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myself."

LONDON, April 4th.

... JACKSON (Mich.), April 4th. An areonaut named Hogan dropped with a parachute from a balloon from a height of over a mile to-day. He reached ground safely though badly off for breath.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1ất:8.

any longer, hove the ship to, heading south, with shells and bitha de mer, which he meant to canyons were made catly in February. In Mouten

the lowest temperature noted during the winter Wes-17 Fah.

to Manila, then to return to the, Pellews and load with various fixings for Yokohama. It was his furiber intention, and in this Forbes con curred, to proceed north from this, and do some-Strong south winds prevail during April By thing in walrus tusks, a trade which if properly the end of the month the roads are asually dry. and legitimately conducted has few such risks q May, June, September, and October are the best the seating red etter hunting-business monthnof the year for travelling in Manchuria,

Mr. Forbes' escapade, however, has not merely broken up an ordinary trading cruise; It has, so to say, put a stopper on an expedition of no gammonolare nature, which while conducted on very modest lines, aimed at nothing short of the recovery of vast treasure. But we cannot do better than tell the story as the master of the Nereid has told it.

The Mohammedan population of Moukden is said to be over 15,000. They have no public propaganda, and converts from the other reli- gions are of rare occurrence.

Today's Advertisements.

WANTED

SURGEON for the British steamship

ZAMBESLU

Apply to "ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents, Canadian Pacific Line.

Hongkong, and May, 1888.

WANTED..

5460

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LIMITED. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, Company's Steamship

"CHINGTU,"

Arthur, Commander, will be despatched as above, on SATURDAY, the rath instant, at DAYLIGHT.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. First Class Saloon and Cabins are situated forward of the engines. Second Class Passengers are Berthed in the Poop, A Refrigerating chamber ensures the supply of fresh provisions during the entire voyage. A dyly qualified

For Freight or Passage, apply to Surgeon is carried...

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1889,

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U. S. MAIL LINE..

PACIFIC. MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND. SAN FRANCISCO.

A correspondent of the Pall Mall Gaselle had engines going dead-slow-6 p.m. wind-shifted an interview with Boulanger in Paris last evening to N.W. with torrents of rain and vivid lightning, in regard to his candidacy for the Chamber of but the waher did not clear, rain throughout Deputies from the department of the Nord and the night, ship held on the same position as the his reasons for not going there to conduct his previous evening, Monday, April 16th 5.30 am. →ewnwars-Ka-said that he was not like they breaking, made Yoko Sima bearing west ordinary candidates; he did not appeal to the twenty miles; went ahead full speed, and had it bearing north, three miles; at 7.30 am. took electure on petty departmental questions, but sa 2 representative of a great principle. The departure from there for Turnabout Island, principle he represented, he said, was the revision weather becoming thick with rain; at noon of the Constitution. The Chamber of Deputies the ship's position by dead reckoning, was

The decoration of the Double, Dragon, with dark blue button, was bestowed yesterday upon had been stricken with impotence, and no longer Lat. 28 reprevented the people. In the dissolution of 25 deg. 32 min, N., Long. 126 deg. 5 min. 67 W. Magnetic. Tuesday,

Mr. H. J. Schier in recognition of the able the Chamber and the revision of the Constitution April 17th throughout the twenty-four hours

service he has rendered to China during the past was the only remedy for the evil. Being asked light variable winds from N, and E. with thick

A long time ago, about the year 1823, one of two years in connection with the laying of the to explain the basis of his plan of revision, he rainy weather and a heavy N.NW. swell. Noon, said: "That is my secret, which I shall keep to ship's position by dead reckoning, 26 39 N. lie numerous revolutions which have convulsel long atd difficult telegraph lines in Northern A Children in Hongkong.

