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THE DAILY A 15 WIENESDAY, APRIL 17cm, 1880,
PERING.
lat April
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INSURANCES.
MAILS EXPECTED,
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1977
TRE CANADIAN MAIL. WOPRA IN HAMBURG.
The C. P. steamer Batavia, with the next... Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT March, and may be expected here on or about
tho 17th April.
Bays the Japan Gazette Companies In Undersigned, Agents of the above Canadian mail, left Vancouver ons ho 19th
"Says the Japan Gurotte :—“There is a proba-
not, autioipaved that sho will be long noter fire was discovered to bave broken out in a char and wo get rid of it! Or keep. It till the pavi- prepare proscuts for the foreign Ministers, Theonds either to partially or wholly withdraw the ↑
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THE AMERICAN MALLS.
The O. &. O, steamor Beigie, with the Ameri can mail of the 20th, ult., left Yokoła:na at day- light on the 11th, and, is due hors on the 17th instout.
The P. M. stormer City of Paling, with the American mail, left San Fransism on the 28th Morel, and is dus here on the 25th instrat.
THE GERMAN MAXI..
RISKS ? Current Bates.
PUSTAU & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1886,
NOTICE. UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, The Undersigned, Agents for the abovo Com- ACORPT RISKS any, are prepared against FIRE at Carrout Itates.
NORTON & Co.,
· Agents....... Hongkong 16th July, 1887.. THE NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR-mail of the 19th alt, left Singapore at. 11 a.. [55 Tho N. D. steamer Bayern, with the German
ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG. on the 13th, and is dus here on the 18th inst
THE INDIAN MAIL
Indian mail, teft Bingapore on the 15th, and is To sienner Arratoon Apcar, with the next
due here on the 31st inst
Rales
AGENTA for the above Company, are
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The P. & O. Extra steamer Gwalior left Singapom z55 p.m. on the 35th, and is due bere on the 21st inst,
The 0.8. S. Co.'s steamer Ajax left Singa pore on the morning of the 16th, and is dos here
on the Wnd instant.
..
The steamer Port Jackson loft Singapore on
THE
HE Ţudersigned, Agents of the above Com-the morning of the 16th, and is dzu hers on the
The German steamer Amiga, mbieb arrived; it is said, are to be polled down, and a Chinese were haddled about on the museob familyfe ind, and consequently 4,500 thousands of salt farowall ball was given on the 20th March hero on Bainrday morning, the 13th inst, from village is to be orseted on the site, so that one with its balsogiors, its tables and hat and Anre bien prd to relatives, bat there may have by the British roaldants of Tokobaum to the Laiko with a cargo of angar, wont nshore on the of the best alles ou the Babbling Wall Road mats Crowds of junkmon with their pig-talls You more people killed, one acamat gising the Hon. Le Poor Trench, who loft for England on East Apo Shoal in the Mindoro Streit on the will be redread to the unavoury condition of tied up and white handkorobie knotted round number as, 20. The halts of seroral peoplo the lat inst. On the 27th March Mr. Trench 3th April: After jettisoning some of her cargo the block west of the Ilurve Buner. It will be their bords stond and mutroyed to see. Not united to immediately produce in Bital zocul was entertained at a farewell tanquet by the she managed to get all and roach port. Sana melancholy change, and we trust that it will hand was moved to hereat, the conflagration ont: the fault of the foreign driver of the Tian cuborg of tho Tokyo Clab, RENTA proceeded to Quarry Bay to discharge her carge, be ret avoided.
We saw ons man carrying a buckets of water, tsin train, who was not in a fit state to dries iff After which she wont ialo dlook..
A letter from Tolang to the Shin-pao says but they may have, hown to drink, or for at the fault of those who dilayel the other train sountry are not the racont adoption soms people The stamp revenue for the first quarter of the the Kiang-tung Fling, and Ruling steamers other purpose. One man was sprinkling water long; and that of another foreign engineer, who imaginn. More than a century and a half aga presart year shows a failing off of $28 as are plying on the Yangters in rotation, getting on his own funtcovered whod Oberwith hot a just strain was going to start feum Tanga Whaling Company was formed in Otan-gun compared with the same quarter of last year, good cargoes up, but very little when they come house was pulled down to arrest the fruota kn. having injured his hand with a cartridgo of Yomagaohi kan and it still exists. During There was a doorvaso of 36,430 nder the hond down again. The Etangstang grounded on her drop of water poured. And there rolled the loft a passenger train to take care of itself, and the last four months the Company was vory ing of "conveyance or assignment, and of $3846 last up voyage at Tien-sin Chow, a sandy island grent Yauglese and between it and the fire returned to lootsin on an engine to have his successful, residing by its qntolios $1,000.
There under the head of "probate or lettera of adminis, and, and to raters and reload her cargo for stood the crowd of men,It is not to be resist injury radically treated. The first of thess is
promise of occurronens, says the tratios.
