Entertainment.
THEATRE
OUTY HALL.
To-day's Advertisements.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM ROYAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
Thu Co.'s Steamship
Celebit, Captain Joos, will" "be" despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 23rd Cnetunt, at Noon
For Freight or Passago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents.
THE MEMBERS or run HONGKONG!
CHORAL SOCIETY
WILL GIVE A
THIRD PERFORMANCE
(By Special Roquent)..
GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S OPERETTA
THE SORCERER,'
ON
SATURDAY,
26th February, a! 9 o'Clock p.m. PROCEEDS TO BE DEVOTED TO LOCAL CHARITIES.
Ticketa may be bad and places secure as usital at Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, on and after Monday, 20th Instant. Price, $2 each.
"R. LYALL, Acting Lon. Sereiary. Hongkong, February 16, 1888.
Notices to Consignees.
Hongkong, February 21, 1888.
280
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SHANGHAL (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rufen for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Partium the YANGTSZE,}
CARAUSIAS
Glaucus, for Shanghai.. Feilung, for Saigon. "Danus, for Haiphong, Juhn D. Brewer, for Cabu. Varicocets, for Buigen. Haitan, for Coast Ports.
'PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED...............
THE CHINA MAIL
Pen Voricaerts, feat Haiphong, Me and Mrs Metrat, Mr F. Lewy, And I Chinese
Por Taisy, from Calautta, &c., Memes West, Gowan, Gubuis and Trotter, and 250 Chinese
DETARTED.
Per Foulaasy, for Sunghai, 5 Chinose, Per Ningpe, for Shanghai, 2 Europene, Land 12 Ohinese,
Per Suptima, for Sniggen, 20 Chiness. Per fi, for Amuy, Mesars J. M. Ba and Thos. Fitz,
To Depart
Por Haitan, for Coal Porta, 70 Chinese, Per Danube, for Haiphong, Messrs L The Co.'s Stemmuslip
Mallory, Gandaubert, Allen, De Marshall, Sin Neulagy
Comte U. Ikeda, Liens Tominaga, and 19 Cant, WA, will be Chinese. despatched as above on 247 | FRIDAY, the 24th Instaut, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, February 21, 1888.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG, BATAVIA, SINGAPORE AND SAIGON.
1HE Steamship Buntam, having ar
lived ferm the alvo Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are horoby informed that their Goods are being landed at their rink into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN Co., L., at-West Point, whauce delivery may be
obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 22nd Instant will be subject to rant.
No Fire Insuranco has been effectoi. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Agents,
Hongkong, February 15, 1888
240
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM SOURABAYA, SAMAHANG BATAVIA, SINGAPORE AND BAIGON.
THE Steamship Celebes, having arrived Cargo by her are. Eereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GOLOWN Co., LP at West Point, whance delivery may be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 220 Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
digeris. Hongkong, February 15, 1883.
241
STEAMSHIP IRAQUADDY. COMPAGNIE DES MESBAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
*
OCEAN STEAMSHUP COMPANY.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MM ITN 60 MIL Buruz PACKET —- The British Contract Packet Bergel will he despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 29th Iast, with Mails for the United
Europe, and countries Bo-! sid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle- nonts, Netherlands India, Burmah, Cuylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibralter.
Tho usual hours will be observed in closing
the Maila, o.
Money Orders. 1.-Monoy. Orders are issued at Hong kang and Shanghai on the following coun- fries and places em
• "Amy.
Azores La *Belgium.
* Bermuda.
* Canada.
*
+
Canton.
ape Colony.
* Madeira.
* Malta.
:
* Mauritius.
* Natal.
Newfoundland.
Flun. Constantinople).
* Denmark.
*
*alkland Is.
* Germany..
Per Yangtse from Hongkong: for Saigon, Fooctrow. Messra Ngu Poy, Joan Bau and Ly Cam
* Gambia. und Ruv. Joseph Gondron: for Singapore,*. Mr D. A, da Costa zzul servant, Mr W. II. Giles,
Mr and Mrs Cargill and servant, Mises Cargill
for Orfenibe, nd 2 fullest 284 Dr. and Mrs Benkavajak;
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOV, (Taking Cargo o l'assengers at through rates
for NINGPO, CHFOO, NEW CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSER. )
The Oc.'s Steamship
Surpedin, Capt. Caixes, will be despatched as"ahoro nu
SUNDAY, the 26th Instant.
