BRITAIN'S POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN.
(From the 'Pioneer.") Ono honts a good deal from time to time. of the folly and oven danger of subsidising the Amir of Kabel and of filling Alganis- tan with arms and ammunition hereafter to be used against our own soldiers Thoro is, it must be adiniites, something in the argument, omphasised as it is by reference to hero Alf and the ovuta which cul- minated in the Afghan-war of 1878-80 ; but those who argue nost strongly always fail to suggest any other line of polity would not have even more orious Which drawbacks Lol Afghanistan stow in its own juice and trest in our strong natural frontier' is one suggestion; but with the Russiana
within actually
striking distance of Herat and steadily maturing their plans for a further move southwards this plan is absolutely untenable. It would mean that Afghanistan would be absorbed into the Asiatic Empics of the Czar in a very
fow years, and the whole available tighting population would be lured by promisce of plander to join with the Cossack host in the invasion of India. It
It may be urged that the Russian would oxhaust themselves in the conquest of Afghanistan and would be uncertal a further advanco; but their
tu a rapid progrese eastwards fean thu Aral and Caspian Sous shows that they well under- stand how to conquer Asiatic races with little or no loss be themadres. Tho maxin of Skobele, killery one in fight or in sight; but bluodaan afterwards, in one which every Russian officer and soldier kan iw adopted in Asiatic war-
warlike paco 18
the
NEW
Intimations.
GRIFFITH'S
VIEWS NOW BEADY,
OF HONGKONG
ARE
1, DUDDELL STREET.
J
GRIFFITH & Co., MANUFACTURERS OF THE
LONDON
1
RATED WATERS, į, IMIDDELL STREET,
Continue to Supply: WATER
Toxic SETZER SARAPARILLA «",
TRMONADE,
GINGERADE,
RASPOREYAUE,
&o, &c., &c. At the same Modorato Charges, Fongkong, June 9, 1885,
967
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF, GODOWN AND CARGO-
BOAT COMPANY.
THE Company will receive BTRAMERS
and SANG Veegis alongside thair, Wharves at Kowloon, and Land, Re-ship, and/or Store GESIAL CARGOES, SILK, Opetry Corros, GRAIN OF MERCHANDISE in First-Class Granite Godowns at Cheap Falce. Also COATS
in specially constructed Sheds, For the convenients of Commanders and Storers the Company's launch fengkong will convey to and fro thusa intorcated FREE oF CHARGE, starting from the Pedder's Wharf BYBKY Tork from 6 a.a. to 5 p.n., and
Insurances.
THE CHIANA MAIL
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ORARtht of His Majesty King Georgo The First, 1. D. 1720.
www
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows --
Marine Department...
Pelictes at current ratos, payable aither here, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia. Fire Department, Policies issued for long or short periods at nurrant rates.
Life Department. › Policies issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at redwood rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkong, July 26, 1872.
498
LANCASHIRE INSURANDE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE)
CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STKEELAG.
Mails.
Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, ΓΙΑ
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIC & OT ER CONNECTING STEAMERS
TH
(HE Steamship OCKANIC will bo despatched for San Francisco, vin Yokotania, on THURSDAY, 21st October, at 3 p.
Connection being made at Yakolumn, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan porta,
All Parcal Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be recived at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the day previous to sailing.
RETURN PASSAGE.-Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vics perra) within six months, will be allowed a discount
» [No. 7242,---OcTOBER 10, 1886.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Excimsive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
To facilitato finding the position of any vossal in the Harbour, the Anchorage in divided into uloven Sections, commencing at
Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked X., zoar the Kowloong shore k., and those in the body of the
Slupping or midway between oach shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.
Section..
1. From Greon Island to the Gas Works.
2. From Gas Works to Jardino's Wharf
3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Mastor's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office. 5, From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar'a Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
Vessel's Name.
Steamers
Activa. of 20% from Betura Fare; if manbarking Amatista
Amphitrite. within one year, an allowance of 10% wü
Anton. be ande from Return Faro. Pro-Faid Re-Arratcon apear ant turn Passage Orders, available for one year,
Ashington HE
Undersigned are propri turant will be issued at a Discount of 25% Paltores against the Risk of FIRE on Return Fare. These allowances de not apply Banism
Atholl Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on
to through fores from China and Japan to Cairngorski Goods on board Vessels and on Halls of
Europe.
