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To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.

SHANGHAI RACES,

DETURN TICKETS, FIRST BALOON, fur I the above Races, can be obtained on and after this date, availabls by any of the STEAMERS of the Undermentioned LINES, for a period of UNE MONu from

·date of isene.

Faro

44

ALF. WOOLLEY,

$60.

Acting Superintendent, P. & O. S. N. Company.

D. E. BROWN,

General Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway Company,

C. TOURNAJRE,

Acting Agent, Messageries Martimae Company.

MEARS. MELCHERS & Co., Avents,

Norddeutscher Lloyd. Hongkong, October 7, 1895.

or

1871:

PUBLIC AUCTION

GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY AND

OUTFITTING.

Tunde by Public auction, tu

THE Undoraigned has received instrne.

SATURDAY,

the 12th October, 1895, complenging at 2.30 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Duddell

Street.

!! WITHOUT RESERVE!!

A LARCE QUANTITY OF GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY, &c.,

comprising:-

A FINE ASSORTMENT OF ALD WOOL; MATERIALS, SERGES, TROWSER-

WANTED.

CLERK with EXTRAENON in SHIPPING

and INHURANCE BUSE. Thorough kwledge of Eso118) and some, FIENCE indispensable. Agod from 20 to 30. Good opening for reliable man. Apply

'Z.Z. 2/ China Mail. Hongkong, October 7, 1895.

1870

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON FLA SUEZ CANAL

CLEARED,

Tantalus, for Singapore and London. Jacob Christensen, for Balgon.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

THE CHINA MAIL

Por Oscurakal, frem Bangkok, 11 Chinoes, For Taiyuan, from Sydney, Mr Allar- dice, Mine Goode, Miss Dryden, Miss King- thorus, Messrs Peach, Loaf, Hulder and Horton, and 25 Chinese.

F'er Zafira, from Manila; Messrs Velencia, | Booker, Battan, Lorentz, Jupp, Jaball,|

Bira, and 36 Chinees.

The Co.'s Steamahip

Tantalus, Captain HANNAH, will be despatched as above TO-Bu MORROW, the ath Instant, at Daylight, instead of as previously notified,

1783

For Freight or Paviago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRD,

Agenta, Hongkong, Octobár 7, 18:55. -

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED./

FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT).

The Steuareki

Chili. Capt. O. ANDREBor, will

despatched as abore! on WEDNESDAY, the 9th Instsei, at

4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

Hongkong, October 7, 1895.

1872

INGS, &C., SCITABLE FOR THE GOLD SEASON THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP and CUT INTO SUIT LENGTHS, &C.

PYJAMA SUITS, WHITE SHIRTS,

SOOKS, &c.

Alan,

And

A QUANTITY or SERGES. TWEEDS, and ALL WOOL MATERIALS, INTO SUITABLE LENGTHS POR TAILOR-MADE LADIES' DRAPERY,

*0.5

&c.,

$76.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA PLA AMOY.

The Co.'s Steamship

Zafire,

A

Captain GBEARD, will be dumpstahed for the alv Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 9th Inat,, at

cer

ō p.m.

On View from Friday, the 11th October. TERMS OF SALE. As customary.

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, October 7, 18:45.

Per Frigga, from Kobe, Cspt, Brown. Per Taicheng, from Swatow, 105 Chineas. Per Leeyuen, from Shanghai, 11 Chinese, Per Kalsari Hind, for Hongkong: from London. Commander Sparkes, Mr Taylor, Assistant Engineer Saunderson, Mis Wat- sound child; from Bombay, Mr Salbbhoy Busm from Colombo, Mr Stanas; from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Lee Twa Tow, 3 children and 3 servants, Mr Marangoni, and 15 Chinese. For Shanghai: from London, Mr Woud; from Bombay, Mr Abde Alike from Sing pore, Mr Sweaney. Fur Naga seki: frem Singapore, Mr and Mrs N§ipta. For Kabe: from London, Miss Font and Mias Edwards. For Yokohama: for Lon- don, Mr Piaget,

Fer Thates, from Amoy, Mr and Mrs J. | D. Lapraik and child; from Swatow, Mre Emser

; and 18

78 Chinos". Por Choysun, from Shanghai, Mrs Green, and 28 ChioвIE.

Per Memnon, from Bandukan, 40 Chinese. Per Michael Jeben, from Hoihow, 81 Chineso.

