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romping home from W. G. Georgo areas the common at Bothampton, feat at a time when the Motuloy Harrier Tua at his boot. By the way, George in another celebrity whose career has Laon somewhat shequered. Many and dark wers the rumours which got abroad after this parti, eular humpionship down Pataey way. very considerable amount of money changed hands ever this mos, and in one case I happen to know, and with keen regret de T recall it that in n usually bright career was lighted by what happened. But I am forgetting the point I wish to speak on The dressing accommodation pro viled in the Provinces, it appears, has not given unqualified, satisfaction to the London clube participating in the championship, and in ocre

INTIMATIONS

BICYCLES

For GENTLEMEN, LADIES, and CHILDREN,

TROM

FRINETTI, STUCCHI & Co,

CYCLE WORKS, MILAN.

216 GOLD MEDALS,

PATENT DOUBLE PNEUMATIC TYRES.

SOLE AGENTS

3--11

nonco they threaten to stay away altogether mulers the athers agree to travel to Tanion. I Toy memory serves me, the Salford Harris hold to highest tours at present, and they ought to have a big roles in any arangement that way by suggested Wonbloy Park may be, all right, and do mag Croydon, bai the first necessity in a content of this kind is not oraody luxurions, ly fitted drossing rooms and hotel ronophioda tion so much as a genuine cross-country course, HONGKONG aver plough and stabble, hill and Lalo Rook von at Manchester, nad Hickman at Croydon the core was not whist could

ithfally door bad as a gantine paperchasing At Roahnmpta, at Four Oaks, et Reddish, and at Minworth faiz hunting coun

When

GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR.

WRLÓLEES STEEL WOOD TEBING

PRICE from $135 to $190,

U. NEKVEGNA RE COL.

ENGRONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2018 187.

*NO 28, STÁHLEY STREET, Hongkong.

W. ROBINSON & CO.

150 PIANOS FOR sHIRE OR MONTHLY

TAYMENTS

EQUAL TO NEW-- WORK WARRANTZU

try has to be traversed, and unless the Lon-PIANOS REPAITED- doners are prepared with ano corno, wit "all the comforts of homo" thrown in by way of accommodation for the copstitors, I cannot for a moment soo with what insti they on pit forward stok a proposterous claim." Certainly it is a very long tins ago how since I vas at Roehampton, but I well re

bor that when Dunning won the Moss Joy Harrion had to arrange their toilets in the loft of a stable adjoining an old-fashione! bostelry, But I suppona our budding olan pions are getting more fastidious as their ability declines. If the N.C.U and the AAA, which bodies are, to say the last, equal in importans to the National Cross Country Association, are willing to make their champión ship stinga munaal movable feasts, an e neither riya narrouson in the 'glaim of the Southerners to a monopoly in the bine ribbon dxture of the paperchasing World We do not hear much pow of the Sparten Harriers, the Thames Hars and Hamids, or the rare old Clapton beagles. All organisations of the past. I appose!

SHIPPING KEPURTS..

་་་་

The Chinese steamer Frishan, from Shanghal 20 Fab, hat fresh mousson and overeast we

ther throughout the passage,zak

The British steamer Sungkiang, from Menila

20th Feb, had moderate N.KE. vinds und ees,

!

TUNING EXPERIENCEL

MENONLY

· SECOND HAND VIANOS CILSAP,

INTIMATIONS,

EONGKONG AND WHAMPUA DOCE

COMPANY, LIMITED;""

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE DIVIDEND of 8 per cent, per Share and BONUS of 4 per cent per Bhare for the bis Months eading 31st December, 1396, declared at Monday's Ordinary Yearly Mesting, will be PAYABLE at the Promiser of the Hengkeng and Shanghai Banking Cor poration, on and after TUESDAY, the 23rd February, zid Abaroholders are requcated to apply for DIVIDEND WARRANTS if the Company's Ofco, No. 14, Prava Central...

By Order of the Board of Directory.

PAPTEOS. I ROSE,

Secretary

[500

overcast and hazy westber throughout Hongkong, 23rd February, 1807

The Tritisu steamer Livlig, from Kobe 18th Fab, had fresh northerly winds and cloudy was ther to the China const; after which modeante monsoon and overcast throughout.

