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THE TAXATION "OF SHITPING.. The Following is the coneliding part of- dus lot of the Secretary of the Clintuber of Colomerce, to the Acting Colonial Secre tary

His Excelloney has hon plaaned to make allusion to the concluding sentence of bis minute to some points wh'ch; appear to call for reply. The comparton btwoals the burden of texation, in ship polig thin Gulung and orngaporo apetis wide field fur discussion; ti situation and condi tions of the two places are discimilar that it is hardly possible to institute a* Comparison that would th of viluo if at tempted. Ore_reson - duubtless for the Jeaner rate for adiosty 1ght dava levied in this Coloniy ia, pertaps, owing to the gren er anual tonunge of shipping on which the tax is charged compared with that which passes through Singapore. And the cost of upkeep of their lighthouses may be considerably greater than ours. How ever this may be,,iny Committee consider it more prosent not to instituto compari. Buna suggestive of levelling, up to the taxa. tion of Singapore.

j

Mails.

STEAM FOR. SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON {

A180, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA:

AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.--Cargo can de taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK &ND BOSTON

SPECIE ONLY LANDER AT PLYMOUTH,

NAVIGATION OCMPANY's Steamship. THAMEN, Capt. W. & SEATON, R.N.R, with Hor Majesty' Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL, TO-MORROW, the 28th May, ni ..

Mails.

Occidental & Drientaj Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TOʻJAPAN THE UNITED STATES, MEXI, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING

STEAMERS.

with

THE Steamship GAELIC will be THE

derpatahod for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 30th May, 1891, at I p.us, connection being made at Yokohama, Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports..

All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full, and same will be roseived st the Company's Office until 6 p.m. the lay previous to andling.

First-olam Fares granted as follows To San Francisco an

$225.00 To San Francisco and return, 393.75

available for 6 montha".... To Liverpool.... To London

T

325.00 332.00

THE CHINA MALI,

Mails.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

NOTICE

STEAM FOR BINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK

BBA & BALTIO PORTS;

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

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL, DALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LÂND PARENOSES AND LUGGAUS, N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.

N SUNDAY, the 7th day of June,

01891, at 11 am, the Company's

(No. 8831-Max 27, 1801

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,

Hocinaire of late Arrivals and Departures reported today,

To facilitate inding the position of any vauel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eleven Bestien

Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong ashore are marked, near the Kowloong aktoro &, and

Shipping or midway between each shoro are marked e, in conjunction with the figures denosine

Sartson

1. From Green Jalant to the Gas Works, 2, From Gua Works to Jardins's Wharf.

3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Offia. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Off«à¤ 5. Frota P. and O. Co.'s Of500 to Peddars What 6. From Poddie's Wharf to the Narsi Yard.”-

Achi

Feeds Name.

Anouna.

Avochio

Booalder Bentwrig B'sagno Chelydra... Decima" Devawongse Fidelio Frogr

S.S. STUTTGART, Ompt. v. ScHUCKMANN, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, Altonower- and CARGO, will leave this port as above, To other European points i proportion-calling at Gagua Oargo will be received on board until 4

Shipping Orders will be gennitad ti p.m. Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Ofliceate alee. Special reduced ratos granted to

Olbeers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service Noon, Cargo will be received on born until 4 p.m. on the day before sailizių.

Bilk and Valuables for Europe will be and the Imperial Chiness Oustoms, to bo until 4 pm, Spocie and Parcels until 3 (Parcels are p.m. on the 6th Jane. transhipped at Celombo; General Cargo obtained on application.

Passengers by this Lins have the option not to be sent on board; they must be for London will be conveyed rid Bombay, without transhipment, arriving one work of proceeding Overland by the Southern loft at the AGENCY's Office). Contents and Emprars of Japan.... later than by the ordinary direct route via Pacific and connecting Lines, Central Paci- Value of Packages are required. Colombo. T'es will be sent either vid Bonde, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific

Kailwaye. bay or Colinnbo according to arrangement.

