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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1883.

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL. THE TREATY BETWEEN CHILE

AND PERU,

The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer --Arnounddy, Captain-Delpech,-with-ile. London:_The_news_ecems_to_be__confirmed that Chile mals of May 25th, arrived in harbour this has at length consented to enter into a treaty of moming. Wetake the subjojned items of general peace with Peru The tenns, if stated correctly, news from the London and China Express are quite ingenious, but at the same time calcu

OUR: REPRESENTATIVE AT PEKING.

The correspondence which appeared in our last issue has been followed by the subjoined letter from Mr. Henry B. Loch:-

Amongst the arrivals by the same thail as/lated to save the susceptibility of the conquered letter, defending the nomination of Sir Harry would be in the present day a very different thing

Prince Hachisuka, the new Japanese Minister to Paris, were six Japanese girls, who are to

educated in France,

be

A telegram from Cape Town, May 18th, states that the German schocher Kelstrup, from Ant cargo on Dyer's Island, Fate of those on board werp for Shanghai, has been totally lost with her

not known.

We understand that the result of Mr. Aston's visit to Korea has been the postponement of the ratifications of the treaties between that country and Great Britain. Mr. Aston has also taken the same steps on behalf of Germany,

No immediate reduction of the British Force now in Egypt being contemplated, the Comman- der-in-chief has approved, on the report being received that the necessary accommodation has been made, of the wives and families of soldiers now serving in that country being sent out to join them,

.

A cruiser, originally built by Sir William Armstrong's firm, for the Chilian Goverment, which has been lying for some time in Newcastle, has been, we understand, purchased by the Japanese Government, in place of the rejected Peruvian vessel. A second was vessel will, we - believe,-be-built under the-superintendence of "Sir Edward Reed.

His Highness Prince Prisdang, the Siamese Minister, is expected back in London this day, During his absence from this country his High ness has concluded conventions with the Fortu guese and French Governments, on the Liquor Traffic in Siam, similar in substance to the one concluded with Great Britain, and 'which we have published.

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of self, or.

CAPITAL

Entimations.

.TIS.. 300,000 IN 6,000 SHARES OF TIM. 50 EACH

1,000 SHARES AKI. ELAERVED IN PART PAYMENT TO THE VENDORS, AND THE BALANCE IS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SUBSCRIPTION,

and province) between the Indica and China, nor the Celestial Empire, nor, in all probability, England, can contemplate with indifference the, France on the cast of the Ganges and to the constitution of a great State under the sway of THE HALL' & HOLTZ, CO-OPERATIVE

COMPANY west of the most industrial centres of Southern China. Therefore, passions, aroused by this war and fomented by all who have interests conflicting with those of France, may prove a serious danger to the country. Awar with China from what it was in 1860. A hundred thousand Chinese, soldiers, armed with breach loading muskets and cannons-with which the Chinese army is provided-may easily crush the forces were to occur, would France plunge herself in a of the French expedition. And if such a thing distant war? Ias she any necessity for doing Payments ;-Tis to per Share on Application; so? Would it be worth her while despatching 50,000 men to the other side of the Indian Ocean, or across the Atlantic and the Pacific? The most profane critic must easily see how gigantic who can guarantee that it will not take place? and how ruinous the undertaking would be, and All depends on the attitude of the Chinese troops. The Paris Liberté says :--We cannot rely on our fellow-countrymen to people the colonies on which our eyes are now bent. The few who F. W. LEMARCHAND, Esq. | EW. RICE, Eng. leave the mother country to seck their fortunes. S. EZEKIEL, Esq. precarious situation and of doubtful morality, ad- abroad are, unfortunately, leo often persons in a-jeuN MORRIS, Esq.

venturous men if

not adventurers, who do not generally confer any great benclit on the lands establishments at an immerse expense we shall In which they settle. In founding-colonial

who will always flock thither in greater numbers be working less for the French than for foreigners,

than our own people, whom, according to their. wont, they will resolutely oppose, thus laying the basis of political hostilities of every kind.

To-day's Advertisements.

CHIARINI'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS.

