SOME REFLECTIONS FOB OHINA' PRESENT AND FUTURE,;.
The following enzions effusiou Is been sent -in by a corróspondent ---
Bome of her statesmen have hun dagradal Bud dine from vilica.
nitairs that la pénzest opa a dad, a holiday to get away from Crop times, ond wore I prosed I might that watching oricket may becoźle mani Hota, hororor, I Bos, I ba (bverging and. ( shall havë be leave those ones that are bright- noors and the like and come to ether topiM – gst to mo-eastles and forests and woods and
Her desta lava boon destroyed by the JapauerGA MUTUAL BUFFRINK —– Two thirdgaf te meme vo baro diabanited Two thirds of harguard boste in Canton and ederlere bave koen lumissed.
Ir lands ince been divided and occupied by forvigu sutions,
By the Laland Navigation schame about 120,000 of the best population are beon thrown out of pmployment
By the abolition of essay composition at the
W ROBINSON & CO.,
OMANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF
BBPTEMBER 19rg, 1996.
HIGH CLASS PIANOS.
THE ONLY FIREM DEVOTING TREMBELYRS ENTIRELY TO IT.
NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED. LOW PRICES WILL I
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HE ACCEPTED.
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stamiustions about forty to fly thou and silent tenshers, I would Her endd. At the UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
literary mon have boou loff with nothing to de, including those who vero employed as end stitutes to maku compositimis
Runestly about how houdead gambling houses and lottery-agouvies have boon closed, and the ragabonds who made their living by gabling have nothing to do and number of maudariza large and small
been reported and degraded för ricaving briben: from gambling house koopzi
have
For sale of sonamy a lárga, number of her yaturus and public institutions hare been closed, and the cumployés there thrown out of employment.
TERM Her Buddhist temples are orderal e le clouett, and the priests turned at Jargo,
The expenditure of Chian Ias been caducol: to pay the interest on the louus she ages to foreign nationa..
Gred men tarned (8
thiev Rebellion everywheže, What can become of all tham men shove eaumoralen but to join thisses and zobals- te brake revolution.
SPORT AND ANCUDOTE,
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AGENCY (LIMITED),
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Some of the ramest and best etorios conxboted with the erorbing work it and pree boor my Tot to prindor over I have found in a reomptly. publizligu sulumo entitled "A Pink Umind folicus, and to those who are foul of tales rather full-favoured i can heartily recommend the books, though thie dona not apply to Sunday
moment of writing. I have not the beck, before me and therefore paints, this liftja, yata from memory, with all spategies to the wither, Dow upuan time (to be original) it, happánói that a certaid gentlemne well known in sporting aircles find it mucessary to sook the juVigo- ang brease of the South of France and taking his minu-berrant he lied ħlimbit thither, having, procionaly arranged to rìnt, a dose- able non-trout residenes from two maiden ladies Who wished to travel for a timber Things gonoraily went ill for the what shall I chl) him ? |--Well, health-broken gentleman, and more going from dah lu wors when thade arrived, by post one morning a couple of lettere—ons from a sporting acquaintance besseching him not tờ, miss a certain horse for the Arcot hosting--it won what is known as a "deed oezi.” Alas, iba. spirit was willing, but the bank, balunos, was 625- weak. Opoxing the other lofter he found it contain a communication in a certain Captulo 1— who had recently, arrived on the | Cantinerf, and was open to transect comila“ sions to Nothing could be better, and la bér briot, I may say that of imperators friend aent at no his complimonto por valot to the "Capting," and would be plouncil to have £25m the dead werthe End, been given. The race name off. And the horse wolt. In due course settling day areived, and visions of wealth lead taken possession of the one coraig. A letter to the commission agent con interested; tho monoy boweyor was wol for bUOTTISH METROPOLITANIJ
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
VALUE FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LD, LONDON, CONTRACTORS TÓ-K. M. GOVERNMENT, MMONLY MANUFACTURERS OF TUD
BY AN Oin FOURY,
THÚS HOLIDAY SEASON, Daring the past fortnight we have seen the liday season fall blest somo milione have worshipped most onergetically at the shrime of St. Lubberk, and the trample set on the fireta forwarded in dee course, The "Captain
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
NHE Business of the above Bank in conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANG HAY BANKING CORPORATION. Halos may be obtained on application,
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at PAR Care per Anrur.