J.

Por Coptic, from San Francisco, &c., Mre G. Walkington, Miss Goodall, Miss Nellie Boyd, Messre E. F. Sam Sing. Mr and Mrs G. M. Dare, Mr and Mrs Herod, and 155 Chimer

Per Fhra Chala Chom Kino, from Bang- kok, &c., 20 Chinese,

Fur Ire, for Hongkong ; fena Yoku- bama, Menara G. D. Campbell, McLaughlin and Peter Greg: from Kobe, Mosare H. Toug and O. Tomihi, from Nagasaki, Mr and Mrs Caldwell, Fad Miss Caldwell, Capt.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

1

Daylight.-Tantalus leaves for London. Noon.-P. M. S. 8. Co.'s Steamer Peru leaves for Japan and San Francisco. Noon. Energia leaves for New York. 4 p.m.-Eyewoon leaves for Shangbai. Miscellaneous.

Goods per Arratoon Apcar undelivered

after this date landed.

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, Detober 9:-

Guoda por Olive Branch undelivered after

this date subject to rent. 9p.meeting of Esthen Mark Lodge. FRIDAY, October Il ---

Transfer Booke of H, G. Brown & Co., L'd, closed from this date to the 24th Instant, inclusive,

BIRTH.

At Chafuo, on the 23rd Bapt., the Wifeaf ERNEST JOUS Cooren, of the Chios Inland Mission, of a dadghter.

DEATH.

On the 31st Aug., nt Easthams, Heuden- Jane, Finchley, N., WILLIAM Nonats, aged 63, of Billiter House, Billilor Street, E.C.

per publicarton of Chinese commen ed ef 6.36 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1890.

HONGKONG is seriously threatened with two evils during the next six moutha

fire and water, or rather want of water. The Water Authority might usefully be called on to present a retora, from estimates if he has not exact 2.30 p.m.-Austion of Drapery and ful-records, of the consumption of water by

Sitting, at 3: Geo. P. Lammert's.

SATURDAY, October 12-

Exchange,

HONGKONG, October 7, 1895.

On Londoa-

Rank, Wire,

On demand,

224 2,2

Fr

30 days' aight,

months' sight,

H

Credits, 4

Ou Parin

On demand,

Documentary, 4 montba'noghe,

Oredits, 4 months' night,

On Berlin-Demand............ On New York.

On Bombay-

Qo demand, On Calontia

LOCAL AND GENERAL

PASSED SUBE CANAL.. OUTWARD BOUND-Germania, Dulici,

Petrarch, Augun 20; Prosper. 37 -Itis, 30 Glencak, Sept. 3; Danfa, 17. HOMEWARD BOUND:Maria Valerie, Aug. 27; Merionthshire, 30; Hertha, Tea

mon, kept, ... The Empresa of China, from Vancouver, loft Shanghai for this port on Oct, 5. and may be expected here about 3am.

to-morrow,

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1895.

|11.M.B. Daphne leaves Shanghai for Swi.

tow to day.

Ma Dunoon MoNelit has been admitted to practies in the Supreme Court at Shanghal

Tas Ernest Simons made her last run from Marseilles to Colombo in 15 day: 10 hours.

Justice Leach has been clented President

of the Sepay Lines Golf Club at Singapore.

The N. P. s. 1. Tocons left Yokohama On The atomship companies notify special Oct. 7 for this pert, via usual porte of advantages to passengers bound for Shana-

call.

The P. M. . . City of Rio de Janeiro, with mail, Sc., left 830 Francisco for this port, via Yokohama and Nagasaki, on Φερί. 24.

1;

Tax. 8. Lenner left. Singapore on Oct.

and may be expected here on or abeni Gat, 7.

hai during the racing season, as will be zoen in our advertising columns.

An agitation is as foot to pull down the be scry if the Hongkong Clock Tower were Clock Tower at Colombo. Would anybody

ofeared away?

The D. D. R. &. Aglaia, from Ham-

burg: left Singapore on the 4th init., Orrow, it is alleged by a Home peper, kille and may be expected here on or about about 160,000 persons annually in China. the 10th inst The N. Y. K. . . Míki Maru left Singe. While at it, this veracious newspaper

pore on Oct. 5, and may be expected might have said 1,100,000-about! bere on or about Oct. 13.

