INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
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SEE DR.
SELEON 1887-88.
Bishop Comes Farel at Macao, is abl Maritimen abentist for Cochin,
corsodrstod the Messagories för Slogapore en route
The Hupan says that another steam buach is being built at the Tientsin Arcual for conroy apco to Fuking by way of the moveable Tung obow railway.
The Acting Superintendent informs as that the P. & O. stoamor Bokhara, with the next on ward English tail, left Singapore at 8 a.m. you terday for this port.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 167, 1887.
The delivery of the French mail was begun af 8.20 yaaterday evening.
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ME. KAW HONG TAKE AND LAE WHARF COMPANY,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEDNESDAY, 31st August.
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Quotations arény
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FBE93." SIR-Very for mombers of the community will agro with your correspondent "European that the constable was justified in ordering Mr. New Halwa.. Kew Hong Take off the wharf, theagh it may be tras that ho thought he was acting up to his Old Malun
CONSTANTINOPLE, 19th Angust.
The Jarsal do St. Petersborg characterizes Prinos Ferdinand's assumption of power as Da Andesons attack on the rights of Europe and u flagrant branch of the Balin Trasty.
$325 per piant, aleo. of
Pants, 19th August, !21 to 81 calties. M. Roseiar, President of the Council of Min- $550 por pion!. allee, of interagspeaking at a banquet, sail he would con- "[2 to 84 cattias, ting his liberal polier and would repudiate a $570 par ploni, allee, of warike policy.
134 to 5 caltios,
PARIS, 21st Aurast. $4771 per chest.
The European Prom warmly approvos. the terms of M. Rouvier's roosat apasch.
At the trial of the Chi-yuen on the Tyne, on the 24rd inst., the average speed in four trips. with and against the tide, was more than eigh We regret (says the Daily News) to have to tou and a-half knots an hour. What stor record the douth on the 20th August of another this speed still more extraordinary is that the old China haud, dir. John Cameron Ross. The varrel had her whole armament, and even her dosessed arrived in Singapore and joined the Chinese crews, on board of the time, and was, to Hoa. East India Company in 1854, and way am fact, completely ready for son. ployed an beard the Company's yacht. Auckland, and an offelal of the British Admiralty were on inatenotions, and it certainly in a fast that the t and while so ongaged companied the late Sir board during the trial. The Chiuess Govern-manager of the wharf backed him up. Fare. Older Malwa Harry Farkes in her to Bangkok. In 1866 Mr.mont, Monsta. Armstrong, and all concerned in per car hardly have rand the Base or appreci Ross went to Hongkong, where he was employed the designing and consirmation of this vastated the position, or he would not think that too Patus (New) as a ganlar, brat falling sick, be left in 1961, and may well be congratulated on the splendid result wuch had been made of the affair. Hers is a oare Patus (Old) esse to Shanghai and joined the Customs in of the trials
4734 in which o Chinese merchant and justics of the Benares (Now) July of the same year. The doccased used often
A few wooks and one of the officers of the pesca prons to man friend (the Governor of Klah Benares (Olly, According to the Shêm-pas there bare been to chuckle over the oplatou of the doctors, who a unusual bumber of bankruptcica in Hanks in 1881 anid he would not live three months if he Chausse transport Toonan now at Stettin, ap.off by the steamar, and when waring his fure- CINERARIA. this year, not only amongst the tea man, but in did not leave Chios. The deceased remained in plied to the Chinese Legation at Borlin for the wells with his baudkerchief his suddenly sud
several other branches of trado
the Customs Berries up to the time of his death, addrops of a jeweller, from whom watches, rings roughly ordered back by the Polico costable on The Ex-puo says that orders hava ben rothongh, wa believe, he waslant to the Imperialists and other articles could be parebased by member duty, and subaquently charged by that inflated VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS celrod fram Teking for the execution of Shiz during the Rebellion. It was during this period of the crew-for their relations at home. The personago with betruoting bin in the perform Kai-gang in connection with the Chungking that he sud others resoned a foreigner who had address was given of a certain Me Deebulance of his duty, Mr. Kar Hong Taka and his Wharf Company did at a little humble pie it sad he subsequently proceeded to Statin, baar. riots of last year. His son had already been been captared from the Rebels and was about to agent of a well-known Swiss Arm of jowellersands were autrally indignant, and if the be put to death by nomo of the Imperialising a written recommendation to the Chinese will ust hurt them, considering that their wharf-
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DEATHS,
At the Gonezai Hospital, Shanghai, on the 25
August, 1887, William Thomas, lato Engineer of the steamer Hungpoi, aged 35 years.
At the Genersi Hospital, Shanghai, in the 26th Augnet, 1887, JOUR CAMERON 30sa, (7 pars in the I. H. Customs Servios) Aged 57 years..
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ofloors of the vessel. While as board of the leger appears to have made himmalt in a messur Prince Mis Yong Ik, who is reported to have The P. O. extrs atestar Decoin was seized Too-san he was arrested, on the ground that reponsible for the notion of the constable, or at left Korea in the Rinasian ganhost Seccooch forat Singaporo under the Exoins Ordinance as peding is forbidden on board of vessels, and his east aneh is the impression among the Chinese. Siberia, was, the Courier hours, at Chatoo on 81,560 Tirth of illloit phantoo, was found on goods were confagated, Mr. Daabel immediately The Wharf Commy's disclaimer of any fats the 18th August, waiting for the next oppor-board, but way rulessed upon the undertaking of informed his legal adviser, who, with some diffi-tion to make or allow distinctious of race on their tavity to return to his country.
the Hon. H. W. Geiger tu nawer for the pro-salty, succeeded in pbtaining to raless of his whistros has been adopted by the Chinese, bat To British gunboat Espoir, Lient-Com-duotion of the vesasl if required.. The Singapors client and the restitation of the consgated the wished to have this assuranse in orlar that mander Adaras, arrived here yesterday from Bin-Free Prea saya-The Ordinance provides godz. The Chinese Minister informed the they might know they weald not be ahjooted gapore, which port she left of the 22ad Agust. that if anoh is the case the assal on which is is pollos at Slettin that Herr Doubel was sent by to similar indignition to those inflicted on Mr. On the 27th ult, on her way up. she spoke the found shall be forfeited. It was totended him to the ship, and the motion of the polico fe Kaw Hong Take.
