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THE KING OF BENIN DEPORTED

London, Gil Dotuber Adrises from the West Coast of Afrim etti that the King of Benja sa bean deported to Old Collar. He has beep ouersted from participation in the massacre of British officers near Benin last January. Six chiefs have, bow. ever, been found guilty, and two have been

executed,

BUYPTIANS KIPELLED FROM ANIL MINOR,

ANNA London, 6th October The Vale of Beyrouth and Damares are expelled some Bgyptians who were spording & holiday at Lebanon, and have prohibited he Janing of others. It is reported that this expelled include a rointive of the Khedive,

THE INDIAN FINANCIAL BRUACION

For the defence of Charte Wright, 11th 4 L. and Baker, 2nd Bomboy Infy Disut Mottay, Sepond Lieut Wheatley and Lieut Minedin 182 PI Resandse "Their Singh 11th B L. Jomada Sadama, Alet B. L. Saladar Tenis Bier, and Jemailer AB Sing, both Sikhs and Hospital Asst Plam SBAUSTED Singh 11th B. L. The and of several Non- Commissioned cars and men have been then- tored for the Order of Merit for the defence of

An offola nocount responting Lant,

BANKS

ONAL HAN OF CHINA

TED

AUTHOBIKED CAPITAL 1.009,000.

whose bravery at afalgar having been ra noted, is as follokat Mestling the rencing force f. year Bheranni, with only one serviceable gam and to soupe, the enemy pressing our men,

or three or four rounde, using a sppy's rile to ram the cleizeg fuere. Without sponging, be ween the rounds, continujnu silta cortare Laute cith a poggren wrapped round was improvised as a sponge The Commander-in-Chief in plensed to express his appreciation of an act which per- formet at the risk of Lieat Debrett's life, onabled the go to he brought into notion, than

salating the sport most materially in their lesmente

Simi Sed October

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,"

COUET OF DIZZOzons,

500,000

| CRACKIT SUÀN, Bagi,

CROW I'UNG'S A MAGASB) Broman, Em. Khas Hot Cure, I Acting Chroí Manager.

MUNRO.

Interest for 12 Months Fixed% Mongkong, 12th August, 1897, THE

114

LIMITED. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL. SUBSCRIBED

SMANN PAID UP

A London, 8th October, The Tinies demands the publication on kohalf of the commercial community of the Bimetallic proposats whereon tas dekotistics with France and America ury basedAfter referring to the inororming divergence of the artisial value of the rupoo, and the price of silver and other evila of the present situation in India, it con- olades that it is clear that the correuoy dapat ho maintained indeinitely on the present talle

The revised cheme for the Expeditionary bnt that, in view of the caltics arising from the plugne, the faming and the frontier tron Force against the Afridi and Omktai tribes ha birs, it would be impossible to cumplien aust been made public. The general object of change under oxisting circumstances, and that the Expedition is stated to be le annet rapara whatever operation is attempted, ought not to fuc for the caprovoked aggresion of the tribes be complicated by international agreements*** on the Peelawne nad Robst Borders, for their DEATH OF A CONSERVATIVE MP attesa on ur Frontier poate, und fer the London, G12 October, damage to life and property thn indicted The death is announced of Sir Thomas in British subjects and those 1 British Fidden, the member for the Middleton Divilion jaq, of Laneshiro.

* UNRAVELLING THE FODNA, TEAGEDY

vice. It is believed that the object can beat be attained by the invasion of Tirch, the sam mer home of the mail tribes, which hus heter before been entered by a British fores, Tho by Bombay, 4th October, composition of the main Column, the Peshava The man who has been arrested for the Column, the Kurram Moveable Column and the Proua murdon je Damoder Chapekar, aged. Reserve Brigade remain materially as published Ha haa bud sost remarkable bureer, and con-alrealy, but it is noted that the troops now fesses to having dusted the Queen' etarse at operating against the Mohmands will be moved Bombay a year ago, Concerning the Poonana. quickly as possible to the destinations tragedy he contengs that he had been seeking specified, Peshawar, being the general, hare of an opportunity to kill Mr Rand for more than conesatration. The line of communication will inonila. On the night of the Diamond Jubiles extend from Kushalgarh and will be under Colebrations at Ganeshkhond be followed Mr. Command of General Palmer. The total num. Rand's carrings from Gorerament House, bet of troupe going on the Expedition will be accompanied by a confederate, who is

as follows British Officers J018 men Iarge. When nests convenient and secluded 11,000: Native Officers 491, mep 22,000, and spot he and at Mr. Rauch while his companion onwards of 18,000 followers and 17,000 mules. stat Idowenant Ayer, because he happened to be near Mr Bard's carriage and they wero afraid ho might intercept their fight revolvers and awords were thrown into a The police having recovered them they traced their owners. Damodes basicriminated younger brother, ́ who is now wonted by the police; and he is reported to have confessed this be was put up to sxveente the terrible deed by soma wire-pallere

