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OCEAN STEAMISTITP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI PIA AMOY (Taking Chargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEROD, NEW.- CHWANG, TIRKISIN, BANKOW and
Porta on the YANGTSZK) —
Tax. Co's Stigmskip
chaneless,
Captaie, Jons, will be lasatched: an shave on
MORROW, the 18th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passago, apply.dp
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong, October 17, 1807,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITĖD, –
FOR SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates
fra-CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, -NEW CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE, )
The Co.'s Steamship
Clanton,
Capt. Baraser, wür despatched as above.TO- MORROW, the 18th Instunt, st 4 1.1.
For Freight or Passage, andy to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
Aymiér
Hongkong, October 17. 1887.
FOR SWATOW.
The Steamalp.
Nanshan,
2023
Capt. J. BLACKBURN, will to despatched as above
TO-MORROW (TURDAY), the 18th Inist,
att p..
For Fraight or Pisango, apply is
HOP HING HONO.- 2010 Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
the above Ports October, at Noon,
The Scamship:
Jresun,
Captain T. 9. CAROGER, will be despatched for on FRIDAY, the 236
Sewer Freight or Pissngs, apply to .
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents.
Hangkang, October 17, 1887.
FOR SINGAPORE.
2050
The Steamship
Denteros, Captain Ivenses, will he despatched for the above Port on FRIDAY, the Ist lust, at 4 pang instead of as previously advertiand. For Freight or Passage, apply to
AR YON & Co.
Hongkong, October 17, 1887. ---
FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND
YOKOHAMA.
The Stansahip
Fantation,
1
2017
PARTIDGE, Commander,'
will be dispatched for
the above Purts on FRIDAY, the 21st lustant.
2021
For Freight or Fango, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, October 17, 1887. - FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE AND HAMBURG, FIA SUEZ CANAL. (Taking Cargo at through rate to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTER DAM, LONDON, LIVERPOOL
and BREMEN),
The Studielip
Electra,
A Capitalis 1: AXISES; WIF
bo despotoled for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 23rd lästant, at Noon.
CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT SHEVER LOAN OF 1884, *0.*
INTEREST due on BONDS of this LOAN will be Payable at the OrrIcm of the Corporation, on and after the 16ts
of October.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAY BANKING
CORPORATION, Agents Isquiry the Loan, "~
T.JACKSON.
Chief Manager.
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* Hongkong, "October 15, 1887.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG," BATAVIA, SINGAPORE AND SAIGON.
THE Company's S.S. Bantam, having
arrived from the abaye Porta, Con signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their loods are being landed at their risk into the Gedowns of the HONGKOND AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN Co., Lo, at West Point,,hance delivery may į be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 24th Instant Will he subject to rott:"
No Fire Insuranen bas beenjoEccted. Bill of Lading will be compterigued by
JARDINE, MATHESON. & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, October 37, 1887.
2015
NOTICH TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship Japan having
PROctober 17 :
THE CHINA .MAIL.
Bantam, Dutch steamer, 1,434, Moddes, Saigon October 11, General.JARDINE, MATHESON & Co
Souchoze, British steamer, 327, J. Rowin, Pakhol and Huibow October 10, Goneral
Kwoso LEE LOOND,
Piccin, German atomer, 873, Th. Nisshin, Manila October 14; Garral-BUY
HIN CHAN
Albany, British Biomer, 1489, E. Porter, Saigon October 12, General.-ADAMRON, BELL & Co.
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Independent, Germes steamer, 871, A Hasonwinkel, Bangkok Qctober 9, Rica. WIELER & CO.
Anton, German ateamer, from Magno. Claru, Gorman steamer, from Whampoa. Leander, British cruiser, 3,750, Captain M. J. Dunlop, Paracels October 16.
DEPARTURES. October 16-
Sikh, for Sydney. Activ, for Haiphong. Greyhound, for Bolhow and Pakhai:
Aron, for Manlung- Mower, for Singapore sud Now York.. Haitan, for Coast Porta Amoy, for
for Whampoa
-October 17 Feilety, for Whampoar Triumph for Hoihow, Formosa, for Coast Ports. Fashun, for Swatow. and Shanghai.: Canton, for Shanghai Fere, for Whampca.