I think that "Earopean's" letter was called three years ago to make a change in the law and generally censured. gruboat Zephyr, bound for Singapore.
for. The matter had been brought to a entisfac- give the Magistrata dikarstion, by altering the
tory onnol zaion, and there it should bave been The Court of Inquiry to investigate the oir-wordahall' to 'may." but it has not been dare. enmatennes attending the loss of the Chino No-Of course the release of the vessel was only a
allowed to roat.-Yours faithfully, vigation Co.'s steuer Tientsin off Rees Island question of an application to the Govern- w we can, to be held at Amoy on the 30th, and not on the 27th ult, as first announced.
Mr. Thomass Jackson remas his duties as Chief Manger of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to day. Mr. Waiter, as canonuced at the recent meeting of the Bank shareholders, will go home as ab manager of the London branch.
ANOTHER EUROPEAN. This surrougandance must now cease-ED
Hongkong, 81st August, 1887.
D.P.]
THE BLOCKING UP OF A PUBLIO ROAD,
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PEES3” DNAB SIB,- om sorry to trespass on your
We are glad to notion that the question start od by the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce raspasting the privileges granted to forsign ment, but it shows the necessity of mer has attracted attention in this country in the mail steamers toashing at British colonial porta the suggested change in order to prevent delay sad incovenience where there is no end amongst mercantile bodies. Hong reason to think that the master of the ves kong Chamber did not, we believe, address the sel could bare prevented the smuggling by any Chambers of Commerce at home on the subject, reasonable precautions, or that these employed on hat confined its circular to ports in India and the board the vessel are in any way concerned with Colonies. But most of the lines of stammers the master. As the law at present stands, the which are sabject to this competition in British otion forcedt pon the agistrato does not load ports from privileged foreign steamers are owned The Messageries Maritimes stoamor Sag-to much good in any case, as proceedings most in this country, and the question is quite as hellen, fram Marseilles July 31st, with the Len bo takon afterwards in the Courts to enforce the important to me as to Colonial Chambers valuable space, vet in the interest of the public don nail of the 9th July, arrived here about six forfeiture of the vessel, and this would not be of Commeres. Boaring in mind the great and endilly those who have to pass up and o'clock yesterday afternoon. Our, Ceylon fles done unless blame wars shown to be attached to and just weight of the principal Hos dawn Hollywood Brad, I would like to know if Chambers with the Governmens, it might be some provisions oc' restrictions cannot be placed have again faitoil to come to hand, and the news the owners or their servants." bronghit ng by this mail is unimportant..
politic step to invoke their assistance, as well as the permit granted to the Man Mo Temple Says the N. C. Daily NewsIt speaks woll, that of other colonial Chambers, in remoring the by the Registrar Goueral with raspoot to the His Excellency Tang, director of mining affairs perhaps, for the climate of this muddy dat, and outrageous anomaly of preferential legislation in blecking up of the etcost. Whenever there is an exhibition that part of Hollywood Road in in Yan, has, according to a native paper, may encourage as during tho intenso heat of this favour of foreiga vecsela, and virtually against petitioned the Throne to give him more time in fiery August, to note that two at least of our British vessels is on my games front of the Man Mo Tample la impassable at raising shares for the working of the copper fellow residents or obrate this Autumn the 40th quastion only needs to be ventilated in order that was th. On pating through it last night, se graat mines ia that provize. Two Japaeseonginners anniversary of their arrival in Shanghal. We the scoualy should be swept away for ever. The as the crowd that I was perfeatly helpless, and have been abgaged for a term of three years, toallade to Dr. Yates and the Rev. W. Muirhead. one privilage which these rossals may fairly ask my pockets were picked. Surely soms enre ought to ba taken to protect pedestrians from being They both arrived in 1347; sad Mr. Muirhead for is that habeas corpus shall net issus from the robbed and crashed.Yours, &c. superintend the working of the said minos.
was the first to reach Shanghai, though Dr. local courts in respect of parsous na board of The Singapore Fros Pree says Rumours Yates first touched Chinese soil, having landed them, and this on readily to granted by an Or
A PEDESTRIAN. in Penang say that who the official changes in the first instanes at Hongkong. To-day, diuance confined definitely to this object. Io Hongkong, 81st August, 1887. take pluse, Mr. Skinner will be Colonia! Se-August 25th, is the day on which Me Muirhead these days of severe and unscrupulous competi cretary with Colonel Danlop or Mr. Swettenham mashed bangbai, after a voyage of 159 days. tion is foreign trade it is absurd to give as Resident Councillor at the Northern Settle- We congratulate our vecerable friend, and cou- the "status of men-of-war" to our rivals ment. fr. Maxwell, we hear from tho samotniate Shanghai, that he has bout spared so in our own ports, with all the prestizo source, is not likely to go to Perak, in place of lang, and that the snowe of advancing age in no in shippers eyes which this status confers. Sir Hugh Low."
