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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1888.

him a letter addressed to hn Assistant under him case of the legitimate oak abjecting to be pleased to are int "the country was awaken- Mr. Rodrigues, to the effect that he had to go usted by the vigorous, mushroom. It has beening "—not to determination to assert the military vigour of England, as the colonial Press Into the country for a few days and asking hint found necessary to enter upon a war of rates to see to the safety of everything in the shop against the China bonus Offices. Having would have us suppose to the fact that the flect was inadequate and that, an invasion at and safe. On the same day, another letter was scarcely any paid-up capital or reserves, the written to Patell in which he stated that he hadhina Companies will be driven back upon that moment would be a severe blow to the to go away and that if proceedings were taken their shareholders, and as John Chinaman Empire." The Adjutant-General was the while engaged in quarrelling with the head of the against him it would lead to the ruin of many will put his hand anywhere but into his families, and that the accounts would be found pocket, that is likely to prove the end of the Government, and, in reply to the latter's strictures perfectly correct. During this time an examina China Offices., English underwriters have put on his conduct, Lord Wolseley said in the House of Lords that he considered the army and navy tion of the books found disclosed several sums their hands to this work; they must either con.

to be alarmingly weak, and the defences both at received and unaccounted for. Between the 18th quer their foc, or that for will prevail over them. and 22nd the book showed that he had in his The two systems cannot exist except in antago home and abroad defective and unsatisfactory as bonds a sum of Rs. 29.12, and of that sum only nism. The one system is based on bounties; and regarded equipment and organisation, From Rs. 74 was found in the safe. Proceedings were the other offers the legitimate bounty of capital his personal knowledge of the delence works he then instituted against him in the Police Court. and reserves-in other words, security. It is of was unable to guarantee the sainty of the city of course open to the China Companies to terminate London in case of attack by way of the Thames, In May this year the prisoner was found in Hongkong, answering to the name of Russell, die struggle. by discarding their wretched fad. and when he contemplated the existing state of and in pursunrice of steps which were taken be if they should be so prudent as to take that affairs he felt tempted to resign his high position was brought down to Calcutta to take his trial. course they would save themselves from the in the British forces.

Evidence in support of the above was facts awkward predicament of having to make calls partly gone into. A native subordinate from the upon their Chang Fungs; once the course of Telegraph Department was examined in reference strife is removed, rates and risks will conse into inare tolerable relations than those which exist to copies of certain telegrams sent by the accused. Mr. Patch was next examined principally with between them at present, it is becoming clearer reference to the appointment of the prisoner, the every day that the cutting of rates consequent arms of his service, the remittances made by upon the antagonism between the two systems him, and the way in which the books of the firm cannot continue much longer without disastrous were kept. Mr. Rodrigues, the junior Assistant results transpiring somewhere; and as English in the firm, was also examined. He spoke to Companies bave good paid up capitals and are the manner in which the accounts were kept, hacked by heavy reserves, they are not likely to the receipt of various sums from different parties, be the first to come to grief-fairplay. some of which formed the subject matter of the charges, and other details.

Prisoner is conducting his own defence and subjects the witnesses to a sharp cross-examina- tion. The trial is still pending and is likely to occupy the whole of to-morrow.

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BRITAIN'S ABILITY TO PROTECT.

The Age, the other day, characterised the present relations existing between Great Britain and the colonies as a condition of affairs which The trial of Charles W. Warner was brought combines the fullest powers of local self-govern to a close yesterday. The jury found him guilty ment with the sense of dignity and security on the two first charges, and his Lordship sen- inspired by the connection with a mighty tenced him to four years' rigorous imprisonment. empire." This sounds martial, though the It may be interesting to many to know that clarion be somewhat cricked, and a wheeze of the arrest of Warner was effected in a somewhat anxiety is heard through the defiance of the unexpected manner. Inspector Peterson, of the warlike blast. There is on every hand such- Caleutia Police, took leave on February last and app ling proof of England's decadence that any left India on a tour. While on a visit to Hong connection subsisting between her and Australia Kong, he lodged at the Hong Kong Hotel, and can to the latter hardly be productive of a sense there thought he recognized Warner, who at the either of "dignity" or "security," The warning time was the second. manager of the hotel and words of the philosopher, the elaborate preaf of passing under the name of Russell. He did not the scientist, the foresight of the statesman, the wish to alarin the man, but made some private bitter taunts of foreign powers, the squabbles enquiries which led him to believe that Warner between military officials and heads of depart and Russell were the same person. On arrival atments, the utter corruption and demoralisation, Calcutta Mr. Peterson informed bis Superintend- ent, Mr. Lamb, of what he had seen of Warner, and this man being theis very urgently "wanted" the Hongkong Police were quietly naked to keep a watch on him and his movements, and Inspector Jacob, of the local force, was sent, armed with a warrant for his arrest, to Hong kong, Warner aliis Russell was found occupying his old post, and was at once arrested, and brought to Calcutta.

