Entertainment.--
·RLARINI'S GRAND
CIRCUS, MENAGERIE,
AND
GRESS OF WONDERS, BOWLINGTON, EAST POINT.
OPEN EVERY NIGHT, At 8 p.m., Commencing at 9p.m. WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS,
TWO PERFORMANCES, Une at 4 p.m., and the other at 9`p.m."
Doors opening at 3 and at 8 p..
All the. CHILDREN are entitled to a FRE Rire on ELEPHANTS at the After DOG Performances.
Rapil Changes of Programme. SUBSTANTIAL AMUSEMENT
OF
To-day's Advertisements.
ORGAN RECITAL AT UNION
"AT the Request of the Committee, Mr. A SANGSTER he kindly consented to give a RECITAL on the ORGAN fordierly belonging to the CATHEDRAL, which, has lately been renovated and erected in the UNION-GUVAOK.
The RECITAL will take place on TUES. DAY EVENING, the 23rd–Instant, will commence at 9 o'clock, when the Com mittes will bo glad of the nitendance of all those interested in sacred Music.
ALEX. TALCONER,
Hon. Sentelary.
Union Church,
10th August, 1887.
FOR HUGO AND YOKOHAMA,
The Stenrabip
Gibsland
1693
Capt. Rousson, rill be despatched a love on THURSDAY, the 25th Listkut at p...
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hougkung, August 20, 1887.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
The Steamshin
Tantullen,
1987
FARTRIDGE, Commatidery wil be despatched for AND the above, Forts on FRIDAY, the 26th
INSTRUCTIVE RECREATION.
ADMISSION, MODERATE PRICES Spacious Pavilions and Comfortable Accu- modation with glandid Illumination. Ogo Ticket admits you to the Circus and Monngerie.
per Come one ! Comë d!!!!"&"
L MAYA,
**Secretury.
Hongkong, August 19, 1887 ~
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
Järg
THE AGENCY at this Port of Messrs. CALDBECK MAGREGOR & Co. Shanghai, ha Tha Day been Transferred to Mr. ALEXANDER LEVY.
2. JONES HUGHES
TX7ITH Reference to the above Nolice,
Whave This Day asuined CHARGE
of the BUSINESS at the Port of Messrs. CALDBECK MÁGREĜOR & Co., WIRE BED STIRIT MERCHANTS, Shanghai
ALEXANDER LEVY.
Hongkong, June 30, 1887
1210
TOTICE is hereby giron that the Bes
-F193 of GENERAL STORE KERPELS and i
Instant.
For Freight or Parage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong. August 20. 1887.
1690
SURE LINE OF STRAMERS. FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
The Steamship
Warmwytheyshire,
Not Responsibic tor Debts."
THE CHINA MAIL
Weither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will My Hesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the fallaway Virxels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ALLIE Rowe, Raijan brig, Captain J. Phillips. Wielor & Co.
ELIZABETH NICHOLSON, British barque, Captain Gos. Falconer.-Molohorn & Co.
KITTY, British barque, Captain W. - R. Lance-Order.
ARRIVALS.
August 10, 1887 :-- Gilsland, British steamer, 1105. M. Ro- binson, Otarn August 10, Chal ORDER.
Choon Waltair, -Siamese barque, 650) G. F. Virial, Bangkok August 3. General.
CHINESE...
Norden, Danish steamer, 663, Davidsen, Newchwang and Ohotos August 13, General. WILLER & CO.
August 20 Kutang, British steainer" from Whans.
rea.
Norden, Norwegian steamor, 1907. C. Nielson, Nagasaki Aug. 14, Coal, ----Mrrsus BUSSAN KAISLAV
Esmeralda, British steamer, 295, G. A Taylor, Arany Aug. 19, General RUSSELL.
Ch.
Kitty, British barque, 563, Lad, Manila August 10, Sugae and Hemp.ORDER,
DERATURES August 20-
Tennis, for Singapore and Valentta. Antonio, dir Nasak) -
Fellerpho for Shanghai.
-Carisbrooke for Nagasaki
China, for Saigon.
