DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27ra, 1887.
LONDON, E., VIA SUEZ CANAL LONDON FLA SUST CANAL LONDON VIA Boyz CANAL HAVRE AND LONDON HAMBURG
the chairs in the Club were broken and others, horns, etc. The dishonest methods y that a drawer had butt, broken open and over of the Chinese engaged in than trados $100 axtracted. The prasses for clothes and the are, preving rainous to all enterpries, the doors of some of the roosas were also brakan. sheep's wool comes full of mad and rabbish, There are nine persona connected with the Club and "tho camels' wool contains 40 to 50 per cent, who rusive wagon-myaolf, twɔ other mangers, of the weight in send and graval. I have heard the fifth defendant, who is the accountant, the of one inrinnes ir which a lot of camels' wol the cook, and four servants. There is no man when sereched and cleansed from dirt lost our downstairs at the door inviting people to me 80 per dont of the gross weight. The methods un Ouly members or their friends are allowed of dipping ten aro as bad as can be, and the ia the Cal The ball prodaos in the one isngths of the locks are an excessively irregular helonging to the Club. Tordared it to be placed that roxanfacture is diffoult, or well zigb impes- Huge bonuso the people on the door below com-vible Now, for Hongolian sheep's wool there plained of the nois elada by mombare kancking At the street doar to gain entranco. After the house was given back to us a report was made to the Police concerning the loss of the money, By Inspector Quidony-We have dinners and entertainments bent onos a week. Each one ecsts abont $15 or $16.
would be a constaut demonal at fair prices if tho looks more of regular longth and without fran. autont admixture of dirt. And for eamaly woul. from which beatiful, soft and warm fabrios osu be made for ladios war, there would be a large and mafailing trade. But tbp sellers are an dis- honest and short sighted that under present cob- The further hearing of the cage var aljoura-ditious it is isapossible to make purchases with noulland The wool is so foul in osadition. til Saturday.
an irregalor in length, that the business vexes? and disappoints every foreign merchant who meddles with it. ·
Then there is a great demand for goatskins, which are mach in request in Europe and the United States. But thy skios now come in, bal condition, and the whole, traffle is earried on with opon dishonesty, so that people here now aparell it unless there is time to make a careful examination of every skin, to select the sand and reject the bad skins.
BroLe MR. B. MACKAY. CHANGE OF Manglawoutre AGAINST TWO CHISKME, CONSTADLES. The shares against the two tongs whigh arose out of the death of the marins bark out aile the Sailors' Home was proceeded with fr. Webber of the offles of Mr. Ewens peared for the defence.
Mr. Webber objected to Mr. Deasys, who al
led to prosecute, appearing. He bal Inne alandi in the caso. his prosecution was instituted by Inspector Swanston at the order of the Clück Trapector in order that the matter
matter.
The cams ramark applica to the trade in hides; of oxon. The damand is immense, and, as the Cipele skies are of fair sins and seft texture they suit the Continental markets, espacially
might be siffa. The inkangs were chargo ftaly. Hid the antira tradora do all they can the day following after the accurrence, before to ruin what would be a fina business. Tha Mr. Dennys took any action whatever in to Hides. for want of proparation rat quickly, so His Worship allowed the objection and Metal for his son grest loses have befullen foreign merchants. Then to ake ent weight, Danys therefore simply watched the case the hides are asked in water, so that they hehalf of the relatives of the deceased.
After the evidence of two or theas witnesses quickly decay from dampoose, and of late it is had been taken, which was a repetition of that the castom to plaster the skins on both sides with tenacions mad. The foreign trader who gives at tho Inquoat, the case was again is so bold as to sops with the thinvish mathods journed.
If the natives now has to inlos all sorts of slow A costly precautions against rot, damp, dirt, etc, and in nlmost all cases, he now, at the best, is forsed to buy an article that has suffered distinct and incurahis damaga from the scally
alpractices of the Chinese tailers, The losses have been so serion: and the com. plaints from the home urarkets Ro coustant that
LONDON AND HAMBURG LONDON AND HAWBURG ... LONDON AND HAMBURG LONDON AND HAMBURG LONDON
MARSEILLES I SAMs, Sp. VANCOUVER B.. VIA Kons, BREMEN, & PORTS of CALL.. SAN FRANCISCO VIA YANA... SAN FRANC180 VIA THAMA... SAN FRANCISCO ... SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK NEW YORK
NEW YORK Ramakr NEW YORK NEW YORK SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, &o. STONET AND MELBOURNE... BATAVIA, SAMABANG, .... B3BAY A STRAITS....... SINGAPORE AND PENANG... YOKOHAMA VCA NAGASAKT, A. YOKOHAMA VIA NAGASAKI, Kʊ. NAGASAKI. KOBE, &o..... SHANGHAI, KOBE, Lo...... SHANGHAI SHANGHAI SHANGHAI SHANGHAI SHUNG TAT VIA AMOT SHANGHAI VIA AMOY SAIGON
SWATOW, AMOY, & TAYSUI
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING,
TIGER'S NAME. Ravenna (str.)... Chemoon (str.) Nostar (str.)
Marising
Allph Comet
Amaranth Osak Nyl-gh
John Nicholson ... Motboarne (str.) a Abyssinia (atr.)... Pesusaan (str.)... CityofSydney (str.) Balgio (atr........ Hallie, N. Bings.. Anas Bortba Pastalns..... (ranite, Stata Bjamin Sewall.
MoXwer..
