his rid of.
THE DAILY FREES, MONDAY, JANUARY 1978, 1:89.
share, sollern.
12 por cent. discount.
*share,
haru
since
→per shere.
per share, sellers.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP TH
COMPANY.
NOTICE, TO CONSIGNEES.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co... Agents- Hongkong, 24th January, 1989, -OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
DEUCALION,"
INSURANCES.
CHINA
FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMPERD,
ESTABLISH 1870.
IPAD OFFICE-Hongkong
CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
PAID-UT CAPITAL
BONUSES PAID.
---$400,000
RESERVE FUN
CLAIMS PAID......
650,000 626,000 2369,000
RISKS nccepted at Consent Rates of
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary
PREKIA
Į
Hongkong, 30th March, 1968,
BANSATLANTIC FISKINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, having bons appointed Agents for the above Geramny, ww" propieod. ti ACCEPT RISKS at FIRE at Current Patos.
FIRE
Luzon Sogs. Relining Company, Limited-$79 are hereby notated that the Cargo is being dis-
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Hongkong, 16th Norasber, 1972. tengkong Is Company's Share $10 per downs of the Undersigned; in both cases it will
- GENERAL LIFE AND sharged into Craft, and for loaded at the Go•' longkong and China Bakery Company, Limited for delivery from Craft or Godown on and after
ASSURANCE COMPANY lie at Consignar risk. -Thu Cargó will be ready Cunow ard Sunghie Dus. Samastan Mipit,
85 prhero.
the 23rd instant, Compaay, Limited--$99 per share,
share.
got up steam in a burry and loft Yokohama at a bim staggering Boross the road. The saddonses ed throughout the whola renta, and ad iustruoted of Uganda and Unyero were still hostile to Bmin Canton Jasaranse Offlon, Limited--$322 par few hours' notics for the same purpose. Some of the blow took me fairly aback, but nobody by the Contral Government hand, dyor the per- Pasha, who, in the previous November, he had Chinese, it is stated, bal entrapped Korean seared in the least surprised or aunored, admit for the vessel to proceed on her pioneer to repel some Inou alone from predatory bands Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share— children and sent them ta Tientsin for immoral ina-keeper, appeared a minato later with age. This being nousfully accompliated coming from the East. The general health of 3560 par abere.
abhasing pine-koot and led the way. purposes, and the Koreacs profemed to beliare the road at right angles, and fifty yards from leisure subsequently for the permanent guidance from his eyes for a two months. A fortnight
We left standing list of ralos could be drawn up at the Pasbs was good, but he had been suffering China Piro Insurance Company's Shares--277 that the Missionaries had stolen them to use the inn we plunged into the woods and began a of fature navigatora.
per share. their eyes for medicine and for taking photo-step out along
after Mr. Stanley's arrival Emin Pashe had re- Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited- narrow alone path. Then a Aamatters now stand, however, no one conceived by way of Lado, a message from the nom graphs. Hence the murders at Koreans and curious thing happened. As 100s our lant cerged can foresee the conclusion of the uegotin Mahdi, in which the Khalifa in pompons terms. Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited--
8. 8. "BATAVIA." pony was put of sight, simultaneous and blood tiens The officials depated are big olan, nome annenped his intention of subd ning to his su the threatened attack upon foreigners. But the cardling howl. arose from the twenty travel from a distance, can hardly be expected to be thority the entire country as far as the great Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's {
$18.
FROM VANCOUVER YOKOHAMA, country some perfectly quiet now, and there in lers behind us, and was prolonged with familiar with details of navigation, are instruct Ikes.
AND KOBE. little or no risk in crossing it. So I have sectorias of ya! yah! yah! till the hills soloedl to report apon the progress, of the negotia- life and good treatment if he would deliver into langhong, Canton, and Macao Stonebeat signes of Cargo are bereby requested to
The Mahdi' promised Emin Pashe his Shares por sant. prem..
THE above Steamer having arrived. Con- THE my things round by sos, taken my notebuak, explailed, each one patsing his back into the oan apparently conslnds nothing without their would shortly send at the head of faithful troops. Indo-China Steaan Navigation Co.'s Shurture, and take immediate delivery of their Goods
again, and when it ceased, cur six, men similarly tog from time to time to their principals and the hands of a lieutenant whom the Khalifa Shares-127 per esat, prom. Bold-glass, revolver, and camera, and here I am, yell, till it rivalled the notes of a Chicago mock malification Indeed the Ruling nagtiators the town of Wadelei and the territory which he
send in their Bills of Lading for countersiguu one day'a journey put of the six, writing adoring-bird. The travellers bowled again and may reckon themselvas fortunato if they are ocoupled.
from alongside. the oddest and most romantic surroundings Ir men swored, and so on till we could no able to proosid without farthos, lock references,
Chinx and Maoils Steamship Company, Limited The Pasha and Str. Staulay bed not raped ta
Cargo itupeding the disharge of the Val Are over knoWN,
onger hear the former What on earth is to Peking, and it is elaar that on the whole, in this summons of the Mahdi, and had sent back Douglas Steamship Company, Limited--$66 per and exper
-9178 per share, talen."
