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THE HEADSMAN OF PARIS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1883.

tood to take a strongly democratic view, and 'has been heard to say that, were be not what be the Irish question, and to some extent on the ex is, his choice would be to be a demagogue. On treme Irish sile, he has been very out-spoken and should it hereafter prave to be possible that the Catholic Church, at least in the West, should ally herself with the cause of the people, as distinguished from the cause of the eligarcht, Cardinal Manning's name will be found on the roll of those who-have-helped-the-fusion- Century.

ONE OF THE. ARM CHAIR THEORIES.

M. Deibler, the Paris executioner, enjoys a sinccu Since M. Grévy was called to the Presidency of the Republic, the ideas of Victor Hugo have been allowed to prevail, and no exe. cutions have taken place.

The actual guillotine differs considerably from that which is seen at Madame Tussaud's and is supposed to have rendered auch sanguinary service, to the first Republicans. As Monsieur de Paris re- marks, it is perfection itself, and none but a churl would refuse to place his neck in the lunette on a line with the bright, sharp knives which are kept locked in leather case at the private re sidence of the dread official, close to La Roquette. M. Deibler is a quiet man, impressed with the functions intrusted to him. He is of a retiring

Dr. Thomas, formerly a pastor of one of the disposition, as if aware that the office he holds Baptist churches of this city, has been airing his places him beyond the pale of ordinary men, and views on the Chinese question; and these, were causes him to be looked down on by the rest of his thought of sufficient importance to send across fellow-creatures. No one would think, while the country three thousand miles by telegraph. visiting him in his quiet home, that he has been The only interest that attaches to these views the means of hurrying hundreds into eternity, is that Dr. Thomas once lived in this city, or would remember how Troppmano,, the and had very good opportunities for an ut murderer of the Kinck family, had bitten him to derstanding of the industrial side of the ques the bone, when he was assisting at the execution. He appears to have neglected them so tion of one of the most cold-blooded assassins far that he really does not understand the ques of modern times.. The apartment he occupies tion at all, if we may judge from the tenor of his is over the stable where the guillotine is kept, remarks. Dr. Thomas ranks Chinese in the packed away until it is wanted for use, and

game category, with the lower classes of those who describe their visit to the executioner, European immigrants. There is this radical and relate how he cut a truss of straw in two to difference, that whereas many European immi show the working of his instrument, have every

grants' may

enough, they come with poor reason to be thankful for a well-developed Imagination. M. Deibler is a tailor byttade nese The European Immigrant brings his an altogether different purpose from the Chi- and more than one workingman in the quarter-family with him. He desires-to-acquire-a- of La Roqueffe has had his clothes repaired by homestead of some sort. In the next gen him, He is not a communicative man, and the

eration the Italian, German and Norwegian dis idea that his name will appear in print makes appear that is, his children become Americans, him nervous, for on one or two occasions he has The driginal stock become Americans just as far been taken, to task by the Parisian journalists, who have accused him of unnecessary roughness.cilles, that is because many of them do not-un-- as they can. If they herd together in large His looks hardly bear out such a charge, for there derstand English, and for a time they find it con is nothing of the bully about him, and those who-venient to live much together. But the children meet him of a Sunday afternoon when he takes are totally merged in the great mass of English his wife out for a walk with him along the boule-speaking people. They do not speak the tongue vards, would take him to be an ordinary work of their fathers. The sooner they forget, it- the ingman bent on enjoyment

better.

be

MAILS EXPECTED,

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

next American mail, left Yokohama on the oth The P. M. steamer, Cily of Tokis, with the

instant, and is due here on the 26th.

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

"The sicamship Euxine left Sydney for Hong- kong, vit Queensland Ports and Port Darwin, on the 26th ultimo, and is expected to arrive here on or about the 24th instant.

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The Scottish Oriental Company's steamer Taichow left Glasgow on the 17th May, and may be expected to arrive here about the 4th July

Today's Advertisements.

THEATRE ROYAL

CITY HALL, HONGKONG..

COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT TENDERED TO...

