THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH ATH, 1859
ne sad that we would not be required. I had · LUZON SUGAR REVINING COMPANY", the pavilions having been replaced here, the trach, so as to give the Faris Exhibition a
ordered by the Magistrato to come up. Lobert Fiskor- did not tall thema web that
be
inst
LIMITED:
ey would not be required. Linersly said that The following in the report for presentation Jare ware two other witnesses emuing.
to the shareholders at the somath ordinary an Captain Field, recalled, said-Carlson had sat fual meeting, to be held at the afloss of the been on the sole list previous to the day of frezarol Agents, at noon, on Thursday. tho 7th rival. This is the soon? Inte's first voyage on the ship as a second into. So far is I know he has had a good character. It is a fact that he was fined a dollar for assaulting Enerzon. I have had no diflonlties wish the crew. The two first witnesses are stendy men so far es, I know. The second mata is engage til aur return to the United States in twenty four months from the time wo loft,
|
Janios Wilson, re-called, suid—I hnd not sant anything about this affair before the inspector spoke to me, us I thought it would be no nse.
This connluded the ovidonte.
His Worship said-This o has a before we ander such peculiar circumstancos that I have felt great difficulty in knowing how to deal with-it.I have now gone in the whole matter arefully, and the only part of it that concerns this Court is the alleged awault in Hongkong. Ae to any treatmont that the man Catle may bars received on the tigh seas, that is not within this jurisdiction of this Court and is not for me to doal with except in so far as it might bear ou any punishment I might have to inflict on the prixonar for the assault in Ilongkong. I was led to expect that Dr. Atkinson had observel Various symptoms which led him to supposD that the man had hoon very seriously assaulted.. The evidence of Dr. Atlinton na given slows nothing of that kind. Also I have to remember that this alleged assault took place.cn or about the 2nd of January, and no notice is akton of it until now, nearly six wooks afterwards. I think it is scaresly fair to the prisoner that he should he placed in that position. If an assault has toen committed it ought to have been looked into int once, when there was some chance of ascor taining the actual fants of tué casa, and aden given the prisoner an opportunity of calving any witnesses lo might wish to coli and who are not to be found now. I may say that after hearing the evidence of the different witness & carbun ly think an assault was committed. One knows that on board these ships attain amount of rough treatment goes on. Under all si eireun. stances, considering what 1 haru said in regard to the way in which this case as he brought before me. I am not inclined deal with this portivalor invident as a serious one, and I find that the prisoner : ontilted to his acquittal on
The general aginte hare now to ezbmit their repart on the working of the company and a statement of
conuuts for the year ended Bist December, 1899.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
Lornos, 31st January:
Ministers of the Board of Rites will take ont chance of being acccessful. the gold seal and omeringe noutrnet-from these
LONDON, 7th February. pavilions and place them on the tables arranged In connection with the dissension, which was at the Chuan-fai palies, whare sunuchs will be reported to oxist in the Frenos Cabinot, it has in waiting to revive them. Daring this time transpired that M. Floquet, the Prouter, desired and then sight canwebs will carry the Empesas arrast. 1. du Fregainst, Minister for War, the effcials of the Board to Music will perform. tlist General Boulanger shoukl be placed under
chair into the Chian-chinol palane, white she will however, was opposed to this course of motion. be requested to night, and will be transferred to which, be declared, would pravake a revolution, another whair decorated with peacock's fanthers, | attended with great bloodshed. The proposal in which she will be carried to the Chungtaui of M. Flogast was therefore abandoned. palace.. Hore a bruzior of live coa's will have beon mato ready, over which her chair will be carried. The appointed princess will then ask
The Moscow Gazette has ormated a sensation her to alight, and present her with apple, by noonging Count Waldorsce of asaretly inspect The sceptre inlaid with jade will be taken out of |ing the German fores on the Russian frontier, her chair, and he will be prosented with a "pre. and gathering information as to the position of
the "Czar'a troops, and the feslings oious bottle taining pearls and gold coins.
A bow and ow and a middle have been pre-inhabitanta on the frontier. viously plac n the threshoki of the bridal
LONDON, 5th Faliasry. obumber, and Emperor having arrived to full
It is believed that the Czer of Russia will invited. Mr. T. E, Davies, of Messrs. Douglas Lacosteme to must his bride, takes the how and visit Berlin iu to summer. He will be decorted pik & Co., to become a member of the oersalting shouts at the saddle on the threshold, and then by 16. Russian raun-of-war. committee, which he consopted to co. Messrs. Gilmores the bride's soil. Two Princess then lies and Davies retiro at this meeting, but being el gibi offer themselves for re-election.
continued during the year undertoview, and, although The improvement roferred to in the lash-paport baj it is still impossible to declaro a divatord, the baleres at debit of working account has born rodons by icarly $10,000. Further woverary expenditure on Property amount, however, has moressed the amount of the general agmaty' advansen by opwards of 250,000 and the general agants hope that the result of its working during the current year will justify the great expedituro inurred in providing it.
