PAT ON THE SITUATION,
Share the nations fa sil an cho trembly,
The battle fland's got in the alt,“ They growlin' an' grumblla' an' bltin', An' soon there'll be Dannybrook Fair, If someone dan't slep in un' stap 'em,
An' cool down their pathran-fið bṛalu* ƒ But it's little theyli kord to my cale'nin, So OF! step in ant grab the remains,
There's Britannis would genople wid Ranis,
In spite av ould Oʻreland's wood, An' the Taps they are ready to ald her To thread on the Mosesvite's toen j While the song av the Afgle o'Freedoms
Are dyin' to double up Spala, As the Frank n' the two-handed Algie
Are thirstia' for cosquest again. An' phwat is the cause av the quarrel,
An' whoy do they all burn to faight, And whey should they hanger for conquest, An' phwat in their cause, is nt roight ? Faith, there's divil a ona who can tell ya
The place where the throuble begADS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1898.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS LETTER.
(From our 'own. Correspondini.)
SYDNEY, March 14th, 1898. Since my last those has besa fitile la the way of news la soad along. We are losing the hot weather behind now and you can depend upon It we are not sorry, I'm not golog to give you a meteorological disquisition but I would
Bold the shares with a Blank transler signed by plafatti, and, he asked, hat bad pafted them "with a bank sa part securisty for a loan. That was denied. If the defendant was the owner at the date of l'galdalien wis kennt liable to pay the Calla on the share? Broadly, it seemed to him the one fmportant qʻization of fact fo the case was whether at any time or when the defendant became the beeficial owner of the shures, whether there was or not an original purchaser and whether such original purchaser was witlike to remark that we are, cilmatically speaking, mately able to make himself the beneficial Gwaer. There were the important questions to be decided and, arising out of these, the question of law whether in the admitted daillage "between the parties there 脚图 *B implied contract of indemnity and whether a trast existed between plaintiff and defendant so us to throw on defendant is the rest and beas- fichal owner the legal liability which rested on plaintiff to pay these calls and, ladirectly, whe ther the defendant was not estopped from saying he was not lable at all. Counsel then went
into the history of the shares. It was a oed company, he said, reglared in England under the Companies Act and it also had a register here, and carried on bustness here. In March, 189r,
Lio. At that time plaisilff was in the employ of a firm of brokers, Mesura Benjamin and
coing from bad to worse. Our summer heat goes bounding up higher and higher each your and the winter cald is always on the lactoneo.
People from home talk of the biting east winds in the old country, bui wa can provide a sampla of the article out here that ought to sailaly tha most exacting Britos. It comes from the neigh bourhood of "Balmain direct and it's just - as keen as any of the old country articlo,
Well, we have a big triumph over the English cricketers to record. Those "revered ashes" are still on this sida of the line and even the
NOTANDA.
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APRIL.
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Barameter
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Wednesday, 11th April, 1898.
Kwrong..
THE LAST OFFICIAL ACT.
It seems that Rumia had really withdrawa M. Alexeteff from' K^res, for he sends a letter to the Independent rendering an sccount of his rewardible Ho WAS financial adviser,” but
te does not show that he did any advising i he sorma to have been nothing more than book. keeper to Mr. McLeary Brown. He writes :-
Editor, Independent, Dear alt:
Intimations.
THE PUNJOM MINING CO., LIMITED, (IN LIQUIDATION).
T
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF *PREFERENCE SHARES.*
*HE ACCUMULATED DIVIDEND from int October, 1895, to 15th November, 1897, on the
"PREFERENCE CAPITAL *
Under instructions received from the Imperial | Rumizu govoromnot, I bave relinquished my
of the above Compray (in liquidation) Kux Thia connecilos with the Korean government as lia Day bren declared and will be. PAYABLE A adviser. I shall be glad il yon will kindly grant the FONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR
PORATION 00 and after WEDNESDAY, the
me a small space in your valuable paper for the Insertion of the following, which is an extract from the statement of accounts I have rendered to the Finsuca Department of the Korean Government.
Outstanding claims when entering falo office last November were yen : 594,698.587 (including In the Treasury) yan 24,000.