PLAQUE MORTALITY IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDESOS

A fiombay, 5th October.

General Blocd arrived in Ayatila sod intende attacking Mumound directly. The Saluzzis and Ulman Khels am keeping aloof All the Mahmud olans have submitted and are paying full finos, javnos

The desertion of Pathan repoya from the Tirah force is becasionally reported. The ad vance coramanes on the lith just

Bombay, 6th Gotober.

General Jestroys, with ten guns, twa cavalry, Equadrons, and 1,800 rides, attacked and occupied the fortified village of Endelai sev miles from Inayatkila amp. Eprond few

Bombay, 6th October The mortality throughout the Presidency of Bomboy from playne logs week amounted to 1,038 deaths, the Poons and Batra districts harry ahots me opposition was offered until ing 754 of this umbor. A NEW

the towers had been destroyed and the refire ment commenced, when 4000 of the enemy A SYSTEM OF QUARANTINE. FOR BOMBAY appeared in the Upper Valley, approaching tho A Bombay, 7th October, Bridgh Lures to wilim 800 Sands, They wers The Corerament has suctioned a quarantine repulsed with heavy slaughter Two Napoga ¿f six days on third-d'ass milway passengety of were killed and 14 wounded, and one British Bombay. The Chamber of Commerce strongly soldier was Jangerously wounded objects, although pass outs are allowed under a Bombay, 7th October.

survelilande...”

MR Navas

OIG SHIP FRECKED ON

A KEROSIO

Cautta, 7th Ostchers The ship Glenarth a barge of erosing oil, from New Lock weat agronad on the Bau- For Sands, Every Lesistance y rendered, but the efforts failed to get her off, and she has be Come a total wreck. All bande wers say

THERING INDIAN FRONTIER. THE OPERATIONS ON THE I

Nand, 20th Bepferbar The 20th P. I leave to-day retails for the Munkhand Field Force The military part of this short und 58s, successful Expedition may Low be said to be over, for it only remains to Beauro couplison with our terms which are Ising complied with in the shortest Bes on -record for such matters. Halimaain of Gandað

and Kuwatende have already paplied, and it urpected that the remaining date will comply within three days General Elles is to be Homily congratulated on the success of bis wanted and we'd grecated Expeditor The political arrangements by Mr. Merk Chlef Political Officer, rocked admirably His know logo of the country und people sau bisanastof over them contibused or no small Regres to the stevern of the Expedition

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a

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1589

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TO LET.

GREEN MOUNT," Cains Road,

12339

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Agant.

1232 Hongkong, 27th May, 1897.

TO LET, UNFURNISHED. HALLIOT BUNGALOW, on the EODISON ROAD, from about the 1st proxin.a. Apply to

CHANTREY INCHBALD. Hougkong, 13th October, 1897.

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The evoustion. completed. The Orakzai Afridi Jirgal look an arth on the Koran, declaring that any section making any arrangement with the Government PAID-UP CAPITAL of ludia is an enemy of Islam It is, stimated that the tobil unst of the Frontier operations will be 84 crores. The Chitral Campaign cost" 160 lakh, Haiding parties ard put between A P Sadds and Paneinad, enntamplating an attack on the Sadde sarap,

SHIFTING REPORTS;

The Britisa ateamer Wingang, from Shang. havin Foochow lath Oct; bed beary N.D. wind

aroughout

The British stimer Phra Chom, &lao, Erom Bangkok 19th Ocf, had hight to fresh 8 W. wind from Pajo bi to Paraosis; thatce to por fresh mansobu and high cen.

