THE HONGKONG DAILY FAES TUBSDAI, 86FTSMEB8 2two 1891
The Intense Host of the electrío are has ben | successfully used in Sweden for blasting. The expansion at the point where the are in plad splits the rock. -
HONKONG BEGUTER
Barometer
Prevlana On date on date day ép at 10.
0.80
29.90
8:
Sa
220
81
N.F.E.
Lemparatury
Huality.
night open war operator on the 29th Lowest entreparatie
INSURANCES
HE MAN ON INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED,
Hean OrticA-HONGKONG YAPITAL (BURBRIBED), $1,000.000.
CHWARD US DIRECTORS
LOW BIN SANO, Eng
YOW CHONG PINO, Bag. CHAS Li Caer Esq Q. Hot CHOKE, Baq.
• the BMD BAN Hne. Pos.
1- dus to 30 dagrom Fab at sea level. TEMPERATOR in shade dyr Fahreubelt, BROIDERY in stage of trailua, the humidity of
pointa,
-DECTION OF TIME & -they or Faz Rib words to rate -STATE OF Tns When: biblus meyl a dozezed --Studag: a. antra 2 PIKKEW! 2. ba
qually ran mow E. theydew (sat).
W. DOBERY, Hongkong Oratory, Soptember 21st, 1891.
mazohing of a regiment of soldlers 150 yards Prof. Taochial st Roma, has found that the away was registered by the earthquake apparatus located in the tower of the oullegeat a height of
125 feet above the oily.
SHIPNG REPORTS.
nut kie board, after which they home him till he In a bital calipas of the sun the point of the we muselman, and then dragged him by theebsdow cone which is constantly projected into hoda throngs the streeta.
epace by the moon topolim navow strip of the Further particulars of the o-llapse of a build. ¦ earth's surface, from which region alone. the ing in Now York, caused by gas explosion.mn is totally obscured. The total colipam, show that 100 pataons lest their lives by the states Frof. Bobbert, vover blout three times
In the heat angid of. Mr. Bhalford Eldwell, disantor,
in four, yours, bat a total esilpas for any given advantage si tskyn of the feet that nickal be The United States Treasury ofisiale have region does not cover oftener like ones La 200.) comes anddesleihen linguolio a tempora Direction of wind deind 27,106 as duty on Mr. Vanderbilt's port. It is therefore possible, when an bolipse turn of shout it bort à pontulum of cop Yacht, lately parohased by him in England: of the sun is dasarthed it conuention with that, per drying: a sigh of nickel in attencted, at The English bookmakers at Boulogne and remote historical avart, sad the hour in mens ordinary temperatures, to a magnet at one side, Cali, bare bron ordered to quit the country toned, to fix the period of the neoarrence ex but on plasing a lamp andar, the nickel the within a fortaight
notly Historical research is thus sidad, and to metal beques so basted as to lose its power of Frank P. Stacio, the Australian pugilist, bes ficlitato roturenos Pref. von Oppolzer, Vim being attracted, and falls off. The spring of the Locanto a bookniker.
nesa Astronomer Royal, has with the aid of pendula hus produced cools the nickel batmaturated with mate Hr. F. O. Licht, of Magdeburg, in bis die ten assistants, Brad the date of 8000 calipsow the critical point, so that on ita retera culars concerning the best sugar market, soye thean and 5.200 edip of themoon, extending it is again held by the magnet_nutil_again. that the last 17 months have cand in an in-over a period from 1200. B.C. to 9169 A.D., the heated. The movement of the pendulum in non-landed driedling Thy a plu
reased production of 6,000 tons. The estimated calculations filling 24 thick folin volumes, tinuod quite regularly. marplus for the cosнou is unaltered..
Two applications of the data may bo sted. A rovolt bes taken place in Granada, a city of Tha ideat recorded eclipse, which occurred fi the Central American Republic of Nicaragua China 4,000 years ago, is mentioned in the Chi In the attempt to arrest the lenders of the in-ness book" Schuking" as taking place in the surrection, the insurgents fought the police ecrly morning in the Isat month of barreat in The chief of the attor and six of his offices the fifth year of Emperor Trobung-bang'a reign, wor- killed, while 50 persona were wounded. Uthor souros show, that this reign was
The death of the Right Hon. Hoary Cecildoubtedly in the 22nd century. B., and the Raikes, M.P., the Fastmaster General, la astri- only colipes that would apply took place on inted to the offopts of a slight stroke of light-2nd Out, 2137 8.0. It is reorded that Christ ning reaalved by him while he was riding in effered in the 19th year of Titerine, in which
Hyde Park que dny Iset July.
