1895-10-11 — Page 3

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY, Č

A now. method of proserving mest, proposed br Walker of Monaco, consists in washing

it with an autheptio liquid that may be removed with warm water, and then keeping it in air

·frved from bastaria. A two per canț, solution | ON of paretilphate of sodium has boon found a antia. factory Rqnid. The ment, first placed in a specially devised chamber capable of being her matically closed in covered with the anti- septic, which is drawn off ikrongă a cook at the end of ten minutos, when warm water is admitted through another cock and allowed to run as lug as it rings away any trace of the chemical. The sir which enters the chamber. through a tube is thoroughly purified by first passing through sulphuric nold or some other anthoptie. The germs of fementation in the meat being destroyed, and all the manipulations, having been cried on in a sterilizód etmes phore, the meat may be loft in the clad okambar six months or more with the assurance that it will continue fresh and unchanged

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Teteldar, 10th October,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. EXCHANGE-

LONDON.~*

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank Bills, on demand

Bank Bills, at 30'daye' sight.

Dark Bills, at ä menths' sight...2/2/

Credits, at 4 months' sight

2/3

i

Documentary Bills, 4 months sight?

ON

PARIS

Bank Bille, on demand.

2,79.

Credite, at 4 months' sight,

|

ON.

GERMANY—

On demand.

ON

NEW YORK-~-

Bank Bille, on demand

ON

Credits, 60 days' wight.. BOMBAY,

Telegraphie Transför "Bank, on demand ON CALOUTTAJA:

Talegraphic Transfer Hand, on demand

ON SHANGHAI

Au plectate target, the invention of two Austrian military man, in reported to have given satisfactory rasalts in a recent test at Grats. The target is of the usual form, but tusde of meshes of wise tolerably aloso together, It is connected with the stand by. electricOR cable, and whon any part of it is hit by a ball the electric circuit is closed, ringing a bol, and signalling on an indicator at the stand the por- tion at the target strnok. 1

What appears to be the most powerful sr- plosive yet produced has been obtained by Praf, Victor Moyer from nitromethane by substitut ing three atoms of the hydrogen by pas of nodinu. The nitromethane is dilated with sulplaric, sther, and the alcoholio solution of the substanoo rosulting from the action of sodium upon alcohol is then added. The pro cipitate is washed with ether and dried by meros of concentrated sulptrario, soil. The explosiTO faxce of the compound in terriño, sa is also that of the product when potassium is used.

Bank, at sight Privato, 00 days, sight YOKOHAMA

On demand

OF MANILA--

On demand ON SINGAPORE,

'On demand' BOVEBRICAS, Hank's Buying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fun, por faal.

JOINT STOCK SHARES

$8.85

·48,60

COMPANY. PAID UP

QUOTATIONS.

Hongkong & Sha

Bunks

China & Japan, put out De ordinary. Do. deferred £1

filen & seller's

$125

190 pct. prem

nominal

nominal

nominal

Hongtong & Ous... Hongkong Electric... H. 1. L. Trusways... Hongkong Hotel Hugong Fo

Net Bank of Clans B. Alberos Forn. Shares... The latest advance in the transmission of Bell's Asbestos E A... Brown & Co.. HG.. images by wire is the talapbotempa Do Campbell, Moore & Co Swedish inventing based upon the remarkaha Clia Seigar variability of the electric resistance of splenium Chine Lour. Ei ET ander lid of varying intensity, The trans-aicin, Cruick & mitter is a fine seleniuza point, which is carried Dairy Farm by mechaniara moving a repeatedly forward and Fenwick &Co., Geo... bickwink in 'n tanvelling spiral of very close Green Island Cement windings. The receiver is very susceptible 11. Irick and Cement... inculescent lamp aranged to move in scotly.& C. Bakery the same way as a selenius point. The do- patching apparatus resembles a photographic camera, with its lens eo placed that the image .to be transmitted is throw upon the plane in elül the solexiatu point moves. An electric current passing through the selenium point arice with the Tights and shadows through which the point passes, and produces in the ins accesount amp at the other end corresponding variations, which trace out a pieture identical with that at the despatching station Thorg are various waye stoli as photography and viawing direct, through soms magnifier-of making the picture visible. The speed of the velenium, ponit is adjusted to that of the eye for receiving impressions, a contingus, image of any part of the picture being giro when the point passes completely over itin aboạt on eighth of a second.