Visayas, for Manila.
Ashingtons, for Chefon and Neyrohwang. R. COURTNEY, COman Pablo, for San Franciago,
Mongkut, Lar Swatowand Barigkok. mander, will be dos- atched for the above Ports on the 25th Lojn, for Singapore and Cape: Instaut
For Freight or Passage, npply to
ADAMSON, BELL de Co.
"Agents. Hongkong, August 20, 1887.
1589
INDO CHINA - STEAM NAVÍGÁTION_ COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR CHEFOO AND FIENTSIN. --The Co's Steamship.
Tikwang, Captain Lausus will be dospatched us above
ar about the 30th Instart.
For Freight of Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.;
General Managera,
COMMISSION ACENTE previously carried off-Hengkong, August 20, 1885,
at Fouchow, in the Empire of China, under
the Firm or Chop of BOK LEE HONG & C. by Trose An Hos and TAN KIND SING
in Co-partnership, was DISSOLVED on the 6th day of January 1882-and tho. Re sponsibility of the said Tan Kane Sria for Gay DEBT OF LIABILITY incurred by the said Firm or Chop terminated on the 6th day of January, 1885.
BOK LEE & Co.,
Brochest
Singapore, 17th Lay, 1887.-
WITH Reforauce to the above, I, TRONG us to how, beg to notify
“NOTICE"
ULEARED.
Guthrie, for Syducy via Fuochow. Peking for Shanghai.
Nouch, for Hoihow and Pakhỏi, *Wellingdorf, for Saigon.
PANNEKOERS. ÁKEIYRÐ
Por Nomes, from Nagasaki, 3 Europeans,"
DETAJET R
Per Vises, for Manila, 27 Chiueso. Per China, for balgon, 400-Shineše. onPer Ashington, for Chefso, 1 Chinoso..
Per San Pable, for Yokohama, Mr M. M. Kuhn, 4 Europeans, and 1 Chairisse; for San Francisco, Miss H. Store, MrR. R Barna 6 Europeann, and 20 Chinese; for Liver pool, Mr W.Harrison.
1588
CUMFACINIE DES MESKAGERIES "MARITIMES,
:
PAQUEROTS POSTE-FRANCAIS. STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS,
MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; LONDON RAVEN BORDEAUX
Per Mongit, for Swalow, 95 Chinese. 1) DEFANY Fer Guthrie for Sydney, &c.,3 Europeaus, and 55 Chinese.
Per Ping, for Shanghal, 7 Chinesu.. Per Bacher, for Hoihow, 50 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The British steamer Gitsland reports: Had strong houd winds from Gtara to Korea
Destina D
Straits: thence to Hongkong, light winds
and smooth nea
The British atomer Esmeralda reposts:
From Amoy to Pedro Blanco, light 8.8. W. breeze and fine weather; thence to Hong- kong, moderate 86.E, broza and aloudy, with passing showers.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping.
Noon-Peking loaves for Shanghai.
No. 7491-AUGUST 20, 1887.
Government has promised to puse into the Building. Ordinance. This may; of quureo;" be nothing more than & detail of drafting, but it is nevertheless the fact that powers are there given whjel. Mr Ackenyd fod the public to believs had bean elsewhere atruck
at Besides, over the Legisistive Onlus: cil were to decline fte mnction to Bye-lans framed by the Board under Sect. 13, these (20 to 23) give powers which in
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET The German Contruct Packet Bayern will be despatched on THUISDAY, the 1st September, with Mailf for the Daked Kingdom, Europe and coun- RELIGIOUS SERVICES ——
USTON CHURCAT Divine Worship, 11 trios beyond, cú Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, A.Ret.. G. H. Bondfield. Bervice in
ILD. Gibraltar, &o., &
BRAMEN'S SERTIs. The Services for most cases would The hours observed in closing the Meile, which have been hitherto hold in to set the verdics of the Legislative Council
&c., will be the suas in the case of
tha Mission Church, Quéon's Road, will be at defiace. Such a thinsation most Por Peking, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the the British Facket
-21st fast.
