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equivalent based upon ultimate punishment by an when power; and; îá the pressues of the fact that the Chinone are a nation of liara without even the sense of Rajame in being found out, it would see Barily possible to banish the use of the light bamboo as "truth-compeller" Bat torture to the scoured or of the condemned only bocomon bidoons in the case of rebellion, parricido, "pimsy. will marðr, and other much grare crimes to which was perhaps also be added memberakip oć pamet, sadiation, which kra mors hateful to the guvoguing classes of: Chius thao & Freemasonry to the Pope. When the Go thent loses its head, at times of rebellion ogocal disturbance, trial and sentence tend to dag date into savagery and, in the south of China, every form of devilishi Ingoanity has been expended in tartaring those who are foolish enongh to deny their guilt. But in cases of or dinary orims, at a period of normal quiet, I inclined to doubt, the habitual employment of tortureither than the bamboo, or the sacerity of it when applied. R. 9. Guidry in the Fortnightly Review

GUKVIENA OLJA PODRIDA.

"Poska must safer before they can write ways w/philosopher. After that it is other people who enter. A

"Short and sweet? ramasked the grocer, se be ad un thirteen, omnees of anger and marked ite pond.

e

What quarrelsome Mr. Pando is cray," No wonder she was always giving somebody pisco of her mind."asa la kuna vierges deed y

He—" Miss Wayting, you are a pozale to me. I over foow how to take you, She (shply) "You never tried."

An Independent is in who lores the other party to join our party. A renegade in fnb who leaves our party to join the other An offensive parfinu is a man who belongs to the other parts and sticks to it.

She (st nonceri)--- How wep: not, that Cradle Song beautifu He Yann 1 gram that's what mida, go to sleep. Oatch 1.

NCANG

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STATION

The Egyptians wire great advertiser Pre Isavas over 2,000 years off bave boin Faind Thebes, dowriting runaway Mayze, and offer- ing reward for their capture; and at Pompad oblout advertisesate have been deciphered on

Me. Randimaa's' article' in The Fortwighly view bas exited considerable attention. Mars. Longmans, Green, and Co., pabllibari for Mr. Rider Haggard, gadost whom the chief attack was directed, admit, that Mr. Haggard pla did take the toss of the great cabe In the valley of the subteranean river from Mr. Kaight a

Tokyo

Craise of the Falcon, but he did son arith dua acknowledge though knowing nothing of gheghat the book except from the review of it wherein he gathered his Inspiration, or warr

-Mrs Fenwick Miller wie lately alked by a fishnag derrospondent whether sho really thought that women could, if thez likod, de all, that men osn do. She replied at follows:" Opasking for myself, there is at least one thing that many should serer bare the courago to do.” I have men hara dons Bid; nhw do which I know I

studied medicine, contested elections, written pahtical leaders all He 2 ming but shenga T have never yet in my life worn on my baud a tres at hals which had, ant grown there. I am auve I never, never, chonld have the courage to Temperature

go about with a bald head

Barometer

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HONGKONG EE

Previous !^Qui, dale, j'On data

jat 10 mm2):at 4 pin.

29.96

BANKS AND LA

ULES OF THE HONGKONG

INSURANCES

CHINA FIRE - INSURANCE

* LERNET COMPANY, LIMETED

PA ESTABLIshed 1870.

Hongkong

READING HAR

FOR SALE.

NOW”READT,

HRONICLE IND DIRECTORY

Fow 1990 rd and With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.!! TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL ISTE

polama CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.. [ The business of the above. Bank will be Pap-UP CAPTIAN PREZR14044 7400,000 conducted by Hongko and Shang bat Radieri FORD F 200,000 Baning Corporation, on thels premises in CHAIEK PAYING

759,000 Hongkong Budiness home on week days 104 Boy was PAD 330,000 COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANS, & ta 81 Hatardays, 10th

RISKS opted at CVREENT, RATES OF Roval fre, p.p. 183885.00. 12-6mins low basa, 31, ur more than: 1980 at PREMTANZ

SHALTER KOPTION, Royal Sre p.p.860.83.00. /one_tims will not be receivad," No depositor

JÁS, D. COUGHTRIE, may deposit more than $2,500 in any one year.

