THE CHINA MAIL
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. Fort Loft Kah-si-chauz on 3rd August
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
NOTICE.
"STEAM TO`YOKOHAMA, KOBE-AND- NAGASAKI (Passing through the INLAND SEA)
The Co's Steamship
Gendryl ferder Onpt, Wyos Sautex. above Poris TO-MORROW, the 10th Inst, at 1 pm.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE; to frosli 8.8. W. wingle to Pule ways and
LIMITED
NOTICE.
OTICE sharolig given thatORIGINAL
The British steamer Phra Chom Kino re- at 1.30 pins. ; and experienced moderate thence tnCape Padirau, moderato Wa winds and equally weather with, ocinal rain; thence to Hongkong, variable light winds and fine clear weather withiampoth BDN
The British steamor Hampshire reports: Loft Koba on the morning of 31st ulio... wonther very cloudy till reaching Liuschatin Talaside. On the lat instant, strong wind from E.S.E., with very heavy squaile and rain blowing way she saila. On afternoon
MANN, will love for the before the 23rd Iusbaut, A NEW SCHIP le creuing to a heavy gala atj
N SCRIP CERTIFICATE N 14, dated 18th July, 1882, for ON SHARE in the above Office, standing in the ue of Croo On Hoso, of Swatow, has been LOST, and should there at be produced CERTIFICATE will be ISSUED to th
ing of 2nd inatent, On the morning Bid Choo CHAN Hora, and no Transaction by gale from 5, the wind vooring to aking place or the suid ORIGINAL SCRIPS, au, W., increasing in violence Ufurioara No. 14, will be recognised by with very high-sqa, ra nine scouring the
From FakeSima to' the Ultice
ship fag, fund aft
The Steamers excellent Passenger Accommodation, is fitted up, with Elotte Light and carries a Doctor and Stowardess.
MELCHERS & Co.,
- Hada
Hongkong, August 1, 1887.
-NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL.
The Co.'s Steamship-
Buyerta
1502
Captain 1. SASTER, will leave for the above place TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), the 10: Istant, at. I pul
1501
For Freight or Passage, apply to
MELCHERS & Co" Agents. Hongkong, August 9, 1887. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Ports
Noon.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND
TAIWANFOO.
The Co.'s Steamship
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co
General dyexts, CANTON INSURANCH OFFICE,
TAMITAD. Hongkong, August 9, 1887.
THIPPING
ARRIVALS, August 9, 1887-
1
Tuina, Britishı atın mer, from Whipua. Hildio, Cowan steater, 302, H: Bark, Singar August Geral WIELER &
Sedina, German steames, 783, R. Han sen Saison August 4, Rits.--ORDER.
Ning, British stonmur, 703; F. Schulz,- Shangli August Genst, St
Co
Both Chest, British steamer, 1,633, R. J. C. Test, Fochew August 7, Tea. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping
Noon Olympia lauvos for Y'hamn, o. 1 p.in.dencrat Werder leaves for
Yokobaina,
3p.m. Bayern loves for Shanghai- 3 p.m. Deceza loaves for Boushay, &c. 4 pm zimor-leaves-for-Shanghai
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
SUMMER REQUISITES. FRUIT CORDIALS"," LINK JUICE RASHERRY, STRAWBERRY, CHERRY PINE APPLE DAMPSON,
ÖRUMANS PLUM. V
ing thattha management of the civil afhirs: of the Colony would fil mainly upon Municipality. In previous discussions on this subject the question of establishing a Municipal Council was presented front a different standpoint. The chief difficulty which we have hitherto felt to be in the way of a Municipal Council was the separa tion of duties whitch wars purely monicipal
No. 7441-August 9, 1887.
The Site Line steamer Breconshire left meh had ticked the deceased and the Singapore on the 4th inst, and may man in whose employ he was Ng A Taof. be expected here on or about the 10th stabbing the deceased and the other ph
ysoner and cutting the master of the shop on Glen Libo stermahin Glenfallech, from the hoad with a chopper, To-day Dr Mar London, loft-Singapore on the 7th quas stated that the deceased was admitted instant, and may be expected hero on to the Civil Hospital on the Bud inst, whon or about the 13th inst.
