SHIPPING REPORTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY EN
BANKS
NEE CHAPTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA
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T. H. WHITEHEAD, - Manager, Hongkong: Hongkong, 16th September, 1893,
'ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- H
ING CORPORATION.
properly qualified operators; the public' own Thin minu who han lach opse ne dulce, and withse inst readily got their money on to recoup aimeeff, and get a bit to the good, with the bookúmisora. It is thought that must wish to know when taking a cortare the excellent remita whinh are vaid tosum, what that sem is Hikely to return 15 attend the working of the totalisator system him, and this he can never ascertain under in other quarters of the globe should secure the new system. This we think will keep IncorQRATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1863,
OUR HEAD OFFICE, LONEÓN, for the proposed innovation no unqualiled the bulk of owners and extensive speculators welcome in India. This subject was dealt with ons of the machines. The experiment, though
£300,000 when the idea was first manoted, and a well it is said to have ocarde elsewhere, has CAPITAL PAID UP, known radag authority wrote in favour of the portainly never been attempted in England,HERERVM LIARIETY OF SHARE
HOLDERE MATERESANAN £300,000 £350,000 totaliter to s sporting contemporary as and it strikes us we are more English then
anything elso, and although, as we have shown; EnSEEVE FUND send you follows:-
"One of the reasons given against totalistors the odds given by the bookmakers are inade
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at is, that bottore in this country do not carry guste, we should prefer to know when we mada much money about with them; but, this objeoa bet what we stood to win if the haree we the rate of 2% per annum or the Daily balances On Fired Deciosifa for 12 month 4 per cent Lion snely would very soon correct itself selected carae in. Finally, wo vory much doubt. There is no real reason why they should not whether the publju, will as to be directed as carry money. We all know the case where an to how they should bet, and, on the whole, wa ingonnen up-country sportsman lately pat look forward to the innovation with consider
ablo interest not unmixed with misgivings Rs. 10,000 on his horse at the totaliantor in one
Asian race, thereby bringing the odds to 10 to 1 09. which, though buiting in this blind way is not advocated, goes to prove there is no diflenity in coming to the races provided with a fair amount of the nextful. Why, tod, should not Tarf Clubs be prepared on race days to advance cash up to a certain sum to approved customETS --say to members of the Turf Club-the advance to he repaid the fret working day. It might be, parhaus, worth while for the Turf Clib to soll the right to run the totalisatore, hali the percentage dednoted to be their's, half the gain of the purchasers Eome sporting man might form a syndicate to run the show. The dialty hore would, of course, ba the working staff, which would only be required for a couple of months: bat practically a smaller stal, with extra mex for thọ two months, could be köpt en all the year round as if the system wete ones a mincess, the large up.country meet- ings would gladly hire some of the staff with instraments, etc, for their meetings; anyhow it is worth while trying to do something. The Stewarde of the Turf Club might obtain a report on the working of the tatalieator in Australia and France. Wa do not want to do away with bookmakers, but to have a larger system of totalisator combined with fewer bookmakers, who should be required to give greater guarsator and be lonndle bet to a liberul amount on their quoted odds.”
The British steamer Henan, from Wuha and Chinktang 4th June, had continuous fog; latter part, thunderstorms and heavy S.E. swell to print
The British steamer Tais, from Wahn and Chinking 5th Jane, had light variable sirs and foggy waather from Hieshan, Islands to Taugying; thenes till arrival Very heavy SW. swil,
PAID-UP GAMESH 810.000.000: RESERVE FUND8 5,750,000 RENEES LIABILITY OF FLOP'TORS $10,000,000
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO
Agents, Hongkong, 18th March, 1898
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O ESTABLISHED 15155
CAPITAL
£6,000,000, INVENTED FUNDA 6,330,000 HANNUAL INCOME, ELDEN OGO, CLAIMS PAID...,£13,000,000.
FIRE INSURANCE affected at CCB-| RENT BATES,
Particulare may be had on application to
"GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 16th Marsh, 1898
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FOUNDED 1710.
The Undursigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE. Current
SIEMSSEN & CO., Agenta
Rates." The British steamer hour, from Bangkok 3rd June, had light easterly winds and fine ven- ther to Parnog thonse to port light variable winds and fine weather, with moderato NE. stroll, sea smooth: Jans 5th passed Italian bark SDRT, 20 miles S.E. Capo Varella, which wished to be reported all well...
EXPORT CARGOES.
The steamer Sorpedon, called on the 20th May, For London 200 packages tea, 9,500 The opponents of the totalisator maintain congen. 526 bore tes, 11,066 ba. ngon, that the odds are not as good as those obtained 435 hores, particulars unknown. Grezeral able from the boolanakor, unsatisfactory as Cargo-2 cases blackwoodware, 30-se chins these are. They res no reason why the book-aro, 4 cases aigars, & casos etrios 750 rolla maker, whose expenses are great, and who is mats, 25 casks-prozerves, 100 bates split bamboo, able to hoary losses from bad debts, eto, should and 69 packages sundries For Liverpool:
On Currant Account at the rate of 2 per Coat. per Annum or the daily balance.
OF FIXED DEPORUS.
For nonthe, 24 per Cent, per Annum. Per 6 months, 3 por Cont. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Anaam.
-T. JACKSON,
Chiot Manager. Hongkong, 17th February, 1896. ⠀ THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA
EN LIMITED. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.
-HEAD FICE HONGKONG,
atting. For Buenos Ayres-45 rolls matting. The steamer Ulysses; milod the 27th May. For London Leados cigars 340 bass D 0 anells, 200 casks: soy, 101 roll matting. and 4 packages sundries. For Landos and/or DG, aq
silk. For H. SOLARFORT, Moachester-205 bales waste Liverpool cases oigars and 15 cases CHAN KITSHAN, K Chinese paper. For CHasgow-10 onades ginger, and 20 boxes ginger. For Hamberg: en cigars Buanon Ayres:-300 rolls matting.
The German steamer Hertha, sailed on the ard June From Hongkong for Suez- £ package merchandise. For Havre 282 rolls matting, 312 packages tea, 19 cases buman hair, 10 cases bristles, 110 bales cases, and 7 elses fatbars.
bamboofans, 1,000 cases cassis, 2 cases featherse 5 cases vormilion, 6 cases brasswaro, 200 hale, Chinaware, 3 case siltra, med 17 packages suntries. For Hamburg option Loudon 9 cases bristles. For Amsterdam 1 no curios. For Lon
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TOTAL FUNDS AND SECURITY NET AKTUAL FIED PÉMIA
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not be permitted to ostry tho praslts of his busi. 1 gaso cigare: For Munte Video :--GO PallasonsURISED j ness out of the country if he is so minded. The successful hacker in many instances takes a ran home, to dissipala in a country where he can got more fun for his money the spolis opina of is campaign against the bookie. In this con- nsation re ehould like to know what percent age of the owner of Sprighily's winnings remained in this country: And, again the successful speculator, pensioned civilian, commersial man of trader, does exactly the same when be retires from-the country, but no one thinks of raising an outery against him. And then the opposition regard the aâxiety of the authorities to raise up safeguards for the headless plunger as on all fones with much of the
For Havre option Hambary58HE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, grandmotherly legislation which English have always iterated. They point out that on rolla matting, 20 cases paper, 8 hales hair, Icecs occasion the totalisztor has been swampel by sarthenware. For Havre option Hamburg a rush made for s particular favourite, and the option London-100cases hristine, and 21fcases reit has bron that bachers have been paid camphor. For Harve sadler Hamburg and/or Fomewhat less than two amount of their original London and/or Antwerp:-183 casos-bristles. stakes for having been on the winner thing For Hamburg-245 cases pailea Taus, 60 cases which conld never happen with the bookies bristles, 25 bales rattan slavings 136 bales Mr. John Corlett, no maan authority, is eri rattan core, 1,000 cases tex, 5 cases rich paper, doutly not a friend of the totalizator, for some57 balas canes, 104 cases camphor, 23 cases time age he wrate :-
