1882-10-23 — Page 1

The

No. 233-

For Sale.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

Ex "GLENCOE"

LETTS'S DIARIES FOR 1883.

LETTS'S SCRIBBLING TABLETS.

NEW.DUPLEX LAMPS. ·

Hongkong Telegraph.

Amusements.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA:

THE

'HE · DIRECTORS OF THE ROYAL

ITALIAN. OPERA COMPANY

Beg to inform the community of Hongkong that they intend about the Middle of December to give a series of SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES

CRAPE FLANNEL SHIRTS FOR TENNIS.

SIX

LACE CURTAINS, NEWEST PATTERNS.

POCKET KNIVES AND RAZORS.

THE CELEBRATED SAN JOSE

BLANKET S.

SAN FRANCISCO

FLOWER

MAND

VEGETABLE SEEDS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, 17th October, 1882.

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Insurances.

ANG TSZE INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION.

Y^

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).Tls. 410,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE......Tis, 230,000.00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND...17s. 290,553.95

TOTAL CAPITAL and)

ACCUMULATIONS, &th May, 1882...

DIRECTORS.

.115. 940,553.95

H. DE C. FORBES, ESQ., Chairman. J. I. PINCKVOss, Esq. | WM. MEYERINK, Esq. A.J.M. INVERARITY, Esq. | G. H. WHEELER, Esq.

HEAD OFFICE-SIAÑOHAL

Mcsere. RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.

LONDON BRANCH. Messrs. BARING BROTHERS & Co,

Bankers.

RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, 68 and 69, Comhill, E.C. POLICES, granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World,

Subject to a charge of 12 per cent. for Interest on Shareholders' Capital, all the PROFITS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are annually dis- tributed among all Contributors of Business (whe- ther Shareholders or not) in proportion to the premia paid by them. --

RUSSELL & Co.,

*Agents,

Hongkong, 13th May, 1882.

GENERAL NOTICE.

AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL.

The OPERAS will be

selected from the Com

pany's repertoire of 27 works by the greatest composers, in ac cordance with the wishes of the public. The LIST is now; on view at Messrs. KELLY AND WALSH'S, where Seats may be secured.

The ROYAL ITALIAN COMPANY, which has been recently augmented by the arrival of FIVE NEW ARTISTES of tried _ability_from__Haly,_will_form_the_ most powerful conibination that Has-ever-appeared on the

lyric stage in

Hongkong.

The Company

will visit this Colony

on their way to Shanghai-

at the end of the present month

when it is intended, ifcircumstances

will allow, to give one grand operatic representation, on which occasion will be produced Verdi's Celebrated Opera

ERNANI.

-FULL PARTICULARS WILL BE DULY

ANNOUNCED.--

For the Series of SIX SUBSCRIPTION' PER- FORMANCES the PRICES of ADMISSION will be as follows:- Dress Circle...3 Seats.......

.1 Scat

70

Stails.

#

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1882.

Entimations.

SAYLE & CO.'S SHOWROOMS.

SAYLE & CO.

Shipping.

STEAMERS.

FOR KUDAT AND SANDAKAN. (BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.)

E HAVE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL SHOW THE Steamship

WE

TO

OF

FANCY GOODS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS, ON AND AFTER

MORRO W TUESDAY

THE 24TH OCTOBER, 1882. CLOCKS, DRESSING CASES.

WRITING DESKS AND CABINÈTS. -

INK STANDS AND BLOTTERS.

ORNAMENTAL PLUSH BRACKETS.

ILLUMINATED-ALBUMS.

WHATNOT ORNAMENTS.

ALSO ONE CASE OF TOYS,

CHRISTMAS CARDS, &c.; &c.

The whole.comprise one of the best selections ever shown in China and are marked at Prices which must command an early Sale. ALL NEW. GOODS.

A

LIBERAL

DISCOUNT

S A Y L E

VICTORIA EXCHANGE HONGKONG Hongkong, 23rd October, 1883.

&

FOR CASH

C 0.

NOVELTY STORE.

MARINE HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD,

"HAINAN "

will be despatched as above, TO-MORROW, the

notified.

FIVE DOLLARS. PER QUARTER.

Mails.

U. S. MAIL LINE

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK,, VIA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, and TOUCHING AT, YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,

"CITY OF TOKIO,"

int, at DAYLIGHT, instead of as previously THE U.S. Mail Steamship' For Freight or Passage, apply to

RLEY & Co. Hongkong, 21st October, 1882.

[633

FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY.

THE Steamship

P.M.