CONSULTING ĆOMMITTEN,
To new ruhe machine is now is fall working order,
As autherised at last noting, the mporal agentų
AUDITOR.
whom the general agents-recomand to be recolectad The accounts han bron andiced by Mr. Arrold, as auditor.
JAZDENE, MADISSON & Co., General Agents.
conduct the Empress to the bridal chamber where the Emperor sits on the left hand of the bed,
ITALY AND FRANCE..
tha
LONDON, 6th February, Signor Crispi, the Italian Peomiar. has pub holy stated thit Italy would like to disarm, but was unable to do so while othor European an tions were urming with redoubled sativity, and France was building fresh fortesses on the Ita Hap frontior.
LONDON, 30th January Italy has ordered 10 guns of heaviest calibre from England.
THE DEATH OF THE OROWN PRINCE ĜE, AUSTRIA
the Empress on the right, face to face. The Press then request the Imperial coapte to drink b joining their wins ours. When night comes, some of the ladies of the court offer there be pudding called the Peddling Hongkong, 2nd March, 182),“
Sonsand Grandsons,” and the broth walled the "Broth of Long Life." This having been done CAPITAL ACCOUNT, 31ST DECEMBER, 1889. ABETE.
the Princossos will arrange the bed, sceptres $ Property account.......
742,308.68 inlaid with jade baing pat at the four corners Slesm-launch Precursor
5,298,30 of the bedstead.
LONDON, 2nd February. New boiler...
1,676.45 At 3 a.m. on the 27th of February the Prin
The official report states that the Inte Arch. Refred sugar. Cabo innehina.
28,877.90 cesses go to the bridal chamber to help the dake Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria, had Rangar
231Empress to dress. The Emporoz alan puts on recently grown merbid in temperament, owing. Nonse
gor his fell drea, and the proper instructions are to uervous excitement, resulting from fall Cola, charcoal, steros, Hreinsuranco, &u... 337851 given to the Imperial couple as to cooling, from his horse in November laut. It is holisved Cash
108.77 Lotoving and rising.. The Emperor then con- that he was labouring under the affliction of 61.55.4)ducts the Empress to worship the Gode of temporary insanity of the time of his death. Of Heaven. Earth, and the Houssbold. which late he had bean addicted to the use of morphia. $901.329.58 they do by krooling and kotowing nine He induced his friends and the servants to leave times. This done, - they repair at the we the ohotast at Meyerling on various pratences İCABILITIES.
Haang temple, where they bara Tibstan before he committoil suloide. Lotters addressed ........................................ 700,000.00 incense and kotom zive times; thence to the to the Emperor (his father), to the Topress (his Jazine, Matheson & Co. advance account 58,000.00 CLong-chien patson, where they botor nine mother), and to the Arohdechess Stephanie (his Flang ang & Shanghai Banking Corponicu 11 348 65 falus before the image tour sons to the bedroom. A foilst-gloss was placed on the hed Jaxdins, Malbenon & Co.'s ourrant account 209,788.80 times of their grandfather, widow), were found in the late Crown Prinses Saniry creditors.
195.81
Clo-kai prince, where they proscat, scóptres, to side, apparently so as to ensure a dirent aim the Empires Dornger aut kotow aigo times at the right temple. Prince Cohen of Coburg The Empres Dowager gives them her own barst open the door of the room. He found Fosptae, and they return to the palace, where candles burging at the bedside, which had just the Empress kneels to present her soaptre in-ignited the deceased Crown Prince's clothes.
Sandry debtors Profit and law recount
Capital accent.
.
18.2.48
$91,929.30
this particular ularge. I think, however, that To interest. $121,PAR.55 laid with jade to the Emperor', and katowa eine
there is very good reason eby strict inquiry should be held as to the treatment Carine may have received during the voyage. The Amorie Consul, who has been here throughout those proceedings, knows the ovidenes that has been given, and I are no doubt any complaints the brow will have to mako with regard to their treatment on the high sets will receive every alten lion.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN CU., LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders of the rboro Company at the Becond ordinary annual meeting, to be hold at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Office.
Pedder's-street, on Wednesday, the 6th day of Marek, 1889, of 12 o'elook hoen
The Directora have now the pere to submit to The shareholders their
woounts for the year ending set room in men of
Demir, The total receipts for the 12 months are $12,000, ad the uut Profits, after paying expen and ali barges, amunt to rom which have to be dednorod
Dirnators' Foos
Auditors' Fons
68)
$94,25.5
500
eaving available for appropriation.987,702
To balanon from last you..........
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT,
Leintureston general agents
advance neoge
3.500.00
To remuneration to comiting committee.. To geurs agents and Man's agents oum To suditor's fos...
misione
By gain on working. By balance
times. The Emperor confies his seoptre inlaid with jade on the Empress, who then takes her 17,521.41 soat, and the two secondary. Emproses haecl
1,500.00 down and kotow sine times to the Empress.
On the 3rd of Maron a proclamation will make 11,133.31
125.00 know the Imperial marriage throughout the
whole Empire.
