an as he now lies in the capital of that great Empire to which he devoted the atly of his lifetime, so I content mysell with wafting this hurried'uibute to his memory.
The Viceroy is si plessed with the electric light in his Yamen, that His Excellency has decided that the reclamation frontage on the southern face of the city shall be lighted by electricity, Another step in the right direction His Ex-" cellency has taken of late is to order that a Chinese gunboat daily patrals between Canton and Hongkong to guard against river pirates, Not content only with issuing these orders, Hir Excellency has instructed the patrol gunboats to iclegraph the Yamen as they pass each station
on the river.
I hear the Chinkiang 'riols have been settled by the payment of about Tls. 140,000 campen aution, of which Mr. Mansfield, the Acting British Consul, who had arrived at his post but A few days before, received some Tis. 26,000 The money did not come out of the Govern ment Treasury. The Taolai of Chinking had to find some Tis. 10,000, and has now retired on account of his mother's death; the Taotai of Shanghai also contributed his quota, and other mandarins were directly or indirectly affected, so it will be a lesson not soon to be forgotten at all events by Chinese officialdom, and will induce them to show somewhat more zeal and promptitude in the suppression of similar risings against foreigners in future.
"AMOY.
}
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
AMY, 13th May, 1889. The steamship Chiyuen left this morning for Shanghai, taking away Chairini's Circus, after
a say for about three weeks.
There was every appearance at the last per formance on Saturday night of a, determined effort to have a disturbance by the roughs of Amny, Several of these rowdies came with vitriol, and threw some on the tests; one of the miscreants was caught in the act and got a well deserved thrashing, but his friends, to make capital out of the incident, made him sham as if he was dead and had him carried about through the dense crowd of Chinese outside the entrance to the tent. Very soon stones commenced to fly. about and the Chinese began to shout "ia, la " and to pull up the bamboo fence, but owing to the action taken by a few Europeans who went among the crowd trying to quicten them, the better part of the Chinese left so as not to be
implicated in the row. The American Consul soon put in an appearance, and by the deter- niner stand he took quickly overawed the At a meeting of the community held at the, Amoy Club, it was decided to have the usual' Regatin on the 24th May..
crowd.
I send you a copy of the minutes of a meeting in re the Seamens' Club, held last Thursday,
Another meeting has been called for to-morrow night to decide on the opening of another build- ing outside the missionary influence. I believe that over $500 have been already subscribed.
-FORMOSA,
Tamsul, 4th May, 1889. Warm weather has set in with a vengeance, the thermometer having for several days past registered over to degrees Fahrenheit, in the shade.
During the Inst month no less than 1850 Chinese all more or less connected with the export of tea, arrived here from Amoy, in the Douglas Co.'s steamers. As there are no oppo- sition steamers running, this Company charge what they like and consequently, acting under the old adage "Make hay while the sun shines," are making a considerable profit on the passen ger traffic. The rate from Amoy to Tamsui for European passengers is $25, and for Chinese $3 to $4. according to the accommodation- rather large sun for a voyage. of from 18 to 20 hours. The steamers usually leave Amay during the afternoon and arrive here before noon the next day; of course tlicy have to depend on the high water and a smooth sea to cross the bar and come into barbour.
Our tea season has now commenced and the Fokien to-day takes away about 3,000 half-chests
of new,tea.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY18 1889.
ICHANG.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Ichang, 29th April, 1889
The Yangtare river is still so/low that we begin to wonder if no rain is going to fall in Szechuan this year. It is lower than it has ever been since the port was first opened. We had; only just stopped fires aud had barely laid aside A few days of this winter clothing before the thermometer went up to 93 94 95 °· temperature have made a rainy day a real god send, but even yesterday, before the rain, it felt quite chilly sitting out amongst the roses in the uarden. Let us hope rain is falling also in Szechuan; If not what will become of their rice harvest? If that is ever worse than usual they may form what Mansion House Funds they like in England, but there would be no getting food into Szechuan without steamers Freight from here to and without roads.
