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It should be known. Ha would repel say. :ic ally greation that he eaks lodulgence orfavour, or hat he mods' himself upon anyiking bui jau ice, right, and resson, and the mails of his own and his country's card. America, av every. bedy no concedes, wishes to be friends with England, but friendship must be on leitas con- alstent with self-respect. The verdict of the musle-balt is not sought her sccepted as the expersion of English Judgment,
The exploit of Lieutenant Rowan in landleg Dear Santiago has been known for severs! days bath to the United States and the Cuban quiho sitlen, ex they co-operated la execuiing the move. The Cuban anthertles made the neceavary arrangements to see Lieutenant Rowan safely through the insurgent lines. The main purple of his undertaking is now sɔid to be to bring about the full equipment of the insurgent forces riber than to score a j ist movement between thịm and the Americas troops.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1898.
"JAPAN BEFORE THE WAR.
Where is the blissful land I used to know? Of sweet contert and pancalul joys the home, Of quaint origina by in art,
Di Vived colours sights bizane, unique ; The land I know I thought to seu again, But find 'tis vanished and the thought in wal, Valo, valo, to seek amongst her people The old light heartedness that knew not care, The old pollieness, coustiiness, and cheerfulness, That used dia inguish them, you find It, where 7 By Europeane uncontaminated. Bet in some hidden, lund-ward town, belated,
Thy landscapa's beauty now alku is maired Be tactory chimmys smoking to the sky, Huge, glazed, unsightly plles, wherolatbalcomm By steam their naise some shuttles cosseless ply; On every side arien, and in them toll The fallen degenerate offspring of thy soil. Degenerate truly is the people which Their old tradutors in a short decade Have to abandoned ; and their father's ways Into a sight for scoffing tourista mudo ; Adooting levariably a civilisation. -- EASTON (PENNSYLVANta), Apeli 18th.. Three large packing houses containing highForeign to every instinct of the nailon, explosives for the United States Government ween blown up this afternoon. Two men are known to bare brèn killed, while a numbar were Infared and several are mlistag.
It is reported that Garcia and Gomez together câu muster 35,000 men, and that they will be able to make a strong forward movement sa Hoya in 100 asthey have arm, ammuntitos, and medical supplies, the latter, It is said, being particularly needed.
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New galmy chal dust everywhere obscures
The erstwhile bilghtness of thy woodlands green, The sbrl-klog steum launch crowds thy Toland
504. Where on 'e bat picturesque jankarils were seen,
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“A MAN WHO NEVER MARES A MISTAKE!
acinal demand to speak of and what littl business thera is remains of a band to mouth character.
A SMART JOURNALIST'R CAREER.
As to Northern business, a small boat, loading for Vladivostock, has been fæed for the return Under the above rather remarkable heading voyage Newchwang/ Canton at 98 cents per Mr. Walter B. Stevens, in zu American Magas | picul and there is further, thờngh, limfind zins wities of a no less remarkable American | demand at that figure. jurnalist, Major Carson. The gallant officer's Coul freights from Jagno ports have conllowed parents were both fil-B-born and were raised" to sivance slightly, $135 per ton having been in Dublin. His mothar's ancestors, from whom | paid from Moji to this; from Masoran down to be inherits much that le poble and pood, were | ihla u boxt is wanted at $175 per ton,
ish-Scottish and not "Seditlab-Idsh" as it mexis on record from the glans of boony Scortand, hencetheterm On monthly terms there are no trash settle
Is to often pelated.