358.584.85
250.594.25
On the 5th of March the Viceroys, Gavarrors, Generals-in-chief and Brigadier-Generals of the eighteen provinces, and nobles and high 46,113.3 officials of the Bret and second rank in Peking, 18,46.46 will congratulate the Emperor, each prasenting him with a sceptre inlaid with jade. On the following day the Emperor graciously giver a langcet to his Ministers and the Envoys of his vessal kingdoms, which, by the gracious permission of the Empress Dowager, is attended by the noble ladies of the Court
Nors.—The Empresa' gold esspira, femorated with Tho N. C. Daily Neros of the 26th February posr, signifies that the Empress guarda her virtuo Kaug-sü, to Yeh-ho-as-la, nisce of the Empress cold seal is made by the Board of Works, and is en says:—The wurriage of the Emperor of. Chinn, hard na gold, and as pure za pour! The Emazosa' Dowager and cousin of the Emperor, takes placed with alotoglyphic charceters as her standard today, and the following account of the cere authority. many enjoined by precedente has been specially Bant to us from Pekirg
THE CHINESE IMPERIAL MAR- RIAGE CEREMONY.
-་
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The C. N. Co.'s steamor Chixyle, with Austra lina maits, arrived here yesterday evening. The following telegrama are selected from those in our Sydney fles :—
THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
LONDON, 7th January.
The uses states to-day that farther parti calars go to show that discreditable intrigues existol, which on being brought to light were productive of a gerare scandal.
It farther BS? serts that the motive for the suicide was a vio. lant sud painful interview betroen the late Crown Prince, the Emperor Joseph, and the Arobdushess Stophanis before he started to the Chateau at Moyarling,
LONDON, 5th February.. The Chronicle states that tas late Grown Prince first shot a lady of the nobility in Bobe rain, and afterwards commit suicide by alpot ing himself. The body of the murdered lady was secretly sout to her family.
LONDON, 6th February.
The funeral of the late Crown Princs took place yesterday. It was confined in the mom bore of the Imperial family, and was married out with bat little poup. The Emperor was grest. ly affected, and he gate brsko down in the orypt of the Capuchia Chapel.
The Empress and the Archduchana Stephanie, widow of the daceaed Grown Prince, did not attend the funeral,
LONDON, 7th February.
The Emperor of Austria, in a letter to Count Tsafe, the Austrian Premier, thanks the people for their sympathy in bis 1ste bereavement, and announces that he will devote his life to the welfare of the Empire.
A few days before the actual wedding the servants of the Office of Equpuests will carry to the Imperial palaces with all ceremony to hundreds of articles for the use of the and his bride that have been prepared previously
SANGUINARY BUTCHERIES IN HAYTI by the Board of the Imperial Household, sud
LONDON, 7th February. kapt in the press palace. These nrúdles
News has been received from Hayti to the bat of the sun the Directors propose to pay a sotaprise jewellery, hoad-drassos, clothes, d
effent that a battle had been fought there be fividend of $5 per share, which will harb Sccessories, embroideries, allework, ne china- kur marry forward the balene, of $2,750 to the
The Edinburgh Preshstery of the Fres tween the troops of the Prusistent (General CP Jone.
ware, gold and silver work, furniture, carved Church of Scotland has, by a majority of fregitime the insurgents, under General artisipating the requirum nos for increased store and iulaal upholstery, personal raaments, eta-agreed to transit Professor Blackie's overture, Hyppolite. The former were rented. 200 men, ommodation, the Directors he had another ctionery and so forth. Asiya Godown built at Kowloon, and the third
mola of subscription to the Confession of Faith. asking the General Assembly to modify the for: who were taken brisoners, including 12 generals,
were butchered by the insurgents. borf has also been completed.
THE PARNELL COMMIAMION. The Directora are of opinion that will further wharf ocommodation maat very shortly become necessary
LONDON, let February. vion of the prospective imeam of its Company
Edward Molloy an Invincible, who recently nies which they have every reason to anticipate. On the 25th of February, the necessary arranga-gave aridenes before the Times-Parnalt Com The Wharf and Godown at West Point (aoly manta should be made in the palace. The missiou, has been arrested on a charge of having elonging to the 1'. & O. Co.) have resently been Oficers of tho Office of Equipments should re-feammitted purjury."
posed of at a price considerably over it they verentially bring out the Buss' sedan chair. tand at in the Hooke of the Company awl two lots of round, saw in the ear of him front of Slow chairs, and her eburns, to which an eis. he Godowns in Red as 'eet Foiri, h wo alea boon arourably sold, and the Directors hope that these als will enable thom eliorly to affect & rodnetim, in ho presorit ospital of the Company,
DIRECTORS.
In accordance with the Articles of Association Hessrs. B. Layton and J. S. Moren retire in rotation, at being eligible offer themselves for re-election,
AUDITOES.
Mesers. G.S. Coxon and T. I. Bog havo audited be accounts now presented, and tho Directors recom
and then gentlemen for redleckion.
J. BALL-IRYINe, Chairman,
Honghong, 3rd March, 1889. -
CAPITAL ACCOUNT, BlaT DECEMBE, 1339.
