1889-01-24 — Page 2

Intimations.

CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Molera, Jewellers, Q4 & Silversmiths

AUTICAL, SOIENTIFIO AND

NAMETAGROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS.

VOTOTLANDER's Celebrated BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COMPARs ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CUARTS. KAUTICAL BOOKS, English Maven & Elecrno-PLATED Wank, Christofle & Co.'s Elseren-Plated Ware, GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in treat variety.

AMONDS

AB

DIAMOND JEWELLERY, A Spionaid Collection et Cie Latest LONTION PATTERNS, 41 many unenleriste prices. 732

DENTISTRY.

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MODERAPE FSES,

MR. WONG TAI-FONA, Surgeon Dantisk

(FORMERLY UGLED ÅFTKESTION AND LAT TRULY ASSISTANT TO DI. RegERS.)

T the argent request of his European and American patious and friends, hai TAKEN THE OFFICE Toomerly cupied by Dr. Rocks,

No. 2, DESDELL STREET,

CONSULTA ON PREE.

Discount to racĀzema) va sen 1 Fanralien

Sola Address

2, DUDURLI STREKT, (Next to the Non Oriental Bank Hongkong. Innenry 19, 195

"ONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM.

HONWAYS COMPANY, LTP.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

8 tu 10a.m. every quarter of an hour.

p.m.

half hour

3 7

quarter of an hour

THURSDAYS.

NIGHT TRAMS at 10.46 and 11 p..

SUNDAYS.

10, 40 a.m.; 12 to 3 p.m. every half hour.

3 to 7 p. n. every quarter of an hour.

To-day's Advertisements.!

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

NFORMATION has been Roonived from

Annual GUN PRACTICE will Commence on the 20m Instant, and Continua daily Sunday excepted) for shout a fortnight, frowa.in. u 3 p.m. each day, at the SOUTH SHORE and Rast BATTERIS, Stone- Cattera Island.

The linn of Finas will be in a South

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

EMTS TS.

TOT.

Dakin's

Carbolic Tooth Powder.

Westerly direction frara Stone-Cutters HIGHLY Antiseptic, and most agree.

Island.

All SHIN, JUNKS and other VESSELS ATO UAUTMEED to keep ekar of the Ravyn.

By Comunad,

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Sceretary. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Homekane. 23rd January, 1889.

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NOTICE.

SHEONG KIT SANG, formerly PARTNER

CH

in SANO Loose, Despers Shop, bogs amoure to the LADIES of Hongkong and Outporte, that in me This Day OPENED the SHOP

No. 5, Zyudhurst Terrier, under the Style or Name of

TUCK LOONG.

This ESTABLISHMENT B By Opening Koperal CANES of NEW GOODS, * Mail Steamers from LoxDos and Parts, compris-

NOVELTIE→ in Ladies' Dress MATERIALS, CONTOMES. ÜLSTERS. WOOLS, HABERDASK- ERY, Hostav, &o, do

A Largo Quantity of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS for LADIES' ....

An

able and efficacious in cleansing and preserving the Teeth and Guzie. Its perfuam is delicata

and pleasing.

Dakin's

Cherry. Tooth Paste. excedent preservativo of the Teath aud Gums and a grateful, refreshing aromatic to the Mouth. It is pro- patod so as to keep gasd for any length of time in any clirasto. Hongkong, January 16, 1889.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

January 23, 1889:-

AT

SHIPPING REPORTS;

The British steamer Batavia reports On the 25th, 5 p.m., loft Vancourer, had moderate weather till 5th January, after- wards hard gates of Westerly winds to Yokohama, arrived there 16th January, 3 a.m., uailed again 10th, arrived in Kobe 17th, leaving 18th; arrived in Hongkong at at 8 p.m., 23rd January, having met with strong Northerly winds and cloudy weather, from Van Dieman's Straits ; at 5 p.m. 22nd, passed the Chinese squadron bound north. 46 miles south of Ookseu.

The Gorman steamer Ingraban reports; Bad strong monsoon all the way.

