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THE FRENCH MAIL,

The M. M: táamor, Caledonian, with the Preach mall of the 10th April, arrived yesterday. The following tológrims sro from Ceylon and

Rangoon papereE AMBER'S SONS.

HONOURS FOR THES

Landoa, 24th April. The Shubzadas -Habidula Khan and Nasrulla, Khanhuve been appointed Knights of the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George A NEW ORDER OF KEIGHTHOOD ESTABLISHED

London, 4th April. The Queen bos, instituted a new order of Knighthood, to be called the Royal Victorian Order.

PRESIDENT KRUGER'S REPLY TO MI

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⠀ Lanòull, a village on the row. to Poona, han been completely destroyed by fire

Calcutta, 27th April

The damage caused by the Sasat ŭra is osti. mated at five lake The fire was stopped only by pulling down a number of houses. The sufferera are being relieved from the balanss of the freud raisert after the conflagration of 1888

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THE BONGRONG DIILI PRES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 112, 1296.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

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INSURANCES:

INDIA

HENANOH

TRE ASSUR

LIMY

ANCE

£1,500,000

The British deines Kaongual, from Sa Kok6th May bad light S.B.E: winde with smoutli sew and cloudy weather to Palo Obi from Pul Obi to Capo Yarula light 9 to SW rinda, AUTHORIZED CAPITALMAR with dear weather, thonse to port moderatë M), winds, considerable sen, and dal ludy SUBSCRIBED

PAID UP weather

ATESTARLINEET AD; 1821.

COMMERCIAL

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

Brakes TurEDAY, 19th May, EXCHANGE.

Tolographic Transfor

Bank Billa on demand Bask Bille, at 80 days: might "Bank Bills, at 4 months", "ugh

Credita, at 4 months might Documentary Billa, months night2/2 ON PARIS

Bank Bills, ou demand

£115,000 CAPITAL £2000.000. £ 503,500 TOTAL FUNDS AND SETUBUT 12.30.059

NET ANNUAL Fion Plemia

157,78 LONDON JOIFT STOCK BANK, LIMITED: The British steamer Mentir, from Kobe

Having bout appoints 1 Agents of the above 30th April, experienced strong variblo winds and hard rain to Moji From Mejl le farm INTEREST allowed on Current Andurite at Company we are pheperied to eccept EUROPEAN about Island moderate variable winds and batho rate of 2% per annum on the Daïy balance. and URINEJM RAS) (a mda, arrend rates. Credits, at I mouths algat

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London, 14th April.to A correspondent in Italy dveriben an u expected visit which Emperor Willin, in the uniform of a British admiral, paid to the British cruiser Antren at Syrapuso on April 7th. After leaving theatrea the Emperor took the Eng linh captain alone around his yacht, showingFor Saghalici, steamer, from Tukebuaid Tea" him stary part, and especially the water-tight Hongkong Mera Mutray, Kounedy, and A. door which he himself fail invented. This cor. Ferreira For SigonMostra A. Bugnal respondont thinks ist the above episode is and Shigakialis For Colombe Mr. A. Gibby. significant of Emperor William's desire to be For Port Said Mr. I Dacido for a on friendly forms with England.

Baillescar. Eng Chillot, Chatelain, and THE NILS EXPEDITION,

Leguehonno Frio Kibe for Colombo Mr., Lohlon, 14th April. Peorgis bad: Fer Marseilles Mr. and Mrs.

Morgan. From Shanghai for Hongkong Mengra. Nakanouson Fespersen, St. Croix, Vido, and D. Souza, and Miss Ruby Howard For Singapore Mesars A. E. Ocks und R. Hijima For Marsailles-Mr. and hirs. Villard and infant, Right Rers. Treeper Forsand Maynet, Mrs. Vels, de Leopolis Marzal, Le Guen, Welscy and Mrs Dautremer and 4 children

London, 27th April. The Junca Pestoria correspondent states that President Kreger, in his reply to Mr. Chambersziz, objects to discuss reforma as Great Britain daunot interiors in the internal admin istration of the Transvaal; but he adds that private suggestions would always receivo con sideration. President Kruger then says that if 'the revision of the Convention of 1984: wad its supercession by a brúsky of emity nisl commereu.

