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CORRESPONDENCE.

And so all went on iu a happy-go-lucky way until last Wednesday when the Namoa was

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THE WEEKS SHARE BUSINESS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1890."

CHANCE FOR THE REFORMERS. M. DRANK will have no seat in the Legis. H.M.S Alwity, Capt. Adair, with Vice-Admiral↑ British ship could not possibly happen again.

lative Council when he returns to his duties Sir Noweli Salmon, K.C.B., Lady Salmon, Miss as Captain Superintendent of Police, he Salmon and Miss Saunders, on board, arrived

is port from Shanghai on the 15th inst. will probably succeed Mr. WODEHOUSE as Treasurer-until the latter returns from London with the permanent appointment in his pocket. We do not aspire to the gift of prophecy, but this forecast of coming events that most decidedly 'cast their shadows before, will, nevertheless prove fairly accurate. It will be a good thing for the colony when the Treasury becomes a section of the Colonial Secretary's department; and our suggestion of years go that the Deputy Superintendent of Police should be permanent Chief of the Fire Brigade is still worthy of serious

consideration,

[We ita not necesarily endone the opiniona mapressed by - Correspondents in this columaji,

· THE SHOCKING PIRACY AFFAIR. ' TO THE EDITOR of the "Hongkong Telegrari"

DEAR SIR-After reading the report, in your "Extra" of the dastardly acts of pirates on board the Namen while on the high scas Fetween this port and Seatow yesterday, and Rathering thereby an idea of the skilful and complete arrangements made by the villains ao carried out their deadly intentions with such complete success; bearing in mind, too, the sad affair, of a similar nature, that occurred on board the Greyhound'is October of 1885 I, and doubtless many others also, have come to the conclusion that some thorough preventive measures at an absolute necessity. As in the Greyhound affair, so in the case of the Namoa, the dastardly ruffians all went on board

seized by a gang of men who wie led, it now appears, by the very man who was the rings leader in the Greyhound affair Further com. ment is unnecessary, suffice it to say that as far a's I know at prevent marine officers will object (and that may mean something serious) to being jurned into Customs House runners and searchers. They have quite enough-to do for the pittance they receive for working week days and Sandays, and they will hardly now submit to the new duties that is proposed to impose on thent. It is for the shipowners and the Government-bath of whom have been guilty of what T, and many others, can but term wanton negligence-o employ some other means to prevent these outrages, than by pulling the work on the shoulder of the officers of ships Customs officers here,

favorable THERE will shortly be opportunity for the Hon. Mr. WRITEHEAD and his unofficial colleagues to again grapple with the Acting appointment difficulty. It is understood that Mr. H. E. WODEHOUSE will shortly go home on four months' leave-which period of time will, according to prevailing custom, probably be doubled before that energetic official resumes his duties. His departure will create vacancies in the several appoint ments of Police Magistrate, Coroner, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, and Colonial Treasurer, the last named office carrying with it a seat in the Legislative Council and within this colony the right to be styled honorable.' Mr. WODHOUSE is, and notably with the outside public, deservedly the most generally popular, as he is one of the most independent and most straightforward officers in the Hong kong Government service; and it is probably on this account that his somewhere the Acting Harbour Master caused him what frequent lengthy absences from the sphere of his duties during the past dozen years have been so particularly noticed and commented on, especially in official circles. It would be too much to say that the old Student Interpreter of the "sixties" has proved an altogether, unqualified success on the Magistracy bench, but he has nevertheless done his work carefully.ol Formal meetings will be called forthwith ammunition. In the ports of China and Japan (Monday) the cus did not run at 12.15 or at

Was

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE aristocratic skipper of a junk who tried to slide out of the harbour of Shauki-wan on the 16th inst, without a clearance permit, had to face

the music at the Harbour Office on the xyth

to contribute $7 to Her Gracious's Revenue.

