Entertainment.
HIARINI'S
GRAND
CIRCUS, MENAGERIE,
AND
CONGRESS OF WONDERS.
OPEN EVERY NIGHT, At 8 pm, Commoncing at 9 pim.
WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS,
TWO PERFORMANCES, One at 4 p.m., and the other at 9-p,
•Doors ppening at 3 and at 9p.m. GRAND AND BRILLIANT CHANGE
L
OF PROGRAMME.
Mails.
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, “
VIA
AND OTHER CONNECTING
RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLÖYD.
NOTICE,
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO,: ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIKSTE). BRINDISI, GENOA,
AL80,
THE CHINA MAI
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ANTWERP, BREMEN & 11AMBURG,
PORTS IF THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTO PORTS; ..༣ LONDON, NEW YORK. BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS. GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.
+
HE Chartered British Steamship PORT VICTOR, 2793 Tons Register, A. WILLIAMS, Commander, will be despatched for VANCOUVER, 1.C., sić KOBE and YOKOHAMA, SATURIDAY, the 37th August, at 3 p. 1) To be followed
by 8.8. BATAVIA,. on the 24th September, and ABYSSINI on the 18th October.
These steamers, formerly in the Cugarh Service, lately received New Engines and Boilers, and enn maintain a spold at sea of from 13 to 14 knots.
Cugetion will he mudo at Yakohemi with Steamers from Shanghei and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Sith Fran cisco by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The attention of through passongers is Destanite T THE LADIES AND GE drawn to the fact of the Canadian Pacifio Boing the ket built and most TLEMEN OF THE UNIQUE COMBINATION
splendidly equipped line, ever coustrnoted OF WONDERS AND THE VALUABLE on the Amarican Continent, and specially ÁOGHEDATION F FORMIDABLE
adapted for Sunger travelling.
EXCELLENT DOSPLAY OF DARING SKNA AND
WILD BEASTS.
Tonight,
NEW EQUESTS/SCINER "NEW.WILD ANIMALS AND TER TRAINEE,
NEW MANILA PORIES, EDUCATED BY SHINOH
CHIARININ,
NEW JAPON MARVES FROM THE MIKADO'S
OWN THEATRE, TOKIO,
DON'T MISS A TREAT OF THIS KIND:
L MAYA,
HongKong, August 25, 1887.
Secretary.
1588
Notices to Consignees. GERMAN BARQUE ADOLPH, Captain MESIDE, FROM HAMBURG. YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above
assol are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immo- dinte delivery of their Goods from alongside. Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense
SIEMSSEN & Co., .
Ager.ts.
Hongkong: August 1, 1887.
Notices of Firms.
Consuler Invoices for Gods to United Status points sdukt be made out in quad- replicates, and caddressed, to Mr. D. E. Bows, District Freight Arrent, Vancouver; B., and sont tu ya.
Freight will be received on board until 4.p.m. on the 26th August
All Paroela must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full
THE COMPANY'S STRAKERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERE AND LUGGAGE.
NB.-Cage can be taken on through Bille of Lading for the principal places in
RUSSIA.
4.
N THURSDAY, the fat of September, 1887, at 4 pra, the Company's Steamship BAYERN. "Captain BANDER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this port as above, calling at GENOA,
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Carge will be received on board until p.m., Specie and Parcels until 3 in on the 31st August. Parcels are not to be aunt de bond; they must be loft at the Acever's Oflice). Contents and Value of Packages ave required.
The Steamer has spendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & On, Igoats
Horogkong, August 8,-1887.
1480
To-day's Advertisements doh, Miss Eid Tbarborn, Messyad, Lowis,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED, A
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSOL.
The Co.'s Steamship
Fobien Captain ROACH, "will be Porta ON SATURDAY, the 27th Juntaut, at despatched for the above
Noon
For Freight or Pasinge, apply to
Burdokin and J. Ar Morris, Sorgeant W Kinley and Mra Kinley and 2 infants. From Shanghai: for Singapore, Mr.CH. Robertson; for Marcillos. Mr Goo. Clarke; for London, Mrs B: Morria, 2 children, 3 inferts and amah, Mts Forgaon and child." For Thales, lor Swatow, Mors Targ On Fong and Tang Kut Fay, and 6 Chinoso Ladies.
