sidents he soon found that they had not met the fair ones that Sle Eddie had immortallied; and, as a critic, he felt it bir duty to prove the truth sy falalty of the immortal, He visited the favorite resort of Sir Edward at Alami, and met the gush ing and beautiful dams of Sir Eddie's and and was thunderstruck the "cherms" that had been claimed for the fair inne... To prove that
bis criticisms were founded on fuct, Mr. Scott 'took a snap shot camera and secured the "fair one's" photo, thus placing himself in a position to show what Slr Edwin's Ideal of beaty had been, The pafuting was so highly coloured, the des- cription to vivid, that his overwrought fancy made the realism to great for Mr. Scott's appreciation and his bical cailleg would not permit his candid nature to be hoodwinked in any such way, or by his silence enderne sich rot. He was risin-spoken to his friends and maretted that Sir Edwin's poetic fancy had sourds high and would naturally be fald so low by all travellers who followed him to Japan and should meet bis ideal: Previous to leaving Japan, Mr. Scott had very kindly promised to give us a few lines from ti gilled pen and had suggested that the subject might be "Entering the Golden Gate," pressing his feelinge whilst prasing through the East and gain entering civilization by the Golden Gate" at San Francisco, Evidently solitude of the
caused
Kim to think more of the to loud-sung praises of the gentle musume of Japan, or feeling that as her sistack and attractions had been published here he changed his mid and concluded to give his thoughts free play and so penned for The Box "O Shine San, which, with his signature attached, will cause it to be as widely read Sir Edwin's "slop-over." While Mr. Scott has come nearer the truth than Sir Edwin's overdrawn picture, yet we must candidly say that bir disgust at the senseless twaddlu of the great poet has crased him to go to the other extreme and he has printed the fair onen of Japan in ton dark color. A happy medium between the views of the two great wilters would have made the picture all that the realents are familar with.-Yokohama Bez of Curtos.]
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1893.
FOOCHOW NOTES.
Foochow, May 6th,
doors on Monday last. It was known as the A native bank in the city hid to clona Its Kin-chun bank. The Habilities were $5,000.
Yet another fallure has taken place to the plece-goods trade this week, though with smaller liabilities than those previously reported, namely $6,000.
The remains of the late Provincial Treasurer, Pan, who died a fortnight go, were removed to his own country in Anhul on Sunday last in one of the Chinese gun-boats, his family and many frienda accompanying them.
Thursday last was the anniversary of the Viceroy's birthday. It was observed in the customery manner. All the officials and many other mandarina of high rank assembled at the Viceregal yami to offer their congratulations, and several grand banquets were given,
The New Provincial Teasure, Triung, has issued a prec'smallan informing the people that all cases of trouble or disagreement among them, they must send their peltions
edge of the Prefecture. It is only in the event of their failing to obiala justice of protection in that court that they are to come to him.
the
A native carge boat, from the interior, Inden with firewood, and in charge of four men, came to grief as she nested her destination. To avold collision with team launch, the helmsman steered her off unguardedly and run her midships against the tru: anchor chain of a farge Jank when she at once capilzed. Three of the men, who were good swimmers, reached the river bank in safety, but the fourth wa unfortunately drowned.
Wissman's enterprise and to offer the Nyası station to the Imperial Government Funds ar insufficient for the continuance of the new enterprise,
from't' a Elbe to the Danab, for the purpose of The scheme for the construction of a canal
connecting the Baltic and the Black Sea, bai assumed definite shape. The Austrian Govern- ment is to provide a great part of the capital; and the remainder has been subscibed by a London syndicate.
