ense of Kiangis and Chekiang. As soon as the Gerorataent funds in the Company's handsshall have been repaid in full, the Bond will again consider whether or not, a reduction in freight should be in odë.
DESTINATION
THE DAIET PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 14rx, 185).
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
ĐIN
·VEĦİHL'S NAME
CAPTAIN:
A
FOL FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO LE DESPATCHED
Hongkong 1. Stewart...
P. & 0. 8. N. Co Jackson Hengkong ButterBold & Berir........ Morgan .....
Hongkong Carlowitz & Co...............
Siemens & Co H. Schultz... Hongkong B. Greig..
Hongkony W. Summers. Hongkong Krängku Hongkong Lequer Stormer Pizstrello B. Galvish......
To-morrow, at 4 P.M. On 18th inst
Quick despatol.
Ôn lth inst.. BỎ
Arnhold Karbory & Co....
Quick despatch.
Meloliers & Co
Quick despatch.
Parten & Co,
EDUKTORE
Maistreries Maritimes
•Molchera & Co.
LONDON, &,, VIA BURZ CANAL | Gauges (str.)............. LONDONTIA SUEZ GÁNAU ................. LONDON AND HAMBURG...... HAVRE AND HAMBURG, ... HAVRE AND LONDON LONDON..... HAMBURG MARSEILLES VIA SAIGON, ACC. BREMEN, & PORTS of CALL GENOA & PORTS of CALL....... TRIESTA
SAN FRANCISCOVIA T'HAMA ... SAN FRANCISCO VIA Y’HAMA... SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK NEW YORK VICTORIA, (V.L.). PORTLAND (OREGON)....... YOKOHAMA via Nagasaki, &c. YOKOHAMA AND KOBE......... TOKOHAMA AND KOB). SYDNEY & MELBOURNE.............. CALCUTTA VIA STRAITS. SHANGHAT, YOKOHAMA, &o. -SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI vs $300x400 CHEFOO & NEWCHWANG ...
M. Hall
Griffla
Telamon (str.)...... Sarah Higzott...... Polybywala (str.). Fifeshire Eme Annio... Oxusk.)..... Braunschweig (str.) Bormiin (str.).... Amphitrite (str.)... City of Sydney(str.) Dossclo (at) ...... Annis Johnson...... State of Maine.....Nickels Edward Kilder ... Professor Mohn ........ Kaca Boale...... Colomant | Tohurau (s(F.).......
Flintshire (str.) ... J. Dancaster... Glamorganabire (str.) D. Davies. C
Gath: (str.)
Shounna Arration Apoar (str.) Lennox (r.) ...... Gleatloob (str.)... Titan (stc) Whampoa (str.) ...
Viceroy bags, that the two latter propositions may come into operation this year, and that the requisito massas, guarantee papers and regula tians for oxamination may be drawn up and tested for the instruction of all noncorned. However, the total estimated proft from these The Viceroy's Report has a clanse about post. sotross is not likely to excoed twenly thousand posing for the prosent the repayment of the go- taels, or thereabout, a year; and as the Company's rernment funds. The Board fuds that in 1976 Habilities are heavy, will hardly da mach, to to the Viceroy of the Two Kiang, Shion Pac-chong lieve the Beferring to the Company's Rules, recommended the taking over of Russell & Co.'s spproved by the Emperor, the Viceroy obserres steamers, and requested the appropriation of that they drat relied upon the tribute rico Tbs. 1,000,000 as goremment capital, being The freighis to oka ost the defoincey in ordinary 100,000 from the Treasurer at Nanking, Tis. freights, and on each pioul they received in fall 200,000 from the Salt Intendant of Kinag-an, Tla, 056 and a fraction. In 183 the British Tls. 300,000 from the Shanghat Maritime Cas and American merchants tondored for the con- tome Castai; Tha, 200,000 from Cho-kinng, Tla royance of tribute grain, and the freight was 290,000 from Kisng-el, and Tls. 100,000 from reduced to Tls. 35, which is really an insuf En-psh. In 1877 the Vioney of Chih-li, Li cient payment to cover exponaos. At pre Hong-phang, asked for the approgeiution of sent the Shanghai and Ningpo jonka role. 100,000, to carry interest, fn assistance of ava on och picul of tribute rios onrveyed Ts. the China Merchante Company, being Tis. 36,000. 0.431 and over, and it is requested that the from the Tientsin taotri and Tls. 50,000 from Company's steamers conveying rios Inring the the Tientsin Customs lantai. The above are the present sssson (1880) may be paid at the same official funds of the China Marohante Company rate as the Bleughai and Ningpe junks with which have been offieially reported to the Board. out any further distinotions or reduction, and In April, 1880, Li Hong-chang proposed to the without my radocïion for the expanses of the Emperor that the oflciul fands appropriated sen transport office, so as to tid a little to their from each province and in the hands of the com gains. Agoda, regarding the acid funds pany should, beginning with the year 1830, bo originally in the hands of the Company, and the repuid in instalments extending over five years, sanctioned appropriation of official funds for the and that annual dequodons be mads on that a purchase of ships and warabouses taken over oount from the freight dao or convoyance of from Roll & Co. in. 1876 smaunting to Ths. tribute rios. In July, 1880, again Li Hung- 1.780,000 and over, all of which had to be repaid ohang memorialized that he was ordering two in yearly instalmenta from the freighta das for eie fromalada i om Amerion (sic) for which ha the conveyance of tribute rice; regarding also was paying with the Tls. 1,000,000, rapsid by the sums to be dodacted for the Hu peh arms, the China Merchants' Company by rine fight there are Tls. 770,01 0 on thess accounts which inctions orlanding over three seasons Tures have still to be repaid, and the Viceroy would are the amounts of official may repait by and