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Intimations.

THE VICTORIA

2

HOTEL

COMPANY, LIMITED

INCORPORATED UNDER THR Compirzes ORDINANCEs 1565 to 1890 or HON KONG:

$750,000

CAPITAL

Divided into 15,000 Shares of $50 each of which 0,00 Shares are to to issued and credited with $25 a share paid up in part payment of purchas moncy; 7,000 shares have been applied for and will be allotted and the remaining 3,000 'shares are now offered to the Public and are payable for us fol- lava, vie. - $10 per Share, as Deposit, on Application. $15 on Allotmont.

825 wher and as the pmoshall from time to time bo called up under the provisions contained in the Articles of Association of the Company,

Board:

THE HONORABLE DR. HO KAI. GEORGE RICHARD STEVENS, Esq. DORABJEE NOWROJEE, Esq.

Bankera:

THE HONGKONG

SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, 1, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Solicitors:

MESSES WOTTON & DEACON,.

35, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. mais Company has been

formed

for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise acquiring, all those pieces or par cela of Land situaté at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, and Registered in the Land Office as Sections A, B and and the Re

maining Portion of Marine Lot No. 13, and Section A of Marine Lot No. 12, ingather with the tenement and buildings thereon known as the Victoria Hotel, and all the rights of the Vandor to reclamations and extensions seawards in respect of Section C and the Remaining Portion of Marine Tot No. 13 under and by virtue of the Prays

Intimations.

pletion it is determined to erect a new Hotel on the reclaimed site, the preeest property can doubtless be disposed of at a remanerative figura.

Appliantions for shares should be made and forwarded to the Bankers of the Com- pany, together with the amount payable op application. Where no allotment is mada, the deposit will be returned is full, but without interest, and in care a leas anmber of pharen be allotted than is applied for, the surplus will be appropriated in whole

EMPIRE

PALE ALE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Business Notices.

BREWE

EMPIRE

XX STOUT.

JEST TO HAND, A FULL STOCK OF THE ABOVE, IN SPLENDID CONDITION; 11913 jostly favorite Bror in rapidly superseding all Englet and Geriona Beers in Cha, Japan and the Straits Sestienients, owing to ita aholnto purity alid, the

or in part, as the case may be, lo the pay-antire absence of Chemicals. ment of the amount due on allotment.

Three Agrosments have bean entered into, and are respastively dated the 11th June 1890, the 28th June 1800 and the 11th June 1800.

Prospotteas and forms of application for zitares may be obtained from the Company's Bankers, and at the Office of the Company's Solicitors, Monare Wotton & Deacon, 90, filled up and forwarded to the Company's Queen's Road, Hongkong, and should be Baniere on or before the 28th day of July 100

1800.

VIDE ANALYST'S REPORT. EMPIRE EXTRA XX STOUT.

As supplied to the Hospitals and Infrmarios. Strongly recommended by the Faculty for its strengthening properties and adaptability for hot climates.

IN BOTTLES AND UASKS,

EMPIRE PALE ALE

**********per dozen 3 10

Pinty.......

Quarte

J-Gali. Cark..

12. Gill, Cank Pinta... Quarts.....

per cask

2.60

·6.00

10.00

por dozen

1.60

2.60

18-Gall. Cask

...per cask

0:50 12.00

34

·BOLE AGENTS.

DOUBLE XX STOUT. 9.Gall. Qack..

Agcosments may be inspected at Mr HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, LD.

A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Annelation of the Company and of the

Office aforesaid. Share Lista will class on Monday the 28th day of July 1890.

Dated the 21st day of July 1890.

1300

CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths.

NAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND METEOROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS,

VORTLANDER'S CHLEBRATEL BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES.

(LATE THE HALL & HOLTZ CO-OPERATIVE COY) LTD.).

Destination

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vesazio.

Bremen & Parts of Call Sucksen (6)....... Harre, L'don & 'burg Dunbighshire (s).. London...........Caufa (9)..

RITCHER'S LAW AND OH Cones,ondon, v. Suez Canal Diomed()........

ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS,

Bglish SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. Christalls & On's ELECTRO-PLATED WARK GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety. DIAMONDS

&

DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Splendid Collection of the Latest Loson PATTERNA, Et very moderate erica. 743

NOTICE,

Naw York.. New York.. Now York Now Zealand...

Tillo Baker..

(8)..

Agents

1229

Date of Leanng.

