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6th March This isang opens with nows from Peking. The state dress for the Empress, the bride- elect, was sent in a gaudy box carriet by-eight Old Malwa bearers to her residenga for her to wear on the Older Malwa felicitans day.
Repairs have best going on in the Emperial | Patna (Now)
FRIDAY, 8th March.
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(2) extting
Offloor. The Tuyen-quan arrived at Hongay Wedmoeday at half past nine, and found th bay a small flost doskied with flags, consisting The Company has boon formed for the of the Thailinh, the Imunol of M. Benoit, Vice- following purpose-To carry on in the colony Resident of Tiyen-quan, who had can to and its dependencias (but not elsewhere) Hongas to attend the Governor, and the Charles, any of the following things, that is to the Olge, and the Dadane, the Company's vessels. The Fanny strived from Haiphong with my PayTo aquira in any manner any astate soll shortly after the Tuyen-quay. I saw the or interest in any land hereditamouts, tress little squadron steam up the tag, and then the Madame Korff and Mallo. Maillard have rouages or fenoments, and any rights, ensomments or boata put out. The Governor lost no time, and turned from Canton and Mace, and will give privileges thereto belonging or appertaining, er scompanied by M. Bavier Chauffeur and M. Fopp, the Company's engineer, set off on his another concert in St. Andrew's Hall on Wed thorowith used, hald, or enjoyed. To lay out visit to the mines at once. I quickly joined the city to improve the condition of the stroote by Benares (New) 518 to $520 The boat AUX Aportent for Delicate Constituenday evening. tions, Ladies, Children, and Infants, and for regular ano in Ware Climaton. DINPORD & Co., Chomiata, London, and of Dreggists and Storekooperarough out the World..
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ibo, Livingston & Co. that the sinomer Ben We are informed by the Agente (Messrs. by, from London, laft Singapore for this port on Thursday afternoon.
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land for building parpons and develop the same. party. The tide was low and a kilomètre of mad which the procession escorting the young bride the Company's faux and premises. Try This brought us to the wharf, and a hundred reached the capital in good time before the To let, mortgage, or sell or otherwise dont with knee deep had to be orossed. We got into small to the palice would pass,
sampans, which the natives oaked like sledges. Tho tribute and presents from Mongolin the business of az amotioneer of land, or any atres On the Docanville railway brought estata or intaroat therein, also the business of a us to a pit montù. This was the Nathilde
A large supply of delicacies hare heen seat to house and estate agent and a broker of land, and mius. A straight gallory disclosed dve thick. any estate or interest themin. To negociated of coal inclined at 45 deg. On the right a the capital from various parts of the Empire to be gallery of 70 mètres struck straight into the vein. t fans, to unge estates, to act as an architect, it will soon out right through the hill and will repared for the banquets in honour of the on- engineer, and surveyor, and as an attorney or serve as tunnel for the railway to the Marieuse ammnation of the wadding and accession to the
Throne. factor, and transact all manner of agoney and mixe 600 mètres further on. The thick layers commission business so far as rogards land, and of this mine are vertical and aro separated from
In one of the departments in the Forbidden" oach other by streak of argile. In the two mines City was discovered a suspicions character, who, that port from Saigon will have to undergo ten any estate or interest therein. To advance 158 Chiness ocolies were at work in the galleries, it was found out, bak designs upon soms valu- ON NE YORK
money by way of hans ca land, or any estate or on the terracenontaldo, and on the railway. Kablo things deposited in the department. interest there; and to borrow money, To as the laying of the liceis completed the mines will
In the Kirin district robberies are very fre- engage architoets and anrvayers on such terms, be in active operation. The Governor-General Two now steamers, to be named the Musashi particularly with reference to any commission had a ton of coal from the Mathilde mins put on queut, and the authorities have had arough to Maru and Sendai Maru; ordered by the Nippon earned by thew, as the Company may think fit. board the Payen-quan. A return was then made do to suppress brigandage. Three hundred bri- Yeso Kalzhu from England, ere expected to To invest the Company'emoney. To acquire the for Inncheon, and after another sledge rida nu afrive at Tekobama in Blay next
basinnen and property of any person carrying on the and we sat down to table at ous look. At ganda having been apprehended, there are now a bustness similar to the Company's busines, two o'clock I left for Hatou on board the Fanny, signs of improvement, or possessed of property suitable for the Comitths in advance of the other beats, which bad pany's purposes, and to do all incidental things a board the militia escort, and the Indian gaards
Thero is, it is conceived, a large fiold in of the concession, in their picturesque dress- Hongkong for ersaing up land for building, Hack tapio and red turban, énd armed with It is notorious in the Colony that there is a great Winchester carbines At the second landing scarcity of accommodation for residoats, both there wore not aufficioat sampans, and most of
The kidnappers are again notiýely resuming Oz Sunday morning, between and 10.30 European and Chinese, and the resources of the our number had to wade ashore, on a bottom of 'olask, the steam launch carrying the Bethel company will be brought to hear on this sticky and The Governor and Aldilo. Richand their trade, but of late several of them have | dag will all alongside any vessel hoisting code partionlar enbject in a legitimate and profit- were carried in chairs. It was nearly five a'olock been detected and their victims liberated.
