1898-02-12 — Page 5

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1808.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

using of late Arrivals and Lapartures reported to-day,

To facilitate Ending the pelion of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage in divided into eleven Sections, commering from Green Island, Vouais near the Hongkong there are marked h., near the Kowloong shore . and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., la conjunction with the figures denoting the sections..

Section

1. From Green Teland to the Gan Worko,

7. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.

3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Cen

4. From Harbour Master's to the P. & O. Co.'s Office.

6. From P.&O. Co.'s Ofoe to Peddar's Whatt,

t. From Peda's Wear to the Naval Yard.

Fessel's Name.

Section

7. From Naval Yard to Blue Bulldings. 8. From Bine Buildings to East Point.

9. From Kollett's Island to North Point 10. Kumicon Wharves,

11. Jardine's Wharf,

Coptuith

Flag and Tons Date of

Hiy.

Conatyneca or å genta,

Destination

Remarks.

nelt. Arrival,

THE CHINA MAIL.

AGENTS FOR THE URĪNA MAIL

LONDON-F. ALGA, 11 & 12, Olen

Line, Lombard Street, E.C. 'GRORO Braser & Do., SU, Vall. Gozon &Gorcu, Ludgate Ur, E. BATE HENEY 08., 37, "Wetnik, E.C SANGEL DEATUR & Co. 150 t 15 Leadenhall Street. "WYM. WILIS, 161, Cannon Street, EC. ROBERT

WATHON, 100

Blend Street.. PARIS AND EUROPE: MATENOL,

FATER &

& Co., 18, Bue de la Giang, Batdiers NEW YORK:-Tai Coaxese ErasorLUT

Orvice, 62. Wed 2D Street. SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports

generally: BRAN & BLACK, San Fran

airpe

- HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

In their weekly share report, "ânted Hongkong, 11th February, Messrs Ben- jain, Kelly and Potta writa since the use of our last report.

Only a small business has been transacted

are quiet but steady at 183 per cent pre- Banka-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks

miata.

Marine Insurances-Yang tszes have been Chinny have been sold at Tis. IUS. bought from the North at $440, and North

Fire Insurances-Both Hongkong and China Fifos are offering at quotations.

Shipping

Hongkong, Canson and Macau Steamboals are obtainable at $27. Indo- Chinas are a skade easier, and are on the market at 2001. Douglas Steunships have changed hands at $674, and are now stewly at $78.

Refinerios Chios Sugats me been effected at $169 and SMP), and at $870 and in strong dinami, al males have been

$171 for the settlement, and $172 for March

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND:—Gondor & Goren, Alti- bourne and Sydkry. JEYLON-W. M. SMITH & Co., THE

APOTHECATZEA Ou.. Columbo. SINGAPORE, STILAITS, &c. SKELLY &

WLAH, LTD., Singapore, UINA:-Macao, A. A. da Cruz. Amy, hase be at SH.T5 & 261. Char- Mining-Ponjous Bra a abarte caster and N. MOALL & CO., LIMITED. Foochów, H. W. CHUROUILL. Shanghai, LAN, boungs have immeal their position, and are wanted at $140 New Balmorals CRAWFORD UG, and Kelt have been sold at $1.50 and $1.40 for the Wales, Yokohama, Lane, Oyawrobi & Co., and RELLY & Co

Entertainment.

Steamora.

Anping

Stewart

Chi.

str. 1150 Feb,

160, M. 2. N. Co.

với... of Wolb

Brit.

tr. 1218 Feb.

(Chiccse

Shanghai Amoy

Feb. 14.

Feb. 13.

43 chipper

llor.

str. 1113 b,

Hensen & Co.

stones...

Brit.

str. 1450 Feb. 12 Butterfield & Swire

Saigon Sydney, &c.

Feb. 13,

Fob. 15.

Morria......

Brit

str. 11 Fah.

Yuen Fat Hang

....Fotz

tier.

