- THE DAILY PRESS TH JESDAY, MAY 14rm 1885.
INSURANCES:
increased by thiab thưmnd within that few months, and wages have generaly considerah17 THE SCOTTISH UNION & NATIONAL
INSURANCE COMPANY. decreased a da se ska jag
INSURANCES
·NOTICE.
The Prochow Dally Ecko sakruits that when may arime some master of the urs of war who angos just sollcient to provide them with food. | peace is made between. Trance and China thoi will turn to account the five Chloese elemental The number of yuricksha cooling in Tokiyo bas eurenblad is would join in singing the well-milltary qualities: I, numbers and homogeneity now litty The Days of Auld Langen." stubborn endurance; persistence; 4; contmat Tao Taungang is in last lags. His of death; 5, passive obediente; and then overran
FIRE. INSURANCE momory is so bad but ko vabrot ratedbir ona Asia, and perhaps Europe. China is undor Ofen, Shiga Prefecture, is one of the most pros
THE Undersigned, Agenta of the abov
QUEEN
COMPANY. day what was told in the day before, and all going orofution, and the nation must now be berons towns in the country, but the recent de
Company, are authorizel to INSURE The Undersigned, Agents for the abore Com the business of the cams hae to be transacted regarded as an netual rather than as a merely pression bas as inferiously affated fi labour again FIRE at Current Rates
pany, ato prepared to ACCEPT RISKS on. by crusty subordates. It is said that whom potential military power.
market that many pode families have been dis
STOLTERFOHT & HIRST. Prear-CLARE Gonowna at 3 per Cont. Nett pro news of the impending posse was conveyed to General Saigo, a soldier of skill and or persed in conseguonos. Misery and sloknyss
Hongkong, 14th Novambor, 1884. [133mium por Ánazm. him. the old man rose from his conch in delight.perience, was grastly astonished whenshe beheld prorail throughout the Prefecture. In Wokar
NORTON &'C. "Agents. That is at bo'saldo I shall be able the garrison of Tientsin. The usa are as big as gori, Tokushima Prefectura, able-bodied labour- NOBFI BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
Hongkong, 20th May, 1881.
11 INSURANCE COMPANY. to go tome and rest," he made to show the Pomaranian guards, or the Brussian,guinis ors bear to the reapables whom they hav
The Chinese authorities, having leal torpet Well equipped, sutive, well drilled, they will re- to enpport, tho proportion of 74 to 19-Ons
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE off some of the porte, are now in a quondary paint attaole tubbornly. The Chinese artillery thousand two hundred poople in the atriot araHD Undersigned, Agents of the above Com
ASSURANCE COMPANY!" they darzot find them again. Of Sharp Fak men were put through their exoroisas at Fow utterly destitute of any means of relihood. pany, are authorized to INSURE against recently-a-nambe of those engines of was minutes notice, and taaspood, precision, and ex-Replety of a similar unturahre to hail from Shid-FIRE ut Current Babes,
Undersigned having been appointed GILMAN TAgents for the above Company, ars broke adrift, and le times torpedoes Hoated past cellent order also took General Saige by icr zusko, Miyo, and other Profostures. A the Fohsin while that vessel was loading there, priss. An invading fored, with Peling for its When the project to form a hazhnurin Tokyo Hongkong, 1st January 1992.
prepared to GRANT POLICIES againsv for Shanghal Some of those torpedoes wern objective, must now be vory large, well supported was first brought to publia notion, the fabianta picked up but difers smsized Ecating about. by reservas, and vary fortunate, as L'e array of Yokohamn were greatly impressed by it sal NORTH GERMAN FIBE. INSURANCE FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates
'PUSTAU & Co. Ons pas withir'z faw feet 6) the Tehain—will makna most strehrons resistance oven now, dwelt on the importance of improvizr the an-
Hongkong, 1st April, 1885 N. O Daily News,
In another year. If any improvement in the pre-charage of their part, but their agitation sub
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE much debated question-a successful invasion of Taliyo barbone sobome. The rodent movement,
COMPANY. Chih-B.might overpass the resources of Franes, horror, to form a harbour in Tokiye his again great as they are.
aroused the Yokohus people, and two or three lealing merchants are now consulting with the view of tsoonstracting the local wharfage. If the work were notually comtienced it would con for considerable benefit not merely on the in- habitants of the town it on others as well....
COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
16.
v sont racy of offrors, possiblean open and sided stüültaneously with the death of the Company, are prepared to GRANT IN: İ
HD Undersigned, AsENTS for the hous
the extent of 365,000, on first- SURANCES plase risks at ourront rates,
POR MELCHERS & Cos Hongkong, 27th Mayok, 1876.
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FIRE OFFICE
Hongkong, 12th May, 1891.
CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED 1805.
13
NINGPO Thensands of rats leave Ningps at this tias of the year to unruza 'in' outtle Ahing, but is
Tho Chiness Admiralty offico has asked Capt. the Tench ships La Qulissonnière, D'Estaing, and Nelly are off Lu Kong, the bastimen hare Lang, N., to return, as the atterapt to supar boon afraid to go quit. Under hace cirown-sede British naval drill by Cermin naval drill stances the Chinese authorities under a flag of has utterly fuited. As the British naval drill, trace have been communicating with the Forth whether good or bad hat bone in force since 1537, contander on the subject.-N. C. Daily News grow GFFOF NO OF TAS pri fort Artur, late Minister to Bulan The Undersigned are prepared from this date The Ningpo orrespondent of the forcury card it at a days notice, and it is not surprising and now an attaché of the Education Departo G1ANT POLICIES Float PHP at the writes danging the statement that the tag so that the officers and men who had served Captainment, was recently visited Osaka on a tour of edgood Tariff Bates to the oxtent of $50,000 was fired at. It was simply sa accident and cha Tracy Luxmors, and Lang. did not take sind inspection, delivered a looture at the Osaha on First-oluzi Eseks.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, that has frequently occurred at the Shingly to tho teu ddon and radical changes which Chamber of Commerce on the 12th April in
Aguats. Sun Fire Omai, - •.... Bife Units. The soldiers were at target praelios Captain Sebelin tried to enform, with, perhaps, presence of the Governor and a large number whilst the Euro was passing and á etray bullet excessive zeal; te should have made the changes of distinguished citizens. Ie first spoke of the happened to strike her. It is scarcely probably gradually, and by conciliatory methods.Courier commercial relations of this country with Eng that the shot was fred intentionally, when wo Correspondent.
laad: America, and China; and touched on thoes- points that he had personally observed while in look back sud refhet, on the conduct of the sol- diers toward all foraigners during the late criss.
Europa. He said, that har most formidable 14th April-rivals in foreign gommerce are the Chinese, Those has not beu a single, disturbauca here, Lad left us we are unprotected by a foreign maa- At length, indeed sooner than the most whose fragality and antarprise in business can. of wat, great dreiit is due to all the native sanguins of a inticipated, the telegraph is never be cmulated by the Japanese, or even effoials and others, who have extreist a fm about to unite us with the rest of the world tha Enapoans. In this country the people of begrined not surpated by this most civilised beyond. Folos wars carted to various platoss on the contral provinces, and especially of Osaka nations."
the road between Nowakwang and this place and Kiyoto, are more economical and posses during the winter, and now that tha thaw is greater businese qualities, than the inhabitants once again master of the soil, these poles are of Tokyo, bat there is no gainsaying the fast doubt es being rapidly set up. It will not be that if they be content with the present state of at all strange if the line. Is carried to the for things and do not exert themselves for the north. What is warted now and what will, it promotion of our commercial interests, the is to be expected, some before very long, is a profits of our trade will ultimately fall into railway to the north, say from Krin to New-foreign hands. The Japanese Government was chwang. Such a railway would open to cultiva.aware of this fact, and had established com- tion handreds of thousands of acres of splendid mercial ahol in Tokiyo, besides granting an wil lying untouched in the remote north, s annual salsidy of 5,000 ex to the gue that has cartage of grain is so expensive that tillage of been estallished in Osaka. anything but opium does not pay..
SHANGHAI.
