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A BANK FAILURE AT TRIESTA.

LONDON, 19th Angst, Morpage and Parente; a leading fitta of bank- and at Trisate, in Austria: bare falad. Their Babilities are slated to be 7,000,000 forius (uo minally, £700,000); //

THE PLYING MACHINE.

LONDON, 20th Angust. Minim, the famous gun inventer, Anmonong that he has stegeeded in investing the long-talked of Öging machine. He claims that his machine will travel sinety miles bear in a calm atmos photo, and will carry a dead wight of four tous!

Loox, 13th August, IRISH POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

Lader information conserving the failure of Lopups, 10th August. Mergeygo, and Parenta, bankers it. Triento Mesare. WO'Brien and John Delon, speaks (Atria), platea that it has been decided to ing at Mallow last night, charged bir, Farnull voluntarily fiquidate the affairs of thui back. will attempting to destroy the Gledstenian.Payment, has not bien stopped, and creditors party, and they appealed to the adherents of Mr. ¿will be paid in full- Patas.to coslance with the Irlab Nationallale under the leadership of Mr. Justin M'Carthy. And spent the promises made by the Liberal News has been received that a bar of Turkish party.

briznude "zidnappel two Frenot travellers at Tooth Angust. Marmor One of them, however, was relied Speaking at Plymouth last night, Mr. Balfons, with a letter teshe Count of Manitobello, French Chief Secretary for Treinad, deplared that if Ammadur . Constantinople, demanding would be impowable to give to the Irish county | £6,000 yo councile the control of the police.

TON, 19th August.

Tho fonds of Mr. Parnell, hara decided t deliver a series of addresses in England and Scotland in support of that gentleman's visions to the leadership of the Irish party.

MCaffrey, the Irish Invincible, pho was ug dergoing a long term of imprùongoat, has now bron released.

Mr. T. Harrington, semalary of the Irish National Lizno, has sunounced that the longio is unable to continau tho grant to tenants, and bo alleges that the speeders from the longas aro responsible for the condition of affairs which has

gitated this goign

LONDON, 13th August,"

Mr. Joke Dillon and M, Justin M'Curthy bere arranged to establish a fund for the assist nuce of arioted tents in Irland

THE ILLNESS OF THE BELGIAN QUEEN.

LONDON. 19th August.. In connection with the rogut serious illness of the Qubon of the Balzjons, it is now plated that the ex-Erapless Chariquio of Mexico, who has fon yegra, beep under restraint on account of inguity, during a'it of fraug pads an attack the Qupe, and the fright occasioned thereby cause the illneat which nearly resulted in the death, of her. Majpety.

FORGET FIRES AT SOULOU.

LONDON, 12th August. The report that no incondity fire of a garious obareator had broke out in the fortress, at Tonion prove to be incorrect. Az extensive Are is, however, reging in the foreste arpand Toulou, and the flame have spread over no aren pf 5,00) aproa

LONDON, 13th August.

The oxtensiya forest free bioh bave been raging aroun Toulou still online

LONDON. 14th August,

The forest fires raging around Toalen has now been subdued.

THE BAND DUIS ALEXIS AT PARIS."

LONDON, 10th August,

The Grand Duke Alexis, of Bussis, brother

BRIGANDAGE IN STERKWK."

LONDON, 10th Angust.

LONDON, 1 August

It is reported fund the Sultan of Turkey bar Ideoiled to pay the ransom of £400 domstdod by the Turkish b igands for the rylaag) of the to Froch travellers who were made prisoners by them at Marmori.

LONDON, 1512 Augnet. The Saltan has now paid the cazaẩm demanded for the release of the two French she wore captured by brigande

EVACUATION OF KRYES,

Lornox, Lith August,

It is stated that the Saitan of Turkey is in dignant at Lord Salisbury baring declined to outer into any vagotistions for the present for the eggomation of Egypt by the Britisk troos

A newspaper which is un ferstood to be the mouthpics of Prince Bistare, pcblishes n-ar tiels pu the question of the British saongation of Egypt, in which it asserts, thet Turkey, at the justigation of Frange, refused to ratify the trophy which a negotiated with Great Britain in 1887 for the evenation of Egypt, and the writer sommends the doing now insi-bad apos by Lord Salisbury in reopening the ranitar

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRJI, TUKSDAY, SHF FUMBSR Sru, 1981,

has forted a large syndicate to sit the Tulon Pacido Railway Co. for period of three years.

The Lords of the Admiralty have given or ders for siz torpedo basts to be buili. They fare to have a speed of 20 kanta.

LONDON, 9th Angust. Cannon, the American wrestler, has boss pro- hibited from wrestling, la Berita owing to al. legal unfairness kz, his style of wrestling."

The United Bletṇa azuisor Charlesim, mill It is expected. he endured to Honolulu, sa 11.la foared that a rectation, is impending in the Hawaiian Islands,

A parachite performer named Higgins, whol was descending by means of a parachute from a balloon, forled the telegraph wires, and fell w distance of $5ft. Hə was killed on the spot.

The Portage Govermout in SO of 50 rein (about 244] and 105 reiz (534) on ́ a bronzo bais.

LONDON, 10th August,

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOM.

MONDAY 7TH SEPTEMBDA. CLOBING, QUOTATIONS.

Laxos

EXCHANGE.

Telegraphic Transfer....31 Bank Bils, ou donand

INSURANCES PRONIX FIRE OFFICE

The Undersignol ar zow prepared to GRANTPOLICIES of INSURANCEagainst FFRE at Carrsatı. Hafra,

DOUGLAS LAPIAIK A CO..

Agents for the Phenix Pie Odes Hoaykone. 17th Amenat. 1687.

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NOTICE

17

UEEN FIEC INSURANCE

COMPANY, The Undersigned, Aganta for the shove Com pany, aro prepared to ACCEPT RISKS agsfrist. FIRE at Current Rates

NORTON & Co.