Japan Guzelfe, which will relieve the rignotony The principal increases were $1,065 for transport to Ichange in boats, the river being ed," said all those we spoke to. It is easy to dood, and the last will perhaps be discharged. Los of life in Japan when the sisations some round, broker's notes and $2.720 for transfer of shares still very shallow, and the spring freskets not realian new how a Chinesa pity is captured in
We hear that there have been several applica having yet appeared t
times of rebelllon.»' Two detorzninoć robola
The recort serious political disturbances, all tions trom members of the service for the ap According to the Hu-pao, the feraign mining might ride in, and it would be no one's, businZBAN,
ovidences that this will be so, are supplemented pointment of Taluater, which will shortly ongireòr sont by the Chinese Government, to: to romet them. At last the fire mot a brisk wall;| In reference to the late banquet at the Tong that day a political meeting should have been held by an ocurrey on the 2nd inat. at Osaka Oa become rasant by the resignation of Mr. A. Mongolis reports favourably of the prospects of and it stopped, close to a timber yard, from Ti Yamen diflonies in regard to the acceptance at finstead a tint took place. Chairs and tea pots Shelton Hocper, who has received the appoint silver mining in the part of the conatry which which not one leg of timber had been removed of the presouls were made by one or two mini were whisked about meer and several persons ment of Secretary of the Hongkong Land In-ho Las inspected." "A quantity of mixed silver Inside the city far more damage was don hari ters. Not, however, to disturb the harmony of were injured. Arrests followed. realiant, and Agency Company, Limited. The and loud ora has bear estreated, a small crush whore wo ear the grand blase, for the houses the banquet; it was arranged that the prments appointmont has to be made by the Secretary ing-alll has been erected, and melting ap there see more considerable. And there some should be sent to the various Legations on the bility that the day of foreign cement in JapanHE Undersigned having been appointed [of State "p
paratas will soon be brought thither. Thorsteps were taken, a pump was produced, but the day after the banquet, and that they should be is past. A Yokohama ostent manufactor and The ironwork portico and verandah of Vic. are ton foreigners and 200 Chinese employed hose was so fall of holes it creld eat convey even accepted temporarily for their Governments dealer has discovered a stone called motura in prepared to GILANT INSURANCES to the toria Buildings has found a Chinese admiror at those minos up to date.
hafite water to its destination. The fita e id pending reference hous The Ministor of the and imitater further east. The Ta Yun con The Sheu-paw saysOn the 30th March to have began in sa opium den oglade the city, United States found himself so bound by the Note dintr of wide poseases remarkable quali extent of $100,000, on first-class rinks at our tractor's shop in Wauchni is being adorned with 8an Yu, Governor of the protined of Kwaichow, east of 1 Boatli gata. It caught the lineent Constitution and his special, inatenctions that he of bis tente he corrent they are very good. It is
ties as a comnat anterial. If the stated results ront ratės. a fine cast iron vraimental vormidab, carried up necrialised the Throne on the backwardness house Thou a spark ble or there was had most rolnofantly to return them. By sitt said that the comment will bear a weight of 400
DUNN, MELEYE & S
STEAMERS EXPECTED the three storeys of the house, which when oom of the other provinces in sending their contributearing wind and caught the mat covered of his instraptions it should be noted that babe, to 50 lbs per square sun (abeat 14 inch). A
Hongkong, 18th Febranry, 1880 [413 The Shire Line steamer Breconshire left pleted, will be a great improvement to the ous to the troasury of this unfortunate province, henses Luilt on stilts outside the city wall, and are notice beforehand of his inability to accept few days ago specimen of the cement was for property however inomgraons it may look with which is too poor to mapport itself without such botwron the South gate, add the battle South them. The Tenu-li Yeroon, thus placed in awarded to the ommercial Department for in-
| \RÅNSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE Singapore on the 11th, and is duo here on the.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
17th instant. the adjoining buildings
assistance. They now one it about Tis 2,000,000, gate, and burof them all. This spark passed over foulty with regard to the presvule and being.
The Undersigned, having boos appointed Of the 10th inst. At the Folice Court The Kwelchow treasury is in suck straits, that an angle of the city. But afterwards some other milling to rotura thom to the Tirons, tele spection. Foreign coment in sold at about $4.70 Chinaman was charged with being oncerned in it may be compared to a man wines eyebrows suck fliwithin the city wall in this same angle graphed to the Chinese Ministor to Washington per barrel while the estimated mala mics of the Agents for the above Company, are prepared to pare on the 13th, and is due here on the 19tk
The O. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Orretes left Sinya a piratical attack on a jouk off Cape D'Aguilar, are on fire, and prompt relief is as necessary in and lighted up first a carpenter's shop, and then who spedly brought matter before the Gent under rioties is about 82.50. From the evidence of fle master of the junkittle one case in the other.
