1893-04-25 — Page 1

No. 3429

Banks.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED,

LATE

THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON AND CHINA.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL ...£1,500,000) SUBSCRIBED

InsuranceS.

HE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

THE

"

COMPANY,

ESTABLISHED 1815.....

INVESTED FUNDS £7,000,000 Stg ANNUAL INCOME.£ 900,000 Sig BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHANGHAI : AUGUSTUS WHITE, Esq.

FH. BELL, Boq.

JAMES L. SCOTT, Esq.

£1,125,000 | NEIL MACLEOD, Esq., M.D., Medical Officer.

BANKERS: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.'

NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS in the Rate of a per ori.

per annum on the Dally Balance.

1.

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ON FIXED DEPOSITS :—

For 12 Months.........................................5 per cent.

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JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1893.

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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Caplizi.........

Subscribed Capital...

£1,000,000 £500,000

HEAD OFFICE :-HONGKONG..

Court of Directors:-

D. Gillies, Esq.

ChowTungShang, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

W. Watton, Esq,

C. J. Hirst, Esq.

:

W. T. PHIPPS, Esq., Chief Agent.

AGENCIES:

Amoy-Messrs. Brown & Co.

Canton-Messrs. Rowe & Co.

Chefoo-Messrs. Cornate & Co.

Foockow-Messrs. Phipps, Phipps & Co. Hankow--Mess. W. Forbes Sharp & Co. Kobe-Mes. Browne & Co. Nagasaki-China & Japan Trading Co., Ld. Newchwang-Messrs. Bandinel & Co. Ningpo-Gustav Koltiau, Esq, Peking--Dr. Dudgeon, Medical Officer. Swalew-Messrs. Bradley & Co. Tientsin-Movers. Wilson & Co.

Yokohama Messrs. Fraser, Farley & Co.

The Standard is an old and wealthy Scottish Office, well-known throughout fadia and the East, and has acquired a marked character for sound and liberal management.

679-5)

DODWELL CARLILL & Co,

Agents, Hongkong, Standard Life Office.

SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND.

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1893-

Intimations.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

FOR SALE.

CALCUTTA-MADE

SUN HATS.

Hongkong, 18th April, 1893,

LANE CRAWFORD&C">

W. ROBINSON & Co.

(UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL) HONGKONG.

PIANO TUNING.

SATISFACTORY WORK GUARANTEED.

SINGLE TUNINGASTAREMIU

dékénkun$ 5.00.

--«r«odpryson-sao-azin$48.00 i do.

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6 TUNINGS A YEAR............................................................................................................$25.00 PER ANNUM,

do.

'da

INCLUDING MINOR REPAIRS AND THE KEEPING OF THE PIANO IN GOOD ORDER AND CONDITION.

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept PIANOS BOUGHT, SOLD OR TAKEN IN EXCHANGE, PACKED, REMOVED AND Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq. TFIRE and MARINE INSURANCES on

Chief Manager,"

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Brancher London, Yokohama, Shanghal,

Amoy and Foochow

BANKERS :-

The Commercial Bank of Scotland, -

Parrs Banking Co., and The Alliance Bank (Ld.)

Interest for 12 months, Fixed, per Cent.

6

CURRENT ACCOUNTS

Hongkong, tath December, 1892.

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THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS, LIMITED.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL · ....................... £2,000,000 CAPITAL. CALLED-UP£ 251,093.15.0

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:****** Wm. Keswick, Esq.-Chairman. Adolf von André, Esq. | F. D. Sassoon, Esq. H. D. Stewart, Esq. Egbert Iveson, Eeq.

David McLean, E1q.

·HONGKONG COMMITTEE:

favourable terzis."

Current rates, and a guaranteed Bonus equal

to that paid by the local Offices,

S. J. DAVID & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, 1st November, 1597.

' GENERAL NOTICE,

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THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

CAPITAL, TAELS - 600,000, }'

EQUAL TO **** RESERVE FUND

$833,333-33 $318,000.00.

LO YEUX MOON, Esq.

* BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

| L×1 SING, Esq.

LOW TWO SHUN, Kst, 1

MANAGER.—HO AME).

Hongkong, 14th February, 1893.

STORED.

[$81

W. POWELL & CO.

LADIES, GENTLEMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S

CALCUTTA

PITH HATS,

COVERED IN ANY MATERIAL TO SUIT PURCHASERS.

OLD PITH HATS RE-COVERED,

M*

ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., raken at CURRENT. RATES to all parts of the

world.

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1803,

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 17th December, 1884. · 869

NOTICE.

