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TELEGRAMS.

: { Reuters.)

The Australian Alións Restriction

Act.

London, 26th September,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1904.

THE WAR.

PORT ARTHUR,

A STRANGE STORY,

.

TROUBLE AT CANTON:-

FOOLISH BLUEJACKETS,

DROWN A CHINAMAN.

(From Our Correspondent,)

Canton, 27th Sept.

A few American snitors from the U.S.S.

have taken more liquid than

THE CANTON BLAZEN AN

WORKMAN'S NARROW ESCAPE.

ESTIMATED DAMAGE.

(From Our Correspondent.) A remarkable story of the position of Port

Canton, 27th September. The Daily Mails correspondent at Syd Arthur comes from Chelon, and is communicati

Although accustomed to many incipient fires ney wires that the Australian Governmented to us by the stakg On Saturday night

in the course of a year, it is not often that wo has decided to relax the Aliens Restriction several foreigners arrived at Chefoo from Port Helena, had shore leave yesterday, and

have such a tremendous blaze as that which is Arthur. Among them was a lady, the wife of appeared to Act in favour of Japanese merchants, students.

Russin naval captain, and two Russian army was necessary to quench, an ordinary thirst.now sending clouds of dense smoke into the and tourists, but those desirous of stay afficers; The latter crossed to Port Arthuṛ| The result was that, after fooling in the city sky, away over the Back Reach. At five some fifteen days ago from Cheloo with dia- they started playing fast and loase on the patches from General Kuropatkin for General Shamien, and but for the prompt action of the Stoessel, and they returned safely to Chefoo British Consular Staff, with the assistance of with documents weighing about a hundred the commander of H.M.S. Moorhen, might have pounds destined for the Commander-in-Chief got into very serious trouble. While crossing According to one of these officers the fighting the British bridge leading to the Foreign Con- at Port Arthur has reached an unprecedented cession, they thought it would be highly amus. character. There appears to have been a mis-ing to throw a Chinaman into the canal. The understanding between the conflicting armies

over a year will require special permission. The Archbishop of Canterbury in Amerion. The Archbishop of Canterbury has dined

at the White House, in Washington.

LATER.

The Command of the Russian

Army in the Far East. It appears that Generals Kuropatkin and Grippenberg will be on an equal footing in command of the Russian army in Manchuria, but both will be under Admiral Alexeieff.

unfortunate victim of their contemptible fally was the No. 3 compradore of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's steamer Kansa. He was crossing the bridge at the time, and stepped to one side in order to let the sailors pass. The men, apparently, were too dense to appreciate the gentlemanly conduct of the Chinaman, who gave them no provocation whatever. They went up to him and, it is alleged, threw him over the railings into the dirty water beneath. The poor fellow, apparently unable to swim, was in a drowning condition when he was re- scued by soine Europeans, who at once

o'clock yesterday afternoon news was received:. on the Shamien that Messrs. Arnold Karberg. and Ca's godowns and storage tanks, some three-quarters of a mile from the Concession, on the Fati side of the Back Reach, were in blaze, and evidence was not wanting that a buge fire was in progress. Many of the foreigners awaited the exploding of the two large tanks, hastened away to the scene, and anxiously facing the site where Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's spacious godowns are being erected. In a very short space of time the whole of the

building used for tin making, soldering and tin- filling was one mass of flame, and the premises set aside for storing the oil already tinned was quickly ignited and shared the saine late. At the time that the fire broke out the Shell Transport Company's steamer Allaka, was lying alongside the wharf waiting to discharge

A cargo 360 odd tons of bulk oil, but fortunately she had steam up and was able to slip her

THE S.S. “SAINING"

BOUGHT BY CHINESE.

Thess. Saining, which was burned and sunk, as reported in these coluimos last night, was sold privately this morning, just as she lies, to a Chinese shipper from Canton, for $1,100. She is expected to be raised to-morrow, when she will be placed in dock. Her bailer, will then he removed, and replaced with new duel.

R.A.0.B.

