ciliation-they have suffered officist robbery uncomplainingly, conformed to most despotic regulations framed only to bleed them, and I think they have a right now to appeal to the protection of the f*g,
Yours, etc.,
A RESIDENT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891.
amendment providing that publicans shall be compensated.
The Pall Mall Gazelle gives great prominence to a scheme which is said to have been denited In order to transport the Hebrews from Poland and from southeast Euro, to an immense tract of uninhabited land in Australia or Brazil. Baran Hongkong, 29th May, 1891.
Hirsch is credited with having o.izirate this idea, and is said to have had a long conference [We have our own opinion as to this aux armes in Paris last werk with a number of the most style of treating what is.after all, only a com-able advisers in charitable mates. The Baron, mercial dispute; what that opinion is we state according to the report, then decide to give In another column-Pditor, H.K. Telegraph] $.5a5,000 himself with which to start the pro
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The full detalls as to this plan for wholesale Hebrew immigration are not given, but it is understi Baran Hirsch will I support I in this undertaking by other opulent Hebrews, The adoption of this plan, it is acute!, is greatly due to the fact that the United States closing her purista destitute p 21zons.
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
LONDON, April 27th.
A despatch to the Times from Valparaiso Bays: The casualties on the Government boats were one killed and ten wounded. On the Aconagua i5o were killed.
Telegrams received at Paris from Insurgent sources confirm the foregoing, and add that the engagement laxied ninety minutes. The Aconagua was hit seven times.
PARIS, April 27th. Advices received via Buenos Ayres state that daring the battle at Caldera, the monitor Huascar was sunk, as well as the Blanco Encalada, by the Chillan feet. The warship Florance, which until recently has been loyal to
President Ralmaceds, has now gone over to the Insurgents.
It is said the President is in much dread of being poisoned, and his mother prepares all ble
meals.
The Insurgents bave occupied Carrizal and Calders and are advancing on Caplar..
In our own immediate
unintermittent, but of a filghtful character, even for North China. Within the past two or three weeks they have taken the form of violent winds, each of which at sea would almost make a young typhonn. In the Hengshui district we hear that the roof of a theatrical pavillon was blown for miles, and that two children were blown away, one killed, and the other never heard of At Kuch'eng a theatrical mitshed was whirled into the river, and great damage done. vicinity huge trees have been snapped off, have been carried quite away. It was interesting and in some instances the roofs of houses to notice that some of the oldest inhabitants, whose judgment is generally supposed to be grad, were not anticipating any such wind-storm, for hundreds of crows' nests disappeared in a single night, strewing the ground with blight. bird-life. This may rerhaps account for the fact that the crows do not after all possess the earth, as they might be expected to do. The wheat crop in the regions Inundated last year *ppears well, and is very promising, but in all other places suffers severely from lack of rala, of which there has thus far been next to none. In the numerous tracts where the soll le sandy, the wheat is largely blown entirely out of the ground by the reperted and remorse- ALBANY, N. Y. Apel 25th.less winds. In regions cursed with such a The Brien Hitach Land ad Improvement sandy soil, the natives say that this hap Company, limited, has been incorporate with a Fens two or three years out of five, and capital of $500,00. The idea of the corporation in that case the seed-wheat lies in the ground is to purchase, lease, Improve and all Inda and perfectly inert, until a later crap is planted, by buildings in the United States, and to rinstet, which time there are rains, and the wheat auts maintain, use, operate, lease and all mills, as a manure i This is called getting back the schels, bath houses, fans and dairies, 1e faterest on the investment, the paincipal being principal office will be in New York,
dead loat,
The Pall Mall Gazette adds: This decision comes at an opportune moment for England, for new United States legislation against the immi- gration of destitute aliens might result in cap- verting the, United Kingdom tote a dumping ground for the Hebrew refugees of Euro. They ar ve here already at the rate of 17,cco anqually.
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barshly treated." The feeling is expressed that the cabbles are
49,500,000 of population, Prussia having of these The Goman Empire, by the last census, has 30,00,000, and the next division, Bavaria, having 5.500.
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Italy, proposes to divert the stream of emigrants Signor Chimitri, the Minister of Agriculture of flowing to America out of Italy, to the Romano Campagna and Sardinia.
spinster, who died a few weeks ago in West- of using half a pound of tea a day.
