For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. MOVE INTO THE NEW PREMISES
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
ON
1st APRIL NEXT,
they propose
SHIPPING.
"ARRIVALS.
March 27, 1885 -- Amey, British steamer, from Whampon.
March 28---
Galley of Lorne, British steamor, 1,390, Ponroy, London February 17, and Singe pore March 21, 200 tous Gaupowder and General Ronsell & Co.
fydlia, German steamer, 1,100, Vest,
WHEN POP ARTICLES at Tekolama, (Japan), March 23, Gonerat,
the lowest possible prices
FOR CASP, and giving the bonefits of the Co-operative Store system to the Public without the necessity of Membership. Dotailed Prices will be furnished on application.
-30%-
CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S
O IL MAN'S. STORES.
Jour Mout & SONS, LIMITED,
OILMAN'S STORE B.
J. T. MonroN'B
OILMAN'S
STORES.
MACONACHIE BROTHERS" Lowestoft
O IL MAN'S
STORES.
AMERICAN
OILMAN'S STORES.
WINES, &c.
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
BIRMSSEN & Co.
Chusan, British steamer, 2,667, Wyatt, Shanghai March 26, Meile and onerak P. & D. S. N. Co.
DEPARTURES,
March 28
Sheine, for J-on. Signal, for Hathor,
CLEARED.
Tescer, for Amay, Amoy, for Shanghai, Nam-vian, for Haiphong Deconshire, for Yokohama, Lydia, for Singapore. Kunny Lee, for Saigon. Pembrokeshire, for Saigon.
Albany, For Singapore. Glenorchy, lur Amoy.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED. Per Galley of Lorne, from Singapore, 20- Chinese.
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. Per Chusan, from Shanghai: for London, 10. GRAVES,
Me and Mra Forbus, (3) Misses Forbes and BREAKFAST CLARET, « 11 amah, Mr and Mrs Fiachor, infant and Eu- ropeas servant, Mr and Ms Lind, (2) BACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON- children and 2 south, Masts & Greathead,
TILLADO,
R. Miluo, W. Mayerink and C. Vincent, SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT and 34 Chineso.
DEPARTED. (1848).
Per Signal, for Haihow; 50 Chinese.
TO DEPART Por Tencer, for Amoy, 300 Chinoso. Per Amany, Fur Shanghai, 7 Chinese. Per Lydia, for Singapore, 3 Europes. Por Kaig Les, for Saigon, 4 Chinese. Per Pembrokeshire, for Saigon, 12 Chinese. Per Albany, for Singapore, 303 Chinese.
HOST'S PORT.
1and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. Coulroter's BRANDY,
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDES WHIŠKY. Boone's OLD TOM.
E. & J. BORER'S ISH WHISKY. Rose LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY. MARSALA.
EASTERN AMERICAN OIDER CHARTREUSE,
MARASCHITNO.
CURACAO.
Sr.,
Ku
dc.. BASS'S ALE, bottlerl by CAMBRON
SaurDeus, pints and quarta. GUINNESS'S STOUT, battled by E. &
J. Bu, pints and quarta. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon
ALR and PORTER, in lugalwars.
Agente for:
Messrs. W. & A. GILBEYS' WINES AND SPIRITS.
MILNEWS'
PATENT FIRE-PROOF SAFES, Mesars TURNHULL, Fur,, mud SOMERVILLE'S MALTESE CIGARETTES.. Hongkong, March 12, 1885.
FOR SALE. -
AND
401
OURSE, DISTANCE.
AVERAGE SPEED TABLES,
FROM
LONDON, via THE SEZ CANAL,
10
INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, &o,
WITH
VARIOUS OTHER TABLES AND, NOTES,
W. A. GULLAND.
To be obtained at the
'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.
Messrs. LANE, OBAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co.
Hongkong, September 2, 1884.
1475
THE REPORT OF THE TRIAL or
TLOGAN AT CAPTON that appeared in
SHIPPING REPORTS.
None.
