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£

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undurilgoed has received fastrac-

tions to Bell by Publlo Anction, at the Residence of Mr. R. MARTER, Moun- tala Viow No. 4, the Peak, on

SATURDAY,

the 24th April, 1897, Commencing at 2.80 D.

THE WHOLK OF THE

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, Comprising !--

SILE TAPESTRY DRAWING ROOM SUITE, BLACHWOOD CARVED BOOKCASE, BLACK

TAPESTRY WOOD FLOWERSTANDS, ST POETIERE and CHBTAINS, OAKCARVED SIDE- FAPANESE CLOISONNE JARS and BOARU, VASES, CHINESE BLUE and WHITE PLATEA and Vases, LARGE CAMPHORWOON CLYTHEN Cuzer with TIN DRAWERS, WARDROBE with and without GLASS, MUSIC STANDS, JAPANESE LACQUERED PLACQUES, CHERRY LACOTER FRAMER, BEDSTHAON, WRITING

Chains, Tables, GLiSH7

CROC DESKS,

GLASSWAR KERY, CUTLERY, I'LATEDWAKE, EXQUISITE KICKER, OVERMANTELA, ENGRAVINES,

PANTRY, and BATHROOM REQUISITes, FLOWERS, FEBSS, ER,

Etc., ETC.

1 BEAUTIFUL DINNER BET, COMPLETE, WHITE and GOLD PAINTRI

1 Praso-Con and COLLARD GRAND, verf FINE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY Beth-tor this CLIMATE.

-

On view from Wednesday, the 21st April, Catalogues at the Undersigned's. TERMS OF BALZ-Uash on delivery, as CostcKATY.

PAUL BREWITT, Auelimeer,

Hongkong, April 17, 1897.

BY

PUBLIO AUCTION.

787

Y Order of the OFFICIAL ADMINISTRA- TOR, the Undersigned has received instructions to Soll by Public Anction, on

TUESDAY,

the 27th day of April, at 2.30 p.m., at bla Sales Rooms, Queen's Roud,-

SUNDRY

JEWELLERY, belonging to the Estate of the late Nonsento J. Gours and D. S. HRAYSMAN, Comprising:--

DIAMOND, RUBY and EMERALD RINGS. PEARL SCANE-Risu and BROOCH LADES GOLD WATCH.

LADIES' and 'BENTS GOLD WATCH CHAINS. GOLD NEURLAUS, Beoccus, EARRINGS, FERDENTS, LOOKETE, HAIR-PANHAD STUDX. GOL and TORTOISE SHELL FRAMED EXL Casa

A

Also, at the same time, ONE GOLD WATCH, CHAIN and PENCIL, by Jans NOBLE, belonging to the Estate of the late Lours GRUNAUER,

Tous of SALRA8 Customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Government Auctioneer,

Hongkong, April 20, 1897.

To Let.

TO LET.

From 1st April, 1997.

NO, QUEEN'S GARDENS,

Apply to

G: C. ANDERSON, 13. Praya Central, Hongkong, February 25, 1897.

TO LET.

FROM 1ST May on Isr Jung

Intimations.

CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silvermits. TAUTICAL, 801ENTIFIC AND N METEOROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS.

VOIOTLANDRE'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COMPASSES, ADMIRALTY & IMRAY OHARTS,

NAUTICAL BOOKS. English Suve & ELECTRO-PLATED WALL Christofis & Co.'s ELECTRO-ILATED WARE. GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY

in great variety.

DIAMONDS

ON AND

DIAMOND JEWELLERY,

Destination.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Fendle.

Agents.

Date of Leaving.

Australian Por's....... Australian (6)....................... Gibb, Livingston & Co. April 22, ut no. Australian Porte... Yamashiro Maru (e)...Nippon Yoses Kaisla. Apail 23, at 4 p.lo. 27, at 9 a.m. Bremen & Ports of Cal) Bayern (8)

Norddeutscher Lloyd A Verona (8)..... P. & O, S, N. C. ¡April 23, at noon. Japan.serie) Kobo and Yokohama..Socotra (0)........................................... P. & O. 5. N. Co...13 pril 23, at 4 p.an. London.................. Japan (0) .....P.&O. S. N. Co......About April 20. London,.Ports of Call Thames (a)...... London & Ports of Call Riojan Maru (n). London, v. Suez Canal Glations (2) Landon, Y. Suez Canal Menstaus (s).... Manila... Salerie (8)...... Yuensang ().. Marecillos, V. Saigon.

