m. of 8.30 autor in the Lestat Boxes in the Cars

time of departure, Parcels for the

Peak in the General Post Office only ap

Tsy be

Posted to 11.30 s.m. or 3.30 pm Local Bates will DAKIN BROTHERS OF CHINA, basharged. No dunday delivery. Sandem

The Quinine contained in, solution has a dovided influenge in preventing malarial fover,

BIBL

LIMITED, LONDON-HONGKONG Å BOY, Hongkong, October 21, 1889,

are requested to Cancel their Stamps by writing the word Stamped sorces them.

Carers containing Bank Notes, ku

2012 I ühould be registered:

Circulars cesse Cicont

(Prices Current

may

rbe posted up to 10 o'clock

however bo

if they are tiod is bundlen, country with the addresses all

by country, with

30.00 A.M. Royalty cenas. 10.30 AM-Posting of Dewapapara,

Books, and Pet

Patterns

11.00-Mail close.

LATE LETTRES may be posted (from

Local rates will be charged.

To avoid robbery, souders of latters from Kowloon are requested to osnool their

The China Stail.

HONGKONG, FRIDLY, OUTOFSK 25 1889,-

last

stamps by writing the word stamped across Tas question naket by Dr Ayres at the them,

Covera containing Bank Notes, Jewellery meeting of the Canitary Board would

should be registered.

There will be no Sunday delivery.

General Memoranda, Monday, October 28 * ́ ̄ ̄

The

Noon. Marting of Bhareholders of

Canton Insurance Office, Ltd. at Mess Jardins, Matheson & Co.'s Office. Goods par Daphne undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

TUESDAY, October 20

hape bave been more properly put in the

this reform for several months, snd then the great rainstorm in May so upset calcu lations that laundries, and various other works had to recade into the distance. We hope hdr Ede's timely revival of the subject will insure the groinsertion of the rots in | nest year's estimate. What is sought fe not of course that the Government should

take over the washing of the Colony-it

Legislative Counoll. The Board has has sometitats ezengh to do to wash its control over the water supply of the Calp uw linon metaphorically we mood,- but ny. It can only interfere when any impu- that it should erect 'laumiry or laundries

Whittier the weshermen might go rities have been discovered Still, as the question of the aliquacy of the supply of their glothes, where there would be an abun water is one that indirectly at least-

dant supply of clean water, and where,

affect the health of the Colony, the Health suppos, como supervision would be exor body may be excused for concerning itself,

cised with a view of preventing contamina

eved more than in strict law it is entitled fin or the spread of any infectious di Goods per atmura undelivered after this

data subject to rent du bat

todo, about this most important subject scans. The Government might also by this

mana be able to obtain some Goods per Copack undelivered after this Nearly a year ago we were told, with a

data subject to rena

11.10 a.x.) with 10 cents late fre up to | WEDNERKAx, October 30 pakis 11.30 A after which hour they may Goode per Steamer Djemaah unclaimed

after Noon subject to rent,

be sent on Board with the same Late

4 pt.-Meeting of BK. Jockey Club.

great flourish of trumpata, that the Tytam the laundry guild, a close body which has Water works were completed, ma the Co-hitherto been able to beat down all compo lany was led to believe that water was at titted and impose its charges upon the oume the door of almost every resident. It was (munity. The authorities might find it