bamboos, got him down on the ground, and forced bim to let go his carbine, by striking his wrist with a stone. They then escaped in the boat, with their accomplices, and only three bad been since caughth Prisoner was the man who struck the guard with a. bamboo.
The evidence of F. J. Harrie, W. Foulker, and Jandu, who all saw the affair and identified the prisoner, proved the charge of assault.
The jury found the prisoner guilly on all three charges. Sentence was deferred until Saturday,
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Conton Insurance Office, Lim, was held at noon to-day for the purpose of considering the following
resolution :-
121.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1891.
artstically and magnificently dressed. An Ophelia and the Queen in Hamit," and as Lady Macbeth. Mrs. Potter was passable, her acting leaving the impression that she possessed an amount of dramatic power which she did not deem it necessary to display, but as Kate Hardcastle in "She Stoops to Conquer" she was at her hest, and looked and acted the character to the life, and in it scored her greatest
Success..
PARIS, April 24th.
Army Corps, was to-day wounded in the chest in General de Negrier, commander of the Seventh
The latter was wounded in the jaw. a duel which he fought with Gaston le Grand,
LONDON, April 24th.
A Free Education Bill has been drafted and will probably be introduced before the Whitsun recess. It provides that fees be abolished la the
mentary schools.
One of the results of the action of the Portuguese officials In Bring upon the British steamer Agnes and the seizure of two cargo boats attached to the expedition has become public by the action taken by the Portuguese Cabinet to-day. It appears that in addition to
he the dispatch of three British warships to
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Comparisons are always edious, but it cannot bedenler but that Mr. Blew as Hamlet suffered considerahiv when his interpretation of the character
compared with that of the talented Shakespearean travedian who lately visited Hongkong, Mr. Bellew chose to speaking the German idea of the dressing follow the continental, or more, definitely of Hamitt, and donned hirule onpendages far beyond what one would expect a youth pounced by Lord Salisbury yesterday, the
entrance of the Pangwe river,
That Clause No. 121 be struck out and however, did not detract so much from the
of Hamlet's age to be adorned with This British Prime Minister forwarded an ultima expunged from the Articles of Association of this merit of his nerformance as did his obvious
tum to the Portuguese Government, declaring that un'ess. Immediate facilities were afforded Company, and do cease to form portion of the reluctance to allow anybody beyond the first row Articles of this Company from the 5th day of in the stalls to hear his voice." Mr. Bellew has
British subjects to open the Fungwe river in June, 1891, and that the following Clause bewhat may be termed a leagin', rather thin, a
accordance with the provisions of the modus substituted instead thereof and do forut portion grand voice, but at the xime time he should not Portugal the British Goverment would resort to vivendi now existing between Great Britain and of the Articles of Association of the Company keen it all to himself-the audience would like force in order to insure respect on the part of from the last mentioned day and be numbered to hear it occasionally. As young Marlow, in Portugal to her treaty engagement and the result "She Stoops to Conquer," Mr. Rellew was more would he disastrous to the Portuguese enterprise 141. After payment of the interest men in his element, for it is in this and similar chain that past of the world. The Portuguese tioned in the immediately preceding Article, racters that he has made his reputation rather than Cabinet to-day, under pressure of the Salisbury the General Agents may with the sanction in those of Shakespere's Keroes His Hamlet ultimatum, gave consent to the free passage of of the Consulting Committee, from time to was at best but as indifferent p rformance, and the Pungwe river. time out of the annual profits of the Com-Macbeth in his hands was a nobody, and was
• PORTSMOUTH, April 14th. pany add to the Reserve Fund (which now dressed more after the fashion, of an Italian Four of the netillerymen of the battery which amounts to $500,000) such a sum as they shall brigand than as a great Scottish noble of the on Monday last mutinted in order to call atten- think fit, and may, with such sanction as afore period. The performance, however, with all its said, from time to time pay the whole or any faults and shortcomings seemed to be appreciated elaimed to be suffering, were tried by court- tion to the grievances from which the men part of the annual interest of the Reserve Fund by an easily tickled audience, but we hope that martial and each sentenced to two years' impri- to such persons as shall, on a date to be annually on Friday an entertainment mare worthy the sonment. delermined on by the General Agents, with such reputations of both artists will be provided. sanction as aforesaid, be Shareholders, such persons to be entitled to participate in such last memtioned interest rateably and in propor- tion to the number of shares held by them respectively. If, after payment of the interest menticaed in the immediately preceding Antide and of the additions (if any) to the Reserve Fund by this Article authorised to be made, there shall remain any undisposed of annual profits, then and in that event the General Agents, may, with such sanction as aforesaid, from time to time pay the same by way of bonus to Contributories (whether Shareholders or not) of premia, and in such proportions as the General Agents with such action aforesaid shall determine, and if after all such payments as aforesaid, there shall still remain any undisposed of annual profits, then and in that event the General Agents may from time to time pay or apply the same in such manner as they with such sanction as aforcasid shall think best in the Interests of the Company.