Yesterday, 4th May, was the warmest day we have had this year. A thermometer, in the shade, on the Yangtze Road, registered at noon degrees, and the water at the waterworks, when tested, showed a heat of 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
The first clearance of raperamak racing stock took place ou les 3th May in the shape of a Loong foi anction. Prices did not rule high, and the highest bid was Tls. 55 for Jana, the winner of the Teatles Cup, very good worth for the money Tales moim were able to susp up svers Serviceable mokes at Agures between is and fifteen tafs. The auctioneer sy in grant form and disponed his wit liberally.
The deg days see appreching, and it takoves the policy to pay particular attection to stay doga. Not many days ago, on the Tangtare non Bood & Pekingese joodio was bitten by a Chinese work and died two days afterwards. On the 5th Mar a Japanese poodle strayed into the Pab lio Hospital nad when the foreign assistant tried to catch it, it bit him on the hand and rashed about is a very aspicious manner, bitting two Chins, and it was thers l'ed. It is not peel, tirely known whether the dog was mad or not However, a danger is threatened. Etrict injus bong should be given to the police to captara all stray dogs, and this is a matter on which the Connell shonki do listen to the entreaties of Chine. We know what hydrophobia is, and that sufficient Courier.
Enly on the moming of the2nd May, between the hours of midnight and one o'clock, an attack was mide pa the Point Hotel, Yangtze pen Po. 1 by some 30 or 40 robbers, supposed to be Chinese soldiers. Four of the servants were woundel during the attack, one has a colp wound, the pthors are braised or cut about the body. The robbers walked off with a olosk, barometer, and offer articles from the bar They siso robbed the servants' quartare.breaking open their boxes, laking victling and all the motry they could fod. Inspectors Towler' and Mack with a number of foreign constables went down to the Point at about 1 am, but up to to promotes of the robbers has heen
found Mercury
MOUKDEN.
i
--HAKODATE
Strange news comes from Korea, the truth regarding which I should like mich to te able
24th April to verify. It is reported by Koreans who hare The American Bohooner Laffitio, Captain enme from the province south of the Korean ca- Mellor, from San Francisco. 57 Jaya out, bound ital and distant about 300 miles. I think, that for Vailmastoor with flour and general cargo, during the recent outbreak in Korea, the Japa arrived here yesterday, and proceeds to her des- hose broke in upon that distrist and harried it.tination chris evening. All well. The affair looks quite incredible, yet no ono, The unfortunate German schooner Rebecca, Keress or Chinese, who has heard it, Ashta-the-which was rosently-loaded-hers-with-salphar for accuracy of the statement. Large numbers of San Francisco, but returned to port leaking. Koreans fled from the capital reated not till they has, since discharging her cargo, basu enrveyed, seed the Yaloo and reposed among their and found to be in a deplorable condition. The countrymen on the Chinese side of the river, in whole vessel is badly strained and requires very the soil still marked on maps as Neutral Toxtonsive repairs, which are estimated will cost ritory.-N. C. Daily News Correspondent.
PEKING.
By an Imperial Decree Wa Tab-ching bas bean deprived of the rank of Joint-Commissioner of Northern Defence.
close on $3,000. In the face of this, it is pro- bable that she will be offered for sala at public atetion-Japan Gazette Correspondent.
COCHIN CHINA.
HAIPONG.
NEE
pared
Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre... to lase Policies of Inquionce against Firs on the usual terms.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & OG. Hongkong. Janney, 1882.
HENIX
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660
VESSELS ON THE GERTI
FOR HOIHOW, SINGAPORE, AND BANGKOK
THE 200TTISH ORIENTAL STEAM- SEXT.COMPANY, LIMITED. THE Company's Stanmahiy
KONG BENG" Captain. It Jones, will be despotoked for the aboh Porta TO-DAY, the 14th instant, at "BIGHA.M.
For Freight, or Passage, apply to
YUEN EAT HONG
Agoats. Hongkong, 11th May, 1885,
-1012
THE CHINA-AND. MANILA STEAM,
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.:
FOR MANILA, DIRECT.
THE Company's Stenship
RUSSELL & Co.”
General Managera.