:ŒEBARED. Anton, for noihow and Pakhoi. Telemachts, for Amoy and Shanghai. Clara, for Newchiweng.
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PASSENGERS, ARRIVED
Per Soghulien, for Hongkong: from Shanghai, Mosaré Le Comte de Chevigné, La Baron Sonarne, J. Bompas,
SHIPPING REPORTS
Tho British stemmer Japan reports: From Calcutta to Cucos, experienced fine weather from Cocus to Penang, strong W.N.W. from Penang to Bhuge paroo weather
winde, equally and heavy rain; and from Singapore to Hongkong, moderato Northerly winds, fine weather throughout.
The Gertoan ateamuri Fera reporte, Had fine weather-till Turnabous, freeh N.E. winds; from there to Hongkong, light N.E.
The British steamer Diane reports
EN.B, winds.
Had line
bright Werther throughout, with moderate monsoon.
The British steamer Telemackus reporte: October 10th, 8.30 am, left. Singapore to Hongkong, hid fight winds and calms up to lat. 15.3 North, long. 113-2.46 East; and thence to part lind moderate breeze from N.NE to NE, with N.E. swall.
The British stoamor Feilung repor's Had inodorato to frosh N.E. consoon and fine weather.
The Dutch steauer Bantam reports: Fine weather, North and Northerly winds strong current from the E.S. E.
The British steamer Seochote reports: Had light winds from to N.E., and fine woather.
POST OFFICE N TICES. MAILS will élose:---
For AMOY.-
Por Picciola, at 1.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
¿tic 18th inst.
For STRAITS & ROMBAY,
Per-Deceton át 230 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 18th inst.
For SINGAPURE
Per Fortigerit, at 3.30 p.uí., on Tuesday, the 18th it, instead of as pru- riously notified.
For HAIPHONG.--
Per Marie, at 3 pm, on Tuesday, the
18th inat.
For SWATOW.
Per Nanshar, at 5pm, on Tuesday,
the 18th inst.
T from the noove Ports, Consigncos. Savol de Bora, Reve, Bo For NAGASAKL, KORE & YOKOHAMA,
of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
bu effeutet.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongling, Getode 17, 1887.
for-
and 2 Chinees;
Pero
Fro
Per Thibet, at 5 pm, op Tuesday, the Eyra, S. Teshina, Sing
6th inst From Yokohama, M. Dojoux (French Consul), and bica Rivière; from Kobe, Messa Amb For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, Per Haiphong, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, Hlenty, Chwaites and Kuscaly, Rev.
the 18th lust. change H.E. -Опартія, Cargo impoding her discharge will eat
M. Bihourd
Mouis. once landed and stored at Consignoda' risk ter), M. Frangois ice and expense, and ee Fire Insarsace will Shanghai Captain De Gimal; for Taurumen Contract Packet Saghalien
Rev. L. Trubert;MAILS BY THE FRENCH Pacres.-- pora,- - Consignees are hereby informed, that all
Mr J. E. Lee; for Morsoilles, gif be despatched ng TUESDAY. Claims must be made immediately, as none Mrs and Misa Billoquius, Mr and Mrs Doas the 18th October, with Mails to the will he entertained after the 20th instant-infant and amah, Dr. Pichon, Mr Cunning- United Kingdom, Europe, and places be han, Rev. Pers J The Chevrens. From
yond, vid Marseilles: to Saigon, Straits Kobe: for Saigon, Mr1
Mr Pratt; for Singapore, Settlements, Batavia, Ruminah, Cuylon, Mr.Joseph, and 21 Japanese; for Alexan- Ilia (via Madras), the Australasian dria, Mr H. Papps From Yokohama: for Colonies, Adea, Natal and the Cupe, Singapore, Mr
Mr J. Matmiokm; for Port Said, Egypt, alta, and Gibraltar. Mr. J. Filay; for Marseillea, M. Lo Mar quis Sniondje, M, Le Comto Toda, mid children, Milme, la Comtesse Toda and Ming Y Inovo, Me S, Fujita, Mise R H.E. M. Delaval (Spanish Minister) M and Mduie, le Marquis Tokugawa, Mr Oki, M. Stenackers, Me and Mrs K. Sth and in- fant, Mesars
Makinu,
Forn, K Kishi, Mrs Wabiocoutrasaki, Mossrs Tosher Meters Nomura, Yegoutehi, Yama- Koshiba, Signesks and Kikawa.