A despatch from Cairo to the Daily News cannot be discussed unless the alleged grievancos save that soveral thon of the Stafordshire regi. of the Fitlandore art also discussed, the Government, now at Wady Halfa, are invalided by the ment of the Transosal would prefer to leave extreme out and the hard marching It is sald things as they are and limit its demands to an that Six Rodvers Fuller will be sent to Egypt indoraits for Dr. Janason's raid. The Pro in Jina Abumber of good offours with Egyp. sident mentions the necessity of las tresenostian experience have already been esht into at the meetings of the Volksrand, and suggests that the question of his visit to England should Egypt by the War Office, after passing a rigid raedical examination.JAN PAREN not he pressed just new, but Great Britain can facilitate his going by noouplingetins basis of the discussion which so has proposal..

A despatch from St. Peterburg says that The text of Fresident Kruger despatch to the approaching coronation tras caused a fresh outbreak of Nimilistic plots to asasinate thin Mr. Chamberlain agroes with the version tole Czar. A pist to murder him at the great fair graphed by the Tintes Proteria correspondent.uf Nijal Norgorod, has been discovered. In consequened the Czar has given up his plan of attending the fair.

-London, 28th April.

DEATH, CF SIR HENRY PARKES.

London, 27th April. The death is sunounced of Sir Henry Parkes. THE TENDERING FOR THE INDIAN LOAN," .

London, 20th April The tenders for the new India 2 per cent. loan of £2.400,000 cunt to £3,180,000, Tonders at £104 168. receive £3 per cent, tenders aborn that sount receiving in foll

FIGHTING ROUND BULUWAYO.

pLondon, 24th, April. Nows from Baluwayo dated 'Í'hursday stries than a column of three hundred men on Wednes day attacked the Matabele four miles to the portaward on the Umgdza Rivor, when met severe fighting took place and the British were bard prozed, but finally were repulsing the

Matabela when ordered to return to Bulawayo.

London, 27th April. On Saturday one hundred whites and two

hundred natives made a sortie from Bulawayo,

and were attacked by three thousand Mataboles, who attempted to samond them. The Maxim gaus, however, played lures with the enviny, who wore driven into the Ungus Eiror, the waters of which were arinsored with their blood, Two whites were killed and boyda woudled

NIHILISTIC PLOTS IN KUSSIA,

London, 18th April

A general round-up of all political stapocte has been ordered. Dartial law has been de clared in Moscow. Nearly 5,000 and women have bech so fae prrested and will be kopt in prison until after the coronation. Han areds of students from the and seraiting hate been afforded the alternative of going home or going to prison for the same period,

THE BABY PARNING CASE,

London, 14th April

Mca. Dyuc, whese arrest in connection with the infanticide cases has been published abroad, attempted sulaide in Reading gool yesterday by trying her sine laces around her neck, making. them to tho now knot and putting it under the left ear, provisely as in the case of each strangled that in the Thames. The woman is now watched so closely that suicide is imposible.

