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Co-day's Advertisements.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 358.

HONGKONG OPIUM FARM.

NOTICE

TOTICE is hereby elven that SEALED TENDERS will be recalved at the COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Hongkong, till Noor oa SATURDAY, the 23rd day of October, 1897, for the purchase of the privileges known as the Oplam Farm established nodar. The Prepared Optom Ordinances 1891 to 1807. that is to say, the sole privilege of pressing Oplum and of Selling, within the Colony, Oplum to prepared, inclusive of the privilege of collecting dress and of preparing and dealleg In dress oplem, for three years from the 1st of March; 1898.

Fell Information as to conditions of tender. Ing, &c, can be obtained from the Colonial Tresenter,

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 4th September, 1897,

CONDITIONS OF TENDERING,

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1. No tender will be received unless the tenderer produces a receipt from the Treasurer Loz...

(1) A deposit of $30,000, or of Tile Deeds, or other approved socodiles to like amount, and

(1) A stamped agreement to be executed by him on forms provided by the Treaturer, to the effect that, if he should decline to accept a grast of the Form on the terms of the tender sent

in by him, such deposit or securities

shall be forfeited to the Crown. Such deposit must be completed na later than Noon on the sand of October. All de- posits will be returned to uninccessful tenderers, 2-The tender must state the monthly sum

offered for the Farm si rent.

3--The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

4-The successful tenderer shall deposit with the Treasurer security, either money or "tille deeds, to the velae of three montɓs' rent of the Farm for the due performance of the conditions on which the privilege is granted and of the stipulations or agreement in respect thereof, and the security previously deposited with the Treasurer on the tender being received will be retained waill such successful tenderer shall have deposited such security,

5.—The Governer in Council will executs to the accepted Tenderer a Grant in the form, or as near thereto as may be hereinafter set out.

6-Daring the continuance of the privileges the successful tenderer whall be entitled to the use of a trade mark to be approved by the Governor in Council on all Opfum prepared by kim.

CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED BY THE GRAN- THE OF THE OPIUM FARK, AND THE BREACH OF WHICH WILL INVOLVE. LIABI- LITY TO THE FORFEITURE OF THE GRANT AND OF THE SECURITY DEPONIED With the TREASURER.

-The"payment of the monthly les regu- larly in advance, from the 1st day of March, 1898.

(3)-To have no Oplam in possession except what is reported through the Imports and Ex- ports Office; and, unless the special permission of the Governor to exceed that emprat... abasley}(docħam are to be drawn in any one moni..

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1897.

To-day's

Advertisements.

BOXING TOURNAMENT

AT THE

CITY HALL

ON

SATURDAY, the and October, 1897. THE Finest AMATEUR BOXING and

WRESTLING. ever FUT before the PUBLIC in Hongkong,

CUSACK v. NORTHCOTT meet sgals for a final contest of a5 rounds for Handsome Trophy,

GRAND WRESTLING CONTEST BETWEEN CAINS v. LEVER West Yorks.

West Yorks. catch-as-catch-can ; Bast two falls for Handromo Trophy.

out of three Back

.' Stage seats will be numbered this time and Fapt for those that réserve them.

Seats may be Booked at Robinson's Music Warehouse.

Prices of Admission :-$1, $2, $t. Soldiers and Sellors in Uniform Hall Price A String Band will be in attendance.

Doors open at 8.30.

Commence at 8.45. HARPER,

Stag Hotel,

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Rangkong, 17th September. 1807.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 398.

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

MONDAY,

to be held on the spot, on

the 4th day of October, 1897, at 3 P.M., are published for general Information.

By Command,

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO. The Hongkong Gelqgyuph

LIMITED.

BY APPOINTMENT.

WINES & SPIRITS.

E beg to call attention to our PRICE

WE LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS AS

below:-

As there are sil selected and bought first hand by our London House we have way later mediate profits and are thereby enabled to supply the best qualities at Moderate Prices.

PORT.

(For Invalids and General Use).

• Per dos

CFwBox

***$14:40 $2,30

♬ VINTAGE, superior quality, Red

Capsule....

C FINE OLD VINTAGE, superior

quality, Black Seat Capenie., 16.30 1.33

D VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE, extra superior, Violet Capsnis (Old Bottled)

SHERRY.

Howɑkono, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1597,

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE DUKE OF YORK TO VISIT THE COLONIES.

