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TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1901,

REVIEW.

A YEAR IN CHINA. 1839-1900. By Clive Bigham, O.M.S. (late Hon, Attachd to HM. Legation in Poking). With Illustrations. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited; New York;; The bfao milla Corapaus, 1901. (Forwarded by Mesers Kelly and Walsh, Lisited) Mr Bigham is a fortunate Florian, who came to China at an interesting time. He

their discipline and daring. There is, to my winding doubt whstaver that, given the proper conditions, a really efficient army could be raised and maintained in China by

Foreign Power,*.

This is valuable impartial testimony, and refutes the statemente urade by those who did not fight alongside the Waikaiwai regi- went that the Chinese soldiers were neither brave nor dissiplined.

was what might be toimed an offein? In his chapter dealing with The British globetrotter," who was utilised by Bir Legation, le faghans makes the statement Claude Macdonald to collect reliable that The only foreigners who are really in first-hand information about interior Chiun touch with Chinese nativo feeling are the

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

·COUNCIL

THE CHINA MAIL.

An Appreciation by on Outsidor.

· As Municipal Councils are, so to speak, in the air, the following extract from letter of the Special Correspondent of The Stander han additional focal interest:

The Shanghai Municipal Council, who represent the whole International com: munity except the limited population of the French Settlement, which is a separate Municipality with the French Consul Gonerel as its supreme hod, is joe issued Shanghai in a cosmopolitan Republic, in which the British largely preponderate. It

Intimations.

NOTICE TO. MARINERS. No. 300.

CHINA SEA”

TIENTSIN DISTRICT.:

Alteration in Character of Tsao-jei-tion Light. NOTICE is hereby given that the Char.

cter of the Light on Tafelden land (marked on the Admiralty Charte as Slur-lui-tion) has been changed:

The new Lightis Dioptric, Group flashing, sent intervals of 20 seconds.

To-day's Advertisements

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

"HONGKONG DISTRICT.

Destination.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Australian Porta....... Rosetta Maru (8) Australian Parts.Okangeha (0) Bremen & Ports of Call Hamburg (s) Havre and Hamburg. Sania (8)

Jandon.....men w

And the doings of the Russians in Man.miasionaries, and these only in the 'pro- Report for 1900, and a Budget for 1901 of the Fourth Order, slowing double the DISTRICT ENGINEDD, HEAD QUAT LAndon & Ports of Call Coromandel (4)

lower class.

The Light is elevated 51 feet above the Ieval of the sea and in clear weather it antican

Agents.

|| Date of Leaving,

.... Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Juno 28, st 4p.m.

ButterBold & Brire.... Jans 10. Norddeutscher Lloyd: June 13, at noon, Hamburg-Amka Linio Jude 6.

recurded on the List of the Kobe and Yokohama. Kanagawa Mara (6)

Jap, 8sipan, Guam Louise J. KonnyB J. Barlow, FM Desirous of having their Bamse Havre and Hamburg. Wittonberg (8)......

Airlie (8)..... who are invited to TENDER for the ex- and ENGINEERING Works, aro roquested to Laverpool

Rlúpeus (6)..... soution of WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDING, Kobe.......... make Application by Letter, addressed to London

Dardanos (a)

longarry (6) OFFICES.

War Department Works are divided in to ↑ Manila ..................................................... Changsha (u)”

Mouils .......................................Xuonsang (a) Three Classes; viz.

Manila.................... Perla (3)......... (s) Jabbing Work, Painting and Repairs Marseilles v. Saigon Natal (8)

50,000 Dollam estimated value. (e) Now Buildinga, or Work, of any Magnitude above 50,000 Dollars

hot June 6.

Nippon Yusen Kaitha June, daylight. Haisburg Am ka Linie June 19.

Gibb, Livingstem & Co June 6, as noot. Butterfield & Swire... Jung 10. Butterfiold & Swiro...June 11. ||McGregorBron, Szałow June 28,

P&O, 5. N. Co....... June B, at noon, Butterfeld & Swire.......... June 10: Jardino, Matheson&Co Juns 8, at noon. Shewan, Tomes & Co, June 7, at 5 p.m. Messageries Maritimea June 17, at 1 par

Marseilles & London., Shinano Maru (s) ... Nippon Yusei Kaisha, Juns 14, daylight, Moji, Kobe & Y'ma... Kagoshitan Irone (e)...Nippon Suson Kalsha June 13, at Noon. Naki, Kobo & Yu Yawata Maru (4)......... Nippon Yusen Kaisha. June 21, at noon, estinated value.

