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of 20, who are sach, liabla for £1 in the event of wloding op. The object is to acquire and hold any shares in, and deboutores aud" securities of, the Peking Syndicate (Limited), “giving for. snob orditary aburo 30 parts and epou deferred "A correspondent points out that the calculation is simple, but the figures will not como oct" right 19,900 ordinary shares st 30 parts each; 397,000; 2,000 deterred shares at 200 parks cash, 48,000; în commutation dirad tors interest, 120,000; total, 1,197,000; or 803,000 less than the whole number to ka arated. The problem which is tronkling a good many share dara hun reference to the destination of the Enlace of the proposed 1,530,000 parte. It in clear that thus are 503,000 uncounted for under this scheme. What is to become of them

Mr. George Cuwaton, Chairman of the Peking Syaudiente, has resigned his soat on the Bourd of Directors of the British South Africa Com. pany, and his resignation ina with regret beon accepted by the Board. Possibly his new duties

FREIGHTS TO CHINA,

A correspondance initiated by the Associated Chambore of Comizerde les passed between the Board of Trade and the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association in roterone to Engleh and American freights to China: The Secre tary of the Liverpool Association states tu zone time back the rate for a particular clase of American goods forwarded to Liverpool in transit to a Chinese port was, for the voyage from Liverpool to China, less than the rate noted for tond English-goods sent from Livor pool direct to Ching, the reason being that the Amoriase goods weighed less than the English

ds. This rate, however, was dissential when attention was drawn to the fact that it might operate projudicially to manufacturers in this country. As a result to American gocda of this class were now forwarded to China vid Liverpool, as they could be out from New York dirent at it less rate of freight. Mr. Norman Hill states that his association It is said that the Bank of England wit

are well aware that the rates of freight from jrobably make the faste of the Paking Syndidertain ports in the United States to Chins rate's now shares, and that the brokers are GF- pucted to be Musars. Cazenove and Akroyds..

RoNaitute this courao,

INDIAN CURRENCY AND INDIAN

. EXPORTS.

Land Farrer writes to the Times as fol lows

are at times less than the mice from this coun- try; but he adds that the serviós maintained between the United States anil China is not fa ba compared with the servies maintained how tween the ports of this country and Chins either for regularity or for eficiency, Tas New York freights are largely controlled by milway competition vid Ean Francisco and Vancouver; and at the present tins the railway In my former lottor I asked two questions, catapanies in the United States are quoting for viz.) Suppesing it to true that a rise in

the carriage of car loads of producs from New the rape of 1 has opointed to depcire Intlian York and other points in the States on through producers of a bounty or premium of 30, 40, or bills inlog to Hongkong the same rates of 30 per cent, what amenat of bounty did a pro-freight as they pro charging for the railway- viens full in the rapen of Ed. give to these same carriage alue to Ban Francisco. These com producere? (2) Assuming this bounty to have panies are therefore making skolutely no charge existed, at whose expense was it bestowed upon for the over-sea carriage front San Francisco the producers, since a rise or fall in arobange to Hongkong. cuced by parrey totauldons can eronte nothing and can only transfer !

Your curvspondent Epuation" does not attempt to mower either of these questione, bat. tells us that, previously to the blosing of the indian mints, India anil her competitor China both had the benefit of the bounty, but that since the closing of the mints and the conse

SHIPPING AEPOKIS.

The British steamer Wingsang, from Shang- hai 10th August, and Swatow 20th, had fino wasther oad light winds throughout.

The Chinese steamer Fuskin, from Elmughai

great rise of the rupee India has lost the hene-16th August, bas moderato to light-S. and W.

wints and the weather throughout.