Sandakan and Kudat.. Deucaliou (8). 8. Francisco, v. Japan Poru (8) 6. Francisco, v. Japa: Belgio (0)...... 8. Francisco, r. Koba. Glenaven (s).

Fatin of Deo...

A Splendid Ovllectlor of the Latest LONDON San Francisco. -----**** Whampoa (3)....

PATIKENE, sí very moderate prices. 724

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME.

The Overland China Mail. TB PUBLISHED to suit the Departure of each EngLisa and FRENCH MAIL It contains special Steamer for Europe. Dommercial intelligence, special tables ol Shipping, and other information. Farious Roporta of Courts and Meetings, And all other nowa, are given in full as they appear in the Daily issue.

The

The Overland China Mail, by the con- venience of its form and the accuracy and faltess of its reporte, has long been popular with realdents who wish to ceud home. weekly budget of the news of Hongkong and the Far East. Circulating, as it door, aracng nearly all the old China hands at Home and also among residents at the Trosty Ports and in the interior, it offers special advantages to advertisers.

The Overland China Mail will be regularly posted from the China Mail Ofies to sub- Herlbers, or their addresses being forwarded to the Office.

SUBSCRIPTION:

Per Annum,

Quarter,...

3.00,

$24.00, postage, $1.50 0.50

:F

Bingle Copy,

0.30. China Mail Office, Hongkong.

Fo-day's Advertisements.

AN ORGAN RECITAL

WILL BE GIVEN DY

MR. A. G. WARD,

IN

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

TON

MONDAY,

April 26th, 1907, at 5.45 pm,

Miss MUPRAY VOCALISTS MR. D. K. SLIMAN.

Shanghai..........

P. & 0. 5. N. Co... April 22, at boon. .....Nippon Yusen Kaisha. April 29, at 4 p.m. Butterfeld & Swire... April 22, at 2 p.m. Botterfield & Swiss. May 2. Jardine, fatheron&Co April 23, at 4 p.m. Messageries Maritivo April 28, at noon. Butcordid Swira... April 24, at 4 p.m. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.. May 1, at ucou. 0. & 6, 8, 8. C... April 22, at nuo. Pacific Mail 8. S. C. About April 28. Shewan, Tomes & Co. Quick despatch.

122, at 2 p.m. Baltorfeld & Siro... April 2 Massagories Maritime About April 24, Biomassen & Co. May 1

Shanghai, Kobe & 'man. Yarra (0)...... S'ore, H've, L'ontil'bg Horths (s). 8pore, Penang & Utta Catherine Apear (8).... D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. April 18, et 3 p.m. Stow, Amoy & F'chow Namos (8)

Douglas Lapruik & On April 22, daylight. Douglas Lapraik & Co. April 26, daylight. Stow, Amoy & Tfoo. Thales (8)........ Tacoma (Wash.), &c... Mount Lebanon (6).... Dodwell, Carill & Co. April: 5. Vancouver (3.0.), & Empress of India (a)... Canadian Fis K. Co.. April 28, at noen

Canadian Pile R. Co.. About Apell 24. Victoria, & Vancouver, Hupah (s).

DEPARTURES. April 21 :-

Chuysung, for Canton. Ching Fing, for Canton. Gionfulloch, for Bwatow, Locuginoon, for Shanghai. Keilin, for Swatow. Kuchidate Muru, for Kuichigolzu. Lyeemoon, for Canton,

CLEARED.

Henry Failing, for Victoris, B.0. Hanoi, for Bolhaw. Stanfield, for Singapore, Changsha, for Port Darwin; &c. Names, for Swatow.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per. Lyernoon, from Shanghai, Capt. Tönnigan, Mr Steinbeck, and 48 Chicone, Per Petrarch, from Saigon, 25 Chiucre.