The Hon, J. J. Keswick. 1 The Hon. C. P. Chater. THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY

H. Hoppias, Esq.

Head Officem^3, Princes Street, London. Branches-Bombay, Calcutta, Hongkong, and

Shanghai.

Agencies--Penang, Singapore, and Yokohama.

RATES OF INTEREST,

ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS

and Fixed Deposits, can be ascertained on application.

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager.**

Hongkong, roth April, 1803.

Intimations.

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HONGKONG CORINTHIAN SAILING

CLUB.

THERE will be a GENERAL MEETING of the above Club, at 6 P.M. on THURS DAY, the 27th fastant, in the GYMNASIUM of the Victoria Recreation Club.

Notices of Motion to be sent to Hop. Sec., Hoogkong Corinthian Sailing Club, ›

F. LINDSAY LLOYD, RE, Honerary Secretary, Hongkong Corinthian Saling Club. Гава

Hongkong, and April, 1893,

A CONVERSAZIONE AND EXHIBITION

will be given

ON

THURSDAY, April 27th, at 9 F.Mẹ In the

CITY HALL..

Under the auspices of the HONGKONG "ODD VOLUMES.*

His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON has kindly censented to open the CONVERSAZIONE.”

The EXHIBITION will incinds the Exhibita to be sent to the

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED....

,

.$1,000,000

The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODS, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.

WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE. No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, Hongkong, arst February, 1893-

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

W. POWELL & CO.

THE

16

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, "Kremlin "—À. B. C. Coda-TELEPHONE, No. 33.

:

PROPRIETORS....

........................................THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

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"HE HONGKONG HOTEL—the most commodious and best appointed Hotel In the Far East, Talons Gréqualled accommodation to traveller and others, it is situated in the centre of the town, opposite the General Post Office and the Hongkong Club, adjacent to Pedder's Wharf [173 (the principal landing stage of the Colony) and in close proximity to the Banks and Shipping

Office The HOTEL STEAM LAUNCH conveys passengers and baggage to and from all Mall Steamers. THE TABLE D'HOTE, at separate tables, is supplied with every delicacy, the cuisine being

: ** * ? under experienced supervision. THE BED-ROOMS, with adjoining Bath-rooms, are lofty and well ventilated, open on to

spacious Verandahs, are lighted by gas and fitted throughout with slectric communicators.

Rooms, Ladies' Drawing Rooms the new, Bar and public BILLIARD ROOMS (SL

N INTERIM BONUS of Twenty-Five

V

per Cent, upon Contributions for the The Reading, Writing and Smish and American Tables) are fitted with every convenlenenle

year 1892, has been Declared.

WARRANTS may be bad on application at the Office of the SOCIETY on and after the 8th

By Order of the Board,

May

Hongkong, 24th April, 1893.

N. J. EDE,

Secretary

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Intimations.

STEAM WATER-BOATS,

J'

•HIPS Supplied with FRESH WATER for

with despatch.

SPOILERS AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES

A handsomely appointed GRILL ROOM, where chops, (mteaks, &c., are moryed: st ́any hour

adjoins the HOTEL, and is under the same Management, nisi

The WINGS & SPIRITS are selected by an Expert and the BEST BRANDS only are supplied. HYDRAULIC ASCENDING-ROOMS of the latest and most approved-type 'Convey-passengers

and baggage from the Entrance Hall to each of the five floors' zabava. NIGHT PORTERS and WATCHMEN 130 continually on duty.'

Hongkong, 12th February, 1892.

1. W. KEW & Co., SLAZ

and Floor, 18, Prays Central,

Hongkong, zoth April, 1893.

D B

KNO.R R'S LION BRAND ANTIPYR I NE.

1

(483

(DOSE FOR ADULTW: 15 TO 33 GRAINS TROY.)

$.the most approved and most efficacions Is IRADACHE, MIT GRAINE, NEURALGIA...RHEUMATISM, FEVER, TYPHUS, INFLUENZA, DENGUE, ERYSIPELAS, HOOPING COUGH, and many other complaints. It is xiss the very best Antiseptic Highly recommended by the. Medical Faculty. Ask for Dr. KNORR'S ANTIFYRINE] Each Tin bears the investor's algnature "Dr. KNORR An ved letters,

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE representing the resources of Hongkong, -- Aa INDIAN COURT, INDUSTRIAL PHI- LOSOPHICAL, ETHNOLOGICAL BOTA- NICAL, GEOLOGICAL BECTIONS,

Private Collections of Carlos, Works of Art, and Bric-a-Brac

Industrial Exhibition to which the Gas, Elec. trie Light, Telephone, Sugar, Brick and Cement.

