The dry dock is being longthaned frota 320] 450 feet, to enable it to take the new ships that and soon to arrive from England and Germany. On Sunday the Chinese troops were paraded
for inspection in the presence of the bussian Admin and officers. The Chinese troope here number about 14,000,-.--
by the organised and determined, rivalry of oiler zalious, whick, in their efforts to qut ne oul from the marketæof uncivilised crundeveloped. regious laves at any rate sa apparsat advantage
in boing able to employ against us voupóna. that wo Luva deliberately renounced for
Our commercial, as ourselves.
well" as" our Imperial interests, are deeply involved in the scramble Tor Chine, and the advance of rival status on the Nile and Niger, To conduct all these difficult operations, diplomatic, naxal and military, to a satisfactory cañelusion, would, be an achievement that would redound greatly
MR.
TUK BUNURUNG DAILE PRUSS, MONDAY, JANUARY 81sť, 1898,
AUCTION.
GRO. H. WHYMARK has been
favoured with instructions favo
CHAS. BRANG, Dsq.,
Consul for Sedan and Norway.
to Sall by
PÚBLIC AUCTION, On MONDAY, 7th February, 1898, at 11 A.M.
The Norwegiati Iron Steamship
ATANORBD"
BANKS.
INSURANCES.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSUR-
LIMITED
ANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
ACTHORIZED CAPITAL...... SUBJORIBAD
PAID OF.........
RESERVE FUND
£1,500,000 Ordersigned, having been appointed
AGENTS for the above Comapouy, are 21,125,000
prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against Fing .... 562,500
at Current Eatos, £10,000 RECTER, BROCKELMANN & CO BANKENS LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Current Accuente ut the rate of % per annon on the Daily balanes,
ON FIXED DERÓBITS -- For 12 months
11
16
...31%
THURMURN, Manager, Hongkong. Hongleng, 2763 Cotaber, 1897,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
INCOLPOMATED BY ROYAL Charter, 1553. HKAN OFFI08, LONDON.
There are no signs of Russian soldiers hoes at present, hat there is a rumour that they are expected, though the Busiata loro profess complete ignorance or the subject, & Lave paan lightkeeper was sent inland to see if he cold, discover any traces of Burian soldiers,
ahs now hos bouchod at Port Cookbruč but he interned after three days with no tidings to the hout our minister Wishromote Sim, Looohooo. The Vosol in
The deckyard is still without lights, as the pacally to thus beds of the Foreign Office1,28 tour groes, 101 N.I.P., Compound. Ea
Ain the Colonial Of A failure to malataiugins, 2 Cylinders, 20 and 46; 33 stroke, and Japanese took away all the electrical machinery, which is now being gradually repliant. The Braly, though cautiously, the rights of the was built in 1550 by W. E. POTTER & SON, of pcles and globes for the lights wore luftstanding Beitial Cmpire, and the slaing of British trade,Liverpool; & now boiler was put in last year
There has been no harbour master sine the wonki insoles in uqual degros of discredit"
And the Dngtas thoroughly overhauled" and The Standard has this, to my on the same subperts renowed, while extensive repairs were war, so the Okianso offers have to pilet any.
jun Cirennistacious hero froady marked out drected to the Vessel. She will be sold with Jargo vessel that wishes to bútor the harbonn
Port Arthur was short of coal, bið á stemmar for us the gets lines on which we have to act. all her earning goar, den, do, as it now stands. has just arrived with 800 tona, and the Knasies It may ha vlowed as certain that the recent
NB-The real was not driver on shura, ships have filled up from steamer outside, asarus by which Basia and Germany bave but was benched in a sheltered position by the Provisions Saura to his racy scaron with them, established themselves on the Clinses magaland Captain, eno of the plates enter the Engize T. AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. but a Chinese storakeaper at Chefon has opened were taken in pursuance of some more or Room Lexing started; she is therefore som a branch hem which premises to do well, sud less defined understanding. Whether Friace paratively undamaged. there is a European from the firm of . Sistem Henry, is to prosecuth his chivalrons mission ̧ àl' & Co, on board one of the Buesish ships to some other region whore missionaries have Kindahan Boy, or transfer himnolf and bis party nominally as interprolor, but, it is agpposuit, vy business, no some of the Russian officers speak heen mussacred, but where, in other resposta, a Chinese
Bathour is illegal, lets in Romo doubt. Bet whatever ng may finally ware at Kinochan, everything will be done in veneert, so long as an amicable compust between Berlin sa St. Petersburg endures. Frucos, anbivot to similar resorve with regard to the Russian alliance, wil, perforce, remain bound to enform with any policy winch the Czar đượmg proper" to predo. The Republie will perhaps be allowed to secure vivantages for itself. We may have in wàst. we do a custuia smonat, of inprħenlate sympathy from France, which enn scarealy view with grallication the growing commerefal strength of its European neighbour, but the understanding of the three Power must be Bovepted as a sottied factor in the problem,
The naval gannery school had a drill last task for the bar eflt of the Russian officers, and whay were highly praised, as they are training for the now stips and do their work very smartly.
