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tracted hose are for Chinese firms of Hongkong fara pesen The Battan's Talon is about siz who in order to ubiain rice for forward delivery illus from the harbour with smooth level matha are bound to make advanos amounting to half lending to it excellent for fest or bridle and the valuo. les Chamber has tried in vain tosify convertible into good carriage reads. Tha relieve the bayare from this obligation. If prices country 14 spen and in a high state of cultiva are high the buyers hero receive grain with tier. Fruit and vegetables of every kind are great quantity of paddy, and this is given to them abundant and cheap Tobacco, cheer maize, and as the axleting quality in rank of by the hellies, copo (factured from a species of planten) who have meviously agreed amongst themsolvas ar brought freely to market, and are plead at to this. Consequently the buyers are at the reasonable pricas, Horees are abundant and sell entire mercy of the sellers and the former At low figures. They are a strong, hardy rese, MEW only too happy to hara rodeived something which and better-tempered than the China and Japon à la vigueur could te terased rico.

....

Tho Chambar cannot rely on the concr The America's party called oficially on the of the Chinese, befortheless it is necessary to Saltan, who when he heard what the Sultan take some stops, hoesung a day will come.hon of Borneo had done, expressed his great ente dispute will aries, which if brought before the faction at it and his hearty concurrence in Tribunal of Comeres, will put scoart in sy scheme which would tend to open up and great diffomity, A ship captain may arrive at Saigon with a obarter party to take a surge of rice, and if instead of rice he receive a cargo of grain so greatly mixed with padly, weighing sely, 900 kilos to the ton, when ries has always beon considered as heavy murga (1000 Miles to tha tan, bo will bo is the right in protorting. Whitband in the the custam of the market

will the Tribunal of Conneroo do when there is sub? It is consequently airisable to creata okr.

The method proposed by the member would be to ask of Govornout to fix by a doures that, "for all contracts and charter parties where there aro no special conditions antioned all merchandise denominated as "cargo cico ' should not contain more than so much per cent. of pully and 15 per scut was set dewane a propar

average.

This monsam will not be an arbitrary due, any captain will be at liberty to cliarter his vessel to carry rice erataining as much paddy as he plonsos, and any merchant will always be at liberty to purchasa rica with any amount of puddly mixture.

One of the members proposed to acept the Mayusins sutra (gradendsen proposed soude two years ago, olligfar the rice sellers to carry their grain into these depots, roadering control pussille. By doing so it would be any to scortain that all cargo rice for expor tation does not contale more than 15 per cent of pauddy.

The president in answer, said that this question of general storca had boon abandoned long ago, owing to the suoocssful attempt to raise the aecosary espital for its essation; besides, this propositier would be a great impediment to the trade. It is imposible to force the grain to pass through these depois. Henda that previously ships loading rieshera vám over filled and to-day they are filled without baing loaded. All captains now loading cargo rica for a complete cargo are in the right to protest,

SALE

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28ra, 1871.

NEW SILKS NEW SILKS ||

VARIOUS NEW DRESS FABRICS.

A Splendid Assortment of TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS

three from Paris

NEW UNTRIMMED. STRAW HATS and BONNETS,

lilize the rich and splendid provingog in the mainland now or waste. He confirmed the grants and created Baron de Carlyk Dam Dandhara of Bala, and at a grand durbar at. which all the nobles of his kingdom were pos saat inducted him into office and conferred on him the title of Tajah of Sandakan and Gaya Minister under the yellow umbrella of state, the The

is commission was read alend by the Primo Baton was girded with a splendid kris, and pro seated with a spear and shield amblematic of his position as the principal roblo of Suin. At the conclusion of the eeromony, the newly-msdo noble was exiluted with twenty one guns from the Baltan's splendid park of artillery.

NEW THATHERS and FLOWERS.

NEW RIBBONS.

NEW LACES.

NEW COLLARS and CUFFS. NEW MARIE BIB and CUFFS

NEW SILK, THREAD, and COTTON HOSE.

