Notes would be a great convenience to the Community. (Appendix D.)
FLES TO SPECIAL JURORS, The remuneration of Ten Dollars for each case, instituted in the early days of the Colony when the Mercantile portion of the community had much more leisure, is in the opinion of your Commitico, inadequate to the increased demands now made on business men. The matter has been referred to His Excellency the Governor, who has promised to take it into consideration. (Appendix Z.)
THE INCONVENIENTLY HURRIED DESPATCH OF THE STEAMERS OF THE COMPAČNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN.
The great inconvenience to the Mercantile Community attending the hurried despatch of the above Steamers to Northern Ports-parti- cularly as frequently happens when their arrival from Saigon takes place on Sundays-was brought to the notice of the Local Agent, Mr. De Champeaux, who considerately placed him adifin communication with bis Directors painting out to them the desirability of extending the time of their Steamers' stay/in this Port, "if in their power to do so. (Appendir F.)
!... RATES OF POSTAGE BETWEEN ENGLAND
(AND THE FAST.
A letter from Mr. Whitehead, Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, drawing attention to the proceedings of a Deputa. tion from the Associated Chambers of Commerce, which waited on Mr. Raikes, the Postmaster General, induced your Committee to address the London Chamber on the above subject. Their letter, which is annexed, explains that while not wishing to discourage the introduction of a cheap "Sea" Postage for China, in their opinion, this to the great bulk of the Community here (unlike the Communities of the Australian Colonics) would scarcely prove an advantage, if hampered with slow transit. The desirability of assimilat- ing the Rates of Postage by British Packets to the Tariff by the French and German lines from Shanghai was strongly urged. (Appendix G.) SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.. The Revd. A. Gurney Goldsmith addressed a letter to the Chamber, baving reference to the above subject, and your Committee in replying embodied the following resolution" That in the opinion of the Committee the objects sought to be obtained by the Revd. A. Gurney Gold. sith, as stated in hla letter of 24th March to the Chamber, are worthy of every encouragement, but in view of the many conflicting interests involved the Committen do not see their way to Support legislation to compel total cessation of Sunday work in the Harbour, and unless an unyielding law, applicable to all classes-and- nationalities of vessels, be passed, it would be unfair," (Appendix H.)
PINNACLE ROCKS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS: TO NAVIGATIONS ON THE CHINA COAST. His Excellency the Governor was pleased to place before your Committee certain correspon dence having reference to the above subject, and also pointing out if sufficient inducement was offered much valuable, information might be obtained from the numerous fishermen along the Coast who, from the nature of their calling, are necessarily well acquainted with the exact position of such obstacles. The question, "one of general interest, was taken up by your Com-" mittee and in view of organizing scheme, to define the position of Pinnacle Rocks and other dangers, and also of establishing a fund avail- able for the payment of rewards, placed itself in communication with the Chambers of Commerce, Insurance Officers, and Firms at the treaty Sex ports of China. The proposal met with general approval, and subscriptions now collected amount to $1,900. So far the calls upon, the Fond have been very slight, but when it becomes generally known among the Fishermen that the information they can im- part is, to them, intrinsically valuable, applica- tions will increase, and there is every reason to suppose that the particulars so obtained will prove of the greatest value to all concerned. Your Committee regret to learn that the survey of the China Coast has been suspended by the withdrawal of H. M. S. Rambler, ordered to Australia (Appendix )
THE SORTING CY MAILS ON BOARD THE FRENCH PACKETS BETWREN SINGAPORE AND HONGKONG.
Any movement calculated to expedite the delivery of correspondence must strongly com- mend itself to a Mercantile Commusily, and your Committee have been pleased to have had the opportunity of furthering, as far ap possible, suggested arrangement by which Mails on board French Packets would reach Hongkong sorted ready for immediate delivery (Appendix 7)
DIRECT TELEGRAPHIC CABLE BETWEEN JONG- KONG AND SINGAPORE.
