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Length 22nd Marob.....
The Pines oorrespondout writes :-Nooze who 1.-The Western Siberian Hus The Foreign residents here 'ware vary glad to
(from Mink to the river Obi)... 1,928 miles Barometer BAA gunbeat again at last, and although to an interest in the internal economy of the
2.-The Centre Siberian Ling
∙1,114 mailes - itumidity design the Livet is not a very formidable affair at best, aias Empire can have falled to have observed
Dirvation of wind. ber presos close at hand will serve to reassure the very merged improvement which has been (from river Dul to Irkutak) the more timid amongst wa.
There is no doubt manifested in it of late years, M. Viners-The Baikal fine (from Irkutek
to Mmonoftaky Pleriquomone,
104 miles or
•Westhors Laat we have a very rowdy untive element in our day and M. Von Habbanet bare particularly aidst, had I am credibly informed that the Con distinguished themselves by their activity and Neal. Wo have heard of sanals and irrigation cassion is crowded daily with had bassoters, morks in nurse of construction in the sigh: Besides, it has beạn a matter of frequent.commonl here of late that many of the Chiness regard For borhood of Alory and Herat, andor the anger ignora siya and fro with suything bat intendenes of Sir Colle Scott Mozurief of the friendly eyes, and frequently babes towards the preposed extension of the Tranzosplan Ratiway in e very insolost manter. But whoked locks Tashkend, and of the Vladikarkes hine to the break to boss and I am glad to say that every- Caspian at Potrovag. in order that the grain and solions is estimated to be £36,785,000, ur £7,690 thing here romaine quist at present The working micarale of those rich but andareload districts of the Jannele oleotrio search Bght last night ray be brought, via the new and thriving part par mila: The Bgures include cost of rolling good dicing min f. forts. gloomy, h. hall; LEAVE GEROA... attracted a great number of satiron to the Band, of the Caucasus (Nora Rossioak, on the Block stock, rails, fastening, and platforms, as well as
and we hope they were property impressed by the sight
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The river ates. Chongon and Bila will dis- centine going alongside the hulk Orissa to discharge freight and passengers, but will anchor above Darlic Hill in future. This will entail Jose to their respective owners. The Changes was becoming quite a favourite, being almoet ons of the fastest of her olas on the riren-klereary correspondeat.
KOREAN STONE-FIGHTS,
Ses), to western marketa.
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669 mise
The Teams Eskal line (from Kwessellaky Pier to Srjatisk...
The Arjotinsk-dansky lines... 1,625 milow The Unflaky.Windivostock...
sight open ar papienture on the Maß zuinium @ Lowest upon sa temperature on the t 235 mi dod o degrese falt, et in lommal ing -
2-TEKTONiças in the shade in dagrias Bahrenheit Total 4,875 SHEETS Dmentage of maration, the humidity
with zulatore being 100, 200
The maximum cost in round ancabers of the
pormanent sienotures over the large rivers.
I am faformed that there is no doubt that the But it is not only on the south and south-east line will be command this year, and be steadily that the Easeian Gororument have been expressoded with The money necessary for the panding their energies. They are now gazing undertaking will be raised in Rassis at the rate of thres millions sterling aoanally The Art due want. The project of a Siberian railway has
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bow been before the Rassise Government for section to be built will be the Graffsity. Wladiationspered more effective than all other this years, in which period various plans bara boen per sidered. At one time the most apuatook Hue, for strategical regaon. ¿ proved plan was that of a combined system of waterway and railway. It was proposed to atabliali a system of steam communication sa the grand Hvers of Western and Eastern Siberia, and only to build railways where necas sary to connect these systems. The rente eng gested was as follows, namely:-From KazAD A correspondent of the Japan Wait writes to Term by the river Kamis (597_miles), from from Shal:-16 is probable that in all countries: Paris to Tamen by the existing Ural Eailway there is a certain rotation of gases, one style qi) (512 miles), from Tume to Tomsk by the simsement raseeeding another in the same order rivers Toon, Tobi, Irtish, Obi, and Tom (1,856 your after year. But there are few countriesmiles), from Tomsk to Irkutsk by a line to be where is transition is fized at a certain date, qa, built (1,934 miles), from