You were informed at our last meeting of the engagement of Mr. Shannon as Manager. He arrived at the Company's. Works on 25th Novem her last, and we looked to him for important and satisfactory results; but no sooner had he entered on his duúce at the Mine and begun cheerfully and diligently to set things in order, and to prosecute the work before him that, on the 1st December last, he accidentally met his death. No doubt you are all already acquainted with the deplorable circumstances under which it. occurred.
Mr. Jolly, who as you are aware accompanied Mr. Shannne to the works, was fortunately there to carry out the few, verbal suggestions Mr. Shannon had given, and to go on with the Kinking of the shaft and other current work.
On the Fel February 1888, the Company was fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Harry M.
M: Bircher, a Mineralogist, Metallurgistence, and having high testimonials, to fill the post of Chief Manager. Judging from the correspondence that has already reached us from Mr. Becher, the Directors are inclined to believe that the Company has in him a most suitable man, and they expect to have favorable results from his management and operations. He is fully aware of the up-hill work which will be for sometime before him, as the affairs of the Company at Punjom were left by Mr. Stuart in a most unsatis factory state, and the general organization and working of the Company had not progressed as might reasonably have been expected.
in
The Tin industry has not yet been opened up. The illness of Mr. Stuart, and latterly the death of Mr. Shannon detained Mr. Scaife at Punjorn (which is a considerable distance from Samant an) and prevented him taking this business "hand-unul quite lately. He has, however, engaging Jabor for Samantan, and according to the latest advices he had reached Pahang with nod-body-of-men, and we hope that very shortly the Company will have some tangible results from their work.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16,, 1888.
Mr. Webber appeared for the defence, The first witness, Chinaman in plain clothes, examined by Mr. Wotton, said :- am a detec tive officer of the Macao police force and have salt-smuggler and known the prisoner as visitor to Macao now for the last two or three years; he is principally a salt-smuggler.
bis
Entintations.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM- "SHIP COMPANY.
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
INDER instructions received from, the.
UNDER inets Me H. Ne sour will Sell by
"ACCELERATED DIRECT Publio Acolicapocan
SERVICE TO LONDON VIA MARSEILLES
FROM
JAPAN AND CHINA.
This improved service will abolish all Tran- shipments, and it is intended that it shall maintain a high reputation for quick transit, careful delivery of Cargo, and fur Passenger accommodation and cuisine.
The attention of Passengers is specially called to the greatly improved second saloon 'accom modation and attendance.'".
E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 8th May, 1888.
NOTICE.
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recently visited Singapore for the purpose of down into the hold where I was sitting and went"|"regardel-by-every-individual on board as the mighty dead'; of the many millions of the swiftly. | \__GENERAL MEETING of the VICTORIA
The Directors have the satisfaction to mention that Mr. Becher looks upon this part of the Company's concessión as being a very important portion of the property, and from a flying in spection he made of the district in February last, The considers the prospects for Tin working
encouraging,
To Mr. Webber:-1 am employed by the Portuguese Government and have about two days in Hongkong. I first stw the prisoner at the gaol here, where 4 was taken to see him by some person.
