teken reasonable care to inform themselves ar to the rool state of the cars; and (2) ananits only.
Ur.
By Cash on Carrent Acomant
that the defendants housstly believed in the easy A laid before the magistrate
Mr. Ackroyd moved that judgment be en tereil for the defendants with onsta
His Lordship said he would enter judgment
for the defendants, bat would reserve the ques
tion of oosta.
POLICE COURT.
19th Warsh
BEFORE Mr. A. G. WISE.
JANGERONE GENTRY. Eight Chinese men and a married woman, dos- oribed as of varions corupations, were brought up obarged with being dongerens to the peace and good order of the colony, and farther with being snaposted to be pirates or ecafoderate of plentos known as Lubg To Tsai
Acting Sergeant Dunas Mann said that by virtue of a warrant, which le prodwood, he with an Inspector and others went at 5.15 pm to the toy door of No. 6, Centre sizest; Bat ar rasted the prisonera Upon sanraking the room they found ove tray, cne hor of pearls, thirty- three bad dollars, two silver ornaments, twenty- three pawn-tickets, two jade-atouo bungles, two pisco of silver, and silver olin, ono silver watch packet, one box containing $8.10, two gold dolare, fite jade stonsbuttons, two resolvers, twenty-nino romile amunition, twenty-four jadn-sioun orna- Bly, one I jewellery, spectacles and case,and a leather bag Ile had received information of a large robbery, and asked for a remand.
Kemanded for a wook.
DEMANDING MONEY WITH MENACES. Four Chinese desarched as coalies were charged by a widow, unned Eskig Kasi, with depanding S3 from her with mouaces, on the 18th instaab, at Shaukiwa
Ivostamont on Mortgage in Mingspo.. 481 509.0 Pizod Doposite in local Banks
200,008.00
By Jaysasement in London is comp
y Shares in China-DOG
By Gasle in hands of Londen Agency By Cole is hands of Mothorns Agata By Rattanoogie Cenzita Ty Cash in Janda of Broshyu nod Agonnías
Ty Sundry Debtors
2,414.40
3235.00
• 10,559.67 11.MA.7
20, 112.30 80,354-13-
33,867.42
By Sundry Debtore for Interest to 3let D
combar, 1987. mai congmangasmana sest
By Sunity Debtorn unpaid prooituma by Fornituraat Head Office and Branchen
WORKING ACOUNT,
Dr.
TEN DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 29TH, 1818,
THE BONDED WAREHOUSS`"`QUES-
TION IF BUANGHAI. '
BANGKOK.
Bir Andrew Clarke loft Bangkok on the 28th The following despatch has been sent to the ult for a cruise along the onest, in order to par- Shanghai papere for publication ›-
Bonally survey the probable route of the proposed railway up towards Raheng,
Copy
The Duke of Eutherland was mortained at H.M. Consulte-General, dinner on the 26th ult by Mr. E. B. Michell Shanghai, 14th March, 188.. His Grace left Bangkok on the 37th in his Gentleman,--With reference to the Meyasht Sana Petir for Singapora and Johsra. 8,765,00morial from the Mercantile Community of Prince and Princosd 19,566.26 Shanghai on the subject of Beaded Warn travelling with Austrias pasur, Hourbon, pasaporta, arrived in 1,017.08 houses, I have now received a Despatch from Langkok by the steamer Medusa on the 3rd inst|
His Excellency Mr. von Brandt, Doyan of the and co stopping, as Government gumis, at the $16.939.04
Diplomatic Corps a Poking, in which he re-old Foreign Office. Un the 4th inst. they wors greats me to inform the signers that whilo tal-reorived in nadiones by His Majesty the King. ly aware of the importaues of the question|Bangkok Times, brought befors us to the persons and from in- terested in the existing wharves, my Collegaus and myself da nos fist orsoires in a position to give soother answer to the signers of the Mo Torist than the one returned by us to the letter from the Chairman of the Chamber of Comineres on the song'subjout."
1884 1885, 1988. To Amank transferred from Rosters Fund 125 0.04 $125,000.00
1894, 1985, 1895.
C.
By Balance 30th June, 1957
By Claims and Loss Paid Account 1994/5/G
(loss recoverios).
De.
WORKING ACCOUNT. D. 31, 1887. To Not Pranians from 1st July to To Briation 30th June, 1887
n.
I shall bo glad if you will have the goodnes 26,768,18 | tal communicate this information to the other $195.004.00 goatlomen and Arms who signed the Momcrial
I am, Gentleman,
Tenr obedient servant,
let De comber, 1687, (less Roturné sad Re-lo. KATALOG)
123.139.82
...... 156.744.00E .....24,636,65
To Interest
To Transfer Foos rogu samdomin 82.00 To Exchange.
Doc. 31. 1860.
By Head Office Charger
Cr.
By London Office Chargos .........
By Branch and Agency Charge
Agenor Commission
117 Dircatara' and Auditors' Fee...
By Loans and Claims
Complainant stated that at 1 pm, an the 18th instant over ten men came to her, house and dermanchet $50. and said that if she did not By Interest to 31st December, 1897 give it, they would rob her, Thoy further (By Furniture Account Written-off sid that she had assaulted her apprentice Wy, Balnaco me and the money w for him. She refused to old to their demand and aried cat "Robbery." Upon this the men woat away link the primpers were stopped by the neigh- bars, tho wore brought by her cries. She re- ported the matter to the Palice and the pri- senets were unrested. She bad nover secr them before.
-
Witronses were called whe gave corroborativa
evidency.
The fired prisoner mid that his brother was assaulted by the complainant and her people, and they work there to get soms medicine from her: Her witnessed asked them to ait down and have tea, and then the Celian came and neroaled theizs.
The other prisoners said the same as the first Sontance to pne month's hard labour sach.
