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Entertainment.

(ONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS,

PROMENADE CONCERT

AXD

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

THIS EVENING, 6th June, 1857, Weather Permitting

AT HEADQUARTERS, Commencing at 0.16 p.,

VOCALISTH——Muustu. O, UL. GRACE, C, H.

LAMMERT, and J. GILUHRIST,

BAND PROGRAMME. Mych...... Va'uurger, song Ovariare Zops Herd Intermezzo.... Forget in you.....Macbeth, Song (Curne: (Thu-Garden of the Lara. Quintett from The Mistersinger Wagner. #talkies. Fantasia Marirana?

Sleep

Sole.......

The British Army Quadrill

(Nyniqsis The Cup at night-Parel

Destination.

Vessels Advertised as Loading..

Pratcit.

Australian Porta Taiyuan (5)................

Agriti.

Late Leaving.

(5) Arnhold, Kerbered-Co. June 10.

THE CHINA

MAIL.

„Battorfeld & Swiro... June 19, at 3 p.m. Bremen & Ports of Daj Piwnik (1)............... ........Norddeutscher Lloyd. June 22, ut 9 a. D. Bremen and lambug Dorbes Rickmers Japan Ports.......Verotia (a)...

Askun (8)............

P. & Q. 5. N. Co...... Jaue 37, at noon. Shows, Tomes & Co. About June 10. Holiday, Wise & Co. JAhout Juno 17. ...P. & . . N. Co..... June 17, at Noon Nippon Kusha Jus 9, at 4 p.m. Butterfield &

June 17. Gibb,lávingajun & Colquick despilch. P. & 4. 5. N, Ga... sinun June 12, Borneo (.....

&O, B, N. Co... About June 22. Sungkinng (8).......... Butterfield & wine.. ano 7 at 4 p.m. Esmeralda (3)..

Temes & Collaon 8, at 6 pm, Shewan, TUDO (N).

Anthoki, Kärbetp&Go.13 u. » 10. Messagories Blaine 9. tion. Maromile. Super Sydney (s).

Dodwell, Carbil & Co. Abm June 12. New New York,v SuenÜanat'>klı tij..

York.

Clas Laackenzie.......

Arbold, Karbr &6

Yock despach, 8. Francisco, v. dapa City of Peking (s)...eatic Mai S, S. Co. Jure 9. at porn,

Doric (8.

June 17, at unon. ( &......... alatsuyama

suyama Mara (8)... Nippon Yu Kash. June 10, at 4 pm,

Bessageries Mar.time: About June 8,

Kabý London, v. Purts ofCal Hyson (4).................... London, Ports or Ca: Natur-4.tind (8) London, v. S'pore, &. Kanagawa Mara ()... London, v. Suez Luisa Ulyse: 8 (6).. London, v, Sues Cunal Bank di (9).. Landon.

Sunda (6).

London

Manila.

Mark Muracillus

tle, Washington Shanghai and Kobe

S. Franc HD, V. Jaja Se

Shanghai.

Shanghai

bai. KobéœY'wa Gender & Colt 13. ok going the contar, 'Allo We Revelio. N. Khu & Mai (5 P. & 0, S. N. Co,... A.om June 12.

The Comp

motion.The Troops on

Parade, Manic the Infuitry Bus

Ravenna ().......

P. & U S. A. Low | shem June 11.

Arcebim. Maa (8)... Ni Yusent Kaisin, June 8, ai nou,

P. & 0. 5. N. Q... About June 11. P. & 0. S.-A. Co... About June 12. D. Satoon, S. & Co. Ju 68, at 3. Sean & Clune 11, at 4 pan. Jurdine, Macherou& Co June 8, un 4 pain, Douglas Laprak & Co. June 7, at Lov Douglas Laprak & Co. June 6, daylight. Dodwell, Curill & Co 13uly B, at noon. Bunder & Co....... Hone 8, at 4 p.m. (Canadian Phe 1. Co. June 9, he bo

faith Soles for Fute, Ob Piccolo duro, Prinng & B'bay. Uytha- fra (4),

&15 by Clarinet). Musin of the Mounted Bandu (with Solus for Cornet and Taelone). Spors, Pung & Bhay cum-25 (8)..... Night once more Go to bed, Tea, God spare, Pan & Uts. Catherine &pcar (s)... By the Queen Board in the distapene, Ja&tan Waly (e).... The enemy beard advig-The Alarme, Srang & S'baya Chung ()........ sounds and the Chups is a soused Bird on Swator, Aincy & Tea Haimon (s)..... PacaleThin Brigde advancing Stow, Amy & Pehos Natua (3)....... to the Betish Grenadiers, Trish Brigades (Wash & Olympia (0)..... Lo Gurry Owen, catch Brigade to He land Laduta Grand Ensemble and Fasle representin, the Battle in which the British stu victorious, Concluding with the Con- quoring Hord']

