For Sale.
FOR SALE.
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
DEVOE'S
Entertainment.
THE GAIETY COMPANY. THE
Sole Proprietor
GE. NORVILLE.
-FROM- THE THEATRE ROYAL, Cnloutin
and
EVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE TER GASTY THEATRE, Bombay.
OIL.
Patrois:
T. R. H. THE DEKE AND Dress, of Connaught
PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR, His Excellency The Marque of Ripon,
EX
PITOH and ROSIN,
AN INVOICE OF
PARLOUR AND COOKING
STOVES.
LATE ARRIVALS.
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pinta & quarts.
1EES. GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLARET, »
SAGOONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO.
SLODONE'S OLD
(1848). HOST'S PORT.
INVALID PORT
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COULVORSTER'S, ERANDY.
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINARAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDER WHISKY. BooD's OLD TOM.
E. & J. BURED'S IRISH WHISKY. Ross's LIME JUICE CORDIAL NOLLY PRAY & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S WHISKY,
MARSALA.
EASTERN CIDER
OHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO. CURACAO.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
BAUNOSES, piuts and quarts. GUINNERS'S STOUT, ixtiled by E. &
J. BUREE, pints and quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon,
ALE and PORTER, in hogshoada.
MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF
SAFES, CASH! And
PAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices
Bule Agents for
MEASDS. TURNINULL, JAR., AND
SOMERVILLE'S
MALTESE CIGARETTES. MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, January 8, 1885.
FOR SALE.
A
EXTRA EINE QUALITY
FRENCH BUTTER,* BRAND DUO-DE NORMANDIE, -THE OLDEST BUITER PACKING ESTABLISHERTAIN NORMANDY,
IN
"Nib tina and Cases of 48 tins each. Sold in Quantition of not less than one dozen tins, at $6 per Dozen.
'Reduction wade to Purobasors of one case and upwards.
G. R. LAMMERT, Sole' Agent. Hongkong, October 4, 1884.
FOR SALE.
1633
BORROUGHES & WATTS'
SOLID MAHOGANY BILLIARD TABLE, Complate with CurS, POOL, PYRAMID, &c., BALLS, MARKING BOARD, RESTS, EXTRA Com, &c., &c.
Just arrived per Glenfallvek.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
Hongkong, November 4, 1884.
NOW READY,
PRICE, $1.00,
1805
COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW
By E. H. PARKER, Can be obtained from KELLY & WALSH at Shanghai, and Hongkong, at LANE Onawrond & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Offon,
Notices to Consignees,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
His Excellency Sir JAMES FEOSAUR,
dor,
وناتا
WILL ie SSIBLE DIVE TWO PERFORMANCES, en-reate, for Shanghai.
THE FIRST PERFORMANCE,
will bu GILBERT'S CLASSICAL COMEDY, railer
PYGMALION & GALATEA.
A
I
AT TIME
SECOND PERFORMANCE, will be presented HUSBAND IN CLOVER,
And the
ORIENTAL BURLESQUE BROWN & THE BRAHMINS.
wwwwwww
Full Particulars will be duly announced on the arrival of the Company.
The Plan of the Theatre may be seen aud Sonts sceured at Mesars KELLY & WALSH,
Hongkong, December 11; 1884.. 2070
THE CHINA
City of Peking, American steamer, 3,129, G. G. Berry, San Francisco: January 10, and Yokohama February 5, Mailsd Genoral.-P. M. §. 8. Co.
Namoa, British steamer, 802, Gos. D. Pitman, Foperow February 6, Andy T and Swatów 10, General.-DOUGLAS STRAMT- SHIP. Co....
MAIL.
hd fresh monsoon and dull weather to port-
The German 3-masted schooner Minna Deutsciamann reports: Bound to Keelung: pat back through stress of weather.
CARGO.
Per S, S. Glentos, anilor Sth. February: Diamante, British ateamer, 514, F. Stach,From Canton waters to London, 1,402 Manila February 6, and Amoy 9, General. boxes Ton, containing 30,379 s. dougou,
RUSSELL & 05.
13 cases Silk Pieco Goods, 5 cases Preserved and 83 pkgs. Sundries.
Minna Dense maar,, Gectron 3-m. schrij 184, Spuirling, put back, Cont.-BLACKHEAD & Co.