An instrument of gaming that we never believed in is the totalisutor, popular, as it is with a certain section of the public, who look spon it as giving the fairest form of betting At times it admittedly enables a man to get extra- ordinary odds about some candidate that is not mash fancied by the general body of tackers; und in the long run, so hat by the totalisator is inoro, of u losing game than to bet with tet ordinary bookmaker. A bookmaker who is broke is not so rare na atlead donkey on the other and there are very many of them, The totalizator it is simply impossible to break, as it always gives back less than it takes and nins no risks, and has up had debts. At times bookmakere are bound to lose on their books, but the totalisator never. If you back a winner with a bookmaker, there mat of necasty be something to receive over and above. your own state. Casos have happered with the ictalisator in which the bakers of the winner, which has perhaps hoon an oven menoy chance ie the ring, on going for their own money back again havoceived it less five or ten por cent. for holding it for a few minutes. In thess case there was o-field-money to distribute; The moment you part with a sovereign to the Pachivó it beggmes to ym morily of the value Fef eighteen shillings ornitotoon shilings secord. g to the percentage charged for holding the stakes. The machine was thoiuruution of a clover Hittle Spaniard named Oltor, and wo well re collect that before the war his establishment on the Boulevard dos Italivus-or Cepucines, wo forget which was like a huge bak, and now, In fact, is a bank. A curious fisture in botting
by machinery, that a times the odds against a horse for a place are larger than against him
to win, which is absurd.
Never were the anomalies of the ari-mutuel
don120 balos csues. essential oil.
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or totalienior spatem of betting more displayed than in connection with the Viceroy's Cup at W -Caleutia. The betting against Metallic
Lerons, und one spoorlater in his eagerness to to an the goat thing look a thousand chances at fire bolilisatore and others fairly svamped the invourite, with the result that after she had was and they wont to reosive hair with
the coils came out.10 to 1 on the mars."
Another objection breaght forward by the
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eppuents of the totalisator is that if su owner el bia herca où the machine, the, pablid will aturally go for that horse, and reduce the divi tend to be paid in the evout of his witning, It is all very well to say that en owner on gat his money on through other hands, but the general pulls in these matters must be allowed to have as much penetration the racing mon, and it Roes not take them long to find out whose rom-Naval Focket Rack, 1898. missiolor Mr. “Xis. It is true the bookmaker, The Beautiful White Baril, by Guy Boothby. though no longer licensed, may frequent the rise Grace of All Souls', by Kinnard. enclosure and transact his busines; but it is more than probable that he will elect to leave tis akne, as he cannot possibly get the ont- aide money whiols enables him to lay the buds to sach muss an owners and large botters expect As to being made to give a greater guarantee than he does at presont as suggested by the 243 racing authority quoted above, he is not likely to
A Point of Conscience, by Hungerford.
Can Braccio, by Marion Cranford.
Wee Willie Winkie, by Kipling.
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ooosidering the low of any facilities for doing.
bis business, and what would amount to a practi
col abuco of official ocognition. Moreover, the
mare carrying of money which is cursorily alludet HIRE E MONTHLY
to as easy would amount to a serious naisance.
We quite admit that ten ororen twenty alon crisp. thoasand rupes notes right easily be carried without inconvenience, by any one, bat when in the ones of winninggay some then, sands of re-tha noky backer comes to take his money he would, in all probability, recoivo, a mixed lot of clean and dirty notes, tən rapes ones is Houres, larger notes in propor, and many divided and pined together which it would not be safe. to fake without comparing the amarais on cack hal. The hecker would- have most probably to take these on trust, if he wanted to make an investment on the next raca, and would certainly require a valice to carry his winnings about ju
And again, although the bona fides of the OTG is whenlntaly indisputable, the anti- totalistor santicmere not witliont certain doubta as to whether the subordinates who must work these mecbinag can be guaranteed to be equally houst
Theo doubts are expressed us to the legality of the totalisator, for though a betting law does not exist in India, the legal aspect of this quai- tion is one which has to be taken into consider tion whon voighing the pros, and comel
We have endeavoured to set before mar readers the two sides of the question supported by opinions which may be allowed to carry das woight het tus question arisus in the first place whether the large bettors can make the totalisator poross by securing to the Turf Clas through this medium a more profliable egarce of inecine than in at present dorived
frora the bookmakers Personally, we doubt it.