Mega and other Companies wilf gontribute,

Collections of Silver-ware, Silk Coins, Wes pons, Models of Temples, Machiatry, and

Vessels,

Scientific and other Instruments, Glass making, Die Pdating, Steel Engraving, Book Ruling and Stamping,

C

doc.

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"DERMATOL" is the best Vulnerary; its effect in stimulating the closing up of Wounds, is described as amazing.

To be had at prery reputed Chemist and Draggist,

Supplies constantly on band at the Chias cort Import, and Bank Co-Sole Agents for

Bow of spurious Jminions. Hongkong, Int Ay.

· An admission of ĝi will be charged to cover | China,

-expenses.

Tickets may be obtained at Messrs. Lan CRAWFORD & Co. and Messrs. KILLY AND

WALSH, LD., or at the door.

SIDNEY JEFFREY, - Hop. Sec. "Odd Volumes. "

Hongkong, 21st Apili, 1993. - V/

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NOTIC THE Undenjgued bege to notify the Publi that he has bought from the Official Tropes the GOODWILL and STOCK-IN-

THE

CAPTAIN CH, ROBINSON,"

* TRADE of the TEEN VIK OIL SHOP, No.

COAL CONTRACTOR.

COMPRADORE AND STEVEDORE

HIPS VISITING MANILA SUPPLIED

WITH PROVISIONS; DUNNAGE, EC.

WATER and BALLAST, BOATS, Maalia, 15th March, 1995.

44, Bochum Strand West, and that he will

carry on the same Bosipons in the same place

under the am Style,

HOW TACK,

[454

h Apell, 1893, it

油生盘不辦承德

R. TUCKER

Manager.

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W. BREWER.

QUEEN'S ROAD.

LAZENGER'S DEMON TENNIS BATS.

CHAMPION TENNIS BATS,

***ALLIANCE TENNIS BATS."

WIMBLEDON TENNIS BATS.

FAVORITE, FALCON, 82.

AYRES REGULATION TENNIS BALLS,

FAULTLESS UNDERSEWN and other BALLS.

PARLOUR SKITTLES and other Games.

SPECIAL BLACK GUT BATS. SLAZENGER & SONS' 1893 BALLS. .

FOOTBALLS BOYS' CRICKET SETS.

TENNIS BELTS for Ladles and Gentlemen,

TENNIS SHOES (Renshaw's) both Ladles and Gentlemen. GUIDE TO HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO,

W. BREWER, UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL.

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Hongkong, 7th April, 1893,

KELLY & WALSH, LD

SALTERS' CELEBRATED BLACK GUT TENNIS BATS.

AYRES',1898 CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS BALLS.

SALTERS' ALL BUCK, RED RUBBER TENNIS SHOES

TENNIS NETS AND POLES,

Hongkong, Sth April,"1899,

KELLY & WALSH; LIMITED

QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, HONGK

Intimations

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. of "THE CHINA FIKE INSURANCE COM-

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

Shipping.

STEAMERS;

| DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

OR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, THE Company's Steamship

PANY LIMITED,ill be held at the OricasT

of the COMPANY, No. 2 Queen's Road Central, Victor, the Colony of Hongkong on MONDAY, the tat day of May, 1893, at 3 o'clock in the. Afternoon, when the subjoined Resolating will be proposed :—

That the first Subsection of Article 103 of the Articles of Association of The China Fire Insurance Company, Limited, with.... Its marginal note, be expunged, and that in lieu thereof the following Subsection and marginal note be faserted, viz :—--

Teva Ist-It may favest the Funds of the "pety Company in or upon English; Indien,

and Hongkong Government Stack, Bonds, and Funds, and in or upon the Stocks, Boods, Fonds, and Securi∙ica of any Foreign Government, Country,, or State, and upan Mortgage of freehold or leasehold property in Habgkong or elsewhere, and in for upon deposlis with or loans at interest to any Banking Institution wherever established, and in or upon such other Securities as it may in its discretion shlak fit, and may from time to time convert or realiza any monles so 'invealed and re-invest the same in oz'upan any of thé Securities aforesaid is occasion requires.

By Order of the Board.

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 8th Apríl, 1893.

1435

THE JELEBU MINING AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED,

"DIVIDEND of Ten per Cent for the

having been Declared; COUPON No. 6, is PAVABLE at the CHARTERED BANK (▼ INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA in Hongkong and Singa- pore on and after TO-DAY, as follows:-

Lit A for to Shares witb......$25.00

A Halvor ended 16'5 Febmarr, 1893,

01

"

B 20

$10.00

C

$ 2:50 HUTTENBACH BROS. & Co.

General Agents.

Sirgapore, sand April 189*,

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED.. }

W

NOTICE.