W are informed on what may be considered as reliable authorily that at the meeting of the shareholders in the East Borneo, Songei Koyah, and Lamng Floning Companies, held yesterday at the offices of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. the sale of the three estates to a London Syndi cate for £45,000 cash was unanimously approved for the purpose of ratifying this sale. As will be seen from an advertisement in another column the Gymnasium Committee of the V. R. C. Intend having what may be termed a "boxing entertainment "on the evenings of the 22nd and 23rd Insts. That the arrangements are in the hands of Mr. C. H. Thompson who is a bit of scientist himself-is a guarantee that everything will be conducted in a satisfactory manner, and as for fan, there should be lots of it; for no less than ten aspirants for puglistic fame have, metaphorically speaking, thrown down the gauntlet. There will also be an exhibition of gymnastics and fencing.

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conscientiously and, as a whole, in a manner that has done credit to the administration of justice and substantially justified the somewhatunusal circumstances under which he received the appointment. It will be remembered by old residents that about ten years ago Mr. WooHOUSE, who then held the substantive appointments of Clerk of Councils and Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office, unfortunate enough to fall under the displeasure of Governor HENNESSY, and as the matter in dispute could not be satisfactorily adjusted here, he went to

THE news of the stranding of the P. & O. Co.'s London and laid his grievance before the steamship Hongkong which we published on the Secretary of State for the Colonies, a roth inst was quite correct. The Singapore Free Press just to hand gives further particulars position at that time held by the Earl of KINDERLEY. As a result of this course of

of the occurrence. The vessel is believed to have struck the Azalea rock, close to the easterly action Mr. Wenenous returned to Hong-point of the island of Perirn, and is reported to kong as Police Magistrate to which post he

be badly ashore. She was in command of was appointed specially in order to be Capt. Watkins and carried a general cargo but independent af and beyond any direct no passengers. The Hongkong was built in interference from the Governor, Without May, 1889, by Messrs. Caird & Co., of Greenock, legal training and handicapped by a

her gross tonnage being 3,174 or 1,046 net. She was classed 100 Ar at Lloyds and was built good natured but distinctly pronounced

under special survey, obstinacy, the new magistrate naturally made mistakes at first; but with charac- teristic perseverance he industriously studied, not merely the ordinances of the colony, but what is equally important, the leading phases of Chinese character and custom, and with fairly satisfactory results both to himself and the Government. Mr. WoneHouse's appointment to the Superintendentship of the Fire Brigade was undoubtedly a bare-faced job, as at that time he knew absolutely nothing of

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the steamer, in this colony, as passengers, carry- ing with them their deadly weapons either in their bogas baggage or concealed on their person. Now it is clear that the danger- to which the travelling public and seafaring people are exposed, when sailing out of Hongkong can only be removed by striking at the very root of the evil, which lies in the fact that there are not sufficient means at the Government's disposal to prevent passengers from going on board vessels with arms and

this can be, and is, prevented by the Customs officers, but nothing of the kind is done here. Even after the shocking revelations In connection with the Greyhound piracy no steps were taken to prevent a repetition of those horrible atrocities. I maintain, and with reason, that a preventive service should be inaugurated here, and no ship be allowed to sail from the waters of this colony until every passenger and all the passengers' baggage bas been thoroughly searched and the whole ship carefully inspected, not only by the regular preventive officers, but also by special detectives. Had this been done years ago, neither the Greyhound nor Names affairs would have cropped up to cast an indelible biot upon our shipping regulations and police system generally,

Thanking you in anticipation for favouring me with space in your columns, for the publica- tion of these suggestions made in the interests of the travelling public and those who "go down to the sea in ships,"

Yours, etc.,

Hangkang, 11th December, 1890.

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OBSERVER.

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG Telegriim." ferary (taken from your paper) about the break- STR-Seeing a paragraph in the Shanghat down of the Flectric light, I should like to ask the energeile Manager of your Electric Light Com- pany how it was that, the external circuit was

In our last night's (16th inst.) Issue we published an advertisement notifying those whom it con- cemed, that thers would be a meeting of share holders in the Lamag. Songei Koyab and East Borneo Companies at the offices of Messrs.

not tested for insulation, and why the Dynamo is Gibb, Livingston & Co. to-day, and usual custom our representative duly attended insulation? It is plain to me that the fault placed on "earth." instead of on some kind of the meeting for the purpose of taking a report of the proceedings. The meetings of all public occurred in the field magnets of the Dynamo, due to the external circuit coming in contact companies are invariably reported, unless special with the lamp post. If the two external wires had notice is given that the business to be transacted made. "earth the current would have passed is of a private calure. We mention this feet through the automatic regulator and consequently for the benefit of Messrs. Layton, Wicking & dropping the E.M.F. to suit the lamps in circuit, Co.; for our times a trifle too valuable just now I have seen the engineer in the Shanghal for us to attend meetings for the purpose of Electric Station working five lamos on a 2.607 being told-and that with scant courtesy too-volt machine. But, of course, practice makes that we can quietly "get."-

hefect, and I have no doubt if the Company in Hongkong continues for a time the management will gain experience.

