A SPITEFUL ATTACK ON MÈ, KINDER.
HE REJECTS HANYANG RAILS THAT SNAP
LIKE GLASS...
Under the heading "A Little Tie Got," the Echo de Chila disgraces itself by making a savage. adtank, stuffed with fleetworld, on Mr. C. W. Kinder, the Eaginsor-in-Chief of the Imparial
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH STK, 1899,
INTIMATIONS THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOURTEENTH ORDINARY.
INTIMATIONS THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP.
COMPANY, LIMITED, -
THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY IANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE
1 GENERAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS in the COMPANY will be beki at the HOLDERS in the COMPANY will be held at Cho COMPANY'S OFFICE, NO.9, PRAT UNTRAL, CaMPANY'S OFFICES, Na 9, PRAVA ÜbNTRAL, Victoria, on MONDAY, the 7th March, at Victoria, on MONDAY, the 21st March, 1815, 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpoan of receiving at 11 deck, for the purpose of rooiving a Statement of Aerosis and the Report of the Blutedient of Aceranta and the Report of the General Mangers for the year ending 31st Genem Mauguin for the year ending 31st Brown 1897, declaring a Dividend and December 1897, deglaring a Dividend and Joating a Conselling Conditten and Auditors, electing a Contatire Cermitte and Autore The TRANSFER BOOKS the Company.The TRANSTER BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSE from 21st put to the the will 18 UTQSDD from the 7th to the The
Just kit day inalis March, both dass ineliisivo..
1600
SHEWAN TOMES & CO,D Genbral Manager, Hongkong, Sad Pobreary, 1838,
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED
1675
Much of the problem of Hte in intermingled wifh time of the vitality of sonds, which is stif a mattor of differencć anong biologists. Some held that there is simply a slowing down of life in u dormant seed, imperceptiblo change and respiration onthining to take pince while thean bollure that the vital agchinery is brought to an absolstret for a limo, to be started again who external conditions, Locomo vorauks in a recent Royal Society papoy, Railways of North-China, ̈ The trumble is thin The Echo taŬs w that: * It is known that the
Mesama, Herzgo 1 Brown and F. Escombe Hanyang Iron workts, under the ablo, direction.
pointed out that the fermer bypothesis over- of two Balgisa engineers, Mosses. Eupport and
aks the remarkable evidenco available. The Tougnet, make tear excellent malls, comparable Jato Romne hot seeks foen months with the best made in Europe. These rails are act of a millionth of dis atsphere, boul by twoimpartialautiorities, a Prozolit also in such a vacuan followed by an aginoor and adornun engiater, but Me atmosphere of carbon monoxide, carbon dissides Kinder submitted them to a cat nuder witte bydrogen sulphide, ether, okloraform, nul other
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., they broke Bko glass; nid Mr. Kindler line and gases and rapers, and such treatment bind it. the audacity to suggest that in such matters e effort upon anbeequent garmination. Ther
Hongkong, 2nd Marek, J. Sheng should take the advice of a capable could have been no respiration of ordinary kind. export. This is too much for our contemporary
In 1884 Pictet and C. de Candolls exposed spots
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANOS which grassly tolb its readers that: Mr. and microbes four days to a smperature of 103
COMPANE, LIMITED Kinder belongs to a miestonary family, and deg. below zero C. without effect; and the beliors that at one time ho followed is pro authors have since been unblad by Prof.
NOTICEAN
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of ASHAREHOLDERS In the COMPANY fession, Animated with a very natural desire Dewar to Jump sands al 183 deg. to 192 deg. to escape from this despised enets, he made his below zero for 110 hours, still with no per debut in lay life as a thao-kooper or clerk of ceptible induenes on Fermination. Choulen
SECOND ANNUAL GENERAT will be held of the COMPANY'S OFFICEs, No. 3. MELTING STALEHOLDERS of QUEEN ROAD CENTRAL Vioto17 01 the works on a Japanese railway. Thenes he action being anihilated at 100 dag below zero, emo to China, whers his career was brilliant moleantur Interchange in the protoplasm itself the above CoMMARY 3l be bid at the R MONDAY, the 21st March, at 12 o'clock Now, and rapid-buy underbtedly less so taas, that is disproven. This state of corapete chemical 01STERED QFCES of the CoMPANY, 86-und when the Butgoined Bosnia Boss, whies word of the king forry beat man who was shot tinortunas in living protoplasm is likened by C. 40, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL WEDNES passed at the ordinary Meeting bold en Las position of Admiezi dating the war of 1845, Candolle to that of un explosive mixtare, DAY, the 9th March, at Noon, for the purpose the 28th February, 189 will ba sabunitted for
Contiration ea Special Resolutions China being the kingdom of the blind, this one whose components on remain indefinitely in of reoeiving the Raport of the one SPROTAL RESOLUTIONS eyed wrotek (Mr. Kizder) “oxercised for a
coalvot without combining until a certain tom-gara together with a Statement of Anurants for
the your ending 31st Docember, 1697. long fine in the little domain in which he vaporature is reached. installed an absolute and uncontested empire." Later on the Erào suggests that in considers. tiou his ng sud services, Jr. Kinter should be offered nu honourablo retiramont as keeper of a lovel crossing. And it is in that capacity that the Erie recommends him to the Director of the now line from Hankow to Peking, Mr. Hubork
It would sew that there arist. kovo taon something rory wrong with those rails, for their counteraction by Mr. Kinter to call forth such as tissus of vulgar abnge: We have not quoted half of is. As a matter of thet, Nr. Kinder is the son of Major Hinder, who was Director of the Japanese fiut. Llant is profession as an engineer in large works in England und Russia, then came out to Japso, where he was onployed nodes Mr. Boylo (of Arrah fame) on the that railways built in Japan. He came f China about twenty years ago, and is responsible for all the existing rail- wars in China, all of which ars working profit. ably. But o apocnutive gentlemon who are exploiting H.B. Sheng object to him apparently I use he does not waste his time in talking about the big thing to is going to do:
It may perhaps be mentionell that the fian yang rails, cant es, we are assuroil, they are to the host European manufacture, are not need for the Wecsung railway- N. G. Daily News.
