LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
London, 2nd March.
OPERATIONS AGAINST DE WET. Lord Kitshone, telegraphing from Pretoria, reports that Commandant de Wat, who was lant stated as being near Phillipstown, heading for Norvals Pont, has been forced north by the British across the Orange River. Two bun dred Boors, Lord Kitchener states, were cap tured, and other stragglers are being taken,
The Times corresponflent, telegraphing from that Brigadier-General Hopetown, states Plumer overtook Commandant de Wet on February 17 at the depot westward of the rail. way Brigadier General Planer's supplies were then exhausted, and he halted at Paauw pat. On February 18 he went to Elsievale to resit, leaving three strong patrols to hang on Commandant de Wet's rear and to watch the drifts. The patrols behaved splendidly ant maintained touch with the enemy, so that Major- General Charles Knor was enabled to gauge the intentions of the Boors.
The southern columns of the British wore marshalled in such a manner as to prevent u janetion of Commandant de Wet's forces with The invaders from the south and the west of Cape Colony. Commandant de Wet tried to recross the Orange River at Brekkies, 50 miles north-east of Prieska. Small parties crossed in a boat, but the main body of the commando was unable to establish a crossing at the ford. They her
proceeded towards the Orange River drifte.
Brigadier General Plumer at this stage re- sumed the pursuit and provented the Boers making the passage of the Orange Hiver by Marke Drift, 15 miles east-north-east of Brak- kies. He captured 100 prisoners.
then
THE KING'S EXTURN TO ENGLAND,
3rd March. King Edward has returned to England fram Germany. He arrived at Flushing to-day and Londen. His Majesty will revisit his sister, the Empress Dowager Fre derlok, in June.
4th March.
at once came on
The Duke of Cornwall and York met the King at Claring Cross, and received an ovation from the people.
„LURD KIMBERLEY,
London, 3rd March. It is reported that Lord Kimberley, Imler of the Opposition in the House of Lorde, is in a critical condition.
THE YARMOUTH WIFE MURDER.
London, 3rd Maralı
The man Herbert John Bennett, who was
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1901 HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. | Government to encourage mining, manufactur
Mr. Cramer recorded his first win in the Long Range Cup on Saturday. The conditions were 10 shots and a sighter at 700 and 800 yards.
The following are the best scores :--
700 800
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...49 43 *Q.M. S. Wallacs, R.R. 17 40
Mr. F. Penning...
Mr. J. Pidgeon Sgt. Wake Mr. A. Watson
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EUROPEAN AND CHINESE
CIVILISATION.
charged with the murder of his wife at Yar- mouth, has been found guilty and has been
Iu the Saturday Review of the 27th February sentenced to death. The evidence was circum-there appears a letter signed by Mr. E S stastial. Mach deponded upon the identifies Gundry, in reply to a letter entitled "From the tion of the victim's watch and chain. The Chinese Point of View" and signed Jol singular all set up by the accused was not Chinaman" which appeared previously in our contemporary. After a fow introductory orodited,
remarks, Mr. Gundry says:-
BLUEJACKETS DROWNED.
London, 3rd-March- Owing to the espsizing of a bout in Bantry Bay, seven of the bluejackas belonging to H.M.8. Resolution were drowned.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS, The elections for the Loudon County Council have resulted in a considerade gain for the Progressive party. This is the fifth election of the London County Council. The fourth 70 Progressives and 48 Moderates were return election took place on 3rd March, 1898, when
in 1895. 84 Progressives and 31 Moderates iu 1892, and 71 Progressives and 47 Moderates in 1959.
Tory
TRADE
MARK.
