Sale.
MEDEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
ARE NOW LANDIN
DEVOR'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE
OIL.
-30:-
FAIRBANK'S SCALES.
COOKING STOVES.
AGATE IRON WARE.
WAFFLE ICONS.
CASH and PAPER BOXES.
KEROSINE STUDY LAMPS
CORNMEAL.
HOMINY.
Cracked WHEAT. Granberry SAUCE; Stuffed PEPPERS. MACKEREL
American HAMS and BACON,
Primo YORK HAMB.
WINES, &c.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements Ping, British steamer, from Whasapin
·FOR SHANGHAI,
(Taking Cargo and Passengers at through ritei * for NINGPO, CHEFOO, TIENTSIN,
NEWOHWANG, HANKOW and · Ports on the YANGTIZE)"
The Steamship
Kirang Lee, Captain ANDREW, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, thị: 19th Instant, at 1. p.m..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, August 18, 1885.
1400
UNION LINE 5
FOR YOKOHAMA,
The Steamship
Dafordshire,. Captain JONES, will be despatched for the above
| Port on THURSDAY, the 20th Instant, at
p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, August 18, 1885.
1410
OCEAN STRAMSITIP COMPANY,
FOR SHANGHAI (DIREOT)
OHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. (Tuking Cargo & Passengers at through rates 1BE. GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLARET, ..
SACUONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO.
SAOCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT. HUNT'S PORT
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY.
COVEVOISIEE'S BRANDY.
OLD BOURBON WHISKY. Bunka's OLD IRISH WHISKY. KINARAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boot's OLD TOM GIN, JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY.
MARSALA
CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO,
CURACAO.
&c.,
TEA.-
-E-X-T-BA CHOICEST NEW SEASON'S SOUCHONG,
in 5 and 10 Catty Boxon.
OIL MAN'S STORES, at the lowest possible prices
04. H. FOR
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
Hongkong, July 1, 1885,
NOW ON SALE.
1105
for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW- CHWANG, TIENESIN, HANKOW and
Ports on the YANGTŠZE) :
Tho Co.'s Steamship
Orestes,
STEAM TO NAGASAKI, KUBE AND
YOKOHAMA.
(Paising through the INLAND SEA.).
The P. & OS; N. Oba
Steamship
Kashgar #Captain Breek, will loave for the above places na Daylight on SUN- DAY, the 30th August...
A. MOLVER,
Superintendent P. & OS N. Cu.'s Office,
Hongkong, August 18, 1886.
1406
STEAM TO SHANGHAI,
The P&O. S. N. Co.'s
Steamclip.y
Ver(NYS Web will leave for the above place about 30 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent. P., &0. S. N. Co.'s Offled,
Hongkong, August 13, 1885.
NOTICE.
1409
HAVE Tais Day RESIGNED the "MANAGEMENT of the Firm of A, À, DE MELLO & Gu.
♥
Macao, 17th August, 1885.
F. A. DA CRUZ.
1415
HONGKONG STEAM LAUNDRY
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
་་"་
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO
ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, MARSEILLES; GIBRALTAR, BRINDIS ANOONA VENICE, TRIESTE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON; ALBO, BOMBAY, MADRAN, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIANAGARAM N.B.Cärgs ean he taken on through Bills
amorts, Dutch steamer, 1,391, J. Oreillo, Davis August 3, Singapore 7 and Saigon 43, Bugar and General,JARDINE, MATHE soy & Com
Serapis British steamer, 1,271, Sam F. North, Singapore August 11, General.—- BUN HIN LELE,
Murcia, Butish alcamor, 1,060, W. MIŁ Föhell, Erondon June 25, and Singapore Aug
11, Guneral-Seemsen & Co
Louise, Frough 3-m. sohroner, 201,- J. Lemuine, Bangkok July 20 Ics. -Onomm.
Wak Yueng, British steamer, 31, J. O, Witt, Haiphong August 13, and Hothow 16, GeneralBING KR.
LINEMANTIKUSA.
August 17:--
of Lading for BATAVIA PERSIAN osmnty, for Whampna. GULE PORTS. MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK BAM Angust 18 - AND BOSTON.