will bo landed and stored at Consignees' riak; the matter "we naked I Cha Bam. To keep stead of anything being gained by baring noted his on vay, talling him that Kmin Pasha had been To go back a little, I chiefly owe the oppor- the tigers away he replied. The Captain pat under the plausible suggestionLease these instructed with the care of Wadalai and the tanity of making his trip to Mr. Fitzgerald two cartridgea of duck-shot into his gua, and I details to be settled by the people on the apot Equatorial Province, and, before vacaating
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$130 per Creagh, Commissioner of Customs in the Chistrapped my revolver outside my thick riding and the parties were immediately conoorued these territories, sanstalt for the Mahdi to Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--$170 per 705 Service) at Goneau, the open port on the cost, but if the noise was, but as disagreeable the whole affair has, so to say, to be disenssed prove the leritimacy of his claim to their posses --East Coast. Ho gave me fall directions, hired a prawling tiger as it was to us, no wonder over again and the Peking authoritiva Love, fon. Mr. Stanley, immediately, on his arrival, China Sumu Itaing Company, Limited-$195 ONSIGNEES per Company's Stamer besoma jeb which all ovucerned were doubtless himslf to restoring order omong the troops and haoiled onr company, for anythingrs simply succeeded in tampomrily shelsing a trou-and, ooting in concert with Emin Paahs, appller heartily tired of discussing and only too glad to in distributing stores and ammunition. As soon as be mot Mr. Stanley Emin Pesha had docharest The Deputies are all officials of renk and the hit that he dit not wish to leave Wadelai two leading mest on each side bave a high ra- with him, and that the entire route to the east paintion for business capacity is Chinese eyes. cost was, moreover, most dangerous.
hos from Szochuen comprise two District of the incessant agitation among the tribes and Magistrates (one of whom the well-known the hostility of Wadge Towards the middl Waorange come a District Magistrate and a giderable foras of Mahdiat troops was approach- Kwo Treta suo Tastal and one Chefa; from of April nows bad reached Wadelal that a corak Sugar Czitivation Dogany-T., 18 for Chs-fa, the former & Mauchu nami Yi Kenging towards the great laka region and Wadelst. It remains to bo sesp whether these new nego tintors will exhibit more capacity for the despatch posts at Duble, and between that place and Emin Pasho bail pivon outdors for his advanced of business than their high prototypes at the Lado, to fall back upon Wacielni, and Mr. Stanly metropolis. If they do no bolter in this respect had sat essengers to the Kings of Uganda the lustrious representatives of the foreign traders left Walalai, Mr. Stanley showed much than do the princes of the Taung-li Yanda andant Unyors About the end of April, when the Power in Poking, it will be a long cry from anxiety at not requiring news of his rear-guard Shanghai to Chungking, and the purses of the on the Arawhimi, and was making arrangements Navigation Company will be utterly axhausted, along the route which te himself had followed. sharoholders in the Upper Yangtse Steam to send a strong detachment to wear for thera if not their material representation in these He also strongly urged min Pasin to regain waters, before the opening of mangking to the coast, stid to leave Wadly vital indlage foreign trade becomes an accomplished fast-the traders themselves left Wadelai and Mahagi NO. Daily Nova.
for the sath-west of the Victoria Nyanza. Mr. Stanley had already despatched novacal onuciers with news for Europe anvereing his safe arrival and giving particulars of his journey. One of the mon despatched by the explorar was chosen from among the curiers sent to Wadelal by the foreign Commals at Zanzibar to apprise Emin Pasha of the departare of the Relief Expedition, who had remained at Wadelai ever since. This mar was sent to the east of, while another was de- pstahed in the direction of the Aruwhimi.
thousand of them.
TIENTSIN.
5th January.
ECOVUNÉ:
BRUSSEL 22nd Decombor." telegram from San Thome confirming the ge
The King of the Belgians to-day received a
regarding the arrival of Mr. Staclay and Emin quently given to the news by the Government Preba at Arushimi. Some bredence is CODN of the Congo State.
ZANZIBAR, 24 December: No details regarding Storeg, most ng or journ with-Eain Pasun have ratched Zanzibar Lieutenant Wis is expreled to arri hope of his finding porters hero or Vi. at the end of the current monil. There is us Even the coaling of steamets is now, dome vis clusively by women.
ponies and grooms for sue, procured me an oxcorts ingenionely ear-splitting as the sounds our won arranged all the payments for me, and, in short kept up at intercale of three or four minutes for at much personal trouble made the journey pesan hour and a half 3 unver beard. sible and indeed comparatively any.
Meanrbils the road ascended rapidly and the atony path grow narrower till at last we were Aa soon as the Tabacho reached Gensan climbing a mountain-side. At one moment we said good-bye to my vary plogeant quarters, and were fe think woods, at another precipice of went on shore, where through the glass I could considerable depth yawned a yard or two to our laff, then we were struggling op a stane.heap on see the pains already wailing. A Korean pory to a plateau where half-dozen miserable bouses in a wall, abnegy, scraggy creator, but pas formed a village. No Brropean horto coxid hart never like sim less than when you first set eyes made a hundred yards at the rond, yet oor en him, and before I had gone far with those I ponies stepped doggedly over everything. fearned that many virtues ware moneonled in wrer tumbling and catching thesalves this little brown bodies. Foar points and aiazain instantly if they fell. We soon learne men wore at the landing, the utter being ihres them the safer we were. Before leaving Gen- that the less attempt we made to guide grooms, two soldiers, and an i proter. One Mr. Creagh had said, "if you don't need the pony was for me to rids; u, thn accendolice as an escort, you'll find them very us wars strapped my bag, canvas bald-all con- The theory of the Kerran Government ly that the fal in other respects." And I soon learned how taining rog and sloeping arrangement, camera, people exist for the odioials. And as I had this and gun; the third was bardoned with two boxes escart I was travelling as au oficial and there of provisions and a dozen bottles of mineral water, fore ontitled to demand any services from the for it is necessary to carry wit you absolutely people to speed me on my way. The night was every thing you need to eat or Frisk hero;" has gana a yard. Therefore the soldiers loried pitch-dark, and without trobes we could not the fourth pory had al! he could do to tru lights from the people. As soon as they spiod af the money for current expenses. This sounds oral ahead they shouted a couple of words, the no doubt if I were travelling like a econd n carrying tho toroh helping lustily. I Londel Jay Gould; ntas, far from it! The pony oals earster the words were simply Poul Kra, Bring Up to the 3rd instant the winter was very ried about twenty Mexican dollars, £3. The solyott fira!" and no matter how lata the hour, bor mild, and until the 31st December vory little and Koroin currency, however.consists of mis bly bad the weather, how far to the post house that only small drift los was seen in the river. mile copper, iron, and bronza vains, called "cash."
