Thus, the perfostly vident that carnaval odors,
magistusta. The ingrest was held on Saturday | tha porile of bsar aquality to such a plus) THE FISTORY OF TIN morning the principal wilzess being the victim's son, who armed his ability to recognise the rulerera. A who oneres ponded in sonders with the description given of one of tilbao concerned was brought fa, bal the bad failed to identify him and he was released. The chilien's verdict was that donth boi benz caveed by the jolat affects of strang ling with a rope and sphyxiation with the quilt which hel heen thrown over the victim's Lead, and be instructed his rannar to tisa all diligence in the endeavour to bring the per. piraters of the deed to justice. The Municipal Police Lavo the affair in und, but up to the present no arrests have been made.-N. O. Daily Neural
us represented by Lord Charlos Beresfort Ad-“A monograph, by Me, à Birthly mirel Onlems, and others, do not regard barescue directa attention to the fast bhut ten in the mot with a possible coalition as acondition of safety speringly distribated of all the metals in quis- Here, then, is another unflelastory feature im 086 Tha kuown goldfields over more about the standard of neural strength to which then 1,500 (13) squara kolice, the ly flelds have Parliament, elinge agmewhas blindly. It is an ares of less titu 12.50 quien me there standard that was framed by the Governinot are seven fin districts in Europe, producing of the day in 1899, and which at that date was about 8,300 tons yearly, of which the Cornish Jews on to objection than it is at this moment. minseyid about 2004 tons, Asia has two It would bobard to determine whether our bin arası—Human, in Ching, astimisted by some Raval policy.ine boen governed by estimates or of the best ethorities to produce 10,000" to. vivo poren With qual fute in opposition 20,000 tons a year, but proved by official figures thore can be nothing for it bat to risk the very in gled leas then, Zoi), fun, sau tas Simite existence of the British Empire upon a throw Settlements and unvon, privcipal:lies, field- Pot the dion A Mugle great slotery would Fing 72,000 tons yearly, the richest yield in the make un senare bat a single substantial defest world. Africa has no sdowa tia malue; North would equally rutas. 18 it worth hib to Ametes no payaldamine Bouth America only cut on estimates so fine as to obliga our adoneti su Bolivin and Pern, yickling Insa Mors. Lawake and logge in their freight irale to ran the clubs. Or, la other words, then 4,000 tonsin yasry Australasia contributes
is bare equality wits the Natios of two Powers the measure of the national fafety F
THE FREIGHT MAKKET.
oirouler for to-day's mail, say!—
Sipes irane of our last cirenlar, business a far se the crling coating trade is concerned bas rousine. without animation and rates of freight is all directions have been ruling low and unremausrative, but fortunately, the Phi lippine business alfaded to in last report, has gives an to a good, many
stesmore of medium size, which otherwise would have been on encumbrance on the premat weak
market.
Already it is beyond dispute that there will he more than three great Navel Fowers in rivalry within the dext ten or fifteen years The Chinese Empire cannot be prevented fomos tottering much longer, and the intentions Russis are apparent to the meet innocer of then, the cini pas
the when we should reconsider our pollo onsder the possibility of forming some 1000. Failing this, or oven preferable to. would be the consolidation of the British Coopl
Steam. Freight-From Saigon to this a few charters lave hoon effected at 13 copper pioul, kidsting together of England and her colb and slightly better, and in addition semesteazers
pies. The colonies cannot continue to neoopt under chine Tiwe jebacter are said to be their zaval defence on the cheap terms which settled at Saigon at 13 cents or thereabouts, but they now enjoy. It is in their own best inte we cannot rench for this. At any rate the rest that they should contribute substantially myrket close wink owing, to a drop in rice to the British Navy, to the Mary which post prices locally and there is not the remotact the taxpayers of the United Kingdom upwards prospect for an early change for the better.
of twenty millions manually. But, if this ena From Saigon for Singapore, there is an en-
not be brought about within the next decade, quiry for torkagent 12 cents per pient without there is the lore need for an allmnoe between to for resulting in business. For Jose, om Britain and one of the rising Naval Powers that demand has cropped up latterly at 22 conte perhoso altered the balance of piral power. We pical for prompt loading and 24 cents per pallisk round upon the bloated armants of for October delivery, but also in this direction modern Europe, the corruption of China and of no business has come to pass an yet.
