Page
2.
For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Move ITO THE NEW PREMISER
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
אח
1st APRIL NEXT,
THEN they propose selling STORES
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
March 27, 1885-
Amoy, British stoomm, from Wharpos
March 28-
Galley of Lorna, British steamer, 1,980, Pomroy, London February 17, and Singa pore March 21, 200 tons Gunpowder and Goooral-RUESELT. & Co
Wand other RETALL ARTIOLES at Yokohama, (Japan), March 23, General
the lowest possible pricus
FOR
CASH,
and giving the benests of the Co-operativa Store system to tho Publie without the necomity of Mombership. Detailed Pricos will be furniaked on application.
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Cuosse & BLACKWELL'S
OILMAN'S
STORES.
Jous Mom & Soxx, LTED, OIL MAN'S STORES.
J. T. MORTON'S
OILMAN'S STORES.
MACONACHIE BROTHERS'
Lowestoft
Jadia, German steamer, 1,109, Voss,
SIIMSSEN & Co.
Chusan, British steamier, 2,667, Wyatt, Shanghai March 26, Mails and General. P&O. S, N. Ce..
DEPARTURES, March 28:-
Alicine, for I-on. Signal, for Hoihow.
ULEARED.
Teuser, for Amay Amay, for Shanghai. Nam-sian, for Haiphong. Devonshire, for Yokohama Lydia, for Singaporu
OILMAN'S STORES. Pembrokeshire; for Saigon.
AMERICAK
OILMAN'S STORES.
WINES, C.
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
Kwong Lee, for Snigna.
Albany, for Singapore. Glenorchy, for Amoy.
PASSENGERS.
ARHIVED Per Galley of Lorne, from Singapore, 29 Chinese.
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. Per Chur, from Shanghai for London
1188. GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLARET,'".
BACONE'S MANZANILLA &
TILLADO.
SI
"
Me and Mrs Forbes, (3) Misses Forbes and amah, Mr and Mrs Findhor, infant and Eu- ropean servant, Mr and Mrs Lind, (2) AMON-children and 2 amak, Masts & Grostheul
Bacoora's OLD INVALID PORT
(1848)
HUNT'S PORT.
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY,
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. Kasahas's LL WHISKY, ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boon's OLD TOM
·E & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY Rosa's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOILLY PRAT & Co, VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY, MARSA LA.
EASTERN AMERICAN CIDER. CHARTREUSE,
MARASCHINO.
CURACAO.
du.,
St
BASS'S ALE, hot led by CauKRONA
SAUNOTHs, pints and quarta, GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E.
J. BULKE, pints and quaris. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by
Gallon
ALE and PORTER, in hogshoula.
14+
Agents for:
Mussere, W. & A. Grasys' WINES AND SPIRITS. MEANERS
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:-
For SWATOW.---`
THE CHINA MAIL.
Por Baloony, at 11.30a.m., on Monday,
the 30th insi
For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM-
BAY
Per Medusa, at 11.30 am, on Monday,
the 30th inst.
For HOIHOW, SINGAPORE & BANG
KOK.-
Per Taschiow, at 11.30 am, on Monday,
the 30th inst.,
For SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
SAMARANG AND SQUEABAYA.--
Money Orders.
1-Money Orders can be obtained at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following
Newfoundland,
countrisa:
*
Azores Is.
* Mudcha
*
Belgium.
*Mauritius.
Beranda
* Natal.
Canada.
New South Wales.
Norway.
Fort Darwin.
Portugal.
* Cape Uolony.
Ceylon. (Constantinople). *Cyprus.
Denmark.
+ Egypt.
*
Falkland Is. Gambia
* Gormany
Per Camorte, at 3.30 pm on Monday, (Gibraltar),
die 30th inst.
For AMOY AND MANILA.-
Per Don Juan, at 4.30pm, on Monday,
the 30th inst., instead of us pre- | riously nutiled.
For SVATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
Por Dogs, at 5 par, on Monday, tho
30th inst.
For SAIGON.---
Per Lennox, at 11:30 am., on Tuesday,
the 31st inat,
For
PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWN SVILLE, BRISBANE SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, &ọ; &c.— Por Airlin, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the
31at inst
For SHANGBAK.-
*
* Gold Coast.
* Holland.
Houdimas, (Br.). Iceland:
Indi Italy. Japunz *Lague.
Queensland.
* S. Helena.
Seychelles.
* Bierra Leone.”
South Australin. Straits Sottioments
* Sweden.
*Switzerland.
Tasmania
United Kingdom.
* United States.
Victoria.
Western Australia.
*West Indies (British,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW."
Shipping. Goods per Bothwell Castle uncolivered
aïtor this date subject to sunt." RELIGIOUS SERVICES
(No. 8761-Mano 28, 1885.
ifted a pen to recommend to the Home A Funk and rovised report of yesterday' Government the adoption of measures meeting of the Chamber of Commerce wil secure the direct line so necessary in appear in our next Overland edition, which times of war. What was said about
will be published on Tuesday morning. The immediate construction and equip- |-
ment of torpedo-buats is merely táo We hear that H.M.S. Agamemnon will UNION CHURCH-Divino Worship, 11 settled conviction of the commni teave here to-morrow, under sealed orders. AM-Ruy. J. Eitel. Barrica in Chinese, Wy the Executive of the Colony
2.M-Rev. J. Chalmers, M.A, LLD. should be isoluted in this matter, is The vessel has we believed shipped 700
STAMEN'S SERVICES. The Services for more than strange. It would be alarm tons of coal. Seimei which have been hitherto hold in,
the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will being but for the fact that the communi held in the future in Urrion Olurch Oy have now apparently made up their Our Straita contemporary says the de Sunday and Friday eveninge at 7.30. All minds to act for themselves, A signi arturo of the Agamemnon from Singapore Seimen are invited to attend.
fcant note seems to have been received was hurried by the receipt of a telegram GERMAN BERNADA CHAPEL-Service in by the Chairman (Hon. W. Koswiek) being received from Admira Dowell, the German language, by Kev. F. Hartmann, from Is E, the Governor, in referonee ordering her to proceed with the least. pea avery Sunday, at half-prat tor A., in the to the defences, in which is Ex- Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House,cellency assuredt Mr Keswick that these
sible dolay. West Point
ST. JOSEPH'S ONURCH, Garden Road. 1 A. b. Massa and Stemon. 5.50 F. Even ing Service, Benediction.
subjects were receiving the very ut or the evening of the 5th March, says the out attention, and that his repraentoshan Pao, the men-of-war at Kingia tions in connection' with them were of s
character he hoped would ensure the fired three shote, on which all the furces, attention of the Imperial Government.land and maritimo, stood to their arms and
Danish, and Dutch). HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Suolaguely-expressed platitudes have, so remained all night. This was due to a
2-Orders on the Countries marked * are forwarded flow the London Post Office, and are paid less a small discount of about
in the 41, for which tho remtiter should allow. All sneh orders must be expressed in British enrrency.
THE
Establishel ́A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房 ~
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
us we have previously remirked, lost their soport that the French were entering the power, and are now regarded as meaning Yangtza.
nothing. Even the carefully moderato
mine of the Chairman was unable. It is reported that, on account of the to take in the gubernatoriul umurasco Mamot and Sheip o attaus, the High Au dence that anything would be done until the sailora from Fution and Choking and the dunger had como and the evil was
3.The Dongkong Post Offico also issues FAALILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, Although possessed of but little outfithorities contentplate dismissing most of
orders on Shanghai, and vice versa.
4.--The commission charged is as follows (according
to the currency the Order is £ 2, or $10, or R 20,......0.20 cents. £5, cr $25, or 50,0.40
Per Mecfor, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednesday, drawn in).
the 1st April.
