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Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

CONSIG

8.S. ZANZIBAR, FROM ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND SINGAPORE.

“10NSIGNEES of Cargo per 8.4. Zanzibar, are hereby notifs, chas their Goode have been landed into the Kloun Go- dewas. Bulate the delivery pan bo obtain - ulletera avarage Baiianist be signed, the rear of the Gomis stated, and a deposit nfc7% paid to the Undersigned, who will thetrain Bills of Liting for delivery

of the Gurds.

Carga undelivars after the 10th Inst., will be acored at Cnxiguorist and ex No Fire Insurance will be ofcoted, All Claims againg the Steamer must bu presuntad to the Undersigned ou or before

M

Intimations.

BAY VIEW HOTEL.

ROSBORNE begs to announce that this convenient half-way Hoves on SHAUKIWAN ROAD is now Open

The HOTEL commands a beautful View, nulis aituntod in a'cot and broszy spot,

There is a convonierst landing jotty op pusite the Hotel for launches.

CIGARS, &c., always in Stock.

The boat Branda of WINES, LIQUORS, MEALS can be served at any hour. Pamph at-

Hongkong, May 14, 1891.

... CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co.,

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iho for Bistant, or they will not be refonometer, Watch & Clock Makers,

gaized.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, June 0, 1891.

UNION LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM ANTWERP, HAMBURG

AND SINGAPORE.

1162

THE Stesship Bas, Captain MAISON, having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby ro quented to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take inmediato delivery of their Goods from alongsido.

The Stoamor is berthod at Kowloon Piets and Cargo impeding her discharge will be ut once lauded and stored at Consignees' risk and exponae, and no Fice Laurance will be offinted.

All damaged Cargo must be examined on MONDAY, the 8th Instaut, at 2 p

RUSSELL & Co.,

gents,

Flougkong, June 6, 1891,

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.B. CARDIGANSHIRE, FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERT,

AND STRAITS.

1148

LONDON

CONSTONE Chat all Gouds are being

YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in-

landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HONGKONG and Kowloon WEARP AND Gonowe Co., at Kowloon, whouce and/or from the wharves culivery may be obtained.

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Optional Cargo will be forwarded unles notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-MORBOw, the 11th Instant.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andolivered after the 17th Cust. will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Stamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before

the 17th Instant, or they will not be re sognized.

No Fire Insurance has beco effecte. Bill of Lading will be countersiguei by

DODWELL, CARLILT, &C.).

Agexto.

Hongkong, June 10, 1891.

To Let.

TO LET.

SKYMOUR TERRACK.

1170

NROOMS in COLLEGE CHAMBERN,

OFFICES and CHAMBERS in Cow NAUGHT HOUSE, Queen's Road Contral. OFFICES in VICTORIA BeitDENGS.

No. 2, PEDDER'S HILL.

HOUSE in PORPOOLUM ROAD, NOLLA

SIDE

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, May 1, 1801.

TO LET.

Hith Immediate Possevin

FFICES (above Mersis

ORATE & Co. e Prumica).

Apply to

281

i

Jowellors, Gold & Silversmiths.

AUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND

METEOROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS.

VOIGHLANDER'S CELERATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. BITCH LIQUID AND OFCER COMPASS ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS.

English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WAEK. Christofle & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED PARE GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY

in great variety. DIAMONDS

AND

To-day's Advertisements.

FR BRANQUAL; Tho Stip

Felting

Captain F. Schulz, wili Se despatched for th hope Port TO-MORROW the 13th In.., at 4 pm, instead of as previously notifed.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co

----4 langskraggabune-12,1891~~~~~

FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)

The Steamships

Elve,

-

ALENA MAJ

Business Notices..

Hongkong Trading Company,

LIMITED.

Drápors, Outfitters, Tailors, Silkmen, Furnishera.“

TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

---17-

T

IMPORTANT

&

Captain Jass, will b

patched as above on

TUESDAY, the 18th Instan, at 4 p.10.