Now Yorky.SuezCanal Indrani (8) .............. Contractors making Application should | New York.

Glemartney (8)é thay desire to Tender for, and must for ward evidenc of their capability of under- taking such contracts,

Again, ho Bay It is governed by. sino unpaid Councillors should be visible at a distance of 1(b) Now Buildings, or Works, ap to Marseilles & London.Socotra (5) The .O. S. N, Co About Juna Jõ...

churia. Luhia modest preface, Mrvices and with a small section of the Bigham saya that High questions of state- craft, strategy and finsrce have been avoid-in devoutly to be hoped that a victorious ed, nor has any attempt ham made to career lies before missionary enterprise discous the recent or to advise the future Eastern as it did in the Westernworld, policy of the British or any other Govern-No social coralution and no intellectual ment. This explaina part of the charm of the book, which will be road from cover to cover with sustained interest when mora infornung" books on China will be left with their pages uncut it onela bookshelf.

Mr Bighar-arrived in this culony when the hands of the Hongkong Government were being forced by the Chinese over the annexation of the new territory of Kowloon He was attaebed to H. L. Sir Henry Dako's staf as an extra A.D.C. when our Gover.

elected annually by halbst, the voters being All matepayers who contribute the equivalent of £76 year in taxation. This practically means all householders whoso dwellings are rated at £70 a year, and the rating is Imsed education could so thoroughly advanes then the actual ronta jaid. The foreign popatation, which includes Japanese and moral and material evolution of China an all nationalities not Chicose, is esti- the willing adoption of the Christian faith.ted st. 6775, and there are 1849 for sign houses in the Settlement, assassed That the misionaries go about their work at about £298,000, or te average rental of in the right spirit few can doubt, That 132. Chinese popalation is 345,000. Bouso, angassed at they always adopt the best methods living in 43,024

£401,460, or an average rental of batween is more cutn to criticism, at

sny £9, and £10. Chinoso havo no votos, being Bar nominally only in the Bottlement on sufer- rate from the political standpoint. then a utilitarian criticism has hover Anco. The present nuosed value of the whole aren of the Settlement, which is not means, is bean desired or accepted by tas Lutheran an inflated value by any Church, and even the proselytism of Rome £6,320,00), atul it has more than doubled in value in the last ten years. The total

£1,500,000,

ner maio that ill-advised trip of caros little whother accular opinion approves sessol value, thirty years ago, was under

to the Canten Viveroy. No coniments are made up the interview between Sir Henry Blake and the Viceroy, but the usu of one or two qualifying adjectives revesis the fact that this extra A.D.O., like the anilor's parrot, indulged in a lot of thinking --as well he might. We quote the Lather's description of the interview :--

The Dzungda or leeroy, drossed in fur and antin and with his jed buttoned bat on, redcivod te, carivunded -

and mirrored ball.

fed in the result, their propaganda, or whether they are just

Thiro is a very interesting destription of the Ramification of Manchuria and Eastern Siberia, watotohy description of hurried trip through Cisen, and a fuller account of an everland journey from: Iehang

The bright of the tower fróm base to lautern vanie has boon increased to 57 fept.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

A. M. BISBEE,

Cast Inspector.

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Cost Inspector's Office, Inperial Maritime Customs,

Shanghai, 27th May, 1931,

NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 131 SPECIAL).

SHANGHAI DISTRICT

TSUNGMING CROSSING.

Boerend) Sharing and 'Naronving NOT

TOTICE is boroby given that at the present. tisde there is a depth of enty 10 feel at low water of spring tides in the best track between the First Crossing Bany and the Second Crossing Busy, which track is fem 50 to 100 yards to the northward of the line of these two banys,

The total revenue collected by the Municipality in 1980, mainly from land tax (ono hali per cent, on antcused value), house tax (ten per cont, on rant pai), dues on merchandise (a very small tax collected for the Council by the Custums on all imports and exports), and licones feca (mainly paid by the Chinese, and anting to a little hat bel over this crossing is taking place." Cousi Inspector.

more than one-fourths of the whole revenue),

to Fiontain by way of Chengtu, the capital was a trife under £150,000; rather mere of Szechuan. This lends to the Siege of than half of which is paid by the 345,000 the Peking Legutions. Mr Bigham accom-Chinese, and the remainder by the 6775

The total foreignore.

