WEN, FRICKEL & CO.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
DEVOE'S
ARE NOW LANDING
EVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE
OIL.
-07-
FAIRBANK'S SQALES.
WAFFLE IHONN
COOKING STOVES.
AGATE IRON WARE.
CASH and PAPER BOXES.
KEROSINE STUDY LAMPS.
CORNMEAL
HOMINY.
Cracked WHEAT. Cranberry SAUCE. Stuffed PEPPERS. MACKEREL. American HAMS and BACON,
Prime TURK HAMS.
WINES, &c.
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarta 1BES GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, «
11
THE
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL
(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)
The Co.'s Steamship
Fooksang,
Captain Hooo, will be despatched as abova TO.
THEATRE
TH
BOY AL,
0ITY HALL.
THE PRINCE EDWARD
THEATRICAL COMPANY
WILL PERFORM ON
TUESDAY NIGHT,
Lac 7th July,
Тле
OPERA
MORROW (SUNDAY), the oth Instant, at A TRIP TO FAIRY LAND,'
4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Manayote. Hongkong, July 4, 1885.
1121
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LUAITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI,
The Co.'s Steamship
Fokien,
Capt. WESTODY, will be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 6th Instant, at 3 p.m., instead of an previonely advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., Gaural Managers. Hongkong, July 4, 1885.
FOR SHANGHAI.
1109
SALOONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON- |(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates
TILLADO.
for CUBFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. SACTONE'S OLD INVALID PORT.CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the HUNT'S PORT.
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. Courvoiman's BRANDY.
OLD BOURBON WHISKY,
BURKE'S OLD IRISH WHISKY,
KINAHAN'S LL WRISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BoonD'S OLD TOM GIN. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY.
MARSALA
CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO.
$0.,
CURACAO.
Sh
www
CIGARS.
NEUVO HABANOS, 1A HABANOS, VEQUEROS, REGALIA ISLENA,
REGALIA SENCILLA, LONDRES, DAMAS, INSULARES, HARAÑOS, PERLAS, CIGARETTES.
OILMAN'S STORES,
at the lowest possible prices
FOR CASH.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
Hongkong, July 1, 1885.
WASHING BOOKS.
1105
(Ir. English and Chinese.) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use W Ladics and Gentlemen, can now be had at this Office.-Prion, Bi onah.
Orewa MAIL Office.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ALLIE ROWE, Bawaiian brig, Capt. G. B. Holland. Moo Fook.
BELLE OF OREGON, Amer. barque, Capt. E. Matthews-Messageries Maritimes.
BEN J. SEWALL, American thip, Capt. S. R. Ulmer. Douglas Laprik & Co.
C. D. BRYANT, American banque, Capt. J. H. Colcord.-Eduard Scholhass & Co.
COLUMBUS, German ship, Capt. B. Sauer- meich-Borneo Company, Limited.
FREDERICH, German farque, Captain H. Spin-Siemssen & Co.
HAROLDINE, American 4-masted schnouer, Captain Tibbetts-Order.
HIGHLAND LOT, American ship, Capt.
J. W. Norcross.--Order.
KORAZAS, Gennau barque, Capt. T. A. Visser.Order.
PENOBSCOT, American barque, Capt. P. LA Chapman.Arnhold, Karborg & On.
RALPH M. HAYWARD, Ame, barquentine, Capt. J. Baxter-Arnhold, Karburg & Co SHARESHOOTER, British barque, Captain
John Horno.-Gilman & Co.
ST. NICHOLAS, American ship, Capt. W. P. Joy-Melchers & Co.
WILTA, American ship, Captain S. Sim- mona-Order.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE
N Extraordinary General MEETING cl the VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB will be held on SATURDAY, the 11th Inst., at 4.30 p.m. in the GYMNASIUM. The Object of the Mooting is stated in the Notice Posted at the CR
YANGTZE)
The Steamship
Glenorchy, Captain GRUER, will be 'despatched as above on
TUESDAY, the 7th Instant, at 4 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, July 4, 1985.
1125
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
TH
SINGAPORE.
THE Company's 8.S. Toisang having ar
rived from the above Ports, Cocsignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in thair Hills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take imme- diate delivery of their Goods
Cargo impeding the discharge or remain. ing on Board up to the 10th Instant will be at once lunded and stored at Consignees' risk and exparma.
