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To-day's Advertisements.

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FROM LONDON & PORTS OF CALL HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.

ПHE Brit, S. S. Sunbeam having arrived,OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE at

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 4th August will be subject to rent. ́ ́

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agente..........

Hongkong, July 28, 1879.

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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, ·

5. S. BOKHARA.

NOTICE. JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

Named Varsel from London, Bombay and intermediate Ports and in connection with the Australia from London, are hereby

Informed that their Govile are being landed

and stored at their risk in the Company's Godowne at West Point, whence delivery can be obtained from this date.

Goods not delivered by the 2nd ́August will be subject to rent.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded-on, unless intimation to the contrary bo re- ceived before Noon To-MORROW.

A. MUIVER,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, July 25, 1879.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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GODOWNS, under European supervision; and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Wharf, on favorable Torms, with quick despatch. Also entire Gonowns to be let. MEYER & Co...

Hongkong, August 1, 1879.

FRUM HAMBURG.

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UC Steamship Gorm, Captain MOLLER, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being lauded and stored at their risk fate the Godowan-of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or Boate delivery may be obtained. Cargo remaining undelivered after the Gil Instant will be subject to rent.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CARGO.

Per American ship South American, Hongkong to San Francisco, sailed 22nd July, 1879-33,759. bags Rice, 612 bags Beans, 120 baga Peas, 62 taga Sago, 30 bags Coffet, 20 bugu Pepper, 146 bass Sugar, 1,033 bales Henip, 83 bundlea Rat- tane, 1,000 Quicksilver Flasks, 466 pkgs. Samthoo, 114 pkgs. Tobacco, 123 pkgs. Paper, 100 boxes Oil, 300 pkga. Soy, 154 pkgs. Fire-crackers, 1 pkga. Vermicelli, 111 rolls Matting, 81 pkgs. Gambier, 446 pkgs. Tea (Cantor) 8,920 lbs, 1,784 pkga. Tea (Amoy) 75,380 lbs., and 5,992 pkgs. Merchandise.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For AMOY AND SHANGHAL

Per Glaucus, at 10.30 a.m., on Saturday,

the 2nd August..

For YOKOHAMA.-

Par Sunbeam, at 11,80a.m., on Saturday,

the 2nd August.

For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.-

Per Celtic Monarch, at 11.30 am. To- morrow, the 2nd inst., instead of as previously notified.

No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

SIEMSSEN & 05.5" Agents. Bongbong, August 1, 1879. Occidental & Oriental Steam-For

Ship Company.

auf

TAKING. THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND FUROPE, IN VONNROTICH

WITH TH3

CENTRAL

and UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING FAILROAD OOMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIU STEAMEK8.

THE BRITISH SHIP AGNES MUIR, HE 8. 8, BELGIC will be despatok.

FROM LONDON.

Co

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vestel are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignatore, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signosa' risk and expense.

MEYER & Co., Agents.

od for San Francisco via Yokchanm, on or about September 1st, 1879, at 3 p.m., taking Ostgo and Passenger to

BANGKOK.

Per Rajanattiunular, at 430 p.m., in

Saturday, the 2nd August. For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG, (with Mails for Pakhoi and Hanoi)— Per Atalanta, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the

4th inst

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.— Per Douglas, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednes

day, the 8th inst.

| MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.-

The British Contract Paokat Kaisar-i-Hind

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 12th August, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Noon

Sunbeam leaves for Yokohama, do, Goods per Bokhara not delivered this

date subject to rent,

Goods por Celtic Monarch undelivered

after this date subject to rant,..

Meetings.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. 9pm-Meeting of St. John Lodge,

018 S.C.

General Memoranda.

MONDAY, August 4 :-

Banka close for public business,

No.