A small light bus lately been put up at the loft side of the entrance to the harbour, which is kept barning at night by Chinese Eight keepera. It is immediately in front of the okl light, all the inside of which was removed by the Japanese.
Port Arthur has now a frry desminta aj: pearance. from outside. There are three small hald guns at the signal station for saluting purposes, but on the forte there is not a gun to En anwar, as the Japonise took away every gem and all the amemnition, and they blaw up che Interior of the forts before they left there, e that they are now a túss of ruins.
The missionaries here are three Danes, whe have bought a piece of land and have built one house, in which they are living, and are building two others. They are doing good work amongst the natives, and are much liked by them. They make their boun a kind of hospital, and have sixty to eighty sick to attend to daily, es with their preaching and doctoring they have plenty to do.
The Chinese have lately built a echogl in which Chinese and English are to be taught, and Oruers! aug has already appointed a young follow as achoolmaster. By the Gonerili orlors he is at presunt acting as interpreter for the Russians of Fatouron, where the Rustinu skips frequently stay.-N. C. Daily News correspoodent.
NEWS VIA AMERICA.
i
ha
-4Î'horu rownina the Japannes potion, which
AND AFTERWARDS
consisting of about 30,000 baks of Manila CAPITAL PAID-UP.........
II The remainder of the Cargo on board Sagar, original weight about 21,000 piouls.
AND
III.-Tho Bunker Coals, 90/100 tore Japansse, and the ship and Engine Stores still remaining on board.
TERMеCash on the fall of the Hammer, Kobe, 22ud Jaunary, 1898..
25
TO LET
TO LET.
DOOMS GROUND FLOUR of COLLEGE R
COAMLERE. Suitable for Ofer Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Hongkong, Btli Tanuary, 1898.
TU LET.
WELLING HOUSES—
vo more cause than we for the stand takon toward partition of the vast Empire of which its people have for years believed them- selves to be the natural inheritors. The "BAHAN LODS at the PEAK.. geographical advantages enjoyed by Japar would co-operate with her fully developed resocross, and muke fier, potant ally in case of
A. Need it be wided that the Gov. rnment of China may be rockoud we to supplement the exertions of those Powers whose interest and policy, it is to neutralion, the ambitions of which Bho has lately had-go skarp an experience ?" THE AMERICAN SQUADRON IN TUL ORIENT
TO RE STRUNGTHENED,
New York, 17 Doomber
A Washington special to the Herald says: The oraiser Raleigh, now at Buyrun under coarmant of Lear-Admiral Zelfridge, has boek ordered to the Asiatic station. Secretary Long says the transfer was only significant in show- ing the purpose of the Administration to keep a large fores in that section,
Among nuval offioare the opinion is advanced A PRAUDULENT INSURANCE SCHEME,
that the Administration is preparing for a Loodus, 30th December general purtition of China, which is pow said Henry Johnson, the Port Evin insurance to be under consideration by the European claimant die Lat Huddersfeld yestezing. powers. It was nieo hinted that the authorities Heary Johnson and his brother, Thomas, are anxious about the safety of Amerimas and wore small boot and shoe dealers at Huddersfield, their interests on account of the landing of In July, 1895, they went to Pert Erin, Isle of Germans at Kincolau, Secretary Long unit, sinn, hired a sail boat and rowed deaward, however, thay the German matter dad nothing Later Henry was picked up by fishermen on to do with the assigament of the Roleigh. The Bradda aad. He told the fishermen that his Baleigh will have a 7,000-mila trip, had is beat had been capsired, and that he feared his expicted to cover the distance within three brother had beau drowned. The fishermen wears, The vessels which will be in Eastern searched for the aising won, but were unwaters-upon the arrival of the Raleigh will be succesful. The life of Thomas Johnson war the Olympia, fegship; Boston, Petrel, and iusared for $76,000 in esveral companies, the Monocacy, largest policy, for $50,000, having been issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Honry Johnson and the other hɛira mado a daim for the insurance movej,
CHEMA IS NOT A PEUMISING FEELD FOR
FOREIGN RAJLWAY EMPLOYEES,
Washington, 19th December.