Empress of India

5 h Marshall.

Brit.

str. 3003 Jan.

273. R. Co.

Vancouver, B.C.

I'loon Dock Feb. 16.

6 Monear

THEATRE

3 Gerard

3 Love

3 Trippa

Fren. str. โล

BHt.

1A. R. Murty

...........

Koon Dock

...Clausen......

Thường Chem

Ubina

Chingin

Chow Tal

·Cormopalth....

Fannang...

Bailan

Hainen-

Hong Leong ............

Haiu Obi

Jacob Christenzen

Kagonhiina Mara...

Kensura Matu...

Krang ne

clansea

16 Lysett...

str. 07 Febauta, Wegener & Co.

Brit, at. 1410 Feb. 10 fardino, Matheson & Co.

24 Siempren & Co. 12 Chinese

11, M. 8. N. Co.

11 Wieler & Co.

377 Fob. Fob. str. 710 Jan. str. 1171 Feb, Chi. atr. 1006 Feb. Norw. air, 08 Feb. Brit. su 1330 Feb. Japan. Br. 4370 Jan. Japan. str. 1508 F5. Juhi. str. Jan. 20

1505 Brit. ir 2966 Feb. atr. 1418 Jan. a. 1984 Feb.

Ekstrand ch nas ...Lincoln && Rout

...Kruizfeldt. Dec.

kPinkham.. Brit. Kohler ...........jer. Rickmer Rickmers ...5 kAhlers... Brit

Frampton ..... Brit.

Martha

Polyang.........

3 Comelten Ger.

12 Butterfold & Swire 21 Nippon Yusen Kaisha

Chineso

M. S. N. Ch. Japaners

23 Melchers & Co. 10 Arabold, Karberg 10 Stemsson & Co.

Langbagh

Obi,

Shantung

Bungkang

Telazion

Thales.

Tiger Tordenskjold,

Victoria....

16 Butterüeld & Swire Diemen & Co.

12 Douglas Steamship Co.

at 2114 Jun: 31 Standard Oil Cos

Fat Jan. 1 Jarcine, Matheson & Co.

Jubren & Co.

5)Dodwell, Carlill & Co. 12urdino. Matheman & Co. 12Jardine. Mathenu & Co.

Bobe Seattle Yokobania

Feb. 13. Feb. 13.

ROYAL,

CITY HALL,

THE HONGKONG

Preference and Ordinary respectively. Taubs are quieter, nad sellers rule tho market at 821. Olivers Bare obtaimble at $71.

Decks, Phares ant Gotowa.--Hong kong and Whumpos Decks are steady at 257 per cent prenima. Kewloon Wharf stares are enquired for at SIL -

Jends, Hutelsund Buildings.--Ifongkong Landy have been sold at $2 and $73. West Points are on offer at $20. Hong- kong Hutels are quics with sellers at $511,"

Balon Mill-Ewos are quiet and can

AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB he had at Ts. 190. Soy Chees nio quoted at Tls. 520 ex the dirâdent of Ts, 20 paid

the 1st February, 1899.

WILL GIVE TWO PERFORMANCES OF

Listra

Aud

·

Koon Dock | "THE DUCHESS OF HAYSWATER & Kobe & Yokohama Fob,-1,-

K'on Dock Feb. 13. Feb. 13.

& Co.

Btr. You Feb.

Yokohamos Shanghal

aiz. 1926 Jan.

27 Arabold, Earburg & Co.

.......Dodd

rum c

str. 1636 Feb.

12 Butterfield & Swire

Brit.

994 Feb.

Amoy & Manila

Feb, 13.

Triumph......

Riefe

5h Hall.......

Edwardson.. Danielsen Nore. A

Brit. Norw.

atr. 1812 Feb. tr. 1812 Feb.

atr.

832 Feb.

****

Ger.

str.

5

Trusbridge

Brit

675 Jan. str. 1992 Feb.

Wingeang

# Bellar

brit.

str. 1517 Feb.

