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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH, 1898.

BANKS.

wntail the examization, Dr. Gilder sent for the poliss and Mr. Dastur, Fourth Presidency Mugletrato Mr. Dastur warned the erowt sigalust masturco, but was himself etenck withNTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA ASHE bamboo, and the rioters beocrning dangoraus, the polios fred, killing four natives and wound-

INCORPORATED BY BOYAS, CHAPTER 123, HEAD OFFLOR, LONDON, CAPITAL PAID OF... £800000 LESERYE LABILITY OF SCARY

Liverpool. 80 mat rough weather all the way scross, and was förest to niú at about throes ginner speel. "Hey, time was 11 days, 2 houra auditimites, and hox avorare surt el 11 Iunts. Her Comunaler, Captain Beurs St. Ünago Lindley, formerly of the Adriatic, says that the Cymris is the utoadest slip hoing twitte Jess who abon. To put a gluen full of water on one of the saloon tables when toning Liverpool, and not a drop was spilled on the stormy passage. On her trial trip, the Cysariz made about 17 knots per licar, Hor Engateor, Mr. Rohner Owens, experts to coger the dis tanes between New York and Liverpool in about eight days or in thesem: tire as the Betsie and Gormante, when the seas are sooth

THE MAINE MHASTEIL

Harun, 19th Tolmury, Captain Sigsboo, of the battleship Mama, in aa intervine.to-lay, with, the correspondent of the Associated Press, described the explosive in detail. He said: "On the night of the explor" sim I had not method. I was writing lettere, I find it impossible to dasarifit thesound or shock,

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Ripting spread to other parts and the rioters attacked all Europeans who came in their way.

receiving series Injury Amongst Mr. Glazebrooke, of Lyons & Co., was stabbal; and Mr. Blund, solistor, weguded,"

The Grant Road Hospital was est fire to an introyed; the Mihoined General Hospital tired, hat by troca and pedico, who arrested ciaters.Then district plagus ulions wer wrzéked."

Botar os cun ascertainal fair Europeans live lost their lives, nel 15 to 20 have bean injured Of Natives seven were killed d may injured,

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A yobtly promfá of SD (age 80) secures the following

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rent by nebident. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

- £500 fiz cuse of partial total disablement by Turiness of the above Bank is onduak her work in a of temporary disable by HONGKONG AND SILANG-mont by ascitent

e CENE pr sy be obtained on application INTEREST on deposits is allowal at Baluch alsamer Haines, from Tamenilors may transfer at their liðu Erol Amoy 19th and Systów 23nd, hallazgos of $100 or more Latha HukukonG AND dazolated fé hi size, moderate at and clouds SHANGHAI BATS to bs placed on FIXED |_

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Colcady W swatow,qoderate onslurly and cloudy to part. In soport In Balow-ILM.8. teapters Barany, from Caogha 13th, and Singapore:10th,

but the impression remains of thing aman.atomer Tar Fu, from Dunkirk inspiring, terrifying, of noise, reading, siphong 20th Men, ul light vibrating, all-parvuling: There is nothing in the former experienos of anyone on buned to any elada and eleze warther from Hol. HAE BANKING CORPORATION Buled Avontent insured opäinst for KA" BEI €2 ||

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messary the explosion. After the first great hence to part fresh to moderato shoek I cannot tayoff recall how many larchit daforations I hard-not moro than two or fared Ikaw my ship was gone. Inshok a struclpis as the Jaine, the affects of sneh an explosion) are not for monicat in foht. I made my way through the long passage in the dark, gropings from side to side, to the tabohway, and they to the poop, being among the curliest to readhe the spot. de soon co I reunguised tas