THE BONUS SYSTEM.

obvious even at a distance of 16,000 miles, in every arm of defence; the lack of sentiment and solidarity amongst the people; the discontent of Ireland and of India, and of the working and, pauper classes throughout the Empire; the cor- relative examples which logic quotes and applies from the history of the past to the symptains of the present; all seem to lack cogency or import to the feeble reason of the Tory, who, with maundering speech and lacklustre eye, will thrust his head out of the ruins of the Universe, and, with his voice stifled with the debris of Creation, blab about the pomp and majesty and soon of the great British Empire upon which the sun never sets.

Co-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAI.

THE Steamship

"NINGPO,"

Captain F. Schutz, will be despatched for the above Port, on SATURDAY, the 15th instant, 21 4 PM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co.

[901 Hongkong, 1th September; 1888.

NOON.

FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT), [

"PHRA CHULA CHOM KLAO Captain A. Benson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on 'SUNDAY, the 16th instant, at

For Freight or Passage, apply to

"YUEN, FAT HONG, ·

Agents. Hongkong, 13th September, 1888,

FOR MANILA, MIA AMOY.

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Entinations.

HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY,

"HE ANNUAL GENERAL. MEETING of

Tove Society will be held in the CITY

ALL, on MONDAY EVENING the 17th inst... at 6 O'CLOCK, to receive the Committee's Report and Statement of Accounts, Elect Office Bearers for the ensuing year, and decide concerning the celebration of the forthcoming anniversary of St. Andrew,

D. H. MACKINTOSH, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, roth September, 1888 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Office of the undersigned, on SATURDAY, the 22nd instant, at NOON, for the purposed of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to-oth June, 1888,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to the aand (902 September, both days inclusive.

In Australia we are treated with much of this fanfaronade.-The-Australian-press was seized with violence, and filled the air with hysterical shricking anent England's warlike awakening," when Beresford told some bankers and shoddy. goods exporters that he was pleased to see them begining to be ashamed of themselves and their country. The other day the Joscow Gazette stated in all seriousness that England was standing on the brink of rujn; that she was weak unto death and had ceased to be a walike power and that henceforth she musi be content to remain a peaceful commercial, staic Thereat the Sydney D T. laboured hard to prove that. England was" never in a better ["condition to delend herself than now. This is

an obstinate shutting of the eyes to the whole. THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED). course of everything that exists in Nature. It is deaf car turned to all the teachings of history, Spain, Holland, Kome, Greece, Turkey, Yet the Tory quidnones of Australian sojourn the Saracenic empire, ancient India, Persin,THE Company's Steamship ing would have us believe, in the face of such were all once great and warlike powers whose day and generation is ended. Nations high authority, that the power which is weak in the defence of its own capital, would be strong in like men have their period of growth, of adoles scence and decay." England has filled up the the defence of Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

measure of childhood, youth, maturity, and Rather we court danger by belonging to the Empire at all at such a critical juncture. The seems now unable to maintain a strong and Gaufets, a French paper, uncompromisingly green old age. Vitality is not a thing of peren- maintains that the colonies are the only vulncrnial growth or a question of international sym- able point in the defence of the Empire. They pathy. The stock cannot be increased, but are, at least, the most vulnerable, and we should inuch may be done to exhnust it before the How be more at case without the broad fact of normal time. The colonial Tory is pleased to

ignore all this, and with stiff-necked security, THE Spanish Steamer heing Bitish dependencies staring us in the Lace. Even the Duke of Cambridge, an old man estrich-like, thrusts his neck in the end of ignorant assumption and imagines that all is who does not know what actual warfare means, and who might, therefore, be easily imposed upon peace. However, it needs but a single reverse of British arms in the event of a war to dispel by a grim surface of painted strife, is terrified' out of whatever wits he possesses. He is 53 the illusion and induce a fear and trembling that well-known to be thoroughly acquainted with shall find no balm of Gilead in a national and the complete rutteness of the British army, Australian sentimen, for our only way of helping and so well-kacwa also to unconditionally con- Great Britain in her hour of need is the helping demn it that he was actually asked whether of ourselves to an independent status as a nation- he had supplied the material for the article which long enough to enable us to conserve our na- appeared in the London Daily Telegraph. tinnal energy before she wants our help,-Sydney

