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Mails.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CULOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,

PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;

1180

LONDON, HAVRE AND BORDEAUX,

N WEDNESDAY, the 7th October, Wat Noon, the Company's S.S. SYDNEY, Commandant DLACROIX, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and QARGO, will love this Port for the above places.

Dargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal plaves of Europe.

Shipping Orders will granted t

Noon.

The

Cargo will be received on board until 4 .. Specio and Parcels untal 3 p.m. on the 6th October, 1891, (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left the Agency's Office.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mails.

To-day's Advertisements.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTÁR, MARSEILLES, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON;

ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIA.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Scratch SPOON COMPETITION will

A take place on SATURDAY, the 3rd R

October, af 2.45.p.m., at RowLOON. CON- ditions 7 rounds and ong sighting ubol at 200 and 300 yards. Bialey positions and rules.

J. ANDERSON, Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 30, 1891.

STEAM TO STRAITS & BOMBAT. (Calling at COLOMBO if sufficient inducemeat offers.)

1872

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s

Steamship

Teheran, Caph V, W. HALL, will

K.B.-Cargo can be taken on through its leave for the abuvo places on WEDNES

af Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN DAY, the 7th October, at Noon. GULF PORTS. MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH,

THE PENTIBULAR AND ÚRIENTAL STEAM THE PENINNITAR AND ON, Scamsbiy

CATHAY, Captain A. Sykora, R.N.B." with Hor Majesty's Maile, will be des pached from this for LONDON, aid BOM- DAY and SUEZ CANAL, TOMORROW,

1st October, at Noon.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 at. Parcela and Specie (Gold) at the Office Entil 4 p.m. on the day before sailing.

Contents and value of Packages are rem quired.

For further particulare, apply at the Company's Ove

G. DR CHAMPKATX, Agent. Hongkong, September 24, 1891.

U. 8. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSH!T COMPANY,

1832

THROUGH NEW YORK, L OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TÓMO NJIM

YOKOHAMA AND SAN

FRANCISCO.

PROPOSED SAiling prom Hoxason. City of Rio de Janeiro...THURSDAY, Oct. 8. China..........

SATURDAY, Oct. 31 Weny, No 96.

City of Peking

Mail Stenship CITY OF TRIGDE JANERI will be despatcher For SAN FRANCISCO, vid YOKOHAMA, on TRUESDAY, the 8th October, at i p.m., taking Passangers and Freight y Japan, the United States, and Europa.

RATES OF PASSAGE.

FROM HONGKONG, FIRST CLANG

To San Francisco, Varrier,

Silk and Vaimables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo: General Cargo for London will be conveyed eid Bombay, without tramahyponent, arriving one week later than by the ordinary direct routo vid Colombu. Tea will be ront either vid Bom. hay or Colombe according to arrangement.

For further Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PERINIULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong,

The Contents and Value of Parkages are required to be donated prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested to puts the tornis and renditions of the Com-

pany's Black Bills of Lading.

Passengers desirous of insuring their bag. gage can do an on appileation at the Com- pany's Office.

e MaraniT.T.RS.

This Steamer takes Oargo and Fearenge

R. WOODIN,

Superintendent.

.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Offico.

Hongkong, September 20, 1891.

Intimations.

E. L, WOODIN,

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

Hongkong, September 30, 1891.

NOW READY. Vol. XIX.-No. 5.

Business Notices.

AUTUMN DRESS FABRICS,

OSENBURG TWEEDS. ·

BERWICK TWEEDS.

INVERARY TWEEDS,

CROMAETY TWEEDS.

CARMUIRNOCK TWEEDS.

GLENBURNIE TWEEDS.

HABIT CLOTHS in Twenty New Shades. ENTIRELY NEW AND RECHERCHE MATERIALS

FOL

DINNER, BALL and EVENING COSTUMES, TAILOR-MADE DRESSES JACKETS AND

1868

1873

'CHINA REVIEW'

CONTAINS

The Muong Language, Ethnographical Sketches.

