Not Responsible tor Debta." Jeither the Captain, the Agente nor
Ominers will be Responsible for quy Debt contractet by the Officers or Crew of the following Vowels, during their stay in Hunghony Harbour;—
ALICE D. Cooper, American ship, Capt.. F...W. Sauidora--Rusell Co
ALLE Rowa, Hawaiian bry, Captain Phillipa Wielor & Co.
LM Customs), Colonel Pelletier,
To-day's Advertisements. F. White, Cauripboell and Erokderff.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
יד...
FOR LONDON FLA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Mtownship -- 1. Antener,
Captain Gates will be despatched as above on J.SATURDAY, the 6th Instant, at 4 p.ta.,
For Freight-or Panango, upply to"-"
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, zigenta. 1fchong, August 4, 1887.
ELIZABETH NICHOLSON, British bargure Captains Goo. Falconer.-Melchorn & Co
GENERAL WERDER, Germ. str., Capt. W. von Schuckmann-Melchers & Co. Ting
HATTIE N. BANON, American barguonline,” Captain E. Beaga--Gonsalves & Óo«‚
JOHN NICHOLSON, Britisk barque, Capt.. ~W. Quine. ~~~Pousad & Com
Mossen, British steamer, Captain F. IX. Titzck-Kuqeply On.
STRATHCEVEN, British steamer, Capt. C. W. Penison Adamson, Bell & Co. ·
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS August 3, 1887
1
a
Per case, from Japan; for Sonthang. ton, Miss Fauny Harrison and 2 aytyants; for Conoa, Mr T. Kimura, From, hang hai: for Bremen, Mr E. Jangen, 2 officers,
deck offers, and 37 marines for Elam burg, Mr-Andreassen From Hongkong : for Singapore, Mr Lo Hock Laand verymurta, Mr. Staholin, and 7 Chinese; for Brumen, Cts. H. Krause and J. A Bruhn, and Mr Carl F. Ousy for Genos, Mr E., M. Lanclares'; for Southampton, Mr Archibald' Graut
Per Bogic for Yokchama, Mr Pant: Jor- dan,
Lieut. M. D. Graham, Capt. J Collin 1402. sou, Mrs Da Souza, child and untivo servant;
Fushun, Chinese steamer, 1,503, LA
Croad, Shanghai Jaly 31, General S, N, Co.
August 4
M.
Today's Advertisements. Duh, French str. 3.465. Vaquior,
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT FOSTE FRANCAIS.
The Co.'s Steamship
Djennalt
Commandant VAQUER, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), the 5th Inst., at
G.
Martvillea July 3, Port Said 7, Suez 8, Aden 14, Colombo 42, Singapore 27, and Saigon August 1 Male and feral. MESSAGEHIEN MARTINES.
|
for Ban Francisco, Inspector J. Matheson,
1 European, and 313 Chinego.
For Triumph, for Haiphong, 10 Chinese. For Tehumon, for Amoy, 50 Chinese.
for Singapore, 530 Chinese.
Per Glengoe
ไ
DETART.
Ber Diensab for Shanghai: from Mar Shao, Chan na Kin, Chang Tou Taia, Mrs Modra Martin, Phillips, Ling Min
Fuit and Mr Wilson; from. Hongkong Barind Mua The Clients nuc child Mears: Llorane Jantzen and Constantio
For Yokohama from Marseilles, Mesire Naganumand Anima; from Brigon," Mesare Matilaud, Roy and 46 marines from Hongkong, Mr and Mrs de Labeesan,
Okinote.
Tekartes, Garnan str.. 1,587,. J. Pater-aud Baron de Gantzburg.
Por,eliu, for Haiphong, 10 Bon, Nagasak July 39, Coal-TAKASIMA COLLIERY
Chow-chat-foo, German steamer: 796, W Wendt, Shangbaijand Swatow August 3, Goneral.-C. M. S. N. do.
DEPARTURES. : August 4:----
Triumph, for Haiphong CHAMPEACXetamon, for Amoy and Shangbai-
Hongkong, August 4, 1887.
gent:
1458
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN
The Co: SteamshipTM
Lecary Captain Sawe, will be despatched as above on
MONDAY, the 8th Instant, at Noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General ManagerH.