DEPARTED.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For 8BANGHAI -

Per Whampos, at 130 p.m., on Thurs-

day, the 22nd April.

For KOBE & YOKOHAMA.---

Per driake Mars, at 5 p.m., on Thurs-

day, the 22nd April,

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Per Verona, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 23rd April.

For TAMSUL

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight, -Namoa leaves for Coast Paris. Noun-Australian leaves for Australian

Porta Noon-English Mail Steamer leaves for

Porta of Call and Europe. Noon. Occidental & Oriental Steam

Ship Co.'s Steamier Belgic leaves for Shanghai, Japan and San Francisoa. p.m.--Glancus loaves for London, &. 2 p..

I

Whampoa leaves for Shanghai.

Miscellaneous.

|

BIRTH.

On the 5th April, at 168, Bluff, Yoko

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

hama, the Wife of C. H. FON, of a STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL Taughter.

MARRIAGE. On the 7th April, at St. George's, Pe- nang, by the Rev. L. C. Biggs, L Colonial Chaplain, assisted by the Rev. 1. C. Henham, ALFRED HOUSTON CAP- Et, Stnite Settlements Civil Service, oldest son of the late Adam Clarke Capper of Portadown, Treland, to LoUIBE CONS RANCE ADELAIDE, daughter of the fato Philip Jones, desistant Treasurer, und Mrs Jones, Runnymade, Porang

Goods per Coromandel not cleared after 4 The publication of this Dene commenced

at 6.10 p.m. pm, subject to rent.

Goods per Giseln undelivered after this

date subject le rent.

General Memoranda. BATURDAY, April 24:-

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Rousehold Furni fure, &c., at the Residence of Mr. R. Martan, Mountain View No. 4, the Paak.

MONDAY, April 26 ----.

5.45 p.m.Organ Recital, in St. John's

Cathedral.

TUESDAY, April 27:--

2.30 p.m.-Anction of Bundry Jewellery,

&o., at Mr. J. M. Armstrong's. Goods per Socotra not cleared after 4

pm. subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, April 28:-

@notations. HONGKONG, April 21, 1897. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 2057)

013

crab, GDO Now Bonares, cash, 660 Old

cash....

"

"

Now Malwa, credit, 760/780 Allowance, Tasis.... 0/80

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897.

Some surprise was folt amongst the ship- ping community to-day over the isque of the Gazette Extraordinary, declaring Ewa- tow and its vicinity and the ports of For

mesa infected, and prohibiting the immigra tion of Chinese passengers from those places into this Colony. So far as outside information is concerned-and it is usually

3 p.m.-Meeting of Members of The much more cxaggerated than official news Hongkong General Chamber of Complague has been in existence in Formosa merce, at the Rooms of Chamber.

for many montha. In Swatow, no news of plague has reached this Colony, and no one believes the disease has reached, anything more than a sporadic phase (if it has appear od at all). It may, of course, be argued, the the period of the year is now approach ing when the, bubonic fever usually visite this Colony. But it would be interesting to know upon what grounds the stringent action now takon has been adopted by tho Governmens. The immigration from For- mosan ports amounts to very little; while that from Swatow is of sufficient importance to justify the authorities to take stringent measures under certain conditions, and to condemn them for hindering the passen ger traffic when ne sufficient reason existe for so doing. The question is, How

Per Actic, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 23rd April.

#

For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL-

CUTTA.-

#

For Catherine Apcar, at 2 p.m., on Fri-

day, the 23rd April,

For THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWNS- VILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE-

Fer Yamashiro Maru, at 3,30 p.m., on

Friday, the 23rd April.

Pet Loongmoon, for Shanghal, 2 Euro For MANILA. praos and 130 Chinoto,

TO DETART.

and

Por Fueriang, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,

the 23rd April.

For KUDAT & SANDAKAN.—

Pet Deucalion, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur-

day, the 24th April.