TESSELS PASSED ANJER Jan. 27 Aur. chip P. N. Blanchard, Blan- shard, Jan. Id, from Mavile for Boston.

27, Ned str. Prior Alexander, Tarfur, Jan 27, from Valovja for Amsterdam.

28. Ned. str. Dongarna, Sharp, Deo. 19, from Rotterdam for Batavia,

28, British str. Goorkha, Morris Deo 24, from London for Batarin

Nad, st Telemachts, Tillotson, Jan. 18,

from Batavia for Amsterdam.

29, British atr. Morka, Bergenaan, Jan. 28, from Batavia for London,

20, British ach, Clunies Rose, Srvertsen, from

Cooc Island for Balavia."

20, Nid bark Geertruda Gerards, Dait Nov

20, from Newcastle (N.S.W.) for Bathvik,

--30, ka, ship Daniel Barnes, Ars, from Zane sibar for Singapore, Ba

31, Ned, str. Somatra, Katting, Dee. 50, frem Amsterdam for Batavia

NY:

Feb. 8, Nod. sc. Smaroe, Guthrie, Feb. 8,

from Batoria for Rotterdam.

4, Ned, ste Burgementer don Toz, Habort

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWENTY EIGHTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above tuMPANY will bo Feld at the Offices of the Company Pedder's Strest, on FRIDAY, the 27th day of February, 1897, at 12.30 of the clock in the afternoon, to receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st De camber, 1896, and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Com mitten and Auditors,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Core pany will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 26th February both days indasire.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers

ED. HONGKONG FIRE INSUBANCK, CO, Hongkong, 20th January, 1897, 323

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED, No Say th

NOTICE:

Dec. 26, from Amsterdam for Butaria.HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

Ned bark Johanna, Ufsen, Fub 3 from Batavia for Azorek DETA

· 5, NoTM, bark Adcons, Okon, Feb. U from Batavia for Falang

6. British sch. Clunies Tess, Syvertson, Feb. 5, from Baluviu for: Cogos Island:

Ned, man-of-war Tromp Wyborgh, Feb. 6, from Batavis for Smyrna

*8. British bork Howlderpbank, Greig, Bopi,

7, from New York for Batavia.

9, str. Gede, Sikomaior, Jan, from Rattordnig for Batavis,

„PASSENGELS BOOKED FOR THE

FAB EASTE

Por F. & 0, toimer. Cerion, from Laden Jen. 23 To Straita, China, and Japan: Kr. and Mrs. Drury, Mr, Person, Mr. Gow, Mr. P. L. Joppan, Staff-Surgeon D. T. Higkyn, Mrs. Hoskyn and ohild, Lient. Carey, Captain

· Crawford, "Miss McCarthy,

Per P. and O. steamor. Parvanolla, connect

T

MEETING OF SITAREHOLDERS

will be bold, a. the Company's Hotel on 84- TURDAY. the 7th February, st Nook, fartha purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 91st December, 1896, with the Report of the Directors, and to dia Foune sur mattors that way he contpotently

brought before this Meeting. A

SINGAPORE

A-POPOLAR” AND

CREMONA MODEIA $300, $360——$385,

56 Oar. PIANOS

$175 $225.

ALL QUARANTEED TOE CLIMATE.

ILLUMIRATED CATALOGUES FREE.

FUBIC, STRINGS, AND USICAL INSTRUMENIM,

INSURANCES

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

Tho Undersigned, Laring bean appointed AGENTS for the shore Company, we prepared to ACOEFT RISKS agalost FILE at Current Mater.

SIEMSSEN & 00,

[16

Hongkong, 18th May, 1632 TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG:

The Undersigned AGENTS of the abors Company and PREPARED TO ADEPT First Clasa Foreign and Chinone Risks at Current Rates And S

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, May, 189513 ARANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

"

BANKS.

HONGHONG BATINGS DANK

# ARE, Bralnem of the shove Bank is sondusted by the TrON GIONG AND SING HAI BANKING CORPORATION." Rues may be obtained on applications

INTEREST on deposita is allowed at 35 PER CENT DE SBAUDLAN

Depositors my transfer at their option balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANK to be played on FIXED DEPOSIT at ♣ PAR CENT, por ammun.