Fear the sou was darkened. Bitbynia shaken. and much of Nicos laid in raits. One writer mentions that a total eclipse of the sam. last-1 ng from the sixth to the ninth bone, occurred in the reign of Tiborias during full moon, and another adds that it courred on the 14th day of the wooth. Now an eclipse of the aun at full moon is impossida. Reference to Op- polzer's work shows that the only to el colipin of the ata in that region between eight years before our veckoalug and 59 A.D. tout place! on Thursday, Nov. 4.A.D. This la not recon- Intellipancy has reached Londra to the effect oiloable with the scriptural account, which places Un the squirmuaux hava mersaered the crows of the Crnciation at the Jowish Fastor. ẤN ĐỘ the whaling vesels Haste and Gramphus at the lipse of the moon. However, was visible at Jory mouth of the Kenzie River, numbering 60 men.usalem on Sed Apr., 39 A.D., that it is tant Romoare are current as to the cause of the probable that the ancient historians confused the death of Al Baib Pasha, daly Minister of War two ruta, ond that the solipss of the moon of the Ottoman Empire. It is asserted that the was the phenomenon wasb aigualized the Ministar's death resulted from wounds received Crucifirion. in a del...
It is reported that a number of watches of The value of 220.000 hare buon stolen from the South Bostern Railway Station, London,
London, 25th Augent.
A portion of the parcel of watobes atulan at Bouth-Encern railway station has been re-
Dovered.
-It is rewound fául a tresty with Austria bas been signed by which tho Angio Australian evils will in Fature leave Salonica isstead of Brindid.
Conregnout upon the nuisance crated by a umber of corpes interred in the wruits of the Church of St. Mary, Woolnott, is the City of London, the enthorities have given orders tant
he church shall be stored.
Thirty sus of arms, together with a manifes to directed against the Government, have been gnized at Bources & city of Frame
Bax explosion of firedamp in a colliery at Cherphilly, near Cardif in Fouth Welos, two mish wire killed. The exit from the mine was Blocked by fallon earth and cl, and at the pre- evet tiras 2541 miuers are entombed.
25th August The mire who were eutonbed by the plosion at the Caerphilly Colliery have been resouad,
LONDON, 25th August.
Daring at atorestien between "Jem" Hall, th pagilist and his manager, mar med Tavies, to a bar room in Michigan. Daries drew knife apor is prioripal. and inflicted a stab in the throa
Until recently the resfäus remaining after re- fialog tar with sulphuris said has been regarded as worthless, but is now worked up into a black end pomewhat plastic substance resembling asphalte. When dissolved in amphiths this forme a very durable waterproof varnish. After pro longed exposure to high best, the new robber is rinced in volume. about sixty per cent, beco TË DIS hard like ebonito and vory elastic, sud under different names is applied to varions WHER It is good non-conductor, and is therefore arall. able for insulating.
A beautiful collection in the masem at trees, arranged in the form of a brary. Boob Cassel, Prossia, is that of 600 different Europann specimen is in the shape of a book. The back is formed of the back of the tree, the sites, of the asnow rings, the bottom, of old wond, with perfoot wood; iba top, of the young wood, with rings wider apart. The volume is a little box, containing the flowers, seed, frait and losses of the tres, either dried or imitated in wax.
As and promising combustible from ignite. of which there are practically exhaustible de posits to Italy, has been tried in Rome, 10 oomotive was easily driven with a heavy train. up the steepunt grades, with a little greater
Losnos, 26th August Spuchaters the affray between Ball, the pagitet, and Baris, bis maunger, in a saloon at Michiray confirm the all-gation of Darien tant. Establ Hall i 6016-defence.
General Both has been offered triat of inngocnsumption of feat them was ascessary when the ordinary and no more expensive-coal rea used. A brillisat gas is also obtained from lignite.
in South Africa for bis colonising soles in conbetion with the Salvation Arrey.
The sleamer Utapin, which sank after having bana îu collision with 1.31.3. Ansen off Gibral- fer. and which was lately used, han sailed for Glasgor.
Alexandre Jogues, who entered njan a 50 days' fast at the Westminster Aquarium. is at present in rigoraus nadition. He las aised the twenty-th day sinod he commenced bis fast.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBR. CLOMANY QUOTATIONS.
In Lomon
EXCHANGE.
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Bank Bills and
Deux Bilte, at 30 dnys' sight- Hunk Hill, at 4 months aight
Crodita, at 4 months' sight
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JOINT STOCK SHARES. COMPANT. | PAID UT.] QUOTATION E. Hoogborg & Sum
$125 173, saler
Banks
China, Japan, So... Do New Issue
Do., Fandora............ Now Oriental..... row & Co., H. G.
China Segar Campbelt, Moore&Co. China Boraco.....
Chinese Lean '85 C Chase Loa 88 . Cruickshank & Co.... Dairy Farm Co... Fenwick & Co., Gen. Green Ivland Cesmant E. Brick & Comont. B. & C. Bakery...... Eongkong & C. Gay Hongkong Electric...
I. H. L. Tramways. Hongkong Ice........
1,8. & K.. Wharf & G.
National Industry has offered a prize of 3.000. & W. Duck....... The Peria Social for the Encouragement of - Steam Laundry.
