1900-06-27 — Page 8

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27т¤, 1900

The Tonkin, with the French Mail of the Ist instant, left Singapore on Tuesday, the 26th istant, at 6, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the and proximo. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the 28th April

The steamer Gailic, with the American Mail, left Yokohama on Tuesday, the 20th instant, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 3rd proximo.

Amoy Singapore

FOR

MAILS WILL CLOSE.

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,)

VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, BC. (Supplementary mail on board up to the time fixed for departure of the Mall. Extra postage 10 cents)

Manila and Iloilo

Manila

Vladivostock ...

Takao

EUROPE, &c., India vin Tutionrin

flate letters 11.10 to 11.80 AM. Extra

Paslage 10 centa)

Manila...

Mauilo, Thursday Island, Townsvillo, Brie-'

lane, Sydney and Melhorze

EUROPE, &C. INDIA VIA TETICOBIN........

(Late Letters 0.10 to 0.30 p.m. Extra

Postage 10 cents)

Jason Antanor.

Empress of India

Kaitong

Diamante Miloa Ariake Maru

Oldenburg.

Yueneang Futami Maru

Amoy Moji, Kobe, Thana, Vtoria and Tacoma Glenogle Moji, Koba, Yokohama and Portland, Or..... Argyll Manila, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairns,

Ternsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,

TO-DAY..

Sala, Surplus Stores, ste., Central Police Station, Mosers, Hughes and Hough, 11 am.

Morting in convention with proposed new Rifle Corps. St. Andrew's Hall, 3 p.m.

COMMERCIAL

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

TUESDAY, 26th June. EXCHANGE.

Documentary Bills, months sight2/01

ON LONDON.--- -

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank Bills, on demand

Bank Bills, at 30 days sight

..1/11/8

1/11 ..1/11+3

Bank

Bills, at 4 months sight...1/111

Credits,

at 4 months,sight".

2/01

ON TABIS

Bank Bills, os denund,

.2.191

4 month's sight.

2.53

ON GERMANY.

Ou demand.

2.02

On New York-

483

Credits, 60

401

ON BOMBAY

Telegraphie Transfer

1477

Bank,

on demand

1481

ON CALCUTTA

ON SAL

Bank, ou demand

Telegraphic Transfor

1471

148)

Bank, at sight.

Он

Bank Bills, on demand,

60 days sight.

Private, 30 days sight..

YOKOHAMA

On

demand

ON MANILA.

.:

On demand

ON SINGAPORE.-

On itemind

ON BATAVIA,

On domanit

ON HAITONG.

On domand

ON BAIGON.—-

On demand.

·ON BANGKOK.--

On demand..

SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate

GOLD LEAF, 100 fino, per tal

BAD SILVER, per-oz...

Chingly

DAY AND HOUR...

Wednes, 27th, 10.00 a.ac. Wednes,, 27th, 10.00 ^aine.. Wednesday. 27th

Registration 10:00 AM. (Registration, with Inte fee of 10 cents, up to 10:45 AM)

· Léttorn

A.21. Wednes, 27th, 13:00 POM: Wodnes., 27th 4.00 F.M. Wednes

27th, 5.00 P.M. Wednes

276,5.00 P.M.

Thursday, 28th

Registration 10.00 .. (Registration, with Inte foo of 10 cents, up to 10,45 AM) Letters 11.00 A.M. Thursday, 28th, 3,00 PM. Thursday, 28th, 5.00 .. Monday, 2nd July

Cirendars 9,00 A.M. Registration 11.00 A.M. Papers 11,80 A.M. (Registration, with late fog of 10 cents, up to 11.45...) Lettera

Noon.

Tuon, 3rd July, 11,00 a.ân Wednes., 4 July, 4:00 p.m. Satur., 14 July, 3.60 p.m.

The P. M. steamer China, with Maile, & left San Francisco for this part via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai on the 2nd instant.

THE CANADIAN MAIL.

BANNE

Hongkong and Shanghai bunking Corporation an Bank of China & Japan, Là

Do. Deserved National Bank of China, Ld.

Do. Founders' Sharva

MABINE INSURANCES. Union ans, Society, Ed.. Coin Trauers Ina, Co., Ink, North China Ine. Co., La..... Yangtzo Ins, Assocn., Ld.... Canton Insures Uffice, Leh Straits durarice Cog Lid;

FIRE INSURANCES. Honghong bire Ins Co., Id. China Fire Ina. Co, Ld...