For EUROPE, &c., INDIA VIA TUTI

COLIN.-

Per Bayers, Registration at 7 30 a.m., Latters at 8 a.m., on Tuesday, the 27th April. (Lats Letters 8.10 to 8.30 a.m.)

B

17

Old Malwa, credit,. 80/890 Allowance, Taols,... 16/24 Ferslun, Oily, cob, Allowance, Taals,... - Pazian, Paper tied 670 Allowance. Tacle. *** 8/16

Exchange

HONGKONG, April 21, 1897,

On London→→→

Bank,

Wire,

On demand,

12

10

30 days' sight,

נו

4 months" sight,

Credits, 4 TI

"

Documentary, 4 months"

On Paris-

***

... 2,01

2/02 *. 201

20,6

sight,

2,0%

2.53

*** 2.57

2.05

On demand, Credity, 60

49

days' sight,...

Wire,

... 60

160

Un demand,*** Credits, 4 months' sight,

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

MAILS BY TUR CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL- On Bombay-

WAY Co.'s PACKET,--

Per Thames, from Hongkong: for Singa pore, Mr. T Begley, and Mrs Buddery for Istuia, Mr S. Rinalde; for London, Madam The O'Gorman; Lieut. H. Davies, R.N., Licut. J. M. D. E. Warren, H.N., Mra Inchbald and 3 children, Miss Goulder, Mrs Irwin, Messrs A. H. Sharp and R. Berwick, Coy.-Sergt.-

-Major Mor gan. R.E.. Mrs Morgan and 3 children. From Shanghai: for London, Mrs Archi BAIN.bald Title, Mr R. S. Thomson, Dr and

Mrs D. Christio and children, Rev. blrs Douglas and 2

F. W.

Mer- The Stayuct, Gressen, Bisses ten, F. Loyd, Cowley, and Hattrem, Master A. Youngmian, and Mr Lawson. From Yokohama, for Culembo, Me and Mrs Trafford; ;For Bombay, Mr R. English;

Hogy C. for London, Misses Hogg and

Per Nano, fer Serator, Me Meubrann; for Amoy, Mr Frouch, acd 200 Chines

Por Hanoi, for Hoitow, 200 Chinese, Per Changsha, for Port Darwin, 2 Euro- peans and 2 Chibere.

Mr. Ward will play the following ORGAN

piecos -

Fugue (St. Apudio Eist...J. S. Beach. Serenade (Schubert), ar. H. Lemare.

ranged for Organ by...

...Caesar Franch. Andanting

Fastasia

The Stora. J. Leminens.

...II. Smart.

+M

700 Festive March

Hongkong, April 21, 1897.

396

IWO Excellent HOUSES in STEWART Exce, the T'any Containing Firs Rooms each, with VERAKDANs frout and back, handsomely Glazed in and in good repair.

Will be Lex Singly, or the Two as 906 Hoitoa,

802

QUEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Glaucas Captain BAR, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 22nd Instant, at 2 p.m.

For Freight, apply to "

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, April 21, 1897..

744

DOUGLAS STRAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.

Mulligan, Mr

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Socotra reports Fins weather.

The German ateamor Zyeemuon reports Fins clear weather, light to fresh NW, to S.E wind, from port to port.

of India will be despatched on WED NESDAY, the 28th April, with Mulka for Shanghai, Japan, United States: Canada, &c., which will be closed a folio 100 AM. Reglatry cousas, 10,15 4.1. Post-Office closes, but Corros

pondence may be posted or board the Packet, with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra Pelage, until the time of depar.

ture.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET — The United States Mail Packet Beigie

*

On demand,

On Calcutta

Wire,

On demand,

a Shanghai

On demand,

160

in this decision arrived at? In face of the recent suggestion that quarantine should

be confined to medical inspection, how is it

(BOPALJUD TAULICOM REFER)

OUTWARD Booup-Trishin, March 5th; Takao, 13th Yamaguchi. Marty 16th; Argyle Thyro, 19th Foseidon, Fiskale, enlach, Melbridge, Teen hai, 30th Dorothea Bickmers, April Gerdu, Quant lyser, Sunda, Glougyle, Ouden, Common- 10ealth, Hakare Mary, 6th Ocea nien, Dordogne Fujisan Hy, Uth: Oopack, Prinz Heinrich, Methoon Castle, 13th Boriua, Glenesk, Hector, Glenfarg, Oldenbury, Nital, Afridi, Benvoerlich, Thela, 20th-

HOMEWARD BOUND) --Bendomond, Marob

20th Glenogle, 30th Energia, Pro- methe, April 9th: Canton, Kriemhild, Balmor, Diomed, th; Ningchow, 13th Jug, Strathiesen, 20th."

