For Sale.
FOR SALE,
:0:-
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
DEVOE'S
OE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE
OIL.
PAINTS and OIES, TALLOW und TAR, PITCH and KOSIN.
AN INVOICE OF
PARLOUR AND COOKING
STOVES.
C
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
OURSE, DISTANCE,
AND
AVERAGE SPEED TABLES,
LONDON, sia THE 'SUEZ-CANAL,
TO
INDIA, CHINA, Japan, Su, VARIOUS OTHER TABLES AND NOTES,
WITH
לת
W. A. GELLAND.
Tore obtained as th
1475
CHINA MAIL' OFFICE. MORSES, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co. Hongkong, September 2, 1884. PUBLICATIONS. DYER BALL. ANTONESE MADE EASY
Bok of SIG STENCE in the CASTOSHOP CULEMA with Free and Latund Translators; and Directions for CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. Rendering Budis's Memmedel Kortas inte Cleese and pine coral--Pro, 82. Inter- LEES. GRAVES,
leaved Cojans, 850, BREAKFAST CLARES, «
EX LATE ARRIVA ER.
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
ร
It
SAVUONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO. SAUCONK'S OLD
(1848)
HUNT'S PORT.
INVALID PORT
1 and 3-star HENNESSY's BRANDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY,
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDER WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM
E. & J. BURKE's IRISH WHISKY.
ROSE'S LAME JUICE CORDIAL.
NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s. VERMOUTH.
JAMESON' WHISKY.
MARSALA.
EASTERN CIDER.
CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO. CURACAO.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, piato a quarta.
GUINNESS'S STOUT, balted by E. &
J. Brass, pints and quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and FORTER, by the
Gallon.
ALE and PORTER, in bogsbonio,
MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF
We til godly remanend it,'-- Cine Beeg Will be fired to supply a vam mong felt by salons of Cantones ---Theily Preside. BALL's Notes ou Classifiers and Grimmar will be Jound very valuable.'-Christ Svit,
EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALET WITH
VOCABULARY. Price, $1
The Sentences given appear to be well *Contains a arranged, "---China "Buil wide range of objects. --Chinese fireander, Au extensive VocabularyDaily 26. Press,
FOR SALE at Musset. KELLY & WAIR'S,
THE
Entertainment.
THE CHINA
HE GAIETY COMPANY.
Sole Proprietor,
GEO. NORVILLE,
FROM Tax TEATR Royz, Calcutta ;
TIR GAIETY THEATRE, Bombay.
Patris:
T. R. H. Tar DexE AND Dren 288; of Connaught. His Excellency The Mangun of Ripon, His Excellency Sir Janks FEASON,
to..
c.
WILL I POSSIBLE GIV TWO PERFORMANCES, e-rante, for hangisi. THE FIRST PERFORMANCE, will be GISERT'S CLASSICAL, COMEDY, -cutitle!
PYGMALION & GALATEA.
A
AT THE
SECOND PERFORMANCE. will be presented HUSBAND IN CLOVER,
And the
ORIENTAL BUBLESQUE BROWN & THE BRAH INS
Full Particulars with dady moved on the arrival of the Company.
The Plan on the Theatre may be seen at Senta suured at Meme RLY & WALSH'S
2670 Hongkong, December 11, 1884
MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. Por Dnburg, for Swatow, 57 Chinese.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI. (Talking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE).
The Co.'s Steamship
Telemachus,
Captain JONES, will be
dospatched as above on TUESDAY, the 17th Instant, at 8 p.m.
For Freight or Famago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, February 14, 1885:
TO LET.
TɔUNGALOW at Mount Kollett D Five Room, Large Basement,
floUSES, TENNIS COURT,
Posacasion fron ápril.
Apply to
250
Per Benlari, for Tekohama, 1 European Por Amey, for Shanghai, 1. Chincue
TO DEPART. Per Folien, for Swatow, 1 European, and 70 Chinese.
Par Greyhound, for Boihow, 60 Chinose.
up to
lat 17"
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Telemachus reporta: On Friday, February 7th, ut & am. loft Singapore; had light N.N.E. and N.E. winds
Thursday February 12th, 29 N., long 114" 14 E. and thence to the and bad strong monsoon, high head en Friday February 13th, at 7 pm, anchored off Gran land. Arrived in Hongkong on Saturday the 14th.
