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Tony's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET-

ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the OFFICES of the COMPANY No. 14. Praya Central, on MONDAY, the 19th August, at 3 o'clock F.M., for the purr 'ze of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 10th June, 1895.

The TRANSFER BOOKS" of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the oth August, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. COOKE, Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 29th July, 1805.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 324.

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THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction,

to be held on the spot, on

TUESDAY,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895.

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER.

LEMONADE.

GINGER

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SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, &C.

DAKIN, CRUICKIHANK & Co♫ WATERS zra made under the constant supervision of a duly quallied English Chemist and will bear compe risan with the bear English Manufacturer.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSEE and other Large Consumers,

the 6th day of August, 1895, at 4 P.M. Are Any complaints should be addressed is

published for general information,

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 20th July, 1895.

Manager.

the

Hongkong, ard May."ikot.

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'A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Pubile Auction Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 6th day of August, 1895, at 4 P.M., by Order

of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. CROWN LAND, In the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 years.

No. of Sale.]

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,

Registry

No.

Locality.

Yee

Inland Lot

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No.

Bound: ty Measure

menis.

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ft. ft. ft. (la,

Contents in

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FOR SHANGHAI, VIA SWATOW. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for CHEPOO, Tientsin, NewchWANO, HANKOW and PORTS on the YANGTEZL) THE Company's Steamship

"CHOYSANG," Captals Tamplin will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 30th Instant, at 4 Pa, Instead of as previously notified,

For Freight or Passige, apply to

JARDINI, MATHESON & Co,

General Managera,..

Hongkong, 29th July, 1895.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

Fogt

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

“HE Company's Steamship

THE

"HAITAN,"

Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the above Ports en THURSDAY, the 1st August, at Daylight, and not as previously notified.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th July, 1895.

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"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

"MERIONETHSHIRE," Captain Davies, will be despatched for the above Port on THURSDAY, the fat August, at Day- light.

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Rate of freight for Matting as/ pa ton of 40 cubic feet.

For Freight or Passage, apply to -

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 29th July, 1895-

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MANUFACTURERS OF

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UR AERATED WATER FACTORY in filled with the best Engilch Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the atmost care and cleanliness exercised in the manufacture throughout.

The water used is proved by repeated analyses to be absolutely pare.

For COAST PORTS, Walere are packed and placed on board ship al Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and

Empties when received in good order.

Counterfall Order Books supplied on applica- tion.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention,

The following is a"List of Waters always kept

·ready in Stock :-

PURE ABRATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

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Members of Parliament and the leading Chambers of Commerce of the Oculdent and the Orient. The Roumanian journal's opinions are stated thus:-

WAstha lasi mesting ofthe Associated Chambers of Commerci à résolution was proposed by Sir Vincent Kennett-Barrington to the effect that! much more assistance was offered by the representatives of foreign Powers to promoting the export trade of their own countries than in afforded to British Arms, and that the number

of commercial attacks to British embassies could be increased to the distinct advantage of British Commerce.

"In the last issue of the London Chamber of Commerce Journal It Is state 3 that the action of the Chamber has attracted some attention

Abroad, and that Sir Henry Vincent very ably argued the care for such additional appointments In communication forwarded-to the British Foreign Office. Naturay the chief objection is the cast but this is absurd because the additional

trade which would sterse would more than cover any additional expenditure 5-

Attachés unistu in other cousteles there can be

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THE PAMIRS. THE PROGRESS OF THE BRITISH COMMISSION.

ALLAHABAD, July 15th. Major-General Gerrard's party la belleved to bare safely crossed the Hindu Kush and to be klag progress towards Maro, to the north of Gigit.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LATEST advices from Amay report all quiet" at Taiwanfoo and Takao,

THE dividend of the Java Sea and Fire Insurance Co. for the last"ânancial"year is fixed at 15 per

cent,

THE importation to Calcutta of German 'beet sugar is becoming quite a large and important business.

CHOLERA is creating great havoc ninang the natives of Amoy and the towns in the immediate neighbourhoed of that port.

Whatever necessity for British Commenda! so question about the need of rech an official in Roumania. However ably British political interests are served by our representatives in this country, it is incontrovertible that competent commercial man, an Englishman conversant with the language, country, require- ments, and commercial customs of Rozmania, with the productive power of the United LOST, stolen or strayed :—A reward of £3 is Kingdom-such man as is frequently found offered for the apprehension of either J. Riley, arsisting other foreign legations at Bucharest would lend assistance and an incentive to the stoker, or T. Normandie, A.B., of. HM.S. development of British commerce such as it | Rainbows, stands in lamentable want of, with the result

while Austrian, German, and French agents are booking orders under their very noses.'"