hungking, on this side of the large province. is as high as from Shanghai to London; and across the mountains, carriage is yet more costly though somewhat quicker. The Chinese say. that if a famine eccurs in Szechuan it will be worse than any previous one, as the usual winier crop of wheat la now almost universally replaced by poppies,
It is grievous to think of all this money now sent to China not being applied in a reproduc live way, but just given for rice, clothes, etc. Here they have a custom, which possibly may be, general thoroughout China, of always giving a garment to anyone who applics for sonicthing to cover his nakedness....But as the people who apply would be likely to sell anything saleable, the garment the Magistrale gives is the cotton cut of an old bed covering, held together by 'old fishing nets, The effect is picturesque, decidedly recalling St. John, and his raiment of camel's hair. More than that, it looks very comfortable when too much of it has not dropped off or been
torn away.
these large buildings are bath gew, the Roman Catholics seem for ery 1 ng th have had a foot- ing in Ichaag; not far off among the hills is a whole village of Christians, most of whom, I understand, are converts of many generations ago. There also the new Bishop is often to be seen supervising farming operations. And it may be prejudice, but the Christian Gelds seem better cultivated than the heathen fields by which they are surrounded. The best cultivated piere of ground, however, I have seen for a long time was a field of pappies above the Ichang gorge: It is just about a year ago since 1 saw my first ter plantation in the bills above Ningpo, unweeded. undag, the bushes thirty years old or more. Now this year I have seen opium culti- vation for the first time, the puppies in beautiful straight liner, starding up tall and erect, not a sperk upon their leaves, not a weed in the gibund around them, which had all recently been carefully dug. We are always hearing bow carefully the tea plantations are seen after in India. I wonder if the poppy fields there are as well cared for as those here.
CHINKIANG.
(FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.) 6th May, 1889.
.
On Saturday night last a horrible murder of of Chinaman was committed in the suburbs of this port near the "Ladies' Home." The victim was stripped and mutilated in a dreadful way. Officials were investigating the case yesterday; in spite of the weather thousands came to see the poor creature. The murderer cannot be found. There are a great many suspicious Pil-chil persons in Chinklang just now. We hear more cursing than we did before the riot, and some foreigners were stoned as they were passing by the West Gate of the city on Saturday,
The officials have forbidden the annual pro-
Banks.
THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED.
Insurances.
THREE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE
TANDARD LIFE
STAND
OFFICE
for they have hardly any now. I suppose they will buiki some soon. If you, Mr. Editor, want to have monument érected in Fusan in memory of your good deeds, no doubt you will have one raised if you will send us a tailor, a shoemaker, a baker and a butcher. Send these along and let me know what kind of a monUTHORISED CAPITAL ment you want and I will have the money in no time. I will get you a nice wooden one erected close to our electric-light warks, and send you a medal over into the bargain.-Shanghai | Registered Office, 40, THREADNIKDLE STREKT, 2-THE FUNDS IN HAND amount to up- Mercury.
TIENTSIN.
May 4th, 1889.
The trains on the China Railway have been karping good time lately since the heavy minerai traffic has been more equally distributed and excessive lands on particular trains avoided..
The gold mining operation's on the Moho in Northern Manchu la promises to be successful. About yoo taels, weight of the metal has already. been received here, and the daily product is said. to be some 45 ounces.
The work of drawing the piles of the new railway bridge still proceeds slowly. Four piles have been drawn as the result of Gifteen days' labour. Crowds of coolics are engaged on the work, and they work unceasingly in relays. We understand the time granted by the Viceroy to the Tantais to completely remove the bridge was twenty days. Whether an extension, will be granted, or the works suspended, will be known during the coming week.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
43. Mar
£2,000,000,HALF A MILLION STEERING per
500,000.
LONDON.