The Hon. J. J. Keswick presided, and there were present the Hen. P. Ryrie, Messrs. D. Gillies, D. R. Sassoon, W. H. Ray, H. W. Dick, C. S. Sharp, J. Barton, Bell-Irving, Saunders, Lewis, Dickson, Byramjee, Ross, Gresson, Nicol Bader, and others, representing over 3,000
shares.
are
The Chairman sald-Gentlemen, you have heard the notice calling this meeting read, and I may say that the advertisement explains in a great measure the object we have before us in assembling to-day, so that it is not necessary that I should say much by way of supplement to the resolution, of which due notice has been given. I need hardly say that I expect shareholders will be ready to concur in the views of the Consulting Committee as to its bring desirable that the office should acquire a larger Reserve Fund than the provisions of the Articles of Association
permit. We at present restricted to $500,000 maxi. mum which we have already reached and is therefore proposed that we shquid eliminate Article No. 121 and substitute for it the one which you will find in a parallel column in the pavers in your hands, and which we are of opinion meets the case fully. Instead of being restricted as we are by the present article, the proposed substitute will give us liberty to deal with the profils of each rear as may seem best for the interests of the office, and you may rest assured that our chief care in the future, as in the past, will be not only to rafeguard the luter- ests of shareholders, but also of those friends of the office whose contributions have added so materially to its prosperity. Before patting the resolution I will be pleased to reply to any questions that may be asked.
There was no discussion, and the resolution was seconded by Mr. Rysie passed unanimously. This concluded the business of the meeting.
THE CENSUS..
The taking of the census was commenced to day. It is ten years since it was last taken in 1881, when the returns shewed the following population:-Europeans and Americans 3,040; mixed blood, 968; temporary residents 188; Chinese in European employ. $.529; Chinese residing in Victoria 96,856, ditto in villages 16,606: boat population in Victoria harbour 16,687, ditto elsewhere, 12,302: prianners 61a; total 152,858, as compared with 131.504 in 1876 118,670 in 1872; and 119,407 in 1870-71. This time it is estimated that the figures will reach 200,000, about one-fourth more papers being distributed. Constables left them at European
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
LONDON, April 23rd. whip, intends to ask the Attorney-General in the William Summers, M.P.. the Gladstonian
attention of the Public Prosecutor to the case of House of Commons whether he will call the Evelyn Halbert, with a view of seeing whether sufficient evidence exists on which to base a prosecution of one or the other of the
parties to the suit for perjury. The discussion probably be made the basis for an attack on the is thus transferred to Parlament, and it will Government for the connection of the Attorney- General with the case, owing in the position he is placed in by confusion of his merests in the
sult.
