THE ROCKET EXPLOSION" FATALITY. The
inquest on the bodies of the two artillerymen, Brand and Barrett, who were killed by an explosion of tookte on bigard A lighter in the harbour on the evening of the 9th inst was cutinned at the Mais tracy.
to-ding before Mr Wodehouse, Cor J. P. Mostra Harman Sander, Madar, and B. F. D. Romediis, jurymon
Mr Frederick Main recalled-1am able
packages wet cao; Lionel George (8.) cargo principally girders. The fore and of the vessel has been movod ahead about its own length. and is now being discharged to trim it for removal up river, Suna small leakage having occured,fin, steam free of pamp was put on hoard water. Position of after end enchanged, and on the 30th thay report that four more fighters had arrived with sarge sinou last report; dischar es continue as rapidly as the fore end of the vessel was successfally fuated this morning and removed to Ero- mont beach."
BIL.
THE CHINA MAIL
the morning; the tougue conted and the bowels so bound and cative that it induced that most painful and troublesome silment
the piles. Ho says there was some pain in the sides and back and a sorine of ful Toss on the right side, as rough the liver were enlarging, which proved to be the tar rible fact. The secretions from the kid- noys would be scanty and high-coloured, with a kind of gritty, or sandy deposit afte standing,
to say that there ware no refreshments the heavy pature of the cross permits made 196 o maneuvrés sie steamed long tuid, and
gives to the men below except some topic No smoking was allowed on board aither on the lighter or the pontoon. I particularly naked them about smoking and
giddi.
boata, was launched at Devonport on the 30th ult and was named the Landfly The Rattlesnake, the first of the sories, was launched in 1886; the accond, the Grusopp was launched on August 30 at; the fourth, the Spider, will be laun. che on Kevonhor 17 and two others are about to be laid down at Sheerness and Devonport. These vessels are encls of 450 tuns iuspinceurent, nd, of 3,000 indicated burso power. The battionate at her trial,
and on moro tish one- me things h troubled Mr Richold a
If 107:
his fall in the stress occasion during fully 18 knots; and there is overy prababi ho clearly perodive! tlist the ɓt of
nose was nothing more than a sign of the lity that her sisters will be equally fast.
-out, breach steady and 25-0wt.
deadly Advices from Cape Town, Sept. 14, state They each carry one 4-in.
advance of the complaint, which began in indigestion and dyspepsia an electric search. His ter with an from Hongkong for New York, oo-firing gun, together, they should not smoke. They had nothing
of a Cure,
that his to de except to put the rockets into the curred on Ang. 27, at a spot twenty miles light; so that, if properly handled; they ofan to nother in search of sticks and hand up the fireworks. The south of Blundelli All bands were Raved, should in war time be formidable foes to wife and litde mes might not come to want opaning of the batch was about two feet The master arrived by kat ab Port Nolloth torpedo boats They are, however, then four inches high. There was an opening ist before the last mail left that
vulnerable; for their sides are place. Buivea of stuel that is
nowburs more of an inch thick, nd in any way. It was the.
and that he had disposed of the wreck and than thres-e opening there only
by machine-guas br. was. The ordinary antchway was covered enrgo as it lay for the sum of £30. Further this can be with planks and two thicknesses of tarpan information is expected daily by a en sting lin, amt there was a special communiortion steuer which has, hucu instructed to call vessels can carry avut ninety, tune of coal, with the bold made for the purpose. It at the spot ant bring up the crew. The and, ar a speed of 11 knots, can steam 2,800 smile without replenishing their bankers anywhero except at this opening. Woly inhabited, and
Insurances.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-
FANTA
HE Undersigned, Anuses for the above Company, are prepared to ACOEPT RISKS and FIRE at Carront Rates.
NORTON & O
dyents, Hongkong, July 15, 1887,249
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
1340
they were fully aware that it was important that the wreck of the British barque Mun- | loader in the bows, and six 3-pounder anicks story of how he went from one pays1HE Undareigned, AoENTS of the abovu
constructed
to
un the deck. The bolo was net protected Ho reported the total wreck of the verse three ringe. Those who helped to the seaside at Walton-on-
Frock
very sparso-
is difficult.
Statistics show that tho'
from
one of the now quick-firing 32
Inspector Cradock stated that the age of steamers existing in the world in 1386 was to carry place of part of their present 1835.
