For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
--10---
H
AVE FOR
THE FOLLOWING
SALE
STORES.
EX AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER, Smoked HAMS.
Golden SYRUP in Gallon Tine. Assorted SYRUPS. - OUTING's Tab ASPARAGUS..
Queon OLIVES." Sankage MEAT.
CAVIAR.
Poited MEATS.
FRUITS.
MACKEREL in 5 Tins
Eagle Brand MILK.
Lamb's TONGUES.
Crean CORN
Baked BEANS. BRAWN.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT
of
COOKING AND PARLOUR
STOVES.
OF
Intimations.
NOTICE
THE Was To Yat Po was Established
in connection with the China Mail over ton years ago. The Buripeks iss hitherto been leased, to Chiuso, Since 1881 it has bout leased to Mr. Tax YIK KIT, and the LEASE will EXPIRE on the LET SEPTEMBER of this year; after which tho China Mail will take over the Business, I
ค LEASE it to Mr. Ho CHUNG SHANG under tho
the same Conditions as hematofors, but Staff will all be New. A learned and faruots Scholar has specially been engaged to taka the position of Editor, and new arrange- monta will be made an as to secure a gröst
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
Dardania, Captain PURDY, will be despatched as above TO... MORROW, the 1st September, at Daylight.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to →
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, August 31, 1880.
1071
COBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.' -
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
Cyclops, Captain Nis, will be despatched na above on
SATURDAY, the 4th September.
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, August 31, 1886.
ment upon what the paper was
GENTLEMEN who have for yours been subscribing to this paper may rest assured that the paper will como to them without interruption and need make change in regard to it. Referring to the Accounts with this Oflice for the insertion of Notices and for Subscriptions to the Paper, &c., all Debis due to him up to the IT or SEPTEMBER will be collected by the Old Losco Mr. TAM YIK ; and after the 1ST OF SEPTEMLER, they will bo collectod
lected by the New Lasse Mr. Ho CHUNG Guare, This is the usual practice in such cases, and REMENYI Subscribers are earnestly requested to take the necessary note of the Change of Lesser so as to avoid any mistake in
There has hitherto been only one Wal OFFICE of which is situated
payment.
RETURN
1670
REMENTI
REMENYI from hie immensely accessful tour ·
through China and Japan.
KEMENYI
YIK KTHEATRE.
Ta Yat Fu, the Street, and it has no at No. 3, Wyndham Branch Office in any other place.
On the 17th of June,
TAM issard a Notice in an Extra saying: The Lease of this Ofties will soon expire and a good day will be chosen to remove to some and when this Business is place, and
in the now house, the name will be changed, and it will be styled Wah The Ta
Po, &a; o. This stateinntés aubiguous,
but it is evident that the intention is to AGATE IRON WARE COOKING imitate the name of this office, and indeed
UTENSILS.
WOFFLE IRONS.
CHARCOAL IRONS. KEROSINE LAMPS. NONPAREIL KEROSINE OIL.
-X-
WINES, &c.
SPARKLING SAUMUR, Pta & Qts.
811 and $12.
OUP CHAMPAGNE, Pła. & Qu. @ 912
and $14.
SACCONE'S SHERRY.
BACCONE'S INVALID PORT. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. JAMESON'S WHISKY.
OLU BOURBON WHISKY, REERING'S CHERRY CORDIAL ASSORTED LEQUEURS. DRAUGHT, ALE and PORTER.
&o. &0.,
D
THE USUAL ASSORTMENT
of
ROYAL,
CITY HALL, HONGKONG.
TWO GRAND FAREWELL
ON
REMENYI CONCERTS. REMENYI CONCERTS. Thursday and Saturday. Thursday Next Saturday, the 2nd and 4th September.
mislead the readers. theraby it 1 asily Now as Mr. TAM YIK KIC is a Lessee, he may say that the terms of his lease has ex- pired, but it is impossible for him to any the Tengo of this office will soon expire, the the true sense of Mr. TAM YIK KIt's statement would be: The Leage of the House occTHE pied by this Office will ease expirs, and, consequently, it will be romoved to another house. And besides, he says the name of will be this Offies will be changed and it
BEING POSITIVERY
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For SHANGHAL
For SAIGON.
