a
THE VAILY FÉMA, SATURDAY, NOVAIEMER dzx, 1888.
Chefendant was fixed 55 cents and bad to pay tumbled over the man and fell on top of him. 50 cents to the complainant.
SANTIZENA - CABE.~~~
Wong Ahing, of Na. 13, Upper Station-street, was tmmonel by Acting Isapooter Baker un a charge of koping a te-a lottery agency. He was laid $78, or in default six months hard
bour
Houry Brenton, roman, and William Eppa, fireman, wore charged with being rogues and vagabunds, wandering abroad without a place of abode or visible moans of subsistance.
Brenton was sont to gaol for a west, and Epps, who has been convicted on two prior occasions, fos two months.
AN UNACEUPULOUS INFORMBÉ,
the court by Inspector Maskin una charge of Wong Aling carpenter, was soumoned before keeping a ista fa
1
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HONGKONG TIDE,TABLE.
Seara in Kovanena, 1988,
High War.
Bonga
Most Time.
knocking all the wind out of the robber, whils the Chinese, policemen in attempting to get hold of the robber, grabbed at the Sergeant in bead, and the rest of the robbers disappeared down Kiangxe Road; the native polbeman, ap parently not caring to risk being shot, did set follow them. One Chizose policeman, No. 253, was thot at, but the bullet did not enter bis flash though it lodged in his think cotton waist- osat. The two man who had been captured wers then covered to the Central Folics Eter tion. They were placed in the dock one by. ons and examined, but the first steadfastly r fazed to say where they came from or whe aomposed the gang. On the second man being w..10 placed in the dock, be alated in answer to 2- which was at the Becken Rond jetty on the gairies that they had all come in a boat!
The result of the roommandations had been that
of armed policezashi and two nativa detectives to P. C. Wie weat to the house with the in- show where the boat was, but when they got to considered. Instead of three new works and ro ranting gene in existing works, the new schon of former, a man named Chun Alei, and made a the Soochow Creek, the man sald the boat was to includes four new work and the new tas vain tearah for tazo te tickets, Among other not there. After a good deal of questioning, he for single heavy gun, dad while; omitting the worka originally propsand at Quarry Bay it enbalitntar plows he looked in a drawer naar which the finally stated that the boat was up near The gang, he said, had complete detance of the by-co Man Channel. The defendant was sitting, and he was confident that Bines somewhere. weight and power of the guon have been so grostir at the time he looked in it there was no tiekot had their midday meal, and then had walked inoraused that much maze massive and costly fou inside. He then turned to the informer and into Shanghai, waiting till dask to attack
ssked him where the tickets were, and the than the Bank. Wader their long clothes they UILINA told him to look in the drawer which he had hid their pistols and ammunition. Thass already inspected: Re lacked in again, and then pistols were antiquated horse pistoke with found a ta fa tickat in the drawer. The do-abors of about one inch in diameter. Some of the fandant tharsuyou seized the informer, and he powder was made up into cartridges who the was searphed sud tare fa tiakst being found on Fast war Toons, and the bullete were ranch too
amali for the pistols. The gang bad started BTATION. him.
from Tang Chor, a town soms thirty-sve mes from Chiakiang, where they arrived on the 2rd
then that earnest attention and consideration tha ach-me of deferad ke kaein Tery sarilally ro Rand East. gener at No. 118, Queen's Boooow-Creek. This mazi was taken by a passe
a
An idos of the difference in the gums as proposed;
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Hollit,
The height of rusan don-Jeral knd been determined at 7.56 hot shorezo of the tile gange at the Vistaria Haralard and the Tow-water Oratowy Dyring-Tides, to which datum 134 haght it how Tales iso recarred, saat Yong above The Lights in the Table marked with a minus ( -— ) rīga 14 OP MOE Ordunes Boeing/Ning, and sheni he
I from the constante given above.