I trust you will allow me to add a few words to the remarks contained in Sir Thomas Wade's country. The provinces of Tarapaca and Tacna, Parkes, which is again called in question by and the port of Arica are to be ceded to Chile for. Sinensis." Putting on one side that the cor ten years. At the end of that period the ques. rectness of any information coming at present from Paris should be accepted with much reserve tion of nationality is to be submitted to the which purports to represent the feelings and people of the provinces named, on the condition opinions of the Chinese Government on a que that the country for which they may proclaim, tion of the firm that the Chinese of est is to pay the other $10,000,000, Tarapacá may sonal knowledge, officials with whom Sir Harry Parkes during the Iciter be said to have been the object point of the war

part of his imprisonment came in contact, and on the part of Chile. It is a barren, desolate

with whom subsequent to his release the pence region, but rich, in nitrate of soda and negotiations were conducted, were not only aware borax, The value of these deposits of of the high estimation in which he was held by Lord Elgin, but were also equally alive to the minerals has been figured out at enormoss fig fact that his influence was exerted in support of ures. The result of the treaty cannot fail to Lord Elgin's wise policy of moderation, which, sure to Chile the prize which she has so long notwithstanding a successful campaign, ending coveted. For ten years the province will be in the occupation of Peking, and the Imperial under her control, and she can easily, mould the Government suing for peace, restrained him from scanty population to her wishes. At the end which were embodied in the Treaty of Tientsin, exacting more stringent conditions than those of that period her officials will have charge of which under vary different circumstances had the voting to determine whether the inhabitants been conceded by the Chinese Government two prefer-to-belong-to-her-or-Peru. If-they-de--years previously. The Chinese Government clare for Peru it is doubtful whether that re- public would be able to pay over the $100 Parkes an entire absence of all thought were quick to recognise on the part of Sir Harry which would then be required. - If correctly re

desire that retribution should ported, the treaty means that Chile, at the ex: be exacted for the personal sufferings and in piration at ten years, is to get two of the pro dignities to which he had been exposed, and in vinces of Peru and one of her scaports, and is to stead of his name being associated with the de- struction of the Summer Palace, it is more likely The Home Secretary has had under considera. pay in return ten millions of dollars. tion the memorials presented to him for the re-

The term are more favorable apparently than to be remembered by the Empress Regent, and could have been expected a year ago. The col certainly by Prince Kung, in connection with his lease of Messrs. Focic, Ramsay, and Kemp, now tindergoing imprisonment for blasphemy; and lapse of Peru was one of the most lamentable efforts in support of Lord Elgin's well-known has decided not to interfere with the sentence. that has occurred in the annals of the world. It desire for the establishment of a cordial and He will, however, give directions for the relaxa-Buffered more from its own base and cowardly lasting friendship between the two countries, tion of the more stringent prison rules in the case soldiery, than from the enemy. The form in and as one who endeavoured in those days of these prisoners.

which the contest was viewed by the defenders of peril to the Imperial-dynasty, threatened- of Lima was one bearing directly upon the and convulsed as the empire was by in plander of that city. They saw that they hadternal rebellions and external wars, both by the advantage of the besiegers by the reason of advice and influence, to restore peace, and their proximity. To the minds of these simple thus, to save her from her most immediate patriots, the issue was whether a rich city and pressing danger. If, therefore, the services: should-be-looted by the Chilenos, after a of Sir Thomas Wade, who by his great ex- great many Peruvian suldiers had been killed, perience and ability has contributed more than or by themselves right off and with whole any than to the consolidation of the friendly rela pkins, and they declared by a large ma- tions which now happily exist between the twe We understand that nothing has yet been de-jority for the latter and apparently safer mode empires, are required elsewhere, and a successor finitely fixed as to the successor of Sir Harry Chileans had no government to treat with, or has to be appointed, then I venture to think, rot σε proceeding. On the fall of the capital the to represent the interests of this country in China Parkes, a.C.M.G., KCB, as British Minister attended they had none. The course which withstanding the reasons assigned by Sinensis Tokio, but as mentioned in our last, it is most probable that the Hen. Francis Richard Plunkett they pursued was similar to that of the Prussians as likely to render the nomination of Sir Harry, Parkes distasteful to the Chinese Government, will succeed Sir Harry, Mr. Plunkett is at prc. after the fall of the French Empire at Sedan. sent Secretary of Embassy at Paris, and is Though the dynasty which had made war on that they will hail with satisfaction, especially at this period of much public anxiety, the appoint- Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the them had ceased, the Pressians advanced to Ambassador.