Yours truly,

FRED. BENWELL.

As we have 110 then let the Government start a proper preven tive service. The preventive officers could be used for two purposes at least: Firstly, to search Chinese passengers and their haggage: and, secondly, to prevent ships working on Sunday provided for, unless I am very much mistaken: -which is a duty that must dre long be

Thanking you for the insertion of this letter,

Yants, etc,

A BRITISH OFFICER. Horfgkong, 15th December, 1890.

THE PEAK TRAM.

TO THE EDITOR on tur “Họngkono Telegrafic,”

SIR.I think it is high time that some notice was taken respecting the management of the High Level Tramway Company. Yesterday

13.30 Pith. for the stupid reason that there were no European-only Chinese, passengers. Now, I had arranged that my foreman should meet me at a certain bouse on the Peak, and after waiting three-quarters of an hour he arrived and explained that he could not get a tram owing to the reason already stated. Is this management and advertised for the information of the public or mismanagement? If time-tables are issued they should surely be adhered to even if those who lay themselves under an obligation to the Company 'by paying for a passage are China- men. It was not only a matter of great incon venience to me, but was time wasted and money last.

I am, Sir,

Yours faithfully,

A BUSINESS MAN. Hongkong, December 16th, 1890.

THE LATE PIRACY CASE.

· TO THE EDITOR or the “longkong Tringråth,” SIR-Reverting to the fiendish atrocity lately perpetrated on board the steamship Namoa, it is indeed passing strange, that the Cantonese sex tion of the crew, under the circumstances, who were more or less unmolested and who enjoyed Buch opportunities for observing the character such singular opaqueness of vision, as nat of the piratical vessels, should have possessed

to be able to 'swaar as to the type, rig

discription, numhor, or indeed anything about

the vessels whatever. The compradoric and steward's staff on board these vessels are when they witness even the most kindly and liberally and particularly well treated class, yet indulgent of masters brutally murdered, they persist in maintaining a reserve which is certainly assisting to frustrate the ends of justice, Moreover, it is a well known fact that the most demoniacially planted attacks by some means

or other get rumoured about amongst the natives, indeed it not infrequently becomes a maller almost of gossip, but in this case no word of warning or caution was given. This, | taken with the fact that the "Chinese on board with one or two exceptions, were in no

maltreated and some, were even rewarded

way

Hongkong, December 13th. As was anticipated in our last report the local share market has been decidedly active during the past week and some very large transactions have been nego- tiated. The general tone of the market has been good and prices remain steady." Banks of course have been the principal, operative stock and a large number of shares have changed hands at different rates. There are now strong cash buyers' at 257 per cent, and on time they are also wanted at 266 per cent. for February and 269 per cent, for March.

New Issue, have also advanced to $167 per share and are very difficult to get at even a point higher.

Marines: China Traders have been done at 64 for cash and further shares are now wanted. The other stocks remain unchanged.

In Fires, Hongkong's are wanted at 330 and Chinas at 87.

Steamboats were done at 36 and further shares are wanted at this rale.

Mining: Imuris were done at 10 and closed with buyers. Other mining stocks are for the present neglected.

Borneos-Labuks

are ·in strong

demand at $27. In Songei Koyahs sales at 8 have been effected while East Borneos are neglected at 71.

KXCHANGIL

N LONDON-Bank, T.. T. Bank is, on deraand

3,6

Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...3.7 ° Credits at 4 months' sight mi3.7 Documentary Bills, 41, 4 months'

sight

IN PARIS,

.........

Bank Hills, on dersand..

**-3/78

4.46·

Credits, at 4 months' signi .........d: 55 ON INDIA, T. T............................ On Demand... SHANOHAL-

Bank, T. T... Private, 30. days' sight

Banks.

