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poor and needy of the neighbourhord. Each male and female adult received an old cotton lined jacket and four Chinese ten cent pieces, and every child two of the same coins. The name of the unknown benefactor is to remain a secret.—Ecka,
NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.
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Stace the Kolan leader, Chen Kin-lung, was bebeaded, it has been rumoured that there were four leaders known as the four Lungs, because each of them has the character fung (a dragon) | in his name, Chen being one of the number, The Shanghat Magistrate lately received information that a certain Wang. King-lang, another Kolan chief, was in hiding in one of the mountains near Hang-chow, and despatched runners to capture bim. On Friday, a telegram announced that he was arrested and was on his way to Shanghai.
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auction was held by Mezers, Gacket and Gre ville of several objects presented by friends in the charitable cause, and in some cases these' niticles were sold for alx or seven times their intrinsic value. A cupper and ball brought the proceedings to a close. The large sum collected, though only a drop in the ocean of what is required to meet the purpose,intended, the regions of Russia where hunger just now will gladden many a poor famine-stricken soul
reign supreme
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Chefon, January ffit, "" Much empathy is still felt here for the Captain of the steamer Maria, who made, his China, having been lately sent aut from home to first trip in the ill-fated vessel on the coast of
to take command. It is wald new that the Kung-kung-to light was in sight when she truck, and it is supposed that she struck on the "Stick-up" Reck and anchored afterwards ; during the night the chain snapped, and the steamer drifted towards the lec-shore, but foundered before she went on to the beach.
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the Trans-Balkat Rallway, the prosecution of which has been only partially arrested by -Siberian snows, Iffa remarkable that coincident with the famine in European Russia the Ussuri valley, only a fraction of which has been brought under cultivati, bas produced this season a prodigious cerealciop, Insomuch that the provincial authorities have been obliged to come to the relief of agriculturista by purchasinga year's supply of rye for the army. What an incentive for expediting the work I Strategic considerations were mainly urged for the speedy completion of the railway. Now a new inducement crops up, that of striving to avert the recurrence of an abnormal abundance in one portion of the empire and a wasting famine iri nzother. It is a problem that argently calls for solution, how the work can be manst rapidly prosecuted. Convict labour, on which much reliance is placed, fe dilatory and expensive, and free labour is not available to meet the demand. For reasons that at the time seemed cogent and satisfactory, it was decreed that only the Russian proletariat ahoold be employed on the construction
The Hupao say that, though there are rail. of the railway, but now it is obvious that
ways and all kinds of factorles being built in without the aid of an army of Chinese the Chis, they cannot benefit the country much, consummation must be delayed to a period that for they are all under foreign supervision, and must prove detrimental to the interests of all the Roulas. In view of this it will not be a matter the foreigners who are now in the Chinese les away" from the place, where they occur, Club-land elsewhere. But how it has been of surprise il a tender litely submitted to the service will all either résign or die or go back instead of trying them à PAnglaise, by Can- definitely decided at a meeting of the members to their own country, and then what will sular Courts on the spot, in utterly devold Imperial Government by a Vancouver syndicate become of the railways and factories? Though of reason, justice, and, of co I for transporting from Canton several labourers, who had completed the Canadian there are always a lot of foreigners to be had hear the steamer is loured for 200,000 markt. Pacific Railway, to East Siberia, should receive for money. It is bad policy to go an engaging She is still lying, apparently, under the same careful considération. Agents .of the syadlestone, and the best thing for. China to do is to conditions; at high tide only her masts and obliner has laid an elaborate scheme before the bava made an exsmiuntion of that portion of the send her young men over to foreign countric, i funnel show, but at low water: her "nosa" | members, giving a full statement of the expenses
route which Hes between Vladivostock and Kabirofka, on which they based their estimates. It is presumable that they would undertake to convey the Chinese labourers back to Canton completion of the work. Doubtless the matter is receiving at St. Petersburg the attention it merits.
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to learn foreign arts and manufactures. It is said that Chang Chih-tung intends to send some forty young men to foreign countries next year to be instructed in the various foreign arts both theoretically and practically.