Hecretary. Depositors in the Bartage Bank having Hongkong, 18th April, 1890. $100 or more at their credit may at their option

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY 1862 has boon thoroughly revised and benught up

transfer the same to this, Hongkong and Shang-PAGNIA FIED OFFICE to date, and is sain mnoh iuoret la bulk.

hai, Banking: Corporation on fixed depoilt for

12 months at 6 per cent, por sua intorsed, al Undersigned aro, how prepare to GRANTPOLIES of INSURANCEgainst Infarct at the rate of 3 per cent par PIRE st Current Rales IZZATAY, Will, he wlowed, to Deposatoes on their fate daily balinpes

Ench Depositor, will be applied on gente for the Phone Fire Oslo.

DOUGLAS LAPRALK & Co. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887=-*-*- 1

the

UEEN FIRE INSURANCE Undarsigned, Agents for the slova Cam-

COMPANADA DE prepared to ACCEPT EISKS FIRE at Current Rates

ME NORTON & Co

Agents Honghen 16th July, 159737, film Tả

GENERALE LIFE AND FIRE 48SURANCE COMPANY IN

bes: (with « Pur Book, which must be presented with wad, each payment on withdrawal: Depositors most NERA (266) barometer bet fallen in the south mil gradienta aro vory slight durat Kawiming: Cilaney wann hat damp not make any entries themselves in their Per revail without rain.

Books, but should end them to be written up Sat least twice a year, about the beginning of January and beginning of July and

Correspondence sa to the business of the Pay, Bank if marked. Or HONGKONG SAVING BAR Austigens fit forwarded free by the various British Part Offoss la Hongkong and China. Withdrawale may be made on demand, but the personel, affondante of the Deponterer his daly appointed Agent, and the production of bis Pass Book are

For the HOW LONG AND SHANGHAI BAXX POORVADAYANING CORPORATION," "N

G.E. NOBLE,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, Isb Jannery, 1889, ! (25) [11 TIKE HONGKONG LAND· INVESTY

"MENT AND "AGENOT COMPANY,

FUNLIMITED.SK

Hamidite Andy

Direction of sind

Rain

Blædert operi air temperature on the 17th ZER Leweest open air tom posture on the 2748

BAROMETES nefused to in deicroen Kisko, îl van tevoli i

PRATO in the slide in degree Annkalla

From New York emmas the sañouncement. Faroe of wiel........ of an English syndicate viti, a capital of Weatheringő, £5,000,000, for the formation of a secool-hack trust. To meet this an American combin tion is sirendy on foot, and will be defnitely cas anisod, unless the English soheme fails, by the beginning of May. My Appleton, head of the firma of Masts Appleton and Co., will seept the presidency of the latter body, and a site for a ostre building is under consideration. Authors and school proprietors object be both sohomes alike, and Mesars, Harpur Bród, refuse

neer in percentage of saturation, the homidler of rated with mobese being 100% predana 1 mes

DIRECTION on van Wine to two points B-YOUR-OFTEN WELD SCOTULIDg to Beaufort Seats!?! Ö--ŽTASK OF VEZ (Waatsen (1) Vlan nky 3: Widefarbel loader de driving rain a gloomy, MING Hehtalogy a deponaty p. parking" showers), qo,nghelyi tala; saune, k thunder ; v. Cilibilny w dow (wt)

al oo-oportion in either trust. W DOBEECK.