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

210 28 28/174=$1.95for B9 927

€10,000 3200

24,000 $80,000

Koali

THE WEATHER:

$8101.et toryr.end. Su4 du vêt, valca and buyers | Heshan mal

245

szu | â per cent, Jor 1b85............. $1, buyers

Haiphong

Manila

Mainte

Hour

Barometer

to sens

level and

Tempera

29.03

· 29.00 220;58

Humidity:

fion.

Force. J P

Mr. J.

VISITORS AT HOTELS HONGKONG HOTEL

Aitken

Mr. D. Anies.

Mre, Angus MG. W Appleby

Mr W. S. Bailey

Mr. O. M. D. Bel

My G. Hochm

Hous, Beneyton?

Cou. Blackburn, EN...

Dr. Bostere

Mr. F. Brooks Mr. J.-W. Brown Capt. J. Byron and sor

Tant

Mr. I. C. Carboneli Mr. H. B. Carter

Mr. J... Champion

Mr. M. Christopherson

Dr. & Mrs. F. Clarke

Miss Drum T

3oqM A H. Dufner"

b

Mr. F. EVALS

M

Mr. Gende

C. Fisher

Mt. C. Glover

Capt. Goddard

Mr. von Granneyti Mr. John Halliday My F.H.Hebblothwaite

Hokorong, 26th Jane.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER, 25th JUNE, P

STOCKS.

No. or ISSUE PAID SHAZRA Y LUSTR.

LAST DIVIDEND

CLOSING QUOTATIONS;

STATION.

|

80,000 $125 $125 100 es

1,200 39,670 A 29,953-

30)— div. & 10- bonus 3/11 -- ****

torznu dalf year by Noue

S05 ct. pr.=5500,25 sullets

divostock

Tokyo

*1

2

28 for 1890

$27, buyers

Aingseri

Kagoshiman

**20.72:

Tunoka 1p

· 20,577

Taichu

20.88

3030 p. ct-818 for 1998 82001

Tritan

20.02

**20.94*

$5,0002100 Sced $100 10000 $260

bp.et. mai 10p; et 1in all for 1808

The. 165

Pescadores

29.04

Getzlaff

29.62

Ueid Mr JS, Colɛờn

860 3010 pct. for 1897

$121, sellers

Sharp Peak

20.71

Mr. Jos. Craig

$11, for 1833

$132, sales

(2078)

0

Mr. P. C. Denroche

STATON

29.84

:0

Mr. G. M. Diacombe.

Canton

b

8.500 5230 20,000 $0

SEO$27 for 182

$295, sellers

Hongkong

29.50

20150 for INUN

57, sales and sellera

Vic tia Peak

GAM

Rock

SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton And Mincao . B. Co., Id:"... Indo-China's. N. Co., Ld.

..20.79

60,000

60,000

$15

410

$15

$1.20 for half year

ende al

$31, sellers

P

(20,89)

210 spotazy.ct.bonustor by $86, sollera

3. P

China & Manila 8. 8. Co, Ld.

*0,000

$50

$20 20 per cent for 1899

$65, axles oldi

·Bacolod

14,000

NU

$10

es old CaptialTM ........

$it, enters

Fleilo

Colu

20.85 | 80

150,000

Sto

+

13 per cent, furyone *** chaing sưɩH......

ani of 3p.ctp.ct.. ||20,000}"£10}£10€

url on pretve..... 230210) 201 et, au bonus of sai 20,000121023 n Ord account

CB. James

Mr. B. F. Hubbard

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

152044]:06 1 99. |- 20% Flor

Mr. and Mrs Jadell

30

3 da; bayers

Shell Transport & Trading?

Co., Lupited

$10 10,000

$10 18,000 4100 £100

$1.051 p. ct, for

$171, od sellers.

-year ended 304403||$$};nów, sullicis:

Kochi Nagtanki Kagvahima

· Final vi -p. ut=8

Taihoku

20.57

pct. ior 18

£310

Taichu

29.00

Tainan

29.04

Koshun

- 20.03

Final

$5$7 for '68)

20,000 $200 $100

taken out of Equal.

5122, sales

Pescadores Gutzlaff

20.02

20.53

Fund

7,000! $100 $100 $3 for 1667

$38

Feak

29074

28.32

60,000 30,000 16,000 F20 FK.250 400,000 20 cta. 25 cta.

45,000

# $1

$71 None

30, sallura $1,30

None

$290, sellers

buyers

200,000 à 15,000

ដូច

85

346,000

50 conte

140,000

$3

First your

70,000 $1 $1

40 cents

Douglas Steamship Co., 10. China Mutual S. N. Co?

