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g'onimercial.

ELOŠINO QUOTATIONS:

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-1.53_pet_ceo1.

prent, ex div., seliers.

Union Insurance codigo di Canton-187} poi

shary, sellers.

Chins over manage Company-*8 per

sh, sales and buyers.

Narty Ching Cabuguudo- -T1.* 265 per sham,

buyers.

Limited-$75' pe:

Yangtas "Insuranos Association-Tis 108 per

share, sellers.

Canigu visurance Company,

share.

Chinese (u vurance Cofopany--$200. per shar

sellers..

1

play asaranın Company, Limited-Tia. 15c

tonggong Firm Insurance Company-$349 per

• share, ex div.

"taka Mother; vnks Company-$73 per share,

ex div., buyers,

Bongson And Sussanenon Dork Company, 51

nee dent. soonium, ax div., buyers. Hongzone, Cullen, and Macao Steamboat Co.

$200 per share, buyers.

China ang Mawial Steayn Ship Company- 56,

per share.

Hongkong Gas Company-$130 per share Hongkong Hotel Company,-$195 per share,

sellers,

ado-China Steam Navigation Company,

Limited-15 per cent. dis., buyers. Douglas Steamship Company-$50 per share,

sellers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$159

per share, buyers.

Luzent Singer Reaning Company, Limited-$40

mi sahre, sellers.

Hongkong ferCompany-$54-per-ebare, ex div.,

sellers.

Mongeong and China Bakery Company, Limited,

--192 per shares

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent

premium..

·

Chinese Imperial Lean of 1884 B---8 per cent

4 premium. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884. C-9 per cent

premiuma, buyers..

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-91 per cent

premium.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company,

Limit-49 per share.

Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company÷120

per share.

Punjom and Sunghie Dan Samantan Mining Co

-$1 per sknie, sellers,, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Company-14 per cent. premium, buyers.

KXCHANGE,

ON LOUD-Bank, T, T.

Bank Rilla, on demand

..3/0)

3.01

-Bank-Bills-at-jo-days-sight-.....................3j0j-

Bank Bille, at 4 months' sight .......3/1 Creddies,

ON PARIG-m

-Hogometary-Hills,át-x months'

Arizt

3/1

Hank Bilis, oy siem tad

3.25.

Credits, ated months' sight po 393

ON INDIA, T. T.

2201

On Demand

.2201

ON SHANGHAI ~**

Bank, T. T....................

Private, antave night.................mu.73

EXPORT CARGO. Per City of Rio de Janeiro, str. for Yoko kama,-5,890 bags Sugar, and 631 packages Merchandise. For San Francisco.—20;111 bags. Rice, so bags Sugar, 81. bags Beans, 11 bags Pepper, 870 boxes Nut Oil, to boxes Prepared Opium, 12 cases Silky 292 slabs Tin, 1,200 bales Hemp 60 packages Tea, and 5,830 packages. Merchandise. För Panama.-3.202.bags Rice, For New and so packages Merchandise. York. 10 cases Silks, and 12 bales Raw Silk,

MANIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.

Alka MaiWA

per meul jaliowance, Taels 16). OLD MALWA ...........per picui, ......

$550

$570

Allowance, Taels 16 to 24), NEW PAINAS without choice) per chest $4871* NEW PATNA, (first choice) per chest ...... $470 NEW BATWA, (bottom) per chest................................. $500 NEW PATNA, (second choice) per chest... $485 NEW BENARES, (without choice) per chest $482 New BENARES, (bottom) per chest $4939 New PERSIAN (best quality)per picul .............. $640 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul ............ $605 OLD PERSIAN teecond quality) per picui. 550

TURKEY, best quality), per 'picul ...........

ssi Office..

4,32AAL, MEKA, CLASSE

to $75

$575

For Swalow,Per Fokies, to-morrow, the 9th instant, at 9.30 4.35.

For Swatow and Shanghai.- Fer Foodsong,

to monow, the 9th instant, at 17.30 A.M.

For Cheloo and Newchwang-Per Thyra, to-morrow, the oth instant, al 0.30 PM.

For Shanghai-Per Amay, to-morrow, the 9th instant, at 3.30. 1.3L ↑

For Saigon.-Per Clara, to-morrow, the 9th instant, at 5.00 PM,

For Swajow, Singapore, and Bangkok-Per Devawongle, to-morrow, the 9th instant, at 5.00

P.M.

For Swalow and Amoy-Per Chi-ywan, to- morrow, the 9th instant, at 5.00 PM.