Maltiple births are reported in 117 per cent. of all cases, the percentage varying greatly different races. The proportion of twin kixths is groater in country than in city, and very curiously some to diminish as the size of the town increases.

IL & K. Wharf & G... Hongkong Ropc H&W. Dock

Inzurances***

Canton

China Fire. China Traders' Hongkong. Firs North China. ........... Straits Vufori Yancisze Land nad Building-

H. Land Investment Hanploys Estate... Kowloon Land & E West Pont Building Lazon Sugar Ming-

Charlsonnages

New Balmoral Panjore

D. (Preference)!! Kauk..........

Areasen for doubting that oxygen is a ele-Stenship Cova ment has been gives to the London Royal Society by Mr. B. C. C. Baly. Under the silent electric discharge the gas that goes to the sathods with long sparks is less dense tha ..anelectrified oxygen, while in the cons of short.

sparks it is more dense.

The high coal of platinum bas naturally led

to efforts to discover some cheaper metal that i

can be ceed in its place for electricul apparetas.

It is now suggesteil that glacinum may pro*%

China and Manila...... Chim Shippers...... Dongles S. Co... H., Canion and 'Mi.. Indo-China B. N.

Kuchai Warehen.C

Waton & Co., A. §, ....ị

£8 31

£131, sales 15015

550$, buyers 810 $2 over -$100 $107, selle

250 10 pct. por

$25 $214, saloy

$50 $15, sellers

$125 $7,

250 $36

810 $110

$8 $61, entes & sellera

$100500

$50217, vales

850 $142, mais j'

THE HONGKONG DAÏLT PRESS, FRIDAT, OCTOBER 11:5, 1805.

TO LET

TO LET.

INSURANCES;

FEICE BEACONSFIELD

OFF

-- ARCADE, QUZEN'S Road, S OFFICE IN MARINE HOUSE," QUEEN'S ROAD, with GODOWN, Suitable for

SMALL TWO-STOREYED BUILDING at Gate of "WEST VILLA," POKFOLUM ROAD.

PRIORY LODGE," PORNOLUM. GODOWNS in DURDELL STAMET.

Apply to

BELILIOS & CO. Hongkong th October, 1825,

(2099

TO LET,

FURNISHED from Ist Ocrown, 1895 TARAWERA."

"STX-ROOMED

BUNGALOW, Tith six fost Concrete Basement, situated

on USTED RICHMOND ROAD."

Apply tam KANS

A O'D. GOURDIN,' No. 48, Lyndhurst Terrace. Hongkong, 8th October, 1895.

TO LET

[2092

ARGE GODOWN on KOWLOON PRAYA.

Laitable for the Storage of General

Cargo or Coal.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

1416 Hongkong, 8th July, 1895.

TO BE LET

BANKS.

QUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON,

FOUNDED 1710

FTVIIE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

£1,600,000 £1,125,000

The Undersigned, having boon appointed AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current PAID OF. AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared SUBSCRIBED

Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO., Agents

Hongkong, 16th May, 1892

GENERAL NOTICE,"

THE

[17

ORAL ON MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, KIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED $1,000,000,

The above Company is prepared to. Accept MARINE RISKE at Carront letos on Goode, Pollos casted to all parts of the World payable at any of its AGENOTES,

TRA

“A CHAN HEWAN,

Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE: No. 42, BONHAM STBAND WEST, Hongkong, 23rd August 1895, [1760 RANSATLANTICFTREINSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG, The Undersigned, having bana appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CQ,

Agarta.

Hongkong. 16th November, 1872

HŒNIX FIRE OFFICE.

TWO GOOD SHOPS, in the best part of P TOUREN HOU

1.

A SIX-ROOMED HOUSE in WANGHAI,

CHAMBERS at WILD DALL BUILDINGS, MORRISON HILL

Apply to

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 12th August, 1895. 12054

TO LET.

