THE DAILY TREES, MONDAY, PRESUARY ár¤, 1980,
ray suppress the by-elections, but that would UNITED STATES CONSULAR INVOICE never told The stock was issued at $109.per with the mission of Inturing Russia togiva bank
be a testimony to his strength, and a plain avowal of their defrat. The struggle will be death or glory for the Genery). Ans rulo, Parisians lore always to do what will most rex the powera tha 10.
SILVER MINES AT JEHO,
"
FEES.
·COLONEL MİBBY EXPOSER A CUSTOM HOUSE IMPOSITION ON IMPORTERS.
THE GERMANS IN THE NIGER TERRITORY, LONDON, 19th January. Major Clausto Macdonald has been appointed British Special Commisiusor la West Africa to co-operate with the German Commissioner und inquire into the differences which have arisso in the Nigar territory with Germany.
SERIOUS CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN SAMOL
SAN FRANCI800; 19th January.
dated Samos, the 5th inst state that the siton
Advices by the mail which arrived liste to-day tion there has become serious, the GERWALE DAY- used in breaking the pube sugar into smaller paring burned some houses belonging to Americans tiles and in granulating the coarser grades, and thore as well na American dags which wore fly. nothing else.There was no mysterious oleotri-ing over them. They have also made prisoners oul apparates. Thore wore orushers and that was of some Amerions. In addition to this a Ger all. An investigation showed how the great man beat's orer have committed socs out scheme had been worked. Not a pound of raw rage by firing on the Captain and Toutenant of sugar had been refined in the factory, Quantia British mau-of-war at Hamon. ties of rofeed sugar, chiefly cubes, had been par chased by the operators and had been prepared
COMMERCIAL INTELIUENOK.
SATURDAY, 2nd February.
AJPAUM.
Quotations are — This year's New Malwa Last year's Now Malwa. Old and Oldor Melwa Patna (Now)
Beaares (Now)
.......$570
5630 per nicul, allee, of [1 to 24 patties, $450 per pical, alon, of
(2 to 2) ostties.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(a Mane Paloma & Co.'s ExaJOTER) February rod.
Rerometer-1,M. armel-1.. Barometer-M. Thermometer-8 kɗM.- Thermometer-1· P., M.. Thermonastern A payments ca
· Thermometer=]] &M, {Wat Kulb).. Thermometrii P.M. (Wat kulbi........ Thermometer-frim. (Wet bulb)...... Thermometer-Marne cu a
化
22.06
INSURANCES.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANY THE Undersigned having boon appointed THE
Agonte for the above Compavy, are prepared to RANT POLICIES against FIRE AND LIF3 at Current Rates.
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, lat April, 1885.
40
THE
Brinkman (over nights B
NOTICES OF FIRMS. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
AFR. G. E. NOULE han boon appointed the lat January, 1889.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st December, 1888.
NOTICE.
151
F681
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1870.
HEAD OFFICE-Hongkong.
CAPITAL TWO MI LION DOLLARS.
PAID OR CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
CLAIMS PAID...
BONUSES PAD.............
18 400,000 650,000 626,000
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL-
The P. M. stanmor City of Peking, with the American unil, left San Frangirea on the 15th January, and is dno hero on or about the 15th February.
THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The C. P. steamer Parthis, with the Canadian mail, left Vancouver on the 22nd January.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The Okius, Shippers' Mutual S. N. Con stoamer Danfe left Singapore on thın 27th Jant uary, and is deo here on the 2nd February,'-.
The D. D. R. stenter paigenia left Singa 369,000 01 noen on the 28th January, and muy bo RISKS, accepted at CURBENT BATES OFpted here on or about the 4th February,
The 1. & C. extra stemper Khina left Bombay
Pr
1711
Jas. B. COUGHTRIE, Scoretary Hongkong, 30th March, 1989. TRANSATLANTIQFİREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG The Undersigned, having been appointed
on the 26th January, and is due hero'on or about the 10th February.
The Glon Line aranmer Cienipón Jeft Bingo porn on the 2nd, and is due here on the 9th inat
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steel?" "Y Tercen left Singapore, on the 2nd, a
ON and after the 1st FoLA BUILDINGS ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Currit liore on the 9th: instant.
practicu at VICTOEL [(basenient) Quoon's Road.
Rates.
(237
ARTHUR B. RODYK,
Solicitor. Hongkong, 31st January, 1899-
NOTICE.
JAMES HENRY MACLETOSE
SINMSSEN & Co.
Avents,
Hoogkong, 16th November, 1872- THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJRATT KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1720.
›
123 to 3 attion.mitted Partners in our Firm on 1st JanuaryHE Undersigned having been appointed
per akent
share and sold poorly hero, when Robertson Samerkend in oxabange for a large Baklarati went abroad. Ho succeeded in silencing sofers frontier province. by showing samples produced by the now prenosa and offoring £500 reward for equally puro sagar. produined by any other process. This crenteil a Colonel John B. Mosby recently secured boom for the stock-in fact, a regular soramble judgment in his favour by the United States for it-in England, and that eroonss created a The holiday season is dull: the Pannina ornelis Court of Caius Colonel Mosby had been Con- demand hero. The suspicions of the ofloors of has worked good spirits, and tho vary unestis. sul at Iongkong for six years, and had turned the company wore recently awakened when they factory state of politics, only adds to the general collected by him for services performed. After Timmediately upon hearing this President Cot
into the Troasery aurinin foss which had been found Mrs. Friend had disappeared. depression and great discontent. It has been resident Cleveland bad removed bim because teeill, Treneurer Robertson, and a number of bad year for polities, for business, and for proof his political principles, he sought to recover stockholdere proceeded to the factory and invad grose. Vain 1888, may the Exhibition of 1880 from the Government the foos which ho haded the secret rooms. A number of machines wote bring sunshing
tarned over. A was recorded in the Chronicie a few weeks ago, the court gaco judgment in his Invont for the full amount asked.
