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Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANT.

THE Vadoraigned, Agents for the above

RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratos.

NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, July 15, 1897.

Intimations.

NOTIOL

1340

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY, LIMITED,

HIPMASTERS and ENGINEERS are respectfully informed that, if upon their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at hand, Orders for REPAIRS i sent to the HEAD OFFICS, No. 14, Prays Central, will ressive prompt attention.

In the Event of Complaints being_found sary, Communication with the Under. eigned is requested, when immediate steps will be takon to rectify the cause of dis- wtisfaction.

D. GILLIES,

Hongkong, August 28, 1886,

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

HAVE THIS DAY COMMENCED

BUSINESS D

MERCHANT, GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, AND

AUCTIONEER, under the Style of GORDON & Cu.

A. G. GORDON,

Dongkong, August 21, 1891.

1:32

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship

Lycemoon, Captain . TERMANN, *will be despatched for the above Port on TUESDAY, the 20th Inst, at 4 pm.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Hongkong, August 22, 1801

FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,

The Stearnship

1630

Colonist, Captain CHATER, will ha ✔despatched as abovu on

Secretary.

1453

or about the 30 Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Ayersla.

SCOTT'S EMULSION

Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and HYPOPHOSPHITES of Lime and Soda

ie endorsed and proscribed by leading phy. sician, because both sha tid fere wi

agents in the

nd rare tan recognised

Canemiption. Bis ar palatable as mbk, and to in cacious no plain oil

10

lon perfect

Scott's Emulsion to t ite or to flesh Producer. Its the

for CONSUMPTION, Scrofula, Bronchitis, Wasting Dis- cases, Chronic Coughs and Colde. And for Sontt'n Emulsion and take ontber Sold by all Chemists.

SCOTT & BOWNE, LĪMI "FD, 47 FARRINGDON ST.. LONDON, M.G.

Sole Agents for Chiur and Hongkong: Massa, A. . WATSON & O, LTD.

NOW PUBLISHED.

Hongkong, August 22, 1991.

2. 3. MALL, LINE.

JACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY,

1633

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING

AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.

PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONO. | City of Pebing...........Tossday, Sept. Lỡ, City of Rio de Janeiro...TaubsDay, Úer, 8. Chine

Saturday, Oct. 31.

THE D. S. Mail Steamship CITY OF

PEKING will be despatched to SAN FRANCISCO, và YUKOHAMA CE TUESDAY. the 15th September, at 1 p., taking fassengem sne fight for Tapaa, the United States, and Europe.

RATES OF PASSAGE. FROM HOTGROND, Finer Class. To San Francisco, Vancouver, Vioworis, Esquimalt, New Westrainster, Port Town- $225.00 rend, Seattle, Tacoma, Port- land, 0.

To Liverpool and London

To Paris and Breman

Through Pasange Fickocs

To Have and Hamburg

$325.00

..$335.00

DWG

wtd

THE CHINA MAIL.

Business Notices.

SPECIAL SHIPMENT.

For Garden Parties,

Tennis Parties, &c. EMBROIDERED COSTUMES. TRIMMED MILLINERY.. A SPECIALITY.

THE NEW FIFE' GAUNTLET GLOVES.

NOVELTIES in WALKING SHOES and BELTS.

CHIFFON and LISSE TRIMMINGS,

NEW GOODS BY EVERY MAIL.

4 QUEEN'S ROAD & DUDDELL STREET.

Desi

Hongkong Trading Company, Id.,

Dreamakers, Milliners and General Outfitters.

Vessels Advertised à: Loa ing.

Vestia

Bremen & Porte Call Preasson (8)........ | Harro, L'den, B'ourg Radnors jiru (8) ....................... Haihow and Haiphong Delta (9)...... London, v. Suo. Canzi Teaser (8).. Loudon, v. Buoz Caasi Glezogle (3) ........ Mazmeitio,. Saigo Melbourno (a).. Now York, v. Suez... MucDuff (6). Port Darwin, &c................Tayuan (8)..... 3. Franca, v. Jays:Belgic (8)

1808

Date of Leaving.

Norddeutscher Lloyd. Ang. 39, al 3 p.m. Dodwell, Carlill & Üo. Augent 27. Moasagerien Maritimes Aug. 23, daylight. Butterfield & wire Aaust 28. Jardine, Matheson&Oufabout August 29. Massageries Maritimes Ang. 26, ni naon. Dodwell, Carlin & Co. August 28. Butterfeld & Svira... September 5. 10. & 0. 8. §, 0 ..... Sept. 3, at 1. p.m.