HE Promises formerly Occupied by W. TROHINEON Co. Exceptional Fest- tion. Good Light. Passion from MAY 1st,

Apply to

850 $43

$125 (184) p. crem

$20 507, sales & sellers

+)

$50 $1824 buyers

825 873, scales

$50 $282 ellers

£25 | Tis 224}; salės

· 820 223), sales & sellem

1456816, bayers

$60||| $11508:

850 $38, les $10 $10, zales

618,sellera. $40 1828 maa $100 $68, cellers,

Fe 500 $110, sellen

$5 $5-10, les dotem.

83 $3.50, sellers

$450, vel leir

$181.50, buyers

13.

101, 94 miles

$50.963, sales

560 $70, sellers

$20891, sales &sellers

£10 $60, sales

$371 842)

$10 1 $19, les

CHATER & VERNON. Share Brukers! |

Old Malan years. Old Malwa S-3 Prtes (Now). Patua (O)..... Henares (New) Beres (Old)

the acessful substitute. Recant experimentsNew Malva indicate that this motel is mestamisally more roristant then iron and is a better conductor than copper, while it is besides lighter than aluminum. Its market price would be about 24 per pound, which is 160 times less that: cast of platinuer of the same volans and ten times less than that of the same weight

A knowledge of the world in its primitive condition is of great importunes in the eyes of the naturalist. There are acsanic islands where the fauna and dora are still 'undisturbed by the importations of civilized man, and M. F. W Headley, an English biologist, urges that government expeditions be sent out to study the native animata and plants before it is too lita.

OLLA PODRIDA.

OPIUM.

3000 $720

...$790

allowance. catay to 8 atties to

to 2

...8785-

...$7978

$700

HONGKONG TIDE-TARLE

Lith to 17th October:

HIGH WATER

Hongkor#

NORD The Helget. Alear fine.

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W.ROBINSON & CO., UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1895.

[700

TO LET..

** ROOMED BUNGALOW, “BHEDA,

BONNAM ROAD.

Apply to

CHINA MERCHANTE S. N. CO.. Praya West, No. 22. Hongkong, 21st August, 1805.

TO LET.

WELLING HOUSES

DWELLING HOUPON TERRACE.

[1743

ERANIE'S BUNGALOW, 5 Rooms,

KOWLOON

“LARKSPUR”, Upres Nicusorp ROAD. 7-roomed detached Home, with Garde ond Lawn Tonală.. Court FURNISHED OF UNFVE NISHED...

Tor FLOOR of No. 1, ELVE BUILD-.

LXGE.

No 9. CHANCERY LANE.

10

The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE #gainst FIRE at Current Rates.

!

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Agents for the Phonix Firs Office. Hongkong, 17th Angust, 1887.

(18 ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. NE INSURANCE COMPANY

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMTIE, 1804, £11,671,018~29,"21"

BANKERS:

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED,

INTEREST Allowed on Current Accounts at

the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balance

ON NEW FIXED DEPOSITE For 12 months

8

DEPOSITS RENEWED ON OLD TERMS.

JOHN. THURBLEN,“

·

NOW READY.

HRONICLE

THE

AND DIRECTORY

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, STRATTS, &....... &c.,

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1895,

With which is inowrporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the

THIRTY-THIRD Ársval IssVIE, will be found, as anal to show as advance on preceding years both ta falmes and seguraop of information, de

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the posts and cities of the Far East, from Fennng to BVladivostook, in which Europorna vozila.

Not only Is the Directory as fall and complete in each ones as it can be made, but each Colony, Part, or Bettioment is professdi, þr a DESCRIP Maneger, HongkongTION, carefully revital etch year, most of which Hongkong, 3rd August, 1805.

will serve as scontate GUIDES for the Trish giving every detail in ocunsation with the places, Ptheir History, Topography, Wo, Loui

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE Business of the stone Bankiconductor

by the BONGKONG AND SHANG HAT HANKING CORPORATION. Rales may be obtained on application. "INTEREST on deponits is allowed at 86 PER CENT; per enEL

VESSELS EXPECTED,

THE AUSTRAZZAN MAYE, The C. N. Co.'s steamer Chingti laft Port Darwin for this port on the 2nd inst, and may be expected here on the 11th inst,

-TRE FRENCH MAIL. "The M. M. etosmer Salarie, with the Fronch map. 13th September; loft. Bir pare On Tuesday, the 8th, at 9 p.m. and may xpected hare on or about Tiny, the 13th it. This packet brings ropiles to letters despatched from Hongkong on 7th August,

2318" AMBLICẬN MATI.