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HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.
[1032 Hongkong, 28th April, 1806.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG. TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
The Undersigned AGENTS of the love. Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Clash Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Rates,
STEMSSEN & CO.. Hongkong, 29 May, 1995 I
(RESOL BLACKHEAD.
Mout Errportys and BEST
· PRESERVATIVE for TIMBER
DECAT, DEY Hor, and WHITE ANTE, sto,
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Soap and Sods Fastery, Hongkong, 20th February, 1896.
REGLIN-BLACKHEAD
(507
Most Reliable ANTISEPTIC Most effective DISINFECTANT, DECDORER and GERMICIDE.
Unerpassed as a Hygienic Medium for Pabllo Places, Doinvatio Use, Bick Boonus, Water Clcseta, Draine, “ate. Absolutely NON-POISONOUS nov CAUSTIC, Uusa 2.to Teaspoonfull in a quart of water.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.
Eosp and Soda Factory. Hongkong, 20th February, 1890, GRIMA U L TS SARSAPARILLA
Apply to G. U. ANDERSON, Messes JARDINE, MATHESON & CO
Hongkong
And to their friends in Shanghai. WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.
BEECHAM'S
PILLS
FOR ALL BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS
ANSUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES The ls 1d. Box contains 56 Pills. Price 50 Conta
Prepared only by the Proprietor:- THOMAS BEECHAN, St. Helens, ENGLAND: SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG and the EMPIBE of CHINA WATKINS & CO., 75] A6, Queen's Bond Central, Hongkong. 晚生惟
FE
SANG
COAL MERCHANTS,
Cartes
China Fire China Traders Hongkong Fire...... North China Sirvite Unicu Yang...
Land and Ending
H. Jaudaveatment Humphrey's Estate... Kowloon Laud & B West Point Building Luzon Suger Mining
Charbonnaga Jelebu
New Balmond Oliver's Mines, A....... B.......
f'unjos
vers
$50 $51, leseller $50 $122, les buyers $325 183 p. prom 23 19262.75, mules 1250 (147), 6&sellers
58.95 Bales
$25 $79, les & veltera $50:235, wellers EM TH. 200, buyers
0824, bayers
$25 $227, & buyera
$60 $140, sollent
850 $71); Blen
813 0, sellers
$ 18, seller
$40 $18, ellera
$100 $54, sales &myers
3007
35.3%
$3.83.15, 1. & Ingus
$3 $3 ale & Buyer. $21811, Eager
$4: $15, sales & buyura $198.0, aloz & buyers
Do (reference), Kanby13s. 10d. 45.23, collers Fearship Coys—
Chira and Manila',... • $50-$69, Lugom. China Mutual£
Do Prof.
Dougins S. & Co. I, Canton and A.. Indo-China 5, N. ..... Waal Warelisa Do Watu & Co., A.S........İ
1.10, sellers £10 £8.10, los liens 550 04, sales & sellers $15 1941, sales & sellers
The N. P. Co's steamer Tacoma hus'arrived at Yokohama, and sailed for this port via usual ports of call on the 5th inst..
The P. & O. steamer Bohilla loft Bamilay for this post on the afternoon of the 30th ultimo. The Rickmer Line stoniner Maria Rickers, from Middlesbro', Antwerp, saxi Hasburg, loft Singapore, on the afternoon of the 3rd inst.
for this port...
