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are given work, by week, or day by day to the sharehnklers, so that the shareholders have tho same information as the directors. That to tho rule with all Europosa mines: if it is not to be arried out bere, we had botter be told so

whatever it is I think it is only right that it -should be placed before the shareholders. There ura shareholders in its Treaty ports and in London-I can corroborate that statement who are anxious to know about this pro perty, and they ought to his placed cu an equal Mr. Groun-I think myself somewhat unfair- tooting with those love. If you can assuro nely trusted. Mr. Chairman. This discussion be. that you will in some way or other plane before toon Mr. Candler and Mr. Wotton is doubtless sa stalement in whatever way you decide to bevory interesting, but I asked for information the best, I think that will be the proper thing to as misther the Company was to be a gold d. It is very inconvenient to have to go to the mining or a tin mining one. office, and shareholders in Shanghai and else where cannot go there.

The CHAIRMAN-Do you nịch 'na to gix the reports to the public.

Mr. CANDLER-Mining voporta ara regularly pablished in the Financial Nates, New York Mining Herald, and other newspapers shortly after they are recited. Every mining company that has sharoolders is on the sime principle. I think there are likely to be grave abuses in suppressing information.

Mr. CANDLER-Whatshyrdholder knew, that You know yourselves that this report hus ocented a very unfavourable opinion among shuroholders generally. After the information you have deived there was no use du sending pot this re. port, and I have no doubt it has placed certain kbarthaklers

hope encersatully.

The CHATEMAN-Both, We have had very uphill work up to the present. We have had people whom we have found un- reliable, certainly itrippours so from bheir work, we have not even seen their fagas and they have loft us and gone home.

Mr. Legos- am not bringing any charge against the dircetors. What I want to know is baza we got capital enough to work gold and tin or are we going to drop one and work the other. The CHAIRMAN We suppose the capital re- quirol las teen already paid up. It was only after grevo consideration that we launched more money and Mr. Bacher expots to be ebla to produce geld bullion after an expoudituro of 310,000, I somewhat sympathise will Me. Cund- ler in his romarks about the reports, but you to very great inconvenience, know how unusual it in to this place for Information was in the pustension of tko direotors reprts

You io be made.

say rumours and should kavy been given to the shareholders.have reached you which might affect the interests Hon. P. CHATER-I have to repval Hat"; of tbone concerned, but you can always eso what- the statement mindo by Mr. Candler is perfectly over information we have at the ollos. Directors incorrect. No information had been received ( are quite willing to give all information in fhair by the directors until long after the report was power.

surd. That letter is dated Singapore, the 16th May, and that is the only report received by the directors from the manager expressing any opinion, at all events, so far as I know.

Mr. CANUGAR-1 should like to ask whether you have a latter from the manager-I learn from

Mr. GILLES-I think it would satisfy sharo holders if extracts from any latters that wore resived from the manager at the mins were mad public. I think so mneb might be naked from.

he directors.

The CHAIRMAN--In what way ?

utay sources that you have such a Intler-in Mr HILLARS-By circulating them. which he gir details with regard to nemaya made,Tho CHAIRMAN We have objection to put- eno of which are 2oth the ion, and another of rich concentrates 2 oz. to ti too.

Hoo. C. P. CHATER-What we have given Fou is all the information we hate. Mr. Becher har Bever given us any raport. exopt a private

mote to 119 Chairioso.

ting them in the papers.

Mr. CATER-I would just point out that when I was chairman and whan we expected from Mr. Stuart actual results from the wine, it was any self who proposed that as 200t as any reporta came from the mâno of an important nature they should be posted on a board sa kung p nataire the office. But that day has not coms

Mr. ACCULLOCHYou re had, tanager before Mr. Becher, have you had any opinion from 1961 is an la among start. When we thought we were on the eve of Baldurs outside that cortain information bas hon kept back from them, ant I think it would be batter to let us know whether that.is su or AL.

The CHAIRMA-Mr. Shannon voly wrote a very short lender, which while contaying aypar abla impressina, sisties in nothing had been dans at io thue. The letter only covers two slcets of payer.