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HE PRINCESS UNCLE TOM'S CABIN COMPANY AND JUBILEE SINGERS. LESSEE............................. STAGE MANAGER MUSICAL DIRECTOR

THIS

„Mr. J. J. ARCHER.

Mr. W, HARLAND.. Mr. F. HUGARDO, EVEN.IN G, June 20th:

FIRST PRODUCTION IN CHINA OF MRS. H. BEECHER STOWE'S

- --- --- Moral-and-Religious-Drama-entitled-

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.".

WITH THE FOLLOWING POWERFUL CAST.

Uncle Tom (a-negro-slave) Mr. RBLewis George Hanis (aquadroon slave) Mr. J.F. Archer. There is nothing picturesque about him. The

Simon Legret (a slave dealer). Mr. H. Lacie. tights and the red leather jerkin on his prede- and, non-assimilant race-falls below the nature Marks (a petty lawyer)............

Now the Chinese immigrant is of a different Mr. St. Clair

Mr. C. Davies. cessor are quite unknown to him. He thinks it of the European immigrant partly from physical Mr. Selby (slave owner)...Mr. R. Simpson. .....Mr. W. Harland, due to the solemnity of the occasion, when his reasons, and partly from an ineradicable habit of Phineas (a quaker).

Mr. S. Darrow. services are required, to wear a suit of black mind and life. He does not understand, and Skeggs (an auctioneer)..... clothes, and a stove-pipe hat. He is a plain, will not learn the marriage relation as accepted Tom Loker.

...Mr. L. Moull. matter-of-fact man, none too brave if what his by civilized nations. He does not bring a Sambo and Quimbo Messrs. Young & Copeland. .Mr. H. Mann. wife says is true. He requires, according to wife, does not want a homestead-does not Jim and Peter...... her version, a considerable number of "Dutch want to stay in the country any longer than he Eva (St. Clair's only child, Little Cecilia Brett.

Messis. S. Darrow and Hall," "drops" before his courage can be raised to concert pitch. He accepted the post on the fortable in China In short he comes to pro-Eliza fa quidroom, wife of Miss-Lily-De-Vere.

can make sufficient money to make him com aged six years)................ resignation_of_M. Heindrich, whoso valet heject the worst features of China into Amencan

G. Hama) had been for many years. Custom has not cities. He establishes the opium den with all Cassia (the avenged).........Mia K Aden. hardened him. He seems to feel the respon its horrid demoralization, too disgusting to de Aunt Ophiclia.....Miss Alice Belmont. siblity of shedding the blood of a fellow-crea-, scribe; and besides, he brings leprosy and Mrs. Selby ture, more especially in cases with prisoners other terrible diseases. He is the leech who Mis. St. Clair

Miss Kate Mayne. like Moreau, the herbalist of Saint Denis, who suck up.

Miss Rose Atwood. declared at the toot of the guillotine that he American, and never will. He projects China

blood. He never becomes an. Emmeline.

„Miss E. Edwards. died innocent. Most of those who have passed into America, and wonders why his filth

.Mr. Bowman, through the hands of the present executioner-and-disease-are-not-wanted here. Whoever have admitted their guilt, but even so he re- confounds Chirete immigrants with European mains gloomy and silent for several days after immigrants ought to be made ashamed of his wards. The Government pays him about

£160. per annum. Out of this sum he has to provide his gorance. There is not a single feature in the assistants, and no perquisites are attached to his immigrants. And although many of the fatter Chinese Immigrant like any of those of European office. The condemned man is brought out of may be poor, and some are sent who ought not La Roquette with his coat thrown over his to come here, yet they disappear they are shoulders to hide the vest and shirt which have absorbed, they become Americans, they are not been cut away so as not to impede the down for any great length of time offensive. ward stroke of the knife. The coat is removed when the criminal is pushed against the plank wh throws him forward on to the guillotine, *Abe This garment is the only guerdon of the exe

cutioner, Globe.

CARDINAL MANNING.

