#arted off from Hanoi, a wrečabed baw which | Boing talent oak fil Me, Mason left the ship, obliged him to oxyale, along the whole longthe which he dit, a moon sa the Anthin: Maru of the Rapide Canal, without reads for the came to her moorings, in a Customs bost, golog artillery, plong sad parilons ask movement, straight on board the Customrermisse Ling Feng, The two briga lus were to meet at the market, which was moored to buoy alose to the Caroline, town of Chi ou the la1⁄2 baak of the Raplas Mr. Mseon has sings been kept on board. The Gal, and to join in taking the deferoes of Bon grostost rationes is preserved by the authorities
about the whole matter.
njud.
AN INCIDENT OF THE GUNBOAT -POLICT.
Times as follow
Mr. George Boyle, lata. R.N., writes to Zhej
Chige master of Seven Pagodne, Grascal de Négrier waited for orders to advance. He re- eived them on the 14th of Marob... Tho. movement that his soleman had to make Was, 35, we have said, combined with that which the troops of the as and briguda had to make. Gonural de Negros, executing the ordace which
Your Shanghal correspondent, in an excellent were given to his, advanced, gained his objective pit, came up to the enemy, and awaited the latter dated Jun 20, pabilobed in The Tioses second clamo. But daya pesed, and he saw of the Bth. Augastations the air of the unthing come. He then gained some ground abast Havock at Hankor about 80 years ago. without encountering say aarions reelstance: an instance of successful guobout policy. It indood, before very long, a lucky bit of the barkable then he shows it to sailors commanded by M. de Boasmost made a Theommander of the Hatsok being then la hin mast of the road to Bac-nish: the way disposed, the soudunt of the affair devolved upon was open, he burled himself upon it, got into can tell your readers notly how it the place, and took it almost without striking how, the Chinese dying on all siden. Awo-day fater, Mitate salamu astered Hao-nich in its sare, after having bed, on the way, a few eug sante of an importance. This is what had
taken place
the was takso by braves through the strests of happated. An Engllab gautisman nemad Lit. Hanker with a halter rosed his neck, and then darins on board an Imperial war jurk of Ave made to "kowtow (knock head) to the on. gaus He got away that day and cans on board the Hacock. Having hoard his complaint, 1 want, with an latargreter from the British Con- andate, on board the flagship of the Chinese ad miral and demanded that the ringleaders should be punished. I was informed that they had Al- candy received each 100 blows of the hamboo. I insisted that the punishment should be repeated lay presence. It was objected that thin old prove fatal, navartholoss, I remained abdurste. Sesing, at length, that the admiral's
After having left Hei, the second brigade "got on to the road which joins llanol to the "aurant-town of Chi, that is to say on the imperial rout from Bao-nink to Ba-dauung We have exil what difficulties tho roal "would produer: one may gain some idea of gan which the troops had to overcome from the following fast: the and on, according to the plans of the staff was to qua20blomstres "A day; it did not make seven that is to say, it "took, in order to go from Hanoi to Chi, thrice omise that the man shonk! be again sa pas. "more time than it ought to have done. That estraad to thy Havock. In a few minutes I ished were not likely to be carried out, I loft and "explains why General de Négrier, after having had two bants manord and armed, with these
waited for the gelama s long time, indast after the time when it might have reached the out at the war junk and towed her dowa "renderDo, finding the carportunity favourable, the Hau river out into the Tangiza Fortun- ately for us, the rapid current owabled us to thought he might as well saize it."(1)
Bao-nini was taken-taken by . de Bégter ran the gauntlet of shoot 16 similar war junk (12th of March 1883); but, notwithstanding grows were too much astonished at our their roat, the Chinese had suffered bat insigui ficant losses; it was de imble to parans the Geral do Negrior throw himuslf upon the run aways in the direction of Langson, and got far as Phu-dung-thuong But there, under tha protozi that France vished to rast satisfied with the occupation of the Dells the general io chief, whom the laurele of his young lieutenant canda visibly unanfortable, stopped him and sillud him kwk. Genscal brice, who on his part, bad taken, after two battles, the citadel of --the and the stronghold of Thai-nguyen
und to refrace his steps
By Aring blank charges from our 68-pounder, I audacity to bring their gons to bear on un brought the inhabitants down to the banks in tands, and a little after sunset I eat les to the war junk, and they had the mortification of doing her blown up by the explosion of her