no matter even though the sole inhabitant we As the tides generally have bean bith at Taku in Buglich, and sapek or set in Keman, about an old worm or a child, the torch of pine owing to the prevailing winds, vesels might the size and weight of an English ponny, with a wand or dried millet-stalks bound together must easily have nome to our bazd as almost any day nare hole the middin by bich they are a produced instantly, the guida minat boll it betwon the 9th and 3165 ultimo. On the night strang on plaited straw. in luis of tire hun trening in bis hand when we rocks bis door. of the 3rd instant a gale from the north rost sub-divided by lots into Luadred. Henos theend we letide the unlucky being that koops brought snow and cold expression “a string of cash." In Geusna the Korean officialdom waiting, if it be only for half rate of erchange when I left was 660 oshton minnie. Sometimes the stage to the next Viceroy has almost revered from his disorder We are glad to hear that His Expolianoy the Mexican dollar, and the pony carries about fifteen house was two or three miles, sometimes it was of the local facial arren. Es has Droeghont enly a couple of hundred yarda, but there are bis illness kept at work without intermission, The personnel of my little osravan ia decidedly to exemptions to this tire-conemption. Tho testifym to his vimorous physical and mental ensions, but act very impressive. The rooms, oral offeret as I saw it from the rear was constitution. We hope in a week or two to be called mupost ara good-natured giisning extremely picturesqua and striking the live of able to announce his perfect recovery. creatures, low down in the social solo. dressed it is with their sideways awaying loads, the extruly dirty white cotton robes and trousers, ghostly figures of the men on foot, the cries to city from remote districts, but ou the whole Some poor and homeless people took into the will rawals and batterad of siro hath other and the animals, the recurring shot there is much less destination in the province or noux The soldiers, called kisic, are tail fire, the roll to keep off the tigers, the this year thau has been the case for some time, wol-built fellows, listing'shed from civilizus dense word the precipice, the flaming and Bash The poor people are fed by the morons Chi by a bread-brimmed hat of heavy black felt, with ing torch wared ahead or bastan on the ground, ass charitable associations, and the Ficery and amarlet taft trailing behind. and a cat of rough dividing everything into blood-red Ights and his officials have given considerable gifts of money bins ooten, slaped exactly ke the exaggerated jot-black shadows, and finally, the thought that to provide fond and clothing for the mufertan- dress-ennt, reaching to the beak, that one sees in it really was just porsible the gleaming, eyes ates. a burlesque on the Gaits s'ngs Thy carry of one of the great striped cats might be choosing A deputation from the Chios Railway Com-tologram from San Thome, confirming the fast no weapons het long staff, and they appeared their victim at a few foss from you. It was pany, consisting of Trotui Wa Ting-fang Mr.ners of Emin Patha and Mr. Staulay. On the amused when I asked whery, since they were new experience. soldiers, were their guas ? Of my-interpreter
Ng Choy) and soice of his co-directors, accom- 17th of August Stanley was at Bonalyn, 11 days Dar goal announced itself long beforehand by panied by Mears. Kinder and Cox (engineers), merch from Stanley Falls, and sout a meraenger I stanil somewhat in awe. He is a tall, really gain after gate, and the instinetivo feeling that have visited the lines of rond hotoreen Tientsin, to Tippico Tib, who communicated the news to the handsome with a striking emblance to weld got to the top, whatever it was. Then Yong-san Ha-hai wa, Cheng-in-wand Targ Governor of the Conge State. Mr. Stanley moved the Speaker of the House of mona, dressed the edge of the raving became paved with stone chow to select the route to be followed and towards Tambuye to take the provisione left with iu spotle's whits, toppist by a mental black labs, and a hundred yards along it brought us the site of statins for the railway. pets made of woren hers hair, and widi
to a pair of great wooden dooră,
pro the rear-eard under Major Barttolot sad intend Mothing undignified about him but hla name,
They were opened after a little parlay, and to ascertain the general onditions of lare, em
Jiminary survey was made at the same ima vil afterwards te zajoín Bmitt af Lake Victoria.
