Intimations.
NOTICE
HONGKONG AND WEAMTOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED.
CHIPMASTER:1 and ENGINEERS aro rospectfully infor:aud that, if upon their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at hand, Orders for REPAIRS if sent to the HEAD
OFFICE No.
Is, Praya Contral, will ressive prompt attention.
In the Evont of Complaints being found Pecessary, Communication with the Under- signed is requested, when immediate steps will be taken to rectify the cause of die satisfaction.
D. GILLIES,
Hongkong. August 25, 1886.
Secretary.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Soochon, British steamer, 1,000, Hughes, Hydska, Yonda, Murakami, Sokametro,
To-day's Advertisements. wahu delober 6, Rios. BUTTERFIELD & Miyasakti, Ivass, W Rausch, G. Stadel-
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
10%
WING to the Continued inclement state of the weather, the S&LE of LAND SE MAGAZINE Gar, which was postponed until To-day, is #URTHER POSTPONED until further Notion,
By Command,
- FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary. Hongkong, October 10, 1888.
PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF
HONGKONG,
No. 1105.
SWIRK.
Glexogle, British steamer, 2,000. Dulco, Shanghai October
and Swator 9, Ballast. JARDINE MATHESON & CO. Mougkut, British steamer, 850, Gep. Anderson, Bangkuk October 4, Rico und General. YHEN FAT HONG
Tartar, Britie steamer, 1,804, 1. 8. Bailey, Kobe October 4, General and Coal.
1BB, LIVINGSTON & Őo.
Fooksang, British steamer, 920, W. E. Sawer, Shanghai October 7, Goneral JARDINE, MATUPSON & Co.
Sucho, British steamer, 328, T. Rewin, 1704 Pakhoi Daher, and Heilow 9, General.
Regular HEETING of the above. or DROKEN NOTES will boA LODGE will be held in the Faze- ExorAGED for NEW ONES on apoB, Zelland Strast, on TUES. plication at the Offices of the Corporation.
DAY NEXT, the 16th Instant, at 8.30 for 9 pm., precizely. VIRITIKO BRETHREN are cordially INVITED.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGBAY BANKING
CARPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, August 30, 1888.
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CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. ATAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
N METEOROLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RTTONIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COMPANIES ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS. English Suver & ELECTRO-PLATED WARE Christofle & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED WALL GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety. DIAMONDS
AND wa
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, A Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON PATTERNS, at wry moderate prices. 742
THE
HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE Public are respectfully informed
OPENED for POBLIC TRAFFIC on WED. NESDAY, 30th May.
WEEK DAYS.
The CARS RUN as follows between ST. JON'S PLACx and VICTORIA GAF :---
8 to 10 a. m. every quarter of an hour.
quarter of an hour.
12. 2 p.m. half hour.
"
48 DOWN CARS botwcon 8 and 10 am, for First-class Passengers only.
SUNDAYS,
past 12 to past one every quarter of an hour, and from 4 to 8 p.m. every quartor of an hour.
• Single Tickets are sold in the Cars; Fire- Cent Coupons and REDFORD TICKETS at the Office of
MADEWEN, FRICKEL & Co, General Managers.
VICTORIA EXUBANOR,
50 & 62, Queen's Rund, Hongkong, September 16, 1888.
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:
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Hongkong, October 10, 1988.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
DIVIDEND of FIVE DOLLARS por SHARE for the year 1887 will be Payable on TEURSDAY, the 11th Instant. WALKANTH Tay be had an application at the Orizon of the Society on and after date,
By Order of the Board,
3706
N. J. EDE.
Becretary. Hongkong, October 10, 1888.
Not Responsible for Debts. Trither the Captain, the Agents, or Owners will be Responsible for ny Debt contrected by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
N
AMYOTRITE, Austro-Hung. str., Capt. L. Lomerich.-O. Bachrach."
DIONE, Norwegian barque, Captain J. A. Petterson.--Order.
HET CHEONG, British barque, Capt. T. C. Thomsen. -Kong Choong Tai.
Heven, Gorman steamer, Capt. Dethlaf-j sen.-Siemssen & Co.
KwoNG TẠI Lc021.
Yung Ching, Chinese stearoor, 761, P. Lincoln, Shanghai Votober 7, 330 Lu, General. M. 8. N. Co.