For Freigi, ply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Blangkong, June 12, 1891.

DOCH HAOPUNAO

福

DHIPMENT.

Tropical Flannels,

FOR

Summer Suits. 014

SPLENDID VARIETY TO CHOOSE FROM.

. 1183 S

$8.00

COAT AND

TROUSERS

2

Not Responsible for Debts.

either the Chaplain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for Crow of the following Vessels, during any Debt contracted by the Officera or their stay in inaphong fi elana:—

APOLE CLIO, Amorican barque, Capt. P. Carleton. Reutor, Brookelmann & Co.

CALOSIOON, British ship, Captain B. Carland. Russell & Co

Nova, British barque, Capt. T Norris.

DIAMONU JEWELL KY, A Splendid Collection of the Latest Low DON

"Perrnuss, at very mariorate prizes. 748-Hang Loo.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

T

SELMA and that, if a phon rospectfully informed that, if apon thuir arrival in this. Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at hand, Orders for REPAIRS it send to the i

Ab Urvice, No. 14, Praya General, well receive prompt siteution,

In the Event of Complaints being found necessary, Coremunication with the Un-in- signed is requested, when inmediate vespa will be taken to rectify the cause of dis

atisfaction.

T2 CHILLIES,

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

VELOCIT, British barque, Captain R. Martin Chineso.

"LEMOINE" NATURAL

CHAMPAGNE

(WITHOUT LIQUEUR.) AWARDED PRIZE MEDAL, PARTS, 1889).

HE SPECIAL FEATURES of this Pare 15.-Its entire freedom from the asnal

CHAMPAGNE are:-

sugar candy, eto, comequently it is fresher, cleaner, and more wholesome than the LIQUEURED Champagnes. 1452sp. Ita DELICACY, due to the first

pressings only of the grapes haing used the later pressings make the wins rough and coarse, and neccesitata the use of liqueur. SRD-Its NATURAL DRYNESS, which

Hongkong, August ZA_188

ALDEECK MACGREGOR &

Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants, Alo and Stont Merchants, 13, Queen's Roar, Bongkong.

Agencies in all the Principal Ports of

China and Jupasti. Hongkong, December 22, 1890.

477

is not aggressive, making it more petizing than satisfying. 47.-No liqueur being added, the process of ra-corking ia very rapidly effected, no avoiding the large loss of carbonic acid gas-the most valuable property of Champagne.

Chanspage should ul-ays be drunk cold; but to lintf froze a light deboue wine by purting it in to an ion-pail for the best

l'o-day's Advertisements. part of an hour, is to destroy all its fine

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

inna properti-s.

In four years, when heavily Liquented Champagnes wera alma, obtain dde, a grind freezing was necessary to Nido tu manaroma awostness of a ten per cent, duse of angar- candy cod kotl, but consumer ne desand-a-wine-fren from

wert

to the "Matter of the Estole of THOMAS at sparkling vitage which

KERR, « Bankrupt.

OMCE is hereby given that THOM 18 KERR, lately reying on Business EQUINER, BOILER Maner and CONTEAC Fox, at Yamati, in the Dependency of under the 9tye of THOS, KERK & C Kwon, in the Colony of Hongkong,

being been adjudged Baskuorr under a Petition for Adjmkcation, Úled on this Honorable Court, no the 3rd June, 1891, is hereby required to surment if to Sun, the Aeling Itegistrar of

en be taken freely a tauchen or dinner. the appetite. and which will impluvo, rather than destroy,

Pripe per casu gia. $2400, pa 823 00 DAKIN BROTHERS of CHINA, Ltd. 1000

Don Agents for China.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

June 12, 1991

the avid Court, at the FIRST MEETING of Cremors to be held before the azid Re- Phra Chow Klao, British steuner, 1,011, OBSTUAR, on MONDAY. the 13th day of J. Fowler, Bangkok June 2, via Kha July, 1891, at Eleven o'clock, in the Fore-eng nd iloilo 11, Guneral.--YDEN FAT noun, preosely, at the Supreme Court Hos. House.

