To-day's Advertisements.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA SWATOw (Taking Curgo and l'assengers at through rates. fur CHETOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. OHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANOTSZE.)
The Co.'s Steurship
Kutang,
Capt. FREEMAN, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 10th Instant, at Nocl For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers._
Hongkong, March 17, 1888.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM
443
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SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS
Binrch 17, 1985
StratMeron, British steamer, 1,588, 0. W, Person, New York and Sigapara March 10, GeneralADAMISON, BELL & Co.
Belgia, German barque, from Whampoa Dewhurst, Dutchatenuior, 1:163.P; Hon- thof, Saigon March 12, Rico. JARDIN MATHESON & Co.
THE CHINA MAIE
Kastward, clear sky, on hearing port thick
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
and foggy. Saw French mail steamer OILS BY THE FENCE PACKET about 60 miles off Gap Rock, Gown
The British ateamer Pakshan reports Had moderata menamon in China sea, and thick fog outside Hongkong.
The Uhitiese stemor fcefoo reports: Had thick foggy weather.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
Ashington, British ofchmor, 809, W. Roy- | Fπ SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. nell, Saigon Mar. 12, Rice.-SIEMEN Co.
Augusta, German barque, 479, Jawan,,| Anborn February G Timber--EDUARD SCHELLHARS & Co..
Pukahan, British str., 843, Jas. Young, Bangkok March 10, Bice.-Bor HINO
HONG.
Mecfoe, Chinese steamer, 1,313, M. Lan- NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.caster, Shanghai March 13, and Swalow 16,
General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA, VIA SAIGON
SINGAPORE,
The Co.'s Sternship
Borneo, Capt. WILKENS, will be despatched as above on
ur about the 23rd Instant.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & O
Agents. Hongkong, March 17, 1888.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. THE following Particulare of SALE of CROWN LAND by Penale Averias, to be held on the Spot, Su MONDAY, the 26th day of March, 1888, at 2-p.m.; are published for general information.
By Command,
ARATHOON BETH,
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DEPARTURES,
March 17-
Director Barrow, for Whampoo. Borneo, Eur Amog.
filc, for Haiphong, Thibet, for Yokohama. Kirang Lec, for Shanghai. Taiwan, for Swatow..
Khion, for Singapore and Bombay.
CLEARED
Eae, for Harro, Clara, for Saigon. Daitan, for Guast Ports. Euphratra, for Yokohama Strathleren, for Shanghai,
PASSENGERS. AHЯIVED,
Per Strathleren, from Singapore, &., Mrs Pearson, and 199 Chinesu.
Por Decoderat, from Saigon, 14 Chinoso. Par Pukan, from Bangkok 11 Chineso. Per Mefon, from Shanghai, &c., Mr Quelch, and 12 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
For the Colonial Secretary, COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 17th March, 1888. Particulars of the Lutting by Public Au- tion Sale, too Keld on Monday, the
Por Thibet, from Hongkong: for Niga 26th day of March, 1888, at 3 p.m., by Order of His Excellency the Offoor saki, Mesera Reaunchy, Rochling. Hung Administering the Government, of Sang Tak and Woo Bing Sun; for Kobe, Thirteen Lots of Crown Land, at Hung-Mosts H. Gille, 1. Neale, 1 Chinoza bom, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong-woman and 3 children, and 3 Chiness; for kong, for a torin of 75 years.
No.
· Particulars of the Lotar
Boundary
MANUTE
of Registry Locality.
menta.
Balo No.
Entad Hanz-
Lota
No. 1 Kowloon
..189
159
FRE
135
G
191
11
           Â
SABE
100
383325788ESSSTM
Syanze feet.
Tpket
$
10 225
Yokohama, Mira Cain, Mrs Ah Kok, Mr
and Mrs R Turner, 2 children and Indian oervaat. Mesra Mow Tong and Hing Gan. Par King Lee, for Shanghai, 4 Euro peans, and 320 Chinese.