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if it had stated two yours ago, it being, I The General has also furnished His Excellenty think, in 1884 that the draft of the Ordinance with a statement of the actual progress of the was Arst submitted for consideration. The works, a very detailed one, aul i will just gîte Bill na then drafted bristled with fonties and you one of the detalls. (The hon. gentleman perplexities, atul it had the misfortaus to meet read a report giving the stateef the variona bat with some opposition from Ipa. Morabers of the torios). I can assure the Council the Generel is Crunell, as well as from other high aathorities puching on this work as fast on arer be san. lose opinions are lied to the highest Nothing more can be done at prevent gatif they Desport. It brought most farcibly bore to our get advises of what sort of gas carriage is to Minds the fact that the course of sanitary legals. bu lopted. I believe experiments are being tion was something like that of free love, made at home as to the best gran carriage, and and that it did not always run augoth. The nothing more on bo done here atil it is known Patio Health Ordinance was therofers with what kind of gur carriage is te bo adopted and drawn, and, I think, judiciously withdrawn, with the space that will be required for then, With the object of recasting it into trapasato men regard to the musste healing gans, that is also antra to be introduced this session. At the festmaller to which I wish to refor, because we have mesting of the reconstituted and enlarged Soni- often hoard the Government is not keeping ta tary Board the draft bill was brought forward contract In a minute dated the 17th February, and placed before not mombare, and from that 1885, Ha Dreallonay says:-. time to the present has continued to vacsive from which it so preeminently demands. As the Bill will be laid upon this tabis bofory long it Woold, perhaps, ha premature for me to on ter into the question at greater length now; hat I cannot help expressing s oariation, which I am sure the hon. member opposite will share, that that Bill will be found an effectaal remedy for all the eris and complaints which he depists, and emplacements have to be provided for them. and therefore I trust it will not be long before from those originis contemplafu may be shed it takes its place in the Statute Book. I ought from the revised estimate of gost of the armam cats, perhaps to add that the Sanitary Board has been which, instead of being $7,500 will now about to animated throughout its deliberations as to
£118,500. this important legislation by the sole desire When this minute was presented to the Council far as the exigencies of the public health and referred to the Finance Committee a fall will admit to consult on the one hand the description of the works and guns was also laid The defendant was discharged, and the in welfare and intereats of the masses who are before them. The letter from the War Oso former was fined $50, and in default sent to gaol compelled to inhabit the houses of Hongkong dated 19th September. 1835, ahows that in the ori. for six months with six hours in the stocks out-of last month. They then started to walk to phong and on the other the interests of the landlords. ginal scheme the cost for the works was £35,000,side the defendant's house for giving wiltally Shanghai arriving at some place near Blaze on All landlords, I am sorry to say, who build such and in the revisat soheme £116,000. When the false evidense. He stated or oath that he had the 1st. Further information he refused to homes for personal profit without das regard to Finanso Committee was asced to vote this addl-purchased ticktote of the defendant, and he denied give, so he was locked up. The Mixed Coast drainatate proper lighting, or sdogunta vaati anal sun a full description of the game, the size, the allegations of the constable. fation. I repeat I think the avila which the hon. system, voight of shot, piercing power, eto, was member has depicted in sich glowing language communicatod, and it was after sciug and con- will all be found to come within the grasp of sidering this that the rate was thinamoonly this new Ordinance. Our aim therefore should agreed to, and no departure from the armrest be to expedite that Ordinance, and place promised in that paper has been made except in it upon the Statute Book with all possible speed, one or two instances where the size of the guns Zor in that Act bes the only remedy for the evils has bean increased. Therefore if the hon. mem. which my hon. friend has referred to The hon.ber 58 como muzzle loading guns arriving it is member basmado soms zomaries in what I map because theso muzzle loading, ganz see for posi Ngai Asam, atons outter, and Ho A Ng, term very warmly expressad lang angs about the tiens which according to the best capable of coolia, were consisted of an awful possession of Central Market. I may state that the manage-judging are best capable of being defended by some pieces of wood, value 40 cents, and were ment of the Central Market is not in any bauds. these gana. My hon. friend said he was sent to gaol for tires onthe On the night of Hon. A P. MACEWEN I DOVAY said it was. appointed with the Address, because it indiented the 3 th ult, a woodyard at Yaumat was robbod The SURVETOR-GOSSBAL That is .. But a mind which refused responsibility and it shaf plass, &, to the value of about $130, and or as the Government faily intended last year, dewed forth very little work. Now, I am sure Thursday Inspector Sweuston found a large rebuild the Market, it may be understand why no member of the Council who knows His Br cuartily of it concealed about the hillside at Sanitary reforms may not have been instituted cellsney will agree with that. His Excellenay 'sat Tia Mai, the wood abore referred to being there. The ly tapdiment to the areation of cannot plodge the futuro Governor, bat bela found on the premises of the defendanta there. & new market has been the financial impediment, willing to take all the responsibility he can pon It was recognised by the owner by marks upon it. Rather than waste time in disenting matters himself. I think his address is a business like of the part, and that how no longer exist, Istatement of what he really means to do, and think we should be wiserto go to work in sarnest. I am sure the members of the Council will make an assault upon the old pile, and knock it gree with me orerything his Broellany pro dowa during the past year, as soon as this may be fasible consistently with the finding of suit able temporary accommodation for tas Market people.
-ARCENT
Mah Achang, hawker, was convicted of the larceny of a look and a quilt. He forced the look off the door of a homes abutting upon the Chinese Rsereation Ground, and took the quilt out of the house.
Sentenged to six weeks' hard labour.
UNLAWFUL TOMADSSION,
CORRESPONDENCE,
We do not hold gives resposible for the opinions expromed by our Correspondente.]
PHYSICIAN” AND THE SANITATION
QUESTION.
Kno
Hezigloop
Fotow
Sunghal. Magistrate despatched some of his runners along Nyuki...... with Inspector verleigh to Jessfield to inter- cept any boats that might be returning to the mantry.
COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
4th November, 1996, af à 2.32.
Wadi Tartǝck.
... 10.08
Bi Norimber, 1888, at 10 a.m.
STATIJN.
Austive policeman who witnessed the attack on the Bank rammoned all the police on the Band to his assistanos, and. while he was doing Bo, the robbers, ran away. A foreigner who joined in the hue and ury was also shat nt, the Manila .....
Hulphons Der. ballet slightly grazing one of his logs. Polite took some fifty dollars from the robber no Rergeant Smith explored and handed them to the Polios The Basz wstabman and the book keeper state that there were from eighteen twante rabbers but the native policemen ar maaimous in their statement that there wer only twelve.-N. G. Daily News.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIG SNOR.
