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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters):

The Coronation.

"LONDON, July 26th, His Majesty held a Privy Council on board the Royal Yacht at Cowes to-day, and signed the Proclamation fixing the Corona tion for the gth August, making that day a Bank holiday.

The King's Prize at Bisley. Lieutenapt Johnson, of the London Rife Brigade, is the winner of the King's Priza at the National Rifle Association Meeting at Bisley.

Cricket. The Fourth Test Match. The Fourth Test Match concluded to-day, at Old Trafford Manchester, has resulted in a win for the Australiaus by three runs.

Boxing.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1902.

UNITED ARBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LD,

The sixth annual general meeting of share- holders in the United Asbestos Oriental. Agency, Ld, was held yesterday in the offices of the general managers, Blessrs, Dodwell & Co., 1.d., Queen's Buildings, Mr. G. H. Medhurst, presided and others present were, Messi. E. J. Libcaud, A. Ritchie, J. Galt, J. D. Auld, W. H. Wickham, and G. R. Edwards (secretary).

R. E. VARIETY OLUB.

YESTERDAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

Mrs. Brown, wife of Major W, Baker Brown, held a picnic at the Royal Engineer boatshed yesterday afternoon, to which all families of It was the Royal Engineers were invited. intended by the hostess to have a launch party, but owing to the bad state of the weather an after ter entertainment was substituted by the R.-E. Variety Club' playing their famous "To Paris and back for £5."

The troupe also gave their advertised enter- tainment last night, but owing to the heavy rain many people were prevented from attending.

THE FRENCH AND MACAO.

will be enrolled for the Lyceum. The natural consequence will be that by force of circum- stance the fostitution must be closed

its

PEAK TEAMOARS STOPPED.

ACCIDENT: TO THE WIRE

As about eight o'clock last night, the cable of the Peak tramcars jamined on the machine. at the summit causing the cars to stop. The clearing of the wire and the repairs to the machinery are not expected to be finished until to-night or to-morrow morning, when the cars will re-commence simaing.

THE NEW OPIUM FARM, For the sole privilege of preparing and exporting opium from Macao and dependencies there appeared thres ten- derers, viz., the 'Yun Wo Company, Mr. Lam, a-Californian merchant, and a Hongkong syndicate, the offers made by them being, respectively, $334,000 $270,000 and $240,000 per annum for a period of ten years. The At the Supreme Cout this morning, an successful tenderers have for their principal application was made to the Puisne Judge, His constituents the firms of Fook Loong. Honour A. G. Wise, for a postponement of a Lai Yuen,

Chuen Loong, Chun Yuep, case as the chief witness was indisposed. His and Ping Kec. They are old establish- Lordship:-Where does he live? At the Peak! ed houses in California and Australia I can manage to get down from the Peak, the doing a retail business in opium, and it is their rain has made a lot of people sick." "chops" or brands that it is at all inquired The application was not granted. for by consumers of the drug. They are sup plied direct by the Macao Farmers whose mark has a reputation for excellence not surpas- sed by the preparation of any other firm. It is supposed that the water obtained from the is

TELEGRAMS FOR FOOCHOW.

During the interruption of the landlines,

Dowager as even better able to deal with foreign affairs than his late adopted father. The Empress Dowager who is rather keen on men of this stamp is said to be highly pleased. MILITARY PAY.

In spite of all the talk about Yuan's well paid troops, the Chinese forces in Poking are now only receiving 1, 1.50 per month and their food, while I hear continually of Yuad's men being disbanded at Paoting, and his constant shortness of money. These men that he has brought up to some efficiency are now- being distributed throughout all the important districts of Chihli. It must not be thought, however, that I wish to underrate the Chinese strength Yuan has a sufficient number of well armed men to affect any, coup he might choose, but he has not as Zat the force he talked of having and they not being paid at the rate he proposed. It is probable that Yuan would not if left to himself ever patronize Boxer aid, but a great un- organized army is being kept in continual training by Boxer leaders, whether or no the

their performances. The drilling is rather more secret bere than along the Yangtsse or

After the notice calling the meeting had been read, the Chairman sald --

Gentlemen, As the report and statement of accounts have been in your hands for some time, I propose, with your consent, to take them as read. It is satisfactory that notwithstanding the increased working expenses, and the greater competition met with, the profits for the past

A VERIFIED REPORT. iz moaths are very nearly equal to those of the

(From Our Own Correspondent.) previous year, and the General Managers ro- commend the payment of the same dividend,

MACAO, July 28th. Notwithstanding the denial of Lord Cran- vic, 20 per cent on the ordinary shares, and borne to the British Parliament that the report The Championship of the World.