Icaving y As partly met In this we took bir should have proved his most interesting deficit which Beals at a king parres table, our host at chapter, and pussibly eme of his reader the revenus advereely, through the depres lout. The troubles in the North affected the top with Sir Henry Blake (in full dress with G.C.M.G. collar and the British off-may find it so but we confess to a feeling ofsion of trade and this exodus of Chinese cers on the right, and his gen satellites on disappointment. One would have thought last Summer, when seine 30,000 loft the the lift. The minor inyrmidons and that sie dramatic attempt to reliavo Pors ins pric. The expenditure, bon, was i

by his court, and then led us into a gilded partied. Adraival Seymour's expedition. This year was about £104,dines aut

Buch of the crowd an hout been able to surge into the outer precincts of the Yan, were already packed against the ples wis dows of the ball, whence for: the next two bours they devouted as with their eyes.

Tas soon as the first cumpliments had

• boon exchanged a cold collation was served, emsisting mainly of fruita and excellenta, accompanied by the pecular but inevitable shampagne which is known to all residents

at

the beleagured Legations would have received more satisfying treatment from one who can write so well AR Mr Bigham. Ho describes the brave out of

awollon by the preparations mado for the defonce of the Settlement, and it is remark. able that the deficit was not larger. The Council maintains a police force number

705 of all ranks, including 70 Europeana (the new Guptain Superintendent is Cap- tain Beintagon, el Benin fame), 153 Sikhs.

a wounded German officer, one deserving bo Chinese and pays the whole

and

of the highest recognition, yet he regrets expanses of the Volunteer force, which

he has forgotten the officer's me! It may pubered, on Domlur 31 last, 85s of all

be that Me Bigham experienced a feeling ranks, the Major Commanding being the

in Chine as "Tautsi Brand. The same bottles, costing two shilli

shillings aploce, do duty

many barques, and though no of restraint because of the part he played paid servant of the Council, and giving European be ever been daring enough to in the expedition, hút if, in our opinion, drink it, the liquor presents a hospitable he genreely risse to the octon he displays

luxurious appearanco.. not to any u

a monly impartiality in his criticism of the The ios being thus treken a discussiOD comrienced with regard to the matters international contingents, and with this in hand, during which I had my first ex quotation we conclade cur notice of a perience of Chinese diplomacy and its

lusivo obstinacy. The Governor spoke, charmingly-written book of travel

Consul trauslated, and the

CAUTION.

A general sbosling and narrowing of the

A. M. RISBEE

Tmperid Maritime Custom, Const Inspector'a Offico,

Shanghai, 27th Niny, 1901,

THE NEED

OF

etats which one, or more, of these Classes | Now Yorky Francenal Hiliglen (2.

R. LITTLEDALE, Major R.

for District Engineer

in China. Royal Engineer Ulice,

Hongkong.

NOTICE.

Ma

New Yorky.SuozCanal Lowther Castle (8) Now York Snezanai Arata (s) .... Portland, (On), &s.... Indravelli (a) ESan Diego & San Fco Belgian King ()....

S. Francisce v. Japan. Coptic (8) S. Francisco v. Japan. Peru (6)

Jardine, Matheson&Co About June 25. McGregor Bros; & Gow]

Dodwell & Co. Ltd.bout June 20

14, Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (June 30, Showad, fomes & Co. About August 1. Shawan, Toman & Co. About June,

1.18. Butterfield & Swite... About June 24. 0. &0..6. 8. Co. Juos 27, bb moon, Pacilio Mair 5. S. 6. June 18, daylight, 8. Francisco 7. Japan. Nippon Maru (9) ......Toya Kiaan Kaisha....Jasa Li, at noon, 1180 Seattle, via Japan...... Kaga Maru (s).... Nippon Yusen Katehio. June 10, et 4 p.m.