The C. N. Co.'s a. Chingiu left Port Bar Ir is now definitely known that the two win on Oct. 2, and may be expected British oruiacre which arrived at Feochow here on or about Oct. 13. The Austrian Lloyd's s. 8. Marquis Bacon Baturday were, an wo surmised, the

gushem, left Singapore for this port on Undaunted and the Archer, Oct. 6, and may be expected here an or about Oct, 12. The P. & O..Oo.'s . . Jara left Bombay The P. & 0.0 8. Sunda left London for

for this port ou Sept. 29.

the Fire Brigade in recent years. It was a part of the original waterworks scheme to provide enough fresh water from the street mains for all the require- ments of the fire engines as well as for domestic use; but firea bare increaset sa inordinately, and domestic waste bas 2/2 grown so persistently, that even in years of full rain supply we are liabla to be put on short comida, to make out on something like a bucketful of water a day. And now we have missed the nor- mal yearly rainfall, and are already cut 2.25 down to a water supply of an hour a

day, while the Water Authority scheming to cusare that even during that: single bour no more than the prescrib- od domestic quantity' shall be drawn from the pipes by anybody. At the began at 3.35 p.m. yesterday. same time we are face to face with the

... 2,3 ... 2/34

2.78 2.84

this port on Sept. 7. The P. & O. 6. 1. falacca left London for

this port on Sept 21.

Tas delivery of the English Mail wou

On demand,

Crodita, 60 days wiggek,

Wice,

184 1040

194)

194

:

Os demand,

728 ...134 $47 00 # 8 89

In summer it is not so bad, because Tax N. P.

than ever, because the Fire Ordinance from Bangkok, bas conspicuously failed in its object.

Strathnesit arrived at Vic

Wice,

****

Un den and, ...

de Boir, R.I.A. Dr. Heinlokoff. Mrs Den-e Sharghat- isan, child and amah, Mr Grant Smith,

Yen Berstein, Edwin

Messra E. Grundy,

?

Master Smith, Rev. G.

30 daye sight, private paper Fena Yollobama for Crew, John Jacobs, Gold Leaf, 100 fas (pay tasi)

London

Me F. B.Sovereign's (Hank's busing rate) Dick, Suzu. W. Havlon, R.N., Messra B. Silver (per oz) ...

Hainos, W. Caldecott, J. Rane, E. Allen, R. H. Smith, T: Goodridge, This Steamer has superior Accommoda-. Pupe, F. Butchings, . Bultou, W. tion for Passengers,

Beacham, J. Kemp, R. H. Best, J. Saun- dere, H. Jasues and D. Storie.

1876

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN & Co.,

·General Manage VR- Hongkong, October 7, 1895.

IL G. BROWN AND COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE Sixth-Ordinary Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be bold at the OFFICER of the General Managura, No. 27, Queen's Road, on THURSDAY, the 24th October, 1895, at Nimo, for the purpose of presenting the part of Ba Consulting Committed and General Man-- agara, together with a Starement of Ac counts to the Slat December, 1801, and electing Causal ing Committee and Au- ditors.

The Transfor BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to Lib 24th Instant, both days inclusive.

1876

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, October 7, 1896.

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM SHANGHAL AND KOBE,

THE 8.S. Maria Teens having arrived, Cunnituces of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the lowas of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LD., Kowloon, whonce delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godawns, and ali Claims must be sent in to the Cudersigned before Noon on the 13th lustaut, où THEY WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED,

No Fire Insurance has been offisoted, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 13th Justsat will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER & Co.,

Agents.

1867 Hongkong, October 5, 1895.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD COMPANIES.

VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN,

attsation of Passengers in direntod to the very cheap rates offered by this Line to the PACIFIC COAST and to the 18- TERIOR and EASTERN CITIES of this UNTIED STATES and CANADA and to EUROPE.

HONGKONG to LONDON, $400. Excellent accoundation. First class Table DocToR and STEWARDESS carried.

HŨNGKONG TO NEW YORK, $350.

1863

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT, (Taking through Cargo for SULU, MENADO and GORONTALŮ).

The Co.'s Samskip

Memnon,

Captain Base, will be conpatched as above on FRIDAY, the 11th Edetunt, at 4 p..

For Fruight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, October 7, 1895.