Paris, because, as they alleged, there was no ment of a Minister who, in the hour of China's. government with which they could enter into any greatest need, forgetful of all personal wrongs, A crowded meeting has been held at Hengler's arrangements to end the conflict. The Chilean proved himself to be one of her truest friends. Circus, Liverpool, which passed resolutions of policy no doubt was to set up a government in

L. &C. Express. confidence in the Government, and urged the Peru, which would be a creature of its own, and. necessity of taking strong measures to prevent do exactly what that republic wanted... obstruction in Parliament. The meeting con-At-this-stage-of-the proceedings, the policy-of- demned as subversive of popular and constitu- our Government, in connection with the conflict tional Government Sir Stafford Northcote's de became somewhat confused in consequence of claration of the right of a minority in Parliament the change of administration, resulting from the to wrest from the majority the power of directing assassination of President Garfield. Blaine, it legislation. The speakers were Mr. Samuel is believed, had some far-reaching designs in Smith, M.P., Mr. John Morley, M.P., and the South America. Our Ministers to the warring leaders of the Liberal party in Liverpool,

republics became partizans rather than the agents The Lily, 3, composite screw gun-vessel, Com. of a friendly neutral power, There was some mander R. Evans, arrived at Plymouth from notion, but only dimly revealed to the public, of the China station on the 24th inst. The corvette depriving Chile of her prey. But the accession Encounter, Captain George Robinson, from the of Arthur altered the programme radically. China station, arrived at Sheerness on the 22nd There was a time when it was thought that we inst. The Encounter has been inspected by might run foul of Chile. Of course, there could Admiral Rice, C.B., and will be dismantled and not be much-doubt as to what would be the paid out of commission, her crew receiving six outcome of such a conflict. But at the start it werka' leave of absence, The Encounter put was feared we might suffer, especially on this in at Malta on her passage home, and while stay-coast, seeing that we had no ironclads that ing there an accident occurred to a private in the could cope with those of that little Republic. Royal Marines, named Jerome, who sustained But what we would gain in the case of the in- sericus injuries from a fall from one of the bat. evitable triumph could not be figured out very teries into a ditch. He was left in hospital at clearly. There is a limitation in war on repub lics, which is by far the best guarantee of peace Considerable excitement has been produced in thai the world will ever get, and that is that they Trake by a raid which the police made upon the cannot conquer territory and hold it by military Lord Bradford's Laocoon, 8st. tolb. j. Goater) o Mr. Lefevre's Ladislas," 8st, Jolb. (Fordham) o force, without endangering their own institutions. and Nationaler Senter, the county age Whenever the habit of ruling without popular Mr. T. Cannon's Sigmophone, st. 10lb. and Nationalist journal for the county Kerry;

(S. Loaies) o which is understood to be the property of Mr. agencies is contracted on the outside, the Timothy Harrington, M.P. for Westmeath. The tem is sure to aproad inwardly. It is impossible Mr. Lefevre's Bon Jour, 8st. tolb. (C. Loates) o Betting: 100 to 30 agst Galliard, 5 to 1 agst paper has been recently conducted by Mr. E. let them govern in another. The systems can- Goldheld, 11 to a cach agst St. Blaise, The to govern without the people in one place, and Harington, brother of the proprietor. A large party of police entered the premises in which not live side by side. One always excludes the Prince, and Ladislas, too to 6 agst Highland Chief,-23 to 1 agst Splendor, 40 10 1ngst Laocoon, the paper is published. It happened to be the

California was ceded to the United States by

too to 1 agst Sigmophone, 1,000 to 5 agat Bon evening of publication, and several of the papers

Jour. Place betting-5 to 4 on Gailliard, 5 to 4 were printed. There, together with the press Mexico in the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo on Coldfield, 5 to 4 agst The Prince, 6 to 4 and two pages of type were secured and the pub But the inhabitants were deprived of some of lication of the issue suspended. The editor was out-their-possessions.-Their-property-was-in-all- agst Ladislas, 4 to 1 ags: Splendor, 4 to 1 agst Stalls, Carpeted Sea). 2.00. at the moment of the visit, and on his return de cases confirmed to them. In fact they acquired. When the eleven competitors were in the hands