"ESMERALDÀ," Captain Talbot, will be despatched for the above Ports, TOMORROW, the 24th instant, it Five

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 21st October, 1882.

UNION, 1. IN E

FOR YOKOHAMA, ".

[659 THE Steamship

To Clear Old Stock, the following are offered for a short period at greatly reduced rates :—,

BY

AT

COLLINS,

&

TWO SHILLING NOVELS OUIDA, BESANT AND RICE PAYN,

FIFTY CENTS EACH.

C ·H N I T

NO V

THIRTY CENTS EACH.

ALSO,

T

A U

F

R E

NOV

N C. 11 i

EMINENT NOVELISTS,

BY.

AND

E

E

15

.S

BOUND VOLUMES OF ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS AND PUNCH FROM 1864 TO 1378, AT VERY CHEAP PRICES.

Hongkong, 9th October, 1882. ;

S. MEYERS, Manager.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

42,

QUEEN'S ROAD.

OF

[661

AVE ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES AND CHRONOGRAPHS, CLOCKS OF ALL KINDS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS, ANEROIDS, SPECTACLES, EYE CLASSES, &c. BY THE DEST MAKERS, AND AT LOW PRICES. GENTLEMEN'S PARISIAN MADE SHIRTS, SCARVES, AND COLLÁRS

13 Seats..

$35.00. $15:00. $25.00.

HA

...I Scat

$10.00.

FOR EACH PERFORMANCE.

Dress Circle.....

..$3.00.

Stalls......

..$2.00.

Unreserved Seats..

.....$1.60.10

£53

Hongkong, 12th October, 1882/

M. MORITZ,

Secretary.

[689

To be Let.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

CAPITAL TAELS 600,000, EQUAL $833-333-33- RESERVE 'FUND..

$70,858.27.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEE SING, Esq... LEE YAT LAU, Esq. Lo YEOK MOON, Esq. CHU CHIK NUNG, Esq.

MANAGER-HO AMEI,

MARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken at CURRENT RATES to all parts of the world.

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 1st September, 1882. [601

HE CITY OF LONDON FIRE INSUR-

TANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL £1,000,000; FAID-UP...... £200,000 PAID UP RESERVE FUND £50,000.

The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKE against FIRE at Current Rates. GEO, R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 14th March, 1882.

IIGS

"THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE-AND- MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF NEW ZEALAND.

CAPITAL, £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling), UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS, The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FIRE and MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allowing usual discounts.

TO BE LET,

(WITH POSSESSION ON IST OF OCTOBER NEXT.) LARGE AND COMMODIOUS

THOUSE, No. 14, Arbuthnot Road,

Apply to

J. A. DE CARVALHO.

FRENCH

IN THE NEWEST STYLES. BOOTS

OF BEST QUALITY.

A. N D

SHOES

MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR CASES AND HOLDERS, ALBUMS, INKSTANDS, POCKET-BOOKS.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STATIONERY. CROCKERY WARE, TEA AND COFFEE SETS, RIFLES, FOWLING PIECES, AND REVOLVERS.

&C.,

&c.

A CHOICE SELECTION OF PINAUD'S BEST PERFUMERY.

&c., Hongkong, and October, 1885.

&c.,

ROSE & CO.

31 AND 33, QUEEN'S ROAD. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT.

HEETINGS, TOILET, AND MARSELLA QUILTS,

Hongkong, 31st August, 1882. 1596 SHEETE

TO LET.

at SPRING GARDENS TO LET,

4

RFURNISHED OF UNFURNISHED from $6,10 $8 per Month. Apply to

JD WOODFORD. Hongkong, zoth October, 1882.

TO LET.

(669

No. 4 OLD BAILEY STREET.

Nos. 2 AND 4, PEDDAR'S HILL' No. 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, lately occupied by PACÍFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

No. 8, SEYMOUR TERRACE. No-9, SEYMOUR TERRACE.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, zoth September, 1882.

TO LET.

T

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HE 1ST STOREY of the 2ND HOUSE known as the "BLUE BUILDINGS" PRAYA FAST. Lately occupied by the US CONSULATE, with immediate possession.

J. M. GUEDES. [164 Hongkong, 26th September, 1882,

TO LET,

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, rath March, 1882.

THE Undersigned have been appointed

T AGENTS to the NEW YORK YOARD

of UNDERWRITERS.NE

ÁRNHOLD, KARBERG & CO

Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

RECORD of AMERICAN and FOREIGN

SHIPPING.

Agents,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

NOTICE.

(WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.)