For Caietonen, str., for Hongkong from Marseilles-Meeste. Romaza and Holdt, Tevs, Vibert and Fourguek From Singapore Mrs Caiff and infast, or, and Mes. Minton xal 9 children Mrs Kelto and obilares, Moses Reynald and Mais. From Saigon Mrs. Maggie McDougall en child. For Shanghai fra klar. alle Rev. Cambriero, Mosers, William and Wong, Trem Saigon--Mers Clotet, Farre Berger, and Gieffenlor. For Kobo from Port Said Mr. Ivans. For Sugupeco-Mes. Teyn Mrs. Sylie, Mossrs. Talern, Ottavano, and Tan Ben For Yokohama from inrselles-Mr. and Mrs. Pernet and 2 childavo Mesure. Pau Behramin, Carl Bremer, Data, Grillith, Richard. con, Ch. Eymard, Eymard, Jun und Besnot From Colombo Mr. Swaine. From Singapore -Mosta. E. Van Niaal, Siezd, Van Waloi, Arrostrong, sad.Otomah From Saigon M. and Mrs aches, Mr. and Mrs. Arnol, Mr. and·|| Aru Montagne and 3 children, Mr. Gristiank. &c.-Burg Liont Ca Erast Me. and Mrs. A Por Empress of Japan, str, from Vancorer, Tas, Mr K Aman, Mr. and Mrs. D. W Craddock, Mta, A. P. MocEwen, Dr. Suni, Cept. F. A. Young. Memurs. A Macondrey, R J. Adachi, Lek Kingman, and F. Jackson.

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$10,000,000 PALL-UP CAPITAL KESERVE FUND

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According to the latest rumours, perhaps 30 or 40 hobies were murdered during the course of her business career in Roading. Sterly, but rarely the police are wearing a strong net around Mrs. Dyer While constables are drag. ging the bed of the river, other work every loose end of the threads. Tas taby clothes found in the house weigh nearly 800 poundo. bez in Alse boon found which emita a hor: cible stench It evidently had contained an Louslen, 29th April.

Infant's body. A brown paper in which one News Trope Buinwaye of yesterday states tant baby was wrapped has been identified by a thres atabale impia hare boen dofofal with railway clerk, who wears that it was the "aat Hektrations RADEON LONDON BANKERS LONDON & COENTY BANK. | Company ury PREPARED TO ACCEFF First Mining great loss.

London, 28th April.

A cool laden with armas eri ammunition has reaclfod Balugaço

THE GOA RIBING

Bombay, S6th April.

covering of a parcel delivered to the prisoner Proof has also have obtained of one journey of Mis. Dyer which began with a baby and a carpet bag, and which ended with the raiuus the bedga

THE NEW IRISH LAND TID

Lepidon, loth April.

THE HEAT OF A CONTINENT anamatire of Travel in Hungaris across the Gobi Desert through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Chitral Baby Capt. Younghusband; with Maps NAFAL ADKINISTRATION by Admiral

Sir Vesey Hamilton

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large bandsome Volama MOLA 3.50 SLATIN PASHA'S -THROUGH FIRE AND SWORD IN THE SOUBAN

The Dabin correspondent of the Timice, BIR that the new Land Bill has been renived by the "Anti-Paraelite press there with disfavour, but in a less hostile spirit than might have beenOwing to the great demand for this bosh,- expected.

A correspondent says the War Council was sitting till midnight on Saturday to tey those aroused of treason, The sentence of the court was received with profound silence. F. De Konrigus was condemned to two years rigorous imprisonment, indlusive of the time be has spent in jail sines his arrest. Josi Maria Lobo, advocate and aeighbour of the Viscount of Bardez, was acquitted, together with ive other prisoners Al the vemmining prisovers,. over a headed ju munder, alleged to have been. itaphionted in the rebellion, bava raceived sentences varying from 15 to 23 years Smroups are going to the Soudan in the Autuma. prissinout.

THE REST WAVE IN INDIA-EPIDEMICS OF

CHOLEIL AND FIRES. A

Calenta. 22nd April.

The bent hore is excessivo and fires, especially in the saburbs, are of almost daily occurrence. Four fires were repertext: yesterday evening and one to-day Native liute and haystacks suffer most.

Culmatto, 23rd April.

REINFORCEMENTY FOR THE BOUDAN,

London, 16th April.

The Daily News reports that 10,000 British

The Rowe CIRTespondent of the Tinies. declaros but the Soudun question is developing into a question of the mastery of the whole of North-sur Africa.