Cyclops, British steamer, 1.406 H. Nish, Glasgow, via Liverpool and Singaporo, Oct. 4, ō p.m.,
General ---BUTTERFIELD & ŚWIRE.
DEPARTURES. Octetur 30:- L'Arenir, for Muntang. Augusta, for Ileikt.
Aleine, for Eloibow and Pukhoi. Boldura, for Europe Souchou, for Whampoa. Nestur, for Amoy and Shanghai, Kong Beng, for Bangkok. Jia, for Yokohama. Peking, for Whampoa Sayhalior, for Shanghai.
CLEARED.
Amay, for Shanghai. Strathleren, for Shanghai. Chow-chan for, for Tientsin. Dulburg, for Saigon,
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED
Per Sugation, for Hongkong: from Mar- seilles, Miss Falcko, Mr and Mrs do
JAICY Fossation, Mesars J. Napior and L. Piln from Batavia, Mr E Tricate; from Singa pore, Mr Moffat, Captain Simmonds and servant. Mr and Mrs Ullman; from Sai- gan, The Count and Counters de Bareli, Lucchèse, Barones de Horting, Count Miss de Geneffe, Count Zibère. Bar- onose Haydebrandt, Messrs Smith. Co. ombs.
Beau. Misa Somer, Mr Francis,
MrA Simon, and
and 231 Chi- For Shanghai from Marseilles, леде. Vir Villard. Sisters de
de Grainvillo, de Bon: home, Lonigro, and Veslague, and Mrs
L
For Yokohama: from Marseilles, Jamaanto,
Mosera Mecro, Kubaya Sokametre,
mano, Y. Hayaabi, W. Bongen, Torrors- kata. Eymard; from Singapore, Mr and Bra Claxton.
Per Kong Bong, for Bangkok, 15 Chineso Por Lydia, Yokohama, & Buropazni.
To Derant.
Per Arnoy, for Shanghai, 15 Chinese. Par Duburg, for Saigon, 200 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The French barque Iton reports; On 6th August, apokė S. Guthberg, from Liver- paci, bound to Brisbane. lat. 41 22 8.,
long, 62 30. On 12th August, apoke Langstone, from London, bound to Now Zealand, 83 days out, lat. 25 S., long.
63 50 E.
The British steamer Strathleen reporta: Had moderate breeze from N.N.E., from
to Bombay Shoal; thence to port Singapore to Bom 2. W., and fine weather light throughout,
The German steamer Peking reports: First part of pasinge had South-Easterly wind, thick and rain; from Pekishan, had fresh and variable S. W. winds, thick tiny and equally weather,
дод
The British ateamer Haitas roports: Left Foochow 7th, at 9 a.m., and had fresh S, W. winds and cloudy weather, son smooth barometer 20.90. From Amoy to Swabow, had moderato S. W. wind and overoast, son smooth, barometer 29.90. Swatow to Hong- kong, light. Southerly winds and showery, soa emooth, barometer 30.00. Steamers in Amoy, Thotes nnd Chefoo. Steamors in Swatow, Chintung and Phra Chuda Chow Kian.
The British steamer Glenogle reperta Had light Southerly winds, amooth ss and rainy weather.
The British steamer Mongkut roports : Left Kob-si-shang on Thursday, 4th Oct, and experionesd light wind and calms to Capo Varella; thence to port, moderate to frosh S.SE. winds and fine weather.
The Chinese steamer Yung Ching reporta: Had fresh N.E. wind with thick rainy wea ther to the Laminecks Laland; thence to port variable wind, equally weather and rain, aes
moderate throughout.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY, Pex Amphitrite, at 11.30 am., on Thars-
day, the 11th inst. For SINGAPORE
MEMOS. FOR TO-MÓBROW..
Shipping.
Noon Amphitrite leaves for; Tricate,
Brindisi, &c.
4 p.m.-Amoy leaves for Shangtini.
Miscellaneona.
Dividend of Union Insurance Society
payable.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
OUR NEW SEASON'S FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
ARE NOW READY. Flower Parools of 50 Packets, price, $10.00
of 20
tr 5,00 Vegetable
of 46
7.50
11
Siruplo Puckets at list prices.
SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS.
In Packets of six or more named varieties,
CLOVE
viz.:
PINKA-PAMBIES Putox — HOLLYWOOKS-PORTULACA, VERBENA AND PETUNIA.
MIGNONETTE MAUREL (The Now Variety),
PRICED CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION-
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
30th August, 1888.
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The problication of the seste curamenced al.20 p.m.
The China Jüail.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1888,
TELEGRAMS,
(SUPPLIED TO THE 'CHINA MAIL.'}
(Via Southern Line.)
FRANCE AND ITALY,
LONDON, 7th Cotaber, 1888. The Touisian Government has issned a
Par Glenegle, at 11.30 am, on Thursday, door te ordering the inspection of Italian Schools, and the Italian Government threa- tone to retaliate, if the docres is enforced, by inspecting French schools in Rome.
For
the 11th inst. SHANGHAI.—- Por Kulsang, at 11.30 a m., on Thursday,
the 11th inst.
Per Amoy, at 5.39 p.m., on Thursday,
the 11th inat,
Hydaka, Yenda, Makam, Stade For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.--
Y. Hayashi, W. Bengen, Termora
how, French barque, Capt. F. Rógnier. | mant,
kata, -Order.
Mrs
Monrows, British ship, Captain Thoo. CorningStemssen & Co.
NACPACTOS, British ship, Captain Levitt. Order.
PRNSHAW, British marque, Captain John Inokay. Lane, Crawford & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
October 9, 1888 :----- Haghalien, French str., 2,550, Homery, Marseilles September 5, Alexandria 14, Port Said 16, Suez 10, Adon 20, Colombo 27. Singapore October 3, and Saigon 7, Mails and General, —MESSAGERIES MARI- TIMES,
Claxton from Singapore, Mr and,
Ter Peking, from Shanghai, Consul Hass, 1 European, and 128 Ubinesc.
Per Hatton, from Coast Porta, Major Churchill, Massre Somerville, Haloop, H. A. Young. RA., H. 8. Woudcuck, R.A., and Mr Wademan, and 260 Chinesa.
Melupedia, froni Nagasaki, 11 Japa- !
PER
neau.
Per Clara, From Hoihow, 72 Chinese. Per Lombardy, from Singapore, Mr Tan Kong Hoon, and 10 Chinase.
Per Glenegle, from Shanghai, 408 Chinese. Per Menykut, from Bangkok, 38 Chinezo. Per Turlar, from Kobe, Mra Bailey and
Per.
child. Secko, from Pakboi, 68 Chinese,
Pur Yung Ching, trum Shanghai, Mr C. Fabris, and 25 Chipere.
Per Cyclops, from Glasgow, Mra Buyers Iton, Frenchs barque, 512, Regnier, Lon- and 2 children, Mr Orr, Mr Stephone, dou May 30, General,-Orozu.
and Mr Miller.
To-day's Advertisements. Leading Wind, American ship, 1,169, F.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
INFORMATION has been Received from the MILITARY AUTHORITIES that TAR- GET PRACTICE will take place from BATTERIES ON STONE CUTTER'S ISLAND
M. Hindeley, Now York May 16, General. --RUSSELL &Cu.
DEPARTED.
Por Bokhare, from Hongkong: for Cal- cutta, Mr J. Murray; for Bombay, Mr D. M. Setas; for London via Marseilles. Me October 10
and Mrs J. S. Perry, Mr and Mrs H. Cross- Strathlever, British atesmer, 1,587, C. W. lay; for London, Mrs Hornblower. For Pearson, New York August 16, General and Singapore: from Yokohama, Messrs Naidu Kerosino Oil.--ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
and Suwars; from Shanghai, Capt. H. C. Peting, German stoomer, 94, G. Heuer-Molsen and native servant. From Shang- mann, Shanghai Dot. 6, General.-S. hai: for Colombo, Mr W. G. Crawford; for SEN & Co.
Brindisi, Mr Lawrence Kirk; for London via
Chase.
Pes Haitan, at 5 p.m.. on Thursday,
the 11th inst.
For NAGASAKI, KORE & YOKOHAMA. Por Ferous, at 5 p.a., on Friday, the
12th just
For STRAFTS & BOMBAY.-
Per Stra, at 11.30 .., on Saturday,
..the 13th inst.