The British steamer Hailong, from Tamani 15th August, Anny 18th, and Swatow (šča, had light soatherly wind and fino to Amos From Amor to Spatow light 3.W. wind and any. From Swelow to port light westerly

t ï the Invaty, whilst China still enjoys it If we are to argue the point he thui raises, I should ask whether thero is any videos what over that since the closing of the Indian mints India has bees sucouzefal in thou proocas of ousting Cuiness tes from European market thau ale was before the closing of the Indian and Gro. Yanals in Amey Watcher. mints; and, further, whether the fall, if any, itong

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due to the natural reaction from sucessful speculative cried too far, rather than to suy rise in the sxabunge value of the rupes ? These questions are boen partially discussed in the coloms of your contemporary, the Economist, and will no doubt be more inlly discussed before the Indian Carrency Committee. It is not my intention to discuss them in your solapus.

Lazy and Wingsang..

VEESDLS PASSED ANJER. Angset 2. Dauish bark Prins Valdomar, Win- ther, from Singapore for New York.

August 2. French back Jean Baptiste, Make, July 1, fron Saigon for Dunkerqua

August 3, Ame ship Josephus, Gülkey, April 16, from New York for Hongkong.

August 3, Britisti ate. Evandale, westward bound.

August 3, Amr. ship Wm. H. Conner, Era- pine, April 0, frum New York for Shanghai.

August 3. Durch str. Salak, Brouwer, Aug. J frein Batavia for Rotterdam.

August 5, British ship Ancaise, Falton, July from Cebn for Liverpool:

August 0, Austrian chip Orphons, Dílnak, Aug. 6, from Batavia for Delagoa Bay.

I vanture to think that the questions to which 1 ex Red attention in my former letter take proes. dence of time Gestions Bafore we tau jodgo of the effort of a supposed bounty continued to China and withdrawn from India, we ought to know wheliur such a bounty exists, and what is its nature and extent. Is there any sound foundation for the notion, so prevalent in com- meretul cirales, that a rise in the exchange valuó of the currency of a country jajares that cot-3, try by diminishing its exports, and that a fail In the exchange value of the currenty of a enantry benefits that country as a whole by inoveasing its exports In other words, can ono country canick itself at the expense of it neighbones by lowering its standard of valuo and depreciating its currency? To me tho noticu seas to be inudamentally erroneous. Though veiled by the complicatex mechanism of international wachange, it is a tofinn ef essentially the same character which in the mabegomont of their own municipal affairs has. led so many nations into disaster the potive, ed il 178 cases sludis, o canas bristles, namely that mon become richer by iterasing the nominal amount and lowering the realous, 3oate gougs, 10 casos paper baskets, 10 valec of the money in which they do their

esses blackwoodware, 12 packages sundries, 10

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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Net the leat interesting of the phenomena now haing studied by astronomers is the little observed Gegemachoit, or counterglow, a fait light 20 or 5 degrees in diameter that is see by the naked eye only in the zodiac and always xactly opposite-or 190 degrees from-the sun. It bours Goon resamblanco to the brighter and more familiar zodiacal fight. Dr. E. E. Bar- nard kas noticed, in fact, that into in the se2901 the two appearmures become joined by a bead of light 3 or 4 degrees wide, although this jo not visible when the Geganschein first appears

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August, Norwegian bark Bonheur, Teiler-

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The O. & O. steamer difao, with mails, &o.. left San Francisco for this port via Yokohama, Inland Sisi, Kobe, and Nagasaki on the 4th instant

THE GERMAN MAIL. The N. D. L. steamer Preusset, with the German mail of 25th ultimo, leit Singapore on Thursday, the 18th instant, at-10a.m., and may be expected here on or about Tusaday, the 23rd instant.

THE INDIAN MAIL. The steaner Catherine Apsar, from Caleatts, Left SinAspero for this port on the 15th instant.

MERCHANT STEAMERS.) The P. & O. steamer Verona loft Bombay fou this port on the 7th instant.

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The N. P: steamer Mogul sailed from Port- land for Japan and Hongkang on the 7th The steamer St. Jeroma, from Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Middlesborough, left Singapore forthis port on the 18th instant.

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Singapore on or aheat the 31st instant.

