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Entertainment.

AN ORGAN RECITAL

WILL BE GIVEN BY,

MR. A. € WARD, IN

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

ON

MONDAY,

April 26th, 1997, at, 6.45 p.m.

MES MURRAY BAIN, VOJAL14TS

Mr. D. K. SLIMAN.

Mr. WARD will play the following ORGAN piecas :-

Fugus(St. Ann'a') in Elat...J. &. Buch. Borensda. (Schubert) ar-l

ranged for Organ by... Fort.

Fransk.

Andantino Fastsala ... The Storm J. Lomment.

...H. Smart. Fostive March

Hongkong, April 21, 1897.

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

30.

HE Undersigned line received instruc- Tour Moll by Tublic Auction, at

the Residence of Mr. R. MAUTEN, Meun- tain View No. 4 tho Peak, on

SATURDAY,

the 24th April, 1897, Commeucing at 2.80 p.m.,

THE WHOLE OF THE

HOUSEHOLD

VALUABLE

WOOD

FURNITURE, Comprising

To-day's Advertisemen's

NOTICE.

MAGISTRADY, 22nd April, 1897. Tof the LICENCE of the WESTERN BE Application for the TRANSFER Bars having been withdrawn, the A jturned MEETING of Her MAJESTY'S varices of the PEACE fixed for SATUR. DAY, the 24th Justant, at Noon, will not be hold,

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Pulice Mugistra'e.

808

11

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB.

paki

|

Flecules SUNDAY, the 25

h April, 1997. The Comsooone will leave mooring at Noos, and the Flest will follow. “

Each Crew will take its own Tidin. There will be a Ladies' Race about 3

p..

The Victoria, kindly lout' by HE. The GovSENOS, will be available for Mem- bera and Lady Friends, and Tea will be provided.

A. DENISON, Hor. Sec., RUKYO“.

Hongkong, April 22, 1897,

A

I

I

80k

VICTORIA CHAPTER, No. 525 E.C.

CONVOCATION of EMERGENCY of the above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Struct, TUESDAY, the 7th April, at 8.30 for VIRTTINO COMPANIONB p.m. precisely.

BE TATISTRY DRAWING ROOM SUITE, BLACKWOOD CURVED BOOKCASE, BLACK-9

FLOWERSTANDS, Brik TAPESTRY FORTIZNE and CURTAINS, OAKSANVED SIDE- BOARD, JAPANESE CLOISONNE JARS and -VANEM, CHINESE BLUE and WHITE PLATES

VASES, LABOR JAXBORWOOD CLOTHES CHEST with TIN DRAWERS WARDROBES with and without GLA, MUSIC STANDS, JAPANESE LACQUER FLACQUES, Cherny LICODER FRAMER, BEDSTRATS, REINING DESH, CHAIN TABLES, GLASSWARE, CROC KERY, CUTLERY, FLATEUWARE, EXQUITE ENGRAVINGS

KITCHEN, ÖVERMANTELS,

BATHROOM REQUISITES, PANTRY.

FERNS, ETC.,

Exc., Pro. FLOWERS,

9210

1 BEAUTYUL DINNER 587, COMPLETE, WHITE and GOLD PAINTED.

I PIANO,COLLAND and COLLARD ÇIRAD, -in vory FINS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY BUILT for this CLIMATE.

On view from Wednesday, the Blat, April, Catalogues at the Undersigned's TERMS OF SALE. Cash on delivery, an Customary.

PAUL BREATIT, Auctioner.

Hongkong, April 12, 1897,

B*

PUBLIC AUCTION.

T8)

Y Order of the OFFICIAL ADMINISTRA- TOR, the Undersigned has received Instructions to Sell by Public Auction, on

TUESDAY,

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

SUNDRY JEWELLERY, belonging to the Estate of the late NcaBERTO J. Gomes and D. S. HRAYAN. Comprising:-

DIAMOND, RUey and EMERALD KINGS. PRARL SCARF-RISC And BROOCH. Lady's GOLD WATCH.

LAURA and GENTS GOLD WATCH Chains, GULU NECKLACE, Brooches, EARNINGS, PINDENTS, LOCKETS, HAIR-PIKS and STUDS. GOLD and Tortoise-SHELL FRAMED EYE GLASSES.

