of
will be very complete, and there will be si roight The Odenen correspondent of the Daily News asaple rooms for produce, Spesially plated ao contributos a letter to that journal in which he commodation will be provided for the Royal Colo. severely handles the Russian army and the oor. mial (stituts and the Royal Asiatic Soolaty, and ruption which prevails ia connection with it. spacions gallocks for the display of nutural and He save. You have recently onkalated and manufactured products of the British empire are published what would appear the overwhelming inoladed. The main galleries will be equally di- fighting strength of Russia. Your estimato vided botwaan the United Kingdom and India and are apocryphal, darontly as I may wish they the Colonies, while separate gallarins will be set were not. One portion of those millloas exista apart for ocasional exhibitions of special arts and on paper only, auolher portion is wretchedly Duftstures. The outire baillings will be Gro armed and equipped Look at the physique proof, the walls will be apocially arranged for de somo of the new battalions, forming part of the caration, and the whole is to be erected as a cost enormnens garcon in this city. Elsewhere things not exceeding 450,000. So far na at prosoptar are much wars. Our ranks are awolion by ranged the Imperial Institute will not, we an-hordes of rocraits who know little or nothing of derstard, cater for the amusement as well as the the effective are of the arms of precision with education of the masses. Music will find so place which they are furnishod. They are not of the within its walls, and the grounds will not be material which is capable of being moulded illuminated after dusk. But before it has been long opened a demand may possibly be made for Roma form of rational antorininment as well as a efficiency of inforuntion. The foundation stone of the Imperial Institute will be laid by the Queen is State, about the last week of June, and the buildings will require about three years to completo.
OLLA POBRIDA.
DESTINATION
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into a hard fighting body. They arestarved and watchedly equipped under the detestable control. of army contractors in collusion with adminis. frative chiefs Thonesuda apon thousands of them mon would sink under a couple of days ardrons marsh. Uh pas! me military statistics are very imposing We can prove everyth Lo your paper; our army throughozt is supplied with the best rifles, it is said, but I tell you diatinetly it is not. I am fairly well saquainted with every branch of arms in the Russian arvio; but I shail add nothing more to what TSHANGHAI VIA AMOT
have already asarted as to the general sou assurance that by the side of which the Campbell revelations if I and Sfty intelligant and patriotis brother Kere sweaters and light. has just been heard afters who could name were to be empower- without certain London newspapers which fou-an with the necessary drastic authority for the rish on garbage so much on suspecting the ox-radical reform of our military organisation wẹ istence of the case,
should commence by hanging some five bandred chief and potty departmental administrators."
The London correspondent of the Dublin prear maya:—The judges have quietly solved the
deplorable defiets of our
MANILA VIA AMOY.
Boulty as to reports of divorce cases. A gult, tion. You may accept my seat zilitary pi SWATOW, AMOT,& FOOCHOW Namoa (str.) ·
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mited-$45 por share. Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co.,
Limited-60 per sont, disccunt.
8. Watson & Co. Limited-10 per cent. Hongkong & Kanioon Whar! and Godown Co.,
Limited-63 por sont, prea. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-22
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rest teler an informed us and been brought &. As bearing on the charge of plagiarism which ainst Mr. Baggara, the following letter which appeared in the Literary World is of samo inte. rest-One of the most difficult things to boliova in is the honesty of our neighbours when no soe them reproduce a thongat or an idea which we know to have been given to the world previously. Reviewers of books, as a class, are not romarkable
per share.
Chinoso Imperial Lean of 1894 B-6 per sent.
pramiam
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1834 0-8 per cent.
premium, salus.
premium, saler.
Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dulbar
3 per veut premium.
au
Mrs. de Ping has invited her soustry relatives to dinner, in" acknowledgment of courtesies showa daring a two weeks country visit the ommer before. He (after the sixli overse)- I'm blowed if I can eat another mossal! She (uging him wadee the table, and in a whisper) Onbutton fer vest, Exeg. It's the only chance we'll hav tar git aven with um far another year Some amusement was caused in Court the other day by a retort made by Mr. Jaslice Chitty counsal. The barrister was arguing nossa about for that oharity which "thinketh no evil," and the possession of agricultnes! implements and ren soms of our geestest writers have not been furnituro; and when bo bad finished, the first free from the charge of plagiariem In the in-Chinese Imperial Loan, 1886 F-5 per cent. part of his argament, during which the judge rest of truth, I would beg the favour of your frequently rebuked him for irrelevancy, he reowa and your readers paticnoo while I stata on marked, "And now my lord, I will address my instance in which two minds, wholly unconnected self to the furnituru Mr. Justin Chitty ro- there are many such I do not doubt for one my
coverived and worked upon the same idea. That plied, You have been doing that for long. Scane sixteen or seventeen years ago (I time."
