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THE GREAT EASTERN AND ~CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING CO.,

LIMITED.

The following report has been received by Mesars. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., the general agents, from the manager at the mines-

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Since my last report of the 3rd instant I have put on a few more men, so as to push the work ahead as fast as possible, for our battery is nearing completion, and although we have sufficient quartz at the various shafts for a good start, yet the development work must kept go ing and the more of this is done before the commencement of the crushings the easier it is afterwards to keep the battery going.

at the

Great Eastern Mine. The contriciors have carried the rise up to 15 feel, which shows over 3 feet of fine quartz. There are in this mine two kinds of ore, the one a whitish quartz as in the upper level, worth about ounce per on and a dark blue stone which came in lower level and which is considerably richer, fine gold showing on the face of the quartz freely have also started three shafts cach side to beat out the leading slope. In the north the stope has been carried along 8 feet with the reef showing 4 feet in the face, and the south stope has been put in's feet with a reef of about three feet in the face, the ore in both cases looking well. The drives on this reef both north and south should be continued, as well as a connecting winze, mentioned in my List, from the upper level to be sunk simul- taneously, but I cannot do this yet.., We have

about 200 tons at grass.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1898.

the buts, called up familiar scenes, in the Empire of Daihan.

The reason Koreans drift to those northern regions is the necessity to find a means of livelihood; to keep soul and body together. They have neither the inclination nor ability to "learn the chracters". Theirs is life of hard toil

HEAVY WEATHER IN THE NORTH.

The North China Daily News of the 17th instant says:

·SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE

Indian (Koh-i-noor) to-morrow, English (Chusavi) 5th inst American (Coptic) 27th inst..

Canadian (Empress of China) 28th inst.

American (City of Pěšing) rath prox.

*

矮

THE N. P. S. S. Co.'s steamer Tacoma has arrived at Yokohama, and sailed for Tacoma today the 23rd instant.

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer a.m. to-day the 23rd, and will leave at 9p.m. Empress of China arrived at Nagasaki at 7 for Shanghal, where she is due to arrive at 11 am. on Sunday the 25th instant.

Isidora Pons.... HIG.MS. Kaiser... Chunshan......

Bygde........

H.L.G:M.S. Gefion. H.4.G.M.S. Moewe...

risk....

HLG.MLS, K. A'la...

7.3LS. Pigmy... Haiphong. Athenian

Hainan... Pakshan

Hankowe Pleciela....

Kowloon Dock.

Entertainments.

THEATRE ROYAL,

CITY HALL.

Under the distinguished Patronage of Vice-Admiral Sir EDWARD HOBART SEYMOUR, K.C.B., R.N. By kind Permission of Captain The Hon. HEDWORTH LAMBTON,

and Officers of H.M.S."POWERFUL.”

HE AMATEUR DRAMATIC co.. THE

H.M.S. POWERFUL" In the NAUTICAL MUSICAL BURLESQUE,

-Entitled

H.M.S. "MISSFIRE"

of

On

CHANGE ROUNDS.

MONDAY, the 26th December, 1898, The whole Concluding with the Realistic

Tableaux

(1) READY FOR ACTION.

(2) BATTLE SCENES

(3). DEATH OF NELSON.

The String Band of H.M.S. Powerful. Mr. SCHOFIELD Conducting. Doors Upen 8.30 P.M. Commence P.M. -Box Plan at the CITY HALL, on SATUR- DAY and MONDAY.

PRICES, Dress Circle, $3 and $t. Stalls, $2. Pit, $1.

