Jo
For Sale.
FOR SALE:
OHAMPAGNE Quarts....820 par Case of 1 doz, Pints...$21. Dubon Frères & de Gemon & C5,'n.
"BORDEAUX CLARETS AND
2
WHITE WINES,
Bastor's Oclobanted Bagley Brop
WHISKY,071 per Case of to GIBU, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, July 18, 1884.
1187
WASHING EQOKS. (ap) (In English and Ohwest.).
TÄSHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use
W
of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now be had at this Office.--Prise, 81 each,
CHINA MAIL Öfien:
To Let.
TO BE LET.
With Immediate Possession.
CHUITE of ROOMS fronting the Prays and Pedder's Street upon the Ground Floor of Building recently occupied by Mesars. MELCKERS & Co.
Those Premises are well 'adopted for OFFICES or STORES.
BION BE VILLA, PORFOLOM. A GODOWN, at BOWRINGTON.
Apply to "
SHARP & Co.,
Estate Agents,
Marine HousD,
2408
Hongkong, December 10, 18877
TO BE LET.
Comfortable FOUR or SIX ROOMED HOUSE Furnished or Unfurnished in RICHMOND TERRACE, with use of TENNIS
COURT.
Apply to
JOHN WILLMOTT,
Hongkong Dispensary. Hongkong, December 16, 1887.
TO BE LET.
(With Immediate Possession.)
wwwwww
2150
Notices to Consignees.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED.
"FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG,
BATAVIA, SINGAPORE AND SAIGON.
THE Compnay'e ar-
among 6.3. Banan, having a of Cargo by hat are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HoNGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN Co., LD.,
West Point, wheuce
bai Dray
at
obtained. who delivery
Cargo Temsizing undelivered after the
26th Instant will be subject to rent. - Digi
No Fire Insurance has been offbotext. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON. & Chi
̈“Agenta.. Hongkong, December 19, 1857.
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
8.S. DENBIGHSHIRE, FROM
2457
HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON,
· FENANG AND SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of
Cargo are hereby in formed that all Goods, with the excep tion of Opium, are being landed at their rak iots the Gedowns of the KowLook WHARF & Ganows Co. at Kowloon, where and/or the Wharves delivery may be obtained. Optional Carge will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary bo giren before 4 p.m. TO-DAY,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and ell Goods remaining after the 22nd Instant will be subject to real.
All Claims against the Steamor must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd Instant, or they will not be re- cognised.
No Fire Insurance has been elected. Büls of Lading will be countersigno ( by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agent's. Hongkong, December 16, 1887.
2460
TWO DESIRABLE RESIDENCES situated Today's Advertisements.
opposite to Rose Villas.
Apply to
No. 14, CA Rost. Hongkong, October 31, 1887.
TO LET.
300MS'in 'COLLEGE CHAMBERS.'
ROOMS
2130
GODOWN in luc House LANE, from the 1st January at present in the occupation of Messra BrTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, December 3, 1887.
Intimations.
504
HONGKONG BRICK AND CEMENT
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Orrios, No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD.
FIR QUALITY FOR SALE.
RE BRICKS OF SUPERIOR
PRICE, $30 PER 1,000.
The following Testimonial has been re- ceived from F. W. CROSS, Esq., Managor, HomeKONG CHINA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED
AND
I have horawith much pleasure in testim fying to the quality of the FIRE BRICKe na made by you at your new works.
*In appearance the Brick in light and soft as compared with the ordinary Fire Brick
used in the Colony, but this I may say is
characteristic of the best English Fire
Brick,
&
After a very saver's test I have no heal tation in anying that this Brick is admirably suited to resist any degree of beat that it may be likely to undergo and for all pur- poses that Fire Bricks are used for.
'I am now aboat to build them into one
of my Furnaces and have no doubt of their
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
FIA
·AND ··
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIO & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
MAIL * HLE CHINA
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP. COMPANY, LÍMITED.
FOR MANILA KIÄ AMOYO
The Co, Sondip
Diumante,
Capt. MODALIN, will be. despatched for the above
Ports TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant, at 4 p.m., instead of as privionely notified.
