THE TIMBER TRADE BETWREN BORNEO AND CHINA.
1
thorocghly enjoyed it. "A pienio, and a supper. and a duce. "No! don't forget the dance. We should not thak wything of anything in North- China, that did unt wind up with a dance"
The country round Taku connot be described the kindliest visitor as in any way beautiful. 14, rot to pat too fine a point on it, as Mr. Singhy nsed to my--a mad fat, and a mud flat which looks as if the sea had only that moveab receded from it. But Pilot Town ho made itself
THE DAILY FRR85, MONDAY, OCTOBER SINT, 1887.
MR. JOHN KORLUT AT NEWCASTLE, -2. LONDON, 25th Septoribor:
Mr. John Morlay, in the course of a apooch at Newcastlo last night. Docused the Government of a shameles betrayal of their election pledges. He considered that victory was cortals for the Irish people if they ocntinued patient.
LECTORES ON IRELAND.
LONDON, 25th September.
ADDITIONAL NEWS BY AMERICAN MAIL.
Panjom and Sunghia Dua Samanian Mining
Campany, Limited--$14), sales and sellers. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tls. 18 par
share.
The following are additional items from our Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li- San Francisco filan:--
mited-849 per share, salon. Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co.
Limited-00 per osat. discount, nom.
HEALTH OF LORD SALISBURY.
LORDON. 25th September. The health of Lord Salisbury, says the Lon-A Sir Thomas Esmonde, Bart, M.P. for Dablndon correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, especially to his colleagues. When they look in the fature of the Administration the question of the Prime Minister's ability to sustain the bar: den of the cares and responsibilities of offico casts apon outlook. This is the dark, and taps of the political situation which must net hi oorlooked. From this causs Government is possible within the next aix Salisbury's modioal advisers have
8. Watson & Co., Limited 43 per cont.
proiiam.
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INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1803.
Limited-45 per cent, prom.
per share. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$18 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-7 per cent.
premium, nom. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 C-8 per cent. TX Underaged here Company are pro
premiam; now.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The T. & O. steamer Malwa, with the English reall of the 30th September, lalt Singapore at & pm on the 27th October, and is due hero on the 2nd November.
THE GERMAN MAIL.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Preussen, with the German mail of the 4th October, left Bingapore at noon the 28th Òstabor, and may be expected here on or about the 2nd November THE INDIAN TAIL. The Indo-China steamer Wingeung, with the
October, and may be expected here on.or share the 4th November. Fres
THE having been appointed
Lume, before the Society of Arts in February short just the tidy trim sort of oolony one can / will shortly resume parlaying for the settlemont from no other, the reconstruction of the Obluma Imperial Leau. 1886 -9 por cont, pared to iesno Policios of Insurance against Kira frext Indian mait, left. Singapore on the 29t
this wood. Mr. Ransoms states that it is in
nuturo:
Yot somehow
mouth.
ordered as much repose as it is now possible for ho Prime Minister to obtain, and that is being ranulously observed, but I heard a very dis inguished Unionist say last night that the greatest peril of the Goverment existed in the infruity of Salisbury's houlth
premium, noma.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(ov. V
The North Borneo Herald says:~The tuber trade between British North Borneo and Chleby Las already become solid and inorensing business, and now we are told that the Railway require wooden sloepers and bridges of a timber that will resist white acts as well as the wage and tear of Railway line. The woods of Brita road into Taka. It has alec raised, and re- South, and Mr. Arthur O'Conaer, M.P. for is a matter of serious concern to his friendy, and | Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., ish North Borneo, especially Dillion, are for tanstely able to comply with these requiremonts rained its rond, so that foods no longer sweep it Donegal Ens have sailed for the United As regards these requirements there is probably away. it ba plantat trees and shrubs in its States, where they purpose delivering a series of no timber in the warld, obtainable in quantity,
awn small compounds, so that it presents the loctares on the Irish question,
THE COYPTIAN QUESTION.
LONDON, 20th September that can equal Billiam The evidence giren chods of green amidst the whole, brown sur- the subject in a pavor read by Mr. Ransoms, of fare. It has laid cut its little streofa with grast
Sir William White, the British roprosentativa, the ominent Timber brokering frm of that middlo with krioles against the floods. Itla la und Artin Effendi, asting on behalf of Turkey, beatness and propriety, paving each down the 1587, was very conclusive a to the qualities of smagine a number of ster mariners erecting of the Egyptian question, on the basis of the valuable for sleepers, beams, piles, and indeed for for themselves, where singularly unassisted by late Convention between England and Turkey.
or other these man,
FALLURE OF A EUSSIAN LOAN. any descriptions of heavy construction on land who of all athors ought specially to mata malup
LONDON, 26th. September. wator. An idea may be obtained of the quantity on the pilot's vocation, have provided them.
The Russian loan of a milliard roubles, which of this timber available for export from British solves with no "ake pilst of any sort what was placed on the Paris nasret, has resalted in North Borneo when we state that the whole the country between Darvel Bay and the La soover. Neither Charak nor Chapol baza they,& failure, the amount of lean not having been buk river has been proved to cobinin this valu and only ser ccasionally does a missionary ar-subsoribed.
