Entertainments.
OODYEAR'S
WOODY
ROYAL
AUSTRALIAN CIRCUS.
Standing Herra valy at 9 pm,
GLORIOUS RECEPTION OF OUR NEW COMPANY.
Back New MEMBER RECEIVED QUITE AN OVATION.
THE NEW PROGRAMME 1.
ANA BRILLIANT SUCCESS! THE HURRICANE HURDLE ACT. THE BEAUTIFUL LADY TRAPEZIAN. THE WONDERFUL JAPANESE.
TO-NIGHT!.
TO-NIGHT 11
TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, 14TK JULY, 1888, SPECIAL AFTERNOON
PERFORMANCE
FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES.
Docks open at 3,34, commencing at a pos.
PRICES FOR Chines:-1st Clad, 50 Cents; 2nd Class, 30 Cents; 3rd Class, 20 Genta; Servants in coro of Children," 50. Cents.
NEW COMPANY.
NEW PROGRAMME FOR THE
LITTLE ONES.
Prices of Admission:
For Sale.
Co's
M
FOR SALES
ULES ME UN MAT
ODAMPAGNE, Quarts.......830 per Chae of I do
Buboa Frères & do Gernon & 06%
BORDEAUX CLARETS AND
BANJENA WHITE WINES Baxter's. Celebrated" "Barley Brae”.
WHISKY,—87] púr Chase of I do ** GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 06. Hongkong, July 18, 1984,
Insurances.
1187
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL GĦAREER OF His Majesty King Georgs The Pirai, A. D 1720
Undraigad, having been appointed Agents for the abova Corporation are prepare to grant Insurances no follow
Marine Department,.. Policies at carent rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia
Fire Department. Policies isnted for long or short periods at urrent rates. UNDER
Life Departinant Policies issued for eum not axoceding £0,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Op
496
Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
2.00
NORTH BRITISH & MEROANTILD INSURANCE COMPANY.
1.50
50
Private Boxes containing Six Chairs $12.00
Single Chairs in Boxes
Dress Circle Chaira
Stalls (Carpeted Seats)
Pit...
THE
THE Vadersigned, AGENT of the abwe 25 Corapany, are authorized to In
against FIRE at Current Rates.
Children under 12 years of age and Naval and Military in Uniform Half-price to all- parts exccept to Pit.
N.B.-No Europeane will be admitted to the Pit.
Boxes and Seats can be reserved at Masara, Kay & WALSH, Lo..
ROBT: LOVE,
General Agent.
Hongkong, July 13, 1888,
Intimations.
1163
NOTICE.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOÁ DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CHINA MAIL
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE ROYAL.
MONDAY NEXT, 16th July,
COMEDY & OPERA COMPANY. FIRE AMERICAN MUSICAL Directors Me. PawnSTON W. WILLAR Find Jon F. SHERIDAN, Will anke their first appearative ne aboro in ALFRED, CELLER'S SUCCESEUL COMIC OPERA
CAST OF CHARACTERS, Gudrey Wilder
Mr Charles Fisher, Harry Sherwood -
16 B. Imand Squre Fantame? Jobs Tuppie
Tom Strait
Lurchor
Dorothy Bantam
Lydia Hawthorna:
Phyllis
Lady Betty
Lady Buukott
Whiffen Cripps.
Juha P Sheridan
Adios Munkie Lure:
要
**
Flo Morrison,
Grace Whateford.
Vera Patey,
Nellid Arline.
Esa Leamington,
Mr. Privett Act 1H GARDENS, ASE II—OHANTY. CLKER HALL At III, ROUND COFFICE Conductor Mr S. A. ROBERTSON.
Subscription Nights Monday, day, and Saturday
DEPARTURES, July 19-
Carmarthenshire, for Nagasaki and Robe. Plintshire, for amoy. Propouts, for Nagasaki. Piyew, for Swatów. Fokien, for Coast Porbe. Schou, for M40 Booksang, for Swater and Shanghai.