The decision of the court contained point which is of importance to San Francisco importer of free goals. Colonel Mosby in the presentation of his case, to the court found it moossary to Mfr. f. J. Smithers, the United States Consul draw the distinction between official Consular
WARMINGTON, 2041 Jaumary. fans that belong to the Government and nt at Tientsin, forwards the following report offcial' and porsonal perquisitos of the Consul in some secret spot with chemicals, which slim-the Americans who were seized and rude pri Three hundred miles north-west of Tientsin,
Secretary Bayard tea received advices that and half that distance north of the Great Wall, Consuls, for instance, are required by law to insted the ordinary impurities fonad in all angars, sonors by the dormans in Somos were immedi are the caly silver mines known to be works in sign Consular invoices of dutiable goods, for This doctor syger was thon carted to the faetely released, and that all is now quist there. all Chius. The mines are situated in the pro-are not required by law to sign invoices of goude The chemical but crystalized the cabes to a large which a charge of $250 is made. But they tory in bags purporting to contain raw sugar. factureof Chang-te-tu, njurisdiotion embracing a tract of country as birge as the Stute of Pena on the free list. Colonel Mosby claimed as he extent and when they were broken they had a sylvania nominally belonging to the Province sets forth the cage as follows : of Chibli, but really andor a soparate local go-
finer spremnice and quality than sugar was The fee for an invoice is prescribed by section ever known to pooseas. When everything verament contred in the oity of Cheng-to ta..... 8.Section 2,851 requires a declaration ready the erashers in the scoret room we set in boltor known as Jehe, where a military governer by the shipper before a ccosal of the cost or motion and the onbes were broken into smaller is stationed, who is appointed direct by the markod value of goods subject to ad valorem partiolon, according to the grade desired. When Hugeror, and held his office for three years duty, and of their quantity when subject to the refined sugar began to some out of the This country fortas the greater part of eastorn spaci6e daty Boution 2,859 saya that when a shoots, two floors below, all who saw it marvelled Mourolia, and extends north of the Great Wall copy of the Consular invoice does not reach the at the genius which could barn raw sugar into from the longitude of Poking eastward to the collector at the port of entry, he may adult the refined in so short a time. see, and from the Great Wall northward to Merchandise to entry "on the Arsoution of a Among those defrauded by the exhibition was the Russian frontier of Biberia. It is vary bond in double the amount of the duty apparently Willet, of the Weakly Statistical Sugar Circular, mountainous, sparsely populatod, badly watered, to produce a triplicate invoicoins stipulated who printed only last month that he my seventy- and has but little soil suitable for enltivation. time; and "the duty shall not be finally liquidated nine barrels filled with refined sugar, weighing The trade and tillage are everywhere in the antil such triplicate shalt huve been received." 22,341, ponds, at the cate ene barrel for every hands of Chinese settlers, the native Mongols Suppose a cargo of tea arrives without an invoice. Leo and three-quarter minuten. not being met with save in the extreme northern The Collector has no zight to take a bond in
Mrs. Friend and these counsotel with her re- part of the country, where they devota themselves such a case for the production of on invelee, for osived a large sum in cash from the company for entirely to raising cattle.
the penalty must be in double the amount of the process and also the proceeds from the heary- There are two well-known silver mines afty duty spparectly dus." But no date is really or block of stock sold here and in Brgland.
sparent, due. The tea is duty free. If tho miles north of the city of Jêle, one called Yen Collector took a boud to produce a consular and party received it all not less than $250,000, The company's officers admit that Mrs. Friend Tangshan (Chimney Mounian), the other Kimice it could set contain a penalty. A bond The stockholders ned offloara were kept in the slian-ty Orphan Mountain), ten miles apart without a penalty is: Thos mines have boon workest?
bond at all. Suppose the dark to the end, until the largest sam possible the antives for Collector refused to deliver the tan except on the could be realised-for Mrs. Friend sud the party. thirty years with more or less success, and during coalition of the consignee creonting a band, then the bubble was allowed to burst. Thore is ibal times have probably yielded silver to the with a penalty in an arbitrary u. Ezed by no such process us electrical sugar refining and Tolus of about $2000.0, the mining and melt-hinuself, to produce a consular invoice. Suppose, the bagbaar af the sugar trust is dead. iug being done entirely by Chines mothers. then, that the connigato does not produce the Treasurer Robertson said to a reporter: "I The ore is argentiforous lead or galona, and is invoice, and shit is brought on the bond, what am hoartbroken over the discovery that we have found in thin, pay streaks, scattered through would he the result? The defendant could avoid made, I don't care. so inach about losing my volna which occur hatween porphyry and is the bend as given under restraint of his goods, own money, but I induced a number of my atono Both mines are in hich is which have Where there is a right in law there must be friends to invest in the sabeme, and it is their heen burrowed with nativa werkines cant strip remedy and a converse, where there is no remedy Rubacial rain that distresses me, Thon, I had pod of all ure found above water-level pear the use no right exists. The Collector is impotout to such high hopes that the sobema would bring of the hills. Thoring the past ton years the spel the production of
consular invoice fortunes to us all. Oh, we've been shamefully mines have produced very little ore; the native for free goods. The consignse might refuse tricked and decaivod, and it means rein to me. miners reached the water level, and so one to to give tha band and compel the Collector hy. It is the most outragoods thing Tever heard of." the end of their resources, as they had no means mandamons to deliver them. to remove the water. Although these miners ender invoice is solely intended for the pro- save anything out of the wreck?"