Laufted, Preference...... Do. Ordinary. Do..

do.

Star Ferry Co., Lámi

REFINERIES.

China Sugar Refining Com-1

pany, Limited to Luzon Brigar Kefng.. Co., Ld.

MANING, Punjom Mining Co., Ld..

Do. Preference Société Fran dez Char. bonnages du Tonkin... forquegos Mines Limited...

The C. P. R. steamer Empress of Japan deft Vancouver on Tuesday, the 19th instant, Hongkong via usual ports of call..

THE FRENCH MAIA

The M. M. ateamer Tonkin, with the next Fronel mail, left Singapore on Tuesday, the 26th instant, at 6 a.m., for this port via Spigon. THE INDIAN MAIL.

The steamer Arratoon Apear from Calcatta, left Singapore for this port on the 24th inst., at daylight.

MERCHANT STEAMERS,

The H.A. L. steamer Annenin left Vladivo stock TUR the 13th instant, via Shanghai and Amoy, and is expected to arrive here on or about the 27th instant.

The N. Y. K. steamer Inaba Mínru (Euro- pean Lina) left Shimonoseki for this port on the 23rd inst., und is expected to arrive here on the 27th

inst.

The N. Y. K steamer Kuchin Mark (American Line), left Kobe via Moji for this port on the 24th instant, and is expected to arrive hore on the 1st proximo..

The China Mutual steamer Jogune, from Glasgow sail Liverpool, is due at this port on the 2nd proximo.

The N. G. I. steamer Bisagno left Bombay for this port on the 16th instant, und is lae bere on or about the 5th proximo.

The steamer Verona left Susz on the 7th instant, and is expected here on or about the

7th

hprehin Mutual steamer Tecnšai, from 21p.c.pm.

The Glasgow and Liverpool, is due at this port on 2p..the 12th proximo.

The O. 8, 8. steamer Thyra left Yoko the 13th instant for Kobe, Moji, Shang hai and Hongkong.

lip.c.pm. hama of

1187

3 p.c.pm.

24p.c.pm.

60

.10.01 52.50 28k

OPIUM

Malva New

Allow ce net, to 1 catty. .....$880

per picni.

Maiwo Old

Malwa Older

:8910 8040

to 8920

to $950, to

Quotatione are

1.

P. For wrapped $870 Paradan fine quality $910 10

Persian extra lins $950

Patna New

to $1,000 to

per chest.

Patra Old

$1075

$1,000 S

Benares New Benares Old

PASSENGERS. ARLIVED.

Tho

P.

*

The P. & O. steamer Banca left Singapore for this port on the Cist instant at Sp.m.

& Ostomer Pekin aft Singapore for this port on the 25th instant, at 8 a.m.

The steamer Macedonia, from Middlesbre' and London, left Singapore for this port on the 26th

instant.

Jelebu Mining ind- Tine?

ding Company, Lethe many ab Austinumu Gold) Mining Co., Limited Olivers Freehold Mines, 1

Limited

Great Bastern and Cal.?

Gold Mining Co, Ld... ...). Do. Preferences

Docks, Whauves, da. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Limited....... Hongkong and Kowloon

Wharf and G. Co., L. Wanchai Warehouse and

Storage Co, Ld.) Now Amoy Dick Co., Ld::

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDO, Hongkong Land Invest

ment & Agency Co, Ld. Kowloon Land & B. Co.. West Point Building Com-

pany Limited Hongkong Hotel Company,

Linitodamage) Humphreys Kat. & Fin. Co

COTTON MILLE.

Ewo Cotton, Spinning and

Weaving Co., Ld.). Internatul Cut. Mfg. Co., Ld. Laou-kung-mow Cotton

Spin. & Weay, Co., LL... Soy Chee Cotton Spinning! Company, Ld...) Yabloong Cot. Spin, Co., Id Hongkong Cotton Spin..?

Weiv, I Dye. Go L

MISCELLANEÖVE. Green Island Cement Co. China Borneo Co., Id...

Hongkong Electric Card... Hongkong and Chan: Gos Company Limited..... Hongkong Hope Mfg. Co... Goa, Fenwick & Co., Ld....... Hongkong Ice Co., Ld. Hongkong High-Level

Tramways Co., Ldhe me 1 Dairy Farm Co, Ld Carmichael & Co., L. HK. & China Bakery Co., Id. Campbell, Moore & Co., Ld.