The encouragement which the Japanese Go. ACCEPT RISKS agains! FIRE at Current instant. the adjacent bouses. There were thus three dis verament, orders worn at once insucit for their
The D... E, steamer Bellona loft Singapore appeared that he bad on board, when attacked, The Shin-pao says that now has been received tinct fires barning at once, two outside the city acceptance and a Bill will be passed through Cen.vernment has rendoradte the cotton spinning 190 onses of kerosine oll. The pirates tock pes in official oircles at Shanghai that, Chitu Kin wall, and one inside; the result being that be: gress to enable the United Bintos to scoopt their affect. Dating last year the number of mills
SIAMSSEN & Co, industry, mys the Tapun Gazelle, bas had good
on the T4th, and is dus hore on or about the 20t Agents.
justéat. Kasalon of the junk and, having pot the master ming will receive the appointment of Chinese sides comparatively well off people, whom oseca The presents have therefore been returned to
Hongkong, 18th November, 1872. was increased by thres, "equal to an forense and the crew ou chore, stilled away with it, The Minister to Germany, Austro-Hungary, Holland, have probably been more serious, there are about the United States Legation to be forwarded to
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The Glen Line steamer Glenartney loft esse was remanded.
and Buusia. He was Iermety Laotai at Chin three hundred families left dealitató for whom? Washington. The Ministers of the Yama of almost 3,000 in the number of spindles, NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY Singapore on the morning of the 15th, and is The British steamer Afghan, from Japau will kinng, after which ho was appointel Proyinoist at once shout 1,300 can spiece Las beer, raised quite widerstand the reason why certain Minis-the growth of ootton in Japan is 5 smal Undersigned baring bon appointed due here on the 21st inst.
As we have before pointed out, however general cargo for Australia, touched on Tam Jade at Soochew. Ho is now on leave in by private subscription.
fers are dabarred from adapting presents.
Agents, in conjunction with Mesna. Kan point, near Lamma Island, early on Sa- Fukien. It is said that the new Minister to last some news of the gallant Frenchman, tarday morning, the 13th lost, dumaging bor Englaud and France will be Trt Krohsyin, a marching on his lonely way to Chinnrking! We specol to the Chung tons shil fu. Tur obsereported and there is an import duty whisiz has TURNEE & CO. for the above Company are
Reference was made in Prince Ching's ablo at a considerable quantity has to be im fot. She arrived in harbour safely and went member of the Hanlin college, now weiding at were all getting quite anxious abent; hair, for hotars above the tripurtal ornamental peilow inside the effect of considerably faurunzing the pries of prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE longside the Kowloon What to discharge Peking-The Mercury is informed on good left us with no knowledge of Chinese, and four the Teung-li vemen info, meaning May China yarn. However, the demand for yarn a very at Currout Bates, W. HEWEET & Co. her cargo, before going into dock. There was authority that both theas statements are wrong coalios who knew an other language, a red fox, and the Outsida enjoy inppiness. We observe steady, and so for business lane not been wide
dense fog prevailing at the time she struck that Ches, is the new Minister to England and alrady matter of notoriety in the district, and it incorrectly romanised in Four northern on Hat in order that an impetus may be given to NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
uscomunerstirò in casquenos of the duty. Hongkong, 8th June, 1888. The damage sustained is not serious, and it is Tevi is accredited to the United States. on tin of preserved ham. What would be do temporary. It is a mistako besides to say, as it the industry it is believed the Government in
A few minutes after 5p.m. on the 3rd inst., a with that last, we speculated? Estit first thing is there said, that Prince Ching was ordered to
INSURANCE COMPANY. repair.
tariffy, kt Captain F. II. A. Des Vots, 6th Dragoon coal shop to one of the courts running between lions of Chungking came in sight, and so fall banquet was so prepared, but this presents were Guards. Aide de-Camp, and Mr. Slagsby W. Boone Road and the Hongkow Creek. An alarm unappreciative on the fresh brand, and baked conferred by the Empress.
A month or two ago we (Japan Gazello), ex- Bethell, Private Secretary to His Excelency was raised and the Hongkow engine was poon on meats of that city Whether he has still got
plained that American missionaries had been We learn that Dr. Edkins, while passing prohibited front udrossing a meeting of Chris the Governor, who have resigned their appoint the spot and attached a bose to the hydrant at it with him we do not know, but he has at last through Tientsin at his way to Bhanghai, wasians at Magaske, Niigata-ken, on the ground ments, it here on the 16th inst. in the P&O the earner Boone Road and the Broadway, been heard of as passing through a own on the favoured with an interview with HE the Vitimt the proposed meeting was out of Selement steamer Clyde, and proceed, in the first place, to besides pumping water out of the Creck. As way He s not displaying the banner of France veroy, when much converantion took place re- Shanghai: The they intend to proceed to strong north-east wind was blowing at the time ike that Amerioni, who marched through Eng garding Christian Missions. To enquiries of the limits. In referee to this matter several com Peking, and should the accounts of the shooting and the shops adjoining wore filled with inflam- land with the Stors and Stripes, at he carries Viceroy, he (Dr. Balkins) informed H.E. that the ovaramout, seemingly with good affect: univations have passed between foreigners and in Manchuria prove favourable will probably gomable materials, the fire spread quickly, but for a butterfly net, which to the Chinese and must there were 54000 Roman Catbolic converts and Recently, the Governor of Toyama-ken wrote to Moukden. We anderstand that Capt. the tunately the Deluge," "Mil He Lounge," and be far more mysterious. But the Chine alwage 35,000. Protestant. The Viceroy thought the Hon. J. S. St. Aubyn, of the Grenadier Guards, Vistoria" arrived in good time and arrested know how to deal with strange apparitions.
