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ago in its madness, or some General ́or 'adven. turer may succeed in making himsel! Dictator and in imposing his will apan France. Al though, under present conditions, the French would enter into an alliance with any Power at all, even Crmany, 1 Ruusla demanded it of them, stil in illance with England would, we are convinced, bo by no means enthusiastically received by the balk at the populace, Bot. above all, France is, next to ourselves, the greatest natal Power in the world and there will be no security for England until it is either destroyed, or so wenkeord as to cease to be a meance to se. For these reasons we do not consider that our jafn log the Dual Alliance would best safeguard our interests.
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There remains, finally, only the question of au alliance with Ru sa eleae to be const fered, and to consider the advantages of this courte, ki compared with our joining theTriple Alliance. This we will proceed to dó la a future article. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Lordship The Chief Justice Sir 7. W. Carrington, 'KI., C.M.G.)
Friday, April rgið.
HARDOON V. BELILIOS,
In this salt, E, A. Hurdoon, arsiviant in the firm of Mosus. E. D. Sassoon & Co., was the plaintiff, and the Han, E. R. Bellos the defen dant. The plaintiff claimed from defendant an Indemally in respect of certain calls in the late China, Japan, and Straits Settlements Banking Company, Limited, which on the date of the liquidation of that Company were registered lo} the name of the plaintiff and on the same date were beld and owned by defendant.
Mr. J. I. Francie, QC. (instructed by Mr. Bratton) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. E. Roblason (instructed by Mr. J. Hastings) ap- peared for the defendants.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1898.
CORRESPONDENCE,
(We do not necessarily madonne by iba opiniana expressad
Cortepondenta in this column,].
THE BITTER CRY OF THE CHINESE CUSTOMS STAFF,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "LIDWOKONG TELEGRAFK,” SIR-Steadily and surely, with fainting heart, and la mot a 'few instances with increasing family also have the long suffalog employes of the Chinese Imperial Malilme Cestoms, bebeld, to helpless despair, their promotions, and eyen their pay mlod, promotiens, evaporating day by day and week by week, under the inexorable in fluence of "exchange," and their only consola tion, as the distance between them and their old home grow greater and more impracticable year by year, was that Japan at least was within reasonable distance, enjoyed a far better ellmate thas China in general, and was free from the corse of the Gold Standard. It would therefore afford a place of retirement for men unable to
to go home.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamer Empress of India, arrivod at Negurakt ut 5. a.m. to-day, the 15th, and will leave at 3 pm, lor Shanghal, where she is due to anivo at gp.m. to-morrow, the 16th lust.
SHIPPING RETTENS, From 6 Dam, yesterday to 5 p.m. lo-day.
CAUSAN Gisela Fooksang
Tacoma...
ARRIVALS. ...itesmer, from Shanghai
KLEINKET ANTE
Carroms. They are to be found in almost all | for Trogchow, on the opposita harm of Shan. Custome Libraries which are usɑally open to tang. Bat I do not know whether this in the pabl'e also in mast of the Treaty Parts A
true, and I thick li may prove that the islands glanco shows us that Mesara, So-and-so, &c.,
c. Commissioners, were appointed to be Com and Tengchow will be made a Chinese naval missioners, after day, respectively *, 3, 4 or 5
allon-controlled by England in capacity of years of service. The bonus which they r Navat lestructor, you know-which will as calved for their Grst septenatal piled of service
a matter of fact figure out very much the was consequently £1,600 or £1000 sterling according to their pay as Commissioners, where same as if wo had it ourselves. Whether the ** Mess Scand-so and So-and-so, (whose possession of Wol-hal-wel is the extent of our demonstralian I do not know, bat ramoura art beads they bad stepped over for political or other mailves owing to the peculiarly cosmopo-
not licking that all danger of war is not yet tan compsuliion of the personnel of the Service) were, at the completion of their Grstarted. We have not heard yet what Russla Sunghiang septennial period, still in the lower ranks of the will say to England's sest on Wei-hul-wel "It Assistants and entitled to receive say 5, 6, or so compielety spoll her book that she may cut | Boynton ...........................