The first report to the State Department
but one of the English companies interested From United States Cousul-General Goodnow refused to pay, asserting that Thomas Joona Bhaught outais a warning to American was not dead. The matter was referred to arbitrator, who decided for the Insurance Comrallroad on uut to go to Chins for empley- pany. The evidenon adduced at the hearing on Says be tended to show that Thomus Johnson's dis appearance, and the sport of bis drowning were pre-arranged,
THE C. F. R, DIVIDEND.
The American only invites starvation who
comes here without a definito contract of em- playment with sonus roputable fire made before ho leaves America. I mnat advise United
+2900,003 RESELVE LIABILITY OF 'SHARK-
HOLDERS...
...... 100,000 RESERVE FUND...
45,000
INTEREST lowest yn Carrout Accountal the rate of 2% per shauni on the Dally hulauces On Fixed Deposits for youths... 4 per cont.
07
VESSELS HXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MATE,
The P. M. steamer China, with the American
main of 6th lust, loft Yokohams on Thursday. the 27th instant, and may be expected horo on
abont Friday, the 4th February The O. & V. steamer Belgic, with maila, ko, left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki nul Skwrighai on the 15th instant,
Hongkong, 21st April, 1897) DO A
THE FRENCH MAIL. TOWTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE 3leb ultimo, loft Saigon on The M. M. steamer Nuts, with the French COMPANY OF HAMBURGA
Tumradoy, so 27tà instant, ct 8 a... and way A be expected here on or about Monday, the The Undersigned AGENTS of the shore lat instant. This 'oost bringe replies- ta Compsor are PARED TO ACORP is letter depatehad from Hongkong on the Clasa Foreign and Chinego Kiaks at Current 24th November. Rules.
THE JHÂN MAIL.
The N. D. L. stomer Buchver trying the Germano mails with dates from Berfin of the 19th instant, left Colomba on the 29th instant, and may be expected here on or about Thura- day, the 10th February.
COMMERCIAL CLOSING QUOTATIONS
SATURDAY, 29th January. EXCHANGE:
OR LONDON,T.
Telegraphie Transfer.. Bank Bills, on domand Bank Bille, at 30 days' sight, Bank Bilis, at 4 months' right Credits, at 4 months' sight
ON FARIS.—
1/10
·1/10/
3/11
Doncmontary Bills, 4 months' aight 1/11
Back Bills, on dematic
2.391
Credits, at monila' sight.......................KARTM
Ox
GERMANY-
On demand........
193
Bank Bills, ou demand
46)
Credits, 60 days? dight. 174 BOMBAY
OF NEW YORK
Telegraphic Transfer...162 Bank, on demand .............
ON CALCUTTA
ON
SLEUSSEN & CO. / Hongkong, 29th May, 1895. ⠀
The N, D. L, sieuner Preussen left Shay-O 20hed on the 29th tastant, at pm, and may be {{\RANSATLANTICFIRGINSURANCE gated here on or about Monday, the 31st
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
instant
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISK8 against FIRE at Current Rates.
SIDMSSEN & CO.,
Agents Hongkong. 16th November. 1923
18
DHENIX FIRE OFFICE
-
The Undersigned are now firgnarod sto GRANT POLICIES OF INSURANCE against TIRE of Current Rates, g
21
– DOCULAS LAPRAIK & 00., Agenta for the Phonix Fire Office Hongkong, 17th August, 1887. JNCOTTISH METROPOLITAN
DARE ASSURANCE CO.
