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CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.

CONSERVATISM, (Continued.)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1889.

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death of his mother. No principle would seem improvident and the knowledge brought before to be more firmly established in Chin, than his eyes daily, that as he was singing instead of that a father is the superior of his son, who must gathering during the summer, he will have to lways do his reverence. Equally well estab-dance in the winter, and such winter, too, docs #ished is the principle that the emperor is superior improve him. It is just, however, to admit that to all his subjects, who must always do Aim privations to the verge of starvation are borne Chinese nffairs, do not care to love Chinese ideas happens that from a collaterat line is adopted a enables a Chinman to bear with equanimity ROYAL

reverence, When therefore, present, it heroic patience. What the quality is that young emperor, whose father is still-living, it the greatest troubles that flesh is heir to,.would would appear to be inevitable that the father be worth knowing. Is it simply patience or must either commit suicide, or go into a perman-callousness? An extraordinary instance occurred ent retirement. Such, it was suphed wlient the foreign hospital at Moukden, under the Kuang Hsu ascended the throne, would actually care of Dr. Christie. A Chinaman presented be the end of Prince Chun, Yet during the himself for treatment, and brought his coffin with liness of the latter, his son the emperor inade him. Said he: All that our own doctors can repeated calls upon his subordinate superior, do is useless, and I am come to you, not because the father; and some modus vivendi has been, you can cure me, but just to shew that I will not arrived at, since this same father holds important throw away any chance." The doctor replied, offices under his son..

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Many farcigners in China, who are perfectly to conform Chinese ideas in to

thrust upon them in regard to affairs which are not Chinese. It is often very difficult to prevent Chinese friends from inundating a foreign estad- lishment on the 1st day of January, with a view to salute the year," although the house may be full of foreign guests, and although the master thereof most decidedly does not wish to have his foreign year "saluted" on the Chinese, plan, and has beer at great pains to make this clear in advance. Bui his Chinese friends not care what he wants They know what he ought

There must be a great operation which may to want, and what he shall have, which is an As already remarked, the conservative instinct cause death, but it, may cure you." The patient appropriate salutation for his New Year Even

leads the Chinese to attach undue importance submitted with, one cannot well say indifference, while these remasks are committed to paper, the

o precedent. But rightly understood, and for the ordeal required heroism, and he had his Chinese servants of the family, who have cautiously used, this is a great safeguard for coffin ready for the last emergency, having given (unfortunately) just made the discovery that it is foreigners in their dealings with so sensitive, the doctor the necessary security in case of death the foreign New Year, have furnished a timely 10 obstinate, and so conservative a people.The man was saved, and is a living monument illustration of this national characteristic,

It is only necessary to imitate the Chinese of Dr. Christie's skill and medical knowledge, and by appearing in a body to "salute the method, to take things for granted, to assume of a Chinaman's patience.-N. G. Daily News. year at 4.05 in the afternoon ! Not the existence of rights which have not been essentially different was the liberal-conservatism expressly withheld, to defend them warily when of a native pundit in the writer's employ, they are assailed and by all means to hold on, who apologised in advance for calling upon his Thun, as in the case of the right of foreign patrons three days after the Chinese New Year, residence in Peking, the right of foreign residence on the ground that the elegant (borrowed) in the interior, and in many others, wise conser garment which he was to appear, would be invatium, is the safest defence. The threatening use during the first three days by the proper owner!

The fixed resolution to, do certain acts in certain ways, and in no other, is not peculiar to China. The coolies in India habitually carried burdens upon their heads, and applied the same principle to the removal of earth for railways. When the contractors substituted wheelbarrows,

the coolies merely transferred the barrows to the tops of their skulls. The coolies in Brazil carry burdens in the same way as those of India, A foreign gentleman in the former country servant a letter to be posted, and gave was, surprised to see him put the letter on his head and weight it with a stone to keep it in place. The exact similarity of mental processes revenis a similarity of cause, and it is a cause very potent in Chinese affairs. It leads to those multiplied instances of imitativeness, with which we are all so familiar, as when the cook breaks an egg and throws it away, each time that he makes a pudding, because on the first occasion when he was shown how to make a pudding an egg happened to be bad; or when the tailor pulsa patch on a new garment, because an old one given him as a measure, chanced to be thus decorated." Stories of this sort are doubtless often meant as harmless exaggerations of a Chinese characteristic, but they represent the reality with great-fidelity,