Yuensang.

6 Kynoch

Brit.

atr. 1106 Feb.

Sailing Verkala.

.

Lane Borth...................... k]Nielsen .............. Ber. Fannie Schofield......2kYeitch. Grit. Lothair

R. R. Thomsi ...... Santa Cruz

Standard

Sumatri.

Tulonkan

ú

bge. 269 Dcc. 16 Chinese Ege. 1068 Sept. 21 Order

Santa Ferato... Ital. be.

793 Nov. 22 Ma

2 kBlanchard ...... Amer. h. 121 Feb. Estudard Gil Co

20 Keele. Amer. acb. 2kGatebell...............

Amer, ah Jonen

Brit. tqe. Melander. Amer. nob. Bri. bqo.

West York...vondrelingu

Hongkong Tides

The Tide Table given below has been compiled by the Nautical Almanso Office

in London from the results of the analysis of observations laken by weens of anL SU- tomatie tide recording machine in the Wa ter Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 1887-8-9,

The zero of the table is Low Water Oz- dinary Spring Tides, which has been found

to be 2 feet below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add à ft fin, and on the gange at Lament Dook, Aberdeen, add 15 ft. 9 in. the height given" in the table.

Bon

13th to 19th February.

Hiɑn Waren.

13.B2

Man. 1821 18

Low WATE Bongkar

Time.

J

34 Duc. 31 Captain

1460 Dec. 30 Melchera & Co.

721

21 ec.

18 Wieler & Co.

47 Juu. 24 per

688 Oct. 16.Order

Koon Duck Kloon Dock"

A PANTOMIME REHEARSAL'

ON

SATURDAY, the 19th February, 1898.

gu MONDAY, 21st February, 1898. Performance each Night al 9 xix. precisely.

$%, 5% and 81. Half Price to the Pit for Soldiers, Sailors, and Police in Uniform,

PRICES

...

SEATS can be Koukad sfitha Tester on and after MONDAY, the 14th Fobrasty,

Booking Office open from 10 am to 4 P.M (On Race Days) the Office will Closo at 2 P.M.

Late Trans quarter of an hour after fall of curtain.

E. W. MITCHELL, Bow Bractary. Hongkong, February 5, 1898

Intimations.

268

Cos'tan Doc MELORUM FURNACES.

SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS--FEBRUARY 12, 1898.

Blocks

BANKS.

Hongkong and Suaugliai Bank Corp. (30, 000 a Sand of China & Japan, Limited 39,950 £

„proferende akazoa;)

ordinary

299,875 deforred

1,250 National Bank of China, Limited...

- MADINA JEBUKAKOES,

2

Canton Insurance Uthoa Uo., Ld......[10, 00uja "China Traders' Insurance Co., 11...24, 0004/83.38

شیار

TIBESE FORNACKS are specially adapt Fed for Com Duer, IL Dust and Fuaim of an infertar quality, and by their one a gress, eating is effec ́ed generally. Smoke irreduced to a Miniwan and Boiler Power Jarly increased.

JARDINE, MATHESON & O.,

Agants for Hongkong & China. Hongkong, January 28, 1836.

JAPANESE

FINE ART CURIOS.

209

KUHN & KOMOR,

21 & 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong 35, Water Sanat, Yokohama ; sed 36. Divialen Straat, Kabe.

WINDSOR HOTEL,

HONGKONG,

THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the

slogant Building known as

CON NAUGHT HOUSE, offers First-Class Ac $81,25,commodation to Residents and Travellers.

|

n

Aurellemenna – Green Island Cements aro quiet with seller at 3 and 817Hfor the Old and New respectively. Ropes horo been done at 8174 hud are wanted. Ices are steady at $107 ex the tral dividend of i 85 per share paid on tho-7th Febfuary..