It is announced that Mr. Hurlbert intends to start immediately for America in pursuit of Murray. The London Daily News in an article, something captivating to the Imagination in the satirizes his departure. It says: There is pleture of Mr. Hurlbeit tracking this peculiarly. foul phantom from hemisphere to hemisphere and, if necessary, through the pathless forests of als native land. We are not sure that Mr. Hurlbert need go to fir
This is the opinion of some of the community, while some people are so unkind as to suggest that Mr. Hurlbert will never come back again to England.
·
It may be now definitely stated that the Public Prosecutor is arranging to prosecute one of the parties for perjury.
The Attorney-General said In the Commons to-day the Government had under consideration the question of prosecuting on a charge of per Jury certain varties who gave evidence in the case of Gladys Evelyn against William Henry Hurlbert for breach of promise.
Two thousand pounds of gold were withdrawn from the Bank of England to-day for export to Portugal.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 23rd. The Novorit says it is certain Salisbury has concluded a treaty of alliance with Italy.
The Oficial Messenger publishes a decrea probibiting any jewish artisans or traders from enterlog Moscow, and expelling those already residing there. The Czar wrote with his own hand on the bottom of the original document a notice to the officials of Moscow that the decree is to be carried out in every particular. It is stated a similar decree is projected for St. Petersburg.
PARIS, April 23rd,
According to dispatches received here, the Insurgents of Chile fought another battle at Iquique on April 19th, defeating the Government troops. The lows is not known.
A split bas occurred among the Socialista here caused by disputes over the manner in which the Mayday celebration shall be conducted.
A dispatch to the Temps from Rome says that Baron Fava, in bis report on the New Orleans affair, expressed the belief that there is no way out of the situation, as the Federal Government has no power to give Italy the satisfaction demanded.
ROME, April 23rd, About 7 o'clock this morning a tremendous explosion shook the city to its foundations, spreading terror and dismay on all sides. The people rushed affrighted from their homes into the streets, kousas rocked, pictures fell from the walls, thousands of panes of glass were broken overturard, and chimneys crashed down upon the roofs and in some instances toppled over into the streets below. The cupolas on the houses of Parliament immediately after the explosion shook violently and then collapsed with a crash which added still further to the feeling of terror.
ROME, April 24th.
The explosion resterday created great alarm at the Vatican. All the windows of the Pope's library were broken and a number of precious telics were destroyed. The stained glass window of St. Peter's and St. Paul's were damaged and cloard while the damage is being repaired. The many relics destroyed. St. Paul's church ts
valuable works of art which were destroyed destruction wrought will he irreparable, as the cannot he replaced. Same time will clapse before the full amount of damage can be known. It now transpires that the Pope was engaged In prayer when the explosion shook the Vatican Holiness would have fallen had not one of the builting. So severe was the shock that his
servants caught him.
An investigation shows that the explosion was caused by the accidental ignition of some shell capsules. A number of the injured have died.
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
OF CZAREWITCH,
THE WUBU RIOTS.
HONGKONG
QUEEN'S ROAD AND DUDDELL STREET,
TRADING CO., LD.
Intimations,
Shanghai Mercury at Saturday last, the few By the latest intelligence from Wuhu, says the rounds of blank cartridge fired on the rioters by effect of entirely quelling the disturbance. When the Governor of Anwbel appear to have had the the W. Cores de Vries, which arrived at Shanghai this afternoon, left Wuhu at ró n.m. yesterday, everything was then perfectly quiet, and the Chinese war-vessels, which had been of so much assistance, had left the port, Shen Ping Cheng expressing himselfastisfied that no further outbreak was to he feared. Six hundred Chinese soldiers are quartered in the town from different places, the Cores de Vries having brought up one hundred from Nanking; yesterday morning Mr. Wandruff, the Commissioner of Customs, walked down frons his residence, to the Custom House unattended, without meeting the slightest incivility on the way, and the officers of the Cores de Vries, which like the other ships arriving at the port since the outbreak, went alongside the refuge hulk, were able to themselves the damage done without the walk freely about the Settlement and see for Chinese, attempting to be in any way unfriendly. though the streets are reported to be still thronged with excited people. The Mission premises are a heap of ruins, and so are the houses and property of the priests, where the Customs officials principally resided. Much indignation la expressed at the conduct of the officials in charge of the Telegraphs, who refused to wire down Intelligence to hai-kwan line for Tls. 4000,00 heing settled, Shanghai until they had privately telegraphed but it is doubtful if there is any frath in either. to the head of the droment here for per mixalon. When the Cares de Vries left, the Costoms officials had resumed their ordinary work, though in the Custom House, the rifles were still stacked ready for use at x moment's patroling the streets, blowing their horn and notice and the pickels of Chinese soldiers firing an occasional blank shot to frighten the inhabitants, still gave evidence that the fire was smouldering. On her way down to Shanghal
miles beyond Nanking. She saw no sign of the the Cores de Vries passed the Inconstant, which, is still anxiously, Iroked for at Wahu, about 19,
Linnet.