TWITTER BAD, My placager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1997.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
COTTA Budness of the above Fark is ouudactat
151 by the HONGKONG AND BILANG
HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application,
INTEREST on deposite is allowed at 31 Pax CENT. por anuum.
Depositor may transfer at their option balanods of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND STAROBAI BANE to be plaasd on FIXED BLINDEPOSIT M. 4. PER CENT. per annum,
HOUSES in RIPON TERRACK NO. 18, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, FLOORS in STAUNTON and
STREETS. GODOWNS in BLUE BUILDINGS. GODOWNS, PEATA BAST. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong. 15th December, 1897.
TO LET AT THE PEAK. ROM 1st FERRY next "THE UK Bloomad BUNGALOW Water and Gas laid on. Tennis Court, Garden,
Apply to
R. C. WILCOX. 70. Queen's Road Central.
[50 Hongkong, 17th January, 1898.
-TO-LETN
healthy and airy redonce enjoying afisa DOOMS at “GLENTHORNE," Kowloon;
Apply to
view.
J. ROSSELET, CA GIA THIET A Gonore the praisines Hongkong, 15th January, 1898.
TO LET.
[221
ARGE GODOWN OR KOWLOON PRATA, suitable for the Storage of Merchandise or Coal.
GODOWNS, Nos. 120 and 72D, PRAYA BAKT, suitable for the Storage of Merchandise. Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 19th January, 1898.
IMMEDIATE-POSSESSION.
States railway employees that there is at pro-HOUSES in BOXHAK. ROAD
sen, no market for flieir fishour in China, und about word roads be constructed there will be a market only these roads are built by Americans.
"WEST END TERRACE." "
Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION Bangkong, 28th January, 1998.
The Consul General says he has had many tigairios from Americans as to the ohanes for uployment in China, so ho deccribes the small Chinese ráixoud systems to show the hopelessURNISHED ness of locking in fast direction for work. There are only two railways in operation, with
Montreal, 30th December The Canadian Fenito Railway Company's next dividend is now a question before Montreal's Wall Street, and while all believe that the half- Ferly dividend to be declared in l'abrasry wil reach 2 per cont., some bata are offered that will be 2 1-2. The statement is made that the Company has over $2,000,000 beyond the charges, and that by the end of December it will have reached 32.125,000. The sum of $1.625,000 will pay 2 1-2 per cout. ca a capital of 385,000,000, eu the Canadian Pacific Railway magzates might give the sharehollore tust amount, and thus make a yoorly dividend of 2 Ter cent in the Common Block of the Com- pany. Out of the $65,000,000 Holland bobis
total mileage of 2961, miles. They employ twenty-seven foreigners, of whom four are enginear and the managers and division epperintendents. The poocatives are prautio- all all Chinese, uad a foreigasr camot compete with them. The highest ealaried ma
from $85,000,000 to $40,000,000, white the tives are the telegraph operators at 840 por mainder is talt in England, Germany, nad.
outh, Engineers get $30 to $80 and train
America. A lock that page per cont. Ishaads and trokamos 86 to $10 per month, All considered worth par, it goes without saying of this is in Mexican silver, worth 44 venta in that the Dutchmen zre in luck.
JAPAN THE GREAT BRITAIN OF THE PACIFIO
London, 29th December. The Parie correspondent of the Daily Mail has had an interview on the Chinese situation
TO LET
188
BE
APARTMENTS
with BOARD, forn single Gentleman, with an English Family
Apply to
Cara of Daily Press Offon, Hougkong; 31st December, 1897. [4
TO LET.
gold' on the dollar. The roads are paying 16 CHAMBERS at WILD DELL BUILDINGS.
per cout dividenda
Another road is under constrmation, train Shaugh to Woosung, fourteen miles, and Chinese are doing all the work. December 18th the first sod was turned on the projected
of which depends upon the store of the Belgina syndicate in fox ng its kuu.
with M. Kurano,--the Japanese Minister toros from Henkow lo Peking, the complation Fesuve M. Karino represented that Japan was committed to a peaceful role for three years, after which time her look would be second only to Great Britain. Japon, be added, intended to be the Great Britain of the Peciño" M. Kuraso referred in detail to the warships and the 126 torpedo boats that are now under construction for Japan.