For the HoroKONG AND SILANGITAI BANKING COLPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chint Maunger,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1695,

"IID CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA

INCOBIORATED BY HOTAL CHARTER, 1853

HEAD OFrics, LONDON,

CAPITAL PAID-TI Reskнv LIABILJNY "OP. SHARE

HOLDERS,

£800,000

£800,000 £350,000

RESILVE FUND

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at 'the rate of 2% per annumi on the Daily balancas On Fixed Deposits for 12 menthe... 4 porcent.

-T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 16th Beptember, 1995...ƒ16

& SHANGHAI

TO LET

TOLET

TO, 18, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

DAVID SASSOON, SONE & CO. Hongkong, 16th December, 1896.

TO-LET.

Bead.⠀ RAVENSHILL, East and Weat. Lower

Apply to

VICTOR H, DEACON. Hongkong, 9th February, 1807.

TO LET::

"AÇOMER,” near the L.E.C. ⠀

MACOMER

COMMERCIAL

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

WEDNIRDAY, 24th February

EXCHANGE AVA

ON TANDON

Telegraphic Transfer

9/11 Hank Bills, on demand EIA Bank Dills, at 30 days" sight ........ 914. Banki Bills, at 4 months": night .......14 Credite, at mouths' aight Doonmontory, matka'sight 214

'ON PARIS, 15,

Bank Bills, od demand

204

Credits, at 4 mentor' sight.

,2.68.

1399

ON GERMANY.-

On demand....

ON NEW YORK

Bank Dilis, on demand...

Credits, 60 days' sight....

.168

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, Slet October, 1998

TO LET

DWELLING HOUSES

50

HOUSES in Raron TERRACE. GODOWNS in BLUE BUILDINGE.

HARFORD," at MAGAZINE GAP. THE KENNELS,” at MAGAZINE

GAP.

FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGĖ Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 19th February, 1897-

TO BE LET.

143

ON BOMBAY

Talegraphie Transfer.

Bank, on demand.....

ON CALCUTTA.

Telegraphic Tran Bank, on demand

ON SHANGHAI,.-'

•Bank, at sight in

Privato, 30 days" sight

ON YOKOHAMA,→→

On domand

ON MANILA

On demar .....

On demand

ON SINGAPORE

661

4% pux.

8% pm.

BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Bato...9.39 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, por tad.....18.90.

----་ JOINT STOCK SHARES. COMPANY. jean ve "GooTATIONS.

[$348.75, sollers $125 175 eoni,

HING CORPORATION BANK NO RICHMOND TERRACE, Banka

PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND

$10,000,000 $6,500,000

ResdayḤ LIABILITY OF PEOP'rous.$16,000,000

| COURT OF DIRECTORS

Sr. C. MIGELAN, Bag Chairman. Hon. J., J. BELL-IEVING--Deputy Chairman, R. L Richardson, Esq..

I Sason, Esq.

B.Ehewan, Esq.

N.A. lebs, Le

C. Berman, Esq. G. B. Dudrell, Esq. M. D. Ezekiel, Esq. A MoConachie Esq.AN R. M. Gray, Bey

CHIEF MANAGNE Hongkong T. JACEBON, ESQ. "MANAGER:

Shanghai-J, P. WADE GARDNER, ESQ LONDON BANKERE LONDON & COUNTY BANK

PING CONFANT, LIMITED,

HOYAKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED,

roora

Modorato Rental.

in

No 1, WILD DELL BUILDINGS; S rooms; $15 a month and taxes.

STABLES at KOWLOON, nearing, "com-" pletion.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO. LIMITED, Hongkong, 17th February, 1897,

TO LET TARNSFOOT," UFFER RICHMOND ROAD,

Apply to

VICTOR H. DEACON, Huzgkung, 20th January, 1897,

TO LET

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[230

On Current Account at the rate of 2 por Cent.DEEWILD, SAymar Road and WEST per Annum on the daily balanen

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 21 par Cent. per Annum. For fmcaths, 34 por Cent, per Annua. For 12 months, por Cent, per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 18th February, 1897 THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

LIMITED.

The Undersigned, having been appolated AGENTS for the abure Company, are preparad ACCEPT RISKS against FILE at Current Pates.

AUTHORIZED CATTAL STEMSSEN & CO;

Agente Hongkong 13th November 1872

HENIX FIRE OFFICE.

SURNOBLED

$17.