Manchuria. Mr. Schiern resides in Kirin, and 59 E Dist, 292 miles, course South America, took place in Peru, and as it Long. 112

Kirin in B 367 W. magnetic. Rain throughout the after presented some features which indicated that has the entire supervision of the lines noon and by 8 p.m. shutting in thick fog. Att life and property would not be quite so safe and Hel Lung Chiang,

The name by which Moukden is almost p.m. judging the ship forty-four miles from as in ordinary revolutions, a number of wealthy Turnabout Island bearing W. S. commencal residents of Lima combined to chaiter a brig universally known in Manchuria is Shen Yang, sounding; found 36 fath, mud, the chart of 300 tons, on which, they placed their pro The name is probably as old as the city itself, NEW YORK, April 6th. showing 41 falb, in that position; concluded the perty in money and jewelry, a large quantity of for at as remote a period as the Line and Chin monastic plate being also sent off for safety. Dynasties it was called Shen Chou. During the The Herald's London correspondent quotes ship bad overton the distance; allowed a few

The intention was that this treasure should be "Yean" it was called Shen-yang-lu, and under from the Medical Fournal a Berlin dispatch miles. At midnight sounded in 35 fath. mud which says the Emperor of Germany is doing which corresponded with soundings on the conveyed to Spain. There were $10,000,000 the Mings Shan-yang-wei. Dynasties have in doubloons (we are quoting Captain Johuson) risen and fallen, the outward conformation of most satisfactorily. His disease appears quies chart and ship's assumed position. At 1 am.

vast sum in plate. A ball was given hodity has changed, but the name of 700 oldHE cent. There is no sign of it spreading and the sounded 31 fath, mud, considering the ship near and

S.450

on the evening of the departure of the vessel-years ago still remains. The map and official glards are not in the least involved. His general enough in with the land, altered course to

why, under these somewhat agitating circum-name, viz., Sheng Ching dates from the year health is excellent and in appearance he shows W. Mag. Formosa channel course; at 2 a.m. no trace of illness or suffering, except that his sounded 20 fath. mud. and at 3 a.m. again 26 stances, a ball should have been given we cannot 1626, when Tai Tsu, the famous Manchu chief hair has become gray. The position which Sir fath, mud, which corresponding with soundings say; perhaps 60 years ago those people had a tain came north from Lian-yang and made it Morell took up from the first, that no radical on chart on the regular channel course, about ra peculiar conception, of galety-and when the his capital. Sixteen years later the present surgical measures were advisable, appears sow miles off Turnabout, led to the firm belief that intending passengers thought to put off from the city wall was built, or begun to be built, shore they found that the brig had, sailed. A during the reign of Tai Toung, the father of the to find more favor among the medical profession the ship was running down channel on a safe

man whom we shall call Roberts, an English. first; Emperor of the dynasty. The city of the in Germany than has been the case till lately. course, having passed Turnabout Island. The

man, holding a lieutenant's post in the Peruvian Mings was built about soo years ago, during the The disastrous results of several cases in which weather was very thick, with fog, wind light similar operations have recently been performed at N.E.; 16 minutes after the last soundings, the Navy, learning of the intended flight; had gone reign of tlung Wu. In circumference it seems on board with a chosen band and had "cat out? to have been very much the same as the present are said to have opened man's eyes to the ship struck on a sunken rock and remained nagnitude of the risk to which the imperial fast, though the engines were reversed full the brig within hail ofa Feruvian man-of-war The city, but the wall surrounding it, even at its best, patient would have been exposed but for the speed astem immediately. Stopped engines vessel was steered across the Paclic, and soon was far from being the imposing structure-built intervention of the English physician. Herr and "sounded around the ship, anding-deep she-reached the Murian Islands. There the by Tai Tsung, which is still in comparatively good treasure was buried, and a course was made for repair. But, as if to compensate for the weakness Kaiser, a prominent member of the Reichstag, water, everywhere, excepting from the stem lied a few days ago," immediately after half of to the foremast where there was 21 fathoms, Honolulu. Within a few miles of that place of their wall, two deep and wide trenches were rynx had been cut out by Professor Von concluded to wait until daylight before attempting some differences of opinion arose among the dug outside the city by the Miogs, which Bergman for cancer. Eleven other patients, on to work the ship off; sounded the different com crews, or more properly between the crew and answered the double purpose of defence and