Agents. Hongkong 18th July, 1887.

[89 CHINA

FIRE INSURANCE

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·Baule "BIs, atq daya" sight.......3/94 Bank & monilis sight Credits at 4 montha' sight Docárentary Bifle,mouths sight 3,21 PALM

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Book Bills, on danau }......

.4.01

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Credits; at kinutha", right GENANT.-

4.09

On demand 201

3.02

after sight....tekirangudo

ON NEW YORK-

Brak Wills, on demand..

77+

Croclits, 60 dage sight:

781

ON

BONDAY--

Tolsgraphic Traukler

921

Bank, co demand "aaa.

CALOUTTA

Tolographic Transfor

CAPITAL TWO MILLTON DÖLLARS. PÂID-UF CAPITAL ... $ 400,000 REGEAVE FOND

748,500

Bunk, on demand

2214

CLAIMS PALE

.848,000

SHANGHAL

BONUSES PATE

483,000

RISKS accepted at CURRENT BATE OF PREMIA.

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary.

1910

The dignators of Lloyd's Bank has decided to inoresce the capital of the institution by £3,000,000.

A double scull race between Handam” sad O'Connor and Ganduur and inokey, for u stako of 1000 dollars and the championship of the world, was reneû et Burlington Beash yesterday, when Haolaa nad O'Connor defeated their op ponents,

It is staid that not loss thom 600,000 pilgrims | are now pressedling to Troves to. vlas the Holy Coat in the cathedral at that pláne, •*

Contrasts to the amount of 2 1,000,000 francs: early £L160,00) baya boon concluded by the Bonmanian Government for arming the forta at Bucharest.

LONDON, IL August.

The death is announoud of the Very Bar. Gilbert Flúst, D.D, Dean of Bristol.

The failure is sonda iced of the well-known book-selling and publishing Arm of William H. Allen and Co., Limited, of Walorien Flace. B.W, ent Lexington-street and Brand-sirent, Golden Square London.

Bank

Dank, at sight

SIGNA. Banka Baying Rate.....0.22 - Privatanduve airlif

JOINT STOCK SHARES. COMPANY.

PAIDU QUOTATIONS.

$186173 p. ct po.

$8493, ayera £1.5 $15, bogor 21-68144

Houghong & 'hai.

Chine, Japan, &a.. Do. New Insus 24. Do., Founders...... Na Oriental...............

Brown & Co., H. G.... Campbell. Moore&Co.) · China Borneo

14 | 4110, selları 410, 413

$50 $10, buyeru

1

510, no.

$56310

$100 $170

600 par. buye

$50 340, com $10 $8

An impedant robbery na been committed Sir Hoary Drumond Wolff wasergegod for ou the river Thames, the afferere boing the Chinese Leon 81 C.

China Sugar oatsiderable time in 1987, on half of the passengers by the steamship Tanus, from Now Chinese Loan 86 ETs. 250 Rs. 2774 British Government, in negotiating a convenZealand, whose luggage was rided by sone Cruickshank & Co... tion with Larkey based on the ersonation of porn animown. The thief. after abstrooting Dairy Farta Co Exspt id a given term of years. The contor several hundred pounds' worth of property, Perwick & Co., Geo.. tion was is fhet agreed to by the Ministers of succeeded in effecting his escape.

teen falsad Ceroont the Puris but the Sultan eventually refused to

Messrs. Murrieta and Co., Limited, the cou. Frick & Comment.. ratify it, and Bir Heare left Countnatingple par recently formed to tara over the business. & C. Bakery...... without succeeding in his mission

of Messrs. Cristoba de Murrista and Co, the ongkong & G. Gaa. POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN CANADA. great South American warsĒsota, who were an Hongkong Electric....

LONDON. 8to Angust.onread as recently in diftentties, is issuing H H. L. Tenxerays, The investigations being made by tasi Partis- | £1,000,000 & per eant, second debeatures.

Hongkong Fe mentary Committee of Privileges in Canada into: It is stated that some of the Italian consule in

the charges of onrruption against prominent go Australia have offaially reported that the con vernment ofeinls have disclosed the esistangs fdition of the Italian immigrants in the colonies an almost general gystani cf curruption chiefly is miserable.

At the request of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Steamship Co. the Lorde of the Admiralty rooted HM.S. Gonet, of the Pacifio Squad-

in connection with government contraste.

The revelations have caused painful ouestion throughout the Dembion, and inspired a g eral Pseling of diagus In the minds of the public.ro, to make a thorough search of Good Bucoses Mang of those adonging the officials implicated Eay, Le Maire Straits, Tierra del Fuega, with a view to ascertaining, whatber thore was any LONDON, 13th August

tenth in a report that bad cenobii England to the effect that a number of sailors, supposed to bá part of the arews of the missing ships Dune- din and Marlborough, wore dotmined there by the natives.

of the Caur, arrived in Tarla yesterday, but disaro thameetres aid to be equally pérempt. appeared at the railway Atoti z in order to eroid the immen epvation which the people presal In conusotion with the charge' mada, againg intuided bostowing epon him.

the Hon. Honord Merger, Premier of Onsben LONDON, 12 August (Canada) and leader of the Liberal party in that The Grand Duke Aty of Russia, who disapprovines, of appropriating to the as of that peared from the, railway station in Paris the party awam of 3175,000 balong me to the Bar other day to amid 'storation, is beso welentand hataures Railway, the inquiry which has beer in Perls, but fochads the display of the Preach main conection with the affair shows that and Russiab Bags at his hotel. He also withsathe Legislature of Quebe devoted 5.03 to pily refused to aspect in oration at Vichy. buyihr ont the directors of this railway, and

LONDON, 17th August.

$57,000 to paying Mr. Meroior's debts

Lorpoy, 12 August.