_____ CLEARED, Claro, for Haiphong, Wucern for Bangkok. Kabang Les, for Shanghai. Frejr, for Haiphong
Haiphong, for Sulgono pin
Diomed, for Aalog and Shanghai.
Glencar, for Shanghui.
Metipedia, for Nagasaki.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Pekin, from Shanghai: for Hongkong, 10 Chinese, and 1 child for Singapore, 1 Chinenn; for London via Marscillos, Laleat. Geo. Poris, IN
Por Pulyhyenie, from Singapore, 130 Chinese
This 70
Per Seochow, from Pakhoi, Rev. Oat, and
Per Kong Beng, from Bangkok, 190 Chi Per Marie, from Haiphong, T. Ide Bow lor, Mr and Mrs Berthoin, and 26 Chinose. DEPARTED
The Directorate Quarantee tivo dienos. not productions and a REFRA any Subscription Night. Season Ticket for the
orien, 824.
Per Flintshire for Amoy, 100 Chinese. Per Forten for Beaton, Mr J. Lanis,
To Season Ticket Holders.. MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, July 16th & European and 270 Chinese
18th-BonorHY
Per booking, for Swatow, Mesra Barc THURSDAY, July 19th-MARITAA
and Ping Shan, and 200 Chinese, SATURDAY, July 21st-Farcical Comely To Daraan
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS...
Prices $3, 82, and 81. Plan of Moaxrs KELLY & WALSE'S, Lo The Flau for the first performimice will be open on Saturday
Per Pekin, from Hongkong for Sing ore, Mr L. 6. Cumberbatch; for Penangs Mr T. Grimshaw for London, Mrs Collyer 1 ahild and infant, Mr Wm. Warwick, and Mrs Warwick, and Mr F. Phillips. From Shanghai: for Londen vis Marsellea, Lieut TRAIN from PEAK 8.45, return London, Masats Benoit de Yong, R. Tanus- Goo Perie, RN. From Yok nmn for hill, Mrs L. Crawford and child. From IDNIGHT.
morning.
Honolulu, "vá pkgs. – Merchandise; for La Libertad 1 cao bilks and 10 cases Mer- chandise for Panarta, 5.200 bags Rita. 386 pkgs Merchandise and 3 e Bilke for Guayaquil, B essen Silks and ð casas. Mer. chandise; for Now York, 8 csana Memahan- dido, 33 cases Bilka and 44 bales Bag Bilk.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will aloger
For STRAITS & CALOUTTA
For Fingiang, at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 14th insta
For NAGASAKI.
Per Metapeduct, at2.30p.m., on Saturday,
the 14th inst,
For MANILA-
Per Visayas, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 14th inst
TOE SHANGHAI,→
Per Kuang Lee, at 3.80 m., no Satur
day, the 14th inst
For SAIGON
Per Usero, at 4:30 pm, on Saturday,
the 14th, inst., instead of a pro
For PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY, MEL
EQUENS & ADELAIDE - For Guthrie, at 3.30 pm, on Monday,
the 16th inst
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAREN The French Contract Packet Soghalicu will be despatched on THURSDAY the 19th July, with Malls to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be yond, sid Marsilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Balovi, Burma, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasian Colonias, Adon, Natal and the Dare, Egypty Malta, and Gibraltar.g The usual hours will be observed in cloning
the Mailn, e
HOURA OF GEASING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAIES. Warn the Packets Leave at Noon The following hours will be observed in losing the Mads for Europe, &c., by the
All communications to PEMBERTON Wdiogo for Singapore, Mr J. M. Campbell, Euglish and French Packets, when they GILMAN & CR. WILLARD, Hongkong Hotel. Panel Prand Captain Danlop; for Maravilles, Mr W. leave at Noon, The Money Order Office
114
Hongkong, January 1, 1852.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM "PANY,
THE Undersigned, Adures for the showe Company, are prepared to ACOEPT RISKS against FIRT at Curecat Rates.