Shotghai

Chusom (5) ........

& O. 8, N. Co...... About June 7% S'pore, Col'bo & B'bay Mike Maru (s) Nippon Yuson Kaisha, Jun 21, at noon. S'pore, Panang &C'tta Chelydra (8) ............................., Jardino, Matheson&Co Juno 8, at 3 p.m.: S'pore,

Penang &C'tta india (8) ................ Sandor, Wieler & Co.. Jane 16, afternoün Singapore and Bombay Melpomene (s). Sander, Wielot & Ou hay 1, torticon, Stow, Amey, Anping, Maidzuru Maru (s) Mitaui Bassan Kaisha, June 12, Stow, Amoy &F'chow Anping Moru (6) ...... Mitani Bassan Kaisha: June 8, daylight, Swatow, Amoy & Taut Daijin Maru (6) Mitsui Bossan Koisha. June 9. Toma (Wash.), &c... Brammer (8) Dowell & Co. Limited June 7, at noon. Vancouver (B.Ú.), & Empress of China (6)... Canadian P'fie R. Cb. June 6, at nomis Seattle, U.S.A... Kaaga Maru (8) ................ Nippon Yuson Kaishin, Fan 10, at 4 pami Weihaiwai & Tientsin. Kmsiyang (9) ..........................'Butterfield & Swire., June 5.

CLEARED,

THE PARTNERSHIP in one FIRM of

M. HENRY CRAWFORD And Me JOHN MCCALLUM Expired on 31st March, 1901,

Mr. ALFRED HOLLAND SKELTON, Mr. DUNCAN CLARK and FRANCIS CUMING WILFORD, o Arhinittet sus PARTNERS on 1st Api, 1901.

LANK, CRAWFORD & Co. Bengkong, June 4, 15:01.

WANTED.

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Well Qualified and Experienced CHINESE CLERK, able to WritaHE CITY 1163 and Translato Chinosu into Buglish and

MUNICIPAL FREEDOM

IN

HONGKONG.

DY

'SCRUTATOR'

With Loading Actioles and Correspon denen tieron Reprinted from the 'HONG-

KONG DAILY PRESS and CHINA

PRICE 20 Cents per Copy var 6 Cupies for $1.

of his time the superinten dency of the Municipal prison. The total cost of the Police last year was £32,000. but it was exxoded by that of public works, MAIL" which absorbed 204,000, and twice or thrice this sum could be produbly spent every The year if the money are faithcoming gasworks, waterworks, and tolephone ser- vice balong to private Companies, but the much about the jars taken by our formagn. Several attempts have to an Bantway yo have had write very been to get Manformity owns the electric-light works. Time flew by. We endeavoured to look as allies; this is by no means because that tea, but, on far. without snccess. The impenetrable on our ais à ris, and yet, to paid was a small one. The Americans as a Fire Brigade, a volunteer me, and very feel cold.

At last the unctuous argano whole struck me sa about the best practical efficient, is supported by the Municipality, ty geniality. dical sighed, and ten uplated. The intain MoCall, U.S.N., was urturing the nuded a French company of four officers official terminated. Wrview VB

With mual deterance the Governor and courtesy, never wanting in and 15 min. The Municipality has loans

the Canadianly a satelita concurred.

of the Vicersy began to merge into a valid intelligent fighters it is possible toud cost last year stout 0 It comprised

ON SALE AT LOCAL NEWS AGENTS, AND H. RUTTON'S KOWLOON, STUBE.

Hongkong, June 3, 1907.

1179

There was a pause, an imagine. Their commanding oficer. Cap-alat 64 men of all ruuks; to whom na to Notices to Consignees.

resource, always

AÐ

-for prepared and the Viceroy eefully lifted and aipped emergency. Their bluciickets and marines, their cup at We followed suit werkers, lino uatubers, and excellent shots he same moment to mostly straight from Manila, were cheerful show their equal runkomparative ad uen all. and in an atmosphere o warmths we took our leave and turned the

sro had come.

the garrison and the patient now to get to put into

and its assets are valued at about £225,000 outstanding to the amount, af The

af about £150,000

elected by the Councillors fepang their Chiman <if the Council is

of one Atherical, one-derman, and suron mauber. The Council is made up ordinarily