after Chinese fashion, he does get pardoned after baving undergone a long term of imprisonment, and much personal saffering, he will then havi
"Oh, will such a man ever be reinstated to his to begin to reform all over again before he can rize to the post of Chân-t'ou. Some one might say, former position ?" Well, ike Chinaman knows | how to manipulate and utilize very bad stuff in deed; pirates and rebels and prostliates are bought over by rewards and tempting offers; the two former classes being made magistrates or cap. talna and even major-generals, proving faithful Lord Sackville-West is not expected to be to their trust and loyal to their king I whilst the enthusiastically active in the reception that will latter class of unfortosates turn out virtsaus be accorded to Ambassador Bayard upon hir women, faithful to their husbands, and trart- | anival at the court of St. James. It was Mr. worthy in all their new relations of life! To the Bayard's unpleasant duty to pack Lord Sackville. onlooker, sight seems turned upside down! Ye West off home for his peralelous activity In mach, of the administration of government of what became historic as the "Murchison letter."" thía country is carried out on these lines, Can this | miam mighty collapse one day? If those moral forces go on for ever or will there be a sudden and
we have spoken of, which are working under, neath all this perverseness, become weaker and weaker, there will then come a tremendous crash, and the whole fabric fall to pieces. May such a catastrophe be averted, is our prayer What China wants is closest contact with the spiritual forces of Christianity, which sball so melt and mould her own moral forces as to make her receptive_to_those_bigħer spiritual powers which can raise her people morally and
change the nation radically. May this happy time come speedily. We must not lose heart! obritate as the people are and hostile we the officials may be, we have powers and forcer behind us which, if used wisely and energetically, na obaluncy nor hostility can withstand. When thasa democratic elements that play, their part unmistakably amongt the people now, a properly educated by the truths of Christianity, The piraileal case reported by us laat week then the common-sense of the Chicaman will bat been enquired into by H.E the Viceroy, assert Itself on the ride of right, which by its It was that of a Mingpo jank bound for this port accumulated force from their vast numbers, will having been attacked by pirates and having overwhelm and swallow up the old conservative been robbed of the whole of her cargo. It and despotic elements which now keep the appears that the attack took place in the neigh-natton bick and in bonds.--Marcury. bourhood of Talchow in the province of Ching- klang, and hit Excellency bas addressed the Tastal of the district asking for an explanation,
the two war-jonks, stationed there for the special purpose of suppressiog pine, be som malls dimmised.-Ecko.
NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.and ordering that the captains and crews of
Owing to the great famine in Shans, the Emperor has given twenty thousand plculs of rice to be distributed among, the people of that province, but the difficulty la conveying these alms to the seat of the famine causes great expense, amounting to thirty thousand dollars. Consequently H.E. Li Hong-chang has appro priated ten thousand dollars for the purpose, and the remaining sum will be salsed by means of subscription.
Tang Keh Sang, Director of the Tientsin Fallway Compasy, bas petitioned L Hong-chang to the effect that owing to the occasional lacks of illness caused by bit over drinking, be is uanble to manage the offers of the Company and he therefore begged to be allowed to retire. His resignation being accepted he has left bis service. H. E. Lå han ordered the sub-manager Woo Ting Fong to Ell the vacant post and Chang Tib, the expectint Total of Kiang Su, and Woo Chih Chang, the expectant Foo of Kwang Se, are to be the sub
managers,
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SHAORSING..
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
Shaobing, April 24tb, 1893. The Chinese are a wanderful people! A strange compound of right and wrong, of force. and weakness; corruption and decay seem to be written on all material objects that strike the eye; and all their institutions even appear to be
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A London barber his been fined £13 for supplying beer to people who went to his shop to get their hair cut,
In the Isle of Man there are no death duties, no income tax, and, with the exception of i small duty on beer, no excise.
The gold standerd is gaining converts almost every year among the countries of Europe. Grerce is now making the change.
In Germany five new industrial courts of arbitration have been established for settling disputes between mixers and their employers.
During the last twenty years the area of land in England under the plough has diminished by very wearly 2,000,000 acres, or over 14 per cent in Latin, announcing the discovery of America, printed in Rome fù 1493, șold in London for
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A copy of the first edition of Columbus' letter
A German fmperial loan of 152,228,147 rameks has been authorized, of which 32,000,000 marks ara to bear interest at the rate of 3 per cent per i annum.
The Austrian War Office has decided to adopt the bullet-proofēlaiḥ, ane-third of an lach thick, Invented by Herr Lynander, an engineer living in Paris.