The following is an instance of the severe way After rallway undertakings the subject of in which criminals who defy the law in Chics coinistration. Until recently the results of Wachang, opposite Hankow, three men supposed colonisation occuples chief attention la Siberian are punished. There have been executed at colonising schemes were far from satisfactory.to be members of the Kolao-hwel. They were Immigrants originally were composed to a large beheaded at noon on the 13th of the present ex'ent of loafers and tramps; thrifiless and lazy, month, The three.. unfortunate men were, they became a public baiden, hardly ceasing marched under a strong military guard to the from claiming State assistance. Now, however, execution ground, and one of them was so weak Immigrants are required to deposit several from the suffering and ill-treatment be had un- hundred rouhles before embarking, which sumdergone that he was unable almost to drag one on their arrival (by sea from Odessa) is repaid, foot after the other. Seeing this the soldiers pat en hling them, with what the Government him into a strong wooden cage and carried him supplements, to take their new departure in life to the place of execution, his two companions under favourable conditions. The fact that they meanwhile being in the gayest mood and singing had earned and saved money in Russia fa a and laughing the whole way. Arrived at the guarantee that their good habits will be retained place where they were to waffer, the three men In Siberia On arrival at Vladivostock they first protested thels Innocence and then began to appoint delegates from their own number, who, curse and swear at the assembled officials at a After a tour of exploration, conduct their party great rate, abusing them roundly for their Irjus- to the spot selected.
tice, and so continued till the executioner took off their heads. We hear there are six more members of the Kolac-hwei awaiting execation.
The exact truth will possibly not become fully known before the Naval Court of Enquiry is held in her home port, because, owing to the Ingenious system of German courts of naval enquiry we cannot expect very well to hear the finding within less than 12 months, while, if the disaster had happened under the British the whole affair would have been settled and decided by this time, and placed before the public. I cannot help thinking that the system of trylog shipping disasters "ten thousand mi
appears. I hear the steamship Alaine Soyd la chartered at Shanghai to go to her assistance, but of that you are likely to be better informed than your humble servant,
The weather has been fairly seasonable of late, and there is nothing particularly fresh to report. The harbour looks bleak and deserted, the visit of steamers being few and far be tween. This poes per Yeksin from Korea, the land of the "Morning Calm-Shanghas for Shanghai. I hear things are pretty quiet In Mercury,
NEWCHWANG.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
January 6th, 1892.
worth recording, as it may prove of some benefit Another incident in our qalet còmmanty" is'
to intending visitors to the capital. Many years a club was started in Peking for the purpose of promotinė amusements and recreation for the tennis courts, and skating rink in connection with residents. Although we have had a racecourse,
that we could boast of a snail reading room and the club for many years, it is only in the last year library on the club's premises. Many complaints too have been made that the Chinese-built structase, which served as a club, was uncom fortable in the highest degree. Want of the necessary funds incident to the shifting propen- sities of such a community as ours has prevented the members from having a regular club-house with some of the latest improvement known in
held recently, to raise funds by issuing sixteen bonds at $500 each, which will be applied to the erzetion of suitable buildings with billiard room, bar, of course, and all the other etceteras," "Mr.
for the building and furnishing of the new club- house. By the raising of the present monthly subscription it is proposed to pay off these bonds in about to years. Another general meeting of the members is convened for the rath of this month, and in casa all the bonds are taken up, building may be commenced next spring. If arrangements will be at once made so that the all goes well we may expect to have a magnifi. shall have a room in which, we can hold our cent club building before next winter, when we
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pobile meetings, balls, etc. for the fature,,
Yesterday we had our first fall of new thir winter. It is not a little curious that the Emperor had been praying for snow on the 9th of the moon (the 10th of January), and the prayers were to repeated on the 19th and sgth, and every ten days until the end of winter, Although late in the season this fall of snow is a great blessing to all the people. In the city: CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL the air is much pleasanter and not so heavily laden with filthy, atifling dust. More moisture is wanted, however, to ensure a good whent crop and at some places to savesuch of the crop aw has not yet been 'spoilt by the frost. Shanghai Mercury.
