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Straits Marine Insurance Company's gui dation was handled. Between Afty and sixty thcond dollars le a very large mum to be with- held from sharehaldus who am entitled to it; | and it would be advisable that Messrs. Fraser, Craig, and Jaquim should call the shareholders together at one nit explain what they have been dring, vnd why they delay the payment of the auras that they hoki. The amonaf to br divided, we may add, will be something gore than a dollar and a half per share, which, with sams provienaly distributed, will make a total dividend of fally $18 per $20 share

RAUB.

-SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The serom treatinezt of snsko biten has been undergoing tests in India and Australis, to which countries Dr. Calmette, of the Pasteur Tustitute of Tille, has sent large suppliva of serum furnishet by immunize horses. A rabbit inveniated with 1/20,000th of its weight of this serum resists a dose of sobra venom that wonki ki a sirailar wikooulated animal in three or four hours. In India the serum has provou offestive against the virus of réptiles of aeveral species, an illustration of its value being afforded by the case of a man and, a womATX bitten by two specimens of Yuja tripudians-- the formar being incolated with serum an hour afterward and completely recovoring by the next The mining magar's repart for the four monks orting the 9th instant vans as follows:day, while the latter was not treated a li

Rapb Halo No. 3 Shuft.-The main drivewa hours. Ia hot olimates the power of the going south at 220 fent is in 140 feet from the serum seems to be reduced hont four-fifths in crosses. There is no change to report either three months. In the serum treatment of in the ground or the lode, which is a mere for pulmonary consumption, orcouraging replie are reported from Italy, where Dr. Maragliano mation, to 3 inches wide. I do not expect te

has been developing extensive laboratories for out the main oro chato until this drive is in another 120 feet. The intermediate drive preparing the protactive serum for this disease going south on the lode is in 30 fest. The and experimenting with it spor rabbits and lodo fs about 6 inches wide in the bottoms and other animals. Some of those has been tried by Prof. De Eenzi, of the University of 8 inches wide in the top of the drive. be seen in the quarts, showing that we are Naples, in twenty-twe case of well-marked coming into the main are chute. This is 37 taboronlocis, with improvement in every ones, feet below the 120 feet lorol, and proves that and in some the curuplote arrest of the disease. the ors chute going down. On the north Early particulars concerning an anti-obeleza

serum are promised by Dr. Behring. side of the winze, I hate opened out at the bottom of the ora obute 27 feet down, and am stoping up from here. The lode is from B incher to Io inches wide and shows fair gok, The draw lift, used in sinking the shaft from 120 to 220 font, has been taken out of the shaft, and the main stenta parap placed at the 220 fest- level and is working wolf.

Gold can

Bukit Keman. Work is going on as usual in this section, which still continues to supply the bulk of the crushing staff to the mill. The main drives, both north and south, continue to look or wall, and good progress is being made in driving both ends. In the main driving going worth the lode is fully 36 feet wide, the whole of which is being sent the mill for Crushing his face still makes a lot of water, and, as it is now under the swamp, I expect it 'will continue to de m. The lodo the main drive going south is net so large as it was a few wesks back, bat is much better defined and, shows very fair. gold in breaking the store. The ground alongside is much better, and good progress is being made in extending this level. During the month ander review these drives Jaye been artended between 60 and 70 feat, adding fully 6,000 tons of are to the reserves, In the stops work is not being pushed on, for there is no necessity to do so, the two drives supplying two bulk of the crashing staff. The chamber for the new balance post at the 140 feet level is now almost inished, nod the work of fixing the new 10-inch pamp at the 250 foot, level will be provealed with at ouer. As Hoon sa this poup is placed into position the work of extending the 250 fuot orossout will be pro ceeded with. I have had to stop the driving of this until the new steam punip is fixed, as I was afraid of bring swamped, as the water began to come rory-strong from, the crevices in the grond, showing that there was a heavy pros sure bebind. "l'axmuch to have a loncy rush of 'water as soon as the lode is cut.

Bukit Malaco The now pumping gear for this shaft was finisbed and started work on Monday, the 6th inst. The pomp is an ordinary 8-inch draw-lift working on a 3.fest stroke, and worked by one of Mesars Joe. Evans & Son's 12 by 24 staan uylinders. The water has rison to the love of the swamp and 9 ft. below the * collar of the shaft. The amp was started at 11 am, and the water forked by 10 am the next day, the pump making an average of 35 strokes per minuter. The work of sinking was resumed as soon as the water' was out, and has proceeded steadily since. The shaft is now down 78 fast and is making a good deal of water ; the pump requiring in go 33 strokes per minute to keep out the coming water. The ground continues very favourable for sinking, and, if the water does not become too haly, it will net take us long to sink the required depth of 150 feet before opening out..