A con.
"Is there no prospect of your being able to work in a very primitive way, with rade tools and tection of the revenue from undervaluation of no basting powdor, pamps, or meobinors of any goods. Of cours there can be no purpose of in the factory prove the entire thing to bare "Not that I can sea The revelations found kind, the results they have accomplished are evading the reveane, laws where no revenus is been a fraud." remarkable. Long, tortuous galleries, largo dne. Section 2,845 provides that where mer- bnough to admit a man on hands and knoes, hate chandise is entered by invoice the consignee public. been cut through the bailes rock in every direc- must swear that nothing has been concealed. tion, the ore and waste-rock baing laboriously or suppressed whereby the United States may be shares in the Electric Sugar Refining Company's carried to the surface in bage. The treatment defranded of any part of the duty lawfully due stock have been sold in New York within two of the urs thus extracted is also remarkable, for on the said code, ato. To require such an oath daya at $400 and upward. It is also assorted these uninstracted Chinese have, by long ex about goods that pay no duty is a fare and that a considerable amount of stock was disposed perience, discarred for themselves the rudiments mockery. Section 3443 imposes a penalty for of on the grenad-floor plan, privately, and not a of the science of smelting and refining silver concealing ordestroying any invoice relabing to dollar's worth was sold that did not bring more ores, and are able to produce pure silver with the merchandise liable to daty. There is none for than $100 above par. aimplest possible appliances
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-165 per Looncealing an invoice for free goods, as the law. The results of today's investigation of the On Tai Insurance Company, Láraited-Tia, 148
mokers never conceived the loss practice of affairs of the Electric Sngar Refinery givos ad- requiring then would grow up.
There ditional evidence of fraud, and President Cot- par share.
Of late years the proprietorship for these Juices, worked under a license from the Cover gross yield has been paid, has passed from hand meat, for which a royalty of 33 for mont. of to hand with steady loss to the investors. The last proprietors, a native joint-stor company abandoned the place in despair after losing all their capital, about $250,000,
Robertson will prepare a statement for the
It is said on Wall street to-day that $100 par
LONDON, 4th January.
ON LONDOR.-
5-67% to 550
"EIKIHANGE
Telographic Transfor Beak Bills, on demand, Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight. Bank Bills at 1 months' sight Credits, at 4 monthe sight
Documentary Bill, at mouths"
sight..
ON
PASIB——-*
Bank Billa, mi demand
..8.93
ON
Crodits, at 4 months sight NEW YORK
.3.31
Bank Bille, on demand...
742
Credits, 60 days sight
ON
BOMBAT.
Telegraphio Transfer
..218
Bank, on demand
200
ON
CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
.218
Bank, on demand
200
ON
SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight.....
Private, 30 days' sight
SOVEREIGNS
.6.57
BARES. Quotations ar Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-160
per cent. preminu Union Insurance Socisty of Cautor, Limited-
$120 por share.
China Traders Insurance Company's Shares
last
1952
MACEWEN FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, 1st February, 1889.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, AND SINGAPORE. HE Company's Steamship
"TAISANG,"
having arrived from the above ports, Consiguess of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHALE AND Uonows CourTANY, LIMITED, AT WEST POINT, whenou delivery may be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered aftor the thi February will be subject to reus.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Co. signees are requested to present all claims for damages and for shortages not later than the 12th Feb, otherwise they will not be recognized
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers: Hongkong, 29th January, 1898, OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
[233
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer North China Insurance-Tls, 2973 per share.clurged into Craft, and/or landed at the
*JASON,"
Yagisse Insurance Association-1s. $7 per Godowns of the Undersigned in both cakes it
$80 per share.
are hereby notified that the Cargo is being die
will lieat Consigneoe' risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Craft ar Godown on and after the 28th instant.
abarė.
share.
shire.
Gongking Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
$365 per sbare.
Straite Marine Insurance Company, Limited- China Fire Insurance Company's Shares 82
per share.
45 ком
SIB.