Up to £
For STRAITS AND BOMBAY,
*
Por King Arthur, at 9 aan, en Friday,
the 3rd April.
*
J
MAILS DY THE BRITISH PACKET.--
}}
"
21
£7, or $35, or 70,0.00
£100, £10, or 350, or
......0.80 R250,... 81.00. -No Order must exceed $10 or $50 (unless drawn on India, when R160 is the bait, nor will more than two author be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.
6.Money Orders on the United King
R. Milne, W. Meyerink and C. Vincent, The British Contract Tacket Chasan will be despatched on TUESDAY, the and 31 Chinone.
31st March, with Maile for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries ba- yond, via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle-dom for sums not exceeding £5 are granted mante, Batavia, Barmalı, Ceylor, India, by means of Postal Nuts, as to which see Aden, Egypt, Malta, and dibraltar. separate notice or the Hongkong Postal
Guide.
DEPARTED. Per Signal, for Baihow; 50 Chinese.
TO DEYANT. Per Taucer, for Amy, 300 Chiness. Per Amay, for Shanghai, 7 Chinese. Per Lydia, for Singapore, 3 Europeang. Por King Tee, for Saigon, Chinese. Per l'embrokeshire, forSaigon, 12 Chinese. Per Albany, for Singapore, 303 Chinese
SHIFFING REPORTS.
None
CARGOES.
Per 8. 8. Arabic, sailed March 24th: -For Yokohama, 18,635 haga Sugar, 50 dasks Quickeilver, 00 pkgs. Coringa and 327 pkgs. Herdlandian for San Francisco, 30.900 bags Rice, 318 bags Coffee, 240 bage Beans, 30 bags Sugar, 1,5 boxes Oil, 33 cases Silka, 300 bales Hamp, 120 pkgs. and 3,047 pkgs, Merchandise; for Portland, 0.. 10
Victoria, Merchandise; pkgs.
for H.O., 21 bales Cruda Opium and 32 pkgs. Merchandise; for Bas Jozé de Guatemala, 1 Cases Silks; for Puute Aronas, 2 cres Silke and Lease Merchandion; for Panama, &1,500 bags Rice, 3 cases Silke, 3 cases Crude
Opium, 40 pkgs- Ton and 32 pies. Merchan dise; for Honolulu, 100 pkgs. Merchandise; fox Callari, 10 cases Silks for Valparaiso, 2 cases Silks and 2 pkgs. Torchandise; for New York, 2 bales Waste Sik, 271 bales nd 2 cases Raw Silk, 15 pkgs. Merchandise and to pkgs. Tes.
the
PATENT FIRE-PROOF SAFES. Messrs. TenNULL, Jur., and Somerville's MALTESE CIGARETTES. Hongkong, March 13, 1885.
COURS
FOR SALE.
431
COURSE, DISTANC-K.
AVERAGE SPEED TABLES,
AND
FROM
LONDON, via THE Suez Canal, TO INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, C.,
WITH
VARIOWA OTHER TABLES AND NOTES,
LY
W. A. GULLAND.
To bo obtained at the
CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.
Mosars. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co.
Hongkong, September 2, 1881.
1476
THE REPORT OF THE TRIAL DR
THE
Price, 30 Cents.
Hongkong, October 3, 1888.
Per S. 8. Bellerophon, sailed 20th March: To London, & casca Silks, 110 balos Waste Silk, 20 cases Bristles and 47 pkgs. Sun- drica From Manila, 15 cases Cigars
POST OFFICE NOTICES. HAILS will close :--
For HAIPHONG.–
Per Nam-vian, at 9 a.th., nu.Sunday, the
9th inst
For SAIGON.---
Per Kong Lee, at 9 a.m., on Sunday,
the 29th inst.
For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.........
Per Davushire, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the 20th iust, instead of as pre- viously notifed.