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"Mejor Carson is a man who never makes s mistake" George W. Childsonce said to John Peguell Yonog." He knew. In all the time Mo | Chlida' paper, the Pubile Ledger, of Philidel- păia, bad a Washing on carieipondent, boat twenty years, John M. Carson has filled the poal- tion. Twenty-fire venis ago he came to the espiral to be night editor at the National Re‹ ↑ Bublican. A year later, In 1874, he became at txched to the New York Times Bureau and be- gan the work which put him la the front rank of Washington correspondents. That work wit To x Aldid which until then bad bren tgnored. A session of Congress bad ended. The doll times were n One dry Carson came in with na tews and told Colburn, who was in charge, that he did not feel as if he was earning his safary. Ha look down from the shelf the latest volume of "Commerce and Navigula." Every well regulated remsonper boreno in Washington has a referencn library. A finely bound volume el" Commerce 'and Navigati·a” is added an- nuzlly and seldom opened. In the odd hours of a week, Majer Camon went through the big book and made a compliation of the curlour and little things of foreign production; he set forth the quanibles and cost of them entering inte copsumption by the American people Eccentrickles al Imports "be called the article; ard it went all over the country,- Maja Cerron next, wrote a history of the public debt. In a re-les of parraify and descrip'ivel articles, be teld of each issue of bonds and of the conditions
The explosion bas heep at once sttributed to Spanish spies, it being averred that auspicious-Perfecting the amblison of the race, Jocking characters have been seen loltertag The sppotheosis of the commonplace. round the building for some days past.
The old Japan I knew, " before the war? Hez statesmen cherished on vain asperations Was prorderers and hapny in her quiet way, For national glery, or estonia! swayT But legislated for the people's good Considerately and jami, as statemen should. Thy procratiean laws mere puppais mako. The populace, and place a thlo vencer Of Western ways on wood unscrgoned, And groterque the resull and insincero The change. Oh send, ye Gods (and fast) the attending it. The information was exec ly what,
MADRID. Apell 1718. "The ship of the Compañia Transatlantica are now being ra.Idly po' ready. The Buenos Ayres, 3.765 tons, is armed with four 16cm., four riem, and two gem, guns. The Antonto Loper,"2,238 tons, has four 12cm, and two gem. guus. The Facgutu Piolago, 390 sous, her two 9cm. guns and two Maxime, The Cludad Cadfs, with torpedo squadron, simed with fear 12cm, two gem, and two quick-firing guns. The farts at Rota and Sen Cateline are belog sirengthened, and new guns ara being mounted
there,"
Lisaov, April 271b,
Io the Portuguese Upper Hasse to-day the Government declared, with referance to a repr published in Spanish newspaper and repro- daced in the Portagnese Press, that it was untrue that President McKinley had called upon Portugal to obtain the departure of the Smanlıb sque 100 fram- St. Vincent, and that otherwise the United States would regard Portugal as the ally of Spalo. Portugal, the Minister added, knew how to malutafn st ict neutrality,
A. S. WATSON & CO.
man,
To stay the freilng charm of old Jepin
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THE BATTLE OF ATBARA.
WHAT A CORRISPONDENT OVERHEARD.
not only investors, but the general ́poblic wanted. Coneroos bid author'xið refunding at fire, four and one-ball, and four per cent. The Secretary was making use of the lour and one. hatt
per cent rate. Major Caɩzon satisfied. him that the condtions arrested four per cent and he fertlärd himself with the facts to show it. The Secretary sent a request that this rolst shou'd not be brought ont. The Major declined to be turned from his purpose and be next Secretary, John Sherman, tiled the rets of 4 per cent with the result that Caison's Joyment was most fully sustained.
The war correspondent of the Dofty Tale- graph has forwarded a long and very graphic "description of the battle of Ätbara. It conisine "Always steady minded, clest hended, of many interesting "det il and perrenal touches singularly good judgment, possessing the tenacity that have not klihe:to been published. The
which is a natural inhérkaren from his Iikh- correspondent states that, the day before Good Scotch ancestry”—in this way, John Russell Friday, everybody to the Sirdar's camp knew
Young estimates the character of Major Caraon. The spust meeting ef shareholders in the
that Mahmod's forces were to be met the follow.