cast missionaries should coufino themselves to moral to the authorities enquiring whather Till snoceed to the post of Aide-de-Camp to the the progress of the fire at the back of the pre- The report here amongst the people is that the orts without teaching religion. We are glad foreigners were invited to deliver religius Governor, and Mr. F. H. May to that of Primises, so that only four shops are destroyed. Kuling will never be allowed to proceed beyond to hear that the Vinoray has undertaken to pub Settlements they were to be allowed to de speeches by Japanese holding meetings ontside ste Secretary.
The property is owned by Fra Xuon Choong, Johnng, and that the Szechuan delegat have lish a small work in Claimese on Tree Culture, and is insured in Mossrs. Jardine, Mistheson & come down with instractions not to draw up translated by Dr. Edhing from the book on this The Government, a native paper says, Co.'s office.
river regalations, hat simply to stop her. Not subject published by the Adelaido Forestry Ex-read in the affirmative. Recollecting the pre CHINA.
The annual Inspection of the Shanghat Volun- withstanding which the people of Kweichow Fuhibition. It is likely to be of valne to the Chi-is prohibition, we have boon considerably sur taces took place on the Race Course there on the are said to have made their preparations. Theyness, as the hills of North China eo quite pris that on the same ruling Col. Olcott was FORMOSA.
6th iust. Major Chater, of the A. and B. High- karo got a lot of old junks now perfectly usolosa, denuded of trons, and wood for building
not prevented from delivering bir Buddhistiral d" forel landers, being the inspecting officer. The cous hat originally built of good wood, and thess is vory sparce and dear. The advice of the the feast regard has been paid to limits; he has lectares in places he has done. In his case mot TAMSUL 2nd April. ter included 21 Light Horse, under the command they intend to load apparently with salt, but Scotch Inied to his son, Be ays planting a truc Rain, rnis, and rothing but main day and night of Captain Hough; 53 Artillery-out of a total really with sand all covered over with salt. Then while you're sloping, they're growing, would be shipped from place to place speaking in support If we do not get some dry, warm wanther, and of 63 of whom o were sick and 4 absent on leave they mean to launch these boats against the sound advino fo fender to the Chipere.
of his belief without the slightest, hindrance, CLAIMU PAID... sante sunshins soon, the opening of our toaserson-commanded by Captain Brodis Clarks; and Kating, should she ever come in sight, and not Mr. and Mrs. Millier and family left Peking Equity demands that the same rule shond apply BONUSES PAID
all round, whether the intended foreiga speakers will be considerably delayed. Teamen are already124 Infantry, commanded by Captains Dudgeon, only sink her, but their own junks alto, for which on the 27th Mr. Hillier we understand gçes to rriving Numbers of them come from Amoy No. Co., Bright No. 2, and Boyd Bredon No. the owners of the Keling will have to pay, na Korea at once and his family will pass the hear of the decision of the Government and we Christians or Buddhists. We are glad to yaach Douglas Lapr. It steamer.
8, the Band under Cher, Vela mustere 26 well as for the supposed salt, cargues, The emmer at Chefzo. The Misses Townley are are certain that our friends the missionarios will Chongas have not taken place in the Customs strong, the whole, with Major Morrison, pedient is ingenions. This is, howasir, tat one leaving for home in a few days. Our Spring experience the same feeling. It marks another lone, as I told you in my last, but they have Surgeon Major Henderson, Surgeon Milles of the many rumours adoat in Iclang. rages are fixed to come off on the 27th April. lso taken place in the differont firms here. Mr.
and the Sergeant Major, making force
Mr. Gregory, our Consul, after four years Two excellent theatrical representations Fore advance in the extension of freedom by the solho Best, formerly of Messra. Tait & Co. has left of 224 all told. Major Chato: when entstay in leaving Ichang, and we hear that Mr. given at the British Legation on the 23th when rities to the propagandists of the Christian faith. hat firm and joined Messrs. Brown & Co.; Mr with them, and they me up to in fact ex his plans. The Chinese will lose a good friend was acted by Wasser. Wilkinson, Howard, Ker, Kazuyaws prefecturo, that is to say, in the A strange and apparently unknown disease draising the men, anid that he was well satisfied. E. Frazer, now at Kinking, is appointed in an English farce antitled "A Ticket of Loaye Fraven in charge of Boyd & Co.'s has gone to
bas made its appearance in the Miars district of moy, fand Mr. Lattor, from Shangusi, bascendet, the standard of eficiency he expected, in Mr. Gregory,–Daily News Correspondent. P. Walsham, J. Walsham and Mrs. Jordan region lying about Cape Migaks. The symptoma akon bis place.
| from reports, they bad reached. He should b
This was followed by a French comedy called re not accurately described by the veroncalar By the steamer Formosa on the 28th of last able to make a very satisfactory report to the
CHEFOO.