Mads. The 0, & 0, B. E. Coptic, with the Ament- GAN MAIL of the 1st April, will leave Yokohims on Wednesday, the 21 April, at 8 1,10., Axl may be expected Lore on or about Wednesday, the 28th The P. M. Coa Oity of Rio de Janeiro,

April.

with mails Sc., left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokoham, Inland Boa, Kobe, Nagasaki, aud Shanghai, on the 10th April.

My

Steamers Expected.

Thess. Carmarthenshire, from New York, toft Singaporo for Hongkong on the murning of the 17th April, and may

The

be expected here on or about the 23rd April.

C. N, Co.'s str. Chingin, from Austra- han Ports, left Port Darwin on the 16th April, and may be expected hero The O. 8. Co.'s str. Ulyssez, from Laver-

on or about Sunday, the 25th April.

The

The

The

pool, left. Singapore on the morning of April, and may be expectul kere Ben Line str. Benledi, from Antworp on or about Sunday, the 26th April. and Lon

London, left Bingapors on the

18th April for this port

loft

as. Susing from Calcutta and Straits,

this Singapore for

port on Satur day, the 17th inst., at 4 p.m. s, s. Dorothea Rickmers, from Middles- bro and Hamburg, posed the Canal on the 1st April, and is due at Singa- pore on or about die 22nd April.

The C. M... Hyson, from Newport, Glasgow and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 1th April, and may bo- considered due at Singapore on or about the 20th April,

The O. R. & N. Pacific 8. v. Mount Le bon left Portland, O., on the 7th March...

that intrigration of all Chinese passengers. Monmouthshire loft Victoris for

sto ho stopped? Assuming that the Int can be carried out us regards Europoan ves- seks, how about nativo junks? We were under the impression that littlẹ. er- no Eupervision or inspection-not to speak of 160 exclusion-could be exercised for these eruft. It would be a great disaster, as 160) everyone know who rugided hero in 1804, to import the Bubonic Fever hero from any quarter. But at the same time wo think it would have been well had the Go- vernor in Executive Council taken a little more trouble to ascertain-Grst, whether the danger justified the action taken; and secondly, whether the action them can possibly meet the case.

*** 724

201

30 days' sight, (private paper)... 73 Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (por tacl)... $50.20 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) 69.79 Silver (Dor oz.)...

29jd.

this port on the 7th April.

Latest Advices.

The N. G. I. 8. Letimbro left Smga- pore for this port on the 20th April, Rud may expected here on or about. the 27th Aped.

The P.M. Co.'s 6. Per with the AME

RICAN

MAIL of 23rd March, loft Shanghai on Monday, the 19th April,

at 11 p.m., sad may be expected hore on or abou: Thursday, the 2nd April. The P. M. Coss. City of Pelsing, with

maile &

which left hanca March 23rd for San-Francisco, via Shanglui, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yor kobaum, arrived st, her destination on the 13th April,

Tho N. P. Co's.. Victoris arrived at

Tacoma on the 18th April.

The silk ex. N. P. Co.'a a Tacoma ar rived in New York on the 16th April. The

M. M. Faraj : with the

wil be despatched on THUESDAYA. S. WATSON & Co., We have received a report of the workFENCH MAIL, toft Saigen on the

the 22nd April, with Mails for hang-

hai, Japan, San Francisco, the United Staten, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &, which will be closed as follows:-

Registry costos, 11 A.. Post Office closos.

The British steamer Glenavon reports: Strong N.Ely wind and high sea to Turn- about; thouse Sight winds, smooth and 10 & M. hazy,

EXPORT CARGOES.

