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25RAMST
Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements.
FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship Frigga, Capt. NAGEL, THE
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested te sund in their Billa of Lading for counter aignature by the Undersigned, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Any Cargo impeding ber discharge will be laaided into the Gadows of the Kow- LOON PIER AND GODOWN Os. and stored as Consignees' risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowns, and all Goods romaining undelivered after the 13th Tast will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods sra to be eft in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th Instant, at 4 p.m.
No Fire Insurance has been effooted.
SIEMSEEN & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, March 6, 1889.
UNION LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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433
FOR SHANGHAI, KOED AND YOKOHAMA.
!
The Steamabip
Mordy,
DUNCAN Commander,
will be despatched for the above Ports at Daylight on WEDNES. DAY, the 13th Instant.
For Freight or Faasugu, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, March 11, 1899.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI,
Not Responsible for Debts.
THE CHINA MAIL.
N Imither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Barbour----
ADAM W. SPIES, American barque, Capt A. D. Field. Busauli & On
ARON, Norwegian barque, Capt. Christon- Ben.-Chinese.
Donser, British str., Captain W. Daniol. -Elueaeil & Co
PACTOLTE, American ship. Capt. Th. D. 458 Burnham.-Paston & Ou:
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s
Steatoship
Ganges
will leave for the above plus about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail.
EL WOODİN.
Superintendent.
405
P. & V. Š. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, March 11, 1889. HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION, SPOON COMPETITION.
30 YARDS, 10 SHOTS. NEXT SATURDAY, 10th March, 4 Position-Standing, Kauling or Sitting. Members' attuution
is called to Rale No. 7.
FROM ANTWERP AND HAMBURG.N'Clock_p..
HR Steamship B-learn Brock, Captain BURGESS, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to end in their Bille of Lading to the Undersigue fer counter rigunturc, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
The Steamer is ber hed at Kowloon and Cargo itapoding her discharge will be at oned landed and stored at Cougnous' risk and expense, wid na Firo Tsurance will be
offectou.
All Claims against the Steager must be presented to the Undarsigned on or before the 10th Instant, or they will not be re cogaiaed.
RUSSELL, & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, March 7, 1889,
435
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
HE S.S. „deratoon Apear having arrived
TES.S. Arts, Consigne
of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are boing lanlod at their risk into the oxokosa AND ROWLOON WAART AND Gotowy CONPANY'S Godowne, ab Woot Point, whence delivery may be obtained,
Carge remaining undelivered after the 13th Instant will be subject torent, No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Consigones are hereby informed, that ail Claros must be made intaediately, as none will be entertained after the 10th Instui.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents.
gkong, Marob 7. 1885
Intimations.
DENTISTRY.
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MODERATE FEES.
MR WONG TAL-FONG, Surgeon Dentist,
434
(FORMERLY TICLED AFTRENTICE AND LAT TERLY ASSISTANt ro Ds. Rooms,) T the urgent request of his Europeas and American patients said friends, has TAKEN THE OFFICE formerly oo- cupied by Dr. Roots,
No. 2, DUELL STREET.
CONSULTATION FREE."
Discount to missionarise and families.
Sale Address
3. DUDDELL STREET, (Next to the New Oriental Bantk.)
£6 Hongkong, Jaunsry 12, 1885.
CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makers, Jewelters, Gold & Silversmiths. NAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
NMRTNOROLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
VOIGTLANDRE'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RINCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COMPAsses, ADMIRALTY & INRAY OHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS. English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED Ware, Christofle & Oo.'s ELECTRO-PLATED WARE GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety. DIAMONDS AND
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, A Splendid Collection of the Latest Losion PATTBUKH, at en moderate price, 742
TONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM HWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
TIME TABLE.
(1
WEEK DAYS. 8 to 10 am. every quarter of an hour,
half hour. 13. 2 p.m.
3 7
quarter of an hour. THURSDAYS. NIGHT TRAMS at 10.45 and 11 p.m. SUNDAYS.
10.40 am.; 12 to 3 p.m. every left hour. 3 to 7 p.m. every quarter of an hour, Special CARS may be chitaided on appli cation to the SUPERINTENDENT. ----
Single Tickets are sold in the Cars; Firo Cant Coupons and BEBUGED Tickers at the Office.