Ma-Foong Sing to, his Worship :-At present i am anemployed; I used to work in a shop lg the San Mui district, which I left on the 8th/ moon of last year. 1.did general house work there. such as looking after and packing up goods. Sometimes I had to go abroad to On the th collect mancy for the shop. March, 186, I went to Canton and transacted my business of collecting money-about 200taels And left Canton on the 22nd March by a junk passage boat for San Mui. The bot left at 3 in the afternoon with 20 or 30 passengers.his weak and shattered condition of health, I had with me a pillow box with 200 taels in it, Suffering from a deadly disease, weakened by loss of sleep, his mind unhinged, for the time, and a watch and four dollars on my person. On
by mental anxiety and despondency, the master the morning of the 23rd of that mouth, in the 5th
would seem to have felt as he, stood on the watch the junk arrived at a place called Nang-
quaster derk of the leaky ship that he was ping-choi, when 23 thieves came on board and
sole originator of their troubles, and this feeling to a passenger named Long Choi, who was in charge of a great quantity of luggage, and asked, was dubless accentuated train the fact of bis him who the things belonged to Long Chai two officers standing at the pumps along with said they belonged to a certain man-an official the crew, and casting their reproachful and surnamed Low-when one of the thieves-fired sollen glances a. his devoted head. He may a small gun at him and killed him. The man in have fest that he was the cause of all the misery, the dock is the man who fired the gun. After but he that as it may, there cannot be the least dons that the officers and crew meant him to they had taken away the man's things they caine-
Even to a strong and healthy man with back and took away all my property and mones, feel it which I have not yet recovered. After that they all sympathy withdrawn from him, such a situa- tion would have been sufficiently trying, but to dragged me over to the pirate boat and pur me in the hold. About dark the pirate boat arrjy d one in a weak condition of health and with a ata place called Pat Hin, where I was blindfolded ind broken down, it was overwhelining. It is useless to expect shipowners to go back to the and then taken ashore to a house, when the cover was taken off my eyes
The ran was times which eval di di ing the last generation
but assuredly had the ill fated Rock Terrace had quite dark. My, fect were chained up with an
such a crew and officers as used to sail proudly iron chain; on the fourth day the prisuner caine.
out of the Blackwall Docks, five and twenty and made we write a letter to my uncle. said I could not write and they "started to years ago, she would never have been abandoned barn me with fire. I wlt them i could in, such user us that "islánal in the North write even if they killed me, Pacife. As was, with the aptain sick, and only one certificated mate, who very possibly found then they wrote a letter asking, my uncle. to come and pay a ranson forme. I supposed the the moral pressure too strong for his own nerves letter was to that effect, but i could not be sure, and wan, anyhow, had to go on pumping along I did not see the letter, but I gave them the with the rest, with ease and pleasure before him name and address of my uncle. I was blind in the shape of a sunny and fruit laden tropical 1ST APRIL, 1887, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1887. folded again and made to walk to another island, and with nothing behind but possibly
Assets.
place, where they kept me about ten days. I hard moral kicks and still harder work, the Costal-Estate.
$150,000.00 was again chained up_by_one_le to a stone. question may simply be asked, what more could Hongkong Bank, (Fixed Deposit) 70,000.00 The burning was done on my back with joss you expect?
(Current Account).. 7,204.95 sticks-on the right shoulder. I was kept (No. Account)... 19.847.17 about ten days in that house; nobody was there Machinery and Plant......
9,906 50 and the place was locked up. I tot my meals Steam-Launch Sri Pahang. 14,159 68 regularly, brought by the prisoner. After that 1,000.00 I was taken to another place-a shed-and 433.07 chained to a big log of wood by the prisoner, 1,755.75 who had another man with him. 1,238.87 kept in this place twelve days, when they put 4.956.61 me into a boat and look me to a hill; not by 4.390.34 the prisoner but by the other man. I was 30.18 nat blindfolded when I got to the hill-they took the cover off my eyes in the boat and then the prisoner left me. On getting to the hill side they let me go and I arrived at my house 560.18 on the 23rd April of that year.
25.50 Witness here showed to the Court the marks 2,195.93 of the burning on the shoulder and the chain un -988.00 the left ankle.
Mr. Blecher is engaging additional men in Singapore to enable him to carry through his work with speed and efficiency.
Messrs. Alex, Mclver and F. H. O. Wilson having resigned their seats at the Board, Mr. Win. Wotton has been invited to fill one of the vacancies, and this requires confirmation.
The annexed Accounts have been audited by Messis. E. J. Coxon and Saml. J. Gower, the farmer acting for Mr. G.S. Coxon, and the latter for air. F. Henderson, both of whom are absent,
Steel Lighter.