For Fruight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, steensla Ugkong, February 21, 1888.
289.
Not Responsible for Debts. either the Captain, the Ayente, noi Owners will be Responsible for ang Deit wontracted by the Officers or Crew of the fallung Feails, during their stay in ouşkinig. Hurbar per
ALLI Row, Hawaiian brig, Captain J. Phillips. Wieler & Co.
B. P. CHENEY, American ship, Captain
high. -Dunghus. Lark & Cu
BYLGIA, German banque, Caps, P. Weiss. Wieler A. Ch.
CENTENNIAL, American ship, Captain L Mr. Bense, instull & Co.
Dosorna, German Larque, Capt. R. T. Moller. —Sienasen & Ch
Ewa, British barghe, Capt. W.. Summore.
-Order.
GREAT ADAL, American ship, Capt. Junes G. Rowell Russell & Co.
Masur, Spanish barque, Capt. Estival -Beraedios & Jo.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. February 27, 1888 :— Farts, Corman str.. G12, J. Bruun, YONSIGNEES of Cargo from London Haiphong February 18, Ballist,WIELER
and Hlaves, ex Staunslip. Jhes,&Co.
and fean Beaux, Ex Stemmatups
February 21-
Congo and Frederic Morel, con- Angers, British atr., 3,185, J. Pinkham,
FLI
nection with the above Stemor, Java February 11, Sugar.--BUTTERFIELD hereby informed that their Goods-with the execption of Opium, Treasure and & Swine Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Gudowns, whence delivery may be obtained imunedi ately after landlug.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Consignes before 5p.m. To-DAY (Saturday), the 18th
it to be landed hero.
Decima, Germani kammer, 965, P. Dust- munn, Saigon February 16, Ries and Paddy, --STESSES & Co.
Burmida, Italian steamer, 1,499, . . Daghing, Bombay and Singaporu February 14, General,-CALLOWITZ & LO,
Palinurus, British steamer, 1,536, T. T.
·Singapore.-BETTERFIELD & SWIRL.
Inst. Lading will be countersigned by Jackson, Nigaanki February 17, Uoal for!
Bills of
the Undersigned anclaimed after SATUR
Goods remaining
Faisang, British steamer, 1,395, Wood,
DAY, the 25th February, 1888, at Noon, will Calcutta February 6, and Slugepore 15,
be subject to rent, and landing charges at General-JARDINE, MArneson & Co.
one cont por packet por diem.
All Claims must be sont in to me on or
before MONDAY, the 27th February, 1888,
or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurancs has been affected,,
G, DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent.
Hongkong, February 18, 1888,
DEPARTURES. February 21-
Daphne, for Singapore and Hate?wing. Norden, for Kutelinotzu. Fookseng, for Shanghai. 266 Ningpo, for Shanghai,-. Septima, for Saigon.
To-day's Advertisements.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
THE following Hours will be observed
in CLOSING the MAILS by the FRENCH and AMERICAN PACKETS on WED NESDAY NEXT:-
10.00 ani.-Registry for either packet
10.30 am. Posting of Printed Matter for either pachet ceases.
11.00 ..Both Mails finally CLOSED. Late correspondence, with 10 cents extra Pastago, may then be posted on board either Packet.
260
Queral Post Office, Hongkong, February 20, 1888.
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA (FLORIO & RUBATHING UNITED COMPANIES.)
Stocka
BANKS,
* Gibraltar.
G Coast Gold Hankow. Hawaii. Doihow.
Hongkong. Holland.
Honduras (Rr.).
* Iceland.
Now South Wales,
New Zealand..
North Borneo,
Ninggo,
+ Norway.
Port Darwin.
Portund.
* S.
*
Helena
chullca
Shanghai
Sierra
Leone
South Australia.