The British steamer, Socchou reports: Bad strong Northerly breeze and cloudy weather.

FYPORT CARGOES.

Fer 8, 8. Sutlej, sailed 16th January: From Hongkong, Canton and Moo: For London, 5,6 2 boxes Ten, containing 80,202 tbs. Congou. 25,326 hs, Scented Caper, and 6,652 os. Scented Orange Pokos-total 118,080 Ha. Ten, 72 osses Silk Piece Goods, 130 hafes Waste Silk, 26 cases Bristles and 100 pkgs. Sundries; for New York, 50 bales Fine Silk and 5 cama Silke ; for Fennos, 128 bales Fine Silk and 59 cases Silk Piss Goods.

Per S. S. Telemachus, sailed 10th Jan for London, 6,980 pays. Tea, containing 30,828 ibs. Congo, 73,605 lbs. Scented Caper and 20,997 tbs. Scantad Orange Pokoo -total 184,530 lbs. Ten, 203 rolla Matting, 141 pkgs. Canes, 25 bafes Waste Silk, 25 bales Pieco Silk, 12 ouses Silk Pleco Goods, 10 caps Bristles and 3 phys, Bandrica; from Manila, 125 bags Coffee; in Transit, 350 pkgs. Tea.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SWATOW & BANGKOK.—

Par Mongkut, at 7.30 a.m., on Friday,

the 25th inst.

CLDRENS' Wear am now on the way by : W. Auld, Vancouver December 25, Yok For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA ·

euch fail Stoner.

An frapection is respectfully solicited.

No. 5, Lyndhurst Terrier

TUCK LOONG,

Hongkong, Jummary 24, 1889

141

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL...........

----

.........$300,000, DIVIDED INTO 30/060 SHARES OP SIO RACH.

Special Calls may he obtained un aprli ¦ Or waron 15,000 SHAPES ARE OFFERED

cation to the SUPERINTENDENT.

Single Tickets are add in the Care; Five- Cent Coupons and Rep

Ottien

TO THE PUBLIC.

Ters at the The remaining 15,000 Shares have been

MAOKWEN, TRICKEL & On, General Manegera

Hongkong, January 2. 1880,

PUBLICATIONS

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

--

HINA REVIEW- published opge in

Two Months.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL for every

Weekly Mail.

OHINA MAIL Every Day

Ordors for Printing and Book-binding promptly executed at MogerATE URANGAN.

*CHINA MAIL' OPFIC,

2. Windham Street hoki - 192

NOW READY.

LAW AFFECT-

taken up on the same terins sa

The Sharon now offered to the Public).

2

Prymund to be as follows :-- ON APPLICATION..

1.

ON ALLOTMENT...

....81.

Thu Balance at call (on One Month's notice heing given as required to meal rafís for purchase of Plant and uther- wise for the purposes and the extension of the busing s

of the Company.

Applications for Shares, accompanied by a Deposit of $1 per Share, nust be ment in to THE HoseKONG AND SHANG- HA BANKING CORPORATION

on or before the 12th day

of February, 1880.

Directors:

THE HONORABLE CATCHICK

CHATER.

Butavit, British steamer, 1,661, Hugh

hama January 16, and Kobe 18, General ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

January 24

Ingraban, Gorman steamer, 894. T. E Massmann, Saigon Jaunary 19, General WIELER & Co.

Souchow, British steamer, 328, T. Rowin, Pakboi Jan. 21, and Hohow 23, General Kwong Tai Eoord

DEPARTURES.

January 24

Thales, for Coast Ports.

Dentation, for Amoy and Shanghai.

hayang, for Whampoa Hung Lee, for Whumpen. Yany face, for Shanghai.

CLEARED. Mangkut, for Swatow and Bangkok.

PASSENGERS, AURINED.

Per Bavaria, from Vancouver, &c., 5li Ohisena.

"Per Tyraban, from Saigon, 64 Chinese.

Par Seodor, from Pakloi, French Con- sul, and 71 Chinese.

DEFAUTED.