For Swatow and Tientsin.-Per. Pechili, on Saturday, the 10th instant, at 11.30 AM.....

For Yokohama and Kobe.-Per Electra, on Saturday, the 10th instant, at 3.30 PM.

For Singapore-Per Polyhymnia, on Satur. day, the roth instant, at 3.30 P.M.

For Saigon. Per Frotos, on Sunday, the sith. Instant, at 9.00 AM.

For Bangkok-Per Triter, on Monday, the

- 12th instant, at 4.30 P.M. *

For Straits Settlements.-Per Haiphong, on Tuesday, the 13th instant, at 3.30 P.M.

For Straits and Calcutta. Fer Huntingdon, on Wednesday, the 14thlinstant, at 11.30 AM.

For Yakobama, Honolulu, and San Francisco. -Per Garlic, on Wednesday, the 14th instant, ut 2.30 PM.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 18 8.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

7th March, 1888——AL. 4 p.m.

STATION,

Wadiuminell comin Tokia Naganaki Shanghai,

20.31

414

1.30 10.10

Amir Te

Haiphong Bellazo.. Manila

8 March, 1488.—At 10 a.m.

Wind,

Tokin

STATION

Windivostock

30.29

JAM

Nagasaki

20.1

Shanghai.

30,07

Amoy nemi

Hongkong

m

10,11

Halliongan

1000 30.04

Manila......

OR

To arometer has failea, and gradients are, slight. Fine, cool Unit Lamp Weather presells.

-Earometer reduceri sa level of the seal la, fuches, tentha_and' Ms. Temperature In the sharte in degroen, Falu teheltury in perconage of saturation, the humblity of she muurated with moisture being con, a---Direction of the wind to two points. *--Youca of the wlad according te Heaufort, State of the weather, & Blue sky,e Datachor club, a Brinline rain, # Pox, ♫ Grímumy, A. Hail; 7 Lighting 15 Overent, p Pasing showers, "¿ Squally, e Rafu, e 'Boow 1, Thunder, Viilility, w 130m wati. Hain in Inchan south lundredths.

W. Dawasco.

Hongkong Observatory. 8th March, 1888.

Shipping.

WIKI.

NORDEN, Norwegian steamer, 1,367, Nielsen, 7th March,-Nagasaki and March, Coals- Mitsui Bussan Kaishia.

PORT PHILIP, British steamer; 2,675, G. Dulling, 8th March, London zeth January, Suez 7th Feb., and Singapore 1st March, Govern. ment Stores Adamson, Bell & Co. ALWINE, German steamer, 407, T. Samuelsen,

8th March,-Pakhoi 4th March, and Hoihow 4th, General.-Wieler & Co. FOOKSANG, British steamer; _991, H. W. Hogg,

8th March, Whampoa 8th March, General --Jardine, Matheson & Co. - -

CLEARANCES AT THE HARUR OFFICE

Fuskun, Chinese s'eamer, for Shanghai. - Frejr, Danish steamer, for Haiphong, Fokien, British steamer, for Swatow.

BPART THRS. March 8, Telemachus, British str., for Amoy, March 8, Formosa, British steamer, for _Swa

low, &c.

March 8, Worn, British str., for Bangkok, March 8.4hours, British str.,. for Saigon. March 8, Deccan, British steamer, for Shanghai, March 8, Marie, German steamer, for Saigon. March 8, Diomed, British steamer, for Singa

pore, &c.

March B, Alwine, German str., for Macao.

JUNYUNGINUS—AKRIVED. Per Aiwine, str,, from Fakhol, &c,-Mr McCandlis, and 143 Chinese,

DEPARTED

Per Télemuckus, sir, för Amoy,—135 Chi-

nicze.

Per Formosa, str., for Swatow, &c.-6 Euro peans and tjo Chinese.

Per Diamet, str,, for Singapore.1 European. Per Wyvern, str., for Bangkok.-20 Chinese,

4 PORTS

The British steamship Port Philip reports that she left London on the 20th January Experienced thick faggy weather in the British Channel; thence moderate to light and variable winds to Port Said. Left Suez on the 7th ultimo, experienced moderate to light northerly to north-westerly winds to Perim Island. Lefi Perim Island on the 12th. Experienced moderate to light easterly to north-north-east winds and fine weather to Singapore. Left Singapore an the 1st instant, experienced strong north-easi monsoon to Hongkong.

SHIPPING IN HONGKUNG.