Straits Settlements.
Swatow.
+ Sweden.
*Switzerland.
Thamani.
United Kingdom.
*
Enited States
Victoria
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping
3 p.m. Osadental & Oriontal 3. S. Co.'s Steamer loaves for Tokohan and Sat
Francison,
No. 7844-FEBRUARY 21, 1888.
Ar the instance of Acting Police Sergeant A MAD dog got loose, in the Weator dis Ewanson, a houseboy in his employment trict this morning and bit several people Was brought before Me A, G. Wise in the It was not observed in Second Street-and- Daylight Glaucus learos for Shanghai, Daylight-Hallan leaves for Const Ports. Police Court to-day, on a charge of disobey from there it went down, foaming at the Non-French Mail leaves for Porte ofing his employer's lawful orders and using mouth, to the corner of Battery Road and abusive language towards his mistress. turned up Queen's Road towards No. 7 Call and Europe.
His Worship convicted stand on evidence Station. In its career the dog bit, as far and imposed a fine of 810 with the altoranas is known to the Police, fosc inen and cus tive of three weeks' imprisonmont
girl. The noise and cries of the people were heard by Inspector Swanston and tho THE Band of the Northamptonshire RegiConstable on duty at West Point, and they ment will play at the Oloors Mess, Burray both rushed out with iron erox.bara. Tho Barracks, this evening, from 7.30 till 10
Inspector got up to the dog and hit ita o'clock. The following will be the pro- blow on the back of the nack, which atau- ned it. He snd the constable then made chart work with, the brute. They next in- quired after thone who had been wounded and sent the four men and the girl to the Gor ornmont Civil Hospital, where their wounda
4 p.m. --Kony Beng leaves for Bangkok.
4 p.m.-Diamants leaves for Manila. Ajar leaves for Lordon.
Hongkong Races.
Miscellaneous.
Noou. Local Banks close.
Goods por Celebes undelivered after this
dato aubject to rent.
Goods por Bantam undelivered after this
dato subject to rent.
VA. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
Christmas Confectionery "JUST RECEIVED RYSTALLIZED FRUITS,
CHOCOLATE CREAMS,
BURNT ALMONDS, and
Also,
gramme.
March Orature
Ain Boctor Beloctions
„Rekoleń ....Albert Vinter".
Belitt Gollum Cross'........... .............sprica... dow
Jeanne Hackette Concone,
.Coller. Bultan of 3locks 'Ghistavo "...Acaber,
JOHN Monar, Bandmuster,
THREE owner of licensed boats wore were dressed. Some of the wounds pre charged at the Pelice Court to-day with said to be rather severe. The dog is col lying alongside Pedder's Wharf, so as to to belong to some one in Queen's Road Two West, but the ner la not yet boan dis. prevent a free access to other boste, wore fined $1 each and one. 82. The in-covered, numerable boats that crowd round the THE question of what is a legal fars for a wharf are a nuisance and impairment to ride in a 'riokahs, which was vondered ra- SUNDRY SWEETS, traffic. They do not all need to be along ther porplexing by a recent decision of Mr side, and the Police night. de more than Wodehouse, was certainly not olucidated in they do to prevent this nuisance.
any way by a docision given by him to-day. AMAN, named Joseph Williams, was charged An interpreter at West Point Station took a at the Poligo Court to-day with being a riekaba at the Stag Hotel and was taken to rogue and vagabond. It appears he has No. 7 Station. fle-paid the soclís 5 coula, come frequently under the notice of the bat the latter demanded 7 The interpro-. Police, and some time ago they got him a ter refused to pay, and finding that the job with Mears Noronha. However, he coolie had tot a license, had him arrested did not romain long there, but was dischar on a charge of plying a ricksha for hire get on the third day for drunkeness. The without a license and demanding more than Magistrate sentenced the prisoner to three his legal fare. It appeared from the esla- wooks' hard labour. It seems almost a esce that the coolie took 20 minutes to
ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS- in great variety. NEW SEASON'S CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS including some CHROMOS or SWISS AND HOME SCENERY,
for Calcutts, Capts, Picquart and Derville; for Marseilles, Dr. Negier. Ray, Father M. Wilson, and Chupios, Mears Galy, B. M. M. de Souza Brauda, From Kabe: for From Shanghai: for Mr W. V. Sentance: foe Mar- sules, Me and Mrs Simpson, infant aud andid, Mr and Mrs E. Major, Mr A. My. bargh, Mrs Blomlin, infant and amali, Mesars W. E. Burr, F. W. Bitley, ansi Alphonse Mie, From Yokohama: for Mar-Forwarded through the London Post Office, NEW selles, lessra Charles Burtin and Allain.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Italian steamer Birmida reports:
wirds.