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, January 2, 1889.
Insurances.
NORTH BETTISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
1HE Undersigned, Aozers of the above Couponsus acthorized to Lusure Rinst FIRE at Current Rate
GILMAN & CO. Hongkong, January 1, 1882. QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY.
InЯe Undersigned, dues for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS agaicat FIRE et Current Rater NORTON & Co
Mongkong, July 15, 1987,
1940
A. SUELTON HOOPER, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, March 11, 1889.
400
THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE Statutory General MEETING of cute COMPANY will be held
at the Hos Bon HOTEL on SATURDAY, the 30th Instant, at 0.30 p.m.
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenda in Hongkong & China. Hongkong, March 11, 1889.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
454
Sale of Land at Yau-ma-teo.
WELVE LOTS OF BUILDING
Tw
LAND
WILL BE OFFERED
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION, HT
G. R. LAMMERT, Auctione65;
ON
THURSDAY,
the 28th March, at 8 p.m.
are ripe for immediate TBOSE LOTS
developement and ure situated highd well drained ground, with fruutages to ROBERTSON STREET, SIIT STREET and RUBENSON Roan, and known as
SECTIONS OF INLAND LOT 10%. Plans and Particalars may be obtained from
The Burrcyor,
W. ST. JOHN H. HANCOCK;
The Solicitor, HENRY J. HOLMES,
or from
THE AUCTIONEER.
Hongkong, March 11, 1889.
HONGKONG AND CHINA GAN COMPANY, LIMITED.
407
THIS COMPANY would DESI their CUSTOMERS Who are SurvERING from BAD LIGHT or DEFECTIVE BURNERS, that they would notify the same to the Undersigned, and steps will be taken with all possible despatch to remedy the defects pointed out.
Upon Application and where required ordinary Gas-burusra will be supplied and fizod frie of charge.
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS.
March 10, 1889:- Johann, German steamer, 427, Binge, Haihow March 8, Genaral.-Wister & Co. March 11:-
Ancona, Aritish steamer, 1,555, W. J. Wobber, Yokohama March 3, Mails and General.-P. & O. 8. N. Co.
DEPARTED.
Fer Zafro, for Mauila, Messrs E. R Belilica and servant, O. S. Nichobon, H. Europeans, and 8 Chinese; for Amey, 110 E. Wagstaff, F. Eicla, F. Gobrien, 12 Chinese, and I child.
Per State of Mains, for Nagasaki, 1 Euro-
PORN.
Per China, for Saigon, 200 Chinese Por Else for Kudat, 290 Chinese, Por Arratoon Apear, for Singapore, Moura J. M. Nelson, and L. B. Lipman for Caloutta, Massa L. King, H. Levy. Master Joseph and servant.
Per Amphitrite, fer Singaporo, Bishop Bourdon; for Poanng, Rev. E. Hat, Rev. Simons, Mr Pou Chang Shing, and 250 emigrants.
TO DEPART
Par Clara, for Haiphong, 26 Chinone. Par Namen, for Swatow, 300 Chinese; for Amoy, Captain Des Voeux, and Captain Collinson,
SHIPPING REFORTS.
The British steamer Moray reports: Had fine weather from Singapore to Ladrones, light East and S.E. wind; from there up to 10 p.m. 9th instant; then dense foggy up to arrival in part: was anchored outside about 2 hours..
The British steamor Ancona reports Yokobams to Kobe, strong winda and horvy: sea. Koha to Nagasaki, fine wother and Light winds. Nagasaka to Hongkong, strong
Ashington, German steuner, 809, C. Zin del, Saigon March 7, Rice, STEMEN & Co. Don Juan, Spanish steamer, 654, Jose M. Marques, Manila March 8. General.to variable winds, accompanied by rain, BRANDIO & Co.
and thick fogs approaching to Hongkong.
Thu. Gennan stcamer. Ashington reports Fair weather, and South-Easterly winds.
The British steamer Deccan reports: Harl finn weather outil usaring Hongkong, when deres fogs were met with.