Cardinal Manning is in his seventy-fourth year. He is the son of the late William Man- ning, M. P. and Governor of the Bank of Eng- land, and was educated at Harrow and Baliol, migrating thence, after taking the highest honors, to become a Fellow of Merton. He is a typical public school min, and could scarcely have been at any but a fashionable public school. Men who have not had such training may have courtly manners, may be thorough men of the world those educated at home may bave equal, sometimes more, erudition but the com- bination of leaming worn lightly like a

case, are gen-

The German does not project into American life any very offensive features. He will drink his beer, sing the songs of his Father Land, plenic on Sunday. But he is, for the most part, apeaceable citizen, Heis industrious, saves money aid his children become the most pronounced Americans. What is true of the German istri

rome sense of the Italian, Norwegian, and of all other European nationalities. Now, when

a.

Topsy ....................Mr. J. Moody, Aunt Chloc...na

PLANTATION HANDS, OVERSEERS,., SLAVES, JUBILEE SINGERS, &C.

ACT 1

SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY. night Jubilee. Eliza's escape across the Ohio on -Mr. Selby's plantation" Uncle Tom's mid- a block of ice. "Tableaux."

ACT II.

Home of the benevolent Quaker. The escape of George Harris and family, Liberty or Death,"

ACTU

› St. Clair at home. The arrival of Topsy. Eva's song (Shall poor Uncle Tom be free. Death of Eva. "Sweet Bye and bye."

ACT ¡y.

Dr. Thomas confounds European immigrants slaves; the Jubilee singers. The flogging of Uncle The great Auction scene ; sale of St. Clair's and Chinese immigrants together, he makes ludicrous mistake. He does not know what hem. Cassia the avenger. The shooting of Is talking about. Clerical ignorance is no more Legree.' Death of poor Uncle Ton, Vision.

"CURTAIN." excusable than other kinds" of ignorance. Dr. Thomas was never more than a surface observer Brooklyn. ** here, and is apparently no more than that in

Box plan at KELLY & WALSH'S, where seats can be secured.

Dress Circle and Stalls............. $3. Pit.....

કા, Hongkong, 19th June, 1883;

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

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Calling at PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND;

COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, and BRISBANE, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND and TASMANIAN PORTS, NEW CALEDONIA and Fiji.)

HE Steamship.

THE

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The mistake is just as gross touching the agri cultural capacity of this State. It will neither produce rice nor tea. If it would, these products would now be cultivated. Attempts have been made to cultivate both. The climate is not suit- flower, great frankness of manner with powerables. The nights are not warra enough for the of reticence when needed, aptaess for being at home in any society, from the rough to the production of rice; and there is probably courtier, and simple, unconscious

not an acre of land in all the great val.. erally to be found among Englishmen only in ley of the Sacramento and San Joaquin those educated at our first-class public schools. where rice can be cultivated at any profit." These were the qualities which, joined with his Neither can tea be cultivated with any pro birth and father's position, gave him, even aspect of success. As for silk, it is still an a very young nian, a commanding influence in open question whether it can be produced here

"NAPLES," Oxford society which raised him to be Arch with any immediate profit. It isnot altogether deacon of Chichester at the early age of thirty-

cheap labor which settles the question, Climate Captain Willes, will be despatched as above two, and which have made him so great alabar enough here already to make tea, rice and

and soil must also be suitable. There is cheap on FRIDAY, the 6th July, at DAYLIGHT. power in his own communion since he joined

For Freight or Passage, apply to s. They have also given him influence among ilk articles of successful production. But it took very various classes of society, especially among culture into France, and with such an example,. two hundred years to successfully introduce silk

GEO, R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 20th June, 1883... the great, so that his brother-in-law, the late

of Winchester, smarting under the deser- California need hardly consider Chinese laboras tion of his friend, and unable to deny - at incident of silk culture. self the use of epigram, called him the apostle There is one other fact touching which there genteels, He became Rector of Laving, have been a great many wild theories. Chinese

the youngest Miss Serjeant, one of the co- to warrant the latroduction of any industry which heiresses of the Eavington property, two other cannot now be prosecuted successfully with sisters having married Samuel Wilberforce, after-white labor. In a few instances Chinese labor ward Bishop, and Henry Wilberforce, Bis brother. has been thought desirable, as in the construc Mrs. Manning survived her marriage but a few ton of railroads, where a great number of men months,