STEAMERS.. CHI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 1,211, R. Nuli, 6th March.-Penang 23rd February, and Singa poro 27th; General-C. M. S. N..Co, CLARA, German steamer, 674, Christensen, 6th March-Saigon 1st March, Rice, Siems- sen & Co. DRYAWONGSE, British steamer, 1,056, Lopp, 4th

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HONGKONG-STEAMERS. Continued.

TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, T. H. Clegg. 5th March,—Saigon 28th February, Rice.-- #ZChinese,

TAIYUAN, Chiriese steamer,¡-W.-M.-Dodd, 24th Feb., Sydney 31st Jin, General.— C. N. Co.

TXTARTOS, German steamer, 1,578, T. Fetersen,

6th March, Nagasaki 1st March, Coals.-- Takasima Colliery, THYRA, German steamer, 661, E. A. Jacobsen, 4th March,-Saigon 28th February, Riće.---- Siemssen & Co.

SAILING VESSELS,

ALDEN BESSE, American bark, -813, J. A. O'Brien, 4th Dec,-Puget Sound and Oct., and Honolulu 28th, Timber and Spars

Melchers & Co.

ARON, Norwegian bark, 634, A., Christensen, 3rd March, Singapore 12th January, Timber.

Chinese.

B. P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,159, Hughes,

15th Jan.,-New York 17th August, sene Oil.-D. Lapraik & Co. CENTENNIAL, American ship, 1,222, J. M. Bearic, 27th Jan-New York 18th Sept., Kerosene Oil-Russell & Co.

STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG,

STEAMERS.

FROM.

Biagno

Genda

Stentor

Titania

Katsang..... City of New York...

Zambesi

DESTINATION.

Liverpool........... Trieste

'DATE DUE.

AGENTS.

"Marzlygth_sión. Carlowitz & C&

March 11th......... Butterfield & Swire. March 11th... Austro-Hung. Lloyd's Co. San Francisco.........March 1334 ..........................! Pacific Mail S. §. Co, Calcutta .................................... March 13th......... Jardine, Matheson & Co,

P. & O. 5. N. Co. Bombay....................... March 20th .............

"STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG..

VESSELS.

London,&c., via Suez Canal Clyde..... London, via Suez Canal... Sargedon... Bremen, & Ports of Call.... Sachsen....... Geroa, & Ports of Call... Bisagno....... Havre, Hamburg, &c. Polyhymnia Kero-Trieste, via Straits, &c...... Titanin

Vancouver, B.C.,via K., &c. Parthia New York, via Suez Canal Glenroy San Francisco, via Y'nama Gaelic San Francisco, via Y'hamaj City of New York...

Afghan. Sydney and Melbourne

Huntingdon Calcutta, via Straits.......

Haiphong Singapore........

Port Phillip Yokohama and Kobe Yokohama and Kobe...... Electra........ Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Thibef Tientsin, via Swatow... Pechili Shanghai

Anoy..... Shanghai, via Amoy Stentor Shanghai, via Swatow..... Fooksang

Clara Saigon Swatow; Singapore, &c...... Devawongse...... Swatow

Fokicn

CLAN GRANT, British bark, 1,005, Moody, 13th Dec.,-London 25th July, General-Order. COLOMA, American bark, 852, C. M.. Neyes, 27th Dec, Portland (Oregon) 29th Oct., Lumber and Spars--Melchers & Co. DOROTHEA, German bark, 620, H. Th. Moeller. 29th Jan-Hamburg 29th Sept., General, -Siemsien & Co.

ERE, British bark, 778, W. Lummers, 231d Jan,

London 5th Oct., General,-Captain. ERLKOENIG, Chinese bark,457, Opium Examina

tion hulk, Stonecutters' Island.-Chinese Custom

F. P. LITCHFIELD, American bark, 1,013, Young, 5th Feb. Singapo e 2nd January, Timber. -Ton Long Wo & Co. GREAT ADMIRAL, American ship, 1,497, Bowefi, 17th Feb., San Francisco 21st December, Flour.-Russell & Co.

HATTIE: É. TAPLEY, British baik, 907, J.

McCannachy, 23rd Feb,-Sandakan "17th- Jan, Timber-Gibb, Livingston & Co. JOHN D. BREWER, American bark, 1,020, Josse. lya, 11th Jan.-New York 4th August,

Order.

Kerosene Oil

Joan M. BLAIKIE, British ship, 1,778, Faulkner,

11th Oct-Cardiff 29th June, Coal. Borneo Co., Limited.

KITY, British bark, 803, Laud, 20th Angust,

Manila 10th August, Sugar and Hemp.- Captain.

