permanent memorial should take. I think ther Grenot be two opinions as to the pliability of OGONCO displayed by learned Queon's Counsel who has just take his sust. About fou tainutes ago wa hat him contending the proper made of celebrating the cccation would be to nabsoribe to the institu tion in London, and now we hear him advocat ingaharitable institution. There is car.
it has never been so used, and therefore the objection in the morest phantasy. With refer once to what Mr. Francis says as to its not
surrent year of a favourable moment to dispose of the
down, neesaaitated by the requirements of the basi-
lens boen begun at East Point
DISINTERI FONDS. These hav? How been all redeemed
·OLPITAL.
|_ CONECKTING" COMMITIZE,
AUDITSEL
Hongkong, 1st March, 1867.
General Agente
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of their relations, there was an entire ahasave of
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOR.
Wenner, 2nd March. EXPORT CARGOES. Per steamship Cardiganshire, nailed on the 27th February-For Hamburg-10 bales cow horas.
Per Gorman steamship Olympia, sailed on the 27th February-For Flare-56 as bristlos 19 uses chinaware, 17 passa blookwood ware, 4
For Havre option Bamburg-300 paskagos mar- chandina For Havre option Hamburg and Lon- den-102 paskages merchandizo. For Hamborg 124 packages canes, 29 isles feathers, 29 rolls matting, and 314 packages microhandise,
TO BE LET.
TO BE LET. Possession or the lat Jumoury, 1887,
THE on the Prays and
THE PREMISES now occupied by Moss,
Pedder Street. The First and Eccond Floor will be let in Flats, Single Roomą or in suits as Ofices.
The GROUND FLOOR which has hitherto been occupied by Years BLACEREAD & Co. as STORE, will niso bà lut complote, or sub- divided to meet the requirements.
All can be taken for a year or on Leány. For Further Part:culars, apply to
W. KERFOOT HUGHES, Pedder's Street. Hongkong, 17th September, 1888.
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the business of the Company, was disposed of brusle, was taken to match it known that protection to us that whila New Guinea is one of the most plication of the lone Firestick and stans would songer stomers, thirty of which are on the Ad- nation, on 34th November, the grous price rasized all the rights of hfe and property might bo mountainous countries is the world, it by continue to be used turn and turn about until the miralty list for use as craisers to protect com meros in osso of way. Of these, he said, 38 being $40,609, Advantage may be taken daring the dopezded upon so long as the new anthority also on murposed riparian system-dus to the same result was offected as is now cbtained at a +3
home when War remainder of this lot. The docetraction of a new dested, and the people themselves remained quiet, fact of contral New Guinsa lying directly under fractional part of the time and labour with the would probably be at
should organisation A great many of the shops and houses in Ma- what is known to physical geography" sa the assistance of the invaluabla steel batchet. This broke out, and oar kang had boon destroyed sithor by shells thrown world's rain belt.
introduction of the tomahawk has been indeed aadmit of their being armed, manned, and from the ships, or by ratrousing Chinamon whe
GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY. blessing to the Entires, whose gardent ern in con- despatched to sea in tbros days, in which co wished to leave as little as they could for tho
Geologically speaking. Now Gaines is an ex-
aequance numerous, anguer plentiful, bad social we should probably prevent the departure of s. Dy a oaricas for French revers, who otherwise might step The redemption of debentara bonds, and squisition Foush, and who also, perhaps, wished to do tension, or at least a counterpart of Australia condition greatly ameliorated. tainly a great inconsistency in this as the two of the property of the Los Yuen voluery have entailed no little amount of looting on their own behalf. There is the same variety of adimentary and irony of fato, this is the waspon recully selected art of port to play the role of Alabamar, and do thing: happen to be 38 opposite as the poles onerous responsibilities upon ita general agents in B this as it may, the tumble-down raised to the Park by De Ho Kai, which was any should be such a larga barre wor, or four such tho fled at the comicancement of hastalities frota south, while in the D'Entresasteaux group lions than he ie mircenary, and be finds these With reference to the only sensible objection providing loads, nad is in not desirable that the Corn- the buildings did not promontor ochdition of igneous rocks. Granite has book found on the by the Fzpran, with characteristic ingratitude, incalculable nuischief to our songeres.
north, limastone and basalt preponderate in the when he wishes destroy his white mosfactor." The Now Guites untire is no las supersti à hoary charge for interest, After duo consideration, that it had already been named the Bowen the east and Consolting Committed to traing; nor did it lessen their larger desire to volesse is still active. The silico or goon-whe will humour bis weaknesses. Thus the Pack, that does not happen to be the devided to recommend that the capital of Las Company earn as many as possible of those rond, olen stone slates, trom which the stone chips Kaitapu tribes living on the hilte behind the ass, I happened to be present at the little be increased by 50,000 to be Lened at par, and of Mexican dollars which testreamed in upon the of the natives of the south-east pasiusala are Mots are subsidized by the latter to provide rain, using face which took place in Happy Valley ferad pro rata to shareholders on the register on the place,
The French made liberal use of their made, resemble the matamorphors slates of the wind, and plentiful harvests from lend and so; two years ago, and what took place was int the 25th February, 1887. An extraalinary ganeral matrices 48 coclics and boatman, while the large NSW. Barier Ranges, and are hald to indioute while bridos are bought and sold. Though a 10st Aurveyor-Generul said it was the unanimous op log to gallerize this has been onlled, and appropriate daily supplies of fish, most, and vegetables the permity of the prosiona musbols ulon of the people of the colony that the park reapintion will be inid before the shareholders. brought in were purchased at price which moet
Lying in the tropice, and with an ample rain-importerats beggar, hets ungenerous to a degree shuald he hamned the Bowen Park. But the
so that it has been said if a Euespan wore at Hr. F. R. Bolliot having resigned the Board on his are rejoiced the heart of Johu Chinamaa hiu- Burveyor-General had never had the sanation departure from the nalony, Mr. J, B. Bilan was is self. It speaks very much to the sredis, fall, the oil of Now Guinea, fow districta except death's door for want of food, he would give him
ad, is fertils in the extreme; dense scríbs and of the commnaity to make that statement and rited to the vennt sink The present Committee everyone that, during this more pozonfal period tropical jungles, in which the character of the thing. Their dubur, or carved pillar-temples, all Sir George Bowen said was that he werthusives for rollection.