The Undarmigned are now prepared to TNSURANCE GRANT POLICIES of

gast FIRE at Current Rates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., Agonte for the Phosaix Fire Offles. 20 Hongkong 17th August, 1887.

COTTISH METROPOLITAN

ASSURANCE CO;

The combined ACCIDENT and LIFE POLICY is the MOST ADVANTAGEOUB form of INSURANCE PA

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

Chuet oF DIRECTORS.

BOURNE VILLA North, Bonham

Road

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS Hongkong, 18th February, 1897. *[319

DRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE

PRIVATEE

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

NOMFORTABLY FURNISHED

713

Mrs. GILLANDERS. GLENEALY BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.

1146

£1,000,000, 500,000

ROOMS, with Board.

Apply to Mrs. MATHER, 2 Podklor's H Hongkong, Ist January, 1892.

D. GLLANA, Esq. H. STOLZERPOIT, Haq- GIÁO TRBRIN B

CHOW TUNG SHAO, Esq. KWAN HOI CHEX, Y).

FOR SALE

GBO, W. F. PLATPAIN,

R

Hongkong 17th November, 1863

[14

Bhip only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Greez Seal),

£2,500,000

Hongkong, 17th May, 1895.

Chiof Mariager/

Interest for 12 Months Fired%

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

THE LIMITED,

AUTHORIZED CAFITAL SUBSCRIRED£1,125,000

PAID UP £ 582,500)

A yearly premium of £28 128 (1030) secures the following

a b $2,000 in cass of death by acakdont. £1,000 in pass of natural death; £1,000 in case of permanent total dieable ment by socitent,

y

£500 in onse of partial total disablement by cridant, EY WIRE

BRA BANHEES;

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED,

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at } .

▶UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

·Established 1719.. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND

SHIPPERS.

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO..

Sole Agents,

11206

12.

FOR SALE.

HELDAIE OK'S CHAMPAGNE. 1889, WRITE SEAL.

...per osse of I dozen quaris, $32...per case of 2 dosen pinta.

830.

..

Hongkong & B'bai... China & Japan, pr

Doordinary To. deferred: Nati. Bank of Chinn B. Shares Foun. Shures

Ball's Asbestos E. A.... Brown & Co, G..... Campbell, Mocre & Co. Carmichael & Obs! China Sagar set Dakin, Cndela's & Co Dairy Farm Co

Fenwick & Co, Geo.... Greenland Cement...

II. & C. Bakery Hongkong & G. Gas... Hongkong Electric... H. I. L. Taze - Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice

H. & K. Wharf & G... Hongkong Rope.........

EI, & W. Ubek

Insurscene

Conta

China Fire Chhn Trades Hougkong Fire ............. North-China Straits T Union... Yangiste

Land and Building: H. Land Inriment. Humphreys Estate Kowloon Land & B Was! Foint Building Luzon Sugar Mining

20 nominal 12nominal 41 £5, buya

£8 $264, saltère £1 $100, sellers 17/688, buyers

800iu liquidation). $10.57, buyere $20

$100 $146, sellora

$5 in liquidation).

$55, norimal

$45 38, sellers & buyers $10 $22, seller

800 530

£10 $110, buyers

38 58.10, sales & sellers $100 $95, buyers $40 209, sellers

$108, sellers

850 $53, ex div. buyers -800 $180, endes & bugura $12534 p. et pren 12 | 13417.60, ex dir b. $50 $1874, fall & sellera $20.15108, d. sal, db. $479, buyers

$50 $100, sales & malloru £25 Tis. 195, sellers 320 5281, males & sellera $50 $297, tellera

$80 $100, males-

$50 $701, ales & buyen

$10 132, ex div. $30 $15, buyers P10 ($20, sellers

$140 $50, sellera

Charbonnages... 600 ($76, solos Jelubu.....

Nee Balmoral ]

Oliver's Mines, A......

Do. B.......