The N. G. I. steamer Bormids left Bombay for this port on the 15th instant, and may be expected here about the Srd proximu

PASSED THE CANAL. Uutward.-24h July-Menelaus, Crefeld, Maurine, Trieste, End August-Glanshiel, Alasia. 5th August-Formosa, Mon- mouthshire, Antenor, Kwanges, Lade, th August-Girir, Indralama. 12th August --Natal, Fertshire, Undaunted. 16th Augast-Johny Sanderen, Wittenburg. 10th August-Canton, Ounfa. HOMEWARD.-August 19th-Priam.

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Per steamer longyle, sailed on the 5th August For San Francisco-1,495 packages tes, and 4 entes sitk goods. For La Libertad - ✰ pasos silk goods For La Guion → casos silk goods. For Acajutls:-2 masu silk gooda. For Punta Arenas duses all gonds." For[23 Guayagail cases silk goods. For New York:-200 bales raw silk,

August. For Triests: 9,815 cases cassis lignes, Per steamer Maria Valerie, suited on the 11th

in autume. The cause of the weird glor su bales broken cassia, 95 balas canes, 10 cares

esrealist oil 2 bales hidos, 25-bales ratiap, 51

in the blackness of eight is, like that of the zodiac light, a mystery. One astronomer Hata that the phenomenon is due, like bales wasto silk. 25 boxes staranissed, 11 caser

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Cho Inmiuous rodness of the eclipsed moor to the retraction by the earth's atmosphoro cases cassia lignes. For Fiame:-1,001 cases too. For Oom 1--950 cases cassia ligues, 100

Por aboumor Melbourne, saflod on the 14th August, For Franos-775 bales re-r silk, d case silke, 9 cuas punjam silk, 70 as a cassio,

of sunlight, which is made to converge in the shadow of the earth and is reflected--in the one balos galangai, and 1 case tea. For Braila - case by the out and in the other be the 200 onave Len, Dosmio dust that is believed to be distributed. throughout the ather. Spectroscopic evidezco lents to prove that the content zodiacal light which is 600 in the west after easel in entrum and winter and in the east hefer auarisa in spring is sunlight reflected from a ring of salij particles accompanying the earth:

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A 200 with Toupin Court

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FOR SALE

H. F. CARMICHAEL. CONSULTING ENGINEER AND

SURVEYOR,

18, PRATA CENTRAL.

NEW AND SECOND HAND LAUNCHES FOR SALE::

DESIGNS and Specifications for all olugees

of Steamships Launches a speciality, New work and ropa supervised.

Telegrams, CARMICHAUL," Hongkong, Telephone, No. 111.

IF CARMICHAEL. Hongkong, 30th April, 1998. (1209 QUINART FERE & FILS. REINS

Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS. Ship only the Finest Quality Marie Dry (Green Seal).

LAUTE, WEGENER & CO.

Bols Agents.

Hongkong, 1th Mar. 1895.

CAS.

FOR SALË.

110

HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE, 18 Werts Beat. $88.35 ..... per case of 1 dozen quarts. $38.30......par case of 2 dozen pinta.

ED. - KRESSMANN & CO'S RED AND WEITE BORDEAUX WINES.

C. G. BISBERT & 0078

·BOTTLED ALE & STOUT

BIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 4th September, 1897.

59

COURT OF DIRECTORS

Hon. J. J. BELI.-IRVING—Chal-man. ́R, M. GRAY, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.

B. 1. Kichards, Haq, C. Bermann, Ea

David Gubley, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

A. MoContchie, Feg, ・・・

A J. Raymond, Es

R. Shewan, Eag

N. A. Sicle, Ea

P, Sachse, Esq.

CHIDE MANAGERİ

MANAGER

Hongkong T. Jackson, Esq.

Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq LONDON BANKEY LONDON & COUNIT BANK- ING COMPANY, Lamers,

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED, Or Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent. per Annum on the daily balanco.

For For

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. mentha, per Cont. pár Apprx. months, 81 per Centi, per Anaum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, Lith August, 1898.

TIS

HE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL REY £1,002,000. ..£ 324,374

PAID UP CAPITAL.......

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

COURT OF DIENCIONE. D.GILU, Fay, CHAN KITSHAN, Esq. I. T.

