2
Mails.
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
be
via
MHE Steamship BELGIC will despatches for San Francisco, Yokoham, og SATURDAY, the 8th Boptember, at 3 p.m.
Vonnection being made at Yokolsats, with Steators from Shanghai and Japan porta.
All Parcol Packages should be marked to address full; and same will be received at the Company's Unco, until 5 p.m. the day
ay previous to atiling.
Farca
First-class granted as follows:-
To San Franciscu
***
---
W
...$200.00
... 325.00 390.00
To San Francisco and return, 350.00
available for 6 months.... To Liverpool To Loudon To other Europese points at proportion- ate raton Special reduced rates granted to fisere of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Ohioose Customs, to be obtained on application.
Mails.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA. THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTKSE CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
THE British Steamship, PARTHIA,
3,107 Tous Register, Wallace, Com- monder, will be despatched for VANCOU VER, B.C., and SAN FRANCISCO, rid KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on SATUR- DAY, the 8th September, at 3 pm
To be followed by the S.S. ABYSSINIA, on the 4th October.
Coanoction will be made at Yokoham with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Yaneuver with Pacific Coast
the points, by
regular Steamers of the PACIFIC
STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other
Through
Passage Tickets grouted to Eng- land, France, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic lines of Stoamers.
First-class Fares granted as follows:- To Vancouver & Victoria, Max. $160.00 To San Francisco.****
To all common points in Can-
To
ads and the United States,
To London
175.00
230.00
300,00
"
305.00
To other European poiuta at proportion- ate rates. Special reduced roles grinted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service,
the Imperial Chinese and Japanese
and th
, who have paid full fare, re- Custoxos, to be obtained ou application.
at San Francisco for China or (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
Consular Invoices to accompany Catgo dostined to pointe beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collex tor of Oustoms, San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agoney of the Company, No. 591, Quoop's Hood Central.
C. D. HARMAN,
Agent.
Hongkong, August 18, 1888.
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STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, CULOMBO, ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH,
AND LONDON
&LO,
MADRAS, QALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA
N. H.-Carge can be taken on through Bille of Lading for BATAVIA, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NATATION COMPANY's Steam-ship CATHAY, Captain J. P. HansSLL, with Her Majesty's Mails, will bo despatched from this for LONDON direct, a SUEZ CANAL and usual Ports of Call, on WEDNESDAY, 12th September, at Neon, Cargo will be received on board until & P.
Parcala and Specie (Gold) at the Office antil 4 p.m. on the day before sailing.
Particulare regarding For further FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PASESTULAD & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.
The Contente and Value of Packages ars
required to be declared prior to shipment.
Skippers ars particularly requested to
|
Consular Invoices to secompany Cargo destined to points in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent Vancouver, B.C.
Freight will be received on board until 4 pm, on the 7th September.
All Parcels must he sent to our Office and should be marked to addrean iu full and the same will be received by us until & p.m. the day previous to sailing-
For information as to Pussago or Freight, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agenta. Hongkong. August 30, 1888.
Intimations.
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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CUM- PANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that all VESSELS NDISCHARGING BOMBAY COT. TON and COTTON YARN at the Kow- LOON WHARVES will have FURE STORAGE for 14 days from arrival, after which & Rent of 3 CENTа per bale por month will bo Charged
ISAAC HUGHES,
Secretary.
Hongkong. Novembor 7, 1887.
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CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Olook Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. AUTIOAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
METEOROLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITCHIE'S LAQUID AND OTHER COMPARSER. ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS,
NAUTICAL BOOKS.
English SILVER & BEITRO-FLAted Wark. Christolle & Co.'s ELEOREO-PLATED WARE.
GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety. DIAMONDS
-AND-
DIAMOND JEWELLERY,
A Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON PATTERNS, at very moderate prices. 742
THE
To-day's Advertisements.
IMPAIRED, VISION,
LAWRENCE & NAYO'S PERFLOT PIBBLES
Are clear, cool, & prenrving to 1
st,kt
R. LAWRENCE'S VISIT TO HONG. KONG WILL TERMINATE ON THE 21ST SEPTEMBER. HONGKONG HOTEL (Room No. 20), August 31, 1888.
CONSULTATIONS FREE.
SPECTACLES & BLINDNESS.
1232
VISION is justly described as the most important of our Anzes, and its loss. is ro- garded as one of the greatest afflictions to which unkind is subject.