Tickets may be obtained from Messrs. W. Rousson & Co., Queen's Roud,

By kind pormiasiun, the BANDS of the WEST YORKSHIRE Hemmest will take part in the CONCERT.

Hongkong, June 5. 1807.

1083

To-day's Advertisements

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

the Co.'s Pemaship

junghiang,

Captain Doon, will be 2sdeintched an above on.

MONDAY, the 7th Instaut, et 4 pis

Fox Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agus.

Hongkong, June 5, 1897.

Trieste, Vancouver (B., &

Pravidou (6) Empress China

To-day's AdvertISOIJNTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

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KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. Hongkong, June 5, 1897.

1146

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

The Co's Steamship

Esmart'da,

Captain Tavu, will bo Edespatched for the above Port or TUESDAY, the Sib Ibalant, at 5

pm,

This Steamer has saporior Accommiarta-

tion for Passengers and is fitted with the

Electric Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Penerui Mongers, Hongkong, June 5, 1897.

114

U. S. Mail Line.

PACIFIC HAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU,

wwwwww

PROPOSED SAILINOS From Boxarose,

City of Peking (via)

Shai,saki, Kubo, WEDNESDAY, June

Inland Sea, Yoku.

9, at noon.

TEN THOUSAND WONDALYEL THINGS

ם

Not Responsible for Debts, Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Geners will be Responsible for any Debt contructed by the Officers or Crain of the follucing Vessels, during their day in Hongkong Harbour

Geva, British ship, Captaip Traks Standard Oil Co.

LANDSELE, American chip, Capt. John B. Sulil,Dodwell, Carl & bo.

Rose British barque. Captain James Carrick-Stemssen & Co.

TORALSDALE, British 4-masted barque, Osp R Buchanan. Standard O Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

June ğ Oscarshal, Norwegian atr, from Canton, Kamigawa Mart, Japances str., 3.813, Mckenze, Kobe Bay 31, at noon, Gineral. Nugaeski, Kubu, ( SATURDAY, June 26,-NION YUSEN KAISHA

bama & Honclului

Chine (via Shanghai,

Inland Sea, Yoke

buna & Wisin)....}

Peru (via Bangui,

at noon.

Hainan, British str., 936, J. Bathurst, Tausou Jane 3. Amoy 3, and Swate 4, Tea and Camphor-LOULLAN STEAMSH

Naki, Kobe, JN-THURDAY, July 15, O.. land Sea and Yoko- hama).

at noon.

TIBE US. Meil Steamship CITY OF PEKING will le despatched er BAN FBANCISCO, MA SHANGEA), NAGASAKT KOBÉ, INLAND SEA, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on WED- NESDAY, the 9th June, at Noon, waking for Japan the and

Passengers and ope

dmare, British atenmer, 1,556, W. E. Kent. Amoy June 3, General-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Clure, German steamer, 675, M. Ipland, Baiphong und. Baibow Jan 4, Rice- JERSEN & Co,

DEPARTURES.

June 5, United States

Geraunio, for Canton. Steamers of this Ine pass through the | Trinaph, for Boihow, INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, and call at Harlon, for Pakhoi. HONOLULU, and passengers are allowed Aire, for Macao and Sydney. to break their journey at any point en route,

Through Fassago Tekers granted 12. England France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamere, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada. Rates may be obtained on appli

estion.

Passangers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland Rail routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIO, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIO, DENVER Ad RIO GRANDE and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAYS: also the GANA DIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ou payment of £4 in addition to the regular tariff rate,

Passengers belding orders FOR OVER. LAND UITIES in the United States have, between San Francisco and Chicago, zha option of the SOUTHERN PAUÍFIC,

medi

Menmuir, for Kube. Ingtaban, for Saigon, Vulcan, for Yokohama. Smit, for Koba. dating, for Soanghai. Hong Leong, for matow. Escasshei, for Kaboo. Donar, fer Singapore and Blauritiue.