Har For further

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the embarking at San Francisco for Chica or PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. Thus allowance Office Hongkong. ION COMPANY'S

does not apply to through form frois China and Japan to Bharope,

Particulara kugarding

The Contents and Value of Packages er, required to be declared prior to slupment.

Shippers are particularly requeste to auto the terms and conditions of the Uom pany's Black Bills of Lading.

H Excellency further directs attention to the tonnage dues levied at the ports of China, which in comparison with the cates 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM charged in Hongkong fall upon large res sels, he states, with weight 16 to 20 times greater than this. Colony's levy. The Committee consider sufficient reflection was not given hy. His Exoalies's nd- sers to the subject when this statemicat

The Im- wae permitted to be publish, d. peri

1 Governmeus of China's charge for tonnage dues is 62 M xican cents per lon the Colony's levy for light dues is 2) Mexi can cents per to. Superficially His Excel- Viewed lency's statement is borte aul more closely it will be found that the Chi- Deso lounge dues are ly pay-ble once every four mouths and during that period Tesla can enter, as oftou as atin, any, all, of the Treaty ports of Cline, giring a range of abrat 3,144 unles of sea and river traffic. Along this distance the land ia lighted in a manner that commands the admiration of the mariner, while all the various dutica of the harbours in the 21 Treaty perte are conducted without addi. tional charge to shipping. Compare this with the paltry auilurarvice of this Colony with its present bree lighthouses, or in- cluding the Gap Rock, four, and its stretch of a few miles of coast; for which the charge of 3

of-2 cents per un has to be paid. each time that the Buropean constructed Vessel outers the waters of the Colony. Instead of the Colony's tux

tax, or any increase thereon, being imppreciable, it is not so. And further, my Cummituce would cnruest ly remind His Excelleney that the egli- geable quantity of the risk of transfer from the Colony of its present distributing is not to be so lightly estimated no His Excellency appears to think. The Colany may retain the centre, but the Government'e powers to lovy additional taxation on shipping, which in the opin on of my Committes would be unwis, for general revenue purposes may depart. Hongkong lics within an almost measurable distance of China; a few minutes would permit the transfer of vessels from the Colony's to Chico's waters. Vessels bound for the various ports of Chips, tutching at Hongkong, could avoid the Colony's waters Butirely and yt might ubtain all present advantages, while the Colony's revenue and prestige would suffer.

Thu Chamber has for many years urgod

centra

and Passengers

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo det.sed to paints beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Col.

Passengers desirous of muring their bag gage can do so on application at the Com-loctor of Customs, San Francison

For further information sa to Freight pany's Office.

This Steamer takes

Campany, No. 50. Queen's Road Central for MARSEILLE

or Passage, apply to the agency of the

J. 3 VAN BUREN, Acting Agent. lengkong, May 7, 1391.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

E. L WOODIN,

Superintendent. P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, May 27, 1891.

U. 8. MAYE LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY...

1040

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYẞ; AND TOUCHING

AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN

FRANCISCO.

COMPANY.

The Steamor has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Purileulare, apply te

MELCHERS & Co., Agents

Hongkong, May 11, 1891.

Intimations.

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

METEOROLOGICAL

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Fushun Gaelio......

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8 From Bina Buildings

Ball Poš

9. From Kallett's Uland to North Foint

10. Kowloon Wharves.

11 Jardine's Whart

Date of

Flag and Tone Arriol

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Consignees or Agmti.

hygom

Dan

str. 355 May

27A. R. Marty

Barnes

BYŁ

atr. 1611 May

24 Jardins, Matheson & Co.

Mudio...

Brit.

tr. 3142 May

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Ballinc Oranga bPayao... Brit.