The British stoarner Amatista reports Experienced strong N.E. monsoon with beny
head son, and foggy weather. The British steamer Foleni reperta :
:
MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW.
[No. 6720 FEBRUARY 14, 1885,
Miscellaneous. A Transfer Books of The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., cloved from this dute to the 28th Instant, included.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES:-
Ws. regret to have to ammotings the death of Mr John Gerrard, an old servant of the Jucal Government... Mr Gorraid entered the service as second clerk in the Registrar General's offico as far back as 1866, mand hæ retired a year or two since on a pension. He died in Turriff (Scotland) Inst Christmas day, having onjoyed hin pension but a vor short time...
UNION CHURCH.-Divine Worship, 11 AM-Rev. E.J. Eitel, Service in Chinese, FM-Rev. J. Chalmers, M. A., LTD. SEAMEN'S SERVICE-The Services for Seamen which have been hitherto held in The annual practice and competition of the the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will be Hongkong Artillery Volunteers will take held in the future in Union Church. Un place on Monday next, the 16th inst, at Sunday and Friday evenings at 7.30. All Seamon are invited to attend.
GERMAN
Belcher's Bay Battery. Membora sau ro- AN BETERNDA CHAPEL-Service inquested to parade at Murray Pier at the German language, by Roy, F. Hartan: 9.30 am. on that date, where a launch overy Sunday, at half-past ten A.M., in the
Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, will be ready to courey the party to the West Point.
Left Nowcastle at 2 p.m., ur: January 23rd. | sa. Joseru's Chucн, Garden Road.range. Helmets are to be worn.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Miscellaneous. Local Banks close.
เ
Tiffin
Experienced strong North-Basterly winds
931. Mans and Sermon. a. M. Even will be provided at the range. Sparto Cape Morton, On the 25th, exchanged
OUT colors with the E., and A steamer Memuiring Survicu, Bonediction.
band South; from Capo Mexton to Towns- villo had line weather, arrived on the 28th at 5 p.m., left again at 0.80 p.m., same date- 29th. Arrived in Cooktown, at 8.20 p.m., loft again at i am, ou the 30th; the stetuner Airlie passed bound South. Es- 259 perienced heavy rain aqualls all through the Barrier Becia. On Fabenary Lat, në 9 am., arrived at Thursday Island, and left again at 1.30 pm samun date direct for HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Willes, K.C.H. These three officers have
JOHN D. HUTCHISON, 24, Stanley Street. Hongkong, February 14, 1886.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
February 13, 1885- Daly, German stanner, 1,097, Schultz, Saigon February 8, Rice-Bus HIN CRAN
February 14:-
Telemachia, British steamer, 1,421, Henry Joses. London December 25, and Singapore
Swiat.
Hongkong, Experienced strong N. W. mon- claring soon with heavy rain equalla till Basilan Straits on 9th: from there to China Sea strong &.E moon. Mimlora Straits February 1101, passed steamer Guthrie bonad Sunt. Had moderate monzoon cros- sing the China se The tani keft Doug- kong on December 17ta, at 6 pm., touching at Port Davin, Thursday Island, Cookeyn, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Mol
Ports, thus doing the round voyage within 69 daya.
To-day's Advertisements. 7, General.-BUTTERFIELD & bourne, rolarning via Newastle and Coast
FURNITURE SALE.
ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. has been instructed by Capi, J. W. Srinusa,
Signal, German steamer, 383, A. Hunde- wark, Haibow February 18, General.- Sirmse & Co.
mutat, British steamer, 522, Thos.
Low 12, Itice.-RUSSELL & Co.
Duy Train, French cruiser, 3,700, Capt. Guier, from a craise.
W. Brown's, and LANE, CRAWFORD &C., Hongkong; and at Messrs. | 1. A.. to Seil by Public Auction, nt talu, Haiphong February 10), and loi TRAUNER&C's, London.
Residence, Rocklands, Robinson Road, on Hongkong, January 26, 1884.
FOR SALE.
ULES
MUMM CHAMPAGNE, Quarts....
..80 per Case of 1 doz. ..$20 Pints.........
ઢુ રા Dubos Frères & de Gurion & Co.'s
BORDEAUX CLARETS AND
11
WHITE WINES.
Baxter's Celebrated Barley Brea'
WHISKY, 87 por Onze of 1 doz GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Dragkong, July 18, 1884.