To DEPARTUSA
kong, Major and Mrs Champernowre, Ser
Por Thibet, for Yokohama: from Hong- geant Major Powell, and Mr Jno. Dado from Bombay, Mr M. R. Trower from Penang,
HE The Goveruar of Krs and servaut Messre Khan doo Ghound Khan Jao Choo, and 2 sorvants; from Singapore, 101510 Japaneso. :i
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, August 25, 1887.
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agents, or . Owners will be Regwnsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crow of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-
ALLIS Rown, Hawaiian brig, Captain J. Phillips, Wieler av Ou
CARMARTHENSHIRE, British str., Capt. W. R. Courtasy.-Adamson, Bell & Co.
ELIZABETH NICHOLSON British barque, Captain Ceo. Falcong-Molchera & Co.
Karry, British Barque, Captain W. B. Lance.Order.
TARAPACA, British steater, Capt. - John. E. McArthur. Gibb, Livingston & Co.
-FPPUIG
ARRIVALS. August 25, 1887
"Canton, British steamer, from Whampoa
Fashun, Chinese steamer, from Wham- pon.
Haiphong Aug. 29, Ballast.-A. R. MARTY.
and the name will busived by us until-day's Advertisements, Crusader, British steamer, 647. Ogston, 5 pm. the day previs to sailing."
For information as to Passage or Freight, Hypply to
ADAMSON, DELL &. Co., Agents.
1670 Hongkong, August 18, 1857.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
ÚACIFIC MALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YOU OVERLAXIT HAGWAYS, AND TOUGHING "AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
EU. S. Mail, Staumship CITY OF SYDNEY will be despatched for San Francison Yokchama and Honolulu, WEDNESDAY, the 31st August, at 3 107 pm, taking tassengers and Fraight for
Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Pills of Lading isaned for trans- Through portation to Yokoham and other Japan Purts, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and of the United States, via Over- Inland Cities of and Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, an Demerara, a to poeta in Mexico, Contral THE AGENCY at this Port of Messcent South America, by the Co
the Company and CALDBECK MAGREGOR-&-Costing Stennett Shanghai, has This Day been Transferred Through ago
England France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
NOTICE.
to Mr. ALEXANDER LEVY.
E. JONES HUGHES
KITITH Räférence to the above Notice, I have This Day assumed CHARGH
of the BUSINESS at this Port of Messrs: CALUBECK MACGREGOR & Co., WINE and Srixrt MenORANTS, Shanghai.
---- ALEXANDER LEVY.
Hongkong, June 30, 1887
1240
First-class Fares granted as follows:- To San Francisco
$200,0
100 To San Frangisos sud return,. 350,00
Available fac & mouths in To Liverpool...
·To London
...333.00 $38.00
To other European pointa ut proportionate rates. Special reduced rates-granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Ingenial Chinese Cuators, to be obtained on application.
Passenger, sho bave paid full fare, re- embarking at Su Frisco for Chins or
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED."
FOR STANCHTAT (Taking Caroo & Passengers at through rates
OHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW "UIWANG," "HANKOW und Porta-on- the YANGTSZE )
The Co.'s Steamship
Canton,
Fakia, British steamer, 209, J. S. Roach; Tamsul August 21, Amoy 23, and Swatow 24, General. -DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO
Paskong, British steamer,-910,-H. W Hogg, Swatow, Aug. 24, General-JABOINE,
MATHESON & OCT
DEPARTURES:
August 20
Capt. BREMNEE, will be | Lanube, for Haiphong. teensclospatched na slave TO. Figaro, for Singapore. MORROW, the 26th Instout, at 4 pain, Sarthe, for Whampoa
Kuhiy Marn, for Yokohama instead of as protionaly advertised.
Thules, for Coast Parta.... For Freight or Passage, apply to......
Hector, for Singapore and London. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Pekin, for Europe. -----བི་1443uf8r---
Fooksang, for Whampoa Hongkong. August 25, 1887.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED
www
∙1623
FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SQURABAYA, FIA SAIGON
AND SINGAPORE, A
The Co.'s Steamship
-Dauberte
Capt. SCHOLTEN, will bo deantched as above-01- SATURDAY, the 37th Inninnt, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply-to-
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Ayerits. Hongkong, August 25, 1887.
