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Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

JR. C. EMIL BADE has been admitted a |

MB

Insurances.

NOTICE.

Partner in our Firm hers and at THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

Shanghai from the 1st October, 1808.

EDUARD SUHELLFASS & Oð, Hongkong, December 6, 1888.

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HAVE this day authorised Mr C. LANGDON DAVIES to sign my name per procuration to all orders for goods supplied to the Hongkong Hotel, and I alone am liable to pay for goods supplied upon such ordera,

I have further authorised Mr Davies to collect all debts due to me on Hotel ac count, for which bis receipt will be a suth- cient discharge.

LLE AFOONG,

Hongkong, December 1, 1868.

NOTICE.

JE have this day established a Branch

W of our Firm at Htous and Osavus

WACHTELS GROOS & Co. Nagasaki, September 20, 1868, - 16de

NOTICE.

HAVE this day established myself as a FULL ACCOUNTANT, AVERAGE AN JUSTEK and GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT.

LANGDON DAVIES, Hongkong, July 1, 1868,

NOTICE. ROM and after this date Mr Geonor F.

BOWMAN will not wa AGENT of the

Pacife Bait Stearn-ship Company at this

Port,

8. L. PHELPS, Agent Hongkong, August 15, 1867.

NOTICE.

COMPANY, LIMITED."

THE CHINA MAL.

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received in- structions from the Mortgagee to sell by Fablie Auction, on

FRIDAY,

TO Further applications from Hongkong, No

or Macao, for Slures in the above the 18th day of Decomber, 1868, at Office will be received after the 15th inst, Noon, on the premises, under the power

JARDINE M THESON & Co.,

General Managers.

of sale contained in the Deed of Mort Hongkong, December 2 1808.

de15 gage, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

CAPITAL 2,000,000 DOLLARS, in 3,000 Shares of 1,000 Dollars dach,

Consulting Committeo:---

GEORGE F. HEARD, Esq.

WM, KAVE, ESQ.

R. Rowery, Esq.

3. D. SASSOON, Esq.

F. BUZZY, ESQ. General Managers,-blessis JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Head Office, No. 39, Queen's Bowl.

HE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANY, which expires by effluxion, of time in a few months, having proved a highly successful undertaking, it has been determined by a large number of its share- holders to form a permanent Company, under the same management and will

increased Capital.

It is proposed to register the Company under the Limited Liability Ordinance, and the amount of the Capital having been fixed at Two Millions of Dollars, it is con- sidered that Insurers will be amply secured holder will know the extant of his individual thereby, while at the same time each share-

The Ground, Messuages and Premises situate at BonLim Strand, known as Marine Lot No. 4. The lot contains Two Houses facing the Bonham Strand, covering ground measuring on the North about 32 feet, South about 28 feet, East about 74 feet, and Wist about 87 feet.

For further particulars, apply to the Undersigned,

TERMS OF SALE. One-half of the purchase money to be poiil on the fall of the hammer, the balance on completion of the deeds of transfer, the expenses of which to ho paid by the purchaser.

Property to be at the risk of the Pur- chasor from the fall of the hammer.

* JM. ARMSTRONG,; Auctioneer.

New Advertisements.

NOTICE.

THE Road from the old Wong-Nel. Choung Bridge, running in a North Easterly direction towards Matheson Street, is closed to the Public until further Notice

By Order

W. WILSON, Surveyor General. Surveyor General's Office,

Victoris, Houghong, Dec. 9, 1868. 16de

FOR SINGAPORE.

The American Barque

*** DESPATCH,"

New Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL

(No. 1721-D.CEMBER 9, 1868,

THIS HOTEL will be conducted under a

new arrangement cuntmencing on the 1st of December. The Charges for Board will romain as follow:-

Board, $45 a month. Tiffin only, $15 a month. Dinners only, $30 a month. One Breakfast of one Tiffin, 80 cents. One Dininer, $1.25.

There is an excellent assorament of wines for sale at molerate prices.