BRANCHES IN India, China, japan "
AND THE COLONIES,
PHE-BANK receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT,
Buys and Sells BILLS OF EXCHANGE, ISSUES LETTERS OF CREDIT, forwards BILLS for COLLECTION, and. Transacts Banking and Agency Business generally, on terms to be hid
n application.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS: Fixed for 12 months, 5 per Cent.'per Annum.
"
6
4
17
.ז
ON CURRENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS 1 per cent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.
APPROVED CLAIMS on the ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION. in Liquidation, or the GALANCES~of such, claims, purchased on advantageous terms.
ANCY OF THE NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE
The Fungshun while coming up river on the 30th ult, struck on an anchor in so he part of the river, knocking a hole in her bottom. After was discovered that the forehold was full of reaching the Bund and removing the hatches, it water. Pumps were got to work, and the hole to discovered and patched on the inside. The
a
.SOCIETY.
H. A. HERBERT,
Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH!.'
RULES.
OF THE
BANK.
THE BUSINESS of the above BANK will be conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING. CORPORATION, on their premises in Hongkong. Business Hours on WEEK- DAYS, 10 to 3; SATURDAYS, to to 1.
Sheng Taotai, of Cheloo, Ma Thotai, of the Mons. Ristelhueber, Consul-General of France, China Merchants' S N. Co., Shanghai, and are said to have been nominated to act as a Commission to arrange various questions between the French Municipal Council in Shanghai and the China Merchants S..N. C. there, owners of the great Kin-lec-yuen wharves on the river bank of the French Concession. The differences hie been going on for some years, but of late have-SUMS LESS THAN $1, or MORE THAN become more acute, and démand settlement.
Further enquiry reveals the fact that no gold, or none worth mention, comes to Peking from south of the Yellow River but on the other hand much or most of the gold used in Southern China, a realy considerable amount, comes from statistics are kept of the impart into Canton and Feking and Sooéhdw. We do not know if Foochow of gold from Burmah and Siam, but the amount cannot be large. Probably some supplies are derived from Yunnan, The state- ment recently made, probably for interested purposes, that Peking draws gold from Pahang is an absurdity, but may none the less bave had, its calculated effect upan investors-Chinese Times.
annum is being paid in Death claims year by year.
wards of Six Million and Three-quarter pounds Sterling and have increaseil,59 per cent, in the last 15 years,
J-THE LIVES who die are annually replaced
by more than double the number of fresh Carefully selected lives. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED,
Agents, Hongkong." 659-3]
GENERAL NOTICE, -
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED)
CAPITAL
EQUAL TO RESERVE FUND....
TAELS 600,000, $833-333-33- $318,000.00.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LAY SINO, Esq. Lou TSO SHUN, Esq.
MA
world.
Lo YEUR Moon, Esq.
-MANAGER-HO AMEI.
ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c, taken at CURRENT RATES to all parts of the
J
-HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST.
Hongkong, 17th December, 1885;
THE
NOTICE.
[858
HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
$1,000,0
The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CORRENT RATES on GOODS. &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencias.
WOO LIN YUEN
Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST. Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.
Notices of Firms.
cession of idols known here as the To-din-us)ngshun will be docked on arrival in Shanghai. A large amount of cargo was damaged and for Men from Stechuan continue to come with this year: the proclamation forbidding it was pat
day or so the sodden rice watha Bunda HONGKONG SAVINGS CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.... up last week. This is one of the greatest gala great rarities or not they ask prices, as if they days, in this part of central China, and natives addition to the piles of cargo on the Burd. strange plants for sale. Whether the plants are.
from all points congregate, ostensibly to see the were; but the most remarkable plant in the neighbourhood is the evergreen mucina (niu-p ntheon disgorge itself of its dust-covered mang), a huge creeper, bowing a thicket of divinities: this year the hope of foreign look would doubtless attract many in addition, and bamboos and other trees beneath its embraces.
