For Sale.
EWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
ABE NOW LANDING
To-day's Advertisements.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
THE CHINA MAIL
October 9, 1885 Great Admiral, American ship 1,406, B. Thompson, Newcastle, (NSW). Sept. 2, 1,200 tons Conl.-ORRE.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON YLI SUEZ UANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
Deucalion, Captain Funny, will be Diamante, British steamor, 514, E. dedor patched as above TO-Talbot, Amey October 8, General-Rus
BELL & Co.
DE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE MORROW, the 11th Instant, at Daylight
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DEVOE'S
OIL.
-K?
HITCHCOCK MECHANICAL
'NO CHIMNEY'
LAMP.
STUDENTS
LAMP.
FAIRBANK'S SCALES.
MACKENZIE & MACKENZIL'S
NEW
BISCUITS.
:
www
SEASON'S
iu5 or 10 Catty Boxes.
TE A,
YELLOW GOSHEW BUTTER,
in 5 or 10 Tha Tina.
Condensed MILK.
-
CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS. -
COOKING STOVES. AGATE IRON WARE Müzer's FIRE PROOF SAFES.
Do. CASH
PAPER
AND BOXES,
ALLEY & GEYTER'S
TOBACCO
450
CIGARETTES.
BKER
AND PORTER
Hogsheads.
THE USUAL ASSORTMENT
of
OILMAN'S STORES,
AND
WINES,
at the lowest possible prices.
FOR CASH.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
Hongkong, September 2, 1885,
Entertainment.
THEATRE
Manager,-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, October 10, 1885.
1767
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY (ONLY)
The Co.'s Steamship
Esmeralda, Captain TAYLER, will be despatched for the shove Port on MONDAY, the 12th Instant, a & p.m.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, October 10, 1885.
1765
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA: (DIRECT.)
The Co.'s Stearnship
Diamante,
Captain TALDO, will be despatched for the above Port on TUESDAY, the 13th Instant, at 5 p.m..
For Freight or Fassage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, October 10, 1885.
1760
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL The Co.'s Steamship .
Jasm Capt. MILLIGAN, will be despatched as above on
| SATURDAY, the 17th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hongkong, October 10, 1885.
October 101--
Butuan, Spaniel atollmer, 38, EA Goiouabea, Manila October 9, Homp.: DUNE, MELAVE & Co.
Foochow October 6, Amoy 2, and Swatow Douglas, British steamer, 982, M. Young, 9, General-DOUGLAS STEAMBUe Co.
Serapie, British steamer 1,271, Sam, F. North, Amoy and Swatow, Oct. 9, Gonoral -BUS HIN CHAN
Diamond City, Siamese barque, 201, G. Spencer, Bangkok September 14, Rico.- CHINESE, A
Khina, British steamer, 1,419, W1E. L Clement, Bombay September 29, and Singa pore, General--P. & 0. S. N. Co.
Deucalion, British steuner, 1,874, Purdy, Shanghai tia Foochew, October 4, and Amoy 9, Tsa.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
John C. Smith, American barquetine, 428, N. B. Fogs, Newchwang September 25, Beans.—CAPTAIN.
Anton, German ateanor, 396, E. Aeroboe, Pakhoi October 7, and Heihow 9. General -Wieler & Co.
DEPARTURES. October-10--
Hydasper, for Shanghai. Signal, for Hollow and Pathol.
Fooksang, for Whampoa, Fero, for Whampoa Benlarig, for Yokolum Hampshire, for Singapore and Sydney. Fidelio, for Swatow and Amcy. Yangte, for Shanghai,
CLEARED.
Compton, for Saigon. Verwoerti, for Saigen. Cicero, for Bangkok. Saltee, for Haiphong. Serapis, for Singapore, Huntingdon, for Shanghai. Kildars, for Shanghai
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Douglas, from Coast Ports, Meears Francis, O. King, W. O. Galton, Dr. S. Adam, Messra D. D. Ollin, Large, Mrs Le 1768 Mesurier, Mrs Androwa, and Mr Tay, Eug Cheong, 1 European deck, and 264 Chinese Por Jerapis, from Amoy, 676 Chinese. Per Khiya, from Singapore, 146 Chinese. Per Deucalion, from Shanghai, 20, Mr J.LP. Sanderson, Mr Carr and child, and 50 child, and 50 Chinese.
STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS. The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s
Steamship
Khiva will leave for the above places on TUESDAY, 20th October, at 3 p.m.
A. McIVER,
Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, October 10, 1885.
1770
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
1619 E Fourth Ordinary General MEET. TING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Orions of the Undurained, at 12 o'clock (Neon), on SATURDAY, the
1st October instant.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company ROYAL, will be CLOSED from the 17th to the 31st Instant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
1769 Hongkong, October 10, 1885.
CITY HALL.
NEIL O'BRIEN.
THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, the 10th October.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT PRODUCTION by the
MASCOTTE OPERA
COMPANY.
Gente's Most Charming Work, THE ROYAL MIDDY,'
Note the Cast,
Me. EDWARD FARLET as Doa Januario, (Unanimously pronounced by the Aus tralian pres to be an unrivalled impersonation.)
Mr. VERKON KEID as Don Lamberto. as Den Domingo Mr. CH. A. TARKLLde BarrOS Mr. Jum MALCOLM Mr. E. SOOTT
Norberto."
Amoy.
Destination.
Fér Anton, from Pakhoi, &c., & Chinese.
DEPARTED
Per Signal, for Hollow, 120 Chinese. Per Campton, for Saigon, 160 Chinese. Per Fangtare, for Shanghai, 20 Chinese.. Per Hampshire, for Singapore, &o., 8 Europeans, and 694 Chinese.
TO DEPART,
Per Formaerts, for Baigon, 150 Chinese. Per Cicero, for Bangkok, 12 Chinese. Per Salter, for Haiphong, 31 Chinese.
Per Serapis, for Singapore, 556 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The American ship Great Admiral reports: Had light fair vinde, and fine weather to Bashoe Channel one day calm, then mode- rata winds to port
The British`steamer Diamante roports : Hed moderate N.E. winds and fire weather.
The British steamer Houglas reports Lefs Foochow on the 6th inst, moderato N.E. winds and fine weather. Loft Amoy on the 7th inst,, had fresh N.E breezes, and fine clear weather. Left Swatow on
the 9th inst., light winch and no weather.. Steamers in Fosebow, Kianquiau and Des calion. Stoomers in Amoy, Bracadails and Ghazes Steamers in Swalow, Kong Beng and Gulf of Suet
The British stonmer Deucalion reports: Moderate breeze and fine wasther, winds principally from Northward and Eastward.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For STRAITS SETTLIMMENTS.-
Per Sarapis, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
11th inst
For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG
KOK.
Por Mongkut, at 9.30 am., on Monday,
the 12th insti
For AMÙY.-
Taz body of a Chinnes mais adult was ound by the Police washed up by the tide
MEMOS. FOR TO MORROW. Shipping. Daylight-Deucalion leaves for London. si Sai Wan this morning and was at once taken to the Mortuary, where an inquest was hold upon it this afternoon. No evi- RELIGIOUS SERVICES
UNION CHCHOR-Divine Worship, 11. 4.1.-Rev. E.J. Eitol. Service in Chinese,
dence was forthcoming as to the identity of
deceased or how he met with his death.
No. 6928,
OCTOBER 10, 1886.
went into the City and reported the affair to the Governor, who wrote to the Taungil Tamen, who communicated with the Bri- tish Minister. The Minister's despatch to... the Yamen slated that he would punish, the.
two men and desired that any others who
misbehaved might be sent ur custody to him. for severe punishment,
2 P.34. Rev. J. Chalmers, MA., LLD..
SEAMEN'S SERVICES The Services for Seamen which have been hitherto hold ingy the Mission Church, Queens Road, will be Tus Shon Pro of the 26th September, in a
On leading article on economy in the purchano I matters electric, Hongkong is behind its
held in the fut evenings st
in Union of munitions of war, proposes that a skilled neighbours in the Far East. In Shanghai-
and Friday Beamen are tnvited to attend
GERMAN BETREADA CHAPER Bervice in the German language, by Roy F. Hartmann, orory Sunday, st half-part ton at in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling Houso, West Point,
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Road.
