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objections.

His Worship made a note of Mr. Dennys' Captain Watson continuing:-On the 26th I took the irons of Runsbeck and confined him in a spate room giving him his own bed and clothes. 1 personally attended him, and gave him every comfort, also an hour's exercise every evening. At 9.30 am, on the 19th. April in Gaspar Straits the ship took the ground, very gently, and cante off in the evening without damage From the 26th March to May 11th the conduct of the crew was anything but what it should have been. They did their work with cursing and swearing breaking windows on the poop, calling out when pulling

the ropes "another pull for Jesus," and home rule for Ireland": one man looked down the skylight ato my cabin and said "come up you old

On May Tith at 5.30 3.1. while Boison was at the wice I asked him where he was going with the ship, which was sailing on the wind. He was tunnisty the ship off, and told me not to make a fuss. about it." I then took. the wheel from him when he said remember you have strick me," which was, lakschood. This was entered in the log and the entry read over to him in the presence of the mate. I certainly did not slike him. On May 14th I was on deck it is the morning, the chief officer's watch, and gave orders for a man to go

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 18, a‹ 8.

C. St. (S), J. B. Elias (11), F. Dodwell (19). A. W. Michaelson (4), 1.. Mody (14), E. R. Belilios (1), G. von Wille (15), Asgar, B. B. Tala, J, M. V. Figueiredo, (12), J. J. Chuen (5); total 216 shares. Mr. Michael non presided."

The Chairman's address was as follows:- Gentlemen,-Your Directors have thought í advisable in the interest of the shareholders of this company to convene to-day's extraordinary" general meeting, of which you have had due. notice, for the purpose of considering e advisability of voluntary winding up of this company, First of all I may mention that there have not been any recent large casualties or losses that have given canse to this movement or have bal any influence upon the Board's decision to recommend a liquidation. It is principally the general aspect and the state, to which Marine Insurance business has come to, that has prompted your Directors to come to the above determination. At our last ordinary meeting 1 allerled to the extremely keen, com- perition at reduced rates; not only has this con- tinued but it has cren become worse since. Now it is evident that Insurance Companies with good constituencies and I urge reserve funds may be able to overcome this struggle and hold their own, but smaller companies without such constituencies and without a large reserve fund must suffer from this general state of affairs, and will hardly be able to survive such is trying period: The Chinese Insurance Company being unfortunately one of these smaller companies as

of Kowloon; and exactly how far it runs back, from the west side of Tsim-tsa-tsui Bay, or that point near the Pulice Station; also whether Stonecutter's Island is legally British territory, and oblige

Yours truly,

"ENGINEER.

Hongkong, June 18th, 1888. [Roughly speaking, British 'Kowloon covers an area of about three and a half square miles. The boundary line runs direct east and west, at a distance of two miles and was third from the point indicated; the width of the peninsula at Its es

estern and western extremities may be averaged at one mile and a half. Stonecutter's Island measures about one mile and a quarter from east to west and three quarters of a mile from north to south, but owing to its irregular shape the island does not measure more than half a square mile in superficial area. It was cded to, the British at the same time as Telegraph

comes a strong timber palisade surrounded by a narrow ditch, (apparently intended to protect the stockade against elephants or battering ramis); then a stout red brick wall distant perhaps eighty feet from the palisade. Within this "Inst are the palace buildings, a huge collection of gilded barns, with the exception of a few garish foreign brick and plaster houses in the Italian style, constructed almost entirely of wood. Thus it will be seen that the kings of Burma werd of opinion that something more tangible than divinity was desirable to hedge them in withal. The celebrated peacock throne is just within the centre of the east palace wall; and at this part there is a second front or red-brick wall, about 200 feet within the palace wall; and on the north side of the trone, between these two walls, is a handsome wooden structure, built on stout piles, and apparently intendgel

Insurances.

NOTICE

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

The whore Company: is, prepared to acces HAIBsks at CURRENT RATES on Goons.

c. Policies grantgl to all Parts of the world- sayable at any of its Agencies,

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-WOO LIN YUEN, Sa Secretary. BEAD OFFICE, 2022, QuKIN'S ROAD West. Hongkong, 1st February, 1885.

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Kowloon, in October, 1860.-Ed., Hongkong mounted by a fight and graceful, nine-storeyed as the traffic of goods from the line stations Agents, in conjunction with Messrs...