Honolule
P. N. Blanchard... Tannadion fete....... Afghan (str).. Barneo (str.).. Lombardy (str.)...... Calabas (ur.)....... Gulong (str.).... Taibst (str)........ Port Adelaide (str.) Djemaah (str.).. Pakin (str.) Glenroy (str.)
Volga (str.)
Ningpo (str).
Lagetag (ste.)
Hootor (str.) China (etc.) Fokien (s.)....
In any case, the position of Port Arthur is] carcely adequate for the Poi-yang feet. The defensive works erected by Mr. von Hanneken FIRE IN THE SHANGHAI CLUB.
are admirable, and will beample to resist attack.. But it would not be difficult to blockade the port, and few or no suputios are obtainable from Between one and half past one o'clock p.. ou
the main land. At Wahai the Chinese Go thed Jnly the occupants of the Shanghai
verùment has sa expellent position for su arsenal Club ware (anga the Daily Nats) alartsed by the
and docks. The harbour is good, and at the news that their splendid. renovated promises the resident foreign merchants who still engage or are all the sources of the province of vere on fire, and upon inspection it was at once in the risky trade hare to fit their gotowas with Shan-tung. At Chino Chow the natural found that the bears and rafters underneath the machines for sifting and cleansing the wools, advantages are very great, and fit it admirably sin roof in the highest part of the building had becomsignited. The droopidently halsmonidered with tubs of arsenivated liquor to cleanse for a naval port of the first class. The busia i the hides Ervui the foalaossss of neglect and large, deep, and accessible; the port is shaltered
wee at tiffa. Immediately upon the alarm bélag
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
P. D. N
DAPTAIN
AT
A. B. Daniell
Hongkong.
Ganko
Hongkong
Thompson
Hongkong
Dandan
Hongkong
Westergaarde...
Carlow Hs & Cn..
Morisse
Hoykong
R. Lowa Lovit. Caslon
Da la Marcija
Hongkong
Alex. Warshell Hongkong C. Pohle........
Boga..... Nis Barnham.
Hoogkons
Kongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hangkang
Ro...
S. R. Ulmer...
............
Oakas Cerig Bw.....
Wilkens
F. Wast Vaquior
Webtor Hovila 172
F. Shaiz Seale Batt
Raoh...
Jardine, Matheson & 0o..... Butterfield & Swies Carlowitz & Co...... Eduard Sohelikues & Co
Carlowita & Co.....
Pestan & Co.14-09- Pustan & Co. Pratau & Co. As a Masagarias Maritimos.... Aiamson, Bol & Co. Melohers & Co........ P. M. 9.8. Co...... 0.0.9.9. Co. Goasives & Co.... Pustan & Co. Patan & Co.. Pastan, & Co. Pasta & Co... Carlowitz &C....
Carlowitz & Co..
Stemsson & Co. Rassed & Co.
Harkong Hongkong Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co..... Hongkong Jardino, Matheson & Co... Hongkong P. & O. 9. N. C............. Hongkong Jardins, Mathawon & C›. Hongkong P.&O. S. N. CO Hongkong Hongkong
P.&O. S. N. C........ Adamson; Bell & Ca
Exzeries Maviti's... Hangkra P.&O. 8. N Co Hongkon
1919
Hongkoor
Hongkong
Jarling, Matheson, & Ga.. Mosgeria Maritimes
01440 & Co. Butta-1st & 3wira.
Hoogkong Butter lott & Axire Hongkong Suby Shing.... Hongkong Douglas Laprait & Co..............
TO BE DESPATCHES. |To-morrow, at 4 PM.
On or about 4th Ang. On 6th August.
Quick desputol.
Quick despatch.
Quiot despatch.
Quick despatch.
Qalek dospatal
Halak daspatch.
Qulok despatch.
On 4th Aug, at Noen. Ou 29th inst
On 4th Aug., at 4 8.34, On 3let Aug., at 3 P.M. On 4th Aug. at 3 P.M. Quick despatok.
Quick despatah.
Quick despatel.
Quiok despitol.
Qulok despatch.
Quink despatch.
Qulok despateli.
Quick despalsh. -On 8th Aug,, attra
T-marrow, 46 4 PIL.
On or about 30th inst. On 11th inst, at 3 P.M. On 20th inst, et & P..
On 130th inst, at Ou 9th inst, at On 1st Augast. Quick despatch. To-day, at Noon.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE. PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID MALTA. MARSEILLES,ĠIBRALTAR, RRINDISI, ANJONA VANION TRIESTE, AND
LONDON.
ATAO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, and
`AUSTRALIA. - N.R.-Coo CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILIS OF LADING POL BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSHILCEA TEIKATE TAX BURG, NKY YODE, AND BOSTOM,
TRSAKLY ON TE BERTH.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUNZ, PORT SAID, TRIOSTE BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP. BREMON, AND HAMBURG, PORTS IN THÉ LEVANTA, BLACK BEA AND BALTIC PORTS:
Å£90, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAL- TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,
·GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.
THE PERINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM- NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship RAVENNA," Captain A. D. Daniell, with Her Try Coveraya Sengers WILL CALL
Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct via SUEZ CANAL and aval Ports of call on THURSDAY, tho 28th Jay, at FOUR PM.
Cargo will be receival on bosed until 10 M. Parools and Specie (Gold) at the Ofilov until Noon, on the day of smiling.
For further particulars regarding FREIGHT and Pansade hyply to the Pasingular & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY' Olles, Hongkang.
The Contents and Value of Packages are ra Noon.quired to be declared prior to shipment.
P.M.
On or about 30th inst. Ou 5th August.
Today, at Noon.
