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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's.]

The Supplementary Baltio Squadron.

LONDON, 13th January. Admiral Botrovosky's squadron will leave Suez to-day.

LATER.

Admiral Botrovosky's squadron has left Suez..

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The United States Steamship Subsidies.

The Commerce Committee of the Senate has increased the maximum subsidies, re ported in the telegram of the 8th instant, to £80,000 for a monthly, and £160,000 for a fortnightly service from the Pacific coast to China, Japan and the Philippines.

Russia and China, Russia has sent a circular to the Powers complaining of China's violations of neutra lity since the war began, and claiming the right to act in accordance with her own interests in the matter of the neutrality of China.

Mr. Halfour on British Army and Navy Reform.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 16;| 1905.

SATURDAY'S SPORT,

CRICKET. Following are the scores in some of the matches played on Saturday:-

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This promising club has come rapidly to the front, and on Saturday the opinieg cruise took place, and the first race was decided over course of 8 miles. The result was as follows

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POLO.

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H.K.C.C-Sub-Lt. Boow, R.N., b Lums den 35, T. E. Pearce, Lumsden 9, C. H. Macky, not out 71, Com. Bentinck, R.N., b Hetton 16, Capt. P. G. Davies, A.O.D. 15.

Walter Dixon 5, H. Hancock (capt.), b. Her an 18, Major Chichester, C.S.O., b Hetton-o R. E. O. Bird, not out 17, Extras IT, Total 182 Cum. T. Shelford, R.N., E, H. Morrell and W. Daniel did not bat (inuings declared 181).

Kowloon Lt. P, N. Heath, c H. Hancock,

At a special meeting of the Hongkong Polo b Pearce 47; G. Lightfoot, b Bird 1; Lieut Club, held at the Club Pavilion, Causeway Airy, 14th Me Bird, b Morrell o; Lt. Lums. Bay, on Saturday. Capt. Nugent, (Hon. Se den, f.N. (cap.), c sub, b Chichester 71; Capt.cretary) announced that, Government. hnd re- Chichester, & Davies 3; Lt Duncan, R.A., not Smith, A.D.G, not out 29; Walter Dixon, cfused the Club's application for an extension of ground to the east, on account of the great (about $1.00) exponditure which would be necessary to clear the ground-The question of allowing ladies to play golf on the Polo ground on off days was then discussed: It was unanimously decided that such permission be refused.

oul; Extras 10; Total 160.

Parkes, Butcher, Lt, Doran, A.SC., and Her ton did.not bat.

"SHELL" TRANSPORT REPORT.

LAND SALE,

This afternoon, at the offices of the Public On the 14th ult, the report of that important concern, the "Shell" Transport and Trading Works Department, one lot of Crown land at Company, reminds the shareholders that in the Tai Hang village, Hongkong, was let by airc document issued to them in September last the tion for a term of 75 years, with the option of figures for 1952 were then assessed as over:

renewal ita Crown rent to be fixed by the estimated to the extent of 11,295. All surveyor to His Majesty the King for a further 4 differences in the accounts of that year have period of 75 years. This lot is registered as Inland Lot No. 164, contains an area of 7,250 bean merged in the accounts now presented as far 1903, the profits of which are diminished to square feet, and carries an annunt Government the extent that: those of 1902 benefited Intent of $14. The upset price was $1,350, and it was knocked down for $1,370, to Mr. cluding the amount brought forward from 1901 Cheng Wa Kwan. There was no competition. there stands to the credit of profit and loss ac count £339,330. After deduction of mannge- ment expenses, dividend on Preference shares, allocation of 84,00 as provision for depre ciation on steamers and installations, writing £10,000 from the cost and expenses of the Preference shares issue, and writing £2,500 from American expenses, the amount carried to the balance sheet is £158,851. After pro- viding for the dividend paid at the beginning of this year the carry-forward is £58,852. It is satisfactory to learn that the production of the Borneo Fields makes progress. But the