BERLIN, 23rd December. which is I Che Sym. It was able to get a found ourselves in a small courtyard, and bankment required, bridges, etc. The local of. Yesterday Lieutenant Wissmann and Dr Korean who knew any Engli, even a little rounded by a store of young priests, apoints, towns, and country people, gave the do- Carl Petty signed in sprement se fo their "plagia," as I had to be content with one wanParently delighted to see us Wo hastily unputation a very warm welcome, enl at each respective functions in connexion with the forth. speaks Japansse. My only comesquivation with packed our rugs, a brazier was brought we resting plane sent in large gifts of provisions, of coming expedition in East Africa, and today the outside world for the next week will there-boiled the kettle, plucked and woked one of ment, poultry, vegetables, frait, etc., of excellent the former left for Lauterburg, in the Harz r fora be in that staccate tongus. Oar respectiva ho. birds we had shot, and then, while the quality. So far as can be seen no feeling bostile gica, to spend a holiday with his friends befor Tocabularins have proved adequate so far, but monks at round in a lanching shattering to the projected line exists; on the contrary, the starting for Zanzibar. from his preternatural silonos and solemnity the sirkle, we supped magnificently off broiled duck peopls doaire to have one. We have no te all of the Emin Pesha Cmmittee, which was una Aanspicion is growing in my mind that his halos of tax. (Nobody but a travailer knows ping place good sites have been chosen for the the organization" of the expedition in spite of bur fack, and marmalade, washed down by many the course selected, but hear that at each stop-ramsly formed last Thursday, to prosood with knowledge of Japanoss is on a par with my own. I am the only one of the party that rides, the real value of tea.) At midnight we were stations. At Tungchow, in particular, a lost the alleged capture of Boiit bua net sow bea rest walk, excost that I have already obaseveda shown to a clean paper-windowed room about six conveulent piece of ground was obtained for the shaken by the plansible bat. equally anauthenti tendends on the part of Iba Sam to place him- fost square, and turbed in on the floor. And terminus, situated between the West Gate of the outed report of his arrival on the Arawhini in self on tra of the 15,000 sash, and that pane is when the morning on it showed us how strange City aud Pali-chino-hinese Timra - learning ta giro hiur-a-wide berth. This I dis-and romantiv a plam we-kal-roached—one of the
company with Mr. Stanley. courage, from mixed motives of humanity and atrizing and pisture qus of the unknown basts. The bill of expenses faruished me by corners of the world. But I must defor an so- count of it till my next letter. For I have not even seen it properly yet, and my diary is blank shoud
HENRY NORMAN,
Mr. Crong in follows:-
4 Horse, at 8,000 carb
1 Interpreter, falsely soulled
2 Soldier, at 100 cash a day, 11 days
there and back.
20,000 4,000
Kun shaxs" (tipa) to soldiers 3,200
and interpreter, at $1
·
2003
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIA ON THE
TUNGCHOW RAILWAY,
**
THE GERMAN MAIL.
The N, D. L. atentier Braunschweig, arrived on Saturday with the German mail of the 25th December. The following telegram are from Indiau and Ceylon papers.
:::
THE QUEEN GOING TO BIARRITZ. Total, 28,200 eash, say forks-ibros Mexican.
LONDON, 9th January dollars, plus travelling expenses and food. The The following proclamation has been promal-Maros.
Her Majesty the Queso goes to Biarritz in price of the bures includes grooms. I suppose gated by-Choo Magistrate of the District of -wy body knows that a Mexican. when it is Tezgobow-Let it be kuce to the public thei
THE ACCUSATION AGAINST SYR B. MOHLER aof-counterfeit, which it generally is. is worth the matter of laying down railways and putting
BRBLIN, 10th January. The Moriar controversy continos. The but two-thirds of a gold dollar, 75 cents, or carriages atid locomativos on them is in obedience Kinzsche Zeitung maintains the accusation throw shillings and two penos. The cast, by to an Imperial Doors issued is reply to a me made against Sir Robert, ignores the deniala, the way, miserable, battorod, verdigris-covered coina of which ten go to a cant have actually the request of His Excellency the Viceroy of adduced in refuting the abarge.
orial submitted by the Taung li Yanren, and at and points out the absurdity of the arguments heen dobased by the Koreau Govurament for Chibli. The Chion Railway Company has been illicit proft, while they bear on them such directed to raise the necessary share from the
MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS AT UGANDA -- gracions inscriptions Used for Palliciercantile classes, and in lusting their live,
FLIGHT OF THE MISSIONARIES. Benefit," and "Enrich the People."
whatever land is to be needed they are to pay
LONDON, 11th January. News has been received from South Nasze
Trade is almost dxd For downttempt to voyage to the count. All morosatile orders on Europe have been cancelled.
Brussels, 23rd December. The Congo Govaramont reohived to-day a
Tão determination of
It need ant be said that here, as elsewhere, wherever heroism and long-suffering excite in- terest and admiration, Friday's telegrams from Zaraibar and the Conge month have caused the most surable souzations; but while there is these messages with regard to Erin Peaba birt
general tendency to doubt the accuracy of self, not mnah weight is attached to the cos firmatory telegram which has reached the King of the Belglass from the Corge mouth, sceing that His Majesty's source of intelligence is held to be the same as that whence the Eastern Teingraph Company drew its news.
i
mitei-300 por share.
rent be left in the Godowns where hey, will bo Goods undelivered after the 30th instant will be anbject to Rant All damaged Goods
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Ageats. Hongkong, 22nd Jacusry, 1860.
Hongkong Rona Manufacturing Company, Li-examined at 11 A 13. 34th inst A. 8. Watson & Co. Limited-100 per bout. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
premium, nom.
Singapore Insurages Company, Limited--$17.50
Limited-$188 per share.
Chixien Imperial Loan of 1984 Bins per sent.
per ebare, nom.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 0-3 por sent.
premium, nom.
premi, pom.
prosium, Dani.
1151
NOTICE TO CONSIGNSES,
BRITISH BARQUEN "EME">ROW LONDON. CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the shove
for countersignsince, and to tato immediate named Vessel, are heroby requested to send in their Dilla of Lading to the Undersigned delivery of their Goods.
kill be landed and stored at Consignees risk Cargo impeding to discharge of the Vessel and expense.
Chinese Imperial Cour, 1886 11 por Société Francniso des Charbonnages du Tonkle
-$12 per cent prom. Hongkong High Level Tramways Company,
Klare.
No Fire Insuraugs has boen effeated,
MELCHERS & Co,
Agonta Hongkong, 28 January, 1
18 9:
1198) FROM LONDON, PENANG, AND^
SINGAPORE. TUIT Steamship
THE
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Undersigned using been appointed Agents for the shore Compasy, arm FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates preamped to GEANT POLITIRS Against
PUSTAU & Co.' Hongkong, 1st April, 1881,
[681 THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM PANY, LIMITED.
