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of useless functionaries; and, above aU, should develop roads and rïreus, so as to open up what might be in timo aprofitable. But will never be
honey-tanking empire.
COMPANY.
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY TEL, 1888,
Chins Eluga Refining Company, Limited-$157
*per share.
INSURANCES.
Lusan Singer Refining Company, Limited-ENIX FIRE OFFICE
per share, nominal. Hongkong Ico Company's Shure- por
glare.
Hongkong and Chins Bakery Company, Luited
-8110 por share. Porak Tin Mining and Bolting Company
-$20 per share.
Pragon and Sunghie Tua-Sano
Company, Lindtod-$125 per laro, allora. Parak Sugar Cultivation Company-Fi. 18 par
bon
21
The Undersigned are now prepared to FIR at Current Entor. GRANT POLICLES INSURANCE against
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
Agente fcr.the Phoenix Firs Office. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
T16
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS KAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1729,
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Lá
nited-$4 por share A 8. Watson & Co., Limited-45 por cout.HB Undersigned having been appointed Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf ant Godown Co., prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-
premium.
Agents for the above Corporation, are
Singapore Laurance Company Limited $21. Policies at current rates layable either her.
Limited $145 per share, sollars
MARINE DEPARTMENT
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881 8-8 per cent. China, and Australia
per share.
in London, or at the principal Ports of India, promínio, sales
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
of trade would be best to give the system pro-ing 1937 that the real effect and benefits of the posed by the Chinese Gorerament a fair trial, soperuotion of anr great railway were realized, letter, ant myusif ars of opinion that our fature socomplish the parpase for which it was intended. My leagues, to whom I have submitted your Wo know enough now to see that it will indeed PARIS, 26th Decbur 1887
notion will depend Tors much upon tho resalt of and that it is fast welding into one grest, pros The old your ends dismally, sad is being
this trial. If by it it should be proved that the perons, contented nation the scattered, divors largely devoted to will-making, since the now NHANGHAI AND HONGKEW WHARF ste of trades or open the personal apparently divergeet provinces which made up inforests of those parsons, who, weare very will the Confederation. The immigration into Canada year is next to unanimously accepted even by
ing to rorogaiss the facts, have by their action ring 1887 has boon greater than ever before. mmpbers of the Peace Society, who have paid The following in the report at the Directors the place suffer from, the decision indiuited by far the increase to gar popolation from other dane so much to add to the shipping facilities of and the proepsets are that during the prosont their subscriptions and so are in. earnost-to he largely devoted to manslaughter on an extensive for the year ended 31st December, 1887, to be the Chinese Gororamant my colleagues and my lande will be greater than over before. And it Realo. The more tho zened, and arming, bullige hittat to the Annual general meeting to half will la vory willing to take sach steps is pleasing to observe that the class of popolation
may seem boat calculated to rozete the danger which is being attracted Lobar shoresis, on the av routa cry aloud for pacos, and invoke their battl.held at the Shanghai Club, on the 1th instant, or inconvinces thus created.
rage, of a far better class than that which is going god to attest the sincerity of their dosies ferat 11 o'clock am
My colleagues and myself will therefore feel to the United States. The riff-raf of Europe, tranquility and good will towards man, the raore the Amazal Statement of necontits for the your 1887.
The Eirectors hog to hahmin to the Stateboldown much obliged to the Chamber if the body re. the anarchists, the assassins fissing from the there is a stripping for the fray. Even private Tha ald Working Agreement With Mens Jardine, ale the general interests of trade, will ofter a congenial rings in New York or Chicago than presenting in our opinion not only the lopal but gallows and from prison and a more our and soldiers con mercato look into their knapsanka for Mathon & Co. orpirsel on 30th June last, and a new Ono, hood upon the principle of sa aqual division of
certain time favour us with their opinion on the la the smaller but more orderly and panosenl the Marshal's initon, as children inte their shory Profit, was evitessed into for ten youre from that date. affect the working of the system inaugurated on sites of the Dominion. And we let the thrifty Christaus morning, for the donations there ing of the two half-year dearately. The Gross the existing whorvos in particular as wall as with labourors from Rarope find good land becoming The Account has beau made up showing the work. Jannary 1st as bad apo trade in general and farmers, the industrious artizans, and the hardy deposited by St. Nicholas. Fermotly it was by Karnings of the Agradation the rat bainnca of to the defoots of the system an proved by ita dolight and wonder of the millious of sores Chinese Imperial. Doar of 1884. CD per cent. Policies isnod for long or short periods at
fer. the year are Te their suggestions as to the remedies to be applied searce in the United States, they hear with thousands that men were added to standing armies, 4,35 less than last gone, but Germany is not going in for additions by than portating to the Cray for the same porto polical working. I have the honour to be, Sir. of virgin praizis in Manitoba and the Northwest
only 239,17 than in 1880 ap Interia dividend of Tis. por share was paid your obedient servant,
which only need to to saratohed with the plough able for dirisien admits of a farther dividend of Tis. on the let September inat, nn: the talanes now avail.
to yield such props as Minnesota and Dakota eaver heard of. And during the past year the por share, leaving Tis. 711.27 to entry forward to
great resources of Canada's Pacific Province next year's neesat."
Inva become known. Her wealth of forest and of mizu, of liver, lake and su, her slavint farın and fruit lands, her wido expanse of hill and valley ranges is practically but just heard of by tles outside world. And when to this is added the possibilities of the great Oriental commerce The folowing letter has been handed to the which mart pasp through hor ports and pay full Shanghaipapers for publication:--
williga-her recent increase.was 900,000; the gil- ference, say, resembles the cad penes in the total of a big Baconat.