A CURIOUS DRIVE AT GOLF.. The Shanghai Daily Presa records the fol lowing curious strike at goli:-
A player drove a ball from the Widow's Monument in the direction of the green boycot the small bamboo fenes and ditch, where two or hree coolies were werking, with the ground goolia standing by looking on. The second player folkarod bis partner and his ball, the force of which was spent, dropped into the loss overall which the ground cookie was wearing over his trengers. The coolie inmediatoly tarned and by the notion of his body the ball slippet from his elsthes to the ground Had it remained it is interesting to know in relation to his score how the player would have got on. Would be have laid the coolie Hat and toen his cleok" or taken the ball from its receiving place, lifted the coolie, and lost a stroke? Bat the result of the drire was peculiar.
Another drive in the opposite direction at the acrae timo bed a somewhat different result. The schooldays were playing at football and one was ther severely strack on the ankle by a ball drives off by a player who should have kuown better than to send in the Airection of a crowd of boys at play. When the owner of the ball approached the boy made him aware of hot, but the reverse of sympathy was forthcoming...
A photograpne aparatus for divors on sub marine ecoursions has been devised by Senor Boxtans. of Bio de Janeiro. It consists of na incandescent lamp with reflector in the diver's bond pisse, and an ordinary came suclosed in a rather onvalepe having a glass front. Elec- trioty for the lamp is supplied by a small dyname to a beat above. Plosures are takon by pressing buttons through the rubber cover- ing, and objects in Rio de Janeiro Bay have been photographed nader water at a distance of ten or twelve feet mu ouity as in full daylight.
THE
That Articles Nos. 53 mai 192 of the Artic The TRANSFER FOOTS of the Company of Assalation of the Company be altered by will be CLOSED from the 4th to the 10 limiting throtrons. The word "Febrdary March, both days inofore, no dogond autotituling therefor the word "Marol
JOHN HUMPHREYS & SON
General Managers, Hongkong, let March, 1898
HONGKONG CLUB,
NOTICE AWARE
(506
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Membora of the CLUB will be bed in the Cran House on THURSDAY, the 10th March, 1908, at 5 r., for the punkse set forth in the notios posted in lao Ball of the Chib,
By Order
Scoretary.
C. IL GRACE,
Hongkong, Ad March, 1838.
HONGKONG CLUB,
[552
In dealing with chronle constipation, the bans of so many a person's existence, massage of the abdomen and electricity are expensivo aud require foo much time, while drugs ordinarily soon lose their action, leaving the patient more constipated than before. Dr. Vladimir Holstein, of Paris, reports tas test results from the use of creesote, which he supposes to have the sect--instand of that of a purgativo-ul neutralizing some toxin causing innotion of the intratinzi tube. To creosole, should be given pure in water or clhor liquid, beginning with small dose say a single drop on account the burning sensation, and increasing gradually will be hold in the Chun House on THURS
sight drops, or even more if this Day 19131arch 1998, at the conclusion of to sever provos insufficient. The dose is to be administh Extraordinary General Meeting oslled for
The treatment tored twice daily, after meals.
M on the socio Day
The Onders
is continued several months, and it la found not e only to remove the constipation but, to inco the appetito and improve the general condition
SHIPPING REFONTS.
The British stoner Kushing, from Tootsi 27th Feb, had strong wind and continnons, rim lai let March, bold strong N.E. wind withdigt sea and rainy bazy weather.
The German steamer Zoongureen, from Ches
NOTICE.
E TWELFTH YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the CLUE
That Article No he altered by inserLAN
BANKS.
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA TWIE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
INCORPORATED BY LOYAL CHARTER, 1953,
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON."
CAPITAL FAID-UP REV LIABILITY OF SHARE-
HOLDERS.nakan bera REEVI UN ani
VESSELS EXPECTED.
*TEM AKCHNICIAN MAIL.. The O, &.steamer Coptic, with the Ameri can mail of the an ultimo, luft Shanghai on Friday, the the instant, at 8 am and may be expected hore en or about Sunday, the tit instant.
€800,000 The M. steamer Cup of tus de fancia, with maile, &o., loft San Francisco for this port £800,000 via Ieanialu, Yokohamaa, Izland Sca, Kobe, 475.000 Nagarnici, and Shrughai on the 12th ultimo,
The P. M. stennor Gudig with nails loft Ban Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Island Sea. Kobe, Nagaak, and Shangtai, on the 22nd ultime KHOWASA THE OBRIAN MALZ.
LTBEDST allowed on Corront Accounts the rate of 3% per annuel on lbs Dailly balances In Fixed Dopants for 12 month per cont.
The ND, Lateamor Bayern, with mail of the 7th pitimo; litt Singapors on Thursday, tho Bad Insunt, et 6 pm, and many he aspooted here Fox or about Tuesday, the Sth instant.