COMMENTING on the recent festivities at Kiel the Bread Arrow say--Those who imagine that Kiel will lanugurate an era of peace and happinen bave not much ground for their imaginations. More than one navy sent its ships unwillingly to compliment Germany, and the eating and drinking goes on with an uneasy sense of thunder in the air. A naval display makes neither for peace not war, except in so far as intending aggressors are alarmed by the strength of those agafast whom their aggressions ara directed. It is pleasant for Englishmen to have that this country is not wholly effate, and that shown the assembled spectators of the Continent we are prepared to hold our supremacy on the water. We should, however, Lave liked to seo

that to a large extent British traders sit | H.M.S. Tamar, which 'le to be fitted up here by European realdents and willerr, as to the well played by Mr. G. Grimble, and the efforts

Should. Sir Henry Vincent's proposition be carried into effect, which we to Roumania

devoutly trust may be the case, the result would soon make feelf mat apparent and beneficial not only to the English commercial residents of Roamanis but to British traders unaware at present of the great field the country offers for development of their irade.

It may be stated with the utmost confidence that the placing of such an attack at Bucharest would give the livellest satisfaction to every body concerned from the British Legation at Bach. arest to the boy who sells the Danuba Massanger on the quays at Braila and Galatx:~-~~-

It would be interesting to know why our representatives, whose so-called Trade Reports are invariably published long after they can be of any practical value to the mercantile communities of the Empire, keep as far aloof from tradál affairs as possible, devote most of their time to the study of Oriental languages, fawn tennis and dinner parties, and wherever there la a big "move" on almost always turn up when the opera is over. is it because trading in infra dig?.

Some time ago the German Minister at the Court of Bangkok promulgated an order tending to prevent the invasion of German merchant steamers by the employees of the Oplum Farmer In search of contraband: This order was very favourably commented on in Slam at

an the relieving ship of the Victor Emanuel, left Penang on Friday last and may be expected here on the and proximo,

the territories east of the Salween River which, | Up to the end of Jane, about 2,800,00 2 picats of | THE CONCERT IM" CLOUDLAND!" on 27th November, 1885, owed allegiance, this year's Java zugar crop had been sold, and which will form pait of Upper Borms. In tant site in quotations, and planters are with a view to Improving the nancial statum directly or indirectly, to the King of Burmab, There was no prospect of an immediate impar. The concert arranged during the past fortnight the southern Shan States are included Rongtung consciled to hold back as much as possible of that most deserving lostliation, the Allow and lis dependencies, with Kengchang,

The prospect is held out of higher quotations at Memorial Hospital, was given last Saturday the close of the year, from stocks of sugar in night at the Mount Austin Hotel under the most Europe falling low.

favourable climatic conditions imaginable and audience, which included Mr. T. Jackson, Chief in the presence of a large and fashionable an ger of the Hoogkong & Shanghal Bank, who occupied thechair and in opening the proceed- ings referred to the claims of the "Alice" on the benevolence of the general public and the unfortunately unsatisfactory statu of its fonds. The Committee who were for the arrangements are to be congratulated responsible upon the wisdom they displayed in selecting a fine hotel in Cloudland" In preference to the City Hall for a fashionable concert which was certain to draw a large audience. The concert never oppressively hot, as would have bee room although filled to everfawing was the Theatre Royal, and the placing of benchan along the spacious and airy verandah of the of our splendid new destroyers sent to Mount Austin was a happy ides, for while sitting the Baltic. They are perhaps our finest speci- there the singing could be heard to perfection mens of naval architecture, and, as the fastest and the gentle summer bresso Eves and ressols in the world, deserve to have a place in anon coming in from the southward and what is visually a great exhibition of naval eastward contributed in no small degree to maidriel; to have shown them might have to the pleasure and comfort of the participants brought our shipbuilders orders from foreigners an evening's entertainment that will not soon be a result always to be desired, and most of all forgotten. The programme was distinctly when our trade is depressed. The strategic fashionable, and to several numbers severely effects of the new canal will be most important. classical, and even the inimitable Mr. Brady, indeed, it is hardly an exaggeration to say that who requires a certain amount of license, which it doubles Germany's strength for defensive war. is usually conceded to comedians, was rigidly cut down to one number and that a recitation. As is natural, diffeing Impressions are held by The platform was very tastefully arranged, the the Chinese themselves, and hence are gained room well lit, the accompaniments exceedingly special significance of different colours la cfficial of the vocalists, and the violin solos of Mr. H.S Outlook, black and white are of warfed signified facit with any of the numbers must Indeed lastgate As with us, says the American weekly Goffe, so admirably rendered that he who would cance as emblems of death at funerals of have been either extremely difficult to please or children and persons of mature, age, so in absolutely lacking in the tessential to the enjoy Oriental Impression are the colours red, blue, ment of musical evening ear for music. greet yellow