Austria is adding also to her whiskerad Fan- doors and har fleres Hussars; Russin in bringing
condition.
A small portion of the wharf staging, near the mane, will require to o nowel during the onening her loonst-Cossacks to the front, and Italy is lays the Company's promises are in a satisfactory yer. The estimated cost isaboaTle. 3,000. Others ing in feathers to dook the hats of hor nugment e Borsagliori. Bo amard that Franco will
BONDED WAFEROUSKS. Inmodintely to Customs. Notification, No. 270, of keep in the swim. England having no need to 251fe Droomber, 1887, war isaned application way mobilise legions, will remain contented to inch made to have certain Warehouses on the promises of dents. Even Turkey is playing at this kindation boaded, but the wncession has been
of military sow-ball rolling. A crash is in- evitable to avoid common bankruptcy. Odd civilization that has only wholesale massacres to uphold national oredit! •
The Directors. (with the exception of Mr. Pardon, who resigned on leaving Slanghai) sad Auditore for bouelven for re-electio
JAUDINE, MATUREon & Co.,
Goueral Managers
THE BONDED WAREHOUSE QUESTION IN BUANGHAE
•
M. VON BRANDT. To E. H. Lavors, Esq., the Chairman of the
Shanghai feueral Chamhor of Coinmares Shanghai.
THE CHEFOO TELEGRAPH
CONVENTION.
to her monabants, is it any wonder that the name of British Columbia is so often heard abroad, PREING, 5th January, 1888,
and that during the year just closed we have! SIR-I have the honour to acknowledge then the first fow pioners of the great army of reagipt of your lotter dated November 21st re-inigrants which will come themagh 1888 and forcing to the newspaper ramours on the subject the succeeding years to help build up this great of a convention in progress between the existing western British Empire on the Pacife ocean? European Telegraph Companies and the Obinace Authorities as well as to the apprehensions ereatud by them among the members of the Chamber of Commerce.
YOKOHAMA.
premium, voi..., salos.' Chinese Imperial Luan, 1886 E-) por cast,
prominum, nom.
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HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(Fox S. Fainer & Co, Hugota,}
February 6th.
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER,
4th February, 1968, 4,
Wind
STATION
Tokio......
Anynenkt..... Bringbri.... 50,25 Ариет BERI Bohast... Nau...... 30,03
80,16
BOJ4 50,08
The question may justly bo neked, ospecially hy the impartial resident in France, "Doon Russia really mean fight " It is not in hor slice of Polish Galicia that she can expect to find;
My colleagues and myself fully appreciate and
The British ship General Domeilla, which sympathyer in France, because there are no
share the wish expressed by the Chamber of arrived in Yokohama on the 1st January from Os the 30th January a deputation of members Commerce that nonopoly of telographic Philadelphia, after a voyage of nearly sevufi serious signs that the French people are prepared of the Chamber of Commerce waited upon Mr. communication bewoon China and Europe months, was found to have a number of bad cases for a uvek-or-nothing risk. What the chapter P. J. Hughes, AI.B.M.'s _Conant-General, for the America should be oroated and that the tariff | of Keurvy song her grow. Six of the man ware
purpose of presenting a memorial on the honged should bas of aceleats might producs, it is unnecessary to warehouse manapoly, to be forwarded to Puking vested intereste, but we regret that the Chamber the disease, sad sent to the General Hospital for 30.5
low as consistent with szirting landed on the 2nd January Eoring badly from apentate upon, sincy chanco looks to the leftThe deputation consisted of Messrs. G. should have adduced in support of their views treatment: s well as to the right. The Czar, to the anked C: J. Halliday, M. M. Moses, A. Tang, W. Cfrom exaot, takes away from the valain which left the harbour about 9.30 am. on the 23d Wod, ... Joseph, F. Haskell, J. Macgregor, more than one statement which by being far oyo at allurents kas no fighting ally, sare Deu Ward, F. D. Bush.
The U. S. corvette thash, Captain Conrtie, merk. Bus the Danes must keep the pence Mr. Buonos mid-Gentlemen, I have much opinion of the Chamber would posses
under other ofroumstances an expression of the Juntory, peznants gaily flying, homeward bound.pheng.. under the penalty of being Schleiswigtied by pleasure in receiving this deputation, the numer
The men of the U. S. B. Moneasay sad the French men-of-war Turensis and Primangusti Bismarck, or threatened with a Nelson nalant, ous and influential character of which plainly
heartily cheered the homeward bound orew as if she creates trouble. The coalition, then, the shows the great importance attached to the
the Omaha samod out, while the band of the Csar wohl have to face would be certain question which you donirs to bring to the notice if the Chauber instead of noting upon rumours Monockey played the stirring strains of "Home, 1
of the Diplomatis body.