Hongkong Rop
or wholly taking the place of gutta parcha, or francs for the discovery of a substanco partially for advance in the culture of the gatta porobs tree pizs of 2,000 famos is io ho giron for the best apparatas or method of measuring the
A don'rous tur ioane has swept the poast of insulation of an electrical plant under full Senegambia, in West Afrios. Great destruction current.
was end at the month of the River Secézal. Four vesel wars wreaked and 18 Livea were lont
Many animals pass the cold season of the year
The enginney employed at Chatham Deck-in sleep, while the similar phenomenon of sam yard threaten to go not on strike unless their mer aliep is known in serpents and erootiles of wagen bu raised to 5. Bd. per day, the society's tropiml regions. Evar fa the temperate zones, it
ibima.
appars there are reptiles and amphibions ani- LONDON, 27th August mate that spend the hot days in sloop. Accord. The Sealers of British Columbia bare foring to Dr. Franz Werner, these animals will be warded a patition to Lord Salisbury against the sech in July and August is notably fewer closing of Bebring See to sealera til Mer next.mbers then during the spring and search Po petition suggests that compensation shot will reveal there, in a condition very similar to Ward on the storage take of three yearshop, hidden tafer stones, benah, or lauvas, or which it in claimed, weald obvists an expansive the edges of marshes And ponds. The frogs loquiry which would otherwise bo rendoredalt laddied together, na maks no attempt to
Hue. Lizardanud salamandera is Almacal nation
ZI TARKAS
The Times states that the flanges of Italy less, with thofe talls over their boats and makes hetry unsound oes and ma'administration. are coiled in spirals with the lead conabalud. alike that of the land animals, the summer slegg of the water. animale is not always at the time of the greatest heat, hat go ours only
This Government authoritim in Bulgaria bere wised overal shears of dynamito and arms at Scris and Rustoluk. A number of arrests were riady.
Mr. 5. M. Stapley entertains grava donhis at the snocess of the new Frano expedition to Take Tohad in Contral Afrios, via Brazza ville, which is being organised to follow up the work of the expedition massacred by hostile Bailee tribes. Es considers that it will ho an dingly dienis master for the expedition to prosted through the region, indiostat, owing to the hostility of the warlike pa ives.
when their menal dwelling place is dried up. Contrary to general sup position, reptilas do not always thrive best in hot weather but many, such sa lizards atid saken, eh very quickly under a hot wap, and only tarties can bear the exposure for say considerable time. The summer clean of these animals varies with the character of the hot son con, and does not appear at all in animals kept in In comparatirely even temperature in captivity,
The fresh water diabos of Switserland number
A upesial mesting of shareholders in the Dublin Freeman's Journal was held in that ofty w-day, when the policy of the directors of that species, as enumerated in a new work by
Vietor Fatio, Of these 42 are food in the
paper in opposition to Mr. Farnell was support Rhizo, aad & in that river only. Only & species. ed by a large majority of those present. Mr.
Deyor Gray, the Chairman, demulada pellist aborsa beight of about $200 feet, bat the cred a majority of 18,00 votos The trout has been sucessfully introdased into lakes
E.
fio fe guarded by police in fear of disturbance, up to 8,500 foot.
It is stated that the Parnellite party will ntact a daily paper.
Pico de ara reported to have securred in Austria from the effects of lightning.
Mr. David Obristie Murray's play, "Chums," as prafuced to-night at the Globe Tastre,
Mr. C. Carne. Wilson reports that he has sno,
Hotels
Austin Ame
· Hongkong Hora.......... Do. Now ! Peak Hotel gha......
taurances
Canton....
China Fire Chins Towiem.... Hongkong Bire ... North-Chian
Straits Firestar Straits Marine... ... ....- Unionad kat
Land & Building Labuk Planting
H. Land Joosten't Kowloon Landa B. Poak Bailding...... Humphrys Estata WetPoint Buildg. Luton Sagter Mining
$312.50
1.313, tyre.cum new
6314, hapor- Belo, sellers
21 812
$50 $47, sulleza
$10, now,
$55 $104, sales $100 160, sollurs
250 Flu. 27 1520 patayers
450 30,no
SLU $8. Ballers $313, bugoss bottle, ble $24.50318, now. 550175, M. 210 $320 $35 $100 $55, soller $25 386, eller
$500 aclleżn
550 nom- 350 $110, selera #123 92p. et pat, alas,
1937.60
$50 $13, no. $60 $85, sellors
350 $5, sellers $15 $70, nom.