$19.80 on the fou: ders shaves, and the transfer that the French had acquired some laud from land of Taipa and which is used in the boiling messages will be forwarded from Sharp Peak time may come that he will be identified with of $3,000 to reserve, bringing that fund up to In the contest at San Francisco for the $8.com, I do not think the accounts need much of the Chinese near Macho is without foundation, ofthe drug here has certain virtues peculiarly

I have it on good authority that the boundary Heavy-weight Championship of the World, explanation.. The principal asset, the stock of stones which it is alleged had been set up to finished product. The ive firms above-named-to-day, with all messages on hand, and another in Shantung, but it is going on, especially in Jeffries knocked out Fitzsimmons in the

denimicate the strip of land are now in the eighth round.

The Jeffries-Filzsitamöns Fight.

Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Offices tion on them was obtained and by the Acting -at Macao, and that'a transcript of the inscrip

Governor forwarded to the authorities in dispute that a Chinese gentleman ao resident Lisbon. Moreover, it is a fact admitting of no here but whose connectines are well known in the best circles of business inen in Hong- ong, with the business acumen characteristic

LONDON, July 7th. Numerous assertions of collusion between Jeffries and Fitzsimmons in their fight for the heavy-weight championship of the World are current in San Francisco. Fitzsimmon was seen to have much the best of the fight until he paused and spoke to Jeffries, who thereupon knocked him down and counted him out.

material on hand, has been carefully checked by Mr. D. Macdonald, marine surveyor. Wa have not considered it necessary to write down this year the value of the steam launch Gladiator. The launch has been well kept up and is in first-class, condition, and could be sold for considerably more than its book value Before proposing the adoption of the report, and passing of the accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions to the best of my ability.

No questions were asked, so the Chairman said. I beg to move the adoption of the report nod passing of the accounts;'

The Demonstrations in Paris. Mr. W. I. Wickham-1 beg to second the The demonstrations against the anti-motion, and in doing so I wish to congratulate clerical measures of the French government the general managers and the staff on the were continued in Paris yesterday. Some successful working of the past year. stones were thrown and blows exchanged, but the demonstrators confined themselves mainly to shouting...

Italy and Switzerland. Relations between Italy and Switzerland are about to be resumed, this being due to the agency of German mediation..

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The Central Police authorities informed us at nine o'clock this morning that the Black Drun had been taken down and the Black Cone hoisted pointing upwards.

BLACK CONE TAKEN DOWN.

At half past twelve we were informed from the Central Police Station that the black cone had been taken down,

In his repot, Mr. F. G. Figg, the Acting Director of the Observatory, says:

On the 28th at 4 pm Typhoon. Erst of Hongkong and abou, to citer the coast.

On the 29th at 3am. Black North Cone hoisted.

At 10 am. The typhoon catered the coast to the East of Hongkong last evening, moving Northwards. It is probably filling up. The barometer has risen generally, particularly In the neighbourhood of Hongkong: Pressure is high over E. Japan and a depression is

· Advancing Eastwards over Manchuria. Mode- rate to strong S E. to SW. winds along the China, coast. Forecast-moderate winds; squally, rainy.

THE NAVY.

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The motion was agreed to. election of Mr. W. Hutton Potts as auditor was On the motion of the Chairman, the re-

agreed to.

The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. I thank you for your attendance."

Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow (Tuesday),

THE REPORT.

The General Managers have now the plea. sure to lay before the shareholders the accom- panying statement of accounts for the year ended 31st May, 1902.

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ACCOUNTS.

The balance at the credit of profit and loss account, after writing off $65.40 for depreciation and including $731.85 brought forward from last year, is $15,35903, which it is proposed to appropriate as follows:-

To place to reserve fund............ To pay a dividend of 15 per cent on ordinary shares............