As regards Bangkok, we mentioned an im- Turkey, and oil it impossible to resist the foar provement in last issue and a fairly steady de- that the long and uneasy pence enjoyed by Bri- mand continned for about a week after, at 35/36 cents per pic and oven better, for amateur with onego both ways, but since then there bus been a sudden collapse and we cannot quite better than 2025 cents psc pical at time of writing.
i will soon be brokou. Thers are critical moments in the life of every nation when great efforts must be unade: Is pot England oaring her great crisis now Narel and Attity Recor
shot 6,000 tona spir
SUUPTING BELUNIS.
27th August, and Chefes 28th, parise fixe The British Bloemer Natchang, from Taku pleasant weather throughout the passage.a
The British steamer #farang, frun Kohl
rate with the weather throughout the passage.
The British steamer Kong Beng, from Tai Tafon 27th August Amer, and walos lah dal cloudy weather throughout Säptember, experienced light vaiable winds and
NTVEXPORT CARGUES.
Par steamer Engst Bizuje, sailed on the 27th August. For Frauas"—913 bales raw sill, 269 bales waste silk, 8 caste silk piose goods, 25 pookugos tes, 18-casen wood rato, 14 uses oution,
osses Chicswure, 49 packages hair, and 13 perkages matting. För Milash bales a milk. Fer London-69 babes raw silk. 2 cases silk For Manchester1 bale wasio wilk,
Per aiur Foong Sacy, sailed our the 28th August. From Hongkong for Nuw York 16,044 rolls matting, 1,900 bales ensaia ligaen, 230 bales broken cuain, ku 24 asus Chinaware.
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THE AMERICAN MAIL. * The O. & Q. stdamer. Aules, with maila, left Ban Francisco for this port vin Yokohama, Inland des, Kobs, and Nagasaki on the 4th uitins.
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The O. & 1. steamer Ulenfary, with maith, &o., left San Fransisco for this port via Toko homa, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shang-OF hai, on the 25th ultimo.
TRE CANADIAN MAIL.
The O. P. R. sbremer Empress of Japan left Vancouver for Yokohama or Monday, tho 22nd ultimo,
THE AUSTRALIAN KAIX,” The E. & A. steamer Menmuir, from Sydney, [1470, left Part Darwin on the int instant, for
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As to chartering for blanila and other Philip- pine ports, a flir basiness has been done, an mandoned abor§, but details cantot be reported. We furt, however, whether to demand in the direction will last much longer.
For the Northern ports, Chefoo/Newchwang there is nothing doing just now and no quoting. This goes though oncluded by certain ablo rate can be given.
Re Japan soal froighis, the onquiry for this port has been vory small, only one charter being en record at $1.8 per ton. For Singapore, some demand is existing, hot nothing over $2.50 par ton is offering.
From Ho gay to this, we quote 31.75 per ton with one settlement on record..
On monthly terms, a couple of charters are 1sported for 12 months, steamers being intended for the ordinary oosting trade,
Sail Freight For New York, the Fooling
Eucy has left and the Emily Whitney has cleared and will sail shortly. Three fresh charters are co record, but shartered rates are being kot fate,
The birth rate is 16 to 17/64. per ton of 40 Bubic fest according to quantity and kind of cargo. For San Francisco. tho berth is vacant now, the Hawthornbank "having sailed since. For Calko, the demand ie not filled yet.
The British phips Kisty and Part Stewart bave ten ardured to Manila and the Norwegian, barks Concord to Bangkok.
The Ge buck Atlantic has put back and has to undergo repairs.
CUP NAVAL POLICY.
Isle of Man, has brought to notice some futer. galing facts cohorning carbonic aride poison
rocks and minerals, le Dover a natural cons
tituent of the atmosphere of minos, and Dr. Foster satisfed himself that the twenty victims of this fire killed by sexbogie exide from
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the bursing timber in the mins. A smallOPIES of the ART SUPPLEMENTS are sold tre was found to give dangerous properties to a startlingly large rolone of sie. The burning of a subie foot of larch produced enough carbonle oxide to cenpy 417 cable foot of spee, and enough noxious gas in contained in 25 public feet of timber to give 1 per
death all through the mino. This shows the importance of using fire-resisting material for lining the shafts and roadssys of minas. A valuable agent in restoring still-living saffergre from cationic oxydo is oxygen, and it is zebom. mended that oylinders of this gas be kept in mining districts.