The League of Patriots at Paris gave an ovation to the Grand Duke Alexis of Bussia cu his departure for Vichy.

Sir Hector L. Langevin, Canadian Minister of Fablio Workin, who is charged with corrupt The leaders of the Republican party in Franceptions in connection with Goremment con are indignant at the effusive displays made to-tracte, in his sworn testimony to-day before the wards Russin in enaction with the vit of the Committee of Priribges denied the charges Grand Doke Aleris“.

mada ngainat kimsertatim. He mid he never received money from M'Grivy though in 1871 the latter gave him promissory-acus to the

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF HIS VACARES.

LONDON, 74h Angmat.

LONDON. 13th Angast

It is reported that the Queen of llopinaniasmozet of $10.000 to pay his section expenses, Las prevented the saloids of Mail. Vacaresco. he being without morey of the own her Majesty's maid-of-honour, whran Pince Ferdinand, heir to the throne, intended mary- ing but for the opposition of the Boumasin Ministry It, appears that Mdilo. Farenco Was about to stab herself when the Queen anatoled the dagger from hor bad.

THE KING OF SE3VIAL

LODON, 9th August. The King of Sorvia has gone to Vienna, on a visit to the Emperor Frands Joseph..

The rinit of the King to St. Petersburg is pril to have been a very successful ou

LONDON. lith Angat.

mined, bal his statements ireré potahaken.

Sir Hector Lengoria was neverely cross-are.

FRANCK AND NEWFOUDLAND.

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A report, has now been received from Captain Hughes-Hallott, of the Gerad, stating that he bus made the desired such, but that it was fruitfaza,

The Dunedin, ship, left Osmaru, New Zea land, on March 19, 1890, for London, and oat having been heard of afterwards was posted at Idloyd's an tsaing an October 16th lart. The Marlborough, ship, Isit Lyttelton (N-Z.1 for London on January 19th, 1990, and was posted as missing on July 30th.

Mr. Jaume Shaw, of Adelaide, gave a banquet last night to the offtoore of the Orient R.S. Oroya, Aaamber of colonials and Colonel French, late Commandant of the Queensland Defence Forces, wer also present.

À mạn whó is believed to be one of the assas aina of M. Beltohoff, lato Bulgarian Minister of Finance, has been captured in Hungary. His extradition will be granted and he will be handed orer to the Bulgarian anthorities.

Several deaths have occurred in New York daring the past few days from sunstroke owing

LONDON, 11th August, The exciterseat in Newfoundland in connse. tion with the French claims, with regard to-the-to-the-excessive boat. frisa there appears to hers subailed, and the Franeh adipiral on the Newfoundland coast has expressed the opinion that no men of war are needed there.

THE MISLEX TARIFF.

Losnos, 18th Augest. It is stated that the M'Kinlay tariff has onset

King Alexander of dorria has arrived in Vienna from St. Petersburg on a visit to tha a decrease to the amount of £3,000,000 in the eX- Emperor' Francis Joseph."

While in St. Pataburg the King of Servi forts from Germany to the United States

LONDON, 18th August. refused to meaive Bulgarian deputation.

The N'Kinley topic in the Daited States in LONDON, th August. affecting to a inarked degres the trads in Ger- King Alexander of Sarvin, who is returning man kuitted goo la pud ludes. from a visit to St. Petersburg. has been very oortially received by the Emperor of Á astria at

Isoll.

LONDON, 1214 Angust. Baslan wid O'Connor hare ismala hallenge to the world to row a dacble sculling esse of three miles for a stake of from £100 to £1000. Any Australian competitors will be allowed £200 expanska, with a guarantee of two single races of 2500 sack,

A seriona eruption of the volcano of Colima, fin Mexico, has taken place. Nothing definite ja known as to the amount of damaga dens, but it his feared that many persons have been buried by

the ashes thrown up by the mountajo.

E. & K. Wharf & 0

H. Stam Laundry...

Hongkong Hep........

& W. Dock.........

Eotels

Austin Arran Hougkong Hotel... Do. Now Isme Perk Hotel Shame branoes-

Caatoo.....! Chias Fire China Traders'........ Hongkong Fire North-China Megapor Straits Firs......... Straits laring.... Unica gət Yangiazo

Tabak Planting.... Land & Beilding

H. Land Investm't Kowloon Land & B. Peak Building............. Humphreys Estate West Point Buildg. Lazos Sugar Muing

$25 $12, buyer 350 $10, sellers $21.50 15, no. $50 $75, nom. - 210 $120

$985, sallera $100 $55, Ballpre $35, sellors 560 $74, seller $50 nom.

$50 $148, vellare $185 000.at pt. bello:

$237.50

$50 STD, DO. - $6005, sollars

$25moin. 26935, metters

$15 $10, no.

$50 8110, buyers 520 | $85, calce 995 $607, sellors $50 $317, buyers La Tia. 260 $81. Layere $0 $15 $20 $19, geiler $25486, hayavə $100 $80, bayars 800 316, salar

250 $75

3317, sallers 2121 лота. $100 $0. $40 $25, bayers 8100 281

Balmoral Gold

$10 $5, seller Charbonnages.....131.00 250, sellers

36.31 $74, Bollers

1maris Jelebu

Prinjom

Selama...

Steamship Coys

China & Mila. Douglas S.3..Co... H., Canton, & M., Indo-China. N.... Steam Launch W'chai Wareb'sa Co Watson à Bo... 9..

The groga skoating season opened wat to-day,New Malan and game is soarea in Scotland, though the Old Malwa | birda ara 20mewhat more plentiful in Enghead.

The sentenos passed on M. Karpin, the inventor of the new explosive malinite, for dis. olusing the secret of its composition, haa besa

Confirmed by the French Coarta.

AMERICA AND BAFTI.