Ahoj at the same time

CAR GOLD WATCH, CHAIN and Pencil, by JOHN NOBLE, belonging to the Estate of the late Love GAUNATER.

TERMS OF SALE :-As Customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Government Auctionery.

Hongkong, April 20, 1897.

To-day's Advertisements.

are cordially INVITED to attend. Hongkong, April 22, 1897.

ZETLAND

No. 525 E.C

805

LODGE,

ចង់

A Begular MEETING of the above A LODGE will bo huld in the Faxe-

Stroot, Zetland KASONS HALL, SATURDAY, the lot May, ut 8.30 for VISITING EXETHREN 2.00 p.m. precisely. aro cordially INVITED to attend. Hongkong, April 22, 1897.

800

Occidental & Oriental Steam Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING

STEAMERS,

Destination.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vesela.

Agente.

Puteo Leaving.

Norddeutscher Lloyd. Ajril 27, at 9 .n ||F, & 978: N. Co..... ¡April 23, at won. P. & O. 8. N. Co......... ¡April 23, at 4 p.m. P. & O. 8. N. Co..... About April 29. P. & O. 8. N. Co.....May 8, at nood.

Puon Ynecu Kaisha. Aptil 29, st 4 p.m.

Butterfield & Swir. May 2.

Australian Porta.......Yamashiro Mara ().... Nippon Yusen Kaisha. April 23, at 4 p.m. Bremen & Ports of Cali Bayero (6) 201 Japan........... Forona (9)..........

London, Purtan; Chi Muzap re (8). Kabo and Yokohama.. Suentra (6).. London

................ Japan (8) .......... 49. London & Parts of Cal Riojau Maru (s).

T. Suez Cana Menelaua (*)..... London; v.

Versang (8). Marseilles v. Sage Salazio (9).... &ndakan and Kudat..Deucalion (5). 8. Francisco. v. Japa Peru (s)...... 8. Francisco, v. Jann Belgic (8jram 9. Fraponeo, . Kobe, Glenavon (1) San Francisco...]

Fails of Dre.... Shanghai

Hoshaw (5)....

Manila

Jardim, Matheson&Cu April 23, at 4 p.m. Musaaceries Maritimer April 23, at Dov. Batterfield & Swire... A poil 24, at 4 pm. l'acifo Mail S. S. Or.. May 1, at adn. J. & G. B. Co

k

April 23, daylight. Paeitie Mail 8. & Co.. About Apni 28. Quick despatch. Ni wan, Tomes & Co. 23, at noon, ..Buttertid & Swire... April 2

Mongerice Maritimes but Aped 24. Shanghai, Koz Yzunoris (a).... S'ore II ve,Lan&1 by Horthaí

Sierumen & Co

May 1. Store. Penang & Ct Catherine Apcor (3)... D. Sassoon, Sers & Co. Aps, et Sp.. Stow, Amny & Too. Thales (8)..............Douglas Laprak & Co. Apr 26, daylight, Tacoma (Wash.), A... Mount Lebani (r)... Dodwell, Carlil & Co. April 6. Vancouver B.C., & Empress of India (8...Canadian Par. Co April 28, at me a Victoria, & Vancouver, Hupch (6)

Canadian Pio IL Co.. Atour April 24,

Mongkut Uritish str., 859, A. S. Calder, Bangkok Agril 10, Rice and General- YUEN FAT HONG,

I

Thales, British stommer, $20, J. Dongles, Taiwanfon April 12, Amoy 19, and Swatów 21, General.-DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.

Fer, Dinish steamer, 330, Funder. Halphong Aprit 19, General. -— A,

MARTY

R.

Strathalia British steamer, 1,800, T. 0. Menghrey,-Hangy April 19, Goal. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Fuican, Norwegian sterner, 034, Emil Andersen, Saigon April 18. General.- HARLING, EUSCHMANN MerzELI

DEPARTURES. April 22:-

Hanoi, for Hoihow. Changsha, for Port Darwin, &c. Nama, for Switow.

Thames. for Europe, &c. Henry Failing, for Victoria, B.0. Kwongsang, for Statom.

hampon, for Shanghai.

Dareus, for Singapore and London, Australian, for Prt Darwin, &c. Humber, Brish store hip, for Yokohama.

OLEARED.

Stanfield, for Singapore. 4k, for Pakhol.

