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opposition, and asjid that the home and sister must thwart tho electoral, conspiracy while organisation would have been crippled haul they waiting for the power of low to foil the unlawful not obtained assistance from Amada,

conspiracy of the Left. Applauso. | · At Parnell's reqtast, witness suv Dovoy and The Chamber, by a vote of 200 to 200, thon Sullivan and two others in Ameriü. Klo did agreed to proceed with the discussion of the not write the reait of his consortions withartidui of the Seratin d'Arrondissement bill, these men to Parnell, becavas be het not been all of which wore afterward wopted. The repuested to. Moreover, Egan had "festaneted mambora of the Right demanded that the Spal witness to write to him. Witness" conversations rote on the bill as a whole be an opon one, cach with Parnell had no rolerence to Egan. The Deputy declaring hja vote from the trilmang, most important part of Parnell'a inversation This was agreed to. concertod his views at a revolutierist. He de- olared that he did not see why insurrection should bo nonconeriui. Witnessed hosed this before from gan, but coming from Parnell it startled him,

*RY-DAILY PRESË, TRUESDAY, MARCH 14mm): 1810.

passed through Park has what I believe is that a very considerable portion cfit eramatel from Robert Moriar.

CAUTION AUSILIAN TRAGEDY.

doors opened. In the struggle to get to the stress many persons were trampled upon and injured, and there were a number of narrow expes from death.

GLASGOW, 11th February.

Hongkong Gas Company'■ Shares-$180 per

share.

Bangkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 po

alue

China Sugar Rollsing Compeny, Limited—$189

per share,

Lauzen Sagar Rearing Company, Limited-188

per ukera. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-92 per

share.

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INSURANCES.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE |

COMPANY. LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1870. HEAD OFFICE,-Hongkong.

MALL BUPROTKO,

THE TRENCH. MAIL..

The M. M. stoamer Anadys, with the Frank - trail of the 9th February, left Saigon at 8 CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS, AM. on the 11th, and may be expected here on ór PAID-UP CAPITAL

$400,000 about the 11th instant. RaSERTE FUND .......................................

650,000 CLAIMS PAID

$10,000 BONUSES PAID......

10: 1000 RISKS nepted at CURRENT RATES OF PRENIA.

JAS. P. COUGHTRIE, Secretary Hongkong, 12th March, 1869. TRANSATLANTIC VIREINSURANCE

The Sepita to-day passed a nonsere providing that parsons publishing slanderous and offensive nereal statements shall be summarily dealt with by the correctional tribunal,

The Seratin d'Arrondissement bill was pass. fed by a vote of 268 252. Thu Chater than

adjourned ratti Thursday.

PARIS, 13th February. In the Senate Flogues introduced the Serutin d'Arrondissuwont bill and asked that argoner he The Gorernment had paid witness £2,000 from granted. Notwithstanding protests from memfagitive, who fell and fainted, baring been shot serta hare all decided to recognize Loriti Singopors Insurance Company, Limited--$17.50 Bates

bers of the Right, it was decided that the bureau meat and immediately appoint a committee on the bill

Charles Russell, counsel for the Parudlites, and Sir Henry James, counsel for the Times, liere announced that they had agreed not to'pro- duce the documents which were the subject of discussion on Friday lit,

February, 1868, 10 August, 1870. Ho-spunt sory cent of this for publio purposes. or instance, ko took John O'Neill's 1. O. U for £75 to save his repatation and keep him frem becoming a defaulter. This action gave winess a strong bold en O'Neil. He had spent more than he had received in the public service. He had made no arrangements for fatare reward. The V. C. organization, which namberal 23,00 members, deliberately and knowingly supported the dynamite policy. In the concóntion eť 1881, 162 of the delegates present favoured the eve of dynamite. The convention held in lion Square Garden, New York, in 1984, advocated a dynamite policy. Sulku. Lamasney, Cronan, Soythe, Scanlon. Hisk, Faurong, and Crane werd present at that convoation.

The page of the Scrulia d'Arrondiasgnient bill afforded much gratification to the oppor. trish jourada. La Republique Francise says We were an armed Republic yesterday, and wo will not disarm it to-nierrow by voting för a gerision of the Constitzlinu.

