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THE HANKOW TEA MARKET.

HANKO 20th May.

the past two daya and prices, all round, are a

And high time, tou -guɔd deal easier.

The following figures are interonting :—

19th May, 1866, Mrd May, 1865.

Chusty

Chorts. 346,874.......... 314.107 ... 2:5,531

~THE DAILY PRESO, SATURDAY, MAY 2911, 1885. *

RUSSIA IN EASTERN SIDERIA.

[never valné hac name) loft three hours before ús, ¡ wa pagsed har that afternoon, and arrived hours before her Thin, gentlemen, is good testimony. In the currat number of the Army and Navy and speaksfor itself. We propose to make her our Magazine Mr. Charles Marrin gives an account Thore has been loas disposition to buy daring first bont from Foochow this season, and if, as we of Russia's militars and political strength in the want, who gote first away, there nosd bu, we think. Pacile, and lage down the lines of a potior for Do mingirings as to her place among the arrivals, totally spauging ber from that region. The The idea still later addition to our feet-garrison of Wladigstoele on a pecco footing," a steamer, by the way, I think net altogether he borres, does not exceed 1000 troaps, or unknown to several friends I so in this room has, cluding the 2000 seamon of the Paside feet. likewise, thus far, given us every satisfaction. Fer a thorough defence, of the fortifications We have but one letter from Capiain" Thomson 10,000 would be insufficient, and it was shiny st present, that from Port Said, which speaks secunt of the large force of men required to in high praise of his new command. She arrived defend the too extensive port of Widiwastook at Hongkong on Friday morning, all well, and that tho Busina Government contemplated, in it has boen atraged ale is to take the berth at 1990, the removal of the naval atation to the Rankow at the opening of the ton season, and I shall simply make bold to congratulate in ad- vance all those who may be fortunate enough to secure freight by her: Hear, hoor) It is wall to mention here that the new type of aging with which both the Ching We and the Eaisow have en fitted, now so familiar as the three cylinder raz triple arpansion engine, has proved its the

Acrivala to

Hankow.tens

Klukiang tease

258,2

.602,056

Saloz.

Hanbow tie

Klukian teas

287,431 173,800

411,129

Stocke.

109.193....

83,611

131,931

Hank w ta Kiuliano teas

dienfintis, Bauberig, and Tit on at Gás,

23

52,733

276,145 181:894

456,919

44.202 29,577

79,039

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porta. The combined fleets are stir in Bada children, instead of dirty, opicm-smoking Chinese, trees pat on their gros anos ntoro Thor I Bay awaiting instriations from their respectiva with torpid livers. I shall shanks hands with bappened to gut one of the Scirol phuphlets. L those people, and hear thein tall how happy they read it, and my door mother haught ran a bottle Governantz

The Official Joural announced that the Grooks in this lovely garden of Eden, and Y. ahall of Beigel's Ayrup, which books exactly accord- Government has no hostile intentions in moving ses a pleassater look on the faces of the mopis ing to directions, su I had not tala the whisk ton again tertior, which is merely a prcate new band, who will be so happy that Chiusion of it before I felt a grant change for the bestor

ou against attack.

LONDON, 8th May,

ouording to ofisial announcement published this morning, the tandems which were opeus for three per esat. Guysrnment of Indis sterling lona for six million pounds sigorated to fifteen millions eight hundred thousand pounds, and average rate of allotment was 287.4.3.

LONDON, 10th May. Convention bakwaan England and Spain von cerning which nagodations have bood no long carried on, has at last been sigued. It grants to Bogland treatment of most favoured nation and admits Spanish winsof thirty degree alocholin strength at a duty of na shilling.

alloy, and therefore more easily difanded, bay of St. Olgs. In the event of a war the ordenry garrison would be sure to be increased, but, ones hostilities were declared, the reinforcementswald trickle vary slowly sordas Sibaria, and the conflict would probably commence with not more than

The Duke of Buckingham has been appoia 10,900 or 15,000 troops guarding Wadiwastooked Chairman of Committes of House of Lards

The entire population of parbaps not so many.

George W. Pok-editor and proprietor of Pack's Sun, Milwaukee hot at present en a risit to California-gives the Chinoso question its quietus in the following letter:-

are gone."

"Gro. W. PEOE.””

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fatoath May.

UPIUM.

INSURANCES.

NORTUI GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE, COMPANY AT HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned, Avants for the above

Company, are prepared to GRANT IN- SURANCES to the extent of $65,000, on Brut-

base at current rates.

MELCHERS & Co Hongkong. 27th March, 1876.

last illness 1962, and' continued to August 9th, when I began to take the Syrapery soon I could do a little work The cough left me, and I was no more troubled In breathing. Now I am perfectly carel. And. oh, how happy I ou Ionat express grati- tude enough for Seigel's Syrup. Now I must NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE tell you that the doctors in our district dis tributed handbills cautioning pooplo against the

INSURANCE COMPANY

HQ Cndersigned, Agents of the above Com

pany, ara authorial to "NSURE against

GILMAN & Co.

| 14 Hongkong, 1st January 1992. FIRE at Current Ratos

Quotations aro This year's New Malwa $520 par pioul, all of my tag on it would do then no good,

2 ctties.

and many were thereby inficonood to destroy the,

be found, it is kept like a relie. The few pro to & outties. Last year's New Hala 8550 per pical alice, of Saigal pamphlets; bat nas, whererar sue is to .8500 par piest, allos. of served are borrowed to read, and I have lent juise 4 to 5 esttics.for six-uiles around our distriat. Pouple bart Old Mawa....

.25573 por obort.

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IN HAMBURG.