With respect to the proposal to confine "Shell" Transport Company is so mixed up

H.K.C.C. "A."-H. R. Wells, b Crump'o, E. A. Fowler, b Crump o, A. Mackenzie, c Rivers, b Traynor o, C. Oiliffe, b Crump o, J. Hooper, Thomas, b Crump o, F. 11. Kew, b Traynor 3, Dr. Horley, c Traynur, ↳ Crump 6, F. C. games to China ponies, it was decided that Gray, & Marriott; b Crump 2, F. J. Gipson, cafter the closing of the ground in Jane next all and b Traynor o, Spencer, not out 5, Extras 7. tournament matches be played on those ponies; that the present other mounts (walers and Total 23

country breds) now in use be allowed in or dinary games and friendly matches. This decis.on is to be wired to regiments coming to Hongkong in the immediatè future.

83d Co. R.GAB. Rivers, e Wells, b Gipson 5, Br. Oliver, b Gipson, 3, Br. Johnson, c Sub, b Fowler 13, Br. Crofts, b Gipson 9, Gr. Crump, b Gipson 4. C. S. M. Thomas, bllor. inley 8, Sgr. Marriott, b Gipson 7, Sgt. Miller, b Horley 5, Cpl. Bush, Hooper, b Gipson o, Sgt. longbottom, not out 17, Sgt. Traynor, C Oiliffe, b Gipson 4, Extras 16. Total 91.

Mr. Balfour, speaking at Glasgow, dwelt on the achievements of the Government

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NAVAL NOTES.

HEALTH OF THE NAVY,

the direction of Army and Navy reform; he said that the real problem of the British army arose at the point where there was a possibility of it, alone, coming into conflict

The number of cases of discase and illoess with a great military empire; the problem of Brett 3. Cooper, & Craig, b Brett o, Mackay b in the Royal Navy for the whole of 1903 shows Brett 7, Wilkins, b firetto, Hutchison, ba decrease 29'56 per 1,000. The total number the Army was the problem of the defence of Andrews, Baker, rite out e Andrews 2, Afghanistan; the changes in the War Office Routledge, b Brett 2, Grunt, run out, b Bretto, would enable us to intervene more effective-Parr, Brett, Andrews, Lee, not out ly in any contest on the north-west frontier Walker, e Breit, b Goldsmith 6, Extras 5 of India; moreover, under the strong grasp Toin! 32. of Lord Kitchener the forces in India were

being reorganised so as to add enormously to their efficiency without a material addi- tion to the numerical strength of the Army. The new field gun was the most powerful in

the world.

The result of the naval changes was, that the fighting power of the fleet during the first twenty-four hours of hostilities had been augmented threefold.

Russian Activity.

14th January. The whole of the Russian cavalry, recent ly formed into one enormous force under General Mistchenko, is displaying consider able activity; a detachment has damaged the railway between Natching and Anshan. chan, and between Yingkow and Tashichao, on the Japanese line of communications:

[According to a Japanese Consular telegram printed in our columns on Saturday the dan age to the railroad was immediately repaired. -Ed, ILK.T]

Russian Finances. The Russian Minister of Finance bas issued a Budget statement. The estimated expenditure for 1905 shows a decrease of 65,500,000 roubles as compared with 1994, the decrease is chiefly in the Departments of Finance and Communications. Roubles 10,000,000 have been assigned to doubling

the Siberian railway and roubles 1,800,000 for extra expenditure on the Trans-Baikal line. Everything is calculated to strengthen confidence in the finances of Russia, whose monetary system and national economy are unshaken after eleven months of war.

SUMATRA AND BORNEO TOBACCO.

Members of the tobacco trade are to be brought in closer touch with each other by the publication of a quarterly review which is to provide the Colonies not only with the trade news of the home country, but of their sister Colonies and dependencies, and of foreign countries. The first number of the journal, the Tobacco Colonial Quarterly, reaches us from the editorial and publishing offices at Moun- ment Station Buildings, London, and from a sheaf of valuable interesting, we clip, the fol lowing items, which should be of interest to many of our readers :-

The statistics for the 1903 crap of tobacco from Sumatra and Borneo are now to hand. Perhaps the most noticeable feature of the general situation is that although the crop is the largest on record, exceeding last year's by. between 6 and 7 per cent, not one bale of leat remains unsold. This fact, coupled with the firmness shown at all the autumn sales, and with an advance of about 8 per cent."in the price of the Sumatra crop, and of about 18 per cest in that of the Homeo crop, points to a very large increase in consumption, and augurs

well for next season.