́Cosmopolitan'

Aberdeen

The late N.W. gale on our coast has evidently beon of exceptional force judging by the appearance of those vessels which were un- fortunate enough to have to weather. it. H.M.S. Iphigenia left Wei-hai-wei at 8 am. on Monday under the most favourable auspices and was doing 22 knots, intending to reach- Shanghai on the Tuasilay afernena tide, when HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. the gale rose suddenly and by: 7 pm. hud attained such a height that it became necessary to slow the engines, and by 9 o'clock the vessel was hove-to and remained so for 36 hours hav- ing shipped a sea which flooded the quarter deck and carricit over the side one of the star- board three-pounders and the No. 1 cutter, be sides damaging the Captain's gig. On Wednes day morning, the weather having modemted, Capt. Dudding continued his voyage. The str. Kobe fast from Japan also had a rough handling, and we understand Capt Swain declares it to be the worst nor wester he has experienced for ten years. The str. Pekin was on her way from Ningpo to Shanghai and had several planks stripped off her top-sides by the sea but the str. Kiangien fared the worst of all. Bound to Ningpo and when abreast of Voleman Iskind a huge sea struck her and carried away some sixty feet of her guard, on the starboard side forward of the paddlebox. The iron knees, etc.; were wrenched off close te the ship's side and the iron bulwarks and stanchions torn away, leaving no support for the saloon deck which con- sequently bank at that place over a fool. Not withstanding various reports to the contrary, we believe there was an loss of life, in fact such would be more than unlikely as no one would venture on the deck in such rough and bitterly cold weather. Captain Paltinmediately headed the vessel to the sea and anchored, as he could. not possibly run for shelter in sach a condition Rise and Shine This is now just like the and in the trough of such a sea. By 6 am, the Zulu, small and erratic, but good. We have following morning the weather had moderated about 40 ton-on-top-here-As mentioned-in-a-little-and-the-vessel-proceeded to-Ningport10- my last, I had started the men to drive in the crew having shored up the saloon deck and upper level, immediately below the old work brought the overhanging weight to bear on the ings to get at the true course of the reef, as the longitudinal girder by tackles. She left the shaft had knocked the ground about so much. same afternoon (Wednesday) for Shanghai but, We have now resumed our lower drive after

as the weather was still rough, anchored of having driven 18 feet under the old workings, Chinbai Island until 8 am, on Thursday when and shall soon know more about it

thewind-and-sea-having-dropped a course was shaped for Shanghai which was reached the same evening, the Kianglech anchoring belowman Isles. the shipping at top.m. Her repairs will probably.. extend over a month. In the meantime the str. Hrinchi will take her place.

Zulu Mine.The drive south has been put in 48 feet and at present the reef is only a few inches wide, but of its usual richness. The leading stope has been carried in 12 feet with the reef at present only 6 inches in the face but the width varies almost daily and to-morrow it may be 18 inches again. In the north I have stopped the men from driving at present, as the chute is getting poor there, possibly one of those blanks which always occur at the end of a chute. The drive has been put in 52 feet, the reef in face being bout one foot wide. We shall resume this drive later on.. At present I have put the men an to put in the leading stope and started in 16 feet with the reef in the face showing about feer. As soon as possible I shall continue the shaft, which is badly

wanted.

Bank of England. I have let a contract here to stope out the big reef. On the rich leader north we have riven 13 feet. It is 8 inches wide, but much larger over head and rich, the stone showing nice gold. I shall also let a contract here (on fast now) for driving next week.

Battery, This is getting on fast now. The engine foundations are in course of construc- tion, the boilers are in position, also four of the six pans, the shed framing is finished, and the iron will be put on next week, but owing to the unfortunate delays explained in my last, I am sorry to say we shall not be able to start crush- ing before the end of December. With about 490 tons of quartz at grass at the Bank, our present quantity of ore raised will not fall much short of Boo tons.

A VISIT TO VLADIVOSTOCK,

The following extract is taken from a long Jetter in the Korean Repository som

Of military Vladivostock I have nothing to say, for the all-sufficient reason that I know nothing. The sailor, the soldier, the captain, the general, are all met on the street. The Rurik, one of the largest cruisers in the world, was in the harbour, as well as three or four other warships; the two floating dry docks were occupied by ships; a few cannon were seen on several elevations around the town, at the basis of which in four languages, Russian, French, German and English, was the notice, Entrance is prohibited. The Russian mill tary official is always manly and dignified in appearance the private soldier is not always so, and the same may be said of the sailor.