cor, i entered the high explosivos. El he Hooded, and then directed that the hig available be lowered to rescue the worded drowning. Disciplino, ku s perfect maist provalad. There was no more confusion that A call to quarters would produce, it as usuale I sook sa, by the light of the flamies, Shut d my oflcers and crow laf-alive on baard ämbe randon me. I armot form any iss. of th time, but it seemed fire minutes from the tim I reached the poop until I left the Just an it was possible to reach having been saved. Ilda must have been three-quarters, of an hour or more, however, from the amount of work done, The officers and mari worked together lowering. the boats, and the gig look some time to lower I did not notieetha rain of debris deporibel by Lieutenant Blandin and othore, who were on deck at the time of the "first explision But I did observe the explosion of the fixed an munition, and wonder, liat more were not hurt thereby. Without going beyond the limite of what was proper in the harbour of a friendly Power, I always maintain precautions.against attack, and the quarter watch was onlsred to Luve intinidion for the smaller guns ready to hand, so tint, in the improbable event of an attuck on the ship, it would have been found roudy. It was this ammunition which exploded is the Lost reached it."

The passengers on the incoming stoomers crowd, the upper docks for a view of the wreck of the ill-fated buttleship, and the sight is glasily enough, what coached, lo satisfy all who are desirous of witnessing horrors. It is

known that Lieutenant Jonkinn, who is among the missing, was aire aftor the explosion, as the coloured mass-attendant, now at Key West, met bini running förward. Ha evidently Thought, the amized confusion, that the Arne Bad been deed on, and be was rushing to the ferocualle, where was located the six-inch gun of which he was charge,

Bladrid, 19th February

Hægkong, 8th June, 1893 For the HongKong AND SHANGHA TORTH BRITISII AND MERCAN-

** - BANKING CORPORATION,

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. 1. JACKSON, ["

TOTAL FUNDS ATSIS: DECEMBER, Hongkong 1st August, 1895, OUTE THE

1896 £12,935782 07.01. ONGKONG & SHANGITAL BANKI AUTHORISPAM0-703 had very hosy, reaING CORPORATION. A Tinate to hects. Front Par

NE...” breeze and sea, desouth of Gap Rook, brazo E.N.E. high sea

MELONGKONG CLUB,

OTICE

$10,000,000

FATOUT CAPITAL ESSERTE FUND

$ 9,900,000: RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROF TORS,310,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS

Hon, J.J. BELL-IEVING-ChairIUKO. BIL GRAY, Esq.-Dopatý Chaitzian, C. Beurmanns, Baj- A Raymond. Esq. |«. D. Böning, Faj. R.Le Bidunksta. Esqi RAORDINARY GENERAL, B. Dolwell, E. Bheson, Den UNG of the Metiers of the Davis Gabkey, hey,NA. Biebe, Esq.

ani in thu due House o A. Haupt, Esq.

the 30th Marel, 1838, at

URIEF MANAGED: purpose mot forth in the notioo Fila Paul of the Club,

LE GRACE, Secretary. végzene12181 March, 1898.4

1701

HLVES INSURANCE Co.. 3D (IN LIQUIDATION).

Herapy given that SECOND and FINAL RETURN of CAPITAL mounting per Shute has boon declared in the matter

· Upen dolirogane erip to the Liquidator for Cancellation atas los ca or eater the List

instant, each Sinfélolder will recite an

Hongkong T. Jacsson; Esq

Sharan.. WADR GARDNER, ESQ" LONDON BANCSEs Lox uos & County Bank

ING COMPANY, LeTzzITED,...

HONGKONGINTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of por Cant per Annum on the daily halanen, väl

ON BED DENISTA, For 3'xiontha, 2à per Cost per Annoin. For months, 8 per Cent, per Annam For 12 months, 4 per Cerf, per Annum

T JACKSON,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 14th February, 1898,

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Order on the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAJHE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA BANTING CORPORAs hux is allemttlement of his Clini ugainst the Coulpany

Shusholders who are at alldated yet the First Retain of Capita mounting to 37.50 per Share, declared on they let angost, 1304, no requested to do so without further dafay to enable the fical winding of tåg Company

Fongkong, 8th day of Marek, 1898.

J. GOORMANN.

Liquidatory

A despatch received to-day from Rear Admiral Motors, the Commander of Haroza, says that proofs exist in the facts that no dead tih carrie to the surface after the explosion that wracked 630]. the Maine, and that, when tha disastår enoriad, there was not the slightest upheaval of the water, that the oxplosion was not submarine,

Havana, rd February.