Ele died on the 7th. În
The
The
from those that were peculiarly administra tire. Under the proposed military govar- norship, there would necessarily bo a triple division of functions, which may be called Military Departments, airt Municipal. O Tho-retention of the prevent arrange-
J
A To. hồ said, was the man who led
Indo-China Steak Navigation Coe he was aufering from a punctured wound on steamer Jajang, from Caloutta luft Dr. Marques opinion, death remited from Singapurn on the 7th instant, and the wound referred to. Ho A Yam, the may be expected hero on or about the master of the deconseil, repeated, in sob 13th a
stater the statement he made yesterday, Ng the conversation in the shop and demanded the money which the deceased war due; and it waa hu who asked Ng & Tooi to stab the deceased. As soon as he w the wonud inflicted witness cried you have *killed the man," to which Ng A "Tsoi replied Never mind, I can run away, Witness
.Nga To thon called gut save life, when struck him on the head with the shopper. Witness and the docensed nover offered any
Wong- resistance to thuir adamlauts. Lung, an awning-maker and several other witnessca corroborated this evidenco, ona of thoi itating that the two prisoners want into the shop apparently with the inter- tion of uning the weapons they carried in the event of the money not being paid. The jury, which consisted of Mr H. M. Thomsett, Mr G. J. Sequairs and Mr Sew Kai, returned an unwiroos verdict of manslaughter against two men Ng A Taci and Ng A.To.
account of pressure on our space we are ment of Civil-41wernor appears to obliged to lease out our ahure list. The us to simplify the working of Manly changes hro-Dots hars fallon from nicipal body; and this is something which
89 per cent. pran, to 88 per cent. pron. goes to the credit of the pract you tem. To go no further thn Ceylon and and Punjoms from 12 to 12 Singapore, we have instances of Municipa
existing and dourishing side by side Tue Chinose rendition esso which was to liliog Turnabout, strong S. W. winds with bigh MONTSERRAT LIME FRUIT JUICE with the Governmental Departments. The have come before Mr Mackean in the Police head aps and thick foggy weather; thence
Municipal body of Ceylon has existed for
having been inan Court this morning, was at the request of to port ling weather-
lover-twenty years,
gurated by Sit Hercules Robinson suon the solicitors, Me Dennya and Mr Wil. after he left Hongkong in 1865. In 'Sin-
kinison, adjourned till to-morrow. Rapore the division of Eaxes and other funn tions appears to give general antisfaction. Watii
THE s. S. Havers arrived this forondon with and to work smoothly enough. the Water Works and the, Loan schemes the German mail of the 12th July, bringing e completed, it is not so easy to see replica to letters dated 9th Jane. We are how Municipality-hera could azo codebted to the Agonte, Messrs Melchers the duties which devolṛe upon the Me-
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-- ForYOKUBAMA & KOBE.-
For Olympia, at 11:39 a.in., on Wednes
day, the 10th inst.
For AMOL – V
Por Fivefin, 11.30a.m., Wednesday,
thar 19th inst
For YOKOHAMA. ----
-Per Genera tarda, at 0.30pm, on Wed-
nesday!
the 10th just
For SUANGUAL.
Marck, British stentner, 1,060, A. Mac Ts, as July 31, Coal-FAKAF [SIMTA COLLIERY AGENCY,
AUIDULATED LINE FRUIT TABLETS.
Bawion & Beau's New Patent... WATER FILTERS.
PRICKLY HEAT LOTION, RAY RUM, TOILET VINEGAR, CARBOLIC-BAU DE COLOGNE
A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.
THE MINGROND DISPENSAR
KATAOLISHED 1841. Hongkong, June 13, 1887.
العيد عيده
nicipal Commissioners at Singapore with & Co., for London papers of 11th July Advantage Thy Singapore Municipality The Bayern is said to have made the rye levics the house tax for the maintenance from Singapore to this port in 4 days 1121 6 the war works, and of strestu und
bridges, and there is a regularly appointed hours. Municipal Engineer, whose duties are clear-
Por Batera, at2 30p.m., on Wedhausday,The publication of this inane commencedly defined and distinct from those devolving The two employes of Mesare Kolly und
the 10th inst!
Per Amoy; at 3.30 pra, u Wednesday,
the Lüth inst
STRATTS & BOMBAY
Por Decay at 2:30 pm on Wednesday,
the 10i,inst
SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.
8.00 pm.
The China Flail
PONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1887.