It is, therefore, of paramount importance that we should caruinity une vur sight whitat perfect, and that when, unfortunate- the help Spectacles is felt to be no- ly.
utmost care should be taken in the Cenary, the selection of them.
The late eminent Geulist, Dr. Soelberg Wella, testified that he had no hesitation in stating that the hazard plan of sales- tite Spectacles-employed by some Opti- cians was frequently attended by nerioas consequences; that eyes were often per- manently injured, which might, by akiltal laptation of glasses, have best preserved for yoara.
Writes!
8. R. GROOM, Esq., ..G..,
Batristor-at-Law, Singapore,
I have used Glasses for twenty years, and have no hesitation in saying that, those supplied me by you are the best I bave ever worn. I wear them with mach satisfaction and comfort, and find the frames are espe cially convenient.
To Meets LAWRENCE & MAYO,
Hotel D'Europe, Singapore..
LAWRENCE & MAYO, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANA, (Opticians to the Principal Ophthalmic Surgeone in England and India) Offices-Old Bond Street, LoNDON,
3 & 4, Harv Street, CALCUTTA, 22, Rampart 10. BOMBAY,
JAPANESE BEER.
FROM the JAPAN BREWERY CO.,
LD., YOKOHAMA.
FROM
In Canes of 4-dez. Quarts, $9.00.
FOR SALE
Dy
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Agents. Hongkong, August 31, 1888.
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NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES ATESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID; MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA,
MARSEILLES, AND OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;
ANO
T
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP.
IN THURSDAY, the 13th September,
1988, at Noon, the Company' Steamship OXUS, Gemadam GUAND with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Part for the
Above places.
note the terms and conditions of the Com-To-day's Advertisements. London as well as for Marseilles, and sc
pany's Black Bills of Lading.
Passagers desirous of insuring their bag- gage can do so on application at the Com pany's Office.
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent,
P. & O. S. N. Cu.'s Ofico,
Hongkong, August 27, 1888.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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THROUGH TO NEW YORK, PLA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
FTHE U. S. Mail Steamship CITY TOF PEKING will be despatched for San Franciaco via Yokobas, on "TUES. DAY, the 18th September, at 3 p.m., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Through Bills of
issued for trans portation to Yokohama and other Japan to Sun Francisco, to Atlantic and
Ports
to
Inland Cities of the United States, vil Over- land Railways, to Havas, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers,
Through England
Franc
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HATAVIA, BAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.
The Co.'s Chartered Steamship
Duke of Buckingham, Capt. BURNSIDE, will bo despatched as above on or about the 6th of September.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, August 31, 1888.
1451
THE GIBB LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
LAND PORTS, and taking through (Calling at PORT DARWIN, QUEENS- Cargo for ADELAIDE, TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, &c.)
The British Steamer
Delcony, Capt. ExINs, due shortly, with part Cargo from Jaras and Foocuow, will be despatched as above on or about the 8th Proximo.
To be followed by the 8.5. Tartar on or Pasange Tickets granlod to about the 20th Froximo.
and Germany by all trans-Atlantis lines of Steamers.
First-class Fares granted as follows
...$250.00 To San Francisco
360,00 326,00
To San Francisco and return,
available for 6 months
To Liverpool
To Eroudon Đạo Đội ng $50.00 Toother Earopean points at proportionsta rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the
Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained
Application. Passengere, who have paid full fare, re- embarking at San Francisco for Chins or Japan (or vice verat) within one year will be Ia discount of 10 %. This allowance allowed a does not apply to through farts from China and Japan to Europe.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Man gers.
1459 Hongkong, August 31, 1888.
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.
wwwwww
9.5. BRECONSHIRE, FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON,
PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being landed
at their risk into the Godowns of the How- LOON WHARF & Gooown Co. it Kowloon,
obtained.
Fraight will be received on board until 4 whence and/or from the Wharves delivery p.m. the day previous to sailing. Parcel may be obta
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless the contrary be given before Noon
will be received at the office until
Packages
&
day i
all Parcal Packages notice to thes
No Claims
Cargo and Specie will be registered for cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted ent
Noon,
will be received on buard until Cargo p.m., Specie auri Parcels anti & fum. on 12th September, 1888. (Parcels are not
th
to be one on board; they was be to at the Agency'a Ollice.1
Uoarents and value of Phokages «re re- quired.