Correspondence should be marked Per GERMAN MAIL, or with the name of the Packet
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:
For SHANGHAL
For SAIGON..
Por Galley of Lorne, nt4.30 p.in, on Sun- day, the fet inst., instead of a pre- viously notified
For SWATOW & SHANGHALT.--
Ceylon, India, Aden, Event Malta, Chinese, 2 Ray J, Chatmore, beetlong ba far more than sufficient
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIL For Kitang, at 11:30 am, of Monday, The following hours are observed in oleaing Mails, Es, by the British Contract ---Packist :- Day of Departur
the 22nd inst.
For AMOY, & JAMSUL.--
Per Forniosa, pt 2.50 pm, on Monday;
the 22nd inst.
For SAIGON
oor.Money Order Offics closes.
1.2.-Registry of Letters cesses. Posting of all-printed matter and patterns Conses... *---
·
Per Galley of Zerne, at 4.30 p.m., onion-
day, the 22nd inst, instead of as-Mail logod, except for Late
- Letters. previously notified:
3:10P.M.Letters may be posted with
Late For of 10 centa until
For BANGKOK-
Per Tritos, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday, the
22nd inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOODHOW. Per Haiphong, at 11.30 am, on Tuesday,
the 23rd inst.
For STRAITS & BOMBAY. --
Per Khiva, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the
23rd inst
For STRAITS SLONDON-
Per Benarty, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 23rd insta-
For HIOGO & YOKOHAMA,
Per Gilstand, at 4 p.m., on Thursday,
the 20th inst. For-NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Per Thibet, at 3
9.30 P
Op.m., on Friday, the 20th fast- MAILS BY THE FEESCH PACKET,→→
Packet Folge The French Contract
will he despatched on THURSDAY, the hot September, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- yond, vid Burseilies; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery Madras, Galentia, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.,
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
HOTES OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAIL. The following boara are observed in closing -Mails, Ee, by the French Contract -Packet
Dag before departure
F.M.-Money Order Office oloses Four Quise closes, except the NICHT Box, which is always
out of Office hours. open
Dug of departure,-
10.
Post Otico opene. -Registry of Latters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns casos,
3.30 P.M.-When the Post Ofica closes
entirely.
៥.
3.40 r.m.-Late Latters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until we of departure
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
station.
RECASTER, ÁGUST. 19. AT 4 1'. M.
11+T
vieterređ
to sea tutel
Teopicrature.
Humidity,
Wlod.
Weather.
in during
Manila.....29.78] 80 | 91 saw 2 b Haiphorg 29.61 Hongkong 29.70 Foochow 29.75 88 73 8 Ainuy...29,77 Shanghai 29.74 88 76 E Vagasak - 100.72 WI ostock.
N1 b 10.4.M.
0.09
AUGUST 20. Manila 29.87-86 20 NNE 1 of Haiphong. 29 65 78-91 3 or Hongko 29.91 50,-851 0.09
Amoy Fooshow
Shanghai. 29.70 83 82 2 b Nagasaki, 39,81
would never bo held in the future in Union Church. On premeditated we know but
possible con- Sunday and Friday ovenings at 7.90. All be considered in view of its Seamon are invited to attend
sequences. Another important point is GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in this that the right of appoal is not givan the German language, by Rev. F., Hartmann, in all cases in which power is given to abata at half past ten A.,, in the nuisamos. If the Magistraten are to hold avory Sanday,
naisonco it would be a much more simple Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, the power of declaring bat constitutos a West Point
Sr. Josuer's Churen, Gardon Road. phan than the now adopted, to provide for M Mese and Sermon. 5.30 P.M. Even general appeal against any notion of the Sanitary Board, without attempting to ing Service, Benediction.
SEAMEN'S CHURCH, Sallora detail an incomplete 8..
the. PETER'S
of grounds. Home-Servico every Sutlay at P.Moses-now-absorvable generally in the Holy Communion at 7.30 AM on the Second drafting of this all-important measure is Sunday and after the evening Sorvies on more apparent, on account of the fact that the Fourth Sunday of each month. Service portions of the Bill have been struck out, while other portions having reference to dire every Thursday at 6 PM
TEMTERANCE HALL, 7.30 PM-Undeno-xoted rections are still retained. This defeet will, doublless, he attended to by the winational Meeting.