A regular meeting of the King Edward VII

lodge was held in the R.A.O.B. Club rooms on Tuesday. The following is a list of the officers elected during the ensuing month and quarter: Sitting Primo....Fritto. S. 1. Setna. (monthly) City Mashall Bro. F. W. Rogers (monthly) City Secretary... Primo. J. J. Blake (quarterly) City Tyler............... Bio. Eagle on (monthly)

Asst, City Secretary..... Bro. Thas, Webb.. City Treasurer...... Bro. Young Ho (quarterly) City Chamberlain...... Bro. Skinner (monthly) City Physcian......... Primo. Fernie (monthly) City Wailer......Primo, Radcliff (quarterly) Asst. City Waiter..... Primo. Madar (quarterly) City Tatter.............Br. Chua Beng Chan Bro. Glendinning Primo. Musso Bio. Sheffield Al of Benevolence.......... Primo. Hyet. A'musical evening followed, and the meeting

Cuy Constable.......... City Register... City Mustrel...y.

moorings and drift down stream to the vicinity terminated at midnight.

of the Macao Forts.

with regard to the use of the Red Cross and white flag, and now the display of such flags is useless as a means either of protection or deception and when such flags are displayed firing is never suspended. In one action last month, says the officer, six Around Mukden.

hundred Japanese who advanced to assault a General Kuropatkin wires that the Japan-position found themselves unable to retreat. ese are preparing an extensive turning move. They displayed handkerchiefs and otherwise ment to the cast of Mukden. Several at indicated their wish to surrender, but their tempts to capture the Kao Tu pass (Kaotusigns were ignored, and they were fired upon ling) twelve miles north-east of Beniputze, until all were dead. Neither side will suspend have been repulsed.

fire for the ambulance corps which ventures to pick up the dead and wounded. The conse- quence is that the dead are heaped in piles within fifteen paces of the forts, and cannot be taken away. The decaying corpses are giving of foul odours and the Russians are com pelled to fight from the forts near by with Sept. 16th, carrying mails for. China, and cloths soaked in camphor oil over their nosir by shouting and attempting to get an to the south-west and drove the flames in the direc- arrived here the other day, was the means of It is generaly believed at Port Arthur that the Shamien. The situation became so serious that tion of the water where the Attaku had lately rescuing two shipwrecked Chionmen who were Japanese will massacre what remains of their the matier was reported to the Consulate, and enemy when they make an entrance to the a messenger was sent to Commander Noble, picked up in an exhausted condition on a sampan which was full of water. The Malta fortress. General Stoessel has issued instruc of H.M.S. Moorhen, who at once lasded a left Penang about 9-30 a.m. and in the after.tions to officers and men to fight to the last, few men with side arms, After a consultation by the flowing oil, and an Indian watchman ppeared an extract from a letter of the Manila noop soon: alter observed Pulo Jerejak bear-declaring that the hostile feeling on both sides among the officials it was eventually deemed

SHIPWRECKED CHINAMEN,

RESCUED AT SEA BY THE P. AND 0.

"MALTA."

The P. and O. Malta, whieli lest Penang on

saited to artificial respiration. In this they were unsuccessful for, according to latest in- formation, the man is now dead.

A large crowd of natives witnessed the occur. rence, and naturally resented the brutal conduct of the American sailors. The coolies and others became quite excited and showed their anger

night.

The crowd increased every minute, and many were the conjectures regarding the fate of the two tanks. The holding capacity of the largest of these is over 340,000 gallons, and the smallest is capable of storing 18,000 gallons. Fortunately, the wind was blowing from the

been lying.

Mr. F. Xavier, the man in charge of the tanks and godowns, as badly burned about the feet

the flames. He was taken to the Shamien

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse this optoits expressed by Correspondents ju ties enduro).

PHILIPPINES AND AMERICAN- ISATION.

TO THE EDITOR by the “Hasokong Frizuraen," SIR,-in your issue of last Saturday there

and masses of roots which are often seen float | There are still three hundred women at Pori anxiously awaiting to learn what is to be done proper appliances on this side of the river pered, revengeful and treacherous in the ex-

ing in the Straites; It was, however, soon ap Arthur who have refused General Stoessel's parent that there were two human beings on

offer of safe conduct from the invested strong- hold. Many of the Russians are using rifles taken from the Japanese.

Nothing further transpired, and people are to the American sailors for their foolish "joke,"

OFFICIAL INQUIRY,

28th inst.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOUND.