ap rough about it, or she may hold her praco 700 only, according as they had been meder ately lucky or otherwise in the matter motion, and even the second and third bows dail she is quite to a position to talk, which issued to these Assistents would fall far abort of the ceristaly does not seem to be fast now. the sam received by a man who was fortunale That she will eventually resent Englands' vis a
Aggregating 15.345 tons reglater. enough to to created a Commissioner within of position goes without saying. I hear the bis first seven years' service.
DEPARTURES, Admiral is working under quito independent orders direct from home. He has been most P. C. Klasicarer, for Swataw indefatigable in his deck clearing and search- Zafiro Hght practices of late, and isst week the crews of Chiswick ..................... the eighteen men-of-war in Chafea were kept er for****** going night and day.
pro-
It is only too obvious bow very londequate and unsatisfactory is the system of granting bonuses la llen of "ension ar at prescot enforced In the Imperial Chinese Cas toms, and it fra matter in which the Foreign Ministers at Peking might fittingly Interest them- relves to improve the prospects of their nationals in the Service and of the
BONDHOLDERS.
Hongkong, 14th Apsi'. 1898.
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An Anglo-Italian Syndicate is said to be | Nanshan......... obtafolog large and important concessions in the Choysong.............. province of Shansi for the working of mines and || Deutschland laying of railways. Who the Anglo parties are Humber ...........
jented by a Count Catulla! `who is very busy I do not know, but the Italian faction is repre- Kong Bong
The following *very-special-all-our-owa " Reater's will serve to show how we amused car- selves here on the rat. The little "news" was posted in the Club and it was funny to note ibe various effects produced.
Now, even that rolaze is gone, and whereas antil a few months age & Mexican dollar was accepted throughout Japan as the equivalent of Japanese yen, iba sieady decline of allver bas placed the fapanese yen at a considerable pre- miem, so that the pay of the visitor to Japan I still further maicted of something over 10 per cent by the banks. What becomes of this to per cent? It does not evaporate. It remains somas- where and can be used somewhere, but it is
PS-a connexion with the above I would taken away from the person to whom it really belonged, and he is supposed to console himself draw your attention to the Hongkong Telegraph | with the "Idex that he has been credited with et 24th November last, where we find the "Car- a more valuable coin in Japan. Rut is it so?rency Report" of the Committee of the Slaga-around here. Is the Japanese yen any more valuable in Japan pore Chamber of Commerce to etquite Into the to-day for ordinary purposes than was the advisability of the adoption of a Gold Standard. few months ago? The It says: para, a "ection B-"The necessity of Mexican dollar
an increase of rempneration was recegalzed by answer is most emphatically, no. It la lo
Iess
Government in 1895, since when their offices valable #ban
have received exchange compensation the comparatively short time age, for the cost of living has greatly locressed in Japan since the municipality bave also granted compensation war statistics of which are constantly appearing lace that year to some of their staff; and sil the Banks and some mercantile firms and Dock in the Japanese newspapers, together with general outcry amongst the higher as well as Companies have followed suit. In September last, officers and engineers of many local the lower classes, for a general increase of
azike a considerable salaries. The lower and working classes have steamers secured by already adjusted their wages to considerable advance in wages; an Increase in lawyers' fees
and pro extent by the simple methed of "silkes," but has been approved by Government; that is a modus operandi which the dignity of fessional men generally, are raising their their position does not command to the bigher charges. But for the great majority of employés and official classes of any civilised country, the no compensation, lo any shape or form, seems Government being looked to always lo redress warranted by the present position of basinicus any manifest gilerances of their employés who affales In this colour, and fixity of exchange, on some distinctly higher bass than the present ars, of course, the servants and malay of acy
has become, with them, so urgent necessity."
Fict
country..