armourer be attached to each Chinase Lega- the electrio light Las oxisted, it can hardly tion abroad, through whom all purchases he said to have flourished, for some years, should be made direct from the foreign and now we find that this brilliant de manufacturer. Special officers at Shanghai luminatoria about to be introduced in Sing- and other important points should receive
9. Mass and Sermon. 5.30 p.3. Even and examine the consigamenta Thus, the pore. We read that'a Mr Wells hại boon
Per Emeralda, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday, ing Service, Benediction.
the 12th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Por Douglas, at 5 pm, on Monday, the
12th just.
For MANILA, —
Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 13th inst For FOOUKOW, SYDNEY, MEL-
HOURNE, ADELAIDE, &c., &c., do Per Menuir, at 2.30 p.m., on. Wodnes.
day the 14th Oct. 2)
For STRAITS & CALCUTTA. ——
Per Wingsang,"
3.30 p.m., on Thurs- day, the 16th inst.
For ETRAITS A×1 JALOUTTA.—.
Per Jupan, at 2.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 15th inst
For KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
Per Teheran, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the
15th Oct.
Quotations.
Horokong, Deluber 10. UPIUM--New Patna, ca. 686
nah,.
Old:
Now Benares, cash,. 567 Old
cast 536
New Malwa, onah,..... 540 Allowause, Taels...... 2436 Old Malva, cost,..... 650/60 Allowance, Task 3948 Persian, Oily, cash ... Allowance, Thele.......... 16. Persian, Paper tied,... 540 Allowance, Thels.............. 10
Bank, Wire,
Exchange.
Demand,
So
days' sight,
4 months sight Credits, Documentary 4 months' right, India, Wire,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Glamorganshire (3)
demand,
Shanghai, demand,
620
354 S/D
3/5
2973 208
30 days' sight, private 74) Gold Leaf 99 fine...
928.80 @ 5.76 Sovereigns,
Temperature. (Taken at Masers Falconer & Co's Premises, Queen's Road) Horaxoxo, Octobser 10, '
BAROMETER
9AM....
1 P.M... Do.. Da.
AP.M THERMOMETER-- & M...
Do
Do.
Da Do
1P...
4P.M....
30.084 90.050
HA
... 78.
79
(Wot bulb)`91.Ma..
Do 1.m. 72 Do, 4.P.M.- Maxigant
-79
Do: Minimum over night 76
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
AT Á F.M. TO-DAY. Berometer
-
.... 30.00
77
Temperatura.. --Humidity KO
Direction of Wind Force.*
Weather
Hongkong Observatory, 10th Oct., 1885,
Agents.
Drite of Leaving,
Rassel & Co.....
&0. 8. N. Co.
JP. & 0. §. N. Co..... Batterfield & Swire.. P. & O. 8. N. Co..
Adamson, Bell & Cɔ........
Fessels.
· Captain_
Esmeralda (s)... Khiva (a)
Tayler
Teheran (s) Doucalion (8) Roscita
G. W. Brady
Williams
Milligan
Talbot
Vaquier
Bayley
Loritt
Bussell &
Nish
Glentrum (a)
Diamante (6)
Bombay, via Straits.......... Kobe and Yokohama. London, via Suez Canal.. London, &c.,
via Buez Canal... London, &c., is Suez Canal. London, via Suez Canal.. London, vis Bugs Canal..... Manila.*** Marseilles, via Saigon......Djennah (s). New York...