The America then proceeded to Sandskari, and anchoring them the Hajah and his friends pro- Deeded in the star ander terprise up tha Kina Balangan river, penetrating nearly twe hundred miles into the interier, and only rotura. ing (very reluctantly) when their soul was entirely BABY

xhansted. No Baropean keel had over een of this portion of the river before, nor. Lad the natives ever seen a white man. At every vilingo on the route the new ruler was received with the utmost enthusiasm. On the return of the launch to Surinken, Mr W B. Pryer, formerly of Shanghai, va formally inducted into ofies Governor of that portion of the grant and at the tame time appointed Vico Consul of Great Britain, by the Consal-Geceral of Borneo. After saluting bin in his das capacity the America passed again through the Malwalls passage to Gaye Bay, whate after a short stay the continued ar wage in this part, where she arrived about half-past twelve this morning. She leaves for Singapore early to-morrow, and I shall try to forward this by her.

Ki D

GLOVE

LACE MITTS

An Extensiva Stock of LINEN and LADIES UNDER

CLOTHING.

NEW COESETS.

A Lot of CITILDREN'S HOLLAND and WHITE FIQUÈ PELISSES.

at $1.25, worth $9.00.

A Largo Stock of various

· MUSLIN EMBROIDERIES,

at lega than. Half Prico.

NEW SILK SCARFS and SASHES.

It seems alust impossible to over-ustimate the value of the events which have transpired during this brief cruise, by which this enermons The NEW PATENT AUTOMATON UM- troot of probably the richest and most fertile necfion of the globe has passed into British hands and to a corlain extent will be under the control and jurisdiction of cur own government.

INSURANCES.

PIONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. TME Undersigned having been appointed

www.

BRELLAS

LADIES' NECESSARIES.

NEW PRINTS and MUSLINS,

NEW WASHING GINGRAMS,

The president supported the motion fixing 15 per cent of paddy for contracts on charter parties which do not stipulata any proportion. This measure would be similag to the one taken regard- ing the intersat of money, and, like that, it can in no way interfere with commercial ferty, being only an optional measure. He is of opinion that the Chamber is competent to decide this Agents to the above Company at tais SPRING FLANNELS, LONG CLOTHS, question without the neomaity of a dooree, bufas the Chamber has no means of publicity, its deci sion caght to le ragi to the knowledge of merchants through the oficial Gazette of the Colony. The Government will not abject to give publication to this desigion,

Aunther member Telds that a dares is most nemary. ThaClinzabor, aftera votqcfair against i three, decidest as follows: That is mases where outructs and charter partes do not contain any stipulations regarding the quantity of paley which can be mixed with cargo rice the proper tion of this mixture be fixed at 15 per cent, and that the Governor be requested to be good enough to draw a decree to givi to this rule the *torce of low

BORNEO.

Two oun owN CORRESPONDENT.

LAXOAN, 15th February. The steamship America, Captain John Gra ban, arrived here this morning from her trip to the Sale Archipelago and as her proveedings

· during her stay in these waters are of great im portance to all intowated in the extension of British nemmerea, I eend you a few partienlors

Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $10,000, on Balding or on Goods stored theriu.

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DOUGLAS LAPHAIK & €0,"· Hongkong, th November, 1888. IVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE-

and CALICOS..

FINE LINEN S

HABERDASHERY and TRIMMINGS.

DRESSMAKING and MILLISIO7. „Durant-

MEXTS have special attention."

SÄYLE AND 0.0

EXCHANGE,

ORT

INSURANCE COMPANY, **.* ROM this date, until further notice, a ills. count of Treats per cent. (20%) upon the current local mio of Promia will be allowed upsn Insurances offcoted with this Company,

VICTORIA DOUGLAS LAFEAIK & Co.,

Agents:

QUEEN'S-ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, Hongkong, 27th Juno, 1874." -

HONGKONG;. TANDARD FIRE OFFICE, LONDON,

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The Undersigned having bon appointed As to the ahore Company at this Port, are to the extent of $10,000 on Buillings or m prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE Gods stored tapoin

Diecoinit 20%

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 1st March, 1878,

[401

glenned from the diary and zote book of an old NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE | resident of Hongkong who was passerger on

'COMPANY AT HAMBURG.

C

1874

AND AT SHANGHIAL

FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE,

HEIDSIECH & Co.'s ON OF OLE.

DEETIEN đi ch Hongkong Sud July, 1877,-- F8m 1034

FOR SALE.

board. The America, I may promiss, is a SasHE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above C

iron steamer of 600 tons register, chartered-in,

Compay, are propared to GRANT IN- Landon expressly for this voyage und ütled with SURANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first- →Foxy convenience for comfortable tropical trueless riske at current rates. Yol, including a salona 35 feet by 15, built ou dock, forward of the engines and with veutila. Hongkong; 27th March, 1876,

tion on four sides. The stoarner carrics n hettery

latest patent, also a stool storm-launch, from.