On the fit March, 1898, there was at the credit of the Government at various banke:
yes. 944,666 091 246.932.345
Bat they're all bent on grabbin' soma counthry, i the company decided to issue new skaren að / #pirit, should have been hurt by the conduct of Chinese-23rd of 3rd moon of 24th year of Cish la the Treasury ***
And none av 'am throubles a damn i
There's the Rooshisatan' Frisch an'the Germans,
To double up Chica are sworn; White Britain sayı-"thread on his coat-tali,
Ant the sate yes ralson I'll wares "1 While the Yankees are gussin' av freedom
For the niggers lu Coba, they says. But at fin't the alygers they're helpin',
As the niggers will fad out, some day!
Of can't make bead nor, tall aw the bother, Thus mikla' ibe whola av us clash ; There's room In the world for the natious,
An2 all av our armies an1 træab.
So whor should they all grab at Chlos,
At Cuba, Manite ka' a'i ?
Is at due to the peaceable party.
Or the Simens of Easter Hall ?
Falth, in polttien Olseland is nowhere,
At laste, that's my view ay the c110, We're content wid for throubles unꞌ landlords
An' don't want to thry for a place' That belongs to the ignorant haythes, Who bow down to idols of stone, And assimilate those who would tache them
In a manner Intoirely their own. Now Ol never was given to morals, For me own's a bit shady Ol ferr But Olive learni rat to never ma neighbour's
Fat ox, nor his wolfe, nor his beer,
So whoy can't the powers ev Furope
Be content wid their own little lot, And plion the bayihen wit whiskey Widout grabbin' all he has got ?
PATRICK O'FLAHERTY.
SUPREME COURT.
IN OXIGINAL JURISDICTION.
(Bafors His Lordship the Chief Justia Str 3. W. Carrington, KI. C.M.G.)
Wednesday. Apill 13th,
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HARDOON BILILIOS, -
This was a claim made by Ellas Aaron Hardoon against the Hon, E. R. Bellios gegarde Ing roma sharòn standing In · pistatiff's'name'ƒ the plaintiff claims from the defendant certain some paid by him as calls on these shares aller the shares had been actually transferred to, the defendant; bot the transfer had not been registered.
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Mr. J. J. Frands, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. Bratton) sprested for the plaintiff and Mr. E. Robinson (instruc'ed by Mr. J. Hastings) ap- posted for the defendants.
Mr. Francis said the plaintiff was an assistant to the firm of E. D. Sassoon and Co. and the defendant was the Hon. E. R. Belllios, trading as Belillos and Co. The subject matter was a claim against the de'andant to ol Ain Inderanity in re- spect of certain shares in the late Chlas, Japso, and Stratie Banking Compisy, Limited, which were, registered in the name of plaintiff at tha dale of quidation and at the samo dals were held and awned by defendant, Counsel read the
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the "barracker" at the matches. Australia s free country and the freedom that people ago there were about five free fights on one have here too often runs into licence. Not so long
Saturday afternoon at football matches through || the barrackers and year or so ago I was in s pavilion, where, an ampire had to shelter from crowd who were clamouring out. beenside like a pack of hougry Siberian wolves. He did not favour the popular team and so the
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Kelly, and in the ordinary course of business they seem to have applied for a considerable number of the wow shaies, which were alloited to them. They got Mr. Hardoon to have 50 al the abrze) registered bis name and they appear to have ultimately sold by Benj.m'a and Kelly. Mr. Hardoon was called upon to execure the lasten- ment of transfer and he did so, the certificate for the go sbaren being only a provisional one, The name of the purchaser was left la blank. This was somewhere about Aprli 4.0r 5, 1891. In June, 1891, plaintiff in his position as clerk clid not know what was being done with there phaien. He
simply had consented to have them put in bls name and he had no beneficial Interest in them. He was only acting on behalf of his emplyers. On July 13th the shares seem to have passed out, of the hands of Benjamin and Kelly and they are found deposited with- the Bank of China by Mr. Bellos, The Reg-along the Explanade from the Gardens to the
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push "wanted his gore. We have the real sporting element here in all classes of athletics. but it's this blackguardly business that bandi caps us. There is no exaggeration about the matter, but the hardship of it le that the players are blamed. Lot anybody who knows men and blogs look at the galoots who pour down Oxford Stalter match flying club-flags and yelling at the top of their voices and he will as ones kay "sava ma from such partisans."