The steamer Kutsay, from Caletta and Straits, left Singapore for this port on the 2nd lest at 8.m
in shap
EH WHITENRAD,
Manager, Henglore, 17 Houghoog. Jid Jans 1897,
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK. Y
TILLE Business of the above Bank is conducted
by the HONGKONG AND SHANG-ALAUMERCHANT STIANPES, LAL BANKING CORPORATION. Rules
INTEREST on deposite is allowed at Si may be obtained on application, PR CRAY per una
Depositors may thusfar at their option balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAN BANK to be placed on FIXUD DEPOSIT at 4 PAR CENT, HOT ANDUM,
For the HONGRONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COMFORATION, KATERINAUKSON,
Chief Manager.
11
Tho N. P. teor Braemar arrivol at Yoko barua from Thooks on the 24th nitino,
The F. & Osteamer Angon, of Bombay for this port on the 261t nilimo,
The P&steamer Szazda, left Singapore for this port on the 27th almo
The P 2.0, emar Peshireur left Singapore for this port or the 28th lime, st 5 p..
The Bea Line Rosmer Beavetrlich, from Antwerp and London, loft Singapore for this port on the 3rd instant.
The E & A steamer Hemuir, troin Sydney, &0, Joft Port Dirgin on the 4th instaut for
Hongkong. MOHAL BANK. Timor and this port ON KEP the words or Extra Hesarcă Fund ImraadioONGKONG LOTION
num Tont the following Articles
bared Articles land 19 mediately after Article No. 1 SELE Athough the Rele ve Fond may amount to the sum of Ons Million Dollars the Directors may nevertheless
CH GILACE,
Dev Beototary Hongkong, 4th March, 1899 594
THE PUNJOHT MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE bereby given in pursuanca of Section 38 of the Compazie Ordinances The British steamer. Jared for of Hongkong. No. 1 of 3877, that the FIRST 26th Fob, had light fresh E. to NB. Winds with ORDINARY GENERAL HESTING of moderate NE. well from Cape St. J SHAREHOLDERS in the line CoMANY Padarau. From Padarao Light to Gap Bock will be held in the COMPANY OFFICE No.9 light variable winds and brate ses; of CE PRATA CENTRAL, Hergkong, on MONDAY Rock thick Lug. Feb. 27th, spoke atr, Castanhe 14th day of Mart 1, 1898, at Noon. off Bega Point, bound south. Feb. 28th, epok ste. Gerinania, in Int. 19.37 N., Jurg. 109,30 bound south, March Lat, spoke str. Sherded in lot. 16.44 N., long, 110.35 E, kound sonth
EXPORT CARGO.
Stockholm:-6 cases varios. Tor Amsterdam
By Order of the Board of Directors.
JAMES B DUNCAN,-
Hongkong, 4th Maret, 1898.
The Mosting criginally called for BATUR- DAY 1916 March, is nosveldably POST PONED MONDAY, 14th March, 1898, at Nook
By Order of the Board of Directors.
JAMES B. DUNCAN
Secretary. Hengkong, 4th March, 1698
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
are Yond in Bisioment of
Capeekagon 2 cases, private affecte For CONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS 47 cases preserves, 30 cases chinuare, 6 cages Business contributed during the Half Year caries, sul cases bartheswore. For Rotter.onding 31st December, 1897, en or before tha 15th March, on which date the Account Till dame bales af tobaco. For Bremen 199 golls matting, oases presorten, 7 Man beONE O
For German steamer Bayern, ailed on the 1st March. For Colombo-eases merchandise For Adonous curias For Genna-110 balos pieced coooots 102 hales canes, 80 bales raw silk, and 5 cases antial oil, For Gonon and/or Hamburg: 36 bales canes. For Nag- Les cass curice For Autwerp:-300 bales broken seislu, 40 kales, bamboo scraps, 40 ratton core, 14 uses prceres, 10 crises chinaware, 6 bales ̈SCIENTIFIC MISÜBLLANY, feathers, and 6 bales lent tobacco. For-Antwerp azator: Bremen ander Hamburg: bores Ozone, on account of its powerful oxidizing paper. Fer Antwerp and or Rotterdam 335 action on organic matter, may play a considerales leaf tchneen, and 7 cases cigars For able part in purifyit the air. Es may not be generally known, the Tonlen Zutat points out, that a very simple and effectcal way of bring ing ozono into the house consists in rat sus. pending moint linon shoots in a keen dry wini, and aftorwards banging thom op in the house The air in the room with thus become considerably charged with ozone, and its pro sence will be masily detected by its peculiar Buell, why a moistened starch iodide paper will instantly turn blue. Why ozone is oc eudated in wet clothes in this way is not quite understood; but it may be due to th rapid passage of the oxygen in the air over a larga wet surface. It is not improbable that this interesting phenomenon has manch to to with tho cloacsiog of our linen articles of clothing. The smell of ozone in big lundries on bringing not gulle dry linea in From celă dry air is almost more than is agriveable.
A lugar discovery was lately mads by a firm of Belfast contructors who at undertaken to restore the leaning spire of in aeeient church On attempting at Newscarket, County Cork. to take down the spire, it was found that the stones of which it was built, were hermetically board to one another with a combination of molten lead and sand, which rendered it also- lucly impossible to saiarata vuotone from another, the whole spire being, as it were, one solid block. The whole building in fast, had buen erected with no mertar except the mixture
chandise, and 1 anse cigars. For Hau- burg-250 cases.cussin, 184belea canes, 1,1 cases cential oil, 10 bozos Farmallinn, &'cakes bristles, case pioce grode, and 1 paso books and ouries. For Hamburgard or Leadon:-150 balos broken
Casin
NOTICE OF FIRM
NOTIOE."
By Order of the Buard of Directors
THOS. I-ROSE, Secretary,
(535 Hongkong, a February, 1898, THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING WEAVING, & DYEING CO, LD.