Civil Vindivostok is more interesting Wladiv- stock means Possession of the East. Forty years ago the the place was a wilderness, now it has a population of 14,000. From the western limit of Tiger's Point to the far eastein extremity af High Street or Main Street is at least five miles and the town straggles prer these hills The town is laid out regularly the streets cross ing at right angles. The city has just emerged from its first or chrysalis stage. The log cabin has given place to the brick house; the wooden pavements are being replaced by granite flagging. The Chinese, who seem have all the building joba, are busy at work. There is not a square seemingly where a building of large dimensions is not going up, and in some squares there are several. All are put up to stay. The. transition period is past and the perman- ent stage has arrived. The man or Arin erect-. ing building in Vladivostock has come to stay. Bit seems to the visitor, everybody is busy and rushing about. The link of the mason's trowel, the ring of the stone cutter's hammer, and the sound of the carpenter's axe are heard all sides. The Russian is the master of the gn town, the German the merchant! the China- man the artisan; the Japanese the photo- grapher, and the Korean-would I did not have. iq say it the coolie. There are some twenty- five Americans in the place and the first U.S. Consul went there only a few days before us. The Arm of Messrs. Clarkson and Co. run a line of ships once month, between Vladivo stock and Oregon, Flour and lumber from the Pacific States, and beef from Kansas are the chief articles of import. We saw on the land: ing hundreds of bage of wheat flour from the milla of Spokana,

The Ghinese and Koreans live together, Their settlements are in the north-western part on the cold side of the hill. The prosperity 10 generously ascribed by Mrs. Bishop to Koreans in Manchuria ono fails to see in the Korean town in Vladivostock. The Rev. D. Henry Lansdell in Through Siberia tells us The Koreans were described as very industrious This may be accepted in correct. They are in Competition, and must be active or they will be run over,

Going up the hill to the Korean village a short distance we entered a yard whare stood gi neat dwelling house. The owner a dignified and elderly gentleman of the well-to-do class, came out and greeted us. After the usual salatations, we fell into conversation. His house, he informed us, cost over four hundred dollars, a price considerably in advance of houses of that grade in Seoul. "The Russian Government

does not allow the thatch roof and mud wail.

any longer, though in 1878 when Dr. Lansdell visited the settlement it did. He says he "went Into some to the houses, the walls of which were of mud plastered on a framework of straw." The sides and roofs of the houses now are of boards. For the rest the low rooms the open kitchen, and the 'fithy draine atqund"

THE VENEZUELA BOUNDARY.

Arrivals.

SWATOW.

for

from Agents, Dec. 20 nileong ... Amoy.....J. M. & Co. to Glenfallech......Amoy ...LY.S. & Co. to Taitoon...Hongkong...B. & S. 22 Haimun .....Amoy.....I. M. &. Co. Fung Shun.Shii& Amoy.C.M.S.N. Co. Departures.

Agents. Dec. 20 Hailong... Hongkong.... M. & Co. 20 Chivuci ... Shai...C.M.S.N. Co. 20 Taiwan. Shanghai... B. & S. 20 Lantok Bangkok...B. & S. 20 Glenfaller.. Spore ...LY.S. & Co. 22 Kainion ...... Hongkong...J. M. & Co. IN PORT--Fung Shwn,

Sailors ond Soldiers in Unifonn, Half- Price to Pit only.

The Proceeds of the Entertainment will be given to Naval Charities:

Hongkong, 21st December, 1898.

THEATRE

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ROYAL.

CITY HALL. -

THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB

will produce a Pantomime entitled,

-THE YELLOW DWARF,'

от

IN.

Intimations,

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Shipping

STEAMERS.

INDO-CHINA STEAM, NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

accordance with ORDINANCE No, 6 of 1875, the Underntentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th instant, respectively.