Gynaecocracies in Eastert. Auís with An-

thropological Noter.

Materials for a History of Essation

Hongkong. Notes and Queries,

Barty Spanish Trade with Chins Chiuese Current Li Hand. Miscellaneous Notes. Notices of New Books. Collectance Bibliographica. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &o. To Contributors.

in

DAKIN'S PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTUS OIL,

DISTILLED FROM

THE LEAVES OF SELECTED SPECIRS OF RCOALYPTUS.

LUCALYPTUS OIL has long taken a foremost pines as a household re- medy" in Australis. When applied extern- 1500 ally it has a powerful stimulant and sooth- ing action but does not blister the most aubsitiva skin, and no application known will 20

so quickly anbdue the pain of muscular Theumatism.

[THE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE

CHINPANY, LIMITED.

LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.

Victoria, Eaquimauit, New

Westminster, Port Town- $295 (0

send, Seattle, Tacom, Part-

land, O.

3.

26.

To Liverpool and London

$325.00

41

To Paria and Bremen

To Havre and Bumburg ...

$347.00 ..$335,00

Through Farage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all

trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

Special rates (first class only) aro granted to Missionaries, members of the Naval Military, Diplomatic, and Cheil Services, to Buropean offiuials in service of China and Japan, and to Government officia's

Paseongers by this Line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and connecting Linse, Cuutral Paci fo, Northern Pacic or Canadian Pacific Railways.

Return Tickets-First Class.frupaid return tickets to San Francisco will be

issued at following ratos: --

4 months

12

..............$337.00

..5000.78

Time is reckoned from date of 10 to date of re-embarkation at San Francisco.

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- canbarking at San Francisco for China or fapan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10% irum Return Fare. This allowance does not apply to through fares from Chines and Jupani to

Europe.

Through Bills of Lading isnod for umma. portation to Yokohama and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to Atlantis and Inland Uities of the United States, via

|

Arnhold, Karbery & Co. Alice Meruorint Hospital. Adama, Bell & Co.

B

18. Rotterfield & Swire.

35-Brodie, W., Residence.

16. Balilios & Co

47. -- Relilios, E. R., Kingsclure. 48 Balilice, F. R, The Tyrie

{}

Hartigen, De Wis., Queen's Road.

2. Cautlie, Dr J., Queen's Road.

Cowie, Dr Alex., Queen's Road, -Cantlie, De J., Peak.

3

*6.

10.

-China & Japan Telephone Co., Ld. -Chater & Vernon.

15.-Central Police Station.

China Mail." 30.-China Borneo Co., Ld., Steam Saw

Mill, Buwrington. dir. —Parlowitz & Co, 55.-Curie, Dr Alox.

D

12. Daily Press. 17.-Douglas Lapraik & Co. GD. Dakin Beng of China, Lal.

સ

14.-E. B. & A. China Telegraph Co., LA. 66. Exea, N. N. J., Residenze.

79. -Ezekiel & Josegh

4.-Yoster, F. 7. P.

14.-Great Northern Tulograph Co. 31-Gibb, Livingston & De 44.-Government Heao.

Overland Railways, to Harada, Trinidad, 75Corden, A. G. & Co., Praya. and Demorare, and to ports in Mexico, Curton, A. 11. & Co., Bowrington. Central and South America, by the Como-Government Civil Hospital. pany's and connecting Steamers.

H

Freight will be receivad ca board until 4 Am the day previous to asiling. Parcel20-Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. Packages will be received at the office until 25.-H. & W. Dock-burdeen Dook.

18.--Bolides, J. F. 27.-Holliday,

5 p.m., same day; all Farol Pack should be marked to address in full; sala of same is required.

Consular Involess to accompany Cargo destined to points beyond San Fransuco,

Wise & Co.

