SHAORSING.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Shaohstog, March 19th 1894.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1894.
Government will, on learning of such cases, undertake to send the people to the French Minister at Bangkok, or, if the cases ATE found near the Mekong, the authorities there will be ordered to tend the people across the river. From this date should anyone to Slam bolding slaves ar detalning perrons from the said left bank, be it known to them that there people are under French protection, and they are to immediately inform the authorities, bo have received orders to release the slaves at o-ce, and report the cares to the Government. From the date of the promulgation two months grace will be given, to allow time to such slave- holders to send them to the authorities or to the Government, after which time, should any of these people be found in the possession of any person or persons, the latter shall be judged by the Court, and, condemned to heavy penalties, according to Clause 14 of the Royal Criminal
I wrote you in October last of a case of attempted bilbery on the part of an ex-Total named (Chow Fob-ch'ing), and told you that he was seized and conveyed to Hang-chow, the capital of Chakiang province. He has been under arrest ever since, and now we hear that recent orders have been received from Peking, stating that sentence of death has been passed upon him, and that he most suffer the extreme penalty of the law. All helps to commit suicide have been removed from his cell; and although this Han-lin graduate and ex-Total is allowed his daily portion of opium, and his page, or nap-in-waiting, permitted to minister to him, yet the opfam is now exactly measured of weighed, and the page's life is to go for the master's if there a treachery or any under-law-Observar. band work discovered. The queue" also rafiį this mandarin is—as is the custom in sech" cases-divested of the strong silk thread with which the Chinese plaft their tails, and the hair-which in this case is neither long ner plentiful-is tied up in a knot, and firmly secured by strong sealing-wax to the top of the head, in order to prevent any attempt at strang What a wore fgare thin Hrg himself! ex-Tactal must cut in his condemned cell 1
April 3rd.
The steamship Woosung, which arrived on Saturday, brought goo coolles for Fangkok.
The Anglo-Stamese Trading Association opened yesterday at their premises near the Oriental Avenue.
It is rumoured that new British Minister has been selected to succeed Captain James as Minister Resident to the Court of Sism."
On Sunday morning No. 3 electric car ran over a litle girl, daughter of our of the Tramway clerks. The wheel of the car passed over the child's body, killing her on the spat.
The Hecuba brought reliefs to H.M.S. Zinnet on Friday. Dr. Kelsall is replaced by Surgeon McShane, and Lieut. Rodgers will succeed Lieut. Quayle, who joins H.M.S. Rattler as navigating officer. Two stokers and a mailne also arrived by the same mail,
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transport on the ship's account the cotton trans- parted from Shanghai to Klolo,
To this view of the effect of the chaiter party I cannot assent. As I read the charter party, it give the charterer the right to have the ship perform the voyage from New York to Aden, then to the part of Amoy, then to Shanghai, and then to Yokohama, or to any of them, either full or with sufficient cargo for ballast, shipped by the libellant or his shippers, and not otherwite and it gave the ship owners no right to take la Cargo on the ship's account at any port during the voyage. The loading of the ship on ship's account at Shanghai increased the weight of the ship during the rest of the voyage, and by 10 much retarded her progress. It might also well be that a shipment of cargo on the ship's account from Shanghal to Kiote would have an Impor- tant effect upon the ventures of those merchanta
who by agreement with the libellant shipped goods in New York for Yokohama, under a char- ier which gave the whole ship to the charterers. Authority for a shipment of cargo on ship's account should therefore be found plainly set forth in the charter party. No such aathority is stated in the charter party, and in my opinion cuch authority cannot be implied from the fact that the passession and control of the ship remained in the shipowner. The possession and control of the ship by the owner duing the voy age was for the sole purpose of the ship's navi gation during the voyage. Certainly no authority to proceed to Kioto, a port not included in the voyage described in the charter, is to be found in the charter party..
when times grew better they would fise to renewed wealth and become valuable customers
once more.
Therefore the banks are seemingly going to sell the balance of the whited sepulchres for what they will fetch, and get rid of them, Taking them all round, they won't fetch much.