For
STRAITS & CALCUTTA, -- Par Visang, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 16th insr.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mal Packet Oceania
will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 17th Instapt, with bails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Pera, &c., which will be closed as follows:
2.15 r. Registry cesses.
2.3 P., Post-Office closes, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Poe of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.
NOVES OF CLOMNG THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.
When the Fankets leave at Noo The following hours will be observed in closing the Maile for Europe, &o, by the English and French Packets, when they leave at Noon: The Money Order Office
800-Posting of Prices Current and
Circulars ceases.
MONDAY, the 15th Inat, from 4 to 6 p.m., Foochow October 7, Amoy 8, and D, es, Mesars F. S. Craven and F. will be closed at 5 the day before.
The direction of the Fite will be nearly due West from Stone Cutter's Island Wast
Battery.
A Joxes and other VESSELA are DAU- TIONED to keep clear of the Range.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 10th October, 1888.
Haitan, British steamer, 1,182, S. Ash- Swatow 0, General-DocGLAS STEAMSHUF
Co.
Metapedia, British steamer, 1,784, Purvis, Nagasaki October 4, Coal.TALASIA COLLIERY.
Clara, Gornan steamer, 604, C. Christen. son, Heibow October 8, General.SIEMS
SEN & Co.
1705 P.
·STEAMSHIP SAGHALIEN.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Kwang Lee, Chinese steamer,from Wham
Lombardy, British stostaor, 1,571, C. F. Freston, Bombay Sept. 24, and Singapore Get. 4, General.P. & 0. S. N. Co.
Slocks.
BANKS,
Por L'Accnir, for Mantang, 9 Chiness. Por Abine, for Hoihow, 100 Chines Per Nistor, for Amoy, 200 Chinoso. Por Diamante, for Auoy, 93 Chinese, and 6 children; for Manila, Rev. Folix Fuente, and 13 Chinese.
Per Saghalen, from Hongkong: for Shangha, Miss O'Connor, and Mr Laung How Tim; for Yokohama, Mesars J. M. d'Almeida, I. F. Campos da Roza and John Lgutzi. For Bhanghai: from Marseilles, Mr Villard, Sisters de Grainville, de Bon- homme, Lenègre, and Veslague, and Mre Villard For Yokohama: from Marseilles, Mcsart Macre, Kobayama, Jamamoto,
(Prices Current and Circulars may bowever be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses alt. nne way) 10.00A.M.-Registry deadus 10.30 AM-Posting of Newspapers,
Books, and Patterns ceases. 1100 A.M.-Mail closes.
LATE LEITsuz may be posted (from 11.10 a.M.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 .,, after which hour they may be sent on Board with the same Late
Fee,
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividen
Reserve. Balancec.fuaru
Nos. of [Shares.
Value.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 100,00% 18
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
[ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, or 8.8. Munchs and Tunis, from Antwerp, er Stezaships Provence, and from Havre, ex Steamships Tamies and Mauchs, in connection with the above Union Insurance Society Co, Ld.... 10,000 $ Steamer, aro hereby informed that their China Traders insurance Co., Ld... 24, S5
Troa- North-China insuriage Co., L..... 6,£
INSURANOES,
delivery may be obtained | Canton Insurance Office Co,,20
200
لام ته
Goods-with the exception of Opium, and Yangtze Insurance Association, Ld. 8,000 £ aure and Valuables--are being Landed stored at
at their risk at the Company's Chinese Insurance Co., Lanated,..... 1,500 1,03 20 Godowns
whoaco
The Straite Insurance Co., immediately after landing
Optional Uargo will ipforwarded on, unless Hongkong Fire insurance Co., Ld... intimation is received from the Consignees before 11 a.m.To-DAY(Wednesday), the 10th Inst., requesting it to be landed here.
Chius Fe Insurance Co., Ld........ 20,000 8 The Straits Fire Insuranca Co., La. 20,000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 40,000 $
воски.
Bille of Tesding will be counterzigned by the Undersigned.
Goods remaining unclaimed after Wes'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 12,600
the 17th instaat, at Noon, will be
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.
BESDAY, subject to rant, and leading charges at I, 0. and M, Steamboat Co., L.. 40,0006 Indo-Uhius 8. N. Company, Limited 60,00 £
one cont per packet per diem.