LOAN RUMOJKA,
London, 24th Desember.
Mr. Goodnow recounts the ambitious homea of Director Bheug, of the Imperial Railways, to create a vast system of railways in Coutrel China, and encloses a map showing the projects. Ho says Shong's plan is to build these reade A money can be "borrowed outside of China.
Ajgly to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LIMITED,
Hengkong, 4th January, 1898.
He proposes to couple with the railway loans UENISE
a Government loss of $80,000,000 ta pay
A despatch to the Morning Post from Paris says that negotiations have been preceeding ju In this
the balance of the Japanese war Indesinity.
the w&T
eption of building
that gity between representatives of Russia the Chinas roads would be held ont to
and Frabce, to raise a loss of 330,000,000 for | the parties taking the Government lugu, and the purpose of paying the indemnity due from the support of foreign Governments for the:
Chimation and the securing the Fausse eracuation of Wei-Hai-Woi. France wins do- tormined that a Fronoh bant should head the loan, while Russia, demanded that the Russo- Chinese Bank should do so. The diflouty -resulted in the breaking off of the negotiations, and a coolness between the negotiators. The obvious object of the long was to vazole Russio to occupy Wai-Hai-Wei.
Loudon, let January.
FURNISHED
Address,
For the HoxGBONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COLPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st August, 1895. HONGKONG & PURACIUN, BANK-
ING CORPORATION,
PAIN-UP CAPITAL
$11,000,000 RESSETE FUND
2.900,000 RESERTE LIABILITY OF PROP'20's.$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTOR!
ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Es-Chairman. Hon. J BALL-LIVING-Dopaty Charman. C. Berna Fog ¡A. J. Rormond, King, | G: D. Honing, Bàg. 7-1K, L. Richardson, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq. 21 Shevar, Eng Be Methan
David Gabbey, FL
Hongkong JACKSON, BRQ- BAYCAN MANAGEMEN Slayboi-J. P. WAIN GARDNER, ESO, LONDON BANKERS Lopor&COUNTY BANE ING COMPANY LIMITED
HONGKONG-INCEREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account no the Patents per Cent, por Annum on thedaly balance
ZAMON FIXED DNYOSTING
For 3 months, 24 per Cent, per annum. “ For mouths of per Cout. per Anuum For 13 vids, & par Cent, per Annua
SWACHTJACKSON,
A Chief Manager Hongkong, 0th November, 1997. THE NATIONAL SANK OF CHINA
LIFE
The combined ACCIDENT · and PULICY in the MOST ADVANTAGEOUS form of INSURANCE.
A yearly promium of £28 2%. Tage 30) seres the following -
£2,000 in use of death by accident, £1,000 in care of nutural deal.
£1,000 in case of permanent total disable, ment by nooident.
£800 in cass of partial total Haablement by accident.
#per wook in case of temporary
disable- ment by souident
Acadenta Insural against Us £s and £2 per annum (E1,000 in esse of death by weekly payments fn case of injury.
TRN ADOTRALIAN MA The FA&A abismer Airlie loft Port Darwin for this port on 27th January
MERCHANT STEAMEES.
The N. P. steamer Lombard has arrived at Yokohama from Portland,
The N. P. steamer Olympia sailed from Port land for Japan and Hongkong on the 25th inst. The N.Patoswor Victoria has arrived nt Yokobaris-from Tacoman..
Hamburg,
The DD. R. stemer rate, from Aft Singapots for this port on the 20th inst.. und sány be expected here on or about the lat Feb.
PASSED THE QAXÁNYAI
Telegrapbio Transfer .......
Baik, on demand...........
SANORAL.--
Bauk, at night.
Privato, 30 days' night
UN YOKOHAMA.---
On demand
ON MANILA
On demand...