Swost Howe," and "Auld Lang Syne."- insurance Roiation promoted and centrelled by k
The Nippon Life Insurance Co. (the only life
beld its annual meeting on the 23rd Jan-Shanghai.... Japanes in this country, or, we believe, anywhere nery. In 1847, the Company insured 4,018 pur os forn total of 1,985,800 yen the fees amount ing to 53,831 as against 3,257 persons in [S86 Baren for 1,049,000 you. It was stated that 14,50 yen wero paid during the past your to those insured, and a dividend of 10 per cont. was declared.
to end in a catastrophe far Holy Russia; and the Mr. Maconegou said Mr. Hughes a portion result might, after all, be not so imaginary, of the commercial community have thought that Germany rounding off her empire from St. Commerce in connection with Bonded Ware in the recent proevodings of the Charüber of Petersborg to Vitebsk, and the creation of houses, suloient prominence was not given to new Polond-this time for gent, including War-the arguments of equity and anity in claiming aw, Kieff, and Odessa. The latter plans pat that the concession should be gouoral, and not in other bands mes next to collapse of tus confined exclusively to the property of the As in Contral Asia. Odessa being the chief A memorial was consequently drawn up bear China Merchant Steam Navigation Company. corner stone in the arsenal of their war matériel, ing upon the points: it has been signed the Muscovites would have nothing to send along very generally by importers and some others Etheir Traus-Caucasian railway. The ongnitude interested in the subject, and on behalf of this of the issues di stake is perhaps aftor all the opulation of signatories I now Ing to hand yon bout guarantee for the preservation of peace that you will, in your capacity as Senior Consal the memorial, which speaks for itwell, sad request Aud it, is be hoped snob may prove to be the be good enough to take the measury steps to
hare it conveyed to the Diplomatie Endy.
My colleagues and myselt are also of opinion that it would have facilitated matters in this instance and would undoubtedly do so in future, would teko the tranble to ask for information. informally, through their Chairman, where if was most likely to got it; the universal courtesy been wel by the foreign representatives would with whichthe Charabor of Commeron has always soem to judicate such a proceeding not only a the most advantageous, but also as the west natural one-I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
M. YON BRANDT,
To E. H. Larers, Esq., the Chairman of the
Shingant General Chamber of Coamorce,Japan Gazette. Shanghai.
THE CANADIAN MAIL..
.SOMETHING LIKE A WAVE.
PUETLAND, 30th December.
The Canadian Pacific stepmor Baturis, with France has a good deal of ruast work ou
Mr. HECHES, in reply, milentleman, I will advies from Vancouver to the 2nd January her bands at haine, to occupy either her apo lay the memorial before a meeting of the Carrived hers on Soulay evening, but the mail abundant cash or spare moments.
sular body tomorrow, and I have no doubt Her re
that they will authorize me to forward it to an act slivered wild yesterday morning. The presentatives are steadily settling down into His Excelleney Herr Van Brandt, Doyen of following items are from the News-ddetiser: three groups, each group honeycombed with sets the Diplomatie Body at Paling. In the and divergent programines. And these groups of the mercantile community on the present meantime I hare alcoady expressed the opinion. exactly refect the polities of the country, an that rangeant, in a letter to the British Minister the care, which it is said M. Carrot Busters at Peking, and a copy of it has also been far. Lirmself to possess to bring about republican unity warded to the Foreign Ofeo.
Mr. MACORFOR-1 do not think that it is Ir. Huоns-No, I think not, Mr. HACGREGOR then thasked the General, and the deputation retired.—Deity News.
Following is the Memorial-
and concentration-an appoal to the countrysary to run the motorial. would be a failure. The Mousechista sim to not apa king and an emperor; the Republicans to advance and to stand still.
.
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Foakong Observatory, GOBERCK.
6th February, 1858.
AET OROLOGICAL. REGISTER.
Provions!
stp.u
The British barque Wanlock, Captain Cooper, which arrived here from Middlesbro' on the 25th January, reports having encountered a heavy 9.D. galo en 6th Sepletober, during which the slip laboured and strained heavily and shipped wavy seas fore and aft. During the night a
or riving the ship a heavy list. At midnight, Greater quantity of iron in the twear decks shifted to Captain Cooper wore the ship round on the port Femperaturo..... tack, and coxt day the pale moderated. After t
day.
On date On dato at 10s.mst 4 p.m.
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30.15
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1.—Baramm inspoed te 22 dageren Fahrapsed nitrot the oral of the sinehan, teatas and hundits.
ATOK Š
roxala ikonkado ba yogroen Fahrenhote. -Him in perenstig of station, the hamld. of air use with mature being live"
-in on van Win to two poinla. 5)-Ponca or raw Wrxo nebefling to Beatlet Seule. HEAT (WIRE WEATER: D. bkie aky; C, detached el:D.trading rain fog, onay #being light- aug.overast; P.panning showers: squally, I am; 8. snow T. thunder, V. viibility; W, dis iwej).
7.-Rain inobes, tentès sad bandrechs.
passing the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope Forer of wind on the 8th Septembar, strong westerly gales Weatheria, continned til the 19th, when a heavy sea was Kail hones building in this city on. Wesnesday night. muveable of the decks and washing the mau A tidal wave 60 foot high struck the light slipped over the store, sweeping everything The fores of the blow was aceh that, though the from the wheel to the fore part of the poop and building was built as strongly is publa, it using a good deal of datango aft---On the 22nd bent, tivistid and shattered. The great from September, in 1 deg. 31 min. 3. loug: 63 stays wwe suspped as theagh they had been dr. B. the wind increased to hurricane fores, pipe stems, and the rateding tura carried with har down to 29.05. Shipped a tremendous sca Consulit everything on the shore, including, stores over port sido, smashing both boats on forward
weighing seteral tons.
kids. After aridnight the wind shifted round to zoathward and ineforated, but the sea was still very heavy. On the 28th, it still blew a strong the hattens out of the main batch. westerly gale and a son was shipped which tore
Passago, after having reached the East Point of On the 11th November, the Wanlock passed through Ombay hay three king and besa swept back by the
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TREATY POWERS
› ACCREDITED TO THE COUNT OF PRKING.. May it lesse Your Excellencia,
cocasion of Bonded Warehouses at this port joet that lets engaged attention for many years. The Shanch Counta Canber of Venuscar novel natively in the matter during f'te yeta 1969/1968, us appears from thaoir pablished raport for the perial, with the view of brinking it to a practical seal an cefatis. 3 ws then nuderstood hero dezb that Bonding would be app at any rate to the Fab to wharvos when arrayanta were comploted.