"Evidence accumulates," saya this correspon dent. Les strong enough to justify an nitimatum, but sufining to convince any com- potent observer that France and Russia are beginning the work of organising the barbarous tribes of that immerse mountain county in

Today's datistica chory fifty-four fresh a manner that some day a tarrout of them attacles and sever deaths from cholers. Dar may pour down on all the adjacent possessions ing the past few days there has been a marliod of Europoon nâtions." increase in the proportion between the number

of attack and deaths, which indicates that spidemic is, declining in virulence.

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THE TREATY ZÁTIFIED.

Washington, 15th April. The Senate in executive session to-day ratified the Behring Sos Arbitration treaty.

Another busti tre ogerred here last night and reduced night dwellings to ashes. The

The treaty provides for a coumission: to Bee brigade dil excellent service in preventing arbitrate the claims wade by citizens of Eng the spread of the fames in the crowded insti.

land against the United States for asigures of Owing to the large number of fires that have

Yol ongaged in the capture of fur seals prior occurred staly, the natives. dry in hatate of pic. They assert that Government is burning to the Paris award. It was verbally amended Their bustis to rid the town of cholere, and so by the Committee on Foreign Relations but not to an stent to materially change its pur- port. The Senate ratified it without making

firmly is his impression frod on their minds that in many places at night te inimbitants, abanges in addition to these made by the afraid of being burnt to death, take their wires, committed and without any dissenting: voto, children, and persual offects and sloan in the

The agroemont was explained by Senator Shor open air, where they are robbed by huimaabes, chairman of the Committee on Foreign who find it to their advantage to circulate these Relations, and by Senators Grey and Colint. silly rumours.

Senators Hour and Chandler criticised the word ing of the document but interpoeed no obstacle

Calculta, 24th Apríl.

The cholera epidonic still continues to spread to its final disposition. Somo questions were. und causes considerabia alarm. Yesterday's skid as to the amount involved in the proposal report shows sixty-nine attacks and eight deathe.

The Municipality at special meeting live eattlement and it was stated in reply that empowered the Health Officer to completely this could not be definitely given. The nose cet approach to the Egures possible was the m de-water sy tonk, public or private, which bas been contaminated by washing the clothes of which Serotary tresham had grood to pay, cholera patients or by other means Guards which was something less then $500,000, have been appointed to watch susported tanke,

JORRIBLE BARBARITIES

London, 15th April.

artificial limbs wore shipped yesterday on that Health Offer recommended the plan poweit to Naples, destined for use in Abyssinia fur adopted,

the unfortunate Italian prisoners whom King Monelol abandoned after crippling then. Tha Abyssinian Negus ja said not only to have am- patated their legs from a point just above the nece, but also to have practised still WOTED barbarities on the wretched mon. Baoanga of the matulations the mon ere unwilling to ro turn to Italy and the Government is trying to and bones for them in Africa, THE JUDGEM

but in spite of this the nativas have managed to use the water and spread the disses, The A desputol from Berlin says two carloads of

The heat have continues oppressive. Mr. West, engineer of Messrs. Apont's steam launch was strask with heat apoplexy and falling into the river was drowned yesterday afternoon..

Londen, 16th April The afternoon the Chancellor of the Ex«

Moda Oelcutta, 25th April The body of Mr. West, who was drowned on Thursday in the river, was found on the bank this morning, the face, armas, and part of the body being forrisly paton by jackala. Three more fires occurred last night, and ene to-day, several hats, being destroyed Tas retives still confinne ja aervons Kate of chequer, Sir Michael Higler Beach, made the citement and firmly believe that Goremont Budget statement. He said the surplus for hevé ismed orders to burn every nativo village 18-0 £4,310,000, and the estimated ex- in Caloutta. Tuat night an akurat was raised in Joan Bazar Street, some one having throw paditures for the current your ware

lighted kerosine oil rap into a bristi 100,047,000200110Me

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said thist

native constable și beat want in ascertain the this had been a wonderful year and use of un cause of the orvitement and to: his sure exampled ravenne in spite of the fact that the prize was blataed for the occurrence, very roughly handled, suntheitised, and turned out expenditure had been the largest since the great war. The surplus, was the largest ever:

of the busti, the farintot inbchitants shouting known and a larger sun was devoted to Elis Cont, "Here is one of the scoundrele brdered by

rednution of the National debt than över known. Government to burn our houses and hongea.