sther offices, and forward it to the ask that these repayments be temporarily put the China Merchants Company which hare poned, and that the dednotions from the freight bsen officially reported to the Board. The account, de, bewaired as an not of grace. As soon Board further inds, however, that in 18:6 ben as the fareiga loan shail have been paid off Faceting's Memorial contained the following then call upon them to find the wherewithal passage This year the Northern Superin to pay the official fucil, which they must not fail tendency is again recommending an appropriation short with; in this wise the Company's cocamer of official money to assit them, and in Li Hang- ofal embarrassments will be somewhat and shoug's Memorist of April 1885 occurs the pas The Vicemy concludes: Since the Company sage Of the T-100,000 of official money tack orer from Russell & Co. again in the au which they held apart from the repay meat made fun of 1885 the Ton-tai Sheng Harian.hwai, to the Chefs Customs of The. 126,600, they still etc., hava boon lucted and appointed to put in hold Tls. 1,781,500," so that the Government order and conduct the business with every care; fards in the hands of the company do zoi stop to draw up stringent ralea and to rigorously get at the Tia. 1,100,000 officially reported to the rid of alibusor.""
With reference to this re Board; and the sonats of official sooneys rapat port the ward would humbly observe that the do not stop either at the Tis. 1,080,0 0 cially China Merebants' Company was first established reported to the Board.. in 1872. Whether then there wore or were not Again. in 1877 the Superintendents for the any appropriations official funds and hor Northern and Southern Forts memorializadjoint- sharabolis ware got together, to subscribe, upon the sabjost of roorganising the China it Board hes no information on record. In Morshaats' Compady. In their roport they may': 1978 Shan Pas-ching, the former Viceroy of the On all the Ds. 1308.000 of official monoys Two King, reported that the American Com appropriated during the past years, aut in the paoy of Burell & Co. had besu amalgamated Company', hamis, interest is to be postponed for
Translator's Note-The origins! contains serial: with the China Merchants, and requested that three years time, but from tho year 1880 whilst appropriations might be made of official funds postponing the interest, they should pay sp in-misprints, and apparent joacoaracies in the freight
payments from Chiziang and ether provinson, and that i stalments of capital, to be thus repaid in equal all should join in the enterprise with a will I sams year by year within five years, and no mat- This is the first official record mporting the tar at what cost, the Company must not sak for China Merchants' Company at the Boari. Sinos farther extension. When after eight years the this, it ba worked for ten years, but no report total amount of oficial capital shall hays bawa has been sent to the Board by the Company as to rapail, the amount of postponed in torsot dus many the increase or deficit in the official fund, or as to boreafter be considered sa Government abarca the loss or prosperity of the merchantaconnurned, or may be gradually paid off, gocording to For has the Board any means of fading any of what may appear bast when the time comes," this out. However, in Shta Pao-cheacaoriginal The Viserey now reports that, besites the Memorial he said "Time is what is not to be Company's ropayments during past years of Let. Prisciple is what we have to rely on. By the official funds, and of the sums deducted for time he meant that men must scheme to the the Hapon armiss, (which have already resobed ntmost of their power, and that it was just now more than half), they have still to pay back Els a question of "borrowing from the goat to 77,000. These two statements of this in his two strengthen the host. By Principle he meant several reports: aro at rariance with each ether. that there are periods in human development. Moreover he does not my at what the postponed eases ails. For Panaro-4,924 baga risc, and that this was truly the first step towards interest money carried over past yeart is to be 1836 packages merchandise, and 4 gasos silke. changing our weakness into strength." Thus calculated. The Board's duty is to vaporintand For New York-301 balss ram slik, 25 cases mw the project of a China Merchants' Company is Finance, and as the matter is one of amoerusilk, 1 case silks, and 1 case cigars. one of the most important sines the ports have to government funds, no matter whether these besu opened to tradu. Li Bung-chaug, stew funds are special or occasional, they aut in represent that at this critical period in the Com-the-taterests of careful auditing be slosely pany's affairs, it should haya official support if it sorutinised. is to grattally improve its position, which indeed is very true statement.
O. Fanion T.T. Soule... C. M. Noyes...
Carlowita & Co, Hongkong O. Bachrach...
P.M. S. S. Co....... 0.40. 9. 8.-06. Hongkong Melchers.&fo. Hongkong Rall & Co Hongkong Carlowita & Co Kangkong Pustnu & Co. Hongkong Melchors & Co. Hongkong Melchors & Co. Hongkong Pk 0. S. N Do..... Hongkong Adamson, Bell & Co. Hongkong Adamson, Ball & Co. FloorLong Russell & Co... Hongkong D. Jassoon. Bons & Co. Hongkong Adamson, Ball & Co. Hongkong Jardína, Matheson & Co..... Hongkong Butterfield & Seiro.... Allison............Hongkong Butterfield & Swire.........