$ Westora Lale. There is no change to roport from hore; if anything, the steps are booking better than they have deas for some time. The lode still continues to extend south, and shows very good gold. It is hard to say bow far it may extend in this direction, as it is all new untried graped. We have cat the lode in the

air abaft bunk to ventilate' the south workings It about 12 inches wide and shows fair golil.

Battery--This in been hopt steadily at work since the date of ay last report. On the 6th ipet, & rough clean up took place; 1,477 · Lens Fielded 1,750 oze. amalgam. Crusting was re- semat sain afternoon and has continued since.

WM. BIBBY.

VIR UECIL CLEMENTI SMITH AND THE PEKING EMBASSY.

$. Pauls of 13th Maroh saya-Thors seems to lays been a wand of knowledge of facts in one of our great daily contemporaries concern. ing the latest diplomatic whiffle in China. The paper in question grew somewhat ranch ant over the matter of the appointment of Sir Claude MacDonald to the Chinese Court ‘at Peking, and with many wise nods and canning Gíaks seemed to suggest that a better man had been passed over. As a matter of fact there was 2 batter man, the man for the Embassy st. Peking, and therein our contem. porary was tighs Everyone who has the klightart knowledge of China and of our in- terests in China knows who that man is, so it is no use to hide the name under. wise nods---. we mazn Sir Cecil Clementi Smith; the late

A little petroleum barometer, 130 times ne sensitico as the ordinary mercury-barometer, has been arhibited to the Berlin Physical Society..

Although Roentgen's work was so thoroughly done that Ettle has been added to it by other experimenters, his view that the x-rays differ from the cathode mys is not necepted by all physicisla.

Doboar balioves that the samMÉ results could be obtained from any source of light. Ho has given some attention to the matter, having, as long ago ai 1992, photo graphed an iron star through an ordinary tablo- top by moans of clerte sparks. He stated two years ago that all rays have similar characteristic properties, that what any ray can do deponds upon the kind of matter it falls on, that what ne know as light has no existenco apart from the eyes, and that it has long bear known that other tes too long to be seen by the eyas could be made to picduce photographs The interesting fact may be aldol thai M. Gustave Le Bon has reported to the French Academy of Scioned photographs obtained through plates of iron and lead by a three hours' exposure to the light of a pavelin lan

The theory that alaotrivity, magnetism, and chemical action are niedes of metion, either of the molecules or the other, is held by Walker. an English physicist. He claims that this view, which he published lures your age, is confirmed by the Roentgen experiments. Ao electric current, acuarding to this author, is a series of waves of greater longth than the largest of the invisible heat wares, and of a transmission rate lower than those waves electromagnetism, a series of wares shortor, than the nitrn-violat waves, and with a higher rate of transmission ; magnetism, a ware motion imparted, to the molecules of iron at their formation or to the thier surrounding the moleonlos; chemical notion, a motion probably between the wave length of the highest sound wave sud the travĘS of electricity. Roentgen rays, Lo believes, any he vory short alactromagnetic wares.

SHIPPING REROPT.

The British steacer Pingrucy, from Shanghai 20th April, Ead monderate to strong monsoon and find weather.

VESSELS PASSED. ANJDR. Maroh ), Ned. itr. Conrad, Duinkor, Feb.

2, from Amsterdam for Bataria,

-31,Brit. str. Duke of Buckingham, Beauchant,

Feb. 25, from London for Batavia.

***

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH, 1886.

INTIMATIONS,

CUTLER PALMER & CO.

INVALIDS

PORT.

BANKS

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

J.IMITED.

Have been hippora to CHISA for nearly 75 vents. Their Brands are favorably karwin all AgzURIZED CAPITAL

ALTA out the World. AI QUALITY COGNAC, Distinguished by Sane on the label. Price $19.00 por 1 dozan bottles. SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC, Distinguished by 8 STARS on the label.

Price $17.75 por 1 dozen bottles, VERY GOOD COGNAC, Somewhat younger than the above. Dietinguished by 2 STaRs on the label.