CALE OF THE ATLANTIC.
MACHTAS, ME, 30th December.
No gale since 1860 has been so hasvy as that, driven ashor at Jonesport and Big Island. Nu of Wednesday night. Several voals were had wrecks and reported, but all the regsels are more or to u denged. Houses word dangaltrong westerly current, which ran two to threa and hans moted in several of the store towns
BURNING OF A GERMAN BARQUE.
BAN FRANCISCo, 31st December.
^A SENSATIONAL DISCOV KEY,
PIERRE, DAK, 31st December.
W. DOBERCK. Hougkang Observatory. 8th February, 1878,
TO BE LET.
TO LET.
nots an hours. Once, after reaching the Point, ROOMS IF "COLLEGE CHANGERS.”
it fall calm about 8 pm, and not a breath of wind rose all night, and at daylight the ship had
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hoogkong, July, 1988.
144
current rates..."
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies iamed for sums not spoeding £5,000, at reinced ratos,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1872
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NOTICE.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE KNOLINIE MAIL Tha P. & C. staminer Clyde, with the next English wait, laft Singapors at Bath on the 3rd, - andmay be expected Lote on er about the 9tk instant.
msila, left, Singapore on the Brk, and in due here THE INDIAN MAIL The stealer Avratner Apear, with the Indisa
on or abont tho 18th instant..
TAMERICAN MAILO.
American mail, Jeft. Yokohama on 5th, and is The 0.0, steamer Ocagic, with the nort
due born on acabent the 11th stunt.
Franske on that date, and is dus la de ou The . M. «fosipor City of Ra de Janeiro, with the American rogi) of tus lat. Juunary, left
or about the glat izstant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The Gellatly Linn steaner Arghum leit Singa- pore on the eth Thy, and in horgun the
7th February.
The Slure Line tester Cherlignaskire laft [14] Singapore on this Psiquiff is dag here on the 70
instant...
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DEEN FIRE INSURANCE Bombar on the 21st January, and is dus hoces on The F. & O. extra-steamer Lethardy left
COMPANY.
The Undersigned. Agents for the above Com- or about the 8th February. pany are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
againať FIRE at Current Rates.
NORTON & Co,
Agents. Hongkong 16th July, 1887, GERMAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BERLIN.
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THE Undersigned having been appointed Agonts for the above Company are prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1888.
1201 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG. TILE Undersigned, Agents of the abero Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Ratos.
PUSTAU & Co.
Agents, Hongkong, 18th January, 1894. *CALEDONIAN FIEE AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 180%.
1187
·POST-OFFICE' NOTICES.
When Correspondence has been rais-gont of delayed (both of which are liable to happen occasionally) all that the addeosses need do is to poto on the lover, Send lo
or Received at ? px, or as flie oso muy ho, and forward it, without any other writing letter, to the Postaustor-Generali, This should be autol na the first tin case of complaint argi is mistake to test such wafturs paid for four of giving troubles a course which generally given more trouble in the end.
The Posts Guide for 18872, rovised to dals will be found in the Linity Press Directory, p 335 largo edition, p. 701 sureal litinu. This is the only authoriset emapleto Saumary of Postal information-poblisbel in Hongkong.
The authorisul List of Mails issuet In- Donotion with this paper is the one published tavice 6toh day in or Extra, which is always norrected to a inuch later hour than that given below.
A MATE WILL ULISE.
For Manila. Per Beffro, day, the 7th inst., at 3.50 P...
THE Undersigned having been apported For Straits and Bombay-Per- Stern, to--
Agents for the shore Company are pro-day, the 7th inst., 9.30AM. pared to issue Policies of inkarance against Firo ûn luo ugaal terms.
ARNHOLD, KARBERŐ & Co. Hongkong, January, 1889. THE LATEST ADVANCE IN LIFE INSURANCE.
1988
THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S A YEAR DIVIDEND
POLICY
THIS Policy sureste the insured the option of torminating his Tarance at the end of any Tear period, and reciping for his Poliny a cash surrender value together with his share. accumulated surplus apportioned as a dividend. If death nocur, the full amount of the Policy will- be paid immediately on proof of death, together with a Mortuary Dividend of 50 per Cant, of all premiums received during the Year period in which death nay happen.
Prespotos and full particulars may be had on application to
BIRLEY DALRYMPLE & Co.,
Agonta, *NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE US Hongkong, 13th January, 1988
Ten GENERAL LIFE AND
ASSURANCE COMPANY
FILE
THE Undersigned having been appoisten Agents for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against
1085
FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates.
PUSTAV & Co. ́ ́Hongkong, 1st April, 1885. NORÐU. GERMAN FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG. **HR Undersigned AGENTS for Uho above Company, are prepared to GIANT IN- SURANCES to the extent of $65,000, oa Eres
MELCHERS & C Nangkong, 27th Maroli. 1876.
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HE MAN ON INSURANCE-COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFIOR-HONGKONG. CAPITAL (Stascribed), $1,000.000.