úre obviously associated with religions or rather vory glad to hear it. It was perfectly
Tlia secounts have besu audited by Meguro. Thos.ything liko oppression from the Europes Vegetation is essentially Malayan, rendering the superstitions conceptionis-for with them tas cases Chipa ipk, and 1 ose silk piece goods. occupation of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI woll anderstood that when the park was oom: Arnold and H. M. Bosin, and both gentiamen are re-ely, or of wantin retaliation from that of the country almost impenetrable.
lafter predominates. Should a amin jo siek, or Between the cast and the asaroot rangos, die, he has been invisibly apeared by some earth pleted it should be named the Bowen Park, but commended for re-election.
Cowards the close of their brief occupation, however, are occasionally found tracts of fairly ty masy. Should no fan or wallaby he caught,
signet. JARDENS, MATHEUON & Co.,
the franch or to two substantial word is open, sparaply-timbered country. Especially is a breach of contract on the part of some local this the maen on the coast fringe of British New tor at Ma-kang. They allowed those jetties to Guines, where neccius, sazalypil, and other Derer accounts for the bad laos. To such being a suitable memorial, not good enough BALANCE SHEET-ONE YEAR, TO SÍST DECEMBER.) son although formed of excellent timber and species venind vae of the opposite Australian almost daily intertribal murders. Their ideas!
ramain when the place earcë ta ba avaosute-
simple asases as the above are truceable tha easily capable of being taken to pievos; they alas mainland. Erea in this class of country tough about a future stateare very vagus tyd shadowy a. allowed the little morlaary-chapel-looking build. cane and sword-grasses testify to the fertility of Soms untives, on being questioned, bavoarpressed Now Malwa..
the soil. On the alluvial fats and river banks, the opinion that after death there isaontarrection, iny, on the platen up from the town, to remais intact. It is just a pity that, before leaving the Whare the soil already is almost batiomises that their bodies orambled into dust, and there Old Malwa..... Franck did not piter solfishly or considerately. early additions are being made to its depth was an end. Others, again, have stated that a carry off with them the great unexploded shella by débris from tho monatains and vegetable da long journey was taken, sometimes by land, which rany still be found embolded in the earth copation.
In animal life the marsupials, as in Australia, islands were reached, where they lived again in sametimes by water, until fertile mountains or $12.291.24 lying on the open fiella in the neighbourhood are well represented, the most remarkable being peace and plenty. As with the Chinese, so with 216,749. Ma-kong. Na fewer than fire accidents, cotsing the trot-kangaroo. 1 he only placental mammal 11,739.40 the death of at least twenty pereons; have already known is the wiki pig. Reptiles in the sunpe of these natives, it is by no means an uncommon 171,751,71 8,063.20
taken place througli the abstinate selfishness of nakes, lizarda, and crocodiles, as in North onetom for food to be plaood bagido the graves of 91,936.95 Chinausen who will pursist in meddline with Queensland, aro by, no mes de
the dead. Fesefing, national danos, rong 4, and these dangerous articles. They did succeed in
It is, however in the department of ornitho Aionally cannibalism earp with them the unfastening one of the shells and in selling the legy that New Gaines bax made its chief coured races Departure for, or return from trade function of religious ceremonies with more vivi- 400.400.60 Fender inside for three hundend cash; but their tribalens to selence. In variety of species, no $2,440.103. nal method of procedare is to bari heavy stones less than in brilliance of plamage, its bird-life thera, in the hops of obtaining a larger sun and unrivalled, and nowhere do we find any $0.
for the broken pieces of metal which may after thing more possliarly beautiful than its king; 900,00.00 words ba picked up.
fishore, goera pigeons, parrots, and last, but not 209,213.19 At the latest of thore tragic cocurrences, least, its far-famed birds of paradise. 670,159.27 yung man (a never-to-be-forgotton spectacle) 161,733.59rvived the Accident, but two of his companions $3,44,153.09 were blown into a thousand atoms; and, "haring}
casion to call up the district magistrate a fer hours after, the 'writer remarked to tant ofisial that all the remaining shells should be fully taken on board a fishing-beat and then dropped into twenty fathoms of watar. His only)
spouse was a flat steile.
1980*
CAPITAL. ACCOUNT.
Property necount, consisting
East Point refinery Swator roinery... Bowrington refinery. Wanchai juoperty (rousinder). Fongkong distillery.
I think nothing mare suitable cooli br dorised. A thing that is to tend so muol to the lusith and recreation of the anta "manity is botter than a charitable istitution, wbisa can only out on way. The abjoction of Low Chimes is that the Chinese will not beat by it. Who will banofit by a charitabla institution The Eurapoans? Cortainly not; tho Chines and the Chinese stone (Hear, bear Haw gar But the Chinese will beft by this park; they lined sugar, de........... benefit by it now.
Anyone who frequents the Spirits and rum Race-cours as ranch i do will was bundreds Coals, hardoal, states, fre ineura106, ÉG.
Cash
of children playing or it now. How many more Sundey debtors.... hundreds will go there when it is put in proper Shipments** **
$1,811,571,33 order! I am certainly in favour of Mr. Chater's Lesa, ressipis.on account. 904,110,73 proposal until something olse of a definito natairs
LIABILITIEĄ.