·Head Oprice-Rovakova. CAPITAL (Seascximum), $1,900.000.
BEARD OF DIRECTORS,
CHAN LA OHOY Teq. Q. 1o1 CHENE, Esq.
LUM. SIN SANG, Esq. BAN Hur, Esq., YOW CHONG PENG, E
MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World,
The Company GRANTS POLICIES
payable at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividente ar payable to 'all- Contributors of Business, meflor Choy are Shareholders or wil.
HELD OFFICE.
YOO LIN YUEN, Surotary.
[1731
No. 2, Quam's Road Wet,
Torgkng, 1414 March; 18×1 NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Limited 245 per cent, prom, nom. East Borace Planting Company, Limited-855-
per stars,.nom. Cruickshank & 4. Linite-$15 per akers.) Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-912) per Sougyi Kayah Planting Company-$35 per |
GLENROY," Steam Lamu Company, Limited-$75 par of cargo by her and by the
Lasing arrived from the ahora ports, Consigocen cant, prem, sales.
3. Greece,
LIFE DEPARTMENT. from New York are hereby informed that their goods, with the exception of Oplem, ara being TN_future the. EXTRA PREMIUM on lands at their risk into the godowns of the LIPR POLICIES, for Residence in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Treaty Ports and Hongkong shall be Reouten Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence deli- from £1 to 10.7n the s assurer, very may be obtained:
TURNER & Co.,
MUNGKUNG TEMPERATURE.
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20
to the contrary be given befors Noox, TO. DAY.
Optional carge will be forwarded unless notice
Cargo momaining undshvered after the 28th fastant, will be subject rent.
T
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DINA COAST METTONUBUNTUAL
#LGISTVE.
Sth Juny 19-7, at 4 2,3, Rind.
BLATION
Tekla
...
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Con- signees are also requated to present al elaine for damages and for shortages unt later than the 2nd February, otherwise they will not ba recognized.
Bille of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 91st January, 1889.
[182
TO BE LET.
"TO LET,
WITH EARLY FOBSESSION.
TOS. 1, 2 & 4, QUEEN'S GARDENS.
Apply to
G. C. ANDERSON,
13 Praça Central. Hoogkang, 26t's Fonanry, 1839.
1212
29.98
PEAK
16th January, IS, ..
MOUNT KELLET.
httel.
B
UNGALOW,
Fakiu........
Shanghui... Fengg... Uniphanie
50.38
30.18
14
There is not put them in the barometer Inst gradin for N.Elad lave incred. Cloudy, said, and relie dump eller permits,
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 26th January, 1889...
* ETLORDLOGICAL REGISTER.
-Garototer
The prospect is made us hopeful, yet not sure quite reassuring. Such is the sum of public fundility...... opinion beis tooling the fate of Mr. Stanley Direside of wes and Emin Pasha, Tho National Zeitsing trasa Forel wind that, if the latter vor returns to his friends and Weather his country, his services, like those of Liputenant Pa Wissman, the next greatest African explorer after Stanley, will be enlisted in the cause of Gor man colonial poliny in Africa.
Previo
:
On date on eate
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39,17
-- 20.20.
59
57
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81
78
E.N.E.
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BAKOWE poduzed to 32 degrees Fahrenhais the level of these inces, touths and hundredtba.
RUFAHARyan in the rhede in degrees Fahrenheit. Y.-HEMEDATK is percontage ofsaturation, the humidity of
d. with mostarnes neing 10% TAROTION OF Yaz W to feo points, FOLCHF Win-seording to Doaufort Bes 4.-SATS TER V MATELA D. ble eky; C. detached cms: Durizligining fogs Gl. Kloomy; Abal; light- alg: 0.met; P. gassing showers; Q. equally; Ruzain; 5. dow; T. thands; V.v
7-ES Euober. 1 W. dowwe
and hundredths.
W. DOHERCK Hongkong Observatory, 27th January, 188
NOTICES OF FIRMS.
NOTICE
MR. THEODOR JOHANNES EN-
(103
Agents, Hongkong, 2ed January, 1889.
LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY KUYAL QUARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KINỞ GZORGUTER TEST, A.D. 17229.
E Undersigned having been appointed, Agents for the abova „Corporation, aro prepared to graut Insurance as follows:-
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for long or short periods at Surrent rates
LIFE DEPARTMENT Policies ismed for suas not exeveling £5,090, at reduced ratna.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong; 26th July, 1872.
NOTICE
118
UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
The Undersigned. Agents for the above Com- pany, are prepared to ATCEPT BÍSKS |aginal FIRE at Current dated
NORTON &-Po,
Agents.
155
UNFURNISHED, TO Hongkong 16th July, 1887. BE LET-from 1st October to 16th May NORTHERN ASSURANOR COMPANY.
next, at reduced rate.
Apply to
137
EDUARD SCHELLĦASS & Co. loogkong, 27th September, 1888. TONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.,
Goods recuived on STORAGE at Moderato | Rato, in First-elany Godowe
STEAMER CARGOES discharged on favourable terus.
Also Entire GODOWNS to LET.
Apply lo
Jongkong. 2nd July, 187.
TO LET.
MEYER & Co.
[1244
HE Undersigurd having been appointed Agents in conjunction with HessRN. TURNER & Co, for the shore Company, aro preparel to ACCEPT RISKS niat FIRE at Current Rates.
