For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
VICTÒRIA. EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HAVE JUST LANDED
THE FOLLOWING
STORES.
Tork HAMS,
Stilton CHEESE.
ر است
Pudding RAISINS (Valoncias).
QURRANTS (Patros)."
MINCEMEAT.
CHRISTMAS CAKES.
FIGH
*
ALMONDS and RAISINS,
Brizi! NUTS.
Soft-Shell ALMONDS.
Motz FRUITS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
| To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
BEN LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR YOKOHAMA AND BIOGO.
The Co,'s Steamship
Benarty, Captain LE BOUTILLIER, will be lespatched s above TO-MORROW, the 4th Instant, at Daylight
For Freight or Frango, npply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, February 3, 1886
238
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
The Co.'s Steamship
Namoa,
Capt. WRATODY, will be despatched for the above
Port on FRIDAY,, the 6th Instant, at Noon.
-For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 007, General Managers. Hongkong, February 3, 1886.
236
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY:
FOR LONDON PIA BUEZ-CANAL.
The Co.'s Stoameliip
Orestes,
Capt. HUTOHION, will be despatched as above on
Crystallized FRUITS.
FRUITS in Syrup Imperial PLUMS. Plan PUDDINGS.
ČOSAQUES.
SUNDAY, the 7th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, February 3, 1886.
232.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS: FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
CONDENSED MILK,
KEROSINE LAMPS.
FAIRBANK'S SCALES.
COOKING STOVES.
PARLOUR
STOVES.
THE USUAL ASSORTMENT
OILMAN'S STORES,
AND
WINES,
at tho
Lowost Pogaible Prices
FOR GASH
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, December 1, 1885.
FOR SALE.
ULES MUMM
&
2084
'Co.'s CHAMPAGNE. Quarts............$20 per Case of 1 doz. Pinta...............$21
17 2.A Dubos Frères do Gornen & Co.'s
BORDEAUX CLABETS AND
WUITE WINES. Bazter's Celebrated 'Barley Bres',
WHISKY,- per Case of 1 doz GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
1157
Hongkong, July 18, 1884.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crem of the following Vessels, during
The Co.'s Steamship
Haiphong, Captain HUNTER, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 9th Instant, nt Daylight.
For Freight or Tassage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, February 3, 1886.
230
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAIWANFOO. The Co.'s Steamship
Porta Noon.
Thales,
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO,
The Steamship
Breconshire,
Pore, Commander, will bo despatched for the above Perte on or about the 11th Instant.
For Fraight or Passago, apply to
ROLEARED.
Fauna, For Wonchow, Lady Harewood, for Tientsin. Benarty, for Tekohaine, Loira Faferitur, for Haiphong. Madras, for Saigon.
Glandre, for San Francisco. Felelio, tor Saigon.
enfrein; for Singapore and London. Lennor, for Saigon.
PASSENGERS, ÁRRIVED
Per Saltes, from Haiphong, &o., Capt.
· 240 | Rozo, Mr Demitri, and 18 Chinese.
Per Kowshing, from Shanghai, 30 Chi-
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, February 3, 1886. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, THUESDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ds.
The Sternship
Whampoz,
TLOBR
Por Thales, from Swatow, Lient. Roper, Lieut. Lyon, R. N., Surgeon Scanlon, Lieut. Plumbe, R.M.LI
Por Glaucus, from Shanghai, 12 Chinese. Per Names, from Swatov, Mossrs Bois, Alford and MacCaffie, aad 3 Chinese
Per Awang Lee, from fihanghai, &, Chinese
Per Amay, from Bhanghai, 3 Chinoso. Per Numida, from Haiphong, 8 Euro-
Capt. WILLIAMS, will be! despatched as abovo on
peans
SATURDAY, the 20th Instant, at 4 p.m.
This Vessel has unusually good Cabin Accommodation, situated amidships, uponnese. the upper deck.
For Freight or Fossage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Bougkong, February 3, 1886.
SHIPPING.
DEPARTED.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
[No. 7025-FEBRUARY §, 1880,
Colony can be satisfactorily puliced or Ar the lawn tennis boat played to du peacefully governed. This messure is C. E. Bowls beat F. A. Hazeland by two
Daylight,Benalty loaves for T'home, &c. purely exceptional quite as peculiar sets to love, (7-5), (6-1).
ras that of the inauguration of flogging
Daylight-Genfruin leaves for Loudon
Miscellaneous..