In another direction we have au example of Bulletin. the complete lack of patriotism and solidarity in the British nation. An example which more

AN Important Discovery is announced in the than anything emphasises the sordid and un

Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy for nervous principled commercialism of a power, which when

wars, wars to protect the vile interests of usurers debility, physical exhaustion, and premature and traffickers in human poison. The "great" decay. The discovery was made by a mission- ary, in Old Mexico; it saved him from a miser- Empire is on the eve of a bloody contest, and a great business firm of its own citizens, for the able existence and an early grave. We learn sake of a money consideration, continue to supply that the Rev. Joseph Hulines, Bloomsbury France, a possibly active foe, with heavy ord-Mansions, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.c nance to the exclusion of an order given by the will send the prescription, free of charge, on Unish Government. Everywhere, through all receipt of a self addressed stamped envelope. departments, squabbles, jealousies, and selfish- ness rule. Patriotisin and self-sacrifice are no longer British viitues. Thigh officials dispute about trifles at a moment of national crisis. The relations-between the Cominander-in-Chief, the Adjutant-General, and the Secretary for War are seriously strained. The Premier is in open public conflict with the leaders of the troops. ST. JOHN' Yet with a delicious and scathing irony the St. Petersburg Nowosti accuses England of pursuing an aggressive policy.

England's embarrassment is so terrible that slie-begins to descend to all sorts of trickery to lehce her troubles.. A Naval Force Tribute Bill different colonial Houses of Parliament, although is diddled under various pretences through the Mr. Goschen unblushingly admits that the com- merce of the colonies is carried chiefly in Eng lish bottoms. Lord Charles Beresford, with an eye for further military assistance from Australia and a keen sense of the power of attery, eulogises the conduct of the New South Wales Contingent in the Soudan escapatie, and James M. Maclean, M.P. for Oldham in the British Commons, confesses that he is glad that the colonies responded so heartily, and recognised their responsibility in the event of war by so almost unanimously passing the Naval Force Tribute Bill Here is a lot of evident anxiety to drag somebody into the affair, and to prop up the weakness of England by the lile strength that may be borrowed from the colonics, Imme diately alter all this evidence of weakness Lord Carnarven fatuously inquires in the House of Lords as to whether the Government intend to restrict foreign cruisers from entering colonial harbours. That the colonies are really can-idered an important factor in the matter is shown in the article of the London Morning Post on the Chinese Question in Australia, in which it depre- cated any conflict between England and the colonies, as it would only result disastrously for the former and be fraught with danger to the

Empire.

To-day's Advertiseinents.

LODGE

OF HONGKONG, No. 618, S.C.

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REGULAR MEETING of the above- and Lodge will be held is FREEMA- the 17th instant, at 8.30for. O'CLOCK precisely. SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. Hongkong, 13th September, 1888.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND CALCUTTA THE Company's Steamship

T

"TAISANG," Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above, on TUESDAY, the 18th instant, at 3 P.M

"DON JUAN," will be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 17th instani, ht 4 V.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to,

BRANDÃO & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 13th September, 1888.

~~FOR-KOBE-(DIRECT).

THE British Steamer

[901

"TARTAR," Captain Bailey, will be despatched as above, on TUESDAY, the 18th instant, at DAYLIGHT.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 13th September, 1885.

CON

Consignees.

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PACIFIC MAIL. STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

N. OTJ CE.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship

CITY OF PEKING" The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in thei Bills of Lading for Countersignature; and to taki immediate delivery of their Goods from aleng

side.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

CHS. D. HARMAN,

—Agent. Hongkong, 7th September, 1888.

Intinations.

WANTED.