The New Year's Bali, (it really commerced on New Year's Eve) went off very well. We mus tered about thirty-four, the dancing ladies being in the majority and looking as if they had received their telleties jast from Parts. The sup per was all that could be desired, spreches were much as usuil, "Auld Lang Syne" was in and "He's a jolly good fellow," but I couldn't quite make out who was referred to in particntior as it came after the toast of the stewards, coupled | BRUTALITY IN THE MERCHANT with the name of one of them who had to res pond. We all went home in the small hours of the New Year, very well pleased with one an other and with everything generally, and feeling that we were beginning very well Indeed by wa'king home at 2 a.m, on 1st January, 1892, with Fahrt, about 13 and a fine clear atmos phere,
In the latter part of the 8th moon, when the steamer Sungklang testbed Tientsin over 500 rifles were selted on board of ber by the Taku and Tientsin Customs. At this time the Cus toms Total of Tientsio was unable to attend at Lis office on account of mourning. It was feared that any steps taken at once might alarm the
We hear that the Belgian priest referred to in culprits and spoil all chance of capturing the real the Shanghal papers in Chinese Roman Catholic culprits. The Commissioner accordingly simply convert, a fully erdained missionary, but not a reported the case to the Vicercy, confiscated the European. He was shot and then cut to pieces. rides, fined the steamer owners 500 Tis. and We beard of this a month ago, and now learn permitted the matter te rest. As the Sungklang that it occurred in Mangalla under the bishopric was returning to Canton, whence she sailed, the of Monseigneur Raty's, that a hout roro Chrisiar's Viceroy wired to his brother, the Governor (ratives) wesema aarred, but no foreigners. Since General of Canton, to have all native employ 61 then protection has been sent to the district, bitt
twa villages with the Father's residence on-board the steamer apprehended, examined
wilfully burnt, Calm is nearly established and punished. A deputy was despatched in a cruiser to Swatow, and on the arrival of the there now, but in the neighbourhood of Kirin Sungkong the native crew, fireinen, compra- there is mech trouble with rebels, bandit, o.. dore and his staff were arrested. After an ex-
whatever they may be called. At the part there amination, it was deemed necessary to detains less anxiety than has been felt since the cle only the head fireman, the chief and assistant of the season, and we sincerely trust that w compradores for trial. All the evidence seemed shall go through the winter without any serious to point to the chief compradore, Liu, as the disturbance, as it seems pretty sure that he principal. The other prisoners were released. Insurgents have other fish to fry besides coming The accused men will be formally tried at Canto a "cul de sac "like Yingize. tod
"Mining, however, is likely to divert many from apricultural pursuits for a long period and to attract a large share of expital "I found the Zeye gold mines in a condition of phenomenal prosperity, owing to the employment of hydraulic machinery. The Amar Gold Mining Company's works on the Zeye ninne employed last summer sixteen hundred hands for one hundred and thirty days and oblained about six thousand pounds Eglish) of the coveted metal, while on the aarthera lope of the Yablonof" mountains the yield for 1891 is computed at twice that amount. The ptil amount of Siberian gold for that year most be notless thanxty-six thousand pounds. In short, unless the reports are greatly exagge, rated, this country will produce more gold than California and Australia have yet furnished to meet the world's demand. On the Manchurian sideof the Amur, notwithstanding the clumsy and wasteful mode of washing the autiferous earth the maines are fairly productive. As a proper survey has been made of that region, no com. putation can be made respecting its capacity for adding to the world's supply.
"Ween at the Manchurian city of Hochur, near the Russian frontier, I found machinery on its way to work silver ore recently discovered on A mountain range conterminous with Cores.