$50] $110, ælleru $90 897
8:01 11K 250 TL. 260 300 $81, bagn 520 $16
$19, sellere
5 $95
$100 $96, buyer
#50 $16, salle
$50 $75, buyers. $30 117, ellers $13. f200 | 3000, BÓ
$40 $26, bayara $100 $59 buyers
Balmoral Gold .... $10 $2, Charbonnage....$181.58 1870, Euyors
Tā $4. sellerm
Imauris Julebu Panjor
$10 $, unles Kapla pe 176.98. 80 cis, nollers Selain
$5 $3, seller. Do
$850 eta, sullore
steamship Cops-
Chins & Maniln.... Dongle 5.B. Cu H., Canton, & M... Lado-Chins 8. N........... Steam Launch...
150 | 355, sellers
$50 $40, bayers $20 $88. males
21080p. ck, die, sales $80 $30, now. Wahed Wareh's C$374 3871 DO15. Watson & Co., A. 1.ļ. $10 $30.
enaded in producing musical notorn from and Now Malwa - Bevar before musical, and in restoring the 'Om Malwa, resɔannou to saud which had bean deprived of it. Older Malwa
A German factory supplies all of the chemi
Strand. The performanos passed off with eclat,cally para agar that is and in the world.
the author being three times recalled by the su
29th August.
The sitios of the London prasa felicitate Marray on the stoves of his play.
Lornos, 27th August.
In a recent work on tän liso, Mr. T. W. Cowan states that the inapot can draw tematy times ita
on waight, can fly more than four miles an
Kata New).
· Oldest Malen
10. 25, COXON,
Patna (Old)ai
Hemans (Now) .....
Allow'es. $4900 to 24 cat'es.
to 24
The British staner Glossarn, from Singapura 15th Sept.. had joleate is fresh monecoas se far as the Paracle ith heavy rain showers-ant moderate to ligh NE. wind to Hongkong.
The British stazer Denbighshire, from Japan vin Shanghai an cohor 19th Sept.. kad N.2. wind leasing Pooher; skifted to M.W: in For zona Channel; Jr and due by day and heavy [rain showore stsight.
The Company GRANTS FOLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies
Contributory Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Barinas, whether they are Aharobokers or ot
WOO LIN YUEN, Sleeratary.
48144
ΠΗΛΙ ΟΥΕΙΟΣ, No 2. Quier's Road Wor
Hongkong, 1418 March, 1981. WE YANGTSZE INSURANCE AS-
BOCIATION, LIMITED.. HEAD OFFIO-SHANGHAI- DILECTORS,
K. NIKSON SHAW, Eng. H. J. Bug, Rig. J. M. You, Eag ROBT. HACKENive, Esq.
W. 8. JAOKSON, Becretary,
The British amer dethris reports having left Sydray stil am, Aug. 29th, called st Moreton Bay othe 31st, Townsville Sept. 3rd, RICHARD BLACK WELT, Seq., Manager.
LONDON BRANCE-68/69, COENHILL, B.C. and Cooktown, arrived at Thursday Island
at 11.m. Sept. and left again the same day. CAPITAL up $800,000. arr ved at Port Irwin at 3 pan. Sept. 9th and RESERVEJUAD (as on 34th June, left again as 9 m, the following day, culled at Timor on tho 12d and left the intter port at
1801)
• $549,523 ASSETS. daylight the towing morning. Arrived at Hongkong at 1a.m. 21st inat. Experienced Government Securities......$598.078 moderata to freaks.E. winds and fos weather Cesh at Dankers. 3297.377 long the Austrum coast to Thacalny Island. Amariesa Railroad Boude...$193.673 Light variable vade and fine to Port Darwin Other Securities.......8 91,722 81,422,330 Cala and time the Equator. Moderate to
LIABILITIES. frock variable ale were then wat with to Estimated Chains, &o, penting $73.527.
BANKS.
HONGKOS SAVINGS BANK.
HE Bastness the above Bank is conducted by the HOOKONG AND SHANG. HAI BANKINGCORPORATION. Rules may be obtained ompplication.
INTEREST a deposits is allowed at 34 PER GET. per anum.
For
Depositors maytransfer at their option bal. zo of $100 or pore to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAREto be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 xe CENT. per annum.
HONGKONG AND SHANTHAI ANTING CORPORATION,
#. DE BOVIS,
Chiel Maonger. Hongkong, 12th jugual, 1891. | 11827
TH
LINITED.
The Association Ens AGENCIES at NEW TORK, SAN FRANCISCO, MATCHESTER, and at the principal Ports in India. Anstralia; Chios Japan, ka
Marino Insurance riaka taken to all parts of the World.
SHEWAN & .. Agenta. Hongkong, lab September. 1891. [2051
DUENIK FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES INSURANCEagainst FIRE at Carat Katos,
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.; Agents for the Phenix Firo Hongkong, th August, 1837.
NOTICE.
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17
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Undersigned, Agonis for the above Com 21.300.000. Any are propared to ACCEPT RISKS $500,000, against FIRE &t Current Reta
NORTON & Co.
Agents.
183
AUTHORIZED CAPIÍAL. ABSORBAD CAPITI....
HEAD OPRE-HONGKONG.