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

AND THE POST OFFICE. The following paragraph appears in the minutes of the last monthly meeting of the| Hongkong General Chamber of Com

la scendanco wish instructions given o

·last meeting & lerter was, on the 28th Jan.,

dressed in the Government calling atten tion to the unsatisfactory working of the Post Office Deportancut, and the apparent- ly causeteas delays in the delivering of som

of the mails.

Read letter from Colonial Secretary, dated the 4th inst., enclosing copy of re- port on the matter by the Postmaster General The

report was not considered a satisfac- tory explanation of the delays complained of, but it was decided to postpone further action to see whether any improvement fol- lowed the protest of the Chainber. It was hoped the community would note the sug- gestion with reference to the-local de- liveries contained in the last paragraph of the report.

· DELAYED DELIVERSES BY POST OFFICE,

Hongkong General Chamber of

Commerce

Hongkong, 28th Jan., 1898. Sir-I am directed by my Commitive to cat the attention of the Government to the unsatisfactory working of the Post Office

apparently cause-

Department. avg reached f mails and of the very of some of the)

this Chamber of, less detay in the

of others carlier than usual or than weu

Would

appear to be recessary, to the soricus inecuvenience and loss of time to these dugaged in business. Complaints have also lately been made in thu Press to the

J

and same

Com ellect, iny therefore leave to call the atten.

bag

Ult Tuitted

tion

of the Government to matter.

to this To give some cases in point. On the 4th inet. the 3. M. steamer Yarra, with the French mail from Europe, reached her buoy at 7 a.m. The delivery was announc ed to be begun at noon, but the letters more put delivered until between 1 pm. On the same day the M. M. ad 2 p.m. Paasynger Blevator, Irmo Eutexnos all steamer Salarie from Shanghai, arrived to each Floor, in obazgs of experienced and anchored at 2 p.m. Her mails, hox- Attendant,

over, were not delivered until 7 pm, and

hongs several did not recoivo bags until after that hour.

No. of shares.

Value.

Ap

L'aui-, Closing Quotations,

CuA

12% all 183 % prem--#953.75.

ble

5 com.

€ 2.1uluoma,

*1£

1£6.3, bayara

£102

818), alon

25

60 $150, sellers

Su69, sellers

North-Obuna Insurance O.,

Ld..... 6,000 2

10.

25 No. 198

Moen Height Palme.

Height

Insurange. Buciesy,

Straits Insurance Co., Lt 39, QUIC Union

10

2014, sollers

Ld..........10, QL

25:51 $222, sellers

10

it in.

m 1 LA.

8 10■

0 16

100 208109, sollers 256572), sellers

10 14 a

Tm18 4.51

12.

All 297 % prm.

Well. 16 Na inferios

not log

all 876, sellers

Tasu

6:

all 858

14

110 0 48

#

1

all 205

1/

10

10., buyer

1

10

all

€170, buyers

all (242), sellore

HE. & Kow. Wasif & Godowa Qu. 20, 0008 Wanghai Warehvues and Storage į

2,600 Oompany, Limited. .......................

all 889, buyeza

10 37841

50,000

10vi

5:

6.1870

3.817, ex div.

p.m.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER, February 11th,-A7 6 R+Mr

DINL

Insurance Ansumation, dia 8, vuoja

FILE INSURANCES,

Chios Face Lasurace O., Ed...

220,000* Hoogken, Fære Lusurado: Q., Ld... 8, 0G0] [

DOUK

f'bong & Whumpus Duck Co., Lt 12,500 6

STEAMBOATS.