LONDON, September 24th. The Timas states that the Duke of York will bolst the broad pennant on board H. M. S. Terrible in April, as Commodore of a squadion of three craliers which start, in April, on ̧ 'a cutre of twelve months duration to visit the principal British colonies,

..

THE SILVER QUESTION. A resolution, eptirely disapproving of the proposed Silver Réterve, pasted at the mesilag of the Clearing House bankers, has been for warded to the Bank of England.

TYPHOON WARNING.

Señor José de Navarro, Spanish Consul at 20 40 1.70 this port, has courteously favoured us with a copy of the following telegram received from Manila

Per dos

Case Prot

13.00

*MANILA, September 26th

"

NOTICE is given that sealed tenders will be me. ceived by the Government till the agrd, proxims for the oplam monopoly, better known as the Hongkong Oplum Farm, in this years from the 1st March next. Fall puricular of the conditions to be fulfilled by the grantos of the Oplum Farm will be found in one advertising

columus,

HMS. Phasix left Hongkong to-day for Macao She goer to represent tha Biltish foot. On the occasion of the celebration tomorrow of the 54th birthday of King Cailon I af Portugali and to fire the customary royal salute. A For taguse gunboat to always sent from Macas to Hongkong on the Queen's Birthday- and the compilment is of course returaad, MESIRE. Butterfield and Swire's handsome new We regret to hear that Liestomas W. office on the Prays looked quite bright ta-lay,” Ramage-Dawson, R.A., died to-day in Hospital i no leis than three new henteflags floiting ever A few the rook · There was the familiar China Nati- after a short attack of small-por.

poradte cares of the disease usually make gation "Company's Big, ike monogram blue their appearence in Hongkong daring the day and white bunting of Alfred Holt & Co. and season, but Europeans are seldom attacked the bins mud white bars of the Scottish Oriental cxcept in a mild form. In the case, however, line. Flying the old finge would have been pui- the disesse very rapidly became serions, and ting old wine in new botiles. In any case the death ensued thlu sfernoon. The funeral will transier of the B. and S. business to such a take place to-morrow, panding the Happy convenient locality wil be appreciated by ship- Valley Monument at 8.15 am, ST

ping and business-people.

my interest those who indulge in bathing In the appellate jurisdictio el the Supreme Court to krow that yesterday afternoon some to-day, before Hir Lordship the Chief Justice (Sir half dozen sampane were employed in shark | J. W. Confugten) and his Lordship the Pulang fishing off the Kowloon Dack polat. The efforts | Jadgo (Mr. A. G. Win), Mr. M. W. Sĩnda of the fisheen, moreover, wenn by no means (Instructed by Mr J. F. Reece) appealed against devoid of success a small sharks 'ware

the decision given by tha” Puline, Judge on hauled on board every few minutes, The Mosday, September soth, in the ruft Cheng Ya / largest one which our Informent saw ukên was Ting v. Chon Yam and Ma Pak. This wa of the shovel-handed variety and over thron fect | à came in which plaintiff, sought to recover long, with rows of teeth in Ita’jaws like those of three sums of $600, 1000, and $900 said to be 3.55 P.M. "Typhoon to the E.N.E. of Manila. It is a steel trap and fully capable of nipping offs | dus on promlentry notes. In the Summary Court toe or a finger with ease. At all events the | Jurigmant way for the defradants, Mr. Slade 1.00 approaching Luzon,"

fishermen did not appear inclined to take undue | to-day moved for leave to appeal on the ground llberties with their captures, which as soon as that the decision, way sgilsst the weight of

board werd they

carefully evidener, and, secondly, that evidence not on the "head in order to avoid | available ái thể tims of hearing was now &Wall."

anable. The court made a rule ndef returnable on October 5th on the fimf ground,. The case was charectised by an unusual amount" of " unguito- factory evidence strongly suggestive of perjury and kindred devices on one side or the other it remains to be seen which side..

B SUPERIOR PALE DAY, dianer

wton, Green Seal Capsule.$10.80 $0.00 C MANJANILLA, PALE NA TURAL SHERRY, Wile Cupsole CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule........ 1200 D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, choice old wine, Whlie Seal Captola....................... 14:40

1.00

1.20

F EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALE Day, very finest quality, Black Seal Capralo (Old Bottled)...... 20.40 1.70

B, C, and C are excellent dinner Wines or for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and E are after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage. All sea true Xeres Wines.

CLARET.

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JH. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 17th September, 1897.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by, Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mander, the 4th day of October, 1897, at 3 FM, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Yaumati, Kowloos, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

1.No. of Baje

Registry ↑

Locality.

