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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1897.
[North China Daily Niwi]
The Shanghai Local Post Tarif has been fixed xt so low a rate that the proposed chargeI by the Imperial Chinese Post seem at first sight excessive, but they bear comparison very well with the rates charged in, other countries. The system of a uniform rate for the whole Chinese
not an old vessel, having been built at St. | THE CHINESE POSTAL SERVICE.| Petersburg in 1894, and she was named after the first of the Russian Grand Dukes. Her dimensions are: Length 396 ít, ólm, beam óy it, draught 25, indiested horst-power, 13350. She is barque-rigged and has 10 is, belting and aj in. armour for deck protection; and her cos! capacity is 1000 tons. Her speed in given at about 18 koots. The full armament of the Kurik conalate of four 8 tu, guns, 16 5-lo. 4-7-la, quick-fiters and 18 small quick-fitere and machine guas, while she has fire torpedo tubes as well, Electricity is used throughout for lighting and there are some four or five arch lights in porl tlon on beard. For the big gan ammunition there is a lift connecting with the magasine and the supplies are sent të ite guns by meanE OF A travelling contrivance on the beams overhead. Altogether the Rurib is a very interesting ship, and the courtesy and kladiens of hai officers considerably enhanced the pleasure of the visit.
CANTON NOTES.
(From our own Correspondent.)
CANTON, January atat, The trouble in the city about which I wrote recently is all over. The almighty Mexican fixed it, so i hear. The Viceroy'amen worn in the wrong, having started the prachs by ppset. ting a “buy-seli "man.
No news about opening the West River, or wather, I should say, any amount of news upon which we have fed for the last century, more ar less-though it's poor food-but no mover. Still, in spite of the fact that the port won't open, some of your enterprising Hongkongites seem to be making a pile out of it, going backwarde and forwards with their packs on their backs, metaphorically apзaking.
"I'ma jolly old quach, çuck, quack, And I carry my pick in my back
Perjalap and aquila and herutiful pille,
Aid they call me béedicine Jack,
„By the way, why don'i tome of our splendid P, merchant" princes mean, shoulder their packs and set out for this new El Dorado ? Is it pride, or sloth, or what? If one, why not a hundred or a thousand? Why "sit still and see the glory pass by ?” Excuse this now almost classic phrase, which, if I remember rightly, was spoken at a doner given to a cer tain great-Minister upon his arrival in China and who promised us all great things.
The new dwelling houses which have been in course of enciion for some time past are nearing completion. They are built in flats to accom modate at least two bipeds on each fɔ18 head in all; but from an athetic palat of view I can't say they are a grand success, reminding one somewhat of a corials Mr. Jany who once upon a time look to home-building and rendered himself fimmsever since. The fact is, speaking generally, people don't know the first thing about house-building now-1-days. A maximum of gain at a minimum of ontlay seems to be the
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emplis, whatever the distance, bas been adhered to, the charges to all the open parts, locluding Hongkong, Macao, sud Formors, being
For letters not exceeding cust...... cents For letters not exceeding i sunce...nd cents and s cents for every additionsi į sunca,
For post cards, eith...........................................................! cest For Chinese newspapers, exch......................) cent "For Forelza newspapers each................i cent
For books, patterns, etc., etc., para oss cents For registration
SPORTS & PASTIMER.
FOOTBALL
THE NAVY « THE HONOKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
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This was a Rugby game and was played yan- terday afternoon on the Cist's ground at Happy Valley before a large number of spectators, song when were 'Admiral and Lady Buller and many offcern of both Savions,
The Navy wat most fanced, and at the first play was in thefe favour, the ball being taken well to the Cleb's and where several scrummisges took place 'and Arbuthnot got away but wan collared by Ward. The Navy then obtained two free kicki bat galeed saiking by them and the Club working the bill op the field Logan got away with it from a scrummage and gained the first try, which was converted by Wool. The Club then dibbled up, and, after a scrummage and a free kick fere the Niw, Gorden mide a fine
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
JANUARY. Meteorological means based on tin years'
"abservations to 1893, Barometer.........................30165 Thermometa m-racer--+594 Humidity unsinaner=741 Rainfall ......................... 1.67 Inches.