Mary Ann Macdonald, aged sixty years, a minister, had been in the habit for some years
is going over to England to study the system of M. Develle, the French Minister of Agriculture, betting on the turf, and he's taking just the right sort of a name with him for such racy work.
London's Worshipful Company of Painter stainers (1) chartered in 1580; under Queen Elizabeth, will have a grand exhibition this month of graining, marbling and sign-writing." nuisances, This is the removal of the street At last London is to be relieved of one of its
been decreed must occur on the 15th of the Rates from the Bloomsbury district, which it has month.
A hospital for dogs is to be erected at Odessa, on the Black Sea. Incurable dogs are to be merchant named Rallis, a great lover of dogs, is supported till death ensues. A wealthy Greek the founder.
precess of recovering the tin contained in the An Ingeniour Frenchman bas discovered a
tion of the discovery will effect an annual wash waters of silk. In Lyans alone the applica. economy of $64,000.
Siberian railroad will be hegan: The total Before the summer opens, work on the Trans. length of the line from Minsk to Viadivostok le 4785 miles. The cost of the road completed is
The Congress party In Chile telegraph that the loss of their warships will not impede military. operations, and that their army continues to rebellion is looked fer at on etly day. Owing hill in the sluiceways of the Grand Canal has estimated at $183,82,000,"
march south.
WASHINGTON, Ap.il 27th. The report of the sinking of the Blance Excalada, one of the vessels taken by the rebels upon the breaking out of the insurrection in Chile, by a torpedo fired from the gunboat Almiranis Lynch, has been read with the liveliest interest.
NEW YORK. AF : 281b. Flint & Co. bave received a telegram from Valparaiso, aying the suppisision of the to the velocity of the G.verment shipa they can at will attack the rebels, who are powerless against dynamite. The rebel, according to Flint's news, now have no forces of importance on land.
Northern Germany to the United States for the Berlin shows a decrease in the exports from
rst quarter of 1891 of 82,439.965, as compared with the corresponding period in 1890. telephone the London electrical papers are Already with the success of the London-Paris
and Great Britalo,
It is believed that the mechanical difficulties may be overcome...
Here is the worst news we have had yet from Italy: "The parts are thronged with intending emigrants, and families, from the patriarch to the bahe, can be seen tradging along the high- ways that lead to the points of departure."
The report of the United States consulate in
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but will confer a benefit on the sbareholding community generally by steadying the local markets and ensuring them against violent fluctuations,
Until there comes a rain it is impossible to plant the cotton, a main crop in all this part of China. The annual effort to make water ran up set in again, and details of labourers are at work deepening the channel which was made four rears ago, at great expense, but which has sever. been of any considerable service. The river- banks, too, are undergoing their perlodical ODESSA. Aptil 28th, tinkering, and the peace of sylvan seclusion Eight hundred fewish families have. halong the Canal is occasionally disturbed by the by all naval officers and specialists ja naval ordered to gult Kleff forthwith. There is much scream of little tugs, going no one knows where, talking of a telephone between the United States of trading generally in Stocks, Shares, and dealings in shares, identified by numbers or warfare in this city. The at ecial application hardship among the per classe, and the towing no one can tell whom.-N. C. Datly which is made of the incident is to our police are exhibiting uncalled-for cruelty. The News. comparatively defenceless sen-coast, and is rigor of the authorities fightens away many particularly timely, as the United States is about entitled to permanent residence. The incipals to embark in the manufacture of an approved of large Jewish firms here are placing their type of torpedo, which, it is confidently believed, business in the hands of Russian agents and will develop into an important auxillary, both in leaving. naval attack and defence. Comunedore R, B. Bradford, 17, S. N., is probably the most accomplished expert on torre es and torpedo warfare in the United States, and he protaunces the destruction of the Encalada by a torpedo in Cablera Bay an event of the highest significance in the annals of naval warfare! The Encalada was the best vessel in the Chilean Navy, and bad done great service. She was about the size of the Boston'or Astanta of our navy.
The United States steamer San Francisco arrived at Tarta, Peru, yesterday, en route to Chile, The cruiser is maintaining her reputation as a speedy vessel. There is no doubt but that she will cover the entire distance of 6,25 miles In twenty days, as the Department expected.
NEW YORK, April 17th. Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll is confined to bis bed, seriously ill with la grippe
BERLIN, April 28th..