It is requested taas the directions on the LOIDS & BRUNING, HOECHST o. 31.
followed.
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Hundreds of farms in Germany, according to Herr F. Konig, have been doublod in value by the improvement of boggy land through "moor. dam-cultur," Tho system consists in drain ago by span ditches are 4 to 5 yards wide and 20 to 25 yards apart and the covering of the cul zivated area by a layer of sand 4 to 6 inches deep. The Hands over wized with the mourland even in plowing. The draining enables the air to ponstrate the raised soil, while the noids are One more the House of Commons has given washed out, and the covoring of saud koops the eboorful remont to the expenditure which the paat in a favourable state of decomposition and almirsity consider adequate to counternet in-moisture, ensuring a good supply of nitrogen, Greased activity in foreign Duckyards. For and also note mecanicully to give plants a firmu nearly ten years this country has been committhold, Crops of all kinds are readily grown, ted to a definito xaval potivy, viz., the policy of with no strlot attention to rotation a maintaining a Nary equal to these of any two fareign Powers, and there is, as yet, no indica lion that that polisy is to be ravied. To 1880 when that policy was first defined and sgteed to by Parliament; the British Navy had been ollowed to fall below that standard of strength; and twenty-one millions sterling word voted to Apabin the Admiraly to pursue steady build. ing programme for a period of five years. The result, as all the world known, was to give Great Britain a substantial land, and, in the air
nstances of the case, the Defence Act was tirely juiilable. Hazing. seonred egnality with the Naries of any two Fowers the Admiralty are entrusted by the nation with the relatively simple task of main taining 1bet standard of relative elrength. The well as the number of taéka, con lo regulated
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A self-manoeuvring model vasst about froDENTISTRY feet long is a mechanical novelty that is boing sabilites in England by Mr. Herbert Copeter. dies, a Lanonshire mechanical engineer. This remarkable little oraib too email, of coures, to curry a sailor-gnes ont for a critize and retária home to her contander at or near the point of departe, all the operations of tacking, letting. ou sail, atercing, oko. being natonzativally-per- forked. The distance traveled on each took as
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The .-N. Co.'s stormer Taiyuan, from Aus- tralian Porta, left Port Darwin on the 20th ultima, and may be expected horo on or abcat Monday, the 29th ultimo.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The staamor Suing, from Calcutta and Straits, leit Singapore for this port on TR day, the 30th alting.
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MERCHANT STEAMERS. The N. P. ateamer Fictoria soiled from
Tacoma for Japan and Hougkong on the 2nd
altime.
The P. & U. steamer Formosa left Singapers
for this port on the 25th ultimo,
The N. P. steamer Mogiú bas arrived at Yokohama, and left for Kobe aux this part on the 27th altimo
The N. F. stesoor Tucomo arrived at Yoke- | hama from Tacoma on the 20th ultime, and sailed again for Kobe and Hongkong.
The steamer Indralema, from New York and Straits, left. Singapore for this port on Tuag. day, the 30th mitimo.
The O. B. E. stenaar Jusun luft Singapore on the 27th altimo, and may be exprciel bere on or about Friday, 2nd instant.
Tho C. N. Co.'s steamer Trinaï, from Ans- tralian Ports, loft Port Darzin on the 23th altime, and may be expected, here on or about Baturday, the 3rd inelant.
The N. Y. K. steamer Kagoshima Mara (Bombay Line) left Bhistonuseli for this port on the 30th ultime, and is expected to arrivo hare on the 4th instant.
The C. N. Con steamer wangee, frem Glasgow, left Singapore on the let instant, and may be aposted here on or about Tuesday, the 6th instant
The steamer Bathay, from Copenhagen, Gothenberg, and Antwerp, ft Singapore on the latinstant for this port and may be expected here on the 7th instant,
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The C. Mutual steamer Kintuck, from Glas. Comping ar PREFABEL TO ACCEPT Firstow and Liverpool, passed the Cunal on the Clan Forign and Usiness links at Current Both ultimo, and may be considered due at 300,000 | Liates.