[660

TABLE CLOTHS ALSO TABLE DAMASK BY THE YARD,

TABLE COVERS AND CLOTH COVERING BY THE YARD. _TABLE. NAPKINS-AND-TRAY-CLOTHS,

-L.-----......- ANTIMACASSARS, CRUMP CLOTHS,

HUCKABACKS, TURKISH TOWELS,

BATH BLANKETS AND WRAPPERS. ALSO, WHITE COTTON TERRY BY THE YARD, TOWELS, WRAPPERS, AND BATH BLANKETS.

SWISS AND SCOTCH BOOK MUSLINS,

NAINSOOKS, LAWNS, &c.,

&c.,

&t.

FOR

&c., GENTLEMENS OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. WHITE LONGCLOTH SHIRTS WITH AND WITHOUT COLLARS.

UNDERSHIRTS, SMEDLEY'S MERINO AND BALBRIGGAN,

INDIA GAUZE, THE NEW NETTED, SILK AND COTTON,

SPUN SILK AND OTHERS. HALF HOSE, WELL ASSORTED IN COTTON, MERING, SILK, &c.

UMBRELLAS AND WALKING, STICKS,

COLLARS, SHAPES OF PREVAILING FASHION.

HANDKERCHIEFS, CHRISTIE'S FELT KATS.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR FIRST PARCEL OF K I D

G LO VE $.

LADIES 2, 4, 6, AND 8 BUTTONS AND GENTS 2 BUTTONS.

TRAVELLING TRUNKS,

ROSE AND COMPANY, 31 AND 33, QUEEN'S ROAD.

[649

Hongkong, 25th September, 1882.

THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE EAST.

A LARGE OFFICE

OR

ARTISTS MATERIALS, &c., &c, &a"..

[379

SUITE OF OFFICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR FOR BOOKS, STATIONERY, MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FANCY GOODS,

OF THE PREMISES OCCUPIED BY

KELLY & WALSH, Hongkong, and October, 1BC2.

[457

THO

Apply to

$1,000,000.)

THE MAN ON.INSURANCE COMPANY, THE

LIMITED.

(CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.

The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODS,

Policies granted to all Paris of the world payable at any of its Agencies,

wyca AWOO LIN YUEN

Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE

QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,

NO Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.

LATIO

[662

TO LET. WO SPACIOUS ROOMS (UNFURNISHED)

PEDDAR'S HILI

A. B., Office of this Paper Hongkong, 16th October, 1882.

STORAGE.

W. BREWER.

No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

LL the Newest Books in every Department of Literature. Every variety of Stationery,

including Mercantile and Fancy Note and Letter Papers of every description;

Visiting, Menu and Programimo Cards in great variety.

-ALL

[698

STORAGE at their GODOWNS. HE Undersigned are prepared to take Goods- trance from Fraya and Queen's Road Central

TERMS MODERATE. Apply to

ROSE & CO

31 and 33, Queen's Road.

Hongkong 30th June, 1882

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Account Books, Ledger, Cash Books, &c., &c., of European Manufacture. All the Newest Music of the day by the most Popular Composers.

Sole Agents for Kirkman's celebrated Pianos, Concertinas, Accordions, and Antophones.

Every description of Fancy Goods and Smoker's Sundries.

A Sine assortment of Christmas Cards and Mollocs. Letts and Smith's Diaries for 1893.

Printing and Bookbinding to all their Branches

Price Lists of Magazines and Newspapers may be had on application.

The Discount System will be introduced as far as practicable in the East, and to per cent, will be ALLOWED OFF ALL GOODS FOR CASH, Hongkong, 19th October, 1882

will be despatched for. San Francisco, vid Yokohama, or SATURDAY, the 38th instant, at THREE P.M., taking Passengers and Freight- for japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading issued 'for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, lo San Francisco, lọ Atlantic and Inland Cities. of the United States, via Overland Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, [706❘ France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines

of Steanters:

" ANTONIO," Captain Seaborne, due an or about 24th instant, will have immediate despatch for the above l'ort.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.. Hongkong, 17th October, 1882.

[792

FOR PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE,

SYDNEY AND MELEQÜRNE, VIA «

SINGAPORE.

(Taking Cargo, at through rates for ADELAIDE; all NEW ZEALAND and TASMANIAN PORTS,

NEW CALEDONIA and Fiji,

THE Steamship

"MEATH," Captain Jahi Jahnson, will be despatched as above, on TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at Four

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.

STEVENS Hongkong, 13th October, 1882.

P.M.

SAILING VESSELS.

FOR HAMBURG AND LONDON.