Price $14.00 per 1 dezan bottles. PALL MALL" WHISKY, Elevan years old, vory fine quality. Each bottle boars an auslyst's certificate. The quality is guaranteed. Price $18.75 per 1 Lomen bottles. Well-matured HIGHLAND MAUT WHISKY

Bigled

by CUTLER, PALMER & Co. Moderato

in price, excellent in quality, Fries $1400 per 1 dozen bottles.

BRODIE & CO.'S FINE SCOTCH WHISKY.

inSquat:Hotties.

Price $10.00 per 1 doaan bolties.

C. P. & CO'S OWN SPECIAL. BLEND SCOTCH WHISKY,

in Patented Bottles. Price $0.00 per 1 dozor bottles. GLENIFFER BLEND, SCOTCHTM WHISKY,

Moderately priced, grat qulity Prico 88.00 per 1 dozen bottler."

HONGKONG

This Wine is old, soft, and delicate. We strongly recommend it. Analysed and Corticated by Professor Casall, Price $18.75 per 1 dozen hottles

DOURO PORT,

This is a fire quality Wius of exceptionally good valde Price $12.00 per 1 dozen lefties

SHERIES. AMOROSO,

The Earl Misa's shipping. Price $16.76 per 2 dokon bottlen,

LA TORRES -Price $14.00 per 1 dozen bottles. Pure and natural Wine: a tonio. WHITE SEAL SHERRY--Hojalny: ní

the Club.

delicate, and of fine" davour. Price 817,75 per 1'dozun-bottles:

CLARETS

Quate and Pints. CHATEAU MOUTON, For a good after dinner Wine we

...recommend this

Prico 326.75 per 1 dozen battles. LAROSE..

This is a very attrgati

tof

good bouquet.*? Price 815,75 per 1ozer bottles. MARGAUX-MEDOG,

A breakfast Clarět, rico $25 per 1-doza hotties

LIQUEUR. BENEDICTINE; D.O.M. Price $33.50 per I dosen patties.

Agents SMSSEN & Co, HONGKONG.

SERKORTRED

£1,000,000. £500,000

HEAD OPTICE-HONGKONŲ."

D. Guess, E

COURT OF DIRECTORO.

CRÓW TUNG SANO, E. H. STOLTERFORT, Eng Kya Ho ChVEN, Esq. CHAN KIT SILAN, Fay:

Chief Manager.

Gro. W. F. PLATTAIE.

Interest for 19 Mouthe Fized

Hongkong. 17th November, 1808

14

COMMERCIAL.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

THURSDAY, 23rd April. EXCHANGE

ON LONDON-7

Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bill, on lomand Bank Bills, at 30 days' night Bank Bills, at 4 months' fight Crodita, as 4 months" sight Documentary Bills,4mentha' zigb ON PARIS.---

Bank Bills, ou demand Creditą, at 4 month sight,...

ON GEDAANT

On demand..........

Ox New YC-

Bank Bills, on domai Crodita, 60 days' sight..

188 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, ON BOMBAY

THE

LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.£1,500,000

SUBSCRIBED.

PAID UF:

BAKKEEN

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITEN.

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank; en demand.

On Calcutt

Telegraphie Transfor Bankenderaard.

Bank, at eight

2/2

.186

£1,125,000

563,500

1855

186

ON SHANGHAT...-

Privato, 80 days' eight

UN YOXORAMA.

On donand

..1% pm.

ON MANILA.

On domand

18 % pm.

ON SINGAPORE.---

33%

On demand

.1%.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at

the rate of 2% por anam on the Daily balazon.

ON NEW FIXED DEPOSITS For 12 months

6

$

.............

Derouira RevEWED ON OLD TEENS.

J. W. R. TATLOR,

Manager, Hongkong, Hongkong. Hth December, 1895.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

HE "Dusiness of the above Dank is condnoted

SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rato........8.57 GOLD LAY, 100 fine, pur tool.........7

JOINT STUCK SHARKS,

PAID UP

COMCAST.

Barks-

Hongkong & Sta.... $125

China & Japan, prf. of BONG AND SHANG-

HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposita is allowed at 34 Pan CENT. por sunity.

Dopositors may transfer at their option balance of $100 or more tothe HoreEONG AND SHANGHAT BAKE to be placed on FIXED For the HoreKONG AND SUANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager

W. ROBINSON & CO. SINGAPORE DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per annum.

150 PIANOS YOR HIRE OR MONTHLY

PAYMENTS.