MELCHERS & Co.

[20

FOR SALE

EX P&O THAMER "GEELONG

SPECIALLY MCTED."

WINES.

MAA

A

OLD PARIZCELAR

VESSELS ON THE BERTH.

STEAM TO TOKOHA HE P. & 0.8, N. Co o Stensship

“MATACOA

VESSELS ON THE BERTH:

FOR NEW YORK: AHE AL Gerzina Ship

NUROWEGA"

will leave for the abuya plaqə si + F. TO Jaches, Meator, will Igadores above, *** DAY, the 25th bustandard

To Quazer Caska (equal to about I dozon) 350. In Ootares (ogant to about 6 dozen)

-

· LONDON: PAMUTUULA RUS

Ja Quarter Cake (about 12 dozen).j

$8),

ADAM LIND,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 27th Farah, 1878

VAR FOR BANGKOK,

In Octaves (about 6 cozon 3 H Stenskip u NATO DA

1583

Agents for China, Hongkong, and Japan

NORTON & Co., Agente

FOR SALE SONG

▼ THREE ExoLIR BOWS, in fine conditina. For further Particulars, inquire of

SAR YON,

Compradore, 57, Praya

Hongkong, 26th February, 1878.

FOR SALE

EX" CIFT OF PHRING.

*

*[997

MERICAN HAMS and BA.CONT, beit

BROKERATANATETANUHAR,”

For Trofght, upply to:

VERSE VOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co

Hongkong, 20th March, 1878, 150

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,

BA-MAIL, WINE OLOSA For Haiphong and Hanoi. Today, the 28th instant, at 9,30

For Tokolima-Per. Melodes, to-day, the Sth instant, at 8.30 PM. S **For Bangkok. Per Rajanatiian day, the 29the instant, at 4.30 PM.

For Saigon, Te-day, the 29th instant,

Far Port Darwm Par Chartian, to-morrow, the 29th instant, et 11.30 4.3.

› SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE J. GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA,"

For Amoy and Shanghal-Per Denim, to- BRINDIST, ANUGNA, VENTURE MEDI-morrow, the 29th instant, at S.30 PM...

~ For Swytow," "Amoy, arul-Recelion, Per TEERANAK

Kenu, on Baturday, the 30th inst., at U P.M.

• SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON

G.E. Hopkins, Combanader, will be despatchedt vi for the shove Port TO-DAY, the 28th Instant,

For Freight or Passe, apply to

LUTEN TET HONG Agenth Hongkong 25th March, 1878215 of

FOR PORT DARWIN. Australen Stonin Navigation Com pany's Chartered Steamship S

CHARLTON M

Aquality MESS BEFF and PORK, J. Johnson, Commands will leave for the above Talf Barrels: DUTCH HERRINGS 12 in Tiz: Port, TOMORROW the 29th instant, at N DUTCH CHEESE, DUTCH SOUR KROUT Für Freight or Passage, apply to

in Store Jars; AMERICAN SMOKED SAL.

| MON, BROWN and WHITE" BEANS, 40.

*

JV SCHEFFER

B. Praya Control. Hongkong, 8th January, 1878

(194

FOR SALE LA SEVA

UTLER PALMDB & C CLARETS, at 812, 810, 57, 85, 851, and $4 rin CASE OF I DOZEN QUARTA SHERRIES, At 810, 50, 831 and $83 rue

CABI DE I DØREN. QUARTS.JA E MA CHAMPAGNE at $13 FER CASE OF DOZEN CHAMPAGNE, at 312 VER CASE OF 1 DOZEN

QUARTE, JAGUAR KOOK, 16 $84 PEB CASE OF 1 DOZEN QUALIE, BRANDIES,****** and ****, at 901, 974, 59, and $10} rum Cage or 1 Dozas, (JUARTS, WLOFTER'S CHAMPAGNES

.

PASARAN AY GEO. R. STEVENS

Hebykong, 29rd Macoli, 1975.

BOMBAY MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.

HE AUSTRALLAT KA

The English Contract Pagkit":"KHIVA" en will be dematched with the Alsila for Europe HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM, ON THURSDAY the 28th instant.