CLEARED,

Delke Rickmers, for Shanghal. Amy Turner, for Bingapore. Chins, for Saigon, Ash, for Heihow. Names, for Swatow. Kevngual, for Swatow.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED

...

Par Kanagan Micra, from Kobe for CENTRAL PACIFIO, UNION PACIFIC, Hongkong, Dir and Mrs Tas. Baggaridge, DENVER and RIO GRANDE and other Mrs Al Sung-Mr Chiq Tang, and 2 Euro- direct connecting Railwaye, and from Chi-peans; for Singapore, Mr E. Siri, and 8

to destination, the choice of dires: Japanese; for Mineilles, Paymaster Saye noti, Me T. Takagi, Dra A. Sada, S. Tmai, and K. Tano; for London. Mis Nellie Palister, Mr J. Simpson, Mes Onwford nud & childron, Mesars S. Naito and J. Shimura, aŭd 10 Japanese; for Antwerp," 1 European.

Particulars of the various routes can be had on application.

Special ratos (first clasa only) are granted to Missionarios, members of the Naral, Military, Diplomatie, and Civil Service, to European officials in survics of China and Japan, and to Gloverasesnt officials and their families,

Through Bill of Lading issued for tren portation to Yokohama and other Japan Forts, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, vil Overland Fallway, to Ilavana Trinidad, and Dewerata, and to ports in Mexico, Contral and South Amories, by the Com- pany's and connecting Steamers,

Freight will be resolved on board until 4 the day previous to calling. Paroel Packages will be received at the office until 5 p.m., same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of same te regnized

Couzals Invoices to accompeng Cargo destined to points beyond Rai Fruvince In the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices In Bealed Burolopen, sddened to the Collector of Onatoms at Bur Franciao

For further information as to Pasage and Freight, apply to the Agency of La Charany, No. 7, Proga Centrál, ajal

J. 3. VAN BUREN,

Agent Axwgkong, June 6, 1897,

Per Maiman, from Tamsui, &c., Monste Morrison, Blanchard, and Cameron, and 2 Chinese,

Per Clara, from Haiphong, 10 Chinese.

DEPARTSD.

Per dirli, for Sydney, &c.; Mrs E. Ro- binson and child, Miss Robinson, Mr and Mrs Richard Young, Mr and Mrs Porter, and Mas Godfrey."

Per Anping, for Shangbai, 10 Chinese. Por Hong Leong, for Swatow, 700 Chinese Per Donar, Sar Singapore, 176 Chinese.

TO DEFAST. Par Namon, for Amoy, Mr Osara for Foodbow, Mr and Mrs Gracey, Mr and Mrs Grassy, Jaar, and Me Gr coy.

Per Chine, for Saigon, 250 Chipeso. For Ask, for Hohow, 167 Chinese, Par Koongwa for Swaton, 15 Chinese

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Haimun reports! clear to this port. Steamers in Amoy: Modorete S.W. winds and sea, fine and doks and Thales. Steamer in Swatow: Wailoong.

The British steamer fingra reports: Moderate 8. W. breeze and fine weather 1083 throughout

Por Kepngwai, at 9 am,, on Sunday, the

6th Jans.

For OANTIN —

Per Poumn, at 9 s.m., on Sunday, the

6th June,

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI.--

Per Haimun, at 9 a.m., on Monday, the

7th June.

For SHANGHAL.-... ·

Per Preussen, at a,m,, on Monday, the

7th June.

For MACAO.—

Per Heungshan, at 9 a.m.; on Monday,

the 7th June.

For CANTON,-

MEMOS. FOR TO-MURROW.

DEATH.

On the 4th June, at Bush Point Sugar Shipping.

Refinery, DAVID SYNINGTON, aged 27 Daylight.-Nuno leaves for Coast Ports. years; à pative of Grevauck, Scotland,

The publication of this issued commenced at 5.45 m.

MEMOS, FOR MONDAY. Shipping, Naen.---Heipts leaves for Stow, da. 4 p.m.--Sangkung leaves for Manila.