As a result of the coal strike, a enal famine is
impending. The iren found es in Sez valley have been compelled to draw their 25, and most of the steel works along the Rhine have stopped work.
MELBOURNE, April 28th.
The sculling match for 400 and the champion ship of Australia was rowed on the Paramatta river to-day between John McLan and James Stansbury, and was won by Stansbury.
Advices received from Samoa state that ex- King Tamiese is dead. He had been suffering from Bright's disease of the kidneys for some time.
Roux, April 28th,
By an explosion in a dynamite factory near Genoa to-day five girls were killed and fify people were injured.
LONDON, April 29th.
The Chilian legation and Flint have cable on the 22nd the Government cruisers Lynch and case in the United States Supreme Cou.. advices regarding the naval battle, stating that The Times complains of delay in the Sayward Condell attacked, in the bay of Caldera, the fron declares the action of the United States Cnds Blanco Encalada and Huascar and des-authorities in the case almost invites the civilized troyed them with Whitehead torpedees. The world to express its opinion, and says Lord attacking cruisers received no damage and Salisbury's refusal to mix diplomatic negotiations returned to Valparaiso, where they are preparing with legal proceedings is amply vindicate 1. to cruise after the remaining vessel of the A despatch from Chile says a dyasmite bomb was thrown at President Balmaceda's palace revelting squadron.
yesterday, hat did no serious damage.
The lumber and yards of Duffy & Sons at Bermondsey and a number of tenements near by were burned to-day.
This is considered the death blow to the rebellion.
MONTE CARLO, April 27th. Great excitement has been caused here by a sensational attempt at suicide, which took place Jast night. An English lady, of fashionable appearance, who is presumed to have lost large suma recently at the gaming tables, suddenly plunged head foremost into the sea from the top of the seawall. A sailor sprang into the water after her and succeeded in bringing her safely to land. The Indy's name and the name of the gallant sailor who rescued her have not, as yet, been made public,
BERLIN, Apill 7th,
The coffin containing the remains of Von Molke was closed to-night. Thousands of persons viewed the remains during the day, and many wreaths were placed on the coffis, among them were two sent on behalf of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.
CAPETOWN, April 27th. The British Consul at Delagon Bay reports a brutal assault by Portuguese up on officers of the British South Africa Company. The lives of the British residents are reported to be enrafe.
VIENNA, April 27tb.
A despatch from Witkowitz, a village of Bohemia, says the manager and six men employed at the iron walks belonging to the Rothschilds at that place have been killed by an explosion, and many other employees were seriously injured.
PARIS, April 29th.
A serious feeling of alarm prevails in official circles here at the possibility of sa Anarchistic outbreak on the 1st of May. As a result the rallitary and rolice authorities are inking every prepanation possible to effectually meet and promptly suppress.any disorder.
Several violent An*"chist
manifeston,
CHEFOO.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
May 20th. with Sene Tanini on board, areived here quite The Chinese gun-vessel and transport Taian, unexpectedly yesterday mo: aing and, but for the loss of one of her anchors and 50 fathoms of cable, evidently very little the worse for her Kwangchi, whose departure to Kores was recent rough experiences. The steamship specially postponed, had beca despatched the prèvians evening for the purpose of picking up the Taotal at Laichow Fu, but meeting the Taian when only a few hours out, she returned to port,
I hear that the Sisters of the Roman Catholic convent here will shartly assume the entire hospital, a change which is sure to prove management and control of our local foreign eminently satisfactory, and which will also no doubt be the means of inducing patients from Shanghai and Tientsin to patronise the institu- addition to that kind and attentive nursing for tion during the summer months, where, in which Roman Catholic nuns devoted to hospital work are so deservedly famous, a cool salt breeze and healthy surroundings may be obtained.
It is rumoured that these enterprising Sisters intend establishing a laundry at an early date foreign community. No doubt, residents will be' with a view to obtaining the patronage of the only too glad to avail themselves of the oppor tunity of having their clothes washed under experienced foreign supervision, but it is highly Improbable that the native dhobies will calmly submit to be ousted without a struggle on their art to retain the business, which is, of course, al present entirely in their hands.
Co., who was on his way from Tientsin to Captain J. Atkins of the Taku Tug and Lighter Shanghal for medical advice, was landed here- on Monday night in a rapidly sinking condition place last evening at 5 o'clock.-N. C. Daily and d ed on Tuesday morning. His funeral took
NATUS.
