afaris, who displayed azok devotion and forti- | METRONOLOGICAL REGISTER.
tude in this marvelloan expedition. I trust that
Ento Pasha is programming."
The Bultan of Zapsiber has reviewed the cor- vivor of the expedition, and tinaked and re- warded the Zanzibari who took part in that
Captain Wissmann is suffering from asthma.
THE BELZ-GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY
LONDON, 12th "Desember.
Lady Harrin and child come out some weeks before Lord Harris
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MADKAR, 13th December
Some
Lord Chad Hamilton find a narrow escape While tigoc-abooting near Mysore yesterday. He had monated with Me Caton Woodvilla from their elephant, and was searching for a tures in the jungle, when the tigross and two cub maddenly charged towards him. nocident, the details of which are not yet to hand, happened, preventing Lord Cland Gring in time. The tigresa was within a few foot from him, when Mr. Woodville rushed up, and } Blrot her dead,
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Bohosle the World, played on the 6th ground from which to make our deraande on fratant, and vaulted in a win for the Public tersigners to come the Import, that we shall at
last be intoned to--Daily News. Schools team.WARARINA
We hear that Mr. Frits Lammert has beem appointed clerk to the Pulsus Judga
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ory kim very fax, Potter als made one ez two good runs and on obe of the attempts, passed to Dickinson, who with a fos run took
The P. & O. steamer Glyde, with the next the ball nearly the whole length of the field and looked very much lite scoring, but he was an
outward. Englial mail, left Singapore at 1.p.m. The Chefon correspondent of the N. 7-Daily · The Undersigned. Thaving; hoan appointed ¦ on the 1st, and in due here today. fortunately collared whan about a couple of The German gunboat Nitid arrived hers on the 61 yards from the goaline. This was the nearest Sth fast, from Swatow. A
Neida writes under date of 26th December-Agents for the above Company' ar prepared to sation the Ward had of soaring, as from this On Monday evening shoat six o'clock the fire It is reported here that and aovident conrred ACCEPT MARINE RISKS at Current
time to be abres of the match the ball wa al- boil rang est an alarm of des in the Western at. Houd en Jan 18th instanti, when a natira. Tiates.
est continually in their quarters, Woodbook District Luckily the alarm proved a falno-one,best osutataing one of the light kooper, Mr. now came to the frost prsity: prominently, and The American stip P. B. Cheney parted her Kroker, is said to wars capslesi is it was the ball having been passed to him by Charkeerble on Friday night, the 3rd funt, and driften pucnading alther to or from the mastsland, and FIEE be made apart for the goal. Whan dioms on down the harbour, bringing up again again the the line he was collared, and passed to Msodonogh, steamer Nanshan No damage worth mention „who was very smartly brought to earth by the ing, however, wak done to witbor vessel World's back, bat not, however, till he had had On Friday aftorenog, the 3rd inat, the steam dan to pam again to Woodorok who being antch Beofia ran into an of the Dock Com close on the Tan, neatly grounded the ball, pany's launches No. 6, cutting through the side The place Lick by Young was mocessful. On into the boller. Ors of the dramen en board the ball being kicked of, le was again gradually the Dock lannah was severely scalded and had worked down towards the World"twenty-five to be removed to Hempital
It is notified in Eaturday's Gasolta that and just before the call of No Bida" Young. managed to get the hall over the lime, olnes to from the lat Instant no rent will be charged for touch The place dek" was rather a dificultenorasohment-on Crown, laut by verandaha. oure and gras not ocena. This brought the This is & reversal of the order issued some six mitob to a close, the Schools thus being left the feen months ago fmposing an annual rent for NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL. winners by two goals and three tries to nil. For anthorized onerosos vents over Crown land made
the Schools Woodcock, Dund and Young after the date of the anties. were conspicucot, while Steract, Diskinson, and Potter worked hard for the World..
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 7th January, 1885,
BROKERAGE ON UNFULFILLED CONTRACTS..
ther & share broker72160 ale when Crioket. Ülth was held on the 6th inst., in the mont bensez,, inhabited by large number of
the
THE AMERICAN MAHA The 0, &0. stemor Gasles, with, the Ameri GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Cod of the 1th December, left Tokohama Hongkong, 6th Novembar, 1889. 18 on the 3rd, and is dus here Gs the 9th just.
INSURANT COMPANY, OF 1577
THE CANADIAN MAIL IN HAMBURG,
The C. P. steamer Abyssinia, with Canadian the 7th inst. for. Undersigned having been appointed mall, left Yokohama on Agents for the above Company, are Hongkong vid Nagamki. prepared to ACCEPT RISK8, againai FIRE
Current Rates.