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RESPECTABLE Steady Young Man to Aattend the STAG HOTEL BAR

Ápply to

J. COOK. Hongkong, 12th September, 1888.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

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This Steamer has Superior First Class Accom. FOR TWO YOUNG LADIES, Apartments modation, specially constructed to meet the requirements of tropical climates.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.. Hongkong, 13th September, 1888. [905 STEAM TO STRAITS AND BOMBAY. (Calling at COLOMBO should inducement offer.) THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"KHIVA"

the 22nd instant, at Noôn..

E. L. WOODIN,. Superintendent. Hongkong, 13th September, 1888.

יך

1906

STEAM FOR': SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, PÓRT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH,, AND LONDON; ALSO, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-CARGO CAN DE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH,

10

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with Board. State terms by letter only

A. B., clo llongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 12th September, 1888. (900

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

“ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send in a Statement of Business Contributed during the half-year ended-

on which date the Accounts will be CLOSED.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. GILLIES, Secretary, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1888.

HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL.

1872

~HIS SCHOOL is examined annually by the- SYNDICATEof the CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. The Higher Forms are prepared for the Cambridge Local Examinations for which Hong- kong is a Centre. Five University Certificates were gained by Pupils of the. Public School at Christmas last.

In Order to extend the advantages of the School to European Residents in the Coast Ports, the HEAD MASTER receives into his family a

In our article on the meeting of the Yangtze

It is impossible to reason with these fond self- Marine Insurance Company, we touched incinta directly with that system it may be fime into the very corridors of Eternity com incidentally on the bonus system. In dealing gratulatory fools who glide through the gates of well, in the first place, to answer a question placently hugging the fictions that passed current frequently asked by persons who have only a hundreds of years ago, before civilised man surface knowledge of the China system. "How learned to eat with a fork. The British Empire is it," they ask, that the absurd practice should was never in so terrible a strait as at present. ever have obtained of charging.a certain rate of Like that of Rome under the rule of Valentinian, premium, and subsequently returning to the it is threatened from every quarters Disruption insurer a fourth or a filth part of it ? As each of is imminent-it has, indeed, already begun. The the China Companies has only an exceedingly revolt of the American colonies, and the success- small paid-up capital, and, with an exception ful efforts made by them to establish their inde- or so, practically no reserve, rates have beep pendence by force of armis constituted the usher adjusted to cover, as it were, these two ing in of the period of decay, Canada is held in important deficiencies. In successful years this thrall by the weakest of ties. British rule in form of working shows striking results; the India is menaced by Russia, and the new con- ordinary profits on the business afford a hand tinent of Australia is beginning, to talk of on the small paid-up capital; and nationality, independence, and antagonistic soine return the "extra" portion of the premium-rate remains interests. IfEngland were to-morrow sunk beneath in hand for return to the insurers in the shape the waves, her fame, her greatness, and her of a bonus. The principle is illustrated by the prond traditions would live on in the children

often rudely thrust out of their parent's door- case of a man who takes with him upon a journey more money than will suffice, and whose bistory begins with the descent of placing the balance in his cash-box on his Hengist and Horsa on the coast of Kent. But return his assumption is that he must not run the contention that the England of to-day, the the risk of being caught short in a strange little island away north in the German Ocean, place, where he would be without resources. isthe England of Harry the Fifth, of Shakespeare, That is really the sort of confession the China of Marlborough, even of Wellington and Nelson, Companies make our resources are not such as is such a vaulting piece of assumptive folly that to warrant us in accepting these risks at out and it hardly merits consideration. England has out rates; we will charge you so much, and disseminated her vitality. She has spread her

Lord Randolph Churchill, who resigned his will leave for the above places on SATURDAY, 30th June, 1888, on or before the 30th instant, make you a return if all goes well". The rea- vigour over the face of the earth. You cannot