So eighteen railes to got is to buy the FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877, mediome for them, knowing that it cured me, and to be sure to get the right kind. I know a woman who was looking His death, and who told them there was no help for her, that she hul consulted several doctors, it won could help her. I told hor of Scigal's Syrup, and wrote the name down for her hat she might muko noi mistake. Sho took sig rice and the Syrup, and now she is in poject health, and the people Around ua.ars amazed. The slicing has made such progar in our neighborhood that propla say they don't want the doctor any more, but they take, the Sap. Sufferere from gont who |

THE Underigo Agents of the invo Company ace Paarl ACCEPT- RISKS at Current Ratas...

PESLAU & Co., Azente.

1184 Hongkong, 18th Jannary, 1994 GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

route for the above Company, are TUB. Undersigned having beas appointed

wwe confined to that bad and could hardly weve grad to GRANT POLICIES against

a &nger, have hooded by it. There is a girl¦ FIRE AND LIFE at Current Ratai. in our district who caught a cold by going

through some wet, and was in hod ve yorH

FUSTAU & Co.

Hourlong, lat 4 pell, 1895.

with costironous and cheumatic pains, and had toINGAPORE INSURANCE

havo na atan lantern watch by hor. There was not a doctor in the surrounding districts to when her mother had not applied to velieve her ohill, but every one crowed themselves and said they could not help her. Whenever the little bell rang which farmne in our place Metr somabogły

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE.

We are prepared to GRANT POLICIES ist FIRE on us! Terms at Carront

is dead, wo thought surely it was for her, but Tates. All CONTRIBUTORS of Business whether Seigel's Syrup and Pills savod or lits, and new Shareholders ur not are optitled to Share in

she is a healthy as anybody, go to church, and the Box us."

can work avan in the file. Kynéybody VAS astonished when they saw her out, knowing how sny years she had been in bal. To-day she sdds her gradrado be mine for God's mercies and Seigel's Syrup."

• MARTA HAAR. The people of England speak afirming the

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-190

per cent, premium, sellers. Union Insurance Society of Cantou. Limited.

$96 per share. Chins Traders' Insurance Company's Shares-

$75 per share, buyers. North China Insurance Tis. 30 per share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Tls. 118 per Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-8170 per On Tal Inencanso Company, Limited-Tha. 148

per share.

share.

share, sellora.

-30 per cent, discount, nominal.

per share.

shora.

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AFTER SEVERAL YEARS.

Stoke Farry, January 9th, 1831. "Gentlemen-ve used Seigel's Syrap for remedy, for Liver complaints and general de several years, and have found it a most efficacious

speak too highly in its praise remain, yours bity, and I always keep sure by me, and cannot

Harriott King" truly,

THE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL. "Ilford Road D.mary, Dukinfold,

May Bed. 1881. Dear Sir-I am happy to inform you that continually. Several of my castomers speak of having dorived more beast from the use of these thau from any other medicine. In some instanton the effects have heen wonderful-Yours vary reapactfully,

"Pro. Edwin Eastwood, J. B."

FOR SALE

ALIFORNIAN

FLOUR.

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The Tires FLOUR in the Market

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$99 STAER & CO's wall fencwn, best roller tunde

por share, sollera. Chins Sagar Rofaing Company (Debentures)—–—–

1 per cent. previum, nammal. Lazon Sogar Refining Company. Limited-375

por share, buyers.

share, sellers.

Hongkong Tre Company's Shares--$160 per Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

"DRAGON EXTRA" STRENGTE AND COLOUR

TRY IT.

Siesurer agenta bara bu rather "rashing" towildered shippers. Ths agent of the P. & D. Company arrived in his own draft, the Ravens, rough efficloney. And now another word upon the maritimo prorinas, facluding the ear by 122 against 193 robes.

In the House of Commons last night Mr. Glad. azil-it-was-naid she was-to-clear resterday he mbijet-a-thought-it neerzaazzia.cater to at and the painals of Kambobafka_ie Went through that remony at the Custom House some length last year, and one which bag sincs out 60,000 people. This represents the pot moved the scoud randing of his Bill to to-day: mean while she lies poscefully at anchor engaged our ocnefant attention-refer of pulation of the whole Pacife littoral, spread ke batter provision for the future government in xaid-stream. The Ningohow clears and leaves coures, to the matter of insurance upon the sala- over an area severni firass as large as Eugland of Ireland. In doing so he reviewed the concie to-morrow morning. A combination of luck and able eargoes oneried by our teams. First of and composed chiefly of Chinese, Koreans, and which he had personally parsnad in connection fast loading any teenly in the despatch of the ail, lot me congratulate those companies and aboriginal tribes. The balk is situated in the with the scheme for granting Home Bale to Iro Glenfilator Sanday, 23rd inst.

underwriters who have again shared these risks, Uenri district, and, in agite of the continandsland. To examined the objections of the sup Loading for London are:-Glamorganshire, butween then, as, I imagine from their point colonisation of the country with Rasian pasporters to the measure, and intimated his willing of view, no business could possibly have besh sants by the State, the Chinase alement stiles, when the Bill is in committee; to ponsider Bothwell Castle and Glenears not otroplated more satisfactory-the smount of their profits praponderates. In Wladivostock the 4,000 people the retention of the Irish reembers in the Imperial apparently being simply the amount of their composing the town popalation are chiefly Chi Parliament. He suggested that Irish membera

appearance at Wertminster be restricted to do-ON Today will be memorable for an attempt to praminmaat All erouts, let me adduco the nose, and have been always regarded as a dan re-establish the "taboo" but as the guild has evidenco of my own firmat all times good aup geroas element. On one occasion, during the bates on Imperial teration, and that an Anglo. not a very strong casa, matters will probably be perlers of these steamers in their homeward to Russo-Chinose diplomatia confict in 1880, Irish Committee be appointed to consider In- smoothed orez, Three cups of luferior Ska-cargoes--by stating that we are without a single they closed their shops and stores, and mads Print quasions.