Paid-up capital Hongkong Dank........................... Balance of proft and fasa account....... Saxdry oradítora
2
1,350,176.07
is pat before the meeting. Nothing else definits has been put hafore the menting, und until some. thing bettor har baan put forward I will certain. ly support Mr. Chator's proposal. (Applause).
HALISTE—May The allowed for ous mo mort to protest against the idea that the Gorer meat is in any way pledged to complete the Park at Wong Nui-cheong? A very singular dahusian ams to run in the minils of Dr. Ho Kai nod others that when a certain sum of money is writ ten down vs paper it represents so much cash A sum of $5,000, I think, was, in a moment of To balance at ddilous1st Draber, 1885 1,189,134.47 anthusiasm, put down as a possible sum which To paid to date accent additional build- inge, and for machinery at East Point sad Distillery.
aight by spent on a pablie park; but that
PROPERTY ANDOONT
I was very quickly withdrawn, and the To Bowrington refinery
idea of spending austang was given up. Then the medest snm of $5,000 was put down end waɛ apart. And what did it do? It reclaimed that little corner as you go into the valley, and tha:
y ast proceeds of alsof portion of land, "Marine Lot 50, Wazobał...........
was all the Colony gat for $5,000. A proposal Dybalaacs of proceeds of sundry old ma- was made to spend another 25.000, but the Sazreyor-General said be preferred to de By balance si dɔbit -INTEN
the whole thing or sothing, and ha declined
to do soy patchwork. (Applauso). He declined
to spend 3,000 this year and 55,000 next year
He said it would imply lomsking matters worse;
creating mud heaps was, I think, bis expression.
ahinory
FAQFIT AND LOSE ACCOUNT.
Dr. .......................
The Government has spent $5,000 to put a little Te interest Corner in order, and it may in fature years, To interest on debentures........
3
$
C.
THE PAPUAN BACK,
war, the ingathering of yama, as well as birth. ties for celebrations of the above description, ant marriage, and death affording them opportuni- off by the load, bot not anmusical shaunting of laya, accompanied by stattoo ondeep-toed drums. Although the Fapasu is in intelligence tas equal of the Malay, be will be found far harder So called from a word denoting its insəparable to govern. To introdeco European government”.
found, a difficult task, characteristics of Erizaly hair. The title of Now into tas onnatry will Guinea, on the other hand, was given to the swing no less to the disintegration of its peoples country in 1546 by Spaniards from a fancied than to its ever-differing dialects and absence of resambhaas of its inhabitants to Negroes. recognised heads. It is true that nearly every Probably in no equal aves in the world is village of any size has its hunting chief, fishing there to be found so much tribal dissimilarity chief, fighting chief, agricultural ebief, and no for of colour, stature, fostures, habits, customs, on, but there is in this case weakness in numbers. beliefs, buildings, and languages, one or all vary Hanca it follows that scarcely ever has an in-
very few miles along the coast.
dividual obief agy real power-bis ascendancy, if any, usually taking the shape of a largor bone or an extra wife or two then his neigh- hours.
5,669.70 216,333.40 Another somewhat mournful fact which may be mentioned here is suggested by the sight of 31.361,566.57 to three lonely little cometecive containing the remains of those officers and man of the French 40,1.06 for wo diet from wounds, or from sinkness. The furthest off one la situated at the foot of the 996.59 low-ly og hill opposite Junk Bay, the other two 1,330,178,07 being on tão plain up from the forn, and within
view of the wadore of Dashing Lake Harbour, $1,301.336,37
Coneitaring the shortness of their stay on the Forcadores, and the total number of graves to he ar, the death roll of the French must have $ be an alarmingly long one. The chinese 54,519.81 themselves admit that this was not on account of 2,800.00 to fighting, and they still speak with something 2,500.00 approaching to genuine feeling of the frequency with which the victims of fever and choterâ vere 181,781 53 cried out to their last resting-place.
The walls, gates, and offer property connected 3260,209.65 with the three cemeteries continue to be kept into a pearly whiteness, for brassfets.
perfect condition, so far as any interference from thenatires concerned, and it was one day about the middle of Jugs of the present year that the writer stood with a considerable gathering look ing in through the gate at tho obelisk of dressed eral which loving hands have raised to the memory of Admiral Courbet. The people were all very obliging and communicatire, and the following were some of the remarks made about
29.169.20
there is any available serplas, devoto a little Ta romaneration to Consulting Committee. more to the same purpose I should say that To auditors for... may occur, if nothing unforeseen happens, in Toast balance
To commission a
ifteen years, or may be twenty years. (Langbter}}
Hen. A P. MACEMES-Sir, I would sim
ply say I do not consider any schome which
Cr
has been included r the Gaveramont esti mates a fit and proper for the present By place of profit and loss osfried from
Toeb year t
casion. Mr. Fraser-Smith bas said that we other By net gain on working.
definite schone has been put before us, but
may say that shortly before I came inte the room this evening I received a communica tion from a mutual friend who asked moto præpom
CORRESPONDENCE,
540.0
13.451.51
296,759.1.1
$250,209.83
the following. I am sorry he is not here him self. He suggests, and I to a very great extent] agree with him, that subscriptions to the jubiles commomeration should be devoted to the e.We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opicions largement and resturation of the City Hall which should hereafter be called the Victoria THE CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S City Hall, and that a Committee be spointed
expressed by car Correspondente.
JUBILER.