the officers; so the Captata-that is Lieutenant sanitation. whom that distinguished surgeon has performed partments and found the ship making water in thir severe operation have died. Dr. Eugene forepeak and No. 1 hold. At 9 a.m., low water, Rohurts to avoid unpleasantness (having sur Hahn, who hitherto has been the most success-fog clearing away, ascertained ship's position 10 ptitiously set fire to the ship) get into a bont ful operator in that line, has been equally miles North from Turnabout and not far from with the cabin boy, and his two mates, the unfortunate, his last two cases having succumbed. Kwing Island which bore about N. by E.; there latter respectively named, in order of seniority, PARIS, April 6th. were 22 inches of water then in forchold. Cut Williams and George, and pulled away, leaving Eleven members of the Radical Left have through storeroom floor into forepeak and his command to arrange things in the most With very bad resigned as a protest againt the action of the endeavoured to stop the leak by packing flour satisfactory way possible. majority of the party, which refused to denounce sacks in to the hole; succeeded partly, but were taste-execrable indeed, when we remember General Boulanger's plebiscitory attempts. compelled to stop by the rising tide-1a.m. that the company was a very small one signalled steamship Pechili going North, to stop,George made himself objectionable to his and during the afternoon transferred to her, companions, and so he was knocked on the passengers, mails and treasure. Found at high head and sent evertnard. On arrival at Hono- water that No, I as well as No. 2 hold was full lulu the party represented themselves as the of water even with the water outside the ship, survivors of a shipping disaster, and so escaped and as there was water coming into the coal suspicion. Evidently the lieutenant had not bunker abaft the second water-tight bulkhead, burled all the treasure, for he was able to charter shored that up with heavy planks to prevent the a ship and send her to Peru. Previous to his The Chinese Government has withdrawn its water carrying it away and flooding the boller flight he had formed an attachment with a lady objections to steamers trading with Chung- room. During the night the wind freshened from of Lima-a married lady, it is true, but that Ning

N.E, with a rising sea, the ship working hard formed a very slight difficulty in the eyes of a Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" has been" "on the rock towards bigh water and heeling over

person of his buccaneering bent of mind. So dramatized, and it will soon be publicly perfomed-at-an-angle-of-30 deg.exciting strong fears of her having slain the lady's husband-a colonel-io NEW YORK, April 6th. capsizing, as the rock she was lying on shelved the hurry which accompanied the revolution, It is semi-officially stated that there will be no very suddenly into deep water on the part side. Master Roberts now decided to send for her before he took further steps in reference to the contest for control of the Missouri, Kansas and After consulation with the officers came to the 'Texas road at the election on May 16th, Jay conclusion that there was no chance to save ship treasure. The cabin boy was despatched as his emissary, but he, falling on evil times, was or cargo, and as the falling of the masts or the Gould having signified to the stockholders' com ni tee that if the opposition stockholders desire capsizing of the ship would destroy the boats, arrested and detained, while the ship in which he had been sent returned bearing a scomful answer to elect their own directors he had no objection. decided to abandon her after high water. 'AI The stockholders so far have not completed the 7 a.m. April 19th, cailed trew to the boats, from the colonel's widow, who avowed her detes provisioned them, stowed crew's baggage into tation of the pirate, for so she termed him. There ticket for directors which they will yote, but it is actiled that E. Ellery Anderson will be elected them and am left the ship. The pisalicet being no help for it, the lieutenant and his president, and he has agreed to serve.

demonstration of hundreds of coast inhabitants partner, Williams, chartered a small fore and aft who had surrounded the abip the previous day schooner, the Swallow, commanded by one and who had been kept at bay only by fire- Captain Thompson, to proceed to the Marianas arms and the ship's firepumps, while disemand search for the treasure. Capt. Thompson barking the passengers and treasure, compelled the boats to seek shelter and safety at Turnabout Island where they all i7 in "number) arrived safely during the forenoon and received a hospitable welcome by Mr. Shields, the keeper of the lighthouse. As soon as the last boat had left the ship, the Chinese swarmed on board, and by night she was a mass of flames fore and aft, and in the morning us seen from the Island was dismasted and little remained of her abore water. The weather keeping very thick during the stay on the Island of two days the steamer first signalled was taken at to am ba the 21st of April, that proved to be the Menelaur Capt. Nelson, bound to Shanghai who received and entertained officers and crew hospitably and landed them safely

ROME, April 6th.