A CORRECTION.'.

SIR-In your issue of the 14th inst. in the report of the case Rutonjee and Others v. hyself, it is reported that Mr. Francis stated that defendant had handed over his business to some one else." I beg to state that I have not handed my business over to anyone,

To The Easton ne aux “ITawakona Trergraris,"

on the look-out. It was, Bolson's watch on deck and he was told to go, but refused, upon which I put him in confinement with out food or water. I kept him in about 48 hours, but in pasting through my cabin there was water which he could have helped himselt above described might share this fate, if no stepsleiter is your paper so as in remove any.

to he had to pass through my cabin to go to the W.C. 1 had another mat in confinement, Rumbeck-and on the roth the crew, all but the is non the look-out, and at the wheel came aft and demanded the release of the two inen in. Confinement. Brennan was the spokes man. I refused to release the prisoners, upon which they went forward-and-very soon after came aft on the popp demanding that should put into Hongkong, on account of the ship having been on the ground. The ship was not suffering from the stranding and was making no water, whatever; she is a good irou ship. She was on the ground on the "19th April and this was on the 15th May, up to this time they had made no complaints. The ship had been surveyed at their request and she was all right. I refused to put into Hong ko That night at 8 o'clock they refused in relieve either the wheel or the look-out, and at Kjo, the man who was at the wheel left 6, when it was taken by one of the officers. This was at night on the 15th May. The next day-they did not do any work, so I told the donk and steward to keep clear of them. The galley door was burst dien by some of them, and saw-roman-at-Mortimer take each a duck and begin plucking them; they also helped themselves to the hip's stores. They did no work on the 17th and 18th, but at p.m.. on the 18h, Sharkey came aft and said "tam going the turn to," I said "vely good, go on the Inokout"; all the rest went to bed. On the 19th at i s.in Custer caine alt, and I told him that anything he had to say would have to be in the presence of my officers and during daylight. I told him I would shoot him like dog, if he did not go away, On the 19th May at 3 p.m. we made the land, but could not take in sall during a squall owing to the crew being off duty. They were engaged playing cards, smoking and sleeping: Sharkey was the only man who appeared inclined to assist, I will give him the credit of that. Myself and the officers, the carpenter, boatswain, an apprentice, the cook and steward navigated the ship. On getting to Manila I called on the British Consul, and afterwards took four of the men before him, when they promised to resume their duty. I demanded a Naval Court which was not granted for ten or fourteen days afterwards. It was on the 23rd of May when I called on the Consul.

Mr. Francis' statement was entirely incorrect and I hope that you will kindly publish this fals impression that may have been circulated thereby,

Yours faithfully,

221, Queen's Road,

~18th June, 1888,-

FOOCHOW..

J., S. LUCAS,

were taken to save the shareholders' interests in time. I believe we are still in a position to struggle on for a while and try to overcome the present difficulties, infi-if you desire to continue the company working on the present -bfhis you cannot do more than carn ufficient to pay the management of the company, and should any loss be sustained it must necessarily come from the small reserve lund of about $28,000, and in the event of this proving insufficient the capital of the company must be applied. It is this wa wishi to avoid if sull possible. Besides with our We regret to learn that the squall of last limited means such as winding up at present resident in the city. It is stated every risky. If we commence winding up at presentesident in the city. It is stated that a very high fire wall of a "Joss" house, was blown we shall probably be in a position to, save a good part of our Capital, while as already pointed town trying under it several houses, and about The steamship Glenngle with the first tea out we run the risk of faring much worse if we 18 people, astly wonch and chlidren. attempt to go on under the present circum

of the season left her mooring this morning at stances. These are the principal reasons why your Directors minst earnestly recommend 830 a in. for London via Singapore: She took you to adopt the resolution--aa1 going to away-lbs. 3,820, 120-of tea and her freight was propose. There is still another, and important per ton We wish her bon voyage, and the decision, that is the nature of our business.! point that has influenced us to came to this Shippers n happy, result of their shipments..