The British Deli and Langkat Tobacco Company, Ltd., sold 5,069 bales at an average of 50 cents, or is. 4d, against 5,040 bales or 76 cents, or (s. 3d. för last year; and the Serdang Tabak Maatschappij realised 68 cente, or is. 1d., for 4,783 bales, agnipst 66 cents, or is. id. for 4,920 bales. The Sumatra Tobacco Planta- tions Company, Ltd., sold 823 bales at 37 cents, or rifd., against 648 bales, with an average of 69 cents, or is. ad. This company, it will be remembered, sold its estate this year to a Datch company..

When we come to Borneo, England shows as great pre-eminence as does Holland in Sumatra. Three English companies account for about five-sixths of the entire Bornea crop. First in point of quantity comes the New Lon- don Borneo Tobacco Company, Limited, with 6,905 bales, sold at an average of 57 cents, or rijd., against a crop of 5,285 bales and an average of $3 cents, or 10jd, for last year.

of case of all kinds, and embracing the whole 12 moms are necessarily large (any one inan having been perhaps medically attended several times during that period). These cases for that year were 83157 per thousand. Invalid Civil Service and X-Andrews, b Coopering has happily fallen to a lower figure. The 19 Hoggarth, leg before, b Mackay 11, Robins, ratio of the total force was 24'03 per 1,000, a b Mackay 25, Craig, b McHardy 26, L. E. decrease of 5'93 as compared with 1goz, The Brett, b Cooper o, Smith, & Parr, b Mackay 3, death zite is also most favourable to be con Brown, b Cooper 19, Goldsmith, not out 13, pared with 1932 and shows, a decrease of Gast, b MacHardy o, Allen, run out 17, Extras 1.73 per 1,oco. The total deaths for the Royal 13, Total 146.

Police: --Pitt, c Tilburn, b Whiles o, Winter, c Smith, b Meldrum, 1 Edward, c Ogie, b Chesney 63, Kent, c Tilburn, b Meldrum 9, Lander, b Chesney 48 Langley, c and b Ogle 9. Shepard, b Chesney o, Waterer, not out 12, Clyde, not out 2, Extras 5, Total 150.

Fowler and Kerr did not bat.

Navy during 1903 was 4'19 per thousand, which is the lowest for the last 37 years. Daly two wounds received in action, one of which proved fatal, were recorded, both being at Durbo in Italian Somaliland. They were Janded to punish a native Chief for the shooting of an Italian Lieut. During the action Lieut. Gaunt CMG, R.N., who commanded the force, was shot through the thigh and a marine killed R.E-Smith, e Pitt, b Kerr to, Meldram, by a shot through the head. "The health returns Kent 23, Chesney, c Clyde, b Shepard 141 Tillman, c Fowler, b Kerr 2, Ogle, c Pitt, b against 14 in 1902; 15 per thousand were due are briefly as follows:-3 cases of small-pox as Shepard 4. Whiles, not out to, Glassbrook, bio enteric fever (a slight increase). The total of Kent o, Calderbank, leg before, b Shepard 7, deaths were, however, 7 less than the previous Woodroffe, not out 12, Extras 1, Total 89.

year. The China Stalion reports to cases of Shirley did not bat.

plague, some of which were fatal. There was one case of cholera. The Mediterranean Station had the lowest sick rate. There were 17,295 cases of wounds and injuries and 129 deaths as compared with 16,389 wounds and

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with other enterprises that it is most dificult arrive at its trade position. No doubt Sir Marcus Samuel will give some clear exposition of the position at the meeting on the aand inst, says the city correspondent of a London exchange. The report leaves upon one the impression that some time must elapse before the Ordinary shares will be in receipt of a dividend.

To-day's Advertisements.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG..

