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TELEGRAMS

(Reuters.)

Chinese Labour for the Transvaal,

LONDON, 25th July. SA foreign Consul at Johannesburg has received a cable from Hongkong offering 200,000 Chinese labourers for five years' service at 17/6 per month, food included, the Mines to arrange for transport, the cost being deducted from wages. The offer has been submitted to the Industry.

The Late Pope's Successor.

July 27th.

It is expected that the Conclave to be held on the 31st instant will consist of 62 Cardinals, making the 41 votes necessary to elect a new Pope; the Cardinals of Rome present number 45.

Great Britain and Germany-

Commercial Relations.

It is understood that negotiations for the future commercial relations of Great Britain and Germany still continue by means of an exchange of notes between the two Govern

ments.

LATER.

THE HONGKONG

DELAYS IN THE SUPREME COURT.

OBSERVATIONS BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE,

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,

cases that have only been set down for a few weeks when there are others untried that have been set down in some instances for more than a year. However, as far as the present cause gocs, I strike the cause out of the trial paper, and so clear the paper of some old causes that should have been brought on for heating some time ago by the parties, or else should have

The been withdrawn:

At the Supreme Court this morning, before the Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman, the case was called of Li Yu Nam and others against

wong Hu Chan, No 91 of 1895. solicitors were Messrs. W Ikinson & Grist and Deputy Registrar ( Seth) said that the

Messrs, Deacon & Hastings. Neither party appeared.

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PROF SHARP AND THE

ORIENTAL PROBLEM. -

Prof. E. Hamilton Sharp, who is now in America, has been interviewed, and is reported as having urged a change in Canadian and United States immigration laws so as to adinit A Vancouver exchange of Chinese labour.

5th July says

Among the visitors to the City at the present

His Lordship said- understand that the defendants consend that the case was settled by some arrangement some time ago, and the defendants do not come here to dispute that settlement. I think I must deal with this.case under Section 293 of the Civil Code, and that Section says that when a cause is called trial, if neither party appears, the Court may, time is Professor E. Hamilton Sharp, a veteran i think fit, strike the cause out of the trial paper. I strike this cause out of the trial English educator, who for many year occupied paper under Section 296 of the Code. I should the chair of English Literature in the University like to make one of two observations with of Kyoto. Professor Sharp arrived here on the regard to delay on the part of the parties. M. Empress of China, and since that in bringing on causes for trial which have been sel down for trial a long time ago, and have heen transferred in due course from the general trial list to the trial piper. A cause is set down for trial in the general paper when the parties apply to the Court to have it set down. When

Railway Accident at Glasgow.

in due course it 14 transferred from that general An excursion train, running into the tertral list to what is called in the Code the trial minus at Stenocks Station, Casgow, crashed paper, due notice of that is given to the parties, into the buffers, killing thirteen and injuring and they ought to be ready for the cause to be twenty passengers.

The Royal Visit to Ireland. The King and Queen have arrival at Bel fast and met with a repetition of the en thusiasm shown at Dublin.

Tokio, 24th July,

heal when it is reached in consecutive order.

Now, some time ago I looked carefly through the trial paper, the paper, that is, of cases which are ripe for hearing and are only awail- ing the hearing by the Curt when the Court. has an opportunity of bearing thein; and I anticed that at the head of that trial paper there were three actions which, it appears to me, ought to have been disposed of long

The first of these

was the Case

vessel's arrival in port has spent the time in visiting Victoria and the cities of the Sound. This is not his first visit to Vancouver as he was here some four years ago in company with his brother, who was unfortunately taken ill during his stay and died here. The late Mr. Sharp

was engaged in business in the Orient and his brother is now winding up his e-tate. This ecessitates his residence in the Far East during the greater part of the year and also a considerable amount of travelling between Oriental ports. Whenever possible Professor Sharp always takes the Emper liners as he considers then the most comfortable vessels on the route and he estimates that he has taken at least fifty trips in the C. P. R. steamships.

abrogation of all present restrictions on the in- gress of Chinese labourers, and the imposition of such regulations only as shall confine the labour of Celestials to a very limited field.

WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders, at the second ordinary general meeting to be held at the company's premises, No. 28, Queen's Road Central, on Wednesday, 5th prox, at noon:~-~

The directo s now beg to submit their re- part on the working of the company for the year to 30th June, 1903.

1903.

CURRENCY OF INDO-CHINA.

Co-oay's Advertisements.

BANK HOLIDAY.

.EXCHANGE BANKS.

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TN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875 change Banks will be CLOSED or the Transaction of Public Business, on MONDAY, the 3rd August,

[903€ Hongkong, 19th July, 1903,

EASTERN EXTENSION & GREAT

The report of the Inter-Ministerial Com- nittee appointed in Paris to consider the question of the currency in French Indo- China has not yet been made public, though it is known that it has been drawn up. Sufficient To the shareholders of William Powell, seems to have leaked out, however, to give an Limited.

judication of what has been suggested, and this shows that the statement we have pre- viously made is the orrect one. It is pro- posed to get rid of the Mexican dollar as rapidly as possible, and to have the commer-THE cial dollar as sole legal tender. Sufficient of the latter dollars would be provided with the least delay to suffice for the wants now served by both classes of dollars. On this being Achieved the Mexican would be demonetised. Thereafter a similar course to what has been

The profit and loss account, including the suni of $1.182.85 brought forward from 30th June, 1902, shows a credit balance of $16,961.39, which your directors propose to appropriate as follows:-

To pay a dividend of so per cent.,

absorbing................

***** $12,000,03 Write off stock on hand. 7,000.00 fixtures and fittings..... goodwill 11 bad debts Carry forward to new account

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1,566.83 pursued in India, since the closing of the 1,165,40 mints in 1893, would be adopted, and the

371-72 commercial dollar worked in

up 12.50 4,757.43

(it is said) by the starvation process. This $26,961.39 | figure would be in consonance wit the pro- posed rate for the dollar in the Straits Settle- ments, and for such other parts of the Far East as have canied out the process of con- version, or are engaged in doing so at present. The schir e, is of course, as feasible as that Mr W. H. Gaskell having returned to the being put in force in the Straits, but it has the

DIRECTORS.

in accordance with the articles of association, Messrs. Thos: H. Reid and W. Clement Drew retire, but are eligible for re-election.

AUDITOR.

Colony resumed the audit of the books and accounts, and your directors recommend his

THOS. H. REID, re-election.

Chai mas.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1903,

BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1903.

Liabilities. Capital 12,0 0 shares at $10 Bills payable

Accounts payable............ Dividends uncollected Profit and loss account

..$120 000.00

prior advantage that there is a coin ready at hand to be established.-L. & C. Express.

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NORTHERN TELEGRAPH

COMPANIES.

SEPARATE WORKING

ARRANGEMENTS..

HE Public is hereby notified that the JOINT SERVICE of the Eastern Ex-

tension and Great Northern Telegraph Com- panies will be DISCONTINUED FROM THE 1ST AUGUST, from which Date each Company will have its own Separate Counter where Telegrams will be accepted for Trans- mission by either Company's Lines. For The Great Nor- For The Easter Ex- thern Telegraph tension Telegraph

Company,

O. NIELSEN,

Superintendent,

Hongkong, 29th July, 1903.

Company

J. M. BECK,

Superintendent. [goje

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

"NAMSANG," Captain Geo. Payne, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 4th August, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 29th July, 1993.

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S.S "TONKIN."

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES..

“VENGEANCE" AND "GOLIATH" | THE Company's Steamship

The recall of the Gelath from the hia Station, and the despa chi of the Venga in ein her place, casses once more the question as to what is wrong with certain ships of the Canepus class. The Goliath was completed m 1903, 773-83 and his, therefore, served practically a three- 3,267.20

years' commission; but the Ocena has been in 143.50 commission as long, and if it were a case of 26 961.39 eflux of time, the natural course would be lo recommission her on her station with a new $.51,144.92 crew.