Erato, for Singapore and Hamburg.

riske Maru, for Kobe, Belgic, for Shanghai and San Francisco.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

Per Mathilde, from Hsiphang, Mr G. G. Bogge, and 24 Chinese.

Per Mongkut, from Bangkok, 34 Ohinese. Per Phales, from Taiwanfoo, &c., Mr and Mra Vostein and child, Mra Ewanson, and 84 Chineso.

Per Vulcan, from Saigen, 33 Chinese. DETARTED.

Per Thames, from Hongkong for Singa-

FIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND pdre, Mr H. T. Begley, and Tire Buddery;

HONOLULU,

PROPOSED SALLINGS FROM HONGKONO. Belgic (via Shanghai,

Nagasaki, Kobe, FIDAY, April 23,

at daylight.

Intsud Ser, Yoho hams and Bulaj,

Coptic (via Shangbai,)

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAJIE will close:-

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.

Per Plates, at 6 p.m., on Saturday, the

24 6 April.

For HOTHOW, SINGAPORE & BANG.

кок.-

Per Monglert, at 0 a.m., on Sunday, the

25th April.

For EUROPE, &c., INDIA VI. TUTI-

CORIN.-

Pug Bayern; Registration at 730 a.m., Lora at 8 a.m., on Tuesday, the 27th April. (Late Lectora 8.10 to 8.30 am.)

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIO RAIL-

WAY Co.'s PACKET.→→

The Canadian Pacific Mail Fackel-Empress

of India will be despatched en WED. NESDAY. the 28th April, with Maila for Shanghai, Japan, United States, Canada, Soc., which will he closed na follows:-

100A.M. Registry ceases. 10.45 a... Poet-Office closes, but Corros

pondence may be posted on board the Packet, with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage, until the time of depar

ture,

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET- The French Contrast Packet Alurie will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 28th April, with Mails for the Unital Kingdom, Europe, and placet be- yond, vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The anal hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

HOUGH OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.

When the Packets leave at Noon, The following hours will be observed to closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the for Ismailia, Mr S. Rinaldo; for London, English and French Packets, when they Madam The O'Gorman, Lieut. O. Here at Noon. The Money Order Ofice, Davies, R.N., Lieut, J. M. D. E. Warren, will be closed at the day before, FN, Mrs Inchbald and 3 children, Miss Goulder, lys Irwin, Messrs A. II. Sharp and R. Borwick, Coy. Sergt. Major Mor

RE, Mrs Morgan and 3 children. From Shanghai: for London, Mes Archi 1ld Little, Mr R. S. Thomson, Dr and

Nagasaki, Kobe, TUESDAY, May 11, Mrs D. Christic and 2 children, Rev. and

'lulu)

Inland Sea, Yoko- / hama and Guelic (via Shanghai,“

At noon.

Nagasaki, Kobo, SATURDAR, May 23, Inland Sea, Yoka- bania and H'lulu)

ון

st noch.

1 Stellp BELGIC will be daspatched for BAN FRANCISCO,

Mrs Douglas and 3 children, Mr F. W. Groesman, Misses Mulligan, Stayner, Mer- Cowley, and Hattrem, tens, FT Master A

and Mr. Lawson, From Thema for Mrs Trafford For Bombay, Mr I. English;

C Hogg,

Young Colombo, Mr and

for London, Mis905 Hogg સાથે

For Aumes for 3watow, Mr Neutrunn; for Amny, Mr French, and 200 Chinest.

Per Australien. for Sydney, &o., Mrs oid SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE,, Toll. Master Toll, Missa Tendant, Bestic, INLAND SEA, YOKOHAMA and HONO-Balms, and Clarke, Mr Forrest, Mr and LULU, TO-MORROW, the 23rd Apni, Mrs Carse, and Mr J. Henry, at Daylight.

Steamers of this line pass through the *INLAND SEA OF JAPAN and call at HONOLULU, and passenger are allowed to break thoir journey as say point en route,

Through Passenger Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans Atlantia lines of Steamers, and to the prin cipal cities of the United States ur Cañada. Bases and particulars of the various coutua way be obtained upon application.

STEAM FOR "STRALES, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA,

INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PURTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.

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

THE 8.S. MIRZAPORE, Captain J. F.

THE

Jernson, carrying Her Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, 42, on THURSDAY, the 6th May, at Nooo, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.