FRIDAY, 5th November. *EXPORT CARGOEB.
Per American ship Zouave, sailed on the 3rd November: For Harre and London-1,100 packages cassis, 2,577 paokages merchandise, 250 oaks preserves, 944-bales straw hate, 14 pack. fage rattans, 298 peckages canes, 2,372 rolls mat ting, 150 cases chinaware, 419 bales strawbraid, 14 beles fasthera, 7 oases madrias, 15 hales TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA." SIR, The tone of your leader in this morn-shoopskin ruga, 595 coils rope, 68 cam shells, 26 1ng's immo when alluding to "Physician's letter case antimony, 200 cakes woy, and 5,000 empty
quicksilver fleste. has much surprised man.
Altor quoting my remarks on the state of the Contral Market you say "all this we have no hesitation in characterising as a very exaggerat
mises he will de his utmost to fell I am earn His Excellency is the last parson who would shrink from taking responsibility on himself when the exercise of that responsiblity The Acrio ArTORNEY-GENERAL-Sir, I would be contrive to the welfare of the Colony The CRCURIAL TREASURER-At this Lear wish to add a few remarks to what has been said on the motion for the adoption of the reply to of the evening I do not propose to a more than the Address With respect to thence I think word or two. My hon. friend (Mr. MooEwen) my hon. friend opposite (Mr. MacEves) said he has determined to celebrate the 5th of November was diuppointed. I don't think we can join by going for the Government, and he has oer
Per staaraship' Glerfinias, sailed on the 3rd that feeling, as from a statement bafore me Itainly done so. I propose to conßan myself to find the rerenne has aver since 1976 steadily and one portion of his remarks, and tast is the mina
Novamber:For London 1008 1hs congon, regularly and year. by year rissa from $870,000, be sprang upon me about the Central Market
16,068 Is. soented orange pekoo, 81,984 Tbs. which it was in that year, to the 81.900,000 which It would have made his speech core complete ired statement." This might be passed over, ne scouted osper, 19 cases ginger, 3 oases silk pisse We expect to recivs this your. With respect he had told us, what he knew to be the foot, that after all it is but a matter of opinion, and may goods, 39 esses mother pesel, and 15 cases can
be termed "the retort sourteous"; hat, when dries.
Par American ship Benjamin Sewall, sailed on tea large development of public works and a that Market is duomed. I stand bere large expenditure by means of a lean my hon. an oflour of this Government who certainly for in another sentence the writer, gaining con- friend has expressed his disappointment no sach nineteen years has know all the note the dance, states "that these people are quite gap the 4th November-For New York-10,623 programme figures in the Address. I don't think kon gortloman bas told as of, inelading the fish sbie of sleeping on the stalls and of washing rolle matting, 8,868 packages firo oroitara, 1,127 we could expect his Excellancy the Administra stall and the hole 8 foot long, end in the File their feet on them we can well believe, but the cases fans, 800 essa cassia, 180 packages rattens, I have been able to do in connection with that supervision is tan close to allow of their doing 145 ses jous-sticks, 120 as essential oil, 120 by kunching out into the great works. Every Market I have never lost any opportunity of try. 50, at all events during the day-and it would balos wool, $8 packages prasarves, 75 cases vbins. Bates that it was in the day-time the correspon-ware, St packages rattan ware, 27 packages hides, thing cannot be done at once. The Govaca ing to better the existing state of things. ment is fully aware of the importance of the sub-this I will say: say person who will go downdent made his visit," we come to "the lte dirset 21 cases hair, 20 cases star-saisoed, &
earthenware, I sure blackwoodware, and 70 pack- joots which has been maationed and noimportant to more and look at that Market will agree which requires an equally straight reply.
age indrios. work is lost sight of. In dus course of time they with me, the one way to set things right is not will all be taken in band. Some allusion has bear to deal with it on any patch work system. No made to sanitation. I don't think it is necessary thing could be more deplorable than to make to say very much about that, because in discus existing evils worse by attempting sagtling sion the Estimates which we had before as only s
short of a radical remedy. The only thing that ahort time ago $100,000 was est ut for aani has indered me to rise is to say that two years Lary works next year, and my bon, frisad by ais go the Acting Governor, the Auditor General, silence on that point cepted the principle that myself, all three of us addressed the Bur that same was ficient and that only the works revoz-General and begged him to hold bis band covered by that sum would be carried out past with regard to that Market. Wabat not got any year. I don'btaink, sa he mada to protest then, money.norcould weafford to lose the Marke & rexis he bag any right now to come and say soallusion The hon. gentleman says we get from 330,000 to
tor to trammel the hands of the future Governor
streets and the
PHYSICIAN. Hergkong, 5th November, 1886.
UPIUM,
$520 per- pioul, alfee. of
to ontbios 3540 per pieni, allos of
[to 3 ssttian $550 per pioul, allos. of 1
to 2 onitist 8522
per shost. ..... 497 to 500
SIDHANGE.