Muroy, British ateamur, 1,411, Duncan, Liverpool January 22, and Singapore March 3. General.ADAMSON, UKLL & Co.
Deccan, British steamer, 2,022, F. Cole, Bombay February 21, General.-P. & 0. 13. N. Co.
DEPARTURES. March 10-
Nierstein, for Whampoa. Fresin, for Whampoa Eleg, for Kudat.
Zafiro, for Amuy and Manila.
March 11
State of Maine, for Nagasaki. China, for Baigott.
Mike Muru. for Kutchinatzn. Amphitrite, for Singapore and Bumbay, Ariation Aptar, for S'pore and Culcotta
CLEARED.
Clara, for Haiphong. Dorset, for Shanghai. Named, for Coast Porta. Iphigenia, for Singapore and Bamburg.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per Juhann, from Hoihow, 34 Chiness. Per Ancun, for Hongkong: from Yoke- hama, Maura F. Balinger, and R. Howie; from Kota, Mesare J. V. Rice, M. Koma, Kwong Wing Sing, 4 Chinese, and 1 dis- tressed Beaman; from Nagasaki, Mesare R. G. E. Furster. Abring. and Mrs Itotauru, For Colemba from Yokohama, Miss A. Alison. For Brindisi: from Kobe, Mr and Mrs Hutchinson.
Per dahington, from Saigon, Mr P. Maria, Musura Rachei Ho Dever, Isidor Graiff, and 40 Ühinese
Per Dun Juan, from Mavila, 2 Euro- pers, and 39 Chinese.
For Morey, from Singapore, 2 Europeans, and 153 Chinese.
Per Deccan, from Barbay, 3 Europeans, and 128 Chinese.
Destination.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For SINGAPORE.—
Por Iphigenia, at 9.30 am., on Tuesday, the 12th inst., instead of as previously votified.
For AMOY & MANILA.--
Por Don Jitems, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednes-
day, the 13th insl.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Per Ancona, at 11.30 am., on Friday,
the lath inst.
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS- LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVIL LE BRISBANE, SYDNET, MEL BOURNE, ADELAIDE, £ *** Per Guthrie, at 130 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 19 inst.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.--- The British Contract Packat Pekin will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 13th Instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- yond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Bur mah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
tho Mails, &c.
MAILS Y TIER UNITED STATES PACKET The United States Mail Packet City of Syd- wey will be despatched on WEDNES- DAY, the 13th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o., which will be closed as follows:- 9.16 F.M. Registry ceases
t
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping." Daylight.-Namoa loaves for Conat Ports. 10.---Iphigenia loaves for Havre, & Miscellaneous.
Notice of Optional Cargo par Moray to
be acht in before Noon.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 13 -
Games of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Bighlandera at Race Course. Goods per Frigga undelivered after this
date anbject to rent
Gooda par Arvatoon Apcar undelivered
after this date subject to rent. 9 p.m. Meeting of St. John Lodge. FRIDAY, March 15 -
Man Ulaims against the General Committee of the Masonic Ball to be sent in to Mr. Alt, Woolley before 4 p.m. SATURDAY, March 16
H.K. Amateur Athletic Sportu. ·
4 p.m.-Spoon Competition of the H.K
Rifle Association.
(No. 8168.-MARCH 11, 1889,
assume in this Ordinance is an eminently by a syndicate of private capitalists for shamed one. It not only hands over the their own beacht cannot by any Govern- five millions of profit that are expected to mental sloight of hand be called a work for accrus from the undertaking to private public purposs. The fact that sho persons, but takes over their tosponsibility, public reap some collateral benefit, in or rather takes upon itself to deal with that that new stret is added to the responsibility in a truly draconic fashion-Caluny, proves nothing. Nearly every pri- to repudiate contracts and all the principles rate improvement bouefits indirectly the of equity, Bow utterly illogical the dou general public. An improvement only bo duct of the Government in this mattor has comes public when it is done by the com
will be seen by comparing the Re-manity for the direct benefit of the whole, clamation Ordiusace with the letter of the And in addition to the attack that. Colonial Secretary to Mr Chator of 15th will be made on the general principles
be February, in which the distinction is niede of the ordinance, an onset may between the minute part of the Beclamationed for with regard to the way
look
in wholly for the public benefit and the in which the plains of the private large part which principally benefite pri- pier-owners are summarily dismissed by vate pomona,' the differance being of such the Government. The Steamboat Company a nature that the one (the Government alone have spent many thousands of dollars part) is not responsible for compensation to in the erection of piers, and will hot moskly private pier-owners, while the other. (the allow such a clause to form part of the private part) is. Now, in the new Ordin-Ordinance the one which says and ance, the Government actually proposes to all property, extate, rights or supposed or before this date. MONDAY, March 18
Birth Dividend of 64 % on all Claims repudiate on behalf of the marine los rights and essaments or supposed exemponta against the H.K. Branch of the Oriental owners, whose responibility but not pro- of any perscus or class of persons, whether Bank Corp, payable at Now Oriental fits it takes overall liability for compen Crown leaseholders or losneues of other- Bank Corp., Ltd.