CARGOES.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--
For SWATOWN
THE CHINA MAIL.
For Baloony, at 11.98 a.m., on Monday,
the 30th in
For STRAITS, COLUMBO, AND BOM.
BAY
Per Meduse, at 11.30 am, on Monday,
the 30th inst
For HOIBOW, SINGAPORE & BANG
KOK
Por Taichiow, at 11.30 n. m., on Monday,
the 30th inst.
For SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.-- Per Camurta, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday,
the 30th inst.
For AMOY AND MANILA.-
Por Don Juan, at 4.30 pm, on Monday, the 30th inst., instead of as pre- viously notified.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Per Douglas, at 5pm, on Monday, the
30th just
For SAIGON.-
Per Lennox, at 11,80 a., on Tuesday,
the 3ist inst.
Money Orders.
L-Money Orders can be obtained at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following
countries:-
Azores Is. Belgium.
* Beritids. Салада
* Caps Culony.
Coylon. (Constantinople).
Cyprus, Denmark.
+ Egypt.
* Falkland Is.
* Gamhis.
* Germany,
* (Gibraltar).
* Gold Coast.
* Holland.
Honduras, (Br.). Iceland. Judia. Italy. Jajin
* Lagos.
Madeira.
Mauritiun.
* Natal
* Nowfoundland.
* Norway.
Now South Wales.
Port Darwin. *Portugal
Queensland.
* S. Bolena.
*Seychelles,
* Sigrea Leone."
Siraits Settlements.
South Australia.
* Sweden.
* Switzerland.
Tasmania.
* United States.
Victoria.
Western Australia.
United Kingdom.
*West Indies (British,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
No. 6761MABOH 28, 1885.
Goods per Bullavell Custle undelivered times of war. What was sail atom appen in our next Overland edition, which
after this dato aizh
ifted a pen to recommend to the Home A FULL and revised report of yesterday" Government the adoption of measures mooting of the Chamber of Commerce wil to soove the direct line se necessary in auhject to rent.
the immediate construction and equip- RELIGIOUS SERVICES 1:
ment of torpedo-bonts is merely the UNION CATECH-Divine Worship 11 euled conviction of the community A.2. Roy. E. J. Eitol. Service in Oline, Why the Executive of the Colony 2.F.M.—Rov. J. Chalmers, M. A., L.L.D. should be isolated in this matter, is
SEAMEN'S SERVICES. The Services for more than strange. It would be alarm tons of coal. Sennon which have been hitherto held ing, but for the fact that the communi Oar Straits contemporary says the de- the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will bo
held in the future in Union Church, Onty have now apparently made up their
will be published on Tuesday morning. We hear that HLM.S. Agamemnon will leave hera to-morrow, under salad orders. The vessel has we believed shipped 700
Sunday and Friday evenings at 7.90. All mals to not for themselves. A sigsi-parturo of the Agamemnon from Singapora Seamen are invited to attend.
ficant note seems to have been received was hurried by tàu receipt of a telegram GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL Service in by the Cairnau (Hor., W. Keswick) being received from Admiral Dowell, the Gorman language, by For F. Hartmann, from H L the Governor, in reference ordering her to proceed with the last pos overy Sunday, at half-past ten x.x., in the to the defences, in which Hiq Ex-
aiblé delay. Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House,cellency assured Mr Keswick that these.
West Point.
-
O the evening of the 5th March, says the Shin Pao, the mos-of-war at Kingofu red thros shots on which all the forces, land and maritime, stood to their arms and so romained all night. This was due to a report that the French wore entering the
Sr. Joeru's Omvert, Garden Road,subjects were receiving the vary 9 A.M. Mass and Sermon, 5.50 F.M. Heen mast attration, and that his reprosan
tions in connection with them wore a ing Service, Bonediction.
character he hoped would ensure the attention of the Imperial Governinent. Duch vaguely-expressed platitudes buvo, as we have previously remarked, lost their power, and are now regarded as incating Tangleze. bothing. Even the carefully moderate
THE
Danish, and Datel) HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1841.
