For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
Quien's Road ŰENTRAL,
HAVE
THE FOLLOWING
STORES.
STRAITS
Prospectus.
THE
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
(INDORFORATED WITH LIMITED LIABILITY UNDER THE INDIAN COFANIES' ACT, 1860)
FOI SALE
CAFITAL,
-0-
EX AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER. Smoked HAMS.
Golden SYRUP in Gallon Tina. Assorted SYRUPS.
Currina's Table FRUITS.
ASPARAGUS.
Queen OLIVES.
Sausige MEAT.
CAVIAR
Polted MEATH." MACKEREL in 5lb Tins.
Engle Brand MILK.
Lamb's TONGUES.
Green CORN.
Baked BEANS.
BRAWN.
LARGE ASHORTMENT
of
COOKING AND PARLOUR
STOVES.
AGATE IRON
UTENSILS.
WOFFLE IRONS.
WARE
CHARCOAL IRONS.
JOOKING
HEROSINE LAMPS, NONPAREIL KEROSINE OIL.
WINES, &c.
SPARKLING SAUMUR, Płn. & Qua. {@
811 and $12.
CỤP CHAMPAGNE, Pts. & Qts. @ 312
and 814.
BACCONE'S SHERRY.
SACCONE'S INVALID PORT. ROYAL GLENDER WHISKY. JAMESON'S WHISKY.
OLD BOURBON WHISKY. HEERINO'S CHERRY CORDIAL ALSORTED LEQUEURS. DRAUGHT, ALE and PORTER. &c., $20., *&c.
----
THE USUAL ASSORTMENT
of
82,000,000 In 20,000 Shares of $100 each; Payable ស per Shams on Appliation, and $15 per Shares in Allotment,
Further Calls nai to exceed $20 per Share at any one time, nor to be made at intercule of as than three months, (Nore.—It is and intended to cell up more than $20 per Share,)
DIRECTOR:
HON'BLE JOHN ANDERSON, Chairman, -
(Messrs. GUTHRIE & Co.) THOS SCOTT THOM-ON, Esq. (Menors W. R. Scorr & Co.).
EUG. RIITEE,
(Mcare. PUTTEAUCKEN, HUEINER & Co.) MEYER BEHR, ESQ.
(Messrs. Karz Bronzes,) JOHANNES LUTJENS, ESQ. (Mesra, BN, Marm & Co.)
WEE BOON TEK, Ex
(Mess, Wer Bix &
* Cn.)
KHOO TIONG POR, Exo. (Me BUN BIN & Co.)
With power to add two ta their fum her,
BANKERS:
SOLTVITORS: MRS. RODYK & DAVIDSON.
UFFICES: RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE.
SECRETART:
THOS. BUTLER.
PROSPECTUS.
19 Company is being formed with the T chief object of providing owners of property within the Straits Suttlements with
scond Local Fire Insurance Office, the establishment of which the commercial in- portance of the Settlements recros fully to Format.
The volume of Fire Insurance business in the Straits is large and inoreasing. The existing Company can only take a limited amocht on
Lon any ose block of buildings, and
that it is reasonable to
suppose
Becund local Institution would command u goodly share of the risks which are now going to far distant Companies, who offer Insurora
no participation in profits, and in which
little or no Share interest is locally held.
It is notorious that Fire InsuraBCC
business in
in the East has for many years
past been exceedingly profitable. Rates of
are well
TIME CHINA - MÁIL
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
AUSTRO.HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI AND TRIESTE. Taking Carga at through rates to CAL OUTTA MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF, BLACK EA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS.)
PAQUEHOT PÜSTE FRANÇAIS.
The Ou.'s Steamship -
Truouaddy, Commandant BRETEL will be despatched for SHANGHAI TO-MORROW, tho 7th Inst, at 8 a.m.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent, Hongkong, August 6, 1880.
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NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.
The Co.'s Steamship
Volt,
CommandantoỪ TEMPLE, will be deapsiched for KOBE and YOKOHAMA TO-MORROW, the 7th Instant, at 8 am, a
G. CHAMPEAUX, Agent.
Hongkong, August 6, 1886.
