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The data with the French Mail of the 20th April, left Saigon on Wednesday; the ith instant, atmam, next to be expected her to-day. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hoagkang on the 7th March,
The Nippna biru, with the America Mus), left Yokotaan on Wednesday, the 16th instant, at daylight, so funny buspected here on or about Wetheday, the gurd instant.
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Sunday 2047 0.00 A.M. 2031 9.60 AX Sunday. Sunday, 204, 9.00 A.M. Sunday. 20th, 9.00 AM.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 1900"
JOINT STOCK SHARES.
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BANIS
STOCKS.
No. of THE PAID SHADER. 'LUR UR
LAST. DIVIDEND.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
{
+90-div;-&-10/- bonita
--fhuyors
BODY)] $1258125)
af 111,323,53]
for tud ill year '00
el 21
304 p. ct. pr.➡8503.00
£1.
None
ilongkong and Shanghai? Banking Corporation ....! Bank of Chinn & Japan, Id.
Do. Deferred....... National Bank of China, Do. Founders' Shares
199,875.0. £H 1,250 241 LA (750 tors.
29,075 B 220
MARIE ISSUEANCÈN, Union In Society, Iml. China Trudera Ins. Co, Ld. North China Ins. Co., Lt.... Fangter Ins. Aussen., Lt.. Canton Insoren. Ollie, Isl....) Straits Insuance Co, Ld...........
FINEN RANCES, Hongkong Fire Ins. Co., d. China Pio Ing. Co., Ltd. ..........
SHIFTING.
9.00A.M.Hongkong, Cantou and stion.. 11.00 A.
Mikeno S. B. Co, Lt, ...) 14.00 A.M. Inde China S. N. Co., Fl. 1. Papers.. (Registration with late Chip & Manila S, 9, C. Ld fen of 10 cents, up to Donglus Stanship Co., L. 11.45 A.DE)
China Matul 9. N. Co., Letter Noox.
Limited, Preference....... 4.00 P.M.
Do Onliney.... 21st. 5,00 58,
Do. do Tuesday 22nd. 11.00 .m. 22nd, 3.00 P., duosday, 23rd, Bosstration 10.00 AM. Registration with stu fee of 10 coats, up to 10.45 AM.)
11.00 ASF W
23rd. 5,90 126. Bith, 9.00 AE. Thursday, Thumby. 24th, 0.00 A.26. Saturday, 26th,
.... 8.00 A.
30.45
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Hamborg
-with Inte
Star Ferry Co. Limites?.. Shell Transport & Trading ↑
Co., Limited
REFINERIEA
China Sugar Reoning Co- pany, Limited............ Luzon Sugar Refng. Co., Ld
MINING. Punjon Mining Co, Ld. ...........
D. Preferenc Société Fran, des Char- bongus du Tonkin... Queens Mines, Limited.......
feo e 10 couts, apelebu Mining and Tra
1959 AM 11.00 A.2. Wednesday, th
Regisintion 10.00 A.M. Registration, with Late fee of 10 cents, up to 10.45 AM Latters
11.00 ..
Vancouver on Tuesday. The 8th instant, for Hongkong viu the meal ports of call...
THE AUSTRALIAN MACT.
MERCHANT
The E. & A. stage Australia, from Byday. .. left Port Darwin on the 18thi instant for inver, Manila and this pert.
ANT STEAMERS. The N. F. K.
Hirothian Mory Boulay Line) luft Singapore for this pest ou the 12th instant, and is expected to arrive here on the 18th instant.
por on the keng on
HT
The 0.9.9. Co alene
la adomner Juae left Singa- the 15th instant, and is due in Hong en the 20th instant. Fe H. A. L. steamer Abria, from Hain burg
Singapore for this port on the 15th instant, and expected here on or about
instabu
luft
the 21st
The N. Y: K. teaser Mike Meru (Bombay Line) left Kolme via Moji for this port on the 17th instant. aud expected to arrive bure on the 23rd instant,
The O ន, S. steamer Antenor of Singapore on the 16th instant, and is dus in Hongkong on th 2 1st instant.
N. P. stoner Gouden sailed from! Tania for Jupan and Hongkong on the 20th
TN. P. steuner Breniane sailed from! Pertland, Or., on the Brid instant for Japan and Honkong.
