Intimations.
THE HALL & HOLTZ 60-0P. GO. LD..
Ladies' Taitors, Dressmakers, Milliners, Mantle-makers, de, da
ARE now showing in their LAVISH AND
CADRES' OUTFITTINO DEPARTMENTS their FIRST DELIVERY OF NEW AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, mprising a Lardo variety of the LATESTŇOVELTIES in BROCHE FILES and VELVETS, FANCY COSTUME LENGTHS, CASHMERES, MERINOS, NUNE VEILINGS, Treads and BEIGE, in all colours, Alsa New Laces, Fullos and Frillinga. Now Gloves in Suado and Silk (all aloura) Now Hosiory in Lamba Wool, Mering, Cotton and Silk. New Ribbons in Fauer and Plain, also Sath Ribbons in nowest shades. Now Flowers, Foo- thera, Aigrottes, Ornaments, &o. Now Trimmings and Fancy Leather Cloods. New Boots and Shoes; also a large barortment of Satin Evening Bloss in Onam, White Sky, Pink, Cardinal, Black
To-day's Advertisements.
The German steamer Tas Suports faft With the 6th, hill find weather, with THE STEAM LACNOH COMPANY, fronk N.E. wind until port.
LIMITED.
Moonlight Excursion Round the Island,
HE STEAM LAUNOH
PERSEVERANOB
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Brities atommer Zafro reports: Hai calm off Luzon, Cost, fresh North East winds creasing China ses and ting weather.
The British atanmer. Riv redale reports: Calm from Roturn to latitude 20; "then light variable winds; to "Turnabout; from
rough ses.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
For STRATIS & CALOUTTA.—
MAILS will close
Fer Wingsang, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednes
day, the 10th inst
For STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY. Per Khiva, al 11:30 am, on Saturday, atlas 19th inst.
will leave · Paddor's Wharf at 8:45 Turnabost to port, strong-N. Ewinda no MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKETS AN
PORThe Brands Comet Paket Caledonien
sharp (weather permitting),. Every Evening, DURING CURBEST WEEK,
Tickets can be obtained at the Company's OFFICE, No. F. Praya Central, op te 8.30 p.m. Faros First-class 81.00
Second-class........DIY ✪ 50.
MUSIC ON BOARD.
A. G. GORDON, Secretary. Hongkong, October 19, 1889.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For AMOY: SHANGHAI, NAGABAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VANCOU- Per Parthia, at 11.30a.m., su Friday,
the 11th inst
1939 For AMOY
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, ^^
WARRANTS may be had on application at the OFFICE of the Socisty on and after that
dato.
By Order of the Board J. EDE,
Per Awahie, at 11.30 a., on Saturday,:
the 12 i
For BANGKOK—
Por Phra Chom Kino, at 1.30 p.m.,
Saturday, the 12th inst.
will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, She 16th October, with Malls to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- - yond, the Marsalles; to Baigon, Streita Settlements, Batavia, Burmak, Ceylon, Madrsa, the Australesian Colonies, Aden, Nota and the Vape, Egypt,
· Malta, and Gibraltar, yks
The usual hours will be observed in closing
th-Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS,
When the Packets lease at Neon The following hours will be observed in closing the Mals for Europe, &e, by the English and French Pockets, when they Per Zufiro, at 3.30, p.m., on Saturday, leave at Noon The Money Order Office
the 12th inst.
will be closed at 5 the day before.