Norddeutscher Lloyd. July 30, at 4pm. Adamson, Bell & Co... About July 31. Arnhold, Karborg&Co. About July 20. Batterfield & Swice...July 30. Bussell & Co. July 21, at 4 p.m. Mesingarion Maritimaca July 31, at nura.

Fracino, dag (0).. 8. Shanghai, via Amoy...Palinurus (0)........... Francisco, v. Japan City of Rio de Janeiro(a) S'pore, I P'ung & Bay Artatoon Apcar (). Spore, Batavia, s... ¡Tannndies (8)..... Straits, Ob & B'bay.. Malomons (B). Swalow

Eisitan (8)...

Manila, vin Amoy...... Zufire (x).... Marselle. 7. Saigon. Orus (8). Nanki, Fabé & Yhama Carmarthenshire (8)...Adamzoo, Bell & Co... About August 1. New York

Charles S.Whitney... Russell & Co.Quick despatch. Paramita.

Slemszen Co. ..Quick despatol Niemssen & Co. Quick despatch Siemsson & Co., Kuick despatch. Butterfield & Swire... About Angust 20, 0. & 0. 8. S. Ou...July 31, at 1 pm. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.. Aug. 12, at 1 Butterfield & Swire... July 29. D. Sassoon, Bons & Co. July 20, at noon. Russell &

Co Fly 31, at £

P. D. Sasaoon, Sout

y 28, & Co. July. at noon. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Taly 26, at 3 p.m. Russoll & Co... Fuly 20, 204 p. Canadian Pacitic S: Go August 7, at noon. P. & O. 8. N. C. July 26, at daylight,

Reclamation Ordinance 1859, and also any rights of the Vendor (if he has any such rights) under the Orlinanes, in HONGKONG AND WITAMPOA DOOK s'noy, Mhas & A'laide Airlie (3)....

respect of Sections A and E of Murine Lot

13, and also of purchasing or other- wise acquiring the goodwill of the business

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HIPMASTERS ENGINEERS are

of Hetal Propria ore, and Tavern Keepers respectfully informed that, if uron 33 now carried on by Messrs Dorabjee and their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of Hing Koo at the Victoria Hotel, together the Company's FOREMEN should be at with all the Plant, Furniture, Fixtures and fond, Ordure for REPAIRS if out to the Stock of the Flotel

HRAD OFFICE, No. 14, Praya Central, will receive prompt attention.

The casio object of the Company is to carry on the business of Hotel-kenpers, and ather businesses incidontal thereto, on the premises at present known as the Victoria Hotel, and if need be to acquire other sites and erect other buildings for Hotel pur- poses, as empowered by the Memorandum of Association.

In the Event of Complaints being found necessity, Communication with the Uncier- signed is requested, when immediate ten will be taken to rectify the cause of dir- satisfaction,

D. OTLLIES,

Hongkong, Angust 25, 1885,

Secretary.

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Vancouver (B. C.), & Sussar (s). Y'hama, v. N'ki & Kobé Ancoua (4)

wadt, Haiphong July 23, General.—¿. R. MARTY.

Tannadice, British steamer, 1,423, P. T. films, Sydney vin Queensland Perte June -30, Coal and General, RUSSELL & Üs.

DEPARTURES.

July 25 -

Pallin, for Saigon. Cyclops, for Singapore and London, Peking for Bangkok. Kaifong, for Whampoa Yuksang, for Whan.pon. Taisang, for Singhsi, Forwarts, for Chefoo,

The present Victoria Hotel has boon dar. ried on under the successful management of Mr Dorabjes Nowrojae for the last years. This gentleman has had 19 years as sa Hotel Manager, and our To-day's Advertisements. fit, fur Sigor

experience

of the New Company he has consented to not as Manager of the Hotel, and Mr Tsusil Pulley Madar, who has beet in the survies of Mr Dorabjen Nowrojos for 19 years ne Book-keeper and Assistant Manager, ia willing to continus to net pa General Assist *nt, The Company will, if it is thought

CLEARED.

ZETLAND

LODGE.

No. 525.

Clara, for Haiphong. Doris, for Saigon.