Per Boran, for Amoy, 120 Chiucas. Per Danila, for Haiphong, 60 Chiness. Per Taiwan, for Swatow. 170 Chin se Per Khita, for Singapore, 542 Chinese. TU DEFAKL
Per Haitan, for Swatow, Mre and Misses
Par Haitan at 8.30 am., on Sunday,
the 18th inst.
For SAIGON.
Por Clara, at 9 aid, on Sunday. the 19th fust, instead of as previous ly notified,
For STRAITS & BOMBAY,→→
For Bisago, at 11:30 am., on Monday,
the 19th inst,
For SWATOW & SHANGHAL→
Por Kute, at 1130s.m., on Monday,
the 19th inat.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
Por Chi Yuen, at 3.30 p.nt. on Monday,
the 19th inst.
For STRAITS & CALCUTTA
For Taiseng, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 20th inst
For AMOY AND MANILA.
Per Diamanie, at 3.30 pm., on Tuesday,
the 20th inat,
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADE-
LAIDE
For Catterthun, at 2.30 p.m., un Satur
day, the 24th inst
For SINGAPORE.—
Por Hesperit, all3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 24th int
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACHET,
The German Contract Packet Sachsen will be despatched on MONDAY, the 19th Instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and coun tries beyond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah,
India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Ceylon, &c., c.. Registry ceases at 2 r.a.
MEMOS. FOR TO¬πORROW. Shipping
9am-Haitan leaves for Coast Parte.
The Franch Contract Packet... Anadyr
will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, AN the 21st March with Mails for the RELIGIOUS SERVICES — United Kingdom, Europe, and placés bé, youd, sid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Sottlements, Batavia, Burniah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta Aten, Mauritius, Egypt, Malin, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing
CHEON CHURCH-Divine Worship, 11 A.M.-Rev. G. H. Bondfold. Service in Chinose, 9.M. Rus, J, Chalmers, M.A.,
the Mails, &c.
Bro
D. Seamen's Services. The Services for Seamon which have been hitherto held will in the Mission Church, Queen's Road, bo hold in the future in Union Church On Sunday
Scarbon ard ovoning at 7:30. All to attend. invited to GERMAN
AN BETHESDA CHAFEL-Service MAILS BY THE UNTIED STATES PAURET. the German language, by Rev. F. Hartmann, Sunday, at half-past ten A, in ths The United States Mail Packet City of New Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House;
York will be despatched on SAT West Point DAY, the 24th Instant, with Mails
Garden ST. JOSE'S CHURCH, for Japan, San Francisco, the United
dun Rood.-- 19 States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., ing Service, Benediction.
Mass and Sarmon. 5.30 P.M. which will be closed as follows TM Registry cases. 2.30. Post Office closes, but Corres pondence may be posted on board the
2,15
M
Even
ST. PETER'S SEAMAN'S CHURun, Ballers Home-Service every Sunday at 6 PM Holy Communion at 7.30. on the Second Sunday; and after the avoning Service on
The Glen Line steamship Glenfalloch, from London, left Singapore on the 12th instaud way by expected here on or about the 18th inst. The ateamship Uppingham left Singapore tion, the 12th inet,, and may be expected
here on or about the 18th inst. Tho 0. 8. S. Co.'s stormslip Pats cchus,
from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 14th inst.; and may be expected boro *** birer about the 20th lust.
The DDR steamship Olympia, fram
· Hamburg, left Singapore on the 16th inet,, and may be expected here on or about the 21st inat.lv
No. 7668-Manon 17, 1888.
THE Fronch nail will be ready for delivery about 10.30.
THE 48 Dehurst, which arrived here thin forenoon, reports having soon tho French mail steamer Orus, now duo, about 50 miles off Gap Rock
THE French mail steamer is evidently detained by the fog. Bho passed the De venhurst yesterday at 6 p.m., and avooriing to the estimate of those qu board the latter vegol she was likely to arrive in Hongkong
The Ben Line steamer Benlauers, from Lonata.m. this samning. As a thick fog, don and Laith, loft Bingapore on the however, was setting down the probability 15th inst, and may be expected here is that she anchored for the night and that on or about the inst
The P, & 0, extra steamship Zambest, the fog did not clear up iti time to-day to left Bombay for Singapore and this allow her to come in in the day-time, port on the 7th inst The P. & G. extra steamer Bashgar left
Bombay for Hongkong on the 18th in
a
Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents estra | the Fourth Sunday of each month. Cervica The Canadian Pacific Line steamer dis
Postage until the time of departure.