Christensen... Cler

Dcit. Brik

Brit. Brit, Brit Brit. atr 1409 May

str. 1005 May

24 Melchors & Co.

tr. 1294 Mar

25 Gibb. Livingaton de Co...

str. 1412 May

20 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

27 Carlowitz & Co.

Koba Bombay, fit.

str. 1874 May

17 Jardine, Matheson & Co... str. 946 May 20 Geo, R. Btavená de Coupl ats. 1057 May 18 Yuen Fat Hong ate 303 May 23 Dodwell, Carlis & Co.

Dan

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Gor.

atr. 1969

Str. 419 May 25 Si

Atr. 852 May 27 Melchers & On

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Vuhu Hoihow Hamburg

Juni.

1604 May : ate,

5 Paarte *****

San Francisco

130th inst

Brit. Ferguson

str. 1821 May 27 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

klifent

Brit str. 1866 May 13 David Sassoon Bous & Co.

„15 ˆo)Jackson: 10

Brit

str. 1495 May 25 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Calcutta, dc.

[30th inst,

33 Galenworthy:

But

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5 Grant

Brit

str. 865 May 26 E C. Bay

Brit.

atx. 1020 May 20 Ynen Fat Hoog

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Gbr.

Bkr. 704 May 27 Wieler & Co.

Brit,

869

Yuen Fat Hong

Brit.

atr.

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6 Benson

3 Porter..

hHundewadt

Auderson

Goddard Koehler

Reichborn=1

May 27 Arabold, Karborg & On. May

170. M. 3. N. Uo...

Brit-4205 May 180, & 0. S S Co

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953

Cuteang

Libello

Lou Lok

Macduff

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430

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Arcus LiguiD AND OTHER COMPASSES ADMIRALTY & IMRAY QUARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS,

Talynan

6 Nelson

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Jetartos

8

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Triumph

GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety.

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INSTRUMENTS

VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELI

TELESCOPES.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROT HONOLONG, 1891. Christoffe & OD, ELECTRO-PLATED WA

(BURJ BOT 20 ALPERATION.)

June

June

Empress of Japan Tuesday! 2nd:

Empress of India

Tuesday Soch. THE U. S. Mail Steamship CHINA will be despatched for SAN FRAN

July CISCO, viá YOKOHAMA, on THURS DAY, the 11th June, at I p.ra., taking

Empress of China Tuesday 28th. Passengers and Freigns te Japar, the United States, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading feated for trans-Captain G. 1. LB, B..R., sailing at HE Steamship RMPRESS OF JAPAN,

DLAMONDS

DIAMOND JEWELLERF,

A Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON "PATTERNS, at very moderate prices. 742

NOTICE.

aniling Voundle

Adolph. Obrig Altair... Arabon

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK Augusta

Austria COMPANY, LIMITED.

Caminsavon respectfully informed that, it upon Don Justo

Hydra....... a point that shall simply suffice for the Forte, to San Francisco, to Atutio. and Her Majesty's Mails, will proceed to VAN- their arrival in this Babour, NONE of Reed exponditure necessary for the maintenance Inland Cities of the United States, viCOUVER, Tid SHANGHAI, NAGASAKL the Company's FOREMEN should be nt

Havana, Trizidal, of the lights; that revanne for youeral pur-Overland Railways,

hand, Orders Jar REPAIRS if sant to the John Bailey- READ Ort, No. 14, Praya Central, will McLaurin receive prompt attention..

tite reduction of the charge for light dues to portation to Yokohama and other Japan Neon, on TUESDAY, the 2nd Jene, with CEAPMASTERS and ENGINEERS are Dolombye”

poses should not be levied upon shipping and Domears, and to ports in Mexico, under the guise of light doos; and latterly, Joptral and South Aineries, by so Cate

sympathy with the movement that is pary's and connecting Stampers. agitating incet civilised countries, the

in

Through Passage Tickets grantel

--,

To San Francisco and return,

available for 6 months.... To Liverpool... To London,

89376

35.00 332,0)