In Chinese Insignis yellow

To enter into a lengthy criticism of the efforts the official dress of Buddhist priests.

of each contributor to the evenings entertain. It is the observed.' colour of the sun and moon to the early representation of Faypen for neither time nor space permit, neither do ment is more than we are to a position to essay worship. In some of the sculptures and

we leol justified in so dolog in respect to the more "bígh fawo," classical numbers. Kellia's paintings on the tomb walls, the rare in represented untapperted on the wall, will harde wa Winter Love Song" was the first Item and wo stretched out to receive the gifts which the people fit as the readition went a more suitable seice present through their pilesia; while in others the

tlon.could not have been made. Mr. Macbean... sun is supported between the horns of the sacred was in excellent voice and, as was the cars representing the sky and dotted with yellow highly appreciated and deservedly encored. .cow, aver whose

blanket, with everything else be who took part in, was stars, is also supported. Under the Tartar Rubenstein's charming "Wanderer's dynasty, which began in 1649, the emperor Nachtlled," by Mrs. Marten and Mrs. Sachse, assumes to pass divine power to rele proved one of the 'gems of the evening though "the spirit of the sun." His ancestral tablet.

'these ladies' renderlog "When Ich Ein Voegizin in the temple la yellow. When the sun has

Waer" was equally acceptable and very warmly applauded. In solos subsequently Mrs. Maren and Mrs. Sachse were heard to great advantage. and although the latter barely escaped an encore In the case of the former it could not be denied. Misa Lammert gare a most charming rendering of Toril's "Good-bye” and was so persistently encored that the Chairman had at last to Inter pose and explain that Miss Lammert would have been most happy to sing axain, but as she had not anticipated an encore she was not in a position, KÍ the moment, to treat the audience to another song. It was intended that Mrs. Gordon should follow Miss Lammert, and great was the disappoint ment of many when the Chairman announced that Mr. Gordos, whose rich soprane voice could day, was unable to be present. The first part have been head to great advantage on Satar of the programme was then brought to concision with a spirited rendering of that most difficult render satisfactorily, "Queen of the Night" by Mesars Da Shiman, C. H. Graca and W. E. Crow, Esch Pat was well sustained and the charming bending of the tenor, baritone, and bass bespoke many hours of conscientious - prae- tice which the audience was not back. the conclusion ard to recognising at with an outburst of loud and long contilated *pplause,

On the 26th Instant upwards of 1,000 Chinese men, women and children arrived at Amoy from Tameul by steamers, and hundreds more are en route thither in funks.

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THE ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dick Co., Ld., will be held in the Company's offices, No. 14, Praya Central, at 3 p.m., on the 19th proxime, THE Dont Petroleum Company has undertaken the working of off wells is Jays on a large scale The business prospects look so promising that the company bas taken meatures to open at Samurang a central dep from which to supply Central Java with eil.

A CHINESE paper published in Shanghai states that the ex-Viceroy of the Liang Kwang, Li Han-chang, found on arrival at Wuhu, his native place, that the low classes were much embittered against him, so he was forced to best a retreat to Shanghal, where he is now staying.

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back a blue

reached the winter solstice, he claims the power te cause its return and the opening of springs yet mors when eclipses, calculated as la Euro pean observatories, are notified by his astrono- mert, the emperor sends out notices printed on eloon for wall seek to devour the sun, but [stating that at a certain hour the dragon of be will rescue it. It is a natural suggestion that

the yellow jacket of the highest officers who have the emperor's special authority, should, He that of the priests of religion, who unite the Shinto worship of their ancestors and of the powers of nature, be borrowed from the colour of the sun, the chief delty.