The Pope has summoned Cardinal Lavigerie to the Vatican to consult regarding the policy of the Freich Cabinet toward the Church.

The Pope will send Mgr. Mecenai to St. Petersburg to expedite negotiations with reference to Catholics in Poland.

LONDON, April 6th.

BIRLIN, April 6th. Bismarck, at least for the present, has blighted A royal romance and pocketed bis returned letter of resignation. Prince Alexander and Princess Victoria, like less exalted young people, will have to be patient. I bave verified both the rumor of Bismarck's resignation and the cause. Since the battle of Slivnitza, out of which Alexander came a hero, Princess Victoria has been passionately attached to the ex-Prussian guardsmanj

but

Last in vain, summer, while stopping in Copenhagen together, the Prince of Wales interceded with the Czar in behalf of his niece Victoria and Alexander, whom he would half admire were he not Battenberg. The matchmaker was unsuccessful. "What have you against him?" he inquired; "Alexander is merely a prince without a position, and never broods over the fancied wrongs of Bulgaria." "Cet homme me deplait," was all the satisfaction he could draw from the "Little Father" of all the Russians.

this post.

PİRACY AND HIDDEN TREASURE.

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When the Manchus came and established the seat of the Government in the heart of the old Shen Yang, a new day dawned for the city, as well as for the land. The population increased; and in 1632, twelve years before Shun Chih took his seat upon the Dragon Throne, his father set about the building of a new wall, the wall which now surrounds the city about to li in circumference, thirty-five Chinese fret.in height, with parapets of 70 feet and 18 feet wide. The gates of the old Ming city, had been four; the new city was provided with double that number, two in either side; twelve lofty lowers were built, four at the corners of the city, and one surmounting each gate. Fifty years afterwards the Emperor, Kang Hal visited Moukden, and soon afterwards the extensive suburbs which had grown up around the city were enclosed by an earthen wall with eight gates, and over 30 in circumference, Now, in building this wall, a long strip of water some little distance from the south-east corner of the city wall had to be taken into consideration. We call it the Sino-ho, but it is really more lake than river, a sort of reservoir of springs which abband in this particular locality. The water oozes out here and there and everywhere from the sides and bed of the river, and slowly passes away southwards to the River Hwen, a distance of 4 or 5

KAN-SU

hearts sacrificed on the altar of political necessity, Captain C. Johnson, master and owner of Roberts receiving a share in the event of his descending, the river require so much time

Very little sympathy is felt here for quivering

It seems to be admitted that the logical result of the match would be a revolutionary explosion in the Balkan peninsula and perhaps a European war. Touched by their daughter's love and constancy, the Emperor and Empress Victoria had given reluctant consent which, owing to Bis marck's representations, has been withdrawn.

The coming of Queen Victoria here to visit her daughter and granddaughter is viewed with alarm, as some demonstration of the undoubtedly popular dislike of the Empress and Queen mother apprehended, while her ardent advocacy af Battenberg's suit is thought liable to cool the existing cordial relations of England and Ger many. An unsympathetic editorial in the Lon, don Star wired here, that the Queen leave Berlin And the Battenbergs alone, is greeted with sp. plauso.

The following passage, which occurred in the tonst given by the Crown Prince to Bismarck at the latter's birthday banquet on the tat of April, The whole imperial family hope the Chancellor will be to the present what he was to the late monarch," the Cologne Gasstfe regards as evid. chce that Emperor Frederick will not consent to Bismarck's resignation.

Lo

The National Zaitung says tha renewed efforts obtain the consent of the Emperor: to the marriage of his daughter Viatoria to Alexander of Battenberg have not been successful, and for this reason there are no longer any grounds for the secret conflict between Blamarck and the Emperor, and therefore there is no question wholever of Bismarck's resigning.