Telegraphie Transfer
ON LONBON.--
Bank Bills, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
Now the writer saunot possibly know what have seen, sud, quietly assuming that I have visited the Markets but once and that in the day
Quatatlons are parenty being that I alluded to the plearing of New Malwa time, (the reason for which assumption ap the traps) flatly contradicts my statements. I
as only repeat that I hava cat dora aothing Old Mala... which I have not soon, and that what
have stated regarding the condition of some Older Malerse Central Market is the ri silt of personal observation, and not hallugins Patar (New) ion. If their audition be now improved, so Barros (New) bag bean made to sanitary matters From the 340,000 a year from that Market. We do, and much the better for the Colony.
The article also states "it is not diffienik ta statement of my hon. friend the Surreyor-Gone. It is a tax on food I vory much corret, but there ral he will porosive auitcry matters are one of is this argamastange, that if the Government did arrive at the identity of the writer." If that be these sabfoots receiving the closest attention net get that money it would be going into the so his acgcaintance will know that he is not of the Government. With respect to the pockets of toddly man, and the Government in the habit of deliberately publishing absoluta Central Market, $100,000 was set apart might se well have it as let it go to the huskaters falsehoods, and, notwithstanding the sarcastis for the sequisition of property this year and stall holdare who would otherwise appro-allion to s "Sanitary specialist," will romer- and I may say it has been very dilloult to gel priate it. But there is this consideration, that bar that a knowledge of at least the elements the property and $50,000 for next year. There we could not do without that 530,000. We could of sanitation is nually seguired by every fore it sannot be said the Governor is showing not appropriate it for the improvement of the ang romiaanaes in that matter. With respect to Market When we were delivered from the ab- the Gap Rack light my hon. friend resolute paralysis of public works which had reigasd gretted the papere had not been sent in. Ifór some years and found half a million to the good believe it has not been possible yet to make we went to work to spend it like a schoiboy any estimate of what it will cost. It is sponding his pookat money. The Tressary was trus a few weeks bave shpsed since we visited in a diaorganiset state: There had been a suc the pisos, but it is diffonlt and meat taksossion of acting appointmante-one mau for a time to make any reliable estimate of what mush fortatgat, anethor for three days, another for six a work will cost. There have to be considered wooks, and so forth, as that really yon may say the difficulties of the approach, the distance, and there had for some time been no responsible head whether we could get sny reliable contrastor who of the Treasury at all. I don't know whether would wadertake this job. I don't think any when the hot åt of extravaganse took plane, I avoidable delay has taken place in placing all the was Treasurer or not, but if I was I had had no necessary documents in the huis of the Ad experience at all. And therefore what I must ministrato
call the extravagancy of the golony took plan at Hon. A. P. MACEWen asked if he might be a time when there was practically no responsible allowed to correct a misstatement. He said the Treasurer. Waspent all this money, we had one Adding Attorney-General seemed to be under the bad year if no two, and we found ourselves in the watchman, supposing they were customers, impression that no estimate for the Gap Backsha position that we really did not know which answered in the negative, dongh there were Hongkong and Shanghat Bank Bharos-166 light had been preparel, whomas Sir Robert way to turn. Therefore, horarer much we may really two people, the watchman and the compra- Hart bad had one prepared.
regret this $30,000 was required for other pur The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENEBAL-My hon poses and could not be spent on the Market, dore's book-keeper, who was making up his so-Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited
couts behind a counter at some distans from $89 por share, ex div., sellers. friend also said that from information he had ro. there was the fact that could not be get over the gates of the room, which is defended by iron Chins Trades Insurance Company's Shares caired he was under the impression the delay and I for one went to the Surveyor-General and bars the gates being alea iron. After Laing $68 per share, buyers.” parceled with the Prays extension had bean begged him to dufar for another year the toll thers was no ous inside, the men went sal, North Chins Insurance-Tis. 255 por sharo. partly onmed by the Government having cooled struction of the Market. It was very ond, but it and no sapiclon was extortained of their being Yaagtase Infurance Association-Tis, 138 por down. Asfar as I have seen from the documenta had gone on for some times, and there did not seem anything but pessenble people. A short timeafter Eharo. to which I have had socess there has been any insuperable objection to its going on for anthis, the threa, men canned with a number of Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$180 par
Now if no cooling down. The Government have pressed other year; at any rate it had to do so.
others and having noiselessly taken oharge of the har.
DARING ATTACK OF THE CHAE TERED. MERCANTILE BANK AT SHANGHAL.
One of the most daring robberies with violenos that have ever been carried out in Shanghai took place about 7 pm on the 1st inst, the balding solssted by the desperadoss being the Chartered Merosatile Bank of India, London, art Chine, which is situated on the Bund. I appears that st about the hour above named, me three or four mea went to the compradors's dice at the basement of the Bank and enquired of the watchman if there was anyone inside.
3/3
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8/3
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3/4-
ON PARI
Bank Bills, on damusad
4.11
Credits, at 4 manalba' sight
4.20
ON NEW YORK-
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..791
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..801
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer
922
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CALOUTTA
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank, on demand
279 222
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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
INSURANCES.
NORTH BEITISH AND MERUANTALE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE
THE Undersigned. Agonts of the above Com
pany, are authorised to INSULE against FIBE at Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong. 1st January 1892,
FOR SALE.