For Freight or Passagg-apply 40
RUSSELL & Coộ
„General Managera, Hongkong, December 20, 1887. 2108 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY......
'LIMITED.
FOR ŚWATOW, AMOY AND
· TAIWANFOO.
The Co. a Stenship
Thales,
Captain HUNTER, will be despatched for the above Porta on THURSDAY, the 22nd Inst., at Daylight, instead of as previously nd verti od.
For Freight or Fasaago, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, December 20. 1857.
FOR SHANGHAI.
The Steamship
Yangtze.
ZETLAND
No. 525.
LODGE.
Regular MEETING of the abeys LODGE will be held in FREEMASON H, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY NEXT, the 27th Inst., at 8 for 8.30 p.m., precisely. ViNTING BESTEEN UTG cordially
INVITED
Koyamwand, and S Okinosos for San Fran cisco, Ms and Men A S Murray Mr and Mrs Eunson, lise Jenme, A. Whit-
and 291 Chincae. M comb, 6
European
Per Bantam, for Amby: 84 Chinesa Par Diamante, for Anity 2 Europeans, and 99 Chine
Fer
nee
Chow chow f for Bangkok, 20 Chi-
Por Thaler, for Coast Paris, 2 Europeans, and 200 Chinese
Per Marie, for Haiphong, Mr Oscar vou der Hoyds, and 42.Chines Per Anton, for Hoihos,
Chinese
Hongkong, December 20, 1887 2467 THE EASTERN THE CREATU
The British steamer Nasuhan" reports: EXTENSION NORTHERN
Had odorato, winds and, fipe weather to AUSTRALASIA TELEGRAPH & CHINA TELE... COMPANY OF Pule Condors; thence to port, strong mon- GRAPH COM COPENHAGEN Boon and high BU PANY, L.
I HAVE TO-DAY Assumed. CHARGE of the above Companion' OFFICES. WALTER JUDD, ?
Manager in China. Hongkong, December 20, 1887.
NOTICI.
2471
THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION of the TRONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL
will take place in ST PAUL'S COLLEGE OF 2470 FRIDAY NEXT, the 3rd Inah, at Noon, His Excellency the Governor has kindly ensented to preside
Capt. Tu W, StanLING, THUESDAY, the 22nd will be despatched for the
above Fort on Justant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight of Parago, apply to
Flung cong, December 20, 1887.
Not Responsible for Dahte,
2474
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For BANGKOK
Per Taichiow, at 11.30 am, on Wednes
day, the 21stinet;
For AMOY AMP MANILA
Per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., Wednesday;
the 21st inst
For SHANGHAL
the 21st insta Per Meefon, at 2.40 p.m., on Wednesday,
For SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
SOURABAYA & SAMARANG-
LOCAL AND GENERAL
TNO 7593 DECEMBRE 20 1887,
PARED SOE. LANAIS Durward BouND — Teresa, Oct. 18. Zeriöt,
Urmia,
Nov. 11 Meri Bellona, Denarty, Glens (ector
Neck
The Chinese Recorder for this month in an udiførial note, on the feuda lu. China, rious thing bad our friends at Equeirony Chinese and
foreign=*=raservert the greater part of the lees, Mogul
(200,000 taalá they are said memnon, Dec. 2;: Glenaren An kat, 9 dilan, Yaghi, in the Chuena Jubileu, nod devoted Farmarthendar Uppingham, 18: Be the rescue of the parishing multitades of HOMEWARD BOURD Moser, Nov. 15 Central China, and haru received tho bệng.
