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chos and breast works which we saw along the road, all be cleverly.c certed ambushes among the scrab, all be next alles of sandbags, mil tha plis planted full of ammunition, all the fitised to have rec.ived vicon to proceed to the The nawly-sullt Rylan cruiser Svitland is Cetlone i Las Paas convent and Part ger Pacific church, all the wonderful natural defences of Para que bridge-know, palmtiţia structure Royal Artillery have been order from Parts It is unserted that the 34th Company of the over a very wide sul unionlable river, with immout to Trincomaler, to relieve a company of "mense faciles io skirmlabers under cover and garrison artillery, which is proceeding to Wel-
masked batteries-all these splendid defences, bal-Wet which were to resist the might of the great Amer can Republic, were saddenly and anac countably captured by more Indians, by runaway stable-bays an escaped pankah-wallahs! Hardly house in Manila bat has lost some servant, gone to join the rebels; and these insigulacant rascals, rabble, damatlls, have dane what it waAN confidently believed the arrogant Yankees could never do It was incredible, it was terrible ! Already at Malate, they might rald the city itself and massacre all Manta the same, night.
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These were some of the Spaniards' first ideas, and there waa big exodus from the town to Intramuros the urter laside the walls of the old clisdel. The alum wore eff in two or three days, but it left fewer shops open, fewer civilian Spaniards in the stree's, fewer representatives of Castian youth and beauty aiting in carriage on the Lancia towards "sundown. It is slated tbat orders were sued from the Governor General's cifice. for all Spaniards to go late Intzameros; I did not see the notification, but I aw from that day onward a constant sixcam of k ca te canylag Juroburs and provisions citadel. And from that time the Spanlandset to work in earnest making free ches and breastwerks all along the banks of the maxt cockcling laramuros. Apparently their idea of war la to make ample preparations and om the principal ingredient, the ighting itself.
WEI-BAI-WEI
(From, Our Corristondani)
Liukangtzo Island,
Jana 18 h, 1898.
FAYAL REGATTA. Os Saturday last the Annual Naval Regatts took place in our barboar, and your Shanghsi Races, with about half a doza zj zaleza dwindle Anto loslgalficance after the sight I witnessed last week. There were at least go basta compat. ing, from the big and powerial launch to the light gigs with their la'een salls. It was a very strong bleez blawing, but I the boats weni through without amlabip. Admiral Fiz-Gerald accared first priz: for galloys, and Gaunt the first, won a well earned second,
The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :-Staff-Surgeon S. W. Vy, to the Barfur. Surgeons J. F. Hall, M.B, (o Caps, and to the Bargames A. T. Wysard, to
PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE FAR EAST.
Per P. and O. st.n.ct Borse, from London,
Geners T, Balsles, Mr. H. Simmins. Busb-idge, Mr. E H, Bell, Deputy Inspector Jooe To Sirati. Caloa, and Japan:
"and bad
was constantly sick and dizzy," she says,
dull pain between the shoulders. I had no apple, and the effect of what little I stick oat was so bad and gave me so munb distress that after time I hardly dared touch any food or drink, Dur- constipated, Intervals of ten days sometimes sisping Missing this period I may that mention that I was terribly between the stone of the bowls. Na latatires of eness availed to relieve this condition, anit, I became more feeble ant prostrated day by day. My Alinows hea heran
In August, 1892, and after four months sufering I completely oured in December by your remedy.
was Indeed it was not neceisey for me to take quite one bottle. If any one who reads this little statement of mine wishes to know more about my case, I will
Per P. and O. stermer Australia, connseiing with the stormes Parramatta, at Colombo, from Landen. Jones”.—To Straits, China, and Japan; M. KG. Andét, Mr. H. A. Street.
Per P. and O. steamer Arcadia, connect g with the stormer Rasgal, at Colombo, from
Emtinations.