REUTER, TRỞOKBUMA NÊN & CU
Agents. Hongkong, Jut July, 1899. TRANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
nothing na anos been seen alifier of the span-men or Br. Kroker. The steamer Kwangcht, with Mr. B. Farkhill (L.M. Customs Harbour Master here) on board, is going to Port Arthur at daylight to-morrow, after which she proceeds to Houki, where the matter is to beat investigated.
TAKU.
165
15th Decembin ́s We and strong blow from the north-weat on Wedaceday last, and it has played the debos with
The Undareignad, having been appointed the river. Sixteen lighters were left out of dock, and if they are not get into their mud-holes short. Agents for the shove Company, are prepared to If some one will be gotting into trouble. The Pri ACCEPT RISKE against FIRE at Current Ping got tabors on the North Bank, and her stes cargo had to be saorified to get her off. The Pechtle is at sutaide waiting for export ourgo. but I doubt very much if she will get any, for think the Tsku Tag & Lighter Company will not sind anything out-Mercury correspondent.
TIENTSIN.
14th December.
113
· SIEMSHEN & Co.,
Agrants. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.
GENERAL LIPH AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN
LONDON.
Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE and LIFE at Current Rates.
· REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & Co. Harbour 1st July, 1899.
078
READY FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared GRANTPOLICIES INSURANCEngsinst FIRE st’Current Rales.
A are broke out about bleak pa on the 5th inst, in No.7. Upper Station Street. The fire commenced in the frat floor of this house and
Per sonship Glenogle, ailed on the 28th.
The point has been raised in somo recent
spread rapidly to the adjoining horses, Nos, THE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. and 3, all three houses being completely gnt Thosember-Far Louch-80,909 bs. Congon cases in the Summary Jurisdiction Court whe
ted before the fames wore "get under. >ten, 50 balen waste silk, and 187 rolls maiting.
to recover his An extraordinary gensmal meeting of the houses destroyed were three-storeyed tene Par American ship #. P. Chessey, saited on commission from pra of the 3rd January-For New York-8,149 plls the other principal foils to complete his con Cricket Farilino, to sleet Prestant and to people on the four on which the fire broke out matting. 1.744 packages Brorackers, 2.75 bales tract. Mr. Justice Wraz, has decided that make arrangements for the approaching visit of no less than six families were living and it is The Gas Company are making rapid progress, palm-leaf fade, 618 bales straw. 480 balas straw the broker is no satitled, and to atriot law, the Tesus from Singapore and Shanghai.
extremely fortunate that the outbreak was not and the sirents are laid with mains. Gas has fraid, 375 boxes ginger, 125 hores joss-sticką, 75
On the motion of Mr. A. K. THATSES, Hon. attended by any fatalities. The fire in supposed already been made, and the teat light at the balss sheeps' wool, 7 packages. camit o grackers, independent of custom, and tresting sharen Scometary, Colonel Ghafor was voted to the etmir. to have originated through some children pley-works is said to be very brillinut.
an ardionry warchandise, the docision is no
A strong wind from the north-west spring up The CHAIRMAN said the first business before ing with fireoraokers on the door on which it doubt correct. Acil is put
law book, in
the meeting was the electios of a President in noonerai.
on Wednesday right, and veering to the north- a factor is to sell to ■ wort of dank
or trade succession to the late Mr. Darby, whose long The A. D. C. garu sasther performanse of the eat provaffed all Thursday. The water in the where the usage is to sell upon credit, and he they all very much folt. He would be glad It Pantomime on Balexstay atternoon, the 4th inst. river fell over two feet, and large foon of los This year's en Mules.. $550 per pirul, alles et sell to person of good credit at the time, any one would put forward the name of suy The hoses was well-filled, but the show was blocked the Tiontain Reach At Tard the river [ catties.he is discharged and will be entitled to his gentleman they would propon a Preddent most indifferent. The pipes was out without the froze across at high clack water about 7.6.m. least attempt to preserve coherency and the on Thursday, but the ebb tide carried it away. Last year's Now Maino...3580 par piezi, sila. of resinslor, though such vendee may after the Club.
131 to 34 cutties.
Mr TRAVERS-I would propons Mr. Deane performers, with one or two exceptions, went Up to the time of going to press the Peokik ...R540 për pícni, alles. of [ards become insolvent, provided tea as President of this Club Da referring to through their parts in a careless and Halens was still outside the Bar.
