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mour 25 (030) notical milos. She might storni mulwertà without reonnlag to any xiens Tin pritostira deck fone robes th thioknese, will rest any except heavy guns, and the sho eaù avoid. Her battery, one 8-inch, two 6-inch, and 14-inch guns, is mimoiently powerful to sink way of the fort Atlaute livers that in war world be armed for self-protection. The battery is this ship, however, is scified to speed and on endapanoo, for ber nission is to raw and not to fight, as the Bocretary anys. Sho would not ngage à man-of-war anilor any circumstatics, but limit her efforts entirely to the destruction of an emy's commerce. Bix stol ships, he says, would swoop any antica's vammeres from the sens, ad now profsetod. A duplicate of "No 12 was sold at the late Session, but the building of the ship is not rot antered by the topartnight,

OLLA PODRIDA,

Tim offices of the London Figaro, Tavistock Seime. Wellington Stroot Steaed, were on Saturday sight the 4th April the scene of t alarming fire. Mr. Charles Harris, brother of Mr. augustus Harris, was the first to notes the ghrs of the fuos inside, and gave the alarm. Several ongines arrival almost immediately, and Cler Bee was subdued, but not until it had spread to the first floor cocupied by the Press and Ex change Company and be English Churchman, AFRICA Apraad that some cue was asleep jethe bilding, but on careful soarch this proved net to be the nasa

Not a bad plo. Bring me son

Bank

JOINT STOCK COMPANI

Hongkong & S'hei. Do, New Issus..... Do, Old Can Naw.

China, Japau, &c... Do., Fcundursda Browa & Co, H. G. Nav Oriental tr Campbell, Moore&Co. China Bot China Sagas

THE DAILY PERSE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13mm, 1801.

SHARES.

PAID UP QUOTATIONE.

$125 188 $125 166

Chinese Loan, 81 C. Chase 86 ET Cruickshank & Co.....

Hotela

Austin Arm

longkong Hotel... Peak Hotel!!! Insurance

Shameonies

Canton... China Fim

: China Traders' Hongkong Fire North China Singapã...... Atrails Fire cimien Stmits Marina....... Union.com! Enkak Floating....... Yanylozo......| and & Building

and Investin't Kowloon Land Ing. Peak Sunding Hamphreys Extrto Luzon Sugat

West Point Buildg. Mining-

Despatches received in New York from Port Dairy Farm Co...... of Spain, Trinidad, stale that are tins ago Mr. Fizick & Co., Geo.. Kautmauu, amine owner in the gold-fields of Gordon & Co., A. G.... The New Yorkan-red-cruiser Bit Gan, discerored a diamond-me free Ishod Coment auother type, was begun at yr at Philadel which he callestel 638 stones. He sunt them to. Brick & Cament. phis, the aim being to prodasa rosset in which an apart in Loudon for analysis, and has just H. & C. Bakery.... spond, opal capacity, armour, and armament ara

receted news to the ofnot that out of the native Hongkong & Gas judiciously-aragod. She will moto 13.000 nmber only fire stones are of no value, the re- Hongkong Electric... nautical miles nithurat rescaling, nud pan ataang bilag genuine diamonds of pace Hongkong Tos..

Y. H. L..TraĦUYɛ. nt a speed of 30 knots. Six 8-isok and 12+inah British Goiano, in a recent speech at the I. Steam Laundry... water, Lord Garmanston, the Governor of K. Whart & 0. gaur make theirmament, & baltary-usèqualled by any ship of the cra sor type Sha will have one of the glatira, referred to be Longkong Rape..... inch armour na the eiles aut 10-inch on the diamonds as opening up a new and unrivalled I. & W. Book........ tarrots and barbettes She chest AL. lang, source of prosperity for the colony. 66ft, cura, sa 3.150 tonnage. The three types of hips abort described believed by the the Gaullewoman on the late Mr. P. I. Barnum, Mrs. Genggo Augustas Sala, in an article in Secretary to be the best of the kind in exist tells how the great showman administered a onde, and it is to be hoped his ancipitions will quiet rebuke to the stingizes of the American he realized by the mess of their practical per- r. Staubont Comicy who were in the formatice,

These ships, their gan and armor, are of supper, ofs erening, on board one of these habit of starving their passengers. At Americae pendustion. Two great steel establishecusomionl crafts, Barnum asked for a steak; and ments made the agmeur-plates-the Bethlehem go nitar braagt habit of something, -Jon Company in the Lehigh Eirer, near its whist Bardan himself said out liked the conßuence with the Delaware; aut Carnagio, sable attendent's own car fried. That what Phipps, and Co, in Western Ponasel varies." quoth the client showman, glancing and they have antracte axeding $7.030,000 at the critor, and eyeing the diminutive scrap) The Bethlehem Company alse wikes tubes for of meat. the heavy gaus, which argent in the Washington of t." Navy Yard when the Gororunent linsu pe plant for consenting the gun. It has taken arreral yours to create the plot nogany for this work, and during that time there has been areated at Bathbhem one of the most expensive plants in the world. The departout expects to get 1,000 tons of arror-plates delivered month ly under these dontracts during the coming Amer. The Eothlakem Cemanay has built he largest hamnge in the world, 125 tons for forging the plates. The Caronisk expect to comperse the plates bry rollens pair working hofizontally, and the other werthally. The tour is to bother all stes or nickel steet, this dopart ment sy dotermine after tests that are now contemplated. A gal nonflict is said to be tm. pending for the um of the nickel sigul, with the Earpena eyudita ocotrolling the patents, n

The London correspondent of the Birminghem. rugult helug cased but this will unt delay Pust writes:- bear that the Admiralty hav manufacture. The United States, it will thus become to an important deation with regard to the aan, in armour, gine, and ships, ace striving to unfadiare at the engines for our ships of wit rial other navies, and are prostading within the Hitherto this work has been generally entrusted country what and very long ng could only be 40, private firms Fut the expedition with obtained in Barpo. The New American which Portsmouth Doctyard erected the engles Navy" now being tomed at enirely of of the Asport-induced the Admiralty to conside Americau manufacture.-Ténici.