Wir, Britisa turret-ship, from a erniso.
DEPARTURES. February 11:--
Pembrokeshire, for Saigon Daniel, for Chefoo
Tules, for Coast Porte.
Vivera, British turret ship, for 's cruise. Decima, for Salgol. Poking, for Whampoa.
JLEARED.
Nurull Hoofer, for Havzu. Cheung Hock Kiun, for Amoy. Proportis, for Saigon. Western Munich, for San Francisco, Titenia, for Madras, delis, for Canton.
PASSENGERS. A KRIVKD.
Per Nam-xien, froin Haiphong, 1 Euro- pean, and 3 Chinese.
Per Peking, from Shanghai, 73 Chinese. Per Achilles, from Shanghai: for Dong- kong, Capt. Davillo, and 78 Chinese; for London, Mr and Mrs Donnelly and chill,
To-day's Advertisements. Mes Jennings and 4 children, and Miss
THE Steamship Japan having arrived Tambove Parts, Cousignces of Cargo are bereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding discharge will be at once lauded and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW AND AMOY,
The Co.'s Steamship
Namoa, Captain Prusy, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 13th Instant, at Daylight.
Consignees are hereby informed that all Claims must be made immediately, as none will be entertained after the 13th
Instant.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, February 7; 1885.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., |
General Managers.
244 Hongkong, February 11, 1885.
„HONGKONG RACE S.
OFF.DAY, SATURDAY,
09th February, 1885,
Slout
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For AMOY.
Per Chuang Hock Kian, at 9.30 a.m., on
Thursday, the 12th inst.
For SHANGHAT—.
Per Koushing, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 12th inst.
For SWATOW AND AMOY ——
-Per Rory, at 5p.m., on Thursday," the
1211: inst.
Per Named, at 6 p.m., on Thursday, the
12th ist,
For BANGKOK.-
Per Inube, at op.a., on Thursday, the 12: inst., instead of as previoualý notified.
For YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGA-
SAKI-
Per Bentorig, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday,
the 13th just.
For MANILA.----
Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday,
The 13th-just.
For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA.-
Per Wingsang, at 2.30 p.m., on Wedes-
day, the 18th inst.
Per Japan, as 2.30 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 18th inst.
For NAGASAKI, ILIOGO AND YOKO-
HAMA.-
Per City of Peking, from San Francisco, Mossrs Ahing and Brada, and 230 Chinese. Par Nam, from Coast Parts, Capt. Kenneth, Caps. Young, Mr Stephens, and | For 34 Chinese.
Per Diamante, from Manila, Mr R. Voglo, 3 Europeana deck, and 3 Chinese; from Amoy, Mr R. Sampeon Shaw, and 1 Chi-
c90.
DEPARTED.
Per Pembrokeshire, for Saigon, 12 Chi-
GERE.
Per Thales, for Coast Porta, 1 European, and 200 Chinese.
Pur Desima, for Saigon, 12 Chincao.
To DEPART Per Cheang Hock Kian, for Amoy, 40. Chinese.
Per Propertis, for Saigon, 12 Chineso. Per Westera fonarth, for San Francison, 1 European,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
HACK RAGE, BROUP presented by
Tux HusGRosa Jockey Chus, open The British steamer Catterthum reports: to Pomes that have not been entered at Experienced moderate and Right Masterly t.s Muoting to be vildes by Residents of salts, fous departure to Puracel Island, Hongkong. Members of the Jockey Club, thune fresh to strong N.E. monsoon with who have never won a race in Hongkong or high sea and thick gloomy weather till China prior to this Meeting: Catch-weights arrival. over ist. Distance Once Round; the The British steamer Peking reports: ENTRANOR PRES ( zicu) to go to the Hail frush W, afterward N.E. winde; Second Pony.
cloudy and overeast throughout. ENTRIES CLOSE to the CLERK OF THE COURSE, cu WEDNESDAY, the 18th Inst.
JI. J. II. TRIPP,
Clerk of the Coure. Hongking, February 11, 1885.
ASIPPI.
245
AREIVATA. February 10, 1885 :--- Caterden, British steamer, 1,406, H. Orig, Saigon Fobeny 6, Rop and Fably.
