nation, composing a fourth of the whole human Tace, that the laws of their country, if Lirly and honestly applied provide for all their wants and secure to them the utmost liberty. Now, Although the Chinese Government in nominal, desporte, it is
it is precically one of the most demo-
craile in the world.
THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1895.
The
have since been paid off, when the schedule in the letter of hypothecation was filled in ; what were the real dealings with certain properties mentioned in that letter which have since hran wold and what became of the axle price thereof; whether as stated in the roth paragraph of the answer the Crown leases of the property in Hongkong were lo 1888 surrendered and at the request of Mr. 1 M. Forbes fresh leaner were
Maid in his
name along for the purpose of
security of the monies en advanced, and, lav'ly, whether any steps had been taken to ascertain what stamp the Government regaired to be fixed to the letter of hypothecation, and why the document was registered unstamped as it is all these are points upon which evidence could easily have been obtained and which if enquired Inte might have had an important bearing on my decision. There was a question raised on the
les pleadings whether this ault was defective for want of parties and also another question whether the writs of execution and the prohibitory orders Issued were good against the Resiell & Co. and of the several members there- of, or whether were good only as against
they William H. Fothes and C. A. Tomes. The wist of the first question has by consent been pastooned and the other has been decided he
and others; but there sections were complete and contained on provi·a or exception. That all deeds having the fatent or purpose aforesaid where de Isred vold. Sec'ion 6 made an exbep- tion only for estate. In landa,
Rrani
etc., which had been upon pond c-nsideration and dont hide fally conveyed, etc., and the assignees must he Inrcent of the fraud. If any exists. Mr. Francis then proceeded to consider the recog gemity of the assignment. (2). The omle sion of the schedule which If It does not invalidate the dinenement is a hadre of fraud, (3). The concertment I the charge, which is the greatest, (4). Teen for a past consideration and not for the correct, and therefore the burden Thet the assigner semuined in possession of neruleg the "debt te on the defendant, (5), the properly. Mr. Francis then, as part of his speech, read passages from May on Fraud, dwelling particularly on passages respecting the harpes of fraud which, unless stafectorily
لم
The Revd. John Ross, in his admirablo preface to the "Manchus has clearly shown that its absoluilem in like that of none other, being only giving effect to the said chayre and for the better nized marks or badges of fraud. (1). The for the
good of the
is, as he says, the people, "An absolute Government, founded upon and guided by
3 hy democratic principles. And, although ugh in China rebellion may orcar at any time, * Priolation, properly so called, and an under mood in the West, could hardly happen, at least so for the prople themselves are concrrred; there could be no tearing down of the old and a
* selling up of a new order of thing; hat simply return to ancient pitnciples: the reigning dyrawy basing ceased, in the popular mind, to rule sufficiently in conformity with the maxims of old must be set up.
Of crum,
it pros for the mere saying that Chius bas much to learn from the West. At the same time, it would appear as if she had lang ago 10
o solved many of the problems, political, social and moral which are to-day puzzling Western wiseheads.
Constitutional principles, which are bat of yesterday in Europe, are centres old to China The capitalist, that co-called vampire of the West, has practically no existence in China, where,
like so many ants, each contributes bis share to the general briard and recoups to the full the reward of his own labour.
There
is no fciture class and every man must either work or Starve.
Then again, China's atiftude towards religion, I snak, of course, of the educated classes, and has bre for centuries much the same as that of advanced thinkers and agrees to-day too
with that of most of our educated classes even outside the church "We cannot know Lie; how can we know death ?" peke the Chinese sage, over two thousand years ago. “Behind the veil ! Be in the wett 17 is the beautiful language of our greatest modern poel,
of
have since the date of the letter been sold, namely --—---
Eniend Lot No. 158, Rome Hit. Inland Lot No. 595, Rose HEL (To da continued in our next issue )
NANKING.
Intimations,
PRE-EMINENT AND WHY?
PURE MEAT JUICE.