2.-Hongkong Hotel. Public Talephone. $3.Hancaek, W. St. John H., 15.-Haghes & Ezra.

Taken internally in small doses, it act as a powerful stimulant and antipasmodic whilst its secondary action induces sleep.

The penetrating agreeablo vapor of tho ON sedative, and when inhaled rollares Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh and Sore Throat.

It is also a most powerful antiseptic and germicide, being three times as effectual as Carbolic Acid in proventing development of Bacteria, 113 prea this direction being

very numerous.

The active properties of the Ol do, id apona Terpene called Eucalyptol and we guurantee toia Oil, prepared specially for us, to contain the largest obtainable percentago of Eucalyptol and twice that of the ordinary Eucalyptus Oil of commerce.

It can be used with great benefit in all Throat and Lung Aflections, and its seda. tive stimulant properties make it an invalu able application in Neuralgia, Rheumatiam,

while its powerful antiseptic and ger micide action is well exhibited so adreasing in Wounds, Cloors, Burus, Sculde, Soroe, Ringworm,

Dakin's specially refined 0:1 is sold in 2 oz. and oz. bottles at cts. 50 and $1.00.

Ful Directions for use enclosed with each bottle.

CAUTION.

Destination

MANTLES.

Hongkong Trading Company, Ltd.,

Dressmakers, Millinera d: Costumiera,

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Amoy and Manila...... Yiksang (6). Bremen & Ports of Clail Bayern (3). Kobe and Yokohama Brevonshire (8).. London & Parts of CallCathay (s).. London & Ports of Cad Chingwo (s). London, . Suez Canal Cyclops (a).. Manila, via Amoy Sydney (5).......

Diamante (s).. New York, 1. Sunday Mannoring Marseilles, v.

Ayents.

'Dute of Leaving.

Jardine, Matheson&O«]Oct. 3, að 4 p.m. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. About October 6. P. & O. S. N. Co......Oct. 1, at noon. Acthold, Karberg&c. About October 5. Batterbold & Swire... Debober 3, Stowan & Co.... Ock. 1, at 5 p.m. (8).....Dodwell, Carlill & Co. About October 5.

Messageries Maritimes Oct. 7, at noon.

S. Franoizon, 7. Japan City of Rio de Janeiro(s) Pacific Mail S. S. Co..Oct. 8, at 1 p.m.

Francisco, V.

V. Japan Gaelic (8)

8.

Shanghai

Shanghai, vie.

S'pore, Penang &':

(B)....

S'pore, Bayre & H'burg Occans (5).. Straits and Bombsy....Teheran (s). Swatow, Amoy & Too Thalos (8)...... Vancouver (B.C.). & Empress of Japan (s).. Y'hara, v. N'ki & Koha Varona (6). Yhama, Kobé N'saki General Werder

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

(5)....

For Thales, from Taiwanfoo, Hor. E. Badlus, and Ir Ching, sad 8 Chinese.

Per Tchetang from Singapore, 130 Chi-

nexe

Per Mennon, from Sandakan, Mr Buzello, and 187 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Triumph, for Hoihow, 40 Chinese. Por Airlie, for Fort Darwin, Mr P. We hendörfer, 1 Japanese, and 2 Chinese; for Brisbane, Mr C. Schuidler, and 8 Chitienu, for Queensland Ports.

Per Taisang, for Swatow, 49 Chinese TO DEPART.

Per Alwine, for Hoihow, 100 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British siosmer Thales reporta! Hot light variable winds and fine clear weather throughout. Surs. in Amoy, For- mosa, Bernice, Buriyany and Cheang Hack Kun.

The British steamer Theran reports: Had dine weather.

The British steamer Memnon reports: Had us weather and light windo through- ouK.

The Gorman ateamer Tritus reports: Had N.E winds, fine weather.