تله
230,0
$5,000 1,081,980
Ocr, 10, 1988.
Clarin Mintatums, Cash,
$ 10,441.36 at 30 for your 161 % prom.
working a/c to June 30,88
'123' all 8 4.000,00.
250 $
200 28
Tla.
26 all T
208
675,000 $
260,00 Tia. 75,914, 31 Fia.
100 $ 201$ 1048 2 1008 1068
*650,000 8
20$ 11,875.938
1:5 NI
20: all
|-
all
BU all
13
*40,00 †215,000
178,481.59%
10,000
1$
£
KIIGELLANEOUS
China Sugar Company, Limited...... 15,000 S
10 wil
18
Agent.
Luzon Suger Company, Limited.... 7,000/$
Hongkong, October 10, 1888,
1703
Société Praesise des Charbon-
anges du Tonkis.
Punjom & Bunghie Dua Samatan)
Mining Oo.
40,000s
8,000 Fes.
10 all 10 all
500 FL. 500 100 an
4. S. Watson & Co., Limites... $,8008 Cruickshank & Co., Limited.
10 all
20,000 $
1,4005
50 all
10% all 10 all
1, 9000E
25 all
10 843.7.75 37,500 $
n
3,000 $
10
10$
All Olaine must be sent in to me on or Douglas Steamship Co., Limited.... 20,000 € before FatsAX, the 19th Justant, or they Chan and Manila 8. S. C., Ld..... 3,500 will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected
G. DE CHAMPRAUS,
New
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP STRATHLEVEN, FROM NEW YORK.
HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000,8
Hougang Hotel Company, L
3,000 ha, and YONSIGNEEN of Cargo are hereby re-
quested t send in their Bills of Lading, and China Gas Ca, Limited.
$3,000 $ 6, 100
les Ompany, Luated... 6,000/$
to the Undersigned for countersignature, SheT**-*-*****
and to take immediate delivery of their Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld,... 'Gonda from alongside.
'kong Rope Manufactory Co., La. 3,000 Cargo impeding the discharge of the Hongkong Dairy Farm Co....... Steamer will be at once landed and stored HK, High-Level Tramways Co., J. 1,208 at Consignees risk and expense, and no Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited... 1,2008 Fire Insurance will be effected.
All Clairns against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before
the 17th Instant, or they will not be re- Chinese Imperial 1884 8..... Dognised.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
Mengkung, Cutaber 30, 1922,
1707
الله 10
50%
371,597.1626, 1886 $85 26119.28208 336,119.88 10% for 1887 T. 285 8,183.957 % for 1887 Pix. 00 21,285.846% for 1837 8165 423,307.96 10% for 188 847, buyers
$2.170.100%
1888 $25
250,243.80 $49.00 for 46 $335, sellers 204,003.909 % for 18776, sellors
41,182.806-1888 $18
76.898.10.10% for 1885 816, bayer
9% for years % prem. 1,138.50June 30jea
17% half
32.11
2,068 98 June 30 28 119% prem.
1,922.8.95% for 1887 15% dis., nom. -
6,004.48
7% $33, sellers 18.586, for 1887$119
11,160,430)
Bfor year
to June 80,8
$185
378, buyers
Dr. $27,948,6: None
Nove
$3, buyers
First Year 65% prom 1,224.974% for 887 63 % pred. 411. 4712 for 1887 100% pro
Ent. div. 6% $32, ex div. 84 half year $170, ex div., nominal
8,700.04**
June 30/68
and så
1,900,150 for 8150, buyers, fully paid up
429.6018 for 1887 381, buyers 189.01% for 1887 885, noiania?
Dr. $ 6,8 6,27 None
$13, buyers
$72
$270 % prem., nominal $11
First Year $45, buyers
Dr. $13,186.91
Dr. 8 1,875.21
East Boraso Planting Co., Limited 3,0008
20
LOANS.
8,585!$
Rates of Int.
8
1884 C...
1
1838 ...
$1700,000 TL 200
Payabi yearly, 30 Jane until 1890
Oct. 16 March & Sept.potit 1917
5% prema.
until 1894
5% prem.