TOTICE is hereby given that the FIRST INSTALMENT of $20 per Suare on
No
the Sharce in above COMPANY becomes due
on the Niuotoonth day of March, and pay.
THE Undersigned. Firms have This Payment thereof mast ba inade to the Bunkers of
besu amalgameted and will in faturs carry on the immoss nuder the name and style of BANDER WIELER & Co.
All assets and abilities of the former firms have been taken over by the now fem.
SANDER & 00 WIELER & CO. Ofics, Queen's Road Central, 10. Hongkong, 1st March, 1998.
NOTICE.
NUN SING.' LOQNG"
(571
(***)
flat date.
the Company, viz, the HONGKONG & SHANG AL BANKING CORPORATIOS, on or before JARDINE, MATHESON & CO..
General Managers.
[494 Hongkong, 19th February, 1898.
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
I
EMIL CERTIFICATE of 12 Shares un
130914,578 Atial-
of kend and sand. As the spirs could fot be so always for HALE furo assorting in than Rogitor of this Company to the taken down, it was ingenioualy moved entire, and brought book to its original perpendicerent of the new season's selected PR of GVADALUPE ROCHA having been
position.
The first English dry dock, lofa resarches by Mr. Max Oppenheim show, wus ordered by Henry VII in 1495 for Portsnorth, and was,| finished in 1496 without foreign esistanoD, ailough dry docks appear to laro bean already in te eu thu Continent. The dock, whiệh. was large cough for three maateil ships, wis of wood, and cost 193 pounds!
A case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a goạt upsets the belief in the immanity of this animal and shows that the milk of goats should be insed with the same care against infection as that of
COTY6.
The a-propelled acrophaco of Messrs V.. Tatin and Charles Richet has a very light silk-. covered wood fracao, to which are attached by steel wires two similarly constructed fixed wings and a tall Azteam ongine drives two kroW propellcis--we at eas en-rotating in oppo sito directions.An experitiontal apparatng re- cently tasted had about 141 squaro yards : of. wing face, weighed shout 73 rounds, itlul ing water and coal for a flight of three miles, mt datcloned a speed of 20 yards a second, the size and speed being considerably greater thun hose of Langley's aerodrome. The longest flight thus for his been about 150 yards," the machine having a tendancy in its present stage. to take headers. The start is made on car relling down an inclined phins 82 yards long,
at the sail of which the ueroplane in automati
enlly dienaad for free fight. Re
SERVED GINGER SWEETMEATS a thoir, wall-kauira Mariafacture.
Head Office: Hoagrose; No. 3, ai On Lane, West Point
Branch Office: HONA, Cauton.
CHLI CHEW TING, Manager.
Hongkong, 30 April 1897.
1024
生怡 EES ANG & 0 0.
COAL MERCHANTS, have always on hand-
LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP TION OF COAT.
Address: Cam of Hesus, Kwose Sasa & Co No. 68, PRATA.
'784
LOST, Notice is horoby given that a duplicate cortificate for the said 12 Shares will be issued one month hence at that the original certi ficate, aniess produced within that period, will thereafter be beld by the Company as cull and void.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 19th February, 1898.
1102
BILLIARDS. URROUGHES & WATTS' REVISED PRICE LIST si BILLIARD TAULES and BILLIARD ROOM RE QUISITES can be kai at the Omos of the Hongkong taily Pres
Hongkong, 17th February, 1808.
PIANO S.
HIGH QUALITY, LOW
474
PAID IT CAPITALARIELA 400,000 BESERVE FUNDALAGITAGE 5,000,000 TESURES LIABILITY OF PROPʻWORKSID V0N,000"
se
ToN. P,uteumer Moyuk sailed from Portland on the 19th elt, for Japan and Hongkong.
The N. Patcorder Columbia sailed from Tasos on the 18th olt, fer Japan and Hang-
The OS 30's steamer Inion, from Glas- gow, left lagapoly on the 27th altine, al may be spaeted bore en or about Friday, the 4th instante
The 03 steamer Glencus, Trom Glasgow and Liverpool, Jeft Singapore on the ferditant and may be expected bore en or
about senesing the 9th instant.
Ately after the wordFund in the sixth line the sad Article and the words and Exter Rohner Fund untedistuly after the word Frudh the seventh to the init Article. That Article No. 121 b alte 4 by imorting the word "und object to provisions of Artistas 11 A szó, MET firstha
COURT.CE DITE TORS to Hon JJ. BELE IRVING Chairman, weed sam and ihre the
RM GRAY LaQDenty Chairman, fourth hins at suoh Ardielovan
ip-C. Bearmana, Esq
Raymond, Esq. G. D. Baning, EKL Riders, Esq. G. I Dodwell, Esf] B. Shewan, Esq.