For AMOY AND SHANGHAL
. Per Teucer, al ., on Sunday, the
29:5 inst.
Destination.
The want hours will be observed in elesing
tho Mails, &a.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
7.Soma not exceeding Saft may be re- mitted between the Furts of China by moans of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one per cent. for cashing them; The French Contract Packet Melbourneur Money Orders can be granted at Hong- will be despatched en TUESDAY, hung or Shanghai ou Forts where there aro the 7th April, with Male to the Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office. United Kingdom, Europe, and places boyond, viá Naples; to Saigon, Straits Nettlements, Batavia, Furmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be obeorved in clasing
the Mails, c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STACKS PACKET.- The United States Mail Packet City of Ito
de Janeiro will be clospatolod 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 p.. Registry ceases.
2.30 PM. Post-Office cloeon, but Corres-
pondence may be puated or board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are ahaerved in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet ---
Day of Departure,
Nous,
2
Money Order Office elcses M.Registry of Luttori ceases. Posting of all printed maltor and patterns coasER.
3
2.1.-Mail clasei, except for Late
Letters.
3.10 r.x. Letters may be posted with Late Fee of 10 cents until 3.30 P.-When the Post Office closer
entirely,
3.40 Px.-Lato Lotters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 sents until time of departure.
General Post Office, Hongkong, Jauumy 1st 1885,
Sena remittances can be made to thuso
packs by means of Postal Nutes. notice cr the Postal Gui o
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Festels
Captain.
Oroille
LOGAN AT CANTON that appeared in the China Mail na been printed in PAM- Batavia, o, sia Saigon....... Camerta (s). PHLET FORM, and is now on Sale. Bombay, via Straits
King Arthur (8)... Harra, &c., via Suez Canal..... Lydia (8)..... Hoihow, Singapore and Bangkok Taichnow. (B).. London, &, via Suez Canal... Cusan (s).
Priam (2) Melbourne (a)....... Urescent
To-day's Advertisements. Land, via Suez Cand..
NETHERLANDS, INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND
· SOURABAYA, FIA SAIGON -AND-SINGAPORE:-
The Co.'s Steainship
Camorte, Captain OxRILLE, will be Monster despatched as above on MONDAY, the 30th Thatan, at 3 p.m.
-For Freight or Passage, apply toge JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents
Hongkong, March 28, 1885.
FOR SHANGHAI..
599
(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFDO, TIENTSIN, NEWCHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)
The Steamship
Altafoo: Captain LUNT, will ha despatched for the above Part on WEDNESDAY, the 1st April oext, at p..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 28, 1880..
UNION LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
Murrilles, &c., vịa Saigon. New York
San Francisco, via Yokohamadity of 1 San Francisco...
Shanghai, via Amoy.
Shanghai.
Swator
Voss.... Mawes Jordan..
1. Wrath
Butler.
Minier.
Ruland.
of Rio de Janeira (8) ....) Conniedore. Tencer (s)
Hailoong (s)
Blanchard,
Lunt.. Goddard.
Young Ellis
Kwongsang (8).
Wood:
Medus (s)..... Glamorganalire (8). Galley of Lorne (x)
C. Ragutin..
D. Wiliams
Poniroy
Swatow, Anoy and Foochow... Douglas (6) Sydney and Melbourne, &c.....Airlie (8)..... Tientsin via Swatow.. Trieste, ... Yokohama and Hingo. Yokohama and Biogo..
Stocks.
BANKS.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. (60,000 $
INSURANOES.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.
Daylight Tencer leaves for Shanghai,&c. Noon-Hailoong leaves for Swatow. Noon-Tieltow leares for Hoihow,
Singapore and Bangkok --- Noon-Medusa leaves for Trieste, &c.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS
OF
DroolST SUNDIRS, NURSERY REQUE SITES, TOILET Requisites, English, AMERICAN, AND FRENOR PATENT
MEDICINES... MANUFACTURERS.
