THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1893.
difficulites, his to make arrangements with its | ution which had long been earning 8 per cent, own creditors.
--The Savings Bank of N.S. Wales.bas paid during 1891, in Interest, 147,818, 118, ad, and has now a reserve-fund of 227,127. The trustees estimate that they have made a loss of 11.800, or so, through the New Oriental Bank stoppage. It is an evidence of their burfaces tact that they never appear to have raked any moncy in Munro's ill-fated Federal.
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The four official liquidators of the Commercial Bank of S.A. bars, up to now, received £10,000 remuneratios, and are paid at the rate of gulnes per hour." One of them, "Honest Tom" Playford, as simultaneously been receiving £1000 a year as Minister of the Crown, fers as director of companies, and a good income from a fruit garden in the Monat Lästy Range.
Awkward for V.D.L. Bank shareholde a. It fald that careful Inspection of the old charter of the defunct bank has revealed to canning legal eyes that the fiablity to walimited. The authorities, are keeping this very quiet, but it will have to come out. The lawyers who drew up the latest existing deed of locorporation omitted to have the "limited liability so stated 17 the bood; cosrequently, “over" goes the show"
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dividends, and which had lost nothing of any consequence, to crumble away Hike a house of dust, and sicrifice Its capital and its goodwill without calling up a single cent of the £400.000 available, passeth all understanding. The directors, apparently, were resolved to do nothing, and they never even gave the shareholders the option of doing anything until after the suspen- alon. Why a general meeting was pot called three days before, Instead of three days after, that fafal step was taken remains an impervious mystery. When onco a bank suspende paymen: It is practically lost, and a board which shuts up the business was appointed to manage without first giving the owners a chance to save it in— wall, it is the sort of board which wants a lot of looking into.
It is now claimed that James Manre owes the Federal Bank a debt of 130,000 ; that a relative of another director let in the unhappy institution for 100,000; and that a third influential citizen had it to the extent of £37,000. If this is true it means that nearly three-fourths of the capital went. In these three fatal bites. Some day or other The Bulletin will start an ideal bank on the following lines: (1) No director shall be allowed to have any relatives; the board will consist entirely of orphans, unmarried and absolutely friendless, foundlings preferred, and a further preference given to men of such hideously forbidding aspect that they are never The Melbourne Met. Gas Co. pays, în lir pre-likely to make any "filends ; also, they must all sent time of tribulation, 25 per cent, on the be old and suffering from fecurable complaints. real paid-up capital. There is said to be a When a man is dying he hasn's so much interest humorous slange in the Ce's Act to the effect in getting money, knowing that he can't take it that the prafis divided in any one year shall not with him. (3) No director shall get an overdraft exceed to per cent. In fact if ball that is said unless he puts up security to six times ibe value, of the M.G. Co.'s figures be anyway correct there and provides 47 good sureties. (3) No man shall is a crown of glory sticking out for the first be eligible as a director unless he has bliter M.L.A. who will call upon the 'Ouse to bring personal enemy in the accountancy business, and all the said anemies shall resppointed auditors; this monopoly to book.
preference being given to auditors whose wives have bolted with directors. (4) No obtrusively religious man, teetotaller, philanthropist or other saint shall be employed on any account whatsoever,
A backblack selector lately came to Sydney to get a loan on his property. He wear to one of the Gnance companies, and while walling to see the manager heard the "click, click " of a type- wilter in an adjoining room. What's that polse ?" he asked a man who sat near him,
That's the mortgages backing about In the safe the reply. Jee-ruralens exclaimed the backblocker, reaching for his hat.
while the isleest is accumulating on 'em," was
The Victorian Crown has decided that there is not sufficient evidence to justify a criminal prosecution of Sir Benjamin Benjamin and his co-directors of the Imperial Bank "Certain facts have come out in the course of the Investi. gallon, however, which show the necessly of further inquiry with regard to the officers and auditors. This sounds highly uncomplimentary to the business ability of the directors, or some what tough on the auditors who passed their balance-sheets,
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the famous "Rallway Gulda" She had sur vived her husband forty years, 2-
A new store ouse recently built on the Thames London has a capacity at 200,000 mutton carcasses. New Zealand exports about twice as much mutton does Australia.
Italy hasa new electiiça)-submarine boat, Its' especial advantages are the ablity to descend to the depth of 130 feet, and to remain under water forty-eight tours if necen ary.
