Insurances.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
IKCORPORATED BY Royal Charter of His Majesty King George The First, A... 1720.
J
THE Undersigned having been appointed Endersigned having been touted prepared to grant Indurances as follows
Marine Department,
Policies at current rates, parable either. hore, in London, or at the principal Porta of India, Obina and Australia.
Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short portođini
ོ॰ཙ.........ཐམྦྷཝཾ,
surrent rates.
Life Department. Polioios sod for sumi notozoanding
£5,000 at reduced rates.---
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Flongkong:Tuly 25, 1877.
QUEEN FIKE INSURANCE COM
PANY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. and Europesa nurso, a nativos, and 540 Chi-
FOR CHEFOO, TIENTSIN AND NEWCHWANG
The Steamship Velox, Captain KALISEN, will be SUNDAY, the 28th Instant, at pm
despatched as above on
For. Freight or Passage, apply to
HANG SHUN OHEONG, Hongkong, August 26, 1837
1016
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY,
*The Co.'s Stoṇmahip “
Zafiro. Captain TALOT, will be despatched for the above, 496 Port on MONDAY, the 39th- Instant at
4 pm.
THE
Undersigned, Aaarry for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratoo.
NORTON &.Ü.,
Agents Hongkong, July 15, 1837.
1940
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE Undersigned, AGENTS of the above" Tempanad, Atzoriz of to insure
against FIRE at Current Ratos.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, dannarzeką- 1882,
1617
For Freight or Passage, apply to
···~ROSSÉDE & Co.,
General Managers. Bongkang, August 26, 1887. -
THE GIBB LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR SYDNEY (DIRECT, AND MELBOURNE (Taking Urrahigh Caryo for QUEENSLAND
PORTS, ADELAIDE, TASMANIA,.
NEW ZEALAND, &c.)
The British Steamer
Pathum Captain Jas Row Lex, will be despatched Langvo on WEDNESDAY, the 3lar Instant,
np. m.
___The Steamer het proellent Accommoda-
To-day's Advertisements. tip for First-class Passengers.
NOT I O Ε
WING to the bad state of the weather, there will be NU PERFORMANCE at the Circus TO-NIGHT.
L. MAYA,
Bowrington, East Point,
Hongkong, August 26, 1887.
HIARINI'S
Secretary
1625
GRAND
CIRCUS, MENAGERIE,
AND
CONGRESS OF WONDERS.
OPEN EVERY NIGHT.
18 p.m. Commoneiing at p.m. WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, TWO PERFORMANCES, One at 4 p.m., and the other at pini. Door opening at 3 acd af 8. GRAND AND BRILLIANT CHANGE. OF PROGRAMME,
EXCELLENT DISPLAY OF DABING SKILL ÁND DEXTERITY BY THE LADIES AND GEN- ~1,XMES OF THIS STOLE COMBINATION. OF WONDERS AND THE VALUAKLE" AGGREGATION OF FORMIDABLE
WILD BEASTS.--.
TO-MORROW,
Nrw EQUESTRIAN. SCENES.
NEW WILD ANIMALS AND THEIR TRAINE NEW MANILA PONIES EDUCATORY SNOR
CHIARINE-
NEW JAPONIC MARVELS FROM THE MIKADO's
ON THEATRE, TORIO.
DON'T MISS A TREAT OF THIS KIND!
E. MAYA,
Secretary. Hongkong, August 26, 1887... 1596
Farete Sydney or Melbourne, 8150. For Freight or Parange, apply to
GWB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Managers.
Hongkong, August-28–1887.
1020
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALOUTTA
The Steamp
Japan,
Cuptam 1 GARDNER, will be despatched for the above Porte on THURSDAY, the lat Proximo; at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Ayente. Hongkong, August 20, 1887.
NOTICE
· 1619
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
-MARITIMES.
--PAQUEROT-POSTE-FRANÇAIS..
The Co.'s Steamship
Sughalien, Commandant HOMERY, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE and TOKOHAMA shortly after her arrival from Europe.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent Boagkong, August 20, 1887.
Destination.
`FOR SHANGHAI
The Steamship Amui Captain R. KOHLER, will bordespatched · for the Love Fort on SUNDAY, the 28th Instant, at 4pm.