be gave was reasonable and usual the records I fad Mr. Deane was honetary manner. Several persons who took an oppor On Monday last, a Chinese lad, who had been 128 to satties, and that his principal was made acquainted Secretary as far back as 1563; therefors turity of witnessing the Pantonima, on Satur-sliding on one of the poode the other side of the 851er of with the transaction within a reasonable, 12 think he knows the history of this day last, for the first time were much Taku Road, went under the ion, and but for the $5171 to 5820 μm chert,
20 and usual space of time. In abare deal Club from its earliest infamy. He also holds disappointed after the very satisfactory ac prompt appears yon of the Rex. B. Berant, would 9505
|ticaturg
these conditions are always fulfilled, the rest thing for the Presidens. And not After the performance the bachelors of the amber of Chinese standing wond, but action ,the prominent position in the Colony, bioh guts they had heard of previous performanos doabledly have been drowned. There was a being given in the breker's noter. The question
tion then arises whether there in that, but bo kes taken an activa part in the Forty thieres gave a supper and an enjoyable by reason of their usual apathy or petrofaction gute aver eince he arrived in the Colony up to dance. We wonder, whether the atticipation of in emergencies, made no attempt to rowns the custom or anything in the character of within the last two or three years, and even uw this had a bad effect on the public performance, drowning lad. Mr. Bryant, however, with the ADY the aubject matter of the trangtion that
that we find him taking a keen interest in the game The following translation of a telegram frous all of a polo, got the boy out of the water, abould deprive sharebrakers of the right to and looking on at the matches from the Pavilion. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of running no small amount of danger and getting commission on
Saigon to the French Consul in Hongkongnam-good wetting in so doing.
Gov. Tichard, on the invitation of the MYZA. G. Wir senenäod. other brokers or factors. In | by
corning wreckage seen at ses by the Messageries Carrod znanimously. the regular course of desling on the London
Maritimes packet Arethuse is published in pobolars of the Anglo Chinese Sebcal conducted The CHAIEEAN said it was proposed at a Saturday's Gaste: The Arethus, a on by Mr. C. D. Tenney, gave a lecture in Chinese Brock Exchange the brokera aco pomonally liable under the contracts into which they Committes meeting held a week ago that the the 23rd Despumber, in Lat. N. 15.0.28, Lone of Electricity at the Temperance Hall, on a
match days soppasing both teams me. E. 108.0.30 (maridian of Paris) 3 miles NE, ofturday ovaning last. A large number of Chinese Current mater. custom prevailed in nter, The same
should be Wednesday and Thursday, 22nd and Cape Zantan, mot with a pisos of wrecage, interested samo to hear, among whom were the Bongkong until some ten or eleven years 23 January, Hongkong . Singapore: Friday length and breadth each from 25 to 30 Just, con- Victory's children. ..9.95
ugo, when
it was changed for that which and Saturday, 24th and 25th, Hongkong sisting of part of the deck if x sailing vessel.lecture by his own apparatus, and the variona naw obtains, ander which the names of Shanghai, and Monday and Tuesday, 27th and It sorta ba mads cut where the wast had been expertinente made-elicited great suthasism. Mr. Richard linas made it a point in bis mission- bath
ara disclosed and the broker 28th, Singapore . Shanghai: He supposed there was a hand winch on eus side, and a com- principala ara is relieved of
of personal liability. The one-
there was no objection to those days on the part pasion Latch opposite to it. A volunt gale pruary labour to teach all with whom he came in tom, however, is not strictly adhered to, for of any one. They were in fact about the only rated between Haim and the minisland on contact how the various forces of naturs bestow
daya that could be takan.” it is still common for brokers Lu
December 21st and 22nd. Could some European ad upon men by God can be controlled and sub- **For sign the concerned." When the change in ther. SARCOMPE SMITH suid he supposed the vessel have left Hongkong and been in this jected to man' use. It is to be hoped that more of those lestures will follow, for the Chinese general custom was made, the brokers made ments would be enbject to alteration at neighbourhood on those days 3"
the bands of the Committee.
youth is really anxious to learn, and it is only by such means the coming generation will bo taught to appreciate Western science and in-
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anjaro on an unfulfilled contract which Applause).
no change in their rate of commission, nor is it atual for them to charge more when they sign for the concerned" and make themselves personally responsible then whom the name of the principals are disclosed The course of business is extremely loost, And may at any time give rise to serious trouble. Until recently
quite
however, we beliero it had never occurred to a
Axhare- broker that
I claim his commission broker be could
a time bargain when the contract was not Carried through. To allow him to do ao
от
in a
is a direct incentivo to get soy man
of
straw to sign his name either as buyer or seller in order that a contract may be enter
don
The arrangements were approved, subject to alteration by the Committed.
The CHAIRMAn wid it. was also proposed
at
the Committee meeting that the A.D. C. should be invited to arrange for a special performance of the Fantomilies on Thursday the Cad. Com his answer had been received that the A. D. C. would be very happyApplause)
a
The CHAIRMAN mid it was also proposed by the Committee that on Saturday the 25th, that was, after the Hongkong and Shanghai matob, subscription cricket dinner should be given,
open to members of the Club only, with discre
MACAO.
|vention
Mr. Richard linstrated his
court being given afterwards. (Applause.)