đi, kiến

CHOW TUNG BILANG, Eaq, KWAN HOI CHUES, Egg

Chief Manager.

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 Months Fixod...5%

Hongkong, 1st December, 1897.

|

Care by 12 and 330 d'elouk Trams. Letter Boxes at Peak will be cleared at 12.00 and 4 pm.

The Postal Guide for 1898, rovised to date will be found in the Chronicle und Directory, IXL This is the only authorised completed Bummary of Postal information published in Longkong.

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

A MAIL WILL CLOSE. For

Nagaankri and Vladivostok-Per Sachuen, to-day, the 22nd instant, at 11.30 AM. For Manila,Per Tuisang, to-day, the said instant, at 11.30 ▲ M.

For Amoy and Tamsul--For Rissio Maru. today, the ad inst., at 2.30 F.M.

For Swatow, Amoy and Tamani,--Por Hat fonny, to-morrow, the 23rd instant, at 8.30 AM. For Singapore, Penang and Calcutta-Por Kutseng, to inorrow, the 23rd instant, at 11.00 AM

For Moji, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Tacoma, Wa-Fer Columbia, to-morrow, the 93rd instant, at 11.30 AM.

For Port Darwia, Thursday Island, Cook- towi, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Taunceston-Por Chingtu, on Wednes day, the 24th instant, at 2.00 ̊..

For Singapore, Bataria, Samamug, and Saurabaya-Por Amara, on Thursday, the 20th instant, at 11.30 A.M.

MALLS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

The French Contract Packet Ernest Simone vil be despatched on SATURDAY, the 27th Instant with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vis Marscillos to Saigon, Straits Settlements. Batavia, Bar- mah, Coylen, Mudras, the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal sad the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and 115 Gibralisz.

FTHË MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

BOMBAY BURMAR TRADING CORT

PORATION, LIMITED.

- BANGKOK AND KANGOON.

TRAY SQUARER, PLAYER, BOARDS and SCAN LINGS, PILNED; TINGUED, and GrécVED Boases, ros FLOORING, CHILING, WALLING, &o. Than SHINGLES, POR ROOFING.

PIFEADO Baldwat BienpEES for all GAUGEN.

Rates Supplied and Orders Booked by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, Ard Way, 3896,

ITSUI BUSJAN KAISHA

No. 6 Ice Hovan Struez, Praya Úsntral

Hend Off Toxi

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE MI

CO., LIMITED: Hongkong, 13th August, 1998. [1302

TO LET,

NO. 4. DES YOUX VILLÁS, PAX

OFFICES in Marine Honzo" formerly - occupied by the TELEGRAPH COM-

PANIES,

No. 10, Ton HOUSE ATZUET, Ocupied by the

*** City Club”.

No. 3, DUDDELL STEFET

ARE

31A, WEST VILLA: PORFOLUM ROAD.

Apply to

BELILIOS & CO. Hongkong, 18th August, 1898,

DRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE

Branch Offos --LONDON, NEW YORK, BOS-

DAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN-

LIMITED,

The mail will close quarter of an hour earlier tham nemal

8.00 4.4.Posting of Prices Currant and Cie

onlara ceases.

AUTHORISTE CAPITAL.£1,500,000 10.10 ..-Registry ceases.

20.45 A.-Mail alcses.

SURSOR MED PAID OF RESERVE Fren

£1,125,000

£10,000

BANKERS LONDON JOINT STOOK BANK, LIMITED, INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balance.

ON FIND DEPOSITS

For 12 months

#

ธ

ទ

.BIZ

J. THURAUAN,

Hengkang. 27th October, 1897.

Manager, Hongkong. 形

TRIN, NEWORWAYS, and all Porta i po RTLAND

JAPAN.

AGENCIES

Mike Coal Mines,

Ohmoura Coal Minga

CEMENT

J. B WHITE & BROS

The Milk Cotton Spinning Möl, Ld.

SOLL AGENTS FOR CHINA,

HOLLIDAY, WISH & CO. 13001 Hongkong, 11th April, 1889

Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Limited..