The N. P. stew. Pidurže míled from Yoko- lama for Hengkong on the Ard instart.
PASSED THE CANAL. "
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ding Company, Jah meng) RAD Australian Goldi Mining Co., Limited... Oliver chold Mines,
Laited
Great Eastorn and Cal
Gold Mining Co., La...) Do. Preferences
Docks, WHARVES, &c. Hongkong and Whampoa ?
Lack C, Limite Hongkong and Kowloon 1 Wharf and . Co., Lah-y Wanghai Watchonse and >
Storage Co., Ld.
New Amoy Duck Co., bil,
Lazos, Hurels & Bullno, Hongkong Land Invest
nt & Agency Co., Ld. i Kowloon Land & H. Co..... West Point Building Cour-
Pony, Limited Hongkong Hotel Company.
Limitoil..
10,000 $250 $3,000 SUB
3,000e100 8,000 $100 A $250
2828 for 1409............ $ex
148 | 2at1/171-$1.30 for SIR,
$20,
-$50 30 p. et. $18 For 1858 - $255, buyers. 825 10pet fory.and,30403 $16, sellore
p.ct.final-set Ta. 165. $25
in all for 180k “......}} Sou $10 p. et. for 1897 ... $121, silters. $50 $11 for 1898............ $130, sales & bayers. $20 Sipor cunt, for 1805..............] $1, calva & kuyora.
$203, sellers,
$80, seilera
($1.20 for half year?g, sales & huyers,
ended a12-953
6,000 20,000 $100
SURO1
$30 $27 for 1808 $20
for IMON
50,000
815
$1
***60,000
220
210
6p.ct.d2pet.bonusforte) $91, buyers,
6,000
$30
20,000-
$50
12 per cent. For year? $49, soltera 灣
caling 30098 ...).
7. 200MX
$20 per cent, for 1800 23) $100.
41) 10 (Finalef3p.et-Bp. ct.)] 210 JOS,
for1$10 on perfor...!
£10 10%, seller. (£16 £100p. c. & bonus of Sa
in Ori, arvount 0026·5%, 175 cia10p, et. for $182, bayerA.
10,000 $10 $10
18000| 2000) 2100
year ended 394-999 } }
Crinul of ō p. uts
£300.
'
p. et. for 18} ...
Final of $787 for '09
90,000 $100|5100 ·
taken out of Egnaln. Frui
$126.
$38, mies.
2,000 $100 $100 $ for 38D7
2,00,000 |
30,000
XX $1
IS
16,000 F250 F3,270
400,000 25 etz. 20 utk
sat $5 45,000
None
Nore
Sû.15, bagers.
$1.20
Sano, orllers.
Laling. leta., 10th (sat, buyera.
15 ets.
(p. et half year end,
す
31794 coupon !!)}
$12,50, buyer,
T. 200,000
21 6/10
C
div. on 15100).
A 15,000
.85
$31.
None
B 45,000
您到
SIL
250,000
62) eta, onles.
First year
70,000
s!
10 cents.
เ
12,500 $125 $125
WUZOR 950
2,600) 801
Sot 15,000
year ended 31 1200 2
zellera
55011
Fiat fp. eta:]
10 p. et. for 180 3
86, buyera.
Humphreys Est. & Zin. Col
Corrix MILL..
Ewo Cotton, Spinning an
Internal. Cot. Mfg. Co., Ed Weering Co, Ld............. Lanu-ang-mow Cutton, Spin. & Wear. Co., Leh.. 4 Say Chee Cotton Spinning
Company, Zd. ..... Yabloong Co. Spin. Go, 1 Hongkong Cotton Spin...
Wear & Dye. Co., Ell
MISCELTANKOM.
Green Jaland Cement Cv. Chinn Bernen Co., Jad.......
A. E. Watson & Co, hà......
Company, Lisitivi.. Hongkong Rope M'g, Co. Geo. Fenwick & Co., Lt...... Hongkong en CoLA.
Hongkong High-Levil
10,600 Mou
948
Sp.et.&12p.ct.homisfor? | -190p. ct. p.r.-=-8737.50,
(Fan F $1,831 $54, sales & buyers.,
for 1890)
5874
80122 per cent, for 19092203, bayera.