To-morrow, Daylight.
On Blst just. To-day, at P.M. To-morrow, at Noon.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STEAM TO SHANGHAT.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's
Shares-83 per cont. proin. Hongkong, Canton, and Mono Steamboat Clo's
Shares-8102 per cent. pram. Indo-China Stand Narigation Co.'s Sharus-THE P.&O. 8. N, Co.'s Stash
10 par cent, discount. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-30 per cent, discount, nominal.
shara,
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$50 poř Hongkong Company's Sharos-125 po Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$190 per
sharo.
sharo.
per share, sales.
per share, nominal.
share.
-$10 per share.
"PEKIN." will leave for the above pisos TODAY, the 27th instant, at 18 (Noon) O'CLOCK..
E. L. WOODIN,
Asting Superintendent. Hongkong, 26th July, 1887.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Noos.
" FOKIEN,"
1
Shippers are partionlarly requested to not the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills <2 Ladiny.
EL. WOODIN,
Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 184b July, 1997.
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.
TARİKA
CAB40 AND PASSENGERS JAPAN, CANADA. THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,
YEA
AT
SOUTHAMPTON COLÀND PASSENGER AND LUGGAGE
N.B.-CARGO CAN ON TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF ING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN Bugra.
THURSDAY, the ith day of August, 1837, a Fan P... the Company's Steamship "PREUSSEN." Captain C. Pohle, with MATLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will loam this Port an abore, VAILINO AT OBNOA
Shipping Orlors will be granted till Noox, Cargo will be received on Buard until 4 P.M.. Specie and Purosks until 9 e.M., on the ari Aagast, 1887. Parsels we not to be sent on Board; they must be left at the Agonsy's Dilico). ||1| Confanta and Value of Packages are required.
The Stair has plaid Accommodation ↑ and aurries s Doctor and Stow vedass.
For Further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Acosta.
TO
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS:
THE British Steamship
"ARYSSINIA,”
Hongkong, 11th July, 1957;
17
C. 8. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, PIL OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE I. S. Mail Steamer CITY OF SYDNEY," will be despatchel for San Francisco, Fit Yokohama on WEDNES. DAY, the 31st Angst, at THREE PM taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States and Euro
3.651Tona Pegister, Alex. Marshall.Commande will be daspatobed for VANCOUVER, BC. TIA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, on FRIDAY, Į the 29th July, at THEET F.M.
To be followed by S. 8. "PARTHIA," the 19th August.
Through Bill of Ladier issued for trans- These stesmora, formariyin the CUNALO Ser-portation to Yokohama sad ather Japan Porta, for some time before its discovery, and brand. In conseqaenoo, the Chinese tradǝrs find from winds; thoro is abundance of fresh water. Obina Sugar Rofaing Company, Limited--$135 | WOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND TAMSUE. sico, have lately reveived Now Engines and to San Francisco, to Atlantic ant Inland Cities Boilers, ond can maintain a speed at son of the Taitet Statze, vis Ororland Railways, to got a strong hold on the woodwork of the it more and more difflonit to carry on their ne- cattle, provisions, sto, to be obtained arou
{ from 13 to 14 knots.
Havaan. Trinidad, and Demerara, and to parts tumbling doradation of the fro mus thy farious ways, and the result is that they now and st. no great outlay an old junk canal that Luzon Sugar Reintag Company, Liunited-865 THE Compary's Steamship
Coureation will be made at Yokohama with in Mexico, Central and South America, by the almast on top of a-soolie engaged in taking the strawbraid, esweis' and abeep's wool, hides, goat outlet in the Gulf of Pechil, where it entered at Hangkong Les Company's Shares $51 por Captain Rosch, will bo dospatched for the Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports and Company's sad connecting Steamers. tambling down of a quantity of burning timber profer to sell in Shanghai. Large quantities of was out from the head of the harbour to an
Through Pasanga Tickets granted to England, dishes from the lift as the members of the Club skins, bristles ko., now are kept out of this place named Lia-chow, 80 or 10 miles west of
Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP France, aut Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines COMPANY. For Freight or Passage, apply to given, the firemen of the various compsajes bearket, and go on Chinese account to Shanghai Toug.chow-fa, could be deepened and widened Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited abete Ports TO-MORROW, the 28th inst, at at Vancouver with San Francisco by the regalar
so as to allow the passage in all weathers of
of Stanmers. for sale.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Ce.. gan toscrive with their hose'carriages, and many To your port the buyers of the artiols named vessels 18; feat draft from one side of the Perak Tim Mining act Smelting Company
-910 per share.
General Managers. ready volunteers amongst the non-firemen por have as yet but little exgarianno af the tricks and province to the other.
Panjom and Sunghie Das Saman Mining tion of the member of the Club aided the bri-frands of the traites, and it will be well to warn
Hongkong, 26th July, 1887.
11414 Company, Limited $191 per are fully galo. A plentiful supply of hand grenades were them that, unless the most stringent precautions
-paid up, sales
THE "GIEB" LINE OF STEAMERS. on the pranians and these, with water buckets are takon,the trafic mast bring losses to those who
Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-TIs. 18 per ware used before the hose was laid ou are so inexperienced or rash se to engage in it.
share.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. but without effeck The fire at firat OT
Whon strawbraid is bought, at last ons
Caling at PORT DARWIN and taking through sil te bis of an insignificant character, but it bandla in ten should be opened out, erminal. was shortly found that it was very difficult to get and measured. 1. maat 2008, nowadays, the
Cargo for BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, MO) at it spreading as it did away far nnder the root..