72 ...727

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL.............18,168,067 50 RESERVE FUND

5482,12700 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS.........

8,168,062.50

COURT OF DIRECTORA — CHAIRMAN H, L. DALRYMPLE, Esq. DIPITY CHAIRMAN-J. S. Moses, Esq. W. H. FORBES, ESQ. T. E. DAVIES, Esq. † A. MCCONACHIE, Esq.

H. Horrius, Esq. Hon. J. J. KESWICK,

S.C. MICHARLSEN, FA L. POESNICKER. Esq

D. R. SASSOON, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER, HONGKONG-T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER.

SHANGHAI-JOHN WALTER, Esq. ONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND

COUNTY BANK.

Trust and Loan.—A fair number" of shares changed hands at from $19 to $20 for December and from $20 to $21 for the rate of 2 per cent, per Annum on the for December. March. The Market closed strong at 191

Appended are the latest quotations.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

Hongkong and Shangha! Bank, 260 per cent,

—premium, buyers. 3. "

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, New Issue-

$270 per share, buyers,

Union Insurance Society of Canton-163 per

share, buyers.

China Traders' Insurance Company-164 per

share, buyers,

North China Insurance-Tis. 340 per share,

sellers.

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-18 per

share, buyers.

Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis. 70 per

share, buyers.

In Tal Insurance Company, Limited-T, 150

per share.

Hangkáng Fire Insurance Company-335 per

share, buyers.

China Fire Insurance Company-$87 per share,

buyers,

Hongkong and Whamosa Dock Company--$84

per cent, premium, buyers.

"Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

3:61 per share, buyers,

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130

per share, sellers. Hongkong GasCompany-$135 per share sellers.. Honeken: Hotel · Company-$170 per share

brvers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per-cent, Debentures

Indo-China Steam Navigation Company. Limited-15 per cent, discount, sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-$48 per share,

sel'eri,

the duties and there were other and more competent officers who had much better claims. It is but just to admit, however, that the new Superintendent devoted much time and energy to his Fire Brigade duties, and entered so thoroughly TEY "Japs" whocked out a precarious existance into the practical working details of this important department that he has not only brought it to a pitch of proficiency that it had never previously attained, but has by hard work made himself a most efficient chief and one of the most courageous and best all-round firemen In the Brigade. As Coroner and Chairman of the Bench of Justices, Mr. high revel for some days, kept open house, and term applicable to the conduct of the naval works of this colony, surely a few bun-ired dollars on gi¬ng and Chlaa Bakery Company, Limited

WODEHOUSE has faithfully performed his duties according to his lights, and it may be doubted whether any other Govern- ment official could have done much better. Why this gentleman was selected for the acting appointment of Colonial Treasurer is not clearly apparent, unless we are to .conclude that it was intended as a spacial compliment and an act of courtesy to the only remaining Student Interpreter who had not been honored with a seat in the Legislative Council, and that is probably the true explanation,

as curio-dealers in Sydney have just fallen inta fortuna's way, and la a manner too, that would cause holy mummers to lift their hands aloft and sigh regretfully that the acts of Frovidence are so hard to fathom. The representatives ol the "Land of the Rising Sun "toʻk a £1 ticket in one of the gigantis Cup sweeps that are now recognised institutions in Australia, and drew Carbine, the winning horse, whore net value to them was £25,000. The lucky "Jups" held donated three or four bundred pounds to hospitals and other charitable institutions, and needless to say disposed of their stock-in-trade, and are now on their way home to enjoy the fortune they won through the devil's agency.

FOX some reason the authorities appear to have utterly scouted the idea of getting evidence in connection with the Named tragedy from any of the numerous passengers who were on board the ship, and whore worldly possessions were 83 ruthlessly annexed by the pirates. Yesterday one of the passengers, who had been robbed of upwards of $2,000, turned up at the Police Court for the purpose of giving evidence at the official inquiry that le now dragging its weaty course along, but

"Astor House,"

Shanghai, 12th December, 1890.

GUN-BOAT HUMBUG AND OFFICIAL SHUFFLING.