Cheang Hoch Kian, for Amoy, Euphrates, for Singapore. Sher, for Whampoa -
||400 | PANENBULAE and Uziental Sthan PERIDON AND I Am Main NEPAGL, Captain ATDERTON, with Luz Majesty's Maila, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct, vid SUEZ CANAL and usual Ports of Call, on THURSDAY, 7th August, at
p.m. Garge will be recurved on board until
CLEARED
Allie Bow for Tientsin, Highland light, for San Francisco. Hephan
for Baro. Annie Jack on, for San Francisco Chandirner, for Munila
10
Parcels unit 10 am on the day of sailing,
For further
Partenars regarding EREIGHT and: PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAE & ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGA
CoxPay's Dice,
Hongkong.
and Spucie (Gold) at the Oifice Jinat, for Bihor and Fakho
TION
Shuryshonter, for Newchwang. Anton, for Bothe Orestes, of Blinghai.
PASSENGERS. ARIVED.
Per Papa, from Hamburg, Mr Bernhard
The Condents und Panes of Packages are required to
to be declared prior to shipment. Shippers, are particularly requested to of SEARSHOLDERS MEETING aute the terms and conditious of the Com- Jer pauy will be held at the foxsis No Hereg Pusongers desirous of insuring their bag-binteso on SATURDAY, the 29th fiistant, at 3rage ein do so on application at the Com-
'Clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose
Caps. WEESTER, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 20th Instant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight of Panaye, apply to
of receiving a Beport of the Directors, te BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,gether with Statentent of Accommits.
..Agents..
The Transfer B00KS of the Company 1412 will be-CLOSED from 23rd to 29th Instant,-
inclusivo,
of in the Comparay's Black Bill of Lading.
Hongkong, August 18, 1885.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship. Bellerophon, Captain FREEMAN, will be despatched as above on
SATURDAY, the 22nd Tustant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to.
· BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, August 18, 1985--
By Order of the Board of Directors,"
B.. O. HURLEY,
Secretary
1414
Hongkong, August 18, 1885.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
– FROM BATAVIA, SINGAPORE, "AND SAIGON.
1405 Company's. 8.S. Camoria having arrived from the abore Porta, Con signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under- signed for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their doods.
Curgo-impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL
STEAM NAVIGATION COM-“.
„I'ANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
The Co.'s Steamship
Chingue,
MACLETON, Commander, will be despatched "for the abore Purton rabout the 27th Instant."
For Fraight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Ca,
Agents.
Hongkong, August 18,-1385,
SHIRE LINE-OF STEAMELS.
FOR YOKOHAMA.
The Steamship
Glamorganshire,
1480
1404
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co..
Agents. Hongkong, August 13, 1885. ~/.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Stenship Marcia, Captain Mrr- gust, having arrived from the above Ports, Cougier of Cargo are hereby in forined that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and for from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded un less notice to the contrary he given before
18th Instant Tonining
party's Officer
The Steamer valks at ManserLLES,
A..McIVER, Superintendent.. Hongkona, August 18, 1885
1407
Not Responsible for Debts. Veither the Captain, the Agents, nor Onners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—
ADAM W. SPIES, American barque, Capt.. A. D. Fild—Ambold, Karborg & Co.
ANNIE H EMITH, American ship, Capt. R. B. Brown.-P. & O, S. N. Co.
Chr. Mayor.-Melchers & Co.
B. H. STENKEN, Gorman brig. Captain
EDWARD MAY, American barque, Capt. . A. Johnson. Russell & Co.
Eric Rngh, American barque, Capt. A
Whittier-Russell & Co
FRANK PENDLETON, American ship, Capt. E. P. Nichola Ordor....
HAROLDISE, American 4-raastad eahooner, Captain Tibbaths.--Ordur.
HIGHLANDER, ADigrican ship, Capt. N. A. Bachelder Rassell & Co.
NANAIMO, British barque, Captain John Faxonscor, American barque, Capt. P. L Chapinas. —Arnhold, Karberg & Cu,
Dodd, Russell & Do.