Destinati
[OTICE is hereby giyen that-the-Bus- NESS of GENERAL STONE-KEEPER 2nd COMMISSION AGENTS previously carried calapan for vice verd) within one year will be.Batavia, &c., vis Saigon....... at Focchow, in the Empire of Chins, under allowed a discount of 10% This stinicance
and Japan to
the Firm or Chop of HOK LEE HONG&oes not apply to through fares from thma Co by Tam An Hos and Tax-KiNG SIEG in Co-partnership, was DISSOLVED on Fre
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Freight will be received on bosed until 4 Packages wall he received at the utice until p. ; all Parcel Packages
marked kid
in full; value should be m of dans is required.
Consular Luvateas to accompany Cargo lestine i to prints boguard San Franciter, In the United States, should be sent to the Company's Ores : Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Fracion.
Hombay, gia Straits
Bremen, and Ports of ''ail Chefoo, Tienesin, &... Chefoond-Tientals
Suez Canal via Havre, &c., London, via Suez Canal.. London and Hainburg
K
ULLARED
Palamen, for Amoy, and Shanghai. Melita, for Ueba. Gisland, for Kobe.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Fer-Fokien, frem Coast Ports, 71 Ohimeso,
Por Faimed, for Amoy, 250 Chinese. Por Danube, for Haiphong-1 Ensopars" woman, and 20 Chinese
Par Felin from Hongkong: for Singa pore, Mr C. Gothier; fer Bombay, Mr 1614 Fazolater and, native servant; for Ion»)].
GRIPPING REPORTSA
The British steamer kien reports: From Tarani to Amor, light S. W wind and are weather, from Amoy to Swatow, fresh northerly winds and fine weather from Swatow to port, fresh S. W. winds and dark and cloudy Steamer in Tamsui Way- Steamers in Amoy, Chow-chow-fan and Balan, Stamers in Swatow, Bocchow Tientsin, Taichure; Hoihow, Cheang Back Kign and Maefort
"Tho. Betish stopwor Focksang raports :-
Left Swatow at 4.20 p.my Aagust 24th, had strong S. W. winds and cloudy weather to midnight; thence to port fresh S. W. winds
in
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Pesso
Captuin,
Bantam (a). Venutia (9) Bayern (8).
Scholten
Sander.
„Velox (0)...
Kallsen
Yik Rang-().
Lenak.
W. Schster.
Polyhymnia (3) Esineralla (6)... Telamos (8)... Carmarthenshire (s)'.. vin Suez Canal. ......Glouenga Marillos, and Ports of Call...Volga-(9)....................... Nagasaki, Kohé and Yokoham Thibet (a)..... New York, via Snoz Catal. Claymore (1)..
Governor Robie New York...... San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Sydney (1).. San Franciscs, via Fokohsinas, Oceanjo (5)....................... Shanghai
Canton (8)..... Palamed (8)... Patintrag (3)-70 Shanghai, via Ainoy Shanghai, vis Amoy Swatów, Amoy and Tamsui.
Fokien (8) Sydney and Melbourne......
Pathan (6).. Sydney and Melbourne........ Changsha (8). 1387 Vancouver (B. 0.),viu Yokohama Port Victor (B).
Yokohama and
Tantallon (6) Kobu
For further inforrestion as to Passage und Freight, apply a the Age of the Jompany, No. BOA, Queen's Road Ceutral.
the 6th day of January, 1887, and the Re-p.m. the day provisus te sailing: Parcel sponsibility of the said TAN KING SING for any DEET OF LIABILITY incurred by the said Firm or Chop terminated on the 6th day of January, 1897
BOK LEE & Co
Peachers Singapore, 17th May, 1887 - -
WITH Reference to the above, I, TIONG Home, of Popolow, beg to notify the Public that the BUSINESS of the HOK LEE HONG: Oo, as GENERAL STOER-XZEERRY and Epsmission AGENTS, is now being carried on st Foochow as here: tofore by TAM KIM CHING, of Singapore, Merchant, and Myself under the Style of HOK LEE HONG & Co. and that I hold
Power of Attorney from the said TAM KIM CHING us his Agent individually and also as a PARTNER in the said Firm, to transact all, matters empected with the Business of the Firm at Focchow,
TIONG AH HOK, Hongkong, June 1, 1883.
Mails.
NOTICE.