Acting Attorney General, who is fairly credited with a honest desire to da bis best for the public wulfare
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY, Shipping Noon-Kutsang leaves for Shanghai, & pm-Formosa leards for Amoy, ko.
Auctions.
Noon. Auction of Bombay Cotton Yarn, at Messrs Fronjeo Homorsjes & Co.'s godowns, Queen's Road Central.
Amusements.
At yesterday's meating the considera- tion of Sections 20 to 25, inclusive, was adjourned, and the Acting Attorney Gonoral added that he hoped before next meeting of Council to furnish the bon." members with deals of the sentions which he proposed in lieu of these sec- tions. It might have been supposed that the Attorney General would have · expedited matters by producing these new sections there and then; but it would now appear that the go-ahead" system previously advocated by the Go Goada per Bantam undelivered after thisvernment, and opposed, by the unofficial
dato subject to rout.
9 p.m.-Chiatioľu Circus and Monagerio
at East Bowrington..
Miscellancons,
General Memoranda.
Members, bas given place to a wholesale adjournment of erurgselause or section. objected to. Still, as these sections beld over-for-remodelling are of great im portance, the delay will doubtless repay Pranaler Books of China Tradors Ins.he Council and the community. So for
Co., Ltd., dloged from this date to 5th Proximo inclusive. WEDNESDAY, August 24
Trespay, August 23:
Goods per Steamer Yangis unclaimed 4 p.m.--Chiario's Circus and Menagerie
at East Bowrington.
after Noon Babjec. to renz
Wlostock, 29,82 59 70 x1
The barometer las faller along the Sou-FRAY, Augnat 20 :22 thern coast of China. Gradients are mode- rate for S winds, The temperature is rather low and the weather overcast and damp,
W. DOBERUL, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Olsertalory, August 20***
1. BaBoxzra, reduced to 82 degrees Fahreu asit, and to the level of the sea in inches, tentha andrindrodthink
3. TEMPERATUR, is the shado in degresa, Fahrenheit.
3. Toxtorty, in percentage of saturation, the
11.Malaclosed, except for Latemidity of sir Entirited with moisture traing
Batters
11,10 M.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 centa-until 11:30 MWhen the Post Office-clones-
entirely.
100,
4 DinGurion of Wiso, to two points. 5 FORCE INпcording to Beaufor Scale.
U. STATE OF WRATH. bine sky, dr.) moked clouis, d drizzling, rain, fog, v glioms,
hall, 7 Lightning, o overcast, p pissing showers,”
11,40 A.x.—Late Letters may be posted
on board the packet with Latey squilly, r rain, r anew, z tkaniur, o visibility, Fes of 10 cents until time of jis dor (wol), logartura.
TRAIN, inches, tentke und kundrelth.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
FRASIA.
Captain
Hall. Scholten
the Publio that the BUSINESS of the –HOK_LEE__HUNG Came GENERAL STOLE-KEEPERS and ComisioN AGENTS, 18 Low being carried on at Fooshow Here
DUNKIRK AND ́ANTWERP.
Torniosa (1). tafore by TAM KIM OMING, of Singapore,
Anioy and Tameuï Batavia, &c., vin Saigon Barta út (3). Morchant, and Myself finder the Style of
THURSDAY, the 1st September Bombay, via Straits
Khiva (6) HOK LER HONG & Co.: and that I hold
Noon, the Company'e Slamuship Brome, and Ports of call Bayern & Power of Attorney from the said TAM KIM CULO as his agant Individually and FOLUA, Goatushdant EEVILAGUA, WIL
Chefoo and Tientsin......