FOR SHANGHAI.
1510
The Steamship
Giteland, Capt. War. Ports, will be dapatched for the above Port TOMORROW, the 7th Instant, at 4 p.m.
The Co's Steamship
Pandora,
Capt. J. RADONICICH, will be despatched as above on or about the 17th Instant.
For furtkor Particulars, regarding Freight And Passago, apply to the ACENOx of the Company, Prays Central..
O. BACHRACH,
Agent.
Bangkong, August 6, 1886.
SHIPPING
1512
ARRIVALS. August 6, 188 – Fidelio, Gurman steamer, 852, W. Brock, Singapore vin Holh w, July 6, General- WIELER & Go...
Grelic, British steamer, 2,000, W. G. Pearne, Sau Fraicisco July 10, and Yoke. Fama 30, Mails and Genorul.-0. £ 0.8. 8. Co.
August 6
fraonaddy, Franch stoamor, 2,477, A. Brotel, Marsailles July 4, Port Said 10, Snez 11, Aden 16, Colomba 24, Singaporo 30. sud Saige August 8, Mails & Guneral. -MHAAGERIES MARITIMES.
For Freight or Panage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Zafiro, British atoamer, 675, R. M. Tal- Hangkang, Augnet 6, 1886. * 1513ot, Manila August 3, General —RUSSELL
& Cp..
FOR HAMBURG, VIA SUEZ CANAL AND WILHELMSHAVEN, (Taking Cargo at through rules to
Clara, German steamer, 674, 0. Christen. son, Heihow August 4, Geners.-SIEMSSEN & Co.
***
Straits of Gibraltar, British str,, 1,281, ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTER. Dewar, New York June 11, General..
DAM, BREMEN, LONDON
ORDER.
and LIVERPOOL.)
The Steamship Home
Cph H. Scaurz, will bo despatched for the above Ports on or about the 11th Instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Agents. Hongkong, August 6, 1886.
Peking, British steamer, 954, 0. Heuar manu, Shanghai August 3, General. Stems- BEN & Co.
Foochow Aug. 3, Amoy 4, and Swatow 6, General.DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Co.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will alœze:- For AMOY & TAMSUL
| No. 7179,–Auger 6, 1886,
We are requested to state that by kind per- of milk taker at his own table 40 per cos. mission of Captain Plum, Divine Eervice His Worship imposed a inc of £20. will be conducted on board the America Owrse to pressure on our space, 20 Aro
Por fim, at 11.30 p.m., on Saturday, the barque J. H. Boscerz on Sunday forenoon, compelled to keep out our Share List
7th inst.
For: KUTHINOTZU,—
Por Gratitude, at 11.30a.m., on Saturday,
For
the 7th inst For STRAITS AND LONDON,
Per Genfrinn, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 7th inst. SHANGHALA Por Truychow, at 11.30 am, on Satur
day, the 7th it, Per Giland, at 3.30p.m.; on Saturday,
the 7th inst. Per Fook ang, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 7th inst.
For AMOY.-
Per Fiddio, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 7th iuat.
For AMOT & MANILA.
commencing at 11 o'clock.
Quotations, Banke have risen to-day in 163
Masas Butterfield and Swire inform as per cent, prom, and Steamboats to el per
from Lontion, left Singapor this morning. Tas new Gevorner of Macao, BLE. Senhor that the O. §. 8. Co.'s steamship Dardant, cant, promi
and may therefore be expected to arriva hero on or about the 12th Inst
Costa, arrived here early this morning in the French mail steamer Traonaddy from Lisbon. Shortly after the steanser was There has just been inaugurated, saya Le Saigonnais, a service of steam aloog which eral of his personal friends in the Celony anchored, H.E. received the visita of sov~ will connect Tourans and Hue with the and disembarked at 9 o'clock at Podder's various points on the coast of Annam from Wharf to make a hurled call on H. E, the Cape. Varola as far as Vinh.