Every one acquainted with Chinese. habits will be able to adduce instances of a devotion to precedent, which seems to us unaccountable, and which really is so, until we apprehend the postulate which underlies the act. In a country which stretches through some twenty-five degrees of latitude, but in which winter furs are taken off, and straw hats are put on, according to a fixed rule for the whole empire, it would be strange if precedent were not a kind of divinity, In regions where the only heat in the bouses during the cold winter, comes from the scanty fite under the stove-bed,' or 'ang, it is not uncommon for travellers who have been caught in a sudden 'cold snap,' to find that no arguments can induce the landlord of the inn to heat the Fang because the season for heating the kang has not arrived! The reluctance of Chinese artificers to adopt new methods is sufficiently well known to all, but perhaps few even of these conservatives are more conservative than the head of a company of workinen employed to burn bricks in a kiln which, with all that appear tained thereto, was the property of foreigners, and not of those who worked it. As there was occasion to use a kind of square bricks larger than those which happened to be in the fashion in that region, the foreigner ordered larger ones' to be made. All that wae necessary for this purpose, was simply the preparation of a wooden tray, the size of the required brick, to be used as a mould. When the bricks were wanted they were aut forthcoming, and the foreman, to whom the orders had been given, being called to account for his neglect, refused to be a party to any such innovation, adducing as his all sufficient reason, the affirmation that under the whole heavens, there is no such mould as this /

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reef which seemed so insuperable a barrier to navigation, once penetrated, offers upon the inner side a lagoon of peace and tranquillity, safe from the storms and breakers which vainly beat against it.

TIENTSIN,

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Tientsin, 2nd February, 1889. The surveying party, consisting of Messrs. Yang, Ng-choy, Kinder and Knox, has returned from Tungcbow. The proposed Tungchow rail. way has been knocked on the head. It was stated that permission has been received to bulld the line, but it is doubtful if proper authority

was ever received..

the bank of the Yellow River having been closed The report in the Chinese Times of the gap in

the 19th January is doubted, as there is no change in the colour of the water in the Grant

The Chinese never for an instant fire themselves from the ides expressed by Napoleon, when, pointing to the pyramids he cried to his soldiers, Forty centuries are looking down upon you!' But when we consider in the abstract, and especially when we encounter in the concre, e the embarrassments arising from Chinese determination to be con- sistent with the vast background of their history, most of us will sympathise with the view of a

ile girl who had been disputing with her brother as to which of them was born earlier in the day. The mother decided that the brother was born

Your morning contemporary, in a leading at two in the morning, and his sister at seven, article on the Governor-Generals and Governors "I don't care,' was the reply, what is the use of of the distressed provinces, saying what they being horn before it is time to get up N. Canght to do and what they ought not to do, had Daily News.

FORMOSA,

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Tamsui, 10th February, 1889 The joint proclamation issued some time ago by H.E. Liu Ming Chnan and Liu, Assistant Commissioner, exhorting the people to plant the mutberry, with the view of creating a silk indus- try in Formosa; is already bearing some good fruit, as large tracts of land in the neighbourhood of Tripakfu and Banca are already planted with mulberry trees and the leaves are large and hardy, and to all appearance the soil of Formosa is very good for this purpose."

The energetic compradore of Messrs. Boyd & Co., Mr. Li Ching Sing, who was one of the first who started experimentally the rearing of silk- worms with great success, sent some of the silk to Canton and Shanghai, and it was when comi pared, with silk at these places found to be equal in quality, and when manufactured should pro- duce silk of the same value as Canton and Shanghai silk Mr. Suieter, from Shanghai, has been here several weeks in connection with the commencing of the silk industry, and it is to be boped that some of the wealthy Chinese will combine together, and now that experimental rearing of silkworms has proved a success, will commence on a large scale.

By the Fokien, Mon, Taret and his family havé lell again, and as far as I can understand they were not successful in making any contract with the Governor.

Rain, rain every day; wet, cold and miserable weather.

No later news regarding the wreck of the Anglo-India.

The north-east monsoon has been very bois. terous of late in the Formosa Strait, and the telegraph steamer Feechen has not succceded yet in repairing the Pescadores cable.