Captain Josia, will have quick or $45, a month.

despatch as above,

ti

2.

For Freight, spply to

JOHN BURD & CO Hongkong, December 9, 1808.

FOR SYDNEY (DİRECT.) The British Barque

"MELKÜSE," Captain KinÜRED, will have quick,despatch as above. For Freight or Passage, apply to

JOHN BURD & Co. Hongkong, December 9, 1808.

GENERAL WEEKLY AUCTION.

The Charges for Lodging will be very considerably reduced. Rooms are offered to monthly lodgers at $25, $30, $35, $40, Occasional Visitors are charged $4 a day for their Rooms with or without board.

There is su ample supply of Bathrooms, and Gaa is laid ou througliont the house.

Hongkong, November 28, 1868.

HONGKONG IKOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE is koreby

given that a EKE- RAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the HONGKONG HOTEL CON PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Com uy's Hotel, Queen's Road, Hongkong, TURSDAY, the 29th December, 1868,

£

on

New Advertisements.

JOHN TOMIEON & Co., ISPENSING & ANALYTICAL

CHEMISTS

AND

SODA WATER MANUFACTURERS.

Ships' Afedicine Cheats upptial

and refitted. TEETH EXTRACTED." INTERNATIONAL DISPENSARY. 28, Wellington Street, Hongkong, Hongkong, May 9, 1808.

NOTICE.

8 Undersigned having PURCHASED the Interest of the WANCHI STEAM BAKERY," bogs to notify the Publie of Houg

rong and Ship Masters that he is prepared to furnisa Daily Supplies of Soft BREAD in various forms, to any part of the Co- lony.

Also Ship BREAD of best quality and st fates constantly ou hand or Baked in quantities at short notice.

BISCUITS by the Barrel, Tin or Pound.

Also Water, Butter, Soda and Sugar Alse Corn and Ryo MEAL, HOMINY,

Hongkong, December 7, 1808, dall ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will sell port and Accounts and elect Directors for ratus and Cream TARTAR,

BOOK AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instruc Ttions to sell by Public Auction, on FRIDAY,

the 11th December, 1868, at 2 o'clock; at his Sales Room, Commercial Bank Buildings,

A large and well selected Invoice of

by Public Auction, in theic Sales Rooms, Queen's Rod, on

FRIDAY

11th instant, at Noon, The following GOODS, namely An Invoice of Coward's OILMAN'S STORES, including

FLOUR

at half-pnat Two P.., to receive the Re-DORN STARCH, BICARE, SODA, Sale

the ensuing year,

At the conclusion of the above Meeting an Extraordinary Meeting will be held to considor the advisability of altering No. 38 of the Articles of Association.

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By Order of the Sourd of Directors,

O. LANGDON DAVIES,

Secretary Hongkong, November 29, 1868.,

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED, TOTICE is hereby given that the Trans-

is authorised to sign our Firmar liability.. The capital proposed to be called valuabłaj BOOKS, comprising Works in died Peel, Currants, Figs, Aluscate for BOOKS of thia Company will be i

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE proenration, at Foochow from this date.

BIRLEY Co. Hongkong, June 3, 1868.

in B

History, Poetry, Law, Surgery, Painting, Music, Architecture, Surveying and Engineering, Fiction, etc., etc, etc., in cluding many very scarce and curious

up amounts to a large sun, and provision will be wide for the creation of an ample Reserve Fund, which will, it is expected,

a very short time accumulate to a NOTICE..

amount practically to give the fullest sou-works. HAVE established myself at this port as rity both to Insurors and Insured, irrespec-

General Commission Merchant, Doder

tive of the Capital,

napaid he Style and Firm of Garroan F, PARKER & Co.

GIFFORD FORBES PARKER. Saigon, December 20, 1887.

NOTICE

It is intended to anticipate the termina- tion of the Old Company, by dissolving it from and after the lat Decoinber next, and measures are being taken for that purpose.. In anticipating a successful career for the New Company, it is only necessary to pro-

MR RYLE HOLME has beon admisted sent to the public the poults of the id

a partner in our Firm,

BE GLOVER & Co,

Nagasaki, January 1, 1867.