The Briti stanmer Hustong, from Tsurui 15h Oot. Amoy 17th, and Swator 19th-has strong N33 breeze and hears to Atoy and

water ren Swator to purt light easterly breeze and fe taster. I Tamem-MS. Phenia. In Amoy Stis. Newjang and theory Rock Kish. In Switow—stm. Choyang, Pe Verskeping. Sinohu, 2u2 Urtebat, chili, Taichung, and Heeting capit The Viceroy, in ordering the publication of The Gacton steamer Sachsen, fom Thrower the despatches on the operatione

haven 9th Sept Antwerp 12th, Son hampton adds that the accessin defenen

khand 13th, dene 21st, Naples 22nd, Por- Said 26-1, The Saem 2715 Adun ist. Oes, Colombe 8th, sud and the undaunted resistance offered tribesmen At: Chakdarze command the special Singapore th, had Tight and moderate winda admiratior of the Gerarzer General who and fine weather in the Atlantic and Multer- Cumerander-le-Chilet is rencar. In this Red Sox frogh N. W winus. In shures with apprecisition of the bivery apa yaussipline the Arabian blow moderate 8. monsoon sea payed by Allrute in the sad sabent variable winda In the Coeds moderate westerly operative, and of the excellent dispositiu bly wind. In the southern part of the China Bea made by General Meiklejohn for the defence of had light santberly wind, unl in the northern part strong to stormy NF mons501, high sta BARKESimla, let October, and swell and squally weather General Jeffys Force advanced Inn Inkyat Kils on the 90th against Agreb Cat, adjulaing

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BAKTEE KALUÍDAN MATTE

The PM atommer on, with the American Fril of the 11th ultimo, left Nnganalton

Saturday the 18th instaut:

The OM Ostennig: Dario with muils; dei left San Franileco' for this port on the 12th 12t, via Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nogeank, .. and Binngbat.,q

The O&O. steamer Gaelic, with the Ameri can mail of the Pist nltimo, left Shanghai on Monday, the 18th lost, and may be expected here on or shant Wedsunday, the 20th instant, The P, M.steamer Péty of Peking, with maila, o, Jeft San Fransico for this port vin" Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Ben, Koce Nogesuki and Shanghai on the 2nd Oct.

THE CẦNADIAN MÁTTA. The C. P. B stuur Entpress of India left Vancouver for Hongkong on Monday, the 11th izitant...

THE FRENCH BAIL. -The M. M, stoomor Melbours, with the dort | Frenok mail, left Singaporo on the 19th isatsat at 3 p..

MERCHANT STRAMERS.

The N. P. steamer Tacha sailed from Yokobama for Hongkon on the 16th inst.:

The Australion Lloyd's steamer Guanla heft Kobo for this port on the 17th instant.

The NP steamer Pelican sailed from Tacon, W., on the 13th inst. for Japan,

The "Een Ling" steamer Beumohr, from Antworp and London, lett Singapore on the 10th latent, for this port

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The N. K. stoamer Inaba Muru, (zumopë Lina) haft Singapore for this port on bunday,nak the 17th instant, and is expected to arrive here on the 3rd instant.

The steamor Bikh, from New York and Singapore, is due hsie about the 24th instant.

The 0, S. 8. Ca's steamer Ulysere, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 20th instant. and may be erected hers on er aluat Monday, the 25th instant,

The C, M. Coe staaer Tenkai, from Glas. gow and Liverpool passed the Canal about th inst, and may be considered dua at Singapore on or about the 26th inst.

PASSED THE CANAL

OUTWANr.98th September-Cem, Trieste, Tut: Chstaber Formang, Thalla. 5th Oct- Commonwealth 8th Öst.-Bunledi, Ernest Oot-tou Simons, Pyrrass. 16th Myrmidon, Port Adelaide, Bellona, Dorothea, Ribmers. 19th-October-Kar HOMEWARD.-19th Oct-Prometheus,

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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PEAK DELIVERY closes at Post Offon at. 11. m. and or in Letter Boxes in the Care by 12 andTM Sầu o'alock Trans Lectur Boxes at Peak will be cleared at lov a

A, MAI, WYLets OLDSE. For Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki.-For Hohenrollera, to-day, the 1st inntout, et 7.30

AM.

For Shanghai-Per Sachsen, to-day, the Slat instant, ut 7.30 AM

For Bangkok. Per Ocampo, today, the 21st instant, at 9.30 ▲

For Tisztaín.-Fer Kaifong, today, the 21st inst, at 10.00 A

For Straits and Colombo-Per Ounfa, tur day the 21stinst.. at 10.00am

For Yokohama. Per Mashew, to-dag, the 21st instant, at 3.30 PM.