Mohammedaniem is largely on the increase in the British West African colony of Sierr
Leone, one-tenth of the population now being of
that faith,
The Australian colony of Victoria produced 663 oco sunces of gold last year, an increase of 41,000 ounces over 1891, and the largest yield since 1886.
Four thousand working people have been thrown out of employment la New South Wales by the stoppage of several collieries in the Rhondda Valley,
It looks as though the cooperativa systern in Great Britain, which has been so much talked of tor twenty-five years, was weakening. A good many branches do not pay,
Engilah Ironmasters are astonished at the fact that the "protected" Germans are sending steel Into the centre of England at prices against which the native workers canast Compete."
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The creeks in and about the Shanghai City have not been cleaned out since 1897, when H.E. Hung Chao H'oan was Tactal at Shanghal, and the sib ing up of these muddy water-way causes great comted with dishonest dealings and ques- tionable practices; yet, beneath all this an inconvenience to the residents in the neighbour alghly material, there are moral forces at work, bood. A mesting was called by the City Ma-hich act as salt to the nation, and help greatly gistrate at which he advised H.E. Shao, Com to the preservation of the empire. In their mander of the Foo Puo Regiment detached for internal administration, such principles are in- Shangbal, to order his troops, who are now at
troduced and acted upon, and we allowed to felsute, to set about deepening and widening the
penetrate and operate upon the lowest of the creeks, and digging will be commenced within a
low, even right into their prisons, as prove most few days.
wholesome and effective fa certain cases, especially in bringing about reformation of character and conduct in those trouble. some and lawless individual-the ticket- of-leava mshen I mean, those convicts who have been transported from their Nailra town or village for some dreadful, or diabolical crime, and who, after being kept in durance vlie. for a time, are allowed to wander about the streets of the city, and to beg and bounce for their brend at all the shops they can reach, and to impose on every simple citizen or peasant they come across-being recognized as properly legalized beggars, having official authority to beg for their living. Now, the un- written law of rewards and punfitments is made For a number of years past the Chinese postal nae of by the Chinaman in the reformation of agencles at Chinktang have been in the habit of these men and women for there are women receiving through their agents in the different transports, or female convicts, too. And the treaty parts dailable goods which might amount, local government, instead of employing a man If taxed by the Customs authorities, to quite s specially to look after this class of criminals,
holds out to the convicts themselves certain, respectable sum yearly, Apparently this matter has escaped their notice, so far but it has not emoluments, and promotion to certain positions, lasted long, for with the advent of the new Com- even to becoming the saller or chef of the crew. The man who attains to this honour by con- missioner of Customs, orders were given to search all the mail bags that came to the port, sistent good conduct is called Chin-t'on and the consequence has been that one well (although the character "Chin" originally known postal agency has had nearly $2,000 and principally belonged to the army and was worth of valuable articles confiscated by the applied to military matters. yet now-a-days it is appiled not only to deserters, but to all persons Customs officials, beyond hope of redemption.
banished to other parts for any crime) We have About six miles distant from the port of Wühe had two of these Chin-t'on contected with the church at the city of Hsinghsien. Their steadiness to the Island of S. than with its fort and garrison of conduct was stimulated and escouraged, they of a thousand men, besides a couple of guard told us, by the promise of promotion. This was bosts rationed there all the year round "to before they met us. These men are made protect passing boats." On the night of the responsible for the conduct of all the transports 20th ult, as three wellladen passenger boats in the said district. If one escapes, it is the came to the island in order to be under the duty of the chief to at once inferta the magis protection the fort and guard bosts for the rate of the place; be must not delegate night, a like number of Yangtze Euatre-fast or depate this matter to the officials in boals of torocent appearance enough, also ordinary. If it be discovered that through moored alongside the traders, who seeing negligence or bribery the prisoner escaped, only a couple of men in each boat paid no then this chief involves himself deeply, and perhaps his head will be taken off. One of
LODGE OF the Chin-1'ou (not connected with the church), has been guilty of negligence and frand.