A large Australian institalon has decided that a future the managing director is to get 1000 per annum; the directors-four of them-25 each; the manager, Lico; and the auditors each | to 10. a year. How much supervision is likely to be get for ten guiness, and how much to tos. auditor is likely to find out about the possible irregularities of a £10055 manager, are points that the shareholders can seriously consider when the liquidation comes along When scos worth of board wants to be watched by only Car worth of audlier it suggests several hundred things which need not be further alluded
to.
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The boom will come again, no doubt, but when It does there will be a new generalen of boomers, and the present crowd will mostly be old and greasy and unshaven and casally carbuncled, and their frowsy bait will stick up through their shattered hats, and they will breathe stale beer at the free-lunch counter while they swap lles about their vanished greatness. A few indomit- able spirits will come to the front a second time and fat banke with all their former affability, but, as a general rule, each boom brings a new crowd to the front, and the old crowd mostly takes refuge in the S up Kitchen.
A State note-issue without a State Bank is a
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION
or
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS, COTTAGE PIANO, BOOKS, &C.
all put in at a reasonable valuation, and the lottery is managed (on behalf of the liquidators of the V.D.L. Bank) by Gzo, Adams, the well- known "Tattersall," whose name li suficient guarantee for the solid Integrity of the whole proceedings. The properties are all slinated in Ta:mini-a pleasant place where any man can put in his declining years with satisfaction, and the winner of any one of the 16 or to blgi *HE Undersigned have been instructed by prizes can't do better than settle down on his
W. M, B. ARTHUR, E1q, property, and let the restful, sleepy atmosphere
to Sell by of Van Diemen's Land soak into bis soul, and
PUBLIC AUCTION, stak into a state of sautlerable rest-Sydney at his official Residence "THE MAGISTRACY," Bulletin,
How to gain Flesh and Strength.-Take after each meal about a tablespoonful at Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos phites. It is almost as palatable as mask and easily digested. The rapidity with which dell- cate children and sickly people suffering from weakness and wasting disease improve and thrive upon this dist it truly marvellous. As a remedy for Consumption and Throat Affections and Bronchitis it ĺs unequalled by any other preparation in the world, Any Chemist can supply it-A. S. Watson & Co. (Limited), agents in Hongkong and China.--Adut.
@fo-bay's Advertisements,
ST. JOHN
LODGE
OF HONGKONG, No. 613, S.C.
tion in the provincial prison Is concerned. But the Mixed Court will aft at Bangkok any more party for the part of Yokohama: and in view of simply a scheme whereby any bank which is in HALL, Zetland Street, T'ISEVENING, the rath
There is no suggestion to the Convention that
than at Saigon. The Convention mentions Mixed Court without any reference whatever 21 to where it may sit. The convenience of both sides would, however, suggest Bangkok.
All the others implicated-The Provincial Examiner Yin, and who was a Vice-President of one of the Metropolitan Boards, has succeeded in completely establishing bis innocence in the case and also the five wealthy and inflential families who were charged with paying to Chow twelve thousand dollars for obtaining the degree of Kü-jên, or provincial graduate, for one son in each of the above five families, have all got off "scat (12," so far as incarcera doubtless they have had to pay an immense sum of money between them in order to save their heads and their families. All this, of course, kept very quiet, as the crime is counted as one of treason, the degree of Three experienced miners-Captain James and Kii-jen being inseparably connected with official Mesars. Eustace and Richards-arrived by the rank and influence. To us barbarians from Hicuba on Friday. They are engaged for work the West, the penalty seems too severe ; on the Kabin mines, and will proceed immediate- but then at literary tities carry no political or ly up-country, where Mr. Clarks has everything civil authority with them; whereas In China, a in readiness for the party to begin operations. man with the provincial graduate's title is An Indian Hving in Windrail Road secured power for evil, if he is so disposed; and in bis wife's hands with rags soaked in kerosene general they are the tyrannical pests of the loca oil, a few days ago, and afterwards applied a Hy in which they reside. Most district magis-lighted match to the rags. Writhing in pain the trates, if they bave not a literary title higher than unfortunate woman appealed to the neighbours sly, are in fear of these petite nodiesse, who, for assistance, and be burning material was "when the play is worth the candle," can turn