11.15
pounders
etc.
in
the lighter in which the fireworks wore kept. † triveted :-Trui stuart ou tous steel struction of the Admiral clans as to demand to friend, who strongly advised him to
I
WAS
and several handles of Raman candies.
Brand was 23 and
was 23 and of Barrett 20, did that both were unmarriedk
Wang Akut, headmin on the “Pind 0. Co.'s lighter, sidOn the 9th instant, ut I was standing on the duck of P passing fireworks over to the men on the raft don't know what caused the explosion.
Edward Bond, reporter, said About 20 minutse past deves I was an hard thu Kangtung, in the harbour, some whore abreast of Fodder'a wharf were about a quarter of a mile from this lightor. At ovory explosion of the rockets, one rocket instead of following the fight of the rust, which went directly upwards wont ap spirally, turnad
to
a
Mails.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMEST FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAN FOR VANES SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY MADRAS, CALCUTTA ADEN,--
PORT FAID MEDITERRANEAN AND
No. 7561 NOVEMBER 12, 1887.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Jorrespondence, November 11-1887.
BLACK SKA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA,
MARSEILLES, AND PORTS
OF BRAZIL, AND
DON HAVRE
DUNKIRK AND
LASK, Pap
Allen, C. F. E. & Jamison, MIALĂ
Jainson, A.
ADÃO, E. LS71
Arcoou May W
Baraxy, FEL-1 Wshop, IL. 8. Blanchard, Captado
Klopfer, Bu poz1°rog, Lang, Admiral Leward, Min
Levy, ADMI
& Lime L đem t Limbal, T. Kat 4 Littlewood, J. H. 1 Larudo, J., Morris, Jr., K. Medean, A.
Bawer 1.1 1 Boyake,
SUEZ
Bradley, IAA
Carūnno, J., S.- 1
Castro, H. do
1
Clarko, F. A.
1
Cohen, Miss BI
Masna, Mr
PLATA |
Davis, J. BI
McConnachy
Delaporte, PS1
BORDEAUX,
Delmega Bold I
McDonald, J.
& Cap Dindrinos, Mr Ja
Molntyre, E.
Meredith, G. MA
Nghan Chey Mitchell, J. Nu, H. B.
Phili
Laut. R.Ereg. Phillips, ed.
LONDON
14N TUESDAY, the 15th November, Dodd, d. B. N2
Noon, the
e Company's Steamship Elkington, J Commandant BESTEL, E, SARA TRAQUADDY with MAILS PASSENGERS, SPECIE, Finnicas M1 and CARGO, will leave this Port for the Forest, O. F. 0.38
R. J above place some will be registered for Farlonge, L. 8. 1
Cargo and Specie
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
-~-ĹB00RPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTEP OF: flis Majesty, King Georgs The First,
A. D. 1720. --0,—
77H
Marine Department,
Agents for the above. Corporations are septed in transit through Marseilles for the Garott; M
Orders will bo granted until prepared to grant Insurances as follows principal places of Europe and Genzile O
apping Cargo will be ressived on board until 4 p.m. Specie and Parcels until. 3 p. on the 14th November. (Parools are not to be sont on board; they mast he left at the
3
Rama, Cagt.E.I Beyanide, 1
Schrem R. }:1 postSeenSt
card.Egparo, C.. reg, Shephared,
itschindw meg | Gibbons, J. A. 1 - Seston, F. P.
Goldstein, M. Goets, H. Goodman, Dr Gracewood, Goo.l Griswald, A,
Policies at current rates, payable sither huro, in Lundou, or at the principal Ports of India, China and Anstralía. Fire Department, Policise sued for long or ahurt periods at Agency's Office
Contents and valus of Packages are re
VA surront rates and
quired. Life Department
For further particulare, apply at Policies isaad for aums not exceeding
Oorapany'a Ofice. £5,000 at redutood rates.
MIRA, E.
Stainring,
a Smith, W.
Stewart, D.
Gritton, W. H. I
Stewart, Mis
|
the
Grunsaid, 1, 6 Hanson, H1 reg. Hendry, A 10
Strachan, Bu
Teifenberg, H. L
Theband, E.