Claims against the Balcarres Bros must bo sent in te Mesara Russell & Co., un
Noon. Auction of Stores, do', at H.Msation, even to marine lot-owner who will wise, to the uses or possession or ot
be deprived of their marine frontage Naval Yard. 4 p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of The against their will Assuming for the mo Punjom & Sunghie Dua Bamantan ment that the reclamation is made for Mining Co., Ltd., at No. 9, Quoon's Rd. Goods pur Moray undelivered after this
date subject to rent: TUESDAY, March 19-
a public purpose, such a repudiation is altogether illegal, and a fortiori is it so Share Register of The Punjoin & Sunghie when the reclamation is s private under
Dua Sanaztan Mining Co., Ld, closed taking Courts of law have aver and over from this date to 15th April.
Again upheld the right of marine lot-owners WEDNESDAY, March 20:-
Applications for the Post of Secretary to deprived of their accese to the sea to aub- The Hongkong Land Investment and stantial compensation, and not only the Agency Co., Ld, received outil this right of the lot-owners themselves but of
date.
SATURDAY, March 23-
Noon. Mooting of Shareholders of The China and Manila Steamship Ca., L. at the General Managera' office. MONDAY, March 26:---
More
tion of, in, over or in any way in relation to such land, foreshore bed of the won con- bankment, teclaration or praga roadway and wall, or in relation to any wharf, land- ing ploco, gier or other place, situate there upon, are hereby declared to be abso lately extinguished and determined,”
We do not miss thong objections in say captious spirit or for the sake of impeding the progress of a useful work, but in the interests of fair play. As it seems to un the sub-lesscOS. For the Governor to say there is only one just way of carrying out that any Crown leasebolder dealining to this scheme, and that is for the Govern- enter into an agreement for the reclama ment to undertake the work for the tion shall have no claim for compensation public benefit and grant compensation is simply to offer a gratuitous imalt to the to the present marine lot-owners, courts of law, which are alone the than thirty years ago the then Begre arbiters in such matter. The Governor tary of State wrote the Government here may declaro a hundred times over that in reference to a similar werk, detailing sa ho is not responsible, but this will not follows the course to be followed: A sensa 12. 30 p.m.-Meeting of the China-Boraso prevent the Government from being sued of justico requires that the equitable china
Co., L., at Hongkong Hotel, List of Contributions to the Canton and from being mulated in heavy damages of the holders of the origius, Marine Lots Ionurance Office, Ltd., to be sent in Our local Government, no more than, any should be liberally considered. The most before this date.
private individual, cannot make bargains practicable way of reconciling these inte MONDAY, April 8:-
10-Tenders for Ship received at Crown leases-with parties and break them rests wook be to appoint sssssors on the at its own sweet will. As Mr Francis part of the Crown and the proprietor of the pointed out in his lecture to the Hongkong Marine Lot, cr, if it be preferred, a jury Titerary Society-'The law is aupreme to assess the damage done to the original over every person sad every thing-every- Marine Lot by the creation of a new Marine one, from the Governor down, has to sub- Lot in front of it. To put up the new mit to the dictates of the law, and is amen- Marine Lot, to auction, and to allow the
3 p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of Tho
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing
Ltd., at the Office of the Company. THURSDAY, March 28:
3 p.m.-Auction of Twelve Loss of Build
ing Land at Yзa-ma-tee, SATURDAY, March 30-
B. M. Naval Yard,
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
0.30 P.. Post-Office closes, but Corres-thening
pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Tate Fee of 10 cents extra as suchL Postage until the time of departure.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels,
Bremen, ". Singapore. Sachsen (B). Londen, v. Suez Canal Pekin (s).. Loudon, v. Suez Canal Glenlyan (8) L'don, L'pool v. S. O'alanta (s). London, Y. Suaz Canal Telamon (9). Marazilies, s. Saigon. Djemanal (6). .... Port Darwin, &c....... Changsha (......