We are, therefore, bound to conclude that some, at any rate, of this class are not $100,935-40 satisfactory. The Canopus, also completed in 4,166.851900, is already at home in dockyard bands. ń 265 40

She is a Portsmouth-built ship, engined by the 28,186.69 Greenock Foundry, while the Golrath was

2,050 OG

built at Chatham and engined by Penn. Of the 1,089.75

other ships of this class, the Ocean was built at 8,450 77 Devonputt, and the remaining three by contract The faults, whatever they may be, however, $151.144-92 are evidently in the boilers; yet the Vengeance, PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR YEAR

eng ned by Vickers, is most favourably known ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1903.

As a reliable ship. Here are further paradoxes Dr.

for the Boiler Committee to reconcile about ..$ 1,101.CO

the behaviour of the Bellevilles. 26.901.39

Assets.

stock on hand..... Fixtures and fittings...... Goodwill,

Cash in Hongkong & S'hai Bank... Cash in hand,

F. A. V tal, London agent.............. Accounts receivable.

on his last journey across, Professor Sharp had Mr. 1. D. Farrell, President of the Northern (N. C. B-News.)

Steamship Company, as a fellow passenger, Russian Aggression on Corea.

and at Mr. Farrell's invitation accompanied Tokio, 24th July. Replying to the Russian Minister, Mr. Pavag

him to Seattle in his private ċar. While in loff, the Corean government points out that the No. S of 1899 (Han; Wan Yuk against Ng sanction of Corea has been previously obtained Lee lling), and that was set down in the rial Seattle Professor Sharp was interviewed on the Chinese question and expressed himself as p-per on the goth of july, 1907-that is, practi-strongly in favour of the repeal of the laws ex- for all telegraphs hitherto constructed in con- nection with the enterprises of foreign conces- cally three years ago. Yet neither of the paris cluding Chinese from the United States, the sionaries, whereas the Russians in the present is brought that cause on, and so here was an old cause with which nothing was being done case have not sou ht any sanction. ̧

and in which no steps had been taken for three Another Legitimate Grievance. years. I called attention to that and peremp

rily fixed this day, the 19th of July, having

In discussing the affairs of the Chinese, and given the parties full notice, for the hearing urging their admission into the United States, that cause The result of that was that the Professor Sharp appears by no means as pa ties withdrew the cause, showing that it had special pleader in behalf of the Orientals. He no business to excumber the list; and if they recognises their intellectual limitations and did no wish the cause brought on either side their unavailability for American, citizenship; they ought to hue communicated with the he is strongly opposed to the wholesale admis- Registry and had it struck out of the list.

sion of the Chinese into competition with the Mr. Chamberlain's Zollverein.

That was a claim to a trule-mark and god-white labour of this or any country; but he London, 24th July. Speaking in the House of Lords, Earlwill. Well, then, I took the same steps in the speaks with high commendation of the industry and docility, especially of the coolie classes, Spencer expressed his belief that, while the present case Duke of Devonshire stood firm, the Cabinet against Kwong Ha Chan, which had been and regards the service of these classes as would never adopt Mr. Chamberlain's policy set down for trial in the trial paper in invaluable in the fields naturally avoided by the books and vouchers of the company and

The Japanese journals strongly criticise Russia's officially declared consent to the open- ing of ports in Manchuria, inasmuch as such a declaration addressed direct to the Powers in- volves the a-sumption of Russia's sovereignty over Manchuria.

The position of the Government is simply that there is a case for inquiry.

The Passing of the Pope,

London, 24th July. The remains of Pope Len X11 are lying in slate at St. Peter's. Fifteen thousand persons passed by in the first two hours.

