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INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

SEEDS..!

SEASON 1889-1890.

Jao lanity, the Siamese Government being apparently willing to show that when at last aroused they were not by any mains to be trilled with. It would babetter, however, itin

PHA BAIL SPARE HONĐẠI, OCTOBER 14TH, 1888,

General Kennedy, the Into U. B. Consol Gan oral, loft Shangbai on the 5th inst. by the stoner Baileió Marsi-for: Tokobams en route to gan Francisco. His departure sppears to hara boon generally regretted in Shanghai.

A telegram was roostred on Saturday by Mr Andrew Joinstems, the outineer who has had charge of the operations for foating the steamer Ardgay, informing him that the ressol had been sessfully Bosted and would proceed to Tourane the following day,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.stead of tolerating faction, clan, and society fights among the Chinese, by which the peace and ordes of the capital are imperilled, the Siameno Government would take steps to hip these denoastrations in the bud. To do this effectually, bearing in mind the large Cbi-

A very and occurrence happened just prior to usso population of the kingdom, it would be the departure of the Yokohama Hars from 'B hays just repsired our Now Season`sim-

portations dirent from the best Growoz prudent to prudinia Secret Societion, so is Nagasaki for Bhanghai on the 5th fast. The

officer in the Niigata Hars was proceeding a in England, France, and Germany, and are now done in, Sarawak. The Stamrie Govern- Daily Nouga Mr. Robertson, formerly, an prepared to scouts all orders receiver for satenent cannot afford to have ansiber autho passenger from Vokohama to Bhaghad to seek rily not up in their territory, and if once employment about 5 o'clock pm. ho deter with prompt and careful attention.

Lipduos one of the ship's officers to join him mined to have a swim in barbour, and tried to Belag a strong and prwerfal swimmer, he dived off the boat's kids, a height of 24 feat. It wan noticed by several of the passengers who were watching him that he did not enter the water of the trade of Siam, but for their proteins clean styls, bat, on the contrary,, with tion, as well as in the interest of public order, it is right that they should be freed from the tyranny of guilds or nocieties, which is usually at the bottom of these riotous outbreaks.

· DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES tolerated the interloper will assuredly for ordering from (containing hints for garden-'rengthen at their expense. Far be it from ingy will be sent post free on application. a to recommend barsh or repressive men

aures towards a race which is the backbone

ÜRDERS FROM ONE PERSON $5 to $10 'ALLOWED 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ORDERS FROM ONE PERSON OVER $10 ALLOW- ND AN HITRA 5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT. SINGLE PACKETS AT LIST PRIDEN.

The Hon. A. Lister's appointment no Asting Colonial Sentary is offeially announced in Saturday's Gazette.

THE NORTH OHINÄ INSURANCE:

COMPANY LIMITED.

The following is the mport for presentation to the eleventh ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be hold at the Offices of the Company. Hankow Road, Shanghal, on the 16th isst at 2.30 pm

the shareholdere the opting fake haut,

a lapidated old topple, in whoso neglected pre Bremen had a difficulty in finding the hydrante cinots had long been seen an ancient boare, of which are flush with the side patha, so that some

Caal, an correto, Dongkong 14.73 ontlardish and old-world-look, always drowned, i tizze was lost, but Tour'atreams were eventually

Shanghai Fanling Carpication stage tea Fired deposits***

Hongkong and Sh nghat Bankier Cor-

day and night, summer in and winter out, in the directed on the fire, which was confusã to four 200,000 leader. ootton robe, navor seen to ent, houses

drine, or hold intercourse with man, but known On the 14th August last there was launched. Chartered Bank of India, Anstralia and

Chies

175,000.00 to pass the re-long day beating on the wooden from Messrs. 8. C. Farnham & Co.'s Lower Chartered, Marcantile Bank of India,

2,000 00h-dram, and intoning the Buddhint litany. Dock a steam collier for the Chinese Engineer London and Ching and New Oriental Esuk Corporation, limited. 100,000.00 is reverend old prisal was slowly pacing past. fog and Mining Company. The vessel wai Mortgage

164,350,00 the cottage to which the sarira bad been taken called the Priping, and on the 5th inst. she went Ton directors have much pleseora in-zubmitting ko

Clovernment stook,'' (4`par cont

sarly the next morning, and stayed his steps on strip round the Wooseng Spit Broy and loan, 1804).

115, 189.44 while to watch the inmates rough goun back. The Peiping, which 15 built principally. statement of secounts made up to Sith June

flections and hear their swople prayers as they of mild steel, in 186 loug within perpen- 1848-The balance so great this account on Kita Tudi Governant stook (4 per pent

Fan, 184243143787.11 listared round the table on wilch the obtenlars, and 161 ft. 9 lastes over all with 20 Juose Tanla 128.350.05, and farther claims amount. Ing to Teufs 20,64801 baye han giaos entered in the Chinese Imperial Governmention, 1984. company's pois. The amount of abilities still Chinese Imperial Government losa 1898 entasanding is considerable, at, is accordsens with Intersat acaruad but zat yat payable .....

power will be asked for the directors on close the provisions of the artioist of rociation, the 1989. The net prems for the first half year show

vement on the corresponding period of t

insurance

WORKING ACCOUNT. 1838.

up the gear sözonut se zoon se prmoljsabio:-

an improv

The promis God creen entired in the company's To interest Mout belace carried forward,

reuniting in an inrises et Tesla 19 550.30 in the To nett premie gesived les return and s becke dinge the 'th Jane at Taois 208,000 and To probsage Taals 85,700.00 respectively, which the directors hope Toltransfer foes...

Hy Order of the Court of Directors, will be considered as tisfactory by the sbarchador. W. H: PRECITAL, Acting Secretary. Shanghai, 3rd October, 158.