Bugspore on or about the 17th instant. SIEMSSEN & CO. £800,000 Hougloog, 29th May, 1895. £450,000
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the laboratory for uxperimental purposes, a two foreign countries that passessed strong basiling was isolated frod (he liver sud splora Naries, and those countries were less definitely alled then they are believed to be to-day of the affect enimals, and inveniation with France and Russia are still the second, and this proved extremely fatal to both rate and mice. In food and the organism, invariably third aaral Powers of the world, and it in still
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the united strength of their duets that has to be destroyed rats in 8 to Je days and mice in to
.8 considered at Whitehall. So far thers is nonys. Attemp's te ritike practical use of the bange, except that cur own efforts have aut pro new micrahé as a living rat poison have given Fonted either of bean rivals from adding largely no fers suceuraging results thus far, but the to their doute. Cur policy remains constant, but efforts are being continued Pigeon and ab the expenditurs required for its maintenanesite are apparently not affected Lastoadily increased. But, looking beyoeil the Dockyards of France and Russia, we are con fronted with the naval activity of other Pomer. This is now fear in the political eituation, a feature that did not at in 1889. Japan has riset, whilst the Navy of China has been swept away. Italy, a possible ally of Great Britain, has declined as a naval Power, and is now much weaker adorb than Russia. Germany, a country of no naval importance After a study of more than eleven years, Dr. dan years ago, his framed a definite natal policy, C. Braan, u Haugarian astronomer, has acm which is to give her a small but offolent fleet plated a new determination of the mean dourity within a few your Asil, thusly, 1s can no of the earth, which he finds to be 5542765 times long ba doubled, the United States have that of pure water, This sgrets closely with decided to build a strong Navy, Thus the last the best result by Prof. His The delicacy of decade beswitarseed the decline of the Natios of the torsing balena bed was incrasiet by. Italy and China and grant progress in the Navion enclosure it a glass globe from which all wir. of France Rusin, Japan, and the Uited states was exhausted.
In those dircametunces it becomes a serious question whether our statesmen should rost satisfied with the policy agreed upon is 1889, That we are able to maintain our aquality with the Naries of any w Powers has beez wpply 8,100,000,000,000,000,000,000 one, it is onlog. proved; bat, relatively, Great Britain is weaker ated that a 10,000 horse-power orgine would afoat to-day than shu bas been for fully sun-require 70,000 million years to move our glabe tary, oving to the rise of Naries in all parts of a single font] The water necessary for stam the world and the retent recognition of this would ter the entire globe with a sen 800 test traa valus of sea pawar If we are to stand deep. To vaporize this water would require quita alone in the intura, as we have stood evor 14000,000,000,000,000 tons of cost, which, using ince the Crimean War, this deans of relative 10-ton cars 30 feet long, would a trait resch Stratigth may jeupordise the Empire. If, on ing 80,000,000 times around the earth Tortore the contrary, one or more of these por Navies this fool would require a shed a tronsand times Will fight on the side of British Interests the tres of Parape. Yet this vast amount of there is no ad for alarm: It is not often energy is triffa.compared with that which that we can gaste Ms. Labouchers with much relates the earth units axis, keeps it in t prot; but lu the recent debate he pertinently sourse around the , and moves it in space NEW AND SECOND HAND LAUNCHES naked why this particular standard of British with the solar system, of which the earth, is but Z FOR SALE,
anal strength had been fixol Why ant aqua: ty with any theos Ports? be asked and then argued that the standard had been fred as the most extratagent to which tho seuntry would comment, But in this true? The fact is that wo fixed the standard in question at a period when the Nagise of Frauce and Raaga were the only two fant seemed to host our Interests In the near future ethur Navies may pleas the
A statistical fond hga bags amusing him. JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS. self with the famous lever of Archimedes, Assuing the earth's fans be ba be about
KOMOR
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.......................£1,000,000, PALOUF CAPITALsion .....£ 324,374
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG,
Count or DissC7025. 0,GLIE, FACHA KISHAN, E. 3. Vilarm, čet CROW TUN.BHÁNG, ESQ.
KWAN HO CHLEN, ENT,
Chief Manager.
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
115
Interest for 12 Months Fired%
Hongkong. 1st December, 1897, LIVRE MERCAN TILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
$1,500,000 £1,125,000
... 562500 ....2.10,000
HONGKONG: TOKORAMA, KOBE. | SZIBONJERO,
PAIO OF RESERVE FUND..
