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THURSDAY.
Alle February, at 9 o'clock p.m. Tickets may be obtained from Mesra.
THIZCILINA MALI.
To-day's Advertisements Arrived, Hongkusug at 4a.m., February 4th.
ZETLAND
No. 326.
LODGE.
N Emergency MEETING of the above ALODGE will be held in FREEMASONS NEXT, the 7th February, st & for 5.30 p.m., HALL, Zetland Struct, on TUESDAY precisely. VISITING BESTUREN are cordially
INVITED
Huuskong, Feliciary 4, 198
Not Responsible for Debts.
102
LANE, CLAWFORD & CO., on and after WedWeither the Captian, the digetix, num nesday, lat February, ut 9u.m. Price, 28.
R. LYALL, Acting Hon. Necretary. Hongkong, January 28, 1888.
To Let.
TO LET.
1003S in 'CoinEGE ÜBAMBERS."
ROOMS
Owners will be flesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers Crem of the jollowing Veserls, 144ther stay in Hongkong Harbour ----
GODOWN in Ter Horse LANE, lately occupied by Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
from the 1st May.
Apply
DAVIO SASSOON, SUNS & Co. Hongkong, Fobruary 3, 1888,
TO BE LET.
UNGENISHED WITH TENNIS COURT.
TO
Bach Roums.
604
N°5 RICO TERRACE, A FOUR ROOMED HOUSE, with. Three No. 6, RuaysOND TERRACE, A ROOMED HOUSE, with Throa Bath SIX Raams.
A NEW STORY has just been added to the Serrauts: Quaters oLboth linses.
Apply to
JOHN WILLMOTT,
Hongkong Dispensery. Hongkong, January 27, 1888,
TO BE LET.
(With Immediate Possession:)
142
RESIDENCES situated
opposite to Rose Villas.
Apply to
ALLIS ROWE, Hawaiiau brig, Caficíu J. Phillips. Wieler & Co.
AMPHITRITE, Austro-Hungarinu slunci, Captain G. Gemisich.-Melchers & Co.
B. P. CHENEY, Agrican ship, Captain Haphes, Douglas, Loprak & Co.
A. Bearzo,--Russell & Co
CENTENNIAL, American ship, Captain I
DOROTHEA. German binjue, Capt. H. T. Mollar.--Sienssen & Co.
EMC, British barque, Capt W. Summers. -Order.
MASOLL, Spanish barque, Capt. Estival. ¦ Remedios & én,
SHIPPING.
ABR.. LS.
February 3, 1883':--- Frer, Danish steaner, 397.-C. A. Lon, Ceral-Ausnolo, Kaimena & Co, Haiphong Jastary 30, and Hothow Feb. 2.
Bertelsen, Saigne January 28, Rice.-TUNG Suburg, German steamer, 921, G. F.
KIE.
February 4-
Asatge, French str., 2,480. Delacroix, Marseilles January 1,.zia Alexandria, Port Said, Suez. Aden, Colombo, Singapore and Stigon 31. Maile and General.-MAC- KIES MARITIMES.
British str., 1,390, Guthrie, Shon Stayhai and Swatow February 3. Guneral. --BUTTERFIELD & SWIER
Airlic. British steamer, 2,298, W. Ellis.
Leaving Sydney to arrival at Cooktown, moderate And light .E. winda and. fup. clear weather; thence to arrival at Thurs day Toland fresh N.W. winds and cloudy. weather. Frem Thuray Island to moderate in fresh N.W, winds and fine wea to Luzon, ther. Aorose China sen strong fresh N.E. and high en E, sigualled German three mastod Bohooner. In lat. 0.58 N. long 113.0 bound from Hamburg to Manila, showing R.D G.K., wiehed to be reported all well
The Gorman steamer Teturius rep to: Fixe heavy gale with high ren, and much rain during the voyage.
The Austro-Hungarian steamer Amphitrite reports: Experienced strong winds from Paracula N.NE.
Tho British steamer Taichion reports: Left Bar at 6-pis. on the 27th, had light thence to monsoon and fine weather to Capo Varela N.N.W, winds, with high cross seas and port had strong Northerly and strong S. W. current.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For SINGAPORE.—
Per Bellma, at 9 a., on Sunday, the
5th February.