NOTICE.

WE have authorized Mr GLADA BUDDE

T

to sign our Firm from this date.

DREYER & Co.

Hongkong, January 1, 1868.

For Sale.

FOR SALE

Company sines its establishment in May 1866, as exbibited by the following figures

The total premiums collected

from the 11th May 1966 to

the present time, a period

of only two years and five

months, amount to.......$804,727.72 The losses which have been

within the same period quid rel have amounted to.......

and include the

Jaige sun

of $85,270 lost by the Fire

The amount now at the Credit.

at Hongkong in Nov. 1867.

of the Working Account,

after paying all Expenses

tf

(HE Well-known Racing Pony ALARM,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, December 5, 1888.

FOR SALE,

Ex Zephyr, from Sydney,

By

500 Tons best serbenal Steam CoAL LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, December 5, 1868.

A NOTICE.

t

OW Publishing, a series of Photographie.

Viowe of Hongkong, Canton and Ma cao, Characteristic Groups etc, etc., by the Undersigned; abunt 150 Photographs to Kolect from

In sets of 50 mounted;.......price, $30,

50 unmounted,'... EP..

FLOYD & Co. Hongkong, September 21, 1864

26

20.

25.

15.

FOR SALE AT EAST POINT, Coroplote.assortment of Lowmoor and Thoruyeroft PLATE, and Shoot IRON, BAB, ROD, Angle IRON and RIVETS Double Shear, Spring and Blister STEEL in réund, square and flat bars Bapbite METAL, Mantz Yellow METAL, Coppe PLATES, Roils and Pipes. Gas FITTINGS of every description. Boiler TUBES, Pres- auro GUAGES. FILES, PACKING all kinds of Engineer's Supplies.

· · RÜSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, September 1, 1868

સંid

marlo

THE HARBOUR YACHT RACE.

aud Re-insurances to date, excecda....

$190,081.22

.....$160,000.00

Theaa Ligures fully warrant the 100st Banguins expectations of success, and it is but reasonable to expect that, strengthened with larger Capital, the present undertaking camint fall to prove at least as successful as the former one. The Old Company, when it entered the field, had to create a business for itself, but the New, ono, in taking over the outstanding risks and cou nections of the Old Company, will at once receive a very large anionunt of premium, and eater on a profitable and organised: -business. Moreover, there is no doubt. that

the risk of Fire in Hongkong has been greatly diminished the Building Regula-

by tions now in force, and by the establishment of a Fire Brigade

The following are the main features of the New Company

further

1. A first Call of $100, to be paid upon

-each share ou allotment, and

Call of $100 to be paid in Six Months; all further

her Calls to be determined upon at General Meetings of the abareholders, 2. Interest at 12 per cent por acuum to be in the first justauce allowed on the paid up Capital, such Interest to

be payable half-yearly, on 30th Jure, and 20th De cember, The

profita after deducting the said Interest to be applied

thus:20 per cent, pro rata, amongst such of the share holders as shall bave contributed or in fluenced business to the Company, and the remainder in forming a Reserve Fund of $250,000,

Catalogues will be ready on Monday, the 7th instant.

TERMS OF SALE-Cush before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7:1.7.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, December 4, 1858,

H. B. M. Gunboats

dell

"HARDY" and DRAKE" will be OLD BY AUCTION, at the NAVAL YARD, Hongkong, on

TUESDAY,

the 9th February, 1869, (dess previously disposed of by private agreement).

The Hardy is of 233 tons and 60 b. power. The Drake

31

238

40: i,

The following are the articles to be sold with each vessel, via :-)

With the "Hardy."

Hull completo.

No masts or yards,

2 Anchors

best Branda constantly on and supplied by the Burret, Bag, Tin or Poun

CAKE of all kinds baked to order,

The above is under the Superintendense of Mr JONATHAN PARBONE, and all orders forwarded to him, at the Bakery, or left at Mosare MACEWEN & Co's will receive prompt attention,

L. P. WARD. Hongkong, February 17, 1868.

LATEST SHIPPING.