The P. M. steamer City of Bio de Janeiro, with the American mail, left. San Francisco for this port vis Yokohama and Nagasaki on the 24th alk

The Q. & C. steamer Gaolic, with the Ameri- can mail, left San Francisco for this port via Tokohamas and Nagasaki on the 1st inst

**THE INDIAN MALIGI Strails, left Singapore for this port on the 7th The stormer Chelyden, from Caloutta and

just atta.

MEBOKANT BEKAMENKA.

The Information afforded in thees laserip tour, consisting of cree Nisery highly D.D.B. steamer Aglaia, from Hemipre

errating Artiala, packed with facts concisely Left Singapore for this port on the 4th in set cut, al containing statistics of the TRADE and may be expected here on or about the luth of each Country and Part, would alone suffice to inst all an ordinary volanie.

The N. Y. K.stesmai Mtiki Mart, from Bom, bay, left Singapore on the 5tk inst., and may

Depositors may transfer at their option The work contains Directorfen And Donor be orposted here on the 11th inst.

tions of

balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANE to be placed on FIXED Pering TEPOSEF at 4 Pan CENT, FOR GAME.

Nowobwang

For the HotoxONG AND SHANGHAT Port Arthur

BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manaro

Hongkong, let August, 1895, THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Chinking

Whampoa Kowloon

DIA CHINA Kewldang Hankow

Washing

Tientaln

Ichang

Tainanfa Takow Swatow Canton

Taku

Changking

Chafoo

Ningpo

[12

Wai Hai

Wenchbw

Shanghai Nanking

Fonchow

Loppe Hollow

Amoy

Pakhol

Tammi

Wuku

INCORFORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1953.

·HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

JAPAN

Governmental Hyogo. Nagasaki

CAPITAL PAID-UP.... RESERTE

LIABILITY OF SHARE

HOLDEES....

RESERVE FUND

£800,090 | Tokyo

Tokobsma £800,000 £325,000 Beonl

Chemnipo

Kobe

Hakodate

Qualch

Niigata

CORNA

Wonjan

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at

I-AUTHORISED CAPITAL.£3,000,000 Latha rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balaness.

SLINCITED CAPITAL... 2,700,000

On Tixvil Deposits for 12 months J'AN-UP CATIYAK............----

FINDS

887,500.00 2410,992 7 3 The Undersigned "having been appointed AGENTS for the abure Company_are_pro- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

Lungobow

Kentang Mongtem

EASTERN SINKĖTA

Vladivostook Qui Nicolajewsk

HONGKONG, AND ITS DEFENDENCIES MACAO FRENCH INDO-CHINA

6

3

#

1860

TH WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 16th September, 1895,

Manila 【TONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- Sarawak HING CORPORATION.

15

Tonkin Напої

Previnces of Anndas Haiphong

Saigon Provinces of Tonkin Cambodge,

PHILIPPINEU Iloilo.

Cobat

BOBNEO

Labuan

SHEWAN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 13th July, 189%.

COTTISH METROPOLITAN

ASSURANCE CU.

(LIFE AND ACCIDENT). "

LIFE RATES 20% Lowes than thooo charged by mort Comparties. ACCIDENTS £2 PER ANNUM Recares £1,000

(in pase of Death by Accident) 14 PER ANNUM Secures £1,000 in case of Death or Total Perment Disablement by Accident, and Weekly Paymonle-of, from £1,10_to_28_s_week in case of Temporary Disablement.

For Prospectus or further Partionlara, apply to

J. Y. V. VERNON, Agent.

[1276 Hongkong, 19th June, 1894. - YORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company aro-PEEPARED TO ACCEPT First

OFFICEST FLOOR, No. 7, PRATA Cyr- Clan Boreign and Chinesa Risks at Curant

TRAL; lately occupied by Messrs. Kater. HOLLIDAY, WINE & Co.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 7th October, 1995. (1880

TO BE LET

FROM IST AUGUST.