The two were boys ingether in the old Harrison firm of A. S. Waison & Co. was held at the fag day.. "There was much furbishing of belts grammar school of Paladelphia, apprentices at the p›faling trods and associates in the news- office. Queen's Rosd, Cen'ral to-day. Mr. H.
and rleinlng of arms, · Our 'Tommya' saw to
paper profession. The auributes accord well Humphreys presided and there were also pic-dees of their Lee-Metlords, wiping away the *very part of the boli selfan and to the misge-
with the work which gave Major Carion more sent Messer. W. Parlane, S. G, Bird, Ww thick cost of dost and sand which perments
than nafsual reputation to the field he had Bamsey, D. R. Crawford, W. E. · Clark, and ] everywhere in the Sauden, Many of the ebosen. Succeeding to the charge of the New Messrs. E R. Chandler, Hang Tiang and C. soldiers wrapped their handkarchlois about the York Times Bureau, Maļu Çerson was the Ewens and Mansell (secretary).
breech, so that the rides bould not get dirty at Washington correspondent to render The Chairman sald-Gentlemen, I propose or clogged on the match, but be ready for fastast intelligible the monthly debt statement. He use. The tip-üled cartridges, It has been found, took the jumble of 6gues which the to adopt the usual course and consider ther port do bat work well in the magisinen: but are act Treasury Department furnished monthly and put and statement of accounts as sead. We have to Jam, whereas the dum-dum ballet, which basit in shape to be understand by everybody. This alluded in the report to the fact that our stocks loud ́ed load point, zives no trouble."
monthly analysis of the debt statement became Jostrade show a largo Increase over previous
a feature of Ms Canon's work. It was taken years, and to vach facreaks being consequent on
Wille the troops were blwenicking in the
by may papers in this country and wAS 10- deres that night the correspandent overbeard a extensions in our business 'opérations in Amoy
gularly cabled to the. Londen Times. The and Hongkong. Most of you are probably aware sentimental Sesforth Highlander ssy to u osm-
maorgios editor of that paper, said it was the that these extensions represent the busiestos la rado, Ab Tam how meny thousands are at
uply Amay and Hongkong formerly e rried on under hame across the ses thinking us the nicht." ir to eligible statement of American national Gences which crossed the ocean, European the name of Daklo Cruickshank & Co., Ltd., Right, Sandy," replied big cham; and how many millions there are that don't care a—G÷
editors relied upon it for the basis of their com which were bought by as from the Liquidator In
тері. to sizep, you fool." And'slience again fell upon January, 1897, and † am glad to be able to state that out purchase has proved to be of a satire that corner of the square. factory and profluable character. The property
The deaths of Captain Finlay and Captain LL. No 16 and the building thereon Intely in Urquhart are thus described :-"Stubbornly the occupation of the Hongkong Clab being for clung the Derwishes to their trancher, firing at sala was purchased on behalf of the CompanAY
us at a fow paces' range. To better deal with in July last for $137.003. A sum of $6,845 38 there, the front and rear ranks fired alternately, was spent on the bai'ding da-ing the remainder Captain Finlay of the famerons, with ble of the year and of this $4 845.15 has been
revolver in and hand and sword in the other. charged ander repairs account and has bean spring in safely over the palizade and frat written off, Tale property has a total area of trezch, although the fatter was crammed two Over 14 100 sq feet and hesides possessing derp with Dervishes. Shootleg and bayonetting an extensive frontign on Q«ein's Road, has
all before them, his men strowa ta kwao un with also frontages on two other business thorough their tall herculean captain, for Findlay peof fares. We considered it advisable to purchase as six feet two loches. He had gue bat half the property for several reasons. Our lease of a dozen yarde.farther when he was shot ibenueh the building occapled by the Hongkong Dis- the heart and speared at the same moment by spensary was drawing to a close and it was Dervishes in a trench. H's men, who had been doubtful whether we should be able to obtain a cable to protect him, took an fostest venge vace renewal of it on favourable terms, Agile the upon every Devith to the trench. Truth to possession of I. L. Na 16 would prevent the 127, the enemy were there to kill or be killed. possibility of say other firm, carrying on the They gave no quarter, and rarely asked fart for same kind of ba inces as ourselves, acquiring themselves, fighting like beasts till death triaxed A sergeant jumped from the the premier and establishing themselves next their thews, door to as. Since cur purchase of the property pallade nerces the five foot of trench