1187
WASHING BOOKS. (In English ad Chrness.) ASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use Leds and Gentlemen, can now BOXES, at Manufacturor's Prices, | bà lal at this thin-Prion. $ each.
CHINA 314 befin
BAFES, CASH
Sole Agents for
PAPER
MESSES TURNHULL, AR, AND SOMERVILLE'S
MALTESE CIGARETTES.
Not Responsible for Debts.
feither the Cytda, the Agents, nor
Chen will be Livspravible for any Debt contructed by the Officers ar Crew of the following Tassels, during! MacEWEN, FRICKEL & (0) Pheir stay in Hunykany Harbour:- Huigkong, Jannary 8, 1885.
40
NOW PUBLISHED.
UDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,
BTHEORETICAL AND POPULAR
ASPLOTS,
ERNEST J. EITEL, PH.D., Teese, THIRD EDITION REVISED, WITH ALDITIONS.
Price,
$1.50. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1881.
NOW ON SALE
CHINESE DICTIONARY
IN THE
CANTONESE DIALECT,
BY
Dasong, British stunner, Captain J. Newton.--Yuen Fat Hong.
FoRNess Aanry, American Parque, Cup J. T. Marry-Adaoson, Deli & Co.
GoomILL, Ameri. Yarpy, Capt. Wm. R. Hogan.ddnsan, Bell & Co.
Invesanus, Aamerican ship, opt, F. S. Pugas Skowes. ---Oalen
JESSIE OSBORN, British ship, Capanin J. Wihon. ---Cariorītz & Co
NALIOR M. Sang, Amerian selesaret, Capt. 1. tal-Arishald, Kucherg & Col Soman, American ship, Capt. Oliver 0. Jones. Adamson, Belt & Co.
DR. E. J. EITEL
CROWN OCTAVO, EP. 1018.
HONGKONG, 1877-1883.
Part 1.
A-K
$2.00
Part II
K-M,...
..$2.00
Part II "MT,
$1,00
...$3.00
Now
Part IV. TY,
A Reduction of ten per cent, will be allowed to purchasers of Ten or more copies.
Destination.
SATURDAY,
the 21st Instant, at-2 o'Clock p.m. ̧---.
THE WHOLE OF HIS
Iolani, British steamer, 981, Edward Allason, Newcastle January 23, Townsville 28, Cooktown 30, and Thursday Island ENGLISH AND CHINA-MADE February 1, General --ARNHOLD, KARBERG
FURNITURE,
& Co.
comprising
Massalia, Gorman atanmor, 1,262, Pobor WALNUT COVELED Covenes and Chana.Ben. Saigon February 10, Rice,-Size MAHELE-TOP TABLES, WHATNOTH.
& Co.
DEPARTURES,
February 13-
MARBLE-TOP CONSOLE TABLE with MIR- ROK, CURTAINS, CARPEN, OAK CHAIRS.
SHEBOARD, DINING
VING TABLE, CROCKYRY, GLASS and ELECTROPLATES WARS.
IRON BESTEADS with SragMATTRESS, flory, for Swatow. WARDROBE with Max FRONT, MAR BLE-TOF WABUSTANDS, TOILET STANus with Mawr CHEST of Daaweng
Se.
&o.,
الله
Catalogues will be issued, and the Furni- turen view the day previous to the Sale.
TERMS.Ct.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co..
Auctioneers,
Flongkong, February 14, 1885.
Fobruary 14 :- Ming Detschmann, for Keslung- Juo, for HavrË,
Kongsany, for Whampoa Non-vins, for Caiphong. Welcombe, for Saigon. Bezlarig, for Yokohama. Madras, for Nagasaki,
for Swatow.
257 Ah, for Keelung,
• Swatow. for Shanghai.
THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
→
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE, VIA SINGAPORE. (Caling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking fherinegle Change to NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALE
DONIA, TASMANIA and FIJU)
The Steamship
Catterthan,
Capt. 11. Chare, will be despatched for the above Poria ou SATURDA, the 21st Instant, ni 4 pan.
For Freight or Passiggo, apply in
RUSSELL & Co,
Agents. Hngkong, February 14, 1885.
eer, for Shanghai,
ULEARED.
Pax, for London. Easily, for Tientsin. Potion, for Swatow. Greyhound, for Hoihow. Bripites, for Kutchinotzu, Mack, for Yokohama. Sad, for Shanghai.