KODAK CAMERA. Apply to-

CAPTAIN SUPT. OF POLICE. Hongkong, 28th September, 1904. [1083

PUBLIC AUCTION. Tom Captain D. F. TULLOCH, Rid

*

HE Undersigned have received instructions

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON. FRIDAY,

the sath September, 1904, at 2.30 P.M., within his residence, No. 4, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon,

THE WHOLE OF HIS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising:- TEAKWOOD HATSTAND with BF VELLED GLASS, JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERED SCREENS, RATTAN CHAIRS and SOFA, TEAKWOOD DESK with BEVELLED GLASS, PICTURES, TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING

WOOD FLOWER STAND, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARD with BEVELLED GLASS, SINGLE and DOUBLE IRON BED. STEADS with WIRE and HAIR MAT- TRESSES, COOKING STOVE and UTEN- SILS, &c. &c.;

TABLE, CHAIRS, MARBLE-TOP BLACK

ALSO

One Singer's SEWING MACHINE and a quantity of PLANTS in Pots. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:-As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 28th September, 1904-

[1084

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

"ZIETEN,"

of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 9 A.M., TO-MORROW MORNING.

correspondent of the London Standard, in ing S. 4°E the wind being light and weather is so great that the Japanese officers may be advisable to guard the bridge, and rifles and took him into the river and so extinguished which the writer, speaking of the Filipinos, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are beraby' fine. At 5:25 p.an. something was seen floating powerless to prevent their men from commit en rounds of ammunition were served out to

said: The Filipino child is apt, intelligent, informed that their Goods, with the exception about a mile off the ship. This was at first ting massacre if the defence fails The officer the Bluejackets and a sentry was set for the where every possible attention was shown him and quick to leam, and, though he has all the of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being At six o'clock this morning the fire was burn vices of his Malay forefathers, and is hot tem-landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns. thought to be one of the numerous tree trunks reports that there is no beef or mutton in the fortress, only horseflesh and tinned meats.

ing as fiercely as ever, and as there are no

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence it is not at all unlikely that the Dean oil tanks, still there is a hope that the present delivery may be obtained.

system of education may reduce, if it does not and godowns, which are situated immediately exterminate, these characteristics." I am not beside those of Messrs. Arnold, Karberg & Co,

going to discuss the wisdom or the folly of the system of teaching established by the Ameri- can in that country, nor its effectiveness in correcting the evil of the character of that

the people of the earth have their own people. Only time will tell us its worth. All vices. But what I want to remark upon is the allegation of treachery applied so liberal-30 Cla ly to the whole of one race, and to point out that the correspondent of the Standard is openly contradicting what other foreigners,

the object which revealed itself as a sampun which was full of water. It turned out that there were two Chinamen on board standing up to their thighs in the water. They waved and shouted and Captain Peters turned the ship round very skilfully and brought her tight alongside the sampan a manguve requiring some care to avoid running right over them,

The men were then hoisted on board with

ropes the wrecked sampan, the gunwale of

which was level with the water, drifting astern,

A Chinese arriving at Cheloo from Pigeon Bay reports that on the 8th, gth, and 10th inst., the Japanese made a sustained attack, and

captured the fort on a hill east of Electric Hill and the deck. The Russians were trying hard to recapture the fort, but the Japanese were successfully resisting, and repairing, it. Admiral Togo continually bombarded the forts. and his shells had done damage in the dock The whole manoeuvre only took some 13 yard. Electric mines were laid round-the minutes, says the Straits Timits. The men who were suffering from exposure and exhaus-dockyard and other works with the object of tion having been standing in the water for some blowing up the Japanese when they entered days were carefully faltended to, rubbed down the city-Kobe Chronicle,

FOREIGN OFFICERS MISSING. Captain-Lieutenant von Gilgenheimb, of the

ORIGIN.

An inquiry was held yesterday at the Police will be ignited. In all probability it will take a Station, Shamien, on the death of the China-day or more before the fire burns itself out. 'man thrown from the British Bridge leading identified as the third compradore of the China to Shamien. The body of the victim was Navigation Coy's steamer Kausu, now lying in harbour. The Nam Hoi Magistrate, H.M.S. Consul General, and the American Consul General McWade were present, with the com- manders of 1.M.S. Aloorhen, whose crew guarded the Shamien after the incident, and U.5.8. Helena. Up to this morning no deci- sion has been made public.