underneath we have incolved two offers of $150,000 for the and then pistolled a Dervish who had sprung up fot and buildless, and we therefore corsider in front to spear him. Captain U qubárt, of the the valos at which it stands in the books vis Camerons, jumped across about the same mo $149,000 to be a low one especially si the land ment, and was shot by a rifleman who bad fain is estimated to be worth at least to pr. foot, among the dying waiting an opportunity to slay. Hearing a qua discharged so close behind him You will notice that Remising Portion Island Lot 19 has been considerably wrlikon down in the sergeant wheeled abrut and shot the this yeaia' accounts, and you will no doubt be Dervish, and one of Urquhart's leforlated men glad of some explanation on this polot. Inharonetted to tre.cherous foo as he foll March this year, we received an offer a $115.000 | Urquhart received ■ temible mortal wound for the property, and after esraful consideration | through the body,
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“ARM, ARMI IT IS—IT IS THE CANNON'S OPENING ROAR"
A native of Philadelphie, John M. Carson went from the grammar school fata the printing office of William S. Young where the Bible was first printed in the United States, an establish ment wifil in existence, He reived seven years of the old fashioned apprenticeship onder ao em ployer who discharged bin daly to the youths to bis employ by seeing that they attended the United Presbyterian church every Lord's day, and were well grounded in the catechism. At night the young apprentice further improved kis mind by attending the Raison literary and debating society, with occasional secret visits to the theatre, & weekly religions paper was van of the output of the printing house. It editos
was the Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Cooder, who wrote
fa
shorthand. Carron had acquired preficiency in his views of things worldly and unworldly fo seangraphy and it fell to him to put in type the editorials direct from the editor's notes. When the war began, he was a reporter on Philade Iphla paper. He entered the army as a second L'ententant in May, 1861, and came out a Ciptato in 1264, thereby laying the ground work for one of the subj-ets upon which he is per lleularly at home-matters concerning the kimy. From his war service, Məfər Carson relamed to the newspaper profession. He was one of the managers of the Philadelphia Post when the Stockians, John B., Frank R., and Louiro, were connected with it, and when Don Cimeros, one of the financial backers, said the only trouble with the management was foo much editorial talent and too little bustness
senso.
The enviable position Major Carson occoples in the newspaper curpa at Washlagton le duo to strict adherence to two rules regarding newt:-
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Sall Freights :—For New York, the Hawallan bark Fookng Sway shortly expected at Shinghal and the British ship Emily F. Watiway recently arrived there bave been taken up to load at the | two ports, bath costing about 187 per ton ; more tonnsee is likely to be wanted before long. The German ship Ebeniser, under charter from Mailla komewards, could not enter that post and had to come here and a good many others are likely to follow,
Coastwise: No business done.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
MAY.
Meteorological means doŭed on ten years' observations to 1895.
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Auctions.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 231.
THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spat, on
TUESDAY,
Consignees.
*BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
The Stasmakip “BENMOHR."
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND SINGAPORE,
“ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed INFO glanded at thes
the zet day of May, 1898, at 3 P., risk into the Hongkong and Kowloon What pablished for general information.
and Godown Company's Godowns whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 14th May, 1898,
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sals, to be held on Tuesday, the 31st day of May, 1898, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Adelaltering the Government, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for n terms of 999
Years,
No. of Sale,
Registry Na
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurement
Locality.
1
2
Squre to
· Barometer circonst Thermomete¤ suradasınıəycommi Humidity SP10 Rainfall.
A
A. A. A
+
76%
..84 0 .15.0
Entrad
Lot
No. 1,40%
30
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TO-DAY, Saturday, 18th May, 1898. Chinese-9th of 4th moon of silk year of| Jewish-7IX Stean, 5653, Mabammedan-8ik fukarram, 1518.
K
Sats
KEMON - Ökr. S7min. High water-Morning ...aim. Str. 62min, Afternoon was Ihr. #mix. Low water-Morning wana Okr. Omla.