Polruary 11 :--- Nam-vian, British steamer, 472, J. A. Garceau, Haiphong February & General.
-RenseLLO,
A. R. Maury.
The British steamer Achilles reports: Left Shangbai at 4u.m., on February 7th: arrived in Swatow at am. of the 9th left at 5
of the 10th; and arrived in Cat B.AL Hongkong at 7.30a.m. of the 13th. Ex- perienced strung N. E. mosogas and heavy Bou throughout.
The British sleumcr Namoa reports: Luft Foochow on the 6th inat. ; and experi- enced light variable winds and thick rainy weather to Amcy; froas Aeasy to Swalow, and thence to port had moderate N.N.R. winds and dall clxly weather. Steamers
Poochow Nocong, Aluff, and American corvette Jadate, and six French war- ruascia. Q5 ancher under Matson, Str. in Amoy, H.B.M.S. Hift. Steamers in Ewatew, Mosgbat, Nanshan, Cariabroides, and H.B.M.S. Bak
The British steater Diamante reports: Left Manila on the things; had moderate winds and fiae weather to lat. 21° North; once strong N.N.E. winds and heavy
Peking, British steamer, 954, Degermana, Shanghai February 8, General.-SIMSEN & Co.
Achilles, British steamer, 128, C. An- derson, Shanghai February 7, General-head sea, arrived February 10th, at 3 .. Butterfield & SWIRE,
Landed passengers and sailed at 11 am,
Destination.
Per Thibet, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the
19th inst SAIGON.--
Per Iphigenis, at 5 p.m., on Tueday,
the 24th inst.
MAILS BY THE Hersh PACKET- The British Contract Packet Hydaspe will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 17th February, with Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries he yond, via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Burrah, leyton, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Maila, &c.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MOKROW. Shipping. Noon.Danube leaves for Bangkok.
4 p.m.-Koushing leaves for Shanghai. Miscellaneous,,
Flower Show.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established .D. 1841.
大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLEMALE AND RETAIL DRUGTN, IMPORTERS
OF
Drugoism' SUNDLIES, NOSELY REQU1: SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ExQLASH, ANCÉIOAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potaes Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aurated Watera.
The Manufactory is under direct and enntinuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
MARRIAGE.
736
On the 5th February, at Shanghai, by the Rev. Dr. Young J. Allen, Gro. RoUENT LOEHR to MALVINA ALORS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.:
[No. 6725.-FEBRUARY 11, 1885.
Tas Band of The Bufa' will play at the Officers Mess, this evening, commencing
PARRED CANAL:-Deucalion, January 15;
Sarpedon, January 19; Bellerophon, at 7.30 o'clock: January 26.
PEOGRAMME
...Deplace
...Verdi Nioctal Dattiare
The next Eratar Mait, by the P. & O. MARCH.... Villa Francs,'..
Co.'s steamer Surat, loft Singapore MAZURKA. Lo Jolie Patineuso, 'Van Maanen on Friday: the 6th instant, at. B p.m., OVERTURE Lea Olinperons Blancs,”..... Auber
VALSE...
C. Lowthian Fabrwohl. and may be expected here on or abcat
SELECTION Machoth Thursday, the 12th instant. The nort Faso Mar, by the M, M. Co.'s CAVATINA. Il Templario,'.........
str. Saghulien, leit Cape St. Jamed fur GALOT..... Troika Raco,..... this port on Tuesday, the 10th in, at 1a.m., and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 13th instant. The following AMERICAN MAIL, per the 0. &0. steamer Sun Pablo, loft Yokohama on Saturday, the 7th inat, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Saturday, the 14th instant.
Tho S. S. Telemachus left Singapore for
this port on the 7th just
Tas delivery of the American mail was begun at 10.50 this morning.
Means. Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform us that the S. 9. Glenorchy Iaft Singapore for this port to-day, the 11th instant.
H. B. M's turret ship Wien loft here this murning for target practice and returned in the afternoon.
II. M. B. Espoir is reported to have left Shanghai for Hongkong on the morning of
the 5th inst.
:
JNG. KELLY, Band Sergeant.
Tus following is the programme of the con- cert which is to be held in the Temperance Hall, to-morrow crening, at 8.30 p.m. :---
1. Pianoforte Dust.
2. Trio (Sacred) Lift thing yo 9. Song ...The Mermaid: 4. Sung
5. Quartette... 6. Song
....