+
For Freight or Fasmgo, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.. Hongkong, August 20, 18871618
Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither, the Cantain, the Agents,
Onners will be Responsible for any Deht contructed by the Officers or Crow of the following Vessels, during: their stay in Honghung Harboug
ALLIE Rows, Hawaiian brig, Captain J. Phillips-Wisler & Co.--
ELIZABETH NICHOLSON, British hargnaç Captain Goo. Falconer:-Melchors & Ca
FAPAN, British steamer, Captain-T. Gardner-David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
nesa deck,--
For Pathan, from Sydney, &o., Me and Mrs Wolf nd family, Mesars 2. Light wood and R. A. Bradley, and 52 Chinese... Per Zeftro, from Manila, Meners Carfas Roebem and Teodora da Englebucht, 1 European deck, and 169 Chiness.
Per Kong Beng, from Bangkok, 42 Chi
лезо,
Per Bantam, from Amoy, 251 Chinese.
·DEPARTELL
Per Thibet, for Yokohama: from Hong. kong, Major and Mis Champernovae, Ser geant-Major Powell, and Mr Juo. Dade; from Bombay, Mr M. R. Tromer; from Tenang, H.E. The Governor of Kro and servant, Mesam Khan Joo Ghoo and Khan Joo Choe, and servante
Singapor, froko 10 Japanese.
Per Canton, for Shanghai, Mr. Ed. Tin-
--TO-DEPARTA
Jayson,
Per Mount Lebanon, for Honolulu, 20 Chincao.
SHIPPING HEPORTS
The British stoarner Pathat reports: flad fine weather and light N., winds.
KITTY, British barque, Captain W. R-On August 22nd, epoks steamer Jibany,
from Jara; hound Hongkong. -
Lance. Order.
TARAPACA, British stenor, Capt: John E. McArthur.-Gibb, Livingston & Co..
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
August 25, 1887 ;-m. Puthan, British steunier, 1,762, J. - Row- loy, Sydney and Sourabaya.Aug. 17, Sugar.
Grea, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Augast 20:-
Japan, British steamer. 1,866, T. Gardner, Calenta August 9, Pang 10, and Singapore 19, 1,220 chests Opium and 10,000 pkgs. General-DAVID-BissOON, SONB & Co.
Zafira, British steamer, 514, R. H. Tal bot, Mauila August 23, General,--RUSSELL & Co.
Fong Beng British steamer, 862, F. W, Phillips, Bangkok August 20, General, YUEN FAT BONG
-
Bantam, Dutch steamer, 1,624, S. C. Scholten, Amoy August 28, General-JAR. DINE, MATHESON & Co.
Athol, Britishratemmer, 123 W. Coulter, Java August 18, Sugar.BUTTERFIELD &
SWIRE.
Albay, British steaner, 1,489, E. Porter, Samarang and Java August 17-"Sugar. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
=====-DEP&UTURES...
--~--~--~~ August:26:------ Falamed, for Amoy and-Shanghai, Mehta, "for Cebu.
Gilstand, for Kobé."
Canton, for Shanghai.
Thibet, for Yokohama.
CLEARED. Carmarthenshire, for Singapore. Mount Lebanon, for Honolulu.
FASSENGERS.
ARRIVED
Per Japan, from Calcutta, &, Birs T. 1621 | 8.. Gardoòr, Mr N. N. J. Ezra's 3 children
Bantain
Vengria!
|
The British steamer Japan reports: Left Calcutta 9th August Arrived at Penang 16th. and left same day. Arrived at Singa rer 18th, and left Singapore 19th August After leaving Singapore, experienced ligat variable winds, and calm throughout.
The British steamer Zafiro reports: Loft Manila August 23rd, had light S.W. winds and fine weather; entering part think rainy weather.
The British steamer Kong Beng reports. Left Bangkok August 20th, and experienced light variable winds and fine wasthen throughout the voyage.
The Dutch steamer Bantam reports: Left Any August 5th, had rainy weather. and south-ansterly winda
Had fine weather throughout the passage.
The British steamer Albany-reports;
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:* For SINGAPORE.
Per Polykymuia, ut 10.30am., on Satur
day, the 27th inst..