the Magistrate made a good move when he put Its stem is so thick that four hands could not
his frot down on the whole business it would clisp it round. Outside it casts a veil of green
he hard to find a worse looking set of men than drapery over all its misdeeds; but if one goes behind the scenes, he finds fleahy reddish flowers the present transient population of Chinking affords. It is well 16 have a man-of-war here all like crawfish, and most uncanny both in look
the time. The Swift is now in port. and smell, growing out of all the thick trunk and hanging down in thick clusters, the air full of bees, and heavy with the strange, un wholesome scent. The largest pl nt is said to have reached its present exuberance in less than thirty years. The great article of traffic from Szechuan just now, however, seems to be slave girls. They are very cheap. A great Noah's ark was seen floating down river the other day, women looking out at all the windows. They were slave girls a mandarin was taking cast. Would it not pay the various missionary societies better to buy these girls, bring them within the Christian influences of Shanghai, and educate them there, Instead of sending lady missionaries to the far west, lady missionaries who are generally young mothers with duties to their own little children? I throw out the suggestion. Some of the societies are said to be hard-up, others very plentifully supplied with money, but anyway, economy is to be studied, and they could train the Szechuan girls perhaps to go back as missionaries them- selves.
The other day we had such a tumult here! It turned out that some of the neighbours dis- approved of the gable end fast added to the servants' quarters of a new house. A number of old women insisted on dragging the European who was building it into their houses to see. "Look !" they said, "your new gable points, and points straight at our Pusa. It will ruin "Greatly amused the European straightway said, "It shall be curled in another direction" The old women were at once propitiated and delighted. But so far it has not yet been curled and they seem to have forgotten all about it.
Has anyone in Shanghai yet devised a really comfortable dress for ladies in summer beat, comfortable enough to be kept on in the privacy of their own apartments, pretty enough to be worn in public? If so we up-country people would be most grateful for the pattern. So far the ladies of the China Island Mission seem to have far the best of it. They do look so cool in their loose clothes, and some of them have most becoming costumes-N. C. Daily News.
The following letter from a correspondent appears in the North China Daily News-
On the 30th of last month Governor Lia Ming chuan arrived here on his way to Tai-wan-foo. The steamer Feecheu, which was to convey him to Tai-wan-foo, was gaily decorated, and the Customs Bagstaff fairly graaned under tha weight of the bunting with which it was laden.
On many of the farmsteads round about chang There was a great display of flags in the town, in honour of the event, and from daybreak may be seen a large hieroglyph painted in soldiers lined the banks of the river from the white, the character "Fang" with "Shang" on the top of it, in a circle. It is always very con- fort to the town; and officers and mandarins on horseback and on foot rushed to and fro inspicuously placed, and significs "This household anxious expectancy. At to sim, the distant pays its yearly tribus to the robbers, and must not be molested." The village of Kolopei just hoom of the guns from the fort at Kaniao was
below the Tiger's Teeth Gorge is sald to consist card, indicating that His Excellency had em- barked on the launch that was to bring him bere. wholly of the class of whom it may be said, as He soon afterwards arrived and first went on board it was said to me once of the inhabitants of a the Feeches ; alters short stay be came on shore network of common lodging houses not far off and visited the Consul and Commissioner and Spitalfields, sering them dancing and making then paid a visit to General Li at the fort, where merry at two o'clock in the afternoon, "What he partook of refreshments, and afterwards do the people here do? What do they do? Why inspected the fort, with which he seemed they none of them works for their living." It is particularly pleased, the greatest object of bis now believed that the late fire was caused by a-Imiration being the 43-ton gun which had been some of this class. Only two nights afterwards safely mounted a few days before, afler consider another fire was found alight, but happily put out. able trouble. At 11 am, he went on board the And with the belief that incendiaries are about, Feeches, which immediately got under way. On every four houses have been ordered to combine in having a night watchman, and wonderful and passing the fort he was saluted with the cus Lomary three guns. I hear the Gey-ror will be dreadful are the noises some of these new night nway a month and that he has gone to Taiwan watchmen make towards the small hours of the foo to enquire into the state of affairs there, about morning, apparently thinking it their duty to which so much has lately been written of his emulate lions or tigers, and thus frighten the neglect of the southern part of the Island which robbers away,
A day or two after the fire a strange sight was he had left to the tender mercies of the Total and mandarins. It is hoped that this visit will to be seen. A man, who had been accused of bring forth much good for the south of the helping to stes! away some poor woman's child Island, which has been so much neglected by bim, during the confusion, with a white calico placard The Facheu in the meantime will repair the pasted on to his coat behind, attesting his innocence, his pigtail hanging unplaited, and cable between Taiwan-foo and the Pescadores.