It was a
The Service bas now become the tool of the nation whose millions are guaranteed by the
The Bitter Cry."
Also N C. Dafly News
of 16/3—Sir Róbert's reply, Vide also The Hongkong Telegraph, 5th March,
1898,
THE PHILIPPINE MINING CO. TO THE Xorror of tær "Hovacoma TelmoraȚE," DEAR SIR-IG your issue of 31st March you comment on the proposed prospectus of the Philippine Mining and Development Company, Limited, without evidently having given the matter full consideration,
The business immediately in hand is coat mining for which there has rarely or never been
■ more opportune time for developing It, and whatever may be said of the unprogressive- nem" of "Spanish rule" In the past 350 years, since Magellan landed in Chins Islands, thard is no stoppage to progress la raising enterprises now, and it is well-known to the owners of the extensive iran are mlass in the north of Spain and to the proprietors of the Rio Tinto and Tarsis copper tices that the mining laws of Spain are the most liberal of any country in Europe.
In the Philippines the Government is Überal to a fault in Kisting progreis-witness the
. recent placing of the 'cabin all over the principal islands by the Eastern Telegraph Company- worked by the Company, wilch gets a handsome subsidy besides a large proportion of the reVAAUG accruing.
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"Tientsia, 1 April, 1899
LONDON, 31st March, "The Ri. Hoo. Mr. Curzon has declared that there is no truth in the report that H.M.S. Bat- fler had purchased three pickles of Chiacte crackers with which to make a demonstration in tha Gulf of Peebill.
**Lord Sailsbury is declated by his physician to
to play for Surrey." be offering from amp; but Abel has promised
Several of our most distinguished residents acquitted themselves most originally. Oae, be wii a Consel, alter negotiating the placard in severe stience for a movement, only betrayed the agitation of his feelings by abrently placing his eye-glass in the wrong eye; another, a genial Scot, saw the joke atter due deliberation and went off spasmedically every five minutes by the clock; whlie a third—walked straight out of
the Club.
By the bye a-very good story is going the rounds now. Several loading Ruubus have delivered themselves in all üeriousness of the opinion that the British fleet has coms north solely for the purpose of salating the Russian flag at Port Arthur! And yet people say we Britishers are not pollie! Well, we couldn't do
more than that if we were Frenchmen.
reference to the new Treaty port about which I wired you a low days ago, it is a little place called Chenwangtao, or Tangho, and is at or very near the place from which the malls were despatched to Chefoo this winter. It Is close to the Chinese Engineœlag and Mining Company's Works, and where they ship most of thels coal from, and I fancy we have obtained is opening as a Treaty port mainly to prevent Russia securing it as another collag station. It may eventually be a very unsful outlet for trade, as it is never frozen in. Mois in a few dayı..
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR,
APRIL.
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1893, Barometer.........................................................29.958 Thermometer .............69 7
Rainfall
Humidity.......inický,
Mr. Baxter was again placed in the box to-day and was taken by Mr. Robleson at length through the transactions of his bank as regarda the letters of credit to defendant. Witness produced the books of the back and from the letter back he showed what was done in the matter of, the reduction of the loan of troco to £71.359 on January zad. He produced the general ledger and the book contataing the letters of credit Issued. There was an entry in his boooks showing on December 37, 1894, that the balanes of interest Japan being blessed with a Parliament, no on the closing of the account was $680.30. On doubt ere long salaries will be re-adjusted as far the 23rd November there was a surplus credit to as possible, and already the Police and Postal Mr. Bellilos at the bank of $68,845.42. It was departments are receiving considerable attention Hola payment to defendant but a loan to him. Bat la Chinet What is to be done there? Apparently railon shares had been sold and There is no Parliament in which to air public dividends received showing a surples. Alleslevances and compel the attention, of the shares la the custody of the bank appassed in Government to its datles, and undoubtedly the the register." On February 1891 1600 shares in aderances of public servants, although in witacss's own company were withdrawn, also the case of the Chinese Custome, though some Brown's, Founders and Ice companies erroneously, there has, naill lately, been a On February 3 1992, 33 Ice Co. shares held as tendency to low the Service as a private in. collateral security agafast the latter of credit for stitution under the sole proprietorship of Sir £110,000 wera, withdrawn. On the same dato Robert Hart, However, whatever the popolar so Browns were withdrawn, keld as collateral impression may have been blikerir, and al- securlly on the same credit. Tour Hongkong bough the Savice still remains in the hands of Baski were niso laken out on the