Afternoon Dhr. 10min. ANNIVERSARIES,
054dlj3
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
'ESSRS. HUGHES and HOUGT have
No Clains will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 31st Instant, will be subjecî to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must de pro- sented to the Undersigned on or before the yih Jane, or they will not be recognized.*
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the grst Instani, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agents Hongkong, 23rd May, 1898. [xom 69% PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamakipi
C
THE
"AZTEC,"
HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested.
to send in their Bills of Lading for counter signatme and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongride.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel
Micaved instru-alons from the Mortgageer will be landed and stored at Consignees' stax and
to Sell by
AUCTION ON
- PUBLIC
WEDNESDAY, the 8th Juno, 1898, 'st 3 P.M.,
On the Premises ALL THAT VALUABLE
1871-Paris delivered; the Commone over- LEASEHOLD PROPERTY known as Nor,
thrown.
1872-L40% of the steamer Douglas. 1875-The Kate Waters murderers hanged in
Henskoog. 1896-The Queen's statue unveiled by Governor
Sfr William Robinson, K.C.M.G, 1897--Outbreak of plaque et Amoy announced.
TO-MORROW.
37. 39, 41 and 45, Bonham Strand, Victis, Hongkong and Registered in the LAND OFFICE
SECTION F. AND THE REMAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT-NO, 1201.
The property is beld for the residue of a term of 999 years from the 36th June, 1843 granted by the Crown Lesse of the whole of Inland Lot 1201 and the Annual Proportion of Crown Rent payable in respect thereof is $45.26.
For farther particulars and Conditions of Sale
Sunday, 29th May, 1798. Chinese 10th of șik moon of 25th year of {upply to
Kwong-17.
Jewish—81) Sivan, 8653. Mohammedan-77h Muharram, 1918-
Sun-Riet ........................ Skr. 25min.
Satz
41................ Chr. 58min. Moon-First Quarter Ohr. Bimin, mm. High water-Morning",
............. får. 18min. Afternoon ... £hr. 19mĽ, Low water-Morning uumm 8hr, Beta, Afternoon Dhr. 58min.
ANNIVERSARIES.
1660-Restoration of King Charles II. 1603-Battle of La Hogur, 1889-Great rain-storm in Hongkong; enormous
damage to property, 1890-The xx. Pooching burat in the Yangtzo j the captain a officers and so Chinese Tost.
1956-Two Chinamen sentenced to 17 years
Imprisonment for uredu.
18gy-Telegraph eble between Japan and
Formes completed.
CHURCH SERVICES.
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St. John's Cathedral --Communion, 7 4.m.,
Matins, 11 v.m,, Evensong, 5.45 p.m. Roman Catholic Cathedral:—lan at 6 km, 7am., 8 am, and 9.30 «.m. Benediction, 5 p.m. German, Bethesds Chapel, West Point -- Union Church ——Services, It 8.ts, and 6 purs.
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Masin. HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auciloneers,
or to
Messrs. DEACON & HASTINGS,
Vendors' Solicitors,
35. Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 16th May, 1898
Intimations.
{689
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE Ve Special 【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under
Resolution parsed and confirmed on the gth and agth days of June, 1E9", the undersigned General Managers did on the 30th day of April, 1898, make a call of $1.50 per share on secousi of the price of the new shares, issued in paran. ance of such resolution, and a call of $1.50 on account of the premium for each such share and ibat such calls ara PAYABLE at the OFFICIS of the General Managers, No. 9. Praya | Central, Victorix, Hongkong, on or before thu
gret May, 1898.
Upon Payment of each calls and production of the cerilficates for the shares, in respect of which the same are pild, a note of the payment
will be indorsed on the serilf^ates. Dated the and day of May, 1858.
St. Frands Church, Wanchal-Mase (Chin.), for]
Momlog ServiËS, II LD,
6 a.m., (Port.) 7.30 a.m., Benediction, 5 p.ri, St. Foreph's Churck, Garden Road-Morning
Service (English), 9 a.m.
St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:—Mass, 8 Wesleyan Methodist Church Services, 10.30 St. Peter Sean Church -11 am, and
6.30 p.m.
1.199, and tas pats.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILA DUR American (City of Rio de Janitro) 311 inst. Canadian (Emöriis of China) græt løst, German (Sachsan) 31st lost. American (Garlic) jih proz. Tacoma (Columbia) 11th prox.