It is again affumed to-night that Emperor Frederick insists upon the marriage of his daughter to Prince Alexander, Doubts are expressed in well-informed circles as to whether the differences between the Emperor and Bismarck, which are believed to extend "also to matters of internal policy, can be arranged.

THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE ESAN PABLO"

at this wind, sets in with

In buildig the suburb wall provision had to be made for this strip of water, and conse quently substantial wooden railings were erected at two different points near the south-east corner. so that the Skers Shui might flow southward unimpeded. Old as the city of Moukden is, these springs are probably more ancient still. May it not have been its proximity to this tried full hard to bind his charterets down to one?! bên-shuf " that gave to Moukden the name, or two specified ports, but the lieutenant held out which, if not the most honourable, is the most for a broader chaiter, and so the vessel was ancient and, Ipcally at least the best known, viz., engaged to proc ed to any or all of the Marianas. Shan Yangi-Chinese Timer. So they started, and in due course sighted the nearest Island of the group. On the evening of the day on which they gained this stage of their voyage, Roberts and Williams were sitting toge=|

Kuei-hua chéng, 28th March, 1888. ther conversing, the latter perched at his ease on

About a fortnight ago the Yellow River opened the lee rail, when Roberts, having as it is con- lectured tipped the other, gave the alarm, saying in various places, and by this time it may be said that he had fallen overboard. Captain Thom

to be navigable om Hii F'ao-tou to Ning-hsia. son, who from sundry conversations had hisAs a rule this rig is free of ice much earlier at the latter city than down here, but this year the suspicions as to the object of the voyage, promptly overhauled Williams' effects and found difference has only been a few days. The first among them a chart of the island where the boats are starting up river from Hsi Pao-tou reasure was hidden, but with the name of the to-day, while out west the first boats downward island omitted. Immediately sighting a brig with

will have left several days ago. Journeys the master of which he was on friendly terms, between the above named two places, undertaken an arrangement was made by which the two at this time of the year, require about one month. akippers, should take the bulk of the treasure. It is owing to the frequent western gales that boats the schooner Nereid, which was stolen recently consenting to point out the spot, but being now, for as soon by the mate, James Forbes, while lying at consigned to the Spanish authorities in case of the usual force the boat people are quite unable anchor near Guam, arrived at Yokohama on refusal. Well, the captain of the brig went on to manage their craft, being compelled to land Saturday last from the Bonin Islands in the board the schooner and at a concerted moment at once. In this way-much time is lost. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamship Suruga Maru, they laid hands on Roberts, and intimated to period when quick passages down may be From Captain Johnson we have learned some him the course they proposed to adopt. To affected. commences in May. During the sum further information with reference to the occur- this he nodded. They asked him if he would mer months it is quite a common occurrence to rence. It seems that the master had gone indicate the situation of the treasure. He descend the river from the eastern capital of en shere to clear the vessel and take off the nodded. They asked if this was the island, Kansu in seven days. The current of the mail, being on the eve of starting for Yap, one pointing to the nearest of the groupe. He stream is then very rapid, and owing to the of the chief trading depots of the Caroline Group again nodded. They invited him to step into large volume of water then flowing in, it The vessel was then lying about seven miles the boat, which had been lowered, and guide powerful that head-winds of the strongest distant from Guam. Captain Johnson reached them to the treasure. He again nodded, went kind affect the boat's course but little. Boats starting up-river have to be towed the anchorage about six o'clock on the morning below, filled his pockets with lead and iron, and, of the 31st January, but found that the schooner going down the ladder, pushed off the boat with most of the time, since favourable breezes had left, and on making enquiries learned that one foot from the side of the ship and then drop are rare, and when once blowing are of the vessel, had been in ́sight, only an hou ped feet first into the sea. Till within two years short duration. This pulling of the boats for earlier steering B. W. There were then on board aga there was alive one of the boats crew, who, such a long distance is very exhausting labour. with Forbes, two Japanese, both of whom had snatching at the suicide's hair to save him as he Any sportsman having enough leisure to make been shipped at the Bonin Islands. One of these,ank, lucked from his head a handful of locks, a journey at so slow a pace will find such a trip who had been a school teacher, was a smart, but could not the heavily weighted