Depositors may transfer at their optien balances of $100 or mors to the HONGKONO AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on TIKED DEPOSIT AL 4 PER CENT, por annum,
VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE NOLĪBU MAI, The P. & O. steamer. Corgondol, with the
ugih mail, of the 8th Lltimo, left Singapore be orpecies here on or about F-lilay, the 16th on Sunday, the 11th inslant, at 5 pm, and may
despatched from Hongkong on the 16th July. instant. This prekot brings replica to Isitory
*TH AMERICAN MAIL. The O. O. steator Glenfary, with mails, &., loft San Francisco for this port vis Yoko Jazu, Told Ses, Kobe, Nagsaki, and Sbang-
< For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, o the 25th ultinio.
BANKING CORFORAMION,
The 0.0. stormer Belgie, with mulle, &o., T. JACKSON,
loft San Francisco for this port a Honolulu, Yokohama, Infant S, Kahe, Nagaki, and 114 Bhanghai, on the 3rd instant.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
Chinf Manger
THE CANADIAN MÁLL
COMMERCIAL
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
THURSDAY, With Coptember, EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON
Telographic Tramfor wil Bank Bille, on domand Bank Billy, at 30 days' sight
Bank Bill, at; 4 months' sight 7, 1711 7. Credits, at 4 months' miglit
Domentary Billa, dont sight 1/11 ON FALIS
Bank Bille, on demaná.
Crodite, at A me the sight.48)
ON GERMANY
On demand......
ON NEW YORK.
Bank Billa, on daraand Credits, 60 days' sight..
The CP. R. stormer Eerpress of China left; ON BOMBAY
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI RANK-Vancouver on Tuesdae, Ste 13th instant.
THE GREATAN MAIL.
PAID-UP CAPITAL 810-200,000 the German mails with datos from Berlin of The N. D. 1. steamer Darmstadt, carrying RESERVE FUND
.................................$ 9,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROFITORS.$10,000,000 the 10th instant, sud may be expected here on the ad ultimo, loft Columbo on Saturday, the
or about Tuesday, the 20th instant
COURT OF DIRECTORS Hou, J. J. BULL-IMPING---Chairman. - R. M. GRAY, Esq.-Deputy Chisizzusa... C. Eermani, Esq. R. L. Riesaista, Raj.
N.A.Sieba, Es
David Galg, Ro
R. Bhewan, Esq
A. Hna,
A. McConach, Esq.
P. Sachse, E.
A. J. Rayuand, Josh.
CuO MANAGENT Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq. "MANAGER:
Shanghai-J. 1. WADE GARDNER, ESQ LOWDON BANKEYS-LONDON & CONNET BANK. ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGTONG-INTRERAT ALLOWED. Ou Current Account at the rubs of 2 por Cent, per Anuum on the daily talanoo.
-ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 menths, 24 per Cant. per Annum. For 6 months, 3) per Cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 por Cent. per annum.
T. JACKSON,
-Chief Manager. Hongkong, 15th Angust, 1808.
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The combined ACCIDENT and LIFEBALON, PLANTATION ROAD BUN POLICY JE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS, Pushot, for 6 months from 17th Septom.THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA SEMI-DETACHED VILLA RESID. ENCES BOWES ROAD. (Now in couras, of creation:)
INSURANCE
pr-yostly premium of £26. £. (age 30)
scares the following
as two caox phes, in the bodroon of at one tid i was a neprige that neither
took the expect proted. As soon as their eyes rast it was of mutual recognition, and the impecantons oue
fallen into the trap. Such is the brief antins Just as the Captain" saw how easily he hud
of a story that I am conscious of hay ng apo lod: in the selling, but I give it as a specimer of the book, which will beguile away's dull hour or the kind of narrative ons may expect to find m to anywhere
£2,000 in caso of fath by accident. £100 in case of natural death.
out by toaldont 41,000 fà chá of permabant total dirabló-
No. 5, RJPON TREACH No. 3, ELGIN STREET,
Property new ucoupled by the BOWLINGTON SAW MILLS,
AT MACAO.
LIMITED.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL.n PAID UP CAPIVALogan reappe
www.c
£1,000,000, ..£ 324,374
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Knight Templar, from Calcutta,
loft Singapore for this port on the 19th instant.)
AEROBANT STRAMMES
Tao N. P. steamer Tuczna arrived at Yuko- havn from Tucoma on the 20thanltimo, and tailed again for Kobe and Hongkong.