30 Jum 1889. BILANCE BELEY,

5,000 have £37= £250,000,0,0 Tools 1,000,000.00 Difference in enharpa @ 4

2101,067.00 to reserve fund Tla. 320,060.00

Interest ke 90th Jane, 1689... 7,360,30

great splash, his legs apparently going over a bead No notice however was taken of this, and afbor a cowswhat prolonged din appearanen ho came to the surface, his head only To capital 0121 being visible, and then gradually disappeared. Mr. Aitken, an engineer of the ship, was swim ming close by, only ten yards off, and both ha sid the onlookers concluded that Robertson had again dived in order to pull the former by the leg Aitken thou swam to the gangway ladder and name on bosed, believing that Robertson was div- ing under the abip, or playing sorae practical. Some trouble being apprehended at Kiakiang, joke. In the meantims those on board were in details of which bavo not hoon received, H.M.She most intense state of suxiety. Among them Porpoise went down there inexpectedly from was a local resident who induced a Japanese to dire for Robertson, and dmgs warahsed, but all! Hankow on the 4tb instaat

to ze purpose, for up to 6 o'clock p.m. when Mr. M. Boyd Bredon, Acting Commissioner the steamer siled, his body had not been re- of Custras, at Shanghai, is transferred to Newcovered The opinion of these on board was that obwang, Mr. H. M. Hillier taking charge of the the poor fellow slipped when divlug, coming Caston House until the appointment of a Com-upon his back when entering the water, and that

--the concussion rendered him insensible. missioner.

WE GUARANTER That all seeds sold by us shall prone to be as represented, the extent that should they not do 40, we will replace them, or send other secda to the se value. Bat we cannot guarantee the orop any further than the abovi: offer, as there are so many cases which operáte usfaroarsbly in the germination of seeds in a tropical situate, over which we have no control: Among the cavers of failure may be mentioned aufasurable weather which is one of the most important. The soil may be in proper condition when the seed is planted, but the weather which follows may be too wet, which will cause the seed to rod; or it may be too hot and dry, which destroys tho germ Thestsup revenue for September amounted The October number of the Chineas Recorder before it shows itect. The way also be not$17.999, being an increase of 82,831, on the containe the conninsier of the Bov. D. N. Lyon's favourable for the rariety of mood p'auted And rovenus for the corresponding month of last year paper on the Life and Writings of the God of A writer signing the initials lastly, the seeds may be sand are freq eatly der. Of the inorenso 81,305 is accounted for by share Literature,

W. A. P. M. contributes a very appreciative troyed by verinin of various kinda. Bush occur

biographical notice of the late Archimandrite Palinding, engested by the publication of the uces are beyond the power of raw to prevent,

dictionary hich he commenced and which Mr. vnd for which we cannot be responsible.

Bel Poroff, First Interpreter to the Russian Hongkong, Rai &ptomboy, 1789.

Legation in Peking, tas brought to a conclusion, each of its authors having derated sight years

WATSON'S

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DRYING BOTTLES.

transfers.

2

The Mercury boars from Taku that a lighter za fut the bargue Sin Kalga palale Taka Her, where she was lying in ballast ready to go 10 B60. Her star was damaged, and she had to be toned Into Take to be repaired by the Tng & Lighter Co.

To working account 1888

Balance 81ss Dec., 1883 Tis. 809,002, 57 Bodactat dividend, bong 10 per caut. per sakin on paid up capital, declaro! 26th April, 1889

121,810.20

2nd dividend, boing 15 per cent whereholders' con- tributions, declared 26th April, 1880 TL 14758.12 Carried to reserve fund 40,000.0

Tacle.

3,191,067.00

27 566.50

By losses such claims under policise sur By alerges, ielding dirastors”; auditors", And matres fan, agante' expoQION, O... By comunisipas By balaxes a whore...

08,480,00

63,123.14 jest of their adoration lay. He pressed his ft. 6 insken beam and 12.166 inches depth of 159.05 withered palme together, and praeod on mun hold and is designed to carry 600 tons of ooal. bling, his orisons to Budilas. That night there Her plates rango fror 5-18ths to inches in $1,002,986.47 was a drizzling mod-producing rafu The pea thickness. She has a pair of Inverted direct

$4.00

ant heard the load roar of a tiger, and crouch noting surface condensing engines of 54 nominal ed qusking under his added quilt afraid to borm-power, but which worked up to 380 on #stir & lib. Looking out west day there was us the trial. The orHadors are 13 and mishes 994,140.47 spoor of a tiger on the mft earth; but though in diameter with stroke of 28 foshee, and 67 $84.90 noither locked door nor window had been die her staal boiler is intended to carry 100 lbs. of The Priping looks the very picture of a 305rbat the cartra was gone. With a misgiving atsam

that the buns had taken it, he went to the ball coller. She has a high topgallant forestle, $1,034,829.02 raised temple to ses. The bonsa, too, was on which are the anchor derriol and & Napler's gore, but in the empty hall whore the idols sat patent-steam capatan and windlass; then what 470,118.45 was the broad and muddy foot-print of s tiger! may be tormed the well, with two batchways,

Clarke, Chapman & Co.'s wiodlase, and four 59,606,65 59,502.89 420,807.40

We have compared the above statements with thu books, vouchers, mud socuri lien, and found the same goito correct.

GROBEN S. Cucox

} anditoru. FOLLARTON LENDERSON ESTIMATE OF WORKING ACOGENT TO TIN SUTH Скутеминг, 1880. Dr.

To premium account To interest Beconat ....

To stohinge wecount, To transfer fees tot

By losse account

Tis. 308,559.41 Tis. 501,401.18 $93,150.50

-By ré-icenzanIDE ROWURĖ

By abangas secount...

By estimated balanco staredi

Loss-Amount brought for

ward from below

178,250,66- To working sount, 1989:—

Amount brought forward from below. 473,502.80 7,410.02 Fo liability acoust for 1257 and previous To dividente ascollected..

Joare Martin a

Shanghai

CF

10,322.60

Tagle.

By commission autoant

Hongkong, 11th October, 1989.