Hongkong Observatory, 29th April, 1890,

NOTICES OF FIRMS

NOTICE

sess. Bisher & Co., Canten "R. KENNETH DOUGLAS ADAMS has joined our Firm from this dain and to authorised to sign the name IE DE FUT

Sungulls are not infrequently observed as far up the river as Woolwich, and one has been demond & soon quite recently at Twickenhaar; but the ap

Writing from Banaras an Indian corentpon- poarases of a hawk in the heart of the City is dent saysInvitations were recently ined to rather a new departure in bird enterpris. Pre all floors and other Europeat and native re bably the hawk in question was of an exploring midents to winced a festival kunwn as "Agni tara of mind, a sort of norial Calambie, who Kand," which literally mosna walking over a wished to see what the metropolis really resem peol of fire, at the residence of the Rani of bled; or perhaps he desired to join the board of Book The invitations were largely responded son's wining company. Arrived at the church. yard of St. Nicholas, in Nicholas Lane, he to, td all the European spectator swooped down on an unoffending sparrow and pool of living dosis. The place where the fire

tonished at seeing the natives walking over killed it without offering a word of explanation was placed was about 20ft. long, it wide, and Here are suite, extracta from a Adoret colize: 256-dap-Alone and of this was situated the tion of schoolboys' blunders which appeaza in an god of fres, made of kneaded four, and the educational journal: In the department of xrest god Mahadeo was conveyed round the fire English history it has been affirmed at Mary three times in a grond, palanquin, borne by TYRE Firm of BIRLEY & Co, at this Port Magdalene led the Britons against the Romans by pricate, asidet great einging and dancing has CEASED to exist, and the Goodwill that the Barans compelled John to sign the (something after the fashion of the Indian war and Easines of the same has been handed over pleage at Runnymed that Doomsday Book dance and cng) After the third turn, one of ts and will, henceforth, be conducted by Mosse contained something about the scurry (cap. priests, with a drawn sword, wavered the lead of HERBERT DENT & Co. of Canton and posed to be a dimroonilaction of the worry, che god of free which they sald had the affect Macao that Marshal Juncź was allowed to evaporata", of “cooling the fro." - After the ddest of the

MAY BIRLEY & Co. Portugal; while the brief but pathotic account, god, sewarai natives, young and eli, of different Canton, 15th March, 1899, of the and of Thomas à Beoket is, "They put caste, walked across the fire with, bare foot. Mena him in a hole under the stairs, and he never of them complained, bat reyested their walks. EFUCHING tổ thi ba 0 Lài amount deo smiled again,"

In an Omaha elurah renantly. Sex Jones, the American evangelist, ekouted— Is there a man prosout; who narez apoka a cross word to his wite " The silence was becoming oppressive, Feople looked here and thera Every husband. presext wanted to get up, but did not dare to But the sadness that had possession of Jones's face vanished à moment latter when a round. faced, good-natured man rose from his seat **Thank God exisimod Sam, "there is one man who never spokes cross word to his wife! The good-natured mag-miled bland emilo and sald No sir, I never did. I'm a bachelor. Then he put on his hat and calmly walked ont of the door. lui, am in naka

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

MONDAY, 28TH APRIL EXCHANGE.SE

LORDON-

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank Billa on demand,

Bank Bills, at 30 days sight 473/3) Credits, at 4 months sight Bank Büls, at 4 months sight ........3/31

Documentary Bla; 4 martha'night3/44 ON PARIS-

Bank Bills, on demand wil$12 Crediti, at I menthe right 20 ON GERMANT—

On demand after sight

ON NEW YORK

The Chemist and Druggiat has recently asked its subsatibara throughout the United Kingdom to supply it with estimates of the number of pills consumed in the kingdom daily. The aver age of these estimates, which were reoaived fro

parts of the kingdom, shows that the extra-ON ordinary number of 6,543,961 pilla is computed be the daily consumption. This would give vde mill per week to every man, wors, and child to the kingdom, and a little antoulation shows that taking the average pill to weigh three graine, s year's apply for the Taited Kingdom would weigh not less than 178 tons, or suloient to all 56 ordinary rallway waggons, thas making a train load requiring two powerfal angles to

Bank Bills, on demand, Credit: 60 days' ght BOMBAY

Telegraphie Transfer OR CALOG-5.4 Bank, on domestil

Bank, on demand Telegraphic Traualer ON BRANDBAI-

Bank, st sight

Private 90 days' night

2

SoVERRIGNS, Bank's Buying Kato....6.02.

-- JOINT STOCK SHARES. COMPANY. PAID UYQUOTATIONE.