The Marquis of Hartington thon moved the tam were the cause of the "hobbery."

claim upoa our, underwriters during the whole matters go inconvenient for the garrison by bug. Exotung 4/8 for 4 mos documentary paper; year. Ner is this much to be wondered at, con-eotting it, that the anthorities had to threats rejection of the Bill. He declared that the and want that. Weather clondy and coolsidering the coalition in which these boats in reprisals, and resort te actual force to restore ensues would be injurious and ansatisfactory - Daily Neck Correspondent.

variably land their cargoes, and I am guilty of them to a sense of their obligations. The sd-to Irish nationalities, and proposed the gradual The Courier of the 24th April sys-Our no exaggeration in stating one of them recently jacent province of Amoor contains only 80,00 extension of local salf-government to Irelazid. latest news from Iankow is not of a cheering discharged 30,654 packages of tea withrat eo people, aprend over a nonatry as large as Italy. obarsater. We are informed that parehases of much as a stain upon a single package-thus The next inland province, that of Yakutsh.«PECK'S SUN" ON THE CHINESE. of tap in the interior were made at an increase speaking volumen for the attention that has boot has a population of 250,000 people to an arma of from Tls to Tls. 6 on last year's rates, and given to ventilation--for efter all inadequate nearly as large as that of India. It is only when that the merchants in Hankow are losing heavily, ventilation is at the root of half the mischief we turn further oast to the Transbrikał pro- This, however, is the old old afory. On the 14th that osoare. (Hear, hasr.) Is it therefore, gentle visos, that we find a denser population of 43000 Inst. Ningchowe are reported to have been sold man, to to wondered that we feel, and I own people, inhabiting territory beat the size of at Hankow at Tls. 51 to Tla. 52. The enlos fram konty feel, the cautioned refusal of certain Great Britain. Inn word, if we strike inland into 9th to 15th just inclusive amounted to 710 Chine Iosal insurance companies to place our Siberia, 1,000 miles from any part of the Pacifio

"PASADENA, CA), 14th March; shops, 320,037 packages, chesta. The F. and heats upon the same force as the owned by const, the whole population, from the Chinese O, sentier Havana, arrived at 9 2.12. ca tio core of our neighbours And this, notwith fruatior to the Aretio veas, will not rethra To Whom It May Concern I have waited 17th st. The anchors had only been down a standing the sympathy and support, which we quarters of a million. On the other hand, in a good many years for some great man to solve few minutes when lighters were alongside, and here gratefully acknowledge, of several infinan- the adjacent province of Manchuria alune, Chi-ths Chinese puzzle, that is, what to do with the shecommanead loading, haing previously engaged tial friends closely connected with these pom-us posseaves 12,000,000 of people, and if the Chinesa that have asked under the canvas and fr. at 310. The Ningh arrived on the panies. Please keep in mind that we do not ask 60,000 people of the Russian Maritime Province get into this great American cirons, but as no 16th from Kinking, with about. 1500 tone of or suggest lower rates. Personally, I bolises are dangerous to China, hoones Wawostek man has raised up and solved it, I shall bare to Lea va burril, and soon afterwards commenced to should all benefit by higher ones. We simply is only thirty-five miles distant from the doubtsde it myself I think I have sex enough to Complete her loading, Advices date-ip.m., 20th, ask that staamers of scknowledget quality in all fal 8,000,000 of Korea, the expanding 13.000.000 form a deliberate and unbiased opinion in the instant, state that the Ravenna was advertised respects may be placed upon terias of equality. of Mancheria threatens to swamp the Russian subject of Chinese overrundug this country. My to leave at noon that day, but bar sochors were Is tharo anything areasonable in this! Have Profits littoral in time of peace, and, properly opinion in the same now a nine-tenths of the still down, and it was expected that she would we not a right to ask it? I would ask who ora led, could overwhelm it in time of war. Here people who live on this coast, and that is that not leave till daylight on the 21st, when she and whe long have been the friends and sup- becomes apparent the value of the Chinese the Chinese are a nuisance, and a detriment to would likely be auroopacial by the Ningchow, porters of these insurason companies? Have I alliance. Well-informed Rassions entertain vary the people of any State that they overan. Canton Insurans Ofee, Limited-887 per

share, bayers. The rate of both these steamers was £310 per rot, zayaelf, been a shareholder in one of them little doubt that, if China joined England The Chinese in this country are nearly

all the erastures of the Six Companies a wealthy Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares- ton. It was thought the Glenfintar would be upwards of thirty years, and in another. from against Russis, the two sould readily blot out

$410 per bare, buyers. the next to get away, Her rate is also 23.10, its foundation? Does not our own register the latter from the Pacific. Nothing couses the sarporation in San Francisco that importa and it was believed she would be ready to love of shareholders disclose name after name Russian Government greater anxiety than the them, sends them off to wors, rectires regular China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-8853

receives much par share, buyurà. on Sunday, the 23rd, followed by the blasfangol of gentlemen who have so largely contribute rapidly-developing strength of China in Man. returus as to what they are dos bodies home Hongkong and Whamps Dook Company's the sale of your Strap i Pls increases here

of their money and ships thair boat Tilin on the 25th or 27th. The Titan to plining these compautas in the position fakuria. It is in vain that the Russian aa-

Shares-95 percent. prom, sales and sollers was ling at £ 5s. The other steamers bad they now enjoy? You, and many of us, I think thorities of the Amour and Maritius provinces when they are dead. The Sir Companies so for obtained little cargo. The rearlat was at a time when some now more favoured were treat the Chinese barshly, and shoot them down 1 anderstand, act is gardis, to vectain Hongkong, Cantou, and Macao Btoamboat Co.