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI.—
Per okien, at 11:30 am, on Saturday,
the 27th inst
FOR SAIGON.-
Per Sussex, at 11.30 tu, on Saturday,
the 27th inst
For SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
SAMARANG & SOURABAYA
Per Bantam, at 11.30 am., on Saturday,
the 27th inat
For AMOY FOOCHOW, KOBE, YOKO.
FLAMA VANQOUYER BOCANA- -DA, THE UNITED STATES — Per Fort Victor, at 230 p.m., on Satur
day, the 27th inst..
| For STRAITS & BOMBAY
Per Fonctio, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 27th inst
For SHANGHAL---
Por Fuhan, at 3.30 m, on Saturday,
the 27th inst., icatoul of a previous
notised. Per Imoy, st ". 28th
4.m., on Sunday, the
For CHEFOO TIENTSIN, AND NEW-
OHWANG,- Per Veloce, at 9 a.m., on Sunday; the
Vessels Advertised as Loading..
Bayern Velor (a). Yikes (spr Polybyunis (e). Esmeralda (8).. Telamon (s).. Glengarn (3)
Bataria, to, via Saigon.. Bombay, via Straite. Bremen, and Ports of all Chefoo, Tiantain, & Obefoo and Tintain Havre, via Suez Canal Robe........ London, via Suez Canal. London, via Suez Gausì Manila, via Amoy...Zairo Marseilles, and Forts of Call... Volga (3). New York, via Suez Canal. Clayinors (8). New York.
Governor Babie
San Fransicos, via Yokokaina. City of Sydney (a). Bar sco, via Yokohamil Occanio (8).. Shangha Estate of GEORGE AUGUSTUS Shanghai, via Amoy
Amoy (8)... Palinuros (6) KINLOCH HONEY, lule of Manila, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohains Saghallen Deceased.
Singapore, Penang and Calohila Jabala Swalog, Auicy and Tamsul Foxien (o) Sydney and Melbourne Changsha (8).. Sydney and Melbourne,
Pathan (8)
LL Persons having CLAIMS against
the above ESTATE, are requested to
sand there in to the Undersigned on Vancouver (3.0),via Yokohama Port Victor (s). before the 22ND NOVEMBER NEXT, or-thay-
FW. MARSHALL, Administrators
will not be Recognized.
T. H. WHITEHEAD,)
JOHN FOWLER
26th August, 1867.
1622
TRE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Hicks
LANEL.
TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA kong Slaghai Burk
No
ORDINARY General MEETING: will be held at the Company's OFFICE Praya, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 12th September, 1887, at Eleven 'Clock in the Forencon, when the Special Reaclution passed at the Extraordinary Meeting held To-day will be submitted for Confirmation.
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers."
Hongkong, August 28, 1887.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
KINGFRANVER,
Nort-China narance Co, Ed
Captain
Scholten...
Sander
allsen
9th inst
Agents.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. P. & O. S. N. Ca..... Norddeutscher Lloyd Hang Shoo Cheong. Jardine, Matheson --Co Biomassen & Co. Geo, R. Stevens & Cu Butterfield Swire...... Jardine, Matheson.& Co.... Russell & Co. --~ Messageries Maritimes... Russell & Co
Rassell 1 & 00
Pacific Mail §. 3. Co.
Jackson: Brass.
Talbot.
Golland.
Blanchard.
totoalis
10, &0. 8. B.
Sierassen
Com
Hothers
T. S. Gardner.
Roach
1. WilliamER.
JAK Rowley...
Gibb, Livingston & Co....... Adamson, Bell & Co...
A. Williams...
Date of Learing.
August 27, at noon. August 29, at 9 p.me Neptember 1, at 4 p.m. August 28, at 4 p.m. About August 30,-- August 27, at 11 a.m. August 29, at August 29.
About August 31. August 29, at 4 p.m. September 1, at noon About August H Quick despatch. August 31, at 3.p.m."
Sopt. 10, at 9 p.m. August 28, al 4-p.m.
Butterfield & Svire.............. August 31.
Messageries Maritimes.......Quick despatch. David Bassgon, Sona & Co. eptember 1, at noon. Dougins Lapmik & Co August 27, at noon. Butterfield & Swire August 30, at daylight,
August 31, at 4 pim, August 27, at 3 p..
SHARE LIST. “QUOTATIONS.
Nos, of Shares.
