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THE HON KONG DAILT PREES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1898.

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tlemen, Moss, Escher and de lyke, to survey disabled; as it was, she was crippled chough to the Bar and make a report and stimate of the let the etymon get clear, and the latter driving coat of clearing the channel. Those gentlemens hard na possible rashed, cat to sa. About gave a very clear and lacid specfication of the am the mat the Trocketang, an old wooden gun-. works they considered necessary. We may say, boat, which turned round on sighting her and that the report was in accordaniwith the well. tried to get back to China at a speed of 8 kots. known principles of river bydratics, and the About the same time she passed the Koushing method proposed won sai lar to that carried to boul in, and with a few flags Capt. Fong accretul ezding by the late Captain Eades in mig here gaveil her for her 14 knots acan have taker her aloar, but the entrance to the Mississippi Tho estimate would prepared for the work was under two hundred the sowardly scoundrel ht her pass in to and coventy-five thousant trels. Mars Escher meet with a dreadful fate. It was Fong Poh Thr rad de Ryke, being strangers to Skaughai, kien special duty to auis and guard these btshiga bit if the Koroshing updy went in and -underestimate many of the item,

nearly doubling the estimate we arrive at occuped the Japanese for a short time, he cared nothing for what might happen to her after. say, hol a millon teels na cost of i practical scheme, involving an anual for The Yoshine getting repair, the Aaiun and interest of 35,000 taele, an sgainst ten times Abdushima entning from their search up

Mesars. the gulf, the quadro sindo ohaco aftor Tua 10 that amonut in our now Bunto.

the foyen, but coming up with the Teno- Bechor and de Ryke's plan templated the

The height of nisan sceleris, feet, shores:re of berieterrätaed, from the making.wo of the present Junk Channel; and hian and Koushing gare Fong the chance

tia and the only question to be asked in thether or not he atod. He still kept is surrender signal goat the koalowa Pils thatory, and los firing, and for out at sa that night the Lower-water drdancy Spring-Tiles, to whics datums The the curves are excessive? For our

heights in thera Tables are referred, 13,87 text is 10 1970. part, and speaking after a als study of the Tencio Mars, from Hakodate to Talu, was

berite fu the nine mrked wih s witve (

•are Iloai Lowar-wider Uralcu Bprin-Tiles, and shonlin various projects advanced, we no objection surprised to see a war-yemal with large Japanese

When the subtractart from the constant given aleret on this sera A very simple ablation, when fing lying steaming rapidly west. we know the relocity, and the water required conel was clear the Fetching got out to sen and to pass, enables us to plat the rose rection at wors to Weihaiwel as rapidly se possibly. She uny point. The Enes prapors do not fond saw he Koushing, bat toote to warn her, as themselves to the formation of die banks on he vue sua before she sand get down, The the gouvex bonds, nor excosrite wusic on the Teigsen gut to Weihaiwel in a horrible state st Wo trust we shall be no mero of daylight, having lost cors and 1men this last innocent and phild-like suheme to killed. A chase must have been started, as a Hadillo de port with a zenital piece of Japmese rale pursued the Fetching into. inutility.

Wedinci, and then tamod round.N. 0. Daily News.

COR CAVO.

THE 250 OF JULİ, 1894.'

own

We have received the following" nocount of what is generalix rearded as the actual col. moncomont of the lots war between China nad Japan from an Hinglishman, who was an eye- witness of much foat is described. He says that these notes are the result of hard stay and the interviewing of many sen, foreigner Chinees, and Japanese, and they santain the most truth that will grar be known about that

fatal 25th of July, 1894.“

THE. WEATHER:

CHINA COAST METEOIOLOGICAL REGISTER, SEPTEMBER, AT 4 PM,

STATION.

roti to sea.

Wladivostock. 29.31 37 Tukio

20.50 Nagasak Shanghai

9.87

Sharp Teak... 293 Amoy Swalow Canton

Jongkong... Victoria Irak.

Macao.