lerophon, Glencar,
Sarden Strathleen 25 Forkshire, dictions of
of The Queen herself and of sli Wangdorf Dea 6 Glamorganshire, the world; and oven yet, wa doubt: Noi Glennies, Telemachus, 9; Iraquaddy, Stentur, Niobe, 13
they will with characteristic liberality,
be
The afcamuship Sindh, with the FRENCH come to the resno. No time should be Man of Nov. 18, was to leave Singapore Lost, for the cold of winter is already upon on Sunday, the 18th instant, at 7a.m.,
and may be expected here on or about adding te own terrible clemonts of die Christmas Day, the 25th west. This tress and fatality. We fear there is littlä Tasket brings replies to lettos de chance of any of the money collected for spatched from Hongkong on Oct. 11 the Jubilee colpbrations Ending its way to The Indo-China Btoanz Navigation Do's the fund for the anfferers by the recent
atentier Wingsang, from Cricutta, left
Singapore on the 14th instant, and inundations. The amount collected cüd not may be exppated here su or about the reach ona balf the sum stated by the
21st inst.N
H.M.S. Orontes left Singapore on the 14th writer and after what was spent for tom- inst, and may be expected hero on the fooleries and after the Blatna ling" beon 21st or 22nd inet,
on the lōth init
to dispose of. And then there are a crowd North of
of applicants nearer lime than the China, one of whom Alone wished the whole
Por Celebes, at 3:30 p.m.; on Wednesday, or about the 23rd Glenorchstruction of a hybrid most of Homofor,
The P. & O. steamer Zambesi left Bombay paid for, there will remain very little bojanco
for Bongkeng on
stopmer Leertes, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 10th inst, and any he expected hers, en balance handed over to him for the con
The Glen Line steamer
Orphana and rescued girls, London, was to leave Singapore on the 17th instant, and may be expected FIRE broke out this evening shout six hors on OF
about the 24tb inst
the 21st inat.
For SHANGHAT
Por Ewunggang, at 3.30p.m., on Wednes- day, the 21st fast, instead of as pre- viously nutified. NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Per det, at 6 ̈p.m., on Wednesday,
the 21st inst
either the Captain, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for For any Debt contrasted by the Officers or 2477 Crem of the following Teamia, during
their stay in Hongkong Harbour-
ALLI ROWE, Hawaiian brig, Captain J Phillips Wiolor & Co.
Turge-Siemsson & Co....
EMILIE, Norwegian barque, Captain F.
SIEMSSEN. & Co. Houghquz, December 20, 1887. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA; VTA NAGA- SAKI AND KOBE (Passing through the INLAND SEA.)
The P.&O. S. N. Co.'s
Stewaship
Thibet water will leave for the above places on FRIDAY, 23rd December, at Daylight, instead of as previously advertised,
E. L WOODIN,
Superintendent. · Lawrence,
2473
'P. & 0, S., N. Co. Ofico,
Hongkong, December 20, 1887.
́INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW... (Taking Cargo & Passowsers at through rates for UMEBOO, HANKOW and Ports
ort the YANGTSZE}%
The Co.'s Steamship
Canton, Capt. BRENNER, will be 1ospatched as above on
FRIDAY, the 23rd Instant, at Noon. For Broight or Paso, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Bongkong, December 20, 1857. NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE
...2469
ITALIANA 25,
THE Steamship BELGIC will be (FLORIO. & ) RUBAPPING UNITED COMPANIES)
duspatchof for bar Francisco, vin Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 10th January, 1888 at 3 p.m.;
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan parts.
All Parel Packages should be marked to address in full; and some will be received at the Company's Olher, until 5 pm, the day previous to wailing.
First-class Fares granted as follows
To San Franciscu
To San Francisco and return,
availahla
for 6 montba
To Liverpool
To London
..,$200.00
850.00
$33.00
338.00
To other European points at proportion ate rates. Special reduced ratis granted to Officer of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Castoms, to be obtained on application.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- San Francisco for Clina; or ambarking
Japan (or vios verat) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply to through fares from. Ching
Europe
and Japan to
Consular invoices to accompany Cargo- destined to poes should be sent to the beyond San Francisco, in the United States,
being able to stand as well as the English ompany's Offices, addressed to the Coller-
Fire Bricks I have been using."
Hongkong, May 23, 1887.
J. D. KILEY,
SAIL-MAKER.
961
TENTS, AWNINGS AND
FLAGS.
No. 23, Truya Cendral,
HOMOKOND
Hongkong, November 1, 1887, 2135
NOTIUE
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK ↑
COMPANY, LIMITED, CHIPMASTERS and ENGINEERS STO respectfully informed that, if upon their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at hand, Orders for REPAIRS if sent to the HEAD OFrics, No. 14, Praya Central, wüll receive prompt attention.
In the Erent of Complaints being fourd necessary, Communication with the Under signed in requested, when inapodista step will be taken to rectify the cause of dis- satisfaction.