Trkutsk to Mwenoffsky is the case in Korea. The firet 1fteen slays of Flor by steamer cvor Luke Baikui (109 miles), the your are taken up with the Bying di kiles, from woonfaky Pier to Bristinak on the river It must not be acial boys only foug, and Amoor by a line to be built (699 miles), from widdle aged men engage in it as well, and it is Brjetinsk to Graffeky on the river Usauri, by not at somsaly form of smussment as carried on the Amor and Ussari rivera (1,525 miles), and in the peninsula. Immense mus of money are from Graffaly to Wladivostook by a live to be wasted in a dingis season. Thas imot infre-built (255 wilow). anently lappena that a man runs trengh the whole of his patrimony in two or three weeks They reason in that kite flying in Koron is really kito fighting, the adjest bolng to get your ite string afoul of another man's string and then to soa which will part the sooner. The kites cost practicily thing, but string is very ex peum for it must combine strength and lightness. The bat string is made of silk, and one skin
Thus, by this route, the distance from Kazan to Tladivostook would be 6,549 miles, of which 1,078 ustles wall be traversed by water, and the remainder, 2,470 miles, by rail, of which 1,958 miler would have to be built. The east of con- struction of these 1.978 railes, togother with the cost of rolling on, riure, &, is climated roaghly as follows, namely
1.04 milos, From Tomek, abort. £7,000,000
660 miles, from woosoleky
Piar to Briatisk, about...... 6,500,000 255 miles, from Gray to
Wladivostock, about 2,700,000
1,038 milos.
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Totul.....£18,200,000
The chief marit of this plan is its cheaprays.
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nf it, or emoag to fly a kita, costs from seventy- five cents to a dollar. It is not wocommon to y all boys gifoding up 'broken pieces of glass, mixing it with paste and patting it or Their lite strings, so as more sasily to say off the enemy's strings. Dal if I were to tell of some of the exciting kits fights that have taken place hers this winter I should bare no ream or about £8,380 per mile. The cost of steam Left to describle the still more interesting store communication on the rivere in estimated at fights, or, as the Koreans call them yok.about $7,300,000. The total cost of the combined On the fifteenth of the drab month we see the waterway and railway system would theraforo be last of the kites for the season, excepting those about £9,500,000, that fastoon the trees and telegraph wires, these hiter being the kite flyer's greatest arer It suffere, however, under many disadvantages: sion and rock of offence. The kites all brizg The chef of them is the limited period in the put away on the fiteenth, the stone fight begin year-tour and a half months only during the very next day. The smaller ones take place which the water system is available. This would. in the streets of the city, but only between barely give time for a consignment of goods to sewall boys In the castar part of the city he conveyed from Moscow to Wadhwosiook and there are large open spaces that have not yataratas consignment brough back to Moscow bean built upon, and here coeur the more serions in the same year. The carriage of goods between and internating fights One section of the oly Mosons and Walimistook it estimated to takery Farm Co. is pitted against another, but any one can take at last seventy-dro days, that of passengers a hand on either side at pleasure. There are no thirty-soren days. The cost of the carriage of recognized leaders, but on either side the moss goods between Moseaw and Wiadi rostock woakl of fighters readily follows the load of any one, be about 31a. per t who shows himself to be a little more reckless The water system of Eastern Siberia, gansist than the rest, So you may imagine two mobs, log of the Amoor and its tributarise, the holka, consisting of Afty, seventy, or & handed me and Ussuri, coverau distance of 2.418los, and Bach, drawn up against och utler with anisat present the principal means of communics internal of perhaps fifty yards between them. tion hatween Central and Eastern Siberia. It There is an incessat ahowers of stones, and is already navigated by 42 steamers, 15 of which each man's business is to hit as many men as he belong to the Amoor Slaamship Company, and can, and especially to dodge all the stones di- the remainder to privato individuals. In the reated at him. But the fighting is not done winter all somaquication cases, wing to the with stones alone. From ten to twenty men on ice from the woes northern branches of the each side na armed with stout clabs and