Per Thales, for Coasi Porta, 100 Chinese, Por Deucalion, for Ameg, 380 Chinuse. Per Yangtze, for Shaughni, 2 Europeans, aud & Chinese.

TO DRPARF. Per Mongkut, for Swatow, 100 Chinese.

PAUL

Destination

THE COMTRICIA (pecial refer This 10m ER BENDYSHE LAYTON.

enco to PARTENAY REGISTRATION ANT BANKRUPTCY Taws is HONGKONG.

Copies may be had at the 'hna Mai! Otica, and at Meauro LANK. Okawpawn d CPrien 76 Menu,

Not Responsible for Debts.

Jeither the Captain, the Agents; nor No

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

ADAM W. Seres, American barque, Capt. A D. Field.-Rusall & Co.

EME, British bagus, Oapt. W. Sum. mers. Melchors & Lu.

HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, Esq

MENZ POESNECKER, Esq.

ALFRED PARKER STOKES, Esq.

THE

MENSIS.

AND

Bonkers:

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

Solicitors: SHARP, JOHNSON

STOKES.

·MEMOS. FOR TO-NURKOW." Shipping. Koon.Kashgar. leaves for Y'hans, &c. Meeting. #p.m.-Convocation of Cathay

Tenders Close, *

[No. 8180,-Janoany 24, 1889,

with the profemed intention of working ment will listen to their appoal.". It is a. his new-found country, we thought it our great pity, that a rich colony should b duty to let Hongkong know both sides of snorificed for the sake of a few unscrupu the story of his adventure Evon

suppos Lous wire-pullers in France.

But Cuchia China suffered last year not Chapter.ing the adventurer's conduct to have beon

perfectly straight, we can scarcely conceive only from bad management but from dis any speculators in Dongkong nature which it was more dificult to pre- Goods por Staniner Ava unolained after could be induced to embark in such vent. The reports before us state that the

Noon subject to runt.

how

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

an enterprise. The Sadangese and the sanitary condition of the colony was very neighbouring tribe enjoy at the present bad. A cholera epidémie raged crually General Memoranda. moment, from the very fact of the inaccessi- over all the country during several mouthe bility, of their country victual independoučo. of the year, merging off a large number of SATURDAY, January 20:--

pm.-Auction of Household Furniture France, however, claims a sort of protector- victima among the natives and Chinose.

&e, at the reeidance of Hon. J. M. Price, No. 5, West Terrace.

ate over them, and would certainly assert Tho rainy season also, set in Iste, and a 3.pm. Challenge Cup Competition of hor rights so far as to prevent the emissarius part of the coming harvest has been spoiled,

the H.K. Rite Association.

of any English company from travelling the destruction, however, not being so SUNDAY, January 27- Gooda per Moyunc

undelivered after this through her country to reach the Mois great as was nt üret feared. date subject to rent.

tribes. The only other way of rouching. MONDAY, January 28

Goods por Glenroy undelivered after the country is via Bangkok, a long and

this dato subject to rent.

dangerous road. There would also, bendes, Transfer Books of The Bongkeng Ió bs the difficulty, even supposing Siam woro

Company. Ed., closed from this date

to lock favourably on the project, of com- to 7th Proximé, inclusive: SATURDAY, February 2

municating with the people without the aid Noot. Meating of Shareholders of the

of the French missionaries who understand ILK., C. & M. Steambout Co., Ltd., at No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central. TuresDAY, February

Noon--Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd., at the General Maungera' officus. Funday, February 17 :-—--

Masonic Ball at City Hall.

For Kashgar, si 11.30 s.at., on Friday, H

the 25th inst.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS-

Per Deuteros, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday,

the 25th ins

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI.--

Per Fokien, at 6 p.m., on Saturday,

the 26th inst.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Por Verona, at 11.30 am, on Friday,

the 1st February.