Per Crusader, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 1st September,
For HAIPHONG!--
Toaching the necessity for reintroducing the punishment of, whipping for cortain offances, the legal element in the Com- Per Glengarry, at 11.30 am., on Wednes mission makes itself evident in the list given of offences for which that punish day, the lot Soptember.
meat could formerly be imposed. But low, however, of those offences mention- das we painted out at the time when the new repealing law was passed in Per Frejr, at 5 p., on Wednesday, the 1881were dealt with in the manner inliented by the law;und, indeed, samo Ist Septeraber. For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM-of them were inapplicable to such
BAY
punishment. Tut the power to sont- Per Berenice, at 10.30 a.m., on Thursday, ence certato offenders to corporal punish-
the 2nd September.
ment should be possessed by the Mugi- For FOOCHOW, SYDNEY AND MELstrate and Judges, is a conviction moss
BOURNE ZONE
firmly held by nearly every one who Per Sancho, at noon, on Thursday, the has had any knowledge or experionon 2nd September, instead of as proof this Colony and its criminals. The viously notified
For AMOY & TAMSUL.---
Per Fokin, at 2 p.m., on Thursday, the
2 September.
For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA.—
Per Arratoon Apoar, at 3 p.., on
Thursday, the 2nd September. For SHANGHAL-.....
For Canton, at 9.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 2nd September: For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS
Commission, while clearly enunciating this principle, go farther. to devise menus datos, they are wift cient accommodation of the Gas, and to coneider stops which should be taken to remedy the present state of things. Well, as to overcrowding, they may that on 11th April last 274 of the 677 Chi- neve inmates of the Gaol were imprisoned. under sentences of six months duration; and 114 were detained under sentences
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SUEZ CANAL
[No, 7200,—Auguer 31, 1886.
Francisco on the 11th September, there will be ho arrival at Tokohoma from that
PWARD BOUND-Prinz Leopold, Joly port between the City of Sydney ano at 16 Thisbe, 30 Achilles, G; Wester, Yokohama on the 22nd September, and the Ningchow, Prins Alexander, Voruterta, City of Bio on the 18th Qotober.
13 Neckar, Cambodia, Rubbatting, 173 HomeWARD BOUND, July 18; M. BENEN, the famous violinist, ac
Anadyr Antenor, 20. Hieira, Aug. Denbighshire, 6; Man- 1. mouthshire 1
10 Glaucus, 19; Glenroy, Gopack, 17 Saghalien, Ulysses, 20.
Tho
companied by the other members of his company, arrived by the French Mail thin
The next FRENOR Mar, per the M. M. morning from Shanghai, and as will be Co's steamer Tangtad, was to leave Sin zeer by a reference to our advertising co- gapore at 8 pm. on the 30th August,lumna is announced to give two farewell and may be expected hiera on or about concerts at the City Hall on next Thursday Tuesday, the 7 September.
and Saturday evenings. Since M Bo The P. M. Co.'s sisamer City of Pekdeg is to hunt
lease Yokohama on Wednesday, the weayi's departure frous as he has given 12 ist Bapt., nt daylight, and may be consorts in Shanghai, and has appeared in expected here on or about the 7th
Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokobams, Tokio, and by
The
The
Sept.