ON SINGAPORE,--
Ou derand
1421
.64% pm
24% pui,
3%
10.37
SovEDDIGNS, Bank's Baying Hate
OLD LEAV, 100 fina per fael...54,50
JOINT STOCK SHARES. COMPANY.
Hongkong & Sal
China & Japan, pad
[$357, Te
[PAID ET QUOTATIONS. $125 186 pr. et prealy
Livomí
Do. ordinary £3 100 nomina! Do. deferred
Nal. Bank of China
D. Shures
A.....
FOOD. Br...
Falls Asbestos
£15. E., brigare,"
£8 $20
21 $20
.95 17.
$10 £8.76, sallers
$100 $188, Layers
....Th. 100 TL. 160, buyers
OUTWARD-24th December Garmoytkénakir, Maria Valerio 28th Dea Marie Jabron 1 Cam, Inger. Met Đèn-Glimason, Awana †
4th Jan, Lavybania, Th Jax di desiko, Campbell, Moore & Co. Japan, Gladetry, Oin, Introcius 11th China Bugar.......
Colton Mills January 14th January Oopack. 18th Jan-Betalder Benlomond, Sichten, Devonshire, Lennon, Socotra, List Jaunary Glenshiel, Pathan, Ceres, 25th January -Oceanien Ferue," HOURWART 15th January Ulyades let January-Canton 25th January Prins Heinrich, Merionethakire, Pyrrhun, Boluna.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Hongkong
Internasional.
$20 $17, sellers
1. 100 T. 110
Leon King Mow...Tls 160 Ts, 105. Boycheiras
Yabloong Dairy Farm
Perwick & Co Ges... Groon Island Cement... Do Now Love ....... H&C.dakery For farther Particular apply to con
Jongkong & C. Gra...... WODIY, VERNON,
Agent
The Fortal Grids for 1898 revised to do Hongkang Electric .. Hongkong, 8th June, 1896.
1420 will be found in the Chronicle and Directors,. . L. Tramway...
P. XIX. This is the only authorised complate ng fo......
Hongkong Hotel – BOMBAY FIRE INSURANCE CO, Summary of Postal information pubijahed îù
LIMITED.
Hongkonge
NICE Underagued, having been appoited AGENTS of the, abere Company, are prepared to accopf Fire risks.
TATA&00 Aguat
27-122
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1997;.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN
NOTTLE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The authorized List of Meils issued in connection with this paper is the ons pablished twice sich day in our Extra, which is corrected to s much later hour that hint given below.
MALTMAN:WILL CLOSE.
For Marle Fer Fuseong, to-day, the Jist | instant at 11:30 am..
For Bigou. Per Kalyan, to-day, the 31st instant at 11.80 AT.
-For Singapers-Per Port Adelaide, to-day, the 91st instant, st 11.30 am.
For Saigon Per Nanchang, to-day, the 31st.
NTOTAL FUNDS at 31st DXCONREE 1891, £12,954,582 On Od
AUTHOR KED GAPIRAL 63,000,000 £ a dinstant at 11:50 A-
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL 2,750,000 07Y For Port Darwin, Thursday Teland, Cook
For Kobo-Par Woanng, to-day, the 31st instant at 3.30 PM.
PAID UP CAPITAL 887,500 00 town, Townsville, Brisbane. Sydney, and Me!. IL FIRM FXDB 2,660,850 12 0 | bourne,-Per Changsha, today, the Slet inst,
The Undersigned having been appointed at 2.00 PM. AGENTS for the above Company are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Itates.
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO.;
Agents. Hongkong, 12th June, 1997. [1526 THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSUR UZMANCE COMPARTY
SESTARLISHED &D, 1822 ATRUEIZED CATITAL
£1,000,000 CAPITAL
2000,000 PAID UF CULMINAT coniun£ 324,574 | TUTAX FONDS AND BROUKTET AL2, 150,053
NET ANRUAIZ Fine 3's
757,476
T-LAUTS, Es] SHOW LuxaBɛaxe, Esq.
Chief Anger
GW PLAYFAIR, Interest for 12 Lentes Tized
Hongkong Ducomber, 1897,
115
W. BREWER &
Having been appointed Agents of tho obero.
For Shanghai. For Loungmoon, to-day, the Slot'instant, ut 2.30 P.M.