Kanade Coal Minam, "

Meiji Fire Insurimos Ge. Limited.

MERCHANT NAVY'

Imperial Government Paper Mile, DAVIT COBBAR & SON'S Cotton Cleaning and Working. Co... ....Shanghai...

1739

Onoda Cement Company, Japan.

Kanegafuohi Cotton Spinning MIL.

Mrs GILLANDERS. GLENBALY BUILDINGS.

Hayashi Clock Factory.

Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.

Hongkong 4th Augart, 1897,

F1597

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

(OMFORTABLY FURNISHED

ROOMS, with Bourd

Apply to Mrs. MATHER, 2, Pedder's Hi Funkong. let Janary, 1892,

RJEEMEDIOS,·· OREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP

DEALER,

No. 87, ELGIN ÉTELES, HoxgKORG," Will be glad to send STAMPS on approve to say addresa en receipt of satisfactory refer

-It also prepared to purchase used Postans Beaurs in Largo or Small Quantities for Cash.

· AGENTS WANTED,

11201

15 to 25% Discmonk Allowed,

·T:0 ̧¢ ̈XHAUSEN

DERPUR, MILLINER, DREGE AND Mangla MAKER, - QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

LATEST- NOVELTIES":

SPRING AND SUMMER. Hongkong: th April, 1898,

D

FOR

AMERICAN SYSTEK

EN TT8 TRY

, 39, QUAR'* ROAD CENTRAL,

- CHADWICK KEW. (LATE OF POATE & NonLa);

"Hongkong, 18th July, 1807

-

Tokyo Cotton Spinning Mill, Japan.

犹生怡

EESANG &

YCOAL MERCHANTS,

have always on hand

00.

LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP- TION OF COAL, Addrees ---Core of Miesta, Kwong Bang & Co No. 68, PRAYA.

YARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS

NAVY BOILED A

LONG FLAX

28867

CANVAS

HELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

ARNHOLD, KARKEŃG & CO. Sele Agents.

JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS

KUIN &

Комов,

HONGKONG, YOKOHAMA, KOBE,

(2859

*760

I EN

USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

Thoroughly reliable preservative for Wool. and Stone against White Ants, Drony, Fangus Rot, and Damps

Bole Agents for Chin LUTGENS, DINSTMANN & CO. Hongkong, 31st August, 1897,

1729

CARTRIDGES.

NOBELS SPORTING. BALLISTITE...... Alsolutely Smokeless, and Water-resisting -Tan Brot NITRO-POWDER IN THE WORLD,

Pazon or 12-OSE CARTRIDGES

Loaded with *** With Powder. Polor only, and or of Bhut $1412) Prizrosso Caren 85,650 87,40

Pegamold. Cusos... 6.35

00 Ejector Brası Çares. 6,20

[1284

* 5% discount on orders of 1,000 mud over.

Apply to,

WR. BOHMIDT & Co, Ganmakers,

Hongkong Hongkong, 27th July, 1977.

1421

TING,

SURGEON DENTIST,

***** No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS. VERY MODERATE, Consultation Fre Hongkong, 23rd Saptomber, 1891.

(725

WILLIAM LYSAUGHT & BONS. WAYORAL MACHINERY GODÓWHB AND EN- GIFERLING ESTABLISHMENT.

1 to 8, Cross Enus, Wanchai,

LARGE STOCK OF MACHINERY,

MAILS. BY THE CANADIAN PACKET

$125 203 pr.

Linio Lozinul

21 25.5m

ilg

28 $17, sales & sellers 117, calca & seller 41 mal $10 $8 $108, sales $100 61, ellers

E...................Ms. 100 (s. 90, sellers Hongkong T KONTO A $40 $36, eum call

The 100 Ta, 90 Laoa Kang Mow... Tis, ICO 1, 30 Bayches... h. W tre, 475 Dairy Farm

Yabloong...... 100 Ft. 50 Fenwick & Co., Get Green Island Cerrent... H. & Bakery

Du. New Isazem-- Hongkong & C. Oa

15-

Konghang Electrio... H. H. L. Tramwaya... Henghong Is Hongkong Hotel

H&K. Wharf & G... Honghong Rope.om- H; &W.Dook Instronom→ Canton.