with the three Chinese men-pl-war, when in- The Governor of Anwhel had just left Nanking
those very vessels to proceed at once to the dis structions arrived from the Tsung-li Yamen for
when the Cores de Vries left, nn nne can tell tarbed port. Though there were no signs of an immediate fresh outbreak of the rots at Wahu.
what may happen, and it is a cry'na shame that up to yesterday there was ho sign of a foreign war-vessel there for the protection of the residents and it will be a long time before the disgraceful neglect of the startling incidents of Tuesday and Wednesday is forgotten.
The following notes on the tranhle have been. supplied to us by one the French fathers i It is quite certala that, the Wuhu, trouble har been all foreigners. On Sunday night the Customs premedlated. It was a regular attack against officials were already nailed of trouble brewing against all foreigners, a number of 'whom went afloat on board the hulks in the river.. On Monday there were general rumours of a hateful nature being propagated from the secret societies against foreigners without exception, and their covetousness of the riches of the natives of China (fang-yang-isal). Oa Man- day again we learned from a sure source of information that the hatred of the savage rabble was largely directed not alone against Customs. the straightforwardness and honesty of missionaries, but also against the foreign whose officers goes against the grain of the majority of the law, vulgar rabble. Tuesday bowed distinctly that the movement was well planned, and cleverly prepared, else it would have been impossible to direct such a large mob In unison, as really, was the case. Therefore there is not the slightest doubt that the whole affair has been premeditated.
Czarewich is given in the Fokai Shimpo, The following account of the attack upon the published in Shanghai:-At half past one o'clock on the 11th instant, the Czarewitch visited the rosidence of Mr. Tsuda Iwasaro, No. 5, Kiomatse, Otsu, in a jinricksha. When His Highness was about to enter the premises a policeman named Tsuda Sanxo, standing at the northern side of the street or entrance, on duty, suddenly approached His Highness, with sword drawn, struck at his head, cutting off a portion of the rim of his hat and inflicting an ugly wound on the side of the head above the car. jinricksha from the left side, and took refage in The Czurewitch immediately jumped out of the An adjoining house. At the same time Prince George of Greece struck the policeman with a bamboo cane. The policeman when attempting to escape was clutched by the legs and thrown down by the jinricksha man who had been drawing the Czarewitch. The jinricksha man then got hold of the sword worn by the policeman and inflicted two severe wounds, one on the back of the head and another in the back, All the Missionaries' worldly belongings were and when the policeman was falling from destroyed, burned, or stolen. There were quar the effects of these wounds, Inspector Kimoura,ters for about thirty fathers, a fine library, and of those who had been leading the procession, furniture, besides, of course, large supplies of jumped and arrested the altemped asiassio stores and provisions not only for the local and handcuffed him. The occurrence Insted Mission, but for the stations farther inland as but a moment and all those in attendance on well. There were also a school for boys, a His Imperial Highness were taken by surprise, chanel, servants quarters and other necessary A bed was prepared for the Crate witch in the balldings and outhouses. What the fire could house of Naga Chosuke, No. 15, of the same not destroy, the vandals certainly otherwise street. The Carewitch however told them managed to do away with. The hospital attached there was no need to prepare a bed, be seated to the Mission, for the benefit of the natives, has himself at the front of the shop and the been destroyed too. During the time that the wound was being wound was then inspected and bandaged. attended to the Carewitch maintained his ordinary