Hongkong, August 4, 1887.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
Melbourne, for Europe._
tis, German gunboat, for Amoy." Esmeralda, for Amoy and Manila. Preresen, for Singapore and Bremen. tense for Singapore and London. Belgic, for San Francis
Actio, 'for Haiphong. Hountag, for New York. Spockout, for Keiher and Pakhoi. Centaur, for Keelung Anton, for Hoihow and Pákhoi.
PASSENGERS. AHHH TMD
Per Fushun from Shanghai, Mr Mark 1460wick, and 70 Chiness.
FIRE Undersigned has received
tions to Sell by Public Auction, ou
MONDAY,
Por Suchun; for Bvihow, 15 Chineso. Per Centaur," for Keelung, 1 Chinero. Per Anton, for Haihow, 50 Chinese..
CHINA MAIL
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE FRENCH PANEET-
Tho
Tuu
Frinch Contract: Packot
Asa will be despatelied on THURSDAY the 18th August, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- Mersilos; to Saigon, Straits. Fortemonts, Batavia, Barmali, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Nettl and the Cape, Egypt, Malts, and Gibraltar
usual hours will in observed in closing the Mails, &c.
KOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, e, by the British Contract Packet
Day of Departure,
Noor-Money Order Offca, clones.
P.M-Registry of Letters ceases
Poating of all printed matter and patterns ceasca. 3.x.binil closed, except for Late 3.10 E. M.-Eatters may be posted with Late Fe of 10jcents until
tions.
3.30.M.-When the Post Offio-elas
A entirely.
=
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping
Daylight Volga loaves for Shanghai Badu Djemaah leaves for S'hai, &c. Noon-Namor leaves for Const Parts,
Antenor leaves for London:
Meeting
5p.Mooting of Zetland Lodge.
LIMITED.
[No. 7477-AdousT 4, 188
Onun Soo Luk, a pupil at the Central Magistrates themselves, and it may strike School, brought a complaint in the Police residenta as leaving roxy little out of the. wreck of our boxated independence of the Court this morning against an Indian watch Stipendenza Magistrates Donch. Some of man, named Ameer Khan, for pasault. The our Magistrates have acted occasionally in consplainaus stated that, about sight o'clock dependent enough of the ordinary rules of which proved that they were in- on the evening of Tuesday last, he and his law and common sense; but we must really brother were walking along Queen's Road save something for them out of the Bra........... Central, Bear the Victoria Hotel, when theres as under any obligation to act-other-
Our Magistrates can never regard them
dafondant struck him with a stick and wise than as the law and justice of a case would dictate. They may semetimes make
A. S. WATSON & CO-knocked him down. The defendant's story mistakes, as Mr Wodehdino did-a mistake, was to the ellest that the complainset and which was speedily remedied by the Hon. -his brother were standing at the door of the Acting Chief Justice but they have
the hotel; blocking up the way, and pres the Executive power,
not yôt entirely given themselver over to reating two gentlemen who had driven ap
SUMMER REQUISITES.
FRUIT CORDIALS: LINE JUICE, Raspberry, StÀWEERRY, CHERRY, PINK AFTLE, DAON, ORLEANS PLUM.
MONTSERRAT LIME_FRUIT JUICE. ACIDULATED LAME FRUIT TABLETA. Mawson 1 Sudan New Patent WATER FILTERS.
~PRIOKLY ́HEAT LOTION,
BAY RUM, TOILET VINEGAR, 3.40 P. M.-Late Letters may ho postedCARBOLIC EAU DE COLOGNE
on board the pucket with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
REURS, OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL.
SHIPPINGPORTS 4, The
Chinese stoner Fushun Topicts:llowing hours are observed in closing Hal'strong N.E. breeze with heavy swell Mails, de, by the French Contrect
Packet: to Ting-ying; from there S.W. and Wester-
Day before departure, ly winda with equalls.