PARIS, 12th February.

A., S Watson & Co., Limitex-100 per cent.

premium, nom.

Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

Limited-18 per share, sales.

LONDON 5th February. The Maniol corrispondent of tim Daily News A reception was giron bore this evening in says that he believe the following story of honour of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. Crown Prince Rudolph's death is the trus one; After some remarks of the relations Fatween On Tuesday afterudon, laat 'n birchoss, whose England and America Chamberlalu said there pame is not giron but who is doneribed as a bon. I never was a time when it was possible to recog utifal girl, osme to Morerling and took no ler pise mything in the shop of separate nationali. Donghong auil Chine Bakery Company, Lhnited quarters in the gamekeeper's hotse, jar the fics in Amories. "If we should follow the Ame- -$85 per share. unsile Her presence was known only to the rican system," he said, "we would have to cat Punjom and Sunghi Dua Sammalau Mining gamekeeper and his wife. Af midnight, when up the United Kingdom into twenty or thirty Company, Finted-$46 per share, Bers. Rudals had dismissed his graosia, be visited bite and award a porixent to each. This, pur-Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tls. It per her. The Crown Prince had been about an kaps, would not be dangerous, but it certainly whore hour in Quo gainekooper's house, when a forester, would not be economical."

Hongkong Rons Manufacturing Company, Li equipped for the moming's chase, going to cou-

NEW YORK, 8th February. mited-$120 per share. Hoytian Mislator Proston received a cablo sult the gamekeeper, knocked loudly upon tho door. The window was oponed, and a man dispatch from Loudon to day which announcad jumped out and first. The forester fired at the that the British: Garmon, and. Freast, Govern-

the shoulder. He was recognized the Preston meys this will camas the United States Crown Prince. and the foreater hastily summon

to keep a sharper watch ever those who violate in Imperial Loan of 1884 1-3 per cent. e-help and carried him into the gamekoper's the neutrality laws. house. The haroness, thinking that Radolph

New York, 11th February, wna doad, quickly took something from hor A cablegram Gunounces the death of Cardinal travelling bag, and, before she was potlesk. fell John Baptist Fitra, savond in rank in the Sá- dead on the floor,

ered College. Rudolph revival, and was taken by his own: It is stated that Count Toltsoi has tendered

ST. PETERSBURG, 8th February. arlors to the castle, His valet plied him with anxious questions,' but Rudolph said emplati- | bie rosignation as Minister of the Interior · and nally:"I have fallen and my nom in blokding; it has been accepted by the Ozné. go away, I wish to be alone." Rudolph then focked the doar and shot himself. The barruesa was buried on Thursday in the T-iligenkrancia Convis, where the other wombers of hor family are interred.

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premier, nom. Chinase Imperisi Gran of 1884 0–5 poi cont.

promin, uọn:.

Chinos Imperial Loan, 1880 Bit per cent. Société Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkin

prohan, non,

-8350 per cent, prem. Hongkong High Level Tearsays Company.

Limited-13 per cent. prema.. nom. East Borneo Pleating Company, Limited-355-

por share, nozzi. Cruickshank & Co. Limited-$50 per share,

bayore.

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Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-9124 per

ebare, nom.

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COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

Agents for the above Carmany; are prepared to The Undersigned, having been appointed ACCEPT RISK against FIRE at Carrot

SIRMSSEN & Co.,

Arents.

114

Hongkong, 16th November, 1972.

NOTICE. TEEN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY. The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com RISKS againat FIRE ut Current dates. pany, are prepared to ACCEPT

NORTON & Co.,

Agents.

155

Hongkong 16th July, 1887. THE NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE CANADIAN MAIL. The C. T. ateamer Abyssinic, with dates from Vancouver in the 19th Fairusry, called from Yokohama on the 8th for Nagasaki, Shanghai, and this poet.

STEAMERS EXPECTED. The Ben Line stoamor Benarty left Singapore on the 7th, and may be expected bers on or about the 14th instant.

The O. S. 8. Co's steamers Itari and Nestor, Fat Singaporn on the 8th, and see due bare en the 15th instant. '.'