Your Committee having been asked by His Excellency the Governor for an expression of opinion as to the desirability of entertaining » proposal from the Easter Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company to lay a direct cable to Singapore, in consideration of an annual subsidy of £7,500, stated that in view of the now rapid spread of telegraphic faciltles and the probability that communication between Hong- kong and Singapore will not very long remain entirely dependent upon the existing lines, they had come to the conclusion that the necessity that previously existed in the opinion of the Chamber for a direct cable no longer obtains. Should the Imperial Government ses fit to con
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1889.
PEARL FISHERY ON THE COAST OF CEYLON, (Appendix. Z.) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUGAR QUASTION. (Appendix Jr.)
take care to grapple for the cable and render it useless. They would see that the Chamber had desired the Indian Government to place Mr. Colquhoun on the Burmese Delimitation Commission. but whether they would do so or not remained to be seen. He believed the SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN BENGAL long delayed works at the Gap Rock would soon
(Appendix M.)
UNPORTATION OF DON AND TIN FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.
At
(Appendix O.)
BETTER VENTILATION OF IRON SHIPS. (Appendix P)
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IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, LONDON.
.: (Appendix )
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Special Meeting of Members held on aand May Mr. B. Layton, was elected to repre- sent the Chamber during the absence from the Colony of Mr. A. P. MacEwen. (Appendix R.)
COMMITTER.
The vacancy caused by the absence from the Colony of Mr. H. Hoppius, was filled by Mr. N. A. Sicbs.
NA HEMDERS.
No new names have been added to the List of Members, nor have any resignations taken place, during the year. Thank
FINANCE,
Thorburn and Mr. E. W. Rutter,
SECRETARYSHIP.
Br. H..U.. Jeffries having resigned, Mr. F. Henderson was appointed Secretary. Your Committee have much pleasure in attesting their appreciation of Mr. Jeffries' valuable services while holding the Office of Secretary,
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be comm need, from what he had heard, from the north and elsewhere. Sir Robert Hart's light vessel would be here shortly to make the commencement. The other matters required no special reference.
Mr. Thurhum seconded the adoption of the report, and it was adopted.
The Committee, for the ensuing year were then appointed and other routine business transacted
THEISM v. Revelation.
A CONTRAST AND A STUDY.
IV.
THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLI INTRINSICALLY CONSIDERED.
THE FALL AND THE FLOOD.
:(To be continued.). ·-
the sen, tewards the East, les the Paradise in--of-the Hindus and Persians: The bane of India. The intervening sea [which now separates woman is united, with the bone of man, aut er the land of Eden from the inhabited Earth was flesh with his flesh, as completely as a stream caused by the Flood, and was crossed by Noah becomes one with the sea into which it flows," Under this sea the Euphratesand Tigris continue their course [from Edew] and appear again in the western world. Here is Gihon, the Cangesi which afterwards becomes the Nile in
manner somewhat similar to what Alexander imagined respecting the Indas. Plson, on the contrary, is the Indus, emptying itself into the Persian Gulf" (1).
The Injunction. Adam le commanded in Gen. 11. 15 to 'dress and keep' the garden; in v. 16 permission is given him to eat of all the fults, but he is expressly prohibited in v. 17 to sit of the tree of the knowledge of good and cYIL" These injunctions are replete with many lacon, sistencies. Adam was to keep or watch the garden, long before the animals who were to inhabit it were created; their creátion is mentioned only which simply means that they were not ted before man, as recorded in the st created Chapter of Genesis but after him. As one "of The arguments advanced. by the reconciless of the Bible with Geology is precisely taken from
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the precession of animal forms to that of ZETLAND man in the fostil kingdom, it is `plain that this, second Chapter of Genesis not only Besides giving a theory on the origin of the centradicts scieace, but confounds the whole
of mankind...a theory which wemy of Bible expositors andreconcilers. What, The Accounts have been audited by Mr. J.niverse and be fraught with almost as many The balance at Credit of the Chamber on 31st contradictions and impossibilities as there are yet nothing in the garden but trees? The December 1988, amounted to $463.45, exclusive words employed in expressing it—the Old Testa inimals that were subsequently created are said of $5,000 and $1,900 on fixed deposit with ment is profoundly characterised by the report to be in a perfectly tame condition and lorded Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, it makes of two most important facts in the over by man was there any necessity of at 5 per cent interesi.