THE British Steamer Unfortunately the water pressure from the gaity wil be found irrogater, the make an eren, and the length abort. Besides a thorough hydrate was totally inadequate to reach the resmination of the interior of overy bandle from whick the jet fell powerlessly beck, whos within five or six feet of the burning timbora sald be made. Sheeps' and camels wou should be most carefully gifted, and the prios paid should besides the wrator, without doing good in the way be in scorinase with the weight of the cleansed of extinguishing the flames, was doing a lot oferint. As a rale camels wool is loaded to damage inside the corridors and halls. A party the sxtent of fifty per cent, with dirt.
fases upes hides suffered by Shanghai mar
This made the espont all the inora serions, and
The
TIENTSIN.
atted--150 per share.
Hongkong Rape Manufacturing Company, Li Hongkong and Made Glass Manufacturing Co.,
Limite--60 per cont. discount.
A.
The steamer bryn Sayä arrived on the 16th inst. from Japan. It is rumoured that this vessel is chartered by Chinese to ran against the Nip- pun Taser, Kaisha in order to reduce freight charges between Japan and ports of North China.
TH The old steamer Yug Ning, formerly ran ning between Shanghai and Wenchow, uftar undergoing considerablonlterations-new boilers, decks, oma to Tientsin under the name of Saschang for inspection. She left for Haag hai on the 13th to resame servico betwe Shanghai sud Wenchow.
Malarial fever is still prevalent in Tientsin,
of blue jackets and marinea under the comandata in 1886 nad 1886 wore ad very astions that and there are a for scuts casos. The canso is of one of the offloars from 11.M.9. Firebrand probably that business is better understood. But doubtless the rapid drying of the ponds and shortly arrived on the soone and did good service in any se the Shanghai merchants, when desi-ditches on the fringe of the subtlement, combined Another line of how was laid on and conveyeding with Chirasa sailers of Northern Chica pro with the heat of the sau Water and dry land] "thrɔ̃ngh one of the sedroom windows righton" mu
S. Watson & Co., Limited-85 por sent.
premium Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.
Limited---$148 per share, sules. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-818
per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-6 per cent.
premium.
Chiness Imperial Loan of 1894 0-9 per cent,
premium. Chinese Imperial Loan, 1888. E-84 per cent.
prémium.
* AFGHAN,"
The attention of through passengers in drawo to the feet of the Canadian Pacific Railway being the best built and most splendidly grip pac live arer constructed on the Americau Continent, and specially slapted for Sommer travelling.
Consular Invoices for Gooda ta United Statoe priate shanid be made out in quadruplicats, and addressed to Mr. D. B. BROWN, Disnet Fraight
Agont, Vannanver, B.C., and sent be as.
Freich will be received on Byard unit 4 .x. on the 235h iast.
All Parasia meat be sent to our Office and abore TO-should be marked to address in fall; and the Captain Rag, will be despatched
ma until 5 P.M. the instead of es previously not:fed.
ROW, the 28th instant, at FOUR P.M., same will be received dey provinas to sailing. The steamer bas exallentaccommodation for For information as to Passage or Fraight, First Class Passengers.
apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.. Agents. Hongkong, 15th July, 1887."
[852
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C...
Managers. Hongkong, 25th July, 1887.
| 1410
the roof the effort to reach whiob from the industs, will do well to be wast careful, as the are equally iɛnocuɔns, bat moist mad under a Chinoes Imperial Government 1855 Dollar Low STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIANAGA
of huckatori.
NÁVAL DOCKS IN CHINA.
wo seo aursos and children playing among the
| gravas sad on the wat margins of the pools, we Bannot but think they would be safer within the four walls of Victorin Park, where the soil though new, is dry as a bono-Chinoes Tintes.
PEKING.
His Excellency Senhor. Rozs, Portagness Minister, with his staff here arrived and are staying at the Peking Hotel
The Chinese Times saya:& correspondent. ararting to the remarks in ear, peper of the 2nd instant on the difficulties arising from the urgent needs of dosking accommodation and facilities for repairing the ships of the Imporial Chinnae Navy, informs us that, if the present rate of press in the works is coatinned, the The arrival of the steam launch and boats in dry dock and wat basin of Port Arthur will not the sanal outside the city has aroused the be available to yote to come. The Igreatest interest among the people, who crowd perial Gorera noat inst, therefore, until the incessantly to as the oval sight. The vansel Part Arther doors are randy, sienose the iron which was built at the Tientsin Arsenal was bottoms of the test and offset repairs in other onavaged from Tungshow on rails brought from places. As the Japanese arsenal are now to be the Arsanal. consideral as out of bounds, the Chineso ships must be decked in Shanghai, or Feochaw, Amor, longkong, or Whampoa. Our correspondent given us some valuable details of the docks in
Lese places, which we reproducB..
Preparations are being mado for the establish- ment of a branch of the French Bank in Peking.
Chinese Timer.
-1 per cent. prouiem.
HONGKONG TEMPRATÜRE, ·
(PROM MAPA. PALJONER & Co,'s BronTUM.) July 18th,
Barometar 1,8. Baroaster-] 7.1. Barometaz-| 2,X.
Therakmaster-9 4%.. Thermometer) 1. M...
Thermometernă Mercenariest ther;nometer am. [Wm! 'buïïY!!...
Chermometernal mac (Was balb)............
That17.1. (Wot bulb)
Thermometer--Maximum
.99.721 39.720
78
80
PaHaiwan jurar sigh)...........