For three months rivo and give thara a service. This area probably oxcomly 5.00n the winter, when the river and the sea are square miles, and in addition we know that bil
frozen over, and northward bound ships stop and lian analis obtained in Marudu Bay, and on the aischarge cargo at Chefoo. Pilot Town is shut foreign countries will attend the International Birmingham last evening, took occasion to speak West Coast. During this your sight seiling of from the rest of the world. Then, the pilot's Tessels have already left Sandakar Bay with docupation gans, they ride, and aleigh, and dance, bot for Hongkong. Tientsin, and Shanghai: hend according to their own showing enjoy vessels being chartered for the purpose by the iw themselves mightily. They bave në Major, bar Srras who have since 1885 practically monopalised the timber trade of British North Borneo. This Municipal Caril, ner apparently any consti
tuted authority in matters givie may nors than monopoly is, however, no longer to remain ún. contested as we understand that a London Centimeters spiritual. They hate, however, a new otel, started by an enterprising inhabitant, and. pany bars already Lavested £10,000 in a which every member of Filo Town is natur Mill which they expect to have at work in Sanally proud that visitors at the Taka Hotel dakan Bay before the end of this year, and a se cond Chinese firm has applied for timber lands.
ted to do, when they are not asleep, remont Forluantly there is rooan for all these and not. But the air is doubtless good, and more. Referring on again to dr. Razoute's the Lotal lcpired horn-like.
There is, however, one walk from Pilot Town,
able wood.
THE HYGIENIC CONGRESS.
LONDON, 26th. September. Two thousand six hundred representatives of
OEHMANT AND SAMOA
London, 26th Yoplaibar. Germany is willingto recognise the chiar asta- ally exercising authority in any part of Samoa,
It is not likely, that England will laterfore in the affairs of Bravo.
LONDON 29th September.
ia
report on our woods we find that reference was which might with advantage be often taken. The Cologne Gazette states that King Maliates, made to Mirabo, Greeting, Rasok and Sorayal, wirst along the read, which they have mate, and of Samos, was depoeed for refusing to penish the as possessing qualities which renders them sitraisal-overy expedition from Pilot Town must natives of Matasele who stoned the German re abla for the English Marketa un opinion that has been endorsed by more than one of the ebgin along the road across the mud flats to the sidepts on the birth day of the Emperor William
AUCKLAND, 30th September. town of Taku, than turning to the left up to the perienced captains who have shipped timber for South Fort, which tho English took from the
Later news from Samos states that thore is the China and Australian porte. We have brour, so tagalkotly, se thought the Chinese, who little alteration in the state of affairs. Anlietoa fors called attention to the point, but wo muy do not only go for a honorable fes, who still at large. Large numbers of the opposition
again for the bouefit of thicks of our sonders
chiefs have sworn allegiance to Tamuses. who are not well aint with one territory
Much disappointment is felt at the neutrality and that is, that although our woods possess
of England. ames not familiar to the muiaitiated Bese woods
HARY CONFLICT AT FLRVOX. have beon known and have been meal for maro than a hundred years. The woods from the Straits Settlements und from the Philippine Islands are similar to cars sad the China market has long disen its supplies from these places In fact the supply in the Straits is pretty woll
exhausted thareby, and even if this wore not an a glance at the Map will show that it would bo a difficult matter to compete with British Narth Borneo from its proximity to China, and from the fact of its possessing such a tre harbour as
Sandakan where shipa cau enter at all times and where-the-numerous rivers which-dow-into the Bay offer such exceptionnt Evilitie foating down the almost inexhaustible supply of Timber with which the surrounding country is clothed Under these circumstances there is every reason to hope that a rapid development of the timber trade will follow the introduction of Railways
into China.
NORTH FORMOSA.
North FormUERE.
LONDON, 27th September.
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NE, CHAMBERLAIN ON THE FISHERIES.
LONDON, 30th September. Mr. Charaberkin; in the course of k speech ni of his proposed work on the Fisheries Concais- Hygienic Congress about to be held in Visana.
sion. He eaid: When the Conservative Go.. TO INTERNATIONAL MTQIENIO CONSLEUS. LORDON, 28th September.
verament (hissea, following a precadent which The International Hygienis Congress was was set by the Liberal Government at the time formally opened at Vienna to-day by the Arch of the Alabunia arbitration, seked me, who dif- duksRudolph, Crown Prince of Austriz Bir Pufered from them in pulition (Oh!), to undertake trick Jonning was nuable to attend the Congress. this duty, I felt it was not open to me to refuse the opportunity. It may be my only chance of readoring important sarvice to the thras great English-speaking communities. I felt that Lord Salisbury Thisens and cheers might very easily have found a man better qualified that myself "No!" by ability and a diplomaric experience to undertake this task, bad I was encouraged by the knowledge that he could not possibly have selected any one who ta more stucerely aufusted ledky. by friendly and cordial feelings toward the great repablic of the West, toward its people and toward its institutions, and who has felt and expre ed more complete ad- of the 1.osperity and progress miration which bare distinguished its career. [Cheers and..... In the present case Grigt Britain ia in a positi which was almost that of an impartial observer. We are not directly or immediately concerned in the coutroreray that has arisen, though I bound to add that cur interests and our honour A mob made a saddlen attack on the hotel at domard that we shall support our colonish fellow- } wit Former in which Mr. Plunkett was staying. subjects in a fair and reasonable presentount of HOCK
thair claims. Hear, hear. We have granted shanghal.... The hotel was completely wrecked.
The mch stoned the police with great violence.to Canada Constitation, which in all but ane and a sharp conflict took place. One hundred resect has made of hora practically separate Haiphong
and izdependent State, but we have reserved the Bahama civilians were injured in the affray.
THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF FIJI TO control of her foreign paliny and relations, and
VICTORIA.
accordingly we are bound to soy that this last link MALADURNE, 27th September,
which still binds Canada to the mother country Me. J. H. Pritchard secretary of the com- is not waaksood, is not severed, as it easily mitte for securing the annexation of Fiji tonight ba by our neglect of her interests or by Victorin, was entertained at luncheon at-Soott's our indiferents to her just rights(Choors) Hotel to-day by Mr. W. K. Thomson. A large It there are any hore who think that number of representative citizens were pressut. this splendid lint, which is almost a sentiment Mr. Pritelard said the depression in Fiji wasalation which might be broken at any moment entirely due to the form of administration by the wills of either party is of no valna and La adopted. The islanders were soused at $20,000, importance to the mother country. I shoul which had to be paid in produce. To raise this amount it was necessary to introduce Polynesian labour, which prevented tha Fijians fronarning wages. The commeros of the colony had been almost araihilated. In Thakauban's time the cost of administration wag £30,000 per annum, and it had now reached 100,000. Almost the whole amount was spent in official salarion. The ospital invested in the agricultural industries was about £3,000,000, about half of which was Viatorian ospital. Under a freer government Fiji would prosper, but if left alone the result would be bankruptcy and collabas. Other speakers also advocated the proposed annotation to victoria.
GAUDAUR AND TEXMER.
LONDON, 27th September.
The pools of Pilot Town have been grostar Sandser and Teemer wil row on October 27 troubled about the condition of this British for $1,000 aside and the championship of Amerios, gravad. They lace tried to call the Consil's THE PHOTOSED DEFENCE OF TORRES STRAITH attention to it. On the occasion of the Jubles
THURSDAY ISLAND, 25 September.
ACCIDENT TO M. WADDINGTON
LONDON, 8th Saplembar.
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 29th October, 1887.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Previous On date
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to point out to you that the Dominion of Canada at the present time embraces a vast territory, Barometer almost if not quite a large as that of the femperata......... United States, that its progress and its Humidity the developments daring the last for years have Direction of wind been marvellous and almost unparalleled. Vorno of wind sar that the ides of a on I do not forioration empire which bas so deeply stirred the imagination of some of our statemen is yet within the reach of proetical polities; but I do say that anything which can draw closer the ties which connect the mather country with her self-governing colonies is a good thing for every member of the grout Anglo-Saxon family, as it is an additional pledge and guaranty of the peace and civilization of the world." [Cheers.] KR. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE IRISH QUESTION. In referring to the Irish question, Mr. Cham- borlain expressed the opinion that since no
Tesment had been arrived at regarding Hous Kule for Trebal, Pathattenrought to that with............ the questions of religious equality, loon! govern- ment, and economy in the public corrico, on the as of Lord Randolph Churchill's Irish land proposals, without plodging British credit.
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B. RATH OF Pan Wration: H. ham shy; detache albulas.drianling rain: F.fog..gleame; if bait; L. lig ping: U. overcast, F. passing showers; 4. equally; E. qui B. How T. thunter; V. vizibility: W. Law (wol).
7-Rain inches, concha and hundredt
W. DOBERCK." Tangkang Ohaarmatory, 30th October, 1887,
FOR SALE CHEAP. CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR GUN-
would sound a gong or trampet, for a moto of warning, and come on from the front. De nat attempt to penetrate that fort, for it is not allow al without a letter, and you can see probably all you are tosse by looking in at the gate Sel diera in costumes and attitudes quite noel- dierly, and pile, effeminate leaking, and faced young officers in long blue and mauro gowns But there under the shadow of the Fart is a spot Englishmen would do well to visit oftengy. For there, with surrounding wall broken down, and at wide open, is the last resting pince of all that was mortal of those that fell in North Chinn in "89-6) and '0. The Memorial Stones have besi tura duen by someone's hands, the trioka, with which the rares were faced, removed by some one. But them ons still reads Low ors tomb was put up by a friend, how ble is to the rory of the men of the Royal Artillery, that of those of the Royal Enginesr
A very simple wooden tablet put up to the memory of vir seamen and two stekers of E.M.S. Wear, not being as handy for building materials, ban escaped the ravages of rude bands. There it stands, still upright, its simple in scription plainly legible, looking as if the ship's carpenter might have lovingly carved it out of some precious piece of Singapore and in Kelung, 17th October.
memory of his fellow messmates. For whilst Acording to my promise I have the pleasure granite and stone are all dilapidated round, this to sent you a fow dattings from my stay in one wooden monument shows no signs of age, Capt. Malahi Nugent of the 67th in the name This rallway seems to go on with a will now, apon one tablet. Privato Murphy ou snother. and Mr. Campbell may be seen every day walk-There is a monument to someone is the 99th, and ing along the line and murveying the railway the largest monument of all is to the officers and station will be close to the water by tho Inot men of the Brigade, who died in North Harbour and it is said that two dredgers are China in the years 60-61 and 2. Bot what the coming out bare to deepen the obunal to 20 two words were preceding the word Brigade it feet. It will be a very pretty lime when finished us impossible to discover. winding in and out along the sides of the hills ronnd Kelang with maximum elevation of 140 and tunnel through the top part of about 500feet Mr. Biokor, the Gernus engineer, who has beer warking here, is at home on leave at prosent and they thought this should be their Jabilo offer Admiral Fairfax, accompanied by the Govern Mr. Campbell is in charge. If the plan is carried ing to hit Queen, the setting in order of the ment Resident. left in the steaner Albatross to
3 BOATS BOLLERS, 150 HP. cb, with out Kelang may yet look forward to a future, tombs of best soldiers and sailors who dine in day and insprouted the site of the proposed works an it is the only part which cau tu made avail hor servies in North China. But then with a for the defence of Torres Straits. The Admiral
attinge, tested to 150 lbs. to the square inch: able here for large ships.