8.00 a 14.—Posting of Prices Current and
Circulars reason,
Carront sad Cicalare may (Pride
however be posted up to 10 o'clock they are tied in bundles, country by cotry, with the addresses all One way
For SHANGHAI,
Por Kuang Lee, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur
day, the 12th ipat, 7
and Old Gold. Now Und relothing, A
DIVIDEND of SEVEN DOLLARS | For AMOY & MANILA- Drassing Gowns, Oursota, Rain Coats and Payable on FRIDAY, the 11th Instant.
por SHARE for the year 1888 will be Umbrellas, Mantles, Forseys,
Travelling Uisters,
Wool Wraps, &o., saitable for the Coming Season, New Hata
and Bonnets in Straw and Felt; also a choics soketion of Trimmed Millinery in the latest Parision Fashions. Oor Stock of Esduing Goods is now replete with every, thing suitable, viz.: New Silks and Luzes, Paarl Nets and Lacos,
Neta Fans, &o, &. A large Blankets, Slivetings, Calicoes, Down Quilts, &.; also Household Linens
every
description kept in stock. and White of Lace Curtains in Green
from 81.50 per pair.
Variaty
of
1,600
Wa beg to inform our Customers that we have the largest and best assorted Stockt of the above Goods ever imported to Hong- kong.
Departments are under the management of experienced European Assistante; and all Goods markod in plain figures at ex- ceptionally moderate prices.
Fr Special attention given to Outport Orders. Palterns sont post free. The Hall & Holtz C. Co.; Ld. Hongkong, October 3, 1889.
FOR SALE
1910
COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pauphlet Form, of the proceedings in the RECENT LIBEL CASE of
REGINA V. PITMAN, containing the whole of the Proceedings at the Police Court, full report of the trial in Criminal Bessions, with connected Corre spondence and comments of the Press.
To which is now added a Report of the
Caso of
Hongkong, October 30, 1889,
Secretary.
PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1165.
1947
Regular MEETING of the above
·LODGE will be held in the FERE ASON HALL, Zotland Street, on WED. NESDAY, the 16th Instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.in, precisely. VISITING BERTHREN. Dre cordially INVITED.
1930
Hongkong, October 10, 1889. THE PEAK HOTEL AND TRADING
N
COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE is hereby given that á ̈CALL of TEN DOLLARS per SHARD is hereby made and is Payable at the Hove HONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
followe
FIVE DOLLARS per Share on the 18th November, 1889,
FIVE DOLLARS per Share on the 15th February, 1890.
For OHEFOO & NEWCHWANG
Por Velo, at 12th inst
p.., on Saturday, the
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL-
Fur Baloong, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
the 12th in
For SAIGON. --'
Per Independent, at 9 am., on Sunday,
the 13th inst
For SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMAR-
ANG & SOURABAYA.-
Por Gopura, at 3.30 p.m., ou Monday,
the 14th inst SINGAPORE
For
Newspapore,
10.00 AM.-égistry donses. 10.30 A..Posting uf
Books, and Patterus cuases, 11.00 A-Mail closes,
LATE LOTTEUus may be posted (from 11:10 A.B.) with 10 cents late fed up to: 11:30 AM., sitar which hour they may be sent on Board with the ssige Latə Foo.
Lattors parcels &o for Teim-sba-tau (Kowloon) and steamers in Harbour way ba Per Niebe, at 9.30 am,, on Tuesday, posted in the leral Post Office up to
the 15th inst.
11 30 mm. and 3.30 p.m..
Letters from Teim-sha-taut may be posted in the Letter Box which has been placed in the Police Station Compound up to 12 and
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
hipping.c Daylight,—– Perona leaves for Y’hapo, do, Noon Parthia lenyes for Vanavar
(B.(.) vào Yokohama, La Miscellaneous, Dividend of Union Insurance Society
payable. Goods per Neckar undelivored after this
dato subject to rent
No. 3348-Octours 10, 1889)
man who when disirs are not Hourishing Excellency to say that he does not and that rogares his stook for a large, to
ཥུཿ,::,
whatever articles of value there are ad dumping of the refuse in the hay on the dots fire to the premises; his brother in Kowloon side. The objections may not adversity—or ruther in iniquity-baring hayo been stated in the papers submitted run up debts to a large sowunt and bar to him, but they were stated very fully at rowed na auch money as possible, migrates the last meeting of the Board. The Sør- to Canten or some Uhinese village on the veyir Gezecal, from whom the Governor is mainland, leaving a dezamy partner to go supposed to obtain his advice on engineer. through, the farco of being made a banking questions, tabulated
General Memoranda.