Tho N. P. stener Fistoria line arrived of. Yokohama, and sailor' for Kobe and Hong keng on the 7th instant,
The P.&O. steamer Canton leit Singapore
| for this port on the 10th indant,
Tho P. & O. steamer Briadisi lait Singapore for this port on the 11th instant,
The C. Mutualeteamer Chenie, from Liverpool and Swanson, left Singaporò for this port on Saturday, the 10th instant, and may be u pected hors on or about the 16th instant.
The C. Mutual steamer Kinduch, from Gins, gow and Liverpool, passed the Canal ou the 30th altime, and may be considered due at Singapore on or about the 17th instant,
The 0. S. 9. Co.'s steamer Bellerophon left agapore on the 13th instant, and may be expected horo on or about Monday, the 19th instrat
The 0. S. 8. Co.'s steamar lyser, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the lith intatt and may be expected here on or about Monday,
19th instant,
The NY. K. sicamor Kanagawa Meru (Europe Line) laft Singaporn for this port on the 14th instat, and is exported to arrive here on til 20th instaut.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
Cover or DIRKUTOES.
The N. D. L. steamer Norberg, Eros Hrun CHAN KIT SHAZ, Esj. CHOW TORG SHANO, Existaat, and may be expected her on or abeat
burg, eft Singapore for this port on the 1-4
|--£500 in case of partial total disablement by
accident AWR, meat by movidoute
#2 per week in case of temporary disable" EXCELSIOR" 10 ROOMED HOUSE, J. T. LAUTS, Vag.
Furnished,
Asumenta, disuruh against før 51 and £2・・・ Apply to treat per aan (1,CU in-case of dost by wookly payments in case of injury.)
of the mouth has been followed with an earnest
ess that should show those who think we take ar pleasures sadly that we can also be most de tormind about them. In a great many of our mafoturing centres the whir of machinery and the throb of engines have been anlend far was a appeless one of getting any cas days together. Next wook there will be goboru selling down. Some few, uf.comte, there will be wh may desire to make their please log drawn ont," at the grot; Bank Holiday of the year is or, and we must now face the grind stone" until Curienes it with us on gain The magaiteout weather, the absence of any gent catastrophe, aud tho apparent comfort of - fâu great, misses of toilers are things wo huve la ene or two quartus of the country pist
rawson to be thankful for- toveften, indood, it recently there hus spring up s moet décidad For further Parliontam apply to bas bagpool that a tiro of anticant réjoleing form of satipathy that I ever remember bafery,
JY V. VERNON, las bocu darkened by a terrible accident at an oun of the very worst dietrists at tay present or en land, and days of joy have been turned to being Kingston, a place in Sacrey. This Hongkong, 8th Jane, 1800,
F1820 inte itays of moutaing. This year, wo have partion or district, it scopis, las bear dietarbed
FORTHE BRITISH AND MERCAN- bean indeed blossed. Trve, there was the mel time and off by the genus" asorahor on rovizi
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. ancholy bost accilost at Douglas, which brought an These public aniances have their caught- into striking prominenes the neuelty of every and fined thaes without amber, but it would o not only leaning to swim, but also the sea, to no purpose, and now, to make sure, the TOTAL FUNDS AT ar Dome, 1807,
rusity of understanding a sailing boat and police have been effecting whvinsalo arresta 11,568,989 02, 04jn, want duty appreciating the majestic But ruthless Pending the verification of offenders and sơ. rox: of the s ro venturing to Bost a Fast Valled offenders bames and addresses the ryelist of the reunest kind on its broad bosom. This have loba incarcerated in the cells at the polico is not the time; parlas, to inrrow the footings station. This is undoubtedly hard treatment of anyone with state common-places, but some upon the safnop of it, but it in good lawma day it may be thought inst as pessary for point which a questión raised in the House of boys and girls to learn to swim as for thots to Commons definitely settled, the Home Secretary gal a smattering of some of the subjects which poing out that if cyclist broke the law toy How go to form the curriculum of flo nation's past expect te ho treated the same as other liv wools. For the friends of these unfortunate breakers. Precisely. As a gyülist of a purti.. excursionista the season has intret been a dark colarly mild type, I mško no demam to this, one, het stern lessons have been taught ones howover mush my sympathies may happen to again, and thoan unthinking ones who would be with the robust young people who find plan sump the mighty power of the waves by the sure sind een losses at bat, 16 au oorzag glistening ripples which come and go in thealing infrequented thoroughfares just we lord blue of Douglas. Bay may learn that cool beads as they know how." But Ião require to know. that tusse muddleaged, repostable citizens who
|
ATHORIZED CAPTRAL £3,000,000 £ d - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, 2,750,000 900, 11. TIME FUND
2.743,819 79 *** Pam-UP CARITAR GAMA,9,687,500 0 0f
The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the abovo Company sro, prev Fard to ACCEPT RISKS aguiat FIRE at Current Batos
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
(1991
· Hongkong, Bird Juni, 1898. CUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDER 17.10.
40CEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carrot The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the abcs Company, are propatod Polos
"SIEMSSEN & CO. :-)
Agente Hongkong, láth May, 1892 9
actually broke the law before I am prepared 10 subscribe to a halo for the polios of the rates in any county and police who hate no portieular chetrivl, Giran untforching, magie- sympathy with things ns they are, and it
hould not be difloutt to Gad plenty of casas.AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSUR-
But by and by the magistrates the solves wil be cyclists only a generation or so hence and. Present-day potty pursecution
as well as strong arms are necdel bon deporruith the crowd, as it were, ato ing from the role of the longshoremtu."
AN IDYLCO RETREAT. Haring bad smelling of a surfait of holiday cricket since Augost sufio, it has fallen to my shers to drop down very wear the host of Ch abire for a few days, where the one eight of baz and ball, lovel svarde, prim pavilions. and seas of enger inces, will be for a time for gotten. As I write these rambling notes in everywhow an old work, homoly spos that is either ion, farmhouse, nor cottage, the scent of houcysuckle-just emreig its second bloom-und roses is, wafted into the costest of parlours by the gentlest of tapbyrs El merry chink-chink of the birds is outside. where all ta fair to lock app. Trom a sky of blue and white und. pearly grey-something infinitaly more bemtiful wven thon Birkot Foster er sandar, masterpiece loudly old
on of those idyllie utrotave miles from we may kopo for a cessation of much of
iz
VESSELS PASSED ANJUR. August 30, Dutch str. Prinses Aasalia, Turi hoor, July 13, from Amsterdam for Botayin
· August 31, Duitshstr. Bromo, Bagelss, Aug 21; fiami Hotterdam for Batavia:
July 29. from London for Batavia
Sept Eritish str. Duke of Norfolk, Jenkins,
Sept: 4. Griffeh ship Earl of Hopstono, Bow
Sol beuns forti benignandy, at such times agy, May 2, frota Philatelphia for Nagasaki
he is not ding babind a piled op mes of oloud, the buns of which I taxaul hope to describo; the next moment code a quiet rat ling of the lares on the trees, Teat cooling shadow creeps over the parohed roade, and as one looks dreamily serisa the cornfields away on the uplands, the slender stails but grace- fully to the tranze; one watches the swaying of to fast-ripening grain will that sweet feeling of perfect repos which comes sold in these helter-skelter days, the sun hurata antogoin, thi shadewa mere across a patch of golden yellow hore, and asther of green or on here and the war sir, fragrant with the scent of Eng lish wild fowork, comes again to tell ha that! sarmer is still here. This morning I sat and anglad my legs on a stola and watched the horses and cattle, the piga and the duets of a noighbouring homestead, and fell into a daydream of the reposefulness of a cuitry, life - Afkuch nmoment na scene could have been for It was voally delightful to fancy the gathering of the fruit, fue harvesting of the com, the autumn beantesst, uns all the west of the scones that go to make up the oxistence u Erglich hnston- Ary, Then, as I ovelled in the pictures of fancy, the san bobbed bobind a lond again, the shadows swooped down on everything, the branches of this tell sycamores anayed in the wind and ristol a sigh, there was just su pleion of coolness in the frock dit tub kad come along, and in a momon loadinud La vanished. Once agaís on earth, as it were, it became a question of how these out of the world spate would sorra bug in the winter time, when, the winds howl, the storms are ground, and "Dick, the shepherd, blows his nail. “Bata fig for sach thoughts as these here's the on- shiny, let us get out amongst the Bowers
AN ENGLISH HOME
80, from Rotterdam for Batavia
Sept. 6, Dutch str. Avdioane, Lo Clay July
from New York for Anjor
Bopt, Italian bark Fedo, Vasalo, May-1,
CUTLER PÅL K & CO 8
Pack $10,75 Pen Doz
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SPECIAL BLEND WITSKY.
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of Selected
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ANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE
THE Unterignol, having be appointed AGENTS for the above Company are. prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE. at Current: Ratos de
BEUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,
Hongkong, 21st Apr, 1897
1667% OETGERMAN PIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG-
Company are PRETARED TO ACCEPT First The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Unes Forsign and Climss Riske at Current Katės:
SIUMISSEN & 00, Hongkong, 29th May, 1895,CES 120 TRANSATLANTTO FIREINSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
D.CELLUS, F.