OPIUM
Quotations.
Hosazona, March-17.
New Patna, caah... 4824 to 485 Öld
sash, How Benares, cash, 475/4771
Old
cash, New Malwa, cash...
550 Tanis... 32/48 Allowance, Old Malwa, coahjusi 970 Allowance. Tash... 3200 Persius, Oily, cash 600 Allowanee, Trole... 32/48 Porsian, Paper Lied 640 Allowance, Taels... 32/48
Exchange. HONGKONG, March 17.
Ou London...
The Mail closes at 3 P.. Late Letters till
3.30 with 10 cents extra postage. Correspondence should be marked PERO
GERMAN ALALL, or with the name of the Packet.
DOUIN OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAI L.
The following hours are observed in closing .. Maile, ., by the French Contract
Pucket
Lay before departure,
5
EM-Money Order Ofice closes.
Post Otico closes, except the NIGHT BOX, which is always open out of Office hours.
19223 Hancock; for Forchow, Mes and Miss Day of departure,
1225
SARRA
8883859335388
Cameron and maid, Major Churchill, Messre
220 Aning Yit Ngan and Sik Qua; for. Coast
225
Ports, 150 Chinese.
Por Clara, for Saigon, 56 Chinese.
Per Euphrates, for Yokohama, 1 Euro-
225 pou
205
HE HONGKONG AMATEUR
ATHLETIC SPORTS
TO BE HELD ON
THE ORICKET GROUND, ON
SATURDAY, the 7th April.
The following is the List of EVENTS,
viz. :--
1--100 yards Fist Race 2 prizes,
-2-Pattion the Shot, 1 priza.
3-120 yards Dandicap, 2 prizes. 4-High Jump, 1 prize.
5-Quarter Mile Flat Race, prizes.... 6-Dao Mila Walking Rade, 1 prizo. 7-Throwing Cricket Ball, 1 prize, 8-Pole Jumping, 9-Soldiers Hall Mile Bace, 3 prizes. 10-Ralf Mile Race (Handicap)) # prizes. 11-120
Hurdis Race, 2 prices, 120 yards 12-BOT Race, 200
yar:ls (Handicap) for under 16, open to European Schools,
3 prizes. 13-Vetorane Flat Race
120 yards (Handi-
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British stoniner Stratkleven reports: Left Singapore on tho 10th iustani, had- fine weather throughout the 'passage.
The Dutch steamer Dakuzat reports Had good weather, moderato brecte from
Destination.
30
10.30
11
AM-Peat Ofice opena. AB-Registry of Lotters census.
ا ما
-Posting of all printed mattor and patterns ceases.
33-
Letts closed, except for Late
11.10 AM-Letters may posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30.M.When the Post Office closes
entiraly.
11.40, M.-Late Latters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of doparture.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vess
Batavia, &c., via Saigon. Bornos (3). Bremen, and Porta of Call..............Sachsen (s).. Havre, &o., via Suez Canal.....Hesperia (8).. Manila, vin Amoy.......Diamante (B). Marseilles, and Porta of Calt...Anadyr (u).. San Francisco, via Yokohama. Belgic San Franci San Francisco... Shanghai..
Gre
Cham
of New York (8)..
Admiral
(a) cap). Open to
to all, 36 years old and Shanghai...
[Prusssan (8)..........
Kalmang (6). of 10 years residence in India, China Shanghai, via Suatow
Shanghai, via Amoy........ Patroclus or the Tropics, 2 prizes.
(B)... Sharghat,
Penang and Bombay Bisagno (s).... Singapore, Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Talaang (8)
walow, Amoy and Foochow Haitan (8)..... Sydney and Melbours... Afghan (8) .... Sydney and Melbourne, &c.... Calterihun (a).. Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki General Wordor (a).