The F. 20. steamer Puluwun left Share for this pert on the 5th inst, at 10 a.m. A
The D. D. R stewmer Thekia, from Hem burg, left Singapore for this port on the 5th just, and may be expected here on or about the 11th inst
The N. P.steamer Victoria left Tacoma on- the 4th instant for this port viù ports of call.
The N. G. 1. steamer Zetinovo left Bombay For this port on the 9th just, and is due hore. ex or shout the 29th instant.
The atomer Glenfarg. from London and Straits, left Singapore for this port on Satur day, the 6th instant.
The "Ben" Line steamer Banglor, from Lith; Astware, and Londen, left Singapore on the Uth inst for this port
The NY, K. chartered steamer Osborne left Bombay for this part via Tuticorin und Singa- pory on the 5th inst, and is dus here on or about the 27th instaut. |---
PASSED. THE CANAL..
OUTWARD-8th May—Godar Brunch, Queci :.
Olga, Woolwich. 19th Monmouth- share, Golong, Orestond May-Frnat Semena, Kasain. 26th May-Oceano, Yarra Boyslon, Prometheus. 29th May-Glance, Buda, Telena ad JnueMyrmidon Ninle, Keemua. 5th June-Merionethakir Canton
HOMEWARD 25th May-Elektra. And Jane-
Pingeney, Priam, Menelus
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The authorised List of Maila issued iu connection with this paper in the une published twice each day in our Extra, which is corrected to a much later hour than that given below.
PEAK DELIVERY closes at Post Office at 11.30 . Spr. or in Letter Horns in the. Cars by 1 and 330 e'olack Trans Letter Dozen nt Peak will be cleared at 12.30 and pani
The Postal Guide for 1898. rorized to date will be found in the Chronicle is #irectory £l, ses & layers. IX. Tlas is the puly anthorised complete Bemmary of Postal information published in $174840, sallcas
Hongkong $10 $12.50; sellers CHATER & VERNON, Sharé lärokers,.
OPTUAL
New Malwa$750, 6 years Old alwa...$760 7/10 years Old Malva. $770 New Fata New Ben
Allowance.
3 to 4 cattie: 11 to 24
$580; Old Patt.720 38673; Old Benares...2730
THE WEATHER.
CHIS A COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER, Srn JUNE, ar dr
STATION.
Paromater
redi..to sea
level and
| 28818032968111 Mumidity,
Wadi voutcok
19.4
Tokyo ...
30.01
Nagwaki
29.76
Shanghai
29.84
Sharp Peak
99.72
Amor
20.70
Swntow
29.84
Canton
2056
Hongkong
2009
Victoria Peak
Gap Hook
29.80
0 0.
Macao
90.86
Pakliai...
Haiphong
+18
Manila Bling
20,78
99.50
Cape St. James
9 Wlativestock 29 50 100 Takyo Nagraki Sharghu
ED SO
29.74 29.70
have always on hand LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP TION OF COAL Address-Cure of Hess. KweNG SANG & Co *815
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No. 68, PRAYA.
FOR SALE
UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS Sharp Park
Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.
JUNE, AT 30
Canto 29.69
Amuy
Swabor
Hongkong.-29.9. Victoria Pack.
Gap Rook
29.09
MEG
29.17.
Pakhoi
Haiphos
29.69
1996 Bolinas
29.82
Maidla
Ship only the Finest Quality, Extra Dry (Gruan Suhl).
EAUTS, WEGENER & CO.
Sole Agents,
Hongkong. 17th May, 1895.
WATERBURY
WATCHES
Series "L" or Lady's Size, $4.50 each
-Series "J" or Gront's Bize, 34.50 sách Series "E" or-Gents Size, $2,0 each.
Apply to
Cares Bolls, Graptions, Pimpins, and in- proves, digestion, invigorates the systein, "en- rickies the blood, removes soles and pains, pro duces refreshing sleep, dispela melancholy and nervouste38, and builds up beth flesh and strength. It is a legitimate medicinal bloodC CHAMPAGNE, 1839, WHITE SELL
purifier, and its marvellone remadïai ravulla äre due to its superior composition. Dont be put
off with some worthless compound recommended to be "just as good.”