M. MOCELLÓORI certainly think if that lafter monroys any information, the shareholders shouki hare it.

M. CANDUER Of course the question is not what the directors or any, of thein link to plan before shareholders. It is their duty to moniate the information, they are pat, and ija for the shareholders to form opinions as to Choir value, al if they make mistakes they have

faemselves be blame.

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getting good results Mr. Stuart Inft. Then = her a cate and now Mr. Booher. Tha dirselors have no object in concealing any- thing from the shareholders. The why these letters were not patlished is that they were so approximate enly that if we wore to give them in the report and people had acted on them, the directors might have been blamed for girlng very exaggerated reports, and so it was arranged that tho Chairman might allade to them at the mooting and to the private lafter he had received.

M. CANDLER-It is the case with a number of mines that the reports issued. (halare holders are only approximate. It is the hope deferred that roully parries on the majority of mineant the present day. To say that you would voty soud-a cirectae when yon gat information The CHATEMAN-We dil receive a letter, that you julgut important would be to work on Helmets Fenal which were betaally in typos different principle to mainos in ether parts of and wers to be put in the report but the world. There is only one other question to seeing the unanisfactory nature of the tests und | aek. I understand from the Chair that you baring Mr. Becher that alterations were hare $90000 left. · to bo malo.we did not wish to place anything indefinité before the shareholders

Mr. Worun-Directors are often blamed for giving incorrect information to their ataraboiders. ME CAPOLER-I do not think that diretora are often blame. They contrive to blame the manager, unfortunately.

The SCRETARY the reud de letter which is as follows:-

CHAIRMAN-Quite so, in the rough,

ME. LYALL-If no one-bas any further re- marks to make I beg to propose the accounts and report be passed.

Mr. Vatnos seconded. “

Carriel unanimously.

Mr. CANDLER- hare a suggestion to make, Mr. Chairman, which I will leave to the lagretion

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FRIDAY, 25th May, EXPORT GARGOTĘ, Pur. xtnamship Ancona, sailed on the 19th May-Fer London-65,097 lbs. congon, 313,092 be. caper, 32,043 lbs scentad orange pekos, 1,011

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of the ditaetors. When the manager arrives pazba obrta, 150 packages tea, in transit, 33 bales Harowith her to present the figures souneated sibly Leuld give some informuios to the share- with the receu trial working of your slam bustoryholders and I think it might be a good idea to And so ramlee or the conclusions to be drawn call a shareholders mooting. I do not say that it from the returns and the nature of the surfernur is necessary. I leave the matter in the bands of quarts. The total quantity of quartz erested is about the directors. 80 tons, the Took being obtained an mest easily go from the enbhish heap of the Chinese mine on which the tramway from the book of this mill, and from the tumsel in the cross lock at the sad of this tram- way, mostly friable white quartz with some sulphurets

The CHAIRMAN-I see no objection to that. I think it would be a very desirable thing.

Mr.CAMA proposed, and Mr. Arcan gooondod, that the appointment of Mr. Wotton to the

Curried nem. CO

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May For New York via Suez Canal-rolis For steamship Altanower, sailed on the 19th wetting, 1 casa silks, 100 packages joss-sticks, and 1 packages merchandise.

Per German basque F. H. Drews, sailed on bo 19th May-For San Francisco-231 pack-

Mr. BARLOS proposed that Masara. G. S. Cox-agos ratan, 75 cases broken onssia. 50 gases on and F. Henderson be elected auditors for the eurront year.

Mr. HOLMES seconded, and the motion was carried without oppositing..

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25th May, 1948, 19.

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The barometer is beginning lu fall in the auth botis tal vering in ¿bo nurth. Cu a list rather esot and dry weather peruit, but it is very luut to Luzon bail in Tuaqua.