Hong bien ở bất $125 197, p. et pan. Brown & Co., H. G.. $50 $55

„Now Oriental som vr410, 310343953 China Forno

150 $40

Banks

The grand characteristic of all the arts in In din is the obvious want of power. The bands do their work well, but there is wait of bend, Thero. is no stiance and no emulation. Bob mas fol Jows the occupation which his father followed. and performs the same operation that his father performed performs 14, too, in the same man- China Bugar$100 ner; and thus, though em generation follows Chinese Loan 84 B another, it is the resulation of ons duit wheel, Chinese Lan '94 C. and the appesus is still the as There Chinese Lows 86

hare been imitations of European articles made Cruickshank & Co... fur Europea, but it is denbiful whether dur Dairy Farm Co. ing the last four or five hundred yants the Darsel Bay Trading native intelleet of Judia han contrived a single Fenwick & Co., ds. tool or machine for the effecting of say native Gordon & Co., A. G... purpose.

Mad Raza Metreon Island Cement!.

H. Brick & Cement

In a short time we may expeol to seo in mer, &0. Bakary railway stations and other publia places auto. Hongkong & C. Gan rustic machines which will readily produse in Hongkong Klectric...

type photographs, takon és the spot, for a penny Hongkong Is

Hotels

HERBERT-DENT & Co. - Canton, 14th March, 1890, 1988

·NOTIUM.AZ

R. 10, and owing by, BIRLEY & Co. will be

settled by

KENNETH DOUGLAS ADAMS. Onuton, 15th March, 1990, 19917781

HUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

$5,000,000 PAD UP CAPITAL, NASA, 2,600,000, RESERVE FUNDA -

1,250,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ho J. J. KESWICK, Chairman › Managing

C.P.CHATER Vice-Chairman Directors. LED SING, ENG. DAV

ST. C. MICHAELSEN, ESQ

GENOBLE, BAG POON PONG, E

8 MOBES, Esq.

DE. SASSOON, EQ.

TINKELS

THE HONGKONG LOHANGHAI BANK- PEGANDING CORPORATION.

THE Undersigned having been appointed

Ageata for the above Company, are pro pared to ACCEPT BISKS against FIRE LIFE al Current Batders 2013 REUTER BEÖCKELMANN & Co. Hongkong, Jr. July, 1889.

783 NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

It contain DisonIPTIVE and STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS of, and DIRECTORIES for Ho

JAPAN-

Do. Ladies Directory Naguale Do. Peak Directory Hole (Hyogv). Do. Military Forces. Osaka.

Tokyo...

Tokobama

Nugata

Limbana

British North Borneo, Odonto CHIM

MACAO

Cat

Pakhol.

Hothow,

Hakalate

Whampoa Canton Swatow.

THE PHILIPPTAKE-**

Maria

Amoy

Iloilo.

Talma

BURNED

Tainaufoo

Sarawak.

Kolang

Fonehor

Wenchow

Ningpo

Saigon. Cambodia.

Shanghai.

ANNAM—.

Chinking,

Pamrane, ka TONQUIN

Haiphong.

Hanot

Nandinh, 4o.

SIAM

Bangkok.

Textain

-STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

Paking.

Singapore.

Wei Hai Wei

Port Arthur.

Newahang.

840x1.

Chemulpo.

Fussak...

Wuha Kinklang. Hankow

Thank

Chưng lắng Chufoo. Taku

“As Agoata of the above Company we, 31 prepared to socapt RISKS ist FIRE at Current ratea

BUSAFIL & CO. Hongkong, Zul May, 1889. Svoj 802 | CORRA

NHE INDIAN IMPERIAL MÄRINE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Kapela LIMITED.

The Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Coinbany are prepared to ACCERT MARINE RISKB at Carrent Răţea

GIBB::LIVINGSTON & Co Hongkong, 6th November 1880–138 {THE NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are tot of $10,000, on frat-ong Tika at Out" prepared GRANT INSURANCÉS to the rentrates N

Horny advanced on Mortgage of Land or Properties parassed and solut

Buildings Batates, mausged and all kinds of Agency ges and Commission bedrogs relating

Land, e, conducted. W Fall particulars om be obtained at the Com. pany's Office No. 5, Queen's Road Central,

A. SHULTON HOOPER,

Booretary Victoria Buildings r

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1859

a

THE AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL AND HGFUNGUSTANGHAIBANKI

BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED..

MSZUBSTANZ of the above Company

R. JOHN A. JUPP has been appointed.

JNO. D. HUMPHREYS, Managing Director.

Hongkong. 10th April, 1890.

NOTICE.

1870

TMN ADDITION to our present Businem in this Colony as SHARE& GENERAL BLOKEES, We have Te-day Established our selves as GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.

APCAR BROTHERS. 68, Queen's Eond Control,

Hongkong, 5th April, 1890.

M

LESSONS IN PAINTING..

1821

TR. STANLEY SETON, he has had

many years' experience of Teaching both at Homes and in the East, is prepared to rive LESSONS OIL & WATERCOLOUR PAINTING Torms and Partionlara may be obtained from Meers KELLY WALON, LIMITED.

Hongkong 25th April, 1830.

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

1998

PAID UP CAPITAL

$7,500,000 EESERTE FUND 4630,000

·BE@ERYBEIABIEITTOFPROFEJEZORS 7,509,000”|||

ARCOURT OF DIEKOTORN |AELLA DALEEMILE, Bag, Chairman

J. 8. Koons, E-Dopaty Chairman, T. E-Darla, Eəq

Hon. A. P. Mielwan. W.X-Forbes, Bag?

H. Hoppins, Enga

HaConsole, Esq. Eun. J. J. Keswick

B. O. Michaelsen, Egy

E Posenecker, Esq.

R. Samona, Táj,

"CHINE "MARAGIAI, Hongkong GNDLE, Esq...

Shanghai-Jöns Walzer, Esq. LONDON BANKERB~~LONDON & COUNTY BANK,

|_ HoyaKoNG-INTEREST ALLOWED, On Current Deposit Account at the rate of 3 per otit, per Annum on the daily balance. "On Fixed Deports:—

For Smoniks 3 per Cent per kanam. For months 4 par Cant. per Annum. For 12 months 5 par Cast, par Annum. DOUAL FILES. DISCOUNTED. Crepris granted on approved Securities, and

business transolet

DRAFTS granted on London and the chief

17

DUNN, MELBYE & Co. Hongkong, 16th February, 1889. ATLAS ASSERANCE COMPANY-OF LONDON.

RÉ Undersigned, having been appointed

Aonta for the shove Company, are pre

ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at

Rates

Yuinsan.

WLADIVOSTOCK.

Halanca

-Penang-

MALAY ŠTATES

Joboret

Pebang.

Negri Sembilan. Sungai Ujeug.

Selangor.com

Porak

NAVAL SQUADRONI

British French.

United States.

Japanese.

Chinees Northern.

INTIMATIONS

FOR SALE..

CHAMPAGNE KONOPOLE" —HEIDSEOK & Co—

MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium dry).

Da.. ""HED FOR?

D

DAY D. GOLD FOLL

do

((dry)

(extra dry).

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Bole Agente for Hemmor & Co., Reims, For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, “Let July 1995.

FOR SALE,

[1883

BRACE of well Bred and broken

ENGLISH POINTERS.

For Prina, 40,

Apply to ARE

THE HONGKONG HORSE

REPOSITORY.

(925. Hongkong, 23rd April. 1890.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS. aro respectfully informed that, if upon their arrival in this Barbour, none of the Company's Foremer should be at hand, orders for repairs if. at the HEAD Derice, No. 14, Praye Central, will ressive prompt attention.

In the ovout of complaints being foarď necessary, communication with the Undersigned is roquested, when insurediate steps will be takon to rectify the cause of dimatisfaction."