[1151

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

TYPHOON, INSURANCE.

PAT-UP CAPITAL

RESERVE TUND

British N Borneo,

NA BANGKOK ; STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Malacca

Gingapore .....810,000,000

..$ 5,500,000

KESERTE LIAXILITY OF PROF'rons.810,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTOES

J. KRAMER, Esq.-Chairman.

A. MCCONACHI, Esq.--Dopaty Chairman.

Hon. J. J. Bell leg. G. B. Dodwell, Esq. Dr. D. Ezekiel, Esq.. R. M. Gray, Eag

S. C. MichaBeben, Enj,

D. B. Sassoon, Feq..

N. A. Stebe Esq. CHIEF MANAGŽE POZOS Hongkong T. JACKSON, EM, MANAGER:

Shanghai-HM. Beris, Esq. LONDON BANKERS LONDON & COUNTY BANK ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED. - On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPÕLES. For 3 montha, 21 per Cont. per Ananta. For 6 months, 31 per Cont. per Anuum. For 12 months, 4 por Cent: per Annum.

T. JACKSON;

Chief Manage Hongkong, 26th September, 1895, THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED

NOTICE

GARES, and Othem interested in House Property are informed that.

SUBSCRIBED

SIX-ROOMED HOUSE-20, CAIKE THE COMMERCIAL UNION - ASSUR-

ROAD.

Apply took

PROCUBE DEB MINIONS ETRANGE

16, Chine Lond.

Hongkong, Sud July, 1895.

TO LET.

(1372

FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW

THE LIVEROOR ROBINSON ROAD.

Ten Minutes from the Cuir,

LOW WATE

Kangkong

Helglit

Apply to

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The lats Bishop Thorold's crisp notes voro proverbial. At the time that the Bishop put Tem forward his New Church Bahome, another scheme was bronchel hy one of the leading elergy in the diocese. The Bishop wrote: Tr 17 * Your scheme is excellent, but don't publish it now, or yours will cantica mine, and we shall neither of us get into the pocket" On another occasion a hard-working. South Londan person wrote, asking for long leave to go to the Holy Land. Eis unswor was: "My dear ---. all means. Go to Jericho,Yours, A. W. R.”

BT

Bir Willan Robinson, brotherof Sir Her gules, whe has just roeignal the Governorship of Western. Anstratie, was private secretay to Bir Hercales when the latter was Governor of Hongkong. According to a Colonial story, ro printed by Bouth Africa, strained relations existed between the brothers for a time, owing to the senior, Sir Harenies, exclaiming, when the junior received his first Viceregel appointment, What My brother Bil made a governor! I narer, thought he would be anything but a fiddler. Sir William is an accomplished musi cian and composer.

nor low-

The weight menu vendeve? bia keen determined, from the tid havetica of 187 $225, 587 feet above zeront 1 tlie ganga at the Kowloon Tklal Cherainy and the L-Ordinary Springer, to which datum flo hights in the Tables are rubrod, na 9.87 fout boy Stu

e bell in the 2xles marked with us malous Riera (— are below Lower unter Ordinary Bpring-line, nad shənX 60

Leires the senstant ciron suora

THE

WEATHER

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, 9ra, OCTOBEE, AT 4 ·RM

STATION.

The Orkney island of Hoy, which cam Sungkai.....

red, to sea

рия делат

Humidity.

Wladivostock. Tikiu Magasaki

22.83

62

23,80

120.60

.20.12

prises about forty thousand acros, is for sale.

Eharp Fook

30.05

Hoy rises abruptly from the sea, and consists

A

29:20

Swator

20.01

2005

2

8554

(2999)

mainly of a mountala laving different eminences Canton.......

or peaks. Towardaits north-westorn extremity Hongkong may be observed the famous "Old Man of Victoria Pesk Hoy,”a iargo pillar of rock, about 800 feet in Gap Rook ... height. It was of this rock that the lute Sir Macro........... 30.01 Robert Hamilton used to tell a stry. Once at Haiphong 29.96 a dinner in the West End he overheard at Bolino 20.82 Englishxan ask ofs visitor to Shetland if heila 29.09 - hai szen the “ Old Man of Hoy," " Ob, yes,”. Cape E. James

was the reply, and a very cheerful old man ke was.