When the spiritual grace of could suddenly be precipitated on a given point. baptism was denied by

by Mr. Gorham, and his view The Central Pacific Railroad Company have, for pronounced to be tenable within the Church of instance, found it advantageous to employ a great England, Archdeacon Manning, with many number in order to complete the work on that THE others, felt the very ground on which they stood road within a given time. Yet it has been found cut from under them. If the Church of England in the construction of the Northern Pacific Rall- denied sacramental grace, which to them involved road that European laborers are more satis

very essence of there was

factory- than Chinese, although, the former

fon and Graham in Susser in 16a, and marked

labor la not cheap- that is, it is not cheap house

UNION LINE.

FOR YOKOHAMA.·'

THE Steamship

"OXFORDSHIRE,"

1

Captain Jones, duc, on or about the 27th instant, will have immediate despatch for the above Port.

"For Freight or Fassage, apply to

-RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 20th June, 1883.

[492 CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.cor

Amusements.

TO ARRIVE PER S.5. "JORGE LUAN,”- FROM MANILA, THE EVER-POPULAR CHIARINT'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS.

AND

PERFORMING ANIMALS!

TS well-known and favorite combination Augmented and Strengthened by a still finher accession of the most Brilliant Talent, comprising:-

Male and Female Equestrians, Gymnasts, Acrobats, Skaters,, Specialty Artists,

Pantomimistsatid -Serio Comic

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Vocalists, will open for a SHORT SEASON ONLY, IN-HONGKONG,

S A

TU R DAY, the 23rd June. While thanking the public of Hongkong for the very liberal patronage bestowed upon him

on the occasion of his former visits, SIG. CHIARINI begs to announce that the brief season he is now.

about to inaugurate will be

signalized by a con- stant-and

BRILLIANT SUCCESSION

OF

DAZZLING. NOVELTIES CULMINATING IN THE GRANDEST SENSATION ever presented in the Far East!!!!

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In addition to the already well known and established Favorites "of last season, the following distinguished Artists from the leading Circuses of London, Paris," and Berlin will have the honor of appearing.

Intimations.

THE HALL & HOLTZ, CO-OPERATIVE

COMPANY.

CAPITAL.....

...........Tis 300,000 “In 6,500 Shares or TIS, 50 EACH.-

LODO SIJABES ARE RESERVED IN PART PAYMENT TO THE VENDORS, AND THE BALANCE IS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SUBSCRIPTION.

Paymenis-Tis. to per Share on Application; Tls. 15 per Share on Allotment; 139. 25 per Share three Months after Allotment

Where no Allotment is made the. deposit will be returned in full.

.PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE:

F. W. LEMARCHAND, Esq. | E. W. RICE, Esq. J. 5. EzEdit, Esq. FW, GALLES, Esq.

G. MCBAIN, Esq. JOIN MORE, Esq.

DANKERS:

THE AGRA, BANK, LIMITED,

LEGAL ADVISER: RESWAINEWRIGHT, ESQ.

AUDITOR:

GEO. R, CORNER, ESQ.

Intimations,

LOST.

N WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON between Munay Pier, and Government House

| A GOLD LOCKET,' with MONOGRAM and

CREST.

The Finder will be REWARDED, if necessary, on RETURNING the same to the

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" OFFICE. Hongkong, 4th April, 1883. HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

THE

[LIMITED..

THE DIRECTORS are now prepared to receive TENDERS from suitable persons for a term of FIVE YEARS, for the lease of the HONGKONG HOTEL with FURNITURE-com plete.

The Huilding (together with a powerful pas senger lift,) will comprise after the proposed alterations and additions have been completed, viz

THE BASEMENT..