OF
Suda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
736
a The publication of this issue commenced at 7.40 p.m.
The China tinil
-HONGOKŮ, SATURDAY, MALLOH 28, 1885.
irrorediable, stil 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, no that stop in the right direction. we should continue urgently to demnud page
that the colony should be put in a pusi H.B.M.'s gunboat Firebrand, Commander tion of perfect security na far as it can D. L. Diskson, which, it will be remember- possibly to. The resolution proposed, loft horo last Sunday, in company th by Mr A. P. MacEwen seconded by the Autacious and Pegasus, under sealed by Mr C. P. Chater, and unanimously. carried by the meeting, was as fol-orders, arrived at Amos on Tuesday, the lows
* 24th instant. She appears, therefore, to
That in view of the present dafoncoloss have gone direct from here to that pert state or the Colony the Chamber of Com-
merce urge the local Government to oxtain Te case in which Tong Anam, a calt the enpotion of the Home Government for a dealer, is charged with coussining with direct line of telegraph between Hongkong other persons to forcibly take away the and Bingapore.
That an order be immediately put in band
1 for a
fully equipped and manned fleet cf.
torpedo
boata to be sent out without dolay
broker Oban Kamn Bui from the Colony and
hand him over to the Chinese authorities, came before Mr Wodehouse at the Police
That this resolution bo brought before Court this morning, when it was further the Legislative Council and fully argood at remanded without any evidence being its next meeting by the Hon. T. Jackson taken. Mr Caldwell appeared for the do- the Chamber's representative,
fendant.
Now, although it may be asserted
that the above resolution looks like an Wa (Straits Times) understand that the
alarmist document and production
See separate The meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce yesterday afternous, wien con- trusted with the comparative fruitless of the so-called Jingo spirit, it is the applications for slantos in the new Insur- ness of recent sittings of the Legislative outcome of a conviction that has bees ance Company already amount to close on Council, fully corroborates a remark growing for some mouths in the minds 15,000 of the 20,000 offered, but that at of residents here. There is, as we have the mosting of Directore on the 17th instant, formerly malu that the Chamber ex- presses more freely and fully the opinion repeatedly pointed out, great cause for it was decided to take no allotment till 7th of the mercautie community than duas alirm, and it will be neither courteous April, by which dates applications from the Council, spite of the increased un-nor reasonable, when fair and reasonable China, Japan, de, vil have come an, local oficial element lately introduced into remensir ces am? suggestions are the last-named body. It is avide. t, made, to ser them down as of na applications up to that date will also pro from the mass of earrespondence which alarmist ebaracter. An objection has bably receive considoration. forme the Appendix to the Report of the also been put forward to the discussion Chamber of Commerce, that the work of much matters, and may be nga W have received from Mr D. K. Griffith of the Committee and Secretary during raised, that it is not advisable to inform a very well arranged cabinet photographie. the past year has been not only oner-your Pomy of your true condition. card entitled the Shrods Song The card ous Lut of a most us-ful and practical The sort of argument, we are afraid, is contains a very clear and artistic picture of kind. The only objection which can somewhat out of date in these days. If a representative shroff, a facsimile of a $1 possibly be taken to the good results the defences are weak, and the enemy.
Goods per Steamer Iranuddy unclaimed after Noon subject to ront end landing charges at 1 cent per package per diam. 3 p.m.-Krungang leaves for Tientsin.
3 p.m.-Chuorta leaves for Batavia, &c.
eneral emoranda.