3
Compangate anthorized to Insure is very pathotic and touching. Finally he against FIRE at Current Ratow
GILMAN & Co too ill to keep his situation and had became too
This was Lit up. Th
and calamity. Give it
Hangkang, Janinary 1, 1889. He was appalled to think how he should be able to live. But God raised up friends the wolf from the door. He then went to the-Naze, bat neither the change, or the physicians who treated him there, did any was quito impossible for any spark to get in scene of and cornmunication with any į The total cost of each of them will be about good All ·
a sort of vague hope that £36,000. It will be an improvement to London, with without avail he visited counted some 450 cases of expludud rockata town or tolygraph-station number of those rossels, pm'ably, if they were each 800 advantago might happen to him in Undorsigued having been appointedondon as well as for Marsailles, and ac. Galton, W. R. 4 Robinson, H. O
the metropolis. This was in October, tinted at 9,019, of an
an aggregate burlen festinated at
uns. In the previous year
How wonderful, Indeed, are the ways of of 10,531,849 tons.
For startling atasoment, says the Providence, which dashes down our highost the number Was stated at 2,642, of an ag gregate burden of 10,291,241 tous. The Army and Nary Gazette, has come to our hopes and then helps us when we least ex world's steam shipping in 1886 was thus dis- knowledge, which, if it is substantiated, pect
While in London he stated his condition 8,198, of
of an implies such a radical defect in the cou 8,311,400 gregate burden of steamers, 770, of an aggregate burden of immediate inquiry, Just a more launcutable try a acdicine which he called Afother
Seigil's Curative Syrup, saying it and woodou steamers, 82%, of accident occur than that which happened 33,820 tons Cono
Of the Captain. The structural arenagement gentive and honest, and often cured when an aggregato bunden af 360,655 tons. the stunners afloat in 1895, 5,792. were of the Admiral glass is well known to on everything else had failed. He bought a owned by the United Kingdom and its sist of a heavy armoured superstructure bouts of a chemist in Pimlico, and bogaa Wecolonics, their aggrogate burden being place cult of ordinary, sispe
batwon the barbette-towers, on top using it according to the directious. Be The super did this without faith or hops, and the 6,695,871 tons.
therefore, judge of his surprise Company's steamship structure is, as it were a box of from public may, there Victoria, which left Plymanth at 9 an apparently secured to the body of the and pleasure when aftur taking a few doses
eat better the 2nd inst. for Bombay, arrived at vessel, and is overlapped at its foundation be felt great ronct. Fia could
spots toin tog might making thight on the 5th inst.. thus by the sides of blus ball. It is now etatod his fogel distressed him lass; the
passage in 69 hours. This is that during the passage of one of these we have named abated; ibo dark spots the first of the four new ships of this som vessels run her part of construction to a which had floated before his eyes like emate disappeared, and his his verament as aramel eru hors. The Britannia, what could by no means be called a heavy strength increased.
kaces would knock together whenever sister ship of the Victoria, undergo her, her superstenture (with Bacon ally tried to walk. So encouraged was he now E. L. REUTER, Esq., Measta. Fusta & Co. the explosion might have been canned ficial trial in the Cigde next week, and of the weights in it which it is eventually. one of
of those rockels. It
It always neomed to
that he kept on using Mother Reigel's Onra- to carry) actually worked in an appreci me to be getting dangerously near to the loaves for Australin on the 4th prox. lighter,
I consider and
The loss is reported of the Umberto able degree, that is to say, it moved attire Syr util it ended in completely cur it quite possible that!
tjen. This
In spas way into the opening. I saw the explosion Italian Goutal Steam Navigation Company,
Richold it
Buys
mands him think of poor" and it occurred nat twelve seconds after It was wrecked off the island of Vent tone, my ageing one of those rockets I have in the Gulf of Naples, while procenting
Robinson Cruso, and his deliverance from referred to. It was within a sufficiently from Genoa to Naples. Thomasongers
captivity on his island in the coa; and added, But for Mother Seigel's Curatica It didnt were saved by four pas
passing steamers, have coured the explosion. occur to me at the moment that the cx- plosion was due to this cause, but the idea were lost. precated itself to afterwards.
A Again,
and #emed round an online:
back to the place where it was fired f
thought
from
The P. and O
Affibulbar at
buli
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, fnly 25, 1972.
496
TRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG CONSULTING COMMITYJE -----
Hope, Hour L. 1 Thwaites, E. W. Hout, Ave - 1 Turcijas, G Jackson, Capt. R. Capt. J. B 2210 JAL 1 reg. Warren, Bistop 8:
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agenh Hongkong, November 3, 1887.