KWAN Ho Cнves, Esq,
Chief Manager.
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
Interest for 12 Months Fixed·5%
[49
Hongkong, 1st December, 1897.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 10th September. 1898.
TO LET JONVENIENT OFFICES. lat FLOOR,
18, BAFK BUILDINGS, Hongkong. Addres
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[20G
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PARTMENT at Kowloon, with Board. Suitable for married couples or single gentlemen. Tennis Court,
Apply to
MES, HATHERLY.
Izadule, Kowloon, Hongkong, 77th June, 1828.
11306
TO LET.
TIRE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA
LIMITED.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL... £1,500,000 BURSCRIBED. 1,125,000 PAID UP
woocomm£ 562,500 RESERVE FUND
10,000 BASLESS: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at the rate of 2% per annam on the Daily balancË.
OF FIXED DErosTra For 12 months
the 20th instant,
The steamer John Senderson, frou Now York, left Singapore on the 14th instant, and is
ila herd on or about the 21st instant.
ON CALOUTTA
397)
Tolegmphis Trandar.
Bark, on demand mayasta
145.
Telegraphie Transfer
..145
Bank, on demand
Ox
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Private, 30 days' sight
OR TOKOTAMA
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ON MANILA,—
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bee
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JOINT STOUK SHAPES, CAMPAST. PAID DIP QUOTAYANA,
18861.20 Hongkong & Shai ...!
$125 205 px. & prers, China & Japan, pil
Banke
Do. ordinary Do, Jeferred
Null, Bank of Chinsi
B. Shar
Foun. Slatre..
Rell's Asbestos E. A
upbell, Mooro & Co.
China Prov. L. & M.., thin ngar Cotton Mills-
Hoagleng International Laou Kung Maw Boychee Yalloong Dairy Funn
£5 on!
21-£10. bvers
£115.5.
£1 217, boyen-
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$10, al- & seller $100 $155, selli
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$70 97, buyers. ... 100, 90
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The N. G. E. steamer Zofimbro Idt Bombas. & W. Dock
for this port on the 12th instant, and many bo expected here on or about the 39th instzat..
PASSED THE QANAL.
OUTWARD.--3rd August-Ningpy. 20th August Queen Olga, Ollerspool, th August-Lauret, Branch, dudelusta. Pad Sept-Bundler, Strailmond Glenogls, Candia, Intra 6th September-Surped. 9th Seplombar-Caledonien, Babelsberg, Cholon. 13th September-Skansi. HOMEWARD.-13th September-Berner, Mel
bourne, Diumed, Prinz Feiurielė. •
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The Postal Guide for 1898, revised to dato will be found in the Chronicle und Directory, P. XXI. This is the only mithorised completed Summary of Postal information published in IG Hongkong.
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ESTABLISHED 1860.
SUBBORÐURD CAPITAL ............ Yen 12,000,000 PAID UP CAPITAL
9,000,000 RESERVE FUND
6,660,000
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Kubo
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, th August, 1898.
TO, LET.
THESECOND FLOOR «f No 2, PEDDER'S
STREET. Suitable for Omeos. Apply to
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:1580
TO LET
St Bone next, FROM Ut DEE fort, unfurnished,
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Agouth Hongkrong, 30th November. 1872 DHENIX FIRE OFFICE
The Undoinigzel are now prepared to GRANT POLICIER of INSURANCE Finest Scotch Whiskies | opainst FIRE s Current Rates.
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Hongkong, 13. Trays Central
FJAPIER, SOHNSTONE'S
QUARE BOTTLE WHISKY
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CUTINE, XALME & OR SELECTION.
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G. C. ANDERSON.