Final of 831,907 | $1955, buyerz.
for 1809....
50 $14 For 189 ...... -------- $234, solkra. Fin of $1.15. =? | $49, buyers.
ELK for RE... (10p. st. for half year { ended 31:12 90.)
6,600
12,000
8:0
12.600 320 Sau
S10
SUB
5 per cent. for....... 910.90, ellers.
191 pct. for period a 8. 17,400 (Tis 100 [T"!$100)
19. 45 ending 21-10-7... A TË 10020 TH10K |Tiolox) I p. et. on needant 'UN 178. 625. en, Morato ristop. c. on accoratma Te
Son 6,000 shares i lia. et.. for period ! ris, 37. 06
ending 1-12-07... } storYou...
200 TL
3. 7,500
2. 12,000 $ Sun None
Tla, 67..
Pla. 37, ente.
210] 10 per cat. for 1890 $15 Nene ........
stoj, barara.
823 bayers.
310.25, ex. div.
4-$11.8%, Emy ws.
y
92
$10 Filefct. 910
ing 31 pint. Capt} }
·S$10 tea conta ca 107:00 ....
$2.10, buyurs.
823
325 (Finl of $10,-- 212 For *01 || $105.
$12 for year ended
-80,000
< 7.5681
60,000
Hongkong Electric Co., 19
Hongkong and China (as)
7,000
Sin
Sto
Final of 4 p. <t.}
1
p. ct. for 1898 ...!
$127.
30,000
$50
SIG: $10 for 1398
$170
11,001
Sw
$20 P13 per eunt, for 1899
5.00%
3,0
$100 $100 0190
......
TERODO
$71
7. 2.000
*K
BUC
- 1.000
910
$10 12 per cent. for 1898..
21 Now
United Abertos Oriental) 11,500 only.
Amey, Limited Tebena Pixating Co., Id. .. China Provident Loan (8) I
Mortgage Co., Lt
10
›į You indra.
$109
Nan
LOWO
k
2024X
Menu ...
SAS
BOA
$20
$30
Watkins, Maritel,
TALNOG 1,000
Tramways Co., Le........ Dairy Farm C., L Carairhact & Co., L
OUTWARD-21st April-dv Ulgees. Min tere 5th April-Auteur Brander. St. Aláry, Almena, Breach. 26, vei Kamakura Mura. Mogene, Ternkai, by 2nd MayEherzog, F. Ferdiran. May hardus Trieste. Glanes. Asturia, Albergo, Frederice, Forest Dele. 2th April. Bentacers, Copack, Canton, Oldenbury 12th April. clans, Hile-Hella Asbestos 2. Agey, La 4. 10,000 chi Maru. HOMEWARD-25th April,---Parramatta. April 25:1-Endo Maru, Kong Albert. Pik April · Annam, Jaru. Musille.
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
29:
20.45
+2:4.517
29,96
K
Aug Pest..
Antog
ANT
2 WALIY
Houghsage:
28.01
„Victau PeaN
Map Bond..
22.00
Ai
ON LONDON.
Mala
30.1
20.50
Telegraphic Transfer
Wali
Timeslot
Buijo
... Janus
the the path w The Barometr han falla de See all prope plað dychu Y. China. The depreMASİFAR 1 to 12v) ; 2 Award in the N. sort of the Sen aljon. Garii stendit for a work in Chies. Fore A BW. Winn, muvierata to fakt snually, Marins. Fazancun Co.'s Roos, 18th May. Laronutræða. 2... 29,89 Thagrin, 4) scan. (Wet Jen?) 77 Eurometer 5 PM. $1,85 Thera, I .. (Wel bus Bravones erdem 19.7 Therra, 4 post /Wet bulb; 18
wernsan, Ba m... SO Therin, Mecimata. 82. rietuves, ir u se Theria, losieu am ovar
Am meis, 4
* might
TASSENGERS.
ALRIVED.
PADAY, 18th May. EXCHANGE.
Buat Bille, on demand!
Bank Bille, at 30 days sight
Bank Bills, az 4 months' sight
Credits, at 4 months sight
Documentary Bills, 4 months' right 20
ON PARIH.
