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TELEGRAMS

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

BERVICE."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANU

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

AND STORM, WARNINGS

The report of the General Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce the sub.. Committee appointed to inquire into the storm (By special arrangement with Der warnings question bas met, and presented the

Ostaniatische Lloyd.).

Death of Senor Sagasta.

BERLEY, 6th January, -12.30 pn.

The death of Senor Sagasti

annoneel.

German Naval Budget. According to the German naval budge', 115 office s will be srigeted for new appointme: ts. Provision is also marle for payment of the first instalment on accou-t of new ships building in accordance with the naval. programme,

(Reuters)

Election Nos.

Laxpos, Jamary 5th. The election at Newtinket has resulted in a Liberal gain, the Liberal candidate rerewing 44414. votes against Mr. Leonard Brassey's 3,907.

following report to the Chamber:-

Hongkangi 12th December, 1902, - ́As requested by tla, General, Committee of the Hongkong General Chaniber of Commerce, we have considered the question of the form which the storm warnings issued by the Hong. kong Observatory should take in order that ey may be of more pr. ctical use to the seu faring and shore comuniunities, and have had

AELSCED ARSONS ARE THE CHAMBER OF COMMER

PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR TRUL

Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Pulice Court this morning, Chiu Chang and Ki Fong were charged in remand with sun. Mr.

AND SIR ERNEST, SÅ TOW.

RY 7,

THE MANILA CABLES

“SITANGRIAI PK ELBRED TO HONOKONG;

Private advices just received in Manila fiom Washington are jo the effect that the American and China has final: table line between Manila an

-THE WEST

COMPANY LIMITED

Starston, of Messri' } wens ani Hárston, 7 waited on 1.E Sir Ernest Satow on the sibly bech.planned as a resultɗof a lacis u) der TEENTH ORDINARY MEETING

defended...

OTICE is hereby given that the FOUR of SBARRHOLDERS in this Company will lie hd the COMPANY'S OFFICES, V Ciond Buildings, on MONDAY, the 16th January, receiving the Report of the Directors Together, 1903, at 11.30 o'clock Ay, for the purpose of with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1902

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com 17th January, to MONDAY, the 26th January, pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the

Transfer of Shares can be. Registered

The Vice-Chairman at the last ordinary meeting of the Cumber of Commerce and the Chairman hail, as arranged at the last meeting ulin, in order to express the thanks of the landing as to the conditions under which Ki Tong stated he was the late master of Chamber for the ever ready and powerlus shall he op rad etween the Presih ta and the San Ku bux shup, which, it will be distance he had given whenever they had. Pacific Commereni Cable Company Assur- remembered, caught fire on the 21st, ulioccasion to make reprisenta ions to him, and antes that the line will be built have been When he and the other prisoner were to convey ongratulations on te conspicions given to the representatives of the United arrested after descending from the bu ning successes which had attended His Excellency's States Government by President Clarence premises. One of them was found to have his efforts to champion trading and British inte.ests Mackay representing the Company. That hauds wet with kerosene oil, Chui Chong was generally in China. The Chairman referred to this line should be constructed was one of the manufacture of this description of goods it was neces-ary to use paint, which soiled the hands to such a degree that kerosene had to be used to clean them. On the night of the fire he Chinese theatre, returned at about midnight, and went to bed. Shonly afterwards he heard cats fighting in the adjoining room and a kerosene hump fall ing to the floor. On genting up he discovered that some boxes had caught fire. He tried to precure water from the kitchen, but there was. one to be had, so he ran downstairs with the first prisoner and raised the alarm. His pre- mises were not insured, ad his shop was imply opened on the 9th December las. He had knowledge of boxmaking then, and the work wa performed by his foki

the benefit of the suggestions and opinion; employed by him as a box maker.. In the the recent attempt to impose, fresh taxes on stipulations of the Government to return for (boil Days. inclusive), during which period no

expressed in the correspondence addressed to masters of steamers trading from this port. the Chamber by the shipping firms and the

This correspondence shows a strong desire for beller information as to the position and direc.went. In a

of typenon-storms, and also that the ethods of imparting the same by te lo al Observatory are put equal to those of many

other parts,

1. We are of opinion that while signalling by figs gives much greater senge for making signals of all ku.ds, the ini ial cost and the expense of keeping the necessanly expen signalling staff is against this method, and we dvise the signall ng be done by symbols which are more economical, e sier to work, and bols shoulde in the form of a diamond, cone, bester understood by landsmen, These syme

and drum hoisted on a wast with yard across. The code used should be the 37 s ecial distance signals if the fommercial Cole and in order to prevent corfletion with that Code and to The Sultan of Morocco has astutely effect indicate the signals are distinctly meteorologi. el a public reconciliation with his brother c.), the diamond-shape shou'd be substituted and appointed Bim Governor of Fez.

for the bail-shape, and a diamond-shape

kipt permanen ly at the mast-head...