LARCINY,
Mak Aning, aan, was elarged with the larceny of T 78 in silver, being the property of Ip Yak Mai, mistress of cargo boat No. on the 36th February last.
The complainant, boing absent, the Policensed for a penand, which was granted for a week.
BurONE MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE.
UNLAWFULLY BOARDING A STEAMER,
Ef Af oi, boarding house runner, was charged with bearding the steamer Lppingham without the permission of the master, and whilst the steamer wax wdler waigh.
Defendant admittul than ofence and austised ~$ or ten days' hard Jabeur,
OTIUM CADE.
Ukim, master of a pawige dost, admitted a charge of being in passassing of ahnut zares taels of prepared ainm without a cartificate, and was fined $25, or, in default, fourteen days' hard is hour.
The case was farther remanded till Wednesday. the 21s: instant st to 30 s u, bail being allowed in money deposit of $1,000
MACAO.
O O CORRESPONDENT:}
19th March.
gapore, St Marol, 1833.
870.26
$144,40841
10.16.49
12.971.61
Bguad) PJ. Horas, * Seaine Consul, H.B.M. Consul-General Moars, Jardine, Mathieson & Co., and the other gentleman and Brins who signed the Moine rial, Shingai.
THE BIRDS' NEST INDUSTRY. Travellers going from Hongkong to Bangkok or Singapore by steamer paas alyug the coast of Annam aule a group of infants that are at onco picturesque and curione Bohind them is 4.36.2 Tourane, an ancient Franch Settlement, the 10,655.51 stopping plaes of steamara.bound for Ine and
406,00 Haiphong, and destined to be an important com 167,178.4mercial port in a not very distant future.
30.000.00
Several of these islands produce an in portant 215.01
article of commerce, that is, the edible birds' 107,170.00
ogla, which have used consideraisle lesen- $344,408.41 ed discussion among scientistă. They are us
dear to the Chiness palate as to the Chine CHAWIDED D. KERI pursc. It is singular fact that Anna
Secretary..
is the only country that produces them. Why the swallows select this locality as a habita. tion, and no other, who there as lands ap- parently as sligible scattered all along the Asiatic coast from Sumatra to Korea is a mystery that the scientists who bare given tho subject so much attention have never attempted to alucidato. Had Bang'o lived in these times ha yaight bare gives au explanation as poetic and ressable as that which he gave to Daneau for the preferance manifested by the Scotch earlius for the pure and delicate air that bathed Macbeth's castle-
TUE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINA - TION OF THE GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS.
The following letter, with enclosure, from Inspaster of Sohnels, raporting the result of the examination of the grant-in-nid schools, is pub lished for general information in Saturday' Gazelle
Tho swallows' mosle are a souros.of riozes to tha ragion. Thoir value is said to have heau discovered some handrails of years ago during the reign of Gia Long, who promised a liberal roward to any one who would discover a new and profitable article of export within hia The esta discovered on the island of Nam Ngai worn presented to the sovereign. who faithful to his promise, offered a patent of nokllity to the finder. This was respeutfully declined, and instead a monopoly of the barvest was accepted by the discoverer for himself and his descendants. This privileged family was to pay yearly oighty pounds of the nosts to the Emperor as rayelty. On the ethor hand they It will be seen from the enclosed tables, were lo he exempt from personal taxes, from that the aum istal, Dorinally earned by 61 military service, and fram contributions af per Schools oder the conditions of the Grantsin.senal, labour, much es are common in Oriental Aid Cole and on the basis of the aspal eramisa-conutrios They forms a family league of forty tions, amooats to $16,849.16. But as the sem
or fifty men, lasted two of their number an voted for Grants-in-Aid for 1899 (riz., $17,000) leaders, under the title of gran and do, and bas already hoon drawn upon to the amount of faded a villoga convenient for their commerce, 858 3), leaving only $14,745.50 available, the which still exists under the name of Yen Xx— arquit nominally required for Grants-in-Aid" Village of the Swallows' Neste." exceeds the balance in hand by 597.66.
Education Dapartment, Hongkong, Blat Jannary, 1883. Sir-I have the hoamer forward under this encloure the usual inblated summary therealm amounts earned, daring the year 1687, by the varioas grant-in-sid sobols of the colony under the regulations of the Grent-in-Aid Code (1889) and I beg to recommend that a warrant to inred for the payment of the grants payable, as hers under resonumended, and amounting in the aggregate, after a reduction of one per cent, to $10.674.79
64
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EATE TELEGRAMS.
Hongkong Lee Company's Shares—861 `per
ahare, er dir. anlas. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limitial
—$110 per share, Freak. Tin Mining and Smolting Company Panjom-and-Sungkio Dia Samantan Ming
Company, Limited-$11 por charg. Pork Sugar Cultivation Company-Tis, 18 jor
tharo.
$20 per sharo
mitol--849) por share, sellers.
INSURANCES,
TRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
MAILS EXPECTED.
WAS ENGLIH MALL The P & O. stinzior Vonzkie, with the Eng Hishamil of the IC "Singaporo ut 8 TRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COMna. on the tith, and is duo hos en the evening
PANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG CONSULTING COMMITTEN-
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Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-F. Sens Bag. Mosers. Er. SCHELLMASS & Co. EL RETTER, E., Messrs. PUSTA & Co. A. 8. Watson & Co., Limitad--75 por cont.
presient, buyers.
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf aurd Godown Co.,
Limited-$138 por share, ex dir Singapore Insurarse Complay, Limited-$21
per sharo.
Chinose Imperiat Loan of 1884 B-7 per ort.
premiums, sales."
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1984 C per bent.
prominé, nom., axles.
TEAD OFFIC, SINGAPORE.
· STRAITS Insurance Company, LIMITED,
Schscribed Capital....$3,000,000. Paid Up Capita.......