Care of Mosers Belchers & Co.,

Pray Central

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANT,

LIMITED, IN: LIQUIDATIONER

THE OBDINARY STARD CERTIȚI-

The sitontion, which may be changed at my moment by fresh disororios, may be aumen up when this daspatos is eout this afternoon, in

CATE No. 8,465 for Fitty Ordinary substance, ox follows: The divers hare is 31,149 sinoding in the Register in the name of Skares numbores): 55,689/55,713 6033 95125) covered cases of brown hexagonal powder, for the 10-inch guns, unexploded, and balfaving. MAX Loss of Kobe, Japan bring benÍ star that others neaploid will be found in the LOST, notice is beroby given that unless the aid cortificato be producer at the 1-inds magazine on the starboard side for

rd, the conviction grows that this magazine LATOR'S OFFICE, NO. AFA did not blow ng If this be so, and may have CENTRAL, Victoria, Hongkong, gator before asistaci Arona the first that it is, she further the 2nd day of April, leis, & now our conviction forced that the explosion which wrocked the Maine urine, from the cutside on the port boys. As previously wired, the main portion of the wreck, as seen from shore, and. asted from below, was blown do starboard.

TO

for the gain Shares will be issued at the old

certiterte will therefter be held by the dutor is null and voil.

JAMES B. DUNCAN," Liquidatos of the Punjon Mining

Company, Limited,

[665 Hongkong, 14th March, 1989.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. NOT LOR

LIMITED.

AuTROLIZED CAPITALEJ OCD-068, PAID UP CAPITALE 324,374

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKOND,

Court or DiRKCZORE

I. GL, Eng. J. T. LAUT, E

CHA KITETAD, FOR Crow Tune Buse, 6q

KAR Học Qui. Asu

Chief Manuger. G. WT. PLAYFAI

Sunscre PALD-

Sod.

R87,500-00 11 FR

2,630,850 12.0. -The Undersigned having boon appointed AGENTS for the above Compasy are pre- pared to ACODIT RISKS again FIRE at Curran's Ratcs,

BRUSHEWAN, TOMOS & CO.

agents. Hongkong, 19th June, 1895.

11626 THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSUE- DISTANCE COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1823. CAPITAL

£2,000,000 TOTAL TUNDY AND SACUBETT ...........£2,450,053 NET ANNUAL FIRE PRENIA.............. £ 757,478

Having boon appointed Agents of the above. Company we are prepared to accept KURUITAR and CHissar Kraka st ourront rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.

Hougkong 9th January, 1898. 12740 ANUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

·FOUNDED 110,

The Undersigned, laying beer, appointzil

AGENTS for the above Company, tre prepared to ACCEPT RISES Against FIRE at Cenout

EMSSEN & OD

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the January, 1898 (86

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The TM stammer Gaulic, with mails, s, from San Francisco, to tho. 22nd ultimo, vis Honolula, arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port on the 18th instant, via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai,

The O,& 0 steamer Daric, with malls, &o, port via Honoinin, ROM Ist Apen, 1893, DINDER, CAINE Tokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, of

tun 19th instant PROPTER AUSTRALIAN MA BRANDAO & CO The B. & A. steamer Guthrie. From Sydney,

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Hongkong. 17th March, 1998,

TO LET

OFFICE on PRATA, from 1st Aph#--

& Loft Port Darwin on the 14th instant for this port

MERCHANT STIAMEES,

The P0. steamer, Mazagon, left Hombay for Kobe on the 5th instal

The N. Pamer Tucoma Railbil froz Tacoma on the 13th instant, for Japan and [078 Hongkong

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The NP steamer Columbia arrived at Yokeliams and ealed for Kobe and Honghong on the 15th instant.

The N. Famer Mogat arrived at Yok bawa and wiled for Kobe and Hongkong on the 16th inst. S

The "Bon Line steamer Benatos, from Antworp and London, left Singapore on the 281 instant for this part.