Experienced fine weather with light NE.
The British atenter Palinurus reports: Had strong N. N.E. winds cloudy weather nad rain.
The British stoomer Tasang reports; From Calenita light winds and fine weather; left Singapore on 15th instant, had light winds and ine weather to Pulo Sapatu thenes strong N. E. wind and head as to port, Arrived longkong February 20th, at 6 pa
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will closer
india
*
Italy.
Western Australia. *West Indies (British, Danial,And Dutch).
2Orders on the Countries umrked
are
and are paid lees a small discount of about 2d. in the El, for which the remitter should allow. All such orders must be expressed in British currency.
Suitable for Framing. ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC
ALBUMS.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LD.. HONGKONG
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841, Hongkong, Decembar 12, 1897
(according to the currency the Order is
3.--The commission charged is as follows THE
drawn in). Up to £2, or $10, or R 20.0.20 casta.
2
**
"
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10, or $25, or IL 50,......0.40 £7, or $35, or R 70,0,80 £10, or $50, ar B100,0.80 R150... $1.00.
or $50 Order must exceed £10 (unless draw on India, when Ris is the limit), nor will more than twich Orders bo isited to the same persony in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.
4,-~-No
D. Money Orders on the United King dom for evon sums not exceeding £5 are granted by means of Postal Notes, as to which ace separate noties or the Hong- *koug
Postal Guido.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENT -
G-Sunis Rot escucding 809 may be re- Per Felbes, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednesday,mitted between the Ports of China by
the 22nd inst.
For SHANGHAL —
Per Ni Manning, at 11.30 am, en Fri-
day, the 24 h inst.
For NAGASAKI, KOBY, YOKOHAMA,
VANCOUVER,
CANADA,
BC.. THE UNITED STATES.- Per Batavia, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 25th inst.
For SYDNEY & MELBOURNE..
Per Mayune, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 25 h inst.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
Per Teheran, at 5 pm, on Friday, the
2nd March.
HOUR OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &e., by the British Contract Parkut:-
Two Days before Departure,
3. M.-Reception of Parcels ceases. Day before „Departure.---
Order Office closes.
g of Prices Current and
Circulara ceasor.
(Prices Current and Ciroulars may
however
be posted up to 4 o'clock
if they are tian in bundles, country by country, with tho addresses all
one way.
Those for the United Kingdom must be divided into (1) London, (2) England and Wales, (3) Scotland, (4) Ireland; those for Germany into (1) Hamburg, (2) other placon in Germany.) 4.M.-Registry ceases. Posting of Newspapers, Books, and Patterns
CLASES..
5.-Mail closes.
JE LATE LETTERS may be then posted in the Near Box at the Post Office with
10 cents late fee up to. 9 v3, after which hour they may be sunt on Board with the same Late Fee.
SHARE LIST. -QUOTATIONS.
Nos. "Value. Shures
hongkong and Shanghai Hank Cory-50, du
INSURANCES.
5,00 E
Worth China Inarance Co., Leb.......... Enteza Fusurance Cuangany, Ld... 8,00E Union Insurance Society Co., Ld....10,000 China Traders Insurative Co. Ld24,000 Canton Insurance Ofte Co., LL.......10,000 Chinosy Insurance Co., Limited.. 1,500 ilongkung Fire Inours Co., LA... 8,00 China-Fire Insurance Co., T20,00 Singapore Ineprunce Company, Ld. 40,000s The Straits Fire Tasurance Co., La. 20,000$ The Straits Insurance Co., Ld..... 80,000 $
STEAMBOAT COMPANIEK
UK. O, and M. Steamboat Co., L1,40,0002 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited,20,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Lamiga 18, 387 E
60,000 shares issued.....