Francisco, v. Yhame City of Sydney (o).. Francisco, v. T'hamia Dcesuto (a).....
Nostor (a) Shanghai Shanghai....... Ganges (8).. Shanghai, RobeY 'ma Moray (e). Shanghai, via Amoy... Titan (8).. S'pora, Havre & f'burg Iphigeal(s). Stow, Amoy & F'chow Nazos (B). S'ney, M'bne & &'laids Guthrie (3).. Vancouver (B.C.), &o. Abyssinia (B). T'hama,v. N'ki & Kobé Ancona (s)...
Special Bumers and Globes will be P plied at cost price, or ca lout at a nomigal rental
The Gas Fitting Department of the Cour. pany is under thoroughly efficient European Supervision, and all orders and complaints will receive prompt attention.
F. W. CBOSS,
Manager. Hongkong, March 11, 1889.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
461
THE STEAMSHIP MORAY, FROM LIVERPOOL, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- CONSIGNEER of loods are going landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Kowloos WHARF & GODOWN Cc. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharvca delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless noties to the contrary be given before Noon
To-xounow.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods roining undelivered after the 18th Inst. will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th Instant, or they will not be re- eugnised.
No Fico Insurance has been affected." Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & U.,
Agents.
459:
Hongkong, March 11, 1889. DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMITED, CHEMISTE,
AGENTS FOR
Mellin's Food for Infants
and Invalids.
THE only pen-farinaceous infant's food in the market. Kich in brain, blood and home forming constituents. Pre- ferred by all medical authorities to any other food. Supplied to all the Chlidren's Hospitali.
DENGER'S FOOD PANCEMATIZED, SELF-DIGESTIVE.
For Infants, Invalids and Agel Persons,
NESTLE'S MILK FOOD
Made with the best Cow's Milk and an axcellent food for intante.
Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk
Best uuskimmed Swiss Milk, condensed, with nothing added except pure sugWE,
Hongkong, Mareli L3, 1868,
Stocks.
BANKS.
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
Norddeutscher Lloyd. Mar. 17, at 10 o., P. & O. S. N. Co......March 13, at noon. Jardino, Matheson&Co About March 15. Arnhold, Karberg &Co. About March 16. Butterfald & Swire...March 21. Mesagerias Maritimes March 20, at noon. Batterteld & Saira....March 20, at 4 p.m. Pacific Mail S. 8. Co. March 19, at 1p.m. 0. &0. 8. 8. Co... March 23, st1 p.m.. Butterfield & Swite...March 17
LIMITED,
Watson's
WATSON'S CANTHARIDINE HAIR LOTION. This Preparation is the most Powerful of all atiroulants for Promoting the growth or pravanting the falling off of the Bair.
Tai Yuck Fong Hair Washable to its jurisdiction.' The Governor proprietor of the original lot to acquire it cannot legalisa wholesale robbery by an act at the highest price, which may be bid for THIS ELEGANT TOILET REQUISITE COMBINES
of the local legislature, and if he attempts to it, less the sum assemed as the damage done the properties of a
carry out such principles he will soon find to the original lot. If, however, he should RESTORER, POMADE AND WACK.
the strong arm of the law interposed, refuse to become the purchaser, then to pay As a RESTORER, it is nutritive and streng A caso in which substantial damages to him out of the price of the now lot the AN A POMADE, it is not a grease bat acting was given bcourted recently in the Straite sum amessed as damages The present Settlements-Wenyes v. the Attorney Gene-Government, in stating that the marine lot As a Winx it is cooling, cleansing and ral of that dolony. Mr Wemyss, although owners who do not consent to the reclam agreeable.