1047
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES -MARITIMES,
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR SAIGON; SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK "
SEA PORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS, OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;
4180
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP,
IN THURSDAY, the lat. September, Ron, the Company's Steamship FOLGA, Commandant. BEVILAQUAN:WILH MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and OARGO, vil leave this Perl for the above places. - *
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London a well sa for Marseilles, and a
transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe,
Shipping. Veders will be granted unto Cargo will be received on board at 4 p.m., Specie sad Parcels until 9 pm on the 31st August. (Farcels are not to be went on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,
Contents and alue of Packages are re quired
AC DHARMAN, --- Agenty-
Hongkong, Angrat 12, 1887.
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
Stocks,
Hamhu
Jackson
W. R. Courtney.
Bisss..... Bavilaqua.it
iGilland.
Blanchard....
Dr. Bowlet
J. E. Willams. A. Williams. Partridge...
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For SINGAPORE::
Par Carmarthenshire, at 2.30 p.a., on
Friday, the 26th inst.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Per Thibet, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the
26th inst.
For SHANGHA
For Quinton, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the 20th inst, instead of as previously
icd
For SAIG YN, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
SAMARANG & SOURABATA. Per Bantant, at 11,30 m, on Saturday,
the 27thrinst.
For SINGAPORE --
Per Palyhymnia, at 10.30 a., on Satur-
day, the 27th inst.
For, AMOY, FOOCHOW, KOBE, YOKO- HAMA, VANCOUVER BC, CANA- DA, THE UNITED STATES.- Per Port Victor, at 2:30 p.m., on Satör-
day, the 27th inet.
For 8TRAITS & ROMBAY,on will
For Venetia, at 2:30 pm, on Saturday.
the 2ith inst
For BANGKOK.-.
Per Falkenbury, at 9 a., on Sunday,
the 28th inst.. -- ·
MAILS BY THE GERMAN FAURET The German Contract Packet Bayern will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st September; with Maile for the United Kingdom, Europe and comm- tries. beyond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Bataria, Hariast, Cegian, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta,
Gibraltar, dots.
The hours observed in clasing the Mails, 2. Will be the same is in the case of the British Packot Correspondence should be marked Pen GERMAN MAIL, or with the name of the Packet.
Agents
Jardine, Mathasin & Co. P & O. 8. N. CO Norddeutscher Lloyd Hang Shun Cheong,
Matheson & Jardine,
Biemsson & Core
Batterfield & Swire..
Ged. R Stevens & Co.
Adamson, Bell & Co....
Messageries Maritimes...
Late of Leaving
Jardins, Matheson & Co...... About August 31.
P. €0. S. 8. 00
Fussall & Co....
Russell & Ou... Pacific Mail B. S. Co....
0.0.8. S.
Jardine, Mathorn & t Butterfield & Sire.. Butterfield & wire........ Douglas Laprak & Co....... Gibb, Livingston & Co. Butterfield & wire Adamson, Bell & Co.. Adamsan, Ball & Co..
SHARE-LIST-QUOTATIONS.
Nos of Shares
Fabuse.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp.60;60)|
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
F
STEAMERS.
BANKA
Last Dividend
September 1, at soon. August 26, at 4 pura, About August 31.2. Quick despatch.
No. 7495 AUGUST 25, 1887.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping Daylight.-Palamed leaves for Shai, to 24 pin, Felex leaves for Chofuo, &c.
p.1. Thibes leaves for Nagaani, &c. 4.p.1.Canton leaves for Bhanghai.however, to note carefully what is mild by Tantallon loves for Yokuhama c Carmarthenshire leaves for Tondon, s
was only expressing the satisfaction of the Lunofioul juembura when he said, "Hovery house was to be provided with a drain, in connection with a sewer, the discussion of the polat was unnecessary! It will be well,
Meeting
2.30 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of The China and Manila Steamship Oo, La at the General Managom office Amusements. 9p.m. Churini's Circus artd. Menagerie
at East Bowrington..
the Acting Attorney General on this point. - He says-There cau bo no doubt that if enchathing could be as a house-drainwithout any sewer, it would be impossible to proceed gamut any househoffer for creating such a nuisanco 'as- has been referred tức The Lowage must go somewhere, and if there' aro no drains or sewers, it must go on the rondsido. The refreshing trustfuluess of General Memoranda.
the Acting Attornoy Gapiral in the perfcot SATURDAY, August 27 Jam kannat
Konn-Meeting of Shareholders of The ness of the system of drainage here-wG. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Gorare not sure whether the drains have over. poration at the City-Hal
MONDAY,
August 20***
been shown on paper, thouga that may have 2 p.m.-Auction of Japancas Ware, &c., bean dose quite recently-is, we presume,
at Bir. M. Ancatrong's ---
3p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of the morely an ollmal mode of looking at things. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Householders, however, will do well to ***** Ltd., at No. 14, Praya Central.
carefully note or cut out and preserve the 4 p.m. --Auction of Crown Land at Peak remarks of the Acting Attorney General,
Road near the, Albany,
p-Anction of No. 8. Albany Rd, as they may be useful when the Sanitary known as Norman Cottage."