Cowloon Property:
485ETS..
avalcanf Kowloon property
a por acount.ronderod
December 1st, 1887
amennt since 'azperded
in extension, &ọ............
$1,101,109.95
67,779.69
owloon P. & O. Property:
value of this property at dato Fast Point Property-
Tale of this property at date Fest Foint T. &'0. Property
vals of als proparty at date
o mortgage account, balacce
priue of West Point property
Intaiture anil storas aundust............... preliminary exponere...
rolling stock; expended on rail and trucks
o zoolamation No. 2, Sui-Lok
Hing $1.25,ner:00 greclamation No. 1, Ho Tong PR0.00
charges on reolamation No. 1
a charges on reglamalion No. 2
anviry debtors
cual in hand.......
......
LIABILITIES.
43.50
1,508.00
capital paid-up 17,000 besok nt $100. sunday croitors.... recation No. 1
§ 49,100.00 reglamation No. 2. 155.3.0.00
Hongkong and Shanghai Deuking Cor- poration
balance of working amount
יי
0.
On the 26th of February the High Oors, by the Emperor's command, should go to wor ship at the temples of feaven, Earth, and the Gods, and arounos the approaching nuptials.
North Chins Insurance-Tie 2971 per share, Tangiaze Insurance Association-Tls. 974 por
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-£105 per
*hare.
share.
por khara.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-T, 18 Canton Insurance (ffice, Limited-9115 per
xiste.
thongkong Fire Inmraze Company's Ekfires—
$367à per share, ex div.
China Fire Ingoranes Company's Shares-170
per share, or div., salou. Straits Marine Insurance Con tany, Limited--
$25 nem.
Straits Fire Insurunes Coinp, y Limited......
18;
Hongkong and Whampoa". Doct
'pany's
INSURANCES,
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.' The P. & O. ateamer Kaisari Hind, with the Undersigned, Aguats of the above English mail of the 1st February, left Bingapore RISKS al Current Rates.
Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT | at 5 pm. on the 27th ultimo, and is dus here sk
the evening of the 4th instant, POSTAU & Co., : Agente. Hongkong, 18th January, s
THRY
The PM, steamer City of Bydaay, with the TBE LONDON ASSURANCE Amorin mad of the 4th February, Joft Yokobnoia on the 28th February, and in due hora on or about the 6th March
1185
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FAUST.
A.D. 1720.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Shareм- 41 per cent, pram, base. Hongkong, Canton, and Mac Stat Co
Shares-122 per cont. prem., ex dit, Indo-China Stenia Navigation Co.'s Shares and are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
Pár, DOAL.
China and Manile Steamship Company, Limited
-$170 per share, nom, Douglas Starship Company, Timited-871 per
share:
longkong Gar Company's Shures-8130 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-8170 per
share.
share.
NHE
Undersigned hare, this day, taken over from MassTS. HOLLIDAY, "WISE. & Co. the Agency of the above Corporation,
FIRE at ourrent rates.
1414
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 25th February. 1689 PHONIX FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are rīnw proparod to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates."
DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.”
Agents for the Phoenix Fire Ooo. .Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
[15
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Arraloon Ápeär, with the Indiam maal, left Singapore on the 27th ultimo, and is due bere ed or about the 6th sustant.
THE AUSTRALIAN MATI,
Australian mei, eft Port Darwin on the The E. & A. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Guthris, with
27th ultimo, and in duo here on the 8th-instant. THE CANADIAN MAIL..
*
C. P. stemor Abyrainio, with the Cars- dinu mail, koft Vancouver for Japan and Hong-
ong on the 19th Fabriery.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The Taion Lini ateamer Badeorras Brook, from Hamburg, left: Singapore on the 25th
the 4th March.
The Ocean Starmship Company's - atsamer Telemon left Sirs on the 26th ultimo, and
Chinn Sugar Refining Compaxy, Idmited-£200.
per share, ex div., enlos and sellera. Luzon Sagar Refining Company, Limited-3100
per absre.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIREFebruary, and may be expected here on or about Hongkong Ice Company's Shares—§82 per ASSURANCE COMPANY
eháre, ex div, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited Undersigned having been appointed
--S per share.
Agenta for the above Company, are Projet and Sanghie Dva Sacoulon Mialog prepared to GRANT POLICIES against
Campany, Limited-868 per share, salas. FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tls, is por
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1885. Hongkong Ropa Manufacturing Company, Li | NUNTII BRITISH AND
maited $160 per share, nom
INSURANCE COMPANY.
A,
vhars.
S. Watson & Co., Limited--100 per cant.
premium, nom. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-$199 per share, buyers. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited---$17.50
per share, nom.
premium, nom.
Chimsas Imperial Loan of 1984 2-8 per cent. Chinose Imperial Loan of 1894 C-5 per cent. Chinace Imperial Loan, 1886 E-11 per cent. Société Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkin
printem, nom.
premium, nam,
--$275 per cent. prem., sales. Hongkong High Level Tramways Company,
Limited-245 per cent. prem nom.
[601
MERCANTILE
is due here on this Sun Inatant.