rapt. The tricks to which Chinese mor- against it. As Surveyo «General be SATURDAY, October 12 pm at a chants of this class resort to in order to objected to the scheme because it apporod
Noon Meeting of Shareholders of The defrand their creditors are innumerable to him highly probable that the
Chinese Amusements Syndicate, Ind., All the raft and witness of the race are posed site of deposit might in the near at No. 2, D'Aguilar Street. Noon-Blate List of The Hongay Lime turned to roegunt, And evon were the race futurs become profitable building land and Coment Works, Indi alone. Jess trained in ways that are dark the faoi and there were the strongest objections 4.30 p.m-Competition of the H.Klities for fraudare sonumerous in this Colony, the erection of dwelling houses over de-
Rifle Association.
posita of town rubbish. With mol an
Goods
рет
Glamorganshire undelivored the temptations so strong, that dishonesty after this date subject to rente 9 p.m.-leeting of St. John Lodge.
October
tober 14
A MONDAY
Transfer Books of the Canton Insurance Office, Limited, closed from this date to 28th
inclusive Instant TUESDAY, October 15
Goods per Steamer Melbourne unolained
after Neon subject to rent. Goods per Wingsany undelivered after
this date subject to rant, a
A. S. WATSON & COM- PANY, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.
TELEGRAMS,
is almost inevitable. A Chinaman with opinion from his engineering adviser,
aliases comes bere from no one knows seems strange that the Governor should where, sets up la business under certain says that be dose not and that any objec name, has several partners, also possessed tions are taken to the scherne. of several aliasos, anems for time to be doing a lucrative business, gets gradually more and more credit; and then some fine day he and one or two of his friends move with all the valuables and money. to the mainland, and the creditors din- Cover that there is little or nothing left for them. A potition is filed in bankruptcy by some straw man left in the Colony, The Judge cannot say who is Muk Atak, or Tam Aling or Chok Afun. A plausible story is told, the petitionor is adjudicetod a bankrupt, and then when all in over be may
OUR ADRATED WATER MANUFACTORY UNDE ropisto with the best Machinery, erretara to the Colony to continus his game bodying all the latest improvements in in some other direction. Such facilitios the trade,
eren in Buropean countries would lead to
HE greatest attention har boed paid to ___ appliances for ensuring purity fu the Water supply, to Aecure which we have added & Dondeuse capable of supplying us with 3,630 gallons of distilled water a day, and are now in a position to compete m
Waters cannot be·
deplorable results. If a Liverpool merch aut could oss over to Birkenhead and kayo his office boy to put him through the Bankruptcy Court, returning when all was over to resume his business or enjoy his
Local rates will be eherved. With the bost English Makers. Our ill-gotten money, baakruptcies would be
any-
(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIK!]
(Pia Southern Lint.)
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
LONDON, 8th October, 1889, The Elections have resulted as follows
Mixleratenus Radical Republicans'
Royalista Boanp Boula
1,236 votes
Republican Majority....
362
167
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
OUTWARD BOUND Herangale, August 05 PASSED SUEZ CANAL
Trifels, 16 Malaber, 20; Branketoje, Sept. 6, Stentor, 20; Vopack,
Daphne, 94 Diemnoh, Telemachus, Zambesi, Dat: 1.
To avoid robbery, sanders of letters from where vangit must unsch more frequent in Liverpool than to HorwARD BOUND - Beniwers, Sept: 13;
The United States Mail Paskot City of Syd/clock. MALLS BY THE UNITED STATES PADRET
ney will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 12th Instant, with Mails for Amoy, Japan, San Francisco, the United States; Canala, Honolula, Porn, ke, which will to olored
A follows: 3.15 r.. Registry cease. 3.30 7. Post-Offico closes, but Corres.
-
pondenco may be posted on board the Packet, with Late Fee of 10 cents extra' Postaje, until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.—an
Kowloon aro requested to cancel their stampa by writing the word stamped across
them.