have lest the date of the year) a story, written Spiders are one of the greatest obstacles to by me apponrod in The Christian World Ma telegraphers in Japan. Filling the trees about gasine, gallad "Hester Goldering's Biorifice." the lines, those insects apin their webs between The plot of the story was purely imaginary, with the earth, the wires, the post, the insulators, and the exception of an advertisement which ouG the trees. When these wires become wol with of my sisters out from a newspaper The Times, dow, they constitute a good conductor, and the I think) and gave me as the nuolens of a plot. lines ars found to be in connection with the Working from this centre, my mind conceived a carth. The only method of obviating this inconvenience in by employing brooms of Tamboo to brash away the webs. Bin, as the spidora are more active than the workmen employed in this work, tas dißeulty is not the less serious.
lady of tirle adopting a poor woman's child to bring up with her awa. In order that no differ- ence should be made botween them, abe confuseÝS their identity, and calls them by fanciful pet ames (Pousie and Violet) to the myatiñcation of the rouder, who is left in doubt as to which is her own daughter, and which the poor woman's child. Imagine my sunsed astonishment when I saw this very plot, oren to the fansy name of my adopted oblid, reappear in a story by one of our most gifted authors, ourrent is one of the Josling Earials last year, and now issue repar
Cape Town despatch states that a poll of ratepayers taken me question of the erection of a new town hall there at a cost of £30,000, to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, resulted in the proposal being negatired by an overwhelm- ing majority. At Pietermaritzburg a proposal for the oreolion_of_a_now town hall in honour of lately." On its conclusion I wrote to the author, the Queen's Jubilan has been rejected in facone of an open-air inncheon to all the children of the city, together with a display of fireworks and the presentation of a Jubilee metal to each juvenile planter of a tree.
Jeuriens to know whether he had gone ecross my
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
...(FROM Mbas. Katsonna' & Da's ExaIKKAN.)
April 39th
Parameter--4.f Barometer-l
Barometer 7.3 managemen Thermonaler-ů dokununua Thermocanter...) 2.M
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old end half forgotton story. I have his frauk STATION, assurance-which I need hardly say I meorpt absolutely-that he never saw my story, nori Leven know of the sistence of the magazine in which it appeared. Moreover, he kindly explains
COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Halong
20,60
orsong.
29,17
29.80
27.05
A saddon reaction has set in against all hair how he arrived at his plot working backwards Fooeho restorers and colourings, some of which have in a way wholly different from my own, inren- been known to bava a very pornicious effecting the very points of resemblance to account
W Fast: 2. urch tha" persons who me them. Apropos of for his main intention. Both stories are before sleek,
fures, the most coquettish and becoming the public, and sassible to those who care to little rogattes of tulle and ribbon are now wern compare ttom; therefors I need not traes the in the hair, and are as pretty as they are similarity of plot more partionlarly. It is to me inexpensive, they are placed a few inches on cusa purious and interesting proof of the possibility #ravur. side of the head, but near to the top. This of being perfectly original to one's concept mason every species of beadgear is arranged without these conceptions being in themastres quite at the ammit of the bead, which mits now. Yours faithfully, Maggie Symington. short-necked person, but is very trying to those who have long nooks.
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Ja 29rd innt, Daylight
On 23rd inst
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NOTICES OF FIRMS.
NOTICE.
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VESSELS UN THE 88RT.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. ME. JOHN
NINIAN FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOQCHOW.
HE
**NAMOA,"
MR. HENRY CRAWFOUD, ROBERT STANFORD CRAWFORD Hero admit.od FASTNERS in our Firon in Honger T Company's Steamship on the 1st April, 1297.
No change hos Econ made in the constitution Captain. Pooook, will be despatobel for the above Peria TO-MORROW, the 21st instant. at Noor. of our Firms in Shanghai or Yokobare.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 6th April, 1887.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPEAIK & Co,
General Managers Hongkong, 18th April, 1887.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON A BUEZ CANAL,
NOTICE
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THE INTERRST AND RESPONSIBILIFY în sur TIM HERMANN LOUIS CHRISTIAN OTTE, CHASED on the 21st March a.c.
PUSIAU & Co.
Hongkong. 1st April, 1887. NOTICE.
G36 THE Company's Steamship
BELLEROPHON." Captain Guthrie, will be despatched at above TO-MORROW, the 2lot inst.
TE Here TEIS DAY REMOVED to the W
1ST FLOOR of No. 6, Queen's Reed, opposito our Old Offless.
DENNYS & MOSSOP, Solicitors & Notaries. Hongkong, 26th March, 1887.
NOTICE. MESSRS HENRY PRIMAL BULLET TESSRS.HENRY PRINCE TENNANT
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DARBY, and -BENDYSHE LAYTONwere admitted PARTNERS in our Firm in China and Hongkong on the 1st January, 1887.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.;. Hongkong, lut April, 1887.