Tas American barque Emns T. Crowell

raporta Entered into a typhoon or the

23rd instant, barque getting into shallow water cut away apare yards, let go both an- chors, terrible se running, swell very boavy; weather clearing at 10 pm. Laminooks laland W.N. W., S. W. by S.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close:-

Inferior samples of Eucalyptus Oi dis- tilled from any kind of Eucalyptus lexi barn little or no medical action and should be For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. carefully avoided.

1868

The Overland China Mail,

10. &0. 5. S. Co....... Oat. 20, at 1 pm Norddeutscher Lloyd. Quick despatch. Butterfold & Swire...October Jardine, Matheson&Co Oct. 2, at noon. Siemseen & Co...Oct. 1, at noon. .P. & O. S. N. Ou......Out. 7, at noon.

Douglas Lapraik & Co. Oct. 1, at 11 a. m. Canadian Phe R. Co..Oct. 13, at noon. P. & O. 8. N. Do......Oct. 2, at noon. Norddeutscher Llure. About October 3.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS RY THA FRENCH PACKET. ---

[No. 8948.SEPTEMBER 30, 1891.

MEMUS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

11.Thales loavos for Swatbw, &c., Noon---Oceana leaves for Hamburg, &c. 6 p.m.--Diamante leaves for Manila, &c.

Meeting, 9pm.---Mooting of Zotland Lodge,

Miscellaneous. Goods per Steamer Omus andlaimed after

Noon subject to rent. Gooda per. Friggja undelivered after this

dato subject to rent. Transfer Books of The Union Insuranco

are afraid some of the sharehcklers are now inclined to think the concession one of the biggest deroptiune over discovered. Bat this by the way. When the Zompany was formed the Syndicate in Bangkok muh sezibod £ár,000 towards the working bapt- tal of £60,000, and Mr McGregor was ĐỘT pointed Resident Engineer at the Mines, owing to the value attached to his views by the Syndicate. One of the first steps taken was to order a 10-stamp battery, which reached Baugtsplan on the 2nd January,

Society of Canton, Ltd, closed from 1889. On the advice of Mr McGregor, this duto to the 10th Iratant, inclusive. however, with the concurrence of Me Con, Traustor Books of The Punico & Sung-par, Counting Engineer, it was resolved

bie Dua Samatan Mining Co., Ltd,

closed from this date to 15th Instant, to postpone working the lode and to cond inclusive.

mence operations on the river bed, this being considered to be the richest part of

A. S. WATSON & Co., the fold, as the greater part of the gald

LIMITED.

VEGETABLE

-AND-

FLOWER

SEASON 1891-92.

SEEDS,

PER S.S. SHANGHAI, · TE HAVE RECEIVED OUR WE

SECOND SUPPLIES

OF

Fresh Garden

Seeds

and we are now executing all orders for

the same. Complete Catalogues with oop

would have been deposited in the main gutter. From the first, Mr McGregor re- ported that excellent results woro baing ob tained from his prospecting operations, and that the river bed was proving to be very rich in gold.

The property was aubsequently reported on vary favorable by Mr Bigg, Italian Jonevi at Bangkok, by Mr Rathborne of Singapore, who modestly estimated the not profit at £300,000, and by Mr. Brodt of Singapore, who backed up his report by purchasing a large number of abares, sending the quotation up to 820.

Actual mining or prospecting work is supposed to have begun about thé ond of Jenzory 1889. The reports were et fint favourable but somewhat ambiguous. Then the winds desconded and the rains cams and best upou that mins, just-capel fate as almost payable alluvial gold had

ciso directione for eswing can be obtained been reached.' Labour difioullies next oropped up. The Siamese Corotuar. would on application or will be posted to any ad-not supply the requisite coelies and the drecs. In these Catalogues the Sands are starting of the hydraulicing work had to ba

Melisegor found that hard work had under. mined his health, He went to England, taking with bin several samples of wash dirt from the river bed the analysis of which showed extraordinarily high results.

The French Contract Packet Sydney Marginally Numbered in English and Chi-given up. At the end of Augnat 1839, Mr.