AN AUSTRIAN ARCHDOKK BANISHED. certain worldly wisdom they decided against it thinks that Waiwer and Goode Islands shauld he
they are suitable for a verse) about 600 tons, or The Tolegraph use are now completed areept as a bad pretetent, for the graves are not the fortified, instead of Black Book, razmended
VIENNA, 29th September.
would be very unitable for driving stationary the cable which will opanect the Poscatoros with graves of their dead, but of the nation's, and why by Admiral Trych and the late Major-General Scoisty is greatly stirred up over the banish-engines Cornish BOILERS le ft. long by êft. mans of the Arcbduko Johara Salvador, who meter, table rivested, with 1 Gary's Formosa The chin between Sharp Fest (Fo-sold they who merely happen now to be residing Scratchley: abow) and Tamsul was, as you know, finished and in the neighbourhood, carrying on their arc
old all his proporty and will take up his resi- Patent TUBES in each. 1 Large STEAM opened for traffic on the Lith inst., and telegrams tiens as pilots, take to themselves the duty of
deare in England. The archduke is 81 years of Levon ENGINE and BOILED. Vertical Were transmitted free for three days; judging caring for England's dead? The cost even nor
M. Waddington, French Ambassador in Long. He is a grandson of the Duke of Tuscany BoILES. I Steam FIRE ENGINE BOILER From what I saw in Tai-poi-fn, however. I un conld be but all. Bat if it be ton much for don, has met with an accident in France, e Re bas brilliant military qualities, and from bis 16-HP. ENGINE. 2 Stent PUMP. 2 Hori sfraid that the traffic will be limited; I sent a one great nation to put in order the grave fractured his collar-bone, and will probably rapid rise in the army stood in the line for pro-zental and Diagonal Steam WINCHES.
motion to the office of Inspector-General of the Large PLANING MACHINE. message on the third day, and it was then only under the walls of the South Fort, would it not disabled for a month. No. 16 of the telegrazia sout.
Austrian army, but he has been too eccutrin sud MACHINE. 2 EMERT TOOL GRINDERS. I be better at once to grass over the place, remos- Around Kalung and through North Formessing what rymnins of the monuments to the
independent. Twelve yours ago he established in Patent FAN BLOWER. 3 Boxes Tape and there avem to me to be many more es planta Embassy Chapel at Peking, and not to leare tions on the hill aides than thero ased to be. It them to be bit by bit stolen by the descendants of is certainly one of the most picturesque trip to meska-bare în China to go overland from Kelung to Taipei-fa, the Governor's residence. I went in one of the so-called rapid-boats, & flat, vérang- built little craft about 25 feet by 5. It is rather a small space nader the mat covering and you
The railroad torminatos zear, a village called mast not expect much bodily comfort; but the Tongka, opposite the Northern extremity of Beanery is magnificent down the narrow winding Taku. A wharf has already been constructed] abream through hills all covered with vegetation mostiz as.dansans in a tropical climate. The
there and steamers laden with material for rapide crone on eafter another, and there are places company cau tour alongside and discharge-icir where the water falle at least one fast over its cargoes directly on to the shore. The plavo stony bed. Down you go in your little craft and chosen for the station is admirably situated for I should have enjoyed it with all my heart if I the purpose it lies far enough inland to escape could only have moved about a little mara. fiet the violence of the open sea, and has a straight ting aerer to Tai-pet-in the land gets more reach which affords room for many vessels and Jerol, and there are many engar plantations and steamers to find safe and ample anchorage
THE DIVORCE EXTENSION BILL some rice-fields. The new town of Tai-pui fu The river here is, moreover, deep and beautifully
LONDON, 24th September. deserves a couple of lines of description. A wide. The railway station is about thres hundrad
The Spectator oetsiders that Sir Alfred Ste granite wall about fear miles iz circumference yarde distant from the village of Tangka; shout round the inverse, fifteen feet high and about a mile from the Imperial Castors and the Dock phon's Divorce Extension Bill, recently passed by eight broad on the top, sail to have cost Tea Taku, and nearly one mile and a half as the the New South Wales Parlament, is a hopeless- ON LONDON. 600,000, was built where the city was to be, res- crew lies from Pilot Town. Already basy had measure, and it expresses the hope that the town. As yet most of the space is occupied olies have dog and built an ombrakment or Eer Majesty will veto the bill.
LONDON, 29th September. by, rice-fields, and here and there all bam which the iron steed will in fature course his
The Guardian considers that in the ovent of boo grave er slamp of trees round a village or panting way, and atous cutters ara casselendly a temple. Bat houses are being built every chipping ay at huge blocks of limestone for Sir Altrid Stepton's Divoree Extension Bill not being vetoed by her Majesty, the stergy day, and it seem that in this respect the Ga-bridge making. vernor's plan is a success. Ho lives in a small It does not take vary much aontences to see ought to refuse to re-stry divorced porns, ar yamêr while his fine new two-storied house is that the aim of building the Tientsin-Tan to allow them the rights of communion. being built The streets are laid out straightRailroad and extending it to Bhan-hal KwAL, CESSION OF THE ZANZIBAR COAST TO ENGLAND and broad and all roads are being macadamised though offoially and nominally for defenseles
LONDON, 20th September. -you can even see a watering carb drawn by parposas, in reality is to connect with Pezing,
The Sultan of Zanzibar has coded the whole males in the streets near the yamen. Then, in to sellect the enormons transport trade which is Taipei-fz, is a vast field for enterprise of nearly carried between the two cities. The patiof the cost of bis territory to Great Brita every kind. The new Arsenal, which like the tioners of course gave out that their actives for and Germany. town itself is in embryn yar. has got one work building the road were entirely patriotic sad shop going where they make cartridges; another loyal, but their true ambition was personal gain. for making shalls is being erooted ander theatre, therefore, they move to build the exten able superintendence of Mr. Eatfor; but what ion to Shan-hai Kwas, after they have couplet is Bashed entirely is the wall round the whole the line from this to Taku next August, the place like that round the city. There is no potition will be that they be permitted to con- mistake, Governor, Lin Ming-abuan, istiots their road to Peking, if possible, and, if vory pasting on: he is said to look after not, at least to a place not distant from that sm everything himself, and as there are at least parinte-Tientsincorresponden of the Shanghai four European and American firms besides the CourteY",
advice goes.