MONEY LETTERs.-The Post Office decline all Per . . Rosetta, sailed 8th April-Fresponsibility for maregistered Letters containing London, 2 cakes Cigars from Manila, 15 bank notes, coin, or jewellery, and, where casae Effects from Foochtew, 12 cases Silk Registrations boen neglected, WILL MAKE-NO Pieco Goods, & cason Sundries, 9 cases dos into alleged losses of each letters Curios 350 rolls Mate and 366 bxen Tes; (Post Guide, For 80) for Autwerp, 9 packages Sinamay: for Gibraltar, 2 cases Otgura from Marile, 2 Cars Curios; for France, 706 bales Haw Silk, 100 balce Waste Silk and 16 cases Nilk Preca Goods; for Milan, 37 bales Raw Silk.

The Co.'s Steamship

Tholes, Captain DOUGLAS, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 25th Iostant, at $ MADEWEN, FRICK KL & Co.

Daylight, Hongkong, March 16, 1807,

D

Apply to

TO LET.

WELLING HOUSES—

343

HOUSES in RIFON TERRACE.

HARFORD," at MAGAZINE GAP.

THE KENNELS,' at MAGAZINE

GAP.

GODOWNS in-BLOD FeaPINE. FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGS. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co., Læ», Hongkong, February 18, 1897,

70 LET,

2186

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIX & Co., General Managers,

Boogkong, Aril 21, 1897,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Per 16. Ernest Simons. sailed 14th April;! -For France, 172 bales Raw Silk, 18 canes Silk Piece Gooda, 14 cases Private Efects,

LOCAL DELIVERS.-Separate Boxes have been provided. for posting "Correspondence for the Town, Kowloon and the Peak. The Boxes are under the Window at the East end of the Verandah facing Queen's Road,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRITS.

done in 1996 by the Moukden, Medical-morning cf 1st April, st 5 o'clock,

for this portre Mission, Manchuria, in connection with The C. M. Co.'s s. s. Tenkai, from Glas the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Notwithstanding the remarks we frequent

ly hear made on to the Chinese abhorrence

of Western medical treatment, this mission -----

gow and Liverpool, left Sir gapore for this port on the afternoon of the 21st April, and may be exported here on or abcnt the 27th April,

appears to be pretty wall occupied with the Tu Daud of the West Yorkshire Regi medical and surgical treatment of Chinese meat will play the following programme at

in the North. In 1891, a large number of the Ufficers Mass to-night — the Chinese wounded in the battle of Fingrum Canet Bolo-

1. Cvertits am 10:Caiz? Mi Amorces Fromas.

Madame Angus p Be-Selection SLA Külot le con

Walt Wiener Finder

Stramos

yang were treated at the hospital

ALL these are selected by our London/sequence of the panic raised by the advancelloretta Fe Peer Grieza'

Der Fercuts Wobere Goo. Beudley, And, UK, Bandmaster,

By the God save the Queen. -

of the Japanese into Manchuria, the mid-election House, bought direct at first hand, importaionarios obeyed the call of the Consular

od in wood and battled by ourselves, thus authorities to loare Moukden at the end of October, and after nine months were spent at the port of Nowchwang, where & Bed Cross Hospital was cutablished, and a good

RICISTRAMIN--Correspondence can be raeaving all intermediate profits, and enabling 5 cases Curios and 41 biles Hair; for Lon-gistered for all Private Ship main up to dve

us to supply the best growths at MousEAT don, 4 cases Silk

Piece

Goode.

minutes before the time for closing; for the Per a. . Candia, sailed 17th April: -For Shanghai or Japan contract mails ap to a gra- PRICES. London, 600 past ages Ten (unknown), 503 ter of an hour before; for malls for Europe, 803 rolls Mate and Matting, 83 eases China-America, and Causde, de, up to an hour bo- were, 2 canes Fosthers, 24 cases Black fore; ter India, Northern Pacific, and Torres woodware, cases Silk Piece Goods, 204 Straite mails, up to half an hour before. OZEN Preserves, 14 conaa Private Effects, 5 cases Carloa sud 4 osses Beatrice.