Thy bright smile haunts
me still
Oh who will o'er the
downs with me...
Ever thine."
7. Violin solo Elope told a flattering tale. & Song
10. Trio
9. Plano noto.
11. Song 12. Song
13. Quartatto
Steering for home. Non & Ver.
Song of the water lilies. The miller and the maid. The knight's guerdon. The blue bells of Scotland.
THE Saigonnais, quoting from the Nouvelle Presse, aays-It is now certain that M Ferry intends to propose to the Council of Ministars a complete change in the plan of We hear that two vessels which invo arriv-campaign followed hitherto in Chine and od here to-day report having seen a gun- Tanquin. They are to entirely give up the boat, supposed to be French, anchored four occupation of Realung and Tamani, and tho miles to the North of Cupo D'Aguilar. land forces which have been placed at the disposition of Admiral Courbet will be at
..
T
The publication of this issue commenced TAR rifle match between H.M.S. Cleopatra.ca sent to Tonquin.
and the Police was docided this afternoon at 7.25 pm.
in favor of the Police team, who won by 20 points; 18 at the 200 yards rango and 2 points at 500 yards.
The quina Suail.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1885.
French Fleet off Woosung,
TELEGRAM TO THE CHINA MAIL.'
(Per E. E A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.)
MAALS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.-- Seasquat, 11th Feb., 3.3 p.m.. The United States Mail Packor City of
Four French ironclads and two cor- Peking will be despatched on SATUR DAY, the 21st instant, with Mails vettes have arrived at Gutslaff, and for Japan, San Francisco, the United there is great excitement herc. States, Canada, Honclulu Péru, fe, which will be closed as follows:-
bo
Feurs are entertained that the River 2.15 P.. Hugistry ceases. 2.30 rot. Post-Clicu closes, but Corres may be blocked.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Fesacle.
Captain.
J. Newton..
Bangkok........
..Danube (8) London, &c., via Suez Canal... Hydaspes (). London, via Suez Canallentran (8) Ludou, &c., via Sees Caual... Breenshire (s). Manila
Diamanta (6) Fagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama Thibet (s).. New York. Portland (Oregon)
Crescent Culoma San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Peking (6). San San Francisco, via Yokohama.. San Pablo (a)..
Serivanor. MacKinlay Ilickard. Stuch.
Kuland.
poudence may be posted on board the Packet withs Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. MAILS or rus French PaiMET,—- The French Contract Packet s will be despatched on TURSDAY, the 24th February, with Maile for the United Kingdom, Europe, and phess Inyand, vid Nanies; to Saigon, Straita Selements, Butavin, Bertah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Mairas, Culcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, end Gibraltar. The UN hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
The Chinese fleet is reported to be at Nautien, couling, bouua South.
1
As soon as the season will permit, Gen- oral Briéro de L'Isle, with all the forces recently despatched to the Far East, will make himself master of all the provinces. THE Gorman three-masted schooner Minna of Tongain, the possession of which by Deutschmann, which left here, laden with France was acknowledged by the treaty of cual, for Keelung on the 4th instant, has had to put back here through stress of weather.
Tientsin.
We learn that the Agents of the steamer Atholl (Mesura Adamson, Bell & Co.) had a THE two Armstrong cruisers which were telegram from Foochow yesterday, to the at Chemulpo havo, says the N.-C. Daily affect that the Customs had issued a notifica Neies of the 6th, been ordered south. If tion that torpedoes work be laid in Kimpai they come to Shanghai they will probably Pass to-day (the 11th), and that all large fall into the clutches of the French,
vessels at the Anchorage would have to go We hear that some particulars have been down to Sharp Peak, while no large vessel discovered by the police as to the plan of would.us permitted to come up the River. action and retreats of the party of barglars The Atholl bad gone down to Sharp Fesk, who have recently made the European read was unloading hor cargo there into sidences in the upper-levela the scone of lighters.
H. M. S. Midge and the American war
SHANGHAI, Later (5.5 p.m.) Nantien is thirty miles, south Ningpo.
DOW Woosung is blocked.
their operations.
of
vessel Juniata are, we presume, still guard- We understand that the Hongkong Choraling the foreign settlement, and will be being
Society hopes to be in a position to give allowed to remain there. public rendering of the Cantata Tho Roo
Maiden, on Tuesday, the 10th March.