Per Damante, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
Acting Governor, embarking again in the tho 7th inst.
Tan Gactic has brought on a hord of fine Macao. The state of the health of HE's Bio Lia shortly after noon, to proceed to For SAIGON.--
Pox Trilar, at 330 p.m., on Saturday, looking cattle for the Dairy Company. The
family precluded him from staying longer the 7th inst, instand of a animais formerly belonged to the Japan Hongkong As wa sanounced an far viomly notified. FOCOHOW.
Dairy and included 15 milch cows, 2 bulls, PORT DARWIN,
back on January last, the past of Envoy to THUESDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, and 13 heifers and calves. We understand, the Courts of China, Japan and Siam, it DO TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE SYD- however, that ine mitch or died at longer held by the Governor of Macao,
MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE. - YokuḥzowL
special mission is about to not out from
For
NEY $ory & Per Callerthus, at 4.30 p.m., ou Saturday, the 7th inst. instead of as previous ly notified.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Daylight-Deucalion leaves for Shanghai, 8 Iron addy kaves for Shanghai, 8 a.m.-Volga leaves for Kobé, da 4 p.tu.-Foaksang loaves for Shanghai. 4 p.m.-Gilstand leaves for Shanghai, 4 p..-Glenfin leaves for London. 5 p.1.-Diamante leaves for Manila, &c. 5 p..-Catterthen leaves for Australian
Ports via Fuoshow. Priam leaves for London.
ين
In the Exhibition Supplement of the Art Lisbon to represent Portugal at the mid
Courts with Journal, we find that, speaking of the
headquarter at Peking. Jewellery akown in the Hongkong Court, Tus tologiam received to-day amoundng the writer is of opinion that much of the that the tasty of extradition derween the work is very effective, and werits carefa! United Staton and England applicable to examination. He adds: "We are pleased dynamiters had been shelved by the Senate to draw attention to come aliver and mi will take most people by surprise, as Rou ute carving in toucan-boak sat with alternate ter, on the 21st of last mooth, announced links in gold, forming a parue, made by positively that moha treaty had been Worg Hing and lent by Mrs Wodehouse." signed, meking no mention of its haring to be referred to the Segate. We find, bow- Tux competition for the Queen's Prizealaver, from the Ceylon papers that the tale the manual meeting of the Rifle Association gram of the 91st July, as published by at Wimbledon this year seems to have pro them, contained the distinct statement that &.dused a kooner struggle than has ever be the Treaty had been signed but had been
recorded. The winner last year. Sergeant referred to the American Senato, presim Bulmer, was ales a Lincoln man, and be ably for approval. This approval, it ir re- Claims against the Metaredia mast belonged to the second Volunteer Brigade grotable to find, the fonate has not son
sent in to Messrs Russell & Ca, on or before this date.
His score was 307 out of a possible 380, so its way to give. Fomibly ers long, the that his shooting would appear to have American Banators will see the error of
Auctions.
2 p.r.-Auction of Japanese Curios,
at Mr G. R. Lammert's.
Miscellaneous,
thras men who tied at 265.
to sanction a measure the principles at which all nightminded usu must heartily
Faki-21, British str., 500, J. S. Wyllie, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, been considerably superior to that of the their ways and live to regret their refusal
SUMMER REQUISITES ; IME JUICE CORDIAL
PRICKLY HEAT, LOTION.
AMERICAN BAY ROM.
Genfruin, British steamer, 1,936, E. Nor mann, Shanghai and Foxlow August 4, Tua and General.JARDINE, MATHESON & 1514 00.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY.
-huined, and the Con- (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates
premium are
pany
lower terms than
of computing va
for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW.
(2)
Fooksang, British steamer, from Wham-
DEPARTURES. August 6-
tern Mutual only exist with Eas. CHWANG, TIEN'THIN, HANKOW a Bona Fides, for Havre.
tion wiу
bo worked in conner-
und within the Head Office of,
OILMAN'S STORES, the Straits Inance Company, Limited,
at the
Lowest Possible Prices
FOR CASH.
MacEVEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1886,
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Notices to Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENẠNG AND
SINGAPORES.
and
of
by Board of Directore and Staff
the that Tuat tartion. The Accounts and in bilities of each Ofice will be kept absolutely diatiact. Expenses of Management will bo shared by the two Companies in such pro- portions as be determined by the Directors. such joint working both Offices will manterially benefit by & 201 siderable lessening of the said Costs of Manzgement. Brauches or Agencies will be established in ouch Ports and Places within and outside the Straits Settlements
13
may appear to afford fields for profitable busiloes. Agents now acting for the Murine Company will probably all be willing to a
Tire Office. the
for
The Company will, it is asumed, benefit largely by the good will of the Marine Office, and, in consideration of this, 10,000 shares will be offered proferentially to the Proprietors of the latter, from the majority of Thom important Fire business may be expected. The allotment of the remaining 10,000 shares and of such of the 10,000 aforesaid which may not be taken up by Shareholders in the Marine Coupany will have the most careful attention of the
BE Steamship Japan having aurived Tak Steamshore, Porte, Consignces of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to tho Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at одое landed and stored at Consignees risk Directors, who are fully alive to the desir Alfa, and no Fire Insurance wit bebility of obtaining Mombers who will on-
tribute business,
and
Consignees are hereby informed that all Claims must be made immediately, as none will be entertained after the 11th Insist.
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 3, 1886.
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UNION LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND
→ SINGAPORE,
THE
THE Steamship Melapdio, Capt. PUR- Ya, bering arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature,
to the immediate delivery of their
and to take
Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and fored at Consignes risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on to JAPAN, unless notice to the contrary he given bafore Noon To-Dax, the 28th Instant. All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on before
the 7th August, or they will not be re- cognized.
RUSSELL & G., Agents.
Hongkong, July 29, 1886.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents,
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Owners, will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crom of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
邋
Porte on the YANGTSZE. }
The Co.'s Steamship
Dardanus, Captain PURDY, will be despatched us above on
the 11th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,
Agents. Hongkong, August 6, 1886.
CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.
1516
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Steamship
Gordon Castle, ROWELL, Commandeur,
will be dospatched for
the above Forts on or about the Ith Instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong. August 6, 1886.
STEAMSHIP IRAQUADDY.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
inton, for Hoihow and Pakhoi. Dencation, fur, Aning and Shanghai. Normanton, for Shanghai.
Lydia, for Singapore and Hamborg. far, for Swatow. Manilla, for Singapore and Bombay. Peking, for Whampoa
CLEARED.
Tungchow, for Shanghai. Straits of Gibraltar, for Shanghai. Hattie N. Baugs, for Choloo, Frvir, for Haiphong.
Foul, for Forchow. Abbie Carver, for Vallao. Alicine for Haiphong. Foolsang, for Shanghai.
A. S. WATSON & Co.'
The Mercury rods in L' Echo de Shanghai | approve. that Mr Hewath, who arrived in Shanghai
per ku Hasan fran-Tientsin on the 30th THERE died yesterday afternoon a Chiasman ultimo and whom the H. & Sh. B. C. sent named Long William Afoh who recolved to Korea a couple of months ago for the from the Government of England a diefing-
advisable to establish branch offices of the first came into notice st the time of the first Bank in the open coast ports of Korea, his war between England and China. While
FLORIDA WATER, purpose of ascertaining whether it would be tlon accorded to few of his nationality. Ho
3/50 par dozen.
GLASS TABLE FILTERS, SILICATED CARBON FILTERS,
in various sizes and improved pattern
A. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, July 10, 1885,
DEATHS,
1936
As the Guneral Hospital, Shanghai at 1.30 2.8. on the 2nd August, 1886, CHABLES RAVINGTON; aged 52 years."
On the 7th June, at Worthing. Joy MORRISON, of Fair-med-road, Holloway, Lond n, formerly of Glasgow and China.