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION-COMPANY'S...

STEAMER JOCÓTRA.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, DOM-

BAY AND STRAITS.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vertel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and TOS. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE placed at their risk in the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHALF AND GODOWN COKFANY'S GoDowns at Kowloon, where each con- signment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

THE PEAE).

Apply to

J. W. NOBLE. Hongkong, Aagart 28, 1898, 1742

NOW READY.

Vol. XXII.-No. 2.

CHINA REVIEW'

CONTAINS

The Hong Shan or Mucao Dialect. Supplementary Notes on the History of

Hongkong,-1882 to 1890. Some Moot Points in the Gülen Lockhart

Controversy,

Mr. Lockhart's Manual of Chiness Quota-

tions.'

Mr. Parker as a Translator.

Notes and Quarias,——

Coins of the Ta Chiog Dynasty, Errata.

Miscellaneous Notes,

Collostanon Bibliographies.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, &o

To Contributors

Not Responsible for Debts.

Nether the Cuplain the Agents, nor Ownere soil be Fesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crest of

This Foesel brings in Cargo :- From MAD, 01. Peetendra. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 4 p.m. To DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 27th Jualant,

4 p.m., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me

in any case whatever.

All Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the dam- age obtained from the Gedown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival beru after which no Claims will be re- cognised..

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent, Dongkong, April 21, 1897.

SHIPPING.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS. LAND, COOK TOWN, TOWNS- VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE.-

Per Australian, Registration, at 10a.m., Lattare, at 10.90 .., on Thursday, ...the 22nd April.

For HOIHOW & HAIPHONG.-

Per Hanoi, at 10,80 m., on Thursday,

the 22nd April,

For SINGAPORE —..

Letters, parcels, &., for Kowloon Point and Steamers in Harbour may be posted in the Garamel Prat Offer up to 11:30-8:"and-3.80 p.m. Lettors from Kowloon Point may be posted E the Letter Box which has been placed in the Police Compound outside the Charge Room ap to 12 and 'o'clock, and in the Pillar Dox at the Wharf, Local Rates will by charged. To avoid rebborg, seudera of letters from Kowloon are re quested to cancel their sisups by writing the Ford stamped across them. Corers containing Bank Notes, &o., should be registered. No Sunday delivery.

Letter, &c., for the Peak will be delivered by the 12 and 5,30 o'clock trams only. Garros-

pondence and Paroole for the Faat may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11.30 a.tz. or 3 p.m. or in the letter boxes in the cars till time at departure. With regard to latters from the Gap, Victoria Gay, Mount Kellett, Mouns Goagh, and Plantation Road, which will be olenruil'ai 12.80 and à p..

Per Glaucus, at 1.30 p.m., on Thursday, Foak, Pillar bozor have been placed at Magarine

the 2nd April

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACK,ET. ——— The British Contract Packet Thames will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 22nd April, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and coun tries beyond, sia Brindizi; to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Burmalı, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

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ARRIVALS. April 21- Kwongang, British str., from Canton.. Kocilin, British sir, from Canton. Socotra, British steamer, 3,919; John Paine, R.N.E., Loudon March 6, and Singapore April 16, General.-P. & C. §. N. Co..

Lycemoon, German, steamer, 1,288, 0.

SIEMSEY & Co.

the following Vessels, during their day in Bouormann, Shanghai April 18, General

Hongkong Harbour

FALO DA, British -masted- ship, Captain J. H. Look.-Standard Oil Co.

UNDER, American ship, Capt. John B. Stahl-Dodwell, Carlill & Cor

TOMERANE British dusted barque, Cipt B, Hughanan, wellendari Oli Og

Hongkong Register,

Barometer

Temperature usual hours will be observed in Bumidity alosing the Malls, &e.

KOVES OF CLOSING THỪ ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS, When the Packeti leaps at Noon, The following hours will be observed in closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the

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English and French Packets, when they Hongkong Observatory, April 21; 1897. save at Noon The Money Oxfer Office, will be closed at 5 the day before.