3 GOliphant... J. Thearle Cormack Brown
REGISTER.
11th Macoli, 1867, NË 3,300.
Wind.
Quisk dospatch. Ön 22nd ingt, at Noon. On 21st invt, at Noon On 18th inst., Daylight To-morrow, ad Noon.
On 28th inst, át 3 p.x.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STEAM FOR HINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, ADEN, SUBZ, FORT SAID, MATTA.
BRINDISI. GIBRALTAR,
TRIESTE, VENTOR, PLYMOUTH, ANDLONDON:
ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND- AUSTRALIA. NB-CAM CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATANTA, PERSIAN GUL PARTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAM- BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
SFECTS ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH,
On 5th April, at 3 r..HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
Quick despatch.
Quick despatah.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatok.
Quick despatch. On 18th inst Daylight On 10th just, On 10th it. Ou 20th inst., Daylight On 17th fast. at 1 ex. On 18th inst
On or about 16th inst. On 18th just, On 18th last.
Steamship
with
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S GANGES. Captain E. Stewart Her Majesty's Mall, will be despatched from this for LONDON via BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL on TUESDAY, the 15th March, at FOUR F.x.
Cargo will ha rasived on board until TENA Parcela and Suevis (Gold) at the Once until TEN A... on the day of sailing,
To, Silk, and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; Gear Cargo for London will be conveyed via Bombay without transhipment, arriving one week later thún by the ordinary direct route via Colombu.
For further partionlars regarding FREIGHT
and PASSARE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM - NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Omoe, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company'a Blok Bill of Lading.
E. L. WOODIN.
Acting Paperintendent. Hongkong, 7th Marok, 1997.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
CHINA COAST METEUROLOGICAL - VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
|NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA (FZORIO & REDATTINO UNITED COMPANIES) STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND ROMBAY - having auexion with Company's Mail SteWOŃS to ADEN, STEZ, PORÍ SAID, MES. SINA, NAPLES, (LEGHORN), and GENOA also to MARSEILLES, all MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN POETS up to CAL- LAO. Taking Cargo at through rates to: MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF, and BAGDAD, THE
THE Company's Steamship
Haiphon
the wharves and the names and titles of the deputies, morshauts and managers at the Con- Beard for purposes of reference and resool. Also to send a complete debtor and creditor se coat of the freights received such rear on the official rice and ordinary freight accounts, the amounts of the salaries paid to offlcers sed зтатом. agents, and the working expensea of the th mars, beginning with this year and ending Mulla. with the dose of each year. The General Manager should be selectat and appointed Lengkong... by the two Superintendents in consultation.oochen... Hereafter if any of the working offers sheshi solected and appointed are found in debt to the company's funds, like 8 Jun and Chanc Hung-lah, the high ofosca who have originally rasanteed them, also those who have neglected to fed them out will be able to be reported by the Board to His Majesty for the deterrainstion of a penalty by the Board under his Majesty's ina notions, so na to secure that due care shall
be taken.
The above is the Board's reply upon the sub- jest of leading support to the China Merchants Company.-Daily News
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SAT UBDAY. 19th March. EIFOET CARGO-
Nagh
WATION,
20,09
20.19
300-8
22.67
-19th March, 1887, at 10 AM.
20.01
cuts,
Haiphong. Br
Pouchour...
winds-1
2016
23.70
11
The Beer is falling and gradiant for F. winds ar reganglas, The Comparare and the bemidity are rather hich and the wasther cloudy. A low appears to be cons. ing the Sea of Japan,
<TATION.
Haiphong...
Per steamship City of Peking, sailed on the 9th Marol:-For Yokohama-5,000 baga surar, and 108 packages merchandise. For San Fran- oisso-19.30 bags rice, 129 bags black pepper, 13 bags slovce, 1,000 balus komp, 100 tales tin- namin, 80) boxes aut sil, 23 cases silks, 1,893 packages merchandise, and if boxes treasure, | Amor
Foodbow... vained at 8933,000, For Portland, 0-200ings
Kanghai... rica, and 13 packages merchandiga.
For Vic aguati toria, H.C~9 packages morghandles. For an José de Guatemala-1 case silks. For Calaink!
Older Malme
Patna (New) ........ ..$525 Benares (Naw) ...... 495
ON LONDON.
Duka...
STATION
20,
150) March, 1997, 10 kr,x.
១៩៩៥
23,116
13th Mar 1887. iz 14 M.
Wizik
10.03
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 13th March, 1887.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
OPIOM.
Belfas Hatpong Hongkong. ...$525 por pical, all of my.....
134 ostias. Jo .....$550 per pleul, alle. of Shagst
102 culties. ..$500 per pioal, allow of 1 to 2 cation. per chest.
200
30.11
20,25
1
भ
EXVILANGE
Telegmphic Transfer
SAR
Bank Billa, on demand
Bank Dills, at 30 days' sight......32 Bank Bilis, at 4 months' sight
Credit, at 4 months' night....
324
Provinge On dato | On dete duy. jak 19 son. ↑ et ↓ p.m. atp.a.
Documentary Bills, at 4 months"
Barometer
29.91 30.11
*36.05****
sight
..3/2
Temperaturu
60
60
PARIN
fluidity
74
Bank Billa, on demand.....