pensat. C. to convey men nehore to 11-a.. sorable manner. Apart from any existing op-when we arrived at the Eaton mios, having pass- A kind of másquerade party promenaded the |vice at St. Peter's (Seamen's) Church, returning portunities, the Reclamation scheme Owed through a magnificent wood on our way.streets at Lienoliow, and a large number of men, in conres of ovclution will, when complet-We found 550 coolies at work. The bill is cut got ups me fair damsals, frolicked about, collect ed, afford a great scope for building purposes, horizontally for a width of 1073 màtrea At the
A "pick up" match at Cricket will be com menced at 11 am today if there-be-suficient number of names on the lists which are now ly ing in the Cricket Pavilion, and in the Hong kong Club.
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HONGKONG, MARCH 9TH, 1889.
We beg to draw the attention of our readers to the two performances to be given by Webb's Marianottes to-day. At the afternoon perform arco children will be admitted half price to the Dress Circle and stalls. A new programme has been arranged, including some novelties, and should ensure a gend bousa.
CANTON NEWS
Outside the western gato, whila Braworks were being let off, a man was strank sororely by rocket and soon died.
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Quotations are —
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Share 165
per cent. premium. Union Inmirance Society of Canton, Lýsnied
$105 per share.
China Triviers' Insurance Company's Share-
$81 per share.
North Chins Insurano-Ts. 75 per share. Kangleze lustrace Asereiation-1: 973 per
share: Chinese Insurance Company, Limiter-$35 per
*SLEYO. On Toi Insurance, Company, Limited-Ts. 148
per share.
Cauton Insurance Office, Limited-8115 per
Abare.
Wo hear that the survey of the railway in for the leading of money to develop hold-oxtremity of this cutting is the month of the ing crab from the spectators. Touqniu projected by the Marquis Mores, ex-ings, and for other purposes of the Company, mine. Amongst othar bods is one of 4 mètres In order to waste provision against the trids tending as far as the Chines frontier, has been This vast schons of reclamation is so on foot tuisk, in which the soal is of very fiue quality, of the sage tribes the authorities at Lienshow completed, and it is said the Marquis has obtain for the purpose of reolsiming from the harbour and alaius one's hands on touching it. This, have served out ammunition to od a concession from the Government for its large troot of ground of an averago depth of it appears, is the bust coal as yet discovered on construction.
250 feet, ranning along the whole of the northe caprion. Opposite the mine are the lets rolunteers thera front of the European and Chiocso quar- of the workmen, and a little further away, Another fibial saories, made by a daughter ters of the City proper, and will, when effected, amongst the trees, the matshed of the crerssors, for her another. Mediones proving of no avail, add to the area of the town some 26 acres of surrounded by a pretty garden. For three-qthe girl cut off a piece of her own flesh, which land. The value of mazina frontages in Hong-term of an hour the Governor General fuspected kong is too well known to need further sathe works, the opening of the gallery, the in- she gave her sick mother to eat, whose recovery tion, and there can be no reasonable doubt lined way for the descent of the wagons, the has again onfirmed the firm belief of the ers- but that now and costly buildings, streets, and situation of the pits already sunk, and the ronta of dulous natives in this wonderful aure. works, will quickly cover the land reclaimed the railway of 10 kilometres, which follows
A son, who was addicted to every vice, was All this will mean incressed circulation and de-toe sontour of the bills to Hongay A We would remind our readers of the Polo mand for money, and the directors look to the great deal of work has been done, Turmense quan- about to be baaded to the authorities for punish Staits Marine Insurance Company, Limited→→ the Rass Charan. The first event is set down for will be augotiated andor this hood, as mort works, who, a road is zase to Lhus, anal out off his queue and thus compelled him to re- Cab Tacos, which will be held this afternoon on opportunities for building, and the loans that ties of aarth have been excavated, and in a few meat, when the parents, to avoid the disgrace, 2.45 p., and the Clerk of Boules will be at his lucrative sources of gain. It may be mentioned will be ready for removal, and work will ha in main at bonte post at 2.15 p.m. Colonel Forbes Robertson and that the current rate of interest on mortgage full swing in three months, when the railway to
Offloors of the Argyll and Sutherland Tightoaus-in-the-colouy-in $7 per cent pur-
Heugay is completed lunders have kindly permitted their Band to
“Again the Company will offer to the public As we were returning from the mine the Go- bo present ou the ground and play during tlie" great advantages in the way of elloient, convorner called mo.. Standing beside him on the afternoon.