2-Orders on the Countries marked * are forwarded thron the London Port Office,
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY and are paid loss a small discount of about ISLAND, COOKTOWN. TOWN-2, in £1, for which the romitter should SVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & alles. All suck actors must be expressed
in British currency. MELBOURNE, &c., &c.—
Por Airlie, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the
31st inst.
For SHANGHAI
3.The Hongkong Pest Office also issues
orders on Shanghai, and vice versa.
4.-The commission charged is as follows (according to the carrerey the Order is 2, or $10, or R 20 0.20 cents.
Fer Mento, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednesday, drawn in)
the 1st April.
For STRAITS AND HOMBAY.-
Por King Arthur, at 9 a.m., ou Friday,
the 3rd April.
MAILS By The BRITISHL PACKET.— Tho
British Contract Packet Chasen will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 31st March, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and conatries be- yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settle. tacats, Batavia, Burmah, Caylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
Up to £
£
ני
J!
5, or $25, or R 500.10 £7, or $35, or R 70,.....0.60
"
F
*
£10, or $50, or R100....0.80 150,... $1.00.. -No Order must exceed £10 or $50 (unless drawn on Indis, vhen 150 is the mit), nor will more than two such Orders in favour of be issued to the same person, the same payee, by the same mail.
6.-Money Orders on the United King dom for suns not exceeding £o are granted by incans of Pustal Nutze, as to which peo separate notion or the Hongkong Postal Guide
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRVOČTETE,
mind of the Chairman was unable Is is reported that on moount of the to tiko in the gubernatorial assurance. Munoi and Shep o affairs, the High Au-
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, possessed of but little confi-thorities conton plate dismissing most of deace that anything would be done until
the sailors Iron Fukien and Chokinng mad. the danger, had ource and the evil was irremediable, still Mr Keswick said that replacing them with old soldiers from the it was of great importance the resolution Yangtze Provinces This is certainly a proposed should be passed, and that stop in the right direction. we should continue urgently to demand.
IMPORTERS
OF
Dacacists SUNDRIES, NEHMERY REQUE BITES. TOUT REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENUL PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
Soda Water, Lomenade, Tonin Water, Glugerade, Hotnes Water, Sarsaparilia
7-Bois not exceeding $60 may be re- mitted between the Porta of Cluna by minns of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one per cont. for cashing ther; at or Money Orders can be granted at Hong kong or Shanghai on Ports where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office
General Post Office, Hongkong, January 1st 1885.
+ Sinail retoittanem exn be moda to these
notice or the Postal Gui e.
Wator, and other Aerated Watera. T
The Manufactory is under direst and continence Europeans Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
The publication of this issue commenced 7.40 p.7.
The China tail.
730
KONDRONG, SATURDAY, MARSH 28, 1860.
towa
that the colony should be put in a pasi H.BM gunbest Firebrand, Commander ben of perfect security as far as it can | D. L. Dickson, which, it will be remembor pussibly be. The resolution proposeded, left here last Sunday, in company w th by Mr A. P. MacEwen, seconded by the Audacious and Pequr, der sealed by Mr C. P. Chater, and unatiously carried by the meeting was is fol- orders, arrived at Amor on Tuesday, the
24th instant. She appears, therefore, tol have gone direct from here to that port TK caso in which Tong Asem, a alt deslor, is charged with conspiring with other persons to forcibly take away the broker Chan Kam Sai from the Colony and hand him over to the Chinese authorities, came before Mr Wodehouse at the Felice
That in view of the present defenceless state of the Colony the Chamber of Con- merce urge the local Goesrument to obtalu the sanction of the Home Government for a direct line of telegraph between Hongkong
ad Singapore
That an order be immediately put in hand for a fully equipped and manned fleeb of torpedo boats to be sent out without delay
The this resolution be brought before Court this morning, when it was further. the Legislative Council and fully argued at | remanded without any evidence being iés next meeting by the Hon. T. Jackson, taken. Mr Caldwell appeared for the de-
the Chamber's representative,
Now, although it may be asserted that the above resolution looks liko 20
alarmist document and a production"
fondant..