Highland Chiel, 6 to 1 agst LaoCaon. manded the authority on which the sub-inspector forge. The territory passed almost at once fell to susipital start, the first to break the line the rank of Officers, half price, except to Boxes, a larger measure of freedom than they enjoyed of the starter little delay occurred before the flag acted Mr. Maxwell produced a warrant issued under the Crimes Act, algned by the Lord-Lleu- from the condition of pupilage to a State having tenant and bearing date April 9. The warrant supreme control over its local affairs. But if the had evidently been held in abeyance since that Bear Flag movement had been success and time, and its execution on the present occasion California had entered the Union, after having: was probably due to the fact that in this issue of thrown off her allegiance to Mexico Hike Texas the paper appeared the full text of a document all her public lands would have belonged to purporting to emanate from the "Tralee Invin herself. Whether she would have made any cibles, which had been extensively posted better use of them than the Federal Government through the town. Several decuments and is not easy to determine. The land history of papers were taken possession of by the police, the Lone State does not warrant the assumption and a force of five or six men was left in charge that we would have improved much on her of the premises.

example.

Malta.

other.

sys-

A glimmer of these limitations is discernible The Wreck Commissioners have held an in-

in the South American republics, where the prin- quiry into the disappearance of the Bywell Castle, ciples which constitute self-government are not steamship, which came very prominently before as clearly understood as among us. They are the public in 1878, when he ran down the not much further advanced than the Italian re- passenger steamer Princess Alier in the Thames, causing terrible loss of life, about 600 excur publics of the last century, which were only sionists being drowned. The Bywell Castle had again a slight Improvement on the ancient re publice in Greece. In all of them the govern true Republican principles ls, however, at least acknowledged in the proposition that Tara. paca, Tacna and Arica are to detorimas tief own future, though not before Chile has had an opportunity running through ten years to

THE-DERBY.

The following description of the great race for the Blue Riband of the Turf for the year, run at Epsom on Wednesday May 23rd, is taken from home papers

Derby Stakes, of 50 savs, each, h. ft, for three-year-olds; colts, 8st. roll,; fillice, st. 5ibi the owner of the second horse to receive 300 sovs, and the third 150 govs, out of the stakes. About a mile and a-half, starting at the New High Level Starting Post,'- (215 Bubs.) Sir F. Johnstone's St. Blaise, by Hermit

Fusce, 8st. 1olb.

(C. Wood) * Lord Ellesmere's Highland Chief, by Hamp

ton-Corrie, 8st. rolb.....(F. Webb) Lord Falmouth's Galliard, by Galopin Mr. Adrian's. The Prince, &st. 1olb. (.Osborne

Mavis, 8st. 10lb...........(F. Archer) 3

Lord Cadogan's Goldield, 8st. tolb/T.Cannon) o Mr. Stead's Splendor, 8st. rolb. (J.Snowden) o Lord Hastings Beau Brummel, 8st. tolb.

(J. Watts)

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AND

ZOOLOGICAL AGGREGATION.

THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, 30TH JUNE, 1883,

AT-NINE PM (WEATHER PERMITTING) GRAND PERFORMANCE

WILL BE GIVEN WITH

A

COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME The Daring Tumblers, witty clowns and fearless riders will appear.

DOOKS OPEN AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. "COME AND SEE THE WILD ANIMALS"

THE

ROYAL: HENGAL TIGERS

and

OTHER WONDERS OF THE AGE.

PRICES OF ADMISSION: Boxes, Six Chairs Chairs (Dress Circle)...........

Pit......

..$11.00.

*0.50,

Children under 10 years and Soldiers under

A Plan of the Seats can be seen at MAR-

s. 15 per Share on Allotment; Tis. 25 per Share Three Months after Allotment. Where no Allotment is made the depost will be returned in full,

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE:

F. W.GALLES, Esq. GMCBAIN, E

BANKERS: THE AGRA BANK, LIMITED.

LEGAL ADVISER: RE. WAINEWRIGHT, ESQ

AUDITOR:

GEO, R. CORNER, Esq.

of

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS, HIS Company is formed for the purpose Lacquiring, developing and largely increas ing the business of Messrs. HALL & HOLTZ, and of conducting the saine, to für as the Sliare- holders are concerned, upon the Co-operative principle. With this view the Provisional:Com- mittee have arranged to acquire the leasehold store and premises in the Nanking and Szechuen Roads and the freehold manufactory and godown,

G.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

H. MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE;

QUARTS... $21'per Case. PINTS..................... $23 per Case.

Apply to

Hongkong, and March, 1882.