There are other storms in North Formosa say at Taipaksu-brewing very strongly,

As you doubtlessly are aware, the Governor The bearing of the subject of conservatism of Formosa sent, his Secretary, Hung Shih, to upon the relation of foreigners to China and the England to bring out the steamers Cass and Chinese is not likely to be lost sight of for a Smith from home. Peor Hung is now in dos- moment, by any one whose lot is cast in China, ance vile in Taipikfui for squandering money and who has the smallest interest in the future belonging to the govemment in personal jollifi. welfare of this mighty empire. The last quarter cation. The cousins and nunts, said “to”, have of the nineteenth century seems destined to be a found employment in Formosa by the party -critical perind în Chinese history. A great dea! | whose name I have mentioned, are said to be of very new wine is offered to the Chinese, who | ordered away from the island by HE. the kaye no other provision for its reception, thần x | Governor-ane of the best Governors we ever varied assortment of very old wine-skins. Thanks have had in this country-Mercury.

NEWCHWANG.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

25th January, 1889,

Canal. If it had been closed the Yellow River would flow through Shantung, and freely supply the Grand Canal with its tnuddy water, and from there flaw into the Pelho; but as no change in the water has taken place, we may rest assured that the gap is not closed. The editor of the Chinese Times uught to know this.

"better ask the question: How much have these officials conuibuted out of their private purs towards the relief of the Lumine stricken people? The Chinese tell me that H.E. Li Hung Chang

has no contributed a cent, and other actor

the sums given by the Governor- Generals and Governors. How is it that these people do not themselves "shell out?" Not because they cannot afford it, I am sure. Other lists they can head with handsome sums; they can throw it into the gap of the Yellow River, Their and for other causes of less moment. Majesties have freely and liberally contributed towards the relief of the poor, and the famine sufferers, and why should not the High Officials of various provinces do likewise?, Kung Tantai has come forward very liberally, and why should ant others? To do to others as they would have others do to them does certainly not appear in the Buddhist doctrine-a doctrine which appears to be upheld by our leading Missionary friends at Pekinge

The Kaiping Mining Company has not, up to the present turned out a golden investment. They have sunk another shaft twenty six # further inland, and are now busy extending the line to it. I suppose sinking" tue new shaft, became necessary.

Tientsin, February 4th,

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From Peking I learn that the Imperial marriagė will take place on the day fixed, and the three gates of the palace that were burnt are to be temporarily put in order for the occasion. hear the fire was caused by one of the guards placing ramsh in the stove to warm. Whilst this was being done one of the officers in charge who was inspecting the guards passed by. The soldier burried out of the guard room, forgetting to remove the samsku, which boiled over and ignited, and in a very few seconds the guard- room was ablaze.

1 see by the Chinese Times of last Saturday that it has changed its tone in regard to the Tungchow line, when compared with its issue of the 26th uit.It seems like a weather cock, Whatever happens it, says "We pointed out". 80-and-so, but they did not. Their motto is "Mehr Licht, but they never seem to get a bit more light, only when something actually happens and then they have just enough light to see that it has happened,

[Note Our correspondent seems to doubt that an Edict has been issued to build the Tungchow line. We know, on good authority, that it was issued.-Ed, Shanghai Mercury.]

Co-day's Advertisements..

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND

ADELAIDE:

(Calling at PORT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND

PORTS, and taking through Cargo to NEW

ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &C.)

THE Steamship

It is hardly any use giving news of this place, for what we can say is simply a repetition of the old story, Starvation everywhere for the poor people, "It becomes monotonous, but for actual witnesses the scenes are simply barrowing Villages of from fifty to three hundred families, all dying for want of the commonest necessaries of life. Every winter there is more or less distressin this, perhajg the poorest province of China, but this has beepthe worst in the experience of the oldest resident. If any unusual or unex- pected misfortune overtakes-natives, they are completely done, for they have not the least notion of providing for rainy day, and twenty-five years of prosperity are completely wasted on the generality of, say, servants in comfortable foreign employment whereas compared to the PRY CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, received in the highest mandarin families, they are in clover. The advantagek, as a rule, ar0 continually lost. Even when they don't gamble,

*"GUTHRIE," mag Captain Craig, will be despatched for the above Forti, on TUESDAY, the 19th March, at 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 28th February, 1889-

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LIMITED.

WEBB'S

MARIONETTES

AND

GAIETY COMPANY Will have the pleasure of appearing THIS EVENING, the 28th February, 1889.