It is stated that the Empress Frederick is determined to take up her permanent residence la England, where she will stay at Windsor and avold Germany as much as possible,
Gossip bas it that Queen Victoria will leave the bulk of her wealth, estimated at £5,000,000, to the Duke of Connaught and Princess Beatrice, leaving the Prince of Wales out in the cold.
During the past year, it is extculated, that the British Isles in alcoholic drinks, and even this vast sum of over $700,000,000 was spent in the'
a less by some $1,500,000 than the expenditure of the year previous.
Birmingham is making a strenuous effort to suppress Sunday trading. Taisty-ave small tradermen, chiefly tobacconists and candy sellers were fined a few weeks ago for keeping their shops open on Sunday.
In the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg persons desiring work or help have now only to send a postal card to the Director of the Postal Admi nistration to order to have their wants advertised in every post-office in the Grand Duchy.
Germany would seem to be the least promising the Fapulists of for a political party similar the United States. And yet such a party has been formed. Like the U. S. Fopulist, it is for more and "cheaper money and against the "goldbugs."
The Shah of Persia, who has £10,000,000
For Sale.
LANSON'S CHAMPAGNE -LANSON PÈRE ET FILS"
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'AS SUFFLİND" TO THE GUARDS.
CHAMPAGNE was selected for the Į CALEDONIAN BALL fo Shanghal-
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Sole Agents, Hongkong and China. 3 Queen's Road,
Hongkong, 14th April, 1893. /
THEY'LEAD THEM ALL,
TRE; CKIMURATED
Intimations
CARMICHAEL & Co., LD. RAIN COATS & UMBRELLAS.
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BUCKSKIN LEGGINGS. FORPOISE HIDE WATERPROOF BOOTS,
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Hourkong, 20th February, 1893.
CALIFORNIA WINES, from the well-known Vineyards of Messrs. KOHLER AND VAN BELOIN, San Francisco,
and JULIAN, P. SMITH (Olivine) Livermore, California.
RACE GLASSES WITH SLING CASES. CARMICHAEL & CO... LTD. 18, Praya Contral, Hongkong,
[sa
CENTRAL HOTEL,
SHANGHAI.
Guaranteed to be Pure and Unadulterated.
Consignments of BARTLETT
Pure BLACKBERRY BRANDY and freshTHIS long established SELECT Family Hotel, situated on the Bund, facing the river, in the
SPRING MINERAL WATER by each Steamer. centre of the Settlements, has istaly undergone extensive alterations, and is now fitted with
Prices forwarded on application to
the latest modern improvements, Including Bath and Dressing Rooms ATTACHED to Suites MACONDRAY BROTHERS & LOCKARD,
Commission Merchants, 19992000, and Slagle Rooms, with hot and cold water laid on, DOUCHE, SHOWER SPRAYS, etc, and heated
-No jo, Water Street, 20
Yokohama.
to a comfortable temperature during winter. Yokohama, rath August, 1892.
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FOR SALE.
"MONTIARA,"
sterling stored in his palace, has been borrowing THE SCHOONER a sum" from the State to defray the cost of his, summer outing to the distant provinces of his empire. His solte comprises 10,000 people, including 300 wives.