the adviability of entraning this work to the pockyanis geocrally. As a result, Portsmouth SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY”

is to manfacture the engines for the Fox, Koriom those for the dated, and Chatham Experimenta in the slocurie Fighting of trains tho for the Foric. It flew contracts are on a German railway have boon mode the uncenerally adopted. The infortangs of this ao satisfactorily excuted, the system will be of a report by Prof. Kohlrausch. He carendeation may be binned from the fact that Messy; -that only the accoumister system is lapted Mandsty's bill for the only commissioned for spoh lighting, the batteries being charged Thunder amounted to nearly £93,000. by means of fixed bugines at various stations, and obanged when approaching exhaustion. He cannot commend the use of power from the Mr. Pele, president m tes National Alliance, A Router telegram from Washington says- loogmativen the carrying of a dyname, au on she th April addressed the citizens of the scount of the Inarense in the couplings of the spoonfully lighted by aconmulatora.

Trains on Swiss railways are being

train.

Ons at the most interesting viators to Ta don during tho coming a will be the Kiug of the Hellenes. His Majesty comes to Exx land as the guest of the Prince of Wales, with whom le ia on the meat friadly terms, and will stay with his Royal Highness at Marlborough How learn that 1 is quite possible that King Georga may shortly take up his residence. paramently in Erklord is tastes are no longer the sovereignty. He is posted of an moris fortes seqind by Stok Brchange speenlations, and, though it is not perhaps gener ally known, in chief of a commercial hou Contion The ruler of the kingdom would, of abdicats.

ares, be the Duke of Barta should the King

Balmoral Gold Charbonnages. Imariz Jeloba

Séla

tounehip Coys.→→

China & Manila... Dongins 8.5. Co... Inds.China S. N.... H., Canton, M......

Waton & Co., A. S..

Steam Lanch

J

...218 paź po huyor

£1,5 1167, sellóza 41480, sellers 210 212 $50 $62 $10 $10, 20m $65 $15, sellers $100 † 3192, soilers $800 jar. Inyora 200 Tis. 277+ $60 $40, Rom. 210 | f10, uon $2913

$25 $10, non, $30 $19

$8.50 $15, nom.

530, 376, nom.. 210 $120

3845-

$100 970, Bellera

$25! 190

55982, sollers $50; nom.

$50-$124, buyers

1227 p. ut. pm sailers

$50 $12, noin.

$50 $86, nem.

$60 $10, seiloes

16 | $10, num.

$50 | 8110, mollóns -

$20 $82, bugera

$25 $64, sollers $50 | $81 2001, 260 -- 520 i 18, buzor $20 $15 $20 215

$26 $96 $100 $83. na.

550 530, hellers

$50 $86, hydra

$17

13 BULL. $100 $207, non

$40 $90 sipe $42, poM... 1058, eller

$130.683425

$0.31 $10, Balér

$5 $2,

~$10 |$1, seifetz 178.9 $8 eta,

$5 $2, sellera

$3 $1.20, sellers

$50 $130, saliers 850 $48

410271 p. ct dia, vellers 820$30, nom. $I$21

E. & S. COXON,

Share Brokers.

·OPIUM.

Por Proat.

Allow ca.

4 to 5 ontus.

1 to 34

15 to 3%

to 3

S. to 5

This year's New Malwa 3450 Last year's Now Matura $510 Old (3 years) alwa... 8510 Old (4 years) Kalwa... 3530 Older Malwa Patna (Old)

$540- Patna (Now). $4014 per picul..

paros (New! Benares (Old)

...... $485.

$150

EXPORT CA.KGO. lay-For London-103.026 lbs. congau, 310. Per stoamship Greater, sailed on the 8th Alliance in this city. n said that they were boxes unknown quality, 6 ones fans, 30 case in les midst of the mightiest enoil, industrial,china ware, 11 cases blackwood ware. 15 DA and en is revelation She would had ever seen. ither of pearl shilly, 7 caso sky, 7 cens dgars the gut evil of the tims was under-nasump. 100 molla mate, 215 packages cans, 142 bags tin ton, tot over-prod zotion; and this Mr. Polk ve ore 10 bales hemp, and 18 cases sundries. the Giver mant. The grast rause of the in For New York 15 balss twize. clared is the fault of the financial system af For Loudes and Hamburg-10 cases bristles.

The deration of telegraphic curtenis has be calculated in Germany, with the results. ordinary Morse werking, the signalling current lasts 125 mond; ant with the Hughes appartist-on mes mate a dently resolved to ture enly frors to tacond. With the eye thoir hacianpon the stand to ranke one mighty multiplex apparatas, however, carreals may affort in qua the Govermont from impedin have a duration of as little as Anoon, April Fu the coming contest between expital and with the Delaney multiplex, of 032 sesend; Ixbour. The slogan of the Alliance, concluded while the Wheatstone automatic, when trans Polk, would be floandal reform. Mr. Call mitting 600 words per minuts, sends out $3,600 santor for Florida, has led a cirealar declar oneroate ofers winite, each having, thoreloreng himuelf an advocate of the principles of the a duration of Outco

Alliano.

A Franol-society-has been trying electric motore for elevating and depressing beavy, parten sig har incident which warraf in that

A correspondant at Siera Leone, Africa, c aud for moving them, ità directiva, using a saparato motor for each of the two operations. Afternom, one of the baits which were mone harbour on Sunday the 22 Fabrgy. In the considerable saving of time is exted. Three off the public maarf was santo and oily start war cansela for Chill now being built in Foff my friver as 12b ng carried ag tha ti de are to be fitted will soon motors, to be driven some peons who witsasad the affair pursued from the electric Hight siruit.

the rays and on getting op to it found that

Rabbits have been known by M. G. Colin to live in parfest boalth for two months in apa micas erd la a old ef I dag, abora to 15 deg law zo. Shoop and phe also survive severe woulier, but horses and dogs are kited by it.