annals of man's bistory on earth, víz, a moral keping watch over them? The injunction and a physical cataclysm involving the whole and prohibition were made to man; Eve bid front that state of original purity in which man hit hear them, for the simple reason that ROYAL from
ite had not yet been created. When tempted is alleged to have been created, a deflection by the serpent, however, the repeats them brought about by the inducements of an evil in a very emphatle style. Did she leam agent, whose existence the writer of Genesis' them from Adam ?The mcord says naught takes for granted, as he does not mucation bis in this respect. The penalty for an infraction of origin. The Fall of the first Man and its conse-ibe order is death, instant death, in the day quences to the species is the central pivot on that thou catent thereof thou shalt die " (~17) which turns the whole Messianic or redemptive the Hebrew text says “ dying, thou shalt die." scheme, which is the foundation of both Testa- Eve adds "God hath said, ye shall not eat of ments. Remove that corner-stone from the it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die." But Scriptures, and the whole plan of Redemption they did not die when they touched and ate of it, becomes entirely unexplainable. This is a subject Death was afterwards imposed as a sequel of Her Holten, in wonderful feats of Equitation. the magnitude of which almost transcends the le's long career. Again, no mention is made-Sarah and Tommy (with Song). powers of the human mind. We have before us of the tree of life in the general prohibition. The Jolly Chinese. the plain biblical record of the consummation of This tree was planted in the midst of the 6. The Animated Skeleton, a moral catastrophe on the one side, and bistory, garden, 9 clearly says 20, and it was reason, commonsense and anthropological facts, perfectly distinguished from the tree of the know. 7-Giant and Pigmics. on the other. Ought we not to take a keen alge of good and evil. Adam was given per Interest in inquiring into the alleged genealogy mision to eat "freely" of every tree of the garden of our species with a view to discover what value except that of knowledge. in v. 22 the distinc shou'd be attached to a record which was once on is again made, but man is supposed soi to in vogue with a small nation that styled itself have eaten of the tree of life, probably under a The the chosen of the Deity, and which we have similar pensity-" And now fest he put forth his subsequently borrowed of it and made our own? | hand, and take also of the tree of life, and ent By the physical cataclysm, which followed as and live for ever." If Adam bad eaten of the tree of consequence of the sin which the Fall engenderede and than acquired immortality, of what value. Reserved Seats may be secured and booked and spread, we are told that the whole of our would the sentence of death be, when pronounced at Messrs, KELLY & Walsh's, Ld. species, excepting a small family, disastrously sa him as a penalty for eating of the forbidden perished. Here again, we have Geology and tice In Chap, I v. 29 man in told to eat of every other cognate sciences to consult as our true free without exception Behold, I have given oracles. Can a more important subject be found you every herb having seed, which is upon, the for study and consideration ? Yet, how few are face of all the earth, and every tree in the which those who muster sufficient courage to approach it the fruit of a tree yielding seed to you it shall ti
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Auctions.
IMPORTANT LAND SALE AT KOWLOON.