Bruk
Hack Bills, on demand Credits, ut 4 months wight
2.00
2.509
On demand
2001
ON GERMANY --
Ou New York.....--
Bank Bills, on demand Credit
ou days' sight
OF BORBAY
Holographic
TO
for fico loại from Coast Pork, Mr. Bull. Ter Jag from Musils. Mrs. Grifiths. Mrs. Kevie Ad of. Merersi, B. Samner, J. Rodor, W. Speider. Al:al Balmorti and Alan Berry,
VESSELS EXPECTED.
+
THE FEENCH MALL.
276 3. M. Siwazuar Tudus, with the French Mail of the 2003 ultimo, left Saigon on Wednes. day the 13th instant, at & aus, and may expertet here to-day, the 19th instant. Tigi Tek Trings replies to letter dos: patened frora Hongkong on the 17th March.
THE ANEXCAN MAIL.
The O. & 0, skamer Coptic with Mails, &
this port vin Tonolula, for Eft Fan Friteriaco Yokola. Inisad Sea. Kobe, Nagasaki end Shanphesi on the 11th altimo
Thn T. H. K. stemmer
1 18th instant, at daylight, and may be or
on about Wednesday, the 23
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on demand CALCUTTA.-- Telegraphic Transfer Bank on demand
ON SHANGHAL, ---
Bank, at Pright
Private, 30 days sight
ON YOKUHAMA -
Ou Comand
ON MANILA,
On demand. ON SINGAPORE.--
On demand
ON HATAVIA
Os HAIPHONG.
On demand.
ON SAIGON.
On domand
ON BANGKOK.- -
Că demand
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate GOLD LEAF.1 100 fine, per tel
BLE HILVER, por os..
1465
.146)
3p.c.pm.
!!!...
1 ...
117%
3p.c.pm. Sip.cpm.
60
10.16
.52.05
274
per niemi
OPIUN Maru, with the Quotations are: -- Allowee net. to catty. Ambrionu Moon Wednesday, Malwa New
$890 to -- Malwe Okl 4010 to 929 Malwa Older $900 to P. Pper wrapped 970 to The P. sterner City of Rio de Janeiro. Persinu finequality $910 to with Mail, de ft San Francisco for this port Perrion oztra fino
-910 an to Best fastant, via Honolulu. Yokohama, Patna New 975 to Inland Box, Kolja. Nagumki and Skranghai., s Petas Old.
Benares Now
THE CANADIAN MAIL
Pa C. P. 2. Arasier Empress of China left Bonarus Old
to
$1.0000
81.000 $1.000
per clust.
He, & Chin Shakery Co., Ld. Casaphell, Moors & Co, Tel.
CARBONYLE
15
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Ensures for Wood THREE TIMES its LASTING gives it a beautiful brown colour and preserves it against INCLEMENCIE3 of WEATHER and INSECTS Price: 40 fr. (321/-) par cwt- The can cover an area of eight square yardı 20 YEARS”. SUCCESS Esquire as a quarantee of genuiteners
CARBONYLE)
SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DU CARBONYLE 188-190, faubourg St-Denis, PARIS
X. B. The only special house in France for the inamulacturing of this article,
VICHY'S
GENUINE NATURAL SSHERAL WATER SPRINGS OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT-
HOPITAL Diseases of the Stomach GRANDE GRILLE, Liver complaints CELESTINS.Cont Gravel, Biabetes
VICHY-ETAT LOZENGES
with the anturismits extracted from the Water's
| COMPRIMÉS VICHY-ETAT
Allowing aaj ons te propare derazad sikallie water at home.
BEWARE OF FORGERY
3.7
$105, bayats. 60p.et.foryr.und. 317-986), nyers. $281 for 1899
370 35 per cent. for 1809
83 cents for perial
850. 810, buyers. $11, buyers. $74, sales, $11.
Să, scllets.
30,
Stu
ending U11299., 4 | 83, numrime!
$10 per cent for 1819 $10.75, buyera.
DIE
BEKANNTMACHUNG, -
SIE EINTRAGUNGEN in das Handels- rerister sowie anderwege Bekazzt machungen des Kaiserlichen Konsulata werden im Jahre 1900 durch die Zeitungen Deg OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD Din Shanghai, vnd THE HONGKе30 DAILY PREer" la Bong kong vereffentlicht werden.
