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Entertainments.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

OITY HALL

ENTERTAINMENT

* BY

RNATE RUOHWALDY'S

PUPILS,

Assistor?

by

Messrs. G. G. BLADY and 0. T. ROBINSON, and LADT AMATEURE.

THIS EVENING, 25th October,

Commencing at 9 o'clock p..

Prices, $2 and $1.

1

Plan at Mesars W. Ronson & Co. Bengkong, October 25, 1894.

THEATRE

HONGKONG,

THE

1664

ROYAL,

THE BLACK PLAQUE.

HONGKONG MINSTRELS will give Another of their POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS, For the Benght of the Plague Workers.

Undor distinguished Patronage and

Support. SATURDAY, 27th October. ENTIRE OHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

$2 and $1. Popular Prices, Soldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half-prios to Back Seats only.

Doors open at 8.30. Comorencing at 'olook precisely.

Plan and Tickets a: Mosers, KELLY AND WAJAH, LIMITED,

Hests may be Booked on and after Sater- dag, 20th October.

A SPECIAL TRẨM will run to the Peak, and a SPECIAL LAUNCH to Kowloon, 16 minutes after the PerformanOS.

WILLIAM BLAYNAY, Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, October 10, 1894.

1463

CHINESE TWINS, TWO BOYS,

TJOINED TOGETHER, have arrived From SHANGHAI, and will be ÓN VIEW on the First Floor of No. 49, Queen's Road CENTRAL, from 9 am to 9 p.m.

Entrance from Queen's Road only. Admisson:-20 Coats.

Hengkeng, October 16, 1891.

CONCERT.

芝

To-day's Advertisements.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTIOR

STEAM TO SHANGHAT.

The Co.'s Steamship

Bayern,

***76. Captain W. SonzÖRIDER, Sr will leave for the sbare placo TOMORROW (Friday) the 25th Inst. st.10 T

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS & Co, Agente Hongkong, October 25, 1894.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD..

NOTICE.

NAGASAKI.

1892

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND (Passing through the INLAND SEA).

Tho Co.'s Steamship

Nürnberg, Captain H. Watren, will leave for the above Porte TO-MORROW (Fainay), the 28th Inst., at 10 3.0.

Destination

THE CHINA MAIL.

Vessels Advertised as Loaling.

Fourchi.

Branda & Porta Cail Bayern (8)....ja Foochow and Tiontain Nanchang (5)... Japan Ancona.(5)....co Kobs...............****** Hongay (8)... London, v. Suez Canal Palamed (5). London & Parts of Call Rosestà (6)

..Manila (0)... Londoasiti

(B)..... Manila, via Arnoy......Zafiro ( Marseilla, Saiguscanion (8) Port Darwin, &c.......Taignan (6)).. 8. Franco, v. Japi Oceanic (6) 8. Feaneno, Jan City of Biodadanairo(a) Sandakan and Kudai. Mennon (a).... Shanghai.....

Bayern (a)... Shanghai.

Bombay (a).. Shanghai.

....Rohilla (4)..

Shanghai, Kobé & Yma Orono (1) S'pore, Penang & Utta Wingsang (a)

S'pore, S'rang 3'baya Cromarty (6)..... Swatow, Amoy & Tioo Thales (s)..

Ayats.

Date of Lear

Norddeutscher Lloyd. Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. Batterfield & Swire. October 26.

& O, B., Co......Oct. 26, at noon. Jardine, Matheson&ColOct. 27, at noon. Butterbald & Siro November 6. P: &018 N. Co. Nov. 8, at noon. P. & 0. S., N. Ca..

About Nov. 7. Shewan & &0 Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. Messageries Maritimes Oct. 22, at noon, Butterfield & Swire...Oct. 26, at 3 pm, 0. &C. 8. 8. Coot. 30, at 1 p.m. Pacific Mail S. S. Ca. Nor. 7, at 1 p.m. Batterfield & Bwire... Oct. 30, at p.m.

Oct 26, at 10 a.m. Norddeutscher. Lloyd. Oot.

acon.