B. & A. B. 8. Oo,'s stoniner Menninuiry special command: bofors His Imperial from Australis, left Port Darwin on Majesty this Mikado at the Royal Palton at the 3let Aug., and may be expooted Tokio. This, we believe, is the only onse but here on or about the 10th Sept.
ane on record of any European being" Indo-China S. N. Co.'s steamer Tai sang, from Galoutts, &c., loft Singa permitted to perform before the Japaness At the conclusion of tha pore on the 30th Aug., and may be monarch. expected here on or about the 6th Royal Concert, M. Remenyi was presente Bapt
by the Mikado with a magnifioiant old
LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVD oftwelve months and under. That is to The O, 8.8. Co.'s steamer Prometheus, from aequor box, supposed to be valued at
LE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL. BOURNE, ADELAIDE, &
* For Guthrie, an 3,30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 4th September. For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, For Thibet, at 2 p.m., on Saturday, the
11th September,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.-Dardanus leaves for London.
Kooù.--Nojana lanves for Const Porte.
Miscellaneous.
Dividend of 85 en Shares of China Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd., payable.
General Memoranda.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCES THURSDAY, September 2...
of the
VIOLIN KING IN HONGKONG.
styled Wah Tez Tait. Po From enigmatic Eu route language like this it requires a clear-sighted mon to find out the truth. It seems like an attempt to pass off a tish's eye for a pearl.
Now to tell the truth, The Wah Te Tait
is New ESTABLISHMENT of Mr. Tam TIK Kit, and has no connection whatever with the Wah Tsz Yát Puj and hereafter Mr. TAM YIK Kru has nothing to do with this Office at all, and Gentlemen are re- quested to distinguish this Office from his Establishment.
The types of this Office have boon in ura for some years, and it is now arranged that when the Management of the Business is handed over to the New LESSER, New Type will be supplied and will be ready in a short
OILMAN'S STORES, tie. The New Editor of this Paper his
at the
Lowest Possible Prices
FORO ASH,
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
1288 Hongkong, July 1, 1886.
NOW, READY.
THE REVENUE OF CHINA,
A SERIES OF ARTICLES Reprinted from The China Maй.* WITH AN APPENDIX. THIS PAMPHLET is Now Ready
and may be had at the OFFICE OF THIS Paper, Meners. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, Messes. KELLY & WAINE'S, And Mr. W. BAIWER's. Price,
50 Coula.
Notices to Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE 8.5. Arratoon Apear having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are, boroby requested to sand in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected.
Consignoes are hereby informed that all Claims must be made immediately, as none will be entertained after the Slat Instant.
DAXID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, August 27, 1885.
1845
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, no Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crem of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hmgkong Harbour:—
ALEX MONBL, American ship, Capt. 0. W. David-Messageries Maritimes.
ANNIE HI. SMITH, American ship, Capt. R. B. Brown-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Armarios Aptar, British steamer, Capt. MacTavish-David Sawsoon, Soni & Co.
BAKH J. EL BOwens, Amer, barque, Capt. John A. Plom-Chinese,
GALATEA, British ship, Captain Willism Colvilla.-Borneo Co., Ltd.
GBOKOR CURTIS, American ship, Capt. T. Sprout--Master.
GRANDEE, American ship, Captain T. H Trend. Helchara L. ta..
HARVESTER, American ship, Captain Wi. Taylor---Order.
HYDRA, German barque, Capt. C. Binge, Biemeson & Goi
.D. PREZES, American ship, Capt. G. Lane Messageries Maritimes.
Chas. H. Nelson-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. MOUNT LEBANON, Amez. barline, Capt.
REVOLVING LIGHT, British ship, Capt. Ji A. Durkee.Messageries Maritimes.
Busz, British steamer, Captain Dodd- CHbb, Livingston & Co.
already elsewhere given great satis
extisfaction in siuxilar position to all "concerned; and es New Types will be made, the Paper w will be tan times more legible. It is hoped that Subscribers will kindly keep up their aut scriptions; and that Scholars and Merchants will all kindly pat their Notices in the
This Office under ita New Manage paper. ment looks to them for their Patronage and Support; and in Order to secure the same this statement is published.
-HO CHUNG SHANG,
NEW LESSER, Ohinese Muit.
NOTICE
TN connection with the above Statement, I beg to inform the Supporters of the Chinese Mail and the Public generally that I have Leased that Newspaper to Mr. Ho CHUNG SHANG, from the ler or SEPTEMBER NEXT; and that the Lease of Business now held by Mr.. TAM TIK KIU EXPIRES on the 31ST AUGUST PROXIMO.