old Formon firms competing for gaining his favoum, he is a blessed man arfar as disinterested And if His Excellency now to his other cares adds the mercantile business of run- ning a line of fast steamers from Formosa to
those very Chinese car mandied inconqnering!
THE TIENTSIN-TAKU RAILWAY.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The following telegrams are from Australian Tientsin, he seems to be likely to get his lands papers brought on by the Chine Navigation
Fy
SUPTÖKED MASHACER BY NATIVES.
ADELAIDE, 22nd September.
be
IMPROVEMENT IN THE TRADE OF THI UNITED KINGDOM,
LONDON, 28th September. At a mosting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce yesterday, Big Berakard Samnalann. M.P., delivered an address, in the course of which he produced evidence showing that there was every indication of an improveitent is the trade of the United Kingdom.
THE MULBOURNE CENTENNIAL EXXCHITION.
LONDON, 28th September.
1
1 DEILLING
on the usual forms.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Jaunary, 1882. THE LONDON ASSURANCE
-RPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF MIS
HAIRSTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST,
A.D. 1720.
HE Undersigned having been appointed THE
Agents for the above Corporation, ara prepared to grant Insuranose as follows:
MARINE DEPARTMENT Polinios at ourront rates, payahla, either bers, in London, or at the principal Ports of India Chian and Australia.
FIRE DEPARTMENT Folicise issued for long or short periods at current rates.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Policias isnod for sams not exceeding 25,000,
THE AMEXICAN MAIL.
The P. M. Hamer City of Sydney, with the American mail of the 11th Gotobor, 'left San Frencies on that date, and may be exposted here on or about the 9th Novelabor.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The Ben Line steamer Heavenue left Binge- pore on the 23rd, and in dus here on the Slat instans.
The P&O. extrs stemmer Kashgar lafts Singapore at 10 am, on the 25th, and is due here on the let inatari,
The O. 8/8. Co's steamer Jason left Binga-
about the lat November.
pore on the 26th October, oud is due hers on or
i atradused rates,
The D. D. R. steamor Iphigenia left Binga- HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1872.
119 pored the woring of the 27th October, and
THE LATEST ADVANCE IN LIFE sy be expected hom op or about the 2nd
Novembor. INSURANCE.
The O. 5. 9. Ca's steamer Priam lett Sings. THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE pore on the 28 October, and is due here on the
COMPANY'S
5 YEAR DIVIDEND POLICY1th November.
The N. G. I. steamer Disagno left Яingapore
HIS Policy secureate the Ineurs I the option Tof terminating his Insurano at the end of on the evening of the 28th October, and ie duo
any 5 Year period, and receiving for his Polinyahore on or about the 4th November.
sh surrender value together with his share of The E. & A. steamer Guthrie left Port Darnin sccumulated surplus apportioned ne a dividend. on the 28th October, and is due hore on or about If death recur; the full amount of the Folioy will the 7th November.
be paid immediately on proof of death, together with a Mortuary Dividend of 50 per Cent, of all premiums received during the-5 Year perio in which death way happen.
Prospectus and fill particulars may be had on application to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Acting Agents. Hongkong. 18th January. 1887.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agonte for the above Company 8th prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates.
· FUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1883.
[685 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
1Q
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondance has been mis-sent of delayed (both of which are liable to happen Dosionally) all that the addresses, need de is note on the cover. Sent to, or Received at 7 pm, or as the esse may be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to the Posturaster General. This should be acted on
that time so of complaint cours; it is a mistake to let such matters pass for fear of giving trouble, a course which generally given more trouble in the end.
LOCAL DELIVERY--No delvary is attempted en board Ship, at the Poak, Kowloon, Aberdeen, 4., zor al any private house (oven though camed in the address when therb is a plays of business nearer, at which delivery can be effected.
CA The authorised List of Mail bond in connection with this paper is blas one publisherl twica aach day in our Extra, which is always ourceoted to a much later hour than that given 12 below.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Swato, Amoy, and Foochow Per Haiphong, to-day, the disi-inst.. at 5.00 r..
For Pakhel and Baifong.For Frejr, to day, the 31st inst. at 5.00 г..
THE Undersigned, ACENTE for the boro Company, are prepared to GRANT IN- SURANCES to the extent of 365,000, on, Besi- folars risks at ourrent rate.
MELCHERS & Co Hongkong, 27th March, 1676.