to
OLLA PODRIDA.
longkong Fire Lusarance Company's Shares-
33671 per share..
China Fire Lourauce Company's Slaves-$85.
par share, sellers."
*25 nom-
$18.
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited
share.
#bara.
par share, ex dir.
per share, saliers.
Hong kong Lee Company's Share92 per Hongkong and China lakery Company, Limited
Khare, er dir. -885 por share. Panium and Sunghie Dua Bamartan Mining Company Limited-$50 per share, sellors.
Hongkong Rope Maunfacturing Company, Li- Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--T, 18 per
bare.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Shares 40 per cent, prem, sales. Longkong, Canten, and Macao Stomboni, Co.'s
Sharce-127 per cent. prom. fidential, continacus, and permanent managearrow footpath were M-Lion, M, Benoit M.- ment of estates, and in the capability of appoint- Bavier Chaufour, Commandant Lange, and
Indo-China Sten-Navigation Co.'s: Bhar From two hundred to four hundred aquare Par, no. According to the Kobe Yushin Nippofthe ex-ing s reliable agent and attorney. It cannot be others. When I arrived His Excellency con- miles of the great pine forests of Georgia are China: port of coal to foreign countries has much in disputed that estates are more likely to be pro-gratulated M. Bavier Chauffour as followa-cleared every your.
Havila Steamship Company, Limited -$135 per share, erossed since the duty was taken off last year, perly fostered, and more efficiently safeguarded I never believed much in the attacks mada
-Douglas Stemmehip Company, Limiled=$71 per. and the great rise that has consequently occurred by & Company whoso special business it is to on your enterprise, but I confess I did not
share. Among the dangers peculiar to life in Naw B9TH, 10w.lately in the price of this article has affected windage properties than by private individuals, expect to see works so important Tan York are the ixjarles to person and property re-
Hougkong Gan Company's Sharos-$10 per Tax scheme for the establishment of a Trade prejudicially employers of steam machinery, who, however oficient in ordinary mercantile wall satisfied." Then, addressing myself, he anlting from the ceralessness of employés con
who find their protita visibly decreasing. The matters, have not had the special training, or do aid "I request you and Commerce Museum at Shanghai baraka Shosen Kaaba, with oth nicamabip not posavas the special expozicnes, that such a mischievous rumours which have
contradict the nected with the elevated street railways. of which Hongkong Hotel Compony's Sheres-$170 per
been in some forty miles are now in operation within been postponed, for twelve months at lonet, sorannies, feels the pressure of this appreciation business renders so desirable. The Company circulation. I am well satisfied with what I the city. The rail way people think nothing of China Sugar Refining Company, Limited—§199 The reason for this is not that there is any contrasts were entered npon without this area.
in coal very sorarely, more spacially where intention to undertake all kinds of agenor and here soon and with all that has been done. piling up the coal on their locomotives is such a
ontotaission husness as regards land will be Will you say in the Courrier d'Haiphong way that more or less of it refla dows ints, the Lazou Sugar Betining Company, Limited-£97 luck of support among the European cou-inality being taken into consideration. The particularly advantageons to persons resident that I have taken occasion congratulate street 20 ft. below, to the danger of the crowds nuuity, for at a recent meeting of the China Osaka Shosen Kaisha consume in their steamers out of the Colony. Hitherto attorneys under M. Bavier Chauffour in the presence of M. Lien, of people, while showers of hot water, oil, and anually abent 80,000,000 in of coal, and by powers have been appointed and dupate to set the Consulting Engineer of the Protectorate, live coat are not uncommon. It is ouly ner aud Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society it was seating direct, to the Wakamatsu Mias were for absantes, and an these attorneys have left whose opinion. I have taken, and is the presence then that the companies are called to nesount for stated that the answers received from the able provins to the rise to get the soul on board the Colony fresh appointmcats have baconis of M. Benoit, the Administrator of the province." the injuries thus occasioned, a few people are foreign community of all nationalities were kin At present, however, the price at the mine Company ou not occasions as those is most magh, the right was dark, and the traveller fighting such rich corporatious. In a case which
at prices rugging from 16 to 15 yn per 10,000 Becessary. The permanency offered by the
The descent down the hillside was very willing to go to the expense and trouble of generally satisfactory, and that it might be a 17.70 ym per 10,000 kin, and, adding to this douicable."