50 doses in a Bottle.
Small Doso--Small Price:
GRIMAULT Z CIE-Parks
C.
Cape 8. James
2.89
eather.
Rin est
24 hours
A. MAIL WILL CLOSE. "For Chefoo and Chingiang--Per Kiungzey, -to-day, the 10th inst., a 3.80 P..
For Swater and Shanghai.-Par Wodany, today, the 10th inet, at 3.90 P.M.
For Foochow and Tootsin. -For Kucing, to-day, the 10th inet, at 3.30 PM.
For Bengkok-Per P. C. Klav, „to-morrow, the 11th instant, a 9.30.3.
For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta.-Per Arvatoos Aptar, to-morrow, the 11th its s 11.30
For Straits and Bombas-Per Briadial. to-morrow, the 11th insi, ut 1130 4.3.
For Swatow and Amoy-Per Chunchun, to morrow, the 11th inst., al 5.90 1.3.
For Kudut, and Sandakan.--Por Memnon, on Friday, the 12th inst.. ut 3.30 TM.
For Singapore, Penang, and Culorilia-For
Chistydro, on Saturday, the 13. petent, at 11.80 ..
For Singapour Carys, on Monday 15th. int. at 11,30a.m.
For Singapore Por Glengarry, Lu Tuesday, the 16th in at 2.30 PM.
For Singapore-Per Igon, a Wednesday,
the 17th inst,, at 4.30 P.M.-
For Nagasaki, Knhe, and Yokohams-Per Verona, on Friday, the 19th fast, at 11.30 4.m.
For Singapore-Per Mayans, on Saturday,
the 20th inst, at 4:30 PM.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contact Packot z will be despatched ou WEDNESDAY, the 10th June, with Mails to the United King. dom, Europe and places boyond, via Marseilles; to Saiyoti, Straits Settlements, Betaria, Bur mah, Ceylon. Madras, the Australasian Colonies,, Pondichery, Madras, Calmitta Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malts, and Gibraltar.
LATA LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 AM.) with 10 cents late fes up to 11.30 AM altor which hour they may be sent ou board 0.12 with the same late fee
800.3-Posting of Prices Current and Cir-
onlars déases.
On the hint 8.0 a.. Black Smith Cone lowed. At 1115m. There are no longer any infertions of a erotonic dopyertion to the Southward of Ranghong. The barometer hake our the SE squad of China bai is ~Imost staad in "Hoagkong. Pressure times considerably below the wormal along the 3, and BE, coasts set, apparently, in the 3, part of ths China. Sen. Fort-dezito bW, winia unsettled, thenderiterme probable.
TẠI NONGKONG "LEGISTE &
अच्छा स
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day 4 p.m.
2D 42
·Barcente Temperaturemar Direction of wind, and Mega Weather
A
(0)
Fat 10 am, as spont
29.60
41.63
· HEgbert' open mix tomportare nr. the Lorest open air temperatare eu the ***** -Banda roduced to 22 Zegross Fahr, et ke Jovel.. 2-TXPERTURE 13 teatrude in degrees Fahrenhet
10:00 AM-Registry ceases. 10.30 AM-Posting of newspapers, books, and
patterns ceases, 11.00 A-Mail aloner.
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET.
The Canadian Mail Packet Empress of China will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 10th June, with. Maits for Shanghai, Japan, the United States, Canada, &, which will ba olosed as follow:
10.00 A.M. Registry enskes.
10.30 A. Post Office closes, but correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Lata Fe of 10 conts ertia Postage until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES
SANAAN PACKET.
The United States Mail Pagkot Derir, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 16th instant, with mails for Japan. Sau Wean- cinco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu,
3-JUMENTIT 2 Derventage of raferation, the Emily of Peru, do which will be olcsed as follows
11:00 AM. Rogistry census.
wraturated with meistars being 100.
