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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1888.

to be sent avery, ten

broad and handsome streets.

The Seventh Prince is to move to a palace inside the gate of victory, and TL 100,000 are set apart for repairs. The Prince's present residence will become an Imperial lama temple, the custom being to devote all palaces occupied by Emperors to religious uses.

Messrs. Münter and Loureiro, students of the Customs service, have left for Kiukiang and Hongkong respectively. Mesars. Bohr, Moutric and Watkins, the two latter from your settlement, have been here on business. Mr. Michie, junior, who has just arrived from home, has left for Tientsin. Mr. Butler, who has been a guest with us for some months, has gone to Shanghai. The marriage here of Duke Kung the other day to the daughter of Sun U-west of Shantung, caused some excitement among the Chinese. The procession passed along Legation Street. We may be considered a very fashionable quarter, considering the Imperial and marriage pro- cessions which have passed along our main thoroughfare.

The Atations are Moukden. The Emperor is said to have escorted of branches and sidings. Tongku (Taku), twenty-seven miles from Tien-hem to the city gate, going by the Chang.an sin; Lutal, twenty-five miles from Tongki; and street. No notice was sent round to the Foreign Tongshan, twenty-nine miles from Lutai. The Legations requesting us to keep out of the way. line is very well laid; there are some fifty Asit passed at 6 o'clock most foreigners were bridges or more, most of them twenty feet apan asleep. A few, however, were fortunate in seeing or so, but some very large, one at Hanku being the procession, which consisted, it is said, of seven hundred and twenty feet long with a swing 20 pavilion sedans of handsome yellow figured satin carried by 8 bearers each, preceded pan of sixty feet, ten fifty-fect spans, and five thirty feet spans. On account of the floods which by officials on horseback, and a band of take place nearly every year, the permanent way music, and followed by carts containing has had to be raised above the highest food the servants of the officials. These genes level, and this has been an expensive business, logical records seem especially in the swampy parts. The rolling years. A portrait, not a photograph, of the mperor was also conveyed. Since the cortège stock, engines, carriages and waggons are all of good quality and well adapted to the special passed, the miserable booths and shanties have been run up again, disfiguring our otherwise circumstances of this line. One feature which t gear, deserves mention is the automatic coupling an American patent known as the "Janney," Even in England, after two generations of rail. ways, the accidents from the method of coupling and uncoupling carriages are very severe, being usually fatal, and are of constant occurrence. Dat bère among the Chinese, who for the most part cannot get it into their heads that there is anything particular about railways, there would be considerable slaughter before they learnt the business of hooking one carriage on to another. This want of realisation of the weight and force of a train in motion costs the coolics here their toes and fingers, for they will put out a hand or foot to stop a waggon, and it is said that in summer

making a pillow of one rail and a sleeper, like to lie right across the line ou foot rest of the other,a nice attitude for decapitation! This is a very tame account of the whole thing when compared with the glowing article in our local paper, which we cordially recommend to those who appreciate humour. And yet we have some remorse in doing so, for the railway, its promoters and makers, deserve a better late than to be held up to ridicule by the ludicrous style in which our local reporter gets out his bucket of flattery and the accom. panying trowel, and plasters every one with a lot of inappropriate adjectives. Tong King sing and the engines, Mr. Ng Choy and the bridges and the Viceroy and some Shanghai-made fur- niture, all come in pretty equally for the reporter's grotesque enthusiasm. His style reminds one of Madame D'Arblay's later writings, which, to quote Macaulay," "most resembles the puffs of Mr. Rowland and Dr. Goss." This reporter seems to have taken to heart the old "wheeze" of always finding happiness in the dictionary; le fiads everything there! It is said they keep a pair of spectacles in the Chinese Timer rose-coloured office which are not only made glass, but the glass is also magnifying, and a very happy result comes from lending, them to the reporter. Under their hins say be illusion takes place, which may be familiarly illustrated by the example of the domestic goose, a bird that appears to the wearer of these

a full scientifically enchanted spectacles as fledged swan.