PASSENGERS. ARGVEI
Ver Pelencebus, from Singapore, &c., 160 Chinese.
Per Higed, from Hollow, 3 Chineso. Per matista, From Pakhei, &o., Mr Folsomberg, and Chinese.
prana.
258
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Fessels,
London, S., vin Suez Canal... Hydaspes (6).. London, via Suez Canal... Diomed (8) London, via Suez Canallenlyon (8) London, Co. via Suez Canal... Breconshire (s).
Osca (0), Marseilles, &c., via Buigen,
-Kube, and Yoko)mans Thibet (s)..
Crescent Coloma..
Naga Portland (Oregon) San Francisco, via Yokohama..City of Peking (s) San Francisco, via Yokohama.. San Pablo ().. Sun Francisco..
Commodore. Shanghai.
Telemachus (6)... This Standard Work on the Chinese Lar! Shan guage, constructed on the basis of Kanghi's Singapore, Fonurg and Calcutta Wingsang (s) Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chiness Singapore, Fenarg and Calcutta Japan (8).
characters in practical are, and waile alpha Swatow.... betically arranged according to the sounds Swatow and Chefoo.........
Fokion (8).
Bellona (8).
of the oldest dialect of China, the Can-Sydney and Melbenrue, &c..... Taiwan (a)..
mese, it gives also the Mandarin pronun- Sydney and Melbourne, &c.... Oatterthun (8). ciation of all characters explained in the book, so that its usefulness is by no machs. confined to the Cantonese Dialect, but the work is a practically complete Thesaurus of the whole Written Language of China, au- cient and modern, sa vasd all over the
Empire, whilst its introductory chapters serve the purposes of a philological guido to the student.
A Supplement, arranged for being bound and used by itself, and containing a List of the Radicals, an Indor, and a List of Surnames, will be published and sold
parately.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Cà Hongkong, January 15, 1883.
FOR SALE:
Stocks.
BANKS,
Captain.
Scrivener, .Guthrie......
MacKirlay
Rickard. Dapatel
Ruland..
C. M. Noyes..
Blanchard. Jours....
de St. Croix.
T. S. Gardner.
Geo. Werroby
Arthur
H. Craig.
DETARTED.
Per Welcombe, for Saigon, 4 Europeans.
CARGO.
Per S. S. City of New York, sailed Feb. 10th, 1885: For Yokolisma, 2,500 haga Sugar and 61 pkga. Morchandise; for San Francisco, 209 baga Coffee, 31,053 bags Rice,
300 boxes Nut Oil, 80 boxes Prepared Spinn, 23 cases Silks nud 2,611 pkga. Merchandise; for Champarico, 1 case Silla; for Acajutla, 9 cases Silks; for Punta Are nan, 2 cases Silke and 2 cases Merchandise; 15 20 de Guatemala, 10 casos dilles for Victoria, B.O., 24 casus Crude Opium
for and 162 pkgs. Merchandiso Honolulu, Panama, 193 148 pkgs. Merchandise; for
19 cases Silks, 9 pkgs. Merchandise,
cases Crude Opian, and 1,000 bags Rice; for Callao,
handles Silks and 10 cases Mer-|
for Valparaiso, & cases Sticks and
10 casos Merchandise; for Philadelpha, 10 bailes Waste Silk; for Boston, cuses Silks; for New York, 2 cases Straw Hats, 2 cases Hang Hang, 6 cases Silks and 321 bales Raw Silk.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
THE
Established A.D. 1841. X
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLERALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
Об
AMONG the retiremente from the active list of flag officers this year under the age olavsa will be Admiral Sir Alfred Phillipps Rydor, F.C.B., an June 97, and Admiral Coote, C.B., on Juno 1; and among those who should, in the ordinary course, receive pro- motion is Admiral Sir George Ommaney
each held the command of H. B. M.'» squadron on the China Station.
THE French cruiser Duguay Trouin arrived here this morning from the North. We on derstand she is bound for Suigus. Tho Duguay Trouin was apparently one of the Vesela comprising the aquadron seen on tho 10th inat by the Kwangsang near Nan- DRUGGSIS SUNDRIES, NORSERY REQU-tion. She has received some slight damage.