“VALUABLE | BUILDING ESTATE
will be offered for Sale by Auction,
G. R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, TOMORROW, "the 7th March, at 2.30 P.Mi
Comprising EIGHTY SEVEN LOTS, known as Sections
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to stand at all, the former permission must fall. Then as to the penalty; how could Adam understand its force since-he had not yet seen death 7 lihas been suggested HE Steamship that he might have witnessed the pangs of death among the animals. But Colenso asks: "Did the man witness the pangs of death instantly Location of the Garden. The Bible does not alter his creation, before he was put in Paradise, sav precisely in what part of the world the or when ?" We will ask: did fie witness any Garden was located, but only eastward in death at all, so as to be able to understand what Eden," Eden rimply meaning a place of delight.it meant ? God is said to have "planted"- this garden, Adam is afterwards introduced to the newly (Gen. 11. 8), and ibere put the man created animal kingdom, e. 19,20-" And (God) whom he had formed;" but it is only in brought them onto Adam to see what he v. 9. or, subsequent to the planting, that the would call them and whatsoever. Adam creation of trees is reported to have taken place. called every, living creature, that was the A river delimitation of the Garden is then given. name thereof." Colenso very appropriately Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corpora: A parent river is said to proceed from the remarks: "How could the white Bear of the Gaiden, to water the same, after which it parts frozen zone, and the Humming bird of the into four sub-rivers--the Fison which com- tropies, have met in one spot ? Or being as passeth the whole land of flavilab," the Gihon, sembled, how could they had been dispersed to which compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia," their present abodes, with the beasts and birds the Hiddekelhich goeth towards the east of of all kinds, of totally diffematchabite and crap that Assyria," and the Euphrates. Of these four habitats, many of them ravenous rivers, the last is known; the other three have would have preyed on one another unless been variously conjectured to be rivers in Asia their fury was miraculously restrained, or their and Africa. Jos phus says that Hiddekel and hunger was, miraculously relieved, or their Gihon are the Tigris and the Nile respectively, whole nature and bodily constitution changed, and the Pison probably the Indus. In Ant. 1, so that the lion should cease to be a lion, 1. 3. he says that the Gibon flows through Egypt and eat rass like the ox? or how could Adam and is called Nile by the Greeks. The Arabians, have given names to allt being remer ered .......370 64 according to Kalisch, include the Nile among the that, with the Hebrews, the word l' included rivers of Eden, and the Ethiopians call it Gejón all creeping things that fir, as the focust, Lev. or Gewon. Colenso concludes that the four, IL 20-237. It all animals of every kind-o rivers appear to be the Indus to the East, there may suppose one or a pair of each came to Nile to the South the Tigris to the North, and Adim to be named, then all must have been the Euphrates to the West.
cigated in, or in the neighbourhood of Paradise The first incongruity found here is in the A But can anyone suppose that all kinds of By Fixed Deposit with Hongkong
manner these rivers are stated to have run their plants were created in Paradise, and only there, and Shanghal Banking Corpora
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existed. Dr. Burnet Arch. Phil. p. 228) says: of America, or that all kinds of reptiles, fishes, H. U. JAFFRIES,
"It is hardly conceivable that rivers of any kind, and insects were formed only in the neighbour- Secretary.
these or others, existed from the very origin of hood of Paradise? Why, then, must this be Examined and found correct,
the earth, whether you consider these streams or believed with respect to all kinds of beasts and JOHN THURBURN, Auditors. ·
their beds. For the beds of rivers are usually birds, in direct contradiction to the conclusions EW. RUTTER,
made by gradual and long attrition. But if you of modern science, from which we learn that The Chairman in referring to it, said with say when the bed of the Ocean was made on the certain species of animals have lived all along, nect two such important British Coaling Stations gard to the thrashed out, both bere and at and when the greatest part of the waters of the fixed babitats, from an age long antecedent to decline in tes that the question had third day, the beds also of the rivers were made, in panicular regions of the earth, in the same with a direct eable, the Chamber would welcome Foochow, Canton, and Shanghai, and though deep sank into the abyss of the sea, so the the existence of man ?", the scheme as another link for the assistance of they could not by what it would result in he rest descended into these river-channels and Creation of Woman.-In Geacais II, 22, 23, Commerce, but it would strongly deprecate any had no doubt that Sir Robert Hart, now had the formed the first rivers, yes, besides that water 34 the first woman is recorded to have been expenditure of the Colony's Funds for this
whole matter before him, would be too astute to of this kind would be salt, just like that of the made out of one of the ribs of the first map, the project. (Appendix K.)