The German steuner Tetarios reports: Had-heavy galo of N. E-with-high-aca, during the voyage until the 3rd August thon strong S.W. breeze with high sta to port
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOсHOW, Por Namo, at 1130 a., on Friday,
the 5th inst.:
For HAIPHONG.
For Marie, at 5 pm on Friday, the
6th inst.
For SINGAPORE.
....
Per Cassandra, at:10.30 a.m., vo Satur
day, the 6th Aug.
FI PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY.IS-
LAND, COOKTOWN TOWNSVI LE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL BOURNE, &c., do--
Por and for Hongkong: from-Mar- acilles, Mr G. Passantino; from Colombo, Mr and Mrs Fowler from Strgapore, Mthe oth inst. -----
instruc-ler: from Sagon, 170 Chinese. For Shanghai trout Marseilles, Messrs Joan Martia, W Phillips, Ling Ming Khas, Chau Hua Hin, Ch 1g Tao Tein, Mrs Hart, Mrs Wilson. For Yakula: from Mar
the 8th August, 1857, at 2 p. 92, at hd sales acillen, Messrs. Nagauta, and Aytamá: Louis, Queen's Rond-
AN ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE WAR. E,
comprising
&
fo
'
From Saigon, Mesars Matifand and Rey, and 51 marinse.
Pur Charit-Bow-foo, from Shanghai, &o, 37 Chineso
at & p.m., on Saturday,
Per Tannadice, at For BANGKOK......
Per Glassburg, at4.30p.m., on Saturday,
the that.
For SAIGON
Per Decians, at 9am, ou Sunday, the
7th inst.
For STRAITS & BOMBAY.
Per Delean, at 2.30 pm, on Wednesday,"
the 10th insti
*For NAGASAKI, SEE&YOKOHAMA Per Teheran, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the
12th inst.
MAILS XY THE BRITISH PADRE
The British Contract Packet Khedire will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 11th Inst, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be
SATSUMA, KANGA, Tatani, Kioro, and Per Melinerie, for Saigon :-from-Yoko.. TORTO VASES, JARS, PLATES, BONIA, IN 13 urines from Shanghai, Messrs CENSE BORNERS; Tex and Correa Sesas Pardin, Aminot, Chakort, Vion, E-SHELL WARE, ENAMELLED WARE, Goon and 40 evilers (eruw of the bite stemmer and SILVER INLAYS BRONZES, KAKSIONOS, fen) from longkong, Mrs Ah Kam, BABROIDERIES and EMBROIDERED SCREENS.Mre Ah Yon and children For Mar
ailles : from Yolham, Messrs R. Yigans, M. Luscinrez, Nigiata, Toyaha, Tsuboi, Soulez, Kichl, Mra Nagai, Mesare Kimura, Termoto, Yiodu, Harada, Ishida, Sanguisond, wie Brindisi to the Straits Settle. Tsunada and Takemoto from Shanglui, 1461 Mr and Mrs I. Huart and child, Mr P.
Guignon, Mesars Van Haerslaer, Van Heck and heula from Hongkong, HE Dillon Frouch Minister). Me James II Hart
TERMS OF SALE---As customary."
-J MARMSTRONG,
Avetioneer. Hongkong, August 4, 1887.
--- STEAMSHIP DJEMNEH.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
NOTICE. TO-CONSIGNEES.
YONSIGNEES Gt Cargo from London,
Antwerp and Bordeaux, ex S.. Indus, Roman- and -Frederic-Mosely in connection with the above Steamor, are hereby informed that their Goods-with the exraption of Opium, Tressure and Valuabler are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godown whence delivery may be obtained immedi. ately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Consignes before 3 p.m. Tu-vay (Thursday), the 4th August, 7 zaq sating it to be landed here.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
Destruction.
ments, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malia, and Gibraltar.**
The usual haues will be observed in closing
the Maila, &e:
.5
Money Order-Office-losas. Post Office cloaca, except the Near Box, which is always open out of Office hours. Day of departure,
Post Office-opens. 4.M.-Regütry of Letters cousse. Posting of al printed matter and patterns casos. A. M.-Mails closed, except for Late
Lettera.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Bombay, via Straits.