songe elit bis energy and ardour in doing good. Besides is a similar privilege granted to Eng- Mr. Muirhead has returned to England only tish mail testers Larose from. New twice, wo believe, during this long period; and to the North Geroan Lloyd's vessels from New more than 36 years have been spent wholly on York, touching at Sonthampton? It certainly Chinese soil. The plains of Christian Mission is not. Why, then, the necessity for it in Hong work amongst the Chinese to which he devoted kong or Singapore? We hope the Hongkong bis heart and life, and the various institutions Chamber will sumaneci in its afforts, and suggest for the homefit of the foreign sammanity, have that the Chambore at home should be invited to like shared his ready sympathy and active balp. cu-oper te in pressing the Imperial Cavernment We wish biu many happy returns of this augi to withdraw privileges which are wholly anne versary, and trust that both of our venerable cassary, and which are detrimental to British friends, Dr. Yates and Mr. Muirhead, may be shipping. with us to celebrate first Shanghai's Jubilee, and then their own.”
The mine in the mastropolitan circuit, havo (says a Shanghai native paper) boon uusually heavy for some time, and large trasts of country are fooded From Chang-chin Wan all the may to Tiontain the pountry looks like one vast shest of water, and the moanted couriers have had to travel by bast. The drought si Ngan-kin
continues as severe as ever.
As will be observed by the sanonement on our front page. Mr. Plantageset Littlewood, who arrived bere reconbly from Australia, where be has been making a saccesfal tour, will shortly give an entertainment at the City Hall, Tra Hours with the Pasta, Dramatists, and Hu
ourists." Mr. Littlewood is well known AS 80 elutionist, and the Australian papers epeuk in high terms of his entertainments.
: REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.*
THE RUMOURS CONCERNING THE CHINA MERCHANTS"
S. N. CO.
The director of the ahore Company has ad. dress the following lottor to the editor of the NO Daily News:-
THE CHINA MEROHANTS' 8. N. Co.,
Shanghai, 25th August, 1837. Such of falsehood and moro of sagras tion of falsehood has of late been placed before the public, apparently by intacasted parties, re- garding a proposed bank to be started by com- biasd Chinose and foreign capital. It is not my Iconosra to deny anything of this excepting in so far as it relates to this Company; but I now bey to dany publicly and in the most emphatio.mau- nor the following false reports, viz:-
1-That the Chius Merchants 9. N, C'a seal has been affixed to any contrast for loan that obtained from the Hongkong and hai Banking Corporation twa yasis ago;
Tsé-amp-samarite-based on the property given for any loan for the hensft of any cke: of this Company or on any part of it, has been 3That it has been propose that this Com- pany's feet and property bë planed under the con- trol of any pas except the present Directors
4. That it has been proposed that this Com- pany's fisst be transferred from the Chinese to
SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PERSS.")
LONDON, 28th August THE OZARY VISIT TO COPENHAGEN. The French and Russian Governments pro- pose that a Russian official should accompany. Artin Effendi and the Czar to Copenhagen,
The above message is kingalar, to say the least of There is either a jumble in transmission, or Router has, onoo moro, failed to give a the kay to this in a previous message.-En Pany foreiga fog.
LONDON. 30th Augast 1887. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.
Hovorova, Serramona ler, 1887.
A QUESTION Was recently pus in the House of Commons with reference to the use of mineral oil as fial on board men-of-war. The reply was to the effect that the au-
The Chinees Zimer, rotarring to a recant thorities had given considerable attention to
article which appeared in the Ostasiatische the subject, but, that it bad been found the
Lloyd, Bays: The Shanghai Courier translaten a long arikle from the German paper, which it. _cost of vil greater than that of coal
entitles The Truth about the American There is no likelihood, therefore, of oil being
According to a repart presented by the Symloste but which happens to be in flet adopted as the fuel of the British navy. It Viceroy of Hu Kang, the collection of land tax, contradiction of the "truth" given in a leading is used on board some Russian ressels, and commuted grain-tax, and all other minar levies article in the site paper only five days previous alas here and there on a railway, but these enacted therewith for 186 has been consider. On the whole, the impartial editor would ably in excons of the collection for 1885. The have done well to leave the article in the "dérent are cases where the oil is cheap by reason of total under all thess boads wenid appear to he obscnrity of the learned language in which it proximity to the wells and coal dear in con. not far short of Tls 1,500,000 a year, bat in was originally composed, for the writer can hard- esol year deductions from the nominal twial ly be flattered by the uncouth dress in which his sequence of the cost of carriage. Were have to be made for relief and exemptions in dis- fotions are made to appear. The one interest- mineral oil largely adopted nå a fuel for | trists affected by feed or drought.