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, July 4, 1885.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
112
CEALED TENDERS will be Received by the Undersigned, til Nool of SATURDAY, the 38th Instant, for the RE-BUILDING of BEA WALL at H. M. NAVAL YAIR, Kowloon, according to Plan and Specification which can be seen on ap- plication to the Sunyetor, Royal Engineer Department, from whom Forin of Tender and Bill of Quantities can be obtained.
The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.
W. H. LOBB, Naval Storekeeper.
H. M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, 4th July, 1888,
Destination.
Amoy and Tamsui Bombay, vis Straits. London, vin Suez Canal. London, vie Suez Canal............ London, via Suat Canal... Manila, vin Ainoy Marseilles, S., via Saigen. Mazatlan
OR
'INDUR SABHA,'
Introducing
MARVELLOUS SCENIC EYFRUT!
RABB AND EXQUISITE SONGS,t!
UNRIVALLED DRESSES!!! ELABORATE and TASTEFULLY PAINTED, NOEXES,
Prices of Admission : Resorred Sets $4.00 | Second Class $1.00 First Class $2.00 Third $0.30
H
Tickets obtainable at the Store of Mr. E. Cassumenor, and tho Door of the Theatro. Doors open at 8.30 p.m.; Performance to commence at 9 p.m. sharp.
D. N. HATHIRAM,
·Diretor de Managing Proprietor. Hongkong, July 4, 1885.
HONGKONG.
1130
CHINA MAIL.
Esk, British gun-vessel, from a cruise, Piera, British turret-ship, from cruise. Myranny, British schooneer, 162. Ja. Vincent, Port Natal May 17, Old & Iron.
-TURNER & Co.
DEPARTURES.»,
July 4 :- Menmuir, for Foochow,
ULEARED.
Elas, for Haiphong. Douglas, for Coast Porta. Bendulla, for Swatow.
Marie, for Touron.
Camorta, for Saigon.. Wah Fueng, for Høihow. Charmel Queen, for Newchwang, Forkaan for Bhangbai
Of of Sux, for Shanghai, Waverley, for Pensadores und Tientsin.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Per Tulang, from Straits, 365 Ohtiness. Per Bautitha, from Straits, 614 Chinese. Por espasian, from Baigon, 16 Chinese. Por Essex, from Saigon, 31 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Menmuir, for Fooshow, 20 Chinoso. Toy Defant.
Per Kashgar, for Yokohama : from Hong- kong, Mr F. E. Woodruff, Col. Walker and (2) Misces Walker, and Joo. Cain.
Per E's, for Haiphong, 6 Chinese. Per Drulas, for Coast Ports, 10 Euro- peans, and 300 Chinese,
Par Benzintha, for Swatow, 510 Chinese. Per Maris, for Touren, 52 Chinees.
For Canaria, for Saigon, 5 Europants, and 275 Chinese.
Per Wu Yueng, for Hoihow, 20 Chinese. For Fooksang, for Shanghai, 12 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
ERECTION I OFFICERS' QUAR-sit winds inuu S. W, and occasional TENDERS are INVITED for the
The British steamer faisang reporta TERS at the SANITARIUM, Bungkung
ruin aqualis.
Plan and Specification can be seen, and Bill of Qmatitiss and Form of Tender obtained on application to the ScuvEYOR, Royal Engineer Ofies, Queen's Roid, Hong koni, between the outs of 10 am, and 3 p.ni. daily.
Tendors to be addressed up to 12 o'Clock, Noon, on MONDAY, the 13th Juls, 1885, to the SENIOR COMMISSARIAT OFFICER, Hongkong, and marked on the outside of the envelope Tender for Officers' Quarters at the Sanitarium.
The Secretary of State for War does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
EDMOND WALKER,
Oolonel, Commeading Royd Engineers, China de Straits Settlements. Royal Engineer Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1885.
SHIPPIN
ARRIVALS
July, 1885-
1131
Triang, British steamer, 1,500, T. L. Davies, Oalentta June 18, Penang and Singa pore 28, General.-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co
Fanylse, British steamer, from What-
pua.
Fooksany, British steamer, from Wham- poa.
Benchutha, British steamer, 1,338, W. H. Lunt, Singapore June 27, General-GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Witt, Hollow July 2, General-CHINESE Fah Yeng, British stoniner, 313, J. O.