On the 1st May the German barque Bylgia wearing a crown of course paper cask, with long arrived from Hongkong with a cargo of hardwood streamers of paper cash hanging from it, was going round from shrine, to brine, at each for the railway bridge at Twatutia; also 40 protesting his innocence. A man went before packages of dynamite and some stores for the him with a gong aboating out the whole story. arsenal at Taipah. The Bylgia was recently it is to be hoped that he was not one of the bought at Hongkong by Capt. Holm for $11,500 who, I trust, will have better luck with her than eight beheaded next day. What would be he had with his two last vessels, the Louise and thought of eight ex cations in one day in Stanford
or Tyomouth? But not so long ago England. Director Barrow, both of which were sunk in
was equally bloodthirsty. collision.
The Fokien, which, arrived here yesterday, bought quite a number of tea hong talpas, among whom were Mr. J. Dodd with his son and daughter; 'Mr. Tourslin of Russell & Co, Messrs. Christy and Campbell, and Messis Brown and Russell's compradores. Changes are still taking place in our small community Mr. von Tanner, 1. M. Custome, leaves in the Fotien on two year leave, and Mr. Bryant will leave at the end of this month, having been transiered to Ningpo, Mr. Grimani, shortly expected back from leave, will take Mr. Bryant's place; Mr. Elder goes to Amps on promotion, and Mr. Roberts from. Swatow is coming here, Mr. Goodhart has received the appointment of third officer of the Revenue cruiser Kal Yam and Will sbortly leave to take tip his new post per
The British barque Charity, from Tientsin, with general cargo, and the Chinese transport Hai-ching, from Belung, anchored outside the Bir yesterday. The latter leaves for Shanghai sp-day-Mercury:
Wisteria and long sprays of wonderfully sweet small single roses recalling the Banksia by their fragrance.are perfuming the gorges. Piok azaleas are in blossom, and the vanish and other trees unknown are one great houquet of flowers. On the gth the river turned red. The day before it had been quite clear in spite of the heavy rains of the previous day. But now it is its summer colour shewing that it has rained also in Sre chuan, but evidently yet more down river, for though the water has risen some five feet in [chang, there is no current yet
pr
Fore Benjamin is shortly to go to Sharze to be consecrated the new Bishop here. He has won the respect of Chinese and Europeans alike during the five or so years he has spent here, and has siready built himself, a memorial more taking than many Bishoprite in the two solid. piles of masonry on beautifully chosen sites dedicated to Christian work. He is his own architect, boys his own materials, pays his work men, supervises everything himself, and seems to have real, genius as an organiser, Although
The crops throughout the liige area men. tinned by H.B.M. Consul Mr., Oxenham in his report, and noviced by you in your editorial of of the 4th instant, are excellent. There are more whicat and harley in the fields than I have seen for years. Rain has been falling at inter vals for some time, but to-day the sun is out. in another hall-month if continued rain does not rust the crops, the Chinese will be rejoicing in an abundant harvest and thankfully worshipping the Buddhas, a procession of which the man- darin says in his proclamation is "a trangres sion of the law "—Sub-chee-ying-sun-choi-ui- pün-kén-lai.--N. C. Daily News:
KOREA.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Chemulpo, 1st May, 1889. There is a wild rumour going around, which, however, I have not yet been able to authenti cate. It is said that the leading factors of the General Foreign Municipality (Chinese; Japanese, and Occidental) constituted them selves into a sacred conclave to consider the best ways and means how to effectually light the jetty and vast bond of the inner harbour in a manner creditable to the ancient and medero civilization represented on the Board. The main serious bodily injuries, which have been only too object in view was to prevent recurrences of frequently the lot of those whose duty is on the briny deep; persons, be it noted, who unsuspect- ingly suddenly encounter in the darkness huge boulders, pieces of glass bottles, mud holes, lumber, sleeping cattle, and up-turned sampans or what not. It is reported that the Occidental and Oriental Municipal senators assembled (there is safely in the multitude of councillors?) arrived at the conclusion to appoint a sub-committee with the object of laying suitable proposals before the fathers of the three settlements, Tria juncta in uno. The sub-committee speedily settled upon a resolution that the three Municipalities should furnish funds from their respective treasuries for the purchase of three Manila Lottery tickets; and that in case anything should be won, the
For Sale,
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., CHRONOMETER, WATCH. and CLOCK. MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER.
SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. Sole Agents for Louis Audemars Watches; awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition
and for Voigtländer and Sohn's CELEBRATEÏ OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES:
No. 8. Qusen, 's Read Central
1607
NOW READY.
THE PRAYA RECLAMATION SCHEME.
A FULL ACCOUNT of the proceedings in connection with this gigantic undertaking, reprinted from the Hongkong Telegraph. With plan of the city of Victoris, showing the intended Reclamation.
PRICE.................ONE DOLLAR.
To be obtained at Messia, KELLY & WALSH, LD.: Messzs. LANE, CRAWFORD & CD's; and Mr. W. BREWER'S.
Hangkong, 12th July, 1888.
$250 at one time will not be received. No Depositor may deposit more than $2,500 in any one year. L-DEPOSITORS in the SAVINGS BANK, having $100, or more, at their credit may at their option transfer the same to the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on fixed deposit for, 12 months at 5 per cent, per annum interest, -INTEREST at the rate of 3 per annum will be allowed to Depositors on their daily balances.
7
—EACH DEPOSITOR will be supplied gratis
with a Pass BOOK, which must be presented with each
payment or withdrawal Depositars must not make any entries them. selves in their PASS-BOOKS, but should send them to be written up at least twice a year About the beginning of January and beginning of July.
-CORRESPONDENCE as to the Business of the Bank, if marked ON HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK BUSINESS, will be forwarded free by the various British Fost Offices in Hongkong and China. WITHDRAWALS may be madeondemand,
but
the personal attendance of the Depositor or his duly appointed Agent, and the production of bis PASS-BOOK, are
necessary.
19
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
G. E. NOBLE,'
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st January, 1889, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL .................$7,500,000, RESERVE FUND RESERVE LIABILITY OF 7,500,000.
PROPRIETORS · minima
...
4,300,000,
COURT OF DIRECTORS —– CHAIRMAN W. H. FORBES, EN
THE
NOTICE.
·Exsa:
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
R. EDWARD OSBORNE has been Minted ACTING SECRETARY of the above Company from this date.
J. J. KESWICK, Chairman. Hongkong, 1st May, 1859
J
NOTICE:
HE Undersigned has This Day Started as
COMMISSION ACENT.
1. POLLAK, 35.-Wellington Street.
Hongkong, 15th May, 1889.
NOTICE.
[599
"HE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. TH
ARTHUR LECKONBY PHIPPS in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1889.
PHIPPS, PHIPPS & Co. Foochow, May, 1889,
Intimations.
[573
Dr. Knorr's ANTIPYRINE.
(Protected by Royal Letters Patent.)