CLARETS
ing, and other industrial pursuits is that the innovation will provide work and wages for the myriads who are hovering always on the verge of starvation. But it is not Agrionltural as opposed to Commercial; and the comment of a Chineso merchant ca "John Chizaman's" assertion that his countrymen desire "neither to proselytise nor to trade" might help to persuade him that his presentment requires considerable rerigion -- On the spot. Similarly, when we are told that, under the conditions of life which we have evolved,
"failure of a harvest, or the modi fication of a tariff in some remote country, dis. locates the industry of millions, thousands of miles away we are tempted to rotort that. failure of harvest in Chino, and want of efficient means of transport-railways, to wit-VIN ORDINAIRE... meant the death of millions, frem starvation, MEDOC not many years ago; in Shaose; while the ST. EMILION... existence of steamers and a trado nexus has
MARGAUX emailed the southern provinces to supply their conditions, from the surplus rice of Cochin ST. ESTEPRE deficiencies more than once lately, under similar ST. JULIES
Chian and Siam.
fairness,
Imported direct from the Growers, wo are able to give exceptional value,
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8.50 5.50 An allowance of SEVENTY-FIVE Cents per dozen is made for quarter bottles whon returned to our godown Special ratos for Hogsleads.
BOB-DEAUX-BOTTLED...
CH. LEOVILLE It is not the first time that a contrast hasCH. LAROSE The objections s to promlytem and to changes be drawn between Europeas and Chinese
CALIFORNIA... of custom, and the contrast drawn between the civilisation, to the disadvantage of the former objects had in view by Chinese and European but it is literary tour de force which ZINFANDEL
reasonably just civilisation aro fair comment. 1f people would required, in
presentment of both sides. Jusenal found reflect that religion is not only a cult but a
good deal that was unlerely in Rome, but he social but they might be is anxious to under mine a creed which, whatever its defects, las did not attempt to doopen the contrast by pe held society together in China while athering Scythia on an imaginary pinnacle of ex- an attempt suggested Empires have risen and fallen. It was a-cellenco. The aileption of that method in the denouncing ascester-worship us idolatry you actual China falls short of perfection even afte large-minded missionary who declared that in letters under review has
to redress the balance by showing that the the vory foundation-etones of the
imposed upon Eastern Asia, which excited the aduiration of Josuit missionaries who had left an Europe vastly different from the Europe of to-day, and which fascinated Voltaire among defects of a society which they knew-without remembering that they were not equally fami- ST. LEHON, Tonic ... liar with conditions pracailing-10,000 miles. away.
haded for Prieska, but were ropelled and ed, as against 59 Progressives and 59 Moderatos are torism and of all its institutions" the development of a civiliantion which has CH. D'ARLAO..
THE TROUBLE IN THE BALKANS.
London, 3rd Marcb..
and incurring the tremendous responsibility of dislocating the structure. It is as naturai that a Chinaman should profer his custome sa that an Englishman should prefer his; but when the Eustera product is presented a
MARGAUX
CH. PONTET CASET CH. LAROSE...
tared the last guns of Commandant do Wet's the Macedonian agitation, and this has induced lative, while. Western civilisation is declarar other satirists who have desired to flagellate the CH. MOUTON ROTHSCHILD...
cap.
When Colonel Owen, on February 23, rearguard, the enemy at night silently slipped by the Kimberley column and recrossed the railway.
CURIOUS REPORT.
The Times correspondent further states that Commandant de Wet with Commandant Hertzog is going to, Zanddrift, but that the majority of his commando las dispersed or has surrendero In his fanatician Commandant de Wet in reported to be demented. He dogs everybody. Commandant Haasbroeck, whose force is compiet, retunes to op-operate with Commandant de Wet. The message of the Times dorrespondent has not been aliowail to indicate the concentration of British furces.
preceding Lord Kitchener's latest despatch given abovo, reporting the forcing across the river of the Boers
LOED KITCHENER- Lord Kitchener has returned from Middle burg to Pretoris.
CAFTUEE OF SCOUTS.
Eighty of Kitchener's fighting scoats were attacked by superior numbers and surrendered after a prolonged fight, in which they sustained 20 casualties. The Muse
message is inforpresed as referring to Colenbrander's scouts.,
FORCES AT FULL STRENGTH TILL SUGEST.
The Military Estimates include £58,230,000 for war services, with the cost of reparation of regiments and gratuities.
The calculation suppose that the army in Bouth Africa will be maintained at full strength antil the beginning of Angust,
Then the forces in South Africa will gradu ally diminish.
London, 3rd March.
DE WET'S INVARION ENDED.
Commandant de Wet's inration of Cape Colony has ended. Mon and horses are pro cipiiately sivimming where the river widens Bear Colesberg bridge. There it is not run ning rapidly, though still in food,
4th March.