No. 13, Prays Central Hongkong, 25 July, 1807:
Only a few miles from Bar Bakley Puch forton, and Bickerton Hill stand out clear and distinct on the other side of a grand vale, the alopus of which sweep noroms, milo per mile of corn and pasture land. Here and there anwaget the profusion of trees and this a truly a 36)5 magnificently worded dierlot--the roofs mut chimoys of distant homestandhu may be 1, while still nearer and clearer ris the grey, majestic to wors, et Cholmondeley. Cuasie, the hgrae of one of England's nobles Hore ou may so such a variety of foliage that can only-1 bạ not with at sa anestral homes. Not a great distans war is Eaton Hall, the grandeur of which have sebly attempted to speak bofore. Horo at Cholmondeley, Lao, everything is ou the same elaborate soul, and to every lover of horse-flesh and all that appertain to their comfort it would be a treat to go thronich the stables alone. Gesing from the slopes from the front of the enatie, one catelos a glimpac of the bike the arlucy of which is esreely rippled on this grand summer morning, ETET atili groaps" of deer give colour and animation, to the pewell cons, lile for away in the distance the dark, danse woods form a glorious fringe, and, shall I say it natural curtain from the bustle and dia of the outer world. Paths iamente vind in and out of a splaney here and into a rosary Litro, kulden almost- from ond's gaze a great quiet paol finden hører und a home for the vans; another step or two and che planger into the pool fetrest, of a wooded
ass
ART SUPPLEMENTS,
NOW ON SALE
NOPIES of the Aar SurpLENGETS 126 Bold pay by Miss KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
Price 1 per set of three sheets or 50 oonis por separato a book,
Hongkong, Zih July, 1888, GH1467
AMERICAN SYSTEM
path, as on ad on till out once ure late)ENDUSTRY
the picturesque nud, flower shown Chesire lance Our faucies do not all lie in one, troos tion, nor should they. And I believe it to be quite posible that men and youtba doomed to the simesplere of a dull factory, with the elsak of machinery dianing in theje "our" from year's end to year's end do dad res letere in being whirled tray at BONE Holiday sunssl in an over-scowiled compartment
No. 692 vasca TOAD Cheneyi a kin CHADWICK KEWA (LAID OF FOATH & NOBL
Hongkong 18th July, 1802
BE. J. REMEDIOS,
AGENT
MAPPING MANUFACTORIES de Tonquin, Undertakes to supply
FANCT MATTINGS.
at Best Hind at Modorato Pies Skok in
handy are 3,000 Bollyw
Unpalme, Jointless, Fancy).
1660) No. 209, PRATA WEST, Hongkong.
SUFTAK LOONG,
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TIN-MEATS TIN-ERUITS, TIN-
NA FOWLS, &o, do, d QUALITY BICMLENT-PRICES MODRATE, *No 144 Quein's Rod West Hongkong, Hongkong, And August 1898 1008
FOR SALE
HF CARMICHAEL CONSULTING ENGINDER AND
SURVEYOR BE
----- 13, EDATA CENTELL
NEW AND SECOND HAND LAUNCHES LERNE VON FOE BALEVAS
ESIONS Radi Sposiaticas for sill classes of Steamships Tanulas a speciality. New work out repairs supervised.
Telvgratas, “LARMICHAEL, Hongkong. Telephone, No. 111.
ET CARMICHAEL. Hongkong. S0th April, 1808-
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SHIPPERS
Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal).
LAUTE. WEGENER & CO.
Bole Agents.
11704
Hongkong, 17th May, 1995.
- FOR SALE.
10!
338.55
FOREIGN AND COFONIAK STAMP
$38.60
| B4 §. I DID BIFCK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1880 Wuns BHAL.
per case of I dozen quaria. ERTSMANN & CO'S
oast of 2 dozen pints.
Rup ARD WHIZE BORDEAUX WINES. BISBERT 00.8 BOTTLED ALE & STOUT
of a faitway carriage The Cure is HFDEALERS HEALED dost; but it is not everything venty fourNo. 7 Timu SEEHET, HONGLONG. hours is not a long holiday. Los travellers on the Wan be glad to send STAMPS by sp
frat Monday is August, and I have pittimes to any address în receipt of satisfactory retary wished it were possible for anote of dar unble, enco meu to hang in this gre national holiday by Isleo prepared to parahae ad Pozzon Inviting sssociations of orb küld of another to Srajaes in Largs or Brall Qilantibion (og Us
visit their states if only to injudesio i kommer foro of the beautiful and possibly & highet vá
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1904
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FROM IST OF NOVEMBER NEXT.
THE WELL-KNOWN BELLEVUE HOTEL..
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TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consultation Froe. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891.
MRS.
TRS.
CANVAS
AENHOLD, KARBERG. & Co., Sole Agents.
ITSUI DUSSAN
KAISHA
No. 6, Ice House STEKET, PRAXA CENEILAZI.
Hd Of Toxo. Branch Office:-LONDON, NEW YORK, BOM- BAY, BINGAPORE, SKANGMAI, TIEN- TRIN, NEWOLWANG, and all Ports in JAPAN AGENCIES.