M. Carrot's own election hai revealed the profanatl abys which yawns between the two Republican groups: Extreme peril, such as the Repablid in danger, or the country invaded, could alons reconcile the irrenoneflables. Outside these "camente," the usual wrangling. "the fight ing like devil: for reconsiliation," the kasking out of Ministers, and the barring the entrance to new cabinets will confiara This instability tells
GODOWN in Ice Hovas Lars, tately on the very existance of the country; at paralyses The privilege of Bendies we not then concete, tain and cevin of the crow of the German-burgus ship Bildwood, from Philalalphis, bound to
Early this morning the barque Charleston drifted 37 miles in vino boars. On the 37th copied by Masers. ButteFINED & SwIDE lasa risks at current raten. arrived from England having on board the November, the Wanlock sighted and spoke the from the 1st May business, an ornates discontent; by checking eat the principle undersson to he septed roosiyo Johannd darned off Cape Horn on toplombur Kabe, 110 days ont. She had been drifting about pingment and enterprise, it entails misery. Averal case been brouzat anter disassoul Tho other nine men of the crew were in the Timer Straits the same number of days
contra-linčión, alibong the subjoch han riage "a t all anites. to 3 reacting on the revenue: Now. Hoamtime the tag of the port apandal, existing lost. diminished receipts at the Treasury imply fresh wharva el choses were extendel, and new on.Be
as the Wanlook. The Wanlock was aguin bện taxes. There is nothing new to tax, and to the port.
vero established th mest tha growing commercy of
exhmod for 7 days off Boura Island. On the 3rd December the Wanlock spoke the ship Grandes, act the old would be dangerous.
With a confidence begution of trast in this position - Á most sensational discovery was made yea-
from Charlestown, bound for Yokohsina, 129 Exempting Madagascar, the Colonial extension when the appropriate moment arrived for the donare half-breed. The ranch was a stopping-place in spoke the American ship Frances, from Phila- sia it was nndsentirad to sit, and not doubting that terday at the ranch of John Lablat, a Stour days out. On the 25ta Dacomber, the Wanlocis craze has next to burned itself out. A clogs tiau of Banting, those what von Movil partisipats in the Blank Hills for travellers sous years ago. delphia for Kobe, 149 days out, and on the 27th exa is kept on the Minister of Marine, M
the privilego, the public in Shangad invaated their A few days since Lablant was detected in steal the American tarque Loenta, bound for Nage espital in these undertakings, hovor for a moment j de Maly, who with his colleagues have been en-sapposing that on attains would be made to place in cattle and the sheriff sad a poses procedil ki, 151 days out. On the 9th January the trusted with the goverainet of the donatry merce of the port, at a distantage. The tonsin Inoue of the rooms was found a trap door hangsu extraordinary passage, the Fanlack had not those structures, prested the need of the counto the ranch but found that Leblant had escaped. Frances and Loenta were still in sight. Although till mid-Janusty, when they must submit to and construction of hurres was known, and their on hinges so that it would drop when a cord was political crocifzion. They have been told when it well pulenstood, but no intimation nor hint palled, the bord extending from the belt undor
one man sick or laid up all, through the long sending the expitol that in the coarse earlier discussions upon the subject would be de-
was given that the prizaipke us cannointed in the door to Lablant's room. Beneath the door of a mouth they must pass to the Tarpeianured from:
was a cave, which, on being emrined, revolod Rock-that Ministerial Lover's Loop. A great were provalant some two macthe age, and the Chan two smaller opes. The ranch is in a bouely spol Rumours, however, in connection with the matter the, skolotors of 13 growù human beings and effort will be made to ferni o cabinet under Jules Ferry, and trust to his energy to make the vetora back up his anti-Radical or Opportunist
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her of Commerne endeavoured to elicit information the banks of a orset 10 miles from any human
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MONDAY, 6th February UPION.
TO BE LET.
UNFCENISHED, WITH TENTS COURT. NO.5, RICHMOND TERRACE A Four Roomed House with Three Bath Rooms. Roomed House with Three Uath Evoras.
No. 6. RICHMOND TERRACE-A Six SRRVANTS QUARTERS of both Houses.
A NEW STORY has just buon added to the
Apply
JOHN WILLMOTT,
Hongkong Dispensary.
·Hongkong. 28th January, 1888 (285
TO BE LET.
THE
THE PREMISES
8550 per pigal, free of
247/9 Queen's Road East. Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.. Hangkong, 21st October, 1837,
TO LE
15
$570 porpisal, alles. of (POSSESSION ON THE 1ST FEBRUARY, 1898)
BOARD OF DIEGOTORA,
N Hue, Esq. Yow CRONG PENG, Esq. GHAY La Cnor Esq; Q. Hoi CHUNE; Esq,
JUM SIN SANG, Esq.
The Company GRANTS, POLICIES MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies. Contributors of Business, whether, they are Contributory Dividends are payable to all Shareholders or not.
HEAD OFFICE,
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary,
No. 2, Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881. 11782 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
pany, are authorized to INSURE against
THE Undersigned, Agnats of the above Com ........$585 pur picul, sller. of NYO. 43, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, at FIRS at Current Rains.
prosent occupied by A Cues & Co.: ROOM for OFFICES Upstairs. Apply to
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also,
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TO LETĮ, FROM 1ST FEBRUARṬ. SMALL EUROPEAN THREE STOREY HOUSE No. 187, Wanchai
Bond. Rent Moderate.
For Particulars apply to the GoDown at the book on Cross Lane.
Hongkong, 28th January, 1889.
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as to what was propused to be done, and failing in habitation. tais, a public meeting of that body was held on tho Ab Deeruitor lust, when a rewolution was hand for
GOLDWIN SMITH ON CANADIAN, SEPARATION. peli. Those hitherto who have attempted to its wore nach surprised to tearn from Castorx
communication to your Exellencio, and your More
LONDON, 31st December.