The S. M. 8. N. Co.'s glasmer Ningchow loft Singapore on the 10th, and is due here on the 17th instant.

The Glen Line-steamer Glengyle_left Singa pers on the 10th, and is due here on the 17th instant.

BOSTOFFICK NOTICES.

For the convenience of the public a Peak de livery has best catablished. Letter boxes hara been placed in the team cars and correspondence will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock cars only. Local rates will be charged. Corres THE Undersigned having been appointed pourlenco addressed to this Peak thay be posted in AGENTS for the above Company, nuv the Genoral Past Offles up to 11.30 am. and 3.50 prepared to GRANT INSURANCESA the, or in the Letter Boxes in to cars till time extout of $200,000, on first-class risks at our of departars Correspondence from the Peak rest rates.

ne prostud in the Letter Boxes up to twelve DUNN, MELBYE & CO

erd Four o'clock. Parcels for the Peak may be Hongkong, 16th February, 188). FIRD INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.

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Sougel Kayah Planting Company $35 per

share, noni Steam Launch Company, Limited-240 per

share, nom. The Hongkon? Brick and Cemont Company,

Limited-20; discount. Green Idard Company, Limited-360 per share. Tebuk Planting Company, Limited--$15 per

shore, sellers. Electria Company, Liroiled-571 por share, Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Com.TULE Undersigned, Agnuta of the shore

pany, Limited-3140 per share, sollers.

Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Rutes

PUSTAL & Co., CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Ageats. Hongkong, 18th January, 1884.

M; DE LEBITIS AND THE PANAMA CANAL

PARIS, 6th February. The pritho feeling regarding the choices of

BALI, 11th February.. the new Panutos Czual Company is one of atter

Emperor William has officially notified Prince dependency. De Lesseps, in au interview, said

Alexander of Battesberg that he does not desire that if all the 60,000 bona issned through the

his presence in Perlin either in connection with Bangna Farisienne are not taken the onlorprise

the settlement of the airs of his father, the must be aoandoned, and a foreign nation would, The Journal des Debate of Paris has a similar Flats Prinos Alexander of Hesse, or on any other for a morsel of bread, get the gigantic work, story, azcopt that it says Budriph was mortally business which was nearly Raisund, and upon which wounded by the forester, and died in half në

ROME. 11th February. French investors had invcated their millions.ions, and that the gamekeeper wont into the At a consistory to-day the Pope nominated for The caust would be completed, but neither by Foods and shot bimssif. The story of suicida, the Cardinalsts Mga Macobi and Dannibale nor for the French.

it says, was invented to hide the truth:

and the Archbishop of Cantnein. The condition VIENNA, 6th February, of the Pope's health prevented him from reading: Emperor Francis Jomph, in an antograpli | bis'alloontion, but it will be pabliskad to-morrow. letter le Premier Vos Taats, orders publicity

VIENNA, 11th February given to the following praclamation:- My Livatenest S. Zepaslay committed suicide People-Overwhelmed with deep grief, I humbly by shooting to-day. He had just returned from bow my head before the inscrutable decies of the mourning service for the late Crown Prinos Divine Providence, appealing with my people to Radolph when he committed the deed. the Almighty to grise me strength so that I

Par, 11th Fobenary. may not falter in the conscientions performenca Emperor Franols Joseph and the Empress of my duties as a ruler, hat may keep befora iny Elizabeth arrived here today. They will ra- eyes that course of steadfast adherence which main in Forth two weeks.

asures for the common wealth the blessings of

Lones, 11th February. penue. "It has been a consolation to me daring

A shock of earthquake was felt today at thugo days of bitter who to know that I was up. Bolton and Manolester No damage was done. held by the heartfelt sympathy of my people, of

ATHENS, 11th February. which I have received from all ides the most Monsignor Prokopies, Primate of Greece, touching tokom." The proclamaston furibor died to-day of hoart disease. excesses the heartfelt thanke of tho. Emperor!

