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NEWS FROM JAPAN.

The following are culled from Japanese ex- changes

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1899.

ladies, unless on the supposition of innate blackguardiam previously suppressed or ve- neered. That there is a class of foreigners who imagine that everything Oriental belongs to an inferior order of creation and should be treated accordingly" is unfortunately beyond dispute. We cordially join in impressing upon such that the utterances of the Japanese rulers have a converse side.

LATE PHILIPPINE REPORTS.

Tokyo Harbour. About twenty-five years have elapsed since the talk of constructing á harbigur for Tokyo began to be seriously listened to. A foreign resident of Tsukiji was there the chief promoter of the scheme, and his project was understood to be feasible. Bos it appears, that such a work would have been premature at that time. Since then the subject has cropped up from time to time in a nebulous unpractical manner, and the e public have learned to class it as partits requirements. That situation arises in the of the programme of "Dreamland Tokyo." Recently, however, there seemed to be some possibility of an earnest effort. Two prominent citizens of Tokyo proposed to undertake works of fore-shore reclamation which would have provided is good anchorage in the vicinity of Shinagawa. It is understood that both these scheme were rojected by the Municipality. We now learn that Mr. Furuichi, Chief Engineer of the Department of Home Affairs, is engaged upon a project which he expects to have finished in three or four months. His work at present is confined to the general outlines of the scheme, and doubtless the detailed plan will require n tolerably long interval for elaboration. No thing is said about the cost of this new project or about its exact nature, but there is some satisfaction to be derived from the fact that the matter has been placed in the hands-of-man so competent and energetic as Mr. Furticki.

Foreignors and Mining Enter-

prise in Japan.

Not certainly in the columus of Shogy Shimpo, usually an eminently liberal Journal, should we have looked for a protest against the rumoured amendment of the Mining Law in the sense of removing the restrictions upon foreign enterprise. The Shogy grants that Japanese capital is quite unequal to the task of exploiting the mineral resources of the country; that foreign capital would readily be forthcom. ing for the purpose, and that many mines now abandoned and others unopened would become productive in foreign hands. Yet it shrinks from the prospect. It believes that all the mines in the country would ultimately pass into the hands of foreigners; that the profits made by working them would go abroad, and that noth ing would remain to Japan except the wages of the workmen. Perhaps the Shagyo has not considered that the question lies between wealth absolutely,unutilized and wealth turned to profitable purposes. Perhaps, also, it has not considered that the gains realized in mining am seldom more than a modemte per-centage of the capital sunk; that only those gains would leave the country; that, the minerals being sold outside Japan, the profits accruing on them would not come out of Japanese purses; that the price paid for the privilege of working the mines would be so much clear gain to Japan, and that if the exceedingly timid policy is to be pursued of excluding the foreigner merely because he has more capital to invest than the Japanese, and because he knows better how to get a good return on it, Japan ought to turn her back at once on all progressive measures,'

The "America Maru." The Jiji Shimpe seems determined to create a sensation about the America Mara incident. It set its cartoonist to work yesterday, and he produced a species of dissolving scene. In one picture we have the captain diagnosing the ship's condition before she, sailed.. She is represented as carrying in her frame-work an ogre whose head forms the cut-water, bis legs and arms protruding from the sides of the vessel. The captain, with an enormous nose and a very self-sufficient face, stands at the prow, watch in band, feeling the orge's pulse and looking, at his tongue, which, as it pro trudes is accompanied by a thin column of smoke. At the stern stands. a Japanese passenger unwilling to embark. The second scene depicts the vessel on a return to port The ogre is belching flames, the crew are taking to the rigging, the captain's nose has lost its pride of extension and is curled in terrified horror, and the Japanese passenger has his tongue in his check, Dur contemporary con- aiders that the occurrence may reflect very seriously on the competence of the Japanese to manage sca-going steamers, and possibly for that reason it assigns to the captain the chief part in sending the vessel to sea. The incident will of course form the subject of a court of inquiry, and we shall then know who is really responsible. In the meanwhile all this excite- ment seems premature.