TO TAK EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS "
It is surmised that the true Piporn le only to be found in a pure state in the far interior, his chief olaracteristics being blackness, short ness of statare, sloping forehead, dopromod nose, Owing to the above and other obstacles, the and harsh form of speech, ako, that the coast Dutch have hitherto failed to introduce a farm tribus area omase between the original stook and of government into their portion of New Gaines, intrusivo Malays, Australians and Polynesians. being unable, as in Jara, to make avery native The only clothing of the mun consists of a contribute to the revenue. But it must bo T bandage of airing or bark; while the women borne in mind that the Javanese, a race intrinai wear a gras girdle--often dyed red, yellow,cally not a whit superior to the pains, have and blue-extending from the loins to the knee beez for ages more or less in contact with saml. The protion of tattooing is commenced on the civilized roos; also that their rajals have des girls about the time of their betrothment. The pots powera. women war teeth and shell nochlets, tortoise. What the Dutch bare done in Java the British shell earrings, a crascent of pearlsball on tao can never do in New Gaines, unless, insfest of breast, and coctions of the "troshus," bleached obstacles being gat in the way, every encourage ment and inducement be given to white setile Males and females alike apour the face and went. By this means alone can the wants of the body with coconut oil red and yellow cobros: social life of the natives be augmented, intertri- also ss, especially for mourning purposes, abal barriers broken down, old gross superstitions preparation of earthy-black oxid of manganese. uprzetod, and the way paved for a civilization
With the men the septum of the naso is pior-full and free. end, and a pencil of shell, wood, or bone inserted. The sarta paculiar praetios is also applied to the lobes of the ears, which are frequently seen er tended by means of inserted aivoists of stiff
tin whose memorial stood now before as green frond stuff. Plaited rattan or fine grass
to obtain plans and estimatae, the same to bel submitted to the anbribors. I may perhaps state the cost would amoral to something like
DEL S.-I think I aut expressing the idea $30.000, and thore is no doubt that sum could of a great many present at the Jubileo mestingch
It last evening when I say that it was a pity some be very cally subsoribed in this colony. Would At the same time benefit the Chinese and gpe did not take advantage of the hint given by
covered in that little crowd.
be a great source of plassare to many Biuropeans, the Chief Justice in his opening address and THE and it is scheme I skeald support
propose an adjournment to suable the community
H. MacCallum, Qubao. Mitchell Innes Orange, Price, Turner, Wai Yuk, Travers,
Hox-pang, Kaw Hong-take, Lan Yam-taun
in prepare and offer sehem for the cond
(3)-Rejoicinga, fêtes, fire works, da, &a..
LOYALTY.
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1887.
GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW GUINEA,
BY T. F. BEYAN, T..G..]
FOSITION, DIMENSIONS, SIC.
LORD CHARLES BERESFORD ON WAR SHIPS.
Quotations ses
UNION.
Hongkong, 23rd Novembar, 1888
TO LET.
●OOMS IN "College ChamBERI,”
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON. SONS & Co. Hongkong. 3th Judy, 1886.
$525 per ploul, allos, of Ro
13 to 3 cattion. ...3540 per pioul, allse, of [2 antties. 4560 per piani, alics, of 12) catties.
Qlder Malwa
Patna (New).....3560.. per sback” Benares (New)...... 510
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UN LONDON--
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3/27
Bank Rils, on demand Bunk Bills, at 30 days' night Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight 8/21 Crolite, at 4 months" sight" .......5/3 Documentary Hills, at 4 months'
sight....
ON PAES-
-Bank Bills, ou demand
ON BOMBLY-
1.05
Cradita, at 4 months' sight Or New YoBI.--
Bank Villa, on derasni.
.4.14
78
Credita, 60 days' sight
.79+
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand
..2181
120
Telegraphic Transfar Bark, on demand
218
SHANGHAI
Bank, at eight
Os CALCUTTA
O
Privata, 30 days' sight'
Quotations are:-
BRARE.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-151
per cent. premium, ez div, bayeES, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited
$95 per share.
TO LET.
▶OOMS in Cife Chammers,
Ro
Apply to
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INTIMATIONS.
UTLER, PALMER
ESTABLISHED 1915,
143
Co.
OF LONDON, BORDEAUZ, Calcutta, BoxRAT, MADRAS, LAKONE. KURRACHEE, 40, Are repronted in China by
MORTE. JARDINÂ. MATHESON & Co...
SIAMSSRY & Ca........
LANE CRAWFORD & Co. & by
H. E. BEYNELɛ & Ou. in Japan....................... Babjoinet are was of the items consigned by
these wall-knoten Shippers
SFIRITS.
COGNAC-Tha popular 4 Star" quality and
bost, COGNAC-The well-known "2 Star" quality. WHISKY SCOTCH, in Heart Shaped bottles,
a speciality. WHISKY SCOTCH, in Ordinary bottles. The "Glenlivet" Whisky is round bottles. The Square bottle" Whisky of Napier John-
stone's
The Celebrated "CARLTON" -11 years old. WHISKY IRISH, the best selected, very fine. N.B.-All the above Spirits are of exciilent
WINES.
Chine Traders' Insuranos Company's Shera-quality, and are recommended
£55 per share.
North China Insurance-25 per share. Yangtase Insurance Assistion-TT. 110 por
sborg.
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$180 par
abure. On Tai Turancs Compuș, Lámited-TL. 148 |
per share,
Canton Jnsurance Oos, Limited-$75 per
share, ex div
For Invalids use, FORT & SHERRY-Very
Superior and reliable. AMOROSO. MANZA NILLA PALE DRY SHERRY, distin- guished by Sloe, Black, and White Seals, Charming Wines. Suit all tates. CLARET, viz. Matou, Larose, 31. Estephe.
Medos in Quarts & Piuts. Need no rocam- mendation. For Prions apply to either of the above Firms
1322
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sheres-marked
2410 por abare, er dir, hoyers.
Chins, Fire Insurance Company's Shares-487
per share, ex dir.
Straite Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
$30 rom
$20 zom.
whare,
China Sugar Rotining Company, Limited- -$144
par share.
Latton Sugar Raining Company, Limited—$58
per share.
Hongkong Ice Corapaay's Shares--$42 per
share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-8110 per share, az div. Perak Tin Mining and Smalting Company
--82) per share. Punjon and Sunghie Du Samanta Mining
Company, Limited-8141 per såsre Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18 por
sboro.