W. HEWETT & Co Hongkong, 8th June, 1889.
12
PHENIX FIRS OFFICE
The Endersigned aro nou propured "to GRANT POLICIES INSURAtelingaist FIRE at Current Rates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Cis
Agents for the Phonix Pice Office Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
* MPERIAL FIEK INSURANCE, COM- PANY
The Undersigned, Agents Firth above Company, am prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FILE to the extent of 330,000 on any
F40
Cze
FROM the 1st February art, OFFICES at present in the occupation of the Comp- TOIN D'ESCOMPTE DO PARIS.
Apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 4th December, 1889.
TO LET.
DOOMS IN "COLLEGE CHAMBERS."
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Ca Hongkong, 13th July, 1688. TO LET:
FIRST-CLASS RISK : at Carrout Rates.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agmata
Imperiat Taarance Company. Hongkong, th May, ISAL
15
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
31
at
HOUSE" East, No. 1.
2.
102
or 4 ROOMS with COOKнOUER "BAXTER Hospital Road.
Apply to
J. ULLMANN & CO. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1980.
TO LET. FURNISHED, AT THE PEAK, "DUNFORD." FIVE ROOMED-HOUSE-with-TENNI
1as
As for Lientenant Wissmaan, he certainly The journey overland from the Bast coast to for it a just value before taking poste son, dated 11th November, which states that owing at part in this field, either as the leader of os destined and willing to play a promis. the ospital generally coorpios are days, at the Dwalings and grave yards will be avoided to attempt made by Mawangs, Kity of Uganda, an anti-slavery expedition-should an Emin Pa rate of something over thirty miles a day wherever practicablebat in cases where to destroy his Arab body guard, luy revolted she expedition prore to be no leiger possible or Thirty-five miles from Gensan, howefer, north their removal is absolutely necessary, fair and placed his brother on the throne. The lat of the overland read, is the great Korran mon values will be given for them, besides which, ter on coming into power at once para the chief Company and an instrument of the imperial Go- Usorssary➡cr as an agent of the East African satory of An-pien (spelled Aa-byan en Tetar asistenco must be afforded towards their ranffices to Uhristians, but the Arabs, objasting vernment's will man's map which I was seriously assured was moval. In places whare bridges will have to be to their appointment, reordered them and then the only interesting plaes in all Kora Sa built across annals, ditches and other water attacked and burned the English and French plata proposing the appointment of an Imperial It is ramoured that the Government conten- detarmint to lose a day and visit this, all the courses, and where water outlets. have to be made, Missions, killing many native concarts. The commissary to the colonial forse to be raised in mom as Captain Walker of the Takachiho, or they will not interfere with the public high Aliasionaries managed to affect their asoape and be interest of the anti-slavery movement and of perienced navigator, eager apartamun, delightful ways. ince the completion of the live from rezahed Usam bira. Mawrango is now a prisoner the East Africans Company, but I have it ou companies, and one of the most popular men Tongshan to Tientsin, brate in all the adjacent in the buds of the Arabs, The Mig be good suthority that the Bill on the ambient, HE INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY OF ALV. Posession from 15th inst, te in this part of the Fast, promised me bris con towns and villages, has more than doubled, while have written to Mr. Mackay at Uambire, do which is to be laid before the Reichstag after pany so far. Wa said good-bye to Me. reagh travelling has been facilitated to sa unprecedelariag that Uganda is Mahomedan, and that all the Christmas recess, has not yet taken anything GELBRECHT vox PUSIAU in a FILM Slat Marol, 1989, or 1800. about midday and pushed on fast through the oated degres. The poor, also, have found the missionary efforts in Central Afress will be like delnita abape. I may mention that Prinos in Hongkong and China CEASED on the 31st blthy laces and among the equalling pigs of the means of batting a livelihood much increased, artirpatel.
Apply to native town of Gensan, and we should have been the advantages resulting from the railway
Bismarck is most gratified with the thrashing Dcoombor, 1888.
J. Y. V. VERNON here before doak ozcept for two unforeseen in are truly manifold. Persons who, before were
A BLUE-DOGE ONG NUAKIN.
which bas been inficted on the Araba at Suakin
PUSTAD & Co. ' Hongkong, 5th November, 1888. cident One was that an hour aftur starting suspicions and opposed to the undertaking, en Atlas-book on Salin has appeared, in which he did after Tel-el-Kebir, and telegraphed his
LONDON, 1st Janary.
and shakl cot wonder if ba has neted now as Hongkong, 1st January, 1889,
TO LET. the leading the mousy pony, upon which balolding the benefite acorning from railways, there is a despatch dated 19th December from congratulations to Lord Salisbury. had een temporarily placed al Captain now change their vehement condemnation into Sir E. Baring to Lord Salisbury. Sir Evelyn
NOTICE. -
THE HOUSE No. 9, BEMsOros': TERRACE, Walker's blukis and bis provisions for two enthusiastic praise. Instructions have been therein states that there is no opponition what
Arbuthnot Road. days, let it decaps and we had the exciting received to extend the line to Tangchuw, ver at Cairo to the policy of promoting the trado
THE INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY of Gas Bed Water hald on. spectacle of the provisions being dashed and and already the Managers of the Railway of Spakin by opening negotiations with the triles, scattered in all directions as it galloped wildly Compang, together with the foreign engineers, hat after prast experience it was imposible to be
CHASED on 31st ultimo.
Apply to 11. F. W. BRUCH, and Mr. G. U. PRICE auruss the rice fields. The money and one blans are surveying the line, marking out the land by sanguine as to results. Moreover, supplies of kat va recovered, as the former WA securely means of flags, and taking other proliminary food for the dervishes were imported through
hare This Day been admitted PARTNERS in our sowed up in strong sacking, bat of the provisiepe preparatory to bailding tho be. Fenics Suakin, which enabled them to prolong the
Fup. sions not a vestige returned. The second in being entertained lest the populace who are riego Boligious feanticis being the main fan.