P. & 0. S. N. Co... About Nov. 4. P.&O. S. N. Co......About Nov. 4. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. About Rotober 31. Jardins, Matheson&Co Vet, 31, at Jardine, Matheson&Co Oct. 29, at $ p.m. Douglas Laprik & Co, Det. 26, daylight. Swatow, Amoy & Taui Formosa (.........Douglas Laprais & Co.Oct. 28, daylight. Vancouver (8.0.3. & Empress of China (8).anadian Pic R. Co. Oct. 31, at neon. Vistoria (8.9.), Sa...Victoria (1)....... y'hama, Kobé & N'aaki Nürnberg (4).

CLEARED.

Return Tickets will be granted available | Sherard Osborn, for Port Darrio. also for the Return Voyage by the Steamarz Pakshan, for Swaton.

Thales, for Swatow. of the NORTHERN PACIVIO STRAMARIT Co.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Agents,

MELCHERS & Co.,

1691

Hongkong, October 25, 1891. FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND

SOURABAYA.

The Steamship

Cromarty, Captain DUNCAN, will be despatched as above on

MONDAY, the 29th Inst., at 8 pm. For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 25, 1894.

PASSENGERS.

ABITED.

Nor. Pho S. & R. Cos. Nov. 6, at noon. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Dot. 26, at 10 am.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For STRAITS & LONDON.

Per Ajay at 6 p.r., on Saturday, the

3rd November..

For Fulamed, at pin, on Monday, the

5th November.

Per Memnon, from Sandakan, Mr S, A, For SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,

VICTORIA, B. C., & TACOMA.— Korczki, and 48 Chinese.

Per Victoria, at 11.30a.m., un Saturday,

the 6th Novamber.

J.

W

BEPARTED.

MAILN BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, ——— The United States Mail Packet Oceanic will

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MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight--Thales leaves for Swalow, &t. 10 a. .--Bayern leaves for Shanghai. 10 a. Numbery leaves for Japan. Noon-Ancona leaves for Japan.

3 p.m.-Taiyuan leaves for Port Dar-

win, do

Nanchang leaves for Fonchow, &a,

Meeting,

9 p.m.--Meeling of Bothon Mark Lodge.

Miscellaneous.

Gooda per Wingsang undelivered after

4.m. lauded.

Thursday, OctÖRER 25, 1894#*

per The publication of this usus commenced The Empres of Jispan arrived at Vancouver at 6:80 p.m.

on Wednesday morning, the 24th instant.

For trespassing in the Tiipingaban ER- ofcuro, a hawkor was fibed #10 bý Chpt". Hanings at the Magistroy this morning.

General Memoranda. BATORPAY, Ostobar 27

30 pa.Auction of Household Furni-is

ture, &c., at Goo. P. Lammert's. Goods por Priok undelivered after this

date subject to ront, 9p.c.-Performance at the City Ball

נו.

Exchange.

HONGKONG, October 25, 1894.

On London—

Back, Wire,...

2/19

On demand,

ir.

... 21

30 days' sight,

4 months sight,

Oredita,

Docauentary, 4 months' right,"

On Fark

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight, On Berlin-Demand,... On New York--

On Bombsy-

Wiro,

2,00

... 2.72 ... 2.15

On demand,

Orediw, 60 days" night,

190 190

190

On demand,

Per Malacca, from Hongkon:: for Singa- poco, Miss Beidmore, Miss Easter, Mrs O H. Wilen, aud Mr M. de Bunsen; for Sydney, Mr A. W. Ivluen; for London, Me L. R. Mujandis, Messrs A. T. Wetherod, Torilin, F Lovies. From Shanghai: for Marseiller, Mra sud Miss Liddell for London, Mira ardon and child, Mr Ricketts, Mr and Mrs Murray and 5 children. From 1722 Yokoham: for Singapore, Lord and Lady