To tur Knitor or tur. “Uawasowa TexGIATH." SIR, Gonboat humbug is, Laubmit, the only authorities in connection with the shocking piracy on board the Namoa last Wednesday. The Namen got back here at 8 o'clock on Thurs, day a.m. and it was not (mirabile dictu) until the following morning (Friday), that H.M.S.

scene of Linner, was despatched to the the outrage! Seeing that some of our fleetest and best equipped gunhoals and cruisers lay in harbour, ai usual doing nothing at all, it is more than strange that such lethargy was shown in this matter. The First Lord of the Admiralty will doubtless have to answer a ques- tion or two on the subject in the House of Com mons at no very distant date. Let the general public hope so, at any rate.

Had a gun-boat been despatched promply the conclusion of the pit is probable that some of the hands who ceedings, at tiffin-lime, the inquiry was adjourned turned a Britisis vessel into a perfect hell would have been caught and brought to that fustice until next Tuesday, the 23rd fastant, and the weary and worn celestial was allowed to "get without having an opportunity of placing his

which they so surely merit. As to official shuffling, testimony an record. This man is said to be

there cannot be any doubt as to the applica penniless and has neither means of support aur

bility of that term to the Government and police, the wherewithal to get back to his home near for the Nemea disaster is but the natural Swatow-a pretty hard case and one worthy of sequence of the utter disregard of preventive the consideration of the Douglas Company If not easures ever since the sad affair on board the

Greyhound but five short years ago. -

Your corespondent "Observer" is perfectly correct in his assertion that a preventive service, run upon much the same lines as a Customs Service, should beinaugurated here without delay, and such a service should receive the support of shipowners, underwriters, the general public and the Government. But yes that terrible procrastinaling dut ever comes in-who will do it? Who will move the Government! Will the Government move in the matter and call upon the general public to accord that sympathy to the steps taken as shall cause the scheme to "SINGAPORE TEAM”

be put in force promptly, and thus prevent a FIRST Insaga. LL Day, Zamere, b

recurrence of the Named disaster? These are Herbert nga 15 and Taverset. ↔ questions worthy of some consideration. 1. 4. Julià, cand b Hebert.. 4.

Thanking you for publishing this note, Dus, & Herbert b Lac

da a Tavernar. b Lammert... 1

Yours, etc.,

́A TAXPAYER. Hongkong, 13th December, 1890..

We have gone into these details to show how Government appointments can be manipulated when necessary, and for the Information of the unofficial members of Council. The Police Magistrates were included in Mr. WHITEHEAD's list of officials, proposed to be in future debarred from any position outside their own departments, and these interesting parti- culars respecting Mr. WODEHOUSE's official

of our guardians of the peace." responsibilties, besides very strongly suggesting grounds for careful cogitation, THE Cricket match which commenced yesterday will be valuable when the acting appoint afternoon (12th fast.) between the Singapore ment question again, comes up

for team" and the "Stay at Home's" was continued discussion. It was reported a few days this afternoon. For the "Singapore texts Capt, ago that a certain member of the bar Duan, SL. Darby, C. S. Barf and A. G. Boyle would act as locum tener at the Magistracy fot well up inte double figures, making 64, 44, 43 and 40 respectively, wille for the Stay at during Mr. WODEHOUSE's absence, but as Home's" Cant Carien, R. B. Garde, R. R. there is no salary attached to the position | Herbert and E. G. Young did very well. The for the first four months-Mr. WooKHOUSE scores are as follows :-- goes home on full pay-, the proposed arrangement. has fallen through, and there is still a Vacancy for an amateur magistrate who will be satisfied with the hard work and the honor without the emsipments of the position. This F., Bak, & Cardas, 5 Lam- sort of arrangement we would submit, Is || "sertanegasumuondamnerne 10 scarcely the way In which such an impor-Drummer real, Lammert.... tant appointment as a police magistrate Lammart, 5 Walter should be dealt with. Doubtless Mr. A. G. Wise will take over the duties of Coroner and Chairman of the Great Unpaid, but fresh appointments will have to be made for the Fire Brigade and Colonial Treasury. As there will be no salary attached to the Fire Brigade billet, it may be at onceconcluded that the Deputy. Coxon, Blair, Lammerts Superintendent, Mr. GrongE HOZAFOOL,