Share $88 per shasa prem., buyers opened with a rack, but foreign buyers men to sarealy 10 well known in our trade. Here there if they catch them crossing the frontior--ther ortent. The companies do not get all their

The company (called the Indo-China Stenin Navigation Co.'s Shares have settled down and are taking things more is no difficulty The London Underwriter seoks are expanding more and more towards the border, maney by any means. easyOur porrespondent winds up his epistle our business. My own insuranca, avan leat sea and 1000 or 3,000 slip across it regularlyovery Six Companies, by consolidation of different 5 por cent, discount. as follows: If Chinese merchants are to be son. was done upon terms "second to none, China year. To every, Russian peasant or Cosmok companies) gats the money back, with good China and Manila Stasship Company, Läralted | 2064--11 believed the tea market is in a very and state. I or London, and I am now invited-I had almost installed in the Pacifin region of Siberia by the interest, erpendat in hringing them over, salla do not was uny chanon of the native tes hongs id pressed-by companies of the Arst standing Government, or by voluntary migration half a them everything they buy to eat or wear, or, Dongina Steauap Company, Limited-$59 here recovering their heavy losses caused by the to introduce similar business spor similar forms down Chinese penetrate and take up their re- smoke or drink, making a big profit, and the high prices paid in the interior, and many But we bave no desire to interfers, Loyal in the deuce uninvited. These settlers are so hostile to balance goes back to China, to secamulate, for Flongkong Gas Company's Sharas-$130 per failures may be expected. Bales from 13th past, and with every wish to romeia loyal in the the Basisms, with whom, in the forests of the the Chiraman to live on the balanco of ba live, to 19th, 91 chops, 17718 packages Latest prosent and the future, we plead for those good Aucor, they often have fights, that, even with when he goes heine, and he gruas as soon as he Hongkong Hotal Company's Shares-$187 per

share, buyers. grotation are

friends of ours, mostly resident in the East, why out the Chinese alliance, an invading forou would hea $1,000 or perhaps $2,000. On either of these Ningobbws from......Tla. 20 to 34 Tls.

complain, and we think complain so justly, at the experienne no dificulty in attracting to the vici- strms a Chinamen cas lire like a cheap ford in Ke-wuns

position of hardship and inequality in which they nity of Wladliwostook as many Chiness, ready to China. 80 you 268 that every Chinsman in this Cha Geo ki

are at present placed. (Cheers) Obligo to serve against the Russian, as there would be country is a sink bole for money to be forever Now, gentlemen, by turning to the accounts for troops in the garrison. Petropavlovaky liss 1.loat to this country. In Milwaukee, whom there Yang to-dong 21226 To-300

a moment. They represent, as you see, a net miles north of Wladivostock, and is quite rare a fozon Chinten, the little they earn and profit for the twelve months of £12,60% 58, of moved from the Chinese element. Stil: the place salt down and send away is not missed, but sup A chop of Wenshow tea, that has been brought which it is proposed to transfer £7929 144, 11d. was so weak when assaulted by the All Beats-ORA there were 75.000 of them in Milwaukee, here, via Shanghai, sold for Tis, 27"

ta Depreciation and Boiler soconat," thus that its defence has alata, in Russian estima and they performed all the labour there, and mising that fund to £11,764 14s. 3d. and to tione pedalen of the character of a joke act ninety cents of every dollar paid there for labeur distribute £2,650 in payment of a dividend to of heroism which was only possible by the anony over got into eiroulation again this side of the our sharebelders, both again being at the rate being so hopelessly ill-led. Since then the part Pacific Ocean. Chen Milankes would kink,

and have unti-Chinese sociatias.. of 5 per cent per annot. The sum of £500 is has cured into abshing village: and thenatives it is now, the labourer of an Eastern city to be written off "preliminary expense secount" ses the-American trader so are oftener than.

redneing that (our only outstanding, account the Cossack that they are forsaking their smstays out 30 per cent of what he saras for food, The fourth annual wasting of the Chile Ship.in connection with the formation of the company] lering of Russian for pidgin" English. Nico clothing for himself and family, for anussment, pers' Mute Steam Navigation Coapsay L. to £1,500; and the balanor, £1,294 10 dark, at the month of the Amor, has alsc instruction, etc., and the moany is kept in cirem Dsited washed at tho Cannon-street Hotel, Lon-carried to ser account. The only other to shared the same fate, and the Russians, after har-lation, and everybody who helps to oicoulate that don, ca the 19th April; Mr. Albert Deacon, the which seems to call for remark is one of £425 10s. ing placed the whole of their eggs in succession nay is happy, induling the labourer. The Chairman, presiding.