Canton Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Cathay Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditiona
destined to porta bayand San Francisco, Dala
be sent to the Company's Glicos, Decima should addressed to the Collector of Cuatoma, San
Fokien... Francisco,
Gerda *** For further information is to Freight Glenorchy or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Mario Company. No. 601, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN,
Agent Fongkong, October 2, 1886.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re
to Dizootors for their decision
I required, protection will be granted on Erat alas Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life,
fare; and if it be acted up to, the sub- jugation of even Auca that holding Afghanistan would not be put. Skuiloff slew difficult of achievement, mon, women, and children indiscriminately from the Wharf at Kowloon at the half-ceived, and transmitted to at Geok Tepe during the attack and pur-hour. auit, and broke for ever the Akhal Tokes.
There has scarcely bee
been a shot fired sited between the Caspian and Morv. The terror this inspired led the Merv elders to submit voluntarily almost immediately; they hark boasted of their prowess and of the invincible position of the ex 'Queen of
of the World, hat they wore panic-stricken after the massacre of Gook Tepe and hastened to save themselves while there was got time. As in the past
with the Turkomuns so it would be in the
It is, if the Af- future with the Afghans, that is, is to not ghans were left to stand alone and were not Backed by a Britíali Army and encouraged to resist in Agis white Russin's power was being broken olsewhere. The Russians, for instance, would storm Herat if the garrison did not evacuate the place, and signaline their victory by a massacre so bloody that it would appal all Afghanistan. Thereafter there would never be found in Afghan
force that would coment to being shit ap
18
in fortros. Were the Afghans to take
to guorilla warfare the Russians would not adopt the tactics of barning village hure And there whito eparing all but those notally found in are they would repeat the awful example which Macfiahan saw in Russian Turkistan, devastate whole tracts of country, and kill of whole tribes even to the old mom, the women, and the children.
Thus it must be admitted that the policy of leaving the Afghans to stew in their own juice would mean facilitating the occupa- tion of the country by Russia. The British Government in what it is now doing is not marely subaidising the Air, but conving Jug Afghan
people themselves of our honest desire to see that independent, and
the
reply honest interation to aid them in i
10ay
all aggression from the North. There be an element of weldsness in fact there is a very great element of the sainty of India has to be provided for at alt costs; but all the state the benefit to Afghanistan is by no means Bial), She ents est assured that the old invasions of 1878-80 tub likely to be repeated; in any new invasion the army from India will be an ally a tan enemy, and old feuda will be forgotten in the face of a common foo. We have been led to make theso re- marke not from any fresh development of the Central Asixe Question, nor from any specific net done by the Amir; but because infonnation pathicced in every part Afghanistan, from the Khyber tu
Kandahar front Murat Li Cabal,
4 new
showe
feeling springing op among the people themselves and parti
ularly among the more powerful frikad loaders. This feeling is one of openly nvowed friendship towards the English and. a. bulief in our honesty of purpose, oven though Russia may have Boured a succuss in the Boundary business. The
old bitter hatred has died out, and so jus
gch of the distrust engendered by Sir. Pator Lumsden's blunders in the Marghab Valley, though there are certain Alghan officials who seem to have accepted Russian and to be bent apon discrediting the English
in every way. It is to be hor that the friendly feeling among the people themselves grow steadily and become a
Авій.
-
new factor, certainly an important oue, in our calculations of the Intars of Central
It should be
be fostered encourag
and ed in every way, at the same time that the Amira sovereign rights are studiously ro- specta:i; and then, when the time of trouble comes, whether by the death of Abduri Rahman or by war with Russia, we shall¦ not find a war people in arms to a manj agniust us, they have been in years! gone by,
CHINA. COAST METEOROLOGICAL
diali.
REGISTER. OCTOBER 17.- 4 ..
WIDE.
Manila..... 29.80, 80, 93 sw Haiptung 29.83 83
Hongkong 29.95 81 64
Foochow ..
30.01 80 74
30.02 76 81
Shanghai.. Nagasaki.. 30.10 80 60
Wostook.