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Intended to incite the soldiers composing the garrison of Paris and its neighborhoed to revolt, were recently circulated by ibo Anarchists, and it is announced that from to-day until the May day excitement is over, no soldiers will be allowed to leave their baracks except on guard duty, or to bring in supplies, provisions," etc. Even the officers are confined to their barracks, To each soldier of the garrison one hundred rounds of ball cartridges have been distributed. The military authorities have also arranged plans for communicating with the different mill-introduced in Germany. tary posts, barracks and fo.te, and have cont- pleted arrangements for the concentration and distribution at points of vantage of troops in case of disorder.
A despatch from Iquique says: The Parlia-the landlords and retaming to their farms,
The new women barbers are a great success in London.
mentary forces have cccupied Coplar. Five hundred of Ballmaceda's filends who were defending the town fled.
The crisisers Argintiur and Almirante Lynch CITY OF MEXICO (vis Galveston), April 27th. were badly damaged in the confl: with the Colonel Lopez, who, it is sald, betrayed Maxa-Blanco Encolada, and were compak 3 to go millan to Jaurer, is dead.
Inte dock for repairs. BRUSSELS, April ayth. Roustin, Minister to the United Stater, is to The Federation of Belgian Miners has decided be sent to Madrid, and Count De Monthelin to go out on a strike with the German miners in succeeds him. Herbette gers from Berlin to St. the effort to obtale the paringe of laws making | Petersburg and M. Billot from Rome to Berlin, eight hours the legal day's work and granting universal suffrage.
ZANZIBAR, April 7th.
The British warships Pigeon and Brisk have left the harbor with sealed orders. It is believed their destination is the Pungwe river.
LONDON, April 28th, Sir William Whiteway, the Newfoundland Premiler, In an interview today, said the second
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Rome, April 29th... L'Opinions publishes a despatch fromPalermo, asserting that an American Journalist named Engelmann, who has arrived in that c. has been delegated by the Government of the United States to render assistance to the families of the Italian subjects who were lynched in New Orleans.
Patis monks will leave for Algeria to fight the slave trade.
The Farmers' Alllance, it is reported, has been
Heavy failures are causing panic.
Italy is on the verge of a financial crisis.
Many Irish tenants are accepting the offers of
sent to England from the Argentine Republic.
A cargo of over 300 half-bred horses has been
Dresden has many practising lady dentists whose delicacy of manipulation makes them very popular.
The newest thing in tulles is the Van der Neer, Among the novelties recently shown at the a dull-petaled flower, almost magenta in color. London Flower Show was this wonderful tulip and a blue primrose, probably the first of that color ever shown..
An international musical and theatrical exhibi-
of the centenary of Mozart's death, which occurred tion is to be opened in Vienna next year in liquor on December 5, 17o1. The affair will comprise historical and modern show of everything connected with the arts.
tobacco plantations in Russia Inst year was An official return states that the number of 607,5*2, as compared with 518,335 in 1889. the acres, às seainst 90,000 in 1889, while the 5 under cultivation being about 105,000 quantity of the tobacco grown was about 114,000 tons, or about 29,000 tons more than the pre- vious year.
three weeks ago in Paris by M. and Mme. novel feature was introduced at a ball given Georges Hachette. On one of the upper floors of the spacious hotel a photographic studio was installed, and there each of the fair guests who felt no disposed was taken by electric light, and
received her portrait us by sitten of and occasion.
Natural gas has been discovered in the Argentina Republic. Dr. Arta, a local chemist, has by noalysis found it to be quite as rich in heating and lighting power as that found in the United States. As the lack of fuel for manufac neing purposes has been one of the greatest drawbacks in the Argentine Republic, this it considered of the very greatest importance.
THE great value of Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphiter in Wasting Diseases is shown by the accompanying state ment from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, Aust. :- "Having been a great sufferer from pulmonary attacks and gradually wasting away for the past two years, it affords me great pleasure to testify that the above medicine has given me great relief, and cheerfully recommend it is all suffering in a similar way to myself. In addition I would say that it is very pleasant toʻtako." Any Chemist can supply it—A, S. Watson & Co. (Ltd), agents In Hongkong and China.~[Advt.