for wil ses earned and placed to our new into Ukutek, Tetroparlovaky, and Nimriscrek Chinaman has no children, ents no food exoopt The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the insurance fund. This business, you will re hare deposited them satire into the Wladiwo that of uid employer, if he has work, and it he The capture of Wladivostock is to buy food, he hays it of the company or report, which appeared in our last issue, said: member, was referred to at some langth last year, stook basket, Gentines.Although this is the fourth coca and has since been watched with much interest would mean theonllapse of Russian rule their agent. He brings to this country a hat. sou up which we have had the pleasure of by the board Modest as are these figures, stong the coast, and the capture of Kbaan onter garment like shirt, and shess. He cu mesting you here to andar account of our they slice to give numistakable evidence of barovka, at the junction of the Usari and pick up enough under garments to wear ander atowardship during the prsia twelve months, the wisdom of the step, sad to encourage the Amoor, would terminate any resistance in the cast blue shirt, to keep bim warm, and his shoes it is the first time we have bean in a position to belief that in the course of time the account will interior, The Russians-have lost their hold on last forever, or he can whittle a new pair out of pines before you the remit of a whole year of expand and develop as to ronder it, in case of the American side of the Pacific, and it would be a piece of clapboard, which he can steal. So ho active work, far it will doubtless be within your need, a sheet anchor to the business of the a comfort to Europe, and Asia generally, if they has a outley, and practically vary dollar ha recollecting that the accounts made up to the company. (Chears) In conclusion, aakreld ba oreluded. from the Chiness side. Their earns is thrown into the Pacific Oossa, so far as gloss of 1981 ombroood but nine months work geuerally for a moment, permit me to express ungree in the Pacifio is of the most insignifits ever doing any more good in this country is ing of two steamers only, and thus we have the opinion that we are not altogether withone character, and if we exclude the direct trade concerned, sad this Stabe feels it sadly, and. hitherto ban compelled, from the nature of the evidence that the depression in the trade of between Odesss and the Chinese Sza, carriad heade the ory against Chinamon. It is not, cass, to refer more to prospecte and expectations steamship owning, which has proved so protract on by a dozen or twenty steamers anamily, the really-a ory against skaap Chinese labour for than work selasily completed. And although pd, and so exhausting, may perhaps before very rast simply consists of provisioning the garrisons hoon knows nothing that a Cains we DATO ueter for one moment wavered in our long. show some sign af novation. Statistics of Wladivostonk and Bagislivna task, for the does is cheap. The cry is against an alien, chariation of the soundness of the principles just to hand of the output of the various ship most part, in Gorman and Chinese hands. The who is bat littl, if my above an animal, which suggested the undertaking, or of its ulti-building yards of the United Kingdom give sofas Less of the Pacific ses-board would orareiss very earning wey, and practically destroying it. mata results, yet we have had to ask you, if Ivery interesting details, showing as they do a Ittle influence on Russian prosperity, on the The Chinaman does no good on earth to any. may so speak, to accept those views more or leer falling off of some 220,000 tons in 1834, as oom other hand, the roalisation of Russia's nime in body. He is as society for anybody, and sates ng trust. It is therefore, goutleeu, with un-pared with the previous year, and a further Korea would place at the Cossack's marry the everybody most intensely, looking upon white feigned satisfaction we now find ourselves in a 178,000 tons in 1885, as compared with 1884, and £100,000,000 of the trade in English hands in the people as geese to be plucked. They never buy position to assure you these hopes and when you add to these figures the number of China Seas. Considering that Bussia, more than property, have nothing taxable, and have no expectations bare in the main bean realised vessels lost, condemned, or whisk frem one cause cace, has nearly succeeded in her designs friends except a few fanatics who think Chins- Our position has beentre assural, and is eraty or another have disappeared from the register, Koren, and raskes no secret of her in-en have sons to save. If they have souls to where felt and noknowledged: ~Om future no the falling off is conter hat remarkable. Of teation to us Wladivostock as a raise they will never be saved by the offerta of luge retsapon anticipaticus yet to be proved course we are all aware the supply of 1692 and hues in the event of war, it should be a missionaries, for the Chiasman makes the le CHINA, COAST METKOBOLOGICAL

videous-is-before us of our power and car 1983 was far in excess of all requirements, knows legitimate and laudable political star of Brizit slovary his laughing stock, AChinaan thinks ability to conduct the business of this company or anticipated; nevertheless, the figures given statesmen to expekt Bussis from the Pacific.he will go to hell if he goes back on his idols, up sound and profitable principles. Oar I think, go far to sher over production to We should prepare for it in time of poncs; we and though he may seem to drink in the words of the missionary, all rane off of him like steamers do their work with regularity, we been wall checked, and decand and srp should consummate it on an outbreak of war. soonomy.andafirisnay. On nancis position ply become more evenly balanced. Another Sach an aim is all the more justitiable now that water off a duck, and he laughs at the la is thoroughly sound. Dar insurans are effected matter worthy of a passing thought is, may tot Russia no longer oloaks her, dasigan egninst Tasionary for his pains The ChinaLɛD, OF at redwood premiums. Our agents recognise the the late beary decline in our Eastern archanges dia and now that the opening of the Pacife this coat, eropt in rare cases, has a more in- weight sad importance of their trust, and accord give rise to an active demand for tonnage in con- Railway gives England the power of placing her telligence than a yarrot. His face is a give-away it a loyal support. The most flattering accounts nection with the grain axport trade of India?oise forces on the hills overlooking Wladiwo a far as intelligouse is concerned. He looks Haiphong..

The development hungry, and as though his Bver ware eat of rasah us trom the East of the increased and ever-But I am traspassing upon your time; my sole stook in twenty-eight daye. inoressing popularity of our boats with shippara. ahjoet kas been to andestour to show there are of British trade by the new route renders it an order. Ha is like a gyptian mammy, with (Cheers). And when, gentlemen, it is considered grounds for encouraging the hope that a period imperative necessity that the Canadian Pacific the breaths of lits blown into him. Yon Shang that all this has boon brought about daring a of incrassing activity, of more confidence, and of seaboard should be safeguarded from Russia. see him driving a rule, glowing in a vine period which for depression is without a paralel some improvement may not be so far distant as That may be defined as a necessity of the yard, and you believe the mule knows the scle