taken off her hands. It has now transpired that the scale of justice for or agalast you. The wlli
the hard-hearted individual is a confirmed oplum of these local autocrats ir generally the end to all enter and that the demon of oplum takes posses. controversy; and these gentry so outrageously aton of him and leads him astray at times.- abase their power that, under the present régime, or made of government, the people will not be sorry for the failure of the five sanx in their efforts to get this much coveted degree of Kü-jên. Under the present corrupt administration, the fewer provincia! [graduates there are the belter. It is true that, in the immediate locality or zeighbourhood of the successful candidate for this degree, the people feel proud to have such a scholar among them; but, after the first stage of excitement is past, and the usual flag-staffs-the emblems of a Kü-jén-begin to look dirty and show signs of decay, and after a short exhibtion
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of a few of the mean characteristice of the man, and the monstrous pretensions of his new posi-} tion, most of his neighbours would be anywhero bot near him for this class of gentry bring no moral force into the neighbourhood with them, ---none of that healthy power of great and good purpose; but they are simply dignified with those elements which constitute "a Local pally tyrant," not necessarily "a clown suddenly risen to power," but a clever, cunning, yet over- bearing despot, whose molto is "Private interests and public fame." The evil such men do live after them, and we don't believe that any good is interred with their bones; and the state in which they leave their neighbourhood and families at death reveals also that they have " left no good beblod them." Hence, living or dead, they are undesirable companions !— Shanghai Mercury,
SIAM NOTES.
Bangkok, April 3rd, 1894. The Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamship Taf- chiaw, Capt. Deans, brought $110,000 yesterday for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
The electric teams will commence running as far as the City gates to three or four days more. The delay is due to the station' annexe not being completed yet. A short trial trip was made at 10 p.m. on Saturday night, with highly satis factory results.
It is currently reported that the British barque Nicoya, Capt. Norris, has been wrecked on Lighthouse Reef, whilst on a voyage from Salgon to Noumea with a cargo of rice. No lives were lost. The Nicoya, it will be remembered, made several trips between bere and Hongkong some two years ago.
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MARITIME LAW.
PIRNY Z. 9. 5. "PORT ADELAIDE."
The following interesting judgment was delivered on December rath by Mr. Justice Benedict in the Unlied States District Court of New York:
Libellant chartered the whole of a ship, and landed her for a'voyage from New York to Aden, Amay, Shanghai and Yokohama. The ship. owner efficered and manned the vessel. Åt Shanghai, the ship loaded cotton on her own account for Kloto, whence she thereafter pro- cecded to Yokohama, and there delivered in good order the balance of her original cargo, The chatter party contained no provision as to shipment of cargo on ship's account, and no authority to proceed to Kioto, Libellant sued to recover the freight collected for cargo tranz. ported from Shanghai to Klote and also to recover damages for breach of charter. Held; that the ship was answerable to libellan! either for the freight from Shanghai to Kinto or for damages for breach of charter, bat not for both; and a maritime len existed against the ship in favor of libellast on elther claim.
Fester and Thompson, for libellant. Convers and Kirlin, for claimant."
Benedict, 1.
The steamship Port Adelaide was chartered | by the libellant for a voyage from New York to Aden, Amoy, Shanghal and Yokohama. By the terms of the charier party the whole of said vessel with the exception of the necessary room for the crew and storage of provisions, coals, saits and cables" was chartered to the libellant. The charter party also contained the following clause, " charterers have the full reach of versel's bolds, spare bunkers, cabins, &c., the) same as if the steamer was loading for owners' beneßt," The ship owners officered and manned the vessel and were to receive "for the use of sald vessel during the voyage aforesaid the sum of £4.500." Bills of Lading were to be signed by the master, and any difference between the charter money and the freight named in the hill of lading was to be settled before the vessel's departure from New York.