Mande......
W. G. BRODIE, Chairman
Instruments and Tools..... Furniture at Office and Mines..
Huildingsinne
Stores on hand
Petty Cashme
Suspense
Interest on Calls
l'ayinents at Mines
Gold at Mine::..
Water Wheel
-Opium at Mine'
240.00
Manager at Punjem, Cash in hand). Construction
Accounts Receivable :-
Interest on Fixed Deposit. $ 616,61 J.J. Woodford
32.47 2,372-50
J. M. Stuart.
Balance
By Capital
Liabilities.
36.874 Shares fully
Paid-up $368,740.00 3,176 Shares
upon
which has been paid...
By Accounts Payable-
TOTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL RECREATION CLUB will be held in the GYMNASIUM, on TUESDAY, the zind instant,
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, at 6.P.M.
Hon. Secretary, Victoria Recreation Club; -Henglong, 14th May, 1888.
TO MORROW, the 17th M1888, at 4 O'CLOCK FM., At the Premises, ALL THAT VALUABLE PIECE of GROUND situate at BELCHERS BAY, Lap Sap Wan, Hongkong, abutting on the North side thereof on Belcher Street and measuring thereon zoo feet on the South side thereof on portion of INLAND LOT No..905 and Beasuring thereon 200 feel on the East on Davies Street and measuring thereon 200 feet and on the West on Cadogan Street and measuring therein apo feet containing in the whole 40,000 square feet and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 105. Together with the Furnace workshops and buildings therçon lately used and occupied by the HONGKONG AND MACAO GLASS MANU- FACTURING COMPANY as they now stand and which said Piece of Cround is held for the residue of a term of 999 years,, subject- - to the annual Crown Rent of $528-57. The property will be offered for sale in One
Lot.
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For further particulars and "conditions of sale; apply to
WOTTON & DEACON,
Solicitars,
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. AWARD MASTER is required at the
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
35, Queen's Road,
or to
H. N. MODY, Auctioneer,
Victoria Buildings, Queen's Road..
Hongkong, 75th April, 1888.
: đặt
THREE DAYS AUCTION
NOTICE.
Emoluments of the office $50 PER CUNTH, THE UNDERSIGNED HAS RECEIVED by annual increments of $5 to $60, with uniform, furnished quarters, fuel, and tight.
of this earth's surface-dotted so thick with the servant, who was killed by a pistol shot on board doubt that the unfortunate Caprain Atkinson, the boat, and other people who were taken out distracted and worried by mental anxiety and gaves of unknown potentates, and-boury with of her. One man was robbed of 200 taels, misfortune, ad physically weak by disease dynasties whose memories and whose names are lost in the pallid mists of antiquity. Hard by, and amongst the prisoners was one for whom and want of sleep, was far from being in
a fit condition to successfully cope within apartments heavy with the trappings of a ransom of $200 was demanded. The prisoner
an awkward position, the difficulty of which imperial woe, and sombre, with the funerent in the dock, he intended to prove was the man wanen ur a shop, in blacno-te-rosalvo-shower-saloxiails would be increased vestments dictated by the etiquette ofofficial grief, ransom, and who also shot the man who was by a crew and officers who were passively its a lying simper rreme vent of the killed. His rendition had been applied for by resisting his authority during the greater part contentious clash of crowns." And with this man, the Chinese Goverment, as being a subject of of the time that they had to keep the this wearer of the purple, according to the ship afloat by pumping They had no gipvellers of the press, the universe is actually en China, since the first of April last,
parisina in Baspag the chip aflat after she rippert in bitter sorrow and sympathetic condo. eached the island of Gaum-indeed, it might be lence. When Corydon complains of Amaryllis said for common seamen, who had been a long in the conceit of quaint old-time pastoralists-the and wearisome Tur or five montis-at sea, thai sun darkens, the birds cease singing, the flowers they had every interest in bringing the voyage close their petals, the trees sigh sadly, and Nature to an abrupt termination and thereby rint only weeps in unison with the feelings of the love-lern the 19th May at NOON, and fortnightly swain. But Nature is only a phase, albeit an
thereafter, until farther notice, the Com- sinishing their disagreeable labours of continuous
ping but, per contra, cujoying the repose eternal one, of the earth with which we are
foxuries-such as found-of a