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ANOTHER GRIEVANCE.... TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Telagarh,” /--

mercantile marine officer

SIR, AI and many others can but view with alarm the suggestions of the public Press relative to the necessity for officers of merchant Total...................... 14 steamers to turn themselves into Custom House searchers, and be compelled to "go through" all Chinese passengers' bargage etc. whenever `n steamer is talling either from Singapore or Hong kong, I trest you will do me the favour to allow me space in your columns for a protest against say such conversion, or subversion of the As a maiter of fact many of my brother officers urged shipowners to cause the Goverment to perpetration of atrocities on board the Greyhound ta 1885, and nothing came of it for a while Lurifies, revolvers. daggers, etc. were all the go,” muck to the advantage of local arms-dealers, but after a while not only shipowners wat also underwriters, the travelling pabile and officers and engineers came to the conclusion fbní a velutienos of such an outrage on board a

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the wretches when departing were, I consider, sigalficant enough features in the case to remark upon. We next come to the extraordinary supineness shown by the civil and naval Authorities of the colony, especially by the former in not promptly offering a suitable reward which was one of the most effective means st their disposal for speedily bringing the miscreants to justice. When we consider the hundreds of thousands of dollars squandered on the public should have been fortheaming from the Treasury at such a juncture, affecting as it does the whole commercial interests of the port |

The Chinese people are second to none in their appreciation of the almighty dollar, a liberal reward promptly offered was the only way to break down this "race unionism" so, to speak, of the wily Celestial. Certainly the cocasión called for a better display of energy and comi deration for what is the consequence here, of this band of desperadoes being still at large, ready `no doubt to continue further deadly outrages by

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-8173

per share, buyETA..

Luran Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$96

per share, buyers.

Tonekone Ice Comunny-$95 per share,

bayers

-Po ner skare.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$10 per

share, sellers.

L. S. Wation & Co., Limited--$22} per share,

bayers,

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-28 per cent.

premium, sellers.

+

Chinese Imperial-Loan of 1884. C-5 per cent.

premium, buvcTS

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-11 per cent.

premium. Hongkong Bore Manufacturing Company,

Limited--$130 per share, sellers.

The Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ld~$13-

per share, nominal.

Panjom and Sanghle Da Samantan Mining Co.

-$al per share, sellers.

The Raub Gold Mining Co., Id—$1.25 per share,

bayers,

Imuds Mining Co., Ld-$toj per share, sellers. The Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited-$11

per share, sellers.

Yongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Company--$80 per share, buyers. Tonquin Coal Mining Co $500 per share,

sales,

The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.,

Limited-$85 per share, sales. The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited-12

per share, buyers.

H. G. Brown & Co., Lämŝ61 per share, sellers. The Songel-Koyah Planting Co., L.-$11 per

share, buyers, Cruickshank & Co., LA-$40 per share, nom. The Steam Launch Co., Limited—nominal, The Austin Arms Hotel and Buliding Co, La

-fo per cent, dis, sellers. The China-Bomeo Co, L.-$8 per share,

sellers

the immunity they have enjoyed in the present affair. Unfortunately the Executive were not alone in this conspicious lack of energy and as we must observe, conception of duty. The naval authorties went arm-in-arm with them. unfortunate Names arrived here at 7.30 6.7. on The the morning after the catastropheand it was only at 6 am. the following morning when a British war vessel could be got away. Possibly the Linnet had some defect to make good and it was impossible for her to get away before, if to it does not say much for the naval administra. tion of the port, that the entire squadron should be hora de combat ; we may reason. ably expect that one, if only on, might be avaliable on an emergency at a moment's notice, Where were the much talked of torpedo vessels? The weather was such that a steam launch would have found no difficulty in steaming within a few hours to the position where the at tack had been made and were the pirates where last seen heading in-shore, Then again, where was the Fame, let alone the fine fleet of steam veneis in harbour available and capable of being rapidly made sufficiently efficient for the search?.” We leave Admiral (we dub him so for this occasion) Sam Brown to consider why this fine colonial steamer was permitted to ba file at hes anchors on sach's pregnant occasion. Had the Fams been under the control of an able Harbour Master like Captain Rumsey, which the should be, no stich grievous exhibition of Indifference would have to be deplored. One can fairly sure the authorities that the bleed thirsty pirates in the early days of this colony had no such good times is they have at ja pricut, even though the venerable hills" opposite did blare forth the orifiamme, and transmit the signal from kill to hill along the coast whenever a gunboat lighted her fires.” Wa also recollect how different was the action of the naval authorities of the port (here on the