Per Japan, from Calcutta, &c., Messrs illia and Whalla, & Iocian, and 657 Chi-
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Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither the Caplein, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any. Debt contracted by the Office or Crew of the following Vessels, during then stay in Honghang Navivar — *
Antik Rows! Hawaiian brig, Captain J. Phillips Wickor & Co.
BLACKADDER, British ship, Captain Chan. E. Hore.Tuner &Co.
CLAS MACKENZIE, British slip, Capt.:G....i nese... R. Harria-Order.
ISAAC READ, Amorican slip, Capt. J. 1 Waldo. Siemesen & Co.
-
Velocry, British birque, Capt. R. Mar- | in---Pusiau & Co. ·
SHIPPING
ARIYALS October 10, 1887
Japan, British steamer, 1,805, T. . Gardiner, Calcutta via Penang, and Stuga pore October 13, 205 chests Opium, 90 bales Cutton, 200 balus Yaris and Twist, 455 baya: Seltpetre, 19 des Gunnies, 180 cases Castor Oil and 11,002 pkgs Sundries. DAVID SASHOON, Sons & Co.
Sughulion; Freneli str., 3,080; Homery, Shanghai October 13, Mails and General. MASSACRES MARITIMEES:
Pero, German steamer, 754, T. N. Han- Wohu Uetyber-12 Rice-RARD Scheudass & Co, su
5011,
..
Taugó,
Per Pera, from Wahu, 1 ́hinese, Per Diamante, from Manila, Mr and Mrs, Klinck and family, Europeans and E0 Chinoso.
Per Teleniachus, from Liverpool, &c., Mr. and Mrs Wilbane, 3 Missus Willius, Mis Holland, Mr McLoughlin, and 125 Chinese.
Por Fellung, from Waba, 7 Chinese Per Souchow, from Heibow, 78 Chineso. Per Picciola, froin. Manila, 107-Chinese. Per Albany, from Saigon, 10) Chinese. Per Independent, from Bangkok, 6 Chi- nese,
DEPARTED,
'er Sikh, for Sydney, 8 Europeans, and 82 Chinese,
Per Triumph, for Hoihow, 40 Chinese. Por Actie, for Haiphong, 15 Chinese, Pur gherent, for Hoitow, 24 Chinese. Por Aron, for Mantung, 10 Chinese, Per Moser, fur Singapore o Chinese. Par Haiti, for Cost Ports, 2 Euro- peans, and 200 Chinese
Per Formosa, fur Coast Porta, 1 Euro- pean, and 350 Chiness
for Swatow, 1. Europești, Per Fush Tetartus, Gerioan str., 1,587, J. Peter and 50 Chinese.
TA DSPART Nagasaki Uctober 11, Col--TAKARIMA
Por Soghalien COLLIERY.
from Hangkong: for Sai- Nanshan, British steamer, 805, J. Bluck-gon, Capt, Capet and servant, Lieut. Nico- Bangkok October 8, Ries. Horn and servant, Messrs. Apen, Li Quan Wing Yen, Mins M. dis Long Choo Hop, ALING
HONG Diamante, British stemmer, 514, A. A. Remedies, Sister M. Beviere, and 6 Chi- MeCaelin, Manila October 13, Ganarales; for Singapore, Mrs Sampon al 2022 RUSSELL. & Co.
surenat, and Mr Yung Seo Loong; for Colombo,
Mr Bunty
Reiss for Macmilles, Mi and Mre Constans and 2 servants, Lieut. Lambetin, Messrs J. Bell and V Hausteseorre.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
STEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS ̧ ́
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE..
The Steamship
Pembrokeshire,
A WILLIAMS, Commander, and will, bu despatchod_ for
the above Ports on the 24th Instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to -
ADAMSON, BELL & 00.,.