To General Managers' remunera

tion

To pay a further dividend of 5. per

centron ordinary shares

To pay $19.80 per share on 100

founders' shares

To carry forward to new account...

AUDITOR..

of the Chiaaman and following in the wake of the French, bag also bought a piece of land midway between the Portuguese boundary of Passalezo and the French site at Ca Tai. He

gives it as his reason that amongst the Chinese there is the rumour that, the French con. template the construction of a railway to traverse the territory across which the land in question is situated. I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of my information and in substantiation of the truth thereof would point to the recent acquisition by the same gentle man of pints of arable land within the Pastuguese colony itself which, if speculations of political changes in these regions, ever become realized, may not improbably ap preciate in value a hundredíold.

MACAO NOTES.

(From a Correspondent.)

MACAO, July 28th.

▲ PORTUGUESE BANK.

A branch of the Franco Ultramarino is about to be started here. Sceptics doubt the neces- sity or even the advisability of a Portuguese

to Foochow by. boat, probably twice daily. A boat left Sharp leak for Foochow at noon its own calculated to improve the quality of the

have consented to share in the increased duty leaves at 10 p.m. payable under the new contract and without possible for any other monopolist to make the their co-operation it would be practically in-

farm paying, unless reliance is placed upon the precious deug. precarious profits of illicit trafficking in the

IN THE DOCK.

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

July 29th,

TIENTSIN DAY BY DAY.

Northern Honan.

EDICT An edict of the 15th inst. appoints Tai Shing to be the heir to the titles of Prince Tunn Zite, and Tsai Tao to succeed Princa Chung Yi Ko. I may mention that all etics issued commence "I am ordered by the Em--- press Dowager," without any pretence`at`all,

Commercial.

There is little or nothing doing. Small lots of BANKS have again been placed at $510, and - there are still sellers. There are limited in- quiries for CHINA SUGARS at $99.. DOCKS cau be bad under $220. CHINA PROVIDENTS are wanted at $10, and CANTON INSURANCE CON- tinue with buyers at $160,

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Hongkong, 28th July. To-day's quotations are as follows-

Per chest.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

TIENTSIN, July 16th. The long discussion of the T.1.G. seems to be drawing to a close at last, and the current report is that, like the Coronation, all will be over about the middle of August or at latest Sept. 1st. One is almost glad to think so, how- ever we may regret to see what has on the whole been a successful and excellent piece of machinery pulled to pieces and its various parts WATCHMAN SENT TO PRISON.

scattered. Considering the short notice with An Indian watchman was charged with as-

which the foreign officials were appointed to saulting a station coolie at Hung Ham Ducks un the 28th instant. It appears that prosecutor positions which the majority of them hall never was sent to the Docks with a notice board occupied before, singular ability has char from the Police Station on the day in question acterized the work done in the several depart. and the defendant refused him admittance, ments. To say the T.P.C. has been sans' and struck him with a stick causing several | reproche and absolutely free from abuse would marks on his back and shoulders. Mr. Haze be making a statement which very few govern-OLD PATNA High Nos. . 5910 and sentenced the watchman to one month,mments would justify. But such abuses as have and remarked that the Dock Company'sbould crept into the administration have been mainly incidental on the transient and uncertain not employ him again.

duration of the organization. In permanent positions of responsibility men are naturally more watchful against possible misconstruction or criticism than they are under circumstances where it found them. Nearly all the T.F.G. which in passing will leave them as individuals

officials have occupied their prisent positions as additional posts to their professional or commercial calling, and whether they have filled them to the highest efficiency or not, when the T.P.G. passes they drop back into

ASSAULT AT CAUSEWAY HAY, Two Mafoos employed at Kennedy's Slable were charged with assaulting an excise oficer And also with obstracting him in the execution of his duty on the 28th inst. It appears that ä party of excise officers and police went to the stables to search for illicit opium, and from what transpired one of their fokis was arrested and taken to the Station. Afterwards the

$3,000.00 Bank for Macao, as what business there is, is of other assaulted the excise officer and the 'the old groove witli none to say them yea or

50 restricted a pature that it will never pay a 5.940.0 financial establishment with a European staff to manage it. In their report to the National 2,000.00 Colonial Congress held at Lisbon last year, the local Beaate, writing upon the question of 1,950.00 banking facilities for Macao, expressed unequi- vocally their conviction that all banking busi, 1,980.00ness between Macao and Hongkong have so 489 03 far been satisfactorily transacted through the medium of the Chinese banks established here, $15,389.03

the principal of which is that styled the Po- Hang bank with Mr. Luc Aut as the chairman of the directors and Mr. Lu Kwang E as the manager. Chinese banking houses here as

The accounts now presented have been audit ed by Mr. W. H. Potts, who, being eigible, offers himself for re-election.