Panjom

Do. (Preference]} Baabs

Steamship Coyn

Chine and Manila... China Mutual Ord Do Fre

Douglas 8. Ca H. Canion and M. Indo-China S. N` ... Wanchai Watel'se Co Waisin & Co, ̈„

$5 $2.50, sales &buyers $ nominal

$5 $5, maler

$1 $304, cates & sellers $1-$3

135, 10d. 12, wllen -

$50 $89, unlo

E542 10. sellers £0 £6

$50 $615, sellers $15 $344, sales & sellere £1 $17, ons & sellers 507) 843

$10 $121, lws & sellers J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker

ས་་་་

OPIUM

·. ;

with al'ance Allowance New Malwa (this year't)$700. 1' 1 cullies. New Malwa (last year's $780 9 2 Malwa (alter)

$500: 18 2

VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE FRENCH MATE

This DE M. stenuer Ernest Bemons, vitu the Frouch wall of the 29th allim, left. Singapory 52 Monday the 22nd Instant, at 6 am and may be expected here on or abruf Monday, the 181 Marbh,This Packet bringe nglion to letters despatuled from Hongkong on the Cel December

THE AMERICAN MAN SKAT The 0.40. steamer Gaelic, with the American muit of the Red lustaut, left: Tokohamas on Tros- day, the 23rd instant and may be stposted hera on on about Monday, the lat Margh;

The P. stanmor City of Peking, with maile. So, Jef San Francisco for this part, vis Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Son Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai, on the 13th initaut

TEN AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The E. & A. steamet Guthrie, from Sydney, & Jeti Port Derwin on the 19th instant for this perb, P

TED INDIAN MAKIN

The steamer Catherine Apear, from Calcutta. left, Singapore for this port on the afternoon

of the 20th Instant, site for

MERCHANTS STEAMERS.

The N. Pistesiner. Tacoma has arifves, no Yokohama (from Tacoma, Wash.) und left for Hongkong ra ports on the 22nd instant

The P. & O. steamer Candia left Bingoro for this port at 6am, cos2lat instant.

The N. P. steamer Fictoria left Taccui on the 6th instant for this port via usual porfe

of call

The C. V. steamer Cialeng, from Gluagame and Liverpool, loft Singapore for this port on Thursday, the 18th instant, and may be expec oil here to-day..

The N. Y. K. chartored stanmer Balisovel left Moji on the morning of the 21st and may bo expected hero on the 2611 instant, sulik.

The O. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Glauns," from Liverpool, hit Singapore on the 21st instant and may be expected here on or about the 23 instant.

The N.G. I. átemer Letimbro left Singapore on thellet instant, and may be expected here OUS or about the 28th instant, ABRA

The C. M. stoomers flunfa, from Glasgow and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 17th instant, and may be considered due at Bingapore on or about the 8th prox

The Riokmera steamer Ellen Richriera, frem. Middlesbro', Antyurp, and Hamburg, passed the Canal on the 22nd instant, and may be considered due bére on or about den 22nd Macak.

PASSED THE CANAL OUTWARD-22nd Jan-Palawan, Aya 26th Jan. ---Agavemnon, Deiks Rickmere, Normandie, 29th JanMelpomene, Oceana, Belongs St. Andrews, 2nd Tob-Aglam, Cyrvs, Dordogus, 5th February-Ceylon Hector, Kanagawa Mar 9th February-Glen acon, Menelaus, Helen Bickmers. 12th Feb. -Anapa, Guadalquiver 18th Febrary Benlarg, Brate, St. Giles, St. Jeroms. 19th February Hertha, Japan, Asioun Salace, Ores. 23rd Feb-Ellen Richmzië, Tasu → M

| HOUTWARD—19th Feb-Folyphemus, Pyrrkugj

***Bellona, Canger, 23rd February-Buzzo.,

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

PEAK. TELIVERY clusos at Post Office at 13.39 m. ad 3 p.m. or in Letter Boxos in the Cars by 13 and 3.30 o'clock Trans Letter Boxes at Feak will be cleared at 12.30 and 4xos.

The Postal Guide for 1895, revised to dale will be found in the Chronicle und Directory, P. XIX. This is the only authorized complete Summary of Pustul information published in Hongkong.

The authorised List of Maile lamed in connection with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extra, which is corrovie. to a mach later hour then that given below.

À MAIL WILL CLOSS. For Bangkok-Pur Osto, Vonday, the 25th instant, at 7.30 a..

- £6 por week in case of temporary disable the rate of 2% par unnin on the Daily balanco. E D. KRESSMANN & COB New Fatua20824: Okl Patinstant, at 8.3) AM.

by coldout.

Accidouts insured against for 24 and Exper

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 13th to thouum (£1,000 in case of dental wokly

27th February, both days indusive.