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of Li Yu Nam and others

intelligent white labour except as a last means of livelihood.

the end of November, 1901. Now it appears that neither party is prepared to go on with the cause or wishes it gone on with, and

MANY YEARS' RESIDENCE. some paper has been filed by the defendants

Professor Sharp bases his opinions on per- themselves from which they seem to have sonal observations during eighteen years' re- settled the matter by some reference in China, sidence in China and Japan, and an implicit much of the subject-matter of the action having confidence in the judgment of his brother, now taken place in China. It is but right in say dead, who for forty-two years was a large em- that the defendant's solicitors gave notice of player of labour in llongong, and heavily in- that in the Registry, but I should like to pointerested in the commerce of the Orient, out that the proper party to give that notice is the solicitor for the plaintiff Section 317 of the TWO OF THE COMPLATED VESSELS.

Code says that if an action is settled by mutual A brief reference was recently made to the agreement or compromise the agreement is to be recorded and the action disposed of in re new and large freight-carriers being built at home for the P. & Q. Co., and additional parti-cordance therewith. And then, too, Sub-section culars are now to ban of two of the completed

THE NEW P. & O. FREIGHT CARRIERS.

vessels.

The Fera, which was launched, just before

the last mail left, by Messrs. Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast, is a twin screw steamer of 7,600 tons, and has been specially built to meet the requirements of trade in the East. She is 496 feet long, 17.1 feet wide, and 35.9 feet deep, and is fitted with necessary appliances of the most approved type for the expeditious handling of large cargo The cargo space is divided into six spacious 1.olds, which have been specially arranged to provide unobstructed space for the reception of general cargo of the bulky nature associated with the modern Eastera trade.

The Palermo has been launched by Messrs. "Barclay & Co. Ltd., at Whileinch on the Clyde, She is a sistership is the end. In addition to being a freight-carrier, she has a commoda. tion fora limited number, of passengers under

the bridge in commodious state rooms.

DOOM OF THE CURRENCY.

NOTE

PENNY WISE, POUND „FOOLISH.

Calcutta, 12th July,

"The ordinary objections felt and expressed to Chinese labour," said Prof. Sharp, “are mis- taken and fallacious. That the Chinese are most industrious and make themselves most valuable by their work no one disputes; that their general admission into this country would bring down wages is also indisputable if they are to be allowed to engage in any and every kind of work. But there would be no such effect as this if the Chinese were confined to the field of absolute labour—in the field, laundry and household and other carefully specified occupations which white people do

not care for.

There is a constant and pressing demand for labour in certain lines, which whites, with their superior intelligence and higher ambitions do not attempt to supply. Lare interests fre-

whole communities for lack of this common

labour, and it is here that the Chinese would prove invaluable. The present laws have the effect of admiting certain classes of Chinese, who establish direct competition with white -merchants and skilful labour, but exclude the working Chinese from a vast and unoccupied field in which this efforts could not fail to benefit the whole country.

HAVE NO INFLUENCE,

To directors' and auditors' fees

Balance.....

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interest account

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transfer fees

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balance of working account

$28,061.39

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo from Lordon ex sis. Bordargue, and from Bordeaux, ex s.s. President Leroy Callier, in connection with above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stared at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained inmediately after landing,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noor, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.

All claims must be sent in to me on or be fore the 4th August, or they will not be recognised.

That the Goliath is coming home on account of defects is further proved by the fact that the moment of her recall is a most inconvenient Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the one for the Admiralty. The Russell relieved the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed By balance from 30th June, 1902......$ 4,182.85 Carpus in the Mediterranean, and the rafter TUESDAY, the 4th August, at Noor,

bad debts recovered

865.41 mouth is on her way to relieve the Victorious, will be subject to rent and landing charges. 457-18 But though the Duncan and Albemarle should 33-10 be available almost immediately, there is no 22,522.85 ship at present which can take the place of the Vengeance. While, therefore, the China Squa- $28,061.39 dron is not strengthened by the change, the R. G, HECKFORD, Mediterranean Fleet will be one battleship be

Manager.

low strength for a shert while or two if we reckon the Hood, whose place was not filled. Moreover, the Repulse and Kamillies are quite out of place in our principal fighting fleet, and it must be the desire of the Admiralty to re- place them as soon as possible. It is not a very serious maiter, as the four remaining *Duncans" will be avail.ble almost directly; but it points clearly to the fact that the Canopus class have not fulfilled expectailons. The Re nown, also, ought to be relieved as soon as pos- sible if the promised homogenity is to be ubtained.