1873

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S' STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT,

STEAM TO SHANGHAI & KOBE.

The Co.'s Steametip

Capt. DR GRISOGONO, will love for the above places on or about SATURDAY, the 12t Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SANDER & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, Úctober 7, 1838.

SHIPPING.

1866

ARKIVALS.

October 5 :- Hongkong, Freech str., 1,200, C. Bustina, Baiphong Sept. 30, General,A. R. MARTY.

· October 6: -

Downer,

DEPARTED.

TV

Per Kaisar-i-Hind, for Shangbai from Hongkong, Assistant Engineer Saunderson, R.N., Mr R. S. Furlonge, Mrs Alierdyce, Mina Goode, and Mr Lorentz Wornicko; from London, Mr T. Wood; from Bombay, Mr Abde Ali Alik; from Singapore, Mi Sweeney.

Per Singapore, for Bangkok, 8 Chinese. Per Ask, for Heihow, 107 Chinese, Per Maria Teresa, for Singapore, 309 Chinese.

TO DETART.

Per Jacob Christensen, for Saigon, J2 Chi-

ue30

Per Tantalus, for London, Staf Surgeon

Masara Spears, Grantz, Kitts, Garianmo vilch.

A PiSHINO juok which osme inio Aberdeen

yesterday brought ten shiportoked Chía- chew sailors, the crew of a junk which went

down in a storm on the 25th ult. off Tho

Kang Mi

Os Saturday, September 28, the frontage of a building in course of construction in ling Street, Singapore, collapsed and killed loven

Fire Ficod, more active and defiant HMS. Redpole has returned to Singapore Chinacnen. The collapse is alkributed to

there is usually plenty of water, there toria on the 5th inst.

***

is no such pressing want of money as The Fuping, from Hongkong, put into 30.there is just before the great settling.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

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F. G. Fice, First Assistant,

Hongkong Observatory, 7th Oct. 1895.

day of Chinese New Year, and there is Shanghai on the 29th alt, to repair her no such ever-alluring temptation as the damaged rudder, winter stove).

With a water famine already so ACCORDING to latest advices (5th inst.) ad imminent as to justify the extreme stepmical Buller was at Wuhu, with the major- that the Water Authority has take it of the British fest close at hand, and not even the most rancorous

malcontent bas blamed the Government THE Japancas General Yamano is reported for this action, though the method and to have died at Taipehfa from malarial detail of it may be exceptionable it is.

time to lay down a stringent rule that

fover.

drinking water must sot be thrown Tas Empress of Japan arrived at Nagasaki away through the fire hose. The Goat 9 am, to-day, sut left again at 6 pm. vernment may stand aghast at the idea for Vancouver,

of wiping out one of the exrdinal points

of the great waterworks sebeme; but Tuz N, Y. K. steamer Meiki Afurs, from there is no help for it. There simply is Bombay, left Singapore on the 5th instant, not water enough for both the Fire.

sardlessly supervised Chiness jorry-building. Bayvar-Colonel Thomas Henry Austey, half pay, has been selected for the appoint- ment of Colonel on the Staff, Commanding Royal Engineere, Chins, &s, vice Colonel W. H. Mallay, who becomes liable to retire ment in January, 1896.

Tax German sraisers Kormoran and Arcona

were at Swatow on the 5th ipat., making a naval demonstration in consequence of the looting of the Basel Mission at Mailia, The German Admiral is not so hesitating his British confrère. There should havO

been a Briti demonstration, naval and

ilitery, at Foochow two montba ago.

Two men of the sort common in the West. quarrol last end public-houses had a Saturday. Later, they met again Western Hotel, one of them in the being under the protection of the Marquis British Army in the person of a Rifle

Ferguson, K.N., Mr and Mrs O. Reeves, A. S. WATSON & Co., Colony, and one or the other must go Taz Austrian Lloyd's 8.5.

Brigade and the domestic wants of the and may be expected here on the 11th inst.

without. In patting out a fira, it is impossible to argue with the flames, acquchen left Singapore for this port on Brigade soldier. The unprotected one, a or to draw a legislanva line at the the morning of the Ch inst.

Swede named Peterson, was brought up in amount of water they ought to bo1Hz N. P. 3. Tacoma arrived at Yoko-be police court to-day and fined $5 or 14 satisfied with; once a hose-pipe is

SUPPING REPORTS. The British stoomer Taiyuan reports: Had fine weather, fresh monsoon in Chino 568.