1664 NOTICE.
REGISTER.
1064 April, 1847, AT A TRƯỚC
IN
Wind.
inch April, 1897, at 10 AM
Wind.
Maxile.....
晚饭
Haiphong
Forgong 2,91
Ay
24,48
Feoshow
TUESDAY, 19th April, EXPORT CARGO,
Nagkakla
Luc. |
20.19
Apropos of the rats leaving the Locksley Hall, in the Marsey, a correspondent say that it-ro-- minds him of an incident which happened while he was on board a vessel which was wreaked off; the Cornish coast. The captain was the last to leave the ship, and as he dropped into the life boat & rat ran along the rupe and laid hold of the captain's collar and the captain turned round and noticing with what tenacity the rat held on be the captain) asid, "Poor d like, myself opium, 50 packages tea, 2,333 packages merchan- you are making an effort for dear life, comedis, and 12 boxes treasure, valued at $73,600. along," and both were safely landed.
For Victoria, BC packages merchandise.
Per steamship City of Rio de Janeiro, sailed on the 16th April: For Yokohama 11,55 bags sugar, and 492 packages merchandise. For an 'rancisco-5,60 bags rico, 170 bags beans, 500 barea nut oil, 23 cases silky, 8 cases ocude
There has been another split-bat this time I For Honolula-101 packages merahsurise. For have the best resson for believing that the breach Punta Arenas-1 onse silks, and 3 casa inoguered oan be repaired. It fell ont upen sky-in fact, ware. For Panama-1,300 bags rise, 250-pack- on Thursday afternoon--that a member of her ages merchandise, and 2 cases silks. For Callso Majesty's Government, na mighty of stature sades silke, and 32 cases merchandise. For Babroad of beam as Mr. Clough's hero in the Chisago-27 cases cardamoms. For New York "Bothie of Taber-as-Volisa betook himself 9 os silks, 247 bates raw silk
the Queen's Drawing Room. Gracefal was
his part. low was his reverence, before his Sovereign. But scoidanta will happen-and
UPIUM.
Quotations are
Old Malwa....
crack. amash, with a noise like the roll of distant New Haiw........... thunder, went the silk apparol of the right hon, gentleman. Court officials celd only congra Salate themselves on the custom which ordains that the guests at the Queen's Drawing Room Older Malvs shall retire with their faces to Her Majesty.
Patna (Now)
Tho Jaat Legiature of New York appointed Benares 1 Now)
a committee to oranine into tha.mgst expodiant method of inflicting the death penalty in oases of }
$525 per pieni, allce. ɔf 11 entty. $650 per pical, alle. of [2 to 2 pattion. $560 per pion, altos of 12 ontties. $5221 to $525 per cheat.-
4924 to 495
EXCHANGR.
Telegraphie Transfor
Bank Bille, on demand
3/1 3/14
The typhoon ban probably named northwords in the PositaTM Thundurumene hul muco temps in Buliver. Gerillanta Der N.Evindue midents. The temperature and the humility are high and cloudy weather proraila.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 19th April, 1887,
MATEOROLUGICAL REGISTER.
focomotor
Temperatura ......... Humidity
7: 70
Previous On date on date day. at 10a.m. at 4 p.m. at 4 pra. 20.79
2013 28
29.92
75
Direction of wind .... Force of wind ca Westhereal
E.N.E.
1 0.
1-BAROMESKO POČroud to 32 Jégcom Fahrenheit und ca the level of the ana in ircher, tenths and bandrectia.
K-CHORRASTAr io ti e alinde in degrees Fahrenheit 3.—Hugwers in parveniage sfanturation, the kuničity of sir mimarsfare with moisture being 100.
DEBIOTION OF THE WIND to two points. C--Fosca Of Ten Wird according to Beaufort Seale Bondtama or gea Wiaczona: 3. blue sky; 1. detached donda:D.drissting ratu ; F, fog; 2. gloomy, É. hal; L„Eght- aidą z 0. peroant; ita pasalo zakamics; & squally; R, rúa; & now thander, V. visibility, W.dew (wak).
7.But in inches, souths sad. bandwith.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Obervatory, 19th April, 1887.
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Bank Bille, at 30 days' sight......3/14 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight.....3/1 Credits, at:4 months' eight „J/143/14 | BHIP'S COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES, Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight...
murder in the first degree, and to report on the Or LONDON. subject to the present Legislature, whether by bill or otherwies. The committes having ex- amined the quastion, have, as we understand, says the Independent, agreed to recommend the Abandenmast of hanging as the mode of punish- ing murderers, and the substitution of the eloo- lein battery so heavily charged as to produce in- stant death. The theory of sol a recommenda- tion is that death by electricity is more humane, becuns entirely painless, and more absolutely cartain to produce the result on the instant, and Or at the same time less barbarous and offensive in ) "the outward aspect of the process.