it is reported that a traman made a clear Though we are a local company I must admit of $6000 on the sale of only a couple of we have never been able to do a large local "chups of tea, at the opening of the market, business, nor have we succeeded in getting a a laiger profit than he expected to make during decent share of it at the other pots-in-the-Fas the whole season. We fear that if the natives By far the greater part of our business, and continue to make profits of such magnitude, the especially during the last two or three years, stock must exceed what it was first computed has been done by our London branch. We have at namely, 600,000 chests. an able and hard-working man in our London agent, Mr. Guthmann, and he has certainly been trying to do his very best for the company there, but the transactions at his branch have lately assumed dimensions that are too large compared with our means, and moreover they could not be sufficiently controlled by the Board here to give satisfaction. As far as our present position is concerned I regret to say I cannot give you much definite information. As you are aware it is always a rather difficult task to exactly state what the position of a Marine Insurance Company is, the more so when more or less suddenly you arrive at the decision to liquidate such company. We must hope that the winding up will turn out favorably and that at the next ordinary meeting we may be in a position to Jay Sgures before you that will prove that such a hope had some foundation. With regard to our investments I can only repeat what I mentioned on the last occasion, namely their present value, and that when realized

than

On Monday last (June 3rd) at about 8 pm, an armed band of ten dishaided Human soldiers attacked a Chinese bank over the bridge, and succeeded in carrying away $3.00 in coin, after wounding one of immates. Many such cases have already been reported in these columes, and we doubt noi that the officials are well aware of the doings of these faithful servants of His Imperial Majesty still we see nothing done to prevent the cather frequent recurrence of auch cases. It is indeed a disgrace to a nation not to be able to control its own people, and we blame the officials, whose utter negligence is the cause of such frequent occurrences of these barbarous deeds.-Echo

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FORMOSA.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

TAMSUI 4th June, 1888.

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

*HE Undersigned having been appointed TURNER & Co., for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIKE at CURRENT RATIS...

W. HEWETT & Co.

1573 Hongkong, 7th June, 1898

price. The larger proportion of our stack, of all kinds, is irregular, mixed, and it very many cases excessively fraudulent. The dealers who have received advances on their stuff are not likely to make good any deficit. On some braid Tis, & have been advanced, but not even Tls. 5 can be obtained for fie. In 1887 to 31st May the Tientsin export of strawbraid was 35,900 dales; this year, to same date, the export is 9,000 balesAPITAL SUBSCALIPER $3,000,000 only.

the Tony! Trains run through from Tang-ku to Shan Colliery (Kaiping) daily, the passenge trafic is always increasing. The people of Kaiping are opulent, as the country in which they live is fertile, and grows Inrge quantities of grain, roots, seeds and Guit. The experience of the short line, with all its incompleteness, is most encouraging, and proves-if proofs were needed that the Chinese, like their Japanes as the ministers waiting room, or the ante-neighbours will freely and gladly avail room of foreign ambassadors. The throne themselves of the comfort, celerity, and economy room is a profusely gilded wonden edifice sur- of the iron roads, Nor will the cartmen suffer. pagoda; the platform on which the throne was the villages around is being developed at a great placed is raised about six feet nhove the fun, surate. As far as regards China the problem has that anything handed to his majesty by an envoy been solved the pepple use the lines anil are would have to be raised above the head. The wall disposed towards them. As the line between throne is approached from behind by a wooden Kaiping and Tientsin has been constructed with uncommon economy, the shareholders should staipcase ladder; and in front of it is a sort of audience chamber, with the ront sloping left and receive regular and satisfactory dividends. right, On the north side of the throne-room and Chinese Times. behind it is a wooden watch-tower surmounted by a gorgeous gilded crest, and to the south of the throne-room, but before it, is another hand. somely ornamented watchtower of bricks and mortar, both of which command a fine view of the approaches to the palace from the cast. Within the palace grounds is a deep tank or pond, apparently intended to draw a water sply- from the moat, which, again, is kept filled by the river and a buge collection of apartments, shrines, and miscellaneous edifices, gilded and bedizened with glass ad nauseam, but calling SUCCESS CROWNED-OUR-EFFORTS+ for no panftular'admiration. Before the hand- some carpets-and-other portable-property-had- been louted or taken away by the present firish occupants, the whole might have presented a sufficiently royal appearance; but now the gilding is dusty and dingy ; the light shingle roofs are all covered with vulgar corrugated iron; the whole of the apartments are divided off by. common-place-mat-walls and doors, for the convenience of the headquarters staff; whilst punkans, Hindoo servants, and ality clothes-lines replace the picturesque objects and personages which the imagination picturca to have adorned the place-before."