It is not nice to have to write of young Aus. tralia in this way bul it is true and cannot be gain said. Ons of our plettlest little walks wan
Chalk. Unfortunately there is a boat pler hære and the Larrikins who come round in sailing boats make the place one to be dreaded by ladies, the language used by the boys is filthy and disgusting to the extreme and thair conduct to wards respectable folk who choose to Indulge in allitle sowing or selling is far from creditable.
passant a military man who was out with our Sondan contingent told me that the Guarde, with whom the contingent were brigaded, held tha All-Egypt belt for profanity. When the Aus- | tralians came along the Gaside wilted like lily In a hot room and the lads from under the Southern Crous took the top notch.
Mr. Joha
There's a big thing under weigh here now fu the matter of a municipal enquiry. Something has gone wrong in the Enances and cily u.veyors, clerks and what net are being ex- amlued on all sorts of matters, Norton, proprietor of Truck is one of the lead, ing examining- aldermen and as said John la never happy unless he bar a balf-dozen pigeon holes filled with libelwrite you can guess hels shaking things up-somewhat.
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Fè'a of Tien Herr, Queen of Heaven, Holy Mother, Goddess of sailors. Jewish-f111 Nisan, 6658. Mohammedan-21st Dulkaada, 1815,
Sur-Reissäkr. kõmin. Salt momonmanes đầr. 18min. Moon-Last Quarler 10kr. Emin, pan. High water-Morning uuni. Okr. 39min. Afternoon Ihr. Orta, Low water-Morulng samenée Shr: 20mela.
Afternoon” won Bår. Sâmîn. ANBETVERJARLIKS.
18:9-Roman Catholic Rallef Bill passed. 1838-A native oplum smuggler executed under the walls of Macao as a warning to . foreigners. 1954-Arrival of Governor Sir John Bowring. 1860-Commencement of the American Civil
War.
Regiment.
1895-Presentation of colours to the Hongkong 1897-The Hungchow Mint commenced to coin
cash.
TO-MORROW.
Thursday, 14th April, 1598. Chinese-4th of bed moon of 84th year of
Kwong-t
Jewish-#2nd Nisam, 6658. Mohammedan-19nd Dulkaada, 1815.
Riz................... 5kr. 45min. 2014 0år, 18mis. High water-Morning sunniMONE,
Sus
Afternoon sa 2kr. 15min. Low water-Morning muMORE.
Afternoon 10kr, 80min, No inferior high oz low water. ANNIVERSARIES.
1841-Yib-thang, Langewan, and Ki-yung ar rived at Canton to command the Chi-
nese troops,
1857-Princess Beatrice born. From personal observation I should say we 1865-Assassination of President Lincolo. have solved the problem of making marriage | 1878—Less of the us. Hatning. exry out in these paris and the dally papeis | 1846-Armed gang robbery at Wanchai, constrain me to the thought that the unmaking of the
nuptial contract is just as easy. Seventeen 1897-Salcide of Mr. Geo. Habbard, cases was a light "ahlft # for a judge the ather day who grambled at an hour being occupied SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, over one case.
I have been in the box (press of course) when the decrea sfit was given in seven cares in about half an hour. It le piteens work after all, Sometimes the papers get a lot of what is called "good copy" out of these wretched squabbles bat there is over the #bfiter taste in the mouth." In some cases it is a matter where the applicant is a well-aged man or woman, seeking feedom after scores of married life, but more often it is the boy and girl wife perhaps after a few months of union, tired, it may be, of one another; then the la eldental silt in the lule and so forth.
One of our papers the other day sald that it must strike any casual visitor to our courts to severed; and the writer was correct, So great is sen the dispatch with which the nuptial knot is the pressure of this work that it has been said judicially that an addition to the bench will be needed. One judge, at time of wiling had 69 marriage was somewhat of a failure after all. cases (2 divatce to attend. It seems aff
Dar harbour is teaming with sharks, big ones and manenters at that, but there's a sapper at the Sebmarine Miners place at Chowder, opposte Watson's Bay, who just lays for the
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MAILI DUR: English (Coromandel) 16th last, Canadian (Empress of India) 19th inst. American (China) zoth inst. Australian (Chingtw) zoth lust, Australian (Ondt Maru) zand Inst, American (Belgic) góth Inst.