interesting and invigorating. It is at his clever fellow, and it is just possible that they That put an end to the treasure hunting The option to leave the best of to rejoin it at almost two have proved too much for the mate, and chart which had been Williams' went into the moment's notice, and when on shore he muay after disposing of him in one or other of the possession of the Spanish authorities. Captaincontrive to fill his bag with all sorts of game pumerous bandy methods which present them- Johnson, who has the profoundest faith in the especially birds. Swans, cranes, wild geese, selves at sea, have taken charge of the vessel whole story, accumulated a board of information ducks, turkey-bustarde, pheasants, pigeons, etc themselves. The schooner was a small, handy on the subject, and had intended to make abound. When starting in spring he may craft, some 45 feet in length, which might easily search on his way back to Japan, a project moreover have a chance of coming across be worked by two men. No disaffection of any which has now been destroyed.

number of wild goose eggs, often found in the This, then, is the story told by the master of river on dry nud banks, kind had been manifested by the mate previously indeed the master was somewhat boath to believe the Nereid, a story every incident of which bears. It is noteworthy that such a big sheet of water although at the time there was no condition of on its face the mark of improbability, but which the Yellow River only contains two kinds of weather which could account for the sudden depar- is all circumstantial and consistent to a

fish of any size, namely the Li-yuth and the lure of the vessel that there was felonious intent, remarkable extent even in its seeming unreality. Mien-yuh. The latter tastes much like cel, until on reaching the Bonin Islands afterwards he Meanwhile, the person who holds or believes which it also resembles in shape, while the obtained information from some natives whom be he holds the clue to the secret of this wealth, former has hardly any taste at all. Both these had taken down from Yokohama that Forbes had in all but destitute, having lost everything; with fish are at times caught of zu enormous size, one not drawn a rigidly narrow line of distinction be the exception of a spare suit of clothes; all, weighing as much as solbs, and even more.-. tween their property and his own CaprJohnson Including his charts and merooranda, which, A. G3la Chinesi Timaz. left Guam on the 15th of February, and proceeded | however, are of little use to any one but the

to the Bonin Islands in a whaler, the William owner-having gone off with the schooner, and Boy with the captain of which he was the faithless Forbes. We wish him-Captain scquainted, and was able to leave the islands on Johnson, not Forbes, success in his further the 27th of last month in the Suruga Maru. researchts-Japan Daily Mail. When the Nereid was, so to speak, abducted, The following is the statement of Capt. she had on board a cargo of potatoes, which

VMOURDEN NOTES, E. C. Reid, Inte Commander of the Saw it was her owner's intention to carry to Pabla reproduced, by the Shanghat Courtir: Yap, besides the various articles which we Left Yokohama, bound for Hongkong, 13th have already described-nautical instruments;

April 7th, 1888. April, at 5,303,m. and exp.rienced fine Books, violin, galvanie battery, medicine chest, General Ting, the Inspector-General, of the weather until the evening of the rath, when box of lewellery, double-barfelled that gun, tifle, military forces for the three provinces of Man: the wind at E. S. E. increased to a gale with revolver and cartridges, &c. &c. There was huria, has gone to Tsitsihar. General. Ting thick rainy weather. Made Huri Saki light no liquor on board, with the exception of a takes the place of General Mu, who died suddenly at 10 pm, but the weather becoming bad, very small drop of rum, but even in the absence in a village inn north of Kirin in November last. the heavy and constant rain shutting the light in of this powerful inducement to mutiny, Captain The Moukden River opened on the gth of entirely, gave up the intention of going through | Johnson: conjectures, ibat Forbes and his crew - March. We hear the Ice on the Sungari at Van Dieman's Strait and kept the ship away must soon have come loggerheads. The Kirin was then three or four feet thick, and that on a S. by W. course, intending to take one Nereid was only launched about a year ago, the river was not expected to open before the of the lower passages by daylight, the next having been builtin Idzuunder Captain Johnson's " beginning of April, padatan d day. Sunday April 15th, wind south a mode parsons) superintendense, and be eatimates his The following variations oftemperature in the orate gale, weather ailiick with rain, sumble loss at $3,500, apart, altogether: from the profits, three provinces of Manchuria may be of interest. to see anything beyond a mile from the ship pin. which his crusc might have brought him. He Observations were made: simultanously at 08.30 p.m. the ship then on a 37, by 5, coures, It intended, as we have said, to proceed to Yrp, Newchwang, Kirin, and the Amor, "At Newch-! shot in so thick, that thinking it unsafe to run i thence so the Pejlew Islands to pick up odd turite. wang the thermometer showed -9° "Frheat