the use of general terms, might include an in-curing the arrest of Mrs. Friend and William B. is not a single section of the R. V. S. that, by terill left the city to-night for the purpose of pro-Canton Insurazes Offon, Limited--$120, per role for free goods. In all there are partionlar Howard.. words to limit and qualify the general ones But even if there were such general words, in- voices for froo goods would be axelnded by reason was brought over from America, and its promo Several months ago the electric sugar schome of the statute. It is a marim that where the ters announced that the engar trade would be re There could be no pasaible cason for requiring not to be carat by this bait, and the Stock Br. reason of a rule coases, so should the rule, self.volutionized, bat the conservative Britishersware
instructions on consular regulations say that to the company. At Liverpool, however, the a comanlar invoice for free goods... The Treasury bange official list did not extend its patronage no engulur, invoice is necessary for goods in premotors achieved more suscase. On December transit. The reason is they par no duty. It3d a public exhibition was given and galious of is slad a legal masin tant where the reason molasses were apparently converted into fine the same the rule should be the same. The white angar by the electric process: On De invoice is simply evidence of the cost or value carber 4th the price of the shares opened of reported goods in the foreign marker; but at 110 the United States have no interest in ascertain £117, after which the fluctuations be per share and gradually rose ing their best or valge when they pay no daty ans, wide, and the casing, pries, was £107. If there were no tarif on imports there would After this the price dropped during the daily be no inreines. It is hardly probable that Consoles until it reached £80. At the opening yas gross would tax shippers for a doenmeat that is terday mischievous amours were aflost, and every mete wastepaper in the Custom-house:
At this time the condition of the mines was brought to the attention of the grand secretary. Li Husgchang. viceroy of this prorthon, and he determined have them carefully examined and reported an by a foreign mining export. The Viveroy bad engaged the surrions of Mr. Johu A. Charch, of New York, a mining expert of reputation in the Unital Statoe, and it was arranged for Mr. Church to examine the mines), He spent several months of last year at this work and reported to the vicorey that the prospects Justified an outlay of money for pumping and hoisting magklaary sud for labour to open up heory as feel for no extended survey. To iceroy agreed to this, and furnished the funds for the machinery, which was bought in Sau Francisco of the Union Iron Works Work
The fee for the involee is always ebarged on has now hean going on at the mises under Mr. the face of it to the cens guos as a pact of the Church's supervision for six mantha Shafts cost of the goods. Foreign shippors are there ave been suck at both mines and the watertore indifferent about paying it, as it is repaid bumped out of ane. Native minors have beonto them. aught the qe af foreign tools and explosives. to that the rests of one day's work by the now ank sfat tax: 1) To give a head to procure Consignor bare two remedies against this bathed are greater than those of one month by the invoice and the defend a suit on the boud, he old. Church has a staff of four Aerius it is an unlawful exaction: (3) to compel the jane (sm assayer, an ongineer, and two miners). Celleator by mandamus to deliver the goods and has been able to keep work going on at both without either a bond or an invoice. hines with a force of 300 native workmen.
Ha
has now opened up the mines suficiently to form definite opinion, which is a favenrable one, and
invoices to testing there rights in the courts, I merchants prefer paying foes for useless there is no reason for imposing the additional Coinkais moless they are compensated
he work promises to be permanent and success bardon
uzio wanted to sell. The price went down like toboggan until it reached £12, when the mar
Bhares-128 per cent. prem.
Goode undelivered aftor the 4tla Proz., will be subject to Rent. All damaged Goods be loft in the Godowns where they will be ex amined at 11. A.M., 4th Prox.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 28th January, 1989.
187
TO CONSIGNEES OF OPTIONALCARGO
EX O. S. 8. CO.'S 8. 8. DARDANUS," FROM LIVERPOOL.
1209
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-HIPPING Orders must be obtained from the Hongkong and. Whampos Dock Company's forshipment por steamer " ACHILLES.
Undersigned not later than the 7th inst., Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Shares--36 per cent. prom, no.
Indo-China Stean Navigation Co.'s Shares-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente. Hoagkong, 1st February, 1980.
Chins and Manila Scamship Compary, Limited
OCDAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. 12 par eont. discount
-8178 per share.
share.
Donglas Steamship Company, Limited $65 per Hongkong Gas Company's Sharov $180 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 per
ebere.
share.
kot closed. The Liverpool operators are pro-Chias Sugar Refining Company Limited-1207| fanely angry and will demand an investigation
The sensation in Birmingham or the re- relations regarding the Electric Sugar Refining grams. The local holding of the stock is stated Company has been masad by alarming othla to bo £20,000. One of the principi stockhol- ders ans departed for America to inquire per sonally into the matter The stock fell greatly in Birmingham and Liverpool to-day.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The P. & O. steamer Shannon, with the
per share,
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$85
per share, sellers.
share,
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited Hongkong To Company's. Shares-$100 per
Panjou and Snaghie Das Samantas Mining
-$85 per share.
Company, Limited-8104 parabare, salės Perak Sugar Cultivation Campany-Ta. 18 per
share.
Hongkong Bape Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-897 por share.
A. B. Watson & Co. Limited-100 par sint.
premium, nom.
ONSIGNEES por Company's Steamer
DARDANTS”
lio at Ocnsignees' risk. The Cargo will be ready
POST-OFFICE NOTIONS.,
For the conveniorca of the public a Peak des litery has beou established Letter boxes bare bren placed in the tram cars and correspondenco will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock ears only. Local ratios will be charged Corras- the Gatieral Post Offen up to 1 time till time pondouce addressed to tho Peak ng be posted in.
pintor in the Letter Boxes in the cars
Agents for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant Insarauiors as follows:-
FRE DEPARTMENT
of departure. Correspondezes from the Peak may be posted in the Letter Boxes up to twelve. Policies issued for long or short periods at and four o'clock. Parcels for the Peak may be
carrent rates,
at reduced rates,
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for suas not exceeding £5,000
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1952. THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD CYFICE-HONGKONG. CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED) $1,000.000.
119
HOARD OF DIRECTORA, LUM SIN SANG. Esq. an Hur, Esq. Yow UNONG PENG, Esq. CHAN DI CHOY Faq... Hot CETNE, Bay,
posted in the General Post Office only up to 11:30- livery. Covers containing muk notes, jewellery, a.m and 3.30 p.m. There will be no Sunday do
&c., should not be posted. To avoid rubbery serd- ers of letters are requested to cancel their stump?N by writing the word 'stamped weruse them.
The authorised List of Maile issaed in monelion with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Exten, which is always corrected to a nucli later hour than that given below.
A MAIL WILL CLARK.
For Straita and Caloutta-Per Paisany, to-day, the 4s inst., at 11,350 &M.