N. A Bisbe, Fa Devid Gabbay, Beg Haupt, egin
ORE MANAGED 1 Hongkong T, JACKSON, EƐQ
MANAGERNES MA
The C. Mutual steamer Calang, from Glasgow Shanghai-, P. WADE GABD'MAR, End Liverpool, passed the Caual on the ith LOSON BANKura, London & COUNTY BANB-" altimo, and may be considered as at Singa
pare on or hout the 10th allimo, TNG COMFARY, DIHITOES
The steamer Bormida left Hombay on the HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED, 27th ultime, and may be exported to arrive here Un Currons Anonut at the rare of per Cont. about the 10th instant. per Annin on the daily balance
Licin disorotion for time to time appropriate a portion of this net income and profits serred by the Company in say 20 real to the formation of a additional Reserse Fund, to be called Cafe Reserve Fund 121pThe only standing at the orrdif
of the Exer Reserve Fund may be applicable for the equalisation of
* dividonda, and sucli ionics, or some OK FIXED DEPOSITS
portion thereof, may, houerer the Diresforssall (lank fit, be appropriated towants the equalization of dividenda By Ordin US
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE
Sagveikry Hongkong, in Fabrery, 1808568 CHINA SUGAR BESINING COMPANY,
LIMITEDA
NOTICE
For 3 months, 24 par Cent, par Annu. For 6 months, 33 par Cent, per annum. For 1 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum
T. JACKSON AN Obigf Manager: Hongkong, 14th February 1898. 118 THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL AZYAMA DALAN PAID UP CAPITALANOMA *******
1,900,000 024074
HEAD OFFICn Hongrosa. THE TWENTIETH ORDINARY MEM
COURT OF DIRECTORS, NUAL MEETING of the SUAGE.
'CHAP KITSHAN, PE, HOLDERS of the COMPANY will be held at D. Grzars, Haq.
CROW JUNGSBANG, the OFFICES of Ulo General Agents at NOON, JA LAUTE ENT
VEDNESDAY, 23rd Baroh, for the pur-4 KWAN HOI CHUAN, Esq,
A Chief Manaren pose of receiving their Report with Stale-
FW. PLATTAIR. Intent for La Months Fred Hongkong, 1st December, 1897,
ment of Adonate to let December, 1597.
Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to 23rd March, both days inclusiva
576
TARDINE, MATHESON & CO
Gloustal Agents. Heugtong, 2nd March, 1998. LUZON SUGAR REFINING COPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE
THE SIXTEENTH OLDINARY: AN NUAL MEETING the SHARE HOLDERS of the COMPANY, will be held at tho Orchs of the Grene rents, PEDAR'S STREET, at 123 on DYEDNESDAY, 23rd March, for the purposef receiving their Report and a Bilmert off Accounts to 31st December, 1897.
THE THANS HE WONS of the Company both days inslusive,
will be CLOSED from the 10th is 23rd Mikroli,
JARDINE, MATUERON & CO.,
General Agen Hougkong, End March 1898
A ROMANCE OF MALAYA BY A LOCAL WRITER. THRILLING TALE OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE IN PAHANG DURING THE REVENT REBELLION. ABDUCTION OF AN ENGLIA UL. CAPTURE ON TWO AMELICANO.
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ROUNSEVELLE WILDMAN, MA. UNITED STATES CONCL-GENERAL The first instalment of
THE PANGLIKA MU
IN
TUDA
appeared in The Hongkong Daily Paras
SATURDAY, 2th February, Hongkong, rd February, 1898,
CUTLER,
PALMPR
& Co.'s
Prie $10.75 PER DOTEN.
NET
"SPECIAL BLEND
WITISKY
Bland
BR MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA
LIMITED.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL CAM SPASORTEED. huduma
£1,500,000
The DDR. stgamer Gerda, from Ham- burg, lett Singapore for this port on the 2nd instant, and any he expected here on on about the 9th instant.
PÄRAND RUN GANALİ
OUTWARD 1st Februsty-Cray, 8th Feb.
Hons 11th Febenelas, Alton, Info Jul FebruaryReso, Castle, 18th-Shanghai. Teleman, Ernest Simona, Mavilo, Andaluzie, Avale, 22nd Feb englas, Borkead, Si, Mury, Wally, 26th Febratry-Selasie, Quser Olya, Queen Margaret 1st March-Antenor, Candia,
St. Ambries.
HOMEWARD1st March-Pescidon.
DARK
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The authorised Lánt vì Mails issued in connection with this paper is the cue published twice enol day in our Extra, which is corrected to a much later hour than that given below.
PEAN DELAVERY less nt Pest Office af 11.30am. aal 3 pm, or in Letter Buxes in the Cars by 12 and 3.39 'clock Trans. Letter Boxes at Penk will ho cleared at 12.30 and 4 p.m.
MADE WILL CLOSE
For Sagon-Per Quaria, to-day, the th Austin at 9.30 AM.
For Tientsin. Per Loksang, to-day, the all instant, at 10.00 ..
For Singapore-Per Lyderkorn, to-day, the PAID UP B 60,500 si instant at 10.00 M. REALEVE FUND
RANKERS
LONDON JOINT STOOK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Current Accountsat the rate of 2% per shut on the Daily balance, ON FIXED DEL CAM →→ For 12 months
6
91%
J. THUEBURN, Manager, Hongkong.
1
Hoogbong, 27th October, 1897.
For Soigan-For Olengarry, to-day, tho Sil instant, at 12.30 PM.
For Swatow, and Amoy.--Per Savine Rich miéra, today, the 5th instant, at 3.3 P.M.
For Kobe-Par Tudywer, to day, the 5th instant, at 3.80 r....
For Yohaharan and Kobe,-Per Oceana, tv- day, the 5th juntant, af 430 PST.
Bar Singapore-Per Hr the, today, the 5th Instante al 35,00 PM,
For Nogumi Kube and Yokoham-Par Rosella, to-day, the 5th instant, al 1.00 P.M.
Tor Holhaw and Pekhoi.-Per Triumph, to- day, the Stains, at 5.00 1..
For Suntów, Amoy and Tamuis-Per Hai- W. BREWER & CO. wang, today, the 5th just., at 500p.m.
MS Fir Wushow-Per Lee Ou, to-day, the 5th NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. instant 21,5.00 P.M.