14-Long Jump, 1 prize. 15 Throe I Logged Baco, 1 prizo. 16--Small Girls Race (Handicap), under 7
17-220
3 prizes 220 d Race (Handicap), 2
prizes. 18-One Mile Flat Race, prizes. 19-Consolation Racs, 1 prite.. 20-International Tog-of-War, 1 prize.
With the exception of Events Nos. 9, 12- and 16, the above are Open to all GENTLE MEN AMATEURS, who are Members or Visi tors of the Hongkong Club, Club Germania, Ladies' Recreation Club, Hongkong Cricket Club, Victoria Recreation Club, and also to COMMISSIONED MILITARY and NAVAL OFFICEES.
stocks.
BANKS.
Captain.
Wilkens
A. Jaeger.. Christianson bicCaslin... Delacroix.
J. F. Rowell
Pohle.
Freeman....
Thomson...
Ashton........
Roy
Darke..
יז
Bark, Wire,
D
On demand,
3/0
30 days' sight,
3/03
4 muthaight,"
3/09
Credits, 4
30%
Tectroentary,
4 motithe sight, 3/1
On Paris
On demand, ...
3.92
Crodite, 4 months' sight,
3.00
New York
On demand,...
Credits, 30 days' sight,.
On Borabay-
2201
2204
2202
72
72%
33.50
!.< $6.54
Temperature.
On demand,
Ou Calcutta-
Wies,
On demand,...
On Shanghai
00
demand,
30 daye sight,
Gold Leaf, 100 fue... Boveroigne.
(Taken at Mesars Palconer & Co.'s Premisen,
RAROMETER
Do.
Do
THERMOMETER-94.....
every Thursday as 6 P.M.
Services are conducted by the Rev. J. A Turver, in the WESLEYAN MISSION ROOMS, 127 Queen's Road East, on Sundays at 1.45. A.M. and 6 r.M.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY, Shipping. No-Kutsang leaves for Shanghai, dv. Nook Bisigno leaves for Singapore,
Penang and Bombay. p.m.-German Mail leaves for Hrataen and Porte of Call.
Meeting.
9.p.m.-Meating of Zetland Lodge,
cinta loft Vancouver for Japan and this port on the 6th inst
ORDER OF CHORAL
ORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDEAL-52E BUNDAY IN LENT Matins:Voluntary, He was despised
CAPTAIN. Yato and Major - Ponocok serived in London at the end of last month, having completed their work of demarking the Afghan boundary.
The Volunteers, anya. the World, may fairly olsam to have introduced the systom of practising night attacks. - Long and in- terusting orders have been given out to the Army, and every man is to be practised at night
Bandel Venito, Tacker Palinok during his as weeks' train-
Parsby, Folton & Bentruok 1 Bone dicilo, Best; Jubilate, Goodson.; An- them
Turn thy face from my sins
No. 115 Kyrie, Irons
Hyma, 285; Voluntary, Interlade Kronsong,
Voluntary, Andante, Heese; Psalms, Stainer Smart Cantate,
Orotch Dous Miserentur, Littleton; Hymns, 107, 193, 407
Voluntary, Chorus (Holy City) Gaal,
We are informed by the Agent of the O. &
Colonal Edis planned the night Fat- "marching caluma last
tack for the
Your, and the Artists, assisted by Oolonel Routledge with his Royal Fusleers, car- ried it out admirably. It is to be hoped that this most important branoli of military incation may be intruted to the atmo banda this year.
09, 8, Oo, that the Oo.'s steamship Belgic Gazette of the 6th us in the Chinese
with Mails, &e, from San Francisco, to the 24th ultimo, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 21-
Chooda per Katsang undelivered affor this
date subject to rent. floods por Borneo undelivered after this
date subject to rent. FRIDAY,
March 23
Tar Regiment beat the Club by Noon.Meeting
of Shareholders of. The
few. rane in the Chinese Insurance Company, Limited, an innings and a
cricket match beld yesterday and today, nf the Head Office Shareholders of the former scoring 200 in their first innings 3 p.m. Meeting of
PENANO, has shown Hongkong a good ex ample in forming a Ratepayers Association to watch the interest of the ratepayers and the community generally. The
Penang. --Da Thursday afternoon a meeting was Town all for the purpose of considering the desirability of forming au Association for the protection of the interests of the
persons, maiuly
ratepayers. Mr. C. W. Barnett PEG,
and
250
were present. After some
speeches the following resolution was passed :—That this; meeting of Residents in Penang consider it is desirable in the interest of the general
resso body
of Ratepayers, that a permanent re- Committee formed to watch,
Tic China and Manila Steamship. Cand the latter only 91 in their first and 98entative
Id., at the General Managers' office Clainis against the Euphrates must be sen't in Mesars Russell & Co., on er before this date.