The F. O. slemmer Hydarpes left. Singn-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTA

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD pore for this port on the 23rd instant, at 6a.m.

The Q. 8. 8. steamer Tencer is expected Hongkong, 24th March, 1809:

Leags Singaporo about 24th instante

The C Mutual stormer infuck, from Glas gos and Tdverpool, passed the Canal on the 6th husiwaty and may be dopsidored tine at Singapore on or about the ith instantiat

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The Postal Guide for 1893 zavisolo" data will be found in the Chronicle and Diredor, P. XIX. This is the only anthèriesd completed Summary of Peštal information published in Hongkong

KACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSUR 16, BANT BUorses, Hongkong FAR DELAYSBY closes at Port Ofise at

ANUB CO. OF ATXLA CHAPELLE

THE Undersigned, having boo appointed, AGENTS for the store Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RINKS against FIRE at Current Rates,

EMA REUTER, BROUKELMANN & CO.

Agents

Interest for 12 Moatie Fixed

5%.

195

Hongkong, 21st Am1, 1897 TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

"COMPANY OF HAMBURG:

67

Hongkong, let Decembor, 1897,

STARE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

LIMITED

AUTODEIZED CAPITAL, SenSCRIBED PAID U

The Underalgued AGENTS of the shore Company are PEETALED TO ACOUPT First Claes Foreign cad Chinese Risky at Current (££,500,000 || Bates:

SIEMSSEN & CO. £1,125.000

562,500 Hougtong, 29th Jay ROK V T20 10000 ANSATLANTICFIRE INSURANCE

COMPOF LAMBURG.

ETSERVE FUND. ANAL BANKERS:.

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ON FIXED DEPOSITE For 12 months

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The highest American ofleinla hero equlidout that General Blones mid the otor high Spanish officials had ne Jinowledge direct or intrect of the conception of the execution of a plot to blow up the Maine, if such i plot esistid, but they believe that the junior Spanish officers, who, from the nature of things, are more converenat with modern ox- plosires than their olders and superiora wers at the bottom of the disastor, if there was any outside agency. I pointed out that it would not be impossible to plant a mine of wet and dry gan-colich near whare a foreign war ressel was directed to apskor, such a mine communicating | month from the date beroof the above document | SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL. with an electris baldery on skore. It is regarded - be not forthcoming another Certificate will be | Parker CAPITAL........

issued by the Company, and thereţilor no other | RESERVE FUND will to acknowledged.

as an interesting point that the Maine for the first lime during her stay in the harbour, lay at the particular spot where she was at the time of the catastrophe.

Washington, 24th February

Kumours of startling discoveries, in the wreck of the Maine were less fregnent, but there were enough of them still float to-lay to warrant Secretary Long in making this statement to the nowspaper men as he left his office: Seming up the situation, I would say that the Navy Departament truows to-day nothing more about the cause of the disaster than it did dve miantes after the receipt of the first despatch from Captain Sigsbee."

LATE TELEGRAMS.

The following talegrors are frio, the Ban- gor Gazette

WEST AFRICA

London, 6th March. The illness of the French delegulve is retard- ing the Nigar negotiations. E

Further ass states fighting has taken place in the Sierra Leone Hinterland hetwoon Natives und the Police under Major Tarbet. All trade with the ocaet is stopped.

London, St March, Major Logard left Liverpool today to as the post of Commissioner Commandant of the Luges Hinterland.

London, 6th March. The Niger Company has depatched a force to Sekolo to help the Sellan should the Eroneli- roinzo to xoupose the river Niger

EE CERTIFICATE No. 2,619, date

18th March, 1988, of the Share No. 13,363 in this COMPANY, standing in the name

of Miss MONICA SAU Foosa, of Hongkong, bis been LOST, and if at the expiration of duo

Dated, 101 March, 1898.

643

JAS. B, COUGHTRIE,

Secretary.

TEBRAU PLANTING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is ́horoby given that a coll of SI

VOKOHAMA SPECIE

Kobe

BRANCHES & AGENCIES.