Camo, 14th February." and Brpress and their surely stricken daughter- A Greek, who has just arrived, horo from in-law for the sympathy acorded them, and Khartonat, reports that Sonussi has taken Elis concludes by asking God's-bely in the future | Obrid, and the Mahdi is alarmed. and the co-operation of the Austrian anbjecte with their ruler to secure the welfare of their fatherland.

- Le Caros produced two photographs of Tar- nell, which ho received at different times hath bearing Paruell's autograph. Hail that Egan gave in his photograph, which was sigurd. est regneds," in Paris in 1981. Egan also gave him a photograph of the leading members of the league, which was similarly signed. Le De Laasopa is ill. The infirmities of old age Caron said that the convention of 1881 asani-kave suddenly fallen upon him with the collapse mously agreed to carry on secret warfare, The of the Parama Canal scheme. Daily lorena bhra V. C. eomprised the dynamite party apart from oased, and the family will not allow visitors to the O'Popovan Rossi party. The secret orga-refer to the Panama Canal. It is reported that nisation was first conunived in 89. The V. C. ho is going to cud bis dupent his villa at Ismatin. dated from 1672. Hasan was expalled frora th Ou the Bourse to-day Panama Canal shares org misation for in-aburlination. He wants closed nominally at 50 francs, with no bayers ho rule or rais. The connection between the The inst Lopes of the supporters of the under. Supreme Council of the V. 0, was ruptazed at taking rest apen the Credit Foncise scheme to The Boston convention in 1884, each organisation create a company after bearing the raport of aiming to be a logitimate body. Parool re the Euginser Commission on the state of the justed the witness to write to Daroy, Sullivan, works and the capital necessary to complete the Hinus, and Carroll,

caual. At any rate, the motive career of De Since his examination to objef the witness had Lesseps is over. If a new company is formed, eived from Amerion one of Devay's original. Christopher, Governor of the Credit Foncier, atters. It was datedOrico of James Rolds, will be President. 31 Omage street, New Haven, Jane 24, 1881," The letter was admitted in oridence. It rend In part Famired yesterday a short note From E. saning Ligan), strongly urging we t boma over, but 3-cannot-understand why anti-I- at your explanation.. I should like to come if could sparu the time, and if my visit woold produce the effect anticipated, but I font it rould rot. None of us can guarantee anything for those on the other side who are hostile, but ho, I feel certain, do not represent the opinion f the home organization. There can be no range there until there is a change of persons hich is sure to come in time. All I could de uld he to tell E. and P. (P. meaning Parnell), esponsibility, what will satisfy our it and make proposals, Parnell and his riends seem to misunderstand the dissatisfaction ere. It is cansed not by their notion is Tre end, but by the action they allow their friends tako hero in their name. Opinions differ ttle on ovsential points, but we cannot tolerate he kind of fling began to Buffalo: I will write

gain."

Viseomte de Lesseps we' born at Vorsailles on the 19th of November. 1865, consequently is now Dearly 4 years of age.

AFFAIRS IN GERMANY,

BERLIN, 9th February,

It is announced on authority that the town Princess Stefanie will return to Brisels, deeply distroared at the scandalopa réports About the late, Crown Prince Bhe will accompany her parents, the King and Queen of the Belginns.

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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory. 13th March; 1859.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

ST. FETC18BURG, [2th February, The Government has granted a concession for Fungkeng In the lower House of the Prasian Diet to-

eighty-one years to a company to join the day the Emperor's civil list passed second read.

Black Sos and Son of Azor. ing, after lobate in which the Iragressiouists

PEST, 12th Forary emphationly protested against increasing the

The students made anotlier riotous demon- impocial allowance by 3,500,000 marks, They

eration against the Army bill this overing. bari na difficulty in proving that the worlth of

Many arroste word made. the imperial family is already enormous, the

LONDON. 6th February

NAPERS. 12th February. Emperor having at his disposal not only his Notwithstanding the strenuous-denials of the A severa earthquake was felt yoncaday revenue of 18,250,000 masks, but also other statement, it is still affirmed that Archdake Mount Vesuvius is in a violent state of eruption. Takis resources from his family domains. The Karl Louis has renounced his right to the Ang