painter magazine. Instead of some days having elapaal, mot 12. bourg intervened from
time of the outrage till it was properly areogad. We took three prisoners and let them
next day. They said that they would be be horded for losing their ship if the mandatne caught them. One did get caught and-he re- "How much better it would bare bash had ported that i had barnt the other two to death -General illot, with batter inspiration, or this day. They woresaid to be inesgrad shout Da board the war jonk. This the people balleve to *ored bis generds, not to pursue the enemy; this that the Teo tai (the governor of the city) "but to come up with ba! What might not sont moinly to warn me unt to land. There have been the dansen-ness of such an appon I went ashore alone indiately. Certain tion! Should we sve takon Bas-lé, 45dly I was mobbed, but the sight of a resolver and a +choubwo hire Bung ourselves, Inter ".. on the defences of Kep, of Cho, and big stick enabled me to go through and borongk "of all tlume which we encounter d or the roa the pity. After that no one attempted to molest "to Langson? Would the enemy, who was not, and the English were respected to anob an only defeated, but besten, hora ben able to tent that I am not aware of their invinge bud sally so soon as it did? It is allowable to any oblastnos till now. The foreign residente danbt it, Huurover that may be these wire measnited, though the Bay Renior styled it appreciated the prana and quietuses which re- Oc thu 1 of Apri totoring, the another holocaust of the inspitable British peditionary corua tegan its merch on Hang- sunboat."
“auros maeant takva."(3.
lua, & strong place which the Chinese had fortified formidably after the most recent Euro- pem Curios, at the conftonnes of the Red and Black Rivers. Thhi citadel, on the west and nurth aides, is surrénnded by mountsína forming His brew of a trisugle, of which the two rivera form the other sides.
"The flight of the Chinese array on the side of the mountains-being impossible, the most alementary eumou some ought to have shown that its line of retreat weald be the left bank of the Red Ricer. Motorar, the Chinese ges "sal, in viser of this eventuality, had aadsed "a bimbo bridge to be thrown sorose the river. "Benson ragnired, then, that the gears-in-chief should have tried to cut off the hostile army from this line of retreat, by sending to the loft "back a columa whose objective poiut should be
the ong of the bridge.. "Gomoral Millet did not take that view of it, "aud, repealing the mistaks made at Bac-nik, ho arranged his plan of atteok in such a way "that he drove the quemy wxactly towards the bridge of rotnut which had been chosen."(4)
In order not to give, (as is supposed, and as we balls), to Gateral d. Négrier a frash oppor
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THE CANADIAN MALL. TGP. steamer Empress of Japan. d from Vancouver on the marang of the 10th. September, and la dạo pore và thấp là Detobac
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The Glen Line Laser (Ressam lett Steps poro on the afternoon of the 15th, sad le due hara on the 21st inst.
The Shire Line steamar Carmarthenshir v from London, Hamburg, and, Antwerp, left Bín gapore on the 10th and ie dae here on the 22nd inst.
The D. D. R. steamer Frigga fatt Singapore on the 17th and is dus bare cu the 23rd inst
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There was a typhoon at Seoul on the Sed inst. The Mercury correspondent says the dange Ione ashoro doss not secunt to much, but the havoo amongst the Natire shipping is very oon siderable. Of the Foreign shipping in the immer hachoue the steamer Tue Maru and the Chinese depatah boat Càmiai dragged their anchors, like the Japanese ganbat Choka Kan in the outer. & C. Bakery....... anchorage, but none of them came to grief. Of Hongkong & C. Gas. Native craft, ebouf 90 jarks with cargoes of Hongkong Electric... wheat, banan, barley, ota, tabang, sa other. L. Tramways. Native produce, ware dashed to plus against Hongkong Ico...... the men wall of the Settlement, or hammered to H. K. Wharf & 6. pieces in their berths on the mal-flat in front of . Steam Laundry the Settlement, where they generally bring up. Hongkong Roge..... The whole barbour was covered with greekage, ; E. & W, Dock........ and the Baad was strewn with, bags of rios and beans, washed up by the so The pour unfor
tannte Koreaus sonverned, lost uver 10.000 dollars worth, in fact their whole worldly belongings..
and, of course, nothing whatever lostrid
uity for distinguishing bigself, M. Millat kept THE CONDITION OF THE NETHIËR.