same date. the Hart family by the appointment of his Re-examined by Mr. Francis-Witness sald brother-in-law to be Deputy I. G, sill, there the book did not show what amounts were paid can be no doubt that recently the status of the by the bank in pursuance of the lover of credit Service has become very much modified, by the for £72,000. Tae first amount credited to Mr. guarantee of vast international leans by this Bolillos was on August 29th, 1892, it was section of the administration of the Chinese $9.997.5 on 1419 banks. There were no mors Imperial revenues, not to mention the action of dividends. but on Augart 21st there was a the British Government in insisting upon the of the Service remaining in the hands of control entry of $2,194 on 1048 bank shares but it was reversed. There might have been a separate as Englishman. interest account for the syndicate but witneES did not know of it. The Browns and Ico shares appeared under the heading "Collateral Secu-well proven integrity of the form rentalver and the Ministers at Peking, as representatives rfly, Bellllos & Co.
Mr. Robleson re-examined witness a 10 the of the bondholders, have undoubtedly a dety, reversal of the entry of August 31st, and was and li should be a pleasant one, to endeavour as told that there was nothing to show why that soon as possible to redress the wrongs and
It cannot have escaped your notice in reading raversal was made.
remove the hardships which the terrible fall fo exchange has brought upon their subjects, who the prospector, that mining can be prosecuted
here by any and every nationality, and as exclu bare now viridally simast become their servantscively an any other irade or business, and the also, in the Chinere Government service.
Apart from the fact that promotions go much so-called "revolution," caused it is said by a bad more slowly now-a-days than was the case 15 feeling against the clergy, is of very small or 20 years ago, the Customs employés receive account and has so far laterfered but very tinie with ordinary business. Compare it with the less than one balf the pay which they were pro
constant rows in India, China, Africa and else mland and led to expect when they joined the Service, which assertion is clearly proven by where, it is a fleabite, and could be routed out for ever by a theorand Gordon Highlandera id a the fact that the fortunate employ 61 itached te
weck. the London office, are paid in gold, not the
We have no "pirates" about, and to compars equivalent of the salaries which their less the Hoogay bubble with anything else in recent fortunate colleagues (of the same rank) in China Mr. M. H. Michael, said that he was at present are receiving, but the actual pay, fw gold, which blatory is a mistake. Who in bis sober senser In the fires of Mr. I. R. Michael. He was at one Sle Robert Hart acknowledges should be, and and with das deliberation would go in for mining time in the employ of Balilios & Co. as bock was intended by hlas to be received, by hir auch coal, unsalted to ordinary and general re- keeper. He left that employ in April, 1804. employes throughout the Service. The pay, felrements, and bound down to the employment of French labour, skilied and unskilled, to extract While he was in the employ of the dim af Bell- gold, which he, on behalf of the China it? That Hongkong investors should be dis-Jewish-88rd Nian, 8658, lies & Co, shares were put in his name. This Government, acknowledge to be due to his Was of frequent occurrence At the time he let employé, is further distinctly proven by hleppointed was a foregone conclusion and the Belillos & Co. there were joo Bank of China ya em, la lien ol pension-alterly inadequate blind following the bilad were bound to lose shares standing in his name, and they were though it be,-of giving u yone's solnay, in gold, not his property. Asked by Counsel under what every seven years, to avery employé of the circumstances the shares were put in his asms, fedcor Staff (in the case of the Out-door witness said that he was salced by Mr. Bolliest is one year's pay, in Silver, after 10 years to put them in his name. At the time he left Service) of the pay he is drawing at the time the the firm he received a letter from Bella & Co bonus is lasued, not of the pay in Stiver which (produced) dated 23rd April, 1894, sisting that be le drawing, but the salsy in Gold which he lu consideration of bis allowing the 300 Bank of should be getting, and which he was led to Chins shares standing in his name, but owned expect he would receive fa that rank, when he by the firm, and upon which shares the sum of joined the Service. Even this ladacement to Sa per share had been paid for them to remain stand by the old ship, in no matter, what in witness' name, the Stm would pay all calls anhealty part of the Empire he might ba Witness stationed, has been rudely menaced by the that might be made on the shares. said that he had no interest in these shares. He Inspector General, who notified his employer, thought that the shares were fransfered either three or four years ago, officially, that he could last year or the year before last to Mr. Moses. not guarantee any septennial bones, in Gold, At the time of the liquidation these shares were after 1894.