Reporter.. Nenpots. New ден
vis Yokohama.. City of New York (3) Ti Amoy
Laertes (a); Shangha
Nestor (s).. Shanghai, vis Amoy..... Singapore, Facang and Calentia Wingsang (8) Singapore, Pezang and Caloutta Japan (e).. Swatow, Singapore and Bangkok Mongkut (e)... Swatow, Amby and Foochow... Douglas (6) Sydney and Melbourne, &c..... Menmair
as Donna Antonia. *******
as Mungo. Miss FLORENCE SEYMOUR SE Queen Maria. Miss STELLA
And
DAVENPIET AS Fanchette, Mies EVA
(Afterwards the Royal Middy.) MIDDIES, COURRIERS, SOLDIERS, &C., &., by the
MASCOTTES,
And
A HOST OF AUXILIARY. AID,
The Magnificent Costumes worne by the Company in this production exceed in Beauty and Elegance anything. hitherto seen in any of their representations
Tas ChabaUFERIENIO DALSE, of the
ROYAL MIDDY'
has been pronounood by Competent Judges to be A WORK OF AET.
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
October 13, at 4pm. October 20, at 3 p.m. Oer. 16, at daylight. October 11, at daylight October 13, at 4 p.us. October 36. About October 15. October 17. October 13, at 5 p.m. Russell & Conscien Uctober 13, Messageries Maritimes.......October 20, at noon,
Quick despatch Co....... Cock
Quick despatch Pacifo Mail
Batterfield & Swire.....
9. S. Co... October 13, at 3.p.m. Butterfield & Swire. Butterfield &
October 13, October 17. & Swire, da de St. Urcia.Jardine, Matheson & Co... October 15, at 8p... T. S. Gardner. David Bassoon, Sons & Co.... October. 15, at 3 p.m.
Yuen Fat Hong.......
October 12, at 10 deï Douglas Laprak & Co... October 13, at daylight. Russell & Co...
October 14, at 3pm.
P. H. Lo..
Young. Heims
SHARE LET,-QUOTATIONS.
Paid POSITION FEE LAST EBFORT. Last Dividend
Beserie. Balancéo.f'ward)"
Nos. of
Slook,
Shares
Palisa
tip.
BANKE
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp, 60,000 8
INSTRATORS,
5,000 £
126 $ 125
2002 50
North-China Insurance Co., Ld... Tangtase Insurance Company, L. 8,000 € Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,000 China Traders Insurance Co., Ld...24,0008: Cantor Insurance Office Co., Idu 10,0008. Conductor,
Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 Box Pian now open at KELLY & WALSH'S Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., I.. 8,000 (Larra)
Hongkong, October 10, 1885. 1762 China Fire Insurance Co., Id 20,000 8
SIGNOR VALENZA-
UNION LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM ANTWERP, HAMBURG, PEN. ANG AND SINGAPORE
THE Steamship Kildare, Captain Jouw
Box, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside,
Cargo: Impeding the discharge of the Baper
user will be si onse landed and stored 1 Consignees' risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected.
STHAM COMPANIES,
HK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., LL 8,000 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited... 20,000 3 Indo-China 8. N. Company, Lamited 18, 387 £ 60,000 shares issued. 31,213£
China and Manila 8, 8. Oo, Ld..... 3,000 5
MOLLATEDUS
'kong & Whampos Dock Co., La 10,000$. HK. and Chios Gas Cu., Limited.
New Sharpne Hongkong Hotel Company, E....
8,000 max issued China Bugar Company, Limited.... Hongkong Lee Company, Limited... Bengkung Bakery Company, Ld. Luton Sugar Company Limited... Perak Tin Mining & sting Co.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded ca to Selangore Tin Mining Co. (8'hai).
&Sunghie Dua Kamatan
-SHANGHAI, Kloss surtice to the contrary being a..
given before & p.m. To-DAY
$1,600,000
For equali sationcfdiv. $600,000
OCTOBER 10, 1885.
Closing Citations, Cash
50,779.22 £ 2 half your 362 % prem
oz div. cash, er div, sellern
Tis.