Regular MEETING of the abovo

desirablo, also ratain the old and azperi- A LODGE will be huld in the FREE- enced staff of servants with which the Hotel MASONS HALL, Zetland Straut, on FRI

for the Inst six years has beer so success DAY NEXT, the fat August, ut 8.30 fully brought to its present position.

for 9 p.m. precisely. VISITING BRETHREN

The average yearly profit for the last ...threa

years le 818,020.60, and as it is pro- pored to expend at once about $35, 00 in building and

rooms to the hing 29 additional bed-

Hotel, and in making other small but much needed improve- ments, it is anticipated that with thas

these ad-

ditional rooms and the consequential in- crease in the consumption of Wine and Liquors, the nott annual earnings of the Company should not he less than $40,000, ss the running expenses of the Hatol will Eot be materially increased by such addi- tions.

The property proponed to be bought by the Company icjat present fin tease to Mir Dorabjee Nowrojee.

An Agreemont has been made for the Assignment of this leads to the Company, aud for the sale of the Goodwill, Plant, Furniture and Stook of the Victoria Hotel

for

$150,000 of which 875,000 will be paid the stat

by allotment of 5,000 shares in the Froposed Company, on each of which $25

ss having been paid up; of

vi

be

credited

this

sum of $180,000, the sum of $50,000 is

to be paid for the lease to Mr Dorabjes

Nowrojae, $50,000 for the Goodwill of the

are cordially INVITED...

Hongkong, July 25, 1800.

1317

QURAN STEAMSİLİP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA BUEZ CANAL

The Ca.'s Steainsläp

Diumed,

PARSENBLIES, ARRIVED.

Per Free, from Hodhow, 15 Chires. Por Marie, from Haiphong, Mr Möller.. Per Taundice, frem Sydney, Mr Quick, and 21 Chinc.o.

DEPUTER.

Per Parthia, for Yokohama, Mrs Lepre tost and 2 children; fur San Francisco, Mr E. W. Maclaine, and Mr Gilrey; for Men- troul,

Mr B. W Plagell. Per Malwa, from

K

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For STRAITS & CALOUTTA, ...

Per Artatoon 4pour, at 11.30 a.m., on

Tuesday, the 29th inat.

For SINGAPORE BATAVIA & SOURA-}

BAYA.-

For Taradice, at 3.30 p.m., on Thurs

day, the 31st iust.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping Daylight.-Ancora leaves for Japan. 3 p.m.- Baitan leaves for Swatow.

Miscellaneous.

Messes Gibb, Livingston & Co. inform us Mint the as Bestvenie, from Leith and Lon. don, left singsporo yesterday for this port

Mesars Adamson, Bell and Co. inform us that the Sbird Line a. *. Carmarthenshire, Goods per Alberta undelivered after this fecra London, &e, left Singapore for this

data subject to ront,

port this morning,

BY APPOINTMENT.

A. S. WATSON & COM- PANY, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD 1841,

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OUR AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY

Ms EW. Maitland, Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Hospital, acknowledges a donation of $50 from Mr J. McLeavy Brown to the funds of the Hospital.

It will be remembered that according to last advices E. H. Solomon had been com- mitted for trial in connection with the fraude he was alleged to have committed upon the Bank of Bonga; mad the Hong kong and Shanghai Bank in Calcutta By

a telegram received to-day we lours that Solomon has been convicted and acutensed

No. 8688-JULY 25, 1890,

Is the Joly number of the Contemporary Revizio will sypaar x paper rocnanting in full the particulars of a journey to dál the capital of Thibot, made by the learned Das. This narrative has been long sap Indian Buddhist scholar, Barat Chandra

pressed. It is said, on the representations of who deprecated affording minute

Mr Colman deographical information

of this land to possible, political zivain is Central Ads Mr Monday in now dead y and the forthcoming proper has been dou piled by the writer of the article in the

Philosophical Buddhist in Tibet February number of the Contemporary on

WHITTEO in her journal Washington, Mida Kate Field tells the following story of Miss Dorothy Tenant. One day, when seeking model, Miss Tennant discovered a likely subject in the shape of a crossing-sweeper, and, while conducting him to Bickmcod Mr Gladstone. Greatly amused at her Terrace, she met her family's old friend, companion, the Grand Old Man exclamed: Who's your friend ** Then and there the crossing-sweeper, much to bis

was Da

presented 109 Peonta in

is replete with the best Machinery, em-

bodying all the latest improvements in to eight years imprisonment, the trado.