Let us hops that for the sake of European and still standing in witness' name. Daring 1294.
American prestige in the East, their represents- after the 23rd Apill'of that year, there was one call due, which Bellies & Co. paid, He restives at Feking will receive the instructions of membered that 2,000 add shares were opened the Governments to support Sir Robert to the under "syndicate sccount. He remembered fallest exent in demanding a speedy re-adjust some of the members of the syndicate, G. Coxon, mast of the salaries of the foreign employds his brother, Dick, and Melby. He remembered upon the basis of the exchange ruling at the further acessat in the backs under "syndicate time their engagements were entered into, His marginal account" and mostly Bank of Chins own desires are set forth in the columns of the shares were held a security in this account. N. C. Daily News of 25th Feb, last and he has The marginal account was closed by witness presented a petition from the whole staff to the The marginal securities were taken: over Taungall Yande with bis earnest recommende. by Belillos & Co. at the market rate on tion, hat beyond this it is difficult to see what he that day, and balance was placed in the can do, without the serious and energeile back. credit of each individual member of the synāj« | tug cats in proportion to the zinmber of bank ng of ike Corps Diplomsique. Surely, at the
Mr. Alexander Coutts, Acting Chief Ac countant of the H. K. Bank, produced a letter signed by Belillos & Co. to the H. K. Bank dated 3rd February. The letter stated that scrips and transfers wern went for the following shares which were to be kept in the "C" account:-4 H. K. Banks 32 Ices; a H. G. Browns, 800 Bank of Chink Ordinary, doo New Issue and 10 Founders. The shares were taken by the Bank as security against overdraft in the "C" account, -The account was clored in October the same year and these shares were
returned to Beliton & Co.
present moment, when Chias seems to be so
their money.
But to as the, sad rexult, as an argument
gainst the prosecution of a totally different venture - in useful coal suitable to all and every engine ashore and af, and worked by the owner's own mes, is silil more wide of the mark, and we would point out that the "official supst intenderca" for which 15 cents a ton is put
■vide resolves itself into one solitary vlalt a year one or two inspecting euglacers to fulfil the formality of seeing that the work is
at
progressing.
at
The quantity of coal required by the Govern ment at a reduction of 5 cents per too l pat 18,000tons a year, and this will be the maximum, | as they use Cardiff simost exclusively in their based upon Newcastle, which at 6-FO.3. pays men-of-war; and the calculation of proft ls the drive owner with labour there fally three ilmes the Philippine scale. You do not wish to andaly unkind in-critiching spear to be Spaniards" but as the Company le question is foreign concern, conducted and managed by foreigners, your criticism hardly applies, and it will only be fair to the parties interested that you correct any false Impression your comments may have created in the same public manner.
· Enclosing my caIÓ,
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient errvant,
VERITAS.
Mantia, rath April, 1898.
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
On date at a date at
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Barometer... 30.07. 29.98 Thermometer *******
74 Humidity.....
71 Rainfall... LUDZAK
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TO-DAY. Friday, 13th April, 1898.