The Britie stermer Zafiro roports: Had moderate N, E, monsoon, with fine weather. The German steamer Fringa reports: On the 30th Ronierplus y

W. to West, with aqualls of rain.

From the lat Ocinber till arrival at Hongkong moderate N.N.È. winds, with S.W, sex,

The Chinese steamer Leeun reports Had fresh N. to N.N.E. winds throughout, and 60s olea wosther with smooth 982, October 6th, spoke stesuur Tuing, from Hongkong, buund Shanghai, off Cupchi.

The British stesmer Recorder ropozta: Very unsettled weather in Gulf of Tonkin, and experienced moderate N.. gale and

high sen, from

from 300 miles to the Southward,

until arrival at longkong,

6th,

LIMITED.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

KSTABLISĶED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS

0o

Aerated Waters.

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OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY is itted with the best English Machinery, embodying thalatest improvements

The British steamer Thales reporta: Left Taiwanfun, Ocleber 2, 5 p.m.; minde- rate monsoon and fine weather prevailing, arrived Amoy 3rd instant. Left Amor, 4th, moderate N. E. brees and fine clear

Left Eratow 3.3) p.m.. weather. arriving Hongkong 7.40 a.m., 6th instant.

ad fine weather from port to port,

Yes-The LM.S. Pique. Haisong, Kaifong, Aibingin. Formosa, Kucony No. Tantalus, Chin Ting. Io. Ann Bertha and 4 Chines ganhoate, Vegrala in Swa- tow: Gerden craisers Kormoran and Ar- cona, Wenchow. Taichoong, Le, Muihow, Donar, Sion and Mrejon,

Lycemoon, German ptoanzer, from Canton. Oscarshal, Norwegian steaker, 761, W.jeel in Amoy Reichborn, Bangkok Sep. 32, Rice.- CHINESE.

Taiyuan, Brish steamer, 1.400, B. Nelson, Sydney September 18, 1:30 am, General,-BUTTERFIELD & Swine.

Zafiro, British steamer, 675, J. C. Gotard, Manila Oct. 3, General.-SZWAN & CO.

Frigga, Garman steamer, 1,400, L. Top Koba September 30, General-STEMSEN & Cu

Teicheong, German str., 828. P. Duhme, Swatow October fi, Ballast.-MEYER & Co Leeyuen, Chinese steamer, 619," Johna, Shanghai October 3, General-C. M. S N. 06.

Kaisari Bind, British steamer, 2.385, F.

The British steamer Fong Leng reports: Left Bangkok September 28th, and Keb-si chang 30th; had ght to moderate" winda and Gas weather to lat. 10 N.; thence to port, fresh N.E. monsoon and high N.E.

ada.

The British steamer Choyang reports: Light to moderata NE. winds and fine thronghnut.

com

in to trade,

turned on, it must be kept on, for lays bama on Sunday, the 6th inat, and sil for assaulting them, because, as alleged, together-if necessary, until the flames auil to-day (7th) for Hongkong, vis usual they refused to stand him a drink. are subdued; or else it *B better parts of call. not to begin at all. So the water

gemapdava

A FIRE broke out shortly after six o'clock Klast night, in the coukhonsa attached to a must not depend on the street mains, Helene Rickmore, Solent, Ingrahan, Activ, row of matsheds near the Quarry Bay sugar must not begin to depend on them. Campulit, Kaijis Maro, St. Louis,

Begin at once with es water, and

make that sathice. A single fire-hose

lets out thirty to fifty tues as much as

Cormopolitan-Taichao g Aberdeen-(None),

works. The hats had been occupied until noon yesterday, by coolies employed at the works, who had just basu romoved to brick houses, and it is supposed that when the

an ordinary tap angle fire may Tx the ostly days of September the hear in premises were vacated a j-stick may. take as much water as the Colony peeds New South Wales van phenomenal the bare been left unnoticed, for a month or more. Moreover, the