R. Churchill, and Mr G. Keith; for Colom-9.30 P.M. Post Office closes, but Corres-Qa bo, Hon, J. H. Hamilton and son for Bombay, Lieut. W. . Bunbury for Brin dísi, Mr Boehmer; for London, Miss F Stuith, and Mr B. A. Fattman

be despatobed on TUESDAY, the 30th Idetant, with Mails for Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Pera, &o, which will On Caletta -be closed as followe :- Noos. Registry cesses

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA,

INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON,

1030 Through Bills of Lading issued for BATA. VIA PERSIAN GULF, CONTIN. ENTAL AND AMERICAN PORTS.

IGNOR SATTANEO will give a CONCERT HE ALS OPTY BALL. On the 7TH NOVEMBER Asiated by his Purna, Signor FRANCESO081 (loading Manila Tenor), and several LADY AMATEURS.

The Concert will be given for the Benefit of the FRENDU CONVENT.

Hongkong, October 22, 1894.

1702

TIRE

Steamship ROSETTA, Captain G. W. F. BROWNE, R.N.R., carrying Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on THURSDAY, the 8th November, at Noon, taking Pac- sengers and Cargo for the above Purte. (This Steamer connects at Bombay with the

Cargu for LONDON, SUEZ CANAL, "learing that port on the lat DECEMBER,

1894)

Per Ginest, for Singapore, 786 Uhiness.

, for Haihow, 160 Chinese. Per Progress, Par Jenoi, for Hoihow, Miss Katherine I. Schaeffer, Miss Etta Montgomery, Me W. Schomburg, Mrk E. F. Beauett and waid, and 107 Chinees; for Haiphong, Mr Dreux, Mrs Godard, and 10 Chinesa.

Per Huloons, for Anay, Mr Cass; for Taiwanfoo, Mr A. W. Bain, Mr and Mrs Brazier.

Per Polyphemus, for Shanghai, 12 Euro peans.

Per Donar, for Saigon, 400 Chinese. Pet Oceana, for Singapore, 3 Europeans, and 12 Chinese.

TO DEPART

Per Thales, for Amoy, Mr C. P. Bayou. Por Pekshan, for Swatow, 100 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPURTS

The British steamer Menon reports: Bad light variabla winda and ine westber, from port to lat. 12. N., and long. 118

To-day's Advertisements ARTAGE, which Vassoi takes on heroi thone te per fun to strong

VICTORIA RECREATION OLUB. THIS CLUB will hold the ANNUAL REGATTA on THURSDAY and

Silt and Valuables, all Cargo for France, FRIDAY, 13th and 14th December, 1894.

"OʻPTAINS and "Caws for the CHAIR-and Tea for London (ander arrangemout) MAN'S OUP will be picked in the OLUS GYMNASIUM ON MONDAY, 29th October, at 6p.z.

will be transhipped at Colombo into a steamer procoading direct to Marseilles and Landon; other Cargo for London, &e, will be conveyou na Bombay. 1720

E. D. SANDERS, Hon. Scoretary.

Hongkong, October 25, 1894.

ZETLAND

No. 525.

LODGE,

Regular MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FRRR MASONS'

HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the 1st November, at 8.30 for p.m. precisely. VISITING BRETHREN na cordially INVITED.

Elongkong, October 25, 1894.

Parcels will be received at this Offi until 4 p.m. on the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are zoquired.

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the U. pany's Bils of Lading.

For further Particulars, apply to

A K. JOSEPH,

Superintendent.

1731 P. & U. 8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, October 25, 1894

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

SINGAPORE.

1725

Dakin, Cruickshank & Company, Ltd.

H

AVE JUST REGRTVED A CONSIGNMENT

OF

BB Company's 8.3. Kintuck having arrived from the above Peris, Con aignoos of their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HoxUKONG & KOW. LOON WHARF & GoDown Co., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Cargo are hereby informed the Ilford Dry Plates,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the let Dotober, or they will not be recognized.

Are

All brokon, chafod, and damaged Goods to be left in the Godowne, where they

will be examined on the 30th October.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and

Bay Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 31st October will be subject to rent.

Optional Cargo will be furwapled un Jess notion to the contrary be given before Noon To-DAY.1 KM.