F. BLACKHEAD & Co., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS AND GENEral commISSION
AGENTS PRAYA CENTRAL, HONGKONG, SOAP MANUFACTURERS. SOLE AGENTS FOR
COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND. HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT. DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES
&c.,
the Blenheim, for medical charge on voyage to Lo-don, June 30 ~To Stralis, “blaa, and Japan: gladly answer inquiries. (Signed) Mr. M. G.LYARTMANN'S 'RAHTJEN'S GENUINE
the Barteur, Is the Blenheim.
The Edgar, cruises, merived at Plymouth on 7th Jane from the China Station in charge al vessel. The Rugar left England on Nov. 4th Com. R. C. Sparke, late of the Linnst, for the Chios. Station with new crows for the Arcker, cruises, and the ganboats Linnet and Peacock, and was ordered to remain on the iation during the unsettled state of affairs to the EA. She will be paid off at Davonport.
The trials the D'Emiracasteaus have been proceeding at Toulos with very satisfactory results. This craiser is remarkable for the very complete electric fastallation she caniles, the heavy guns belag irstued by electricity, and, in addition, the ammsaltlon and clader-balsts, ventilating fans, and telegraphs are also actual: ed by the same power, in addition to a very completo installation of search and incandes. cent lights. The power is obtained from two groups of dynamos, one placed forward, the other
alt.
To an article la last month's Harper, Captain Mahan writes concerning Hawali in discussing the United States naval needs: A Great Britain is by very far the greatest naval Power, fet a lake her to be the supposed enemy. If we possessed the Hawaiian Islands, and war un- bappily broke out with Great Britain, she could now, if she desired, take them without trouble, * far as our war is concerned; se could France; to possibly, five, years hence, could Japin. Thalf, ander our present conditions of naval weakness, either France or Great Biltala could spare ships enough to overcame our larte, without fetally, crispilog ber European feet; whereas, were aur navy half the size all her fleet so far away from; or, if we had of the Britt, she cozld not afford to send half ours in the Pacific and ball la the Atlantic, could she afford to send ane-third or one-fourth of her entire nawy 10 far from her greater fater- ests, Independent of the fact that, even It vict- orlous, it would be very badly aned before our force was defeited. Hawali is not worth that to Great Britain; whereas it is of so much con-
-
To guard against mishaps there were several sicam launches lo attendance, and at one time, when slight fog came down, two torpedo-sequence to us that, even if lost, it would pro-" boats were sent across the bay.
THILVING CHINAMEN.
A few days agosome of the wooden Barracks which had been erected on the mainland by the Japanese, were sali to some native merchant, and last Tuesday night several of ble filanda (?) numberleg abat zeco, bearing of his grand bar. gain, offered their services (gratuitously) to remove the balldings, and started in right away, But they evidently had not a correct estimate of the strength of a Japanese roof, for while nom. bens were teside khidly removing the partitions, etc., the majorly were swarming the roof, all cager to remove the sblagles till suddenly there was a mighty crash, and then, save the cheer. ing, all was o'er, for by this time a strong party of blue jackets had strived on the scene and the Balves had urgent business elsewhere. But la the marking very dead Chinamen were found ander the fairs and many more were badiy lojared.
DEATH OF THE FLEXT SURGEON.
At such an early stage of the proceedings bere, I very much regret having to report a death In cur commasfty, that of Fleet Surgeon, Charles Albert Macaulay, H.M.S. Centurion, who died on the morning of the 15th inst, in his 48th year.
It appears that only two days trevious he had gone to the main-land where he had taken a hot sulphur bath and on the long journey back to his ship, he caught chill from which he never recovered.
bind and
The funeral took place on the aftenons of the 16h fast, In the presence of at least 250 officers and men, and was an imposteg spectacle. The body, attended by two R. C. priests from Chalco, was carried on gun carriage headed by the large firing party in charge of Commander, Granville, after these came the blue Jackets, the officers in full dress, and 1:st of all the Admiral. Alving at the grave the priests read the baris! service and then slowly and sadly we laid him to rest," The firing party fired three volleys and the first Belsh fanerai on Lia Kungiaɔ was over,
It was hard work digging the grave, the burial graund selec'ed belog composed mostly of sock. But then
Art act the rocks their funeral piles!