At Tak, near Tientsin, Lires a poor man call doubts port doors in the bolwarks. Not some ed Cheng, who is always called "Chong with the bridge and deck-ever the midship homes. the Imporial Mantle or dragon-robe lung Abaft of this is another break with two hutok 1,031,329.02 pic). Ho bed an anoutor called Ching anyways, another windlass and ports like those in lia, who two hundred years ago in the reign of the forward weil The Chinese saloon to ap Kang Hi sarned his rhag as a fieberman at comandate 56 natives is aft. On the bridge Taka. In the 22nd year of Kang Hi (A.D. deck are the wheel house, captain's cabin and 1683) that illustrious Emperor visited Faku, on two boats. On the main dock, which is built of tour of inspection of the ports, and Mang-tu teak and le 3 inches thick, are the saloon which had the honour to be lowdah of the junk in in nader the bridge, the offices and engineers' which be made one excursion. The wind was qasrters, a two-berth first class passengers' cabin, at re-t, the sky was bright, the water surfed pantry, store and hath rooms, and, the engine $71,500.00 by the anilest ware, when suddenly some room casing, the latter being of iron and the 4,180.26 clouds arose on the south-east horizon Mong. rest of teak. The Peiping has two arts, and to 1,837.11 fia's sailorly experience warned him to expect each must there are attached two cargo derricks, 45.00 hoary rain and wind, and ho respectfully in that is, one for each of the batchways At the $877,682:37 forted one of the Prizes hei-tazre and trial sho made the measured mile in six minuten.

hei-leha, who formed the Emperor's suite,Daily News.

Q

$ and advised a raturs to port The Emperor, 238,520.06 however, who was in no way deficient la 67.835.95 conraga, slighted the warning, and declined 39,331.01fo have the junk put back. Dowa cams the 20,981.50 193,209.8

EASTERN POSTAL RATES, The following letter has been handed to us for

CHINKIANG.

4th October.

On Saturday morning at the Police Court his examination of the Chinese law on the By Chinese Iraperial Government on 020.138.02 pablication by the Secretary of the Chamber of Temple of the Sea-God: Mung-Jiu presented Taff; these are being erected on the site of the;

Mr. Webberspplied on behalf of Mr. Fraser Smith, sditor and proprietor of the Hongkang Telegraph We begin call special attention to our New for a commons, against Mr. Oscar Brandt, for bol. The application was granted and tas PATENT DRYING BATTLEA

cafe will come on this morning, which have been specially designed sud www.ufactured for us.

By the use of thess Bottles, CIGARS, SEEDS, Rod GOODS of all kinds, which are suscep tible to the destroying indsences of moisture can be kept in good and perfect cöedition.

Whenever or whatever the atmosphere in sar charged with moisture these Butties will be fonnd invaluable.

A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Sad September, 1959. -

11-19

MYTICS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications en Editorial mattore aboal! he addressed "The Editor," and those on business *Flie Managor," and not to indiviźnials by pamu,

Correspondants as requested to forwart their and address with communications addressed to the Pätter, west for pmbñication, but na vridenon al road with

to the work. The Rov. Gilbert Beld continues By wish as current and deposit accentu

wusrship of obarch property in the interior.

The rich iron-toines of Teing-ki Hein, in the Sas-chow Fu Prefecture, in the castorn part of New Education in China” he contende the province of Kwei-cbow, are, the Sher-pao says, to be closed fee three months, it having been found almost impossible to work thesa owing to their having been flooded by the excessive rain this summer. The Governor of the Provizes will shortly memorialine the Emperor ta that effect

..

The Shanghai Courier saysWe ar that Mr. Joba Pitman has parassed the Chine Mar- chants' steamer Kiang-piau with the intention of running her on the Canton River. The price is said to be Tis. 11,000. It will be remembered that the Kiding piau was recently put up for male by public auction and was withdrawn, the high eat bid being Tls. 7,500. It is rumored that Mr. Fraser Smith has some interest in the par obese.

We note that the Director of the Observatory ein bis meteorological report of Saturday, pays, that "atp., on Friday, the following tele grum was issued-Typhoon W. of Luzon.

It

was blowing hard in the Formosan Channel and

All lettera for sublication should be written on one in Northara Lucen, the weather being very bad- `side of the paper only.

Advertisements and Babescantigas which are not ordered for 'fied jeztod will be centiated' anti? countermanded.

roprinted. Sir Monier Williams's address on the cootras between Buddhism and Christianity by request. The Bor. C. D. Tenney writes on the English laugases in Chineas educational werk, and, referring to the views exced by the Rev. L W. Pilcher in his articles on that wallo the Chinese language is suffisat for all arenary equirements in teaching Western seiones in common aybook, the-knowledge of a European Inguage is sential to higher edeos." tion. Two missionary anecdotes of conversions are reputed from other journals, one, the "Conversion of Mr. Li, from the Tnstrated- Mission-ry News, and another, Hubers," from Life and Inight for Woman, Hobena being the name of an old Zulu who became a bluerit. bonist. From the "Missionary Natos "ws lern that at Soochow an ausymous sather has re printed the attack on Christianity and or Adam Schaal, publiated two centurion age by Yang Kwang. To this are added rote other more recen, fncluding the hostile manifesta of certa lunin graduates Pecuni. arg belp is asked to anish printing the valema. The spirit aanifested is bitter, and old charges of immerslity are recklessly repeated with- sat attempt at proof.

A Bolinao. The Typhoon is moving North- wards, the centre being located near Southern Formosa" Up to the time of our going to press nothing anneal seemed to indicate any rough-}·. weather, but it was hot and close in the after Orders for extra cupies of the Daily Prens shonic Hoon, and loaked like rain. The typhoon ap be sent before 11 a. co the day of prablicationparently has gone Northward After hat hour the supply is limited.

TELEPHONE No. 12.

MARRIAGES.

On the 12th inst., at 91 John's Cathedral, Hong

There wore 979 destin in the colony during the month of September, of which 11 wero amongst the British and foreign community. The rate amongst the latter was 18.2 per 10

REUTERS TELE=RANS: "SUPPLIED 20 THE "DAILY PRESS."]

LONDON, 10 October. THE GERMAN BUDGET. The Gerasa Badges provides 120,000,000 marks for improved Artillery. The strength of the Army remains unchanged.

THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY AND THE BRITISH FLEET.