Locni Banka clone.
Insurance Ofaces close.
MEMOS, FOR FRIDAY. Shipping,
· Noon. --Namoa leaves for Swatow.
Miscellaneous.
Claims against the Merionethshire muat bo sent in to Mosera Adamson, Boll &
Co., on or before this date. Transfer Books of The Hongkong Rope
Manufacturing Co., Ltd., closed from this date to 20th Instant, inclusive.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, February 6--
Transfer Books of The Hongkong I
Company Limited, closed from this dato to 17th Instant
Par Glucksburg, for Singapore, 127 Chi- TUESDAY, February 9 Per Fero, for Chefoe, 5 Chines8.-
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The French ateamer Sultee reports: Had -233 | strong N.E. winds with heavy wes through-
ont...
The British steamer Koushing reports: On the 1st inst., spoke Store Nordicke Telo graph steamer 2 miles North of Tung Ying; wished to be reported all well.
ARRIVALS...
The British steamer Thales reports: February 2, 1886- Salter, French steamer, 260, Th. Loride,Left Taiwanfoo January 29th, heavy Nor- Haiphong Jan. 20, and Fakhoi 31, General on the 1st Feby fresh N.E. wind and aloudy therly gales with very high sea. Left Amoy
-A, R. MARTY.
weather. Left Swatow on the 2nd Folk, fresh N.E wind and overgaat wenther to
February 3
at Home, to meet the special circua
stnares of the brutal garratter. But Masks Adamson, Bell & Co inform us that such a mousure is absolutely new that the Shire Line olencer Breconshire, cessary to preserve this Colony from from London, &o, lett Singapore for this the continual depredations of a deter port to-day
mined class of hardened criminals, is
the universal, opinion of both Chinese MERSAS Butterfold & Swire inform us alat- and Euripean residents. Captain Deane the 0. 8. 8. Oo.'s atomor Ulysses, from naturally puts the matter in a nent and
official foolscup-paper form in his report. Liverpool, left Bingspore gestorday after, He respectfully submits the questivo, neon, and is dus here on the 9th inst whather, as was done in former years, the additional penalty of personal cer- Consols were quoted yesterday at 100, rection is not desirable. A systeın sa
been in force since the middle of last the bank rate of discount was 3 y your, ander which sixty-four old of market 14% and exchange on Hotong fendere have been banished, of whom (60 daya' sight at London) 3/3) eighteen buvo returned. For the arrest
of these dozen and a half of thorough We are requested by the Committeer of the paced rascals the enn of $900 had been
paid, is, at the rate of 800 per head. Choral Society to state that there will be But these 1000 return to what to them to practice to-morrow rfternoon, being - „Jis comparative Inxury and comfort, the Chins Now Year's Day. Notice of future
year's hard labour in prison. What is only punishment possible being one praction will be sent to the members,
2 p.m.-Auction of Chinese and Japanese
Carice, at Mr G. R. Lammert's. WEDNESDAY, February 10
Claitis. against the Mark Lane mast be.
now Familiarly known as the Gordon A CORRESPONDENT Writes us to the effect. Castle!
is indeed not the pleasant place
it has been in times gone by; but still that the loan which is stated to have been it is far from being a powerful doter-advanced to Coron by Germany is only for rant against the return of confirmed: $100,000 and not for a milion as reported criminals, more especially if the possi- His information comes from a good source. bility exists of sharing with
sent in to Messrs Russell & Co., on or before this date; Goods par Benarty undelivered after this
dato Bubject to rant. ». WEDNESDAY, February 11
Noon. Mosting of Shareholders of The Hongkong Ice Company, Limited, at SATURDAY, February 20
the Company's office, Peddar's Street. would, we presne, mean chuine and Hongkong Volunteers will take place to decapitation: to return to this Colony torrow at Stonecutters Island, The mem 11 am.Meeting of Shareholders of The means merely confinement in an airy bers of the corps will be glad to see their Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Corbidity, with regular hours, good food, friends from two o'clock in the afternoon. pany, Limited.
ant warm clothing. And et astonish-
Koushing, British steamer, 1,804, Bal-the British steamer Caucus reports: THE
bernia, Shanghai January 31, General- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
Mudras, British steamer, from Whampoa. Ninggu, British areauer, from Whampoa Lec Sung, British str., from Whampos.