Vespasian, British steater, 792, John Alezmer, Saigon June 29, General. —-- AnнBOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Esc, British steamer, 1,675, Longley, Saigon June 30, Paddy and Rico. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Albatross, British screw-sleop, from +
1133 cruise,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
The British steamer Be clutha reports ( Had Southerly and £.S.W. winds and squally at times; latter part of voyage fresh S... winds and cloudy, with S. W. sen. Anchored of N. W end of Lamma Island, at 10.40 p.m. On the 4th inst, nt 5.10 p... proceeded to Swalow. On the 29th
ne, passed what we supposed was the Bothwell Castle, bound South, lat. 7 32 North, and loug. 107 42' East.
The British stoomer Bar roports: Had fresh momenon, heavy squalla and rais from Westward this morning.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.— Per Douglas, at 8.30 a.m., on Sunday,
the 5th inet.
For PESCADORES AND TIENTSIN-
Per Worley, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
5th inst.
For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONGY
Per Wah Yueng, at 9 am, on Sunday,
the 6th inst.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKO
HAMA.-
Per Kinkyur, at 9 a.m., on Studay, the tl inst, instead of as previously notilied.
For SHANGHAL. --
Por Foelsang, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the Dth inst., instead of us proviously notified.
For HAIPHONG-
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For AMOY, & TAMISUT ---
Por Fokien, at 2 pm, on Tuesday, the
7th inst.
For MATZATLAN, MEXICO.-
Per Mount Labranom, at 2 pm, on Tues-
day, the 7th July.
For.STRAIPS AND BOMBAY
Per Zumbesi, at 2 pm, on Tuesday, the
7th July.
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY
ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNE VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, -MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE.- Per Tansua re, at 2.39 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 7th July,
For SHANGHAL
Per Glenorchy, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 7th just
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWAN.--
Por Thales, at 11.30 am., on Weduca
day, the 8th inst.
MAILS BY THE FRENOM PACKET.— The Fraud Contract Packet Saghalien
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 9th July, with Maile for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, uid Nuples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritána, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &o.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the French Contract Packet-
Day before departure (or Saherday if the de-
parture be on Monday),--
KI
P.M.Money Order Office closes, Post Office closes, except the NIT Box. which is always open out of Oles hours...
Day of departare
10
11
Ax-Post Office opens. AM-Registry of Letture coases. Posting of all printed mattor
and patterns cENENA.
A.K.-Mails closed, except for Late
Letters.
11.10 A.Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until 11,20 A.M.When the Post Office clozes
entirely.
11.40 A.M.-Lite Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 coûte until time of departure
Quotations. Hoxoxoxus, July 4. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 578/80
cash, Old New Bonares, cash,........ 540/42k Ola
eash,... 540
23
11
New Malwa, cast,... 500/10 Allowance, Tools.... 08
THE
[No. 6844-JULY 4, 1885,
that this land was flowing with milk and
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, money, and the people wote happy avon
Established A.DA, 18417
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DaveGISTS, IMPORTERS
Duties
OF
like unto the length of the day. Bat ond of the chief scribes whose name was John begin to instruct the people in the way they should go, and how they were best to adorn the land. Now this John was a ouring builder, and moreover he was a man who was of very great price before the people; nevertheless he straitway caused it to be noised abrand that the talents of silver and gold which had boon gathered to- SUNDRIES, NOTARRY. Recur-gether ought to be turned into bricks, and.
mortar, and stove. SITES, TOILET Requisites, ENGLISH,
And it came to pass,
AMEDIJAN, AND FREDOH PATENT
when his enemy from the Kingdom of Blurney had been thrust honen, that the MEDICINES.
ounning workar in stone saw that tho time had come to beautify the land; and it. came to pass that the talents of silver and gold. melted like unto water. And this cunning worker in stone had dream- od a dream, and he had thought ha saw the Island of the Fragrant Stroxas 736 glistening in the sun, while the city was puro and uneet oven as the clear 'run-
MANUFACTURERS
Soda Water, Lonionade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aurated Watera.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
The delivery of the China Mail is coming break, and her sous and daughters menced from the Office as soon after suffered not with disease because of the 7 p.m. as is practicable, and it should fulness and the sweetness of ite wells, bo comploted in the upper terraces at mid all who dwelt in the city lived about 8.30p.m. Subsribers frequently
receiving their paper after this time until they were old and full of years should sond in complaints to the and wore gathered unto their father, Manager. In some cases which have And when John lifted up his eyes and be come to our knowledge the house ser.
vants leave the papera lying about in held that the people were crying aloud for. thair quarters for a time after they are water, le girt up his loins and laboured delivered. Subscribers living at the exceedingly for the good of the people. Poak or at Kowloon can obtain their And lo, when the days were dark and be
papors at this Office at a.m. OT
from their compradores, to whom, on was faint of heart because of the depth of request, they will be saut over night.