14% prezo,
500 all 31895 500 all
* Equallation of Dividend Fund,
↑ Depreciation and Ineurones Band,
T
THE GERMAN EXPEDITION FOR THE RELIEF OF, EMIN BEY. Prince Bismarck bus stopped the Ger- man expedition for the relief of Emin Bey,
(Havas Telegrams.)
ANOTHER STRIKE IN FRANCE. Pants, Sept. 26th.
have come out on strike. The strikers are The coal miners of the Loire department
in such a state of exasperation as to cause disorder and violence to be feared.
THE CHAMBERS.
PARIS, 29th Sept. The re-assembling of the Chambers has been postponed til 16th October.
FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE,
⠀
PARIS, Oct. 2nd According to a decrce which has just a peared, foreigners residing in France must declare their names, nationality and mesne of subsistenço,
LOCAL, AND GENERAL.
PASSED SURZ Canal
OUTWARD BOUND-Bordeau, August 10;
[No. 8041,- Ocroner 10, 1888.
A coolas matted Lo Shing was charged boforo Mr. Pollock in the Palies Court to-
day with stealing a silver giëðla belonging Elektra, Sept. 7 Regal, 11; Ninbe, to augther coolie, and was sentenced to two
ashan, 15, Fitan, 21; Gicharety, months' hard labour. Pembrokeshire,
Wordsworth,
28 Anadyr Bellerophon
J
need a heavy Northerly gale in the Gulf
Bellona, Glarskiel, Altonower, Oct. 2 THE British afoamer Soochow reports: Melpoinene, Celtis Monarch, 5: Glen On the 20th and 30th September, experi- coe, Falinuris, Claymore, Sachsen, 9. HOMEWARD BOUND:asonpedia, Aug. 14; Glenfin, 11, Glenartney, Sept. 4
Marcia, L; Gleneagles, Teleather damage. machus, 21 Benglos, Stentor, Regius,
of Tonkin, Lost one Ffo-boat and suffored
28: Glaucus, Glenavon, Lord of the Talca, & CHINAMAN who was found at Hangham. Oct. 2, Oz, Carmarthenshire, Gom, yesterday in unlawful possession of a picco Red Sea, 9.
of copper plate, supposed to be the property The P. M. Co.'s steamer fly of Rin de of the Dock Company, was brought before
Fancére, with the AMERIDAN MAIL of
Sopt. 19, was to leave Yokohama on the Mr Pollock in the Police Court to-day and 10k instant, and may be expected sentenced to three months' hard Intour. here on or about the 36th inst.
The steamer Surat, with the EsaLE MAIL TAE Indian constable Nund Bingh, who is
loft
of
Tuesday, J
September 9th, afp.m..alleged to have caused the death of a coolic and may be expected here on or about named Liu Sz Tek by kicking and other- Monday, the Lath inst. This Packotias maltreating him, was brought before brings replies to letters deepatched Mr Pollack in the Police Court to day on from Hongkong on Aug. 4th,
WISHING no doubt to avoid the Scylla of *feeling a emel' and the Charybdis of smelling a small," an interpreter in the Police Court to-day put it that a witness heard a smell.' It sounds somewhat queer, but considering the character of some Chinese smells, it would perhaps be rash to say that they are not actually audible.
this charge. The hearing of the case was The Glen Line steamer Glenfinias, from adjourned till Saturday, 13th inst.
London, left Singapore on
the 6th inst, and may be expected hero on or about the 15th inst. The steamship Arratoon Apear, from Cal. cutta, left Singapore on the 8th insk, and may be expected here on or about the 14th inst The O. 8. S. Co,'s steamer Telamon, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the th inst zad. way
be expected here on or about the 14th inst. The Union Line steamer Galley of Lorne, frem Hamburg, left Singapore on the 10th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 16th inst. The . Albany was to leave Yokohama for Hongkong sia Kobe and Shanghai on the 4th instanti
CAPTAIN Homery, of the M. M. stemmer Saghalten, has kindly forwarded to us the following note—–* About 7 a.m. on the 8th Tux delivery of the French Mail was October, opposite the Paracel Group of islande, in lat. 14° 03'. N. and long, 107 43 begun at 8 30 a.m.