Deccan (3). Harro, &, via Suez Canal Cassandra (8). London, via Saoz Canal. Auteur (s).. London, and-Ports-of-Ca Khadiva (s). London.........
Bothwell Castle (s). Marseilion, Genos, &c. Bormida (a).. New York, via Suez Canal..... Hankow (8)... Nagasaki, Kous and Yokohama Teheran (8) New York
Aliee- .D. Cooper.
New Zealand Ports Whn
Whampoa (8): San Francisco, via Yokohama.. San Pablo (a).
Francisco, via Yokoliarus.. City of Sydney (a).. San Francisco,
Hattie N. Barga.
Sal
the Undoraigned.unclaimed after Tucka shanghai Valge (8)
Goods remaining -DAY, the 11th August, 1887, at Nood, will -be subject to rent, and landing charges &
ona cant per packet per diem.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before SATURDAY, the 13th August, 1887, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance has been effectel
G._nz CHLAMPEAUX,...
Agent, _-
Hongkong, August 4, 1837.-
--1439
Decidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED- STATES, MEXICO, - CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPÉ,
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
STEAMERS.
**
Steamship SAN PABLO will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, a SATURDAY, the 20th August, at 3pm.
Connection being made at Yokohan with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan per
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and come will be received At the Company's Office, until 5 p., the day previous to sailing.
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers,
Francisco
who
Peshawur (s).: Shanghai...t Shanghai, Yokohama and Hiogo New Gaines (8).. Shanghai, Kabd and, Yokohama Djernah (8)......... Swatur; Amoy and Foochow...Namoa (s). Swatow, Chefon and Tiantain..Lease (A). Sydney and Melbourne, &a....Taunadica (2).
Stocks,
BANKS,
0. Hassloop:
Loggin
Todd.
McKenzie. 16aunders Tawcett.
Bange BevDaqua
Walo.. Vaquier. Goddard. Sawer. Oraig
10
11
11. 10 A.M,Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30 AM-When the Post Office-cloaca
entirely.
11:40 4. Jate Letters may be posted on, Board the pocket with Late Fes of 10 cents until time of doparture.
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SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG.
From The Hongkong Almanuck.) JTLY AND AUGUST,
HICH WATER, íny
SUN
Day of Morn. Aft. Month...
Kisen. 1. Sets.
H. Mr.
H, M.
5:34
6,38
9.68 11.45
5.84
6.38
6.33
9.24 11.23
10:307
0.5--11:2
H. M.
--A, S, WATSON & Co., Lryta
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED 1841.
Hougkong, June 18, 1887.
BIRTH.
ina riksha from getting into the place. Tuy telegram sent by our very many Defendant told them to go away, hut-the Chamber of Commerce with regard to the complainant began to use abusive language, Canadian Pacifio Bouto was reseived with in consequonon of which the watchman laughter when read to the House of Com strook him with his stick. The case was mons. The following is the report of what remanded.
took place in the Blouso -
7...
An accident of a surivne nature odpurred in a brothel in Hollywood Hood, last night,
Captain Colomb ked the Chaneller of the Exchequer whether he had received any telegram from the Chamber of Com
whereby a young woman named Lung Ngo,merce of Hongkong or from the Chamber of Commerce of Shanghaf advocating an an inmate of the houso, was killed, and a alternative mail service rid Vancouver man named Hong Atzo, an accountant, and, if so, whether he could state to the Houso the contents of such telegram Mr was so seriously Injured that no hope is en aders-Powell asked whether the right hon. tertained of his ifo boing savod. Hong gentleman had received
any telegrams Atzo, who was employed in the compradore's the same effect from other. Chambers of
Commerce. 1121 shop 48 Contral Market, was on a visit to
The Chancellor of
of the Exchequer, Thero the house, which is No 59 Hollywood Road, has been a somewhat remarkable simul and was coming down stairs from the third taneous flow of telegrams from various parts of the world. (Laughter.) The chairman storey about half-past-ten with the woman of the Chamber of Commerce of Hongkong Lung Nge, when they both fell through has telegraphed to me as follows: On
But the speed o supposition t staircase window opening on backyard greatly accelerated and or political grounds
of mails will
will be On the 23rd June, at St. John's Church, and were found, afterwards lying on the this Chambor now approves fortnightly Tottonham, by the Rev. David Fothering ground forty feet below. It is supposed service via Canada, providing there is no ham, Thomas James, son of the late Cap-that they and sat down on the ledge of the increase in its colony's cartribution to the (Laughter.) I have also Postal Union tain Bromaer, Kirkwall, to Emily Agnen, second daughter of the lato Capt. More, of window, the shutters of which were closed received indirectly a telegram from the Toehwinnech, late of Hongkong..