entering the Tenuant mansion SUA This aftormoon great interest was created servant who had opened the door, and, was tremendously impressed by the livered

whispered mysteriously to his kind hostem

THE greatest attention has been paid to at the Victoria Wharf by a very peculise after looking back in, deveral times, appliances for ensuring parity is the incident which occurred there in consue-Tay, mina, why does your big berther Water supply, to accure which we have added a Condenser capable of supplying ustion with one of the new electric standards wear brass buitene? Always thoughtful, with 3,00 gallons of distilled water a day, just erected. A. Ubinaman had got inside Miss Tennant frat led her charge to the and are now in a position to compete in the open metal work of the standard, and he played havoc with the well-filled dishes servanta hall, whero aho zat besitte hin as

quality with the best English Makers. Our Sweet Wators cannot be surpassed a where.

any-could not get out. The prisoner was the observed of a goodly number of observers The purest ingredients only are used, and the atmost care and cleanliness are during the alternoon, until he was libera used in the manufacture throughouted by cutting a portion of the metal work.

LARGE BOMBAY 'SODAS.

placed before him At the coneumon

sweeper.

X

bis repast Miss Tourani asked die boy low he liked it. Proper replied the crossing

Yer mother do cook prime Many were the passages traversed before reaching the servants hall fact whichs

was-to-be,

who at last maid How many

C**. We continue to supply large bottles His Excellency, the Officer Administerizg made a deep impression on the model-that- as heretofore, free of Extra Chargs, to the Government has approved of the follow-coouts yar get 1) Os being told, the un those of our Customers who prefer to have ing acting appointments being inado in the believing gamin rotorted: aru, for kid- thom to the ordinary siza,

din How many rooms have you?? COAST FORT ORDERS,

Police Force, to date from the latiny inquired Misa Tennant Two And whenover practicable, are despatched by viz-Senior lat: Class Inspector Cradock how many aro there in your family 2 frat atrainer leaving after receipt of order.

FOR COAST FORrs, Waters are pecked

to be Acting Chief Inspector, Senior End There's sight aus. There's father an

mother an tho tro girls in one room, an* and placed on board ship at Hongkong Class Inspector Mackie to be Acting lat moan brother Bill an grauug as the pup prices, and the full amount allowed for Class Inspector; Senior 3rd Class Inspector in tother, Packages and Empties when received in Perry to be 2nd Class Inspector, end der good order,

Counterfoil Order Books supplied on creant Hanson, No, 83, to bo Acting 3rd application.

Class Inspector."

Our Registered Tolographic Address is, DISPENSARY, HONGKONG, And all signed messages addressed thas vill-receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always. kept ready in Stock - PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER".

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIO WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

No Credit given for bottles that are dirty, or greasy, or that appear to have been seed for any other purpose than that of con- taining Aerated Waters, as such bottles are Brusnover used again by us.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., LTD.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.-- The French Contract Packet

will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 31st July, with Mails for the 2291 Hongkong, China, and Manila. United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- yond, vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Bataria, Burnish, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Adea, Mauritios, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The or hours will be observed in

closing the Maily,' &o,

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKEL- The United States Mail Packet Oceania will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 31st Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows :—

►

Capt. BARTLETT, will be pore, Mesere Cangkong: for Sigga-0.15 PM Bogustry cons

despidied as above on

A. H. Bengough.0.30 R. Post-Office closes, but Corren- Captain Simmonds, A., and Mr fi. V. pondance may be posted on board the Schneider; for Bombay, Mrs and Misa Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Feldstein; for London, Mr J. J. Sparke, Postage until the time of departare. A.B. RN., Lacut. E. C. . Helby, Mr and Mrs. Jones, child and infant, fra Selig mann and children, Monsen doodwin and 1318. Talbot,

WEDNESDAY, the 30th Inatant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, July 25, 1890.

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

(Via Inland Sea.)

The Steamship

Carmarthenshire, Captain CLARKE, will be despatched on or about

Victoria Hotel, and 850,000 for the Plant, the 1st August. Furniture and Stock-in-Trade of the Hotel.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

yents. Hongkong, July 25, 1890.

An Agreement has also been reade with Mr Li Sau Lam, the present owner, for the purchase of Sections. A, B and C and the Remaining Portion of Marine Lot No. 13 and Section of Murine Lot No. 12, t to- gether with the

the messunge

and tenements crested therenu, now known as the Victoria DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

Hotel, and his rights to reclamations and

extensions seawards is respect of Section

Cand the Remaining Portion of Marine

Lot No. 13, under and by virtue of

the

Praya Reclamation Urdinando 1830, and 17

LIMITED, CHEMISTS.