D. GILLIES,
Hongkong. August 25, 1885.
DENTISTRY.
Secretary
1458
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MODERATE FERS
MB WONG TAI-FONG, Surgeon Dentist,
(FORMERLY ÅRTICLED APPRENTICE AND AT TERLY ASSISTANT TO DR. Roosny,)
T the urgent request of his European. aand "American patients and friends, A TAKEN THE OFFICE formerly onfied by Dr. Roaman, a
No, DUDDELL STREET
CONSULTATION FREE
Discount to misionaris and families.
Sole Address
2 DUUDELL STREET (Next to the New Oriental Bank) Hongkong January 12, 1885.
SAILORS HOME,
“HING,
For of Castafies, Sie Francisus
For further information as to Fraight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 60, Quesa's Road Central.
OD. HARMAN,
Agent Hongkong, December 20, 1887.
2474
Stucks.
BANKS.
STEAM. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG & BOMBAY, Having connection with Company's Mail Steamer to ADEN, SUEZ, PORTSAID, MESSINA, NALLES (LEGHORN),
and CENDA MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERI- CAN PORTH, up to OALLAO. Taking Onrro at through rates to MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF and BAGDAD.
The Co.'s Stemeship.
Bormida, Capt. DAGNINO, will be Vedespatched as ahova on THURSDAY, the 29th December, at 10 m.
At BOMBAY the Steamora ars discharging PRINCE's Docks
in
For further Particulars regarding Fraight and Pavage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,.
Agents. Hongkong, December 20, 1987. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
«FOR SHANGHAI PIÀ AMOY.
2470
The Co.'s Steamship
Teluman, Capt JACKSON, will be desputabed as above un
THURSDAY, the 20th Iuatant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, December 20, 1887.
Penobscors, American barque, Capt. 0. G. Eaton-Adamson, Bell & Co..
VELOCITY, British barque, Capt. R. Max- tin.-Prattu & Co.-
WALTER SIEGFRIED, British barque, Capt
Chineso,.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS
Deoober 191887 :——
Auton, German staamor, 396, E. Aeroboe, Pakhoi Dec. 16, and Hoihow. 18, General. WIELER & Co.
P
December 20 Kivongsang, British steamer, froin Wham- Fangtsse, British steamer, from Wham-
Bormida, Italian steamer, 1,499, G...B.. Digning, Bombay and Singapore December 10, General. Carlowitz & Co.
Nanshan, British steamer, 800, J. Black bum, Bangkok December 10, General. Hop Hạng Hose
DEPARTUILEN, December 20 Shocho, for Hotbow, &o. Priam, for Singapore and London. Dentilshire, for Yokoboma, Guelic, for San Francisco. Ravenna, for Europe.
OLEARED
Bantam, for Amoy Diamante, fer Amoy and Manila. Chow chow foo, for Bangkok. Thales, for Cuast Parts. Marie, for Haiphong, Extort, for Whampoa Anton, for Hoihow and Pakkoi
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED
Por Anton, From Pakhoi, 54 Chinees. Por Bormida, from Singapore, 205 Obi-
2089.
For Nash from Bangkok, Lo Chinese
KTEITEN
For BWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Per Tholes, at 6 pm, on Wednesday, the 21st inst., instead of as previously notified.
For SHANGHAL—-
The 8. S. Arloo Apicar, from Calcutta, olok in the lane Kau UF ng, a narrow left Singapuru on the 18th inst, and fans to which entranes is get from the e expected here on cr about the West side of Aberdeen Stroot, balow Gough
enver ROOT 25th inst
may be
The O. 8. 8. Co.'s steamship Telamon, † Streal, and which runs for a distanca from London, laft Singapore on the parallel to Wellington Street and then 20th inst, and may be expected here curves to join Googli Street. The fire is on or about the 27th instit
said to have brat caught in No. fronting
THE distribution of prizes of the Horgsong
Fer Omton, at 330 p.n., on Friday, Public School will take place in St. Paul'
the 23rd inst
For STRATTS & CALCUTTA
Per Wingang, at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 24th inst...