GENERAL BRITISH ACTIVITY.
The Bulgarian radicals are coque lug with Russia to urge the Sultan to take severe mea- suzes for their repression.
AN IRISH MAYOR'S SEDITIOUS SPEKCH.
London, 4th March.
i
to
Mr. John Daly, Mayor of Limerick, addr. European cities "we are contrazed in our THE LOSS OF THE "CITY OF KO
ed 2,000 Irishnen at Chicago yesterday.
He said that the Parliamentary agitators wero traitors. Irishmen, he continued, ought to temporise with England only while covering the introduction into Ireland of arms and munition in preparation for open rebellion.
:
THE ROYAL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.
The Sydney Morning Herald gives the fol- loving necusut of the preparations to receive the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall in Anatra
lia-
MELBOURNE GETTING READY.
During the weak a fair measure of progress has been made in planning the general scheme in connection with the reception of the Duke and the Dnahess of Cornwall and York and the the Federal Parliament. Commit- of opening tess representing the Cabinet and City Council are now hard at work arranging the details of the
The Government, while general scheine, anxious that the demonstration shall be worthy of Melbourne, is also anxious to guard against anything approaching the larish expenditure of the Commonwealth celebrations in Erdney, and as the indirect resalt of this cautions policy the various public bodies and citizens generally have an for shown no eagerness to incur the expense in velved in doing their part towards the decoration of the city. This hesitancy and tho disappointing nature of the response an appeal for funds to erect a memorial statne to the late Queen Vistoria raise a doubt whether the citizens will co-operate heartily with the Government in giving to the city streets the desired festive appearance, but it is earnestly hoped by those in charge of the arrangements that within a week or so the public will have been roused out of its passive indifference, and will get briskly te wurk. Meanwhile, it is been decided that the principal Government buildings and muzi. oipal buildings shall be elaborately illuminated. The City Council intends to spend £1,400 on the Town Hail alone, and the scheme for the illumination of Parliament House will be on even a more elaborate scale.
to
have "produced manters so coarse, inerals so low, and an appearance so unlovely -thons with which we are constantly confronted in pression that John Chinaman raust have boon taken abroad before ever he had seen the insille of a Chinese city. Orientais are ad mittedly more polished in manner than Occiden tals, and the English ad is an objectionable speelman of his class. lut as regards morality well, the particular phase of imunemlity walsh has been defined as a question of latitude is banished in Chius, certainly, to the suburbs: but it is implicated by a system of female slavery which some who are conscious of others than the seventh commandment regard as worse then the original site and ninth for instance, Ulustrating the eighth and ninth the morals of the Court seem to require cunuchs: one, named Li, is such a favourite with the Empress that he has been enabled to amass wealth by methods which most Englishmen consider ualoraly in the extreme. He is said, for instance, while travelling recently towards Si-ngan, to have denounced for attempted bri- bery a sub-prefect who offered him a ikitry douceur of Tis. 50; while a inagistrate wiser in his generation, who gave him Ths. 500 ob tained the berth from which the first was dis placed One ignorant of facts, again, might be led to infor from the second chapter of John Chinuman's romance that there are, in China, no por, and that starvation is wrknown. Economically (we are told) our (English society is so constituind that it is constantly on the verge of starvation." Well, society, or the Government, or the country, or something (one might reply) is so constituted in Chim that that line of demarcation is constantly passed. There is such a famine, now, in the very province to which the Court has fed that people are eating grass and roots and human flesh The outbreak of the Yellow Rivor-due largely, by the bye, to a standard of
morality which permits the officials to peculate funds destined for the repair of the embankments periodically ruduoc vast districts to dire distress, But a dimax is reached when he denounces our and is able to deal with the commandees in the
prisons "Whether he means that the neces: vicinity
Colonel Thorneycroft engaged the
sity for them is an evidence of social failure or enemy for two days. He galloped through and
that they are "unlovely" in themselves, matters dispersed 800 of Herzog commando Colonel
little; for the implied comparison would in either Thorneycroft captured also a large quantity of
case be false. Chiness prisons are dens beside jewellery and other loot,
The venetian mast" style of street decora which Newgate even in the days of gani fever Captain J. Balizare, of the Victorian Bush-
must have been comfortable. If they contain mey, with 15 men of his command, surrounded tions, which proved so affective at the Common-
fewer prisoners than our own, it is because a party of 80 Boors on Friday and captared all wealth celebrations in Sydney, will be used to
Chinese society is so organised that the magie. Brigadier-General Hickman, on February 26, make a continuous display along the routs inflicted losses on Commandant de Wet in the through the city on the day of the landing of the truts uses practically only two forms of puish vicinity of Zunildalt, on the Orange River. Royal party, and on the day of the opening of ment-the bamboo and the sword; while minor the Federal Parliament. It is pointed ont peccadilloes are commonly dealt with on the Two of the Bours were drowned in attempting that although the holding of balls, banquets, spot. A villager who caught one stealing bis to cross the river, and the attempt of the reparties, da, ants no place in the Government frdil or vegetables would probably string him mainder was chandoned.