NORTON & Co.:
Agents.
Hongkong, July 15, 1887.:
1940
Today's Advertisements.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
(|| HIPMASTERS' and ENGINEERS are
rospectfully informed that, if upon FOR VICTORIA & SAN FRANCISCO.
their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at hand, Orders for REPAIRS itaent to the HEAD OFFICE, NO, 14, Iraya Central, will
prompt receive
attention.
VERA British Stuwaship..
Ya+sp;
AULD, Commander, will be despatahod for the or about the 20th Instant
For Freight or Pessage, apply toda
In the Event of Complaints being found above Ports on necessary, Communication with the Undor- signed is requested, when immediate steps will be taken lo rectify the cause of dis- KátíniretionL
D. CILLIES,
Secretary, Houghour, August 25. 1885. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
1458
NEW AND ACCELERATED DIRECT SEXvi
10
LONDON VIẢ: MARSEILLES
FROM
JAPAN AND CHINA,
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents, Bongbong, July 13, 1888. 1170 FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND
· SINGAPORE.
TIES.S. Potykymania, Capt.W. SCHAEFER, Having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby recucated soul in their Bills of Luding for counter- signature by the Endersigned, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded un
notice to the contrary be given before Noon To BAY
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will bo lauded into the Gotowns of the Kow.
Consignees' righ and expense.
G. Greig.
Irane of the Company by the Celebrated Per Wyzers, for Bangkok, 1 European, Vander Weyde un view at Hemra KELLY and 41 Chinoso. & WALSH's, Hougkang Hotel, do,
Hongkong, July 13, 1888, :::
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS
Jaly 18, 1888
Per Kuang Let, for Shanghai, 20 Chinesa Per Freir, for Haiphong, Europeans, and 90 Chitness.
Per Diomed, for Amoy, 75 Chincao, For Glenearn, for Shanghai, 1 Europeon
SHIPPING REPORTS:
ty, Chinose stentner, from Whanpon The German steamer Polykymania roporta: Kuang Le, Chinose steather, from Whaleefa Singapore on the 7th instant, had fino
weather.
pca.
Haiphong, British steamer, from When
British steamer, 2,154, P. Harris, Shanghai July 10, Maite and General P. &O, S. NO
Polykyama, Got
Gerrunn · steamer, 3,000, Schaufor, Hamburg and Singapore July 7, General-SIMSSEN & CO.
-
ON the 19th May, at Noon, and FORT-LOOK PIER AND Conows Co. and stored at
NIGHTLY thereafter, until further Notice, the Company will maintain a DIRECT SERVICE between HONG. KONG and LONDON, VIA MAR SEILLES.
This improved service will abolish all Transhipments, and itis intended that it shall maintain a high reputation for quick traneil, careful delivery of cargo, and for passenger accommodation and outsine, s
The attention of gassengers is specially talled to the greatly improved Second- saloon accommodation and attendance.
E. L. WOODEN,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, May 8, 1896,
704
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAH-LASNOM
MORNING STAR
Ruus Daizy as a FERKY BOAT botwoen Peddar's Wharf and Tsim-Tax-Tani as the following hours: This Time Tablo will take effect from the 1ST JUNE, 1888.
LEAVES KOWLOON, LEAVES HONGKONG,
6.00 AN
1996.30 LM
י.
No Clans will be admitted after the Goods have left our Godowns, and all Gooda remaining undelivered after the 18th Inst. will be subject to rent
4 pm.
All broken, chafed, sad damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 1th Instant, at
No Fire Insurance has been effected,
STEMSSEN & Co., Agents. Houghm, July 13, 1898
CANADIAN PACIFIO STEAMSHIP COMPANY-
1160
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE
2. UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, *VIA
THE CANADIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING
RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
Inis
Sood, British stormer, 319, T. Rowin, Pakhoi July 9, and Iuihow 11, General- Kwoso Tai Looso,
Kong Beg, British steamer, 861, R
Bangk 5. Ries and Genera YUEN FAT HONG. Marie,
Geriau str., 704, J. Hoblauu, siphong July 10, Ceneral. A. R. MARTY Wegling, Chinese steamer, 227, Cheong Shang, Tambuj July 10, Genezi,--SANDERS & Co..