be likely to ignote the representations of the St, there would be no perennial fountains for Creator miraculously opening Adam's side, STRIKE OF CARGO BOAT AND CARRYING COOLERS, mercantile bodies of China. They could hardly feeding these rivers, and therefore when the first abstracting one of his ribs from ble body A Special Meeting of the Committee was expect the entire abolition of the isle and duties stream had flowed down, or the first river and closing up the wound, without the least called on the 26th April isat to consider the es tes, but he thought they might reasonably inasmuch as there were no waters to follow from harm being done to Adam. Genesis 1. makes advisability of the Chamber taking: Any action, aspect a fair reduction, as it put China trade in a behind these rivers. or these collections of no mention of the manner in which woman was
1 made,
but simply states that man and women in reference to the then existing strike among new unfavorable position compared with India, water, would soon have dried up."
The second fucongruity is the alleged forma; were created, Gen. 11. by introducing the rib the Coolice, when it was decided, that in view Ceylon, ka. Hi passed over several of the
kion of four widely separated rivers by one story gives to woman i special manner of no communication having been received from soccer juries, the question of payment, he common source. 41 pessible, asks Delitsach, creation. As all the animaliais said to have been
succeeding points to the report, referring next to the Goverment, and the publication... of❤a Gazette Extraordinary, proclaiming the Peker all, had been under consideration eight months, that the author has supposed the Indian Fisas formed out of the ground, and no special creation Preservation Ordinance of 1886, the Chamber and it was difficult to say when it would be and the Nile, with the Tigris and Euphrates has taken place, with their females, the rib-origin should not move in the matter,
settled. It had been the custom in some Indian to proceed out of one common ouice, and that of the first woman becomes peculiarly charac DURMO-CHINESE DELIMITATION COMMISSION ports to allow, by consent a daily fee to special source in fact, is indicated by the mention teristic. The explanation is, however, found in It having come to the knowledge of your tons, not so much per caso, and this was what of Tigits and Euphrates, in the highland of v. 23.241. And the mau ild, This time thisSHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS,
A wanted here. Regarding the inconveniently Armenia, which appears thus the starting poing bone of my bone, and fell of my flesh there Committee that a commission was about to be barred despatch of the Messageries Maritimes probably, of the first men, as well es of thos, for half a man forsake his father and his Appointed for, delimiting the Burmo-Cblueseamers northwards they had had a reply from after the Floods it possible that be puts for mother, and cleave unto bis wife, and they shall fraptier, it was decided to forward to Her the gene har from which it seemed to be ward no strange an idea "Any one acquainted become one flesh." Delitich remarks (p. 163) Malenty's Principal Secretary of State for the unavoidable, as they had to go within 24 hours with Geography knows that if such had been this sentence a prophetical saying of Adam Colonies the following Resolutions passed at The Sunday observance question had also been the ca e vestiges would be found on that part of about marriage, or merely a reflection of the Meeting of Committee on A
disesiance, but I was a difficult matter for the the earth answering to the description; aw no narrator)
Insert in the history remaks béglaning, Finnacle Rocks and other obstructions on the four rivers alluded to, to have issued from as this, with therefore, x, 9, xxvi. 33, xxxi 32 his coat he thought the Naval authorities common source. It is urged that the Deluge But these and similar semasks are, all of an hid treated them badly. They had induced the might Have obliterated these vestiges. Granting archeological character, and lie within the Chamber to pise, a fund, and when that this hypothesis, one would ask how could the historical matter-in-hand. On the contrary, the has been done they wilding the surve of Genesis, fler of SHARES In this
Deluge, know the geography of the country the story of the creation of womanis only brought thought another vijači. Captain
anterior to that event? The only inference to be to a close in v.35; it would disturb the historical drawn is that he was deeply ignorant of the connection. If we are to suppose Adam to geographical position and course of the have entertained, or expressed the thoughts rivers which he informally unlted together. Geo embodied In this passage we must imagine him graphical science was at that time in its infancy to be thoroughly acquainted with the idea of Even Josephus considered the Euphrates, Tigri marriage, and of the realions of husband and and Nile to be branches of the same river wife; father and mother, eld How could he have Von Bohlen says: The representation of acquired these ideas ? Colenso appropriately, Is a note of the writer-him-i "Kosmas (who flourished In A D. 550) strikingly remarks, shows how labulous was the view of the ancient FREEK well aw in Ill. --so because the was thei "He imagines the earth to be an oblong, with mother of all living Kalsch Bays, (Gen. p. 116) *mountain" fahabited by gods In the North the Weins not forget to mention that similar sea flows round is on all four sides, and bayand reflections to these are found in the holy bocks
WING to alterations in the. Machinery at
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
NOTICE.