TIANOS REPAIRED EQUAL TO NEW- WOLK WARRANTED.

TUNING AY EXPERIENCED MEN ONLY

SECOND HAND PLANOS CHEAP.

"POPULAR" AND CREMONA MODELS

$300, $350-$395,

&& Orr. Pianos $175-$225.

Azz GUARANTEED YOR CLIMATE.

ILLUSTRATED Catalogues "FREE.

MUSIC, RINGS, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMEN 78.

Apollinaris

THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.”

More wholesome

31. British skip Helenburgh, Jafferson. Den aerated water which

22, from New York for Shanghai

31, Amr. bark Konnobae. Sawyer, Nov. 12,

from Philadelphis for Nagasaki.

31, British atr. Ferozia, Butterwick, Mar. 31, from Batavia for Bangoon,-

April 1, German back Lin, Kraft, Dec. 23, from Rotterdam for Hatavín.

1, ed. sh. Prince Willelmina, Torfboer, April 1, from Batavia for Amsterdam:

2 Danish bark Erua, Thomsen, Jan. 25, fromI Port Natal for Bangkok,

3, Norw. bark Signal, Simonson, Feb. 27, from Algoa Bay for Anjer.

5. Danish back Haloze. Jorgensen, Nor. 2-

from Penarth for Bangkok.

J. British b'ine Bittern, Askin, Mar. 15, from Albany, WA, for Hongkong.

5, British b'tine Iris, Wright, Mar. 15, from Albany, W.A., for Singapore.

5, British str. Nairnshire, Olsen, April 5, from Batavia for London.

6. German chip E. C. Rickmers, Wurthmann, Mar., fens Bangkok for Bremon

29. from

6, Kel. str. Bromo, Bugohur, Feb. Rotterdam for Batavia....

RESOL-BLACKHEAD.

Kost EFFECTIVE and BEST PRESERVATIVE för TIMBER gainst

DECAY, DRY Koy, and WHTE ANŢE, Glo."

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Soap and Soda Factory. Hongkong, 20th February, 1896.

R

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

13

"HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

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INCORPORATED BY KOTAL CHARTLİ, 1853.

Derdinary! 242 Do. leferred

Natl. Bak of Chips:

B. Shares......

QUOTATIONS.

(8-300, sellers

188 p. et. prem ka

nomical

nominal.

212, layers

£8 $31, wales & sellers

**Fr. Sure21 $115, buyurs

Bel's Abes E... Brown & Co., IT. G, ... Cpbell, Minore & Ca Camâichael & Co Dakin, Cewinkle de Clin China Sugar Dairy Farm Co

Fenwick & Co., Gitor........

Green Island Cement...... H. &C. Bakery... Hougkong & C. Gus... Hunghong Electric HILT

Hongkong Hot!..... Hongkong Ice

H&K. Wharf & G...

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

CAPITAL PAID-UP......

£800,000

Horgkung Rope...

H: &W: Dock

RESGEVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-

HOLDERS....... RESERVE FUND........

INAL:-

£800,000

£350,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at ]. the rate of 2% per azmuni on the Daily balances On Fire Deposite for 12 months...por cont

2

2.

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong. 16th September, 1895.

HUNGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK

CORPORATION.

PAID-VIN CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND

$ 5,750,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROFTORS: $10,000,000-

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

A: MCCONACHis, Esq.-Chairmen

ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq-Deputy Chaiyuan.

Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving

G. B. Dodwell, Bag

than

any

M. I. Ezekiel, F

R. M. Gray, Esq.

Art can supply."

SOLE AGENTS:

THE TIMES.

CARLOWITZ & CO.,

HONGKONG, CANTON, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN AND HANKOW

FOR SALE

UINART FERE & FILS, REIMS

Eatablishel 799. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality.

Extra Drg (Green Seul).

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.

Bolu Agents.

Hongkong, 17th May, 185.

FOR SALE.

BAS. HEIDSIECKS)

CHAMPAGNE, 1849, WHITE SEAL $30 per so of 1 dozen quarts.. K$2. ..................por vase of 2 dozen pints.