21 18/10

12 500 $1268125

Nane

3 p. ot, Eal year end.

31794 (coupon ))) 1aling beta Tuta div. on 15'10"] None

$47, sellers,

| £iu 109, sollers

Vivostoak Tokyo

$12

$53, buyers

$3

p.ct.&12p.ct.bonusfor, p. et.pt. 8781.26 [seller year ended 31-12 [q-bual of bipst

10 p. ct. for 1899

$85, sellers

A Final of $23,$36, buyera

for 1800-3

882 42 per cent. for 185 $21, sellers

20,000 $50 $50

2,000 8100 $374

261 6,000

$50

50,000 $100 - 6,000 | $50 12,000 $50

E

Shorp Amoy

Swatow?

Canten

28th JUNE, A.

རེ་བ་བདོ་དམ་གི་འཚོ་རོངོ་མ་པར་ཆབ་ཚོ་ཐབཔ་འདྲ

Hongkong 10a

Vict in Ponk Gap Rock... Macro Haiphong... 7 Manila Sp. 10a. Malate D Bacolod Hallo

Cebu...

C. 8. James

20.85

2084 | 80:

20.59

£9.8588

20.8967

བྷ ཎྜ 1:|:ཚཱ ། , ། བྷོ ་། །།ཀཽgམྦ⪜།།།།།ཀཽ་སྒྲོམ་་

b

Mr. J. S. Houston Mr. Thos. Howard

FEAR

M: B. D. Anderson

Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar Mr. J. E. Brann, Mr. H. F. E. Brnyno Mr. Bryson

Mr. Fred C. Butther

Captain Campbell

av Bir. A. F. Comrio

2b

C

the

Mr. W. Davis

M. Dotrick

Mr. B. Ezekiel

Mr. and Mrs. AB, Fon

faino Mr. A. Forbes Mr. H. H. Gompertz

| Colonel. The O'Ucrioan

Mr. D. M. GroJiam Major W. Wandby Grif- pian, K.A

Mr. Edward F. Gros

M. J. Haziond

Mr. J. Hays

Mr. H. U. Jeffirios

Mr. B. Fleming John

ston

Mr. J. E. Leg

On the 20th at 21.15 farouctsio charges are The depression is still lying in the ten of Japan and premor.

highest to the E Fornos Gments light for BE to 2 SW, wind on the court sund in the Ni part of the Chian Sea. Forkunst - Miernte 8 winds: squally, showery-

Earoninter

HONGKANG REGISTER

Mr. B. A. Katsch Sir, John Kaye, Mr. & Mrs. F. Kienie Mr. Kinghora Mr. and Mrs. Lara

Mr. A. E. Lowis

Mr. IA Levy

Mr. & Mrs W. M. Long Mr. R. Hocgowan Mr. L. Marcenar Mr. J. Y. MaysİON

Mr. Alex MeEna Mr. O. 8. Mess Mr. J. Leia Milno Mrs. Hy. Moses The Missge Tosca Mr. E. O. Murphy

Mr. Van Nierop

Dir. J. J, O'Neil Mr. Mrs. and Mise

Oraisby

Misa L H. Owan

W. Parit

Mr. B. 8. Pratt S

Mr. Wr. Robertion. Mr. S. Robins Mr. J. Renfelt Mr. H. Simmine Mr.D.A. Smith Mr. R. F. Stephens Mr. 2. P. Stevens Mr. A. W. Stewart Mana Tullin

Mr. W. J. G. Whiley Mr. Mies Whiley Mr. L. Wolterston Bir. and Mrs, Worfield

HOTEL:

Mr and Mrs. R. Lemke Mr. R. Martin

Mr. C. Gordon Mackies Major & Mrs. Morris

Mr R. Mitchel Mr. Stuart . Newall Mr. H. E. Oakley Miss Oklay

Mr. & Mrs. Brooke Pigot

and child

Mr. H. E. Pollock" Major C. W. Reily Captain Reynold Mr. Cecil Simpeetr Mrs. Cecil Simpson and

child

Mr. A. Bincair Mr. Murray Stówart Mr. A. P. Stoker Bit. . L. Tonilin Mr. and Mrs. Malcol

Watson

Mr. P. Lloyd Williams M. & Mrs. H. F. Wood

hond

CRAEBURN HOTEL

Mrs Arthur Anderson Mr. E. T. McCarthey Miss Anderson

Miss E. Anderson

Mrs, M. E. Andrew and

Previous vipi on date: day 4 pum, at 100..

Jar staty.

at 4 p.nu.

