The
No. 232.
For Sale.
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
L
EX "GLENCOE."
ETTS'S DIARIES FOR 1883.
LETTS'S SCRIBBLING TABLETS,
NEW DUPLEX LAMPS.`
Thongkong Telegraph.
Amusements.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
THE DIRECTORS OF THE ROYAL
ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY W Beg to inform the community of Hongkong that they intend about the Middle of December to give a series of
CRAPE FLANNEL SHIRTS FOR TENNIS. SIX SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES
:
LACE CURTAINS, NEWEST PATTERNS.
POCKET KNIVES AND RAZORS..
THE CELEBRATED SAN JOSE
BLANKETS.
FLOWER
SAN
FRANCISCO
AND'
VEGETABLE SEEDS.
LANE, CRAWFORD, & Co. Hongkong, 17th October, 1882.
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THE
Insurances.
GENERAL NOTICE
ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
CAPITAL TAELS 600,000, ÉQUAL. $833,333-33- RESERVE FUND..
$70,858.27,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEE SING, Esq.......... LEE YAT LAU, Esq. Lo YEOK MOON, Esq. CHU CHIX NỪNG, Esq.
MANAGER-HO AMEI.
MARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken at CURRENT RATES to all parts of the world.
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 1st September, 1883.'
(601
THE CUE COMPANY, LN FIRE INSUR-
ANCE LIMITED.
CAPITAL £2,000,000; PAID-UP......£200,000 PAID UP RESERVE FUND £50,000.
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates. GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 14th March, 1881. ! [165
SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND
OF NEW ZEALAND,
·CAPITAL, £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling).
UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.
THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT 'FIRE and MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allowing usual discounts..
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 14th March, 1882.
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HE Undersigned have been appointed AGENTS to the NEW YORK BOARD
of UNDERWRITERS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881..
ECORD of AMERICAN and FOREIGN
RE
SHIPPING.
"Agents,
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.
THE
NOTICE
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MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED,
.(CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED...$1,000,000.) The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODS, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world "payable at any of its Agencies.
WOO LIN YUEN
Secretary,
HEAD OFFICE,
No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,
Hongkong, ist February, 1881.
AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL
CITY HALL.
The OPERAS willbe
selected from the Com-
· pany's repertoire of 27 works by the greatest composers, in ac- cordance with the wishes of the public,
The LIST is now on view at's
Messrs. KELEY AND WALSH'S, where Scats
may be secured.
The ROYAL ITALIAN COMPAN", which bas been recently augmented by the arrival of FIVE NEW ARTISTES of tried-
ability from Italy, will forni the
most powerful combination that
has ever appeared on the lyric stage in Hongkong..
The Company
will visit this Colony,
on their way to Shanghai
at the end of the present month
wlwo it is intended, ifcircumstances
will allow, to give one grand operatic representation, on which occasion will be produced Verdi's Celebrated Opera
ERNANL
-FULL PARTICULARS, WILL BE DULY
A ANNOUNCED.—.
For the Series of SIX SUBSCRIPTION PER- „FORMANCES the PRICES of ADMISSION
will be as follows Dress Circle 3 Seats...
......... Seat...... Stalls....3 Scats..
.... Seat
FOR EACH PERFORMANCE. Dress Circle.............................. Stalls....
Unreserved Seats...
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1882.
Intimations.
J. ULLMANN & CO.
42, QUEENS ROAD.
ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT HAVE ALWAYS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES AND CHRONOGRAPHS, CLOCKS OF ALL KINDS,
OF
BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS, 'ANEROIDS, SPECTACLES, EYE GLASSES, &c. BY THE BEST MAKERS, AND AT LOW- PRICES. GENTLEMEN'S PARISIAN MADE SHIRTS, SCARVES, AND COLLARS
FREN CHI
IN THE NEWEST STYLES, BOOT ·S AN D
"OF BEST QUALITY.
SHOES
MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR CASES AND HOLDERS, ALBUMS, INKSTANDS, POCKET-BOOKS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STATIONERY. CROCKERY WARE, TEA AND COFFEE SETS, RIFLES, FOWLING, PIECES, AND REVOLVEKS.
&c.,
&c.,
A CHOICE SELECTION OF PINAUD'S BEST PERFUMERY,
8.
&c. Hongkong, and October, 1892.
ROSE & CO.