Value:
6,000€
Paid, POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Divident
Reserve. Dalances furd"
AUGUST 26, 1887.
Closing Quitationes, Bash
Lal $ 4,500,000 25,313.43 a 30 for 187 % prém, buyers
working to Feo. 31-186
225TH." 109,000 T 400,132.00)*
Tha 2260 for T. 250, nominal
1880 Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld............ 8,000] £ · 2 all £ 50,000 Th. 3,059.767% for 1866 T. 102, sellars Enion Insurance Sorięty Co., Là......... 10,000 5 255 255 *. $14,000$ 314,012.36 $6 p.sh. /85 880 per share, sellers China Traders Insurance Co.,Ld24,000 83.3 268
salos 187,524.75 20% annum ?! Canton Insurance Ofico Co., Ixd...........10,000 ≤ 2509 500 188,0908 194,40.00 10% for 1885 70, sellers Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,800 $1,000 $ 200 28,713-5125,771.298 % for 1886 8226 per share, seller. Hongkong Fire insurance Co., I... 8,000 32508511,000,000 3 325,567.46827.00 for 80 $572, cash, buyers China Fice Insurance Co., La........ 20,000 3—— 108 208-612,500 $243,738.448 6 for 1885 $78, cash
The Straits Fire Lusurance Co., Ld. 20,00 The Straits Insurance Co., LL...30,000 $
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES,
660,99.8
1024
Singapore Insurance Company, L2, 40,000 € 100% 2012
8
17.000
£19, səllərs
1008 90 1008
2) all
2u3. 200,000 $
*90,000 +179,000
,3208
7.713.40 75,832.89
$17, bosons
1829.
None
11,410.456% half year04 % prem Deo. 91/86-1 115.18
Ipar nominalḥ 8% 4,387.5.97% for 1885 12% dis., sellors
40 discount
THE Steamship Japan having arrived on the above Forts; Consignees of Cargo are heroby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF, AND GOBOTY COMPANY'S West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after let
Proximo will be subject to rent. No Fire Insurance has been effected
HK, O, and steamboat Co., La. 40,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited ... 20,000 Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £ 60,000 paris insuod...............................................31,812 £ eins and Manila S. 8. Co., Id 3,500 F
MISCELLANEOUS.
l'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Id. 12,500 3- E, and Ching Gas Co., Limited. 5,190 £ Hongkang Hote Company, Lt. 3,000 8 New Shares† 1,900 £
3.000 hs.id Cerignees are hereby informed, that all China Suger Company, Limited.....15,000 Clairas nuust be made immediately, as none':
Company, Limited... 5,000 Hongkong loo
∙Lide
will be entertained after the 30th Instant Hongkong Baker, Company, L
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by Luzon Sagar Compray, Luited
DAVID SASSOON, SONS-& Cô; Perak-Ruger Cultivation Co
Agenta-
Perak Ti Mining & Sting Co. 1620 Punjon & Sunghie Dus Gainatan
Hongkong, August 26, 1887.
STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS.
The P & 0-3 Steamship
Venetia
A
4,280.12 16 % for 1886 83, allere 1,627 31110 % and 2 8180 per share, havers,
bonus for s
paid up
1,321:41
66 half year 190 June 30 1886)
13,781.53127 for 1886 $146
12 for 1886 (50 614.681% for 1885 $110 129.803.18 None
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping 11am-Polyhymnte leaves for Havre,
Hamburg, &o.
Noon Focien leaves for Swatow, &c. Noon-Bantam loaves for Batavia, &c. 3 p.m.Port Victor loayes for Vancouver
(B.0), via Yokohanja, do
Meeting Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of The. "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor
poration at the City Hall
Amusements. Ap..Chiarini's Circus and Monsgerle
at Eat Bowrington. 9p.m.-Chiarioi's Circus and Menagerie
at Esat Bowfington.
General Memoranda. Mosnay, August 20 ma
pm-Auction of Japaness Ware, &c at Mr 3. M. Armstrong's..
3 pan-Mealing of Shareholders of the Hongkong and harapon Dock Da, Ltd., at No. 14, Prays Central.
4 p.m.-Anction of Crown Land at Poak.
Load near the Albany.
p.m.-Auction of No. 8, Albany Road, known as Norman Cottage.",
Fifth
Dividend of 6 on all Claims
-LUCAL AND GENERAL.