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THE Court of Directors have been pleased
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the Upper Terminus. NO CARS WILL RUN, on MONDAY NEXT, the 11th inst
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, 5th March, 1889 THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,
PPLICATIONS for the post of Secretary APLICATO Company will be received until the 20th instant. Such applications to be addressed to the CHAIRMAN of the Company at the Offices No. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, 6th March, 1889.
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Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES., STEAMSHIP "FLINTSHIRE," FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON, pan PENANG AND SINGAPORE. CONSIGNEES ... of . Cargo are
That this: Chamber understanding a com chamber to deal with. With respect to the such vestiges exit, it is absurd' to iotaging the | writer total • It is indeed, the cusions of this informed that all Goods, are being landed.
mission is to be appointed for the delimitation of the Burmo Chinese Frontier sm of opinion, that the services of Mr. A. R. Colquhoun should be availed of in connection with the commissies, they haring icon edge of his special qualification
for the My
PROPOSED LIGHT ON THE GAP ROCKYUNG soon be here, is did also the Admiral Your Committee have learned with picasure Commodore, so it was to be hoped for. The that the Chinese Government have consented in sorting of the mills on the French mail steamers Alight being placed on the Gap Rock, and met with the approval of the local agent, but farther that the said Government barevolunteered pirsumably he had to be guided by other to erect a light on Waglan Island, which in Yogitian Hadid not see the desirability of. acknowledged by Ship Masters to be a vey ring telegraphic communication with Sing desirable position for a leading light to the. North" pore" under the present circumstapee East entrafice of Hongkong Harbour, you would cost the Colony
REGISTRATION OF IMPORTE AND XPORTS BILL
At a Meeting of the Legislative Council; held n the 4th April fast)itha-Above Bill was withi
inaya välg sf;1; cents per ton
the
hereby
at their risk, into the Godowns of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may he obtained,
notice, to the contrary be given before NOON, To-day
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the yih instant, will be subject to, PERIKANA
All claims against the Steamer must be pro- seated to the Undersigned on or before the 7th Bob, insty, of they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Agents EN EL gkool, 1st March, 1.8g.
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to Sanction the Appointment of Mr. H. L.. DALRYMPLE, of Messrs; Birley, DalrymPLE Co., as Agent for the British North Borneo Government in Hongkong,
By Order,
LB, VON DONÓP,
· Gov. Seci
"Sandakan," B. N. Borneo, 1st February, 1869. THE CHINÄ ·AND ·MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.·'
HE SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Orvice of the Company, Praya: Central, on SATURDAY, 23rd March, at zá O'CLOCK NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, declaring a Dividend, and electing a Consulting Committes and Auditors,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from gib to 23rd instant, both days inclusive.
RUSSELL & Co..
General Managers. Hongkong, add March, 1889.. GREEN ISLAND COMPANY, LIMITED.
VANOTICEP
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HOLDERS OF SHAully paid are requested to pay up the balance, $10 per Share, to C. EWANS before the 15th instant. T
On or before the 15th instant all Holders of Shares in this Company can by application to CEWENS together with a payment of per Share receive an allotment of one new Share in the GREEN ÍSLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED In respect of every two old Shares which they hold in the GREEN ISLAND COMPANY, LIMITED,
CEWENS, COA
General Manager, Hongkong, 5th March, 1889,
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