seat in the Ministry on account of corruption in soning is perfectly rotten; go behind it, and you eat your cake and have it too. Besides, nations, miss the one thing needful" in insurance as men, cannot live on for ever. If proof were the fulfilling of army contracts, only the other confidence, founded upon resources in capital wanted, proof is forthcoming in overwhelming day again adversely criticised the condition of and reserves. It must be admitted that the volume. Times of panic and threatenings of both army and navy, and England has grown so China system flourishes when the sun shines; war bring forth in all their garish unpleasantness weak in the latter arm of the service that Sir but the sun does not always shine in marine the evidences of national weakness and decay. James Fergusson found it necessary to deny that insurance. At the present moment, indeed, It fa The colonial Press blinks the fact. It is so England and Italy had entered into a joint naval hidden behind a cloud, and it is possible that unpleasant to know that one's mother is getting reaty in which provision had been made for the that cloud, may grow yet bigger and blacker, foo old to protect one from the assaults of the fleets of both countries to act in concert in the Bonuses are becoming fewer and smaller, and big boy in the next yard. But the fact must be event of any occasion arising. Thus the power the question arises,What will happen if the faced. This England is now in receipt of the that erstwhile ruled the waves has grown so impo China Offices are driven not upon their eserve, pity and condolence of Europe. Its own chiefs tent that it is now hinted she is on the verge of for they have none, but upon their shareholders?! | dosefully shake their heads and bewail the loss accepting aid from Italy. That the meaning of Who are the shareholders in these Companies? of national grandeur. Its own Press proclaims all this is plainly gauged by the other European We have before us lists of the proprietaries of loudly, albeit sorrowfully, to a waiting and powers is readily seen in the fact that the some of the China Companies, and the names watchful world that England is not the England Austrian press severely censures Wolseley for years ago. England exposing his country's weakness to the eyes of are the queerest in all Christendom-or, rather, of so short a time heathendom. It is said there is not much in a trembles now at the power of China; 30 years the world; but, unfortunately, the weakness. namo; it is a disquieting thought, however, since China lay in the dust at England's feet itself is too apparent to be disproved. Only a that with regard to the persons referred to, there compelled to accept any conditions her conquerer few days ago Admiral Sir G. T. Phipps Homby THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

in a lecture before the London Chamber of

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S be much more in their names than in their might care to impose, even to the traffic in a

Steamship pockets. To fall back for funds upon a string of drug that stole away the souls of ber Mongol Commerce, said that it was imperative to get in ANCONA," Captain W. J. Webber, with Her one-share Chinamen would be something like subjects. A little farther back than 30 years readiness a great number of fast cruisers, which,Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this calling upon a regiment of Highlandmen for their from now, the power of England was potent should war break out, would be instantly required for LONDON direct, VIA SUEZ CANAL and breeks. To find a name like Fung Chung Yong enough to assist in bringing the Muscovite to protect the merchant-shipping, and the usual Ports of call on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Bung, of Hungkung, 1 share, repeated ever so to his knee; to-day the Cossack exercises numerous coaling stations of the Empire. At the September, at NOON. many times, is to be reminded of the Smith his horse and yells his strange war-cry of same meeting Lord Carnarvon declared that family with this difference, that one Smith may defiance on the very frontiers of the British some scheme of co-operation between mercantile be distinguished from another Smith, if not by Empire. And though the crass Englishman who shipping firms and the Naval Department for the his name, then by his local habitation, or street, emigrated before the "sixties knows nothing protection of British commerce was imperative. whereas the only address of the Fung Bung's is of the march of events, or is so saturated with General Sir Andrew Clarke, R.E., on another his town. But let it be granted for the sake of British bigotry as to refuse to learn, the English recent occasion also urged the Home Government argument that you identify the various Fung themselves feel acutely, and pathetically to engage more fast steamers as cruisers for Bungs; does that really forward matters? What their grief and troubled forebodings of the

shipping trade. you want is to obtain their money: how is that to looming future. Within the past twenty days piction, in the event of war, of the mercantile be accomplished if they have none! Even when cablegram upon cablegram has flooded in from Such is the terrible state of internal decay and he has money, a Chinaman is notoriously averse London. Each of these items of information is unpreparedness, that at a recent panic on the to handing it over; he certainly cannot be more in the English tongue, sent by Englishmen in stock exchanges, when the war-cloud seemed to ready to "part" when he has nothing to part with. England to Englishmen in Australia, yet they stoop low and to stifle the breath, and one could A startling feature of the list of shareholders in breathe not a single sigh of hope, not one stout almost hear the scratching of the match which some of the China Companies remains to be word of courage. France, Russia, Germany, would light the fuse of the first gun, Lord Salis noticed. In the middle of a long page of the Austria, Italy, even they Bulgaria and decrepit bury called loudly on the volunteers of England, very funniest names in all China you observe the Turkey, bluster, storm, rave, and belch defiance for in their patriotism and to their courage the fate name, say, of John Doe, 301, Leadenhall-street and shout war! Only the commercial and of the Empire was, True, although ill-advised! London, 1 share. Who in Mr. John Doe, and second rate trading countries are silent.. England The army of England numbers a little short why is he found in the ranks of the pigtailed alone weeps despondently and arms herself half of 200,000 men all told, against the armed and Ding Dongs? Mr. Doe is a London marine hearted for fray, losing a battle before it has disciplined millions of warlike Europe. The insurance broker, and he has a large log, to roll been, fought.