at the tits but not bolted; and had fallen, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce Wartaly. advocating this alternative route, and also backwards into the courtyard. The younga telugrain to the same effect, from the
On the 25th inst, at Bavenwood, Putney, Surrey, the wife of Alfred Manger, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE
The China Silail.
a
the publication of this issue commenced - vaman's jujuries wore an accions that ale Chamber of Commerce at Pochon. Similar at 7.30 p.m. 1
died within a few hours after being taken telegrama have been received from several Chewberg of Commerco in the United to the Tung Wa Hospital. The mas, Wao Kingdom. is 22 years of age, was removed to the Civil Hospital. It was found that he had been fearfully injured, especially about the hend, and as before stated there is no expectation that he will recover. An inquest will bo held on the body of the woman to-morro morning.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1887.
TELEGRAMS.
́(From L'Indo-Chinois.). GENERAL BOULANGER ATTACKED.
Paris: 27th July, 1887. General Boulanger was severely attacked in two speeches, one by M Jules Ferry at Epinal, on the occasion of a local
SPRAGING on 'informers evidence, while defending number of coclies who wero charged in the Police Court today with bling: Mr Cadwell (of Messrs Caldwell
TEE Shunga says that Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. have not sucheaded in arranging with the Taiwan Railway Company, for a loan of The 600,000, but it is rumoured that the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank of Tientsin
will make the loan at 5 por cent interest- per annum
INDIGNATION has been expressed at Mar- belles, says the London & China Express, consequent on the discovery that British. Belgian, and German iron in being shipped to Marssillon, warehoused theco for a
King and Cochin China with French serti month or two, and then sent off to Tong.
celebration, and the other by M. Spuller at and Wilkinson) miedo same pointed beer-ficates of origin. 9.09
·0.25 11.84 6.36 0.36 +0.4600|6:36 | 6:35- High water at Whampoa: 2 hrs. 30 mis, later than at Hongkong at the Barrier-bra-15 mins at the -Salt- Flats.: 3 la, 30 mins. at Shameon: 3 hrs. 45 mins.
public was open to all,
Muon-Fun Moca, 4d 4h. 17in. morning.OUTWARD BOUND:
General Memoranda. MONDAY, August
2 p.m. -Auction of Japanoso" Ware, &c.,
ut Mr J. M. Armstronga. TRUESDAY, August-11 —— ***
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5.35 6.37- Rouen, on the occasion of the erection of a rations. Ho referred to an informer in the London & China Express saya-Hig statue, in which aposok ha declared the Rease as having been poisoned and corrupt Exertency Count Nishi, the Japaness MI
ed by the police, and as being either a mister to Russia, who was ensongat the confred Har or a most irredeemable passengers on the Oder, and was conne
quently wrecked on Socotra, hac prrived at fool,' inasmuch as he was not able for two The Minister lost all his baggage, LOCAL AND GENERAL
consecutive minutes to retain his wits about with the exception of two cases, which were PASSED SUEZ QANAL. :-
Euphrates, Jaus 3, augthing he said. But oren aanming that stolen immediately he arrived at Odesix.
has proveeded to St. Petersburg. Elektra, 24, Hector 28: Comaru July this inforner had given bis evidence in the li Benalter, 8; Agamemnon, Brecon clearest and most reliablo, way; even sup- Tun Shurghat Mercury myt — The German
hive, 12 Bellerophon, Glenfalioch Pilun, Bayern, 15 Tantallon, 19 Posing that he was most careful and circum-gunbont Welf:left, Shanghai on the 30th mit. Just na she got under way the relieved Yangise, -22. Ealanud, 26 Serre, stantial in every incident, it was the evi portion of her crew new on board the
••dence of a must belonging to a class reuten, and the crow of the latter manned HOMEWARE BOUND-Orestes, Jime 24.)