FTER this date NO FULLY PAID-UP A

SHARES of this Company will be TRANSFERED on which the Calls on the NEW SHARES standing in the same Name remain Unpaid.

By Order,

Hongkong, roth April, 1893-

R. LYALL,

AN APPEAL.

Secretary.

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"HAITAN,"

Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the Above Ports TO-MORROW, the 26th Instant, at Noon.

"

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Tanagers. tangkone. 25th Aprli, 1803.

[493 THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

1

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK. THE Company's Steamer

"PHRA NANG,"

Captain W. H. Watton, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 27th inst at 10 AM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG, Agents. Hongkong, 24th April, 1893

[497

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL

HE Steamship.

"ENERGIA,"

Stokes, Commander, will be despatched for the Above Port on or about SATURDAY, the 6th May.

For Freight or Passage,- apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 15th April, 1891.

SAILING VESSELS.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

THE

HE 100 A.I. British Ship

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"CELTIC CHIEF," Owen, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong, zoth February, 1893. F24t

FOR NEW YORK,

THE 3/3 L I. I. German Ship

"IRON DUKE,”

Hathagen, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, 21st April 1893.

SHEWAN & Co.

Consignees.

"SHIRE” LINE OF STEAMERS.

"HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs mest respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their Had | FROM patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order; and Caffy

and Collars renewed on old ones!

Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.

The Superforess will also be most grateful for any FAPER, or eld ENVELOPES to be made into [Books for the Children of the Poor, Schools, who

are taught by the Sisters,

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1893.

NOTICE.

DIVING.

L'

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A DIVER, cliber as an "OPERA- Nexperianced man seeks an engagement

TIVE" or in charge of a DIVING PARTY. Fully acquainted with all latest improvements In submarine craft, Telephone, Lamp-work

etc.

Slebo and Gorman's apparatus (Donhle or single Pumps) can be provided,

Breakwater and Pler Works Specialty, The Salving of Cargo and Removal of Wrecks undertaken in any locality.

References regarding work executed in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and China Seas can be seen.

DETONATOR,

cje Office of the Hongkong Telegraph. Hongkong, 28th March, 1893.

Shipping,

STEAMERS.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA

THE Steamship

THE SU

*CATHERINE APCAR,”

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Captain J. G. Olifant, wil be despatched for the above Forts on FRIDAY, the 28th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to a

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Cors

Agents. Hongkang, arst April, “1893.

T459

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,

UNDER MAIL, CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN 'GOVERNMINTA,

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY. ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, VENICE, FIUME,

AND: TRIESTE (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA MADRAS, PERSIAN GUILT, RED SEA, BLACK SA LEVANT and, ADRIATIC FORTE). ~HE Company's Steamship

224 MARIA VALERIE," "Captain:Á. Mitig will be despatched as above

on SATURDAY, the 6th May, at 3 PM.

Cargo will not be received on board after 3 FM. prior to date of sailing""

For further information as to Passage and

· Wright? apply to

*** DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

[447 Houghody, 14th Aprli, 1893,

[ABT

· NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

5. S. BRECONSHIRE," HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON

AND STRAITS. ··

INSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk, Into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kewloon Whast and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery in be obtained.

Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 10`A.M. TO- MORROW,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the ist prax, will be rebject tä

rent.

All claims against the Steamer must be pros sented to the Undersigned on or before the 1st proximo, or they will not be recognized.

be

left la the Godowns, where they will be All broken, chafer, and damaged Goods are to

examined on the 1st prox. at 3 F.Mu

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

DODWELL, CARLILL & ́Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 24th April, 1893.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES...

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG. AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

THE

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"CATHERINE APCAR" having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed, that their Goods will be delivered, from alongulda.

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after the 24th Instant; will be landed at Consignors), risk and expense Into the Godownii'! of the Wanchat- Warehouse and Storage Comp pany, Limited, Wanchal.

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

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

Agents.

Hongkong, 21st Apell, 1893

"MOGUL! LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

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5. 9. "PATHAN," FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP AND

- STRAITS. FO

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby lnformed

that all Goods are being landed at thele, risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and- Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, s Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharved delle very may be obtained aga tamam elkapen Optional: Cargo will be: forwarded-unlesso? solice to the contrary be given before 3 PM" TO-DAY BUT Amit

No Claims, will be admitted after the Goods

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th instant will be subjeca, to rest 100NDA PER

All claims against the Steamer must be pes. } sented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th ở instant, or they will not be recognised

All broken chafel, and damaged fonda sm. to be left in the, Godowns where they will ba examined on the 28th Instant, #3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Bills of Lading wat be counteral-ned by

HOLYWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

"Agents.

ongkong, win April,

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