TIME WINTER
TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FIERT.
STEAM-LAUNCH "MORNING STAR"
Kune Daily asa Parry Boat between PEDDAR'S
WRARY and A-TN-Tsel at the following hours: This Time Table will take effect from
the 21st October. 1893,
WEEK DAYS.
LATE
FOR FOX
LATES Hongkong Kawbon Hongkong
7A-M.
6.9.x.
SUNDAYS.
Leares Kowloon
6.00 A.X.
7.66 A.M.
8:00 17
8.5..
8.50
9.40
9.16 10.30
*.30. 9.00 143.
B.
10.15.. 10.45.
55
WED MI
N.IS.
12.45 .
10.55 12.25 €
1.4
12,20 NOON.
1225 r.x
1.15px.
1.4
1,25
228
2.45
3.26
4.10
4,10
4.50
$50
5.10
ត
3.30
7.00
*There will be re Launch on Monday sad
The shore Time Table will be strictly adhered to, except under unasoidable gireum stars. In case of stress of weather, due notice will be given of any awes
Friday, on account of cealing.
W
1 N G TAI
[33
Co
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li- SHIP'SCOMPRADORES. STEVEDORES,
mited---$45 per share, Hongkong and Macao (lass Manufacturing C9.
Limited-60 per cent discrant.
▲ 8. Watson & Co., Limited-33 per cent.
premiam.
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-9 per cent, prem., boyarı. Singapore Insurenes Company, Limited---$22.
per sbaro. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A—2 per cent.
premium.
prominum.
premium,
premium, sales. Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Loan
-3 per osat, premium
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
Bà Mau Tatsoi k tới Bunrad March fod.
Barometer-N. MI
Borometh
AND
FRESH
COAL MERCHANTS. PROVISIONS SUPPLIED A TR
SHORTEST NOTICE.
No. 25. PRAVA CENTRA I.-
* 發煤司 公泰榮
"JAPAN GAZETTE."
YOKOHAMA.
1284
HAVING been appointed AGENT in Hong- KONG AND SOUTH CHINA for the Japas
Bong List," Orders for Saberiptions and Advertisements will be received at this Offies,
Hongkong Daily Preas Oos,
Borgkong, 23rd May 1577
J
OSEPH
STEEL
GOLU
GILLOTT'S
PHN S.
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PARIS, 1879.
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chin ho-ta" (he was exceedingly bra. "I put armlets, kaselstr, and anklets, in which buzobos Lord Charles Poresford prasided oror a mest-Straits Fire Insuranes Company, Limited- cli giám" (he was very strict). "I gdu "the-of frogant herbs and gaudy flowers are froulying at the Mansion House, when a paper on mo- tiap ban-kh ling" (he was good at sympathie-stuck, are more or loss gunáral.
or warships was read by Mr. White, Assistant Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company' ing with miserable people) Brave, Just, A
Maroi-
A frea sa, too, is made by the men of black Controller of the Navy and Director of Naval Share118 per cent, prsm., ex diy. f! What a noble festimony! Coming a' from Cassowary, lavender-coloured gowra pigeon, or Constraction. In proposing a vote of thanks to Hongking. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
sa to whom he stood in the relationship of the green gold and wealth of deep crimson of the the lecturer, he said it had been shown that Shares--$79 per cent. prom., kallars.
our naval expenditure, heavy as it was, had Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares or rail the ambition of any true kaight bird of paradise places, as also of other gay
5 per dent. discount, allere which a long preured comb is stick. higher? There was at least one head feathers for decorating their busty hair, in not been thrown away, for it had been in
curred in order to keep pace with foreign China and Manils Steamship Company, Limited In the Gulf of Papua the males wear a pret- countries.
-30 per cent. diaceant, seminal. In regard to the rolaties positina tily carved and coloured belt of bark tightly between attack and defence, people, when they Douglas Steamship Company Limited $46 AND lased around their waista. At Aroma, on the heard of gaus iring at armour, forgot that the per share,
south-east soost, a belt is also worn ornamentel gen was then phed in the most favourable po-Hongkong Gas Company's Sharga-$125 per This proposition was not recruded.
with a bradwork of white seeds, from which hazy sition. The shot struck at right angles, whereas Stare. pondants of sandy, heads and feathers; while the if the target was placed obliquely the shot world Hongkong Hotel Company's Ehares-3190 per The CHAIRMAN, in palting the amendment memoration of Her Majesty's Jubilea, Every proposed by Dr. Ho Kai, asid-Considering that thing was dous at the meeting that could be
Kolari, a fize mountain race inhabiting the lower probably strike and ricochet of. That way what we have declined to consider the proposa put dono, but as right was fast aetting in at the cloce,!
slopes of the Astrolabe and Owen Stanley Ran- generally occurred in action. He had always forward by the Prince of Wales, to subscribe to the last resolution was carried not on its marits
ges, use a belt of plaited rattan, drawn so tight|been an advocate of having small guns as well as the Lastitalo for Great Britain, Indie, and Coplan that met with the approval of the motion for nearly 1.500 miles, being washed on considerablys
but only in the absence of angerer definite Now Guinea strobobos in a N.N.W. and £...as to cause the fesh on both sides to bulge out large ones on our big fighting sips, as you louis, perhaps the next moat graceful thing
could find the mnoge better, and the moral could do would be to laste the disposed of such mosting and if a way could be found tot north-west by the Molican Sea: on the Chief among the characteristics of these per affect on the men was bad of not having funds as we may subscribe to the decision of give the commanity (after what they Ruth-cast by the Pacific Ocean. While its can-ple, in addition to the frissy hair above allâded a shot for a long time from their own ship Her Majesty herself, and that the Committed heard yesterday at the acting) chance to breadily of almost 500 miles approximate to are their energy, intelligence, marked features, when shot was striking them. In regard to which may be sppointed should be empowered of bringing forward some other plans to the Admiralties on the one band; to Queens love of laughter, and demonstrativeness. These the citadel and belted type of ships, there were ad- to make out a lies and forward it to Her Majesty a sure it would be appreciated. It seeme toud on the other.