The Emperor of Germany at Kiel greeted the

as annet and amongst the Chiness 23.9. Tho British Channel Squadron.

hong, by the Bar W. Jennings, MA, Colonia Registrar-General's returns for the quarter Chapain, AraZE WOOLLST, Panineslar and Orien

tal Co.'s service, ito MARGARET (Maggio) Crows,nding the 39th September show that during seocnd daughter of J. L. Crown, Skelton, England, that period there were amongst the British and THE CHINESE AMUSEMENTS SYN. and miesa of C. Fard, LS., Hongkong Civi Foreign community 51 birth and 6f deathsul Nurrice.

12149 amongst the Chinese 33 births and 1,209

At H. B. M.'s Coumulate Gesoral, Shanghai, ou the deaths.

The birth rate for the British and

7th Cuteber, 1889, KALE ALEN, of Bavoritons, ex foreign community was 18.89 per 1,000 per an Towahester, No:1 baudonaire, England, to Lum, and the death rate 9225 Amongst the ALINE, native of Peking.

Chinese the birth rate was 7.58 and the death DEATHS.

rate 28.45.

At Chafoe, on the 4th Ooher, BOBE EXMA ( Peyton), a beloved wife of E. V. BBERAN, I.M. Darkoms service..

The Daily Press.

Corin

A correspondent, seade the following to the

DICATE, LIMITED.

The adjourned stiintory meeting of sharehold. rs in the shave Company was held on Saturday. There were present Mesra, R. Fraser Smith Chairman), A. B. Rodyk, A. Denisba, Mak Loi, and J. A. Barretto (Secretary).

The CHAIRMAN Aid Gentlemen, this is the statutory meeting of this Company, and there-j really no business to be brought before yea. I

The meeting then cloant

y Chinese Itaparist Government loin of

1850 (E)

Br Shanghai Hapal tone of 1888......... By Shanghai Municipal loan o 1684 By Shanghai Murvicipal loan of 1883_ By aundry daktor-Premin, eta.

vatebanding at offies and brauchos 17. 35.877.78 Lo-Das to sundries 8,477.66 By Londen branol-Balanna in hand, viz.:

Cash at banter

4,994 87 Short long up sobarity 53,000 09 Brit. Government secties...63,385 91 Colonial Coversment bonds... 20,019 90 Railway Investment Com

Dany pref. stook 5,037 126 Indian Calcrial Bailwaysock 22140 21 Now River Waterwocke.(B.

8,715 130

stockton per

London

cunt. bonds

10,075 00 Chinese per cani, was 3,300 00.. Australian Mort, Land Co.

4 per cent.. debentures 6.021-50- Dalgety & Co., Limited, per

cant, debenture

500 00 Indian por sent, anfacod

papor 181 59 Furniture count-Loudon

289. 30 Manchester eng Cost of freshold premises. 88,201 37 Promis outstanding, hills re- ceivable policy stamps, and draftain course of collation 24.540.56

Les-Amounts due

$274,165 97

2117 24- By Hanskoux branob-Zalar.ee in hand

300, 454.04

By Yakehas ranch-Balance in hand

$20,403.09

By Ringspera bragoh-Balance in

$1E, STABS

fierce squall, the wind howled and the wara

The late heavy rainfall ban-caused a consider- www.thrished the vessel, and the Emperor and his 3377,588.57 puble entourage had soon peed of all their bravery able amount of damage through the mt-lying to retain their dignified sang/roid. Meanwhile triste, and many of the roads are impassable Mang-lia was everywhere at pace where the The rains of the British Consulate are being dacger was greatest. Half bladed with spray and demolishad, and a new building is to be erected rain, he encouraged his hardy crew with voise cad! on the site. The now police station in early ge-tore, and stood at the helm se firm as a rock dished and will be ready for occupatina abat on the slippery deak, directing their mancontrests end of the mouth. Other buldios ars being which ended in the return of the Imperial pa rapidly pushed forward, amongst which are the senger safe and sound to the Hai-suin Miaa, the Customs Club, two drolling bouses for Mr. T. sorry sight, rugged and dripping, but Kang three house which were destroyed in the inte graciously asked his name, and en-lin prostrat riot. The Amerisan Baptist bitesion are also ing himself and knocking his head, sald Chong building on the site of the chapel, destroyed dwelling- Meng-lie, please your Majesty." Then said the by the rioters. a school-house and 18.Lr0.00 F. Flenderson, Beg, Secretary. Hongkongmperor: "How did you know there was a gale homes in semi-foreign style. Mr. G. MaBaia's eaming on in that beautiful weather; save you halk Hieronymus is condemned, and the upper Dear Hiram in receipt of yours of let studied the science of the sun and stars I work which is nearly as is to be used for hour- August and am pleased to share your gratifestion have never opened a book in my life," mid the ing. The late American loche Kung Fu, which that amited action of the various Chatabers has old salt, "and know nothing whatever of the has been purchased by Mr. G. Melain, will, proved successful in abrog sting the privileges of solences. But bera on the sea anest, and grow after being dismasted and refitted, faks the 1d in fishing, I do know a little about the place of the Bra's bulk at Kiaking, and the foreign mail teamers in Eastern waters, trust that ibis experisuon of the value of saited wind and the waves The Emperor smiled, ik at Klukinng will replace the Hieronymus soliou will enable us to on-operate oftener and and traing to his attendant lords, ordered an at this port

Imperial robe to be giren to him. Meng-liu. on other matters of mutual interest.

Commerce:-

7.005.00

15.163.50

The London Chamber of Commeros, - September 6th, 1889.

15.060.00 81.732.60

58,400.12

1,234,083.35 30,703.10

to head

14.678.91

13.288.10 50,000.00

6,997,98

Ry Land and premises-Hodd ffe, S'. By furniture at bread offee, Hongkong, Yokohama, and Singapure branchos......

Chamber of Commerce.