Tha', British steamer, 830, T. G. Po cock, Taiwanioo January 29, Amoy Feb. 1, and Swatow 2, General-DOUGLAS STEAM-
SHIT Co.
Caucus, British steamor, 1,281, W. L. Hannah, Shanghai January 31, General Butterfield & SWIRE.
Namoa, British atcamer, 369, Geo. Wescoby, Swatow February 2, General- DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.
Strathairly, British steamer, 1,238, D. Boughton, Kutchinatzu January 28, Coal. — HJ H. Thier.
Kwang Lse, Chinese steanier, 1,507, Audrey, Shanghai Jan. 30,' and Swatow Feb. 2, General.-C. N. S. Ñ. Co. Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the aboveAmoy, British steamer, 814, R. Koehler,
Had strong monsoon throughout,
The British steamer Namos reports: Left Swatow on the 2nd inst, and experi- encod frogh N.E. winds with dull clavey weather to port, Steamers in. Swatow, Pechili and Swatory.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--
For SWATÓW -
*
Per Namon, at 11.30 .m., on Friday,
the 5th hist.
For BANGKOK,—
Per Phra Chula Chom Kico, at 5 p.m., on
Friday, the 5th inst.
informer in a roward of fifty dollars! Tan annual big gun competition of the Ta return to Chins after deportation
ment is expressed at the number of de- The Shen Pap Bags the Viceroy Li has
[[HE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. termined and dangerous blackguards
ALL
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
GOODS
BONDONS
ra now being. SOLD OFF
REDUCED PRICES: AND CRACKERS in great variety, ORNAMENTAL BOXES...
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.- PURE.
Per Hamhony at 5 pm on Monday, -
the 8th inst
For AMOY & TAIWANFOO, ---
Per Thales, at noon, on Tuesday, the 9th
inet,
TUESDAY, the 9th matant, at Shanghai January 31, General. SIEMESEN MAILS BY THE FERNCH PACSE-
For Freight or Passage; apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK. &'Co., General Manageri Hongkong, February 3, 1886.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP.COMPANY.
- FOR SHANGHAL
* Co
Duburg, German, steamer, 1,097, A. D. Schultz, Saigon January 29, Rizo-Met- ches & Co.
Namida, British steamger, 1,618,' L.__D.. 257 Moon, Haiphong January 30, Generál
RUSSELL & Co.
(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates
for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW...... CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YAŃCTSZE.)
The Co.'s Steamship
PYAAR = Capt. BREMNER, with he
DEPARTURES.
Fabrustý 3 :-- Allong, for Saigon. Venice, for Singapore,
Midys, British gunboat, for Canton. Borneo, for Saigon.. Elise, for Havre.
Glucksbury, for
Singapore. Fera, for Chaloe
for Saigen
despatched as above or Singapore and Bombay
THURSDAY, the 11th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD`S SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, Ebruary 3, 1886.
Destination.
moy and Taiwanfoon. Bangkok............ London, via Suez Canal... London, in Suez Canal:
for
Waration
Whampoa
Ashing, for
W
Iphigenia, for Singapore and Hamburg. Vingro, for Shanghai.
Glauens, for Bingapore and London.
231 Lee Sang, for Shangha".
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Kessels.
Thrice (8)...........
Captain
Plita Chula Chon"Klag (a) ..: H. ghtwood. Glenfruin (8)
their stay in Hongkong, Harbour London, via Bucz Ostal..
Orestes (8).- Glenartney (a).. ANNA W. WESTON, Amer, bazque, Capt. London, via Singapore.. Benalder (8). W, M. Duzean. -Gibb, Livingston & Co.
&o., fia Saigon....Anadyr Mancisco, via Yokohama.. City o
Sar
CARONDELET, American chip, Capt. W. San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Oceanic ()...
Sau
F. Stetson.—Messageries Maritimes.
COLORADO, American barque, Capt. J. D.n Wyun.-Amhold, Karberg & Co.
'
GEORGE, British barque, Capt. Williams Grant.-Captain
GREAT SURGEON, Anorican barque, Capt. Chas. L. Flinn.-Order.