Nishe, Glenshie, Jaly, 12; Rengarry, notoriously corrept. They were nothing yards and gave their departing comrades
three hearty pleeg which were returned- Monmouthshire, 15; Gleneagles, 10 batter than earion crows; they fed on with a right grind will by the gallant fel Glentyon, Priam, Kaisou, 26 fal, and the worst of it was that they gut laws on beard the genbont. The Freussen --Glenfindus, Jason, Iphigenia, 29.
was to cave next day, and, man-of-war paid for it. It was a notorious fact that fashion, she is Byttig ลูก immergé àçme- these informers got pay there; occasionally ward bound pennant.A they got oue in the witness box to admit. that he had received ton dollars from an Inapoctor of Police. But where did the The Navagaziono Genocide Italians Co.'s Inspector get it from Ho submitted that stomer Bormida, left: Singapore for this was the foulest kind of prosecution that thai poft on the 29th July, and may be could be imagined. The consciences of expected to arrive on or about the 5th- August.
Goods per Steamer Domnah unclaimed
Liter Neon subject to cont
Agents.
P. & Q. S., N, Go........ Siemsson & Batterbold & Swize.. P. & 2. §. §. Co Adamson, Bell & Co.. Carlowitz & Co.... P&O. B. N. Qu Adamana, Bull & Co. Russell & Co... Butterfield & Swire..... 10. &-0. 8. 8.-C.......
Pacifio Mail S. S. Co......... Gonsalves & Com Series
Maritimes,
F & O. S. N. Gonn Gieb, Livingston & Co.. Messageries Maritimes.. Douglas Lopraik & Co........ Jardine, Matheson & Rassell & Co......
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATION3.
Date of Leasing:
August 10, at 3 p.m. August 6-at-14-a.m.- August 6, at 4 p.m. 7 August 11, at 4 p. August 9. August 13, at noon. August 13, at 4 p.m. About August 14, ......Quick despatch.
August 15, at 4 patte. Augcat 20, at 9.p.m. August 31. at 3p.m. Quick despatch.
August 5, at daylight. "Quick despatch"
About August 9,
August 5, at 8.m. August 5, at noon. Co....Jangust 8, at on.
August 6, at 4 p.m.
Auersr 4, 1887,
Nos. of Valst [Shares
Pail
p.
POSITION PER LA REPORT. Last Dividers
Reserv
„Balance c. f'ward
Closing Fatahons
Cash
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 50,000 $
NSURANCES,
North-China Instiranes Co., L.....5,000 £ Yagisze Insurance Company, L... 8,000 £ Cuiou Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 3 Uhina Traders' Insurance Co., Ld....24,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld. 10,0008 Chinees Hisurance Co., Limited... 1,600 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co Ld... 8,000
Fire Insurance Co., Ld........20,000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 40,000 $ The Straits Fire Tourance Co., Ld. 20, 0.08 The Straits Insurance Co., Exh........80,000 $
-.....- BAN DOAT COMPANIL AK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., LJ, 40, 500 3 Douglas Steamship Ca., Limited..........20, 000 $. Indo-China 8. N. Company, Limited 18, 387
60,000 shares issued. 31,212 £ China and Manila 8, S. Co., Lt 3,500
MISUELLANEOUS,
5,100£
'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., La 12,5008 HK. and China Gas Co., Limited.
News Shared...). 2.900€ Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.... 13,000 $
5,000 he issued
have paid full fare, re-embarking at San for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount China Sugar Company, Limited... 15,000 $
of 20% from Return Fare; if re-embarking Hongkong las Company, Limited within one year, an allowance of 10 %
Mining Co.
26,313.43 at 30 for your!,
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The 0. & 0. Co.'s steamship San Pablo, with the AMERICAN Mair of 12th July, Jeft Yeltolama et midnight on the 38th-
July, and may be expected here on or about the
August.