This Chiness steamer Yehrin, arrived here on

big bead the 2nd, and went alongside the bulk Express ordered that a to-day at t.p.30

I enclose a Circular showing what we have done respectfully placing the robe on in regard to Eastern Powtal Rates, but although my all Felded it was, salated again and will to load Government zies for Tlenteis. She left plans were carefully laid to raise a debate in Par-drew The Emperor then

The Brisishi atramer Faimo passed down from lanront. lo regard to the same, when the Postal board of honour should be writton to bang Badge should come under discussion, they war over Mong-lis's door, with the inscription Hekor (Pogang Lake), with timber for isntain Bai-pin Yih Sou" "A peorian old couster,"

for rebuilding the Summer Palace at Paking. defcated owing to the saddan and unexpected withdrawal of the Tithes Bille, which brought and farther at Imperial fou. The board wavery onerosdeat

on the discussion of the Hotel Budget in the hang up by the old man lu the ancestral temple amall hours of the morals, when it was im-of his clsa. There is little of it left now, dat posable to bring members of Parliament together Meng-lia's descendant, who is of the righth ge- in any numbers. Next soasion, however, I hops to aeration -es the adventure we have recorded, Fan and the robo every year or the take measures early and at least to make the Fost taken out f

6th moon and salembly sixs these Office feel that its action is under surveillance 8th day of and that we sha1 continua to nor the uninis precious blomus. It is not easy to make ont tration at every step and avery opportapily until we-the-rate reduced.

I trust therefore you will be good enough to communicate with the other Entorn Chambers on this subject and to continas to ng tate setively from your sila both through the Prom sad by official commanications of all kinds.

I am, Dear Sir, yours faithfully,

(84) Kaare B. MUERAT,

Secretary.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Tis. 2,190,720.19 [We do not hold surgeven responsible for the opinion

WORKING ACCOUNT 1889.

Trol

To dainose varned forward $23,150:30 Tie. $91,150.50

Tacle

ist

By return and re-intraneo pronio,

January to 30th June, 889 By anndry ranges and meta By Tomes and claima paid.

WORKING 1000 UNT,1689 Dr.

30th June, 1880

Cz.

expressed by our Correspondents. MINERALS IN AND ROUND

HONGKONG

CHI-NAN-FU.

2nd September.

The floods of this year have extended over =

of what manner of pattern in the fan, but the vast action of country, and this, too, by real mantle is purple, warmly wadded, with a long breaks in thermbankments, chiefly in Chang-chip, dragon embroidered on its salter, with four Chile, Li-sheng, Obi yung, and P'n-cheu other dragons on the breast and back. When the

relis is judged suffoiently aired, it is folded up together some twenty-eight districts. In some again in its yellow satin wrapper, and deposited of these the water is already reported us diu. Again is the locker. This old story can hardly appearing, and the prospect is not as bad an be called newa; bat we record it as every one has lowhere. Probably the worst districts to animer not been at Tantsin, where it often forma topic this time are Chiyang, Ch'i-ho, Ch'i-tang, and Kuo-yuen. That the Governor her not siffred of conversation.

in the midst of unch a calainity shows that his intuenos ie grast and bis supporters in Peking. of the right kind

FLOODS AT HANKOW

The Emperor has issued several degrees to the Governor (o at ence all us the gaps, and still Hanzow, th October

more to provide for the destitnté. One dred During the past fortnight or three weeks azpioala, of 1,000,000 astea, of grain have been amoget of rain has fallen in the neighbourhood ordered to be retained for sucediate distribution.

The Governor' bar bsen, here on a visit of of Hazkow which is most uunsual at this time of year. The result bas bhea to cause a gradual few days but has left again this morning.

TO THE BADOR OF THE "DAILY PRE-rija, the water of the Tanglaze mutil at last distinguished Belgian__mining-engineer, the whole Concession bas-been-merged. Oncy, who is now in the employ of the Chiness Gov- Bix-With regard to your interesting artiole or twice since the port was opened, the water ernment A. Bratre-has been here' and was in today's paper on the discovery of a lead as stood nearly as high in October as it does at handsomely received by the Governor and take mina in Hongkong, may mention that so presned bat in previous veurs, when this has been out to see one of the many gaps in the Yellow 20,014.73 indications of the possible existsune of coal in the asss, it was oring to the fact that an un- River. ffs has since left for the south.

At the close of the literary examination a 2030. this reighbourhood have fately attracted the gally serere sammar food had not bad time 285,55.44 attention of the members of a cortair bathing to subside before October. Thin year how large supply of books was distributed to the Tia, 223.150.50 party to the mainland during the past Summer. sper, the whole concession, with the exception of students by direction of Dr. James.

The Tsolakat Yen-cbow-in, Chinhung-obieri, and also, I believe, at various times, the residente faw low lying lots, hal been quite above the at the new Cantoni station naar bero.

Tie

9.00

91.62

bighant, watermark in the river until Friday, the who has been on the sick list for some time, and The materid in question is of a dack olayey,th inst, when, water began to pour in from the in consequence has oxensed himself from attend- aarbonaceous character, largely compreed of de-box; and nor every road and nearly every lot is ing to the foreign basimees in his trout, bás inged vegetable inatter, and the stratum er bed inandated. Some of the oldest Chinese residents retired from his offion, and a Hao, Chang commerces apparently same thirty or forty yards in Hankow say they never remember the river Hing, has been appointed in his place. I have up one of the smaller streams on the mainland, rising in this way so late in the year. The im- no knowledge of bis past record or his ability to under a considerable superstructure of soil and mediate cause of the in andation was the berting deal out justice waars foreigners are concerned. Tis. 753,097.6 clay, extending to the shore (where, especially of bank which has boon of considerable, service & report has reached here that the gold mince

after a heavy rainfall, the appearance are very during the summer in keeping the water at the st F'ing-to have closed.