THE WRATHEN,

Mesana. FALCONER à Cola Raeuries, Mar JZTİY Bear 1 P... Thoca 1 r.v. (a bab) i Barometer A.....27. Therm. 9.x. (Wab bajb) TG

Turin. 1 .....95 Barometer & P... 2077 Therm. 4. (Wotbalb) 20 Therava 9.8 Theen. Maximum SG

The Minimum fover

18-

Twao.. 4 T.H...Geight)

METROROLOGICAL RECISTER. liπ MAY, AP.M.

STATION.

the heat was being drawn along by a monster Walrostock fish kudu loonfly as grapple. This is Tokio tally a Liga olopas, and for some little time z the occrpa's of the parsning bost were afraid Fouhon

Stough to board the other craft. Finally it was captured Aman and Lood back to Susan'a Bay. It sooms that Aging

A Brouch aerousut has been constructing unit is a usual oireuatios for this description Swatow.....

nic ship of 3,000 garda'capacity: to be propelled, of fish to visit the Sierrs Icons harbons, and it by a motor made from aluminum,

Victoria Postc

...

is not the firef ting that they have made off with Canton .........

Senccely anything in the range of American some of the fish are of immense size the body obow

Due of the bonts moored thero. It is said that assant... antigailies, according to a paper by Dr. Eve-alone saring from 8 feet to 13 feet diameter, Haiphong

Belluno

The Daily Graphics-Occasional die Cape 8, Jamos

autumn H

TO BE LET

TOLET.

FROM 15TH MAY.

RE GROUND FLOOR of No. 10, Phari Barr, hitherto acompied by the German Connaleda.

Apply to

Bangkong, 13th May, 1891.

MEYER & Co. ↑

1117

FROM THE 1ST JULY,

POLET

ROOMS po e Tepes Floor of the

(not the

TO LET

TO LET UNFURNISHED. 70.6, SEYMOUR TERRACE, CORNER Hause, spada derneath the house for Curry, Wine, do Moderate Rest for six

Apply st HänRA Hongkong, 30th Aprà. 1991.

TO LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

LARGE, DRY, and SPACIOUS GO-

A. J. BOOTIL

FICE COMELNY'S PRIMESTE ICE-HOUSE A DOWN, PRAVA MANE, WANCHAL

LAND.

•

ALSO NOW VACAÑO.

S LARGE OFFICES on the First Floor, and I GODOWN on the Ground Floor:

Apply to the Manager at the Depot, or to JARDINE MATHESON & Co General Managers.

Hongkong, 1st May, 1891.

TO LET,

L'OBSESSION FROM 15TH MAR,

(1094

OUR ROOMS on the FIRST FLOOR of QUEEN'S ROAD CABAL, No. 10, ninable for os, at pressit in the occupation of the Mini Bassari Kaishia.

Apply to

SANDER & Co

Hongkong. 28th April, 1891,

TO BE LET SHORTLY.

11064

AN eresedingly comfortable and cool Fix-

Apply to

-The Boorotary, HUMPHREYS STARK AND

FINANDE COMFANT, LIMITED. Hongkong. 11th April, 1691.

(1805

TO LET.

NO.9, SEYMOUR TERRACE

FOR SALE

FOR SALE, TWO STEAM LAUNCHES miód " PEI WAN and "FEL-SHUNctively. and STEAM ENGINES in sanction (ker with.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE INDIAN BATI

The steamer Japan, with the Indian rail, tof Singapors on the 5th and is due on the 12th fuct.

THE AMERICAN MAJT The P. M. amor City of Rio de Janeiro, on the lath jost. left Yokebana at noon on the 7th and is due

Feiwar-length 79ft. Bin.; boam 13ft. Sin.: depth Eft, Dio.

Fshun-length 6ité Sin; beau 11ft, sina mail of the 25th April: In Yakchama to.

The O. & Ostiamer Gaelic, with the Amori. "

[1085

depth 5. is..

Apply to

N. MODY & Co. Hoopkcog, 9th May, 1801. KOWLOON-KIMBERLEY VILLAB.

----

TO LET.

nwo BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED HOUSES ORATORY. Rent icdernts..

WEST END TERRACE (CAINE ROAD) Two FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES, ..

Apply to

SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong, 9th May, 1 1891.

TO INT.

IN THE HILL DISTRICT.

MYRTZE BANK.

11165

ETACHED BUNGALOW situated on

For farther, puticulars apply to HING LEE Hoy Kuz, Tong MAN STREET.

HỌC TIẾNG Co. Hongkong, 5th May, 1891.

.

JULES

FOR SALE.

MUMM

day (18th) and is due on the tb inst.

TUR JERMAN MMT

The N. D. L. steamer State l, with the Berlin mail of the 4th ath, loft Singapota at 11338pm. ou the 9th, and is das hot on or abut

the 14th inst.

Co.'s

CHAMPAGNE Qts. 320 & Pts. $21. Dugos Fane DE GENOW & Ca's DORDNAUX CLARETS,

AND

WHITE WINES. CHAU. LEOVI7LE, at $29,pur Caen of 1 doz. CHAU MARGAUX at $29

1

H

& Co.

(24

BAXTER'S "BARLEY BEEE." (Colebrafod 7 years Old. WHISKY,

at $8.25 per Case of 1 dos.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON Hongkong, 10th November, 1998,

FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE CHADSIECE & Co-

Dthe Rigs bear MOUNT KELL MONOFOLE Rav SE (median dry).

moderate.

GOLD FOIL

do.

fexira dryk

CARLOWITZ & Co.;-.

Sole Agents for Hemarck & Co., BEES, For Hongkong, Chine, and Japaa. Hongkong lat. July, 1885..

| 1516

Apply to Hongkong, 7th May, 1891.

TO BE LET. WITH, UMMADIATE POSTYSSION.

Do.

..

Do. "see" RED Foz (des).