drome scarf-pin and a large cheque. able footing in the towns of South Africa. In Japanese, Borikshas have gained's consider Cape Town, Durban and Petermaritzburg they are well patronized, and are crowding out the motive power. caby and public 'buggies. : Kafirs furnish the
Its interestingly illustrative of the remarkable, progress in this ern that the first station on the firat line of railway ballt south of Liverpool, and on which Stevenson ran his famous engine, the
Hamburg, which last year was the strong- hold and the chief abiding place of cholera la 'Europe, is now in such a healthy state that the doctors have the blues, and; sa a cable dispatch The Melb. Commercial Bank directors takey, it seems as if the epidemie had cleared mischievous alarmists," &c., for what is thrashed a man for annoying some women, WAS
A man at Downderry, England who recently the liberty of blaming "men in the street, on the other malacies." apparently cruel want of confidence in the fined to by the local court, but the women "soundest" financial institutions, This sort of residents of the town at once collected money talk may be rapturously received by a meeting among themselves and presented him with that is about tà draw a 1zł per cent, dividend, but the men in the street are stipported by history, all the same. Melbourne banks bave falled within a fortnight of paying large dividend to shareholders, failed miserably to the face of Indignant, official contradictions of all "street" minors. And what have the directors of the Commercial, or any other Melbourne bank, done towards vindicating the honour of their profession? When the falsehood of a dozen other balance sheets was denounced, they took no steps to make an example of the partles Rocket," was superseded by a new structure responsible for the "Res," and by reason of their Can anyone remember when there was last a public indifference to "cronk proceedings clic-ply a few weeks no. buyer of Queensland Ntional Bank shares where they lost the right to complain of any question of joining the Amu Daria with the quoted on the sréney market? The Bulletin suspicions that fell upon their own particulasplen Sea. This new weway would not can't. The eternal quotation, seller, Institutions. The cry for close enquiry into the only give a great lopetus to Russian trade with "seller, 97%, 68.," "seller, 94%. 61," and so on conduct of bad banks is not heard from those Central Asia, but would provide the means of means practically not ing; there may be no bankers who profess to be good, any more than irrigating vast tracts of good land, boyer above 59, 64, or half-a-s: vereign, or balt. the character of Parliament as an institution a-crawa, or three-pence, or £4. 131, 0°, or any,
seems to be a matter of concern to such member thing. In Federal Bankshares the same nternal a siill have a character to loss. In Victoria seller went right down the scale from abou: 40%, just now it le an article of public faith that no to 7, 6d, and all that time no bayer turned up.
financiers or pollicians are worth swearing by They have all mixed to very bad company, and covered the fact. It is useless for an important none of them were disgusted when they dis- Person with responsible whiskera to get up and
I when there is no shime left.- Cry hame! Sydney Bullitis.
Elder, Soifth & Co., Limited (S.A.), extended their operations to Victoria Inst year and fost £60,000, a frauls, they have sliced £60.0 * year off their salvries, the beavy reduciona ranging from the managing ductor at 2000 to
clerks at loo, and amounting to co per cent. la most quies, à call of 55 per share is now being made. The Co. numb rs among its largest shareholders Thomas Elder, Barr Smith, and A. G. Downey, who are reckoned among the wealthiest men in Australia, and it still seems safer than many banks, despite the hard knock.
The men who went to England to float the New Eng and emerald show has returned disap- pointed. Roth child was interviewed but was not on at least at present. Several offers were made for the property but they wanted half the mier for the money put up to farther develop it, which the local owners prefer to do themselves The stones have be-n pronounced by Streeter and others tre emeralds, and a market has been found for them. The dirringulahing and extin- gulabing festure of one emeraid ming floated In London, years back, was the fact that a irus emerald was never found in it, nevertheless it was flated for €300,000, and by reason of the smartaces of one crowd and the gullibility of another the shares went up to a big premium. But for this and other emerald wild cats the only known Australian true emerald raine would have been taken by the British public. Time alone will tell whether they have missed a big thing or saved their money.
The Anglo-Australlan Investment, Finance and Land Co, of Sydney-it in generally the company with the longest name that makes the most lamentable collapse-reports upon its pro
or rather, on the empty place where its spects died to be. When it closed up a very
short time go it was understood that i had -abundant-astets-and-was-entirely-solvent, only it was diffrult to "realise." Now it appears that there is about $385,000 nominally available to be called up, and even when this is realised, sa far as it can be, there will not be nearly enough to pay the depositors and debenture holders. Welch, to the unofficial eye, rendu as If the Anglo-Australian &c, &c. Co., in its #solvent" days, had lost all its paid up capital, and over £300,000 of the deposits as wall. Any-1 how, there is such a black and horrible dis crepancy between the Hquidators reports and the balance sheet that a whole lot of independ- ent investigation appears to be wanted.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP.
In Uruguay gold ta at a premium of 310,
Queen Tabella's original will is to be exhibited at the World's Fair.
A line of tricycles for passenger service is pro- posed in London.
There were two Americans. naturalized in England fast year,
Universal suffrage In Austria Is favored by the native Bohemian party.
Fumor says that another American Cardinal
will be named at the coming conslatory.
Ruslan and Austrian emigrants are prohibited from passing through Prussian territory.
Lord Chirt Justice Coleridge will probably visit the United States during the World's Fair.
Fallway extensions are to
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built in Upper
AS THE NOW. LIES IN KOWLOON BAY, Length..........................................................75 feet. Beam............................17 feet. Depth of hold................................................... 7) feet. Registered Tonnage ...................75 tons. (Owldy to recent alterations, the carrying capacity of the fontiërs has been increased to about 30 tons dead weight.)