ing feature of this affusion is a politics-psycholo gical one. The writer's vind in so parassed by the eteam generation the increased demand
The British composite gun-ressol Rumbler, dra of traders and financiers leaning on their would muse a rise in prices which, even if it Conmander W. Ustorns Moore, arrived here goreroments--a notion which the action of cor- were olieaper at the moment, would soon gasterday from Japan, bringing dates to the tain foreig ooisle in China has probably done 25th August. Sha hratteht on Mr. H. Dawson something to foster that be assumed as a watter make it more costly than col. The petro- and the Rev. P. W. Basat Baith, and the of onurse that it is the US. Government which leum wells of the world are much farther ra. syntifia instruments used for the observa, į ís eredita with offering enormous capital to Chi- moved from inexhaustibility then are the in lat. 20 N. ard long 128 E., she spoke H. H.cocked bats and green chaire marks an immature tion of the recent eclipse. On the 28th August, a. This inevitable association of nanos with coal fields and the supply would be wholly S. Raflter, which was” bound from England to stage of conderein) dovolopment, and sash ola-
MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE inadegasta to take the place of coa! Yokohama, 18 aya ont. The Battler and antational prepossessions have something of the
UNIONIST PARTY. for general use. It is true that oil has arrived at Siarapore at last silvices: ma the obstineey of innate idas A Malay chief, for
Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham, Espoir have mistaken the Warp for her? erample, wishing to display his knowledge of the denied that he had any ides of sonding from the The affaire hors between the American Pres many advantages over coal, but the idea
world, will ask off-kani Aboat Borlie, now: fust must be a big learing f" He conceives all Liberal Ualonists. He regretted that a mistakebyterian missionarios and the hoodmen of the haman Labilations to be assemblages of huts had been made in issuing the Edict, as difficulty leave now sbarn friendliness in another direction. -ubarb being no satisfactorily settled, the officials planted on open ephens from which the juncle would be entailed and possibly danger, but so Net only do they promise protection in the has been removed. A pilgrimage to Mecos wight bug as the Government upholds the Union, it parehase of property, but have all signified in- enlighten the Malay, but the heresies of the would have his support. cultured are often prorfuzainat experience.
corred.
of its general abstitution for coal hacaroony took place at the Foochow Clab on the The Foochow Echo says: very interesting of, we evening of the 24th August, when, in resegnition been very summarily disposed learn from the San Ferncisco
of his long and very efficient bonorary services in connection with the Road Trast, Pablo Gar- pondent of the N. &. Day News, by the dan, and other local institutions, Mr. Warner superintendent of the motive power on the Krohn was presented by his friends with a very Pennsylvania Railroad. The Pennsylvania. Odoll was siccted spokesman for the occasion, handsome silver sharet jug aud salver. Mr. Jozu pystem contumas 8,000 tons of coal per day: sad in a happy manner referred to the populari to replace this fuel with oil wen'd involvet Mr. Krahu had won for himself by his good natara and usefulness, and prasonted, amid deaf- a consumption of one-third the entire oil
saing applauss, the souvenir abaronfluded to. production of the United States. Thas the Trenk lines running into Nów York would alone use up all the oil produced in this country, and more ton; leaving nothing for purposes of illumination. Oil cannot super- reada coal beezuss thare in not enough of it to go round." This is-s very practical war
of Great Britain, it has been estimated, at the
A private note, from an eye-witness, mentions
Russia, bas proposed that General Eraroth should go to Bulgaria assole regent and there summon, a new Xahrzuje.
(FROM "MINGAYORE FESE PEZE.”]—.
LONDON, Stud Angust.
THE NATIONALISTS AND THE CRIMES ACT EDICT. The Nationalists have convoked a monster mesting in Dublin on Tuesday to protest against
Dr. Wykehem Myers has been so far very gus- We (N. C. Daily News) ara glad to hese that csful in his endeavors to onlist the aid of F.E. Li Hang-chang in his medical education scheme. The Visaroy has given him two cordial inter- the Ediot. views, ha promised to grant bis papile civil (literary rank when they pass, and essured him that their careers are assured," finally direst-
POLICE COURT.
31st August,
BEFORE Ms. H. E. WODHOUSE..
LARCENY.
is anxious, to get the Viceroy to allow him Chan Asing was sentenced to one month's to form a small company of ambulanso-imprisonment with hard latur fer stealing a corps men as a nuclose, whom he wan'a bring jacket of the valus of one dollar. up to Tantein and drill before bim. If H.E. LÄ Hang-chang serriss out as he no doubt will do. the promises made to Dr. Myers, it will be au other proof of his enlightenment, and his ap
RETURNING PROM BANISHMENT.
Wong Asing was charged with raburning from banishment.
Defendant was banished from the Colony
in
These are all the reports counceling this Company with the prapssed bank, which have reached ny mea up to the present; and I shall obliged if you will he food enough to gif
*I B, Sir.. publicity to this deall of them.
Yours faithfully,
he
MA KIB TURONG. Director,
ONT-NAN FU.
Sth Angust.
terest ja the hospital prajast of the Mission, and have furthermore precised parzonal subscrip- |tions The Governor, however, while personally friendly, is shy of the prajolisss of the gentre and people. To avoid any amrapligations, ha wishes the Mission to score the co-operation of the gentry before stating his own amount of erby- cripting. In fact in China the more wo baseme Erlindly with one class-people, literati, gantry or oficista-the more necessary to enltivats friendliness with the other classes. Chins from top down should be imbued with toleration and рудие.
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BHAKES.
LONDON, 19 August In the Hoist of Commona, the Government supported the Lords' amendments to the Lant BI for the regulation of Judicial Rats by fll in prices, and they were carried by the Clasure.
LONDON, 13th August. The radent drought has been henken by tor- rents of rais with framandrus thunderstormak throughout the kingdom, more specially in London.
LONDON, 20th August. In Thuradar night's debats Mr. Chamberlain (and other Radicale expressed their views on the nabisot in such a manner that they are expooted tmonda from the Liberal Usion Party.
The National League has proclaimed the Edict placing Ireland under the Crimas Ael to bu lagal, the notion of Parliament not having Um obtained to ita exerol va
The Inman Tine steamship City of Montreal Las been burnt in mil sean. All bat thirtaan. who are missing, overpad in the hosts, and were pioksil np and landed at Queenstown.
The German monroe is ill with bold and 724 rheumatism at Gastoin.