Mustard, Salad Oil, Vinegar, Fickles, Sauces, Capers, French Olives, Lemon Syrup, Tart Fruits, Jams, Jellies, Can Raisins, Prunes, Almonds, fapioon, Pearl Barley, Arrowroot, Oatmeal, Meclosed from the 5th to the land day of De

combor (both days included), during which Deo. 9, Evening Star, Siamese barque, caroni, Bloaters, Cheeses, bacon, etc. period no Transfer of Shares can be regis-414, Young, Chefoo, November 30, Gene

For account of the concerned,)

tered.

ML-CHINESE. 2 cases Elastic.

A. NEWTON,

Manager:

H

2 casos English Sole Leather. 1200 feet gilt Moulding Eto,

eto.

ebo, AT 1.30 o'clock, Account of DEXT & Co.'s Estate, Sundry Household Furniture, Wines and Liqueurs,

D. & Co., S. E. & Co., 2 cases Stationery.

A quantity of Cotton Waste. 1 large Beam Scale,

& Urinale.

After which (at 2 o'clock) will be sold,

ing bandsome bronze and porcelain Ware -And

Hongkong, November 28, 1868.

NOTICE.

ESTATE OF DENT AND CO.

del4

FIRST DIVIDEND of Ten per ceti- tum upon the amount of all cluinis admitted by the Trustees, will be paid on the lat January next.

ARRIVALS.

Deo. 9, Douglas, British steamer, 615, Toppin, Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, De camber 6, 7, and 8, General,-D. LAPRAK

& Co.

CLEARED.

Surprise, for Funchow."

PASSENGERS.

The following Euopean pazsengers left this for Canton, yesterday

Messrs. Bertran, Bosman, Duchesne, On application to the undersigned, at the Barajee, Erance, Khetsey, Metta, Dads office of the Trustees, Padder's Hill, Cre-bhoy, Josephs, Hobson, Major Baba 73rd ditors will be furnished with warrants sign Regt. and Mts Bube.

TION:

An Invoice of Japanese Curios, included by the Trustees which will be payable on presentation at the office of the Horo KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA

By order of the Trustees,

E. WHEELEY, Hongkong. November 38, 1968.

NOTICE. LL Persona having claims

Au assortment of fancy articles, com- prising Watch-stand, Ink-stands, Purses, Cigar-stands, Perfumes, Fruit Baskets, Concertinas, Paper Weights, Courier Bugs, etc., ete. Toys of all description.

All to be sold without reserve i

The following European passengers atriy. ad here from Canton fo-day-

Messrs. Bosman, Bertrand, Duchesne and Josephs,

Per Douglas, Messrs, Greig, Hendry, Bobsen, Capt. Wellar, 7 European deck, jalan 100 Chinese.

against the

TeaMS OF SALE. Cash before delivery A Estate of the late Joar CLARK, de- in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. ceased,eting Assistant Surveyor General, All lots with all faults and errors of de-are requested to send in particulars of same Awnings complete, with Iron Stan- soription at purchaser's risk on the fall or before the Slat day of December

next, to

113) Fathoms Cable..

chious.

Davits for 2 Boats.

1 Dingy, 14 foot.

4 Oars and Awning.

2 Downtou's Pumps (1 completa).

of the hammer.

Hongkong, December 9. 1868. 11de

T

LOTTERY.

DEAWING-ROOM SELF-AUTING ORGANS HE above are very fine Instruments, and an Ornament to a Drawing-Room 100 chances at $5 each. They are ou view

A pair of 30 Horse Power high pressureTWO engines by Mosers. MAUDSLAY, SONS AND FraLb, in fair working order, a set of B boilers, considerably worn but repairable.

Spare Gear. der Cover,

Head, Ecoentric Ring, Fiston and Kod,

Propoller (brass),

1 in No.