Boundary framanta,

A

it.

Entimations.

Price

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

COMPANY,

Froze

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

Not to part with any Oplum in the raw state, either by sale or otherwise, but only pre-SIME

parid Oplum fit for Smoking.

-(4)-Not to grant to any person any licence. to boll or prepare Oplum.

(1)To have such establishments only for boiling as many be approved by the Governor.

| (6) ~Not to have loosa Opium (as defined by The Raw Oplum Amendment Ordinance, 1891), elsewhere than in his bolling establishments.

(2) To supply the licensees of Oplem Divans, duly licensed by the Colegial Secretary under Ordinance No. 15 of 1897, with any Oplum and drowe Opium required by them, at males not exceeding the market rates at the Hmt.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

J

LIMITED,

FOR SWATOW AND SHANGHAI.

Company's Steamship

THE

* WOOSUNG,"

Captain Clery, will be despatched as above TO- MORROW, the 28th Instan', at 3 P..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 17th September, 1891,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE

“HE Company's Steamship

"NAMOA,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports en WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant, at Noor.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

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Hongkong, 27th September, 1897.

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (FLORIO & HUBATTING UNITED COMPANIES).

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, FENANG AND BOMBAY, Having connection with Company's Mall' Steamen to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and

ALBO +

GENOA VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITERRA

NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.

Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,

ALBO

BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE,

...... ALMERIA and MALAGA,

HE

UE Steamship

"BORMIDA,"

Captain Nours, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 1st October, at Noon..

At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging VICTORIA DOCKLAND

'IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SODA WATER.

LEMONADE.

INGER ALE

G"

SARSAPARILLA. RA

ASPBERRYADE, &c.

DAKIN, CRUICKTHANK & Co.'s WATERS RIG made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELL, CLUB, Memes and ather Large Consumers.

dos. PL.

"

Per Bol

Piz

B ST. ESTEPH, Red

Capsule 6.95 $ 7.36′$0.60 0.35 C ST. JULIEN, Red

Capsule 9.00. 960 0.75 040 D LA Fost, Red

Capsule........ 1395 1391 1.10 0.60 SAI TK FOX ... 7.30 7.97 260 035 CUSSAC 960 1044 080 045 CHATEAU D'AN-

GOLADI.

13 20 14.40 1.10 060 CHATEAU HAUC ;

LAR- BRION RIVET ******* . Mou. CHATEAU

TON D'ARMAIL- HACQ 21.00 3230 1.80 ago Oar Clarels, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the gernine product of the ulee of the grape, and are not artiicially made from alias and currants, as is generally the case with cheap Wines. BRANDY.

18.60 19.30 1.60 0.80

PW Bot

Par Ca

A HESNEY'S OLAD

PALE, Red Capsule.$18.00 $1.50 ♬ SUPERIORVERY OLD COGNAC, Red Cap. COMAC

V.0.- D HxNISSY'S FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC, 1871 Vin.

The Observatory report to-day states-On the 27th at rs.20 a.m. The typoon spočara to he slinated to the East of the Basher Channal, present. apparently moving towards N.W. The barometer is little changed at Bolinao, but a very considerable fall has taken place on the China coast, particularly at the Formoss channel staticns FORECAST :-Moderate N. and N.W. winde; fine,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On the application of the police, the two men charged with forging stamps were to-day discharged.

For washing a night oil bucket to the Harbour Mr. Wodehouse to-day fioed boatman $ro or 21 days.

CHAN YAU lald felonious hands on a barrack room basin at North Batracks yesterday and to-day he was "sent up? for 6 weeks.. AMONG the passengers aniving to-day by the M. M. liner Laos, was M. C. Waeber, late Russian Minister in Korea. He is an 'routs for Port Sald..

THE new Mesageries steamet Laos put up splendid time" on her ran from Shanghal to Hongkong. She left the northern port on the 25th and got in here before tlfin time to-day. THE Hongkong Volunteer Concert to have been held on the and prox. has been postponed is die, the committee wishing to avoid any possible interference with the Carly Concert to be b jd an the 9th prox

We are informed that one of the leading ship. ping firms in Hongkong bas given orders in 165 retiver ude. It is probable that they will be brought out in sections and put together bera. We understand that HM.S. Grafton, daily 3.00 expected from the north with the destroyers Hart and Handy, will leave her small gatellites here and go south to meet Rear Admiral Oxley, or whoever may be sent from England to relieve him.

tage, Red Capsule, 36.00 V.V.O. E FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC, 1862 Vintage 48.00 400 All our Brandy is guaranteed to be para Cognac, the differance in price being merely a question of age and vintage, WHISKY.