W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Olmervatory, 25th May, 1882

MËTBOBOLUGICAL REGISTER.

of iron and araonic and oxides of iron. The gold abboard of directors be confirmed. tained from aranlgens on plutes nounts to 2 vz., L ritiqulovely small proportion of dwb, or 12 grains per ton. Bank at samls, roughly estimated at about Atars, wore collected which say 10 dwt. of gold

casin liga, 20 pieces ship's plank, 209. pieces bellion per tu representing a saving of only 10 per

ship's loga, 373 bags tapiocs, 61 balos gambier, nont,, of the original ore in the shape of but slightly enriched material hardly to u tuned concentrates.

15 bules goatskine, 43 packages medicine, 305- packages tea, d61 boras ront flour, 1,184 caseB The failiage appear by essay to be considerably poorer than the muiginal quarts, but it must be remembered Mr. CANDLER-If that couclades the busi. samshoo, 12.200 bags rice, 2.023 boxes uut ei, that the sampling and of the seran palp was trys of the mosting I beg to propose a hearty 11 packages fire rackers, 170 bags bsans, 550- not systematio, the trial are made are to best the vote of thanks to the Chairman.. I'an afraid I boxes soy, 61 boxes tobacos, 60 bexas chinaware, work of the stomp than tha" orn. It must also 29

and 3.129 packages marahandise. hura bega isonewhzat troublesome with the nu- taken i

into asideration thut, tho protgusting gop.

Per American ship. Pactatur, sailed on the, per plater are in a had condition from loot and bor of questions I have put, but I trust the 23rd-may-For San Francisco20,678 bags d

Th has not bad tinn begets working surface. The have hava received in the same spicit in which evident cousins from cheau result is, tirally, that they were asked, merely for the interests of there 925 boxes oil. 2202 pabiezgan Rameline, 577

The vote was carried by acclamation, and the

such poor auringo quartz is quita nfit for milling; shareholders. newoodly, that the gold contained even in ricber era of- the sum quality of quarks is not to be extracted by sions plate sunleamation; and thirdly, that such testing separated.

rough methods as banket inblen afford are not adapted for the excentration of the Auriferous alpharote. In qualifcution of the inak stato nont I must admiḥ thit our blankot tables are not by any means.perfect either in proportion or grade and that the mill bande have not yet learnt how to handle the blankate and their charges of concentrates. The trial sample of the righer quartz and shale lode staff from the hot tom of Chinesa minn, waxay No. 2, was treated by pan amalgamation giving very conclusive rainb Ten pris. of thiạ was bandornshed and ground in the pan amalgamitor for many hours with a-plautis Fal addition of merauty. A copiona formation of walgam took place, which proved to be a hand cong

LATE TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams, taken from paper brought on by the French unil, aro feller than those repived direct on the same subjects --

LORD WOLSELEY AND LORD SALISBORY ON THE ARMY.

Harompter

Gengunktire

Discellon of wa ̈ ̈ Force of wind Weather

packages soy, 250 bales engsta, 4,179 rolla mat-

aug. 329 packages ten, and 7.896 packages mer Rai

cbazdise.

Far American ship Titan, sailed on the 25rd. May For New York-11.064 rolls matting, 7,25% packages firo crackers, 888 paokuges cassia, 20 cases palia-leaf fans, 100 gsaka soy, 100 pack- ages ruttan-roods, 30 cases essential oil, 28 casesS preserves, 39 cases chinaware, 23 ones wooden- ware, and 199 packages merchandise.

For steamship Ava, sailed on the 24th May — For Continent-266 balus silk, 75 cases silks, 35 bales cocoons, 100 basss galleats, öll gases star- anissed, 22 packages sundries, 8,150 lbs, hyson. In the House of Lord, Lord Valssley, prefas 2200 lbs. oongoo, and 220 lbs. gropowder,

LONDON, 16th May.

tamination of the moreaty with arsenin, yielding bobing Lis romarka by stating that he had no inten- For London-16 bales sile, 7 case silka, & cases

tion of attasking the present Ministers perseculesssatial oil, and 49 packages copper.