The D. D. R. steamer Frigga left Jingapore on the 24 ultimo, and is due here on or about the 6th instant.
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer in phitrite-loft. Singupors on the 29th ultimo, and
Undersigned, Agents of the above Com is die hare on the 8th instant. avy, are authorized to INSURE against FIRE et Current Bates.
GILMAN & Co.
Hengg. 1st Juneary, 1882,
The O. E. S. Co.'s steamer Hector left Singa pore on the 27th ultime, and is duo hero on the 1167th instant.
NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents, in conjunction with Mesans, TURNER & Co., for the shove L'ompany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
W. HEWETT & Co. Hongkong, Sth June, 1888.
East Berner Planting Company. Limited-555 THE CHINA
per share, no. Cruickshank & Co. Limited-850 po share,
buyers.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$12 per
shara. nom.
Songei Koyah Floating Company-$35 per
share, nom.
Steam Launch Company. Limited-$40 per The Hongkong Brick and Cement Company.
share, nom
Limited-20, discount.
Green Island Company, Limited-$43 per share,
buyers.
Labuk Planting Company, Limited-815 por
abare, nom.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
From Macbre. Fan.com & Co.'s Ex(3) Hurch 200. Verometer A.M.
Brumelct- 1,3 Froncler-7.X-
1bort eter-43
1ermön1eter—1·2. M...
trimenter, (Wat húlb).
Ther—~) 936. (Wet halb)...............
kermingar.. (Wat Ja7b). Themed Murimum
Plugin (uter night)
.9000
01
AS
HANA COAST MEZHOROLOGICAL
AUGISTER.
1st March, 19). K£ 4 3,M,
NTATION.
Foster
Totio
20.12
Bingk
kingba Amy Buck
4050
NO.21
Man
THE SAMOẠN DIFFICULTY,
LONDON, 4th February. The American naml authorities are swading largo supplies of coal to the inurbour of Pagu Parr, in Samoa.
The Trzepy the opinion that Herr Knappe, the German Consal at Samna, should be cashierod. If a conference should be held to discuss the affairs of Samos, the Times con phant is harted this Just being artion sidera that it will be the daty of England to iphone... formal. The accompanyingaraphernalia aretion deposed that the Natinaal League defrayed
Twice of yellow allt umbrellas, umbroidered the expenses of the defence of the murderers of support the rows of the Australian Govern. with dragons.
One pair of orvoked handled umbrollas, at brcidered stables swore
Lord Mount-orras and other victims. Conta on the question. --
hat they seized arms and doen. with phoenixos.
A pair of large fans,
Telt colours
brellas,
Four umbrellus, worked with gold tar
A pair of plain rod uacbevlna.
Fight bannuraecorated with dragare a Two embroidered Engs.
Eight faus embroidered with dragone.
LONDON, 2nd February. At yesterday's sitting of the Prnell-Times
LONDON, 5th February. The American man-of-war Mohican, will
ments in the ssession of Walsh and Topin, probably be despatched to Samoa
30.01
A
2nd March, 1980, at 10 1.
STATION.
Patok. 30.03
$4,33
Hongkong...
30. 30.19 SOCIA
Сірьсий.... 80.0
Stant
the Longue rganisers. The documents s0
The National Zeitung of Germany declares Foized dissters he fact that the Fenians were that the American rights to the barbour of pheonixtion in the North of England.
engaged in or Dising men, arms, and somani Pago Page, in Samoa, have lapsed, inasmuch as
they had not been availed of within the speci-Tokiu....... Яed timo.
LONDON, 6th February. America has agreed.to the proposal of Ger
the affairs of Samos.
Eight yellow fans shaped like a placmenu's tail,
At the proper time the gold septre in
In the course of the sitting of the Commis. sion yesterday, a scene took place between the president, Sir Jemen Hannon, and Sir Charlca
id with jade, with a dragon character on it. Russell, nunusel for the Parucllites, in reference many that a conforoace be held at Berlin upou ..... shionld be brought out from the Imperial Palace to the admission of certain evidense.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
LONDON, 29th January,
The harometer has follan and iradiena are very moderate --for N.. wiads. Foga, caul, and vary damp wontiror
jve.mil..
W. DOBERCK.
Hongkong Observatory, 2nd March, 1889.
METROBULOGICAL REGISTER.
Jaremeter in Inperature
Foren of wind
LONDON, 5th February. and received by the two diuisters of the Imperial ilonabold at the Chien-ching pelues, in orderzet before the Times-Parnell Commission Major Le Carou, a Fenian military organiser, that it may be placed in the Empress asdan to-day, that Patrick Egan declared that Mr. chair. The same inisters must prepare to Parnell was a revolutionist to the backbone. 1,171,889.07 Favilions in the outgard of the Chung-tsu Mr. Parnell desired to join the Fenicu brother and O. Company has been launched on the Clyde. The new steamer Bombay, built for the P. palace, to contain the Empresa wedding dresses hood, but wes not allowed to do so, as it was 87,274.08 A leading enouch then requests the appointed
LONDON, 30th January, The Admiralty has decided to enlist 2,000 Princesses to put the dresses in the pavilions, thought his connection with the Fenian or 110,971.17 which are then carried by eunuolis to the gate organisation would destroy its wasfulness. The additional inarinus for the Navy,
LONDON, 31st January, 57,282.04 Shu-chon palace, and handed to the Ofics of witness also deposed that ur. Purnell told him
The efforts which were being mads to form s Equipments, who despatch them to the Empress that nothing but the force of arms would bring $75,000. Off residence, attended by fine Princesses. On then about the redemption of Ireland, and he did not steel rail ring have failed for the present.