20.08

Gap Rock 28.07 Haiphong Balti

29.00

THE OPENING OF HUNANA

TURKE FORTS TO BE TESBABLY OPENED. We are in receipt of telegraphie advies that the French gaabout Lufia is expected back in Hankow in a day or two, after her successful bisou to the Fungting Lake, the waters of whi hayo thus for the first time bec ploughid by foreign mun-of-war. She will be at hanghai in tight or nine days. Her captain and learn went share and inspected the facilties for trade at Clingle-fo and Yachow fut there appears to laste been insufficient water for the gunboat to go up to Changels, Manils 29,63 the provincial capital, just now. The visitor Capes. „James we received with goat civility, and up to part Intet advices there was no demonstration such Wladivostock. as would have justiñesi the enforcement, of the Tukio very emphatic orders which the gallant, com- Sagaeki... muter of the Latin, had received. It was shangtou sail that she world namedly be attacked by Sharp Peak: the fanatical, Hunaness, oil her commander Amoy

20.01 had: Instructions in net rent to open Swatów, Braspon nay assailants without mercy. This Chatoy

Hongkong (297) fact the Chiuese were made aware of. aud Lento, no dottuk, their pleasant demeanour Victoria Peaks. Doubtless the

recent pedition of-three Gap Rock

Macao

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

118885452TTREEK

sw Gor 19 A.M.

SRN SEPTEMBER

29.52 63 106) S

29.67

29:70 29.06

92112838241

4.35

On the 3rd at 10.45 am. A depression, ap- pears to be situated rear the Basher Channal Forecast Barvinster falling: moderate N.W. winds: fair.

Parenter Terpentare.....

unity

HONGKONG REGNIER.

Trerions

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1. AE À 7.3.

·29.03.

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Weather

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Highest open air temperaturo the d Lower hon air temperatam titbe ad

On the 3rd nk Roon. Bo Drum botol. At p The typhoop appears to be moving, ...or

-RACEdoor to 84 degan Faker. at en

1 TEMPERATOan in the shade in agrees Fahrerheit 3.KUMIDITY la parecting

of karmilot, tän hauidity of

sir turbod veltházòlatrré poờng

TERCTION or 5ua Waco tu te points.

detaloj

· A--TOUCH DETAs Wan sosorengo Beaufort Bende.

STATE OF THE WELCARD: bina sky; cleachd drinning win f g glosy h. hail; 1 Eghtatug overzet; p. pasaligally, rain; « mow; t. thunder.. visibly dew (wt).

G. FIGG,

* Abkant.

Hongkong Observatory 3rd September, 1893.

About the 20th of July, 1901 & large force was despatched from Taken in the transporte under the Chinese dog to Telangkon and places near the Yals. At the same lime a separate expedition made up of about 3000 Anki men was sent to a part of Kores at least 260 miles to the oauth of the Yalu, landing at a place nailed Asun, a pretty title barbar at the head of the Princ Jorome Gulf andred by the Chi- nese 39 the most senvenient post for their campa at Ngain, a little to the south of Seoul. A small leot, part of the Polyung squadron, wasstationed there to assist at and if necesary to cover the dismbarkation of the troops. It consisted of tho Tilyuen, 2,300 tons, 3 grus, Capt. Feng Tob-kien, the Keanggit, 1000 tons, 2 guna big French cruisers up the river ako pr Capt. Liu Xia-che, and the voiynen, 1,200 red the way for the little Latin, naiphong

Bolinao tons, 4 guns, Capt. Hyang-fu. For this ex-

and convinced the firmon lent Chang Chih-tung

Manila pedition thres stoners war the British and his friends further up thot there

Cape S. Juros Beg wore saiacted.. The trens, with the soni:

task-very formidable fore behind the French wander of it, General Ching, and 1,200

boat. It is almost ected that three, porta non, leaving Take at Jay, got safelyChangsha, Chengtoh, and Yachow-shall be landed on the hil and are joined opted to foreign trade. It is believed that the the Commander-in-Chief, Yeh Chih-chao, at Bish gunboat Firebrand, which Inft Hankow Ngashan that night, just after the Japanese some days after we annuated the object of had emetoaced the war. The Feicking with the Latin's mission, has gone into the Tang, Colonel Fong Len-chien aut 600 man, tilleryting Luko to hire a froudly eyes, upon tien ponics, and stores, milling en fis 22nd, artised | Frachman's doings, but no fear she will forg on the 24th, and during the night also lauded bem, too late to see very inek. Stil we are everything safely. On the 24th the Heigen to think that the hill has been taken, at cruising in the gulf, got serine news, from

wo should welcome the bint oppning of the I.MLS Archer, which vessel was taking the prerinos by the two Foxers who have, either naws to China. In this crition state of affairs together or singly, hitherto opened all the rust the senior offer, Capt. Jog, maticns to of Chins to the world's commerce and inter avoid any conflict with the pancsa, as such.