20.10

Mr. Arthur Beins

family

EN

254

Temperature

Hunity!

*g

Direction of what

8254, sellora

Force

EW 3.

Weather

Finial of 834,80 )} $136, kollers 1 for 1809) sau 31 for 1899

$30

Final of $1.16, =((847|| gellore

$1.90 for 18

10p.st.for half year

12,000

55,000

$50 $50 STO $10

ended 311212) per cent for 1899

p, ch for period ending 31 17 200 p. et. on secoust us p. ct, un nezorint

U on 8,000 shares)

17,00010011100 10,000/100 TL1003

Fla106T100 8,000 2,000 Tlsace, Tis500 700 T100 Tfalo None 12,000 8100 $100 None

$25

$123, sellers

$10.75, sellers

Tla, G Tls. 6) Tie, 00,

4 p. ct, for period (Tis, 376

ending 211297...)

$37, sellers

810 10p. e. for 1'9 one, Capt. $217, sullers. $15 None

81010 for 1998

516 per cent. for 1899

· 323 Finn) of 210,312 for

81 for endod p year 301190 $7 $65p.ct.furyr.end 817 826$20, $1 for 180

· Highest open air tengerative on the 25th .....

··Lowest open sir temperature on the th

Hongkong Observatory, 26th June.

พ

Murene. Falconse. Co.'s Regntra, 26th Juno.

Barameter at 28.34 Therm. Baar. (Wetbulb) 79 Barometer F.20.60 Therm, 1r.st.Wet bulb) 80 Barometer 4... 20.70 Therm,$1..(Wetbulb) 70 Thermom, 9.61 Therm, Maximum 85

Thermers, 1P.... 65 Therm, Maximum, over. "Thermers, ... $2 night

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE, 27th June to the 3rd July, 1900.-

KKM, WATHA

མམན་21:|:ཀ

Horirkung

Xean Tite

Belght

11

1194 1931

p ת

m114 22

ས་

LOW WATER.

Hongkong Heus Time Beight

ft.in.

01

139

916

He

4 11

50,000

$10

7,000!

ye, buyers

Watson & On, Lak..........

50,000

$10

$10

Final of p etinaak

$101, bayera

1ing 11 pot.for/90]

30,000

$10

810

30,000

$10 $2

(60 cents on 107 DO

( $11.85, sales and sel 3 $2.30:

Fre

协

7000 210

210 p. ct. for 1898

Finni of 4p. ct=87|8127

This 29

113

034

10,000 6,000

stu

$370,

PH

* 82.

858, sellers

$165, end and sellers

Rat.

T 344%

5,000

in 103

1250 $100 $100 10.000 200

Bug.

2.1.

$170, buyers

m. 14,53

07 a

882, soles

Mon.

8:10

Teen

3 m3 47

ECO 50

$50 13 per cent. for 1889

$50

1,200 10,000

$10

$10 12 per cent, for 1598

$20, buyers

£1 Note

*is, sellers

10

$10 $10

None

$89, sales

$11, buyers

$5, sellers

None

} 10,000

BOLDUG

$10

f

50,000 1,0000

$10

$10

80 cents for perio

$9.00, sellers ending 31-12-90d}

$10, sales $106,per cent, for 1899...

JY V. VERNON, BROKER

PASSED THE CANAL.. Oorwind. - 23rd May. Findabend, Koln, Suihsiang. 30th May-Arana, Dresden. 2nd June,Banca, Benglos, Merionethshire, Sarpedon 6th June-Savoia, Holentia. Stuttgart 9th June-Calchus, Braherzeg. F Ferdinand 13th June-Arab, Izien, Clio Courie, Tonkin Malta, Eva 16th June. Orestos, Shinano Maru. 2013 June-Renartney, Konig Albert, Trenkai. 23rd June, Serbia, Hipera HOMEWARD-Lth May-Candia, 2nd June. ----

Machaon. 6th Jane Malacca, 9th June-Tebrau Flanting Co, Ld...

Kanagara

16th June-St. China Provident Loan & Konigsberg, 20th Jane-An

Mortgage Co., Iida, Watkins, Limited

Mar Eegulus,

Sanuki Mara, Alcinous. now, Oceanien;.

▶OMBAY-BURMAH TRADING COR-

PORATION. LIMITED, BANGKOK AND RANGOON.

Per Krang Ping, from Taku, &c. Mr. BOMB!

Gordon Hoskins.