Bitishers, and the Consular body is the

The Germans were father soldiers than Ollors perfectly equipped, armed and provisoned, with toollen aleeping. thoir pith san helmets all complete. They authorities in all matters of haportance. Lars, their aluminium water buet ets and wedium of emmumention with the Chinese

aged higher standard of height and

STEAMERS FASSED SULA CANAL.

wery' still at: their posts, cumed with curiosity, and hardly had we got back to

a telurn visit of two gaurement, and I am inclined to the Consalate wher Thotais arrived to present Sir Henry Blake best with the Viceroy's compliments and think of edgestion then any of the other adious.'

trope, unit would work inter and longer son of their oficers spoke hora Every 900 English and Fren bad they had their mans only it had erfivet from the verything they did they did as one tol best artern maching of the day, and their lender, Capt. von Usedom, was town of strength

Mr Bigham mercifully reimsins from dival Ring the sequel the Taipo ha affair. After this, ha tavelled overhudi by the West and North Rivers and Yangtao-hiang to Hankow, not at all an adventurous or

novel trip. is then travelled from The Hankow to Peking, and, incidentally,

The Russians on the contrary cried wuthing except of course their rifles and cartridges and appeared to want nothing,

coll

has something to way of the Chinese In the blazing host they fought and march- soldier and of the Chinese Regiment. Agled in their thr drill forage cape, in the rights they slejit in their white sailor clothes. For five days they fired or half a ratioty of biscuit and filthy river water and wors novae sielt die sorry. For most of the expedition they were also led by a single officer, all the rest being wounded, Auxinst Asiatice they are probably the most Auccessful troops in the world, for they donut

the value of the Chinese Regiment has been questioned, it is interesting to read what Mr Clive mys on the subject. He is of opinion that,

Until soldiering geally is more respectable and bra respected in China, it will be difigult to organise a hesitate to apply in warfare the doring pretical army, and almost impossible to tactics and Tartar mobility of Genghis, or form a corps of officers. It may indeed be in pacification the root and branch" policy said that European offices are what is 1 and merciless justice of Cromwell. wanted for the Chinces, and not tiative ones, who might not only be unreliable and The Japanese, though in the subsequ

ent operations Isar a good deal of them. podulating, bat even at times dangerous to were not in this expedition very much to the progress of Europeu lores. This the fore eving to their small numbers: may be so, but thecomtat always be that Their transport arrangements and their intermediate class the Subatlar and Je generally decentralised organisation struckc anders of Indis, the N. C. Os of England, me as excellent, and their officers were eet. who are of the mon and yet above them,tainly better informed as to lon matters and who keep in touch and in sympathy than those of any other natin e mer both with their superiors, and with the are hard workers always apparently in the Yank and file. These can only be formed highest of spirits and possessoc of that from Augst the tives themselves and indifference to wounds and death and that ure an absolutely essential factor for the morance of fear which distinguishes their well-being of any disciplied force that is congeners the Turks.

be effective. Whatever the solution is ve

greatest interest when the reformation of r

British it is autüicient to say that

ĮRĖTYRIOD THE QUAN BAUTEIS. I Albeng, 85 Boating, Coot.

Bendiss 10:

And suit, Planets, Nest. SamLit. 113 Pine

Rhein, burg, dicinos,

tirunder, Bromshice. Ingat, Silesin (German) 17: Candice Salesie, Shun, her St. Dunstan, Wurdug, 21 Lein, ilgua, Sulo Mar, Min, Ran kan, Shiriny, May 24; Agaïneeinon, Pioneer, 26: Benalder, Yurn, Trieste. Ajax, May Si.

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Mreils.

The P. & 0. Co.'s 5.4. Chuusen, with the ESGLWU MAT of 19th May, loft-Sin- gapore on Saterday, the 1st June, at Bock, and be About Thursday,pected here on or

Joine.

Packet brings replica letters rles-

te patched from Hongkong on

on 8th April.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

GLEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO',

LONDON AND STRAITS.

THE Steinship Glenlochy having arrived Cargo by her are hereby informed that their from the above Feet, Consigneon of

Wharf and Godown Obupany, Limited, at Goode are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon

Kowloon, where each consignment will be wrted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are fancied. will be subject to rent.