Destina" un
8.00 - will be closed at o the day before
Poating of Prices Current and Circulars coanos.
(Prip Darrent and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 o'clock they are tied in bundles, country hy country
with the addresses all
"one way), 10.00 Registry ceases, 10.30 Posting of Newspapora,
Books, and Patterns reasés, 11.00 1.--Mail closes. /
I
Lars Luiters may be posted (from 11.10A.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to The British stoner Kong Bene reports;
11.30 AM, after which hour they may Left Bangkok 3rd July, and Koh-i-chang
be sunt on Boncd with the same Late 7th July, with moderato and fresh S. Wenn winds and dull cloudy weather. The
wiad freshened into a strong Westerly brosse and hesry squalls after rounding Poin Obl to Cape Padaran, thency lights to moderata S. W. to S. winds and cloudy to Facadels; to port, light E. to N. E. wind and Ane clear weather.
EXPORT CARGOES.
Per S. S. Arabic, sailed July 18th-For Yokohama, 3,000 bags Sugar and S2 page Merchandise for San Francisca, 14,100 bags Rice, 100 bags Beans, 91 bags Pepper, 1,415 baies Nut Oil, 19 cases Silka. 1,500 | bales Hemp, 2,404 holes Gannias, 24 plays Tea and 1,784 phys. Merchandino; for
Vossels Advertised as Loading.
Vese's.
Bombay, via Straits.
Khisa (s). Bremen, and Ports of Call...... Pramsen (9). Havro, de, via Suer Canal, Caisandra (5), London, vio Suez Canal realia (6)........ Londen, and Ports of Call .............. Pokin (s)..
(0).
ON
London and Blauburgthshiro (8):
ar
Mardillos, and Porta of Call... Baghalien (5)............ Nagasaki, Kone and Yokohama Malwa (6)........ New York, via Suaz Canal cnmouthshiro (a).. San Franciscu, via Yakeliama City of Sydney (5)..... Ban San Francisco, via Yokohamaa Oconnis San Francisco J. Spruce.... San Francisco,lectr Shanghai, via Amoy Diomed (6).. Shanghai, Pi Amoy
Sarpedon (3), Singapore, Penang and Jalcutta Wingsang (5) Swatow, Amoy and Taiwanfoo. Thales (s)..
and Melbourne.. Afghan (s).: Sydney Sydney and Melbourne, &o..... Guthrie (5) Vanoouver B.C.),via Yokoliams Albany (3).. Victoria and San Francisco... Danabe (s) Yokohama, Kohd and Nagasaki General Werder (8),
Captain
0. Pohle
H. C. Thomson. HatoLison. P. Harrisi R. H. Machagh..
Dowling.
domary
¡Cuming.
St. Croix.
Kay.
H. Craig... Porter.
Auld..
The Extra Steamors of the Messagorios Marimes Company between. Colombo and Calcutta have been withdrava. From this date through communication with Madras Ant Calcutta by Mesinguries paolot will be
only, viz. On the following f departure from Hongkong ------
30. November 28, August
27. Derombor
26.
z September || Mails for Indis will be visdo up by the
October August..
intermediate packets as formerly for trans- mission to Colombo, vhenes they will go on to Madras by the first opprtunity.
Hongkong, May 10, 1968,
Agents.
P. & O. 8. N. Co...... Norddeutscher Lloyd, Semesen & O Butterfield Swire.. PROS.
N Karbor Adamson, Bell
Bell & Di
ate of Leaving.
„July 16, 46 noun. ***** August 2, at 10,6.00.