China od Manda . d. Co., Ld.....5, 0003 Douglas Steamenip Ou, kaunted........... 29, 0002 H., and M. teamboat C., Ed 50, 0$ Indo-Cha N. Company, Limited, COLLE Jums Mum S. N. 0, ...........20,000 £

Do

(now insus, 120, 000 S

Chins Bugar Company, Limited.............. 20, 000 S Laron Bugar Company, Limited, ... 7, Ovuja

WHAKYKS

Wl'antock, 20.75 24 Tokio 29.27 Hochi 60 Nagaki, 30.72 Kagoshima 20.10 Gurdinti 30.07 48

Sharp P., 30,13 65 Amoy...... BO, La

Bongkorg 308] Vich, Fock

Gap Rook 0.08 Meese... 30.10

Haiphory Boliuay... 89 Manda..b 08. Jam

February 19th,

10,

Włostock, 20,85j 11 [78] x:

Koobl

Nagasaki”.

Kagoshima

Sharp Ek, 30.17 57

Amoy 90, 18 or

Danton

Hongkong 20,08 Vion Penk

Rech 80.06

Haiphong.

Мацил

1006 68

E. K. Brad, „árat, Assistans.

PATINERIES.

LAND AND DUILUING.

Hongkong Land Anvestment and i Agency Company, Leitasted................. Kowigou Laud and Bunding Com-" 6,00

dumphreya' Estate & Kipanço Qu. 15, 10

Van Pol. Building Usi, Limited.. 12, 60- *.

TEAMWANA,

MININO.

MIK. High L.vot 'tameage Gu., Ld 1,253

Seabu Mining Trading Co., Led...10,

زين

[buyera

18 1228), ez div, buyers

£7.10, buyers

b2.15, bayan

lu all 99, sellers

澤 820, ex div.

Favourable Arrangements made for Faultier and for Monthly or Extended

Perinda.

BILLIARDS.

P. BOHM, Proprietor and Manager, Hongkong. September 27, 1897. NEW VICTORIA HOTEL.

ROTISSERIE,

Menia a La Varle.

THOPS, STEAKS, etc., etc., at any time, between 7.30 ata. and 11,80

and

It is particularly inconvenient for firma closing their mails to Earops or America to ba kept waiting for advices from the North, in some cases until a late hour, and even too late for the outgoing mail, although it may be of great importance to them to

Save in

If the eta of the Post Office is id adequate for the work, and theso late do- ispa are the result of pressure, my Goma- mitten beg respectfully to Euggest that it ahould be strengthened by the addition of sztra eortars to provide for the contingency of the arrival and departure of two mails the same morning as is not infrequently the case.

am also instructed to bring to your

Monthly Boarders of Moderate Rates.notice the uncertain character of the de-

Madar & Farmer,

100

alt $103, ez div., buyers

s

A

82, bayers

Proprietors. Hongkong, September 3, 1898.

1786

4

much, buyera

}

all 82

Nos Punyam Maing 90., Islam. 10, 000 $.

· Pr. foremos gatos.....₤30, 0013

世

618 588, sales

B13.10, buyer

Great Eastern and Caledonian | 18,000g Gold Mining Ou. Lad......................... † †22,000 Svatété. Propagine des UnaIDUD-

12,00 O ages du Takin Nar Balmoral Gud ing Gear in 10 việc

Preference shares....75, 000$ Raub Aunt. Gold Mining Co., J..200,000 £ Oilver Freshold Mines, Ltd....... 15,00 B 22,00

15

FLANTING, ETC. Ohlis-Borneo Company, Ind...] 7.50.8 GT/- 1. G. BIONA & Uoi, Limited, en trg.j 6, 00vj@

HOTELS, INC.

** Hongkong Obaarvatory, Feb, 12, 1898,

1. BINOMIYAR reduonies 15 degress Fahrste nath, and for votekiler has rou inlathes, antics,

Hongkong Hotal Obcopayy, Ish...........2, 00018

DISPENSARIES.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited...60,000 $

MOLTING,

EC and Ohias Cat Co.,

Gat Co., Limited... 7,0 £ Hizgkong Blastrie Uo., Limited 77,30,000 8

BRICK AND CEMENT.

Green Island Cament Co., Ld.... 20, 00:

MIGUALLANROLM

Bell's Aaboston Eastern &gendy,

La

10,00

Oampbell, Moore & Co., Limited.... 1, 200 Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited.