DAY March 26
MONDAY,
in the second.
How deeply the Inte Emperor was. GOD-
over, the interests of all Ratepayers and over the expenditure of Penang monies with a view to avoid ostravagance in the and boavy rates in the future and
fore
nimo
3 p.m.Auction of Crown Land at Eung cornád for the health of his son wo learn I to coatituere follow about 20 hameel
Lim, Kowloon.
31
from a telegram in an Indian con- temporary, which shows that the Emperor uhortly before his last illnoan, wized the
with
Apreliminary Committes wer to add to their number to
-power
SATURDAY, Marcli 31
List of
of Contributions to the Canton Office, Limited, to be sent Insuranco in before this date. · Statement of Business with the Hongkong German doctors not to Isavo San Remo nenosats for
and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to be any account. sout in before this date.
NOTICE.
permanent Committee, with Chairnian, prepare proposals for the establishment of Secretary, &c. and to call a
6 gezieral meeting of Ilatopayörs and submit their the earlieet approval at possible date.
WHAT IS HEAVEN-A correspondent wri. OWING to Monday being fixed for the hoar- ing of counsel in the case of Yu Taz Wan born ten years before Waterloo, has gone tas→ Excellent old Bonamy Prive, who was
versus Garrols and another, the monthly over to the majority, full of years and Criminal Sessions will not be opened till honours, and though Oxford to get as Tuesday, the 20th instant. The calendar good a Professor of Political Roopomy, this genial old hon, with the appearance and is a comparatively light one. It consists of vivacity of a French Jacobin, will be much missed. He was a desperate two cases of burglary, one of robbery with mourned and miss
catechist! I remember the first time I met violence, and one of illegally detaining a hit at a large society dinner in London; he JUST RECEIVED women for the purpose of selling berdiri mung to me down the wole ladies by table By kind permission of Colonel Anderson Mr what is a Pound? An ill-
atured friend and the officers of the 2nd Korthomp has been vainly reading your of the Professor's replied for. tonshire Regiment, the Regimental Band Political Economy Jur years, but tays you will play in the Public Gardens, on Sun-bavu never yet undertaken to answer that p.. Professor has gone to his grave puzzled like
question It was very true.
true, I fear the
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Maximum we out
Jardine, Matheson & Co...... Norddeutscher Lloyd. Siemseen & Co....... Russell & Co... Messageries Maritimes..... Pacific Mail S. §. Co............... lu. & D. 8. 8.
B. B. Con Russell & Coati
Bell & Co.
add Lloyd.. Jardine, Matheson & Co... Butterfield & Swire..... Carlowitz & Co....... Jardine, Matheson & Co... Douglas Laprsik & Co...... Gibb, Livingston & Co. Russell & Co..
W. ven Schuckmann Norddeutscher Lloyd,
SHARE LIST. -QUOTATIONS.
LIMITED.
THEIR
ANNUAL SUPPLY
of
LAWN GRASS SEED day, the 18th inat, from 3.30 till
and
SWEET CORN,
tate of Leasing.
IMMEDIATE
About March 23.. March 19, at pst. Marok 24, at 4 p.m. March 20, at 4pin March-21, at noon. March 26, at 3 p.m.
April 3, at 3 p.)
Quick despatch March 20 Quick despatch. March 19, at noon. March 22. March 19, at noon, March 20, at 3 p.m. March 18, at 9 a.m, March 21, at p.m. March 24, at 8 p.. About March 22..
MARCH 17, 1888.
Nos. of Whares.