For HAIPHONG-
Por Fir, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the 5th inst, instead ofas previously notified. For SAIGON.
LOCAL AND GENERAL... PASKED BUZZ CANAL,
31.
[No. 7031.--Fannuary 4, 1838.
[ A PAINTER who gave bir name as Tip boat could reach early, M. Constans also (TWARD HOUND:-Lord of the Isles, Nov. connection with his New Year arrange a far more libotal policy that his prode Abang has had a bitter disappointment in essured the merchants that he would adopt ember 29: Palamed, December, 23; ments. Austin Friars, Jon, 3; Diomed, Mecolobrats the festive seas he but deeds. A to the vexed question padtop It appears that in order to fitly cossor with regard to concessions for mines dust, 13; Drawongaca, 14; Oluricus, Glenfruen
17 Breconshire, 20 it necessary to collect a lorga fund, but he water harbour he sided with the Flai- Hesperia, Traunday. Sarpedon, 24 aufortunatoly neglected to keep in view the phong merchants in thinking that Hai
27: Pachines,
Bestarig line of demarcation between legal and illo phong should be developed and that the HOMEWARD BOUND: Yorkshire, Decem-gal methods of procedure. The other day qucation of a deep harbour should be left
ber: Hampshire, 30: Albany, Jap.ha so far forgat himself that he went ou 3: Prism, 20; Achilles, Glenshiel, Friggo, Uncraig, 24: Gleneagles, board a junk, opposite the Central Market, Constans seems to have mot merchants with uver for some time to come. Ai Hanoi M. Nestor, 27.
and threatened to inflict corporal punish-Jess advanced opinions than those at Bai- phong, for, we observe, that in their address they urge on the necessity of protecting Tonkin so that Hongkong should not reap the benefits of the trade whish France ex- packat brings replies to letters deing that he would retura and wicak ven- pocts to develop with the Southern pro- spatched from Hongkong on Nov. goauce on her. When he ratumed the vinces of China. We may rest assured that
master of the junk was present, and there the more France seaka was a lukong in the immediate neighbournies and her industries in the way she is protect her colo- hood. The reckless Ahang, blind to every-doing, the less likelihood is there of their thing except that he most bare a glorious entering into serious competition. with New Year festival, arrogantly demanded | English enterprise.
The steamer Chide, with the ENGLIBment upon the wife of the beatman if the MAIL of January 6th, left Singapore failed to contribute to his New Year's fund, on Friday, the 3rd instant, at 8 a.m., The woman, having no money handy, AB and may be expected hero on or about coupelled to decline, and Abang luft vow Thursday, the 8th instant. This
29th,
The O. & O, Co.'s steamship Oceanic, with the AMERICAN MAIL on board, is to leave Kekohama on the thirstant, and may be expected here on or about
11th inet.
the
Th. S. 8 Co's steamship Aja, from London, left Singapore on the 28than, and may be expected here on or about the 4th Feb.
three dollars from the boatman, and swore
that if he did mit get it he would bring The Times of Ceylon publishes the follow. telegramNuwara Eliya, Jan, 10th.
Par Geelong, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the The Gellatly Line steamship Ayhan left ong a band of his brothers and make gen-he O. B. C, bank here was broken into
5th ist.
For BANGKOK---
Per Wyeern, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday, the 6th inst., instead of as previous y notified. For STRAITS & BOMBAÏ.---
Per Stur
Stura, at
at 9.30 a.in., on Tuesday, the th feat. For MANILA-
Zakre, at 3:30 pm., For SAIGON-
Tel inst.
+
on Tuesday, the
Pur hibag, at 4.30 pm, on Tuesday,
the 7th inst.
For NALASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Fer Thile, nt o p.m., on Saturday, the
18th inst
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
The
Singapore on the 30th Jan., and may be expected here of! ar about the 6th Fob.
eral havoc.
at this juncturo the lukong last night and the whole of the silver and jewellery stolen from the strong room. Mr Mears, the
mansgar, was heavily drugged. He was alono in the bungalow with one servant only, and fell asleep immediately
then beleg asked for his keys by some one, after hie dinner. He has some recollec tion of being undressed and put to bed, and which he refused; but they ultimately got them, but fortunately could not open the safe with the notes. l'art of the strong room was broken down.
camo on the scene, and the result was that Mr Wodehouse to-day sent Aling to pri-
on for six months.
We hear that the Chinese sierchants and traders have resolved to boki
arcoting
The Canadian Pacific steamship Batatio, from Vancouver, loft Kobe for this port on the 31st Jan, at daylight, and may he expected here on or about the 6th Shire Lizo steamship Cardiganalare Jeft Singapore on the let Feb., and in a day or two, to discuss the proposed may be expected here on or about the Bill for the Itegistration of Imports and 7th Feb. The S. S. Arraion Apeur, from Calcutta, Experts. As tur correspondent. *8,' hai
left Singapore on the 3rd inst, and may be expected here on or about the 10th inat.
The P. & O. extra steamer Lombardy loft Bombay for this port on the 20th Jau.
Cap
That Olapham Junction has attained to the.. largest amount of consen rated through. traffic' of any place in the United King- dom, bat im not aware that any. striking benefits have scored to the
That the Publio are glad to seo from the
neighbourhood in consequence,
report of the Seamen'a Chaplain that the work amongst renmen here is prospering and bearing fruit
That Sunday work in this port should be stopped in the interest of overy member of the community, on the aere alone of. That if shipowners at Home and Merchante
sound mind in a sound body."
here would but study the matter a bit, they would fed that their interoats would not suffer, while the hard-worked Beanien would warmly welcome their. nine-day's rost..
That the watch and watch system in mang mercantilo offices here, is too much for aey constitution, and the Sunday rest bught to be rande a hard and fast rule That there are some things which no fel.
instead of the rare exception.
low can understand, and the theory and practice of government in Hongkong, as handed down, is one of these. That I am afraid the Gap Rock has been Tint the Gun contract still reausias vnful-
placed on the shelf ones more:
filled, and will be a monument to Colonial Office incapacity and bad faith. That the Fover Commission will probably
That, by the way, your Ruporterade a report after all of us have shuffled of this mortal coil except the Doctora,
•Medical witnesa before the Corotnisalon -who, so far as I am aware, has not the excnao of being Scotch-to say that the amell in a certain neighbourhood could be foft.
twice pointed out, hut little attempt was RICE MILLS FOR JAPAN-MET. J. Cope- made by the Chamber of Commerce to get land and Co., engineers and millwriglita, at the native feeling about the Bill-in Pulteney-street Engine Works, Glasgow, fact, until within the last few days the ma-automatic rice-milling plant, which is
hare just shipped to Bicgo a complete tive merchants and traders did not knowable of pearling 70 tons of rice per day. ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT AT JOEN'S what the thing was all about. It is only The machinery includes five hulling mills fair, however, to note that the Registrar coated polishing cones, four pearling mills
provided with Matins Voluntary, Adagio from 1st
with emery-faced discs, five cinery Sonata, Mendelssohn: Venito. Stan- General has endeavoured, on the part of for brush and sheepskin, and the requisite That under the circumstances the oxpros ley Ime, Baraby, Goss & Foster; the Government, to explain the measure mountings. The To Do, Lawes &c. Jubilate, Ouse-
elevators, separators, riddles, and
sion was peculiarly appropriate, as many of the odours? pervading the neighbour- hood referred to are quite tangible en ough to be felt,
CATHEDRAL, HEXAGESIMA SUNDAY,
Το
land
and
boilera have
rie, Miam
de Au- together a number of the leading Chinese g of the compound jet-condersing P
Shipping. Daylight-Fakion leaves for Swatow, &c. Daylight.-Pulirus leaves for S'i. 10a.m.-Bellona leaves for Havre, &c, TO DEALER, WAR Card Torres Sydney January 14, Towraville 18, Cauk
Noon.-Bellerophon leaves for London.