Clovers containing Rank Notes, Jewellery &c, should be registered.
¿'.
Thore will be no Sunday delivery,
and the utmost care and cleanliness are The parest ingredients only are used, used in the manufacture throughout.
Fox Coast Pour, Watein are packed sad placed on board akup at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when rangi vedin good orderRNA DA
Counterfoil Order Booke supplied on application,
COAST PORT ORDERS
are now.
It is to the credit of the respectablo por ten of the Chinese community that they have mot scrupled to point out the frauds perpe trated by their dishonest countrymen, and willingly admit that a law which suits Euro- prane does sourcessarily suit Chinese. Had
Benalder, 2017 Confa, 24; Diomed, Glen acon, Bassin, Gleneagler, Oct. 1. The P. & 0. Co. & Malwa, with the
English Mall of Sept 13, left Bingapore un Ensaday, the 8th instant, at 5 p.m.,
and may be expected bere on or about
Monday, the 14th inst. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched
ong on Aug. Ist The Canadian
we the same means of enquiring into the from Hific Co,ʻr s. a. Port Fairs
INTEREST at the Rate of 12% per The German Contract Packet Neck be posted in the General Post Office up to whenever practicable, are despstobed by dealings of Chinese houses as we have of Vancouver left Yokohama for
Anuum will be chargeable on ali Calls Ex-
VAID on due dates.
Prics per Copy,
PITMAN F. KESWICK AND OTHERS
50 CENTE China Mail OPPICE.
By Order of the Board,
J. WHEELEY, Secretary, Hongkong, October 10, 1888.
1949
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 26th with Maite for the United Kingdom, Europe and coun. tries beyond, ria Brindisi; to the Straits Settisments, Batavia, Barmah, Caylon, India, Adan, Egypt, Malta, &i, &.
Registry cues at:4. Pau
To-day's Advertisements. DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, The Mail closes at 5 F.3
WANTED.
-
N EXPEDIENUED BOOK-KEEPER
AN
Apply to
DAVID GILLIES,
Secretary,
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company, Limited.
Hongkong, October 10, 1889.
1948
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY,
The Co. a Steamship
Zafiro, Capt. MCCASLIN, will be despatched for the above Ports SATURDAY, the 12th Instant, a 4 p.14.
For Freight or Fasango, apply to
HUSSELL & Cui,
General Managers.
1916
Hongkong, October 10, 1889.
V. 8. MAIL LINE,
PACING MAIL STRAMSHIP
COMPANY.
THROUGH Tó NEW YORK, VIA · OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, and San FranCISCO.
HE U, S, Ma Stonmship UITY OF SYDNEY will be despatched for Saz Francisco, vis Amoy, Kobe and Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 12th Inst., a 4 p.m., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans. portation to Yokohama and other Japan to Atlantia and
LIMITED, AN AMA
DAKIN'S
EXTRACT OF GLYCERINE
AND OUCUMBER.
RENDERS THE SKIN SOFT, SUPPLE & SHOOг..
INVALUABLE IN THE NURSERY
INKISTENSABLE IN THE
TOILET
REMOVES AND PREVENTS
and
ROUGHNESS, REDNESS,
OBAEPING.
TTS agreeable property of softening and clearing the skin will be noticed after three or four days nee, and by its continued, application the complexion will be preserved indefinitely, retaining to the last the fine texture of youth. Gentlemen will find its application useful and soothing efter. abay. ing.
Price, Cents 40 and 75 per Buttle, PFARS BLANC DE PEALE VEGETABLE ROUGE
FAY'S VELJUTINE RACHEL FAY'S VELOTINE ROSE FAY'S VELOOTINE BLANCHE. BAUNDER'S BLOOM OF NEVON. BRIDAL BOUQUET BLOOM.
&c.,
&c. DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, Ltd., HONGKONG.