Per Human. from Tameni, &, Mrs. Sulli van and five children,

For Yuensang, from Manila, Mrs. Thomas, Mr. Flores, Mowers, M. Allis, W. 8. Richards, *HR. Paulsen, Capt. F. B. Gilmore, Mesara S. 9. Lichuzeo und J. Cannan.

TEAK SQUARES, PLANKE, BOARDS and Scas. TLINGS. PLANED, TONGUED, and GROOVED BOARDE, FOR FLOORING CRAZING, WALLING, &c. TEAK SHINGLES FOR ROOFING, PINKADOS RAILWAY SLEEPERS for

For Fulumt Mars, from Nagasaki, for Hong-GATGES. kong, Mr. and Mrs. Imamura; for Manila, Mrs. and Miss Brannersreather. Mr. Holly V Hill

Mr. C. T. Page, Lieut.

Livut, Ges. B. Rodry. Ex

C. L. Willard, Jones and three

Memrs. D: Earishow, L. I. Cook children. !

Rates Supplied and Orders Booked by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.

Bell's Asbestos E, Agoy, Ld

United Asbestos Oriental 20,000rdy.

Agency, Limited

100 fndra, €10000$5

3

PEERLESS SCOTS WHISKIES.

OF M

HAIG & HAIG, LD, DISTILLERS SINCE 1679.

3 Star, SPECIAL-The finest of all "Peg" WHISKILS at

$13.00 $19.00

5 Star, LIQUEPR-Exquisite, best in the World for Club or Privato ase at

Stop drinking rank, Smoky Stuff, Lecause "it comes through the Sova Try HAIG & HAIG'S WHISKIES pure, mellow, matured, non-smaky, delicate flavoured, Once tried, preferred to all others. Sole Agents for Hongkong.

[1633

1615].

FOOD SUPPLY COMMISSION. HE Ladies who signed the Petition which

resulted in the Appointment of the above"

en, Mrs. Lavoury.THE tionk, P. Pasens,

Jousen. N. A. Mours. A. Petterson, J. J. Darabue and Thom Lenky: for Towasville, Mr. A. Lister; for Syd- noy, Bishop and Mrs. W. Andry, Messrs. F. M. nuned COMMISSION we respectfully re-

for

BOR.

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

TUINART FERE & FILS, REIMS

MITSUI BUSBAN KAISHA R

Head Oẞles TOKIO

OfficeLoDON, NEW YOR, HOM- BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN- T8IN, NEWCHWANG, and all Porte in JAPAN.

Granzow and Love Milne, Mrs. Mosos, Miss L.quested to assist the Commission in the conduct No. 6, ICE HOUSE STREET, PRATA CENTEAL Moses, Miss E. Moses and Mr. Von Gramatski; of its enquiries by ommunicating in writ Melbourne, Messra. Scott and R. E. Richarding as early as podle all facts within their experience bearing on the question of the Rise Per Stuttgart, from Bremen, Mr. and Mrs. in Price of Provisions in the Colony. List of Branch Call, Meers. Ewald and Katenkamp, Dr. Haker. Prices paid for the mors Ordinary Articles of Mesars. Zufferabanb, Berald, Schumacker, F. Food produced locally, as for example, Bread, Flour, Rice, Fish, Beef, Mutton, Eggs, Poultry Whitt, S. Fisher, Davison and Belaseriki.

and Game.

Vegetables and Fruit, at various AGENCIES для DEPARTED. For America Meru, for Nagasaki, Mr. Periods during the last Five Years will be ex- Machiyama, for Yokohama, Rov, W. Campbell, tremely valuable. Similar Lists showing for San Francisco, Capt. Gee: Ede. U.S.N., Mr. Prives at diferent times of Wood, Coal, Char- Ord, Preston, Mr. and Mrs E. R. Kallan. Misscoal and Oil will also be of value. Era Lonis, Messrs. 8. D. Ames and F. R. Gil

more.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE GERMAN MAIL. The Imperial German mail steamer Olden- burg loft Foochow on the 26th inst. at dam, and may

spooded here to-day.

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

Fot

the

to throw any light on the subject either as re- All Persons who feel themselves in & Position

gards the fact of the Hise in Prices or as to the cause or causes thereof are respectfully requested to communicate with the Undersigned in writ- ing or, if they prefer it, to tender themselves for examination as witnesses.

JNO. J. FRANCIS,

Chairman

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COLD STORAGE.

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TT.K. K. Steamer Hongkong Mart, with mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port vis Honolulu, Yokolinen, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga saki and Shanghai, on the 14th instant,

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