College at noon on Friday nux Hia Ex- callency the Governor will preside MESSRS Butterfield & Swire inform us that the O. & S. Co.'s steamship Telamon, from Ter Protor, at Dam., on Sunday, to London, left Singapure this morning for
20th Inal.
For BANGKOK.-
A
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
Noon-Taishuic leaves for Bangkok. 4 pm. --Kweging leaves for Shanghai. +m. Diamante leaves for Mainla 4-Celebes losyen for Batavia, &u, Prometheus leaves for Shinghzi, de.
Auctions.S
4pm. Auction of Crown Land at
aile of Moms Kallett, The Peak.
Hougkong.
YEURG ACRUNG, ax-unomiyloyed, coole who
was convicted in the Police Court to-day of entering a house and stealing two clocks, tras sentenced to six monthe' hard labour.
TUOKAS OL ON, a Norwegian asaman, was obarged in the Polie Court this morning with stealing from the person of another Southscaman, named William Keill, the sum of
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, December 22
2p.m.-Auction of Sundry Furniture,
yat No. 17, Queen's Road Gonds per Denbighshire undelivered stor
Unis date subject to reat FRIDAY, December 2
11 am-Mooting of the Hongkong High
Level Tramways Co., Ltd., at No. Queen's Road Contral
Noor Auction of Stores, de, at
Naval Yard, AMRISH
Noon-Prizn Distribution of the HK,
Public School. MONDAY, December 28
87,50, in a public-honsa last night. De fendant denied the curge and the clan was remanded.
the
from Wollington Strout at the back of
top of a passago, leading up
the Central Fire Brigade Sisilon, The fames seem to have spread with greet rapidity and to have caused a great panio in the dopadly peopled neighbourhood. For a time Aberdeen Street and the lower end of Wellington Street were practically blocked with excited Chinese rushing
madly off with their goods and chattels, At first it certainly seemed as if the
famos would clear out the whole comer The house which Zanght fra is surrounded: by buildings and had not prompt notion been taken the fire would soon have spread down to Wellington Street and up to Gough Street The plass, however, is to clong to the Central Fire Brigade Station that in a few minutes water from aix hosu-ruula✨, was playing on the burn- ing buildings. The fire had spread to the Adjoining boss No. 3 Law-C-Fong, aud both No. 3 and No, 5 were burned out, but the remen supported i staying the ravages from extending farther, and in about 20 mutes after the first alarm the fire was practically get urter. The property burn- od cursists of two large thres storied Chi
CHAK AMAN, a boatman, was charged, before Commander Rumsey, Acting Marine Magistrate, at the Harbour Ofice today with leaving the harbour without a c 36,ance, Constablo Mangon aid that last night about 11 p.m., while he was on duty on the Police launch at Kowloon, he w the defendant's junk andar weigh and on
nese houses, occupied as shops or stores buarding her found she had not a clear me, Goods per Boatam undelivered after this Hotendant said he cateo from Sun Si Po to down halow and a dwelling houses above.
ente subject to rent TurSDAX, December 27
Hongkong bay. He did not know that be Ox of the Jubilee steamers of the F. & 0. had to get papers before he loft A ne on the 27th ultime in 22 days from London, | Co., the Britonnia, arrived at Colombo 8.30 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. WEDNESDAY, December 28
and her mails of the 11th November were n of 1 Noo
f British S Steamer Atholl
delivered there in the extraordinary and
fluss than 16 daya.. MONDAY, January
Issue Interest Warrants of 85 per Share
precedented time of 1
anarble bust of the of Canton Ing, Office, Ltd., payable at H.K. & Shai Bank,
شده
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
810, with the option of seven days hard labour, was imposed.