With the Emperor of Germany, the pany will maintain a. DIRECT SERVICE seiling, tropical island. There were the same "Universe" is chief mourner for the late tyrant between longkong and London via. Marseilles. temptations, staring them. In the face as those of Teutondom. The late William was the rul which prompted the highly disciplincil crew of of Germany; Germany is a little hit of the little the Boury to rebel against the lawful authority earth. Civilisations have ebbed and lapsed upon af their country and to ixing the:r daring schemes that tiny planet. Three cities o'ertop each other to a head by putting Captain Bligh into in the strata of a hill near Zanzibar. The savage boat and turning hum adrift in the middle fastnesses in the interior of continents are covered of the mighty Pacific. We are aware that with the marble language of the past, language Lise crew of the Rock Terrace did not matiny, which no man can decipher, but eloquent in but together with their one certificated officer, their frozen silence of the multitudinous life of whose conduct "showed rather more than passive bygone cycles, Tombs and temples are scattered resistance to the Captain," it may be very readily over the surface of the world. Proud imperial understoor what a powerful motal force they palaces, with the vaulted solitudes thickly scribed
bear on Capt. Aikinson in
with the hieroglyphs of an unknown tongue, rear brought to
their time-scarred walls in the desert, and the banqueting hall of a monarch, becomes th sculptured fair of beasts of prey. No nian knows the antiquity of the earth. The life of the individual of to-day is the life of the parasite of a molecule. Of the millions upon millions of the passing present, ofthe great unnumbered myriads of the dawning future, what space upon the point of a needle would be occupied by a single humans is the earth, and less, in relation to soul? And as man's life is to the total life of the earth, the universe. Miles upon hillions of leagues of miles across the starry gulfs of space-eons of clernity, if time were space; away to the outer- most rim of that gauzy mistof powdered diamonds on the veil of Night; out to the very verge of thie Milky Way, where a billion constellations look like a little, silver dust, a puff of breath on the window pane of the sky, the celestial dwellers of the heavens beamed down sympathy with the lone Teuton monarch, and wept with him for the memory of his father. From the nearest of the stars known as fited-and they are, so distant that though they revolve in their courses they are fixed in relation to the earth from Sirius, where a copy of the Evening News travelling at the express rate of a cannon ball, would be as old as the history of pre-Adamite man and reduced to powder with age before the completion of a fraction of its journey, the ethe- real beings put on celestial crape for William. What sort of a soul has this Alfred Bennett, that be pictures the Universe as ho larger than a prize-piggery? Sate he among his famishing staff, or encircled by the decorated porkers when that momentous cable came to hand, pregnant While commending the Court for bearing with the distant grief of the spheres, and instinct easily on an unfortungle man who has possibly with the surging sorrow of the. Universe. Yet lust his incans of earning a living, and who in this is the fruit of allowing the rustic to lave his any case, has suffered an overwhelming misfor-hand in the printer's ink-barrel, when Nature tune for the time being, we think the Court intended it for stirring the pabulum of the unas should have expressed a strongly worded opinion suming grupter ns he wallows in the trough on the insufficiency of the number of officers of a prize milk-and-pollard dent at Alfred of the Rock Terrace. We hold this to have Bennett's Camden farm!-Sydney Bulletin. been a part of their duty while enquiring into the loss of thy strip, and think that the owners- should have been censured for despatching a large and valuable ship on such a long and dangerous voyage with, but one certificated mate. It was a dangerous voyage owing to the track leading up, through the Pacific - trough, in some men ure, an unexplored sea, and one, in any case, thickly studded with sunken reefs and swept by unknown currents. As to the composition of the Courtthere was, inour opinion, not so much to find fault with, although a corres pondent has pointed out that one of the members should have been the master of a sailing ship, of whom there were competent men in part. Truly there are conditions of navigation, of discipline, and of sea life generally on board of sailing merchant ships during a are ever known in tung voyage, which steamers, whether of the merchant or Royal- Navy, And it was for this reason we, believe, the sonic sight exception has been taken. THE Steamship Men, even the very best, are so liable to be blinded by habit-to have their minds warped nu harrowed by custoin--that they are often unable to make allowances for difficulties in the paths of others which they themselves have neverexperienced. For example, an overworked crew in a semi-state of mutiny, or in a passive, state of resistance to lawful authority, is a even a strong, a healthy, formidable power and determined man who finds himself totally unsupported by his officers. It is prasibly a power whose subversive and demoralizing influence neither naval officers nor modern steamship masters are able to comprehend, se thoroughly, as to fit them for sitting in judgment
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2,623.73 Continuing, be said the prisoner in the dock 7,900.31 is the man who chained me and who shot the
passenger.