MAILS BY THR UNITED STATES PACKET. — The United States Mail Packet Belie will

be despatched on SATURDAY, the 26th Jan, 1880, with Maits for Japau, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o,, which will be closed as follows 0.16 r.M. Rogistry conscs. 0.30 PM. Post-Office closes, but Corres- pendence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 10 cents entra Postage until the time of departure.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet Bengal will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 30th Instant, with Mnile for the United

Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- yond, vid Brintisi; to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Bur- mah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Agents.

Date of Learing.

Kremon, . Singapore. Braunschweig (3)....... Norddenischer Lloyd. Fob. 17, at 10 a. m. Havre, &c.Merionethshire (a). Adamson, bell & Co... About January 31. London, e. Suez Canal Glencarn (3)........... Jardine, Matheson&Co About January 29.

P. & O. S. N. Cɔ...... Jan. 39, at noon. London, v. Suez Cana Bengal (8)........... Loudon, v. Busa Canal Citing wo (a).. Arnhold, Karberg &Co. About Jan. 30. Loudon, y, Suez Canal Patrocles (8),

Butterfield & Swire.... Now York..

D. of Westminster (3). Adamson, Bell & Co... Abg

Jau. $1. Port Darwin, &o.......Teman (8) ............................

Butterfield & Swira... Feb. 8, at 4 p. m, ANS. Francisco, v. Y'hamaGaelic (8).....

10. & 0. §. 8. Co.......Jan. 20, at 1'p.m. S. Francisco, v. Y 'bama City of New York (8).. Pacific Mail S. S. Co., Feb. 6, at 1 9.m San Francisco.................. Kitty

Russell & Co........ Quick despatch. Braunschweig (e). Norddeutscher Lloyd. Quick despatob. Shanghai... A

Jason (8).........

Butterfield & Swire....January 28. Shanghai, via Amoy.

Carlowitz & 0%.......... Feb, 5; at noon. Sport, Phung D'bay Bisagno (w)....

Jardino, Matheson&CoJm. 29, at noon. Singapore, Batavia, &. Almora (8).. Swatow, Amoy & Tsui Fokion (n). Vancouver (E.C.), &c. Batavia (8)....... Y'hama, v. N'ki & Kobe Kashgar

bama, v. N'ki & Kobe Verona (8) ....... Thama, Kokó ár N'aa kijGeneral Werder

E principal object for which this Company has been formed is to supply the city of Victoria, Kowloon and the Peak with the ELECTROT. A subsidiary object is the supply of electric motor power wherever it may be required, and nogotin- tipas are now being carried on with the IRIS, British schooner, Captain Henry C. Government to supply the necuestry power Swan. Siemen & Co.

for pumping water from the Albang Tank to a reservoir or tank to be established at the Peak.

General Wardɛɛ, Germ, steamer, Capt. Schuckmson. Melchers & Co.

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL

The Co.'s Steamship

Fokien, Captain Lewis, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 27th Instant, at Daylight.

For Froight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers Hongkong, January 24, 1880.

NOTICE.

1:9

Stocks.

BANKB.

Adamsọn, Bell & Co... Feb. 7, at 3.p.m. P. & 0. Sr. Co...... Jan. 20, at noon, .P. & 0. Š. N. Ö......Feb. 1, at noon. (e)....Norddeutscher lloyd. About January 28.

A

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.-

the language. There can be no doubl ́also that the stories about the rich gold mines

PABAD SUEZ CANAL. OUTWARD BOUND: Carmarthenshire, Doe. 14; Bombay, Red Sea, 28 Dardants, William Burkilt, Abergeldis, Jan. 1; Iphigenia, Danfe, 4; Achilles, Cardigan- ahire, Olenly, Menelase, Highfield, 8; Antenor, Kent, 11 Ehrenfels, Prome- thes, 16 Benledi, Electra, 18; Fang- Leg, Afghan, 32.