ལྭ ་ ༢ ༈༙

of Lading will be countersigned by ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 25, 1894.

1724

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP, COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSEI.

The Co.'s Steamship

Formoso

Captain Homes, will be despatched for the above

Ports on SUNDAY, the 28th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Pamage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPPAIX & Co., General Managers,

Hongkong, October 25, 1894

1723

OCEAN STRAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT. (Taking through Carre for BULU, MENADO and GORONTALO).

1,4, 1/1, 10 × 8, 10 × 12,

and are offering the same at

POPULAR PRICES.

Sensitized Albumenized

PAPER,

pl., in tins.

CHEAP AND RELIABLE.

Dakin, Cruickshank & Co.,

VIUTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS, October 25

1046

Facob Diederichsen, Gorman stasmer, 633, A. Hundewadi, Newoliwang October 18, Beans. CARLOWITZ & Co.

Tauany, Britlah steimar, from Canton Nanchang, British steamer, from Canton Memnon, British str., 825, B. Branob, Baridakan Oct. 20, Timber-BUTTERFIELD & SWEE

DEPARTURES

October 25:- Hailong, for Swatow."

Captain Branca, will be Glenst, for Singapore and New York despatched ar above on Progress, for Holbow.

̈TUESDAY, 30th Instant, at 4pm.

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente

kong, October 25, 1894

Malacca, for Borope, čo.

Hanoi, for Hoihow

Polyphemus, for Ahanghai.

Donar, for Saigon.

Kintunk, for Bhangbal

1726 Ocean, for Bingapore and Hamburg.

monsoon, with bright clear weather.

POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close --

For SWATOW & BANGKOK.—

pondence may ho posted on board the Packet, with Late Pes of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.

MAILS BY TH8:Canadian Pacific Rail-

WAY Co.'s PACKET.

The Canadian Pacific Mail Packet Empress

of China will be despatuhed on WED. NESDAY, the Slat October, with Mails for Amoy, Shanghai, Japan, the United States, Canada, &o,, which will be closed as follows:- 10 A.M. 11.00

Registry closes.

Post-Office closes, but Corras- pondence may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage, until time of departure.

Mozzy Lax-z-The Post Ofice destins all

responsibility for unregistered Letters containing barik notes, coin, or jewellery, and where. Registration hae lyen neglected, wILL WARE NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such lesters (Post Guide, Par 50),

י!

REGISTRATION.-Correspondence, can be re-

30gistered for all Private Ship wails up to five minnice before the tria for closing; for the

N..

Por Kong Bang, at 9.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 26th it.

For YOKOHAMA, HOGO & NAGASAKI Par Nürnberg, at 9.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 26th inst.

For SHANGHAI

Per Bayern, at 9.30 a.m., on Friday, the

26th inst.

For Taisang, at 2.30 pm, on Friday,

the 26th inst.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Per Ancona, al 11.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 28th last.

For PURT DARWIN, THURSDAY 18- LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVIL-

LE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL

BOURNE.-

Wire,

Ou demand, Shanghai

On demand,...

::

30 days' night, private paper Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tal) Bovereigns (Eank's buying rate) Silver (per oz.)

NOW READY.

1901

70

$47.90 # 9.26

291d

'CHINA REVIEW'

CONTAINS

The China Mail.

BONGKONG, THURSDAY, "OCTOBEn 25, 1894.

... TELEGRAMS.

[SWEPLIED 30 THE · China Mail']

(Pia Southern Lina).

LONDON, 24th October, 1894. MORE FIGHTING,

Tun four Muskoka seamen re-arrested on a charge of sulting one of the mates of that vessel while at Saigon were brought before-Captain Hastings at the Magistracy this morning. On the application of the mate the charge was withdrawn.

Reports from various source state that A DUEOUS exae was given in a case axis. battle was fought at Wi-ju on Mondaying out of the carpenters' strike which came (22nd inst.), and that the Japanese retreat before Capt. Hastings this morning at the ed to Ping Yang. The loss of the Japanese Magistracy. A carpenter war oharged with estimated as 3000, and that of the Chi- stealing a number of tools belonging to s mosa at 4000,

fellow-traderman. The acted aid, he did not consider it was theft as the other man had broken the regulations of the Guild ! It will be just as well to let some of the Chinese guilds know that what may be legal in China is not legal in a British Colony.