Agenti Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
NOTICE
2024
HE GOVERNOR will Receive VIBI-
TORB. at GoVERNMENT House un' THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 20th Inak, between and 6 o'clock.
Telemachus, British stunner, 1,121, Hery Jones,
Liverpool and Singapore October 10, General.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Feitung, British steamer, 752, Crawford, Wuhu October 11, Rice,--BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Canton, British steamer, from Whampoa.
Stocks,
BAFEC
Per Anton, for Hoiber, 60 Chinese. Per Telemachus, for Amoy, 7 Europeans, and 50 Chinese.
SHARE LIST. —QUOTATIONS.".
Nos of Fahu Shares
Jongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 100,000) s
INSURANCES.
North-China Insurance Cu, L. 5,000 Yangtze Insurance Company, Li........... 8,000) – Mrs. CAMERON, in the Atsoner of Lady Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 DES Vaux, Ise kindly consented to arist China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld....)
Ld.... 24,000 His. Excelliney on the occasion.
Canton Insurance Otties Co., Ld10,000 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited 1,506$ Hongkong Fire Luxurance Co., Ld... 8,000 3 this Fire Insurancs. Or F 20,000 3 Singapore Insurance Company, La. 40,000 $ The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 20,000 8 The Straits Insurance Co,, Ld...s0,000's
By Command,
2027
J. D. ANDERSON,”
, A.D.U, Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
THE BRITISH BORNEO TRADING AND PLANTING COMPANY, ELOPORA BAY, OF SANDAKAN,
now prepared to SUPPLY BILLEAN. and other FIRST-CLASS BANEAN WOODS, Bawn up into BEAMS, PLANES, SCANTLING, BAILWAY SLEEPERS, ETC., Or in Locs of any specified size
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.
Tha
ushat hours all be observed in closing
the Muila, &ce.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STAIRS PAOKEI. --- The United States Mail Packet Belgi
-POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will cloze:-, For SANDAKAN,— —
Par British barque Hatte L. Tapley, 069
am, on Wednesday, the 19th in. BANGKOK
For
Per Frotor, at 4 30 pm, on Wednesday,
shor 19th just.
..
For SAIGON
Per Cramader, at 4.30 p.m., on Wednes
siously notified. day, the 19th inst.; instead of as pro-
·For: STRAITS & CALCUTTA==
Por: Jopan, at 11.30 am, on Friday.
the 21st
For SINGAPORE.
for
Par Electra, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
23rd inst.
N
поска от стояка THE ENGLISH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing
Mail,, by the British Contracti Packot ma
Day of Departure,
2
Noor. Money Order Office closes.
P.M.-Registry of Letters sašus. Posting of ali printed matter and patterns nesaDA..
3 P.M.-Mail closed, except for Late
Lottora.
:
-9.101
01.-lois may bo posted-with-
Lato
Fee of 10 cents until 3.30 r. When, the Post Office closes
optirely.
3.40 .M.-Lala Lelters may be posted.
on board the packet with Este Fee of 10 conta ubtil time of
departure.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Daylight. Telemachus loaves for S'hai. Neon.-French Mail leaves for Perts of
Call and Earupe.. 3pm.Deccan leaves for Bombay, &c. 4 p.m.--Canton leaves for Shanghai. 6.p.m.-Nanshan leaves for Swatow.
General Memoranda.. WEDNBUDAY, Getobur 19:--
6 pm Meeting of St Andrew's Society 9 pm-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. THURSDAY, October 20 :—*
Goods per Steamer Natal unclaimed after
Noon subject to
tó rent,
·LOCAL AND GENERAL-
PASSED Burz, QANAL”
No. 7540-Octobeh 17, 1887.
JH. M. 8. Leqnder returned this afternoon from her arumo in search of the Wam. She CUTWARD BOUND:-Victora H. Haarfager, Toporia that, cruising amongst the islands August 21, Blenter, September 16 || and rests of the Paracel group, she found Guy Mannering, 20 atrods, 23 one old wreck of a wooden ship on one of -- **** Jason, Titania, 27; Besmente, Priam
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30; Deucation, der, Iphigenia, Oct. 4; Dendinus, Gleneagles, 7. HOMEWARD BOUND: Hanke, Sept. 16:
Bothwell Castle, 23, Glenaton, Lord the Tolco, 27 Benlarig, Hector, 30 Agamemnon, Volga, Polylmia, Car- marthenshire, Oot. 4; Electra, Ginears,
7:
the islands of the Amphiteita group, and the wreck of an iron steamer on North roof. Boats could not board them on account of the surf.