TO-DAY,
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THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
THE KÈECUTION OF DE. 'RIZAL
Manils, December 30th.
I have only time before the mall leaves to sup. plement yesterday's lotter by the news that Don Jose Rizal paid the penalty of his treason this morning. He was shot at 7 o'clock in the presence of a great assemblage of Spaniards and patives and with the usual impressive and dramatic ceremonies prescțited by martial law, It was thought in some quarters that there might
Wednesday, 17th January, 1897.
de me attempt to rescue their leader made by Calam8-28th of 1813 woon of Stud viar of
the rebels or that the occasion would be marked | fost l-gjik Sedat, 8187.
by some untoward event. But it proved otherwise. Mohammadan-Bord Shastam, 1914
Awang-35. There was an imposing array of militasy drawn St-Rises . Bår. 4amfe. | all the approaches. The condemned man, wha up around the Luncis, and cavalry scouts guarded
High watzorging my dr. Elm. Santiago prison with steady steps attended by Silt mammainen 5kr. 45 min. was wonderfully cool and collected, walked from Afterion SAP. 45min. | two Augustinian priests, and preceded and Afternoon oulikr. Rimin. | drumming party. He was dressed neatly in well-cat black clothes and the only thing un- murai · about his was that his hands were tied with cord behind ħle back. A covered carriage was in attendance in case he wanted it, but he
Intimations.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.
No.73
“HE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
KOWLOON CUSTOMS STATIONs from the 28th of the 11th Moon to the 3rd day of the rat Moon (30th January to 4th February, both days Inclusive), and during that paried all Shipment, Discharge, and Examination of Cargo will be suspended.
H. M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Customs r Kowloon and District.
Custom House, Kowloon, 5th Jascary, 1897.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
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Fun and gained a hird try which Wood | Low water—Morning maintains 8år, 25min, followed by a strong military escort boaded by HE Undermentioned BANKS ́ will be.
For registration return receipt cants converted by a clever kick frans the right. For parcels; fist lb, ro cents, each sub-
Wood then took the ball from a throw in sequent lb. Mens .....................5 cants | but was called and held near the Navy The limit of weltbt of parcels is r1lbs., and the limit of size aft, by xft, by alt,
Domestic mall matter went by overland courier to the North darlog the winter months is subject to the special tarif
A note is added that in the postal currency $1=1,000 cash; and we understand that the cents mentioned above are cents of a Mexican dollar.
(Shanghai Mercury, Jan. 21st.]
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ADINIVERS KRITE.
goal. The Club got the ball from the scrum-William II, German Emerɔ, barn. mage and a capital zon, with some clover 1875-Amoy Chamber of Commerce established, passing, was made but without resalt. Shel. 1883-The British steamship Carisbreeds burnt i ferd made an attempt to get away with the
and settled in Hongkong Harbour,
refused to use it and went the whole t ball, but was quickly collared by the Club and
miles on foot. On arrival at the place of execu numerous scrimmages followed. After attempts
TO-MORROW,
tion Bo leaked around him and gasci by Ward and Jones. Loras took the ball and
upward several times as if taking a last glască at Thursday, sáth January, 1897,' " gained the third try for the Club after a capital | Chinese-#61 of 18ik moon of this year of
the beautiful cloudless sky, and recognis:3 run, Wood sent the leather well over the bar
amongst the Spanish officers deveral moquaint- Jewish-286A Sībai, 1067. and when hall-time was called the scores stood-Mohammedan - Shaaban, 1314.
Kwong-sances, to whom he nodded in a friendly WAY. Club, 3 goals or 15 points; Navy, nil
He paid file attention apparently to the Se-Recon Chr. 45wede. | ministration of the priests, but kissed the crucifix High water-Morning ... CAP. 50min. melancholy little group stood in the centre of the $12 augummirimoniom bär, 48mfy. | when it was presented to his lips, and when the
Afternoon............ ¡br. 60min. plaza awaiting their final disposition by the Low water-Morning ............. ÉÃr. Omán, miitary officer, Rizal drew himself a little away
Afternoon USA!