CIOMEWARD HOUND -Euphrates, Dec. 28;

in the country have beer, enormously ex- aggerated, Before long wo have no doubt either Sium of Franco will have extended, Their influence over the whole the tribes on the costorn banka of the Mekong up to | The the frontier of Burmah, or England will have advanced further South along the Mo- kong valley and an arrangement will be come butween the three countries, Meantimo for a Hongkong company to think of open-

AVE JUST RECEIVEDing up trade with such an inaccessible conn- try sa the Sedangs is the most. Quixotic project that has ever been mooted in Hongkong

THEIR

ANNUAL SUPPLY

of

LAWN GRASS SEED,

AND

SWEET CORN.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, HONGKONG DISFENSARY. Janaury 13th, 1889.

BIRTH.

83

At 'Dunnottar, Fesk, en 24th Instant, the Wife of F. T. PEARCE FOSTER, of a Son.

The publication of this issue commenced 7.50 p.m.

The China Stian.

Niobe, Jan. 8; Pembrokeshire, 11; Ajør, Benvenue, 15 Agamemnon, Gler fram, Glenshiel, Iraonadly, Cassandra,. Als tosmer, Pemptus, 92,

Norddeutscher - Lloyd's 8. B. Co.'s 5. s. Braunschweig, with the next out- ward GERMAN Mail, dated Berlin, 24-h Dee, left Singapore on Eunday, the 20th instant, at 6 p.m., ond may be expected here on or about Friday, the 25th inst.

The P. M. Co.,'n atestier City of New York, with the AMERICAN MAIL of December 29th, left Yokokbaron on Wednesday, 23rd instant, and may be expected here. on or about Tuesday, the 39th inst. The s.A. Djemaah, with the FRENCH MATL of December 28th, was to leave. Binga. pore on Thursday, the 24th inst., at noon, and may be expected here on or about Thursday, the 31st inst. This Packet brings replies to letters de- spatched from Hongkong on November 21.

The O. 8. S. Co.'s steamship Jason, frura

Liverpool, left Singapore on the 19th inst, and may be expected here on or nbout the 26th inst. The Navagaxious Generale Italians Co.'s

steamer Bisago left Singapore for this port on the 22nd inst., and may be ex- pected here on or about the 29th just. The P. & O. steamer Gwalior left Bombay for this port cu the 13th lost, at day- light.

We have just received from Saigon the 'Rapports an Vonarii Colonial, a book yearly issued by the Government of Indo- China, containing the reports of the different heads of departments and a statement of the financial condition of the Colony, These reports and accounts do not show that the fine Colony of our French neighbours is in a flourishing condition. Quito the re- verse. They all speak of straightened means, of suspended works, of decreased revenuo, of languishing trade. The only great increase wo observe in the tables of receipts is in the item of fiuca and confisca-THE mooting of the Hongkong Rifle Asso tious, which jumped from 822,671 in 1880ciation, called to consider the proposed now to $66,835 in 1987, the owners of the De..tule, has been postponed to 1st February. cima and Leares being the largest contri-AHAN named Ro Aran was committed for |butes to this branch of the revenue. In

trial to-day by Mr Wodehouse on a charge 1888 the Custome people were not quite auf burglariously entering a Chinese hours vaccrasful in malating shipowners, and only the other day and stealing jewellery of the managed to grab about $30,000. But that value of $4.50.

BONGBONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1980. they have not abandoned the policy of kill

wing the gcoss that lays the golden eggs, oa We learn that the sunsal Gun Competition ANOTHER King has gone into exile M. de which all the principles of Government in of the ingkong Volunteers will commence Mayrona, a Frenchman who arrived here Indo-Chies

wson Thursday, the 31st instant (Chine now Bcom to be based, about two months ago with a flourish of have

recently had abundant proof. year's day), at Stonecutter's Island. The trumpets, telling a story of adventures Ship-captains have doubtless become a little firing with the 64 para will open the com wortby almost of ranking with the 1001 in more wary, and the equeeze' cannot be petition, the Arabian Nights, quietly leftfUongkong, worked so successfully as in 1886 The WB hour that the new revolving light on we believe, by the Bayern, for Genos, on gauntlet, however, has still to be run by Cape Padaran was lighted on the 18th inst Sunday morning, under the assumed name all foreign vessels visiting Saigon, and, as The light is of the fret order, hsa a range of Droy. A good deal has been writtenwa pointed out some time ago, the dangers of 32 tiles, and is composed of alternative about this adventuro, and now that the are so great that ship-owners decline in groups of two white flashes and two red soi-disant king has left our shoren, we do many cases to send their vessels to Saigon, Hashes not wish to recapitalets the nasty bits '|