........ 600,000. Bomrve Feud. 200,000.
The above Company is accepting MARINE
The subjoined telegrams are extracted from Chinase Linperia! Loan, 1886 E-2 per cent. / RISKS to all parts of the World at Current
Indün papers received yesterday-
CONSERVATIVE VICTORY, AT DIFTFOED.
LONDON, 1st March
premium, nom.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Pac Man Falcons's Qua Nsanema,
March 1016.
Brometor-LX.
Mr. Charle Derkog, QC., Conservative, has been elected for Deptford defeating Mr. Wilfred *******an funt by 275 cales. Mr. Darling takes the seat rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. Evelyn. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.
BOMBAY, 27th February The Lendon correspondent of the Times of India telegraphs-The Rassion comunique upon the situation in Bulgaria rejects the iden of the restoration of legal status in the Frizèí- pality by use of force. There will be no with- drawal of troops so long as there is no reduction in Europass armaments. The exchange volto of the Russian rouble to hed on Thursday the lowest point over reached in time of pear.
CONSTANTINOPLE, 27th February..
It is not expected that the Porte will at one comply with Russia's request conveyed through M. Nelidoff, but will probably temporize, while the ambassadors of the other powera romain qaletly aloof
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STATION,
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10th March, 1969, at 10 4.3.
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LONDON, 29th February. England, replying to Bussis regarding the nation propceed to be taken in connection with Bulgaria, states ale is nnable to advise the Tai Sultan to follow the course, suggested before satisfactory proposals for the future rule e Bulgaria,
LONDON, 1st March,, Bumours aro current that a Conference will boondled to discuss the Balgarian question.
TIES AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ARMY,
VIENNA, 29th February. Austris-Hungary is carrying on negotiations} <STION. for the increasing of the Army en orpiration of the present Army law.
THE NEW CROWN PRINCE.
BERLIN, 231 Fabronry. Prince Wilhelm is travelling to San Remo to be with his father.
This telegram was ankeequent to the one stating that the case of the then Crown Princo und been given up as bopoless~ED. DF1
SCERNARD.
LONDON, 27th February. Sir Charles Bernard, recently appointed Resident at Mysore, has finally decided not te return to India, and has sccepted instead the office of Secary to the India UBce for Kosmine, Statistics, aral Commercs, in susõession to Mr. W. G. Paddor, C.3.I.. rasigned.
INDIAN RAILWAY LOASS.
LONDON, 27th February, The House of Commons has aathorised the raising of tan and one-third millions for the parches of the thuda and Rohilsund Railway. and has also sanctioned the raising of ten mik- lions for the constraction, extension, sud equipment of callways in India, through the anor of the various companies
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LEPORT. Lombos, 28th February- "Lord Cross announced last night that, unles Lord, Dufferin talographs that he has objetious, ho will lay the report of the Pablic Servios Commission before the lease on an early day this week, and be took the opportunity afforded by this statement to, thank the Members of the Commission for the great trouble they had taken in the discharge of their nervus duties.
EXPEDITION TOE SIKHJM.
CALCETTA, 2013 February. A field forco has been ordered for Sikkim un-
Tack Tatto
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The Baspinder Jar rissa along the post and fallen over Luci, "There is a depreaction in Japan. Cloudy, damp and gopuratively cool weather peerolla.
W. DOBEROK. Hongkong Observatory, 19th Marub, 1888.
METLOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
Precious On date
Jay. ni 3 r..m.
29.94
Berparter 18, temperature ........ Hamicity Direction of vind u For of wital
Ratos.
of the 20th instant.
THE QUEMAN MALL. Tho Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Promises, will the German mail of the 21st February, left Singapore at Snu on the 16th, and is due bare on or about the 1st instant.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The O. & O. sleuner Belete, with the Ameri can mail of the 24tb ultimc, left. Yekohuru on thes 18th, and any be orpoetąd hore on or shout. tho 24th instani.
THE IRIMAN MÁSI
The steamer Jajey, with thứ, nest Indian |buit, left Singapoca ou la 100h, and ja duo bere
on or about the c5th, instant.
STRAITS FILE INSURANCE COMFANY, LD.
THE CANADIAN MAIL. Subsoribod Capital $2,000,000. The Canadian Pacific steamer Abyssinių, with Paid Up Capitak.................. ·
400,000.
the next Canadian mail, left Vancouver on the This Company is prepared to Issue 6th March, and in dua bera on or about the th POLICIES against FIRE on Foreign and April..
Native Houses, Godowns and their contents at. Current Batee.
All Contributors of Business in the above Two Companies participate in the Bonus whether Shareholders or not.
JOHN ANDREW, Agent, (Ben, 24, Queen's Road, OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL. Hongkong, 19th March, 1858.
1579 THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.. CAPITAL (SUPORTED), $1,001.000.
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The O. 8. S. Co's edgamer Patroclan-left Singapore on the 14th, and is duo Lere on the 20th instant...
The D. D. R. steamer Olgup in left Singapore on the 15th, aml is dua hore on the 22nd inst..
The P. & 0. Extan damner Kashgar, left; Bombay on the 18th, and is die horn on or abent. The 301 instant.
“The Ben Lùno stenwer Bankers left Siuga. porn on the 15th, and in fuo fore on the 22nd instant.
The Glen Line steamer Glewogit. left Singa pare on the morning of the UNtle and is duo buro on or before the 24th inst.
The Shire Line sisumir Glamorganskive loft
BOARD OF DIRECTÒRS, LUM SIN SANG, Esq.
YOW CHONG PENS, ESingapore on the 19th, and is das bere on No CIAN LI CHOY Esq. Q. Hoi CHUNE; Esq.
BAN Hue, Esq.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES OR | MARINE RISKS to all parta of the World,
payable at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Dusiness, whether they are Shareholders or not.