There was a

water in the mains is supposed to be severent lo thirty years. Reports of fearful light breeze, and the highly combustible shut off 29 hours a day; and though bush fires were received at Sydney on the pile blazed up furiously and uncontrollably it can be turned on when wanted, 10th ult. from all parts of the country. that means waste of time in finding

until the whole of the marsheds had cis-

the man to do it, getting him out of bed Tas China Mutual Company's new steamer *ppaated. The Quarry Bay are appliancen, and into his clothes and down the street foyone, from Glagow and Liverpool, and the engines from Wanchai police to do his work. And it would always passed the Canal on Saturday, 5:1 iust,,tation and the Central, besides the float- be easy for any Chinaan, wishing to and may be considered due at Penang og engine, all got to work, but without realise on his insurance policy, to cat

'effect. Damage about 85001, Il Obinene. owned.

goes without a bitch, the pressure is

purest ingredicts only are uned, and starting his blaze. Even it everything The Empress of Chine arrived at Shanghai

the waterman's telephone wire before or about the 22nd int

the utmost dari and cleanliness

exercised iu to manufacture

throghout.

The water used isiroved by repealed ammiyres to be asuinitely pure.

For COAST PORTE Waters are packed and placed on bold ship at Hongkong prices, and the foamount allowed for Packages and Enties when received

in good order,

cation,

never good after the water has been off, at 1, on Saturday, and left at 10 p.m. for the simple reason that taps are left tho namo day for Horgkong, where she way open overnight in every house in the be exported to arrivo about 3 a.m. on Colony tu catch the first of the morning's Tuesday,

upply. This practice cannot reaso

THERE was a good attendance at Mount Austin on Saturday night, when the second

concert in aid of the Alice Memorist Hrs. pital funds was given. H. E. the Governor, who presided, explained that the hospital

ably be condemned, and cannot human- Tat. Scottish Oriental steamer Kong Beng had got into debt lost your because many ly be checked, and it means that the bestained damage at Koh-si-chang on the of the Chinese, who usually subsoribo gene- hose simply waste thousands of gallons 22nd alt., by colliding with a lighter, and rous amounts, left the Colons on secunt without touching the fin

It comes to this--that for at any rate had to undergo repair in Bangkok Dick must be made for the fire Brigade to the ensuing dry season, arrangements before coming on to Hongkong,

of the pingus. After this brief introduction

the concert proceeded, on a somewhat dif

ferent programme from that originally The British steamor Altmore reports:

rely solely on sea water for their hose. We understand that Me Sangster, Acling drawn up. Without making invidioua dis From Karatan, fine clear weather an I mode.

It is a little difficult to do all at once; Registrar of the Supreme Court, who la tinctions, it must be agreed that Mrs an effort was made at Saturday's fire, tended to leave by the mail of the 10th inst. Braga's performances on the violin were rate North and N.N.E. viode.

The British ateamor Memum reports s H. Seymour, Bombay Sept. 20, and Siura-Rad light winds and calms, with very ine

with only moderate success, and fresh for England, will reisio autil the following the feature of the evening; from the sweet- poro October 1, Mails and General -F. & i

water was mostly band. If better pre- wenther,

Sandakan up to 16 N., and Counterfoil Order Baolsupplied on appli-parations had been made it would have mail of the 24th instant, ponding are ness and power of her poles, it seemed she The Railroad travelling is scound to none. S. N. Co.

118 N. hence to port, fresh to moderato on the American Continent. Magnificent

Recorder, British steamer, 472, R. A. EN.E winds and general Gou weather,

boen possible to dispense entirely with menti for carrying on the Registrar's work must have had the magnificent in romant Scenery of the ROCKY and CASCADE MOUN.

The British steamer Coptic reporta:

fresh water, even in liellywood Road. TAINS. The YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Broretoo, Singapore via Guil of Tonkin.

Perhaps money will be required for a BARD BAR advices by tho denim. Tong { loff by the late Mr Ross, for there are few route. Passengers to EUROPE way proced Sept. 13, repairing Sub-matico Telegraph Left Nagasaki Cctober 4th, at 6p.m.; had by one of the first class ATLANTIC MAI Cables.-E. E. A.&O. TELEGRAPH

N.E. son and moderate seas to port. Our Registered Teleaphic Address is set of storage tanks, or a permanent indigste very serious trouble with a reation / such violins in the world. Of the other

**DISPENSARY; HONGKONG." Pumping station at the harbour's edge of the satires. The Government levied a LIFES.

items in the programme, it is sufficient to And all signed lenges addressed That would meat all ordinary require popales, and a man

with pipes up to Holywood Road. poll-tax, which prored exscedingly un. 647 that they were truly enjoyable from named Mohamed beginning to end. The following was the ments, for not one fire in a hundred of thus will received opt attention.