The said Barce SHEPHERD is the Official Aaniguce, and M sateurs WoTTON

DRLOOS & aro the belietors in the Bankruptcy.

DOUGLAS

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, December 16, 180

TO LET,

2164

At the First Meeting of Creditors tha caid ACTING REGISTRAR will receive the

Bantiem, Dulch steumer, 1,487. Von der Valle. Singaporu Juae 5, tieneral. JA DINE, MATHESON & Co.

Kuang Lee, Chinese steamer, from Wham- pos.

Proofs of the Debts of the Credits, and Vingpo, German steamer, 762, R. Kual those Credits who abat have proved their ler, Shanghai June 9, Gezerat. - SIEMEN Claim respectively, or the majority of&. them in val, way change an Ansigues or Agnees of the Bad Bankrupt's Estate Efects to be called the Creditors' Assignee

or Assignees,

Al Persons INDEBTED to the said

OUSES at the PEAK and at Ben Bankrupt or having in their presesen Property belonging him, are required not to pay or hand over the same to any Per- ador, Persons other than the Official Assignes.

TERRACE ROOM and SHOP in BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,* Queen's Road.

GODOWNS in DUDULL STREET.

Apply to

BELILIOS & Co. Hongkong, June 9, 1801.

1158

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

TO LET.

KNUTSFORD TERRACE,

KOWLOON,

H TOUSES, with ROOMS, including BATH LOONS. TENNIS COURTS Good view and healthy situation. Rent and Taxer, 232 u oath.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, March 24, 1891.

TO BE LET.

607

AN exceedingly Comfortable and Cool

Apply to the SECRETARY,

Humphrey's Estate and Finance Company, Limited.

Hongkong, May 20, 1891.

TO BE LET.

HRESH MOUNTAIN VENCE, U

Plunkett's Gap, District, coa sisting of 5 or 6 Largo DWELLING ROOMS with avory convenience. These Houses overlook both sides of the island are cool, comfortable and healtby.

Apply to

JOHN A. JUPP, Secretary The Austin Arras Hotel and Building Company, Ld.

.1063

Hongkong, May 26, 1801.

RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN FORMOSA.—By Mr. G. TAYLOR. This Article, which has been reprinted from the China Teview, contains one of the best Sketches of Formosan Life yet written,

.

WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitors in the above Bankruptcy. Bgkong, June 12, 191.

1191

FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG, BATAVIA AND SINGAPORE.

IAE Stormship Banten, having acrived

from the aboze Ports, Consiguous of Cargo by her are herety informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godown of the Hesukong AND KOWLOON WRage and Godown Oy, Lp, at Kowloon, whence delivery may obtained.

1

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 18: fastant will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Consignees are requested to present all Chaims for damages anilfor shortages pot later than the 26th Instant, otherwise they will not be recognized.

Bill of Lading wilt be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agerdo.

1187

Hongkong, Juo 12, 1891.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

FOR HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG.

The Co.'s Maruship

L'eita,

Captain ABBAL, -will leave for the above Port

on MONDAY, the 15th lust., at Daylight.

For Freight or Passge, apply to

G. DE QUAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, June 12, 1891.

Nicoya, British barque, 594 T. Norria, angkel May 27, Timber and Itic-

RANO LER,

Sau Francisco May 20, and Yokohama Jose Belle, 1 ritish steamer, 4.211, H. Walker. 7, Mails nd Gauersi. --O & O. 8. 3, Co.

DEPARTURE -

Jone 12: --

Wetan, for Swaine, Kong Beer Bangko General Ferter, for Yokulma. Dan Justo, for Bumburg. Tumเสน for hangbai. Chouchoujoo, for Newch waag, Brw doc, for Bobe. Hailong, fer Swaw. Boys, fur Shanghai,

GEARRA

Feking for Shanghai Auguste, for Aus Cards anshire, fur Moji. St. James, Eur. Su Francisco. Menon, fr Sandakan. Johana, for laiplug. Donar, fur Saigue.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

|

For Phra Chom Kiao, from Bangkok, Mr Lang; from cihow, Mr Udrit and 20 Chinose,

Per Bontang from Singapore, 108 Chi-

nose.