SCOTCH-

sule

CHOI FAW, an umbrella maker of Nam-bol, re- Par C

Tabelli nos ceived three months' hard labour for uttering a

counterfeit dollar, to payment for a tin of cos densed milk. His excuse" was that he got the cola la change. It was a ciever imitation of the new dollar and we heme that there are not s few 0.90 of them in circulation. They are reported to be

A THORNE'S BLIND, White Cap-

......$10.80 $0.90 B WATION GLIMORCHY MELA Low Bland, Bine Capsule,

with Name and Trade Mark 10.0 C WA:BOX'S A ZLOUR-GLEN- LIVAT, Red Capsule, with Namo and Trade Mark.

C 1200

D WATSON'S HKD BLEND or

THE FINEST SCOTCH MART

made in Singapore.

1.00 CAPTAIN FETZ, of the German steamer Cosmo- polli, which amived from the north this morning,

Came

The tackle to use

WIE

knocked casualties. ordinary deep sen line with large cod kocka and strips of fish an belt. We can confidently recommend skurk fivblog as caplisland exciting. sport provided fingers and toes are kept well clear of the beasts' jums,

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NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

...Tiantain, Sept. 1897. Wa Tisateinners ought to be very contented

LOVERA of boxing, who saw the last two meetings of Northcott and Cusack at the City Hall, will be glad to hear that theso redoubtable ƒ :: (From our Special Correspondent.) Navy and Army heavy weights are to box agala mortals if we are not; but to give the de'ifs thele on Saturday night. As Northcott won the first | das, I think, on the whole you, know, we are. contest and the second was a draw, much laterest | Just at this season especially, fir we pride out. in service and civilian circles alike centres in selves-there are one or two little things wỪ the forthcoming spar. The winner will probably pride ourselves on, by the way that nowhere on this maligned globe can a more ideal climata have to me: Potter (H.M.S. ImmortaliA, *

be found táxu WA ́n loy “hare | fròm' the İman of much the same height and weight| middks of September le Christmas. Ask your

weights

of three rounds. To vary the programma a wrestleg match ·(catch-21-catch-c«D),has 'bean Introduced and two army men, who are repated to be well up in the game, will compete for the best two out of three back fulls. It was certainly a wise step of the promoters not to crowd the programme, as on the last occasion, and to fix the big event for an early stage to the proceed. logo.

where

* Cusack and a very clever fellow with Commander-in-Chief and his good lady about

"mawlies," On Saturday alght that when they return from Peking,

they are Just now: ruralising. · Tho · dally | bis

men will box 12 rounds, and as both are in routing of those who have forsaken the ozone ale | condiden the contest should be worth going = |tractions of Paltalho, and the majority of un ars long way to ree. Two mati naval light back, is a scamper to the face course at 5 a.m. exhibition showto plow the aspiriting performances of the raw will give an

griffs in training, hot cofl:e, scandal, zod scANS- pes back for breakfast. The vivifying inficence of this morning dose is distinctly discernable in the morning's business; bat after tifa mid-day warmth works it off a little and the sgroesbia prescription for appetite and uplifts has to be repented shout fre. Gracious, how we do tear along that dusty, bumpy, monotonous, barren raad, as it twists and turns amid the flat, grem swamps on either hand, swarming with, files, and odou - as manifold Lindos cribable. To sen un you would-usy there was tha foriber end. But Klondyke at leasi what are we to do? We is such a genial, Jóval, misky invigorated lot up hete, and it's our only road; su te and ins, more and arv, and if some of es do pull up at the Cind on our way back too exhausted" 10 go further, why,

quite in the natural order of things, you know Bat we certalaly do get a very fine cllmob, hang the climate! I've said, enough about that this trip.

Tex beat efforis of some people remain un. to be the unhappy fate of the Volunteer band. On Jublice Day, in spite of the fact that #ya canna sit on the-thuttle,” the Volunteers!