up by the thumbs, with the help of friends, Brigadier General Plomer then purened the programme, this makes but liftis difference to
thrash him soundly, and let him go. So it Boere eastward, while other troops hurried by the general public, for the chief lowers in this
caspect will be the 5,000 guests whom the Go happens that Chinese prisons are used mora rail, vid Hanover Road station and Naar vernment propose to invite to take part in the often to detain antried prisoners, or witnesses poort, to Colesberg to
to try to intercept the festivities. Two big spectacular functions of who are wanted to give evidence, than criminals
military roriow and a Yon, children's festival. A review of the full there is something to be said for China in the combined with as many troops as can be brenght by the encroachments on her territory-must from far and near; and at the children's of all, probably, by the occupation of Kinochow festival, which it is proposed shall be hold in Bath officials and people have been irritated the Exbibition Grounds, national songs will be by the obtrusion of a propaganda which no sang by a choir of 5,000 juveniles, and there European country would folerate under similar will be a mirror drill by 25 children, cutlass conditions, and which Russia will not tolerate drill by 300 children, fewer song and dance by at all. No one who knows the Chinese accusts 560 children, manual and firing exercises by them of being barbarians. Their civilisation, 1.200. cadets, and also ruming exercises, may pote though different from ours, and ranking in dances, dumb-bell exercises, physical drill, &e.
point of knowledge and superstition approxin A great deal has been done to improve the main ately with the England of the Tudors, is ad- pronel to the city by planting ornamental mittedly high. If they challenge comparison, ghrabborice along the northern end of St. there are Boxers--or people who believe at any Kilda-road. A lot of work is also being done rate in magical invulnerability in the Philip as clearing up the pallic parks and gardens. pines. There were, in Sasar (Mr. Sawyer
In connection with the preparations for the reception of the Dake and Duchess of Cornwall and York, the proposals of the recently appoint
The Times correspondent reports that Lieu tenant-Colonel Bethune has occupied Packhoof,
ranged-viz.,
Sir.
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The particulars of the loss of the unfortunate mail steaner that have cons to hand this week go very far to show there were no valid reasons to blame Captain Ward, or the owners-of-the ship for having manned her with a Chinese crew. There had been a dense fog all night and on the morning of the accident, and a smooth sea, so that there were no breakers to Best Valize in sive warning of hidden dangers, and the vessel brought in hundreds of ships. Tho ship lay to Monthly Payment System. was in charge of a pilot who had, no doubt, until 4.30 a.m., and Quartermaster Lindstroem gave evidence that the lead had been carefully used while the ship was coming in, and that the moment before the ship Sonnding's taken struck showed a depth of water more than suf ficient to float a vessel double the draught. Fog signals were given and every possible precaution taken against accident.
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Under the circumstances it strikes one a45 particularly ungenerous that pilot Jordan, who was saved, should have endeavoured to throw
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Jordan's story is to the effect that when the ship bad catered the Heads the fogs enveloped her. He notified the captain that it was unsafe to proceed, but the latter ordered him to go ahoad. The captain's order was obeyed, and therein the pilot confesses himself at fault, for from the moment be took the ships in knud his authority in all matters pertaining to her navigation was supreme, and he was responsible for her safety, and the lives of the people aboard her.