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Takio | What standard ought we to eat up or what Nagasaki...... rale oberve in judging of a particular novel P. Shanghai....

Sharp Peale This was being discussed in our heating recently: Anog.... says the Lilentry World, and the following was at... the prevailing opinion. A novel skvald be held | Canton. to be successful or the reverse in proportion to Hongkong its conformity with the design of its author, as | Víztorki Paik, far as the design à apparent. Thus, & moval Gap Rock... may be so written as to leave the impression Macho... that the author wished to create the illusion Haiphong that his oharacters roully, lived and presed Eálinao....

Manila through the experiences depicted. If the illn

30;11

80,65

80.00

30.08

3007

30.09

729.88

€29.90

Weather.

5.20

Do the 10th at 11.0 am. Forcat Baronitor steady freak N., wiele i fine.

sion is a strong eno the novel has falled its Cape 3. Jane purpose and must be called good; if the charge. ters are wooden, and no illusion is set up is the reader's mind, thew, in spite of alører epigram and dialogue the novel is bad. Again a writer may not intend us to believe his characters over lived; he may write a story merely to orenta.

HONGKONG REGISTLE,

ProTips

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On dato

[day pula 10 nim:

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10.08

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amasing situatione and to give wi opportunityBurometer for humorous myings. Here success depetris Temporad on whether the book makes me laugh or afforts usus good humeur ought, kol. There is no pro- tence that the things bappened; the two infal

·lectual states erected by the two sets of works are essentially different, indeed they may net both be capable of being aroused in the amo individual which account for so much good humour falling fat

SHIPPING REPORTS.

urte 9

Igatpon air temperaturo maths th Lower open air ter s degrech Fater, ale level. 1-BLOMETER vuduvać"

-TEMPERATO in the shade in degrees Fabrnkait,

KONDITsition, the lusklity. et. clny 100,

air maturated with

AN OF TUX ENG to Soula 5-FORCE OF Yan Wiss acording to Beaufort Holy Monde, WA b. bhas cky... cha

. dreng 1. fogs g. gloomy: h. bril; ). liitulario, ovat). Wequally.

BNS EG. FGG,

Dost hakkant.

The Gorzian steator Deuteros, from Bangkokin: Anot, khna fyllde (wet),

3rd Oct. had light southerly breeze and fine weather to Cape Farells, from thence to port moderate to stiff NE. breeze with rough sea

The British stammar Los Sok, from Bangkok dad. Oct., had light airs and calme with smooth

Hongkong Chervatory, 10th Octubor, 1855.

MEMES FALADNER à Cole ReaSTER, OëL, 10th, Barometer A.,0.03 Therm. 9. Wet.bulb) 73 Baronster 1 ... 20.95 Therm 3 M.(Wot bulb) 74

ses to Caps Padaran. Pessed Cape Pedaran Banner 1 r.4...29.95 Tlieru, 4 ra. (Witbull) 74 1.45 pm, on the 6th. Experisuced atrong mon- Thermom. 978 Them Maximum at 81 coon and high sea from Capo Varella to Gap Thermo, 180 Therm. Minimum (over Rock.

Thermioni. 4 ....80

night).

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

TOMFORTABLY FURNISHED

ROOMS, with Board.

Apply to M MATHER,

2, Pedder's Hill. Hongkong, 1st Janney, 1892.

KANANGA OF

JAPAN

A NEW TOILET WATER

コレ、

Prepared by HIGAUD & Co.

FEETUNDRA ET APPOINTMENT TO THE ROYAL

FAMILIES OF SPAIN, MOLLAND,

AND CREECH,

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A purely vogetable toilet Water which possumes the most refreshing propertion. It makes the skin white, soft, and velvety, 'impart ing to it a fregnant perfume; it is a sure remedy agafast freckles or pimples.