"HEAD OFFICK
WOO LIN YUEN, Sworetary.
1669
No, & Queen's Road Wust,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881. NORTH GERMAN FIRE 'INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS for the shove Company are prepared to GRANT IN SURANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first- class risks at current rates.
·MELCHERS & Co Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
18
26th metaut.
POST-OFFOR NOTICES.
The Pental Guide for 1987, vovised to date will be found in this Day Frces Directory, p. 955 large edition; p. 701 Susil odlition. This is the only authorised complete Summary of Postal information publishelia Hongkong.
Ger. The mithorical List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is dan we published twice each day in our Estra, which is alwaya Corrected to a much later hour tin that given below.
A MAIL WINN, CLOSE,
For Shanghai-Per Uppinghia, to-day, the 20th inst. at 10 r.
For Straits and Cabrutia.-Per Tatsung, to day, the 20th inst., nt 2.30 1x.
For Amey and Manila-Per Diamanie, to- any, the 20th inst., at 3:30 pm
For Shurg-Por. Yengleze," "Lo-day, the
On dats HONIX FIRE OFFICE 20th isst, at 230.
The Undersigned aro now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against
at 10a.m. at p..
30.21
50,10
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 19th March, 1888,
NOTICE OF FIRM.
NOTICE.
HAVE THE DAY Established myself at this Portas MERCHANT AND COM; ligori by the 15th March if the Thibotáme haveMISSION AGENT under the Name and not evacuatol Sikkim. The latest report.stars Style of
A. A. DA ROZA.
that mere Thibstans have occupied Lungta fort.
ALLEGED EXTENSIVE LARCENY OF IRON.
The nosta na the product of a calivary Yan Yam Ting, godowa keeper in the employ
secretion of the birds. As to their mercantile of.Masses. Carlowitz and Co., was brought up,
-In Despatel No. 311, of 30th September, valus they are divided into three distinct on remand, and larged with stealing 1,650 piouls, the Secretary of State laid down than rele categories. The most valuable are those into "that the sum of muner voted cach pear for which there enters a certain proportion of blood ool!ivalue $3.298, the property-of- bis emploran, katween the first June, 1888, und Granis. in- Au ought not under any circumstances These are called yan hurjet. Singularly enough, 10th March, 1885.
bu exceeded." and in Regulation No. 6 of the they can only be produced by the birds affooted Grant-in-Aid Codo (1883), it is provided that with a malady which resembles consumption, and the Government will not bind iteulf to give which is alfanded by sopiens hemorrhage. Nasts grants to all Schools claining them under the of this kind are in great demand. They are rare, foregoing conditions, but will be guided by the and are gathered only in the spring. Local dor Colonel T. Graham. I.A., counisting of 4 cizonmstances of each case and by the amount of tradition says that these birds died of exhaustion, guns of the ninth in Northorn division, 200 manay at its disposal for educational purposes or of the consumption in its advanced stages, humen of the Torbyshire Regiment, 400 of the 13th Moreover, a similar cassusourred in 1859, when forthe end of this second winter. Solutialsbain Bengal Infanta Headquarters wing, and 12 the amount nominally esced by the Grant-in-scarte pong the Anamese and the French colon Pioneers, about 700, the erhole to start from 8i- Aid Schools exccoded the sum then available by ists not having gat had aaficient time forobserva The dispute between the Sole Chamber and $1,793.07, whereupon all the grants were subtip, it is not known whether this disease is the Government, regarding the minutes of thejected to a reduction of 14 33 per cent. in orcorpsenliar only to a part of the birds or whether Chamber meeting in which qua-onare was to bring the payment to he made within the limits the mlivary cecretion that causes the malady The Finial of Sikkim bas bean tell that he can
of the amount then available for the purpose. preordad upon. Bis Bacall-reys the Governor's
cases this desily of all of them after a year or so the Viceroy at Darjeeling. A demonstration singling saloon of the teachers of the Coutral
4-I propose therefore to subject the amounts twn of existaues. The smallness of the quantity ia honour of the Viceroy is being arranged for. School to the a-monstrual depreciation of the ally earned by the Genant/in-Aid Sohcols of these neste armoally gathered-which is only is Excellency proooods direct to Europe on the
in the year 1867, to à rednetion of one per cent..
three or four pounds would seem to indicata termination of the Simia seaso12. others, has been decided by the Executiva Cena-as shown in the enclosed tables, whereby the that the Lies' only partial and peculiar to -cil, which has orderait tlw Semto to salicely with. {nraonat to be paid by way of Graudain-Ãil je i thone pososed of the weakest langa.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS All the other neats (yan soo) "sra'classed as
HOMBAY, 291) Fábruary. draw the objectionable expression. This the reduced from $36,843.16 to $14,674.72, and the
expenditure brenght within the limits of the second reality. Nothing but the salive of the H. M. S. Kingfisher and Reindeer have ar fonts must do, but they are at liberty to appeal Estirants, leaving a small balance ($70 78) iz birda enters into their construction. Tharred at Bombay. The former, wlioli los keen to the Lisbon Government against that decision hand.
are gathered the spring, summer, and natin.ising it the Red Fen, Persian Gulf, and and it in sail that they are going door.