New Malwa.. nske France march, have been epapella tham Notification No. 27, fotod th December, 1887, and contending that Continental Free Trade is Mr. Goldwin Smith has a columa in the Timer ssiven to mareb sway. Than his friends bars which was notified to the in the form of an adrer essential to Canadian prosperity.. Mr. Smith's Old Malwa
tisement in the scaring newyers of the Sith, and committed a great Murder by attempting to Narie-Chine Baily News of the 3letido, that Bonded atferances of
subject at 50 urons that older Malwa makin political capital out of the murderous 'stneri day, viz., 1st Jananey, 1899, and that Bouding The Times as nothing. The St. James's G Palha (Now) $500 to $505 per chest,
Vinahon as would be established an and from the they are using to attract much attention. tack on Jalos Férry, by that stark nadao Ag. was confinst to the China Merchants Steam Navigarette voice the feeling of a large section of bertin, Thess haatu hienis proclaimed that the arming time pupos which the themes of Englishmen and Canadians to rise up the tion Company's Lower Honykow, Wharf, thus englishmen in anying that Mr. Smith imploras
Genares (New) Innatio was incited to the deed by the infam-Commore anated. matory politicst writing of the anti-Ferry Frese, watch they wara futy justified in experting would be nada to drift towards her greater reighbour. This action is in direct opposition to the, yet straggle against nature and quietly permit Ca and that Aubertin was only one of the Shanghai invested their money in nlmrves and other against nature (whatever batare is ongegod in) alopt, ant with which in teir minds the pabio in But with all respect to Mr. Smith, the struggles assssinades in preparation. Events knockod similar propert. Hvou admitting for the sake of over this bease of cards. Further, nitro-glygument that to have excinded them from partaking are not so hopeless as regards Canadians as hé corius writing, is not a monopoly of any jour-te the oxeraian of the cocosmon sould be shown may think, and the advantage of becoming a nal it is a freely, all-round indulged-in com-violation of Trenties, or international law, it is our in the cheapest market.
be a stiutly legal parare, and not implying any nation by itself far outweights that of buying modity. He who peppers the highest is surest tainly contrary to all pelviples of equity, and to the to please. Happily, usither warm for unscrip-friendly nations. The step which Ima been taken will says the attempt to detach Canada commercially amity which should ofracterise the interesurse of Mr. Goldvin Smith, writing from Toronto, tural languaga breska bogas.
certainly result in a loan of vested interested from ber cerlinont is a hopeless struggle agaiust Not a word shout the ex-President. Ha iz redoin of trade which has always prevailed at oemmersial interest in Canals is not only that of
whilet it in an evilont curtailment of the perfect nature. He remind the English that their ON forgotten as if he never existed. Not a voico Shanahai. it is calmulated to produce a feeling of unexporters, bat of turetors English Investments to pronounce & "God bless biwo." What a set- damaging, effoot upon the prosperity of this great there, he says, are estimated at $500,000,000. aving and uncertainty, wish as be a most ting for a career! And opinion will remain no leporium of the East. It would not be az anyament A large part of the Canadian railways has been against this assertion to say that Bonding not being built with English money, none of which has daxdet whether M. Grevy was an imbesilo era compulsory, the commerce, Shanghai is at full yet paid any dividend op the original sek. ON knove. That's his historical demas. paizful Uberty of not making nse of the appointed warehouse, Whatarer incres the prosperity of Canada though it be. As for his son-in-law, M. Wilson, aware that immediate payment of tinties constitutes therefore, as commercial union meat do, will add by paying the duties at once. Your Excellencies are hi a veritable object of popular loathing, tax which wanté ploo those called upon to car to the value and the security of the English in Though he has "legally excaped, with ex-Pre-tay at a disarantire as compared with those vestmante. Mr. Smith's views are only chared
who did not require to pay foot Gragnon, from being placed in the dock for The abwerwe of any interval between the angeunés. in England by a small section of advanced thin the barking of the Limousin letters at the eng las preyasted your Memeriahats from bringing except in nadie, gites ideas of great potency in rent and actual erevution of the preferential Bond-
kera. Uased, no longer depending on England pener, say the French themselves; of the last the matter before your Excellencies at an earlier mo
English politics and probably the unjority of
Quotations arD J. ahrad of prestige remaining with the judicialment.
the people like to think of a ut country like Hongkong and Shanghai Dark Share165 bench--M. Wilson is not the less daily examined them both ill-advised and insty, and, fa view of the and in spite of the fact that Gazein levies duties Union Insuranes Society of Canton, Limited- The procedure which uns bean adopted appasra to Canada ander their rule, even if only semiostly
por sent, premum, by the Police Magistrate for his connection Kravity of the internts imporilled, s
Your Memoristista desire to impress epon your on British geods. Speaking recently to a pro- Excellencies the importance of thaap interests, and minent politian, who is practically the leader Chins Traders' Insurance Company's Sharve
$87 per share, ex dive Legion of Forear. It is the meanness of bis photos the pro ricky and Justice of extending to House of Commons on this question, he asked North China Instrates The 265 per share. H.all known in Nagasaki, will OPEN 2
pray that you may darnestly urge apan tha Chinese of the advanced section of the Liberals in the misconduct that hos prasoised a national neuse the public whares and wash institutions as the inci. what he thought would be the probable effect of Yangtze Insurance Association-14, 105 per STUDIO, on THURSDAY, the 1st December,
$66 per adsre, sales,
at his proceedings. It is expected he will in the tora of bonding audior proger regulations and gorions attempt to ostablisk Commersial Union. and be shown into prison, where numbers of bis anteow as is song in England, in Amerinis, and goveral" Personally," he said, "I approve it as a natural Chine Insurance Company, Limited-$200 per 1887.
with the extension males of the decorations of the
accomplices are lodged.