THE A 1 British Ship

"LOTHAIR,” Boulton, Master, will load here for the above Ports, and have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 6th October, 1882.

THE

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, HE *A British Ship

"RUTHIN,"

RETURN PASSAGES.--l'assengers, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Fran- cisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within. six months, will be allowed a discount of 20 per cent. from Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 per cent will be made from Retum Fare. Pre-Paid Return Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 per cent. from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 27th October. Parcel Packages will be' received at the Office until 5 P.M. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- dress in full; value of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Scaled Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,

For further information as 10 Passage and, Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company,' No. 50A, Queen's Road Central.

F. E. FOSTER, Agent. Hongkong, 12th October, 1882. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE:

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

-AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

1673

THE

HE Steamship

"GAELIC,"

"Monkning, Master, will load here for the above will be despatched for San Francisco, wie Yoke-

Port, and will have quick despatch.

hama, on TUESDAY, the 7th November, at THREE P.M.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 21st September, 1882.

[640

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, "HE 100 A 1, British Ship

THE

Connection being made. at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports.

All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in full; and 'same will be received at the Company's Office until FIVE P.M. the day pre- vious to sailing...

"ROCKHURST," Bulford, Master, will load here for the above. RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers, who Port, and will have quick despatch.

have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Fran- For Freight, apply to

cisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within RUSSELL & Co. six months, will be allowed a discount of a per Hongkong, 14th Septembër, 1882. [626 cent. from Return Fare; if re-embarking

one year, an allowance of to per cent. will be made from. Return Fare. Pre-Paid Return Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 per cent. from Return- Fare. These allowances do not apply to through

FOR NEW YORK.

THE 3/3 L. 1. 1. American Ship

"PHINEAS PENDLETON,"

Laffin, Master, will load here for the above jares from China and Japan to Europe. Port, and will have quick despatch,

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 16th October, 1882.

[697

FOR NEW YORK.. *HE 3/3 L. 1. 1. American Ship

THE

"ALEXANDER MCNEIL," Sproul, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.. Hongkong, 27th September, 1882.

Entimations.

[650

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

·CANTON.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland, Mexican, Central, and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices, ad- dressed to the Collector of Customs, San Fran cisco.

--For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central,

F. E. FOSTER, Agent Hongkong, 19th October, 1882,

Consignees.

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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

NOTICE. ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship

"CITY OF TOKIO”.

from San Francisco, &c., are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna

NOTICE is hereby given that the BELARRY turo and to take immediato delivery of their

YEARLY OF THE SHARE-

Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer, will

HOLDERS of the SOCIETY will be held at its Goods. Head Office, Hongkong, on. FRIDAY, the ayth instant, at THREE O'CLOCK, for the purpose of be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and receiving the Report of the Directors together expense. with Statements of Accounts for the year 188r, and for the half year ending 30th Juno. 1882. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from the 17th to the 27th instant both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

"DOUGLAS JONES, Acting Secretary,

[692TM Hongkong, 13th October, 1882. THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

F. E. FOSTER,

Agent Hengkong, 18th October, 1887,

Intimations.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

LIMITED,

COMPANY

'ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS.

HAREHOLDERS are hereby requested to

send in to this Office a List of their CON

SHARE NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TRIBUTIONS of PREMIA, from, the 11th day of the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF of May to the 1st day of December, 1881, in CANTON, LIMITED, will be held at the Order that the Proportion of Profit for that year Society's Head Office, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, to ho paid is BONUS to CONTRIBUTORS the 27th day of October, 1882, at 3.15 P., may be arranged. Retums not sent in before .when a Resolution will be proposed for the pur- the 30th November next will be made up by the pose of amending and adding to the existing Company, and no subsequent claims or alter Articles of Association of the Society in such tions will be allowed, and manner as to provide for the Increase of Capital By Order of the Directors. and the sub-division of Shares; And also in such manner as to modify the existing Provisions therein as to the Transfer of Shares, the limitation of Insurance Risks, the. Application of Profits, and the Investiment of the Society's -Car ital; And also in such manner as to render the said "Articles Consistent with Limited liability; And also in such other manner as may De necessary to give effect to the purposes aforesaid.

By Order of the Board

DOUGLAS JONES,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, dated shd 4th day of October, 188a;

1645

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE

Secretary, Hongkong, 22nd September, 1881: F. D GUEDES. W MERCHANT AND GENERAL

COMMISSION AGENT

WINE

TAS always on hand a large assortment Moderate Prices. 200

Hongkong, and October, 188

HCHOICE WINES of the best quality,