TUESDAY, March 31:
11 Auction of Sandries at H.M. Ordnance Stores, Queen's Road East. Statement of Business with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dek Co., Ltd., to be Bent in before this date. List of Contributions to the Canton Ins. Ollo, Ltd, to be sent in before this date. WEDNESDAY, April 1:---
Claims against the Demonchise must be
olitained is, that the documents bearing knows it, it is our first duty to make Bank note, a Chinese money order with a apon any question under discussion are, them strong. In this Colony that date uber of chops' upon it and a couple of as a member forcibly expressed it, can be carried out only by bringing versus in pidgin English on the subject of bottled up until the sonal meeting, pressure to bear upon those who are the object of the shroffs solicitude, the This defect in the good work of the responsible for their strength. But it 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 safeguard against attack is the
cannot fail to gain in every way by the kaledge on the part of an enemy that A czerain Captain Woo Ri-jon at Ningpo, fullest publicity being given to its pro-you are fully prepared to meet him. In who is aid to be a very energetic oficer, sent in to Messre Russoll & Co., on or ceedings, that body, must be congratu- face, nt all events, of the most unsatis- went with a fow of his men, disguised as
lated upon the decision it lins arrived a factory manner in which soine respon
before this date. SUNDAY, April 5
Goodlu
per Glenfalfach undelivered after this date subject to rent. Moxpay, April 6
he seat in to Mosses Russell & Co., on or before this date.
concerning this matter of detail. Hay-sible officials cling to beliefs after all petty tradats, on board the French floot. A ing published the comprehensive Re-sensible men have andoned them, and Chinaman in French employ saw through port of the Chamber, it is unnecesary to of the actual knowledge possessed on all their disguise and they were captured. Claims against the Gulley of Lorne must eater into details concerning the various sites that this Colony is c yet in The captain saved hinuselt only by an carly matters which have engaged the atten- proper state of defence, the public will retreat Two Shantung junks tried to get tion of the Committee; but it is evi-hail with satisfaction the resolution dent that the Cominitree's watchful, which is beon passed. It still remains to Ningpo, and one succeeded in evad energetic and persistent efforts have bad to be seen what effect the action of the ing the pursuit of the Froneh. The Niugpo tho effect of extracting several conces Chamber's representative in the Logisia Tuotai has issued a stringent proclamation tive Council will have upon the authori stonk from those in power
The spirit which animated the cet-ties. Possibly it may be met with the was day, and the action at the be such was taken, conclusively prove that the done that con be done. In such an Av inquest was held this afternoon at the community have said farewell to the event, the suggestion of Me MacEwen,
Agents.
Jardine, Matheson & Co..
P. & 0, 8. N. Co. Siemasen & Co..
Yuen Fat Hung,
P. & O. 8. F. Co.. Butterfold & Swire..
gris Maritimes.. Messageries Russell & Co... Pacific Mail $. S. Co Russell & Co.
Butterbeld & Swi
wire.......... Russell & Co...... Douglas Lapmik & Co.. Dougles Lapmik & Co. Russell 1 & Co........ Jardine, Matheson & O. Bachrach......... Adamson, Bell & Co.. Russell & Co.........
SHARE LIST:-QUOTATIONS..
200E
Puid- POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend
Iteserce. Balancee.f'ward)“
584.000$
50 North-China Insurance Co., Ld.....5,000 £
24€ 20LE Yangisse Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,000 $ 1,25 8 12 8 China Traders' Insurance Co.,Ld24,0008 83:338 265 Canton Insurancs Office Co., Ed...........10, 9008 - 2508,508 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 1,000 2008 28,71130 538 Hongkong Tire Insurance Co., La... 8,0008
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE
Ching Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 20,000 5
SARA STEAM COMPANIES,
HK. 0. and M. Sternbost Co., Ld. 8,000 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387€
·60,000 shares issued...
Chins and Manila 8. S. Co., f. 3,100 all
Date of Leaving.
March-20, at 3 p.m. japil 3, at 3 pi About March 31.
fich 3, at noon. March 31, at 4 p.m.
farch 31.