Mr. Wise Baked if the dinner would take King of Portugal, arlos I. At eleven o'clocktova and his entryman'a prown. He has
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The O. 8. 8. Co.'s stasmer Diomed, from Idverpool, Left Singapore on the 31st December,.. and is due bers on the 8th inst.
The Glen Ling steamer Reneugles left Sings- pore on the 2nd, and is dus here on the 8th,last. The 0.8. B. Co.'s steamer, Bellerophon left
Singapore on the 3rd, and is duo hare ou the 10th inst..
The Glon Line steater Glenlyon Lasvos Singa. pore on the 5th, and is due bere on the 11th instant.
:
The P. & O: extra steamer Bhangkai left Bia-
·gapore at 6 am, on the 5th, and is due bere on the 12th lust
The Ben Line sleamer Benglas left Singapor on the 8th, and may be exported here on the 18th instant.
The Shira Lino steamer Breconshire left Singapore on the morning of the 7th, and is due
the 15th inst
POST-OPTHE NOTICES.
Peak dativory. Letter boxes have bear placed in the tram care and correspondence will be delivered by the twelve and four o'ctook 18 car only. Local rates will be olargail. Corres
pondence addressed to the Peak may be posted in.. tre General Post Oßes up to 14.30 .m, and 2,30 P, or in the Letter Boxes in the cura till time of departure. Correspondence from the Peak, may be posted in the Letter Boxes up to twelve,. posted in the General Post Office only up to 11.30. and four o'clock. Parvels for the Peak may be sm. and 8.30 p. There will be no Sunday de- livery. Cevera containing bank notes, jawmillory, ko., ihov not be posted. To avoid robbery.send ers of letters are requested to cancel their slamiya by writing the word stamped across them.
DOUGLAS LAPRAÏK & Co.,
Agents for the Phoenix Fire Offloo. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
NOTICE UNEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Undersigned, Agenta for the above Con- guy. nr preparat to ACCEPT RISKS
NORTON & Co., against FIRE &t Carront Rates
Agouts. Hongkong 16-July, 1887..
(*34 KTORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE N°
INSURANCE, COMPANY:
A Agents of the above Company we are
Letters, Parools, &c. for Kowloon Point and steamers in Harbour may be posted in prepared to wept RISK against FIRE at the Gonoral Post Office up to 11.30 am.
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1889.
HE MAN ON INSURANCE
PANY; LIMITED:-
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG, CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), $1,000.000.
3.30 pm. Latters from Kurloot Polat may be RUSSELL & Co. pestal in the Letter Box which has been placed 902 in the Polos Statku Compound up to 12 and 4 COM. o'clock.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LUN BIN Bang, Esq. Ban Hur, Esqu Yow CRONG PENS, Esq. Quan La Cuor Esq. 1 Q. Hor CRUNT, Esq.
Local rates will be charged.
To avoid theft sonders of letters from Kowloon, are requested to cool their stampa by writing the word stamped noross them.
Covers.nontaining Bank Notes, Jawellery, de. should be registored.
There will be no Sunday delivery.
When Correspondence as been mix-ænt or Filelayed (both of which are Fable to happen The Company GRANTS POLICIES occasionally) all that the addresses need de is te MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, note en the cover, Sent to or Received Lai 7 pm, or as the osse may be, and forward in without any other writing whaleser, to the payable at any of its Agencies,
Contributory Dividends are payable to all Postmaster-General. This should be pote on Contributors of Business, whether they are the first time cause of complaint esqura; it is a Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN. YUEN, Sonretary.
HEAD OPPICE, No. 2 Queen's Rond W.
Hongkong, 14th March. 161
mistako. to let sach matters pass for fear of riving trouble, a course which generally giras more trouble in the end.
The ostal nude for 1989, revised to date, 1940 will be found in the Daily Frans Digestory, THE NORIT GERMAN FIFE INSURp. 739 of both aditions; is the only Bathorised "AÑUE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Somplete Seremiary of Postal Juforication pab. lished in Hongkong.
The authorised List of Meils issued in connection with this paper is the one published purested to a much later hour than that gives- twice each day in our Extra, which is always
below.
A MATE WILL CLOSE. For Kudat and Sandakan.-Per Flintshiré, to-day, the Ett inst. at 10.30 AM.