Morocco.

Venezuela.

It is reported in New York that General Castro is in a desperate plight with an empty treasury, that he is approaching the insurgents and has abdicated or is about to abdicate.

Jussia and China.

2. We als agree with suggestions made by the ship-nuusters that additional signal stations hould be placed on Green blad, Waglan, and Gp Rock, and, arrangéments made for similar at om-wanings tu i e shown from Cape Palarang,

3. It would enable shipmasters who are on

It is anmunced in St. Petersburg that the the point of clearing to obtain the latest

the Company's being given the Pheific Ocean soundings of the Navy Depa iment, which are so essential o the early completion of the cable to Marila. The new time will be from Manila to Shanghai, reports the Manila Times. Work on the cable lying begun out of San Francisco about December 15.

opium which had been satisfactorily settles, and also to the request made for increared facilities for steamer traffic on the West River, which it was understood was favourably looked upon by the Viceroy. He informed is Excellency that the Committee ventured to express the hope that with some pressure the obstacles standing in the way of the granting of the petition Attorney-General Krox just concluded "a might be removed at an early date. Allusion conference with President Chirence W. Mackay, was made to the serious disabilities under of the Pacific Commercial Cable Company; which trade on the Canton delin and on the Gorge C. Ward, vice-l'rezident, and William West Piver is now suffering from the con- W. Cock, General Counsel, elat ve to the tinued if Bot i creasing, pest of piracy, an

en ditions laid down by the liesident for the evil injuriously affecting hinese and foreigners lying of the inns l'acific table. Some dif- ferences that have existed were arranged during like, and the Chairman specially truste. hat His Excellency, would strongly move the conference the work of building the Die Chinese Government to take speedy cible is already in progress and within the W. H. Davis, manager of the Commercial measure in hand to effectually sweep away period of n few months the line will be in opera Union Insurance Co., said the proprietor of hea such predatory hands and to restore in betwee Honolulu and San Francisco. Then wil follow the extemĵon to Manila and. Wing Tai wine shop had insured his premises security of life and property on the waterways on two different policies in the Commercial of the neighbouring province The Chairman China..

hat informed him that His Esccllency had Union for #30co. The first was for $1,5.0 on the 1st May, 190, and the second for the same amount on the ith June 1902-The prisoners were cominùsted for trial at the next criminal' sestions.

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WING-LOK STREET COLLAPSE INQUIRY

OPENED THIS AFTERNOON,

The inquiry into the collapse of Nos 126 and 128, Wing-lok Street, which accurred on the 12th November and killed two persons, was

Mr. F. A. tazeland and the following jury

One of the diffennces has been relative to

By Girder of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary 10

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGNEY CÓ LD.

General Agents.for

THE WEST POINT BUILDING

CO., LIMITE

Hongkong, 7th Janu etỵ, Tonj

2

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED. NOTIC

IOTICE is hereby given that the FIF

JEENTH ORDINARY MEETING

te held at the COM ANY'S OFFICES, Victorla of SHAKEHOLDERS-ia this Company will Buildings, on MONDAY, the 26th January, 1903, at 12 o'clock Nos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 19012 A

The REGISTER OF SHARES Of the Com piny will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 189

2th January, to MONDAY, the 46th January,. Dah Days inclusive), during which period no

Transfer of hares can be Registered.-

By Paler of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary.. Hongkong, 7th January, 1973

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NOTICE.

promised to do what he could to advance the the construction of a fine fom Manila to views of the Chamber, and desired his thanks Hongkong or some othe, print in China The to be, conveyed to the Committee for the Pacific Commercial Cable Company reported expression of their appreciation of his effuso Attorney General Knox that it had completed in the past.

egotia lons for the laying of the cable from Manila to Shanghai, a distance of 1,200 miles. I' is sectin of the cable, according to agree ment, will be in operat on a year from now: THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS and, ASSOCIATES though it is intended to have the line-from of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League Manila to San Francisco via Ho. olulu in opera-will be held in the CITY HALL on THURS- tion by July 4, of next year.