Under this contract the charterers furnished the steamer a full cargo from New York, and the freight named in the bills of lading, being less than the £4,500, named in the charter party by the sum of £5,500, 4.7. the difference was paid by the libellant to the ship's agent before
In my jdgment, therefore, the shipment of cotton In Shangbai for Kiolo, on ship's account, was a breach of the charter party. But as it appears that the ship proceeded from Kioto to Yokohams, and there delivered in good order the cargo shipped in New York under the charter
the terms of the charter party, It seems to me that the Charterer is entitled to adopt the act of the ship owners in taking la cargo at Shanghal for Kioto, and to recover the freight earned by the ship for the transportation of that carga; or, at his option, to treat the transaction as a breach of the charter party and hold the ship for the dimages caused thereby. 1 do not see how the charterer can be entitled to the freight earned by the breach of the charter party, and also to damages for such breach.
It is said that if the freight collected at Kioto and paid over to the ship owner belongs to the charterer, the libellant's claim is against the ship owner for money he bad not received and is not within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty. But the service performed in earning the freight was a maritime suivice, and the duties of the respective parties arise out of and are fixed, by the terms of a charter party of the ship, and the ship was the lostrument used in performing the service. Under such circumstances it in my opinion that maritime lien in favor of the charterer attached to the ship for the amount of the freight earned by the steamship by transporting the cotton from Shinghal to Kiato, and withheld from the charterer by the ship owner.
The drift of the libellant's argument leads me to suppose that if compelled to elect, the libel- lant will elect to recover the freight earned by the ship, and a decree for the libellant for that amount will therefore be entered, unless the libellant gives notice of electing to receive the damages instead, in which case a reference will
be had to ascertain the amount of such damages. The parties will 'doubtless agree as to the amount of the freight collected.
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THE WILD CAT COLUMN.
They now call it the Land Boom-érang. '
Mt. Morgan, last year, treated 163,000 tons stone for 119,8oooz. of gold.
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Queensland has turned out nine and a quarter million ozs. of gold, valued at za millions.
In one of the largest banks in Sydney there are 25 aduit clerks with salatica under £2 per week!
"Shall I put my money into land or into stocks Principal without interest or interest without principsi.
At Coolgardie, a rich reat has been discovered in a publican's backyard. But even it is nothing to the reef which was found in his front bar,
One would imagine from reading the printed reports of Sydney stock-brokers that they did a heap of mining business weekly. Cheap talk and free adits.
The V.D.L. shareholders, by the way, have
last all their capital, and the success of the lottery, which is a fair gamble duly authorised by Parliament, will simply mean that they will be able to pay their debts without making a call.
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As a consequence of the style in which Sydney banks are treating small manufacturers and other "little" employers of labour, before the frat quarter of '94 expires a large number of these will be themselves back in the ranks of labour.
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There is some curious news from Chantaboon, bul as yet we have been unable to verify it What is beyond doubt, however, is that the French are very much on the qui vive againat attacks, and exercise the strictest surveillance, the local steamers being ostentatiously covered
Queensland gold yield for '93; 600,337 01, 8 by the guns of the warship as they go in and the ship's departure from New York Noue of decrease of 15.231 cz.; on 'g. Principal yields this cargo was shipped by the libellant, but by On Sunday morning, about 10.30, an electric other shippers found by him. It was to be-Charters Towers, 256,363 ez; Rockhampton, tram-car at Ban Tawal caused the death of the delivered at the ports of Aden, Amoy, Shanghai 114 939 ; Gymple, 78.966 oz Croydop, infant child of one of the Company's employés, and Yokohama respectively as per the bills of 710 oz ; Etheridge, 19,336 cz.; Ravenswood,