"ESMERALDA,” Captain Tayler, will be despatebol for the LITE ASSURANCE ONLY:above Port TOMORROW, the 15th instant Purely mutaal; all profits belong to.. Palioy-jat FIVE P.M., holders and apportionments are made annually. For Freight or Passages spply to
STATEMENT FOR TEAR ENDING 31st Dennis, 1889. formulated Funds
und Roservo Fundacooed- E÷ Surplus over all lightlifesy ing to valuation, made by the Govorament.......... Lavome for year 1883
481
£11,378,94%
Hongong, 12th May, 1985.
15
VESSELS ON THE BERTA.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DÉS MESSAUERIES ULARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR ·... BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO:
·LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ PORT BAID," MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA;
A150,
LONDON AND ANTWERP. BORDEAUX, LE HAVES, AND DUNKELK:
N CHURSDAY, the 14th day of May, 1896 at Noux, the Company's Stenship "YANGTSE" Combat "Lormier, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave the Port for the abora places.
Cargo and Specie will bo registered for Lon don as well as for Marselles, and accepted in transit though" Marseilles for the principal places of Elarope.
FOR HAVRE, LONDON, AND HAM-Specic and Pansols until & Ya or buy 1364
BURG, VIL SUEZ CANAL. TELE Stessabip-
2,109,399, £2,717,599.5
C. SETON LINDSAY,
Res. Manager, Department of the Erat
BIRLEY, DALRYMPLE & Coy
Agents, Hongkong,
NERVOUS DEBILITT----
A CUE, GUARANTEET
R. N. C. WEST'S NERVE and BRAIN
DREATMENT, A Garautard Ouga for
all Diseases of the Nervous System, such as Eyster, Diszizes, Convulsions, Fits, Netrales
Tadaoks, Wakefulness, Mental Depression,
̈“ATALANTA” Capt. B. G. Phaff, will be despatsked for the alovo Ports en or about the 15th instant. -
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIELISSEN & Co., Agents
*
Hongkong, 12th May, 1835.
F916
“ÎNDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY. LIMITED,
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
THE
CALCUTTA, Company's Steamship
"TAISANG."
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noor Cargo will be received on board until 4.P.M.
May, 1835. (Parools are not to be sent ou bosed, they must be left at the Agency's OReal Contents and value of Paolagas aro
For farther partion loss, apply at the Com many's Oes. T
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent, Fonekoa ut May, 1885..
U.S. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND RATUWATS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE US Mama "UILY OF Franciste, via Yokohama, with the option of PELING" will be dematched for Son
FIRD OFFICE. Fremature Old Age, eagal by Erocesses, vor Captain ring will be despatched for the
Exertion of the Brain, or Over-Indulgence above Ports on SATURDAY, the 16th inst The Undersigned-e-now prepared to (resulting in Insanity, and
leadar tot 1.2 P.M. GRANT POLICIES INSURANCE against Misery. Daray, and Death. The Resorts in
Proseription from the
This steamer has superior frat class Ao.alling at Honolula, on SATURDAY, the 18th of ad Eminent LR at the following Pate:~ On First-class Europiu
Physician, and has boon tested at so1commodation specially constructed to most the May, at Trase r., taking Passengers out" Freight for Japan, the United State and Tenements ...at Net per Annum with grost
anges for years; therefore requirements of tropical élimates:
Europe For Fraight or Passage, apply ta On First-class Godoyens,
the Proprietors have no hesitation whatever in
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., & Merchandise stored
ing a Writtan Guarantee of Care or Money
General Managers. therein......
Refunded to. Every Purchaser of Six Boxes,
1878 On Conts
Hongkong, 5th May, 1885. Each Bex outains One Month's Treatment On Petroleum in li
$1.35 a Box, or 6 Boxo1. (with Ganrsatoe) for
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND edosad Godowns .....at 15%%% Net per Annum $7.00. Sant Foat Fres on segipt of P.0.0. by Un First-class Chiross
-W-CRUJKSHANK, Chemist; SOLS AĢENT,
AIRF Steamship Tenementa
562% Net por Annúm. On Second-class Chinese
Tenementa
at Nes per Annum ...........st1 °), Not.por Annum.
at 25 Net por Annum. DOUGLAS LAPHA TRIESCO.