For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE Company's

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

AT. E. SANSOM,

Manager. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. For the NATIONAL BANK OF CITINA,

LIMITED,

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager,

For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

LIMITED,

J. THURBURN, Manager,

For the BANQUE DE W'INDO-CHINE,

J. G. F. AUGUSTIN, . Manager. For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

EL HUNTER, Manager. For the YoxOITAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

CHON,

Agent. For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

E. W. RUTTER, Manager. Hongkong, zoth December, 1898.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

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THE Undermentioned INSURANCE Tordesille CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th instant,

January, 1899-

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND',

CALCUTTA.

Steamship

"SUISANG,”

Captain G. Payne, will be despatched as above. TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or l'assage, apply to a

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. -

[1500

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1898. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND.

SOURABAYA.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"FAUSANG"

Captain Moncur, will be despateed (as abovė TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, at Noon.

For Freight of Passage, apply tif

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers,

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1858,

1501

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

"GLENARTNEY," Captain Frakes, will be despatched as above on or about the 24th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 17th December, 1893.

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FOR LONDON VIA MÁNILA AND SUEZ CANAL.

respectively, and on MONDAY, the and THE Steamship

| JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD. General Managers.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED.

'HARLEQUIN THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, W. J. SAUNDERS,

and the

FAIR PRINCESS."

Un the following dates — THURSDAY, 5th January, 1899.

SATURDAY, 7th MONDAY,

9th

WEDNESDAY, 11th

SATURDAY, 14th

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PASSED THE CANAL. Outward-Nov, zund Ingrani, Flintshire; Nov. 29th Gisela, Malacca, Benledi, Dorothea Hickmers: Dec. 6th Fantaluss-Dec. 9th-Sikh, Socola Pladimir; Dec. 13th Patroclus, Nerbe OPENED on THURSDAY, the 22nd Dec.

Homeward-Dec. 13th Caledonien,

·THE MESSAGE OF THE SPEAR.

Away back in the yeir 64 do.—1,043 years ago—a little detachment of Roman enlilors was baselged be a heat w' Gaula at Charlerol, in the north of what i now called France. Betering that no help conld norribly reach them, the Bimana crpented to fight until they were all stricken down. One day a short asear enme whizzing over the remnants and such in Gue of the wonden

Nobody paid any atten. towers. tion to it at first. They just went on stanghtering Daul and getting laughter themselves. length on offices w something fluttering from that wwer. It riveral to be a note from Julia Cour

written in Greek. He said he was on his way with

**

army to relieve the garrison. That nata had been

there, unheaded for several days. In due time Cer

came and hade short work of the Gsale.

That people should suffer and straggle hopelessly when they must know of the ambig help before they can A help is near at hand is sad to think of, but draw courage from it. Take the torments and den. rer of distro for example, We fight them with all The wonnor. we have. Sɔmetimei wo hit on the

The TICKET OFFICE at the Theatre will

at 10 AM. and Seats can be booked from to A.M. to 4 P.M., every day; SUNDAYS and GENERAL HOLIDAYS excepted.

E. W. MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 8th December, 1898.

Entimations.

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THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

NOTNSTALMENT of $30 per SHARE on OTICE is hereby given that the FINAL the shares in above COMPANY becomes due on the THIRTY-FIRST day of December next, and PAYMENT thereof must be made to the BANKERS of the Company, viz, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION on or before that date.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Managers,