coase,China Gazette were his most special instegetious, ordered the Heiyuen, an old nad slow cases, to leavo that night at 9 o'clock sul crossing over to The north amongst the islande, she made a rondavons rear Pingyang, te valt for the other two. At daylight or about 5 a.m. on the 25th, the Teiyuen and Kuangyu weighed witl proceeded, as Cap Fong declared, to sook for the Koushing. Hut of the officers who had been working hard all tight had turned in to sleep. During the night n man-of-war without lights had lain outable the vzefs for some. hours but nothing was thought of it by the Chinese. The Tużynen und Kuangyu with everything prepared for so were cruising slowly down the gulf, whos about 6 am, ä Japanese squadron was sighted steaming up the gulf in the direction of Asam and not Chomulyo, but aron to his the Chinese attached no inport- auco. Under the command of Admiral T'subai, this splendid squadron wis made up of the Yoshino Kan 1,150 tons, 2 knots, Captain Kawam, Navúca, 1,050 tons, 1 Imola, Captain Togo, and the Akitauskima, 3,90 tona, 18 Yusts, Captain Kamimura. These ships, of the west modern type of crnir, had large gu and a great number of quick-firing - and machine guns. The Chinese were keeping on the south side of the gulf, which shawls out for any ales and has obi of sual banks, little islands, and roofs. The Japanese with harger skips had to keep movin the contre of the gulf, and in single volume ne abead they passed tho Chiness as some alkance. Fighting was the last thing thought of in the Peiyang quadron, and to the conferation of the Chinoso, each Japanese ship delivered a broad- sido in going by, but doing lille or no damage, and while the enemy sought for the boat way to close in the shond water, the Chinese cleared for action, which took about half an hour. The Krangyu was the first to reply with a couple of 12 eta, guns, and from first to last Captain Tui fought with great gallantry with the little ane he bed. The Tsigau, bigger and more complicated, took more time, the steam turning gear of the guns had to be get to work, gun coreta, obains and serows elesed Kway, amauni tios got up: at length she returned the fire with more or leys antess from her two forward 21 cm; and her aft 1. guns. The eneng, Ending that the Chituse woolit not throw up the sponge without à try for it again opened fro, but with no effect. The engagement now becanie a manning Bght, the Chinese steaming, fast down the gulf and as the water deepared it gave the enemy a chance to pat nesrar. The Trigumisading and going. about 13 kuole was gradually leaving the Kwangy, going about 1 ts. In vain Fong signalled to Lau Keep station oqually vein for Lin to answer, "At your speed I cannot The Kuangyü, always a completăó failure in Chin, Sitges

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3. FALOOSEN & Co.'s Tower, Sept. 3rd. Barometer & A....29.76 Thern A.M. (Wet binb) 8 Barqueter i P.M...29.70 Thermir.(Wet bal) 82 Barometer 4 P.M...£9.63 Therm.4.x. (We: bull) 81 Thermom: 9 A.M...87 Thera Maxianna 90. Thoro. 1 ...90 Therm Minimaro (over Thermom4P 90.

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SHIPPING REFORTS. – The British steamer Erolden, from Maniks | 31st August had anodera S.W. winds and squally weather with S.Wewell to Pratis From there to port fresh esiorly wind used high

bom sea...

The British atomer Hong Bong, frem Bang

kok 24th August, and Koha-chang 27th, had

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fresh 8. momsoon and quilly weather to Cape Ralar; thence finia Weather and winili to Faracal roofs; there to port strang winds from N.W. to N. tid hard.squalle.