little gold. The same ampla on hondwashing gieldat

a result squal to 7 dwt per ton of fros soarse goldly, said he must uphold the news he expressed and a fair quantity of courantrataa pauaying very

rich (aasay No. 6, showing 31. which represented last month at the Banquet to Sir John Pender,

another 7 dwt., total yiefd 14 wk, per ton. the assay being two os. Whilst thoroforo this cre is andḥabted by rich and valuable there is no sogelusion passiblą bus that it is highly refractory and will used sugat careful and scientific treatment. The quartz saraplod in No. Sia of unperior quality, and the existence of

and he now maintained that the Military ro sources of the country ure Inadequate to guaran tee the safety oven of London, and that the Army is now twenty thousand moa balow what it was in 1860; he bad often boon tempted to re-

aach oroin pag streaks through the load in alone asign bat had refrained in view of the nubility

mass promising inlication (yield 2 or 12 darts,) war rasting dup, exploration, à small chance sample gave a good show on wathing free gold, and I am how preparing larger sampiea from the samo voir. Reminding you that we are at the present kaķin the first stages of our trial operations cationing you to pay more attention to my dehatians tá in to vague combisiota which the figures of my assay may gainformed publio against their superiors. gost, and promising yon zuoto restit by anther mil, Imo.

of suola acourse, but would now leave the decision

in the hunds of Lord Balisbury.

Lord Salisbury accepted Lord Wolstoy's dis claimer in regard to attacking Her Majesty's Ministers, but said, that appeared to him to be the only object when oflcers appealed to the

Mr. CANDLER-I de not think we should hava get that information if I had not saked for it.

The CHLADKAN-It was intended to have it in the report but it was thought it might come

better from the chair.

ME STANHOPE ON THE DEFENCES.

LONDON, 10th May.'

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THE TITLE IS

THE LEGACY OF CAIN,

From a poresal of the early fixion of the MS. of "Tas Leracy of Cain," wa KOD AUTO GIT Readors that the Story of a most adsorbing charneler.

THE LEGACY OF CAIN, Be Wrth COLLINS,

Author of "The Woman in White, Jerebel's Daughter." "The Moonstone Heart and Stience." "The Evil Genies," &c., &c.

Commenced Publication in the Daily Prean,

on 14th April, 1998,

till the conclusion is reached.

does not apply to through fares from China au! And au Instalment will appear each Saturday 7 an to Europe.

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Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japas Ports. and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Points by the regalar Steamers of the Paco CoART

STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers.

Through Possage Tickets grauted to Eag- land, Francu, and Germany by all trans-Atlantis

linci of SteamIES.

First-class Fares granted as follows:- To Vancouver & Victoria Moxicau $160.00. To San Francisco ............ 175.00. To all Coumoz. Peints in

in Catada

and the United States....

To Liverpool....

To London..

200.00.

..... 200.00. 303.06.

* There will be no Launch on Monday and........... Friday, on account of esaling.

The abora Time Table wil be strictly adhered to except under unavoidable circumstance. In case of atress of weather, due notice will be given of ony stoppages

(29

THE FORESHORE RECLAMATION.

PLAN VICTORIA showing the pro jected RECLAMATION— may he hid at the Daily Press, Office, and from the Book. sellers. Price, 31.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1888.

NOW READY.

1889

FOR THE DESK,

To other European Points né proportiounts ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR, rates. Epecial reduced rates granted to Ooors 9th of the Array. Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be abtained on application.

E.N.E INDO.CHINA BTHAM NAVIGATION.

1.-BAROMETRE endved to 2 degrees Fahrenheit at: tire levele en is nebes, tenths til hundredth

2.-ZEMPERATZna in the shade is degrees Fahrenkeit.

- in percentage of maturation, the bukëty of air saturated with moisture being 100.

4.-IRECTION OF TEE WIND to two points.