BANKERS LONDON JOINT STUUR BANE, LIMITED. INTEREST Ähowed on Current Accounts of
FOR SALE
HF CARLITOHA EL. CONSULTING ENGINEER AND' SURVEYOR"
19, PRATA CENTRAL
ANAS
an infinitesimal part, and which itself is hat anUSIONS and Specifications for all classes infinitosinal part of the quivezan. Attempting tento conceive of the energy of the universe, who shall speak with pompous pride of great world-powere among nations?
o
The quick spoiling of fresh meats in though
of Steamahine Lanrokes a speciality. New work sud real supervised.
Telegrams ATURARI, Hongkong... Telephone, No. 111...
I EL E CARMICHAEL Hongkong, 80th April, 1909.19 $1200
DINART PERE & TELS, REIMS
Established 1719 CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND
Ship only the Findst Quality
Extra Dry (Grepu S943),"
LAUTS, WEWENER & CO... Sole Aposta Hongkong, 17th May, 18.
by Daulaft-Zoologist. Angna Tjelatrem, to be mainly due to decomposition of the blood To R ten one interests failing ap allinnes between ensure butler keeping, he store the zalmal by s Brituiu and Itely Britain and America or Britovaltor whot, with out injuring the brain, bleeds taiu nud Japan. It would be out of plusei it by outting down to the hoset and oponing a hiajnarnal to consider the fensibility of these ventricle, and then with a porotful syringe in alliancea; but we are cuticled to look at each jeste o bring solution through the other cartri pollioat facte u have a direct hearing pon le tuto the veins of the body. This method of zhipbuilding it has been pointed out with preserving beef, which is speedy suff effective, much windin thir haro equality with the Naris WRE adopti isu Danish Naughter house several of my two Powers non ponroely sufiton for the mouths 8g?...... protection of Bebab juterer. This very quality tempt a third aaral Power to take part in the In experiments with the compressed air piper straggle-to side with our enemies whoressa of Westphainn sol minor, Mr. H. Boban hag "margin of superiority on the side of this coun- found that the greasant distanco to which the try might be found to ensure the nentrality of sound of the vote could tus convoyed in e such a third Power Equality should mean straight pipe was between 1500 and 11700 feet. equulen busting the two pea strongint a Foranoderate dialatons & phm of about 20 izohen Powers. At 18 moment, we have thie zuạt gầu in diameter gave the host romalt & slightly of sapericity but the new Basis programps larger one bung baltor for long distances. threatens to deprive us of it, notwithstanding
350.25 538.60
£D
Mr. Goshen, urplepentary progretain It Bone naturalista are stated to Lara recently in for statesmen, not for zaval exports, deder inspected blind gel that he lived in a frush mine whether political evento such is the water wall of Halpringham, Eng., sinos 1824, Irak-up of the Chitish or Türkleh Empres, and has been periodically examined. It is 18G we like to bring Beitzia into open condict #112 | iqules long, has Luo lurge scales over ita ight- such altina as France wurd Russia's Lot Shq natal | long ejos, a reziarkable arok in its back, and offiser and the mural crítio-hars a right to pro- | moves always in n curdle sisa whan taken from Mist, acording to their knowledge, what may be the well."
FOR SALE.
the rate of 2% por anuum on the Daily balanes.
Os Faxin Darosite For 12 months
.....34%
J THURBURN,
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The Uzdersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current
SIEMSSEN &-CO,
Agonta. Hongkong. 16th November, 1872
OFFICE. EGNIX FIRE
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The Undersigned are now prepared to
GRANT FOLICLES of INSURANCE against Flist Currant Hates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., Agate for the Phenix Fizo Office. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887,
ACOTTISH
21
PASSOU THE CANAL.
OUTWARD.-5th Auggust-Mormulaire, Kungsa. 1th August-Qirin. 12th Ang -Natal, Flintshire, Undaunted. 16th Aug. ust-Johny Sanderson, Wittenburg. 19th August-Canton. 23rd August-Ulgesen, Nuraberg, Nagps, 28th August-Lucen Olga, Olterspcol. 30th August-Kéntuk, Laurel, Branch, Andelwain HOMEWARD. 26th August-Hector, Oceanien. |
80th August-Darmstadt
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
PEAK DELIVERY clues at Post "Office at 11.30 am and 2 p.m. or in Letter Boxes in the
Cars by 12 and 3.30 o'clock Traza Lotter Boxer at Peak will be cleared at 19.30 and 4 p.m.