1319

Per fathan, for Saigon, 12 Chinesc. Par Cyclops, for Singapore, 80 Chingee. Por Peking, for Bangkok, 20 Chipete Per Taing, fur Shanghai, 00 Chinees. Per Kiel, for Saigon, 40 Ohinesc

TO DEPART.

Per Curs, lor Haiphong, 15 Chinese. Pet Doris, for Saigon, 20 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Chinese steamer Kung-pai reports From Chefoo to Saddies, strong 8.E. wind, with bigh tos; thenes to purt, dark cloudy weather, with low barometer.

The British sterauer Tansadice reports: Left Sydney Jone 30th, and arrived Clevo day i-arrived at Cooktown Jaiy 7th, left land Bay July Bla

left Cleveland Bay same again sent day; arrived Thursday Island 9th, left Thursday Island 11th; arrived at Port Darvin 14th, loft Purt Darvin on the 10th; and arrived Hongkong on the 25th and fine weather throughout the passage.

also any rights of the said Lá Sau Lambeg to draw the attention of Art:1 July. Experienced light variable winds,]

WV tour and Professional Photographers he has any such rights) under the same to our Stock of Ordinance, in respect of Suctions A and

13 the purchaser

B

of Marine Lot No. 13 Agreeing on completion of the purchase to repay to the Vondor all sams which the Vendor shall then have paid under any Reclamation Agreement, and the purchaser ngreeing to assume and take over, as from tu date of such completion, all the liabili ties under way such Reclamation Agree mont.

The total purchase mo

money for the pro- mises is $520,000 including the Mortgage for $400,000, leaving only $125,000 to be paid to the Vandor, of which, $50,000 will be paid by the allotment to him of 2,000 saares in the proposed Company; ch each of which $25 will be credited having boon paid up, and its balance of $75,000 will be

cash

The Mortgage for $100,000 is not repay able until the 30th June, 1800, and antil the expiration or sooner determination of the Lease to Mr Dorabjce Nowrojes, the Mortgagees in lieu of my fixed rate of in- terest on the $400,000 have agreed to re- caire aud accept by way of interest the renta and profits of the said premists Es de mised to Mr Dorabjee Nowrojse, viz 81,250, and on and immediately after- the expiration or souder determination of the tart granted by the said Lease, intorost at the rate of 6

to of 6 per cent, per Auaum in pays on the said sum of i

180 of 8100,000 until

June, 1806.

the

30th Jane, load to the

This is itself represents a Company of 3300,000 at 33.75 per cent per asrum.until the 3th Juce, 1804, nad from thence until the 30th Jane, 1896 $6 per cent, per annum and until this mortgage becomes due it is not anticipated that any further call will be needed.

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS,

including

CAMERAS 1, 4, PLATE

Instantaneous Shutters, KODAK CAMERAS. KODAK FILM.

DARK ROOM LAMPS. ORANGE & RUBY GLASS. MAGNESIUM LAMPS.

Developing Dishes,

Negative Washers,

Optimus Developer,

Plats Boxes,

Fuonela,

Measures,

DRY PLATES Waiten & Wainwright's Ilford, Edwards' Special Transparency, Eastman's Bronido Paper, A, &C. Bonles and Weights, Vignetthig Glasses, Aibu- menized Paper, Outting Shapes, Squcages, Litman Paper, Spotting Medium Cadets Mattino Argentometers, Easmal Coll dios Trimming Knives

&c

TELEPHONE NO. 62.

Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL

SHIPPING.

A LIIVALS.

July 25, 1800-

1202

Fror, Danish zeamer, 997. C. A. Lund, Pakbot July 22, and allow 24, General ARHAIN, KAPBERG & Ch

The proposed Reclamation of Sections Kung-pei, Chinese steamer, 602, C. H. AB sad and the Remsining Portion of Clifford, Chefoo July 10, General,-0. M. Marine Lat. No, 13 is 13,856 square foot, | 8. N. Có.

at a cost of some 830,223.39, and fun con

Maris, German 82, 104, C. A. Hunde.

FOST OFFICE, NOTICES, MAILS will close- For SINGAPORE.

For Choy song, at 11.30a.in. on Saturday, the 20th fast, instead of as previous

ly notifid.

For SWATOW_

Per Haitan, at 2.37 p.m., on Saturday,

the 26th inst.

For AMOT & MANILA.

Per Zuro, at 330 p.m., on Saturday,

the 10th ins

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.-

Per Lima, a 4.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 26th int.