Pacific Mail 8. S. Co.. Sept. 15, at 1 pm. Siemssar & Ong. 20, at 4 p.m. Shangbus, via Swatow. Taiseng (8).....

Jardino, Matheson&Uc Aug. 23, daylight. S'pore, Penang & C'tus Chelydra (B).

Jardine, Matheson 200|August 26, at noon. Straits and Dombay.... Thibut (ak..... P. & 0. 5, 8. C........Augest 20, as noon. Swatow, Amoy & Faui Fokion (s)................. „¿Douglas Lapraik & Co |August 24, at moon. 'nay. M'boa A 'lade Mentair (a)................................ Chibb, Livingston & Co. Sept. 4, as 4 p.m. Vancouver (B.C. » & Express of Chius (3).... Canadian Phe R. Co.. September 1. Yokohama an Kobe. Guy Mannering (a). Dodwell, Carlill & Co. About August 28.

3. Fraucieco, v. JagtiCity of Peking (a). Shanghai

.....Lrevmoou (8)...

Jackson, Bangkok Augus: 30, and Koh-ai- chung ló, General. --YVEN FAT HONO.

Taiseng, British otoner, from Whanpon Empress of China, British steamer, 3,00%, A. Tillutt, Liverpoed Jay 16, General.- DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.

Kaifong British steamer, 973, Black, Neweb wang and Cheico Angust, 17. General. -BUTTERFIELD & STIKE.

Foutsang, British ateamer, 91, Spencer Wilde, Wabu and Chinking August 17, O-neral.—JiaDine, Matheson & Ö..

Fukien, British steamer, 500, Davis, Tumour August 18, Amoy 20, and Swat 21, Genend.-DOUGLAS STRAMAHIP ÛD.

Clare, Gorran ateamer, 678, H. Ipland, | England, France, and Germany by a Baiphong August 19, and Hoihow 21,

Gonerat.-A. R. MAHIY. trana Atlantic lines of Steamter.

Maria, German str., 704, C. A. Hunde-

& Do.

ocial rates (first class only) are granted!

BUDDHISM, ITS HISTULAR Military, Dipluustic, and Civil bervices, wat, dewchwang Aug. 17, Roann. - WIKLER

BY

THEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

ERNEST J. KITEL, PH.D., Turino. THIRD EDITION, REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS,

Price,

$1.80.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong. August 20, 1984

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Ilonghong Barbour-

M. G. WHITNEY, British barque, Capt. W. E. Smith.-Jardino, Matheson & Co.

to European officals in service of Chink and Japan, and to Government officiala.

Passengers by this Le have the open of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pasile and convecting James, Contral Past de, Northern Pacific or Canadian ProKTU Railwaye.

Prepaid

Return Tieksts. First Class. rat:rra tickets to Sau Prsneixeu will ne issued at following rates;

4 month

நட்,

.8337.50 $395.70

Time is reckoned from date of issue

date of re-embarkation at San Francio.

Passengers, win have paid ftri fare, barking at Sau Francison for Chin ur: Japan (or vice versa) within one your will be allowed a discount of 10% from Return Fare. This allowance does not apply to Buronal farms from China aut Japan in Europe.

Through Bill of Lading instted for trata portation to Yokubaçıs and other Jape

To-day's Advertisements. Ports, to San Francisco, to Atarte

In the Matter of the COMPANIES OK.

DINANCE of 1865,

[11

the

AND

Matter of the MAKINBURK FURNITURE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given, That the CREDITORS of the above-named Company are required, on or before the 2nd Dcross, 1891, to sand their names and addresses, and the particulare of their Debts or Claims and the names or addreas- to the Dedur.

Inland Cities of the Unand Stater, a Overland Hailways, to ilavana, Leeds and Dentarar, and to joi Central and South Amotca, by the th pany's and connecting Swansea.

Froight will be rudel vua un buary 190 p.m. the day provions to subing Parker Packages will be received at the calce uno 5 p.m., same day; al Parcel Packing thoteld be mat kỳ sự năm với 191 of care is required.