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS, August 17, 1886 ¦--
Papa, Germani banyns, 77.), Lerentron,
Fermer Seelen, from Fouche, 24
Por Orestas, from Singaporo, &o, 100 Chinese.
Par Cameria, from Batavis, &o 150
Chinese,
Per Serapis, from Singaporo, 170 Chinesa, Per
Marcia, from Singapore, &o., 22 Chi-
For Wah Yung, from Haiphong, to.. 122 Chinese.
DEFARTEN.
Per Cheong Hook Kiany for Amuy, 260 Chinose.
TO DEPART
Per Jigital, for Hoihów, &a, 80 Chinese. Per Sha pshooter, for Newchwang, Eu ropeans, aud 1 Chinese
Per Anton, for Button, 30 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The British steamer. Susse reports Had South Easterly winds and fine wen- ther. On August 14th, în lat. 26° 21′ N and long, 120 51′E passed three mastod ashooner Auguste, of
Hongkong, hound North.
The German barque Pape reports: Bring 1,800 keys of Gunpowder, and during the livvy gale,
The Dutch sieauer Camorta ron
· roportą z From Batavia to Singaporo, had strong E... monson, Froin Singapura to Saigon, st .part
uf voyage
had fight S. W. winds, and
CARGO Per 5. 8. Cardiganshire, railed 18th Aug. For London, 32,091 baxce Tea, containing 236,300 hs. Scented Capbr, 17451 1b Scented Orange Pekostol 259,911 be. Tea, 200 bales Weats Silk, and 100 rolls Matting›
No 6882 August 18, 1885
points out that, byen if begun at once, (20th March, 1853) (the; new could not be finished til 1884 - In letter of the same date, the Surveyor General, referring to the Tunnel, In- forms the Colonial Office that, as se as one way ventare on any Connexion with subterranean work MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. think it may be finished in two years
Shipping
or a little over, if the workměn keep their li-mith. From these letters it Noon-Haiphong leaves for Coast Porta.also appears that in 1876 Mr Price 4 p.m.-- Kwang-lce loaves for Shanghai,nd suggested that, in view of the great Goods per Albany undelivered after this expense, the work might be divided into
date subject to rent
two instalmente,the first to polude e small dam, the tunnel, Red the conduit, the second to include the Tuitam reser- voir, or inke fur, water storage
General Memoranda, SUNDAY, August 25
་་་
Goods per Marcia undelivered after
dato subject to rent be Transfor Books of The Hongkong. Steam Laundry Co., Ltd. closed from this date to 29th Instaat, Ipeluziva. 1877, the Earl of Catarron sanctioned MONDAY, Augnut 24 —
this. And here the first mention is made in the correspondance about the sanotion to spend the muney Mr Price states that, as early as the 16th of October
the appropriation of £30,000 for the first instalment of the works above re- Corferred to Lord Emberley, however,
3 pleating of Shureholders of The
Hongkong and Shangla Banking poration at the City Hall, SATOROLT, August 20 --
3 pm Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Steam Lanndry Co., Ltd at Hugykang Hotel WEDNESDAY, Bentensbor 30
Statenient of Business with the Hongkung and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to be sent in before this date.
THE
Established.D. 1841
香港大藥房
A8 WATSON & Co...
arrived at the conclusion th∙1853 that it would be preferable to carry out the complete Tuitom water works. low level chieme at unbe, as recommended by Messrs Chadwick and Fries, and con- firmed by Mr (now Sir) Robert Rawlin
on The Secretary of State, ia bis de- spatch dated the 11 May 1883, in- forms Mr Administratur Marsh of this: decision, and that steps were being taken to purchase the plant acces HONGKONG DISPENSARY eary to commence the works with-
Font
In this despotols the sum dalay estimated as necessary by Mfr Frica is again given në £105,000. We shall conclude the preliminary bistorical sketch of the celebrated Taitam project. by quoting the paragraph, from Lord Kimberley e despatch referred to, which desls directly with the mode of meeting the cost of the water-works. Much has _____| happened since this dospatch was pen---
ded which materially alters the position |; of affairs; but it is well, we think, to begin with the earlier Colonial Office view of the money-raising question, as considerable discussion will doubtless, arise on the point Lord Kimberley Writes
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGS18€8, IMPORTERS
Davdams SONDELES, NURSERY REQUI SITES. TOLLET. REQUISITES, ENGLISH, "AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT": MEDICINES,
MANUFACTURERS!