9,286 cz. The little thing was left playing about the road- lading signed by the master, the greater portion elde by its mother, who wis inside the house, of the cargo, belog deliverable at Ades, Amay and just as the car passed it toddied on to the and Shanghal. The steamer proceeded to those line. The "cow-calcher," although only a few ports, and there duly delivered the cargo con inches high, passed over t, and although the signed to those ports, From Shanghal the break was instantly applied the first wheel steamer was bound by the terms of the charter crushed its body sufficiently to cause fastanta to proceed direct to Yokohama, and there deliver neous death, although to external injury was the remainder of her cargo. Instead of so doing, visible. This is the second fatality of the kind the master of the steamship, without authority on the electric line is some afteen months, from the charterers, took on board at Shanghal the sufferers in each case being children. A a quantity of cotion to be transported in the while back a boy was knocked down, but as he steamship dipan freight from Shanghel to the tumbled into the netting of the guard be sustained port of Klota, a port not within the terms of the no injury. On several occasione dogs, pigs, and charter. The freight on this cotton was collected once even a cow, have been saved from being by the ship's agent and turned over to the ship owners. From Klato the ship proceeded to Yokohama, and there safely delivered the remain
run over in the same way,
The Sydney and Port Hacking Co., which holds Booo acres of coal area under Sydney Harbour, wants to float itself in London for 300,000. Rumoured that a well-known mer chant, now on his way to England, will take k hand in the scheme,
from Macriland. A gum-digger, struck with Another mountain of gold is vaguely reported the curious formation of Parahaki mount, at Whangarel, dug up at random three samples of the hill and sent them for assay. Alleged esults, 50%, per tan. Usual syndicate lucu
ballog
Smell-bourne bank can go further than most of
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TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), April 13th, 1894, commencing at 245 P.M.: HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS,
THE WHOLE OF THE
Comprising: Tapestry Covered Drawing-room Sulte, Over- mantels, Book cases, Sideboard, Dinner Table, Dinner Waggon, Marble-top Tables, Whatnots, Writing Desk, Card Table, Rattan Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads with Hair and Spring Mattresses, Bamboo Bedsteads, Washstands, Tollet Sets, Shangbai Baths, Carpets, Pictures, Clocks, Fenders and Fire Irons,
&C.,
&C., ALSO,
&c.
One Iron Framed Cottage Piano, by Doerner & Sohn, Stuttgart, in good order.
A small Library of Books.
AND A QUANTITY OF
PALMS AND PLANTS.
TO A.M.
On View and Catalogues ready from Friday,
SALE TERMS —As customary.
A. E. SKEELS & Co, Auctioneers, &c.
Hongkong, sth Apill, 1894.
bazardous device. The Queensland system is A REGULAR MEETING of the above Offices, 17, Praya Central,
LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS' loan from the State of paper money, for the difficulties can stave off trouble by getting the fast, at 8.30 o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren redemption of which the State is responsible are cordially invited.
Hongkong, 12th April, 1894-
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And all the stearity the State possesses is the right to call for repayment of the loan by four Instalments. Which is not so very much more solid than the right to call on Jabez Balfour to come back from Argentina and settle up with his victims; or to call on spirits to arise out of the vasty deep, or the blessed privilege of calling Into a lonely place and calling generally.
bread to drop from heaven, of of gelag out AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the Vic-
In case of a panic, the whole £100,000 in nates might arrive at the Treasury with a demand for gold. Therefore, the State would have to God £100,000 to gold at an instant's notice, whereas it had only received one-fourth of the amount, the other three-fourths being owed to it by the bank" without any security. And though the State has to pay the whole amount on the instant, it can only call on the bank to pay in four instalments extending over sine months.
The New Oriental Bank, which was supposed to have burst on strictly square principles and to be an instance of purely undeserved mlafor- tune, appears to be pretty much like any other insol eat bank. There is talk now of £1,000,000 which was advanced to rolten companies, and there were personal loans of x wild kind on
shady securlifes-one set of influential people, for instance, borrowed £80,000, part of which, at least, in among the bad debts. As there WAI much dorous investment In gorgeous premises sad much opening of unprofitable branches of a mere desire to get ahead of some but
bank. The report of this eminent Brfish in. stitution begin to read just like that of an Australia fand boom bank in liquidation, when Simpsod is overhauling the accounts.
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY..
toria Preceptory will be held on WED- NESDAY, the 18th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 12th April' 1794-
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
Company's Steamship HE
"NAMOA," Captain Harris, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 15th instant, at Day- light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers, Hongkong, 12th April, 1891.
TOS.
To be Let.
TO LET.
NOS, & SEYMOUR TERRACE.
OFFICES la Victoria Bulldings.
OF
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PUBLIC AUCTION
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, VALUABLE BOOKS, &C.