stumbled almost at every stop: In addition to their remuneration as directors reached the plain, with its swamps ant mult £1,200 for the ins of an eye, caused by a parti At last wehas just bean decided à pedestrian has recovered takon as demonstrated that the establish the freight to Osals of 5.90 yes, the total is
each of the to managing directors will be en besch. In the distance the launches with their so of col. ment of a Trade Museum at Shanghai would brought to 23.60 yes.
titled to a commission of 3 per cent on the red and green lights seenet to stad tho soa be welcomed by the foreign merchants, and
net profits of the Company for each year in with rabies and emeralds. The tide had now that the Museum would have their strong
Another good man has gone wrong, another which such profits amount to 7 per cent on the rison, the sampaas wore waiting for us, and the support. Enquiry among the Chinese had
paid up capital and to 5 per veut. whai ke sinige ride of the morning was repasted in the popular idol has been shattered, another pleasing not elicited so nearly unanimous an expres-
proits amount ta 10 per cent. or upwards, darkness of the night with only a few torches to myth of shilhood dispelled. Cheorge Washing- The mainging directors have each subscribed throw a light. At last we get on board; and ton, the great aero and exemplar of the Ameri ajou of approval, but the Council was COR
very largely interested in the equoru |$250,000 of the capital, and all the board are at pight o'clock returned to Hongay. At day. people, and the pattern hold up to the rest of the world, bas nf length been discovered to ddeat that further explanation would being
light next morning the Tuyen-quan end the Fanny left for Haiphong.
be no better than the rest of us. According to them into line with the foreign merebante,
coromaatioa pablished in the Athenware, it It had been intended to solicit sappor
appears that the search for Washington wan in connection with the centenary of his election from the Chinese authorities, but, owing to
as first President of the, United States, has the famine, the present time bas boen con-
lore lotter written by Washington to a married resulted in an awful discovery. "Ihro before mo," writes the correspondent, a passionat «idered az inopportune one for approaching them on the subject, and without their sup-,
lady justafter his own engagement to the widow Cartis Oh. George, fie for shame, and yan nover told a lie in your life, you rogue! You widow Curtis! must have sworn then hy millions to the
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY TRESS.")
LONDON, 8th March. THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. Symptoms of blood poisoning cause anxiety regarding the King of Holland, bet no immediate danger is anticiputari.
ILLNESS OF THE KING OF SERVIA, King Milan is ill and expected to abdicate.
HAVAB TELEGRAM
· PARIS, 17th February,
A VISIT TO THE HONGAY AND
HATOU COAL MINES.
We translate this flowing interesting article from the Courrier d'Haiphong-
Every one is sequainted with the rumours
This visit will serve to clear away misunder standings and the Governor-General will not re- gret having gone to Hongay, where he has seen, like the rest of us, that whatever may be the num is to sham working, but that in a month, the ber of workion eployed from day to day, Mathilde and Marianno mainoa and in three months the Hatouminos will be in full operation
part it has been deemed useless to solicit the THE FRENCH BUDGET COMMITTEE. which have beon in eirculation bonesrning the and ready to deliver their coal on the market.
aid of the Municipal Councils and the Cham-
is too small for the demands already made
испд
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY; *LIMITED.