hom the other for a few seconds. He displayed ||
wonderfal fortitude and leaked hard and with great scrutiny into the fiess of the firing party of eight native soldiers of the oth Reglment who were detalled for the melancholy
Many people are complaining at the present 'On play bilsg resumed the Club took the ball moment about the proposed changes in portal well down towards the Navy goal, where arrangements, and im condemning them, with- | scrummages were the order of the day for some out giving the matter an unblassed considers-time, nobody being able to get the bull well tion as to the faircess of the project. It must sway. At last Logan took the ball from -be remembered that the foreign correspondence scrummage and belög backed up by Davis the
and newspapELEM
mere fes bite when pair made a clever run and the latter gained a compared with that of the native, therefore the try which. Wod quickly turned to account by change is not being made for the sake of con- kicking a goal. Howard and Anton then made trolling the postage of foreign letters and papers, run together, the former making a very clever but the Imperial Government desim to run their past to the leflerwho touched down well bekind own postal department and deal with their the goal. This was also converted by Wood. own malls the same as every other country in | The Navy not worked the ball down to the the world, and, of course, they are bound to Club end, but Howard was on to it and made a include letters and newspapers of foreigners good run but wan badly winded on being collfred with that of their own, for If otherwise. It would and the game was suspended while he was not be dealing fairly. On making inquiry at the | helpod from he field. As soon as play was office of a well-known shipping firmi we were resumed, however, the Club gained their sixth Informed that a single ship, trading up the Yang- try, which Wood converted. Aller tome tre River, carried in one month over 3,000 bags | play and of native mail, matter feen of chargs, and when centre of the ground the Clob got their last try, we best in mind that there are sixteen regular which was splendidly convmed by Wood, and steamers trading from here up the Yangian," that the whistle blow far ilme, leiring the Club the would make 48.000 bags of malls per month victors by 7 gosis, or 35 polais, to HIL for the Yangtze alone.Of course, the Local Past Office was able to charge a cheap rate for esch latter of paper, as they had no sub aldy to pay, nor bad they to pay for the carriage of any mail matter by the steamers, and this too, was the case with all the foreign malis. Ss Imperial Postal Department they compare very when we consider the rates proposed by the favourably with those of other countries. great deal, too, has been said about the safety,
The Club undoubtedly owed its success to etc., of the mails when trusted to the care of the West Yorkshires, who played a capital pass- Ing game. Wood's kicking was excellent and
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4 few scrummages in the
men being in ragalog form, and their passing The Navy team licked trafolag, few of the was weak. They would also have done better bad they caet their feet more and cleared the ball before attempting to run with it. However,
short stay in Hongkong miy serve to work off them do much better next time. their surplus fish, And we shall expect to see
principle of action. If the tenants get suffocated / Chinese, but this conclusion has been come 10, the manner in which he converted the savØTE
or crashed when the roof collapses, why, so much the worse for the terants. There are lots mors to be had and human baloge ara plentiful. Was it not John Ruskin who said "Your present system of education is to get a rascal of an architect to order = rascsi ef a clerk-of-the-works to order a purcel of rascally bricklayers to build you a bostially stupid ballding in the middle of the town, polsoned with gar, and with an from floor which will drop you all through it some tasty avaning; wherein yes will bring a puppet of a Cockney lecturer in a dress cost and a white tle to tell yen smugly that's no God, and how many messe he can make of a lump of sugar," This is rather strong with reference to house building. But I've often thought it a good job he never vidied some of our China outports or he might have used afli stronger language at the sight of some of the edifices which do duly for houses in this benighted land.
We have had oun or two fires in the city Lately, I expect there will be more arton now that Chinese settling-up time is at hand and some of them may find themselves minus lastead of plus in their year's speculations, Talking of fires, if you never want your house to burn down, insure. I was always getting burnt out fill insured, and now I can't get up a firm anyhow, Fire Insurance Is Uke life insurance. People who Aasure their lives never die, at least I've never kuown any to, and if it won't that I've ever before me those islander of Luggang, the Straldbaugs (of whom no doubt we've all elther read or heard), as a horribla result of immortality, why I'd assié myself.
no doubt, for the want of giving the maiter falt consideration, for when the public weigh with fairness the reputation of the I^M. Customs
in other matters we think it is an ample goRERATED,
THE GERMAN COMMERCIAL
MISSION.
les gained by the Club was grand.