The condition of the working less, he con- The astounded constable was gľad ›oscope,

tinued, judging from the consumption of tan, while the people eat up all night to guard tobacco and sugar, had materially improved, and against his return. Similar scenes occur daily

it was a ruinarkable fact that while the doorvast throughout the city and suburbs and the native

in the exports and imports for the first six prese never troubla themel vas fu disillusion báo ignorant villages. The English press of course months aminted to £7.531,000, the increase far the second half of the year amounted to

is regarded 28 bring in league will a wicked £23,228,000. Ten, Sir Michal further remarko*,

e have wired home for a large npply: arat comes may be exported to arrive by. the seat Buylish mail. To prevent disappointment orders shoull be placed NEW COLONIAL LIBRARIES,

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NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

JAMIVED.

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£{XW0,000, .2500,000

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Russ Central. Bangkong.BG to announce the TRANSFERENCE of VOST RECEIVED

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ECHOSSELER, Attorney for the Liquidation.

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COLONIAL DAIRY CHEESE. | possible.

GEA P. LAMMERT,

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PAYMENTS

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EQUAL TO NEW WORK WARRANTED.

TUNING BY EXPERIENCE MENONLY

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Agente

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Vitoria Peak TAKANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Gap Role:

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

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Weather.

24 hours

VESSELS EXPECTED.

TEE, AMERICAN WAIIMS The P. Hi stoamer City of Bio de Janeiro with American Rail, left Negrasaki.on: thì lếth instant, at 11pm, and may be opected Kera ou or about Thursday, the 11th InstS ANS The PM steamer City of Fektry, with maila, &o, loft Ban Francisco Ing this port vin Yokohama and Nagasaki'on the 4th instant.

The 0.40 steamer Gaelic, with mula, do from San Francisco to the 25th nit, bxä arrived at:Yokohama, And will leave for this port this morning the 13th instant, via Nagasaki ALE ENGLISH MAKLUMA

The F. & O, gleamer Foretta left Singapore for this port on the 3ltà inch, of 9. p.to, with the ontwärd English mails and is exposted hars about 3 pm on 16th inst

THE INDIAN MAI

The steamer Catherine Apear, from Caluutta lest Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 9th inst.

FEES AUSTRALIAN MAIL,

Tho CN, Cơs, stoamor Tuizas, „from Aus tralian ports, left Thursday Ishaul on the 10th husband may be expected hero about Wodnose day, the 20th inst.

The P. & 0. stoomrer. Mazugen löft Bombay for this port on the Sth inst.

The D. D. Bateamer Ceres, from Hamburg, left. Singapore og the 7th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 13th instant.",

The 0.5, S, Co:'a strainur Ayumcinnon, from Liverpool left Singapore, on the nursing of the 10th inst, and may be expertoi boru-on or about the 16th injet. :-

The N. G. 1. aleaper Bisogno Left Bombay

for this port on the 10th inst, oud is dus bero on or about the 29th inst

The Patamar Japan, loft ingapore for this port on the 7th instant. D

Tho N. P. Co's etsamer Stralkien, which endled from Tacoma on the 18th ult, arrived at Yokalania on the 9th inst, and left on the 11th": instant for this port

The C. M. steamer Pukling, from Glasgor and Liverpool, pored the Canal on the 25th ult ani ukay, he corridored dns at Singaporu on or about the 13th Tny."