THE VITAL PRINCIPLE OF PRIME OX BEE F.
NANKING, Fabienny rõ là Narking is soon in have a street pillway running from the Viceroy's Yamen to the CONTAINS 50 TIMES MORE NOURISHMENT THAN ORDINARY MEAT EXTRACT. steamer landing at Hala Kwan. The coaches on this new railway are to be propelled by horse rower. This is one step in the right direction, and we trust only the beginning of mowy new enterprizes,
"MARROL"
'OX-BONE MARROW, WITH HOPPED MALT EXTRACT.
FATTENING, ENERGY-FORMING, TISSUE BUILDING, BLO„D-PRODUCING.
SOLE CONSIGNEES, WATKINS & CO.
• partnership firm of the Rit: the continuance in River and were marchingt Necking has created
The general feeling among the Chinese is that the war does not trouble them, so long as the operations are confined to the north. However the rumour that a telegram has been received by the Vicemy that the Janinese had landed at His
65, Queen's Road Central. will he evidence of bed faith, fr, the Chio just above the mouth of the old Yellow
some little siir. Since the populace have heard that the Japanese are teating the people will reconciled than they have become much more recor "efore, and not a few of the natives would reall like to have a visit from the Tapanese.
1892.
Judgment dated the 2nd November, Mr. Francis in the course of his opening and summing up has argued and contended-That the broad general question was, had Forbes on the roth atv, 18g an Inter in the property? Had he any chirze for Howqux and for what amount? Did he ever advance any money aut of the trust fund to Russell & Co., and was there anr debt due on the 31st March, 1884, to Murray Forbes as trustee for Howgun and was there now. valid charge created by the letter of hypothecation of the 31st March? He denies that the letter
s ever of
of any validity, but was merely a plece of waste paper, as no property was included in or referred to in it, nor were the iltle deeds representing that property handed Murray Forbes, but they were kept by Rossell
to 1.
over to
巡 & Co. and dealt with as their own properly. Was the greater portion of the debt paid off by Jane, 1886, and the property released an of that dute? Did Murray Forbes in February and take the Crown learn as trustee for How Howqua as
To to
franchise One man, one vote is the rallying MAY 1888, neged in the answer? Were Russell elven by the plaintiffs to support of his allega. | himself that the Japanese should not proceed
In the West, feedom is sociated with
cry of our plourers of progress. Yet, and in spite nd all that has been written on the subject there is perhaps something of the nature of a fetish wship about representative government. The ident of which, apparently, is the right of voting for another to vate, rather than to qualify oneself to become a ruler. It is like offering a stone in the place of bread.
In
this respect, the Chinese are, at the present day, really a fer people than ourselves, For, whereas cur rulers are all of a class—and that nol necessarily the most intellectual, a weat In Parliament depending not so much upon Intelin-al csparte es upon money, influence and the "gift of gab"--the rulers of Chios are
body,
|
& Co. heavily indeb'ed in 188; and on the point of andertaling further liabilities? Did Russell & Co. hand the title deeds to Creasy Eweny and Ng Chow Fang and give them the passersion of the proper the properties on the 27th June, 189, and was this under the authority of and to give effect to the letter of hypothécation of March, 18847 Was that transfer voluntary and
with
intert defraud and defest cre
creditors and
And therefore fraudulent and wold, or was it bona,
and for valuable valuable consideration Was the
of trust
?