IN THE THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL,

In their mirth provoking entertainment;

consisting of THE ITALIAN FANTOCCINI, THE CHRISTY MINSTRELS, and the beautiful Pantomime of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST,

Changing into the HARLEQUINADE, after which

MRS. AUSTIN POWER, will appear in her "TOPICAL SONG "

'I CANT GET A GOOD N'GĦT'S REST."

The whole concluding with a grand TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

Entitled

THE PALACK OF DEW DROPS IN THE GROTTO OF STALACTA.

at

Reserved Sexts may be secured” and booked

Messrs. KELLY & WALSH'S; LD..

PRICES OF ADMISSION: Dress Circle and Stalls.........$1.00 Fit

****** 1.00 Children half price, Soldiers in Uniform will be admitted to the Fit at balf price.

C. DERMER, Manager. Hongkong, 28th February, 1889.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALCUTTA,

THE Company's Steamship

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enfî nations

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of

A SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will

be held at the Company's Office, No; §, Queen's Road, Victoria, at THREE O'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON, of WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of ↑ March, 1889, for the purpose of confirming the Resolution passed at the Meeting held this day, the 19th February, 1889...

By Order,

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Entimations.

PRAYA EXTENSION..

"HE "Holdem of Marine Lots within the

Tlimits of the proposed PRAYA EXTEN

SIÓN and the Attornies and Agents of absent Owners, are, nquested to- MEET M., G, P. CHATRA at the Chamber of Commerce, City Hall, at 2.30 PM., on SATURDAY, the and Match, to consider the Government letter of the 15th instant, and to determine what course shall be taken."

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Hongkong, 23rd February, 1889.

* HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY, LIMITED. [131

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary, Hongkong, 19th February, 1889 „LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, „LIMITED.

NOTICE

THE SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at thẻ Office of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on THURS- DAY, the March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report from the Genral Agents, with a Statement of Accounts, to the 31st of December, 1884.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSE) from the zand February until 7th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, Hongkong, 19th February, 1889

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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. “HE. SECOND' ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at Mesars, JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co.'s Office, Pedder's. Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, 1889, at 12 CLOCK (NOON), to receive a Statement of Accounts and Report of the Directors for the year ending. 31st December, 1883. "

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 27thrisstant, to WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of "Manch next, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ISAAC HUGHES, Secretary. Hongkong, 19th February, 1889.

NOTICE.

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THE

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

"HE DIVIDEND of 2% or $2.50 per Share for the six months ended 31st December, 1858, declared at yesterday's Ordinary Yearly Meeting, will be payable at the Hoso KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION from this date, the 16th instant, and Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office, No. 14, Praya Central.

By Onter of the Board of Directors,

D. GILLIES,!

Secretary, Hongkong, 26th February, 1889. - [258 CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGA-. TION COMPANY'S DEBENTURE" LOAN OF 1886.

NTEREST Dec and DRAWN BONDS' of this LOAN will be-Payable at the Offices of the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on and after the 1st day of March, 1889. Lists of Drawn Bonds can be obtained on application to the Undersigned.

For the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Agents Issuing the Loan, G. E. NOBLE,

Chief Manager.

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Hongkong, 26th February, 1889. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION IN LIQUIDATION.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS." PAYMENT OF 6TM DIVIDEND

F232 A against the Hongkong Branch of the

HONGKONG, GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

"WINGSANG," Captain St. Croix, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, at 3 P.M.

This Steamer has Superior First Class Accom- modation, specially constructed to meet the The MEMBE SONDRAL MEETING af requirements of tropical climates.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

L

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hangkang, a8th February, 1889 · [267 ~HE ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES

OF THE

AND

1ST BATTALION ARGYLL

SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS,

will take place on the 13th March on the Race- course by kind permission of the Stewards of the Jockey Club.

The following will be open Events :- 1.—HALF MILE RACE, open to the Services,

Volunteers, and Police.

{"3-

1.A MILE RACE.

-Highland FLING, 4.- SWORD DANCE. 5.-PIPERS COMPETITION ('o play Quick Step, Strathspey, and Reci) open to the World. Entry 50 cents; 6-TUG-OF-WAR.

Teams of Ten; Entrance $5 each Team, Hongkong, 28th February, 1889. [269

POLO CLUB RACES,

Y the kind permission of the HONGKONG BJOCKEY CLUB, will be held on the RACE Course on SATURDAY, the 9th March, 1889.