PASSED THE CANAL

OUTWARD-Fth April, Myrmidon, Aggi, Sli Rowabl. 17th April-Frian, 21st April. -Bombay, las Seng. 241 April- Ovcalized, Pukling, Tureen 28th April.

fleunion. Ist · May-Achilles, Aden, Oppock, Nerits. th May-Dentomond, Polyphemus, Rose Castle, Glamorganshurs

Balnearal, Dordogne, Rickmers. Eth May Cedar Branch, Queen Olgd, Woolwich, Pyrrhue HOMEWARD—Zith Ap il-Frigjo, lat May—

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

PRAY DELIVERY Closes at Post Hice at 11.30 am and 5 pm. or in Lettor Boxes in the Cace by 12 and 20 o'clock Trams. Lettor Poxos at Peak will be cleared at 1st and 4 p.xi.

A MAIL WILI CLOSEA For Bwatow did Amby-For Cheang Hyeteng to-day the 13th inst., at 938) A.M...

For Swato, Amby, and Foochos-Par Haiton, to-day, the 35th ist, at 10.30 AM.

For Hollow and Haiphong. For Hongkong, to day, the 18th ink, at 1030 AM.

For Amoy Per Albingiz, to-day, the 18th inst., at 10.30 AM

**For Swatow rud Chinkiang -Per Khongnan, today, e 13th inst, at 10.80 A...

For Maono Por leungshan, to due itat, at 1.30 P

13th

For Canton, Per Hanbour, to-day, the 13th inat, t5.00 PI

For Swato and Singapuro.--Por Chanahan. to-morrow, the 14th inst, at 11.31 A.M.

For Shanghai, Kebe, Yokohamn Victoris, B.C. and Tacoms For Olympia, on Saturday, the 16th inety at 4:30 PM...

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES

· PACKET- The United States Mall Probes Contis,

Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, o, which will be closed va follower

10.00 AM Registry conses. 1100A.M. FOGCOffice closes, but correspondence"

may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 10 cerita extra Portegy unti the time of departure,

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

The French Coat Fucket Sughgliep will Le despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 18th Maywith Mails to the United King dom, Europe, and places beyoud, via Marecillos; to Saigon, Straits Settlements. Bateria, Bur mah, Ceylon. Madras the Australasian Colonise," Adon, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malls, and Gibraltar. 8.00 41-Fusting of Prices Current und Cir

ulary: BERSUM. 10.00 A.M.--Registry cases.

10.30 AM-Posting of newspapers, books, and

patterna ceases, 11.00 AM Mail closes.

LATE LEITEEN may be posted (from 11.10

A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30

after which hour they may be sent on board

will the same late foo

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LCOAL MERCHANTS,

23.01

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Paklaus

SINGAPORE

POPULAR AND UREMONA" MODELS $300, $350-

Hongkong. 16th November, 1872)

The Undersigned, having been appointed Haiphong AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared lines 20 to ACCEPT RISKS FIRE at Current Manila

Quje S. Jamed Rate

2012 MAY, AT TÚ A.M. BIEMSSEN & CO., :

Wladivostock, 2005 Agouts,

„Tokyo T17

*Nagasaki Shanghai..... 3014 Slaap Teck Any

20.05

25.98

70

10.05.

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· 30,05.

Canton

Hongkong Victoria Peak Cap Hook

20.02

£0.00

30.03

29.04

5 & 6.0cm. PIANOS $175 $225,

ALL GUARANTEED FOR CLIMATE.

ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES Fun..

MUSIC, STRING, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Apollinaris

FOR SALE

RUINART FERE & FILS. REIMB

Estäkished 17190

CHAMPAGNE. GROWERS AND

SHIPPERSU

Ship only the Fines: Quality

Extra Day (Groen Baal).

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.

* Solo Aganta.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1895.

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WATCHES

Series Lady Size, $4.50 nach

1074

Macan

Fakhoi za

Haiphong...