LONDON, 8fb Angust, General Hippolyte, Pravident of the Rapriblio The young king will jodu his father King of Hayti, ao Mr. Blaine, Secretary of State Miley, at unich, oud the two will too prof having by underhand means stempted te Deed to Paris.

Moment has be used by the refuent obtain a coaling station at Hayti

General Hippolyte solares that Hayli will The Russian Gorornmont base forbidden the of King Alorandor of Servis, while at St.

never consent to allow any portion of its terri-intended pilgrimage of Polish Catbolies to the Petersburg to roosita a deputation of Bal-tory to be used as a voal depot for the United tomo of St. Louis at Rome. garians, on the ground that the latter were un- States. friendly to the Czar.

FRANCE AND BUSIA...

LONDON, 7 Augunt Admiral Gervais, in comma of the Fronca squadron which has just visited Oronstadt, was entertained at a banquet in Moscow. Koplying to a toast, the admiral declared that, taught by misfortune, France was now collecting her forest, and felt strong is the passion of the friend. ship of the Oz.

LONDON, 8th August. The populace of Moscow displayed the atraut enthusike over the recent virli of Adpiral Ger- vals and the officers of the French Squadron fo that city. The people kissed the French ad. miral'a hauda, und Rapsian Nol officers carried him upon their slzoniders.

THE ARGENTINE BANK.

LONDON, 12th August. The Chamber of Commerce ut Breng Ayres

has agreed to subscribe the capital of the nan Argentine Bank, on the roadition that the Go vernment is excluded frora any share in the management of the lostitution.

LONDON, 13th Angost

Lowpas, 18th Angul, King Georgo of Grace is at pressat on a visit to Paris,

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$354, bzyaza

$10 581

17.980 cts, ellers

$3 $2, sollers

250 st.

300 265, eller

$60-$42, cellors

SD $38, buyers 210 90p. cl. din, sallora

300 $36, nori. $874 $37, no.

510 $90

E. & S. COLON

Share Brokers.

Allow'ca.

1 to 2 ostes. 0 to 2

OPTUM

Per Pioul,

$490

Oldar Malwa Oldest Males

8550

1 to 2

$510

0 to Z

Pata (New)...

31971

Home (Not)

Patna (Old)... Benares (Old)

$5021

8493

BLUGI

COMPANY, LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1970.

HRAD OPFIGE. -Hongkong.

Hongkook, 15th April, 1891.

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877

IN HAMBURG.

TUE Undoreixo baving been appointed Agents for the nuove Company, ere prepared to ACCEPT RISKS, against, FIRR it Current Bátas

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, Txt July, 1989.,

1219

·GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN LONDON.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Tundra bour Company, 30 pres pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIBE |ând LIFE at Current Bater

REUTER, DRÖCKELMANN & Co. Hongkong, lat July, 1989.

[800

NOTICE OF FIRMS

NOTICE.

17

VESSELS EXPECTED,

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The M. M. steamer Saghalims, with the zazi

I HAVE This Day COMMENCED BUBI- Franch mail, lett Baigon.nt 3 .. on the dth,

NESS &

MERCHANT, D GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT,

Kni AUCTIUNEAR.

cuder the Style of GORDON & 00.

A. G. GORDON,

11977

Hongkong, Mat August, 1891.

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned havo beon appointed Sels Agents for Hongkour and China for the KINNEY BROS. New York branch of tha AMERICAN TOBLOCO (TRUST) COM- PANY'S well-known, brands of "SWEET CA FORAL,"STEAIGHT CUT FOLL DERES &o., & CIGARETTES and TOBACCOS.

ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongkang, 18th July, T801.

1718

NOTICE.

THE SHAMEEN HOTEL AND LAND COMPANY, LIMITED.

and in dua kero na the fast.

THE AMERICAN MAIL The P. M. steamer Oily of Pabing, with malla, ko From Gan. Franiano to the Tith ultimo, via Hane'ulu, left Tokohama^for tbla port on the 4th and umy be expacted on or about the 10th inst.

THE CANADIAN MAIT The G. P. skrammer Patthía, tromi Yangınear August 201h, lett Yokohama m the 4th inst.for this port via Shanghai.

MERGEANT STEAMERS.

The steamer Clifton, from Glangon, ·leɛt Sha- gapore on the 4th and is due fier on the 16th inat

The D. D. B. steamer Electra left Singapore 4pm, ou the 4th and is doo on the 10th fort. The Avstro-Hungarina Lloyd's steamer Thilbe, from Bombay, lef's Singapora at unos on the 8th and is due baró on the 12th inst.

The P. 30. stater Shanghai left Singapore (on the 6th and is die here on the 12th inst

The Chias Shipp.ra Mutual chartered steamar Hampshire, from London and Liverpool, passed the Canal as the 21st August, and may be m sidorel due at Poning on or about the 10th fast, The P. O steamer Brindisi loft London

Tia hereby notified that Mr. CHARLES for this port ou the 28th August.

MOONEY, who for some time pst bas been temporarily noting a SECRETARY, is no London and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the

The Chius Mutual steamer Raisou, from longer in the employ of the store named 2nd and may be considered das at Singapore am Сотрацу.

Until further cotics, all communications re- ferring to the Company's Raines should be aldressed to the Undersigned

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. FRASER-SMITH,

Chairman, S. Podder's H, Hongkong, Sud September, 1891

BILLIARDS.

THE

2001

GAME OF BILLIARDS Has long since established itself in popular favour as the CHIEF OF INDOOR PASTIMES.

It is played by all Nations, all Classes, and both THE NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR-Rexes, but to bo thoroughly enjoyable, it should

be played on a

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG. THE Uadersigned having been appointed prepared to GRANT INSURANCÈS to the extent of $100,000, on Brat-nlise rinks at onc ront rates.

PERFECT TABLE.