MINERALS FROM WUCHOW.

and fed and the next day, were sitting on a hatchway rigged out in some clothing provided by some of the quarter-masters and smoking cigars looking supremely contended. They. stated that they belonged to l'enang and had gone out some days before to the grounds to caich crabs, but a sudden gale had swamped the boat and blown them into the middle of the Strains where they drifted full of water-ihey stated that they had been in this condition seven days without food or drink, but probably they had thought the time longer than it really was as though bearing evidence of exposure in Cuverville, a French military attache who had worked up into joss ornaments, utensils, etc.

German Navy, whose mysterious disappear ance after his departure in a junk from Bor! Arthur, has caused a reward to be offered for information of his whereabouts, was not alone in the junk which carried him out. A French newspaper correspondent and artist, Mr. Mar- cel Smet van Lerberghe, now stopping at the Beach Hotel, Chefoo is authority for the state- ment that the vessel carried Lieutenant de

heen in Port Arthur with the representatives of other nations.

Mr. Ernest Alabaster, the acting commis. sioner of customs, at Wuchow, in referring to the exports from that port in 1903, says that there is good coat at Yunganchow, three days by creek from Hongkong, 60 miles up river; but transport is dear, and only sons can be brought down at a time. Launches would buy It willingly. Of metals, some lead from Kuei- hsica went forward to Hongkong in October; it passed ultimately to Fatshan, where it is The tin exported from bete chiefly comes from Patpo, on the Ho-hsien River and in the dis- trict of that name. The natives round bring it in dribblets, ie, in the form of sand, and it is sold or baitered for provisions, etc., the price working out at about $25 per picul. The inetal in the crude state in smelted by the

but from inquiries made by your corespon As to its origin, this seems to be very vague, dent it would appear that, one of the Chinese workmen was soldering tins, and his iron, be coming over heated, he rested on the top of a can of kerosene, by the side of a bunch of well-waxed cotton waste. This at once caught

fire, and an attempt was made by Mr. Xavier to remove the lighted tis from the soldering shed. In doing so his clothes caught fire, and he was obliged to drop the can on the ground. As recorded above, the man had to be taken to the river, but not before he was badly burned.

THE DAMAGE.

From inquiries made of Messrs. Arnold, Karberg & Co. I have learned that the damage is estimated at about $70,000, made up as fol. lows:-

Buildings

18,000 líns of oil

Stores and sundries...

.$25,000 38,000 7,000

The property of the Shell Transport Com- pany is fully insured in the Hamborg Office.

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who are in a position to speak with authority, have said. To quote one. I shall mention Mr. Frederic H. Sawyer, who resided in the Islands for 14 years. He was acting British Consul for the Philippines țin 1885, and travelled ex- tensively over the islands, and is the author of a very interesting book on the inhabitants of the Philippines. This writer, in a report sent to the Commissioners of the Treaty of Peace, between the United States and Spain says: *My profession as Colonial engineer brought me into contact with all classes of the com- munity, from the landowner or planter to the labourers and mechanics who worked under my direction.

My long experience of them is extremely favourable. They, as 1 knew them, possess a good deal of self-respect and are of a quiet and calm demeanour. At a quarter to six last evening when the s.. Altogether, I consider them to be a brave, Powan left Canton, the tire was still burning, kindly, intelligent and interesting people, but apparently was in a fair way to self-exting-worthy of a better government than they have tion. The oil tank, which is separated from bad." [Not the wire pullers' government.] In the godown (now completely wrecked), by the conclusion, let me also quote President Schur engine house is, happily, intact and the mis

man of Cornell University and President of the sioa buildings, not far from the scene of the 1st Philippine Commission sent by the late circumstances, even if modern fire fighting ap wrote as follows: "The Filipinos are naturally pliances had been at hand, it is doubtful if any and normally peaceful, docile and deferential thing could have been done to stay the proto constituted authority, possessing admirable gress of the flames. The fear expressed that domestic and personal virtues."

is adjoining property would inevitably supper,

z3th inst.

water-by means of which a large amount of probabilities are strongly against any other purchasers, with a result of some 65 per cent. outbreak, had in no way suffered. Under the President McKinley, who, in an official report,

their extremities their condition hardly seeming to indicate absence of food for so long. No doubt the fact of their legs being immersed in Lieutenant de Cuverville has also disappear the water assuaged the pangs of thirst as it is aed, says the Cheloo Daily News, and it begins fact not generally known that those afloat in an to look as if they have both met with a mistrap, open boat without water may sustain life for possibly sacrificing their lives. Just a month some time by immersing the extremities in sea has passed since their junk set sail, and the explanation than that they have met an un- timely late. They would have easy and com paratively quick means of communication with Chinese parts, had they been shipwrecked and thrown safely upon any portion of the Korean, Manchurian or Chipa coast, or the islands in the vicinity. Hlad they been taken in hand. by the Japanese, some word would liave been received from them before this.