Miscellaneous,

Local Banks ch. Insur.nce Olier close,

Goue por akting udelivered after

this date nut ject to rent.

·Gouds par I'veuszu undelivered after

the date subject to rent.

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, June 8 -

2.30 p...Accion of Sundry Jewellery,

-&c., at Mr. J. M.. Armstrong'a, Gooda per guages not aloared aftor 4

p. bit to reui. WEDnezway, June 9pm

Gada por Deike Bickmers ondelivered

after this date aujout to rent.

(notations-

Deverona, June 6, 1897. OPIUM—New Patna, cash,... 652)

Old

vasi, 717 New Bunares, cash, 647) Old

Cash....

11

1

New Malwa, credit, 777780 Allowance, Taels,... 8/82

10

Old Malwa, credit,, 79/820

Allowance, Taels....

... 0/24

1

Porsian, Ully,

cash,,

Allowance, Taels....

t

Fersian, Faper tid 590/600 Allowance, Tanie.... 0/16

Exchange.

HONGKONG, June 5, 1897.

Un London-

Bank, Wire,

1/11

On demand,

11

"

30 days' sight,

4 months sight,

...L ...20

......2,05 Documentary, 1 months' sights, ...203 On Paris-

Crodike, "

On demand. Fon KAY Credits, 4 months' sight,

On Berlin-Demand,...

Per Pitakan, at 9 a.m., on Monday, the On New York--

7b June,

For MANILA-

Per Sunghieng, at 9 a.m., oo Monday,

the 7th June.

For SAIGON.---

Per Ching, at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, the

Sch June.

For SWATOW & BANGKOK.-

Per Phra Chuda Chom. Khao, at 9:30 a.m.,

on Tuesday, the 8th Jane.

For SINGAPORE, COLOMBO & BOM

DAY.-

Per Hiroshima Maru, st 11.80 3.0, on

Tuosung, the 6th June.

For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL-

COITA"

Per Catherine Apoa, at 2 pm, on Tues

day, the 8: Jung.

For SINGAPORE, SAMARANG

SOURABAYA

2.00

14

**

... Pofid ...9.03

48!

On demand,

Credits, 60 days' tight,

On

Вошбау

Wire,

Un

demand,

160

On Calcutta-

Wire,

LAL

On demand,

160

P

***

733

On Shanghai-

On demand,

The China Mail.

HONUKONO, MATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897,

Is the good old days of fifty years ago the inhabitants of Victoria and its vicinity * ¦ were just as susceptible to noises as we of

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

STEALENS PASSED SUEZ CANAL. (SUPPLIED THROUGH REUTER.)

SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897,

SHARBOROK as at Singapore and Colomba have commenced the practise of advertis. ing for shistes Ocly the names of the OUTWARD BOUND-Kagoshima Mara, shares wanted, not the prices, are given.

April 27: Atagosan forn, Frey,

Orestes, May 3

Imperatria, St.

A New York dispatch dated May 11 states Kanald, 12; Benfurrers, "Canton, Della,

13: Achilles, Glenariney, Forinna, 18; that the grand jury of the criminal branch.. Melbourne, Salazie, 25; ducca, Bus of this U. S. Circuit Court had that day in- Gross, Lennox, Senta, 28; Chingia,

Maria Valerie, Cassites, Juno 1; Badictod Capt. E. W. Reed, of the ship T. F. alder, Tartains, Annandale, Milne, Len. Oakes, for maliciously and without justi- ROL, 4.

fiable cause withholding food from the HOMEWARD BOUND-Ceylon, Guadal

quiver, May 7 Breconshire, 95 Courie, crew of his vessel on a voyage from Hong Japan, 28; Broto, Candia, Júna 1; kong to New York. Herth, Odong, 4.

VESSELS PASSEŃ ANJER.