Agsuts for Thanix Fire Office. Hongkong, 5th August, 1881. THE LONDON
ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTRE OF HIS.
MÁJENTY KING GEOBOV THE FIRST. A.D. 1730.
THE Undersigned having boon appointed THE
Agent for the shore Corporation, sre prepared to grant Insurance as follows:-
MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at current rates, payable either hore, in London, or at the principal Ports pf India, China, and Australia
We are informed that Dr. Borius, Burgeon General to the Freach army in Tonquin, died er the 10th inst. in Haiphong after a short laes casod by overwork and anxietyin that nubomlthy climato. Dr. Borius is well known to the scientific world from his meteorological writings, current rates. especially bis able and exbative searchas
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Pelicias issued for long or short periods at LIFE DEPARTMENT.
J
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---Hingkong:
For Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia use „WEMİ's VenYTARLE LAYER PILIS. [872
£20,000.
CALCUTTA,
*ARDATOON APCAR” Captain. B. Magjarish, will be despatched for the abava Porte-on SATURDAY, the 16th-
TWENTY THOTstant, at THREEK.
SAND POUNDS
TO BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE GREAT MELBOURNE CUP RACE OF 1385. 159: Horses entored! Run about 3rd Nov. 1 ALL PRIZES! TO BLANKS!
Tenth Anumal Swasp of the popular
TURF "AUSTRALIAN
CLUB." Organised 1868.
These Mummoth Drawings avo saporvimi by
the Ticket Holders, and witnessed by Members
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON; SONRA Co.
A48555
[870 Hongkong, 6th May, 1935.
"CASTLE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO. THE Steamakip 且
*GORDON CASTLE”
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans." portation to Yokohaary another Japan Ports. to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Rallvayı, to Havana, Tänilai, and Demerara, and tõiporta in Mexico, Central and Sonth America, by the Company's and connecting Steuners.
Through Passago Ticketa prontol to Baglanl. France, al Germany by all trans Atlantic luas of Steamers,
Rerun Pasaanns. - Pazzangers, who hav paid fall faro, regabarking at San Francisco for China Japan (or wer wr) within sir mbaths, will be allowed a disconut of 20 *), fexa Rotin Fero: if re-embarking within ons rear, an allowance of 19% will be made from Ratapti - Fars. Pre-pui Ratmen Facer. Orders, avaik-* able for one yone, will be fasmell at a Discount of 25 %, from Return Furs. These allowances I do not apply to through fares fruas Chlag dåtid.
Favan to Barona.
Frole will brzosivat on board until te
on the 13th May, Parael Pekengas "will ba' received at the Ofies patil 3.PAL sama dag;
of the Press, Merchant Lawyers, Tractors, Rowell. Com nander, will be despatched for the all Pavel Packs shonlig be martod to al
Magistrales, and Members of Parliament
CAPITAL £20,000 in 30,000 SHARES OF
£1 soch, dizided as follows: Firat Horas £3,000 4 Prizes of €500-£2,000 Sooood. Horse 1,000 8 Prizes of 250 2,000
1000 10 Prizearf 210...2000 Third Horse Btarters divide 1,000 20 Prizusof 100 2,000 You Starters
divide 1,000 Total £15,000-|- The remaining £5,000 will be employed by
other races, that is laying and taking the odds for and against certain horses, by sa entirely new system, the success of which was practically proved last year, when the profits resulting therefrom realked over £12.009. The whole
sur le climat de Senegal. While in Haiplung Policies ised for sums not exceeding £5,000, Dr. Dorins took the treable to make observations at reduced rates. overy day at 10 am and 4 p.m., which bo-ro.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Bragkong. 9th July, 1872 duced and forwarded to Hongkong, and his long is severaly felt, but, some time before his death he mentioned in letter that the meteorological observatory, of which he irad urged the new THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM the Club in making up a Book on the Cap and would be started in a few months.
By Imperial Deores, Chang Pei-inn, who was degraded on account of the defeat at the Paguda Anchorage in pardoned; and by Act of Grace the 3rd rank has been conferred on him. Ha is to he sent on a mission to Russia-Shen-pro
From the N. C. Daily Nous translations from the Peking Gazette we note that Tan Ya-ying, in requesting permission to retain the services of nertain officore who do not properly balong to bis jurisdiction: frands his request on the fret of many of his officers hasing been killed by the "pestilential climate of Todquin."