HONGKONG TO TACOMA, $325. Bates of Parage to other Points on ap- plication. rent Services

Thales, British sir, 820, U. B.shurst, Time: 2 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes.

The Britial s'emmor. Phru Chula Cóm

with

Taiwanfoo Oct. 2, Amoy 4, and Bratoslav reports: Light variable winds, fine General--DovaLAB STEAMSHIP CO.

weather and smooth sea to 19 N.; from Kong Bang, British str., 862, N. Chi thence to part fresh N.E. winds Special rates allowed to members of Go-chester, Bangkok Sept. 29. Rice and Gor- cloudy sy and head sea.

eral,-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

October 7 :- Chays ine, Brilish etr., 1,394, L 1. Tam plin, Shanghai October 4, Genoral. -Jan- DINK, MATHESON & Co.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION). Hankow..... 8,694] Woosday | Oct. 9. Tuconta 2.649 Tuesday | Oct. 29. Fictoria... | 5,167| Tuseday | Nov. 19. Strathmen 3.674 | Taenday | Dec. 10. Hankaw....3.594 Tuesday Dec. 31.

Altmore, British elenates, 1,297, Watson, Esratsu October 2, Flour.--SHEWAN & O

Memnon, British atr., 85, B. Branch, Sandakan, B. N.B., October 7, Timber BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

No Passengora osrried by this sailing.

Michail Jebren, German str. 710, J. Breha, Roibow October 6, General.- TIXE Steamship' HANKOW, Captain B. WIZIER & Co. sailing at Daylight, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th October, will pro-

Coptic, British stanmor, 2,744, E. St. G. ened to VICTORIA, 1.0, and TACOMA, Lindsay, San Francisco Sept. 12, Honolu Wash., Ji4 AMOY, FOOCHOW, 19, Yokohama Octobet 1, and Nagasaki 4, SHANGHAI, INLAND), SEA, KOBE, Maile and Gonoral.-U. &0. 8. 5. Co.

And YOKOHAMA, instead of us pr. viously Ravenna, British steamer, 2,046, E advertised.

Streut, Tokohama Sept. 18. Malls and General.-P. & O. & N. Go.

Through Bill of Lading issued to Japan, Pacific Coast Points, sad to Canadian, and United States Points.

Phra Chula Cham Klao, British steamacı, 1,019, B. Pigot, Bangkok and Koh-ai-chang

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:~ For SINGAPORE.-

Por Baergiz, at 11.30 a.m., ou Tunaday,

the 8th iunt.

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Par Thales, at 11.80 a.m., on Tuesday,

the 8th inet.

For SHANGH·L-

Fur Lyemoon, al 3.50 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 8th Just.

Par Hankow, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the

8th inst. instead of a previous ly nutifled. For P&KOI-

Per Activ, at 5 p.m.,

Sth inet.

Thoughts and Tarafone Terapio.

Mfr E. W, Maidand.

Max op. 38.

Bumarbal

Men Brugnd Master Robinson

any importance is out of reach of the Salleh (abbreviated colloquially to Mat) programo PART 1. sea. The system may be arranged in took the lead in resisting. The North Song The following is a Lof Waters always any of several different ways; all that Beta Government, not having a strong Violin Duct

is necessary is to be prepared with some police forca, was unable to chook the ring Sony kept ready in Stock-

salt-water system as soon as possible, at its last, and the insurgenta geired Boaz to displace the wasteful and dangercus Reveral seocesses. system of using fresh water for rcs in times of scarcity.

PURE ADRATED YTER

SÓDA WATER

Mat Salleh now sp

The Bend of the Edver Diverse, seveda

Mn Dowler.

front Ugunoiti".. Meyerbeer,

Mr J. Krunt,

Cavatins, from Edinda

pears to be figuring as a sort of Mahy Recit and

di Clamonpix”.....Portizotti. Jack Cats or Joan of Are, determined to

Mias M. Carvalho Song... The River of Years Theo. Marajalú, AMONGST the FOBscle loached ou- the | rid his country of tycute, as he considere Clyde in August was the Pakhoj, a steel them. Aas rule, his followers are careful expantion engines of 1,800 h.p., built by

Mi Frustan

PADT IL Me, Kraal. Le Bère* Mm Brugu..