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

O

ROYAL

CITY HALL HONGKONG,

UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASMID

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

CAPITALTAELS 600,000,

EQUAL TO RESERVE FUND

$833-333-32-

smann $247,000.00,

- BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LO YAUK MOON, E

** SING, Esq.

Lou Tso Sv. Esq.

A GLORIOUS RECEPTION TENDERED M

WASH

· TO'

NORTON'S FAMOUS

WORLD OF WONDERS. SECUND GRAND PERFORMANCE, TO-MORROW EVENING,

the 19th June, 1888.

MR. & MRS. WASH NORTON, Refined Sketch Artists.

THE MONARCHS OF GROTESQUES, THE HARVEY BROTHERS" (WILLIAM AND CHARLES),

The

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Necromancer

ACĪMED ALI "BÉY,

In his unique Entertainment of Egyptian, Arabian and Hindoo Illusions. ASSISTED BY MISS HAIDA,

ALBERT LINTON, Wonderful Young Lightning Sketch "Artist.

MR. WASH NORTON,

In his Astounding Quick Changes, ZITKA, THE ENTRANCED LADY, Or Floating in the Air, S., &c."

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All the Burmese have been turned out of the space between the stockade and the mile wall; a clean sweep of houses has been made, and thirty or forty elegantly constructed teak barracks, piles, each well apart from the other, and all about zou feet long, take up for Tommy Atkins? benefit all the space which is not devoted to The drives, parks, and gardens. The Burmese are excluded from this larger enclosure at night,. and the spossessed have received a certain amount of compensation to enable them to rebuild their humble tenements within the quier enclosure. This outer enclosure may be described as a straggling collection of villages, monasteries, and bazaars, connected by fine, broad, but very dusty roads, which have the appearance of being totally out of proportion to the low wooden ar mat-built buts which form the greater part of the houses of Mandalay. Formerly the king only allowed the construction of brick houses as a special favour, but now very respectable storca and warehouses of brick are springing up in every direction; and before, long, as soon as the popular and shall nave realised what security of property means, and the dacolt alarms shall have subsided, there can be no doubt that the Burmans will cease to squander their wealth upon gifted pagodas and talapoins, and will turn Mandalay into as happy a hunting ground as Rangoon. At present the. people look scared, underfed, and squalid, and compare very unfavourably with the Burmans of dalay is the Inconiparable Pagoda, a curious six storied edifice resting on piilars, and built in the form of six concentric squares each about one half THE the area of the one below it, the whole fomilng a sort of pyramid: this is just below the Mandalay hill and a little to the south-east of it. The other pagodas and monasteries are legion, as they are all over Burma, a country which may be said to have devoted its wealth, its art, its intelligence, and it all to the gorgeous housing and gratuitous feeding of a pack of beggarly priests. It must be said in favour of these, however, that their life is fairly exemplary, and that they, live pretty closely up to the Buddhistic standard; at all events, whatever human defects they may have, they cannot be said to turn the monasteries into hot-beds of vice. Every morning they sally forth at, daylight, in their modest dress of yellow. household a spoonful of cold cooked rice or other food, which they put into their black, copper-covered bowls. At about nine o'clock Captain C. Nielsen, will be despatched as they may be seen returning to their monasteries, above, on THURSDAY, the 1st inst., at 4 F.M and all their eating must be done before the noon hour of every day is gone.-N. C. Daily For Freight or Passage, apply to

AH YON & Co... News.

Hongkong 18th June, 1888.

On May 26th thice of the men came aft. and that they stand in the books at much lowrey The weather here during the past week has the sea-board. One of the chief sights of Man,

demanded tobacco at 6 o'clock in the morning,

I refused to give them any, when they refused ought to show a fair surplus. With these been dull and gloomy, and there is every appear to do duty; Breinan was the leader. A survey remarks I beg to propose the following resoltance of a typhoon having passed very close to was held in Manila by the crew's request; a divertion: That the company be wound up volun- went down and examined her carefully, when tarily in accordance with the company's Articles the surveyors gave the ship a first class certifi- of Association and under the provisions of the cate, as being perfecily seaworthy. On coming Companies Ordinances 1965 to 1886." In the on board the ship on the 19th the chief mate meantime I shall be happy to answer any ques reported the fore-peak of the ship full of tions that may be asked. water; they were engaged busily pumping, that compartment (sketch of fore-peak handed in to the Court); the fore-peak is the fore hold of the ship and holds about 45 tons. The water rose to the 'tween-deck beams, and the ship was drawing 1 feet forward. The water did not risc so high as the water outside be. chuse we were working the pump, and the mate went down and managed to stop the I communicated greater part of the leak.