It is also reported that fighting took place on Tusslay (23rd inst.), near Port Arthur, between the Chinese and the Japanes Army Corps that recently left Hiroshima. | No details have bean received.

The report of parlogings at Seoul in The accused was remanded till Saturday. daniod.

The British barque Velocity, which arrived fiom Honolulu yesterday, reports having pissed a four-maated steamer near the Bashze Channel, bound North. Taisu,

LOCAL AND GENERAL:

PARZY BURS CANAL Ourwaan Bourns-Islam, Maple Branch,

Agri, Sept. 28; Benledi, Bombay, probably, the Triam released some time ago Bringa, Boynton, Out. 3 Glenartney, as the Clyde. The Islam passed through Cam, Cascapedia, 9 Canton, 12; the Suez Canal on the 38th September. Agamemnon, Chingin, Kirkland, Irena,

16; Badnorthirs, Addisids, 19; Outs, She has apparently gone outside Formoss to J. Jebsen Obi, a post-

(araid Chiness oruiters. Before the steamer. ROMEWARD ROUND --Daphne, Aden, Out. was zelossed by the British Government, a 9 Carmarthenshire, Yarra, Alderly, promise was given by Capt. Brown, the Teuzer, 16; Glenorchy, Hertha, Mas- choff, Japan, Chera, 19.11

| Japanese Connalin Glasgow, that she would

not be fitted out for purposes of ver. 1

The P. M... City of Bio de Janeiro, p

with the ANEBIOAN MAIZ of Oot 4A HOCHY Match has been arranged for left Yokohama for this port on Tues-

day, Out 23, at daylight, via Nagasaki,morrow afternoon on the Happy Valley, and may be expected here on at about between sides oxplained respectively by g Tuesday, Oct. 30PARSON RING

C. M. Firth and Mr D. K. Siasa,

The M. M. Co.'s etnemer Caledonien, with following are the teams :--

the FRENCH MAI of Sept. 28, left Singapore on Wednesday, 24th Octa- ber, at 6 pm, and way be expected here on or abort Wednesday, the 31st October, The Paokét brings feniles to letters despatched from Hongkong on August 23.

The N. P. & Victoria loft Yokohama for Hongkong, vis Kobe, on Opt. 20,

The Empress of India left. Vancouver for

thle port on Oct. 15

Mr Fr

E. Masefield. G. Millward.

H. Thompers D. Landals

Capt W. B. Stewart,

Hooper

7. Reekiel

Be Jaffrey,

H. Barlow.

4

F. L. Wood

The Triad Society, or Heaven and Earth The O. &O... 5. Gastic belt San Fran- 0. M. Firth,

Asociation.

The Ancient Coinage of China. Turko-Soythian Tribes After Han Dynasty Jottings from Canada-Antiquarian and

Philological Researches.

Notas,

Increase in the Cultivation of Opium

in China.

The Construction of the Yih King,

Querian,

Replies

Chinana Sociology.

Reply to Dr. Edkins, Shanghai, or Yokohamis contract maila, up to a Notices of Now Books. quarter of an hour before for mails for Europe, Collectanes Bibliographica Co., ap to an hour before American, Canadian, Books Wanted, Exchanges, 09. Indian, Northern Pacific and Torres Straits To Contributors. 'maila, up‍to half an hour before.