"L'Affaire de In Eas de l'Oxrcive" the por honth our Acting British Consul, Mr. Bourne,
General, starned from Hongkong, bringing Mrs. Bourne M. Thevenet writes to the N. G. Daily News
aouages being Mr. and Mrs. Vaperean and P. So far as we can learn, the malady cora
mences will acate pain in the abdominal regions, Thorë ato now 9 or 10 stammers in part.1 Measre. Greville, Vissire and Count Cartagena. ith him. The married members of this, once on the 1st inst. to correct some assertions, under Russian, 2 Chinese, 3 Gernran, and the rest After the plays an excellent supper was protid high fever is developed, and within twenty bours THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM-to-day, the 17th inst., at 2.80 F.M.
from the time of selzaro death, in a majority of amall, samanuity are steadily incrossing. By the title Notes from Native Papers," in coonce British hosides two barques and one schooner, ad after which dancing was engaged in. Avory case, ensi he same stemmer Mr. Cook, mining engineer. tion with the construction of the harbour the long and broad. Customs Jetty is covered enjoyable evening indeed was spent. The en epidemic character. It has visited air villages. The disce appears to be of rived; to was formerly at the Kaiping ecal
Port Arthur by the Froach. Syndicate, which several foot high with iurport and export oargo, tire foreign Legation and Caloms community In the village of Ota, 27 persons ware attacked ines. After he had an interview with the e saje are positively orronecas, and prosceds to Spring is ushering itself in by some troos begin with one or two exceptions as present. Hand 10 died; in Nagasaki, 27 were attacked and overnor he went to the Kelung doal mines,
remark have never asked His Excellency uing to sprout. Yesterday afternoon the Brit- Majesty's Theatre has been recently salarged 20 died; in Ashiya there was one case, not fatal; The Fermo left for Hongkong via Amoy on
the Viceroy Is Hung-chong to increase the price ish man-cf-war Matine arrived from Part Ar- and improved and new it is a very handsome in Bajima, there were 7, of which 3 ended, fatally e 31st. and by her Mr. and Mrs. Gaebel and originally stipulated for the works contracted tant, and one hour later about 11.3. Copart rooms, suitable for Leatures, Balls and such like. in Ogino, 2 were attacked and 1 died; in Asay, Ir. Wilkinson left, the latter going back to for the supplementary conventions which for the sunny southHongkong.
The serious railway accident on the Taku line ene non-fatal seizure occurred. The total number BAN Hur, Esq. walow. On the same day the Feeches left for intervened, on my propont, since the contract Colung to take some coils frazi there to Feochew was signed in 1956, bave had, on the contrary,
bas naturally produced a sensation. It is foured of cases between the 20th and the 20th of March CAAN IN CHOY Esq. HCHONG PANG, Esq. the accurrence will be used by the opponents of od return here about the middle of this month, result to decrease the total expenditure by
Herr von Haneckos is expected daily, two the railway extension to Tangohew to altogether as 6, and the deaths 40. The rate of mortality nd will taken to Shanghai the Provincial the adoption of methods which were at the ratturies or forts sea to be erested; for which stop the constraction of that Ene, which is at the axols that of cholers, and the malads The Company GRANTS POLICIES on reasurer of Parmesa, Mr. Shae Yulian, whe same time cheaper and more satisfactory from purpoor ho ir muid to have been selected na builder prosent in aboyner puading the reference to the described as oron mar-torrible, how the fron MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World as boon appointed Ministar to England, and anantical point of view. As to Ea final success by Lang chung: I understand Woi-ni-woi Vuroys and Governors. At first some thirty 8 to 20 years of age. We road in the Jajs Saupo payable at any of its Agencies.
es to Peking to roro his instructions. Mr. of the undertaking, you my fully ceases those and Takeawan are also to la fortified under is were reported un killed-lator details bring the that a visit was paid to the infected district by ano Tx-lion was in 1818, Frine Saurotary Pro who may have shown any signs of superintendence.
Contributory Dividends' are payable to ni uneasiness: the faurous springs of water as
Fra Korea, rumours liave reached here that Mercury Correspondent.
HANGOROW,
9th March.
was, but is now back in Port Arthur.,
This torpedo flotilla has wintered in Wei-hoi-
total number down to icartoon,
threston the closure ouve more of the river.
oven
For other mail notas ace bupplement,
UTLER, PALMER Our2RHED IN LONDON, 1815
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
sany, are authorized to INSURE against 22nd inst. (FTRE at Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong. let January, 1852
· [ 10 GEVERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY
For the convenience of the public a Park, der HE Undersigned having been appointed will be delivered by the tvolve ud four o'clock livery has been established. Tetter box have beon placed in the tram ours and correspondence Agents for the above Company, roars only. Local rates will be charged. Corres prepared to GRANT POLICIES, against pondence addressed to the Peak may be posted in FIRE AND LIFE at Carront Rates.
the General Post Office up to 11.50 am, and 3,30 PUSTAU & c. Hongkong, 1st April, 1985.