For

HQIHOW & PAKHOL

Per Freir, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

20th inst.

For

STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAT. Per Melpomene, at 11.30 s.ni, en Mon-

day, the 28th inat..

·DAY

For TIMUR, PORT DARWIN, THURS- ISLAND, COÓKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD. NEY & MELBOURNE, - Per Airlie, at 3.30 p.m., ou Wednesday, the Sith inef, ustead of as previous- ir notified. MAILS BY THE GERMAN-PACKER

}

The publication of this ine commence at 8.15 p.m.

The China Sttail.

DONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1890,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED SUEZ Canal.

WAITING in the Caterer upon the ability to judge the chameter of wines after dining and sincking, Me Howard Paul tails an

sing anecdote of Dickens. One night he had several persons, Wilkie Collins among the number, dining in extempora fashion with him in his rooms over the office of All the Year end, in Wellington

YESTERDAY afternoon about 5,45 a fatal accident of a somewhat extraordinary chur racter occurred at Stoncentbor'a Island. An Indian Police Constable namo Jeran Street Singh was splitting a piece of plank for arewood and it appears that he was using as a wedge a Hotchkiss shell which had bcou picked up somewhere. A stroke of the axe caused the shell to explode. The reanit was that the man's right hand was

It was not a set meal of many courses- simply some fab, foitzi, an entro, cheese, and calad, ordered from neighbouring restaurant † - The wines passed round freely, and there was much smoking. Dickour, said Collins, how about a glisa the host twinkled an idea had evidently of port? Is it possible here? The eyes of that through his brain. Wilkie, asked

bat

blown off and a portion of the charge enter you are & fine jutge of port, ara pon

Bot 1 Collins shrugged ed his abdomen inflicting fatal injurias.the sunle that decorated hu Another Indian constable, Utta Singh, who indicated his keef in his judgment. happened to be passing at the time on his servant, who departed. Dickens wrote a burtied mo men, said

to the cookhouse to get a drinky was struck by a portion of the shell on the leg, receiv ing severe injuries. Jewan Singh died a few minutes after the explosion and the other man was sont to buspital. An in quiry into the case will be held at the Magistracy to-morrow.

Im going

to give you a glass of wine, such as you Tarely enjuy. It's wing with tory and ought to

obe drunk

is elence. with a prayer at one's heart. And so he vont on praising the port in exaggerated sentencer. In a law moments the mensea Bocanturned, and bottle of

o of port was open- ed and passed round Dickens cocked his eye, and affected to admire the rich

To make prociona stones from gas-fuse is deep list of the wine. Then he indeed to squeeze out the romance which applied it to his rinse, and burst forth into should cling to pearls from the ocean annet. Fly he tasted it, and his palate panegyrics about the subliery of its bou. gams from the mine. Mr. Groville e Williame,

of the Gas Light and Coke Company, has seemed to experienes an ecstang of enjoy

ment. His enthusiasm was infectious. made a perfect emerald from the refuse Wilkie Collins and the other convives im- a gas retort. That this was possible has been known to

ituted ingenious play with science despite, cu langus protected another. What du | the master- 'They all cooked their two generations. science for But although there is nothing new in this eyes, atult languorously, and sipped with

deliberation.

***Exquisite laid one. the rem was tau that the cost of making news has caused you say, Wilkie "Jugnired Dickane. How

times ita ki, hest value-

bottle

OUTWARD BOUND-Coromandel, Matahari

Bussia, June 3; Barden Tonder, & Med 24 Lydia, July 1; Bombay Glenrchy, Gladewer, Tetartos, 43

does it strike you! A glass of delicious Orestes, H; Ningehow, Bedeavour, 11: alarm along passord of fine wine. I should say it winst be twenty

raids. For the present, at all events, there Anchises, Galley of Lorne, Gleam, is not much cause for arenainers but at yours in bottle, and it has the perfume of a Niebo, Zarpedo, Freusica, 15.

some future and probably not very distant deer They refilled these glarer and the

gentleman terzer, Jason, 4; Deucalion, Glengarry, smeralda at a mish lower price indeed is

Chingo, the bottle, fans glad you like

wine, and it is tursker evidence of what kong, Iraouaddy, Monmouthshire, kh, diamonds can be made, while sapphires had I believe to be that fe ara cap-

rabies have often been maccfactured in

in the

adging wins porrsely after laboratory. The time is coming, Eo doubt, heartily, drinking gonerously, and imoking wbea imitation jewels will be as commons imaoderately

Image imitation gold is now. But it is easy tu dia

good tingui real gold from counterfeit with deal to do with stones, it is far more difficult. With swala under such conditions. I the naked nyo, svou of

Evou of the expert, counts great deal of uonevestary for nothing.