C. LAZARUS & Co's STANDARD INDIAN TABLE, Made thraagkont in CALCUTTA of thoroughly 18 SEASONED SOLID WOOD and fitted with EXTRA

DUNN, MELBYE & 06. Hongkong, 10th February, 1839. "RANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE LOW SUBSTANTIAL CUCHIONS Ön frè

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

TRA

COMBINATION EXPRESS PRINCIPLE,

The Undersigned, having been appointed Fully meets this desideratum, and is as neatly Agents for the above Company, are prepared to perfect as if la possible to make a Billiard Table ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carront Rates.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agactri

Hongkong, 18th November, 1972.

The Standard Indian Billiard Table, with Extra Low Cɔmbination Express Cushions, cau 116 procured my frem

SHE MAN ON INSURANDO COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

BRAD OPSION-Hongkong CAPITAL (SunSCRIBED, $1,600.000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LUM SIN SANO, Bag. BAN HUP, Esq. Tów CHONG Pano, Esq. OHAN LI CHOY Esq Q. HOT ÚRONE, Esq.

The Company GRANTS POLICIES

MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World,

payable at any of ita Agoncica.

Contributory Dividends are payable is all Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholders or not.

HEAD OFFICE,

WOO LIN YUEN, Scarotary.

No 2, Quean's Read West,'

Hingsong, 14th March, 1231,"

(609

TRE YANOTSZE INSURANCE AS

SOCIATION, LTÆPPED.

HEAD OFFICE—SHANGHAI-

DIRECTORS,

E. SIMPSON DRAW, Esq. ] H. J. Bug, Esq.

J. M. Young, Esq.. Rost. Macianise, Mag.

W. S. JACKSON, Scoretary,

C. LAZARUS & Co.

Peror, R. 1,265 Nutr Caan, f. p. h. Cakatta.

With accessories complete for the game of

Billiard

Always on hand

A LARGE STOCK OF MATCH AND PLAIN CUES,

Best Arelcar IVORY BILLIAɣd Balla.

Superdus Rillard Cinth, Cae Tips, Chalks, Coment, and

Every RequisitS FOR THE BILLIARD KOOM. Priced lid forwarded on application.

60 and 61, BENTINCK STREET, -CALCUTTA,

674-

PRIVATE BOARD & RESIDENCE.

the 20th inst

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

POAK DELIVERY loves at. Post Office at 11.30... and 8 pra. or in Letter Boxen im the Cari by 12 and 3.30 o'olech. Trama Letter Bozon at Peak will bo oleared at 12.30 sod 4 p.m.

The Postal Guide for 1991, regiaed to date will be found in the Chronicle and Directory p. XXVI. This is the only authoriend complete Summary, of Portal Information publiain he Hongkong.

The authorised List of Mails inaced in connection with this paper is the ons pubikted twice sol day in ear Extra, vhick in corrected to a much later hour than that given below.

À MAIL WILL CTORS, For Strata and Bombay-Por Bormla, to day, the 8th inst, at 11 30 a..

For Swatow, Amer, and Foocher.-Per | Namoa, to-day, the 5th inst., at 11.30 A.M..

For Swatow and Shanghai-Por Taisang, today, the 8th inst. at 2.91 p.

For Shaughal-Per day, to-day, the 9th inst., at 3.36 P.M.

For Strails and Caloutta-Por Kulsang, ta- morrow, the 9th inst., at 10.30 AM

For Amoy and Manila. Por Esmeralda, to merrow, the 9th inst, at 4.80 r.m.

For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per City

of Peking, on Tuesday, the 15th fast, al 0.30 rač

TIBANO, NATURAL MINERAL

WATER

H

from KODE. Japan,

in Cams L59 Pinta exub, at.35 par Cave

HKUSAKABE.

SOLE ASINT,

iHouse Late:

12034

Hongkong, 31st August, 1991.

NOTICE.

THE Undersignari, decorated with the Royal inform the Pablia that he has a large Collection

Order of Isabella the Catholia, baga to

of Goods for Sale in his Shop, such as——AR

IVORY, SANDALWOOD, LACQUER WARE,skind of FINE EMBROIDERIES. FANS, EBONY FURNITURE with BRAD- TIFUL CARVINGA, SILK, FINE EMBROI. DERED SCREENS with bost QaxYBO EBONY FRAMES Bid STANDA FANCY GOODS and CURIOS.

All the above mentioned Goode were made by skilful workmen ander the direction of the undersigned, who possesses highly artistic talent

MINDAZU,

MBS FALCONER has acancies for and he wanted with FIVE EUROPEAN

Gentlemen Resident "Victoris Vi," Kowloon.

CHUN QUAN KEE, SI SING KAI,

CANTON.

NOTICH.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

Boarders

at

Hongkong, 10th January, 1891.

[161

1968

BOARD AND RESIDENCE. YOMFORTABLE BOARD and RESID,

ENCE, 1, QuEY'S ROAD BAST

M, STAINFIELD. "Hongkong, 1st August, 1991.

BOARD AND LODGING...

YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS

with Boned.

Apply to Mrs. MATHER,

Hongkong, 18th July, 1891.

|1830

$78,527

FOR SALE

LONDON BRANCH-69/69, CORNHILL, E.Ç. RICHARD BLACKWELL.. Zẹq,, Manoger:

CAPITAL (paid up).........$800,000, per chest. RESERVE FUND(as on 30th Jane,

1891)...... A GA $549,523.

ASSETS. Government Securities. $898,078 Chah at Bankers $237.877 American Railroad Bonds...3193.670 Other Sosurities $393,722 $1,422,850.

· LIABILITIES.

Eximstod Claims, A., pending

ཡ EXPORT CARGO. Par steamship Mirzapore, sailed on the Sed September:-For London-19 osaca cigars from The Emperor Willam of Germany, wheMails, 225 packages canar, 170 cases presartOK, recently sustained a severo fajury to bis koes, 22 pieces ivory tusks, 1b oma silks, 200 bales Kas so far improved that he is now able to dis-pierced eccoon, 25 bales raw silk, 184 bales waste TARK, SAN FRANCISCO, MANCHESTER, and at pusse with the aid of a stick in walkisy.