Soda Water Lomonade Tonie Water Chngerado, Potaan Water, Satrapazilla
Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct und continuous Thuropean Saverosim, Hongkong, June 1. 1876.
It appears to me that, had the special fand boon atill directly available, it coulž not have been expended on anything more, in accordance with the object for which it as reserved, namely, tha pormenant wel fare of the Chinese population of Hongkong, than the work
under consideration. The eroater:
portion of the fund has, however, been advanced for the construction of the Praya wall and of lighthouses, and the mờ The publication of this issue commenced $100,000 to be granted for the harbour of at 7:20-pin ----
The China Ittail.
796
refuge will
funds
exhaust the remainder.
The Curt work muat therefore, be provided principally from other sources, and 1 infer from the latest statement of the asaste and liabilities of the
Colony the
that thoro
Buficient to
wyer the cost INDING, TỪdspar arons. 16 1860. of the waterworks without having recourso from P. Condern to Cape St. James, strong As the Estimates for 1886 are doubtless last were estimated at $736,000, ash izd to a loan. The assets for the 1st of January SW. monacon and heavy rain aqualls now occupying the sttention of guru and other assets not directly available. investimenta alone, besides arrears of sevə, From Saigon to Hongkong, frat. part, local Finance Minister (the Uon. Dr The liabildes, on the other hand, excluding 13 N. t, strong 8. W. monsoon, and from there NN.E. wind increasing till Stewart), and ne they sibly may of denne the amount due to the mascial typhoon force wis enquunted on the 17th provide for the interest on the proposed and account, bat including expenditure Auguet, lat, N., and long 113 40 loan, it will not be out of place to make in arrear and every
ery other lability, wore E with henry confused sea and squalle
a few remarks upon the bistory of the estimated at doly 8181,000 thus leaving chance to port heavy rain, with light, and Tiram Water Supply scheme. This
s balance of assets directly available" S.S. W. winds.
The British-atamer Wah Yueng reports: grant and most necessary public works 2010,000, of which small part would hres
to be kept as a
as a working. onlanco. The e- squally weather and bigla saa. Left Hoihow perditure rendered necessary under the on the morning of Isth, and had bad wea- neat of suurration, so that apart from/sible t
so that it would her throughout
tha mere question of supplying whole- | accumulated balance on the general account, some water in abundance for household assisted by what remains of the special
fund. I shall purposes, many of the more folentino correct in these assumptions. If so,
to learn whether Flad to improvements of a sanitary kind in don-ould propose not only to app for the templation depend upon the completionsterworka the remaining balance of the
D WILLIAMS, Comm'der, the delivered after the Hamburg May 1; General.-MELCHERS & Left Haiphong on the noon of 18th, with forms the largest item in the total-Atimated cost of the materworks is onts
row loading, will have
OHINESE DICTIONARY immediato despatch for the above Port
This Steamer has superior Cabin. Accom madevion.
'IN THE
CANTONESE DIALEOT,
BY
Dr. E. J. EITEL.
Crown Octard, br. 1018.
HONGKONG, 1877-1889.
Part I A-K,
Part II
K-M,...
Part III. M-T,
Part IV. T-Y,
82.50
..$2.50
$3,00
1.83.00
A Reduction of ton per cent. will be
allowed to purchasers of fan or more copies.
This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan- guage, constructed on the basis of Kanght's
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co,
Ageasts. Hongkong, August 18, 1895.
Destination
Hamburg.........
Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese London, via Suez Canal.. characters in practical use, and while alpha- Loudon, via Suez Canal,
1413
-23rd-Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance bas heen effected. No Chims will be admitted after the -Goods havo-loft-the-Godowns-
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
brdgents. Hongkong, August 18, 1885,
Ca
Anna Sieben, Gerinan barque, 604, Paul son, Hon-sohe Angust 11, SaltWist& Ou
August 18
Orestes, British steamer, 1,323, Wobster, Liverpool July 4, Bingapors August 11, 1911 General-BUTTERTIBIAL & STILE.
Vessels Advertised as Loading..
Captain
Vessels,
Steator (5)...... Bullerophon (8) Gentilas (9)
[Freeman..... Jacobs
Alderton.
Maclough
Brotel
Speck
Park.
Peters Peters Chipman
of Lorn
betically arranged according to the sounds London, &c., via Saoz Canal... Nepaal (s)... of the oldest dialect of China, the Can London, via Suez Canal Chingo (*). tonces, it gives also the Mandarin pronun- Marseilles, &c., vis Baigos... Iraoastily (6).. ciation of all characters explained in the Nagasaki, Kobo and Yokohama Kashgar (s) - book; so that its usefulness is by no means New York, via Face Canal... Glencarn confined to the Cantonese Dialect, but the New York, via Suez Canal Haverton (8). work in a practically completo Thesauras
of New York.
Pepobacat the wholet Written Language of China, an- San Francisco, vis Yokohama.. San Fable (e) gent and modern, se asod all over the San Francisco..
Highland Light. Sea Francisco... Empiro,
introductory chaptors San
Marques of a philological guide Shanghai...
Kwang-les (6).
•Orestes (2)..... A Supplement, arranged for being sound Shangha
Veroh
(B)..... Ardoy and Focelow... Haiphong (
(a) of the Radicals, an Index, and a List of Sydney and Melbourne, &o.....Taiwan (s). Burasmes, will be published and sold Sydney and Melbourne, &c.....Catteribun (s)... separately,
Trieste, ...... LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Yokohama..... Hongkong, January 15, 1889. 151 Yokohama...
whilst
itu
borve the
to the stude
and used by itself, sud containing a List
THE REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF LOGAN & CANTON that appeared in the China Mail has been printed in PAM- PHLET FORM, and is now on Sale --- Price, 90 Cants.
Hongkong, October 3, 1883.
Insurances.
LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION (LIFE.)
REDUCTION OF EASTERN RATES
Blocks
-HANKE
Norcross Raymond.. Anurur; Yebater
Arthur
Craig.
{hadasnis). Oxfordsbira (a). Glamorganshire (1)
G. Doporis
Janies
:D. Williams.
Agents.
Liste of Leaving.
Butterfield Swire. August 20 „Batterfield & Svire............................. Au_u97 22...
Jardine, Matheson & Co.......About Angust 26. P. & O. 8. N. Do. Good August 27, at 4 pm.. Arnhold, Karbery & Co. About Angust 27.
Messageries Maritantes..... Augus: 20, at
P&O.S. N. Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co...
at noon,
August 30, at daylight. About August 18.
Adamson, Bell & Co... About August 33.
..Russell & Co.
10. & 0.8. S.
S. Co. Ruell & Co Russell & Co.
Russell & Co.
Butterfield & Swire... .P, £ 0.8 N, Ün....
Douglas Lapralk & Co., Butterfield & Swie. Kurseli & Co.
O. Bachirash.
Russl & Co. Adanison, Bell & Co.
SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.
Nas. Fulua: Shures
Pail POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend
|Balancecjwardi
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 00,001 § -- 1. § 136
INSURANCES. North-China Insurance Co., LA.. Yangisse Insurance Company, Id. Union Inirance Society Co., Ld.... 3,000 China Trader Ins france Co., Ld, .21,000 Canton Insurance Ofies Co., La
3,000 £ 8000 £
BUNE BU
£ £ 27 £ 1,878 120 $ 83.333 25 10,000-250358
Veteran $4,400,000
For equali sationof dio $400,000
Quick despatch
at 3 p.m. despatch. Quick despateli,
ugun 19, at 4 p.m. August 20, at 4 p.m. Quoft despatch. August 19, at noon. August 20, at daylight. August 92, at 3 pm August 29, at noon. August 20, af 3 p.sm. Quick despatch:
duna 97 at 3
August 18, 1885...