latter traits, however, oro mbered down vantages in both. He, however, ipolined to the or it might be submitted hereafter to another me that the cost of making the new Park and Phuaces thus referred to representa a territory by an ever-constant watchfulness, rendered belted type, armoured fore and aft. The citadel public mooting Howaver, the respintion and providing for fête, do, will far exceed the amount balf as large again us Franco, and larger than acessary by the fast of impanding attack, hy type had their vitals wall protected strongly ca amandmant have been proposed and ascended, that is likely to be subscribed by the community, Arnes, and wanks in size as pramine island of the knowledge that they must either and a prey they could be; but he thought if they were to ram and it is a question for your consideration. and although it sounds well to talk big about the globe.
or be prayed upon. To guard against this it is another vessel the caurons weightin the centre | The maidment was then put and tost, and maicing the commemoration worthy of the New Gaines is held between the Dutch, own not uncommon for the coast bribes to build their would cause the light fore-end to collapse, and Mr. Chater's resolution for the formation of the colony, we must remember that we are bataisg 150,000 square miles for half the whole area) pile-houses in the water, and very similar are that the armoured deck would be shored out Vistoria Park was carried by a large majority.
small community and must eat our coat accord- vist of 141 dag. cast longitude; the Germans, these habitations to the recently-discovered through the ship's siden. The constructors did Mr. FRANCIS propcend the appointment of the ing to our cloth. Something smaller and less holding 68,785 square miles north of the 8th paral- lacustrine dwellings of Central Europe; while not agree with hin; they said the barizontal following putlemen as a general Committessutitions than the plane discussed at the most of touch tatitudeant sastof the Datel poses in the bash almost every village has either its armour and deck armour would support the ship Major-General Cameron, Vice Admiral Hani ing would, I think, be mors likely to meet with Hons; and the British, who retain the balance of rock fortifications or tres dwelliure, twenty to and keep her bow intact. In any case he would bon, Sir Geo Phillipro, Commodore Morant, cess. I submit the following with all mo-
the island to the south and east, also the ad- thirty fest in height from the ground," for be very glad to command one of them in action, Colonel Storet, R. F., Colvuel Eyan, R.A., the desty
jwont archipelagoss, or 86,370 square miles is protection.
sad he should not anticipate the danger suggest at a robscription ba raised and devoted to aggrogate. Right Rov. Bishop Burden, Dr. Ohalmers, Rex,
The women do the lion's stars of the work➡ed by Sir E. J. Reed that sholl fire would so ent A. Gace; the Conania for France, Japan, Unitol the following
The archipelagoes abore referred to as British fetching water from the spring, carrying bariens, up the suds that, baoyanes would be leat and the States, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Para, (1)The erection of a status of Her Majesty sessions include the fine Moresby, Harter, coltivating the soil, and preparing the food. A few ship would then turtle. He would, however, taks Siam, and Spain; Messrs. Ackroyd, Ayras, Boll
the Queen in the Botanic Gardens or so aul Basilisk Jalande, sepurated by China Straits of the men, armed with spasms, may be seen card to see his enemy in a very advantageous Irving, Bottomley, Chater, Congatrie, Crawford,
other suitable site.
from the mainland of the south-eastare pain soon after daybreak sorting an Indian position before be rammed. (Laughter), Ra Darby. Deane, Francis, Grote, Toppias, Iun
mia in the neighbourhood of Milne Bay: also file of women to thoir plantations. In these forring to the Nile and Trafalgar, he said Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-6 per osut, tington, Iashbald, Lister, Humphroys. Li Shing, The balance to be given to local charities, the long series of inlets and roofs called the encloses, neatly fenced in ze a protection they would probably be the last of the heavy Beeran, Dekintnet, Marty, Mehta, Modr
to be decided upon by the Committee.
Loisiades, running fariate the Pacific to with- against pigs, dogs, and wallabies, they raise ironolads, unless other nations continced to Chinese Emperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per seat. | Gazette, Japan Gazette Summary," and Poesnecker R mano, Ross, Russell, Kyrie. Hai
Apartamentcommemorationoftheerant in the in 200 miles of the Solomon Islands, and terrama,sweet potatoes, sugarcana, taro, and bananas; boitd that type of ship, when we should have ter, F. Suwart, Shellin, Stiebel, Thomsatt, way of a sadowed charity, &c., is, I venture to minating in islands lorty and twenty miles while groves of the oceanul palm afford a to do a tup. We could not afford to allow any Chinese Impecial Loan, 1888 E-5 por at Tharbum, Walter, Whitehead. Wodehouse, sabait, next to an impossibility, and the above hry, ramed Sudest and Rossel respectively, pleassat shade to their villages, and the sage nation to build vessels of any kind saperior Wong Sbing, Von Bose, Colonel Andersca, seems to me a feasible plan that would meet the Raither in this connexion wast mention be palta and breadfruit tree may often be notiond to ours. (Choers), He believed the cotermination Captain Bhabory, Major Chapter, Messrs wishes of this cosmopolitan community.mitted of the archipelagoes of islands to the in the surrounding scrub.
to build these two vessels had had a great effect Danby, Ford and Gilis, Dr. Ho Kai, Messrs. Yours, &o.