wear river blocking up the main obaanel. Chick wadded helmete. These form the skirmish- ing line. They enlly out from theic rospective aids and Exfing to aid sareer, strike ont vi sionaly at sash other's heads, och man holding ap bis cloak with his left hand as a sbiold to ward off the blows of his advermry. Thras This new proposal is, I learn, ambodied in sallies are accompanied by a partial cassation of report which has been drawn up by the Commie hostilities on the part of the stone throwers sion of Engineers to which I have referred, and While they wataob the outcome of the club is now before the Ministers. It will, I wreder fight of their champions. After the olub stand, be rabmittal for approval to the Imperial fight has lasted about thirty seconds, one Cocovil some time during the present month. side ve the other begīna të ire ground. As to the nature of this sport the greatest which is
the Tackera egresy is being malutalued. No information the signal for of the apoccesful club men to set up a wild about it is to the gleaned from the Pross, and about and rush down came to follow up the evou high officials in the Government are ignor advantage gained. Almost invariably the ctherant of its contente. I lave, Lowever, made cer side breaks and runs, and sometimes they are tain inquirius, and I am in s position to furnish ru doan into their houses, but generally some many interesting detalls, taken from the reports zene ir two of the pursuing party pass too close-of Government engineers, se to the provable ly-upon the fugitives. Then the latter aaddonly route, vast, and revenue of this enormous line, form and deal a few staggering Now, which sud, its emmercial and strategical importanco. chock the pursuers and in a second, more thei Three projects are at present an foot for con- tables are turned and those who a moment ago strasting the portion of the railway west of wers flushed with vistory are nowis fall Light, Nishni-Godinek, a small town situated 322 ailes kafom their setion, who are rendered doubly to the west of Irkutsk, the capits) of Eastern furious by reason of their lats bymillation. Biberia. And so the battle goes back and forth across the beide, while the neighbouring embankroute are crowded with spectatore, who about for Whidbevor mids seems to be getting the botter of the fight. They like to be on the winning sida, and never bas it been my lot to bear with Mabni-Oodinisk. The western station Frum any spectator a word of encouragement would be 832 miles long, the eastern 1.630. The for the weaker side. They evidently be latter portion would be divided into sealiour love in the wisdom of the proverb nothings from Tumen to the river Tom 311 miles, and Watson & Co., AB..
The manifest drawbacks of this syntors of combined waterway and railway communication have brought about the abandonment of the chemo in farmte of a much more ambitions pro- pomal
According to the first plan it is proposed to utilise the existing feviated Ural Railway be
wen Parm and Tumon. the longth of which is 12 Silos, by counting its western sxtremity with Nishat Norgered and its esstera extremity
Euced like so." It would be difficult from the river Tom to Nishni-Godias 769 miles
to make an estimate of how many people stand! This piss, therefore, would necessitats the con- and watch the fights. I remember one that took place in the dry bed of a stromy. There straction of 2,943 miles of railwer botwaon yeze artifcial embankments en either side, and Aishdi-Novgorod and Niabri-Oodinf; but the thau amarkments were covered for a distance total length of this line, including the existing
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The sound plan is to appresob Nishui Oodinek This year's New Halm 2190
of two hundred yards with solid phalanxes of Ural line, would be 2.850 miles,
men row upon row from twelve to fifteen deep
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Allow'co. 4 to 5 ost'es. Stacks to 3 And when the battle was stating and the sight by a line from Omalurg, the torminna of the Last year's New Malwa 8500
my so up to 3 of victory on either side raised the marlist Samara Orouburg Railway, passing through the Old (3 years) Malwa... $510 spirit of this cases of spectators, the thundering Kleghi Stappes and the districts of Akmolensk, Old (4 years) Malea... $520 abeers which rose is from a xing thrant wore Samipotinsk, Alask, and Mincosenek.. The Older Malan 8501 to 5
Pajna (New). $475 to $40 per picul sousthing to remember. Probably nothing is length of this line would be 2,354 miles.
..... $485 more inspiriting than such a cheer from so many The third plan is to start the line from Minsk, Patna (01) ......