BOREWARD BOUND --Mogul, July 1; An- time it will be possible to make artificial. was soon eto All from

HOZAS Y CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Puckets learn at Non The following hours will be observed in closing the Maila for Europe, de, by the English and French Packels, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Office will be closed

losed at 5:

the day before, 8.00

of Prices Current and 4.M. Penting Circulars ccarus.

Current and Circulara may however be posted up to 10 o'clock,

(Prices

if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses ali bau way).

Newspapers,

10,40 Registry ceases. 10.30A.M.Posting of

Books, and Patterns ceasen, 11.00 AM.Mail closes,

Lern LETTERS may be posted (from 14.10 A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to

11.30A.M., after which hour they may

be sent on Board with the same late Fen

Letters Parcols, fe for Kowloon Point and steamers in Harbour may be posted in the General Post Offico up to 11 30 am, and 3.30 p.m.

Latters from Kowloon Point may be pasted in the Letter Box which has been placed in the Pulice to 12 and 4 o clue Station Compound up

Logal rates will be charged.

To avoid robbery, sunders of letters from Kowloon are requested to cancel their stamps by writing the word stumpul across thei

Covers containing Bank Kotes, Jowellery &c. should be registered.

There will be no Sunday delivery.

Exchange. HoxAKONG, July 25.

On London-

Bank, Wire,

**

SAD, demandi

20 days' fall.

4 month sight.

Cro.4

Decurentar, 4 mouthe

Un Paris-

Qu demand,

4.50

On

Úredita, 4 months' right.

Berlin-

4.58

Ou demand...

3.69

On

New York

On demand......

Credits, Bi daya right On Bombas

Wies

On mend

Wire

The German Contract Packet Sachsen will be despiteled on WEDNESDAY, the 30th Instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and coun- Ga Oulcatio tries beyond, vid Brindis to the Straite Settlements, Batavia, Burma, On demand Ceylon, Indis, Adeo, Egypt, Malta, On Shangha Begiatry cesses at 3 P.M.

The Mail closes at 3 P.M. Lato lotters illi 9,50 m with 10 quuta extra postage.

demand.

Onde det private paper, re Gold Lent, 100 Ane... paper30.80p. tael

Bovereigns (Bank's buying rato) 84.52|

15.

The M- M. Co.'s 8 8. Congo, with the French mail of June 27, left Singaporo on Wednesday, July 23, at 4 p.m., and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, 30th July. This packet brings replies to lettere despatched from Hongkong on May 22.

The O. S. S. Co.'s a. s. Poliurus, from Liverpool, folt Singapore on the 21st July, and may ho expected here on or about the 27th July.

WHAT ars French winos made of Last ear France produced 23,000,000 hectolitres of wine, and herself consimed 45,000,000 hectolitres, to say nothing of the exporte- tion, flow, then wes the nest of the wis The P. & Q. Co,' extra steamer Thibet, produced? Clearly it was artificially pro-

able of

bout that

wine I um sony to be compelled to simi- ter your illusióng, but what you have sirunk, is Short's pork, and it cost three- add-Eixpence a bottle. ****

THE SANITARY BOARD.

Tho Sanitary Board may this afternoon.

from Barabas, loft Singapore on the duced somehow, But how From Levan All the members were present, with the 22nd July, at 3 p.m., and may be or- tine rust

tine raisins, some say But the latest Icoted here on or about the 20th July, statistics allow that less than two million oxception of the Vice Presideat, Dr. Ho The N. G. I. 86. Hisegno left Singapore lectolitres were made in one year from Kst and Dr. Chantle

on the 23rd July, and may be expectedly be supposed that the fifty or sixty million

bera on or about the 29th July The OS. S. Co's steamship Priam, from Liverpool, loft Singapore for this port on the 23rd July, and is dus here on the 29th July

dried grapes. It may, therefore, not unfair-

hectolitres which remain to be provided are

made from even more illegitimate t

The P&O Con extra a Lombardy

loft Bombsy for this port on the 23rd tolitre. July

the

DEFECTIVE DRAINS.

