Costa), who with his wife and family and some friends paid a visit to Hongkong on Saturday last incog., returned to the Holy City on Monday. During their visit the gubernatorial party stayed at the Hongkong Hotel.
China Traders' Insurance Ca., Limited.
The report for presentation at the annual meeting, advertised for the 12th November, that the net 30th April Inst 7 and the work-shows a credit balance of follows To. pay' a dividend This smn_it is proposed to
to shareholders of 16 per cent, or $# per share. shsorhing $90,000; to pay'a bonus of 15 per cent tv all contributors of business, absorbing $ and to carry to new aceouint the h 113,805.07. Nothing is added to Reserve, but the amount carried ward is-about $38,000 larger. This
how, and perhaps next year an appreciable something in the shape of progress any-sum' can he spared to add to the Reserve Fund. This Company has had undeserved bad luck for some years, but now it looks as though the tide had turned, Naval Movements. and the anchorage is assuming its lively The warships are gradually assembling,
winter aspect. TheTarrivals during the week have been:—On the 20th inst., the British cruiser Astrea from Amoy, and the
on the 22nd, the British sloop Phoenix French gunboat De from Foochow 3 from Canton, and the British storeship Humber from Weihaiwei; on the 23rd, the German gunboat Its from Canton "and on the 25th, the British cruiser Dido from Yokoh: The only departures were those of the French cruiser Friant on the 21st inst. for Yokohama, and of the French gunboat Styx for The British era dock at Kowlom erhaul.
Hongkong, 26th October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.