deed
possession; secrecy; fraudolent preference, and grin cited May on Frand p.95. A conveyance by a debtor for the benefit of creditors to whom the conveyance is not communicated and who was not in any manner nstøy to it will rot be
It is stated by those who ought to know that good against other creditors that the whole fransseline must be free from donh. Mr. Francis there are now iwenty thousand troops in the city, commented on the blank schedule, amounting and new recruits are being entleed every day practically to a power of revocation which has from among the cooli ́s gamb'c's, und dend
bexts. 1+ always been froked upon nan streng circumstance
seems that the price of bambao pales of fraud, and will in general make a deed on soply the new recruits, These recralis re
rold, ought to g
• 2* up, as it takes so many of the poles Mr. Francis when alluding to other passages in being drilled daily in the handling of these long Max. pp. 512, 520, 528, #gain referred to the
polak with spikes in the end. One would think burthen of proof us arising from the petition and answer and the frets of the case and then referred that the repated wise statesman Chang Chih to the following rases (here follows a long list of Tung had got beyond such nonsense as dillling authorities), and in the course of his argument men in the handling of these poles, hoping by
defend the city. on these various passages and authorities pat such mens to be able in
spirit of calmner and security pravila in forward two propositions. That no diapost-
for a valuable consideration will the minds of mass of the officials and tion of property
and people stand if the effect of it is to defeat or delay over the report that the British Government has creditors; and, secondly, if there is fraud, ar
Instructed the Admira) of the British fleet not to signs of fraud, it is in Ifferent whether the settle allow the Japanese feet to go up the Yangtzt. ment was for valuable consideration or not or quite common talk that England is going
help us. whether there were debts or not. Mr. Leach chiefly
elles on the absence of evidence of any fraud that the British Admiral made the statement We have it on the best of authority
and good true, well and slon contained in the paragraph of their petition up the Yangten. If this i that the whole of these pleadings are based for the Chinese, if not it is a great pity that they should be deceived by such reporte, solely and entirely on fraud or fraudulent intent, they and contends that in that case, this is ·
Everything is perfectly quite and foreignerE DEVOT acilement for valuable consideration, the
whole
wars better trested in this city than at this time. burthen of ornal is n the plaintiff. That as The report of Admiral Ting's surrender bas the plaintiff had alleged fraud, is p. 13, they made apparently but Hitle Impression on the
he to prove it; most come prepared to
that
relles people, an they expect to bear of nothing be* on Forbra's evidence to the effect that the defeat-China Gouette, recarity was given hona fide to J. M. Forbes
Ip the sufferers from Comumpilon, Scrofaln und | because he had advanced trust money without security, and contends that there must be facts General Debility w01 ny Scott's Empision of proved which would lead the Court to say that Pure End Liver Oll with Hypophosphites, Ibey In the mind of Forbes at the tline there, was an will find immediate relief and a perunavent intent to defrand. Mr. Lerch then dealt with benefit. The Medical Profession in the various the several badzes or evidence of fraud pat for countries of the world universally declare it a ward by Mr. Francis and commented on the remedy of the greatest volne, and as it is very cases cited, pointing out the difference betworn❘ palatable it man be readily taken by the mont cases of voluntary settlement and conveysuces wenaltive stomach, and will never fail to give for valoable consideration, and after explaining | relief and comfort to the suff ser. Any Chemist the different fac's, which Mr. Francis hai termed | can supoly it.—Sole Agents for Hongkong and badges of fraud, contended that there were all | the Empire of China;-Watkins & C^., Hong- consistent with honest Intention on the
part of
of | kong-Advt. Howell Forbes to secure the sum advanced by
trast J. Murray Forbes out of the Howqas and that as it was for valuable consideration I must, looking at all the circumstances of the case, be satisfied there was a fraudulent intent,
Suspicions are not sufficient; I must be satisfied that there was actual fraud. In a word. Mr. Leach's contention has been that the plaintiffs having alleged fraud, it is for them
of June, 1896, valld and duly reelstered or was voluntary and fraudulent? Was the declara- tion of June, 189, voluntary and with intent taken from
from the of the people themselves defeat or delay creditors or was ti bona fide for and the standard-of-qualification, at least inalanbie consideration? He intende show principle, which 1mething, is intellect alone.
that the property in 1884 was the property of * Trus *that nominally, in the Wesl West, election is open to all rich and poor silke; but, as a matter of
of fact, how
how many of the rulers to-day are of the people and
and from the people On the other band, a
a considerable proportion, of the official class in China, are men whose parents are among the very poor, and, if a labourer's son distinguisher himself, he is sure of office. With all our bassted nipteenth century freedom, It is a
s a comparatively rare thing to rise from the rroka to a position to 'army and navy ; and in the navy, such a thing is next to impossible.