For Chinking.-Per Daphne, to-day, the 31st instant, at 9.30 P.M.
For Shanghai, Megi, Koba, Yokohama, Vlo toria, B.C., Rod Tasoms, Wn-Per Tucu, to morrow, 1st Fðrsmry, út 10.30 A.N.
For Bugapore, Baisarung and Sourabaya- Per Owang, to-morrow, the lat February, at 10.80 A..
For Singapore, Hinang and Calcutta. -Fer C. Apear, on Thursday, the 3rd Fabarney, İ 2.00 PM.
For Singapore, Penang and Colombo.-Par
| 9. & K. Wharf & G...
Hongkong Rope.......
B. & W. Dock
Ingrahofe
Canton..
Chlua Firo
China Traden... Hongkong Fire..... North-China
Jaion
Yangista...
T. 5 Ts. BAC
fla 100 TJ 90
$25 320, buyurs #10384, $21998**
160 29
210 $118 $10 $10 sellers $100 $100
$80 54, eller
$25 $115
$60 358
$80 $171, buyers
8125 285, p. 2. prain.js
$50 $150 sellers $20 (4100, sales 195 $1, sellors $50 $976
$25 TIK. 198, $90.415, sellers. $25 $299, seller
[$4184
$60 $1423+ cellers
550 672 oz dive-mollari $10 $45.25 R$80 449.........
Laud and Building
Hongkong-Landort Humphreys Estate... -Kowloon fand]
West Point fading
Luson Bugar Mining
Charbonnages.... Gt.Esin. & dunian
Do. Jaleba.
New Balmoral..... Do. Preference...
liver's Mines, A.....
Do.
Punjen
B
Da Preference.
$40 $201, exliv. $100, ellez
Fcs. 500 $120, bayers Sb., sales $23.20, sellin
56 les
$1$1.10 sellers $1 $1.30 Layers $5 $19, eellezz
$2 $8, eller
$1 $ica Fatos138. 10. 2, anos
810 818, sellere
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NEW KOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS,
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Carernment would be scoured by allowing the PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE spadicats to furnish all the material and skilled labpur needed for the milroads.
Mr. Goodnow points out that under these conditions there will be no market for Ameri- can railway material or labour mulese AmérÌ. cout furnish the money to build the railways,
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The British alenner Hailuong, from Swatow 28th Jan., Hind moderate northerly breeze and bezy weather. In Birstow Stra. Kiangpak and Nachtmat
Mrs. GILLANDERS OLENEALY BUILDINGS. Hourkong, 9th January, 1896.
CROOMS, with Board.
170
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LATEST NOVELTIES
At present there is keen interest in commer oial circles over the outcome of the efforts of Ras sia to secure a Chinese Ioan on the onerous forms smitted by the Paking correspondent of the Times, he said the Chinese-Government
The British stramer Singan, from Chatoo M refused to place the likin under foreign control a seonrity for the loan proposed by the 20th Joa., and Swatow 29th, had strong N.E Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Baerted to N. winds and high following sea from Swetow. that unless the n was procurable without to port. this condition, a dot je will forthwith be made for a Buselan guaranteed 4 per cent, loan 100,000,000 tale, to be issued at 99 net,
The security for this loan would be the Land Tax, which would remain under Chinese administration, and China in return would give Kels the monopoly of the railroads and Imes portk of the Great Wall, open & port as a terminus of the Siberian Railway, and would agree that a Russian should sucosed Sir Robert Hart as Director of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs.