For Moji Roke, Yokolaton, Victoria and The interest of America in Sea Power,
$6.75 Tacoma Per Olympia, on Tuesday, the 8th by Captain Makan
5.00 instant, at 13,30 A Bimetallisin, by L. Dartin
COMMERCIAL. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
FRIDAY," sih March, EXCHANGE.
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19:
ON LONDON,
Telographic Transfer, Bank Bitis, on demand Bank Hills, at 30 days' sight Brak Bilis, at 4 months' sight Credits, at 4 months* eight Documentary Bills, mouth'sight 1/19
ON PARIE
ON NEW YOBE
Bank Billa, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight...
2.81
234
ON GERMANY-
On demand.............
18
Bank Bills, on deviant Credits, 60 days' sight...
Telographio Transfer
136
Bank, on demand ..........
136
Bank, on demant
SHAKUBAL
ON BOMBAY
ON CALCUTTA,
ON
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Bank, at night Trivate, 30 days' sight
ON YOKOHAMA
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ON MANILA.—
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On doinnd
101%
SOVEREIGNS, Bonk's Buying Bata...10.8 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tool.....55.75
JOINT STOCK SHARESZ COMPANY. ¡PAID Cr QUOTATIONS.
itsasadam
Ingkang •' ́* s'hui.. China & Japan, pri Do. ordinary! Do. deferred
r
Satl. Hunk of China D. Shares Foux Sharee.. zell's Alcon Ani Campbell, Moura & Co. China Shor Celton Mills.
Hongkong
Faternational
(E965, eal. & sellers $125 182 pr.c. [PUNES.
£jonipal 23.10. bowinal
216.58, buyeri ̧ {
£8
17, eller
*1817, keliora. -£1 Dinal.
$108.75
$100 175, ales & sellers Thu. 100 (Th. 160), salos #3 $15, selles
30%. 100 TW, 112, under
Inon King Mon...Tls. Ho a. 110
Borekco...
Yalloong
Dairy Farm
Fenwick & Co., Geo... Green skud Ceruent....
To New Issue........
H. & C. Bakery
Hoogkong & C.
•
|
Hongkong Flextric .... H. H... Trannys As Hongkong Hous!...... Hongkong-Joe
1. & K. Wharf & G... Hongkong Hope.... & Dock
inace Cmiton
Chat Fite....... China Traders... Hongkong Fire North China Straits
Yangtze...... and and Building
Hongkong Land for Humphrys Estalb... Kowloon Lage & R} West Point Building
Luson Bugar Mining-
Cha Phonnages.. Git. Esin. & dutie Do.
New Balmors!.... Do. Preference ... Oliver's Mines, A.......
Do Punjom Do
Baulo
B.......
Preferentes.
New Amay Dock....... Steamship Coy-
China and Manila. China Matusi Ord
Do. Preference. ...
Do. D
Douglas Steamships H., Canton and 3) ... Indo-China S. N... Telraa Planting Co.....
Do.
Do.
ET]s. $40 7s, 520 1. 100 TL 967. $65
12820, ex dig en las “ $10 190, sales & bayara
bajar
ta, sales
BEO:833
410 $120 $10 91, eales & Insyor $100 $105
$50 15, buyer. $255107, biyam 06, elle
$50 144, and, & sol Born $126237, . ct. prezum
$421.25, sall. & t $5014, cales & sellors
2011, cx div. eales $2667, & sellers. 150315, exdis... £287, 169 $20 $13, sollen 350 1992), sal.& bugora $606242, les & buyers
$50 (874), miles $10 49, ellen ERG 171 $40 120
$100 41, & vallen
Fes. 50081471, les
$33, sollers
$562, sales & sellers $1 $1.00, El. dr mediers $1 $1.50, nal. & seller $5 $19, sellers $21 $7, tom
*16 116, buyem
$11.90, bữynam
1910: 1963, eller $10 $171, seller
$50 $81, sales bu yers
210 7 10. bayes
2:0 £5 10s. buyers 25 122 158. buyer
$50 $58), buyer $15 27, Luyors
Gli $5$, asien & Luyen
$5 $5, sellers 132, seller
21000, seminal
United Asbestos$ 42, ectiez
Wanchai Warehouse.--
Watson & Co., A.
$37340, male
$10 $12, sim
J. V. Y. VERNON, Broker.
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OPIUM.
with allowance of
CED IN
Ser Malwa (this year $7800 in 2 Old Malwa (3 years)$770% to 8 Old Malwa (4 years)...500 1 to 3 Old Malwa (6/7)....8200 to 2 Old 3laws (8/10 y're)...$800 0 10 43 New Papal Old Pate123 New Benares......$7075 Oli Benares
Ter Singapore, Paning and Calcutta-Perlan 6,50 Lightning, on Tuesday, the 9th instant. at 2.00
From Tonkin to India, by Prize of "Mar Pictures of Southern China, by
Gowan... History of our own Times from 1880 to
Jalileo, by Jetlu MoCarthy Practical Bailding Construction, by J. P.
Allen BARAN AT Sonny Memories of an Indian Winter,
by Mrs. Archibald Duno Drawing and Engraving, by Hamarion... 10.00 The School for Scandal, by Sheridan,
Splendid Ulustrations
The Bab Balluds, by Gilbert, with 350
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Rowing, by Tohusiana, illustrated Twola Indiau Stateswen, by Smith 528 Cassell's Family Doctor
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Firest Scotol Whiskies
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7.00
5.30.
3.50
10,00
5.00
P.M.
For Timor, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,-Per dilig, on Tuesday, the Eth instant, at 5.00
For Bandaken-Por Doucation, on Wednes day, the 9th instant, al 2.30.7.M.