Номатет,
listwerk, divided thus-Hongy (miscelisticons *The pay shat of the 27th February showed 1.8L work): 42, the Marguerite mine, 275; the Marianne and Mathilda vilnas, 154. Haton, GC0. Camphs, 79.
a
Societé français des Charbonninges du Tokia They had their birth in the demir; in France the Matin repeated them, and M. Kécopé, who was only bon desirens to be interviewad; replied to all his questioners as follows: "A. Basier THE SECRET RUSSIAN MISSION TO been published by the Rev. A. B. Örnehet in
ABYSSINTA
mited $120 per share, salos.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent,
pronius, nom. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-$198 per share. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$17.50
per share, zona. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 H-3 per cent,
premium, nem, *. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1984 C-5 per cent.
premium, vom
Chinese Impacial Loan, 1886 E-11 per cent.
premimo, tom. Sorite Francaise dos Charbonnages du Tonkin
-$350 per cent. prom, sales, Hongkong ligh Level Tramwayo Compary, East Borneo Plating Company, Limited-955
Limited-210 per cent prem., sales,
Cruickshank & Co., Limited-$50 per share,
per share, now
buyers.
share, nom.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$125 por Songei Koyah Planting Company-$$ For Steam Lanush Company, Liated-$40 per
share, noma,
abare, nom.
The wealth of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada is well known, hat some interesting figures, startling for their magnitude, have just
the Benica de la Theologie. From Quebeo alone? as much as 33,000,000; collected annually for the Hongkong Brick and Cement Company, broader ares the reverend gentleman says "In Green Teland Cerpany, Limited-850 per share, the exclusive suds of worship. Speaking of a Limited-20, discount.
as well as greatly enhanced in value. Shoowas 1759 the church received 2,117,000 acres of land,
buyers.
900 churches, valued at $37,000,000: 300 Electric Company, Limited--$10 per bare, which territory has since been greatly added to Labat Planting Company, Limited-$15 por
share, sales.
Balus
pany, Luited-8140 por share.
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The Badrat Committee of 1289 have elected ber of Commerce. For the present, thereal. Jales Roche as President. fore, the scheme stands over, but thara ap. pears to be every prospect of its being suc cessfully curried out at some future time. The Council of the Asiatic Society says that,
Chauffour has not commenced work within the in taking up the scheme it anted for the
| stipulated time, he has forfeited his elira, qud The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the the Hongay, Haton, and Campha cool ovacassion Society as being generally representative of scholars of the Hongkong Hot Company ought to be withdrawn from him. As to the Com- which strived here a few days ago, is the stammer The Austro-Hungarian steamer Amphitrite, Limited, was held at the Hotel yesterday after- all elsses of the community, but it tarpresses a hope that when the project is erived it Calloch (Chairman), A. dos Remedios, Fama, an Erglish Company. Its English shara-congerning which there bus buen so mach excite 11370 were present Massrs. D. Mopany he has formed, it is, notwithstanding its which took the party of Cossacks to Tajurrah, will find iteelf allied with some mare dia Dodwell (Director), Hon. . Hyrie, Fullerton holders are largesh trabaldersahoin themal mines ment recently. The Amphitrite took them on
Honderson, 8. S. Benjamiu, S. J. Danby, A. tinely morcantils body representing the class. Stokes, J. F. 7. in Reza, C. A. Ozorio, Chan of Australis and Japan. To stile the competition board at Port Said, the party consisting of about parsonage, which, along with episcopal palases, chiefly to be benefited, the mercantile com- Lan, and B. Lyall (Secretary).
The CHAIRMAN Raid-Gentlemen, with your ceri
of voal from Along Bay, they have taken the con- tan priests, Colonel Atohinoff, the "free Cossack," are valued at $9.000.000; 12 seminarias, worth; Hongkong Land investment and Ageney Com munity.
over on their own count. They do not about sighly Cossacks, and forty or fifty la-253 boarding schools and academies, $6,000, 8000,000 17 classical colleges, $8,500,000; A Trade Museum would have as large a Permission I will take the report and accounts intend to work, or only to work badly. It is the tonroes. There wore also about ten women, one 800 convents, $4000,000; and 68 hospitals and
2 read. There is little to add to what is gon- fold of utility in Hongkong as in Shanghai, taized in the report. The poor return of the ruin of Tonquin. The country is being depriv of whom, a rost accomplished woman speaking asplams, $4,000,000; total, $81,210,000 As to and wo believe if any well matured and at six months is due, a stated in the report, ad of an important souros of revenue which several languages, passed as the wife of Colonel land, shops, houses, and invested capital, it is to the accident last April, which, I regret alone would in a very short time be saficient to Atchinoff. The party carried about twenty-five ecclesiastical Orders are enormously rich, and impossible to reach certainty: bat many of the Orders in Council for Government of HBM practicable scheme were laid before the to say, has estised a very heavy loss, but balance the budget and relieve the colony from tons of baggage, consisting of several cases, of the Romists themselves say that the Sulpicians
public it would meet with ready support. one that can only be estimates.