ALIFORNIAN
10%
FLOUR
The Finest FLOUR in the Market is Brann & Co.'s well known, best roller made
"DEAGON EXTEL”
$TRENIH
134
TRY IT.
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877. IN HAMBURG.
THE
AHE Undersignad, Agents of the shore Company, re Prepared to ACCEPT BISKS of Current Rates.
PUSTAV & Cu.. Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1982.
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THE Undorsigned having been appointed Agenta for the shore Company, a prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE AND LIFE at Curront Rates.
PUSTAD & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1985.-
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(OF CALOUTTA). THE Undersigned are prepared to GEANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS at Current Rates.
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AGENotes at all the Treaty Parts of Chins and Japan, and at Singapore," Saigon, Penang, and the Philippines.
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Secretary.
· Hongkong, 27th Marok, 1882
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PANY LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE-Howarowe.
CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBRD), $1,000,000.
·BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LUM BIN SANG, Esq.
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at 10am at4pm.
On date On date
at 4 p.m.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES O MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of ita Agenoies
30.09
30.17
30.05
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73
62
85
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4
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1.-INFAULTeam in the afiađe iz degrees Fahrent.elé
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a DKT ĐIỂM I to two palata, CE WIND LOording to Basafort dale,
BACK OF THE WA; B. Was sky C. detached einde: Driesling reiny R. fog, .glou ; Et hall, .Bght- Ding. Peron; P. passing showers; squally; B. ru Snow; T. thasdot:
adroitin | Wedow (wet). 7e-Bar in inches, sonthe and
W. DOHERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 5th November, 1886.
WE SHOULD BLOT OUT DISEASE IN
ITS EARLY STAGES. :
AND COLOUR UNSURPASSEN
FOR SALE.
PAULI PILSENER
120
*REER.
Case of 48 quarts at .
$12.00, 813.0). Case of 98 "pinta ati
.RUSSELL & Co
[1810 Bongbong, 21st September. 1880.
BEER EICHE,"
FOR SALE. GERMAN
RANEREL AZOR
$8.50 per Case of 4 dozen quarte.
EDUARD SOLELLHASS & Co.,
Sole Agents,
Hongkong,
Hongkong, 4th November, 1886.
CH.
FOR SALE.
12073
HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE."
-HEIDSZECK & Co.-
MONOPOLE RED SEAL (median dry). Do. RED FOR "Sec" (dry).
GOLD FOIL "Dar" `(extra dry`.
CARLOWITZ & C... Sole Agents for HEIDSISCH & Co., REIMS,
Do
For Hongkong, China, and the Eont.
Hongkong, 1st July, 1995.
FOR BALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. (ACCONES SHERRY, PORT.
CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE m EOCKS, BURGUNDY.
(1294
BRANDY, WHISKIES. ALE. STOUT. MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS. SCALES, BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH.
Apply to
--W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Buildings. Hongkong, 1st January, 1886,
(71
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Contributory Dividende ary payable to all HAS HEIDSIECK'S Contiautore of Business, whether they ara Shareholes or not.
322
........... per caso of 1 dozen quarts.
....... par case of 2 dozen pints.
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CLARET, GRAND VIN LEOVILIS. $26...por enzo of 1 dozen quarta. ULARET. CHATEAU LAROSE.
WOO' LIN YUEN,
Secretary,
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Nc. 2. Quoon's Road West,
Hongtong, Lith March, 1881.
11781
$13.
$14.
TRANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Rates.
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the avove Company, are prepared to | ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents: Henrkong. 16th November, 1872
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OFFICK
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCEagainst FIRE at the following Barte On First-class Europear
Tenements...at Nat par Aaru. On First-class Godowns, & Merchandise stored tharzia
al Net par Annum. ..at 17 Net por Annum.
On Coals On Petroleum in li
osused Godewasat Is '/, Net per annum. On First-class Chinese
Tenements at 2 Nat par Annuta. Onsoond-class Chinese
Tenement 21. Nat per Annam.
DOUGLAS LAPHAIK`& Co,
Agents for Phenix Pira Office. Hongkong, 5th Angust, 1891.
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IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.
The disease commences with a slight derango ment of the stomach, but, if neglected, it in time involves the whole frame, smbracing the kidnay. liver, panoreas, and in fant the entire glandular system; and the afflicted drags out a miserable existence until death gives relief from suffering. The sesseis often mistaken foroth areomplaintes but if the roador will ask himself the following questions be will be able to deterrains whether he himself is nerf the Hicted-Have I distress, rain, or dificulty in breathing after eating Is there a dall, lasary feeling, attended by drowsi na? Have the eras a yellow tingof Dosa balok, sticky mucous gathar ahams the gums and teeth in the mornings, accompanied by a disagree able tasto In the tongue coated? Is there pain is the rides and book? Is there a fullness about. the right side as if the liver were enlarging? Is there costivates? Is there vertigo or dizziness henriking suddenly froman horisontal position? Are the secretions from the kidneys highly coloured, with a deposit after standing? Doc food forment soon after eating, sccompanied by fatulance or belching of gas from the stomach? Is there frequent palpitation of theheart? These
RATES ON FIRST-CLASS GODOWNS RE- various symptoms may not be present at una DUCED to PER CENT, XETT PER ANNUM time, but they torment the sufferer in turn seFROM THIS DATE the dreadful disease progresses. If the cosy be cne of long standing there will be dry, hak ing cough, attended after a time by oxpectoration I very sivanced stages the skin assumes a dirty brownish appearance, and the hands and foot are covered by a cold sticky perspiration As the liver and kidneys become more and more diseased, rheumatic pains appear, and the nemal treatment proves entirely unavailing against the THE Undersigned, Aars for the abere
Company, are prepared to GRANT IN latter agonising disorder. The origin of this malady is Indigestion or dyspepsis, and a small SURANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first. quantity of the proper medisine will remove the chas riska at current rates. disease if takkan in its incipieney. It is most important that the disasse should be promptly
the matter fazevard as much as possible, but there there is one thing for which one never gets say gates, some remalied to guard it from the oat-1 On Tai Instirance Company, Limited~~TIs. 148/add my testimony in favour of your valuable
The Undersigned, Agente for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of 360,000 on any
one
FIRST-CLASS RISK. `
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co..