Carew-attamer of 2,030 tona, with triple- to trast the people well, to avoid molcstige i dag Grand Arls from Don Carlo'........... Vardi.

Tiolin Selu.

7. Goltermann

Mr Ges, Grimble.

Monera Soolt and Co., Greenock, for the trader or working classes, and only direct China Steam Navigation Co., Limited,

their hostile intentions to the ruling Bong Canda back to Erin Claribel,

Osaka sugar-zerohante are planning, says saada. Several ondsing stations have the Higo News, to post two representatives boon captured and the guards killed. SongThe Last Wakk at Heugkong who shall make sugar importa. Some of the gang weto arrested by the ffons direct to Kobe. If the experiment

LEMONAD

POTA, WATER

STZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

For

AMOY, FO:CHOW, SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA, B.C., & TACUMA.--

Solo, Planoforte

SARSAPARIL WATER

TONIO VER

CING ALE

Sung.....

Mrs Truston.

Miss E. M. Varvalho.

(BAN EL, F'. Lazzon verb.

Matlé,

KINGERADE

on Tuesday, the No Orudit giver Bottles that look

tountry from European control..

proves rucorestal they intend to promote e Sandakan authorities for looting a shop. The following returns of the average amount stopis. large company to do a diest trade in the bat Mat Salleh came to Bandakan with a of Bank notes in circulation and of spenis. strong ferns and demanded their rolear, in reserve in Hongkong, daring the month says Mr Vice-Consal LC. Hopkins, of course the trouble is bound to increase, published: Tris Norshow Naha of the 18th September which was granted. In face of auch policy Managers of the respective Banks, are ended 30th September, as cortified by the

ander instructions from Poking, assumed and there ousiderable ground for aleem. the 23rd Inst. anill the retam of Mr Comeri Munafield. It is understood that Mr G.Don Europeans, but Mat Salleh openly Piinlolos proceeds to Kantong next wook proclaims his intention of freeing the xhel Bank of Chian, to relieve Mr Vice-Coneal Allen, who will then return to the Pagoda Anchorage.

F

já veriure

Bankı Chartered Ban't of India. Australs, and China a Hongkong and hanghai

Banking Corporation

Amount

Consular Invoices of Goods for United October 1, Rico and General-XN F MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUERT used for any purphan that of cuntain. dirty or greasy, or appear to have boon States Points should be in quadruplicate, HONO.

end one copy must be rent forward by the

steamer to the care of The Freight Agent,

Northern Pasifia Railroad, Tacoma, Wash.

Parcela zaust be sent to var Office, (with

DEPARTURE.

October 6-

address marked in fall) by p., on the Singapore, for Bangkok. day proricum to sailing.

For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply t

DODWELL, CARLILL & On...

Asports Hongkong, October 7, 1898,

Ack, for Holbow.

October

:

Kaisar Hind for Bhanghai.:

Maria Terass, for Singapors and Bombay, Laryven, for Canton,

iPad Choyang, for Carton

bo despatched on TUESDAY, the 8th/ing doratód Watma such Bottles are charge of H. U.M. Conaniate at this port on Thero has not yet buss any direct attack

The United States Mail Packet. Paru will

October, with Mails for Nagasaki, never used again. Yokohama, San Fransisco, the United | States, Canada, Hoooluia, Peru, &o., which will be closed as follows

Noox. Registry cosses.

12.80 r.. Post Office closes, bat Corros- pondense may be posted on board the Packet, usth Zato Mer of 10 tenka eztrá Fortegy until the time of departure.

A. 8. WATS Có, LIMITED,

THE HONGE DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, Jar 1895,

BOIG.

Specia in

1,924,001 1,000,000

$500,000- 869,803

25,000 $2,377,307 - $5,7$8,000

Racata Pafos-The Ames in the World W. Rosso and Go. make a specialzon and Co. have removed their Plans and

Owing to increase of Business, W. Robin Toach and tone unequalled Sole agents, feature of Selling Piston and Organs as Organ showrooms to Connaught H 10981 W. Robinson and Co,

ika Engy-Feymani synimi« ·

̈| largo ubesk—low prices.