.4.00
Pirection of wind...
Credita, at 4 months" sight
Foros of wind
.4.09
Ox
New YORK-
Weather
N.W.
b.
LV.E. E.N.E.
7
0,
0.02
Bauk Bills, on damard..
27
Gradite, 00 days' sight ...........
....78
W. DOBERUK,
ON
BOHAY.--
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand
2181 220
OR
CALOUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand
.218+ 220
ON
SHANGHAL
Bank, at sight....
Private, 30 days' sight
713 72
Quotations are The Board has thorofcre to New Malw request that His Majesty will be pleased to dirent, the Northern Superintendant of Trade, Ok Ma]ws His original report contains a clause pan er. Li, and the Southern Superintendent of emption from duty on the return voyages, and Trade, Tring, to end up a clear and detailed the Board observes that in the rules which have statement for purposes of record and refitence. governed the soa transport during past seasons, Showing, (1) * How much money from what it is provided that Shenghai junks which have course, in what provicos, has been appropriated. safely delivered af Tintain the official grain in what your as a loan to the China Merchants received by them for conveyance, on returning Company; (2) In what year in connection with south with cargoes of northern goods may 1st) what official documents, was how much us apart olso, ja azordance with precedent, sanctioned by or retained as repayment to what proyinos; (3). the Emperor, be exempted from all duty. If of the cums still not repakt how much is swing. they proved to Tientsia, Nowohwang, or the to what province; (d) how much waived interest porta of Manchuria or Shan.tang for cargoes, there is in all extending over the past night the Tienkin ofloo must still certify that the rico years, and whether it has been gradua ly paid off, cargoes deliver to iem have been ately or whether it stands as Government shares at handed over, aftor which they will bo ontitiod interest; (5) if it stands at intereat, with what to receive a stamped daty exemption paper year the interest, begins, and how much it is aO for production at the different Custom Houses, year per cent" and to a "release after inspection of the same. Any ships which may bare failed thus to 770,000 official funds dus may be paid up in year deliver their rice over ia fall will not by instalments only after the foreign lan shall entitled to such paper. If at any of the ports have boon paid off, this seems too vagus and in- they are found to have foreign epism, thay most deâoite. The unpaid official funds in the bands pay daty in accordance with the new ruloa, The of the Company can stand over for this year Vinang Li (say the Board) now proposes that in (1986), but from 1887 they arst be paid up in faturs the Cotopany's stramers, on their retmen Instalments extending over dve years; undif this royages after bringing tribute rice may obtain is done at the rate of The, 100,000 and over each an exemption of 20 per cent of the export daly year, the merchants will not feel it must. The on cargas taken from the thres northern ports, money thus repaid should be paid into the soffers and thm if they originally brought 1,000 picule of the Board. to the credit of the military ex- they will be exempted on their return voyages panditure.
A to the Viceroy's request that the Tls.
SHARES.
Quotations are:---
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-162
per cent. preminus.
Union Inmrance Rociety of Canton, Limitad
$85 per share.
from payment of expact daty on 200 piegls, which' The Board has another request to make. The in seantaace with the precedent established principle of government in the time of the Thros in the one of Baughai and Ningpo junka, aud Ancient Dranstiea was to iny abroas on the e- le still 50 per cent lexa of exemption than those sentiel and ignore what was not essential, they junks enjoy. The Bos- would sazation this, prized agriculurs and dagpleed trade. From an- adding and if such stonere carry any foroigacient time trade bas never been a matter of co- opinm they must still pay arity in accordande tine at Court Sinos tis intershauge of com. with regulation," in order to guard against mere by sea, however, persona interested in af. smuggling and evasion of duty.
fairs have eagerly discussed the question of The original report of the Visorog contains Commareisi Administration. Now, as the Board another clause sbout the man-hoh or charas tes undorstands it, commerce means the puranit On this the Board has to observe that the Ris slan Treaty provides for the lory of six masse daly proper on each 100 ostlies of brick tem, aid of principal and interest. To acoumulato three pics half duty The Viceroy now re wasith there must be earplus on the On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tie 118
Chins Traders' Insurance Company's Shares
666 per share, sellora. North China Insurances. 285 per share. Yangtase insurance Assosistion-Tis. 110 per
share.
of 5 percentage of profit with a view to - Chinese Insurance Company, Limited $200 par on mulation of wealth and the duo saletlation
month's operations, and in the dûs calculation
share.
par there.
shard
ongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share
$422 per share, sales and buyers. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$87 Straits Marine Insurance Company, Taimited-
880 nom.
por abure.
Reiz...
Hongkong Observatory, 13th March, 1887,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT BAID, BRINDISL, & TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA,
MAURAS, PERSIAN GTLE, BLACK SEA LEVANT & ADRIATIC PURTS). THE Company's Steamer
THE
"AMPEITRITE," Captain B. Galeleh, will be despatched as above TOMORROW, the 15th at Noor.
For Further Particular, regarding Freight and Passage, apply to the Agenor of the Com pouy, Praya Central
O. BACHRACH,
Agent. Hongkong, 5th March, 1387.