The seat and share their grare i
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bably be returned at a peace, as Martinique and Guadeloup: tavailably hava been to France. Great Britala "would not find its value equivalent to dar resentment at her holding it. Now the argument as to the British A :et fr still stranger as to France, for she is a distant as Great Bel- trin and has a smaller navy. The argument is different as regards Japan, for she is nearer by far than they, only hall as tar agalone, and that Power bas recently given as an intimation which, if we disregard, we do so in face of the facts. Her remonstrance about the annexation. of "Hawall, however far it went, gave us fair atalog that a great naval state was about to come into belag in the Pacific, prepared to walch, and perhaps to contest, our action In what we thought our interests demanded. From that lastant the navy of Japan becomes a andard, showing, whether wo annex the islands or not, a minimum beneath which our Pacific fleet cannot be allowed to fall, without becoming a 'navy for defence only,' In the very | worst rense"-L. and C. Exprezi,
MINING IN BORNEO,
AUSTRALIAN ENTERP 151,
proposed to inaugurato what is termed "A According to circular just issued, it is Unique Colossal Melbourne Enterprise" an Rhodesian lines in Bameo. The proposal embrances four schemes:-1. To secure 80.000 acres in the auntierous arcas of North Boraco, to be mined by specially favoured pioneers with Australian methods, and controlled by a founder's syndicate in Melbourne. 2. To prospect these areas b sultable plant through the
medium of compantes prompted in London and Australia. 3. To do likewise to West Borneo. 4. To negotiate with chief men and rulers for the cassion of 30,000 or 40,000 square ralles of territory to the London and Australian promoters as a falure Loados and Melbourne British Chartered Company, Eastern Archipelago.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
REUTER'S BLUNDERING.
ONLY A "NOT" OMITTED,
THE BRITISH GRAVES AT CHUSAN. While on this subject, I cannot help menilon. Ing that one of the first acts of Admiral Seymour, on this station-was-to-attend-to the British, graves at Chusan. I was willing there not long go,,and under Admiral Seymour's Instruc-gram containing what we described as the wel- Ilons the French Fathers were building a small cemetery, round the walls of which they were placing the tombstones of all those barled at Chusan, amberlog about six hundred, and including wives, mothers, and children. Mercury.
NEWCHWANG.
(From our Correspondent)
June ayıb.
A RUSSIAN CONC495ION. About two miles frem hese up river, the Russians have surveyed an area of ground of five river footage with a depth varying from quarter mile to perhaps one mile. Strong wooden staker mark the boundarler, and Rus Han fascripfos indicate their purpose. The properly owned by the Chinese included in this area is paid for at the rate of Tis. zo per mow by the Roulans. Although unwilling to accept this, an order from
to accept the terms. Wher. was fra to be bulit, and the boundaries are to be defined by s wall. The whole is ́st proseat termed the "Rasulan Concession." About five miles down river surveys have been carried out by the same people, and wharves will be erected in that locally to facilitate the leading oi sallway material, This will be conveyed inland by rallway laid down from that polai.
A JAPANESE LETTLEMENT.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemon, Miss Hunter, Mr. Procior, that lady, writed from her home No. 12.
Ms. Skey,
Per P. and O. steamer Roma connecting with Tals 14-To Straits, Chiota & Japan : Mr. H. the s'armer Chwian, at Colomba fram London,
W. Flimstone.
Per Messageries Muldmes steamer Erneti Simons, from Marsellies. Jane 12.-To Hong kong. Mis Stokes, Mr. Ket Edle.
Per Messigerles Maritimes steamer Polysis- size, connec:log wlib the steamti Brnest Simons at Colombo from Mars-les, June 19 Shanghal: Mr. Alan Wilson. To Hongkong. Mr. and Mrs. de Berard and two children.