Goods not cleared by the 4th Pros.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. the Gulowns, and a certificate of the All Damaged Packages otust be left in

within ten days of Steamer's arrival, after Damage obtained from the Godown. Co

which no Claims will to recognised.

MCGREGOR BRGS, & GOW. Hongkong, May 29, 1001.

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FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND -----SINGAPORE, ------

THEN. D. L.'S. S. Strassbury, Captain TirT MA, Maving ortive for this above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to senti in their Bille of Lading The M. M. Co.'s. Shey, with the for countersignature by the Undersigned

FRENCH MA of 3rd May, "left Saigon and to on Sunday, the 2nd June, 16 mm Goods from liste dalivery of their

alongside. and may be expected here on or about

Uptional Carge will

will be forwarded unless Wednesday, the 5th June. This notice to the contrary be given before 3 p.m. Packet brings replies to letters dus. TO-DAY, the 29th Inst. patched from. Hongrong on 30th The Imp. Corunan Mail es. Hutschot,

MATCH

carrying the German Mail with dates from Berlin of the 13th May, Jefe Culembo on Friday aftersano, ilm 31st May, and may be expected here on in about Tuesday, the 11th June. The P. M. S. Pasi, with the AMELIOAN

Man, of 11th May, Jeft Yokohama on Saturday, the 1st June, it daylight, and may be expected here on or about the 9th June.

The C. P. R. Ca' .. Euqum of Fadin Jeft Vancouver on Monday niternoon, the 37 MAY

the question can hardly tail to be of the Untina sailors and did thair the Chinese army is taken in hand, espe work as such. Whether it was the Admer- cially now that wo know that the material the kindest, the bravast, and the most The for good, troops serially exists and only needs proper development

modest of chiefs the midshipman of four- for doing the work of Brenan and cheering *Besides the college (Chang Chihlang's and an empty stomach, or the bluejacket on his holi company with a heavy heart at Wuchang where both the trill andor marine Jostohing without boots to save beating of the cadets us well as it knows his fees batening with hallets and ledge of the subjets of education struck badinage the retreat of à military non- mads of distinctly high standard. I saw darn a gruen chair, all wife the same: some, forsiga drilled troops in Washing they all did their duty and they novor mid These were chiefly from the Provisot dhe Hum, which with Shantongs pro

the just independent and bravest men and also those of the best physique in the empire. Here the cumparison, be tweet the ordinary, equching Chinese brave and these fire, tal flows, well set up end witly dossed, was renirkable. Militarists: had evidently come into fashion throughout the whole quarrer, for uren the uncled introt was parading the gutter with a Bag and s deam and enduring the furciguer she passed in correct Tuutopic

- unusual and ancithodis

Jaronite Celestial. Altoges

foreign

Surprised by the

by the twopa, that

officers, and when I gu

fought beside the mert of vision Weiht regiment, who are very all Shantung, I was sill more fupreex

Opium Quotations.

+Hoxerovo Juus. 4o 1901.

NEW ZAU

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Indvelli arrived at Yokohams

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will ha landed into the Godowns of the Hosunose

AND KOWLOON WRARS AND GORDO PANY, LICTED, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, zal all Goods remaining undelivered after the 5th Juss will be subject to rent.

All Broken, Chafer, and Damagul Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo examined on the 5th June, at 3

p.1.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIA,

Hougkong Office. Hongkong, May 29, 1901."

1101

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L. GAIN, Boulevard Bounal, Haiphong.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NB.-Return Tickets issued by thìa Company to and from Ausprauta are avail- able for return by the Ste. f the FOR SINGAPORE PENANG AND CHIYA NAVIGATION COMPANY and vàe veram,

"For Freight or Pussye, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C.,

Agents. Hongkong, June 4, 1901.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

BE

strived from the shove Parts, Con- that their Gonds will be delivered from signoen of Cargo by her are hereby informed

alongside.

Co.'s Steamship Chelydre baring

Cargo impeding the disclurge or remain- after Noon, the 6th Inst..

CALCUTTA THE Company's Steamship

CHELYDRA Chptain Cox, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the Sth Inst., at 3 p

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Mimagers. Hongkong, June 4, 1901.