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
side hai besu only partially successful and all the dealings are with most rile and dishonest sat strong sun is fertile of malarial garns, and when extra pressure at theonmmand of the Water Worke Company was bried, but in vain. 1 fell short of the flames by many fest, and the fours of the tre spranding began to grow stronger. Manwhile the steam fraengines had been sent forand the frames and volunteers after waiting gearly half an hour on the roof under a blazing stu, battling as best they could with the flames, with water backets drawn up by repos, the somewhat despised and antiquated "stesmare” began to pump up the water from the river, and soon a strong stros from the Wangpoo was obtained, through the Fistoria and Torrent. A very bigh wind was blowing at the time, which rendered the movessary experiment of raising the zine roofing somewhat hazardous, lat cha dioten should be fanned down ward and thus apread through the body of the building. However, the task of extinguishing the fire was with so no little difäccity and with the es penditure of a good deal of time and perspiration on the part of the firemen and blus jacket, alt: mately anomplished at 6.30 o'clock, after the flames had broken out afrost several times, in different parts of the roof Immense crowds of
"Ohey orders if you break owners" is a saying Cleware gobbered along the band, and Cap all well fitted with mushinary for effooting small often heard amongst seafaring mon; but Fr tain MoEnan peraonally saperiatanded the ar- or great repairs to hulla, engines, or boilara But play, in an exchange, gives us a sample of whats ...
"onors' orders" sometimes are Scotch ship | Haiphong The Mil-bo- all these docks aro of timber, and have been raugements for keeping order. longs and the Freash firomen worked particnovated from as alluvial and, in general; on-owner, to his captain."Time is everything, ye larly well. the latter were the first on the field stable soil, they are not, in our opinion, saitableken I'm no expactin ye to sail fine the pert A word of praise is due to the coolies who assist for varsels which carry armour, and in consa-befoor ye srriva at it but get as near lasin that stag ed on the roof in manipulating the hose, and who quence bare their weights concentrated amid, as yasan, and then mobbe we'll use two or three baw- boas to divide amnangst oor shareholders, the perched on the giddy height of the waves did
ships, and pet distributed. their work monfally. Thoir ability to look down from the edge of great heights without dizzines was most remarkable. A good deal of damage was done to the tiles of the roof by the feet of the workers and the fe at the haves played by the ter inside the building will certainly take some time to obliterate. The authresk is The port largest Shanghai graving dook a wid to be due to the overheating of one of the fines, but from su inspection of the only two chimneys under which fires wore lighted from
Wo
At Shanghai Tharo are four large dry docks,
The largest dock is that of Messrs. Nicholson saus, Tamsan, ye maun be canny wi' the onela, and Bordat Pootang, a work well built, and wall Han, but the coal bill last voyage played the itted with adequate mechanical appliances. This verre mischief wi wa pair son; they're beta mir dock bar 450 feet length on blocks, 80 feet width ever sin. As to the peevoeslong-res, I'll no at entrance, with depth of water on sill at spring say the crew are glaitons, but their appetite ic is 2 foot, and at nesp tides 17 fost.
called the "Old Dock," and in at Hongkew. The sngth ou blocks is 390 toat; width at entrance 57 fent; depth of water on sill at springs 17 feet,
There is also a dock on the Peotung side,
simply gran !"
STATION.
#EGISTER.
25th July, 1997, ut à comu
Wind
Hongkong...
Pono
Naga
39.00
29.16
(ladi-2 rostock; {...
93.30
20th July, 1887, at 10 a 3r.
STATION
Maile Baipbong Bonging...
·Turngay, 26th July.
Shanghai... Nagamaki w ADJU
EXPORT CARGOES
WOSLOOK.
59.81
COMMERCIAL INTELUONNOR.
Par British barque E. J. Spence, mailed on the
རིི」1」Š,;
Q
0.39
----The Darometər kuerzises. Gradients are modorato - for 6.W. winds over de Calna Bos and for 3, winde along the west of China. The timpaniam is high, the tramid-te madante, Had the warlher aloudy.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 26th July, 1987,
METEOROLOGICAL · REGISTER.
the cooking range, sad the water hestar, it ap- and at neaps 13 feet. peared that this theory is improbable. were alen Informad that to workmen were on opposito the Chinos oity of Shanghai, called the roof in the morning with a lighted braaier. the Tung Ka-du dock. The length on blocks July-For Ban Francisco-1.000 -bags- All the firemen did, well, and we are sare the is 325 fest, width at entranca 70 feet, depth of rion. 37 bags basas, 20 bags sugar, 100 bags pap per. 874 packages tea, 240 packages fire cracker, Corps generally will approve one haring a special water on sill at springs 10 foot, Nearly oppo 150 boxes oil, 146 boxsa toboooo, 1,346 horas word of praias for Meases. Wedemeyer and site to it le the dry dock of the Chinese Arsenal Mokia whose exertions were very commondable. which has 390 fort length, and at spring tides a sashoo, 243 bundles ratten, und 7,785 packagas
morebandies. depth on sill of 1 fost. The lower dook, near-
Par steamship Onas, sailed on the 2nd July:" TRICKS OF CHINESE TRADERS A7ly half way to Woosung, is only suitable for gua--Far Continent-2,381 balas silk, 52 balos
TIENTSIN.
houts, es though it is 365 feat-long and 79 feet wide, the depth of water at entrace is only 11 waste silk, 74 came silks, 1,504 bags rice, 125 foot at high tish. If an iron-oled should be hales cocoons, 5 cases pongees, 1,422 boxas ton The Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. Daily placed in suy of the Shanghai docks the risk packages tea, 148 packages sundries, and ! The two larger citadel box treasure, $1,000. For London-65 bales News, writing under date of the 13th July, says: would be considerable.