During the Haron's commandership, the Lisbon Government allowed the Macao Treasury to give a modicum of pay to the men who chose to be in active service in this Battalion, as after the suppression of the Coolie trade, and the typhicon of 1874. poverty began to undermine all classes of residents in the Haly City. Since that epoch, the corps has assured the name of 'National Battalion, and it has been almost entirely composed of the worst elements that are to be found in the City -uneducated youths, street urchins, Portuguese youths addicted to opium smoking, ricksha drivers, and id genus alia. The Commandants of this corps are appointed by the Governor of Acad; but the present officer, Senhor Pacheco, hoids one of the most illegal appointments that can be imagined. He is simultaneously a lawyer, the "Administrador de Concelho, or Registrar. General, and Commander of the Battalion !

This hungry army has lately become such a nuisance to the free inhabitants of the city, that a petition is now being circulated for signature in this city, calling upon the Lisbon Government to disband the corps. The following is a trans- lation of the document:"To His Majesty the King of Portugal. Sire, The undersigned, Por tuguese residents in Macao and Hongkong, prizing their dignity and independence and their national decorum, hereby request of your Majesty to deign declareas extinct the National Battalion of Macao. It is unquestionable that the motives which brought about the formation of this corps were noble and patriotic, as it was intended as a imeans to enable every citizen to take arms in defence of his country, Unfortunately, however, circumstances horic at present entirely changed. Our robust and intelligent! youths have all expatriated themselves over to Hongkong, to the vast Chinese Coast, to Japan and Indo-China, where they find honourable means of sub sistence, which their country denies them, Those who are at present enrolled in the Battalion, and who are supposed to be the defenders of their country, should necessity arise, are receiving less pay them the men belonging to the Battalion of, the line, although they are placed on an equal looting as regards duty The consequence of this injustice is that only the destitute join the National Battalion, its ranks being mostly composed of men of all castes, colours, and nationalities, which has lowered the physical, moral and intellectual standard of the men to such a point that to belong to the Battalion is nowadays a matter for shame. As proofs of these allegations we will cite two authorities: Mr. Gastão Mesnier, who was Private Secretary to Governor Viscount.de S Januario, styled this Battalion as a body of bandits who infested the Chinese shops in the Bazaar. Dr. Gomes da Silva, our Colonial Surgeon, in his last sanitary report, classified the corps as a "Battalion of mendicants" If any more proofs are required, we will refer to the Report preceeding the law of colonial budget, wherein mention is made of this Battalion when the item of expenses for its maintenance was alluded to. In order to substantiate our assertions we beg to submit to your Majesty's consideration the copies herein enclosed of several national and foreign newspapers, from which the value which is attached to this Bat- talion may be easily guaged. As, moreover, this corps does not answer its purpose and is com- posed of so degrading elements, it will be easily understand why youths belonging to respectable families feel an aversion to join its ranks. For not being present at certain drills and parades, several of our free citizens have been violently arrested, brought before a Court martial, and then relegated to the Monte Fort. This bas contributed more than anything else to drive most of our youths to Hongkong, where they succeed admirably well as clerks and Government employés. For these and other reasons, the undersigned humbly beg of Your Majesty: 1st, To declare extinct the National Battalion. and; To transfer those men and officers who are in active service in this corps, to the Police Force, where enlistment is voluntary. And the petitioners will humbly pray, etc."

Such is the tenor of the document which will shortly be placed before the King of Portugal and the Lisbon Government, and it is fully expected the days of the National Battalion of Macao are numbered.

No further news I have to communicate, besides the departure for your city to-day of Senhor Horta e Costa, our Deputy, who proceeds to Lisbon via San Francisco, New York, and Liverpool. This gentleman has promised his constituents to do his best

efforts in the Cortes towards getting the Gavern- ment to comply with the popular wishes. Colonel Ferreira da Silva also proceeds home on a year's furlongh, Ne Governor has yet been appointed for Macao, and, to tell the truth, none is wanted.

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.