(678, or in the Latter Boxes in the cars till time of departure. Correspondence from the Peak THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE may be posted in the Letter Bossasp-to-twelve"
COMPANY, LIMITED,
and four o'clock. Parsels for the Peak may be, ESTABLISHED 1870.
posted in the General Post Oilice only ap to 71.30 HEAD OFFICE,-Hongkong.
am and 3.30 pan. There will be nó Skudny de CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. litery. Covers containing hank notei, juwellery, PAID-CF CAPITAL
..............$ ́ 400,000 | &a., should not be posted. To avoid robbery sond- 650,000 | era of latters are requested to caused. Winir stampa a
210,000 by writing the word stampel' across them. 400,000
1783
RISKS accepted at CURRENT RATES OF PREMIA.
JAS, B, COUGATRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, 12th March, 1889.
HENIX FIRE OFFICE
FIRE &t Current Rates.
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANTPOLICIES INSURANCEagainst
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co...
Agents for the Phoenix Fire Office. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
[13
PANY LIMITED,
HEAD OFFIer-floxazarG.
CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), $1,000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS," LUM SI SANG, Esq.
Yow!
Q. Hot CHTNE, Esq.
WOO LIN YUEN,
Soorstory.
HEAD OFFIch. No. 2 Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881,
NOW ON SALE,
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
The Postal Guide for 188, revised to date, will be found in the Daily Press Directory. p. 389 large edition, p. 733-anal-lition. · This is the only sathorised complete. Summary of. Postal information published in Hongkong.
The anthorised List of Mair issued in connection with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extin, which is always Corrected, to a much-inter haar than that giron
below.
A MAYS. NIET, CLONE,
For Straits and London-Por Titan, to-day," the 17th inab, ut 10.30 A.M.
For Straits and Calcatta-Per Wingsang,"
For Amoy and Manila-Per Nutzing, to- day, the 17th inst., nt 3.30 PM,
For Swatow, Singapors, and Langkat.-Fer P. C. Klas, tó-morrow, the 180 bist, at 9.30 A..
For Straita and Bombay-Per Descan, 10- morrow, the 18th inst., at 11.30 A.M.
For Swator, Aoy, and Fooohey-Per
Enclong, to-morrow, the 19th fust, at 500 r.m.
For Fort Darwin, Thursday Island, Cook- town, Townsville Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,
and Adelaide Por Catterthur, on Tuesday, the Bring, 240 FM-
For Singapore-Per Lydia, on Wednesday, the 24th ist, at 9.30 AM.
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H.E. Chang-how, Chinese Envoy to Russumerens as tho esle in a honeycomb have Judge Denny, (whose party is now in power in windy and dusty, One or two sight falls of Jusen Hospital, und by Dr. Eldridge, but that
The month of March has been unusualy cald, Dr. Fukada, Superintendent of the Yokohama Contributors of Business, wholber they ar been so fully conquered that the dook is now Washington) is likely to become American Mi-snow occurred and also one or two attempts at/ they did not pronounce positively as to the Shareholders or not. completely dry, and the workmen are basy powister to the Court of Kores, while the present rain, but wind, dust and cold have prevailed. prevails that either fish or water is responsible, nature of the malady. In Tokyo su opinion lowering the door to the agreed level and making inteter. Mr. Dinsmors (whose party is out) is With the exception of two or three days, during but this seems to be purely a conjecture.Japan 4th April. The great city of Hangohow is extremely dry Notwithstanding the serions but not unforeseen Rumour also has it that Yoan, Chineas Resident boon below freezing at night, and for a few nights
the anchoragon for the mooring of the ships. to be his snocessor as foreign advisor to the king the satire month the therinemaster has Invariably Mail. ro aro probably even hundred thousand difficulties under which these works have been in Korea will not leave Soul. For all I now, it in succession it fell sufficiently low as almost to ople here but not & drop of tea can be bought executed, they will be completed within the may not be so I give you the gossip, though.. any of the public tea houses. There is a strike prescribed time, and H. E. Chow was able, les. The taa homses two all closed by oummen durig bis last visit to the works to satisfy C.M.S.N. Co. are about to replace the stormer have been appointed. Their names are Tui Talking of Korea, it is stated that the The new Ministers to Washington and London reement, to realet e tax imposed in the bogia-himself they were progressing very favourably. Mengeka by a timber steamer on their Kores Kwon-yin sad Chen, Chin-ming respectively. ng of the year, to raise money for the anterers famine. It coms that the imperial governs ent required a certain amount from each
Shen-pao announces that the Marquis ovince. It was decided by the loos aathorities this ovident that young Chinn is developing a Northera non-treaty ports to this port for the Tung Wen Kwan, or College of Peking, post From the following extract from the Shin pao to carry straw braid and other cargoes from Trong bas boon appoined to the control of the lasy a tax on every cup of wine or tea retailed taste for pugilism At Kinking some of the purpose of fooding the largor steamers of the for which, it says, he is peculiarly well qualified the shops. The wine vendors obtained remixens of rich Chinese merchante, fast" young Same Company The Tsuruga Maru is still by his intimato acquaintance with foreign lan- or of their tax. The keepers of the tea shepa sabbitfed to the art of boxing and the arabe, to give them lessons between Nagasaki and Tientsin mic Cheralpv.