In conciero we cannot but remark that
ANNIVERSARES.
1715-Peter the Great died. 1846-Battle of AllMANA
1898-The 74th Highlanders arrived in Hong-duty. He placed his knees against the side of
kong to relleva the 28th Regiment,
MEMORANDA.
TO-BAY,-17th January, Trinaler Books of the Hongkong Ice Co, L., closed from this date to 6th Fab; both days Inclusive
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TO-MORROW,-18th Jauntry, American mail dne.
11 am.-English mall closes. Noo-Rotia salls for London.
3 RM-Auction on the spɔt of Lɔts 1 to 19, adjoining race-course, for the erection therean of booths, acc
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path-Meeting of the Sanitary Board, pm-Messing of Victoria Chapter
FRIDAY,-19th January. Australian and Indian mails das.
The Transfer Books of the Kowloor Land and Building Co., Ltd., closed from this date to the gth prox, includive,
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BATURDAY,–301h January, Noes-Meeting of shareholders of the F.K., C. and Macao Steamboat Co., at No. 18, Bank 7 Buildings.
ordinary slags are hardly strong enough for 841 pm-Meeting of members of the Institu.
the Rugby game,
The teams were camposed as follows:--- NAVY 1-Stocks-Rus, bech; Arbnihani, Cay and Marryat, fhria-quarter backs ↑ Skelton and Shelford, hators; Maidlaw, Bonnlvalle, Ship way, James. Bedwell, Borden, Smith, "Pryce- Brown and Inter, forwards.
CLUB.-Ward, dock ; Howird, Logan, Aalon
Gordon, halisi Wood, Tew, Slade Ryall, and Davis, three-quarter backs; Padday and Grayson, Potts (Coffafn,) Stewart and Thomp 10, forwards.
· FOOTBALL NOTES. ASSOCIATION GAME.
From London Journals recesved by last mail the German Commercial Mission which it was we gather some further detalls with regard to arranged should start for China and Japan to-day, the 27th January, The mission, the consist of ten members. The Crefeld Chamber Berlin correspondent of the Times says, "will of Commerce, which originated the ides of the mission, will bo represented by three members, while the cotton, leather, wood, machinery, hard.
As we are constantly hearing disputes as to ware, and metal trades will each be represented throwing in from the touch line and what can- by one member. Herr Schuhmacher, from the stitutes a foul, the following extract from the Imperial Ministry of the Interior, will accom-mates of the F. B. Ausoon, may be of interest to pany the expedition as secretary. The Foreign local players:→ Office bas secured for the enterprise the support of German Consuls and diplomatic representa tires throughout China and Japan.
Partial reports are to be famished to the Ministry of the Interior during the course of the expedition, and a general report is to be drawn up on fia return. The organising committee has allowed members as fred a hand as possible with regard to the nature and scope of their investigations, but has forbidden them to enter inta personal business relations with Chlosss or Japaness houses, In order that the expedition may serve to promote the interesis of German industry as a whole, and not merely those of individual firms.
THE BEST OF ALL.
However, with regard to Chloe fires 7 bellave they are not accepted by insurance offices. But Canton la vale Clough since the Chinese mected foreign angles all round the city, elevated above, and close to the river, which pump water through piper over the roofs of the houses, and connect with all parts of its city, and which proved a great success, a Chinamas remarking to me the other day that but for these foreign engines lastead of some thirty, more than three hundred houses would have been burnt down in the last fire. They are kept going night and day and are ready for action at a moment's notice, a fact we are reminded of sias 1 only too often sad too well. For besides steam they poser #whistion"-and excruciatingly infernal cues at that--and whether it's for the love of the thing there's no accounting for tale or out of pure of 832 pagas, well bound, carefully read, and cussedness, knowing full well that European
blissed with nerves, they are overlandngly contains a mass of interesting, useful and up-to performing senalas and nocturnes upon them date matter that senders fi'an indispensabla ad. ast to let us know that civiliation isn't far off, junct of every “mercantile and government office and that John is making rapid neogress towards it. No doubt he ist But 0 Watts Watts throughout the Far East, from Vladivostock in
The above hand-lina is suggested for this,brief notice of the Chronicle and Directory for 1897, published at the Hongkong Datly Press 'office, by the knowledge of the fact that this year's edition of the Directory eclipses all previous efforts in this fine la Hongkong and is admitted to be the best of mil. It is a handsome volume
or whoever it was who added the modern | the North to Colombo in the South. It wil also whistle to you infernal machine-how many be found of value in the United Kingdom and
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& free kick is given for:-
1. Player not throwing the ball in.
Throwing in from touch.