That there should be some confusion when the ship struck is very natural, and that would have happened on any ship, zo matter how well drilled the crew might be, for the drill cannot
extend to the passengers.
In any case, the pilot was in command of the ship and we cannot believe that a muster of Capt. Ward's high standing and long experi ence would have acted contrary to the pilot's orders. On the contrary it seams that the ship was navigured with all possible care, and that the accident was due to causes that human fore sight cannot render insperative, although sach caso may offer suggestions how life might have been saved, and such suggestions reflect no dis- crelit apen any one, but are in the interest of all concerned.
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Desultory skirmishing took place at various essentially a people's character are being at undergoingve admitted from the first that bulwarks, and, in variona sizes, almost anywhere along Cargo will be forwarded unless Lieutenant Colonel Haigaud Lieutenant-strength of the local defence forces will be present crisis. Her prida was wounded deeply made of light but stron Pattern for life rafts notice to the contrary be given before 3 P
enemy. points in the direction of Hameifontein. Colonel Bethane arrived at Hamelfontein on 25th Febrasty, but the invaders had already
gous:14
THE BOER TABBAGE OF THE ORANGE. Commandant de Wet and Mr. Steyn, at the head of 1,500 men, on 1st February, swan across the Deange River at Lillefontain, near the Coinsberg bekley, which is due north of Colesberg and about 20 miles north-west of where the Fallway at Norval's Font crosses the river. The current carried many of the onemy down the river for a distance, but the Boers nevertheless got Ave carle and waggons and two ambulances Bross. They abandoned sinumber of borem, carts, maps of Cape Colony, and a guantity of clothing. Many Boors wore seen riding off on the other side of the river in asemi-unde condition Nine of Nesbitt's
Horse, firing from cover wounded some of the Boors swimming ameans the river.
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ARRANGEMENTS IN SYDNEY,
tells us), during his recollection, several distur bauces caused by fanatics who went about in rags and by prayers, incolavant speeches and self-mortification-acquired a great reputation The poor ignorant people, de
in many of the modern ships it has been adopt. Captain Jäger, having arrived from the amongst other appliances for saving life, above purts, Consignees of Corgo sro hereby the shape of life rafts which can be quickly requested to send in their Bills of Lading for detached. Such life rafts can ouaily be stowed countersignature by the Undersigned and to under the boats, also, when at sea, inside of the talca imzodiato delivery of their Goods from
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MURDER OF A NATIVE Atk salud ernment. It has been practically agreed that faded by and as such fupervious to bullets anditis wident that the ships provided with them FROM LONDON, «PORT SAID, SUEZ,
ed committeo have been approvod by the Gas- for sanctity impostors, who gave themselves cicat to provide each ship with such life raft Three Bors murdered a ortive who was to the Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Dr. James out to
SIE ALFRED MILNE AT PEETORIA.
be the principal witnessgainst 20 prisoners Graham, M.I.A.) shall organise a concert to be and immertal, followed them, anil cams inte
would take the passenger trade from the ship indicted for treason at
held one evening during the Royal visit, the esllision with the Guardia Civil, whose fire without them. An advertisement to the affect Duke and the Duchess, together with their dispelled the pretension. I do not know that that such and such a ship is provided with life ANA Srd March, to be. iuritad to be present. A large even in the Tudor days onr ancestors ate the rafts for say 300 or 500 passengers, or whatever vessel are hereby informed that their goods!
number of citizens will also be afforded an hearts and livers of enemies as is done by the opportunity to attend. Negotiations in con- Italones among the Philippines and by some at section with the matter as being entered into least among the Chinese soldiers, to absoro with the leading musical societies to sovure courage, but they certainly bellovod in witches, their co-operation and help, Inu conversation had a terrible dread of comets, and wonlä luva
The sudden deportars of Sir Alfred Milner foz Pretoria is believed to be connected with the negotiations which it is supposed are now heing conducted with General Louis Betha for
surrender.