PRESIDENT.

His Excellency Sir G., W. DES VIEUX,

K.C.M.G.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir N, SALMON,

VC, K.C.A. His Excellency Lieut-General W.G.CAMERON,

C.B.

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COMMITTEE.

T. H. WHITEHEAD, Esq.

J. ARMSTRONG.. Esq.

Captain DES VEUX, A.D.C.

R. C. GORE, Esq., A. & S. Highlanders. Major TRIPP,

Captain' FLETCHER, R.A.

Captain COLLINSON, Hon. Secretary,

The Causeway Stakes, half-a-mile handicap for all China Pdes; entrance $5, 1st Prize, $30 and $10; 37% to save stake. 2:-The Polo Ball Rice. To hit a ball round a post and back through goal, post to be passed on the left; entrance 32, Prize $10. 3-The Ladies' Nomination Distance Handicap, 5 furlongs, For members and bonorary members of the POLO CLUB: Owners up, weights to accompany entrances. Entrance $3, a prize to the nominator,

4-The Polo Club Stakes, One miles Catch weights" over 11st. 7lbs.'; Winners of an open race at the late Hongkong Meeting tolbs. ezira; subscription griffin winners, and placed ponies in open races at the same, 5lbs. extra. Entrance 85 1st Prize. $301 2nd $15; 3rd to save stake. 5--The Maze Race. . To ride in and out of a

“HE ANNUAL GENERAL of

Chamber of Commerce will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, at 3 30 P M., the ROOMS OF THE CHAMBER, City Hall, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Commitee and passing the Sceretary's accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1887,

By Order,

F. HENDERSON, Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1889,

6TH DIVIDEND of 6% %% on all claims

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, which have been "pproved by the Court of Chancery will be paid at the Offices of the NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED, on and after MONDAY, the 17th March next.

Creditors are requested to apply to the Bank for their Dividends and to produce the letter they hold from the Official Liquidator admitting their claims in order that the payment of the 6th Dividend may be endorsed thereon.

PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND IN ADVANCE UNDER DISCOUNT..

4TH

HE HONGKONG AMATEUR

ATHLETIC SPORTS. TO BE HELD ON

*

THE RACE COURSE MEADOW,

Од

SATURDAY,"

the 15th March, 1889.

Held under the Laws of the Amateur Athletic

Association, open to all Gentleman Amateurs who are Members or visitors of the Hongkong. Club, The Club Germania, The Hongkong Cricket Club, The Victoria Recreation Club, The Ladies Recreation Club, and Commissioned Naval and Military Officers.

The following is the list of Events, viz.:—. 1.-100 YARDS FLAT RACE (Winners at previous meetings at Hong- kong or elsewhere penalised if yards),

→ prizes 2-PUTTING THE SHOT (16 lbs.) Win- ners at previous meetings at Hongkong or elsewhere penal-

ised i fout), I 3.-120 YARDS FLAT RACE, (Handicap), 2 4.—TOSSING THỵ Cader, (Open),................. I 5—HIGH JUMP, (Winners at previous

meetings at Hongkong or else- where penalised 2 inches for one win and one inch addi- tional for more than one win), I 16:—† MILE FLAT RACE, (Ladies Parse),

(Winners at previous meetings- at Hongkong or elsewhere penalised 10 yards for one win and 5 yards additional for more than one win)........................ 2 -THROWING THE CRICKET BALL (Winners at previous meetings penalised 5 yards) ................................... ! 8.-EXERCISES ON THE GERMAN

HORSE, ..... 9-1 MILE FLAT RACE, (Handicap), w ro- MILE FLAT RACE (Open in N. C

O's and Men of Her Majesty's Imperial Services, including Police)..........mene: 3 11-130 YARDS HURDLE RACE, (Win

ners at previous meetings penalised 5 yards for one win, 21 yards for each succeeding, .win), 12-BOYS' RACE, 100 YARDS. (Öpen)

(Competitors must be under- to' years of years of age), mi 3 13,-VETERANS RACE, 120 YARDS. (Open), (Competitors must be

35

years of age or upwards of

2

to

HE Official Liquidator, by arrangement with the Assets Realisation Co., is prepared pay in advance to Creditors willing to receive such payment, IN FULL DISCHARGE OF THEIR CLAIMS the Dividend of 5% payable in tha year 1899, UNDIR A DISCOUNT OF FIVE TWELFTHS PER CENT.