The foreign merchants resident in this place turret ships of the Chinese navy each weigh silk, 276 bales raste silk, 23 cases silks, 3 balee cocoons, 1,092 packages toa, 3,927 boxes to 100 lament with much bitternes of expression the 7,200 tons, mostly amidships, as the two ends are deplorable and unmanageable degenersey of the comparatively light, being unarmonred. If half-chests tea, and 151 packages sundries.
Por steamship Benglon, saited on the 23rd Chinese traders.
the dock door sank ever so little the vessels would Some few years ago this market promised deform, and the injury that wonid bo done July-For London-19,998 lbs. scoutal caper, Washer well. A very large un judastes had sprung to them in suck ass would be irreparable. For 13,377 lbs. congon, and 8,652 lbs, scented orange
peicos. up in making strawbraid of various kinds for the cruisers and unarmoured vessels the four export to Europe and the United States. The principal cooks of Shanghai would give ample raw material is raperabundant, labour of adequate accommodation. But for the reparaticus of the skill own be had is plenty, and sa the Chinese northern Best Shanghai is too remoto in time of women and children-the principal makers of war.
the plait-work at vory low pay during the At Foodbow Arsenal there is a wooden patent long winter seasons in which formerly there alig, erected in 1870, but the timbers are now was no wage earning compation of any sort, wormed and decayed, so that it would not be the trade quickly grow into importance and safe to place on the cradle any bat smsil, and, magnitudo. To encourage and improve it light vessels. Adjoining the Arsenal there is a foreigners imported approved patterns, and in fine grauite dock built by Mr. Joku Forster, many one taught improved methods of meni. which could easily be lengthened so as to receive pulation. A similar trade srone at Chefor, and vessels of about 320 fost in length, or you a alas waked great. But as in the tea trade at little longer.
JN LONDON-
EXCHANGE.
PARIS
Telegraphic Tranalar Bank Dilla, on dèmand. Bank Bills, at 30 days sight Bank Bills, 4 months sight Credits, at 4 months' sight: Doonimentary Bills, at 4 months"
night......
.313
..3721
Bank Billa, on demand
.8.94
Credits, st& months sight
4.Ok
ON NEW YORK.
Bank Bills, on demand.
O
Credita, 60 days' Hight ...... BOMBAT.
Telegraphic Transfer
2231
Bank, on demand CALOUTTS
Telegraphic Transfer
ON
Bank, on demand! SHANGHAI,
Bank, at sight...... Private, 30 dayı” siglıt
Hankow and Facehow, the foreign demand has The Amor ducks are small but well placed, atimulated production but led to debasement of and have solid tottoms. The large dock bould quality, and the strawbraid industry is now in at no great charge be reads fit to receive the sa unsatisfactory and degraded condition. The Armstrong erúiser and the partially armoured quality has fallen off, the product is undren and oral built at Stettin in 1883 fresgular, and the bundles are rarsly of proper At Hongkong, there are two large granite Os Inngths. The buyers in the home markets are dooks, the Cosmopolitan" at Kowloon, and the dissatisfied, the trade has become unsound, and "Aberdeen" at back of the island. Either of the loans have been so continuous and heary these decks can receive such veasels as the Eng- that the foreign merchants are beginning, aftor lish flagship Audacious, or the Franck fingstip their disagreeabla arperianoes, to regard the ar- Tareune. But at the end of the year the new ticle with suspicion and disgust. If the Japanese dook at Kowloon, ote of the fluent in the world, people should enter as compolitors, and carry on will be open, and able to receive the largest, the manufacture and sale in a reasonably honest broadest, deepest and hosviest iconolad afloat. spirit, the trade will go to the land of the Rising Such craft as H.M.9. Sanspareil, weighing Eur. England is now taking her ten from India nomery 13,000 tons, or the Italian ship Lepanto, and Cayton, boss those countries supply weighing 2000 or 3,000 tons heavier, can be -a sound and good article. The Chinese tea takon in easily without ankanding or reducing
trads is fast decaying, and will soon become weights, a traille net of primary, but of secondary ime! A Whaupos there are two dicks on good firm portance. Eo with the ones promising and ground, with ample depth of treah water at the edge Considerable strawberið export.
of thedark walls, which might be again made usa. Tangters Insurans Association-Ta. Ild par
zhare.
Quotations are:→→
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-]34,
per cent, premi
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
883 per share.
China Traders' Insurance Company's Shares-
$70 per share, zależ..
North Chins Insuranos-Tle. 285 per share..
It is very unformuste that the Tiertain fol The docks now are in a decayed state, having". | frader, as a rule is a low fellow, ready, slutty, bem neglected for some years, bat asthe sites are Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-8225 per disbrnel, and with a marked turn for awinding good and the excavations exist, good docks might
sharo
In consequence, the port, which yet prospers in beasily reconstructed. The site of Whampoa Ou Tal Insurance Company, Limited-→Tla. 148 spite of all disadvantages, does not obtain its is excellent. The entrance to the river can be | par share. natural and rightfal proportions as a mart for defended at the Rocca Tigris and of course there Canton Insurance Office, Limited-8721 per interchange. The sale of imports is not in a are many advantages in baring a fresh water share sound condition. The buyers are not good dock and anchorage."
that is, usually--to' deal' with, and some Our correspondent agroos with us that dock- trades, cob as pieco goods, woollena, segar, ing irur-bottomed veals eres yearly is not saf timber, etc., are verfed in the native guilds, who ficient, and confirms ourstatement that the ships most faffer daily barjont all foreign competitors of the feet, one and all are so much pitted and But in campañastion, there might be and ought (vruded that in a brief while the injury, which iạ to be a very large export business in sheep of a most serious biud and essentially structural and pamela' wool, bider, sheep and goat alias, will þ-poge painfully manifest.