Silk and Valuables, Il Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) will be tranabipped at Colombo into a steamer praesoding direct to Marseilles and London; other cargo for London, &, will be conveyed vit Bombay.

Parcels will be resolved at this Office mutil é p.m. on the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packagem are required.

Per Kurongsang, for Swatny, 4 Chinese TO DEPART

Per Ask, for Pakhni, 107 Chinese, Per Erato, for Singapore, 1 European and 16 Chinese,

For Zelgio, for Shanghai, 57 Eureprens

and 523 Chinose,

*

8.00 A-Posting of Prices Current and

Circulars cousSEB.

Prizes Current and Circulars may however be pcated up to 10 o'clock

LEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.-Occidental & Orient(s) Steam- ebip Co.'s Steamer Belgic leaven for Shanghai, Japan and Sau Francisco. Naoo. Verona leaves for Japan. Neon.-Hollow leaves for Bhaughsi. S pt.-Catharine Apear leaven

Straits and Calcutta.

for

4 p.m.-Baca tra leaves for Kobe. ap..Yamathire Afuru leaves for

Australise Ports;

4 p.m. - Fuensang leaves for Mavila.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, April 24:---

2.30 p.m.Auction of Household Furni tare, & at the Residence of Mr. R. Marten, Mountain View No. 4, the Puuk. MONDAY, April 26:-

5.45 p.m.-Organ Recital, in 8t, Jubu's

Cathedral.

TUESDAY, April 27 →

2,34 p

3 p.m.-Auction of Sundry Jewellery, at Mr. J. M. Armstrong's. Goods por Socotra not cleared after 4

P.. subject to rent, 9pm.Meeting of Victoria Olapter. WEDNESDAY, Apri 28:-

3 p.tn-Meeting of Membora of The tongkong General Chamber of Com mosco, at the Rooms of Chamber. SATURDAY, May 1:-

9pm.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, April 23, 1897. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,... 8655

Old

cash, 685 New Benares, cash, 6671

3

+1

Now, Malwa, credit, /780 Allowance, Tael... 08

018

Maine, credit,. &/830 Allowance, Tan, 16/24 Persian, Dily, caeli,.- Allowance, Tacit Perian, Papor tied 670

Allowance. Tael.... 8/16

Exchange

HONGKONO, April 22, 1897.

Un London-

On Paris-

Thursday, April 27, 1897.

The publications of this issue commencea | * „* OWING to pressure' on our news space ut 6,50 p.m.

at a late hour, Black Bishop's Chess Column is held over til tomorrow.

The China lail.

H.E. Sin Claude Macdonald arrived from Macao this morning in the Hondy, mił will leave For Swalow, Foochow and Shang- hai to-morrow by H.M.8. Huniber. -

IT is expected that the stranded French transport Cunton will be refloated next week and taken to Tourane.. The Salvage Association of Liverpool has sort out a Party of engineers to carry on the salvage

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APR 22, 1897.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL. (HUPPLIED THROUSK REUTER,) OUTWARD BOUND:-Taisun, March 5th

Pakis 13th: Yamaguchi Mers 16th Argyle Thyra, 15th; Pessidon; Eskdale, Glenlochy Mellridge, Teen

30; Dorvila Tickners, April operations. ist; Gerda, Oceana, Ulysses, Sunda 2nd;

Gengyle, Under, Common mouth, Hakata Mary, 6th: Ocea

Tax four-par race which was fixed to take

aien, Dordogne, Fujison, Hyson, place on Saturday nort in connection with Opick, Prinz Heinrich, Methren Castle, the Victoria Recreation Club has been 13th Borneo, Glencak, Hector, Genfer postponed, and will take place either on Oldenburg, Natal, Afridi, Bentarlich,

Friday, 30th April, or Saturday, March 1. Theklu, 20th.

BOEWARD BOUND-Bentumond, March 26th; Glenogle, 30th; Energia, Pro- metheus, April 6th; Canton, Kriemhild, Balmoral, Diomed, 9th Ningchow, 18th: Jara, Strathderen, 20th.

Mails

The TM, Co.'s s. s. Peru, with the Ass- KIGAN MAIL of 23rd March, left Shanghai Monday, the 19th April, at 11 pt., and may be expected hore on or about Thursday, the 22nd April. The M. M. Co.'s Yarra, with the FRENCH MAIL, laft Saigon on the moming of 21st April, at 8 o'clock, for this port.