appearance and continued smoking his cigar. On the completion of the dressing His Imperial Highness was taken in juricksha, accompanied by Prince George of Greece and others on foot to the Shiga Kencho, arriving there about 2 o'clock, escorted by a portion of and communication by telegraph immediately the Ninth Regiment. All necesary preparations for the comfort of the Imperial guest were made made to the Japanese Imperial Household Department at Tokio, and also to other quarters. The chiefs of the thres hospitals, Oraka, Kioto and Kobe were summoned, and at half past three it was decided that the Czarewitch should be removed to the Hotel at Kioto, and be therefore left the Shiga Kencho going to the Railway Station in a holb sides were lined by the Ninth Regiment. The policeman, Isuds Sanzo, aged 37, has a wife and 3 children. It is sald that some years ago he by the Jinricksha man is 4 inches long and was insane. The wound inflicted on H. H's head. taches deep, and seven tenths of an inch deep, matter cannot be held until he is able to speak. He is now in prison, and an enquiry into the
three inches long and two tenths of an inch deep; The wound on the head of the Czarevitch is it is not considered a dangerous wound.
It is to be regretted that the local Magistrate, even after being pressed by the British Consul, tion of the endangered people. On Sunday night did next to nothing to take steps for the protec two Christian women were taken up in a mest brutal manner and dragged before the Police sieu's yamen. They were accused of having Magistrate, and were kept all night at the Cheb deprived, two little children of the power of speech by the exercise of witchcraft, but the wemen had to be liberated, because the charge could not be proved.
The next day a woman came and wanted her robhed her of her child; but the charge was son from the orphanage, pretending they had shown to be quite a trumped-up one; never theless quite a big crowd, of desperate and place all day. It is remarkable that a few days threatening appearance, kept hanging round the previous to this outbreak an abortive attempt orphanage at Yangchow, and requests through the Consul had to be made repeatedly to the Tantal, before protection was afforded.
Mercury.
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CHINA COAST METEOROLÒGICAL
REGISTER.
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W. Donker.
Hongkong, Observatory, 21st May, 1891.
To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION
or
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
HE Undersigned has received instructions TH
to Sell by Public Auction, on
SATURDAY,
the 23rd May, 1891, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at No. 12. College Chambers,
CITY HALL, TO-MORROW NIGHT, May 2and. FAREWELL TO MRS: POTTER
AND
MR. BELLEW. Assisted by the Lady and Gen'lemen Amateurs of Hongkong.
Programme in tomorrow's papers. Plan now Open at Wegers. KELLY & Walsh. Mrs. POTTER and Mr.. DILLEW leave for
T. V. TWINNING,
Shanghai on Saturday next.
Hongkong, 21st May, 1891.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"THALES;",
Captain Hunter, will be despatched for the ahove Ports on SUNDAY, the 14th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Pasesore, annly to
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General Managers. Hongkong, 21st May 1.
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STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKI AND KONE
(Passing through the INLAND SKA) THE P. & D. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
" ANCONA."
Captain W. D. Mudie, will leave for the above places on SATURDAY, the 30th inst, at DAY- LIGHT.
E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent,
Hongkong, 21st May, 18ot,
THE
STEAM TO SHANGHAL. "HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"SUTLE}," Captain W. D. G. Worcester, R.N.R., will leave for the shove place about 24 hours after her arrival with the Outward Malls,
E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent, Hongkong, 21st May, 1801.