The Hu Pao aaysThere have been strange doings in the Lin Yeh For Palace of the Sixth Prince-Prince Kung. Deviry is at word. The Prince has a room which he nasa as streasury, and this is full of sycee. Lately its "shoes" of syces have down into the air of their own accord, taken to themselves wings, se riches oro maid to do ; and when the attendants rasked to shut the door, all the "choss" in the place flew out, being too quink for mortal min to It having been intimatet to some unemployed impede their fight. Sapornstars! flames, too. A typhoon passed over Iloilo on the 26th British spanan at Shanghai that they might to have been bureting out of the Prince's ward- liano, which carried away the racts of a number ongard by the British authorities to man the robes, or chests, and destroying sons of his of honger and caused great discomfort to the ruisers, they made application to the so richest garments. No origin can be traced; the occupants. The storm was experienced at Cebu marder of HMS Innel, who informed the fire just breaks out of itself. Kour readers on the 24th, whore, it did much damage, bath that he would telegraph to the admical for may not credit this, but it is a fact that both ashore and amongst the small craft in the Prince Kang and his son have had to leave the harbour; the crops of tobacco, sugar cane, and The day after the dean arrived here from Palace and take up their quarters somewhere maize are also said, to be greatly injured. The steamer Folus passed through the centre of the Tieteit, the neocid, compradoro reportok that olse.
the 25th between Cebu, and the he had lost. Tis. 1890 by leaving it is
storan A.& hid story the money belonging to the ship
Camrotes Islands was not believed, he was arrested, taken to the Mixed Court and remanded. He was fully aoutensed to five "jours' chain-gang, the form to be reduced if he will give information as to this place in which he is presumed to have hiddon the
The Hon. J. Russell Young. United States Midisis to Ching left Shanghai-for Aiterierin the Conkai Maru on the 7th May. The various Diplomatic and Consular ofheists in Shanghai went down to the ate mur in súc him bff.
instructions.
zooney.
JAPAN.
YOKOHAMA,
THE PHILIPPINES. ILOILO.
THE Undersigned have been appointed Sale Agents for the Sale of their Goods in
His Excellonay Count Ito and suits arrived Hongkong and China by Messrs. J. &R TES
PANY, LIMITED. N
HEAD OFFICE-HOOGONO,
CAPITAL (SURSORIAND), $UPON.DIO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LUM SIN SANO, Dsq
YOW CHONG PERO, EAN Hur, Eag CANLI Gao, Bag Q. Hot CHUNE, Esq
The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS, to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies
Contributory Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Business, waether they are Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN TUEN, Beorotary.
HED OFFICE, No. 2. Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, 16th March 1881
MANHATTAN
by the Kiode Vaya Kwaisha steamship staMENT, Glasgow, and Messrs. DAVID CORSAN&THE maru a few micates after noon on the 28th April. SoNs Arbroath. Walern, that the commander of one of the As the vessel bearing the high couraissigner and Frangi men-of-war of Shawejahau sont a mos-party approached the lightship several launches sage to be delivered to the captain of the way steamed out and escorted her into the harbour; the effect, that too bost time, he ate the Russian men-of-war Vladimir Monoriah, tho
tamped to run-away from him, he would not
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1867.
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day to be made by persons
Kanagawa fort, and the Jepsness man-of-war £1 To £4ither son, in their own
Nisshin-kon firing salutes as she sewly steamed
next.
abore Ports on the 19th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BULL & Co.,
Agents. Hongking, 12th May, 1895.
1217 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON vra SUEZ CANAL. THI Company's Steamship
"MENELAUS," Captain Nelson, will be despatched as above on TRUESDAY, the 21st May, 1835. For Froight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
1833 Hengkong, 9th May, 1855.
-
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA NAGA- SAXI, AND KORE. (Passing through the INLAND SEA) THE P. & Q. S.N. Co's Steamship
"SUMATRA,”
dress in full: valas of Same is required.