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by a striker because. he had employed a non-
A master carpenter at Saragossa, was stabbed THE Company's. Steamship
union man,
Count Herbert Bismarck, according to Galignants Messenger, recently lost 270,000 in the Nice clubs.
Notwithstanding the decline in the opium traffic, China has increased its maritime com. merce during the past year,
tion report the existence of 73,000 pagans in the
Officials engaged in the revision of the popula Government of Irkutsk, Siberia.
"What are your chances of being murdered during the year?" in the grim inquiry which a statistician of Moscow has started.
Salvation Army halls, claiming that the army The police at Buenos Ayres bave closed the was not recognized by the church.
Signor Imbriami, who, stiri: 1 up a row with Ex-Fremier Crisp a few weeks ago, created another great uproar in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. He charged the Italian Government Count Schouvaloff, the Russian Ambassador with permitting the Alican slave trade tots in Berlin, reports to the Czar that his post is carried on openly and also earsted that thisy untenable and begs to be recalled. five girls, taken from their former own under
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 30th May, 1891. FASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM: SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE.
(Calling at PORT DARWIN, and QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to NFW ·
ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &C.), HE Steamship
THE
reading of Lord Kastsford's Newfoundland Bill yesterday had no significance, Lord Salisbury would, in all probability, accept the compromise which had been offered, and the Bill, no doubt, would be so, amended in committee. If Lord Salisbury persists in pushing the Bill, as it now stands, we shall appeal to the House of Com the pretext of rescuing them 2om slavery, had the workingman music in his dinner hour. It A London philanthropic idea is that of giving
“MENMUIR,*. mons for justice, and hold public meetings to been distributed among Italian army officers, is said to have resulted in great success.
Captain H. Craig, will be despatched for the bring to beat upon the Houre the pressure of Premier Redial protested against such asce public sentiment, which is in our favor. Should tions without proof wad the Minister of Wer Semitic volume, which caused M. Vonoven to
Victor Drumont has published another anti-above Ports en FRIDAY, the rath June, st4 F.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to all fail, the delegates will return home and decirted he would not remain in the House challenge him and get wounded at the meeting seriously condder union with the United States." unless the charge was withdrawn.
RUSSELL & Co, General Booth's Shelter fund has reached The Standard's Buenos Ayres correspondent Such a tumult ensued that the sluing had to $550 and that large class in "darkest Eng-
Agents. Hongkong, 30th May. 1891. says: President Pelligrind states that the be suspended. Argentine Government has decided to issue motes
*SHIRE" LINE. against the reserve silver, to be legal tender at par value for all obligations in the future, but not to affect debts incurred before the fasuo is A special from Sydney say Stansbury accepts decreed. A law will be passed declaring con- O'Conner's challenge, ad will row on any sult- tracts not made in legal carrency Invalid-thusable course in the Unit I States.
The printers of Rome have struck. None of land" who have no tools begin to be encouraged.
the papers will be published en Thursday,
Anew Russian 3-per-cent. loan of £20,000,000 baa been negotiated. The proceeds will be devoted to the purchase and extension of rail=. ways.
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-This Company is formed for the purpose Debentures, of Dividend paying Companies (and Dividend paying Companies only) established Hongkong, China and Japan. Mining and or doing business in the Straits Settlements, Planting Companies, whether dividend-paying or not, are excluded from the scope of the Com- pany's operations.
10-Considerable profits may also be anil. clunted from the employment of a portion of the Company's resources in "Cash and Time" otherwise, and deposited in the hands of the Company or with its Bankers. Those acquainted Shanghai are well aware of the heavy rates of with this class of business in Hongkong and interest paid in respect of such transactions, and will see what an opening exists for a business az safe as it is profitable.
growing into importance, may be transacted. and the London Branch or agency, useful 11.-Between the Head Office in Hongkong business in the nature of "Arbitrage," now
2.-The Capital of the Company is fixed
called up ($5 on application; $to on allotment, at $975,000, divided into 19,000 Ordinary and the remaining $ro as may be required, but shares of $50 each, of which $ag will be
12.In one or all of the forms of businesR. not until six months from date of allotment) and indicated in the preceding paragraphs, it in 250 shares, to be calle! Founders shares, of anticipated that handsame profits may be made, $ico cach, to be fully paid up application. and by a judiclous admixture and selection, it is pared to take up not less than 76 Ordinary business may be carried on.