2. Throwing it in from any other pelat but the ane an the boundaryline where the ball left the grand.
3. Thrower not standing with some part of
both feet on the touch line.
4. Thrower pot facing the held el play, 5. Ball not brown over the head. 6. Ball not thrown with both hands. 7. Thrower playing the ball a second time before being played by a second player. 6. Tinower obstructing an opponent before
the bait has been played,
Fouls.
A free kick is given for :--
r. Tripolog in opponent,
2. Hacking in opponent,
3. Jumpingst an opponent, 4 Holding in opponent. 5. Pushing an opponent. Dangerous play.
7. Charging an opponent from behind
Megally,
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tles of Engineer and Shipbuilders in the
some of the Instflate, 13, Praya Central.
SUNDAY,-318 (rowary,
French mail dus,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: Ammican (Belgic) 10-ENDETÓW, Australian (Talys as) 29th Inst. Indian (Arratcom Aftar) 39th inst. French (Oceanien) just knat, Australian (Airlia) 4h prox. American (Persa) 6th prox. Tacoma (Brosmar) 8th prox. American (Coptic) ijik prox.
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THE Ocean Steamship Co's steamer Drucakon left Borneo for this port on the 23ed inst., and is dus here on or about the 29th Inst.
we are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the Ben Hua stesser Banner from New York, let Singapore for this port yesterday.
THE Canadian Pacifc Raliway Co's steamer Emprats of China univad si Kobe 9.30 yesterday, and left agila at noon to-day for Yokohama where she is expected to arrive at 1.9 p.m. to-morrow,
SHIPPINO RETURNS.
From 5 pm. yesterday to 8 pan, to-dajı,
ARRITAZE.
2.
19
Casion
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Cintia
Canton
Cheng Hock Kian steamer, from Shanghai Tating TRICIE Kwinging ********* Loongmoon 186446
read guibost „ Hathing...
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Coast Ports Foochow Aggregating 5,939, tona registm...
DEPARTURES.
To-morrow sternoon, In the second round lor Centurions will play the Hongkong Football Kachidais Mars...tener, for Nagasaki the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield, the Club. Kick-off at 4.15 p.m.
GOLF,
KAVT V. ARUT
a Monday, and resulted in a somewhat easy win A friendly match was played at Happy Valley
the footpath painted out to atm, and looking with steady gas upon the sippling bins waters of the bay in front of him received the volley to the back. He died fastantaneously amidst cheers of "Viva España" After the crowd had viewed the body the troops marched away to quarters to the accompaniment of a lively air, and the body was removed in the usual peor-looking te hearse for interment, followed by a few: Indian and mastiao worsen, evidently his relatives, in, covered carriages—China Gizsite.
Masonic, I
VICTORIA
CHAPTER,
No. 535, EC.
A REGULAR CONVOCATION of the above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL Zetland Street, TO- MORROW, the 28th instant, st 8.30 for 9pm. precisely. Visiting Companions are cordially invited to attend.
Businen on TUESDAY, the and February CLOSED for the Transaction of Public proximo ;-
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
T.H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong,
For the HorGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. For the NATIONAL BANK Ở CHDA
LAIMITED,
GKO. W. F. PLAYTAIR, Chief Manager.
For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
1. W. R. TAYLOR,
Manager, Hongkong. For the BANQUE DE L'INDO.CHINE,"
Hongking Agency,
M. LACAZE,
Acting Manager. For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,
HONGKONG,
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager,
For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITER,
NAO NABEKRA, Agent.
Hongkong, 25th January, 1897.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
TOFFICES
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CLOSED for the
mentioned INSURANCE
Transaction of Public Business on TUESDAY,
the and February 1-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents,
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, ED, General Managers,
HONGKONG FIRM INSURANCE CO., Ln.