KRESSMANN & CO's

RED AND WHITE BORDEAUX WINES. GG HIBBERT & Cors

BOTTLED ALE & STOUT MAINZER BEDR

E. D.

1507

Governor of the Straits. Bettlements. But we CREOLIN BLACKHEAD.

may say on the highest authority that Six Cecil Clementi Smith was offered the Embassy at Peking before Sir Clande MacDonald, and it was to fault of the Foreign Offlen that sri abla a man did not accept the honour, for, in spite of the fact that Sir Nichole O'Conor on, his pro- motion to St. Petersburgh did his utmost to argo the Government to appoint Sir Cecil as the man for the position, as indeed be also urged Sly Cecil to take the Embassy when offered, Sif Cecil Clementi Smith, although still in his prime, folt that after twenty-five years of stronzous Colonial service it was time to rest. It is a thousand pitive that the man who not endly speals Chinese but knows the Chinese, and who has always dosit with them with such perfect tact, should not have been offered this appointment long since. It would have boon better for the Colonial Offico and for the Foreign Offee it our contemporary had dis- covered fir Docil's qualification for the post five or ten years ago.

RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA.

The Berlin Neusste Nachrichten prints. the fallowing letter from St. Petersburg -

In reply to questions from England, the

Most Reliable ANTISEPTIC, Most effective DISINFECTANT, DEODORISÁÉ, and GERMICIDE. Unsurpassed a Hygionis Mesum for Public Places, Domestic Use, Sirk Rooms,

A Water Closets, Drdine, ute, Absolutely NON-FO180SUS or CAUSTIC. Uso 2 to 4 Teaspoonefal! in a quart of water.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Soup and Soda Factory. Hongkong, 2th Febuary, 1896, DOMBAY BURMAN TRADING COR-

PORATION, LIMITED. BANGKOK AND RANGOON.

(SÚS

TEAK SQUARES, PLANES, BOARD and SCARFLINGA, PLANED, TONGUED, and GROOVED BOARDS, FOR FLOORING, CEILING, WALLING,

e. TEAL SHINGLES FOR ROOFING.

PINKADOR RAILWAY SLEEPERS for al) GAUGES.

Rates Sapplied and Orders Booked by

JÄRDINE, MATHESON & ¤0.

[2264 Hongkong, 3rd day, 1895.

SIAM TEAK TIMBER.

Russian Government some time ago declared THE BORNEO COMFANY, LIMITED

that it knew nothing of any concession to build railway through Manchuria having been granted be Bussh by China, especially a con- cession to make a line from Nertebinsk, vil Teitsikar, to Wadivostock and Port Arthur Shortly after this, Mr. Goschen, the British. Chargé d'Affaires in St. Petersburg, read in a paper that the building of the Manchurian mil ways was abrit to be Hegua in earnest, but on, his gurationing Prince Lobanoff and Prince Khilkof, the Mister of Communications, on the subject, they both contradicted the state- ment. A few days later, however, Prince Khilkoff left for: Siberia for the sake of fija health," and received at Krasnoyarsk a number of Bucaixa engineers who had made surveys and observations in Manchuria, after which he re- turned to St. Petersburg. Skurtly after this journey, the Sibarian papers published reports of properations for building the Manchurian railways; bat ·Me. Goschen's regnated in

BANGKOK

RDERS can be Bookad and Rates Supplied On Application to the undersigned for:

TEAK SQUABES, PLANKY, SUANTLINGS, AND BOALDS.

FLANDE LONGUED, AND GROOVED TEAK Волвок

THAK SHINGLES.

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

KANANGA OF

JAPAN

A NEW TOILET WATER

Prepared by RIGAUD & Co.

TO LET

TO LET

- (With Possession from lɛl'June)

【O: 3, CASTLE ROAD.

Apply to

SPANISH PROGURATION. Hongkong, 20th April, 1896:

TO LET.

WELLING HOUSES-

TERRACE,

J. Kramer, E.

D. H. Sassoon, Eaq.

B. Hlavan, Esq.

N. A. Siebe, Esq,

CRIES MANAGER:

Hongkong T. Jackson, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shanghai J. P. WADE GARDNER, ESQ LONDON BANKers-London & COUNTY BANK- ING COMPANY, LIMITED

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

?

ÖN FIXED DEPORTS. For 3 months, 24 per Cent. per Annum For 6 months, Si per Cant. per Annam For 12 months, 4. per Cont. per annuin.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 17th February, 1896:

THE

$12

THE CHINA & JAPAN 'TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED, LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

19-Aberdeen, Pape; BUA-pital,

Mills Office

Civil

MAM

130-Aberdeen, Taper 82-HoTung, Bhan'Sul 177— D-Paya Central

[98540.-An enson, Capt. 'U. 59- Do, Reseace.