11
dr the instance of Mr S. A. Joseph, two chair.conlies in his employ were charged in
lata Principal Tulloch, of St. Androwe, has the Police Court to-day with disobeying the bean pliced or a pedestal in the entrance- lawful orders of their mater, by refusing | hall at Balmoral. This bast has been cro- to carry him to his place of business this outed for the Queen by Mr Hutchinson, morning. The bliss and the ecooplainant
though they were engaged inly to curry had not kept his contract with them, as al
bim in the day time, ho had been requiring them to carry him at night. Mr Joseph said there was no such arrangement made ho few coming months. The first of this largo company have alrendy arrived, and SUNDRY SWEETS.th in Each of the cooles was on the rest are to come forward by overy fort- Also,
tenced to pay a fios of 83 or go to prison | nightly mail. for three weeks
Per Ravenna, from Hongkong: for Sio- gapore, Mrs Hung Yaw Hing, and Mr H. Christmas Confectionery M. Skano; for Penang, Mr R Ray for Shez, Profesor Paul de Brauchi, Measre
JUST RECEIVED and H. H. D. Higinüotham H. M. Higio-RYSTALLIZED FRUFTS
CHOCOLATE CREAMS.S botham; for London,
W. Mesere
LURNT ALMONDS, and Williams, J. Townsend, A
1..
R. Cox, S. Pointon, W. Martin, Pustou, E. Gog
Goodwin and W Nellthorpe,
in great variety,
and Miss Shw. Frum Shanghai: for Bom ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS bay, Mrs S. J. Gazder; for Marseilles,
for Captain J. Johnson und native servant; f London, Ker, H. and Mrs Sowerby, obil- dren, infants and amah,
Per Priast, for Singaporo, 367 Chiaene. Per Gadic, for Yokohama, Messrs Jamea 2476. Elkington, George F. Meredith and T.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Nos. of Faber. Shares
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. (60,000 s
INSURANCE.
North-Chisa insurance Co., La 5,000 Yangtze Insurance Ouragaay, ... 8,000 € Union Insurance Society Co., Ld... 10,000 China Traders Insurance Co., La... 24,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., L10,000 4 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited. 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Id... 8,000 China Fire Insurance Co., L. 20,000 Singapore Insurance Company, L. 10,000 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld20,000 $ The Straits Tauranos On., Ld..... 180,000 $
KASTEAMEDÄT VOMPANIES.
Paid- POSITION TEE LAST BETOLT. Last Dingen.
Reserve. Balances.fward
up.
all $3,900,000
18
DECEMBER 20, 1887.
8,228,50 at 30/ for 1 year[2 working e/s to June 30/87 $133
£ T 100,000 TIs. 406,132.00
le 00,00 TIR.
675,000 8
258263
83.9 26
1886
Closing plates, Cachi
23.65 for Fis, 250 9,059,767 % for 1830. fls. 108, buyers 314,012: 96/20 %, 1886 $87 per share 60008245,240.0420% amini 65, sellers.
494,40.00 30% for 1585375; 125,771 298 % for 1886 210- 328,567.40 327.60 for då $300, buyers 243,739.44% 6 for 1881 $79, eller
$19, buyers $18 830, sales
250$ 509 188,0008 1,06 2008 28,713 64
2004 581,000,000
2018 G12,500 3
100%
لله
200,000 $
40,000 +190,000
127,3208
17,000 7.713.40 75,832.62
5,901.87% half you $209, buyers
June 30/87 1154138% - 847, now. 4,387.5.17% for 1885, 121% dis, sollers
NORS 303, buyers
1,402.91% for ye.
7%
paid up
or div.,nominal
to Juns 20/6759% prem, buyers 1,527.3.1120 and 8150 per shaky, buyers, fully
$5 half
SEAFS188 678.94 June 30 1867 6% for 1 year 19,781.39
to Juns 30/87 $150, ballers
% for 1886 2540
HK O, and M. Steamboat Co., La. 40,000 6 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 20,000 850 Indo-China SN, Company, Limited 18,387 £ 60,000 shards issaed, subit 81213 S China and Manile 8. 9. Co., Led 3,500 10
BE MISCELLANEOUS, AM, f'kong & Wlumpus Dock: Co., LI, 12,500 § 120all UK. and China Gas Oo., Limited, 5,200 £
New Shares Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt....
3,000 shz. issued
1,900 £ 3,000
€ 9,177,3612
10£ 2.1
100
Ohina Sugar Company, Limited ........... 18,000 3 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld..
600* Guron Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,000 Perak Sagar Cultivation Co.
5,030,71 Parak Tin Mining & Sting Co. 5,000 Punjoni & Sunghie Dua Samatan?