Auid is absorbed by the skin. The men say they have relatives at Penang and their names are Ng Howe and Gho Kit.

RICE AND JUSS PAPERS.

*LUGGAGE TAKEN BY COOLIES TO

• SOUTH AFRICA.

The following weird list of things, taken by a batch of coolies from tiongkong, for their own consumption in South Africa, is of interest :- 5,000 bags rice, each 4 bags red beans.

orb. (almost 250 2 bags green peas. tans).

4 bags green beans,

- ;

4

go cases ground-bul I case red dates,

oil.

22 cases fish in salt. 10 baskets garlic.

case dried orange peel.

so bags white beans. Bo- tubs salted/vege--I

tables, 416lb each.

450 tubs salted turnips,

each roomb.

150 boxes tea, each

36b.

4

box pepper powder. sacks gravy powder (looks like flour),

6 boxes black salted

aco tubs salted olives, beans,

each fo6.

150 tubs salted eggs.

30 baskets ginger

15 lubs soy.

37 jars vinegar.

so packets salt.

-4 cases dry flat fish,

6 cases dry shrimps.

209 enses salted bean 2 cases dried oysters.

curd.

1,190 cases fish in oil.

a cases cuttlefish.

5 packages stock f

I box mussels.

2 cases thick mush

↑ cases

fish.

dried shell-

2 cases sea meal. case lotus nuts. 8 cases vermicelli.

2 cases barley.

rooms.

cases pearl barley. cases thin mush-1 basket white nuts. ⠀⠀

12 cases, dried bean cases dry bamboo curd sticks.. @shoots/

case fungus.

3 cases jess papers.

10 cases chopsticks.

3 cases loss candles. 20 cases tobacco..

STEAMER STRANDED.

CARRYING WAR MUNITIONS FOR

VLADIVOSTOK.

+

THE RECRUDESCENCE OF BOXERISM.

The Universal Gazetle publishes a letter from its Ticatsin correspondent stating that it is reported that a new secret society called the Tuanyuan Hai, or the "Original Assembly of Brothers," has started into existence in the prefectures of Taming, in Chihli province, and

Yours, etc.,

READER. Hongkong, 27th November, 1904.

THE FIRE ON THE "MARCO POLO.”

With regard to the fatal explosion which Look place on board the Italian armoured

cruiser farco Polo, while lying at Chemulpo

tia. The smeked product is sold for about Ts. 18 per pical. The tin is nearly pure, being unalloyed, and is given the form of round ingots, about 26 catties by weight each. An expert says, coal, copper, tin, antimony, lead, and plumbago are plentiful in Kuei-hsien; but adds that the native method is to merely now considered groundless. remove sufficient rock to get at the ore, and, 'in consequence, when the better class of ore is reached, the air, for want of ventilation, be- comes foul. The smelting furnaces for silver consist of round clay moulds, about 2 feet in diameter, and holding about 1 picul of ore; nd the blast is supplied by wooden bellows. The ore is smelted with charcoal, lime being use for flux; and, owing to its not being roast.

on the 9th inst, it is reported that the explosion ed previous to smelting, the zinc carries off a

was due to the accidental ignition of the pow large percentage of silver. The lead is cu pelled for the extraction of silver on beds of Changle, in Henan province, whose policy is der in the magazine room, while returning the ash made from grass and broken lern, and is

decidedly anti-foreign. This secret society is salutes fired by the ather foreign warships then heated by charcoal, while the blast is supplied apparently known to the foreign legations in lying there, the cruiser is question being the Peking, for the Ministers of Great Britain, dagship of the commander of the Italian Asia. by bellows. Here, again, a large percentage France, Italy and Belgium are said to have tic squadron. The casualties were five killed of silver is lost, the resulting bullion being repeatedly notified the Waiwupu about its and 21 injured, instead of one and 14 as stated about gzo fine. There are hundreds of these

existence and -aims, and have called upon in some reports. The funeral of the unfortun- furnaces working in the district, and the fumes

that 'Board to inform the Governor of ate sailors took placé at Chemulpo on the tith given off cause a good deal of sickness from Honan and require him to see at once to inst., when the various warships in port heist- the presence of the lead and arsenic. The granting foreigners in his province proper ed their flags at half-mast. The injured men local and provincial annals are not silent on protection. Governor Chen Kuei-lung, how are now being treated in hospital on Rose THE DALLAS AND BANDMANN the subject of mining. Gold, silver, tin, cop. ever, did not apparently think the matter to be Island.