GEO, MURRAY BAIN, PROPRIETOR,
China Mail.
China Mail Office,
Hongkong, July 31, 1888.
- FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND
to
Mauila.
REMENYE REMENYI
REMENYI
REMENYI
REMENYI
En route
to
Manila.
THE 'LIST OF THE VIOLIN, Assisted by
SIGNORINA LUISA MARCHETTI, Prima Donna,
AND
MR. ISIDORE LUCKSTONE, Solo. Pianist.
PзICES OF ADMISSION: Dress Circle
Dross Circle
Stalls Pit-
TWO DOLLARS. TWO DOLLARS. TWO DOLLARS, ONE DOLLAR.
Plan now open Mesare at KELLY & WALSE's (LIMITED).
Manager............FRANK WESTON. Adeant-Gouriera.J.-J. POSTER.
Bec To-morrow's Advertisements. Hongkong, August 31, 1886.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
1674
August 30, 1886 - Andre, German barque, 785, C. Binge, Honolulu June 29, Ballast.-SIEMSHEN & Oo.
August 31 Purdy, Shanghai August 25, and Foochow Dardanus, British steamor, 1,535; Thomas 29, General.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Jacob Christensen, Norwegian ateamer, 1,107, G. Bierak, Katchinotzu August 26,
BURBAN KAISHA.
French stastner, 2,477, A. Shanghai August 25, Mails and
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The
Liverpool, left Singapore on the 26th $2,000 and acknowledged by connoisseurs instant, and may be expected here on and experts to be one of the finest speci or about the 1st proximo
Shire Line steamer Flintshire, left Simens of work extant. M. Remonyi, la, na gapore on the 27th inst., and may be before, decotapanied by Signorina Marchetti The Union-Line steamer SowAcold loft
expected here on or about the let prox. (prima donna) and Me Isidoro Luckstone Singapore on the 29th August, and may be expected bere on or about the 4th Sept.
say, that these 888 prisoners serving short sentences were overcrowding the Gaol. They say, farther, what cer- tainly no sane man will venture to deny, that it is undesirable to erect a new Gaol at present. Therefore, relieve the Guol from petty offendere, reduce the diet, whip for peity thefts, and whip prisoners who return from banishment... The Commission put it that these minns will serve to relieve the congestion in the Gol congestion which, it may be alded, was so marked a few months ago that General Gordon (the superin tendent) asked the Government for limit beyond which he would not be The Glenegle arrived at the Rod Buoy on compelled to receive prisoners. At the Wednesday afternoon, the 25th instant, zouie tine, as we have already stated, haring made the round trip to London and the Commission are of opinion that back in 100 days.-N. C. D. New
even if there was ample accommoda- tion in the Gaol, the punishment of whip: ping should be introduced for the offences above mentioned.
BANK shares were quoted to-day at 165 pur cent premium ex-dividend, and Docks 113 per tout premium, also ex-dividend.
Mass Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform
(solo pianist) both artistes of great musical ability. We trust that the gross violinist's fgrewall concerts will be worthy of both his marvellous performances and of the music- loving public of Hongkong. Mr Frank Weston, the business manager of the Cous-
pany, accompanied by Mra Weston, alao arrived by the Dardanus to day
Some months ago we intimated that Mr Kopsch, one of the Commissioners of the Chiness Imperial Maritimo Customa, bad been appointed to carry out negotiations Claims against the deer Head must be sent in to Mesera Gibb, Livingston &
for the establishment of a Chinese imperisi Oo, on ur hefore thia dits.
a that the Indo-China Steam Navigation postal service. We are glad to sea from the 5.16 p.m.-Meeting of Members of the
Hongkong Crieltot Club.