Per Belgic, from San Francisco, Mr. W. R. Dow, Muara Koh Seat Tet and Chang Sun Kaw from Yokohama, Mr and Mrs Heyer, and Mr J. Tainet.

DEFARTEL

Par Kong Beng, for Bangkok, 15 Chinese Por Wucian, for Bwaton, 32 Chinese, Per Hatloong, for Aoy, Capt. Farrow and 13 Chines

Por Gener 1 Werder, for Yokohama, Mr Kabaias and Mr Nischhanwa for Hiogo, 1188 Mezars Yamatlaschia and Chas, Wilkins for Nagasaki, Mesars Okamata and Sema

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

The bitusmahip

Lightning,

maki,

Destination

Vessels Aivactised as Loading.

Vesicla,

Bremen & Purts of Gali Bayorn (89). Hollow and Haiphong Delta (0), Mislav (6)......---------- London, v. Shez Cui Glenshiel (9)...........

Marauiile lion (s). New York, v. Suedanai Patiran (8)... Now York.

Oalburga... Now York..

S. Franco, v. J.Bilgio (5)

Ajents.

$8,00.

Date of Leaving.

sad bundok Aboa

Norddeutscher Lloyd. July 5, at 11 .. Messagorios Maritim June 15. daylight Jardine, Mathonon&Co|áb,ut Jude 15. Jardine Matheson&Co June 16 at 4 p.m.. Memageries Maritinio June 17, at noợu, Dodwell. Carill & Co. Jure 14.

Rastell & Co... Quick despatel. P. N. Blanchard.......Siemsson & Co.Quick despatch.

10. & 0. 9. S. Co.............. June 24, s. 1. p.m. Pacile Mail S. 9. Oo..July 7, at 1 pm, Russell & Co Quick despatch. Sierussen & Co....

June

13, at-4 p.m. Battorflold & Swire... June 14,

8. Francisco, v. Jaju dCity of Peking (s)... San Francisco.....8 James. Shangha

..Peking (8). Shangha.....Dioned (B) 3'pore, Penang O'st Lightning (s). Straite and Bumbar.... Thabet (a). Swatow, Amoy & foo Thalea (a)... Swatow and Bangkok Phra Chuls C. Kino 'ney. M'bne & Alade Menmuir (8)....... Trieste, & £laktra (8) .............. Vancouver (B., Espreas of India (a)... T'huma, v. N'ki Kobe Verona (8) ..............

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Pava Chem Kigo`re. ports: Had light winds and fine weather througfumt.

The Dutch sherrer Bantam reporta: On the 11th inatait, ut 6.3 p.. passed the American slip P. N. Blanchard, 37 railee S.S.W. from Gap Rock, bound to Bangkong, from Cape St. James.

D SRASUUN, Sons & Co. June 18, at poon. P. & O. S. N. C... June 13, at 190. Douglas Lapraik & Co. June 14, daylight. (8) Yne Put Hong....Jane 14, at 10. Gibb, Livingston & Co. Jane 16, at noon. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Jana 19; at noon. Canadian Pie R. Co. Jane 30, at noon. P. & O. 8. N. Do...... Funa 13, daylight.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For STRAITS & CALCUTTA.—

Per Lightning, at 11.50a.m., on Toesday,

the 16th inst.

For MANILA..

Per Else at 3.30 p.., on Tuesday, the

16th inat,

For STRAITS, COLOMBO, BOMBAY &

TRIESTE

Per Eectra, at 11.30 s.m., on Friday,

the 19th inst.