N APPROVED REMEDY IN ALL
AN
money thus obtained should be devoted to the ATCH and CHRONOMETER MANU-DEPUTY CHAIRMAN—HTMLDALRYMPLE, Esq. CASES OF HEADACHE, MIGRAINE, SEA:
purchase of an electric light plant to the towns, bund and jetty; and further, that Mr. John Forsyth-now of Sol, an electrician in the Royal Palace-should be engaged an electrician to the three Municipalities. Hurrah! Hi yah | L'union fait la force!!
The steamship Baikal is to be the first steamer on the Russo-Korean line. Two more steamers are building at present, and as soon as they are ready for sea, Chemulpo and Tientsin will be brought within the sphere of Russian influence! This is what the Rooskies say," By, and by, can
SEE, CAN JAVza.”
H.B.M. Congul-General, Mr. C. Hillier,
G. FALCONER & CO.,
FACTURERS and JEWELLERS.
S.C.MICHAELSEN, Esq. SICKNESS, INSTRUMENTS,
NAUTICAL
604
CHARTS and BOOKS. No. 48. Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG TIMBER
YARD, WANCHAI
Always on Hand."
L MALLORY! REGON PINE SPARS and LUMBER
Hongkang, zath June, 1881.
arrived here yesterday (30th uite.) in the steam NOW ship Tsuruga Maru from Tientsin. Mr. Hillier visited Korea in 1883, lathe capacity of Secretary to Sir Harry Parkes, his father-in-law, when that eminent envoy negotiated the Anglo-Korean Treaty. Mr. Hillier will replace Mr. Colin M. Ford, whose departure from Karen will be regretted by a large circle of friends of various ment and genial manner of Mr. Ford have made nationalities. The energy, ability, sound judg. him exceedingly popular with all classes. He will carry away the good wishes of all who knew him,
READY.
{PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.] #THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST
THIS
FOR 1889
W. G. BRODIE Esq.
T. E. DAVIKSY Esq
F. HOLLIDAY, Esq Hon. J. J. KESWICK, Hon. B. LAYTON.
'J.-S. Moses, Esq,
L POESNECKER, Esq.
|N, A. SILES, Esq.
E. A. SOLOMON, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER.
HONGKONG-G. E. NOBLE, Esq.
MANAGER..
ず
SHANGHA-EWEN CAMERON, Esq. LONDONBANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY BANK,
HONGKONG INTERÉST ALLOWED,
N CURRENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT at Creof a per cent, per Annum on the
dalfy balance, *** ***
ON FIXED DEPOSITS!-- For 3 months, 3 per Cent. per Annum. For 6 months, 4 per Cent, per Anzum, For 12 months, 5 per Cent per Annum. LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED, #
CREDITS granted on approved Securities, and EXCHANGE business transacted,
every description of BANKING
and
RHEUMATIC ATTACKS, NEURALGIA, HOOFING-COUGH, &c.
N
Dose-5 to 10 grains for Adults.
Sold by all Chemists in tins." Every tin bears the name of the inventor, Dr. KNORR..
The Public are requested to ask expressly for DE KNORR'S ANTIPYRINE:
SOLE MANUFACTURERS FARBWERKE VORM. MEISTER, LUCIUS & BRUNING HOECHST-ON-MAIN, GERMANY,
Sole Agents In Hongkong and JUSTUS LEMBKE & Co.
Hongkong 14th March, 1889.
A. G. GORDON & CO.
M
1330.
cat?|| commercial places in Europe, India, Australia ENGINEERS, LAUNCH BUILDERS,
Valuable Work, with many NEW ADDITIONS and IMPROVEMENTS," IS NOW READY, BIŅU PRICE THREE DOLLARS:
Orders for Copies of THE "HONGKONG DIRECTORY? may be sent to the following HONGKONG... Mr. W. Biewer.
Fusan, 2nd May, 1889. We were all éxcitement the other day when the news reached us from Soul that another riot houses were burnt down, and all the foreigners had taken place. We heard that all the foreign roasted, but I hear now that the row was occa sioned by a drunken man-of-war's callor, but I have no doubt that your Chemulpo correspon dent will tell you all about it. I don't see why Agents a Japanese policeman should wear a sword, which, by the way, is almost as big as himself. The "Jap" is beginning to be too familiar agaio, | · and I am afraid it will end in a bad way some day or other.