For Amay and Tanni.-Per Formosa, to day, the 4th inst., at 11.30.X.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of ite Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are payabla Contributors of Business, whether they are Haitan, to-day, the 4th inst., it 5.00) 1.ar.
For Bangkok-Per Cham Fu, today, the 4th in at 0.30 F.M.
For Manila. Por Diamante, to-day, the 4th Iust, at 3.30 PM,
Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.
COMPANY.
(1731
HEAD OFFICE, No. 2. Quem's Road West,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881.
NOTICE:
pony, are prepared to ACCEPT
TEEN FIRE INSURANCE The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com againat FIRE at Current Rates.
RISKS NORTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong 16th July, 1887. NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.
155
Undersigned having been appointed Agents, in conjunction with MESSA. TURNER & Co., for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISES against FIRE
--
זיז
at Current Bates.
W. HEWETT & Co. Hongkong, 8th June, 1888,
HENTX FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Ralea.
115
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents for the Phoenix Fire Olles. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887, NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
are hereby notified that the Cargo is being dis- charged into Craft, and/or landed at the Go- downs of the Undersigned; in both cases it willTHE Undersigned, Agents of the above Com for delivery from Craft or Godown on and after FIRE at Current Ratas.
pany, are authorized to INSURR against
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1852. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURO.
the 2nd instant,
Gooda nadelivered after the 9th instant, will be subject to Rent. All damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns where they will be
aminod at 11 am.. 9th just ..
RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hoogkong, lai February, 1888.
[200
SPRAMSHIP “DJEMNAU.”
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
ul. Mora machinery, making a total of abent for it.. It is the duty of Consals to certify 650,000, Las been ordered from the United States,javoies to protect the United States revenue, and the uncoss of these mines is likely to open but it is not their duty when there is no English mail, arrived on Saturday evening. The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Havro, Ex S. 8." EBRE." and Bordeaux BT
revanne to protect.
THE MORISH INCIDENT.
LONDON, 8th January.
1.
DEFEAT OF CHINESE DACOIN.
MANDALAY, 16th January.
Limited-8189 por share.
per share, nom, Chinose Imperial Loan of, 1834 B-3 per cont.
premium, nom.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C- pai sent.
pretium, nơm. Chinese Imperial Loan, 1886 E-11
premium, now, Societá Francaise
por cent Charbonnages du Tonkin
Limited-245 per cent, prem., nom. Hongkong High Level Tramways Company,
-8110, por vent, prom.
East Borneo Planting Compsay; Thcited-$55 Cruickshark & Co. Limited-845 per share, Hongkong. Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$12 per
per share, nom.
share.
116
HD Undersigned, Auers for the above THE
Company, are prepared to GRANT IN- SURANCES to the extent of $63,000, on first- alsze risks at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co Hongkong, 27th Marob, 1876.
118
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
·
165
داشتها
JONSIGNEES of Cargo from London THE Valorsigned, Agents of the above
Ex 8. 8. MANCHE "EBRE"
Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Rates. S.S.FREDERIC MOREL," in connection
PUSTAU & Co, with the above Steamer, are hereby informed
Agests. that their Goods, with the exception of Opium Hongkong, 18th January, 1984, Tret of their risks at the Company's Go Treasure, and Valuables, a being landed and
downs, at Bowrington, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after laudding
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before 3 PM, TO-DAY (FRIDAY), request- ing it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
-Goods remaining unclaimed after - FRIDAY,
9th inst. at Noch, will be subject to. rent and landing charges at One cont pe package per diem.
All Claitos must be sent in to'me on or before
recognized.
ESTABLISHED IN TRONDON, 1815 UTLER, PALME 3 *
Are represented in China by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO......... SIMSEX & Co.....
Messrs.
...
LANK, CHAWYDED & Co, & by H. E. ESYNELL & Co. in Japan.. Subjoined are some of the items consigned by
these well-known Shipport.
SPIRITS,
COGNAC Thair popular Star" quality and
best.No hester shipped.
For Swatow, Amoy, and Fonchow-Par For Straits and Bombay For Bisagno, on Friday, the 8th inst., at 11.30 AM.
For Straits and BombayPer Thibel, on- Friday, the 8th just., at 1.1201 AM.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokoluuia.-Per Gwalior, on Friday, the 8th inst. at 11:30 AM.
For Singapore-Per liesperia, un Friday, the 8th inst., at 11.30 AM.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packsi Penineular will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries Beyond, vin Brisulisi o the. Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Gibraltar. Burmush, Ceylan, Aden, Egypt, Malta, aud
....
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &o.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has
been neglected, will make ro. enquiries into alleged losses of such Istters.
N NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the Auerts, not tha OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Oliners or the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
BENGALE, Fr. bk., Scott-Melchors & Co. PEZING, Get.streerianu.-Swasser & Co. Cicuro. Brit. str., George-Captain.
VICTORIA, Brit. Etr., Coundon.-Takasima
Colliery.
ULPHURIC
ACID ACID.
SULPHURIC ACID MANUFACTURING The Undoraigned has been appointed by the COMPANY. Kaguchi, Osaka, Japan, as SOLE AGENT hare
SAND MURIASIC
.
K. KUSAKABR,
YASHIM & C No. 50, Queen's Raud, Hongkong. Hongkong, 5th Janasry, 189.