[No. 5013.-AUGUST 1, 1879.

himself forced them, that action would place at the Club Ranges to-morrow after. approach nearer to the meaning of the noon. A first class target will be ready for speculation in which, we contend, no those who wish to praction at the long Director ought to permit himself to

indulge. An old but respectable autho- ranges. Monday next being a Bank holl- rity thas speaks of the origin of such day, it is intended to have a largo meeting transactions, on the London Stock of members on that day. Pilzen will be Exchange

offered for competition, and "poola" will

The business of speculating in the stocks be shot fór. Arrangements for Monday's is founded on the variation of the price of sport will be made to morrow afternoon." stook, which it probably tends in some

measure to support. It consists in buying

or selling stook according to the views THE Miten Bisht Steam Ship Company, says entertained, by those who engage in this the Japan Gazette, have notified the publis business, of the probability of the value

rising or falling. This business is partly through the native press that they will open conducted by persons who have property in a now steam line between Yokohama and

the funds. But a practice also prevails

Goods per Sunbeam undelivered after this among those who have no such property, of Hongkong about the middle of August

data subject to rent. TUESDAY, August 5 :—

contracting for the sale of stock on a future next. day at a price agreed on. This practice,

7am.Atalanta loaves for Hoihow, do Noon.-French Mall leaves for Porta of

Call and Europe. WEDNESDAY, August 6-

Noon, Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. Goods por Gorm undelivered after this

date subject to rent. Register of Shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, closed from this date to 16th August, in clusive.

which amounts to nothing else than a wager A CASE of a strange character has recently concerning the price of stock, is not sano-

tioned by law; yet it is carried on to a great been exciting much interest amongst the extent: and as neither party can be com- natives. A young girl who has been dead pelled-by-law-to-implement these bargains, their sense of honour, and the disgrace for some months, the child of a coolie, died. attending a breach of contract, ara, the under suspicious circumstances, and it was principles by which the business is support songht to fix the responsibility of the death the bayer is called a Bull, and the seller a ed. In the language of the Stock Exchange,

on an Eurasian family, in whose house, it Bear, and the person who refuses to pay his was alleged, a rape had been committed on loss is called a "Lame Duck; and the names

TUESDAY, August 12:

of these defaulters are exhibited in the Stock the girl by a boy yet only in his school-days, Noon,English Mall leaves for Forts Exchange, where they dare not appear after-one Kwok Amun. The matter was laid

of Call and Europe.

werde.

before the Administrator by petition, and Now, in a small mercantile commu- the police took the question up. The result 3 p.m. American Mall leaves for Yoko-nity like Hongkong, where the market has been that Mesars Lister and MoEuen

„FRIDAY, August 15 :--

hama and San Francisco. Saturday, August 16 :-

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor: poration at the City Hall MONDAY, September 1:-

3 p.m.-Ocoldental & Orientai 8, 8. Co.'s

Stoamer leaves for Yokohama and San

Francisco on or about.

THE

Japan, the United Stater, Mexico, Central N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the HONGKONG DISPENSARY, and South America, and Europa.

Connection la made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai.

Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 31st August. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 5 p.. samo day: all Parcel Fuokagon should be marked to address in full; value of sarro is zoquired.

A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PAN- an3 SAGE TICKETS.

Hongkong, July 26, 1879.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

S. S. Moray having arrived from

The above Ports, Cousigrees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- eignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Gooda.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consigncos' risk and expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Homatoma Tutar 21, 1OHA

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

THE S. S. Arratoon Apear, Capt. A. B.

above Ports, Consigaees of Cargo by her are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter-

signature, and to take immediate delivery

of their Goods,

Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

D. SASSOON, SONS & Co., Agents.

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Hongkong, July 31, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER.

¡ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to soud in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

No Bize Insurancs has been offerted,

Ex Yangisë. AME (in diamond)) Nos. 16/17, Or., 2cases TJ................. Flannel, from L'don. Ex Anadyr.

C (in diamond) ( 47,06, 48 cases Sheet Lead, Amoy... Order, from London. Mr Charles Bonnet, 1 case Shirts, &c.,

from Marseilles.

B & O (in diamond) Order, 150 bales Cot-

ton, from Madras."

G. DE CRAMPEAUX, Agent.

Hongkong, July 30, 1879.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR AOIHOW AND HAIPHONG. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for BANOL)

The Steamship

"ATALANTA,"

G. PETERSEN, Master, will be despatched as above on

TUESDAY, the 5th Instant, at 7 am, For Freight or Passage, apply to

HEYER & Co. Hongkong, August 1, 1879.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

“DOUGLAS," Capt. Yoond, will be de- spatched for the above Porte on WEDNESDAY, the 6th Inst., at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co. Hongkong, August 1, 1879.