Me Charles Ford; Superintendent of the Public Gardens, left last night for Carton, on a botanical oxpedition up the Canton River.
these men could be bought, and they would swear to anything. There was not a un in the dock whose character was not a thousand times better than that of this
former
THE "Cherland Bad Baye. There is un
impression in some quarters in the City that alver is about to rise in value. A financial contemporary, which is disting
hed for its orginality, and, to some extent, for its correctness, persists in stating that silver is actually scarce. Nine enths of the arrivals are small parcels of temporary says, and few of them cotte from silver mines. 6 we are bid to look scarcity continues, and it is certainly for a prolonged rise in rupee paper if the thought that it will Good news this for Anglo-Indians,
6,0902, 10,000 or 21,000), cur_com.
THE investigations of the Committee on the Army and Navy Estimates are said to have already produced a great futter in
THE fallest publicity for the proceedings of The Hon, De Stewart, Acting Colonial Solo Sanitary Board, and the fullest and retary, and the Hon. E. J. Ackroydadating taatisfactory provision for appeal Attorney General, paid a visit to several of at the decisions of the Board the public. Dapartments. Though has been the leases in the Chinese quarter yester Frobably the most important general que cormined to probe matters to the bottom, done to prove that the Committee are des
day, with reference to the discussion which tions which will arise in the disenssion on and it has also been made clear that many
is to take plece to-morrow afternoon, at the the new Public Health Bil. It may be of the parament officia's are unable to de- Legislative Council on the new Fablicow taken for granted that the publicity offend and hardly even to explain the exist Health Birt
ing system. The Army and War Office the Board's deliberations will be approved see in a state of anarchical confusion, and a
INSPRUTOR Mathieson-left-with the Belgic to-day for San-Francisco for the purpo of bringing to this Colony a man named Markham, paymaster of H. M. S. Espoir
$ 4,500,000 working, u/o. to Dec. 31132 % prem, buyers; sales, who absconded about a year ago and who destroyed by the mormons powers given Mail, seems to"
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1880. 50,00 TL. 3,050.767% for 1886 Tis. 107, sellera 614,00-18 314,012.9686) p. sh. 185 $2 per share, sellers, buyers 187 247020% annu71 188,0008404,103.00 10 % for 1880 27. pomínal
125,771.208 for 1886 $295 por sharo
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243,793,44 6 for 1885 $78, sollers
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par 8% 4,887.5.97% for 1985 10% dis, sollers.
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has been apprehended in America on a cbarge of misappropriating money on treated to him.
of, as, besides the fact that the merahas ofatfoug band is necessary restore order. the Board have themselves recommended authority and economy in these depart
IIICES -- Overta int dad, an abandonment of the secret policy, the
oued-door theory must, of ecosity be a William Robinson, Governor of South Australia, have had words with the Proteus in the Sydney
by the new Bill as to the right of appeal: Colonial Office. It is not stated what Sit from the Board, some difference of opinion William Baid to Downing-street, but we hara it ou undoubted authority that Down- exists; and it is not yet known what opinioning-strost has told Nie William to go to is most favoured by the Government. Our Hongkong. Bir William very properly TS FA lottery ticket-sellors are frequent morning contemporary, in his yesterday's declines to go, proferring to remain in his presont position. It was very absurd of visitors at the Polico Court, but they, makes a strong protest against the Downing-strent to talk in sson aozidish soldon get much a wholesome lesson as a appeal being left to the tag Folice Magis way to a good Governor. Thousands of fow members of the fraternity received trates; and he bases his protest upon the people are told in the course of the year to go to Hongkong, but of course, like the The Pirates," they don't go, ̈ to-day at the hands of the Magistrate allegation that the Magistrates are virtually policeman in Dus offender named Iau Awi was fined under the control of the Government Boxs how guns of heavy malibre, intended $100, while other two, named-Wong Sz and An appeal to our Magistrate and two for the use of the navy, have Loan tried Kwan Sai,swere fined respectively. $30 and Justices of the Pesco would perhaps more upon the proof ground of sie W. Armstrong, $25,