Che China Sttail..
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED. Marseilles, Hesare Serpa Pariente, Pereira The publication of this inse commenced
Per Irauaedly, for Hongkong: from Pinto, Mr Bestekie's servant, H. E. Firmin of 7.10 p.m Costs, (Governor of Marco), Mrs Costa, 3 children and servant, Mr and Mrs 1815egaeina de
benn Wiedly, and 2 children, and Mr
from
om Singapore. Messrs Lee Hang Méo, Constantino, E. Scalfe and Mr Reda servant; from Saigon, Rev. Mr Henry,
Mears Lecomte, Froo un, 11 French Marines, and 67 Chiuese. For Shanghai
Marseillos, Mr and Mrs Mouinot, H.E. Mr Ferguson, (Netherlands
Minister to China), Misses Caldaroba, and Belloni. For Hingo. from Adon, Me Dumonteil For Yokohama: from Mureilles. Lagreze Messrs Les Roy Giraud Romi and
Per Zafiro, from Manila, 60 Chinese, Per Gactic, from San Francisco, Mr H. T. Greene. Mias K. M. Southard, Mesars Tung Pal, Sail
Wheeler and E. Whealer, and
Eis the Directors intention to allot CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, fair proportion of Shares to applicants out
Antwerp, Harry, and Bordeaux, ex side the Straits Settlements, and on the Steatoships Yorouba and Briand des
above indicated. principle
Vorques, in connection with the above No promotion money has been or will be Steamer, are hereby informed that their paid.
Goods- with the
exception of Opium, The business of the Company will be Treasure and Valuables are being landed coudected on Mutual Principles, ami dle and stored at their risk at the Chrapavi Misses Mang Quai, foo. B. Rutton.
Directors propose that the annual profits be disposed of as follows:--
1.In the payment of Interest on the paid-up Capital at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, said. Interest to form a fat charge and the
the Reserve Fund shall have reached $200,000, and thereafter In-
ly after!
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1886,
TELEGRAMS.
THE DYNAMITE EXTRADITION
TREATY SHELVED.
LONDON, 4th August, The United States Senate has atieved the Extradition Treaty.
NEW PIERS.
Ames, U.S.N, Messrs B. Budler and R. have been mised to the Peerage. Jaffiny, and 2 Japanose.
come to the conclusion that for the present it would not be advisable to carry out such a project.
then but a bey he warned a company of English adiers who had come to drink at a
well that the water in it had been poisoned, and he probably saved in this way the Ives Saturday, the Flat ultimo,was the hottest of a number of men. He made himself on- day this year at Shanghai, the thermometer derstood to the officer by signs, and Ansgar registering 99.1 t Sicawei. As in usand en cion boing thus ruised the water was giron such intensely hot days, there was a thunder, to a dog, which soon died from the effects of storm in the evening, and the rain came the poison. The boy was taken charge of down in torrent. The storm won over by the officer and served as very officent before 7p.m., and in the interval the guide to the Company. He was afterwards thermometer foll dose upon twenty degrees. taken to England and is nail to bave been any of the streets were flooded to a con- the first Chinaman that was presented to siderable extent, owing to the drains not Her Majety. After receiving a liberal being of sufficient capacity to carry off the education in England he came out to this heavy fall of rain.-N.-U. D. News,
colony and sarved na storeman for about 20 years in the Naval Yard, rotiring quiloro- Tas Diario de Manila says that the Manager cently with a pension. He was a Free- of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com-mason, and his funeral this afternoon was pany has written to the Archbishop of Ma attended by several members of the craft. nila saying that all the materials for the
construction of the gunboat Filipinas boing in Brown (assistant in the Chartered at hand, he was about to commence the Bank) and Mr Pitzan, who were of work, naaring him at the same time that the party that left in a langch to chase of the vessel will be ready by the time sat Beltran, returned to Hongkong this m down in the agrement, if not before; and ing in the Fokion, without of course bring. adding that the gunboat when completed ing along with them the object of their will be worthy of being classed with those expedition. At the outset the party had that are being built in Europe at the pre day forenoon the weather was squally and a pretty rough time of it Up till San
the launch had to dance on the waven k a
sent time.