sea why, an insurrection should not euoocod if A barglary has been commitlad at the ra 7.178.3 arrival they are handed to the euchs of the sufficient money and arua were forthcoming tilence of the Secretary of the American Harddity 3,157.21 residence, the princesssa remaining to be ready aninher of men and the amount of money Legation at Ascot, Jewellery to the value of Direction of wind
for their next duties. Ca the same day re tables are urcanged by the chief sanuchs at the requisite formed the subject of discussion. £1,000 was stolen. Chisc-tui patare, on the right and left hand, and state that Harris, Sexton M.E. Breauan, Hog. Major Le Caron also deposed that Egan bad
LONDON, Int February. Wrather Sir Charles Dilke has withdrawn his candida- en than the marriage contract and gold walton. Sheridan, and Walsh were setive revelu- ture for membership of the London County 165,000.00 are pinced."
The Emperor then repairs to the Tao-xing the Land Longue accounts, and admitted having test against his becoming a member. Sir John tionists. Erau rinsed to complete an andit of Council, 1,000 ladies having entered their pro 1,641.56 Fuluge, where he kotons ains times to the bird paid the expenses of Dutch officers to assist the Labbook is the temporary shairman of the 56,361.37 presa Dowager, after which he goes to the Tai-ho Boors in their resistance to British rule in South council.
215.36 ince, where the yellow tables are plad, and Africa. Major La Caron stated that Me. Par-
The Eoin Rey relief expedition, which was roads over the marriage contract. Here to all advocated the amalgamation of the Irish organised in Germany under the direction of 12.318,267.35 paritions have been prepared, and the Chief National League and the Clau-an-Gael Society.
Commissioner takes the gold soople and pats:
I. Patere, will leave at once in command of Dr. 1,700,000.80 15 in one pavilion, while the Assistant Com
LONDON, 6th February Peterò hinauf. 12,118.74 Missioder puts the marriage contrast en gold omadesion to-day, disobed the plane of the Major Le Caron, in his evidence before tho
LONDON, 4th February. soul in the other. The Offics of Equipments United Fabian Brotherhoods with reference to ente the eight hours programme of the labour
Mr. John Morley, M.P., las refused to advo- An that carries these pavilions in procession from the dynamite campaign of 1881. There was to organisations.... 204,000.00 the Talha palace, through the middle geto be a alirmishing faud of $90,000 spent in arm 287.900.36 of the palace, and out at the Ta Ching
WORKING ACCOUNT, Sier DrorMMER,
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· Crowa reut and taxes
atenm luanohen expires us t
staan launches coal Redeant
axpensee of lighters
•eburges account, offes rout, stationery,
fre insurance ..............................
and printing
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rent of West Point
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12 monthi] to December 31st,
1888, at $1,000 per month pay
55
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Kain
Prosine
O date On dats day. at 10a.m.at . Fatp.ar.
30.05
30115
26
30.06
FIRE
INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1870, HEAD OFFICE-Hongkong- CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID-UP CAPITAL ..... RESERVE FUND CLAIMS PAID.. BONEZ PAID
rayon the 21st February, and is due here on or about the Eth March.
The P&O. -extra-steamer. Deccum,--left
PORN-OFFICE. NOTUES.
For the convenience of the public a Peak de livery has been established. Letter boxes have
plared in the tram cars and correspondence will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock Fears only. Local rates will be obarged. Corres
pondence addressed to the Peak may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11.30 a.m. and 8.30 p.n, or in the Letter Boxes in the oars till time
3 400,000 of departure, Correspondence from the Faak 650,000 tay be posted in the Litter Boxeen to twelve 820'an and four o'clock. Pareils for the Peak may be 369,000 posted in the General Post Offon only up to 11.30 RISKS accepted at CURRENT RATE OF Bm and 3.30 p.m. There will be no Sunday de-
PREMIA.
livery. Covers containing beak notes, jewellery, &e, should not be posted. To avoid robbery send. ers of letters are requested to cancel their stamps 1711 by writing the word stapped across thom.
JA. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary Hongkong, 30th March, 1988.
MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY. The Undersigned, Agents for the above Corapany, are prepared to GRANE POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $60,000 om any
I'
ane
FIRST-CLASS RISK at Current Ratos.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents,
Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, 9th May, 1881.
54
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED..
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
CAPITAL (SonsOBIEED,, $1,000,000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LUM SIN SAin, Esq. BAN HUR, Esq. Yow CHONG PENG, ESJ. CHAN La CHOY Esq. | Q. Hot CHENE, Esq.