We hear that Bir Chadhon, the Chief So- cretary at Peking, roturas to Europo Shortly..-C. Daily News,
A NATIVE paper says:-A curtain Mandarin. who was passanger to Hongkong per
10
Por Thales, at 11.30 am., on ThursdayTHE MUNICIPAL ELEMENT IN 20, if out theology of tacticable, cortainly for the prosecution and Me Wilson (of Messrs for some time under: negotiation at Pek-
'The Fith "inst.
Par Centos, at 3 pm, on Thursday, the
Kane Garko stemer, 27, R. San- der, Bremen June 29, Antwerp July 2For Southniptan 3, Port Said 18, Suez 19, Aden 25, Colombo 21. and Singipes Aug. 4,3 and GeneralMacHEks & Cia.
Mokies, Austro-Hungarita sit., 3,005, For SHANOUSI — Captain HUSTER, will be: Meran, Trieste July 10, and Srugore, despatched for the above Ancusi 4, General,--0.- BronwacH, THURSDAY, the-Itth Instant, at Kuong Lee, Clans 1,508) Wells
Shashi August 6,
-C. M. S. N. Ter Aradion. Spray at 11:30
Friday, the 12th insta Telcrfur, Briksh Atenner, 2,600, F. R. | For BANGKOK, Seymour, Yokohan Jaly 01, and General.P. & D.S. N. C
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,. General Munigers.
Hongkong, August., 1987.
FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT.).
1498
THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM. "SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Company's Steamier China,
Captain P. Have, will he despatched for the
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General.
Heide
Amigo, German steamer, 720, walt, Any August 6 and Swatow 8, General-CuMS
Phra Chen laurdish steamer; 1,011, W. H. Watton, Kich-chang Angust 2
Rice and Generd.THEN FAT Hose.
Hampshire, British steamer, 1.490, M H. Korruish, Kobe July 21, General and Coal-Russell & Co.
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Jacub Christensen, Norwegian steamer, 1,10, G. Bjorck, Kathintzat August 1,
above, Porton THURSDAY, the 1Instad-Nagasaki 4, Coal-Mitsui BusSAN
at 3 p.m.
For Freight or Pamage, apply to
YUEN FAT HONG,
̄1800'
"Hongkong, August 9, 1887.
-INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPÁNY, LIMITED : FOR SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW.. (Paking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. CHWANG, HÁNKOW ̈zud Ports an the YANGTSZE.)
.
The Co.'s Steamship
Gunton Captain BREMNE, will be despatched as abere on
THURSDAY, the 11th Inglant, at 4 pan.
For Freight-or-Passago, apply to..........
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managera.
Hongkong, August 9. 1887.
Frame, British stramer.. 1,587, J.
K. Webster, Shanghai August 3 Poochów
7, and Amoy &, GenemL-BUTTERFIELD 2
DEPARTURES.
August 9: He N. Bewys, for San Francisco. Grudand. For Huikow and Pakbok Frejr, for Haiphong Fashion, for, Shanghai.
Ningo, for Wharupit. Pealtamer for Shanghai. Waitan, for Coast Port Diamants. for Anyoy and Manila. Kilarney, for Swataw and Bangkok.
CERARIGD. Juhn Nicholson, for Londent.
time, for Saigon. Charles, For Haiphong.", .
- PARSIGNORIN.... ARRIVER
Per Milelio, frati Singapore: for Bong-
• 1485 | kung, 10 Chinese; for Coast Porte, 400 Chi
-FOR-SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA
AND HICGO.
The British Stovner-
Nem Crunca,
护
Captain WALE, doc here
at WEDNESDAY, the 10th Instant, will be despatched as above in
or about the 12th Identi.
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
“GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.p
Ayento, Hongkong, August 9, 1887
1497
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TORT DARWIN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
HAKKIS,
nesu.
-Bur Skyline, from Scigon B6 Chinese.
11th inat.
For STRAITS & CALUTTA,
Per Fortiyern, at-4.39_p.., on Friday,
HONGKONG.
upon the Colonial Engineer. To attain to Walsh, who were charged on the 30th all.