U. S-MAIL LINE:
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TIA A
For Merchant Ships
Atva (sacht) B. P. Chuny
Clan Grant Cloncurry Diamond,
1 Mabel Taylor 8 2
1 Matluide
82 Midlothian ARA!Nardoo??
this very attunge and spike to a pany to no fitted up by Her Majesty's Go nával dockyard, whenever she rolled into sooty grad Before this time F. Sure, Esq., Muears. Ep. SCHELLHASS & VERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHENG Doentia (bg) Ghan
}
pocan Hear monbout it. I am of opinion that
by
A spark from one of these might ad its Primo, no of the largest stasiers of the different rate to the hall of which it is peaking of his wonderful recovery Mt
supposed to form a rigid portion. the means that if the paralecture of finished ship is not more securely fastened or connected to the main portion of the hill than it:
han it is at proaunt, and the vessel
short time for a spark from that rocket to and crew, nambering five hundred sous, should get into such a sea as sometimes in Syrup the grass would now be growing over
The
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE,
Straits InsulANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Subscribed Capital .... 83,000,000, " Paid: Up. Capital.
600,000. Reserve Fund.
200,000.
accepting
The abovo Company is
World at Current Rates.
Umberto Prime and the cargu on board i to be met with in the Bay, one of those my dars can rest assured of the at MARINE RISKS to all parts of tão;
the United States in Europe as well as in The steamor Tartar, funn Hamburg for China, put into Plymouth Supt. 30 with condenser out of order.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company is Mr Frederick Mann, rocalled The side about to expend £160,000 or £200,000 upon opening was about nine feet from the water. Ewo large new statura. The stenmors There was a canvas covering aver the hole, (ngineering mays) are required for the conn- leaving an opening of not more than 18-pany's trade with China. Estimates for the
steators are invited inches.
Dr Marques-On the night of 9th inst. the decoved woro adimitted to the s
They were suffering from sepere pital burna all over the body. Barrett was nu conscious,
but the other was able to speak. He said he and his bompanion were working on board the lighter when a spark of rocket wont in and caused the explosion.. I believe the maa vai quite a
é Buhay"," Inspector Cradock-I bave seen the hole from which the rockots were being passed
th
ä
AND MILITARY NEWS.
and China Express, Oct. 7
It is stated that Vio-Admiral Nowel Salmon will shortly sacaced Vico-Admiral Sir William Howets in the command of the out. I consider it was a safe arrangement, Channel Squadron, and that Admiral Howett It might be dangerous from the funnel of a vill take the place of Vio-Admiral R, steam inurch, or a spark from a rocket-fall-Vesty Hamilton Commander-in-Chief on ing on deck, but atl
nado.
B3
}
BYWATER, TANQUERAY & Co. (lato BYWATER, PEERY & Co.) are agents for
act
ad
Oar
trict things will probably happen: Either the superstructure will work looss ad gotrath of all the statements in this most ra bodily overboard with all it contains, or markable case, na Mr Richold (now rosiding Swiss Cottage, Walton-on-the-Naze) be- the vessel will be in danger of capsizing.
ongs to one of the oldest and most respect- Long od families in the beautiful Melford,
and Suffolk,
character his per of is attested by so high an authority as the Residents abroad, Missionaries, Gala, Res. C. J. Martyn, rector of that parish, &c., in avery part of the world. Good besides other cxcellent names. We have and Outfits supplied at Wholesale prices. doomed the case of such importance to the Shipping and passages arranged. Banking in all its branches. Fall descriptive Ont public as to justify us in giving this short alogue post free. Offices79, Queen Vic-account of it in our columns toria Street, London 20,000 References."
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Under the above leading the Dancaster Reporter of July 6th, 1887, publishes. the following in its editorial columns Our realtors may recall the circumstance Richold, of a young clerk, wned Arthur
Government Notification.
No. 56.
HAREGUE DEPARTMENT. The following Rules regarding signalling at the Peale are published for general in- formation.
By Command,
Station It appeared to to to the Chip from Port Said, dated Oct. falling insensible on the Wheatley Lane in! be the only arrangement that could be A telegram fro
FREDERICE. STEWART, *** "Acting Colonial Secretary. 3,ays:-The Chinese Squadron, consisting this town some time ago, and being picked Wong akut rocalled said bo saw a rocket ut the new vessels built for the Chinese Go-
as ho continued
helpless, and Colonial Beuretary's Office,
to the fall on the deck of the fighter where it span verament at Stettin and Elswick, arrived taken in a cab by twa
he Hongkong, 17th February, 1883. the Bolicitor uround, sad just after that, the explosion her today from Portsmouth, under the office of T. W. Fisher tonk place. It seemed to him that that was
d of Admiral Jang,
who employed him. On restoring him to the cause of the explosion. The rocket was one fecurick. Tavior Hobaou, hp, conscius it was ascertained that ho
1823 Feet above Sea Travel, was allicted
with what seeined to turning round and round on the deck.