There means suggested to meet the Oo.'s atosmislitp Taiking, from Calcutta, left latest Shangbe popers that this idea is p.m.-Concert at the City Hall. emergency which existed, or still exists, Singapore for this port yesterday, the 30th being persovered in. From a couple of
am supplemented by other temporary inst MONDAY, Septowbar 6
letters written by My Wood, Chairman of Goods per Glengarry undelivered after mensuros which probably savour ratbar
the Shanghai Municipal Council and pub- more of a Gaol delivory than is advis
listed in the Shanghal papers, wo obsorve this date subject torrent, **
ablo The Commission suggest that early strangements be made with the that the Zambest carried the English mail that Mr Kopsch has written to My Woud West Point Reformatory to receive all of the 6th instant is incorrect. It was informing him that: the Chinese Govern the Juvenile Offenders: this would be a made through a misapprehension on er ment has resolved to extend the Customs sensible thing to do, were there any part.
Postal Service to all the Trenty Porta pre- well-arranged security that the orchins would not escape.
NOTICE.
GARDEN SEEDS,
SEASON 1886-87.
THE THE following SEEDS required for SOWING in Arquer and SEPTEMBER
can now be SUPPLIED VIZ.-
Celery,
Cyclamen,
Cineraria.
Our First Shipment of desirled - VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS
AND
is expected shortly,
Catalogusa will be supplied Free of Chargs on and after the 30th Instant
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Hongkong, Angust 23, 1886.
THE statomont made in our extra to day
That these im- Mesas Russell & Co. inform us that the E. paratory to establishing a National Post prisoned for gambling, excepting gam-&A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Monmu/Office, and that he, Mr. Konsoh, has been bling-house owners, or keepers, shroffs
make the preliminary arrangements. In
or watchmen, should be forthwith loft Port Darwin for this port to-day, and appointed Postal Commissioner in order to liberated, is the next proposal of the may be expected to arrive on the 1013 Commissionera Three of the Com- prox,
missioners (Hon. J. M. Price, Hon. W.
Keswick, and General Gordoa), la We note the arrival here yesterday by the preliminary report, recommended that steamer Bengloe from Foochow of Mr.N. R instructions might be given to the O'Conor, late British chargé d'affaires and Policeto mitigate, for a time, the severity
of their raids on gamblers. This is opan Secretary of the Legation at Feking. Mr to objection, because the law as it stands O'donor has been transferred to the Lega- ought to be carried out: if any want of tion at Washington... Broommodation in the prison calls for
raply Mr Wood wrote The Council learn with pleasure that the Chinese Government.
phore of its international obligations, and bes in contemplation this ortonaion of the
in reply to your enquiry whether the Coon- cil will withdraw the Local Post Office here and its agensis at the other porta, loaving the posted work to be done by the Pust
Office managed under direction of the Chi pose Goverment by the Imperial Maritime
change, let it be rather in the mode of As supplementary to our paragraph regard Customs, I am desired to inform you that
punishment. Thut, however, is a small matter compared with the larger ques
ing the passage of the Oder from Hongkong
tion of dealing with serious criare in to Shanghai, in which we stated that do this is a matter with which it is not in the the Colony and it must be borne in Oder had accomplished the distance in co por of the Counal to deal without refer- 1819 mind that the firet duty of the Cem- hours, and that this time had been bestem
ende to the general body of the Ratepayera mission was to relieve the congestion repeatedly even by coasting steamer, wet whom it shall be submitted at their An- 7.35 p.m.
The publication of this issue commenced of the Good, which threatened to block
The China tail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1886.