I have compared the above statement with

have found the same in accordance therewith.

W. GASKELL, Auditor. Hongkong, July 20th, 1903,

THE RUSSO-CHINESE BANK.

AN IMPORTANT BRANCH.

A branch of the great Russo-Chinese Bank will be established in this city, states the San Though the exchange of the Vengeance for Francisco Call of 21st ult. With the progress the Goliath will not strengthen the China of the gigantic railroad that spans the pro- Squadron, the despatch of the Leviathan will lo so to an appreciable extent. It is said that digious breadth of the land of the White Czar she will be the Aagship of Rear-Admiral and the march of the Russian arms to their

Asheton Curzon Howe, the new second-in- manifest destiny of wide dominion on the command. Her despatch to China appears to knock on the head the idea that a Bying Pacific, the financiers of Russia have kept pace. The Russo-Chinese Bank was established by cruiser-squadron is to be formed to visit all parts of the Empire, with the object of linking a great aggregation of capital, equal to many up the various squadrons, though the King millions of American treasure, for the purpose of facilitating commerce between Russia and

cruiser squadron in Chinese waters, with the China The establishment of a branch in San

Leviathan and Cressy at its head, will be formidable enough for all purposes, for there Francisco, so says Consul General Paul Kosaare four first, two second, and two third-class kevitch, probably means that the facilitation of protected cruisers as well-or ten in alt-us commerce between Russia and San Francisco against eleven Russian and four French. With the Japanese in our scale, we have nothing to fear is the Far East-St. James's Gazelle.

is in view.

The Russo Chinese Bank already has a branch at Dalay, on Talienwan Bay, above Port Arthur, which is to be the great commercial port of Russia on the Pacific Ocean. Another branch is at Peking. The Siberian Railway forks at Kirin and runs south through Man- churia, upon which the mighty Mu covie has placed his strong hand. 71 Port Arthur is his great military station. At Dalny s the first of his chain of banks that is already about to take in another link in this city, crossing the occan. Already the t de of travel from Moscow is setting out toward the Pacific coast across Siberia and through Manchuria. The railway is completed from Moscow to Port Arthur. Á It is urged against the Chinese that they send contract has been let for a Pulinan service their money back to China. This objection from Moscow to the Pacific. Thousands of does not hold good for the reason that they Russian soldiers have travelled over the line to cannot save more than a tenth of their earnings, the military posts. At last the dream of trade so that forevery dollar sent back to China, each between the Russian empire and its friend, the Chinese leaves from $9 to $19 of his coin and American republic, is about to be realized. labour in this country. Another ubjection is Hence the significance of the establishment that the Chinese bave a vicious moral influence; | of a branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank in this but it is my observation that their influence, so city. The Muscovile has seen that the time is far as it may extend to the whites of any com- ripe for founding better financial facilities. munity, is nil. They do not care to mix with The Russo-Chines: Bank is not a Government the whites, but remain detached, and therefore institution but it is countenanced by the Rus- sian Government. In its management are have no influence beyond their own race.

engaged some of the foremost financiers of Russia.