After all, are we not In some respects, very much in the position of Hitte child, who, having discovered a few wonderful tricka, would † loiter of hypothecation without a schedule. That to prove it, and they bave not done so I will❘ FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.
for a man the arm
teach his grandparents the whole ait of living ?
The vast majority of people are too prone to
Russell & Co., and that up to 1988 Rusiall and Co. dealt with the property as theirs. That the defendants bave to prove the property was duly
that Murray
Forbes was hypothecated to them
itrusten or that he was in possession of
of property or money for them and that he leet money out f the fund to Russell and Co. that the money way đạc in 1884 and there was debt not barred, because if there was no debt then this charge or settlement was a purely voluntary one. The defendants bave to produce and prove the leller of hyrothecation to explain the non- existence of the schedule, and why this letter
Secondly, what is the legal effect of auch was prepared and given at the date thereof.
the defendants have to prove that they have
julye of civilizaton entirely from a standpolor good charge nod to substantiate every elemente number of cases which have been cited
now proceed to set out the facts which I find admitted or proved. I will then refer to the large and then give the grounds for my decision.
was the first security giver, and that the only
To-day's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
“HE Company's Steamship
*THALES,"
edifice, telegraph, big guns and bugetiffs deny that the ifile deeds ever came into the Beyond Mr. Forbes' statement that the letter Captain H, Bathurst, will be despatched for the
of
ricks,
fergciting that these ATO Seler* which change from age to age and have tinalty of a nation. China herself to sufficient procf
of this. In the West, we have the wild Impetunalty cairn of age.
I was
and lata necessary
That the plain. to sustain It.
possession of John Munay Forbes. That ar- rarely to do with the solidarlly and cop.#uming that the letter of hypothecation was of object was to secure J. M. Forbes, as he should
any value, delendents must prove that the assign-object
not have lent money without accority, wa kava ments or transfers to Ewens and Ng Chow
what circumalances ander Fong were valid,
were valid, and that includes the question no evidence whether the letter of hypothecation with the asked for, or given; but be letter or memorandon dated the 31st March, 1884, addressed to Ichn Murray Forbes, J. treates for Howque, and
Russell & Co."
"the asid Russell & Co. ged to have deposited with him the documents and securities for property or money mentioned as collateral security for
of youth, in Chloa the philosophic
schedule attached at an unknown date was a valid document for registration. Was it properly
temp stamped, and should it not have been registered
is it to be wondered at that China should be proud of her history and of a civilizetion which has served her so lang and so well, and that she before being put into force ? Was the declaration | acknowledged to ahral cling o tenaciously, to her grand við
of bust of Jane, 1891. valldly executed 10
that the person who executed itbereunder me bad
Institutions and he loath to part with one of minintiff depy do so, as even if the power of the payment of oor promissory: note dated ible!
them, without a hard struggle ↑ Should we nat rather admire than despise her for It?
SUPREME COURT,
L
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
(Before Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice)
31st day of March. 1584. for the sum of tacir two hundred and fifty-eight thoasand, Shadybal currency, and Interest thereon according to the rate of taels seven per cent. charged by year." The letter then went on to confer certain power on the said John Money Forbes, in case of default in the payment of the said sum. After the signature
and
above Porte on THURSDAY, the 28th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Pavenge, apply to
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had by express words given Mr. attorney Wheeler the powers he pretended to exercine (t would have been in breach of the powers given to Forbes. That the defendants have to prove that they are! legally in possession of the properly, and that William H well Forbes was entitled to band them over the title d
deeds, There wore the poluts urged by in bis opening, and lo
of the latter: "Parlentarz of THE Undersigned has received instructions Recent Views of the Harbour and mainland may bare his GRILLED CHOIR where one ink as the body of the latter: up, after briefly referring to the facts, inka samming he stated that upon the evidence of Mr. Forbes securities above referred to," There is no d subi I was bound to hold that the letter of hypotheca that, at the time the said letter was signed and
handed GVCT tion was deliberately concealed, that up to the
to John Marray Forber 80 particu The Hongkong and Shangbal Banking Cor-
date of their bankruptcy Russell & Co. appeared are were given. What now appears as following paration, the Chartered Bank of India, the owners of property absolutely handwriting. At the bottom of that page
that signature was added afterwards in another and Australis, and China, the Chartered Mercumbered, and that the evidence showed that cantile Bank of India, London, and China, this property was encumbered for the payment of the next are the initials "R. & Co., which to all appearances were written and so placed at the New Orion Bank Corporation, Limbed, of a debt larger than the valus of the property.