17, at nocu,
Aprilpatch
as to robbery from foreigner. Birón Pan, March 16th,
torpid inaction which of late bas Donly that a public meeting be called and mortuary, by Mr A. G. Wine, Deputy patrified everything connected with the means of defonce organised by the com. Coroner, and a jury, upon the body of Tang Colony and its interests. It may be munity, may rare to be acted upon sing, a Chinese woman recently living at convenient in an officin! sense to shelve Even if the Home Government agres | 46 Square Struct. From the evidence ad- every question by the remark that it is to send out torpedo-launches asked for, duced it appeared that deccased, Curing highly inconvenient to take action. they cannot form part of our defences for the fire at the house in which she lived, on But it is not a lefty interpretation of the next few months; and it appears 10 the morning of the 27th inst, jumped from duty; und, as we have said, the con- be highly advisable that some specdier adaylight,munity have done with a le his A mole of obtaining tur edo-udats thould the second door window of the house into April 1, a4 pm
P. MasEven belongs the cradit of hay be adopted. ing taken the initiative in this matter, iden is certain to receive most substan the spine, from the effects of which she died. March 30, at noon.
and his admirable speech was thin key tial support from all sections of the at the Government Civil Hospital Fester. note to the important, discussion which community.
17
Quick April 7, 31 Qui
p.m.-
despatch.
March 31, at daylight March 31, at 4 p.m. Co......March 90, at 3 pm.
March 30, at noon. April 2. Quick despatch.
MARCH 28, 1885.
Closing a tations, Cush
4,593.980% half year 30 pre, cash
30% discount
Nos, of
Falus.
Shares
tp/
$4,100,000,
123 123
For equals.
| sationofdir.)
61,70 £ 2 half year 137% pren., sellors
$.400,000
Tis. 540,107 50,000
Tis. 2824 per share.
Tia 135 11
bayera
496,320
8460
600,000 $
167,381
$63
cash
105,000 $
469,600
880
Credit balance!
3167
38,165,50
2508 506 300,003,66 8 100'8 2018. 547,500 8
207,568.07 $20 for 1883 $340 191,060.939 for 1883 866
buyers ex div. or div.
IR: 266,238 55). 100$ 7
deprce." Innd 102 10 31,21212 104 10
1,250
2,000
$
10,000s.
1208 1258 600 £ 10£ 1,900 £
10£ 7.10 8,652.17.10 100
18,000/$
8
9,000 3 100 100
J008 1008 30,00ują
100% 107
100 all
4,000
First year
do.
*30 all
do
Rates of
Interest.
Payable
6,276 £100
1877
RUSSELL, & Co.,
Agents.
1878.
16,040 100
3.839 11 500 all
1801
8,565 TL. 500 all
Hongkong, March 28, 1885.
597 Sagar Debentures, 1830),
600
·MISORELANATUR
THE Steamship Galley of Love, Captain POMBOY, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hemby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignatie Gouda Hongkang Hotal Company, It. to take immediate delivery of the
Cargo
the discharge of the China Sugar Company, Limited impeding Steamer will he at once landed and stored Hongkong Tee Company, Linaited
from alongside
'kong & Whampon, Dock Co, Ld. HK, and China Gas Co., Limited.
New Shares 3,000 ska. issued
at Consignees risk and expense, and no Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. ... Fire Insurance will be affected.
Luzon Sugar Company, Limitest... 7,000 8 Optional cargo will be forwarded on to Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co., Ld. 5,0009 JAPAN, unless notice to the contrary be Selangore i buning Co, Lt. (S'hai) 2,000 I kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld 3,000 All Claims against the Stanmer must be prescuted to the Undersigned un or before the 6th April next; or they will not be re- Chimess Imperial 1874. vognised.
given hofors Noon TO-DAY.
IDANY,
We may add that this the street and received severa injuries to
TELEGRAMS.
A GRAVE EMERGENCY. MILITIA ANDAINE EERİYE GAILED OUT.
LONDON, 27 March, 1885.
day afternoon. The jury returned a ver- dict of accidental death.