For Shangai Per Lopngmoon, to-day, the 21st instant, et 3,30 PM.

Per

For Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama Ancona, to-day, the 21st inst, at 4,39 r..

For Swatow and Bangkekor Paranang, today, the flat inst.. at 5,00 P.51, -

For Hollow and Pakhai-Per Freiz, to-day, the 21st inst, at 500 r..

For Swator, Ampy, and Tamsui-Per Hoi. laong, to day, the 21st instant, at 5:00 p.m.

-For Kobe and Yokohama. Per china fes, tu-toorrow, head instant, at 11.30 AM. For Shanghai, Chefoo, Chemulpo, Nagasaki, Fasm, Gensan od Vladivostock For Biogo Alar to-morrow, the 22ad inst., at-11.30 A

For Tientsin and Chefoo~Per Skuld, to morrow, the 22nd instant, at 1.30 a.

For Pert Durvin, Thursday Island, Co L town, Townsville Brisbane, Sydney and M benme. Per. Changala, to-morrow, the 2210

rafant at 280 Þ.E.

For Thursday Island, Townsville, Er shane, Sydney and Melbourne.-Per Yamashiro Maru, to-morrow, the 2nd ins at 3.30 PM.

For Shanghai and Chinking. Per Feigang, on Saturday, the 23rd inst, at 8.30 P.

For Kobe and Yakubower Inula Maru, on Saturday, the 23rd- inst, at 538.

For Singapore--For Ceras, on Hovday, the tu instant, at 4.30 pa

For Nagasaki and Wadivostock-Por Dap

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE on Tuesday, the 26th its; at 3.30 Pat.

Mrs. GILLANDERS, GLENEALY BUILDINGS.

· Hongkong, 9th January, 19: 6.

H. F. CARMICHAEL. CONSULTING ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR.

18. PRATA CENTRAL

DESIGNS and SPECIENGAN

For Moji, Kab, Yokchama and Pastland. Or-Par honibard, un Toceday, the 10th Nov. at 11.30 AM.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.

The British quiract Packet kasciuw, will

JOINT STOCK SHARES COMPANY.

Hongkong & Shai...

PAT JELITA TIDUR,

1817:50, sellaZE

$153.378pm, che presen

China & Japer, put to hon mal

Do. ordinary deferred

Do

Bull. Bak of China D. Shares Foun. Share all's Asbestos E. Campbell, Moore & Co.

'hina Giger, Coiten Mila

EPO

Hongkong. -

International

£310. momniAÍ

21 46, G; Buyer

£8 $21, tuber

I barels

El 59, vollere 510 8

$100 $161, sellers

Ths. 100 Tis: 111, mellom

$0 $18,lers. TICUT 120 Laua Kang Mon...Tie Hy T 114, & doller Nyelee T. & TIs. 570, pellere Yahlung

Th 10 Th.

22077 Færð:

enek & Co, Geoni reen Isinad Coen... Do. Nev Ise......

es. Bakery Hongkong & Glas ̧.... 1ongkong Electric...). .. L. Tramwaya....... Hongkong Hotel Tungkong Jos. morgen) d. Wharf & G...

|

Jogkong Kape

W. Jock

-etirance Canton Chitz Fire

China Trades *** Hongkong Fire North-Clu...!

Strail Union

Yeague ned-l Building--

Longkong Land Jov Humphreys inte... Kowloon Land & b Woei Faint Building| azon Sugar

•·fulng

Charbone

Gt. Ein. &C'donian

Jelebu.

New fluen

Do. Prufarenge ... "Oliver's Mipes, durin

Do. ..... Fasjon

Do Preference

ellers

$5447h, buyer $95.6 $100 e 1. Galeri 83815rates

F30. 554, kaiyem E buyers $10 $1 seller $100-$127, Baltara

150,248, $25-115

$59 sellets $5010; boyer

$156 1226, p. prim.:

1950 118 en div jellne 429 (51UT, BATEK 'N DRÁS UNI

200 $30

225 Tla 200; «olleru 120 19, sales 325 3230, erdir $60...: 155, sadbury

850 ',

S109, sales & saltern 650 219, eller $40, 1 OF $1409 buyer

New ! 100, phl & buyers.