Vemular Karoloha je osutajad arv destund so points beyond can §'sat vr in the United States, scone by cats wh Corapany's bo

4. LE.."2༧,

us of their Bolicitors it EN H. HAN. addressed to the Ouliucer wa Raskaskaridan 11

Eigned, WILLIAM ST. GOOK, of Victoris, in the Colony of Boog. kong, the Liquidator of the sand Company, and if so required by notion in writing by the Laquidator, are by thele Solicitors to come in and prove their sard Debts or Clairós at wich time and place as shail he specified in such notice, or in default thero- of they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such Debts are proved.

Dated this 21st day of August, 1891.

W. ST. JOHN H. HANCOCK,

Liquidet.

1634

THE MARINBURK FURNITURE COMPANY, LIMITED.

(IN LIQUIDATION), MACHINERY, &&-FOR SALE

THE Undersigned is prepared to receive

Offere for the PURCHASE of the WHOLE OF PART of the WOODWORKING MACHINERY now in the Factory of the above Company at Wanchai Those MA- OHINERY which are almost new, are in good order, and of the most approved type, wmprising:

Franco,

For further information as ke Pun

sud right, soniy they Japans, dis. 72 "Jeen's et vid Dimary.

JS. VAN BUREN,

Agent. August 22. 1:01,

1631

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

Amigo, Geroan steamer, 771. C. Q. Kreider, Saigon Aug. 18, Rico. Wizler

& Ca

DRPARTERS

Augoat 23: Amphitrile, for Fortland, threesi. Cullingham, for Koichimotuka, Bataziz, for Kobe and Victoria, RU, Traph, for to bow, Foy, for Wrampon. Ba. Ping, for Whampoa Karfond, for What jelek. Kwang Loe, fu Shaghai. China, for Yksisauss and Sou Francisco Kisfuck, for Singapore and London, Esmeralda, for Andy and Manila.

AtbAbu

Fokies, for Swatu. Puru Chlua, lor duntuw. Delta, for Bauphang. Taisung, for Swat

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVEN

Per Fu Ping, from Tientsio, 3 Chinese,

FOST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSOI.—

Por Fakten, at 11.30 a... oo Monday,

the 24th inst,

For SWATOW & TIENTSIN.-.

Per Bise, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday, the

24th inst.

For S&NGAI.—

For Lesson, 1 3.30 p.., on Tuesday,

the Math iast.

For SAN FRANCISCO. ---

Per Marie, at 11.30 p.m., on Friday,

the 28 inat.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAKET.— The French Contract Packet Melbourne will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 26th furtant, with Blails for the United Kingdom, Europa, and places bes youd, viú Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burma, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Valoutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Cibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in.

closing de Mail, &c.

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET. — The German Cuntruct Packet Preussen will be despateled SATURDAY, the 20th Inst, with Mils for the United King- dom, Europe and countries beyond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Sottle ments, Batavia, Harmah, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Maita, kc., de Registry couses at LU P.M.

The Mait choses at 2 P.M. Lute latters 2.30 with 10 centa extra postage. There will be no Supplementary Mail.

MAILS BY THE CAVADIAN. PAPIO RAIL-

way Co.'s Packer- The British Contract Packet Empress of

China will be despatched au TUES. DAY, the la: September, with Mils for Shanghai, Japati, Canada, the United Stutes of America, and countriea beyond, vid Vancouver, BC.

The following hours will be observed in closing the Mail®, a. — 11.15 AM. Regia ry closes.

Per Kong Beng, from Bangkak, 100 Chi-13,30 A.M. Post-Olico efuses, by Corres

tirao.

Per Empress of Chino, from Liverpunk, Mr M. Ohurchill, Mise Comisky, Mowers J. H. Vartás, John E. Fox S. H. Fox, 0. Fox, N. Hamilton, Jahn Harrison, G. C. Henry, J. A. Me hail, H. F. Lord, Stod- dart, John N. Li, C. W. Lynch, Thornton N. Holley. Dr F. W. Payne, Miss Pratt, Messrs Vigor Robertson, F. Sawyer, J. 6. Sexton. Bev. E. Unahart, Masers W. Walker, W. F. Warden, and 200 Chinese.

Fer Booksang, from Wobu, 8 Chines". Por Yukiểu free Thieng do, sắt Pellow. and 33 Chinese.

Fer Clara, from Haiphong, 2 Chinese. Por amigo, from Saigon, 12 Chinese.

DSPARTED.

Per Kwong Lee, for Shanghai, 100 Chi

IN360.