[No. 7496,--Aroust 26, 1887.
A TELEGRAM; dated London 11th August, stabas ilut u letter from dir-Depel Grillin Passza Burz Canal S
has been published, in which he explains OUTWARD BOUND: Sverre, 20;
Sarpedon, August 2: Diomed, Glenogle, that Maharajah Holkar's early return from Hare, Moying 9 Ajax, Hanistan? England is not due to any supposed alights, 12; Flintshire, Neckar, Ulysses, but simply for domestic reasons, and in
18 Blootra, Urestes, 19: Anadyr, Vic toria, I. Haas juger, 38. HOMEWARD BOUND-Glenorchy, Cambodia,
Aug 9 Deucation, James Watt, 12 Bayley, 16 Mendiaus, Gopack Lydia, 23
consequence of the ill health of certain of...
Bio Bighose relatives. The Maharajah has been treated with exceptional marks of hour and adistinction during his stay tu
The O. & 0. Core steamship Oceanic, with England.
the AMERICA Man of Aug. 3, was to
leave Yokohama on the 23rd Aug, and REUTER makes hord Salisbury shy, in his may be expected here on or about the speech at the Mansion House, that when all dangers of war occurring had vanished,
29th inst.
The steamship Saghalien, with the FREO
Mait of July 29, was to leave Singa pore on Thursday the 20th August, at a.b and may be expected here or
7
he confidently expected & period of pro- found peace. We should think the proposi-+-
or about Thursday, the lat September. tion is so self-evident that it did not require This Packet brings replies to letters de- the genius of Lord Salisbury to discover spatched from Hongkong on June 16th and proclaim it. It raust, however, be
The steamship Tantation: left Singapore on remembered that the words telegraphed are the 19th instant, and may be expected not what Lord Salisbury said, but an in- here on or about the 20th instgious scary by Router and it lo The O. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Potinurus, from
Lisarpool, left Singapore on the 23rd more than likely what the Premier said i4 instant, and may be expected hers on capable ofa much more sensible interpre of about the 30th inst
against H.K. Branch of the Oriental The D. D. R. stemmer Hesperia, fromation. Bank Carp payable at Now Oriontel Bank Corp, fatur
TUESDAY, August 30
Claims against the Japan must be made
on or before this date..
NOTICE
GARDEN-SEEDS. SEASON 1887-8.
THE following SEEDS required for THE
BOWING AUGUST SEPTEMBER, can now be supplied; siž;—
CELERY,
CYCLAMEN,
CINERARIA.
Our First Shipment of Assorted VEGETABLE and FLOWER
at
SEEDS
SIS EXPECTED SHOUTLY,
And
Catalogues will be supplied FREE OF And after the 30th Instant.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Hongkong, August 13, 1887.
་་་
1541
The publication of this isuis commenced 8.50)
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FFIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1887.
TELEGRAMS.
Hamburg, left Singapore for this port CAT's circus continues to attrnotlarga on the 24th Aug. and may be expected orowds. Despite the throatening weather here on or about the 1st Sept.
Messa Siomasen & Co, mform us that the D. D. K. steamship Hageria, from
Ham burg, lett Singapore yesterday, at 6p. for this port
We are requcated in state that the morning service at St. John's Cathedral will com mence at 11 next Sunday, and till further
notice..
Laat night tho pavilion was nearly crowded with Chinese. The very clover perform wice-of-' Blorglin on the invisible_wice,
the grace with which she made the nicat daring movements en har slender support were admired by all. La Petite Rolland, with the team of Timor ponies, showed her skitol Boomanship to-great advantage,
while other equestrian fosts, and amusing
acoriss delighted the large crowd of specta Wore A Sing, a tad of fifteen, who stole two to The performances of the Japanese chopperands jacket fence a dwelling-house, erg as markedly popular as on the first was sentenced, by Mr Mitchell Innes in the Police Court to-day, to receive twelve strokes of the rattan and to be detained in
evening. Unfortunately the rain medo its way through the tent at some place and the enjoyment of some was a little marred.