The was built in Singapore, is
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SEPARATE ROOMS FOR PRIVĀTE DINNER PARTIES, &^%,
The Electric Lighting now partly laid on will be completed during this year, 1893. As Asilitant, will attend on Passengers by Mail Steamers. NA-TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS —" CENTRAL, SHANGHAI,"
666
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
CUP and SPOONS
ED, ROBINSON,
Hon. Secretary.
solllly constared at teak throughs, els mast THE LONG RAN TO CORROW, the N overhauled under experienced European superin-PM. wood frames, has recently been thoroughly instant. Ranges, 700 and 800 yards. Time, 3 tendence, and is now in excellent condition. She is very fast saller and a most suitable vessel for the Canton kerosene trade, of would make a first-class lighter
For Particulars as to Price, &c., apply to
R. FRASER-SMITH, 6. Pedder's Hil.
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Hongkong, 17th May, 1793.
FOR SALE.
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CHINESE GUNBOAT "CHOP-CHEUNG," THE ENGINES AND BOILER OF THE
AS THEY LIE AT ABERDEEN DOCES.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1893-
F. E. REILLY,
PROPRIETOR.
Auctions,
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, GLASS AND PLATED WARE, &c.
Ist THE Undersigned has received instructions
A. E. SKEELS & Co.,
Telegraphic Address *SOBRINOS," Hongkong,
AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS &
(A.B.C. Code 4th Edition)
· GENERAL MERCHANTS. NG 17, PRAYA CENTRAL.
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to Sell br PUBLIC AUCTION,
TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 6th Maw, 1893, commencing st 2.30 P.M..
at his SALT ROOMS, BUDDIEL STREET, (for Sundry accounts.)
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Comprising :-
The Russian Government is considering theHE Engines of the Chop-cheung - were Under Messrs. Douglas Lapralk & Co. Ofices. MOROCCO' COVERED LIBRARY SUTTE
In the, March number of the New Review, London, under the title The Coming Cholers, Dr. Ernest Hart, contribuies a paper, in which he emphasizes and adducts facts in support of his well-known theory that water polluted by cholera fith is the one sole method of difusion of this dread disease.
M. Normand, the torpedo boat builder, has -submitted plans to the French Admiralty for the
constructionof a torpedo-boat to attain the speed of from twenty-nine to thirly knots. The plans are said to have been approved by the Construc the Dester en annenly await the approval of
Minister of Marine.
The reclamation of the land covered by the Zaydex Zee in Holland has been commenced.
The dam, or sea-wall, necessary to accomplish this object will be eighteen miles long. It will be built through water from thirteen to twenty | feet deep. The estimated cost of the undertak
ing is $95,000,000, which, it h expected, will be more than repaid by the 1,000,000 acres of land which will be recovered.
VQ-Day's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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and Lower Egypt at a cost of about £1,250,000, introduced in England and France for purifyingTHE Company's Steamship
Electricity, is said, has been successfully FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHÓW. sewage.
ΤΗ upon the increase of Parsee philanthropy in Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the
The English papers_comment approvingly
"HAITAN," Bombay.
abave Ports on TUESDAY, the 9th instant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, gth May, 1893.
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Berlin Journals are full of complimentary men ton of the retiring American Minister, Mr. W. w. Phelps.
The Overhead Electric Railway, the first in England, was opened at Liverpool tka other week,
Kaiser William was to start for Rome on April 17th, to spend seven days in and about the Eternal City,
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Chlia and Argentina have settled their bound-
Potices of Firms.
NOTICE.
Wanchal, and are of the Compound Inverted
constructed by Messrs. INGLIS & Co, of Cylinder Direct-Acting Strisce Condensing type, Cylinders 204 and 38" dia, with a stroke of 25" The Crank Shaft is 6" da. at the Crank pin and y" dia. at the journals. The H.P. Fiston Rod is 3" and the L.P. 31" dia. The Piston and Connecting Rod bolts are 2" dia., Air Pump 14" dia by 13 stroke, Slagle Acting Circalating Pump 8" dia. by 13" stroke, and Double Acting Feed and Blge Purap (one each) 3" dia. by 13" strake.
are in thoroughly good order.