CHEMISTS & AERATED Per Braide, i Anny, 160 Chinese.

0

WATER

MANUFACTURERS.

LONDON, HONGKONG, AMOY.

UR AERATED WATERS uro madu with abafately pure water, 1-30 H.P. MULZITODULAR BOILER, 14ft. by steam machinery of the latest and most

Por Chou, for Yokohama. Messrs T. Chu San. F. Haveland, H. H. Birch, J. H. Our tis, B. H. Fax, . H. Fax, Col. Charshill, Mosars Thorton X. Mettey, Jr.. N. Laning Wordan, Sawyer, Payor, Hamilton,

E, Fax, G. C. Henry, C. W. Lynet, Mins Pratt, 3 Obinese, and 1 Japsueer; for Sun Francisco, Mes J. Mariaburk, and i Euro pean; for London, Mr R. Fuhrmann,

TO DEPART

Per Fallon, for Swatów, 200 Chinees. Per Pira Com Kluo, fur Seaton, 580

Per Taisung, for Swalow, 2 Europeans,

Chinese,

by ft, with FURNACE FITTED to BURN powerlal type, under continuous European and 90 Chine. SAWDUST, SHAVINGS OF COAL HOR

30

H.P. EXGINE on SOLID CAST IRON BED, with FZx-WHEPL 24ft. Diam; Vertical FRAME SAW (11 Saws), with Haugino Ap- PARATUS and CLBRIAGER; Cincular Saw BENCH (SAWS 36" Diam.); Chons Cur Sɩw; CIRCULAR SAY BENCH with. Toxeuing, GROOVING, Bonina and Tenor AFPARATON;

A LATHES (One 24ft. BED); 2 PLANTNG MA- GRINES; 1 DOVETAILING MACHINE; 2 AND SAWS; GRADING' MACHINE and Buying; I GENERAL JOrner; 1 Sandpaperino Ma

ORT: 1 GLUS HEATER; SHAFTING, BEETING, SPARESAWS, PUMP, &c., &c.

Also,

The LEASE of the PREMISES TO LET for storm of years on very favourable korras. Floor space 30,000 square feet, multable for AUTORY OF GODOWN.

Also,

4 QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAK and other WOODS well seasoned; BTORES, HARDWARE, SILVERED GLASS, MARELE, TAPERTIES and UPHOLSTERISG Ma-

i

supervision.

Specialities.

LEMON

SQUASH.-The

Summer beverage.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

the Chineas atesor Fa Ping reporta: Had strong West and Northerly winds und bigh sea, from Talu Bar to Hòwki; from there to port, light variable winds and fine

clear weather.

The British steer King Beng reports: Monday, August 10th, tft Bangkok. PHOSPHOZONE-A plea-Saturday, August 15th, 6p.m., loft Kob-si

ching experienced fresh &.W. winds and woother, bu Padaran, which was pusser at 2.15 p.m., on August 18th ; then

saut Phosphatic Beverage, espe-cloudy cially recommended for children.

strong North-Easterly winds and squally

weather to the Panel Taland; from there to Hongkong. moderato North-Easterly

.22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD: 1001 winds and lear weather.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. August 21, 1891-

TERIAIS, all now and of the best kind Fic Pug, Chinese steamtar, 646. Watts, | Tientsin August 14, Goal. —Q. M. S. N. Co.

August 22 :---

will be sold in Lots to suit Buy are

For full particulars apply on the Premises

or to the LaquiDATOR,

W. Sr. JOHN HL HANCOOK, 3, Beaconsfield Arvade.

-Hongkong, August 23, 1891." 1836

The British teaser Engress of China reports Fair wother throughout.

The British Aeamer Foosing reports Leaving Clafon atrus Wasterly win and high nca, from N. E. promontory to long. kong, light winds, 484 amooth and fins eleir weather.

The British teamer Folien reports :) Left Tamuni 18th, Amoy 20th, and Swalow 21st Auguet; and experienced moderate to Canton, British steamer, 1,110, Tuos,light S. W. and Westerly winds throughout. Sellar, Shanghai and Swatow August 21, the passage. General-JADISE, MATHESON & Co.

The derman steamer Cara reports :

· Kong Beng, British steamer, 863, J. B. | Had fiue weather.

pendence may be posted on board, the Packet with the Lute Fee of 10 cents entra Postage, until time of departure.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets Leone at Noon The following hours will bo obecnyod in closing tho Mails for Europe, &c., by the English and French Fackets, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Office will be closed at 5 the day before.