Consulu voices to accompany Cargo destined to Parts bayoud Sai Pemetaan sherld hy sent to the Company's · QHoss in Sealed Enrolapas, addressel to the Calcatór of Castorns at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and Tight, apply to The Aguacy of iba Company, No. 50A, Queen's Rod Caustral
F. E FOSTER, Agant. Hongkong, 4 M. 1891...
STRAW FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO,
ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAUD MALT
GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI VENICE,
TRIESTE, PLYMOUTH, AND
LONDON;
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA-
N.B-CARGO EN- TARRY ON THIODUR BILES OF LABINÓ FOR BATAVIA, PRESIAN Gate Ponts, Maescilly TRISTE, HA suka. New TORE. AND. BOSTON.
of the winnings including principal and profits to be equally divided amongst those subsoribers who will be successful in drawing either a horse or prize Esabscriber to receive a prize, be lege or the Great Swoop Every
small To avoid delay, all Hongyang-prizes will he remitted immediately after race, by an order on the Chartered Book of India will leave for the above place on SUNDAY, Australia and Chita, payable at Victoria Hongkong, Drawing held on the 20th October the 24th May, 1835, at DAYLIGHE
A. McIVER Printed slips of winning numbers
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got, dif so zasily. It appears that whom the Funghien passed Shownistan on her present up to her moorings. About half past twelve localitios, at work for as trip to Tientsin, the Frenchman was at aasher. o'clock Count Ito and suite left the ship and pro-eet with wonderful success. Any mnaan do The latter Loisted signals for the Tengahua te osaded in steam launches to Benten, landing at the work. Capital not required. We will start pared to take applications for LIFE INSUR NGLISH AND CHINESE stop, but no attention, was paid to this, where the port admiral's offen. Hore they were rs you. Outt worth £ mailed free. The en- ANCE at reduced ratos. apon the Frerichs red three, theta, none of oaived by Count Kawamara, maistar of the ployment is particularly adapted to the region which took effect.
navy, Count Oyams, and several other high in which this publication airenistes. Boys sed Mr. Fenfold, at the last Ratepayers Meeting oficiala-besides a committee of merchants from girls earn nearly as mnoh se men. Full partion. Le alionded here, shid a sokhor would never the Machiguaisho. After resting a for minutes ars and instructions maila! fro. Now is the make a good polietan, as his discipline was es the party loft for the railway station and pro-time-don't delay, but write to us at ones, strict that he always implicitly oboyod orders, euaded to Tokyo ut 7 minutes past 1 o'clock by Address STINSON & Co. Portland, Maine, 1351 no matter whether they were right or wrong or a special train. A great concourse of people-as-United States. what the montegoences might be, Snoh being sembled at the hatoka and on the road from the the case, we fancy that the man who want ali to port admiral's offer to the station, and the scene | way to Shought from the Carter Boad Police was further enlivened by a grand display of day- Stadion for a lantern to place-over a hole in the fireworks - Japsa Gazelle, Bahting Wall Hostel Merday night (4ck May) The following little incident scotirret recently murt hard boon. The of this soldierkind. Thast one of the Treaty Ports of Japan-Young polies are instructed, in case of negldants of this lady, daughter of hest and a fine musica, haa kind. tu immexliafely courumuate with the jak played a brilliazi pisce of classical music. Survarer's Loparinent, ***They appear to hore After a pause, one of the guests-a lanky office doda sa in this instance, but in the mean time, of Uncle Sam's Navy, leaning on cernet of fire- instead of placing police lantern over the hole, place Dug. -- Wa ere obliged to ron Mizġ............... which was caused by the bursting, of a private { for tha slagrant nolaction you've given me. · With deain, de bispsonliga polidemns in the locality, a little more prasties you'll becothe pro-Eclent T. HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENTS,
they imply placed a piece of brushwood in the on the instrument; but there's a toon that's hole. Id the memtique, a your fell into it, and peplac in the States now--a "touchin thẳng- dndinged botla hiz torn legs. The owner after wonder d'ye know it Its called “ Mother, put ward) mado a diâm against the Couisil for me in my little bel"--a touchin' thing—¿yo compensation, and the case has become withar, know it
complicated. Tha Conudil informed a gentle- Dealers in second hand clothes in Tokiyo are tang connected with an pétablishment on the apparently making good profits at pressu road, that his druś had broken a hole on the Worn out European garments, says the Hocht road, while the gentleman's brother, nok knos-) Bhimbua, have hitherto been ao low-priced that i ing about this, sent in his claim against the most pawnbrokers refuseto take them es pledges. Council for damage to his pory --N. C. Dally The recent arrangement, however; by which al New
oficials have to wear European costums during office hours, have greatly enhanced the value of the otherwise useless raiment, and at Hikage- che, Tokiye, where dealers in second hand articles sbrand, it is said to be at a special premizm
Mr James, Walter, the Chief Superintendent
***AMENTYIN, IN -The sunust meeding of Land-reuters on the Britlar Concession was held under the presidency of Mr. Brenaz, HBM odasol on the 27th April, when the Report and Accounts of the Municipal Coanal for this year were presented, and a new 'Gondolaprinted.