Hongkong 18th July, 1887. CHO TUNA SINO, FEL. The COMPANY, LIMITED,
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
D. GILLIKK, Eaq.
CAN KIT Suas, E. W. Worron, Eng
J. HIRST, Eng
KWAN HOI CHVAN, Esq. A. B. McKax, Acting Chief Manager.
ADVIVORY COMMITTEE IN LONDON, THOMAS CARMICHAEL, Esq, Messrs. Dent,
Palmer & Co. JOHN BUTTERY, Esq., Massre. John Battery
C. B. STUART WORTLEY, Egy, M. P. for Hallem, G. W. F. PLAYFAIL. Mənager.
__ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SHANGHAI, Hsu Fü Turn, Enga¦ ¦ Zir Kwan Kiwa, Eng. Ma Kin Torone, Bag! | Casa Mixo Siasa, Eng.
Tono Rai Juno, Esq.
J. D. THOEBURN, Manager pro. tent.
TO LET
TO LET WIEN FOSSESSIÓN FROM 147 PROXIMO.
THE TOP FLOOR of GIS, VINGTON & Co.'s Hong, consisting of Fire Spacious Resma and Thres Bath Rooms, suitable elther na Offices or Dwalling Apartments,
apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 15th Jair, 1881.
NOTICE.
TO LET.
1698
THE PREMISES No. 9) Paata ÜENTRAL,
lately occupied by Mease. Rua
&
Co. The whole by date, or mingle rooms, sult ablo foc Offices and Dwalling.
Apply to
E. D. SASSOON & Co. Bangkang. 2nd Jun, 1691
11604 TO LET.
ESIRABLE OFFICE on FIRST or
No. 13, PEAYA ÜSNTRAL.
Apply to
1278
STOLTERFOHT & HIRST. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1891.
TO LET.
TO, 4, WEST TERRACE,
Immediate entry. Apply to
G..C. ANDERSON, 18, Praya Central.
Hongkong, it Angust, 1891
1895
THE KOWLOON LAND AND, BUILD. ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
TO LET.
KOWLOON:
VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE PENSCH MITZ The M. M. Beatus: Core, with the Franaú mail of the 21st August, lit Seiyen for this
port at 3 am on the 2. and may be expected here on or abnt the 23rd fust. This packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hong- Į kong on the 15th July.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The F. &0. stemmer Bokilla, with the Eng Jish mail of the 28th Augun, laft Stagzpore on Bunday, the 20th inst. at 8 pm, and may ba expected here on or shout Friday, the 25th Int This Faokot brings replies to lasters despatched (from Hongkong on 23rd July,
THE CANADIAN MAIL
ToG. P. ateamor Emprata of Jepan mailed from Vancouver on the morning of the 10th September, and is duo here on the Ist October.
HERCHANT STEAMERE.
The Shire Lize slostner Carmarthenshiri, from London, Hamburg, and Antwerp, left in |gapore on the 16th and is deo haré ne' the Find
Inst.
on the TB and fames
The D. D. R. steamer Frigga Inkt Singapore
The steamer Wingrang, from Calcutta, laři. | Bingapors on the’t7ihndi is due here on the.
28rd inst
The Chion Mutual kisamer Kalsom laft Elngapore on the Ylit and is dus here on the 27th-inst
The P. & 0. steamar Briediaï left Londaa for this part on the 28th August,
The F.& O. steamer Takerus left Bombiy
for this port on the 2b inst,
The Chins Mutual alesmer Onsfɑ, from Lon- don and Liverpool, passed the Ĉand on the 17th just, and may be considered dusi at Singapore
nar about the 6th October.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
PEAK DELIVERY eloase si Post Offies at 11.30 a... and 3 pm or is Letter Boxes fa |the Care by 12 and '3'30 o'clook Trams. Letter
A FEW HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TER: Boxes at Peak will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 p.m.
RACE, containing 5 Rooms meh and Bath Rooms Teanis Courts. Healby situation. Camp Rent.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENOT CO. LD, Hongkong, 7th August, 1891.
TO BE LET
1875
The Postal Gulde for 1891. revised to debe will be found in the Chronicle and Directory p. XXVI. This is the maly auctoriei complete. Sunmary of Postal information published la Hougkong.
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À MATI, WILL CLOSE.
For Bangkok.-Per Los Bok, to-day, the 22nd est, at 9:30 AM.
For Shanghat Kota. Yokohama, and Venora. var, B.Car Empress of India, to-day, the
ad inst. at 11.30 ..
The authorised List of Malls Isened in connection with this paper is the one published HE Large and Camodions HOUSE, No. twice each day in our Extra, which is corrected TE, WALTON BORER.
to a much later hour than that given below. Apply to
CHOY TENG, at Maura Brandao & Co. Hongkong, 25th July, 1891.
2002 TO LET. TIVE ROOMS on the Upper Floor of the ICH COMPANY'S PERRIERS in Tok-House LAX, and 8 LARGE OFFICES on the First Floor.