The Chinons tenuior. Fasun, from Shanghai 30th August, Lyd fresh B.Eto 18.E. wird snd heavy BSE swell and dullelondy weatherfroin Tungsha to Fatshecock. Anshared for twelve hours under lee of Taiohow harde, strong E.EE wind and hard squalla with blinding rain and; dull gloomy threatening wallier and very heavy ES.E. A To Tungykg had Fresh S wind and heavy easterly swell. To Breaker 9% y Point de totorte. N.3. Winde ad

dis, following sex and clear weaker from thence to port had fresh N. W. wind,ad aasterly swell and clear weathon,

$9:10:

17.40

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{lagi Jongg & Shaí.. $1257184 p. t. pre China & Japon, prí

Do ontmarronal Do. deferred £1 nonim Xatl. Bank of China

£8. B. Shares

Toun. Abarea...

Jells Ashestné E. A frown & Co. H. Gan apball; Moure & Co.

hot speed, could put keep station with the Chizes Loan di E. ... Tireen, which was nor kooping up a Jakin, Cricks & Co. vigorous ro, First Lat Shin Sin-chang Hairy Farm Co

pen Island Cepast. 5. Belck and Lemens. Là C. Bery

and Lieut. Bauge were doing their bort Towick & Co. ffeo in the Teigen's conning tower, a sort of iron box about 1 inch thick, if that. The Nanton coming up on the quarter, Skia nekod o midship man to get her distance, the little fellow Jonghong & Gas stepped out on deck and gave the distance. Hongkong Floric ILL Tramway

Shiu askel for an angle, but before he can get Hongkong Betc...... it the midily was struck dos mertally wounded

Hongkong Lon) Thanks ga

Canton

and still he tried to prop blasoff up to get It& Wharf & G... Just then a broadside from the Nandre swooping Foug Long Bope the Triguer's Geok-amashed the conning tower E. & W. Dol and all that was in or shout it and thus asurances perished Shin, one of Chim's best offloers and ibrare un Liu, funding he could not keep ap with Dong, had tamed the Huangyu back and up the gulf towards Joselim Bay, a land-loaked bay with narrow entrance. The Tei- ye was now getting strook constantly, her Bam steering gear damaged, her hand steering, gaar graashed, a abell through the shield of her forward barbette which jammed the gib of haraad oond Huilding

ammunition crane, but over the pipe so that the

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hoist could be seed, only the ersus could not be Kowloon Land & E. swang so as to plumb the breeches of the guns, West Point Building and although the gums could be served by handlareon Sugar

from the platform, this right defect peered Hinleg

to have excused the use of fliese two splendid respons. Fong tried to steer by the twin crow, while the relieving tackles were got ready at the big fran tilar on the lower deck, but the telegraphs getting unabod and three of his offer. gone, he struck, hoisting a Japanese lig and a white Steauashin Cors

dag. Atmiral Tauboj in the Yishing now dus tached the Nomiwa and ¿žilneshima to look after; the Kwangy and perhaps ther Chinese ships which he expected, and the started up the gulf

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and no chance of reaching the place of safety

he was trying for, pat kijkolm bard-a-port and

dashed his ship up on the beagh, and with hửi.

survivors took to the land, He declarès do not us

fire to her and most likely he did, for when that Now Malus

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800 No A'rame 4 ciltins.

seen she was smoking like a volcano. Upon Old Malwa 2 years....720 the Yoshine they must have felt quite sure of Old Malwa 3-8 „

the Figues and rawat have boon to a certain Patra (New)

extent off their goed. It was a frightfully Paua (Old).

hot day, and as they were out of all danger the Benares (New)

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coming up within 400 yards of the Tuyen,

those on the Yoshino war, little taken aback

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with the tiller. The altelli the Toshino'r engine 12,600 lbs. scented mange poke, and 36,456 rvum mover barst or she would have been badly 1br. aposted eaper.

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The O. steamer Belger, with the Ameri can mail, loft San Francisco far this port vie Yokohama and Nagasaki on the 24th ult.

› TER ENGLISH MAIL. The F&O. ateamor Khedive, with the Eng- Lih mail of the 9th ult. left Singapore on Monday, the 2nd inst, at 1 pm, and may be. arpeted here on or about Stanley, the 7th fast. This paoket bringe replies to letters der patched from Hongkong on the 4th July,

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ON PED DEPOSTI For 3 months, 23 por Cent: per Annum. For 6 months, 33 por Cent. per Anoum. For 12 youths, 1 por Cant: per Anaam.