The Association has AGENCIES at Now

2, Pedder's Hill. 11716

It is stated that notwithstanding the failara silk, and 122,430 lbs. "scented caper. For the principal Ports in India, Australis, Chios. SALMON ío Caska and in Tins

of the moant expedition, the Fronch will org The Senate of the Argentine Repablie besnice a further and larger axpedition to Take passed the bill to establish an Argentino Na Tebad, in Central Afrion. Boost Bsak which will liquidate the sffairs of the present National Bank.

TER CIVIL WAR 17 CHULL, ~

LONDON, 8th August. The now Chilian oraiser Presim Pinto, which prosseded to Ganon after having been run on the rooks near Toulou by a disloyal crew, Franco has conferred the Legion of Honour has taken her damctura from Geza Secara upon the Governor of Mostor a mark of of the crew deserted while the vessel was at high distinction for the enthusiastis revoption Gena. accorded to the French Adpiral and effiçeri.

LONDON, 1th August.

..THE FAM NE IN RUSSIA.

Thorpe, the olerk who was reooptly arrested in Queensland on a charge of embezzling several thousand pounds belonging to Sir Honry Peak, bad this firan of Pink Bres, sud Co, Enodon, and was remanded from Brisbane, was brought a yesterday and commeildal for Lrial

Mr. J. W. Fortesons, who published in the April number of the Nineenth Century "an article under the heading "The Seamy Side of Australia.” dealing especially with the exten LONDON, 8th August. sive borrowing of the coloules will shortly President Balmaceda made everture to the publish a further article on Australia in tant During a beavy squall of New York the dook

declined.

Frapon-20 oases silks, I bale, pierced cucoana Japan, & 180 small chests tea from Fooshow, 1 bale waste silk, 404 balas raw silk, and 2 packager sandries the World. For Teleste and Bendist-10 rolta mat, 3 cas earthenware, and 3 casos tickwoodware.

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL BẸG STER. 6TH SEPTEMBRE, AT 4 PM.

STATION,

Wladivostook

29 28

99.71

Negaraki

M: Ribst, the Freach Minister of Foreign Tited States Government for the purchase of magazine. Affaire, and M. De Giers, the Russia Faraigu the Ausrican manufar. Baltimore, with whigh Minister, have tagt at Lucerne in Switz hand. The intended to parry on the tar sgainst the of a plussar barge collapsed, and fourteen per te.. and negotiations are now proceeding between Chian Congressionalists. Ho afterad four seus on board were killed and thirty injurad. them.

million dollars for the vetsal, but the offer wat A wealthy morokaut in Galicia Austrian Popphal....

|land) was arrested on a charge of picking ladies' Focohan Loxawjx, 12th August.- -It is reported that Carli has delirad war pockets at Marienbad, and while le custody to Amoy...... With a view of rolioving the listress, pravall-against Bolivia, on the ground that the Bolivian committed suicide by lounging himself. ing is sia in quenes of the failure of the Congs as has ongoin the Chilla Congrès- crops, the Governmont have signed a sum of sienalists as belligerents. 50,000,000 roubles for the establ: bment of relief | work and the parabass of graju.,

LONDON, 10th August, The Chillen jesurgents. bure made an appeal The proclamation which has been issued pro-to the people of America to reengnise beur hibiting the export of so has had a serious belligerents, as President Harris refaen te sook on Austria, and Germany.

LONDON, 13th August. The proalition by the Russian Government of the port of rye las minsed a renewal of the agítalike for a reduction of the corn dutxa in Germany. where the price of ryo, which, forms large portion of the food of the poorer classes,

is now higher than that of whast,

do so.

land.

Anping

Henckat

Carbon

LONDON, 26th August, The death is apuvanced of the Duke of Cleve Vitoria Pask...

Stauley, the Afriosa explorer, starts for Aus- Manso trafis on the 2nd September, and will deliter & Hoo serios of lectures in all the principal cities.

Eaiphong.co Holono A disastrous explosion has occurred in a large Man five-storied festory balding in New York. The Cape 3. James.... force of the explosion completely wroked the building, and the ratos caught tro. Ons hun Wladivostock dred employees on the premises perished, being Tokis The station-master at Saint Marde, nearofther crushed to death beneath the falling tinghonghat Nagarati Paris, who was arrested on a charge of man bere, or barst in the conflagration. A few were Foodow alaughter in corneolian with the rent disan

Amoy...

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Lompos, 7th August

The Times, in an article publisteral this worn-trous railway sccident at that pluna, has been

ing, asserts that the probibition of the expert ralessed from custody.

af ryy Prima Russia is simply a political more dirested mainst Germany and Austria.

LONDON, 14th August,

The railway rates on articles of food in Ba

cia have now been reduced in order to meet the distrem prevailing among the peasantry,

The tamine in Russia is affuoting the Euro- peun Boarses,

LONDON, 26th Angust.

It is now definitely known tlist the crops in many parts of Ruscis aro a total failure, and piliable asyoueta, nie to hand of the sufferings Feron tamina in seppel districts.

THE EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM RUSSIA,

Losbor, 14th,Anguat. Secret orders have been freeived at M casom, `which, it is ouderstood, will have the aftert of i

causing the expulsion of every Jew in the sity.

LUNDOY, 20th Augniß.

Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland are porlaying at Vienna with a view to arriving at

an agreement as to a Central European Unatoma Unite

20.84

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7TH SEPTEMBER, AT 10 A. M.

Three women, professional poisoners, have just Aaping been arrested in Hungary. They are charged. Stretow with having poisoned thirty unfortunate hus Hongkong... banda, at the instigation of their wives.