July 23, at 10 a. ti. July
14, at 4 pas. July 14, at noon.
CoAbout July 20 About July 20,
Messageries Maritimas, P. & Ö. 8. NO QUL Adam100 Bell & Co... Pacifie
Mail B. 8. Co....
Russell &
Russell & Co Butterfeld & Bwüv.i „Butterfield & Bwirele
ardino, Matheson & Un, Douglas Lapraík & Co... Gilb, Livingston & Co.. Russell &
Adamson, Bell & Co... adamson, Bell & Co.. W. von Schuckmarin Norddeutscher Loyd.,
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
Nas: Vaus, Part, ¡POEINION PER LAST REPORT Last Divlora.
Share
BANKS. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,00 $
INSURANULE.
up.
Balanceofwer
July
19, at noon.
July 17, at daylight. About July 24on
„July 19, at 3 p.m. July 28, at 3 p...
Quick despatch Quick despatch.
July 14, at daylight,
July 4, at 3pm. July 16, at 0a.m. July 14, at 4 p.a July 10, at 4 pm. July 26, at 3 p.m. About July 20 About July 14.
JULY 10, 1888.
Bash
126 al $ 3,000,000 20,000 1450-1108161 % prom, buyers
420,903.61 at for year
North-China asurance Co. be.................5,000 £ THE British Steauahip ALBANY, Yangiste furance Company, Lot 8,000 £ 3,651 Tous Register, PORTER, Com- Uur insurance Socisty Co., La.... 10,08
2015 €75,000$ mandes, will be despatched for VAN- Chiu Trare Lasirane Co., L... 24.00 $ 83,5 24 COUVER, H.C., and SAN FRANCISCO, Dan inirance Office Co., Ld....10,0x3 23013 508 230,00 %. vid KOBE and YOKOHAMA, (1 THURS Cine Co., Ltd... 1,5003. 1,000 B005 28,711 501s DAY, the 20th July, at 3 p..
Hongkong Fire Lasurance Co., La... 8,008 2018 5011031,48613 Okia, Fire Insurance Co, L20,000 $ 1008
Tu bu followed by the .S. BATAVIA,
on the 23rd August, and S.S. PARTIZA, Singapore Insurance Company, L. 40,000 $ The Straita Firs Insurance Co., Ld. 20,000 3
on the 13th September.de at Yokobane The Straite Insurance Co., Ld. 36,000
Connection will
with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coust points, by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC
NASHIP Coupisy, and
other su
Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng. land, Frause, and Germany by all trans Atlantic lines of Steamers.
birst-class Fares granted as follows:
To Vancouver & Victoria, Mex. 2100.00
To all common points in Can-
· STEAMBOAT COMPANIES:
is, and M. Steamboat Co., L40.0008
oglas Steatoship Co., Lataited 20 0008 Jade-Caina. N. Company, Limited 18,087 China and Mauls 3: 8. Co., Ld... 3,598 60,000 shares lesced............ 31,212 £
BISORILANDOULI
Tis. 23.65 for 200£ & T5, 100,000 Tls. 400,132,00 1886 fia, 275 ex d
25 all £ 50,00 TL 3,059,767 % for 1886 fls 07 250$
1884 314,012.0026 %
236 245, 240 01 20% † anian 173 429 367 96 10 % for 1887 674, buyers 125,771.28% for 1880 $195 202,213.3 330.80 for 20 8342h 204,003.003 C for 1366 $77
17.00
$16 79,452.626% for 1885 818 75,892.621.
$246
1,901.32106 % for 67,38 % prem, selloru
10 % and 2% 1,527.3.1 bonus for 15+ 8130 per share, boyers, fully
paid up 678.94
0.45
7.00
7.30
#45
206
650,000
8:00
8.16
A 45
8.45,
9.00 i
9 16
0.30
1003 100 $ 1008
20
2081.200,000 $
*10.16
*10.40
13.10 ..
· 12.45
$10.00 *10.30 12.00 12:30 PM.