of the same Section (No. 317) says that notice of such compromise is to be given by the plain- tiff or, if a solicitor is employed, by his solici- tor to the Registry, together with such parti- culars as may be required of him, within one week after the same has been made, and in default thereof plaintiff or his solicitor, as the case may be, shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of Court and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly; Well, it appears now that neither party wishes to go on with this case and it has been settled, and if I had not taken the peremptory slepquently suffer, and hardship is entailed upon of fixing this day it would have gone on year after year encumbering the list and mak ing appear as if there was considerable delay in this Court in hearing causes which are on the list. Well, there was a third cause which I had fixed for to-dav, a cause which was begun earlier than any of the others, It was begun in 1897 and it was set down in the trial paper to come on for trial in February of 190. Neither party took any steps to bring it on. It was a claim for an injunction and damages. The result of my fixing to-day was that yesterday a summons was heard on behalf of the defendants, asking for further security for costs as the plaintiff was a person resident without the jurisdiction of the Court, and I granted an order requiring $3000 more to be given as security for costs within three weeks, and if that was not done the action should stand dismissed with costs. only make these remarks because I see there are some other actions which have been put down for bearing, none, I think, in an earlier stage than last year; and I want to point out that if there is delay in settling these malters the delay is the fault of the parties themselves and not of the Court. On the part of the Court there is a strong desire that justice should be administered as promptly as possi ble. I trust that those solicitors who have causes that have been down for a long time will bring them on for trial or have some Allahabad, rath July. valid reason why they should not actually be The Pioneer says, that the Government of tried. Recently I have been asked to deal with India is apparently quite decided upon re-intro- various cases which have been set down for ducing at next Calcutta session a measure only three or four weeks while there are others which will cancel the present convertibility of that have been set down for a year and a half sub-circle currency notes at the headquarters that have never been brought on by the parties of the respective circles. The case for the at all. i naterally wish to take the cases, as custaiment of the powers of the sub-circle far as I can, at such time as is most conveniens note seems to that journal unanswerable. to the parties; but I do not want to be trying China,"

Giralt

The Government of India contemplate slop- ing by legislation the practice by the public of remitting money through the post by means of currency notes exceeding five mpees in value. They intend to withdraw the privilege whereby currency notes are not only cashed at the office of issue but alto at the presidency town in which that office is situate

Their view is that while the public remit money in currency notes at a trifling cost for postage, the Government has to carry bullion and pay transport charges to places where notes are cashed.

The intention of Government it to introduce a system of treasury transfers which the public will be able take advantage of by payment of a nominal fee.

ASK FOR ASAHI JAPANESE BEER---

SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER

G. Gimult

Foreigners in the Orient at first conceive a dislike to the Chinese, chiefly on account of their unapproachability and personal habits; but when they come to know the race, such dislike invariably gives way to respect and com-

fidence.

Consul General Kosakevitch does not know who will be in charge of the San Francisco branch of the bank. At various times different names have been mentioned in connection with the position of manager or agent. Who. THE London Graphit of June 27th contains ever is selected will be a person of ability, matter of local interest, a special supplement, and his mission, in addition to managing illustrated by that well-known painter of milli the finances of the institution here, will be tary subjects, Mr. George Scott, giving coloured to promote friendly feelings with the people, facsimile drawings of types of the Russian The ports to the north of San Francisco on army. Included in the issue are sketches of Puget Sound have been boasting that they some of the prominent features of the Osaka would do the business between the United Exhibition, and a full-page drawing, entitled States and Russia. Significantly the Russians "An audience with the Empress-Dowager of select this port for the establishment of the first

of their financial branches on the Pacific.

Alfred is still available for the purpose. The

COMMERCIAL.

TODAY'S EXCHANGE. UN LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer.....!! Bank Bills, on demand.../9 1/16 Credits, 4 months' sight 19 D'ments 4 months' sight......... 1). M.1 70

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N BERLIN, (demand) ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand........ 2.20j Credits, 4 months' sight 2.24 ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand ...42} Credits, 30 days' sight ..431 131

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On demand...

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..... $51 Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate.... $164 60.10

Gold Leaf 100 louch, per tel Mar Silver......

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OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-tay's quotations are as follows:-

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PATNA NEW.....

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OLD BENARES NEW

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Perhe .@ 940/960

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1,005

740/800

Co-bay's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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

at 3 F.M.

"HAITAN,"

Captain Roath, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 1st August,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

"DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 29th July, 1903,

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All damaged packages will be examined on TUESDAY, the 4th August, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong. 29th July, 1903.

[10040 THE BOSTON TOWBOAT COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "PLEIADES," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, MOJI AND SHANGHAI The above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees 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 Consignee's risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, 29th July, 1003

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Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS and HOTELS and to be obtained from LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., Queen's Road Central.

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