· Bingkong, October 5, 1880.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
October 10, 1889 ;-
PEAK DELIVERY. Letters, do,, will bo delivered by the Land & o'clock Trams only. Correspondence for the Peak may 11.30 am. or 3.30 pm, or in the Letter Boxes in the Oats, til time of departure. in Patools for the Peak inay be posted only up to 11.30 am, or 3.30 pm. Local Rates will be charged. No Sunday delivery. Bendors are roquested to Cancel their Stamps by writing the word stamped scross them. Covers containing Bank Notes, should be registered,
SHARE LIST. -QUOTATIONS.-OCTOBER 10, 1860.
Stocks
BANKB,
ret staster leaving after receipt of order. DISPENSARY HONGKONG, And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention. The following is a List of Watera always: PURE AERATED WATER kept ready in Stook-
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER TER SELTZER WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
-GINGER ALE,
GINGERADE
LITHIA WATER
INDS. of Value Shares,
Paid
Closing Quotations Cash
1847
buyera
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. (60,000 125,
MARINE INSURANCES.
Usaton insurance Office Co., LL10,000 $ Chirie Traders Insurance Co., Ed.... 24,000 8 Chinos Insursos Up., Limited.....1,600 North-China is
пингалев Са., Straits Insurance Code, Ld.... 5,0013. 30,000 $ Union Insurance Society Fangtaza Insurance
FIBE INSURAKORS,
Ohio Fire Lusurance Co, Ld20,000 $ Hougkong Fire Insurense Co., Ld... 8,000 3 Straits Fire Insurance Co., Iki.......20,000 $
VIRE AND MARINE INSURANOKZ.
Bingapore Insurance Company, Lå 40,000 $
'kong & Whampos Dook Co., L. 12,500
STEAMBOATS.
2508 50 3340, sellers 88.33 $25 $72, bayars. 1,000 8 2008150, numinal
200 £60 Pls. 342 100 8 20 829 250 8 25 8110
Tls, 90
oll
1008 20 885 260 350 83824 -1009 20819
100820215, nom,
120 all 63% grəm,
50 all $115
China and Manila S, S, Co., Li... 3,600 Douglas Sivannhip Co., Limited... 20,000 € HK. O, and M. Steamboat Ou., La 39,00k $20 Bl Jado-Chins S. N. Company, Limit 60,000 £ 10 al Steam Launch Company, Limited... 2,000 8.
ВЕРСИИРЕК.
Ohiow Sugar Company, Limitel... 16,000 Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.... 7,000
WHARVES,
'
dia., buyers.
30 non
100
1023
Kowloon Land and Building Com-
pany,
BK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown
LAND AND BUILDING, Hongkong Land Investment and )
Agency Company, Laited. 50,000
8,000 €
17,00
10 al 180, buyaza
>100 318162
100% 508725, eash
608 30803
Peak Building Company,
Shanghai Land Company,
Richmond Terrace Building Oc....
West Point Building Do., Limited: 12,500
TRAMWAYS, not
MINING.
Yaylaz, German steamer, 814, C. N. Tönningen, Waku October 6, General HK, High-Level Tramways Co., La 1,20 STEMMEN & Co.
Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld Punjoin & Sungate Dus damata).
4,500 $ 60,000 $ Mitzing Co. Selama Tin Mining Company, 115000 $
Limited..
25,000
Porte to Sanaited States, via Over- Caslin, Manila October 7, Hemp, Sugar,
Land
Inland Cities of
Railways, Havana, Demerara, and to parte in Mind, and
Contrai and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.
Through Passage Tickets granted Hoghad,
France, and Germany "by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers,
First-class Fares granted as follows :— To San Francisco...
....225.00
To San Francice and return,
available for 6 months
Zafiro, British steamer, 675, A. A. Me- Cigars, &c.-RUSSELL & CO.
7810
$100 8200 TE 20 TIL 24. 50% -40 $62, sales
100$
53250% prem.
585), sales
all 816, buyere 58284, buyers
Aeliv, Danish steamer, 355, N. O. Rove back, Hoihow October 8, General.-ARN- Société Francais dex Charbon-E 8,000 Fon. 500|Fm. 501 $500. HOLD, KARRERO & Co.
ang de Tonkin.
poa.