'31 AND 33, QUEEN'S ROAD. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT,
SHEETINGS, TOILET, AND MARSELLA QUILTS,
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TABLE CLOTHS" ALSO TABLE DAMASK BY THE YARD.
TABLE COVERS AND CLOTH COVERING BY THE YARD. TABLE NAPKINS AND TRAY CLOTHS,
ANTIMACASSARS, CRUMB CLOTHS,
Shipping.
STEAMERS.
FOR KUDAT AND SANDAKAN. (BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.) THE Steamship
THE
"HAINAN "
FIVE DOLLARS
PER QUARTER..
Mails.
U. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA ÖVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
24th inst., at DAYLIGHT, instead of as previously THE U. S. Mail Steamship
will be despatched as above, on TUESDAY, the
notified.
"CITY OF TOKIO,"
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HIRLEY & Co.
will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Hongkong, 21st October, 1882. [633 Yokohama, on' SATURDAY, the 28th instant, at THREE PAL, taking Passengers and Freight UNION. LINE. for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
FOR YOKOHAMA. HE Steamship
THE
·
[70s
"ANTONIO," Captain Seaborne, due on or about 24th instant, will have immediate despatch for the above Pert,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 17th October, 1882. FOR PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA SINGAPORE. (Taking Cargo al-through rates for ABELAIDE, all NEW ZEALAND and · TASMANIAN PORTS," NEW CALEDONIA and Fiji) HE Steamship
THE
P.M.
MEATH,"
HÚCKABACKS, TURKISH TOWELS,
Captain John Johnson, will be despatched as BATH BLANKETS AND WRAPPERS.above, on TUESDAY, the gist instant, at FOUR
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 13th October, 1881.
FOR
ALSO, WHITE COTTON TERRY BY THE YARD, TOWELS, WRAPPERS, AND BATH BLANKETS.
SWISS AND SCOTCH BOOK MUSLINS,
NAINSOOKS, LAWNS, &c,,
St.
&c.,
&c.
SAILING VESSELS.
1694
&c.,
GENTLEMENS OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. WHITE LONGCLOTII SHIRTS WITH AND WITHOUT COLLARS.
· UNDERSHIRTS, SMEDLEY'S MERINO AND BÅLBRIGGAN,
INDIA CAUZE, THE NEW NETTED, SILK AND COTTON, Houlton, Master, will load here for the above.
SPUN SILK AND OTHERS.
HALF HOSE, WELL ASSORTED IN COTTON, MERINO, SILK, &c.
UMBRELLAS AND WALKING, STICKS.
COLLARS, SHAPES OF PREVAILING FASHION,
HANDKERCHIEFS. CHRISTIE'S FELT HATS.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR FIRST PARCEL OF KID GL O V E LADIES 3.4.
S.
AND 8 BUTTONS AND GENTS 2 BUTTONS.
TRAVELLING TRUNKS.
AN D COMPANY,
31 AND 33, QUEEN'S ROAD.
THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE 'EAST,
THE
FOR HAMBURG AND LONDON, HE A British Ship
"LOTHAIR,"
Ports, and have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cò. Hongkong, 6 October, 1882,
T
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HEAT British Ship
"RUTHIN,"
1673
Monkman, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will havé quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, z1st September, 1882.
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THE
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, 100 A British Ship
"ROCKHURST,"
[640
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, lo San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.
Through l'assage Tickets granted to England,. France, and Gennady by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
RETURN PASSAGES:-Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Fran cisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20 per cent. from Retura Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of to per cent. will be made from Retura Fare. Pre-Paid Return Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 per cent. from Return Pare. These allowances do not apply to through. fares from China aul Japan is Europe.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 27th October. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.. same day i all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad dress in fall; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Scaled Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No, 50A, Queen's Road Central. A
F. E. FOSTER, Agent.
Hongkong, 12th October, 1882.
[505 OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY. · TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES,«.
MEXICO,
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND:
'EUROPE:
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
VIA
-AND-
ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
THE Steamship
"GAELIC,"
Bulford, Master, will load here for the above will be despatched for San Francisco, víď Yoko-
bama, on TUESDAY, the 7th November, at, THREE P.M.
FOR BOOKS, STATIONERY, MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FANCY GOODS, Port, and will have quick despatch,
ARTISTS MATERIALS, &c., &c., &c
$35.00.
ROSE
$15.00. .$25.00, $10.00
Hongkong, 25th September, 1882.
.$3.00. $2.00. ...$t.po.