MABEL TAYLOR, British bark, 1,298, Chas. E. Denper, z8th Jan,--Penarth 17th August, Coal-Order.

MANUEL, Spanish bark, 992, R. Estival, 6th

Jan., Manila 27th Dec,. Sapanwood.

Remedios & Co.

RIALTO, British bark, 1,182, . E. Payne, 3rd-en-Melbourne-15th-Oct., Ballast.

-Order,

SANTA FILOMINA, Spanish steamer, 449, J. de Mendiguren, 24th Jan.,-Iloilo 3ist Dec., General-Kwong Cheong Tai.

SINTA, German bark, 1,037, Tiemann, 26th Jan.-Cardiff. 4th September, Coals.- Order,

AGENTS.

DATE OF LEAVINU.

P. & O. S. N. Co................. Mar., 15th, daylight. Butterfield & Swire...... March. roth.. Mtichers & Ca.. Mar. 19th, at 4pm. Carlowitz & Co... Mar. 16th, at to n.m. Slemssen & Co............ Mar. roth, at 4 p.m. Austin-Hung,Lloyd's Co. Mar. 15th, at noon. Adamson, Bell & Co..... Mar. 15th, at 3 p.m. Jardine, Matheson & Co. About 15th Mar, O. & 0. S. 5. Co... Mar. 14th, at 3 p.m. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.... Mar. 24th, at 3 p.1. Gibb, Livingston & Co. Mar. 21st, 14 p. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Mar. 14th, at noon. Ab You & Co... Mar, 10th, at 4 p.m. „Adamson, Bell & Co. ... To-day.

Siemsson & Co............................ Mar. Toth, në 4 p.m. P. & O. S. N. Co....... Mar, 17th, daylight. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Mar, 10th, at noon, Siemssen & Co.

To-morrow, at 4 p.m. Butterfield & Swire...... March 13th. Jardine, Matheson & Co. To-morrow, at noon. Soy Shing

Tomorrow; at 5 p.m. Yuen Fat Hong Mar. roth, at 8.m Douglas Laprnik & Co.. To-morrow, at io a,m."

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NOTICE.

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THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE

STAM, Siamese bark, 195, Ch. Lange, 29th Jan., Hall & Holtz Co., Ld,

-Bangkok 21st December, Teak Wood.-- Captain..

THEODOR RUEGER, German ship, 1,576, C. Meyer, 31st Dec.-Cardiff 5th August, Coals Melchers & Co.

TITAN, American ship, 1,276, Allyn, 28th Jan,

New York 28th August, Kerosene Oil.- Russell & Co

XENIA, American ship, 1,135, N. E. Reynolds, 27th Feb., Nagasaki 20th Feby Coal,-

Captain.

WHAMPOA.

AMOY, Hritish steamer, 814, B. Kohler, 3rd

March, Shanghai a9th Feb, General.— KWANG-LEE, Chinese steamer, 1508, Andicw,

Siemssen & Co.

-C. M. S. N. Co

22nd Feb,-Shanghai 19th Feb., General. NINGPO, British steamer, 761, Tindel, 7th March-Shanghai 4th March, General Siemssen & Co PECHILI, British steamer, 880, Bradly, 4th March-Wuhu 28th Feb., Bice-Jardine,

Matheson & Co.

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS

** IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,400 ton, 3,180 h-p

4 guns, Commander R. Blair Maconochie, Singapore.

Audacious, battle-ship (armoured), and-class,

6,010 tons, 4830 h.p., 18 guns, Captain R H. Harris, Flag of Commander-in-Chief, Singapore, Cockchafer, gunboat, and-class, 460 tons, 470

b-p., 4

Lieut.-Commander H. H.

Boteler, Hongkong..

March, Glasgow 13th Jan., and Singapore 27th Feb., General.-Yuen Fat Hong ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,186, Madsen, 7th March-Hamburg zoth January, and Sin. gapore 1st March, General Siemssen 2,380 tons, 2,590 & Co.

b-p., 14 guns, Captain L. C. Keppel, en route FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani: “Hong", to Singapore. FOXTER, British steamer, 50g) 1. S. Roach, 7th-hop., 10 guns, Captain H. H. Boys, Shanghai

kong and Whampoa Dock Co.

Cordelia, cruiser, 3rd-class, 2,380' tous, 2,420 Marah,Tamsul 3rd March, Amoy 5th, and Esk, gunboat, 3rd-class, Coast Defence, 363 Swatow 6th, General,-D. Lapraik & Co. tons, 340 hp. 3 guna, Gunner W. Weeks, FREE Danish steamer, 397, C. A. Lund, şah Hongkong, in reserve.