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AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM

NAVKIATION COMPANY,

STEAM FÖR SINGAPORE, PENANG, CALCUTTA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, FIUME & TRIESTE,

and Chinese.

Per Changsha, from Rob Kay and Gatrary, pat

Robo, Mos

Mostra

Price

Man

Per Loonamoon, from Shanghai, Caphr H. Schteille Lieut. A. Ruwand, Miza Loc, Miss Earrington, Mesure Clitherow, Carlton, Taylor, and 34 Chinyeo

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer ung TO HITT Modemte 8.E wind and ran to Tung Ying; thence to port, light warisbie winds

The British alerer Ty reports Moderate wind and sen, with heavy rain squalls toward Chins Coast; fine weather, throughout

The British steamor Cluttyslut reports 1 Eight winds and fine weather throughout.

The Gerson stainer Loongson pports": Fine weather, frah N.E. wied from port to port. Passed S.M.S. Kufurt Frid., rich Weihen. Brendenburg, Weerburg, Worth, and Hela, bouth South

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:

ing on load at Migneus risk and ex- (Juking Carguit through Rates to the For CANTON.

pensa into Godowans at East Poist.

No Fire Insurance will be effectul. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Con

Gensial Managers. Hongkong, June 4, 1901.

$

NIPPON YUSEN KAISUA,

·

BRAEUS, 10 SOUTH AFRICA, Madras, i RED EBA, BLACx Sea, LavastY VENICE AIR ADRIATIC PORTY).

THE Company's Steamship

INDIA

1194 Capan Ghezzo, will ho despatched as above on SATURDAY. the 15th Tuat., in the Afternoon.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERF. LONDON, PORT SAID, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE.

hers having arrived

from

Company's Steamship honigann alyvo Porks, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods new being handed and placed at their risk the RoGRÒNG AND KowaRN WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S GoDowss at Kowloon, where each consign ment will bo sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be chtaired no soon as the Goods are kindel.

Optional Goods will be carried on unleas instructions are given to the contrary bo fore Nuo To-DAY, the 4th Just

Goods not cleared by the 11th Tast. will be enfject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

All Ship-langed Packagos urat be left. in the Gedowns, and Notice of sauc sent to the Office before the 14th Iuft, or Claims in connection therewith will not bo moognized.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, Juno 4, 1901

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

lA$

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANYS

STEAMER JAVA. ́.

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT

GATION CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

on the 21st May, and left for FROM GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL Dongkong on the afternoon of 22BE Company's Steamship Ching, By May The Huthbar, from New York, left having strived from the above ports, Singapore on Saturday, the 28th May Consignees of Cargo are berely informed for Manila, loogkung and Japan,

that their Goods are being landed and The NY K. es. Kogodima Mr. Jeft placed at their risk in the Hosexoxo and Bombay vin Singapore, for this port on ROWLOON WHARF and GODOWN COMPANY'S the 24th May, and is expected to as Godown at Kowloon, where each consigo rive here on the 14th Juu

ment will be sorted out mark by mark, and The N. P. Co.'s 2.8. Gletest afled from delivery can be putnised as soon as the

Tecoras, for Japan and Hongkong, on Goods are landed. The 27th May.

The Chi & Q 1,8, Co,ʻn ss, Belgian King ***** lett San Diego on 24th April for Japal

and Hongkong

TheN P.CAR Cueen Adede ziled

Goods not Cleared by the 10th Inst.

10 m m, will be subject to route a

No Fire Insumped all be effected.

SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS..

TONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- namel Vesset are hereby infotuned dat their Goods are being hailed and places at their risk in the HONGKONG AND

KOWLOON WRAEF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S Janowys at Kowloon, where each consign. went will be sorted out Black by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed here un- less fustractions are given to the Contrary before 3pm. To-day

For information as to Freight, apply to

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agenta. Bongkong, June 18, 1801.

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SHIRRING.

ARRIVALS. June 3. -Kaanguins Muru, Japanese ste, 8,822, John McKEURIo, Antwerp April 21, Ths: Londen, Port Said, Colon to, and Singapore May 2, General NIPPON YUSEN KAINA: Fong, British steamer, 1190. J. Dowson, Shanghai May 31, General --Buz TERMELD & Swine.