The death rate for the wack endod April 10 was 14.1 per 1,000 por annum, in com parison with 28.0 in the corresponding wook laah year. For the week ended 17th April the rate as 14.5, compared with 4.4 in the corresponding period last year.

Á RETURN of samples examined undor *The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1806 by Mr F. Browno, Acting Govern› ment Analyst, for the quarter ended March

The O. & O. s. 9. Coptie, with the AMER-31, was submitted or to-day's mooting of the CAN MAIL of the 1st April, will leave Sanitary Board, 'showing that he had ex- Yokohama on Wednesday, the 21st amined two samples of brand and four of April, at 8 a.m., and may be expected here on or abont Wednesday, the 28th April. The P. M. Co.'s City of Bio de Jane, with mails &c., left San Francisco for

this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sex, Fobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 10th April.

Steamers Expected

milk, all of which were of good quality.

___

THE cattle plague is still playing serions

havoc in the provinces of Bins. It is said that polluted carcases are being sent to Bangkok and the large villages for con |sumption as food, and a marious epidemio

The s. 5. Carmarthenshire, from New York, of disease is predicted amongst the nature left Singapore for Hongkong on the population. The Siam Free Press, in call- morning of the 17th April, and maying attention to the alarming condition of

Faffairs, says:

Bank, Wire, ...

2/02

On demand,

2,00

17

19

30 days' night,

2/0

19

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4

2:01

11

?

Documentary, 4 months' sights,

2,03

Un demand,

2.53

Credite, & months" sight, On Berlin-Demand............

2.57

2.05

491

.... BO

160

160

... 100

144

On demand,

+

100

On Shanghai-

On demand,

On New York

On deraand, Credits, 60 days' eight,...

On Bombay

Wire, On demand,

On Calcutta-

Wire.

721

30 days' sight, (private paper)... 731 Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per tael)... $50.25 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) 89.70

28,4th Silvar (per oz.)......

w

if they are tied in bundies, cotuit A. S. WATSON & Co.,

by country, with the addresses al·

one way),

10.00 A.--Registry ceases, 10.30 AM-Posting of

Booka,

Newspapers,

and Patterns coaRCE. 11.004.-Mail closos.

Lane Letters may be posted (from 11.10 s..) with 10 conts late fee up to 11.30 1.., after which hourthey may be sent on Board with the arma Late

Fee.

MONET LETTER-The Post Office declino all responsibility for unregistered Letters containing bank notes, coin, or jewellery, and, where Registration as bean neglected, will. NAKU no ENQUINES into alleged losses of such leftam (Post Guide, Par 80)

Local Dativantes. Separate Boxes Leve been provided for posting Carterpanistee for the Town, Kowloon and the Peak The Boxes are under he Window at the East and of the

Verandah facing Queen't Road.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRITS.

ALL those are selected by our London House, bought direct at frat hand, import- ed in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus raving all intermediate profits, and anabling as to supply the best growths at Monerare

REGISTRATION.-Correspondenes can be re- gistered for all Private Ship malls up to five PRICES,

inte before the time for closing for the Shanghai or Japan contract malls up to a quar tor of an hour before for mails for Europe,

One might fairly have expected that stringent instructions would have long ago been posted to every governor and official of infected districts, and that some offert

te

e expected hero on or about the 23rd April. The C′ N, Co.'s str. Chingtu, from AustES- lian Ports, left Fort Darwin on the 16th April, and may be expected hore on or about Sunday, the 26th April. The O. S. Co.'s str. Ulysses, from Liver would have been made to check the pollu

pool, left Singapore on the morning of tion of the water-courses and the poisoning 20th April, and may be expected here of the people. Nothing has been done,

and no fee

has on or about Sunday, the 20th April.