LANDS-INDIA.
him in hard with if brigade, which, according to his plan, after boring crowd the Black River aud konu along the right bank of the Red River, From a vacant rapnel from the British La was to attack. when it should say good to him. gation at the Hague, compiled from Batch of- The stronghold is frant. During this time. fnial statistim, it appears ilist to prosparity of Brière's brigade was to go round by the the Dutob East Indian ponosions, which was moutains, oavering the plaas on the north and formerly so great as lo sâmit of su annual coa- weet, sidum, and take it in the roar which was tribution being made towards the raseng of done. roept that the commander-in-chief for. the mother country. has been for many your got cruïlles in Osuural Brière, who, cast in an diminishing. This prosperity was meainly four unknown country, amongst mountains where ed on the large revenus lesived from perstvos, his artillery sight not get along, arrived at sud principally from suffer. Ou gocauit of bad Hong-40s, after a forced search of twelve hours. asus and deficient harvests, the vole plat- just when M. Millot, fiead of waiting a whole fations have ceased to yield the return which day and night, had decided to permit 31. det ane period said confidently be exported from Negrier to enter first, as at Bse-aluh. thom, and it appears to be impossible to find Millos had, from a distance, fruitlessly bombarde erop which san rundily ba substituted for ed the abandoned town, whose garrison quietly coffee as a source of revenue. withdraw under our eyes. by the bridge which Achsen, although a system of blockade has been we might have out! The Black Flags were substituted for active offeriva operations. shows
twenty kilometres from there, bot, no one know why, they did not give the last assistance to the celestial guises (12th April), .
The continue)
The war ic
the China campaign and that of 1870 in Cochin-Chin. Governor of Kul, wird
6 he restored may ideasco. 1187), he was in Paris at the close of his furlough,
hes no heuri has yel aw fuser had brok n put in degres of apprehension. The duances the colony; the wad day he rejoined bis post in the widst of the duuper, father'nota)
posibila carisiver.
A. Gervals, Op.alk Porannel reasons incline un, uithough wa wire actual witness of the operations rouducted his F. Miot, to grifioise thers as little at 15 He back the ameny on the 15th, 1616, and 12th uf March, took several forte, amongst others theer of Phu-lan- giang and Lang-hop, and possessed him ett of a capp battery and largo quantities of supplies and-provisioma, ammonition and mat,riël, (Author's
note.)
(8) A. Garvade, Op. cit. (Author's note.) () .orva Opot (haltor'a suka.)
A FOREIGN ACCOMPLICE OF THE KOLAO-HUI.-
to the arrival of the China Merchanta stestor Chigaen at Shanghai from Hongkong on the 12th inut the Customs seized thirty Aro bores of rides. pistols and amauition. The articles had bears put on board sa merobandire,, Couerquently the nature of the contents was not known to those au board the vessel.
to sign of approaching its termination, and bas lesome an important consideration in connexion with the welfars of the Dutch colonies, so that, although the present year may prove to be one of greater prosperity than the last, the in- anelal situation of the East Indian posesione cannot fail to inspire stateswoon in Holland with
chowed a deffoit in 1898, and a smaller op is 1880; but it is hoped that when the nossanta of 1890 are acopleted they will show a surplus The estimata for the currimi year and -Ez penditure, £11,403,887, and reserve, £3,701,192, gìring a deficit of £1,702,193. Befors 1880 te average production of coffee was estimated at 120.000 plouls (of 193 1-3 Toh); the amount. which is now to be sold annat be, ustimated an more than 190,000 piruls, and sy that 'dimla isbed amount could not have been obtained for
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[1584can
IVE ROOMS on the Upper Floor of the ICE COMPANY's Przмmesio Lec-House
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for Shops, Offoes, or Godewn. Floor area 8,500 NORTON & Co.
square feet. Rent moderate. Agents
Apply to the Liquidstor, ¡83
BEACONSFIPLU ÀLCADE. Hongkong, 10th Soytomber, 1833
Hongkong 16th July, 1897.
The
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
ESTABLISÁRD 7,
Jean Oprice-Hongkong,
CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
350) $110, mellem
PAD OF CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND
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$ 581, buyers 3290 $17
$20 $13, sallers 123 $90
$100 $36, huyar 350 $16, seller
$50 $75, buyers 880 $17, sellers gia non. $100, num. 840 $26, buye 8100 852, buyers
510 5a, sellers $81.59 8870, Langurs 26.31 $8, bayers *6 $4, sallors 810 | (8), vales
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100 $65, deliers
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A MATI WILL ORK, For Streita, Colombo, and` Borsbay.—Per Thiabo, toy, the 21st insl., at 12.30 a..