Match,-Haiphong and March, and Holhow FUSHUN, Chinese steamer, 1,503, A. Croad, th 4th, General.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co, March-Whampoa 7th March, General C. M. S. N. Co

GAELIC, 'British steamer, 4,205, G. G. Pearne, * 1st March,-San Francisco 1st. Feb., and Yokohama 25th, Mails and General,➡0, & Q. S. S. Co.

HAIPHONG, British steamer, 1,122, Harris, 3rd March, Saigen 27th Feb., Rice and Paddy. -D. Lapraik & Co.

HUNTINGDON, British steamer, 1,643, J. Brun

strom, 4th March,-Calcutta 12th Feb., Opium and General,-D. Sassoon, Sona & Co.

ILISSUS, French steamer, 779, Roura, 19th Sept... -Singapore and September, General Bun Hin Chan.

KHIVA, British steamer, 1,452, Edward Crewe,

4th March,-Bombay 15th Feb, and Singa pore 26th, General P.&O. S. N. Co MONGKUT, British steamer, 859, G. Anderson

6th March, Bangkok 29th Feb., Ries...... Yuen Fat Hong.

For Europe, &c.-Per Clyde, on Wednesday,PARTHIA, British steamer, 5,035, James Arnold, the 14th instant, at 5.co P..

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.—Per Thibet, on Friday, the 16th instant, of 5.00 P.K.

For Europe, &c.-Per Sachsen, on Monday, the 19th instant, at 3,00 P.M.,

For Europe, &c., Australia, Madras, Calcutta, and Mauritius.-Per Anadyr, on Wednesday, the 21st instant, at 11,00 à‚ã.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

„Įkom. Maanas, FALCONER A CÈ'L JAQISTER, TO-DAT

Barometer..

(Wat bulb)

2nd March,--Vancouver 4th Feb, General.

Adamson, Bell & Co

PERFTOS, German steamer, 1,541, W. Johannsen,«

Rico.Ed. 26th Feb,-Saigon ziat Feb.,. Schellhar & Co.

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Espoir, gunboat, and-class, 465 tons, 470 hp, 4 gune, Lieutenant-Comdr. H. H. Adams, Yangisze.

Firebrand, gunboat, and-class, 455 tons, 460 b-p., 4 guns, Lieutenant-Comdr. J. Denison, Manila, re-commissio ing.

Heroine, crujzer, 3rd-class, 1,420 tons, 1,130 h.p., 8 guns, Captain Charles J. Balfour, en route to Singapore.

Leander, cruiser, 2nd-class, 3,750 tons, 5,500 h-p, to guns, Captain M. J. Dunlop, Japan. Linnct, gun-vessel, and-aloer, 755 tons, 1,050

w

b-p, 5 guns, Commander W. H. Marrack, Hongkong. Merlin, gunboat, and-class, 430 tons, 430 bp, 4 guns, Licat-Comdr. W. H. Maturia, Tientsin. Matine, sloop, 1.130 tons, 110 hp, to gune,

-- Commander J. H. Martin, Singapore, Orion, battleship (armoured), 3rd-class, 4,879

ton, 4,040 hp,” 4 guna, Captain J. H. Royse, Singapore.

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Rambler, surveying-vessel, 830 tons, foo hip,

3 guns, Commander W. A, Moore, Borneo, Ratffer, gunboat, ist-class, 670 tons, 1,200 hop,

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., 6 guns, Lieutenant-Commander W. H. M. Dougall, Hongkong,

WATCH, ~ AND Sapphire, Cruiser, and Class, 1970 tons, 2,160 CHRONOMETER MAKARS

Pago, Captain W. C. Karaisky, JEWELLERS, SILVER-SMITHS, AND

OPTICIANS. Hongkong.

CHARTS AND BOOKS." Batellite, cruiser, 3rd-class, 1,425 tons, 1,400

INSTRUMENTS. 8 guns, Captain T. P. W. Nesham, PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopant-

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SULE AGEITIS A Hongkong and Whatpos Dock Co. POLYHYMNIA, German steamer, 3,053, W. Swift, gun-vessel, and-class, 730 tons, php, Louis Audemars' Watches awarded the. Schaefer, 5th March,-Kobe 8th Feb,gum, Commander A. C. B. Bromley, highest Prises at every Exhibition; and General Stemmen & Co.