For further particulars, apple 27. the Company's Office.
9. on CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, August 31, 1688.
Steeks,
BANKR
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CHINA MAIL
Not Responsible for Debts.
N Trither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Onura will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
C. C. CHAPMAN, American abip, Hioh- born-Pustan & Co.
REVER, German steamer, Capt. Dethlef BAD-Siomeson & Co.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will clos:-
For STRAILS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY, Per Kashgar, nt 11.30a.m., on Saturday, the lat September, instead of as pro viously autified. FOOCHOW.-
For
Par Airlie, at 11.30 am, on Saturday,
the 1st September.
Lovia, British barque, Captain David For YOKOHAMA & KOBE, Wood --Ordor
SHIPPING.
+
ARRIVALS.
August 31, 1888 :-- Kwang Lee, Chinese str., 1,608, E. An- drew, Shanghai August 27, General.-C. M.
5. N. Co.
Patrocius, British steamor, 1,386, J. Pul- ford, Shanghai vin Amoy Aug. 29, General.
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE.
Hd Sex, British steamer, 2,165, Chaa. Baker, Kobe August 23, Rice.CAPTAIN
Herer, German steamer, 388, B. Detlef zen, Newchwang August 25, Beans-SJEM SEN & CO.
Kangsung, British steamer, 985, T. H. Seltar, Swatow August 30, General-J12- UISE, MATHESON & Cu
Meito, German sleamer, from Whampoa Breconshire, British steamor, 1,646, W. Waring, London and Singaporo August 25, General.-ADAMSON, BELL & CO.
DEPARTURES. Angust 31 :-
Duke of Buckingham, far Amoy. Aline, for Hoihow and Pakhoi. Bermida, for Singapore and Bombay. Yangtze, for Shanghai. Kwang Lee, for Whampos, Krongsung, for Whampos Hreer, for Whampoa.
CLEARED.
Kaifong, for Shanghai. Anton, for Boibow and Pakhoi. Zefiro, for Amey and Manila. Airlie for Fooshow.
Don Juan, for Amoy and Manila
| Amiga, for Saigon.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED
Per Kurung Lee, from Shanghai, Mers J. M. O. Sullivan and Sim, and 205 Chi- 71089.
For Patrocins, from Shanghai, M.; Mr MeLellsu, 20 Chinese, for Hongkong; 283 Chinase for Straits.
Per Kogany, from Swatow, 20 Chi-
note
Per Breconshire, from London, &c., for Kobe, Mir Hooper; for Yokohama, Mr Stuakwell; from Singapore: for Hongkong, 46 Chinese.
DEFAREED.
Per dhoine, for Heikow, 80 Chinese. Per Yangtze, for Shanghai, 10 Chiness. Per Wingsang, for Penang, Miss Grant; for Calcutta, Mr N. F. Tumboli.
Per Men, for Thareday Island, Mr Sefton; for Melbourne, Mr and Mrs J. Newton and child.
Per Bamida, for Singapore. 1 European, and 4 Chinese; for Bombay, 6 Indians.
TO DEPART
Per Zafiro, for Amo7, 1 European, and
100 Chinese.
Per Anton, for Hoihow, 40 Chinese, Per Amigo, for Saigon, 70 Chinesu.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The Chinese steamer Kuang Lee reports: Experienced light S. W. winds and fine weather throughout. Brought the ship- wrecked crew from the Siamese brig Zulia.
The British steamer Patrochu reports:
Had light winds and fine weather during
tho
no passage.
The British steamer Red Sea ceports Left Kobe 8.30 p.m., 22nd August, with fine weather, which continued until the 26th instant, when had a very strong breeze from 8.8.E., and dirty weather, thunder sod very heavy cross sea;
Per Iphigenia, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the Int September.
For AMOY & MANILA.-m
Por Zafro, at 3.30 p.m., os Saturday,
the 1st Septembar.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.~
Por Heilan, at 8.30 am., on Sunday,
the 2nd September.
For SWATOW & BANGKOK.—
Per Taichiow, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, tho
2nd September.
For STRAITS & CALOUTTA.—
Per Arration Apcar, at 11.30 am, on Wednesday, the 5th September.