31, 2120
moaby of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one per cont. for cashing them; or Money Orders can be granted at Hong- kong ur Shanghai on Ports where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.
By means of Postal Notes.
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, February 23 -—--
Noon.Local Banks clone. Houghong Races, FRIDAS, February 24-1-
Noon-Local Barika olise. Hongkong "Races." SATURDAY, February 25:--
Noon. Musting of Shareholders of The
Hongkang and Shanghai Banking Cor poration at the City Hall Goods per Steamer Fronddy unclaimed
after Noon subject to rent.. Transfor Broke of the Chius Sugar Ro.
Bizing
closed from this date Ltd., to the 10th March, inclusivo, Transfer Books of the Luzon Sugar Ro fining Company, Limited, closed from this date to 10th March, inclusive. 9 p.m.-Meeting of Eothon Mark Lodge. p.m.--Performance at the City Hall. MONDAY, February 27
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong minh Whampen Dock Co L at No. 14, Proya Central. THURSDAY, March 1:-
Nom. Tenders for Army Contracts re-
coived at Commissariat Office.
FRIDAY, March 2
10 a. ra.-Tenders for Naval Contracts,
1888-89, received by Storekeeper. Tuunay, March 8 -
Noon.--Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited
SATURDAY, March 10:---
Noon. Meeling of Shareholders of the
DISPENSARY,
2419
hopeless task to reclaim men of the stamp cover the distance. His Worship therefore of Williams. Perhaps the new law may only found the first part of the charge help as at least in proventing the Colony proved, holding ovidently that because the from becoming a happy hunting-ground coolie had taken more than a quarter of an
hour to run a distance which might be cov entered in less than 10 minutes by any ordine
The publication of this ime commenced for such stragglers." at 7.40 p.m.
Che china ca
HONGKONG, FURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1888.
TELEGRAMS.
|SUPPLIED TO THE · Chiya Math."]
Inquest were hold at the mortuary this afternoon on the bodies of two coolies whonry coolis, he was entitled to ask more than 5 cents. This is putting a distinct promium were drowned by falling from a cargo beat. on Sunday. About thirty coulies were on laziness, and coolice when they tee they bourd & sampan, being taken to a steamer can get double fare for loitering, will take in the harbour. The water was somewhat care not to run fast. rough, and the movement was increased by The summary of the Queen's Speech at the
passing lanoch.
As the wutor was opening of Parliament given in the Singa- splashing over at ono nido, a rusa was made pere papers contains the following, pára- by some occupants to the other side, with graphs, which are either new or a fuller the result that the boat capsized and all version of what was telegraphed here the occupants were thrown into the wuton All were rescued except the tun The LONDON, 19th February, 1888. Lord Dufferin has been appointed Am-jury returned the vortint of accidentally drowned,”—Another inquest was held on the body of a girl, 12 years of age, who fell down the stair of the house, No. 3 Hing Lung Strest. The verdict in this case, we accidental death.
(Via Southern Line).
THE TRANSFER OF LORD DUF- FERIN
bassador to Komə.
THE CANADIAN FISHERIES DISPUTE. The Canadians are not contacted with the treaty made to acttio this dispute, and the press look upon it as a surzender to the United States,
(From Singapore Papers.)
ASSURANOES BY RUSSIA.
London, Fob. 10,-The Marquis of Salis. bury has stated that he believed peace would be maintained, Bussis having given most specific and frank assurances...