ON PARIS,
Credite, 60 days" sight
ON BOMSAX
AND
COAL MERCHANTE.
PROVISIONS SUPPLIED
SHORTEST NOTICE,
No. 25, PEAYA CENTRAL
客發炭煤司泰榮
N consegneaos of MB. ROBERT HOWIE
and Mr RONALD GREIG_lesving Chins they will no longer Stais our Firm për procuration.
We have Tus DAY authorized MR: ✪ BORGE FIXWELL TEARON and MR. EDMUND THOMAS BOND to 8: oar Fiem por pro
curation at Canton and Macao.
Canton, lat April, 1887.
DEACON & Co.
"NOTICE.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong, 16th April, 1887.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. for NTROPO, CHEPOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTSIN, (Taking Cargo and Passangors at through rates
Hannow, and Ports on the YANGTOSE.) THE Company's Steamabip
T
"ORESTES,"
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STEAM FOR
PENANG GOLOMBO, SINGAPORE,
ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA,
BRINDIST. GIBRALTAR,
ANCONA,. VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON:
LISH,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRÁLIA. N.B.-Camo CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, POKSIAN Geur Porca, Marseilles, TRIESTE, HAM- BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
SPRCIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH, THE_PENINDUDAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANT's Steamship "CATHAY," Captain Ashdows, with Hor Majesty's Maile, 'will be despatched from this for LONDON vìà BOMBAY and SUMZ
CANAT. FRIDAY, the 22nd April, at
Cargo will
FOUR P.M.
be received on board until
10 A. Parools and Specie (Gold) at the Oos until Noon, on the day of sailing..
Ten, Silk, and Valuables for Earepa will be translipped at Colombo; General Čargo for London will be conveyed vi Bombay without transbipment, arriving one week intor than by the ordinary direct routo via Colombo.
For further particulars regarding Factor and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEẨM NAVIGATION COMPANY'B Ooe, Hongkong,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE IONAT Delish Burk
TH
..
*FIFESHIRE.”
R. Groig, Master, shortly expected from Suase- KAI, will load hire for the above Ports, and will bars quick daepatak.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Jo
1402 Hongkong, 3rd March, 1997.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE 3/3 LLL. American Skip
"STATE OF MAINE," Nickels, Master, will lead here for the above Port, and will bare quick despatek,
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March, 1887.
[475 FOR PORTLAND (OREGON.) THE 33L LI. German Bark
F. H. DREWS.” Rothbart. Master. will loud here and will baro quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, 12th April, 1887.
MAILS +XPECTED.
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THE ENG) ISH MAIL, The P.&O.Atuamer Decern, with the Engliel
The Contents and Value of Packages are re-mail of the 18th March, left Singapore at 6 pm. quired to be dentured prior to shipment
the 14th, and may be expected here on Shippers are particularly requested to note the evening of the 19th or morning of the 20th the terras and conditions of the Company's instant. Black Bills of Lading,
SPECIAL NOTICE TO PASSENGERS.
THE GERMAN MAKE The Norddeathsba Lloyd steamer Oder, with A "Commissionira" is now employed by the the German mail dated Barlin und March, 10Ft: Company at Brindisi who bours their livery. Is Singapons on the 16th, and may be expected hors a linguist and wil: afford Passenger every on or about the 21st fasturit. information razpecting Railway Tmins, Charges for Omnibus, Porters, Luggage, &c.
E. L. WOODIN;
Acting Superintendent.
THE AMERICAN MAIS.
The P. M.stoamer City of New York, with the American mail of the 21th altimo, aft Yoko-
· Hongkong, 14th April, 1887.
11hama on the 15th, and may be expected. karo an OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- ) or about the 22nd instant
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.
THE Starship "GAELIC” will be despatched for San Francisco, vil Toke. sana, on TUESDAY, the 26th April, at THREN F..
The 0.&.steamer Belgie, with the Amerisan mail of the 2nd April, lei! San Francisco on that date, ag may be exported here car or about the 9th instant.
STEAMENS AXTECTED. Tun O. 8. B. Co's steamor Qrestar, laft Binge- pore on the morning of the 14th, and is due hurɑ.... on the 20th instant.
The China Shippers' aleamor Moyne left Singapore on the 17th, and is dué here on thy 23rd instant.