Per Messagerles Maililmes steamer Salasti, from Marseilles, July 3.-To Yokohama: Mr.
Repenn.
DROWNED WHILST BATHING.
A very sad accident occurred yesterday, says that several of the crew of the Clan Machemste the Shanghai Mercury of 4th last. It appears
among them was the steward of the ship whe went to the Poolong aids of iba river to baile,
w the first to strip. He dived from one of the pontons; a strong ebb ille was running and he was not seen to rise, belag probably drawn under the pontoon by the force of the current, His body has not yet been recovered. The temptation to bathe in the river is great this bot weather, but the danger of so troncherous river as the Whangpos is still greater, and this people wishing to do so. accident among others should be a warning to
NOTA NDA
CALENDAR.
JULY. Mateorological means based on ten years' observations to 1895.
Barometer
.....-29.857 Thermometer...76 2
Rainfall...
Horgan's Buildings, College Road, Cort, dating her latter the 27th of the sunny month of June, 1803. She says, "Everything was trouble in horden. For nights together I got no strep. I couldn't bear the noise of the children. I had not desire for com- pany wanted to be alone in my misery.
I often thought I was going to die. I was in this way for nearly twolve months."
Now this was bat; very, very bad. When a wo which of all moins is least shared by a mother's man cannot hear the noise of her own children-
Car-why,
wby, bar
here are, we might ear, all gona to plexi. And Inumuch as the nerros to only part of the body, it follows that the whole
adly out of order. And so it was. The pom- ystem is pilot." the ways, ama on in October, 1890." IL was marked by failure of the appetita, pain and weight in the chest after eating, sinking feeling at the pit
the stomach, biliousness, datulency, and other signs with which the readers of these mettolos are 15 sadly familia
of
Of the progress of this malady and how low it reduced her she has already spoken. The oud of it alls happy end, thank Meter-was like this. "In September, 1891." she adds, "my husband persuaded ma to try a medisine he had hosed and road so much about. I did so, and soon found relief that none of the other medicines I had used were able to give me. My last appetite came back, and my food digested casily and strengthened me. You hardly need be told that I continued taking the medicine, and soon nothing since. Yours truly, (Signed) Mrs. Ludy Carroll"
Women, like mon, paver agree on all the toples which
some up in conversation. It would be a dull world if they did. But there two will agree that they wore afficted with the same complaint-indigestion and dyspepala, and that Mother Belgel's Curative Byrup, which restored them both to health, is one of the very best friends in time of trouble that their sex over had.
And what is more, If all the women in this king. dam who think the same were collected in one meeting, no buliding could be found big enough to accommodate them.-Ads.
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Humidity. Ralfali
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Filday, 8th July, 1898. Moor-In-Equaler Thr. p.m. High water-Morning .............. Okr. 53min. Afternoon Ohr. 1mtu. Low water-Morning. Ekr. Smin.
Afternoon........ Okr. 98min. ANNIVERSARIES,
1836-Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlalu, M.P.,
born.
1846-Canton factories attacked by Chiners. 1848-Attempted" pohoning by Chinese at Hongkong of as men of the R. Artillery,
Sola Apinis for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and
P. & O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH WHISKY, &c.
EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITIS ALWAYS IN STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICKS.
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THE FINE SCREW STEEL STEAMER
"SULTAN."
135 tons RTDIS, 1.350-31 tons Register (builders' menjarement); bailt la 1893 by Mesus. WOOD, SKINNER & Co., Newcastle, England. The steal used in construction wa Jesied by Liardi, and all requirements of the inatation at the date of finnching were com®. piled with.
Ta Engles were balte by THE NORTH EASTERN MARINE ENGINEERING CO. (LTD) Wallsend, and are tripla expansion. Diameter of cylinders 20 lo., 34 to, and 56 fa, the length of strake 39 in., the Nominal Horse Power 200, There are two steel bollars carrying 160 lbs. presure, cich boiler having 3 tornaces.