188 MARIN BTL K
·MANUFACTURER
OF FIRST CLASS FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY. COLLEGE CHAMBERS. DRAWING ROOM AND DINING ROOM SUID, Lounges AND EASY CHAVES, SIDEBOARDS, WARDROBE, DRESSING TABLES AND MARBLE TOP WASH- STANDS, MANTEL AND CONSOLE GLASSKY, SILK PLUSHESİN VARIOUS COLOURS:
TAPESTRIES IN LATEST DESIGNS. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. Hongkong, 26th April 1888.
RIN
H
TAI
157
COAL MERCHANT, LARON STOCK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF has always co hand
COA 1
FOR SALE AF a Moderate PENCE,
No. 85, PRAYA CENTRAL. 1533
ALL COUNTRIES in 30 VOLUMES,
pa much larger fiebt for sitnilar enterprises.
Subsequent to the opening of the above silver
What is conclusive against the right to following talegrante are from Ceylon and Ron Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-317.50 ines by American engineers and machinery the exact an invoice for fros goods is that the goon papara- Fold folds on the Chinese or south side of the Collector can only exact a bond to prednas moor River were brought prominently forward. gne for dubiable goods. [Sections 2,857, 2.847, The placer workings on the Ma River, & all 2,848.] Frow goods must be entered and in- The indignation against Const Herbart von ributary of the Amoor, bave long been tasaeus, packed at a Custom-house just like datiable Bamarok, on account of the Morker incident, hough in
rather vague way, as a rish gold goods. This in vecassary to ascertain the glass is increasing. ield. The immense diafanes of this field from to which they belong. The manifest and bill He norost Chinese towns in that desolate part of lading must also be deposited there as a f northern Manchuris has hitherto discouraged precaution against fraud. It is not, therefore,
thinghts of working them systematinally cry to have an invoice to show the car the Army, who have been raiding the country 200 Chinese dacoits, including doserters from But hat year the Chinese governor of the Amour safer and quantity of the goods; the goods north of Bhamo, were attacked on the River district gave serious attention to the ques themselves show all that, so do the manifest and jusglo at Nanson Choung and completely dis lon and sent an official to examine the fields. bill of lading. It has been urged in defence ofpersed by Mr. Segrave. D.S.P., with 40 mount The official returned after six months of travel the metom of requiring involeos for free goods, od police. 50 of the marauders were killed and nd investigation, and though he reported in that they are wanted for statistical purposes. many wounded, 2 of the Police were wounded nonse difficulties to ba overomme in reaching and The answer is that there is no law authorising a aud Mr. Segrave was grazed by a ballet. The Songei Koyah Planting Company-$46 per the 9th inst. (SATURDAY), or they will not be/COGNAC-Thair well-known "3 Star" quality UCHS' TRADE LISTS OF iving in those remote felda, yet the gold was s tax on foreign commerce for any such purpose, dacoits ware wall armed. A lotter was found on plentiful that it would repay all efforts.
and (2) it is not necessary to have a consular in the leader addressed to Poh Sah Mogoung offer voice to get the statistics of imports
jag the services of the band, Celene! Mosby alaimed that as thees fees for decree from the Emperor authorised the by-law, they did not belong to the Government,
KEMON ALLAHABAD, 11th January. nines to be opened, and the official in question, but were the perquisites of the Consul who gave sacro & sattlement, the Amban returns to 3 The negotiations at Gustong having failed to i Chin-yung, was appointed director of the them, and tho Coort sustained this claim. ompany to be formed. Mr. Li lalely visited
Ihaais The Criloctor of the Port of San Francisco hossible in the direction of conciliation without The Government went setar na pos Tientsin and Shanghai and endeavoured to been eating these illegal foas on invoices and tail. The Thibetans have now wilfully iso- btain a loan from the foreign banks and syndi- the foreign shippor who paid them to the Consul of lated themselves, but it is improbable that their ates, but they all declined, Ianking upon the pro- course chargest then to the San Francisco imation will be allowed to imperil the good un- not to invest money in that remote and uniu-porter. All the articles on the free list, such as derstanding with China. It is decided finally that abited region as bat little less than an laveet raw silk word the from China and Japan, as orade Sikkim must remain a tributary State of India. sont in the moon. Nothing remained bat for Hawaiian sugar, and coffee from Mexico and ae Chicese Government to furnish the money, Central Amerion, have bean and are paying tri nd this has been done by the viceroy, La pro-bute to Consuls without any other reason than Iding 100.000 taals and the governor of Amoor the arbitrary order of the Collector of the Port 0,000 making 180,000 als capital given to Mr. of San Franciscu. i, who has gone to Shanghai to find men and machinery to take to the Amoor River.
The governor, therefore, approved of the re
bort and memorialised the Emperor favourably. involous of non-datiable goeds were not require?AILURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AT GNATONG.
Steam Launch Company, Limited-$35 per
shara, wales.
share, nom.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER,
Let February, 1949, at 11am.
Wind,
FATION
#Partsok
20.08
NEWS OF STANLEY.
ono written from Banalys to Tippao Tih, dated eng
LONDON, 16th Jaanary.getski, Letters from Stanley, written from Bomo and Sg6, 19. Colonel Moaby in his argument has pointed From there letters it appears that Stanley had
17th August, have been received in Brussele. Huishoug.... out two ways by which they eau be relieved of left Emin Panka on Nynnzs eighty-two days
This shows the earnost desire of the Govern this tax bant and high officials to develop the mineral esources of this country.. Sash efforts cannot at do for Chios what mining activity has ae omplished in other countries, and especially in he United States, namely, strengthen the Go ernment, enrich the people, and open up now intriota and highways for the general good- Conton and China Express.