We (Straits Time) understand that the
MAILN BY THE FRENCH PACKET, The Fronth Contract Packet Melbourne will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 7th April, with Mails. to the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burtuab, Ceylon, India (vi Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Adon, Natal and the Cape, places by means of Pastol Notes. See sepale THE meeting of the Chamber of Com Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
merce yesterday afternoon, when con- trasted with the comparative fruitless.of the so-called Jingo spirit, it is the applications for shares in the new Insur- ness of recent sittings of the Legislative outcome of a conviction that has been acce Company strendy amount to close on Council, fully corroborates remort growing for some meths in the minds 15,000 of the 20,000 offered, but that et formerly made that the Chamber ex of residents here. There is, as we have the meeting of Directors on the 17th instaus, presses more freely and fully the opinion repentedly pointed out, great chuse for it was decided to inake no pilotment till 7th of the thercantile cummunity than does alarm, and it will be neither courteous Neo-Taichiom teaves "for Boibow, the Conocil, spite of the increased un-nor reasonable, when fair and reasonable April, by which date applications from
Per 9. S. Arabic, sailed March 24th: For Yokohama, 18,636 baga Sugar, 50| Banks Quicksilver, 90 pkga. Cordage and 927 pga. Merchandise for San Francisco, 30,000 bags Rice, 318 bags Cube, 240 brugs Beans, 80 bags Sugar, 1,596 boxer Oil, 33 | Tas sal hours will be observed in closing cases Silka, 300 bales Ramp, 120 phga c and 3,047 pkgs. Morehandise; for
Tea
10 pkgs. Merchandise; for Victoria, P.C., 20 bales Crude Opium and 32 pg. Merchandise; for San José de Guatemala, 10 casos Silks; for Punta Arenas, 2 cases Silks and I case-Merchandise; for Panama, 1,500 bags Rico, 3 casa Silks, 3 cases Crude Opinm, 40 pkga Tea and 32 pkre. Memban diae; for flonolulu, 100 pkgs. Merchandise; for Callan, 10 cases Silke; for Valparaiso, 2 casos Silks and 2 plogs. Merchandine; fur New York, 9 bales Waste Silk, 271 balos and 2 cases Raw Silk, 15 pkgs. Merchandise and 15 pkgs. Tea.
Per S. Bellerophon, sailed 26th March: -To London, & casas Silks, 30 bules asto Silk, 20 casus Brist'es and 4 pkgs. Sun- dried. Proin Manila, 15 cases Cigare.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For HAIPHONG.---
Per Nam-ion, at $ u.1., on Sunday, the
29th lust.
For SAIGON.--
Per Kuang Lee, n. 0 a.m., on Sunday,
the 29th inst
For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO,—
Per Denshire, at 05.10., on Sunday, the 29th inst.. instead of as pre- viously notified.
For AMOY AND SHANGHAI.-
Por Tencer, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
20:h inst.
Destination.
the China Mail has been printed in PAM- Batavia, &o, pia Saigon, PHLET FORM, and is now on Sale.Bombay, ris Straits, Price, 30 Cents.
Hongkong, October 3, 1893.
tr. Mails, tire
.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET- This United States Mail Packet City of Bie
de Janeiro will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 7th April, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c, which will be closed as follows:- 2.15 r.. Registry censes. 2.50 F.15. Post-Office closes, but Corres-
pondence way he posted on board the Packet with "Inte Fes of 10 cents extra Portage until the time of departurs.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &, by the British Contract Packut:-
Day of Departure, -
Noox.
2
Money Order Office closes. P.-Registry of attore cases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
P.M.--Mail dosud, except for Late
Latters
310..-Letters may be posted with
Late Feo of 10 cents until
3.30 P..
When the Post Office closes entirely.