Chamber has advocated their total aboli-England, France, and Germany-g tion. To tax, for the payment of apecial trons-Atlantic lines of Summers,

First-class Fares granted as follows:- services the expenditure for which can be

...$225.00 To San Francisou distinctly escertained-in excess of what they cost, is an economie mistake, in addi- tion to being inequitable. The total aboli tion of the dues--which might not excoed 83,000 per annum, the probable upkeep of the four lighthouses--would be a matter of high policy for this Colony and would amply repay any apparent additional bur dans that it might be necessary to impoer on the inhabitantefargeneral revenue purposes. The trade of this Colony is almost solely the island shipping. The possibility of becoming a manufacturing centre depends apm abipping. A

daily intercores with all parts of the world for the ex- change of products is a first necessity to a manufacturing community. Every vessel may bo, to each inhabitant's benefit, in the shape of work for certain classes, in direct money payments to others. These gains far outweigh the extra impoata that rate- payors might have to bear if light dans wore abolished. The present lavy of dues is direct, it is simple, and so commends it. self to the Government and some of the community, who do not grasp the fact that our endeavour should be by every m84 145 in our power to attract, tiny, almost com pel, shipping to enter our port. Consider

To other European porta at proportion to rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Custome, to be obtained on application.

Passengers by this Line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and connecting Lines, Central Paci o, Jorthern Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways.

INLAND SEA, KOBE & YOKOHAMA RATES OF PASSAGE. FROM HONGKora, first CLASS. To Vancouver, Victoris, Exqui-")

manit, New Westminster, F98.00 Townsend, Seattle.. Tacoma, Purtland, (0.), San Francisco To Band, Calgary......

$255.00

To Winnipeg ............. $275.00

To Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth $285.00 To Chicago, Kansas City, St.

-$295.00 Louis, Milwaukos.......

To Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleve land, Columbus Haquiltou, London, (Ont.),

Toronto, Niagara Falls

$305.00

To Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, New York, Albany, Try, Rochester, Baltimore, Philadeplia, Pittsbazar,2010.00 ington, Boston, Portland (Me) Halifax, St. John..

To Liverpool, and London

Paris and Bremen

To

*****$325.00 $315.00 Hamburg 8385.00 Through Pansaga

that enters this harbour adde, inssteibly it Japan (or rica versa) within one year will be To Havre and Tickets granted to Eng.

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- embarking at San Francisco for China or allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.

Freight will be received board until 4 tho day previous to sathing Parce p.m. Packages will be reoaived at the aflos until 5 p.m., samo day; al Parcel Packager thould be marked to addrees in full; value

to

land, Franco, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic lines of stanmera.

Special vates (best class only) are granted Missionaries, members of the Naval, Diplomatic, and Divil Servicos, to service of China wad ficials in? Japan, and to invernment officiis.

Return Tickets-First and second class required. Consuler Kavuides to sooompany Cargo only-Propaid return tickets to Profis destined to points beyond San Francisco, Coast Pointa, and to Eastern and Interior the United States, should be sent to the Puinta of Cauads and 0.8.A. will be grant

fox: Olive in Scaled Ravelopes, ad, availabla Company's addressed to the Cuilector of Customs at Nati Francisco,

of some is

*12 months at 25 per cent, off Return Famo

per cent.

In the Brout of Complaints being found Sara Mo 2 cães vecessary. Communication with the Under-St James and a requested, when insedinte rio Voleolty. will be taken to rectify the cause of dis- satisfaction.

D. GILLIES,

Suretary.

Hongkong, August 25, 1885

1458

Nam

READY IN A FEW DAYS,

THE YANGTSE,

BY

E. H. PARKER.

wilh

UP

SKETCH MAPS.

CONTENTS:

The Yang-tao Gorges and Bapids in Hu-pel, Firulcani The Rapids of the Upper Yang-tao,

Hyacinth

The Vade-rasCITA of the Traveller Impérieure

through the G

e Gorges of the (rest River. Leander Special Observations.