$210, seller 35,12,80, HATÉN

Bu, oters

$264, buyers

84415, rau & koyaca; $1 $140, buyers

Raubled, sellers

New Away Duck......

teamship Coya

Chan Manu Chiis Mill - Ord. Do. Preterones..... Doughneurship

Contoh : Indochina si Nagar) United Asbesto

Do

Wanchai Wardle

Muista à Co, aku

Blu Bisk enlar

150 1-70, Lay@79|

1th buyers £107, buyers

$50.59) callem $15 1le & selen

$23, eller 1210: $.0, 100ml

7gp-169, bellors:

$10

J VY. VERNON, Broker,

with all'ance of it's New Malwa (täis year's ) FF00

• 21 New Silva (-1-ylah 4, 1850 1-10-2 110-2 Old Malwa (2/5, VARIN) 1250-

der haine (Grid y'is] $\DY= ={\to # New Fat 17124 New Lentos 4710

Pergium

Oily and Paper-god

Calas-140 chere Bengal..

THE WEATHER.

CHUNA QUANT AFT REBOLAGICAL

KEXISTEN

STATION,

19 OCTOBER, ar 4 PM,

red, to sea

level and

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be despatched on THURSDAY, the Blat instadleustock 20.08. with Mails for the United Kingdon Europe Tekra and countries beyond, vla Blies to the Kochi Straite Settlements, Netherland Indis, Berth, Nagasaki.. Coylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

8.00

49

30,14

30.19

20.1.

Kugodrinan

20,19

30.7

- Registry cones.

Fasting of newspapers, books, and patterns cession

10 Oulare Cost AI CLASSES of ENGINEERING 10.00 WORK. DRAWINGS prepared, ILETATES 1050 supervised, and SURVEYS undertaken.

Telegrams: "CARMICHAEL, Hongkong. Hongkong, Ist June, 1897.

BROUGHT UP TO DATE.

A TARE OF TAI

Posting of Price Current and Cir- Guizzi

harp Peak 30 11

Swator 2001 Hongkong Out: LATE LETTERS misy he posted (from 11.10 Victoria Penk 1989

AM) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 Gap Rock 2009 after which hour they may be out on board Alaca....... with the same late foo

•Halpbang 20.9 Bulizo · 20:85 BALLS BY THE FRENCH PACKET Manila

The French Contract Packet Sydney win Caue 8. Jamos.

2011 OCTO

affords relief and a speadly erre in the most goizing of itching eczemas. It clears the skin of the most distressing of scaly, crusted pimply, and bletely buccours, it cleanses the scalp of duudmi, scales, and cast destroys microscopie insecte which food on the hair, and supplies the roots with energy and nomighATES OF EXCHANGE at Hongkong for of or preceding the departure of the English mont, it heals rongh, chapped, and fissured Demand Draft cu London on the days hands, with itching, bowing prime, and painful Maile from January, 1874, 20 October, 1897.

Price 31 flager ends.

Hongkong Daily Press Offloo.

Hongkong, 9th October, 1897,

TOCKHAUSEN

DRAPER, MILLINER DRESS AND MANTER

· MAXKE, $8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. LATEST NOVELTIES

AUTUM N. Hongkong. 1st October. 1897.

From the simplest blemish to the most torturing and disfiguring Dimmers of this skin and scalp, even when complicate with scrofalons taint, it is equally successful

Prescribed by the most emanent damazlogista in the treatment of boocre ocers or Shin Discates of Parasitical wigis.

For PRICELY HET, RINGWORK AUNE,

ITO

R

ECZEMAS, PEORYASIH.

FEBOLLES, ETC. GRIMAULT & CIE-Pari

A. WATSON & Co-Ho

FOR SALE

VINART PERE & FILS,REIS

Estaokohes 1719,⠀⠀ CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality

Stan Dry (Green Seal)..

LAUTS, WEGENEE & CO.

Bol Agouts.

8,00

· PISKADOR RAILWAY SLEEPnge for a

Hongkong, 17th May, 1895

Rates Supplied and Orders Beckel by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

*** 1025

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.

BIAM TEAK TIMBER.

5) THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED

BANGKOK

FOR SALE.