E. (100° 63 Greenwich), the Saghalien en The recent typhoon which was said to have countered a large quantity of wreckage gone into the Gulf of Tonkin seems to have covering a surface of about 2 miles. The grazed Haiphong without doing much harm wreckage was painted white, but hað nó We are informed by Messrs Russell & Co. | peculiar featureabout it.'. This is, we sup- that the Union Line steamship Galley of poso, the wreckage of the Kildare. Lorne, from Hamburg, left Singapore for A cooLte employed at Kennedy's Hours this port to-day.
Repository was charged on remand before
Owing to the continued inclement state of Mr Pollock to-day with cutting and wound. the weather, the sale of land at Magazineing follow-worker with a knife. The Gap, which was postponed until today, is complainant, after having been in Hospital for three days in consequence of his again postponed outil further notics,
wounds, appeared in the witnom box and THE Independente luarns that the Governor said he wished to withdraw the obargo, of Macao will leave for Europe by the next He thought he would get on more agree French mail steamer, which will leave ably with the defendant if the latter wery Hongkong on the 17th instant.
not aint to prison. The two men had had a
Tax transport India, says the Independente, figlit, it appears, over some trivial matter, loft bfacao on Sunday last, at 8 am., within the course of which the defozcant used the African soldiers for Timer, and the 2nd a kaife against his opponent. His Wors battalion of the Colonial Regiment, and ship bound over the defendant, under twe Bureties of $25 each, to bo of good behavi other passengers for Lisbon.
our for three months, in default to bo com- mitted for a week.
AMONG the list of forthcoming marriages in the Querland Mail of 7th Sept, we notice the following:-Mr Norman G. Mitchell-Inner, her Majesty's Civil Servico, Hong Kong,
Wren reference to the case of To Abat-s man employed under the Registrar
son of the late Mr George Mitchell-Innes, General's Department, who was charged " of Bongour, West Lothian, and Evelyn with embezzling a sum of monoy collected Georgina, daughter of the late Mr James by him for the District Watchman's Fand solleitor for the C. Richardson, J. P., of Glanrafon, Gla--Mr Webber, the morganshire, sad of Men Richardson, of defence, rude na application to Mr Pollock Coombe Lammas, Esher.
in the Police Court this afternoon. "It had been stated that the defendant who wa Le Courrier d'Haiphong says M. Lordde, of out on bail, bad gone to Canton and diod the Messageries Fluviales service, has re there, and in order to prove his death Mr turned from his exploration of the upper Webber requested that his Worship should Black River. He was delighted with the give permission to Inspector Caincey to go picturesque region which he traversad. to Canton and make inquiries regarding He says that many beautiful forests on the the death of the defendant. His Worship banks of the zitor would be easily exploit
granted the application. ed, and considers that the rapida do not op pose an insurmountable. obstacle to steam Paris, Oct. 1. Piquet has been navigation if specially constructed boats are appointed Guvernor of French India.
FRENCH APPOINTMENTS AND PRO-
MOTIONS.
Paris, Sept. 25.-The Maritime Prefact of Toulon has been appointed Commander. in-chief of the Mediterranean squadron. Vice Admiral Duperré has been appointed Maritime Prefect of Toulon.
M. Pardon has been appointed Governor of New Caledonia,
used.
A SERVANT boy, lately in the employ of William Cattle, overseer at Taitam water- works, was brought before Mr Pollock in tho Polioe Ocurt to-day, on remand, Tar following telegraphic items from An- charged with stealing a silver watch and stralian and American sources show in a two silver chains of the value of $36, the
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC.triking manner how news gets distorted property of Mr Cuttle. The complainant Paris, Oct. 1.-The President of the Re- and invented - A Japanese squadron has stated that on the morning of the 1st iunt. public bas left his country residence at sailed for the Goran, it is believed with hos he left the watch and two silver chains in Fontainebleau and returned to Paria.
(From Singapore Papers.)