LOCAL DELIVERIES.--Separate Boxes bare

bueu provided for ponting Correspondence for the Town, Kowloon and die Peak. Tho Boxes

Verandah fading Queen's Road. are under the Window at the East end of the

Letters, pixelu, &o, fer Kowloon Point and Steamers in Harbour may be posted in the General Post Office op to 11.80 3.m. and 3.30 p.. Letters from Kowloon Point may be posted in the Letter Box which has been placed in the Polica Compound outside the Charge Room ap to 12 and 4 o'clock, and in the Pillar Box at the Wharf. Local Rates will be charged. To avoid robbory, senders of letters from Kowlcoa are re- quested to cancel their stampe by writing the word stamped across them. Darms containing Hank Notor, &, should be registered. No Sunday delivery,

THE

Hongkong Dispensary.

aleco on October 18 for this part, via Bully at 4:45 punctually. Yokohama and Nagasaki,

Mr. Bliman's

E. A. Rato,

W. A Paya

Tas

F. Maitlandky.

P. B. Holsworth. - G. 0.0 Master,

· F.-D. - Markham, HE. Barshall: E. Robinson. F. A. Barlow,

G. V. Stockhausen.

D. K. Sliman.

The N. G. L. Bormida eit Singaporo for Tis morning at the Magistracy, a Japanese this port on Oct. 20, and may be ex-named Sakai, who has some degree of local The && Orone left Singapore on Oct. 24, ¦----- pasted here on or about Oct. 2

raputo for his massage treatment, but who has gone into the more lccurative businema and may be expected here on or about of running a coffee house at 7 Psel Strosty Out: 30

was arrested last night on a charge of sall- Ing intoxicating liquars without first cbtaining a license: It appeared from the

The P & OK & Bombay left London for this port on Sept. 17, and the same 00's & 6. Canton left on 29th Sept. The P. & O. Un's 6. 8. Shanghai left Ton-evidence that Detective Sargeant Moirer

don for China on Ool, 16, ODER

Tax N. P. Company's «,L. Tacona, 'from Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan ports, arrived at Taooms on the 23rd inst

LORD Randolph Churchill, who left for Sin. pore by the Malacca this afternoon, visited Kubo sod Co.'s store daring bia stay in DELICIOUS SWEETS Hongkong and purchased a large stock of curios, valued at more than $1000. Lord Randolph also made a trip to Canton.

AND

CONSERVES.

E have JEST RECERKVED our £nt Letters, fo, for the Peak will be ddivered by W the 12 and 2.80 o'clock trams caly, Corre-

shipment of WHOLEHOME SWEETS pandance and Parsals for the Peak may be posted and CONFECTIONERY suitable for the prisonment by Captain, Hastings at the

in the Gezores Post Office up to 11,30 s.m. or 3

Per Taiyuan, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday,p.. or in the letter boxes in the cars till time Season,

the 26th inst.

For FOOUHOW & TIENTSIN.-

Per Nanchang, at $.30 p.m., on Friday,

the 26th inst.

For KOBE.

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

the 27th inst.

For AMOY & MANILA..

Per Zafiro, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 97th inat, lustond of as previous ly notified.

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL.---

Per Formosa, at 5 put, on Saturday,

the 27th inst.

For SINGAPORE, SAMARANG & 500-

RABAYA.-

Per Cromarty, at 2:30 p.m., on Monday,

the 29th inst.

of departure. With regard to letters from the Peak, Pilar boxes have bien placed at Magazine Gap, Victoria Hag, Mount Kellett, Mom Goagh, and Plantation Itead, wideh will be slcarei ai 12,80 and 4 p.m.

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

Miss Elsio Adair Mr G. McBain Mr C. S. Barff

Surg. -Major Hughes Mr and Mrs W. Jack-

Bon

Rev. Q. Baylo

Mr J. Kinghorn Mr W. Elaynay

Mr J. Kirkwood Me.F. Bornemann

Mr F. S. Loo Mr J. Boyer Mr R. Lyall Miss E. Bucherer Mr H. McCallum

Mr T. Mitchell Mr H, Butler Rev. and Mrs W. Mr W. Parfitt Mr F, Cass

Camptoll and childMrs Phillipe

DE Quigley Mr R. Chenoweth

Mr A. H. Sargood For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL-Capt, and bits Combelic F. E. Shean

Mrs A. Smith CUTTA.-

Stoveng Me W Mr H.A.S. Thompson Mr and Mrs Vandez-

lip

Mr E. Willkomm Major and Mis Wrot

tealey

and child

Mr W. A. Duff

Per Wingsang, at 10.30a.m., on Wednes-Capt. R. Crawford

day, the 31st inst.