3.40 ..-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Lato Fee of 10 cents until time of Joparture.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels."
Captain'
Dreille...
'Camorts (s).. King Arthur (0)... Havre, o., via Suez Canal ........Lydn (8)....... Hollow, Singaporu and Bangkok Taichiow (s). London, &c., sin Suez Canal...Chuan (s).... London, via Suez Canal....Friuin (8)...
To-day's Advertisements. Marseille, Se., via Saigon... Melbourne (s).
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND
- SOURABAYA, FIA 'SAIGON
AND SINGAPORE,
The Co.'s Stormship
Camorts, Captain OneLE, will be despatched as niva en
MONDAY, the 30th Tustant, at 3 p.m. For Fraight or Pasange, apply to.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, March 28, 1885.
FOR SHANGHAI,
539
(Taking Caryo & Passingers at through rates for NINGPO, OHEFOO, TIENTSIN,
NEWCHWANG, HANKOW and . Ports on the YANGTSZE.)...
The Steamship
Mecfoo,
New York..
San Francisco, via Yokohatua. City of Rio de Janvice (8) San Francisco.....
Shanghai, via Amoy...
Shanghai..
Swatow
WALOW...
Creszent
Conunodore.
Toncer (a).
Misofeo (4).
Haikou (8)
Swatow, Amoy and Feochew... Douglas (B). Sydney and Melbourne, &c.....Airke (8)......... Ticatsin via Swarow........... Kwongsang (3).. Trieste, &... Yokohama and Hiogo.. Yokohama and Hiogo.
James Jordaı.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.
Daylight. Fencerleaves for Shanghai, &c. Neon-Hailong leaves for Swatow.
Singapore and Bangkok. Noon.Medusa leaves for Trieste, &c. Goods per Stemmer Laouaddy unclaimed after Noen subject to rent sand larating charges at 1 cent per package per disa. 3 p.r.-Knonging leaves for fiuntain. 3 p.m.-Camaria leaves for Batavia, &c.
eneral Memoranda. TUESDAY, March 31 :----
11 an. Auction of Sundries at HM's Ordnance Stores, Queen's Bond East. Statement of Businesa with the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co., Ltd., to be sent i
tin before this date.
List
of Contributions to the Cauton Ins. Office, Ltd., to bo sent in before this WEDNESDAY, April 1~
dato.
Claims against the Devonakare must be sent in to Mesure Rusell & Co., en or
Lefore this date.
April ---
SUNDAY,
Grads por Olenfalls undelivered after MoRDAY, April 6-
this data subject to rent.
Clatas agtinst the Galley of Lorne must be sent in to Messrs Russcil & Co., on ar before this date.
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
Jardine, Matheson & Co......March 30, at 3 p.m P. & O. S. N. Co..... Sicmssen & Co............... Yoon Fat Hong...
P. & 0. 5. N. Co...
Butterfiold & Switc......
Messageries Maritimes...
Russell & Co.
April 3, at 3 p.. About Murali 31. March 30, at noon.
March 31, at p.m.. March 31
at noon.
Quick despatch
April 7, at 3 pm.
A. Wyatt...
Butler..... Minier.. Ruland...
April 7, at 1
ex
Pacific Mail 8. S. Co...
Blanchard.
Lant.... Goddard
Young
Elis
Wood.
Medusa (s)
Glamorganshiro (4) Galley of Lorna (x)
Q. Ragusin. D. Williams Pemroy
Russell & Co....
Quick despatch.
March 30, at daylight April 1, at 4 March 30, at noon March 31, at daylight March 31, at 4 pm. Co......March 30, at 3 p.m.
Butterfield & Swire..... Russell & Ce.. Douglas Laprik & Co.. Douglas Laprak & Co. Rusacil & Co......................... Jardine, Matheson & O. Bachrach... Adamson, Bell & Co. Russeli & Co..
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
Stocks
| Nos, of Shurea!