No. 4, KNUTSFORD TERRACE, Kowkan. 21st FLOOR of No. 4. BLUE BUILDINGS No. 4 CAMERON VILLAS, The Pouk For 6 months-Furnished. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 2h April, 19.

541

TO LET

(With Immediate Possession), LOUSE in ELLIOT CRESCENT,

ROHINKON. ROAD. (81) Containing Deception Rooms and 5 Redrooms.

Apply to

· CHANTRET INCHBALD. Hergkong. 24th December, 1895,

SIEMSSEN & CO.. Hongkong, let February, 1800,

FOR SALE.

CHAMPAGNE MONOPOLE HEIDSIECK & CO., REIMS. PURVEYORS TO TUR INPERIAL AND ROYAL COURT AT BERLIN AND TO THE IMPERIAL COURT OF RUESIA, MONOPOLE Top Scar, (medium Jry). Do "DRED FOIL? (dry).

GOLD FOLL

do. (extra dry). CARLOWITZ & CO..

Sole Agente For Hongkong, China, und Japan..

1359

Do. DKY Do.

JUST LANDED,

4

TO BE LET.

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C., East Paint

24,--Ardon, Capt.

Humphreys, J.

Residence

Canton..

China Kim

China Traders'

...

Hongkang Fire North-Chroa........

Straits Chion Xangtua...

Land and Building-

HI, Laud Investment. Humphreys Estate, Kowloon Land & B West Point Building Lazan Sugar Mining

Charbontages.

Jelebu New Balmoral Oliver's Mincs, A.

B.....

Tunjon

Do. (Preferences). Rauba

Stenship Coys.—

China and Manila "China Matzol....!

Do Pref. Douglas B. S. Co.... H., Canton and M... Indo-China S. N..... Wanchai Warch'se Cej Watson & Co., A.§.

$50 $ bucers

Sto 85, Layers $20 $ 8100 $120, sellers

$10, $5, Ques $10 515, stes

550 $36.

210 $100, Invers

$57 25 sales & allem

3100 303, buyers

850 326, utca

$25 $107, ellers $60 $47, ulen & roller

0120, sellers

$125 181 p. c. prent, {$61, les $50 $200; sales & selle $50 $93

$25 1,560, sales & sellers 850 $325, buyars

Th2

$20 $20, sales

sellein

$25 $213, sales & sellers 800 $360, tayers

$50 $73, wllers

$100,

lleri

$90 820, sales & sellers

340 818, seller

$100 $86, welers

Fes 800 $72, rollers $33.76, wellus

$2.26, seller $586, sales $23$3, ulos

$4 $14, te setters $19. sales & buyura 13s. 101. 85.70, les

850 568, sales & buyers

£5, sellers 210 £8.10, Felles 350 54, buyers 815 6131 ks & solter 2106, buyers. M74 239, buyers $10 912, ale & Layra CHATER & VERNON, Slure Prokura

OPIUM.

to 1 to 1

New Malna...$750 allow, to Cta 26 years Old Malwa,-$700 4/5 years Old Malwa70 6/7 years Old Malwa.$780 Farm New......$20 Patna Did....6750 Henaree New .......$717 Beninnes Old

THE WEATHER. CHINA COAST METRUROLOGICAL KEXISTER, 29% APRIL, ar 4 PAL

G[ 0%

level and

320 Fahr.

G5

STATION.

Wadi rostock Toky

3000

2016 90.20

30.3%

C. Pray 4 entrd63-Huwplies & Sun Ambold, Kurberg &

90-Adkinson, Dr, Hes 118-Bell's Ashest Ca,

Ca

J.D 24-Junian, Dr., Office 4-Jordan, Dr., Kes 108.Has Hong Take 61--Kennedy, J., Horse Repository Do. Cursivay Bay 107.--Kin Fat Mong 141.-Kingburn, J. W.

Office 120--Kirch & Co. 70-Kramer, J., Res. 1-Janke & Hogya 92-Lamke, J., Res. 117-Land Tuvestort

Co.

Shanghai...... Sharp Peak 30.13 Anoy! 30.07 Swatow..... 30.DI Canton -0.01 Hongkong 29.99 Victoria Peak Lip Rock Meew Pakhai........