a
all our criminal procedure. The next may mention that the Indo-China Co.'sual Meeting, and I trust that during the
interval the negotiations with the foreig temporary measure suggested is, the li- steamer Cantors, no later than her last trip, beration of the least aggravated uses of modo the run from wharf to wharf in 873 Governments having postal agencies at the default in finding security. Probably boars. The Oder's passage was only to conty ports will make such progress that this recommendation has already been Wessung, and her total tins to Shangal a favourable reception will be secured for acted upon, as many of these cases are
es will
committed to prisen because the Magiswas 60 hours. There are numarcus cherch proposals sonasrning the postal service will then be brought forward for the con British steamer, 482, J. W. ly is seldom that the report rasde by trate finds difficulty in committing the instances of consting hosts covering the dis
sideration of the Ratepayors? Nagasaki August 24, Coal. Commission so fully expresses the prisoner upon a specified offence, al-toneo to Woosung in less than 66 hours,
opinion of the public as does that just though he may be morally certain of German steamer, 1,197, Luth- jons, Saigon Aug. 28, Rice and General issued concerning the overcrowded state of the Gnol. This report is an excellent
GIBB, LAYINGSTON & 06.
Deuterus,
his guilt. A few of those prisoners, The issue of the Chinese Mail of this morn-night of the 2his last sufe
The U.85. Marion left Shanghai on tha who may be known to the Police, might ing was not delivered to subscribers until
Atalanta, German stormer, 788, Thom- précis of the discussion on crime and its be deported with advantage to the lawlate this afternoon, and it is necessary to GENERAL Parker, U.S. Minister to Korea,
To-day's Advertisements. SEN & Co.
591, Hamburg and Singapore August 24, General STENSEN & ČO:
Cairngorm, British steamer, 1,160, Wm, General-GIRD, LIVINGSTON & Co.. H. Poámo, Nagasaki August 26, Coal and
SINGAPORE.
HE-.S. Atalanta, Captain Tromsz, having arrived from the above Forts, Consignes of Oarge are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored. their risk into the Godowns of the
fromTMTM Undersigned, whence and/or the
Bonts delivery may Wharvos
be obtained. Cargo remaining undelivered after the
September will be subject to rect Goods have left our Godowns.
No Claims will be admitted after the
7th
No Fire Tuanrance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, August 31, 1886.
THE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
1673
DEPARTURES.
August 31 Anjer Head, for kokohama, Greyhound, for Hoihow: Marie, for Tourori. Leonora, for Havre and London, Ben lee, for Singapore and London. Kwang Lee, for Shanghai,
CLEARED. Dartanys, for Singapore and London, Clara, for Swatow.
PASSENGERS. ÁRRIVED.
abiding inhabitat te.
suppression from the common-sense point
We cannot at present discuss the state that the new lease is not in any way has, the Marmary learns, been recalled. of view. The tendency to sacrifice de- ferrents to the ideal of Western civilisa- question raised by Hun. A. P. McEwen, responsible for the delay, as the new lesse Ensign Fouk, U.S.N., will bo his locum tion, which was developed into a mawas to the application of the alternative begins with to-morrow's issue of that paper.
·tereno. kish sentimentalism for political purat queue-cutting for repeated potty of To prevent misunderstanding, subscribers FIVE thousand shells have been completed poses by Governor Pope Hennessy, has feces, instead of the proposed whip been consistently and persistently com ping. Our own conviction is, that, as advertisers in the Chinese Mail will do at the Osaks arsenal for the Chinese gor batted by the press and the community suming that a Chinaman caught pilfer- well to note that the connection of Mr Tam ernment, They will be shortly shipped and for many years. The report before using has any self-respect left to would Yik Kia, the former losses, with this office f which is framed by five official and three almost as soon lose his head as loso his has ceased from to-day. From a notice in SATS the N-C. D. New of the 26th in- unofficial members, goes in heart and queue. To cut off the queue, therefore, another columen, it will be seen that the stant:-H. M. gunbout Marlin, Lieut. Ma- soul into the questions surrounding this would almost amount to the cutting off Chinese Mail is to be under the editorship turin, on her arrival at Wenchow, solved important subject, and unstintingly and of all hope of reforming a pilferer; and
nahesitatingly advocates the popular as many of these are comparatively of Mr Bo Chung Shang a gentleman who view-which, we need scarcely say, is yonog men, the slight whipping which has some experience in nalivu journalism the outcome of lengthened experience. is recommended by the Commission Beginning with the all-important point, seems to us the more humane plan to Tar German steamer Atalanta, Captain that Hongkong must by its geographical adopt Par Irounddy, from Shanghai: for Hoog. position become the refuge for large Long, Mrs Rocher, 2 infants and amah, numbers of lawless characters from the THE Annual MEETING of MEMBERS Messrs W. Dick. Dasaumbhoy, II. Cleave-Twe Kwang provinces, the report pro for the purpose of Passing the Tres- Lilure Laukstoto, Mr J. J. Foster, and ale crises a Victoria Gaol. This land, M. Ed. Hemenyi, Male Marchetty on prent treatment.of for the Coining Season, will be held at the servants and 13 Chinese; for Marseilles, treatment, of course, was found to be CRICKET PAVILION on THURSDAY NEXT, Messrs Gamman, John Bueth, D. Jackson, what we have invariably described it to the 2nd September, at 5, 16 p. t. sharp.