Admiral Ting Ju-chang, of the Northern Squadron, Commander-in-chief at Tientsin, has returned thither from Formosa, and is staying at the Lao Shun Ki bong for the present. Soon after landing, he visited the Viceroy Li Hung- chang, and is said to have given H.E. very detailed information regarding his successful campaigo against the savages, and the situation in Formosa generally..

The native committee for the relief of the ufferers by the floods in the neighbourhood of Nowchwane bave decided on a distribution of 4.000 cash to every grown person and 2,000 cask for every child, immediately. Money in coin being scarce, and there being no bank notes for small amounts, the committee have requested the assistance of the Hal-chéng .Magistrate to persuade the shops to accept

small notes issued by their body,

The new Customs building was opened on Monday, the 15th ins. It is a massive structure of grey brick which might have been put up by Cheops himself, who had a fancy for the durable rather than the ornamental in architecture. Inside, the arrangements are all that could be desired in the way of convenience, one time- saving feature being that the Customs Bank is under the same roof, which ought to be appre- ciated by the duty-paying public.

The first gunboat, H.J.G.M.'s is, has arrived for the winter, and straightway advertised for four stoves and twelve pairs of skates "for heating purposes." The English language is dear to our hearts as that of Shakespeare and Milton, but for the unwary foreigner it has playful little pitfalls into which he is apt to walk aa into the best parlour; and the use of skates in Connce- tion with beating purposes rather amused us. We have one or two very funny people here, not so funny as necessitate their friends res- training them, but getting on that way. It is thought to be the climate, which is very dry and bracing, that affects their brains, as frost "electrifies "a cat's fur, or they may be victims of malaria which takes curiously different forms any rate the in different constitutions. At symptom of the disorder is to send out funny expresses and one came out about "gridirons for shad" and "eleveo-and-three-quarter pairs of spurs for the Horse Marines." And this provoked a reply enquiring, also in an express, the dimensions of the horsewhip the first jokist preferred, to which he has so far returned, no answer. Perhaps he is trying the different sorts

the local shops afford before committing himself. The Lawn Tennis Championship for gentle- men has been won by Mr. Edward B. Lees, who has beaten the best players rather badly. He has a pretty style without any of the usual logging about it. There is nothing "uremendous" about his form like some of our other players, whose service is practically untakeable when if But this comes off once in a blue moon. violent style fills the public eye and delights the unskilful if it makes the judicious grieve.

The weather has turned very cold, the thermometer has been as low as 30 deg. with a sprinkling of snow in the early morning.-N. C. Daily News.

Mr.

· (PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Tientsin, October 24th.

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bas returned from the Yellow River

On the morning of the tgth inst. hawkers were selling on the streets the list of the successful candidates at the late M. A. examination-281 nammes out of some 15,000. These names will appear in fall in the native papers.

Our first ice was seen here on the evening of the 8th or rather the morning of the 19th, when we had a stiff north-west wind. During the two or three following nights as much as four inches of frost were observed. Since then warmer and brighter weather has prevailed.

he Emperor and Empress are going to pay a visit to Wan Show-shan, and foreigners are as usual warned to keep away from the line of the procession.

The Methodist Episcopal Mission has been holding its annual meetings. Bishop Fowler from the United States has been present at the conferences. The Bishop preached on the 14th in the afternoon in the large domestic chapel of chiefly, missionaries, was observable. At the close of the sermon, "Now we see darkly." Mr. Brown was ordained to the eldership, and removed to Tientsin. Among other changes in this mission, Mr. Davis of Tientsin goes to Taun-hwa, Mr. Willits of the latter place comes back to Peking, and Mr. Walker goes hom- on leave. On the evening of the 22nd the Bishop delivered a lecture on "Muscle. Brain." During the week the Bishop paid the Great Wall a visit, and in all his travels. he has seen nothing to compare to it. On the evening of the 21st the Bishop again preached. His subject was "Spiritual Leadership." He leaves Peking on the 25th.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY. HE Spanish Steamer

THE

"DON JUAN," Captain Marquez, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 10th instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BRANDÃO & Co,

Agents.

[1123 Hongkong, 6th November, 1888.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT.

NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Consignees.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE.

JONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship

CITY OF NEW YORK." The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their, Goods from along. side.

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

CHAS. D. HARMAN,

Agent.

Hongkong, 5th November, 1888.

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP PEMBROKESHIRE,"

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Entimations.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1887.

"HAREHOLDERS are hereby requested to send in to this Office, a List of their

Contributions of Premia for the year ending 31st December last, in order that the proportion of Profit for that year to be paid as Bonus to Con- tributors may be arranged. Returns not sent in before the 30th instant, will be made up by the Company, and no subsequent claims or altera tions will be allowed.

By Order of the Directors,

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. "Hongkong, 1st November, 1888.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED,

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· ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1887.

'HAREHOLDERS in the above Company

FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON, S are requester to furnish the Undersigned

PENANG, AND SINGAPORE.

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inforthed 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.

Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before NOON, TO. MORROW.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining')

after the 6th prox, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th prox, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire, Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 31st October, 1888.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

FROM the sat November, 1888, until further my Business at Hoihow will be carried' on under the name and style of BRUCE & Co.

R. E. BRUCE. Hoihow, 28th October, 1888.

Intimations.

MACAO.

[1100

Intimations.

WANTED.

OR BANGKOK, TWO GOOD COM. POSITORS, Chinese or Portuguese, on a year's engagement.'

Applicants may apply personally to "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH” OFFICE,: Hongkong, 31st October, 1888. (1105

БГ

WITH PROFITS" POLICIES

IN THE

STANDARD LIFE OFFICE

TAKEN OUT BEFORE 15TH NOVEMBER NEXT,

will rank for two years Bonus at the next DIVISION OF PROFITS

Proposal Forms and Tables of Rates on

with a List of their Contributions for the year ending 31st December last in order that the application. distribution of the Profits reserved for Contribu- tors may be arranged. Returns not rendered prior to the 30th day of November next, will be adjusted by the Company, and no claims or alterations will be subsequently admitted.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co, Ld. Hongkong, 15th October, 1888,

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,

LIMITED.

THE BORNEO CỌ, Lắ

Agents.

· Hongkong, 23rd October, 1888.

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[1045 HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

DIVIDEND of $2 per SHARE has this

A day ben declared, being further interest

on Capital to 31st December, 1867, at the rate of -4 per cent, per annum (making the total interest

on Capital for 1887, 14 °

Warrants may be had on application at the above Office on and after MONDAY, the 29th instant.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE ÖFFICE, LIMITED. Hongkong, 27th October, 1838. [1092

PROSPECTUS.

SINGAPORE HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE "INDIAN COMPANIES' ACT, 1865.".

CAPITAL: $750.000 (with power to increase), divided into 7.500 shares of $100 each,

payable as follow ;— : $10 ON APPLICATION. $20 ON ALLOTMENT,

W Men, o purchase in a good situation in Futher Calis not exceeding Sao cach, to be made

to

commanding a sea-view. Price must be Moderate. Apply with full particulars, by letter only, to

W. H. c/o Hongkong Telegraph Office, [954 Hongkong, 25th September, 1888.

NOTICE.

Silk and Fire,

Crackers

THE Undersigned respectfully inform the Foreign Merchants in Canion that for the past twenty years they have carried on business in silk piece-goods to Sai-Hing Street, Canton, under the chop signification of "TSUN SHING/ and venture to believe that the superior quality

TENDERS are end of work required in the of their goods have given universal satisfaction

are required for the Execution CONSTRUCTION of VICTORIA BATTERY.

The Contract to be based on the War,

Department Schedule of Prices in use in this District.

to their customers. In order to avoid possible imposition they have considered it indispensable to prefix to their designation the surname of the The printed Schedules with Terms of Contract and Forms of Tender and any further informahead of the firm, "CHAN" and henceforth the tion necessary can be obtained on application to Firm's signification, in the silk branch, will be the DISTRICT SURVEYOR, Royal Engineer Office,

known as "CHAN TSUN SHING.” Queen's Road, between the hours of 10 Mi and 3.P.M. daily,

A sum of Five Dollars will be charged for each, Copy of the Schedule, which, amount will be repaid to Contractors on returning the Schedule clean and uninjured to the R. E. Office within one month of date of issue.