THE MITSUI MUSSAN KAISHA,
4- OF YE WIND to two pɔlistɛɛ 8. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, FORCE OF THE Wong to Demafort Benle
G-STATE OF THE WEATH: hucky detached donda. izzling rain; 1, log; g. gloomy; he hail. 1. Hongkong. W0th December 1895. 22633 lighting: o overco; a hasong showers squally;
watu mow to thandrability deve (wet).
R. G. FIGG, First is at, FOR SALE.
Hongkoup Observatory, 9th June, 1898 MZS, FALCOB & Cole Beth June Barometer at 2069 Therm. 9..(Wer bulb) 78 Sarmater IP.M.20.66 Th...Wet bulb) 80 Barometer Fr...20.66 Thorm. 4P.M.(Wetbalb) 78 Thermom AM 83 Therm. Maxtrum Bl
Thezza. Sliziam (over). 8 Thermom. 1 ....84
Thermom. 4. P.M...84.
MA S.
Mzegna. HEIDSINOK'S
d: 800 din per case of I dozen quaris.
88............per case of 3 dozen pinta: D. KRESSMANN & CO
RED AND WHITE BORDEAUX-WINES
GIBBERT & CO.8
BUTTLED ALE & STOUT MAINZER BEER.
BIEMBSEN & CO.
Hougong, lat Fobimary, 1806
FOR SALE.
CMEISIECK & CO. REIMS
A. 3. WATSON & Co-Hongkon
TO SHIPMASTERS. INQUIRE where your FRESH WATER obtained by the Water Bouts, sa Four- WATEX is the cause of Kach Sickness on board
Wo are the ONLY WATER BOAT COMPANY | in HONGKONG EXCLUSIVELY applying DEY DO. FILTERED WATERS
CALL FLAG W
J. W. KEW & CO., STEAM WATRE BOAT COMPANY: Hongkong, 9th October, 1893
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Ther. 11
HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE PURVATORS TO THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL COUMAT BERLIN AND TO THE IMPERIAL MYE Couer or Bussia MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium" dry).
"no" BUD FOIL (dry). GOLD FOIL
(extra dry).
CARLOWITZ & 00, Bole Agenta
To:
Do
· Est.
Box.
15
Mox.
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HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE."
10th to 10th June,
∙HINK WATER.
LOW WATER.
Hongkongkoghm
Numa, Time
Men
The height of in-levilhas been dobernoźneel, Fanat the
11.30 am. Post Ofice closes, but correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fee of 10 ounts exten postage until time of departarus
TEN.
TING
SURGEON DENTIST. No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.
TERMS VEBY MODERATE, Consulation Free Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891,
1776
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS...
NO
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, Bọr the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for say DEBT contracted by this Uffaers or the Crows of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
ARRATOON AFCAR, Brit. str., Hans-David
Sassoon, Sons & Co
Asorlu, Brit, atr., Ward-Dodwell, Corlil,
AUSTRALIAN, Brat er, Helm Dodwell, A Carlil & Co. BANKOHE, Brit. str., L Boutillier-Ghhb,
Livingston & Co.
MACDOYS, But etr., Thomson-Dodwell, Cartill
& OU
MOUNT LEBANON, Brit. al., MoLean-Shevan
dal observation of 1857 was 1012, 5.8 foot above shy of T. F. CAES Amr ship, -Reid-Carlowita
the tins-gange so za Komiya-Tidal Oberrystory; and the pak & Co.
Low water Diclinary Spring-Tide, to which datum the
heights in this 2ables are relorral, as 9,87 foot above, sung..
SHELLEY, Brit i Wallace Dodwell.
ky helg Lisin tay Tables marked with a zeinua mig () Carlil & Co. M
are below Lower-wales Ordinary Spring Tide, and should be
*2607
For Hongkong, Chius, and Jayma
(1879 - miserated from Blan constant gitur short,
Troor, Brit, ship, Frite-Master,
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