[1396 Hongkong, 30th November, 1898,

From information given by the Times corres- pondent at St Petersburg, the task of the Venezuela Boundary Arbitrators will not be a light one. He says that last March both Governments communicated the first part of the historical docuraents and maps in support of their respective claims to Professor Mortens, the chief arbitrator. The British case was contained in eight large válumes and an enor mous atlas of the rirest maps of Venezuela and South America The case for Venezuela comprised four volumes and an atlas. The second phase of the proceedings was entered upon in August last, when each of the two Coveraments handed to Professor Mertens a counter case against the first arguments and historical papers of its opponent, Venezuela sent three new volumes and another atlas, and Great Britain two large new volumes and another atlas. Up to the present the members of the arbitration count have received more than azoo documents in the English, Spanish, and Dutch languages, covering a period of four centuries. This dispute, if judged by the extent of material thus far laid before the arbitrators, is the most difficult, says the official journal, of all the questions hitherto submitted to international arbitration. Inge lifetime. A alle day of lines in always loRATES will be published in the GAZETTE December next the two Goverments are bound to fumish the chief arbitrator and the members of the court with their final conclusions or printed argument," which will close the preliminary procedure. In the spring af next year the international court, under the pre- sidency of Professor Mertens, will meet in Paris to hear the verbal arguments of the. representatives of both Governments, and to give its decision, which will be final and obligatory,

NOTANDA

CALENDAR.

DECEMBER. Meteorological means based on ten years observations to 1893. Barometer

.29.818 * *ཝཱ * ནྟེཝཱ Thermometer Humidity upan Rainfall

TO-DAY-

WEATHER REPORT,

Barometer...

·Thermometer

Humidity -Rainfall

TO-DAY.

„Ba ...77

5.58

On date at Cu dato as 10 km, • pan.

3036

61

·48

Friday, 23rd Decembar, 1898, Chinese 11th of 21th guson of 24th year of

Kwang-sil. High walos Morning.hr, fouin, Afternoon and chr, samtü Low water-Morning ... ohr. Jómin,

and sohr, 37min.

right thing, pri mare often we don't, even when de it as close as the spear in the tower was to the exhaust

garrison.

་་་

If Mr. Robert Lwels, postmaster at High Hem, Tameport, Romeseel, pould have found a remedy for intention, desponsis, and liver complaint be ders tainly would not have suffered from ft, · ka di1, for twenty years. Why that is more than halfen neer

enough, ordres kunne, Bus faxoy ath amp anne stretching self Into weeks, months, and years! Common enough? Yes, dreadfully common. So it Doverly fad dors that fact repnncile anybody to other? Me. Lavin is not, a man do sit tamaly down mn»! bhrol oxp

A misfortune Beating being poste master lie te grocer, with work enough to keep hits hasy.

Under what. #ifoiting this work was doma tells us in letter inted Bay, Ath, 1899.

“I had a bad thato to the mouth,” ha anys, “ pare

tignarly, in the morning, and my mouth was dry, and I paf ny think, tenacious plilegm. After eating Term the implest food had great pain in the chait að armind the heart. :1 anffored greatly from sloke kradenols and gistiineze, and if I excrelief mooh, I got out of breath."

This was thms, caused by the aupifying action of foul hand upon the nerves that more the lunguj the impurities in the blood having come from the deitering romas of undigested food in the stomach. The heart trouble, the slok headsobe, and the giddi now, were symptoms of the same thing.]

As time went on," continuas Mr. Laris, “I be I came very low, weak, and mentally discouraged and

depressed.""

[A doctor, writing about this case for a Jasened medical journal, would use many tough Latin words, But he would not make the facts on plata as Mr. Lavis himself has made then.. Naturally a man who can-eat but little-which little mostly rote in hla stomach-will loon fireh and strength and come to

he of small use to himself or to any one else. We can all sea that even by candle light.

#1tried many medicines," he says dually, "but they did me no real good. At last 1 heard of Mother Belgel's Curative Syrup, and used it. I am happy to tell you that it won relierod and cared me. When. over I feel a sign of my old allment I resort to the Byron at enre, and the disease gets no further hold upon me. Pablish my statement if you like, and believe me yours, &o, (Bigned) Robert Lari,"

Roman soldiers left Canes mange gate The gerdod for days. It was written on parchment and fattered from a apar I have said. But, 66: We of print. Are you ill and in pain sa thango Laris was! Every newspaper, every magazine, 1861-Prince Consort buried.

almost all the publications your eye falls on, contain 1870-British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed accounts of what Mother Selger's Syrup his done,

by fire, 1874-Lord Romilly died,

“ANNIVERSARIES

TOMORROW,

Saturday, 24th December, 1898, Chinese-12th of rith moon of 24th year of

Kwang-sil, High water-Mording Thr. 37min.