MELCHERS & Co.

FOR SALE.

Ex STEAMSHIP -LAERTES."- CONSIGNMENT OF HOCKING'S

PATENT FRESH WATER

CONDENSERS.

THE BEST & CHEAPEST EVER MÅDE,

Capable of Condensing Three. Thousand Gallons per day.'

Apply to

G. FENWICK & Co.,

Victoria Foundry.

Hongkong, 25th April, 1883.

FIVE

FOR SALE CHEAP.

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IVE TO SIX HUNDRED TONS

COKE

IN LOTS FROM UNE TON UPWARDS. COAL TAR IN BARRELS.

Hongkong, th April, 1883.

J..

· CHOY CHEW...

230, PRAYA WEST. [262 ANDR. TENNENT'S ALE AND

PÓRTER,

DAVID CORSAR & SONS'

MERCHANT NAVY

NAVY BOILED

__LONG_FLAX

CROWN

CANVAS

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co "Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

FOR SALE.

Ex. S.S. YORKSHIRE AND CONNECTING STEAMERS FROM OPORTO,

in the Yuen-Aling-Yuen, and Soochow Roads, A SMALL INVOICE OF GUEDES!

together with the plant, machinery, fixtures, stock-in-trade and goodwill of the Firm's business, upon very advantageous term.

The following are the principal departments

'WELL KNOWN #3 GRAPES" PORT WINE,

-Apply-la-

F. J. V. JORGE Hongkong, 14th June, 1883.

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of the business as at present carried-DA, vizTHE CITY OF MANILA CIGAR STORE.

Household and General Stores, Wines, Spirits and other liquors, Bakery, Tailoring and Gentle, men's Outfitting, Drapery, Ladies' and Child-

rens' Outfitting Fancy Goods, Furnishing and

General Upholstery.______

Each branch of the business is..in good work ing order, and well provided with all requisite Extures and plant, while the stock is large and

suitable, and the present staff of assistants is thoroughly well qualified.

To aid production in the furniture factory, powerful steam wood-working machinery has been ordered and may shortly be expected froin- Europe,

The gross returns of the Firm's Business.dur- ing the four years ended the gist of March, 1882, have averaged about $310,000.00 per annum, _while_the_average.aumial profit during the jame period has, after making ample allowance for bad debts, been over $49,000.00,

Messrs. AUGUSTUS WHITE and GEORGE

IAS FOR SALE

guerra, Bands, & perdre, Calverts, IGARS of all Imperiales,

banos of all makes, quality guaranteed: TOBACCO of all Brands, at moderate prices. FANCY Goods from the Parisian markets, Meerschaum Pipes, Jewellery of Chante Designs, Sun Hats, &c., 1

Commissions Executed.

JOSE M. BASA. "No. 51, B, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL. Hongkong, fat May, 1852...

[343 F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

· HIPCHANDLERS,

SHIP

AND

STORE-KEEPERS

GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, FRAYA CENTRAL.

HAVE RECEIVED EX LATEST ARRIVALS.

R. CORNER have certified to the above AMERICAN CAST STEEL SHOVELS, 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 increase, the profits for the two years ended the 31st of March 1882 being over $109,000, or about $20,000 in excess of the previous two years.

PICKS.

AXES.

HATCHETS.

ENGINEERS & HOUSEHOLD HAMMERS.

PATENT BIT-BRACES.

AUGER-BITS.

DRILLS.

GIMBLETS.

SQUARES.

CHEST LOCKS.

MRB. POTT'S PATENT SADIRONS. .

COOKING STOVES.

FAIRBANK'S SCALES, FORCE PUMPS POR SHIPS' USE. DRILLING MACHINES. BREAST DRILLS, "AUTOM: BORING TOOLS.

The accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1883, have not yet been fully made up, but the PATENT BRASS PADLOCKS & Day Books for the last six months of that year show Net Sales of $178,137.97%, ¿gainst. $166,277.64 for the corresponding period of the previous year, being-an-increase-of-$1 1,860,33;~-~~-

terest to the Shareholders upon their Capita

The net profits of the business of the Company' will be applied in the first place to paying in-

plied in such way as the Shareholders shall from the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and of what- ever surplus may remain one-third will be ap.

time to time'determine, and the remaining two-

HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS, where Tickets

thirds will be divided among those Shareholders MANDE'S HAIRDRESSING SALOON, will be on Sale Daily from 9 A.M. till 4 P.M.,cording to the amount of business contributed who are contributors of business, pro rata, ac-

accommodating Parties who may wish to secure by each during the year in respect of which the Seats in advance.

distribution is made. L. MAYÀ,

Hongkong, 30th June, 1883.