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LATEST BEws from Tamsul is to the effect that the Japanese authorities have refused to recogulse the right of foreigners and Chinese to own land a Tuatutia, and insist on title deeds and ground rent receipts being produced as evidence of ownership for lots"in Tamsui. WITHIN the last ten years Britisk Gulane has the time, but It appears from a recent number of the Siam Free Pres that shipped to Europe £1,800,000 worth of gold. In It has been set aside by the Siamese, almost double the same period the South African Foreign Office, which, prompted by Gold Fields raised only £200,000. The British the Oplum Farmer, succeeded In Guiana mines were not boomed, the South | obtaining from the German Consul-in. 'African ones were.“ Volla tout!

the absence of the Minister warrant Ir is notified by the Manager-in-Chius of the to search the German steamer Amigo. The search was effected with the result that about 150 tins of oplum were found No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or concealed in one of the ship's boats on cary, or that appear to have been used the upper deck, No sooner had the (or any other purpose than that of contala Farmer's men proceeded to remove the the typhoon which raged near Nagasaki a fe Should the departure of these temporary with Gounod's" SalvᦠDimora" by Mr. D. K. ing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are opium from the steamer for conveyance - never used again by us.

to the German Legation, as directed by the search warrant, than the Customs guards-who, by the way, had not been informed of the decision of the German Consul-Interfered, and wanted the opium at Amoy. They have purchased several houses of vessels considerably. Commodities of trade expression and he then appeared too nervous to

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER 'GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

A. S. WATSON¶& CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 1st June, 1895.

BIRTH.

On the a8th July, at z, College Gardens, Hongkong, the wife of Capt, F. D. GODDARD, of the steamer Hattan, of a son,

The Hongkong Telegraph

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FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND COLOMBO. (Calling at PINANG if inducement offers.)

THE Steamship

+

"ARROYO,"

on THURSDAY, the 1st August, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1895.

[100g

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1895.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Joint Telegraph Companies that considerable delay in the transmission of messges over the Tapanese liars may be expected for the pre-a sent."-This is probably owing to the effects of

days ago.

Lts, the well-known Formosa millionaire, has formed a company of Anglo-Chiness subjects with a capital of $300,000 to start le business

sore spots.

THE Newchwang correspondent of the Shanghai follows -For the fast ten days our port has Mercury wilting under date 17th fastast reports presented more animation, for besides British vessels we have had three German and three Norwegian steamers in harbour. Besides those mentioned, there have been the usual sumber of Japanese arrivals and departures. The steamer Fooksang and Norwegian steamer Orcarshall departed for Hongkong and Canton under char ter with full cargoes, and the steamer Ingo,Bjorg, and Bygdo, leltier Japan. The general opinion that Immediately after the departure of the Japanese rush of steamers to one port will occur, will, from observ.tions, be undoubtedly veild.

occupiers, however, to delayed for any further length of time, a bad season for shipping will result. Conillerable differences hivă existed between chartermen and shippers generally and the Japanese local authorities regarding ship- ping matters, which have delayed the despatch

have somewhat diminished, but the chief articles of commerce of thle port are arriving in fair quantities by cargo boats fram farther faland, There is, however, more supply than demand A recent visit to the forts presented to view an almost complete ruin. The Japs have abandoned ce to be appreciated and never forgottes

Of the other gentlemen it is only necessary to the place which is now in the hands of thieves and robbers. The latter complete the wreckage say that they were themselves quite in their old form and in excellent voice, and it must Not a vestige of wead or iron remains-nothing and desolation loftlated by the Japanese.

have been pleasing to these gentlemen, and all but demolished masony. The cholera app-wartly appreciated by a large and critical who so kindly assisted, to find their efforts to be spreading in the native town and the audience but to have at the same time

the mortalliy is on the increase. To escape

the satisfaction of knowing that not only" epidemie the Japanese soldiery have bein removed from their quarters in the town to more

were they not casting pearls before swine healthy surroundings some miles outside the that they were rendering important, services city walls. Sentry and patrol duties are only done only where absolutely necessary,

THE GALE,

The second part of the programme commenced Sifman who has probably never been heard to greater advantage. This song affirded. Mr. Šilmen fall scope for his rich tenor volcs and he valled himself of it to the fullest, scoring a thorough success and earning an undeniabla encore. About a year ago Mr. Silman faciend do himself justice. These fauits bare now boen corrected with the result that he so charms his audienes that one and all feel they never hast him often enough. He has only to be heard

in a good, philanthropic and very deserving

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| Mr. Geffe's violin solos were a special and delightful feature of the programme, and we are echoing the sentiment of all who heard Mr.---Goffe when we say it is sincerely hoped, he will ausist" at maay, more locki eptertainments. Mr. G. G. Brady, who is, regist to hear, about to be transferred to Batavia,

farm, Major Namby," and of course kept the came in ae * the death " and recited, in his best

audience In Ets of laughter. This versatile amateur comedian, who is always to the This fore whenever his service. can be made of

to be taken to the Custom House. This in the foreign and native quarters of the portland the Farmer's men objected to la are likely to do a big business with Formoss,

rather forcible manner, and as | Shangbal, the Straits, and Hongkong."