6,00% Hongkong Bakary Company, Is,..... 69. Hongkong Dairy Farm

10,000

Bong Joe Company, Tinted 5,00

Напукои

100

al 8140, buyers

$1.40, boilers {$1.65, salters

ali

1 13/10 (92), sollez

$19, tollera

2,871, calen

nom

be ali 85, buyers

all 855, vellera

10 12

16 $120.

11

12 15/45

16 all $8 500480 zeifera 50 all 483"

4168, buyers 26 all #107, er div.

a0224

100% 417, mellora

Roportan Spinning

Msaniactory Co., L8,00 Led. 10,000 Ero Cottog Splaning é d Wear

(10,000 Tix. 10 Tis 1ữ | Cis, 100% sollarn International doctor Manufactur

Log

(**)|([10,000 Tis. 10: Tin 19 || 19m, 110

Indu-Kang-Kom Option Spinaing

sal Wearing Co. Lah umum

|0,000 Ţia. 10 TL 16 ị thu 130

Owenslebaal di Co., L2,000 0. $610 2103

Boy Ches Cotton Spinning Co, Lt... 2,000, 8003 80 | Ex. 380, az div: ̈

4. J'etudor's shark

AskPark

A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.

BEECHAM'S

FOR BILI

liveries of local vortespondenes. Lotters postad for local delivery era ofton delayed an undue lengths of time and are frequently delivered at business premises instead of at the private houses to which they are actually addressed.

Trusting that this matter will receive the early attention of the Government,-I bave the honour to be, air, your most obedient Kervant,

R. CHATIENTOS Wicom,

Secretary,

Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Se-

cretary.

ara univőrzaliy stuffed to ba Worth a Guinen a Box.

Colonial Secretary's Office, AND NERVOUS

4th February, 1898. DISORDERS,

ir.-1 reply to your lattor of the 28th Bick Headache, Logs of Appetite,

ultime, respecting the working of the Post Scurvy and Blotches on the Simit for the information of the Committee Office Department, I am directed to trans- Disturbed Sleep, 80,

of the Chamber of Commerce the enclosed a roport by the Postmaster copy of General on the subject, and to state that this Government would be glad

For females of all ages they are invaluable

The 1/14d boxes contain 56 Pil...

Price, 60 Contas Buz

Prepared only by the Proprietor, THOMAS BENURAN, St. Helen's, Gagined Bola Agents for Hongkong and China Wamis & Co., 88, Queen's Road,"

Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Crafting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY OF Az

Kiros oF MADRENERY AND AFFLIANUES,

Intimations.

CUTICURA

FOR THE

HAIR

LUXURIANT LUSTROUS HAIR

With clean, whoksons Bealp, free frim itching; bleeding, and sealy orcptions, pro- -duced-by-warın-simumpoos-with: Cuticuna Soap; and frayant dressings with Corr--

· CUBA, grantasy of emollients and purest of skin cures. This treatment clows the sualp and hair of crusta, scales, «ad dandruff, soethes feritated and itching surfaces, stimun- ..........--Jates the hair follicles, nourishes the z-eta and makes the hair thick, soft, and glossy. -

•

Bold theaghout the world. Hribah dincts §. Nowacky Saxa, London. Former Desa iam tuen. Coas, Bele Props, Boston, U. 8. A. "How to Produce fanxerant Hair," Gigge book, post fres,

HARLENE WHEN

THE GREAT '.

HAIR PRODUCER AND RESTORER.

Is the Best Dressing specially prepared and Perfumed for Teile Use.

**HARLENE" 'PRODUCES LUKURSANT HA1A, PREVENTS IT FALLING OFF AND TURNING BREY. Unequalled for Promoting the Growth ofμite Beard and Mauɛlache.

THE WORLD-RENOWNED REMEDY FOR BALDRESS.