THY Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s stermer Emfwers of China, arrived at Kobe at 7,30 p.m. yesterday, the rath, and left at noon to-day the at noon to-morrow, the 14th Inat. 13th for Yokohama, where she is due to arrive
SHIPPING RETURNS.
From 6 p.m. yesterday to 8 pm. to-day,
ARRIVAŽE,
Oslo.................steamer, from Saigon
Rokilla Hafsk
fiations leading up to that deposit were com menced about Fane 17th. A letter of credit for £110,000 starling was obtained by Mr. Bellllos from the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits en his own personal security and on the deposit of certain shares as security, Mr. Bellios was not in this acting entirely for himself. He was the representativa of
In Hongkong A syndicate and he was himself one of his members. On the 25th Jane he agreed with the syndicate that la consideration of his obtaining for himself and for them this advance, they would deposit a lot el H.K. & S. Bank shares in his hands to the fail market valve of the advance and they would also furnish him with a marginal equivalent of $25 per share on the noto bank shares fa re pect of which she transaction took place. On LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. theist July be deposited with the Bank of China and Japan-1644 old and 375 new Hongkong Bank shares, making a total of 2019. That was the primary security on which the maney wat advanced. On the 19th and 13th he de- posited with the samelbank another four Hong- kong Banki as part of his marginal security, so shares called "Brower," a timber company to the Phillippiose, and airo 1600 shares in the Bank of China and Japan, 800 old ones and 800 of the new isico. 50 standing in Had the latter were the of that security; Phistler contention was that, although defendant way deling this master for himself and a number of other gentlemen who joined together in the syndicate and who were to use the dolg'abares; he was only || scifeg representative cap clly,
between the Bank of Calas sod himself be on als personal security obtained this loan and be was the sole bearer and the person who deposit. ed the whole of the securities, so that plaintiff was justified in asserting, an ke did in the pleading, that dekadant deposited these to ibaren es recailty for a léan or felter of credt obtained by himsell from the bank. In October, 1891, the third of the calls on the now lasno was paid up and a permanent certificate was issued in place of the provisional oap. In answer to His Lordship Countel wuld they had not succeeded in finding who paid that call but they might get it out in evidence. Later, Counsel said it appeared to have been paid by Benjamin and Kelly, bat plaintiff knew nothing about it. In January, 1893, some 600 shares in the Houg kong Bank which fo med part of the deposit were
ld and the credit was renewed for another months for £73,369 meiling, So far as could be made out the credit was renewed in February and it re:med to have been transferred to the Hongkong and Sharghat Bank. It would appear that the defendant had obtained an petition in the case, which set forth that in or
advance and paid off the Bank of China and about April, 1891, plaintiff was the registered Japan and re-deposited the securities he had owner of go nderer (new ferue) in the back and obtained from that bark. On February 3 thay wein returned to Mr. Bellfoy and depeslied to he sold them in the ordinary courre al the
his account. That transaction was of precisely share market through a broker to a purchase the same nature as the one with the Bank of who was unknown to him. The name of China although, still, so far as the bank was the purchaser was not file 1 in and the trausley concerned it was a purely personal transaction and he deposited it as reculty for the loan or was signed and delivered. About July of the
advance he bad personally obtained, the bask
Another kind of fishing fr being taken up with same year a ceillficate for the so shares having nothing to do with the purpose the good results in these watcEL I mean the deep with the franalenoï's 'camo aítached and net money was applied to. On March gib a divi-
ea trawilog for which Mr. Frank Farnell bas filled la, was deposited with a bank by the de- dend was payable la respect of these shares and
so long been an advocate. In the Assembly Mr. fendant as past security for loss or credits for Mr. Bellies applied to Mr. Hardoon for payment Farsell, a short steat young taks, with a blonde of the same. That dividend was carried to the moustache, is apt to be wearisome bat £110,000 and £10,000 sterling advanced by the credit of the syndicate. Ma, Belillas had opened there are nona kenner than he when the game's bask to defendant. In February, 1893, the in his books two accounts in respect to this
sloot (sflest rather). He and a lot of newspaper aberes were deportied with the Hongkong and transaction between himself and the syndicate, fellows and other experts have been scraping the one syndicate account and one a special boitems all round the coast, the government Shanghai Bank az part security for about £75 of marginal account in respect to the $15 Bading the steamer, and the hauls they made 000. In March, 1893, defandani was the holder per shere. On October 31st he closed the were remarkably encouraging, many fish belog of the shares and he,applied to and obtained | marginal account and on February 181, 183, be got that are of a kind that can well be preserved from platnil the dividends then recently pald wrote to Mr. G., S. Cezon saying that he was