STTES, TOILET REQUISITRS, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potas Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory la under direct and continuous Ruropean Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
SUN AND TIDE TAULE FOR HONGKONG. (From The Hongkong Almanack.)
TIDEUARY.
to her ram, the spar and plate covering having beon tora off, but we hava boen unable to learn ander what circumstances the injury was inflicted.
I has been stated that the Hongkong Go- vomment has declined to give an opinion on the point, whether or not coal is co- traband of war; that the German Consal here has oxpressed an opinion which in 750 favoumble to the shipper; and that the...
Sets.
HIGH WATER.
SUN.
Day of Morn. March.
Aft.
Kises.
1. M.
H. N.
EL M.
FM.
10.00
9.37
6.32
5.56
MAILS will olose:-
16
10.30
9.52
1.39
6.87
For SWATOW.--
17
10.54 10.26 8.31
5.57
Per Palien, at 5. p.m., on Monday, the
10th just.
18
19
11.17 11.4 6.31 11.44
For BOIROW AND PAKHOI
20
6.67 3.30 11.95
5,68 5.30 5.59
0.10
Per Greyhound, at 5 p.m., on Monday, High water at Wampos: 2 hrs. 30
the 10th inst,
For SHANGHAL.-
Per Telemedees, at 2.00 p.m., on Tues-
day, the 17th inst
For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA.--
Per ingsung, at 2.30 p.m., on Weder-
day, the 18th inst,"
For Jopan, at 2.30 p., on Wednesday,
the 18th inst.
For NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND YOKO-
HAMA.-
Per Thie, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the
19th inat.
For SAIGON,-
Por Iphigi, as 5 p. vi., on Tuesday,
the 24th inst.
Per Rory, for Swatow, 300 Chinese. Por Naa-tian, for Haigheng, 2 Euro-MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.~~
The British Contract Packet Tiduspes will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 37th February, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- yond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Butavis, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, sud Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing
tho Mails, dc.
Agents.
P. & O. 8. N. Co...... Butterfield & Swire..... Farline, Matheson & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co.............. Messageries
Maritimes. -& D. 8. N. Co Russell & Co.
htelchers & Co.
Paciho Mail S. S. Co. Facing
lo. &o. 8. 5. Cu..
Russell & Co..
Butterfield & Swire. Tardino, Matheson & Co...... David Sassoon, Sune & Co... Donglas Lapraik & Co...... „Melchers & Co................
Butterfield & Swire....... Russell & Co......
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation... 00,000 $
INSULAKUPE.
North-China Insurance Company, Limited... 0,000 £ Yanglaze Insurance Company, Limited 8,000
STEAM COMPANIES HK. C, and M. Steamboat Co., Limited....... 8,000 $
18,387 Judo-Olina S. 3, Co., Lt. 60,000 ah. issued
20 234 1,950 120ja 83.2018
Date of Lerving.
February 17, at 4 p.m. February 17. Abous February 17. About February 18 February 2+, &t noOK, Feb. 20, at daylight.. Quick despatch Quick
U diaputol. February 91, at 3 pm. March 3, at 3 p.. Quick despatch. February 17, at 3 p.m. February 18, at p.m. February 18, at 3 p.m. Feb. 17, at daylight. Quick despatch.
February 21, at 4 p.m. February 21, at 4 pm.
זן
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, ., by the Britishs Contract Packet:-
Day of Departure,
2
Nous Money Order Office closes.
P.M.Registry of Letters ceasce, Posting of all printed matter and patterns coupes.
3
P.M.-Mail closed, except for Late
Lettera,
2.10 r. M.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until
Dine. later than at Hongkong at the Barrier: 3 hrs. 15 mins.; at the Salt Flate: 3 hrs. 30 mins; at Shareon: Shre. 45 mins.
DEATH.
At No. & Square, Tarriff, on the 25th December, JOHN GERARD, aged 62 your Friends will please accept of this (the only)
intimation
result is that most of the coal freight at prosent is being carried in German bottoms. We give the statement for what it is worth. If it be true, the Germans have the advan- tage, as we believe the Chinese do not purpose interfering with merchant vesels, and the French are now getting most of the coaling benefits. English merchants may be eren too cautions,
Tar following account of an accident which occurred to the French mail steamer Sag halien, which arrived here yesterday, in given in the Straits Times of the 4th instant-As the Messageries Maritimes steamer Sayhalien was corning to the Borneo Company's wharf yesterday afternoon in charge of Capt. Bing as pilot, the engines suddenly refused to act when sought to be reversed, and the steamer went past her heeth and crashed atom on into the wharf, until brought up by grounding forward. -
The publication of this isme commenced The piles and beams of the what? were 7.25 p.m.
broken and the planking and debria Low in every direction, the vessel's spoed being Lat thò time about & knots." About 220 feet of the wharf, together with the main piles supporting It, was destroyed. The vessel
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1885. immediately backed off, and got out of har
TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN. ANOTHER SEVERE. ENGAGEMENT-GENERAL EARLY KILLED.