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, nego, and when ordering it is quito suff- the 7th October, with Mnila for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be cient to state the numbers of the kinds Fond, vid Marsellies; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Coylon, required. Madras, the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal as the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Pho wanal bours will be observed in

closing the Maila, &o.

HOCKS OF CLOSING THE

ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Pachets leave at Noon.

The following hours will be obɛorred in closing the Mails for Europe, &o,, by the English and French Packets, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Offica will be olosed at 5 the day before.

8.00 A.M.Posting of Pricos Ourtent and

Circulars chases.

(Prices Current and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with tho addresses all one way).

Newspapers,

10.00 ..-Registry ceases.

nf 10.30 A.M.Posting

Books, and Patterus ceases. 11.00 AM.Mail doses.

LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 a..) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 A. M., after which hour they may be sout on Roard with the same Late Fee,

Letters Pamals, &c. for Kowkon Point and steamers in Harbour may be posted in the General Post Office up to

am and 3.30 p.m. IL-30

Letters from Kowloon Point may ba poated in the Letter Box which has been Fur Thules, at 10.30a.m., on Thursday,placed in the Police Station Compound up

the 1st Oct.

to 12 and 4 o'clock,

Local rates will bo charged.

For KUTOHINOTZU. -

Pet Edendar, at 10.30 a.m., on Thursday,

the 1st Oct.

| A WEEKLY JOURNAL NIE TEP HOME MAIL, For SINGAPORE. --

TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure

of each Evoc and FRENCH MAT Stencer for Europe. It contains special Commercial intelligence, special tables of Shipping, and other information. and all other newe, are given in full as Various Reports of Courts and Moetings, they appear in the Daily issue.

The

The Overland China Mail, by the com- venience of its form and the accuracy and fulness of its reporta, has long bean popular with residents who wish to sond home a weekly budget of the own of Hongkong and the Far East. Circulating, as it does, antong early all the oid China 'hands' 74.-Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Treaty Ports and in the interior, it offers at Home and also song residents at the Ca., Ld.

in the United States, should be sent to the. -Halmes & Rodek. Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, 67-Hughes, E. J., Besidenta. addressed to the Collector of Custome Sax 68--Hirst, Chas, Residence,

Fraccisco.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the genes of the77.-Ho Tang, Prays Central, Company, No. 72, Quann's Rood Coatza.

J. S. VAN BUREN,

Agent.

Hongkong, September 16, 1891.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR

1786

SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENÚA,

ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK SEA & BALTIC PORTS; ALSO,

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

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WELL. CALL

A SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGEES

L

AND LUGGAGE.

N.B.-Carya can be taken as through Bills of Lading for the principal places. în BUSSIA.

N SATURDAY, the 24th day of Octo- 3.S. BAYERN, Captair F. MERVELL, with MATLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this port as above, calling at GENOA.

78.-Ho Tung, Soycucur Terrace. 78A--Ha Tang, Bonham Strand,

special advantages to advertisers.

The Cerland China fuil will be regularly posted from the China Mati Office to Bulb-

81.-Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Go. scribers, on their addresses being forwarded

down Co., Id.

23.-Jordan, D. G. P.

43. Jordan, Dr G. P., Residence.

50.-Imports & Exporta Office.

59.-Judd, Win., Peak.

71-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

72.-Jardine, Matheson-Bugar Rednery.

5. Linstead & Davis.

M

39.-Mackintoab, E., Residence. 7-Millat, Martin, y Mitjans.

19.-P. & Q. S. N. Uɔ. 29.-Peak Hotel. 20.-Peak Hotel & Trading Co.,Craigieburn

13.-Russell & Co.

1.-Ray, E. C.

E

52.-Sailors' Home. 59.-Soy Shing. 61.-Stevens, leo. R., & Co. 63.-Stevens, Gao. R, Residence. 69. Stolterfoht & Hirst.