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pipers were placed ignominiously in the rear of the missed bands, while now ways to some extent, and has dropped the bar that the Corps has seen the error of its

barous pipes in favour of the more civilized fife and drum, the band is told by an írate P.W.D. official to stop that noise" until he has Enlabed his work! It is now also aid that the Scotch Police have actually been given orders to arrest the band on its sex appearance on the public highway, and charge the musicians severally and collectively with creating a maluance. Whether the rumoured order is the result of jealousy on, account of the pipes tes fiscarded, or whether the P.W.D. autheet. ties fear that the atmospheric vibrations caused | not c

A certain Russian gentleman has had rather 4" movey !1⁄2 time of Il lately I lancy. He only Shanghal last work and be has had to run off retired from seeing one party inlely to to Paking. He always makes a polat of belag in the Capital when distinguished visitors are there, especially Britishers. It is a by those who ha pen to notice it. Nothing has kindly little cousimy, and is much appreciated been doing in Russian circles as far as I can fled out of late, nothing at less that you are not already acquainted with Politically things remain pretty quiet 16 is suported that the British Minister is going South in a law days, probably with Major-General Black, but

mcially sanounced yet

Trade had been unusually stack of late, owing

WalkIES, Violet Capsule... 14.40 1.30 reports that at Haloan be heard of the loss of by the abril notes of the files will damage the tent in the fincluations el exchange, which

EWATSON VERY OLD LIQUEUX

Chloese revenue cruiser. The report was that SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Cap- aule........

she had foundered in the Inner harbour of 15.00 15 Ulinkan River, where she had put in for shelter Daniel CRAWFORD'S FINEST

VERY OLD SCOTCH WHIKY 14.40 1,30 dading the late typhoon; only three Europeans Our lowest priced Whisky is of excelent quail were saved. It is probable that the vessel 13790 ty and of greater age than most brands in the carried seven Europeans besides her native

Any complaints 12ould be addressed to the Manager.

Mangogne, 1st March, 1897,

NOW READY! COMMERCIAL AND STATISTICAL PAPERS.

No. 1-APRIL, '1897.

,

Being reports of meetings of Compaules and Corporations for periods ending 31st December, 1896...

market. We recommand our customers not to crew. be deterred by the lowneas of price from trying

comment.

IRISH

Fu Care.

I do. Per Bot

drains in the vicinity, we are unable to say, but, having stumbled upon the rumour, we drop the hint to our very own Volunteers to guard their new band with great solichinde, and, by the judicious use of scouts and a large advance guard on the next march, to preclude the possibility of the band falling into an ambush and being an idenly spirited away.

да

"the

cable experters to deciais a Leary, lost on tha goods they purchase very often before they have time to ship them, and a few experiences of thi sort are making the cautious rutiner chary, junge Beane's affair Well, it was hard-fought fight,

So Mr. Denne mond has Wita. ala-case and he deserved to The general feeling up here in I believe one of sailsfaction, sot sa mach because there was any particular virtus in the Chinese case, but from lack of sympathy with the losing side. A good dasi ef feeling in being shown over the matter in Bhangbai, the excuse for which in the extraordinary moda" of the decision bing mads known. But there is I fancy another resion bakind this gu

REGARDING the pay of Jaspeciors of Police Truth says':-", Àɩmore substantial grievance is brought under my notice by an Inspector in the Barms Follce. He complains strongly of the faadequacy of his pay, and the justics of hie -A rumposta: being made, now about our complaint is attested by a recent official notice | Kbrary. Now, our library ! is anoikag of the in the Burma Gouette. In this soties the lile things,we Tantsinnery rather Bellewe ing Chief Commissioner pours out a copious Ws beast: Larger and better mileation of and truk, to ball is is a very good library Indeed douche of cold water for the discouragement papers to the reading roam than Shanghai ens of the young Englishme” whe con-Joys, and if the books are not as up-to-date a

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them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne's Bland WE the German steamer Danis (Captain and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any. Kopke) was about 15 lies off Cape St. James, Abelow-Glenlivet is a very old Peat Whisky on the 20th instant, she picked up three An (smcky) that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E are too well known to send altes who were clinging to a box in the water. They were the crew of a small cral that had been lost when taking a cargo of lime from one conal port to another. The men had been in the water for about 24 hours, and were very exhausted, but kindly treatment on board the steamer soon pulled them sound. THI Chinese Imperial Government appears to 020, Green Capsule 18.00 $1.50 have a very poor opinion of the character of the stantly applying for appointments. After polst they might be and some of altare leconsiderat "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," stacked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 years, people on the West River judging by the Armslag out that the prospect of promotion to enough to want to get hold of works as soon as there befg little sale for Irish Whisky in the Provision Enactment that is to conte into fores the gasetted ranks is exceedingly remote, they a tavlamed, there is a brave thow of [761 Colony,

This pamphlet Is pubilabed for the conve- plence of the Commercial Community and for sale.