FOB SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND HAM- BURG, TA SUEZ CANAL, (Taking Carga at through rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, and BыEMEN.) ☛THE Busmahip
qaneta that, henceforth, if Chinese traders or port thema-hoh tes by the Company's steamers, of principal and interest yon minst try and Canton Insurance Office, Immited-$75 per they may be charged a redused export duty pro realise as large a proft as possible. If your per of siz mase on the same scalo as the brick operativas are such that your upital goes on tea, and may in addition be exempted from the diminishing day by day and there is as interest payment of the ra-impart (sic) (masttrade) half on your outlay-nay, yen oven go so far as to duty. This suggestion is made in order that borrow in order to wake up deficiencies; and, not- the Company may obtain extra freight, more withstanding all this, give ant to the world that "nvar be mys that the reduction in duty will ont this is your way of becoming rish, oan this post- anent to much, zud therefore this too may be tien bo sularay of Straits Tire Insurance Company, Limited-TH sabot cond. However, the Board has no record by that wealthy braders and great morvhints in- which it is possible to ascertain what daly propar variably soloot & trustworthy man sa general and ➡lut half daty tus mag-heh tes bus, so far, manager. The receipts are regalar and the er paid per 100 satties when conveyed to Kalgan, de, penditure is regulated Is maintains the prin- And the Viceroy shonlt vira instructions for en- ciple of saying a proportion of his yourly gains. quiry to be made for the information of the Board and thus noormulates real and tangible gain, Another cluase in the Viceroy's Report is on the which enables him to continue indefinitely. Un-, fraight spon the tributo rise. The Board. finds leas the accounts are kept by proper person, the China and Manila Steamally Company, Limited
-3 per cent, discount, nominal. that in March, 1888, the Viceing of the Two production will be smaller then thenumberofoon- Kiang, Treng Kwo-ch'uan, and others raportei omera. If you have to method with yourraeipts Douglas Steamship Company Limited-340 that in the Rieng sea-transport rules it was and po nyatem with you outgolaga, you will cer
per share, laid down that in 1884 they had been given as tainly be a poor man before very long. The en-Fozgkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per
share extra wm of 14 ao repaitiug money perployment ofmen and the use of wealth isopslegons
ical both junks and steamers," and that to Government. Originally, Li Heng-chang and Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $100 during the year 1985 the Board of Reveuus had Shen Pac-cheng, in setting this company on
"POLYHYMNIA,”
"BORMIDA,"
Captain Pizzarello, will he despatched as
above on FRIDAY, the 18th inst., at DAYLIGHT, The Steamer has splendid Accommodation for Pasongers and carrier a Doctor and
Stewardess.
For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passogo, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 7th March, 1897. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VYA NAGA- SAKI AND KOBE. (Passing through the INLAND SEA). HEP, & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
TH
"TEHERAN”
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE. COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT BALD, TRIESTE, BRINDISI, ANTWERP BREMEN, AND HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS, ALEO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, RAJ.. TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,
GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
AT
PORTS.
The Company'a Šteamses WILL CALL
SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGULY 17
AND LUGGAOR.
N.B. CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THEOCR BILLS OF Lading for THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUSSIA.
VESSELS ON THE BERTA
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE 3/3 L. I. 1. American Bark
"ANNIE JOHNSON," Captain M. Hall, will load hore and will here qufok despoteh.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Høgkong, 3rd March, 1837..
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/8 LII Aaerican Ba-k
"EDWARD KIDDER,” Grila Mastor, will load here for the shore Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 20th January, 1897.,
FOR NEW YORK. TAKE 8/3 L II Norwegian Dark
"PROFESSOR MOHN,"
(190
Jensen, Master, will loal here for the
above Port, and will have galek dospabah.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co.
260
Hongkong. 1st Fobrairy, 1887.
FOR HAMBURG, DIRECT.
THE 3/8 L II German Bark
"ANNIE," Krüsoke, Master, will load here for the abova Port, and will have quick dospatah.
Ter Froight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong. 29th January, 1887.
MAIL EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MATU.
12:35
The P. M. steamer City of Sydney, with the American mail of the 12th ultimo, leares Yok. haus on the 9th, and may be expected haru un ve about the 15th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The Glen Lins steamer Glenfalloch left Singapore on the 8th, and is due here on the 14th instant
The Shire Live 'stostuar Flintshire left
Singapore on the 8th, and is dus here on the
14th instant.
The steamer Lennox left Singapore on the 10th, and is dus here din or about the 16th inst
TE 0.98. Co.'s steamer Titon left Singapore on the morning of the 16th, and is due here da the 18th instant.
The Shire Line steamer Glamorganshire left Singapore on the 12th, and is dne here on the
will leave for the above plasse ou FRIDAY, ON MONDAY, the lat day of March, 19th instart,
the 18th instant, at DAYLIGHT.
E. L. WOODIN,
Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 5th March, 1887.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG, THE Company's Steamship
T
"WHAMPOA”
11
Captain Allison, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 18th instant
For Freight or Passags, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWILE, Agents. Hongkong, 8th March, 1887.
50%
FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, AND
THE Stearnship
THE
KODE.
"LENNOX."