His Excellency the Guverner will hold a Loveo at Government House on Wednesday, The stexaslip Anconies, with the ENGLISH the 10th instant at three o'clock in the MAIL of September 16, left Singapore afternoon. A private entrée will commence res Thursday, the 13th instant, at fifteen infantes before the general levee, pm, and may be expected hem on or about Tuesday, the 18tle stand, This packet brings replies so letters despatched from Hongkong on Aug. 4th
and may be attended by the members af both Councils, by the Bishops, the Judges, the hoads of Government Departments, the
The P. M. S. 8. Co.'s S. S. City of Peking, Consuls General and Console of Foreign with the AMERICAN MAIL of the 21st Powern and naval and military officers of Sept., was to leave Yokohama on Thurs-fold or corresponding rank.-
day, the 13th instant, and may be ex-
pected her on or about Wednceday, EXPERIMENTA inhill illumination were the 19th inst..
made on Saturday night. Rows of lanterns The China Shippers Mutual S. N. Co's were placed along a part of the ridge of the
steamer Kaiser, from Glasgow and Li- Varpool, left Singapore on the 19th bill, and by way of a bonfire a tax-barrel inst., sad may be exposted here on or was set on fire. The exporitsents ware about the 19th inst.
anccessful and showed on a small aralo, from
The Glen Line steamer Glentyon,
London, was to leave Singapore for this port on the 16th instant, and may be expected hero on or about the sžad inst The Shiny bind steamer Pentrotatie tote Singapore on the 16th inst., and may be expected here on of about the 22nd inst,
DR Canthie has been appointed a member of the Sanitary Board in place of Mr N. J. Ede, abeant on leave.
what may be exposted of the grast Jubilee fireworks Fog signals were used in place of the ordinary rockets, and the noise they conte created some marin, as it was not generally known that such experiments wore being made.
OHAN WAI, the master of a Whampoa cargo boat, was charged, before Mr Mitchell-Innas in the Police Churt to-day, with taking kerosene ou board his junk, within the THE Governor and Mrs Cameron witi rojunk anchorage this morning. A bot ceive visitors at Government House on woman named Leung Amni was charged at Thursday afternoon next between 4 and the same time with having kerosene in an
'clock.
A new journal has been started in Saigon. It is called La Lanterns Indo Chinois is to be carried on by a formar editor of La Saigonmais..
4 & 6p.m.--Governor and Mrs, Cameron S& Cool Smith, the new Governor of the
receive
open boat. The first defendant was oned $10, with the alternative of a month's im- prisonent; the penalty in the cass of the boatwoman being diminished by a half.
+1
A CORRESPONDENT of the Daily Press given some details with regard to a disastrous boiler explosion that took place in Hai-
Visitors,at Governmont House. Straits Settlements, was expected to arrive Phong on the 11th inst. A small river Claims against the Japan must be made in Singapore by the French Mail stamer
on or before this date, THURSDAY, October 24:—
Goods per
Bantum
andelivered after this p data subject to rent.
ober 21 THURSDAY, October:
8.30 pa-Mooting of The Union Ins.. Society of Canton, Ltd., at its Head Office, Hongkong SATURDAY, October 29 --
Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of the Canton Ins. Office, Ltil, at the General Managers' officca 2.15 F.M. Registry owadó
WEDNESDAY, November 2.30 F.M. Post-Ofice alcaus, but Corres Celebratu Her Majesty's Jubilee,
pondence may be posted on board the TRUESDAY, November 10--- Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents estra Celebrate Har Majesty'a Jubilee. --L'ostays until the time of departure.WEDEESDAY, November 20
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 20th Instaut, with Mails for Japan, San Francis, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., and will Lg closed as follows
MAILS BY THE BRITISHI PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Hychisper.