Quotations are:- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shems-129 per cont. premium, ex, sales and sellers. Unior Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
$30 por share.
China Trader? Tosaranico Company's Share
871 per shinzo. North Chins Insurance-Fis, 25% per share, ange Insurance Association-Tis. 111 per Chinese Insurance Company, Limited---$125 per On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tz. 148
share.
abaro.
per share.
Phare,
TONTON, 24th August. Abini Rahman Khan, Ameer of Afghanistan, is ill, and his life in despaired of his log has born amputated, and gaarrone has mat in.
Prince Ferdinand has been receivad at Soßs with much cathusiasm.
LONDON, 25th August. Mr. Patrick J. O'Bries has been summoned, for inciting to violence.
The misting penule from the Tas Line stavmez City Montecal hare besa Landed safely.
LONDON, 26th August. Ayub Khan has aseaped from Tsharan. Prince Ferdinand is unable to terra a Ministry:
LONDON, 27 August, 1887. His fixesilenoy Liu Jui-fea, Chinase Minister
arelanged ratifications of the Convention relat- to England, and the Mamais of Salisbury hare
Canton. Insurance Offles, Limited-$72 per Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares-engad ti
$875 per sbare, neles and sellers. China Firs Insurance Company's Shares-879
per share, sales and sellers. Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
$$) com.
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-
$16 nom., bayern. Hongkong and Wrampon" Dock Company's
Shares-81 por cant. prem, salen. Hongkong, Confo and Macas Stormboat Co.'s
Sbaret-503 per cent, prem.
TOTAL LOSS OF THE CHINA NAVI- GATION COMPANY'S STEAMER "TIENTSIN."
Wo regret to have to record the Ines of an other steamer oxplayed in the eating trade st China. The China Navigation Co,'astamjer Tientain want whore on Ross Island, widway between Swatow and Amoy, on the night of the Lude China Stam Navigation Co.'s Share24h Angast, and has since been absudoned. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited morning announcing that the vessel has been
1 per vont sooɑnt.
Loss. They recuived a telegram on Saturday
-30 per cent. discount, nominal. Denglas Steamship Company, Limited-850 per
share.
Hongkong Gas Comapany's Sharee-3125 per
share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharas-$150 per
share.
Chins Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$145
for share, sellers. Guzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-355
per share, nordas). Hongkong Ios Company's Sharas-$51 per
share.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited Forak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
$110 per slmare,
$10,nom
abandoned.
The Douglas stammer Manon, which arrived here on tas 27th August, reports having passed te Tinisin on the 25th. Tho son at low water was up to the tween decica. Captain Goddard, of the Nams, eant on bourd to see if he could render ang asaiztatom. The captain of tha Tientsin stated that there was no hope of getting heraff, bat-hi passangers had been land. on Ras Island, and the orar o preparod t> stand by the vestal. He ask that the Namna would continue, bar sprage with all İnnanibla mped and sport the occurrence at Swatow with the request that a steamer might
and gear of the sel be despatched to assist in saving the machinery The cargo, nonsisting
of sugar-pause and tobagno, has been raised Panjom and Sanghie Du Samantan Mining by salt water. Inclistul on the arrival of
Company, Limited-$10, sellers. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18 per
share.
Hongkong Rops Manufacturing Company, Li-
mitel--$35 per share. Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co.,
Limited-50 per cent, discount.
the Nave in Swatow the Chien Navigation Company's abearder Hochoro left for the scene of the track.
A correspondeat writes to us from Amor- The news of the wreck of the . N. Co.'s steamer Tavisin reached Amar on the 28th Angast. The
vessel was bound from Swatow to Shanghai, and à S. Watson & Co., Limited-45 per cent.was on her way to the latter part on the night
proʼminta.
Flongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Co. Singapore Insurance Company, Luited-$18
Limited-7 per cent. prem, cales.
per share.
of the 24th August when she struck on the Bes Islands ofway between Swalow and Amoy and she is given up now as a total loss, her aft
part only big new visible. This is to
place
where the China wel Manila S.8. Co.'s stakmer Chiness Imperial Loso of 1884 B-6 par pant. Zafiro was wrecited in the faz zoma two peaza
preminia.
Fortunately the Donclus steamer Namun, Chiusae Imperial Loan of 1894 C-8 por cont. bund from Amoy lo Swalow and Hongkong.
arėmium
M
ngo.
saw the distressed abip and reported the mishap Chinese Imperial Loan, 1836 E—53 per cent to Swatow. The same company's staamar Hai
premium.
hew, which was at the time in that port, was at Chinese Imperial Govárnmant 1385 Tollar Loan ons damalshed in the maliet of those in distress
-1 per cent. premium...
jon board the wreck, who were all rescued with- out any casually, except use and brought down safe to Arauy. We only casualty that has besa
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE... was that of China boy in the am-
(From Mastas. Pascona ★ Quận Kaenim,) Agar Sial,
Barameter-A#,
Date P
Thermemates-91%, Thermometara) v.3. Testrzenistee coấp, bã count me tak Thorntoŷan, (Tot balli Thermometer-1. (Wot bulb) Thatenopeter-e. (Wet belb).
29.968
120.96%
87
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
<TATION.
Maadhi
previation of what is sill wanted to bring his fire years in April last, and was form for be met in a practical way la & worthy question for my
REGISTER.
34th Angst, 1687, at 4 9.My
kud.
Vagenti
29.05
vostock, "
Mat &ngast, 1687, at 13 6.1.