Kwong-sk. Chinese-28th of Brd meen of 24th year of
Mohammedan-23rd Dulkaada, 1815.
Satin Chr, 18min High water-Morning ............. Chr. jāmin. Afternoon vinn 4kr. 81min. Low water-forsing-amin Ÿhr. Elmin. Afternoon llkr, jāmin, ANNIVERSARIES,
1552-St. Francis Xavier left Goa for China. 1888-Tamchow Co. smelting works at Tat-
yu-aban first opened. rigg-Foxco arranged between Japan and Chios
-!
TO-KORROW.
Saturday, 16th April, 1898, Chinese-têth of ård moos of Biik year
Kwong-1.
Jewish-84th Nisan, 6068.
Fate of Tax Sun, Goddess of progeny, Mahammedan-24th Dulkaada, 1815,
Sun-...................... Bkr. 45min. Sitt ................ Bħr. lëmin. High water-Morning ...................... Thr. Emb. Afternoon as Bhr, 41min, Low water-Morning likr. 18min.
Afternoon NÖKS. ANNIVÉRKARINS. - 1736-Batile of Entladan. 1843-The Sir
NOTES FROM THE NORTH. (From our own Correspondent.)
Tientsin, April yah.“ Af last something has really happened, and seems now to be within the scope of the Powers not such a bad "something" efther. All the concerned, to try and arrange some more jant and weak we have been walling breathlessly like of Chiles shares had been sold be wouldexpect | satisfactory system of pensions or bonuses
he had held in the syndicate. He did not remem completely at their mercy, they might throw in bor any farther account opened with reference their weight on behalf of their countrymen la the to the marginal securities as a whole while he Customs Service. There is no better time to was in the firm. The general ledger of the firm strike than when the iron la hot. Indeed, it for the year rīga was then produced and winess read entries from it. If any of the 1,500 Hack
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Canton Singapore Aggregating 13,906 tons register. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Butuan......................... st Kowloon Dock D'schland (H.I.G.M.S.) n K. A'gusta (H.I.G.M.S.) .. Holstein as m...... Hands Coptle Chocolat
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PASSED THE CANAL, OUTWARD 18th March-Adria. 11nd Mar. -Nidjid Nyauro, St Nistan, Teviotdale, 25th Match-Pyrrkus, Laos, Tranham. 29th March-Benlawers, Glenogle, Flintshire, Mor- van at April-Malacca, Nishe, Otterapool. 5th April-Marquis Racqueñem, Myrmidon. 12th Aprli-Krimklid, Preussen, Armenia, Indrant, Kilburn, Undaunted.
HouKWARD-11th Apell-Glenash, Bertha, Lyderkorn.
- Consigness.
Intimations.
THE MICASTOS FACTORY.
Mr. C. HOLDSWORTH, Superintendent at Works, Sauktwan Road Hongkong,
GENERAL MANAGERS are prepared To enter into contescis for covenleg bollect and steam pipes with either Mica or Asbestos Compositions at the following quotations 55 cts. per superficial square fool for bailers,
steam plpak 65
Exposed Steim Pipes needing extra wrepping and Canvas and var dresslog will be treated with « the above Compositions at St.og per experficial square foot,
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*A Stock of the Compositions is kept ready for sate packed in 6 cwr, casks. Price for ton lots $100 per ton F.O.B, or in smaller quantities at $6 per cwt. F.0.8.
All works will be under the personal supervi sion of Mr. Holdsworth and all orders must be
•sent through the undersigned.
SHEWAN TOMES, & CO., General Manager. Hongkong, rith March, 1898.
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
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PPLICATIONS: the,post of
A STEWARD is the above Courell be received by the Undersigned.
C. H. GRACE, Secretary,
Hongkong, 31st March, 1898.
CEMENTIGHT
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HEAD OFFICE
AND
MANUFACTORY.
Tin LokTM Lanky“ Wanchi, Bowrington.