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A Denial of China-Japan Alliance from America.

On August 25th, according to the Japan Gazelle, Mr. D. W. Stevens, Chancellor of the Japancre Legation at Washington, addressed a letter to the Sun, denying in positive terms the story of an alleged alliance between Japan and China that led to the protest from Russia

Two extended reports of the Philippine situa tion have recently been published. One relates to the necessities of the inititary situation and

practically unanimous devotion of the people to the chuse represented by Aguinaldo. It is announced that in order to bring the people to their senses a strict coast and inland blockade and starve into submission the non-military has been found necessary to cut off food supplies

Spain always found this policy necessary in supporters of the Aguinaldo Government. dealing with her disobedient subjects in the Philippines and in Cuba. Weyler applied it with a strictness and severity which decimated the population, but even then did ant succeed, The respurces of Spain and her power to make there is no doubt that we can, not only continue such a policy successful did not equal ours, and to prevail as we have in the field operations against those people, but that we can strike them far more fatallyandeffectivelybystarvation. They are dense population. They are apparently united and will fight as long as they can feed. They have a deadly climate as their ally. When we use starvation as ours, we have the odds by reason of our superior stength and inexhaust has only a million and a half of people and it ible military resources. The island of Cuba was estimated that Weyler had disable more than half of them by starvation and had by that means destroyed the lives of a quarter of a mil- lion. That we can do better than than this in the Philippines is the well-settled opinion of dispatches referred to. our military authorities, as shown by the

foreign, shipping. Scattered, along the coast, foreign shipping will gradually decrease in proportion as Russia is able to do without it, and the produce of other countries will be excluded in due proportion as Russia augments her own.

MORE MAIL NEWS.

The following are taken from our London exchanges:-

Tea from the States. AMERICA TO KIVAL, CEVLON AS A TEA

GROWING COUNTRY,

NEW YORK, August 22nd. Many experts here believe that America is destined to be one of the great rivals of China and Ceylon in the production of tea

taxed on. Tuesday night as to what to do with a queer parcel that had arrived by the London train.

A

rather, she was labelled, Child of Birs. Meal- The parcel was a little girl of six, and it—or, ing, at Cardiff station; if not there, please keep her in the waiting-room."

There was no one on the platfann or in the waiting-room to receive the mite-whose pretty looks quined for her the name of "Lilly" from the poners and police.

Being so young, says a Western Mail repre sentative who saw the waif, she was able to give but a slight and fragmentary account of herself and history. So far as could be ex- tracted, her farther is a carpenter of mason (he works with wood and stones"), and she hat been living in London with her auntie, Mrs.

Sarjeant.

The experimental tea garden of jo acres at

She had one sister, Floric, but there--she Summerville, S.C., is declared by the Govern was only a baby," and was "over in Wales" ment experts in charge to be a complete suc.with mammy." Almost in the same breaths cess. The product has all the flavour of the she said "naming" was in Bath, and that city choices, Oriental brands.

that there must be something in it. Anyway Was so deeply impressed upon the child's mind-

It was feared that the labour problem would prove fual to the sucess of the plantation, but ego children have now been trained into successful tea-pickers.

Coming Seamen's Strike.

MEN REFUSING TO

SIGN ON," BELIEVING THEIR DEMANDS WILL BE MET. According to the Central News Liverpool correspondent when seamen-and-firamen-were- yesterday asked to sign for service on se- veral liners they refused, in view of the strike on Monday next.

Monday is the day on which the men sign for the White Star liners, but as the new owners sought to engage men at once, and steamer Oceani sails next Wednesday the before the strike took effect.

The latter refused in a body to sign. The Dominion liner Cambreman and the Cunarder Sylvania were also unable to get crews.

The men are sanguine that their demands will be conceded.

The Milan Trial. JUDGES ORDERED TO PRONOUNCE THE SEVEREST PENALTY.