Haiphong

Manila

Chipe S. Janus

Wʻulivostock

SUD1

20.01

10.06

24 Sid

42084

83:30

Wial:

24th APRIL, AT 10 AM.

07. Lanc, Crawful & Tokyo 20,33

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level.

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BARONEn ryksced to 3t Jagreed Falz. At a TEPINATURE.in the olde in degrees Fahrenheit.

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VESSELS EXPECTED.

THÉ AMERICAN MANA

The P... straner Peru, with the American mail, luft Nagarki on Tuesday, the 21at inst., at 4 pimu. nah may be expected on or about Fri- day, the 26th just

The P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with malls, &c., left Bali Francio for this port via Honolula, Yokohama, and Nagasaki, on the 16th inst.

The O. &c Q, steamer Coptic, with mails, &c,. from San-Frandses to the 8th inst, has arrived (at Tokohama, and lives for this port this morn

ing, the 24th, vi Nagasaki,

THE FRENCH MAIL The M. M. otonmor Natal, with the French mail, of the 27th Marsb, left Saigon on Thinra day, the 23rd hista ut fad, and may be ux. pected tare on or about Saturday, the 26th inst, This Packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the 10th February.

· MERCHANT ATHAMRIS,

The O. 9. S.Co,'s stemmer Fexcer, from Man- chester and Liverpool, loft. Singapors on the morning of the 21st inst, and may be expected hore on or about the 27th inst

The N. O. L. stanmer Letinibro, from Bombay loft Singapore for this port on the 20th last, and is expected here on the 28th inet..

The P. & O. atomer Minianca left Singaporn for this port on the 17th inst.

The P. & U. steamer Brindisi loft Bombay for this port on the 17th inst.

Tho steamer Glengarry, fròm Antwerp, Lon- don and Straits, left Hingapors for this part on

Saturday morning, the 18th ingt.

The N: P. steamer Strathleen loft Tacom

on the 18th inst. for this port vin Japan.

The China Mutual stiamer Moyune, from ClotheŮ, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Newport, passed the

OUTWARD-7th

PASHSU THE CANAL.

Murch-Breconshire-let April-Herthe, Manila, Natal.-4th April Moyane. 7th April-Patkan, Myrmidon, Angi, St. Ronald11th April-color 14th April-fileungle, Burlsruhe 7th April-dijamemnon, Ision, Japan, Muzagon 21st April-Bombay, Calédonien. Fee Sang

Homeward—15th April Glenfruit-21st

April-Ghazce, Prensada,

POST-OFFICE NOTICES:

The authorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is the ony published twice each day in our Extra, which is corrected to a musli later hear than that given below..

PEAX DELIVERx closes at Post Offiew al

11.30, and 3pm. or in Lettor Boxes in the Cara by 12 and 380 a'lock Trams. Lotter Boxes uk Peak will bu-oleåred at 12.30 and 6 p.m.

A NAIL WILL CLOSE For Foochow, Por Clara, to-day, the 24th inst., at 9.30 AM.

For Tekolains, and Kobo-Per Taiyuan, to- day, the 24th inst., at 11.30 ..

For Shanghai-Per Hangcho, today, the

| 24th inst., at 230 P.31...

Fer. Port Darwin, Thursday Island: Cook town, Cairus, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydor, and Melbourne. Per Changsha, to-day, the 24th / ins, at 2.30 PM.

For. Moji. Per Argyll, to-day, the 24th inst., at 4:30 PM.

.......

For Singapore.-Pei Niole, to-day. the 24th. inst.. at 5.00 PM,

For Straits Per Pinganay, on Saturday, the 25th-inst., t. 11: A..

For Sagapore and Calcutta-Per Darita, en Saturday, the 25th Inst.. at 11.80

For Singapore and Bugkok Por Chow Tai, on Saturday, the 25th inst., at 130 PAL.-_

For Manila.--For Sangklung, on Monday, the 27th inst., at 3,30 p.m.

For Chefa and Tiantain-Per Skuld, 'on Monday, the 27th inst. at 4.30 PM.

For Kudat and Sandakan. Per Centaur, on Tuesday: the 28th inst., at 3.80, 1.1.

For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta-Pir Chelyden, on Tuesday, the 25th inat, at 2.30 F.M.

For Muji, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, B.C., and Theo-Per Victoria, on Friday, the lat May, at 11.30 A.M.