late Baat Kent Regiment, has been selected
an 1 The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Alue Wagner, assistant Marine Sar- for the command of the 3rd Regimental
he said he had been to his dinner
ons of
Cronel
не
جالند
HIGINAL STATION, VICTORIA TRAIN TIONGRONO,
of the: Tuoketa trod from the mood in the exampaign of anddenly his head was in a whirl and be all Nations will be used at the Station.
tithes rath
In
ed
B
STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. Subscribed Capital..... 82,000,000. Paid Up Capital 400,000.
This Company is propaved – to
Issue
POLICIES against FIRE on Foreigns and
Native House, Godowns and their con tents as Current Eutes.
All Contributors of Business in the above Two Companies participate in the Bonus whether Shareholders or not.
JOHN ́ANDREW,
Office, 24, Queen's Road, Opposite Hongkong Hotel Hongkong, November 8, 1837.
To Lat.
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Passengers and Freight for Japan, Hel Choong
22nd
Hecatolog
the United States, and Ea
Europe. Through Buls of Lading issued for trans Hotepas CAN
portation to Yokohama and ather Japan Iolanthe Ports, to. San Francisco, to Atlantic, Inland
Isenfan and Cities of the United States, vil Overs Joantie land Railwayd, to Havana, Trinidad, and Harold Demorare, and to ports in Mexico, Central Kilde, e.s. and South America, by the Company's and Lock Linke
Steamers
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Tiesnts granted France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers
First-class Fares granted as follows To San Francisco To San Francisco and return,
available for 6 mouths
To
9. Bland
Benta
Siam
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1 regd.Vstkenburg, 8.5, 1
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1
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Contralblatt.
To other reduced rates granted to Children's Trion.
European points at proportionate Ceglen Gest. Gazette.
rates
Officers
of the Army, Navy Civil Service Christian. and the Imperial Chinese
be
obtained on application, Cristorpo, 20-dóm
Berala do Million.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- Dagbladet. embarking at San Francisco for China or Electrician. Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be Fels Meer allowed a discount of 10 %. This allowance Folkertons Expressi
ough fares from China faceta Official. not apply to
Harparie Young|Feople. Hobosia.
and Japan to fail quale
Treight vui họ
on board until 4 p.m. the day previous to sailing P
·Parcel Packages
Il Sole
will be received at the office until La Republique Françaiss,
Laws of Life She day all Parcel Packages Lende
be marked to address in
in full; valus
valus Le Petit Marseillais. Life of Faith
of ass is
504 Dozen tredesompany. Cargo LTtole Bolye
DAVID 838SOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, May 25, 1887. TO BE LET.
With Immediate Fossession. GIFE of ROOMS fronting the Prays
destined to points beyond San Francisco, Magjez Bien. in the United States, should be sent to the New York Dispatch.......... Company's Offices in Basled Envelopes, Do Barald addressed to the Collector of Customs at Ban Do......... Weekly Times.
Public Opinion. Francisco.
Boman-Beitung.
tsust. Jarlyle, and drafts of 21 and 24 men from dreadfut thing for a poor man with a farmi. sign will be hoisted at the Plazstall, and at snd Pedder's Street upon the Ground For further information as to Passage Russian Books and. Papers.
for.
With this in men :2nd
the Western and Eastern Divisions R.A..ly to clein his mind he at once sought Yard Arm, and Distance off at the is nichter, or the bioke of a
at
veyor was standing at the City 1 Districi at Caulerbary, vacant by the ro, ease. When he was able to Must Head when any vessel is being . when the explosion took place, I noticed firement of Colonel H. J. Degachar, C. E. and was on his way back to his work, when Th Commercial Code of Signals for
rather irregular conres. It
hina, receiving the medal with fell in lira street like man who is knock-
3. All Signals made by vessels in the towards the lighter and immediately clasp for th
for the Taku Forin
est down. On coming to his senses in the
in the Offing will be repeated. Get the explosion took pics. I Ansongat ther afterwards
When 4.
to Men-of-War in Signalling nre: Major Davile, mean, and feared he was going to have a fancied that this reckot was the cause of it. which has just avilad, dus by the Cranes, slicitur's office he thought what this might
tho Harboar
or in the Ong, White En I think the ar
arrangonent made was a very Second Lieut. Barcon, Quarterinanter fit of
fit of illness, which we all know is a very satisfactory ons, and
Floor of Building recently occupied by and Freight apply to the Agency of the I Bould
the Mast Head of the Ban-of-War..