8.00 LM-Posting of Frises Current and

Cironlara cosses.

(Prices Curront and Circulars may boreror be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country by country,

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10.00 AM-Registry vesses.

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Glenavan, British steamer, 1.985, Wm. Pichie, Kutebinolcu April 16, Coal-FLATA ISTER may be posted (from JARDINE, MATHESON & O

Fot urch, German steamer, 1,262, £, Bohall, Balgou Apali 17, Bio-WIKLER &

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had on Application.

Yew thousand dock labourers struck work -- Bombay on the 7th lost, declaring they uld not return till the house-to-hour e

doal done among the wounded soldiers Visitation and segregation were abolished. they returned to Moukden at the and off When naked their reasons they stated that

rant work the Municipal of PRICE L'STS, with Full Details, to be July, 1895. During these months the

Moulden Hospital and Dispensary remain unter their houses, take their wives and chikiren to Hospital and give thein | od clozed, but 1300 patients were seen by the native assistants. Since the rotara of modine to me, which kills them. The the missionaries in 1895, the numbers omen returned to work on the following Patients treated rose very upidly, and had been increasing over since. Daring Bop The list of officiente in the Honglong

ember, the first complete month of work | Voluntee... Corps, that have been raa ̈ after their retura to Moukden, the attend, turned during the past training souson ances at the Dispensary were 170), deal Aulars 77 in the Field Battery, and 22 to those of any previous September, and in the Machine Gun Co. The following.

month hors' use,

PORT after removal should be rested a When required for drinkiu at ones it should be order. -ed to be-dec-ned-at the DISPERSARY

before being sent out.--- SHERRY-Exosilent Dinner and after

Dinner Wings of very engarior Vin-

tages. All aro trao Xers Wines. CLARET. -Our Clarets, including the

the number registered in Oetober was 200 members of the Machine Gan Co. have higher than ever before. The highest te been awarded marksmen's badges - Ser. oord was in last August, when 3315 visits geant G. C. Fullerida, Corporal F. Smyth Corpon G. P.

lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the were paid to the dispensary, 1984 being the (bret shot of comp

Lammert, Ginquen J, A. Zupp, T. W genuine product of the juice of the largest numbor registered in any one mon

provious to 18 The total number of Homby and EC.Shepherd. A meebug grape and are not artificially made visite to the Dispensary is 20,011, as again of the Shooting Commentes was held last from raisins and currants, as is genera former maximum of 18,350, an increase night, when the annual carbine competitions ally the case with Cheap Wines, BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed

of 58 per cent. This is a very atisfactory indication of the growing confidence of the people in Western medical stolklu

to be pure Cognac, the üfference intorcating information is given regarding the prion being merely a question of age work of the mission, which shows the need for increased accommodation both in thế Men's and Women's Hospitals.

Bud vintage. WHISKEY.--All or Whiskey is of

We regret to learn that Mr Hont, Consul, was thrown from his horse on

cellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WRIGEHT marked 'E'is uni Pokfulam Road: yesterday evening

having received some slight inju versally popular, and is pronounced by taken to the Civil Hospital. His the best local connoisseurs to be ous friends will be pleased, how superior to zup olber brand in the Hongkong market.

We only guerantes on Wines and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from one aas thorised Agento at the Coast Porta

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Apt) 14, 1807

know that the worthy Consul is not in seriously, and that he is now alman leave the hands of Dr. Atkinson and good. Sisters,

W. Roar & Co., Plano and Masini Instrument specialiams and exportac shope and Factory, Duddell, 86 Booms Queen's Road Central

EMINENT Politician-I don't think You

ought to ask me for an office You kiways trained with the other DIFER LA Hesler-But, think how much l

was fixed to take place on Saturday, Lat and Saturday, 8th May.

Tur Court Martial to enquire into the loss of the Indian Matine troopship Warren Hurlinga was openexi at Bombay on April the President being Capt. P. Falle. Connander Gerald E. Hollam, D.8.0. Commander, Lieut. I. J. Walker m rating Officet, and Lieut. W. 0. Wand ham offer of the watch, wen

the loss of the vessel The

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