D. GILLIES. Secretary.

Hongkong, 96th Anered. 1885,

UTLER

PALMER &

WINH & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

133

Co

by

Londen and. Bardasex,

are repressated in

Hongkong, China, and Japan

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

1281

PEAK HOTEL & TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NTOTICE is heroby giron that the Prax

& Joy that, Pray,

(will not on or after the lat day of May, 1890,

|_ SRIPPING=Officers of the Coasting Steamers of be answerable for or pay any Debts or Accounts

P.&O. 8. N. Co. Hiersson & Co. Indo-China & N. Co. H. C.A. M. S. B.Co. Douglas B. S. Co Foottish Oriental 8.8. China Mer. 9. N. Co. Miscellaneous Coast Stra The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containa the names of over NE FIFTERS THOUSAND AND FITE HUNDRED

FORNIONNÉS":"

unless the orders for the supplies-be signed by- the Secretary to the Company for the tiran Co.big-

arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest order, the Initials as well as the surnames: being alphabetical.

The MAPS and PLANE bave been mostly

ro-engraved in a superior style and brought up

to date. They now consist often Cope or SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PEAK FLAGE OF MERCANTILE HOWIES IN CHINA. MAP OF THE FAD HAST,

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGHOT. PLAN ́OW THE CITY, OR VIŮTDRYA. PLAN OF BRITISH KOWLOON. PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA. PLAN OF FOREIGN CONGRESIONS, SHANGHAL-

EDUARD SONELLHABS & Co.,

Agente, Lengkong, 12th Apen, 1890,-

{889 TRANSATLANTIOVIRGINSURANÜR PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

PLAN OF SAIGON...- - PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE. Tows, FERÁDIO.

T

.

COMPANY OF HAMBURG. PLAN OF MANUEL: The Undersigned, having dean appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIBE at Current Bates.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

A gente. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872," THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM

ADAPANY, LIMITSO......

HEAD OFTIOR-Korgrond CAPITAL (BUBSCRIBED), $1,000,000,

WJARD OF DIRECTORS. LUM BIN BANG, Esq.

Among the other contents of the book are An Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Mean of Barome

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall,&a, A full Chronology of remarkable avant since the advent of foreigners to China and Japan. A description of Chinees Festivals, &c., with

the days on which they fail Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, ko. The Postal Guide for 1590. Scoles of Commissions and Charges adapted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong Shanghai Amoy and Newahwang:" Beats of Honjękong Stamp Duties.

BAS HUP, EgYew CHỐNG PENG, Esq. Hongkong Chair, Jinrichsha, and Boat Hire. CHAN LE DROY EQ. Hot CHURE, EMI-

The Company GRANTS POLICIES ou

The APPENDIX consists of

FOUR HUNDEED PAS28

By Order of the Board of Direstora.

3. WHEELEY,

Secretary. Dated April 21st, 1990.

ZETLAND

[$67

LODGE.

No. 525.

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be hold in the FETE.

DAY NEXT, the 1st May, at 8.30 for M MASONS" HAL, Zetland Street, on THURS.

precisely Visiting Brethren are cordially in- Fitsd

Hongkong, 28th April, 1890,"

FOR SALE CHEAP,

**1009

CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR BOILERS, 24-150, indiosted H.P. osob, and- touted fo 150 lbs to the square inch; they are 16 feet long 110-2 in Tabes, weight about & Tons each; by 6 foot in diameter, donbla FORNACER NUŤ

they have been built at H. Ma Naval Yard, by 5 feet 10 inch in diameter. fitted wilk Hongkong. 4 COANISH BOILUms, 16 feet long

T.P. each. 1-10 HP. VERTICAL BOILER, Galeway Tubes each, and are about 60 indicated Etted with brass patent Tabee, and I-8 H.P. VERTICAL ENGINE 1-19 HP. CORNISK

BOILER and HORIZONTAL DEIVING ENGINE. 54 HF · Horizontal - Driving ENGINES. centre, weight about 9 Tons. 1 LATE 19tio Largs extra heavy, loose bed LATHE, 18ivok centre, Blotting, MACHINE, 10in, stroke, I Powerfal Steam Rune: 1 Vertical Borzsa & Horizontal ENGINE, 6 indicatod ẸP, with Steam Cofos Mills and Flant, complete Eatery TooL GRINDERS I Diagonal and 2 Horizontal STEAM WINCHES, cylinders 7im. in (dia by 12ia, stroke. 9 Bexes Tars and Dire