UNION-INSURANCE SOCIETY
N.
J. EDE
Secretary,
CANTON, LA,
L.
KENNARD DAVIS,
Acting Agent,
Hongkong. Igih January, 1897,
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W.
HL RAY,
Secretary,
LODGE,
ETLAND
No. 525, E.C. REGULAR MEETING of the above
A LODGE will be held to the FanArons
HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 1st February, at 8.30 for gp.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong, 15th January, 1897.
Amusements.
THEATRE
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ROYAL
CITY HALL SATURDAY, 30TH JANUARY.
Under the Distinguished Patronage of HE. S WILLIAM ROBINSON, KCMG, HE. Major-General W, BLACK, C.B1,
and
By special request of several landing Residents
of the Colony,
A GRAND MILITARY CONCERT will be given by The FULL BAND, DRUMS and FIFES
of the WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, and PIPERS. Operatic Selections, Instrumental Solos, Drum Solos,
The whole concluding wiik JULIE' WORLD FAMOUS BRITISH ARMY QUADRILLES Admitted to be the Grandest Spectacle saan
OF
NORTH-CHINA Insurance Co., Lt...
CHINA TRADERS INJURANCE CO., LD, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents,
VÄNGTEER INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LE GEORGE L. TOMLIN,
Acting Secretary,
WM, MACBEAN,
CHINA FIRM INSURANCE CO., LD.
Manager,
THE STRAITS INSURANCE CO., L Hongkong, 26th January, 1807.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDZIA. THE SIXTY-FIRST ORDINARY HALF.
YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOL DERS in the COMPANY will be held at the OFFICE of the COMPANY, No. 15, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 30th fastant, ut rath" o'clock Noot, for the Purpose of Receiving a Report of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend, and electing a Director and Auditors. will be CLOSED from the 17th to 30th, inclu
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, 12th January, 1896.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOT
OTICE is hereby giren that the EIGHTH of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the ORDINARY GENERAL MEITING COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Bulldings, on TUESDAY, the 9th February, 1897, siz o'clock (NOOM), for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors, together with a State
in Hongkong during the list no years, The whole under the direction of WM. GEO BENTLEY, A.R.C.M., Bandmaster, West York-ment of Accomats for the Twairo Months ending shire Regiment.
Prices of Admission :-99.00 and $1.00. Half-price for SOLDIERS and SAILORS in Unlim, PLAN at W, ROBINSON & Co. Musto Rooms, Queen's Road.
SAM MARKS
*Manager. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1897.
Clark
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Deviawongse versjona Orlambanditts, Sulidingosare
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Bangkok Bangkok Hlogs
THEATRE
Aggregating 6,083 tons register..
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ROYAL
CITY HALL.
soul will suffer eternal toɔments on your in the leading commercial cities on the Con- for the Army mit. A generous luncheon at the HomGKONG AND WHASPGA DOCK RETURN THE HONGKONG AMATEUR
account, and how many of us have wished timent, for with the aid of it information respect- Canton had been consumed by flames long ng Far Eastern saltiements and mercantile before you were born?, Qid Mencion maki #Those who form connivinces and rantie 6 me established hers can be obtained saally schemes difinguished for their artfulness do and quickly, the whole of the matter having been sot allow their sense of shame to come lato seranged to the handlest form for ready reference, action." But what, I wondw, about the inventor of noises which seem to be the end and sim of
As a publication purt and “simple this edition our glorious civilisation for the most part?
of the Chronicls and Directory is a credit not I hear that our Dairy Farm, which started compiler and publisher, but alan to the colony only to Mr. D. Wants Smith, the painstaking last year, has proved a great success and paid of Hongkong, for it is we bellers, the largest big dividend, but nothing to what it hopes to do and mest finished work of reference ever pub. in the near future. I also hear some talk about Haked in any colony east of the Suez Canal. It a change of management or ownership. Let un is a maniva tome that the printers and pub hopali won't be for the worst,
"Hishere may well be proud of, and they see to be congratulated on the mecens mitained.