FEEL-American ship, Captain E. A. Day.Order.
SOUTARAN Curer, American chip, Capt. J. Ross-Chptain.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
Sydnoy (9)...
Anguda..... Teleinachos (a).. Ulysses (s).. Namoa (8)
San Franciscoe Shanghai... Swatowin Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Haiphong (s) Sydney and Melbourne, &c....Whatpos (s). Victoria (British Columbia).....George. Yokohama and Hingo..... Beuarty (s)..... Yokohama and Hiogo... Breconshire (8).
Stocks.
BANKS,
Hatchison..
Kinlay... aring. Delacroix
İGreen. ¡Jones.
Bremner. Westoby Huuter...
(Williams.
Wm. Graut. Le Boutillier Pope.
The Franch Contract Packet Anadyr will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 9th February, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond,
tia Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlementa, Bataria, Burmah, Ceylon, India (vit, Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar..
CHOCOLATE CRx418.
CRYSTALLISED · FRUITS.
And
CONFECTIONERY
OF"ALL" KİNDS.”
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Hongkong, January 20, 1886,
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG. ~(From The Hongkong dirunack )
FEBRUARY.
HIGH WATER.
Day of Murn. Month: . .
atent is.
who are attracted to this Colony. We had a complete toy steamer made for the understand that, after the Chinn New Empress, so that sho may set it going in Year, the reward for captated deportees the Park, and judgo for beraalf at leisure will be reduced from $50 to $10 per how it works and what the importance of head; but all those tinkering measures must prove to be altogether inadequate without the additional weight furnished by a wholesome whipping given to all TO-DAY, Hongkong and Shanghal. Ban's. returned deportees. The knowledge shores are quoted at 194 per cent, premium, that a sound thrashing was awaiting cash, buyers, and 198 per cent. premium, every deportee who returned to his Marok, buyers; and the shares of the H., happy Lanting grounds in this Colony, 0, & M. Steamboat Co. at 64 per cent, would almost certainly ensure the ex- clusion of hardened criminals when once they were sent away.” This would at oûçõ relieve the minds of the gourdins of DURAL Sir W. M. Devoll, K.0.B., Isto the Colonial Treasury-which wera sa commander-in-chief on the Chinn station, perturber over the probable expenditure arrived at Plymouth on Deo. 31 in the F.
premium, buyera.
of $3,000 por annam-by way of rewards and O. steamer Shannon, and disembarked for returned deporices and strangthon in the paddlo-yacht Fisid, which Admiral 137 the bands of the Police Force.
"Soy.
Aft
Küses.
Sets.
1. M...
H. M.
E. M.
.1
10.25
9:9
6.40
6.40
5
10:47
9.41
-6:39
5.49
The usual hours will be observed in closing
-the Maila, &c.
6
4.9 10.15
6.38
5 60
•
8
MAILS BY TR UNITED STATES PACKET.---
9
The United States Mait Packet City of Sid
for
ney will be despatched on. SATUR DAY, the 13th instant, with Mails San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &u, which will be closed as follows:-
Tapan,
2.15 r. Registry ceases.
1332 10.47 098
5.50
11,65.11.20 6.37 5.51 0.10% 11.58 6.88 6.52 High water at Whampoa :- hrs. 30 wine, later thau at Hongkong. at the Barrior: 3-hrs: 16 mains. ; at the Salt Flats: 3 hrs. 30 mins,; st Shameen.:{
3 hrs. 45 mins.
Moon-New Moon, Feb. 3, 10, 52m, morning-
2.30 PM. Post-Offica closes, but Corres-
spondence may be posted on board the The publication of this issue commenced
Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra
·Portape until the time of departure.
Agents,
Date of Leaving,
noox,
Dongles Lapraik & Co.........February 9, at i Yuen Fat Hong....
Feb. 6, at daylight. Jorslino, Matheson & Co...... Føb. 4, at daylight. Butterfield & Swire. February 7. Jardine, Matheson & Co.About February 8 Gibb, Livingston & Co.......Quick despatch Messageries Maritimes.... Pacific Mail 8. S. Co............