Falwa.
up:
ΠΑΝΕΛ
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000 $
INSURANOES,
March 30, at noon.. April 2 Quick despatch,
Mancu 28, 1885.
Closing the tationes, Dash:
61,670£ 2 half your 197 % prem., sellors
Paid- POSITION PER LAST REPORT Last Dicidad
Iteserve Balance of'wardj 34,400,000, Far egali 1253 -125
sationofdio. (9.400,000) 2001£
Tix. 510,107 North China Insurance Co., La... 6,000
2€ 24€ Yangtzo Luuranco Company, Ld... 8,000 £
50,000 Union Insurance Society Co., Lt... 2,0003 1,25 125 534,000 $ China Traders Insurance Co., Ld....21,000 8 83.338 259 600,000
250 $ 608 Canton Insuranco Offee Co., Ld.....10, 000 $ /
105,000 $ 469,000 Chinese Insurancs Co., Limited.... 1,500 3,0008 2008 28,71150 Credit balanço 538 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., La... 8,000 s 2508 503 903,409.668
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld20,000 $ 100% 208
Captain LONT, will be despatched for the above Pert on WEDNESDAY, the 1st April next, at 4-p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to »
:KUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 28, 1885.
UNION LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship Galley of Lorne, Captain
STEAM COMPANIES,
HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld.. 8,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Timited 18,387 £
60,000 shares issued.
11. 282 por share
TTM 125
496,320 167,381
$400
1803:
buzers
cash
880
8107
35,166.20
751
547,500 8
206.238 55 "deprec." Fund}".
297.668.07 $20 for 1883 8340 191,050.938 6 for 1883 60
buyers ex div. ex dir.
4,593.986 % half year 830 prom, cash
10€ 10
10
30% discount
9,000 nhs, issa00yen China Sugar Company, Limited..
Hengkong Bakery Company, Id.
1,000 2,000}$ 1,000 9,000 $ 100% 200 1,260 1008 1008
7,000 8 100% 100 6,000,$50|||1
12581258. 18,000) 8 500 £ 10£ tul
10 7.108,582,17.10 100|||-|
50
o discount, sellers
6,481 906% half year 48 % prem, sellers
100 per share
90,000 $
4,000 $
China and Manila §. 3. Co., Id..............] 3,500 $ 100 all
MISCELLANEO08.
POMROY, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby H'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., d. 10,000 3 requested to send in their Bills of Lading to HK, and China Gas Co., Limited.
the Undersigned for countersignature, and Now Shares
to take immediate delivary of their Goods
from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the
Hongkong Hotel Company, It....
Steamer will be at onse landed and stored: Hongkong Too Company, Lassited on 50% 501s
at Consignees risk and expeuse, and no
Fire Insurance will be effected. We Lauzon Sagar Company, Limited... Optional cargo will be forwarded on to Perak Tim Mining & Biting Co., I Japan, unless notice to the
given before Noon TO-DAY.
Ail Claims against the Steamer must
bo Bojangore in Mining Co, Lt. (Shai) 2,600 100 -
bo
presented to the Undersigned in or before
H'kong Bare Manufactory Co., Li, 3,000 8 50 all
·TPARK
the 6th April nest, or they will not be re- Chinese Imperial 1874..... Dognised
11
RUSSELL & ¤;
Bangkong, March 28, 1883,
537 SugarDebantarea
Agoals,
الى 100
16,276 £ 16.04015
100 all
... 3,892 TL 500 all 8,665 T1, 500); «II.
600 500 all
offcial element lately introduced into remonstrous hd suggestions ara Chin, Japan, &c, will have conto in; local the list-named budy. It is ovide tide, to set them down as of nu applications up to that date will also pro. from the mass of correspondence which alarmist character. An objection has bably receive consideration. forms the Appendix to the Report of the alsu uven put forward to the discussion
a representative abroff, a facsimile of a 31.