N. J. EDE.

DRY

Do

1147

0.

Gas and

Water hid on. Apply to

-F. 8. DE SOUZA,

• 2. Rodnaxela Torrace. Hoeging, 6th May. 1991.

OFFICES & CHAMBERS in CONNAUGHT NOS MOSQUE STREET.

House, Queen's Road Central

OFFICES in VICTORIA BUILDINGS,

No. 4, OLD BAILEY STREIT.

No. 11, SEYMOUR TERRACE

No. 2, FEDDER'S HILL

No. 13, SEYMOUR TERRACE. HOUSE in VerFOOLUN ROD "Nuhk Side"

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1891.

salate.

TO LET.

HOUSE No. 12, ARRUIMNOT LOAD, af present occupied by the, French Con- Apply to

J. A. CE CARVALHO. Hongkong. 13th April 1801..

$29

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY, LIMITED..

TOLET,

KNUTSFORD TEERAOR.

KOWLOON.

TOUSES with 3 Room, molding Bath H

Rooms. Tonnis Courts. Good view and healthy situation. Bent and Tares $32 B month.

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO, LD. Hongkong, 35th March, 1891.

1780

To

FOR SALE,

HAS BIDSTECKS 11185 CHAMPAGNE, 1589 WHITE SHAY

TÒ I ET. WITH IMMEDIATE FOSSESSION,” PFICES above Mears, DovozaS LAPRATE

Co.'s Premises

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTA

NENT & AGENCY Co., Lu,' Hongkong. S1st December, 1890.

TO BE LETOR SOLD,

Du favourable terms with Immediste.

Possession.

TIGHTHOUSES at "MOUNTAIN VIEW,"

Peak District, asar Plunkett's Gap." If wood part of the Parchase mỡnấy can re- mnia on Mortgage.

Apply to

JOHN A. JUPP, ^..

Becretary,

THE AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL

AND BUILDING COMPANY. LD. Hongkong, Bib Oatabar. 1890.

1338

TU LET. TOGETHER OR SUBDIVIDED, FROM 1ST

JUNE NEXT

HOUSE NO. 5. CHARUBBY LANE, with 10 Booms and Bath Rooms. Two separats entrances

Apply to

J. M. Y. FIGUEIREDO. No. 5, Caine Road. Hongkong, 4th May, 1901.

TO BE LET,

ESIRABLE OFFICES & GODOWNS,','

No. 13 Prays Contral. Apply to

STOLTERFOHT & HIRST. Hongkong, 8th October, 1899.

TO LET

LODOWN, 50л, PEATA Fast..

Bert 940. Apply to

LINSTEAD &DAVIS. Hongkong, 9th May, 1891.

File TO LET

WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. !THE FIRST and SECOND FLOORS

No. 18, PRAYA CENTRAL, splendidly suited for ShipPPING OFFICERS, having a com zamuting view over the entire Harbor

Apply to the MANAGER,

146

KTH MAT.

Windlivestock

111288F21521889 1218125|1821

derick Starr in the Proceedings of the New had the logs proportionately long York Academy of Soiances, has a mora wander and fad to more discon than the animal. mounds of Wisconsin. Unlike any dances during requat youre hare appeared to mounds in the Quin and tipsi valleys, these indicate a growing disposition to resort to apiktos Tokia wore not tepalobral. They may va han in various cinses, and specially among the Negoki... Iago guardians perhaps teiksi tomone orking female portion of the community. But, here Shanghai..... tarritorial limits; some may have bran of men as tofore, tha usilence of auch tendency to been Fooober game drives; soms may have ever serred as "batter for passtog oommt rather than for amo-* -** fetish helpers in the hunt. like the pray gods of aleem. judge from a shawment made on the Zuni They are nearly confined bolt of 4th April by a chemist at a coroner's inquiry into Bergkong........

Anping moderate width stretoling through Wisonain the death of a Kansington millinet, however, the Victoria Ponk... and averlapping into iznosols and Tova. prevalence of laedanur drinking in London Chatou Within this area they once by Enadrota. Dr. shuld afford hardly loss one for disquiet than o Laphan pablished a great work they the increasing practies of stuerdrinking among Haiphong mounds in 1835, since which time peone hes pildthe women of freland. Pusibly the-exprice mo so much attention to the ss Ste. Pet, of this tradesman who told the jasy that ora Maula whose articles have lately been issued in brok of bis patrons spent ton shillings wookly in the Cape S. James... fora, Mr. Post has studied the kinds of aniva parcbass linnam, that another was in the represented the most satisfactorily dustfri habit of drinking in hie op at one time two warm, albeds, sat dry, but thunderstorms lu some places. song many specias seermag to be both, onnues of it, and that his castomera habitually

, and deer, er dk; the panther. hear, fox. used large quantities of the baneful dragi wolf, and squirrel; the lizard and toerle; the options. Otherwise, public measure should be

eagla bawl owl, and cranet and fishes. One promptly taken to combat agrave svil

or two man mandara kwa gh most

of theas so called ars bird mis uuda. Sometimes,

tes, eposits anila" are authe

་

24.54

TO LET.

$22.......por ease of 1 dozen grarta.

Provider Can-of-&-donen pintactar a

PAUL DUBOIS & Cas CLARET GRAND VIN LEOVILLE.. $20........ per oase of 1. donen quarta CLARET, CHATHAU LAROSE

$1 per casa of 1 dozăre-quarta, $14., por esse of 2 dozen rints.

PONTET CANET. $9.50.......... par osne of I dozon quarts. PALIER MARGAUX. A A per case of 1 dösen Jiří, per case of 2 dozen pints. LORMONT.

-$7:50 9950

Si per ease of

dozen quaris, JOHN VALKEE & SONS "OLD" "HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $8

per case of 1 dozen batkjes.