20.80 56 OCTOBER 18.-AT
Manila....189.98 86 77
ng 29.80 8
Haiphong
Hongkong 30.07 78 87 NE 3 Atuy..... 30.07 75 86 waw
Fonchow
Shanghai.. 30.03 71 95
Nagasaki, 30.05 73 72 Wostock. 29.83 43 10 B
2
previous 24 hr.
For further Particulara, apply to
W. KERFOOT HUGHES,
Agent, Pedder's Street. Hongkesty, February 17, 1880).
331
CILAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers,
Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths, KAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND! METEOROLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
VOJOTLANDER'S Celebrated BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES.
For Rates of Fromiums, forme of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
THE AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
100
(OF CALCUTTA).
RITCHIE'S LIQUID AND CARE COMPARSES.ctes e MARINE RISKS at Undersigned are prepared to GRANT ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS,
Current Rates. NAUTICAL BOOKS,
English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WARE, Christoff & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED WARE
A
GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY, in great variety. DIAMONDS
AND
DIAMOND JEWELLERY,
Sploadid Collection of the Latest Loxnow Parrkisk, at very moderate prices. 742
NOTICE.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA, DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED. IPMASTERS and ENGINEERS are respectfully informed that, if upon
their arrival this IIchour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN, should be at aad, Order for REPAIRS if ant to the HEAD OFFICE, No Praya Centru, will
altention,
receivo prompt alle
In the Brent of Complaints being found necessary. Communication with the Under signed is requested, when inmediate steps will be taken to rectify the quas of dia- satisfaction.
D. GILLIES,
Hongkong, August 25, 1885.
DENTISTRY.
Secretary,
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MODERATE FEES.
MR WONG TAI-FONG, Surgeon Dentist,
1458
(FORMERLY ARTICLED APPRENTICE AND LAT-
has
TERLY ASSISTANT TO DE. ROOKES,)
and American patients and friends,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, September 27, 1886.
1848
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, Auanus of the above Company, are authorized to [naure gainst FIRE at Current Rater
GILMAN & Co.' Hongkong, January 1, 1882
To Let.
TO BE LET.
Flashlig
Section
7. From Naval Yard to Blue Buildings 8. From Blue Buildings to East Point.
9. From Kellatt's Inland to North Point.
10. Kowloon Wharvon,
1. Jardino's Wharf.
Captain,
Flag and
Tons,
Date of Arrival
eChristiansen
6 kAnderson
$ cfGolcich
Moreboo
Mactavish
Ger.
str. 383 Oct. ...... Brit.
str. 678 Jan. A-Hun str. 5486 Oct. Gor.
396 Oct. Brit, str. 1392 Oct. Reynells... Brit
809 Oct. str. Coulter Brit str. 928 Oct. 11 Scholten........ Dutch str. 1434 Oct.
Pearse.......
Brit str. 1168 DeL Brit str. 1111 Oct.
Bremner
3 hAshdown
Mooney
a kt Destmann
5bWyllic
...Ericheon
5 cGedye
reage SHuhlmannı
Oct
· Consignees or Agents.
10 Ordor
31Russell & Co.
Destination.
Remarks
18 A-Hungarian Lloyd S. N. Co. Bombay, do 19 Wieler & Co.
18'David Sassoon, Sons & Co.. Calcutta 198iemssen & Co.
38 Buu Hin Chan
16 Jardine, Matheron & Co.
9Gibb, Livingston & Co.
19 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
& Co.
19 Jardine, Matheson & Co,
Brit
str. 1884 Oct.
102. &O. S. N. Co.
Brit
str.
663. May
29 Wieler & Co.
Ger
atc.
atz.
965 Oct
Siemssen & Co.
Brit.
str.
Ger.
***
340 Dot.
509 Oct.
17 Douglas Steamship
Co.
13 Siemasen &
Brit
str. 1865 Oct.
Marie
Ger. str.
704 006.
18 Wieler & Co.
Motila Oceano
2 Mürck........
Ger.
999 Oct.
1. R. Marty
1884
Pilot Fish Protos ̧------ Rooha:upton
Saltoo
Srait
Tannadics.......
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ. PORT SAID. MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAE, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON: ALHO,
BeThompson
Stopani
Sörensen. ncSanderson
str. Brit. str. 3807 Oct. Brit tug. 161 Jane Ger.