For Swatov and Amoy.-Per Borneo, to-day, the Zlat inst. at 2.30 ..
For Amey and Manila -Par Don Juan, to day, the 21-7 inst, at 3.99 px.
For Bangkok-Per Loo Sol, to-morrow, the 2nd inst. at 9.90 à 23.
For Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohama. and Vineon- · var, B.C.-Yer Empress of India, to-morrow, the 2nd lost, at 11:30 a
tomorrow, thy and inst, st 110 AM.
For Swatow, Amor, and Tammi-For Fokim,
For Straits and Bombay-Per Nizam, en Wednesday, the 23rd fast., ás 10 30 4036
For Yotobuma sod. 810 Finonisio.—Per Oceanic, on Saturday, the 16th instyst 0.30 PM.
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THE Undersigned, devoralel with the Hoyal Order of Isabella the Catholic, bege" to inform the Public that he has a largo Üqllection of Goods for Sale in his Shop, such
IVORY, SANDALWOOD, LACQUER WARE, all kind of FINE EMBROIDERIES, FANS, EBONY FURNITURE with Ezan- TIFUL CARVING, BILK FINE EMBROI DERED. BORDENS with-best CARVED ErONY FRAMES Bad STANDS, FANCY GOOD8
and CURIOS.
this Work stands univalled. All the new
All the above mentioned Gooda were made by words which the Chiness have of late year. døgn-
mpelled to enin to express the mesos of skill works under tin dirration of the jesta in unchinery, photography, telegraphy, undersigned, who possers highly crtietia talent and-in science generally, which the rapid advance and has been rewarded with Five EUE OFRAK bere given is extenso. Each and every word in fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises
of foreign ralationa has imposed upon them, are EXHIBITION MEDALS CHUN QUAN KEE,
SI SING KAI,
NOTICRA
CANTON.
for students of a most instructive nature. Both 1356 the Coors and Punti pronawada-ziona sra given the accents being omrefully marked on tho bast principle hitherto attained. The typography displays the access of an attempt to make the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK Chinese sad Buglish type correspond in the size of body, thereby affecfing a vint monomy of
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space, achieving a dare not previoustyFMASTERS AND ENGINEERS aro CHOP in Puncan's STACKT prolly or attained, and dispansing with those vast margian respoffially informed that, if apo their
expied by Mr. Haku.
and vacant spaces which have heretofone thard Foremen kould be at bant, ortiers for repans if arrival in this farbou, noce of the Company's forized Chinese publicatione.
AISO 74850
FOUR ROOMS OF FIRST FLook saitable 848,000 for Omer. 404000
Apply to
ORUICKSHANK & CO., LD. Hongkong, áib Angust, 1991.
RISKS scoopted at CUBBENT RATES DE PREMIA.
JAS. B. COUGHTBIE,
Secretary.
Longkong. 15th April, 1991.
· 1920 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
THE Undarsigual incing been appointed THE
Agents for the slova “Conpany, are prepare!" to ACCEPT RISKS, against FIRE at Current Rster.
Agents.
1218
REUTER, BRÜCKELMANN & Co. Hongkong, lat July, 1899.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN
LONDON.
THE Undersigned harlag bear pointed Agents for the above Company, ara pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS agafast FIRE and LIFE at Current Ratsa.
REUTER, BRÖCKELMANK & Co. Hongkong, lat July, 1889.
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In the west of oomphatuts being found aary, communication with the Undersigned requested, when immediate steps will be taken rectify the canda of dimallsfaction,
D. CHILIES, Secretary.
To illustrate the vast scape of the work then to the HEL Orrior, No. 14, Payu following facts are submitted for adderation: Central, will receive prompt attentice. Chalmers Tocabulary contains alot 16.000 Chinese characters, and Modhat's English 1862 and Chinoso Dictionary about 100.000, whilst this work contains more than 50.000 English words, and upwards of 500,000 Chinese charac THE Commodious GODOWN and YARD. Again, despite all the gremmars and of the HONGKONG BTEAM LAUN. other elementary works a ret published, the DRY sitasted at BOWLINGTON, bear the Canal, student of this diffinzit language absolutely re- sad a short distance from the Fraga, admirably extious and equivalents of different words whib quires examples to display the various appli- adapted for Storage of Dry Cargo and for have one general meaning. Of thees oramples
Apply to
Quals.
this work contains more than five times La mary, as any other Dictionary hitherto pub- Eshed.