Two Grand Entrantes from Pedder's Street and Queen's Road, Bar, Billiard, Reading and Smoking. Kooras with separate Entrance from Pedder's Street,

2.

A handsomely fitted up Ladies' Room, for the use of visitorą and others.

Manager's and General Offices Kitchens, Store Rooms,

FIRST FLOOR.

A Public Dining Room tapable of dining up- wards of 170 persons at the same time. ONE LARGE BREAKFAST ROOM. - FIVE elegant and beautifully fitted up suite of

• ROOMS, consisting of a Private DINING ROOM, DRAWING ROOM,~CARD- ROOM READING ROOM, and BILLIARD ROOM.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS,

T-Bed Rooms with a-Bathroom-to-cach, HIS Company is formed for the purpose o TH

acquiring, developing and largely increas-

SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS. ing the business of Messrs. HALL & HOLTZ, Ted Rooms, opening on to large Verandalfs with Haye each 26 lofty, well ventilated and lighted and of conducting the same, so far as the Sharea commodious Bath Room for each room. holders are concerned, upon the Co-operative | All the Passages and Corridors throughout the principle. With this view the Provisional Com-premises are tide and well lighted, most of the mittee have arranged to acquire the leasehold furniture will be new and made expressly for the store and premises in the Nanking and Szechuen The special attention of Hotel Keepers and Roads and the freehold manufactory and godown others is drawn to the unusual advantages _in_the_Yuen-Ming-Yuen and Soochow-Roads, offered. together with the plant, machinery, fixtures, stock-in-trade and goodwill of the Firm's business, "upon very advantageous terms:-

The following are the principal departments

climate..

include taxes. No Tender under $3,500 per mensem will be entertained by the Directors,

Hongkong, 16th April, 1883.

Tenders to state sur per annum, and to

GOGO SHAMPOO WASH

of the business as at present carried on, viz MR. MOORE begs to recommend his Household and General Stores, Wines, Spirits to the public as unrivalled by any prepara" and other liquore, Bakety, Tailoring and Gentle- tion ever produced for promoting the growth mens Outfitting, Drapery, Ladies and Child-of the hair. The basis of this compound is rens' Outfilling, Fancy Goods; Furnishing and pine islands never use anything else for made of soap root; the natives of the Philip General Upholstery.

washing their hair; they are never found bald, and it is quite common to see the females with hair from 5 to 6 feet long. By constantly using this-Shampoo Wash as directed, you will NEVER-BE-BALD The proprietor offers the Wash

the public chitirely confident that by its restorative pro To aid production in the furniture factory,perties it will without fail. arrest decaying hair. It completely eradicates surf dandruff, powerful steam wood-working machinery has

and cures all diseases of the scalp. It does not been ordered and may shortly be expected from contain any poisonous drugs. By its cooling Europe.

properties it allays the itching and fever of the scalp, which is the great cause of people losing

hair

*Each branch of the business is in good work ing order, and well provided with all requisite fixtures and plant, while the stock is large and suitable, and the present staff of assistants is thoroughly well qualifiéd.

The gross returns of the Firm's-business dur. ing the four years ended the 31st of March, 1882, have averaged a

about $310,000.00 per annum, While the average annual profit during the same period has, after making ample allowance for bad debts, been over $49,000.00.

Messia. AUGUSTUS WHITE and GEORGE R. CORNER have certified to the above figures:-

While the averages mentioned above are for

a period of four years, the business done during the latter two of those years shows a marked

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY ONZALOS; increase, the profits for the two years ended the

COMPRISING..

THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL MLLES ANNETTA, IDALIA, AND ELISE.

AND

MR. ISIDOR!