LONDON, Feb. 13 After a battle which lasted several hours, General Earle's column completely defeated a strong body of the Rebels,
General Earle was killed. Our loss in willed and wounded amounts to fifly men.
The enemy's loas is enormous.
"LOCAL AND GENERAL. PASSED CANAL-Deuralien, January 16;
Bellerophon, January 20
The S. 3. Glenorchy left Bingapore for this
port on the 21th inet.
3.30 7.24. When the Post Office oloses The . S. Sarpedon lett Singapore for this
entirely.
port on the 14th ist.
unpleasant position, but the delivery of the mails was delayed an hour or more owing to the mishap. This is the first nouident that has occurred to my of the Messageries stoapers during the twenty-five years that. they have been making use of the whart, The Messageries Maritimes Company readily. admit their liability, so that there will be no litigation.
Tue Government Gazdle of the Straits Bet tlements.of the 9th January, contains, the following official notification: It is hereby notified that Her Majesty the Queen has boon pleased to authorise that the Purna- Jadges in this Colony should take preced ence next to the Mambora of the Executive Council. This announcement is, we pro sume, the sttlament of an old dispute which in the past has boon produc- tive of much had blood and unpleasant
3.40 r..Late Letters may be posted MESSEя Butterfeld & Swire inform us that friction. That an officer of the stand
on board the packet with late Fee of 10 cents until time of the . E. S. Co.'s steamer Farpedon, from ing of the late Judge Snowden (who had
Liverpool, left Singapore this forenoon, and acted as Chief Justice, and was always* is due here on the 21st inst.
departure.
Quotations. HONGKONG, February 14, OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,... 6173/20
Old
13 esah,... 017/20 New Benares, cauli,... 050/7‡ OR
eaeh,.... 67 New Malwa, credit,... 640* Allowance, Taola...... 16/24 Old Malwa, credit,... 560 Allowance, Tasis 16/24 Faraian, Oily, Allowanco, Taole... 10 Persian, Paper tied,... 025/40 Allowance, Taels...... 10
Exchange.
$20/35
3/5
3/0
3/69
Documentary 4 months' sight, 3/07
FEB. 14, 1885.
Nus. of
Falue.
Shares.
p.
Phid POBITION PER LAST REPORT.
Ileveres "Balances.f'eard
Oicsiny Quotations, Dash.
120$ 125 4,400,000 8
100£ 50
Tis.
J
51,443 120 cash
6-40, 107 Tls. 280 per share
151
Union Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,000 Obin Trudors' fasurance Company, Limited...24,000 Canton Insurance Office Company, Limited...10,000 Chinese Insurance Company, Limited
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Company, Limited......50,000
1,500 8,000
Tix. 125 50,000 534,000'S 496,329 2480
167,381 64 2505 Bus 105,000€ 469,560 $821
Credit balance 1,000 8 200 28,711.50
$1074 35,163.20 835,000 $ 2508 508
288,231,00 $5403 100 205
516,9783
180,978.34 $69
15
buyers
cash
bayers
Bark, Wire,
1
Demand,
15
90 days' sight,
100's
le 10 10£ 10 Jall
213,000 $
34,698 830 prem. ex. div.
4 months' sight,
Grodit,
80% discount
30 discount
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited...10, onos Clin Gas Chaopany, Limited ...
1,000 £ New Sharu....
2,000, Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 she, issued
1,000,3 Chira Sugar Company, Limited..
9,000 3 1683 Hongkong Toe Company, limited.
1,2508
18,000 3 125 1258
108,652.17. 201 Mole 7.10 100. 50
1009 100
8120 6,020.70 $109 13
FI
100% 100
50 $
508.