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PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF COLIN BUCHANAN, KABULATE OF SHANGHAI IN THE EMPIRE OF CHINA, MARINE ENGINEER, Dicensed,

OTICE

NE is bereby given that The Honour. Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, nude an Order limiting to the 16th day of April, 1905, their CLAIMS against the estate of COLIN as the time for CREDITORS to send in BUCHANAN, late of Shanghai, in the Empire of China, Marine Engineer, who died on the 7th day of July, 1902, at Forchow, in the Empire of China, and Probate of whose Will was granted by His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea at Shanghai on the toth day of October, 1902, to ROBERT culers named in the said Will, and which BUCHANAN MAUCHAN, one of the Exe- Probate has been re-sealed by the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in its Probate Jurisdiction on the 4th day of January, hos

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that all such signed prior to the said 16th day of April, 1905, Claims are to be sent in in writing to the Under- or no notice will be taken of them.

BRITISH NORTH BORNEOS. Standing quite recently at about half a guinea, the shares of the British North Borneo Com. papy have risen half a crown upon the diamon diferous discovery recently made. Had such an event taken place in connection with a Kaffir mine, it is not difficult to imagine a five- shillings rise or so; but the market in British North Bomens, unlike that for British South, Africas, is comparatively limited, and the public hardly speculate at all in them. After the company's dinner the other night, there came intelligence of a typhoon having wrought de- struction upon part of the British North Borneo properties, so that the news about the diamonds 146] arrives at an opportune moment so far as has First and Second Debentures, both quoted THE Undersigned have received instructions shareholders are concerned. The company?

in the Stock Exchange, the first of which rarely come to market; but dealings in all the issues are, as already mentioned, comparatively Iimited. In time to come the shares may well turn out a fair speculative investment.--Ex.

As recorded in these columns, the share- holders of the British North Borneo Company were recently told a remarkable tale about a discovery of diamonds to their territory.

that on 16th May last a gentleman wrote a feiter, Sir Charles Jessel, the chairman, told them

Since leaving British North Borneo many years ago some discoveries which I made are always flashing through my mind, and not knowing how to make use of them, may as well let the company have the benefit of them. After leav ing Kimberley I went to Borneo, where I was engaged by Mr. van der Hoven to survey his

R.A.M.C.-Lt. Harvey, c. Kinnaird, b Pes- tonjec 70, Wilson, e Basa, b Brawn to, L. Rankin,c Brawn, b Pestonjee o, Major Sparkes, c Lammert, b Ford 1, Seacle, b Pestonjee 2, LI. Craig, b Pestonjee, 9. Major Hepenstall, c225 deaths for 1952. The fatal cases were:-tobacco estate on the Labuk River, and it is Pestonji,.b Lainmert 4, Johnson, b Basa, b Lammert, o, Edwards, not out 1, Gilchrist, Pestonjee 1, Snitters, st Basa, b Lammert 4: Extras 15, Total 117.

Craigengover, C. C.-J. D. Kinnaird, b Rankin 75, A. O. Brawn, c Sparkes, b Harvey 26, L. E. Lammert, e Craig, b Harvey 1, R. Gilchrist, B. Rankin 8, L. A. Rose, not out 16 Pestonji, c Hepenstall, b Rankin o, R. Basa, c Extras 5, Total for 5 wickets 131.

M. E. Asger, E. S. Fard, J. L. Stuart, Leo d'Almada Castro and E Roza, did not bat.

FOOTBALL.

The following have been chosen to play for the Club in the Rugby match against H.M.S. Ocean at Happy Valley on Tuesday, 17th inst., 445 pm :-Back:-J. A. F. Bourchier; Three quarters :-A. S. Kempthorne, G. D. Bateman, Lieut. Hanney and S. O. Else: Halves :-J. Clark and H. Soper; Forwards,-Lieut. Rank- ing, Lieut. Duncan, Lieut. Holden, N. P. Dudley, J. Hannon, D. B. Murray, H. G. C. Bailey and A. F. Chard.

The following are the brief results of matches played on Saturday -

H.K.F.C. goal:-Taikoo F.C, 1 goal. Naval Yard 4:-V.R.C. 1. West Kents IR.E.'s nil. A.O.C.-Y.M:C.A, nil.

YACHTING.