Viksung (0)... also is PARTNER in the said Firm, to HAILS, PASSENGERS, SPRUE, aid Barre, &c., sia Suez Canal... Polyhyia (q). transact-all-matters-compacted will the ROU wil war this Purt for the atoreHogo and Yokohama...... Gilsland (8)
placon. Business of the Firm at Foochow
Hector (8) London, in Suez Canal. TONG AH HOK, and Spacia will be mytetared for London, and Parts of Call-Pokite (•)..... Hongkong, June 1, 1887.
Notices to Consignees.
The
Shipping Ordere will be granted until Youn.
Cargo will be received on board until 4
Claymore (5).. Alice D. Cooper, Changsha (6)....
via Yokohama
as well as for Marsoles, sud London and Hamburg...........Carmarthenshire (0)
· 1947 supted in transit through Marolles for the Marseilles, and Forts of Call... Volga (5)
principal places of iurape.
Nagaki, Kobe and Yokohama Thibot (s).. New York, via Suoz. Canal : Now York. Port Darwin, &c. GERMAN BARQUE ADOLPH, Captainpro. Specs and Parale until 1. San Francisco, via Yokolu. City of Sydney (a); the Sat Augustinels are not tie Ban-1 WESTERGAARD, FROM HAMBURG,
wat on board; they must best at the (ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the abuse bucy's Office)
Nosal are hereby requested to send Contents and Value of Fuckage or in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned red. for countersignature, and to take lame diate delivery of their Goods from alongside. Cargo impeding the discharge will be at opeo landed and storad at Consignees risk and expanse.
SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, August 19, 1887.
eesnic (a) Peking (8).. Brindisi (e). Shanghai, via-Swalow... Kutsang (6) Shanghai, via Amoy.. Singapore and London Benarty (8) Swator, Amoy and Froshow... Haiphong (s); Sydney and Melbourne....Pathan (6)...
United States and Canada, &o. Alexxtuler Gil Vancouver B.C.), via Yokohama Port Victor (s) 19 Yokohama and Kobe.
Fantalby (6)
For further particulars, apply at the Company's (ffice.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent
Hongkong, "Angaat-20, 1887:
1577 | Occidental & Oriental Steam».
Ship Company..
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG, ́BATAVIA, SINGAPORE AND SAIGON? THE Company's S.S. Bastam, having arrived from the above Parts, Con- sigitees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong AND. KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN 'Co..
, at West Point, whence delivery may. be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 22nd Justant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 15, 1887.
1551
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXIOD, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
STEAMERS
Stocks.
BANKS
Sander Leask.
W. Schäfer..
Robinson.
A. Symons. W. R. Courtney. Bevilaqua.......
Gulland. Sagtiders
7. E. Williu
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
2.30 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of The Chins and Manila Steamship Co., Lal., at the General Managers' office. SATURDAY, August 27-
Noon-Meeting uf Shareholders of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor: poration at the City Hall
MONDAY, August 29:-
3 p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Co., Lid, at No. 14, Praya Central p.m.-Auction of Crown Latid at Poak
fload near the Albany,
4
5 p.m.Auction of No. 8, Albany Road,
kipwn as Norman Cottage.!
WEDNESDAY, August 31
Dividend of China Sugar Refining
Ltity payable. ———
FRIDAY, September 2 --
MONDAY, September 5-
4 p.m.-Mooting of Shareholders of the China Tradors Insurancs Co., Ltd., at Head Office.
as the proceedings of yesterday are con- cerned, is oust be admitted that the Go- Yerument have not shown so much an ruusenable stubbornness as the doing of the previous meeting might have led us to expect. Ever the question of the 300 cubic feet of uir-space-which does dot we fancy, evoke the strongest op puation-was held over until the sec- tion dealing speciically with that matter comes ou for disenssion. One divisionenly. was taken yesterday, and that, we think, might as well have been left alone. We mous the ill-judged and seemingly pur poseless discussion which arose and the division, which took placeou the maximum
unt of punishment which a magi- strato night give to any one committ ing a breach of the Byo-lawe made at a Lime when an epidemic was raging in or threatening the Colony. The section. proposed a 8200 fine or six months' im- Co.,prisonment, Messrs Chater, MacEwen, fend Ryrie, each-in-turn, expressed an --epiolun that this Ituft was too high 11sm Anction of Dutch steamer Batini and, as the discussion seemed to
on Board.