"Among many subjects that attracted my attention, there is one which I cannot allow my self to pass over the wanton destruction of seals by foreign depredators on Russian territory
One of our Nanking correspondents writes that Robben Island and Behring Island. When in La Percuse Stralis I was to near to the former the alleged Kolso leader, Li Hang, is not the Li island that the matter siment came under my Hung that is wanted. The one now under Prional'obreivation, and I was at Vladivostock remand awaiting examination is the son of Li when a schooner confiscated for the offence Sie-chung, late General of Kiangsu, and an arrived. I shall have more to say on this sub-expectant prefect of Anhui with the breveterank ject at another time, merely remarking that of Taoʻal. As there is leader of the Society, Ruzaina leniency towards the miscreants whom
by the name of Li Hung, for whore apprehen sion Viceroy Liu Kun-yi is most anxious, Wan they capture is so far from being deterrent as to be an encouragement to Allbustering,"
Sung-ting took the opportunity to volunteer evidence against Li, mistaking him for the | notorious Li Hung. Colonel Ho Teh-hui accor- dingly proceeded to Ngankin under instructions to arrest Ll, who at once called on Governor Shea Ping-cheng and protested against the unfounded accusation. HE the Governor felt that there must have been some misunderstand ing as, if Ll were a Kolao leader, there must have been, during the many times Li had stayed
THE DISTURBANCE IN PAHANG.
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TAIPING, January aged. Mr. Bowen, Assistant Magistrate, Gopeng, goes to Pahang in charge of the Sumatran Melays.
This refers, no doubt, to the 200 followers of Raja Bila of Papan, whose services were referred
in the city, some rumours, at least, connected with his name. Moreover Li is of good family, to in our last inine as having been accepted. It and high standing, and very wealthy, and it was
Is to be noted that these are" all foreign Malaya. | not likely he would risk so much to pursue a -Ed.]
phantom. But the accusation had to be Asst. Commissioner Dahan was wounded in answered. Li then started for Nanking to con the thigh. The bullet has been extracted, and front his accusers, and was treated, from the the patient is doing well. The wound is not nature of the precautions taken to prevent serious, and Mr. Duhan will probably be walk- | his escape, as if he were really guilty of the
about month's time. charge. tutive at Kuala Kubu, and darta down river casi, proved the accomsijos tobusion, hard accompanied by the District Surgeon, The of fabrications, and H. E. Lin Ming-chuan, Esmeralda meets him at Kuala Selangor un the ex-governor of Formosa, stoutly asserted Sunday evening.
It's innocence, and the new admiral of the aurety with his own life and lives of his whole, Nanyang Squadron, Ka San-chong, offered to be faculty, ran Sung-ling, the false accuser, aus thrown into prison to await his trial. Li has regained his liberty but is still staying in the examination hall, which is under guard, Several officials are there to keep him company, treating him with all the respect due to his rank.
Another of our correspondents, however, writes an entirely different version also from Nanking, on the same subject. He says
on the 21st to take military charge of Ulu Pa- Major McCallum arrived at Kuala Lumpor hang: 200 ridica and bells, with ammunities, werd sont to-day by the Mens to Teluk Anson to meet the Sumatran Malays, who started down river from Batu Gajah to-day, under the Imsum Prang,
The Larut Sikhs are being re-armed with Martini-Henry r|fien-Penang Gonetike.
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A certain Chefoo correspondent writes about the wild rumours bring equal to another New chwang cock and bull story, of 30 deg, sudden frost here, enough to make the ghost of the late lamented Fahrenheit feel chilly in his grave. I can assure him the twenty degrees of frost are not tedious unmeaning stories. On the 23rd November, when steamers had to leave, to avoid being frezen up for the winter, the Therm Fahrt. stood at 2 degrees thirty degrees of front (not zo only). On 24th, Fahrt, stood at zero-thirty" 400 degrees frost. The river was set and natives crossed on the ice which has not broken up since. The steamship Failung was the last steamer at anchor. At 1 pm, on the 23rd Nov, the agents signalled from the Customs Bagstaff to weigh anchor and go to Chefoont once. If this order had not been carried out the steamer would not have left before spring. C. Dally News.