A SEAMAN named Joshus H. Pearce was manner which was not wos, conducive to
whenco delivery may be obtained 137 Chinese from Yokohama, Dr H. E. Sir Richard Cross and Colonel Stauley charged before Mr Mackoan at the Polis the comfort of the adventurers. They sped
Landing. Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is
is received from the Consignees before Noon
bers
it to be landed TO-DAY (Friday), requesting Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
Goods remaining unclaimed after Fex- terest shall be at sich rate, no DAY, the 18th Iustent, at Noon, will be being less than 10% per annum, a subject to reat, and landing charges at 1 the Company
in Genaral Meeting shall from time to time determine cent per package per diem.
2nd In the establishmsat and main before MONDAY, the 16th August or they All Claims must be sent in to me on or $200,000 to be formed by yearly will not be recognised.
tenance of a Reserve Fund of
as may
be determined
ating after providing for
to sup
by the payment of Interest as above. 3rIn the payment t of a
• Bonus to porters of the Company in proper tion to the uet Preations ontributed by them repectively during oach year, 4th-In adding to the Company's
Reserve Fund until the same, shal have reached $800,000
The only Contract entered into on behalf of the Company is su Agreement dated the nineteenth day of July, and made be
1886,
tween The Straits Insurance Company, Limited, on the one part and Janga Guthrie Davidson of Singapore, Advocato, for sud on behalf of the Company of the other part, providing for the Joint Direction and Man agement with the Straits Insurance Com- pany
ALEX MONELL, American ship, Capt. G. Company, Limited.. W. David.-Messageries Maritimes.
ANNIE H. SMITH, American ship, Capt. R. B. Brown Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
BASH J. H.BOWERS, Amor. barque, Capt John A. Plan. Chinese.
Galarza, British ship, Captain William Colville-Borneo Oo., Ltd.
J. D. PETES, American ship, Capt. G. 4. Lana-Messageries Maritimes.
Lucy A. NUKELS, American ship, Capt. & M. NicholEduard Schellhess & Co.
MalaURIN, American ship, Capt. Jas H. Little-Mekbers & Co.
Osto, American ship, Captain Dillon
Melcher & Co...
B. R. THOMAS, American ship, Capt. P. B Nichols, -Adamson, Bell & Co.
REVOLVING LAGHr, British ship, Ospt. J.
4. Durko-Messageries Maritimes.
SVEZ Brith steamer, Osptain Doid,... Gibb, Livingston & Co.
XEMIA, American barque, Captain N. E Paynolda —Dongias Lagusik & Co. -
ed for, the surplus deposited will be appro
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
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G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, August 6, 1886.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DEB MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR
BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY,
Per Peking, from Shanghai, Menyra Me- Per Pehoun, and 28 Chinese
Lear and
Per Fokies, from Cout Ports, Mesers
and 47 Chiune.
Brown, Nott and J. Pitauss, 1 European, Per enfrein, from Shanghai, &c., Mr Barratto.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
PASSED SURI CANAL
Court to-day with attempting to shoot Lan along, however, at a pretty fast rate, making Aful, a bar boy the German Tavarn, and abouttenknota an hour during the first night. P. 0. McDougall Fouree went in with Fasy wore then steering in an outward OUTWARD BOUND:Erenike, July 13; some friends to the tavern and ordered direction, but on Sunday they kept nearer Brecomhire, Cyclops, Prinz Leopold, drink. The boy at the bar requested pay the coast. About two o'clock on that day Oder, Polyhymnic, 16; Leertes, Natal, mont, and Focres, considering himself in they hailed the island and inquired if a 23; Kristo, 27 Thishe, Prometheus, 30; Phutchire, Glengarry, Aug. 3.
sulted, drew a pistol and levelled it at the barque had been soon of the description of Per Anton, for Hoihow, &c., 50 Chinese, HOMEWARD BOUND-Wassalia, July 18: boy's head. The trigger snapped, but the the Kwong-long. The reply was that no Per Deucalion, for Amoy, Chinese. Per Clara, for Swatow, Chiness. Per Manilla, for Shanghai, Singapore,
DEPARTAD
3 Kuropeans, and 189 Chinese.
TO DEPART
Por Frejr, for Haiphong, 20 Chinese. Per Abbie Carver, for Callao, 3 Euro. poans.