Irish people are in arms against a coercive As a shareholder in the Company, he is entitled Nothing is more significant than the fact that Government; within the boundaries of London to the bonuses on his premium accounts with the England herself has pretty thoroughly made up itselfis more awful contrast between the extremes Company. True, he insured other people's goods her mind that the struggle is practically over of barbarous wealth and sickening poverty than and other people's steamers, and the bonuses before it has actually begun. The Daily Tele-in any other similarly populated area in the should go to his clients; but as his clients are in graph admitted the other day that the country world; the starving masses are kept back in the dark about these returns of premium," they was absolutely in a state of danger; that the their slums only by baton and bayonet; the go no further than Mr. Doe's own pocket, and British army was practically without arms; that ladian troops are not to be relied on; and the central seat of Government is embroiled in for this reason he naturally prefers placing his soldiers were being suplied with the worst orders with China Companies than with Lloyd's small-arms in the world instead of the most misunderstandings with its Australian outposts and the English Companies. Thus the bonus modern breech-ldaders carried by the other troops through the complications which have arisen in system, which arises out of the weakness of the of Europe. Along the coast the waiships were connection with the Chinese question. Still, the China Offices, does those offices the useful service without guns or ammunition, and their general colonial Tory, who has learnt nothing fresh since of attracting and blinding the merchants who equipment was both defective and deficient. A emigrating in the "fifties," stalks proudly down dnsure direct with them and luring and demore day or so later at a mesting of bankers and mer. Collins-street, Melbourne, or Queen-street, allsing the brokers who are entrusted with the chants characterised by the colonial press with gritusne, or Macqoarte street, Sydney maun placing of other people's business punconscious irony England's Warlike Awaken dering between libations of Conservative hot. This system, founded in financial weakness, IngLord Charles Beresford, a high authority punch, about the eternal greatness and majesty and built up by bonus-bribes to merchants, to on all matic touching naval equipment, an of the British Empire. He falls to see that, the representatives of merchants, and to insure official who had resigned his seat in the Ministry, instead of a source of strength in time of trouble, ance brokers, has called forth the bitter hostillly because he regarded the administration of his the Imperial connection is a source of terrible of Ballsh Companies and underwriters, it is a department as mucidal, declared that he was weakness.

black-

Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M. Farcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 4.F.M., on the day before sailing.

For further particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Office, Hong- kong.

The Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.

E. L.WOODIN, Superintendent.

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P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 13th September, 1888, THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY, (LIMITED)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

ORDINARY YEARLY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, No. 9 Queen's Road Central, on FRIDAY, the 21st September, 1888, at 4 PM, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors, together, with a Statement of Account and for the Election of Directors and Auditors.

A O'D. GOURDIN,

Secretary, an Hongkong, 6th September, 1888.

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"HE #bore MEETING ↳ POSTPONED until FRIDAY, the 5th October next, at 4 P., pending the expected arrival of Mr.

BECHER'S Report.

**A. O'D. GOURDIN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 13th September, 1888,.

1907

limited number of Boarders.

Prospectuses on application to the HEAD

MASTER.

DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & Co.,

General Managers.. Hongkong, toth September, 1888.

FOR HIRE.

[89*

"HE Fast Steam Launch "ELK " is alwaya-

Tert andet sign of Pedder, Waarl and is at the service of the public for proceeding to and from Steamers, Picnic and Batting Parties, etc.

For particulars, apply to

CRUICKSHANK & Co., Ld. Hongkong, 17th August, 1888

1801

THE STEAM LAUNCH COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

'HE Steam, Dispatch Launch

"BONNIE,"

is now lying off Pedder's Wharf for Hire.

For terms apply to

THE COMPANY'S OFFICE, 1. P. dder's Street. Hongkong, 11th Septeinber, 1888,

THE STEAM-LAUNCH COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL

IN 2,000 SHARES OF $50 KACH.

DIRECTORS.