1

17

15

Rod connecting, complete, 1

Feed pump rod,

Bilge do. do.. Slide

Guide blocks,

do."...

With the "Drake.".

Masta complete. Yards do. Rigging do.

1 Aucher.

100 Fathoms Cable.

Awnings complete.

Darits for 3 boats,

1. Dingy, 14 foot,

2 ORTE.

7 Downton's Pamps.

All standing Sails, but aquara foresail.

F. 1. HAZELAND,

Solicitor. Supreme Court House. Hongkong, November 20, 1808. de31

LOST.

HIS morning, between Mesors StemsSEN &Co.'s, along the Praya to the laca

SHIPPING REPORTS, malerate 2. E. breeze and fine weather The steamer Louglas, reporta experienced throughout. Passed the King Tuny off Thunder land on the 7th. The schooner Eliza Marg is missing, boing three weeks overdue at Amoy, from Formosa.

The Sisters barque Evening Star, from Chefoo, reports fine weather until lat. 34 N. long. 124 L., then had strong gales from N. E. and heavy aca for 24 hours.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WILL CLOSE:--

en the promines, 68 and 60, Wellington Steamor and back through Queen's Road, For SWATUW, AMOY & FOOCHOW..

street, up to the date of drawing-24th December, 1868, at 1 meluck,

provid

ing the lottery be filled up.

First prize, large Orgat; second, amali

T. DA CUNHA & Lo. Hongkong, Decouber 7, 1888.

TENDE

NDERS for the Repairs of the German Brig WANJ, Captain Dünner, will be received at the Office of the undersigned until Thursday, the 10th Instant, at noon. - For particulars, apply to the Captain ou board, or to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, December 7, 1868.

10de

A 40 Hora Power high pressure engine LED TENDERS (in Duplicate)

marked "Tenders for Bills" will

FLOYD & Cd. bave on sale INSTAN 13. When such Reserve Fund shall have by Messrs. PENNAND BONS, in good work- i be received at this Olice until Noon on Accumulated, the payment of Ining bollers of this vessel have boon tak... FRIDAY, the 11th inst., for Bille on

NEOUR PHOTOGRAPHS" of the Races yesterday in five different positiuo.

62, Queen's Road, Hongkong, Noveinber 25, 1868.

Insurances.

de25

“THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF OANTON." NOTICE.

AOTICE in hereby given that in com-

plianco with the requirements of Sec tipa Number Fifty of The Companies

Ordinanos, 1865, B

ច

eral Meeting of the Shadersl

will be hold.pt the Uffices of the Society, No. 12,

on Monday, the Twenty-first day of 6

been terest to cease, and the profits to be ap plied thus:-20 per cent to be distributed as already mentioned amongst the share holders who shall have contributed busi meas to the Company; 30 per cent, to the augmentation of the Reserve Fund until it shall reach $1,000,000; at which figure it is to be permanently amifitain; and the remaining 50 per cent, to be distri buted by of dividend amongst the shareholder generally

4 No shareholder to hold more than 250

aberes

5. Tur Col the assistance of a Cou to be tanaged by Generzi Managers, with salting Committee

The Funds of the Company to be dopbs.

Prayat,, at Chrés d'stack in the after-ited in banks or is Government: Securi-

noon, for the purpose of confirming all or any Special Resolutions that may be passed at the Meeting called for the purpose on the Fifth day of December next.

Dated the Thirtieth

ties approved of

ved of by the Committee,

Over one half of the entire number of shares has already been taken up.

The following is the form

of

application

By Order of the Bodf Oct. A.D. 1808, for shares, which should be filled up su

signed the applicant and left with the

Board of Directors, alebo platnost ~ ROBERT WATMORE.

Secretary, dos21

by

General Managers of the Company,

HONGKONG, 23rd November, 1809.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE To

COMPANY, LIMITED.

JOTICE të horoby givesi, that in compli

ance with the Companies' Ordinance, 1865 Extraadinary Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Offices of

order.

out.