Board go on the war-path, and proacoute Fifth Dividend of 610 all Claims those alleged to be breaking the law Sup
against H.K. Branch of the Oriental
Bank Corp., payable at New Oriental posing that an insuficient drain exists Bank Corp. Ltd.
Loutside of a bouge. La there any low that WEDNESDAY, JULUBt
31
Dividend of China Sugar Resning Co.,
Ltd., payable. p.m.-Chiariai's Cirens and Merugarie at East Bowrington. ang d FRIDAY, September 2
on Board. MONDAY, Septeraber 5—
4pm.Meeting of Shareholders of the China Traders Insurance Co., Ltd., at Fend Office..
NOTICE.
GARDEN SEEDS.
SEASON 1887-8.
THE following SEEDS requirad-for THE
SOWING in ArGUNT & SEPTEMBER, can now be supplied, viz,
CELERY,
CYCLAMEN,
would compel az intelligent householder to
onnect his house with that He would be much more likely to dig a trench around
his house, and tell the Sanitary Board to
11a.m. --Auction of Dutch steamer Batjan first set their house in order before he
would have any of their typhoidal or diph-. thoric gases. How many years it may be ere the complete sewage sccommodation". of which the Surveyor Gunstal speaks will be availabta, ia a point upon which the Unofficial Members might well elicit some information. Bare, we are that this system of working backwards of legislating for house-drains and connecting with public sewers, before the public sewers are in s." condition to be so used-will bring evil npon those householders who unwarily give way to
drains with the connecting scandalously imperfect sawers that now axist. We have no hesitation, in carrying tho Acting Attorney General's dictum a little further, and saying that even if sewer exists, no householder should be proceeded against for refusing to connect his house with arch, sewer until he has competem proof that it is afe for bins roto Catalogues will be applied FREE OF do. The Public Hasith Bill, however, CHARGE on and after the 30th Instant
A. S. Watson & Co., Hongkong, August 13, 1897
The publication of this a-7.30 p.m.
CINERARIA.
Our First Shipmetit of Assorted VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS
S EXPECTED SHUBTLY,
Limited.ught to stipulate unmistakeably and clearly that the Sanitary Board must se that such 1641 public sewers are not dangerous to public-
health, before any householder can be came commenced palled to connect bis house with the same...
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, August 25, 1887.
THE DRAINAGE CLAUSES OF THE HEALTH BILL
The Legislative Council have advanced
---Fart TV is, of course, to be rekgated to the Building Ordinance, and he objection- able chance in it we may leave alone meantime. In Part V she first section- No 62 contzipa a provision strongly objected to by the Chinese. The section Every person, who shall wreat on a loyal site ozoavated out of a zloys or de-
in their ardutus task of putting the Public clivity any new building the Easement Health Bill through Chromitter as far as storey, of which is intended for human habitation, shall not abut such“ new build- Part I, pection 49. This part deals en- tirely with the important question of draing against the hill side, but shall lezve a i Lege, and there are in it several sections to clear apaca, or aren, off at least four fact. C Tho effect of this clauso will be which considerabile objection may be taken..
August 27, at now. August 27, at 3 p.m. September 1, at 1 p.m.
One of the principal sections objected to is an entire revolution as regards Chi 20, at prection 53, which provides that all works nese shops, a large number of which are Co.about August 30.