Per Aheine, for Haiphong, 20 Chinese. Per
for Shanghai, 21 Obipose. Per
fr Shanghai: from Hong kong, Mr E Clark, Dr Aldridge, Messr James Russell and Europeas servant. G. L. Davis, F. NP. de Graca, and E. S. Kadores; from Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Mouinot, H.L. Mr Ferguson, Misses Calda roba and Balloni.
Per Volga, for Yokohama: from Hong MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ,ung, Mesars Duncan, Koma and Otama
PORT SAID,
MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK
SEA PORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, DUNKIRK, LONDON AND ANTWERP.
$1.80
ON THURSDAY, the 10th of August, 1886. at Noor, the Company's 5.8. MELBOURNE, Commandant DELA MAR- SPECIE, and OSLZEith MAILS, PASSENGERS, for those and CARGO, will leave this Port Cargo and Specie will be registered for
Hakon Adeleten, 16; Diomed, 28 Ajax, ohamber was fortunately empty. The boy bargne had been observed, The Captain, Gleneagles, 27 Parthia, 30; Electra, Palinurus, Petersboy, Aug. 3,
alarmed at this procedure he apatair however, of the Gilstand, after making on- The next BOLISH MAK, per the P. & O,
to call bia master, Meanlin, news of ile quiry found that a barone, had been seen, Co.'s Beanier Bobar, loft Singapore outrageous condust of Pearce, who is said to and reported on his arrival at Hongking on Wednesday, the 4th inst, stop.m., have been madly drunk, was brought in that he had seen a barque, whether it vas and may be expected here on or about P.C. McDougall, who was doing duty on the Kuongtong or not he could not ay. Monday, the Bih inst.
The
that beat McDougall came in quietly and Nothing daunted by the unpromising re- seizing Poarce from behind brought him pert they got, the party of adventurers 龊理
D. DR. steamship Home, from Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven, loft Singapore on the Lat August, and is down to the ground. Pear then pointed pushed forward in their now due.
his pistol at McDougall, but happily no shot about midday on Monday. They don The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S... Cn. went off. The weapon was then wrested saw their tack was hopeless and wede
steamship Poseidon, from Trieste, left
from Marseilles, Mesera le Roy, Giraud Romi and Rigoeht. For Hingo; from Aden, Mr Dumontell Lagreze,
The
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Singapore on the lat Angust, and may from him and it was found that the next for Swator. They found considers
the wosthes in making that port, and after
touching 41 6 village in the neighbourhed
be
e expected hero of or about the 7th chamber was loaded. The case was difficulty on secount of the roughrea of August
manded till to-mignow. Union-Line atcause Tracuncre left Singapare on the 4th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 10th instant.
A case was tried in the Police Court this to get a supply of water, they went
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. E. Co. morning before Mr Macken, which fur Amoy, which port they reached late steamer Pandora leit Singapors on the nished a warning to milk-vendors disposed Monday evming. The anno pres The British steamer Gadis reports: Left
5tb Instant, and may be expected to rater their milk. The complainant in with coala sufficient for fre days San Francisco, July 10th, had light variable here on or about the 11th August the gase war Lint-Cot. Francis J. Cook, and as far as this was concerned, ther winds throughout; and arrived at Yoko The O. S. S. Co.'s deamor. Dardanus,
bama July 25th, at 9 am. Sailed from
from London, left Singapore on the 6th and the accused Ip Sam Tin, a contractor might have held one moth inst.,
sad is due here on or about the The chief evidence was given by Dr Wataon, provisions they were also abundantly Asg.