PARIT, Thursday,

The other report is on a subject collateral to the foregoing. It is to the effect that members of the Peace Commission held elections for Mayor in several cities on Luzon. Under their authority the people of San Pelto Macate, Baliuag, Imus and some other cities electedKing Alexander has ordered the three judges Mayors, who tock charge of the municipal go composing the Court-martial to pronounce the A special dispatch from Belgrade says that

accused of attempting to assassinate the ex severest penalty possible against the persons King Milan,

to their successors.

vernments and their revenues. In every care it was found that the voters had chosen active sympathizers with Aguinaldo, who at once proceeded to use their power and revenues in his interest. To stop this they all had to be arrested by our military authorities and put in jail in Ma- nita. It is said their trial for treason will follow and we suppose they will be shot, as an admonition deep seated support of Aguinaldo by those These, events show the people. The cities named are within our lines, where no threats ane terrorism by Aguinaldo could reach them. They were sure of our military protection against him and yet they proved to be as thoroughly subject to his influ they were within lus fines and reachable by his ence and in sympathy with his purposes as if vengeance. The devastadion of their fields and the effective application of the policy of rigid starvation seems to be all that is left to our military authorities to reach their case,

The Exchange Telegraph Company states that, according to a telegram from Belgrade, which the Prince of Montenegro was honorary ex-King Milan has disbanded the regiment of

nather, Queen Natalie, has addressed a long colonel. It is reported that ex-King Milan's letter to him, asking him not to act foolishly.

New Armour Plate. SUCCESSFUL TRIALS WITH A SECRET

COMPOSITION.

Some important experiments have just been concluded at Shoeburyness with the new armour plate made at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, The outer plate is 6in. thick, and made of the best steel, the backing consisting al zin, of a special composition, the nature of which is being kept secret,

These new plates were fired at with a 330lb. projectile at a distance of 200 yards. When black powder was used the armour plate was, after several shots, found to be practically un- injured, the shot being in some instances re- duced to powder by the force

the impact.

The last dispatch commenting on this says that these occurrences have ended all ideas of leniency among the Americans. Their patience has evaporated as Weyler's did, and and they are fully prepared to put in force the only plan that he ever found effective. The dense population renders this easier than it looks, good. The serk in Philippine fields is mostly The food resources of tropical countries are not

With cordite it was found that the outer plate done by Chinese, and the exclusion order of Ceneral Otis, forbidding. Chinese to come, is a

could be penetrated three inches, and, under certain circumstances, the shot went right severe blow in line with the new policy of through; but the soverest tests failed to crack reducing the population by starvation and using the plate. In naval warfare a hole made by a shot below the water-line can always be plugged hunger to humble the spirit of the survivors,

On the sentimental side of it, the argument "P, but cracked and split armour-plates neces is properly made that starvation as a part of

sitate dry docking and new plates. our military tacties cannot increase our un

When two shots were fired simultaneously, tically unanimous against us now, and their popularity among the people. They are prac-hitting the plate two feet apart, there was still sentiments cannot be changed by anything we

no sign of fracture, do or leave undone. When men of the high scholastic standing held by the members of our Peace Commission conduct elections among them and they persist in electing the candidates who agree with the native aspirations, it is appreciation of the purpose for which they are plain that they are insusceptible to any high permitted to vote at all.-S. F. Call.

WILL RUSSIA SHUT OUT ALL FOREIGN SHIPPING,

A SENSATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT. A writer in the Fortnighly signing himself "S." gives his second instalment on Russia's great naval enterprise," the connection by canal of the Baltic and Black Sea. He declares the ideal of Russian policy involves the exclusion of foreign competition." He observes in an aside, "Did the United Powers adopt a policy similar to that of Russia, we should soon hear sugges

for a Free Trade Conference at the

Judge French Fined.

FOR BATHING AT FELIXSTOWE WITH: INSUFFICIENT COVERING.

French, of the Bow and Shoreditch County At Woodbride Petty Sessions recently judge

beach at Felixstowe without sufficient dress.. Court, was charged with bathing off the sea

The evidence showed that on Sunday after- noon' defendant went into the water in, view of the visitors with very slight covering.

The chairman of the District Council re- monstrated with him, and asked for defendant's name and address. This was refused, but subsequently, the necessary information waa obtained, and a summons issued.