Creditors who are willing to accept payment of the Final Dividend, less discount as above are requested to communicate with the Under- signed BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT | MONTH.

'E, W. RUTTER,

Agent for the Official Liquidator, Oricalol Bank Corporation, in Lig. 2; Queen's Road, Hongkong. 6th February, 1889

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GREEN ISLAND COMPANY, LIMITED.

A

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held on SATUR- DAY, the and of March, at the Office of the Company, dz. Queen's Road Central, at HALF- PAST TWO O'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON.

C. EWENS, General Manager. Hongkong, 19th February, 1889.

THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHEI

SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

J

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DUA

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, of the PUNJOM AND SUNGHEI Dua, SamantAN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at iba Registered Office of the Company No. 9. Queen's Road Centra', Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 18th day of March, 189, at 4 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, when the subjondida Gener which was passed at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Company held on the 5th of February instant, will be submitted" for "Con="1" firmation as a Spécial Resolution,

RESOLUTION, That the Capital of the Company be increased,

to the sum of $600,000 legally current in the Colony of Hongkong, by the creation of 20,000 New Shares of $10 each. Subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by the Meeting sanctioning the increase of Capital, ali New Shares shall be offered to the Members in proportion to existing Shares held by them, and such offer shall be made by notice specifying the number of Shares to which the Member is entitled and limiting a time within which the offer if not accepted will be deemed to be declined, and after the expiration of such time or on the receipt of an intimation from the Member to whom such notice is given that he declines to accept the Shares offered, such Shares shall be dealt with by the Directors in their discretion, Dated the 25th day of February, 1889.

By Order of the Board,

to the instinctive conservatism of the Chinese nature, very littleofthe new wine has thus far been accepted, and for that little, new battles are in course of preparation. The present attitude of China towards the lands of the West is an attitude of procrastination. There is on the onè hand, small desire for that which is new, and upon the other, no desire at all, nor even willingness to give up the old. As we see ancient mud huts that ought long ago to have reverted to their native earth, shored up with clumsy mud pillars which but postpone the Inevitable fall, so we behold old customs, old superstitions, and old faiths now outworn, propped up and made to do the same duty as heretofore. If the old does not go, the new does not come, we are told, and not without truth. The process of change from the one to the other may long be resisted, and may then come about suddenly. At a time when it was first proposed to introduce telegraphs, the Governor General of a maritime province reported to the Emperor that the hostility of the people to the innovation was so great that the wires could not be pot up. But when war with France was imminent, and the construck tion of the line was put upon an entirely different bisis, the provincial authorides promptly set up the telegraph wires, and saw that they were respected. Ten years ago, the superstition of fengshut was believed by many to be an almost insuperab'e obstacle to the introduction of rail ways in China. The very first short line con structed as an outlet for the Kal-ping coal mines, pissed through a large Chinese cemetery, the

Entries to close on Monday, 4th March, graves being removed to make way for it, as they';

1889, to Captain Fletcher, RA, RA. Mess, would have been in England or in France, futeral-all the savings, if there be any, are The attention of Passengers is directed to the College Gardens. single inspection of that bisected graveyard was squandered away in presents or festivities. The superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. 3-Decision of the Committee to be final on all sufficient to produce the conviction that yeng-shut chances are there are not any, savings, so several – First Class Saloon and Cabins are situated - could never, stand before an engine, when the months of future carnings are spent and the calf forward of the engines, Second Class Passengers 3-Three ponies to alert for each event or no

issue is narrowed down to trial of strength be is eaten before its birth. Everything is pawned; are: Berthed in the Poop. A Refrigerating

prize. tween wind-water' and steam,. The experience and money is borrowed at 5 per cent interent chamber ensures the supply of fresh provisions 4- Colors optional, gained in the recent extension of this initial line Makke is the order of the day. A wokal, during the entire voyage. A duly qualified 3-Hirelings and Jobbed ponies may run in (2) shows clearly that however financial considers, as we read in the official Gariffe, even scils her Surgeon is carried.

and (C) bired ponies which have been tions may delay the introduction of railways, self to bury her mother. It is not a question of For Freight of Passage, apply in a defi **** regularly played at polo, may run in (3)