A Journey in North Sz Ch'uan. Non-chuan and tho Kung-t'an Rivor Up the Kis-ling River. The Grost Salt Melin North Ewoi Chos The Wilds of Huspeh. Sr Ch'uan Planta,

The Overland China Mail,

Stonsta

o Dodd

13 Blogg K

May

825 MAY 20Douglas Steamship 702 May 27 Sienissen & 06. Nerw. B 1800 May

W. Dock Go. Erit. str. 994 May 21 Butterfield & wire Brit att. 1305 May 27 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

str. 1109 May 27 Batterfield & wire Anderson ... Brit.

str. 1459 May 24Butterfield & wire str. 1597 May 26 Geo. E Storens & Co. str. 2101 May 26 P&O 8 K. Ca at: 1142 May 27 Geo. B. Eterens & OD, atr. 674 May 23 Wieler & Co. at 1016 May 20 Wieler & Co. atr. 886 May 27 Jardino, MatheEm & Cu

Carleton ... 8 Manroe .4 cHanson

Jesson..

Amer. 19, 1876 Man

Brit. bqB 478 May

6 Bentor, Bröckelmann & Co. 6Chinese

Brit bqe 448 April 7Wieler & Ou 473. May 26 Wieler & Co.

Ger.

bqu

Brit be 1105 April 30 Order Heit

e Dakin

Carland,....

31. 1197 May 19, Russell & Co. 5k Hansloop Ger. ab 1428 April 21 cichers & Co. 5k Nielaun Amer. bee 03 April 1 Captain

Christenson. Dan be 765 4pril 27 Calowitz & Co. B.d Walda.... Amer.sh, 1480 May 26 Basil & Co. 5k Shipherd Amer, sch 700 May 20 Order

8 Oakes... Amer. sh. 1235 April 28 Ordir

Brit boe. 480 May 23 Master. Brown kunistega...... Peruv, qe 245 July 4 Master

Burnham

Amer bq. 1487 April 28 Russell & Co. ciMarlin

Brit bae

491 May 20 Olineae.

Swałow

Her Brila nic Ma esty's Ships on the China Station.

cruiser

Captain

Com, Chas, E. Adar Commander Fortis

Captain Cinttorbook

Commander A. M. Fiaki

Hig.

Ters, Guns IH.P.

Alaority Archo

despatch-vessel.

1700 1770

4.

3180

Caroline

cruiser

1400 14 1240

Egoria

Barvoying ship

740

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3558

340

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400

Lions-Cord.

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1420

$1100

Captain Rabt, W. Oraight

twinscrew battle ship

"Captain Eduard 5 P

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4300

B500

Glace

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766

Kordury

cruiser

3730

Panonoke

guabost let class

760

1900

Pigmy

gunboat 1st alass

1700

1200

Ployer

ganboat 1st class

755

1200

Porpoima

steel torpedo arauer

3503

Hafiler

Redpole

gunboat Est clam

gunbost lae class

1800

805

- 200

Lacute Com. F. Wm. Trosman

Aurora

cruiser

4050

38

Captain Hall

Salent

torpedo mining lanaoh

150

guntasen and class dist

760

1010

Commaniler Rebt. D. Be khu

Tweed

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869

360

receiving ship

6157

Commodore E. Churoh

cosidafenceship,armoured);

2760

£450

Vistar Emwan' Wivern

Captain Barges Walach Commander V. A. Tindall

Opl

J. Balfout. Lieder!

Ingram

Liens Com. Howl Lient. Com. G, Rajon

Commander W. Waita

Lieut. Cuiz, J. Ck Hengh

Tared Brate in Reserve Nos. 8, 21, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first class; and 3 second class bosta

Expostel shor ly from Cape of Good Hope dreher, Steel Tor. Cruiser, 1,770 tona, Uguns, 3,600 LHP., Com. John Farri