I am glad to say all loss and inconveniencas the embarrassmonts from which it emerges so which thecontents are unknown, personal effects, are richer than the Bank of Montreal itself." A preliminary difficulty in the way, however, resulting from that sodmt in now pass slowly." would be that of fading house accommoda-ed. When the new wing is in fall.work
and a large stock of provision. They had also Roman Catholicism kas complete control over than for the new institution. The City Hall jug order your directors have every
Meanwhile, in Tonquin, it was said:"The about afty rides. The Colonel, his wife, and the Province of Quebeo, and it has been for somo reason Company is not working and does not intend to the priests travelled seond class, the remainder Colonies and India, that Cardinal TaschereatË time rumoured in the Dominion, says the to expect a very considerable gain on the hotel work. It has not a single miner in the mines of the party being steeregs passengers. They will in all probability be the next Tops. working account, from what we hayo gwn up te the present time. The business of the hotel is 500 mètres of railway Lave not been laid. It is a gara ant that the object of their journey was to steadily increasing, and is likely to do so for faroo." The demirdu Toskin, whom it was the offstablish a religious Mission in Abyssinia. Dur Matte. Louise Michel (says the Parin corros- have to be erected for it, or the City Hall new being settled, this Company, with other, Farrean the Rahitiant-Superieur), who had which were attended by the whole of the party, a Royalist Duchess, now a Boulangist, who The Praya reclamation schewe sal journal, published a statement to this offoot.ing the voyage the priests held daily services.pondent of the Daily News called the other day would have to bo enlargeil. Amongst the marine lot holders, will reap a very material authorised the insertion of This note, then or: On arriving at Sunkim, an Italian Calcnal joined astonished at the risit, asked to what cause she propositions brought forward in connection to ser, but if there are any questions to he asked dored an inquiry, which was made by M, Benoit, the Toal, it is supposed with the object of keep said, "I come to obey the last desire of a relativ
benefit. I don't think I have anything more with the celebration of the Queen's Jubilee
Vice-Resident of the provines of Quaugyen,ing an eye on the movements of the Mission: who in dying ciarged as to express her grati. was one for the extension of the City Hall
and by M. Ebestinger, one of the most active On arriving at Tajarrab, Colonel Atobinoff tude for the comfort your charity had afforded officers of the Public Works department. It wont store to see the head chief or Sultan, hor in a-long and painful illnes. She was ru might have been expected that the report as he termed him, and after some time re- The Ducasse assured her visitor, that she was lieved by an organization which you orasted." would be unfavourable. Not at all. It slat-turned on board with this personage. Some delighted to find that her small efforts had not On the motion of the Hon. P. IZBIE, Beconded od that the preliminary works were being further private conversation took place onbean los Muils. Michal added. What you then beoa launched, may possibly permit Dodwell and E. Jones Hughes, were re-elected
On the motion of Mr. BAMIN, Reconded an affair of a day, and that it was necessary to called for champagne, and after he and the who suffer. I admire you, beonase you love as I of reconstruction on
part I have no policy except that of loving Howa a much prore of. lepsive scale at some future time. Henderson, were re-elected.
by Mr. Dawax, Messrs. J. H. Cox and Fullerton give reasonable time to the oncessionary, M.Sultan had drank each other's healths, the Bul-do, arid make a noble use of your fortene there. The CHAIRMAN That is all the business barrena, who had inspired the first note in the tan returned to shore accompanied by the whole fore I wish to prove my sense of gratituds for 1891 another Jubiles will be celebrated, that of the colony itself. An eplarg.fore the mesting. The dividend warrants will be official organ, ought than to have published the party. As will be remembered, telegrams lately what you did for my unfortanate consin as Best report of the enquiry. It either did not acour received inform us that Rosie has disavowed and will not go into them, but there is one point Ioan. I know what your political views are, Mr. DAREY propesod a vole of thanks to the to him or he did not wish to do so; he did not the Mission, and that the whale party have been on which we agres. I do not believe that General ment or reconstraction of the City Hall at by post on Monday. might very appropriately form one if Chairman, which was carried by acclamation.
even think of inserting a little note of correo seized by the French Authorities, who have Boulanger la conspiring against the Republic, tion after he had made himself aequainted with sent them back to Russia.
and I know that you take an interest in him. the citation de vise in company with M.