From San Francisco 20th May, and Yuko

The British steamer Belgic reports: hama 7th June; arrived 4.30 p.m., 12th Jute. Time from Yokohama diya, hours, 45 minutes. Had light winds and emih son to mid in of Eastorn scs; thenca to Chapel Island, strong E.NE. winds and

esk at thick weather; thence to port. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET moderato winds and clear,

The United States Mail Packet Bagio will in dispatched WEDNESDAY, the 24th Lastant, with bails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu Peru, d, hich will be closed as follows:-

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

¡For HATHONG.--

Per Join, a 7.30 6.m.. on Saturday, 15 v..

the 13th inst.

FT STRAFTS & LONDON,

Par Geghi . 11.30, on Saturday,

the 13 ist.

ForSTRAFTS DOMBAY. --

Per Thibet, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday,

the 19th hist

For KUDAT & SANDAKAN...

Per Mason, at 11.50 a.m., on Saturday

the 13th inat.

For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & SAIGON Pur Siahan, at 1.50 p.m., on Saturday,

The 13th ist.

egistry cousca 0.30 PM. Post Offics closes, but Corres- pondance may da posted on board the Packet, with Lite Fec of 10 cents extra Postage at the time of departure.

Lettora, &o., will

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping,

Daylight.Verona leaves for Japan. Nosh.Thibet leaves for Bombay, Sto..

4 p.th. Peking loaves for Shanghai

Miscellaneous.

3.15 p.m.-Competition of the Hongkong

Rifle Association.

General Memoranda.

SUNDAY, June 14

[No. 8568 –June 12, 1891.

health of the general community is sacred. Brisace may perish, progress my censo, but the feelings of the Celestisi, whose sus tome and habits it is out supreme duty to fultor, must not be disturbed. So think the fossilised officials of the Sanitary Board Dr. Cantle thinks differently; and while we cannot support his contantion that more money should be spent on this ♬ ygrio, considering that enough has been throwa away altendy, we most heartily enfores his

9A-Excursion trip by Honam to interpretation of the duty of the Brlijah Go-

Macao..

TUESDAY, June 16-

vernment of this colony towards the Chiness If we are to be deterred from ---- introducing sanitary reforms because the

p.m.-Meeting of Perseveranse Lodge.init

WEDNESDAY, June 17—

4 p.-Eleation of Two Mambors for Chinese object, the sooner the Union Jack is hauled down and the Dragon byisted the

the Sanitary Board at the City Hall," Goods por Cardiganshire undelivered

after this date sabject to rent.

THURSDAY, June 18

better. The only moral right of our ex istenca here lies in the aitlining power wa If

Goods par Bantam undelivered after exercise over the native population.

this daze subject to rent..

wo refuse to carry out our mission, because SATURDAY, June 20

Applications for Ordinary Shares of The Stook, Share & Debenture Investment Jo., Ltd., received at H.K. & S'hai Bauk.

WEDNESDAY, June 24-

8 p.m.Auction of Leasehold Properties --- "in Queen's Road.

BY APPOINTMENT.

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

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS. UR New Factory has been recently refitted with entomatic Steam Ms obivery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English Makers,

The purest ingredients only are ured, and the utmost care and cleanliness are used in the manufacture throughout.:

LARGE BOMBAY 'SODAS:

We continuu to supply large bottles those of our Customers who prefer to have as heretofore, free of Extra Charge, to them to the ordinary size......

COAST PORT ORDERS, whonorar practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after recopt of order.

Fox COAST POET, Watots are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong. Packages and Empties when received in prieon, and the full amount allowed for

good order.

application.

Counterfail Order Books supplied on

are too lothargle to face opposition, the Suavitable result will be that the Chinese will conquer ut, as they havo virtually con- quered the Manchua. That is to say, wa shall become Chicafied, a process that may be observed at the present in full opera tion, if we study some of car official The Chinese oppose all innovations. They have baad wound up, adjusted to a certain order of things, sad out of their ways of working they will not move until foros is used. That forca need not be applied in a Quitotic manner, in the belief that the Chinese na ture can be revolutionised all at once, Tha pracies is necessarily slow, and we must not be discouraged because resulta are not im.... mediately obtained and rany obstacles are put in our way.