even although they are promised a good

of the story. We need scarcely say that in freight. That it may not be thought wo THE . Lijereal, with the French Mail of publishing the revelations which put an are painting the state of affairs too darkly December 28th, was to leave Singapore ch end to bus schemes in Hongkong we were

we will let the reports speak for themselves. Thursday, the 24th instant, at noon, and actuated solely by a desire for the public The general situation is not so satisfactory may be expected here on or about Thurs- interest. When M. de Mayrouz arrived as that of preceding years. The sacrifices day, the 31st instant. This Packet helaga a representative of this journal ilerimposed on the Colony have struck a blow replies to lotere despatched from Hongkong viewed him and seems to have been at European and natiys commerce. The on November 21st. favourably impressed, as several other castom dues and the formalities required

Tue meeting of the Legislative Council,

which was to be held this afterion, has

Douglas Lapraik & Co. Jan.27, at daylight.residenta were, by the royal presence for their collection, the decrease in the

and eloquence. The reports in the Hat-personnel of the different services, the re been postponed until further notice Wa pling paper, benides, socmed to show that duction of public works have all bad an apps the new Building Ordinance, the expedition to the country of the injurious influence on the normal develop which was read a first time last week, is not Sedangs, or country of the Mvia, us it has ment of the trade of Cockin China. The ready yet. They do manage things go hitherto been called, was a serious affair.

revcune for 1888 suffers on this account, veramental in a strange fashion here. M. de Mayreno, however, had not been long the indirect taxes especially falling off con- here before his conduct and theatrical on siderably from these of 1867. It has been hear that the Surveyor General's-de- goings were such as ought to have shaken possible to meet the heavy burdens this year, partment have taken time by the forelock the faith of the most credulous. The very but the reserve fund is getting done, and it with a vengeance, baring, although the fact of bis having offered $50,000 for the would parban be dangerous to increase

separate ayatom has not yet been sano- Filipinas, a steamer which would have been the taxes or create new once. We thua boned by the Home authorities, placed an as much cae to the surges in the Sedangs find ourselves in a difficult position which order for a large number of pipes of the as blankets to the Hottentots, which could demands the whole attention of the mem- nature required for the system with a heal never even reach the country cnleashers of Council.*

Erm, which has already got pretty far un "We ought to

SHARE LIST. —QUOTATIONS.

Nos. of F2.

Paid- Shares

up.

Jan. 24, 1860.

Closingrata?1023>j Cash.

The advantages of tho ELECTRIC LIGHT are so well recognised that but little need be said on the subject It is, however, peculiarly adapted for uso here on acconst of its being almost entirely free from heat and unaffected by wind, and also on acconet of its almost perfect freedom from danger by fire.

Estimates of working expenses, cost of ongkong and Shanghai Ban's Corp. 180,00 $ supply, de, have hen carefully gone into, and the Directors have no doubt that the light can be supplied at rates which will com pare favourably with the price paid for gas in the Colony, while for quality, power and convenience, the light will be much superior to any other kind of lighting.

In the estimates are included gost of Buf- icont engine power, plant, &c., for Electrio Street lighting on the well known Are Syatem. Negotiations, with a good prospect

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, Governant for a contract for this purpos

LIMITED.

HE Eighth Ordinary Annual MEETING HAREHOLDER will be bed a the OFFICE of the Company, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the 7th February, at Noon, to receive a Statement of the Accumits of the Company to the Slat Documber, 1888, and the Report of the General Man agers, and to discuss any matters that may be competently brought before the Menting The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th Iostant to 7th Proxiine, both days inclusive.