The defendant did not appear, but sent a letter expressing regret,

He was fined 40s. and costs, or seven days.

"Shamrock's" Challenge"

He says in part It Bay be stated in the tions from St. Petersb Among Russia's at Tomkinsville, looks decidedly handsome,

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REGARDED AS A HUGE ADVERTISEMENT FOR SIR THOMAS LIPTON.

NEW YORK, Wednesday. Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock, now lying having been newly painted. She had her rac ing rig adjusted today. She is not so graceful, however, as Columbia:

The exports have been allowed Information as to her depth,

till Sir Thomas Lipton arrived on Saturday.

The trial spins will probably be postponed Every available water craft has been charter to insure an unhampered cities h

The Government authorities have promised

most positive and unequivocal terms that Japan and China have not concluded a treaty

preliminary measures" the writer mentions of alliance. It follows in all probability, there-

the new law restricting the right to trade be- fore, that the Russian Minister never felt that tween Russian ports to Russian vessels so as there was any occasion for a protest upon the

to secure the local carrying trade the guarantee subject. The errand of the commission which

of the Russian Government to refund all dues recently went from Shanghal to Japan was in

levied on Russian vessels passing the Suez reality, as well as ostensibly, of a purely Canal to or from the Far East, and the abnor commercial character, in fact, it is something of mal duties placed on imported goods. Russia a misnomer to term the persons who composed is, beginning to close her ports to foreigned for the race.

commissionera, by the opiness Government, were not officially closed to shipping on the 1st of next Sep. they were not sent shipping, we are told. Sevastopol will be received by the Japanese Covermant and tember. "The remarkable progress made exercised no official function while in Japan, in the last few years has been arrested, east of all any of a diplomatic nature. It is and trade annihilated by a single edict aganist happily the case that of late years the relations which there is no appeal. Russia prefers to of China and Japan have grown more intimate bave her naval and commercial ports on the and cordial than they ever were before. Every mainland; where she has the country behind one will acknowledge that Japan has a legitimate her; such is the suggestion.

The writer Interest in the commercial and industrial status advances this categorical statement

little to choose between of China. There is of the United States, or of oficially published, by which the principal ports Now a decree has been issued, but not yet her position and that Great Britain,”

in the Black Sea, the Baltic, and the Far East, are to be permanently closed to foreign vessel In 1901.

For some tine past there have been rumours to this effect, but I am able to state, on reliable Authority, that this measure has been decided on,

says Sir Thomas prefers to win not all but only Mr. Barrie, Sir T. Lipton's representative, two events,

sistent belief among many here that Sir Thomas An amusing feature of the contest is the in- Lipton is merely engaging in a huge advertising scheme,

Accordingly a weekly periodical has offered of the yacht instead of Shamrock. $20,000 to have its name adopted as the name

New York Chicago merchants are making overtures to have their soaps and infants' food painted on the sails,

Soudan Rebels Routed. MAHDI'S TWO BONS AMONGST THE KILLED. of renewed fighting in the Soudan has been The following telegram giving particulars received at the Foreign Office from Sir J. R. Rodd, secretary to Lord Cromer:

it afforded a clue,

During the afternoon the little girl was re- moved to the union workhouse, and later in the day a telegram was received from the police at Ferndale stating that the parents of the child were living at 65. Duffryn-st., in that,

town.

In all probability "Lilly" has by this time been restored-to-her-anxious-parents.

Shipping.

The statistical summary of rassels totally lust, condemned, etc., just published by Lloyd's Register, shows that during 1898 the gross reduction in the effective mercantile marine of the world amounted to 1,14 vessels, of 820,72% jons, excluding vessels of less than too

tons

were steamers, and 819, of 357,484 tons, sailing Of this total 322 vessels, no 463,241 tons, vessels. As regards steamers the present return exceeds the average of the preceding seven years by 56 vessels and 135.257 tons; with respect to sailing vessels it is below the average by 31 vessels and 18,551 tons. Simi- larly the figures relating to steam tonnage owned in the United Kingdain are above the

follows on the great increase during recent are below. The excess in the case of steamers average, while those relating to sailing vessels

years in the amount of steam tonnage afloat, and is partly attributable also to the amount of tonnage broken up, condemned, etc, Apart from cases which come within this latter category, the United Kingdom steam tonnage preceding seven years by about 23,000 tons, Just during 1898 exceeds the average of the