As the publication of the China Mail the well, peradventure he would lift his takes place much earlier than formerly, eyes and any in a still small voice, ‘It is a its delivery at the extreme Eastern and great bara Novertholoss, he fainted Western limits of the Colouy should
be completed at a reasonable hour in not, and behold, he ceased not to break the evening.
in pieces everything that came in his way Now this cunning digger of wells was well-favoured and of a pleasant coun- tenance, and he was feared and roverenced among the other scribos and elders because
reference.
Passatus arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to con- sult the filos of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, as invited to call at of his ready tongue and because he was the Chuva Mau Offca, where ever learned in the arts of government. And it sixty bowspapers, dailies and wooklies, from these countries, are now filed for me to pass at the people muemired beenuse of the great boring, and they said the plagues of fsinine and pestilence wauti Bundly visit them. But lo, che canning digger of wells heeded them not, and he and his helper from the Orange Groves abated not their labours by one jot. And it canto to pass, when the talents of silver and the talenta of gold had taken wings
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FŰR THONGKONG.
(From The Hongkong Almanack.)
JULY.
HIGH WATZE.
Day of Mom. 'Aft. Mouth.
Sets.
SON.
13
Kised,
Old Malwa, eash,..... 530,40 Allowance, Trela, 21/40
I
Persian, Oily, cash... 520
V
77
Allowance, Taela... 40/48 Persian, Papor tiesi,....: 000 Allowance, Taola...... 32-
2
4
10
6-52
H. M. 25. AT. H. M. H.. 2.32
1.14
6.21
647 3.15 2.24 5,22 G47 4.7 4.29 5.22 &.47 5.12 6.30 5.22 6.47 7.40 5.23 6.47 Я.44 5.24 0.46
Exchange
Bank, Wire,
27
Demand,
"
30 days' sight,
ANA
4 months' might,... Credits, Documentary 4 months' sight,
Per Elva, Ata., on Sunday, the 5th India, Wira,
inst
For AMOY & TAMSUL-
For Folien, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday, the 6th inst, instead of a pre- viously notified.
For SAIGON.—-
"J
demand, Shanghai, demand,...
225/
30 days night, private 731 Gold Leaf 99 fine... ... $28.35 Sovaroigua,
... $ 0.56
Temperature.
High water at Whampoa : 2 hrs 30 mins, later than at Hongkong; at the Darrior: 3 hrs. 15 wins; ut the Salt Flats: 3 hrs. 30 mine.; at Shameen 3 hrs. 45 mins,
Fall moon, 274, 6h. Dom. afternoon.
WRTH At Nullahaido, West Point, on the 3rd July, the Wife of Captain W. K. CONFIELD, of the 8.8. Welcumbe, of a Son.
like units the eagle, and the treasury of the city was empty, that the taxes were a bur- den unto tho propie. But the chief priests and olders lifted up their voice and said
We are not digging for an age, but for all. time." And the people answered and said, 'Lot our children and our children's children bear their sharo of this burden.' And it was even so, thatthe city borrowed many talents of silver and talents of gold so that the great work should be carried on. And be hold the heart of the diggers were made glad Novertheless, some of the people asked what price the city was to pay for these things, but all such murmurera were laughed to etorn, and they went their
way.
And it came to pass, when the days of
The publication of this issue commenced the digging of wells were multiplied, that
Per Galveston, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday, (Taken at Mesms Falconer & Co.'s Premists, ai 7.30 j
the 6th July.
For AMOY AND MANILA.--
Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday,
the Gth inst.
BAROMETER
Do.
Queen's Road,) HONOZONO, July 4.
J
20.691
1 P.M....
29.705
Do.
4 P.M.....
THERMOMETER-M
De.
· 1 V.M. ...
Dʊ.
M
Do,
(Wet bulb) 9 A..
Date of Leaving,
Do.
Do.
Do.
4F.M.
Do
July 6, at 3 p.m. July 7, at 3 p. July 0. ...About July 14. Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About July 20. Fasad & Co
July 6, at 5 p.m.