The vessel has a cellular double batten for water ballast, ali fore-and-aft, and is equipped with all the most modern improvement, includ ing combined storm and hand stearine appara- tas emidehips, and sitew gear aft, direct pies windlass, &c.
The principal dimensions of the vessel are as follows:-
Langib 375 beads 17 ft 6 in, depth (moaldea) 30, 8 in. The cubic capacity of held li 149,350 ft., equivalent to 3.553 tons at 43 cable feet to the ton. Tha vessain consump tion of coal is 18 tons per 24 hours, with a speed- of to koots. Her banker capacity is 335 toas and water ballast 460 tons,
Her draught, light, is 7 ft to in, and loaded arit, with 3,100 tons on board.
The vessel has beeg put in a complete stata of repair ander the superintendence of the Bateau Veritas representative, who has recom merded the vaskel for a class in the First Division 3/3 L 4.1.
For farther particolara apoly tom
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A PAMPHLET containing the Series of Articles by the Telegraph's Special Correspondent entitled "HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE IN KWANGTUNG
AND KWANGSI,"
ALSO
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The new TRANSIT Pass RULES, providing for
Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co., Shanghale the sale of goode en vonds to toland markets.
Onoda Cement Company, Japan **** Kanegafichi Cotton Spinning MBL-spa The Blika Cattan Splaning 1, Lltitted, ‹- Tokyo Cotton Spinning Mill, Japan.. Hayashi Clock Factory,"
Hongkong, Trth December: 18ÇÃ
THE JE. THOMSEN & CO,
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No. 3 ELGIN STREET. Apply to
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"HREE ROOMS on 2ND FLOOR No. 8, Queen's Road Central, Saltable for OFFICE, Rast Moderate. Apply to
1850-Death of the Duke of Cambridge, the THRE
Queen's uncle, 1896-Floods lo Japan; 3.000 houses destroyed.
Mr. SUI SANG,
On the premises, Hongkong, 7th March, 1898.
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TO-MORROW. Saturday, 9th July, 1898.. High waist-Morning w
Afternoon Low water-Morning
Chr. Imin. Afternoon ... TAr. 15min. *ANNIVERSARIES,
1656-First Datch Embassy arrived at Tientalo. 1797-Edmund Burke died.
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Intimations.
THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE CO., LIMITED.
1372-Incendiary fire on the ship Benefactor in AN INTERIM DIVIDEND & the AIND 1898-Eruption of Mayon volcano, Philippines ;
Hongkong hartour.
1806-Escape of Chinese convicts from Mente
much damage.
Fort, Macao
1897-Mr. D. K. Silman, of Hongkong, drowned
at Ma'an, Swatów.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS 'DUE:
Australian (Changika) oth lost. Canadian (Empress of Japan) rzih fast. Austrailao (Australian) 14th inst. American (Belgie) 18th lust,
malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 18th alto THE O. & O. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, with
A few days ago, we published a Reuter'a tele- come nows that the Home Government, In respect to Hongkong, had come to a favourable Dicesses Ordinances. The text of the telegram decision in the matter of renewing the Contigious which we published was as follows:
eta Honolula, has arrived at Yokohama, and "Mr. Chamberlain has announced, la the will leave for this port to-morrow morning the House of Commons, that it has been decided to gb, via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and sanction the re-enactment of the Contagious | Sbangbal Diseases Ordinance at Hongkong."