In regions share floods have not destroyed TIs., striking, and thence disappearing under the sea. back of the Bettlement at a lower level than st

Whether the material will ever grove to hara has been on the plain outside the wall. Owing to the crops, thers is report of a fine herreal 7,405,88 6947 any practical value, in other words, whether theres rise in the river Han the water on the plain has Hence the aufering this winter will be store 220404 is likelihood of coal underlying this surface been sightly higher than the water in the Yang local then inst.-Daily News corrispondeat. 18,750,47 clay (which in itself only presenta a vor early see, and when the bank just referred to gave 26,475.71 stags towards the formation of the minazzikisayar it found its way into the Tangian from the coming down more, 8202.46 questioni for an expert or geologist to determik back of Hankew intend 5,086.00

bat, in view of the inaalouisble benefit that a gradually by the regalar channel: Of course 2916.41 3,200.00 discovery of such a nature would bring to the there is a considerable amount of suffering, 1,375.00 olmay, I have taken the liberty of giving the amongst the Chiness, many of whom live on 5,116.56 matter publicity in the columns of your valuable | ground that is much lower than the level of the 194.692.07journal Yours, AD 475,60%.80

ery commissious, let January to agency charges....

By gonera! charges.

By head otta charges

By London shergue, takvetagnin

By Horgtong nhangnemen

By Yokohama charges

By Singapore charges

By directors and auditors' foor.

At his residence, No. 45. Has Mantruban, Shang- Shanghai Mercury:It is possible that will later on, the hai, E. H. G. RI, agad 70 year. Deeply regrette. the opening of next season,

am very pleased to be able to say that the work To not preaxis, Ist Jan. to 30th June, 1389 721,885.13 32,025.91 Taka Tug and Lightor Co. will meet with a far

In connection with the Syndicate has been carried To interest stronger opposition than they particularly care

on economically and no believe with efficitury. To twder and catifeste fees,

Te profit on London investment Fialized... for. Two powerful steel-tugs with-iwin-screw Arrangements have been made to opan the steaming 13 knots, with large passergor ac comodation and light draught, together with grounds at Bowrington on Wednesday week. aight steel 750 ton lighters, to say nothing of We have done everything we possibly could to the piles of thebels to back them up, may make make the show an attractive as possible, and we HONGKONG, October 14ru, 1889.

those shares that were not allotted to Shanghai are every reason to believe it will prove a great By events appeared to their lock a little foolish. The Tongking Coal Mian access. I trust that at the first regular mast- shadows before the prophetic noul of Mill probably be the destination of the Oost we shall be in a position to show the shareBy

alter serving its enda et Taku. I will give bolders of this Company an excellent profit on Acting Consul-General Gooze, for in writing you farther particulars after the contracts are their origin: investuouts. bis report on the trade of Bangkok for the signed.” -- year 1888, he expresses the opinion tha

The antries for the Shauglai Antamn Racer Motua day very serious consequence way were onsed on the 5th fast, and the following arise from the action of disorderly Chinese are the number of entries for non race The

Maloc Plate, 21; Criterion Stakes, 21;

A sest successful "pick up" ustch was play. ecolies at that port. This was written som Stakes 34. Club Cup, 16; Jockey Cup 22; weeks before the recent riot in which so Pagoda Cop 24; Racing Stakes. 31; Hacked on Saturday afternoon, the 12th inst, which many lives were lost, and it is obvious that Stakes 55; Nortbarn Cup 23; Bhanghai Bt. resulted is a ristory for Travers's side. Lagar, 24; China Cop, 18; Autumaa Cup, 22; if the Siamese-Authorities were blind to use Syces Stakes, 29; Llama Hisu Stakes, 30 Leach's de payed under the disadvantage of growing turbulence of the Secral Bocieties Shanghai Stakes, 96, Mongol Cup, 29; Flyaway having the bad light after ganfire. It was a treat Plate, 26; Pari-Matus Cp, 39; Chau-Bhang-to see so many ricketers tern up so panotually Mr. GoULD did not share their fatal apathy. Lick Cap, 25; Mancha Stakes, 41; Cosmopolis the playsts did on this coassion. No les than Consul Cool writes: The coolia imtan Cup, 22; Consolation Cap. 35: Grand twenty-four good men and true were on the ground nigration from China was antira throughon National Steeplechase, 23. Total. Feos Tls.

4,790

The amount of entries of last year's the year. In 1888 14,070 arrived, as against Autumn Meeting was Tia 4159; this year 12,100 in 1857, or an increase of 1,970. shows an increase of The B40. the_labous_required in the rice mills, and

Are free, paying in lieu a small trienala) poll-tar. The Chinese coolies arriving are principally Teche men of a very rough elaas Some few years ago there were but few rocieties amongst the Chinese but of late the ayelem has undergone a great develop ment, and there are impunerable small societies now established. An annual sob.

siden

CRICKET.

MR. LEACH'S. ME. THAT'S SIDE.

MS THATERS'O. MIDL

By income tar

Byerchange scrotate

By loses and olime paid.

By balon carried forward.

Tls. 733,997.40

E. H. LAVERS FX, H. BELL Directari: A. G. WOOD

WH. PERCIVAL, Acting Sosrotary.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED,

PROGRESS.

Hongkong, 12th October, 1889

STRANGE STORIES FROM CHINESE NATIVE PAPERS:

PEKING

28th September.

"Our cool weather has began. The great storm -British-Comcension. After the bursting of the of rain and hail of the 18th was the turning bank, the water resa in some Chinese houses from point. Our remaining residends ws the hills arS two to three foot in few hours-Mercury preparing to flook back to the city. Our astum'n norrespondent,

visitors from the stores st Tientsin and Shengkai are notifying their early arrival: One dentist ha ulready besa bard at work for nearly a mouth and a colleague from Bhangbai k shortly expected H. the Rassian Minis re. Madame

FOOCHOW.