$480 thomasuds of lungs. The affect upon the nota mining town on the eastern side of the Urals BoarNow)
Benares (Old)
$4531 -batante is something marvellous. Ther abarge to which the Samara-Uofa line, which at present upon each other if in actual battle, and terminaton at Zlatok, on the western side of shor, in ent a few instances considerable the Urals, is about to be extended by a short but bestry, or at least what would be bravary if important line of 20 miles. From Miss to Per American ship Friperial, siled on the exercised in some useful pause. It is worth Nishni Codinsk by the roate proposed as a distance 27th March For New York--7,589 packages while to cite sue two cases which ga. th of only 1820 miles, and the line would pass Are crackers, 2,097 packages tas (unknown), Chelatink, Takslinck, prove that there is opcasionally more than through
Kasask, 1,196 rolla matting, 2,030 balos cassia, 400 horas ordinary eport in this kind of amasoment. Néar Mairionsk, Krasnojutak, and Kausk. From oasis bade, 100 boxes preservas, 60 boxes paper. the river are numerous villages, numbering from disk to Chelabinsk is 6 miles, from Chula 18% bales carpet wool, 28 bates airaw braid, 104 alandrid to five hundred houses each. They binsk to the river Tom 957 miles, from the packages rattan, 40 packages rattan pith, 48 are situated along the bank of the river at i-rivar Tom to Nishal-Ondinsk 769 miles.
package woodware, GOO boxen palm last fans, terrals of half yards, or souəlimes of only a Law | - This last mentioned plan is the one which has 108 packages marchandlas. hundred yards. These villages keep up a con- besa recommended by the Government Railway tinual series of fights among themselves during Commission. The Missk mate passes through: the fighting season, one village being arrayed one of the best papalated districts of Siberia, aud against another. After a few sharp skirmishes through a region celebrated for its highly fertile the forces closed in and rottled down to business. Black soil (Chornes Zoss), from which vast It was evident from the first that there were quantities of grain are already raised, and on same old scores to be settled that day, or at any which countless hards of cattle and pasturage, Baromater 1 F... 20,89 Ther. 12.M. Wat both) or zaia that smusowent was not the only pative, biareorur, the saturs of the country lends itself Barometer &.....2984 Therm. 4r.. (Wet bulb) 65 Mon rarely work in such a fashion for the to the construction of a railway. The cost of Thermom. A.....65 fun of the thing. Before long the Tongsan the line to Nithai-Oodinek, if constructed by Thom. F.M....58 party began to gain ground yell Foat up this route, as in ali probability will be the use, Thermom. 4. 14 that mala tho very earth tremble The enemy is estimated as follows, namely:—
broke and Bed, but Yongsar was right on theirBction from Minsk to Chelabina, lele Away they wont leaping the deep ditahes
66 miles, at £7,500 per pilo
2480,000
Tom, 987 miles. at £5,500 par mile 5,428,500 3Section from efter Tom to N-Dedinak, 769 wollen, at £7,671 per mila......
1,620 mails
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ar falling into them, and scrambling up, the action from Chelabicsk to other side and sway again right through the mereby paddy fields, never mind the shoo there is no time to stop to recover thom. A whole skin is better than a pair of straw shives. On they sweep right up to the outskirts of tha defested party's village. Here they early wil step. Bat nu, right up to the house the pursuers' push, and lay their hands on anything, waed, This is to say, about £6.500 per mils, £1500 per Nagaraid tiles, fence, hedge, anything that is vulserablo! mile las than the estimated cost per mite of the Shanghst A door wrenched off its ingen is a laudable more northern rente. achievement, anything to indicate. "Yongra The rate from Miak to Nishni Oodinek may. Aaping his mark But by this time the whole village therefore, te tasea as definitely fixed upon is up, and the victors know it is time for them to Eari of the letter town there are no alternative by moving back. And they are fortunate if they routes worth considering. The engineers are gut back with whole heads. Such scenos are agreed on the following route-From Nishni- enacted daily during the Season, and exciting Oodinsk to Irkutak by wer of Coolduskin (322 sport it must be. What do broker arms or even miles from Izkutak to Mwasoflaky Pior, by honda signify Youmust have amusement. It lathe southern shore of Lake Baikal (1 miles) "the same grade of things as the Roman Am-from wessoffky Pier, insure or loss north phitheatre or the payish bai! fight, but not so exterly direction, to rjetinsk, on the River Cape S, Jame bratal Man against man in bad enough, but. Shelka (669 miles). The line will then follow Far against brate is cree. The first stone the band of the Amoor on the left bank until Wadivostock ...