ALSO, CUTLER PALMER & CA

WINES AND SPIRITS,

BIBMERGY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884-

15

FOR SALE, CHEAP. CYLINDRICAL TUBULARBOILERS, 150, indicat H.F. each, and tested to 150 lbs.to the square inch; they are 18 febt long

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL Thy E. &A, S. S. Co.'s steamer Meinmir left Port Darwin on the 5th and is dus on the 15th fret.

!

THE CANADIAN MALA

The CP. stemor Empras of Indra luft' Vanoorver for Japan and Hongkong on the morning of the 9th inst.

The P. stormer Empress of Japan luft Port Said on the 4th Aprít, and is due here on. the 23ad inal

AKBCHANY STEAMERS,

The 0. S. S. Co.'s etenmor Polypheme left Singapore of the 6th and is due on the 13th inst. The P. O. extra steamer Teheran left Sim- gepora sa tho afternoon of the 7th and is dus sa tho 16hiest.

To Austro-Hungariar Lloyd's steamer This left Bingapore at 5 pm on the bib and is Ina on ha 1 inst

The Union Ling steamor Suphraten toll Sin- gapore on the Sibh, and isdne horn an or abeint - the 14th just,

The 0.8. 8. Company's storier Luertes left Singapore on the 11th and is due here on the 17th iust.

Tho-stasmer Moray lott Singapore on the 11th and is due here on the 18th st

The P. & D. aleamer Venetia left Bombay a55 pm. on the 4th inst,

FOST-OFFICE NOTICES,

PEAK DELITERY oluses a Post Ofee at 1130 a.. and 3 p.nt, or in Letter Boxes in the Cars-by-12 and 30 'elcok Trama. Letter Boxes at Teak will olevad at 12 39 and 4 p.m.

The Posts Guide for 1991. revised to data will be found in the Chronicle sind Deustory p. XXVI. This is the only authorised complete Staninary of Pustal-information publisked i Bengkong.

A MAY WILL LOBE

For Bangkok-Par Kong Beny, to-day, the 13th inst, ut 5.00 4.3.

For Singape-Por Eletra, today, tho 13th ins81 0.3) ..

For Smughai-Per Glengarry, to-day, the 15th inst., at 11.30 AM.

For Singapore.-Per Propontis, to-day, the 19th just at t

For Amey and Mandy. For Du Juan, to arrow, the 14th inat, ut 3.30

For Maguski, Koba, and Yokobara-Por Veroun, on Friday, the 15th inst, at 5.00 f..

For Sandakan. Tintor, Port Darwin, Tharaday. Island, Cooktowe, Cairna, Townsville, Brisbane Sydacy, and Melbourne-Per Gathrie, on Satur day, the 16th fast, at 3.30 P.M.

City of Rio de Janeiro, on Tuesday, the 19th For Yokoban and San Francisc-Ter

inst., a 0.30 it

MAILS DY THE UNITED STATES PACKET,

by fost in disaster, double FURNACES, AND 116-23 in Tubes, weight abont 8 Tons anch they have bora bailt as H. M's Nara: Yard, The United States Mail Packet City of Rio de Hongkong. 2CouтSA BUYER 16 fost long Janeiro will be despatched on TUESDAY, the by 5 feat 10 inches in diameter, itted with 19th fast, with Mails for Japan, San Francison, Galoway Tubes each, sad are slut 10 in linatedths United States, Canada. Honolula, Peri [1118 H.P. ch. 1-12 HP., CORNISH BOILER and HORIZONTAL DRIVING ENGINE. HP. Horizontal Driving ENGINES 1 Large, extra heavy, lopso bod LATE. 18inch centre.

NO. & LOWER MOSQUE TERRACE. weight shout & l'ons Larnu, 10lis, centre

Apply to

CHAN YAU, No. 1, Lower Mosque Terrace. Hongkong, Sri April, 1991.

+943

TO LET.

TOP FLOOR OF CITY CLUB. (lete Ma Rooms, mitable for Offices or Dwelling Booms; sonin Club, d) Two Largo well lit Moderate Rental.

Apply to

which will be closed as follows:-

30 r... Post Office clogas, but, Corrsupondence 0.15 P., Rogiatry senses.

may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extru Pusinge until the bitae of depart.

T

INSURANCES

A

CILINA

FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED

ESTATLISHED 1970.

HEAD OFFICE.Hongkong..

1 Slotting MacHINE, Win, stroke, I SHAPING MACHI 12a, stroke, 1 Double SHAPING The Post Oas doctines all responsibility for MACHINE, 10in stroke. St bed. 1 Powerful Unregistered Tutors antaising Bank Notes, Steam PUSIP. Vortien Bouer and Hori-Coin, or Jewellary, and, where Kagistration has sontal ENGINE, G indicated H.P. Diagonal and been neglected, will make no enquiries into

Horizontal STEAM WINES, gylinders in. in alleged losses of sach-letters- din by 12in. etroka, 9 Boxes TAPS. and DIES Trious sizes, 8 steam Donkey PUMPE CAPA monatai ou earrings. 22 Sets Worten Patent Deck Foros Pears; 2 Small FIRE ENGINES, BLOCKS and CHAIRS complete to lift from lo 6 Tous, & Pouching BEARS, 9 single nud double purchase crab WINCHrns to lift from 3 to 2 Tons, 10 HYDRAULIC JACKS to it from 1740 to 20 Toos. 1 Large Band Fovor DRIVING WHEEL. with shafting and pulloys. Band PHOTOGRAPHER Power Rian SuLL MAVLINE. 3 and His just added to his COLLECTION Powar Stool FLO MILLS. 2,000 fost #ia DE VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos Water Pirs: nad the complate plant of OF NATIVE TYPES, copies of wbles are obtainable belonged to the Hongkong Stem Laundry Co. Powerful Laundry MACHINERY that formerly in his Stadio orat Mesara. KELLY & WALSH'S.

ITORY MINIATURES of Superior Quality and. of Froellent dad High Finish. PERMANENT ENLARGEMENTS of Peoms. sad VIEWS and €75. Teproductions of the game on Paper, Canvas, or

Opal

CARMICHAEL & Co, LIMITED,

18. Praya Central.

Hongkong, 16th March, 1891

TO LET,

POBSESSION 1ST APRIL, 1891.