Value.
Paid- POSITION PAS LAST REPORT: Last Dividena
Reserve. up.
Balances.froure
Closing staturas, Cash.
INTENDING COMPETITORs are requested to Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000):
INSURANCES.
Bond in their ENTRIES (on the paper forms which can be obtained at the HONGKONG OLVA, CRICKET CLUE, VICTOEL RECREATION North-China Hurance Co, Ld...... 6,0/2,
CLUB
$ 20,003.51 130/ for year 127 all $ 3,900,00 working a/c to Dec. 81/67 $154% prom., buyers
Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Mears, Yogtaze Insurance Company, 1d.... 8,000 £ LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Messrs. FALCONES Insurance Society Co., Lt.... 10,0005 & Co.), to the HoN. SECRETARY not later this Traders Insurance Co., Ltd... 24,000 83.30 than SATURDAY, the 31st Instant, on Canion Insurance Office Co., Ld....10,000 which date ENTRIES CLOSE.
CHAS, H. TROMPSON,
Hon. Secretary, 4
Hongkong, March 17, 1888.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
448
S.S. STRATHLEVEN, FROM NEW
YORK AND SINGAPORE.
TONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby ro- quested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alotiguide.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the
Chinese Insurancs Co., Limited....11, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 China Fre Insurance Co., Ed........ 20,000 $ Singapore Insuracco Company, La., 40,000 s The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La 20,000 8 The Straits Insurance Co., Led 30,000 8
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.
BK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., 13, 40,000 s Douglas Steamship Co., Limited.... 29,000 8. indo-China 8. N. Company, Limited 38, 397 £
69,000 afaren issued.BANTY $1,212 € Jana and Manis S. S, Co., Ld..... 3,500 $
MISCRĻLANEOES.:
'kong & Whampoa Dook Co,, Ld. 12,500 3
be at once-landed and stored. and China Gas Co., Limited. 5,100
at Consignees' risk and orpenso, and no
Fire Insurance will be effected.
All Claims against the Steamer must be prosented to the Undersigned immediately or they will not be recognised.
New Shares.............
- 1,900E
thongkong Hotel Company, L3,000
3,000 ans, ilaved
650,000 $
266
Tis. 100,000 TL all £ 50,00% T 258675,000 253 600,00 $ 250 508
230,000 $ 2005 28,711 5 251 $6181,031,486
1008 20 1009 20 100 $ 208
100,000$
2
**40,000 +200,000*
127,330$
56 all $
100
China Sugar Company, Limited...... 15,000 $
100 all Hongkong Ice Company, Limited ... 5,000 8⠀⠀⠀ 26. Hongkong Bakery Company, Lidh mi We a Luzon Sugar Company, limited,... 7,000) 100 Perak Sugar Caltivation Co 6,000 T.. 50
Tls. 23.65 for 406,182.00 1886 T. 270, buyera
3,059.707% for 1886 Thx 108, sellers 314,012.96 26 %, 1886 887 nom. 245,210.0420% Pau 860, sales 420,367.96 10% for 1887 374
- 125,771.298 % for 1886 8200, sellers
252,248.3
$29.80 for 26 93371, sollers 178,081.938 6 for 1886 6184
819 17,000*** 79,132.525 % for 1866 319, sales 75,832.52
897, zales
balt 3,090 20
8206, sellers Der. 31/87 1151.138 % 850 4,387.5.95% for 1886/715 % dis., sales
None
5 prem, boyers.
1,901.32 10% for '8733 % prom., bayers,
25 half year 185 June 30
1%
429.60 16% for 1887 866
514,68 10% for 1888 110 129,303.18 None 10
SOWING.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Blangkong, March 1, 1888
361
The publication of this issue commented
at 8,10 2,
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1888.
TELEGRAMS.
The following will be the programme MarchBaladava Boaman, Overture, Zampa"...Hero Nelection. Dorelly Valso...Les Patineurs Waldtoute. Belection..., Beiten of Coats Winterbottom. |_ Bareguda... *Stambolzen "...........
Schubert.