1150 Oct.
170. &0. 8. S. Oo.
28.. K. & V. Dock Co. 18 Siemsson & Co. Brit. etr. 1397 Out.
J6 Butterfeld
& Swire str
B 329 Oct. 184. ******... Fch.
Marty Rubaak. Dutch str.
821 Uet
Siemsson & Co. hCraig
3hLerede
Brit. str. 1408 Oct.
Too-uan 3 Marsden........Chi. atr: 1262 Oot;
17 Bussell & Co. 190. ML. 8. N. Co.
Ger. bgo. 424 Aug. 30Wlolor & Co.
799 July 20Russell & Co
963 Sept. 28 Russell & Ca
Hotho, &
23rd inst. To-morrow
Shanghai Swatow & Amoy
To-morrow
To-morrow
Bangkok
To-day
Shanghai, &c.
Shanghai
Singapore Coast Ports
London, o. Tonron
To-day To-morrow Patent slip 23rd inst. To-morrow Ab'doen Dock
21st inst
San Francisco, &c. 21st Inst
Balling Vessels
Annia
Ania W. Weston
3 eKroncke. ...5kDanean
Amer, bqe
New York
Antioch
Antoinette.......
8 h Hemingway .3 eBunje
Amer. bqe.]
New York
Brit. bqu
4k Matthews
884 Sept. 24 Melchors & Co. 349 Oct. 17 Order
New York
18.
Hamburg
Basuto
Benjamin Sewall....G kUlmer. Botvid.
Maru Chihaya
Cosmo.
......
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Billa Francis B. Fay
of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN George Curtis
·ĠULF · PORTS, MARSEILLES, Grandee TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK Barvester AND BOSTON,
Hattie E. Tapley
SPIECE ONLY LANIED AT PLYMOUTH. Hayden Brown
k Bennet 3Pettegrore....
bgo.
Amer ab. 1983 July GkHenriksen......Norw. bge 680 Sept.
dap bgo.f 442 Oot Brit. bge, 1229 July amor, eye
846 Aug. Amer. sh. 1746 Aug. Amer, sh 1264 Ang Amer. ab. 1429 Aug Brit. bga. 907 Oct
4kSproul...... 9 Evans
Taylor.... Telfor
Hlavener Linge...... 6 Rich 7 hRyan...
Stefane
11 Florcadaf
JAmer. bga. 832 Oct. Ger. bge. 785 Aug
Amer. 1230 July
Brit
ah.
1147 Sept.
for. bye. 531 Oct
Norw. bqs. 663 Oct.
Hydro
India
14
THE PENINSULAR AFD ÜRIENTAL. STEAM
is
Jahn Trahoy Livingstone
Smith Pluny
P
1 Henue...
8 Eaton
8 Baxter...
3 Pain
6k Durkee
Brit
TROM the First of November, THE F NEW PREMISES, BANK BUILDINGS, immediately opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL's Main Entrance. On the Ground Flour Two Handsome Plate-Clsas Suar Frontages each of 40 feet, and on the Sceand Flour & Suite of 2 largu and airy Rooms.
RAVENNA, Captain A, B, DANTEL, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched
Pal from this for LONDON, id BOMBAY
Ponobscot and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, Ralph M. Hayward. 26th October, at 4
Cargo will be reveived on board until 10 am, on the day of mailing.
Parcols and Space (Gold) at the Office until 10 am. on the day of sailing.
7.m.
Rembrandt. Revolving Light Ringhorn Sarah Hignett Sofid Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; Ten and Gen-
Spinaray Tarapacs. eral Cargo for London will be conveyed T eid Bombay without transhipment, arriving Walla Castle ous week later than by the ordinary direct Wandering Minstrel... route oid Columbo.
For further Particulara regarding With Immediate Possovian
and PASSAGE, apply to the FREIGHT and GODOWNS LL WEST POINT-Large and PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- Small.
TION COMPANY'S Office, Flongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages ure required to be declared prior to shipment.
BREEZY POINT,' BOATSON ROAD.
COAL STORAGE. Apply to
18:02
SHARP & Co.
TO LET.
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE at the PEAK,
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com pany's Black Bills of Lading.