A. O'D. OUADIN,
Manager,
For practical purposes the arrangement of Hongkong. Staum Laundry Co. (Limited):
the work is so complete, that a reference to Its Hongkong, 16th September, 1891. [21,43
pages enables a person who understands English to communicate effectively with natives who TO LET
understand nothing but Chinese. In thisrespect [HMULATE PONSESSION..
the work will bo found indispensable to all DESIRABL RESIDENCES Europas residing in Chini, and to the natives themselves it explains subjesta fally with which
·CRAIGELLACHIE, BONHAM BOLU. STOWFORD, BosnaN ROAD
| very few iadned of then are perfectly acquain bl. To parties rodent in England and interested Apply to
in China ib cannat but be invaluskéa occasion- LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 23th June, 1891.
(1533
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TO LET, WITH IMMEDIATE PCBSESSION.
THE Undersigand hiring mus sppointed, No. 12, ARETTENOT ROAD, known
Share Brosses.
THE NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUL ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
OPIUM.
Por Plon!.
Now Malwo
B495
8520
Ace Uto Stortos.
$ 10 24
8530
1 to 2
83.00
(1 to $
3500
par obest.
35061 94775 21967
the current year had not axeserve of 80,000 pisals Old Malwa been expressly kept back from 1890. The daft Older Malwa is, therefore, prisoipally miculated upon a dimiu Oldest Malwa ution is the value of coffee sold, which may be estimated at £1.291,666 less than in the previous Patas (Old)....
Patna (New),. rear: besides there are lower estimates from Banana (New) tha opinn monopoly and sugar. The totsi deficit, however, can, it is estimated, bu provide Bars (018)
for ént of the surplus for 1887.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Mercury of the 16tti fort wayn:-Thia! The Chinese steamer Hwangt, from Shang: afteranca the most gusational ramoury wore bai 15th Sept. had light to moderate NE. and current in the Settlement about the alleged. winds and fine weather throughout. arrant of a Foreigner, Mr. C. W. Mason, at The British stonine Palamed; from Liverpool The authorities of course are kooping the nitter very quiet, but apon engatry we find to winds and confused sea throughout
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derRIS for the khong the play, and prepared to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent of $100,000, ou Brat-clase risks at our rent rales.
- DUNN, MELBYE È 06.. Hongkong, 16th February, 1839.
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'RANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANOM COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, assing bon appointed Agents for the above Company, are propaved to ACCEPT RISKS against fIRE at Current
SIRMSSEN & Co..
Agents.
Per British steamer Moyane, sailed on the 18th September-For London-133.14 lbs. Retort 2,100 be, aorts, 670 biles waste eilk, 438 casks soonfad caper, 21,000 Re: seanted orange pakow, preserves, 300 caaks say, 200 cases pel last fana, 258 packages bamboo ware, 177 bales onraa, 56 cases, abins ware. 33 cases wood were 17
Hongkong, With November, 1979,
thiokiang, for complicity with the Kolao-hus | rth Aug, and Singapore 38th Sept, tad cases brillós, 15 cases googs. 10wen vermillon-HE MAN ON INSURANCE COM. |
there in a certain amount of truth in thei
The German steamier Trygh, from Pakhei stories, will and improbable as they appear and Holbow 17th Sept, le strong NE. wiede at first sight; and though there has been no with high sea and heavy squalle and rain
safirmation received up to the present of)
the alleged, discovery of comin 25 pounds of The Briti atsamer Hampshire, from Live- dynamite among the effects of the sprotid pool Sth Aug, am Bingapore 13th, had strong pereon, the details to hand are salient to wiods varying from S. to N.E. and heary quals justify us in giving the following particulars off and rain.
The British staner Pukien; from Tar
and 3 onset elk geode. From: Manila-1,550 bales hemp
FANY, LIMITED.
Han Orang-Hosazusu CAPITAL (SUBCRIBED), $1,000JX1,
BOARD OF DIRKUTURE. LUM SIN SANG, Esq;
THE WEATHER.