Tokio fight of the season which cecurred a few days Khabaroffka is roached, where the river a!...... ago was rather more disastrous thes asnal. I joined by its ribatary, the Ussari. It will langbal reported that six men were killed, but this isbon take a soatherly direction fill it comes Flow probably an exaggeration. At any rate a co to the ocean at Wadiwostock, the fature Amer pany of soldiers was ordered out to stop it; Bavastopol of the Pacifio. From Brjétioni oplagampan which they found some difcally in doing even to this part is a distance of 1,780 aules: Hongkong with fixed hayonets. The long inmitivity of The length of the whole line will be 4786 Victoria Poak.... winter makes men rather too sotive in the first miles, nearly twice as long as the Canadian Facile. Canton lew zonade of the "game.”
A railway of the magnitude will not, of course, Marco bo senstrooted in a day. It is expected to take cibo
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Dr. Corpat, Folgian sanitary oficial, roing, so that the twentieth century will have alla ports the auraalarmzy desih-rsto to be 3.97 per beon entered on before ita completion.
The fine will be constructed in six pripeljal sections, and the longer of theso will be divided.
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QENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN
LONDON.
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REUTER, BRÜCKELYANN & Co. Hongkong. 1st July, 1539.
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANOE
SOCIETT
OF THE UNITED STATES.
RUSSELL & Co., Afeuts.
Hongkong, 15th November, 1890.
THE Spero OF THE STEAMERS
has been made equal to that of the loading lines hitherto kuown in the East, and thĩa boing THE ONLY DIRECT MAIX STEAMER COMMUNICATION between Singapete and the Mediterranean Ports of Europe, not calling at intermediate Asistio Forts. offers EXCEPTIONAL FACILITIES for Pascoagers and Malls
THE PASSENGER AND CAEGU STRÁMERS-
OT TIES KINGSIN LINE a regularly fortnightly on the following Route
OUTWAB-Holarg, Penang, Singaporo, Hongkong, Yokohams, Hiego.
HOMEWARD.-Hiogo, Hongkong. Singapore, Havre, Kamburg.
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Lydia.
Niobe.
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A small dairy in aftached to the premiang,
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NOW ON SAFE
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VESSELS IXPECTED –
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THE AMERICAN-MAIL. The O&O-stoumor Belgia, with the nexi American mail, loaves Yokohan on the Sist Marok, and is due hors on or about the 5th inst.
MERCHANT STEAMERS The Union Line steamer Norikera Ieft Sin fapere on the 29th March and is dus here cu
the 3rd insti
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in
The O. 5. S. Co 'a aleamer Achilles left gapore on the afternoon of the 91st utt., and is 208 here vu the morning of the 7th inst
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The Postal Guide for 1891. revned to date will be found in the Chronicle d Directory p. XXVI. This is the only authorised complate Summary of Postal inforontion published in Hongkong. P
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CARGO
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Agente in Singapors,
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SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 14th February, 1801. 411.
CEMENT ORTLAND
TRANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for tan abgro Company, ars prepared to
ACCEPT EISKS against FILE & Current Po
Bates...
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agenta.
18.
Doaghong, 16th, November, 1872.
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
TH
HEAD OFFICE--HONGKONG "CAPITAL(Surscribed), $1,000,000,
BUARD OF DIRECTORS. LUN SIN BANG, Esq.
BAR HUF, Esq. Yow Свона Реха, Иву CHAN DI CHOY Eay Hor Cause, Ex
laza Again, despite all the gram mara and
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet will be despatchest on THURSDAY, the 2nd
China
her elementary works as yet published, the inst, with Mails for Japan, Sau Frazeisen, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Pern, dont of his diffionit language absolutely re quires oxazaplon to display the various app-o. which will be closed as follows:- cations and equivalents of different words which15 P., Registry consos.
have one general meaning. Of thene oxamples this work contains more than five times ne many as any other Dictionary, hitherto, pab Ushed.
For practiest pares the arrangement of the work is so complets, that's roterenca to ite pages snubles a person who understands English
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anderstand zothing but Chinese. In thisrapent alleged losses of such letters. ¡ľangkano, 17th April. 1993.
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[161ly. Hongkong, 10th January, 1890.
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BILLIARDS.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES OR MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable as any“uita Agymbing -
Contributory lands are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they are. Shareholders or not,
WOO LIN YUEN,
Boaretary..