Oldsin, labem,
61,570 £ 2 half year 104% prema, cash- 165
pem each, Slat Aug. 1885
50,000 534,000 5 600,000 $ 100,000 408,560) Uredit, balanco
OLICIES Isaed on the spot for any Chinesa Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 1,000 2008 28,711,50
map to £5,000. EXAMPLE ›
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 3 258 009,000.66 $ Age 30, With Profita 14.6 per cent. Cuina Fire Ingrance Co., Ld20,000 $ 105 2103 647,500},5°:
10x875 306,236.55 **daproc,* fand} 80% 508 41,490.228
30, Without Profits...£3.9.6
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
"Agents,"
∙1101
-Hongkong, June 30, 1885..
NOTICE
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to accept
Bil on First Class Godowns at per cent." net premium per annuzz
“ETBAM COMPANIES..
HKO, and M. Staan,bunt Co., L1 | 8.0003 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 20,000 & Indo-China 3. N. Company, Limited 18,387 C
60,000 shares issued.......
....... 1,212 £
3,500
| China and Mahila 5. B. 06., Lt
E'long & Whampoa Door Co., Ld. 10,000 4K and Chinu Gre Gory Limited
Mute Company, TAMIL
New Hongkonz “9,0007 China Sugar Company, Kimited...... aas Hongkong Ipe Company, Timitul Hongkong Bakery Company, Lda. Luzon Sugar Company, Limited... 7,006|8 Perak Tin Mining & Bling Co. Selangore Thu Mining Co. (S'hai) 2,500$ H'kong Rope Maniactory Co., Ld. 3,0003
NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1881 -- THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED,
100
1281958
1552; 17.14
549,107
Tis. 300 por share Tha 130 490,520
2490 200,785.7118ansımı 864
cah, ax div. buyers
8170 -35,185,201 397,568.079 10 for 1883 $362) 191,060.99$5 for 1883 74
cash dash.
4,593,983 % half year do pram, ex div. 10,474.493% year end
ing 30th June
-% rrem
171 % discount
25 diaconnt
4,289.01% half year 60 pram, ez dir.
$84 per share
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:-
For SWATOW.
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW
Per Ifaighing at 11.30am, on Wednes- day, the 19th inst, instead of as previously notified.
For SHANGHAI-
Per Auxing Les, at 3.30pm, on Wednes day, the 19th inst, instead of a pravionaly notified,
sydfray the cost out of the
be
Per Nonahun, st 9.30 am., în Wedass. of this immense, undeaking Until special fund, in consideration of the fact
day, the 19th inst,
the deafrent information be given to the task these works will largely benefit the Legislative Council and the public con. Chiness community, but also for the saine cerning the cost and the progress made, reason to stop the payment of the 312,000 it will be advisable to refrain from com- per annum, which is now repand to it on ment, either by way of praise or blame, loans, thus discharging the general revenue account of the Praya and the lighthouse apon these points. What is it present and rats of the Colony from the liability fairly within reach may be described as to replace any portion of the special fand, matter of history, becuase the foots have which will accordingly onase to exist. – probably long since passed from the me- I shall be glad to know whether you se mory at most residents of the Colony any objection to auch an arrangement Mr Chadwick, when he visited Houg kong early in 1889, strengthened the conviétiqu of the Colonial Office authe rities that the great want, shove all other wants, was a proper water supply accessible to all, rich and poor There can be no doubt that Mr Chadwick was night when he wrote. On this point the inhabitants of all classer express but one
For
For BANGKOK-
Per Vespasian, at 4.30pm, on Wednes. day, the 19th inat, instead of as previously notified HAIPHONGAL Por Elsa, at'&p m., on Wednesday, the 19th inst, instead of as previously notified.
·For FOOCHOW.
DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD- NEY.
MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE,
FORT
Per Taiwan, at 6 pm, on Wednesday,
TELEGRAMS.
(Fin Southern Lane.)
GERMANY, AND ZANZIBAR.