Chies Fire China Trader' Hongkong Fire NorthChins comm Straits.MEN Uniųu uma ALP Yangime

Land and Building

Hongkong Land Inv. Humphreya Estate... Kowloon Land & P. West Point Baliding

on Bagar Mining

$35 430

46.04

$1028, elkra

E417, sellera

$50 UR

210 5125

$10 84

sico 110, buyers

2004, ex div. sellers $25 $108, sellers

$50 584, Luyers $5031622 igers $125 258, c. prema➡

($448, buye

$50 $190, enler

20 193, sellers

$25 463, sellers 130 3340 selera 426 31. İSO

$309, sellers 800 1215, sales & sellers $80 $230, sellers $80 $67, Sellers $10 $8.50 $90 $171, sellers $10 $20-sollar $100 240, buyers

Charbonnages. Fes.800 $105, sellers Gt. Esta. & C'donian

Do.

·Jelebu :-......

New Balmoral ........- Do. Preference... Oliver's Mines, A.........

D Ba Pugion

Da. Preference. Raabe......... 14.

Now Amog Dock ..... Steamship Copa--

Chins and Manila.... China Mutual Ord

Do. Praference....

Da. Do. Douglas Steamalip H., Canton and M... Indo-Chins 8. N.... Star Ferry

Do. United Arbertos........

Du Wanchai Warehouse.... Watson & Co, A.R....

Tabran. Planting Co. ....

$5 B4.10 $34.00

$54.00, sellers şt nomin

Acts, allena $5 $8, sellers $268.00, zamenil, sal. 45 451, sales & sellers $2 $1.50, sales 10. 2, sellers 88 $14

$50 $80, sellers £10 £9, 10s, buyers £10 £5, 106.

25E8

850 858, sales & salbers $15 $25, seller 10 $56, sellors $7, sales & buyers 26.5, sellera $2 $8, sellers

12 2140, buyers $10 $10, nominal 37411

$10 $11.68, buyers

OPIUM.

1. V. Y. VERNON, Foker-

AURW 00. Malwa Old 10 10 500 Malwa New...$500 10 $810 p. pl. rett toi c'ty. Malwa Older $300 to 8870 Persian Oily

$757

Do. P'per-wrapped$750 so- Faith New Pan Old.. Benares New$735 Benares Old

$730

per chest.

Fales on Baturday :—about 250 chess Kalwa,

THE WEATHER.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, 19th. AUGUST, AT 4 PM.

STATION.

Vindrostock,

Tokyo

The Canadian Mail Focket Empress of India | Kishi will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 31st | Nagunk! ................. instant with Dixils for Shanghai Nugasaki, Kagoshima Kobe Yokohama, Vistoria and Vancouver, B.C., which will be closed as follows 10.00 A.M. Registry pensas.

1.00. A.M. Fost Office closes, but correspondence mory be posted on board the Packet with Late-Fos of cants extra Postage until the time of departure.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States Mail Packet Gaelic will

Sharp Peak...

Gutslan

Amoy Svatom.... Canton....... Hongkong

Barometer

red, to sext

20 Fabr

GMU82) 292 |||||| Humidity.

CASALEUN BAUTIZIO14 | Weather.

29.81

20.53 23.83.

Victoria Peak

Gap Back

21.85

Maztvswnsaw Haiphong...

Cape 8. James

20th AUGUST, at 10 a..

Takre .........

be despatched on THURSDAY,jtha Zst Septem- Vladivostock. ber, with Msils for Japan and San Fran cisco, the United States, Canada, Peru, &c., which will be aloned as follows:- 10,00A.M. Registry sensee,

Kochi...

Nagasaki... Kagoshima...

2928

29.61

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.