Tat slik er steamship Emprant of India merivað to New York yesterday, the 27th lost.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer res yesterday afternoon, the 27th inst. Empress of Japan lett Yokahemas for Vancou
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
A LONG FELT WANT AT LAST SUPPLIED.
rected FIER and COMMODIOUS MAT MIDWAR Camel, and having
TR. J. EDWARDS having obtained a
SHED WATERFALL BAY, will ran the first class steam launch "SHUN LEE " from BANK WHARF every day during the BATHING SEASON, commencing an Jung ist next.
The launch will leave Bank Wharf at 4.30 and 5.30 P.M. returning to Hongkong at 7 PM.
Blogie Trip ticket
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THE P
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
frow t
Hongkong, 24th May, 1808
NOTICE TO CONSIGNELS.
“HE P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship
*CEYLON," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignces of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their vită in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's 'Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed,
This vessel brings on Cargo jako
From Italy, SS. Sutlej
From Madras, ex S.S. Zalpocya.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M. TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 31st fast, at 4 Folig will be subject to real.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me fa any case whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damagy obtained from the Godown Company within ten
days after the Vessel's arrival here, atter which
so Claims will be recognized.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Flangkong, 35th May, 1868.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
"HE Steamship
TH
"ARRATUON APCAR,"
having arrived from the shore Forts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 PM of the 30th instant will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense fata the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Wanchai,
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and
nach Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel DELAVERY, of their Goods from alongside į PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE
will be landed and stored at Consignors' sisk and expense.
"No Fire Insurance will be effected.
By of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Arcats. Rangkong, 17th May, 1968.
fg! 691
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
“HE P. & O. S. N. Co. Steamship
Monthly ticket.maanais sagamamin$ 5 Season ticket (five months)
·Payable in advance or on the launch. lor suits and towels supplied.
Special terms for FAMILIES and SCHOOLS by arrangement,
$20.
Bath.
THE
All communications to be sent to 1. EDWARDS,
Marine Club,
17. Praya Central,
(668
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Hongkong, sist May, 1898.
BACON 1 BACON ! BACON I
1. If you are not dend sure you are right, 161 It } THE Canadian Paclic Railway. Co.'s steamer | ANOTHER Fresh Conmigament of
AUSTRALIAN BACON
Alone.
Empress of China, arrived at Shanghar" at 5
to hand by 8.5. "CHINGTU," 1. Na correspondent has a right to read any... lo-day, the 28th, and leaves at 3 pm, for To secure freshness I have arranged to get in thing affecting the value of property or the Hongkong, where she is due to anive at 9 s.m. | small parcels at very short intervals,
on Tuesday, the зrat Lost. character of an individual, unless it is known to blms to be absolutely correct.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
HONGKONG FRKIONT MARKET,
Kowloon Dock
19
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURML. Holstels Isidoro Pontoparmio H.