M. MORITZ,
Secretary,
1689
AL
Hongkong, 12th October, 1882.
To be Let.
TO. LET.
ROOMS at SPRING GARDENS TO LET FURNISHED OF UNFURNISHED from $6 to $8 per Month.
Apply to
D. WOODFORD. Hongkong, 20th October, 1882.
TO LET.
No. 4 OLD
W. BREWER.
No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL *
LL the Newest looks in every Department of Literature. Every variety of Stationery,
including Mercantile and Fancy Note and Letter Papers of every description;
Visiting, Menu and Programme Cards in great variety.
Account Books, Ledgers, Cash Books, &c., &c., of European Manufacture.
All the Newest Music of the day by the most Popular Composers.
Sole Agents for Kirkman's celebrated Pianos, Concertinas, Accordions, and Antophones..
Every description of Fancy Goods and Smoker's Sundries.
669 A fine assortment of Christmas Cards and Mottoes. Lett's and Smith's Diaries for 1883.
Printing and Bookbinding in all their Branches. Price Lists of Magazines and Newspapers may be had on application.
BAILEY STREET. The Discount System will be introduced as far as practicable in the East, and to per cent. will be
ALLOWED OFF ALL GOODS FOR CASH.
· Nos. 2 AND 4, PEDDAR'S HILL-
No. 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, lately-
occupied by PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
No. 8, SEYMOUR TERRACE, No. 9, SEYMOUR TERRACE/
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, 20th September, 1883.
TO LET.
Hongkong, 19th October, 1881.
SAYLE & CO.'S SHOWROOMS.
SAYLE & CO.
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HAVE WE
THE 1ST STOREY of the 2ND HOUSE known as the “BLILE BUILDINGS " PRAYA EAST. Lately occupied by the U. S. CONSULATE, with immediate possession.
J. M. GUEDES. Hongkong, 26th September, 1882.
TO LET, (WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.) --------------་་ LARGE OFFICE
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A
YANGTSZEINSURANCE
.OR
A
(703
PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST SHOW
OF
AUTUMN AND WINTER FASHIONS
1
FOR
MONDAY -NE
THE 2ND OCTOBER, 1882,
AND 1
FOLLOWING DAYS.
AT THE SAME TIME WE SHALL ALSO OPEN A CASE
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OF
N
E
W
IBERAL
OF THE PREMISES OCCUPIED BY
KELLY & WALSH. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1882,
FOR
D S C
Y L E
: T
CHILDREN.
Y
S
O
&
N T FOR
C. O.
CASH.
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.Tls. 94553-95
VICTORIA Hongkong, 30th September, 1882.
EXCHANGE,
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)........Tls. 420,000.00 SUITE OF OFFICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR PERMANENT RESERVE. TIL. 730,000.00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND...Tis. 390,553.95
TOTAL CAPITAL and)
ACCUMULATIONS, 8th
May, 1882...
DIRECTORS.
H. DE C. FORBES, ESQ., Chairman." 3. Hr PINCKVOss, Esq. JWM, MEVERINK, Esq. A.f.M. INVERARITY, Esq. G. H. WHEELER, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE--SHANGHAL
Messrs. RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BRANCH.
Meists. BARING BROTHERS & Co,
Bankers,
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq, Agent,
68 and 69, Comhill, E.C
POLICES granted en MARINE RIUKs to all
se
parts of the World, Kad
n
Subject to a charge of 13 per cent for Interest Shareholders' Capital, all the PROFITS of the DERWRITING BUSINESS are annually dis tributed among all Contributors of Business (whe ther Shareholders or not) in proportion to theTM premia paid by them.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents
Hong
13th May, 1882
Two
TO LET.
SPACIOUS ROOMS (UNFURNISHED)
AT PEDDAR'S HILL
Apply to
A. Bj Office of this Paper.
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To
Hongkong, 16th October, 1882.
TO BE LET, (WITH POSSESSION ON 1ST OF OCTOBER NEXT: `HAT LARGE AND COMMODIOUS
HOUSE, No. 14, Arbuthnot Road.. Apply to
J. A. DE CARVALHO, Hongkong, 31st August, 1882.
STORAGE.
[596
HE Undersigned are prepared to take Goods on STORAGE at their GODOWNS. En trance from Prays and Queen's Road Central,
TERMS MODERATE. Apply ta
HONGKONG.
[659
'NOVELTY STORE."