For Singapore-Fer Clonshist, on Friday, the 1st May, at 1.30PM.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States Mail Packet Belgic will be

on despatchod SATURDAY,

the 25th April, with Mails for Japan, Satz Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Porn, &c., which will be closed as follows:- 11.00 .. Registry.cases,

11. A. Post Ofuseless, but borresponlezec

rauy be posted on ore Pucket wit late Feo of 10 could extra Portage until

the time of departure.

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.

The Gorman Contract Packet Sachien

I will be despatched ou PURSDAY, tho 28th April, with" Muits for the United Kingdom, Europe, and cowstries beyond,, vit Brindisi, to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah; Coylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, det de Registry cases a 7.30 A.. Thu mail closes at 8.00. Late letters till 8.62 A.M. with 10 cents extra postage..

C

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

The Franch Centrust. Packet Yorra will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 29th with Mails to the United King- April, dom, Europe, and placis hayond, ein Marseilles; to Saigon Straits Settlements, Datavia, Bar- mandi, Ceylon. Mudras, the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Ñätul and the Cape, Egypt, "Malta, nud", Gibraltar

The following hours will be observed in closing the runs for Europe, de p 7.30 A Posting of Prices Curroul and Cir-

enlacu ceaseS.

8.00 4.—Registry versos,

6.30 AM-Posting of newspapers, books, vid

patterns ceas.

:

0.00 Mil oloses,

LATE LETTERs may be posted (from 3,00 | A.BL.) with 10 cents late fer apto 9.80 AM,

aftor which hour they may be sent on horrí with the sima lata fos,

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.CO.'S PACKET.

The Canadian Mail Packet Empress of Fatin will bi despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 29th April, with Mails for Shaugui, Japan, the United States, Canada, &c., which will bo closed as follows :----

10.00 AM Registry census.

11.00 st Pol Olles eloans, but correspondeace may be posted on beard the Packet with The Late Fes of 10 cents extra postage

til time of departure.

R. J. REMEDIOS, NOREIGN AND COLONIAL STANP For

DEALER,

TA, CAINE ROAD, HONGKONG, Will be glad to send STAMPS on approval. to any address

on receipt of satisfactory refor

uncey.

Is also prepared to purchase vend PoszAGE STAMPE in Large or Small Quantities for Carl. AGENTS WANTED, Liberal Discunt. Allowed: “ 12494

„JUST RECEIVED

NEW SEASON'S

roops" "COWBRAND AUSTRA-

LIAN BUTTEN

IN FINE CONDITION,

A {u...........! WOOD'S COLONIAL DAIRY CHEESE.

Gro. P. LAMMERT,

Solo Agout. Hongkong, 24th January, 1896.

Helght, NOT

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS

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Noither the Cartains, the Adents, nor the Osses will be RESPONSIBLE for suy DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crown of the following Vessels during their 'stay in Hongkong Harbour --

ARGILL, Brit. str., Ward-Dodwell, Carlin &

Co.

ABLOTN, Brit. str., Murray Shewao & Co. COLORADO, Amer. bk, Jonos-Order.. ESARRALDA, Belt, sular., Harrison-Order. FORKCSA, Brit. bk., Ohrlo Molchers & Co. INGRARAN, Gor, str., Piper-Wiolor & Co.

NIOKLIS, Aur. slip. Nighols-- Tho height of many sell been deletrained, from the LUGY

Renter, Bröckelmann & Co. cha eng at Combos Taal Dheerrater and the Lower-waler Ordeary Spring-Tidus, to which debus the NIODE, Ger.etr,, Pfaff-Sienusson & Co.

SEBASTIAN BACH, Brit. bk, Hauson-Master. heights in those Tables are referred, a 3,87 feet above zero, 79-Yeang Lam Kee.

inhalghiaia the Tables marked with a minus sign ) TAMO'SHANTER, Amr el, Peabody-Captain. wes below Lowerwater Ordinary SpelogTithes, and should

tracted From the cohatant given abova.

VELOCITY, Brit, bk., Marlin-Chinose,

Hongkong Hotel 124,-You, A., Praya Cenone of 1957 and 2838, 5.37 fost abenazero of

tral Public Telephone: 28-Hospital, Allor 38-Yuen F Hong

Mentorial

Hospital, Penk

25891

W. STUART HARRISON, Manager,