M. de Maby wants to conquer Madagascar, per. hmuck for kis co-onlonial countrymen of the island of Reunion, and that crowd he represents in Parliament, sk for France. But the Fronoh
achide of buritiene requiremonta mecenaltate, the privi-
uther maridase countries of the world
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STEAMER CARGOES diharged on favourabla terme.
Also Entire GODOWNS to LET.
Apply to
MEYER & Co.
Hongkong. 2nd July, 1897.
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For Saigon-Per Debary, to-day, the 7th inst, al 4.30 PM.
For Buntow, Amoy, and Poonkow.--Per Heitan, to-day, the 7th inst., at 5.00) 2.1.
For Saigon.-Pet Lampter 9th inet, ab 3.30 PAL
lunsday, the
For Straits and Bauhng For Amphitrite, on Friday, the ty inst, f. 11.30-AN,
-For Yokohams and San Fran
Ctr of Byturg, on Saturday, the 4th ist, at- 2.30 PM.
Thibetou Saturday, the 18thriasto: 500 031
„For Nagasaki, Koby, and Yokojonis-Per
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Confred Packet. Sich will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the S Fobra- ary, with Mails to the Wuited Kingdom, Europe, aud places beyond, wie Marseilies to Saigon. Streite Settlements, Batavia, Barmalı, lon, Madras, Calcutta, the Austenisian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the tape. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
-The usual-hours will be observed in-closing -------- the Matis, &.
The Post Office dedines all responsibility for Unregistered Covers containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jowellery, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such covers.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES
· PACKET. The United States Mall Packet City of Sydney, will be despatched on SATURDAY, thy th instaut, with Mais, for Japan, San Francisco,. the United States, Canada, fobolule, Peru, Sam, which will be glosod as follows:- 216 P.M. Registry cases. 2.80 r., Tost Ofire closes, but Cherrespóndoneo may be posted on board the Packet with Lato Fan di 10 cents retim Postagó until, c. the time of departure.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistorad Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery; and, whore Rugistration has beou neglected. will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such letters.
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.
The German Contract Packet Bromsskiveig will be despatched on OSDAY, the 20th inst., with Mails for the Cuital Kingdom, Europa Settlements, Datavin, Hurah, Carlon, India. and countries beyond, vir Brindisi: to the Straits Aden, Egypt. Afalta. Gibraltar, &e..ke. The
Mail, or with the name of the Packet. Mail will be closed at 3 Late Letters to '3.30. Correspondence should be market Per Gorman
The Post Dice dentives all casoen-Übility for Taragisterol Letters containing Bank Notes, Cuia, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has boop neglected, will make na enquiries into alleged less of auch letters,
— HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.
THE ENGLISH MAIT
Theo Days leftra Daparteve, 8.00 r.-Reception of Parvela dasși,
Day before Depretaciz 1200 Px.-Money Order Office dlaces,
.. GILMAN & Co. Hengkong, 1st January, 1882. THE CHINA FIE & INSURANCE COM-200 M-Posting of Prices Current und Cles
PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICn,--Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID UP CAPITAL
onlars ceaseL
(Prion Outeront and Culars my however he posted up to 4 o'clock if they na ted in handler, country by country, with the nildresses all cus way
Those for the United Kingdom mt ha lived into $400,000 (1) London, (2) England and Wal-a, (3) Scotland, (4) 1,238,000 Ireland, thoar for Germany into (burg, (2)
359,000 other plecs in Germang.)
TOTAL ANNETS... CLAIMS PAID EXCERN
BISKS accepted at CURRENT HATES PRENIA.
JAS. B, COUGHTRID,. Secretary. Hongkong, lat September, 1897-
1781
4.00 .M.Registry ones. Posting of news:
papera, books, and pat oras ocases. 5,0..-Mail.eloses.
LATE LETTERS may then be posted in the Night Box at the Post Office with 10 cents late PRANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE fee up to 9 .M., after which hour they may be
sent on board with the sapre late fee.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carroat
Bates.
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agenta.
Hongkong, 16th. November, 1872,
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
75
THE FRENCH NAILS.
P., Money Order (rice closes. Fost Office Day before Departure-
close, except the night bor, which is always open out of offian hours.
Day of Deparlare
7 A.M., Post Offics open.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceased
10.30 ... Posting of all printed matter 'sad
patterns ceases.
THE Undersigned have been appointed. Sole Agoats for the Sala of their Goods in Hongkong and Chinn by Messrs. J. & R. Trost, us PRIVATE BOARD and BE- 31.10 AM, Fatters may on posted with Lata Fee
RS. STAINFIELD, 55, Queen's Road 11.x, Mail closes, exopt for Lats Letters.
Sows, Arbroath.. NENT, Glasgow, and Messrs. DAVID CORSAR &
share.
and rational proceeding. The talk of some share.. Canadians about their loyalty and so forth all On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-TIs. 148. **; humbug, and they know so far as we are don per share.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1867,
sibility of the defence of their own country, and Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares T
div.
VANCOUVER, let, January.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
SEDENCE for Single Med or Married Couples, at reasonable rates
Hongkong, 14th October, 1837.
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UYENO, JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHEN,
TOP OF JOE HOUSE,
QUEEN'S BOAD,
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· Hongkong, 25th November, 1887.
THE TOURIST'S
GUIDE REDUCED PRICE, $1. $375 per sbare. China Fire Insuranas Company's Shares-475 Trade, objects of Natural History Furniture
Containing the names of all the Articles of
par alare, Straita Marias Insurance Company, Limited-siation.
fel, do, with the Punti and Mandarin Pronun
329 nom, sellers.