Applicants for. Founders shares must be pre-believed that a safe as well as a profitable shares for each Founders share allotted them, or, at their option, to underw.te that number of Ordinary shares if they do not care to take them,
firm.
3.-Founders shares will not be entitled in any year to any dividend until Ordinary shares bave received 8 per cent. on the amount paid up divident en Ordinary shares and after any pro- on each share. After payment of an 8 per cent.
"of
of monies available for distribution will be divided for a Reserve Fund has been made, the balance vision that it may be deemed advisable to make
divided among the holders of Ordinary shares Into two equal parts, of which one will be and the other among the holders of the Founders shares.
The Holders of Founders shares will be interested in the surplas assis of the Company, proportions-, one-half to holders of Ordinary in the event of its being wound up in the same shares, one-half to holders of Founders shares, after repayment of the subscribed capital.
4-The Head Office of the Company will be in Hongkong, with branches or Agencies in other parts and places in the East as may be deemed most advantageous, and in London,
conducted in Hongkong by a Board of Directors, 5. The business of the Company will be consisting of not less than three nor more than five, of whom one shall be Managing Director and Chairman, with a Secretary (Adam Lind) and a competent European staff,
No fees shall be payable to the Directors except the Managing Director, in any year until holders of Ordinary shares have received at least 8 per cent on the amount paldup on their shares.
The first Directors are-
H. W. DICK Managing Director
and Chairmant.
G. S. COXON. E. H. MELBYE. Who sball hold office until the first annual meeting to be held in the year 1892.
6.With paid up Capital of $500,000, a reserve liability of $475,000, and a select body of shareholders, this Company may reasonably hope to be able to cry on operations to the extent of from three to five millions of dollars, obtaining from local Banks and financial insti tutions facillites that no individual dealer or firm could command, and affording, la turu, to these institutions, guarantees and securities they could not well obtain elsewhere.
7-Reasonably handsome dividends on the paid up capital may be secured by simply Invest
in, and holding carefully selected local dividend-paying Stocks, purchased at the favor able moment. Trust Companies in England formed for the purpose of such investments have Company existed in Hongkong twenty years been almost uniformly successful. Had such a
ago, the average return on investment made then would now be about 17 per cent, on the
about 140 per cent. money originally laid out, and the increase in value of the Stocks purchased would averago
New Companies are likely to be formed here from time to time for a variety of purposes, and
13-There is no promotion-money payable to any one. "All the preliminary expenses for float- ing and registering the Company are borne and paid by the Founders. No Founders shares have been reserved by the Promoters or given away freed from the obligation to take or under- write 76 Ordinary shares.
invited for ico Founders shares of $100 each.. 14-Subscriptions are, in the first instance,
and must undertake to bear his proportion of for or underwrite at least 76 Ordinary shares, Each applicant for a Founders share must apply
exceed fro, for each Founders share. the preliminary expenses, which cannot possibly
14. There are no agreements or contracts of by the Promoters, Directors or Trustees thereof, any description entered into by the Company or except the arrangements with reference to the be Contracts required to be set out under the subscription for the Founders shares, which may provisions of "The Companies Ordinances, 1865-1886," Applicants for shares will be deemed to have waived all right, whether under the Ordinances or otherwise, to notice of the particulars and dates thereof and names of the parties thereto.
on forms to be obtained from The Hongkong & 16-Application for shares should be mada Shanghai Banking Corporation, on application, and should be forwarded to The Hongkong Shanghail Banking Corporation, and a sum of for, and of $ts in respect of each Ordinary share $tro in respect of each Founders share applied applied for firm should be paid leto The Hong.. kong & Shanghal Banking Corporation to the credit of the Company's Account.
17.-If na nilotment is made, or a less nëm. bar is allotted than applied for, the deposit will be returned in fall or gre raid, as may be, with Interest at the rate of a per cent. per anstrs,
The $ro paid in respect of each Founders share allotted will be applied exclusively in payment of preliminary expenses, and the balance unexpended will be returned.
The Subscription for Founders shares will close on the 15th June and Subscriptions for Onlinary shares not taken up by the Founders will then be advertised for.
Hongkong, 30th May, 1890.
Notices of Firins.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY.
CHINA AND JAPAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
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THE Undersigned have been appointed AGENTE in Hongkong and China for the above Line.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co. Hongkong, 15th May, 1891.