Boltone 9.82 Manilasin Cape - James,

10,30

0,02

0.00

*** Up, thà 12th at 10,80 : Thrie pre indketia * of 4 deproutes to the SW. of Lazón.-Sur yesterday, a warp fall of the barometre has takes also At Holo bury presante la ton·sbont'l mel below the normal. On the JE. Ocask of portante har Indrenand until ritogens aborA

Hengkong was 0.2 En

the rest of t. Astra. Bra strone NK.

:45. Mughal In the Nepoch of winds will probably prorail. The depression in the North

acom to ho moving Rutward ces le dos of Jay

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HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.

13th May to 19th...

HIGH WATE

LOW WATER

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THE QUEEN

OF TABLE WATERS

or Gent's Bing, 84,50 each!

Series Er Gent's Sixo, 32.00-osch

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THE TIMES.

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

8. QUEEN'S ROAD CHITRAL.

Hongkong, th December, 1885, 2268 3

FOR SALE

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Gevaramo 106 106, who we derring odoo out of the Minkof and Haerated water which Art can supply.”

The ullidul statistics for last risk show the spirits we entirely displacing foreign apakita. large death rate of forty-nine per thousand for

The increase in the Import of tea WEN

the city and 5-1 for the suburbs No fewer than 10,000,000 pounds from Tadis and Ceylon,

0 deaths are reported from cholers alone outing so much: Chindre tes. The inbreDRA of a grand total of 659 from all causes combined. in the import of tobicon was £108,000 over-the The cholors 1st includes four Europeans, sixty-state chiefly for cigarettes. The Customs three Mahomedans, and 218 Hindoos Thoborites calculated, he said, that £1,000,000 spidario continues tospread and large untader yearly was thrown in the gutter in the shape of fresh attacks are reported daily from all of the ends by cigars and cigarette The Im parts of the city and suburbs A marked porte of wines had increased €1,256,000 Light percentage confte between the attacks and wines were preferred Bear had increased deaths, which is a certain indication that the 2817,000, the death duties were £2,881,000 and opidemic is declining, the now class being of a stamps: £1,829,000.- smild mature,

Referring to the estimate for the current

* Calbatta, Göth April, year the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the expenditures were placed at 2100,047,000 the revoque calculated upon £101,235,000/500

- Another villigs fire occurred at Tollygunge

to-day and five dwellings were reduced to ashes.

This rankoms the tenth fire in, this focality, due

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for

ing the past six weska. KEUP Touching upon the proposition a coduo-

The cholera epidemic is steadily declining though the number of attenks is still bight.." On

tion in expenses, Bir Michael said that the Goverment propound to reduce the mAYMUN Batarday there were reported twenty-five and tax from 48. in the pound to Is, which

SOLE AGENTS": CARLOWITZ

HONGKONG, CANTON, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN AND HANKOW

HIGH CLASS

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES,

KNOWN AND SMOKED BY EVERY ONE, ury thong of

attacks and four deaths and to-day eighton would absorb £100,000 of the surplus, the MESSRS, THEODORO VAFIADIS & CO.,

attacks and two deather

£975,000 to be devoted to wedding the rating Calcutta, 26th April of farm lands, £433,000 for the Education Bili

The epidemi of Eres continues. After the ex-ad 2200,000 to a alight altoration of this death tensive outbreak at Bhownnggur, another has duties. This, he concluded; would leave e oscarred in the village of Vand, the latter modest sum for contingencies. destroying three bundred houses, sud esuring a

Joes of two lakhs of rupecs, pr

One of the great fires nincs 1889 is now raging at Surat; favoured Lg atong weerly breeze the Lazes spread to large stocks of timber, and an artenelyó tres ja simply a soothing m of flames. Although still burning forcely yes terday, the conflagration is unlikely to spread. as the brooze has slackened.