only a sub-lessee with six years of his loase ation are entitled to no compensation, in to run, was awarded more than the value acting in direct defiance of these fustião- of the land estimated at twenty years" purtions and the retrage thing is that chase, and the decision was upheld by the the Governor is beaming this defiant Privy Council. In that case ab agreement attitude not for the benefit of the was come to between the Government and public but for the benefit of a low private a number of persons, of whom the owner individuda In default of the Government of the lot leased by Bir Wemyss was one, carrying out the Reclamation for the that the Government should make certain benefit of the general body of ratepayers, reclamations in front of their premises, the only alternative that has any sach owner paying 60 cents a square foot for appeariness of fairness is to allow the to undertake the the reclaimed land lying between his lot and marine lot owners.
and thequay. The owners were satisfied with the thing on the own zamponsibility bargain, bat Mr Wemyss considered him at their own risk, arranging among them self injured by his access to the sua being selves and with the sub leases and piar- taken away, and obtained, an we bare said, owners as to compensation. handsons compensation.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. March 11th, 1889.
462
The publication of this issue commenced at 7.55 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1889.
- །་
P. & O. S. N. Co...... Quick despatch. Adamaon, Boll & Co... March 13, daylight. Butterfield & Swire... March 17, Siemssen & Co.......... Mar. 2, at 10 am. Douglas Lopesik a
ik & Oo. March 12, daylight. Russell & Co... March 10, at 2pm Adamson, Bell & Co... April 4, at noon, P. & U. 3. N. Co...... March 15, at noon.tended as a
SHARE LIST. -¿UOTATIONS. Nos. of Faire
Part- Shares
up.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,0
INSURANOES
Jaion Insurance Society Co., Ld....10,08 Jhinx Traders' Insurance Co., Led....24,00 8 North-China insurance Co... 5, Yaugtazo Insursuce Association, Ld. 8,000 £ Chinese Insurance Oo, Loited...... 1,500 Canton Insurance Office ..... 10,000 8
Oo., La..... The Straits Insurance Co., Ld... 30,000 Hongkong Fire Lasarance Co., Ld... 8,000 8 Dhuna Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 20, 0x6 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., L. 20,000 8 Singapore Insurance Company, L. 40,000
DOCES. H'kong & Whimpos Dook Co., L1.12,500
BIGAMBOAT COMPANIES.
#6, 0, sad M. Steamboat Co., Ld 40,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 60,000 £ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 $ Ohlas sad Manila 3. S. 0, 4,500 $
15,000
Chian Sugar Company, Limited.. Lavon Bajar Company, Limited..... 7,000 Punjom & Sanghis Dua Samatan 40,000 $
Mining Co. MESELLER. Į Bociété Francaise des Charbon-") nages du Tonkin .............................................. HK. & Kow, Whact & Godown Ca. 17,000 d.. Watzen & Co., Limited... Cruickshank & Co., Limited Honguong Hotel Company, La...
3,000 shs inau HK and Chins 11 Co., Limited.
New Share. Hongkong las Company, limited... Hongkiag Bakery Compsar, La..
H trong Ropa Mesan motorg U, LI. 9,000 $ Hongkong Dairy Farm Oo
HE, High-Level Tramways Co., L 1,20 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited... 1,200 Fast Borneo Planting Co., Limited 3,000,$ Austin Arms Hotel sud Building
Mar. 11, 18:0
Losin
Cash
123 all 166 % prem., cash
9503 258110 83.333 2581, buyers
200 € 50TIA 300
25 all Tha. 100 1,000 $ 200$105, buyers
503115 250€ 100 $ 20 $20, nom. 250 $ 100 100/3
50 $367, cash 20 283, cash
20 $19, sales
100%
20317, cash
;
125 $48%, promi
201
124% preti.
10 all par, Baled 60 All #73, ngh, buyers 60 al 1880, ash
to parte de 100 $193, cash, nominal 102 all 88, caal, nominai -1; all 18
107.10
all 191, cash
6 all 380, seminal
1048 50 €250 % prem., nominal
8,000 Fos.