TIENTSIN DAY BY DAY

From Our Own Carrespondent)

TIENTSIN, December 24th. Te year will be warming into vigorous life by the time this reaches you, but still in time for me to wish my Hongkong realers cycle of months, as it has ten my privilege

The question of the ompany securing the soundings made by the Nezu from Honolulu ta Manila has been adjusted, and the soundings. will be turned over to the Company upon ad vantageous concessions in the way of rates

restoration of the Imperial palaces at Mukwather information if the Harbour Office opened litis afternoon at the Magistracy, before gosperity and happiness throughout the new being trade to the Governntent.

den to China began on the grid instant.

LATER,

German Navy Estimates, ·-. The Gennan Navy estimates show a net increase of Marks 8,000,000, and the Army estimates a decrease of Marks 5,000,000.

Illness of the King of Saxony, The King of Saxony is it and in a critical condition.

Society Marriage. Mr. St. John Brodrick has married Made. Being Stanky, the daughter of Lady Jeune

Me Halfour was the best man.

could be put in dire t telepho ic communica:

tin with the Observatory.

4. En 'eavons should be made to obtain observat ons frons Hainan.

5. The Government mi ht approach the Tegen Com, anies with the adject of obtaining their consent to receive and despatch

Messrs W. Goldenberg, C. 11. Maison, and E. WV, Terry,

Mr. F. B. Bowley, crown solicitor appeared on behalf of the Crown, and Loker, of Mess s. Deacon and Hastings, a pewed on behalf of the architects, Messrs. Sing and Hop Wo.

Only one question remains to be settled. This is relative to the st.pulations of the. Pre-

sident that tlie Company should be all-American fine, and should make no connections with any

observatious at (say) 9 a.us, very day in can. Leigh and Ora ge, and the contractors, Wing horrors of thos have made us familiar to the pany from communications wat the interiur of

nection with the observations up and down the

ca 1.

6 The Government should see that the latest

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to do for some years past now, and to express the hope that Tientsin is better known and appreciated-in-the-Colony now than it was six or seven years ago, quite apart from the notoriety gained by reason of the siegt. It is a sore point in the port that not even the

folks at home, and the baie mention of "class" instead of provoking that pride and pleasure baubles of the kind are assteinted the tips and an exaspera ed sport. But this is Christmas cue, and harsh refrctims must find no place. Let's talk about the weat: er! The weather by the way sees inclined to juhids something to talks about, for within

DAY. The 15th of Janua1yzat 5:30 PM- H. E. POLLOCK, Esquire, KC. Presidens in the Chair,

G. CANDERSON,

Hor, Secretary,#18 Navy League, Hongkong Branch. Hongkong. 7th January, z wized (240)

to $300 a month can be easily 150

comed in spare time by smart men of good

Apply hy Letter is -Hongkong, Zili Jnuary,

10X 251, C. P..O.

1250

- HONGKONG · RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

other companies except American companies. As the officials of the Cable Company read bisar'dress. provision they : nderstand it tas mean that they are prohibited from making connections with the land lines in China, thus bairing the new Com-

Clin. The officers therefore ask that this pro vision be changed so as to make it clear that they wl have the right to make traffic arrangements with the Innd lines in China and thus teachHE RANGE will be CLOSED to Mem- bers on SATURDAY: next, the toth The Attorney-General agreed that the desired instant, having Leen leaf to the Military change should be in de nnd the i resident will Authorities.

MOWBRAYS NORTHCOTE, endorse his views on the matter.

Hon. Secretary. Itongkong 7th Jandary, 1903.

insements are put at the disposal if the the cause of the deaths, which party or parties with, in synonymous for a grim tightening spoins in the interior of the Chincie Empire,

Ohsary,

7. When off red weather forecasts should be receted lameller Obervatories and published

as such As ch information would be wel comed by shipmasters and there would not he

In his opening remarks, Mr. Bowl y siated that the inquiry was held with a veiw to ascertain were to be blamed for the collapse of the houses, and whether such collapse was the result of negligence.

Dr. W. Hunter gave evidence that on the 13th November last, he held a pist mortem

his death was due to suffocation,

The Liberals throughout the country are any necessity forthe local Observatúry touccept examination on the deceased, and found that the last five minutes the brillant blue of alyss in the vicinity- f the island winch -ould

any responsibility respect to the correctness

The Recent Bye-Election.

jubilant at the Newmarket victory which they regard in conjunction with the fatest six ye

lations as an incontestable demonstration of the growing unpopularity of the Government.