1.The Hongkong Telegraph. 9.-The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking

Corporation 56.-Victoria Hotel, Pablic Telophone.

W

16,-Watson, A. S, & Co.

Shipping Ordórs will be granted till 5 p.m., on the 23rd October, Cargo will be reorived on board antil 1 p.m., Specie 1244 and Farecla until 10 a.. on the 24th. October. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be if at the Àgeroy's Office). Contents and Value of Packager are required.

The Exchange is open day and night,

A. SANDFORD, Agent.

NOW READY.

PRICE, $1,00.

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW

and carries a Doctor and Stewardess.

For further Particulars, apply to

MELOWERS & C., Agents Hongkong, Heptember 28, 1891.

1881

By EH, PARKER,

to the Office.

Per Annum, **

"Quarter,

Per Oceand, at 10.50 a.m., on Tâursday,

the 1st Oct.

For HOIHOW, SAIGON, SINGAPORE,

BATAVI SAMARANG & BOURA BAYA-

Per Borneo, at-3.30 p.m., on Thursday, the 1st Oct., instead of as previously cotified. For SAIGON.

ぶ

To avoid zobhary, senders of lettore from Kowloon are requested to cancel their atamaps by writing the word stumped across

them.

Covera contuning Baak Noboa, Jewellery Ac, should to registered.

There will be no Sunday delivery.

Not Responsible for Debts.

N.B.All Suns aro testad on arrival -

before being sent out.

However, towards the end of the year, tho directors not being quite estjefied with the progrosa of the work, sint out Col Thynne, one of the Board, to inspect and report. Orders from oto person, of from $5 to $10, He also wis dazzled by the sights he saw

allowed 25 % discount.

and declared he was thoroughly convinced

DISCOUNTS.

Orders ivom one person, over $10 allowed of the immense value of the property. On

an extra 5% discount.

NARCISSUS BULBS (TUE CHINESE SPRING FLOWER). A Supply just received from the North Early application is requested.

behalf of Paris shareholder another export, Mz Sydney Allingham, went out and surpassed all his predecessors. The profit on 3,000 meres according to him could act bo less than £800,000, Mr McGregor returned to the mines early in 1890 and continued to and home the most oncaamging statements. In Jane s report A high class fortilizer for pot plants and was received from hits, in which referring for use in the garden getterally: it applies to the outcrops of gold-bearing rook on the natural nourishment to the soil, and assiste lade he stated it was impossible for him to

CLAY'S

FERTILIZER.

the process of assimilation, thereby aiding classify them as their immenes size and the plants to attain to their full size, extraordinary richness in certain localitios rigour and beauty.

completely does away with any comparison

1)

T

Sold in Tins containing 101h each...81.60. | which I could make, although I have had.

Bags

281b xy...84,00. 30 yours' experience in all the prizcipal gold Directions for neo are given on the label. mining countries in the world.' As rogardz the river bed he said: This section of the Company's property is highly payable and Thers la, will give magnificent reteras.

A. S. WATSON AND CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1811.

Hongkang, September 26, 1991,

according to proapoots and returns. takon 1650 out, fully two millions sterling worth of gold in sight. It only remains for the The publication of this issue commenced necessary plant, etc., to arrive and he at 7.20 p.m.

erected, for the Company to obtain payable returna."

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, ARPTEMBER 30, 1891.

Than Mr McGregor's conduct becsipe qaser and the company, dispensed with bis services. Reports were obtained from two raining experts, Mr Gibbons and Mr Nation,

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Tas Company formed under the name of who took a much sobre view of the value Oners will be Responsible for The Gold Fielde of Slam has been com- of the concorsion. The Directors having re any Debt contracted by the Officers or pallod to suspend operations. The history gard to the doubts expressed both by Mr the Let Catobor, instead of as proven of the following Vessels, during of the Company as told in a report recently Gibbons and Mr Nation, as to the method viously notified.