We think Signor Chiarini might effect some improvement in his tent to avoid this ingg convénients, but we hope his exeblent show will not have to fight against bad
weather......
the Reformatory for two yours Á TELEGRAM dated Loudon, July 11, saya
The British and Ralian Post Offices have àgreed to a reduction in the transit rates at present charged on the carriage of the Indian Mails. This arrangement is to come A Draordinary general meeting of the into force after January 1887%
Ohina xul Manila Steau-abip Company (Limited) was held at the Company's office Ir appears from an Indian talegram that this afternoon. Mr W. H. Forbes prasided, Mr Langworthy, besides haring to pay and there were also present: Monats J. 5. £20,000 to his wife and £500 a year for the Mosss, B. M. Talbot and James H. Cox, support of his child, had to tender an and Robert Shawun, Secretary, The Chair apology for his conduct. The case was man said the object of the meeting was settled with the consent of the Court merely to alter the articles of association
Ar the instance of Inspector Baker, eight so to give the Company power to make. shopkopen ware brought before Mr Mit-certain changes contemplated by the Con ENGLAND AND EGYET
shell-Innes in the Police Court to-day sulting Committes and Goueral Managers London, 10th August. A Blusbook on charged with keeping false halabees. They It did not bind the shareholders to any Egypt has been issued, wherein appears & were fined in sums ranging from ten to thing, as the proposed,alteration would have despatch, dated 17 July, sent by Lord thirty dollars, distress warrants to be to be submitted at an extraordinary meat- Salisbury to Sir William White, the British tasted in the event of the fines act being after the resolution laid before the heating to-day had been passed and confirmed. Me Ambassador at Constantinople, informing paid.
J. H. Cox saked if the use for the pro- him that Rure-Pasha had presented a
aonment.
despatch from the Sublime Porte stating AIKE of $500 was imposed by Me Wode posed reduction was to be explained. The that the threats of Fesses and Russle, with house in the Folies Court today on an as-Choirman said that would be done at the which thoas Powers menaced the integrity enuntat named Fun Pan Chi, in whose next inceling. The Directors had got of Tarkay, prevented the Sultan from Passion a large quantity of prepared the power to increase the capital, but rafifging the Anglo-Turkisli Convention opium other than that prepared by the they had not the power to reduce it, Optum Farmer was found. The alterns
and they wished to obtain that power from Rustom there suggested that Sir William, tive penishment was three months impri- the shareholder. This was merely an fu-——— White should be inasrifcted to opsi ne- gotiations with a view to modifying the clauses spacially ohfected to but this Lord Nye men were brought before Mr Mitchell Salisbury declined to do, adding that the Innes today, at the instange of Inspector cocupation of Egypt by the British mount be Gauld, charged with public gambling in a prolonged, until Britain was quito satished house in Wost Streat this morning. Tent Articles of Association bo altered by that the Egyptian Government was strong thres leading offenders were each fined £100, words The Company may irợn to linó ro- adding, at the end of Article No. 4, the cough to guard the country from both with the alternative of six monthe hard daco its Uapital Captain Talbot seconded external and internal dengers, and that the labour, and the others were discharged. and the resolution was carried, Porte must be answerable for thus prolong A man who acted sa watchman to the gang
formal meeting to alter the articles of sociation to enable the directora to carry ont "cartsin plans they had in view. Mc
J. S. Musts then moved That the pro
Tna first part of the annual Aquatic Sporta
ing the occupation, Britain having done was fined $50, or in default four muatha har utmost to shorten the time that must hard labour..
under the auspices of the Recreation-Ullah necessarily elapse before that object could
came off this afternoon ander very-12. A NUMBER of coolies were convicted in the favorable circumstanses, as the hoary be attained.