For SINGAPORE. --
Per Hesperia, at 9.30a.m., on Thursday,
the 6th September.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATes Packet, —— The United States Mail Packet Belgie
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th September, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows: 216 P.. Registry censea. 230 r. Post-Office closes, hnt Correa- pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late: Fee of 10 centa extra Postage until the time of departure. -
MAILS BY THE BRITA PACEEI.— The British Contract Packet Cathay wil
be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 12th Sept., with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries bo- yond, via Brindisi; to the Straits Sottle- ments, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, Adon, Egypt, Kalta, and Gibraltar
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Malls, &o.
MAILS BY THE FRENOD PACKER.— The
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Naon-Kushjar leaves for Bombay, c. 14 p.m.-Žajiro leaves for Manila, &c.
4 p.m.-Iphigenia leaves for Y'hama, &o. Patrocius loavos for Landon.
Miscellaneous.
}
Notice of Optional Cargo pet
shireto be sent in before Noon.
[No. 8007-August 31, 1888.
We observe the following paragraph among Chit Chat rotes in the Devon and Exeter Daily Gazelle, a paper which has tukun gront interest in Volunteering and rifle. | shooting, and is conducted by an entho
siastic rilleman :-Whilo on Volantoer mat.
tera may. I montion that I have just ro- reconceivet a newspaper from Hongkong con-
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
OUR NEW SEASON'S
taining a report of the vary anccessful annual meeting of the Association which |-·looks after riffs shooting in that distant part of the world. The interest to me lies in the fact that the management of the meet ing was in the hands of a Devonshire man |and on Exonian--Mr A. Sholton Hooper,
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE one of the sons of the City Coroner, and
SEED S
ARE NOW READY,
11
ເ
Flowor Parcels of 50 Fucksta, price, of 20 of 45 Vegetable e
Single Packets at list prices.
a gentleman who will be remembered by of the older mambors of the Exeter maby Billo Corps as one who took an activó part 810.00in its coricera when a member of No. 1 5.00 Company. Mr Llooper has just succeeded 7.50 to the Secretaryship of the Hongkong Association, and the China Mail refers to him as one
as one who discharged his duties in an
wapter. They appear to enter
SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS.
In Packets of eix or more named varieties, viz. :-
CLOVE PINKA PANDIES PHILOX --- HOLLYBOCES--PORTULACA, VERBENA AND PETUNIA.
MIGNONETTE MACHEL (The New Variety).
PRICES CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSAKY. 30th August, 1888.
1448
excly into ride shooting of Hong-
koug, for during the meeting there wars no Fess than
twenty-two matches, and that the men know how to shoot is evidenced by the fact that the first prize in a contest at
E00 to members who had never coufined
prise, was carried off by a youngator, who scored a magpie and six halls a porformance that would not be despised by experts in the alá acontry..
Yury wen i
The publication of this issue commenced tity of gambling gear seized. of 7.30 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1888.
TELEGRAMS.
(Via Southern Line.)
LowDay, 29th August. FRANCE AND ITALY.
The manoeuvres of the French and Italian flects are much curamented on by the Euro-
A RAID was made by the Police Inst night on two Chinese Clubs which were reported to be publicgambling-houses, andincach case twonty-one men were arrested and a quan. It appears that a Chinesa office-boy, ramed Mak Akop, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment the other day for stealing $300 belonging to Mr J. F. Webber, and atated that he lost the money by gambling in the two Cluba in question, and it was* arranged by the police to pay a visit to the two places laat night. One of the hours is No. 24 Praya Central, and the other No. 16 Cochrane Street. Inspector Party led the attack on the formor, and Inspector Bako that on the lattor. The men arrested word brought before Mr Sercombe Smith in tho Police Court to-day. The prisoners in tho
pean press, as hinting at continued bitter-first case, that of the house No. 24 Praya,
跳已归子,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED BUZZ CANAL,
French Contract Packet Oxu will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 13th September, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places bo- Fond, vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits OUTWARD
Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Caylon, Madras, the Australasian Colonics, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malts, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE
ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.
When the Fuckets lence at Foos,
The following hours will be observed in losing the Maile for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packets, when they Leave at Noon The Money Order Office will be closed at the day before.