Mike Chai Miles. Oknours Coal Mines. Kaunda Con) Miss. The Mike Option Spinning Mill, L. Tokyo: Mario Insurance Co., Limited. Maiji Fire Insuranco Co., Limited. Imperial Government: Paper Mills, Velton Cleaning and Working. Co,
e. Shanghai
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Draper, MALINEE, Duxss and Mastle
MAKE 28, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
LATEST NOVELTIES- FOR SPRING AND SUMMEE, Hongkang, 6th April, 1898.
CARTRIDGES,
---
PRAX DELIVERY akses at Post Office at 11.30 o.m. and 3 p.m. or in Letter Boxes in the Cars by 12 and 3.30 o'oleck Trams. Letter Bezes at Peak will be claredat 12.50 and i p.m.
PALMAR
A MAIL WILL CLOSR
For Coba,Put Tudung, today, the 16th instant, at 9.30 AM.
For Amoy and Tamsui-Por Fermost, to day, the 16th instant, as 9.30 AM.
For Kudutand Sandskau.-Per Memnon, to- Lay, the Ifth instant, at 11.30 A.DE.
For Moji-Per Kachitate Maru, to-day, the 16th instant, at 11.30 AM.
For Singapore, Peuang and Colombo-Per Hitachi Mura, to-day, the 10th instant, at 3:30
P.K...
For Wuction. Por Kongpal, to-day, tho 16th instant, at 1.30 PM.
For Moji, Kobo, Yokohama, Victoria and Tacimo-Pez Tacoria, to-morrow, the 17th instant, at 10.00 AM.
For Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama.→Per Rovetta, to-barrew, the 17th inst., ut 4.50 P..
For Manila-Por Fuensang, ou Monday, tho 19th instant, at 11.30 ..
For Swatow and Shanghal-Per Choyrand, on Monday, the 19th instant at 1.30 ..
For Singapore, Samsung and Sourabaya.-- For Onsang, on Tuesday, De 20th instant, at 11.30 AM.
For Tientsin-Per Kvacipang, on Tuesday, the 20th instant, at 2.39 P..
Insurances→
Canton
China fira China Trade. Hongkong Fire............ North-Chips........... Straits.
Yangtze.
Land and Bajiding
Hongkong Land for
$675, les esellers $50 535 £10 B b10 (8) 8100 8110, Luvers
$500 cal. buyers $25-$108, eellens $50 $562, bui 850 R12, bayers $125 pct.prein,
19483.25 120, barem 520 93, ellers $450, selioms $50 930, cellers £25 Tiso
-SB
$208, sellers 550216, ellers $60 $120
$500, ales & buybre
Humphreya Estate...$10 5.50, L. & pollon
Kowloon Land & E.
West Point Building
Luzon Sugar.mnaa Mining-
Charbonnages
Gt. Estu. &dooinn Jelehr........
New Balmoral ]
Do. Proference... Ultver'c Mines, Ááv
10. B.......
Punjoto
Do, Preference
Baubs
Fcs.
630517
$40 318, sales- $106.42, yen
500 $100, sellers
$5 $5.25, colicza $5 $4.75, sellan $120 c, seilers $15, sellera $5-$, ellers
4653 $515.36
#141.60 ................. 148, 103, 235, sellers
New Amy Dock
tearship Coys-
China and Mana
China Mutual Ord.
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Da.
Wanchai Warehouse... Watson & Co., A. &.....
Malve New
80214
$50 475 2168 £10 £9, 10%, toyu 81045, 10.
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6714.90, val&buyers $5 $5, setters 2.3-sters 12140 yers $10 $10, soulsil $371
$10 512; Els VY, VERNON, Broker.
OPHUM
Allowice,
$100 to $200 p. pl. neittel c'ty,
Malws Old....... $630 to 810 Malwa Older 3810 to Persian Oily to b Patan Net
Iper-wrappal$770) lo Faina Old......... Bentes New......$16 Lenores d
per client
THE WEATHER.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL KMASTER 14h SEPTEKUER, AT 4 Par
STATION,
Vladivostok.
For Fort Darwin, Thursday Island, Cook- Tokyo town, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, at Kochi Melbourne-Par Taiyuan, on Monday, the 26th ini, at 2.00 P..
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Satlej will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 17th inst., with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europa and countries beyond, via Driadisi, to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Barmat, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
800 AM-Posting of Prices Current and Cir-
enlara cuases.