Apply to the Manager at the Depot, or to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 29th Juze, 1891.
1100 TO LET.
TOUSES No. 10 and 18, WINDHAM
Apply to
HSTELET
نه
-
2080
J. A. DE CARVALHO, Hongkong. 7th September, 1891.
TO LET, IN QUEEN'S ROAD.
W
$100.00 THE whois or part of PEEMISES & CON NAUGHT HOUS, ococpled by the Mario- 748.5bark Furniture Company, Limited. Saftable 848,ULA for Shops. Ofoes, or Godawn. Floor ares 8,500
senora foot Reat moderata.
Apply to the Liquidator,
9, BEACONSFIELD ÁRCADE. Fongkang, 19th September. 1891.
TO LET.
ESTABLISHED 1370. HELL OFFICE,Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID.OP CAPITAL' RESEETH FUND CLAIMS PAID BONUSES PA........................... 48 3000 BISKceptod at CURENT HATKU OF PERMIA.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIË,
Sorulary. Hongkong, 1th April, 1991.
1910
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
The HEAD OFFICE now sites y THE Undersigned having been appointed Agauts for the share Company &T on deposit and makes odrazem on gonda in prapared to ACCEPT RISKS, against FIKE Neutral Godayna, and upon other securities, on (et Current Ratea.'« tarmon to be kad on application..
Hongkong, 28th Angust, 1991;
2028
NEIP ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED. AUTHORIBRO CAPITAL£2,000,000 PAID OF.....
LONDON:
580,000.
Hand Officer.40; THREADNZBOLE STREET,
West End Office, 25, Couzerue STEERT.
BRANCHES TE India, Ustina, Japas AND THE COLONTER
.
THE BANK receivos money on Deposit, Bays and Belle Bills of Exchange, issues, Locktura of Credit, forwariks Bills for Cotisation, wa Trausta Banking and
generally on terms to be had on application.
·Interest allowed on Deposite
BEUTER, BROOKELMANN & Co-
Agents. Hongkong, Ink July, 1889.
1976
12288
HOP is Provag's Sranar presently oc- keapled by Me. Hain.
A350
For Swatow. Amoy and Tamsil-Per Fokien, to-day, the 22nd last, ot 11 0.
For Chefor xud Newchwang-Per Fialia, to-day, the 2nd fout, at 11:30 à 12.
For Kobe and Yokohama.-'er to-day, the 22nd inst., st 40 - 8,1
Dozieres,
For Begon-Per Pollio, ku-day, the Sind fost..., at 5:00 PM.
For HeLow and Heiphong--Por Delta, to day, the 22nd Inst. a) 5 00 EM
For Straits and Bombay,--Par Nicam, to- morraw, the 23rd inst., at 19:30 A 1.
For Nagasaki, Kodi, Yolenkams, Vistoria, B., and Portland (Oregon),-Per Bumez, on Thuray, the 21th inst. at 20 P.M.
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IVORY, SANDALWOOD, LA QUER 1862 WARE, all kind of FLNE EMBROIDERIES, | FANS, EBONY PURNITURE with Brad- ZIFUL CARVINGS, SILK, FINE EN BROI.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE THE Commodious GODOWN and YARD of the HONGKONG FEAM LAUN. DRY situated at Bowarow, w the Canal, and a short distnong from, tha Prays, admirably
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HD Underdig and having been appointed Aguata for the above Company, are ne pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FILE and LIFE «* Chérent Raton.
BRUTER, BRÜCKELMANN & Co. Hongkong, 1st July, 1880.
THE NORTH GERMAN FIRD INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Underigued basing bean suprinter AGENTS LOT the above Company, are prepared to GRANT IN¬URANCÈS to the extent of $100,000, on Brst-class risks at our
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|\RANDA'TLANTIC FIR INSURANOW
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Fired for 12 months, 46 per Cent, per Anawa.ront ratio. Pired for 6 months, 1⁄2 par Cent, per Annum, Fired for 3 months, 24 per Cant. per anno. On Cueront Doponit Adosunta 2 per cent, par Annum on the dally balance.
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· Hongkong, 10th November, 1972.
RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROF'TORS...$10,000,000
COVER OF DIRECTORS.—
J. 8. Mosna, Esq.-Chairma
bene, and will resh food at a distance of four Por stommabip Malura, soiled on the 17th 8. C. MONARLSEN, Esq.-Dapaty Chairns. miles By a beautiful mechanisal adaptationHptember-For Buance Agra-300 small
the siegs bar it forward or backward, with up-pages tee. For London-50 balos panja, The young woman named Mitchell who was ward, downward, or enddenly acrested course., 190 hales waste silk, 119 Ustaw raw silk, 19H, found badly wounded in a frat pleus compart ment of a train upon arrival at Bedford, has just threefold voice organs are the vibrating cases silks, 119,830 tbs scented caper, 11,403 lbs. died in the hospital there. She stated that she wings, the vibrating rings of the abdomen, and scented orange petos, 1,429 borde tes, and 4 bel bon attacked by a man who susped from a rocal apparatos in this breathing sportare
or spitsole. The buzz is predosed by the ftrat Packages sundries. For Frasco-24 as silks,
and 853-bales raw silk. two, and the hu-which may busurly.