Tenders to be addressed to the Senior Com. The French syndicate has secured the Welmissariat Officer, Hongkong, before 12 O'CLOCK Hal Wel contract for supplying the 24 centi- NOON, on TUESDAY, the 13th day of meire Armour plates for the batteries there and November, and marked on the outside of the four 31 centimetre guns. The total amount is Envelope. "Tender for WORK AT VICTORIA

BATTERY," abort ha

The Secretary of State for War does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.

Commissariat & Transport Office,

Queen's Road, Hongkong, 5th November, 1888.

JOHN

gap survey. He goes home, I believe, I hear his mission to the gap has not been successful.

Yesterday, Messrs. Hillier and Morrison also returned from the gap in the Yellow River, which they had been to survey, and I hear they have

been as successful as Mr. Carey.

Three German gentlemen have arrived here, ST. is said they are after railroads,

The article in the London Standard about Germany having secured the contract to build new men-of-war for China, has some truth in it.

OF HONGKONG, No. 618, S.C.

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Further, in respect of the Fire Cracker branch, which hitherto has been carried on under the title of "MAEN SHING," under which we have acted as sole dealers in Canton for many years. and during this period 'our chop, by reason of the superior quality of the ingredients we employ as well as the first class character of our manu.

facture, kas maintained its pre-eminent position in the markets of the United States of America; but lately numerous fraudulent imitations of

at intervals of not less than three months. (It is not expected that more than $55 per share will be called up before. the end of 1889.)

.

If no allement be made, the deposit will be returned in full

Share Lists will CLOSE và 14th November," 1888.

DIRECTORS:

WILLIAM ADAMSON, ESQ.,' (Messrs. GILFILLAN WOOD & Co.) ANDREW CURRIE, ÈSQ., (The BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED

WILLIAM DOUGAL, ESQ. (Manager, CHARTERKO BANK OF INDIA? AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.) HON'BLE J. FINLAYSON, M.L.C. (Messrs. BOUSTEAD & CO.)

·· J. P. WADE GARDINER, ESQ., (Manager, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION)..

HON. H. W. GEIGER, M.L.C. (Agent, PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.)

W. E. HOOPER, ESQ., (Meants. A. L. JOHNSTON & Co.) O. MUHRY, ESQ.. (Messrs. BEHN, MEYER & Co.) THOS. SCOTT, Esq., (Messrs, GUTHRIE & CO) TH. SOHST. ESQ.. (Messrs. PUTTFARCKEN & Co.) C. STRINGER, ESQ., (Messrs. PATERSON, SIMONS & Co.)

BANKERS:

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA;

:

PROGRAMME OF THE SIXTH RIFLE MEETING, TO DE HELD AT KOWLOON,

ON

FRIDAY, the 9th November, and

SATURDAY, the 10th November, 1885.

AGGREGATE VALUE OF PRIZES. Competitions open to All-comers. 1. ALL-COMERS.-1st Stage, distance zoo Fards. 2nd Stage, distance 300 yards. No. o shots, seven at each. Entrance lee, 30 cents at each. Unlimited entries, but competitors. not llowed to take more than one prize at each listance. 20 prizes, presented by the Associa tion; aggregate value, $raz.co.

2 ANY RIFLE.-Distance, 800 yards. No.. of shots, ten. Entrance fee, $1.00. Two prizes. 3. ASSOCIATION-FOR ANY RIFLE, DIS sance, goo yards. No. of shots, tén. Entrance Ice, $1.00. Two prizes.

4 CADET'S PRIZE Presented. Open to pupils of Hongkong Public schools under. 16- years of age. Rifle, Rook Riße under 40 Cal. Distance, about 150 yards. No. of Rounds, 7. ind one sighting shoot. Four prizes.

Competitions open to ¿tembers.