MARINE HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD,
BY
AT
COLLINS,
V
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 14th September, 1882,
FOR NEW YORK. HE 3/3 11. American Ship
THE
"PHINEAS PENDLETON,"
Connection being made at Yokohama with [626 Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Forts,
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office until FIVE P.M. the day pre- vlous to sailing.
RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers, who
Luffin, Master, will load here for the above have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Fran Port, and will have quick despatch.
cisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within. six months, will be allowed a discount of 20 per For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. cent. from Return Fare; if re-embarking within Hongkong, 16th October, 1882. (697 one year, an allowance of to per cent. will be made from Return Fare. Pro-Paid Return Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 per cent. from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply to through jares from China and Japan to Europe. ·"
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland,
FOR NEW YORK.
HE 3/3 L. 1. 1. American Ship
THE
"ALEXANDER MCNEIL,"
Sproul, Master, will load here for the above, Mexican, Central, and South-American Cargo, Port, and will have quick despatch..
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 27th September, 1882. [óso
Entimations.
should be sent to the Company's Offices, ad- dressed to the Collector of Customs, San Fran. cisco.
For further information as to Freight er. Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No.' goa, Queen's Road Central,
F. E. FOSTER, Agent
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON,
Hongkong, 19th October, 1881.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS:
TOTICE is hereby given that the ORDINARY
Consignees.
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NEARLY MEETING OF THE SHARE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
HOLDERS of the SOCIETY will be held at its Head Office, Hongkong on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, at THREE O'CLOCK, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together C with Statements of Accounts for the year 1881, and for the half year ending 30th June 1882. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from the 17th to the 77th instant both days inclusive:
By Order of the Board,
DOUGLAS JONES, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 13th October, 1881.
[óga
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED.,
TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY 'GENERAL MEETING
N°
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship
CITY OF TOKIO
from San Francisco, &c., are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna ture and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer, will be landed and stored at Consigners' risk and expense.
F. E. FOSTER,
Agent Hongkong, 18th October, 1882,
.:
of the UNION, INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED, will be held at the Society's Head Office, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 27th day of October, 1882, at 3.15 P.36. A when a Resolution will be proposed for the pur pose of amending and adding to the existing Articles of Association of the Society in such manner as to provide for the Increase of Capital and the sub-division of Shares; And also in
therein as to the Transfer of Shares, the limitation of Insurance Risks, the Application &c. of Profits, and the investment of the Society's Capital; And also in such manner as to render the said "Articles Consistent with Limited
·liability; And also in such other manner as may be necessary to give effect to the purposes aforesaid...
Clear Old Stock, the following are offered for a short period at greatly reduced rates such manner as to modify the existing Provisions
TWO SHILLING NOVELS BESANT AND RICE PAYN,
FIFTY CENTS EACH.
CHNI
NO O T 2.
AT- THIRTY CENTS EACH. ALSO,
BY
SAND.
EMINENT NOVELISTS,
W
BOUND VOLUMES OF ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS AND PUNCH FROM 1864 TO 1878,
153.
ROSE & Com 31 and 33, Queen's Road Hongkong, 30th June, 1882.
AT VERY CHEAP PRICES.;
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Hongkong, 9th October, 1882.
S. MEYERS,
Manager.
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By Order of the Board,
Entimations.
WANTED.
SITUATION AS COMPOSITOR
BY: AN EXPErienced HanD, 3-- FIRST RATE TESTIMONIALS, Apply to
F. G. C Care of Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 16th October, 1882.
[699 CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
SHAR
LIMITED.
ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS. HAREHOLDERS are hereby requested to send in to this. Office a List of their CON- TRIBUTIONS of PREMIA, from the 13th day DOUGLAS JONES,
of May to the rat, day of December, 1881, in Order that the Proportion, of Profit for that year. Hongkong, dated the 4th day of October, 1882. to be paid as BONUS to CONTRIBUTORS may be arranged. Returns hot sent in before EDES.the 30th November next will be mande up by the
Company, and no subsequent clalins or altera- tions will be allowed,
By Order of the Directors,
M.
Acting Secretary,
HOUSE AND LANU BROKER, MA AUCTIONEER AND GOMMISSION AGENT. NO 33 WELLINGTON STREET, HONGKONG Hongkong, 23rd January, 1885
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JAS. B. COUGHTRIE
Secretary, Hongkong, and September, 1887,-
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