HONGKONG, No. 1,165, EC. In the ninth mean of last years new convict Australasian shipments of wheat to Europe in was banished from the province of Shantung to January, February and March were 5,564,000 REGULAR MEETING of the above the city of Hsing-hsien.. The Chin-t'en, who is bushels, sealost 2,412,000 bushels in the first A
Shantung men also, received him and initiated quarter of 1891, and 5,135,000 bushels in the HALL, Zelland Street, on TUESDAY, the 16th him into all the mysteries of his prison life; dat quarter of 1891. and dally or monthly went himself in person to Venezuela is to have a new r-cent stampatan, at 8.30 for 9 pm, precisely. Visiting receive the stipulated allowance for such pri- similar in form and site to the U.S. Columbian Brethren are cordially invited. Hopphong, roth May, 1893 soners. This the chief ought not to have done, stue. It will bear a representation of the landlog but the prisoner himself should present himself made by the subordinates of Columbus on the for his aliawance. this arrival soon
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The overthrown King of Dahomey ha addressed an appeal to all civilized nations" for sympathy with his cause, which, he says, İs that of right and justles, is bis struggle with France.
Sbeep-rearing is declining greatly in New The number of sheep in the South Wales. colony on January at this year was 58,519,686, * decrease of 3,211,8co compared with the year previons,
During 1891 there were 4,651 desertions from the British, Army. There were 10,803 court. maritals, and 208,190 minor punishments imposed. The general conduct of the soldiers is Improving.
***There is serious talks in France of bullding a canal from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, 10 that Me lienanean trade for other countries need not be carried within range of the English guss at Gibraltar,
A group of Socialists gare alarm to King Leopold's troops at Brussels, the other day. They rushed up with a red flag and shouted, "Long livs universal inffrage," but did not attack the officers as expected.
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attention to them. At midnight the men on board" these kwater, who had îsin in conceal. ment within the boats all this time, arose, and while the boatmen on board the traders, fatigued by a hard day's work, lay fast asleep, the former quietly took away all their oarn and yutohs and as quietly towed the whole three past the island inte midstream. After accomplishing this feat the pirates gare a yell loud enough to ratio the Seven Sleeper" and then rushed into the passenger boats brandishing knives and rusty muskets, which under the light of a dosen torches were sufficiently tenible to make the traders bow the decrees fate. One man had the temerity to fundopes of fits made tood his escapan god, supidly Texas loop const of Venezuela in the year 1495, and
retarded to his native place in Shantung sed, popular Clifton has opened a resantkably steep sword cut soon.sllerced him. Over The 1500 130 min, ho was the cause of bla banlabs, line, cut in a tannel from the gorge of the Avon worth of property was taken by the giratom, ment a maiderous beating, leaving the man for to the summit of Clifton Rocks. The gradient and the tunnel ay by 18 Mikor se dend. Of course no was seula arrested, when, fà one foot in two AA LAN A ploughman of Taithang who had been to the magistrale, to his honor and diamay, fent. www.le
A balloon carrying three passengers le arrested for alleged complicity in an extensive discovered that the prisoner was the man whom
M. Toult, robbery two years ago in that town having con he had banished a few months ago to Cheklang Brussels at midnight recently, fested his guilt to the subprefect, was sent last. In the meantime Mr. Han the Chilot'on of professional seronaut, was in charge. Over summer to Shanghel according to custom to be the convicts at Haing-bajen, not the one con Etampes, Touit felt from the balloon and wis tried by the Tastal before being sent up to the nected with shad, been day drawing the dashed to pieces. The two other passenge Provincial Judge at Scochow where his deal allowance due to the escaped prisoner, having continued the voyage.