HE Undersigned bave received Instructions
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE
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SATURDAY, April 14th, 1894,
AT SALE ROOMS, 17, PRAVA CENTRAL, commencing at 2.30 7.1,
A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
BOOK, &c.
The Property of W. C. BARLOW, Esq., and Others leaving for Home.
Compitolog:
Collage Plane, Drawing-room Suite, Side- bords Plain and Bevelled Glass Backs, Dinner T. bles and Chales, Dinner Waggons, Bok-crses and Shelves, Overmantels, Marble top Tabits, Card Tables, Ratrin Furniture, Cretone and Leather Covered Coales and Couches, Double. and Single Bedsteads "wlik Mattresses, Wardrobes with Plein and Bevelled Glass Doers, Dressing Tables with Swing Mirrors, Chest of Drawers. Marble-top Warh 146rstand, Wii lng Table, Des patch Boxes Dinarr Service, Flectro Plated and Gas Ware, Cutlery, Meat Sale, Filter, Lamps, Plints and Pots,
AND A QUANTITY OF BOOKS.
The GROUND FLOOR of the Premises now in coatse of erection at the corner of Ice House Street and Queen's Road Central, suitable for OFFICES or SHOPS The Floor can be divided into separate roites of Offices If neces (Melary, to suit intending Tenasis.
The lamentable Metropolitan Bank bourne) is now expected to produce just about 68. in the £ for its creditors-perhaps a trifle less This is the awful Institution which, a few months ago, some sanguine beomers wanted to reconstruct on the ground that li was too valuable a bank to be waited. The shareholders, of esurse, get nothing. The busted Metropolitan Bank and the equally busted Metropolitan Ballding Society were tangled up together in an unearthly fashion, and the bank premises- vaguely catimated to be worth £133.000 -blah
at all, because the board, or somebody, quite were taken over from the Building Society, were it is now alleged, never legally transferred
forgot to attend to the matter. Therefore, tha shareholders of the Society are now thinking of seizing the building and throwing the "bank" Into the streat without compensation. Also, the bottom has utterly fallen out of £500,000 of alber Metropolitan aanetu," and "the whole whole affair seems to be so hollow as to be hardly worth liquidating.
A LARGE and DRY GODOWN suitable for the Storage of Oplum, Cotton, &c., of about 2,000 Tons (gross) capacity, also to be let under
the above Premises,
OFFICE in No. 4, Prava Central, No. 4. OLD BAILEY STREET.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong. 11th April. 1864.
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TO LET.
DWELLING HOUSES:-
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"BAHAR LODGE," at the Peak, "HIGHCLERE," at Magazine Gap. DUNHEVED-Robinson Road. No. 8, CHANCERY LANE. No. 1. RIPON TERRACE, FLOORS in Blue Buildings. FLOORS In Elgin Street, Feel Street
and Staunton Street, FLOORS la No. 5. Shelley Street. No. 3, VICTORIA VIEW, Kowloon. No.4, KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
Kowloon, OFFICES :-
FIRST FLOOR No. 4. Queen's Road Central, over the Bank of Chics Japan and the Straits, Ld. PRAYA CENTRAL, over Messrs. Don. GODOWNS
glas Lapraik & Co.'s
BLUE BUILDINGS. 'Apply to
Therefore, the afluation stands thor. A bank doing a large businear, and in strattened circum- stances, might lodge $500,000 in gold at the Treasury and get £2,000,000 in State notes, which are quite as serviceable. It credits the Government with £1,500,000 as a deposit, and, consequently, gets a loan of this amount on no security. It may be atterly and hopelessly Insolvent, but that makes no difference its position is not inqulted into. If there THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
is no national panic and no extensive demand for gold at the Treasury, it keeps on owing the depsalt and floating new loans on a similes basis as long as the bank lasts. And as no bank need break so long as it can and a sovereign to leave with the Treasury and get £4 in notes: la exchange, it follows that a bank may go as getting more and more dry rotted through a long course of years while showing no autward sign of decay, and when the smash does commit will be sure sign that nothing remains, and that all the millions owing to the Govern ment are gone with the rest,
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note-isine a State monopoly and abolishing the Cengenaland's great experiment of making the paper money of the banks is working well up to date. How long will work is a matter of serious doubt, The Queensland Fat Man Government, with its constitutional inability to go straight, went crooked on this occasion, as D. The whole financial polley of the Government, no matter what devious track It may ako, has always the same goal-the. interests of the Q.N. Bank ; and even the seem- ingly progressive iden of making the currency a just the same. The Queensland notes are legal State, instead of a private, monopoly gets there tender throughout the country, and can be exchanged for gold at the Treasury, where a 35 per cent. reserve is kept in sovereigns. But the There is something picturesque about the notes are circulated on a testful and wonderful Metropolitan's style of banking, though it isn't plan. When any bank wants 100,000 worth much more picturesque then the ordinary boom of paper it deposita 25,000 in sovereigns with bank system. Taking them all round, the the Government and gels It The remalolog Accounts seem to have been kept by a China 75,000 is credited to the Government as a man writing with his foot dipped in lar, and the deposit on which a nominal rate of interest
securities appear to have been mostly pre-paid. served in the coal-scuttle and Gebar, the auditor, "pparently took things pretty much for gradied.