A: HUGE FRAUD..
THE ELECTRIC STOLE REPINING PROCESS. New York, 4th Jabuary
previously sad arrived al Fomo with two hundred of Emin's mer all woll. He recommended Emin to stay qulet for a few months so as to an able him (Stanley) to letob up the mon and goods bs bad left at Tambungs Stanley intend ed to start for Yambarga on 28th August ::
NEW! FROM KHARTOUM
STANIN, 17th January.
60.10
2nd February, 1858, 41 10 am.
STATKIN
WICOR.. Nagwa
30.32
So...
Babe 30,00
Manila
The Sun this evening prints an account of how the Electris Sugar Retning Company was deped. It says that about a million dollars in Government to the Equatorial Provinces haя Haiphon
A spy who was despatched by the Egyptian my......... Hongkong.... irretrievably lost by English and American la A London telegram of the 4th January to the serat process of refining sugat, which protests
vestors, which was invented in porfecting the returned, having left Khartoum
Io states that Lupton Paabs in merican Proes says:-Colonel John T. North, to be no process. at all. It says that Boury C. dead, but that the reported surrender of Bahr millarly known
nitrate king, Fried four years ago claimed to have discovered -hazal to the durvishes was merely a rumour, ave a remarkable ball to-night, the cost be process for refining sugar by electricity, and and that the garrison still holds ont.
the
THE MAHDI TO ATTACK, KOTTT.
SUAKIN, 19th January According to bazaar ramcare here the der
g $8.000. Colonel North is worth from redused to exhibit hla jevention until a company. 10,000,000 to $60,000,000, and lately har boen was formed, when marvellous results would be sing his knowledge of the stock market to nubieved. The objection to showing the inven onefit the fortunes of certain people, including tion noner was based on the statement that it was vistes are concentrating at Khartouri prior to ord Bandolph Churchill and the Prince of not patentable, and he wished to protect himself, an advance on Dorigola. The Mahdi has declared Vales. The Colonel, whose delight it is to be A company was finally formed about a year that he will attack Egypt. Reinforcements vish, hired everything is the Hotel Metropole azo. W. H. Cotterill was appointed prasident, have left Khartours for Osman Digna's forces. hat was vacant, the Whitehall suit of hallrooms, J. A. Robertson, secretary and traurer. An
ie reception-rooms, and this was added to ooo was established at 69, Wall atrost, and
100 bedrooms for his country guests. There a factory fitted up ou Hamilton avondo,
NEWA OF EMIN PAGHA
for
The baracter as rigan and gradienta rostface deep winds. The weather is ororest, daug, and com- parativaly warm,
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 2nd February, 1889.
METEOROLOGICAL RÉGISTER.
Burmater
CEO, 20th January, The-Egyptian Government have received nowe Temperaturo... ere 1,400 invitations and 1,400 guests, rang. Brooklyn. No one hat Mr. Friend and his which tends to prove that Emin Pasha had met oudity
RUSSIA-AND-PERBIA:
ST. PETERSBURG, 17th January, Prince Dolgoruki has started for Tehers..
Force ofwiud Weather wi
g in the social scale from old aristocrata wife and a nanoamed Howard, who was with no-reverse up to the beginning of November. Drection of wind... popular theatrical people. It was mixed to concerned with Frions, and few piokod izat degree, but being a fancy dress ball, all workmen were allowed in the factory where oial lines were lost. Lord and Lady. Ran the rating was supposed to be progressing. piph ruled the occasion, and Arthur Roberta, No one was permitted to see the supposedly un- egrotanque estor of the Avonne Theatre, made ique machinery. The stockholders saw only tho in Champagne flowed like spring water. All asgar said to have been reflued by the new pro
be waiters and hotel emplogas wore in fancy cass. The sugar samples produced for luspos
THE DIARY OF THE LATA EMPEROR FREDRICH: LESIGNATION OF THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE,
BERLIN, 17th January
Dr. Do. Friedberg, Minister of Justice, who
esa, at Colonel North's expense. Colonel tion were proposed by themists and sugar was a contant of the Inte Emperor Frederick, orth was in a Hanry VIIL costumo, and took experts remarkably fine. As the stockholders has resigned. His name appeared in Professor
ly Randolph Churchill, who wore a costume board the machinery at work, they took it for Geffcken's letters. black lace and ablaze with diamond star granted the work was going on all right. Friend. her forehead. ihto dinner. Lord Pandolph died last March, leaving the supposed secret in ok in Mire. North, who was in a pompadoar possession of his wife. The secret was kept by! stume, which was also magnificent,"
her as carefully as by Friend. In fact, she mission is expected at St. Petersburg charget
▲ BOKHARAN MIBKION TO RUSSIA.
ST. PATRESBURG, 18th January,
The Nonod Vremya states that a Bokharan
Previous On date. On its
alay.
at 10.
80.07
22
20
N.N.E.
0.03
12
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 1st February, 1830.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED.
CHIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS aro rospootally informed that, if upon their
arrival in this Harbour, none the Company's Foremou should be at land, orders for repairs if sent to the HEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Prays Central, will receive prompt attention.
In the event of complaints being found necessary, communication with the Undersigned is requested, when immediate steps will be taken to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction!
D. GILLIES -Succotary. Hongkong, 26th Angust, 1885.
LADY (very good caller) wishing to Artura to England in the Spring, would he glad to give her services during the voyage iu return for her passage kome.
Address,
129
Office of this Paper. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1899.
AFONG
12190
SCOTCH WHISKY, Ees Separate Advertisement. IRISH WHISKY, THE BEST-Only one quality consigned.