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NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship. "THAMES," Capt. W. A. Seaton, R.N.R., with Her Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from CANAL 00 THURSDAY, the 28th May, at Noon.
addresses; those intended for the Chinese were crywhere, crackery was shattered, furniture inricksha, escorted as before, while die streetson had been made against the Roman Catholla | The property of a Gentleman leaving the Colony, this for LONDON, VIA BOMBAY and SUEZ
given ost by the district watchmen and a few men specially engaged for the occasion by the Registras-General's department. The collecting began to-day, and will probably be Enished about next week-end. The returns were out in two months, ten years ago, and probably about the same period will elapse before their publication this time se no extra clerks have been engaged by the Government, and the Registrar General's people have to do it and their awa work as well-without extra pay.
THE POTTER-BELLEW ENTERTAINMENT,
The scenes in the streets and in the bouscs after this fextful explosion have possibly never before been equalled during the history of modern Rome. All the thoroughfares were strewn with bricks, stones, splinters and other debris hurled there by the force of the powerful concussion.
The immense powder magazine at Pozza Pantaleo, fourkilometers from here, bad exploded, and caused enormous damage to the neighboring fort, which was filled with soldier,
TYPES OF FELICITY.
Whole the happy Skipper? What is he Who every Second Male should wish to be?
We have seen larger audiences in the City Hall than that which assembled there lastnight to say that happily the officer in command of the He's not the surly tyrant he appears.
Reports of the affair which have reached here What though his whiskers curl about his cars? witness the second appearance of Mrs. Potter and fest heard a rumbling sound previous to the fiant His beulsons are not all oaths; oh no! Mr. Pellew, in selected scenes from "Hamlet," explosion, and hastily ordered the soldiers to Nor his caress invariably a blow.
Macbeth," and "She Stoops to Conquer leave the ford He succeeded this in averting Contrariwise, his blow's like a careas, and it may also be incidentally remarked a terrible disa er. As it was, several pensante that we have seen many better performances who were in the vicinity of the scene of the When seas are shipped, he dries his shipping tare
His curses seem a lama attempt to bless. there tro Of course foll allowance has to be explosion were killed outright, and a number of made in this instance for the lack of stage of others were more or less lojured..
With or belaying pins and capstan bars- But extracts from the (London) Dally News," accessories, but at the same time it cannot be denied that a "deal more might have The Vatican shook with the rest of the Roman A-d cheers their spirits when by storm Imperilled
Especially the critiques and reviews; been made of thore available; for instance in buildings when the force of the explosion was the closet scene is "Hamict," if only for effect's folt, and several famous historical stained-glass With tittle-attle from the (New York) "Herald." make, it surely was worth while having the windows in the old buildings were shattered. The His language, tempered-so to speak, annealed- *fixings of the scenes arranged in the orthodox full amount of damage done is not known, but After the model of Lord Chesterfield, fashion! However, the audience seemed to be the lose was very severe. The interiors of many Is, from some points of view, too bright and prfectly satisfied and perhaps it was not worth old palaces and churches have suffered to a great while going to any extra trouble for the sake of extent, the few who knew the difference. And it is but Au official report made in the Chamber of fair to state that while Mrs. Potter occupied the Deputies this afternoon says that seven persons boards, scenery and other incidentals could fairly were killed, forty-eight fejured at the scene of be cast to the winds-the audience wanted none the explosion and about 200 persons in the city of them: she was the centre of attraction, the slightly burt. There were 365 toos of powder in Tode-stone, or in a ward the whole of the shows the magazine. and-her-performance-et-night added in t
BRUBSITE, April 23rd.
no inconsiderable degres to her reputation Many Belgian- employers have decided to na gifiod and conscientious actress, and grant a holiday on May day; believing peaceful of course it goes without saying that in, avary agitation on the part of the workingmen will be scame in which the appeared" she was most likely to obtaid for them the tight of suffrage.