JORY MOLAS, Bandizalez,
me
many of his brother professora as to what a Pound? He was in the United States Caller Some years since, having boom invited to
on as
writer on standard B ve evidence before a to give
a Currency „Commission. On his way home he was foested in New York by Mr, W. H Hurlbert
Tho
included Uncle guesta Sam Ward, Senator Byaris, and others of that celebrated cotorie now asdly dispersed.
evident that the To their horror it was guest of the evening was in his questioning Tein Mr. Travers," said the
what is your idea of Deason? Boren said the astounded Travers with his invaluablo stammer, Heaven is a place without M-M-M-M-oney and without
Tua Homo Balers in the House of Com mous seem to have carried out Me Parnell's suggestion and changed their tactics, as far as opposition to the Government it concern ed. London felsgesin, dated Feb, 20,
states that the new rules regarding closure and other principal rates were adopted with
out amendment; and this is within three PPP-rico. -Pinsect, wooka after the session opened. They expect
split between the Conservatives and Li-, on the 6th instant; hat such a hand es boral-Unionista.
EXTRAORDINARY HAND AT WHIL-A that when the Government comes to deal correspondent writes a contemporary ;—I with the question of local government and have read with interest of the extraordinary
hand at whist held by my friend Dr. Bend other domestic measures there will be u
doubtless accurring this,
but stoly, is not without precedent, and according to the law has douttles been bald
moro
of probent than the fact han teon brought to light, o
(From Singapore Papera.) THE LATE GENERAL GORDON.
On the case of alleged indecent assault cent salt London, 8th March-General Gordon's coming before Mr Wodehouse again at the Two cases of the sort were reported in the letters to bía sister have been published. Police Court to-day, Mr Wether said he Westminster papers some seven years ago, to which Mr. Proctor in his Whist Whit- Among them is printed a letter from the did not wish to call any further evidenco linge refers, and that gentleman in a
A very Queen to Mias Gordon, in which Her Ma- for the defence, neither did he wish to concise manner goes on to show that after
all, the holding
by the dealer of the thirteen jesty expresses her deep grief that, in spito address the Court. His Worship said the cards of tit no very extraordinary of her constant urging and exhortation, the case would be committed for trial at the thing. He calculates that throughout the promises of support were unkopt by those Supreme Court Mr Webber then applied diem take place. Assobzing this, and that
whole world
one million whist parties per who asked Gordon to go to Khartoum, and for bail, pointing out that the prisoner twenty dealers per Her Majesty adds the feels keenly the could not get heavy bail and that the case was ance, it would Party is an average aliowa requira 159,000,000,000 17,950 days or notmuch too late for this month's sessions, is a trials, and the odds against the dealera
20 years more than 20 stated that the Counsel who would appear having the thirty trumps are (Mr. Proctor for the prisoner was not now in the Colony says) 168,763, 359,899 le 1
I have read that Professor W. Starloy Air Wodehouse said that if he got a written Jevons in his treatise on Scientific Method, OUTWARD BOUND ---Altonower, Feb. 17; | guarantee from a responsible officer that the asser that if the whole population of the Glenoyle, Jason, Ningchero, Passion, prisoner would appear at the trial, he would world-say twelve hundred mitions of per- Proponiis, 28; Deucalion, Galley Lorne, Kaisaw, Abergeldie, Iphigenia, he inclined to let him out. Mr Bowles (of suns were to deal carda day and night for hundred millions of years, they would not Delcomyn, March 2 Melbourne All Mesara Wotton & Deacon's) agreed to this have exhausted one hundred thousandth more, ti; Glenlyon, 93 Bonve
stain left on the nation by Gordon's fate
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED Jogz CANAL
Pembroke
of
part of the possible deals of pack of Cascapedia shire, Port Adelaide, 18.