The spring harrest is the most valuable. be- Zamaibar, will go into dry dock for overhauling. Parhege, the President of the Senado, being earned by the Grant-in-Aid Solvols in the year of the first quality weigh one ounce and are commission a new crew left by H. M. S. Humber The above mentioned amount nomlazily caso it include the two qualities. Two nests The Reindeer has come here to pay off and re atannah mau iu his opinions. I dare say be will 1887 is considerably in excoas of the sum earned worth at the phase of production five Mexican on the 23rd instant. bat fail to forward the matter home.
by this class of Schools in the preceding year dollars at ourrent rates in Annam. Those of The Duke of Connaught will be the guest of With reference to the pirates, several other Ald amounted to $14,324-6, and now, in 1887 In 1996, the enm total required for Grants-in
the second quality are worth Hile more than the Rajat of Ulse on a tiger shooting expedi Arrests have since been affected, svi together to $16,852.16, which is an increase of $2,527.40.1 of nests of the second quality. They aro
half as much. The summer gathering is entire- tion from March 21, with the enterprising goutry another box cou-a iseresse is to tie novounted for as follows suallar and less compact. It requires four of
CALCUTTA, 29th February. Lieutenant Campbell, Calsatta. Volunteer taining valna le jewellery bus aleu beau cap The number of Schools under the Grant-in-Aid these to make an once, which is worth two Rifes, won the Viceroy's prize, his seoras being Lured. It is said that the King, who Prince in Code Increased from 56 Schools in 1996, to 61 Mexican dollars. The antero harrest is still 96 first stage, 200, 500, 600 yards, and 80 acond
Schools in 1887. The number of selectars in Tess valusils. The nests are Boroo and not siege, 500 and 300 yards. in our hands, finding that there is no hope of his divirtually examined in the Schools increased bighly esteemed. It requires even to make sa
A Lieutenant of the French Navy has been remaining nomolested on our soil, has sought from 2058 in 1386 to 2,314 in 1987. That the oans, which is not worth more than 81.30 to appointed to the Hooghly Survey department. hetter climo in Hongkong. It is to be hoped esaminations were about as strict as usual wil $1.40. Experta express the opinion that this thal Captain Superintendent Deane, whore be seen from the fact that there is but a trifting third gathering should be dispensed with, sines energy is well known, will do him the honour of increase in the parentage of scholars posed, for it is worth so little and there is danger of de-
in 1881 out of 2,063 asholars examinod, 1,790 or stroying the g Pouding lynx-eyed Quincey to invite His Fili- 86.35 per cont. passed, whilst in 1857, out of Nearly all the nests are sold to the Chines bustering Majesty to enjoy Major Baneral Gordon's hospitality,
Some, Mandarins have called upon the ou thorities here to thank there for the capture of the pirates, and will apply for the isttor's rendi tion to the Chinese authorition.
2,314 sabalsta examined. 2,033 passed, or 87.85 living in the oftion of Anusm and Tonquin or per emt. The increase in the expenditure now sent to Chiaene ports. Only the Chinese and required for Grants-in-Aid is therefore prin some high mandarins of the Court of Exe who cipally to bo accounted for by the natural refer the Chinese nuisine on afford the luxury. increase which took place in 1887 in the number They are estos by the Chinese cooked with flesh of Schools and scholars placad gader the with sugar, having first been cleaned of sil Grant-in-A scheme. There if however, one ar
extransons anbstances by a liberal application
The weather has been nasty, with heavy fog,traordinary factor in the educational more of hot water. When cooked with forrl or game,
for the last few days.
[By a reference to our Poles Report it will be that eight men and a woman have been Free ona barge of Reing-pirates or con fedentis roof, and a quintily of articles, supposed to have been piratically come by, havo bez neized-Ex. D.P].
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
MONDAY, 19th March. EXCHANGE.
LONDIN... Teing rephio Transfer. ................ Bunk Dills, on demaad. Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at mouths' sight Credite, at 4 months' sight Doonmmentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight...
.321 PARIS
Bank Billa, on demand A..
New Yokx,-
Bwak Bills, en demnac Credits, 60 days' sight. BOMBAY
mont of 18 which contributed to the fruit of the water-lily is added. Chinese physi sedilen increase in the expenditure required clans prescribe them as a sovereign remedy for for tluse educational granta, viz., the introno diseases of the lange, asthma, disordered diON tion in the colony of the Cambridge Local xanigestion and most other maladies. If they have nations which, by the stimalna they give to the curative qualities of the kind mentioned throg Credits, at 4 months' aight study of higher branches. if an Eaglish admon probably share them with other alimentary sub Ox tion, caused a sudden increase in the mumber of stances containing more or less gelatine. The schools competing for gmata allowed by the good qualities of the nests are estimated no doubt local Grant-in-Ala Code for the so-called epostala proportion to the price. It is curtain that, O anhjeets. For rany years past there was only as an article of dist, they have made little-in THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- Gesat-in-And-out (the Diocezar Hems pression on Western nations.
PANY, LIMITED
and Orphanage) which annually took up the
The harvest is made in a manner simple and special sabisote of Algebra, Euclid, and Physical picturesque. Bectiers of bamboo are thrust into Geography Thus, for instance, in 1866, at the holes in the side all the way up the precipico, jects of the Code, only 13 scholars were present. of 2068 scholars examined in the ordinary abforming an itamsiae lauder by, whete ronda the coolies ascend, datacking with a knife us they
The following is the report presented to the shareholders at the lenth ordinary general weet ing, hold in the Company's alfee, Singapore, Saturday last, the 17th instant :--
TO THE SHAREHOLDIES UP THE STRAIT Ingus
ANCK COMPANY, LIMITED. GETLEN-Your dicastres og to ples before you the sempred statement of apoonate to the 31st Desember, 1887.
The nett prania estod after dedeling xaier -anoes and rekuzise omovate to $193,145.08.
The interest toerned to $24,890, #15.
Ferchow, 1st March, 1888.
TO BE LET. I.
TO, LET.
1450
FIRE at Current Ratoe
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agents for the Phottix Fire Ofies. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
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JIHE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
TOTAL ASSETS.
HEAD OFFICE-Hagkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID-UP CAPITAL
......$ 400,000 1,986,000 CLAIMS PAID, EXCEED
530,000, RISKS accepted at CURRENT RATES OF PREMIL
JAB. B. COUGHTRIE, Socretary. Hongkong, ist Septembar, 1897.