For Haj, Kobe, Tokohama and Poriland, Or-For Braemar, on Tuesday, the 15th inst., at 11.30 AM.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
Oily and Paper-wrapped.........
Fates:-C chess engal Opium.
$750
$540 to $550
THE WEATHER.
CHINA CANT METEOROLOGICAL. REINTER, 3rd MARCH, AT 4 PM:
STATION,
The British Contract Packel Coromandel, will | Pokyo
3.00 be despatched on SATURDAY, the 5th infant, Koeni 6.50 with Malle for the United Kingdom, Europe Nagasaki 6.50 and countzios teyond, via Brindisi; to the Kagoshima... 1000 Straits Settlements, Netherlande India, Burrosh
1.
Life of Sir Harry Parkes, 2 vols. Dakshot Castle, by H. Kingsley QUERY'S ROAD, Under HoxaRUNG HOTEL. (26
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LIMITED.
Pawers, Duties, & Liabilities of Directors.8 1.00 Hondy Book on Investment of Trust
fends
The Law of Trustees, their Duties and
Liabilition.
of China Treaties Between the Empire
and Foreign Fowers together with
Begulations for Conduct of Foroiga
0.70
0.70
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Maita, and Gibraltar.
8.00 3-Posting of Prices Current and Cir
cuiars cases.
10.00 AM Registry cares.
ceră, to men j.
Parometer
192381 283||||||| Humidity,
Wla lisosteck.
1097
9.34
30.03
SOD
30.03
Ghitala 3030
Sap Peak...
29.07
Amoy
20.96
Bwalow...
Chuten
20.80
21.92
Victorie Peak.!
Gage Rack FOL
2980
MA Haiphong....
9981
4881
29.70
Cape 8. James,
4
MARCH, at 30
Vladivostock
30.12
10.30 N-Posting of newspapers, books, and longkong
paltorns ceases, 11.00 AM, Mail Closes
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to 12.30 Boliano... after whch hour they may be sent on board Manila. with the same tats f
AGB -
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet Natal will Pokyn
be despatele on SATURDAY, the 12th Kochi instant, with 31ails to the Unitel Kingdom, Nagasaki......
Trade, Now and Enlarged Ed, 57 200 Europe, and places Lorout, via Marecilles, Kagoshim
W. F. Mayors
The Chinese Government; a Manual of I EMSSEN & Co.. Mongkong. [37
Chinese Title Categorically Az ranged and Explained, by W. F. ALMEK a Cò,
Mayors, New Ed.
UTLER PA
WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1815, Who have consigned their Brands to Hergkong for over half a century. Apply to G. C. ANDERSON,
Hongkong, 13, Praya Central.
541
PRICE.
TASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.....
ROBINSON PIANO CO.
DR. KNOER'S
ANTIPYRINE
Patented LION BILAND.“
The accurate delamination of the atomis In Powder and Crystals, also in Drops of 5 grains,
oasily solubia in Water, Wine, sto.
weighis is shown by Prof F, W. Clarks to be
a matter of real protical importanea The FEVER, RHEUMATIC & NEURALGIC
atomic weight of ohromium is still placed by European Analyste at the of determination of 52.5, while American chemists have adopted the corrected sulau of 52.1. Alterill is that chronio iron, which is imported by the Baltimore chrome or works in cargons of about 2,500 toas, is vuined by Glasgow nexays at 8007.50 fer cargo more than by Baltimore 3276.
AFFECTIONS.
NERVOUS AFFECTIONS
ARGONIN,
(REGISTERED TRADE MARK.) SOLUBLE CASEIN SILVER PRE-
PARATION
and in Gonorrices in 1 to 2 per cent, som
The novel feature of the gas motor of Berritos possess similar bactoriella action to Diesel, of Munich, is stated to be the bringing silver nitrate, but is distinguished by complete of the fun in the working, cylinder, inlet beauco of irritating proporties,
DR. OVERLACH'S
MIGRANINE
"LION BRAND"
(ANTIPYRIN-CAFFEINE CITRATE.)
(1) Excellent results in the sEvEREST CASYS OF MIGRAININE, as well as in HEADACHE ARISING FROM ALCOHOLIC, NICOTINE, AND MORPHIA POISONING, NEUS ASTHENIA, IN- FLUEKIA, GULPFE, &c.
The BEST ANTIPERETIC, Woven in threat ened collapso, because the caffeine of Migrain- žavnots simultaneously as an ANALEPTIC. 13 Us only DR. OVERLACH'S MI- GRAININE, Lion Braud," and always prosoribo" MIGRAININE HOECHST."
-The best medina lose for adults ie 17 grains given onco or vice daily in powder or in solution.
Sole Manufacturers FARBYERKE VORM. MEISTER LUCIUS & BRUNING, HORCEST-6. M. gratis at requent to Modical men.
tuct with air so highly compressed as to be in- It is rogated that the directions on the tensely hot. The dagina may be adapted to boxes for making adlations shall be implicitly Literature of the above Preparations supplied
Po neal dust, petroleum or coal gas, the second followed:
form consuming about 0:55 of a pounil of petro CHINA EXPORT, IMPORT & BANK CO., Sole Agents for China.
leum per hora power hour
The mainrement of adoras of latitude in Spitzbergen is a wadish project, Russian oo operation to be invited
Hydrophobia has animed instead of bacterial: origin, in the view of Dr, A, Grigorion a Gorman biologist, who has folated what ng pours to be a protozoan from patients suffering from rabios
BEWARE OF STURIOUS IMITATIONS :
HALLEN
(ESTABLISHED 1804) $250 to $600
PIANOS
MONTHLY PAYMENTS. LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
NAPIER JOHNSTONES
“QUARE BOTTLE WHISKY $9
The sale of this good Scotch increase month by month; it is of Supers Quality sad of
CUTLER, PALMER & CO'S SELECTION,
Solo Agents for it~~
16
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong.