.
When Correspondence-bas-beson inissent or delayed (beth of which are liable to happen
rasionally) all that the address ruil do is to, vote en die cover, Seri to- or Received at 7 pm, or as the coat may be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to the Postmaster-General. This should, be acted an the first Ume cause of complaint occurs; it is a mistake to let such matters pass for fear of giving trouble, a course which generally gives more trouble in the end.
A MAIL WILL CLOSB,
For Straits Settlernents-Par Kashgar, to day, the 4th inst., at 11:30 AM.
For Faigon. For Qivery, today the 4th inst., at 4.50 P.M.
For Hailong-For Frejr, today, the iust, at 5.00 ..
For Straits and Calcatta-Per Wingsang, on Wednesday, the 6th inst., at 2:30 p.m.
For Straits and Bombay-Per Gwalior; on Thursday, the 7 inst. at 11:30AM
the 10th inst., at 9.00 am.
For Singapore-Per Iphigenia, on Sunday,
The Company GRANTS POLICIES MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World,
For Nagasaki, Kobs, and Yokohams. For payable at any of its Agercies.
Ansena, on Friday, tho löth înst., nt 11:30 AM. Contributory Dividends are payable to all
Far Fort Darwin, Thursday Island, Cook- Coraibutors of Business, whether they are town, Townsville, Bristane, Sydney, Melbourne, Shareholders or not.
Adelaide, do-Per Guthrie, on Tuesday, the '19th inst, at 1.90 r.aí.
WOO LIN TUEN. Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE, No. 2. Queen's Road Wust,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881. · [1731 1RANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
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The Undersigned, having been app inte Agends for the above Company, are propa* to ACCEPT RISKS nguinit FIRE at Cor. Rates
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 16th November, 1879.
NOTICE.
UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
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MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Conimet Packet Ara 'will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyand, win Marseillas; to Saigon, Straits Sotilamenta Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasien Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in ofbeing The Mails, &o.
Post Offer deelines all responsibility for Un gastered Covers containing Bank Notes. Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration bas been neglected, will make no enquiries inte alleged lace of such corera.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com-
The British Contract Packet Pekin will pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS bo despatched ors WEDNESDAY, the 13th against FIRE at Current Rates.
instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries beyond, via Brindisi; to NORTON & Co,
Agents.
the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, 155 Burmah, Ceyic Aden, Egypt, Malta, and
Hongkong 16th July, 1887. THE NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Gibraltar.
The haul hours will be observed in closing the Maile, Ac.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for THE THE Undersigned having been appointed Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes. AGEETS for the above Company, ar Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has prepared to GRANT INSURANCES to the been neglected, will sanke no enquiries into extent of 8100,000. on first-class risks at our alleged losses of auch lotters.
E.
2
2
D.
rent rates.
W. DODERCK
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NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
GLISH, AND CHINESE
DICTIONARY.
DUNN, MELBYE & Co Hongkong, 10th February, 1880
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TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY. STEAM-LAUNCH "MORNING STAR"
Race Daily as a Ferry Boat between PRDDAR's WRAEF And TRIM-TSA-Tacz at the following
bourg-
WITH THE Punti and MaNDARIN
PRONUNCIATION. Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at Daily Press Offen, Hongkong. For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work staads unrivalled. 'AE the now The distinction of G.0.3.0, lins been con- words which the Chinese love of late years beso
nor of South Australe, and also upon the Earl jects in machinery, photography, telegrepky,
930 of Onslow, who snoods Sir William Jorvois se Bad in science generally, which the rapid = "-ance Governor of New Zeeland.
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, ars kere given in extenso. Each and every word in fully illustrated and explained, forming exorcises for students of a most instructive nature, Both the Court and Fonti pronunciations are given
94,255.85 gate to the Empress' residence. On their arriving vessels and for other operations of an offenferred upon the Earl of Kirtois the new Gorer compelled to coin to express the numerous ob
the Express redan hair is placed temporarily sive nature against the English.
1838.
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PARCEL POST TO THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE
BY GERMAN PACKET. Sealed parcels not exceeding 1 lb. in weight nor 21 et in length, breadth, or depth, may dow he forwarded to the Continent of Europe by the four-weekly dirent German Packets via Bremerhaven at the rates stated below. Parcels may also be forwarded to certain countries fortnightly via Loudou.
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by made for Cristom House purposes on the
the seconts being sarofully marked on the best Friday, on account of conling. principle hitherto attained. The typography The abovs Time Table will be strictly adhezed displays the success of an attempt to make the to, except under navoidable circumstances. In delivery of the parval. Except Customs dags 9600 er pical, allee. of Chinese and English type correspond in the size enso of stress of weather, due notise will be this is the only charge the addressee will have to
3 cattios of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of given of any stoppages $629 per picil. alloe, of enace, nehieving a cleartiess not previously
Parcels must be posted before 3 P.M. on the
$2,318,207-15 in front of the hall, with these pavilions on the
LORD JEASSEF UN THE BRITISH NAVY.