1178

HAHEIDSIECK'S

CHLAMPAGNE, 1980, WEITE BEAL $36,25 por ise (7.1 dozen quar $8.50...por se of 2 doren pints. EDKLESSMANN &00'S RED AND WIT BORDEAUX WINES. OG HILBERT & CO a

BOTTLED ALE & STOUT

REE can be looked and Hates Supplied

Appliantion to the Undeisigued for SQUALES TANKE, SCARTLINGS, AND __

Ven 120. GROOTD TRAZ

GBTON & CO.

NOS

2 BITMEBIN & CO.

Hongkong, 4th Septreshe 1897

THE BALE

AP OF THE

MAR

MR S

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instant with Malls to the United Kingdom, Wadivostock 10.11 Europe, and places beyond, sie Morelles Tokyo .......... be despatched on WEDNESDAY, 16 276

to Suigus, Straite Settlementa. Betarin. Bury Kochi mab, Ceylan, Madras, the Australasian Colonies, Nagasaki ........... Adan, Natal and the Cope, Egypt, Malte, and Kaposinca Gibraltar

Gaizul 30.21 800 A-Posting of Prices Currant sud Ciurp Peat 2018

An calars ceus

10.00 Registry Desses, 11.00 AM Mail closes.

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET. SARMAS

The Canadian Mail Ficket Empress of Thin will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, tha 270 nagy fast, with Mais for hangka, aus,

Yokohama, Vinteria and Vancouver, BC, which will be closed as follows 10.00, Roglary ceases 106

ITSUI BJSBAN KAISHA

MITSU BOR

No. 6, ICE HODDE STREET, PSAYA CENTRAL

Head Offles TOKIO,

Branch Omog LONDON, NEW YORK, BOM® |

BAY, BINGAPORE, EHAKUHAI, TIE TIN, NEWCHWANG, and all Ports in JAPAN

AGENCIES

Müke Coal Mineà. Choam Coal Minen, Kannda Coal Miner.

The Mike Cotton Spinning MUI, TA. Tokyo Marine Insurance Co. Limitod. Moj Fire Ismarance Co, Lanted... Imperial Government Paper Mills, Cotton, Cleaning and Working Co.,

Shanghai

D

Onoda Cement Company, Japan. Künegafuchl Cotton Spinning Mill. Tokyo Gorton Spinning Mill, Japan. Hayashi Chel Factory

Hongkong 4th. August, 1897,

BILLIARDS,

SWAŁOWY

fanton...........

Hongkong

Vieteria Penk

30.07

$0.00

Wap Rock 30.07 Haiphong. 220,00 Bolin 29.04. Manda 2030 81 Cases.

Tumidity,

Wind

On the it at 11.50 The barometer is fadlanı the E. conto! Olins and is the sairaan North, muud ja litils

changed alsawhore. Proare Mightly expods the namalos. the bias con la sur Bout best, bat apotesty le Hersch oft the ApaDE DORAD, NOTEOS - Medan

Post Office closes, but correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Feu of 10 cents extra Ecstage until wind; as the time of departure.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES

PACKET BA

HONUS AUTEX

The United States Mail Packet Groue | Baronster will be despatched on THURSDAY. the Promater 28th instant, with Mails for Shanghai, Japan, Diramas of wind ve and Han Francisco, the United States, Canada, Fr Honolula, Peru, do, which will be cifsed as follows

10: Registry comes.

11AM. Post Office closes, but Correspondenen, may be ported on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Pontage until the time of departure.

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.

The German Contract PacketSocken will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 9th 2495 Nor., with Mails for the United Kingdom Europe and countries beyond, eis Brindisi, to the Straits Settlemente, Batavia, Hormah, Ceylon, India Aden, Egypt, Malta, &c. & Registry oewer at: 7-20-4,

20

URROUGHES & WATTS REVISED

BPRICE LIST BERARD The mail olossal 800 At Lato letters from TABLES BILLIARD ROOT QUISITES can be had at the Offes of the Frenglong Daily Prior

138 radongkong, May 1637

8.10 to 8.504, with 10dents uzten postage, TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTE

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Weather

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May 4 para at 10 many m

LOWESE, ODUB Yair ampersal of the; Jika i

SKU. Flui. Acting Director

·Hoogkong Oleratora: 20th Chemobug, Ás?

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BONGKIINIDE TABLE.

let to 27th toler

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