NOTICE. UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com- pany, are prepared to ACEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rate
NORTON & Co,
Agenta
160 Hongkong, 10th July, 1887. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 15.00 21.
IN HAMBURG. THE Undersigned, Agents of the abor
Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Rates,
For Shangbai. Per Katong, on Wednoidsy, the 2nd Novembor, at 2:30 7.M,
For Swatow, Amoy, and Taiwan-Por Thales, on Wednesday, the 2ad November, at 5.00 r..
For Nagasaki. Kobe, al Yokohama.Per Teheran, on Thursday, the 10th November, st
*
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The Frosch Contract Packet Anadyr will ba despatched on TUESDAY, the let November, with Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, a Marsiller: to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Caylor, (177the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, ať Gibraltar.
PUSTAU & Co..
Agoats. Hongkong, 18th January, 1884.
HŒNIX FIRE OFFICE
The Tindersigned are now prepared to GRANTPOLICIES INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.
P
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.:
Agents for Phoenix Fire Offloa Hongkong. 17th August, 1897.
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The usual hours will be obenrred in efning the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet City of Pa- king will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 1st
his own palace Louis Senbel, a Vienna chorus Diss. 2 Westan's PATENT BLOCKS, and HE MAN ON INSURANCE COM November, with is for Japan, San Francisco,
7 HAW
1
prominent in light opera, and tona. Z double acting HAND PUMPS girl now bar thras sisters The Emperor, then for 5,000 gal. WATER TANK. 1 Bradford's Patent bade the archdake appearing at oeurt. Hard- STEAM LAUKDRT, capable of washing about ly had this story been forgotten when the 1,500 pieces per day, with Boiler und Engine. archduke attacked the Austrian system at the military casino in Vienna He was sent the to Gaiz. Tn his leisure there he wrote a pam phlet stacking the Austrian Administration. an excellent repeating gun, which is considered the best pot discorarad, bet it was not adopted. The inventor wrote a savage personnel letter to the Emperor, attacking him personally, and his banishment has promptly followed.
PANY. LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. CAPITAL (BuaCRIBED), $1,000.000.
DOABU OF DIRECTORS. LUM SIN BANG, Eiq.
YOW CHONG PENG, Esq.
Sir Graham Borry, in addressing the Alanches. He was bow sent to Cracow; there ha invented MACHINE, by Nichollson, of Newcastlo-cu-Tyne, ORAN LI CHOY Esq. Q Bor Cause, Bag.
ter Chamber of Commerce, stated that the prosperous condition of the colonies gare over senrance that the Melbourne Centennial Erki bition would be a success. There was no doubt that a separate annexe would be granted to Lar cashire if it were desired. Thres hundred and thirty British axhibitors have applied for 105,000 cabic fast of space at the Exhibition.
AND GERMANY,
INCREASE IN RUSSIAN IMPORT DUTIES.”
Lomnou, 29th September. An enormous inorense has been proposed in the import datics of Russia This action of the! Russian Government has given rise to a feeling of irritation in Germany.
OPENING OF THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT.
BUDA PERTH, 29th September. The Hungarian Parliament was opened to-day. The Speech from the Throus states that the r lations of Austris and Hungary with the other Powers remain friendly, but the general sita tion in Europe requires that the military power of the Empire should be strengthened, and overy affort will be made to maintain pose, which, is believed, will be assured for the future.
THE OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.
LONDON 29th September.
it
The Treasury has cabled a reply to the joint
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCIL
SATURDAY, 29th October. EXCHANGE.
Telegraphie Transfor
Hand-Power Patent STEEL F M111s, by Farsebouse of Wolverhampton 1 New Patent Hand-Power RICE SELLING BAN HUP, Esq.
All the above Machinery śre now or as good i
For further Particulara, apply to
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer,
Queen's Road.
25 NOW,
Hongkang, 24th June, 1887.
FOR SALE
J
AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
CACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT. ▷ CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE. HOCKS, BURGUNDY,
11226
BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT. MACHINERY. PIANOS, COOKING
STOVES, and TRICYCLES. SCALES, BICYCLES.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Buildings.
..3/14
Bank Bills, on domand.
9/17
Bank Bills, at 30 days sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, t. 4 months' sight
3/2
3/2
3/1
Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight......
3/21
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH.
Apply to
ON PARIS.
Bank Bille, on demand
8.99
Credits, at 4 months' sight...4.08
Hongkong, 1st Janimry, 1836.
33
ON NEW YORK.
Bank Bills, on demand.....
FOR SALE.
.764
Credits, 00 days' sight...
58
ON BOMBAX.--
Telegraphic Transfor
224)
PAUL PICARD SUCCESSEUR
DURIEUX & Co., REZмe,
CHAMPAGNE.
Bank, on demand
2244
ÚN CALCETTL==
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, un demand
ON SHANGHAL
Bank, at night Private, 30 days" sight
SHARER.
Quotations are:- Hongkong sad Shanghai Hank Share137
per cent. premium, boyars. Union Insurance Scoisty of Caaton, Limited—
$62 per share.
China Traders' Insurance Company's Sharee
$64 per share, sales.
North China Insurance Tla. 250 per share.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES en MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are payable to ali Contributers of Business, whether they ar Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary
HEAD OFFICE,
ד
1788
the United State, Chinada. Honolulu, Pera, &0., which will be closed as follows 2.15 P.M., Registry cesses.
2.30 P.M., Post Ofthe doses, bat Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Feo of 10 cents extrs Postage until the time of departuro.
The Post Ofoe derlings nil responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jawellery, and, where Registration has ben neglected. will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such intters.
MATES BY THE GERMAN PACKET
The German Contract Packet Sachsen will ba despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd Novems- ber, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Farope and wountries beyond, viu Brindisi; to the Straits Sottlemouts, Betavin, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta. Gibraltar, ke, Ro.