1.00
145
20 all 501 10€ 10 10€ 10%
40,000
137,320 3
7% hall J 25 3,696.30
Dec. 31/67 115112 y 4,387,6,95 2 for 1898/7;10
2.153
50 A $
10,000$
18.5863
Bas per chare
3.00
4.00
4,30
5.10
·To San Francisco
5.25
5,40
6.00
6.15
ada and the United States
175.00 $230.00.
-6.45
7.00
To Liverpool
7.16.
To
London
acộng
Et trong da vi hanos Dock Do, là 1 BUỔI HK. and Chins Gus Co., Limited.
New Shares Hongkong Hotel Company, E....
6,100 £ 1,000 £
125 all
30
3,000 $
3,000 ana, issquad
15,000 8
10% 7.1 100 a
100! all 250
€ 9,177.31.1.
13,781 to June 30,88180
June
X for F
hell your
30 18978170
85ffers
37 5003
12 for 1887 883
for 1880 895
7,00
5,000 m. 5,00
50
None
None
Ta. 18
LO
sellers
10
None
4%
60
8,000 Ft
100 11 100$
500PS. 500
20,000 $
· LOANS.
Bates of Tut
Chiness Imperial 1885 s.
8.562
1894
1986
500
|1700,000 T1, 256
Payah a early, 30 Jan
- prom
* &quélisation of Dividend Fund, "
tho
300,00 305.00 To other Baronian points at proportion Chins Sugar Company, Limited
Officers of the Army, Navy Gavil
*Thers will bo so Laurch on Monday to rate. Special reduced rabes grauies to Bongsong Tee Coinpany, Lig, ed.: 00
and the Imperial Caiuene and Japanese tugon katy Uompany, Il. *** Datums, le obtained on application favem Solvar Layany, Lignited
and Friday, ou Lecount of cosling.
The above Time Table will be strictly adhered to, except unter unavoidable cir- cumstances. In case of stress of weather, dau notion will be given of any atoppagos.
N
Not Responsible for Debts. Tither the Captain, the Agents, nor. Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the tificers or Grew of the following Vessels, during their stay in longhong Harbour ----
ANNA, GUTA schooner, Captain B Mainschien.-Siemssen & Co..
ABON, Norwegian barque, Captain A. Christensen-Captain
SACHON, American ship, Captain J. 0. Bartlett, P. & 0, 5, N. Co..
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Poraz Tin Minng & Sung Co
Cargo Fersk Sugar Cultivation Co. dostined to points
A United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices Punjo & Beoghis Dus Samsten 340,000 addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District & kox, Wharf & Godown C, 17,000 @ 100 all
Mining Co. Vancouver, BC. Freight agent.
Freight wil be received on board unul 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., La 8,000 3,800
4 pan, wh the 25th July... Wataun & Co., Limited
All Parcels me be a to our
HK High-Level Tramways Co, Ld. 1,2508
crancaise de Charkornages
and the ants will by rapived by us unu da Tonkát. aud should be warket to addreas in full
p.m. the day previous sing." For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to
PANSON, BELL & Co.,
Agecita
A
Hongkong, July 13, 1588.
480.00 10% 514.0
880
811 buyers 66% preza. Коде 11.47 15%, for 18870 prom, nalez.
210 % prem 50% pre, buyers
Oct 1 March & Sep
Depreciation and Insurance Fund.
prom
w
MISMOS. FOR TO MORROW. Shipping Daylight.Dioined leaves for 'bat, de Noon English Mail loaves for Ports
of Call and Europe. 3p.m.--Hinguing leaves for Singapore,
Penang and Calcutta.
A pra treates Janves for London, 4.p.m. -juhan leaves for Bydney, do Amusements.
D
p.m.-Woodyear Royal Austrian Virous
Woodyear's Royal Australian
Meeting. 9p.m.-Mooting of Perseverance Ladge.