The weather is very changeable, and the evenings are turning quite cold again. We have had plenty of rain and the crops will be excellent this season. Rye, wheat, rice, and potatoes (sweet), exported from Japan in almost nothing. The N.V.K. have made a coal station here, and have sent the Japanese barque Yorinobu Maru with about 6oc tons of coal, which is only intended for their own steamers' use.
The Japanese Blunicipality have at length sense enough to engage a doctor, which is the best thing they ever did. We have only had, up to date, three quacks here, who styled them selves doctors. One has a chance now of get- ring proper medical attendance, which is always a good thing.
DRAFTS granted on London, and the chief
America, China and Japan.
G. E. NOBLE,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 27th April, 1889, 201
TB
HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM-
WAYS COMPANY, LTD.,
TIME TABLE:
WEEK DAYS.
·→g 18°10aÀis, every quarter of an hour.
12 to 2 P.M. every half hour.
and II F..
Messrs. F. Blackhead & Co, ...Mesars. Heuermann, Herbit & Co. ...Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited ...Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.
Messra, The Hall & Holts Co... Man Yu Tong, Hollywood Road,, CANTONME M. F da Silva. MACAD Messrs. A. A. de Mello & Co
THURSDAYS. SWATOW... Messrs. Quelch & Co 4 to 8 F.AL every quarter of an hour.
Mr. N. Moalle, genderat # NIGHT, TRAMS at 10:30 FORMOSA... AMOY and Mr. N. FoociowMesars, Hedge & Co. Visit
SUNDAYS. SHANGHAI
10.40 AM.; 13 to 1.30 Y., every quarter of an Shanghai & NORTH-Menam. Kelly & Walsh, Limited
hour. RN PORTS pradzah log Messrs. Kelly: & Walsh, Limited, JAPAN Yokohama BANGKOK...Rev. 8. J. Smith, SINGAPORE Mesra, Sayle & Co., Limitedivis We have now four Japanese steamers monthly PA and Meers, Aude France & Co. touching here, and I hope they will be kept LONDON.. Jagged EUATIO running with a prost, as the Company is cryinga Torjom) A
Padder's Hill, Hongkong, obliging, and act fairly, not only to their country." THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHY OFFICE,
7th January, #589 men, but to all who ship through them. The only thing they want here are some gedowan
4 to 8.P.M. every quarter of an hour
··9, 10, 10.30, 18 PARA
Special Cars may be obtained on application to the Superintendent
A
Single Tickets are sold in the Caras Five-Cent: Coupons and Reduced Tickets at the Office
MACEWEN FRICKEL & Co. The General Midagers, Hongkong, 1st May, 1889,
[519
GENERAL and GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, IRONMONGERS, COM MISSION AGENTS, |VALUATORS, IRON and TIMBER MERCHANTS, RE Seda
DAWORKS A CLAUSE: B0440 BOWRINGTON, EAST POINT, sham
OFFICE
CORNER OF PEDDER STREET AND PRAYANË
STEAM LAUNCH COMPANY, LIMITED. 142 Hongkong, 3rd September, 1888,
NOTICE.
JEYE'S SANITARY COMPOUNDS. COMPANY, LIMITED,
HE Undersigned have this day been Teppoisted SOLE AGENTS: for the sale
of these PERFECT DISINFECTANTS, and are prepared to supply quantities to suit purchasers at Wholesale Prices, Extra Special forms for Shipping and largel Orders
Sir ROBERT RAWLINSON, CB, CE, Chief Sanitary Engineer, Local Government Board London, maysize TEEN
It is the best Disinfectant in uso.”
WAGA HUMPHREYS & CO -Bank. Buildings) gkong, rss October 178881s