turn on the discretion thus left to the Magistrate, while the unofficial Mombers maado no reference to or allow ance for the enormity of the offences sought to be punished, it was difficult to. comprehend in whose interest these worthy representatives of the people. were appearing. On this occasion, we enjuyad the Tare pleasure of agroging with almost every word which fell from the Acting Governor, the Colonial Treasurer,the Acting Chief Justice, and even the Surveyor General, The pungent language used by the Colonisi Treasurer, when calling to remembrance the digging up of the loathsome carcases of diseased cattle after burial in order to sell-them--which was one of the offences dealt with by the punishment objected to-we condoned for onca. Anyone who would be guilty of such
NOTICE
GARDEN SEEDS.
SEASON-1887-8.
HE following SEEDS required for SOWING in AVGUST & SE TEMBEL,
Douglas Lapraik & Co... August 21, af 5 p.1. Jardino, Matheson & Do About August 27, F" & 0.′′S. N. Co..............................
THE August 23, at 3p.m Norddeutscher Lloyd Sep
September 1,at 4pm. Jardine, Matheson *& Co....:: About August 30, Siemagen &
JAS 67, at 11 a,m
Fardin
Mathieson & Co...
Butterfield & Swire, P. & 05. N.-Co..
Adamson, Bell & Co...
les Maritimes
: 0. 8. 6. Că. Russell & Co........ Russell & O............................... Butterfield & Swire Pacific Mail S. §. Ob... jo. & 0. 8. §. 05. Heuermann. Siemsson & Co.
P. & O. S. N. Co
Matheson & Co Jardins, Butterfield & & Swiro... Gibb, Livingston & Co.. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Gibb, Livingston & Co.. Gibb, Livingston & Co., Adamson, Bell & Co..... Adamson, Ball- & Uə...
Jackson. Le Boutillier Harris
Jas. Rowley
Williams...
SHARE LIST: QUOTATIONS.
Nos. of Shares.
Patile. -1
Hongkong and Shangai Rank Corp 60,000|8
INSULANGER
North-China Insurance Cob Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld,... 8,000 £ Dinon Kasarance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 s Ohio Tradors' Insurance Co., Ltd... 34,000 Canton Insurance Offeo Co., La.....10,000/3 Ohmere Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,500 TITLE Stoniship OCMANIC will bhith Fire Insurance Co., Lt.......20,000 $ Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Id... 8,000 3. despatched for San Francisco, via Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 40,000 $ Yokohama on SATURDAY, the 19th The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,000,$ September, at 3 p.1.
Led.. ...... 30,000 8 The Straita Insurance Co., Connection being made at Yokohama,"
Steamers from Shanghai and Japan¦·· STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.
IK, 0, and M. Steamboat Co., Il. 40,000 8 All-Parcel Packages should be mischogi bo address in fall; and same will be rboerved Douglas Steamabip Co., Limited .20,0008 at the Company's Office, until 6 p.m. the Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 £
to sailing,
60,000 shares issued......
81,212 China and Manila S. 5. Co., Ld...... 9,500|||
with
porta."
To-day's Advertisements.com Pas granted a flows
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY AND
To San Francisco
4
..$200.00
To San Francisco and rotura, 1850:00.
arsilable for 6 moaths
To Liverpool
To London
***
536.00 340.00
To other European points at proportion. ato rates. Secial reduced rates grupled to Oficers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
MISCELLANEQUE.
H'kong Whampoa Dock Oo., Ld.12,500 $ HB. and China Gas Co., Lizuited:
New Bhares......
Paid POSITION PES LAST REPORT: Last Dividend
Reserve Balances, f'witrd|| tip:
2
August 25, a; 4 p.m. August 33. August 25, at 4 p.m. JAugust 20. September
d
1, at noon. August 26, at 4p.n. About Aagust 3i. Quick despatok. August 30, at daylight. August 31, at 3 p.m Sept. 10, at 3 August 21st noon. -
despatch. August 22, at-pooN. August 26. August 29, at 4 p.m. August 23, at noon. Jabout August 28. About Angust fi August 27, at 3 p.. August 26.