MAILS DY THE FRANCH PACCANT, ——

Mr C. N. Edison Mr G. Fenwick Hon. W

GM. and MrMr W. Whiley

The French Contract Packist Oceanien will Mr T. Guignard

be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the Mr C. H. §. Harris 31st Instant, with Msis for the United Mr W. K. H Kingdom, Europe, and plnom be

vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits

Zoltants, Batavia, Burmah, Dayton,

MOUNT AUSTIN HÓTEL.

the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Mr F. H. Bell

Capt. Hall Jackson

Madras, Calcutts, Aden, Mauritius, Mr H. E. Boxshall Mr Kretzschmar and Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in

alosing the Mails, &c.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE

ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Pachete lexes at Noon

Mr and Mrs D. E 3 children

Mr C. Malech

Brown

Mr Hart Buck

Mr & Mrs McCallum Dr. and Mrs J. Can- and child

H. E. Meyeriuk Mells, and Cochrane Mr. B. W. Mitchell Mr J. B. Coughtrie Mr E. Ortis Mr S. Forhitake Mra Fost Mr & Mrs D. Gillies Mr. J. Rankis

Mrs Spry Mr 0. H. Graco The following hours will be observed in Capt. Hailifar, R.N. Bapt. A. Tillett losing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the Mr Horspeol English and French Packets, when they Monsieur Haart leave at Neon. The Money Order Office Mr and Mrs H. Hem Travers and child will be closed at 5 the day before.

phreys & 3 childrenkir J. Y. V. Vernon- 8,00 ▲ ----Posting of Prices Current and Bir Chantroy Inchbald

Wint

Mr. H. E. Tomkins

Mr and Mrs A. 'K.

Cironlark cases

at and Cingulars rasy!! (Prices Current

however be posted up to 10 o'clock PÁR- TOTEL

if they are tied in bundles, country Mr M. G. Aljon Mr G. H. Modburnt

by country, with the addresses all Mr J. A., E. Chandobapf, and Mrs Moors

one

10,00 Begistry cases.

Mr H. Orptabie

“Me B. Morody

Me Cordina Nielsen 10.30 ..-Trating of Newspaper, Mr R. P. Dipple Mr Sandelanda

Books, and Patterns cases,

Mr J. P. Dosling Mr F. H. Blagbek 11.00 A-Mail closes.

Mr. D. Forenzion Mr sad Mrs. A. Find Mr W. 8. Harmonley Smith & family Mr Geo. Helman Capt. Stombana ( Mrs Goa Homer

-LATE LEFILES may be posted (from 11.10.) 10 cesta luta fee up to 11.30 A.M., after which hour they may

Le mouton Board with the same Late Mr Morton Jones

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Me J.-B. Maörse,

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No. 1 Fondante Fourros,

Nougatines.

Chocolatines,

No. 2 Fondanta Fourres.

Eggo,

Dragéen Cramo Caraqua. Dragées Nougat Carros.

Praline Vanille.

French Almond Rock.

Batter Scotch.

Marzipan Cubes.

Montolimart Nougat,

Collard's Butter Scotch,

Collard's Almond Rock.

Cadbury's Chocolato Creams.

*apricolicies

Trocaderos Patisserios.

Amandes Aboukir,

Malon.

Small Légumes Láqueurs, -:

Large Légumes Liqueurs,

Old English Toffee,

Everton Toffee.

Pins Apple Noysau.

Pascal's Golden Malter.

Fine Jordan Ainsonda.

Collard's Everton Toffee.

Collard's Assorted Toffer:

Magistracy.