Tacas Tagines bave becu, very little used and
"The Bailler" is" of the Horisontal Muliitubular
type, with three Furnaces and vertical Dome on top. Its dia, in soft, 2a by gft. so long, external measurements; Furnaces, aft, das Doms,
a
dia by at high & Tubes, nos dit om, bering ex dia. fairly good condition, having recently undergone considerable repairs, and would last in active service for over five years
The Engines and Boller can be inspected on application to the Superintendent at Aberdeen Docks.
For further particulars, apply to
R. FRASER SMITH, 6. Pedder's HILL Hongkong, 17th May then,
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Intimations.
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LEVY HERMANOS, EWELLERY, - DIAMONDS, WATCH. CHRONOMETER & CLOCKMAKERS. Sola "Agents for PATIK PHILIPPE & Co Geneva A great variety in Fancy Goods and. Optical Instruments.
10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.,
"Opposite the Telegraph Office.
73)
G. FALCONER & CO.,
take Salea Privately, or by Anction, of any class of Goods or Property. Prompt Settlements HOMEssai, A. E. SKEELS & Co. nader-
Guaranteed. Immediate Cash advances on Goods for Auction.
DRAWING-ROOM SUITE la SILK TAPES. TRY and PLUSH, MARINBURK UPHOL- STERED EASY CHAIRS, ENGLISH
TABLES, TEA-TABLES, MUSIC-STAND, BUREAU, WRITING TABLES, CHIFFO MARBLE TOP CENTRE and OCCASIONAL
NIER, CARPETS, RUGS, WHITE LACE CURTAINS, Handsome OVERMANTELS, | MIRRORS, PICTURES, LAMPS, CLOCKS,
VASES, ORNAMENTS, FENDERS, &c.
EXTENSION DINING TABLE & CHAIRS, Handsome DINNER and DESSERT SER- VICES. BREAKFAST and TEA SETS, Fine ELECTRO-PLATE. GLASS WARE, SIDEBOARD with GLASS BACK, DINNER 170 WAGGONS, &c.
effected.
Cargoes received for Storage, Insurances
FOR SALE
by private treaty ; THREE FIRE ENGINES and a large quan. tity of Valuable Machinery,
Hongkong, a8th April, 1893,
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION
MISCELLANEOUEN
DOUBLE & SINGLE IRON BEDSTEADS, with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSES, MARBLE-TOP WASH-STANDS and SETS, LADY'S and GENTLEMEN'S DRESSING TABLES. BEDROOM SUITES, SINGLE and DOUBLE WARDROBES with PLATE GLASS GOODS BACK, CHEST OF DRAWERS; BEDROOM, TOILET and BATHROOM REQUISITES, COOKING RANGE, ICE-CHESTS,
80+ Catalogues will be fasted prior to Sale, and the above will be on view on Friday, the 5th May.
TERMS OF SALE:----Cash on delivery.
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Ex Steamships "SHANGHAL,” “OCEANIEN," *GAELIC &c... TO-MORROW.
-A (SATURDAY); May 6th, 1893,
AT 2.30 P.M. SHARP,
AT THE
AUCTION MART, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL,
Comprising:-
An Invoice of SADDLES, SADDLERY, STABLE REQUISITES, &c.
Au Invoice of PEEK FREAN & Co.'s BIS- CUITS, 1lb. & 235. Tinu,
HAND
In excellent Condition).
ALSO SEWING MACHINES,
Invoices of JAPANESE BOTTLED BEER (quarts), LAGER and FILSENER BEER, CHAMPAGNE, WHISKIES, BRANDY,
WFACTURERS and JEWELLERS
JATCH and CHRONOMETER MANU- | RUM, CLARETS, CIGARS,*&c.
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
CHARTS and BOOKS,
No. 48, Queen's Road Central, 16ja
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,' HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK-
ary dispute by fixing on the summit of the AndesHE Business hitherto carried on by FRECHAKERS JEWELLERS, SILVER.
as the boundary Hno.
According to the fashionable modistes of London, tight lacing is increasing to an ex: traordioary extent.
American and English residents of Berlin hare organized a new club, which has been given the name of Washington.
IDERICK HEWETT under the Style of W. HEWETT & Co, at this Fort is Closed from this date, and Mesars. BRADLEY & Co.
Hongkong will Act as AGENTS for the Liqui- dation.
W. HEWETT & Co.
An Armeslan. aug who recently died at a 16, Bank Buildings, Jerusalem convent is said to have been one : Hongkong, 1st May, 1893, hundred and fifteen years old.