Canton den 27. December, 1891.
DER VERWESER DES KATTERLICH EN.
KON BULATT. ZIMMERMANN.
901-
DODGE WOOD SPLIT PULLEYS.
ALLIIZE 3 TO FIF ALL SIZED SHAFTS IN STOCK..
1259
94-21
Forty Pounds
of ef fee from fat and bone is used to make each pound of Leniep '(Liebig Company's Extract)." That" is why it is so efficacious in the Sick Room and goes such a long
way in the Kitchen.
It is manufactured under the strict- est selentine supervision. During the entire process of manufacture
it is untouched by hand. It will keep good for any time in the
hottest climate.
Liebig "Company's" Extract
now labelled with the initials of Lfubig's Extract of Meat Company.
JEBIG'S
XTRACT
"LEMCO
PURE. NOURISHING.
ESBENSEN'S BUTTER
In TINS with PATENT OPENERS. ESBENSEN'S PURE BUTTER
To be obtained at all Storas
DO NOT BE PUT OFF WITH ANY OTHER.
DINNEFORDS
The Universal Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach," Fondache, Bearfbarn. Indigestion, Bour Eructations;
Bilons Affectiona,
DINNEFORDS
[080
The Physician's Curs
for Gent, Rheumatio Gout and Gravo); tha enfònt and meat göstlo Medicine for Infanta, Ohildren, Delicato Fo males, and the Bick-
mese of Pregnancy.
MAGNESIA MAGNESIA
Sold Throughout the World.
N.B. ASK FOR DINNEFORD'S MAGNESIA.
11001
The only Medicine of the kind awarded a Certificats at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1823-64, open to all Countries
REGISTERED
DR LALOR'S
TRADE MARK.
PHOSPHODYNE
HAS THE LARGEST BALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.
For forty young has maintained İla world-wide repulsion na the eat and only wafa reliable Phosphoric Cars for BRA WALEXAUR. PARALYS 3. SE PLA mes, Dyspepsia, Nerve. Kidney and Liver Compizione, Harassing teams, Prematche Decay of Vital Power, General Debility, all Blood Disorders, and all Funcional and Diseased Conditions of the System, ormed by the deficiency of the Vitai Fones.
The effect of this Standard Phospheric Remedy in Nervous. Debility and its kindred Evila is the Site and permanent, alf asy Klerable. Fralings and Diatesing Symptoms disappearing with a rapidity that, la really marvellous,
Directions for Self Treatment of the above diseases with each Bottle.
HEALTH, STRENGTH & ENERGY-
Its
cigling effects are them from the
1 day of its administration by a Remarkable fecree, of Nerve and Intelleswal Power, with a keling of Change, Strength, and Sombor. Digestion is invigorated. The Appetite Lacters wonderfully. Sleep becomes calm and refreshing The Face becomes fuller, the Lips red, the Lyre "brighter, and Skin clear and ferithy.
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Agents in HONGKONGA. 2. WAT ON & co.
The
London Medical Record says: **Retained when
all other foods are rejected.
is 'invaluable,"
The Slast DELICIOUS, NUTRITIVE, AND
DICESTIBLE.
BENGER'S
Gold Medal,
Health Exhibition,
Landon.
FOOD
The
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Benger's Foot has by its excel- tence established a reputatios of its own;"
BOLD IN TAS BY
£HEMISTA, &o., EVERYWHERE.
For INFANTS, INVALIDS, and THE AGED.
An editoriat în the INDIAN MEDICAL RECORD, of October 16th, 1897, says z For many years in India, a large number of enterprising frams in England and Europe tavo been flooding the market with so-called Foods for faints and Children. It is remarkable to fore how car after another these various Erands of dont lui virtur base censed to appens, Time and the public conscience have pronounced their verelict--and to-day we hael BENGER almost nine. The admirable combination of the nutritive elements is so perfectly brought about as to render diele digestion a matter of pleasant facility for the weakest man or theftallest infant. Today the sed cal profession of India finds it cannot do otherwise than stand by a friend who has proved his cly criterian to public support, namely, REM, WORTH.
Also large Stocks of CANDY COTTON. BELTIN G.
SOLE AGENTS, LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., HONGKONG.
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for PRIVATE ANNE
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