Kicany Les, Chinose stener from Wham Presto, German steamer, from Whampoa Riverdale, British steamer, 1911, James Mooney, Kobe October 3, General ADAM SON, Ba& Co.
$93.75
To Liverpool
To London
... 325.00
'330.00-
· I..
To other European points at proportionate
raten. Special reduced rates granted to
Navy, Civil Service
DEPARTURES, October 10-
Officers of the Arby: Nav Oustoms, to be Fok Pol, Chinese gunboat, for Tansuí,
and the Imperial
obtained on application.
Thales, for Cosat Forte,
Passengers by this Line have the option tuge, for Guns
of pvoeding overland by the Southern Pacife and connecting Lines, Central Faci- fic, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways.
Passengers, who have paid full fare; re
Yangiste for Whampoa.
Sendre, French gunboat, for Haiphong. Maria Teresa for Singapore and Bombay.
CLEARED.
ambarking at San Francison for China or `Japan (or vice vera) within one year will be Mauna Loa, for New York:
allowed a discount of 10 %. This alowance Tarapace, for Sandakan.. does not apply to through fores from China Afghan, for Sandakan and Sydney,
and Japan to Barope.
Presto, for Chefoo and Nawohwang
-Freight will be received on board until 4 | Flag, for Halphong.
pm the day previous to calling. Parool
Fackages will be received at the office until
1. pr. samme day; all Parcol Package
should be marked to address in full;
of sans is regaired.x
Consular Invoices to
socompany
ins
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED.
-FLANTINU, ETU,"
China-Borneo Caingang. Limited. 7,500 € Daryel Bayading Company, Ld. 4,00 8 East Bone Planting Cy Lazized. 4,000 $ Tabuk Plating Company, Liritod. 5,000 8 Bougui Hoyab Planting Co. L... 6,5 E. G. Brown & Co., Limited 6,000 8 The Lamug Planting Co., Limited 6,000 8
4,000 $
HOTELS, ETC. Austin Arms Hotel and Building
Company, Limited...
t
100851550 5588R10 608 40 864
· 608 · 10 516. 55 40 864 50 call 866 60820940
Hongkong Go
3. JO 3,00
1920 Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Limite 4000 $ Borase Intel and Stores Co., Id... 1,000 8 508 3 832, nom.
· DISPENSABILA
30,00
a, buyers 1,600||
all par, buyer
A. §. Watuni & U. Limite
Cruickshank & Co., Laruited
HK: and China Gas Ca Laut
New Northji Hongkong Electric Co., Limited..
BRICK `AND GEMENI."
Green Island Cement Co., Ld. Hongkong Brick & Cement Co., L
A. G. Gordon & Co., Limited... Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited Geo, Fenrick & Co., Limited Congkong Bondsay, L Hongkong las palutin Marinbuck Furniture Cat Ed
Per Yunglow, from Wahu, Moser Behults Hongkong Dairy Farm Co... pany Cargo and Roberts, and 6 Chinese,
destined to points beyond Ban: Frangisoo, Per Zajivo, from Manila, Mr Apcar, and 'kong Boys Manusmory far, l
In the United States, should be sent to the 150 Chinele.
DEPARTED.
6, 1
L
90,00 20 000 8 4,000
$130, sellors
148 286, cash
25817.60016
258 20820 1911 26 26 830
Company Offices in Somied Haveloper, addressed to the Collector of Customs at Ban
6,000 € 1800 8,000
8,000 3,000
8,030 8.
all 9125
23 627
Par Thales, for Swatow, 160 Chinese
Amount,
Value.
For further information
Quotation/
Per Afghan, for Sandakan, 90 Chinese;
Z prom, nomniaali
Pram
0. D, HARMAN vid gente
Hongkong, October 10, 1886,
Stokes, and 1 European female; for free. |nland, 6.Chinesa.