5. PRESIDENT'S-Distance 30 yards. No. of shots, seven, Entrance fee, $1.00. Three prizes.

6. QUEEN'S 1ST STAGE-Distance, 200, 500 ind 600 yards. No. of shots, seven at each. Entrance fee. $1.00. Three prizes.

7. QUEEN'S AND STAGE.-Distance, 500, and og yards. No. of shots, ten at goo yards, fifteen at 600 yards. Two prizes, p

8. QUEEN'S 3RD STAGE-Distance, Boo and 900 yards.. No. of shots, ten at each. Entrance lee, $1.00. Two prizes.

g. LADIES Open to Lady Members or their nominees. Distance, 300 yards. No. of shots, seven, Entrance fee, none. Five prizes.

Aggregates open to All-comers.

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10. VOLUNTEER ÄGGREGATE.—-Restricted efficient Volunteers whose respective scores in the All-comers' make up the highest aggregates. Entrance fee, $1.00. Three prizes.

11. CIVIL SERVICE ACOREGATE. --Restricted 10 members of the Civil Service whose respective scores in the 'All-comers' make up the highest

ggregates. Entrance fee, $1.00. Three prizes.. 2. POLICE AGGREGATE,—Restricted to the members of the Police Force whose respělive scores in the 'All-comers' make up the highest

ggregate. Entrance fee, $1.00. Four prizes. * 13. ALL-COMERS' AGGREGATES-For.com. petitors whose respective scores in the Any Rifle and Association make up the highest ggregates. Entrance fée, $1.00, " Two prizes.

14. LONG RANGE. AGGREGATE.-For com- petitors whose respective, scores in the “Any Rifle and 'Association make up the highest aggregates. Entrance fee, $1.00. Two prizes.

Aggregate open to Members,

15. FAREWELL CUP-Silver cup presented by The Civilian Members of the Hongkong Rifle Association: Open to the Officers, of the 58th Regt, and to be won by the highest aggregato score made in the 1st Stage Queen's. Entrance fee, none. **

16. NURSERY AGOREDATË.—Restricted to com- pelitors who have never won a First or Second prize at any previous prize meeting in Hongkong and whose respective scores at 200 and 500 yards in the Queen's 1st Stage make up iba

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING highest aggregates. Entrance fee, $1.00, Two

CORPORATION.

SOLICITORS!

SECRETARY (pro tem.), JAMES KERR, ESQ.

HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE.

our goods have been attempted, which has MESIRE. DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW. necessitated, in the interests of the public, our establishing a new Fire Cracker brand that will LODGE hereal be known as the "CONSTITUTION" On 19th October some snow fall, and foot

Cracker. It will be recognised by our old formed an inch in thickness subsequently; but

established mark underneath, vizg No. 1 Golden on 23rd the wind shifted south, and a thaw came. The parties of the relief committee who it was known here in May last. That it Why A named Lodge will be held in FREEMA- MAKS SHING" at the bottom of the label of our REGULAR MEETING of the above-Dragon chop and our new prefixed title CHAN have been exploring by three different routes, Mr. Mandi visited this porf, and afterwards left have returned. They believe that for the Hai- for Germany. At the review at Fort Arthur the SONS HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, ching and Kal-ping districts Tis. 50,000 will be Viceroy was not pleased when one of the the 12th instant, at 8.30 for 9 P.M. precisely. required; in the Liao-yang district, bordering Armstrong cruisers could not keep up with the Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. on the Hai-ching, the distress is also very | German built boats. I hear that Mr. Mink, Hongkong, 6th November, 1888.** great. The funds already raised are insufficient, chief engineer of one of the Northern aquadron, and Shangbal is earnestly requested to give when he went home on a year's leave, paid = farther assistance. 7

visit, to the Valean Works on a mission about men-of-war.