THE CELEBRATED

·O-O ́D'R4·GH TROU ́PE";

(five in number,)

OF

SKATERS, AND SPECIALTY ARTISTS,

・ "INCLUDING

› MR. E, Z. GOODRICH, AND MLLE: LISETTE

MR. GARNET, THE "MAN SERPENT,"

CLOWNS,

THE KING OF CLOWNS, PERRY THE DROLL

MASTER J. MADIGAN, THE BOT WONDER,

**MISS VIOLA PERRY.

MRI

ADIGAN,

AND

OTHERS,

where to ture, but to the Church or Rome, low-command greater wages. The manager of AN SHAREHOLDERS in the above Cons whose names will be announced in the order of -ever impossible it had once seemed that they the largest vineyard company In California-

should do so. - Immediately after the Gorham declares that for ble purposes, Chinese at ninely pany will be held at the Company's Office, No.

judgment was pronounced, Archdeacon Manning

hook from his feet the dust of man Church, to join that toward which his steps had so long unconsciously been, advancing; when

center to ondes destiny as white men who are

THURSDAY, the 12th day of July 1883 at The Band will be under the able leadership

Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on

their appearance. They are not so desirable as white men who are THREE O'CLOCK P.M., when the Resolution paid at least fifty per cent more. "It" turna ent that the cheap laborer is only cheap in the matter Passed, at the Extraordinary Meeting. of

Company held on the 19th day of June, 1883,

no doubt he found that the boundaries were by of price. It is not cheap, relatively if the value no means so difficult-to-

the

ss they had – of his labor is taken into account will be submitted for confirmation as a Special

acemed to him on that NOVASALÁS M736After)

Now, this fallacy of cheap Chinese labor-hai-

Resolution,

the short retirement, Inevitable a bit change, been pretty well exploded in California We preparatory to taking orders in the church of his ball never produce tea, rice nor will beatise a adoption, his rise was rapid and signal Ho, stain number of Chinamen are to be had as too, like his brother cardinalinded a con- laborers at a dollar a day or less We shall

that of the Oblates of St. Charles ultimately produce these articles if climate and filling in the interim the dignified soll favor production. But it may be taken

Manning was consecrated anion.produce about as somuch tea and rice as

of Provost of Westminster 1865mething like.demonstration that we shall

of Westminster. In 1875 ho was created a the south of France and Spain are now pro cardinal with the title of Saints Andrew and ducing, which is just a little more than none at

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By Order,

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 20th June, 1883. THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

- COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF

Gregory. Since his appointment as Archbishop all And we shall produce wine, olives, oranges. A SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com- few men have ever been more before the world. Temons, apricots and figs as they do in Italy and Nor only is be a constant preacher in and a fre Spain, because climate, and soil lavor produc pany will be held at the Company's Office, quent preacher out of his dioceses not only hadow, and Chiness labor has nothing under the

he been combatant in intellectual contests to do with the question. La especially in the Metaphysical Society, a club which met monthly where he held his own with such disputants as Dr. Martinean, Fredericle

Harrison, and Professor. Huxley-browed hid that it ever should be, there would be no any be Divided into: Fiya Shares of Stoo).

taken part in the social life of thropieoinion in ung jen na omale Pay

work,

co-opernie wherein he has not been Conspicuous above all has been the äld

cheap enough here to manke the these latter, articles succesful and if labor were down to one shiling day, wh

which," Heaven for profitable production of rice and ten in Call Comda Wo have had China projected fate this labor, Sladed on

«country in support of the theory. That fallacy has been pretty m

be this side of the countryck But good

has given to total abstinenco societies both info his arm chair, appears to bestil and out of his Ehurch, In politica he is underel theory-San Frascaco Bal

No. 45, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 12th day of July, 1853, at 3.15 O'CLOCK PM When Resolutions will be pro- posed that each of the existing Shares of the

each of which the sum offiorahall be¬ credited as paid up, and that the Memorandur and Articles of Association her altered in ricord ance therewith,11% ende et plush ba

By OrderUAN, AN

JAS

GĦTRIE,

Hongkong, 20th June, 1883.

of Professor H. VON DER MEHDEN, THE FAMOUS CHEF D'ORCHESTRE

AND

CORNET VIRTUOSO I

SIGNOR, GUSIEPPE CHIARINI AND

-HIS WONDERFUL TRAINED HORSES

THE MARVELS OF THE EXTENSIVE

MENA RIE

seen, under tha

AVILIONS

BOWRINGTON-

N.B. For particulars of opening formance, see future announcem

General Agent,

Both June, 1881.