Passengera desirous of insuring their bag- gage can do so on application at the Com pany's Office.
T the urgent request of his European A Good TENNIS GROUND attached. | NB.-This Steamer takes Passengers and}
TAKEN THE OFFICE formerly o
supied by D. ROGERS,
No. 2, DUDDELL STREET.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Discount to missionaries and families.
Soto Address
Apply to
DENNYS & MOSSOP. Hongkong, January 28, 1886.
192
TO LET.
DOOMS in 'College Chanbe).'
No. 15, HOLLYWOOD RO Apply to
ff
2, DUDDELL STREET, (Nex! to the New Oriental Bank.} Hongkong, January 19. 1885.
SAILOR'S HOME.
AAPKES. Vill be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Point,
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
NY Cast-ol CLOTHING, BOOKS, DI
Insurances.
STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.
NEW ASSURANCES.
ROM 1850 to 1855..
1855 1804
ป
1865. 1870
1870, 1875...
1860 1865..
£2,402,088. 2,815,455.
3,834,365.
6,713,813.
6,018,361
1875 1880 ...... 6,193,186.
Since 1880 there is a still further in-
creuse,
The Total existing Assurances exceed of 0.10 £9,000,000, while upwards of Eleven Mil- lions Sterling have already been paid in DEATH CLATIS.
PREMIUMS IN CHINA EXCEPTIONALLY MODERATE.
For fall Particulara, apply to
THE BORNEO COMPANY, Laiced,
Agents. Hongkong, Juno 1, 1886.
1070
0.01 THE JAVA SEA & FIRE INSURANOR
COMPANY OF BATAVIA.
0.32
The barometer has not changed touch ekioo yesterday. Gradients are moderate for .E. winds, The tomperature is moderate, the humidity high and the wen- ther cloudy.
W. DOBEECK, Government Astronomer, Hunghony Observatory, October 18-
THE MANNHEIM INSURANCE COM. PANY, L., OF MANNHEIM. THE FORTUNA ALLG. VERSJOHE-
Cargo for MaRVEILLER.
E. L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, October 15, 1986. U. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
Wildwood
Zouave
3 k Beck
8 h Morgen
4kLeston.. Garrick
3 Graham
3 Clift..
9k Kennett
Hudson
3k Sawyer kSoper
23 Pustan & Co.
17 Melchers & Co. 16 Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
Eduard Schelhaas & Co. Spustan
& Oki 20 Siemssen & Co.- 23 Adamson, Bell & Co. 23 Order
8Adamson, Ball & Co. 7Order 20Consalves & Co. Catlowitz & Co.
28 Gonsalves & Co.
Carlowitz & Co.
17 Eduard Schellhess & Co...
Ger. bqe 748 Sept. 24 Carlowits & Co, Amer. bqe 1066 Sept. 28 Adamson, Bell & Co. Ara botine. 574
Arnhold, Kerberg & Co.
Uct.
Amer. sh 1343 Oct. 17 Order
s1916 July 17 Carlowitz & Co.
687 Sopt. 27 Eduard Schelhans & Co. Nor bga Amer. ah 1867 Sept. 24 Eduard Schellhassit Co.
Crawford & Co. Sp. 3m. sa 625
Bri. bytine 500 Sept. 27/13 sen & Co.
Brit, bqe..
494 Supt. 28
Amor, ah. 1806 Aug.
& Oa
Brit bqe. 626 Oct. 13 Lane, Crawford & Co. Brit batin 366 April 14 rebold, Katberg & Co. „Amer, "sh 1099 Sepi, 5 Captain
Amer. ah. 1151 July 2Arnhold, Karberg & Co..
New York
New York
Honolulu
Now York Portland, Oregon Hamburg
Hamburg,
New York, &c.
San Francisco
London, do
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
Captain.
Commander Davis ·
Captain Chas. J. Balfour
· Where at.
Port Hamitoni
Fort Hamilton Port Hamilton Nagasaki Fort Hom
Hamilton Singapore In ruserve Hongkong Shanghai
Нвірвовя
Name
Hig.
Audaciona
1972
Champlon Cleopatra Cockchafer Constance During
double-screw iron frigate corvette corvette gunbeat
2980 14
Tons.
Grins. I.H.P.