MADRID 12th February, Sushi... Hoffkammer, which administers the domains, trian throne, to witch he now stands next. It There was a basque at the Ropabilon Club Shangri 2010 is charged with the care of the Crown editious, is also declared that his chief room for doing in this city last night to calabrate the protasik... torusts, and lands and the collection of cents this was avoid dissension among bissons. Aation of the repablic of 1873. The discussion

Haiphong... The forming lands are so extensive as to require this, however, is only talk thus far, for.it is clear anded in disorder, and, the officers of the club. i 30.1 divisiva ind eventy-seves stewardships, uck that no official set cosuring the stoession can ere compelled to dissolve in meeting. comprising a number of farms. The sapporters yet he made, while there is still a possibility of a.

Rome, 12th February: of tas bill could net show any necessity for the contingency arising which might present a new The Pops, in su allocution, after declaring increase of the imperial income. Thig sted heir There are several such contingencies that negotiations between Russia and the their demand apou the argument that as the which coonaand at lost togui revognition, how-Vation are progressing satisfactorily and will Le Caron said" the kind of thing begun iemperor's fauctions and work were increasing orer improbable actually.. A son might yet be so be concluded, deals at length with the, Suffalo" related to the notion of Palle his revenue ought to be on heged.

born to the Crown Princess Stefanie to eneccoil position of the church in the modern world. The ends in attempting at the open convention to The state of health of the Emperor is in to Rudolph's title, or another son nught yet be says that it is now more than ever necessary for opose, disorganize and disrupt the revolutionary delicate. With the renewal of severe weather born to Emperor Franz Josef by Empress tas powers to make commen came with the rganization. The wilase identidad the sieged his ear trouble has been aggravated, Dr. Elisabeth, or possibly the Empress might die church by reason of the perils by which they beech by Parall referring to the latter's deter Bergmann has been specially summoned the Bret and the Emperor-night tarry agaiù. Bare threatened, proof of which was afforded by ination to sever the last luk binding Ireland times this week. The Emperor rises at 5 Duleek, so these there is, of course, a ohanes of the the recent unfortunate disturbances in Rome. ad Eugland.

He makes ir children share his own sore Balio law being decland null and voit in Aus Arms alone, the progress of military sciences

vituperature rone. The princes are roused at to'clock and tria, so that the infant dangator of Rudolf might and the perfecting of weapons of destruction, are Direction of wisd often breakfast with their father at 6:30 afolosk. legally become Empregs of Austria as well as insaftent Moreover, even though it ia Force of wind...... Their lessons begin at 7 o'clock. The Crown Queen of Hungary. In the mean time, Amb permitted to employ arns in self-defence, nature Weather S An official denial is given to the statement that rinna has just obtained his first grado in the duke Frase, a bitter ensity of Italy and a friend does not tolerate might being held a foient number of offers of Fauch Army indulged in having been appointed a gofreite. à of the Vatican, stands as the heir prosemptive surely for right. Pease muat bo preserved by

now his own suit of room and household. Twice position similar to that of corperal. Ho bas

LONDON, 8th February. rendering. to each what belongs to him and The Chronicle contains the following dispatch strictly adhering to the dictates of justine. daily he is instructed a military drill with ie from Paris, dated Friday: "Two letters which

ZAKA, 10th February. others. He is allowed on and a half hours appear in today's Figaro go to confirm the News has been received from Lake Nyussu to daily for play. This scheme of lessons and version of a double cuisidal tragedy at alloying. Decouber 19th. Lucard was still holding The feel is a short nots to the Duke of Karongas with a greatly reduced garrison, in for reli bour le rigidly exooutol Dr. Windthorst, has given notice that he Bragons, which is as follows Dear fringing six Europeans, the remaindor having. will offer a motion to insect in aois regulating I must die. I cannot do otherwise. Keep well left using to ill health. The Sultan's commie. the judisial condition of the countries ander and happy. Thy, Rudolph." The other lotter siouer fad nearly arranged peace with the Arabs. Goemas protection guarantees of liberty of con is from the Baroness Versoors to her mother The lake missiries were all well. Kilwa and eclerce, to palives and foreigners, free ezarish and says: "Dear mother, I die with Rudolph. Lindi are still in the hands of the famirgents. of public worship, and the right of mission- Welore one another too much. Forgive me, and Kilva is completely stocked The ransoming of M. Rourior has declined to join the Ministry-urs propaganda. The motion bus thi Ram-farewell. Your happy Mario: P. S-Hratisch the Germaan missionriss was due to the modia ceretary of State for the Colonies Delsporto lance of a simple declaration in favour of whistled admirably last night." s Insigood.