The exact whereabouts of the Chinese Best Further notice of the performanca will be/r is sincerely to be trusted there are no
which our telegram describes as 'Naution,' will probably exercise the ingenuity of many of our roaders.
duly given.
It may help readers Ar an extraordinary meeting of the share.
more wolls in the Colony like that in which the unfortanuto Burnett lost his life on Monday night; and the sooner this particu-
ments made to have it properly covered
in some consure to understand the move- holders in the Hall and Holtz Co-operativolar well is altogether clowd, or arrange- MAILS ay THE UNITED STATES PACKET-monts of the Chinese vessels if we mea-Company, the rasulation empowering the The United States Mail Packet San Pably, tion that they were soon of Sheipa Roads Board to take the necessary steps to regis will be despatched on TUESDAY, the on the 3rd inst. Shoipu is about 50 miles for the Company andor the Hongkong Or 3rd March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Ca-south of Ningpo, and there is a well-known dinances was confirmed,
nda, Honolulu, Peru, &, which will he elased as follows:
2.15 M. Registry ceases.
2.30 e.x. Post-Office closes, bat Cor
respondenco may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 certai
both by day and night, the lose chance will there be of a recurrence of a similar acci dont. It is surprising that the anthorities ever allowed such a dangerous man-trep to exist. Of course, we all know that the accident might not have happened had some to pince the Chinese in that anchurage, and San Francisco, the voyage having been other circumstances connected with the case
harbour, called Nunguan move to the south
Tas Estust passage on record by a sailing ward still, about half way between Sheipu |
and Batson; and at first we were inclined ship has just been made between Yakalama
accomplished by the British barque James
Extra Postage until the time of depar-/4s our second telegram explaine, howevuta Stafford in 21 days. The "ity of Peking/ Osen diferent, but this probability does not
ture.
Ageris.
Yuen Fat Hong...... P. & O. S. N. Co... Jardine, Matheson & Ob... Adamson, Bell & Co....... Rossell & Co.. P. & O. S. N. Co... Russel. & Co..
DLETONEFS & CO...
Pacifo Mail S. S. Co.....
jo. & o. §, S. Co.....
Russelt & Co.
Rossell & Co.
Co.......
Date of Keuring."
this Nantien muat bo in the vicinity of
of an open well where and in the condition
foot-passengers.
in any way alter the fact that the presence Sheipu; and it appears clear enough that, which arrived in San Francisco on the same if the French Admiral has boon searching day as the barque, took 20 daya to go it was, constituted a standing danger to For the Chinese cruisers, he has mod them on his way to Gützlaff. Touching the Ross, January 7.-The Vatican, through location of the Chinese vesels, the N-thio British Minister at Faking, will open FUKIER writes to the M.-C. Daily News, D. Nam of the 7th instant has the follow-negotiations with Chins for permission to in reference to the Foochow Arsenal, asfol- ing:-
sond an envoy to deal directly with the lowe:-'Sir-Can you not take notice of There is a report current that the Chi- questions affecting Catholic missions in one of the statements in the Chronicle newo fleet has gone up an inlet some-fifty wiles from the mouth of the Min, and a China. The Pope desires to emancipate the und Directory for China and Japan, do, short distance from Sam Sah Inlet. Far priests from French protection. This seems published in Hongkong under the bending ther that there are some men-of-wat out to us to be most improbable,
Foochow." It says "the Mamoi Arsenal |side, which are unable to reach the China-
neir Pagods Anchorage was an extensiv?..... inen owing to their vessels drawiDE TOU A Government Gazette extraordinary, issued Government establishment, where several February 21, at 3 p..much water.
this afternoon contains the following notifi-good-sized gunboats have been built and
February 12, at noon. February 17, at 4 p.m. About February 17. About February 18. February 13, at & pm,
Feb. 20, at daylight,
Quick despatch
fonick despatch..
March 3, at 3 p.m.
Quick despatch,
Quick despatch.