the time of the signing of the letter. According and the Comptole National d'Escompte de That after the bankruptcy the secret deed is
to that schedule of particulars the following Paris, Plaintiffs,
produced, the tile deeds are handed over by and
Forbes, and then the declaration of trust is Hongkong real estate was pledged - produced. That he contends that this act and the
lot No. The Hermitage. palding them
THE HOWQUA CASE,
John Murray Forbes, Ng Woon Sun How-T qua, Cressy Ewens, and Ng Chow Fong, Defendants,
Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, and Mr. E. Robinson, instructed by M. A. B. Johnson (of Messrs. Johnsor, Stoves and Master), appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. A. J. Leach, Q.C., and Mr. E. H. Sharp, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys and Mr. Creiny Ewens represented Ng Woon Sun Howqua, Creasy Ewens, Ng Chan Fong, Ho Targ, Ng Lal Shan, Ng Chow Was, Ng Hevog Lun, and Ng Pak Wan.
(Continued from yesterday.)
them in possession and the production of the declaration of trust were acts which impeded and delayed the creditors, and he drawsmy special attention ta action of them as he contends that the
Lot No. 14. Ro's
of
SATURDAY, the and March, 1895, commsenelag at 2.30 PM...
at bls SALE Rooms, DuddelL STREET, (Just received from the North), A VERY FINE COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN AND CURIOS,
Comprising
FINE SPECIMENS of VASKS, DISHES, BOWLS, &c. In SANG-DE-BCHUP, LIVER- COLOR, BLUE & WHITF, APPLE GREEN. BLACK and GOLD, BLUE and GOLD, IMPE- RIAL YELLOW, FIVE-CLAW DRAGON, HAWTHORN and other DECORATIONS, from the MING DYNASTY, the Raigns of KANG-HI, YUNG-CHING, KIEN-LUNG, to more 'asofern dates,
OLD BRONZES, CLOISONNES, FINE. JADE ORNAMENTS, CARVINGS, SNUFF- BOTTLES, SILK EMBROIDERIES,
AND OTHER CURIOS, Gatalogues will be issued prior to Sale. On
TERMS OF SALE 1–—–Ās customary,
'GEO, P. LAMMERT, ' Auctioneer, Hongkong, 26th Febrasry, 1895.
Faga
The CAC was heard before me on the 15th to by merely making a declaration of trust. the letter of hypothecation it did not belong #law from.Friday, the 1st March......
Eton on the 17th
order was made to proceed ex fartë ugninst him.s and patifog Ewent in possevolone of
the lessebold meationed in tha??
Mr. Robinson having read the pleadings, Mr. | deeds
Forbes and might!
Labich
the evidence is escorned the
Schedule
Amusements.