D. & 0. 6. 8. On
Humel & Co..... Butterfeld & Swire... Butterfeld & Swire... Douglas Lapraik & Co...... Douglas Lapraik & Co.... Butterfield & Swice...... Russell & Co...... Gibb, Livingston & Ob.. Adamson, Bell & Co..
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT.
up.
No, of Shares.
Value.
Fierigkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 00,000 $
INSURANCES.
Mof Hamburg, and Mr. GOTTFRIED North-China Insurance Co., Ld..... 6,000 €
NÆR. THEODOR VON DER HEYDE,
BRUNO ROBERT BECKER, of Hong- kong, bave This Day been Admitted PART. NEWS in oar Firms in HAMBURG and HUNOKONŮ.
230
SANDER & Co. Dated 2nd February, 1866,
BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LEITH, LONDON AND SINGA-
PORE...
THE Steamship Benarty, Capt. Le Bou- TELISE, having arrived from the abore Ports, Consigaros of Cargo are hereby noti fied that the Steamer is berthed at Messrs. JANDINE, MATHESox & Co.'s West Point Pier and Godown, and are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for tourter signature, and take immediate delivery of their Cargo from alonguide.
Cargo impeding the Steamers discharge will be landed and.
stored risk and
audi expense.
:at
Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., 14.... 24,0008 Canton Imuranos Office Co., Ld... 10,000 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited............ 1,5008 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,0008 China Fire Insurance Co., Ld..... 20,000 8
STEAM COMPANIES,
HK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., LL 8,000 3 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited,... 20,000 $ Indo-Uhina S. R. Company, Limited 18, 387 £ 31,212 £ 60,000 simres insticd China and Manila S. 8. Co., Ld..... 3,500 3
*MISCRLIANZOUS.
600 3
Rebrasty 9, at noon. February 13, at 3 p.m. February 23, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. Fei ruary 6. February 11. ..February b, at noon. Feb. 9, at daylight. February 20, at 4 pm. Quick despatch. Feb. 4, at daylight. About February 11.
‚ð P.M.—FEBRUARY 4, 1888,
Closin guy tatttons, Cash,
Reserve Balances, ward Last Dividend $4,500,000
194 % prem., cash, buyers
1291sationof di 50,779.22 2 half year 108% prem., Meh., buyers
For equali
($500,000)
400
pe
share
31 for tyr. 3,054,7Dec. 31 Th. 128
20. L
225£
5
Tis 81283.35
50,000 Tla
1,250 83.338
1258
675,000 $
28
600,000%
2503
505
155,000 8
1,000$ 200 28,711.608
2508 508 932,609.668 1003203 547,5008
100 8 758 300,000 $ 508 508 86,704,16$ 10€ -10 10£ 10
100 all
18,0008
124 $ 1258
10 30€ 7.10€ 0,177.31.1 €
'kong & supon Dock Co., Ld. 10,000 HK and Chins Gas Co., Limited 5,000 € 1,000 € Now Shares Hongkong Hot Company, I. 2,000 8 160 100
3,000 sits issued.......
100 1,000 8
..50 China Sugar Consignees Hongkong
Company, Limited..
100% 100 Ice Company, Limited,
1031008 1,350 3 Hongkong Bakery Company, La.....
7,000 $ Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.....
100 € 100 5,000 $ 60 all Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. Selangore Tis: Mining Go: (Bhai) 2,600 8100 Punjom & Sunghie Dua Samatan
40,000 8 108 Mining Co 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 H. & M. Glas Manufacturing Co..
Chinese Imperisi 1881
Optional Cargo for Jaran Ports will be forwarded on unless notice to the contrary be before Noon To-bar, the 3rd Inst. No Claims will be aquathed nitui the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Cargo undelivered after the 10th Instant will be Babject to rent
" ༄,!
All Claims must be sent into the Under signed before 4 pim. of the 13th Instant,
or they will not be recognised
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GERB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente, Hongkong, February 3, 1886.
GOANK.