The N. C. Daily Newe kranslates the following

The continuone drought here portals an Commany, Mr. van Kehrberg and a Busim banders" from its native contemporaries: niter failure of the rice crops, and consegnantly student have left for a visit to Japan All the talk The "Sea Sbis K."or" Spiritus! Resrobes," great distress amongst the farmers and doar here is still of railways and loans and the arrival of various parties prepared to construct ke of the ancient writer Ken Pao, of 1,000 years food for the poor in the neighbourhood.

any that even Tacist who has found out Na news of say kind having reabed as for former and negotiste the atter. The fire at The following sets, rupees for presentation the plixir of life tana the risk of lightning after some time regarding the late distarbauers in the the Tempta of Heaven which it was feared would to the shareholders at the eighth braidary genurai be has fir 50 years, and if the virtuous interior it wea pely to be presumed that all was stop railway construction. seems so far: sa is yet olase himself has no immunity, how should quiet again and this is zow confirmed by the known to have had little effect. One hears here. weeting, to be held at the offices of the general Heaven apars the vanomoss sake and the obretara of the troops to the city. A report comes of growing opposition and of the preparation sound and treacherous spider, in spite of all their vitaneously that the villagers in the vicinity and even prosentation of memorials to the railway to Haplow. There is even a report that. agents, on the 8th inst, at Noon:

The general agents and coupling committee have magical arts and vanning devices PCn the after-

to be rid of them. the final accounts for the year 1888, and an open Tientsin, a sudden, stash of thunder was beard

Basiness in general all over the counter is re- all the officials of the various six. Boarda-from intraent of the present tar working to that song knows that at Nan-tai-txe, out ported to be try bad state: most of the the Srd button upwards are, preparing to oppos 1588 Account-The balance at credit of the 1888 sida the West Gate, spider, several tens of years shops, from the bridge to the city are said to be always Isolated individuals may do so, bat working noscunt la 5498 607.49 out of which the sum old, as big as a dust pan, with legs like spears for abla te sarn enough to pay for their ris and certainly not the Boards as Boards. Thace is of $234,225.18 be already been paid for dividend of els, had been struck and killed in the bons alt finth for the Rar. Bech is very likely to be one-high official st any rate, in the Board of Es montributors of prosis. The email balance of doar was soon blocked with people crowding to this year's tes business as compared with that termined apposition: The discussion of how 10 per cent to abaraholder, and bones of 23 percent of Mahamedan umed Heb (Black). Hit the case; indeed, with the great reduction shown Hevents, who would give any such plan his de 1192,3292t has been decided, wubject to the reserte fend the anus of $113,043 Shereby ingressing wicked career bad bear so quickly cut short. The prosperity of the port is really dependent in is occupying much attention. approval of rebolises, to dispose of by adding to to catok sight of the uncanny insect whose of last season, trouble was rather to be expected to secure the wherewithal to bail the railway of $2 per share, amking the total interest for the year of lightning towards unclean reptiles occurred it to $217,00, paying a Smal divided to sharab ciders Author instance of the hatred and attraction great messure on the too businoes.

ultime.

77 per share, equivalent to 14 per cent, on the said.

for 1388

There is a strong desire not to borrow foreign

HE. the Viceroy is absent on a visit to the money; but the more enlightened, oficiala see

the absolute necessity of sect a step. The Em

to be peror is reported to have approved a memorial

2.15 p. mostanral thing in these degen- rate days. Several more arrived little later. but could not Brü planes, as there were already twelve a side. For Travers's side, which wont Dearth and distress, anys the Shin-pay, comed most of that in the teak sawing yards, ip by excessive rain and foods are reported from first to the wicket Davidson and Green Buecced supplied by theas Chinone; the fact being (various parts of Chins. At Tangshow new rice in patting together 33 and 31 respectively, but that but very few of the Siamese week emaat $2 95 the sail, or.picul, old rice over $3.00; the explain was the only other member who en playment for hire, sines they are either ail et 37.50 a pioul, and still rising. A lotter bowling was moat deadly, six wickets falling to

firewood at 200 cash per 100 catties, and bean- vaaded in getting into doublò figures' Leach's now the pleasure of lying before the shareholders noon of the 20th Sept., during a rain-shower of the late encampments are not a little pleased Thrana against the contextplated building of the -privatė slaves or are subject to a beary corvée from magtang provinos ye that the dis- for the Government. From this the Chinese trose in the Ch'no-chow Fu and Kis-ying Ohow him. The incinge denoil for 109.

diatelita (up the Han River from dwalew) is Leach's side then went in, but for lingered greater than it has ever been since the stenth lung at the wickets, being unable to negelisto De and eighth years of Hien Fang (1667-5), Ure sale vidson's bowling, and none rasching double of women and children by people nasble to find food for them, in their arm dones baring be figures, The last few men, too, had to face the some quite frequent The Hupao pabisbea bawler, almost to the dark, when it was almost letter from Hangchew addressed to a native impossible to see. The fanings closed for 80. charitable accisty called Jets Shan Tang The fielding was fairly good all round, ¡Benevolent Aid Society); calling for help for

The following is the secre the sufferers from the floods in the province of Choliang, and making some starting state- ments-about the extent of the distrous thero. scription levied upon the members; and This it says is as great as in Hopan or Shaz. if any member becomes Involved in atreet tang, for it involves eleven Prefectures, the quarrel-be Calls for the resistance of bis in.ber of people drowned being givenna 100,000, ciety, and a desperate, fight may then ensue, The Shanghai Mercury say The Cantee ending very likely is the death of some of Telegraph Convention of 1887, we hear on en the combatants. Fights also sometimes deabled authority, har han signed by I Hang- abang, and now only saits the ratification of occur on bourd steamers; but, so far, no the Tangi Tamon. But we sincerely tras serious reculta-have happened to the Euro- that the Yauen will not morifion the interests of Chias and of forelgnore resident in the coun posing on board, though some day-tory try to the miserable little consideration of the sericas conséquencer may arise from the subsidy which the Great Eastors and Great action of disorderly Chinesa coolies, with Northern Companies hold out as a price for their

monopoly On this occssion at least the in whom the Government some to find it dif- rest of the Chinese Government and of the fcult to deal eficiently.". No precautions Foreign residents are idostioal. The two telegraph ware taken by the Flames Authorties to Companies in the ring. have formed a combina Htion against those interests, to their own explo avori the notbreak of the 19th June e rivs advantage and to the detriment of all alasões and it was not until the 21st, after there bad in the Empire, to keep up the price of telegramā been a good deal of bloodabed, that the milt for a casiderable number of years. They offer the Chinum Government for their co-operation