By the way, I suppose it was to this our local "Topicist" was slinding when he broke forth the other evening and had to be held down by tan men. It was a dark night. “I was walking ander the trots on the Band when I heard the following ballawed forth lo sientosian zones
se The Shaman Dairy's long supplied the lords of tax and slic
Wich ten per cak, of profit and part, per out of mik But if the company loss it of om kis thatwil be a slaughter, There is be best per cent of prolk and arventy-five of wit Poor fellow! He was take home Insensible shortly afterwards.
The American gaubost Machtar was with as a few days aro, and I hand she wan, ordered to stay here over the New Year to protect ass valuable -lves and still masa walizabila proparty, I have haard somu talk of a. regniin, but the
- boys, don't saans much" "an
they have no quite gat ovir: (kal
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It would hardly be fair to Indulge in copione quotations from the interesting matter to be found between the dark red covers which keep together the thousand-and-one subjects so compratensively dealt with by the compiler, but it may be mentioned that It Includes the full text, of the new truly between Chlox and Jaman, the Supplementary Treaty between Japan and Kores a plan of the new soulements at Tientsin, and Indizmation about Netherlanda" India that ha mayer before bean found in any work of this hind published in Hongkong, the
It only remains to be said that the Chronicla and Directory ku lained in two editious, large and small. ;,. For the larges work by le chiryaki sad Jer the" meester one 35.50, deders uitenkä
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Capt. Jose of H.M.S. Grafton made ansiker is . The Navy v. Civilises are now even and record, the "home," or ninth hole, being financed trests with the soldiers to pask to the hot and equalise msters 1
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Duick cruiser Koningen Wikelen der Nidderlander, Chetos, Pechill, Stekow, Talcksong, and Klangpak.
YARKED. THE CAMAK. UTWARDgth" -Dec-Biumokr, Canton, Kirkiale, Normandle, Courier gta janwargame Antmer, Maria Rickmers, OM, Patroclar, "SKEA, 8th January—Berrinks, Java, Templar. *5th Jan.-Brocenskter, Termine 29th January:
Bonus, drama, sand Jummaryan (slow, Pa.
DRÁMATIC CLUB
WELL, GIVE PERFORMANCES OF
the qum December, 1896.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
will be CLOSED tom FRIDAY, the agih Jan.
TUESDAY, the gth Fabenary (both days. inclusirs), during which period no TRAKEVER OF SHARES can be registers.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited. Agents for the Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited,
Hongkong, 18th January, 1897.
THE CHINA PIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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"LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE," THE TWENTY HIGHTH ORDINARY
ON THE FOLLOWING DATES |-- SATURDAY, the 13th February, 1897. MONDAY, the 15th February, 1897 SATURDAY, the noth Fabruary, 1897, MONDAY, the sand Webruary, 1897.- WEDNESDAY, the 24th February, 1897, SATURDAY, 1a syik February, 1897. Fall particular as to Booking, do, will be
E. W. MITCHELL,' Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 16th January, 1847.........
AN APPEAL.
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THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begu" most spectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Cones Forts) for their kind patronage and support, und desires to state that see wil be pleased to receive, orders oral Ende of NEEDLE WORK.
: Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed
old onesie Ladies and a Children's .... Under-zio Children's Dramis, and all kinds of Embrokiary, Milerials can be supplied, H zuqtired.
The Superloney
will alas banest grateful for any PAPER,” or old Harvazarm is be made into
Leg cíía caldron of the Peor Be
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the COMPANY will be held at the COMPANY'S ÜSTICH, Ko. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on MONDAY, the 15th February, at Tweirs o'blockt Noor, for the purpose of receiving « Statement of Accousts and the Report of the Directors fog the yaar miing grat December, 1896.
will be CLOSED from the zat to the syth foam, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company bock days inclusive, juny
By Order,
GEO. L. TOMLIN,
Acting Bearstary. Hongkong, 95th January, 1897. E
BELL'S ASBESTOS KASTERN - AGENCY, LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given, that the BRANCH
Ne aboveCOMPANY
Altheete kept in HOWUKONG will be REMOVED to SINGAPORE on the simt instantaneo
By Order of the Board of Directors in London,
C. B. BROOKE, Secretary,
25th January, 1897,
BARMAID WANTED: Good Sitados,
Good Living and Good Balary,
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