The Suez Canal,

of the forecas.

Dr Liang, of the Government Civil Hospital, a cloudless frosty morning is being swept by

Guam is to ba leading station of the Pacific cible as a result of the Wề d's wark. The Com- painy was disposed to believe there was an prevent the laying of a cable by that route:

convince then, that the survey of the Were hast made a de our of this-abyss and then it, was agreed to lay the cable và Guam.

Admiral Bradford showed the representatives

8 Attached is a copy of the Code suggested, stated that on 12th November g l'at was ad. { what might well be taken for a tandon yellow . of the ompany enough of the, soundings to the symbols bald be painted rert, but the mitted to the Government Civil Hospital, but hear some one spluttering that it is colour is in material unless it is found desirable suffering from facture of the pelvis and distoca-

to double the number of signals. The Codetion of the thighs. He died the sante night with the meaning suggested should be printed

from shock.

a dust-storm and it probably preludes a change

in the temperatur: which so far has been un

p. cedentedly mild. The river is still open, the stating rank is not fixed yet, and open r

St Thomas Sutherland has licen appoint vil vice-president of the Suez Canal in suc- Signal No. 31 before the hoisting of which it at the collapse and getting several men out of skating has been attended by one or two duck-

pression to Licut-fieneral Sir Juhn Stokes,

dereased.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We als vol necessarile entorse the opinions expressed by Corrugators in this column.)

IR POED MERCANT LE MARINE CLUB

Jayun Enarok ur the "Howɑnong Truɛgrafii."" Si-Knowing the widespread circulation of your paper amongst the officers of the mer cantile marine, who. make Hongkong their home port, I should like to bring forward the frequently discussed question of the formation of a Birish mirentile marine officers club The navigati- g.staffs of coasting stemmers are constantly Fearing ut the establishment of merchant service club, guilds and a sociations in the home country and colonial- shipping centres, and it stems, more than strange that such an important maritime port as Hongkong should be without one.

_desirous of pulling the profession out of the mire in which, in the eyes of many share people, we have for years been lying. Ĺ feel.

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it cards and attention particularly drawn to shout! not be necessary for the samans and cargo-boa's in stop work and seek shelter. necessary additional sgna's may be made by

inwards

Sergeant Garrod testified to being present

the ruins, le was of opinion that the walls of Nos. 10 and 12 Tùng lui tane had fallen 139 sail he was in charge of the further ombinations of the three symbols ambu ance witch conveyed Ng Fat to the employed or by s'imlar signals horizontally

isplayed from the yard-m. Also if found spital for treatment. The inquiry was desirable, the nearing attched to the signs adjourned til 2.15 pm to-morrow. given in the suggested Code may be al victor transposed

4. CANDERSON. - H. AV. RUCKLAND, ̧ ́

J. GOOSMANN. G. M YOU G

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Mr W. Poate expressed his opinion that the Sub-Committee had formulat, d'a report con- mining many valuable suggestions, an chruaght a copy of a shi uld ha forwarded to the Government or their consideration..

This was unajiimnasle nerged to.

DAMAGED STEAMER RETURNS

TO HONGKONG.

"THE PROPOSED LICENSING

OF PILOTS.

SANITARY BOARD,

held to-niorrow at 4.15 pm. The business to be transacted is as follows :—

ings.

Commercial.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA, (ORIENTAL $.S., CO.);

RECULAR SERVICE BETWEEN .HONGKONG AND MANILA,

IN 48 HOURS:

I think in my last I referred to a report that Small sales have been again made.ín CHINA certain Chinese officials had ordered foreignIRES at $85 and are wanted. ales have clothing for the official circle in Peking, and been effected in LONGKONG, CANTON & that a radical change was about to be made in MACAO STEAMBOATS at $37. INDO CHINS THE Company's well-known Steamiship the official dress, i have just been informed& MANILA STEAMSI PS are in request at $25. are slightly weaker with sellers at $87. ChiÑA

by a local firm that the order for boots, hats and

DOUGLAS STEAManIPs were slightly improved, father articles of foreign attire is right enough, with sales at $43. STAR FERRIES are wanted was the said firm has sent the outer boine, What is to be done with the anicles when A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be refuse to believe that the Chinese conten; late received is altogether another matter. I still

aný radical change in dress, one would hardly call is reform as thir own claibing has so much to recommend it. It is possible, howeier, that as the Chinese have complained more than once the disrespect showa "by foreign Ministers in visiting the vamien in indifferent dres, that they intend using foreign dess when visiting the Legations by way of reprisal, but do not put this forward as a sound ggestion. Singularly, there is local gossip top about queues Leing cut off, etc. from next year, but of course it is all nonsense,

ROHILLA MARU,”.