Karomater
Cenporature .......... Haridity......! Diraotion of wind ... Forse of wind
DARDAN JANA AN
Previous
Üz dace day. abi penat 10.12.
29.59
B2
On dale
69
*20.64 84
W.N.W.
0.05
LesBabontenu redused eu 39 logress Piireminit und to the level of the new in ingles, teathe quid hundredths.
-însemnaron in the sixda 15 dagrein í
AFGHse in pecorulage of saturation. Campbel
Bierce with moisture baảng 100.
-DISKOZZON on Tun Wind to two points. BJ OF TE Wran sosording to Beaufort Beale. E-STATE OF THE WEATHER; B. bfan.siry + C. detached aloude: 1. dritsling rain; F, fog, G. gloomy; f. ball; Er, Sight= ming; 0.overemty P. pansin, khorses; D. vonally; 1.vn; 9. masw ↑ T. thunder) V. vuibülly) W. Lee (mot),,
7-Balu leben, tenth- and boedrekka
W. DOKERCK. Hoogkor Observatory, 26th July, 1887.
NOW ON BALE.
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANIONS
AND
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE, By Dr. DaviN,
With many Additions, Carrections, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography. PRICE-
In Paper Wrapper ....... Nently Bound
Apply at the Daily Prats Ofoe.
FOR SALE.
$1.50 $2.00
NOLO-CHINESE CALENDAR,
1887,
FOR THE DESK,
In: Ryn AfD BLACK
In RE IMITATION Morocco Case. PRICE ONE DOLLLE,
KELLY & WALSH, W. ÚESWER, LAYE, ÚRAWFORD · & Üo.
THE CHENG NGÔI SAN PO
1
Prose), PUBLISHED DAILY,
SALI AND KOBE. (Passing arough the INLAND SEAL HE P&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"THIBET,"
will leave for the above planes on FRIDAY, the 20th instant, at FOUR P..
B. L. WOODIN,
Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 18th July, 1887.
STEAM TO BOMBAY VIL STRAITS.
THE P. &O S. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE
"LOMBARDY,"
11
I will leave for the above place on SATURDAY,
the 30th July, at THREE P.M.
E. L. WOODIN,
is the best metrum for Adverbring among the
Native Community.
It has been established upwards of TWENTY
Acting Saporintandout. Hongkong, 26th July, 1887..
11415 ‘GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FOR SHANGHAL
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES-
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SAIGON. SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO. LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADEAS, CALCUTTA. ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA PORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA; $190, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.
ON THURSDAY, the 4th Angast, at Your, the Company's Steamship "MELBOURNE," Commandant De la Mu colla, with WAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Sphole will be registered for Lon- Taking Cargo and Passengers at through ratus don as well as for farmvilles, and adopted in transit through Marmilies for the principal places of Europe.
for CHEFO, TIENTAIN. NEWCHWANG, HAN- -
kow, and Ports on the YANGTSZE). THE Company's Steamship
TH
"GLENROY,"
Shipping Orders will be granted till Nous, Carga will be receival os board until 4 P.M. Specie and Paroels until 3 on the 3rd
Captain Wabetar, will be despatabad as above August, 1897 (Paroete are not to be sent
on or about the 30th instant.
For Freight or Passaro, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents
Hongkong, 23ad July, 1887.
[1405
on board; they must be left at tho Agency's Oloe) Contents and valgs of Packages are required.
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have paid Full face, r-mbarking at San Francisng for China or Japan (or nice eered within six... months, will be allowed a dismount of 20% from Rotarn Fare; if oralveling within one year,
an allowance of 10 %. will be made from Return
Fare. Fro-paul Rahara Passage Orders, wail- able for one year, will be issued at a Discount
of 232, from Return Fars. Theses allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Juvan tó Europe. -
Fraight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the day previous la sailing. Parcel Packages will be received at the nntil 5 P. day: all Parcol Packages who ba marked to address in full; valuo of saga iz eɔquired.
Consnlar. Incoisen to company Cargo destined to Porta harend San Francisco should be sent to the Company's Ofoes iu Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Callooter of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Pasago and Freight, apply to the Agenes of the Company, No. 50a, Queen's Hond Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agunt. Hourkong, 25th July, 1397.
FOR TAVRE AND LONDON. THE 100 A I British Ship
THE
Duncan,
"YARCISSUS,"
1
Master wil land for the above
Parts, and will be quick desgatol.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1837.
(829 FOR NEW YORK,
THE 33 L II American Ship
* McNEAR," Shortly expected hore, will lead for the above Port, and will bara gulair despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co., Hongkong, 16th July, 1987.
FOR LONDON.
THE AI British Ship
11868
"JOHN NICHOLSON," Caslon, Maater, will load bars for the above Pork, and will bars quick tospatab.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co.
[115 Hongkong, 11th Jano, 1897.
FOR NEW YORK "THE 383 L. I. I. American Ship
THE
BENJAMIN SEWALL
6. R. Ulmer, Mastor, abortly expectså hera, will load for the above Pert, and "will bara quick despatch. 12
For further particulars, apply at the Com Pany's Of
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 23rd July, 1887. SOU-DCCIDENTAL ANDORIENTAL STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO,
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVI. GATION COMPANY. FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND
RABAYA VIA SAIGON" AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steameri
*BORNFO,”... Captain Wilkens, will be despatched as above on or about the 30th instant.