189: by nearly 21 million tons. The suminary while the tomoage owned has increased since

which are comprised under the shows that strandings and kindred casualties "wrecked" are much the most prolific causes of disaster, accounting for 42 per cent. of the losses of steamers and 47 per cent. of the losses of sailing vessels. The next most frequent termination of a vessel's career is by, condemnation, dismantling, cic.; about 20 per cent. of the vessels removed from the merchant fleets of the the world are accounted for in this

manner.

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the most ganeral for steamers (15 per cent.), Of the remaining causes of loss, collision is and abandonment at sea for sailing vessels (10

per cent) Great as the absolute annual loss of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom appears to be (a17 vessels, of 280,932 tona), it seen to form a very moderate percentage of the morcantile marine of the country (240 per cent. of vessels owned and 1.23 per cent. of tonnage owned), and to compare favourably maritime countries, with the insaca sustained by other leading The merchant navies which exceed a total of 1,000,000 tons are those of the United Kingdom, the British colonies, the United States, France, Germany, and Norway. Of these countries the United King dom shows the smallest percentage of loss, viz,, 2.4 per cent of the vessels owned, the colonies follow with 3.95 per cent, and Norway is the highest with 7.36 per cent. As regards steamers, while the percentage for the United Kingdom stands at 2.0s, the average of the percentages of loss for the other five countries is 2.58. For

3.45 per cent, for the United Kingdom. average percentage of 7.24 as compared with sailing vessels the other five countries show an

The Iron Market. American advices now report the iron markets to be in a state of positive excitement. The output of pigs-has been further increased, and there are 244 furnances in blast as compared with 137 at the beginning of July, and with 200 at the beginning of January, The weekly capacity of the 244 furnaces is computed at 267,672 tons, which does not seem a very great increase If, as reported, 237 furnaces in July were turning out at the rate of 263,363-tone per week. Even at this rate, if preserved up to the end of the year, the promised 14 million tons will not be forthcoming. Meanwhile the stocks at works have run down to.150,268 tons, as compared with 427.081 tons on 1st March last, and there is practically nothing available in the Warrant stores. The price of Bessemer pigs has been advanced to $250 per ton at Pitig" burg, a price which may be compared with that of Cumberland Warrants, say 729. 6d. The Carnegie Trust, and others, have just put up the prices of structural material another 85 per ton, and orders for rails, it is said, cannot be accepted for cariler delivery than twelve months. A contract for 6,000 tons of steel rails for Japan has been secured by an English firm at 2s, per ton under the lowest American tenders.

Output of Petroleum.

The Scotch mineral oil trade is now in a past Higher prices are being obtained for all more prosperous condition than for a long time the products, but higher wages are having to be paid, and wages and coal are the chief items in the cost of production in the oil-works. The Scotch all trade is a pigmy compared with the American and Russian petroleum industries, but it is not inconsiderable for all that. Apropos, I see an American newspaper has just been calculating that 5,000,000,000 gallons of pet: roleum are now produced annually in the world

悲痛一

The Tame of the Kobe Coolie. The Kobo coolic is looming large in the world. The London Timur described him quite recently, and the London and China

and am not disposed to question the Express now joins in the conspiracy to give. With the exception of Nicolaiev on the Black

The allocation of output would seem to be approximate correctness of the calculation. him fame. This is what the Express anys - Sen, of Dünamünde and Cronstadt in the Bal-

thus-United States 2,500,000,000 gallons, The insolence, coarseness, and occasional tic, and Vladivostock in the Far East. I am brutality of the Japanate coolie, especially at not able to name these ports, though the decree

Russia 2,250,000,000 gallons, Austria 87,000,000 Kobe, has been a subject of frequent complaint,includes others which are wholly commercial.