ESTROURNE VILLA, NOBIN

Cheap Rental Apply to

[$97

LINSTEAD & DAVIS

· Hongkong, 2nd Mach, 1881.

TO LET, AT THE PEAK, PARTLY FURNISHED).

ĮNOCKNURST" detached Residence B situats upon in se

Seven Minutes' walk from PLANTATION Roir STATION, and from which is obtained a magni. ficent view of tho Harbour and on to so

The Havso contains Drawing Room, Din- ing-Reum, Four Bedroords, Drying, and Beth Enome, to, and has a Teania Ground atlanbod, which will be put ia order at the Landlord's expenss if the House to be taken for a year.

Immediate Possession. For further particulars, apply to

PALMER & TURNER,

Architsote,

No. 5. Qneer's Rest Contrd: [930

Henglong, 18th April, 1891.

.

TO LET

JWNERIATE POSEZION

0.8, UPPER MOSQUE TERRACE.

POSSESSION IT MAY

Corner house No. 5, UPPER MOSQUE TERRACE.

Brameter falleg. Amiguba Tery peptin Weaker

30.50)

NO

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Provions On data jny 4 pm ut 10 10.

On date at 1 p.m.

207 80

20.84

21.78

70

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8.

The Loudon nartyspondait of the Manchester quicker............

sane fois are found out into the ground in alien writes: An extraordinary osio hus Tempastare

st of built above it. These strange casthjas ba noorded by a surgeon. A patient, Humidity

works are sury skillfully done. regn or less in

merous but of large size-incindig a man fent long, a bast 18Utoet long with is auring 320 foot, and a hawk with wings erpund ed 240 feet.

niae now gel forty-five years, when caly seven Direction of wind..

Highest open air temperature on the 11th. Lowest open air leaseature to the Ligh

arumny with their surroundings, not olyars old put an ordinary pinin his month, while Force.

loving to guard it from another child from Weather whom he hul takou it. While he was rasuing and laughing it was drawn into the Jeryus. Sharp pain was felt, which, however, avon passad off and wthing more was thought of the

Symp-

BARRETES reduned to 32 dogtesa Pakr, né ses crel. -Unx in a shade in Angrees Fa

a ja pequena of astution, the humidit OF THE WIND to two points. --FACK OF THE WIND According to Beaufort Setle lightings e. overssh: p. paming days; squally eland d. driedig yw; 1. fogg-gloomy, hall; at moder. Vinilility w dow (el).

W. DOBERCK. Haugkang Obervatory, May 12th, 1891.

The loss to England of the great coal-tar in-pin, the was keeping in good health for dustry, which in its early stages was atletlarly twenty-four year after the soodant. her own, is uttributed to the more thorough and tome of mature pointing to consumption systematic scientine study of the Germans and then French Sir F. Abi slates that Gerzany his with constant cough and haskine of voice, and derdoned. The win. was treatied great works where homical resonech is carried nothing which he tried gave him relief, although on as an elaborats business, and is pursued by he was assured that his disse was not serious men war has acquired unirosity degrass pul

Afiar it,of, violont vougling one day a dark, distinction, ono establishment alous Eaving bord object was expelled, which on examination trical chemists at work ou the particular proved to be the long-lost and forgotten pin. branch of racech in which it is interestul

The surgesh saboquently satisfied himself that of the pia must have remained ombedded in thas There are now 10 dompound motives at larynx ever since the acident-that is, for work or batting, 523 boing in Eaghod, 431 in thirty-eight years. All the symptoms disap Germany, and B in North America.

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An apparatus for nosenring brain effort has teen made by Mr. J. F. Balbi, who inggoste that the arrangement might be made to point out the proper studia for child-or thos vitien can be pursool with the least work aus grestent profit. In the sostre, of a bad-gear of some light beat-conduling material, he pieces b thermo-eldatric pile, which fe connected by wires to a sensitive galvanometer. Ta alighte eat rise in temperature due to rail of bland to the head, is indicated by the walranometer, the foot, of course, increasing with the istor mity of the mental work.

bl

peared as soon as the pin had been expelled, and the man made a good recoverys

-COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TVEWAY. 12TH MAX. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

EXCHANGE,

+

Macninen & Cameron are recommended by PENS YOE PLEASANT WRITING-The Pera

Nowspaper***

wen,

They come on booz and a blessing to Sold by all storekorpors Bawara imitation. The Hokwiok, the Owl, no the Waverlay Pen.

MAONIVEN & CAMERON, Edinburgh, Sootinad

SHIPPING REPORT.

The British steamer Posten, from Swntow 11th May, experienced light S.E. wind and hazy weather to Breaker Point; from thence light Tarlable westerly winds and the weather to port. la Swaton steamer Tisaan.

The above all faro Gas and Water laid ou. Moderate rontala.

Apply to

THE SECRETARK,

City Club Hongkong, Plat March, 1891.

FONG,

INSTANTANEOUSя VIEWS, GROUPS and POR- TRAITS are taken in any state of the weather. and all Permanent Processes, are exegated on Moderate Forms

STUDIO-ICE HOUSE LANE.

PHOTOGRAPHY.

19t

For any farther particulars apply to the Maskinery Godewa, No. 5 Ordes Lake, Wanchai,

No. 2 Police Station Hongkong, Ath November, 1990. -} 140

IRINA & JAPAN, TELEPHONE COM.

PANY, LIMITED.

LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS HONGKONGTELEPHONE EXCHANGE

TO TER

Hongkong & Smag

Hougkus Hotel hai Danking Cu 1.—I'kong Talegraph

(die Tuloptune)

H. YRA boge to arouues to the public 41-Adanson, Rell & c. 56-Hour Electric Ca BREET, WANCHA, has born

that bis STUDIO, No. 8, ARSENAL, Anderson, Caph G. C 96-Atos Mom Renital ENLARGED and entirely, REPTED, LIGHTED, &-Arabald, Karberg Co 10-Anderson, Capt. 0.04 sod DECORATED.