Mr. Belilias seconded, and the resolution was unanimously passed without discussion. Another meeting will shortly be held to confirm it.

WASH NORTON'S « WORLD OF WONDERS."

We do not 'propose to elab rately criticise Saturday's enterta punent la detail or at any great length, prefetzing to see, the Company under more favorable auspices than can reason ably be looked for at an opening night before

us. On Saturday the 2nd inst, it was blowing a strong gale from the S.W., the barometer falling all the time; the lowest reading on Sunday morning being 19.67, when after a short full the wind shifted suddenly to N., blowing terrific, accompanied with torrents of rairi, with the barometer slowly rising. On Sunday even ing at 6 pm, the rain ceased, and the wind moderated, shifting again to S.E. In 23 hours of rain over three inches were registered.

The meamer Formosa arrived from Amoy on the evening of the 31st May, towing the new dredger, which was built at Amoy for the deepening of Kelung harbour, All went well, I learn, in the beginning of the voyage; the wind being moderate, and the sea smooth, but when from the S.W., causing a nasty sea, making towing difficult. The tow-rope was broken, but as it was a fair wind the dredger made sail and accomplished the remainder of the voyage in safety, the Formosa accompanying her into port They made the passage across in twenty-five hours, Luckily for her she did not leave two days later, or the dredger might have foundered in the bad weather before mentioned.

The Rev. Dr. Chalmers, and family arirved by the Formera fram Hongkong. He is on a visit to his son Mr. I. 2. Chalmers, our Acting Commissioner...

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Our tea season is now in full swing, all

TIENTSIN:

June 9th, 1888.

The new Tug, and Lighter Company is fully occupied and is about to increase its fleet, but the competition does not affect the prosperity of the sider original Company, whose shares are now aleable at Tis 150.

Notwithstanding the highly unfavorable char. acter of the weather on Saturday night, a large the Consul next audience assembled at the from each another survey. On examining the hold i found Hall, for the purpose of becoming acquainted that two or three planks of the wooden casing of with Mr. Wash Norton's famous "World of the pump pipe had been removed. The leaden Wanders. This Company of variety" artists came to Hongkong with a powerfal reputation, pipe was pierced and the water streaming in. The pipe appeared to have been cut by a sheath and although their opening programme presented knife the cut was across the pipe and the but few novel features, the performance as a whole

In water came spouting through stream highly meritorious, and served to favorably about 7 feet long. The cut could not have been introduce to the Hongkong public a clever and worn, and was assuredly wilfully done-I should versatile combination. Bay with a knife; marks of such an article as crow-bar were left on a part of the casing. The whole of the forecastle is at the disposal of the rew, and the fore-peak is get into by a scaitle-hatch before the windlass. There isn fixed iron ladder for going down down, attached to an fron bulkhead if the bulkhead had given way the water would have run into the main hold The cook and sleward slept aft and so did the Carpenter. Nobody but the sixteen men now' in the dock lived in the forecastle, but don't know who actually did the damage; I have no idea. The man Sherman reported the leak to the mate. I put into Manila to save the ship and her cargo-to do the best for the owner's interests. My cargo was iron, and stowed diagonally; It consisted of

1,286, and the crew all told numbered at the finish. The Harvey Brothers are. 24. The ship cost £9 15 a ton, and comimists of rare ability, and as musical acrobats have been in her seven years. The man soar far ahead of, the famous Faust Family, Buck, in Manila, call me Glthy names and