TAFF & Co. sident was that balf way to the monastery. we ignorant of the great advantages of railways,ture of the dartist movement, Sir Erolyn says passed through a valley of paddy fields a mile may cause nodes obstruction, I, the Magistrate he is unable to foul any condence that much. aquato, where the wild dacks were flying in promulgate this procinination, whereby all class will be dons at present either by negotiating or thousands. The Captain looked at them wistful-in the district under my jurisdiction are in by commercial polley. ly fore while as he jogged on, and Legod him with formed that they must praefaily attoad to their anxiety, for I knew the danger of his dragging vocations, and not be influenced by foolish talk
THE DIKHIM EXPEDITION,
ALLAHABAD, 3rd January
his at chors. Sure enough, it-a few minutes he or unforced enours, leading them to steate The antcome of the negotiations proceeding remaikal casually, "I think I'll just laky one disturbanos and bring trouble upon themselves. at Grating is likely to be an sokuorlodgment shot of those ducks." In vain I expostulated, At the same time I have despatched my runners, by the Ampa ou the part of I bibat of the erelu- pointing out that it was very late, that the road and the tipas sencerned will escort the survey-sive position of iritish saptamacy over Bikki ahead was known to be very bad, that the ing party on their expedition of selcoting the and an undertaking for the non-interference of gates of the monastery were sant at sunset, and fae. Let all raverentially observe this most the Lassa Lamas in affairs of the State many more excellent reason for hurrying. I important/prosinmalion-Shih-pao translated
hnd not balf fairbed, however, when he was by Chinese Timán,
hundred yards into the zice, and before he had taken a dozen steps wore a lot of big rice-dzoka
rose almost at his fool, and bang, bang, and he
got threa of them. Of course, it was useless to
attempt atop him after that, so. I want a
rond.
THE UPPER YANGTZE.
We learn that, after having kept the Consul
The following telegrams are from the Times
of the 24th December, for a copy of which wo
are indebted to Mesra Melchers & Co.:-- ME STANLEY, AND EMIN FAXEL.
ZANZIBAR, 2nd December.
A despatch has reached here from one of the
SOM, M WINGLAIS INEKLLIG ENUE,""
SATURDAY, 26th January.
Orica.
Quotations are:--
This year's Now Malw...$600 per picul, allos. of Last year's New Malw....8670 perpicul, allos, of
catties
Old and Older Haiwa 3660 per picul, alltof 23 cattiva
[8 cutties
Patoa (Now) $5721 par chont.) Benarus (New) .... 552}*
L
HACHADUR
Bank Bilis, at 30 days sight
OK PARIS
Amoy, 1st January, 1889.
NOTICE
772
76
Thongkong and China from the let instant.
R. MARCUS AARON SOPHER bas been admitted a PARTNER in our Firma
B. J. DAVID & Co.
Hongkong, 21st January, 1889.
1104
THE
HE Undersigned, Agents of the abore Com- pany, are authorized to INSURE against FIRE at Current Katas.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1832
[16 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG,
THE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Compuy, afe prepared to GRANT IN- FURANCES to tae extent of $3,000, on first- c's risks at current rates.
MALCHERS & C› tongkong, 27th March, 1870.
113 FIRE INSURAYE COMPANY, OF 1577
IN HAMBURG..
tersigned, Agents of the above Corey, are Peurod to· ACCEPT
Current Rates.
FBR
RISKS
178
REMEDIOS & CO. No. Beuconsfield Arcade.--- Hongkong, 21st January, 1859.
TO LET.
46 CUNNYSIDE, No. 7, Bosham Road.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 14th November, 1883
TO LET AT THE PEAK
PHATAI & CỔN
Адолге.
Hongkong. 18th January, 1884,
BOARD AND RESIDENCE:
165
MRS. STAINFIELD, 55, Queen's Road
Eastbus PRIVATE BOARD and Rs.
136IDENGL
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKINGA HACIENDA formerly occupied by
·· CORPORATION.
E. G. E. NOBLE has been appointed
MARINE of the BARE STOR
By Order of the Court of Directora,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3lit December, 1889.
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand.
300 13/01
Baux-Bils at 4 Lonths agut. 3,07 Credits, at 4 months' sight...á Documentary Hills, 4 months"
Right...
the 1st January, 1889. ↑
Bank Bille, on demand Credits, at 4 souths' sight.
3.83
1..3.02
.754
#18
Hongkong, 11th April, 1998.
$20
EMPLOYMENT AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE.
216
ON NEW YORK.
Bank Billa, on daniand Credita, 60 day sight. Telegraphie Transfor CALOUTTA Bank, on demand
Telegraphic Trainier..
BANGGAL.-- Bank, on deanad
PORTLAND CLIENT.
J. B. WHITE & BRO 8.
·SOLE AGENTE-POR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co.
12390
HAVE This Day-OPENED-at-No--155- Queen's Road East, Hongkong, an INTELLIGENCE OFFICE.
Apply to
41 KELLETT'S
Bir Gro30É PRILLIPPO.
H. N. MODY, Victoria Buildings. Hongkong 13th Decoinber, 1888. GABE
HOMESTEAD ARIGE until 30th Sept. APORTION of ReadowsIELD ARCADE." "BREEZY POINT" Immediate Possession,
BISNER VILLA," POSPOLUM. GODOWNS at BowRINGTON.
Apply to
SHARP & Co., BEACONSFIELD ÁECADE.
Hongkong, 18th January, 180.