3,869 Tons, Captain E. P. Bishon, will be despatched hence at 24. There are sellers of CHIN SUGAKS for MyNILA, on SATURDAY, the 10th instant, al $40. HONGKONG & WHamrox Docks at Noon. can be had at $207,50,

Application for permission to crect three wate closets in a building of 1. t.. No 16 3.

Correspondence relative to the Completion of the urinal on the Pinya near Queen Street,

Reports of the analysis of the public -water supplies for the month of December, 1902.

Lime-washing Return for the fortnight ended January 3rd, 1903.

Rat Return for the g days ended December

3161, 1932.

ORIENTAL PEARLS,

Enormous sums are been squeered in con nection, with, the electric light in the Summer

Credits, 4 months' night... 77/16 U'ments, a niomhs' sight.. 17 9:16. MEN, Idemamik, y mumsių - M-1.62). LARIS Bank Billy, on demand 1991.

To be followed by: "ROSETTA MARU” EXCHANGE

Munificent' accommodation: Comfortable Lamans, Leo griphie Transtes j.............. to” i ndáng Excellent table" Unrivalled speed. Bink Bills, oh demand. ...171/16 | Ticine light, Doctor and Stewardess carried.

Für Freightör Passage, apply to

THE NITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA;;

Agents, Prince's Buildings, 150

Ice House Street, Hongkong, 7th January, 1903 [1189d

1181

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE 118) NORDDEUTSCHER ·HAMBUR”-AMERIKA

·LINIE.

Credits, 4 months' sight.......203) 451% Ynge, Bank Bilis, on demand ...38

Credus, jo days' sight POMBA: Telegraphic Trinsfer...

O trinand... HANGHAL, Telegraph infe72

Private 30 day sh

* YOKOHAMA,TUTIL..... "aveicigns, Mark's Bayın, Mae Cold Leaf sex mach, per tant Bar Sem okien i makina

OPIUM QUOTATIONS, " To lay's quotations are as follows

EAST YEAR! OLDEST

PATMA NEW BENARES NEW.... PERSIAN (PAPER):

. To the Lundon trade, the scarcity of the | Pilace, liefere the trouble the entire Orie tal peart is becoming a nat er af deep expense of running the plant was, defrayed out concern. The supply, says a enten por ry, of the surplus funds of the Sun-chi military MALWA NEW. has fallen off within the past year at least 75 allowance. Now the expense is Leing defrayed per cent, and the price has advanced from), 30 by the oci 1 deputed to loo after the l'alace ground with the result that Tis. 17,000 has been expend d" within some eight months,

De Tenny, who was formerly Director of the Tienisin University, the educational model for China, and has now been given the nominal post of Director of Educ ition throughout Chili, has sent about a dozen well educated English- speaking Chines: into the interior to various large schools to work them up from a nominal- to airius position, in acʻn dance with he great educ tional's heme announcel from the Throng. Out of the 12, ten have not been able

- nem.

761 % prem

$12.50

64-7.5

STEAM FOR SHANGHAI,- NAGASAKI,

AND YOKOHAMAA

5/16 THE Imperial Germas Mad St

Tufftle: NoxUDELISCUS Sara Per chest,] Captain & Aleiners, duel @"$ 970'1,000 | nutsqualerian Mail Aun

1,020/1,030 the inh insigar PB., RHEIN 1,030/1,080 lave Places about 2 hours after arriva @1,005%

NORDDEUTSCHER LĽOVD For further. Particulars, apply to

MIELCHERS & CO., .

s Agents Tonykóng, 7th January, 19027

@ 493 @ 680/730.

CO-GAY'S Advertisement,

ST UCK LAMVEȚ ISLAND).