Afternoon 6hr, gomin Low water-Morning mông, thr, römin, Lahr, "gmin.

ANNIVERSARIES, 1814-Peace with America signed 1843First sermon preached by the Colonial

Chaplain in Hongkong.. 848--Attempt to set fire to the Central Market

Hongkong 1857-Commissioner Vah given 48 hours to

accede to the demands of the Allies, 88-Thackeray died Ed 1897-Suicide of Mr. Kluth, Manager, of the

- Club Concordja, at Shanghal.

live in Mr.

and daily door; for those who suffer, Bead the mos sagot. This it ones: sud, having read it, you know where to look for help. Ada.

Hotel.

WINDSOR HOTEL,

HONGKONG:

FOST OFFICE NOTIFICATION. HE Public are hereby informed, that on THE Public are hereby informed, ther on POSTAGE on Letters posted in the Colony to the places mentioned below wil be 4 Cents per 021-

The Full Schedule of NEW POSTAGE of the 24th instant.

A. M...THOMSON,

Postmaster General. Hongkong, 2nd December 1893. [1513 United Kingdom, Aden, Ascension, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Central Africa, British East Africa, British Guiana, British Houduras, British India Canada, Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Fiji, Federated Mainy States, Gibraltar, Gold Coast Colony, Johore, Lagos, Natal, Newfound Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Straits. Settlements, St. Helena, The Falkland Islands, The Gambia, The Leeward Islands (which comprise-Antigua, St Christopher and Nevis, Dominica, Mont- sarrat and the Virgin Islands), The Niger Coast Protectorate, The Niger Company's Territory,

The Windward Islands, (Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent), Tobago and Trinidad, Turks Island, and Ugarida. THE GREAT EASTERN, AND CALE. DONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the SECOND

NUCINARY ENERAL MEETING

of the SHAREHOLDERS of the above Com- pany will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Company, 7, Queen's Road Central, on THURSDAY, the 29th of December, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th June, 1895.

LÚTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co.,

General Agents, Hongkong, 20th December, 1898.

EYE-SIGHT,

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MR. N. LAZARUS, Occullit-Optlelan, of London and Culcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at

FLETCHER & Co's PHARMACY, (Opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL), Business Hours:

9 am to 5 PM,

T

A great proportion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some dificiency, in the construction of the eyes, the many years of "Eye Strain" THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the ending in serious forms of diseases. Classes THIS

Lelegant Building known as: CON- specially adapted in youth to those requiring. NAUGHTHOUSE, offers First-class Accom-them save and preserve the sight, Big brea modation to Residents and Travellers.

Passenger Elevator, from Entrance Hall to each Floor, in charge of experienced Attendant, Favourable Arrangements made for Families and for Monthly or Extended Periods.

P, BOHM, Proprietor & Manager,

Hongkong, jrd April, 1891-

|

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together; any of these symptoms indt cats a deficiency in the form of the eye require ing Glasses only to correct and cute,

Mr LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA CLES only after testing the sight,

ADVICE FREE!

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Acting Secretary,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY or

CANTON LD

W. H. PERCIVAL,

Agent,

NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO., LD,

W. H. RAY,

Secretary,

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE Co,

LIMITED. SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

Agents,

VANCTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,

LIMITED.

G. L. TOMLIN,

Acting Secretary,

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD. W H. T. DAVIS,

Manager,

THE STRAITS. INSURANCE CO., Ln. Hongkong, 19th December, 1895.; "[1491

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

No. 86.

NOTICE is hereby given that MONDAY

next, the 26th instant and MONDAY, the 2nd January, 1899, will be observed as HOLIDAYS at the KOWLOON CUSTOMS OFFICE.