3
Although the Chinese are now blooking
the Woosing, it by no means follows, in cation-His Excellency the Governor has large quantities of son rosnufactured. This 13, at 4 p.m.our opinion, that the French mean to de-been pleased, pursuant to soc. 3 of Ordi-Arenal was bombarded by the French on pure ion, that he then vs tu warnance 6 of 1875, to appoint Monday, the the 23rd and 24th August, 1894, and re- 16th instant, to be observed as a Bank duced to ruin." There has never been a Shanghai and its foreign trade unmolested.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. February 18, at 3 p.m. Sons & Co.... February 18, at 3 p.az.
San Francisco......
Western Monarch.
Erielsen.
San Francisco..
Shanghai..
Blanchard. Webster
de St. Croix
T. S. Gardner.
Pitman..
Maradon
Arthur
Batterfield & Swire. Gibb, Livingston & Co......
Commodore. Kowshing (3) ,Ponang and Caloutta Wingsang (0) Singapore, Singapure, Penang and Calentta Japan (8) Swatow and Amoy...... Namoa (a). Swatow and Amoy..
Rory (a). Bellona (5), Salon and Clufco.. Bydney and Melbourne, &e.....Taiwan (8)... Yokohama, Kobo and Nagasaki Benlarig (9)...
Stucks.
BANKS,
David Sagoons & Co. Fot. 13. at daylight.
Douglas
Russch & Co...
Melchors & Co..
SHARE LIST. —QUOTATIONS.
¿Nos. of Velus.
Skurci
Hongkong and Shanghai Pank Corporatica.......[50,000|3
INBULANCES.
North-China Ingrance Company, Limited... 6,000 £ Yungleze lusumuce Coxapany, Liruited..... 8,00 € Union Insurance Society Company, Limited...,000 China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited... 24,000 Canton Insurance Office Company, Limited... 10,000$ Chinese Insurance Company, Limited 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Liraited....... 8,000 8 China Fire Insurance Company, Limited...... 20,000 $
STRAM COMPANIES,
K. O, and M. Steamboat Co., Limited...... 8,000 $ 18, 387 £ Indo-China S. N. Co., Lt. 60,000 sh, istent
31,213 £
Paid PostTION PER LAST REPOET. !
1172
Keserve. Balancec. furard
125$ 125 4,400,0003
Feb. 13, at daylight, Quick despatch,
February 21, at 4 p.m. February 13, at noon.
Fee, 11, 1885..
Closing Quotations, Cash.
2001£ Ext
24
Tla.
22
1,250
125
534,000/$
69.3
25 3
25019 1,000 200
50%
250$ 508 100$ 20 $
1006 · 758
104 10 10€ 10
100 t
50,000
600,000 $ 100,000 8 28,711 50 Credit
885,000 $
510,9788
219,000
1721
18,000 $
51,443 $125 cash-
540,107 Tla. 280 per share
Tla. 123 196,329 $400 167,381 264 469,560 $82 balance
$167 35,165.20 285,231,00) $303 189,978.34 800
34,638 930 prent, ez, div.
30% discount
30 discount
6.401.00 33 cash, selfers'
$100 per share
Layers
11
13
cash
41
21
buyers
do.
9,000
100
9,000 $9
1,000
1,250 8 100 100 8
600 $
50 $ 7,000 8 1008 100
胡
50 Ar
$120
16
100$ 100
24,2508 8,000 $
6,629,70 $109 648.83 8145
nominal cash
сдей
€66.32 $130
buyer
buycra-
50 all 100 zil TO all
First year
$40
do.
$20
do.
**R
nominal
cash
Rules of
Interest,
Payable.
8%
June 30 Dec. 31
Feb. 28 Ag. 31)
3,899 TI. 500
8
April & October
8.565 TL, G00)
Jane18&Dec.10 par
6000 500 all
June & Decem1% prem
221 China and Manila S. S. Company, Limited... 3,500 $
MISCELLANEOUS.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE Compray's B.S. Wingsang having a
rived from the above Ports, Consigness of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the. Undersigned far countersignature, and to take imma diate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 10.000 $ 13019 1258 HK. and China Gas Company, Limited ....... 500 £ 10 10
New Shares.....