··
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
Connection being made at Tokobima with Steamers from Shangbai and Japan Ports,
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be markel to
Whon Correspondence has been mis-sent or address in full; and samo will be received at the delayed (both of which are liable happen Captain Hutchison, will be despatched as above Commay's Ofles aulil Fira P.. the day pre-decasionally) all that the addressee need do is to
Tious to sailing. no FRIDAY, the 22an instant
note on the cover, Sent to, or Rsceiced For Froight or Passago, apply to
BETURN PASSAGE-Passengers, who bare at 7 p.m., or as the case may be, and forward it. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Aguts paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francison without any other writing whatever, to the
1781 For China or Japan or afte der) within ax Postmaster General Hongkong, 15th April, 1887.
This should be acted on months, will be allowed a discount of 20%, from the first time ocase of complaint scenes; it is a Return Fare; if reembarking within one year. mistake to lot such mattere pass for fear of su allowance of 10 will be made from Return giving trouble, a gou which generally gives Faro. Pre-Paid Return Passago Ordera, avail-
murs trouble in the end. able for one year, will be issaad at a Discount of 25, from Return Fare. These allowances | do not apply to through fares from China arid
Japan to Europe.
NOEDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
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NOTICE
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE,
NAGASAKI.
AND
(Passing through the Inland Sea), 1681HE Corapany's Steamship
DURING my Absence from the Colony, my will be condorted by my Brother MR. JAMES SPENCE LEGGE, who |is authorised to Sign my zena per procuration.
WILLIAN LEGGE. Hongkong, 18th April, 1887.
CHINESK ENGINEERING AND
MINING COMPANY.
+799
-------*GENERAL WERDER"
LOCAL DELIVERY--No delivery is attempled on board Ship, at the Peak. Kowloon. Aberdeen, ko, nor al ang pricate bois (aren though Consular Lavvised to accompany Cargo dos named in the address) when there is a place of tined to Ports beyond-San Francisce should-be-basiuesa rural-which delivory-can-bo-effooted-
the Collector of Customs, San Francisso.
For further information s to Freight or Passage, apply to the Ageny of the Com- pany, No. 504, Queen's Road Central,
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 6th April, 1887.
Captain W. von Schakman, will leave for the sent to the Company's Offical, addrew to shove Porta on or shout the 22nd instant.
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 16th April, 1897.
[7 STEAN TO NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA
(Passing through the INGAND SE
UNDER special arrangement, the Under Taking Cargo on threagh Bills of Lading to
will tranefor the AGENCY, of the CHINESE ENGINEERING AND "MENINIT Co. at this Port to Mr. R. M
BROWN, on the 1st of March next.
WILSON & Co.,
Agoats.
Tientsin, 25th February, 1887.
EFERRING to the aburo, the Under-
of March next all communications regarding KAIPING COAL be addressed to bim.
R. M. BROWN. Address
R. M. BROWN, Care of Messrs. RUBELL & Co.,
Tiuntain.
"NOTICE."
MR. CHAN LIANG
CHEMULPO AND WLASIVOSTOCK!
THE P. & 0.8. N.Cc.'s Sloataship
"TEHERAN,"
The Postal Quide for 1996, rozised to data will be fenurl in the Daily Prese Directory, p. 385 largo edition, p. 701 small edition.
This in the only authoriset complote Summary of Portal information published in Hongkong."
U. 8. MAIL EINE.
The authorised List of Mails sued in connection with this paper is the one published PACIFIOMAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Į twice each day in wir Extra, which is always corrected to a much later hour than that givin balew.
A MATE, WILL CLOSE. For Yokohama and Kobe-Per Benarig, to day, the 20th ink, at 11.30 M
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT TOKOHAMA and SAN FRANCISCO. THE U. S. Mai! Steamer "CITY OF L NEW YORK" will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohamo, po THUES. DAY, the 5th May, at THREE PA taking [Passengers and Freight for Jupers, the United
States and Europa.
will leave for the above planes on SATURDAY, the 23rd instant, at DAYLIGHT.
D. L. WOODIN,
Acting Superintendent Hongkong, 14th April, 1897,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED:
FOR TIENTSIN.
HE Company's Steamship
TH
1586
·KI 陳亮奇
was admitted a PARTNER in our Firm from the 24th January, 1837,
TAI FUNG SHUN HONG, -* 50, Bonham Strand West. Hongkong, 8th April, 1887.
1718 NOTICE.
THE INTEERST AND RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. CHAN CHING KIT in on
Firm CEASED from this date.
TAI FUNG SHUN HONG.
50, Bonham Strand West. Hongkong, 9th April, 1887. NOTICE.
71
TAKE INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY of the
late Mr. GEORG THEODOR SIEMS SEN in our Firm Ceased on 24th November, THE 1856, and that of Mr. PAUL GERHARD
HUBBB on the 31st December, 188 ;
3/11
FR2911
Bank Bills, on demand
3.91
Credits, at 4 months' sight NEW YORK.
$.99
Bank Bills, on demand,
.751
76)
MAIL TABLES. MAIL TABLES. 1887
1837
[284
18$7
Telegraphic Transfer
2718
Bank on demand
220
MAIL TABLES.