A large number of the best boarding hosies in Paris are conducted by American women, some the wives of Frenchmen.
The Government of Spain has tendered to the United States as a glit the reproduced flagship of Columbus, the Santa Maria.
is
Olive satice is something new in London. It said to be the essence of the olive, and is used with great success on cold meats,”
land are irrigated in Spain two and one-half In Italy one and one-third milion acres of rallion sores am cultivated by the same meany. The Metropolitan Electric Supply Company of Lordon has 8,000 horse-power machinery and can supply electric light to the extent of 130,000 candles.
In the days of the now busted boom the Queens land Deposit Bank and Building Boalety closed Its doors. It board was a saintly crew, come prising the elect of the elders of all desert astions. For a time, after its foundation, the Lord's andcted divided among themselves swinging dividends. Now the crash has con they have decided to run a tote. To evade the payment of farther calls upon their shares a new building sodity, called the Equitable, is to be Bonted. Its capital is to be to coo In 61 shares, each share being a ticket in the monster sweep. With its 105,000-twoop-tickets-it-will- buy the properties of the Queensland -Deposit Bink, and file them among the subscribers,
A copy of the first edition of Columbus letter, after which the Yquitable lif cence to exist, 11 in Lan, announcing the discovery of America, printed at Rome in 1493 sold in London recently the capital over-subscribed the prize list will be
for £315. augmented by properties belonging to the stone. binka land boomers who have friends on the board, and then these godly speculator will give thanks to the Lord for their safe delivery from the jaws of the busted boom.
Récordiepte themenėle de AmanZaguna, authorlifes badly want to know—just as The Bulletin dii, and still does-wby the Federal Hark found it necessary to stop payment when It had—an lia directors assert--abundant assets to satisfy all its creditors in full. Usill the liquidation begins to give up its daad that query San't at mil likely to be answards Tes an Inatie"]
Company were exceptionally small, because of Last year's profits of the Cunard Steamship low freight rates and the suspension of steerage trade.
The inancial situation of Chile has been greatly relieved. The Government will take up the forced loans of Balmaceda, amounting to $9,000,000
Annoyed by long sermons by court preachers, Kaiser William ordered the discourse at the inauguaion or Neuroth Church to be only six minutes long, stran and magn
The promise made by Mme.
Schliemand after
NOTICE:
SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, Bols Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches, awarded the highest Prizes at every Kxhibition;
iwand for Voigtländer and Sohn's CALEBRATED OPERA, GLASSES,**** [520 | MARINE - GLASSES |ind" ́ ́ 5FYGLASJES,
* No. 8, Queen's Road. Central.
633
XXTE hura this Day Established ourselves W GENERAL MERCHANTS and SHIPPING and COMMISSION AGENTS at this Port.
BRADLEY & Co.
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16, Bank Balldings, Hongkong, tat May, 1803
NOTICE.
TASSURANCE COMPANY hitherto held by us has this Day been Transferred to Mesars, BRADLEY & Ca. Hongkong.
W. HEWETT, & Co. Hongkang, 1st May, 1893.
16, Bank Balldings,
HE of the NORTHERN
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AN APPEAL THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD," begs" "most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and suppert, and desires 10 state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinda of NEEDLE WORK.
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Çüfis and Collate toaced on old ones 15, Ladies • and Children's Under-clothing, Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required
the death of her distinguished husband in igo, The Superioress will also be most grateful, tow that the excavations at Troy would be continued, any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into
is about to be fulfilled, the eBooks for the Children of the Four Schools, who
The death is announced In Ragland of Mes are taught by the Sisters
Gnórga Bradshaw, the widow of the founder of | Hongkong, sand April, 1893.
I took Coil,
I took Stekk,
TOUR
SCOTT'S EMULSION
RESULT:
I take My Meals,
I take My Rost AND TÄSÉ VÉGÓKOUS INQUTIL TO TAKE VANYTHING I CAN LAY BY MANDE ON; reiting+fht_tuo, von Scott's amulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Bypophosphites of Limeand Soda Morildike, Evakai HY" Incip Teat ConsuUPIONY, BUT USILT THE URLANDIA BOY TUITIKO: ACADE FLESH ON MY BONES" {ATYTUR/RATE OF A POUND A DAY, I LUFTAKE INJUST. AS KÄSILY. AK I DO MILK,”--
SUCH TESTIMONK HT NOTHING - NEW, Swan Bekymrin (PUSI KIAM SA DOING, WORDELE.