worth of Bast Cape, containing amongst othera An set peculiar to the women of certain on France, as they saw were determined to the D'Entrecasteanz and Woodlark Groups. tribes is the manufacture of a kind of pottery, keep the lead, and knowing that we had most But the geographical feature of most lotereat to the shape of earthenware chaiti and dishes money, they came to the conclusion is was usa- Lockhart, Chan Kwan-i, Yeang Pau-nam, Ka
Australiansin reference to New Guinsacentres of baked clay, which the men trade away to dis less to keep up the struggle. He was rather Tu-teng, Lai Ling, Chol Choo Beo, Chan Ping, Wong Shatai, Ho Kwan Shan, Loong On, L THE FRENCH AT THE FESCADORES. in the fact that from Cape York, the northern-tant tribes for ago and other produce; also for borne ont in that theory by the recent report of
weet point of Queensland, to the opposito Papuan | bows and arrows.”
the Franch Minister of Marine, he for yours cosat mear the Mainesvar or Basfer Hiver, tha | The males are export boshmen and skilful had held that the French ought to bailú small Tavung Bz-kai, U Lit-on, Lau Wal-chun, and REMINISCENCES OF ADMINAL COURBET. distance is only some sixty odd miles, while seamen and swimmers. In addition to their ships with enough coni to run unt from French Fang Wa-ban.
The following interesting extrast is from the Thursday Island, in Torres Straits, lies almost small dag-outs for ordinary purposes, they ports to the loci of our trade sorose the Atlantic Ray. W. Campbell's paper on the Pensadores inni-distant between the two shores. And it fashier out of giant tree-stems bar sea-going and round the Cape, and prey on our com- w to doubt the proximity and strategical value) oznom, propelled both by paddle and mat-anil; moroe, and no doubt they would do it if we the last number of the Chinese Eccorder and of the fine harbours, bays and natural road while both fish and wailzby ara anered in strong did not lock out her. bear), instead of devoting Missionary Journal
stends on the south-west const-line that prompied į coine-meta carefully woven from tough fibres their money to building large tronclads, in One quiet afternoon during the spring of 1835, he annoxation of New Gnizes to Queensland in No icma idarable portion of the day is spent by which we were are to best then. He do- the people of Formom were startled on hearing 1853 by that far-sighted states, Sie Thanase the man in semi-indolence-reclining on their precated the plan of taking so many years to com CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, what seemed to them the sound of distant WIlwraith, and the subsequent declaration of a verandaks, or whittling away at some ornament plete a ship, declaring that a vesexi would be a fir
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thunder. It was not thunder, but the ponderous British protoctorate, to be in turn, it is expected, or wapon, of which they possess a great variety, anperior fighting machine if she was finished ironclade of France engaged in demolishing the dartly changed into sovereignty, as is most or in adorning a smooth surface with quaint quickly as she first stood of de- The following is the report for presentation to fortification over against Fisher Island and the sharebeldere at the annual genered meeting with good-sized yous of foreiga wake, nad oc
Ma-kong Those fortifiertions wore mounted Papnans.
life: thus showing in contradistinction to the borapood and draught. The mechan. engineers PETRICAL FEATURES OF THE" COUKTET. Australian natives, a fairly developed sense of had made fighting a science, and through their to bo bell at the offices of the General Agents, cupied by several thousands of native soldiers Chief amongst the above must be classed its form.
invaluable aid the 110-ton gun, the M-tan gno, at noon, on Thursday, the 10th March
who had been hastily collected from various mountains and rivers. Although but little is at Among the indulgences of the New Guinea and the 68-ten gun were worked by one man The grams) sgants beg to ashmit to the sharehol stations on the mainland. It availed nothing; } present known of the inland districts, the coast-native must be cleaned the was of tobacco; the with vastly more sans than tive man could work ders their report on the corking of the rafinoties and fighting was to be condusted in a style very ine has been well explored, with the result that smoke from a lighted eigarette being firms suck- a 68-ponuder in 1859. He did not anticipate statement of accounts for the year ended 31 st De different from that of other days; and are almost every few miles a river is found to ran ed into a roomy bamboo tubs, and thence inhaled that torpedoes were going to revolutionise war. carber, 1881.
The past year has been one of activity in sugar of the French feet loomed in sight.
encagh, before long, the huge floating batteries into the sea, and mountain rouges bar the pas with vanifest delight. They are also, like the fare. They were anther to be underrated nor Masia
Haiphong... ugs to the interior; a marked "exception being Malays, senfirmed betel-eaters; the three re- overrated. In his opinion, the orgy, dash, Hor daing, and the geageal agents are glad to be able prezent a working asoonit showing & result which, ik According to popular report, no time was lost found in the country bordering on Torre quisija, vis, areos nut, bark, and chunam being and andasity which would be required to handle A le Loped, will be poidered satisfactory by the share with any kind of preliminary formslitina. The Straits, where the Fly, the Strickland (camed almost invariably carried in their dilly-bags. the torpedo boat would tell for English. Pocher holders,
Chinese commenced to fire upon the advancing after that sealous geographer, Sir Edward Thanks to the introduction of the steel toms men rather than against them (Chere) Negaki Inclairs of $13,451.51 brought forward from last ships, which nontiuned standily and with ominous Strickland), and the Macessar Rivers How hawk and the zubereat fertility of the soil. Those little craft were yet in their infancy, Wi- year the ust balance at credit of profit and loss allenca to press forward in the direction of Ma-through hundreds of miles $161,781.58, which the general agetite and, commultisp
al'uvial fate and there is abundance of food, sll the year round, and it was not quite certain what clase Committee record should be appropriated as lekeng. When within about pistol-shot range, los, billy country, taking their rise in far and for indeed are the districts where want is would be mash Deefol for our fighting
there burst from them such a tremendous disistaut acutral mountainous ranges.
ever known. Amongst the latter may be re-foots and squadross, but we should not, in bic obarge against the incge fort outside of the town In Dutch territory are the Arfak Mountains, membered Part Moresby, where, owing to stony opinion, want anything between 400 tona, or that many a heart must have been filled with attaining an altitude of 19,000 fset; also the ringes and occasional "dronghia, the nativas; thereabouts, and the small beats of 70 to 80 feet, terrer and amazement. Indeed, some say that Charles Louis Mountains, with peaks excoding are somewhat band pressed for food at times, which could be hoisted in znd out. The beats or witnessing the fearful havoc caused by this 16,000 foot in height, and which have been seen and have to cat mangrove seed or anything from 135 food to 20 feet would never be able to | Maule ...... opening volley from the Frenchguns, both ofloors now-covered in clear weather. An importoatelse they can got Bat this is the excop keep the sea, sin durend recently by the French phong. ม. $131,781.59 and men began to scamper off from the entranch. tiver has ita source in the Artak Mountains, and tion and not the rule, s9, in addition to a va torpedo equadron, where, out of serentean, only of resnits of outstanding shipments fally made altogether correct, as the number of soldiers traite, near to the equator.