Byres and Masson.
Per Hydra, from Honolulu, 182 Chinese, be, and what everybody knew it to be Fer Darkatur, from Shangbai, Mr and even more comfortable than the lot Mrs Frank Weston and servant, Me Baax, of a vast ler of the bonest labour
ing class of patives. On this point the opinion of the Commission is very for Per Atalanta, frau Singapore, 20 Chi.ibly stated, and deserves to be given in
fall It is...
surer's Accounts, and Eldeting the Officers
H. FOSS, Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong, August 31, 1886.
1676 and EO Chinese.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI PIA AMOY.
(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)
The Co.'s Steamship
Prometheus,"
Hi Captain Wessiza, will be despatched as above on
FRIDAY, the 3rd September
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente. Hongkong, August 31, 1885.
UNION LINES
FOR YOKOHAMA (DIRECT.)
The Steamship
Harler,
Fer Deuteros, from Saigon, 110 Chinese.
nene.
DEPARTEM
Per Haplong, for Feochow, Messrs J. W. Powell, Peter C, Walker, Howard Cart land and E. Bateman.
Per Greyhound, for Hoihow, 50. Chiness. Per Benglos, for Singapore, 12 Chinese
of imprisonment this Commission has no 8-With respect to the deterrent effect
hestitation in saying that under the liberal diet which at present exisis in the Gaol and other circumstances attending
imprison Bay ander six months, is no pauishment for an ordinary Chinaman ¡ be la better fed and better
Fer Kung Lee, for Shanghai, 60 Chisessment, a short detention,
・TO DEPART
telegraphic instructions to proceed immedi- the Taichow islands to search for stoly to the four man of the wrecked steamer Afas dras. When off Chinhae, a letter was put on board directing her to proceed to Shang-
hai at once; consequently she has not been Whatever result the report of this Thomson, which arrived here this morning, to the Taichows; as she arrived here yester Commission may have and whatever encountered a typhoon on her way up from day morning. from the Colonial Office anthorities, its the 29th August, after the ship had pased BAYS the Nagasaki Expres of the 21st Count of consideration it may receive Singapore. Her report is as follows On recommendations must commend them- the Pamcols, had the tail end of a typhoon, fason mentioned in our last issue, we pre- port of Nagasaki,for the selves to all residents here who take At 2 o'clock in the morning, it began to sue still continues to be ranked amonget common-sense view of the necessities of
longkong. The members of the Lom blow from the N.N.W., with heavy rain, the Flacos infested with cholera, notwith-
standing árrefutable. mission have done their duty faithfully From 2 to 4 o'clock the wind youred to the the case. The Cororament notification has and well, and they deserve the war West, and increased to a fresh gale. At been sued there is no mistake about mest thanks of the Community for the 8 o'clock, the wind bad veered to the Japanese hare a peculiar way of their own that; buy where is the epidemio. The fearless and direct expression of their S.S.W., and was blowing a strong gale, of dealing with most things, and cholers is opinion:
while there was a heavy rain and a bigh apparently included in that category. confused sea from the N. WV, W., and W. After noon, the wind weered to the South, and the wasther again became moderate.