15,880.ob
0.00
Auditors' Fees .......$ 150,00 Salaries and Wages dus to Employés at Mines
James Morrison & Co.
3.168.16
WORKING ACCOUNT.
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To Balance last Account .......
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At this point his Worship adjourned the case till Saturday morning next,"
3,011,56 THE "Ròck terrace" AFFAIR. 86,376.72
The Marine Court which sat on Friday and $388,614.98 Saturday last to investigate the circumstances which brought about the loss of the large and valuable ship Rock Terrace could scarcely have come to any other conclusion than that the vessel was abandoned by the Master while he was in a fit of despondency caused by excessive mentai strain, and while he was also so poorly supported by his one certificated officer. Like most other verdicts which have been given by the Marine Courts of the Colony this latest one did not err on the side of harshness, possibly from a feeling in the minds of the members of the Court that they had been called there at the t of Captain. Atkinson, to investigate his request 3,318.16 On conduct, and that it was a voluntary trial Whatever which he was submitting himself 10. .176.82 law there may be in the matter, it is doubtful if Marine Courts should do anything further than $388,614 08
simply express their'opinions, when the examina- tion is voluntary, for assuredly as regards punishment, a shipmaster is junished sql- ficiently by the great disaster of losing his ship without any further troubles being piled on his devoted head. It is right, curtainly, for some power to carefully investigate, all circum. stances where there has been loss flife, but whether life in lost or noty there is now opinion throughout the world that a prevailing 'ashipinaster's certificate--which is his only caus of subsistence-should not be taken away. As
To Office Expenses, Stationery and
To Charges...
Instirance.' ..........................................................
To Legal Expenses...
To Salaries and Wages on ensina To Feuces, Roads, Wharves and
Bridges
To Commission and. Exchange..
To Office Rent******* To Disbursements Lighter, and Launch
Sri Pahang.
To Royalty to Sultan of Pahang...... To Coolie Wagen at Mines.......... To Auditors' Fees kan To Compensation,augiamäng
By Interest
Transfer Feea...................
Balance ....
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A.&O.E." Hongkong, 16th May, 1888.
$69.725.51 2.742 91 561.81 494 00 7,920 8,
175-10
475.78
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Applications with testimonials to be forwarded to the CuONIAL SURGEON not later than the 21st instant, at the GOVERNMENT CIVIL. HOSPITAL-
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1888.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 317.
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CHINA SEA.
SHANGHAI DISTRICT.
SOUTHERN ENTRANCE TO THE YANGTZE.