The Rochaklicha (Government Gazette) of
Rumoured that a large Melboumé firm will March 31st, contains a proclamation issued, on der of the cargo that had been shipped to New "go" during the current month, isking a bank the order of the King, by Prince Sommet, acting York for that port. This deviation from the with it. Ramsar sometimes makes a mistake, Keeper of the Royal Seals. It is dated March voyage described in the chaster party caused a zand, and directed to the Laos inhabitants of the delay in reaching Yokohama of some two or three ever. Also, it is difficult to believe that any left bank of the Mekong, and states that is the days. So far as appears, however, none of the them have gone already. By the way, there have olden days, through wars, rebellions, or the Chin consignees of the cargo delivered in Yokobama of late been some big unpublished compositions Haws making descents on the region, many made any complaint of the deviation to Klote, in Sydney. people from the left bank of the Mekong used to or any demand upon the charterer by reason come over to the right bank for the sake of therrol And now the charterer files his libel peace,
, and that a great number who so migrated against the steamship seeking to recover the lived on the right bank even down to this day. amendt of the freight received by the ship owners According to old custom the
for the transportation of the cottom from people coming in this fashion were considered as captives of war, Shaoghal to Kloto, and also damages for devia This custom his Majesty desires to be changed, on. not belog pleased with it, and he has there- In regard to the claim for the freight earned fore formally ordered that no one shall by the ship in transporting cotton from Shanghal keep any persons from the left bank of the to Klote, the contention of the claimant is that Mekong as captives, as in the old days: they are the charter party should be interpreted to mean
The Risk of Van Diemen's Land lottery is at to be considered visitors or refugees. Therefore that the charterer was to have the right to ship
last fairly under way. The ruins of the old bank If there should he persons who still keep such in New York a full cargo, for delivery at the
The re-constructed Vic. banks, having bluffed are to be disposed of in £100,000 shares of £t people as captives, although the latter desire to posts of Aden, Amor, Shanghai and Yokohama, off their own creditors, are sitting down heavily sach. There are over 370 prizes, the first one on the handful of land-boomers who still survive. being a Hobart city property valued at 436,000. (their residence), but when once the fall space of the vessel had go back to the left bank, the former protection been occupied by him, the sight to furnish further This year will probably see the very last boomer The second prize is first-class clip hotel according to the new Treaty, they must be cargo was exhausted. That the shipowners, by of them all pot through the mill for the customary (Hadley's "Orient") of between 60 and 70 allowed to go. If any such persons, under virine of their possession and control of the shly, 68, er so in the £. A year or so back the banks apstimenis, value £32,500. Then follow ons French protection, are kept in defiance of the had the right to the spice in the ship left empty were disposed to deal tenderly with the old £13,000 mize; me of £10,5001 one of £9,500 Royal will, or cannot retura to the Makong by the delivery of the cargo at Aden, Amoy and wrecks, and give them time, and do their best | Two valued at (8,000 each, and 10 en cows to because of any cause or impediment, the Siamese, Shanghai, and consequently were entitled to ❘ to tide them over, under the Impression that | 4 humble minimum of 100. The prijes are
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& AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 12th April 1804
TO BE LET
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WILD DELL BUILDINGS
N° (Farolsbed or Ualaraished). Five Good Rooms situated in the best part of the building.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE Co., L Hongkong, 9th March, 1894.