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Suca Causl negotiations have been satisfaclority concluded so far as the points The estimates for the year provide for of difference with Francs are concored.
the defence of the various porta unproving and coaling stations. It is intended to pro- vido à special squadron for the protection af the sommeren of the Australise Colonies ;. will be borne by. A portion of the the Colonies, expens
Glad to announce that the prospects of Commerce are more hopeful then they have buen for many years; regretted that no improvement had taken place in farming prospects, but hoped to discuss some moans to west the hindrance to its prosperity,
A RATHER Curious incident was reported by Et Comercio's Madrid correspondent as har ing securtad In Spain in connection with tuo annual Christmas Lottery. Since the beginuing of last year, a small fand was Tas owners of the S. S. Bentan have appeal-
od to the Privy Council against the Judg being collected by means of a certain con ment lately delivered in their case against tribution from card plaging among the Mi- the Fair Penang for damages. The swnors of and both will have to be had by the nister of War, General Cassola, and a party the Fair Penang untered a cross-appeal to- of his military friends, to the number of
Privy Council at Bome. It will;
will probably twelso, with the object of buying a whole be a long time before the result is known. ticket of the lottery. The necessary sumur Penang Gazelle BaysThe Achinese was reached in November last, who to continuo aftfally to harase tho Dutch troops, PASSED SOTZ CANAL
party mot to decide where, by whom, and and lose no opportunity of showing their OUTWARD • BOUND--Austin Frixys, Jan
ury; Devauungses, 29; Anchises, when, the ticket was to be borgat. For teath, Rocently near Olehieh, the chiof Bentar, 31 Electra, Pathan, Telema- this purpose lots were cast, and the resultsport of the occupied territory, they came Fronchmen very near laying hold of sundry chua, Feb. 3 Natal, Port Phillip, 7; Stentor, Strathiesen, Uppingham, being that the ticket waa to be bought from who had incautiously ventured among them. A Trench steamer had chartered to
been cha 14.
the Administration No. 11, by Lieut. Col. carry coal from Olehlch to Falo Braz, HONEWARE BOUND-lbany, Jan. 3; Ben Koller, and on the Sit December, on that While the steamer lay at anchor in that part
gloe, Glengyic, Feb. 3; Devonshire, 7: Uopark, Ledia, Frometheus, 10; Monday Colonel Keller parolased the ticket, several of the sailors on board set to work Fshing to pass the time For that purpose mouthshire, 14.
which was numbered 24,566. On the 23rd went in a boat to an islot nou far from The steamer Gunges, with the Ears Dec, the day of the drawing, it became an Achinese outpost. As soon as the port
heard of this they sent word authorities MAIL of January 20th, loft Singapuro known that the lucky number had secured them immediately to return for fear of their on Friday, the 17th instant, at 8.m, and may be expected here on or about the big prize of $500,000. The cer-being made captive. A steam-laauch des
This respondent believes part of the money was
to the spot soon brought the Penturers back in all hasto. Thursday, the 23rd instant.
A fow packet brings replies to letters de- devoted to charitable purposes.
cutive Frenchnion would be a welcome spatched from Hongkong on Des.
Achinese A
Hck dfall to this 13th.
Caston affair have been the unavoid.
China Sugar Rutining Co., Ltd., at the The. Norddeutscher Lloyd'a S. S. Co.' A WOMAN named Anne Young, the keeper
General Agents' office,
Paid POSITIONFER LAST IRPORT | Last Dividena
Aktorit. Balancee.f'ward
14:
FEBRUARY 21, 1888:
Closing Quotations, Cash,
12 all 3,930,000*
$153 % prom
2013
$ 30,103.51-at/30/ for 1 year, working a/c to Dec. 31,87
s. 23.05 foris. 270, buyers Tla. LOT. 406,132.00 186
50,000 Tie, 3,050.707% for 1886 -108 675,000 $ 314,012,06/26 2, 1856 987)
2008
246,240.0420% ¥ amue $69 429,367.96 10% for 1687 874 123,771,298 % for 1586 $202 $28,567 340827.00 for 38372) 172731.938 C for 186879
--** 29), (04:3 28,711 $
all
83.5 1,098 2003
503
20
2 is 10። 20 100% 201 3008
200,000 $
5f all 8.