Per Holstein, ai 4.30 p.m., on Thursday,

For AMOY & MANILA.--

their stay in Hongkong Barbour:-

Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Thors-J.

day, the let Oct.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Per Fonu, at 11:30 a.m., on Friday,

the 2nd Oct.

For STRAITS & CALCUTTA.—

For Hungaing, at 11.30 a. m., on Friday, ¦

the 2nd Out.

For AMOY & MANILA.---

Per Vilsang, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 3rd Oct.

0.25

SCESCRIPTION:

$12.00, postago, -81.00

3.00, 0.80. " Single Copy,

China Mail Ofice, Hongkong.

OF

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

September 20, 1891- Thales, British str., 820, W. Y. Hunter, Taiwanfoo September 27, and Amoy 28, Geroral.-DOUGLAS STEANSUL Co.

Einma T. Croret, American barque, 1,080, A. 8. Pendleton, Shanghai Sept. 19, Ballast,SHEWAN Co.

September 30

Angay, British steamer, 1,080, Cass, Wuhu September 25, Rice,JARDINE, MA- THEON & Co.

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Teheran, British steamer, 1,084, V. W. Hall, Bombay September 12, and Singapore 23, Guneral.-P. &O. 8. N. Co.

Memnon, British steamer, 820, A. Dorif, Sandakan September 25, General,-BUT- TERFIELD & SWILE.

Tritos, German steamor, 1,342, J, Hegler, Sourabaya Septeraber 10, Sugar.-Gro, R. Servers & Co.

DEPARTURES, September 30 Triumph, for Hoibus. Oopack, for Singapore and London. Taisung, for Swatow,

CLEARED.

Alwine, for Hollow.

Can be obtained from Kizar & WALSH Jessondo, for Hamburg. at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, Orient, for Newch wang. CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the Parapaca, for Manila, Preate, for Haiphong China Mail Omies,

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.- The British Contract Packet Cuthay will be despatched on TRURSDAY, the 1st October, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Hurope, and countries be-

vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Bur. mah, Coylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &o.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.- The United States Mail Packet City of En de Janeiro will be despatched on THURS. PAY, the 8th October, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United Statez, Carmda, Honolulu, Foro, &c., which will be closed as follows:- 0.15 KM. Regairy cesses,

0.30 r.. Post Office closes, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Packet, with Late Fen of 10 çats extra Postage, until the time of departure,

PRAK DELIVERY. Letters, &c., will be delivered by the 12 and 3.30 o'clock Trans only. Correspondence and Parcels fur the Peat may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11.30a.m. or. 3. p., in the Letter Boxes in the Cars till time of Departure. With regard to lotiors from the Peak additional Letter Boxes have been afixed to Police Boxes at Magazine Gap, by Peak Church, and at Mount Kellet, which will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 pm. Local Rates wil be charged. No Sunday delivery. Sent are requested to cancel their Stamps by writing the word Stamped across thom, Covera containing Bink Notes, &c. should be registered.

NANCY PENDLETON, American ship, Capt. N. Pendleton.-Showan & Co.

Quotations. HONGKONG, Sept. 30, 1891. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 500

Old

cash,... 512 New Benares, carb, 477 014

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caslis New Malwa credis, 490) Allowance, Taels... 10/48 Old Malwa, credit,. 100/30 Allowance, Theis

24/36

Fersian, Oily, cab,- Allowance, Taela... Fersian, Papor tied 260/363 Allowance, Tavis.... 32/90

Temperature.

(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.) BAROMETER DA.....

Do. Do.

1 P.M.... 4 P.24.... THELMOEFTER-- A

30.00 29.98 20.02

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11.M....

4 P.M....

Do.

(Wet bulb) 9 A.M.

73

Do.

Do.

78 1 P.M. Do.

Da. 4 P.M. 74 Da, Maximum...