Customs' they far out-numbered the

ACCORDING to a telegram from Peking published guards the latter were soon over- powered and detained in a house near Shanghai native paper on the 24th instant by, and the illicit oplum was thereupon His Majesty the Emperor has issued orders to How It all the Viceroys, Goressors, and high military taken to the Farmer's office. became possible for a scene of this picials that henceforth the armies are to be description to be enacted on board a drilled according to Western methods. Those foreign merchant steamer in the port of officials who do not qualify themselves to do Bangkok it is difficult to understand, | this are to be dismissed. neither does it appear clear from the Captain R. Samuel, will despatched an above On several occasions during the past information in our possession why the THE French papers have not been able to resist decade the Hongkong Telegraph has called German Consul permitted direct con. the temptation to laduige!la" sarcasm anent the attention to the manner in which British travention of the orders which the German, Baltic Canal opening. The Siecle, commenting merchants are often heavily handicapped Minister issued with a view to preventing on the peaceful language of Emperor William, in the Far East by their German and what a number of German Captains had said "It was consistent with the dispatch of s French competitors who are supplied, represented to be "a crying evil" and wreath to London on the anniversary of the (FLORIO & RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANIES) under orders Issued by their respective gross abuse of certain rights and Battle of Waterloo," There is some force in this Early yesterday morning the indications of a governments, not only with reliable privileges. And there are other points abecreation, and it ought to indicate to the typhoon raging within 3co, milles of the colony STEAM FOR

Information through their legations and which do not appear particularly clear, German Emperor the necessity of avoiding all become so pronounced that the Director of the were unmistakable and by 8.30 aim, there had SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY, having connexion with Company's Mall Steamer consulates, but are also in a position to namely, (a.) what right had the German

Observatory caused the typhoon gun to t: fired. to receive promptly, the Minister prohibit the Farmer's to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, demand, and

The storm was then south-east of Hongkong and NAPLES (LEGHORN), and GENOA benefit of the personal assistance and employees from boarding German vessels, A FIRE broke out at 4.45 this morblog in house

apparently moving towards W.N.W. All MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATIC FORTS, Influence of their representatives in and, (8) granting the Minister a sction was No. 34. Winglock Street, and but for the prompt turned out correct, for at 4.30 p.m. the centre of value to some local charity, will shortly give an VENICE, TRIESTE, LIVANTINE, and SOUTH Commercial undertakings of almost every | Justifiable—and it is to be assumed that itsrival of the Fire Brigade and the police on the the depression was S.S.W, of the colony and entertainment at the Elly Hall in aid of the AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO. Taking description, Our London contemporary was so why should not the British Repre-scene, who worked arduously in spite of the moving towards the coast between Macas and fands of the Kowloon Institute. That will ba Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN GULF

Holbow,

his list pabilo, appearance in the colony and we also Fairplay has

from

to sentative protect British shipping in a similar strong wind and pelting rain, the consequences time and BAGDAD.

time

-The weather was so bolsterous here yesterday | think he may reasonably look forward to a large. taken up. this

and manner. Either the German Minister has would have been disastrous. The house la subject *HE Steamskip

that at an early hour all the small craft sought | and enthusiastic audience, especially if prices gone so 'far as to advocate the actedin an extr:mely high-handed manner

which the fra originated was used as a store by. | sheltor at Causeway Bay and Yaumail, while | aje stranged to fit in with "Tommy Aikin's ! appointment of experts to assit Mini ters or he has merely adopted a policy strictly

a Chinese trader, and saly the upper storey was | most of the steamers in port can off from their slender means. and Attachit upon all commercial matters, within treaty rights, which might, with burnt. We understand that it was insured for boys and either dodged in being one

B'onecatters' The programme was as follows zem There cannot be a shadow of doubt that advantage, be copied by his distinguished 3,000 by the North German Insurance Company, prepared to wasther it out there, in good