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For Sale.
FOR SALE,
mande in their shares in the early stages of their history as dividend-paying Companies, may not,
tante shares these that lovestments A NEW HALF-DECKED
"CUTTER,"
and as vast increases in value, as any known in draft. New Salls and Rigging etc. In the course of years, show as handsome profits, 16 feet long, by 5 feet 9 inches beam and 3 fest the past. The Stocks and Shares of existing Companies afford also, on occasions, favorable opportunities for investment,
It will form no portion of the business of this Company to float new Companies, der. write shares, or invest or deal in anything but the Stocks, Shares and Debentures of the enter
FOR HAVRE, LONDON AND HAMBURG, prises Indicated in paragraph 1; NEW YORK, April zatḥ.
it will be impossible for creditors to cover gold. A sult brought by Charles S. Home shows that The Government found it Impossible to obtain Arthur C. Millman, of the firm J. H. Larab: sufficient gold for a gold basis. The banka gave & Co, tes merchants, who dis 'suddenly last official notice of their inability to control the gold December, was a defaulter in the sum of premium."
$223,000.
Despatches from Corfu give the paticulars, of a serious outbreak against Jews, originat ing over a charge of murder of a child preferred first against one and then others. A military cardon had to be placed about the Jewish quar Lers to protec; them from attacks. Many Jews were terribly beaton,
WESTERN SHANTUNG.
(FROM OUR OWN CORREEFONDINT,)
May:11th.
Te te scarcely six months since this part of The House of Commons to-day; by 181 (0 125, China man suffering from such foods as had not adopted a Libaral motion reducing the number been seen for two generations, but this spling of taverns and girlon, the 16 authorities has been so dry as any which we can rememb *Large' control of licensee; wills. @ Cinsertative "THE Levstama kura bouw nor mosely,
Louis Charles Verdier, one of the two brothers ago. He was one of the best known men in managing the Maison Dorée, died three weeks Paris.
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purchased by a London company at 853 a pound, A small company invited to taste tea recently arrived at the conclusion that it was worth the money.
From 1807 to 1881 642,000 Russians were exiled to Siberia-100,000 at their own instance In order that they might accompany condemned friendz
I, M. McMahon, an American, has patented in Europe a nitro-glycerine shell which can be thrown ten miles from black powder.
cannon with ordinary The London cabman for that is may be necessary to have a cab siviké ali over England.
VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamship
"GLAMORGANSHIRE,"
Apply to
W. P. c/o Hongkong Taligraph Offico. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1891.
FOR SALE.
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Profits, and considerable profits, may, it is T
believed, be made by the purchase and sale from day to day of local Stocks, Shares and Deben- tures of the descriptions indicated.
The value of Share property in Hong
the facilities afforded by the Banks, the purely speculative dealers are anable fairly to grapple with the situation and afford to the many holders adequate outlets. There are few or no per manent Investors in the Colony, and there are therefore great and frequent fluctuations in values. The ever changing nature of the pops tion is constantly throwing shares and stocks upon the market, quite apart from the operations of socculative dealers, and then they
Captain Davies, will be despatched for the keng is very great so great that even with above Forts on or about the 13th June. For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 30th May, 1891.
[672 TO LET. TOUSE No. 6 in Arbuthnot Road, crossed H by Chancery Lane, at $50 per month, including taxes, as it is, and from 1st of July
- V. GUTIERREZ:.
Hongkong, goth May, sigu
(70g.
opportunites are constantly being offered to buyers with capital at command.
The Company wil, la is hoped, not merely Dezare TeamAkakle profits for fir shareholder,
"MONTIARA," ·
.75 feet.
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19
*HE Schooner
Length... Depth of hold..............................................71 Registered tonnage muminue:75 tons. capacity of the Montara has been increased ta (Owing to recent alterations he carrying. about 120 tons, dead weight.)
The Montfara was bult in Singapore, and is mest solidly constructed of teak throughout, with iron-wood frames. She has recently been thoroughly overhauled under experienced Enre pean superintendence, fastened throughout with She is Lorcha rigged with the best canvas said, Draft of water
inch galvanised spikes, and newly re-coppered,"
For further particulars apply to
R. TRASER-SMITH, -6, Paddar'a 2IL Hongseng, sth April, zigá
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