share, sellers. the river steamer arrived in port at 6.30a.m., the occasion of the Shumeen riots. The Captain of The Peak Hotel and Trading Co., L.-$10 per

share, sellers. will the senior Naval officer, both the Swift buyers. day after the riot and immediately communicated The Labuk Planding Co. Id-$30 per share, and Zipeir were underweigh by. 3.30 am. The Layung Planting Co., Ld89 per share, although a typhoon was almost raging at the buyers. tasi 12 might have been hoped, on the eve of The Jeles Mining and Trading Co., La the colony's Jubilee, that we should have made & per share, sellers,

have done, and it is, but pour consolation to feel we are apparently no rerie, off than they peleowhere that is If some of the mayal authorities are to be believed,

The Hongkong Brick and Cement Co, Ld.- The Green faland Cement Co.-$20 per share,

$18 per share, sellers.

voller...

The Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ld-$91

per share, hayers. The Hongkong Electric Light Co, L4-$7 Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited—gda per share,

per share, sellers.

Beliers, The West Point Buildings Co., L4-$30 per

HONGKONG INTEREST. ALLOWED.

N CURRENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT at

'aily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 months, 3 per Cent. per-Annun. For 6 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum For 12 months, 5 per Tent, per Annum,, * LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED, CREDITS granted on approved Securities, ind every description of BANKING and EXCHANGE business transacted,

DRAFTS granted on. Londen, and the chief commercial places is Europe, India, Australia,. America, China and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Chief. Manager. Hongkong, 11th September, 1890.

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RULES

OF THE

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK.

THE BUSINESS of the above RANK

will be confincied by the HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI BÄNKING CORPORATION, on their premises in Hongkone. Business Hours on WEEK. DAVS, in to4: SATURDAYS, to ta T, 1.-SUMS LESS THAN $1, or MOPE THAN $250`at one time will not be received. No Depositor may deposit more than $2,500 In any one VARY. 1-DEPOSITORS in the SAVINGS BANK, baving roo, or more, at their credit mayat their antion transfer the game to the HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION on fixed deposit for 12 months at 5 per cent, per annum interest. 4-INTEREST at the rate of 24.9%, per annum will be allowed to Depositors en their daily balances,

←-EACH DEPOSITOR will be supplied pratis with a PASS-BOOK, which must be presented with each payment or withdrawal. Depositors musinat make anventeles them- selves in their Pass-Books, but should send them to be written up at least twice a year, About the beginning of January and beginning of Tuly,

—CORRESPONDENCE, as in the Businest of the Bank, If marked. ON RONGKONG SAVINGS BANK BUSINESS,' will be forwarded free by the various British Fol: Offices In Hongkong and China, 7--WITHDRAWALS may be made on demand,

but the personal attendance of the -Depositor or his duly appointed Agent, and the production of bix FASS-Book, wre Becessary. FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 13th May, 1890.

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THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED. AUTHORISED CAPITAL ...........£2,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL £ $80,000

LONDON:

Head Office........40, Threadneedle Street. West End Office.....25, Cockspar Street.

BRANCHES IN INDIA, China, JAPAN AND THE COLONIES,

THE BANK receives MONEY ON DRPORT, Bays and Selln BILLS 07 EXCHANGE, ISSUES LETTERS OF CREDIT, forwards BILLE for COLLECTION, and Transacts Banking and Agency Business generally, on terms to be had on application.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON ITFOSITY : Fixed for 12 months, 5 per Cent, per Annum,

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EW. RUTTER Manayer,

NOTICE.

·JEYE'S SANITARY COMPOUNDS COMPANY, LIMITED,

JEYE'S WOOD PRESERVER OR

ANTISEPTIC PAINT.

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WG. HUMPHREYS & Ca Bank Buildings, Hongkon Foth June, 1988,

BONERT YRAJEK-UNI

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