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 25th Octy-with-Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries bo yond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Natharlanda India, Burmah, Coylon, India, Ader, Egypt, Malta, "and Gibraltar
The usual hours will bo observed in closing
the Mails, do
HOURS OF CLOSENO
THE FRENCH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, e, by the French Contract Packet
Day before departure,----
5
P.M.Mousy Order Office closes.
Oven, about the 19th inst
Massas Adamson, Bell & Co inform us that the, Shire Line steamship Pembroke shire left Singapore yesterday (16th), for Hongkong.
nort
T steamer Coshemire, of the Compage Nationale, de Navigation has arrived in Haiphong and is to leave from there with Chinese coolies for Panama."
steamer Tonkin, which had recently been overhauled, was about to proceed on a trial trip The Chinese engineer in charge found that he was not able to miso more than from 15 to 20 lbs. ateam and informed the owner, Mr Kiu Sang, formerly compra- dose to the Compagnie Francaise de l'Indo- Chine. Mr Kiu Sang was on board, as companied by a number of Chinese friends who were going on the trip, and at once went down to the engine-roons to inspect the machinery. Soon after a loed report His Excellency M. Bihourd, Minister Re- was hoard and fifteen or sixteen men were Firesident of Tonkin and Annsm, accompanied een struggling in the water, while about by M. François Vice-Resident, sinived yes-forty are said to have disappeared. Thurs would seem to have been about sixty poople terday by the Saghalien from Japan.
on the small stoamor, the most of whom ABOUT 3000 coolies are said to be engaged were killed. at present constructing a French Com- cession at Hus, the espétal of Annam, and cutting a road from Tourano to Bue.
List of Contributions to the H.K.
Insurance Company, Ltd, to be sent in before this date.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED
OUR NEW SEASON'S FLOWER & VEGETABLE SEEDS
N
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READY FOB
DELIVERY VEGETABLE PAROEL, price $7.50 FLOWER PARJELN, SIÖ & 85.
*
Moxsreux Constans, the former French Ambassador for France at Peking, scoom- panied by Madame Constans and servants, leaves to-morrow by the Saghalien for France.
a
Boll Irving has been appointed member of the Legislative Council in place of Mr William Keswick, who has resigned.
Nigar Box, which is always SPECIAL FLORISTS' SEEDS Mr Boll-Irving up to the present only held
out of Ufhoe Bour
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.
Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Горепо Day of departure,
Office opens. A. Pust A.M.Registry of Letters causes. 10.30 ..-Fosting of all printed matter
and patterns cases.
10
11
AM-Mails closed, except for Late
Lotter
11:10
-Letters may be posted with ...ate Fee of 10 cents until 11:30 A..When the Post Office closes
in separate named varieties
CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION.
the post temporarily,
I ACHEUNG, & Carpenter, who was con
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.victed in the Police Court to day, of reck
1831 leasly driving a care along Queen's Road Hongkong, September 20, 1837,
West to the danger of the public, was fined $10, with the alternative of 21 days', impri- sciment
BIRTH,
On the 15th Instant, at Amoy,, the Wife: of R H. Cook, of a Sou.
For causing an obstruction by dealing ju
The Band of the Northamptonshire Be giment will play the following programme at the Officers Mess, Murray Barraoke, to-morrow night, commenting at half past Esyen o'clock:
1 Marching *--Gundslip
4-Fantage
Bonne Nut Derothy' Orphean
Dosorme Scholes,
Balent Vilbor
Variations on a German Volkaled,....8kgfried Ochr
in a novelty in this The last named pisos worde. Its humour consists in the render colony, and deserves a few explanatory
ing of the variations on one of the simplest eld Germsu sirs in such a master that the style for which each great composer is oslabrated is reproduced in's quaint parody within the limits of a few bars. A short description of the leading iden may be ac ceptabler
ation in the style of
Old Song, Rommet Vogel guficgan. Väri- 1JB. Bach. Varying the ample air with Isamed
simrater polut, slesing it like an angsa fugue.. 2-J, Haydn, Ástring quartet..
Mozart à alaripet solo, A Rod 4.Joh. Straum. A veles W TE
----Vardı. An Aria of Bravura, in the operatie style with the oft repeated finale of Balan Aramatic -Gounod Parody on the Garden scene in “Faust.”