Messageries Maritimes..........July 9, at noon,
Wing Woo & Co..........
July 7, at 3 p.m.
Vessele.
Captain
Agents.
...J. Rowell..
Westoby
Riley...... Dako....... Stach....... Delacroix. D. Maxwell Titzek Williama....
Donglas Lapraik & Co...... P. & O, S. N. Co
Butterfold & Swire. Adamson, Bell & Co.......
Butterfeld & Swire...
Pacific Mail 5. S. Co...
Norcross......
Russell & Co..
Gedy
Jardioe, Matheson & Co.
Brown
Young.
Pocock.
Green
Dodd
Russell & Co....
P. & O. 8. N. Co...
Quick despatch. July 5, at 10a.m.
Fokien (8) Zambesi (8).. Ajax (0)..................... Gordon Castle (8).. Glencoe (s). ..Diamanto (s).. Saghalien (8) Mount Lebanon (3)... New York, via Suez Canal.
Mosser (8).. New Zealand Porta, vin Fehow Whampoa (8) ... San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City Rio de Janeiro (8)
Highland Light.. Shang hat......
Fooksang
(3). QUE
Glenorchy (a). Shanghai. Shanghai, via Amey............... Titan (1). Swatow, Anoy and Fooshow... Douglas (s) Swatow, Amoy and Taiwanfoo.. Thalos (8)... Sydney and Melbourne, &e.....Tanundice (s)..... Victoria (British Columbia).... Nanaimo, Yokohama, vin N'zaki and Kobe Kashgar (s)
-San Francisco..
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Bon. Secretary. Hengkong, July 4, 1885. THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK
CORPORATION, LIMITED.
REGISTERED OFFICE,
1132
40, TORTADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON.
BRANCHES
In India, China, Japan and the Colonies. THE Bank RECEIVES Money on Depozit, huy and sells Bills of Exchange, imus Latters of Credit, forwards Bills for Callestion, and transacta Banking and Agency Business generally on terms to ba kad on application.
CLAIMS OF THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION PURCHASED ON ADVANTAGEOUS PRUMS, vízé.
833 par Cent. De 75 per cent. ex int Dividend.
Nocks.
DANES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp, 60,000 $
INSURANCER,
Russell & Co..........................
+
July
8, at 3 p.m. July 24, at 4 p.m. July 11, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch.
Jardins, Matheson & Co...July 5, at 4 p.m.
July 7, ai 4 p.za. July 3.
Buttorfield & Swire...... Douglas Lapraik & Co......... July 5, at 0 a.m. Douglas Impraik & Co.......July 8, at noon. Russell & Co.......
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
July 7, at 3 p.m.
61,570 £ 2 half year 168% prem.
July 4, 1985.
Nos. of iShares.
Value.
17.
153 125
Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend
Reserve. Balancecfward £4,400,000 For equati sationof din ($400,000
Tia. 50,000 534,000 $ 600,000$
Closing Quotations, Odstr
510,107
496,920
Tis. 200 per share
Ta.* 130
#t
¡8480
ग
867
cash
6821
Credit balance
$165
1
35,165.20
337,668.07 $0 for 1883 $365
206 $47,600€
191,060.99 $ 5 for 1883 $72
caah, buyers cash, buyers
8 206.236.53), depreo. fand
4,093.99 6% half year 45 prem
20 % discount, buyers"
9 discount
2001 50 North-Chins Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £
2. £20£ Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8.000£ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,000$ 1,250 $ 125.8 China Traders' Insuranco Co., La....24, 000 8.83.33 §. 259
167,381 Canton Insuranica Office Co., Ld.....10,000 & 2508 508 105,0008 469,800 Chiness Insurance Co., Limited.............. 1,5008 1,0009 2008 28,711.50 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co, Ld... 8,000 $ 250$ 50 009,609.668 China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd........ 20,000 8
100
STEAM COMPANIES.
1000% 759
10 10 10 10 100 all
1258 195 H'kong & Whampoa Dook Do, 11.|10,000 ₫
6002 104 10 HK. and China Gas Co., Limited.
1,900 £
107.108,652,17.10 2,000 8 Honghong Hotel Company, L...