2008t, and wonder why tho male does not in the history of steamship owning, we think we any are disposed to aaider. With these re-resout. In course of time, as Anglo-Canadian may fairly songratulate you upon these results, works I beg to more the adoption of the report commerea expands, it will doubtless be cheaper drive the Chinomen. You see him spadling and claim at your banda a justification for that and scoounts. (Loud obeers.}

to expel Russin from the Perife, and hold op ground, and it actually seems as though confidence which you have been pleased to be Mr. David Reid, in riking to second the motion. the Siberian littoral, with or without the ou if you had to choose between the Chizamin STATION. stow upon us in the past. (Loud cheers) You said that after the able and interesting apsech operation of Chins, than to maintain a costly and the sparts for a companion, you would will not, I hope, conclude from these remarks it which they had just heard from the chair, no watch over Wladivostuak, &c., by means of a chase the spads. The Obinnan is a oarse to has been all "fine weather and fair sailing" with charly and fally setting forth the position and powerfal fleet in the China son. The gold mines California, for the reasons I have given tho Babos 35. Very far indeed is such from being the caes prosposte of the company, he felt there was little of the Amoor, incomparably the richest in the State is grossing and writhing under it, and go We. in common with wort shipowners, have had left for ham to say. But as facts and figures world, are sealed by Russia, because she fears what is to be done? My plan would be to call

the millionaires of California-together-or-all- -Shanghai- our fair share of trials and diffualties. For in work more eloquent then work he would like a rush of American diggers would lose her the the rick men, and ask them how much money Nagana... stasco, the speel, after securing at Hankow a the shareholders to take note the net earn country. The mines would more than repay fall cargo at £ por toa, war compelled, for rea-ings of the past year represent return of 16 the cost of ocupying the litters, while the sent out of California every your to China. wassuk. song on which I prefer not to enter, ta ascept 23 per cent on the paid up cap; this, he felt stimulated migration of the Chinees into the They would figure it down very closa Than I only. The Ningchus again, wing to the sure, all would consider astiated pry, taking interogion would increase our trade and form a would my Can you raise ten million dollars ceptional and protracted delay which attended consideration the fact that iyo ships were barrier between or foothold and Siberis. Thus in thirty days, to have the Chinese eriotou 2 the opening of the Foochow Tea market, lay at in full employment. The pen of mange the coonpation of Wallwasteck may become a They would say Yee, and double that amonat her anchors there, ready for sea, some forty days, meat, the shareholders would observe, represent necessity in the future." at a cost of probably not less than £40 per day, ed but a small percentage on the paid up capital. nad while these things were happening is a greatest care and vigilance ware exercised -Oblaa raars of war became so rife in every department; and he confident that, bere, that, after axious consideration, we with the recent addition to the company's dort, felt it to be our imperative duty to carer their earning power would be reatly increased.

THE CHINA SHIPPERS" MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY (LIMITED).

THE FRENOLL- MAIL.

3

The LM stemmer hennah, from Marseilles

$120 per share.

-$10 per share.

rominal.

Parak Tin Mining and Susting Company Panjon und Sughie Das Samantan Mining Company, Limited-$0 per share, sollers. Belangor Tin Mining Company--35 par share, Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tk. 18 por Hongkong Rops Manufacturing Company, Li

mited-$60 per share, buyers, Hongkong and Macso Glass Mangfacturing Co.,

Limited-Par, nominal.

́sbere.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 A-2 per cent.

premium. Chinese. Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent.

.

premium. Chiasso Imperial Loan of 1884 C-7 per cent.

pramiam Chinese Imperial Government 18% Dollar Loan

-3 pue cont. premium, asles.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

Post Memes, Vazooman & Co's Razminen)

May 15.

TheMJINICHT - 230.. Thermometer—) Þ¥• Thermometer 3.5, Thermometerik ax, (Was day. Termometer-116-(Wot bulb), Thermometrix. (Wat bulb)... Trevinostatas-Marlosam Thermometer-Minimaa (zvor night)

REGISTER.

__272h diwy, 1948, at 4 ».3.

Wind

STATION.

99.83

Hongkong....- Amo...... Foochow 31.1

"Nageek.....

$1

75

FOR SALE. Finest Qiitie VINO VERMOUTH THE FAYONATENGUND CLARET and MOSCAPE CHAMPAGNE

always be bad at

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents,

Hougkoue, July, 1885.

"NOTICE."

(1277..

BEN FIRE INSURANCE

-------COMPANY.

The Undursgoed geats for the above Com- piny, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS on FIRST-CLA Opowns at ! per Cont. Nait pre- min për Anaam.

NORTON & Co., Agenta. Hangkong. 20th May, 1831.

116 FRANSATLANTICFIRSINSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

The Undersignori, having been sppointed Agents for the neare Company, ar prepared to ACCEPT RISKS ogsinst FIRE at Current Butes.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 16th November. 1872.

NOTICE

HE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM.

PANY, LIMITED,

T

Is prepared to ACCEPT FIRST-CLASS RISKS at, nett per Anun, and other IN- BITKANCES at Current RatAISE.

AGENCIES ab all the Treaty Porta of China and Japan, sad at Singapors, Saigon, Penang, and the Philippines,

JAS. E. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary,

Hourkong. 27th Marola, 1892.

(744

THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the cleve Company, are pro- pared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World at current rates.

ARNHOLD; KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 5th November, 1889. THE LONDON ASSURANCE

1988

005

D. MUSSO Co.

Hongkong, 4th May, 1891.

FOR SALE.

TIRICHORD COTTAGE PIANOS. COMPLETE TROS FLAMING sad PATENT METAL PI PIECE, with a the latest improvements. PRICE FROM 8240, Payable also by Monthly Instalments from 15 Dollars, if required.

W. POWELL & Co. Hongkong, Ist January, 1888.

[1772

FOR SALE HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE."

-REIDSIECK & Co.-

MONOPOLE RED Scaz (modium dryf. RUD FOIL "SEC" (dre). * Do.

GOLD FOIL "Day" a dry

*

Col

CARLOWITZ

Sale Agents for „Herpasir & Co., REIMS, For Honging, China, had the East, Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.

FOR SALE.

AT WHOLESALE PRICES. NACCONES. SHERRY..PORT.

CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE..

HOCKS, BURGUNDY,

(12)

BRANDY. WHISKIES. ALE. STOUT. MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS. SCALES, BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH."

Apply to

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJERLY KING GEORGE THE FIRST.