apparently been

paid to The Bon Line str. Benisdi, from Antwerp the loss of revenue from the export of cattle and London, left Singapore on the or to the serious injury inflicted upon the

this pork 18th April for

cattle trade by such negligence. It is a The s.s. Suising, frem Caleutta and Straits, matter of surprise in many persons besides Left Singapore for this port on Satur- ouradves that no romonstrance has been day, the 17th inat., nt 4 p.m.. ...made by the Consuls against the lethargy N. The G. I. & Letimbre left Sings of the authorities, and particularly by the port on the 20th April, British Consul whose nationals are the pore for this and may expected here on or about chief sufferam by the prevailing

opidemic the 27th April

and reglect of the Siamese authorities. The C. M. Co.'s a. a. Teenka, from Glas- The present disgraceful state of affairs is

and

Liverpool, loft Singapore for causing a very serious loss to British this port on the afternoon of the 21st subjects and local shipping in- April, and may be expected here on terests, besides endangering the health of er about the 27th April.

residents and inviting a vary viralent The & a Dorothea Rickmers, from Middles-pestilence among the nativen of t

f this country. bro and Hamburg, passed the Canal Such are the only possible deductions on the 1st April, and is due at Singa to be drawn from the latter of pore on or about the 22nd April.

correspondent who bolds a brief for no sido The C. M. &.&. Hysa, from Newport, and" who, we feel sure, "hea extenuated

Glasgow and Liverpool, passed the nothing of hut down aught in malice, Canal on the 9th April, and may be considered due at Singapore on or about the 20th April.

to

VESSELS AT THE DocAt. Eoioloon

our

The O. R. & N. Pacific s. s. Mount LeKaipan, Chunakan, H.M.S. Narcissus,

banon left Portland, O., on the 7th

March.

The a. s. Monmouthshire left Victoria for

this port on the th April.

Latest Advies.

The C. P. R. Co.'se. Hespress of Japan sailed from Vancouver at noon," on Tuesday, April 20th.

Activ, Uranus

Gemopolitan-China, Fuensang. Aberdeen.-(None).

30 NEW PLANDE just arrived ; best makers, Also Osirin and Trаперовіла Ріапов, катал tood for the climate. W. Eobinson & Co.

Oct of the 8,766 hours comprising a year, England la credited with only 1,400 hours Tuz returns of plague from the Secretary of sunshine, or Home & hours 50 minutes * of the Government at Bombay shows that hours; Italy, 2,300, and Germany, 1,700. daily, on the average. Spain has 3,000 during the fourteen days ended 17th March Is is remarkable that, with such a climatio 1190 cases were discovered in the City and record England should be the parent of suburbs of Bombay, and 1048 deaths call out-door sports. curred in the same pariod, giving a daily Tax following plain tale from the Hills is bold In Vanity Fair It was at table average of 80 cases and 70 deaths.

#hotë dinner at a hill station in India that ZSyzNDAY afterthon, about five o'clock, a very young officer just up fro

frops the plaine found half seated next to a lady whom the dead body of Sapper William Charles he took for uns of the gram

widow's common. Owen, 28th Company, Royal Artillery, but his noighbour

in those parts. He made himself agreeable, dical out was found in the harbour at Wanchai. De of spirits an art help thinking of syiapathetically oepsod was thirty years of age and had opp and grilling down beltre? But

your

Spool rates (first claza obly) are granted | N.E. masaoon and hairy sea. Vessels in Amerias, and Canada, o, up to an hour bs PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to to been missing from barracks since Inidnight a lady. was a real widow; and when hu

ta. Missionaries, members of the Naval,

Military,

Diplomatio, and Civil Services, to European officials in service of China and Japan, sud to Government officials and their families.

Passengers who have paid full fare, re- embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice fax) within one year, will be allowed discoaut of 10 per cent. This allowance does not apply to through fores from China and Japan to Europe.

All Parce. Prozags should be marked to ddress to fall; and same will be received it the Company's Office until 5 p.m. the tay gravious totalling

Colar lavcicce to accompany Cargo leaned to points beyond San Frazao, a the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addrezed to the Gol lector of Customa, San Francisco.

For further information as to Fig Parenge, apply to the Agevey of Tompany, No. 7, Prayn Centra

677

J. S.. VAN BUREN,

44. Wongkong, April 22 187 CHINA NAVIGATIOS COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SHANGHAI

The Oo.'s Steamship

Boihow, Captain PENSEFATUSE, will be despatched a

Enippers azo · particularly requested to above. TOMORROW, the 33rd Instant, si ncts the terms and conditions of the Com-Noon.

pany's Bill of Lading.

For further Partieslam, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

P. & O. §, N. Co,' Ofdos,

200

Hongkong, April 22, 1897.