of harmonicas working we in Hengko would probably be compelled to with stealing a ondple of tins of tobacco be-Frashwn, which left Shanghai on Buday have our Public Works in a more forward longing to that firm, were brought before Mr morning, 31at July lust about Tis. 3,000 state than they now are But the introdMacken in the Pose Court this morningworth of jewelry The theft was at once
the Police Station. reported tion of a Military Governor would, it soems to us, bring in a third element into to nesire suntance Mr Caldwell (of- the management of affairs here which would Messrs Caldwell and Wilkinson) appeared A LUAN of five tacs of taels, which has been obstructive and probably perilous ta the Wotton and Deacon) for the defence. Thoing, has been made by the Comptoir interests of the Colony in many ways." evidence for the prosecution; it will be D'Escompte for the use of the Palace The thecussion is to the amount of
In saying so we do not care to dog. Freigembered, went to show that the first household, The rate of interest is said to the elective element to be permitted inmatise, because the peculiar position of defendant who had got the tobacco from the be 7 per cent.-—.-O. Daily News.
in Stanley St. whore. the Board of Health, has naturally this Colony--with its vast itaportance sa seurid took it to a shep on whetted the appetite for municipal fe-commercial centro-le unque, aut ralienk it was found by the polica Mr Mackoan The Shupa says The Tsung-li Tamon presentation. The unofficial Members change mast necessary be weighed and sentenced the first defendant to six montbe has alected twenty-two officials who are to of the Legislative Council appear to dely considered before being adopted. One and the second to three months, impris. travel abroad, and they had an sudiance lisve agreed to preke for the widest thing is certain, that the dunia Otico u onment. Mr Wilson having made a remark with the Emperor on the 24th H. Ex. the 12th inst.
thorities will not show the least haste either with reference to the scutence, Mr Mackean Hung Yun bing, sincs bis appointment as possible amount of representation in the in transferring the Garnership of this said it was quite competent for Mr Wilson Chineas Minister to Russa, Germany, For ROBE & YOKOHAMA.-
the War Office, of in granting to appeal against the decision. Mr Wilson Austris, and felland, has been exchanging Per Mtr, at 3.30 pm, on Friday, the constitution of this Board of Health Colony
and considering the powers proposed to authority to a Municipality here to assume said it was very easy to talk about appeal visits with foreign Ministers at Peking. be vested in that body, such a proposi- many of the functions of this, existing Desing, but it would cost something like The Curion Viceroy reports that he has
$500, seam which men in the position Erim is cuiseutly reasonable. In the partments of Government At the same
interests of municipal representation time, there is the less likelihood that the fendants could not always afford to pay
Colonial Vice will ever do
sver do what our morn
Ele should not bare the slightest hesitation generally, however, the inauguraing contemporary says it is
in advising them to appeal it they could tion of a Magicipal Council in this Co-possible it would do. That is, that the afford it. lony such as that existing in Ceylan Colonial Ofee would-juust, upon the and Singapore we are of opinion that Municipal Council boing olested by a Tar Pasife Mail steamer City of New York, it would be premature to mout the yote of all ratepayers thus swamping which arrived ni Yokohama from Bong Iroader question at the present time the Dropean element by the Asiatics.
is certainly not by any means kong on the 30th ult. collided with a Japa-Yunun. Similar mints, the Viceroy thinks Whatever success may attend the efforts within the bounds of possibility. Sir ese seliconer of the coast at 11.20 on the should be set up at Luchou (above Chung- or the unofficial members of Cinch to George F. Bowen Vos clear the that
king) and Hankow, in order to work-up-
12 inat.
Quotations Havaky, August Ò. PIUMNew Patio, eu, 430
Ocrab,..19773 New Benarus, cash, 470 she, 477 New Malwa, cash. 525 Allowino, Fires. 48,56. Old Malwa, ona... 500/70 Allowance, sola... 40:56 Persian, Olly, engh D00 Allowance, Tecks... None Persian, Papor died 51025 Allowance. Fuels... Nune
Exchange
Lam
Hasiroma, Lugust 9.
Bank Wir
On demand,
gr.
30 days sight
4 months' Right,
-Crosila, 4.
Documentary 4 mthe sight.
in Paris
On Goinand,
Credits, months' sight,
4.07
On New York-
Odeniand...
Credits, O days' sight,'
Un Bumbay
Wire.
On aemul,
Ou Culoutin
Wira,
Da demund,
On
34 dages 1,
Per Ning, from Shanghai, Mr, Mrs On Shag
and Miensk, mind 40 Chinese,
Per
Bayer, from Bremen, &c., Mias
Weilerswing, Dr. Ford, Grime, Miss Läht
Miss Jahrling and-sister, Mars Lake. Hero Murbs, White ad aru Schubert, mid- 170 Chinese, from Smuapore.
Per Eelektra, from Trieste, &c., 3 Euro peans, and 30 Chiness,
pose.