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It is not so many years ago that brutal treat. ment of seamen was common enough in the merebant service. The "knock down and drag out "style of argoment was considered by far the most efficacious. Discipline had to be maintained at any cost, and the hard fisted mate who was ready with blow and oaths, was pho considered a good man on shipboard. The stories that are all wife of Holly Waterman and Male of several famous skippers of the old packet lines that ran between New York and Liverpool, while exaggemted no doubt, are full of beaten and murdered sailors, of Gghts and outrageous abuse that was fately indicative of seafaring Îlse in timer rit far, gone. While brutal treatment has net been entirely driven ont of the merchant navy, yet tere has been a vast improvement for the heter, and it is seldom now that tales of cruelty practiced on ships' crew have much foundation In 24, Whether man has become more Furman, or the law of equal rights has obtained more fully upon the seas and thus brought about this better condition, we cannot say. Probably the lo diction of steam in navigation had as much effect as either. It can, however, more likely be attributed to the fact that the salior has been Induced to seek the courts for redress,
a wholesome 'dread of which was not withou! effect upon old offenders, and the newer school officers has found other ways than brutal treat- ment for maintaining discipline,
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phdi-umidlty in percentage of suturusion, · zha humidity of air susurated with nuclears Debag 200, Direction
Bestfort scale, damitate of the weather, & Bluesky. cloods, of Delang sala, / Tog, Gloomy, & Hall, Lightning. Oneant, Pantog shows, & Squaly, Fiala, new, i Thunder, * Yabbilty, w ́Der wig. 3-lea în loda, Manthanidhandredthi,
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To-day's Advertisements.
It is net without lästruction to the philosopher, and also to those sentimentalists who would Introduce the coddling system in the manage. ment of men, that while as a rule the treatment of sallon by their officers has steadily improved, the class of men employed as foremast handi has just as steadily declined. This in a singular condition. Whether brought about by some subtle connection between the two must be left for some close observer to discover, or deny. Certain it is that the merchant service does not attract good material and no doubt it suffers from a charge that is now at least without much truth. The brutal treatment of older days was something dreadful, but sallars. did not seek the courts for protection. As brutality has declined, sailors seek the courts more extensively with strocious charges against officers that are most often'false. The dally press said tha spread the charges far and wide. By consequence CAPITAL ............. those who would seek the sea for a livelihood are DIVIDED INTO 6,000 FULLY PAID UP not much impressed by an employment that is apparently managed by brutes and is filled, as they find after a little inquiry, by men who are the dmaken slaves of lodging house keepers.
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January 11th, 1893, The days follow and resemble each other. so much that hardly anything occurs in the way of news which would interest the world at large, The rebellion in the North seems to be finished,
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above Company, wili CLOSE Shall we have a renewal in the spring? Some the sailor from the brutality of his officer and the Company's Bankers; the Hongkong and Shang- Forms of application may be obtained at the people who are well informed expect that the rapacity of the shipowner, in reality is sapping trouble will break out afresh as soon as the cold the very strength of the merchant service and hal Banking Corporation where a copy of the here who have relatives in Manchuria much This practice is found in the blackmailing of **** weather has passed away. Amongst the Chinese bringing down rain upon the sallor himself stand and Articles of Association can be anxiety is still felt, forthey believe that the bands ships officers by legal harpies ashore who use
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., of rebels and disaffected persons who have been poor Jack as their tool. It is many to trump up andtatto
Agents. dispersed elsewhere hava fied there. Not abarges of gruelty on shipboard, less easy to dia-! Hongkong, and February, 1802. [158 very long ago soldiers and artillery were prove them, but more easy to be mulcted for a despatched from Shan-hai-kwan to reinforce the comparatively small sum of money than to suffer troops under the command of Yeh Chih-chan, the delay and expense of a lawsuit. · Charge after The Ministers of the Taung-li Yamén and some charge is made of craal practices by ships officers dan of the Presidents and Vice-Presidenta of the | ́and then the public hears no more.” The caso la, various departments of state when paying their settled out of court. The saller thinks he has