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May be, for human nature's daily food."
good, To all his crew he speaks with polished ease: "John, be so good,Now, Willam, if you Thomas, I beg," or, "Robert, may I nale?"
please," so kind his manner when he sets a task. Descended from the famous Captain Reece, Of him his crew with loving reverence speak Ho makes his ship a modern Mantelpieces, And seldom have him up before the Beak. Who every Second Mate should wish to be Such is the happy Skipper; such lo ha -Mercury's
the threa foreign resident fathers succeeded in In Wuhu it was at the very last moment that
excited mob saving themselves, when the incensed und
invaded the in a native junk and proceeded to Chiniciang
premises the missionaries made their escape and embarked
TIENTSIN
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Tiental, May 11th. On account of the suggestion of Mr. Ma Kle-tehong the Iceroy will leave here in the Hasion on the 23rd instant, instead of leaving in the Hrin-yu. The reason for the change of steamers I need not mention, as it will not interest your readers.
The Hsing-aking had a collision at Koo-koo latter. She was laden with plece goods, &c., with a Taku Tug Co.'s lighter, and sunk the
fathoms of water. I have not heard who is to cargo from the Har-an. The lighter lles in six blame in the matter.
THE WHOLE OF HIS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising:--| TAPESTRY COVERED DRAWING- ROOM SUITE, &c. 'PIANO by "HAPPEL & Co., in good order, WRITING TABLE, RUGS, REP CURTAINS, MIRROR, ROUND TABLE, CROCKERY and GLASS WARE, C. &C.
DOUBLE IRON BEDSTEAD ned Patent WIRE MATTRESS and BEDDING, Marble- top WASHING STAND, DRESSING TABLE SET, Handsomely CARVED WARDROBE, with BEVELLED GLASS.
ICE CHEST. SHANGHAI BATH, &c., &c. The above will be on view on Saturday A.M. TERMS OF SALE.--As customary.
'G, R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, Hongkong, 21st May, 1891.
NOTICE.
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Mbeen fixed for the celebration of Her ONDAY next, the 25th fastant, having Majesty's BIRTHDAY, the Officer Administer. ing the Government, and Mrs. BARKER will hold a reception at Government House on that The Newchwang also bad a collision with a all funk, cutting it in two, and the funk sunning from to to za p.m. (Full dress),
Hongkong, 21st May, 1891. immediately.
On Saturday, at 5 pm. our gas works caught fire, but the flames were soon extinguished. The damage done is very small.
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Yesterday the Match Factory took fire and was reduced to ashes; the plant and everything is destroyed, only the autheures and dwelling
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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houses being saved. The fire broke out to theTHE SECOND CALL of TWO POUNDS (3) drying-room, caused by a coolie, who dropped temporary Offices of the Bank, No. 7 Praya, on Stealing per Støre must be paid at the frame containing dry matches, which instantly or before seth June, 1891. ignited, and set the whole of the matches in the
drying room on fire,danje panika, maan? saia de pe Abivan
There are rumours about the big Rallway loan" being settled, also about the loan for the Shang
WM. H. FORBES, ́·
Chairman,
Hongkong, Hist May, 189ri
Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M. Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 4 PM, on the day before calling.
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo: General Cargo for London will be conveyed via Bombay without transhipment, arriving one week later than by the ordinary direct route via Colombo,
Tea will be sent either via Bombay or Colombo, according to arrangement.
For further particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Once, Hong-
The
Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested la nota the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,
This Steamer takes Cargo and Passengers for Marseilles.
E. L WOODIN, Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 31st May, 1891.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION."
IN
TN view of forthcoming matches there will be no competition on SATURDAY, the 23rd inst, but the range will be open for praction Members of the team are requested to obtain as much practice as possible before the day of the match, which will probably be THURSDAY, the 28th fast. The following members have been selected to represent the Association - MC, Ford, Robinson and Wooding L. Grant A. & S. Highlanders P.C. McClennio, F.C. and Col. Sergeants Boyd and Mack of the rat Watson, and Sergt. Rabertion of the Police; and Lt. Lloyd, R.Ek gebrate
FRANK COLLINS, to sit beat age Hon, Secretary.
Hongkong, arst May, shot,
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