BOUND:Saikiamara, July 6;
24; Glenroy, Kaifing, Blientel
7; Braunschweig, Glen Aug. lyon, Bordeaux, Apenrade, 10; Achilles,
"Ningchow, Frigga, 14;
T; Djennal, 21. lengyla
Central, wera defended by Mr Caldwell Inspector Perry said he sont a number of. Chinesa constables in plain clothes to tha house first and followed toon after with another party of polica. The ground floor
the house is occupied as a
fruit sbor, through which the
police passed to Ret tho club, which 19 situated in cotta the top flour. Inspector Perry saw a man on the staircase of the European sitting on who immediately on2-
of
the first flooz
HOMEWARD BOUND: -Yorkshire, Jaly 24; members of the policing the
bolted upstairs,
Havre, August 3: Devonshire, 10; Bel-The Inspector made rapid tracks after hiri
lona, Carcopedia, Glencoe, 14; Denbigh shire, Orestes, 17; Ajax, Chingue, Mon- mouthshire, 21.
The Asuna, with the ENGLISH Mart of August 3rd, left Singapore out Wednesday, the 29th inst., at 2 p.m., and may be axpected here on or about Monday,
the 3rd Bept This Packet brings replies to lettora despatched from Hongkong on June 21st.
8.00 M.Poating of Prices Current and The P. M. Qo.'s atsamer Olty of Peking, minges dice and tallies. & back room was
Circulars 400308.
(Prices Current and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 o'clock
if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses all ono way).
10.60 A.M.Registry ceases. 10.30 A.M.-Posting of
Newspapers,
Books, and Patterns conses. 11.00 A.M.-Mail closes.
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from
11.10.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 A.., after which hour they may be sent on Board with the same Late Fes.
and lightning long. 124* E., to port had Caloutta have been withdrawn. From this
¡ from lat.
fine weather throughout.
The German steamer Bever reports: Bad ane weather and S. W. molicon.
The British steamer Breconshire reports; Loft Singapore ou 2 th August, 2 p.m., and bad
and light Sw
IS. winds up to Monday morning 27th: when the wind and sea in creased to fresh gale, which continued till evening, 11 when it Tonally modirates, theace to port, het
The Extra Steamers of the Metsageries Maritimes Company between Colombo and date through communication with Madras and Calcutta by Messageries packet will be four-weekly only, viz, on the following dates of departure from Hongkong:-
30, November 28., June
2 August 6. September 27. December 26. 31. August 2 October Mails for Indis will be made up by the intermediate packets as
trans- mission to Colombo, whence they will go on
light to moderate winds from .K and to Madras by the first opprtunity.
Hongkong, May 10, 1888. NW. Arrived at 2 p.m., on 31st August.
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS,
Nos. of Fabu. Shares
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 50,00
INSURANCES. North-China Insurance Co.. Ld..... 6,00 £ Yangteza Jusurance Association, Id. 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Un., La... 10,00 $ China Traders' Insurance Co., La.... 24, 00$ Cantos In urance Uffiep Co., Ld..... 10,001 Chinesa Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,54 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Id... BOOGS China Fire Insurance Co., Id. 20,000 8 Singapore Insurance Company, La. 40,000 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 20,000 € The Straits Insurance Co., Ld........ 30,000 8
MISCELLANEOUS.
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES, HK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Lt. 40,0018 Douglas SteamshipCo., Limited.... 20,000$ Indo-China B. N. Company, Litnitec 30,00 China and Manila 8. S. Co., Ld..... 3,600
H'kong & Whampos Dock Da, L. 17,500 3 HE. and China Gas Uo., Limited. 15,108 1,90 € New Shares......................... Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt....
8,000 8,000 she. franted ................................... þ Chius Sugar Company, Limited.......... 15,001 | Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,00 60 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld, ... Lazy Buger Company, Limited... 7,000 | 5
Sugar Cultivation 00
5,000 Perak Tin Mining & Sting Ponjom & Sunghie Dus a 5,000
Para
Go.
Maple Cow
$140,000 $ HE& Thi & Giao va Có 17.000.
Paid-POSELION PEE LAST REPORT. Last Dividen
up. Reserne. Balances, f'waruj
8 10,441.36 150/ for year 123 all $ 4,000,000 working a/e
25
200€ The 200,000 Tis. 20 all Tls. 75,914.31 Tis.
675,00 $ 250 3 268
650,0x8 $3.3.3 266
230,00-8 1,003 2018 28,711 50-5 288 38 1,031,486 100208 650,000 8 108 20 11,875.918 101 20
85,0008 100 $ 208
20 ali
*10,000
+215,000!
all $ 178,431.395
Avo, 31, 1888.
Olorite Quotati
Cash
to June 30/88151 % pram., ez div.