142

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.;

General Managers. Hongkong, January 24, 1889. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP BATAVIA, FROM VANCOUVER, YOKOHAMA AND KORE.

INSURANCES.

125 al 168, % prem.

2009 25$80

20::76

200 E 60 TL. 287 25 all Tls. 97

Union Insurance Society Co., Ld....10,000 China Tradots Insurance Co., Ld.... 24,00 8 83.53 North-Obina Insurance Co. L. 5,0 Yungtaze Insurance Association, Id. 9,000 China: Lasurnace Co., Limited..... 1,50 $1,000 $ 200 $165, buyers Can on Insuranes Ofücs Oo., Ld........... 16,00. 8. The Straits Insurance Co., Id... 30,000 Hongkong Fire hourance Co., Ld... 8,00 Clan Fire Insumos Co., La.......20,00 The Straits Fire Insuranes Co., Ld. 20,0008

DOCKS.

of success, are being carried on with the Singapore Insurance Company, Ld, 40,000 $

A very suitable site for the Engine-house required for the Machinery has been pur- chased and will be made over to the Com- pity at cost price.

It in proposed to order from England at cuce the necessary plant and dynamos on

it'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., La. 12,500 6

• STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

K. C. and M. Steamboat Co., La 40,00 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Lists (60,000£ Douglas Stearuship Co., Limited.... 20,000 8

MISCELLANZOUM

the latest and must approved principlehine and Manila S. S. Co., Lai..... 3,508 adopted in England and America. The London Electric Supply Company are at present engaged in installing in London aina Begar Company, Lamited...... 15,000 8 plant to supply 250,000 lights on this principle.

The Income will of course depend much on the umber of lights supplied, but as the price will be, light for light, less than gas, there can ho no doubt that the electric light will be generally adopted. If bat 9,000 burners are made use of, it is balier ed that the Company will be able to pay a satisfactory dividend, and th a dividend will increase with the increase in the demand for the light

The value of the sbarce has been fixed at $10 with the viow of bringing the shares within the reach of all of the community who are likely to use the light, and who will thus have a better opportunity of be- coming shareholders than the shares were ssboro Staumar having arrived, of a higher valus. It is intended that as Consigueos of Curge are hereby re-wide a distribution of the shares shall be quested to send in their Bills of Lading for wade as possible. countersignature, and take immediate de livery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Verval will be landed and stored at Don- signess' risk and expense.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, January 24, 1889,

No promiction money will be paið.. For prospectus and for forms of applica: tion for shares, apply to the

HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

uto Mesara GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. 140 i Exted the 24th day of Jamiary, 1880, 149

up Sugar Company, Lamited.... 7,00 $ Punjom & Sunghi Dua Sataatan 40,000

Mining Co. Société Francaise des Charbon-

nages du Tonkin

25013

1008 250 $

100

100% 100$ 201516

30811, buyers 20 $25, nom. 5015355 2+$79 20,819, sales

125

all $36, prom

2 8982 83-

all i prem.

all 12% dia.

all $80

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100

all $194, buyers

100

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10 all 80

8,000 Fes. 500 Fa. 50 100 % prem., buyers HK, & Kow. Whart & Godowa 06. 17,000 € 100 all 8187 A. S. Watson & Co., Limited

10% all 1971 prem,,sellers Cruickshank & Co., Limited.............. thongkong Hovel Company, La....

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100 170, ex div., nominal

3,800 $

1,600 3,0% $

60 all par., buyere

5,100£ 1,900 £

10 alt

10 7.10 $130, nominal

25 8101

50 a 895, moniɓal

H. and Chu pas Co., Limited,

Nese Share... Bungkong los Ompany, Limited... 5,000 € ongkong Bakery Company, Ld, ...... 6008 Flag Rope Manufactory Co., Lai, $,000 3 Hongkong Dairy Farm Co

4,000

HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,2003. Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited ...