30,00
4,000 $
Tis. 20 for 1884
76 499,089.411831 psh. /84 8479 200,735.7118% annum 873 486,214 43 10% 885
for year
3,610.03
Dec. 31 1884 $180 per share 247568.07 30 for 1883 8395 191,060,99 $ & for
for 1889 $85
8%alf year
cash, buyers
cash, buyers
31,622.04 Deo, 31/8564 prom, buyers
402.22% 12 yearend-Par, sellers
ing Junu30/85
117.10.7
6 % discount, esah
25 discount
4,259.016 % half year a prm, bayers
10% and 2% 1,527.3.11 bonus for 48120 per share
Old $40k $160 per share 2,233. Now, $2
New, $80
20 per share, buyers $180 or alre 8125
13,274,034 2 84
235.39810
442.11810.
829.093%
T
H
cash
185
21
2,000 8
603 60
500
All-
Rates
Int
First year First year ∙Loyable. Jane16&Den,1f
Far, nominal
11.
1884 ∙1884 B... 1881 0...
27908
March 15
2% prom.
| 2790)|
500) all
June 30
91898
Star Debentures: 1880.
Oct. 15 Trae & Docan.
G. STOKES, Share Broker
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1881.
One other point in the Report of the Augustua Phillimore had placed at his dit- - Captain Superio tendent bars directly posal
upon the security of the Colony We
thean the growth of the Trind Societies. A FOOT ball match was played at Shanghai, Since 1883 tliess secret organisations under the Rugby rules, on the 30th instant, are said to have been steadily growing, between the Shanghai Athletic Club and a and unfortunately their influence has tenta from the British gunboat Wanderer, been felt, not only a tendency aptained by Lieut. Eagles The Mercury to defy the law, but alea to defeat
the ends of justice in matters of ays tho match proved a very one sided criminal nature. These societies are affair, the Club scoring one goal and eleven usually supposed to exist for tries to nothing. political tradul purposes; but the
conviction is very strong in the minds of Tas Austro-Hungarian Lloyds' steamer brotherhood in Hongkong is httle better 30th, for Trieste and intermediate pts, the native community that the Triad Amphitrite, despatched from here ou No? than a society tor encouraging crime. If
such be the cass and the truth ought has arrived at her destination ; as hiso to be discovered without loss of time the American ship Penobiest, Captain Chip then the Trings should speedily be up-aan, which sailed from here in the beginning pressed.
of September last for New York,
TELEGRAMS.
(Pia Southern Line.).
THE MINISTERIAL CHIHIS,
"TONDON, Feb. 2nd.
It is announced that Mr Gladstone has accepted the task of forming a now Minis-
pending its formation..
A new fold exercises ware gone through by some four companies of the Northampton- shire Regiment on the afternoon of the 1st inalant, at Kowloot, when two companies approaching from the direction of Kowloon
City were supposed to make an attack from the range of bills beyond Yan-mati un
The only appointment, suggested at pre- A CORRESPONDENT points out, in reference
is that of Lord Ruseberry us Secretary to the rumoured purchase by Mesars Jar-
of State for the Colonies.
FOR GRECİAN DIFFICULTY.
dine, Matheson & Co. of the Los Fon Sugar Robinery, that any such arrangement
Lord John Hay will take Command of would have to receive the formal sanction
of the shareholders in the Les Yuen Com-- the cachined Squadrons in Sude Hay,
pany. This, yo presume, must be clearly. provided for by the Company's Articles of Association
··LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SUEZ CANAL:"
OUTWARD BOUND :-3pton, December 10; | Tuz Shén Pao says Mr von Mollondorff
Freje, Deo. 2; Benarty, Maris, Da-
Ja
15
comber 20: Canton, January 1; Glen get back into his German clothes as MOON 28 earn Compton, Wladionsteck, Jan. 8 he tras dismissed without waiting for the Elekira Mareca, January 12 Anchi
King of Cores to exhaust his triple suc ses, Horregards, Rhodor, Jam Jau 19; Depation, Strathleven, osive diamicale
= W) Jan, 03 Formosa,
Segha- upon bim." A provicus Chinese note ex- Pundura, Abfplains the introduction by the Tang dy-
tars, Jan. 20
от garry
Jay. 26; Hector, Feb. 2.