October

Civil officials have the annual ceremony of my last I forgot to mention that Prince

g" military officials of "meeting the spring"

In my greeting the autumn. This is a very: andent Chun, forwarded, through the German Consul Chinese custom, the operations of nature at the here, decoration of the and degree, and class, respective periods typifying the respective in to Major Pauli. This has no doubt been brought fluences of the civil and rallitary powers. On about by Li and the German Minister. This the night before ed October, the festival called gentleman was decorated in May last with the descending frosts," the garrison of Canton 3rd degree, zud class. This proves that Prince moved out with music playing and colours flying, Chun, Li Hung-chang and the German Minister through Wei-pien and Hui-al streets, amidst the appreciate the services rendered to China and firing of catinon, to the Feltat Temple, when Germany by Major Paull, facing westward to honger the Goddess Taing-nu (the Dark Goddess) sacrifice are

offered to her, and the procession returned to their barracks.

FROM AN

To-day the weather is cold and doll, and an other northern gale is expected. We have had

rcury

another earth-shock-Shangħat

To be Let.

TO LET, FURNISHED:

[iras

HOUSE with Tennis Court. Possession Ato Peak, "Dunford," ATIVE ROOMED from the 15th instant to the 31st March, 1889, or 1890.

(118)

Apply to

J. Y. V. VERNON. Hongkong, 3rd November, 1888.

TOʻLET.

NO 53 CHURCH.

TOS 53, 55, 57, PREU STREET, opposite

MileApply to

EDWARD.

Hongkong, 6th October, 18

TO LET:

OOMS In COLLEGE

Fire Crackers.

CHAN TSUN SHING for Silk Branch." CHAN MAEN SHING, for Fire Cracker Branch. N.BFire Crackers without our brand a above, will not be genuine,

Canton, 1st November, 1888.

FOR HIRE

been felt for many years past, of a well-planned THIS COMPANY has been formed for the purpose of supplying the want which has

prizes.

17, HANDICAP AGGREGATE-Fer competitors whose respective scores (with monthly challenge": Cup points added) at 200 and 500 yards in the Queen's First Stage make up the highest Aggregates. Entrance fee, $1.00 Two prizes.

·18, QUEIN'S AGGREGATES-For competitors whose respective, scores in the Queen's thron stages make up the highest aggregate. ist Stages 200, 500 and 600 yardı. 2nd Stages 500 and 600 yards... 3rd Stages 800 and geo yards, 1st Prize, Silver Cup presented, value $100 money pilzes, valus $100. "a

Money PRIZES for aggregates is 1st, 2nd, and And in connection with the above, 3 EXTRA

Also, A MATCH RIFLE with 300 rounds of

scores in All-comers, President's, and First and 'Second Stages? make up the highest aggregate. Winner of Cup excluded from taking thứ prize. Entrance fex, $2.00L, ADAMUS

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Conditions &

and well-fitted modern hotel of sufficient dimen- | 3rd stages, dimions to accommodate the large and constantly

growing passenger traffic through Singapore, as ammunition, presented, for the competitor whose well as supply the great demand for or permanent residential chambers temporary Singapore is the chief town of the British Crown Colony of the Strails Settlements, and is: a leading place of call and coaling port on the great steam lines of communication with the Far East. It is moreover the centre of an extensive trade with India, China, the Dutch Indies, the [1107: Philippines, Siam, and other countries, tablet

The

present hotel accommodation in Singa pore is quite laadequate, and it is proposed to acquire the line site now partly occupied by the | HOTEL de L'EUROPE, and build thereon a hotel of much larger dimensions, and greatly improved construction" and arrangement. Fully detailed plans have been prepared and the engagement of a first-class Manager is already secured *** Prospectus and Forms of Application may be had at any of the Agencies, of the 'Company's Bankers, the HONOKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK= | should "send their cames,

·ING CORPORATION and the Chartered Bank and seconderl

er to the Ho "OJSIRIJA AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA; OF

THE Fast Steam Launch ELK is always kept under steam off Pedder's Wharf and is at the service of the public for proceeding to and fom, Stermen, Picnic and Bathing Parties) etc.

Hongkon

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Kongkong 16th October)

To avoid delay, intending competitors are strongly advised to enter and obtain tickets for the various competitions before the date of the meeting, Application to be made to the Hon.* Secretary, Hongkong Club,

Post entries will be accepted on the ground. Sights, Paper or allding wind-gangen: on above, are not allowed, ez

Persons wishing to join the HRA