Victoria Pask.

Loihow..

The meeting of shareholders in- Allsopp's Some plants appear to be able to grow and de.... Bening Company was hell today. The meet-velop in totul darkness, à committen of the ing was displeased with the remit of the inquiry Royal Horticultural Society has been told of all tem aomatites, and the directors' repet, was only vanintha that developed coloured flowers, ut Cape 8. Jozen. adopted after a, søene of great disorder.

though prevented by some accident from coming

A broker in a large way of business in the above the ground. city bas exprasseft bis readinon to Ergotiate for

the taking up of New Bouth Wales Treasury

ills to the extent of £1,000,000 at 4 pir gant.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Telemachus, from Kobe

The jury has awarded Mr. W. O'Brien, Mat Sept, had fins weather throughout, and light Averdiet for £18 upon a suit for damage aristo nederate northery wind Ling out of a falso arreal at Cardiff.

Marius Insurance risks taken to all parts of

SHEWAN & Ú... Agouts. Hongkong, 1st September, 1891, [2051

COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS

DE FILIPINAS,

MANILA.

FOR SALE, CHEAT.

➜RIME AMERICAN SALT DREF and

Apply to

D. MUSSO & CO Hongkong, 18th August, 1691,-

FOR SALE SEPARATELY OR IN BLOCKS OF TWO o Mone Howers, To Suit PuscasseRE.

S

QUUPMASTRES AND ENGINEERS TA

respectfully informed that; lf upon their. arrival in this Harbour, none of the Company's Foremen should be at hand, onlars for repairs if sent to the HAD OYFIOE. No. 14, Praya | Central, will rosive prompt attention.

In the event of complaints being found necessary, ammunication with the Undaraigund is requested, when immediate stepu will be takon to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction

AÐ. GILLIES,

Boaretary. Hongkoue, With August, 1835.

NOTICE.

H. G. BROWN & CO., LIMITED.

139

1960 accordance with the provisions of the Artichs of Association, the Consulting Committes and General Mangors have this day fediared an' INTERIM DIVIDEND of for the half year suding 30s Jung, 1881, on tbe paid up Capital of the Company..

Dividend Warrante, Payable at tho HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKIN Con. FORSTION, may he had ou application at tha Offices of the General Managers an end after WEUNBODAY, 9th. SEPTEMB

NINE FIVE-300MED HOUSES and

2SEMI-DETACHED SIX-ROOMED HOUSES at Mousmain View, Hili. District, A Sale Plon, showing the property divided into | manźions, rany he seen at the CONTANT'S OFFICE,

where full particulars may be obtained,

The COMPANY's Debentures will be no

JOHN A. JUFP,. Reoretary, The Austin Arms Hotel and Building Company, Limited.

TONACCO GROWERS AND MERCHANTS, AND copted at Par la lieu of Caah,

MANUFACTURES OF CIGARS, CIGARETTES,

AND CUT TOBACCON.

Hengkong, 28th July, 1891

------

FOR SALE.

The TRANSTER BOOK: of the COMPANY will be CLOSED. From 2nd to Dth prox., both days inclusive.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. frenatal Managers. Rongkong, 29th August, 1591.

(2025

[1797 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCE-=-1865,

AND

HEIDIEOK'S

per one of 1 dozno quarts. ......... por cass of 2 dozen pints. PAUL DUBOTS & Cɔ% GLABET, CHATEAU LAROSE.

per esto-of 1 dozen quaria. per ease of 2 dozen pinta PONTET CANET.

ESTABLISHED 1891.

HAS.

$24

$25.

$13

$14

$9.50

$7.50

"MARCA DE VARTICA

CAPITAL..

£3,000,000

Awarded in Eight Exhibitions sundry Suld Barometer riding lowly. Galda modern for Module, Fired Prizes, Diplorans of Honor, and slais Wisther Ans, hot, clar, but nocftled. Clevard s5 First Order of Merit,

14.90.1

Óli Medal at Paris, 1889,

HONOKONG REGISTER.

Precious On data : On date day yahat 10 am at 4 path.

29.66

20.75

2015

All orders should he addressed to the Ad ministrador General of the Company, Manila.

76

Mization of wind

TT

W.

L

Weather The British steamer Collingham, from Kata

ord.

b.

1.

0.84

Lady Heary Sotasreet has laid the comer-stone. The British steamer Manson, from Sandakan Barometer.......... of a barracks for the Salvation Army at Tot 27th Aug. and Maxila 4th Sept, bad Brat part Temperatate tenham

of voyaga strong westerly winds, letter part fiue dity... The Right Rev. De. Temple, Biebop of Lon-weather. The Russian Government has bad new decres, ordering the immediate expalaium of den, will shartly parform a recongestion szer- eighty thousand Jewish residents at the sexport vios in one of th London churches which was town of Odessa.

recently deecorated by a nicide committed chinoisu 31st August, had strong 3.E. gales on It se currently reported that Rassis has deter within its walls.

the 1st and 2nd Sept; reat of voyage light vari- mined to prohibit all foreigners, with the excep-

The knighthood of the Cortor. Ega been out- Fable windy.

tion of these who have acquired the language fereed upon, the Duke of Rutland, who as Lord ́and are in other responts, Bussmaised, from setJob Mannera had a long spreer in the House

tling on Enmish end The crusade against of Commons on the Conservativo siln the Jews is said to be largely pwing to this po

Liey of isolating Boopis sa a natiou, inx far ar possible, from nil foreign elements.

KIDNAPHING AND HELDED IN VIENWA.

LONDON, 11th August.

Lonnos, ita August.