WING
YAM
A Nov Map of North China, Korea, and Part of Japan shoving principa! Cilios, Reates, and Bivare from Shanghai to Moakden and Fusan- Scale 45 miles to 1 in.
3.50
2,00 1.50 A New Map of Karen
...S & 1.30 With Bat and fall, by Geo. Gidon ..
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0.25
to Saigon, Straite Settlements. Batavia, Ber-Chitalaft mah, Certon, Mudras, the Australasian Colonise, Sharp Peak...
Amoy Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Mulia, and
Swalow ... Gibraltar
8.00 A. Posting of Prices Carrout and Cir-
onlar censes
10.00 AM.-Registry seases
11.00 A.-Mail closes
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET.
The Canadian Mail Packet. Faures of Japan will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 16th Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., which. 0.50inst, with Mails for Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe,
will be closed as follows- 19.00 A. Registry ones. 1,00 18.45. A.m. Post Ofise clones, but correspondenou may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fe of 10 cents arten Postage until the time of departure.
NEW CUSTOMS PUBLICATIONS. List of Chios Light-Boness, Light- Vossele, Bueyo, and Bossons for 1838 Noticas to Mariners, 1897. Medical Reports for Half Year ended
30th September, 1896 Outward Transit Pass Frecceduro at
Conton: Provialuutal kules Railways and Inland Theation: Mr. Br-
sion's Memo, Concerning JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS
0:25
100
& Co. HAYE POR SALE MANILA CIGARS, CIGARETTES, and TOBACCO, &., & Wholesale and Retail HONGKONG; YOKOHAMA; KOBE.
Also JEWELLERY. No. 90, QUE's ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong, let February, 1898.
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Prics or 12-BOLE CARTRIDGES
Lioded with With Powder Powdersely, and 1 os of Ahot.
$7.40
[ada
Primarces Cases.*....$5.85 Pegazuoid Casos ... 6.35. Ejector Brass Cases 6.90
8,00
8.65
5% discount on orders 42 1,000 and oper
Apply to
WM, SCHMIDT & CO,. Gaaminkors,
Hongkong
Hongkong, 27th July, 1897,
KUHN
KOMOR
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ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
12859
No. 6, Ice Houss STEKET, PRAZA CENTRAL,
Bood Offoo:-TOEIO. Branch Officos LONDON, NEW YORK, BOM
DAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN- 78LN, NEWCHWANG, and all Ports in JAPAN. AGENCIES →→→
Mike Coal Mines. Ohnear Coal Mines. Kaneda Coal Minos.
auton
2.84
Hongkong
-29,90
Victoria Peak
Gap Rock 29.86
Macao.......! 29.88 Haiphong
Bolinao Maxil
Cape 8. Jamesi
285
Rain last
On Chest 11,35. The baremeter las Milen, mode
at en tin China cost and alightly chewinemaki
N.
ia slefect on the Cunn rast gausally, and le lowest exer Chies and the T. part of the hips Head Bighest
to elit. ForecPE): . China. Gradients. Moderate . winde; aloudy.
HONGKONG HEGISTER
Previou dag 4
Lin dels
at 30 AD.
$1,54
29.99
129,50
en
Bumidity
Bacometer
Temperatura
Direction of wind ..........
Weather
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.
The German Contract Packet Bayern, will bo dopateked on WEDNESDAY, the 30th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom Rais Earope and countries beyond, via Naples, in the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burma, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, &c., &.
Registry conzes at 7. The tail oloves nt 8.00. Late lettors 9.10 to 8.30 A.M. with 10 cents extra postage.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Owne will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Offlers or the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
ATLANTIC, Ger str., W. Echneider-Wialer
& Co.
BUTTAN, Spanish str., Madriago-Braudao
& Co.
CHURAN, Ger. S., Wendi-Siemusen & Co. CA British str Blask-Arubold, Karlarg Ce& Cư...
The Mike Cotton Spinning Min, La. Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Limited. Maiji Fire Insurance Co. Limited. Imperial Governort Pupor Mila, Cotton Cleaning and Working,
Shanghai.! Onoda Cement Compnay, Japan. Kanogafuchi Cotton Spinning Mül Tukyo Colton Spinning Mill, Japan. Hayashi Clock Factory, Honghong 4th August, 1857.
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F. G. FIGO, Ading Denton Hoogkung Observatory, 4th March, 1895. MBA. FALLONER & CREATE 4th March, Rarometer 9 A....20.84 Tharm. 9 A. (Welbe b) 63 Barometer P... 29.78 Therm, 1 F.M. (Wetbulb) as Barometer F....29.73 Term 4. (Wetbulb) 85 Thenucan. 9 A.... 5 Them. Maximum 18 Thermom. 1 ... 67 Therma. Mishaora (every Thermom, AP.M... 08 night. O
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE, 4th to 10th March.
BION WATEL,
best pren azt the Jetl no momen
Bat
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Tiem
LOTEATE, Talian bk., Herato. Musso & Co. LIGHTNING, British atr., S. Spence D.. Wod,
Sasson, Bons & Co, Ma
@
BR. THOMAS, Amar ship, Manchard Stan Thura 10
Hard Oil Co
TRIUMPE Ger, str. Ricke-Jebsen & Co.
Borgkode
Men Time.
ongo Height ea Time,
Height