-

A. D. 1720.

THE Undersignad having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, Are propsref to grant I surans as follows-

MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at earsont rates payable either hers, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, Chion, an Australia.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for lug or short periods at Jurrent rates.

LIFE DEPARTMENT. Polibis issued for antaa not exceeding £5,000, at reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

[10 Hongkong, 2b Jay, 1872.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM

FANY The Undersigand. Agents for the above Company, nes prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIDD to the extent. of $60,000 on any

one

FIRST-CLASS RISK. RATES ON FIRST-CLARY GODOWNS RE.. DUCED to PER CENT, NETT PER ANNUM FROM THIS DATE.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co

Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company, Hongkong. 9th May, 1881.

CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1805.

15

WE Undersigned having been sppointed Agents for the above Company are pra pared to isans Policies nf Insurancə against Fire on the risal terms.

AENHOLD, KAREREG & Ca Hongkong. Jaxonry, 1882.

W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co..

Bank uildings. Hongkong, 1st January, 1889-

(71

28th May, 1958, at 10 am.

FOR SALE.

P

The Barometer in sich rising sad gradienta for W.. wish goatiace medate. The lempapatura in moderato, the E- midity rather low, and the weather overcoat,

W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Observatory, 28th May, 1886.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

O date On dite [s£10 xəm.) st á p«a?

90.01"

33

Previous tay.

at & proti

75

E.N.8.

56

if you can fix it, old man, and it would be chòng.' Then I would tell them to mover mind the other ten million, but just give me the orginal ten million. That I would haven cansas, taken of every Chinaman in the Stata, where he was and hat be was doing, sal how much he re- ceived for hi-labour. I would have every the Company's ressalt against war risk, With a continuance of the sargest and food 25th ult, with the London mail of the 23rd uit, employer agree that when I furnish him a "involving," of” course, asarlons netlay. In co-operation of the shareholders, he had no doubt

this, however, I notice we did no more than the this great enterprise on which they had ambarkanied here sarly yesterday morning. The white man to put in the plate of the China Barcrctor933 P. sud O. Company, their cormous insurance ed would prove highly ceasft. He had much following telegrams which are rather faller than man, the Chidaman must Famoaxe. Thea I would Temperature .........

Humidity reserves notwithstanding, thought it prudent to pleasure in seconding the rest ou." that the the direct ones wired here, are taken from Indian send agents to the Best where there are poor

people out of employment, and to the old coun- Direction of wlad... do. Still, these the items alone, and all ex-report and socounts be adopted (Fear, hear)

tries where there are millions, either out of work ther exptional in themselves, amounted to the equite The motion, was then pat, and carried amani Papara

ATHENS, 7th May. or working at starration wares, and we would Rain .............. lent of an & per oert dividend to our shareholders Bously, and the Chairman declared the dividand. The report refers to the satisfactory manner in On the motion of Mr. David Reid, seconded by The Greek Government. in reply to the Coltell them of this glorious California, the loveliest which our steers continue to do their work. Mr. 111. Strackan, the retiring directors, Mr, lective Nole of the Great Powera, hes refused State in all the land, the garden of the whole During the year under review they ran J. B. Maitland and Mr. H. D. Swart, were re. to offer say further exploration, in consequences wide world, where a man can work and on- aggregate of 121,318 miles. asrning a grom elected. On the motion of Mr. Halton, scoonded the ministers representing the Forrige Poware joy every minute of the day as though he was. Leave Athens today. The Groek af play, and where every child call "become as Freight of £98,000, again without meideat worthy by Mr. Pugh, Messrs, Baker and Fadderforth, here will

well educated as he pleases, tres. Then I would of the name, and upon a reduced consumption of and Mr. Jameson Elles were re-slected andicers, troops ara concentrating on the frontier.

The Ministers sporedifed to, the Court, of take thess families, fathers, mothers and coal, compared with that of the previous grad, Mr. H. Bentanos said: It is always customary

Force of wind

W. DOEERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 28th May, 1836.

A WOMAN'S SUFFERINGA-AND-

GRATITUDE.

A VOICE FROM AUSTRIA.

of about 14 per cent. The now steamer, Ching at meetings of this kind to move a vote of thanks Atheasty Great Britain, Austria, Italy, Gog. children, and with my ten million dollars I world Wo has realised the high expectations enter to the director, but as he was guxim to atrip many, and Turkey have already taion their do pay their fare across the ocean and across the taired of her, and with your permission I will it on this occasion of all formality, he proposed parture from the ospital to day. Count de continent, and feed them well all the way, and

Plani- clethe them if they needed clothing, and I Near the village of Zillingdorf, in Lover read you a few lines from a letter, addressed to to combine that vote with one of special thanks Mouya, the French-Minister and myself, by a friend who recently made a short to the Chairman: for, while he felt that every potentiary, and Mr. De Batavs, the-Enesian would set them down in San Francisc, and Austria, lives Maria Hans, an intelligent and passage by ber :--

member of the Board had devoted naremitting Minister and Plenipotentiary, are still here. The distribute them, to the different places whore industrious woman, whoas story of physical Binos I wrote you last I have made a short care to the interests of the company, he boltared representative of France will remain at his post, Chinamen were employet, and I would any storing and final relief, sa related by herself, is visit to Shanghai, and only caterned on Monday, that it was specially owing to the supreme in bat his Russian colleague is waiting orders gently, but fray Mr. Chinaman, you of interest to English women. "I was employed," 17tb fost.. in the Ching Wo, so that some account uses of the chairman that in this time of do- from his Government, with respect to ita intan will have to vacate Then, after white she arg in the work of a large farmhouse. labour had born provided. If any son-of-a Overwork brought on sick headache, followed by of nar voyage rosy not be autoteresting. We pression they were fortunate enotgh to secure ations towards Greece at the present crisis. left Shanghai on Saturday the 15th inst, at 3.35 dividend, and as all out that day must have

ATHENE, 8th May. gun employed a Chinamso to do s stroke of work, deathly fainting and sicknes of the stomach, boycott him till he couldn't rest. I would until I was unable to retain either food or drink. would bople rough in this state sa six months I was compelled to take to my bad for several to fill every Chiumen's plans, and it would take weeks. Getting a little better from rest and six months of patience to get my newcomers quiot, I sought to do some work, but was soon stalled ad-dring their work well, and after taken with a pain in my kids, which in a littlo

, and were abreast of the White Dags at 11 observed his copper agresliness to reply to any p.m. on Bunday. Eared down for pilet, who question, he was wire this vote would be mazai anchored us for the night, and we arrived at mons. (Cheers.)