SPECIAL PAINT Without Competition.
ORDINARY CEMENTIGHT-For Buildings of Stone, Brick and Fisster of Limo, Cement, Exc., &c. CEMENTIGHT OIL PAINT, No. 1-Advan-
tageously used for all Metallic Works, steamem, &c., &c. CEMENTIGHT OIL PAINT, No. 3-Mads with unchangeable Colours, for all applica- tions. CEMENTIGHT OIL-For protecting Wood from While Ants, Dampness, &c., &c.
BARRETTO, & Co., Agents for CHINA and JAPAN, Hongkong, 8th November, 1897. [166
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM KUHN & KOMOR,
SHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
'ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
"DORIC,"
"THE abova Steamer having anivod, Con-
signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for counter-
ignatore and to take immediate delivery of
thele Goods- from alongade.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent,
[1W 1
Hongkong, 9th April, 1898.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. J. H. Co.'s Steamakip
: "CANDIA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, BOMBAY AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named ressel are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk_in_the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the
Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo :-
From Persian Gulf, zx 5.5. Casara. From Madras, ex 5.8. Loedtana.
japanese fine art curIOS, 21 & 23, QUEIN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35. WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA Bod
36, DIVISION STREET, KODE, Hongkong, 15th March, 1895.
LEVY HERMANOS.
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WATCHMAKERS.
Sola Agents in the East for the amalgamated CLEMENT, HUMPER and GLADIATOR Co., Ld. DUNLOP TYRES'S BICYCLES-PRICE.....$185. A special reliablo Watch made for thla Cilmato- Quality As....................$18 Quality B., .....................$IS
10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite the Telegraph Ozza.
DENTISTRY.
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R. SUI SANG,
DR.
(Lately Practising with Dr. I. SAKAYA),
DENTIST,
No. B, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, oth February, 1898.
THE LEADING CATERERS,
COMPARE OUR
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THE GRILL ROOM. Hongkong, 1st September,"1897. [39
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USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. With the Ulmost-Success,
and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fudges Thoroughly reliable preservative_for_Wood Rot and Dampocas.
Goods not cleared by the 4th inst., at 4 P.M. | C2
will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown, Company within ten days after the Vessel's amíval hero, after which no Claims will be recognized.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Flangkong, 9th April, 1898.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ◄ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
Co
"SARPEDO","
Sole Agents for China, LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Ca Hongkong, 11th September, 1800,
M
ITSUI BÚSSAN KAISHA,
No. 6, Ita House “Struct, Praya Central Head Office :-TOKIO.
Branch Ofcer 2--- LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN,
are hereby notified that the Cargo la bengde. NEWCHWANG and all Forts in JAPAN.
charged into Craft, and/or landed at the Go downs of the Undersigned in both cases it wil
lo at Consignees tisk The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Craft or Godown on of ❘ and after the 14th fastapi,
The Viceroy Kirkung wrote to SH.
Goods undalívored after the' 91st lastent will be subject to rent. All damaged Goods must be leti in the Godowns, where they will be examined at 11 A.M. on the and instant."
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
[500 Hongkong, 12th April, 1898. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Agencies ——
Miki Coal Mines.
Cheneur Coal Mines, Kanade Coal Miner. Tokyo Marlos Inemunce Co., Limited. Mell Wire Insurance Co., Limitesi, Imperial Government Paper Mills, Japan, Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co., Shanghai, Oneida Cement Company, Japan. Kanegalochi Cotton Spinalag Mill, Japan. The Milke Cotton Spinning Miil, Limited. Tokyo Cotton Spinning M{li, Japan. Hayazhi Clock Factory.
Hongkong, 11th December. 1898.