LONDON, 2nd February. right and left of it. Meantime the Board of Works has arranged three yellow tables in the Charter of Commerce, strongly urged the Lord Brassey, in addressing the London ball one in the middle, the others on either side,mediate necessity for inorscang the Brit. the Chief Commissioner placing the gold sceptre nary. He advised the building of four 74404.04 on the centre table, and the marriage contract first-class ironclade and 10 second-clas alips 1,044.50 and gold sale on the side tables. The two Com at a cost of seves and a half millions sterling. 1.956.00 missioners then retiro and leave the arrange Following these should come the speedy con 2,556.24 ments in charge of the sunnahs belonging to the struction of croiser battle-ships twice 2,490.00
Express' residen
On the 26th of February, all being ready, four stimated that cat les than one million and Ok Malwa
fost as those recently wada by France. New Maiwa... 5,913.82
466.67 princesses will proceed to the Empress' residence a half sterling would be required to modernise 3,655.47 at 12 o'clock am, (sic), to assist in robing the the bilere, engines, and steaming machinery Older Malwa
Empress. The robes that she will have to of the existing battle-ships. The English navy
A-red silk headdress deoprated with pearts, of the Russian and Franch navios combined. Benares (New)... 590 in its present state was equal to the resistance Patna (New)$550 chrysophrases,corallies, oarzellans amethysts: Vessels H H.M.SS. Vakant, Defence, and and jasper, and blue feathers. An embroidered Hector were worth repairing for the defence of court. robe decorated with pearls with jewels on harbours like Adelaide. the overlaps. Two strings of coral bonds. A 4.759.00 necklace decorated with coral. A pair of jewelled were required to protect British commerce and Admiral Hornby declared that 200 oruisers
able to purchasers... $20,000.00
Lous interest on portion of
sale price nuday mortgage
$975,000 at 6 por sent. p. in. 12,500.00 Interest on cash portion of Va. $125,000 at 7 per cent........... balance
8.750.00
balance of working account brought for ward from last year?
• wharfago, wareboste ront and landing xpanser
reut of property leased at Kowloop.......... emmässion on korcsous godowz.........
Lorest West Point reclamos-
in No.
interest West Potul rolan ion No. 1
$740.00 1.875,00
wear are:-
91,255.85 earringe. A folded handkerch of..
100,577
$202,494.00
to not sa seats. The Empress will rest after being robed, 1202,494.03 and then a eunuch will come to the land in
ALYTISH INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC. rite ber to come out and receive the marriage
LONDON, 31st Janusty, contract and gold soul. She will be attended by Mr. Goschen delivered an important speech 1,221.97 two princesses, while a sarach holds the contest in London last night on the defences of the in both hands and racde it to hos This done, Empire. He stated that England intended to the Empress will retire to her hall andagair rast. maintain her position as the first colonial Fo A eaunch then takes the gold septre and seel wer, and she went, therefore, be prepared to 3,70235 and hands them to the Chief Cozamisionar, who hold her own in the Pacific, as well as in every repitoss them in their pavilious, all the proper quarter of the world. He feared the Budget officers and attendants being in their place. Dust be encrificed to the exigencies of the de- Another eunuch will fix the auspicious tains, and fence of the Empire. Her Majesty's Govern- 2,575.00 then eight sonnole will carry the Empress ebair went would be unable to ignore European
into the hall, the chair soutaining a sceptre la- quarrels. - laid with fade. This enptrs will be taken out by two princesses, and handed to a suresh why will give it to the officer of the Imperial House Judges who don't intend to staid any non-hold, who repinces it in its pavilion. ase have a powerful weapon in the dootrize of The princesses will then help the Empress to ntempt of Court; but it has its limitations. take-her sost in her chair, after giving der an tbe Bankruptcy Court at Chathaus debtor apple, the chair having bean fomigated with a) used, like Mr. Moroney, to answer any quee piece of Thibatan incense, and having been A-portion of the Russian Press hails Boulan- He even outdid the Irish patriot, and placed in the position of "Plessing God." The gor na the tras friend of Russia and the Balkan lined to ho sworn. To commit him to prison whole procession will then escort the Empress Blavs, The other portion regards his election sa
contempt of court would not have been a to the Imperial palace, by the main front-minous and lily to cause future trouble. ful remedy, because he was already a convict trance, the I Ching gate. Prizesser and
The Vienne dergoing sentence; and to be confined as noble Indier will enter by the back gate, the Republic talis t-class mirdemescant until he parged his Shea Wa gate, and will await the arrival of the from other Er itempt would have been a little holiday to a procession at the palace., On its merital at the soner doing hard-labour or penal-servitude | Chien-ching gate, the attendants must stop, and
Lori-Salisbury has assured N. Waddington, the Feroh Ambassador, that England never dreamt of annexing or stablishing a protos- toruto over the Tabuai Islands, which are claimed by France as a dependency of Tahiti. THE EFFECT OF BOULANGNE'S ELECTION. LONDON, 30th January,
mals admit that if the Freroh f present isolation of France an Powers will cease.
6th February Prendent Carnot is in favour of a political
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