8.00 Pesting of Prices Current and

Circulars ceas

(Prious Ourrent and Circulara may however be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addrossos all oué way). 10.00 ..-Registry ceases. 10.30 A..-Posting of

Booka, sud Patterns ceases.

LEMON, FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping Daylight.ta teaves for Hothow, Daylight,- Taisang leave for 'hai, &o.

NEMOS. FOR, MONDAY. Shipping.

Noon, Fokien leaves for Swatow, &c. Meeting.

c.

3 p.m.-Maeting of Shareholders of the

H.K. & W. Dock Co., Ltd.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY APPOINTMENT,

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED. (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1845.) HONGKONG.

XTE invito attention to the following old Wounded Benade, all of which are ex- cellent quality and good value for the money.

The une boing specially selected by our | Londen House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, this enabling us to supply the beat growths at moderato prices.

In ordering it is only necessary to atate the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.

Orders through Local Post or by Talz- |gram receive prompt attention,

PORTS.

(For Invalids and general umn, )

Per doz.

Case. Per Bot. a alto Douro, good quality,

Green Capsule 810 $1.00 B Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capsule

C Fine Old Vintage, superior

12

1,10

quality, Black Seal Cap.

Bule

14

1.25

D Very Fine Old Vintage,

extra superior, Violet Cap

sute (Old Bottled).

18

1.50

SHERRIES.

A Doticato Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Grean Capsale

$

9.60

THE POSITION OF GOLD IN AMERICA.

[No. 8915-August 22, 1891

the Hygiene Commission have resolved to | Tas Locomotief says that Captain Russel, favour the proposal making it compulsory the lion temer in Fillis's Circos, has quite for all persons dying of infectious disease recovered from the wounds: he received to be cremated.

when lately one of the animals under his anfe turned upon and Çied to rend him.

Owrso to the lack of suitable horpes for the cavalry in Java, the army authorities there have decided upon making a trial of Australian horas. A consizsment of the latter is shortly expected. Australian hormos have long beso imported in Java where they prove much cheaper than those We are indebted to the Spanish Consul brought thore from Europe, Porais, or for the following telegram:

Arabia.

It is noticed in New York that business contracte stipulating that paymentà are lo The made in gold are on the incr«dao.

A DEPRESSION.

Bolinao, 2.11 p.m., 22od Aug. 1891, There existe the centre of a distant de- pression, N.E. Luzon. At present it is Travelling towards the N.W.

Qt

The Straits Times says:-From the Malay Peninaula Preapecting Co. come B0109 details of the difficulty of getting rise to foed the miners at Raub. It will be notised thet the M. F. P. Co.'s manager at Raub is sanguins as to the future of axin. ing at the place at which he is now work- ing. One hundred tons of quartz, ara:nów being gut out for, a trial eraobing at the battery of the Raub Australing Syndicate.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The 0, & 0. Co.'s . . Belgie, with the AMERICAN MAIL of July 30th, left Yokohama on Tuesday, 18th inst., at daylight, and may be expected bare on

about Sunday, the 28 inat. The M. M. Co.'s steaner Synsiey, with the

French Mail of July 24, left Singapore Captain Crauford R.N., On Wednesday, 13th st., at 5 am, and uy be expected here on or about Wednesday, 26th inst This packot brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on Juno 17.

Tha Straits Times of 15th it, says

The Chinu Shippers M. Co.'sas. Chingio left Singapore for this port on the 18th inachu may be expected here on or about 23rd inst.

The P. & U. s. s. Fenetia left Singapore on the 18 t,, and may be expected hera on or about the 24tb inst. The s. a. bfenmuir left Fort Darwin on the lath inst., and may be expected here on or about the 24th inst.

the Governor, acompanied by Mr A. P. Talbot (Asistent Colonial Secretary]; (Master Atton. dani); and the Private Secretary, lolt Singapore this morning in the Colonial steamer Fea Ble to pruceed to Pahang. The Governor expects to rotura about Wodnesday; and meantime he will hare opportunity to epqntre into the threatened famine at Raub, and she pro- posed road from Lubok Toab. A formal intimation of the food difficulty probably reached B, E. yesterday evening.