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29.50........per case of 1 dozen quarts,
$7.50
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85
PALMER MARGAUX.
par sass of 1 doren quarta.
per case of 2 dozen pinta. LORMONT,
per case of I dozen quarta,
JOHN WALKER & SONS, OLD HIGHLAND WHISKÈT,
$8...........per case of I dozen bottles.
ALSO
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IMPERIAL QUARTO.
INGLISH AND CHINESE
Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, th May, 1881.
(15 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSULANCE An
COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
MELCHERS & Co Bougkong, 27th March, 1876.
CALEDONIAN. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
· ESTABLISHED 185.
DICTIONARY.
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the
Daily Press Oil, Hongkong, For comprehensiveness and practical service his Work stands narivalled. All the new words which the Chinese have of lato yours boon compelled to coin to oxpress the numerous ob jools in machinery, photography, telegraphy. and înscience generally, which the rapid advan Taf foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in extenso. Each and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming ozeroïsos for studenta of a most fastruative nature. Both the Court and Pandi prosansiations are given the ardente being carefully marked on the best principle hitherto attained. The typography displays the encoess of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size of body, thereby affecting a vast economy of space, achieving a clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those vast margina 1997 and vacant spaces which have heretofore, aharsa-
terized Chinese publications.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre- pared to isage Policies of Insuranos sgainst Fire on the anal terms.
ÄRNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January 1882,
منيب
INCORPORATED HY ROYAL CHANTER OF HIS
· MAJESTY -- KING-GSORGE_THE FIRST. A.D: 1720.
sad properly treated in its first stages, when a
most effectual remedy for this distressing com- little medisine will affect a cure. The surest and plaint is "Beigel's Curative Syrup." a vegetable preparation sold by all chemists and medicine vendors, A. J. White, pristors, A White Limited, Landon, B.C
East-street Mills, Cambridge-heath, “Londen, E.C., July 24th, 1892. "Sir. It gives me great pieneurs to be able to Hyrap as a curative agent. I bad amared for hare bean differences of opinion between the credit, it is for recommending economy. Everyde, while others of then advanced towards the
NOTICE. per share.
some length of time from a severe form of indige.
To the illustrate the vast soops of the work Military Authorities and the Naval Authorities, one has an inn in the fire, a scheme to rewatchman where they immediately sized. They Centon Insurance Odes, Limited-$85 portion, and the long train of distressing symptoms and the Naval Anchorities are very averse to and every one says his scheme world, but then overswed him by presoating s knife st his share.
UEEN FIRE INSURANCE following facts are submitted forconsideration following that disease. I had tried all possible being ent off from the ma, and will only consent? cost... much,
Chalmers Focabulary contains about 16.000 COMPANY. he is sure money might be throat, and pointed pistols at him, threatening to Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Bhares means to get relief, by seeking the best medical to that or the basis of receiving some compena found for that, murely e could find it him if he attempted to give theslarm. Having $440 per there, sales.
advice. I had swallowed se.Meient of their stuff The Undersigned, Agente for the above Cam Chinese charactere. and Medhurst's English tion from the Military Antheritios in the way of much as $90,000 or 850,000. Well, perhaps one this overpowered the watchman, sexs of the Chios Fire Insurance Company's Shares-91 to Host a man-of-war, so to speak, but all to no pa07, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS on and Chinese Dictionary about 100.00), whilst additional space, which the Military Authorities could for one particular scheme, but money is othersad vanood to the book-keeparand one of them
per share, buyers. da not see their way at present to grant them. Enated on all sides, and we hall never be able stack him with a narrging bamboo, hitting hin Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's the midst of my suffering & brought with him a mim per Annum.
Avail. A friend of mine, ooining on the space in FIRST-CLLER GODOWNS at par Cant. Nett pro-this work contains more than 50.000 English worda, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obazzo- My hon frised has said.no aliuaion has been to spend money right and left; we shall always over the head, and infloting an ugly wound. He,
tars. NORTON & Co., Agents, Share115 per cent. prem, buyers.