Per Kwang Le, from Shanghai, 126 Old-
Thevan, frum Yokohama, Capt. and Mr. Stanloy. Mr and Mrs Kretzschiner and family, "Misi Sahodar, Messra Mauro Wilkramaratue, Dillon, Me and Mrs.Buy, Mr and Mrs Pow. Sow Pick, Mrs Odalau and afah, Movers C. Nakon, Yue Olang Cheong, Shinigawa, 2 Europeans deck, i Japanese, and 25 Chinese,
For Amiga, from Amoy, 459 Chiplene Per Phra Chom Kly, from Kohi-chang, Messrs Soon and Ming Soon, and 81 Chi-
nese.
The Co. a dreamatit
Souchoie,
Per Hampshire-from-Kube, Prof. J. B. Coromander, Steere, Messrs D.-O.Nacuster, E. L. Mozo- will be despatched as jy, F 6. Bouras,
5 M. Francisco, 1- Euro- above QA SATURDAY, the 13th Instant, at pean in steerage, and I Chinese
Per Promethens, from Foochow, Mr C.
164 Chiness. Platt, and
PETARTED.
4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply ta
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, August 9. 1887.
Per Formos, for Andy, Mr F. Oas Ber Greylowout, for Boihow, 40 Chinese 1481 Per Fush, for Shanghai, 2 Europeans,
Lud 75 Chinese.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP BAYERN,-. "FROM BREMEN AND PORTS OF CALL
THE above-naroed Steamer having are THE
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rived, Consignees of Cargo are hersby
informed that the Goods, with the excop-
Per Frejt, for Haiphong, Chinese. Per Fashar, for Shanghai. Mr E. E. Parter and 2 attentents of Count Llorante. Per Hai'an, for Foochow, Mr G. Swales, and 216 Chineas
Ker Diamante, for Amey, &c., 5 Enre- peans, and 120 Chinese
Per Hellarney, for Swatow, 350 Chines
TO DEFANT... · Per Deriva, for Saigon, 150 ChineseTMTMTM
SHIPPING REPORTS The British stesmer Ningpo reports:
Golf Cast, 100 Sap...
32.95
$1.25
48.
3/2
This
mora thau
ordered through the Chinese Ministar in England complete sets of coining machi- jury feb Messra. Heaton & Co., and that both dollars and copper cash will be coined at Canton, The cash are to be red cop-
per and lead, weighing one mace apiece,
and the metal is to be bought at Hongkong,
58
the t is better and cheaper than in
give to the British ratepayer here the point and this worthy, when not blowing previous night. The lights of the schooner Cuinese metal and gradually become inds franchise so far as the Board of Health is on trampet was usually pretty Aware seen on hoard the City of New York, pendent of foreign material –– Native paper- is concerned, the attempt will undoubted-curate in his echoes of the Colonial Office
Kapore
ly be a step in the right direction. But pulicy. The precedents of Ceylon and Sand & course was shaped to clear her, if to show the rintability of things,
a clear enough as regards the post- but when the two vessels were within it must not be forgotten that the power tion to be occupied by the native races, a short distance of each other the Ching Cheung, Viceroy of the two of the Board of Health will be found do not swamp the governing race in any on the form into the steamer, grazing all Viceroy Li's egregioue concession of tanks, schooner's course was suddenly changed Kuang, has at the very moment of the within the four corners of the Public neo-whatever. Speaking. the working Health Bill, and that they cannot go of the municipal system in Singapore, our long her side. Captain Sestie stopped his coinage, etc., to the Philadelphis Syndicate, one vessel, and lowered a boat to ascertais presented to the Thions a long, clear, and beyond the provisions of that Or contemporary of the Daily Press quote, one whether the schooner had sustained sy establishment of a silver and copper cotrage able Memorial advocating (virtually) thẻ Iv
appeared, however, dinonce Now, it should be borne in sentence fr in the Singapore Free Preas to serious damage,
for the Empire beginning at Canton, and w that a Municipal Council hote show that it has not boud all plain sang that the only injury indicted upon the to be worked for the profit of the Canton in the Straits. Tas sentence-quoted is schooner was the loss of her bow-sprit, and
It would unst be constituted by "special r written in a bagtering vein, and is to the the craw declined to be taken on board the Government in the first essuys dinance, and that the very essencefect that the reads that were best kept tuf New York, or any other assistsuce, appase as if one large bubble had been of its smooth working in a Crown were there wherein a Commissioner resid-merely desiring to know the napis of the blown and pricket. The Memorial of the Colony lies in the clear division of ed. But it would be well to consider the steamer.