COOKE'S CIRCUS
AND
Island Lot No. 18, Ras HIL Inland Lot No. 991, Kernwine Gadowas, Marine Lot No. eos, Clodown. Marine Let Mo, 101, Godawa, Marine Lot No, say, Ramaluding portion of section
andzi. Praya West and so and of William Howell Forbes was taken
es. Tungi Lane. when the firm was hopelessly insolvent i that the declaration of Trost by John Murray the title deeds of which are said to be in T. M. Then comes mention of the Foschow property, Forbes was a fraud on the creditors, and where Forbes's, Jan., tin box in Hongkong (see W. H. there exists any delaying or defeating of creditors Forbes's letter dated January 2111, 1885). The I am to look at all the circumstances. That reference to this letter clearly proves that there is no evidence that there was a valid schedule was not written until after date of that this charge of an actual trust, and that no man can
Caleller. Amongst the property mentioned in this remove his property from the reach of his credi schedule is Marine lot No. 125. At the date November last, when Mr. Francis, QC, and Mr. Speaking again of the letter of hypothecation to Russell & Co., who bought it in July of Robinson appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. he contended that at the time it was signed it
1984, and was sold to Mr. Ewen Leach, QC. and Mr. Sharp appeared for all the was an absolute blank-it created notblog
February 1886, From defendants except John Murray Forbes, who has included property sat purchased then, and yet these two dates, it is sought to infer when the not appeared to the writ served upon him and an this was the sole justification which Williard
With respect to the Howell
was added. Forbes had for handing over the title
the 10th paragraph of the petlion his case, put in the de bens 1132 might have been put there three days before opened his
that the whole of the contentions of the ination of Williams How
re the plaintiffs and defendants are fully
out in the called Mr. Sangster, the Acting Land Officer, who registration. That according to the evidence of toth paragraph of the petition and in the answer produced certain documents, to
not know what they were going thereto. The only p Forbes Will be made later oo. Mr. Sangster was to hypothecate ; there can be therefore no agyee- whether this proper 14 di'pate seems to be was held by Murray Forbes cross-examined on the 16th November and Mr. meat between an assignor and assignee when sa trøsten for the firm Russell & Co. and for the
property la to
to be dealt successivo partners therein, or for himself and
dsalt with. That
the document is good la two other members of the
of the firm, vis, William Counsel were farth
wers farther beard on the 4th, gth, 6th,
them, it felm Jarumo wate 13 Elto, calp. Howell Forbes and De Contcy Forbor. Th9 | will shortly arrive here for a short bussen from
LE WAI December I will therefore be seen 1 absolutely nail and vold, because from its then wholly unencumbered. In the year 1818 and. 7th
meagre the evidence in this import delay and defeat creditors, as it could have been were surrendered and fresh leaves were granted
nature and character it calculated to bow very
the Crown esses
for the properties in Honkong ant and intricate case. It appears to
to me that there were several points which f
If not absolutely proceed
produced at say uma, and he contended that in the name solely of John Murray Forben a but, have under the Statete any disposal of busential to be cleared up would at least have | Chather voluntary or not, whather * property, in support of the atatement that these new featu thrown great light on the several circumstances
the of the case and would have greatly facilitated ware ey were not indebied at the time, were granted in the same store.ald solely for
purpose of giving effect to the said factar of the decision thereof, but both panties seemed framed, or likely to operate, so
No as to defeat or sypothecation, the defendants have offered no to shirk calling any more evidence than they
present or future, H bearing ra it evidence, were abastately obliged to do, and to have the palpable marks of frand a recognised by the them and made the ark of the Court easier than although they could enally have proved relied on all the uncertainty attending the Irgal Court of Justice, will be at care set aside if the it is at present. After considering the evidence questions rained by the few facts which have effect of it is to defest sud delay creditors. Mr.
Court finds that It is not Bond and If the of W.
of W.H. Forbes I find that these leaseholds in been proved. For instance, there is
1884 were the property of Kassell &
they tendered to show why or under what
Francis then referred to the Statute 13 Elisabeth,
Forbes ware then registered in the name of stances the latter of credit was given and then, is, remarking that the first two sections and remained so entt! the registration of the
letter of þypothecation. Of the lots of Hongkong - the questions whether Russell & Co, were swolded all froffmente, gifs, grants, etc., which largely Indebted at the time of the making of the bad been devised or made with the end or intent
property mentioned in the sald schedule, us letter of hypothecation; whether thong debts | of delaying, hindering, or defayding creditora - kaving been given as soenzity, the sewwing
Francis deciated his case closed. Mr.
elected not to call say one or pot in any evidence"/ they do not know
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what
the
MENAGERIE
OF PERFORMING WILD ANIMALS
Kangoos. Hongkong, zand February, 1895-
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Notices of Firms.