The British steamer Esmeralda, from Manila

Highest open ar ksoperature on the 0680 Kework open air kanporaines on the Strumenta -BAROMETER refused to 88 degresos Paka, utan lore). –Tenperatyže in the shade in degrasa Palmoṣhait

The Steamers of the Companis Trasatliative from Barcelona to Manila and vics vora will

call at Lisbon every 22 days and will receive

3 HUXEDIST in perustage of Mturation, the hawidity at Cargo and Passengers there.

-DissorION OF TH

4th Sept., had frosin W.B.W. winds and biokaineated with mature sur 100

Įbro pointa, loudy weather. From the 8th moderate westerly

-FUL OF THE WORD to Heaufort Bend

[858

FUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER! Has just added to his COLLECTION |

of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos.

per ease of 1 domu guszis PALMER MARGAUX.

per case of 1 dozen quaria. £8.50........ yer osse of 2 dozen pints. LORMONT.

33

+4

per ease of 1 dozen quarts. por case of 2 dozen pinte JOHN WALKER & SONS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $8............ per cass of 1 Joseu bottles. ÁL80. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s

WINES AND SPIRITS.

STEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 10th August, 1891.

FOR PALE.

ULES M UM M

CHAMPAGNE, Qia. 820 & Pis, 321. DUBOA ERERṛs & de Gerson & Ca'

BORDEAUX CLARETS,

GRY__

WHITE WINES.

J

IN THE MATTER OF A. G. GORDON &

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOTICE is hereby given, That the CBX-

ara regaired, on or before the 4th day of Doro BER, 1891, to send their names and addresENĖ, and the particulars of their Doble or Clims and the names and addresses of thoir Salinitore if any, to the Undervigad ALEXANDER GEANT GORDON, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, the Liquidator of the said Com pany and if so required by notice la writing by the Liquidator, are by their Solicitors to ms in and prove their said Debts or Claims at such time and place as aball be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before smah Debts are proved.

Dated the 26th day of August 1891.

A. G. GORDON, 1991

Liquidator.

125

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馅

0 0.

COAL MERCHANTS,

have always en hand- Co's LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP

TION OF COAL. · Address --Care of Messre. Ewong SawG & Co.,

No. 68. PRATA.

(806

CHAU. LEOVILLE, at $23 por Cass of 1, den.

1 CHAU. MARGAUX. $28

BAXTER'S BARLEY BREE, ́(Calabrated 7 years' Old WHISKY, at 38.25 por Case of 1dos.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, 10th November, 1888.

FOR SALE.

TAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

QUARE BOTTLE WHISKY

The sale of this good Scotch incremen tichth

by month, it is of Superb quality and of

CUTLER, PALYER & Cole SaLECTION

Sele Agents for it--

LANE, CRAWFORD &00

Hongkong.

[26 33

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

An extensive frand has been divered in winds and fine weather up to arrival in port. loude: d. silling for loopys h. hali.

The British stosmór Ternan, from Sydney's cow; 1. chundir ; by ally of NATIVE TYPES, copies of which are obtainable HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE," Neither the CAPTAINs, the kogers, nor the

Bukovias, a province of Galicis bordering an

| lightning; 1 ordreasty 2. pusing komicky

W. DOBERCA.

Hongkong Clervatory, beptember 7th, 1891.

the Rossian frontier. The patent offers 15th August, had Ught airs and fine weather to embezzled the corn duties to the patent of Cabra Island. From Cabra to lat. 18.90 N,long. A and womaa pained Bobocider, ustad 1,280,000 crins (approximately £125,000). On 116 B., frasa monsoon, dull and overest wartber; and wife, bave been arrested at Viagra en the the fraud becoming known the manager of the thanss to part light ales and fine weather. charge of kidnapping and mardorlog a number border Customs committed suicide." of garrunt girls.

| Consequen upon ronored disordera in Cratc, The Gorman sempr Lgaençon, frem Wabu Megans. Fiscouna a Cui's ExgiSTER, SIFT. ATK

Greeoo bas naked Turkey to resters the privi. Bed Sept, had cloudy bazy weather and moderate Barometer 28.77 Therm. Ba.. (Wet ba

Harometer IP.M.....597). Therm. 12.x. (Wet balb It transpires that the woman Bohteider, who leges of which it was deprived in 1869, with a NE. winds and son all the way, except from Ten Harder, Term. (We bulb) 81 with her husband ip charged, with the wholesale view to the suppression of the disturbances in Talaud to Ockson a strong reose and high Therm. klipspring and murder of servant girls, has at the lalend.

from the NNE. sccompanied by torrents of men, 7 Therm. Minimum tempted to commit suicide,

London, 19th August,

Mr. Jay Gould, the American rallway king, rala

Tharmon. 6 13.08.

Thera. Mu

-HEIDSIECK & G---

-) Owners, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT opptracted by the Officers or the Crow's

in his Studio orat Mesars. KELLY & WALNH'S.

ITORY MINIATURES of Superior Upality and MONOPOLE RED Spa (medium dry).of the following Vessels during their stay in

of Broglļant and High Finish. PERMANENT EHLABORMENI of Puoros. and Views and

Opal.

reproductions of the same or Paper, Canvas, or DRY Do.

Tin "se" Rau Foil? Do

GOLD FOLL

do.

(iry). (extra dry).

INSTANTANEOUS VIEWS, GROUPS and Por

RATS are taken in any state of the weather,

(ie

3

and all Permanent Proosome, are exported on Moderate Terms.

STUDIO IOE HOUSE LANE,

183

CARLOWITZ & Ce.. Bob Agents for

HUIDIGE & Co, REINS,

For Hongkong, China and Japan. Hongkong, 1st July, 1888.

Hongkong Harbour>-

BESLOMOND, Brit. str., Thomson-Gibb, Liv.

ingston & Co.

Hasrow, Brit, air, West---Dodwell, Carlill &

Co.

Isus, Brit. sch., Shaw-Order.

ISABEL, Norw, bk., B. Hogge-Beater, Brookal

mann & Co.

101) Mania, Syaikh sch., FranolkooQİvazo-Master.