J. Theirls, Commander, will be damnatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 18th inst,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
527 Hongkong, 12th March, 1887,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates
1897, at Noos, the Company's Steamship BRAUNSCHWEIG, Captain Stormer, with
MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, CARGO, will leave this Port sa abose.
and
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, When Correspondence has been mis-sent or Cargo will be received on Board until 4 F.3. | dalsyed (both of which are liable to happen Bpocta and Parosis until 3 P.., on the 20th of|casionally; all that the addresses nsed do is to March, 1987. (Parcels are not to be sent an ace on the covor, Sent to, or Receivet Board; they must be left at the Agency's Offlos). | xt 7 p.m., or as the case may be, and forward it, Contents and Value of Packages are required..
The Samer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardesa For Father Particulus apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
1 rente. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1897.
17 COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
ARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
NOTICE
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, do LOBINÓ, FONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA' PORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA; ALSO,
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.
for NITGE, CHECO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTSIEN TUESDAY, the 2nd March, at
HANKO, Ports on the YANGTSEE) THE Company's Steamship
"TITAN,"
without any other writing whatever, to tiso Patmaster General This should be noted on the first time cause of complaint ooours; it is a mistake to let saol matics pass for fear of giving troubio, a course which generally give more trouble in the and
Logal Delivery--No delivery is attempted on board Ship; at the Pack, Kowloon, Abardeon, de, nor at any privata boasa (oven though named in the address) when there is a place of business nearer, at which delivery can be affected...
The Postal Guide for 1836, revised to date wil be found in the Daily Press Directory. p. 385 large edition, p. 701 small edition. Thi is the only authorised complete Summary of Pastel information published in Hongkong.
ser The authorised List of Mails issued in connection witla this paper is the one published tulos ench day in mir Extra, which is alway goraoted to a much later hear than that giren below.
A MATY, ILL CLOAR, For Saigon. Por Vespasian, today, the 14th
For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay-Per Aaphitrile, tc-marcow, the 15th inst., at 11.30
For Saigon. Por Tesiof, to-morrow, the 15th inst., at 430 P.M.
Noom, the Company's Steamship "OITS” Commandant Lequiorré, withint at 11.30 A.M MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, And |ÇARGO, will leave this Port for the above
Captain Brown, will he despatched as abore placoa. on FRIDAY. the 18th instant.
-Cargo and Spesie will be registered for Loo For Freight or Passage, apply to
don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agante. [transit through Marseilles for the principal Hongkong, 11th March, 1887.
[524 places of Europe. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at PORT DARWIN and taking through Cargo to QUEENSLAND PORTS, NEW ZEA
LAND, TASMANIA, &O), HE Steamship
**GUTHRIN,” Captain Bhannon, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 20th instant, at DAYLIGHT
For Froight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 12th March, 1887.
[528 OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND. EUROPE;
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS,
· 320 usm Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's Captain H. Schultz, will be despatched for the
Shares-119 per cent gram,
Above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 16th inst,THE Steamship OCEANIC" will be despatched for San Francis, vid Yoko Hongkong, Canton, and Mato Steamboat Co.'s at FIVE P.M.
hama, on TUESDAY, the 5th April. at Shares-$50 per cent. prem, sellera.
For Freight or Passage, apply la
SIEMSSEN & Co,
TERE Endo-China Stan Navigation Co's Share
Agente. Hongkong, 8th March, 1887
1503
"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
5 per cent. discount, sellers,
abaré
per THE teamship"
"FLINTSHIBE."
Shipping Orders will be granted till Nook, Cargo will be received on board until PAL, Sporio and Faroels until 3 P.M., on the let Marob, 1887. (Parools are not to be sant on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Contents sad value of Packages see
required
For further particulars, apply si the Com- rang's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 11th March 1887.
For Singapore-Par Polyhimnia, on Wel nday, the 16th Inst., st 4.50 P.M.
Fur Straits and Calcutta-Per A. Apcar, os Tharaday, the 17th inst., at 0.30 PM.
For Nagasaki, Kəbə, and Yokobama-Po Theras, on Thursday, the 17th mat, at 5.00 1.2. For Port Darris, Sydney, and Melbourne. Per Guthrie, on Saturday, the 19th inst., at 3,00
P.M.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PÁČKET, The British Contrast Pankot Ganges will
15th f2b dospatchod on TUESDAY, the
Maroh, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Exrope and countries beyoud, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements Netherlands Iulia Burmah, Ceylon, India, Adeo, Egypt, Malta, sid Gibraltar.
U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, MA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT - YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
The usual hours will he observed in slodag the Mails, &o.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Coregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, THE U. 8. Mail Stowmor "CITY OF Cain, or Jewellery, and, where Registration bas SIDNEY," will be despatched for hen neglected, will make no enquiries ints San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATUE-dered losses of such letters. DAY, the 26th March, st TurzERM., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United
Stated and Europe.
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.
The German Contract Paoket Braunschweig Through Bills of lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, will be despatched on MONDAY, the 21st inst to San Francisco, Atlantio and Inland Cities with Malls for tho United Kingdom, Europe of the United States, via Overland Railways, toad constries beyond, vie Brindisi; to the Straits Havas, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Caylon, Toda, The hours observed in closing the Mails, da Mexic, Central and South Austion, by the den. Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, &c. &.. Company's and connecting Steamer
Through Possage Tickets granted to England, will be the same su in the caso of the French France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic nos
in
af Steamers,
Packet.