TAIPHONG.
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Communications in English and French.
COMPANY
RESTS COLLECTED. BROWN JONES & 90., UNDERTAKERS;
MOURNING STATIONERY, &c., MONUMENTS Easċren.
6. QUEEN'S BOAD EAST..
SUMMER TIME
1123
TAILE,
THE KOWLOON FERRY,
STEAM-HAUNUE "MORNING STAR"
WHARF and Ten Taa Taur at the following Buns Daily as a Ferry Boat between PEDDAR'S hour: This Time Table will take effect from the 15th April, 185.
Leyce
*
100x $200
Losvoa
5 BUNDLYS. Loveg
6.00 a,x,- 7.00 AJC 8.00. 8.50
Hongkong Ker focu
6.00 & 7.50..
9,00
9.00
Herberg
7.00 8.00 10.13.
9.40
18.15
11.00.
13
19.35 PM.
12.30: 1830
1:00
2.00
2.00
4.00
415
24.50
3.35
6.45
17.16
6.13
7.50
7.90
3.00
4,00
4.30
5.10
200
The Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $60,000 on any 098
FIRST-CLASS RISK. RATES ON FIRST-CLAB GODOWNS RE. DUCED to PER CENT, NETT PER ANNE PROM THIS DATE,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,
Agents,
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Imparial Fire Insurano Comp17
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TUSTAU & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 18th Jannory, 1984;
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PHONUNCIATION. An Anglo Chines Dictionary, published at the Daily Press Oes, Hongkong, For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work stands aurivelled. All the now words which the Chinese have of lato years been rompelled to coin to express the nuus on joets in machinery, phatarraphy, telegraphy, and in scienco generally, which can rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are hers given is extenso. Each and orety word is fally illustrated and explained, forming exercİMA' for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Court wid Puntà pronunciations are given' accents being carefully marked on the bast principle hitherto attalued. The typography. displays the aueces of an attempt to make the
Chinese and English type correspond in the size
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To the illustrate the vast scope of the work following facts neo submitted for considoration
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Tates.
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po, the members of the Brigulo held a drill on Saturday morning, which was made the comasion Kowloon The only question of particular interest that to wish hiri bon voyage. The Brigade mastered asme up for discussion was the upsetting of the 1 at the Creek, closed to the Cricket ground, betiz finansal system of the settlement by, a despatch the Victoris" and "Relat" companies being from H.B.M. Chugó d'Aumalet, as the resul present, after going through the usual evol of twelve months agitata on the part of a tions of coupling up, ancoupling, etc., the for- section of the camalty. A large sum la dignora tried the large maanal gine to go if 1.30 sanally collectal by the Customs under they could get a better force on it than the 2.50 the nomit of wharfagordhes, and the amount Japaneas, it being stated that the reach was in divjad between the Chinese, the Franch, too great to allow the Japaness to work it at its and, the Mameipality in, vary. nnaqual-pro- full force. The trial was attended with gory portions. „- The as result, however, has been satisfactory resulta. All the monthère being es that the settlement is the elastest and best sembled, Mr. Jamar Walter, Chic Superinten orded in China,arats model," and that it has dont, said that he wished before leaving for Eu bean fusnood without any tax whatever, on the rope to thank the members of the brigade ter
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