TOTICEishereby given that-on-account of survey of a section of the southern entrance to the Yangtre having shown that a Middle Ground or Shoal, from "Tio to 9-10 a mite in width and having from 6 to 18 feet of water on it, stretches nearly 7 miles in a south-easterly direction from a point N. 64" E. LODGE OF distant 2.110 miles from the Kiutoan Beacon, and that the channel to the north-eastward of this Middle Ground is wider, deeper, and more direct than the one on its south-western side the following changes have been made, in this
Go-day's Advertisements.
PERSEVERANCE
HONGKONG, No. 1165.
A REGULAR MEETING of the above vicinity
LODGE will be helin FREEMASONS HALL, Zotland Street, THIS EVENING, the toth instant, at 8.30 for 9 O'CLOCK precisely..
Hongkong, 16th May, 1888.
FOR SHANGHAI.
"AMOY,"
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Captain R. Köhler, will be despatched for the above Port, on FRIDAY, the 18th instant, at 4 P.M.
J
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.
1510 Hongkong, 16th May, 1888.
Intimations.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
"KIUTOAN" LIGHTSHIP."
This vessel has been moored in 4 fathoms off the south-western edge of Blockhouse Shoal, with the Kiutoan Beacon bearing S. 71°W, distant about 3.1-10 miles.
MIDDLE GROUND UPPER BUOY.
A RED and BLACK vertically striped Buoy, surmounted by a BLACK triangular cage, has been moored on the north-western end of the Middle Ground, in 3 fathoms, with Kiutoan Beacon bearing S. 65 W., distant about 2.1-10 miles.
"MIDDLE GROUND LOWER BUOY. A RED and BLACK vertically striped, Buoy, surmounted by a BLACK diamond-shaped cage, has been moored on the south-eastern end of the Middle Ground, in 3 fathoms, with House Island' Beacon bearing N. 21° W. distant about 4.4-10 miles.
BLOCKHOUSE SHOAL BUOY,
This Buoy, No. 2 in the published List for 1888, has been removed.
on the actions of those who may have erred WANTED an ASSISTANT in Office and eastward of the Middle Ground may now keep
under its influence,
CORRESPONDENCE,
[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Carpondents in shia volumuĮ
"FIĘTY DOLLARS ON THE BRIDGE." TO THE EDITOR or a "Hovawaka Telegrarh," SIR-We have heard a great deal lately about responsible officers on board ship receiving
she is 8 miles distant, and then steer to pass a
sables to the south-westward of the KIUTOAN
Vessels entering by the channel to the north-
general work of Must have a the TUNGSHA Lightship bearing good knowledge of ACCOUNTS and BOOK- KEEPING...
Apply to
C. M. ROBERTS, Manng/r.
(507 Hongkong. 14th May, 1888. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
4
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the
as wages only fifty dollars a month; but are A MEMBERS WILL METUESDA
your correspondents and the general p blic
aware that both Germans and Norwegians, and the and instant, at 4 SCLOCK P., at the CITY in fact all the Slavonic races are able to obtain:HALL to nominate a Member of the Chamber certificates at the British Board of Trade, to take the place of the Hon. A. P. MACEWEN, that they have the double advantage of in the Legislative Council, during his absence using their own certificates, and in case of from the Colony... their losing a British ship, can sajt back on their own?