(AVIGATION COMPANY'S Beamship The following will be the hours of closing the KETVA Captain G LEE will leave this on Mails, do

THURSDAY, the 28th March, at No02

For further Particulars, apply te

SAY BONEIDAY, 57th instant. O

Brix, Money, Onler Office closes.

10 Ps. Post Offco slopes except the Nieur Box;

which remains span all nights THURSDAY 23th instant,

7 AM Port Oiloe, opens for sale of StaniJIAN, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all corre-

ADAM LIND, Superintendant. Hongkong, Lathi Maroh, 1878.- GALVU, B, MAIL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CUM PANY, [459 | THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER 10 AM., Fest Offee alone, srdept.for Late Let- OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING &

Rogletry of Letters oneon YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO 19.15 m. Letters may be posted on payment of

budeme park, parts at BERNERLate F'so al 13 venis exun Ebitsge, nutil FOR SHANGHEAT

WARNA VELE US. Ma Steamet "CITY OF TO. 11 AM when the Post Offlos CLOSES entirely. for HARROW, NINgro, and Pours in JAPAN, isoovil Yokohama, on THURSDAY, the 29k to the United Kingdom wa Bendim, ar to. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rabes 10 will bo dorpshed for Ban Fran- 11.30 A. Loftets bat Letters only) addressed

HR Company's Steamship

Marol, at Noon, taking Pasongor and Praight Singapore, may be posted on board the Packat CAFA "DEUCALION "

for Japan, the United States, and Europa, with Late Fer of 48 cents extrs postage, untit will be dispatched TOMORROW, the 29th Through Bills of Lading issued for trans. 11.20 when the Mail is finally closed.

instant, at 4 2.3.

*

FR Freight or Fang, tpply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Ajonte. Hongkong, 28th March, 1878,

FOR SILANGHAI, “ THE.Steamship

F488

portation to Takeharu and other Jajun Poita, kas

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES bo-Fan-Francisco, to Alantic and Inland Cítíòr of the United States, via Ororland Boiwaya, to NMDAR-PACKEL VANDEN Harans, Trinidad, and Domerats, and to forbs The Huited State Bail Packot "CITY OF in Mexico Central and South Ameros by the TOKIng will be reapatoled on THURSDAY, No Complay's and connecting SteamFrancisco, and the United States, which will be the 23th instant with Walla for Japan, Ban Throng's Pussige Tickets granted to bagkus oksel as follows (525) France, and Germany by all kranus-Atlantiq ns 11 am. Begistry of Latter cases.... of Steamer

"GLENDA CLES! shortly expected, will be deepsbehed for the AS SUPPLIED TO H.R.H. THE PEINUE OF Bhova Port on or about MONDAY, the 1st

proximo.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON Hongkong, 27th March, 1878.

$18 FER DOZEN QUARTH. Detailed Prios Lista on application to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st Noromter, 1877.

YED SUNG & Co.

COAL MNBCHANTS, Have always on hand LARGE STOCKS of every dessription of COLL.

Address ears of Hoo-TT-LOOKS & Co., No. 48, Praga, Hongkong. ***.

Hongkong, th May, 1877.

AI YUNE, ⠀⠀

COMPRADORE AND GENERAL

STOREKEEPER,

[749

2 CENTRAL MARKET: SHIPS AND PRIVATE FAMILIES GUTTLIND.

WITH***

THE BUSA TROVISIÓNS.

IY ÓN,

SHIPS COMPRADORE AND STEVEDORE.

No, 37. PRATA WEST.. SHIPPING SUPPLIED WITH ÅLL KINDS OF COAL WATER, BALLAST, FRESH

PROVISIONS, and QIIMAN'S STORES,

Of the Best Quality and at the Shortest. Notice.

Hongkong, January 1st, 1878,

$92

UTLER, PALME BÄST

CELETRATED WINES AND COGNAC.

NOW ON SALE

FOUND VOLUMES of the Citate Carlora

Trade Report for the Year 1877.

Prices Tax Dollarsy Apply at the Daily Press Offen. Hongkong, February, 1877.

N

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR "DEBTS,

Price List on application

Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the F. BLACKHEAD & Co. OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any Hongkong, 1st Novembor, 1877.

46 DEBT contracted by the more or the Crews FOR SALE

of the following Vessels during their stay in OUBLE-BARREL GUNS, CENTRAL and Hongkong Harbour to be pati

rio & Co.

& Co.

· FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO. THE Steamship THE

OXFORDSHIRE”

A REDUCTION of TWENTY PER CENT, on REGULAR RATES is GRANTED to OFFICERS of the ARMY and NAVY and MEMBERS of the CIVIL and CONSULAR [526 SERVICES in commission mash-Freight will be received on boned anzil 4 pm. on the 27th March. “Porcel Packages will be rosaival at the Offee matin. same day al Parcel Packages, should be marked to ad dress in fall; value of same le required

will leave on or about the 1st proximo.

For Freight or Fausage, PENER & Co.

Agente Hongkong, 26th March, 1878,7

FOR SHANGHAI AND TIENTSINA THE German Steamship

DAN OLYMPIA,”

11:30 AM. Tust Ofire closet, but Lefters (except for Non-Lion Countries) may be posted on, board the Packet with Late Feo of 19 Cents extra Postage, until the time of departure, Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti, Coats Bica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Grenada, Para. guoy, and Uruguay van no longer be sent, by this route ar

MATLS BY THE TORRES STRAITS

PACKETS

Consular Inveloos abompany

pany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices The Australian Confiset Paint BEIS. in Bealed Envelopes addressed to the Collector BANE will be despatched from Hongkong on FRIDAY, the 29th iustuut, will Mails for of Custopis at San Francisco,

TEMA Singapore Port Darwin, Somerset, Cooktown. For further oracion to Pasage, and Clovaland Bay, Bowen, hoppol Bay, Brisbane, Fright, spply to the Agency of the Company Sydney, Tasmania New Zealand, and Melbourne.. No B, Praya Central

RUSSELL & Co.

Correspondence cannot be registered after 1.15 PM Agente

Nagel, Master, shortly expected, will have quick Hongkong. 25th March, 1976.-

despatch as above,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WMA PUSTAU· & Co.,

[518

Hongkong, 27th March, 18787

FOR MANILA

HE Ship

TEE

"MACTAN · Erquiaga, Master, shortly due, will have quick despatched for the shore Port

For Freight or Falsago, apply to

HUESELL & Cá kingkong, 27th March, 1878.619

FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO BE British Stearnship

T

"AFGHAN

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NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANÇAIS.

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HATAVIA, POINT

"DE GALLE. ADENA SUEZ S ISMALIA, FORT SALD, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES:

ALSO MADE PONDICHERBY MADRAS CALCUTTA

AND BOMBAY

The Maila will be closed at 1.50 F. Sap plementary Mail on board with late fee of 18 vents till time of departure. The

Correspondence for Southern and Westarn Australia can be sent by this route if desired, but so 6 general quis it is better to zendit við Galle.

MAILS BY TURO FRENCH PACKET. "The Prenot Coutzzet Pasket HÄNADER." will be dospatched from Hongkrog on THURS DAY, the 4th April, with oils to and though the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marwillós, to Saigon, Kingapore, Batovin, Gale, Fondicherry, Madras. Calcutta, Bombay, Adan, Szez, and Alexandria.dk.

The following will be the hours of CLOSING the Mail, do

WRDNESDAY 3rd April,

ON THURSDAY, the 6th April, 1878, at Now, the Company's Steamabip ANADYR Constant MoBRAU, with MAILS PASSENGERS, SPECIE M, Money Order Office, alases Post Offica CARGO, I leave thir, Port: for the above

elosos exéept the NIGHT Ros, which requins open all nightedaj pa je THURSDAY, 4th April,

Post Offies opens for sale of Stamps, Eegistry of Letters, and Fosting of all verze spondence.MAR

Cargo and Specie will be registeral for Lou don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of European MIA

10., Registry of Letters Dese Cargo will be received on hoord until 4 P.XII & M., Post Office closes except for Lato Let

Hunt, Master, shortly expected, will have quick pladespersonale despatch

For Freight or Passage, apply to

W. PUSTAU & Co., Agonts Hongkong, 25th March, 1878.3 FOR LONDON. THE AL British Bark

"IONTAN," Care, Master, vill kad here, and will be de spatobed on SATURDAY, the 20th instant...

For Fraight, apply to

MEYER & C

・of two Armstrong gune, and a Gailing of the QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. PIN-FIE, with Cartridges, Cartridge AIDEN BESSE, American bark, Noyos-Hoza. Horgkong, 20th March, 1878,"

Yarrow and bonte of every class, and des.. HE Undersigned, are prepared to GRANT Casus, Wadding, Shot, ko. Ako RIFLES and

POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the REVOLVERS cription. No pains had been sparol to Et her extent of 45,000 Dollars on Buildings or on ont with averything conducive to the comfort Goods stored therain, af: Current Local Rates, of the tuner and onfer man. She was chartered by the Americas Trading Company of Borneo, abject to a Dishennt of 20, ou the premin.