NOTICE.
1721
UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Undersigned, Aganta for the above Com pay, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Against FIRE at Curront Kalee.
NORTON & Co,
Agents. Hongkong 16th July, 1987.
[19 “MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY.
Kias, today, the 20th instut P.M.
For Bentow and Audy--Per Cheong Hok
For Swator, Amoy, and Tamsui-l'er For- mom, today, the 20th inst., at 5,00 p.m.
For Hailong Par 4 ledus today, the 2013 inst, at 5.00 PM.
For Saigon.-Per-Rabuig, on Thursday, the 33nd ist, ht 4.30 PM.
For Sydney Mearns, an? Adehida-Par Catterthun, on Satunby, Cae 24th, ins!, at 2.00
P.M.
For Sugapore-Per Hesperia, on Satur- day the 24th just, at 3.30 mari
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Brouch Contract Packst Zaaday will ba dospatched on WEDNESDAY, the 21st inst with Meils for the United Kingdom, Europo, and planes beyond, vie Marseille; to Saigon, Straits Settlemans, Batavia, Burmah, Coylan. the Australasiar Colonies. Poulicbéry, Madras, Culenita. Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The ul hours will be observed in closing the Mms, &o.
The Past (hem donlines all reigonsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notus. Cole, or Juwellery, and, where Registration bas been neglected, will make no onquiries into alleged losses of such lettres..
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS,
The Undersigned, Agents for the ahoro Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRH to the extent of 300,000 in any | 3,00
FİRST-CLASS. RISK
918
OOMS IN "COLLEGE CHAMBERS,” GODOWN in FOR HOURE LASK, laboly at Current Batza occupied by Mossrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, from the 1st May.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Cb. Hongkong, 3th July, 1886.
TO BE LET.
144
GIBH, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, 9th May 1881. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
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PORTION OF TEACONSFIELD ARCADE." THE Undersigned, Agents of the abare Company, ara Prepared to ACCEPT. RISES at Currant Bates. "BISNEE VILLA,” POKFOLUM...... GODOWNS at BownINGTON-
[830
Apply to
SHARP & Co.,
Marine House. flongkong, 14th February, 1989,
MOUNT KELLET--THE PEAK.
TO LET UNFURNISHED. FOUR-ROOMED BUNGALOW. Apply to
Care of Daily Press Offen. Hongkong, Dil Mareb, 18:8,"
1510
TO LET
301
FROM 1ST FEBRUARY, :
A STOREY HOUERRA 137, WE
Road. Font Moderate.
3.82
8.90
Telegraphie Tatafor
Bank on demand
ON
CALCUTTA,→→
Telegraphic Transfer
£201
Bank, on demad
S
Bank, at sight
Private, days sight
SHAREK
72 ..721
Qrelations are --
ed for examination in those 3 special subjecte.go the nests glued to the walls. One of the But in 1887, as many as é soboola toak up the family which monopolises the industry wacobes special subjects of the Code, anole as Algebra, meanwhite artionsly below tose that the labourer Euclid, Physical Geography, Astronomy (Fnd does not in gathering detatoh some portion of Intera Science Primer), and even book-keeping the precious zest and seorato it about his perongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharos-154 Tarnor's Conacroial Qu
and Hunter's Civil mo. The operation full of danger, and a- Service Examination Papers), and as an ally eats several lives. The menopoly is at Unica Insurance Society of Canton, Liraited—
per cent. premium, sellers. 0 scholars were examined in those subjects in this moment is danger of passing into other bands. 1887, involving an expenditure, for grants for
A rish Chinese company of Hongkong, which je
3873 per share. China Trailers' Inarancs Compaay's Sharos
868 per share.
The working segant shows a balance as credit of special subjects only, sinousting to $811, as cam-building a handsoms European betal nt Tourano, 2017100, ou non ut it, to cooptions alongpared with $41 r quired for special subjects in and which has branch houses in the principal cities North China Insurans Tis. 5 por share, torim bonus of 5 per cent to coatzilters, sorting 1886. $15,000 and to place $18,000 to zemarve, orrying for
of Anna and Tonquin, is offering the Hue Go-Yangtze Insurance Association-Tla 108 per
ward a balazos of $92,170. Your directors fool cozi-
<lista.
fident that the Aual result of the your 1887' will oʻsan G.--I now bog 'n receraniond that the enclosed vorement a handsome bonus for the privilege of papa favonably with former years, as premutionary tabulated noocante bandite sa neval by the galating the nate. The monopolists are greatness Insurance Company, Limited—$190 per senanza haya boon jakon with. view of protecting Audit Offies, and that, if the pccounts ara ly exalted at the prospect of losing at, and in eup-
shara, sollers. the unarrived mailing, and awezpired blook fiska. found correct, the proposal ceduntion of 1 feeport of their olan are offering In evidence the Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. (48 Gually closed, sad your directora regret that the red for the sum of $16.674.12 to be paid, as usual, Emperor Gia Long Money is nooded at the Cauton Insurance Office, Limited-$75 per
1561-5-6. Those threcycase boccante havanabets cant be approrod and is that case, a warrant ivory document givea to their ancestors by the Pelé necesitos a rodaction in the reserve fund of
512 m leav ny this seront standing at $0, by the Treasury en ponnal application to be court of Hur, and the ancient manuscript will be
alore, or div. made by the respective Managers, Teachers, and critically scrutinized by Ansamese offoials to die-Hongkong Fire Ingrance Company's Shares decing the amount fansferred from 1987/
Assistant-teachers of Grant-in-Aid Schools. I cover if it is fudeed a grant in perpetuity or whe-
- DIRECTORS,
per share.