The funeral of Captain Cochins of the cards." I have not checked these figures. HOMEWARD HOUND Devonshire, Fob. 7: German oruiser Suphie took place this
17 Jugraban, 21
The World does not seem to have a high Blektra dience, 23; Bellerophon, Belle afternoon. It was an imposing spectacle, opinion of Indian Snances in which some of Hae Isles, March 6 Chancellor, 9: The cortege started from the Berlin Found- | our surplus cash is invested, yielding aome -
Glenean, Merionethshire, Titan, do
gul, 13,
ed Indian railway
Covered
There will
aros it says-It.18,
Shares
I should not
a considerable
Hug House and reached Queen's Rood at per cent only. Spesking of some recently- the foot of D'Aguilar Strect. The sortege to our mind, quite a question whether the The steamship thus with the FRENOS was preceded by three Riki aut riders appreciation of all classes of Indiati securities
MAZ of Feb. 11th, was to leave Sai After them came a fring party, then, immecheapness of money in the
has not now KODO
enough all the gon on Wednesday 14th inst., at 2 a.m., and may be expected here on crdiately in front of the hearse, an officer, induce us to lose sight of the perilous paai
of Indian finances, owing to
tol Tarious about Saturday evening the 17th isst, † with four men of the Sophie, who carried but hey
to the less in exchange. This packet brings replies to letterade the deceased's hat The cothu was spatched from Hongkong on Jan. 3rd. The uleauer Tenttia, with the Exon with garlands of flowers, and the pail bearers deficit in the Budget deficit which, in the Har of Feb, 17th, left Singapore on were all laden with garlands, Behind the last increase of the salt tas, is already east- beforehand. This is an ing its shadow Thursday, the 15th March, at Baharne was Bay, J. Wangemann and Pastor ominous sign for we may be sure that the and may be expected here on or bes
traits to fore Wednesday, the 21st March This Hartmann and a large number of German Indian finanders must be in sore
resort to so unpopular a measure, which, packet brings replies to letters des English and Russian naval ollcers, & oum- spatched, from Hongkong on Jan. ber of officers of the Army, a large propor after all, may not suffice to balance the re and expenditure of the Empire. Man of the German community and a few
these circumstances would be wise to pause before buy. English and foreign. identa. - The "dor-
ing Indian stocks at current prices, for very
50 all
127 all
9,377.81.1£
10% and 2% $150 per share, buyers, fully 1027.3.1 bonas for '84
paid up
678,94
ex div,, nominal
13,781.63 to June
$75008
buyers
ex div, nominal buyers
445
None
Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. Punjom & Sunghie Dua Samatan
Mining Co.
6,000
None
T. 18 u
20
40,0008
Kone
100
100 1 1008 50
Nous
None
$11. 8180, ex div. 849; sales
buyers
18th
The Norddeutscher Lloyd's §. §. Co,'% steamship Freussen, with the next out.
5,000 8 *2,730,096) "/, lut. civ.88 */ prom,
12% prema uominal
Layab
80
The O
bayem
ADAMSON, BELL & CO.,
Agents Elongkong, March 17, 1888.
TO LET (Immediate Possession.) TOUSE NO. 1a BALL'S COUS, Bonham HOU
Read
SHOP No. Braconspield ArcaDE, Queen's Road
HOUSE No. 31 WEST VILLA, Pokefu- Tom RoadASERA
BROPN» 31 Bank Buildinga," Queen's Boad now occupied by, Mesra Kuns & Co.
Apply to
BRAIN108 & Co Hongkong, March 17, 1888.
47
60
& Kom Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000 H'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Li, 8,0008 A 8. Watson & Co., Limited. 8,800 5K. High-Level Tramways Co., 11. 12508
Paese. Imperial 1884
* 8,561 8
3189 194169621 $1700,000 TL 350
1884 1886
* Equallastion of Dividend Fend
ward GERMAN MAIL, dated Barlin, Feb. tege was closed by = parzy of men from the little would serye just now to distarb the 21st, left Singapore on the 16th Inst Sophie. The
at 8 am and may be expected bord
or ar about Wednesday, the Stat inn
The
ed the proo
Belgu with the Tak
Large crowds gathered long Art of February 24 in toronto: to, rvisy, the
Fappy Valley to witness the bin
even Leder of quotatiche. Mors
may be certain that cue great difficulty will crop up.sgain, in's worse form than ever
| lota by exchange, hen may think that, by
turningsthele-backs and
out then the silver.
nothing ulties will be
“But thin is a more delusion—