336,119.8810 % for 1887 Ti. 285
3,089 057% for 1887 (T, 85 371,597.1626 %, 1886 $86 25,119 28202 Pannu $73 429,307.90 10% for 1881:93
24,285.84,6 7 for 1887 185, lominal 262,213.30 829.80 for 6346, sellers 204,003,00 % 6 for 1886
$78
76,808.11% for 1886 155, bugere 41,152.805 4yr.
1888 $18 82,170 5% r. 1888 $26, buyers
2,968 987 2 hali yu
June 308 116, buyera
6.5.4 68
7% 800, ecllers 1,033.8.15.2 for 18715% dis, ex div. 18.580% for 1887 $110, nominal
IL
50
8
19,000 $
12511
£ 10,843.7.7£
bonus for
1,900.168 10% d$190 per share,
8,706.45
half ye
Jane
10 all
10%
10
100
བྷཏྟབྦབྷཱུ ཙྪཱཡྻཱ བྷཱུ བྷཱུ བྷཱུཏྟཊྛཎྜཱཀྐཱ ཀཱ ཎྞབྦཱཎྜཱ
! 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 A. S. Wataon & Co., Limited..... 3,800 HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,200
be asked to address in full; value Too will be admitted after the of dame is required.
donalar Invoices to accompany Cargo Goods have left the Godowns, and all destined to points beyond San Fraccisou, Goode remaining undelivered after the 7th in the United States, should be sent to the Proximo will be subject to rent. Company's Offices in Sealed Ecvelopes, All Claims against the Steamer must be
Société Francaise des Charbon- ssed to the Collector of Customs at Ban presented to the Undersigned on or before addressed
nages du Tonkin aikomusaun j the 7th Proxing, or they will not be re- Francisco,
For further information as to Pazzage : cognised. and Freight, apply to the Agency of tha Company, No. 6A, Queen's Road Central.
Q. D. HARMAK,
Agent. Bengkong, August 29, 1888.
No Fire Insurance has been effected Will of Lading will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. 1494 Hongkong, August 31, 1888.
1455
1,138.603% for 2 year.30 % prem., ex dir.
June Jofes
ayers, inlly paid up nominál
6183
.
37,500€
30/28 8170
0% for year 11,160.43 June 30/8-
429.60 16% fur 1987 580 199.07 10% for 1887 685
Dr. 827,31%5 None
161
None Моде
The 18 $10
Nove
$112
ן
nominal
buyers
sellers
Bominal
buyers 1,224.974 % for $87.64 % prem., buyers Dr. & 6,8 6.27 None
To, nominal "211.47|13 %, for 1887 100% prem.
10 mil
100% 50
8,000 Pcs. 500 FM, 500
***
LOANS.
Rates of Int.
Payabl
3
"
Cuinese Imperial 1884 - 8,561
3189 € 1884 ...ELEORGI
(F700,000 TL 350 1886 E..
titl alI 500 All
7
yearly, 20 Jane until 1890-
Oct. 15 until 1892
8 prem. March & Bept until 1917
$325 35% prem., buyers
4% prem
14 % prem.
*Equalisation of Dividend Fund.
+ Depreciatlon and Insurance Fund:
+ At dati
with the AMERICAN MAL, left. Yoko- bama on Friday, the 31st instant, and way be expected here on or about Thursday, the 5th prox.
and entered a room on the top floor almost at the same time as the Chinaman. In this all the defendants were found, besides room all the de three or four thers, who succeeded int making their escape. The whole crowd endeavoured to get away, but were unable to eludo the police whom they violently resisted. On a round table which occupies the middle of the room were found $3 in notes, eight silver dollars, £5.90 in teu and
y-cent pieces, 145
copper cents, samIS searched and a lot of money found in two drawers, one drawer containing $10.10 in silver, and the other 8131 in notes and silver, a package containing $100
, mily
ailver and copper and marked Yim,' $34 in silver and $8.50 in fivo, ten and twenty-cent pieces. From what he saw the Inspector naturally inferred that gambling had been going on, although pluce was got up in the usual stylo ho did not actually see it in process. and had Chinese Club and
no special The Chinese constables who were sent is að. vance of the main
of parly
police
The P. & O. steamer Deccan, from Bom-io bay, lefs Singapore for Hongkong on the 20th instant, at 4 p.m., and may be oxpected here on of about the 1st
prox.
steamship, Poseidon, from Trieste, The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s luft Bingapore for this port on the 20th Aug, and may be expected here on or about the 4th Sept. The O. S.S. Co.'s steamship Dardanus, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 29th inat., and may be expected here on or about tho 5th Sept.