8,000 aha. fed China Sugar Company, Limited..... 9,000
1,000€
Hongkong Company, Limited... 1, 2003. 100 $100 8 90,00 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. 5008 50 50% Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.... 7,000 8 100 100 Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. 5,000* 60 l Selangors Tia Mining Co. (S'bai). 2,800 8 H'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000$
HK. 0, and M. Steamboat Co., L.I. 8,000 5 Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £
60,000 shares issued...
$1,212 £ China and Manila S. 8. Co., Id.............. (3,500 $
MISCELLANEOUS.
New Shares.....................
hn ོག་
100
100% 100
18,000 3
6,683,966 % half year 66% prom.
$90 per share, nominal Old, $3.00 Old, $160 per share, buyers 2,489.66 New, $1.50 New, 8.80
18,274,034
295.93 810 442.11 810 829.09 0
4,000 B
100
50 all
First year do.
Rates of
H. A, HERBERT,
Manager Hongkong Branch.
IRANO. Chinese Imperial 1881 *1884
188..
Interest,
do.
Payable
July 4, 1885.
1138 Sugar Dobentures, 1880,
8.5681). |--500) all
27908 27008 000
8.
Jane & Decem
June16&Deo,10
March 15
June 30
Do. 1 F.M.
Maximum M
188122183
Do. Minimum over night · 82
MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW. Shipping
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1880.
land. Bai,
the evil snels of the city were not like un- to myrrh for sweetness; and the people again murmured because the ruler would not hearken unto their cry and parify the And while they murmured, they We have burdened our children with a load of debt, and oron now our city A PAKABLE.
may be likened unto a charnel-house, A correspondent, who has evidently been wherein the unclean spirits of Disease and stooping his brains in the language, style, Death are ever seating to destroy us and imagery of The Arabian Nights, senda But behold the chief of the elders was a us the following, contribution. We suspect ruler whose strength had departed from him. there is a local application somewhere. He And it came to pass that the people cried as writes
unto one who heareth not; and their hearts In the latter years of the reign of the were hardened within them. Feradven- great Queen of Victory and Empress of the ture, they said, when the Head Centurion, Ind, upon whose hills and valoys and who has been a man of war from his youth plains the sun setteth ast, it came to pass up, becomes even nas one of the chief rulers that in a certain city in the Further East of the city, he will hearken unto our peti: known to her subjects as the Malita and the tions. So they again took heart, and boyanı Gib of the Eastern Seas, and to the bini to hope mites as the Island of the Fragrant Moreover, it came to pass that on the Streams, there arose a great controversy place where the sea is divided from the land 11 jumong the people of the haud concerning the sand came together like unto little bill; certain talears of gold and silver which had and the people of the city who did business
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And lu, the Chief Priest lifted up
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GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in waxed exceeding bitter, and men from the ourselves a dredgor, and the fever and the the German language, by Rev, F. Hartmann, north, and from the south, and from the mud-banks shall be no more. Neverthe overy Sunday, ot half-past ten a.w., in the west, from the lauds of the great Queen of less, the Chief Priest attended pat unto the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, Victory, threw one upon another words that saying that, Goodness and chaapucas goeth West Point.
were hot and blistering. And the Ruler of not together. When the time had coms, the City was a man from the isle Emerald behold a uumber of anna, and of legs, a country of mud moisture, and made and of wheek, and of chains were par- famous for the growing of earth-apples, ceived on the face of the waters, moving smoky potheen and virtuous women. And like unto a smail. And behold the this ruler was like unto Ishmael, his hand heart of the Chief Priest was exceeding was against every man so that the burdan troubled, and he cried with a loud voice, of the land was greater than it could boar, saying, "Woe is me for my dredger will And certain mighty man who had spirits will not dredge.” And the people saittifat that were atout and heads that were long the thing was not the work of a wise ruler. said, “We shall not have this ruler to reign | For, baluld, it could not garry with safety over us. And some of these mighty ruan even its own buckets, neither would it had come from the land of heather, and float when the whirlwind arose to buffet in others came from the land whose banners hither and skither. Paradrenture it had had from generation to generation been been made too shert. But, when it came to pain that the eyes of the
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And it came to pass; whos the people were exceeding wroth, they assembled themselves
Chief Priest saw these things, and his
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he departed from among them, groaning in over his foolishness. And behold, there
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the spirit of the people, and certain good to lis chuber heard, and listened, and his
and cunning man among the chief priests broken words were like unto Ingratitude and scribes began to govern the people off of my ill-favoured children, Peace be un- the City. So that it was a common saying | to all men !