Telegraphic Transfer
218
NOW READY
Bank, on demand SHANGHAL-
220
Bank, at sight Private, 30 days" sight..:
71
721
Or CALQUITA
The Philadelphia Cuf” suye:——A, certain young and beautiful lady of this city resuired among her many Christmas presenta this timo a hand some diamond bracelet, which was the gift of an old admirer. Now, the young lady is engaged to be married, and whoh her best young man (OF saw the bracelet ke strenuously objected to her retaining it, and demanded that it be sent back. Sha, like the rest of her sx, loves diamonds, and hsted to part with her protty present. Finally a happy thought strao's her, and when her young man next appeared she greeted him with the remark that the bespelet would not trouble him any more. "Why," he said, amiling, "bare you sent it back No," she replied, "I took it down to Bailey's, bought noother diamond, and had them all made into a ring. It is not his prosant any more." The astonished young mao gave one gasp and then sat down.
A correspondent of the New York Times writes from Birmingham, Alabama-If there is any distinction in having been shared by a
SHARES.
Quotations sih La Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-150
per cunt. premium. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lirated-
$80 per share.
China Traders' Insurance Company's Share—
367 per share.
North China Insurance Tli. 295 per share. Yangleze Insurance Association-Tĥ. 11$ per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$230 per |
shara, ar div.
barber worth a quarter of a million dollnes, I On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls, 148|
can alaim it. He is a black man, in this barber;
*par share.
ho used to be a slave. Napoleon Abercrombie Canton Tasurance Office, Idmited-$75 per that is his name, and he lives and shares down.
in Montgomery. Birmingham real estate has Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share made him his richos. Along with another ton-
maxre.
$5 per sbara,
par share.
sorial setist of the Alabama State capital, Ho Chira Fire Insurance Company's Shares-800- "bomastenied" me of the sores of the moun-
93 nem
30 вош Hongkong and Whapon Dook Company's
tains alone beside Birtingar, just, before the Straits Marine Insuranos Company, Limited- hand aproaleting erem got under way horo; a superannuated brother was given a cabin and Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited- put in charge, while the owners themselves went on barbering the good-natured Montgomoryites. Two or three hundred dollars was the amount that the partners invested. Five or six year ago they were offered 1,000 dollars apiece for their interact. A year later the offer rose to 10,000 dals, and that was doubled a month or two after, 10 per cent. discount.
Shares-106 per cent. prem., bayern. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Stamboat Co.'
Chares 800 per cent, prom, sellers. Ludo-China Roam Navigation Co,'s Share
and asan upwardross the figures, till about twelve China and Manila Stosaiship Company, Eimited months ago 150,000 Lola, qush was put at their ¦ 30 per cent discount, "nominal.
disposal if they would consent to hand over their Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-Par. land titlos. Last July the 150,000 dola, rose to Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-£125 por 200,000 dois, by Thanksgisteg it was 300,000- share.
dola, and Christmas brought along the round Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-3190 per Agure of 400,000 dola, Now 500.000 dole is of- share.
MAIL TABLES.
FUL
1887. Showing Dates of DEPARTURn of the
Mr. JACOB RUFF has boon aathorized to Sign our Firm per procuration from this date.
SIEMSSEN & C Hongkong & Chins, 14th February, 1357, 001
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
"OLEN" LINE OF STRAM PACKETS.
FOR SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates
for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NY WOHwang, Has-
Kow, and Power on the TANSTAZE.J (THE Company's Steamship
EVALIA and FREKCE MAILS from HONG-T
KONG, of theirantioipated ARRIVALS in LONDON, and the Dates of RETURN DESPATCHES; and containing also a similar Table regarding
PARCEL POST and
AR ALMANAC FOR 1887. On Paper 10 Cents each, or One Dollar per Dozen. On Cardboard 20 Cents each
Also
ANGLO CHINESE CALENDAR. Ou Cardboard 10 Cents.
* Daily Prese" Oftea,
Hongkong. 11th January, 1887.
ORTLAND
CEMENT;
J.B. WHITE & BROS. SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongkong, 11th April, 1883.
*
X U N
"GLENGARRY"
Captain Taylor, will be despatched as abors
TO-DAY, the 20th instant, at Noor. For Freight or Passage, spply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co..
Agenta..
1902
* Hongkong, 18th April, 1887. INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION" COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALOUTTA.
THE Company's Beamship
"WINGSANG.""" Captain d'A: de St. Croix, will be despatsbed as "above TO-DAY, the 20th inst., at TREE F.M.
This steamer has Superior First Class Ao- 1854 commodation spootally constructed to meet the
requirements of tropical elimates.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
General Managers, Hongkong, 12th April, 1887.
G
A
DRAPELS, HOSIERS, HABERDASHER 8.
DEESSMAKERS.
"CHEFOO,"
Through Bills of lading inred for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities of the United States, viz. Overland Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, nad to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the
Captain Hughes, will be despatched as abora Company's and connecting Steamera. OL SATURDAY, the 23rd instant.