"Sirdar reports attempted Mahdist insurect- gallons, Sumatra 73,000,000 gallons, Java and calls for sharp repression at the hands of

ion on the Blue Nile, instigated by the Kalifa 30,000,000 gallons, Canada 29,000,000 gal.. magistrates and police, lest worse ensue. No have been voted to make harbours, which are allowed to live under supervision at the village 15,000,000 gallons, Japan 8,000,000 gallons, It is for this reason that large sunis of money Mohamed Cherif, and two sons of the Mahdi lons, Roumania 24,000,000 gullons, India doubt the war with China affected the Japanese practically to be dug out to accommocate foreign of Shukaba. more profoundly than people in this country shipping on the Baltic and on the cost of the

Germany 7,000,000 gallons, Peru perceived. When men sufficiently educated to Crimes. By closing her ports Russia has two

,000 "In consequence of news received of com-gallons Italy 1,000,000 gallons. write articles could be found to dianuts the definite objects in view : if trade follows the Seth on the 29th determined-to-airest Cherif, Scotch-output of paraffin oll. America ind munications with Menai Degheim. Arabs Capt.timate, it wilte soen does not include the prospect of Tatari conquering the world, we course taken by foreign shipping, foreign e- and surrounded Shukaba with troops need not be surprised if a Kobe conile gat terprise will coon create flourishing crores of

are nearly as to oil, but Inflated: ideas toolways willing to find an commerce, and Russia has great need of them; charged by Dervishes. Mohamed Cherif and illuminating, the exports of burning oll last "They were met with a warm fire, and America turns far more of it to account for excuse, The Timer Correspondent suggests if the old-established centres continue to re Mandy's two sons were killed, Village was year being 900998,873 gallons, or nearly three that a vivid sporienes of the assertul ways ceive foreign trade, which is not unlikely with of the average foreigner may have been tariffs militating in their favour, she will secure

burned and 3 priseners taken.

times the quantity of burning ail exported from factor in the problem.But that is an explana the carrying trade. If this law be permitted to

Troops behaved admirably, one officer and Russia. The largest customer of the United tion which fails to cover the ground. It might come into operaslon, it will be nothing less

two mon being wounded."

States for mineral ell is the United Kingdom, Accostat for a new barn refusal on the part of than a calamity for Europe; but on this head

213,265,363 gallons; next, Germany 153,203,327 Individual coglies to submit to Improper trent I do not propose to enlargo further than is

gallons, then Japan $3,398,11 gallons, China ment previously endured; but it would not absolutely necessary to show what a power-

44,523,553 gallons, Brasil 20,561,084 gallons, account for displays of unprovoked rowdyism | ful instrument tifb waterway will be in enabling

Australasia 20,491,398 gallons, and France Against

tunoffending foreigners, sometimes Russia to carry on her campaign against

tries took 260,431,316 gallons last year.. 12,835,631 gallons, All other European coun

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A Queer Parcel. CHILD SENT FROM LONDON TO CARDIFF WITH A LABej attachED. Great Western Railway station, Cardiff, was The ingenuity of the railway officials at the

Shipping. STEAMERS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOV AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship

"HAITAN," Captain Roach, will be despatclied for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 3rd instant, at Daylight.

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., fieneral Managers. Itongkang, and October 1899.

FOR MANILA (Taking Cargo at through Rates for too.) TH HE Steamship

"SALVADORA,"

Captain Goleselo, will be despatched as above

on WEDNESDAY, the 4th October, at Noon.

For Freight or l'assage, apply to

BRANDAO & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 30th September, 1899, INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR MANILA,

Consignees,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steariship

“PARRAMATTA,”✨ FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named- being landed and placed at their risk in the vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are 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.

From London, &c., ex S.S. Himalaya; From Persian Gulf, er B. I. S. N. and B. & P. S. N. Co's Steamers.

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Optional Goods will be handed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before. 3 P.M., TO-DAY.”

Goods not cleared by the 5th October, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by one in

any case whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- (12484tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.