Wind
STATION.
te
Mengkot... 29.01
39.85
81
an amusing contretempe that occurred at Tissing him to memaurialas himself (the Vionroy) ta on the 18th August, H.E the Viceroy rare giving full details of the scheme, and explaining a grand dinner to the French Minister, and of coures had to tak- in Madama Constans. After what is still required to make it a permanent
Another important matter is ever arising for same hesitation, and careful observation of the success. He has expressed his intention of far
solicitude and assistanos, and that is the serers manner in which his guests did it, he offered his uishing De Myer with a despatch to Liu Ming. chuan, the Governor of Formosa, directing the
poverty of the Yellow River people. Last year ara in proper style; but after dinner, when the latter to give bis aid to the suheme. Dr. Myers
aid was rendered them by the Government, the ledies roso, he rose too and looked utterly non- of putting the matter, and shows at once plussed. After a moment or two, he walked up
wealthy native, and somewhat by the foreigners. This year the condition of the people is worse, that coal has nothing to fear from petroleum. | to Madame Constane, looked at her from Lend to
and no aid rendered seems at all sufficient. The Not only is the latter dearer, if we are to foot onse or twins, and then suddenly 'put his
people are not actually dying by bundreds of form round her waist! "You may guess the accept the evidence of the British naval surprise, but all eventually passed aft well, as la-
starvation, but awful destitution prevails, and beg..... gar and refugees abound. How the, mend may long.
Himinbes anthorities, but it apply is uncertain. The deed French politeness always cuables these little coal fields of the world an
all forsigners in China, merchante, missionaries, hang mishaps to do." be mes. sured, their contents can be calculated, and A correspondent at Chefoo, writing to the armies farther towards western standards; and honse in the Hollywood Robe on the 30th An. Quzanlar and Customs Corps, and all who desire
in any way to profit from the nation or who cook in Vladi scientists and statisticians can employ them much excited about the rooont progoodings of I. no more than Dr. Myers energetic and wall.
Daily Neros, says that the Chinese there have been the anocoma which he har now in meer prospect is Worship sertensed him to twelve monthe turn to bonest the people. The Yellow River
His
| being China's sorrow, aid rendered here is a help eslvay and amure the world by forming. Shing, Tactai, at the NE. Promontory designed services deserve. It is to bo hoped that imprisonment with berd labour.
to China itself and worthy of the higher material estimates of how long the supply will When the news that the wrack of the Farah the forernor of Finess, who has already ORTSANING GOODE UNDER FALSE PRETENCES, and moral vivilisation of lus West
was being plundered by pirates first arrived, the shown his reengnition of the value to an army in
Leang Akwan was charged with obtaining last. But for all practical purposes the Taotai sent a deputy with two hundred of the the field of a carpetent medical staff, will be as
One plas to aid in a practical way is to give cos! supply is unlimited. The coal felde rabble of the streets idressed up as soldiers, ready as the Vicary of Chibli to do his best to gods to the roles of $17 frots Wong On by the able-bodied destitute work to do and which
Thoso, on arrival st the Promontory, set to work forward Dr. Myers' shams; and the result will means of false proteuses on various ocasions will soonee a livelihood. Diminish gasperism Bolinas i ploder the inhabitants, which fed in a small bessient reward to the members of the pro-Wong On, mastor of the Yes Woo cotton shop atributing charity; this in the modern idea of my 30
|between 20th February und 24th March, 1887. and increase the industry of the people, while diplo rate of consumption a few years ago, will revolt. This conid have been easily quelled by fossion in Hongkong and Shanghai, who s Queen's Road West, said the defendant was at the west, and is an old rule of Chian. When a rouch last 1,200, 'or, allowing for the progressive the local authorities, had not El Hung cbang readily out their assistance to the founder of
ans time an apprentice of his after he left torrible famine occurred in India, a relief found Nama increase, from 250 to 500 Tears. But this legraphed to the Tzotzi to go himself sudent the scheme in making it practical, and to the him he went to a shop which dealt with him of 84,000,000 was raised, mostly from England,
off heads. This was done, and the Tastal ro sabzeribers in Hongkong and elsewhere whe
On the 26th February defendant procured and work like the Backingham Canni was given inasouming that the workings will be con- turned to Chofoc on the 21st August with ping provided the fands.
quantity of ootton in the mass of his master to the destitute. At present in China, net andy fined within the 4,000 foot limit. Below colours, and a number of prisoners, who were
We take the following items from the London He obtained quantities of cotton in the same the Yellow Tivar nendi suoceerful menagement that limit lie untold stores, which means very reticent about the matter, and this natural and Ching Express of the 20th July-
taken into his younên. The Tastai imeall is
manner at various dates up till the 24th March.the most benevolent scheme of all-but the On the 25th March he sent in the bill to defend people annually anttering are in need of tempor will doubtless be found for working longly sucumges the spread of remoars on the anb- Hort Eduard Zappo has been appointed Garant's master, who relased to pay it and said heary help, not merely in indiscriminate ohurity, before a coal famine seta in. Rot Grent feet. After a violent thunder sad rain storm min Consul-Ganeralia Japan, to reside at Yoko- never ordered the goods.
but botter in the form of charity by industry. Lo Tak master of the Tak Cheung shop. This could be acomplished, either in improve Britain bolds only a fraction of the world's lasting early the whole of the 21st August, the hams.
weather had apparently broken at Chatoo, the
stated that defendant was an apprentios of his ment of reads or in direct work on the river um coal supply. It ban heen eerimated thermometer only marking i dag. in the shads. Commandor G. A. Gillard proceeds by the On the 25th March he received a bill for a quan-bankments; either in one small section or dis that the North American onal faida contain
The caltors of the rêmio plant has long brait Present mail steamer te asems the command of tity of cotton bought. Defendant had no su- wziot, or in a larger, in proportion to the money! thority from him to make these parchama. De contributed and the plou for distribution ed attention in Asiatic countries, but the diff the Wanderer on the China Station.
fondant dissppeared the next day.
adoptad. The question is one of cool-headed to six months' impriscamsnt with hard labour.