In the manufacture of beer last year in the sentence would be passed. Being questioned neglected to foform, the proper authorities at the by the Tastal the prisoner, Chang Fa-chung, ume of the escape. Of course, despatches were United Kingdom 55.852,570 bushels of malt and denied his guilt, claimed to be only a poor sent from Shantung, demanding an explanation corn and 209,730 cw of sugar were used. The countryman, and declared that he had been the prisoner, why information of his escape detles paid amounted to £10,079,678. Landon Brested out of spite by Mirunner of Talching End not been: forwarded to Shantung, etc., etc. is the largest brewing centre, having 139 brow- whom he had offended, and had been forced to The Hsingchalen Magistrate. Ying Lan-yi, was erles Burton comes next. say that he was one of the robbers because in pretty kettle of fith Mr. Han, the Chun-Telegraph Ines in the Zambesi Territory have he could not stand the tortures he had fou, was sent for, and the said runaway but a brief Existence, according to present been subjected to by the sub-prefect Un- demanded. Mr Han at once brought the experience, Elephants knock them down, the des the circumstances, Blah, Tactal, could beggar who had been, personaling the escaped carriera steal the thick lines for mending pur not End the prisoner guilty, and so sent him prisoner.andrew instantions ever since poses, and the Makalais Indies appropriate the back to Taich ang to be retried. At that place, the Shantung convict had Red Poor Han had fine wite for necklaces and bangles, under the infience probably of further, tortures reformed for years but he could not with A Scotchman named Proudfoot, who died at the hands of the exasperated sub-prefect, stand the templation in this cast. Haring recently la Natal, bequeathed 20,000 to the Chang Fushung was forced again to jeanfit neglected through fear to inform the Holeshoters in Meffit, Scetand. Tulity, laboren gult, and so was again sent to Shanghal to of the fight of the prisoser to the first is the village have resolved to use the money la repeat his evidence before the Tastal. But hing (natange, he was driven to the next and the establishing public institution for the sick and the min again gave the same story, and so was sext step in the affair in order to defend himself aged poor and in maintaining pension funde
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DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
C
KANAAM NAMOA,"
FOR SALE
by private treaty 1 `THREE FIRE ENGINES and a large quan- | fity of Valuable `Machinery.
Hongkong, 38th April, 1893.
Auctions.
`PUBLIC_AUCTION
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APANESE AND CHINESE CURIOS, &C.,
TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 13th May, 1893, AT 3.30 P.M. SHARP, AT THE AUCTION MART, 17, PRAVA CENTRAL,
Comprising CHINESE PORCELAIN VASES, TOILET SETS, FLOWER JARS, PLAQUES, BOWLS, PLATES, ORNAMENTS, &C.
ALBO,
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On view on Friday and Saturday A.M. TERMS OF SALE:---Cash on delivery,
A. E. SKEELS & Co,
Auctioneers & Valuators.
Hongkong, 8th May, 1893);
Captain Harris, will be despatched for the Auction Mart, 17, Prays Central, above Ports on SUNDAY, the 14th instant, at Daylight
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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KOCH'S PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE, No. 30, STANLAY STÁKET. BOARD and LODGING, Per Day ..$ 1.50 BOARD (TIFFIN and DINNER) Per}
MouthKIBLARININ Hongkong, 24th March, 1893.
$23,00 --1370
IN LIQUIDATION.
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or
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90,000 MANILA CIGARS, IN LOTS OF 500, (Without ReserTE)
AT THE
AUCTION MART, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL,
TO-MORROW.. (SATURDAY), the 13th May, 1893,
AT 430 P.M. BHARP, On view and Samples obtained of the Auctioneers on Saturday AM.
The above will be Sold Immediately after the Auction Sals of Japanese and Chinese Curios, -
SALE TERMS :--Cash before delivery,
À, E. SKEELS & Co.,
Auctionests & Valuators:
[$56
Auction Mart, 17, Praya Central Hongkong, 11th May, 18934
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 139.