General Memoranda. SUNDAY, July 16
Momay, July 16 -
[No. 7768,–July 13, 1888.
to delegate the power of the Board to three (or four) instead of to one, The most comial incident of the debate, how- ever, wax the protest made by the Surveyor General, that Mr Francis' proposal was an attampt to relegate the whole duty and business of the Board to Dr Ho Kai and Die Francis, the two mber of the Board who were two of the most inverače op ponents of the Pablic Heath Fül 1 To theo who are acquainted with the manner in which Mr Price managed the old Sanitary Board, this suggnation would perhapa not be surprising. No one could understand the way this thing nod to bo arranged better than Mr Price ; but the daal role of Surveyor General and Sanitary Board was filled by oneofficial only; w
where
Goods par Winget undelivered after the proposal of Mr Francis ww-Dr.
this date subject to rent.
"Ayroə" (Chairman), Capt. Deana (Vice- Chairman), Dr Ho Kai, and Mr Francis himself, should act us à Domnities, This Claims against the Cambodia must be
dent in to Mesars Rumel & Co., on or could hardly be described as a ' me man before this date,
ya maongomont : so thas the insinuation of the Gooda per Carmarthenshire undeliverad Surreyor General seems to us to be childish
affer this date subject to rent.
and uncalled for. If the present arrange- 9pm-Meeting of Persorerance Lodgement exists on the understanding that Dr.
§ p ̧m-Performance at the City Hal
TUESDAR, July 17 !---
Ayres palla a moeting whenever it is nece sary, the practice will donbelas work woll
Goods per Freussen underlivered after enough-for, as we have said, the present
this data subject to rent,
THURSDAY, July 19
THE
Chairman's ambition does not shape like that of the last President,--but the re Goods por Glenearn undeliverod after minder given by Mr Francis, that the Board
this date subject to rent.
cannot delegate its power, is well timed, Goods per Polyhyminio undelivered after and can either be described as obstruo
this date anbject to rent.
tive" not se lavouring of the character of the firebrand The remarks which were made about the Sanitary Survoyer (or Sanitary Enginoor) recalled some re miniscences of the one man system, and it was a relief to and that this officer (who is said to bare been engaged to seres the Surveyor General's Department) was sctually to be under the orders of the Board The consideration of the drainage
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
ESTABLISHED AD 1841.
WATSON'S
Prickly Heat Lotion
S
the safest and Best
sure for
PRTUKLY HEAT, *** it alforde instant, rebef, and will be found seful in aliaring all irritation of the
pkin whether arising from acidity, or caused by the bites and atings of insects.
It is also a nɛeful TOILET ARTICLE
the complexion.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. HONGKÓNU.
July 11th, 1888,
The China Mail.
Bye-law was windly adjourned, for several
reasons. Then Bye-laws must very seriously affect a large number of residents, and they were published only a day or two ance, having been obtained by vas by à sids wind and not from the officers of the Board. Some mannderstandig oxisted amongst the metabora as to this matter of nor publication. The representativos of Press and the Mail applied to the Secre tary, for those papers and vore juformed that he could not give them without authority. Captain Desue and left the 1150 Board Room by that time, and war unaware of the refusal, and Afr Francis The publication of this issue commenced was right in the main, while the Secretary af 7.20 p.m.