THE REVISION OF THE FRENCH CONSTITUTION.
tile intentions against China. We need question in a drawer of his house, and on not say that the 'hostile intentione' wore looking for them an hour afterwards found conceived in the fertile brain of some Ame- | that they had been removed. He inform- rics. Another item runs :- An enrageded the police of the occurrence, and the de- mob have attacked the residence of an fandant, who was to have left the com- Paris, Sept. 50.-The French Cabinet | American Minister at Canton. They were plainant's employ that day, was arrested, has decided to submit to the Chambers
prevented from doing serious damage.' The casa had been remanded several times moderate revisiou bill chiefly curtailing the This is of course pure invention. financial powers of the Senate.
while the police were making inquities, and as it was stated to-day that no clue to the We observe from the Singapore Free Pfississing property had yet been discovered, that the Domestic Sarvauta Ordinance, pass the defendant was discharged.
THE EMPEROR FREDERICK'S DIABY.
Frederick.
Con, Oct. 1-Professor Gaken basi
ed in the Straits Settlements in the beginning
Berlin, Sept. 30.-The divulgar of the contents of the diary is believed to be Pro- fessor Geffken, the confident of the late of this year, has been found unworkable, and We understand that, after judgment Emperor
is to be withdrawn. The attempted enforce had bean given in Captain Goggin's cancy ment of the Ordinance gave rise to consider Commissioner White said that he demurred arrosted. A Havas telegram states that it was the ableaunoyance to Europeans, and it was stea. to the decision. Coxsul Alabaster said any newspapor Buische Rundschew which pub-nuously resisted by a powerful combination objections that were offered must be put » lished fragments of the momoita cf Frede- of Chinese, The Government did succced, in writing. The matter ended there, and rick II, and that the anthors and the editor were being prosecuted:
after much struggle, and after banishing whether this is indicative of a notice «f several of the ringlanders, in getting the appeal being lodged we do not know. Of Hplom Kongei oder a sort of control. But course the Castoma authorition will hare to Hamburg, 1st October.-The Hamburg there is every reason to believe that the give notice within the prescribed time, and Temps corapaper bitterly attacke Count society continued to offer that secret, passive wo have not heard yet of their doing so. Crispi's action in declining to sign the resistance for which the Chinese are famed, We understand that Captain Goggin ap Turkish declaration, explaining article ten
ITALY AND TEE SUEZ CONVENTION.
of the Suez Convention, unless the Porte and that it is owing to this and the general plied afterwards for the restoration of his specified the African dominions as includ- disfavour with which the Ordinance was river privileges, and was informed that they ing the frontier of Tripoli.
tho
regarded by the European residents that is could not be granted until instructions were withdrawal was due. We said at the out-received from: Peking. The Customs author THE report of the Army Medical Depart-set, when we heard that Sir Cecil Smithriting also indicated that they would like, ment for 1886 has just been printed. No proposed to introduce this messura, that it before the privileges were granted, to have reason is given for the volume being so much later in making its appearance this would shortly become a dead letter or have a bond from the Captain that he would pay
annual reports of other Government
ment to be withdrawn. We scarcely thought, the Tis. 500 in the orent of the cans going Departments. The average annual strength however, that our opinion would be con against him on appeal. This, wo should of the troops serving at home and abroad
A similar ordinance was think, the Company will refuse to do. 1886, as computed from the returns Ermed so poon. forged by the Army Medical Departe fased in Bongbong while Birthon Mr Thery can be no doubt of flacir ability to
Waz 188,799 Warrant officers, aminimed úficera,
Ceal Smith wat Registrar General, and the pay or suspicion of their evading their ros men; the ad- missions into hospital in this force were result was that in'a year or two it became ponsibility; and we think it is en altogether
and the deaths 2,180. The rater resented
a dead letter. It would certainly be ad- unwarramed demand to ask them to give a numbers are for admissions by into hospital 1,0861, and for deaths 11 43 vantageous if the Governments, both here bond
per 1,000. The health of troops serving in and is the Straits, could gain some control Ir is great news for Colombo, mays the
China
and the Straits Settlements was no
so favourable; why, it is not stated. The over the societies that often exercise 6 Ceylon Ultertez,--and especially for all in- Straits Settlements were healthier than iniquitous poner over our servants, but tersated in her harbour, hotels and general Hong Kong. Dis & fact that the upturn the system of registration introduced into business-to learn that the steamage of the ing of the soil in Hong Kong is largely the Straits Ecttlements is scarcely the pro-at that port both ondthe outward and homes Orient line are to call, until further notice, productive of malaria-Landon & fina
werd voyage
per means for æquring this cad.