THE Company's Steamship

"YUENSANG," Captain P. H. Rolfe, R.N.R., will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 4th October, at 4 1931-*

for First Class Passengers.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers, "Hongkong, 30th September, 1899, - [1244 CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN.

Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as "NANCHANG," above on THURSDAY, the 5th October.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, 26th September, 1899. {12zga

FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, "BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

THE Steamship

THE Company's Steamship

"BENLARIG,"

Captain Krobble, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 7th October,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 28th September, 1899. (1235a SHEWAN TOMES & CO'S. "NEW YORK

LINE.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE New Steamship

T

"PING SUEY"

Captain C. de La Ferrelle, will be despached far the above Port, on SATURDAY, the 7th October.

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 30th September, 1899.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"CALCHAS," Captain Gregory, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 17th October.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 25th September, 1899.

Erzióa OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"ORESTES," Captain Pulford, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 31st October.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 25th September, 1899. [1231a FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship.

will be despatched for the above port and will "ARGYLL,"

5.5. "JOHN SANDERSON" At Intervals be followed by

5.S. "AFGHANISTAN"......] of a weeks.

For Freight, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, 7th September, 1899.

To be Let.

TO. LET.

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EMI-DETACHED. VILLA RESIDEN. Son Bowen Road (now in course of

THE

erection.)

PROPERTY lately occupied by the

Bowrington Saw Mills. GROUND FLOOR, 52, PEEL STREET. OFFICES-1st floor, No. 10, PRAYA (Lately occupied by Messrs. MELCHERS & Co.) "HARFORD." MAGAZINE GAP.

CENTRAL.

No. 4, RIPON TERRACE. Apply to

HONGKONG LAND MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 28th August, 1899.

TO LET.

·INVEST

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PERIAL BANK OF CHINA). OFFICE ROOMS on 1st floor of No. 4 Queen's Road, Central, (lately the IM

Apply to.

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Compradors Office,

E. C. HOCHAPFEL. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1899.

TO LET DOOMS with or without BOARD), in CEN „TRAL POSITION. Summer Rates:

c/o of this Office.

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Hongkong, 17th May, 1899.

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YEE CHUN'S STUDIU

No. 50 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, where PHOTOGRAPHS and PORTRAITS on IVORY are executed as Modemle Pricep, *

Hongkongy and May, 1899.

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 29th September, 1899. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE.

CONSI

*ONSIGNEES of CARGO.per Steamship

"DORIC"

The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their. Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense,

J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent, Hongkong, 30th September, jego

Intimations. CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., CHRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK

MAKERS JEWELLERS, SILVER

SMITH'S, and OPICIANS, CHARTS and BOOKS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sole Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches awarded the highest Prizoa at every Exhibition and for Voigtlander and Sohn's CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES. Nos. 54 & 16, Queen's Road Central. [40 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 ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR

LAUNCHES,...

&C Sole Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and

HARTAPOSITION RED HAND

&C+

&c.

P. & O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH

WHISKY, &

EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK

AT

REASONABLE Hongkong, 14th May, 1896

PRICES,

RIGAUD'Sho

WAITE VICKET

This fugative and delicato perfume is

persistant as an Extract for the handkerchief while as a Soap and Powder,

it has been

adopted by the most re fined French Society

RIGAUD et C

PERFCHERS

NIGH

EXTRACT

10.000

White Vialple

equat each bolti

PARIS | Blgaud's Extract

TOTICE.

[IGHT SCHOOL for EUROPEANS, by an

EX-SCHOOLMASTER

Terms moderate, for Particulars app

apply

c/o This Office.“ Hongkong, 18th-August, 1899) [204Ba

SIEN TING, SURGEON DENTIST,

No, 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE, Conmuliation free, Hongkong, 17th September, 1898,

DENTISTRY.

SUI SANG, (Lately Practising with Dr. L. SARATA), DENTIST

No. 4, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 8th March, 1899:

NOTICE

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

·

Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTE, nor the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any of the following Vessels during their stay in DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews Hongkong Harbours

HUTTON HALL, British ship, Thurb

E. Richardon & Co.

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