1. J. FRANCIS, Esq. Q.C.

D. MCCULLOCH, Esq.

A. WOOLLEY, Esq.

H. J. HOLMES, Esq.

BANKERS.

(899

$100,000.

THE HONGKONG-AND-SHANGHAI-

BANKING CORPORATION.

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APPLICATIONS for SHARES to be made

AND SHANGHAY BANKING CORPORATION before the 15th Sep- tember instant on forms to be:nblained from the Secretary and Manager, A. G. GORDON, 1, Pedder's Street. $5 per Share to be paid on application, $5 on allotment, a further sum of $10 three months from date of allotment, $ta at the expiration of six months from date of allotment, the balance of $10, when ́and as the same shall be called up under the provisions contained in the Articles of Association, but not less than 3 months notice.

By Order,

A. G. GORDON, Secretary and Manager.

1878 Hongkong, 5th September, 1888.

THE STEAM LAUNCH ́COMPANY,

LIMITED,

AUNCHES always on hard for--PICNIC, TOWING, BATHING, PRIVATE PARTIES, &c., &c.

For Terms, apply to

1888

Co.'s Office --CORNER OF PEDDER'S STREET AND PRAYA,

WINTER TIME TABLE.

THE STEAM-LAUNCH COMPANY,

*LIMITED,

KOWLOON FERRY.

1888

THE COMMODIOUS STEAM-LAUNCH

"PIONEER," Will, from the 1st September, 1888, run daily as a Ferry Boat between Pedder's Wharf and *Kowloon Point at the following hours.

LEAVES HONGKONG

LEAVES KOWLOON

600 A.M. 8.00

7.00 A.M.

•

8.13

8.40

· 9.15

'940'

.

11.00

10.30 H

12.45 P.M.

12.00

1.05

12.40 P.M.

2.05

150

4.00

11

2.30

4-30

4 TS

5.00

"

445

5.35

5.20

6.05

5.50

6.35

1877

6.20

6.50

7.10 7.40

7.25

NIGHT SERVICE, 8.30 P.M.

NIGHT SERVICE.

9.00 P.M.

10.30

11.00

11.30

12.03

The CHRISTMAS TERM will Commence on MONDAY, September 17th, at NINE A M.

NEW PUPILS will be Admitted on SATUR. DAY, September 15th, at TEN A.M.

C. J. BATEMAN, Head Master. Hongkong, 5th September, 1888,

THE HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PEAK TRAMWAY” was

OPENED

THB Public are respectfully informed that the for Public Traffic on WEDNESDAY, the 30th May.

WEEK DAYS,

The CARS. RUN as follows between ST. JOHN'S PLACE and VICTORIA GAP :-

8 to.ro A.M. every quarter of an hour.

12 to 19,M.

4 to 8

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half hour. quarter of an hour, SUNDAY S

past ta to past one every quarter of an hour, and from 4 to 8 P.M. every quarter of an bour.

Single Tickets are sold in the Cars: Five-Cent Coupons and Reduced Tickets at the Office of MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., General Managers.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

so & 52, Queen's Road,“

Hongkong, 17th August, 1888.

1539

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., CHRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK.

MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER.

SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. NOR CHARTS and BOOKS,

-NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. Sole: Agents for Louis Audemars Watches awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition; Band for Voigtländer and Sohn's

CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, A MARINE GLASSES, and SPYGLASSES: No, 8, Queen's Road Central (607)

Bar The above Time Table will be strictly

adhered to.

·STEAM-LAUNCH “PIONEER ".

SCALE OF FARES. For each Trip........

isions,10 Cents, Children under to years.Free. Second Class, (Chinese). Cents. Sedan Chairs, cach to Cents.

FOR KOWLOON RESIDENTS. " Family Tickets, including Servants, · (per

month)....u

Single Tickets for one person only and his

Servants, (per month) ...

If more than one person, not forming part of the Family, Fare will be fixed on application to The Secretary. JA

FOR NON-RESIDENTS. Quarterly Tickets,

Quarterly Tickets," for Servants only, (a

allowed).........

--For Extra-trips to or from Hongkong, between the advertised time, at the rate of $1 per trip Lunch way.

NIGHT SERVICE.—All Passengers, whether Subscribers at otherwise, will be charged to cents each way,ended. SUPREMA

AG GORDON Secretary and M. Hongkong 1st Septon

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