1,900 £ 10 £ 7.10€ 8,652.17.10
Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 sha, issued China Bogar Company, Limited.. Hongkong Ice Company, Limited, Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited Luzon Sugar Company, Limited......... Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited... 5,000 Selangoro Tia Mining Co., Lt, of Shanghai... 2,0006. Hongkong Rope Manufactory Co., Limited. 3,000
LOANS,
at once landed and stored at Consignees Ohinese Imperial 1874......
risk and expense.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, Februry 7, 1885,
1877. 1878... 1881 217 Sugar Debenturea, 1890.
6,276 £
100 516,040 £ 100
4,000.€5) 860
There is probably other work for the holiday in substitution for the Chinese gum made there, and only twenty-fivs shelk French feet further north; and it in not New Year's day which falls apen Sunday as an experiment. The criticism of the rest an unlikely event that Chinking may be the 15th instant. -
I leave to you—Our correspondent at Foo-
the destination of Admiral Courbet, the Br privato advices received by the Courier chow pointed out the other day that the presence of whose vissels now creates a tem- } from 'Tientsin on the 7th inst, it learns that | Arsenal had not been by any moans porary scare in the Model Sottlemont. two loanz have just been finally settled irretrievably damaged, but was in working Wore the French Admiral to blockade the there: one of Tle. 4,000,000 to Tạo Tsung-order three weeks after the bombardment, part of Chipkiang, and stop all traffic at the tang, and one of Th. 2,000,000 to the Can
ontrances of the Grand Canal, heton Authorities, Mr John Pender boing the Try Sida Pao of the 28th January has s would undoubtedly deal a blow at the financier in the latter case. Both are for sensible article on the Governor of Hong-
purely Chinese trade which would bo 10 years, at 9 per cont interest, and it is very generally felt over the greater expected that Imperial decrees authorising portion of North Chine. The Grand Canal, then will be issued at once. although not so crowded cinco the em
kong's Proclamation closing that port to French and Chitose ships-of-war.
It enumerates the possible coaling stations and provision dopotain Chinese waters, viz 17.
ployment of steamers as it was woat The American ship Highlinder, after ly ng Singapore, Saigon, Hongkong, Manila, Je to bo, is stil the grent water-way in the harbour of San Francisco from the pan, Macao. The fires will presumably to for Northern China; and as its entrances 20th October, 1981, cleared from that port closed like Hongkong. The Chinese Govern on the northern and southern banks of tho for Hongkong or the 9th ultimo, with ment is to be congmtalated on its windosa Yangtze could be commanded at Chinking 18,000 barrels of flour, 300 sacks pea beans, in not pressing the question of Japan's while the cxit of the Yangtze itself might 40 sacks fungus, do, valued at $70,100, responsibility for the Coreen affair. And it be seriously impeded even by a small num- The Highlander, & versol of 1862 tons, was is to be expested that, if China notifies the ber of war ships, it is not for wrong to despatched by Meters Togel & Co. from Courts of Japan, Portugal, and Spaju of ita suggest that Chickiang, and not Woo-Hongkong for San Francisco on the oth being at war with France, Japan, Manila, sunr, is the goal at which Admiral Courbet August, 1883, and this is her first trip and Macao will all be closed to French ships. True there is no treaty with Portugal; but, is aiming. The rice tribute is largely shipped since she accomplished that voyago." from Chinking, and the season is not far of.
TELEGRAMS.
REINFORCEMENTS FOE EGIFT.
LONDON, 10th Feb. Reinforcements to the extent of 8,000 British troops are being sent to Egypt
ITALY AND ENGLAND,
Italy has decided to co-operate with Eng. land in the Soudan, if her assistance is asked for.
as China has never interfered with Macao,
Tas hearing of the case of Chan Yik the Portuguese Court can have no ill-will Cheung and others v. M. J. D. Stephens, against her. Of course, Chinese ships will which has been brought with the object of not be able to buy coats and arms of pro- settling a dispute as to the ownership of a visione either but China's strength has in small strip of land 2 feet 2 inches wide, was her land forces, which are in their own continued to-day M. W. Darby, who country, while France will have to food her says the ground belongs to the plaintiffs, men at a distanta of 5 days voyage from was under cross-examination by the Atfor the base of supplies. Moreover, China will ney General for three hours and a half, and be forced to see the urgent need of utilising when the case was adjourned at two o'clock her'satores of minerals. Chinese minen have until tomorrow, he was still being not been a success as yet, because they have pxamined,
not been properly managed,