540,107
Fla. 300 por sharo
THI
495,329
19450
200,735.71 18% annum $62-
460,560
balance)
35,165.20
297,568.07 $20 for 1889
$80 $170 8372) 191,000,998. 5 for 1883 $74
cash
25 26
60,000 1,28016 1258 684,000, 88.33 $ 256 600,000 &
2508
105,000 € 1,000 3 2003 28,711.60
~250 $ - 50'8:909,609.66 8 100 8 2085 547,500 8
1008 75 pro fund 200,236.56
508 508 20,764.108 $70 £10
102 10
100) all
18,000
4,093,986 % half yearödh prem, ex diy,, cash:
402.12% yearend-
ing June30 84 Par, salos
18% discount
26 discount
Old, 84 New, 82
Old, 9155 per share ex div.
11
101 10 107.10.6,552.17.10
∙100B 100% 50,000%
$,250.016 % half year 68% prem..., mash
897 per share
2,236.76 18,874,034 729589810 449:11810 829.093 First year Merdido.
125 1251
500|9 1,900 2,000 € 1,0008 9,000 $ 1,250
100300 100 50
-1000 2100)
6008
8,000
2,000 $
· 100 1
100
7,000 $
All Claims against the Steamer must be 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Int. 3,000 presented to the Underrigned on or before
The 18th Instant, or they will not be re- Chinese Imperial 2001. bognised.
100 100
50 all
4,000
Tirst year
95% per share, cash, sellers 8169 per share, canli
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.
10 am. Mongkut leures for Swator, 4 p.m.-Esmeralda leaves for Amoy, Goods por Anjer Head undelivered after
this data subject to rent. A PA
allowed by the Municipal Commissioners to Shin Pea hopes, the squeezes at present use a part of the town for underground and in vogue will be rendered impossible, and orethoud wires for slootsie lighting. Mr articles of the newest pakten sud best Wells has received an engine and dynamo &o.workmanship obtained as moderate gostwith scfficient power to light three large
carbon lamps of 2500 candległówer cach CHAU Ayun, master of the Hon Kes and Gol Sew Swes's Chinese Theatre, in handler's shop, one of the men against New Bridge Road, will be lighted up in • whom a verdict of manslaughter was re-week or ten days. It has boon enggosted turned by the coroner's jury yesterday, that the front of the Town Hall should be was brought up before Mr Wodehouse this illuminated on the night of the public morning at the Police Court and was charged dinner to the Acting Governor, and that with feloniously, wilfully and maliciously the Ball Room should be lit during the killing and slaying one Cheung Asing on Fancy Dress Ball next January, but this in the 7th just Mr Bowles, from the office only talk at present, The throa lamps, of Messrs Wotton and Deacon, appeared 7,500 andle-power, on the top of the for the defence and applied for a remand, Mansard roof of the Police Courts would and the case was remanded till 10 am, on astonish the Chinese, as it used to do the
A. S. WATSON & Col's. NEW VEGETABLE SEEDS
- AND
FLOWER SEEDS aro now ready for delivery. OTH are of the beat varieties and the BOTH
kinds that do best in China. They are shipped in a manner that ensures their
Preservation in transit and in three separate Tuesday next, the 13th, inst. Ball, was parcels. Thus every possible precaution
tation to avoid disappointing Purchasers.
Catalogue on application
PANSY PETUNIA.
海
SPECIAL FLORISTS SEEDS in Separate named Varieties: CARNATIONE PILOX TEEDENA.
PORTULLOA THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, September 18, 1885. - 1631
The publication of this issue commenced at 7.30 p.m.
The China Mail.
allowed the defendant in two sureties of
people in Regent Street twenty-five years
FERONERIT ago, when thrown down the street from the 8000 each. MANAG I Ve front of the Polytechnic. A little healthy
H. E. Sonhor Thomas de Bouza Roza, Gopposition of this kind might tand" to
improve the quality of gas in Hongkong.
vernor of Macao, and suite, arrived in Singapore by the SS Arc on the 30th altimo, and left again by the same steamer Tas dead-lock in the vegetable import on the 2nd instant. It had been intended trade from Canton still continuos, and that the dirlie should call at Timor-Dilly,prious are riding Apatition to the Go but, socording to the Singapore Free Press, verument upon the subject has been drawn it will not de sa in consequence of a tele-up, signed by serne fifty of the dealers in gram having been received by the Agents the market, and submitted to the Registrar in Singapore to the effect that cholera was General. The impression
impression amongst the Chi prevalent at that port The Governor, nose dealers is that the squece now being therefore will have to go as far South as levied on the export of the cargo at Cauton Port Darwin, there to embark in a mall has not been imposed by order or consent of the Viceroy, but is simply an attempt made by subordinate officers, probably of
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1885, atanmer for Dilly.