Dofondant pleaded guilty and was santenood business, rather than sentimental ejaculations, lerometor
Assistazos rendered would be highly appreciated, operatoreme not only by the people, but by the Governor. Diration of wind ...
Holty a foreigner were appointed with full powers to Force of wind......... manage, the Governor would help in many ways Weather and would if necessary appoint roliable daputian sive enough to tide the conservatism of the native to consult with and assist. He bas boan progrés-
gentry and prefadloss of the masses, and pemirs the aid of English, Freusli, und Germans on the Yellow River and Grand Canal; now it would be a fine compensation, as well as said to kim in his progressive and liberal policy, if the foreign- DEAR SIR-Writing about the Aquatic era of different nationalities would combine în a Sports that were held last week at the Victoria piantinal scheme of mesting, the ever iocresaing look aid.
an untouched area equal to seventy timak
the whole of that of Great Britain, while the
culty in desortloating the fibre has hitherto boon A notification in the Gazette states that the a obstacle in the way of building up any con- Queen has been plonsed to sprove Kr. Henry coal fields of China are said to extend over siderable industry. The plant has now been Léon Vorleye as Cousal at Hengkeng for the an area of 400,000 square miles, and Baron jutroduced into California, and from the follow- Franob Republio.
TO RICHTHOFA has reported that be him.ng paragraph from the San Jose Times it would
احب
Boom there is a probability of its being widely Sir George Bowen, the late Governor of Hong-
self has found a coal field in the province of cultivate One of the articles recently de- kong, contemplates standing, ou Liboral Un
CORRESPONDENCE.
Haush covering an area of 21.700 squareciled sealaently suited to this country is that icnist principlas, for some tituency as soon[Ws do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions
Persoas in different as the opportunity presents itself. milos, which is nourly double the British conllasble textile, ramie.
fact fow countrice where ona may not be found. Petroleum is much less widely dis- tributed, and where it is found it is impos-
parts of the Bisto have for years been waiting
www.
Brea of 12,000 square miles. There are in tests of this plant. Professor Hilgard, of the The Chinese ironclad Keng Yuen bas complet. University, has, in connection with the Agri-edits trial trips in Eckernferde bay, to the en saltaral Department of that institution, andere stistration of the superintendants. The thorough examinations as to the adaptability of ressal developed a mezz speed of 154 knots. the plant to the soil and climate of this State. The steamer Uppinghars, which sailed from The experiments haro all resalted quite farcar Middlesbro' for Take on the 23rd just, has or,
atpressed by our Correspondente.
THE AQUATIC CHAMPION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGEONJ
DAILY PERUS."
sible to say how soon the wells any gire out-bly, and only for a trouble in decartiosting the board a shipment of railway plant, consisting of Recreation Club, your correspondent "Dolphin," destitution of the people adjoining the Yallor All that we know is that every now and again
well does give out, that the petroles pro- would now be one of our staple productions. The bolts, nuts, E. ducing districts of North America are riddled ramie is a species of the nettle family, and the
fibre is the strongest and best produced from any It is announced than the Emperor of Germany
lock
5.19
The Barometer han kaller and gradients continus night for N, winds. The temperaturo in bigb, shehumidity, moderate, and the weather cloudy.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 31st August, 1887,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Previcas ou dete
day.
O: date
at 12, at 10 at 1p..
20.81
29.83
85
25
85
74
9.8.3.
9.
1
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D.
*L-BANDAGETHA Podpeed to 98 degrees Fahrenheitast the love of the sin inches, tenth and handredi by
TEMPERARELY the abade in degren Fehmarheit. 3-HUNARLY SO perominge ofantastion, the humidity of HİP KARAMIKEA Win moisture being 100.
-DIR/202 9 vs Warto tra poista.
-Yo GF Tax Warp 4000erdings Houfuel Benin
BYAPS OF FEn Warnani 3. ideo aky) C. detached 1 D. Crissing rain, H. Tog .glonny, .hol: L. Highe :D ning: 0. gyorst 2. psichowass 4 squally; 22 ran 8. 100w, T. thoader: V.idity's Widow (wed
Ram in Goches, seathe mad bumire-ltha.
W. DOBEECK. Hangkang Observatory. Slat August, 1887.
ploy of the steamer, who, whilerating thought. Isasly for the bout, fall overboard, and was drowned. The Court of Inquiry was to be held at Amay on the 30th Annů.
at
In connection with this incident it miny be said that the other prorailing Amoy na the night in question was very threatening and tempestuous, senompanied by e heavy gile and sharp showers of rate. signs which wars takor by many as the signal of ar approachine typhoon. It appears to ns a strange ooftridence that it was the same Nanon that re- ported the wreck of the somn Co.'s steamer Hangchew on the Taintsin Islands some air months back, and that the 5rst offear of the Yangchaw in the night of the disaster held the same pat in the Tientsin on the prosent occasion.
Thastaamship Haitan, which arrived in Hong king from Swatow on the 30th August, passed the Tientsin on the way down and reports that she was almost under water. The Hothou had taken the passengers and orew on, to Amoy, where a court of enquiry will be held. Nothing And been saved from the vessel.
DABING ROBBERT AT KOWLOON.