TO LET.
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TOUSE, 6 ROOMS, No. 2, Castle Terrace. 1 Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION, No. 14, Calne Road. Hongkong, and April, 1894.
TO LET. TURNISHED HOUSE,
No. 3, DES VEUX VILLAS,
THE PEAK. Apply to
C. EWENS,
Queen's Road. Hongkong, Toth April, 1894.
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NOTICE.
- JEYE'S 'SANITARY COMPOUNDS . COMPANY, LIMITED. • `JEYE'S WOOD PRESERVER OF ANTISEPTIC PAINT.
Tappointed SOLE AGENTS for the sale *HE Undersigned have this day bean of these FERFECT DISINFECTANTS, and are prepared to supply quantities to suit purchasers, at Wholesale Prices. Extra Special terms for Shipping and large Orders.
Sir ROBERT RAWLINSON, C.B. CE, Chief
Catalogues wil be issued, On View from Friday, SALE TERMS:—As customary.
A. E. SKEELS & Co., Auctioneers, &c.
Offices, 17, Fraya Central,
Hongkong, 7th April, 1894-
PUBLIC AUCTION
Or
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VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
CANTON BLACKWOOD, STANDARD WORKS ON CHINA AND OTHER VALUABLE BOOKS, &c.
THE
“HE Undersigned has received Instructions
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
SATURDAY, the 14th-April, 1894, commencing at 1.30 PM.
at bis Salz RooMS, DUDDELL, STREET. (For Sundry Accounts.)
A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Comprising :--
One Very Handsome MARINBURK-MADE DRAWING-ROOM SUITE nearly new, Up- holstered in CRIMSON and GOLD SILK BROCATELLE and PLUSH; One HALL & HOLTZ-MADE DRAWING-ROOM SUITE with CENTRE OTTOMAN in CORDED SILK TAPESTRY with CURTAINS 10 Match, CANTON BLACKWOOD BOOK-CASE, ENGRAVINGS and PICTURES, Vares and STOOLS, STANDS and TABLES, Fina Ornaments, BRUSSELS CARPETS, RUGS, LACE CURTAINS, BOOK-CASES, CARD TABLES, &c, STANDARD WORKS on CHINA, Complete Set of CHAMBERS ENCYCLOPEDIA, newest edition, and other VALUABLE WORKS.
SERT SERVICES, ELECTRO-FLATE and Extension Dining Table, DINNER and DES- GLASS WARE, Catlery, Dianer Waggons, MOROCCO COVERED Dining-room Suite,
&c.
DOUBLE IRON BEDSTEADS with Wire and Hair Mattresses, BEVELLED OVER- WANTSTANDS and Sets, DOUBLE and MANTELS, Dressing Tables Marblesop SINGLE Wardrobes with BEVELLED And PLAIN Glass Doors, Linen Wardrobes, Bed- room Suite, Bathroom Requisites, Iron Cooking Stove, &c., &c.
TENNIS NETS, LAWN MOWER and other Furniture and Effects,
Catalogues will be issued prior to Sale and the Lots will be on View from FRIDAY, the 13th
fostant.
TERMS OF SALE !--As customary,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 9th April, 1894.
Masonic,
PERSEVERANCE
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LODGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1,165, E.C.
A+ REGULAR MEETING of the above
LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONK HALL, Zetland Street, on MOMDAY, the 16th lastant, at 830 for g p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. Hongkong, 9th April, 1894-
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DISTRICT GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA
Sanitary Engineer, Local Government Board, TTION OF THE DISTAL CONVOCA
THE FOURTH ANNUAL London, Baya
"It is the best Disinfectant in uns."
„** W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Buildingt, Hongkong, ryth Juno, 1888,
CHAPTER of HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA, will be held in the MaSONIC FALL, Zetland Street, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 26th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely,
Hongkong, sid April, 1894" -
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