Residents of Tisatsin may bave observed a On the 4th instant as the Captain of the Porturustal aotivity among the camps lately; the weapon sonidoutally went off and the shot struck at ang taie hare attracted the attention of all. of Macso was practising with a revolver the artillery practice during the past ten daye must policeman, who was standing at a distance of Mash powder, whether "brown" or black, has sevan FRCS, in the breast. It was at first been burned, and all, it appears for the enter thought that the wound was a serious one,tainment of a distinguished visitor, a Thibotan but on the man's being taken to hospital Lama of high cank, who, for no doubt suffotent aimply runs has taken Tientsin his way to the it was found that the ball had
capital, where be is to pay his homage to the grazed the skin and lodged in the uniform
The Macso Independents of the athrinst. con Emperor. This man is one of the great fight. lion to the Committee to invite gurate, and stains an account of the festivities held at Mavu log Abbots of Thibet, and he had beer
on the 28th and 29th ultimo in honour of the new gator F., the Viomoy with stories of his
$500 Bp. of prem, Domed into and the broker secure his commisplaco at the City Hall. -
on the morning of the 23th there was a fanaliou | been in twenty-four sogagements with the Chinese Lowa 86 . Tls. 250 125 et pram, nom.sion, which it appears under Mr. Wise's rul Mr. BARCOMES SMITя mid he supposed at which all the officials, the members of the British Indian troops, he saya, in four oziy Undersigned having been appointed ACENTS' for the above Company, are ing he is entitled to whether the contract be committee would be elected and the whole of Leal Senade, and many of the civil population of which he claims to have been mosful. He
were present, when His Excellency the Governor gives a deplorable account of the armsment of prepared to GRANT INSURANCES to the carried out or not. In a guide to the Lon- the arrangements left to thema.
Mr. TRATERE and he thought it would be bot-made a special chcern were given for tho te Thibetans, and earnestly desires to be extent of 8109,000, on Gret-class risks at our Stock Exchange e And it laid down we
DUNN, MELBYE & Co. that "if a broker is exploved to sell shares,ter to leave all the things to sub-committee-incar, enda sulate of twenty-one guns furnished with better weapons than they now rent rates.
In reply to Mr. FLATT; it was stated that it was fred. A procession was then formed, headed peason. The Vioproy has taken a kindly Interest and be
Hongkong, 18th February, 1889. be sells them, and the principal fails was intended to lacade, temporary member of by the royal standard, and the Governor and in this representative of the Buddhist Church to deliver the shares in due time, the the Club in the cricket dipper.
his officials with the naval and military ofsers militant, and ordered a parade of sil fla;troops | ryHE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Kroker is entitled: (in atisfaction of the Dr. Lowson asked whether in the event of proceded to the Os hedral, where a Te Deum to show the astotished, priest what good arme
COMPANY, LIMITED, purchaser) to buy other lika abaren in any the Shanghai team not syning, there were any was sur. In the afternoon reception wasure, nad how troops should be disciplined. His
Established 1870. way be onn, and to charge any difference rangements for return watch with Singa- hold by the Governor, at which a Chinese depu- mission to Peking will be watched with some
HEAD OFFICE,-longkong. tation attended and requested 14ia Excellency interest by more than one of the foreign legs" CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS, of price and expenses against the party who pers so as to lougthen out the prosandings.
Mr. TRAVERS all he thought that matter to send's filegram to His Majesty conveying rions there-Chizas Times.
FAM-UT CAPITAL
$ 400,000
For SaigonFer Feltenburg, to-day, Dra faila to deliver the shares;” but under had better he left to the committee. It was not the felicitations of this Chinese merghaats. His
REARET FUND
650,000 | 851 inst., at 450 p.m. like circumstancos in this
10 this happy ialkod
Fimilar
710,00 CLAIMS PAID.. defluttaly decided whither Shanghat was cooliency replied that a teleggaz to.
For Swator and Bangkok-Per P. 0. Klao, the broker has to do is to go and collect bising. He would is up in the morning and foot had been sent in the ears of himself and
400,000 to-day, the 8th inst, at 50P.M. the Government, but he would have much plas commission from the purchaser, or, in the ortaavour to szcertain. contrary case, from the seller. And this l The CHAIRSAN ssid they would have to non-sure in sonding a special telegram from the Chi- though he
0446 community. To thla telegram the follo be bua the duties for charged ealy a portion of Biler the selection of.the Elston,
which commission is
is payable,
Mr. TRAVERS proposed that it be left to the ing maly way recsired:-"His Majesty the for it is the business of the broker in the Committes to select than team. Fle said they King acknowledge, with thanks the felicitations abare market to obtain the documenta from a five sticksters on the Committes, and he of the Chises merchants of noso." In the the seller and transfer ihom to be buyer, thought they would be best able to make a good evening there were public and private illumina
selection.
tions, sad in front of Government House was a who makes payment to the broker Personal-
triumphal arch with the words "Viva e rel de 17, the latter paying the seller. Mr.