Secretary,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The purchase price to be paid for the land, 11 buildings, plant, steam and other machinery, fixtures, and goodwill appertaining to Mesure. HALL & HQLT2' business has been fixed at the sum of Th. 150,000, in part payment of which surn the vendors are prepared to accept Tis.

been actively employed since, and was on a ment was one of privileged classes. Fealty to in passing Galliard, but never quite renched s. 1 THERE fa a VACANCY in the Sanitary 30,000, in fully paid up shares in the Company

voyage from Alexandria to

to England when, on January 29th of last year, who passed Cape Con voolo on her way to the Bay of Bleday. Neither the ship nor any of the twenty-two persons on

board have since been seen.

The Bywill

ANVILS, VICES, AND DRILLS COMBINED.

ANVILS.

VICES.

HITCHCOCK'S PATENT LAMPS.

GLASSCUTTERS.

SCROLL SAWS.

FAMILY GRINDSTONES. BLACKSMITHS' BELLOWS,

BUC

BzST WHITWORTH'S STOCK AND DIES. SCREW WRENCHES.

being Ban four, who went to the front and made the running for Ladislas, attended by The Prince Sigmophone, and Splendor, with Goldfield and Seats has been arranged for Native Ladies. (To Beau Brummel well up. When a quarter of a which they alone will be admitted.)

A reserved division of the Carpeted and Fit mile had been traversed Bon four sill held a clear lead, Ladislas, Goldfield, and Sigmophone whipperin. At the mile-post Bon Jour held a being

well up, with Highland Chief still acting as clear lead of two lengths, The Prince now showing prominently among his attendante, while St. and Galliard were rapidly improving their position. In the line for home Ladislas and The Prince were disposed of, and, with Splendor and Beau Brummel in difficulties, St. Balse assumed Goldfield, with Highland Chief at the head of the the command, closely pursued by Galliard and

others. At the Bell it was evident the issue lay among this quartette, of which fot. Galdfield was the first beaten. Webb then commenced to ride Highland Chief in earnest, and succeeded Blaise, who held his own to the end, and after Department for an INSPECTOR of and two-thirds of the balance by equal instal exciting finish won by a neck Galliard, half NUISANCES, The EMOLUMENTS of the Office ments, 12 and 18 months repectively from the a length off, was third, with Goldfield, fourth, | A3D |==|

formation of the Company, thus leaving only", Beau Brummel fifth, Laocoon sixth, the next lot Salary $720 a Year.

House Rent $180'a Year."

T. 33,334 to be paid down. The unpaid pur- RULES. -Chair-hire $60 for 5 Months during the hot chase money will bear interest at the rate of five. per cent only, and the Directors will have the 3 Suits of Uniform annually.

option of anticipating any payment of principal should they think fit to do so. The Vendors are prepared to dispose of their stocke, all of which has been expressly imported for the business, and is in good condition, at its cost, aylaid down in Shanghai. 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&- "ENDERS marked “Tender for Freight"| HOLTZ have agreed to remain in the Company's

will be received by the Undersigned up

2 min.,45 3-5 secs. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE TONG KING QUESTION.

Castle was an iron vessel of 1,370 tons gross mould them to her wishes. The treaty was being Ladislas, Splendor, and The Prince. Sig and 89155 nett register, under deck tonnage signed by Iglesias, whose authority is said to be phone walked in last. Time by Benson' 116782, having enginca of 120-horse power, She was built in 1870, belonged to Mr acknowledged by five-sixths of the prostate Ro- chronograph-2 min. 48 2-5 sec.; time last year, John Hall of Newcastle and others, and put forward by those who were scheming for in- public. Calderon, who appeared to have been was registered, in London. She left Alex- tervention on the part of the United Statet, was andila on Jan. 15th, with twenty-two hands and 1,804 tons of cargo, beans and cotton-seed, and hatred early in the proceedings by Chills and with 140 tons of bunker coal. She arrived at under control by her. 'Pierola, the fugitive Malta on the zoth, took in forty-five tons of coal, President, who had been demonstrating in the of Peru occupied by Indians and half proceeded to Gibraker, then took one hundred and fifteen tons more coal, and left on the 27th, breeds, who bear a deadly animosity to Chile, The Court were disposed to think the steamer disappeared from view some time ago.-S. F. extremely well-built, and well fitted as regarded her hatches. She had, however, 1,944 tons on board when she left Alexandria, and 1,948 on leaving Gibraltar. This was considerably more than double her register tonnage, and 67 per cent above her, underdeck tonnage, and was primd facit an excessive load. The Court, was of on that she was grievously-overladen.