It fortifica the delicate parts of the body, and

is ospecially recommended to liles for the intimato toilet caurus.

Ball in pint botoless throughout the world. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

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Geo P. LAMMENT DYDDELL STREET,

Hongkong, 20th April, 1895.

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ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

are prepared to accept Risks against LOSS Dr DAMAGE by TYPHOONS &t moderate

Rales.

For Particulars, apply to

WILLIAM MACBEAN, Local Manager, HONGKONG BRANCH, Connaught House,

Queen's Rond Central Hongkong, 2nd July, 1805.

MR. CHADWICK 1. KEW (LATE OF POATE & NOBLE)

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL

£1,000,000. ... 500,000

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

COCET OF DIRECTORS.

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D. GILLES, Esq. H. BOOT, Esq. CHAN KIT SHAN, Esq.

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Interest for 12 Months Fized Hongkong, 17th November, 1893

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THE CHINA & JAPAN

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PLATES A SPECIALITY, Hongkong, 15th March, 1895.

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16 700 FOREIGNERS, AN carefully arranged, with the Initials as well as the Surnames in strictly Álphabetical Order, so that any name can be found instantly.

THE MAPS AND PLANS have been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Britain and are corrected and brought up to date. They consist this year of A COLOURED FLATE OF THE HOUSH Flags of

FREIGN MERCANTILE HONGS.

PLAN OF TINDHAMA

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TELEPHONEngst, which are --

COMPANY, LIMITED- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS

TO THE

* Crows, and BeIDORKORK, inserted a HONGKONG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TEETH EXTRACTED.

40.-Anderson, Capt. G. 82-Hongkong Hotel

C.; East Point 87.--Humphreys, J. D

Residence 24.-Anderson, Chipt. G.

C-Praya Central 68.-Humphreys & Bon,

J.D. Arabold, Kurtery &

Ch.

60.--Impons & Exports

Office

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ENTING.

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Jordal, Dr., Office 45. Jordan, Dr., Bes 108.-Kaw Hong Take

Kennedy, J., Horse

Repewry 54-Do. Causeway Bay 10% Kin Fat Hoog 86-Kirch, HL-L., Les 190,--Kirch & Co.

TBEATLEE WITH CHINA' Great Britain Nanking, 1843, Tientsin, 1969 Convention 1860. Chefos, with Ad- ditional Article, Opium Convention, 1880, Chungking Convention, 1890. Francs: Tientsin, 1859, Convention, 1880, Tientsin, 1885, Conventione, 1896 mild 1887. United States:Tiontzin, 1858. Additional, 1868, Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1894. Germany:Tientsin, 1861; Peking, 1880. Portugal, Russia, Japan, Brazil, ad Porn: TREATIES WITH JAPAN. Great Britain, 1858, Trado Convention, 1586, United States Extradition Treasy, 1886. Mexico, 1889 Great Britain 1894.

TREATLES WITH COSEA Japan, 1878, Jaja Supplementary, United

States, 1832, Grint Britain, 1883.

TREATIES WITH BIAM Including the New Treaty with France.

CUSTOMS: TabIerá- TRADE REGULATIONE China, Japan, Biam, Cores.

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

The 0, S. 8. Co.'s steamer Hector, from €189. gow, Manchester and Tavernerl, laft Singapore- on the morning of the 9th inst, and may be expected bere on or about the 14th inst

The Chine Mutual steamer. Oonfa, from Gla gow and Liverpool, foft Hingapore for this port on the morning of the 9th inet, and may bo expected here on or about the 16th inst.

The N. G. I. steamer Letimbre left. Bombay for this port on the 9th it, and may be ex pected here on the 28th inat.

The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Marquis Facquchem loft Ringapore for this port on the morning of the 6th inst.

The steamer Glengarry, from Antwerp, Lon don, and Straits, left Singapore for this port on the evening of the 7th inst.

The P. & O. glozer Juve left Blogapori for this port on the oth inst.

The P. & G. steamer Sunda left Singapore for this port on the 10th it.^.. '

The N. P. steamer Tacoma arrived at Toko- hamma on the 6th inst, and left on the 7th inst. fer Hongkong, via usual ports of call.