Co-day's Advertisements.

10

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

is the

THE U.S. Mail Steamship

Auctions.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

TO BE SOLD IMMEDIATELY.

To be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION pursuant to a Decree of the Supreme Court of Hongkong made in a cause TAM 'KWAN SHI, YẪU MI HO, No. 43 of 1878, with the approbation of the ACTING CHIRT JUSTICE by Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG the person appointed by the said Court upon the respectiva. dremises on the days hereinafter mentioned,

Viz

"CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO". will be despatched for San Francisco: vid Yoko hama, on SATURDAY, the 19th May, at THREE .M, taking Passengers and Freight for, Japan, the United States, and Europe.

TO-MORROW,{

the 3rd day of May, 1888, at -3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, IN. FIVE LOTS the VERY VALUABLE

BUILDINGS BLOCK of

situate on MARINE LOT No.-44, MARINË LOT No.125A, and Section B of MARINE LOT No. 4. and in the best and most Central Chinese business portion of the City and with frontages to three important Public Streets viz.:-Bonham Strand, Wing Lok Street and Cross Street and comprising !-- Nos, I and Cross Street and Nos. 21, 23, 25. 27 29, 31, and 33, Wing Lok Street and Nos. 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, and 45, Bonham Strand Owing to the favorable situation of this property the owner or owners thereof can always count upon securing good tenants,

ON

FRIDAY,

the 4th day of May, 1888, at -3.0'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. IN SIX LOTS the VALUABLE-PROPERTY situate on INLAND LOT No. 205n in the best part of Hollywood Road and compris. ing Nos. 209 and 211, Hollywood Road and 1, 2, 3, and 4. Ng Kwai Fong, also the -three storied house No. 133, Hollywood Road situate on the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 384 and the three houses. Nos. 14. 16, and 18, Possession Street situate on Inland Lot No. 217C and the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 21211,

ON

SATURDAY,

the 5th day of May, 1888, at 3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, IN ONE LOTa PIECE of VACANT GROUND registered as INLAND LOT No. 472 and situate at Bowrington between Matheson and Percival Streets and suitable for the. erection of Kerosine Godowns.

The sale plans can be seen at the Office of Messrs. WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitors and at Mr. F. M. ARMSTRONG, the Auctioneer.

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- 'portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports to San Francisco and Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Rail- ways, to Havana, Trinidad and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America

Particulars and conditions of sale may be. by the Company's and connecting Steamers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England obtained on application at the offices of Mesara, France, and Germany by alfrans-Atiantic-time--WOTTON & DRACON, Solicitors, Hongkong-of-

Messrs. CA! DWELL &-WILKINSON, Solicitors, of Steamers.

Hongkong, of Mr. Ewena, Solicitor, Hongkong, of Mr. WEBIER, Solicitor, Hongkong, and of Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer.

Dated this 17th day of April, 1888.

ALFRED G. WISE,

First-class Fares granted as follow To San Francisco... To San Francisco and return, available for 6 months... To Liverpool..................................

..$200,00

*350.00

****** 325.00

To London...*** emmazioniera 330.00

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To other European Points at proportionate 403] Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court. rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officer of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained ba application.