August 27, st.1 a.m. connected with the construction, trapping really basement Boors abutting against August 29, at 5pm. o. of hetes-drains shall be carried out by hill-side. In oarly all these shops" August 29.
the Board or by persons approved of by the there are coolics and others who sleep Aograt 26
Board. It is urged very justly that this on the premises, and the shore would world give an unfair monopoly to the thereforo come under the designation of a Board and might lead to a good dosl of cor-haun intended for human habitation. ruption in favour of a few Government con- These shopa are in exactly the same position August 31, at 3 pm
tractors. Of course, as is an often stated in ea innumerable shops and dwelling-houses Sept 10, at 3 p.m. August 26, at 1 pm the Legislative Council, the presumption is in England and the Continent of Europe, August 26, at daylight that all parties will act honourably, but where an entrance to the basostent floors August 31.
that is not an as noption that ought to be is got from one street, while, the other August 21, ut poonabalutely relied on in framing daws. The doors are readied, by no enizace from
boat August 28.
street on a higher level. The provision August 30, atdaylight. law ought to provide against any possibility August 27, at 3 p.m. of Crand. The provision that the Board aane of a clear space of four feet along the. August 20
tion the work done is, we think, sufficient whole extent may be a very desirable to guarantas efficiency, and householder one, and may be attained as Hongkong AUGUST 25, 1887. ought to acperfect freedom in choosing approachas towards the perfection of a sani.
their own contractors,amat
tarium, but at the present, coment such a In connexion with the drainage of the clause, interfering as it due to radically Clasing Qrustatione,
Colony, it may be noted that much of the with most valuable property, would do far discussion on the Public Health Bill is more harm than good, s based upon the supposition that house- These are one or two of the subjects drains exist and will be connected in every which we hope will be ventilated at to case with efficient public sewera At the morrow'a meeting, when we hope some pro- last meeting when the Council were dis-gress will be made with Parts and V. cussing the reasonableness or otherwise of
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Paid, POSITION FEE LAST REPORT.
up.
Heserv Balances. fward
g25,315.43 at 30 for your 137% pren 84,500,000 working acto Dec. 31/86
250 Tla. 100,000 Tie. 406,133.00 1886
INSURANGZE North China Insurance Co., Id. Yangtaze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING Union Insurance Society Co., Ld. 10,000 China Traders Insurance Co., Ind..24,000 Danton Insurance Office Co., La..... 10,000 Onmessurance Co., Limited.....500-5 1,006 2008 28.711-5 THE Stomaship QOTANIC will be Hongkong Tira Insurance Co., La... 8,000 25308 1,000,000
despatchod for San Francisco, via China Fire Cusurance Co., L. 20,000 3 Yokohama, un BÁTURDAY, the 10th. Singapore Insurance Company, L. 40,000 $ September, at 3 p.m...-
The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,008 The Straits Insurancs Co., Lá..............30, 090 %
Donnection being Made at Yokohama, with Stemmers from Shanghai and Japan ports.
the
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address it full; and same will be received
the Company's Odico, until & p. lay previous to sailing.
Birat-class Fares granted as follows ;) To San Francisco
...$200.00
To San Francisco and return,
foot
350.00 ...333.00 338,0})
available for 6 months: 40 Liverpool
To London To other European points at proportion ats rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servica and the Imperial Chinese Cestoms, to be obtained on application.
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES
6,000) 2
2 all £.
$50,000 Ti
*253
614,000 8
89.5
60,0)8
250
188,000 $
$12,500,8
1008 20 100$ 20 1008
2 $200,000 $
2 all
60
£ 10
£ 10
LOC
13.
HK, O and M. Steamboat Co., L3. 40, 600 8 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 $ Indo-China B. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 €
60,000 shares imped........
31, 219 £ China and Manila B. S. Co., La...... $,500)
MIYORLIANSOUS. -
Hhong & Whiryos Dock Ga, LL12,500 8
HK, and Chins Gas Co., Limited.
1,900/2
لله
الله
5,100 £
8,000*100 all 10,000
6,000 $ 800 8 7/0008- 6,000 TL 6,000 but alt.
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Tls 23.65 for ris. 250, nominal 8,059.767% for 1886 T 102, sellers 314,012.9883 p.sh. 83 280 por share, sellers. 187 624-2020% Fanfule 70 494,404, 60/100 % for 1885 70, sales. 195,771208% for 1880 $225 per share, seller 328,667.46 $47.50 for '85 2383, nominal 249,734.448 6 for 1881 1881, vomits!