Not Responsible for Debts,

Veliher the Optain, the Agents, nor

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong, April 23, 1897.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 21:-

BAIPPING REPORTS, The British steamer Thates reports: Taiwanfoo to duey, strong N.B. mugaoon and heavy sea. Amy to Sirator, moderate Taiwanfco: Anna Bertha and Orient fore; for 3ndian, Northern Pacita, and Torres Steamers in Amcy: Esmeralda, Paschews, Balis mails, up to half an hour before, Faunang, and Progress. Steemera it slow: Loyal, Tientsin, Kiung nan, and Haimun

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close —

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & FOKOHAMA Per Verona, at 11.30 a.st., on Friday,

the 23rd April. TAMSUL

For

Letters, parcels, &o., for Kowloon Paint and Steamers in Harbour may be posted in the General Pool Office up to 11.80, km. and 5.30 p.m. Letters from Kowlocu Point may be posted in the Letter Box which has been placed in the Police Compound outside the Charge Room op to 12 and 4 o'clock, and in the Pillar Box st Lbe Wharf. Local Rates will be charged. To avoid robbery. Benders of letters from Kowloon are quoted be cucel their stamps by bring the

word stamped across them. Covers containing Bank Notes, &c., should be registered, No

Per Activ, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday, Sunday delivery,

the 23rd April.

Far PAKHOI & HAIPHONG

Letters, &o., for the Peak will be delivered br

the 13 md 5.80 o'clock irans only. Correes pondemos and Parools for the Peak may be posted For 48, at 11.30 a.m., ub Friday, the in the General Post Ofise up to 11.30 8.0, or å

23rd April.

p.m. or in the letter boxes in the cars till tíma of doperinre. With regard to latiors from the Peak, Pillar boxen have been pinced at Magazine Par Hathore, at 11.30a.m., on Friday, Gap, Victoria Cag, Mount Hellett, Mount Gough,

the 23rd April.

and Flantations Bond, which will be cleared at 13.50 and 4 p..

For SHANGHAI—

For MACAO.-

Per fengshan, at 1,30 p.m., on Fri

day, the 23rd April.

For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL

CUTTA.-

Per Catherine Apear, at 2 p.m., on Fri.

day, the 23rd April.

For KOBE & YOKOHAMA.—

Per Soenfra, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the

rd April.

Hongkong Register.

Bazomistor Temperature Humidity

'Direction of

Wind Fur THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWNS-

VILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY & Weather

Fo78****r| MELBOURNE.—

Ratp.....****

Per Yamashiro" Maru, at 3.30 p.m., on

Friday, the 23rd April.

For MANILA.-

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Highest pas air temperaturo on the 187 Lowest open air FARIDURRÈZze on the fisturizero 66

19, 19, y dartant.

Per Fuensang, at 8.30 p.m., on Friday, Hongkong Observatory, April 23, 1897.-

the 23rd April, 804

||For CANTON.—

Owners will be Regnile for any Haiphong April 18, rnd Hoikow 20, Gon- Debt contracted by the Offices or Crete faral-JEMEN & Co. the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

FALL OF DAB, British-masted ship, Captain J. H. Look. Standard Oll Co.

LANDSBEE, American ship, Capt. John E. Stahl-Dodwell, Cartili & 06.

Torrisdale, British 4-masted barque, Paps. B. Buchanan, Elandară Oil Co.

R

April 22:-

Per Fatahan, at 6 p.m., on Friday, the

23rd April.

For KUDAT & SANDAKAN.--

Per Deucalion, at 3.30 pm on Satur

day,, the 24th April

Temperature.

(Taken at Mesars Falconer di Obi's Fremises, Queen's Road,) Hoxoxong, April 23, 1897.

29.95 20.88

Mathilde, Gorman sir,, €00, T. H. Berg,

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MAILS av raz UNITED STATES Pacast.—

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20.35

The United States Mail Parket Belgia | Tamamosuras--8 da žena

will be despatched on THURSDAY,

75

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the 2nd April, with Maile for hang

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Do.

(Wet halb) 9 A,M.

Staton, Canada, Honolula, Peru, s which will be closed as follow

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Whampoa, British str., from Canton,

Fudian, Chiness str., from Cacton, Danja, British steamer, 1,970, J. Baxter, Katchinois April 17, Coal-Bozzaper,

M. Registry cONTE Dzik. "Post Quton gloves,

Dk. Minimum overnight

had on Application.