· TELEGRAMS.
(Via Southern Line)
THE EASTERN QUESTION," "
LONDON, 9th October, Servia claims an extension of territory and her attitude continues threatening.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SURZ CANAL
A CORESPONDENT sends us a suggestion the lekin service, to extort maney. regarding the charges to be imposed under regular tax has for years been paid upos the new Parcels Post, which we think fish, ginger and some other production deserves the serious and favourable con exported, but all kinds of fresh regetables. sideration of the Putal Authorities He have been free. The shipping dealers would saysThe new parools post, of which we not, it appears, object to a fair zoals of duties on the various kinds of vegetable have just been notified, will be a great boon,
.com-
though the rate is considered by some to be produce exported, levied noder proper very high. I suppose it would be impossible authority, bot the squeeze now belug im- to have's muinum charge for all parcels posed is an unlimited and undefined one, below 2lbs, and charge leas per lb on thom and to this the dealers will not submit. between 2 and 7 1be,'***
We are informed from other sources that the cause of sil the trouble was an attempt made by some of the daslers to amuggle a
OUTWARD BOUND Rosamond, Aug. 11; Tei Yuen, Ang. 25 Menelaus, Aug. 28, Jahn Knox, Sept. 4; Pandora, Las, Sept. 8 Patrodas, Moray, Sept. 18 Catherton, Germanta, Cac
eneagles, Ningchow, Sept. 25: ironclad Ting Teen for the Chinese authe quantily of dried lichees, upon which a Achilies, Bellerophon, France, Sept. 20
rities at Canton, and which were recently Glenfaltoch, Oct. 6 Bothwell Castle,
Cachemira, Sept
2;
THE two torpedo boals brought out by the
duty is levied, by stowing them in the
centres of a basket of cabbages; that the hidden hichees were found by the customs searchers and the baskets, lichens, cabbages mom and all detamed. The dealers were willing
, usb 3. apneled from the deck of the 'reg Tros Denbighshire, Amphitrite, Oct. 9.by the Hongkong & Whampos Dock Co. HOMEWARD BOUND:-Benalder, Sept. 15; were yesterday get under steam and their
Benarty, Glencarn, Sept. 22: Haverton,
Sept 18 Natal, Stentor Ching-100, enginos tested in the harbour.” It was net- Sept. 29 Pelho, Sarpedon, Oct. 0; intended then to try their storing to give up the snuggled lichess but object- Glenfinias, Dewaskirs, Oct. 9bilities, but the smart little vessels traverseded to the vegetables being detained, as
The next FERNOH MALL per the M. M. the harbour from end to end at hall-apeet they would of course be spoiled. Failing Co.'s stoomer Saghalien, was to leave and proved to the satisfaction of the ergi-aid to get reparation for the loss Singapore for Saigon and this port at 4.
the 15th inst
p.m. on the 8th instant, and may be neer in charge that the machinery was in neared they declined to ship any more expected here on or about Thursday, good working order. We understand that vegetables. This account of the difficulty a trial of the speed, attainable by the new differs entirely from that given by the The Union Line aeamer Victoria laft Sin-boats will be made outside the harbour in
gapore for this post on the 4th inst., the course of a day or two, and may be expected here on or about
the 10th inst.
The O. 9. S. Co's steamer Eneries, from Ar the last meeting of the Singapore Do-
The
dealers in Hongkong.