men. are in the habit of engaging professors of the touching hore coming and going on her tripe gauges, manners, and enslow. r in the first instanco base they understood, in thescienco of self-defence, sothat when they grat
A Chinese paper ears that on the 21st March I hero on good authority that a strong ex- the President of the Board of Revenze and the
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They had a general meeting and ordered all Teous engaged in the business to close their op on the first day of the third month. derer persoas refu ed to comply with the orders the guild and their shops were attacked the mob and they were forced to yield
able to put a stop to the custom; which is a dis
grace to the pafire society of Kinking. One
of these professors, a Kiang-peh man called Hu.
TIENTAIN.
Mr. Kinder, the oagineer-in-chief of the Tient-
had been for a long time getting on worse and sin Railway, who was on his way horse, has (the worse terms with a rival foacher named Lan, a Mercury bears been telegraphed for to return The gentleman from Kwang-tsi, in martial Hupeh
immediately,
at the palies arrested some of the mob d several persons
punished. Wor
king, who have been discussing the cost of xos. toring the Tai-ho Gate, came to the concesion that the sum of Tia, 2,300,000 would be required. Whether the assistance of the Provincial. Goy- oraments will be called for to raise some of this are, it is said, sending agents to Kiangsu, Che- money, is not yet known. The wood contractors kiang, Kangri and other provinces to procure
the wood.
NEWCHWANG.
26th March
The ice on the river commenced to break up on
bostNo better shipped.
SCOTCH WHISKY,
See Soparate Advertisement..
IRISH WHISKY,
THE BEST-Dnly one quality consigued.
PORT INTALIDS,”
Invalide in particular are recommended to select This Wine. See special. Advertisement.
SHERRY,
culo: cosses.
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bief of police was D asauliet and and at last their wintal ill-fooling culminated The Shih-poo says that about one o'took a ngly handled by the met. He then sought in a challenge to meet each other on 27th March on the 46th Marels a great conflagration took interview with the Fatui, bat was not received in the court of the Fire gol's Templo, just out-placo in Tientsin aity, in the locality known a d had to retire at disadvartage and wist with aide the south gato of Kinchang, and soo which Si-kon. The fire was started at a dyeing iber rough trestiunt. It is reported that should prove the baltes man. Each had more establishment, and long before the Bre brigader the 18th, and the steamers Wooning, Moifon sed higher officials do not approve of the method than ten pupils under his tuition, and when the could be on hand to render asistat ce, the flames Newchuang arrived on the 23rd, followed by the levying the tax sad rather sympathise with time came there was a goodly attendanco to see and spread with auch foarfat rapidity as to be Toonan and Choyeang on 24th. It has been slow For Connolassars the following Winos have Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 a dispensers of the beverage which cheers the sport Mr. Ha first came on the ground, beyond scntrol, and they rared with terrible work on account of the ice floating about, uni tot inebriates."
with a cotton-band round Lia forehead, a tight destructiveness Retil fire o'clock in the morning. the steamers which we hear aro an the Bar weit- The tax on the axallest shops is to cash (one belt round his waist and tightly-ttlag short at that hour, partly through the strennons ing for pilots or water will not lose much valu nts, on the largest it je sven hundred cash a garments and cried, "Where is Lan P the yard efforts of fire brigades, and partly because the able time, y. Thus who levied the tax advise the shop should come on in woman's clothes if he comes fire had well nigh spent itself, the flames began Rios is coming up in some quantity and no
..
The" INVALIDs" pale, delicato, fine favor.
their own distinctive raerits-
**AMOROSO," a Stonter Wine, very popular.
MANZANILLA, Olonn dry appetising Wine,
Chlua, very delicate and soft.
CLARET.
patterns cease.