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STEEL FIGHT,
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Consignces of Cargo by the above-named are being lauded and placed at their risk in Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- A Berlin correspondent of the Daily News each consignment will be sorted out Mark hy..
the figure may be, and boats for so and so many pursesgets, would soon toll its story in the receipts.--Eastern World:
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that the Mayor had with the Governor-General | treated the authors of a Mussulman propaganda i complains of the plague of a new toy which Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as
little ma
small whistle to put in the on the subject, his Excellency expressed the with less consideration, probably, than the Chin has swamped the streets of the city. It is the
exhibit towards the Christian opinion that the proposed entertainment would es
ese customarily
waistcoat pocket, and which fruitates the whine this bringa me to an And
of a small infant with a shaiek of "Mams, handsomely decorated for the occasion.
acupation that jumps fot
in such a com- parison, us that under review.
be most appropriate. The Town Hall will to propaganda to-day the 20 not laz bo- mama!" in the middle of the whine. The toy
may be
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PENDIX London, 2nd March. A steel trust in rivalry of Mr. Pierpont Morgan's syndicate has been formed in the
The late Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, was for hind John Chinaman in denouncing the is very popular, and in the most out-of-the-way streets, as well as the most frequented, the tor- United States with a capital of £10,000,000 a long time the most typical Yankee figure in outrages ascribed to certain of the allied troops suring cry is heard. It has come from Paris, Mr. Fieryant Mergan holds £40,000,000 to the United States Senate. Thinner than Sara in Manchuria and Chih-li, though it fight bis opporate Early last morth it was Barnhardt in hoe leanest days, he was over 6ft. noted that they had been angered, doubtless, by and is perhaps in London already.
What Bir. Andrew Carnegie's steel in height, bony, lantern-jawed. He was once tales of wrongs to avenge. But what must be sanounced works at Pittsburg, United States, had been staying with a jocose doctor in Kansas, who one noted is that their conduct was exceptional,
Per steamer Albenga, sailed on the 24th Mar, transferred to Mr. Pierpont Morgan's syndi, morning Inrád a newsboy to open a door in his while pillage, arson, and massacre are character
The skeleton out, of Chinese operations. It has For New York:7 cases fans. 9 cases sundries, and that the culte had thus ensured it and the bone inevitable okolokon, sprang that bood estimated that the Taiping rebrilion out I bales vases, 20 cases arusood, 32 wars paper, Gociowas, and corticars of the damage control of the stent
vait industry. Afterwards moment the Senate entered. Wanting a 28,000,000 lives; and certain districts which it 12 cases cassin, 67 cases Chinaware, 80 cases obtained from the Godown Company within it was stated that the capital of the Trust con paper, he ran to the window and called the flee. fuined remain desolate still, essential oil, 81 buses woodware, 100 bales brokon ten days after the vessel's arrival here, aftor
Chins is not an Arcadis, nor is it peopled by cassin, 126 cases oss sticks, 167 pkgs. pre- which no claims will be recognised.
A. RITCHIE, sisted of 300,000 Guide About £60,000,000)ing youth, who stopped, turned and gazed at
Superintendent. in bends, 400.000.000ani. (about £86,000,000) in | him with a shnuders. “Not much," cried the Candides. It is an Agricultural country asserves, 181 casks nut oil, 409 pkgs, rattauware, preference stock, and 400,000,000dol. (abont boy, "I know you, even if you have got your opposed to an Industrial countrys and one of 425 cases blackwoodware, 10,415 pkga, dre
Hongkong, 20th March, 1991. · 280,000,000) in commten stool.
the arguments in favour of persuading the crackers.
clothes on.
HE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
at carroni ratas.
Claims settled direct without reference to the Head Office.
A. B. MARTY,
··Agent. :---
Hongkong, lat August, 1900,
"L'URBAINE'
2794
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1838)
THE Undersigned, having been appointed TH
GENERAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates.
P LEMAIRE & CO.
[439
- Hongkong, 7th February, 1901.
SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, Bre propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Rates.
No
HOTZ, s'JACOB & CO.
[93 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900,
[ORTH HRITISH AND MERUAN-
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st December, 1890 £14,409,089,
I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000.00 SCESCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL.......... 687,500 00 FIRE FUNDS.
2,731,189 137
II.
The Undersigned, having been appointed | AGENTS for the above Company, are pre
pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1900,
(1872 YUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1710. The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE it Current Ratés.
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1892. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned, having been appointed
AGENTS for the above Cerapany, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE ot
Current Rates
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, leth November, 1872.
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