A VANCOUVER DEwspaper, iu noticing the

ths pront day, and it was deamul ox- OUTWARD-May 11.--Gorm. ship Flottes/departure of the Empress of China for

podient in 1914, to pass na Ordinance where-

by those night buds that disturbed the slumbers of the founders of the Colony should be summimarily dealt with. At that time the complaints raised were against 'Va- rious loud and unnecessary noises made by private watchmers and other peruené,” Far- turately, the private watchner have been, by strict supervision, educated up to that point at which they are able to dif ferentiate between 'noises' and *unnters- sary noises," but there are numerous "other peruna" still woufully in what of that education. These persons are care. fully attended to in the City of Victoris by the Police. It appears, however, from a ̈ recent decision at the Maguacy that the

for Hiogo, from Philadelphia Feb. 13: Hongkong aaye Sho will have a full British chip Bidston Hill for Hongkong, cargo consisting mostly of flour, of which from New York Feb. 18. May 13.-

she has 1,100 tons, for Sydney via Hong- Tealinn barque Pietro Accame for Suma rung, from Savannah Feb. 27,

kong. She will also have about 500 tons HONEWARD-May 12.-British ship Fort of cotton for Chinose points and 200 or

Sport for London, from Manils April 3.

May 13-Ned. Harque Ararieroam for 300 tons of general merchandise. Rotterdam, from Batavia May 12; Italian barque Spene for New York, from Singa-A SERTING of the members of the Volun pore April 18. May 15,-Norwegian

aque Vilateur for Cadiz, fc., from tour Corps will be held at Headquarters on Bangkok. May 16-British ship John Thursday aftomoon at half-past five o'clock Meteral for Delaware Bay, f... from for the purpose of electing a Recreation Boilo April 30.

Committee and making arrangements for tennis, ota. Wo understand that some of

Mails.

The P. M. Co.'s 3, 4. China, with the the maxim guns stored at Headquamera arq AMERICAN MAIL of the 20th May leaves to be utilizes in future by the Field Battery. Yokohama on Sunday, the 6th Jane,

and may be expected here on or about Mombers of the Field Battery desirous of Monday, the 14th June,

going through a course of instruction in

Penk is not in the vieiruty of Victoria, and. The C. P. R. Co.'s Empres of India, smioxin gun drill are notified in the Corps

accepting that decision as applying to the Peninsula of Kowloon, we are in this posi- tion that the posco and quiet of the inha- bitants in these districts is not protecto by that Ordinance or any subsequent Ordinance, The population of Kowloon has increased with enormous boundę dur- ing recent years, and is bids fair to be in the future the residential suburb of the City of Victoria. At present there in one very strong drawback to residance in

|

from Vancouver for Yokohama n the afternoon of Monday, the 31sh | orders for next week to send in their namien May.

Steamers Bxpected.

nt once.

THE Chinese thief who attempted to com-

The N. Y. K. Co.'s str. Hiromima Mane mit euioide on Sunday night in the cell eft Moji on the ist Jane for this at Shaukiwan and also by throwing himself port, and will arrive here on the 6th

from the launch en-route to Hongkong was.

June.

The Austrian Lloyd's ... s. Poseidon left at last successful in his endeavours on Koba for this port on the morning of Wednesday night, when he hanged himself the 31st May.

The 8. s. Susang, from Calcutta and in his cell in Victoria Gaol. He was under Straits. Jeit Singapore for this port sentence of six months' imprisonment, and on the 2nd June at 2 p.m. The ha lengur, from Middeshow, Lon- when sentence was pronounced by the

don and Straits, left. Singapore for this Magistrate ho begged to be hanged. port on the afternoon of the 2nd Jane.

The Austrian Lloyd's s. s. Marenis Bac

yaden left Singapore for this port THE. present crew of H.M.S. Undaunted. in the forenoon of the 4th June

had a fast run out from home. They tra Pelican loft volled in .M.S. Edgar as far as Trincu The N. P. S. C. R.

Tacoma for Japan on the 16th May. The R. F. Co.'s s. s. Olyapia left Tacoma

on the 1st May. The E. & A. Co.'s R. 5. Cathric, from Sydney. &c., left Port Darwin on 20th May, for this port.

Latest Advices.

males, and as the Edgar was wanted in England to prepare for the record reign naval review at Spithead she was driven voxy hard. After the transfer at Trinco- maloe, the Undaunted was let rip,' with the result that the crew arrived here within"