fully ensure the exercise of business know Mitchell and Co., near Silloth. The fir
weapon triad was a 46-pounder improved ledge and commercial acumen, and in a more Dr the papers received to day, wa find that thorough way than could be attained by a tepid fire broch-loading gan of calibre inches. This was fired with 7hib, of the Horita's maila rashed England on 4th forence to the twe Magistrates. But the powder. The weapon is made entirely
steel, its total length being 14ft. 2)ia.. July, as the Straits Times informed ury and Daily Press, referring to the part played by length of barrel 30 calibres, and weight we therefore make the frank adumssion that Mr H. F. Wodehouse in a recent extradi. Mont. The gun was bred by olcotricity, or Singapora contemporary was right tion cane, does but scant, justice to the in- the wisen busy so erged as to remove all danger of accidental discharge About The mails taken by the Rosetts were lauded dependence of the Magistrates Bench, half-a-dozen rounds were fired, and tha at Shez on the morning of the 26th June, Rendition cases, involving as they do admin velocity of the projectile was proved to ba Lend as they dit not wote Alexandria noti simive clion, lany be exeptional, al 1,000 feet per Fecond. T'es founds can be discharged in 4768c., giving a rate of fire the 28th, they must have had to wait for though, even in the case referred to, Mr six times faster than the present servics
T ax diy nominal the Brindisi stoainer or Bombay mail. The Wodehouse might have fairly discharged, guns of the same calibre. It is intended that Ruseita herself reached Home only twoor and ought to have discharged, the man the new weapons of this class shall be and se destroy oruisers. The part three days behind her mails, but the mails sought to be rendited. To say, however, played to repel-torpedo attacks on fried was a 70-pounder rapid fire, which were a week alcad of their due date, even that the Magistrates aro, merely at tho | gun after the delay in Egypt
book and call of the Government in other was discharged about half-a-dozen times
both with Shib, and 30lb. oharges
were considered highly satisfactory, resulta THE Netherlands Indian Government will, case, is a mistake. The Press saya- The it is said, make provision for stretching Police Magistrates, do not constitute an in-and it is thought probable that rapid-fire guns of this type will replace on board ship telegraph tina across Sumatra from west to dependent tribunal; they are Government all the lighter artillery, whether forming east to continue the existing lines to Deli There is apme talk also of laying a cable servants and are as much bound to obey or-the main armaments of small vessels from Bitubondo in Tax to Maowwar in dors an any other Government servant, the relocity indicated by the this Celebes, vid Bali Buleling. Bario and Thus, if the Government gives an order that
minate was ob other principal islands in the Netherlande certain esses are to be dealt with in a certain, 200ft. per second, and a need of fram
Lenght có tỏa rounds Indian Colonies are at present out off from way, the Magistrate bound to obey. all telegraphic communication.rasta Now, this will probably be news to the and fired by one man-Homs paper.
tained. This gun can be trained, olevated,
4,260.12 16% for 188639 % prema, sallers
10% and 130 per share, buyers, fully 1,597.3.11
bonus for '34
paid up 86 half year 1,321, 11 June 30-13888190 13.731.6912 for 1380 $144.
12 for 1388 360. 514.58 10% for 1886 8110 129,303.18 Kone 868
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be made from Retura Farg. Pro-Paid Rozan Sugar Company, Limited... tura Passage Ordern, available for one year, Perak Sugar Caltivation Co.... will be issued at a Discount of 25% from Parak Tin Mining & Sting Co. to Fare. Plase allowances do not apply Punjum & Saughie Due Samt Betara 3 to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
HK & Kow, Wharf & Godown C6, 17,000 8 Consular Invoices to secompany Cargo Hour Rope Manafactory Co., LA. 3,0008 destined to porta beyond San Francisco, should be sent to the Company's Office, -addressed to the Collector of Gratine, San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited..... 3,8008 100 HK, High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,2508
or Passage, suply to the Agency of the Chinese Impetisi 1884 .. Company, No. 604, Queen's Road Central,
C. D. HARMAN,
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Hongkong, August 4, 1887,
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Equalisation of Dividend Fund
$35 per share, sellers 2,730.0913% for 188065 % prem, sales
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