Kong Heng, Gorman steamer, 832, 0.

Co. Selmer, Bangkok May 28, Rico.-MELCHERS

fing, British steaner, 1,530, P. 31. B. Lake, Hongay June 1, Coal, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Chelydin, British str., 1507. B. Cnx, Calcutta May 15, via Pangand Singapore 29, General. --JARDINE, BLATHESON & Co.

Juno 4:

Karunglee, British str., from Cantos. Frena, British steamer, 1.129, P. HL Rolfe, Maria June 1, General JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

Kagre Mart, Jopanero ate, 3,001, J. W Eketrand, Yakokamı May 29, General, — NIPPON YUKEN KAISHA.

Ist ho, British steamer, 1,082, A, A. Cranford, Chiakiang May 30, General.- Srzussen & Cu

Changsha, British st., 1,180, T. Moure, Kobe May 20, Genoval.-BUTTERFIELD & SwIRE.

Lovagmoon, German staamary 1,240, H Schuld. Shanghai Juna. 1, General

EMSSEN & Co.

Bormide, Italian steamer, 2,303, Costa Domanies, Bombay May 17, and Zingapore 28 General -- CARLOWITZ & Co.

DEPARTURES June 42

Goda uos cleared by the 9th Inst, pt. 4

will be subject to rent No Pro Tourance will be effected by me Whumpor, for Shanghai.

Comprend de Filipine, for Alanils in any case whiterer

Bejlwyglich; fur Jozpas All Demaged Packiger spust be loft in Fists for

damaged, fiskares must byle in the the Godinis, and a Curtificate of the des

Zinisin, för Vantonie Godown rod to cert foute of the demise age obtaued from the Godown Company centour for Shanghai,

from Yokohama for Hongkong in the waterned i un llie thistown Company reithin wahm days after the Casselnegrrival Trick 216, for Chabaudi

La ten ding vfter the resse's art in the slut lure, star which no Chuis wil be reo Haker, for Hojaan. The R A. Labomer Ferdue which no Ciums will be recognised

from Hamburg, left. Singapore for this

** - port on May 4, and rigt be aspected

pre bh ar about cần 10th May,

JARDINE SEMIESON en fused, 131–

~Hunghung, June 3, 1891

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BAITCHIS J, lo Shrigh Hunghong, Juns 8, 1901

Nuperüttendent

Housing, for Cayto

Per Hankow at 7.50: sime, on Wednes

day, the "Dich "Juño,

Per Honum, at 5 p.m., on Wednostny,

the 5th June. M

For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG.

KOK,→ Per Forours at 9 a., on Wednesday.

the 5th Jane

A For MANILA & ILOILO,

Per Sungking, at 10 on Wednes

day, the 5th June.

·For KUMCHUK & SAMSHUT

Per Tung at on Wednes.

day, the ink Juno,

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW

Per Anping Mare, at 5 pm on Wednes

day, the 5th June.

For KQEE & YOKOHAMA

Per Kangan aluru, at 5 pm. an.

Wednesday, the 5th June

For

YAP, FRIEDRICH WILHELMS HAFEN. FINSCHAFEN, HER BERTS-HOME & SYDNEY

For usatung, at 5p.m. on Thursday,

the 6th June.

For

YOKOHAMA.-

Per

Tasa Ali, at 11am, to Friday, the 7th Jona

For

HAMA.

SHANGHAI MOJI, KOBE YOKO-

VICTORIA, BC. &

SEATTLE, U.S.A

For

, at 11 am, on Friday, tha:

Por Kaya Baru, at 3.p.m., on Monday,

The 10th June,

For MANILA

For Perlay at 4p.m., on Friday, the 7th

Jane.

For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL

CUTTA -Per Cheryniu, a-2 p.m., on Saturday, the

8th June For SINGAPORE

For Rhipeus, at 11 am, un doudsy, the

10th Jone

For PORT HARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN TOWNS. VILLE BRISBANE SYDNEY, LAUNCESTON & MELBOURNE. Pur Changsha, sop.m, Modday,

the 10th June.

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL

WAY CU'S PANKPR

The

will be despat

LAUTAN LAS on WED Jarry, (with

lite feg of 10 cents

until the time of depar