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HEAD OFFICE HOSGKONG,

Count or DIRECTORS. D. ĠILLITS, Esq. * CHOW TUNG Swaro, Esq.

KWAX Hot CHU, II. STOLER OUT, E.. Onar Kit Shay, Eaq babe je

Chief Managor GEO, W. F. PLASTAIR

Interest for 12 Months Fixed Hongkang, 17th November, 1803

Boxes at Poak will be cleared at 12.30 sud 4 p.m.

· · -, । The Poets, Onide for 1895, revised to date, will be found in the Chronicle and Diestory. F. xx. This is the only authorised complete Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong

'A MAIL WILL OLOJE For: Bangkok-For Donier, to-day, the 4th.

ainst at 8:30 A

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For "HaiphongFor Hongkong, to-diey, the 4th ft. at 10.30 A-30.

For Straite and Bombay,Per Lštívibry, te- | day, the 4th inst, at 10.30 A.M.

For Swatow, Amoy and Taiwanto-Fer. Thales, to-morrow, the 5th inst, al 10,90 1.2.

For Straits, Colombo sad Bombay-For THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, Gisela, to-morrow, the 5th just, at 11.i.

LETED.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

The French Cominet Packard Our will be AprHORIZED CAPITAL.

£1,500,000

despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 4th Sept.. £1,124,000 | #Th Mails for the United Kingdom, Europor SUBBURIZED

£562,500 and pincar beyond, via Mareciler: to Brigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barb, Ceylon, the Anstralasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Adan, Mauritina, Egypt, Malta, szd Gibraltar.

The Dual hours will do observed in closing the Mails, &c.

BATTERS

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANS, LIMITED,

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts si the rate of 2% per annus on the Daily balance. ON NEW FIXED DEPOSITS →→→ For 12 months

4.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., Agente for the Phoenix Fire Office. [18 Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.

.31%

.

..21%

DEPOSITS RENEWED ON OLD TERMS.

"JOHN THURBURN,——

Manager, Hongkong, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1685,

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A

ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY, TOTAL FUNDS AT 81ST DECEMBER,

1801, #11671,018 21

AUTHORISED CAPITAL.£3,000,000 BUBSCRIBED CAPITAL 2,750,0GD` PARS-UV CAPITAL.:

687,504 0 0 JJ-FIRE FUNDS g

...2,410,892 7 3 The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are pra pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Enter.

SHEWAN & CO., Agonte.

(1360)

Hongkong, 13th July, 1895.“

COTTISH

METROPOLITAN ASSURANCE CO.

(LIFE AND ACCIDENT). LIFE RATES 20% LowER than thon charged by, most, Companies, ACCIDENTSHER PER ANNUM Secures £1,000

(in case of Death by Accident)

PEB ANNUM Secures £1,000 in case of Death or Total Permanent Disablement by Accident, and Weekly Payments of from 41.10 to £6 a week in case of Temporary Disablement,

For Prospectus or further Particulars, apply to

HAIRYLV. VERNON,.

Agent

[1276 Hongkong, 18th Jano, 1891.

NOTICE.

THE "ON MAKINE INSURANCE GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.

&

CAPITAL Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars

BOARD OF DIRECTORE. Chisi Sp Clown, Esq., of Messrs Chi Kweng

Lan

Un CiU. of Mowers. Kang Yuon. Lan Chok Hin, Esq. of Messra Kang Yon Chu Bhan Chi, Esq., of Megara. Chu You Lan. CL Cheuk Kan, Eaj, of Meats. Uang Kes

Hong

Lo Shai U, Esq., of Mosers. Quan Hing Laqg Cảnh Sai Alia, Eng., of Merer Cha Foo Lan Chi Keang Wan, Esq., of Mesars. Tung Chat

Houg

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH

AND FRENCH MAILS..... When the Facials Initvi at Noon

The following hours will be observed in closing the mails for Europe, cly the lnglish and French Packets, when they leave at Noon, The Money Order Office will be closed at 5 r.. the day before.

3.00 A.x.Posting of Prices Current and Cir

enlars cesses,

(Trices. Current and Cironlare may, however, bé.