Again, despite all the grammers and bottle of your Seige. Byrup; he édvised me to try made in the Address to the question of the forth bave half-a-dozen naas for every dollar we possess, too, was are powered, and then the robbers, who Hongkong, Canton, and Masso Steamboat Co.'s it, stating he felt confident it would beaoût rea. Hongkong, 20th May, 1881.
to other stamentary works as yet pablished, the Bratinas. That is true. It is accounted for by My hon. friend spoke of money spant loor-toned out to be Ticutain nie, commenced to
student of this difbelt language absolutely re Sharea—191 per cent, prem.
Being weary of keying so many drugs, Loondein- THE, LONDON ASSURANCE uires examples to display the various appli the foot that in his closing specs to the Connoit amentation. There may be some truth in the ransack the place. They tried hard to make Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shared it before trial, thinking it could not possibly in October His Eroelleasy roformed to that sub-oharge. At the same time I would say this wa
cations and equivalents of different words which Par, sellers
de me any good, but ultimately determined to ject and said satisfactory progress was hoing never had before a Surveyor-General who fish watchman and book-keeper divulge, where
have one general meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than five times" REP made with the forti&oations, and in his minutsed his work all A building was left arronaded the money was kept, but did not excooed They China and Manila Steamship Company, Taimited take the Syrup. After doing so for short
palled open a number of drawers in search of 30 per cent discount, nomina.
time it worked, such a change in me that I contizn. sted, the 17th September last His Excellency by boulders and the rough hill side. Wo don't plunder, and found nothing, till they cams serves Dongles Steamship Company, Limited-4 nil taking it for nearly two months, and I then
many as any other Dictionary hitherio pab. Lishod. quarrel with our cook when be given 2000 bo-an ordinary Chinese money safes per share, or div.
felt thoroughly sured, for I have discontinued its The amours provided for Extraordinary Public dinner if he puts a little bit of nad japer round Works is $750,00. For the year provision was or the end of the leg of mutton; and I think is in use in Chinees shops. Hore the robbers Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per se for five weeks, and feel in the best of wealth, Finally made for $579,800, but it is probable that the volcuy is glad to see things finished off they had found the treasure so thay hastily Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $18 per condur. I am therefore thankful to you that, appear to have been under the impression that
and can partake any kind of food with ease and sbord $758,000 will be expended, the ouustenation of and the work made to look a credit, instead hurt it open and found, autabor fall of eyes, but Military Defences having beenes-red ext with greater of the negat of anything like fancy work which
through the instrumentality of your valuable expedition time was originally mentemplated Only
thay seized some hundred dollars which were on a
ko enjoy.Yours truly, sent year whazena it is probable that $213,000 will im sorry there should be this want of dollars, but it table at which the book kaapor had been sitting,
"To Mfr. A. J. White." * W. S. FORSTER will continue, and we must make up our minds
FIRE DEPARTMENT. "Waterloo House, London Bäls, Chitwick, Pollelas issued for long or short periods That was only in September lust, and there has to the fact. We must look at both sides of and decamped, but apparently before they could
February 17th, 1882.
current rates ... really been nothing to report since that date every egin before we spend it, for when we have tout, the book-keeper raised the alarms. Our x
portar a few minutes afterwards an the book-
* Messrs. White and Co., London.
LIFE DEPARTMENT, His Excellency has received to-day a letter from hundred dollers to spend we shall have at least koper, who said he had followed the men Major-General Cameron on the subject. His half-a-dozen different claims for it.
"Gentianion. It is with great pleasure that I Policies leaned for samas net extreding £5,000, into the street, and that as soon as he did Excellency says:--.
The motion for the adoption of the reply too, they turned round and fired thres sheta
Seigel's Syrup. For years I had been suffering add my testimony to the wonderful events of at redneed rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Tall the Legislative Council we are making steady the Address was then put and carried nem. com.
Hongkong, 26th July, 1872. from kilious attacks, which began with giddi- A few be permitted to go under ordes from thint the reply, be presented to His Excellent bebe firing of the shots draw the altention of the Panion and Sanghia Dea Bantin Miningness; then a print would come before my eyes, so
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY moved at him, fortunately without doing any injury. and vary satafactory progress with the Fortifications
that I should not be able to recognisey an one or
WINTER high, and with disregard to the work being well dene. the mover and seconder and said he had ascer police and people passing by, and they ran for
TIME TABLE. The Home authorities in the present rather turntained that one o'clock to-day (Saturday) would wand to me what was the matter. The robbers Porak Sagar Gaitration CompanyTh. 18 per anything at the distance of a yard or two from tied wimbo of many artillery questions had not geite be a convenient hour for His Excellooey.
new tool to their hoela and ran along the Band!
my face. This would be followed by uzsessive
THE KOWLOON FERRY. made my their minda sa to the particular doveription The COLONIAL TREASUREE seeded thead up Klukiang Road, firing shots as fast as Hongkong Hops Manufacturing Company, Li-trembling of my knees, so that I could not stand they could, while four people followed them,
without support; after which a sororo headache three of them being policemen, The robbers Hongkong and Macao Glass Maunfacturing Co. would cour, lasting often two or three days. I
STEAM-LAUNCH turned down Esgobain Road, and at the corner Limited-00 per ́vent, discount.