Spare Gear Cylinder Cover, Eccentric Ring (bres),... 1

Piston

do. Rod,

Plamber block bras,

Propeller (brass),

Rod connecting, completa,

Feed pump Boil,

Bilge do, do,

Slide do

Guide block,

1 in No.

1

1 pair.

in No.

A. H. PRICE. Naval Storekeeper, Fongkong, November 27, 1868. febg

New Advertisements.

IN THE YICE ADMIRALTY COURT OF HONGKONG, In re THE PORTUGUESE SUIP «NINA," Undersigned have received in- structions from M. S. TOуxoUHY, Esq., Marshal of the Vice Admiralty Court of Hongkong, to sell by Public. Auction (under a decree of Appraisement and Salaj, on

WEDNESDAY,

the General Managers of the "HONGKUNG FIKE INSURANCE CO, LIMITED." Address of applicant and date:] GENTLEMEN,

I [or welbereby request that you s will allot the Compally, altaste at No. 18, Queen's to me for us] shares in the above com Boad Victoria, on Wedurely, the Slapany, and [or we agree to accept auch teenth day of December next, at the hour of shares, or any lens uuuuber you may allot to Three delock in the afternoon, for the ptr me, for us and to pay the First Call of Воно of confirming all or any Special Reso- $100 per share of allotment, ahid The Portuguese ship "NINA," of

the futions that may be phased at the Meeting Second Call of $100 per share ou the Thirabout 1,100 Tons her Tackle, Apparol called for the purpose, on the First day of tioth day of June next, as well, as any amb and Furniture, as she now lies in the Desember next.

sequent Calls that may be thude, and to Harbour Dated the Twentieth day of Nov., 1868. sign the. Deed of Association whatever

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

required so to do.

Your obedient servatit del6

1 Oneral Managers

WANTED.

UNNAGE to Amoy for 300 to 400 Tons

d Dead Weight,

BOB, 8. WALKER & Co. Hougkong, October 21, 1865,

The Deer of Assouition may be inspected at the Office of the General Managers orat the Office of Mr. HENRY C. CALDWELL, the Solicitor of the Company

16th December, 1868, at Noon,

On board

the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Pocket BOOK, containing a $25 and a Dollar Note, as also a Charter-party of the British barque Marion" A Reward will be paid on returning the same to Mesers SIEMSSES & Co.

Roughing, November 21, 1808.

FAWCETT & Co.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, W GENERAL STORE KEEPERS, AND

COMMISSION AGENTS,

Wynulham Street, Hongkong..

NOTICE.

and after the 1st November, 1868, BOARD and Lupaing-BOARD OF LODGING OF SPARE BED Rooms, Furnish- ed or Unfurnished, can be bad at the House formerly known as the ORIENTAL HOTEL,

Board and Lodging,...$50 per Month.. For further particulare, apply to

FAWCETT & Co. Bougkong, October 30, 1868,

NOTICE OCUMENTS Travelatad, at reasonable rates, from Euglish, French, Spanish, Italian, Portugueso or German into Chi. nese, or from Chinees into English. Ad- dress,

Treasury, or on the Governor General of D° India in Council, Calcutta, both at 30 days sight, in exchange for current Dollars of Hongkong at 7.1.7, or number one clean Mesican Dollars courted.

Bills on London will not be drawn for sutus under £1,000, and on Calcutta nuder

10,000.

tified

accepted. Tenders will be at ones no-

of the Commissariat Account at the

TheChina Mail" Office,

2, Wyndhara Street, Hongkong,

CHRISTADELPIHAN SYNAGOGUE,

to the respective parties by lotter, re:

...⠀⠀ No^3, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. questing them to lodge the amount to the

·HUSE in Hongkong, who have become Christadelphians, by believing the Oriental

ntal Bank Corporation, where a re-things. "oncerning the Kingdom of GoD ceipt will be given, on production of which and the Lame of JESUS CHEST" (Acts at this office the Bills will be issued.