who were accounted great in this particular. used a great deal of very bad language; one. The Harveys are distinctly clever, and their man- followed me in the streets of Manila, method is artistic and free from vulgarity. also using very bad language. On the 23rd Their performance has to be seen to be properly May, the morning after my arrival in Manila appreciated. We are afraid we cannot go into harbour, the man Rumback was released from ecstasies over Mr. Alhest Linton's pianoforte The modern capital of Barma consists of a engineers, mechanics, and Chinese staff of the Irons. After the four men who had been seeing selections, but this gentleman's wonderful series of concentric squares, and is altuated on fallway. The Kaiping Colliery whaif, which the consul came on board, the other twelve performances in the sketching line is the left bank of the Irawaddy From the was built about two or three miles higher up the demanded to see him. They asked for a survey feature well worth seeing Mr, Norton Mandalay Hill, en eminence at the north-east river, is being dismantled, and the great piles to be held on the ship. Rumb.ck and Bolson was fairly successful in Professor Sylvester's corner of the outer enclosures, may be obtained of the piers are being removed for re erection at which as good as the new works are, his tableaux of nations suffered somewhat. West the Iwaddy, flowing majestically from

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The German, steamer Johans arrived at Kelung from Shanghai on the 3rd instant at 6pm

a strange audience; but we may nevertheless steamers leaving with full cargoes. The train briefly sketch the leading features of a meeting vessel Ping yuen left for Foochow in ballast, ad the Formosa with a full cargo of tea for excellent entertainment, Mr. Norton's "Protean" changes were deftly carried out, the nctor Amoy in date. being greatly assisted in the success which greeted his efforts by his remarkable, power of facial expression. The gentleman who calls himself Achmed All Bay is very clever. conjuror, many of his illess being new to this colony, and all were executed with the finish and dexterity of a master ofthe "Black Att." Ali Bey was gracefully assisted throughout his

I notice in the issue of the Mercury of the tath May a letter headed Tamsui, 8th May. It ought, I think, be headed Kelung, as the Heroine and Autine could never get into

Taland here,

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mences at 9 o'clock. CHAS. DERMER,

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General Agent. Hongkong, 18th June, 1889,

SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT). HE Company's Steamer

***MONGKUT,”

THE

Captain Gea. Anderson, will be despatched for the above Port, on THURSDAY, the zist inst., at NOON.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG,

Agents. Hongkong, 18th June; 1888.

FOR MANILA,

THE Steamship

***DAFILA,"

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1609

girld...

MANAGER.-ĤO AMEI.

ARINE RISKS on "GOODS, R., taken

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Co be Let.

TO LET

HOUSE AT THE PEAK,

HVE ROOMS, GRASS TENNIS COURT.

Famished or Unfurnished. For Particulars apply to the Undersigned,

C. H. GRACE. -Hongkong, 5th-June, 1888.

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TO BE LET. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE in Richmond Terrace, containing 6 Comfortabic Rooms, 3 Bath Rooms and convenient Out Offices.

A New Story has just been added to the Servants' Quarters.

Apply to

MR. JOHN WILLMOTT, Hongkong Dispensary

Hongkong, 24th April, 1888.

TO LET.

SECOND and THIRD FLOORS of HOUSE

No. Stanley Street. For particulars apply to

ROZARIO & Co. Hongkong, rith June, 1888.

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ROOMS

TO LET.

OOMS in "COLLXOK CHAMBERS,"

GODOWN in ACH HOUSE LANE," lately occupied by Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, from the 1st August,

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, GONS & Co. Hangkány, and May, "1878-

fra

MACAO.

TO BE LET UNFURNISHED OK. PARTLY FURNISHED..

BUNGALOW, opposite the Public A Gardens, at the west end of the Prays Grande. Excellent water supply, and Servants quarter attached. Rent very moderate.

Apply to

AA DE MELLO & Co.;.

Macao. Mano, 3rd April, 1888.

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Entinations.

(60. PENINSULAK AND ORIENTAL STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY?

HE Undersigned hus received Instructions

to sell by Public Auction, on

MONDAY,

the asth of June, 1888, at a PM at his

Sale Rooms. Zetland Street,— (FOR ACCOUNT: OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN) Ex Steamship Breconshire, 1,000 Pieces NEW AMERICAN REPEATING RIFLES, Cal 44-17 Shots, WHITNEY KENNEDY'S Latest Pattern Packed in Cases of 29 Pieces each.

ALSO,

About eighteen months ago a bruker began to do business here, but for various causes did not thrive. It was, however, ascertained that for a broker who would act as land agent and do general business also, a good living was to started rovers, have with fair prospects.