per, iron, lead, mercury, and compounds of such a dangerous nature as to require malachite and azurite,with the localities prompaction, as he tried to ignore the affair, where found, and methods adopted, are all re- The other day, it having come to the knowledge ferred to. Native gold, for example, is report of the italian Minister in Peking that the society ed as found in the sandy soil of the fields and had fixed upon the 15th of September for a moors of Tung-shan, to the south-west; silver general rising that official at once notified the is stated as coming from Bobsien copper, fact to Waiwupu, stating that a desperado had from Nanning, etc. 17-

beca arrested at Taming (Chibli province), who confessed to the projected rising and calling, upon the Walwupu to see about protecting foreigners in two provinces of Chibli and Honen without delay.

The Asahi has received news from Sapporo That on the 16th inst. a foreign steamer of about a thousand tons was stranded near Kannemoye, Eterup. There being no hope of the steamer being floated, fifteen of the crew, British, Americans, and Germans, are encamp ed on the shore. The steamer carries muni tions of war and was on her way from Shanghai to Vladivostok. It is stated the foregoing news was telegraphed to the Hok kaido Government by the Mayor of Rubetsu through the Mayor of Nemuro,

COMPANY.

Writing to Colombo from London, under date August 28, Mr. Henry Dallas says that the new Company which he istaking out will appear there on October 29, in the great success achieved at Daly's Theatre, The Country Girl. The Company is by far the strongest yet attempted. Mr. Dallas adds "I went to Brighton yesterday to see the scenery which is being painted at the Theatre Royal by Mr. H. L. Lee, my scenic artist, assisted by Mr. Belby, the resident artist

ม

THB Bristol Mercury says that Loid Dun donald sailed at the end of August to take up the command of the troops in Ceylos for about

cases lily flowers

of the Royal. Either of these gentlemen's a year. & rumour is current in official circles 5 cases seaweed.

mames is sufficient guarantee of the excellence They also took with them their outfits--a of their work, but they have surpassed them. large quantity of clothing of all sorts, that selves. In the repertoire of new plays that includes boots, shoes, bais, dungarees, singlets, Mr. Dallas is bringing out is The, Cingales, -and blankets. There were also natives medi- | another. Daly y success. We believe that the

Company Intend coming on to Hongkong.

that Lord Dundonald has been selected for the THERE is a fine flavour of romance about the Governorship and Commandership-in-Chief at following item from a recent White Paper, Geylon. Nothing is known as the various respecting naval prize money just usued by ofice of steamship companicarunning steamers the Admimity Stores captured by H.M.5. to Ceylon re Lord Dundonald having sailed, or Rinaldo from pirates at Salengore, st. id booked pastage.

(Payment 1903-1904.).

COMMERCIAL,

SHARE LIST.

I p.m. Following are some further alterations in

Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts' share quota. Lions

Canton Insurances.....3240 b. Indo-Chinas ...,

Jast bi China and Manilas

25 b. China Sugats...

...221 sa. & b.. Hongkong Docks

225 sa. & b. Kowloon Wherves, West Points.

Humphreys Estates A. S. Watsons Ices Steam Endadries

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns; and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 4th of October will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

examined on TUESDAY, the 4th of October, at

of October, or they will not be recognized.

All Claims must reach us before the oth

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Undersigned.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, 27th September, 1904. '

BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR AMOY, STRAITS AND RANGOON.

HE Company's Steamship

"PURNEA," Captain J. B. Pearson, will be despatched as above, on WEDNESDAY, the 5th October, At Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, 28th September, 1994. (1081

Intimation.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

ISA

"BLACK&WHITE"

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.

„SCOTCH WHISKY VÍSULEN

ByAppointment to

FM THE KING-

Its sa, & b

60s.

HRH the PRINCE OF WALES

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS (247) su. & b. and HOTELS, and to be obtained from

the principal Stores:

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