In the event of an epidemis breaking out, it eminently desirable that the patients suffering from the infectious dissaan abouki be negregated, and that the building or buildings where they are should be under the control of a medical practitioner who has reocived scientific training. With a sle firmness the prejudicu of the Chiness will soon be overcome A mistake has evidently been made in coustuoting the Hygeia, and per

consecrats her to the purpose she now hape the best thing to do is to definitely

corvesa police station. There would seera to be plenty of apaco within the Civil Buapital grounds for the segregation of anall-pox patients; and we think experi.

tions, there is no more danger in treating ence hau shown that, with proper precau ̧

small-pox oxses in the centre of a town than there is la conveying patients to the outakicts of a lown or to a ship lying in the harbour. Abundant accommodation might

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, 'DISPENSARY, HONGKONG'lso be found within the precincta of the Tung Wah tiospital; but we would suggest, And all signed messages addressed than will receive prompt attention.

if it is deemed expedient to allow small por The following in a List Waters always

canes to be teken there, that the Govern kapt ready in Stock :-

ment should insist on the inspection of the PURE AERATED WATER

Hospital by European physicians, if it SODA WATER

were only for the purpose of ecigraing LEMONADE

proper assures for the segregation of patients. If another great epidemia; did eccar and the available space in the Civil Hospital buildings and the Tang Wah Hos- pital were fully taken up, perhaps the Hygeia might be got into a condition for the recep tion of patients by the tias the epidemio was about over.

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

PEAR DELIVERY be deliver d by the 12 and 3.30 'clock Troms only. Correspondence und Parcels Post Vffice up to 11.30 am. or 3 p.m., or for the Peak may be posted in the General in the Letter Boxes in the Ours till time of Departore. Wish regard to letters from the Peak additional Letter Boxes have been alised to Police Boxes at Magazine Gap,

GINGER ALE by Peak Church, and at Mount Koilet,

GINGERADE. Per Peking, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday, which will be cleared at 13.30 and 4 pm.

No Credit gieon for bottles that are dirty, the 13th inst, instead of as pre-Local Rates will be chargeal. No Sunday

iously notified

delivery. Sonders requested to cancel

er greasy, or that appear to have been used their Stamps by writing the word Stampettaining Acrated Watere, as such bottles are for any other purpose than that of eco- Nows, & should be registered.

Covers containing Bank ever used again by us.

For SHANGHAI --

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Per Thales, 45 p.m., on Saturday, the

13th ini.

For HOIHOW & PAKĦOL-

Per Triumph, at 5p.n, on Saturday, the

LACK

For SWATOW & BANGKOK.-

Per Pro Chels Chom Kiao, at 9 a.., un

Sandey, the 14th inst.

For HOIHOW & HAIPHONG.-

Per es, atam, on Sunday, the

14th inst.

acruas then

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

For PORT DARWIN,, THURSDAY IS-

LAND, CO KTOWN TOWNSVIL Pouch LE. BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE.

For Afenmuir, at 11.3).m., on Titonday,

the 18th fast., untead of as previous ly notified,

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. - The Frouch Contract Packet Sughalien wil be do patched on WEDNESDAY, the 17th June, with Mails for the Juted Kingdom, Europe, and places be yond, tia Moreilles; to Saigon, Straits So dements, Bataria, Burmah, Coylun, the Australasia Colexios, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Fegypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The waun hours' will be observed i

cong the Mails, &e,

POP

HOCKS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.

When the Puckets learn at No.

The following hours will be observed in closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packets, when they leays at Neon. The Money Order Office will be closed at the day befure.

8.00 4. Posting of Prices Current and

[LEGISTER.

June 11-T 4 P. M.

Toko... 29.92 Ngusa..

Temperature.