WINTER TIME
TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY. STEAM-LAUNCH
"MORNING STAR"
Fans Daily ses Ferry Boat betwoon PRUDAR'S
EMPLOYMENT & GENERAL! WHARF and TS-T-Taur at the following
quarter of a la farther, sent the baggage Mr. Gregory, and Mr. Little waiting two months, ponie on, and sat down a little way from thathe Deputies appointed to not, In the matter of special massengers sent two months ago into the For su hoor he banged away, while I got drawing up regulations for the better avoidance interior in the hope of meeting with sad abtain- a few strugglers, and by and by be re ppeared, of collisions between steamers and junks on the ing news of Mr. Stanley or Emi Pasha from followed by a Korean boy staggering along under Upper Yangtze, have at last started for Ichang. one of the caravans coming to the comt from ON BOMBAY a load of feathers. I looked reproaches at him, Four Deputies have been despatched from Cheng. the vigion of the great lakes. Tas mensenger but who could utter them P: As it bapponed the to by the Szechuan Viceroy and two, by the sangunces that at Kimana, a place on the discet delay rare & remarkable experience.
Haku Viceroy from Wichang. All are ex-route from the interior to the coast, he fell in ON The red shades of evening were now appear peeted to reach their destination before the end with some traders habitually frequenting thedis- ing, and for the next two hours we jogged slang of the Chinese year, shortly after which it i ex-trieta west of the Albert Nyans. The traders. at our best speed. When it was quite dark wo peoted that negotiations will commence. The who wers Arabs and came from Wedelai, bad left O reached a little Koresa inn, where our grooma Chivas Gievernment has made a much grester Mahagi, on the north-west bore of the Albert had already areased everybody. Out of a house of affair of this endlinju rales than was apparent Nyanza, at the end of last April They positive. Apparently two rooms twenty white-robed travel- ly intended or expected when the drawing of ly affirmed that the mosting of Mr. Stanicy SOTEINS lora turned out and squatted in a row, ke tired them up was fait agreed to last antuna in with Emo Pasho took pluon at Wadulal shout ghosts, to stars at us. Our mon wara all for Peking Her Majesty's Minister, allowing the 20th Jannary. On arriving at. Wedelai Mr. stopping the road ahead was very steep, the the matter to be referred to Talang, would Stanley bad with him 350 men and plenty of woods through biola it passed were infested with seem to have anticipated simply a local ar stores. He himself-sud his on were extreely Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-150 tigers the ponies were tired, the monstery rangement to be agreed upon by the Ceasul ou exhausted, sad had endured great privationa would be closed for the night, etc, etc. But we the spot, acting with and on behalf of the owners The delay of the expedition in traversing the Union Insurance Scoiaty ci Centon, Limited for a Mercantile Brainer in Hongkong. looked at those two rooms and those twenty of the Kuling, and, the Local Authorities at Arawhimi country was due to the diocities of travellers, and hardened our hearts. Then the lobang-yohan arangement as shld pro the seats and to the large detour ads by Mr. soldiers, seeing that we were determined, rose to vide for the experimental voyage of the steer Stanley towarda the north-east to avoid the the occasion. One of them shouted to the in-being carried out, with all due regard to the swaps and the attacks of hostile tribes. keeper to turn cat and bring tombes to light apprehensions which the officials on the proposed The two white officers who accompanied Mr, ns, and his manner, I remarked with interest, zouts might be thonght not unusturally to enter Stanley worn is good health. At the tins of the was paremptory. The inu-keeper demurred in a tai towards an enterprise of totally novel and arrien of the explorer Emis Fasha was in the Chinese Insurance Company, Lil$165 par high tons of voice, when without sui ther wordthis gaprecedented character in their eyes. It was malo, in a good position, although some of his excellent kiries took one step toward han, and hoped that, thus researed, they would hasten to gyptian officers we rumbling aduertain Qu T Insurance Company Limited-T. IB
share. whack į with a tremendons slag: the face sent given effeof to the proelammations, already plasard. I nymber of his solidiora þad deported. The Kings
houre-
Bunk, at si Lt. Private, ave' right,
734
AREA,
Quotations are m
Fall information will be given at the above Offse of situations Offered in this. Colony kil the last in general and of Suitable Parsons available for Employment.
Lesta LATES Kowbon
Kowloon
Bax. 3.15,..
4,15
7.93
4.60
7.4527
8.00
5.80
13
8.50
4,15
Les vas Lates Hongkong Hongkong
8.15AM Y 7,00
420
-215 1.00
5.30
21
8,46,
6.30
7.40
#10.00 **
7.15
10 18
8.30
10
9.00
0
*12.00 FM,
SU
12.89 FK 10 =
1.00
10.30
1.80
12.00
200
215
3.00
per saat. premium, sales.
WANTED at the above Office-A OLERK
An ENGINEER to join a steamer in an
P. BOHM.
China Tradars Insurance Company's Bhares-Outport.
$180 per share, sälen, but
579 per share, sales, Yangtse. Inspruce Associating — Tla: 974 p North Chins Insurance--The 900 per thars.
share.
There will be no Launch an Monday and Friday, on account of coaling.
NUSTAY HILDEBRANDT'S Hongkong, 3rd January, 1889.
BERLIN, 8. W. (13) ALEXANDRINES GUSTA HILD AGRSCT,
STREET, LI, GERMANY)
i toj evapt under unavoidable sirevimatances. Effects as insertion of Advertisements in all of atross of weather, shu potion Gorman. NewspaYOTA
[$80 piyon of any stoppages
The abore Time Table will bastrictly adhered
Good Accommodation, well farrishet Rooms ats moderatorate...
Hongkong, 25th Dotober, 1839.
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AND
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 10th November, 1886,