Police Court to-day, before Mr Mitchell rain this morning made the water cold and LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH AT
THE MANSION HOUSE. Innes, of plifering goods belonging to the turbid, Considering all the circumstansen;" London, 1th August Lord Salisbury, Blangkong and Whampoa Dock Company however, the performances were very speaking at the Glansion House yesterday, Limited, Chan Shing, for stealing six los good. The Bath house was tastefully said with regard to Ireland, Government of copper nails Li Fu, for stealing #lbs. of decorated with flags, but owing to the would use all the powers at its command copper bails; Wong Shan, for stealing 1 prudently but without timidity, and he be of copper nails; and Chan Fu, for steal- looked for a revival of prosperity in the ing a piece of copper sheeting, were each United Kingdom which would restore a sentenced to three weeks Hard Tabour
Diving for objects, 1st M. Friedricks, and stato of good relations between England and Brkind perfilssion of Colonel Anderson T. Wallace. This event, for which there Ireland. He rejoiced in the matter of the and the Officers of c-End Northampton was a large number of butrauta, was very Afghan Boundary having been settled with shire Regiment, the regimental band will woll contested and considering the state Russia by the abaunce of any sacrifice" on play in the Gardens on Sunday, the 28th of the water made an excellent per either side and evidence was given of a inst., from 9 till 10 p.m. The following formanes. Lammert and Wallace tied for mutual desire for peace. Britain had to will be the programme
the second prize, and in the final dive the latter was the victor.":
complete her task in Egypt, which now as Korch... ....“Prodigal Child”............ Bonnien to be prolonged owing to the failure of the Yale Teasing flood proposed Convention which was necessary
to secure the people against internal-seri
tion as well-as external attack, and when
all dangers of wer occurring had vanishod
be confidently expected a paziod of profound
peace.
(From the Straits Timer.).......
GERMANY AND RUSSIA OPPOSE PRINCE FERDINAND.
Felu Bole Proct
......Boothoven.
weather the attendance of spectators was very small. The following are the results of the contests ---
Ovotumomantique',
Running header from cross spring-boarde Belection.... Maritan Nu. Ialace.
(each man allowed three dives)-1, F *Bcbercanda (From 8th Allegretto
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White; 2nd, DE Friedriche Both these Fons insay, Bangmarter.competitors dived for the first prize, White
Short Race (2 lengths, open-1st, Theo. Lautner Lauames); 2nd, H. Arthur.. -win by four feet
Header from Stags.lt, M. Friedrichs; 2nd, F. Whito.
Sas Sin Siu, P.C. 282, was charged in the with a beautiful dive wiosing, by two points.
Boys Race, lengths, handicap)-18" Police Court to-day, before M. Mitchell. Iraits, with gross peglect of duty. Polics C. Cook; 2nd, W. Stopant Cook won Sergeant Jobs Butter, in charge of Stanley easy. Station, stated that on the 20th stant, about goon, in consequence of report that was made to him, he seat Berlin, Aug 17th. The Nord Deutsche the defendant to make inquiries abons a Zeitung regards, Prince Ferdinand'a ani- man who was reported to be lying sick on festo as an averment of national autonomy, the road about three miles from the station, fally involving the violation of the Treaty of Defendant returned about three o'clock Barlin, which Germany must dimpprove. with a description of the man, and stated Russia has addressed a protest to the that he wauted to be taken to the Hos Powers and anges them to join her f
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Abdul Rahman Khan, Amege of Afghanis
Long Race (handicap)let, Frieda richa, Vall, T. Wallace,
Hurdla Race (handjoap)-1st Theo. Lammert: 204; Frits Lammert,
tug-of-war took place between a teard pital. He gave the defendant an order for representing C. Company, 68th Itegiment, the Tung Wah Hospital and sent him with and a scratch teses, the latter being victori an ambulance and four women (no men
008
being obtainable to gerry the embot The Sports will be resimed to-morrow, ance The defendant returned about when it is to hoped the weather will be six o'clock and told witness that the re
more favourable.
women had refused to carry the man: A Species London telegram to the Bombay why a very nearly dead. Witness tolo Casette dated 4th August anya that Mr Wil
the finding of the Bombay Government in
statt, is ill and his life is despaired of. His graphed for coolies, but one come. He's appeal to the Secretary of State from leg has been amppiated and gangrene has then went to the Taitam. Works to get con- bes, bet before they reached the man he
sel in.
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the Cambay case linn been successful The Secretary of State dess at stars in the views of tho Bombay Government regarding
RECEPTION OF FRINCE FERDINAN the dead The defendant stated that ha fr Wuzon's-guftiticas, and has woquitad
NARAM AT SOFIA
had endeavoured to get coolles from the him. Mr Wilson has resigned the Service, The principal charge against Mr Wilson was
daughter for imparal purposes,
Prince Ferdinand has been received at Taitan Works, but failed. His Woranty be saked the Bawan-to send kun his
Sofia with much enthusiasm.
diamined the case,