The Postal Guide for 1898, revised to date will be found in the Chronicle and Directory, P. XI. This is the only snthorised completed METROPOLITAN Summary of Postal information published in ASSURANCE CO,
Hongkong.
The combined ACCIDENT and LIFE POLICY is iba MOST ADVANTAGSOUR foren of INSURANOM
A yearly provincia of £29 26. (ago 90) avuusus the Zvllowing 2-
£ invaag of death by accident, $10 invoase of natura, death, Kiko in case of pertinent total disable mont by scculent
4500 in ense of partial-total dianbinmoet by accident.
Eù per wosk in case of temperary disable- meat by acculent.
Accidenta insured against for $4 and 69 per unnum (€1,000 lu case of death by weakly paymente in case of injury.)
For furtier Particulars apply to
J. Y. V. VERNON,
F1320
Hongkong, 8th June, 1896.
Agent.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN NORTH INSCASANJE COMPANAN
TOTAL FUNDS AT 3T DECEMBER 1897, £18,558,999 0s, Od.
L AUTHORITY CAPITAL £3,000,000 £
· SunSCRIBED CAPITAL 2,750,000
PAID-UP CAPT.........687,500
e, d
00
IL. PIRC PUND92,743,319 7 9 The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are pre Eured to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE ut Current Rates.
STIBWAN, TOMBS & CỔ,
Agents Hongkong, 23rd June, 1998.
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UN INSURANCE UFFICE, LONDON
Rates
FOUNDED 1710.
▲ MATE WILL CLOSE. For Bangkok-Per P. C. Q. Klao, to. day, the 3rd instant, at 9.30 AM
For Manila Per Yuenang, to-day, the 3rd instant, at 10.90 A.M.
For Singapore-Per Indrapara, to-day, the 3rd instant. at 10.00 M
For Shanghai-Per Lysencon, to-day, the 3rd instant, st 230 P.M.
For Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokokaina.--Fer Rokills, to-day, the 3rd inst, at 4.30 P.M.
For Swatow, Amoy and Tiwarion-Par Kongheng, to-day, the 3rd instant, at 500 F.N.
For Kote sad Toholama. Per Nango Muru, to-day, the Srl instant, at 5.00 p.m.
For Swater and Amey---Per Siehan, to- day, the 3rd instart, at 5.00 v.M.
For Samamng and Sourabaya-Per Shan- tung, on Monday, the 5th instant, at 11.30.x,
For Singapors, Colombo and Bombay.-Pur Kogoshtina Mars, on Tuesday, the 65th fasiand, at 11.30.M.
For Manila.-Per Tailes, on Wednesday, tho 7th instant, at 11.30 r.
For Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, B.C., and. Seattle, Wal-Por Yamaguchi Maru, on Thurs day, the 8th instant, al 3,30 PM.
For Amoy, Meji, Kobe, Yokohama and Port- land, Or.-Per Mogul, on Saturday, the 10th instant, at 10,00 KM.
For Moji, Kobe, Yekohans, Victoria and Tecomater Tacome, on Saturday, the 17th. instaat, at 10.00 a.m.
11. W. Dock
Canton...... China Fire China Trader'ga Hongkong Fire........ North China................
Union Yogtare........
Land and binding-
Hongkong Land To.. Humphreya Estate.. Kowlose Land & B West Point Building Lazon Bugar Mining—
60
$26 291, des $11:25, others
Bay $504. £10-326 $10 {:} 1100 1:110, buyers
60 1,2, sei era $260, eller $5007
350 12, Laivers $125 200 javnega
860
$209, Is
$25 508), buy ery +60 |[5800, Pelzera
£ 180
$20. At alles 10010, nules & sellers 160 1329
$50 h, selles $10.50, lors $80 17 ellers $40 18, des $140, buyers
Charboniges.........Hes.600 $104, seters Gi. Esin & denianį Jalsha --------
$5 $46, vera
$5
4.7A sallers
$130 cs, igers $1, en
$ cellers
New Balmoral
Do. Preference... Oliver's Mines, Á......
Ito.
B..... Projom...... SANTAN
Do. Preference Banba1410du, sales
New Amoy Dock.....
teamship Cors
China and Manila China Mutzal Onli
Do. Proferenow
Do Do. Douglas Beamship H., Canton and M.. Indo-China 6. N. Star Ferry Tenu Planting Co... Do.