AUGUST 20, 1887.
Closing Quotas Cash
The 23 tu for £100,000 T. 406,132.00-1836 İmla. 260, selfors 50,00 TL. 3,059.767% for 1886 T. 102, sellera: 814,000314,019,066) p.sh (85 $80 per share, sellers, sellers 600,098 187,624.75 20% annum 72 188,00018
sellers: 494,40.00 10% for 1885 671, 28,711 53 125,771.298 % for 1886 3226 per share 1,000,000 228,667.16817:50 for 8h 9385, nominal
243,798.449 6 for 188 880, bayers
can now be supplied, viz :-
GELERY,
„OYOLAMEN,
CINERARIA.
Our First Shipment of Assorted, VEGETABLE and FLOWER
SEE.DS
IS EXPECTED. SHORTLY, And Catalogues will be supplied Baez CHAROF-on-det after the 20th Instant
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Hongkong, August 13, 1887.
The China Mail
or
1641
HONGKONG, SATubday, susüst 20, 1887.
-au-offence deserved twelve months' im- prisonment, as The Acting Chief Justice said-I would give him 12. monthe." But the unofficials would not have it they thought $100 or three months was asafficient punishment. Mr MacEwen seemed to hesitate, and suggested that it was not worth while going on to a division and repeating the solemn force of the previous week. The division,
The publication of this issue commenced however, was taken; and again Mr Beil-Irving appearod amungst the off- 7.15 p.
cias-this time, we think, upon really good grounds. Why no one This upon the graduated scale of penalties adopted, for instance, in tha Markets Ordinance, is more than we can understand. The maximum of 2200 or3 6 meatus could have been fixed for ex-. all$4,500,000$ 25,313.43 at 30, for your
working a/o to Dec. 3186435 % pren., sales and bayers THE discussion in Committee of the pusing unwholesome food, and the $190 Legislative Council ou the Publis Health or 3 months' limit could have been ap Bill was contioned yesterday, whered to the other pieces. There whe few of the Sections of the Ordinance more reason in the unofficial opposition were pussed, and a few more were pust then they took the tromble of showing; none It cannot now be said that the but at the same time most excellent discussion partakes of the entertaino existed for making the penalty ing quality recently referred to by the for exposing unwholesome meat during Acting Chief Justice; but it is none the an epidemic no less than six months' less important, and ought to be care-imprisonment Here 1508 a capital op. fully watched by alfresidents interested portunity for compromising, which was in the welfare of the Colony. A con apparently lest entirely from want of sidembla portion of the discussion a thought on both sides. this list meeting referred to the removal of the defects and redundancies in the draft bill which we pointed out in these columns souie six weeks #ico-amend- ments which we then showed became attsolutely necessary on the ground that the Government would otherwise nullify aud reader of no effect the notifications and concessions promised by the Acting Attorney General. Some of the phrases objected to were struck out, while other eactions and portions of sections were postponed for further consideration, What we wrote on 18th July about the more serious of these defects and it may throw some light on the discussion-was this
Doo. 31/86
419, sellera 817, buyer 828
11,410.40% half your 93% prems
1181.13
·8%
Par nominal 4,387.5.07% for 1835 12% dis, sellers
40 discount None
4,260.12 16% for 188683 prem,, buyers
10% and 8130 per share, buyers, fully 1,527.3.11 bonus for 'nt
2608 2418 83,3% 259 250 $ 308 1,000 2005
2508
100 $ 100 $ 20 100,$ 2018
012,500!$
17,000
7,718.40
200,000 $
75,832.62
*30,000
23 R
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10 all. 6,100 £ 1,900 €
16.7.10€ 9,177.3.1 9,000 10 all
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50 all s
100 all
860
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3,800 $ 100 all** 1,280
5,000 €2,730.0918, for 188665
1008
prein. 12% prom
1884 0..