1:2003 East Barnee Planting Co. Limited 3,000 Austin Arms Hotel and Building

it was transported overland, was enough have had an increase of a million dollars with the work.

to show his intentions were not serioas, in 1888 over the indirect tazer of

MR Sangster will give an Organ Recital in Then daran the denouncing letters in Le 1887, as the custom bouse was woiking the Cathedral on Monday evening, the Courrier d'Haiphong, which showed clearly normally in 1888, and ·WEB estimated 28th it., at p The following will

Overture (FIDERO),.......BERTOOTES.

that M. de Meyrena had greatly exaggerated to produce an increase of $1,000,000. be the programma — and considerably misrepressated the char This has not boon the caso, There is only. acter of his adventures, that the Fathers, an addition of $947,900. It follows as a without who influence the so-called consequence that the other items of indi& Bars Colour MEMUAARE.. King was powerless, repudiated time-rect revenue have lecrossed about 2653,000. 14 tirely and had only lent him assistance in This is a considerable deficit, and can only

5. Solo Bo the inthe EMSDELALDEN,

Ofertoire in ECE. A. BANGITEA. B. Chow. Aðbryka.......[ Frum And Symphony).. MAYDİRLRGOHM.

death

(FROM THE CORONATION ASTSEN.)

so far as they thought he was an envoy of be explained by the application of the cus- & Zook the Priest HSPRI France. In these lettera cortain charges tous tariff and the stoppage of public 7 Marche Colibre. wero, made against M. de Mayrena, the works. There were less. Chinese immi

À ccllection will be ma lo in aid of the Ozum Pund.

most serious, in our estination, being that grated than in the proceding years. The As will be ten from an advertisement in he represented in a letter to one of the tank-musters were often idle; and, gaining another colum a Company bas boens formed Fathers that he had had an interview with fear money, they spent lens. But this only in Hongkong for the purpose of supplying the Resident and General Begin at Banoi, explains a part of the difference; the rest the electric light to the residents of Hung who bad told him that bo wople finally beast be attributed to the iveroase of amug-kong. It is proposed to order from Eng., taia the support of France. Father Quer-gling. This is the old lessori which England at once the necessary plant and lack went to Hanoi and ascertained that land learned half a century ago and which dynames on the latest and most improved not only had no such interview taken place the Brouch are still lusraing. High custom principles adopted in England and America. but that the King had never been to duties kill trade and raise up an army of its in calculated that if but 3,000 burnera Hanot at all. The revelations made in the smugglers in a country. If, as in Indo-are mads und of the Company vil be abld French newspaper and the evident China, a native has to pay 18c, for what he to pay a satisfactory dividend. The price theatrical conduct of M. Mayrona in ean gos by amuggling at 3a, the temptation of the shares has been fired at 819 with the Hongkong induced us to throw the to smuggling is irrealatible. The one con view of bringing them within the reach of Fight of day on the affair, and the soling feature in the state of affairs in Indo.all. The company han lo view as a sabe course of events has entirely justified China is that the Colonial Government idiary object the supply of electric motor 25% dis. on 820-818 per our procedure. We have heard rumours hava borane fully alive to the disastrous power, and it is said that negotiations are misometimes very positiventatements about results of the retrograde fiscal policy in- now being grrried on with the Gorger difficulties which our foral visitor had got posed on them by the French parlamentment to supply the power required into in Salgon and even in Faris but as for the benefit of a few merchant at Home, for pooping water from the Albany these matters had only a remote connotion They have petitioned the ministry for relief tank to a reservoir or tank at the Peak, with his position in Hongkong, wa abatsin at least from the dues imposed on products It is also stated that there is a good pros, ed from giving them publicity. As, how that are not exported by Franes, and these peat of the Company obtaining a contimet ever, he was attempting to start a company: seems a likelihood that the Home Govern- - to light the sizests with slectricity,

50 all 82, buyers

10 al 313, dash

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508

Company, Limited....... Sougel Koyah Planting Co., Id... 5,000 | Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Limited 4,0008 Bleam Junch Company, Limited... 3,000 China Borneo Company, Limited... 7,0003

Chinese Imperial 1894

10ÂNB.

26852, ex new legus

20 306 25 35, nom

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