Delios & Co, More Skiltai Artiets have now arrived from

47 Do., E.R., Kingsclets 81.--Hough & Ka Japan, and all stylons of Portraiture to suit any 1--astarielt wire

48. Do., The Byrie tasks can be taken.

lovn Godown Co. 45-Hughes Ezra 36.-Hattorfold & Swire-Haghes. E J.

Central Polios Stallon 3.Lautlio, Dr. J., Posk. 50--Imports & Exports

Ollies 30-Chine Vorneo Co, Saw 21-Jardins, M. & Um,

Milla, Bowrington 29.-Chins Muil D

Specially redhead ratos granted to Mission-15

Taros moderate, aries and Members of the Navy and Array.

A large Steok of maga flent Photos, Views, Je, on hat.

Hongkong, 20th April, 1801.

C

805

4 UPPER MOSQUE TERRACE. Hongkong.

14th April, 1891.

TO BE LET.

DOSE VILLAS WEST, BOSHA and Ro- RB Us Boing, Furnishol, with Tennis

Lawn. From lat MAY cert.

A GODOWN at WEST POINT.

BISNES VILLA," PORTOLUN, THE HOMESTEAD," Mount Kellett -Farnicim

Apply to

SHABP & Co,

Telegraph House, Hongkong, 13th March. 1891. YA'S PEAK BUILDING CO. LLUTED.

TO LET.

NOW READY

THE

71. Chian Sugar Refinery 79-- Jo. Town Oies 1100040-Carlowita & Co.

55,-wis; Dr. Alax. 12-Daily Praca Office S-Dakin Bros. 13-Lodwall,

HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, Ain.

* Fox 1891,

With which is lusorporated THE OHINA DIECTORY. TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL ISSUE), CONFLETE, WITH APPONILE, FANS, Sio, &

Royal 810. p.p. 1,100.85.00,

Kore Godawn 13-Jordan, Dr., Ges. 23-Jordan, Dr. G..

53. Jard, Wm., Bes 17.-Laprik & Co., D.

-Linacead Davis Mackintosh, E., 73.—M(Nat, Marti Mit

jana IN B.A.& C. Tel. Co 3Park Iloapital.

-, N. N. J. 20.--Foat Jotel Co. 4.Foster, F. T. F.

19-P. & 0.8. N. Co. 31ibb, Livingston & Co. 51,-Kar, B. O 44-Goverment House 13. -Russell & Co. 80.Govt. Civil Hospital -Sandford, A..Agent. 76-Gorden & Co., A. G.5-8ailors' Home 14.-G.NonolographCo. 7-Santt, H., Res..

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Hartig, Dr. Wm.

Cantle, Dr. Jan. Courie, Dr. Alex.

Bank Buildings

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Homes Rodyk

Steamship Co. 52.-Sey Bhag 61.-Stevens Co. Geo.R.

6

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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY 77---Ho Tang, Praya- Cl. has been thoroughly revisedend greatly enlargod.-Do-Boubs Szond 57-Winkkam, W. H.

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The Exchange is open day and night.

A. BANDFORD, 1599]

Agent.

It is rearranged on a Now plaa, much more in venient for referencs, and is printed from Now Typs on thiskor paper than last issna.

*

Orders may be sont to Daily Press Office, where it is published, or to any of sha following Agents BONGKONG...Mesara. F. Blackhead & Co. HONGKONG......Mr. W. Broner HongGKONG... The Hongkong Trading Co. HONGKONG......Moura Kelly & Wolsh

NOW READY.

FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS.

CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

PAIN UP CAPITAL SERVE FUND

CLAIMS PAID....... BONUSES PAID........

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748;5:00

461,000 RISKS, accopieil at CURRENT RATES OF PEMIA.

JAS. B. GOUGHTRIE,

Socratary. Hongkong. 15th April, 1991,

#910 THE NONTA GERMAN FIRG INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

THE Undersigned having been appointed THE

AGENTS for the above Company, ar prayared to GRANT INSURANCÈS to the oxtoni DE $100.000, ou first-class risks at ear- rent rates.

JUNK. MELDYE & Co. Hongkong. Bih February, 1889. · [137 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.

E Jodorsigued having boer appciated prepared to ACCEPT RISKS. against FIRE Agouts for the shore. Company are

at Currant Rates

213

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & 0,

Agat Hongkong, ist July, 1999. PHONIX FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES ofINSURANCE agánst FIRE at Current Hates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., Agents for the Phenix Fire O Hongkong. 17th August 1887.

GENERAL LIFE AND PURE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN

LONDON.

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Undersignal having basu appointed Agests for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE and LIFM at Carront Rates.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN Hongkong 1st July, 1889.

& Co.

240

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE

SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES,

RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 15th Novembar, 1890.

[2433

TIRANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to

HONGLONG... Messrs. Laus, Crawford & Co. THE JUBILEE HONGKONG ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current

EVEN FIVE-ROOMED HOUSES Nos. 2 to 8, STEWART THRACE, near Peak Church, Gas lid on. Apply to the

SECRETARY, HONGONG, MONTS. AS. Watson & Co. at Office, 58, Queen's Road Central. YAO M. A. A. da Cruz: Hongkong, 37th February, 1891.. ||50|| AwoY-2....Mr. J. G: Gutz

TO LET.

FORMOSA......Mr. J. G. Go YO.4, WEST TERRACE. Butry lat MARCH.. Apply to

8/15

G. C.. ANDERSON,

19; Prays Central.

312.

出

NOT

TO LET.

.3 1

JA LONDON-

Telegophie Transfor_... Bunt Billy, on demand... Bank Bills, at 30 days sigles Bank is, ut 4-months' sight. Credits, af maths' sight.... Doamntary Bide, 9 months' righ18 24. Burek Billa, oa domand..............