EDWARDS

For Curing Wenk and Thie Byclashes, Preserving, Strengdezing, and Rendering the flair bountifully Soft. For removing Scurí, Dandruff, eix, also for Kestering Grey Hair to its Natural Colour, it is without a rival. Physicians and Analysts pronounce to be devoid of any metatile or ot

(other injurious ingredients, 1-, 96, and (triple c/5 size) 60 per bottle. May be bad from Chemists, Hairdressers and Štores all ove: the World,

"EDWARDS' MARLENE" CO, $5 & 14, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.DI

MILKMAID

BRAND

CONDENSED MILK

The Milkmaid" Brand is guaranteed to contain all the cream of the original milk. In the process of manufacture nothing but water is removed, nothing but the best refined sugar added.

Avoid low-priced brands from which the oraem has been abstracted, and ask for the Milkmaid" Brand, the best for all

purposes.

SWELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH

OAKEY'S

ING AND FOLISHING

KNIFE BOARDS

PREVENT FRICTION IN CLEANING

INJURY TO THE KNIVES JOHN DAKEY & SONS BLACK LEAD MILES LONDON

They

JOEN OAKEY & SONS, LIMITED, "WELLINGZON" MILLS, LONDON. HEALTH FOR ALL!!

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT

THE PILLS

Purify the Blood, correct all Disorders of the LIVER, STOMACH, KIDNEYS AND BOWELS. invigorate and restore to health Debilitated Constitutions, and are invaluable in all Complaints incidental to Females of all ages. For Children and the aged they are priceless. THE OINTMENT

Is an Infallible remedy for Bad Legs, Bad Breasts, Old Wounds, Sores and Ulcers. It is famous for Gout and Rheumatism. For disorders of the Chest it has no equal

FOR SORE THROATS, BRONCHITIS, COUGHS, COLDS, Glandular Swellings, and all Skin Discases it has no rival; and for contracted and stiff joints it acts like a charmL Manufactured only at Professor HOLLOWAY'S Establishment,

and are sold at ts tid, 21. 91, 45. 66, 18, 225, and 330 each Box or Fot, and may be kad 76, NEW ORFORD STREET (late 639, OXFORD STREET), LONDON,

of all Medicine Vendors throughout the World.

– Purchasers should look to the Label on the Boxes and Pote: If she address in 201

683, Oxford Street, London, they are.sparious.

if the community would help to im-received in the Oles at 3. As all the prove the local

to the Postmaster Gery by reporting officers were engaged in closing the mails;

in each instance for the North by the vessel from Europe

of wrong or late delivery as suggcated by the Shanghai xil could not be dealt with that offlder.I have the hopper to be, air, until after 5 o'olock your most obedient

Gervant,

The following is the list of mails which J. H. STEWART LOCKMART,

were being closed at the time: Colonial Secretary.

REPORT BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, Bon, Colonial Secretary, mail fun Europe was signalled as in harbour at 6,35

4. dpcar for Bingapore, Sc.

Hein Chi... Saachten

11

Shanghai. "Hongay.

Chiron "Chefau.

fenmatir...

Shanghai, &c. , and the mails wore landed at about B.

Australin The Post Office launch was out at Green There is no accommodation for the sug island at 5 a.m., but as there was no sign gested increase of

of statt

FECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS And of the vessel after waiting til 6.15 the

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£300

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landed take the small trouble of writing their oROM THIS DATE the aulas of the the German mall for Europe was being marka on the covers and returning them to 800IETY will be conducted to despatched, fas that the French mail could me. If that were doug in the majority of Basca Office, No. 9, QUEENE BAID not be opened until after 3.80. Being the instenour the service would be improvet. Or, with entrants ad let HOTE New Year mail 1 took longer than usus to General statements are of ng valle What SreerT,

Both, and was not ready till mius.

The Freak mail from thenghal arrived

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Hongkong, Fahomey 1, 1900,