The publication of this commenced Tez-fa tickets, a scolie named Yam Ayoo 7-Richard Wagner Parody on two nelives from
entirely 11.40. A.M. Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of al 7:45 pm. departure.
Paid POSITION PER LAST REFORT. Laut Dividen
Reserve. up.
Balancee.f'ward
12
all $ 8,900,000
2
The China Mail.
Ocrosen 17, 1887,-
Cosine Quotateroozg Cash
8,228.50 at 30 for 1 year 180% prem., buyers working a/e to Jure 33,87
Ms. 23.66 for
fla. 257 £T. 100,000 T 406,132.00
1886 alle
50,000) Tle. 3,059.767% for 1880 Ti 105- 25 $ 25$ 83.00 55
250,- 508- 1,030 8 2008
HK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., 3, 40,000 5 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 20,000 § - fado-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £
60,000 shares ined. 31, 212 €. Chins and Munila S. 8. Co., Ld..... 4,500
— MEJORLLANEOUS
25x8 503 108 208 100s 201 100 $ 20 1008 203
61
614,000 $ 314,012,90 86 psh. /8086 per share, buyers 60,00 8 -243,240.04 207653, sollers 188,000 8404,400.00 19-% for 1885 74, buyers
125,771.298 for 1886 218 per share 28,711 508 1,000,000|3. 328,607.46 $27.50 for 859375, sellers 612,500/5 248,738,445.6 Fr 18ỡá 578 sarann
*017,000/100
19, buyers
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116:138 % 8405
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1,9002 Houghou Hotel Company, Lit: $,000 8
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£9,177.81.1£
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6,000
7,000 5,000 TV. 5,000 $ 40,000 8
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Round and Square Logs can be delivered | #kong & Whampos, Dock Co., Ld. 18,500 s soon after January next."
Fortger Particulars can be obtained by HK, and China Gas Cis; Limited. 5,100 applying to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
2026
TO BE LET. With Immediate Possession. QUITE of ROOMS fronting the Praya and Pedder's Street upon the Ground Floor of Building recently occupied by
Messrs. MELUHZEE & Co.
These Presies ar well adapted for OFFICES or STORES.
ROOMS on the FIRST and SECOND FLOORS of Marine Elouse.
BISNEE VILLA, POKFOLUM,
·A GODOWN," at Bownington,
to
SHARP & Co.,
Batate Agents.
Marine House.
5020
Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
China Sugar Company, Limited...15,000 3 Hoogkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.... Luson Sugar Company Limite Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. Perak Tio Mining & Sting Co. Punjom & Sunghie Dus Samatan
Mining Co.
BK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 17, 008TM 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., La. 3,000 $ A. S. Watson & Co., Limited 3,800.8 AK. High-Level Tramways Co., L. 1,250 $
LOANS..
Chinese Imperial 1884 1
1884 d. 1886
75
100 all
50 Al 100 l 100% 50
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1,192,910 for
67 prem, bash June Shi87 10% and 1,527.3.11 bona fut $150 per shar", buyers, fully
paid up $5 fruit year $135 678 91 June 30 1857
ax div., nomimal-
19,781.59 to June
$148, sollera 12% for 1880 850 514.181. for 1886 8110 120,303.18 None 1850
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13% pram.
5,000 8
Rates of Int Payable | 3,685)TI, |600|; all ;
Soon Juneï G&Dog? 3189$ 500all 8%
Bot. 15 PT700,000 TL. 250 7% March & Berte
prom prem
prem, bayera
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*Equalisation of Dividend Fund,
+ Depreciation and Insurance Fund.