I

NORTON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, January, 1878. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM. PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

NIE

25

Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hong- kang, Canton, Fooolow, Shanghai, and Han and are prepared to grant Insurances it Current Rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkong, 15th October, 1868, NORTH BEITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPECIALS OF PARLIAMENT. ESTABLISHED I809,.

and left Singapore for this port on the 12th of December last, with four passengers on board, the President of the Company (Mr. Torrey Baron de Overbeck, and Messrs. W. Pretymat and W. B. Fryer. She arrived bersen, the 18th and kit for Brunei (the capital vity) on the 19th.. H.M. guavessal Hart, Commander Evans, luft the same port the day previous, having F.B.M. Consul General for Bern as a passenger. The *principal «ject of the visit to Brunei, on the part of the America, was to arrange for the trans fer of the concessions held by the American Company to a syndicate of London merchants represented by Baron de Overbeak. Tho-policy of the Unitol States Government is to dis, courge in every way the development of Ameri- can commerco abroad and the expenditure of any capital in foreign countries by its citizens. They. prefer that ships, money, and liber should be concentratejl af kame, and if articles of American painiactura ora required abroad the natives regdrug them mun send one of their own ships for

CAPITAL £2,000,000. then, if they desire them sufficiently. The cpposi tion and the eungity manifested toward the Ameel. The zove Lounyany, are prepared to grant Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for can Borny Company in the carrying out of this policy as such that it was considered better to Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 resign into char and better protected and the any Building, or on Merchandise in the ear29, task of developing the enormous riches which at the usual rates, subject to a discount of now lie dormous in this beautiful island. The Twenty per cent. (2013).

eirouristenose of the case having been duly laid before the Sultas, His Highness, after careful deliberation with bis Ocuncil of State, consented to the transfer, and added so the former grouts that of Gays Island and the mainland opposite, comprising the magnificent harbour, known as Gaya Bay. This onorous abest of water is pro hably one of the finest harbours in the world, and is capable of sheltering the autod fleets of

Apply to

J. F. SCHEFFER,

54, Praya. Central. ** Hongkong, 18th September, 1877, TO

ALEXANDER NEWTON, British bark, Nowton.

-Hack-sing. ARCE M. MINOTT, Anocion ship, Whitmore.

Voge, Hugedora & Co.

JANDE TENNENT'S ALE ANGOSTORA, dezan bark, Buisa Carlowitz

PORTER DAVID CORSAR & SONS

Merchant Navy Navy Boiled

CANVAS.

Long Flax Crasszi AENHOLD, KARBERG & On. Hongkong, 11th May 1887.

FOR SAL

& Co.

ATHOLL, British steamer, Thomson.—Jardine,

Matheson & Co.

B. F. WATSON, American bark, Ilawkins---

Vogel, Hagedorn & Oa..

CASSANDRA, German steamer, Langer.-Wm,

Pasta & Ce..

[15 CUANDOS Ameroun ship, Emory, Naval Yard

HAS. REIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE,

1874," WHISBLACK.” $19...por ease of 2 dozen pints. $18............per case of 1 dozon quarts. CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1869

VIN CES PRINCEE." $18....

$7

лет

....................per ease of dozen quarts.

PALMER MARGAUK.

..per vase of 1 Joses quarts. per Aase of 2 dozen pinta.

CHATEAU BELAIR,

...por case of 1 dozen quarta,

LORMONT.

per case of 1 dozen quarts. ...per case of 2 dozen pints.

SIEMSSEN & Co.:

.....

NOW ON SALE

IMPERIAL QUARTO.

GILMAN & Cc., Agents. Hongkong, 7th July, 1874..

[29 CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED), NOTICE

Hongkong, 1st May, 1876,

E

OLICIES granted at current rates on Ma

cine Risks to all parts of the World. In.

the world. The possession has been coveted accortaries with the Company Artistes of Az An

CHAKOLE, American ship,: Hallett.-P. & C.

.S. N. Co.

CHARLTON, British steamer, Johnson-Land-

stain & Co CHINKIANO, British steamer, Orr.--Biomassen

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