THE GOVERNOR'S CUP. The second race in connection with the Governor's Cup, for English rigged Royal Hongkong Yacht Club cruisers, was sailed on Saturday over a 22-mile course with the follow. ing result:---

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Berus and scaldings 7, heat, and sunstrokes 6; injuries 23; suffocation from submersion 75, choking with food 2, poisonous gases 2, local injuries accounted for 15,605 cases and xó men, committed suicide. On the whole the report is extremely satisfactory.

MATTERS OF CUISINE.

there that I found real diamondiferous ground, It is identical to the Kimberley blue clay, with all the pieces of carbon and burnt garnets in it.

SAMPLES FROM BORNEO,

In this letter, said the chairman, was a rough pen-and-ink plan of the Labuk River, showing the hills to which he referred as the diamon. diferous ground identical to that of the Kim A Special Committee is trying to devise a berley mixes. Although sceptical, concluded means of improving naval cookery. By the the chairman, the officials of the company saw new rations system, Jack gets a greater variety the gentleman, and as a result, instructions of food, though no better method of preparing were sent to Borneo for an examination of the it has been introduced. In some foreign navies placing, and requesting samples to be sent to bread is baked aboard ship. Daly two of our London. Samples had arrived only a few men-o'-wat-the Swiftsure and the Trumph-days ago, and it had been pronounced tre have bakeries, and in both of these ships ex- blue ground, and identical with that from periments are now being conducted with a which the diamonds are extracted in South view to finding out whether it is possible to Africa. The samples were in the hands of an provide a ship's company with a regular supply expert at present-more than that he could of fresh bread. Sailors like "soft tack" much not say. A piece of rock was handed to the better than they do sea biscuit, and though the shareholders and examined with interest. bread produced in the ovens of the Swiksure and the Triumph might not please a fastidious palate, the men are delighted with it. Whilst Army cooking has improved immensely, that of the Navy remains as imperfect as ever. Nor can there be any change for the better until the preparation of the men's food is left to ex- perts instead of to the cooks of the messes, who are hauling on a tackle ane hour and preparing a dinner the next.

IN conversation with Baron Suyematsu (writes

PROBABLY INFERIOR,

A representative of a home paper, who in- quired of several diamond brokers in Haiton- garden, was told that on the limited informa tion supplied by Sir Charlos Jessel little importance could be attached to the discovery. Even if the new field were found to be valuable, said a representative of Messrs. J. Cohen and Sons," it would not affect the price of diamonds in the open market, which is con- trolled so absolutely by the De Beers ring. Borneo is quite unknown as a diamond pro.

THE WEATHER.

a correspondent) at his flat in Westminster,ducer, and I think it will be found that the what may be succinctly called the Japanese kind of diamonds now discovered are similar point of view was admirably summed up by his to the small inferior stones produced in Aus answer to a remark I made. We were dir-ralia and British Guinea, which are generally -cussing the supply of British coal to the enemy too hard to pay for the culting," 5 31 45

of our Far Eastern "ally" (although, of Rita

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effective only under certain circumstances. THE COMMODORE'S CUP.

which have yet to happen), and I pointed out Chinese rigged cruisers started over the same to the Baron that it was only fair to draw course as the English rigged cruisers fifteen some distinction between what a nation minutes later, racing for the Royal Hongkong | might do, through its Government, and what Yacht Club Commodore's (Hon. Mr. F. H. the individuals composing it do. Are we on May, C. M.G.) Cop. The result was as follows the West to metaphysically and casuistically

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The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plum. mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser- vatory :----

On the 16th at 11.25 am. The barometer has fallen slightly over and around the Eastern Sea, and has risen elsewhere.