United Asbestos...m flanchal Warehous... Watson & Co., A. &
$5.3, Iniyan $1.80
Już ph
$50:8, sellers £118, 10 bigera £10 (25, 100
$50, sala & seller $164, liv £14:06, veilers
$71b, & buyers, $5 80, velien
9 Tos
$2 $1.4 beBRITE $i$10, nowingl $374
31912, entes & acilara IV. Y. VERM, broker
OPIUM.
Allow Malwa New $820 to $530 p. pl. nett.. Mwa Old 8870 10 2880 Halus Cider. $950 Persian Oily
to
"1
per chest.
Do. "per-wrapped i60 16 Fatan New.........$779 PARE Old..........-*** Beurs Now.....87474. Beautes Old.....$746
THE WEATHER.
CHINA COANS, NA UHOROLOGICAL
REGISTER, 1st SEPTEMEEN, AT 1 2.8.
STATION.
Vladivostock. Τράγο ενότητα Bothi Sagunti...... Kagoshima...
30,91
20.71
20.69
29,72
20.73-
23:58
Snator. Cardona Hongkong Vioteris Past
20.72
29.74
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET,
The British Contract Pusket Chuan will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 3rd inst., with Nails for the United Kingdom, Erropa Guidaff
the harp Penk. and countries beyond, via Brindisi, ta Straits Bettlements, Netherlands India, Barmab, Amoy ..... Ceylon, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
8.00 A.M.-Posting of Prince Curront and Cir-
onlars spares.
10.30 ..-Registry season.
Barometer
130 Falır.
Tempera-
8001382811|| Humidity.]
11911FEATURE Weather,
1 * * * * 29.1-taller
2nd SETEMBER. 47 10
29.81
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the aliore Company, are prepared
Also......... to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current 10.30 AM-Posting of newspapers, books, and a Rock
patterns cease.
Haiphong... BIEMSSEN & CO.,
1.00 AM, Mail Closes
Capo B. Jana LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11,70 Agente
[sam) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.80 A., Vadivostock. Hongkong, 16th May, 1800
after which hour they may be sent on board Tokyo with the came late fra.
Kachi AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSUB-
Nagasaki...... ANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. Kagoshima...
The French Contanot Packet Salasie will Grizaff ...... 29.86 THE Underagaod, having has appointed be despatched on BATURDAY, the 20th Sharp Peak. AGENTS for the store Company, or instant, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Amoy menu propaced to ACCEPT RISAS against FIRE Europe, and places beyond, via Marseilles" | Swatow at Current Rates.
to Saigon, Straite Settiomente. Batavia, Bur- HEUTER, DHÖCKELMANN & CO., Ceylon. Madrag, the Auserslasian Colonies,
Agente.
Aden, Natal and the Capo, Egyṛt, Malta, and 167 Gibraltar. Hongkong. 21st April, 1897.
*
UN TAK LOONG,
F 镇
DEALEL IN TIN-MEATS, TIN-FRUITS, TIN. POWLS, &, do do."
PRICE MODERATE QUALITY EXCELLENT.
No. 1, Queen's Road West, Hongkong. Hongkong, Sed August, 1898. ¡1603
Masuger, Hongkong. M
Fengkong: 27th Qpjohor, 1897.
THE
LIMITED.
ESTADLISHED 1880.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL PATU UP CAPITAL BERTI FIND
TOKOHAMA SPECIE
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BANK
CTOCKHAUSEN
DRAFER, MILLOVER, DEDES AND MANTLE, MAKER,
22, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
LATEST NOVELTIES
FOR
SPRING AND SUMMER, Hongkong, 3th April, 1898.
6,080,000 M
Yen 12,600,N60
19 9,000,000
>
HEAD OFCROR-YOKOHAMA,
11104
Kobe
New York Bombay
BRANCHES & AGENCIES.
London
Eng Francisco Lyons Honolulu Shanghai
LONDON BANKERS:
@HEIDSIECE'S THE LONDON JOINT SLOCK DAY
DK, LIMITED.
CHAMPAGNE, 1680 WRITE SRAL.
per ense of dosen quarts. per use of 3 dovm" plats, KEESSMANN & CO'E
RAD AND WHITE BORDEAUX WINES. BISBERT & 0078. BOTTLED ALE & STOTTL
SLEMSSEN & CO.