-DODWELL & Co., LD,

General Managers,

Hongkong, Loth July, 1902,

THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

LATEST RETURNS.

elsewhere have been known to have failed, but I on the whole confidence is placed on them to

the extent of rendering business not only

possible but satisfactory to local merchants and traders and even small depositors. With the latter the rate of interest offered is extremely attractive; to some as high a rate as eight

police and pelted them with bricks and stones. They were each sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.

CONFUSION AT CANTON,

THE NEW GOVERNOR.

(From a Correspondent)

CANTON, July zgth.

It is understood that Acting Viceroy Tak San, will hold his promotion and Governor Shin of Shansi will fill the Governor's vacancy at Canton. Governor Shin has the reputation of being an active, strong-minded, and just man; at any rate Treasurer Ling, whose rank

is that next to Governor, intends to resign,

it is said on account of his being addicted to opium-smoking.

Taoti Chow, the Rice Commissioner, reputed to be very lazy is, I understand, also on the

was a prefect is interesting. It is as follows. ex-Treasurer Shin, believing him to be useless, advised him to resign but in some unaccount: able way he got around Viceroy Tam and obtained promotion to his present, position instead.

ray. With a few the case is otherwise, and to them the closing of the T.P.G. is a matter of the greatest moment. One cannot feel, however, that the institution is leaving us for good. Within a few years at most- the growing restlessness in the country is going to find such expression that the commercial interests of the North and possibly other parts will calf into being an administration of an area around the settle-. meats of which the T.EG. will prove the prototype.

THE SIEGE CHILDREN.

the whole or the greater part of the siege here, The children who were present throughout held their annual tea in the Municipal Hall yesterday and a very good time they had. The taking of the city and consequent cessation of

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To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE ORDINARY

HALF-YEARLY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be field in the OFFICES of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road, on MONDAY, the 18th August, at 12 o'clock, NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1902.

. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to the 18th. August, both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GEO. A: CALDWELL,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 29th July, 1992.

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danger is the anniversary observed, and so far A LODGE will be held at the FREY-

there is no indication that Tientsia intends to "forget "whatever the Peking folks may elect to do. Friends were very liberal this year and the result was not only a table groaning with

sters besides, and their elders.appeared, to enjoy the treat quite as much as they did. The tea should properly have been held on the 14th, but the Hall had been engaged by the German community for a farewell banquet to the German Minister, and was not available. The French Fête held also on the 14th was this year on an exceptionally elaborate scale, and both illuminations and fireworks' were really good.

The return showing the number of cases of per cent. is allowed oa current account. The move. A little story afoot about the time he good cheer, but lots of presents for the young- communicable diseases, which have been no law, on the other hand, is sufficiently tified as occurring in the Colony during the stringent to protect depositors; an instance week ended 26th July, is as follows: -Bubonic before us is the failure at the beginning of the Plague 33 cares, (Chinese), 29 fatal; Cholera year of the Si Vo l'ank wife the subsequent one European, one Japanese and six Chinese Proceedings in the law courts demonstrated (seven deaths); Enteric fever, one European, that bankers in the eyes of Portuguese magis- The returns showing the number of bubonic,trates and jurors cannot stop payment with the plague cases, which have been notified as oc- impunity which fraudulent speculators would curring in Hongkong since the beginning of seem to expect. Business with the Portuguese the year gives 487. with 473 deaths.

metropolis itself is of the most meagre de- scription and limited to very small remit- tances in payment of consignments of Per tuguese produce, principally wines, for local consumption only. These remittances are now made by bills negotiated by the world renowned Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation whose drafts on their Londex. Office are accepted in Lisbon.