Hongkong, re-commissioning

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ton, 340 hp, 3 guns, Boatswaid J., Makala v GLASSES, AND SPYGLASSES. Shea, Hongkong, in reserve.

ANAR OURENÍ ROAD CENTRAL (6) Victor Emanuel receiving ship, 1,157 tons, 20 guns, Commodore W. H. Maxwell, A.D.C, Hongkong.

PROTOS, German steamer, 1,003, C. Sorensen

7th March,-Saigon and Match, Rice and Faddy-Ed: Schellhass & Co.

SARTHE French steamer, 470, Panteau, 6th March-Iloilo 1st March, General-A, R. Marty

SEPTIMA, German steamer, 780, P. Hansen, th⠀ Watuderer, sloop, 925 tons: 750 hp, 4" guna, March, Saigon 29th February, Rice-GeoCommander G, A. Gifid, Hongkong R. Stevens & Co TAISANO, Brilish steamer, 1,505, Wood, at

Feb,--Calcutta 5th Feb., and Singapore 15th, General —Jardine, Matheson & Co.

@fire-commissioning, Wivers, Conit Defence ship (armoured)

tona, 1,450 1-p4 4 guns, Gunder Hawkins, Hongkong, li resore,

for

G. FALCONER & CO.

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"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE”.

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WORLD-FAMED-

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HE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER AND

RESTORER LARGEST SALE OF ANY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. Overwhelming testimony accompanies every botic, proving this to be

S THE GREATEST MEDICINE EVER DISCOVERED. For cleansing and clearing the blood from all impurities, it cannot be too highly recommended. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Skin and Blood Diseases, and Sores of all kinds, it is a never-failing and permanent cure

THE BOTTOMS OF IRON SHIPS

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Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on the Fuce. Cures Scurvy Sores.

Cures Cancetous Ulcers.

Cures Blood and Skin Diseases. Cures Glandular Swellings.

Clears' the Blood from all impure matter. From whatever cause arising.

As this mixture is pleasant to, the taste, and warranted free from anything injurious to the most delicate constitution of either sex, the Proprietors "solicit sufferers to give it a tital to fest its value.

THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS

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discharges

the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or, constitutional), Gravel, and Pains in the Back, Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Baxes, (8545, 6d, each, by all Chemists and Patent Medi- cine Vendors throughout the World. Proprietors the Lincoln and Midland Counties+Drug Com- pany, Lincoln; England.

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PADDLE WHEEL COMPOSITE STEAMER Built in 1881 with steel frames and beams, tenk planking, copper sheqtked all round-316 Register Tons-100 Tons Dead Weight Capacity-DRAFT "LADEN 3 FEET, 6, INCHES-CONSUMPTION OF 'COAL PER HOUR,

·HALF A TON-AVERAGE: SPEED 15. KNOTS Length Letween perpendiculars, 295 feet- Breadth extreme, 34 feet-Depth of hold, 29 feet TION OF STEAM LAUNCHES, REPAIRS-Height in tween decks, 7 feet-Passenger. TO THE ENGINES AND BOILERS OF accomodation up in 2000-Horizontal engines

of Diameter of Cylinders, "19" 38", 2; ARTSTEAMERS, CASTINGS, N

311 Stroke of piston ar inches-too revolutions of Hongkong, 1st January, 1888.

T4rengines per minute-2 Boilers-Healing surface 1,350 square feet-Hull, Engines and Bollers guaranteed in excellent condition-Working pressure go fis. per square inch-one Donkey Engine Well found, depute

FOR SALE.

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RAUEREL

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BRA 25 per Case of 4 Dozen Quarts.

9,00%

KIEL

EDUARD SCHELLHASS &'COM

Sole Agents 4 Hongkong anil China. Hongkong. 29th November, 1837.250 1473)

MITSUI, BUSSAN KAISHIA.

SOLE AGENT FOR

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THE MIIKE COAL MINE UNKER COALS can be supplied to any

B Steamer lying in the harbour or coming

alongside the KOWLOON WHAR on application to the Undersigned, "Made

FUKUHARA What Acting Manager. Hongkong, 19th January, 1858..

This Steamer is particularly adapted to the Canton River or Macao passenger traffic and can be delivered in Hongkong In from 415 months

· For further particulâts, apply to

AN ENGINEER,

cla Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 29th Februngy, 1888,

D. KILEY, "SAIL-MAKER. AWNINGS AND FLAGS.

No 23 PRAYA CENTRAL "HONGKONG. Hongkong, and November, 1887