$330 per share, ex div. sèllora. During the six months that have claphed, Mom, shall then supply the Treasury with the uaither there is not chanos to ruské a good round China Fire Insurance Company's Bhares-$73 Glue. Intjens; and Khon. Teng Peb, have retire list of names and amounts due, corresponding som by the transfer. from the lard, the tu former goutleen having with detailed scounts herewith escloud, and I
per share, or 'div. sollera. In the meantime the swallows, Instead of seek Straits Marice Insurance Company, Limited- lafe for rape; Mr. Bohat was subnoquently appoin!..
Chairman, and the Hauptratto 0. W. Conington ehall also forward to cool Manager, Tescher, and ing haunts free from invasion, come back punc
829 Dom. sellers. has also joinot the Board,
SMALL EUROPEAN THREE
PUSTAU & Co, Agente:
THE ENGLISH MAIT Two Days before Departure, P.M.Reception of Purcola cades.
Day before Depuriae. 2.00 PM-Money Order Ole closes. 2.00 .M.-Posting of Prices Current and Cir-
culars ca935.
(Frico Cummen! and Sirentars may however be posted up tooʻzlook if they are tiel in builes, country by country, with the draw all one may
Those for the United Kingdom must be divided int (1) London, (2) Krgland and Wales. (3) Scotland. (1) Ireland those for Germany into (1) Hamburg, other places in Germany.) 100 P.X-Registry Casspe
Posting of news. papers, books, ninil patterns cURSEN.
5.00 P-Mail eloses.
LATE LETTERS may then be posted in tho Night Box at the Post Offies, wiik 10 ecula lato 1167 fee up to 9 F.3, after which leur they may be TRANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE Boat on board with the same lato fré.
Flongkong, 18th January, 1864,
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
MONEY ORDERS. The Undersigned, having been appointed I-Money orders are insted at Hongkong Agenta for the above Company, are prepared to sad Shanghai co the following countries and ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carrsat places:- Rates
* Madeira.
• Manribius. * Natal.
Алоу
SIEMSSEN & 0%,
Agonte.
Acara is.
Belgiu
15
* Berrenda.
• Canede.
Hongkong, 18th November, 1972. VORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned, Agents of the above Com- pany, are authorized to INSURE again at FIRB at Current Rates
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st Jauvery, 1892.
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For Particulars apply to the Gonow at the THE LATEST ADVANCE IN LIFE (brak un Crows Lana.
Hongkong, 28th January, 1838
(122
INSURANCE.
THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY'S
TONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS, YEAL DIVIDEND POLICY
Ho
Goods received on STORAGE at Modorate Rato, in First-class Godowns.
STEAMER CARGOES discharge on favourable tarmı.
Also Entire GODOWNS to LET.
Apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1887,-***
THIS Policy secures to the insured the option of terminating his Ivanrance at the end of any 5 Your period, and receiving for his Policy a cash surrender value together with his share of accumulated surplus spportioned aas diridond. If death naeve, the full amount of the Polley will be paid immedixiely on proof of death. together 1279ith a Mortuary Dividend of 30 per Cent, of all premiums receives during the 5 Year period is
which death may happen.
Prospectus and full particulars may be had on application to
TO BE LET.
UNFURNISHED, WITH TENNIS COURT. NO.5, RICHMOND TERRACE-A Pour Roomed Honas with Turvo -Bath Rooma No. 6, RICHMOND, TERRACE—A SL Roomed House with Thren Rath Racon,
A New Story has just been added to the SERVANTS' QUARTERS of both Houses.
Apply
BIELEY DALRYMPLE & Co.
Agoats, NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE Co. Hongkong, 13th January, 1888.
120
"GENERAL" LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY
مستسو
Centoa.
• Cape Colony.
Coylon. (Constantinople). Cyprus
* Denmark.
• Brypt.
* I.
Frocho7.
• Gambin..
* Germany.
Aibraltar.
* Gold Coust
Harkow. Hawaii.
• Honduras, (Br.)
Hollows.
Holland.
Hongkong
*Iceland
Italy.
Japan. Logon
*Malti.
• Nowfoundlandi.
New South Walra. Now anni. Ningpo
North Bernou. * Norway.
Part Darwin.
Caggenl.
* S. Ilotona.
* Seychelles.
Shanghei
Sierra LeoMA. South Anstrulin,
•Straits Settoreita.
Swatow.
• Sredon Swizerloud. Tasavc. United Kingdom.
• United Stafo. Victoria
Wostoru Australia.
* West Fodies (British,
Dazul, no: Dush).
2-Orders on the countries marked are for warded through the Lender Post Office, que aro paid less a small discount of about 24. in the E1, for which the renilior should allow. All such orders must be expressed in British currency. 3--The commission charged is as follows (a- cording to the earrenoy the order is drawn in.) Up to 22, or 816, or 20 Rances............. 9.20 zcants.
5, or $25, pe 40 Rupaw ₫40 conté, 2.7, or £35, or 70 Rapouse conte, 10, or $0), or 100 Rupees 0.60 cents.
150 Бирем
$1.00.
13
-No order mast ezerol 210 or 850 (unless drawn on Tula, when 150 rupees is the limit) JOHN WILLMOTT,"
THE Uadorsigned having been appointed nor will more than two such orters be ismod fo Hongkong Dispensary Agents for the above Company, are the same person, in favour of the same payve, Hongkong, 28th January, 1888. [235
prepared to GRANT POLICIES against by the same mali. FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates,
5-Money orders on the United Kingdom PUSTAU & Co. for evoa sums not exceeding £5 ass granted by INDEPENDANCE BELGE L'INDEN Neglasa révaudu at la
Tiongkong. 1st April, 1885.
[635 means of Portal Notes, as to which go soparate
langue françaisy rious informé des grands journaux surópés en THE LONDON ASSURANCE notios or the Hongkong Postal Guide,
EDITION. QUOTIDIENNE A... TROIS Mois, Six Mors, Douze Mom,
fr. 15.