Forty thamand actors are devoted to me, if you wish, every one of them, on a word from me, / » Police, in Rheinart (Resideni-General).
will vote for him next Sunday." The above is
Tokiu literally trae; and the 40.000 mentioned by Nugeni Louise Michel might turn the scale.
Table of Hongkong Court Feas Admiralty Rules
Foreign Jurisdiction Act
Regulations for the Consular Coats of United
States in China
Rules of Court of Consals at Shanghai
Chinese Passanger Aat
TRADE REGULATIONS
China Japan
Biam
Customs Seizure, China- Shanghai Bended Warehouse Regulation
apon it. If a Trade Museum were establish
ed, therefore, either a new building would
This did not weet with the support of the Customs and Harbour Regulations for the difbscribers to the Jubilee fund, and it is
ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siara, &c. Pilotage Regulations
perhaps well it did not, sesing that the
HONGKONG
Charter of the Colony
Rules of Legislative Cournil
Port Regulations, &o., že,, &e.
Orders may be santto Daly Press Office whore it is published; or to the following Agents KONCIONG......Meases. F. Blackhead & Co. HONGKONG......Mr. W. Brewer. HONOTONG...... Messrs. The Hall & Holtz Co HONGKONG......Mesera. Kelly & Walsh. HOYOKONG Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. HONGKONG....Mensra. A. S. Watson & Co. Macao Mr. F.Ada Cra SWATOW..........Messrs. Quelch & Co. Axor ............ Mr. J. G. Götz. FORMOSA ....................Mr. J. G. Götz FOоCHOW........Messrs. Hodge & Co. CHANGBAL......Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. BICANGHAI, Messrs. Kolly & Walsh, NORTHERN & Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai Vest Megers, The O. & J. Trading Co. KOBE OSAKA..Mears. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA..Messrs. Kelly &Walih. MANILA.Mesars. Diaz Puertas & Do.. HANOI ... Mr. F. Mainfroy, HAIFHONG...... Mr. . Gavello. BANGKCE. Mesars. Bamsay & Co. SINGAPORE.....Messrs. Kelly & Wark. PENANG.Mesara. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO.. Mesars. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA......Messrs. Nowman & Co. SYDNEY.........Megers, Gordon & Gotch.
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TATS to con13.
I shall bo happy if possible to answer them.
There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN pesad that the report and accounts be adopt ed and passed.
Mr. BENYAMIN seconded. Carried.
·
owed the honour of roociving it. The other
Praya Reclamation scheme, which had not by Mr. STOKES, the retiring direotos, Mestra F.actively pusked forward, but that they were not board tetiveon the two. Colonel Atckinoff then do for the poor and outcast is besntiful for my!
not the main feature of the permno. Lentoamorisl the colony will naturally THE HONGKONG LAND IN
desire to establish in commemoration of the completion of the first fifty years of its exist-
suce.
It is not probable that the reclama-
MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Ju M. Richryd (Governor-General) distrusted in- terested parties and would not believe them until he bad verified their statements for himself.
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W. DOBERCK." Hongkong Observatory, 8th March. 1999.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
POLICE GOURT.
As the shares of the recently formed Hong For this no one can blame him. As soon as ke
8th March. tion in front of the City Hall will have been kong Lare Investment and Agency Company, was spoken to on the affair, and informed of the completed by that time, but the actual Limited, have been all privately subsoribed and rumours that were lying about, and which the
BEFORE Ms. H. E. FOLLOCK.
The diffenity of doing justice to Shakspeare in provincial theatres (says an American now carrying out of whatever scheme may be the prospectus has cordingly not been publish newspapers of Tongain and Paris had already
SETTING FİRE TO TREES.
spaper) is vividly illustrated by s little story decided upon could be deferred for a year or ad. it may be of some interest to our readers to see the seal mities and judge for himself of the ties to tenes on the billside above, Wong.no playing Julist at theatre in Syracuse, N.T made him noquuirted with, he promised to go and
Which Mrs. Brow Potter is said to have related Tea. Sze was charged with unlawfully setting the other day at the Brevoort Hones. I was two witkent la any way detracting from ita learn a few particulars of one of the largest and work doas. The best inquiry is always that commemorative character. That the colony most important undertakings ever incorporated which one makes for angelf.
chong village.