-FORCE Gr tan Wern asemedies to Herofort Beale 6.-BRZ OF IS WEATHER: B. kuo sky; C. „ditsebod cloude: Duzinzing sin; F.fog; (.gloomy; H.ball; £5gbc= ging: 0.Dreij P. passing obswort: Q. &qually; Krit; 8. snow; 7, thunders V. dicit,

_dew (wet). 7-R in luebes, kontra and

W. DOBERUX, Hongkong Observatory, 25th May, 1858,

MOTHER SEIGEL'S · OPERATING `·

PILLS.

9/117

FOR CONSTIPATION, SLUGGISH

8.77

LIVER, &c.

..8.85

Bank Billa, on demand.... Credits, 60 days' sight ......

.703 .....74

U

2221

2224

ON BONDAY.

An important deputation of members of the House of Commons waited upon the Secretary of Site for War in connection with the subjects ON

to be referred to the Royal Commission on the naval and military resources of the Empire. Mr.

autos in replying to the deputation reviewed. ON

Mr. LOOK-Iuld like to ask whether the Pajam and Sanghie Dua Samantan Mining the messines which are pending for the prove Compsary is a gold mining Company or a tin is-seat of the defences of porte, and notably of ing Company.

London, which will render an attack from the The CEATEMAN-Both.

Mr. LEGGE-The reason I ask a haze river impossible. Government was making ar

And nothing about gold in the report, while in paragraph 6 you say "The tin industry bas

Totographie Transfe Bruk, on demand

CALCUTTA

Talographie Transfer

Bank, on domand SHAHAL

"Dank, at sight? ........ Private, 30 days' sight

HARES.

Quotations are:-- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank per vent. premium, buyers.

YNLIKE many kinds of cathartic medicines, do not make

you feel worse before you feel better. Their operation is gentle, but thorough, and unattended with disagreeable affecta, such as naares, griping pains, &o

BEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS are the best family physic that has over busa Shares-150 discovered. They cleanse the bosala, from all Union Lasuranos Society of Canton, Limited-irritating substances, and leave them in a healthy

$£6 per share,

$68 per share. ·

North China Ineurance-Tis, 280 per share, Yangtare Insurance Association-Tĺs. 103 per

share.

rangements for the organization of a third arty corps composed of regalars and militio supported by volunteers for the protection of the country not yet been opened up. The illness or landwards. The scheme for this purpose, the Stuart aul latterly the death of Mr. Shannon, Secretary for War said, relies to a great extent detailisä Mr. Scaife at Pabjom (which is a cuon the patriotism of the volunteers. Mr. Stan China Traders Insurance Company's Shares— aiderable distance from Samanta) and prevented hope said that it was intended to supply to the him taking this business in hand until guite Volunteer Artillers 250 gans of light calibre lately. Mr. Hacher locks upon this part of the and 2 heavier guns. „company's concession as bring a very important portion of the properly, und from a dying lu apection, he made of the place in February list, ho considers the prospect for tin work- ing encouraging," Tin, as fon know, in London was a short time aga £160 and it is now 20. I show like to know whether the Com- pany intende carrying on the production of tin

or gold.

Ton

Mr. CANDLER Before you reply, sir. I would remark that struck me also as realist. devote a whole paragraph to tin bat say nothing about any information you have as to gold.

Mr. WOTTONZ atould like to know whether Mr. Candler brings this charge against the dis i rectors of keeping back information sa having been dons willally or only as slightly irregular. He dwells so much upon these roports on the ines haing kept back. I should like to know whether he bring this as a barge against the directors.

Mr.CANDLER-Certainly not.

3. WOTION Then yon bato had sufficient auswar why theas reporte warn not placed in the hands of the public and the shareholders. They wers only business letters and could be used for at the meating. It was the intention of the directors to put a patios in the report that any letters or papers which would give information to the shareholders might be seen at the meeting, At the last moment it was thought more gradent that the information should be giren zien asked for at the meeting. As far as I can see, Mr., Candler has nothing to complain of. He comes

TO MY BOY.

Thou of the simond yar! Reveller in chronic liar (Think not that I dospice

If I abage thee); List, while I sing thy praise, For, since I'll pass my dayo Near thee, thy playful ways

Only amuse me. What if thou yourly try Make me baiare that thy Mother "bare makes dio,”

Laying the orphau? Tuke thy week's leave od po Knowing that I wek know 'Mathers don't perish so

Aurally--often.