i? And
again, should there be
na
gocs
nahore
o his means of obtaining further employment, 203 40 that is another question, and one with which a Marine Court of Inquiry has nothing to do, as 21.30
the persons who employ the unlucky officer 1,600.00 or who previously employed him, are, best 4,433.38 able to form an opinion. It seems that every-
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thing went well on board the Rock Terrace 120.00 during the first four months and six days of her voyage from Philadelphia, at which tinie, after $88,622.92 she had rounded the Cape of Good Hope and the great island continent of Australia, she then touched on a coral reef named on the chart as 2,133-45 Brougham's Shoal, and bumped with such furce
112.75'
in the ocean swell which was then running, as 86,376.72
to seriously damage her bottom, break parts of $88,622 92 her keel away and turn her at once into a leaky ship. The nautical experts comprising the Court very sensibly to bore to impute any blame to the Master for this accident, because, eg bad they felt disposed to do so, there was no absolute certainty that thereef in question was laid down correctly by the surveyors who charted it, Many Instances have been known, even with British Admiralty charts, where the pallions of well known reefs are decidedly doubtful. Farther the Rock Terrafe was in- sufficiently leave the coast of America on such a FAT tong voyage as that round by the Cape of Good Hope and Australia; to Japan, and through a sparsely traversed sen thickly judded with dangerous known and unknown reefs, without three certificaued officers and thres good chrono meters; whereas, she only had on board but one third of such estimable quantities: whose full numbers should have been made imperative. by the owners if they had had that regard for the safety of their property which all shipowners should have, in order tomake it safe. The idea of starting an such a voyage with but one ceruf- pafed niste was most reprehensible. As for the condition of things which happened after the On his bier of proud Iniperia! state lles a dead vessel papio off the rush these appears to be no - volperor, the erstwhile ruler of a fractional part
A. O'D. GOURDIN Secretary. We have compared the above. Statement with the Books, Vouchers, and Securities of the Company, and certify the same to be correct.
E. J. COXON,
Auditors. SAML. J. GOWER,]
CHINESE RENDITION
CASE.
At the Magistracy this morning before Mr. Wodehouse another demand was made by the Chinese Government for the perage of one Chan Ma-Lo-Chi, a stout looking fellow of five and thirty, who is charged with robbery and murder committed on Chinese territory. Mr. Wotton, who appeared on behalf of the Chinese Gover- ment, said the case was briefly as follows-A pasange boat during her conveyance of passengers on Chinese waters was attacked by piralca on the 23rd March, 1886. The vessel had on board In addition to various passengers, a Mandarin's"
Lightship; after which they may steer to make a course N. 56° W. till the small Kintoan Beacon bears 5.45 W.
اهله
All bearings and courses given are magnetic, and the depths are for low water spring tides,
CAUTION. Vessels should not attempt to pass to the north-eastward of the KIUTOAN Lightship.in her
present position.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM
MESSRS. KUHN & CO.,
ON ACCOUNT OF CLOSING BUSINESS, TO SELL
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attheft Premises;
24, BANK BUILDINGS, *opposite
THE HONGKONG HOTEL, ON-
MONDAY,
the 21st May, 1888,
ON
TUESDA
the 22nd May, 1888,
ON
WEDNESDAY, the 23rd May, 1888, commence-each-Day-at-2-Pätesharps
THEIR WHOLE STOCK, ́ ̧¡
comprising :-
A Most Valuable Collection of ANCIENT and MODERN JAPANESE CURIOS and WORKS of ART, including many very rare Specimens of OLD JAPANESE PORCELAIN, LACQUER, BRONZE, ARMOUR and ARMS, GENUINE SATSUMA, SATIN and SILK TABLEAUX, SCREENS, EMBROIDERED LADIES and 'GENTS' GOWNS and JACKETS, QUILTS, BROCADES, CABINETS, and
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great variety of ELEGANT and USEFUL ARTICLES, The Pair of Magnificent (all cut Bronze) CANDELABRA for 47 lights, and the TWO EXTRAORDINARY WOOD CARVED FIGURES (The wild-man of the woods and the Frog god) will also be offered at the Sale.
On/view on FRIDAY the 18th and SATUR- DAY the 19th instant,'
Catalogues will be issued previous to the sale,
G. R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, Hongkong, toth May, 1888. '
To be Let..
MACAO.
TO BE LET UNFURNISHED OR PARTLY FURNISHED.
BUNGALOW, opposite
1496
A Gardens, at the western cud of the Publis Grande. Excellent water supply, and Servants quarters attached. Rent very moderate.
Apply to
A. A. DE MELLO & Co., Macao.
1368 Macao, 3rd April, 1888.
TO LET. COMMODIOUS Suit of OFFICES in the
By Order of the Inspector General of Customs, A ICH HOUSE BUILDINGS.