RETTEL, whose ways of doing business 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
took place. It is not necessary to gu quite so far as Mr MacEwen did in his proposal to disestablish the present ci- vil government, and by giving the Co- tony a military-Governor to make) Hongkong literally the Gibraltar of the East go for 99 governmental mat- ters are concerned We freely admit. that a military Governor would have of Parliament to the effect that, in view of to have assured himself that it had got most likely acted mora independently the grave emergency, which has arisen, the far enough, for the telegram has appa- and much more vigorously than the pre Army Reserves and Militia world be called
A Royal mossage was read in both Houses
sent civil Governor bas done, but it is ; out.
But wise to base the adrocacy of peren
seat changes upon exceptional caser.
An activo, fearless, clear-eared Gover
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Bor is probably better than a military PASSED Suez Canal-King's Cross, Fob
head of the Executive. But that mat
ter apart, the expression of impatience with the inaction of the present inverte: The brate administration and the courtcous protest against it, which Mr Mac- Even so admirably formulated. wil, we ure convinced, receive the hearts commendation of the community. That
our trude interests shall be protect-
next AMERICAN MAID, per the P. M.
8.
rently paver reached either Hongkong or Shanghai –
Faris, March 19.-M. do Patendre har been authorised to open negotiations with Chitia
Surely Beuter's subscribers in Hongkong
and Chins have as good a claim to receive..
S. Cc, steamer City of Rio de Janews like the above as those in Singapore, netro, left Yokohama on konday, the and the neglect to forward thu telegrain, 23rd instat daylight and may be whether intentional or accidental, should expected bare tu or about Sunday, tho 29th instant.
The S. 8. Clamorganshire faft Singapore for
not be passed over without remonstrance,
-2
Waro glad to hear that steps have been
this port this morning, the 26th inst. taken to prepare a farewell address from the community to HK Lient. General
ed under present circumstances, and The SS. Jason left Singapore for this that steps be at once takes to secure port on the 25th inst- protection against any possible attack
on the Island itself, are the chief ob Tur British steamer Sardonyx hus gene
jouts of Mr Maowen's address, On round to Aberdeen Dock these points, and on the means to he
Sargent, who takes his departure from Lore
in the P. and 0. mail steamer Chitaan ov
Tassday next. A list is row lying for
to discount, sellers
6,087.000 half year 48% prom,, ecilers
$100 per share
adopted to secure their discussion and The British stentasz Galley of Cornt, whiali goatare at the English Club House, and Old, 63.00 Old, 8130 per share, ex div most serious consideration, the meeting arrived here from London, this morning, signed at Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co.8 2,488. New, 81.50 Low, 65 12,274.034 % 281.85 $10 442.11 810 829.092%
Jane 30 Dec. 31 2
Təb, 18 Ag. 31 April & October Jane16&Dac,10 Jane & Decem
was gunnimous. Now, the question of
$97
18120
$30 810
8140 y, sharo, ex dividond 18
sz div., buye cash, buyers
nominal
direct telegraphic.communication with had on board 200 tons of Singapore, by which Honggong cold
cart
be apprised of any event of grave to JP, and 0. mail steamer Chuads are ment without the risk of obstruction, rived here from Shanghai this eve but
evening,
· has been brought forward over und
Monday next additional lists can
and Mesars Falconer & Co.'s stores. We have no doubt that the address will be targely signed by foreign residents, and trust the community generally will mara over again. It was advocated in these at the time so vent to press the mail hauts approval and appreciation of the sor oulumas more than two years ago, when not been delivered.
vices winch the gallant General bas zenders
the discussion on telegraphic matters I skirmishing practice which it was in- ed the Colony by his hearty cooperation turned upon the todance which Russia
sought to exercise over the Danish tended the Volunteers should engage in at with the authorities Gverything beneficial ises; and it will be very interesting to Kowloon this afternoon, under Captam to the welfare of the community and his know whether the Governor has ever Dempater, has been postponed.
energetic advocacy of increased defences,