What if my monthly bills Come, like all wordly ille, Not singly, as do pills,

But in battalions; bre thou hadst learnt to stond Aquouzera took thee in hand,

- Taught by Confacing and

Other scallions.

What if my under-clothes, Silken and woolles be

here and he asks for information, which he mighty coloba enake have had by applying" for it before, and be gets ↑ what he wants.

Mr. CANDLE-In reply to Mr. Wotton I would state that it is not the duty of share- holders to apply for information. It is the duty "of the directors to send it to them. The dires-

tors are the servanta of the shareholders.

Mr. WOTTON-There was nothing in the bands of the directura, to enable them to give that information.

Mr. CANDLER-There are mines that have not been paying for tuirty years of which returns

-Winter nid autum?---

Let it be understood ", They're for our cominon good,

I knew that matters stood

· “Idan, when 1 bought 'eri.

What if I am BWANA That in thy pantry lale Water's andommon pare,

Wything's a bother ;-

Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$175 par

share.

condition.

►

The best remedy axtant for the bane of our iron-constipation and sluggish liver.

Thane Pills provent fovers and all kinds of sickness, by removing all poisonous matter from

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 148 the bowels. They operate briskly, yet mildly,

per share.

Canton Insurance Offes, Limited-873 per without any pain.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Siares-

share.

8326 per share.

per share.

COMPANY LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALCUTTA

THE Company's Steamship ·

"WINGSANG," Captain St. Crair, will be despatcher ne ahore OF WEDNESDAY. the 30th inst, at THREE

P.M.

Thia steamer has Superior First Class Ac commodation specially constracted to meet the requirements of tropical climates.

Fur Freight or Presage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1888.

1990

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NINOPO, CITEPOO, NEWCHWANG,TIENTEIN, HANKOW, and Ports on the YANOTSZK). THE Company's Steamship

TH

"BELLEROPHON,"

Conzalar furnices to ancompany Cargo des Lined to Points in the Enited States, should be sent to the Company's "Offices addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, Diskriet Fraight Agant, Vaus Conver, B.C.

Freight will be received on Board until 4 P.M. on the 31st May.

All Parcals must be sent to our Office and should bo marked to address in fall; and the same will be received by us until a PM. the day prosious to sailing.

For information to Passage or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents.

18

Heugkong, 16th May, 1888.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, AND LONDÓN; AZSO, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, & AUSTRALIA.

N.B.—CARGO CAR DE TANKER ON TARBOGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, TRIESTE,

HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM Captain Guthrie, will be despatched as above VERONA," Caplein M. de Home, with NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steraskin

OL WEDNESDAY, the 90th ínst.

Fer Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1888.

THE "DEN

LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR YOKOHAMA,

British Steamer

Her Majesty's Mail, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct via SUEZ CANAL and must Porta of cail on SATUR 986 DAY, the 2nd June, at NooON.

Captain Webster, will be despatched se ubore "BENLAWERS.”

about the 31st instant...

Cargo will be rosived on bol until 4. Parcals and Specie (Gold) at the Office until P.M., on the day beforo sailing.

For further particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the EEXTNADYAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.

In RRD AND BLACK.

IN RED IMITATION MOROCCO Cast, PRICE UNE DOLLAR,

KELLY & WAjsh. W. BrewEK, LANK, #KAWFORD KÜSI

WRITE FOR CIRCULAR.

LEUCUS TRADE LISTS OF ALL

COUNTRIES in 36 VOLUMES.

Among the Books now in the Press are: Yob. 27 & 27A ENGLAND, SCOTSAND, and IRELAND, Price 45. They contain, besides complete TRADES LETS of all places in the United King.. dom. Specini Lists of Merchant Shippers, with their Specialities and Export Markets,"

Complate Price List post free. Agents wanted in all parts

C. LEUCHS & Co, Beaver OPFICE, 17, BARRETT'S GROVE, LONDON, N.

Established 1784.