and may be ez-
This annual report of the Captain Su-try and Parliament has been adjourned the village and drive on the dafenders. perintendent of Police again raises the question of how the professional cri minal class here can most effectually be dealt with and hold in check. No doubt need now, bo entertained that the non- flogging system has proved an entire failure in une particular, namely, so für as deportees are concerned. The more serious crimes-murder, wounding, reb bery, and burglary have been larm, ingly frequent during the last year, and no reasonable explanation can be given for this on the score of the da creased efficiency of the Police Force. Two causes have combined to food the Colony with criminals of the hardy, daring and violent class. The cessation of hostilities with France lel to the dis- bandurent of the Chinese forces, and many of these lawless starvelinge now seek to pick up a dishonest livelihood in Hongkong. Another reason is to be found in the strong measures adopted of HOMEWARD BOUND-Antenor, January 19; nasty of triplicato sentences in capital cases
Glencoe, Jan. 22: Denbighshire, Titan, to give the Emperor time for reflection. late by the Chinese Government against |
The same paper says the Mint Machinery the large organized bands of salt- smugglers who for generuons Love The next FRENCH MAIL, For the M. M. purchased from Germany for the King cost
warred systematically evaded and
Co's steamer Deus, is to leave Singa over le 30,000 = against the salt-tay on the Chinn Const, para for this port on Saturday, the 30th.
January, at 3 p.m., Large numbers.of these bold and har dened men have swelled the ranks of the professional criminals in this Colby To these causes any be added the pecu- liarly inadequate and ineffective men- sure adopted by the Hongkong autho- rities in their dealings with deported criminals. The vered question of portation has been long enough discussed, one would think, to have elicited and let at rest most of the vital points in its consideration and treatment. One point is, that the main land of Chien is usually made as hot for such characters in times of peace, that deporteen inevitably tend to return to this Island. The only deterrent which bus as yet proved to be sufficient against such return, is the application of the zattas The to the breech. This mode of punishment is one for which we entertain the very highest respect, so much so that we deem it necessary to limit its Une to cries of personal violence and to breaches of deportation rules. The onus,
expected hero on or about the 10th but these only for torpedoes), are to ba it will be observed, of deciding whether
selected for employ as instructors: Gers he shall be Rogged or not would bus The E. & A. B. B, Co.'s steamship Tana maas, especially, are docile and learned be thrown upon the criminal, let blin
dies left Sydney on Jan. 29th, and may follows. All other countries without ex- ba.expected here about Feb. 21st stay away, as he had promised to do, snd the rattan cannot reach him; let Tomorrow being Chinese New Year's Day tameable, braggarts, who are neither in ception are populated by treacherons, an- him return and obtain a warm recep- there will be no issac of the China bat.. tior. Clearly the terrors of n wholesome
The
pected here on or about Sunday, the Tuz Viceroy Chang Chih-tung writes a 7th February,
O. & U. Co. a steamer Oceanic, with very progressive memorial upon the naces- the next American Mail, left Yokoha sity of adopting foreign methods,--es- ma on Tuesday, the 2nd instant, at pecially telegraphy, chemistry (7) daylight, and may he expected here on
or ahoat Monday, the 8th inst
steam, dynamice, and light [?
The E &A. B. 8. Co.'s stannship Guthrie He mentions a discovery of the left Sydney for this port on the 3rd Chinese which foreign soldiers s Bro too un- Jan, and is expected here on or about wieldy to imitato;- , to le down.. the lat Fob, sta
The Union Line steamer Khorus left 8in behind fold guns, and adranos by rolling
gapore on the 27th Jan., and
expected here about the 3rd Febe on the ground. The merits of the German, The O. S. S. Co.'s stesurer Telemachus, Engals, Austrian, French, American, and From Liverpool, luft Singapore for this other gnus, rifles, and machine-gunaro kil port on the afternoon of the 26th Jan., carefully discussed, and on the whole the and may be expected here on or about Viceroy plumpa fur ffermany in general, and the 4th Feb.
from Krupp in particular; what he regrets, how- 0. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Ulysses, fro
left Singapore on the 2nd over, is that Krupp has only two men who and may be expected here on or the secrets of the manufacture, so th about the 9th inst.
The
Shire Line steatuship Breconshire, he can only work slowly. Germain pla from Londen, left Bingapore for this Danes, and to a certain extent Americans, part on the drumst. and may be
flogging must be held up before these THE Bullish sloop Pegasus arrived at Shang, hardened thieves and robbers are this hat from Nagasaki on the 30th ultimo.
dustrisun at ordinary times, nor otherwisa than intractable and shifty when trouble Occur. Verbum #09,