Tax prices of sugar in Java éarly this month have been falling with little prospect. of a riso owing to the orop of that article there, this year, being at undant. The yield is expected to reach eight millions of picala, thus much more than in 1890,

The a. a. Japan, from Calcutta, left Sin-Quotatious, now become so unfavourable

gapore for this port on the 19th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 25th inat.

CEDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S Cathedral, --- 1ŠTU SUNDAY AITOR TRINITY, | Malina :-Vonite, Turle; Psalme. Quse ey, Turle, Elvey & Smart Te Deum, Mouk in Jubilato, Hayon; An- them, Ye shall dwell in the land B Superior Pale Dry, dinner

Stalner, (Solo and Chorus); Litany; Bymu, 169 Offertory, 271. wine, Crean Seal Capalo 7.50 3.75 Erenang-Pasima, Touus Perigrinus & Wicken; Cantate, Woodward; Deus Miseretur, Hopkins; Hymns, 240, 332 & 32.

Manzanilla, "Palo Natural Sherry, White Capsule

10

1.00

CO Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Hed Seat Capsule.

30

1.00

D Very Superior Old Pale

Dry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capante

E Extra Superior Okl Pula Dry, very neat quality, Black Soal Capsula (Oli Bottled).

CLARETS.

12

1.10

14

1.20

UNION CHURCH-BUNDAY, 23rd Aug.

SERVICES 11 AW. AND 6 PIÈ

No. 557 Morning Service:-Sanctus,

Hymn, No. 15, Tune Breslau Phala, No. 106, Chant Battisbill Hymn, No. 151. Tune Consolator Hymu, No. 65, Tune Gounod.'

Fur Case. Per Co.Da Doberek teleg aphs this afternoon at

I dez

2 doz. Quarts.

A Superior Breakfast Claret,

Red Vapaute

B St. Estophe, Red Capanie.

▸ St. Julion

D La Ross

BRANDY.

Plats, 530 p.m. The weather is bad in the

Formosa Channel.'

$4,50 4.60 5.00 7 7:30 12,00 Per dos.

Case. Per Bot.

"A Honnessy's Old Pole, Red

Gapaute B Saperior Very Old Dogune,

Med Capsule.

Very Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule

D Henuussy's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vintage, Red Capsule. SCOTCH WHISKY

A Thorne's Blood, White

Capsula

D Watson's Glenorchy Mei-

low Blood, Blue Capsule, with Nanie und Trade Mark,

C Watson's Abulour-Glenlivet, Red Capsalo, with Namo and Trade Mark

D Watson's KD Blend of

E Watson's Very Old Liqu

Messes Dodwell, Carlill and Co. inform us that the a. e. Colonist, from Antwerp, left

| Singapors this afternoon for this port.

Messus Dodwell, Carlill and Co. inform us $12 $1.10 that the C. P. Esilway Co.'s a s. Parthia esiled from Vancouver on Thursday after- 11 1.25

Bou, the 20th instant, for this pori, ris Yo- 1.80 kohaws and Shanghai.

18

24

2.00 ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH, The Min- alon Steam Launch Dayspring will call alongside vessels hoiating Cɔdu Penant O between 9 and 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, to covey anon ashore to the il o'clock ser Tios. Returning about 12.30.

8

0.75

ಕ

0.76

We bare just handled an ingot of gold 0.75 weighing 87 oz. received by the Empress of

kina from the Cubau mine of the Punja Co. A small pucket containing 9 oz. allu. Tial gold has also been received, boing a portion of the 126 oz. previously advised by Mr Orange. The balanes of this lattor find -117 oz. - sold in Singapore.

the Finest Soutels Malt

Whiskies, Violet Cap Bulo

10

1.00

Sourch Whisky Gold Cup- suzlu

12

1.10

IRISH WHISKY.

A. Johu Jameson's Old, Green

Capanle.

0.75

10

12

B John Jameson'a Fins Old,

Green Capsule

b

a John Jameson's Very Fine

Old, Green Capsule

GESUINE BOURBON WHLEY,

GIN

fine ald, Red Capanio, with Name.

A Fine Old Tom, White Cup-

Bulu

B Fine Tasweetened, White

Careulo

THE Band of the 1st A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme in the 100 Gardens, this evening, Saturday, 22nd inak, 1.10 commencing at 8.30 121 10 p.m.;—

Marob Valbe

..............* Triumphal' ......Robinson, ........Iamortellan ...Gung'. 10 1.00 Selection The Gondoliera' Sullivan.