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Another match will be played on Saturday

taryware called out. It is certainly true in the matter an annual baidy of some 1100,000 next, which will probably be "Over 25 8. Under that the Siamese troops, when they at length In return for this paltry sam the Imperial Arrived on the scene, showed as disindica. Guerzamot is to be bound hand, and fook for many years not to avail italt of the right to

TO THE DEAF-A person sured of desfoens tion for the fray, bet plunged into it with a connect with the telegraphic systems of Hea cost chat almost seemed to indioats the Chi. on the worth med Gras Fritale through and nunca in the head of 23 years: xtauding

Burmah, on the south piece of fully to which by a simple remedy, will send a description of nese were their natural-anemies. The cap we imagine the state statesmen who constitate frse to say person who applies to Nicholson, 21, Bedford Square, London, W. C. England. [1989 ́tured rioters- were almo- trosted with no un the Yaman will never movede.”

up capital, and carrying forward the sum of $60,382.2t Paling on the 18th Sept., the day the Temple interior, for the parpole, we learn, of to set possible loss, and thus close the secount of Heaven caught fire. Untaids the West Gate, tending the sketching of a map

wb Liang.kwo Biang, a kapai-shu, or locust-tres pesition of the hills in this province. If we to this effect from the Viceroy Li. It is car 1919 Account-The stimated pret on the working was struck, and in it was found a cast-off gaske's understand, this is being done under instructions rently reported here that the Viceroy Chang of scoonst of the present year, after making every skin 10 feet long, and as higs the square box from Peking, it is to debt in connection with Canton has asked to retire. 16 is aid he had no allowance, is $83,988.

at the of mandarin-pole or dag staff in the proposed railways Some amusing starice idea that his suggestion to construct a line to CONSULTING VOMETNIE.

are current amongst the Natives here dotoorn Haskow would be taken seriously, and if the Dering the past your, Mr. CD, Bottomley resigned front of a gamda......-- his seat on the commicios, al Mr T. E. Davies bas been invited to take his picon. The appointment

The Taiping rabols, whose march left destrueing this visit of the Vloerey to the hill country burden of providing funds and material without now requires the sonirmation of the thareholders. tion and desolation everywhere behind it, did not he following in the best of them. According foreign help be laid upon him, he will soon find The alse members, Messrs. Erris, Dalrymple, spare the grand old Chang yu Tah (Pagoda,) of to their idosa H. E has gone in search of the how impracticable his elaborate and powerfully Layan, and Solomon retire, bat bang eligible, offer Nassing, which had been the glory of the city set spot where the future Emperor of China written memorial has proved. He is a mean of themesfree for re-election, at ander scotios 15 of the

for the capecial purpose of pointing it not end articles of Arenaiskon 8 members have to be up for 300 TBM. All that in left of it is to be born. Venom sted her late brillanos the pencil, that igen fatal-esper Bnished, Peking, you see, is also slowly advane- pointed to serve with the chairman on the sonsalting the ireo aapola that had crowned the bullding stood arer the selected bills that there might here, familiarly known T Li" is almost

noble piece of foundry-work weighing over 1,000

be no mistake about it-Keho.

ing in the path of civilisation--Daily News satties, to look at which gives an idea of the im

porrespondest.

domaite during the ons vinji Bnancial your

AUDITOLE.

To general agents and wawulting committee remenas lebont that must have been required to commend the re-election of Matare G. N. Coxon and raise It to its elevated position. Rumour has 31 F. Henderson sa Autors of the Office.

JARDINE, HITTISOR & Co-,

General Agenta, Canton Insurados-Go-limited...

Hongkong, October 11th, 1888.

1.

SHANGHAI

The new hotel built by the

that many variras (relion of cremated Buddhist

Mr. Justico Hawkins was waiting to take his saints,) end many precious jewels as well, He

Sergeant Brooks of the Argyll and Butler buried in the ground belez; and lately some ministrymen, who were terrying away some of tand tegiwent arrived in Shanghai from Hougticket at a railway station in Parmat which there the bricks and tiles that sacumber the site.kong on the 5th inst to act as armourer and were a number of English rougbe returning from the rec, one of whom was very rade to STATEMENT OF ÅVODUNT. JOE TIE TRAB

found an object, round ass ball, which they worgeant-major to the Volunteers. -anowna Star Decewars, 18NG.

Thought might prove of mice, and no took it. Ware sorry to earn that both the cotton him. The judge remonstrated, whereupon the LIABILITIES. Capital suborbed $2,500,000.00

boma and washed it. It then soomed to them to and rice crops in the neighbourhood of Bin - zat became more insulting, and said that if he for." Sir Henry, who wears his hair and very Amenat paki-pagi ang kaya sana So, be a place of polished crystal; but in the middle hai are being ruined by the recent continuous would come outside he would gitò him “what

13.00 Onatanding dividends

3.03.16. of the night the rustia in whose house is Jay and natimely ruini.

The Metapedia is glongside the Poetung abort, then took or bis hat, thinking that as the Boons on siibutions not yet wet

904,500.00 awoke and found his dwelling Bluminated bright

as day by a soff Instrcus radiance which stream- | Wharf and GodoWF) and is discharging among man was probably of the criminal cases they from the trouvaille. Awe-stricken and to her things some boilers must dredging mach would recognise him, and quietly remarked

"Perhaps you do not know who I amp', Did ihs. rifles, he argumed ble neighboure, he looked on owy for Port Arthur

Remres find

Balasor of working soon$498,607,40 dividend of 10 per cent paid to share. Boldery and bouts of 30 per cent. to com tribbons of Pr294,395,-

At 11.45 pm, on the 4th inst. fre was die in swe-stricken tonerolin Arkin, by 192 362.09 in sprechlym wonderment. until st hat one old

der found his voice and said solemnly "Tis bevered on the French Conoension in a stack of thunder P Nr, what he mid was:" d'alp me bob $1,002,986,472 ezring. The kil kelt in reverence and debuildings between the Russ Wei Kwe and Con- a bloomin' prise fighter! Not me 1. and the judge.

parted How hard by the possent's cot.iz a di- { spint and close to the Defence Creek: The "war not further toleried-