THE WHOLESALE FORGERY CASE.

Then there is Taoti Wong Chun Shin. known as a "big squeeze pigin man." He is said to be trying to sell out and "clear" before the new Governor comes to forfeit his property. I also hear that the Nam Hoi magistrate Pan is doing his best for a transfer to another province.

H. M. S. Terrible The paying off pennant has been floating out above the waters for the past few days, and after being delayed for 2 day on account of the bad weather Britain's greatest cruiser on the China station left for home shortly after ten today. It was in 1900 that the Terrible arrived on this station from South Africa, where the handy men did such useful work, and no one will forget the dy that she steamed majestically through the rippling waters of the Lycemun Pass to be es- conted to her moorings by hundreds of launches in gala attire. She will probably be out again before the lapse of many mouths. \.-H.M.S. Täntar: -Dr. Leigh Norris, of H.M.S. | |

Tamar, was married. to Miss Dyson, who the arrived in the Catherine Apcar from Singapore,

It will be remembered that on Mo-day, the in St. John's Cathedral yesterday, allernoon, the 2rst inst., To Yau, compradore of Messrs. Lieut. R. Corbett, R.N., was the best man, Dr. Lauls, Wegener & Company merchants, Canton, K.N, gave the bride away, and the of Prince's Buildings, was charged at the Rev. E. H. Good, M.A., the Naval Chaplain, Police Court, before Mr. Hazeland, with officiated, Mr. A. G. Ward presided at the forging three promissory notes for $5,059-45, organ. A large

Naval attendance was $3,038.77, and $2,000 on or about the 22nd prescal and all admired the charming February last, and also with forging two bride. After the ceremony the happy promissory notes of $1,125 each between the couple had to return from church through a

20th and 28th June. He was arrested on a deluge of rain. The reception with held on the warrant at Prince's Buildings on the previous Tamar, and among those present were, Com-Saturday afternoon by Detective Sergt. Watt.. change of flag is that undor foreien walls, is serving as a substitute.

ndore and Mrs. Robinson and Deputy

$10,000 BAIL ESTREATED..

CHINESE JÚNKS AND THE TRI-COLOUR, Of late there has beeà manifested some eagerness on the part of junk owners employed in the casting trade to fly the French tri- colour. Many junks may now be seen in port flying the foreign flax and at the time of writing one

can be descried sailing into port. The reason assigned for this

Mr. Hazeland remanded him until this colours the junk masters are enabled to evade Medical Inspector-General W. B. Drew. The morning permitting him out on bail in the sums known titat applications to the Harbour the payment of certain Customs imposts. It bride and bridegroom were rowed in the of $10,000. Mr. Master appeared to prosecutė, Admiral's pinnace-which carried a slipper oa and Mr. Barlow, of Messrs. Deacon and. Eas. Master's Office for registration under the the ensign to the Heungshan, in which they tings, was understood to have been engaged to Portuguese flag have been refused inasmuch left for Macao. The Catherine Apear dressed defend. After waiting for about an hour for the

as the authorities here declare that they would ship for the occasion, "re

appearance of the defendant and his solicitor, not lend themselves to the evasion of legitimate 11.M.S. Eclipse Presented to H.M. ship Mr. Hazeland sent Sergt Wall to enquire as to

taxes levied by a friendly nation. In this Eclipse on the 1st June, 1922, with tie kind the cause of the delay, and shortly after he

matter French conscience appears to be less regards of the non-commissioned officers and returned with a reply from Messrs. Deacon sensitive when it can be made subservient to men of the Yokosuka Naval Station,, is the and Hastings stating that they had not been

French influence exercised whether directly or inscription on a pair of vases, standing, a fool instructed to appear for the defence. Address indicecily upon the native populace. high and made of copper, inlaid with gold anding the Bench, Mr. Master observed that the silver, representing a cherry-tree in full bloom, with the British and Japanese flags depicted on the upper party,

11.M.S. Tweed arrived at Woosung from that time, Hongkong on the 22nd inst.

solicitors should have shown some respect for the Court, and treated them with a little courtesy instead of keeping them waiting all

Mr. Hazeland concurred, and ordered the

1.5. Sandpiper arrived at Capton last bail of Stoon to be estreated, nod a warrant Sunday, 27th inat, a

Issued for the arrest of the defendant.