Ye shall dwell in the to the Chinese, We learn that he called been supplied by the same firm, the former town 19, and Thursday Island 23, Onals and RELIGIOUS SERVICES :- General.--Rrissent & Co.
UNION CHURAL-Divine Worship, 11 Evensong Voluntary Interlude: Vc days age, and went over the various sec-ed, have been Fuilt of Siemens Martin stoel
gelis
179; Offertory, 322. Tetorton, Guerran atr., 1,878, J. Peter-AM-Rev. G. B. Bondfield. Service in
merchants and importeza, two or three for which the Cornich type has boon
with expansion valves, and the boilera aen, Nagasaki January 30, CORI. TAKASIMA Chinese, 2. Rev. J. Chalmers, M. A
Inetary. Andante Expressivo, 2130 COLLIRRY.
Calkinj
adopt. LL.D.
Psalms, Macfarren & Hopkins; Canions of the Bill with theur, erplaining to Mesimethshire, British steamor, 112, Seamon which have been hitherto hold in SEAMIN'S SZEVICES.--The Services for
tan, Monk Dear Miserentur, Goes them the drift of the Ordinance. Ona or
and are fitted with special furnaces for barn- Wilkion,
Nagama January 31, Co-the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will be
ing the husks from the rics. The azmo Iyanus, 287 200 & 23: Voluntary objcolions were taken or suggestion engine and boilor for the same opuntry ADAMISON, BELL & Co.
firm have also in hand a flour mill with. 'Sound on alarm, Judas Maccabeus, Amphitrite, Austro Hungarian steaner,
held in the future in Union Church. On Tue delivers the French Mail was beis believed to have been in the main ac 2,438, Is Lemesich, Triests December 18, Sunday and Friday evenings at 7.0. All gun at P. 25 this morning.
made, het so far the principle of the Bill and Singapore January 29, General
Seamen are meited to attend. AUSTRO-HUSOARIAN Idova S. N. Co. Newton, Bangkok January 27. Generni und Taichi, British stoner, 862, Joseph Rice-YLEN FAT HONG.
No. 14, CAINE ROAD, October 31, 1887.
Advertisements.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEROT POSTE FRANCAIS, FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND
YOKOHAMA.
The Co.'s Steamship
Anadyr, Command. DE LA Choux, will be deanaiched for
the above Ports TO-DAY (SATURDAY), at 9 p.m.
GDE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent
Hongkong, February 4, 1888,
DEPAR
Fehmary 4
1
Actis, for Bulbow and Pakbi... dry, for Shanghair Nam Ping, for Hollow, Pulyhymata, for Yokohama. Fidelio, for Amey.
Dafin, for Swathw and Saigon. Andy, for Shanghai.
CLEAREAH V dood Palinurus, for any serio puodis
167
Pejr, for Haigong
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
The Co.'s Steamship
Pubmed
Capt. JAUKSON despatched
THURSDAY, the 9
Maris, for Haiphong..
GERMAN BETUERDA Chapel-Service in
cepted-whatever that pay mean, in
every Sunday, at half-pust teu A.a., in the O. $. S. Co. that the Company's steamer the German language, by Roy. F. Hartmann, We are informed by the Agent of the O. Chinese sones. The Government have cleo,tlemen, are now on their way to Siem Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, Oceanic, with Mails, &c., from San Fran- West Point.
That Sandy generally can give a reason
for the faith that is in him, and prob ably one would be forthcoming fully justifyin the use of the word All in confection with nasal attributes.
That caution is one thing, bonitation an
other; but we must be thankful for the nodised boon of being allowed to hear our own financial arrangements discussed when, in the opinion of oficials, there is no reason for closing the door upon the taxpayers.