BEWARE

of the Party-pilerin imitations of th MACNTVEN & CAMERON'S BENOWNED

PENS.

any 1900 en toon gád a hlodny to mus,"

The Flekick the Swi, and tau WAYMO Pisi,"

-Fold by all Stationers, 5 WAVERLET. WORKS, Enikunen,

The KARGEST CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS and EXPORTERS in CAIRO, EGYPT.

WANTED an AGENT for HONGKONG AND CHINA.

For PARTICULARS, pply to

TEL VARIATIS & CO.,

4. DALHOUSE Bquaxe,

CALCUTTA,

HA 8. HEIDSIEK

CHAMPAGNE, 1989, WHITE SEAL.

per caso ef 1 dozen quarts.

case of 2 doren pinės. KRESSMANN & CO:8

RED AND VIHITE,

$30

$92

D.

BORDEAUX WINES."

C. G. HIBBERT & CO.B

BOTTLED ALE & STOUT MATNZER BEER

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, Tat February, 1996,

DE FOR SALE.

CHAMPAGNE MONOPOLE. HEIDSIECH & CO., REIMSASAN PURVEYORS TO THE IMPERIAL "AND ROYAL COURT AT ROELIN AND TO THE IMPERIAL MANN OR COUNT OF BEAVER MONOPOLE RED SHAL (medium dry), Do00 RED FOR? (dry)

GOLD FOLL

20. (extra dry); D87 Do

CARLOWITZ & CO. Solo Agenta -

For Hongkong, China, and Japan.

Height

The bright of ten madeed has been dederland, from the Hial observations of 1987:11868, sa 5.87. fact sbore zito sf, gange at the Kowloon dat Observatory and the to with atom-the Locater Ordinary Breisg helabai thon Teller feet above zero.

das bolgist in the Tales marked with a milana de (—) and below Lowerswator Ordinary Springandes, and should be

btracted from the oustant wires DOPE FOR A TRUSK

CUTLER, PALMER

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NET

SPECIAL BLEND WHISKY.

Blend

of Selvoted Distillations of the Finest Souto Whites

Apply to BLEMEREN & Co, Hengking

(33

UTLER PALMER & CO.

WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1816,

lavo always on band

LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP- TION OF COAL.

Address:--Care of Bears, KWONG BANO & CO No. 68 PRATA.

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GR1MAULTS SARSAPARILLA

Cares Boile, Eruptions, Fimples, and J. proves digestion, Invigorates the system, an riches the blood, removes nobes and pains, pro ducea refreshing sleep, dispels melancholy and nervousticas, and builds up both desh and strength. It is a legitimate medicinal blood parter, and its marvellous remedial results are

dus to Rs superior composition. Don t bo put

off with some worthless catapound recommended to bo just as good."

50 dosed in a Bottle..

Small Dose-Small Price:

GRIMAULT & CIE--Paris.

AS. WATSON & Co-Hongkong.

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS

Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTE, "mor the OWNER will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Overe or the Crown of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ALTE Brit. atr, EllaGibb, Livingston & O, CORSINIAI SU

ABOYLL, Beit M, Ward-Dodwell, Carl &

AFLDUN, Brit. . MuraS-ELLOWon & Co. BAWIARTO, Brit, wie Wallan-Gibby Idring“

ston & Com

BESMOKE, Bri str., Le Boutillior-Gibb,

Livingston & Co.

FOSMO Erit. . Obriof-Mefoburn & Co. GyotosSTER Ciry, Břit, str Bell-Order HOLSTEIN Gar. E. Bruhn Jebken'a Co.

Who have cousigand their Brands to our cure - LuorA NICKEL, -Amir, ship, Nichols

for over half a century.

Apply ta 6.0. ANDERSON,

Mess VAEDINE, MATHESON &

H Hongkong, [1859 32 And to their friends in Shanghai.

Beter Brückelmann & Co.

MABOD, Brit, str., Ross-Bradley & Co. COOLTAPIA, Brička etc. Tebeöridge-Dedwoll,

Call & Co. 4

VELOCITY, Brit bk., Martin-Chinese.