for export. Ph kro always at a premium in by the bank en the raid abares. In April $67.991.72 out of pocket and asked him to take 1894, defendant paid to plaint! $369.30 being seemed to have been an active agent of the plentiful enough and should be within the reach
.steps to -liquidato iho account," Mt. Cox Sydney and a little beling experience of. Prosper mucasenen
own on the northern coast shows that they are the first of three lostatements of calle on the syndicate and Mr. Beiflios asked him to pay up of all. shares then awing, and in June of the same year: tholi proportions and as a first step they should A lot of Sydney People are very anxious to nes defendant pala gég, a further Instsiesent on the lake up at market value of the original deposit individuals named Leo and Vaughan. They Bald calls. In December, 1894, the bank went February and he wrote rabjoining the left of atmospheric gas at 6d per tooo ft. The awary all the shares an. marginal security On came here with a gorgeous scheme for providing Into Equidation and was now being wound up the value of the shuros. The two letters were enticed as usual and I. and V. are now off At the date of the commencement of liquidation combleed were request that the syndicate with something Uke 3000 in good British says: plaintif's name was still on the register as the should take up the shares he held as marginal ke gaseous buss left here in the Aorangi and Dachland (11.1.C.M.S.) n owner and ka kad still bean sartled on the list of contributors as the holder of the shares and security for 42,000 On the and he wrote to the are supposed to have jumped off at Honelain | A'. A'gusts (3.L.G.M.S.)
bank sending them a cheque and receiving We are dally wailing to hear of their arrest. | Chelydra mommom. M the liquidatom bad recovered from him the sum
back certain securities which he afterwards de The pair would appear to have been a couple of Holstein, an of £400/12/11 for calls dos... At the commencr- ment of the liquidation the defendant posted with the bink The radicate waY 32+
staz performers and 'our astute business user owned and held the shares, and was able able to pay as the amount, and in October, 1895, whom they roped in are going round asking their Immortallie (R.M.S.).
blends to kick them. Ons ofthe inventorü came
Formeta 29401848082 to indemnity and bold Farmiss the plain. Mr. Bellics closed this marginal account with
here'a year ago. He is a Yankee Dutchmen Copile tiff in respect to them. The dalandant had the syndicate. He gave them credit in the account for advanced received on the differmat Dotice of the of the
salt #iquidator #gsinst the plaintiff and of the jodgment but be shares including the Bank of China on March relmed I to pay the amount or any part thereof, and be RAYS receipts for advances on Plaintiff claimed that the defendant might charged them with stamps and other fees to the shares held as marginal security; but he ba' declared labis tó Indemnify" him again respect of the skires, Ho balanced the account of enrtrigady repertoire On'the zath, at carly March—Macduff, Kintuin, Rugby, 8th March the son of such judgment and that the defendant might be ordeid to pay the mount to the liquidator or his attorney. Also that syndicate and he divided that amount proper cold-blooded manner at the Necropolle, Rook Sarpadon, Afridi Croydon, Bibit Tower, Zatz, the plaintiff might have ench farther relief louately song the four members of the syndi wood. The deceated was the manager of the Wennington Hall 18th March-Ballmouth, cate, Mears. G. S. Cored, L. Coxen, H. W. R. C. portion of the cemetery, and lately the Confen, Merionikshire, Adria, Indus, and delerdsuts Rawit, in which, I was catrend Dick sed FB: Melby), ha appeared to have traster-told-him-to-put-off a few hunde-ten-March-lynus, Bellows, Nedjad Nyonis, St, Nialan, Trialdaly, agih March-Chingwa, that he was not the purchaser thurela gelower had: Targ of the bank shares which formed the Dorally. Que of the man named Cusseta | Pyrrhus, Tantalus, Laos, Treniam, noth
abject matter of the original advance, Counsel aid the poor old fellow and shot him dend deposited as part security for text contened to trace the history of 18 akares and then fired three revolver balls into his wife, Marck Banisters, Glenogle, Flintshire, Mor
any loany or and transicións between the parties leaving her in a very dangerous condition. The Sams crodits granted hins. A cestláčale, for LO KARIOS was deposited with the Hongkod and Sat 1300 adjournment was spread to in order deceased (King) had nothing to do with the BROMKWARD-8th March-Yaprai Port Ade. hal Bank to be held on ale account., Counsel that Counsel might settle the questions of law matter of employing the murderer and it is said | faida. rith March-Factory Stutar. 15th Max. Bald the first fasse ralitaan, waacher athe and of lactago
d that the latter was mainly instrumental in bring. Darmstadi, and MarchShangkar, gyth plaintiff was in 1991 the registered owner of the The case will be stunned, 19 1ojo km | ing about the marriage of his victims and seted MisechTrent, noch MurchmPingisey, Saska
LE DEVE MENN AA LAs wedding ceremony)
um Diemid, Kyday.