Chinese Imp. (Ch. Bank Loan) 1885 2790
8.565/TI: 500firma ile 3,568 100
T700,000/TL 250)
600 all
TRates of Int
8%
Payable. Jane16&Der. 10
March & Sept
Jan. 18
0% prem
preap
4. pom.
Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.....
MELBOURNE.
The Cu,'s Steamship
Changsha,
J. E. WILLIAMS, Com'dor,
7.0068
3,000 aha. sued Ohias Bugar Company, Limited 10,000 8 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000 9 6003 Bungkong Bakery Company, Lat.... Passengers, who have paid full fare, 're-Lan Sugar Company, Limited will be despatched as embarking at San Francisco for China or Perak Super Ultivation Co. 5,000 TI above on TUESDAY, the 30th Instant, at Japan (ur vice versa) within one year will be Forak Tin Maung & Shing Co. 6,000+ Daylight
allowed a discount of 100% This allowance Punjon & Bungie Dus gamstun Passengers is directed does not apply to through fares from China Bow, Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000 $ The attention of
Mining Co10,000 to the Superior Accommodation offered by and Japan to Europe. this Steamer. First-class Saloon and Cabine Consular invoices to accompany Cargo 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., La. 9,000 2
aru situated forward of the Engines. Second Class Passengers are berthed in the Poop, A Refrigerating Chamber pnsures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire Foyage 4 duly qualified, Surgeon in carried:
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, |-- 1906) August 20, 1887
1083
dsstine 1 to-points beyond San Francisco, A. S Watson & Co., Limited... in the United States, should be sent to the BK. High-Level Tramways Co., Id.
Company's Offices, addressed to the Collec-
of Oustoms, San Francisco.
Fox further information as to Freight Chinese Tuxperial, 1881
or Passage, apply to the Agency of the *** Company, No. 604, Queen's Road Cantral.
OD. HARMAN,
Agent, Hongkong, August 30, 18877"
* Equalisation of Dividend Fund.
$6 half-year 190-* 1,321.11
June 30 1886)" 18,781.53 12 : for 1880 $146
12% for 1886 0 4R1% for 1386 8110. -129,803.18 None.
+Depreciation and Insurance Find.
paid up nominal
Blat inat, sales
nominal
ex dir nominal
Bisles
Domias
48% prem, sellers 835 per share, sellera
At debit,
The power of the Board to make Bye- "Im hãy vary properly been hedged round- by the provision that these Bye-Laws njust be sanctioned by the Legislative Council. A glance, however, at the Sections 30, 21, 22, sud 29 will show that, epers from the check on the Bye-Laws provided by the Legislative Council, the Board will possess
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PARSED BUR ANAL
OorWARD BOUND SIETTE, 20; Hesperia, Sarpedon, Palinurus, &ng-8; Nagka- ken; 6; Diomed, Glenogle, Havre, Mo- yuns, 9 Ajaz, Hindustan, 12; Flit chire, Neckar, Ulysses, Beecher
Beecher, 16; Electra, Orestes, 19. HOMEWARD BOUND-Glenariney, Aug. 2:
Dardanus, Glenorchy, Cambodia, 9 Deucalion, James Watt, 12. Ozena, Ekipley, 10.
The steamship Brindisi, with the ENGLIOR MAI of 22nd July, laft Singapore on Wednesday, the 17th instant, at 6 p.m. and may be exported here on or about Monday, the 2nd inst. This packet brince replies to letters de Spatobed
from Hongkong on June
The O. 9. & Co. steamship Palamed; from Lispool, lett Singapura on the 18th instant, and may be expected hero on or about the 4th instaut.
powers which, if fully exercited, mast bul. The steamship Tantallon left Singapore on lify and render of no effect the modifications the 19th instant, and may be expected
and, concessions promised by the Gorera-here on or about the 25th inst ment. Let any one road carefully that vary The steamship Japan, from Oalentis, left comprehensive section (92) an tha sbste-
mont of Luisances, and say if it does not
include everything, by implication, that tho |
Hingapore on the 19th it, and zaży
-be expected here on or about the 26th
inati