Tby the HONGKONG AND SHANG ported up

10 o'clock if they are the in buntes

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted

HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bates country by country, with the addresses all one way.) may be obtained application.

| 10:00 AM--Ragiatry cesses. INTEREST en deposits is allowed at 10.30 AM-Farting of newspapeza, books, and

patterns cessen

PER CENT, per sunum

Dopositors may transfer at their option 11.00 ---Mail closes.

balances of $100. or wore to the HongKong AND

LATE LETTERK may be posted (from 11.10 SHANGHAI BANE to be placed on FIXED) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.80 A. DEPOSIT PER CENT per annum.

after which hear they may be sent on board with the same late fee.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGWA BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. T12

Hongkong, Lat Angust; 1995..

HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THEAUSTRALIA, AND CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.

* HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID UP...... RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-

HOLDERS'any Ranguve FUND

£800,000

£800,000 £325,000

INVEREST, allowed on Cu-rent Auscunt at this rate of 2% per annum on the Day tulangna. On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 43

T. E. BANSON, pro Manager, Hongkong: Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

SIAM TEAK TIMBER.

THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED. BANGKOK

RDERS can be Booked and Rates Supplied

TEAK EQUALES, PLANES, SCANTLINUS, AND BOARDS.

PLANED, TONGUED, AND GROOTED TRAK HOARDS.

TRAK SHINGLES.

ORDER be the Vaderaigned for

1483

GLUB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, 17th July, 1895.

OMBAY BURMAH TRADING COR-

BANGKOK AND BANGOON. W

Flis Company having been du's Theor BOMBPULATION, LIMITED,

Forstel WILL ACCEPT RISES from the13th inst.

ARSAPARILLA Current Rates, P

THE WANGHAI WARRTIOUSE AND Gares Boils. Eruptions, Pimples, end im

STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED."

Head Ofice-No. 128, Wrxe Log STREIT

UN LAI CHUEN, Secretary Hongkong, 10th August, 1885.

ATORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

HE CERTIFICATE . 45. dated 1st Foren digestion, invigorates the stem, en

AUGUST 1601 of the SHARED No riches the blood, removes aches and pains, pro N COMPANY OF HAMBURG. 1,868/1,870 in this Compaty, stauling in the

THE

£

Name of Mr. CONRAD)SCHWENCKE, of duces refreshing sleep, dispels melscholy and Hongkong, HAS BEEN LOST and if at the axpiration of Ons Month kur the date hereof nervouston, and builds up both flesh and the above Document be natiorthoping another. Cortificats will be fasad by the Company and strength. It is a legitimate medicizal blood thewafter no other will beacknowledgod.

parifior, and its marvelions remedial results are dae to its unponior composition. Don't be pat off with corys worthless compowid recommended to be "just as good."

MEYER & CO.,

Gneral Managora. Hongkong, 28th August, 1895,

(1790

TO SHIPMASTERS.

STEAM WATER RAT COMPANY.

THE Undersigned are prepared to Supply

on Shortest Noto any Quantity of PURE FRESH FILTERED WATER for both Deok and Boilers, an

The only COMPANY in JONGKONG exclu- sively supplying FILTERED WATER.

DERPATON GUARANTED. CALE FLAG W.

AJ. W.KEW & O

18, Prava Contral Hongkong, 19th November, 1891 (1210

50 deros in a Bottle.

Small Dosy-Small Price.

GRIMAULIC-Paris.

A. S. WATSON & Co. Henglong

(1860-3

REPORT OF THE ACADÉMIE DE MÉDECINE

OF FRANCE.

Apollinaris

THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS."

"The results of the recent investi- gations in Paris and the Report of the Académie de Médecine of France have placed Apollinaris Water at the head of all the waters examined for from disease purity and freedom germs..

SOLR AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO.,

HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CANTON, TIENTSIN, AND HANKOW.

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The Undersigned AGENTS of the abovs Company are FREPARED TO ACCEPT First Glas Foreign and Chinese Ricks at Current Rates

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.

JAS. R. FORD, Australian Wool and Produce Buyer, 10. MACQUARIE PLACE, BYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

Bankers:

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UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LIMITED, BU Lettors of Credit should be arranged with the Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and Chiza, or the Hongkong and Bhanghai Banking Corporation.