Kowloon, and that is the fact of its not be- ing, in the legal sense, in the vicinity' of Victoria. In consequence of the somewhat samoped definition given of the vicinity of Victoria by our local legislators, Chinuso music, cracker-firing and playing on gongs, drums and other noisy instruments are Added to theso distur- carried out ad lik. bances, the members of Our Very Own 164 | occasionally indulge in an Indian war dance with the usual accompaniments of tom-toms. It is difficult enough under ordinary cír- eurostances, with the thermorister runging | The P. & 0, "Co.'an.'s. Canton left Singa- between 80 and 90 degrees, to court sleep,

pore for this port on the 4th June at 3. and therefore one does not feel in a parti- The Bf. M. Co.'s 8. 8. Gccenten, with the place at the Ceylon port. cularly happy frame of mind when one's nest French Mail, left Saigon on Sa

Sunday, June 6th, at 5 am, for this. sleep has been dispelled by one or other of

purt, the noises so lovingly cherished by the Chi- The O. & O. Co.'s Deric left Shanghai nese. The Chiese fomnle stone-breckers on Friday, the 4th June, at 1 pinu, are hard-working and industrious people,

and is expected here on Monday, the 7th Juno.

30 daga sight, (private paper)... 744 Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per tael)... $50.50 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) $5.89 Silver (per oz) ...

971d.

***

For Chunsang, at 3.30 p.m.; on Tuesday, A. S. WATSON & Co. but they also have their failings, and the

For NAGASAKI & WŁADIVOSTOCK.

Per Bugde, at 10.30 a.m., on Wednes-

day, the 9th June.

For SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KÖBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO. -

Por City of Peking, Registration, at 10 a.m., Latter, at 11a.m., ou Wed- nerday, the 9th Jane.

For SINGAPORE & COLOMBO, --

- Pər Kanapade Moru, at 3.30 p.m., on

Wedoeedy, the 9th June.

For KOBE YOKOHAMA & SEATTLE Per Motray me Mora, at 3.30 p.m.,

Thursday, 10th June,

LIMITED..

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRITS.

The P. & Co.'s s. 2. Brindisi loft Bombay

for this port on the Erd June.

forty-two days of leaving England. This is not a bad record considering that the transfer of the ship's company had to tako

Carr. Taylay, who has hold the post of Colombo Agent for the P. and O. Company or forty years, was entertained to a fare- well dinner on the occasion of his retire- ment. In replying to the toast of his health, Capt. Bayley gavo a concise and in-

principal of these is their custom of koop. A COOLE was find 89 at the Dingistraeying all of ing up a loud and hasted conversation, at a to-day lor carrying towis by the legs, with time ho went to sea as a lid of 14, and as very carly hour in the morning, increasing their heads hanging down. in vehemence the greater the distance be-

first mato af 20 wes in the Cape Hormat d Califórnia trade, till he commanded a P.

tween the combatants. Fres clucation Tas Post Office will bo closed on Whit&0. steamer in the China trade, carrying should, therefore, be extended to thern Monday except from 8 to 9 a.m.

Letters

in the laws relating to disturbaneca, Al- for Hongkong Peak and Kowloon may be

though the Police have no power. un-posted up to 9 a.m. The Night Box will der say Ordination to arrest a person for be left open. The Money Order Office will cresting a disturbance of the nature indi- be entirely closed. cated, fortunately when appostad to they

despatches on one critical occasion from the China Coast, and öf till exnetly 40 years.

go, he lost the e.s. Erin on the Kalutara Coast, while voyaging from Bombay to Gallo, with General Havelock and the 78th Highlanders on board. This led to his

bean P. & 0, Apent over since.

are able by persuasion to put a stop for the The Baud of the West Yorkshire Regi time being to the disturbance. But theymont will play the following programme at settlement at Galle, and in Coylen he had.

ght to have the power extended to them the Officers' Mess on Sunday, the 6th For Verona, at 10.30a.m., on Thursday,House, bought direct at first band, import-peace and quiet, and thereby relieve rusi-

to deal summarily with those disturbers of June

FET NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

the 170r June.

ALL those are selected by our Londen

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS. od in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus dents from the necessity paying of a visit

LAD, QUOR TOWN, TOWNS VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY &aving all intermediate profits, and enabling MELBOURNE.

us to supply the best growths at Mopar

Per Tiguan, Registration at p.m.,

Letters at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday, ❘ PRICES. the 19th June.

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAN

WAY Ca' PACKS.-

The Canadian Pacife Mail Packet Empress of China will bo despatched on WED- NESDAY, the 9th June, with Mails for Shanghai, Japan, United States, Canada, &c, which will be closed

follows:

10.00 A. M. Registry consen.

10.45 AM. Post-Ofice alongs, but Corros- pondence may be posted on board the Packet, with the Late Fee of 10 rozsta extra Postage, until the time of depar.

tare.