Advices of eales have been received and Estimate meats; a statement, however, which cannot be outers the ses cast of Cape Spencer, in Dampier riety of vegetable food, including breadfruit, six reached the renderrous and were able to do room
pandane frait mangoes, sago, and conganuts, what was expected of them. Submarine Lats and the amount of this a set will, it is expected, to offering from frontal woauds who Herwards
Nagk fully realized.
Coming down to British territory, we find there is a rarity of Duinal fool-since the ply, were another persity but he did not think they | what-y" Refining at East Point has been carried on couth. found their way to the Mission Hospital at mountainous rangea artanding, with few breaks, dog, wallsky, Lab, fowls, phalangers, lisards, would revolutionise warfare. If they ould be Wostok gously throughout the year, and the demand for tofs, Taiwanfeo shows, conclusively, that not a few of from east of the Aird River, in the Gulf of molluscs, sandry graba, ratą, mics and snakes mudo cafu to get into a position to fight, thay od anger is August seared to warrant the ingress of the poor matter-of-fact Chinsmen must have Papua, to the extreme end of the south-east pen- taste got amisa to Papaan patates.
might be very useful. As to big ship ranning production by working the Bowrington establishment. Demand in Swaton having fallen off, it was solved and a noble stand against the invaders of their heals. These ranges contain pesis of great Owing sblafly to entire ignorance of metala, away from pigmy torpedo bosts, the explanation to bracely: the reining staff at that port to Hongkong, country,
stituds, the most prominest of which are their life was in many ways a hard one before was that in order to demolish the pigmies the sad work was cummoned at Bowrington on 31st Au
So soon as the Frenobi had taken possession of Mount Yule, 10,040 test, in longitude 147.30, they osma in contact with Europeans, their best thing to be done was to go as hard as gust. There worke wate stopped for overland and Ma-kong, notifestions were issued to inform all and Mount Owen Stanley, 13,205 feet, forty three bied diffenities being-lat To clear you could in an opposite direction. (Lang)tor). general repair during December, and some improve- whom it concerned that what was taking place miles inland from Port Moresby, This lofty the dense scrub previously to laying out gardens. He did not like the expression running away, for When daggarted during the work arose out of a quarrel between two great nations, harastaristic applies also to the neighbouring Erud. To cut timber for house hailing purposes. then you would get them altogether in parsuit of irs, have been introduced. Bening Was Tosamad 3rd January, 3887, and the house at East Point the for which the people were in no sensa respon archipelagoes; hence we lul peaks of 7,000 fest 3rd. To foil and hollow cut tree-trunks for you, and your quick firing could be used with most foot. As to the measured mile trials, be closed for slutar overhaul. This has been done very alale; that efforts had been made to shield thead 8,000 fos on Goodenough and Fergusso Comixvilleeting these great engineoring would mack prefer to hare ships teeted under- thoroughly, and work was nary, with satisfactory result began on Efth Jau impoent from all kinds of needless suffering: Ilands respectively.
that peacefully-disposed nativos had new nothing Continuing our contes round the islands, we operations, the only agents they prassoned were tire ¦ exactly the sams onditions as they would be in dires stock of read auger at Swatar yaa gradually to fear; and that whatever might be asked from ind the cliffs are steep up the east coast unti sud stone: the latter is the shape of greenstone fighting an action, and then they would know Examster Or Up to pay are sine the track them in the form of goods or labour would will near the settlement of Flesch Haven, in German shine, ground to a smooth and polished surface, and the worst of her at first instead of at last. (Hool, Temperature.. of the staf to Hongkong boa bean silent. It is singly be paid for at the current rates. tampinted to resume work at an early daze.
territory, almost opposite their fue island of walk bevelled bat brittle edge by weeks of patient hear). As to the cost of ships, they must look Hamidity PROPERTY ACCOUNT.
It must have been about this time that the Now Britain. A ise river, named after the water-sided friction against harder stone. By not to that, but to that our ships bad to do, and Purection of Find... In March, 1856, the property in Bowrington know name of Admiral (carbet-Kok Tai-jin-came Empress Augusta, and which has been ascended msaus of this rude instrument, citter with or one of ours had to do aixty-six times more than a Weather as the Leo Yuen Sight Bellary was advertised for so more to be respected by the inhabitants of for upwards of a hundred miles, flows into the without a handle of wood, a panotnes would be Freach ship in protacting onefinating wealth and Bain sals, and the general agents, with the matter the the Penedores. Under his arm band anything in this neighborhood. Consulting Committee, aquired this property sal!
made in the tres stom, to which incision a fire | mer food sapply. We must not be satisfied with » stock of working atozos by purchase.
spproaching to oressa on the part of French Completing car cironit op the north-east coast, stick would then be applied, followed by an easier small numerical superiority over the French. In A portion of the Wancul propertɔ, not required to promen was instantly checked, mid every human rnges and rivers still predominate, reminding shipping away of the oharred timber on another ape conclusion, the noble Lord dealt with swift ges:
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