Correspondence with auference to the

It is notorious that good French wine is not Albany Street, was laid on the tabla.” The e materials, drainage of Inland lot No. 338, facing to be obtained in France. This juice of The Ben Line steamer Benvenue, from other things-eld bents, for sught we know that the drains of the huures were in such grape is sent abroad, while the juice of Sanitary Superintendent wrote the owners Leith and London, left Singapore on is sold to the Frenchman, who pridea

a defective condition as to runder it neces the 24th July, and may be expected himself upon recognising a good glass of here on or about the 30th July

wine when he tastes it Across to Channel sury that they should be reconstructed The Shire Lins B. B. Carmarthenshire, from this matter of dried grapes iss become quite imroughout. All agreed to moonstruct with London, do, left Singapore on the serios M. Tirard's Cabinet went out on the exception of Mr Cheong Sow, Tho BALK 26th July, and may be expected here it three months ago, and the present Got be proposed to pull down his houses on or about the Sist July, eramont is proposing to adopt a little more early in the winter of next year, and arked foreign grapes with a duty of Sfr per hoc ached. Mr Yalo iz, a neto said that, if cars Protection Ly striking wine made from that the orns ruction of new drains, be post

y in the winter of 1801 meant the end of 1991, Le did not think the drains stoold steamer runy b is to ha eest feam the summer of 1801 Mr Chadwick and the How costly a serione accident to an eben remain in the present condition all the salsage award in the osso of the City Registrar General wers of opinion that if Cars. The owners, captains, and crew of the drains were dangerous to health, tho the two vessels which went to the assistance house nught to be eyaonate forthwith. of the Inman liner after al had become The Board agreed that if the owner un unmanageable are to receive £8,100 for dertook to pull down the House and com their very substantial services. And that mance redzainage Lefore the 10 December, is,

of course, a more fea bite beside the his request would be granted, if not, the thousands which will bure to be spent in work of ridealurgs must be done at once, replacing the damaged machinery and E, NUISANCE IN SHELLEY STABLE AND --- making good the iniscellaneous injuries caused by the breaking of proj

The Superintendent of the P.&O. S. N Go, informs us that the steamer I mbardy left Rombay for this port on the 23rd instant, at 3 pro

The Holy Communion will be administered next Sunday morning at the Peak Church ut half-past eight o'clock. The afternoon service at 5 c'olvok will be caudated by

Rev. G. H. Bondfield.

SPITE of the long pell of wet weather which

that

shaft, The more clucaly Accident is Me Coupar, Sanitary Servoyez, reported looked at, the more remarkable does it that he had cammd the crtion of Boriser seem that all ended so well. As Me Justies No. 7 Shelley Street and New 9, 11, 19, 15 wa basa experienced, it will be seen that Butt pertinently said in airing judgmeit, it Land 17 Sisupton Street and Nos, 1, 2 and

would sent an ordinary atcamer to | 3

ley Street, all sinated an Inland lob be expected in connection with local thus amount of salvage was awarded the Chip of Nis 12. The drains, he said, were, with derstorms.

Roma also had a very narrow escape, Eneous exception, in moes d'apidatan and struck on the Fastnet Hack in a fog, but tanktary sudition and required tanand? was able to go on to Liverpool. Had not throughout Five med men entered a house in a lane the engines been atrasdy reversed when the It was agreed that the owners be called of Wellington Street some lime ago, and struck there would at cartainly have upon to redrain in acordance with the or after throwing pepper in the eyes of the been a terrible disaster to record,flow dance, or occupaat, an old mau, stolu 830 in task the ship got sufficiently out of her course Tur ALLEGRU DRAIN POROKING AT WANCHAN to strike the rock is nut clear, disco she there was laid on the table a lettez, from aples and a quantity of cutling. Two of was, it is said, staining slowly Me My Lynghe, raying that Mr Copper had the gang were arrested by Detective Sergt.accident seems to be another proof that for vinted ble house and had fold him he consis is the seaman's worst enemy. All the same, dered the Louse drains had julent, fall, Molver the other day, and were this morn there is a growing conviction that these but if the Goverument drain had some ing sutenced by Me Wodehouse to ex accidents with Atlantic line's are becoming defsit. De saught bald he had been puk -I months' hard labour,

to some tragole polling bit tirate drain in

Dr. Deberok foregaata that Much rain may the bottom Daly few hours aftor the Shelley 24 the private late loading from

far too frequent.