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tigers of the aga and catches them wholesale, | #farruyama Maru.. He puts a dead cat or something on a big hook | Band unei and buoys it and be got a fellow, a grost 'grey "aarse" 14, 6in, the other day. H. E. Lord Hampden came down to see the brate and with bica was a party of ladies from Government House. The fish was properly moored and alive and kicking. After he had been hauled up and exhibited H. E. was taken out lo a boat and killed the man-eater with ons lance thrust.
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and had a face powder to sell, Then he took up Chowtal manaEESTIS). Lasect powder ("Insectitude" a friend of mine
once called i1) and afterwards he and his pal got on to the atmospheric gas game.
I am sorry to my that we are not at the end
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ZASSED THE CANAL.
Balance on sat Karch, nyin 1,191,598,437 Amounts received into Treawory from the rat to the 16th March amounted to
Minus government expenditure ...
120,303,854 33.793579
13th April, 1898, and those Shirebolders whose names appeared on the "Register" on the 15th. NOVEMBER, 1897, are hereby requested to #pply for DIVIDEND WARRANTS to the Undersigned at his OFFICE, No 9 Praya Cat tral, Hongkong, ar po Dividend Warrant wil
be sent out,
JAMES B. DUNCAN, Liquidatos of
Punjom Mining Ca, Limited, Hongkong, 12th April 1898.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AND GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH.
COMPANIES.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Balance of 16 days in March...you___86,515,375 TIN THE YANGTSZE BETWEE THE
TEX.
Balance on the 1st March 1,191,598.438 Balance 16 days March.............................. 86,523.275 yem 5,378,127,713
Which sum shows the actual pealiion of the Korean Finance Deparment upon my learing office on the 17th March. Of this sum, there is in the Treasury
hanks
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323,573,444-
and amounts at the credit of the government with various † 954.555,268 yen 1,378,127.712. Thanking you for the above insertion,
I am, dear sir,
Yours faithfully,
Seoul, 20th March, 1897.
KOLACTICUM
K. Alerteliff
PILULES.
THE GREAT REMEDY.
ISCOVERED_recently by a physician in
HE Position of the-TFLEGRAPH CABLE
MIDDLE GROUND AND LIGHTSHIP has recently been altered.
TUNG SH The Cable has pow been laid from a point
miles inside the South East Spit of the. Middle Ground to a position 120 fa'homs from the Black Buoy on the South East Spit frock, thence scrom the Channel N.E. by E. E to the Tungsha Bank; and thence, close to the bank to the Northward of the Turgaha Light ship.
It is requested that overy endeavour be made to sveld fouling the Cables, and that, such fouling should nevertheless eccur cam will be taken to clest the cables from the anchor without damaging them or interrup= ding the communication.
It is further requested that in case of any suck accident to the Cables, the earliest possible notice be given to the Cable Companies.