For Freight or Pusage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD, & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 10th April, 1887.
1784
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE.
THE Company's Blanship
* TAIYUAN,”-
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Sterners,
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have psid full fare, re-ambarking at San Francisco for China or Japan for vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 90% from Rotora Fare; if raembarking within one year, | an allowance of 10%, will ho made from Return Farm Pre-paid Return Passage Orders, avail- able for ono year, will be issued at a Discount of 25% from Return Fere. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and
W. M. Dodd, Commander, will be despatsbed | Japan to Burope. as above on MONDAY, the 25th instant, at FOUR F.M.
The attention of Pasangara is directed to the superior
Accommodation offered by this Stoamse. First-cluse Saloon and Cabins - ars situated forward of the Engines Second Class Passangers are berthed in the Prop. A. Hefri- gerating Chambar ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.
- For Freight or Passage, apply lo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hangbong, 16th April, 1897.
794
STEAM TO SHANGWAL THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamship
THE
"DECCAN,"
will leave for the above place about 3 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail
E. L. WOODIN,
Auting Superintendent. Hongkong, 14th April, 1887.
[1
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL. ¡HE Company's Steamehip
THE
"ODER," Captain Pfeifer, will leave for the abere place about 24 hours after arrival with the outward Germon Mail
For further Particulars, apply to
HELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 16th April, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG, BES LLII German Bark
17
" HEINRICH," J. T. Baunau, Mastor, will lead here for the above Ports, and will hare quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1887.
FOR NEW YORK. 50H 3/3 L II American Ship
MILLINERS, TAILORS AND THE CHINA AND MANILA STRAM-
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOT.
No. 3 LXDHULST TRERACE
USEPE
[$8
LZOTT THE Company's Steamship STEEL PENS.
"ZAFIRO,"
MEDAL
PARIB, 1978.
Sold by all Stationers and Desters.
948
fered for the test. They still decline every pro. Chlua Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$175 THE CHUNG NGOL BAN FO position and talk çadraly of the "lion" that is
per claro, salas.
sare to be offered before next summer appears, Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$70
It is justice to say that this rare fortune has not yet madathepantlassen grond: my barber accept ed his dime gratelty when I bade him good day with about the same amability that elowe itself in the Now York salcon whore the razor wielder
per share, usJan.
Hongkong In Company's Sharon-152 par
share, ex div. sules.
Hongkong and Chine Bakery Company, Limited
$110 per share, az div.
is foldon the precesses of 250 cents instead of Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
$250,000. This case as a fair illustration of the
420 per share. which land has been seat kiting away up Punjom and Sunghie Doa dammtes Mining above the clouds, sad the way in which, at the Company, Limited-$13 per share, sales.
Way
same time, coloanal fortunes have been piled up Porak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tix. 18 per
in this town,
share.
(Chinese Daily Prese), PUBLICHID DAILY,
Ta the beat medium for Advertising among the
Native Community,
THE
Freight will be ronaived on boarð vÏl 4 v.M. on the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages will be rosived at the Offies until 5 PM, same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; vains of samo is required.
Consular Invoices to
For Shanghai Per Glongarry, -to-day, the 20th inst., at 11:30 LM.
For Straits and Culealta-Por Wingsang, bo- day, the 20th inst., at 230 P.M.
For Amey and Manila-Per Zafiro, to day, the 20th inst., at 4.30 r.m.
For Yokohama and Kele.--Per Electra, to day the 20th instant, at 431 18.3.
For Tanni-Par Welle, to-dag, the 20th inst., at 5.00 P.M.
For Singapore aixi Mauritius-Per Fera, to morrow, the 21st instant, at 7.30. A.M,
For Swatow, Amoy, and Foolow.Por Namos, to-morrow, the Blet inst., at 11.30 AM.
For Amey and Tansai-Por Fakten, to- morrow, the list., 2.30. P.M.
For Shaphai-Per Amog, to marrow, the 21st inst, at 3.30PM-
For Any-Par Bantam, on Friday, the 22nd inst, a6 11.39 AM,
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama-Por Taherax, on Friday, the 22nd inst.. a1.5.00 p.m.
For Bangkok.-Per Decima, on Saturday the 23d iast., at 450 Par
For Port Darwin. Sydlony, and Malbourne- Per Taiyuan, on Monday, the 25th last, at 3.30
P.M.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet Yangtze will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 28th inet, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Burupe mpany Cargo and places beyond, wi Naples: to Saigon. destined to Ports beyond San Francison Strait Settlements. Batarina. Burmah. Ceylon. should be sont to the Company's Offees Incia (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, in Besied Envelopes, addressed to the Calloctor aden, Natal and the Cape. Egypt, Malta, and of Customs at San Francisco.
Gibraltar.