1
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG & BOMBAY, Haring connection with Company's Mail Stcamera to ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, (LEGBORN), and GENOA pil MEDITERRANEAN, China and Manila E. 3. Co., Ld.............. 3,500| |2·· ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH ANEKI CAN PORTS, up to CALLAO Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN GULF'kong & Whampoa Deck Co., Ld. 12,500 5 12: and DAGDAD.
HISCELLANEOUS," -
',
IK. and China Gas Co., Limited. | 5, 100£)
1,000,000
6:50,000 $
17.00
319
19:432.625 for 1886 921, ex div. 75,832.52
3,096.07% halt your
820, sellers
*40,000 $200,000
Dec. 31/87 $204, buyera 1:27,32018 1151.13 8% 1850
4,387.5,057 for 1880/715% dis, acilers
None 5% prem., buyers
1,402.91% for 357 % pren.,
to June 30/87 1,527.3.1110 % and 3%.
bonus for 81 $130 per share, buyers, fully
paid up half year 678 94 Jane
8185 1887 30 13,781.58 to June 30/87
ryear $169 tune 429.00 10% for 1887 253 614.1% for 1880 8110 120,809.16 None
£10
BO all
all
all
9,177.
The Co.'s Steamship
New Shatis...
£ 7.1:
Hormida,
Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt. 7.
Captain DAONINO, will be
8,000 shs, issned
3,000 9
100
all
LA
al!
26 all
37 500 $
1,008-
Mining Co
despatched as above on China Sugar Company, Limited...15, 600* Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000 € Hongkong Bakery Company, 1d..... 60% 8
TUESDAY, the 28th Instant, at 10 am,
At BOMBAY the Stoomers are discharging in PRINCE'A 105,
For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co
Agente.
Hongkong, February 21, 1888,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
Luzon Sugar Company, Lunited..... 7,002 100 Perak Sugar Cultivation Co........... 6,000 7500 Perak Tinting & Sting Co. 5,000 g Bumali Panjom & &nghie Dua Samatan)
10 all 40,000
287 HK. & Kor. Wharf & Godown: 06.17,000 € 100) 3
Bong Rope Manufactory Co., La. 3,000 8
all
The 339-L1.1. American Ship SP Great A imirgl,
JF ROTELL, Master, will load here for the above Porty and
will have quick despatch:
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 31, 1888.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited 9,800 9 #10018 HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld.
for
sellers ex div,
ex div., nominal
1810
None
Ds. 18 v
None
820
ex div., neminal buyers
sales
Nons
€124
None
8141
Nona
5,000 $ 2,790.09 01% int div. 68 prem.
prent, nominal
% preza % prem., buyers 10 % prom, buyers
1,250 8
100850
Chinese Imperial 1884 B
MAAL KARA POR 1894 ...... 47 19 1886 ......
8,066 31898
Ralia of In Paych Ouall 8 feally, 30 Junge 500 All 8%
1 Oct 25 (T700,000 TL 250 7% March & Sept.
288
* Equalisation of Dividend Fund,
† Depreciation and Insuranco Fund,
1 At debit
samship Socken, with the rest uut- ward GERMAN BALL, dated Berlin, Juu, 24th, eft Singapore on the 20th inst, at 9 am, and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 24th inst. The P. M. Co.'s S. S. City of Ro de
neiro, with the next AMERICAN MALL, is to leave. Yokohams on Tuesday, the 21st inst., and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 27th inst.
they
to
of a coffes-homas at. No. 22 Graham Streatable consequence, was fined $25 at the Folton Court to-day for The Bitt. N. Birne Herald says .—MIE I solling intoxicating liquor without having a Abrahamson has returned from China per
We understand that he was ra Royalist. licence The evidence given showed that cited by His Excellency the Viceroy Li Sergeant McDonald, having heard several lung Chung at the Yamen,
that Tientsin, on the complaints about the disorderly character 15th October and that lie conclud por the house, had seat two men there for mont. Messrs. E. L. Abrahamsen & Co.,
contracts with
Govern the Chiness
the purpose of ascurt inisig if drink was have purchased two mailing veils, and a small steamer of zbout 130 tons carrying Appliances, the Hongkong by Hamburg, leit Singapore on the 16th to the house and bad first aanp of is being built for them ist, and may be expected here on or coffee pure. They then returned and and Whampoa Dock Company, and will be about the 23rd inst.