GOLO 10 4330 2310
Capt. Robert Hastings Harris Captain A. T. Powlett
2384
LA
0610
Captain L 0, Koppel
465
4TO
Lieut.-Com. H. El. Boteler
corvello
2030 14
2590
Capt. Seymour Daires
sloop
940
920
gunboat
200 300
3
5
340
Espoir
gunboat
48%
400
470
Last-Com, B. B. Adams
COMPANY.
632
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIL OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANUI500.
Firobrand Heroine Leander
gunboat
455
460
Liout. -Com. D. L Dickson
corrotta
14220
1420
1470
cruiser
3750
10 5050
Vladivostock
Linnet
Linnet
Merlin
gun-vessel ganbont
756 5
1050
On a cruise
480
430
Corea
пл.
gan-vezza]
603
470
Foochow
690
corrette
2960
cruiser
K20
1400
Captain Arthur H. Alington.
torpedo mining launot
150
gun-vessel
756
1010
Commander A. C. B. Bromley
gunboat
360
340
receiving ship
6157
Commodore Morant
gunbort".
925
750
Captain Orford Churchill
turret-thip
2750
1450
gunboat
436
530
Lient,-Com. Chan. K. Hope
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, September 28, 1886.
TO LET.
THE U. S. Mail Steamship CITY OF
RIO DE JANERIO will be des- Sapphire
FROM the 1st September next, the Com-patched for San Francisco, vis Yokohama. Satellite
modious PREMISES known as the P. & 0. OLD OFFICEs, lataly in the occupa tion of the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION..
TUESDAY, 2nd November, at 3 p.m., Solent taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, Swit the United States, and Europe.
Tweed
For further Particulars, apply to the Undersigned.
E. L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, August 21, 1886.
Mails.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
1614
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID. TRIESTE, BRINDISI, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG.
PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK, SEA & BALTIC PORTS;
AL30 LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CAL IT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE.
RUNGS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT, | N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills BERLIN,
of Lauling for the principal places in RUSSIA.
THE FEDERAL MARINE INSURANCE- COMPANY, LTD., IN ZURICH.
THE Undersigned having born appointed Tndersigned having been appointed prepared to GRANT POLICIES OR MARINE
1. Barometer; rodasel to 32 degress Fabron-RISKS al Current Rates, heit, and to the lavel of thu sản in inches, tonthe and hundredths,
1. TRÉPERATORS, In the shade in degrees, Fahrenheit.
8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the harsidity of air saturated with moisture being
100,
4. Dmortos o Wirp, to two points.
6. FOUGE OF Wise, according to Beanlar
Étalé,
6. Neath of WESTER, & blue sky, & de- tacheldeals, 4 drizzling, ratu,♬ fog, a gloomy, hhai, 4 lightning, overcast, p passing showers, e squally, r rain, e snow, I thouder, o visibility, w.des (wet)
7. Bax, in inches, teathe and Landreälbs,
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, October, 1886.
1957
NOTICE.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE. COM
PAN
THE Gadarsigned are prepared to accept Risks on First, Class Godowns at 1 per cent. net premium per annum.
NORTON & Co., Algerits.. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.
938
1886, at
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- Viator Emanual portation to Yokohama and other Japan Wanderer Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Wivern Inland Cities of the United States, via Over Zophys land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Cantts! and South America, by the Company's aud connecting Stonera.
Through
Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamora.
to
who
aloop
• Flagship of Vico-Admiral Von Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief.
Nathe.
Captain M. J. Dunlop Commander W. Marrack Lieut-Com. W. M. Maturin Commander H. J. Robilliard Commander W. U. Moors Captain R. G. Kinala
Amoy Ragasaki
Hongkong Fort Hamilton
In reserve Hongkong Port Hamilton Hongkong
Port Familion
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and affective horas powers are given according to B. M. Bars Bat,
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
RETURN PASSAGES.--Passenger, have
ave paid full faro, re-embarking at Ban Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be:
o allowed a discount of 20% from Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % will be made from Return Fare. Pre-Faid Re turn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 26. from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply Albatroes
Doroughfares from China and Japan to Aspic
Bismarck Jarola Froight will be received on board until 4 m the day previous to sailing. Parcal Chasseur
Oomète Packages will be received at the office until Dome
p.m., same day; all Parcel Packages General Lezo should be marked to address in full; value en
Jaguar of samo is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Laclochoteris
Latin destined to ports beyond San Francisco
Manila should be sent to the Company's Offices in
Marion Souled Envelopes, addressed to the Collector
Marques del Duero of Customs at San Francisco,
For further information si to Parmga and Freight, apply to the Agong of
p.m.