MAILS BY THE FRENON PACKET. ~ The French Contract Packet Splacy will be despatched on WEDNESDAY,

the 9th June, with Mails for the United Kingáci, Europe, and places be

Marseilles; to Baigon, Straits yond, Settlements, Batavin, Burnish, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Maile, o.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. Tho British Contract Packet Kalsır-i-Hind "will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 17th June, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and conn. tries beyond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, The natal hours will be observed in

elasing the Mats, do,

BOURS. OV JLOSING TUB ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets leave at Noote. The following hours will be observed in oksing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packets, when they eave at Noon. The Money Order Office, will be closed at the day before.

6.00 4.-Posting of Prices Ourrant and

Circulara cossos

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

10,00 --Registry cesses. 10.30 4.Peuting of Newspapers,.

Books, and Patterns desses. 11.00 4.3--Mail clonus.

1.--Overture......Hey Blan

Mendeiner, 2-vermanicus Blush"

The Star of Beth-5. Almi

leben

God are the teen. W, Deo, Becting, A.R.C.M., Bandmaster,

to the Police Station and laying a fortas! Beccion Blegfried Fegur complaint. It will not matter whether the powers are conferred by the extension of in the vicinity to the Peninsula, or whe. thor a special Ordinance is framed to

PRICE LISTS, with Full Fetails, to be protect the inhabitants of what are now

had on Application.

recognised as out-districts from these an- noyances. We commend this matter to

PORT aiter removal abould he rected a the notice of the Governmont,

month before 260. When required

for drinking at once it should bo order.

ed to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being tout out." SHERRY. Excellent Dinner and After

Diener Wines of very superior Vin teges. All are trug Xeres Wines,

CLARET.Our Carste, fooluding the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be tho gengine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made

CHURCH SERVICES. CRDER OF CHORAL SERVICE A2 8Z, JOE's

CATHEDRAL. WEIT SUNDAY, JUNE

168.

100.

sad Nuno Dimittis, Bruce, Steane in

A coots employed in a baker's shop at No. 90 Upper Lascar Row, which had beau taken possession of by the Suprene Court bailif, charged the bailiff's coolie, at the Magistracy to-day with stealing several articles from the shop. The coolie failed to Batablish the charge, and the Magistrato dismissed the prisoner and fined the com- plainant $20 for bringing a falas charge.

The question of what kind of weathor the Colony is likely to have during the Record Reigu celebrations is one of considerable interest. The Committen in charge may Laske whatever arrangements. it cares, but. it has no control over the weather, and yet on the mateorologieal conditionsdepend the acess or failure of the local demonstra- tiona. Juno is a month of typhoons, thun- derstorms and raib, and unless the conili tions are abnormal we may expect to have average staples of tropical weather, with atras added to lead variety to the pro- ceadings. A weather prophet has no honour in his own country-therefore, we do not presume to prognestiesto. We Blatns-Tallis' Responses; Venite, Al- A Boy who had pour five years in the em

cock; Psalms (Proper), Cooke and playment of Dr F. Kors, Manager, Taikou imply rapor esta facts from the reports Crutch; To Deau, 91, Carreté in F; Benedictus, Turle in F; Anthem, Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., was charged at of the Director of the Hongkong Observa- God is a Spirit (Quartett, W. S the Magistracy to day with being in unlawtory for 1895 and 1806. The celebrations Bennett: Byan, 156; Kyrie and ful possession of a pair of pincers missed take place in Hongkong on the 22nd and Creed, Stainer in F: Offersoy yun, by Dr Kom in 1895. The article was 2nd of Jane. The year 1800 was distin Evensong--Peshas (Proper), Smart, Tur- found in the boy's box when a szareh was guished as unuevally dry. Thers fell only ten, Hopkins and Cooke; Magnificut being made for a large number of articles half the normal amount of min. Yet we F: Anthem, 'Come, holy Ghost, Act which had been missed from the house find that it rained for 81 hours in the wood; yna, 154 and 153.