Humidity.

aug. 29.71 76 Foochow 29 73 76 Amoy...... 20.65 77

Aoping SWALOW... 29.43 79 Vict. Peak Hongkong 20.57 20

Canton.29.63 9 66 Macau...29.57 80 80

vahow...29.69 83

al ng 29.73 95 57 uita9.79 TV 95 Manila O.S. James

Wind

Virection.

-

い

June 12.7 10 1.M.

WPostock. Tokiu ...... Nugasaki.. Shanghai.. Fonchow..! - 4way...... 29.61 76 86 Auping.... swator

tongku 29.69 79 81 Vict. Peak Canton...99.70 83179

...

lotior...

Cirenats exser.

Haiphon 20.69.62 £5 (Prices Current and Circulars may Balinao.... 19,78 77 95

hoverai tu posted up to 10 o'clock | Manila.....

.

with the addresses

Weather.

Rain.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., LTD. 2291 Hongkong, China, and Manila,

The publication of this isone commence:

a 7.30 p.m.

1

The Chinu Strait.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1801.

Bom your house first, then sit down and consider its cost and its suitableness. This is the principle on which the government of Flodykung is conducted. After the great smallpar epidemic of 1887 1838, there was s load outcry for au epidemic hospital, The Sanitary Board, interested itself in the question and appointed & committon to con- eider the subject. The result of the com- mittee's deliberations va the bedding of the hospital ship Hi, Thab ve

Veas completed a few months ago, and, ge-

320 MA Ditary Board has new started to diacaes the propriety of utilising The Colonial Sargeon, one of the members of the com mittee that recommended the balding of the Hygeia, baa evidently arrived at the 0.10 opinion that the vessel is of little practical

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use. It is a pity he did not arrive at that i 0.21 | upinion before the building of the beat, but of ouurso, to have done so, would have been to go out of the ordinary official course of procedure. The two hospitals, the English and the Chinese, are quite sufficient, he thinks, for the accommoda- tion of smallpox casce, cxcept perhaps The barometer is now rising at Hongkong when there is an epidemic, of which there and falling in the north. Gradien's gentle had been only one during the last eighteen for N. W. winds over the China Sea, low barataber southward of Hongkong years.

The

The expense of putting a staff on peure to be disappearing.

Weatherboard the boat would be very great, and warm, motes and wisettled (limed at the arrangements would have to be made 11.4 B)

if they are tied in bundles, country U.S.Jan.--- by country, one way) 10.00 A.M.-Registry, ceases.

10.30 AM-Posting of Newspapers,

Books, and Patterns veases. 11,00 a. M.--Mail close.

BLATE LETIKes may be posted (from 11.10 a.) uit 10 cents late fee-up to 11.30.3, after which hour they may sent on Board with the same Tate Fou.

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Letters Parcela, de for

Kowloon

W. DOBRO,`·. Director of the Observatory. dongking Observatory, May 11, 1894.

Point and steamete in Harbour may be ult, and to the level shees in inches,

1. BAG, educed to 92 degrees Fahrer, posted in the Ganerul Post Offies up to a hindredthep 11.30

0 am, and 3.30p.m..

3. Fausetas, in the shade in degrees Fahrenhoit. pity di we adturated with moisture being

4.Dienation of Wins, lo two points.

Local rates will bo charged.

5. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the

Per Bayern, for: Shanghai: from Hong. kong, Mrs Curreim, and Mrs Enight :: from Letters From: Kowloon Paint may be Gabos, Liont, brand, Sub-Lieut: v posted in the Letter Box which has been Captain . B. PALLET, Measts Kiechbäter, Schmidi and Weber;

d. Osten, Kob-Lieut. v. Uelur, Dr Packson, placed in the Pulice Station Compound on TUESDAY, the 16th Pindtar, Mca Pauleen, Meers Vogel, v wil be despatched for from Bremen, Lieut. Vost, Sub-Licat

to-12 and 4 o'clock.