Work at the OPIUM EXAMINATION OFFICE and CUSTOMS STATIONS will proceed as usual,

H. M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Customs,

for Kowloon & District.

Custom House,

Kowloon, 21st December, 1898,

GREATEST BLESSING OF LIFE.

Prof. H. WINTER. The Great American Indian Expert. WARRANTS TO CURE HARD AND

SOFT CORNS, BUNIONS IN-GROWING

NAILS AND WARTS.- pain or drawing blood, and, further “UARANTEED to take them out without

guarantees to perform a perfect cure.

Mr. WINTER'S fame is spoken of in high- est terms by various well-known. Gentlemen' who have suffered for years with Corns.

He has arrived at HONGKONG and will

remain till the 1st January at THOMAS GRILL ROOMS, Room No. 4 Office hours from 8 A.M. to 4 F. Consultation. free of charge,

Those who wich Mr. WINTER to visit them will please send their Address and he will call on MONDAYS and FRIDAYS between a and 3 P.M.

Charges Moderate. The Professor speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Hongkong, 16th November, 1898. [:478 STAMPS!

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FOR ALL

BILIOUS, AND NERVOUS DISORDERS

SUCH AS AN SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION,

WEAK STOMACH- IMPAIRED DIGESTION,

DISORDERED LIVER,-

AND FEMALE AILMENTS, ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES.

55 Cents per Box: Prepared only by the Proprietor THOMAS BEECHAM, St. Helens, England

SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG, and the EMPIRE of CHINA MAA

WATKINS & CO., APOTHECARIES' Hall, 66, Queen's Road- Central, Hongkong..

"BELGIC,"

Captain Rinder, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 7th instant, at Noon..

This well-known steamer has Superior. Accomodation for Passengers and carries a Docter and Stewardess.

For Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD) & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, zand December, 1898. * [1468 CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,,

LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND

LAUNCESTON,

THE Company's Steamship.

"TAIYUAN,"

Captain Nelson, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY the 28th instant, at Noong

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this: Steamer,

The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines, A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provie- ions during the entire voyage,

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric light. NB-Return Tickers issued by this Com pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for, return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND. AUSTRALIAN S.5. Co. and vice versa. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE;

Agents, Hongkong, 14th December, 1898..

[1469

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Company's Steamship THE

"HECTOR,"

Captain Bart, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 28th instant,

For Freight apply to

(1495

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents Hongkong, 19th December, 1898,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR MANILA, (DIRECT); HE Company's Steamship

THE

“SUNGKIANG,"

Captain Dodd, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 29th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente

[1496 Hongkong, 22nd December, 1998. || GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.

FOR LONDON, VA SUEZ CANAL. HE Steamship THE

"GLENAVON,"

Captain W. Pithie, will be despatched as above on or about the 29th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 16th December, 1898.

397

THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRAD-

ING COMPANY, LIMITED "SHELL LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR LONDON (VIA SINGAPORE.) HE Company's Steamship THE

ELPHINSTONE,"

Captain C. Abbott, will be despatched as above on or about the gif January.

For Freight, apply to s

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 10th December, 1898, f1451 MOGUL WARKACK-MILBURN LINE FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

MOGUL

will be despatched as above on er about the 15th January, 1899. SS. ENERGIA"...About 31st Jan, 1899, S.S. ARGYLL" with Feb, JEgg, 9.9."SIKH

18th Feb, 1899, *****!།།**i* For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL CARLILE & Co,

Agents, Hongkong, azad December, 1899.

To be Let.

TOLET

SEMI-DETACIJAD: ::: VILLA - RESI DENCES, on Bowen Road (now in course of erection.)Y. PROPERTY now occupied by the

Bowrington Saw Mills.

FLOORS in STAUNTON, and ELGIN

STREETS

"FAIRVIEW". KOWLOON. "BAHAR LODGE

No. 4, RIPON TERRACE.

Apply to wat

THE HONGKONG LAND INSVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co., Lido Hongkong, tóth November, 1893,