The British Cominot Packet Clusan will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 3rd Sept. with Yails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries beyond, viz Brindist, to the Straits Settlement, Netherlands Indis, Burmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

9:00 AM-Posting of Prices Curront and Cir

culars cosas.

11009 A. Post Offer clases, bat Correspondance Getzlaff

may be posted on board the Packet with Sharp Peak

AOF Late For of 10 cents extra Postage until

Bwatow the time of döparito,

Canton 29.85 Hongkong Victoria Peak Cap Rock Macno. Haiphong--- Cape 8. James

10.10 A-Hegistry ceasta. 1080 A-Poling of newspapers, books, and

patterns conzes.

11.00 am, Mail Clowes

LATE LETTHES may be posted (from- 1130 A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.80 4. after which hour they may be mat on "board with the same late fre

N

TOT ELSPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

Neither the BAPTAINE, the AGENTS, now the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for say DEBT contracted by the Olliser or the Crowe of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

29.80

20.86

*On the 22h at 11.83 a.m. The barometer is standy on tha E. count of Chinny and falling on the 8, vodi HE, consta Pumpuro la werkant vu le coset paterally. but the fea stigat tallications of the existenze of presas In the Foodfly to tave.SE of Forza. Forordet, or varying winds, slight to moderate; false

HONGKONG RAOUNTER-

On date

Eireneterminameni Temperaturasinima Duritdite Direction of a

Weatherbert

Previous

| day, 4 von.

10.74

Un dat

Highest open air temporalure on the th? Covert open sûr tomporniljev on the disk m 20 On the Het at 10.40. Red Un tehtad, 46:11,20 am. Depression probably exista ka tie sniglibowood ef dealingtang. Cheung,

F. G. FIGG, Acting Director Hongkong Obervaler, 1st August, 1899: AIRLIE, British str, Kock-Gibb, Livingston | Men FALCONER A CO2 ESGWYER, 30th Aug.

& Co.

BANLARIG, British steamer, Kreile-Gibb,

Iaringston & Co.

BERLEDE, British steamer, Farquhar---Gibb,

Livingston & Co.

Catzte Band, British ship, The Jones

Order.

EMILY F. Wairs, Brit. ship, Pendleton-

Carlowits & Co,~

A by the best English makers, always on hand, och as Steam Stoering Gear, Staam Gov. Bours, Amer. ship, Colcord-Standard. Wincher Steam Capstons, Steam Pampe Oil Oo,

Bm Doubey Pusop, Hydraulic Pressesterono Foxa, Spaatab str., Roses Order Sogor Mills, Marine Bilers and Engines KLAT, Brit chip, Hughes--Standard Oil Co. Blationer Boilers and Driving Enginee, Steel KITA, British ship, Smith-Captain. Boiler Plates, Pig Iron, ots, eto.

We are not propre to execute arders for ART JA GERING, Amor, ship, Pendleton

Orderest the building or repairing of all kinds of Mcagoza, Brit, bl, Crowe-Order, machinery with quick despatch and good work Posor, Auper. bky foCaulder-Dodwell, manship Enquiris solicited for say of the Certill & Colle abora or the complete plant of any Had of ParNGE ARTHUR, Norw, bk, O. Olsen-Order. Punchinery

Bern Kitekins, Gier, ship, Alot Heintz-

W LYSAUGHT.

– 139, Wanchal Band. Hangkang 4th May, 1889,

3888

"BANIA CRUZ, Amar, brig, O'Esafe---Order,

HAJAME, Aec.by, Tapley-Standard Oil Co.

Barometer&281 Tara Pam.(Watinib) 73 Karometer 1 P.20.77 Therm.1 P.M.{Wetbulb) 7B- Barometerá pat. - Tasım, 4rac. (Wetkilly) — | Thermion. & A. Bå - Them. Maximum sme 83

Therustas. 1 P.M... Therm, Minimum (sver Therozm. 4 P.M. night) 82

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE. 32th to 28th Auguel Biou Tazer..

Low Waxin

Hongkong Bong kong

Menn Tito

Mon

BL

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