opers to increase the privu of euch cup of tea at all." Just as the people are beginning to to subside, and gradually were extinguished-doubt will pay importers, as all grains ara rory ("SHEER-WHITE SHAL," a special favorite inters. Again, despite all the grammars and Barzak, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and
this impose the fax on all the consumers joor at the absent Lan for hile pusulanimity in Eetwoon rcnty and oighty shops and houses dear, and infortunately facias accounts are fast moralis, but they did uret approve of this plan not appearing to the challenge, that hero bound were destroyed. that it cornes from the individually. The ed into the arena, boiling with raga and without
as strong as bofora. In foot unless there be The Chinese Times of the 50th at my some scheme of permanent relief, either by, en- forers are making complaint to the high off- uttering a word went straight for Mr. Ha. For The condition of the Peiko, especially between abling the people to sow their ground for next
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tthare is a deadlock up to the present date brawny legs and arms whirling through the air, Tangehow is very bad. The stream left is of railways, Government work, ete, the same bey are waiting for some one to arise in his and then. Hu, very corpulent man, began to narrow ditch, scarce navigable by house boats, state of starvation will continue, and sa the so- sdom and suggest some plan by which a com-pint and groan and show symptoms of haring and, unless a change is made acon, will orize can be reached and each party can read enough. This was Lan's opportunity, of less for cargo craft. Long lines of mud aboniseme no end to the trouble.-Daily News Cor- 130-not advances famine fever will pot in. There e from the field without losing face." It is which be availed himself by putting in a vigorous re grown up, the river bed has risen consider respondent ught that the Criumiun Jadga will be able to right-hander, which, knocked out one of Hu'rably from the general silt deposit, and it in eney rform this much to be desired service so that eyes: He was carried off to hospital amidst to see, as the channel cannot carry off any and come ting, beverage may frenly flow again.raptarens applause from Lan anil is supporters, dan flow of water, foods must occur, and the re Daily News Correspondeat.
and the ribald mob dispersed.
SHANGHAI,
The property at the corner of the Bund and Yasg-king-rung, which was sold the other
ICHANG.
25th Marli
It is rumoured that, Mr. Gregory, H.B.M.
JAPAN.
NAGASAKI
ault will be highly calamitous. It ia plainly an other example of the evils that are munifpet on the Yellow River, and, fa.n messure, the bad") rosalta will be similar. The attention of the It is very seldom Indeed, says the Rising Sun, Ticeroy is hereby urgently called to the matter that uses of piracy are reported on the Japan The Peking correspondent of the Skinghai cost, bat we bear that an instance occurred off
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y From Tientsia a report reaches me rice and anndries was bearded and pirated of a It is reported in the Daily News that a roof and there is no doubt he will prove to be the txt the Tau San Coal Mines are early exhaust-sum of money and ten bales of rice.
nurilexus quartz has been found on the right man in the right place, ad and that, por Customis. Tientsin Daily Ship- orth Baddle, and that a syndicate is being Our most amiable resident, the Rev. Father ping. Report, 1830 tene have been exported med at Shanghai to offer it on the Hongkong Benjamin Christiensen, who has rad here for sines the navigation opened, and say the seventy- Landon market. The promoters hope crea great number of years and done very good six steamers which arrived here since the 1st changed hands at the cle of last month, and is,
Our Kobe contemporary, the Hyogo News, DRAWING ROOM AND DINING ROOM Sur, to Parphasers of SIX or more Coples. g to sell it by the foot.
Lounges AND HASY CHAINS, work among the hill tribes of Chang-yang, has Murch took away each 100 tons, that would make we (Nagasaki Express) understand, now owned The Shanghai Mercury is authorised by Judge been appointed by His Mohiucas the Pope to the 7,600 tons exported, therefore with the 1,850 tons by a syndicate of the loading business people of DESSING TABLES AND MARBLE TOP WASH-
BIDEBOARDS, WARDROBES, position of Bishop and Ticar, Apostalin of south-it would make a total of 9,150 tons taken from the port. For the past twenty-one years it has rn Hapah We wish his good the 1600 mm, tails), sinos December, and, deposited of the been owned by Mesere. Wthe form of, and for SILK PLUSHES IN VARIOUS COLOURS, BUCUR TRADE LIST OF ALL
STANDS, MANTEL AND CONSOLE GLASSES. this life can give, for he is a good and noble man, railway at der the management ang-dang. Judge Denny says that the whole and always ready to do a good sotion..
by to give an omphatic contradiction to the
port published in the Japanese papers to the
ert that he had received $50,000 from Li
Tientsin Coal Yard. This stock is said.
formor, a
ry is mischievons invention; and, does not
Our friend Mr. Pratt, the collector of beetles suced to one half. The Chinese Times in editorial chair. Both, we believo, rotice from bumber of years Mr. J. Creagh his scupied the itala a germ of truth.
and butterfles, who has lived amongst us for the Tebruary last, and the Railway Co's prospectus, their positions onto the new proprietorship,, A correspondeat of the Mercury bears that last twelve months, has been joined by a Mr. said the output would be 1900 tons per day,
Empresa Dowager is in favour of the Chin Riobeldorff, stely out from home. They are to bat by what I can make out it is only 210 tons, Korean Ambassadors who reached his destination Says the Hyogo News The only one of the ng-Tangelow line, and that the Viceroy is in proced-up the Yangtze as far as the borders whilst the consumption at the present time is is now in Kobe waiting for a vassal to take him our of the Tientsin Tangelow line. This of Thibet. A place called Tachinboy-in.-J. be-878-tons If this is so the stock in band will soon home, and with his arcival thure will end the in-
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quirements for the two scientific men to make tho. Shen-pao-In consequence of the recent Chang Yang, "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister The trial of three European members of the the bost their home for the two years they in- railway accident at Ticutain, the Viceroy Li Plenipotestiery for Kores"-as his oard runs papers pabliuksed on the Pacifle Coast, the Saudatos y a 2 Independent Empires and
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