The Pilgrim's song of Hope

Batiato. Il Travatura Verdi,

Scog

4.50 0.40 Breneed aria

4.50 0.40 | Tas third of the new Canadian Pacific 5.26 0.50 Mail steamers, the Empress of China (Capt.

O Fine A. V. . Gabaya.. BUM.

Finest Old Jamaica, Violet

Capsule Good Leeward Island $1.00 per

LIQUEURS

Newspapers, 2286

Tillest), arrived bere from Liverpool this 12 1.00 morning. The vessel is the same in almost Gallon.avery particular as the two magnificent steumors thich bave recently come out hera for the same line. She brings a number of round the world tourists, as her sister skips did on their maiden voyages.

Benedictine Maraschino Curacoa Heering's Cherry Cordini Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura

Bittore, &c

BIRTH

At Shanghai, ou the 21st August, the

11.00 .M.Mrij alones. jer-Lars LSSTERS may be ported (frore

11.10 AM) with Iti conta lats fee up tc | Wile of ALSHED GETLEY, Of a Daughter. 11.30 .M., nitar which hour they may be sent on Board with the esmo Late

Fee,

Quotations.

HONCHONG, August 29, 1801 OPIUM-Now Patua, esali,... 495

Oid

casts....

New Benares, cash, 480

13

+

Old

13

++

cash, 195

12

New Malwa credit, 490

22

Allowance, Taele... 64/30

Oid Malwa, credit.. 500/530

Bowance, Tuels... 16/4 Peraman, ily, cual, 340/100 Allowance, Taule... 48/30 Pomian, Papar tad 270/370 Allowance. Thels.... 48/113

General Memoranda. Tuespax, August 20

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Sundry House- bold Furniture, &o., at Mr J. M. Anustrerg's

Goods per Pembrokeshire undelivered after

this date subject to rest. Goola per Yorkshive undeliverad after this.

date anbject to ren FRIDAY, Augub 25-

Tar Jhine Mait published a telegrame in this morning, inste stating that the The publication of this issue commence Province for the coming examination for Literary Chancellors for the Kwangtung at 7.20 p.m.

The China Stail.

TELEGRAMS.

the Clu-yen degreo arrived si the frontier town of Nim-Hang yesterday and aro making their way for the city of Canton. Namang is on the border of Kwangtung,

HONGKONG, SATUrday, 10euer 22, 189 1. adjoining Kiangsi and according to estab- lished rule, all Literary Chancellors must proceed to their posts by the land route and none of them can avail themselves of ocean sieamers.

[SUPPLIED TO THE ODINA MAIL.').

(Via Southern Line.)

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THE EVACUATION OF EGYPT ONCE MORE.

LONDON, 20th August, 1891.

Lakoz quantities of sugar hava of late been forwarded from Sourabaya to Mong- kong. One Chinese fra slons. tas other day, despatched one hundred thousand picule of sugar thither.' Another firm has bought up almost as much for the same port. The fall in the price will stimulate purchases for the Hongkong market,

It is believed in Stambool that the new French Ambassador to Turkey is instructed to support the Porte's efforts to renew negotiations with England over the ormon-Ir any proof is required of the existence of the wave of commercial depress'on which ja tion of Egypt.

new passing over Bangkok, in common with many other cities of the Far East, we bare says the Siam Gasette in the gradual with- drawal sud salų of many of our local linum.

From Singapore Papers.}·

RAUB.

Lasuing of Dividend Warrants of Tao (Telegram from Mr Bibby to the Directors.) Mesars Windsor, Rose & Us have just

Chida Sugar Redning Co., Ltd. MONDAY, August 31--

4.30 p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of The Steam Launch Co., Ltd., at No, 2, Peddar'a Street. TUESDAY, September 15-)

Tenders for Purchase of 3100,000 in 5j.

Mortgage Dabontures of $250 dach of The H.K. & Kowloon Whart &

· Godown Co., Ltd., to bo rent to the Company's Secretary

parted with their staan tighter the Rud, 14th August, 11.35 a.m.-Raub | Chamraen to the Siamese Government, and Hole Main Level North S-Prospects cou- wo learn that another well known bost, the tinúe very good.

Bury Fongs, which until quite recently New Workings East :-Prospects fair. had been running between Bangkok and | Quantity of stone raised to date is 90] Singapore, has been sold to a Japanese at ftone, carrying good gold.