Mesure. MULCHRES & Co.
Company No. 50%, Queen's Road Central, was not done. angthing being done that was
5. When a
C. D. HARMAN, These Promises are well adapted for The jury returned a verdict of accidental Captain Moggeridge and 117
the Сотрава Bearing
OFFICES of STORES. death, finding that the explosion had bon South Lancashire Regiment from Porte-
Agent advice, telling the doctors
ROOMS ou the Fast and SecOND FLODES cuted by a apart fram the fireworks dismuth, Major Tuck, Army Pay Depart- how he had been attacked. They question- Mast Head, will be hoisted. If, when the of Marine House
Hongkong, November 1, 1887, charged from the rut, but als being of ment, and Quartermaster Ball, B., for od him, and find that his present ma-
Vessel 13 ma
miado out, ale te
ale is not a Mail Steam- opinion that all possible precautions to pre-Singapore (arriving Duc. 15); Sepiti L'outs, lady was exha
wha exhaustion of the nervous systeIn
the e Vessel's
Distinguishing Flug will
will be vont accidents had been taken..
Woodcock
Vignolet, and drafts of resulting from gaioral dobility, indigestion, sabatituted for the Compass Signal, and it
This in will bo gardson artillery from Kinsale and Great and dyspepsis of chronic nature.
kept flying until ttho Ship anchors. The Distance- Major Churchill sul men tur, had been caused by confinament to
will be kept up to Signal will
›fiftoon dear friends
minutes after the Steamer is made out. strange Aldersht Captain Knight and 2 men by death. The coming on of this
6. If the Steamer is _regular_Mail Royal Enginers from Chatham, Captain disuar, as described by Mr Richoll, prest Steamar a Gun will be firad, and a Ball over Clayton, Commissriat Staff, Surgeon be of interest bath to sick and well. Hethe English, French, or American Ensign, Major Charlton and Surgeon Watson, for had noticed for several years previously, in with the Distance of at that time, will be
tongkong (arriving on Dec. 25).
fact, that his eyes and faco began to have
SHIPPING NEWS.
-Handveran? China-Express; October 7.)
The Liverpool Salvage Associatiu a co- ports under date of September 28th as follows with referencu to the steamer Lennox-Siuve last report the following crafts have docked, L Me Alone, full
|
the bust
medical
Yarniouthtonshire Regiment from his desk and grief at the luas s
2nd
The third of the torped boat destroyers, a yellow look, there was sicky and are shown at the Minat Hend. The
Comp
BISNEE VILLA, POKFULUM. A GODOWN, at Bownisorox.
Apply to
SHARP & Co.,
Estate Agents,
Marine Hepso,
2025
Hongkong, October 17, 1887.
TO BE LET.
cargu sound goods; Queen, about 100 or, as they are now called, the torpedo gun- | 'pleasant slime on the guts and teeth in and Symbol will bo hauled do 1888 A HOUSE in RICHMOND
•• Stocks,
BANKS.
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
(No. of Vidlun.
Starca
Pak POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend
Beurre. „Balances. f'ware up,
12.
all $ 3,930,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,0
INSURANCES.
5,000
2
North-Chino Insurance Co., L. Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 Union Lurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 Caian Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.... 24,000 Canton Insurance Quice Co., Ld..... 10,000 Chinese Insurance Co, Limited... 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lt... 6,000
Co., Singapore Insurance Company Fit 40,000 The Straits Fire Insuranco Co., La, 20,000's The Straits Insurance Co., Ld.....
30,000 2
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.
HK. O, and M. Steamboat Co., Lt 40.000
Douglas Stoneship Co., Limited.... 20,000 5.
NOVEMBER 12-1887-
Olaring utanum. Dash.
6,228.50 al 30/ for 1 year 143 % prem., cash, salos; 145 working a/c to June 30/87
Dec.