Cantere Viceroy Li's contestors Singapore paper labour-between it and the Colesial abject of the writer in the Government laid down in the pro-He was discussing the proposal to incrone was whispered a few days site that the breaks their ranks in a serious way. Wa will in a few days publish the Memorial from five to the number of Commissioners visions of such special Ordinance Some have to be elected as representativos
and Directors of the Hongkong tay Nix Mingers eleven-six misapprehension seems to have arisen of diferent warda of the town and live to Ban's purposed making a clean sweep of
that
the duties of: R
Alb
attack on
is an unconscious but somuna
cuining cash,
On this point, whit showed itself be appointed by the Government. The ovary Toss and doubtful debt ou the booke, Prin following items are from the Sto Cbün, in accordance with the Mu no doubt in the references made to powers of enn sponding money to be given to the Municipal Commissioner are somewhat so as to begin the half year with a clean slate presas derres, has intrusted the Board of Board of Health. Such power would heavy, and would
prove
a severe We now understand that such is the inton-Reverine to get ready. Tha 2,000,00-for-
But if at once touch the constitution or charter tax to map of business
men cannot be found to undertake the fan of the Directors, and that this the expanses of the Emperor's coming
marriago. His Highness he been sick of the Colony, under which the authority duties, then we have no hesitation in ne salutary measure will absorb nit lakhs oantly on account of exccasive work. This to spend money rests, alone with the-
sorting that, in such casa, a Monicipal from the Reserve. It is said that a large Governor of Chokiang Province, who has to purchase -Temperature-
Representative of the Crown, with the Council is not wanted, and the community portion of this sum is accounted for rent a Weiruen to Shanghai to Nessis Falerier & Co. Premises, advice of his Councils. Any money do not deserve to get vue. In the event of heavy drop in exchange at Manila during 60,600 catties of epper
has obtained permission from the Thrond: that could be spent by the Board of the Sanitary Board developing the power the past half reae duo partly to slack Henith, therefore, must first be voted of doing useful work for the Colony, one of trade and partly to the persistent sraigto have the copper, puss through the Cus toms and barriers free of daty,à fire
" by the Council in the Estimates, or ap the first necessities for that body will be gling of dollars to Manila, with the von- sppointment of a property qualified nivance of certain of the officinis there. If proved later in Supplementary Estimates. Sanitary Engineer, to act independently at therap down this legal traffic in Mox can terrific storm visited Ningpo on the 26th woro determinedlycurred at Wuhu on the night of the 28th nuthorities
instand destroyed over 60 houses,A upon sensounble causo shown. A Musi ho Public Works Department The pre- to put cipal Council, on the other hand, would sent Surveyor Gendral has far more work dollars, it would soon cease, and the Hong- alt and the cation
very damaged. be vested with power to lovy taxes, and, than he can attend to outside of the Bani kong Bank would be placed in
We may add that the Dire
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in accordance with curtain arrangements tary requirements of the Uolony, and it is ch improved position by such reason made and provided for, with power to easy to forcson that the Sacretary of the able action.
Guce the Board settle down in earnest to their real
con drop was greatly
IT in ported in Peking that a telegraphio
expend fans so received in carrying Board will have his hands fuil
whan on certain specified objects. Herein other than out-door workugh with. tors Report-for the half year will recon messago kas teen sent by the Marquie
TELEGRAMS.
(From Straits Times).
THE WORK OF PARLIAMENT. London, August 2-Mr W. H. Smith ambassed that the Government has deci. ded to drop the Land Transfer and other
Tang on behalf or with the authority
the
注意
of
Teung-liamento Sir
Sir Halliday- listhe radical difference between the work. Such an appointment as that which As inquest was held at the mortuary this Macartney requesting him to come to Pok Board of Health and any ben fide we propose inight lead on to a gradual di mazning before Mr. Wodehouse, on the sumed, in the quality of foreign advises
without driny to settle there, it is pre- Fision of the functions proper for the Manisipol Cormeil. The Board of Health spot-be other than a sort of Colonial Engineer (or Surveyor General) bodies of the two Chinese workmen killed for this post Sir Belliday is especially woll sub-department, depesident for funds on and those which a more naturally upon in the Tai tam Jak tunnel yesterday, fitted, and it is to be huyed he will consent Ho A Yam, foreman at the tunnel works, to come, particularly as his present relations Huaidity Direction of Wind
the Government white & Municipal an Engluses of a future Monimpality
with the Chinese Legation in London are Council collects its own funds and.