10.30 A.Registry coases.
10.30 .a-Posting of newspapers, books, and
poiferos contes,
11.00 AM, Mail Cloon
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10
| A.M.) with 10 ceñts late, for up to 11.30 AM. after which hour they may be sent on board with the game late fee.
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET.
Nagasaki.......
29.09
29.77
320 Fahi.
20.83 29.70 Kagoshima... 2079 Gutalatt..... 20.91 Sharp Peak... 208: Aay! Bestus043 29.30 Canton......... Hongkong dap Rock Victoria Pea't.
Maçao Haiphong Cape S. James
Humidity.
Wind
29.77 19,77
29.9
29.10
15 SEPTEMBER, ** 10 Vladivostock. Tokyo *** Kochi
Nagaski...... Kayonziman... Gatzlaff Charp Peak
ARO... Swatow Ccator
2488
29.47
29.86
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*9,85
5171957*SATTUMHE Weather..
The Canadian Mail Pucket Empress of Japan Hongkong will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 28th ictoria Peak instant, with Mails for Shanghai, Nagasaki, Rock 29.84 Kabe, Yokokams, Victoria and Vancouver, BC, | Masso which will be closed as follows-
Haiphong..! 1000 A.M. Registry ceases.
Cape 8. Janus'
On the 18th $1,56 Bau. The las quatre ans risqu da in the Earth, and was steady in the Sourḥ, Perene la verami on the Cláan geast; blightly dow: ins trengblike nzen lying across fiber 5, puri kifalin Chairs Boa azil
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11:00 M. Post Office alosis, Irat correspondence may be posted on bose the Parket wilb Laste Fed of 10 cuts oxtra Postage until the time of departure.
BOMBORATION, LIMITED.
OMBAY BURMAN TRADING COR" { has probably some thunder showers.
BANGKOK AND HANGOON.
TRAK SQUARES, PLANES, Boasus and SCANTLINGS, FLANED, TONGUST, and GROOVED BOARDS, FOR FIDORINO, CHILING, WALLING, &o. TAK SHINGLES FOR Roofing.
PINHADOR RAILWAY BLEETERS for a GAUGES
Rates Supplied and Orders Hooked by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.
1699
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TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS,
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTE, nor the 1418 OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT cntracted by the Offloors or the Crows of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour --- CHALLENGEE, Àmer, ship, Goald-Showaa,
Tomes & Co. CELTIC Band, British ship. Tuys. Jones
Order.
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Pares or 13-ORE CARTRIDGES
Loaded with With Powid Powder inly and i os, ofthe.
$7.40 12
Primrose Cases 0846000 Fegamoid Cases 6.245. Ejecter Brass Cases 6.90
B.00
8,85
3% discount en seders of 1,000 and over,"
Apply to
WM. SCHMIDT & CO.
Gunmakers,
Hongkong.
TEMI
Hongkong is Angust, 15/7 - [209 Dongkong, 27th July, 180,
Gor. Boote, "Amer. ekip, Colead-Standard
Oil Co.
ISIDORO FON, Spanish sir, Ross-Order. KILAT, Brit, ship, Boghos-Standard Oil Co.. MARY L. CHING, Amor. ship. Pendleton-
Order. MENMOTE, British steamer, MeArtin-C
Livingston & Co.
MUSKOKA, BH, m, bk., Crowe-Order Ozus, British alonsoor, Rowland---Order." Pasomicor, Amar MoCaulder Dodwell,
Carlilt & Co
ENVIE RAZMxes, Gər, elity Aleta Schulze--
BAJAME, Amer.ba, Tapler-Standard Oil Co
BOSGKUNG REGISTER
Promotor Temperaturs.
*8%
Strection of wind ....... Weather
Ral
70,10
.:
Kindato
122
ilighest opon air tempotpis on the 120A.. Lowest open sir temperature on the 14th
F. G. ETGG, Acting Director. Hongkong Obervatory, Lath September 1996 Aizen TALOOGER & CO. EXURER, Jöld Sept Barometer AH...28.58 Fhern 9 .. (Wetball)78 Barameter 1.3...28.78 Thein.) P.M. Wer bakire Baromeler 4 F.3. 2875 Then (3.2. (Wet bub) 78. Thermice, 9 AM... 83 Therm. Mazito 64 Thermont. 1 P.M... 4 Them, Minimum (grég Therum. 4F.M... 84 night)B
PA 10
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE, 10th to 22nd Septembar,
Hren WATER
Low, Warra
Hongoshte Mosh Time. Пеникове NEWER STIE
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