C. D. HARMAN,
Agent Hongkong, October 12, 1838.
Plag and Rig.
Austrian gunboat French guuboat German cruiser German corvette French-cruiser", French gunboat French cruiser
gunboat
Spanish gunst French gunboat French cruiser Fronch
gunboat Spanish transport U. 8. corvette
· Fons, - | Gurie, B.P.
Captain.
∙Where at,
"560
2
550
#470
4
450
Commander Rupe
2310 16
2500
Captain Kubm
Chefoo Shanghai
2180 10
2100
Captain Aschwann
Shanghai
920
745
15
Captain Le Gorres
Amor
476 1680
4
450
Lieut. Commander Noirot
Haiphong
10 10 3480
Captain de Montesquon
Yokohama
620
3
600
Hongkong
445
સમ T
1270
Linut
Haiphong
1910
10 1920
Hoogkong
485
426
Duval
Haiphong
1000
1000
Las Bayo y
y Hernandes Pinron
1900
1170
Spanish U.S.
gunboat
469
560
Captain Jose Cano Mauvel
S. sloop
1970
&
1470
Russian gunbost
455
60
Hongkong Hongkong Corea
German gun-vessel
750
30
1600
Olga
German cruiser
2100
Omaha
Ossipea
U. S. corvette
£400
12 3150
Port Hamilton
1800
1300
Pluvier
U. S. gunboat. Ugunboat French
420
500
Canton
420
Hongkong Haiphong
French oruises
2200.
2270
Portugues gunboat
610
500
French
rench gun-vessel
Russian cruiser
0:00
1000
Om & cruise Ou s Hankow
Russian
Tamegs
Portugaese
Pogunboat
405
60
Turenne
Frendi frigat
·610
Captain” á víla
5280
12
4250
Captain Dupuis
Viper
French Vladimir Monom.geh Russian ironclad
gunboat
125
Lient-Commander Inpoyrere
Tokohama Shanghai
5766
∙16
7000
Captain Gildebrandt
Vladivostock
Voslook
·Russian gunboat
Wolf
(lerman gunboat
384
910
Commander. Muschinsky Captain Josselike
Shanghai
1054 Palos
ON TOESDAY, the 2nd day of November, Company, No. 80A, Quooz's Road Cate
the Company's Steamship NURNBERG, Capt. Expa with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO will leave this port as above.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Moon, Cargo will be received on board until 1 p.m., Specie and -Parcels nutil 8 p.m. on the 1st November, 1886 (Parcels are not to be seus on board; they must be left at the Aornor's Office), Contents and Vaino of Packages are required.
The Company is prepared to GRANT POLIDTER of INSURANCE OF TREASURE and CARGO shipped by their own Steamers.
For further Particulare, apply to
NOW PUBLISHED. DUDDHISM, ITS HISTORICAL,
THEORETICAL AND POPULAR
ASPROTS,
ERNEST J. EITEL, PH.D., TUBING,
THIED KUTHION HEYISED, WHH ADDITIONE.
Price,
$1,50. MELCHERS & Co,
Agente,
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, October 5, 1886, 1908||| Hongkong, August 20, 1984, 1990
Primsugust Bio Lima Sagittaire Sirotch
U. 8. corvette
460
Captain F. Basterreche
-Commander Fouet
St. Blaurice
Commander Merrill Miller
Commander A. Ga
Commander Moltaoff
Comander)
BendemBun
Capt. Thos. O. Belfridge
Commander J. F. McClenney
Thomas Nelson
out der Poidłone
Captain M. Bugs d'Andrade Mincao
-Liant Coal
Captain
Krantz
Boutieff
Ocmmander Commander Foyle
Барал Масар
·Vilivisteeksi
Printed and publishedby Guo, Munnay Bai, at the China Mail Office, No. 3 Wyndham Street, Hongkong.