1510 NOW ON SALE.

HOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland

Trade Report for the Year 1897.

Price, Tx DOLLAER.

apply at the Daily Press Office. Hongkong, Juneary. 18.

THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST: A MONTELY RECORD OF INFORMATION FOR PLANTERS OF

Tea, Cacao, Cinchona, Coffee, Indiarubbor Bagar, Palms, Cotton, Gardamom, Kolo, Cooe, Cinnamon, Natmoga, Fibrous Plants, and other Products suited for Cultivation in the Tropics. Fallistol at Observer Office, Colombo,Daylon

Abs For an acured position in its large THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST

circulation in Ceylon, Southern and even Cen- tral and Northern India, the Straits Settlements, Hamstra, Java, Borneo, Northern Australia, Queousland, Central America, Natal, Mauritius, From all sub-tropical and the West Indies. planting settlements we have had cordial ap proval of the publication and an encouraging mosauro of support, The English Indian and Colonial Press tave spoken in commandatory terms of the 7. A., as also Direstore of Public Gardous from Sir Joseph Hooker, FR,S. downwards, and so have all planters.

The Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment. For Freight or Passage, appis, to

Shippers are particularly requested to vote GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

the terms and conditions of the Company's Agents.

Dlock Bills of Lading. 999 Hongkong, 24th May, 1888:

E. L. WOODIN,

Superintendent Hongkong, 23rd May, 1889.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

U. E. MAIL LINE. - PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH 29 NEW YORK, VIA OYER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND BAN FRANCISCO.

THE U. S Mai Stakmer "CITY OF NEW YORK" will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yekelama, on SATURDAY, tha Bik June, at THREE P.M., taking Passo gera and Freight for Japan the United States

and Europe.

Thrangh Bills of Lading issued for ears. porta to Yokohamas and other Japan Ports,

Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central anal South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamɔra.

NOTICE.

11

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ. PORT SAID, BRINDISI GENOA ANTWERF, BREMEN, AND HAMBURG

t

FORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC FORTS, ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAL TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,

PORTS,

J

No planter should be without it.

Subscriptions, including postage in advance: £1 SterlingRapees 16 Dollarg, Bingle sopios 2s, or BI, buck copies 3s. or R1. Any one of the four volumes completed, bound in cloth, lettered, with comprehensive index, for £ 16. (or R16), carriage prepaid.

As a medium for English, American and. Australian ADVERTISEMENTS of goods

the Straits Settlements, Java, aud West Indion or connected with agricature, the Tropical

If you take a severe cold, and are threatered to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN suitable for the tropica, India, as well as Caylon China Fire Insurance Company's Bhares-872 with a foror, with pains in the head, back, and of the United States, vil Ovariand Railways, to

limba, one or two doses of

SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS $25 DO. Straits Fire Insuranos Company, Limited-will beak up the sold and prevent the fovar.

$19, ex div.

Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-

Hongkong and Whampas Dock Company's A costed tongue, with a brackish lasta, is!

Shares-32 per cont. prem. Hongkong, Canton, and Msewe Steamboat Co. caused by foul matter in the stomach. A few

doses of

Shares 8105 per cent. prom Indo-Chinn Sten Navigation Co.'s Shures-

12 per cent. discount

HEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS

Thrungh Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic loss of Steamers.

Firat-olass Fares granted as follows Te San Francisc

.$200.00 To San Francisno and return, 2

830.00 available for 6 months. To Liverpool....

To-London

SHNO DO

..... 825.00

Te other European points at proportionate

THE COMPANY'S STEAKERS WILL CALL AT Agricolturist stands unrivalled, the work being SOUTHAMPTON 20 LAND PASSENGERS oonstantly in the hands of Native as well as Ere- AND LEGGAGE.

ropean and American agriculturista. Being a Monthly Periodical, the Tropical Agriculturisi N.B-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THEGUGH lies on the table and is very often referred to

BILLS OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL during sech month. PLACES IN RUSSIA.