6. TUROR OF WIND, socording to Beaufort To avoid robbery, sanders of letters from Auselungen, Pattberg, Walche, inppe, Kowloon are requested to cancel their Liges, Ellsbruck, Lauro and Trapharks, taps by writing the word stamped aroaned leader drizzling rain-gloss

16, STATE or Warman. bina sky, o de and 95ashtors for the German squadrón,

|k, bai, lligkasing, o escrotal, put, shower. squally, rain, Row, thunder, visibility

bundndiks.

A few mighly-executed Woodouts are the above Ports ncluded in the pamphlet.

Instant at Noon.

For Freight or Passaga, apply to

DAVID BASSOON, SONS & 20.,

Agents Hongkong, June 13, 1801.

May be had-Price, $1-at Moara. LNE, Crawman & Co.'s, aut fem-Kard WAISH, LOITED, Hongkong; slse, Dir. N. MCALLY, Amoy.

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..TO DEPART Per diemnos, for Sandalian, 300 Chinese,

Covers containing Baek Notes, Jewellery &c. should be registered.

There will be no banday delivery,

calc.

TW (WA)

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for receiving patients on land and tran sporting them to the hospital-ship launch would have to be procured and a great many other things done. Moreover,

give the money to build the Hysiz, will the Government, although quite allling to

not spend a cent more on the varsel, either deeming that a mistake has been made,

TELEGRAMS.

{SUPPLIED TO TER CHINA MAIL!"}

(Via Southern Lina)

FRENCH DUTIES.

LONDON, 10th June, The French Chambers have, respired to admit Cocoons end. Raw Silks free, and to place an import duty of 300 Francs Manufactured Silks.

Ouzwan

LOCAL AND GENERAL

PASSED SURE CANAL ZA

BOUND-Bowald, April 24.5 Markteaten, May 12 Amphitrite, Lydia 17 Bentowers. Glengyle, Ajax, Ningchow, 23 Wendyen, Bow mugton, 2 Agumemnon, Niobe, Genkat Mars, Hampstead, June 2: Canton, Anger Head 5 infuck, 10, HOMEWARD BOUND-Fulford, May 13:

Yorkshire, Harrow, 15 Fromete 17, Aglaia, 22, Chirguo, Titan, Heator, 20; Hombay, Dardanus, 203 Djsmnah, Occana, St. Dunstan, June 2, Clyde, Preussen, 5,

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M. M. Co.'s steamer Natal, with the Franch Mail of May 15, lett Singaporn. on Tuesday, the 9th June, et 6 p.m.; and may le dpected here on or shout Tuesday, the 16th June. This packet brings replies to letter despatched from Hongkung on 8th April, Hand

The Canadian Paciffe steamer Parthia-left"

Vancouver Janse for Japen, đớn, on the ord st

The Austro-Hung. L. 8. N. Co.'s steamabin Elektra, from Trieste, left Bingapore for this port on June 7th, and may be expected hero on or about the 14th Juso.

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The P 0.2. a. Gucation Tafe Singapore on the 8 June, and may be expected here on or about the Talk June, O. §. 8. Co.'s steamship Priam from Tone, and may be expected here on Liverpool, left Singapore on the 8th

or about the 14th June, 20 The Ln, Wingsang, from Uslcetta, leit Sin- gapore on Jugs F, and may be expost ed here on or about Inne II. The P. and 0. Co's flaster Natal lefe

THE Superintendent of the P. & 0.8. N.

Bombay on Jane Sed for this port *****

Co. informe us that the Company's 1. i

kam lett Bombay for this port on Bed tant

what is were prnosble--being e Isclant to depart from the usual course of leaving work unfinished. And then, chirps in the As will be seen from our advertising sage Chairman of the Roard, if we istist on columns, Me J: D. Humphreys has issued Chinese smallpos patiunta Eoing senioved his address to the ratepayers

to su epidemic hospital, we should offend Sanitary Board election, in which he offers the Chinese. The right of a Chinaman to himself for re-election. The adtrem tik out iyq May hulwk વેચng the toef and to plso put