Hongkong, 4th September, 1897,
PARRO. BANI, LAMITED, THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, Lamvæmd.
------
HONGKONG AGENCY-INTEREST. ALLOWED.
Du Cairest Acounts at the site of 2 par cent, per quam on the daily balancə.
On fired deposits for 12 moutha 57%, per apzum.
-B
Hongkong, 25th Murah 1898,
CHOI
Agout.
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8.00-Posting of Prices Carpánt azul Cir
rplars coorts.
10,00 AM-Begistry course.
10.30 AM-Papers.
11.00 A.-Mail closes. Late letters 11.30 to
11.30. Extra postago 10 seats.
I E N
TING,
SURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET,
TERMS VEET-MODERATE, Consultation Froe.
Hongkong. 23rd September, 1891.
Canter.........
29.86
285 20.84
29,"8
Hongkong... 24.60 Victoria Peak Gap Hock... Axe...... 88 Haiphong...
20 B4 fape R. Jabier
GC
the the Zad al 11,65 a.m. The keroinster has tites pa-like Chirs coast, flen nr the Sta at Japone, „The depression lylug near the Louchous staterday, has probably rebed the A ovat of Jan Gradients can as the Forecast -Moderatu or light V. wind ; aliowery to tuân,
HONGKONG REGISTED
A
Florian
Da ble
On Cale
3
Buemantera, soetkoek
day 1.1. 23.10 KUM..
Sains
21.60
At & JAZE.
29.30
Temperature.ninds
Hunjility orgy
Oloridaŭ of witsł mas..
WAL
ਵਿਆ
Weather Ralp
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0.39
AVID CORSAR & BON'S
D MERCHANT NAVY
ITSUI DOSSAN KAISHA 28961- No. 4, Ior House STREET, PRATA CENTRAL
Fend Off-Toxic.
Branch Olles-LUNDUB, NEW YORK, BOU
BAY, SINGAPORE, SRANGBAI, TIEN- TEIN, NOWCHWang, and all Porta in JAPAN.
AGENCIES
diäko Coal Mines. Unenra Coul Miños. Kaneda Coal Mines.
The Milk Cotton Spinning Mill, Ld:** Tokyo Marize Irmurine Co., Limited. Maiji Wire Israncs Co., Lluntad. Timperial |_ Government Paper Mill, Cetton Cleaning and Working. Co.
Shanghai.
Queda Cenwich Company, Japan, Kanogafashi Cotton Spinning MIL
Tokyo Goiton Bploming Mill, Japan.
· Haynaki Cleol Factory, Hongkong 4th August, 1817
NAVY BOILED
LONG FLAX
RELIANCE CROWN
TARPAULING
CANVAS
ARNHOLD, KARREÉG & CO., Solo Agante.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS:
N
Nolther the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWE will Le RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Odcoms or tas Crowe the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbo CELTO BARD, British ship, Thes. Jones-
Order:
Gov. BORTE, Amer. ship, Colour-Standard
Oil Co.
TAIDOTO PUKS, Spanish str. Roses Order. NELAT, Brit, ship, Hughes-Standard Oil Co. Kera, British ship, Smith--Captain. MASIE JEEN, Gor, air, J. C. Matthiessen-
Jebsen & Ca
Lowert on six temperature on the 1st
F. §. FION, Acting Director. Hongkong Observatare, 2nd Septetäler, 1898,
Minera. FALOOosten & Cola Rausies, 2nd Septe Exrometer 9 ... 29.86 Therm.9 4.1. (Wettuit, 78- Carometer) ....289 Flerie. IxWqtml 80 Barometer 4 ... 2018 Meru.4 P.M. (Wetta?) 39 „Thennom, & A.M. 14. Therio, Magasin, voedi Theanom. I P.M... 14 Thien, Minimum (iver
eight)....... "hermom. 4 P.M... 84
HONGKONG TIUSTABLE. 3rd to th September
ENE, WATEK
Bh
San.
MOR
MARY CUSHING, Amar, ship, Pendleton---as é
Нищукед
LOW WATEEL
·Hourkong Mam Time. High Dan Mighty
Order,
MUSKOKA, Brit. d-m. br., Crewe Order. BT RICKMuus, Ger. ship, Alet Iufatze--- Chien &
Order
H
1204 BT. JAMES, Amer. bk, Tapley-Standard Oil Co
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