deponed that, the box of dynamite the far from happy. A protage of the Viceroy Force
spends them in accordance with its con-
bening of which caused the death of the Liis Minister, and the Vloeroy's son is Weather
sixty or first secretary, that after all that has Hougkong Observatory, August 9, 1887 stitntion, being responsible to the rate-
two men by suffocation, contained sixty or payers and the Courts of law. While,
seventy cartridge. The candies used by occurred in the quarrel between the Viceroy the workman, were stack against the wall and the Marquis, Sir Halliday, whe warm, CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICALherefore, the formation of this Board of f
Health is calculated to show most fur-
post where the box was lying. His saw the ly taposed the Tsing side, finds himself as sibly the desirability of establishing
two men at work and suddenly observed anperfluous voteram. It is desirable Council for managing municipal affure
that the box of cartridges was on fire. A that some competant foreign advizer upon great deal of gas was boning from the international questions should be at the the notion (if such over existed) of
As it arrived in Peking, has been painfully combining any municipal body for ivor bills, but to persevere in the bill aynuite, which cantinned to burn for yarten whose conres, since the barquis
about four minutes. As soon general purposes with that of the to facilitate the provision of Allotment had done burning he and some of the erratio, inconsistent, and even contradic Board of Health should be avoided. for small householders, and in that for workinon rag along the tunnel and saw the tor. The aim of the yamen now scobus to Such an attempt would only lead Tithes Commuting.
docrased lying on the ground unable to be to cross and ver the Viceroy I as much rise. Witness Himself fall the effects of a possible, with the ssmont frequency. Me Ho comb, of e-U.S. Legation, three years 3.00 to confusion, and would tend to de-
lent the desire naturally entertained by FRANCE, ENGLAND, AND EGYPT.
kiad, was no explosion of my the British ratepayers to manage the affairs Paris, August 3.A circular from M.
dynamite burning down gently to the endfidential adviser. In some respects he was of their own towa. We meation Bri-Flourens denies that French opposition to Eirts wore made to revive the two de competent, but he had also serious unit- tish ratepayers advisedly, because it the Anglo-Turkish convention is due to samad, but without success. Mr Geurge noses amounting to disabilities. Another British Colony lika, Hongkong we are
Cook, the contractor for the boring foreign candidate appeared this year hut of opinion that British subjects only any feeling of hostility to the British, but the tunnel, stated that it was the was promptly rejected.-N. (). Daily News. should be permitted to intorfere in such that French interests and threatened by the matters. The bugbear of the Chinese date of evacuation being practically unfixed. element swamping the British comminuif parlaying be renewed, and this obstacle ty would thus be satisfactorily disposal,be avoided, France will readily support any 0.90of, and it is simply under att interna
tional usage that such a restriction English proposals should bold good.
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The British steainer Marcia reporky :: Nagasaki
Had bad weather from 31st July to 3rd WLostock 29.68 72 90 August
from abot 33 to 30 north.. The barometer is rising and gradients The Imperial Gearmail steamer Bayern are gentle over the China Sea. The tent reports: Left Bremerhaven June 29th,perature is rather high, the humidity rather and arrived Antwerp June 30th. Loft low and the weather fine, Antwerp July 2nc, and called Southampton July 3rd, which was left four hours after- wurde. Bid-light northerly winds going through the Atlantis, and light cast and northerly winds through the bfediterranean
W. DOBEKOK, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Distritory, August 9.- 1.-B.MET, reduced to dy degrees Farza us, and arrived Port Said July 13th, at 8 seit, and to the level of the sea in inches, tenths p.o. On July 19th, after the mails woro and hasdredths.
9. TEMPERATUAR, in the shade in degreat, taken on board, left Port Said at 11 5.m.,
Bad -light Fahrenheit. and called Sues the next day and arrived 19, Hanthier, in percentage of saturation, Alur thecly winds in the Red Sex, same Bumidity of air saturated with meistars being Laden July #ray his with 100..
day, 6 pin. Had stroug
Dittorien of Wiss, to two points.