Tla. 23.65 for T. 2578
1686. 3,059.767% for 1886 Tls. 100 314,012.98 26 1886 880 per share, sales 245,240.04.20% Punnum: 60
£ T 100,000 TL. 406,132,00
All j 50,00 Tis 2543 20$ 614,00
600,0 188,000 236$ 508 1,0003 20$ 28.711
25 38 1,000,000₫
1008 -20
السلسلة
012,500
494,405.00 10% for 1885 875, sellers 125,771.208% for 1880 $215 per abari, séllata 328,667.46837.40 for '85 $877 243,739.448 6 for 1887 $70, sales
-27.0004 7.713.4
1419, bupers
816
929, sales
0.1 80% half you 828, sales
June 30/87
115:13 ·8.% Stu nom.. 4,387.5.97% for 1885 12% di, sollers
10uls 1008
20
243
200,000 875,832.62
2 &#
*40,000,
+190,000
all $
127,320,8
Ind China B. N. Company, Limited 18, 387
00,000 shares isased
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100 all
25 all
50 all
31,8). $6,000
50
3,000 sha. issued
Ohjus and Manila §. 8. Co, Ld............... $500
MROELLANBOUR
B'kong &-Whampoa Dook Co., Ld.12,500 HK. and Okina Gas Uo., Límited. || .6,100 /
News Shares
1,900 3,000
Bongkong Hotal Company, Lt....
China Sagar Company, Limited....16,000 Hongkong Tee Company, Limited... 5,000 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. ... 600 Luzon Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,000 Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. Funjom & Sungiie Dua Samatan
Mining Co,.............
6,000 TI, 6,000 3 40,000 8 10 all
HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 17,0008
'kong Rope Manufsotory Co., Ld. 3,000's Limited... 3,6003
A. B. Watson & Jo,,.
HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Id. 1,250 8
LOANS Chinese Imperial 1884 ...
1884 0...
1886 E
None
$53
€1% for y: 63% pram., cellers 1.4 to June 00/67
19% and 2
1,527.3.11
13,781.53
6130 per share, buyers, fully bongs for '84
paid up
$5 half year $185 678.91 June 30
1887 for year to June 30/378145 12% for 1886 864 51451% for 188615110 303.18 None
#60
Tk. 18 i 1810
ex diy,,nominal
The Ball and Ensign will be kept up until the vessel anchora The Distance Signal will be kept flying for half-an-hour, and changed at such successive half hour to show the Distance off at those times. When the vassel is between Green Island and the. North Point of Hongkong the Distance Signal will be hauled down. If the Mail Steamer is not in the Harbour when it too dark to distinguish flags; a red light will be exhibited at the West Yard Arm, or a green light at the East Fard Arm until she anchors.
it is!
River Steamers will not be signalled. The approach of other Steamers from Macao or Canton will be made known by showing the National, or House Flag and Symbol at Yard Arin.
8. If a Flag showing that an Officer of high rank is on board an incoming vessel, a similar Fing will be shown above the Ball, or the Fing alone will be hoisted at the Maat Head 9. The
approach of Men-of-War and Sad ing Vessela will be notified by their proper Symbols and National Culours, or House the Yard, or at the
at the Quarter of t
Yard
Arm
TITH Possession on the lat January,
TERRACE.
Apply to
ME WILEMOTT-
Hongkong Dispensary- Hongkong, November 3, 1887.
Mails.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
NOTICE
2159
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, POBT8 m Z LEVANT, BLACK SEA & BALTIC PORTS,
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,
STEAM FOR"
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Standard, CA
Sunday Express Telephonic
136 Tractions Royal Society of Vicocia.
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SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,
MALTA, MARSEILLES GIBRALTAR BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE TRIESTE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON?
Money Orders.
1-Hony Orders are issued at Hong- kong and Shanghai on the following coun tries and places :-
Amoy.
Madeira
Azores Is. Bob Malta
*Belgiam
Bermuda
Cad
Can took
Cape C
Colony
Ceylon
T
mark
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND Fooche
AUSTRALIA,
NB. Cargo can be taken on through Dill of Laamn for BATAVIA PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, VALETRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK
AND BOSTON RE SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH
AND ORIENTAL BEAM NATELATION COMPANY's Steam-ship Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched ANCONA, Captain W, J. WEBBRE, with
from this for
and SUEZ ut BOMBAY
22nd
on TUESDAY, the
Darber, at 4pm.
Cambia
Germany
Gibraltar
Gold Coast
kow
Hoihow. Hongkong, Holland Honduras, (Br.),
lealand
Italy
Maaritras
*Newfoundland,
New South Wales New Zealand. North Forneo.