FART I. the appointment of such experts and the colleagues,

Lelongumu”A Winter Love Song" mmmm... Kelle, Another, £ra broke out at midday in No. 3, holding ground. The Kowloon farry launches

Mr. W. Macbaas. commerce) has done much to increase the issue of special instructions (relating to

Station Street, inside the Tal-ping-shan enclosure, | stopped running early in the day and only: 1.~Dishes." {0} (Wandora's Nachtfied' ............Rubenstein, (6) When ich ein Vougeda war"„Echuman, and owing to a strong breeze prevalling at the termed this forenoon after the gala had

Mrs. Marten and Mrs. P, Bachse, trade of Germany, France and Austria in

moderated considerably.........

**Song...........“ Ta Bing thas Bongs of Arsby "mmmm Clay, time the fames were carried to the adjoining Far Eastern and other great markets.

Mr. Guo, P. Lammer. Such experts would be able to render

house which was partially burnt. The fire was, however, got under in 20 minutes. The houses

Miss Lasers. -Vialia Balo. Important assistance in framing treaties and trade conventions as they would know

belong to government. It's a pitty the whole

KI, H. Gel, from their experience, and by investigation

block was not consume).

dimBongo."Looking Back" montagmont

Mrs. Gárdon through channels neither open to nor known by consuls and diplomatic officials, In what way our commercial interests may suffer. So great have been our blunders In the East in recent times and so glaring the neglect of British commercial | Interests that we feel justified in once more returning to this subject and in so doing call attention to the following extract from the Danubi Musinger of Shipping and Com..

that the matchaa ampplied, li not gapable of merce, published in Roumäniä, which is

striking on their bozes, will strike on same other some good, and this adage has been brought to material, will yield (l's tomekow, Coulianing mind by the fact that the storm "carried to its taking the matter up with reference to the commercial expert at

the Journal says the matches that are being wake any amount of much-needed rain which OPpointment of Bacharest, and it is to be earnestly hoped notification la walds the teritory constituting and sheerly Incentives to blasphemy; They giving car city the best cleaning it has had for The Government of Burmah has published a sold now in Calentts can do seither : Ars simply felt here in torrents, filing our reservoirs and that this subject, as concerns the Far East the Burmese Shan States is defined. Among | want's light ; 1f, by some miracle one of them upwards of twelve months, thus bring to a close at all events, will at once receive the those in the northem. Shan States are Zaaz kad dose kindla a spark, trapiliers and goes out attention it unquestionably deserves from | Wen Manglum, with their dependencies, and all Į before ons kas time to light one's eigu by it.

ΤΗΣ Captain Dodero, will be despatched as above

"BISAGNO,"

on SATURDAY, the 3rd August, at 5 P.M.

At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA Dock,

For Further Particolara regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 29th July, 1895,

[1005 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA

TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR LONDON, VIA FORTS OF CALL. "

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"NINGCHOW."

E. Warral, Commander, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 8th August,

For Freight, apply to

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 29th July, 1895.

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BROWN, JONES & CO. ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY

MEMORIALS. LETTERS CUT AND FILLED WITH IMPERISHABLE

LEAD CEMENT,

REUTER'S TELEGRAM.

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

·LONDON, Joly 27ıb, Ralama to date :-

Liberijs Paraelites......... Anti-Parceliltas Labou

Gains to date 2-0

13

Unionists...tapers 149 100

· Liberals..............ienerius 30

(Special to Stam Observer) THE BURMAH BOUNDARY DEFINED.

PARANGOON, July 15th.

THE-returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Muscam for the week ended July, 28th, see-Europeans, 1241 Chinese, 1,818; total

Fortunately we keys been inconvenienced only by the outer circle of the storm, so there is no serious damage to report as far as the shipping in the waters of the colony fa concerned, but wa may expect to receive to-morrow news of a very different state of affairs in'" Macao and later on get some interesting details of the effects- of the storm at Hothow and other places south of and within about 400 mlies of the colony.

The lowest reading of the barometer was at 4 p.m. yesterday when li war down to 29.40, but A WESTERN Indian contemporary prodicts that | by 6 pm, it had ilson to: 19.49 and, we SIG In one branch at least of Indian trade, Japan | courteously informed, at midnight the Pictor will probably, in the future, be India's sols | Emamuil's barometer read 29:50. Now it is provider of luclier..

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