19, Bellera 37,00
$17, buyers
7713:40 70,832.52
of dir
11/410.156% half you 4 % pre
Dea 31/86 1151.13
par nominal 4,387.5.97% for 1885 12% dis, saliers
None
40 discount +
PARED SULP VANAL Outward BoUND Sverre, 29; Hesperia, Saspedon, Sagost 2; Dromet, Fleingle, Hame, Mogune, 9 Ajaz, Hindustan, 125 Flintshire, Neckar, Ulysses, Feeches. 16 Electrs, Ureates, 39; Anadys, Vic- toria, H. Haarfager, 23 HOMEWARD BOUND Genorchy, Cambodia, Aug 9 Deucalion, James Watt, 12; Bayley, 16; Monolaus, Qopack, Lydia,
bayers, 71 clean waste water being permitted to pass off by the side-channels, Mr Chater muggested that this permission should not be objected to or interfored with unless when a private or public sower existed with which a con nection might be made. The Surveyor General "tuterposed, and stated that civilised cities the side-channels were meant to carry of Min water only. Of course, (continued the Surecyor General), – every bouse must have a drain, and as that would The be the case, there could be no reason why such an abominable nuisance as throwing 260.12 18 % for 1886,83, buyers
Bewage into the streets should be tolerated" 10% and 2 % 8130 per share, buyers, fully There is a wide difference between the £9,177:31,627.9.13 bonus for
paid op
abominable nuissoco of throwing seunde 86 half year $190. 8. 1,32142}
into the street and the comparatively harm- June 30 1886 13,781.68 127 for 1886 $146
lesa practice of throwing water after mush- 12 for 18:650 514.58 1% for 1886 $110
250 199,503.18 None
TL 184
10a
all All::13
tl
6.00
50 all
New Sharanitizamosanering/evoker. Hongkong Hotel Company, L.
3,000 shs, issued none} China Sugar Company, Limited..... Hongkong Toe Company, Lunited Hongkong Bakery Company, Lad, Lazes Sugar Company, Limited. Parak Sugar Cultivation Co. Berak Tin Mining & 6ting Co.
Samatan Punjom & Singhie Dus.
Mining Co. Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co 1000 8100 destined to pointe beyond San Francisco, 'kong Raps Manufactory Co., Ld. 500 in the United States, should be sent to the A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited........
the Colle Company's Offices, addressed "to."
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re embarking at San Frans for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will he allowed a discount of 19% This allowance does not apply to through fares from Chew snd Japars to Europe
tor of Customs, Ban Francisco.
For further information as to Eright
500
Nona
None
None
Nono
10
$10 487
2,730.09.13% for 1886 65
pram
nomical
31st inst.
nominal
$50 per share, burers
Frem. 17% pred
The
O. &0. Co'n stormship, Oceanic, with the AMERICAN Mate of Aug 3, was to leave Yokohama on the 23rd Aug., and may be expected here on crabout the 29th inst
steamship Soghalim, with the FRENCH Mall of July 29, was to leave Singa pore on Thursday, the 20th August, at 7 a. m., and may he expected here on or about Thursday, the Rat September, This Packat brings replies to letters CE, spatched from Hongkong on June 16th.
The steamship Tantation test Singapors on the 19th instant, and may be exposed here on of about the 25th inst. Listopmahin Japan, from Calcutta, Ieft Singapore on the 10th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 26th
ex die, nominaling into the side channel. But the chief point is, that every house in to have its drain, and its drain connection. Chater suggested that there were some isolated houses where there were no sewery by which the hot member meant, we suppose, that there were neither house drains nor proper publia ewer with The O. B. B. Co.'s steamer Palinurus, from Liverpool, left_Singapore on the Sed which to sonnest. The Burragor General instant, and may be expected here on
or about the 29th inst hazarded the statement that f
120 sewage 20- commodation was being extended every BUSTEs, evidence in the day, and it was one of the chiedis of the son camp was hound by Me Mais Bill to provide complete savage accomm at the Magistrany this afternoon, and the luation." did tar an good; and Mr Maelwen cans was afterwards remanded for a week,
50 all
(3,800 $ 100 All RK. High-Level Tramways Co., Lt.26081008
5,000 $
50
Bates of
all
%-prem
1884 03189
500
B.
Oct 15
C. D. HARMAN,
250
Murch & Bapt
Chinese Imp. (C Bank Loan) 1885 2700 ##
Jan 18
Agent
61803 Hongkong August 20, 1887,
1604
* Equalisation of Dividend Fund,
Depreciation and Insuranos Fund..
At debit
For further particulara, apply at the Company's-Oficer
G. DE HAMREAUX.
Agent August 20, 1887,
or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Chines Imperial 1884 B 8,566 T1. Company, New 50%, Queen's Bond Usntral,
mese Rendi