PORT alter removal should be rested a

poor

on the 17th April. It is not know how learned that be changed his coat the ducessed got into the water, but up

Cleanest of Disenges The follow- month before use. When required pearances show that the body had been Ining description of the plague, given by Dr.

the water for two or three days

Versin, may ressure nervous people:

for drinking at once it should be ordor.

The plague is the cleanest of diseasen;

od to be decanted at the DISPENSARY SIz men were charged to day, at the Ma- but a little ferer, a little fatigue, a boil, a before being sent out SHERRY.--Excellent Dinner and After

Dinner Wines of very superior Vin tages. All are true Xozes Vines.

gistracy, with arson in connection with the few hours of su Tering, and one dies with fatal fire at 9 Jorveis Strost yeasterday.

out the repugnant complications of other epidemics. morning. The men are the manager and This is really comforting. To dis to five fokis of the bird's nest shop. Some sleep no more. The plagas is not so dreadful after all, and if it is bogotten in suspicious circumstances in connection with filth it has at least a clean ending the outbreak, and the abaenos of valuables. Police in.

CLARET.-Our Clarets, including then the building, have justified the

THE Singapore Free Preer understands that the War Office are about to supplementTM lowent Priced, are guaranteed to be the the nuumption that the fire was due to in the movable armament of Sirga ore by gennine product of the juice of the condiarian. The case was remanded for a the supply of some bon Maximis, almost certainly of “903 Glibes. Tais in addition grape and are not artificially made week for further inquiries.

to the 8. A. four Moxins of "450 calibra Omaterial strengthen the mine-field from raisins and exrrants, as is gener. Ar outbreak of fire occurred on board the defence of the power of musketry fire wher 0. &0. mail steamer Belgic last night ever they may be applied. The now addi ally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY, AH our Brandy is guaranteeded. The fire was discovered about twenty 500 men could be so phood on a front as te on account of which her departure is claytons may be ongsidered a cheap Equivalent for about 500 men, sad it is never) that to be pure COGNAC, the difference in minutes past ten o'clock in the No. 1 bold develop the tiro power of ten Mexin price being merely a question of age 'twean decks, amongst the Chineso passen. This expenditure is, of murse, Imperial In is gratifying, incidentally, to see that the gors' baggage. The Polivo wers di S.VA were so far in advance of the timed and vintage.

stoly notified of the occurrence, and the as to be fully equipped with their Maxima WHISKEY-All our Whiskey is of ex-eating fire engine was speedily alongside. Imporis army, cast of Suez at all

butory when there was not one in the

tall events

cellent quality and of greater age than Inspector Hanson telephoned deres to the most brands in the market. The Central Police Station from the Water This is how to push business i

graphic establishment recently received SCOTCH WHISKEY marked 'E' uni. Folion Station at Tsimshatsui, and Captain from customer a formal circula

Superintendent May and a party of firehouncing the death of the head of the verssly popular, and is pronounced by man were soon on board. A perfect to write a letter of condolence insta firm. It was to a clerk with instrum the best local connoisseurs to be deluge of water was poured into the bold, and this is what he nont superior to any other brand in the and by one o'clock the hold was filled with water right up to the combings and the Hoogkong market,

fire extinguished beyond all donban earthen furnace had been placed in I

greatly pained to earn of the loss

by your firm, and extend to you heartiest sympathy Whetics laryou send as announcing Mrs dest

thographed by Mesas

you did not

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to leb

We only guarantee our Wiss and hell to fumigate the Chinese begge withi

Estimate for the SFERITE to be geunion when bought direct sulphur, and the fire was used by the ass time there is a bereavement in your from us in the Colony or from our au ignition of a quantity of matting and bag house we shall be plad to quor, you for the thorised Agents at the Const Porin.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Spall 16, 150F,

drodlars, cand are conddent gage. All the Chinese baggage in the hald

give you Letter work at loom has been destroyed either by water or fire" | cost inso, anybody also la

BRAMS Tanting that we may won have an oppor W. Rosser & Co., Plans and Mastery

aubear you our prices, we remain,

pathy, jours truly m Instrument specialists and experts. Work for shops and Factory, Duldal 863 Bhow Bevus, Queen's Road Osatanli