Gradients are slight upon all the coasts of China and light NE, monsoon will prevail both in the Formosa Channel and in the China Sea. Forecast:-Moderate E. to NE. winds, cloudy, fair.

subtle for the rising sons of the honourable Fast? It would appear so, for the Baran shock his head, and "did not understand things that way." He quietly remarked that in Japan, the sense of duty towards the State and the nation was so strong that the individual merchant THE tariff reformers have resolved to provide would be quite ready, to sacrifice his personal themselves with a club. The preparations for profit, and would certainly do so, rather than its establishment have been going on for some the State should be compromised in any way time, and it will be opened in handsome pre The Baron did not wish to say that there were mises in Piccadilly early in the new year. no Japanese who might fall below this high There should be no difficulty in obtaining standard, but, speaking generally, he maintain-plenty of members for the club, and its social ed it was true of the people at large and they distractions will afford some relief from the would not really understand those who looked monotony of the fiscal controversy. It is hoped at the question from any other standpoint at home that all tarif reformers who remain Still, he observed, he did not wish to emphasian members of certain Liberal clubs, though their 'the'matter; ay nothing would please Russia views are inconsistent with the principles on beiter than friction between Japan and Esgland, which these institutions have been provided,

will betake themanlyen to the new cluby

All persons indebted to the above Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Undersigned.

Dated the 16th day of January, 1905.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, 8, Des Voeux. Rond Central, - Hongkong, Solicitors for the said Executor.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

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FRIDAY,

the 20th January, 1905, at 11 AM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

"A QUANTITY OF

...MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES,

Comprising :-

HATS, BOOTS, FIELD GLASSES, SEX. TANTS, CLOTHING, BILLIARD BALLS, GOLDandSILVER WATCHES, LOCKETS, MUSICAL and SURGICAL INSTRU MENTS, &c. &ci

ALSO

A Quantity of HOUSEHOLD and OFFICE FURNITURE;

AND

One IRON SAFE by CHUBE'S. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 16th January, 1905.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"LIGHTNING,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.

-Cargo remaining on board after 2 P.M. of the 18th instant, will be landed at Con- signees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

expense.

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents, Hongkong, 16th January, 1905.

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To-day's Advertisement.

TO LET.

-ROOMED HOUSE in GRANVILLE AVENUE, KOWLOON, Rent $15 and Taxes.

Apply--

"A. S. T.,"

ro, D'Aguilar Street, (before 5 P.M.) Hongkong, 16th January, 1905.

Intimations.

HIGH EXCHANGE.

WE WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE THE BUYING PUBLIC THE BENEFIT OF THE HIGH RATE OF EXCHANGE RULING: AT PRESENT, WERE IT NOT THAT, BEING A NEW FIRM, WE ARE, ALREADY DOING IT, HAVING" FIXED OUR PRICES AT TWO SHILLINGS

TO THE

DOLLAR.

STILL, IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR QUALITIES KNOWN (AND BEING A NEW FIRM, WE WANT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO KNOW THEM),. IF YOU SEND US YOUR ORDER ACCOM. PANIED BY CASH AND COUPON BELOW, WE SHALL GRANT YOU A CASH DISCOUNT OF

10 PER CENT

ON OUR PRICES.

THIS OFFER IS LIMITED FOR,

ONE WEEK TO THE READERS

OF THIS PAPER.

GREGOR & Co.,

WINE MERCHANTS, ›

34. Queen's Road.

PLEASE

SUPPLY ME

WITH GOODS AS

PER ORDER AT A

DISCOUNT OF 10 PER

CENT. CASH HEREWITH.

Hongkong, th January, 1905.

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THE POPULAR

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI STEAM NAVIGATION. COMPANY,

STEAM FOR STRAITS,CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INIHA ADEN, EGYFT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, (Through Bills of Lading issued for HATAVE, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERI

CAM and SOUTH AFRICAN FORTS.), -

THB Steamship

"COROMANDEL," Captair G. M. Montford, R.N.R., carrying Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from thi for BOMBAY, en SATURDAY, the 28th January, et Noon, taking Passengers wo Gegn nr. the above Pork in connection with the Company's 5.S. India, 7,911 tous, from Colombo, Fassengers accommodation in which vessel is secured before departure from Hong-

Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for Franc and Tea for London (under arrangement) bo transhipped at Colombo into the Mail London; other Cargo for London, &c. will he steamer proceeding direct to Marscilles and conveyed from Rombay by the R.M.S. Cale donia, due in London on the 11th March, 1905. Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 P.M. the day before sailing: The Contents and Value of all Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply to

E. A HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 16th January, 1905,

kong, 2 tuner YTANIA

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Shipping-Steamers.