Hill 65 Entard afterwards light wester E. FORCE OF Rign, according to Beaulos
WO STORIED GODOWNS. between ly winds to Colombo, at which arrived:
July
Sasle.
of
Which indu od s kind of giddiness since offeredko mrve the yamên nà độn-
debris from the tunnel
duty of the two after blasting After Taz manis for the adoption of Western the uccident ha went into the tunnel and costume has spread from Japan to Coros, tale the effects of the gas. The candles and a correspondent of a Japanese verna were not protected in any way. It was the cast paper annonces that, at s secret meet
to see. after ing held at the palace in Seoul on the 13th business of the foreman the dynamite boxes, and it was also uf I do it was resolved that all the officers part of his duty to son that they were not in the army from generals down to lança put in a place of danger. The witness had corporals, should wear foreign clothes hever specially warned him against putting future. Wogether from this that the army,
ly decided that be taken out of the store thirty minutes foreign uniform; only the principle how the police should wear a the boxea under a candle. The foreman aber the rank of privato, have to provide instructions wore that dynamite should only their own clothes, for it had been provicus
THE BOULANGER-FEƑRY DIEL. · Apropos of the subject of Municipal
General Boulangers seconds insisting on Representation wes here reproduce a few remarks written just twelve months continued firing, and those of M. Ferry go. The subject then under discussion couscuting only to one shot each at twenty was the suitability or otherwise of a paces, they havo all withdrawn, and it before it was required to be used. He was Military Governor for Hongkong. The now doubtful if the encounter will take Daily Press had commented severely against the appointment of a Military place.. Governorship, and we pointed out, the fact that a Municipal Council was a ne- cessary accompaniment to such an sr- rangement. We wrote:-
Our morning contemporary opposes the appointment of a Military Guverner for Hungkang, and gives some good rexSSZA for so doing It must be generally ad mitted, we think, that the possibility of a commercial community being governed by type, is one which is not calculated to co mend itself to business men. Of course, the theory of a Military Governor has always beat advanced on the understand.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
therefore disobeying instructions in having ever of this measure could be adopted, its this particular box in so early, as he was execution being postponed owing to the not going to blast till 5 a.m., while the acabenes from the treasury of the funds to cident occurred between thres and four, buy the necessariuteriais Is is interest- deraand The jury returned, unanimously, the vering to see that atriot punctuality is
ed of the Coreat ministers, for the axis cor list of accidental death.”
respondent says that Mr Kin Kabaku, PARES SUEZ CANAL,--
was ordered to be lence. What's OUTWARD BOUND Buphrates, June 3; MR Wodehouse hold an inquest to-day on Chargd-in-Chief of the Board of Coast Da
Hector, 28; Comorin, July 1: Belier the body of the man Fong & Yau, a shophouse until phone. Titan, 15 Tantullen, 19 Yard, who, it is slinged, was stabbed in Into in attending this
Bz- ted, 42; Palized, 2; Sperre, 29; renics, Hesperia, Saspedos, Palinurus, the right side with a rower by ia memlations to progress that have been giv
Aug. 2
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Mesira. Exiss & Co.'s und Mgasra, Sand loft the same day. Had fresh 6. BATE UP WEATHER 6 bias ok, è de a rigid disciplinarise of the bras War on HOMEWAND- Bough:rentes, Tina omaker named ng A Tani on the 2nd inst. Chinese by foreignams, they have
CARLOWITZ & Ca' Promises, Duddell S. W. winds to Achen Head, and called at sene i clou-la, d drizzling, rain, Log, s gloomy, Stroet
Singapore August 4th, left again next day hat, lightding overest, p passing shower, Apply to
at 8 a.m. Had light unsteady winds going squally, rain, no, thander, y visibility through the Ching ses, and arrived. Hoog-dew (wet),
1. Baur, in Inches, tenthe and hundredths, Hongkong, August 9, 1887. •-1499 kong August 9th-
BELILIOS & Co.
Office
Glenshiel, 13; Monmouthshire, 15: Glénat Yaumati. It will be remembered that, never been advised to adopt the foreign tyon, Presm, 25 Episow, 26 Glen from evidence given in the Police Court oustame; in fact, foreigners generally re Ainias, Joson, Iphigenia, ; Brassciresterday in connection with a charge of spact the Chinese more for adhering to their teig, Glenartrey, Pembrokeshire, Aug. aastaga Toi and another man national dress, than they would do if they 2
mized Ng & Co, it appeared that these two handened it, as the Japanese are doing →→
NC Daily News,