HEAD OFFICE, --Fo. 2. Queen's Road Wust,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881.
The CHINA
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED ETARLASUND 1970.
Head Ofrica-Hongkong,
CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS:
(2665
ROUTER GUILLET & CIE
COGNAC, FRANCE,
PAID-UP CAPITAL.
18400,000
HessRTE FOND
70G,KIO
ČLAIMS PAID........
759,000
BONUSES PAID...
430,000
RISKS scepted at CURRENT RATES OF PEEMIA
For Ten Tears the Largest Bhipwr of Bulk BRANDY.
JAS B. COUGHTRIZ,
Beretary,
Hongkong. 18th April, 1990,
1836
NOTICE.
UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY
All Communications direct or te LONDON BRANCH,
ROUYER-QUILLET.&.CO.
The Undersigned, Agents for the abo70 Com- 69, MARK LANE, LONDON, F.C. |1890 many, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
Agents,
NORTON & Co.
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Hongkong 16th July. 1887.
TORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANT.
N
11078
An Agents of the above Company we are prepared to accept RISKB against FIRE at Current rates,
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, End May, 1989. THE TOKIO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TOKYO. STESCRIBED CAPITAL, $1,200,000, WE. Undoraigned having been appointed AGENTÀ, A prepared to accept First Claix HULL RISKS at Current Ratea.
Hongkong, lat April, 1891.
420. R. STEVENS & Co.
18:00 Hongkong, 1st April, 1881.
CHEONG & Co.
General Dealers in FURNITURE, ELECTRO-PLATE GLASS and QROCK EEY WARE, CUTLERY, CARPETS, LAMPS, &c., o UNDERTAKE FURNISH HOUSES at the shortest motta
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AND CUT ToakCCOK.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
THE GAME OF BILLIARDS Has long sinca established itself in
popular favour as the CHIEF OF INDOOR PASTIMES. It is played by all Nations, all Classes, and both Sexes, but to be thoroughly enjoyable, it should be played an
PERFECT TABLE.
C. LAZARUS & Co's STANDARD INDIAN TABLE, Made throughout in Calquera of thoroughly SEASONED SOran Woon and fitted with ExTRA LOW SUBSTANTIAL CUSHIONS. on the
COMBINATION EXPRESS PRINCIPLE. Fally meet this desideratain, and is as nearly parfiot as it is possible to make a Billiard Table,
Tho Standard Indian Billised Talde, with Extra Low Combination Express Cushions, can be procured only trou
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Always on hand
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The Post Office declines all responsibility for Faregistared Letters containing Bank Nates. Coin, ur Jewellery, and, whore Registration has bun neglected, will make ro enquiries into alleged loss of such letters.
"
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elt werden.
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2595
P
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THE IMPROVED NATURAL DISINFECTANT.
FRAGRANT SHELLING AND NON-POISONOUS. AND PINEOTAS DISINFECTING POWDER,
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BEST AFRICAN IVORY BILLIARD BALIN. Superfine Billiard Cloth, Cue Tips, Chalks
Cenzenty and Every EquiSITE FOR THE BILLIARD Boom,'": Priced list forwarded in application.
£3,000,000
074-
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Gold Medal i Paris, 1889.
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STOCES OF EVERY DESCRIP-Bouquets
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JUST PITBLISHED,
SIXTY YEARS
CALENDAR
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From 16 Jasonry, 1831 to 31st December 1893, being from the let year of the 75th
Cycle to the 30th year of the 75th Cycle.
In largøde. Bots, for use in the bell, washing
infected linoa, &
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25$1
HAMILTON & Co., LD. WANDSWORTH, LONDON, S.W. OWLANDSKALYDOR
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somplications which might arise in time of war... THE
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OT, RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBT). eulstad not mly in the Island but throughout N the British Empire.
Neither the CAPTAINE, the AGENTS, nor the It includes a complete list of all the Coffes. Coconut, Chinamon, Tea, Sugar, and Cinchons OwKERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any The Steamers of the Compania Trastlantics plantations in the Island, with full particulars. DEBT contracted by the Offloors or the Crea me of of the following Vassole during their stay iz
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REGELE tartod fealths from Barcelona to Manila and vice versa will
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