24,2508 6,000 $
543.89 $143
nominal
cash Cash
100 100
666.32 $120 4,020.65 $60
19 buyers
11
buyers
50
all
First year
840
I P.M....
nominal
100 all
820
11
50 all
€68
cash buyers
Do.. THERMOMETER-9 A
4.
The
Thites of
Do.
1 F...
Do
4 P.M....
Interest,
Do.
(Wet bulb),
6,276 £ 10,000 £
100 all
Do.
Do. P.,
100% all
Do.
Do. 4 P.M.
9, 800T1.
· 200 500
Do.
Maximum
EXTRA FINE QUALITY FRENCH BUTTER, BRAND 'DUO DE FORMANDIE, -THE OLDEST BUTTER PACKING ESTABLISHMENT IN NORMANDY. TN 1b tins and Cases of 48 tins eschi Sold in Quantities of not less than one dozen time, at 86 per Dozen.
Beduction made to Purchasers of one case and upwards.
G. R. LAMMERT, Sole Agent,
Hongkong, October 4, 1884.
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1.00. COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY DAN Br E. J. PARKER.
Can be obtained from KELLY & WAISH at Bhanghai and Hongkong, at hane, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the Chine Mail Office.
China and Marila S. 8. Company, Limited... 3,500s
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited ..................... Luzon Sugar Company, Limited............................................. 7,000) Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited... 5,000) Selangoro Tin Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai... 2,500 3 Hongkong Roye Menuisctory Co., Limited. 5,000 8
LOANS.
Chinese Toperis 1874....
#
1877.. -1878. 1881.
Sugar Debentures, 1880.
-8,545 TL
600$
0,401.06 50 cash, sellers $100 per share
500 all
do. do.
Payable.
June 30 Dec. 21
Feb. 28 Ag. 31)
April & October Jins10&Dev.10 par Jane & Decem¦ 1 %
Iulia, Wire,
demand,
220 2201
Shanghai, Comand,......
30 dage sight, private, 737 Gold Leaf 99 fae...
$28.50 Sovereigns,
... 5.01
Temperature.
(Taken at Mesars Falconer de Co.'s Premieta, Queen's Road) HONGZONE, February 14. BAROMETER 9 A.K...
Do.
Do, Minimum over night
30.218
30.150
88 189 195183
liable to be called upon to do so) should have to give place to a gentleman, let us Next Monday being recognised as a holi, like Mr Ng Choy, was an anomaly pot day for the celebration of China New Year's only galling to those socrued but contrary day, which falls on Sunday, there will be to all rulas of common sense. This ques wo issue of the Chins Mail on that evening. tion of precedence is always a ticklish one,
Ir is notitied is to-day's Government Gazette that the opium farm has been sold to Uhan Sin-ahang for one year from 1st March, 1885, to the 28th February, 1888.
and what frequently makes it so in the
personal feeling which its consideration is apt to evaks from weak human naturali Still there are higher aspects of the subject than those that are merely personal The consideration which ought at all time to Wa note that the appointment of Major be freely sccorded to those who are respon. E. McCallum, R., to the post of ColoBible for the administration of justice do. nial Engineer and Surveyor General of the minds, in our opinion, that the occupants Straits Settlemon's, has been ounfirmed by of the bench in the Supreme Court should be Lord Derby.
invested with all the reapset which call fair Last night we stated that the principal pro. be given them. Precedence of membera prietor of the now native newspaper was of the Legislativo Council is surely little Ly Hok Ping, the compradors of the Hong enough to grant, and, since the Puen kong and Shanghai Bank. The Editor of Judge is a judge of appeals, wo are even the paper informs us that this is not so, and inclined to go a little further. It is satisfac that the proprietors are gentlemon residing tory, however, to find that the Singapore folks have succeeded thus far in laying the in Canton.
wraith of this much rered question. This CAPTAIN Nissen, of the German steamer being so, end in view of the fact that the Picciola, which arrived at Singapore from precedence of the Pains Judge has been Swatow, on the 3rd lost, vas fined 850 by in the past a very sore subject here--though the Acting Senior Magistrate for a breach not, perhaps, with the present occupant of of the Passenger Ordinance, by carrying a the post-how comes it that the same re
into force in greater number of passengers than he was arrangement has not come
generally behind. licensed to carry, and for each passengers this Colony? We are in excess of the number allowed in his hand, but the Singaporeans have left us a license,
not
long way behind in this man. Why i