METROZOLOGICAL REG STER.
BAN HUỶ, E UHAN LI OMOT E
18 SEPTEMBER, AT SP.n.
STATION,
14th.
Ala veramoule within the past few daye, and aaying what the things are of which he is nocasod Mr. Mason is a fourth-class Assistant A, in the Sept, Amoy 16th, and Bestow 19th, bud fresh 1.M.C., to which position has bu recently.. wind and following ses from Temaul to bn promoted and was, we believe, to have mey. From Amoy moderata to ireas ousterly Windivostook bentaferred to Poking shortly. He left wind and coilar weather to Batow. From Tokio.......
Nagasaki... Chiaking about a fortnight ago. tensibly Swatow light E.8.E. wind to Breaker Polut bei for a month's trip to Korea, but instead of from thanes N.W. wind to port. In Swatar Foghor making that jouruer he went to Japan sudire. Chef Foung, and Chairshowfoo
a terwarde down Boath and same up to Shanghai Erna Hongkong on Saturday in the kiyues,) the vessel upon which the seizure of arms was made. On the day of his arrivai blr. Mason had i a interview with Mr. Brodon, the Shanghai} Commissioner, ab at the the arus seized, which were consigned to Mr. Mason, and u comNO- quence of what then transpired, Me. Mason Inft Shanghai the same day for his post in Chia hiang, giving Mr. Bredon his word of honour da retard to saughai immediately. On his | arrival at Chinking Mr. Mason wie sent un hard H.B.M.'s gunboat Redpoles, where he *zmaited Will he was veretly taken on board the
Anakin Maru last night, it being afrenlated! through the port that it was either the Kingfoo ar Sual that was to bring bịm vn here, for there was a rumour current that tha Uhinese meant to altempt » resono. It was while searching fur papers among his effeos that the authorities
Chicking discovered the explosivos Ilet wis brought down to Shanghai to-day, 30. companied by two Customs officers. The captain of the drahin Mars received bstruc. tion, whey, starting, to be prepared for an Attack, and is scumquezon funded all the Brearms a bad sa beard, the charges ust
AMOT SHIPPING
power- ARRIVALS.
Am Applage Swalow...... Hongkong...ne Flotaria l'eak........
11. Augusta, German bark, fron Nawchwang. Canton ............
12, Hollow, British str., from Swatew
Hothow
13. Alice Mery, British blz..from Newchwang Hairborg
19, Niksboth, German bk., fra Newchwang Beliune
14, Zaro, British str., from Hongkong.
14. Thales, British str., from Taiwanfoo.
14 Moyuse, British str., from Fooshow.
14. Afghan, British whe, Fram Fosshow.
14, Phra Nang, British str., from Shanghai.: 14, Namoa, Britisk sex. from Foochow
15. Ha phong, British str., from Hongkong. 15. Chintang, Chinesa atz., from wytom." 18, Fokica, fritish str., from Tamani; September DEPARTURES.
11, Emeralda, Hritish she, for Mauita. I, Chialang, Chiness str., for Swatow, 13, Fel Bo,, oraleer, for Shanghai.
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Victoria Peak......... Canton... MREMO
29.06
10.81
12, Kristina Nilsson, German bk, for Tamsui. Haihow..
19, Sin Koga, British bark, for Bhangbai. Haiphong ... cho
19. Olacksburg, Gerase str, for Nandhyang.
19. Formona, British air, fix Swator.
13. Hok Pc, Chidos g.bt.,¦for crate.
J2, Holbow, British atr, for Shanghai.
15, Plover, British gobe, for Hongkong.
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Mazil
Capo 8. Jumann
Weather.
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Bargurtec siding slowly at all stations, Gradioute
for Bh winds. Weather moderately surma, Welt, and ke
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| Yon Grand Pena, Esq,
là HOI CHUNG LÀ The Company GRANTS POLICIES
MARINE RISKS to all part of the World,
|
payable at any of its Agencies,
Contributory Diridends are payabio to all Contributors, of Rudness, whether they areį Sunroholders' or not.
WOO LIN YUEN, Segretary.
HEAD OFFIC
No 2 Queen's Bead West,
Hoogkong, 14th March, 1881.
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TO BE LET.
1656
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ROSE VILLAS WEST, BONHAM and Ro- sanses ROLDS, Furnished or Unfarnlehed, with
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