LONDON, 17th August The Sultan of Zaizibar hai acceded to the opinion Perhaps the only exception demands of the German Govemment was the then Governor of the Colony, Sir John Pupe Hennessy. The final
THE AFGHAN FRONTIER,
the 13th inst, instead of as pre-settlement of the questions, of obtaining The British Government has no intention an increased water supply and the best at present, of withdrawing the Boundary means of getting it, depended upon the
Vively natified. For YOKOHAMA
Per Oxfordshire, at 2.30pm on Thorsport given by Mr Chadwick That Comisión.
day, the 20th furt., instead of as pre-report, as we have said, set at rest the viously notified.
means to be adopted for increasing the supply, as well as the necessity which For Oreste, at 9.30 pm, on Thursday,alearly existed for its being provided.
the 26th inst
For BETANGHAL-
For SINGAFUHE, MAURITIUS, NATAĻ
Mr Rawlinson, the Consulting Hydraulio:
FORT ELIZABETH AND CAPE Engineer, had previous to this approved For Wecombe, at 11.30 am, on Satur of the plan now known as the Low day, the 22nd lost, instead of as Level Project, detailed drawings and previously notified. estimates for which were sent Home arer ten years ago by Mr Price, the For FOOCHOW PORT DARWIN,
THURSDAYISLAND,COOKTOWN, | Surveyor General Tine plan—which is TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD the one now being carried out in the NEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, Taitom and Wong-noi-Cheong valleys &c, &o-
was fully approved by Mr Chadwick Per Culberthan, at 2 pm, on Saturday, and little time was lost in taking arepa the 2nd inst., instead of as previous to begin work forthwith The great ly notified
outlay thus rendered necessary, it may For NAGASAKI, KORE AND YOKO-be remarked, had been the chief cause
29th inst
MAILS 37 188 FERNCH PACKET, ——
LOCAL AND GENERAL
PASSED SUEL MANAL
OUTWARD Boven-
mphitrite, June 10, Arbids Bretagne, June, 23, Mythoje: Bangkok - July 8; "Fram,· Grafton •
Trimeßer, July 24,
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Inchises,
Allorauer - Aug. Le duodji, Electra, Ashington, Kosarumu, Aug. 11 Denbighshire Deration, Glenpuisi, August 14
Houarian Bomp – Telamon," Strath
more, July 31, Glenardney, Hesperia,
· Ang 4|| Viagchów, Elekatan, Angi Ajur, Mosser, Aug. 11
C's steamer Yanifid, left for this port at 3 pin on Ta the 19th instant, and may be ex
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Yokohama
Sort on
Por Kashgar, at 6p.m., on Saturday, the of ibo delay up to that period, e supled
also with the inexplicabile dimnculties | The next French Malti, pər the M. M. and obstractions which Guvernor Hen- -neasy placed in the way of all publie The French Contract Packet Iramagdy works during his tena of office. From will be despatched us THUESDAY, memorandum written by the Surveyor the 20th August, with Mails to the General in July 1870, the total cost of the The next United Kingdom, Europe, and places Low Level Project was given 2,600, beyond, vii Navies, to Saigon, Susits the thirteen-gallon supply por Battlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylons being thus placed (as Mr. India (via Madras), the Australasian oi), at scout of £164) Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape,, of the population—a raté Egypt, Melta, and Gibraltar.
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· 18,000 $
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Bates of Interat.
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^ that of English and Continental water MAILS WY TER UNITED STATES PACKs -- supplies, viieli fre put doyd at from per head of population, In The United States Mail Packat Sa Fable this extimiste of Bay 2876,000, the
will be despatched on SATURDAY, New the 22nd Aurash, with Mats for Japan, San Francisco, the United States Canads Honolulu,
uhi, Pem, &c., which will be closed as follows:←→ £18 PM Registry cease
Tunnel stood for 220,509, or $120,003, ~in anbasquent lett dressed to the Colomal Office, Ar win March 1882) gave the tot
proximate aesumate, Br
280 PM Poor Once cloess, but Correstatore, modification.
pondenos amy be posted on board the
Prakst with bale Læs of 10 centi estre
Postage until the time of departare