E. FORD is prepared to receive Buying ME Flour, Grain, Presurved Meats, Tallow, Hides, Coal, and all kinds of Produce.

Lettors Credit should sacompany Orders. Mr. FORD is SOLE AGENT for "Trinided Refrigerating Compound Two conta cools Buildings about 25 degrees. Price £20 per ton 1.0.5. Bydney

All Information and Market Reports on. application

Cable Address, "FORD STONES," Registered.

NOTICE:

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Undersigned

TRAK SQUARKS, PLAZA,'. BOARDS and BUANTLINGS, PLANED, TONGUED, and GROOTED BOARDS, FOR FLOORING, CEILING, WALLING & TEAK SHINGLES YOZ Booring.

PINK ADUE BAILWAY SLEEPS for all GAUGEH.

Rates Suppiled and Orders Booked by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

[972 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895

D BEFORE'S LION BRAND

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC' RAILWAY CO.'S PACKET. The Canadian Mall Packet Empres of India will be despatebed on WEDNESDAY, the 4th September, with Mails for Shanghai, Japan, the United States, Canada, 2., which will be closed an follow-

10.00 A.M. Begistry cossen.

11.00 A.x. Post Office closes, but correspondenes may be posted on board the Paukot with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra postage until time of departure.

T IN G I E N

SURGEON DENTIST, NA I DAGUILAR STRÉET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consulation Free: Hongkong, 3rd September, 1821.

FOR SALE.

JAPAN HAND MADE PAPERS.

JAPAN TRINTING PAPERS.

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JAPAN COPTING PAPERS.

JAPAN WALL PAPERS.

PRICE VERY MODERATE.

Orders to be respectfully received by the Undersigned

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTEAL. Hongkong, 1st January, 1894. [2030

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Supplies constantly on hand at the China Er. port, Import, and Bank Co., Sole Agents for Chips.

Beware of Spurlogs Imitations: -[2974 YURNITURE WAREHOUSE.

F

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MOBLER FIANO; ORGAN, BLKG-

NOTICE REGINALD ISFELL is prepared to

INO, And THEORY,

SPECIAL TERMs for Familien. Arrangements for lessons can be made by

Mr. REGINALD ISBELL,

c/o Mesar: RoHSON & CO. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1895

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lying to

RUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

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Where HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE of overy description can be malo to order in nay design required,“

₤1607

EE

NANG

CO.,

COAL MERCHANTS

have always en hand STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP-

TION OF COAL

Has been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hungkong Hotel, Motors &.9. Watson & Co., Limited, and other loading Establishments in the Colony, to whom referance may be made sa to LARGE the Superior Workmanship and Materials of the Farnitura, o, supplied

verite as follows:** Mons. A. B. Wazon & Co. "We baye pleasure in stating that Mr. T

"KWONG LOONG furnished the Annors

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***Bastion.

(d) A. §. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,” ORDERS pazotually attended to and CHARGER most inderster

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Address-Care of Mousey. KwerG SANG & Co.

No. 68, PLAYA,

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TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. N

Neither the CAPTAINS, the ACKNs, nar the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any. "DEBT contacted by the Offvers or the Crews of the following Vanole, during their stay, in [1610 Hongong Harbour

AN INSPECTION INVITED, Hongkong, 4th February, 1893. “MARDOLINEUM AVENARIUS

USED FOR 15 YEARS Thoroughly reliable proservative You Wood and Stone against White Aate, Doosy, Fang, Rot, and Dangmeng

Sole Agents for China, SCHEELE & CO. [1074 Hongkong, 25th Jaunary, 1802

Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE CROWERS AND SHIPPERS. Ship only the Finest Quality, Exten Dry (Green Beal).

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.

Bole Agents, Hongkong, 17th May, 1805.

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ADAM W.EPINS, Amr, hk., Plaid-Order Gro. 8. HOMER, Amr. bk, Homeou--Arnhold,

"Farberg & Co,

LINDHURST, Brit. 4-m. ship. Martin-Gibb,

Livingston & Co.

P. N. HANGBARR, Aur. bk, Blanchard-

Bezmem & Üo.

Bar... BEOLFIELD, Amr. bk, Skolfeld-

Bismasen & Co.

SEERANO, Azar, bk., Waterbomas-Thirana.