31st of March 1881, being over $109,000, or about $20,000 in excess of the previous two

years.

their

Mr. MOORE has succeeded in being able to put this wash up in bottles without allowing it to ferment, and he will guarantee it to keep any length of time in any clinante

FOR SALE ONLY BY MOORE & Co.,

VARIETY STORE,

Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 25th January, 1883.

NOTICE. DOOKBINDING AND RULING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES EXECUTED AT VERY LOW

RATES AT THE

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " OFFICE. Account Books ruled to any pattern.. Music bound in Elegant Style with Best Materials,

J.

"TELEGRAPHI" OFFICE, HONGKONG,

AND

The accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1883, have not yet been fully made up, but the Day Books for the last six months of that year show Net Sales of $178,137.97, against 8166,277.64 for the corresponding period of the DAVID previous year, being an increase of $11,860,33-

The net profits of the business of the Company will be applied in the first place to paying in- terest to the Shareholders upon their Capital at the rate of to per cent. per annum, and of what- „ever surplus_may' remain "one-third will be ap- plied in such way as the Shareholders shall from time to time determine, and the remaining two thirds will be divided among those Shareholders who are centributors of business, pro rata, ac- cording to the amount of business contributed by each during the year in respect of which the distribution is made

The purchase price to be paid for the land, buildings, plant, steam and other machinery, fixtures, and goodwill appertaining to Messrs. HALL & HOLTZ' business has been fixed at the sum of Tis, 150,000, in part payment of which rum the vendors are prepared to accept Tli. food in fully paid up shares in the Company 30,000, and two-thirds of the balance by equal instal-

The 33,334 to be paid down. The unpaid pur

merits, 17 and 18 months repectively from the formation of the Company, thus leaving only

per cent only, and the Directors will have the

chase money will bear interest at the rate of five

R. TENNENT'S ALE AND

PORTER,

CORSAR & SONS"

MERCHANT NAVY)

NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX

CROWN

CANVAS

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

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FOR SALE CHEAP. IVE TO SIX HUNDRED TONS

CO K ·E"

IVE

IN LOTS FROM ONE TON UPWARDS. COAL TAR IN BARRELS,

CHOY CHEW,

230, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, th April, 1883.

G.. FALCONER & CO. WATCH AND CHRONOMETER

MANUFACTURERS MARRE AND ARRA JEWELLER S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS

GUNDA CHARTS AND BOOKS.

No. 46, QUEEN'S-ROAD CENTRAL. [473. HONGKONG TIMBER YARD WANCHAI. LEGON FINE SPARS AND LUMBER

LA MALLORY,

| option of anticipating any payment of principal ALWAYS ON HANDMADE,

hould they think fit to do so. The Vendors are -prepared to dispose of their stock, all of which- has been expressly Imported for the busisces, and is in grod condition, at its cost, as laid down | in Shanghal. Its estimated value is about Tis, 125,000 Power will be taken in the Deed of Settlement, to increase the Capital of the Com pany should such increase, at any future time, appear to the Shareholders desirable.--------- ** The present members of the Firm of HALL & HOLTZ have agreed to remain in the Company's service, for at least three years, and to do their utmost to further. Its interests.

The Agreement of sale and the draft Deed of Settlement Abe open for inspection at the Office of the Company's Legal Advisers.Net

Prospectiics and Forma of Application for Shares can be obtained from Messis. HALL & HOLTZ, or from the Company's Banken.

Application for Shores, at Hongkong or Foo- how, can be made to:

Messrs. GILMAN & CO

Agents of the Aam Banks - June 19tit 1885.

Hongkong, 14th June, 1851.

Proprietor.

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TEOUSE AND LAND BROKER AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION

AGENT.

No. 331 WELLINGTON STREET, HENGKONG.

Hongkong, 23rd January, 1882,

THE GOLDEN SCISSOR NE POTTINGER STREET.

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