The hours observed in closing the Mail to. will be the same as in the case of the British
No. 2. Queen's Road Wust,
Hongkong, 14th March. 1881. [^RANSATLANTICFIRE INSURANCE Pocket.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE xt Current Ratas.
SIRMSSEN & Co.,
Agents.
11
Hongkong, 18th November, 1872.
HE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
HELD OFFICE,-Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID-UF CAPITAL
CARTE BLANCHE $20 per 1 doz. Quart.ToIAL ASSETS........
ORIGINAL...
$2 per 2 dcr. Pints. CLAIMS PAID EXCERY
Currespondence should be marked Per Gorman Mail or with the name of the Packet.
The Port Offee declines alt responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, sud, where Registration Una been neglected, will make no inquiries into alleged losses of such letters.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the Contract Packet
Day of Departure,
.........$ 400,000 NooN.Money Order Office closes.
1,296,000 2.00 P.-Registry of Letters crasos. Posting
of all printed matter and patiorus' dessen,
330,000
324 per 1 don. Quarts. RISKS cooptod af CURRENT RATES OF 3.00 .-Maila olosed except for Late Letters 126 per 2 dos. Plate. PREMIA GRAND CREMANT, 814 per 1 dos. Quarts.
GERMAN BEER LAGERVEER (LIGHT)....$7.50. FRANZISKAVER KLOSTER.
BRAU (DARK)
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary.
Hongkong, let September, 1997.
3.10 r.-Letters may be posted with late fee
of 10 cents until
3.30 F.Mwhen the Post Office closes entirely 1791 3.40 P31-Lste Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents, until time of departare.
QUARE
BOTTLE WHISKY NAPIE JOHNSTONE'S BLAND,
Superb Quality. OUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SELECTION.
Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,
Hongkong-
8.00. Fer case of 4 dos. Quarts.
JUSTUS LENBKE & Co...
2. Club Chambers.
1015 Hongkong, Srd Oglaber, 1887.
FOR SALE.
1884]
HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE"
-HEIDSIECK & Ca
Tangtese Insurance Association-Ts. 105 per C
abare
share.
FOR BALE.
THE FRENCH MAILS,
Day before Departure.
5 P.M., Money Order Offen olesen. Post Ofos clones, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
Day of Departure.
7.M., Post Office opens.
19 A.M., Registry of Letters oOIRES.
patterns ceases.
Chinese Insuranos Company, Limited-8215 For MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium dry). A Collection of stout 400 UNPOLISHED 10.30 A.M., Poating of all printed matter and
Do Be" Ex FOIL (dry)
GOLD FOIL
do.
fall According to what I can learn, these fast Co.'s stesuar Souchons — ships will be 15 Inaf steamers, twin sarew, with triple expansion engines and with first olsas ao- commodation both for Europoses and Chinese they will go from Kelang to Shanghai and Tian tein, and, as it seems, take nothing but Bassenge and treasure; this is at present the programme if it will be carried ont is quite a different affair. As you know, the great Americam firm has the teabor Just rear, was last seen at Robinson's contract for the first two steamer which are to camp about the 10th October. According to the be delivered in Newcastle on or before the 1st nativos living at a place knowa to the Malaye an Maroh next year--Datly Nerce Correspondent. Reraga, olose to Junction Bay, the mon who want in health. The foursaness which resulted from
aahore from the cutter were killed and entou. Ro- the affection in his throat has now left him. binson has no doubt that the statement is ocrrect. ALAGNIFICENT ERQUEST TO THE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE, LONDON, CHANGES OF THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL
LONDON, 80th September.
that Landing-alter Robinson arrived from that the latter declive to reopen the original The sub-collector at Port Darwin bas reported telegram from the various oslonies initiating Rover Straits on the 17th instant. He reports agreement with regard to the ocean mail service. On Thi Insurance Company, Limited—Tie. 148 | that the missing outter Two Friends, which left The English authorities seem disposed to haggle there for the Macarthur River on the 25th Bop- over the matter..
AGROUND ON TAKU BAR
"A.E.NL." writon to the Daily News Those who pass by Taku probably rarely land
STATION. LONDON, 2411 September,
THE CROWN PRINCE OF GEENAKY,
LONDON, BL Septembar.
The Crown Prince of Germany has improved.
Dr. Richard Quain, the eminent physician, The Tier announces that HM.B. Northamp has bequeathed a sum of £75,000 to the Vai
COURTNEY V. BUBEÅR,
to visit the little community at Pilot Town. ton. 7,830 tons, is to roliere HS. Nelson aversity College, London. Yet there the pilots, who guide the steamers the flagship on the Australien atation, and that mcross the two mile wide Taku Ear, live, and have the Nelson will become the property of the Gov- made a very abip shape-little colony for them-ernment of New South Wales.
selven. Their homes bare mostly mud walls and
mat roofs like those of the neighbouring Chinese villages, but how clean and tady mad walla can
LOED RAN DOLYN CHURCHILL AT WHITBY.
LONDON, 25th September.