81

Do. Minimum over night 79

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, October 2:-

4.Annual Hosting of Hongkong

Jockey Club in the City Hall. 5.30 p.m. Meating of Victoria Priory. AYURDAY, October -

2.47 p.m.-Compulition of the Hongkong - Rita Association.. SUNDAY, October 4 >---

issued is a sad out, calculated to strengthen of working the river bed, called to the the feeling that gold mining, at least in the Mines to stop all works there, and Far East, is a delusion and a sparo, Some also on the alluvist, to reduce the of our readers will remember the stories expenditure, and to work only en Reef, that were told of the almost fabulous riches with a view to obtaining some résulta, that lay buried in these Fieldstories on Some resulta were obtained. On the 7th the strength of which the £1 share. wm | Match this year 180 form ware, crushed at ono time quoted as high as $20. We and yielded a total of 6 oz. of gold. Sub. | have not space to reproduce in fall the sequently the working of the river bed was | last sorrowful 'rapors of the Directors, texted and a yield of 3 ggs. per ton qu bat short summary may be interest taigad. The results determined the direc ing to gold-mining enthusiasts and others.tors to stop all, expenditure except what The Company was established in May, was absolutely necessary to protect the | 1888, to acquire two Gold Mining Conces- Company's properly... The Coupany,

sions granted by the King of Siam to which started with a paid up capital of- Chevalier Luzzatti of Milan. Prelimin- £160,000, now finda that it has exhausted |ary to the formation of the Company, a the whole of the sum set apart for working Spudicate of gentlemcu in Bangkok, in capital, £88,000, and the directors are at cluding some Siamese of high position in their wit's ends what to do. In their their own country,(caused the property to extremity they have addressed a pitopus. be inspected and reported upon by Mr letter to Prince Davawongse, asking his F. McGregor, Mining Engineer, in whom advice, stating that they still behove in the they had the grantoit confidence. He report value of the property and will even raise ad very favourably, (estimating the sllavis] more capital if he gives them an encourag- to yield from 100 to 200 ounces per stro. Ling opinion. Prince Domwongse kuqwa The concession was brought to London, very little about mining, and we four and on behalf of a London syndicate Mr his advice, if he given any, will not belp J. J. Cooper, a 'mining enginear of high the shareholders to recover the money they repute,' was sent to Siam to verify Mr havo deposited in the Gold Fields of McGregor's report. Mr Cooper (afterward, Siam. There has evidently been a great appointing consulting engineer) spentadest of wash dirt of the worst kind about. month at the mines, during which time he this concern.

is supposed to have examined them the

roughly. He fully confirmed the previous Har Einhorn, a medical electrician, hus

devised an electrodo for entering the, Goods por Agitou azdolivarad after this report, estimating the alluvial to cover atomsah so as to enable the operator for

dato subject to rent. SATURDAY, October 10:-

8,000 keres, to yield on the average 116 a current of alectricity from the interi Noon. Meeting of Shareholders of The ounces per acre, and when worked to show the body to the astotor, DE MES DETRG,

elsetrudo concats, of a fine write,: Solama Tin Mining Co., Ltd., at No.s net profit cf. £90,000 per annum. The enclosed in an india rubber tube 6. Connaught House. Noon-Mecting of The Union Insurance portion he bad worked yielded fully 1 ing in a capsule. Tao sapalle is port Society of Canton, Ltd., at its Head ounce per ton, and be added that if the so sa to allow the current in the

escape to the stomach,te, pray Office, Hongkong.

whole of the lode should turn out as wol the wire from touching the caste of the

THURSDAY, October 15 ---

as the portion tested, it would be one of ter. The patient drinke some water and Noon-Meeting of The Pujut & the biggest things

awallows the capenie like a pill. Tha ever discovered. Sunghie Das Samantan Mining Co.,

electrode is applied to the skin in the or Lid, at No. 2, Queen's Bond Central. Thereupon the Company was formed. We dinary way