By Order of the Beard,.

C. MOONEY, Secretary Hongkong, 6th February, 1897

NOTICE:

payments in case of injury.)

For further Particulara, apply to

VERNON,

N1492 ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

1874

Hongheux. 18th June, 1805

N

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED

TOTAL FUNDS AT Slar DGCEMBER, 1895 £12,433,131 OK OL

OS FIXED DEPOSITS

For 12 months and Z

G >

C. G.

21% J. THURBURN, Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 15th February, 1897.

Tis

KELLY & WALSH.

LIMITED

Sole Agents for the TORK AND Waunall's

CERTIFICATE NO 4516, dau-AUTHORED CAPITAL £5,000, 690 STANDARD DICTIONARY

TRADA

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

Hongkong, 10th February, 1897,

RED AND WHITE -BORDEAUX WINES.

TEBERT &.0 0.8 [E, BOTTLED ALE & STOUT. MAINZER BEER

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkeng, Int February, 1894,

FOR SALE.

GRAHAM'S CELEBRATED 5 CROWNS

PORT.

80

LIGHT WINE, specially SUITABLE for Tropical Clates Thin Wine bus

su enormous sale in India."

$21 por eso of one Dozen.

Apply to

New. Henares

For Swatow, Chinking and Hankoй-Per Kiangnak, to-day, the 25th inaf, at 8.30 ..

For Pakhol-Per Cleru, tu-day, the 25th

For Nagasali, Kong and Yokohama -Vor Persian, Paper-wrapped $500 to $575 Verona, to-morrow, the 26th inst, at 11:9) AL

For Mails For Bulbaville, umocow Bale:-20 chesty New Puinn,"

the 26th instant, at 4:30 PM.

Persian, Ody

8690. Old Benares.$715 1.8480 to $560

THE WEATHER

CHINA QUASI METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, 23d FEBRUARY, AT 4 KM

STATION.

Barometer

tore.

Humidity

Wadivostock 2013 36

G. C. ANDERSON, Sole Agoat, 13, Praya Central. Nagasaki....... Hongkong, 8th February, 1997. [382 Kagoshim

Y

ing with the steamer Ganges at Colombo From

6th April, 1895, for Eight Sharas, Nes

GRY CAPITAL. 2,750,000 vɗf thu London, Jan. 28 To Stats, Chim, and Japan: 8,018/3010 and 12,701,12,209, in this Company, Mr. Fotohkin, Miss Paison, Mr. and Mrs. standing in the name of THE RIGHT

PAM-UP CAPITAM

687,500 0 0

ENGLISH LANGUAGE. I-FALL FUNDS TO MA (2,601,010 2,9° It ambodies many New Principles of Lusivo Edward, Miss Edward, Mr. and Mrs. Marchant, REVEREND DOM ANTONIO JOAQUIM The Undersigned having Leen appcintigraphy. It containe 2,358 quarto pages; 5,000 Mr. G. Muir, Mr. Artline Young, Mr. and Ma. DE MEDEIROS, BISHOP OF MACAO, AGENTS for fus aboye Company are pret linstrations, made expressly for this Worki ---- B. Kirk Mr. A. 1 Thunes, Mr. and M. PRESIDENTE DA COMMISSAQpared to ACCEPT RISKS aguast FIRE 1 201,880 Vocabulary Torms, which is nearly two Foron and child, Kr. Coomar, Mr. and Mra

ADMINISTRATIVA DE COFRE" DOS ↑ Curront Ratos, f

and on-lmlf the number of Terms in any single- Ellis, Miss Prestes, Misa Watson, Mrs. Konur POBRES," ha een LOST, and if at the

Volume Dictionary and about 75,000 more than and child, Miss Elliott, Majer Conally Lioa Expiration of ONE MONTH from the date

in any other Dictionary of the Language. Chadwick, Mr. Buckland: Mr. O. I Tomash,hercot the abors document be cet forthcoming

247 Editors and Specialists and 500 Renders Miss Alexandor From Briusic, Telmother Certificate will be issued by the Com-

for Quotations were engaged upon this Work. B Carr. Mr. and Mrs Cartan and child, pany, and thereafter no other will ho solcnowHE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSUR- It cost noarly one million dollarslag med mekk MAF Rainsford, My Ges. W. Woolsey

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