Correspondence should be marked Par German
Cornestion being made at Yokobams with
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who bare Kat, or with the name of the Packet. Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Porta
The Post Ofre declines all responsibility for paid full fare, re-embarking at Sea Francisco All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to for Chias or Japan (or vice versa) within six Unregistared Letters containing Bank Notes, address in full; and same will be received at the months, will be allowed a discount et 20%, from Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has Company's Ollos until Five r.. the day pre Return Fare; if ro-embarking within one year, been neglested, will make no enquiries into vious to sailing.
alaged losses of push letters.
applied for snd Faceived the Emperor's zazetion foot, had a deep and far-seeing kehama, which China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$147 | J. Dancaster, Commander, will be despatched months, will be allowed a discount of 20 *}, from | do not apply to through fares from China and be despatched en TUESDAY, the 22nd Int.
RETURN PASSAux-Passengers, who have an allowance of 10° will be made from Return paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francisco. Pre-paid Retara Paanaga Orders, avail-
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. for China or Japan (or vice versa) within strable for one year, will be issae at a Discount of £5, from Beturn Fare. Then allowances
The French Contrent Packet Orus will Return Fire; it re-emburking within one year,
with Mails for the United Kingdom Encope Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. and places beyond, vi Naples; to Saigon, then ailewice of 157 will be made from Return Japas to Europe.
Faze. Pre-Faid Return Passage Orders, avail on the day previous to mailing, Facal Packages Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, able for one year, will be issued at Dit will be received at the Offes and P. same the Australasian Colonies, Pondiebery, Madras of 257, from Bebarn Fare These allowance day: all Farol Packages abould be marked to Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and do not apply to through fares from China and address in fall; value of same is required. Japan to Burope.
for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY,
For Freight or Passage apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 9th March, 1987,
[508
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
Chiren merchantanose more, whether they wore on the eficial fund and foreigu loan, soupta,
to a recommendation that one mase of this was really a great and statesmanliks lisa: It allowance should be deducted from the allowance was nothing more nor lens than to reap the pro- Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-158 to janks, which should, thus receive Ave exfite on shipping gaas to enter into scmpetition darcons a piool, whilst the steamer allowance with foreign merebants. The sonrot of thirsing Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-$61 per should be discontinued for ever, which arrange-poverty into wealth and weakness into strength ment of couras must be followed for 1856. And, lay entirely in this enterpris. Foreignora oer. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited again, that jùoks had to undergo a rednotion of j tainly do not come to Chius for purposes of three candareens on each four mace of freight trade in order to lose money, yet the Chine Perak Tin Mining and Belting Company dne per pical, and that he (the Nanking Viperoy) | Merchants' Company during the past ten years wished to know, now that the China Merchants or more, has not only act increased ita expital Punjou and unghie Das Samantan Mining! Steame Company had been taken ovez, by the and interest but is overwhelmed with debt Perak Sugar Caltivation Grand Pia 18 per TE Company's Steamship
per pharo.
per share.
18th inst
share.
share.
--$i 10 per share, ex dir
-$20 per share.
Company, Limited---$18 per share, soilər.
*TELAMON,"
Gibralter.
Consular Invoices to sboomany Cargo
shonlă be mont to
The usual hours will be obsarved in closing Consular Invoices to ooompany Cargo doa. tined to Forts beyond San Francisco should be fanatined to Forta berend San Francisco the Mallo sent to the Company's Offices, address to in Sealed invelopes, addressed to the Calloctor the Company's Ofoes the Collector of Customs, Han Francisco.
FOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT For further information as to Freight of Customs at San Francisou,
For further information as to Fassage and
MAILS. or Passage, apply to the Agency of the ComFreight apply to the Agency of the Company.
TOK ENGLISH MATL. The following hours are observed in closing No. 301, Queen's Bead Central.
Haila, de, by the British Contract Packet ---
Day of Departure. Moon-Money Order Offoe cluma.
t, be paid in accordance with the scale hitherto Cau this be called the fault of the schees Hongkour Hope Manufacturing Company. El Captain Jackson, wül be despatched as above pany. No. 504, Queen's Road Central.
For
mited-$45 per share. ☺
1. Limited—60 per cent, discount,
premium. premium
previuto.
paid Chinese steamers (air) seeing that the From the documenta, before thora ant from: Company was in a different position to foreign what people say, the Board soon that the so- merebants, or whather they were to be paid in called "profit and power" are neither in the Hongkong and Mago Glass Manufacturing Co. accordates with what was paid last year when bands of the State shore, nor in thoss of the
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-12 per cent. foreign steamers were temporarily employed. On merchants below; but have entirely gose to the
premium. this point he wished that the Board might be oficials sad gentry noting as middlemen. fustrueled to reply for his guidaro. The Buncil instance, the impeachment of Tang Ting-sha Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godara Ce.. Limited-21 per cent.prem., sales and bayern. submitted to reply to this that for the present and Cha Ki-ang in the first instance, and the Resor (1895) the China Merchants Company, in abamaful exposure of Sa Jan en Chang Hang- Singapors Insurance Company, Limited 322 undertaking the conveyance of Kinng Bu and lab is the second, are clear evidence of the Board's Chinese Imperis! Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent.