...lian of French missionários. It la rumoured cognities of this general principle the teatre asked the Tmperor to allow bira ta resave his maleted Pombs Arabs in the Bue of $12,000 for religious toleration, but contoaled under the re- The Figura adds The Crown Prices actually that, nader British pressure, the Sultan has er of Justice.

Party aims at obtaining the essent of the Reich rights to the throne in order to marry the complicity in the ease of Lieutenant Cooper's tag to a Jesuit propaganda in the colonies. Baroness Verstera morganatically. When the murderers, Karl Tuppon, an employe of the Both the Emperor and Prince Bismarck heve Emperor refused he informed the Baroness of German Vita Company, has arrived in Zanzibar. held Jang conferences with Lord Charles Beres- his father's decision, and they resolved to die He is socking sid in aoqaning the Tita terri ford. During the interviews the conversationį tokethaṛ:"" tarnad upon England's state of preparation for

tory. The new Sultan of Vitu strongly opposo LONDON, 12th February. Gorman enoronchimente. Labonabera discredits the stories of Archdake

The court the adjoamed.

THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN. FRANCE,

Lownow, 5th Februsty.

oulangist manifestation at Tonis, but uore whatever is attached to the contradiction of e Government newspapers.

The Natioani mits the existence of Boulangism in the army, ed pabllakes a letter from an officer who has st thrown up his commission, stating that the

my swarms with makontouts. Boulanger, suspecting so attempt will be made

poison him, has taken his ora cook to Kogut

ith him He has all his food carefully prepared

this man.

Guyot Designe asoode Ferrouillat as Mix

Père ityacinth has disavowed a leaning to. rd the Boulangists. He comparas Boulanger the late Emperor Seúlongus of Huyti.

PARI, 5th February,

It i

It is reported that Heer Tuppen has pro-

TO THE DEAFA pessoa cured of deafness

Previous On date, Ou dala U3. Inc. st. p.m.

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pistal in the Geral Post Office only up to 11 30

4.m. and 3.0 port. There will be no Jumlar de livery, Covers contaŭsing bank ustavs, jewellery, Se, should not ho posted. Tonoid robbery sand. ers of letters are requested to cancel their stamps by writing the word stamped' aerose them.

When Compostes i en mis-rent ne delayed (both of which are able to appea oceastonally) all that the addresses mod do iš 10 THE note on the cover, Sent to

or Received at 7 pm, or as the case may be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to the the first time cause of complaint ours; it is a Postmaster-General. This should be acted on take to lev. such matters pass for fear of giving tromblo, a course which generally gives mory trouble in the end.

NIX FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to RANTTOLICIES of INSURANCE against 1RE at Carrent Rater.

DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co.,

Agents for the Phonix Fire Office. Hongkong, 17th August, 1987.

[18 GENERAL-LIFE-AND-FIRE

ASSURANCE COMPANY

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THE Undwraigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are -prepared-to-GfANT POLICHs against

FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates.

PUSTAU & Co Henghong, 1st April, 1885. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE. INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents of the above Cam

any, are authorized to INSURE against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1883.

[16 NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents, iu ooujunction with MESSRS. TURNER & Co., for the above Company, arg prepared to ACCEPT RISES against FIRE at Current Rates.

W. AFWETT & Co. Hongkong, Sth Jupa, 1988,

PANY.

The muitorised List of Mirih besed in connection with this paper-is-de-m-parhlisked twice cach day in on Extra, which, la always corrected to a much inter hour than that given below.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE, For Amoy and Manila.Per Don Juan, to- day, the 14th inst., at 1.30 M.