ready to
to steam to Sondakan in April-this from had each two cups of coffee with brandy. will be The 5. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Sarpedon, from
convenient bout to call the Borneo Liverpool, loft Singapore on the 17th While they were drinking this the Sor-rivers as she will draw only 5 feo of water inat, and may be expected here on geant entered the house, and on searching winches and will have sleeping accommoda The vessel is fitted with steam. loaded: The ur about the ith inst,
it found a pretty larga afuck, of liquor. tion for several European passengers, and a The stearahip Claymore lait Singapore on
The D. D. R. steamship. Desperia, from sold on the premises," These men wenty fitted with all Life latest i
Feb.
Tho
-
gorneu
the 17th inst, and may be expected The woman had charged the two men the suitable saloon on deck. Her dimensions aero on or about the 24th inst
depth of hold," "draft 5 fest loaded We HA- The Shire Line alumalap Breconshire left same price for the caffep with the brands are 10 feet length, 10 feet beam, 3 by 0 feet as for the pure coffee, and her excuse was derstand that the sailing vessda will be Singapore on the 18th Feb., and may be expected here ou or about the 26th that the fire having gone out, the coffee be called respectively the Governor Trescor came cold, and that to make the cold coffee and the Sundakan, and the steator, the Line steamship Glengarry. Iron Glen
Normanhurst, after Lord Brainy's estate in England. London, left Singapore on the 20th palatable she put in brandy, The large inst., and may be expected hero on quantity of liquor in the house she tried to pas var cars in Europe is kept up or about the 27th inst
account for by stating that her husband, a with reasonable diligence, but does not
Side by
by side with TEN more cracker-ficers were brought up in Chinaman, intended to take the liquor seem to make progress. the Police Court to-day, before Mr Wode with him to Canton, but had changed his the accounts of the military preparations, there are siways accounts of a disposition mind at the last moment. The excuse auttle on easy terme Most of the were too thin for his Worship, who imposed trouble comes from the existence of seizi- house, and were fined $2 each. We would draw attention to the Post the fine mentioned soove and ordered the gial or
newspapers in inspired ner
Now and Continental capitale. Ofies potica in another column with reliquer seized to be forfeited. We believe ings ones in four or live years they get gard to the time for posting lettera for the the Police, it they cared to put a stop to the straight tip from their respective French and American mails to moiṛow.
the sale of intoxicating liquor without a We are requested to state that, in view of licence, might flad many more cases with
·
in the
hon-per
governments, and the result is that every thing they say in the
say in the interval has factitious weight, although it may be pure specals tin. A war scare in the best mode of running up sales known to them, be as the armamerta are so improb Able contingency, and the movista large, war will always soumis tek
*mething to near the frontier good
||OB156, -85
up either editorially or repertori
the unfavourable weather, the English and in a very small radius of the Central Police German mails will be delivered as usual, Station. should one or both of them arrive on the The German barque Siberiet, 387 tons. afternoon of any of the race days
Capt. Kurtpil, from Amoy chartered by Meters E. E. Abrahamson & Co., arrived At a meating held at Blogapore on the Sandaken on the 10th December 26 ally. The way Lord Randolph Chyrebill 10th inst. it was resolved to form a Volun- Capt reports that on the 26th November has turned this to recount by appearing ou the 2nd Mata, L. Neilson, accidentally fell the scars himself, shows what telest bo teer Artillery Corps for Singapore, with the from aloft on the main deck and died about his for advertising, and what a man he object of aiding the Regular Troops in the two houte after. The body was buried at would be to pusi a
ready-made clothing permanent defence and security of the sea the next day. The Siberien is now businca His visit to St Petersburg ut Settlement against foreign attack and local loading a car of Billin and other woods to more importance than that of any Jobs fat in China market. - British North Smith, but all Eowpe is wondering what
it means—Nation. Bornen Zerold,
disturbancea