The interest is increased by the squally strensons endeavours of the British in China to prevent Basis from obtaining the loss and the rich concessions which it seems go with it. It is improtatio that the British Government
Shanghai 26th Jun.. had light wind to the 28th Le German stenurer Sabine Rickmers, from
Fan; thence strong N.E. breeze with heavy son to part
The German steamer Crefeld, from Wilhelma- slaven 21st Deo., and Bingapore 224d Jan., had fair weather to Meclosial Bank, and since then. strong N.E. monson and high con
The British xhamer Wongkoi Evora Mororan 19th Jan, encountered strong S. W. and N.W. minds with high sens to Taagying; thence fresh monsoon with moderate sos to porta
The British steamer Glenfallosh, from Shige. Fire 216b Jang luid moderate N.B. wind and weather to lat. 8: N. long, 100. E.; froin thence to tap Rock moderate, and strong gale from N... with heary sou
will see regeon to recede from its previous). The German steamer Hohenzollern, from
reful to guarantee Chids financial Buppor,
although offered concessions, apparently shog
Tokohama and Joa., Kobe 25th, and Nagaanki 27th, had good weather to Kobe. From Kobe
FOR
AUTUMN. Hongkong, 1st October, 1897,
FL20
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Onoda Cement Company, Japan, t Kanegafuchi Cotton Splitning Mill. Tokyu Cotton, Spinning Mill, Japon, Hayashi Clock Factory. Hongkong 4th August, 1897.
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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
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THE WEATHER.
CHINA COAST METEDEOLOGICAL REGISTER, 28:6 JANUARY, AF1 r.,
STATION.
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Tokyo...!
level and
28.03
Kochi....... 29.91 Nagasaki... 30.1
Kagoshima...
The Duited States Mail Packet Dorie will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 3rd February. Swalow with Mails for Shanghai, Japan, and San Fran. Canton........ isco, the United States, Canul, Peru, &a, Hongkong .... which will be closed as follows:
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ROBINSON PLANO CO-
ing that Great Britain's policy in not territoriel had streng W. winds through Inland So UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
aggrandisement, but distinotly commercial
THE CANADIAN MILITIA TO TAKE A HAND
IN THE EVENT OF TROUBLE.
Now Yerk, 2nd Januszy.
From Nagasaki gain from N.W. with very high sen. From Tarnabant giving monsoon
EXFORT CARGOES.
The London correspondent of time Sepeables: „Par German gros nat Kriemhiid, siled on the "The Sun is enabled to say that, in the avext2011 January. From Hongkong for Odens:— of trouble in the Far East, the Canadian militia | 25 boxea staraniseed. For Havre -tää rolls will have an opportunity of covering themedres mits, 20 packega man bair, 10 boxes rich with glory. The War Department sud the paper, and 7 beses redwupdware, For Havre Admiralty have between them drawn up a schone upon Humburg-70 cases bibles, 50 unges whereby a battalion of this militia will be hurried | cassin, 25 cases oturaalseed, 20 balou ration to Hongkong from Vancouver the moment that shaylage and 9 hewa yandries. For Harry war seems imminent. They would re soh China | zad/or Hamburg and/or Löndex:-860 puokages long before any forca from England could got camphor. For Havre and/or Hamburg andfor there, and it is thought that their co-operation | London andfor Antwerp-180 casea bristles. would boom the Imperial unity iáca. Pream For Humbing:-68 balas feathers, 494 balen ably, the views of the Dominion foreromant| poner, 300 ouses broken camsia, 215 rofia muta bad been seertained before, and sount steps bad wad inufting, 140(halos rattanmore, 89 CBBR 631] boas taken to and out whether the gailuak | proserven, 40 CARen osteztial oil, 40 cunks worl militiamon would be willing to follow glory to pil, 15 osaks preserves, 7 packages, sundrien, ♬ the cannon's month, mag
CASCH curios, sud 2 one bressware, Tar “THE LONDON FEES ON THE SITUATION. Copenhagen:---22 puckeges ohinaware and mum.
Irondas, 2nd y dios. - For Den Haag - 7 queno chin uworo.. The New Year's loads in the "pinapal Par F, &:0, slosmér. Ferona, sailod - on the dailles refer at length to the situation in China. 27th January, For London cases silk piec The Timica saya The Now Your open pithoods. For France 101 bales raw silk, and ambiguous emens. The country is confronted 100 bales waste milk
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Nagasaki
10.98 Feb., with Mails for Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe,
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Cutla
3056 will be closed as follows
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Any
30.32
20.40
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MIDWIFE AND SICKNURSE. TRS. FOONG TZE, Iats of Gavear narr MESTOONG TZEL, Uleiding. Cortilleate Competency and Ability, from the General Superintendent of that Insitution, educated at Dr KERE'S HOSPITAL, Canton,
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