Portugal, D. Caloa I. 98 de desembro de 1899 " in giring judgment in one of the recent
On the evening of the 29th a gened ball was cases, Baid he had come to the conclusion appointment of the sub-committees for carrying kiven by the Governor at Government House Emperor retarned to reside in the Imperial Pa- ANNUAL NET INCOME LS00,000 | Melpomene, on Friday, the 10th inst., at 11.30.
and the illetnications were repented.
H: K. Whae? &#.・・
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thist to forward sales like them as soon as the broker had brought the parties wgether, their names had been approved and the con. tract notes signed, he was entitled to his
there and the brokerage
thea." This
This certainly is contrary to the exelom, for the brokerage
Mr. SEXOOMBE 3MITA seconded. Carried
M. STECOMBE. SMITE posed to the
out the various entertainments to be givan to the visiors beli in the hands of the Committes.
Lient CAMPBELL seponded. Carried.
Mr. Wiss-Can you not give me any idea of what you are going to do? You have art of
is never claimed until the contract matures.programme. I believe,
-
The idea of establishing a stock exchange, Mr. TRAVERS—It has all been read out. which was mooted some time ago, seems to Mr. WISE-A dinar and the pantomime.
CHINA.
HANGHAI.
PEKING.
RISKB accepted at CURRENT Ratue or
JAB. B. COUGHTRIE, Sporetary', Hongkong, 13th March, 189. YOMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE
Acording to Shanghai native paper the BONUSES PAID Tran li Famaz has received information-that- the mperor would go and pray at the Altar of PERBIA.
enreres the 29th of last moon, befag the winter ist the day before, the Emperor was to en ter the Feline of Farting. His angust Majesty will stav pate through the Chin. Tổng Gate and all the people, as well as foreignore, were grdared top rough or enter during that day. The Chih-pro of the Sri ult. days: Towards the latter part of last month His Majesty the
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Agents of the above Company, are prepared inst., at 330 P.1.
The Undersigned, having been appointed A FOLICIES OF INSURANCE" against FIRE at Grant Rates.
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| lece, after having spent the summer sað autumn in the Naubsi Palaces. HM, the Empents Dó. wager, bonevar, is still living at the latter, and cace every ive days His Majesty rosets thither to inquire after Her Majesty's health. The vieita are always made very early in the morn- ing, attended by a vast retinue of personal fol The following revole of the Peiyang Squad lowers. After saluting Her Majesty and mak roa left Shanghai on the 2nd instant for hon-lag the anal inquiries after her bedth the kong, via Kalung: the Chen Yin, and FlogYuen, Emperor generally has some state affairs of i-HE
Mdvies and suggestione he still highly values. Yun, and Chia-Yuen crafzero.
The Moreury hears that in conseguienes of a Thos his flisi conduct is made manifest to the row between the Beanien of H.B. Leander world.
bave been abandoned, but we trust only Mr. SERCOMBE SMITH-The Masigal Clebrou-clads, the Ching Fues Lai Yuan, Kingportance to consult with Her Majesty, hono temporarily, for such an institution is much needed to regulate the castom of business, which at present asoms in danger of drift- iog into undesirable grooves."
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For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per | City of Rio, on Thursday, the 9th instant, at
0.00 PM.
For Straits and Bobby-Per-Venetia, on Saturday, the 11th inst., ut 11:30 AM.
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NAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Fasket Yongtié will
It is Shipped to the Hongkong representabe despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 8th Juu,
CUTLER, PAÏMER AÑO.,
who are MM.-BINET, Frus Agendas
Price, 824,
$4 M
SUNG 3
--- ··, -COAL MERCHANTS.
· have always on hand
are going to give a whoring cemcert on the Monday, to which the visitors will probably be invited.
and the Fresch erniser Fillars on Christmas The Shih-puo says÷Our correspondent at tiven of Mr. Coxo-And probably there will be a night in a grogshop at the Yang-king-pang. Peking, who la connected with one of the flourds Shanghai, the men of the British war shiy tave mal wasse information is thoroughly trust=" After sope farther conversation the meeting been ordared to give French town a wide berth, | worthy, sends us the pleasing intelligence that {terminated with sẽ vote of thanks to the Chalt-while those of the Pillars are cautioned to H. E. Li Hong-chang in arerting, himmelf, in
keep out of the English Settlement.
Conjunction with His Highness the Seventh The Shanghai Hu zao, in a series of actioles Prince, to represent to the Throne the desic VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES IN »;
an a favenrite theme the renovary from for-ability and necessity of introducing now eigners of their commercial superiority over the system of silver coinage woh as that already LARGE JAPAN.