Entries to close on Friday 8th March, - geomantic superstitions are for this purpose quite opium smoking or dram, drinking, or gambli LONDON BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, 6--The Committee have the right of making a 1994 24-Competitors are requested to send in their

Seks Kay of which passions, whether in China or

Agents

rateable. deduction from the added money,capies to the Hop. Sec. WELLINGTON BAK The anion of the conservativo instinct with the anywhere else, will ruin, anyone, but simply Hongkong, 28th February, 1889.

should sufficient funds not be foribcoming RACKS eady as possible dri capacity for invasion of precedents, is visible in | the ordinary eventą im man's lile. 3. know:

7.--The Committee to handicap, ca

3The above order of events may be changed | 254). important Chinese affairs. In China no principio a

ho qeither drinks, smokes for

Admission to the Stand and Enclosure: $1,1 as the Committee think proper.

honorary members

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PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

and the best Chinese are given to the passion, so FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND much so that it is considered right to allow it some outlet for ten days at new year time, there are events always laking place, Parent THE Company's Steamship wife, children, etc.. die and bave to be baried, or the youth takes a wife. This eventuality might have been pat before Willams, Commander, will be despatched as alluding to the death, Anyhow, whenever any above on WEDNESDAY, the zoth March, event taken p'ace—whether marriage, birth or: at 4 F. M...

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is better stilled, than that when one of his gimbles, and who is kept, poor by marriages, | VICTORIA parents dies, an official must retire from births and deaths. As for the daily labourer office. Yet against bis repeated and tearful) who can earn, in the spring or autumn, when remonstrances, the most powerful subject in | ships are discharging or loading much cargo, say, the empire is commanded by the throne to 1,500 to 2,000 cash (1) lo two tiros)— at the rate. ANEMERGENCY MEETING of the above continue his attention to the lotricate details of of Tli 4,50 © Tue 6:00 per month) whìn để háá pak named Lodge will be held in FREEMA the most important plexus of duties to be found. made enough for a pipe of opium, he enjoys |'Bong'"HALLI, Zetland Street, TO MO la the empire, through all the yearn" of "what" bimself, his tattered garments notwithstanding: the 1st March, at 8.30 for 9 F.M2 préc #ipuld have been mourning selgersen aber the Generally, the ordinary working: Chinaman Hongkong, 18th February, 1889.

ROW

10 years residence In India, China, or the Tropics, nii. 2 14-LONG JUMP, (Winners at previous

meetings penalised 6 inches), 1 THREE-LEGGED

RACE**

"line of posts; any rider knocking downlot

post to be disqualified. Entrance $i; Frigo $10, 6-The Consolation Handicap; forced entry for all ponies entered at the meeting except in events (2) and (5), beaten ponies only to start; Once round. Entrance $3; 1st Prize $30; and $10; 3rd to, save stakes.

CONDITIONS.

(post

15

entrics). ......... 16-SMALL GIRLS RACE (handicap) (Competitors must be under 7 years old).............. 18-1 MILE FLAT RACE (winners.at. 17-220 YARDS FLAT RACE (handicap}

previous meeting penalised :: 300 yards for first win and jo "yards, additional for each ruc-

Goeding win). 19-CONEOLATION BACK (120 yards)........ 20. TUBICY WAR, (International) ... 21BICYCLE RACE (1 mile) Start on Saddle) (Post entrics)

Club and Ladies free.. :Tickets of Admission can be procured from Mr. SLINGSBY ESTHELL and Captain Dza Vazux Government Huuse, or IPA from Messrs. KaLLY & WALSH, LD, and can. also bo pu chased on the grou

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are requested coated Entries for races on forms which are obtainable WEDNESDAY, and after) at the CRICKET Jon, Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, and CRAWFORD & Cont

GEO, BRAMWELL

ad Northamptonshire Regt

Hon. See Hengkang, 18th February, 1889.

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A. O'D, GOURDIN,” Secretary.

THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA'

SAMANTAN MINING COM.U

PANY, LIMITED,

OTICE is hereby given that if the abure:: Nentioned Resolution for the increase off the Capital of the Company be Confirmed the t SHARE REGISTER of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th day of March to the? 15th day of April, both inclusivo,

Dated the 25th day of February, 1889,

By Order of the Board,

A. O'D. GOURDIN,

Secretary

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