Weng Chan, forest gard, No. 5, said that or third appearance in the part, and, as you may one night," said the actress. It was my second is, rapidly outgrowing the accommodation of in this Colony
I had the privilege of being present at the The capital is fixed at $2,500,000, divided into inspection, of aiming the works, of forraing about 5.15 m. on the Sth inst, he was paying imagice, I was dreadfully nervous. All wead the existing building is admitted, taking e5.00 shares of $100 each, 850 of which is pay
an opinion to the best of my ability of their in-through a vegetable garden at the back of smoothly enough till the potion sens, but thero into consideration only the demands made ble on allctment, the remainder when called for portance, of learning the conclusions of the Go-Happy Vallar, when he say bir fede ablaze a hitch occurred. The properties, e in mosi upon it at the present moment, Thero is
Fornor-General, and I now report faithfully to above the village. He bastoned to the spot and provincial theatres, were terribly dilapidated, and The board of directors is constituted a fol. the readers of the Opurrier d'Haiphong what I put the fire out. Defendant was Beading by had hardly touched the table on which stood absolutely no margin left for any new lows:-Hon. J. Boll-Irving (or cther senior have seen and board
the tree when he came up. Directly defendant the enp containing the potion when it tilted The Governor General left Haiphong on Tres saw him he began to run. As soon as the fire over and down went the pup. Happily, I had Humidity developments, such as the catablishment representative for the time being resident in MELBOURNE... Mesra Norton, Hargrave & Co. of a Trade Museum, or a public read. Hongkong of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.), He had not intended the prerious orning to him. Defendant was a grass cutter. There were up, gase into it intently, and murtutir, Ah Fores of wind
put out he ran after defondant and arrested of wind BRISBANE...Mesers. Gordon & Golch, LONDON.........Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane, ing room and circulating library, while Parmanant Chairman and Mansging dirvotor; stop there, his purposa being to proceed straight several other wen standing near, but defendant. there's a little left! With that I raised the Weather, LONDON......... Mesars. John Haddon & Co., the cruel at the balls becomes greater Hon. C. F. Chator, Permanent Vico-Chairmen frora Hanoi to Hongay, and after visiting the was the only one who ran on his approzek,
The case was remanded to this morning, 3 & 4. Benveris St.. Floot St. every winter. It would also appear from and Managing director, and Mosare. E. A. coal mines to go on to Kohno, but at midnight LONDON...
DAMAGING THE KIFLE KANGKE LONDON,.....
Masars. Batos, Hendy & Co. the result of recent overtures made by Solomon (Messrs. D: Sassoon, Sons & Co.), J. the Tayon-quaw got ashore at the month of the
Cheng Hing was fined $k, with the alterns LONDON..
8. Moses (Messrs. E. D. S100 & Co.), St. Ca gig. With the Governor were Madame and tive of a month's imprisonment for allowing Mr. W. M. Wills, 151, Cannon St. the Literary Society that the terms of the Miebaelsen (Mesars. Melchers & Co.), and G. Malle. Richard; M. Lion, Engesieur des ponts et antile to trespass on the Police Rifle Rauge and PARIB
Mr.L.H.Rioby, 66, Bus Lafayette, trust and, the various interests involved do. Noble (Chief Manager, Hongkong and chaussées, Consulting Engineer of the Proteo damage the same. BEELING. Hildebrandt,111,Alexandrinen
not admit of the present building and it Shanghai Banking Corporation. The bankers torate; M. Charassieux, Director, and M. Oatrey, SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, , Merchants contents being utilised to their fullest extent, are the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and verement-onorak: Commandant Lango, Direc Bab-director of the baren politique of the Go Exchange.
The interests referred to munt of couro ba solicitors Messias, Wotton and Deacon.
Seven boatmen, charged with causing on ob NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow,
tor of the Military bares of the Government-straction by anchoring their beats in the fair
· Daily Prosí Olos, January, 1993,
| respected, but when any soheme of recon. The following excerpts from the prospectus Qeneral; and Lieut. Boil, M. Roland's. Stad way, were sadh fland få.
Mauers, Street & Co.,30 Cornhill,
Street.
Vaz-oksa, and next day he landed at Haiphong in
DESTRUCTING THE FAIRWAY,
potion to my lips. Not a soul seemed to notice the mlabapThat reminds me of another. story," chimed in Mr. Kyrle Bellew, "I wan wretshed little doing Romeo one night at place down South, called, I believe, Montgomery. the tomb ecene we had, as usual, two tree winga. The tomb was at the back of the stage. When the doors of Julist's resting place were fun open I saw Mr. Potter stretched out on a bench in the middle of what was supposed to represent a raging torrent in the Yosemite Valloy."
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Obervatory, Sth March, 1869;