Chinese, makes the following suggestions obtaining in other countries. It is understood (1) Improved system of techoical ednostiën. (2) that the mattor has not been defaltely memoris- The inhabitants of Kamamoto-kez, and per facsassed import duties. Foreign ploce goods, lized, as F. the Viceroy desires to have the Address kapa with good osuge too, says the Japan Caseth, Lorm principal part of the import trade, way pared beforehand in order to frustrate the are becoming alerged by the number and severi Colton danske, the most bearily faxed, only to probable opposition of his enemie and other 21 15p. eldis., bayes The Schools were decidedly the heavier team ty of the earthquakes in the Ken, believing they pay 2 race (one fifth of a teel) per pises to the obstructionista. One of the salient arguments and had the best of the game throughort, their are the forersuzem of another terrible upheaval. Chinese xaveznog cutton, dred, figured and in faroar of a new system of coings is the fact
Between the 14th and 20th December quite ampla, only one made and a half, fancy white that, already through the maritime provin weight telling immensely in their favour in tha bez were experienced and on one of the days brocades and, white spotted skirtings only one the foreiga silver dollar and other caics of
The team representing the World' worktumingres. was apparently composed mainly of midship there were no less than 12 or 15 shocks. The race, other kinds still less, some as little as smaller value are in extensive use, and they prove tes, and though they played up pluckily, people in Akita gen are also alarmed, as it is four candazsens per pisce, which is nothing a source of the greatest nouvanianos in trade. They were unable to make any show at all ogainat bored the shocks are preliminary to an eruption like an import daty of 5 per cent, ad valorem. Why should not our Government coin ore dal- their opponents. The play on either side was of Mount Aso,
Compare those with the duties levied at lars innt end of allowing an extraneus Transy
Tix. 100.Th. 2177 420231+
450 $110 -218 £13.14%. -660 $67
$431
#80 nom. #10 $22
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE WORLD. The abuse, the first Rugby match of the season, was played at Wongacichong, Hong- kong, or the afternoon of the 8th in stask. Neither tours had thair Full complement. Of man, and after some delay were obliged to start playing four men short on both sides,
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AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets leave at Noon. A proofa are read and all work The following hours will be observed in closing. anperintended by Europeans. Always thu mails for Europa, &o., by the English su equal and generally superior to that French Packets, when they leave at Noox. The done anywhere else.
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of anything but a brilliant charaólər, both teama Farther details to band of the eruption of the Saigon Custom House, amounting some to pirculats in our midst P. Moreover, the pre- showing great dafintoney in combination, and Mount Assms on the 24 December go to showtimes to du per cent, ad vulurem! There a meat aystem of cash tickets, whereby every irre pagging, and hence although the players on both that first reporte miraised, rather than szag piece of cotton worth $1.15 pays de vents, or sponsible bank or cash shop is permitted to idens rides worked hard throughout the match the grated, the occurrence, says the Japan Garetit. per bent; a picco ef white shirting worth 38.50 its notor að lib, gives rise to an endless amount greater part of their labour was cutiraly wasted. It appears that slout 3 o'clock in the morningpare $1.30. A shipmant of pisos goods from of fraud, and the evil on only he removed by The match commenced just after 1.90 pan the mountain began to rumble with the noise Bingapore worth gilpi was recently quitated the Government introdusing a national currency when Young kicked of for the Schools. The 100 bursts of bundor, as a native paper meta-3900, ter 373 per cent. on vain, and the represent and reserving to itself the right of issuing nates CASSALL. Each bottle bears his Certificate ball was taken with a rash almost immediately phorically puts it. The inhabitants of the villagestions of the Eingapore Chamber of Commerce as legal tender, Wo wait anxiously the deet Parity. The Wine is as designated. into the World's twenty-five," where a sus at the foot of the mountain rushed in terror to the British Government will have no effect velopment of His Exosileney's proposals. evasions of scrimmages took place. By from their homes just as they were the rumbling unless the Freach shopso to reduce the unliss. meanwhile increasing in intensity and flames In Ameries import duties are several tens per bit of good luck Stewart then got possession the ball and mades futile effort to break through being that up 20 feat into the air, almost enre- cent, & per cent, boing thate unknown. Wheb the whole of the players, with the result that helping the mountain side with smoke and fire the C.M.S.N. On's steamer Hochung enve made This continued for about tex minutes, the terri-age to an instiesa, pork, the American was quickly collared. Another worismags emned and on the ball being beeled out ut inhabitants expecting every moment that cratona charged her even in excess of their own A NATURAL SOLERA SHERRY, ̈ by the Schools, Woodcocks get hold of the watastrophe of the Tewal or was to be te tariff, and we had nothing for it but to submit De STENSON MADADAM, Writer it and with a smart run grounded the hall pasted About 4 o'clock, howgroc, their fears this differential treatment. Now our tariff may be behind the World's uprights. The attempt to were relieved by the cation of the rumbling changed every ten years, but from the treaties of
"ANALYTICAL LABORATORY, Edinaunas. convert the try into a goal, however, failed. Asmoke continued to pour out of the 1858 to 20, over 8 years, this has never yet been Mesere, CUTLER, PALMER & CO. | nuon ahnoek, as the ball was ticked out, il was mouth of the orator and sateral times it became dane, The Hupou commends the present to the I have made a safal and exhaustive Ansipain of | again aloes to the World's goal and they were so thick and threatening that the villagers at authorities same for negotiating fora change, emple of Sterry of the markXd Toka The
fered to touch-down trios e accesation in a Karnimus peoked up their furniture and be a third period of ten years having just expired realte show the Sherry to be staal Wine of 2875 short spaos of time. Stewart then managed to longingu ready for leaving the place.