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- The Undersigned, having, bean sprinted AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS againt FIRE at Curcan? Entes.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agenta. Hongkong 18th November, 1879. [18

Addres

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Floor with Kitchen, at BONHAN ROAD,. Bent only $15 per mouth.12 For Partianlars, apply to

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AEGILLANDERS.

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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Pam Grenoral Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1898.

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Bombay, 5th March. To-day's plague gun show 159 now cont and 20 douths, with 329 deaths from ali antes. This morning at oolon a party consisting of one of the Pocna proitive police and soo military wore engaged in a Buuse to house visi tation In one of the byo-lanes running of Nill Lazar, when some of the residents of the street oajcoted to the party patering a house, and im-, mediately a crowd of some four to five burdod portons, prinsipally Borans, assembled and a disturbance was granted. A policemia" wus Fenghly handled and some of the milikaty were Lurtled. An nhárin was raised, and the City pollos parod to the spot and offooted on a rets Pon of the accused persons › were placed before the Magistrato at Maragon Police Cutirt

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The Mike Cotton Spinning Mill, LA. ..Tokyo Merino Insurance Co, Limited.

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For Swatow, Amoy and Tamosni,Per Hat mun to-day, the 24th inst., at 5.00 2.x.

For Nagasaki. Kobe and Yckolat.-PerUnited Monmouthshire, to-day, “the” 24th, instaat,at

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For Takow and Taiwanfoo-Per Kulgar, on Saturday, the 20th instant, at 10:00 AM.

Far Kudat and Sundulus-Per Meranon, on Sairiday, the 26th instant, at 2.30 PM.

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Sales:-10 cheats Putna malohests Bengal.

THE WEATHER. CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER 29 MARCH, AT 4 PM,"

STATION.

level and

Wladirustock. 30,39 Tokyo w Kochi Negaraki..... Kashima...!

30.22 80.27

30.23

Gutzlaff 80.20 Earp Peak 66.24

be despatched on SATURDAY, the ith Amy......... instant, with Maile to the United Kingdom,

Europe, and places beyond, vis Murssiten,

Halow.......

80.14

90.08 Canton.....

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23rd MARCH, AT 10° à M.

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.

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to the Straits Settlemente, Batavia, Beemal, Gutzlat Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, &o, &a.

Registry censos at 7.30 AM.

To all closes at 8.40 A.M. Luty batters Canton.........

8.30 to 8.30 AM. with 10 cents extra postage.

MAILS BY THE CANADIAN

PACKET.

Sharp Peak Amoy....... Swalow...!

50.26 90.21 20.14

30.16

Hongkong 30.19 Victoria Peak Gap Rock... Macao Haiphong Poliono

30.18

30.19

Caro E. Innes

The Canadian Mail Packet Gaelic will be despatched on THURSDAY, the $1st instant, Maulla with Mails for Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, B.U., which will be closed as follows:- 10.00 4. Registry comeen. 11.00

. Port Olos closes, but correspondence may be posted on board the Pocket with Laia Fed of 10 cents extra Fatage until the time of departure.

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1967

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WILLIAM LYSAUGHT & SONS, WANCHAL MACHINERT GODOWNS-AND-EN- DINEERING ESTABLJARMANT.

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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP Barometer 4. 80.03 Thermo, é x.m. (Wet bulb) 66

DEALER,

No. 37, EIGIN STREIT, HONGKONG, Will be glad to sand STAMPS ca approva to any address on receipt of satisfactory refer

Bcher

Is also prepared to purchase maed POSTAGE mass in Lanco or Sinull Quantities for Cash. AGENTS WANTED, ANDARINA

15 to 25% Discount. Allowed

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTE Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, or the Owens will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Grea of the following Yessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour DENLACIG, Brit. gbesmer, Wallace Gibb,

Livingaton & OSOBNIE JE BUTUAN, Spanish, str. Madriagó-randab

The room, 9AM... 5 Theras. Maximum 71 Thermen. The Minimum (ovo The SF... 7 night).

Thur 24

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24th to 20th March

HK WATE

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