the train, but the opinian sirtertained was that ale ba?attampled eniorie
The Puningatter and Ocoats! 8., Company
Per British steamer Glenfallock, sailed on the phoerful, or collegially significant by, the 15th September-For London-115,875 lbs. Tool membrane. A number of the bee's scented caper. 3,150 lbs. peiron, 500 package lea bas adopted a new type of steel life-boat, with notes have an interpreted. "Hamm" in 1 rolls matting, 22 tales waste silk, and 8 which is almera will be equipped.
LowDos, 28th August.
tha sey of contentment; "Wah-zuh-nuh“ glorides the egg-layings of the queen;
The steamare of the Mesageries Maritime Shaaa" is the note of young boos at more of engaged in the coasting trade of the play; S-se-a" means the master of a swaria's Mediterranean are being armed for protective Br.. the slaughter or paleon of the purposes owing to the fecreased number of cases drones; and the "To-ta-in" of the newly hatched of piracy which have been lately reported:
The Government of Parker in patioying with young gen is answered by the "gas-gus-qan view to secure the nervioss of fone atomers of of the queens still imprisoned in their colle...
the Vorgarten Maritimos to not as transporte
for the prayanco of troops for the suppress
Biod of the Arabinearrootion to Tenen.
A Bagian physician, Dr. M. Esish, han re ported the atoresting, ease of a locomotive en
į ginose, 40 yours of age, who was diemiqued from
Mr. F. Elgar, director of dockyards, has sent servicoon.nocoun tot color-blindness. The man
in his resignation to the Admiralty.
wae uble to distingaish o laura adresatly and with
2nd September, confidence op to the summer of 1889, when over
A terrible railway accident is reported from work and loss of loop gave him a violent head. Carolina. U.S. One of the 'traetles of a bridge asbe for two wanks, after which for three months was swept away by heary foods, and a passenger all objects appeared red, and then all sensation Iraia was proipitated into the strain eighty of colour disappeared. Tn May, 1890, he again fout below." Sixty of the passengers were killed.ome for examination, and had fully regained
the power to distinguish eslours- SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
packages sundries:
THX WEATHEN.
MESRA. FALCOwen & Ca's Franster, AKFT. #lev Baromeler & ik:29:35 Treem. Da.k. (Wet balbi 76
· Bazendeler ? pm 21.6 Therm. 1. p.4. (Wot bulb 77 Barometer PM... 33,81 Thermo, 47.M. (Wat bulb) 29 Thermom. $. Therm MAXIDIO
B Thermen. 1.MANƏ Then Wirkungs forar Tharzem. 4 PAROLES night)
METEOROLOGICAL BRO STÉER
WITH SEPTEEBEE, AT 4 PM.
Wird.
STATION,
Wladivostok
TcHo A Lyons satomist, has examined the skele Nagasaki tons of 88 monkeyschimpansace, gorillas and Shanghal ........
swsz
29,92
20.91
A well-known chemical fact is that, although orang-outangs and has found diseases of the Forobow whameroist metals -aral soluble in acide, pure bone to be as frequent as in man, and of a strik-daping motals are not. Dr. Weeren explains this carious ingi, similar character. There were several Gatow anwmely by potating out that the pure matela pases of ephiphysea, 5. of fraclure, b of deformed Hongkong....... when dipped in the sold become quickly sur joints, and 8 of ossification. Fractured boxes Floorin Rook. Canton d rounded with a protesting Blm of hydrogen. had knitted together perfectly.
Марко There is alight action on immersion. but it coses after a Law seconds. When the cepe of has been fitted up by the Prince of Monaco for
A steam yaoht of a displacomment of 450 tons Bojhaw ......
Haiphong the bydrogen is aided by performing the expert the study of Oceanography. It is serauged to Manila ........
Bolinao mute in a vac, or the hydrogen is osas d to give a large reserve of atesa power for Bolastifie Capo B. Jamos... notabine with oxygen, the metals are attacked.
work, and its engine rçom contains, to addition
·Zier SEPTEMBER,
A long study of the parallax of Areturns to the engines, a dynamo, an ammonia freezing wadivostook has led Dr. Elkin, of Yale Unfensity, to coaching, a water still, and other apparatus. Elec-. Takin clude that this star travole with the iconiv.tric lamps are provided for illumination, to Hagnaali ..... able velocity of 331 milles a second, or 21 times gather with s.10,000, candle-power search light: Stanghai .....