COTTAM & CO, FOR TRESS'S STRAW

Cand FELT HATS

G GIRAULT for TABLE DELICACIES

Mail,

LYCEUM EXAMINATIONS. Last week I wrote about the results of the Lyceum examinations. I have beard it stated that an inordinately severe test was applied this year with the disastrous result already recorded. Feeling runs so strong against the harshness of the examiners that it is believed fur the new school year not a single student GIRAULT for Best FRENCH BREAD, Sittandem Loif:

These indications speak well for the new Governor who must be a really frue reformer..

CANTON NOTES.

(From a Correspondent.)

CANTON, July 28th.

FEW MILITARY COLLEGE.

A new Military College is in course of erection at Tang-po, which is situated to the westward, & few miles outside the City. In the meantime, the Eastern quarter within the City

MEAT TAX.

The Canton authorities have come to terms

$80, co is to be the annual tax on meat. with the Bulchers' Hong, and it is agreed that

The authorities, however, have given the Hong to understand that this arrangement is only on a six month's trail, and if payment of the tax is not regular the authorities, will institute bands of Meat Tax collectors.

WEST RIVER.

The waters of the West River are subsiding, but they are still greatly above normal, and we hear the highlands of the river's source are again experiencing rain.

DENGUE FEVER. The illness, at first supposed to be influenzz, has proved to be dengue fever, and members of almost every family are, or have been, down with it. The victims are affected with pains in the bones and a rash over the body, and the sickness lasts from tires to four days

GIRAULT: WINES, LIQUEURS

BEER, sod SPIRIT.

THE CHOLERA.

Though we have done our best to consider the cholera season normal, it is to be feared a considerable amount is krocking about, as it takes something as a rule to make the Chinese throw their dead in the river, and the Peiho is liberally supplied with corpses in theso days. The River l'olice are supposed to attend to.the matter believe, but the presence of these offensive relics of cholera attack are continually reported, and a pleasure trip down the river is apt to be spoiled by them, to say nothing upon the insanitary effect upon the water. A young foreigner was taken to the hospital to-day suffering from a mild attack of cholera, which means that he has cholera and is very ill indeed, but has cheated death so far, This is the fourth case, i believe, among for eigners, two of which have ended fatally though nearly everyone has had stomach attacks of more or less severity.

LI'S ADOPTED SON, As some of your readers may remember Li Hung-chang had an adopted son named Li Po.

hun,who was senior to his own son. He was a student in Japan at one time and made for himself a host of friends there, on the strength of which he was subsequently made Minister to Tokio. Then, ay not unfrequently happens. in Japan public opinion underwent a change and Li Po-hun found himself regarded with suspicion as possible spy. He appears to have taken this volle face very deeply to heart and on leaving Tokio he retired into private life and has virtually not since been heard of. Some officials have now unearthed him and recommended him to the Empress

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CONFECTIONERY,

L'O D.G E.,

No. 525, E.C.

REGULAR MEETING of the above

MASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the 1st August, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 29th July, vonz

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FOR NAGASAKI AND VLADIVOSTOCK.

THE Steamship.

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"SAVOIA," Captain Rebbelmund, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 31st instant, at Noon, instead of the 30th instant,

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First Class Passengers and carries a Doctor.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong. Office. Hongkong, 29th July, 1901,

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

(781d

COMPANY, LIMITED;

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA THE Company's Steamship

"KUMSANG"

Captain E. J. Buller, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 31st instant,

at 3 Pt.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 29th July, 1902.

[772d DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW

THE Company's Steamship

HAICHING," Captain Hodgins, "will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 1st August, at Noon. D

For Freight or Passage apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Ilangkong, 29th July 1902.

17951

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED:

FOR MANU

HE Company's Steamship

TH

________"DIAMANTE,"

Captain R. Rodger, will be despatched for. the above Port on SATURDAY, the 2nd August, at 4 PM,

The attention of Passengers is directed to Steamer Slic to fitted throng one with the the excellent accommodation provided by this Electric Light

For Freight or Passig

SHEWAN!

Hongkong, agth July,

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