The ex-Governor-General, Li-hen-chang, who he ha. This werk two brokers.

is an elder brother by four or five years of our Here. He is young-looking, stately, and vigorous, and is said by lis.subordinates to be a man of firm and loyal mind. He will be able to go through some years of hard work yet we

Tang-ku, on the Northern bank of the Peihorror of description at purchaser's risk after the and not far from Takuta assuming large propor fall of the hammer Payment in Bank Notes at tony. A very solid pler has been made, fitted the fall of the hammer, with rails and two cranes, and close to the bank there are lines of houses for the foreign

NEW

ACCELERATED. DIRECT SERVICE TO LONDON VIA MARSEILLES

PROS

JAPAN AND CHINA,

N the 19th May at NOON, and fortnightly. thereafter, until further notice, the Com- pany will maintain a DIRECT SERVICE

1,700 tons of iron rails, The vessel tonnage ance by Minn-Haida, and évoked warmform.Tamsui harbour, nor is there a Palm or Kelung reat Viceroy, has made a very good impression 4,000,000 NEW AMERICAN WINCHESTER, between Hongkong and London vía Marseilles.

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[Nofa,Our letier referred to ought to have been headed Kelong. It was a typographical error.-Ed, Shanghai Mercury.]

MANDALAY,

(FROM A TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT)

made a charge of drunkenness against me, which famous Entranced Lady" ilusion, although a magnificent view of the surrounding country.eted, will be the Colliery depât,

is not true. Through the conduct of these men

THE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY

I have been very much delayed in my voyage.from the luadequacy of the musical accompanl-the north, and winding south and west between Sycte silver is being despatched to the Yellow At this stage the further hearing of the case ment. The same stist was quite at home as a the many-pagodjed Sagaing on the west bank and River. It is rumoured that the ex-Governot was adjourned until to-morrow at 2 p.m.

Christy Minstrel, his soles on the banjo, tam the almost deserted ex capitals of Amarapoora General, Lihanchang, who is said to possess Ava on the cast. East the fine range of good powers of administration and organization, respect, and he was warmly and descrvedly

extensive plain of Mandalay North and south river works This year, unless the floods as Company will make the ad appears the rich country, through which the Irawaddy. Sometimes happens, are less than usual, the-grea ance to-morrow night, and we would strongly meander, The outermost wall is an earthen of the inundations in Honan will be increased, recommend all who caire to pass a pleasant rampart, an irregular square, apparently between The province, which was fertile, populous, and "Wonders: sikicch and twenty miles in circuit; in the contre industrious, is now utterly ruined. The floods evening to patronise

of this is the royal enclosure or citadel, a well on the North and West River, described, la CE bulli, crepellated, and bastioned red brick wall

about thirty feet in height with pagodas and gates" la most cruel aggravation of the distresses of the

bourine, and bones being first clase in every as which sbuts in from that side the | may be sent by the Emberar to superintend the

WINDING UP AGREED UPON RE This afternoon an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this Company. was held at the City Hall, for the purpose of considering the state of the Company, and the advisability of winding it up. The following. shareholders were present or represented htcasts E. George (15) F., Rone (15)

(15) M. H. Gomes (15)

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ened by a thick backing of earth,naquare

& molle each way, surrounded by a fine brond

distant some eighty feet from thewall,

at each of the four sides by dray

Within this enclosure, le the palace, Hrau

1 square about 'a'quatter of a mile each

such dolorous terms by the Viceroy Chang, sro

erniment at this especially anxi

CARTRIDGES, Cal 44 to fit above Rifles, Packed in Tin boxes of so and Cases of This Improved service will döölish all Tran- 1,000 Pieces each and TERMS OF SALThe Lot or Lels with all shipments, and it is intended that it shall maintain a high reputation for quick transit, careful delivery of Cargo, and for Passenger accommodation and cufatoe. Be

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Auctioneer,

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Hongkong, 18th June, 1888,

LOST

YOUNG BULL TERRIER DOG about

six months old,White," with small- brindled spot near tail Crop eated. Answers to the name of BO'SWAIN

A Reward will be paid if desired, Apply at the NEVE

"HONGKONG DISPENSARY" Hongkong 18th June, 1888,

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HORSES:

The attention of Passengers is specially called to the greatly improved second saloon, accom- modation and attendance.

EL WOODIN A Superintendent, Hongkong, 8th May, 1888.

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