40,000 $ Mining Od. ERTASINULLA SEURATE HK & How, Wharf & Godawn Co. 17,000's f'kong Ropa Manufactory Co., Id. 3,000 $
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CONTEST OF YARTIES IN IKOLAYDA
J. P. Pedler
G. A. Caldwell AN. Other
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Bellaira
Sui Lause, the man who was charged at
ranes to the P. & 0 Steamship Company Tze Chinese Recorder says Wo learn that the China Inland Blission has raid in ad-
the passage money for eighty missioonatos, which are to be sent out to China during
THE RECENT STABBING CASE IN THE PUBLIC. GARDENS.
ON THE BODY OF LI AHON.^ An ingjuest we begun at the Mortuary this afternoon on the body of the man L dhuit, whose death, which occurred yester-. day, sa supposed to have been the result of the stab he fuccived from a Portuguese boy in the Fablio Gardens on the 8th inst,
Mr Wodehouse presided, and the jury were Messrs. W Powell, E, Witte, and 9. 4. Vien - Thera were also present during the inquiry Dra Ayres, Cantlio, and Atkinson.
The following evidence was given,
DrJ. M.Atkinson, Governmez Civil Ho pital, aid I have seen the deceased, nod Σ I have reason to believe ho ta the man who
the instance of Inspector Mallieson with Ros admitted to the hospital recently, sal shooting ut P. C. 256, with intent to printering from an incised wound on the right his lasful arrest, was again brought before farsarm about an inch and a half long, ex- Mr Mitchell Innen in the Police Court this posing the tendons I put in a couple of afternoon. Inspector Matheson reforring silver Kutures and dressed the wound, and
advised too man to come into the hospitals London, 8th Dec -The Marquis of Bison to the remarks added to the Court of the wound so better. He brought a and Mr John Morley proceed to Ireland the previous day by Mr Caldwell for the date with him from Mr Ford, requesting with the view of counteracting the Unionist defence, said there was not a word of truthios come mo the hospital, but at my te- that he might be attended to. He would Campaign
alore and in the statement that this was a prosocnijonquest he called on three subsequent daye (From Rangoon Paper)
arising out of a private grievance, and to get the wound dressed. Last time he I reproved. unt of the stitches as the 18-was, carry, that Hoch- mendapique wound
but as there had partilly Holed, but London, 2nd Dee:Mr Blundell Maple, statements should Conservative, has been elected Member of Hie Wotship pod that the evidères pro advised time to come on, but he refused to Parliament for Cambornell (Dolwich
do to and did not attend the hospital mors, upset vars
told Division) with 1,021 votes, defeating Birduced for the prosecution
him when
Gras saw the w Henderson, the Separatist Candidate, who that statement. After hearing the pridence that it light be a serious ons Sou polled 09 votes, Me Maple takes the of a woman, who lived with the prisoper, superficial veins were
were evidently sest rendered vacant by the
but there was no arterial trial Taught hemorrhage Morgan Howard,
and His Wozebip committed the case for ting
Member,
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day I undid the round o London, 30th November. great Tas Singapore Free Prest AAYA-Wa are called and feand it was progressing assemblage of the Unionist Partyan beld formed by Captain Nial of the M Mably except at the last cocasion priate me store meeting com- alsumer feinam, which serived from Bairont was elightly inflamed. I attributed that Bé Dablio
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the public
were signs intimation again
kept the
representatives from heading meu, a ne morning (9th inat), thatgreat arately in jhie not be
Dommardal felt there regarding the fate of the ES was in a slur och me Industrial and Professional worlds. Lord Vespasian, for eighteen days ont from hospital and time he
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prosent,
and Mr. Goschen were also Saigon to Manila with cargo of rich The him hop
aha gembly, urging general helletin.
general ha latin Raigon nivias ta
that the meeting proved the existence of anal was Indan-to-deeply when lekung Loreda powerfal minority on which the future that port. The Verparing greasiness and prosperity of Ireland T61 tout, built in Everpool ii: 1812 depended. Both upeaters valec aurong Mears. T. Ryyden & Sons, and is can
ested the granting of Botas Rale to
Mr V H Dixon of Eeseriya) 700.
The greatgat enthusiasm ytersil. | a week or two ago lost the 5. 3. Kungs
the entire proceeding flaw in the China Sea,
the