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

Bulletin.

-MAILS-EXPECTED;

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P.D. Co.'s steamer Khedive, with the next English mail, lek Singapore on the 18th theart, at pin, and may be expected here on the evening of the 3rd July

THE INDIAN MAIL.

The two direct steamers, with the Indian mails, left Calcutta on the morning of the 17th,

season.

Applications, with Copies of Testimonials, to be sent to the COLONIAL SECRETARY before NOON, on SATURDAY, the 7th July, 1883.

W. H: MARSH,

Colonial Secretary. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

"Hongkong, 30th June, 1883.

....

TENDER FOR FREIGHT.

The Agreement of sale and the draft-Deed-of-

The Whitehall Riview 'says-Everybody who knows what poor colonists the French make. are wondering why they should be so bent on annexing Tong King. The French are not bora merchants, sucly as the English are, and will never transforma Tong King into a trading centre. What they will do will be to import and sell cheap perfumery and photographs, cosmetics, and hair oil in fancy battles. There is, indeed, no reason why the French should go to Tong King The fact is that most Orientals are born 104 P.3., the 10th July, 1883, for CONVEY service for at least three years, and to do their merchants; they are always bartering and ANCE to WOOLWICH, England, of the follow-utmost to further its interests. bargaining. It needs, therefore, people akin to ing Military Stotes

nation of shopkeepers" to compete with COMBUSTIBLE (about),................... 8 Tons. Settlement are open for inspection at the Office: them. After the British and Antericans the NON-COMBUSTIBLE, Heavy........ 6 of the Company's Legal Adviser. still greater distance come the French. Germans follow, but at a long distance, and at a

Light34) Particulars of the Combustible Stores can be Prospectuses and Forms of Application for The Diritto of Rome condemns in

HOLTZ, or from the Company's Bankers.

Application for Shares, at Hongkong or Foo- chow, can be made to Brand: Messrs. GILMAN & CON Agents of the Agra Ba Jura 19th 1883

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The Scottish Oriental Company's steamer Instant, and are due here on-or-about-tho-4th--term the expedition, observing the strong obtained on: application at the Naval Store Shares can be obtained from Messrs. HALL &

Taichow left Glasgow on the 17th May, and may proximo Naka be expected to arrive here about the th July THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The steamship Venice left Sydney for this ports, via Quemlands Ports and Port Darwin, on the 27th instant, and is expected to arrive hero on or about the 24th July.

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Piking, with the next American mail, left San Francisco on the 14th instant, and may be expected here on the 13th proximo.

not the keeper's Office, mission of pretended democratic Governments The right to reject the lowest or any Tender to aim at constant conquests, and to carry ruin in reserved. and desolation foto peaceful countries. But,

WILLIAM HYNES, adds the Diritto, this is not the only serious side of the question. Neither the populations

Acting Storekeeper. H.M. Naval -Yard, who inhabit the high neighbouring mountains Hongkong, goth June, 1883.

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PLANE IRONS.

CHISELS:

HAMMERS.

PINCERS:

NIPPERS

DIVIDERS.

METAL SCISSORS:

METAL SAWS."

TUBE EXPANDERS.

OIL-FEEDERS.

OIL-CANS:

SALTER'S SPRING BALANCE SCALES. WESTON'S : PATENT TACKLES, PATENT: SOCKETS, “DISTRESS SIGNALS. HOLMES' PATENT SIGNAL LIGHTS. FOGHORNS.

SIGNAL LAMPS.

LIFE-BUOYS,

M-LIFE BELTS. BOTTLE WASHING AND CORKING-

MACHINES.

SPARKLING SCHARZHOFBERGER

FLENSBURG STOCKBEER

MARIENTHALER BEER

¿VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN

CHAMPAGNE, Hongkong, 7th October, 1882.