LONDON, 29th September. A conlling raos was rowed to-day between George Bubear and Courtney. Babear was defeate
Lord Landolph Churchill delivered a speech THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES DOMMISSION. look when freebly whitowashed, people meet goat Whitby, Yorkshire, last night, dealing with
LONDON, 30th September. to Pilat Town to see, as also what a wonderful the Irish question. He rejoiced at the Barceam The H. T. F. Bayard, the American juuntiness can be given by a judicious mirture which had attended the effects of the Govarne | Sacretary · Stale, Mr. William Patinam, and of coal tar and white palut on gate posts. Like mant in suppressing the League, and declared | Mr. James augel have been appointed members
• regular good old fashisued English country that the cause of Unionism and of law and order of the International Fishortos Commission. village round its green, Pilot Town is built round had already been won. He considered that fir.
The Chilian ironolad Almirants Cochrane sails
its lawn tennis ground. They hare two courts Gladstone was cosponsible for the obstruction and there are not cally bonobes, that seem to belong during the luta reazios, and condemned the ex- to the community at large, where lockers-on can travagance of the 26,000,000 pension list. He for England at the beginning of Norsumber. -bit sad watch the players. They beast now of expressed his belief that my early attempt to : Her beasy uzmamaat will be landed and mounted having thirteen ladies, and the manners of Pilot buy out the Irish landlords would wrock the ostse in the new forts to be constructed in Valparaiso Town are said siready to have greatly changed of the Unioniste.
under their softening influence. They had their Jubilee too, and though they do not bout that
theirs was the loveliest in all the world like
FRANCE AND MOROCCO
LONDON, 25th September. France is claiming an indemnity from Morocco Shanghai and Peking, yet they seem to have for the seassination of Commander Schmidt.
per share. Canton Insurance 0800 Llalted-873 pur
share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares--
8877 por abart.
China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$77 |
Der where, buyers.
Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
$30 nom.
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited---
$18, sie
Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's Shares-67 per cent. prem, esles and sellers. Hongkong, Carton, and Macó Stosinhost Cole
Shares-$206 per share, unles Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares
10 per cent, discount.
China and Mahila Stenship Company, Limited
---50 per cent, discount, nominal. Donglas Steamabip Company, Limited-$45 per
share.
Hongkong Goa Company's Sharon--$125 per
sharo
Hongkong Retal Company's Shares--$195 par |
share.
Chins Sugar Kellaing Company, Lámited-$146
per share.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited—853
per share, nominal.
Hongkong - Iss Company's Sharon-154 per
share, sales and buyers. Hongkong and China Lakery Company, Limited
—3110 per share.
Mexico, which reported only about 560 miles of railroad in 1880, now has about seven times that ortent, mostly owned and operated by Amerinos, and meanwhile the public revennes: Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company have more than doubled
-$20 per share, nom.
Do,
DAY Do.
(extra dry), CARLOWITZ & C... Sole Agents for HEIDSIECE & Co, Rams, For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
C
FOR SALE.
GEMS. Can be seen on application at the Office of this Paper.
Hongkong, 26th February, 1887.
11 A.M., Alail viness, except for Este Lattore. 43311.10 A., Latters may be posted with Lale Fo
of 10 cents until
JUST RECEIVED. UARANTEED the very beat Quality of One Dozen or loss, White Crystal Glass [1268 Bottles, Key Brand
HEIDSIECK'S A B. CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SEAL $22 .......................... per case of 1 dosen quarts.
..... per case of 2 dosen inte. PAUL DUBOIS & Co.% CLARET, GRAND VIN TROVILLE
... per case of 1 dozen quårts. $25....
CLARET, CHAPEAU LARGER,
...................... per case of 1 dozen quarts.
per case of 2 doxon piuta
$18.
39,50
PONTET CANET.
.............. per case of 1 dozen quaria. PALMER MARGAUX. $7.50 per case of 1 dozen quarts. 39.50......... por one of deson pints,
LORMONT.
$........... per case of 1 dozen quarts. JOHN WALKER & SONS' "OLD HIGHLAND WHISKRY, $8............ per ceas of 1 donen toitles. ALSO. CUTLER PALMER & Ca's
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, lat January, 1884,
10
Also GENEVER in Stone Bottles and PUREBANZEN BITTERS.
146) ·
J.
GUNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS, CART- EINGES, SHOT, ka, ko., &o.
The RISING Hors Bhao TOBACCO from Kells, (Rotterdam.)
J. F. SCHEFFER, 21, & 29, Pottinger Street, AND R. TENNENT'S. ALE med
PORTER DAVID CORSAR & SONS
Merchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
[20 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
CANVAS.
H
1 M
TAI
has always on hand
COAL MERCHANT,
LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF GOAL
FOR SALE AT A MODERATE PRICE.
No. 85, PRAYA CENTRAL
| 11.30 A.M., when the Post Offles closes entirely. 1140 a M., Late Latters may be posted on beard
tine of departure.
OT
N°
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Noither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Owners, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contrasted by the Officera or the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour -
ALDANY, Brit str., Porter.-Adamson, Boll &
Co.
ATROLL, Brit, str., Coulter.—Order. BLACKADDEE, Brit. ship. Bore. Turner & Ca. DORETTA, Sim, bg, Jurgenson.-Chinese. FiveLre, Gor, str., Brock-Wieler & Co. GOVEason GOODWIN, Amr, ship, Loster.
Melohors & Co.
GRANITE STATE, Amr, ship, Ross Porta
Co.
LADY HAKEWOon, Brit. bk, Williams-Chinese. MABIS, Ger. str), Schauder.—Wister & Co. MELDOINE, Ger. bk., G. Hohlbarger.—Melohors
& Co. UXFORDSHIRE, Brit. str., Jones-Russell &
Ce
SOUTH AMERICAN, Ámr. ship, Tuoker.--Bus-
Dell & Co. Young SIAM, Siam, bk., Steinbring.-Order.
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