MONDAY,
LEVY HERMANOS. THE following Particu, Coton
Sale of Crown Land, by Public Auction, TEWELLERY DIAMONDS, "WATCH, to be held on the spot, en
CHRONOMETRE CLOCKMAKERS Sole Agents for PATEK PHILIPPE & Co. Geners. A great variety in Fancy Goods and Optical Instruments an
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Acut back once more to Taich'ang.<;; Thla sonikom. the just popisament due to his crime. --The Ad linmenso crowd gathered at the dock HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK-
saw game went on thred fimgs, and this is 71-pao also was found to be involved in the casey Christiania, Norway, and cheered as the king the fourth time that Ceang Fu-chuur hins but his friends when he was mummoned to apprised down the harbor firing salutes Sho appeared at Shanghai, and to all fatests per reported him as having mcently died 1 As ||will-cruise along the coast, in order that the and purposes this game might go on, til it was safer i'w this anbordinals to be dead than people may have a chance to see her, and early. Bila Agaan, sor: Lauts: Audemars' Watches doomsday. To get at the traib, therefore, IL to have his head taken aff. Moreover, his be in May will sail from Bergen for the United | been decided to sidor the tab-prefect of Traping dead would secure the property of his wife cang to confront his prisoner in Shangbaland and sons from couf seated For Han, the chief According to the Frankfurter Zeitung the this official is expected to arrive there in a day or got a thousand stripes at asce from the garagedecutive Committee of the Anti-slavery Com | Chikawe, Yan Landryke And {[by some niuans, pany has decided to diaconiana židler von.
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No. 30, Water Street,
Yokohama,
Yokohama, rath August, 1892.
To be Let.
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TO LET. WITH POSSESSION ON THE IST May.
*HE TOP FLOOR of Messin. Gibb, Living
Lane. Five Rooms and three Bath Rooms, Rent, $70 a month including taxES,
Apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, rath April, 1893.
[453 HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
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NOTICE.
ROOMS TO LET, ·
f.
FROM 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.
~ Terms for a ROOM and BOARD $70 to $75 per month. Application to be made to the MANAGER or to the Undersigned.
By Order,
R. LYALL
Hongkong, 24th March, 1893.
TO LET.
Secretary,
1373
FFICES. 187 & 1×D FLOORS of No. 4. Queen's Road Central, over the Bank of
China, Japan and Straits, Limited.
No. 11 & 12, COOMBE ROYAL—a large Furnished House at Magasinu Gap,
No. 10, OLD BAILEŸ STREET,
No. 7, FRAYA CENTRAL, at present occ pied by the New Oriental Bank in Liquidation.
NEW HOUSES I» RIPON TERRACE—Bon» ham 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 Buildings. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES at Magarina Gap. Very cheap Rental
GROUND FLOOR No. 5, Shalley Street. "THE WILDERNESS, Caine Road,
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 4th May, 1803,
TO LET.
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Nage and commodious Family Residence, 4, "CAMERON VILLAS," Peak, wa
OFFICES in "BANK BUILDINGS” Queen's Road, Nos. 16 & 20, nów occupied by Messrs. Dodwell, Carli & Co-Possession from 18t July next.
"CAMERON VILLAS," Feak- commodious Family Residence.
Nos. 25 and 27, "BELILIOS "TERRACE," Robleson Rord..
No.
ROOMS on Top Floor of No. 10, Ice House Strect, above the "Erry CLUB,"
HOUSE No. 1, Duddell Street, or in Finis," GODOWNS in Duddell Street..
HOUSE No. 3. "BEACONEFILD ÅRÇADE," facing Parade Ground,
ROOMS in "BEACONSTILLD. ARCADE," Queen's Road.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
aznd April, 1893. Hongkong, Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the
"BUNGALOW. “DELMAR,” Yow-ina-toc, 15th day of May, 1893, at 4-PM, by Order of His Excelency the Governor, of One Lot of GODOWNS..or OFFICES, First Floor at CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, back of "MARINE HOUSE." for a term of 75 years, Afrikka va
Apply to PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Hongkong, 6th May. 1893.
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Boudary Measure morte.
Upset
Price.
FOUR
TO LET.
BELILIOS & Ca
MOUR ROOMS (Furnished or Unfurnished)
above the KoWLOON CLUB, Komioon with Two BATH ROOMS," Separate entrance,
Bill Apply to kill
BAZADORABJEE NOWROJEE
Victoria Hotel
Hongkong, 18th April, 1893-
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