For Fraight or Passaga, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 23rd July, 1867.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI via AMOY.
1400
Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for Nixora, Charoo, NewɑHWANG, TIEKISIN, HANKOW, and Poere on the YANGISZE.) THE Company's Steamship
"HECTOR"
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND BUROPE;
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
VIA
AND
ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
THREE F.N.
For Traight, apply fo
Hongkong, 7th July, 1997,
PUSTAU & Cu
FOR LONDON AND TAMBUEC. THE 3/3 L. T. L. British Bark
**OSAKA"
1800
R. Lowe, Master, shortly expected here, will load here for the above Poris, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to Hongkong. 15th July, 1897.
<
PUSTAU & Co.
1356
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE Stabip "BELGIC" will beHE 3/3 L. I. I. German Barquo
THE despatched for Sau Francisco, vit Yoko hame, on THURSDAY, the 4th August, at Connection being made at Yokohama with Etestars from Shanghai and Japan Ports.
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in full; and saras will be received at the Company's Office until FIVE P.M. the day pre-.
Captain Batt will be despatched as above on vious te sailing. SUNDAY, the 31st instant.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, A genţă. Hongkong, 25th July, 1887.
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKE
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ-CANAL. WE Steamship
TY
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have
paid fall fare, re-embarking at San Franciscr for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six [1407 months, will be allowed a discount of 20 f, from Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year, TS. an allowance of 10 will be made from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Return Passage Orders, avail- able for one year, will be issued at a Diseront of 25 °, Eum Return Faro. These allowan-000
*GLENCOE" Captain Gaake, will be despatched as abors oo or about the 4th August.
This steamer has superior Accommodation for Passagers, and esrrios a Doctor and Stewardess
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agonte. Hongkong, 25th July, 1887.
11409
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Stemsskáp
"NESTOR,"
"ANNA BERTHA;" Nissan, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick desjatob
For Fraight, apply to Hongkong, 15th July, 1887.
HE
PUSTAU & Co.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
"PACTOLUS," --
1358
HD 13 &. I. I. Amoriosa Ehip
Barubam, Master, will lost bars for the shore Port, and will have quick despatuk.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1887.
FOR NEW YORK.
do not apply to through force from China and THE 3 LIL American Ship. Japan to Europa.
Controlar Invoices to accompany Carge des
'GRANITE STATE,"
(1193
fined to Parts beyond San Francisco shoch bs Boss, Master, shortly expocted here, will lond set to the Company's Offoss, addressed to for the abore Port, and will have quick the Collector of Customs, San Francisco,
For farther information sa to Freight er Pacags, apply to the Agency of the Com Pay. No, 50s, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent., Hongkong, 13th July, 1887.
FOR NEW YORK.
HE 3/3 L II American Ship
THE
"P. N. BLANCHARD,"
14
Captain Thompson, will be despatched as above Captain. Oukes, will load here for the above
an SATURDAY, the 6th August.
Port, and will have quick despatch.
despator.
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, 7th July, 1987.
PUSTAU & Go. (1905
FOR NEW YORK.
HE 373. L II British Ship
--HONOLULU,”
Shortly expected here, will load for the above Port and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE 3/8 L II German Ship
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE, Agonte.
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, 25th July, 1887.
[1315
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 18th July, 1887.
137+
TH
FOR HAMBURG DIRECT.
THE 9/3 L. II. German Parqu
J
"ADOLPH."
T
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 8/3 L. I. I. American Barkertine THE
*** HATTIE N. BANGS," Westergaard, Master, shortly expected here, will Bangs, Master, will load here for the abore load here for the abora Fort, and will bare Port, and will have quick despatob. quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
EDUARD SCHELLHASS & 06.
(1893 Hongkong, 21st July, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE 3/3 L. I. 1. British Ship
NYL-GBAN,"
For Freight, apply to
GONSALVES & Co. Hongkong, 16th July, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE
THE 5/8 LTI Gornian Bark
"AMARANTH."
"COMET."
[1869
Shortly expected here, will head for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkrug, 16th July, 1887.
[1370
JOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
11367N
Hongkong · Fire Insivenée Company's Shaeus- | YEARS, and enjoys the largest bond fide circu-
$8871 per share,
Intion of any "Chinese paper in the Southern China Fire Innranes Company's Share380 China. It is carefully pelted by an experienced Lovitt, Master, shortly expected here, will load Captain Morise, shortly expected hare, wit load
per there.
Chinese Boboiar, and containi FULL and Bare for the abore Forte, and will hare quick for the above Ports, and will have quick dos- Straits Maxine Insurance Company, Limited➡ LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
despatch.
patob $80 paus.
Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the Fer Freight, apply to
For Fraight, apply to Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-Office Wyndham Street, Hongkong, or from
CADLOWITZ & Co, $16-porn, bayern,
the different Agenta,
[1837 ||| Hongkong. 2nd July, 1887.
PUSTAU & Co.
Hongkong, 14th July, 1887.
1278
#
Kaiting the CAFLAINS, the- ÁGENTS, nor the Owners' will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Ofoers or the Crews of the following Vessas daring their stay in Hongkong Harbour FALEZYBURG, Gen. str., Dreyer-Wieler &
Co. PACTOLUS, AZ. sh. Burnham-Rowell & Co. TANKAMOX, Brit. str., Hugh Craig--Bussell &
Co.