Fort Drewin
Sierra Leone. South Australis Straits Settlements.
Sweden
Switzerland.
United Kingdom. United-3
States
Western Australia,
are
Went Indies (British, Darich and Dutch). Lagos 2-Orders on the Countries inrked " will be received on board until forwarded through the London Post Ufice, per and are paid leur a small discount of Ahont. 10 a.. on the day of sailing the Office 2. in the £1, for which the ranister should
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the low. All such orders must ko
Noon the day of sailing
to expressed
on
Note The Distances of vessels will be GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN gilk and Valuables for Furono in British currency.
estimated from the Peak, and will be made
by means of the Numerals which are attach-
ed to the letters in the table of Flaga.
HG, THOMSETT, R.N.,
Harbour Master, do
NOW KRADY,
THE REVENUE OF CHINA.
Reprinted from The China Mo
PORTS.
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALE
he transhipped at be conveyed (socording to the currency the Order is Colombo; (fen- 3.The commission charged in as follows eral Cargo for Lon
Londen
47 SOUTHAMPTON TO AND PASSENGEid Bombay without transbjament, arriving drawn inj
Later thusu by ba
the ordinary direct Up to £28
·AND.-LUGGAGE.
route vid Colombo. Particulers
NB.-Cargo can be taken on through Bill
of Lading for the principal plates, in
RUSSIA.
A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON MONDAY, host care Commo
WITH AN APPENDIX.
MONDAY, the 26th day of November, Stentabip PREUSSEN Cant C. Potts, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this port as
as stove,
one wook
For Murther
Tegarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to: the PENINSULLS ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIJA TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong,
J
or 810, or R 30,020 cents.
$25 R 60.0.40
or 835, or R 70 10.00 – £10, or 860, or 3100,0.80
R160 $1,000 4. —Nu Order must exceed £10 or 150 The Contents and Value of Packages are funless drawn on India, whoa B150 is ta required to be declared prior to shipment. limit), nor will more than two such Orders Bhippers are particularly requested to be issued to the same person, in favour o note the terms and conditions of the Com- the same pays, by the same waited King pay's Black Bus of Lading edger - Money Order of the
Passengers dearons of insuring their bag- dom for even Jums not aroseling £5 me
THIS PAMPHLET Now Beady, ao at the Con-
apping Orders will be granted till pany's Office, S
may be had at the
OFFICE U THIS PAPER,
Messrs, LAKE, URAWFORD Úc.'s,
Messrs. KELLY & WAIBHS, And Mr. W. BREWER'S
ax dir., nominal nominal
Nove
None
потіна!
100
None Nona
815, zellers
Tand
145, sellers.
50 all 100 all $
6,000 $
Bator of 8.565 Ti 600 all
$1898-500 all 8:9%
T700,000 TL. 950) 7%
343 per share, salos 2,790.00 13.9% for 1886 65 prom.
12 % prem
Prive
·Payabl Ime19&s Dot. If Afarch & Sept.
7% prem, buyers
8% prom, buyers
10
prem, buyers.
•2 At debit
Equalisation of Dirigend Fund.
1008 50
† Depreciation and Insurance Fand.
FAILOR'S HOME.
50 Centa
NY Cast-of ULOWING, Boorn, or
at the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Hengkong, July 25, 1887.
until
largo will be received on board t
p.m. Specie and Parcels and 3
EL WOODIN Aching Superintendent
pm on the 27th November. (Parcels Bra P. &0. 8, N, Ox. Offeer.
Hongos. November 11, 1887
not to be sent on board, they must be
left at the Actor's Office). Contents and
Value of Packages are required.
* The Stenier fisa splendis. Accommodation and carries a Doctor and fits wardana,→
For further Particular, apply to
MELCHERA ₫ Cor
Dolics, or
of Portal Notes
which see sof
kong Postal
mesne of
of
o
Sums not exceading: 359 may be re mited begroen the Porta a Chiza Ly of Postage Stampy, abject to a 2201 alurge of one per cent, for sighing them For Money Orders can be greated at Hom
kong of Shanghai on Port where there ar Agencies of the Hongkong Font Office
By mana bd Postal 4 dien,“ Frinted and published
Fulham Street, Hon
WASHING BOOKS, (In English, and Ohuese) FASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for kne-use of Indies and Gentlemen, can now be had at this Offon. – Frisa, #1-escu.
MATE OBID.
Hongkong November 1, 1887, 188 CHI