Foochow faster than the earth wores in its orbit round for night observations of the sea. Other special Ascoy....... the ann. Aretarna proves to be so distant that iftings include a refrigerating chamber and a Amplag its light, travelling 190 000 miles a second, must cold chamber, several laboratories, winches Bwstow
18 yesra lo rekoli na.
and cables for deep sen soundings. The Princs Hongkong..
has already made considerable progress in the loteria Fork..........
Cantor
19.01
Davids, Baci
pois, ace
Alex. MoConachis, Eng-
J. J. Keswick.
La Poesataker, D. B. SABOT. Fas E. L. Woodin, Esq. CH187_MANAGENT" Hongkong-F. DE Bovis, Eat MANKOHRI Shanghal-J. P. WADE GALDNER, Bay. LONDON BANERRA-LONDON & COURTYAR ING COMPANY LIMITED,
HONGKONG INTERTIT ALLOWED.
On Current Lecourt at the rate of 2 per Cent. per Annum on the daily balance up to 890,000.
On Fixed Depoššia
For month, 3) per Gent, per Annum. For 12 months, 41 por Cent, per Annum up to $200,000-
For 12 months, 4 par Conti per Annan on soms in excess of $200,000.
HOFAKONO-INTEREST CHARGED. 27.6% on Loans against Bhares with full Margin. 6% on Advancea ngainst Goods in Noutral Go-
dowas
7% on Current Account Overdrafts.
‡ on Advances” against Goods in Private Gor
downa.
FOR SALE
FOR BALL.
UAS. HEIDSIECK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SKAL. $26.......... por mais of 1 dosen quarie, $25........... per case of 2 dozen pints.
PAUL DUBOIS & Cos CLARET, CsatSau Larose. $18...... per oase of 1 dozen quarts. Blk... por onso of 2 dozen piata.
PONTET CANET.. $3.50........per cup of 1 dozen quarta PALMER MARGAUX.
$7.50 $8,50
per case of 1 dosan quarts.
a. per case of 2 dozen pinta..
LOEMONT.
$5................... per osso of 1 dozen quarta. $5 ........... per cap of 2 dozen pinta.
JOHN WALKDE & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $5.......... per case of i domen betties. Arao. OUTLER PALMER & Coʻs
WINES AND SPIRITS.
BIGMBSEN & Co. Hongkong, 10th August, 1891.
123
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Chief Manager.
120 CHA
Hongkong, 10th August, 1891.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA. DOCH COMPANY, LIMITED.
mga bat
CHIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS-626 A respectfully informed that, if upon thair arrival in this Harbour, none of the Company's Foremen should be at hand, orders for répairs if want to the BEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Pays Central, will reosivo prompt attention.
In the event. of complainte being, feand RedSERLLY, DEMIunication with the Undersigned
FOR SALE.
NHAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE"
-HEIDŠTECK & Go...
MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium dry),
Do. ""RED FOIL (dry).
GOLD FOIL DRY DO.
do.
Do.
(extra dry)
----C-A-R·LOVITE--& Gob.-
Bole Aganta for
HEIDNECK & Co., Bethe
For Hongkong, China, and Japan: Hongkong, but Julv., 1885.
FOR SALE.
is requested, when immediate sipps will be takenJULES MUMM
to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction.
D. GILLIES,
Secretary!
Hongkong, 28th August, 1895,
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CHAMPAGNE, C. 100 % Pts $21.
DUBOS FAIREs & de Granos & Cus. BORDEAUX CLARETS,
WHITE WINES.
Befast added to in COLLECTION CHAU LEOVILLE, at $99 par Osse of 1 dom
of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos OHAU. MARGAUX at $28
| of Native Txves, oopias of which are obtainable
in his Studio or at learn. KruzY & WALER L..
Ivosy Marcass of Superior Quality and
of Excellant and High Flash.... ́ PERMANENT 35.85) ENLARGEMENT: of Proros, and VIEWS and reprodnations of the eas ch Paper, Canvas, or Opal.
A recent discovery of old English weighis study of the direction end velocity of ocean cur and measures include: the two standard yards reate. During the last three years to has boga Halho of 1758 and 176), supposed to have barn des recording the pisking og of numbered Hosts, Haiphong trayed by fire in 1934. The most important which, to the number of 1,700, he has throws Balmo missing weight--the standard troy pound-isverboard in three distinst regions between Halla ---
Earepe and Ameris, and has been making s not wong, thoas now brought to light.
very encorata chart of Atlantic currents from the data taas aapplied. In the course of t
Lim, on the Bri The typhus in raging in nerilent TEATTE are fake in any state of the weather, operations interesting sological discoveries have Dosen," Barometer failing Gracients moderate for BAT. and all Permanent Processes, are executed on been made, adding many new species to thone | minde oyrek tu northern Rupkat Cast Bus and eth Medazate Termes, hedayo kaowa,
Court of China, Fathur blaga, kas, sad day, Cupne n
STUDIO-IOR BOYSS LANE
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GIBB. LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, 10th November, 1888.
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