A PAIR DIE TAKE NO OTHER, Gold by all Obemista events
SCOTT & BOWNE LIMITED, EGİ49, PARRINGDONNE,, LONDON, I.G/
Sola Arants for. Hongkong and China. “Masers. "A. S. WATSON & Co. (L)
Also for Sundry Accounts, SUIT, LENGTHS of SUMMER TWEEDS and FLANNELS.
LADIES COSTUMELENGTHS in BOXES, INDIAN MUSLINS.
PORTMAN-
A QUANTITY OF WATCHES, LEATHER TEAUS and ONE Fhe Canadian CHEESE, yolbs. weight.
On view on Friday and Saturday A.M.
A. E, SKEELS & Co.,
Auctioneers & Valustors,
Auction May, 17, Prayą Central,
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1893.
-- "PUBLIC AUCTION,
OF
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
CX
MONDAY next, May 8th, 1893,
AT 2.30.3.A. BELARP, .........
PAL DAY, AND AT THR
AUCTION MART, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL,
·Comprising —
HANDSOME DRAWING-ROOM SUITES
Hongkong, 19th April, 1893.
be Let:
TO LET.
WITH POSSESSION ON THE 1ST May.
HE TOP FLOOR of Messre, Gibb, Living
THE
stop & Co.'s Hong, No. 6, Ice House Lane, Five Rooms and thres Bath Room, Rent, $70 a month including taxES.
Apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 12th April, 1893.
(453 HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
FR
NOTICE.
ROOMS TO LET.
ROM and after 1st April, 1893, to monthly tenants only, ROOMS in the old portion of the HOTEL, facing Queen's Road and part of Pedder Street.
per month. Application to be made to the Terms for a ROOM and BOARD $70 to $75
MANAGER or to the Undersigned.
By Order,
Secretary.
[375
R. LVALL,
Hongkong, 24th March, 1893.
TO LET. FFICES, IT & 2ND FLOORS of No, de Queen's Road Central, over the Bank ol China, Japan and Straits Limited.
Nos. 11
& 12, COOMBE ROYAL- Furnished House at Magazine Gap.
No. 10, OLD BAILEY STREET No. 7, PRAYA CENTRAL, present occa pied by the New Oriental Bank In Liquidation.
NEW HOUSES in RIPON TERRACE-Bon- kam Road, near Breezy Point,
NEW HOUSES in Elgin Street, Peel Street, and Staunton Street.
No. 4, BLUE BUILDINGS. FLOORS in Blue Buildings,
GODOWN, No. 1A, Blue Bulidings. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES at Magasine
G. Very cheap Rental.
GROUND FLOOR No. 5. Shelley Street. *THE WILDERNESS," Cafna Road,
Apply to up japan,
THE
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT DM, & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 4th May, 1803
('(9 p[5001), MOROCCO COVERED, EASY and "othär....." CHAIRS, TAPESTRY COVERED CHAIRS, DINING & BED-ROOM SUITES, LEATHER COVERED SUITES, HALL and OFFICE FURNITURE, SIDEBOARDS and OVERMANTELS, EXTENSION: DINING TABLES DINNER WAGGONS, DINING * ROOM CHAIRS, DINNER SERVICES,
COOKING STOVES, CURTAINS, PIC-) TURES, ORNAMENTS, CLOCKS, FEN- DERS and FIRE IRONS, BRASS and IRON BEDSTEADS, WIRE WOVEN -MAT- TRESSES, DRESSING. TABLES, WASH- with STANDS, TOILET SETS, COMMODES,
* | BOOCHOW BATHS, &a, &c
On view on Monday A.M.
AE. SKEELS" & Câ IPLARK Auctioneers & Valustors, Aslation Mart, 19, Penya Central; for
Hongkong, gid May, 1896.
**TO LET.""""
13:6
OUR ROOMS (Furnished or Unfamished) above the KOWLOON CLUB, Kowloon, Two BATH ROOMS, Separate entraños,
Apply to
A
DORABJEE NOWROJEE,
Victoria Hotel Hongkong, 18th April, 1893.
TO-LET. DETACHED 8 Roomed HOUSE
A Robinson Road with Garden.
Hongkongi jih April 1393.