The Daily Press Ofoe,
Biraits Fire Insurance Company Limited
$20, sales.
of 10 cents nátil
11.30 AM, when the Post Offer closes entirely 136 1140 A.M., Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
ORTLAND. OE MENT
7. B. WHITE BROS
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA
HOLLIDAY WISE & Do
19456 Hongkong, 11th April, 1883
F
Go to CASSUMBHOY'S STORE, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,
yous want JAPANESE GOODS
Reasonable Prices
SOLDIERS' AND SAUYORS" LETTERS. (1) Privates iu, H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Beers, Bandmasters, School- masters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers, or School-stress Day send half- Onno letters to the United Kingdom by the English Mail at the rate of two couts (one penny) sach, or by the Franôh Mail at the rate of four cents (two punce) each. The postage
A Large Assortment of New Sateums and other Ware, Brosses, Tes Services, Sersens, &c. must-be prepaid in Hongkong Stamps
New and Second-hand FURNITURE at
Lowest Prices
(2) To other places not beyond Gront Britain, 125 such as India, Malta, &o, the postage is cente
one penny). QUABE--- BOTTLE WHISKY NAPIER Jonsson's Brew,
Superb Quality, CUTLER, PALMRE & Co.'s SELECTION.
Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co... Hongkong.
(3.) The same privileges apply to Tatters sd.. desied to the Privato and Non-comandationext Offcars named shote,
The following letter is siso pablished in the corned it is an empty phrase.. But under the Canton. Trance Ollon Limited-$75 por Shanghai paporn.com
shelter of it they shirk the legitimate respon- PEKING, 8th January, 1888, are decided to have no more playing at adven receipt of your letter dated December 15th romanhood
Bishare the boucpr to acknowledge the look to England instead of relying on their own tares no more little wars, calonlated to end in ferring to the opening of bonded warehouses at uttered would cause-a great outery, and nobody View like these, however, if publicly monster calamities. M. de Lanessan, one of the Shangbai Depation of Paris, has returned from his official
could foreses the consequence. One thing is Before entering upon the subject itself I beg. certain, all parties are agreed that Commercial investigation of Cochie-China; Annam, and
to mention for the information of the Chamber Union rould be grustically the annexation of Tononin. He urges that these countries be ad. that during the negociations which haro pre-Canada to the States.
ceded the decision taken by the Chinese Govere- ministre after the fachten of British India ment, the desirability of extending the right of
CANADIAN PROGÉESS,
Hongkong and Whampos Dook Company's NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. -govern through the native manners and ous storing geoda in bond to those wharves, which by The year 1887 has been one of great progress Hongkong, Canlod, and sons Steamhant Co.'s
Share57 per cent, prem., sales. tam, and not aim to varnish the populations being the property of shareholders possessed so in the Domition and of general prosperity to the with the liberty, quality, and fraternity of the say on international character, has been re-poople of Canada. It is not a matter of speen-Indo-Chine Staan Navigation Co.'s Shares Shares-$105 por esat. prem, ex div, sales. Wow, Excepting Coshin-Chien, the other pon-Un the other hand the right of the Chinco Go the whole people is better bars than in any other chins por gent dispatchip Company, Limited
presented strongly to the Yamen lation, but sotal that audition of 15 percent. semions are very poor, are not in want of Eu- vernment to establish bonded warehouses of country on the face of the globe. Whilst we hare ropean goods have no money to buy them, and their own could not be doubted and as the only not many rist people, and stil fower millionaires, Douglas Steamship Company, Limited $47 per ALIB, Brit. str., Ellis-Russell & Co.
-90 per cent discount, nominal, If so the articles are tog dear. France shenid the principle by the Chinese Governmcat and persons thaseronthegreat nation on our southern Hongkong Gas Company's Shares $125 por F.P.LETUSTELO, AUT. bk, Young-Chinese. General purposes
aboice left seemed to lie between the adoption of we have a far less number of paupers or destituta chaco, not crowd at the trade of foreigners altogether, its application with certain restrictions or the boundary, and the results of the past year an
COLOMA, Ámr. bk, Noyes-Melchers & Co. who bring cheap and suitable werchandise to rejection of the principle altogether. I for one courage us to believe that we shall still maintain Hongkong Hotel Company's Bhares-$195 per
MABUL TAYLOR, Brit. ship, Durkil-Carlowitz the regions she ought not to plant regiments have been of opinion that in the general interest this satisfactory comparison. It was only der
TITAN, Amr. ship, Allyn-Russell & Co.
baco.
share.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the 25431 OWNEL, will be RESPONSIBLE for way
DEBT contracted by the Dfloors of the Crews
TIMBEE.
(4.) The letters inust not excoed half an ounce No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be wit even with the ends open,
of the following Vessels during their way in B.B. ABRAHAMSON & CO., Bradakan, in full. If to a Soldier ar Saflor, his class nail de Hongkong Harbour -----
& Co..
(6.1-If from a Soldier or Sailor big Plasy and - demiptiba mast be stated in full on the letter the cover of which must be signed by the Com- HEUndersigned, Agents for Messrs.manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, do British North Borneo, are now prepared to soription with name of regiment, ship, do, mist submit for inspection Samples of hard and Raft be rated in full. +TIMBERS suitable for Wharves, Duilding and (6). Boldiers and Sailors have no privileges
...with regard to books or papers. GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agente, Hongkong. 2nd November, 1886.
But not Warrant Offlàrs, Assistant Engineaza [33 Gaper, Bostazale, or Uarpenters.