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., CHRONOMETER, 'CLOCK,
FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT SAID,AFOERS, WATCH, and Coc
SUEZ, ADEN, KURRACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & BINGAPORE,
Itidy were now united in friendship. 1872-Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong. 1874-Capo D'Aguilar light first exhibited. 1884-The 1.8. Hochwng sunk by HM.S. LapTHE Steamship,
wing near Ockten. 1888-The town of Sae Fernandes, Lasco, almost totally destroyed by fire. 1897-Deperiate of Dr. Eltel,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE: English (Coramandal) to-morrow. Canadian (Empress of India) 19th inst. 'American (CAfua) zoth last. Apuallan (Chingiu) sath Inst. Indian (Zigkéning) 20th Inst. Australian (Omt stars) and last, American (Belgic) goth lost.
*
*TRIESTE,"
haying arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained, This vessal brings Cargo ———
From Trieste, ex S.S. Imperatriz transhipped at Bombay.
From Venice,
5.5. Massimiliano and Carletto, transkipped at Trieste.
to find them entered in the ledger account. to the employs to view of the slow rate of Micawber for something to turn up and relleva Referring to the old share register be founds promotion, and the fupeasibility for those fa our suspense. With a big Naval demonstration at shares in the Bank of China registered in the receipt of small salaries to make adequate pro- Cheloo, and Mr. Balfour's pledge to speak before name of Hardoon. He also found from another vision for their old age out of the trifling sams entry that these shares were deposited with the they receive from time to time on account of Easter, we had a right to expect something, and Hangkong and Shanghai Bank, the date being bonus. Not a few of the Commissioners upon at last it came. -Two days ago we knew that February, 1892. In the now, share register he the Service Laat, hara, always received Large Wal-hal wel had been leased to the British, and found a cataloged of 1950 shares including those bonusst, having been made Commlisteners Ballon's speech to hand by Reuter to-day, tellx of Hudom's in the Brok of Chios: There was from political and other motives, after but two or us play-ly and simply why. The position now natbing in the book to show that they had been these years of service, whereas the majority deposited elsewhere. He signed the promissory the employes hars, to serve over twenty years is as swtisfactory as it was exasperating before, mote produced as a witness to the pignature of G before they can obtain Chaliarly large bonssss and I am not quite sure that it will not be Coxen in the note promising to pay Mr. Bellion Length of service should surely be the guiding title better era long. I hear it rumoured, for $37,936.87, for value recef756.citeste principla in deciding the amount of boness in instance, that in addidon to Weihaiwel the Bill Mare (Large Line) left slags porn for this porte
THE Nippon Yusen Kalsha'ʼn steamer Sanuki examination in obief of tials wifseer was fles of pensions, then Bnished and the case was adjourned till We will:svold all i personalinas, and simply lak Government are negmiating for the Mining yesterday, the rain, mad in eigened in arrive Wednesday next, on account of the Bostones | took through an old Gerview Lelut of the T. Ma | Group of falando, jass outside. Welchel-wel and i have on ike sosh last-
TER H. P. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Argyll from Portland, bas arrived at Yokohama, and sails for
obe and Hongkong to-day, the agih Inst.
Optional Cargo wil be discharged here unless notice to the contrary be given immediately.
No Cialms will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Claims must be sent lo to the Undersigned before. Noon on the No Fire Insurance has been effected, and shy 31 instant, or they will not de recornézed, Goods remaining in the Godawns after the art -festant will be subject to rent.
BANDER, WILLER & Co, / Bills of Lading will be countersigned by.
Hongkong, 14th April, 187.5
SMITHS, A OPTICIANS..
CHARTS and BOOKS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Sale Agents for Louis Azdenart Watches» Awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition;
and for Velgtilades and Ɛahafate CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and GFYGLASSES. .... Not. 14 & 46, Ourenk Raad Cantreli - fqa
SANITARY
SOFT SOAP:
NOTICE.
THE BEST FREVENTIVE OF ALL-
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
JEYES
FLUID
THE BEST
DISINFECTANT
DISINFECTANT
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AVOID AKA RISK OF OUTBREAK BY
W. G. HUMPHREYS
Hongkong, pih March, 1897,