was not quite correct in saying that he did not refure copies, for he did. The Chair- man and Mr Price settled the refusal, Me Prico, when appealed to, observing that the ↑ Bye-laws had not yet been considerad by the Board. Whether or not any OPINIONS may differ as to the manner in desire was shown to keep anything from which Mr Francia insists upon the varions the public, it is quite certain that those poluts ho raises in the Sauitary Board. It draft Bye-lawn would not have Been may be said that Lo is justifying the some published but for the good effces of Mr what low tstimate formed of him by certain Francia, who, as representing the public, rosidents, and that the tera obstruc- was in duty bound to pince such a document tionist and firebrand are scarcely strong before its constituents as soon as he pos nough in describing his attipude at our sibly could As Dr Ho Kai suggested, loos Board of Health. At the same time, there was nothing before the Board to chea it must be borne in mind that the former the existing drains of the Colony, That constitution of the Board, and above all the is a most important point for consider- farcical manner in which that body was ation, and ope for which the requisite used by its former Chairman, must be materials hava nover yet been forthcoming clearly brought forward in comparison with all these years. It is to be hope this what the Board is now under the new Bill. It drainage quontion, in all its boarings, will is now a deliberative assembly, and is, in a be thoroughly thrashed out certain sense, responsible to the Govora-
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1888
at and the public for everything that it
does. The old things have passed away We do not think any good shyect will be and now it is not only impossible, but 15 accomplished by wrangling now about why would be highly impolitic, to revice was most guilty of spreading alarming sla the one man system which has existed supnational reports about the spread of
for so many years, It is
is true that cholers in Hongkong. What is more re
the Public Health Bill is a rather quired is to preach to our neighbours in unwieldly measure, and that in it Japan, Manila, the Straits & that the all power on the part of the Board discese, which was never of an infectious over Governmental acts or mortcomings character, has with a chatge of weather has been enrefully excluded. But Auch almost entirely disappeared, and that it is as it is, the members of the Board are fully to continue to enforce quarantine bound to carry out the provisions it can regulations co vessels from Heugkong, taina, subject to the forbearance sugga. There is, however, pertama bisalces ROJUL tion put forward by the Secretary of State Fations brought against us with considerabl The menting of the Board yesterday showe virulenos by the Daily Press, which we thearly enough that three or four of the sannst altogether allow to
pans without members have made up their minds that comment. When we wrote the other the one man system must cease but day, as we wrote three weeks ago, a majority of the members are not that alarmist reports about the spread as yet fully alive to the danger which may of cholera would do harm rather then attend a return to the system referred to, good, we did not accuse anyone in par Frankly, it may be admitted that with the ticular of having sproed such sourational reorganisation of the Board the can man reports. We found if stated in the Manfia evatem can never attain the sway which it paper, El Comercio, that on account of | Guno had. Dr.Ayren, tas present Chair- alarming notioce that appeared in a certain
man, possesses nueither thu motive për tha | quarter hure the Spanish Gotornmost bed* desire to run the Board upon his own per talegraphed to the Spanish Cossal in Ha sozal groove, as did his predecessor - bat kong for particulars; and we took the o the constitution of the Board now renders portunity of phisting out how prejudicia
that the anthority it imperative
sa to the commercial interests of the port tho trusted to the Bused as a body should spreading of such rumours was. We had not be delegated to any man, Chaituan or not our morning contemporary in wind at otherwise. Granted that the Bye-laws are all when go wrote thus, but it had exken compluta, any complaint arising during the guilt to itself, and in order to justify interval between the meetings musy be dealt i onduct hae neladdictive and with under such Bye-laws; bet when a groundless. secuations agafast as First question presents Hasil which necessarily of all, we are held responsible for some calls for a decision of the Board, the rather strong comments on the condition Chairman ought, wa think, to call a meet of affaire in the Gaol, which appeared re |ing—a proseeding which, int the Registrar sently in the Hyogo Netes These come General obeseved, was about as simple as ments were based on the remarks of our summoning, a Committee. The proposal, Contributor "Tité Barbaule, which s howarar, made by Mr Francis to appoint a | peared in the Chius Mail about four weeks Committee, to assist the Chairman when the; ago. Now, shout that time deatha from Board was not available, although it does cholersin diarrhea were becurring in the Los parlaps no quite far enough, was an Gaol very day, and one morning no les mistakably intended to relieve the Chair: than ten cases occurred in a couple of hours man from undertakings responsibility Our contributor, after we belove, visiting which he mught not lighty to assume. As the Gaol, came to the conclusion that thing Dr. Qamilie pat it; it was clearly much ester condition of nisirs there was far from tough.