per share. Che King tribute rice, should stas not of grace, statements. The management has not been in (apart from the 14 maca per poul "rapairing the bands of proper poceons, and in the regulation money which as laid down is to be discontinued of receipts and payments they have not at their Chiusa Imperial Loan of 1864 B-6 per cent for ever), receive in payment of freight, sacrifice hearts on thrift; how can they soribe the money st., the same suma (not named but ap diminution of the Company's capital then, to Chinese Imperial Lean of 1884 C-8 per cent. parently Tls. 0,410) ashitharto peld to the Chinese the hostilities by ses P Steamers of the China Merchants Co. and that The Board has taken this matter late cops Chinese Imperial Toan, 1886 E-51 per cent.. the deductions of one candareen and three can deration la commities and thinks that as the dareas respectively, abouk be male in second Company has had appropriations of Government ance with regulation. This reply was commoney, and farther assistance in the shape of maniated to the Viceroya of Chih Li and the ride fasights and seduction of duties on their two Klang, as is on record.
goods, their annual receipts and disbursements The Board think that, the payment hitherto should be undited by Government. made to Chinese steamers being over three ca The Beard would ask that the Northern snyl dareens in excess of the freight per pioal paid to Southern Superintendata of Trade to tastruct the foreign steamers hired last season, is #off-ed, in accordance with the terms of the DareD olently considerate, and the Board would re- of the 25th of September, 1885, to institute commend that the Board's previous recommanda-n thorough enquiryand take the matter varmest- tion in adhered to. If the Company undertakely to band. Also, to make a complete list of the conveyance of tribute rice purchased in all the sea going and river going desmora Hupeh and Hanau, the freight parmont will, to belonging to the Company, of all their meagres uniformity, he still the name is in the wharves, the names of the ships the lossfitian of
priuism, sales,
Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Loan
--9 per sont. prominum.
HONGLONG, TEMPERATURE-
(Pink Mama, Pyonu k Cafe Kasman). March 24th. Baron
man
·Barontter—l 236. Barometer==||2,36.
19.020
Hongkong, 28th February, 1887.
WEDNESDAY, the 16th it.
· For Freight or Passago, Bpply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong, 10th March, 1887.
(347
THE
FOR SHANGĦAL
FOR LONDON, DIRECT. HELE A Y British Barque
*EME"
C. D. HARMAN, Agent.
[4
1 G. D. WARMAN, Agent.
Hongkong, 10th March, 7697,
13
FOR VICTORIA (V.I.)
3
THE 3/3 A. T. 1. American Ship
T529
"ENOB SOULE" -
have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply in
··MELCHERS & Co.' Hongkong, Ast January, 1987. -1190
(Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates. Banners, Master, will load here for the T. T. Brale, Master, will load here and will
for Charoo, 'CiRKIAIN, NEWCHWANG, HAN- above Part. sud will have quick despatch.
HOW MA PORTs on the YaraTÈRE).
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. THE Steamship st
Hongkong, 12th March, 1837.
BOLENFALLOCH," Captain Cormack, will be despatched as above
on or about the 16th instanti
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, KATHESO“. & Co, Hongkong. 11th March, 1997.
150s
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND,
CALCUTTA
▼HE Steamship
"ABRATOON APCAR”- Captain J. C.Oliphant, will be despatched
for
the above Ports as THURSDAY, the 17th ingfant, at Ö›H RE
For Freight or Parage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONE & O Hongkong, 11th March, 1837,
Agents
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.
TH
HE100 AI British Bark
"FIFESHIRE,”
B. Craig, Master, shartly expected from ShaKÓ-
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 3/3 L L L American Ship
"STATE OF MAINE."-
THE
May, will load here for the above Forti and Niezala, Master, will load bars for the abors will have quick despatch.
For Fraight ur Fasse, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Ja
Hongkong, Brd March, 1897.
146
9/9 L. LL. Am. Bark
********** FOR PORTLAND) (OREGON.)
"COLOMA,”
Post-
200 P.MRegistry of Letters censos.
ing of all printed matter and patterns ockies.
| 8:00 PM-Mails closed, except for Late Letters. 310 P.-Luttere may be posted with late for
of 10 cents until
380 .when the Post Ofoe closes entirely. 840 ex-Late Letters may be posted on board
the poket with late, fee of 19 centą, watil time of departure,
THX FRENCH AND GERMAN MAILS. Day before Departure.
|5P.M.,, Money Orlar Offos closes. German Mail 4 P.M. Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of oflow
Fort, and will bare quick despatch.
Honghong, 4th March, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. ̧ TIME 8/3 LII American Ship
hours. RUSSELL & Co.
[476
"BARAK HIGNETT”
C. M. Noyes, laster, will led hare and willMorgan, Mastor, will load bere for the above
Day of Departure, AM, Fest Oos opens.
19 AM Registry of Intern cease. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceRNES. 11M., Mail closes, exempt for Late Letters 11.10 ▲.M.; Letture may be posted with Tate fee
of 30 senta until
(11.80 x:M., when the Post Office closes entirely.
have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERA & C«? 12391 Hongkong, 21st December, 1896.
Port, sad will have quick despatzší
For Fretzig, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong 35th January, 1887,
|
1207
1140 am, Tate Lotters may be posted on board the packet with Lats Fes of 10. Conta util time of departure
..