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NOTICE.

HAVE TO-DAY established myself at this Port as GENERAL MERCHANT and COMMISSION AGENT.

A. SCHOMBURG,

Hothow, August 1, 1879."

Conenlar-Invoices-to-accompany: Över land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toma, San Francisco.

For further information as to Freight

oz Passage, apply to the Agency of the Compang, No. 37, Queen's Road Contral

H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting agent.

Hongkong, August 1, 1870.

dustralian Colonies, E. or. S. Africa, nor for Mauritius.

MAZS BY K FRENCH PACKET

The French Contract Packet Amazone, will bo despatched on TUESDAY," the 6th August, with Mails through the United Kingdom and to and Europe, vid Naples; to Salgon, Strafta Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey-

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大蘗

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Druggists, IMPORTERS

is the more sensitive because of the

smallness of its field, it is not pleasant have been sitting as Magistratee (very to meet with "Bulia" or "Bears" of any properly with closed doors) for two days colour. But when, as is alleged, men, investigating the charge. The boy between whose duty it is to impart confidence in Thursday and this morning was released on the stock of a company in every way, condescend to assume this role, then the $1000. This afternoon, the prisoner, was honest, legitimate investor ia

When the decision of the not discharged. only placed at a great disadvantage, Magistrates was made known, the reputed but the person ao acting forgets or mother of the girl began, in thorough Chinese ignores his moral obligations. If such fashion, to rend her hair and howl in a most things are or have been going on in this fearful manner; throwing herself on the Colony, and many young men (and some

old ones, too) have found their long-ground and behaving most wildly and conserved savings swept away because of outrageously. The husband meantime took their indiscreet trust in the ignus fatuus his stand on the trap-door of the gallows, thus engendered, then it is the duty of and seamed anxious to intimate to the people all honest men of business to see that around, by forcible language and energetic such sharp practice shall not pass un-

noticed. If, on the other hand, there action, that he wished to be hanged right off. have been no irregularities of the kind From the peculiar surrounding circumstances mentioned and we know absolutely of of the case, from what we have heard, there none as yet--and the crushing losses of the seems to be a strong suspicion abroad that the vicious system of time bargains, then tempted; an impression which the discharge it is manifestly unfair that gentlemen in of the lad does not tend to dispel.

chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suer, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI. share-buyers were merely the result of a gigantic "squeeze" has been boldly at-

and Alexandria,

This is the best

opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.

the bual hours will be observed in closing-

the Mails, do.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. Bel The United States Mail Packet City of Tokio, will be despatched on FRͬ DAY, the 15th August, with Maile for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, ◊. 2.15 P.M. Registry ocases.

whula walk ve viused an runuwa : 2.30 2.11. Post-Ollico closes, but Letters

Not Responsible for Debts.

Aither the Captain, the Agents. mor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:--

BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain R. Haje. Melchers de Do

GUSTAV, German barque, Captain J. Raben.-Landstein & Co."

Lowe-Meyer & Co.

AGNES MUIR, British ship, Capt. James

SAINT MARE, British steamer, Captain Johnson. ---Meyer & Co.

CLAN ALPINE, British steamer, Captain W. J. Rule-Captain.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Aug. 1, Pernambuco, British steamer, 652, Hyde, Saigon July 27, General MELOHERS & Co.

Aug. 1, Gorm, Danish steamer, 750, C. Moller, Hamburg June 1, via Singapore, General,—Siamssen & Co.

Ang. 1, Tibre, French steamer, 100%, Reynier, Yokohama July 26, Mails and General MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

DEPARTURES.

Aug.1, Fottung, for Swatow.

1, Amoy, for Macao and Shanghai. 1, Gustav, for Nowchwang.

1. H. Upmann, for Tientaln.

1, Oceanic, for Amoy, Yokohama, and

San Francisco0.

CLEARED.

Helene, for Hamburg.