Arisons
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Commopolitan
we decided to sell Is at this Agore. The ex tailed a lot on the book value of 241,055.30 the whole of which we bave provided for la the accounts before you as follows:-- $11,055,31 has been writen off to Profit med Lous, and the balance of §30 000 has bren carled to the Dibl of Inland Lot. No. 16
The Daily Matf's special correspondent with bringing this up to $149,005, as before stated, Remaining Portion Inland Lot and the the Flying Squadron telegraphs from Fort buildings thereon, was purchased on behalf Menras (Virginis), under date of April 14th, of the Company in 1889, upon a valuation At eleven o'clock last night, 'in = heavy store. made by
Mersen Bird and Palmer, at the swift exalvors Minnsofelis and Columbia a time when land was experienclog boom-in common with nearly everthing else Input to sea on”an strand the nature of which In their Fright Circular issued to-day Pastels the Colony. The Praya Reclamation Scheme, la vakuowu. “
Messrs. Lamke and Rogge report as follows ?-- however, which had amongst its abjects the
Tweed (H.M.S.) pr Commodore Schley was dining in the Hotel
The volume of business trouuncted during the | Regina assiemernizioper cication of large tracts of land rotable for Chamberlain when the Telegram from Wash-pant fortnight is farger than that of the preceding an un business houses and the prospective removal ingen erdering the departure was brought to period and, thenga fates of freight show 20 Rails Cloud, of all Government Bolldings thereto, eventually him by the Jantar officer of the Karship Brook, material advance on last quotations, a somewhat Fatihan gamm caused a considerable (all to the value of Queen's frs. He harried off. Shortly afterwards the stondler freilig is perceptible in the freight |;||| Road. properties. The same set of circum Wall #board" gun sounded," sauces which cinsed. The, loss on the sain of
The xpected summons created the greatest Remaining Portion Inland Lot Ne, to was also excitement on shore. The ballroom in the butel
OUTWARD-Undownted; Apill 12; Brecon- reponsible for our being able to bay Inland Lot
to this post has been much livelier and a sling, Cyprut, Agamemnon, 19; Oak Branch, was crowde? with dancers, among whom were | fairly large number of settlements is on record | 211, Vindobono," Labuan, 261 Priam, 291 No. 1 so cheaply, and much as we regret the loss on the one de thisk ibat in purchasing No. 168 verandahs of the hotel, gossiping and smok-pical according to sise of steater, the market far, Mouse, Trinket, Sikh, 51 Radnorshire, many of the fenter officers who were lounging on at rates ranging from 25 cents 10 17 Cents per Dilla, Fortuna, Westwich, May 31 Fic- 16 for $117.000 and selilog Remalolog Portion Inland Lot Nr. 19 for only $apoles, wamade The whole aspect sahore was one of ercial closing steady at lost menilexed rate, but for Ceres, Santa, 93 Caledonian, Adana, Glenecky,
guidly.
mediam sits and prompt loidlog only.
131 Darmstadt, Trina, Shanghat Aggi, Aštu= Large cunters are difficult to place and an arerio, 171 Beniorig, Benledi. Iston, Canton stammers for forward delivery, but tanange belog Pakling, Tantalus, Kendal, Kwang Ping, 20-33} by no means abundently supplied retrograde Girard C. Tober, Giengvie, Dromid, 24. movement need hardly be feared, at least, not in HOMWARD-Oops, May Of Elm Branch
near future.
9Gerda, Dardanui, Sunda, 13; Besaldar, 175 the noon to Kobe X kesk Charter is on Prins selec
market,
Steam Freights.The demand from Selgen
PASSKO, THE CANAL.
The Whatt became packed with men and wor record at a slightly reduced rate is 42 cents man, though the gate from the north-west end per pical whilst to load at Rangoon for tame FOOD for Consumptives – Scot's Emulsion of the rainstorm beat down, to see the office leave desilastien, a steamer has obtained 60 cents per Pere Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphiles of for the ships.
An exchange that is undoubtedly in the best
Out in the Iver the signal lights were seen Interests of the Company, expecially when it is. Remembered that foland: Let. Ne, 16, is a pro. dashing rang the vessels of the Firing perty le much superior position for Squadron, and it became known that orders had Europesh business, and has much larger been received for the Columbia and finnsspells road frontage and contains double the ares to sell in an hour, of Remaining Portion Island Lot. No. 19 As regards this year, I am pleated to be able to siste that the business done in Hongkong and the sctures from our various compare favourably with the corresponding parlod of 1897, if any share holder has any questions to ask in relevance to the Report and Statement of Accounts now Belorn you, I shall be pleased to answer them,...
A long discussion of an inconsequential nature followed" and "the report was uninimously
branches
Within a quarter of an hour all the men on feare bad returned, and immediately the anchors of the two cruisers were raised, placerade, (The incident related above vividly recalls what occurred at the Duchess of Richmond's ball in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo, so powerfully described in "Childs Harold's Pie
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Big A Lime and Bods is a most wonderful food for the concerned no revival of business is to be reported Mererses the fish, but kasis the loitation of the As far as loading from this port to Japan lé Consumpties. It set only gives strength and and with tra exception of one small boat having throat and lungs. It is very palatables children uken the berth at only as cents per pleal not take the and children it is marvelede has been done in this direction. W
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