SPECIAL WINTER RATES, (FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO MARCH 318T), One person, per day...............$2.50 to $300 One person, per month $5 to 60.00 Married couple (cosupying one room) par
day
5.00
Maria....
uried couple (recupying one room) per
month .......
..................$100 to 10.00 Married couple (occupying two rooms)
per month Bibs Despera$tra to 130,00 Extra Bed-room, per month no
For further particulars, apply to
20.00
THE MANAGER,
New Victoria Hotel. [36 Hangkong, 16th October, 180g-
THE
STAG HOTEL -Established 1857---
Nos. 148/150, QUEEN'S ROAD Central-
PHIS POPULAR HOTEL bas recently been new and
Experienced Management, offers Accommodation at most reasonable rates to BOARDERS and VISITORS, unsurpassed in the Colony.
The BED-ROÓMS we Commodious and
Comfortably FURNISHED, with HOT, COLD
sad SHOWER BATHS,
| There are DINING, BILLIARD and SMOKING ROOMS, with every convenience,
The Cursure is in shle and experienced
| hands, and only the best bröds of WINES,
SPIRITS and MALT LIQUORS are kept.
For terms, &c., apply to
at any hour of the Day, up to 11 P.M.; or later It no
notice he given. He is also prepared SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES Der MINT or ORDER the Parties sending Dishes, &c., for sure-and Cash, Terras →→→ Breakfast...per meal $0.75...ter Month $13 TIMB...
$0.75... Dinner ****
$1.25... Breakfast, Tiffin and Dinner...
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SPECIAL TIFFINS and DINNERS served In Excellent Style at skørt notice.
Hanokong, 14th Twan, 1804
W. THOMAS
Proprietor.
Intimations,
TO SHIPMASTERS.
CAPTAIN F. H. PLUMMER, (LATE OF THE PATAGONIAN NAVY.) THE OLDEST STEVEDORE IN
MANILA.
STEVEDORE AND CONTRACTOR
of STORES
SUPPLIED on the shortest notice and OALS and all kinds
on the most reasonable tegman,
Manila, 5th October, 1895.
TO SHIPMASTERS,
STEAM WATER-BOAT COMPANY,
fs1
A. B. C. DENÉZ, Ton shortest notice any quantity of PURE
“HE Undersigned are prepared to SUPPLY
Manager,
STAG HOTEL.
figa
Hangkons, 1st February, 1805-
NEW CANTON HOTEL,
· FRENCH CONCUSSION, SHAMEEN,
OOD ACCOMMODATION and EXCEL-
Board and Lopping by the day to
GORA COMBINE
FRESH FILTERED WATER for bath DECK and BOILERS.
The only Company in Hongkong exclusivady" Supplying FILTERED WATER.
Despatch Guaranteed. Call Flag "W,"
J. W. KEW & Co.
18, Pesyn Central, Hanghone, 17th November, viɑL
ras
LEVY HERMANOS,
AND
NOTICE. Habe Me Be RAFF, I have This DAT Tarried Couples vocupping one Room... SHANGHAI, MANILA, ILOILO & PARIS, LTAVING isken over the BUSUNKES of the One Fersos established mysuji na
AUCTIONEER APPRAISER
#COMMISSION AGENT.
PAUL BREWITT,
Talophone and Electric Bella fitað up throughout the Establishment,
The Hotel provides Hosts for the conveyance of Visitors ig and from Steamers.
T. F. DA CRUZ, Canton, 119 Falpruary, 1993;
FEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, WATCH CHRONOMETER & CLOCKMAKERS, GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.
10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Oppoolse the Talavragli Offin,