Chjus and Mavila Steamship Company, Limited will cleanse the stomach, remove the bad taste.rates. Special redvoed rateu granfed to Offers CARGO will leave this Fort as aboTA, CALLING implemouts, &c., used in tropical (tes, sagar

255 per share.

Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$53 per and restore the appetite and with it bring good of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the AT GENDA.

.share.....! Hongkong Gas Company's Sheres—§1,35 per

share.

health.

Oftentimes disease, or partially decayed food, Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 por cances dicknes, unasso, and diarrhgos. If the Chics Sugar Refining Company, Limited-3145 bowels are cleansed from this impurity with

per share, salen.

#laze.

Luzon Sugar Rotining Company, Limited-451

per sharo, sales.. Hongkong Ice Company's Bhares-$99 per

stare.

Hongkong and China Bakary Company, Limited

-196 por share.

--$20 per sbars.

dose of

Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer. F.L.S., C.M.G.,, Assistant Director of Kew Gardous, writing of N WEDNESDAY the 6th.day of June. the T. A., refers to it as an astonishing re

1888, at 4P., the Company's Steamship "NECKAR,"

Captain H. Supmer, with portory of everything relating to the economie

botany of the East" NALES, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and

For the sale of plants, seede, machinery

Imperial Chinens Customs, to be obtained on Cargo will be received on Board not:14P.M.,

Shipping Orders will be granted till Neos, fibres, &c.) agriculture, zo better advertising

medium exista. application.

Specie and Parcels until 3 PM, on the 5th Passengers, who have paid fall faro,

Rates for Advertisements. [words to line? sabarking at San Francised for China er Japan one, 1912. (Farcels are not to be sent yn 12 lines and ander par Line... On. id. (8 anuas).

08 (7 a estont of 10% from Return Fars. This fee). Contents and Value of Packages at Quarter Page (once) 17. HA) 5 per cent off for

(or vice versa) wilhin one year, will be allowed Board; they must be left at the Agency's Above traire allowance does not apply to through fares from

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and Whole | China, and Japan to Europe.

Freight will be received on board until 4 r. Darries a Doctor and Stewardess.

For Further Particulars, apply to the day previons to sailing, Parcel Packages will be recaired at the Oceant & rar sang

MELCHERS &`Co, Aginta day all Parool Packages should be marked tai

Hongkong, 14th May, 1888. address in full; valtio of same is required..

Consular Invoices to #000mpany Cargo destined to polute beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the | THE. Coiany's Oslees in Baled Ea valepes, vidrasol American Ship

SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS, those disagremble offsuts will vanish,, and good health will result..

Perak Tin Mixing and Smelting Company. SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS Punjon and Burghie. Dua Samantan Mining prevent ill-sects from exons in eating or Company, Limited-$12 per share. drinktag. A good dose at bedtime renders Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tha: 18 Fer

ahare.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-

united-$50 per share, buyera

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-80 per cent.

premium, ex dir. buyers,

a person At for business in the merilug,

Thess Pills, being Bugar-coated, are pleasant

to take. The disagreeable taste common to most pilla in obviated."

to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 504, Queen's Bond Central.

C. D. HARMAN Agent. Bengkong, 21st May, 1 699,

required.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

"PACTOLUS,"

Half

I

H

21 BR17 shoh additional

52 R24) lcsertion.

For long contracts, special reductions Communications respecting advertisements.

and

subscriptions may be addressed to

17

A. M. & J, FERGUSON, Colombo,

or Agente in all parts of the world. "Hongkong Dally Press Offee.

JAPAN GAZETTE,

TOKOHAMA

■TAVING bệm appointed Aurer in HONG- KONG and SOUTH CHINA for the Japan Japan Gazelda Summary," and "Hong Liat," Orders for Subscriptions and Advertisments will be ́roccived at this Offof.

Jongkong Daily Press Office,

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1873,

Burnham, Master, will load here for this above Gazelia, Post, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Ca Hongkong, 7th April, 1888.

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