A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR THE HOME MAIL,

TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure to dete if re-embarkation at Fincouter). Steamer for Europe. It contains special Time is reckoned from the date of eve of each Eyclists and Fawned Matt Passengers to Pacific Coast Points and to Commercial intelliginos, special tables of Interior and Easter Points of Canada and Shipping, and other information. The U.S.A. not holding prepaid return tickets, various Reports of Courts and Meetings, Relief for Wanderer, but who re-embark at Vancouver within 12 and all other nows, are given in fall an 1027 multa from data of issue of original ticket, they appear in the Daily issue,

will be allowed 10 per cent, off" "the return The Overland China Mail, by the con-

the inducement to shipping, there is thing to pay in the port of Hongkong. Dur position, as it were, is that of

of shop.

For further information as to age keepers having a certain eommodity for salo, tis, the advantage of the port. Is it and Freight, apply to the Agener of the praxient to charge an entrance fee to our Company. No, Blla, Queen's Road Central. customers or is it wise to consider that our lace would be triflingly increased by granting auch facilities when it is well known that the concession will return us considerably more than it costs? There is hardly a branch of commerce or an inhabi tant, however situated, that would not do. rive benefit from the attraction of ad ditional tonnage to the Colony's waters,

In conclusion, my Committes desire mo to express regret at the tone of His Excel leacy's minute,

ཟ

The Chamber has always accepted the understood position of advisors to the Government on all matters affecting

J. S. VAN BUREN, Acting Agent Hongkong, May 19 101.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAUERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY,

Fara

ut

venience ita form and the accuracy and Prepaid return tickets to Liverpool and fulness of its reporte, has long been popular Londoa will be issued available for 12 with-residents, who wish to send home months at 8650 or for 4 months 9575.

CARGO-Tarongh Bills of Lading issued to Japan, Pacific Coast Peints, and to Canadian and United States Pointe

CONSULAR INVOICEs of Goods for United Sistes Foints should be in quadruplicate and one copy must be sont forward by the steamer to the care of D. E. Brown, Amix

weekly budget of the news of Hongkong and the Far East. Ciroulating, as it does, among nearly all the old China hands at Rome and is among residents at the Treaty Ferts and in the interior, it offer special advantages to advertisers.

The Oriand Ching Mail will be regularly posted from the China Mail Office to rub

to the Office.

the commerce of the Colony are intuen MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUM taut General Freight and Passenger Agent, | buzibers, on their addresson being forwarded

No feelings

ced the Committes at any time in the. variona communications tendered the Go- vernment, which have hitherto been of the most distinctly courteous and plesssat charzoler. But His Excellency's minute would seem rather to depart from the mutual good feeling that previously existed.

I have the honour to be,:

Sir, your obedient servant,

of personality or partisanship

F. HENDERSON, Secretary,

most

·PORT SALI," MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, "AND LA PLAȚA ;S. LONDON, HAYRE AND BORDEAUX.

WEDNESDAY,, the 3rd Jano,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. (1997, at Soon, the Company's 5.5. The Honourable WM. Denue, MA SYDNEY, Commandant DETULEIL, With C.M.G., etc., etc. Acting Colonial MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and Secretary.

CARGO, will leave this Port for the placca.

Not Responsible for Debts.

above

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marsilta, and no- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe,

Bhipping Order will be granted till

Teither the Captain, the Agente, non Neit

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

ADOL OLSSG, American barque, Capt. F. Carleton.Reuter, Brockelmann & Co.

CANLUSAvon, British skip, Captain B. Carland-Bussell & Co.

OMEGA, British barque, Captain A. V Brown, Master.

Vocity, British barque, Captajn R. Martin-Chinese,

be rossired, on board until 4 m., Spools and Parcels until 3 pim, on the 2nd June, 1891. (Panonle -size: not to be sent on board they must be left at Consects and value of Fankages are re- the Agency's Office.j quired.

For further particulare, apply at the Company's Office.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, May 20, 1891.

1981:

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