A most daring robbery was so0304sfully car riod out at Teim Te tsai, Kowloon, at an early hour on Sunday morning, the 29th August. band of aboat -twenty armed Chinese attasked... a house at Messrs. Blackhead & Co.'s rodow
conpied by Mrs. Wohlters. Mrs. Wohlbere and her family want to the Cirens on Saturday even. ing and rousined in Hougkeng daring the night. A man med Hans Lassen and the amah wers the sole pants About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning lassen was swakousd-by w-noisY BET=-=- discovered & au getting into his room through the window, He at once rushed towards the window, and in endeavoring to thrust the unu book rerived out in the band, from a knife which the man oxrried. At the stras time a shot was fired from the door by an- other man. The shot missed Lassen and struck The woodwork of the window. The man at the window, taking advantage of Lassen being for a moment thrown off his guard, strusk him with a abarp instrument, outting his head and stagning bim for a time. Soveral of the men thon enter- ed the Lousa, a number being stationed ont- side s & gaard. The thieves ransacked the place, breaking opas drawers and ox- tmoting their contents, even the savings-bank of one at the children was broken open and leotad. Having loaded themselves with as much jewellery plate outlery and snab like articles sa they scull carry, they set fire to the house in several places and made good their escape. The amah, after they had 1st, annoseded in extin- guishing the den before way sous damage had been done. Tho velas of the pro perly stolen is estimated at about $2,000. A report was made to the Folien, who has- Itened to the seene, and the wounded. man, Lassau, was removed to the Hospital, Detectives wore santiram the Central Station to examine the houseand surrounding neighbourhood for the par pose of trying to obtain s oluo to the discovery of the thieves. The Chinos watch manatated that the maa landed in a bost and, haring tied his hande, two of thom kapt guard over him to prevent his of the beadh the detectives came to the conclu- sloa that no tost had been . Having reason to doubt the watchman's story in one or two other points they deemed it advisable to plass him ander arrest.
The Police succeeded in Arresting thirty-three
through and through, and bat the total known lextile plant. It can be used for agront the Queen Regant of Spain, Prinos Biomarok of marks that a scratch winner would be entitled operation of any of the Americans and EL NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL. Iġiving the alaria. After a carefal examination
yield is still wholly insufficient to replace dirernity of purposes. It can be made fine and and Sabor Canovas have received from the Pope coal to any appreciable extent as fuel, white, glossy like silk, and in corsor state it may be gold medals commemorative of the Papal media.
used" for cordage and adatas cloths. The fine tion in the Caroline Islands dispute.
Champion Cap was not fairly won, on the ground especially in a business way, as to the people of | that the winnor, although "öbtaining start in Shanghai. Any plan adopted or aid reederal one event, was accredited with the asme number would meet with the prompt approval and co- to. As I am an onfalder and know nothing living in this capital or adjoining towns. about the way the judges gave marks to winnere, The benefit actually atorning to a practies! on the other band, it is in constantly increas-Dres are much stronger than silk, and the coarse
I am not in a position to say whether Mr. plan of distributing charity would be what! 1. "Dolphin" is correct in his assertion; but, osro for the destitute; 2, exalting industry and ing demand for illuminating purposes. So one superior to far. Up to last year the mo -A maritime court et Bremerhaven has inquir granting that marks should be awarded accord. | diminishing properism; 3, improving the coun. chinery used for decorticating it, mado principal-od into the loss of the stormship Oder of Bro- ing to Mr." Delphin's" idea, may I ask your try roade river embankments or other under
LATE TELEGRAMS,
LONDON, 14th August.
Prince Ferdinand, hue fasued a Manifesto to
†29th Augast at the Magistracy before Mr.
long therefore the world 'bas to rely only on the style of those for flax, hare zet done mer (Bubvention Liner), which want ashore ro correspondent to kindly inform me to whom, takings, 3, proving the benevolent friendly spirit the Bulgariape, stating that be would darote his men, soms of wheth were found in possession of steam as its chief motive power-in suring indaytries so long must cost be look fibre from the wood and lean swar the guany home from the Far East. The commissary of to a sorstch winner of four first pick of the new Goversor; 6, touching publicly in the will receive the support
BERLIN, 17th August. Wodehouse and formally charged with the larg ed to ng the fusi by which steam is to be ge- the Times, after long experimente, a maskins of the certificate of Captain Pleiffer, on the ples second in two, and winning the firesos in soment; 7, setting an example of practical bene- į
substances. But, so noted in a previous inne of the Government pleaded for a total suspensier to one that came out first in three la ad interior honest methode of business manage
The Nord Deutsche Zeitung regards Prince sey, when the esso was remanded till the next nerated. When electricity has taken Ferdinand's manifesto es an averment of national day. The table was covered with firearms and plass of steam, if it ever does, coal may be. the diffanities entirely. A company has been cr a dangerous and unknown coast, and ondan ing four firats and two say I am, Deer that foreigners dems not only to gain mousy but come less important factor in the world's organized to manufacture the machines and to gard the lives of his inan and passengers. The Bit, youa, etay
give encouragement to farmers to engage in devision of the Court will be made kavga on tho |
-4000 (137
{mania-onlturs,
1Iel pevaleque
FAJ
ta giro. Let olen consciences and broad hearts and cool besde take up the problem-Daily Neos Corrugandent.
autonomy, involving the violation of the Treaty other weapons, amurition, and loot, found in
the possession of the prisoners. of Berlin, which Germany must dianyproto,
Bundle has addressed a protest to the Poway, ' On the 90th August, the prisoners wore again
before the Magistrate, and arges them to join her.