Limited. This contract can be seen. at the Head Office of the Straits Lusurance Applications for Shares should be made on the enclosed form and lodged with any of the
local Banks or their Branches with a
Yokohama Jely 30th, at 5.26 .. To Deposit of $5 on
August 1st, haal variable Share applied for.
Finds, then
12th A will be returned in full, and in case a loss Where no allotment is made the Deposit
Tariabout strong 8. W. and head sea, and The D. D. R. steamship Bellona Jeft Singa- Piks, who said that on the 30th Julyed, so that on the whole there are not muy number of Shares be alloited than as apple
thence to Hongkong maderate mansion and pors on the morning of the 5th inst., it was reported to him that the mile trials of the sea to record.” Dig
and may be expected here on. squally weather. Arriving August 6th 9.16
Timo 6 days, 9 hours, 52 minutes, {p.m.
the 11th inst
about supplied to the Our Lascar's Hospital for eight Europeans with their half- printed in whole or in part, as the case mar
The British steamer Peking reports. to be payment of the amount due on cepted in transit, through Marsailles for the Left Shanghat August 3rd, had moderate The delivery of the French mail was begun allotment.
88.W. to R.W. winds be granted, untill the passage. On the 3rd August, spoke at 9.30.
and bary
weather at 8.50 this morning, of the American mail Prospectusen and Forms of Application in places of Europe, can be obtained from the undersigned, Ping Orderi
Co.'s steamer Amy, from Hongkong, bound Cargo will be received on board until 4 Shanghai, off Steep Island The Share List will be closed on the 30p.m., Specia and Parcela until 3 p.m. on The British steamer Folzen reports: Laft The Agent of the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's September, 1836, for applications from the the 18th August, 1886 (Parcels are not Frochow on the 3rd fat; with frash mon S. Co. informs us thai tho B. E. Pendors, Straits Bettlement, Java, India, China, Japan to be sent en board they must be left at soon and showery to Amoy Left Am from Trieste, left Singapore for this port (and countries thereto adjacent), and on the the Agency's Offices of Packages are re-mather Left Swatow on the 8th, light yesterday afternoon.
In October, 1886, for applications from
on the 4th, moderate & W. breeze and fine red. Contents and
be,
Agents of the Straits Insurance Co. Ltd.
Europe, the United States of America and the Australian Colonies.
Hongkong, Int August, 1888.
and so-
Pass,
and fine oather, nos smooth
Patienta was inforlor în quality. He re neké sailors, in the ardoit to catch the ib- caived a sample from the contrantor's boy soonder, did not consider that their setting and sealed it in his presense He told out armed with rifes in pursuit of a Chinese the boy he could takes a simple himsaf Temel was, even although they had if he liked and have it examined by the mit to seal the veul little alan Goretament Analyst, but the boy did not a piratical expedition. Boy doo Shortly after he opened a umple hardy purners may set off of milk in the presence of rifosses and disappointment the satisfacti tested it in the standard lactometer. He ing to snamer to a very, Mari
For further particulars, apply at the gleamers in Foochow Glenroy, Glenfria, Wa note the return hes to-day, by the found that judging by the lowest standard the Chines Government, Company's Offsa. Ar
Priam, Taku, Nagoya Mars, sed H.M.B. Iraouaddy, from leave of sheence, of His given by Me Forks the will contained as having bees sno
G. PR CHAMPEAUX, Agent.
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ABNHOLD, KARBERG & CO
Agents fo Tan Stums Inowraner Co., Lay:
Hongkong, Augen 6, 1888.
Midge. Steamer in Amoy, Cheang Hoch Excellency J. B. Ferguson, Netherlands overplus of 20 percent of water, by aver sat to thilony, roight have mised that At Stasera in Sextor, Newchwang 1817 | Duburg, Sarthej Vindobala and Marcia, Minister to China.
age standard 30 per cent, and by standued opportunity of rebelinin