TELEGRAMS.
PRINCE ALEXANDER'S,
POPULARITY.
LONDON, 30th August. Princa Alexander hazarsived at Rust
Per Dardanus, for Singapore, 20 Chinese. used in prison than outside, and theehak and was received enthusiastically.
Ber Clara, for Swatow, 50 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
work or task which he has to perform is certainly less than he would have to do to The German steamer Hydra. reports:
Subtain a livelihood were he free. He is in Left Honolula on the 29th June at 6 pinale like himself and has one and a half
almost unrestricted association with crim
from there fine trade wind till 161.
1672 on the 18th of Jair Oxime for 8 wys, ordinary Chinese labourer never enjoye
day's holiday a week, a thing which the
then vncy light winds. Passed the Ladrove Talends on the 1st August, and reached al
Although there is nothing absolutely
136 East on the 5th Augast, when a very new in this statement, it is not often strong gale broke out from the South, which
lasted for 8 days and the ship had to lay t that an opinion is given in epea forcible
100.
breaz
DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE IN
GREECE,
An earthquake casing great destruction and loss of life has occurred in Greece, THE AFFRAY AT NAGASAKL
Nagasaki, 26th August
Tue Counter seas by the Hupon that the provincial capital of Shans! and lis unr- rounding district were flooded by the ex- cessive full of rain at the and of lut month, Tm 0. & 0. 8. 8. Oceank will not be and the streets of the chy were overflowed with water to a depth of more than 10 feet. replaced, Bays the Japan Herald, on the Both the official and people who had their rosts to San Francisco until the date of homes deluged, were ellized to live on the her next trip, as par schedale. A joint roof of their houses. The walls of the city and many buddings fell down, and the water schedule of the departures of the vessels of did not subside until the first part of this the two companies has been prepared up to mouth. It is said that there has not been the 22nd February next year, and were the such a flood in these regions for ever a thous Osamic to be now replaced out of her pro-
per turn, the whole service would be dis- The Nagasaki Express of the 21st August Arranged, and it has therefore been deter lays H. B. M's enevette Sapphire Lapl The Chinese ironclads Jasre this to mined to let her drop one voyage. Her Kinahan, after having been recommilestoned at Hongkong, arrived bars on: „Tuesday next homeward departure will therefore be morning last She
She reported having experi
After that very light Fast wint again, which language by the unanimous roice of a morrow; the cruisey and gembuat left on Carre toled for the above brought the nip to Bachios e far an after 3 this body undoubtedly it. But the day. Another Chinese died on Sia, trois longkong en robh, and sea, while on dook despatched } of were becalmed at 4 pm, Fort on WEDNESDAY, the 8th September, days. From there fine B.Bones, big reason double for For this day, and the recovery of two more is Yokoliants on October 30th, and meanwhile caused some dairage to her bowls and
brought the ship to port is 3 days, which it clearly interprets the universal that doubtful; twenty of the wounded remain she will probably be employed between mail was brought up by bar, in advance of gear. The local portion of the lut English it feeling For Freight or Passage, apply to
The Beitiak steamer Cairngorm reports of the community, native as well as in krapital. European lawpers are reported Bongkong and Nalgen. The other steamers the P&O Co's steamer. On the follow- RUSSELL & Co.,
First part overcast and dull weather with moderate §. W. winds · Lammocks." There- European-It ought to exercise a power to be coming from Yokohams. Enquiry will retain their regular dates of departure, ing afternoon the proceeded to Fort Bamil- tor, taking in tow a small native, schooner Agents, bla after, light pariable breezes and calm Tesfai infuence on the local Government, into occurrences is being privately made and the only difference out here will be ladon with stones. The Sapphire will after Hongkong, August 31, 1880. 1677|ther to seţivali
as well as upon the Home Authorities, N. Q. D. Neve
that sa-there will be no departure from San wards join the squadron up north,