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at the office of the

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$1200 $1.00 B JOHN JAMESON'S FINE CLD,

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15.00 1.35

C JOHN JAMESON'S VERY FIND

All these are very fine and old. C has been

on the 1st prox for steamers plying in the Wast doP BRlver trade. Each vessel is to carry at least one cannon, and full supplies of rifles, muskets, ravolvers, swords, pikes and ammunition. As the steamers have broken up a big usilve

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STE

our Name and Trade, Mark.....$15.00 1.25 lank trade it is very likely that the lank rupees (the pay of the first ' grado), - barely the sitite about it, and very sightly 100, DALA

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CARLOWITZ & Cấp Agents.

Hongkong, 37th September, 1897.

not to recurd the serly publication of the paper,

Advertisemmes sead Subscriptions which wes not undered for a

and

period will be conclamed mati comed

The Honchong Thippas, kas tekerem cicadation of my

A FIE OLD TOM Whlie

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RUM.

The Cas

dos, P. people, belag like Othello,, with "occupation $7.20 $0.60 gone," will turn their hands to piracys and the Arms Enactment, in the face of this, seems 7.30 0.60 a very wise provision after all.

volums and domething like 50 yor is he proceeds: The pay and position of a spesi on thelt renewal, which is not.bid for.a European Inspector without prospect of early little handial of people with only one road, Promotion are not in any caso very desirable. Well, some folk says the impalesce to uns 134 library without paying for lg and some to A monthly salary of 120 rupees (the pay of barrow book without returajma thers, and sn an Terpector, second grade), or even 150 our respected and plenar secretary is mounting #ffices for the necessaries of life in Burns Riva Koopkong

wrote folke, Jorgeuing

sin that Hosgkong is The Commissioner le to be congratulated upon Colony, and folks Fare only found; in iftis, his candour; but the state of things which he parkys t * settlements #like this-- some idea co describes is exceedingly discreditable to the how Tentsikt growing and whefur fe Government. To make the pay for these posts buildings we are becoming capable of heen, in FINEST OLD JAMAICA, Violet

FROM time to time we have heard complaints barely sufficient for the necessaries offer the path, I think Fabel Lave to fund.

photos" of "our" new buildļags; soon Capiale............................$15.00 $1.35 | *egarding the manner in which the night soil is not only mean, but foolish and wicket you might be linked to malapp GOOD (BRWARD ISLAND ........... 6.00 0.50 coolles carry out their work, and 'in several cases as well, for it places the, men nader a lastrated supplempat, & very

..............$3.50 per Gát. || U has been proved that, instead of taking their strong templation to augment their incomes of late. Our new Post Care wil

buckets to the proper places, they have emptied by pocketing the bribes which are always regard Koponal malign there's our soy store,

thing of beauty, if it U set, Toy for aver BLACKBERRY BRANDY. them in the drains of unfortunate householders, at the disposal of such officers in an which is rising from the sakes of the great fre

as we lately pointed out in these columnr. Mr. Oriental country. Native officials are well Inst winter, fual och handsome, th HERRIMO'S CHERRY E. K. Chandler, of the Hongkong Dispersary, known to do this, and the Government would building as usually dow get bulit after a fire prosecuted an offender of this class to-day at only have itself to blame if the Europeak Tam And our cow Colles, yzane way and sooche the Magistracy. The scene of the fellow's dispectors followed their example, The position very favourably with diicone best views)

wa shall be able to impress people at a datance guatlog laziness was No, 5 Richmond Terrace of many of them has been made all the more somaly framed and and ke got off lightly with a finnol $5 or 14 days. | Intolerable and indefensible by the fưới, that li Mr. Chandler sald in court what he had a good since they joined the Service, they have bem. We might even deal of sickness in his family lately and he attel- blirailly cut off from all chance of promotion, the

swing to the division of the Inspectare into two to byttes it and with much reason to the aulascents, those placed in the second list being ina

GOOD LEIWARD ISLAND LIQUEURS.

BENEDICTINE.

CURACOA

CHARTREUSE,

CRIME DE CACAO.

PEPPERMINT

MARASCHINO,

CORDIAL.

D. SIEGERT'S ANGOSTURA BITTERS,

AND

AERATED WATERS.

we had to be added to A. 5. WATSON & CO., Lb.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Honghand. 11th August; 1807,

16 1 tấms caused by the night soli coviles.

gible for further advan