MORNING STARTM** have tried various remedies for these dintressing of this and Nanking Bond met * BA B. Watson Co., Limited-32 per cent symptoms, but until I tried Saigel's Syrup X had
premium,
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ebzre.
share.
32,000 was provided for this purpose during tho prof prevailed until ten or twelve years ago.. I am some strings of cash. Throwing the cash aside, Chins Sugar Refining Company, Limited-108 medicine, I am restored to the state of health in Lendon, or at the principal Ports of India, the work will be found indispensable to all
expendod.
of gun-carriage, and this has caused, considerable de
Jay the amp Bosmania sad platforms being depen. Emotion.
dent on the gun carriages to be adopted.
But it is füz better to precsed with caution-in süch
matters than to be ir soc grant a hurry and commit
takes not onnily rustiied.
alows conftantially to say Honourable member of
Carried men, con...
· NEW ̈EILL8:
the Commissioner Powers Ordinanes, the Cat
the Couil wishing to see it for manifest to and Markets Ordinance.
per share:
per share.
· sharo, sales.
Luzon Sugar Kefining Company, Limited-956 Hongkong Los Company's Shares 340 per Hongkong and China Dakery Company, Emiznited
---$120 per share. Perak Tin Mining and Smalting Company
$10 per hars
Company, Limited-291 per share, sellers.
shara.
mited per share, and the
THE Undersigned having been-appointed
For practical purposes the arrangement of Agents for the above Corporation, are the work is so complete, that a reference to ita prepared to grant Insurances ne follows:--
pages enablos a person who understands Englah MARINE DEPARTMENT.
to communicate effectively with natives who Policies at current rates, payable either here,nderstand nothing but Chinese. In this reaguot China, and Australia.
Europeans residing in China, and to the natives themselves it explains subjects fully with which at vary tow indeed of them are partently sagnainted To partias resident in England and interested in China it cannot but be invalanhle occasion- ally.
|--It comprises upwards of two thousand largo
quarto pagra (10
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The following Bills were reads first finas - Poliseman, No. 90, who headed them off
o zelief. Since than I have had atcellent health WRARY and Ten-Tas-Tour at the following The enclosed-printed statement, received by wat An Ordinace for the better protection of Girls, so that they ran up Nanking Road firing Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A per out in every respoot, and if ever I feel a beadache hours This Time Table will take effect. from mall, giving the armament of each Ittery, may be the Legislative Council Witnesses Ordloando, their platols all the time. No. 90 struck one man spraindum.
with his fist and knocked him down and while Chloes Imperial Loan of 1884 B-7 per cent arrests it. Hoping that this testimonial may
ooming on I take one dose of the Syrup, which the 21st October, 1886.
Leaves drawing his baten, the robber fired at bit, the premium.
be the means of including others (who suffer as Kowloon ballot passing between bis legs, fortunately with Chinese Imperial Loan of 1834 0-8 per cent. I used) to lay the Syrup, as I feel ears they will out doing any injury. By this time there were premium.
beg to remain, your faithfully, 2004-1
sons, must not be made public. Pisuse roturn it when done with. When we get drawings, giving all parti culars of carriages, platforms, emplacements, ko,
The ACTING ATTORNEY.GENERAL aid te had aach pleasure in stating that the last nam
ko., and are ordered, to proceed.thise will, I hope, ad Bill dealt with overcrowding to the Markets, eight policemen, consisting of Europeens, Sikhs, Chinese Iroperisi Government 1888 Dolls: To receive speedy benefit and ultimately be oured, I
be no more interruptions. Other stations both at
home mad abzund are exatly in the same position, And Hongkong har no special grievezec.
The ooky may rent neared that is interests are! being well locked after by may and that I am quite as much interested na wagony krežernoi only in pasting en the works to the best of my ability, but knowing that the public gets its full money's world.
The Department in axirolding; tha alorseț "supervision over the Cortesctors and their men, and I believe the work is well up to the mark
ADJOURNMENT,
The Council adjourned until Friday next.
POLICE COURT.
8th November.
BEFORE MR. N. G MITCHELL-INNES.
and Chinese, besides a number of foreignarı following Thepelicewere blowing their whistles, and Bergeant Smith who was out for a walk with a friend board them and the firing whila ko wILE opposito Vrard's, so he kan forward to render as- sistance. The retreating, robbarṇ got na far no Kings Bond where there was another Sikh on duty, and here it was that Sergent Buith oame up to one of the man who was Szing pistols off "ABRAULT AT THE BAILORA HOME.
under his loft arm, while other wore loading Thomas Carloy, seas, was abaired with fresh weapons for him. When the Bergeant was having agaunted another seaman named Martin about to seize this individual, the latter turned Matson at the Bailors' me on the 4th fast. roned and presented two pistols at klin, but the With regard to the time whan the gons may be ex-
Matson said thy defe, int came Into his room Bergeant was too quick for him and knocked him posted our last advinez (20th July) my " Brasch land. ing Armameric will be applied as soon as arranged kioked bit, and later on, meeting him out down, and took them from him before he could Here there appears to have best i ments as be made. Order has been given for the side, bit him. Another saman complained of fire them off. sospatch of rifled mumis loading orzamenta. having been kicked by the defendant
Boers of considerable confusion, for the Serguánd
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