2.98 GSANY Cradit, mosthe' sigi 4.07-

3.21

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Alete experimenterin Dr. Koch's laboratory- Mr. El H. flankin, of ambridge, England-b reported an interesting dimaevory. Along study of anthrax suggested investigations which re- salted in bringing to light a" protesti proteid" Os in the bodies of rats-which oujoy a markable ulty from many infootions discassand this, cultivated in the mual way, prove to be a romady for anthrax, at mag also to evetive for diphtheria.

The ratio of the circumfereres to the diamato of the circle was compried by Arolímedes Rs 28.7, and P. Metina mada i 355.119. After Ladions entenlation, Shanks the non Brad it as far as 58 decimals, and Rutherford las verified the results up to the 440th decimal.

Successful and artistictory experimonty havi been rada in Gormans with a mall ionomotives for towing hasty Bantens vaate

after sight...

ON V YORK-

fuk ille, va danand...

Crodila, 60 staye' Bight.... BOMBAY

Tolegraphie Transfer Hank, ca desasud ...... CALCUTTA

Telegraphic Transier Bank, vi deoand.....

ON SHANGHAL.-

Bank, a sight

Privata dave' sight

Maryam Bank's Buying Bete.

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. Hongkong, 3th February, 1891.

Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the

OWNER, will be RESPONSIBLE for ney

DEBT contracted by the Ooors or the Crews GODOWN AT

of the following Vessels daring, their stay in": Hongkong Harbour

ARRATOON APCAR, Brit etr, J.G. Spence

David Bassoon, Sons & Co. CATYKITHUN, Brit. str., Darke-Rossell & Co. COLUMBUS, der ship, L. Hassloop Melchers &

C+

DOROTHEA, Ger, bk, H. Th. Hoeller-Sjeme-

soa & Co.

JOHANN, Ger air, Binge-Wieler & Ca LANCELOT. Brit. atr, T. Thomas-Arnhold,

Katberg & Co.

MAGDUTE, Brit. str., Porter-Chinoso. StoLaunis, Aur.'ship, Onka-Ordər. PROPONIS, Brit, str., Farratd-Order.

Oo.

Buky Woxdan dar si X. B. VD-Whaler à

[357

With Immediate Possession. LODOWN No. 476, in MATHESON STREET,

Apply to

EDUARD SCHELLHASH & Co. Hongkor, 22nd October, 1509.

158

TO LET.

RAIGELLACHTE, &, BONRAM FOLD, Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 21st August, 1840.

TO LET, Possession 1st January, 1891. DSAVTORE, BOGOM R

ESIRABLE FE ROOMED RESIDENCE.

Apply de

151

PINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, dvd Norumbu, 1609,

Joo Huw.....Mr. H. W. Churchill SHANGHAI Hall & Holts Co-operative Co SHARURAI....Mossrs. Kelly & Walsh NORTHERN&7 Hall & Hot Co-operative Co. RIVE Portaal Kelly & Walsh Shanghe NASARAN...Maasrs. H. Powers & Ca KOBE-OSAKA.Proprietors Hyogo News" YOKOHAMA ...Mere. Kolly & Waith TONTIN...Mt. H. Daganfeld BAIGON

Mera Klos & Ca BANKO...Meurs, Ramey & Uo, SINGAPORE.....Messrs. Kelly & Vach PENANG.Mours. Maynard & Co. COLOMEO Mossrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson CALCUTTA Messrs. Newman & Co SYDNEY....Mesars. Gordon & Gotoh MBLBOURNE...Mesara. Norton, Hargrave & Co. BRISBANE... Mesare, Gočou & Goich LONDON. Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Inne LON BOW... Musers. John Haddon & Co. 3 & 4 Boaverle St., Flest St LONDON.........Masara. Strout & Co,,80 Cornhil LONDON... Means, Betes, Hendy & Co. LONDON...Mr.W.M. Willa, 151, Cannon St.

j.

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BRITISH CROWN COLONY, BEING AN

HISTORICAL SKETCH,

FO WRICH IS ADDED AN ACCOUNT OF

Hatea

STEMSSEN & C

Agenta.

Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.

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THE CELEBRATIONS THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM

QF

AND A

21ST TO 24TH JANUARY, 1991, DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRIES | OF THE COLONY."

Royal Bre, 48 pages.

Price 25 Ceuta, Cank

The Booksellers er Daily Presa Oloo. Hongkong, 27th Jaanary, 1891. ~ 1276

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT

the COMEBROLLY JOURNAL for CHINA, Japan, &o., 0.,

Published st the Oles of the Hongkong Daily Prcas on the Morning of the Departure of the English Mail,

LATEST

contain the

AND FULLEST TRADE INTELLIGENCE REPORTS or MEETINGS or

COMPANIES,

PANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE-Hongkong

CAPITAL (SvSCRIBED), S1,100.000.

BARD OF DIRECTORS. LUM SIN SANG, Esq. BAN HUY, Esq. YOW CHONG PENG, Teg. CHAN LA CHOT EaqQ Hor UHUNE, Esq

The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISES to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.

Contributory Dividenda are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they sze Shareholders or not

WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE,

No. 4, Queen's Road West,

Hongkong, 16th March, 1881.

NOTICE

80).J

AEM.L.H.Biely 66 Ras Lafayette THE LATEST TELEGRAMBEEN FIRE INSURANCE

GERMANT, Mesra. Mablac & Waldesehmid,

Francfort ofM.

BAK FRANCO..Mr.L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants'

Exchange

Me A. Wind 11. Prite Bow Bally Svaka OlieS, JORDAN, 1871.

together with the

POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS

of the Fortnight,

Tho "Trade Report has a large circulation ip Fougkeer the Fate of China and Japan, She Philpakten, bunite Reislamanik, dog det

COMPANY.

The Undersigned, Agorts for the above Cim- pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

gainst FIRE At Ourrent Rates

NORTON & Co.

Ajoute Hongkong 19th Juin 1887.

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