Deck Fores PUPS; 2 Small FIRE ENGINES, mounted on carriagas. 1 Trable unrehase

HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRA very description of Banking and Exchange MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, of closely printed matter, to which reference is variens sizes. 5 Steam Donkey Poupe; ships

payable at any of its Agoanes constantly required by residents and those Contributory Dividends are payable to all having coal or political relations with the Countries ambraced within the scope of the Contributor of Bainess, whether they are OuONICS and DIELOVEY. Shareholders or not.

WOO LIN YUEN, Haw0Secreters.

comutiaruial places Europe, India, Australia,

NOTICE bereby given to Holdone of America, China and Japan,

Shares in the bore Company bearing the following Numbers

424511520, 581/565, 571/580, 611/6207 681/690, 771/786, 781/810, 981/990, 1021/10 1071/1050,

1121/1185, 1186/1190, 1225/1226 and 1529/1290,

DINING. E NOBLE, As Chief Manager,

Hongkong, Sed April, 1896.6|30|

FTTHIS NEW ORIENTAL BANK

MEN CORPORATION, LIMITED

46008pok.prema, nom. $500 of otprem, now. T. 250 12pot.grem non which the SECOND CALL of $50 per Share AUTHORISED CAPITAL £2,000,000,

dze 3ist July, 1989, is still UNPAID, that nalass the safi Call, with Interest at the rate of

$150) $49, mom

$10 $12, no.

**$25 380, nom,

$25, $95,

$50 $40

17.50 -3.25

: $501 $76; valos

A10 1100

$95 $100, ex div.

$100 | 1821, nomai

$50 nom

$125 54p.

ench. Already by ingenious machinery, we may H. & H. Whief 5350 189 supply ourselves with sweetmeats, cigars, and H. Steam Landry. stationery; but a machine has been invented at Hongkong Repe Birmingham by which, when a customer puts H. & W. Dock himself in the proper position for five seconds and drops a penny in the slot is portrait is taken, and in forty mors shoondle it is passed to him in a complète state. This is one of the most wonderful applications of photography vet din covered. At the private exhibition, the machine is old to have given great satisfaction, for though there were a few hitokes they were all

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2, Police Station.

Hongkong, 19tå April, 1890.

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN (MAIL.

1330

The F. M. steamer City of Peking, with the American mail of the 5th inst., left. Yokohama on the 24th, and is dus here on the 30th inst

CASTER, INDIAN MẠIL

The Indo-China starter Wingang, from Calcutta, Iaft Singapore on the 25th April, and is ans here on the 1st May

THE CANADIAN, MAIL.. The C: P. stormer Parthia, with the Canadian mail, leaves Yokohama on the 29th April for Kobe, Shanghai, and Hengkong.

STEAMERS EXPECTED The Shire Line steamer Monmouthshire left Bingapore on the 23rd, and is dus here on the 30th IzaEAR

The C., N. Co steamer Fungan left Six- gapore on the 26th April, and is doo herg on the lat May,

The D. D. R. steamer Oceans, loft "Singapore on the 29th April, nad.ia das here an or about the 3rd May

The F&A. 8. B. O stanmer Kirlie Inft Port Darwin on the 20th April, azil is duð hore on the 5th May.

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A: MAIN WILL DROGE

For Singapore-Fx Daphne, today, the 29th just at 9.30 aangehou toe kan blive

For Bwitowy, Amoy, & and Fooebow Per

Heilun, today, the 20th fush, at 10.30a *** For Tokounois and / Ban Francisco-Per

Belgio, to-day, the 20th lost,, at 0.30 PM.

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Fer Bangkok-Par, Kong Hong, to-day, the Co290.00

155

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For Amey and IudaPar Nansing, Lo-

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Bookbag

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YINGSTON & CO.

Hongkong, 10th November 1888.

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