"The German str. Hermišu Messel”, owned To many of us, who have not ather by sere, Manzell & C›, "amburg, put back shme attraction than age of billings inte Hongkong this moming alter striking or a rick a tide, it would mean spending anyer Island, lying to the Southward of the our recasional leisuse evenings in a pleasant anan Saits. h left Inngkong in halast manners welcome respite from the rattle of the 2nd inst, under a chorter to the Mitsui cargo witches and the hustle of a tedious Bussan Kaisha, from the East Asiatic Trading Co., through: Messrs. Lamke nid. Roger,, . s coasting voyage. Papers might be read, and,

brokers, he was in have taken a cargo of cl 5 per cent. Whether the known pearl, once or twice a week, items of interest discussed. La addition' to -o her benefits, it

Imm Karatzu to Philippine parts The damage fisheries of the world are giving out for good certain it is that many of would niale

an nganise body and serious and several plates and stringers will we cannot say, but demonstrate to shore people that the pre-have to be replaced. Her nell registered ton. these fisheries have of late beo worked out; and as no new one's have been discovered, the upply is correspondingly lessened. If sent generation of merchant service officers is page is 1004.

what remains of the ocean pearl fisheries continues to give out as rapidly in the future as in the immediate fast it will become a case of literal exhaustion, and merce the secretary read the rephes of the real Oriental pearls will command about Shipping Firms and Agencies to the letter ad their own price Pearls are always in style. dressed to bem do the ast November asking Many women gitsch a sentimentality to pearls Start work i all owing to quiet but effectual whether they were of option that some peper that they throw around no other precious stone. opposition of the local efficials who simply "GIBRALTAR "- control should be exercised over the pilots. It is the sparkle of the diamond that catches declare they have no money, but their real Captain D. Morris, Javing arrived from the above Pans, Consignees of Cargo are hereby sintilar to what is done in other ports.

the eye and it is the lustre of the real peas that reason is they do not want the modern e fuca-informed that their goods are bring landed at The Vice Chairman (31), W. Ponte) said the has the same fascination in woinen. Men do to Out of the two who have started work, their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong replies thored float it was the gential wish of an especially care for pearls, nor do they one has experienced freat trouble owing to be a loon funt stored at Consignees the Shipping Firms and gencies to have the

Limited, at Kowloon and stored at Consignees risk and expense men employed in this responsible work under control, and that a system of licensing was n-cessary to carry this into effect. The letters also conveyed the opinion that compulsory pilotage in Hongkong Harbour was unneces cary and undesirable.

After same discussion It was decided to open | w;ribisbout -

might be mpas master with the Government avain

convinced the cheme w uld have the hearty! At the last meting of the Chamber of Com co-operation of most of the mercliant service officers in China as well as many employed in home trading vessels, i ersonally, I have lately visited a part where such an institution was in full swing and on a sound financial basis, 100 I se no season why a club could not be stared in Hongkang if, in use-a sea, pl-rase, my, hirother officers would only buck up! A book might be oprnet at some well known place frequented by officers of the Merchant: Service and thos desirous of becoming members could enter their mames with any suggestions

Thanking you in anticipation, I remain Scis

A CHINA COASTER:

gkong:6ib. Jangany

FOR SUMME

STRAW

appreciate them as gems. They re graded by Pupils deserting on the ground that he tried to. 2 Tusife, and colour, black pearls being hypnotice them into embraci & Christianity. castly,The most expensive and rare pearl is The Winter ports Con mi lee has suggested trae prak. There are rearts of a pinksh hue a long distance ride from here to Peking in hit we have reen but one or two true. pink order to test the endurince of the China pearls in an experience of thiny years. A true pony. This is alieady to well-known to pink part de size of a single catat diamond is need any sur test, and public opinion vetoes £5.00 and it such a corte tus aimlessly causing suffering, nich it.

and tis hoped it will.norcoe,off

ETAM & CO FOR GENTS DATH. LING GEARY

AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM NEW YORK, STRAITS AND MANILA. HE

Steamship

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Comis remaining undelivered after the 13th instant will be sub- ject to rent

All broken, chafed, and damnged Gonds are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th instant, ut .30 P. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

HEWAN TOMES & Co.

Agents, ngkong, th=January, jgazi

270

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Florio and Rubailing United Comparties).

STEAM FOR GUMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND

PENANG, Having connection with Company's Mail Steamersto ADEN SUEZ, FORT SAID. MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN: and.

GENOME."

VENICE and TRIESTETÄŬ MEDITER- ARANEAN, ADRIATIC LEVANTINE; and SOUTH AMERICAN, FORTS, up:

CALLAOME

Taking Corps at througli Knies jo' PERSIAN- GULAN @MEHAGDAD, also "BARCE- SEMERIA and MALAGAS

HE Steamship A

(ON VALENZA ALICANTESAAL

DENISCHIA,

Captain Muis will be despatched as n on TUE-DAY the 13 instant "AT BOMBAY," the Steamer is VICTORIA DOCK

For further l'articular reg and Passage, apply to.

Hongkong, 7th

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