Tue Agent of the Pacific Mail S. 8. Co. informs us that the a... City of Peking left Yokohama for this port this morning. Ir is reported that the re-elected Municipal Chamber of Macao has been again dissolved, a decree of the Governor having appeared in the Boletim to that effect. Meantims a commission of seven bas been appointed to direct the affairs of the municipaly.
A
Icatures.
Blated
that they saw gambling going on, the fourth dofondant managing the game. The case waS romanded till Wednesday next-In the
cano Mr Ho Wyenn uther caso
appeared for the defence. Inspector Baker had much
hiz the same axperienco
expedition as aspector Perry, except that no gambling was actually seen by any of the party. table, however, was found all ready and
1 for gambling, and there wa faly equipped evidence that a game was about to begin, This case was also remanded till Wednes day next. The defendante in each case were allowed bail of 825 each, with the ex- managed the game at the first house, his bail being fixed at $100.
Br kind permission of Colonel D. G. An- The following charters have been effected derson, the Regimental Band will play in at Manils from the 14th to 23rd August!- the Public Gardens, on the 2nd Sept.,
Aruthay, British barque, 1024 tons, for
(Sunday), from 0 till 10 p.m. The follow-United States, dry rugar and hemp.. ing will be the programma-
March............. Alexandra Palare'.. Overtum..
Biver Moor.light'
Valso..
Eclection. Giaretto.
....' Lotnextle: *....
•Exella
Fort James, British ship, 1590 tons, for Janet Liverpool, wet sugar 30, hemp 40
Auber. Smith, ..Sullivan. Kappey
JOU MOHAN, Fundzianter,
Cambulii, British steamer, 1389 tone, fre New York, 2,500 tons wet sugar and some 8000 bales heup, privato.
Huby, Britisk ship, 1,309 tous, for Now York, 700 bales hemp, private
Granite State, American ship, 1,624 toks, for New York, dry sugar and hemp, pri vate.
A CONTRACTUR uaimed Foug Kiu was charged before Mr Sercombe Smith in the Police Cours to-day with allowing the latrines for his workmen on the hillside to be in York, dry sugar, privata.
New City, British ship, Iloilo to New
noxious and offensivo condition; The charge was admitted, and a fine of £5, with Tax NC. Daily News says It is car the alternative of one month's imprison-cently reported in Peking that the two meat, was imposed.
steamiera built through Mosers Russell & Co. for H.E. Lin Ming-chuan, Governor of Formosa, now named the Smith and Cass, THE Kwang Lee, which arrived in Hongare to be handed over to the China Mer- keng to-day, brought on 15 Siameso belong-chants' N. Do, E. Li Hung-chang ing to the shipwrecked crew of the Siamese having, as was to be expected, come out brig Latia, which went sabors about Wen-ahead in the difference with his forzar.
protégé.
chow during the recent bad weather in the North. The men were sent on here by the Imperial Maritime Customs, Shanghai.
We hear that Sir George Phillippe's bouss and ground Hacienda? near Mount Kellet have been sold to Mr H. N. Medy for the sum of 842,000. The well-known property of the 'Austin Arma,' with the wooden
Caguists and druggists scot to be going in for limited liability companies just now. The N. . Daily Nets hears on good authority that it is projected to transform the long-established and most proléable basitess of J. Llewellyn & Co. (Shanghai Medical Hall) into a limited liability com. pany, and that the public will have an opportunity of subscribing for a portion of the stock.
house thereon, has been disposed of to Mr AN enthusiastic loyalist sunds us the lot W. G. Brodie for $30,000, which is sotie lowing table headed The Eighty-sights where in the vicinity of 40 cents per foot. quad the English Crown' :---- Some time since we believe Me Roar 1788.. Scottish struggle Autou's house and land, the Haystack,' changed handa for 230,000, the purchaser being Me E L Beuter.
The British steamer Raphael, which left Singapore for Manila vis Hallo, has on board the material for the Manila Dagupan Railway,
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commenced- (Wallace and
EDWARD L Bruce). 1388 Chevy Chase..
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died.... 1888. God eave.. QUEEN VICTORIA.
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