A MISSION TO SAN--The Daily News R. E., G.C.MG., and other influentis states ieut-General Sir Andrew Clarke,
we are informed, within the last few days portance. For a long time there has been gen-
sent round amongst the Chiness a thousa
charged with a mission of considerable im and copies of the Draft Ordinance, printed commercial relations with the King of Siam, among traders to secure strong desire in Chinese. It would have bean highly
and to construct Tak annual 66-pounder R. M. L. gan com-accompanied by a brief explanation of the
railways and to open up advisable and most useful had this boen Syndicates of American and Gern au capi-That I uns curious to know what matters. of
trade through Siam and Western
China petition of the Hongkong Volunteers will
owing to the hostility of the King of Siam. taliata have take place op Ronday, the 13th inst, when the Corps will mustor at Podder's wharf at
Sr. JOSEPH's CHURCH, Garden Road cisco, tas arrived at Yokohama, and will A. ME. and Sermon. 5.30 r.M. Even sail for this port to-morrow.
Mass ing Service, Benediction.
ST. PETER'S BEAMEN'S CHURCE, Sailors' Home, Sutvice uvery Sunday at 6 PM. Holy Communion at 7.504.M. on the Second Sunday; and after the evening Service on the Fourth Sunday of each month. Service every Thursday al 6 P..
TEMPERANCE HALL, .30 PM-Undano- (8.30 .. rational Meeting,
have more than once made serious offorts in that
finance it is desizable to Jade from tāção direction, but always failed,
unfavourable to such a project. Undeter
who have to pup the piper, excepting The Chinese, on the other hand, are not
details of armaments or other defences; 2d these were more fully made known of Raglish capitalists have resolved to make red by others' want of success, a syndicats
by General Cameron, when he was asting another endeavour to open up the closed That arly possible sourety in such quartern
hopeful view of the venture, as Sir An
Governor, than they had ever? been be- fore
drew Clarke is well known to the Ki territory. There is good reason for
tabian
objects which the Government have in view in introducing such a saggeation of the Chamber of Commerce; messure, at the li we are led to believo that the Regis trar General had done his utmost to make it clear that the law is proposed for the sole object of ahtsining turns of trade, The views of the Chinese will probably ap- - Sinm, Jank night, maar mata
tract fra the Times with regard to the new consultation of Malta and the strange means by which it was obtained,
Sam, and has considerable lo đư
de of
with objec Under. Clarke
d; and
will throw tho greater responsibility upon the unofficial members, who onght to fight porsistently against this spirit of exclusive- ness which is still abroad.
thisk
That, with all rospect to His Excelency, I be might have been more firm and deculed in his condamnation of all a
closed door procedure.
ading dia. That wo
The region
atitude and adrow hopes
general elec- dged to again nland Home
MURMUR · must be in a and flovernor of the
he can take no no public opinion ex legal journals. Ateresting to discover under the British dold chough now-a-days. opinion, no matter how
sily understood that the Commerco as a certain/ readily recognised by the euk when it became mani- hauiber's Committee did sout public opinion and an suggested a wider ax sight have occurred to His sta blunder had bean
vernor must somchor have anded the meaning of Mr marks, as he seemed to think
the
preas
amribed)
we are probably not so far of a Con. stitution as some people think-given lit Le more
ore Colonial Office bigh-handediess,
I
and I should say a change would speedily That
come:
I quito agree with o
I
our City Fathers in thinking that the scarcity of small coina of the realm B very great incon- voniance; I have often felt it,
That T
regret to any that personally I tesl the greater scarcity of the larger coinage a very much more ferzaus inconvenience, and I trust they will speedily set about finding & a remedy for that alsu.
That at the same time it does seem strange
that we cannot ever keep up our of these small
enina considering the notions of Her
without evol
Lords of the freasuryjesty's..
That it is.
nuspicious
alon "has
regarded by the Chinese a an
event that the recent
proces has had the effect of considerably abating the outbreak of smallpox That the effects of vaccination, the i
influenco of tau, and the other means adopted by the authorities appear as
в ракет
pared the wonder Jess & com
of this processional
That some of the Chinese now think that
the Governor, having put his official anal 2pon this procession, should show in some way his appreciation of this mysterious achievement, and go, with all his officials and the Sanitary Board, in solems prosession to the native temple, there to acknowledge the favours rouch- safed by the gude to the
the poor suffering people. That I have
my suspicions that this botten maustes from some unbelieving Cal sin, who enjoys tho komige paid by Government to the Chinese beliefs, but believes neither in Confucian codes of morality nor in Amething. Wizbar