Per Maria Teren, for Singapore, Hongkong Hotel Hort- 1824 Chinese
gage Debentures, 1830400,000.00 $500
150
LOANS.
and Freight, apply to the Aguacy of the for Colonies, Madame Horf, Malle. Mail. Chinsen Luc. 1851 $1,994,700 13 1800 Company, No, out, Unsen's Road Contrallard, Miss Bangstar, Maas Urquhart and
: 21,594,700.148500 1898 • The 767,
investigative the affairs of bankrapt Baro peace, our laws might be of some valde, but as long as the working of Chinose firmas
Kobe and Hongkong on the 8th inst. The O. and O. Gacies left San Fran
dingo for this port on Thursday, the
remains a mystory they will be inoperative. The Canadian Pacibo a. 4. Abyssinia Left Vancouver for Japan, do, on the 6th What then is to be done to prevent honest
insta traders from being defrauded Clearly some stope must be taken, if anything like what the petitioners say bo.true-that- bankruptcies to the amount of $2,000,000
have courad during the past nine months. The problem is a very difficult one to solve, as our brothron in Singapore dis- covered when they endeavoured to tackle It a year of two agn. If we mistake not, Na Cradit given for bottles that arà dirty, or gressy, or that appear to have registration ordinanco was passed there been used for any other purpose, then providing for stricter enquiry into the deal. that of containing Aorated Waters, anings of Chinese firms. Before any legisla such bottles are never used again by tion is attempted in this Colony it would
WATSONS ·
Pure Fruit Cordials. Prepared from the Juice of the finest selected Fresh Rips Fruit.
RASPBERRY STRAWBEDEY DANSON
BLACK CURRANT
RED CURRANT
ORLEANS PLUM
PIRM AFFLE T Монкам Онвену
FRUIT, &
A tablo-spoonful (more or less according to taste) added to s tumbler of plain or sorated water forms a delicious betorage, The addition of Wines or Spirits produce excellent and piquant results, deY Price, 75. Cents par Bottle, or 37.50 per
dosen Ose
Assorted."
RASPBERRY SYRUP STRAWBERRY SYRUP Price, $1 per
RASPBERRY VINEGAR
DRINKS,
be well to obtain detailed information.
The teamship Pathan, from Liverpool, left. Singapore on the 7th Inst., and may be expected here on or about the 13th Agamemnon from
The
lant
0. 8. 8:06,'a »
lavatpool, lett Singapore, on the 7th inst,, and may be expected here on or about the 13th inst.
The sleamship Arration pour left Binga- pore on the 8th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 4th
The P&O Co.'s extra steamer Bvindiri left Bombay for Singapore and this port or the 2nd inst
Tu P. M. A. 8. City of Sydney, for San
from Singapore as to the working of this Francisco, Amor, Kabe, and Yoko ordinance. We do not intend just now to bars, will not leave until Saturday, the
12th, at 4 p.m. enter into the merits of the varions romo- dies that are suggested. The Chinose po titioners suggest that the debtor should be detained until be has paid 50 contai
As will be seen from a report in another eslems, a rather serious affrey with alleged
the dollar, that he should bot be adju- pirates took place at the Shaukiwan Polloc dicated a bankrupt until it is proved that Station last night, in which Acting In- bia trouble had been caused by actual spector Hanson was alot in the band, while failure in business and is not dao to fraud, one of the prisoners was shot in the back and that if he absconde the Chinese autho by a policeman. ribles should be communfested with Ther
slao recommend as se alternative that a Tur Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will new ordinance be enacted requiring man play the following progesonus on”, tho ters, and partners to register their own Barreck square to morme evenlig, com- Bottle names and the amount of their capital mening at 7:30 p.m. -
For imparting a delicious flavour fo....
lavour to Some of these suggestions are good and some March,...........' Charlie Roy✨„Pande AERATED WATERS, are, we fear, anworksola We hope to ancora. Faust up to
Lutz,A SUMMER
NKS, do share so opportunity of discussing them Valse... Touten Rose Waldtoufel
Polke. Los Santorelles Delbruck Sole Agents for Hongkong and O
Quadrilo Spanish Beauty Relle *** Montserrat LIKE FRUIT JUICE AND
Galop Kassain... Winterbottom. CORDIALS A S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED
Hongkong, Chine, and Manila. 1184
The publication of this issue commenced 7.20pm
and Chine for more at length at an early date.