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SEVEN men, the crow of a Chiness launch said to be engaged in the salt revenue sor vice, vare arrested in Macae harbour the other day for having boarded a fishing-junk anchored in Macao harbour and towed her away. At the request of the captain of the junk the water police interfered and effort of the arrest.

sent two members of the Police Force to the cuffee house, where they were applied with a quart bottle of beer for 25 canim, A search of the house brought to light a quantity of brandy, whisky and beer. Cept. Hastings imposed e fine of $100, confiscating the liquor. The fine was paid f am of $25 was handed over to the In formers-An unlicensed kumahu daslar, who was unearthed at Quarry Bay by Detective Sergt. Holt, was fined $75, with the alternative of two months' imprison- ment.

A cooze, who had managed to steal various articles of wearing apparel from the soone Taz benefit tendered last night to Miss of the recent fire at 127 Queen's Road West Elsie Adair was the most enjoyable par was, this morning, sentenced to six months' formance of the series, and its escans TAÐ marked by the hearty plaudits of those present. There was a large stiendance, ind the goodly turn-out of ladies shoved the general appreciation of the efforts of the fair danseuse. Miss Adair introduced new item in the 'Sketch,' and, inatend of the Jockey Dance, she grantly pleased the audience with the ever-popular * Ta-ras ra-boom' oid, which fairly brought down the house and was enthusiastically en-- sored. It must be mentioned, however, dial the Serpentine Dance, with fie gorgeotsa INSPECTOR Hanson, of the Yaumati Folice accompaniment of artistic colouring, was Station, has been working for some time the contral feature of the entertainment, on a drugging case, which threatened at ore Mr Beady and Mr C. T. Robinson shone timo to baffle all his efforts. His investiga-greatly in their respective aphores. The tions were bampered considerably by the Tric (Mera Impraik, Brady, and Cald- duplicity of some of his own mon, one of well) was encored the concluding dance whom a tukoog-as brought before Cap being better done than we have over 2065 tain Hastings at the Magistrocy this morn-t. Mr Boyer not the sudionice in a roar ing charged with naglect of duty. The ac- by his capital rendering of the Village oused, pleaded guilty, Captain Hastings, Pianist, some of the audience really bas in imposing a fine of 850, said the halieving he was actually paying out of sune between neglect of duty and complicity in Altogether the entertainment was a great the crime was so very fino that he felt com succoMM, |polled to impose a heary penalty. The

lakong, we understand, will be dismissed | Ws thought we were to get through "the from the service.

dull season without a visit from our old friead the sea asrpent. He has turned up,

I will soon be unsafe to enter a newspaper however, as he always doen, in the most office in Shanghai. As we reported a few asoxported quarter. Several Norwegian days ago, the editor of the NU Daily fishermen--well experienced (they, always News was made the recipient of two no-stat) in the optera of every kind of mas exploded shelle

alleged to have been fired animal-bare just related to the Finmark from Japanese orissa sud ploked up on pesten, which is apparently the evening board a Chinese, ozyiser which took part in journal of a town named Hammerfest, the recent fight near the Taloo. Co- their experience with two serpente.

exploded shells are dangerous things to have It was in the middle of the month sround loome. But the Mercury goes one of July, when the sea temperature was better. Their dangerons weapon is not a unusually high, that two serpents ... were shell, but a pumpkin. Pimple, simple, 19 basking in the ea. Evidently the The pumpkin, we are assured editorially, good old annuel' has taken nuts himself which, una conveyed into the office by two a wife, One of them blokaded a Bahing ccalion, de 70 inakes in circumference and village in Erviken. It was of a dark yellow weighs 180 paunda. It was originally pre-solar, with a round body at least 130 feet sented to the master of the Anglo-Chinese jang. It moved with serpentite windings Collage by one of his pupils, whose home is though the water at a great weed. near Soochów. Do any of the masters of head was about the size of a barrel, Queen's College receive presenta of fruit somewhat more pointed in frock, and of this description? The Daily Neue is no mediately behind the head the gesture pronder of its shells then the Mercury of Its thick ring intervening betwea, the bind pampkia. The public of Shanghai are ine and the body, whigh fatter was ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. Kurs fde me, wited, to walk up in office hours '--and without a No mention is Hangkoog, October 12, 1894. // 1661 I fumeet the curios,

Now the blockade van ruled,

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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