"Passengers, who have paid full fare, embark. ing at San Francisco for China or Japan (o vice versa) within one year will be allowed i discount of 10 per cent. This allowance (dões not apply to through fares from Chind and Japan to Europe. ..

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

Consular invoices to accompany Cargo dra- tined to Points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should I sent to the Company' Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,

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

C. D. HARMAN,

Agent.

Hongkong and May RAB

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

·STEAMSHIP " NEW GUINEA,” FROM HAMBURG AND SINGAPORE.

“ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed

that all Goods, are being landed at their risk, into the Godowns of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goodsremaining undelivered after the 8th instant, will be subjeci to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 8th fastant, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance Bas been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

ADAMSON, BELL & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, and May, 1888.

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Insurances.

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

CAPITAL TAELS; 600,000,

EQUAL TO vaqonunqumor. J. RESERVE FUND

$433.333-32

* $245,000.00

MANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.NE

|| Lar Sing, Esq. 1 Lo Yeur MOON, E39;,

LOU TWO SHUM, Esq.

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MANAGER-HO AMELA

# ARINE RISKS on GOODS, ko, taken at CURRENT RATES to all parts of the

world,

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST. |Hongkong, 17th December, 1885.12 1877

NOTICE

A WARDMASTER required at ALTHE-MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY, Emoluments of the office $50 PER MONTH, rising

"LIMITED..

by annual increments of $5 to $60, with uniform, CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED $1,000,000 furnished quarters, fuel, and light devote Applications with testimoulals to be forwarded, the COLONIAL SURGEON Bot later than the 21st instant, at the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL

By Command,

BANGAR FREDERICK STEWART,

Pan Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office, *

· Hongkong, and May, 1888,

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The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODS. c.Folicies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies (op

At the Tete Meet woo LIN YUEN,

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, Hongkong, 1st February, 1882),

“PUBLIC AUCTION-

THE undersigned has received instructions

to sell by Public Auction, on SATURDAY,

the 5th day of May, 1888, at Noon, at his Sales Rooms, Queen' Road, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNID} The American steamer “SAN PABLO,” as she lies wrecked near Turnabout Island.

ALSO

Whatever Cargo there may be on board the vessel.

The Vessel and Cargo will be sold separately. Terms-Cash on the fall of the hammer. The Vessel and Cargo, to be at the risk of the Purchasers on the fall of the hammer.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 30th April, 1888.

FUBLIC AUCTION.

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UNDER instructions received, from the Mortgagees Mr. H. N. MODY will Sell by' Public Auction, on

THURSDAY,

the 17th May, 1883; at 4. O'CLOCK P.M.j At the Premises. ALL THAT VALUABLE PIECE of GROUND situate at BELCHERS BAY, LAP SAP WAN, Hongkong, butting on the North side thereof on Belcher Street and measuring thereon 200 feet on the South side thereaf on portion of INLAND LOT No. gos and measuring thereon 200 feet on the East on Davies Street and measuring thereon, 200 -- fect and on the West on Cadogan Street and measuring theroon 200 feet containing in the whole 40,000 square feet and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. cos. Together with the. Furnace workshops and buildings: thereon lately used and occupied by the HONGKONG AND MACAO. GLABE" MANU- FACTURING COMPANY as they now stand and which said Pisce of Ground is held for the residue of a term of 999 years, object to the annual Crown Rent of 85a8,571 The property will be offered for sale in One Lot,

For further particulars and conditions of sale," apply to

WOTTON & DEACON,

Solicitors,

35, Queen's Road,

H, N. MODY, Auctioaser, Victoria Balldings, Queen's Road,

· Hongkong, 25th April, 1888.

BOWRINGTON FOUNDR

· EAST POINT, HONGKONG,

A. G. GORDON & Co.

Amerkan verse apton

ENGINEERING, and "SHIP BUILDING WORK both afloat and ashore, on most

ble terms,

PUNCTUALITY AND FIRST CLASS

WORKMANSHIP GUA

GUARANTEED;

ASTIKA THE FORMISHED" FOR THE CONSTRUCI.

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