For HaifongPer Vorwaerts, Lu-day, the 14th instat 5.0L I4

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.--Per Ancona, to-morrow, the 15th inst... at 11:39 A.0.

For Straite Settlements--Par paaride, on Saturday, the With just.. at 11.2) 3.3.

For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cook- town, Townsville, Brisbane. Syiley, Melbourne, Adoluide, &c.-Per Guthrie, on Tucaday, the 19th inst., at 1,30 PM. Tuesday, the 10th inst., at 220 P.M.

For Straits and Calcutio Par Taicang, on

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET. The German Contract Packet Suchen wit, be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 16th inst with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and constries hayond, nia Brindisi, to the Biruits Settlemouts, Batavia, Burma Coylon, India,

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANTE COM-Aden, Egy, Malta, K., No.

Registry erases at 4 ro. The Undersigned, genter the above The mail closes at 5p.." Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES nguinst, FIRE to the extent of $60,000' on any

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Hoi percentage of autoession, the humidityol wir wolunited with moisture being 100.

DIRECTION Organ Wire to propoints.

FORCE OF THE Wcording to Desafort Finals K-STATE OF One Wammy B. bien say: C. duratbed zu: D.Grievingrain, fog; gloomy; ft, heil;,light ning; 4 Rovarens P/ykning showere:quaily, H.red; 3. anowa T.thunder; V, maibility; W.dew (wet)."

2.-Himlen, enten und handledths,

W. DORERCK, Hongkong Horontory, 18th March, 1889.

UTLER. PALMER & Co.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON, 1315

Are represented in China by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. SIEMSSEN & Co.

Moser.

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ROM, 5th February

Left, to-day renewed his attack on the Gosorn- BERLIN, 12th February. mant's foreign policy. Ho-accused the Govern- Princo Bismarck's attack of neuralgia is comment of soeking to maintain poase by means of plicated with thenmatism, renal disorder, want formidable armaments instead it by promating

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PARIS, 6th February. General Riel has been placed under arrest for teen days for making a specchégainst the Go rament A Charman spy named Schuidt has been prisoned at Chambery for taking the plans of e forte being built by France on the Italian voyard frontier.

PARI, 8th February, Hoalang, in an interview to day, declared at his programme was the adoption of the merican Constitution, but with a ten-years residency; the formation of a State council to epare and submit laws to a non-deliberativa ional council of 590 members, half to be of appetite and ineomsia. He continues to work friendship among the nations. Crispi replied: Now Melwa. ated by universal suffrag and half chosen by valeat the advice of his doctora. His vixits to No one desires peace more than we bat we provinces, and the granting of Jiuited local le Chancelarie are marked with frequent, out-caupot disarm, when throughout Europe arms vernment by the provinces.

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bursts of passion and other evidences of ortreme mentaare being pushed forward with redoublod Srritability. Apart from his morbid physical activity, and when fresh fortresses are being Olde. Malwa The Meil and Express Faris on says condition, party intrigues aiming to sup his erected along the line of our frontier. Italy alanger's journey to Auvergno, it was given indaenos with the Emperor worry the Chance! cannot, from a political Arandian sentiment, be was simply for reposa and recuperation. It lor more than ever. Count Von Wallersee, the first to disarm. That would be lopting now ascertained that his real object was to whom the altra Conservatives hope to see suc- childish polloy policy unworthy of praulicul evity direct the officers of the Thirteenth ed Bismarck at no distant day, scored against statesmen. my Corps, which be commanded at the time the Chancaller by getting the Emperor to sasont his dismissal from service and which is now to the stopping of the action against the Kreutz Fremier, distrust grove on every side over the Although the House warmly applanded the Lioned in Auvergne. This looks dangerous Zeitung.

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When the debate on the budget opens on fae more Boulangist in temper. Officers do not prosed he was kept waiting a quarter of an 15th, the Government vill provably find a hoa uple to openly declare that the time willcome nur in an ante-chamber; that in a fit of violent tile majority arrayed against it, cupocially on the on the republican Chivernment will be over age he told Chamberlain Mirbach that proposal to inorease taxation on landed property. Food. Soldiers are allowed to put up portraits the delay was an intentional insult arranged by Boulanger in their barracks, and they openly the cabaingainst him, and that the Emperor,

Roue, 8th. February, bry in their alleged fitare lender.