HONGLONG, MONDAY, OCTOBRE 17, 1887
TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIES TO THE CHINA MAIL"]
Ha Southern Line,),
Lohengrin) and 2sta font, PATA
S-Beethoven. A vielts
(three in-druments), 2---Mendelssohn. Inutation of the Interments in "Mid»
ammar Mirist's Decan
was brought before Mr Mitchell-Innes in the Police Court to-day, and sentenced to pay a fine of $24 or go to prison for thres-11-Meyerbeer. Has the air le treated in the grand
10.—Bunker Parody on Hungarian Datres
mouths
-berite style fez an introduckan by die drums,
The Huguenots' la parodied.js 13-A la Militaire,
CHEONG AKOW, & newly-arrived visitor from Macao, was charged before Mr Mitchell THE Geroan steamer Atalanta bas bers Innes in the Police Court to day, with bought by Mossm. Asano di Co. for 45,000 being in possession of about ten tale of ye prepared opium. He was fined $30 or two The American barque Adolf Obrig has been chartered to load 50 000, masen koronaria áð Now York for Japan; rate 24 conta per
THE PARIS SCANDAL ARREST OF THE reason given by Italy for entering into case.
GENERAL BOULANGER. ***
ar alliance with Germany and Austria is THERE has been a new propeller cast for LONDON, 14th October,
that she thinks a Russian advance on Slam- the Fushun in the Old Dock Bundry i it In connection with the sale of decorations, boul is not improbable, and that she cannot weight tons and is the largest one that a Military Council called to investigate tho atand by andy
been made in Shanghai. has over see the Levant become a Rus- circumstances has obliged 'General Caffarsi sian lako
The German steater, Iduna, recently sold to retire, aud General Bonanger has been
to Japaness for $25,000, has beet: re-nam“. ed the Kongo Maru, and will run between
Kagashims, Nagasaki,
Kumamoto, and Kobe
The Kölnische Zeitung says:-The Japaness Government will discourage the use of saké, sa much as possible, by introducing good beer, free of taxation, and at the same time impose a very high tax on sure.
ordered to explain a statement made by him The telegrain which we received, reporting accusing the Goverment of aiming at him. the death of the Sultan of Morocco, and LONDON, 18th Ostaber.stating that serious internal troubles in the General Boulanger having confirmed the country were feared, was transmitted to statement made by bir pausing the Go Shanghal as follows: The death of the verament of siming at him, has baen de Saltan of Morocco is reported from some prived of his command and placed nedar internal disorder. Wonderful Reuter ! strest pending the decision of a Milliary Two barbers named Teang Arui and Kwo Tax Ring Sun says The Matnal line steamer Mouse, Capt. J. 8, Hogg, arrived Achoi, were charged an romand, before Mr at-Nagasaki from Kobe after a passage of Wodehouse in the Police Court this morn-27 hours, the quickest on record by about From Yokohams to Kobe she ing, with stealing a school-boy's facket of
the run in 201 The Parisian unemployed approve of the which by means of trickory they had in- more menacing atlitude of their confreros duced the owner to divest himself. They in London and parade the streets singing the Marseillaise.
Court.
THE PARISIAN. UNEMPLOYED.-
(From Singapore Pupere,}
THE TRIAL OF THE MAYOR OF DUBLIN.
are with thirty-five boys, and the The Victoris Jabilee School was opened in Yokohama were each sentenced to six weeks' hard premises acquired seem to ba admirably. izbour.
adapted for the purpees, including sa they da a carpenter's shop, a large playground And sku tapnis ground
MAHOMED BUX, P.0. 507, was charged, fur
before Mr Mitchell Inner in the Police JAPAN is hoping that when the trans-Sibe London, 7th Oct--M. Bollfrau, the Lord Court to-day, with assaulting a superiorrian railway is extended to Vladivostock ↑ that tour will - be made a fee pest, sa Mayor of Dublin, appeared today to officer and making new of abusive language there will be chances to create a trade bes awor his summons in full municipal rebas
and Rosals, which is now nons Alcune took place in Court when the Toowards him Ahmed Moor, P.8. 631, was tween lice prevented the sword and mace bearers the complainant, and it appeared from the
sitting pear rithe Mayor, the story-fold by him ad augther withom that THE Japan Garett ways it is rumoured
The summons
938
dismissed on
ground that the charge was approved, and there had booz & quarrel batwood the parties that conference will shortly be held to that the language reported was used in comet West Point His Worshin, however, decide as to the manner to which the mittee of the League,
The Omen Fosecutor has appealed after hearing the evidence, dismissed the Against the decision
mount" subworthed in Japan to the Cost Defence Fund shall be expended. It said the Fund now ryachos 2,000,000 ven