For further inferriation ns to Passago and Freight, apply to the agency of the Company, No, 50, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent Hongkong, 18th April, 1887.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
7
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADFY, SUEZ, PORT SAID. TRIESTE BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREKEN, AND HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; ALSO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON. BAL- TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS..
TEE COMPANY'S STEAMERA WILL CALL
SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE,
· Tha asual hours will be obarrod in closing the Malls, &o.
The Post Office decilnes ull responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Jowallory, &e, und, whore Registration has been neglasted, will make no enquiries into alleged locus of Bunh letters.
PARCEL PUST TO THE CONTINENT OF EUROPY HY DERMAN PACKET. Sealed parecia nct oxeeding 7b, in weights nor fest in length, breadth, or depth, may now be forwarded to the Continent of Europe by the four-weekly diroot German Packets vid Bremerhaven of the rates stated below. For the present this route only is available by means of these paskots, but parcels may be forwarded to cartain contriss fortnightly rid London as heretofore.
A receipt will bagirou foreach parool. Parcels must be marked Dy German Packet-
Each parcel must be sealed in such a way as to ATrender it imposible that it should be opened without detection. The sender must supply a doolaration of the natura, valua, and rat weight of the contents, and of the gross weight of the Parcel The printed form for this declaration can be obtained at the Post Office. - Tas parosl must not contain any latter, any article prohibit ed by Customa mles, lottery tickets, vices, parte
N.B.CARGO CAN BE TAKEN US THROUGH BILL OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUḤSIA.
OF
liquids
FRIDAY, the 13th day of May, 1927, "ODER," Captain Pfeiffer, with MAILS, Jangerous or cffusive goods. r-nst the PASSENGERS, APRCIE, and CARGO, package bo of a fragile nature. will leave this Port as above, Callano AT GENOA.
A small charge; not excooling six ecats, way be made for Custom House purpose on the Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, delivery of the parral. Eroept Customs dnak, 676 Cargo will be repeived on Bosed until 4 pr., this is the only charge the addressee will have to
Specie and Parcals until 3 P., on the 12th pay May, 1897. (Parcels are not to be sent on Board: they must be left at the Agency's Offige Contents and Value of Packages are required, "JOHN O. POTTER,”
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation Cartia, Master, will load here for the above and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & C... Agente. Hongkong, 16th April, 1897.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co..
614
· Hoozkou, 24th Marol, 1897.
"MANHEGAN,"
Captain Talbot, will be despatched for the above
"FOR NEW YORK. Port TODAY, the 2012 vs FP8/3 ALL. British Bark instead of as previously advertized
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Manager Hongkong 39th April, 1837. THE "BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
It has been established upwards of TWENTY |♬ NILE British Steamer YEARS, and enjoys the largest bon-1 fide circa. lation of any Chinese paper in the Southern
"BENARTY,"
.
809
Chins. It is carefully edited by an experienced Captain Le Boutillier hinsten despeta Chiress Scholar, and contains FULL and RE above on or about the 20th Instant. LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
For Freight or Passage spply to
GIDE, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 19th April, 1587,
[756
Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the Office, Wyndham Strost, Hongkong; or from the differant Agenta
FOR SANDAKAN..
THE British Barye
"MARY STEWART,”
Parools must be posted before 3 r.. on the working day next before the departars of the German Packal. For the convenience of re- sidents at the ont-porta s table of dates of departare of the German Packets from Hong- kong is appended.
POSTAGE ON EACH PARCEL (Imrespective of weight, up to 7159.) For Germany | För Frimer
Belgian Deut
Hungary as 55 Sweden and Gorway 8.0 For Portugal (Continental) $1.70 Parool Maile per German Packets close at
A. C. Paulson Master, will load here for the Captain Thompson, will load ae above, and have Hongkong on:- ubove Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1897.
187
THE B3 I. I. L. American Bark
TH
quick daspatah.
For Freight or Passage spply to
GIBB. LIVINGSTON & Co.
Agests, Hongkong, 5th April, 1897,
[693 FOR HAVRE AND LONDON," HE 100 A I British Stip
· FOR BAN FRANCISCO.
"ANNIE JOHNSON,”
"AMPHITEITE,”
Deo. 24, 1868. Marob 19. 1887. June 9, 1897 Jan. 22, 1887. April 16, 1887. July 7, 1887. Feby, 19, 1887. May 12.1897. Any 4, 1587
A MUSTERS, Persons who send Musters of Tea through the Fost in Tins ara requested to have them made flat or square instead of round, na.it is im possible to pack round tins sourely in the mail
Captain M. Hall, will load here and will have Anderson, Mastar, will load here for the sbors bags. It is believed that the tos will travel
quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, Brd Marik, 1887,
10
Porta and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply ta
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, Blat March, 1887.
moro safely în dat ting, which are not so liable as round ones to ba balged in.
4 by 3 by 16 inches is suggested as a good 1589 size. The fine should not have sharp corners.