The Carriep here has started for the front. ATHENS, Oih May.

IEI DIECK'S

997

BENIX FIRE OFFICE

The Endersigned are now proparod to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against

CHAMPAGNE, 1890, WHITE SHAFIRE at the following Rates:-

319........ per cass of 1 dozen quarta $20

...for cays of a dozen pinte GRAND VIN CHATEAU LEOVILLE.

•$24.

-812..

per case of 1 dozen quarta." CHATEAU LAROSE

.per cass of 1 dozva quarts. PONTET CANET. $9.50........per case of 1 dozen quaria.

$2.50 $8.56

PALMER MARGAUX.

por ca vol. 1 dozen.quarts, ...par cast of 2 dozen pints.

TORUNT.

„per caso of 1 dozen quarta. ..........Per ons of 2 dozen pints JOHN WALKER & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $8............fer case of 1 lozen bottles.

A.1.90 CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s

WINES AND SPIRITS.

STEMSBEN.& Co, Hongkong, 1st January, 1894.

OSEPH

GILLOTT STEEL PENS.

MEDAL

Pigs, 1378.

Sold by all

Stations and Dealers.

10

S

On First-class European

Tenements

On First-class Godowns,

& Merchandise stored

st/Nel per Annrm.

therein - At / Net per Auran On Coaia

................1, Net per Annam. Ou Petroleum in li

mansal Godowns 14, Not per Annam On First-class Chinese

Trasments at 2 Net-per-Aninum. On Sooond als Chinese

Tonementy

at 23. Not por Apnum. DOUGLAS LAPRAIE & Co.,

Aroute for Tarix Fire Offloo Haugkong, Sth Anensk, 1881.

13

THE MAN ON, INSURANCE.COM: THE

PANY LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG."

CAPITAL (SURSUZLEEI), $1,000,000.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LUM SI BANG, Esq.

BAN Hur, Eq.

YOW CHONG PENO, Eq.

CLAN LY CHOY, FRC.Q. Hoi Cuure, Esy.

The Company GRANTS POLICIES on 1984 MARINE RISKS toul parts of the Worl

pablo at any of its Agencies.

Contributory Dividends are payable to all

Shareholders or not.

ANDRONENT'S ALE and Boutrintors of Englness, whether they are

DAVID

PORTER

CORSAR & SONS

Alerchant Navy

Navy Bolled

Long Flax

¿CANVAS.

Crown ARNHOUD, KARBERG & Co.

Hongkong, 11th May, 1887.

FOR SALE.

120

OOD DOUBLE BARRELED GUNS in Cama Completo, RIPLES, REVOLVER, Cabretons, and Snoт, to, &o, &c.

Best Quality GIN in Stora Flotties at $5.00)

Sharp Pouk before 7 o'clock in the morning. I The Chairman said:Mr. Boulance, and The Greek Ministry have resigned but the wes on in town in time for a 12 o'clock breakfast, gentlemen, on behalf of my colleagues, as well as King refused to accept their reignation, and that is to say, left Shanghai after tifla, on Sa in my own name, I thank you for the too litter- has written a latter to M. Deiyanuis dealearing that Californians would be the bapplest people on white seemed to spread over my whole body, and per dozen, and GIN in White Glass Bottles, turday, arrived in Poochow in time for breakfast ing manner in which you have been pleased to that he (Dalyannis) is held responsible for the the face of the enth, and without work Chins throbbed in my every limb. This was followed BoRIEDAM SCHNAPPS, PUNELANZEN BITTERS, on Monday, distance 48 miles. The steamer refer to our earvions. At the same time permit present state of affairs in Greece. The combin-non would leave Culturais. Then the by a cough and shortness of breath, antil finally DeIPSTONE FILTER, SOUTKAUT and RED

vineyards and wins presses would ring with joy. Isonid not sew, and I took to my bed for the CABBAGE in Jars

J. F. SCHEFFER, averaged 12.7 knots the whole way, and 13.9 me tomy this approval of the stareholders is noted fleets have left Buds Bay for Greek waters.

The Charges d'Affaires of fire of the rest ous laaghteryard werk will be done in halt piny, second, and, as I thought, for the last time, My:

21 & 23, Pottinger Streat. from Wennung Bar to Sharp Peak. The engines only most encouraging, but absolutely tho warket smoothly all the way. and there was no highest and most acceptable roward that could Powers have sent a joint Ne to the Greek The wine will be better, the grapes will be riper friends told me that my time had nearly gone,

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1856, Gorerament glaring the blockade of the Greek and smell prestez, if handled by olean women and sad that I could not Heo longer than when the Fibration perceptible. The new steamer (well, he offered va,-1), 4 0. Haprent,

WOO LIN YUEN, ·

Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2 Queen's Road West,

Hengkung, 14th March, 1881.

THE NEW YEAR.

1567

THE LATEST NOVELTY. NGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR,

-188.8

FOL TER DESK.

In BED AND BLACK,

IN RED IMITATION Monocro Cir.

PRICE ONE DOGLAR.

For Sale at the Book Staros