Kobe for $30,000. She was supposed to have been sold once before at the same port, but this time we have probably seen the last of her. The Sury: Wongst is Freseci of 895 tons "brieden und was built at

Newcastle in 1855,

Battery is still idle for want of water

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THE HYGIENIO CONGRESS ON CREMATION.

Laiulon, 11th August, ---The members of

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to dealora that many of them have got intu difficulties in consequetico, prove, also dis- couraging to growers who find it, at pro reut, hard to get over their losses of last 7ear. At Surabaya, so says the local Courant, the Chinese dealers in the article hace stopped buying owing to the large stocks they have on hand.

À CORRESPONDENT of a Rotterdam now. paper has had an interview in London with Sir Alfred Dent, the founder of the British North Borneo Co., on the subject of the recent convention settling the boundary between that State and the Netherlands possessions in East Borneo. Sir Alfred Fiewed the new frontier line as a antisfactory settlement, the main point being that the boundary rivera remain free for navigation and free also from burdensome duties and ecast formalitica. The boundary on has been fixed, but, further inland, it will have to be more accurately demarcated by a mixed commission.

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That nunny sorrowing friends, who once believed in Punjom management and in London Syndicates, will be pleased in a subdued kind of way to kriow that there are still good prospecta in Paliang, That the coalsur. d'Üzange must be mora

reliable than the other shades that, have passed across Pabaug, and the share- holders are still thinking 'they may be happy yet.

That it is sincerely to be hoped they may

be,

That, as Mr Orange says, a small-sub- sidiary company would probably be the beat made of carrying on work in the` Guban mine.

That had the Maider Sessions happened tour years ago, the incident would have formed the text for a lengthy Hen- nessynian dileena on the beauties of the Heaney policy of governaient, That it certainly shows an abeunco of

serious crime during a spécial” month in the year, but pertasps not much more. That tho conciliatory policy of the Wester Powers toward China, followed for so many years, has led up to its natural roanit,

That whether the late riots and murders are trocad to direct antipathy to foreign- era, or to contempt for the foreigners" power to resent affroat and outrago, the cortive policy is fully

resort to the justified.

Thas nearly all the foreign press in Chirs and Hongkong · have all along upheld the adoption of a consistent policy of firmness and of a strict performance of treaty obligations—which is the unleat and beat policy in the long run, leng That I am anxious to know what oril effets may have been shown upon Sir John Walsham owing to this untoward shaking up of tho drowsy diplomat.***

That the reminder given by Mr F. H. Bay?.

to the Chamber of Commerce, that Salisbury hand been apprised of the exis tence of a British Minstor at Puking and of an old unsettled case there, must have been reassuring to British red uts generally.

That if sleepy Sir John booomes the medium by which justice long delayed in carried out in China, we shall have to modify our descriptions of the British Minister.

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That the indication given of the desire of the Foreign Troy Powers to purge Ha- man of those poisonous placarding pasts, looks like going to the root of thể mat- ter,

That the Soares Socials parts will be found

to be mixed up with the placardera. That it is as gratifying to find the funds of the Canton spital restored as it was painful to learn the the money bad, bears. lost, That it may be noted with interuak by

those who see nothing good in the charitable work of foreign physicians in China that nearly half of the lost money has been replaced by Chiness in Hongkong and Canton,

That no one, unless he were hopelessly blinded by prejudics, "could ever charge these who conduct the Canton Hospital with interested or sordid motivas; and the Chinese subscribers, regular and special, are not feels by any means, because they see with their own egɛa thế good that is done there..

That the cyni a parson" who signs himself

A Chineze might with advantage take noto of this declaration of opinion by his countrymen..

venel Trpret in That I see Her Majesty's

up at last, and has toen placed where the gape and rents in her hull can be moon,"

That it is alleged the men who got her up worked well, and tao "faulinaza with thes powers that be, whe objected to employ the Dock De

That it is now an open question whether the Treed should ever become again a vessel of war,

That speaking of tinval matters. I hear that the next Commodore may be either:Cap- hain. Balfour or Oapisin Dunlop, the first for preference of chancee," That either offkar would be popular on shore, and doubélia either would be giad to get the appointment. That te Registrar General has been, du, livored of bio zgazo opus, the report on the decennial Unutus and the statis- tics conpected with this uumberteg ̈df

the people,