The P. & U. steamer Haeca loft London. for this port dirent on the 21st it.

The P. & O, shamer Carlos lefl London this port direct on the thinst.

„POST-OFFICE" NOTICE.

ty The authorised List of Mails issued in -connection with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extra, which is corrected to a much later hour than that given below.

A MAIL WIL 'CLOSE

For Siatow, Singapore and Bangkok-Par Mathew, today, the 11th inst, at 8.30 a.M,

For Bangkok-Par Kong Bong, to-day, the 11th st. at 9.30 a..

For Nagasaki, Kobe sud Yokohama Per Baronne, to-day, the 11th inst., at 11.30.M.

For Pert Darwin, Thursday Island, Cock- town; Townsville, Brisbane, Syslogy and Mel- bourne Per Changsha, to-day, the 11th inst

For Kidst and Bandakan. Per Memnon, to- day, the 11th inst., 14 3,30P.M.

For Singapore and New York-Por Energia, today, the 11th inst., at 4.30 ..

For Baigon-Per St. Louis, tomorrow, the 12th inst, at 1180 M.

For Singapore and London-Fer Glenshiel, to-morrow, the 12th inst, at 3.30 P.M.

For Swatow and Bangkok-Par P, C.-C. Ilao, to-morrow, the 12th inat, at 5.00 P

For Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide Per Canton, on Tuesday, the 15th inst, st 11,30 & m,

For Singapore.For Glencart, em Thursday, the 24th inak, at 3.30 1935

For Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, D,C., and Tacoma, Per Tacoma, on Tuesday, this 29th inst., at 11.30 AM..

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.

The German Contract Packet Karlsruhe will bo despatched, on MONDAY, the 14th Oct, with Kails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and conntries beyond viz Brindisi; to the Straita Bottlemeula, Batavia, Burnal, Ceylon India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, &c., & Begistry conées at 1:00 Par The mail closes at 2.00 PM.

Late letters From 2.10 to 2,30 km. with 10 cents extra postage

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET,

The French Contract Packet Melbourne will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 16th Ont., with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and pineys beyond, mit Marcilles; to Saigon, Straite Settlements, Batavia Burtanh, Ceylon, Madras, the Australusian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The meal hours will be observed in, closing the Mails, &c.

OURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH

AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Pulala leare at NooR. The following hours will be observed in closing the mails for Europe, o, by the English and French Packets, whan they live at Noon. The Money Order Caro will be closed at 3-r.. the day before.

8,00 A.M.Posting of Prices. Current and Cir

cular ceasca.

(Prices Current and Creolas ar however, be posted up to 10 'dock if they are tied in bundles country by country, with the addresses all one way.) | 10.00 s.x,--Registry consca

10.30 A.-Posting of newspapers, books, and

patterns oraser.

11.00am. Hali olöses;

LATE LETTERS may bo. posted (from. 11.10 (2.2) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30. A.M., aftor which her they may be sent on board

Orders in Conseil for Government of H. B. M. with the same late foc.

Subjecte in Chian and Japan, 1865, 1877,7 1876, 1881, 1884, 1884, 1856, 1986. Bules

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES

PACKET

of HBM. Supreme and other Courts in China, Japan &a; Table of Fees Table

The United States Mail Packet Coptic will of Consular Fees: Code of Civil Procedure, be despatched on THURSDAY, the 17th Hongkong, with Amendments New Table of Oct, with Maila for Japan, San Francisco, Hongkong Court Foes; Admiralty Rates the United States, Canada, Honolula, Faru, ke.. Forsiga Jurisdiction Act; Begnations for which will be closed as follows:

the Consular Courts of United States in 1100 Registry ceases.

China: Rules of Concie of Consuls at Bhang-11:30A.M. Post Ove closes, but correspondence hai; Chinese Pranger Act; Hongkong may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10' conta extra postage until Licences, Trade Marke und Letters Patent Fees, Fort Begulations; &ol, Bus.

the time of departure.

CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, Al though printed in smaller bypo- than formerly and condensed in every possible manner, con tains every year more pagos

with

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TEAK SHINGLES.

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