The fears recently entertained by the art hearing the broil, left his room, hurriedly apolo-thorities that an ontbreak would occur among Emile Zola has been interviewed on the most grized to the Canncolier, succeeded in calming the theaude of unemployed men in this city ominent political questions of the dag. He and obtaining his consent to the abardon were realized today This morning a great

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"I don't know General Boulanger pirment of the prosecution. Bismarck if in sound crowd of unemployed workingmen assembled and ally don't want to know him, but in health would probably care very little for the arched through the Via Condotts and other On ROMBAY ance the ulevarest comedian von manis sucess enmity of the ultra Conseratives, but he fears streets of the city, blackening the shop fronts as alanger applies what the French want losing his hold over the leaders of the Governs they want, and, in some cas, entering steros · tier, gilded uniforms, stare, ribbons, novelty, ment groupa

Pat and oarrying off whatevor plander they could ON Frause the, Government, no matter what it

The Bourse was scared by to-day's news from secure. Street lamps and windows were amasa- Central Asia and sold foreign stocks largely, ed by the usb and on the Via Frattiun a num especially Rauniaus, which dropped par cent ber of buildings were partly wrecked. Several ON Rubien dealized from 217 to 215:

collisions occurred between the police sad work.

y be, will always be a plaything in the band

nob Perhaps the mob is the best element the country. If Boulanger, should achieve ver things canot be worse than they are now."

The Baisburg Nachrichten says Herbert ing men and a number of persons were injured, Gola's cheerful contempt for his countrymen Bismarck will never be Chancellor.. renerally believed to be based on a thorough THE REPUTED AUTHOL OF THE BISMARCK Arrested. The troops are forming a cordon Several of the ringleaders omg the rioters were owledge of them, as he has made them his life

around the district. Thirty persons, mostly policemen, were dangerously wounded during the riot. It is feured that the trouble ill to

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The rioters tried to reach the Quirinal, the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited- ops are forbidden azd will be repressed. The Freemasons, who always have besa bitter is and so largely advertised it. Feel as if they but were prevented by the troops. An immerso Chips Traders' Insurance Company's Shur- bones is of Bealanger and his method of say the author te au uther than Stead, editor of the

had been "sold," since it has been disclosed that amount of property was wrecked. the country, on Thursday night blackballed Pall MallGazette. Assaalysis of the articleshows

BoxE, 10th February. North China Insurance-le. 297 per share. guers and Lalon, his partisans, in the most that it contains nothing in the way of reliable the recent riot is estimated at £75,000, The

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fany reinaurs are current about the General's ments of Bt. Petersburg, Vienna, and Berlin as instigated by French aritators.. ition tur divorce. The civil courts having the representative of the English radicals. At used to release him from the bonds, it is said that time Herbert Bismarck refused to are him yesterday afternoon were compelled to make a longkang Fire Insurance Company's Shares Cassagnac and the monarchists are interced and wrote to Lord Baher, who had given Stand bayonet charge to dispares the mod, Several for the unhappy Inshand at Rome. In the his botter of intraduction to Count Herbart pro- parsons were wounded. antime Mme. Boulanger threatens to return testing against giving a letter to such a person. The conjugal bed and beard.

Bignor Costa, a Depaty, will be prosecuted Steud was looked upon Berlin as a mawr-for making a rovolutionary spasoh. PABS, 11th February tained the interest of Busnio, and he was Boulanger was present in the Chamber of treated accordingly. He was also warned off

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. baties to-day. The Chainber voted urgency from where Rusain's political dishes were u debate on the Scratiu d'Arrondissement bill, more palatable than at Berlin. The story is The Figaro says that two profesora connect

PARIS, 5th February. vote of 283 to 274.

that Stead now vents his venom upon the Aused with the Pasteur Intitute has succeeded in Framier Floquot raid bo had been a supporter trian and German politicians who then offended identifying the generative microbe of diphtheria, the Sorntin de Liste, but had renounced his hiria.

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