"ÁBOTT à month since we called attention to the question, whether the Hongkong Liverpool, left, Singapore for this port bating Society when there were twenty General Chamber of Commeres had a rooeg- on the morning of the 5th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 11th inst D.D.R. steamer Atalanta left Singapore for tam pʊrt on the 5th iust, and may
instant. P
persons present, the question whether it isniked right to address H. B. M. Lagation desirable or hot to tax gambling in the at Peking, and whether it did Straits was decided by a large majority in enjoy the undoubted privilege
and not
be expected here on or about the 11th the affirmatis, During the discussion it replies direct from the British Minister
Was montioned that the system of a gambling This subject was raised either The steamship Chipchase Custic latt Sings-farm was tried sudomsfully in New Orleans options advanced by Governor Bowen
pore for this port on the 7th instant,
and may be exposted hers on or about at the time of the emancipation of the to the effect that he was the proper mer the 13:6 instant.
slaves, who, like all uneducated people, dium for such communications, or from
The O. 8. 8. Co.'s steamer Nester, from London, left Bingapore on the Oth inst., and is due here on the 15th inst. The Gibb Line steamer Fenice, from Aus
tralian porta, may be expected to arrive here on or about the 18th October, ORDER OF CHOBAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRALIK SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Matina Venite, Elrey Psalms, Turl, Macfarren and Gregory Te Deuts Gloss in D Jubilate, "Russell *** An- them O Saviour of them
World of the 307 Hymn, Fealous, Turke and Turton Cantate, Hopkiring Deus Minereatur, Littleton, Anthem, Like as the Hart (Novello); Hymns, 280 and 268,
Bren
were very prone to gamble. It was tared, some misunderstanding on the part of and the proceeds given to education, which E. EM Chargé d'Affaires at Feking As cat búth ways, as it practically killed gate the Chamber of Commerco bad bling among the Nagroms, for it gradually dressed directly by the British died out, and at the same time it made and hid forwarded communications from great stride in the education of the chas time immemorial to the Brinch
war natural that the which most wanted it.
>uld prov the
of the Chamber should strongly A propos of our remarks last night regany futerference with this for log the constitution of a Municipal Council privilege. It was all the mors in Hongkong, it will be interesting to know that such unless interference how the question is viewed in Singapore, ceed from the Governor, with
le contemporary, the Singapore. Fra Uhamber has not at all times been fit to SERVICES OF THE CHURCH OF SEGLAND FOR Frass, whose utterances on the subject may agree, and who had also declined TO-MORLOW,--19IAR SUNDAY AFTER be taken to represent the prevailing views any responsibility in referance
TRINITY, ŠA
Cathedral,
8&m-Parade Service. Morning Prayer
and Sammon. 11 am-Morning Frayer, Litany and
5p.m.-Evensong. Fook Church
Evening Prayer and Sermon
8. Stephen's Church, (all Services in Chi- 11 am-Morning Prayer and Sermon
7pm-Evening Prayer, to.
CONSOLS remain si 100.
The steamaalp Breconshirs, from China, has Arrived Houses
Con
saysIn Singapore there are a few mis affecting trade at the Treaty Porta guided individuals who would advocate our trary, we boliere, municipality being swallowed up by the here, the good ald Government What we require i reform adopted and the ori improvement, not abolition. It would Chamber of Commerca be equally interesting to know how our despatch direct from the British paternal and experienced Governor so care This is at is should be, and we congratulate fully avoided making any reference to the the Committee of the Chamber on the stand condition of affairs in this respect in the it has taken on this matter. In the des sister Colony. We would like to see patch received, Me. O'Conor informs the further resons than those given in H.B.
Chamber that prompt steps had been taki
to reme the evil caused by the dela,
Harmita to bhip at Canton,
speech adranoed to show how it is pract cally impossible to have a municipal conclu in this Colony,
that the inconvenience
Wa would remind our readers of the portas Shin Poo of the 20th September oopster formanos of "The Royal Middy" by the leangi
Mascottes at the City Hall to night
tains the following sequel to the story of the Eoghanmen who got into troub
We are requested to remind our readers the soldiers engaged in deepening the
that parcele for the United Kingdom mest round Boking -- We hear thaty
ba posted before 3 o'clock on Monday after-
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there, sad is now anchored of the Fraya, little east of the Douglas On's WELL,
day the omden în command.
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