Chamber of Commerce, that the work of such matters, and may be again We have received from Mr D. K. Grifith of the Committee and Secretary during raised, that it is not advisable to inform a very well arranged cabinet photographic. the past year has been not only oner your enemy of your true condition. card entitled the 'Shroffs' Song The card eus but of a most fil and practical That sort of argument, we are fruit, is contains a very clear and artistic picture of kind. The only objection which can somewhat out of date in these days. If possibly be taken to the good results the defences are weak, and the enemy obtained is, int the documents bearing knows it, it is our first duty to make Bank bule, a Chinese money order with a them strong. In this Colony the doty number of chops' upon it and a couple of hlon any question under discussion are, as a member forcibly expressed it can be carried out only by bringing vorses in pidgin English on the subject of until the annual meeting pressure to bear upon those who are the object of the shroffs' solicitude, the bottled up This defect in the good work of the sporsible for their strength. But i Almighty dollar. The card would be a Chamber is, we are glad to see, about surely cannot be denied that the very curiosity to some of our friends at home to be remedied; and, as the Chamber best fegurd against attack is tho
canuot fail to guia in every way by the knowledge on the part of an enemy that & CERTAIN Captain Woo Ri-jén at Ningpo, fullest publicity being given to its pro. You are fully prepared to meet his. In who is and to be a very energetic ufficer, ceedings, that body must be congratu-face, at all events, of the most unsatis went with a few of his men, disguised sa lated upon the decision it has arrived at factory mansor in which some respon
concerning this matter of detail invsible officinis cling to beliefs after all petty traders, on board the French fect. A ing published the comprehensive He- sensible men have abandoned them, and Chinson in French employ saw through port of the Chamber, it is unnecesary to of the notal knowledge possessed on all their disguise and they were captured, enter into details concerning the various sides that this Colony is not yet in 1 The captait saved himself only by an early matters which have engaged the atten- proper state of defence, the public will tion of the Committee, but it is evi- bail with satisfaction the resolution treat. Two Shantung jauks tried to gol dent that the Committee's watchful, which has been passed. It still remains in to Ningpo and one succeeded in evad- energetic and persistent efforts have had to be seen what effect the notion of the ing the puram of the French. The Ningpo the effect of extracting several conces Chamber's representative in the Logisin- Tactai las issued & stringent proclamation tive Connoil will have npou the anthori as to robbery from foreigners. When Pao, sions from those in power...
The spirit which animated the meet- ties. Possibly it may be met with the March 16th. ing of yesterday, and the action which sual assurances that everything is being was taken, conclusively prove that the done that can be dune. In such an inques was held this afternoon at the community have said farewell to the event, the suggestion of Mr McEwen, martuary, by Mr A. G. Wise, Deputy torpid insetion which of late bus nearly that a public mesting, be called and Coronor, and a jury, upon the body of Tang petrified everything connected with the means of defence organised by the com
Colony and its interests. It may be munity, muy have to be acted upon. Asing, a Chinese woman revently living ak convenient in an official sense to shelve Even if the Home Government agrce 46 Square Strast. From the ovidence ad- every question by the remark that it is to send out torpedo-leinches asked for, diced it appeared that deceased, during highly inconvenient to take action thy cannot form part of our defences for the fire at the house in which she lived, on But it is not a lofty interpretation of the next few months; ant it oppears to
TELEGRAMS.
the spina, from the effects of which she died
the Government Civil Hospital yester day afternoon. The jury returned a ver- dict of accidental death.
duty; and, as we have said, the con- be highly advisable that some specdier the morning of the 27th iast, jumped from unity have done with it. To Mr A, mole of obtaining corpoco-boats should the second floor window of the house into P. MacEwen lelongs the credit of hy be adopted. We may add that this the street and received every injuries to ing taken the initiative in this matter,dea is certain lo receive most substan and is admirable speech was the key til supper-from all sections of the note to the important discussion which community. took place. It is not necessary to go quite so far as Mr. Macwen did in his proposal to disestablish the present ci- vil government, and by giving the Co- fony a military Governor to make Hongkong literally the Gibraltar of the East - so far as governmental mat- ters are concerned. We freely admit that a military Governor would have of Farlament to the effect that, in view most likely noted more independently the grave emergency, which has arisen, the and much more vigorously than the pre- Army Reserves and Militia would be called sent civil Governor has done; but it is out,
not wise to base the advocacy of perme-
A GRAVE EMERGENCY, MILITIA AND "ÄRUY 1SERVE CALLED OUT. LOKDON 27th March, 1885.
was read in both Houses
A Royal message was
uent ohanges upon exceptional cases, LOCAL AND GENERAL.