A. M. BISBEE,
Coast Inspector. Imperial Maritime Customs,
Coast Inspector's Office,.
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By Order,
H. U. JEFFRIES,
Secretary, Hongkong, 13th May, 1888:
THE
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SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
YEARLY
THE SECOND ORDINARY HALF MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, Perkler's Street, on THURSDAY, the 24th May, 1888, at 5 P.M., for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Account to 30th September, 1887.
A. O'D. GOURDIN,
Secretary. Hongkong, toth May, 1888,
a vacancy for an officer at "Fifty dollars a month" and a Britisher applies for the sante, "Scandinavian" and offers his along comes a services for thirty or even less if he is hard THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA pushed, and of course the Britisher with disgust. Then should a Britisher by any unforciçen means obtain a job, in a foreign vessel, immediately on its becoming known and one of the said ship's nationality being on hit. knucklebones (when it must indeed be "hard times") and in want of a job, he at once goes to his Consul and forces him to pot him in that said shipor keep blin at his country's expense, 11 is almost unnecessary to add be gets the job and the Britisher has to get In a great measure this'accounts for the Inw, wages of officers in this and every other British port,
with me, that this is really the case.
Apologising for thus trespassing on your valuable space.
I am
Youra, ate Hongkong, 16th, May, 1888,-
****WIDESPREAD SYMPATHY,"
than this, however and had no right. tu and every right-thinking man will, 1. think, agree
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HE WONG-NEY,CHONG DAIRY FARM having received by the steamer Changhe a supply of MILCH Cows from Newcastle, Australia, is now prepared to supply the General Public with PURE COW'S MILK (guaranteed). at gcents per ordinary pint (reputed), deliverable to arder, anywhere, within the Colony, between 6AM AN OP WONG-NEY CHONG DAIRY FARM, or to the care of Mi, V. DANEN- DERO," at H. M. Nayal Yard, "will be promptly attended to
Hongkong, 18th April, 1888,
"Orders sent direct, to
Shanghai, 1st May, 1888. HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED. ཅན ་ པ
THE Company is prepared to Tranship Cargo
its Godowns at Kowloon or West Point to any Steamer in the harbour, and to bring Cargo across from Kowloon to any place on the Praya at the usual rates, By Order,
ISAAC HUGHES,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th April, 1888. -B·OW-R-I-N-GTON-FOU·N÷D·R¬Y‚ ̈ EAST POINT, HONGKONG.
A. G. GORDON & Co...
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G. C. ANDERSON, *13, Praya Central. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1889.
· TO LET.
EVERAL LARGE and AIRY ROOMS an SEVERAL and Aur office Premisen, partly facing the Harbour, and very suitable for OFFICES,
Apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Praya Central.
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Hongkong, 11th May, 1888.
TO BE LET.
SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE in Richmond
[428 A Terrace; containing 6 Comfortable Rooms, 3 Bath Rooms and convenient Out Offices.
LANG GORDON & Co. are prepared fr
undertake every description ENGINEERING and SHIP BUILDING WORK both, afont and ashore, on mos reasonable tennis.
PUNCTUALITY AND FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED.
ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR THE CONSTRUC TION OF STEAM LAUNCHES, REPAIRS TO THE ENGINES AND BOLLERS OF STEAMERS, CASTINGS,
Hongkong, 1st January, 1888
A New Story has just been added to the. Servants' Quarters.
Apply to
MR. JOHN WILLMOTT,:
-Hongkong-Dispensary;" Hongkang, 24th April, 1885.
TO LET.
OOMS in "COLLEGE CHAMBER
ROOM
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GODOWN in ICE HOUSE LANE, · ladly occupied by Mesus. BUTTERFIELD &- SWIRL, from the 1st August,
Apply to Coll
DAVID SASSOON, SONS. & Co. Hongkong, and May, 1888-