Fr, 30.
fr. 60.
EDITION HEBDOMADAIRE
dite d'outre-mer
Assistant-teacher concerned, the usual forms of toally with every recarring season, regardless of Straits Fire Insuranc Company. Limitet gatiude spécialement par pays hors d'Eropa prepared to grant Insuraziosa aз follows:
In sourdaues will provisions of classe TOT of the receipt stating the amount due to sach, which their health and this increasing spoliation, Company's articles of acaciation, Mr. . S. Thoms forms neat be handed in at the Treasury on claim Other swallows in other countries can return and Mr. Wee Boun Tcs retire from the Board, but ing payment. This form of procedure, frat peacefully to their last year's nosts in the ensuing adopted in 1884, has hitherto worked satisfac-spring. Those swallows of Annan must keep torily.
en pandering to an aristocratio. desire, building and rebuilding their homes and giving their life's blood forever to satiaty diseased appetite. —Ehanghai Courier,
AUDITORS.
offer thengeres for roleation.
In accordance with artiolo 148 Menus. Jauna Lyall Alex Gentle rotira, but offer thoresivan for ra. election.
TH. Some, (Chairman), Directiv T. S., THOMSON, BALANCE Fazer, Bler Deczmore, 1987.2
Dr.
To pojil up the Capital or. 30,000 shares at
$20 por repea
Funt
•Tina la ant quite norrect.-ED. D. P.
INCORPORATED-37-BOTAL CHARTRE OP-H13. MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1720. THE Undersigned having beau appointed Agents for the above Corporation, nis 819), ex diy. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's composée de EUIT PAGES GRAND FORM AZ, Policles at current rates, payable either hare,
MARINE DEPARTMENT
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Stambent Co. rumine.
Shares-83 por ecat. prom, or dir. bayers.mant tous les faits et les événements de la ne
Korne politique generale, chroniques in London, or at the principal Ports of Thia, Bhares-8105 per cent. pren., selors and artistiques, littéraires et mondaires de textes los China, and Australli Indo-Chairs Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares Homens feuilletons inédita dos principaux au-
FIRE DEPARTMENT. capitales d'Europe. Sport, molas, commerce, Policles issued for long or short periods at 15 per cent. discount
teurs contemporains, etc. China and Manila Steamship Company, Límited.
PRIX D'ABONNEMENT: $55 per share.
Su Mors,
DOUZE MOIR, 18 franca. Douglas Biesmakip Company, Limited-150 por
30 trans share,
CONDITIONS: Toute demande d'abonnement doit être novom- pagace d'un mandat sur la poste'on sutre à vas
sales.
7.-The melosed Tables exhibit in detail the mods in which ach of the Great-in-Aid Schools bas earned its grant in 1887 and the amount pay- able to onch Managor and Teacher under the proposed reduction of 1 per seif, Fürther,perti- cules and general observations with regard tethe
In the tart of teeth from skeletons of the 600,000.00 working of the Grant-in-Ald Schools in 1857, I
$5,000.00 ressive for the usual Aunsal Report on Bausteinge, Mr. Charters White, of the Odon- Hongkong Gas Company's Shapes-$195 par points of the Loud oaten by our prehistorio Hongkong Hotel Company's Bharos-1195 per tological Society of Great Britain, la found absce. 475.13 bodicet and humble servant,
ancestora 8,000 years or more ago. The fragments share. E. J. TEL, Pa. B., 107,170.00
Inspector of Bobocis. $814,003.04 The Honourable F. Stewart, LL.D., Colcaini
“Secretary, Mo., 86, 46
To nelaimal Bivirlonds and Boneses 1957. Lion have the honour to be, Bix, your most
To Interest to 31st December, 1897
To Sundry Creditors
Te Balance at Debit of Working Accuati
$2,100.00
ar Brazelles, Paris, ou Londres: Lava abonne
6.Surus not exceeding $50 may be remitted between the ports of Chin by-toms of Postage --- samps, subset to a obargo of one per cent. for cashing them; or money ceders can be granted Hongkong or Shanghai on ports where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office,
Bmall remittances can be made to this place by bonus of Portal Natos Sea.reparats notice, or the Postal Guide.
at
NOT
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the ourront ratai.
OWNERS, Will be RESPONSIBLE for any LIFE DEPARTMENT.
DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crows Policies Larned for soms net exceeding £5,000, of the following Vessels during their stay in.. at redund rates.
Hongkong Harbour HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
BELGIA, Ger. bk., Waigs-Winter & Co. Kongkong, 26th July, 1872.
COLOMA, Amr. bl., NoyeaMelchers & Co. "BOARD AND BESİDENCE,
1
mente commencent le ler ou le 16 de chaque mois. "AES. STAINFIELD, 55, Queen's Road identified include portions of corn hunks, spiral China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$154 · Eavol gratuit de dous numeros spécimens à ▼ Dost hun PRIVATE BOARD and BE TOBAGIS from vegetables, starch huske, fruit cells, parare, ex div. Bollers.
tents personne qui en adreman la dansade scornou for Bingle Men or Married Couples, af the point of a fal's tooth, and bite of wool, Luson Sugar Refining Company, Limitad...$49 | Cozite à l'administration, 9, Bus D'AroENT, reasonable rates. +forters and cartilage."
"Erozellen." ~
Hongkong, 4th October, 1887, –
por share.
F. P. LITCHFIELD, Amr. bk, Young-Chinese, GREAT ADMIRAL, Amr. ahip. Howell-Bussel!
& Co..
MADEL TAYLOR, Brit, ship, Durkil-Carlowity
& Co.
NORWAY, Nox. bk, Albretsen-Captatz.
38 TITAN, Amr ship, Allyn-Bassell & Co.