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January 23rd, 1892. ball on a charge of being a leader of Kolaos is different Foreign Legations, expressed them- Owing to the disorder which, has been going Li Hien-now, son of the late Li Sze-chung, selves sanguine that the last sparks of the rising on in and out of the city during these days of the General. His name in youth was Hung in Eastern Mengolls would soon be put down the officer is made more bitter against his men, New Year's settlement, the Viceroy has sent out The Viceroy had reported the case to the Throne altogether, in fact, adding that even BOW NO and the service gets a bad name which it can some two or three hundred picked soldiers to which granted a decree on the aist inst, depriv-apprehension need be held concerning that bear as it useds better, material all round patrol the streets in small bodies to preserve ing Lt of all rank and ordering him to be tried. branch of the great rebellion of 1891. We That the sallor should be folly protected against arder. These men carry a rattan and a stamped L was then transferred to the prefect's prison have to wait in patience before we hear definite treatment in beyond any dispute. It is order to show their authority. They have already, with two expectant magistrates to take charge news from that distant part of the Emperor's equally so that every officer should be most we understand, been instrumental in putting of him. His trial will take plaen afher the Chinese dominions,ities in Peking this year were not at severely punished for resorting to brefallty of
The feallyities year were at means of discipline. But it is also the duty of many a free fight which might otherwise New Year's day when the seals are form have proved serious, we de strate ally opened. Li is the elder brother of Li Hien- all lessened or maned by the rumours of rebel- shipowner and officer to defend any false charge The governors of the Gorerament Foundling mon, & Honan graduate of the present Chinese lion and war, On the eve of the New Years of brutal treatment that sailors bring Ints court, Hospital have, we hear, petitioned the Viceroy year...
ppppped great number of the foreign cotamunity were ; for it is only by so doing that the system of black- to lacrease the grant for its maintenance since The two versions are so utterly at variance entertained at the British Legation. The pro malling which now exists can be put down and -- 20 the allowance on which they are working proves with each other that we publish both just as they grammo included private theatricals in the the service cleared 61 mɛstigma that does fi
Theatre Royal, in which two ladies and Incalculable injury. For adopting this course MENTS. to be insufficient for the proper keeping up of have been sent to us, without comment, as we the establishment. His Excellency has accord have no other information than conflicting state several gentleman took part, and the two pieces Captain Williams of the ship Frederick Billingt ingly instructed the Salt Commissioner to raise met and press mak
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fit. Let us hope the Salt Commissioner, will do king yesterday,on vit was lately captured and concert was given at the Russian Legation In Moutrage at sea”: Bat upon investigation! by
Ching-jung," an alleged leader of the Kolko this judiciously, SE
What we are told is an unusual, if not unpre brought to Shanghai Derleg examination be aid of the sullorers by famine in Russia The the proper authorities the outraged were found cedented act of charly, was done last week in stated that he was formerly a soldier in the camp resideste of Peking responded most liberally to to be so much in the wrong that they have been the city by some unknowa benalacter. It was at Sunghiang, and that he is a member of the the call of the Russian Minister and a large condemned to prison for a term of years. If the dispensed by the employés of the Government Anching-fan-yew, but not of the Kolan Hal number of entrance tickets at $1 were sub- | Katon Course CL parsed by other shipmasters, bank, and when we add that the distribution of There are, the prisoner added, three Logs along scribed for. After the concent, which was one the land sharks would find a very prostabi the bonaty went on for four days, and that the the banks of the Vangise; Chen Kin-lung, ho of the bent over given in Peking, a lottery wit boxiness lorem led, and MODE THE value of the articies and money, so given away, who was recently beheated, Wei Yaling, who held in which all the tickets at it esch were and be bepented and officers, with a ferdency amensted to several thousands of dollam, wala still at large, and himself. He urged that he taken la wvery thort time. “The prizeewa good brutal practices:ouia ? be juste am: never meed not enlarge on the mtialesman of the good had done, nothing "eciminal, and begged: los | many of which were of considerable valuemware punished as they are at presentp
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MOUTRIE ROBINSON & Co.
(UNDER "HONGKONG HOTEL);
- All claims against the Steamer must be pro- sented to the Undersigned on or beform thị già Insta or they will riot be recognised
All broken, chatod, and damaged Goode, are in be lost in the Godowns, where they will: ba examined on the gth Inst, at 3 pm,
*: No Fles Insurance has been affected, in Bike of Lading wil be countersigned by DEZE DODWELL CARLAZY TRANSM) Agentura Hongkong, sa4 February, 1997;