The boy was fined $10, with the alternativa month of June-more or less-with-an of a months' imprisonment..

average fall on the 22nd and 2oni. It fram raisice and currante, as is genor-11 Voluntary, Andautu (Sonata No.

requiries an export to lay his tingur on the And who are interested in local athletics, wat spot in Dr. Doberck's statistics; but so -ally the case with Cheap Wines.

Mendelssohn; D),

No. 157 (St. Hyırd Magnus), Clark Hymn, No. 142 and especially fouthall players, will learn far as we can gather July was the wettest BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed (Holly), Geo. Lowes; Hymn, No. with regret of the sudden death last night mouth in 1805. The fall for the month of 116 (St. Cuthbert), Dykes; Palin, of Mr David Symington, of the Best Point Jene was only 4.970 in. Last year, Jung No. 20 (2nd Version Double Chant, Randall; Anthem, No. 8. Turn thy Sugar Rocery, at the early age of twenty was a clear first, with the rest of the monthe face from any sins, Altwood Ofer seven years. Death was due to heat ap nowhere. The total rainfall for that month Lory Voluntary, Pastorale, Gustav poplesy. Mr Syruington was a zutive of was 18.630, and the only other month that Merkel; Concluding Voluntary Festive

Greenock, and since coming to the Colony got into double figures was July with 12.420. March, Smart. 6pm-Voluntary, Largo, Beethoven: bad identifial biuself with sporting affairs July enl Jups, In Doberek is able to stato Hymn, No. 146 (St. Michael) Day's generally. He was a prominent member after a prolonged study of Hongkong wee Pralter, 1583; Hymn, No. 150 (Vof the Kowloon Football Club, and was ather, are, under normal conditions, the wit Delerti), Dyxo; Hymn, No. 146 (St. Cuthbert) Dykes; Hyuco, No. 498 member of the team which won the Chal months of the year. The mean for July is (Benediction) Hopkins; Voluntary, longe Cup for nonson 1895-96, his position 15.88; for June ibis 15.81. In June, 1866, Postlude, Berthould Tours.

being that of right wing forward, He was rain fell in 142 hours, most frequently bo- also a member of this year'a team, bat ov-tween 6: a.m. and 6 p.m. On the 22nd ing to au mcident recoived in one of the and the Zord, the rainfall was rather above carlier games his play was not marked by the mean Statistics may be unde to prove his usual dach and vigour. He was a goed anything, as is popularly known; we make runner, and on feveral ocasions gave his no attempt at elaborais deductions from Easy (Who thinks he knows the game)-It assitance as urapire at water pola games the above quoted figures, We hepa Hong- We only guarantes our WINE and requires a lot of study to learn how to play of the members of the Victona Hepreation angs on the Jubilee days, will be radiant SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct poker. Swift (raking in a pot) Yoa but

to be para Oconee, the difference in price being. merely a question 'of age and vintage.

WHISKEY,All our Whiskey is of ox--

cellent quality and of greater age than

most brands in the market, Tha

· ŠVOTCH WHISKIT marked 'E' ie ani- versally popolar, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseura to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

from us in the Colony or from our se. thorised Agouts at the Coast Porle

LA LETA may be posted (from A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITAD.

11.19.3) with 10 cents late for up to 11.30 AM, after which hourthey may be sent on Board with the same Late

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, April 16, 189Y.

UNION CHURCE. BUNDAY, JUNE 7.

WESLEYAN METHOVIST CHURCH-JUNG

10.30a.m.-Hymns, 640, 701, 85, 709. 11.30.-Holy Communion,-907. 8 p.m.-Hymns, 311, 139, 163, 169;

Psalms, XXXI-XXXHI

then it is such a pleasure, you know, to Club. He was of a meségenial disposition, in glorious sunshine, and that the celebra meet a man who has thoroughly mastered and was very popular throughout the tone will pass off in varitable Queen'a the game.

Colony. The funeral book shoe this after, Manther, Dai the champos, as sporting Essa--You could hardly call her a social noon at the Happy Valley, and was large mou would say, are against it. plenty of admirera, Bar-Oh yes, if you SROCESS, JessWhy, the seems to haya ly attended,

W. Horison & Co, Pland and Musinsk look at it that way, but I don't believe she's Pane Mic boxes, Violins (fine models). Instrument specialists and experts. Wurks an friendly torms with a single man siendom and Entage of ni khan, Washope, and Factory Duddell St) über O ever rejected;

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