PORT-INVÄLITS,” Invalids in particular are recommended to select this Wine. See special Advertisement.
SHERRY,
For Connoissents the following Wines hero
their own distinctive zurli- The" INVALIDS," pole, delicate, fine flavor. “AMOROSO,” a Stouter Wine, very popular. "MANZANILLA," a clean dry appetising Wiue. SHERRY-WHITE SEAL," a special favorito in
China, vory delicate and soft.
CLARET, Perfectly pure Bordeaux, not loaded to please
vitiated pulates.
MOUTON......in quarts and pints. LABOSE.in quarts and pinta. ST. ESTETHE...in quarta und pints. MARGARI-MEDoc in quarta and pints.
LIQUEUE BENEDICTINE fmm the Menatory.
PHOTOGRAPHER C. P. & Ca are the Sole Consignors of this Has just added to his COLLPOTION
world wide known Liqueur.
FOR SALE.
12080
of VIEWB some NEW SCENES and Photos. For Prices apply to either of the above Firms of NATIVE TYPES, copies of which are obtainable marked in his Studio or at Musary, KELLY & WALSH'A
IVORY MINIATURES of Superior Quality and of Excellent and High Fisisb. PERMANENT ENLARGEMENTS of PHOTOS, and VIEWS and reproductions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or Oral.
INSTANTANEOUS VIEWS, GROUPS and Poz TRAITA are taken in any state of the weather, p.m. and all Permanent Processes, are excented on
Moderate Terms.;
-BAWOWE reduced to 31 degrees Threads at the level of the sea la inshoe, tenche and hundred tha
-KITTEN in the shade in degrees Fahrenheit.
How in parentage of eskuration, the humidity of sir saturated with moisture being 100.
DIT OFTEN WIRD De two points. -FORGE OF TEX Wirn wooding in Baufort Boalu. EMÕTLES OF Van Wrazneni B. blue sky; 0. detached alouday 1.
ings Dongan Blog G.glony, H. bair ligh
[22. gawaine chowage, Quaqundy (kempi 3. Kow, thandary V, wbüity, W. Now (wat)"
7-a i Imoker, fanika and hundradi
W: DOBERCK. Hougkoug Observatory, 3rd February, 1888.
STUDIO-ICE HOUSE LANE
FÖR SALE.
166|
CHAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE” -HEIDSIECK & Co- MONOPOLE RID SEAL (medium day)
• Do“? RED FOIL)
(dry). GOLD FOIL
doi
(extra ary). CARLOWITZ & C
DEY DO.
Hola Agents for
HEIDSIKUK & Co., REIMS, For: Hongkong, China, and Japan." Hongkong, lit. July, 1885,"
$1245
A 8.
HEID 8.1-E.CF8 CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SEAL ........................... per case of 1-dozen quarte,
... per case of 2 dozen pints] PAUL DUBOIS & Co. CLARET, GRAND VIN LEOVILLE. $25 per case of 1 dosen quarts." CLARE, CHATEAU LAROSE. 618......... per case of 1 dozen quarts. 814.. ..... per ossa of dozen piata.
-PONTET-CANET, ----- 3:50........ per case of 1 dozen quarte. PALMER MARGAUX, $7.50 per case of 1 dosen quarts. $3.50........per case of 2-dozen pinta.
WLORMONT.
“30 min per ease of 1 dozun quarte. JOHN WALKER & SONS" OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. §8 miten per case of 1 dozen bottles. A150. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
WINES AND SPIRITS,
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
NOW READY. The New Editions of ENGLAND, COUN- TIES, Val.-17. SCOTLAND, IRELAND, WALES, and Suropean Possessions, Vol 27a. AMERICA, North, South, Central and West Indies, Vol 30.
IN THE PRESS. COLONIAL DIRECTORY of Africa, Asia and Australosia, containing tho Colonios of all Nations, and the Indepondent Empires and Statos, Vol. EU.
Vel. 26, and other volumes.
RUSSIA nad POLAND, Vol. 24. ITALY,
U. LEUCHS & Co..
17, BARBET's GROVE, LONDON, N ESTABLISHED 1791-
(WRITE FOR PRICE LIST.)
GOOD AGENTS WANTED. (1712. THE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
13, PRAYA CENTRAL, HONGKONG TESTELEPHONE EXCHANGE is not le
working order.
Subscription, $80 per Annam Electrical Material or sale, or hire. Electric BALLs fitted and maintained. Agents for ELECTRIC LUHTING, Ratiuates free for all kinds of Electrical work
A. SANDFORD,
Agont. Hongkong, 1st December, 1868. WINTER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRÉ. STEAM-LAUNCH ' "MORNING STAE"
1629
Hans Daily ass Ferry Boat between PEDDAR'S WHARF and Term-TRA-TSUI at the following
bours:-
Подтве TARTON
Kontoon Kowloon
Leaves
Learys Hongkong. Hongkong
0:40 7.9
4.15
-6.15.400-23.
7.00 i
"
4.50
7.45
4.10
8.00
6.30
8.16
6.45
-8,40
6.1
9.00
9.30
3.10.
60
$30.00 10.10
15
9.00
10.15 12.00.x,
2.30
14.30. 10.00
· 1.00
9.30 10.30
3.90
12.00
2010-
3.00
There will be no Taunel on Monday and Friday, on account of scaling.
The above Time Table will be strictly adhered to, except under navoidable circumstances. In ouse of-stress of weather, due notice will be 125 given of any stoppages,