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We, naturally, recommended that the me- HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, ment chosen for the re-enactment of the Con. Isidoro Pontanum al
Kowloon Dock Inglous Diseases rdinanca at Hoogkong should Fathes iela
be chosen the moment for gala pubing Nagehow) the claims of the Straits to the re-enactment Hyglisbra of the same ordinance here. Our suggestion Loongmoon........................ was that the Singapore Brarch of the Satsang Stralis Association should immediately tole Kong Bangiote graph to Lendon expressing the hope that the Humber H.M.S......................... same infeguard that was going to be extended to the Hongkong community should also be extended to the Straits. The Stralis Associa tion did that, and have now received tele. Loaded. That reply is as follows :—
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compelledtheo through the local Tantal graphic reply from the Straits Association Nester, Queen Mary, Ratho. Jess 10; Tapan,
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I have it on good auteerity that the Japanese have cblained land wast of this town to form Japanese Settlement. If amours are true the necessary formalities with the authorbice sra already completed.
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FOUR PER CENT DOLLAR FIFTY CENTS PER SHARE) for the six application to the registered Saamholders in the maniks ending 30th Jonc, 1898 will be paid, on Above Company. TÖ-MORROW, the gib July, 1898.
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This ELIXIR is employed with Įradaoss to restore the FORCES of the STOMACH and FACILI- TATES the DIGESTION,
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FASEID THE GAWAL. OurWARD-May 31; Maria Valerie, Chin Kiong, Juce 31 Howlsh Hall Jene 7 i "Slication is analtered Report Is not rua,"
Arora, June 13,1 Ichang, Promatkaur. Jand contradicted on such a point. Either Mr.
It seemed odd, at first, that Renter should be 371 Brate, Ernest Simons, Remus. June at 4 Apply to Mears, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Carmarthenshire, Aningsby, Drumgarth,
Hongkong. Chamberlain made a statement in the House of June 241 Borneo, Arcadia, Patroclus.
Agents for LAENDLER & Co. Paris, Commons as Racer telegraphed, or Mr. Cham- beriain did not. By a diligent slady, however,
NOTICE. of the Rangoon papers which have anived to. day, we find that Mr. Chamberlain did make talement, and that Reuter has made a mess of the statement, The telegram that appears in the Rangoon papers is the same as the telegram that we published with the add! tion of the following words:-
"But he was considering with the Govenor of the Colony regarding other measures for check The area chiefly occupied at present by forel-fog venereal disease." guers will forms the Bridsh Concession it per- mission be granted. The preliminary plans of the ground to be included are completed and ready for presentation to the proper authosides
At Peking.
LAND' SPECULATION.
Forelguers have recently speculated greatly to. fand around the place, and in Inspecting about a dozen boundary stones out of hundreds the whole alphabet may be seen fascribed thereon. The most prominent letters are B. C. D, E, lo different combinations.—Mercury,
HOMAWARD-Preussen, June 24th.
NO BUILDING BIG ENOUGH,
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about to mention (by their good will and consent) Probably the two woman whose names we are
DOTUT KEW OF #ven heard of each other. A broad bit of sea-water rolls between the places where they Try day, and it is quite possible they misy meet severally lira. Still, the world is getting smaller they do, they will have a common subject for a talk. Without walling for that, however, we will let the light of the wo de fallowing alter the word "but, on the spot.
Now when we read the whole mesinge in the reader into the secret (so far as it is a secret) right
The we can construct the message as it ought to have
BTAL been telegraphed, if telegraphed correctly, bytom dated the 10th of the blustering tonik of lady to be named resides at Bishop's near Kirton, Today, Lincolnshire, and in Inserting the single word "not" gam House of Commons, that it has been decided
Mr. Chamberlain has announced, to the March, 1693, she says, "Z trembled from head, fo not to sancilon the re-enactment of the Con tagious Diseases Odinance at Hongkong but he was couldering with the Governor of the Colony regarding other measures for checking veneren! discase—Strafli Timeli
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FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are bereby informed that their Goods 258 being landed and placed at their vish 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.
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No Fire Insurance will be effected by ma in any case whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognited.
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THE P. & O. S. N, Co.'s Steamship
"COROMANDEL,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
Consigree of Cargo by the above-named vessal are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk 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:-
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Superintendant; Hongkong, 7th July, 1898.
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