The Cluna lail.
Tus Sanitary Doord is somewhat in the position of the nian with the donkey who A mouss at Yaumat occupied by a copper- tried to please all and succeeded in pleasing smith was destroyed by fire about four none. The Board has not sotually enden o'clock this morning. On the alarm being voured to put into operation all the schemer given the police under Inspector Brenner that were suggested for the disposal of the got out a manual fire-engine and promptly city rafnes, but it devised a compromise, chocked the spread of the fire. The float which it was thought would unite the dif- ing engine shortly afterwards came to their ferent parties, but whick, it turns out, 15 assistance and all danger was coon past. HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1889..
looked on with daisyour by all or nearly The building, we understand, was ins Tan question of the suitablegres of mir all of the members. And now to complete but not its contenta ♬ matbed was Bankruptcy laws to Chinese lise again baon the distinction with the scheme, the burned at Shaukiau yesterday, raised. It is an oid question, and, until Governor comes formand and says that he
some satisfactory solution has been found, does not believe in it. We agree with the CAPTAIN Carozzi, of the British ship News, it is one that is bound to recur at every most of what Bli Eccellency asid in his was brought, before Acting Assistant Judge slight lum In the tide of the Colony's pro letter to the Board, but we think he pood Enslia at Yokoham on another charge of sperity. About aine years ago the Acting bot have so oftentatiously washed his hande salt, committed on a member of his crew, Attorney General, Mr Hayling, drow stiet of responsibility for the working of the and, being found guilty. Not sentenced to a tion to the mattor in the Legislative Coun- scheme. If the Board had waited till there months imprisonment hi liten to the cil, pointing out the serious defects of our was unanimity of opinion about any of the sentence already passed on the wate Bankruptcy laws and the facilities they proposals until dumpers, burners, buriers of the sans veel, James Hebert Halli gave to people like the Chinese to practice were ready to embrace each other-it would frandon an extensive
Bale About bave discussed the questions for years to come. writar It was necessary that sene of the proposal
the same time, exposed,
our columus,
tem of dealing with
was convicted of unlawfully "ounding me
of the crew. Sentence in his case was de- facred, a question of jurisdiction having
:been raised,
of articles to should be tried, and the one adopted for our sys- experiment is one which, even if it prove a
ilors, will not entail mitch loan to the His-Brelleusy the Governor, who came
The subject, however, was shelved, and we Colony. To have, with the divergence of to town for the quicker despatch of bom. have gone on applying our inadequate opan on the subject, bought costly debess in the week following the death of Dy laws, leaving the sufferers to grin and bone structors, with the possibility of that systems towart, and again on Tuesday, for the their misfortunes. And now the Chinese proving failure, would have been a lng purpose of entertaining the for
themselves, or at least the leading honest | mistake, doubt also, although we Indo-China and his family bas members of the native community, have have all along thought and said that turned to the Per awakened to the serious danger to which Mr McCallum's scheme was worth a fair the heat of the weath the tradeof the Colony is exposed by theesse trial, whether this Board would have are, however, giran to with which the payment of debts may be | been justified, in view of the opposition to Excellency will ordini
Taded. Our bankruptcy laws are met it on the part of land-oware, in Kowloon, House in the morning, and wil
to protect people who, through thisfoctors, in giving it precedenes to another scheme, residing at the Prat, come down for intar are unable to meet their responsibilities, which might be tried with aboot na littin views on matters of importzaos
The Chinese bare taken advantage of them expense and against, w pich there were no more conveniently discussed orally than in for quite a different purpose. Just as the serious objection. It la abaurd for His writing,