In order to save time, it is yquested that wilt ly hid being theresia, immersed in the sets of Bills required may be fetailed in water in bedience to Apostolic Command-

ment (Acts-fi-38.) · the margin of the Tender, and it is particu larly requested that the Tenders may be in duplicate

REDMOND UNIACKE,

Dep. Comnis Gen.. Controller's Office, Commissarist, Hongkong, December 5, 1968.

MEET EVERY SUNDAY,

In the morning at 11 am: for the bronk- ing of bread, ud for worship, and in the evening at 7 o'clock, for the proclamation

of the truth.

ล

For

Per" FORMOSA," on Friday, the lith

instant, at 9.

YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, & the US, of AMERICA generally, Por the P. M. S. 8. Co.'s Steaz-ebip "JAPAN" at 32 o'clock 2.M., ou Wednesday, the 16th instant.

All correspondence intended to be forwarded by this opportunity must be super- scribed par "JAPAN,” The postage must be prepaid as fol- lows:

FOR A LETTER.

Under cauce,

8 cents. Aboveoance and not ex-

ceeding 1 onnes,

Above 1 ounce and not ex-

ceading 1 cunce,

Above If ounce and not ex-

ceeding 2 ounces,

16

24

32

&

For every aditional ounce, Newspapers or Prices Current, 4 cents esch.

Under the convention recently conclud ed, correspondence forwarded as above will be delivered fres at the places of its destination.

F. W. MITCHELL, Pastmaster General," General Post Office, Hongkong, December 9, 1868.

löde

UNDER DESPATCH. For Stow, Amoy and Foocbow.-Per Formosa, on Friday, the 11th instant, at 10AM.

QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG, 9th December, 1868.

OPIUM-Patna, New,.. $625

fenares, Now, Malwa,

BOMBAY,

COTTON.—CALOUTTA,

SHANCHAS,

Exchange,

N.B.Christadelphian means "Brethren Bank, 6 months' aight,

620

657) a 6021

16 10 10$ « 21.10

19 a 20

of CREIST," dad is adopted by those ak-On Calcutta, 3 days' sight, Re. 222 a 225

#

nowledging it, to distingish them from ordinary Christians" who tion of the former, are departed from the faith of CHRIST, and turned unto fables

Sthe Undersigned intends leaving Hong. | (2 Tim. 4.4.) A kong is short time, those desiring his services will address him at once,

3. 8. BURLINGHAM, Burgeon Dentist. Hotel d'Europe, December 3, 1888. HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED,

KOTICE.

LL Orders for Goods Supplied to or

LOOKING FOR HIS AFFEÁNING,

**

No. 1721

Nortos.lt is par all communications business of this pa Proprietor and in name. Mau dels the transaction of avoided.

TO CORRI Qur columns org address the public of we do not hold our opinions of our corri

All communicatio must be accompani sender, not necessar a quarantee of gond

THE CR

HONGKONG, WEDN

THE news from 6 remarkably differe but a few days s So far from a pead

of the provisional

island is in a blaz

Cuban Revolution

ed a notification, declaring that the state of affairs are The Revolution i "and will only

rule in Cuba shul

The revolutionist

sway over a ver

country, and; acco papers, the Gueril

the rebellion his

negroes nuder h menity will hav atrocities of the the scarcely less which many of

- Cuba have been

process of retribu of time brings a most things, and when shudderit. outraged; and th sors! We are n approve of the

at such a moment

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• wish success in

the affairs of th

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THE EARTHI

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THE year 1868 ha celebrity from cau they are terrible

quake which has human beings in happily remained without parallet, more or less forer

in nearly every subject to volcani

day or two sines recently felt in today's Pacific n intelligence of a San Francisco.

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count in n journ Francisco Morni g after the occurre #illustrated earthq appeared rough wo done to the gas wo streets and building

the California Chi

tures (of whith the

duty as advertiser

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Order. BOWRA & Co.,

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Secretary, Hongkong, November 27, 1888,

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CHEMIST

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