An active, fearless, clear-lented: Gover
nor is probably better than a military Passe Sort Canal-King's Cross, Feb. hand of the Executive. But that ma
ter apart, the expression of impatience The with the inaction of the present invertes brate administrativa, and the courteous protest against it, which Mr Muc- Ewen se admirably formulated, will We are convinced, receive the hearty commendation of the community. That
next AMERICAN MAIL, per the P. M.
BEVTEN, whose ways of doing businEER are frequently beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals, was considerate enough to forward the following all-important news to Singapore, and, having done that seems
to have assured himself that it had get far encugh, for the telegram has apps. rently never reached either Hongkong or Shanghai
Paris, March 19.-M. do Pabonôtre las been catherised to open pegotiations with, China
*・・ Saroly Renter's subscribers in Hongkong and Chine, have as good a claim to receive. 8. S. Ca's stentur City of Rio de Ja. news ko the above ax those in Singapore, are, left Inkohama on Monday, the and the neglect to forward this telegram, 3rd instat daylight, and may be whether intention or accidental, should expected here on or about Sunday,
zus be passed over without remonstrance. the 29th instant.
our trade interests thall Le corect- Tho S, S. Hamorgantin left Singapore for
• this port this morning, the 20th inst.
ed under prevent circumstances, and The S S. Jos left Singapore for this that steps be at once taken to secure. fort on the 25th inst protection. against any possible attack.
a so glad to bear thai steps have been
taken to prepare a farewell address from
to H E Lieut-General the community. Sargent, who takes his departure from bare
on the Island itself, are the chief ob- Tus British steamer Handony has goue in the P. and O. meil steamer Chusan en jects of Mr MacEwen's address. On round to Aberdeen Dock,***** These points, and on the means to be
was unanimous. Now, the question of
od 23.00 fold, 6130 per share, ex div. most serious consideration, the meeting arrived here from London this morning adopted to secure their discussion and Tax British steamer Galley of Lorns, which 2,488.50 New, $1.50 Dew, 2.60 13,274.034% 235.38 $10 442.11 810 822.093/% First year
do.
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Hates of
Interest
Payable June 30 DiNT
Feb. 28 Ag 31 April & October June16&Dac.10 Juns & Decom i
$140 p. share, ex dividend 18.
cash
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cast
direct relegraphic communication with had en boord 200 tons of gunpowder. Singapore, by which Hougkung ciald
Tuesday next. A list is now lying for
signed at Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co,s
signature at the English Club Hours, and
nn Monday uext additional lists can the
and Messrs Falconer & Co.'s stores. Wa hare no doubt that the address will he
be apprised of way event of grave mo- TES P and O. mall stonmar Chusan or Iorgoly signed by foreign residents, and ment without the risk of obstruction Fired bere from Shanghai the evening, but trust the community generally will mark has been brought forward ever and
over again. It was alvocated in these at the time we went to press the tail had its approval and appreciation of the ser columus more than two years ago, when not been delivered.
vices which the gallant General bas ronders
the discussion on telegraphic matters Tæs skirmishing practice, which it was in- ed the Colony by his hearty co-operation turned upon the influence which Raesis
sought to exercise over the Danish fonded the Volunteers should engage in at with the authorities in everything beneficial lines; and it will be very interesting to Kowloon this afternoon, auder Captain to the welfare of the community and his kaow whether the Governor has even Demoster, lisa besi postponed,
ensrgetic advocacy of increased defences