This will give assistance to the Shanghai Cloth great purity, frei from. added alcohol or other get a run and took the ball about half way down |
Company, which has just enlarged its capital by. ''La Tozak' Sherry in well adapted Ing-
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the how of several townof thousands of tashaofnew genral way, and is wronic which may bu usłaky san shares, and a call of Tr. 80 on Honey (8) Estab played by these suffering from a weak digention lah hospitals for the pure of the opinm habit, and
STEVENSON HACADAM,
F.E.S.E., 7.0.6., FLI Lecturer on Chemistry, 80,"
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the fol, where it was held. -Dandae next get the leather and being quickly collared passed to Woodcock, who again get over the World's line, but the point was disallowed, Bines the departure of the last mail we have weshall at last be able to prevent this vils drag the umpire deciding that the ball was passed kad z few days of wold wasther, the thermometer pouring in upon us from abroad. In 1539 an at- forward. However, this let-off did not avail going down suddenly from 68 degresa, to] tempt was made to keep out the poison by thesam the World" murb, az shaont immediately after about 50 degrees. Events worthy of nation money burning of epfiam at Canton, tpt the Kiang-
Our representatives in China can supply this wards Dindan, after wan, of about half sys been somewhat rare tace the advent of the ning Treats made this of no wall by not charming sad dalioats wine at $0 per Co
--CUTLER, PALMER & CO the length of the groand, again placed the ball New Year. The caso in which Me. Webber, expressly prohibiting the import, which was over the Worlds" gond line. Young very mostly anileitor, med Mr. Brandt, commission agent, for sebeoquantly formally legalised by the treaties A FONG. PHOTOGRAPHER kicking the goalTM Huf time was then called, $1,000 for alander, vai tried on the 2nd mat and of 1858. Phos we capped one mistake by Has just added to 'his COLLECTION bat on the game being restarted no better lock resulted in a verdict for the fofondant. Mr. Frit surther, aut mor over 70,000 hosts are of VIEWS me NEW SCENES and Photos. attended the World. The ball was quickly Lammert has base aproated Pulane Judge's imported grery your, making a loss, to Chins of of NATTYa Turza, copies of which are obtainablo In their quarters and although the evil moment vlerk. The Hongkong 4. D. C. hats given i en much more than 90 millions of tasis-enusally - lo bis Studio gratullessare. KELLY & WALSH'S. was delayed for a little time by some hard several performances of the Protamine tottat although, røder the new system of collection IVORY MINIATURES of Superior Quality and. work on the part of the World's books. Dundas good horas. A fire nourred on the 5th of líta simultaneously with fimport duty at the of Excaliant suừ High Finlab. PERMANENT managed code more to get over the line. Young ist in Btation street which resulted in Imperial Maritime Customs, the revenas collects ENLARGEME of L'ECTOS, and Vam odia Hongkong, the Perks of Chinm and Japan, tried the place kick again, a fairly say one, but the destruction of three houses. EL. E, thefører Tis. 7,40,000 a year, the lose to Chion may productions of the semos na Payer, Cantan, or Zailed to get the goal, the hall going aterrinched - Governor distributed the primes, to the pupila still be put down at 30 millious summily, an Opal, s the wrong side of the post. On the ball being of the Hongkong Public School on the 4th inst evil of so long standing canot be cared on IvSTANTANKOUS-VIEWA, ~GROUFS and Por re-started thy play on the part of the Worli im... A mesting of the Hongking Crisket Club was sudden, but if by hospitals the purple can bet zaazza ang taken. In nỹ, hata of the weather. * proved somewhat devizi indusoms desperate bald on the fili izst, to make arrangements for gradually cured and the habit, and at the same at all Firmenent-Proossses, are mononted on W. DOBERCK, sitempts to get away with the ball, but although the approaching white of the terms from thang. Line the growing of opium in Chine Itaalf be Moderato Tarma. Hongkong Observatory, 7th January, 1890........... La string player; as, hai not "pace" enough to hai and Bingapore. A Football match, Pable gradually stopped, we shall have soch firm STUDIO-ICE HOUSE LANE.
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