J. M. BECK, Acheg Manager-to-China Hongkong, rath April, 1898, GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
OTICE is hereby given that a CALL of Sr
No Share has bere unde in respect of
DISCOVER teately the best remedy for
the Shares in the above-named Company not all NERVOUS AFFECTIONS (acquired 'or constitutional) DISEASES OF THE LIVER, fully paid up and that such call is PAYABLE KIDNEYS, & GENERAL PROSTRATION. on the 2nd May next, to the Company's Ban- Kolellem gives health, strength and energy, TH HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAN
KING CORPORATION, Hongkong. as no other preparation has ever been able to
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., do Medical men recommend and use it pro- fessionally for lisa marvellous recuperative
General Agents. Hongkong, 31st March, 1848 powers.
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PRICE 3/9 POST FREE.
THE KOLACTICUM COMPANY,
54 BOW LANE,
CHEAPSIDE,
LONDON, E.C.
Intimations.
THE MIOASTOS FACTORY.
Mr. C. HOLDSWORTH, Superintendent at Works, Sauktwon Road, Hongkong.
“HE GENERAL MANAGERS 1ra propajed To enter into contracts for covering boilers and steam pipes with either Mica or Asbestos Compositions at the following quotalions :--- 55 cts, per superficial square foot for boilers,
steams pipes. "Exposed Steam Pipes needing extra wrapping and Canvas and tar dressing will be treated with the above Compositions at $1.05 per superficial square foot.
A Stock of the Compositions is kept ready for
sale packed in & cw), casks. Price for too lois $100 per loa F.O.B, or in smaller quantities at $6 per cut. F.0.8.
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Tand reopened as a thoroughly HIGH- *HE KOWLOON HOTEL Is now refitted CLASS HOTEL, with everything of the vary beat, Splendid Suburban Stiustion, Unrivalled ta the Colony, Culalat Specialty: nona tu compare. Liquors of carefully selected quality. Bllard-tables and Bowling alleys excellent.
I. W. OSBORNE,
Proprietor
Apill and, 1898. THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG EXCHANGE, OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
EXCHANGE LINES, $80 Per Annum,
All works will be under the personat suporišk>> sion of Mr. Holdsworth and all orders must be sent through the undersigned,
SHEWAN TOMES, & CO., General Managers, Hongkong, 11th March, 1898,
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KUHN & KOMOR,
JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, 1x &'13, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35. WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA Thà.
-36, DIVISIOM STRIFT, KOBL Hongkong, 5th March, 1896,
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ARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS
USED FOR OVER, 20 YEARS, With the Vimort Success. Thoroughly reliable prezervativeTM for Wood and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Rot sad Dampness.
Sole Agents for China, LÜTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co. Hongkong, xxth September, 1896.
LEVY HERMANOS.
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DIAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWELLERS
WATCHMAKERS.
PRIVATE LINES, $100 Per Aankın.
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.
N.BA special charga is made for lines of more than average length.
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY DES- CRIPTION IN STOCK.
INCLUDING :-
BATTERIES,
C
HEMICALS,
NGULATORS,
ELECTRIC BELLS,
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,
Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated TELEPHONES, CLEMENT, HUMBER and GLADIATOR Co., Ld., DUNLOP TYREF'S BICYCLES-PRICE.....$185.
A special reliable Watch made for this Climate-
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Quality Be...............$12
10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Opposite the Telegraph Omise.
CHS. J. GADPP & CO.,
CONSISTER WATER
CLOCK.
- MAKEPS, JEWELLERS, SILVER, SMITĖŠ, and OPTICÍANS. CELARTS and BOOKS,
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Bola Agents from Louda -Andanary' Watches. awarded the highest Pulses at every Exhibition; and for Volgtländer and Schuls CELEBRATEĎ OPERA GLASSES,
SWITCHES,
WIRE, &c. &c.
PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION,
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS; Erected and kept in neder.
Heimates given for all kinds of Electrical
|- `OUTWARD—1st March-St. Andrews. 4th | MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES.
Mos, 54 & 56, Queen's Road Central (so | Trained Meckánielsus sent to Out-Forts in
● Installations £, régi
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TO SHIPMASTERS, INQUIRE where, your FRESH WATER 11 Obtained by the Water Boats; £r YOUL WAZER & the Cause of much sickes on HOTE-ADURESS: board Skip.
We are the only Water-Boat Company in Hongkong exclusively Supplying FILTRXKU WATER
AVA CENTRAL
TUART-HÄRKISON,
STEAM WATER BOAT
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