19
600 F 500 340 % prem, sales
$195, az div,
8,800
10
all 07, pram, nelles
1,600 $
50
pc., buyers
1,000 $ 5.100 £
100
170, ex div., nominal
10130, sellers
5,000
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The Reclamation Ordinance, the text of which we give in another column, is la-
The Ordinance is so one-sided that we grim joke on the community. believe it will astonish oven Mir Chater. To suppose that there is any more serious Not only are the marine lot-owners to get intention in it would be to suppose that the the lots on the new Preya for the cost Governor and his Executive Ucuncil had of filling in, but they are to be apcotally
THE COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE. lost their heads; for it is impossible to think favoured in the matter of Crown rent, which that seem in their ordinary senses would in to be at the absurdly low rate of $200 per
LONDON, 7th March, 1889, The Director of the Comptoir d'Escompte make an attempt to sot the laws of equity quarter acro, the same rate as in charged un
a 76 years' lease at Kowloon for ground in Paris has committed suicide, which has and justice at defiance in the way that the ordinance in question does. The Or.that is sold for about 30 couts a foot. There caused great alarm; but the leading banks dianco by its first clause attempts to ata a number of other most objectionable are supporting the Comptoir in order to
the functions of the highest things in this monstrous ordinance, to provent a posic. courts of law, and declares a certain which time will not allow us to refer at
LONDON, 8th March. project for the reclamation of the fore-length to-night. To mention but one,
The Bank of France has advanced the shore, initiated by a number of lot-owsera Clause 4 of the agreement states any por
son who shall make default in payment of Comptair four millions sterling to meet the and supported by others for their own benefit, to be works for the improvement any instalment shall forfoat his rights to run that was made upon it. of the Colony and for a "pablia purpose" what he has paid previously; that is tosaya. within the meaning of that form as con- man has advanced $20,000 as half of his tained to the Crown leases of land in the share of expenses and finds that he cannot Colony. The local Government might as pay the other $30,000, the Government, or The first Lord of the Admirsity has an well declare that all the Inhabitants of the other marine lot-ownsra, will not unly nounced tint the Government has decided the Colony were to be sold into slavery, grab his share, of the reclamation but, the 16 build events war ships and that the
enactments would have as much 620,000 he has advanced. A similar prosecut latheated at 221,500,000 force in the one case as In the other. dure by publin Company at Home was Though it were to pile ordinance on stigmatised by the Court as a gross swindle, ordinance and declare ten thousand sad the term may be fairly applied to tinien över
LARGE INCREASE OF THE NAVY.
Lopes, 7th March,
PARLIAMENT
London, 204 March Mr Morley's endment to the address rejected by
that black was white, the procedure that the Ordinance, would that a work for the benefit of a few lat seek to sanction: Of course anyone finding owners was an improvement for a public himself in difficulties with regard to the ba purposes, white would still remain white, lance of his contribution would doubtless and black, black, and the work for the obtain assistance from other, and the whole 339 to 200, i treb baneût of lot owners would still be a pei. of the sum advanced would not be lost, Mr Pinell spoke, the whole vate work. No amount of legislation can but the very maleaton of such an iniquitous rising and cheering him; he alber the facts, that the scheme originated principle as the one wo allude to in an or confident, that, the privately that it has all along born pushed dinance is discreditable to the Government future would affirds the funtios of forward as a private undertaking; that one responsible for it. If it is necessary to have cause, and would perosive that granting of the alternatives submitted to the Boere some provision for dealing with parties white and the control of her own affair tary of State was '(3) Whether the reclama.might try to back out of their bargains, would tion should not be done on Government surely one might be found which would be be responsibility and for its direct benefit, after more just than one which on the face of it payment of compensation (if any) found to authorises wholesale confiscation.
The Ordi be due to the owners of frontage lota: — that, in contradistinction to this, the charme pas
adopted must be considered as being done His Excellency
is not likely
the Council
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just to the smaller country whi giva all required safeguarda,
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to go into the pockets of private persons, attitude. In that can there refusius the ritien via the mading-lok owners themselves consolation that an ordinance built upon But even apart from its legal aspect, the such a rotten foqudation could never stand regre position which the Government le made to the test of the Jaw courts. The work done i solety,