Channel Queen, for London,

Celtic Monarch, for Yokohama. Pietery, for Whampoa.

Glauous, for Shanghai.

PASSENGERS. ARBITED.

Per Tibre, from Yokohama: for Hong kong, Messrs Joseph Chaster, Ab Hong, and Ah Pan; for-Saigon, Mears Francois Patot, and Jean Bescond; for Marseilles, Mesura Yabe, Gararaglia, Rev. W. O. Aus ten, David Brearleg, Ysatsoums, and Yarzami.

Per Gorm, from Hamburg, Mesara Jauzen and Stein.

Per Pernambuco, from Saigou, 148 Chi-

nese,

DEPARTED.

Per Oceanic, for Amoy, Messra H. M. Blanchard, and A. M. Eogs Pereira; for. Yokohama, Messra J. Bremner, J. T. Chater, Mrs Ah Sing, and child, Messrs Wm. Wilson, J. Allison, and H. Gribble, 2 Japanese, and 2 Chinese; for San Fran. clos, 2 Europeans, and 131 Chinese.

Per Amoy, for Shaughsi, Mr Slemsson. Per Yottung, for Swatow, 241 Chfuese, and 1 European.

TO DEPART, Per Celtic Monarch, for Yokohama from London, Mrs McArthur, Mr James Gray, aud. Miss L. Gray.

SHIPPING REPORTS. ---The British steamer Pernambuco reports: Fresh sconsoon and flue weather through

sul5 out

(except for Non-Union Countries) may bo. posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 centa, oxtra Postage until the time of departure.

sites, TOILET Requisites, EnglisE, AUMEIGAN, AND French PatanT MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS

OP

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Wongkong, June 1, 1876.

the position of Directors-all "honour-

able" men should be subjected to sus

picions of such a nature. After dinner The Colonial Chaplain of Hongkong, Re`. chat and ourb-stone gossip are all very R. Hayward Kidd, died last night after a well in their way, but it is not upon severesilness, which has lasted some con- such materials that the honourable status siderable time. He had suffered severely of leading merchants is to be ganged from that dread foe of Europeans in the If, then, hard facts are procurable where-

with to support the suppressed murmur-tropics, dysentery, which would not be ings of the public voice, let them be pro- shaken off, and he died of fever and exhaus duced, and let the issue between the tion arising from it. Ever since his return The publication of this issue commenced terious entities be clearly defined. Who in a weak and unhealthy state; more shareholding community and certain mys from England in Octobor last he has been

at 7.45 p.m,

Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies THE CHINA MAIL.

(except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, July 25, 1870.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS.

HONGKONG, FRiday, August 1, 1879.

are the persons, if any, who have so far misunderstood their commercial respon sibilities as to give rise to so strong a feel ing against them? Is this strong feeling the outcome of mere chagrin at mone tary loss, or is it based upon a genuine hostility to everything that is crooked Bulb THE strong feeling which has been gene-in trade? We pause-sar for a fost

rally felt in Hongkong, against vertain proceedings in the local share market, has, after smouldering for the last six months, at last found partial expression.

night-for a reply to these important questions.

Reverting to the part taken by Mr Belilios in the discussion, there can be

recently his illness became very serions and it has kept him from his motive duties for the past two or three months. On Tues- day last all hopsa of his recovery were abandoned by his medical advisers, who were then of opinion that he would not survive forty-eight hours more, He died at his residence in Bonham Strand, between nice and len o'clock, last night. For those he has

The following hours are observed in closing It may be at once conceded that, had it no doubt in our minds that he adopted left behind, Including two children who

Malls, o, by both the British French Contract Packets :-

Day before departure,--

and

5 F.M.-Money Order Office closes; Post Office alones except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Day of departure

7 A.M.Post Office opens.

dcases.

10 ..--Registry of Letters

Posting of all printed matter and -patterns_coaZEA,—–

11 A. M.-Mails vlored, except for

Letters.

Kate

11.10 AM.-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 cents anti

entirely.

Shipping Intelligence.

not been for the eagerness of the flies, the best means of meeting the hostilo have only quite recently arrived here from the business of the spiders would have remarks made, by at once publicly stat England, there cannot but be much com- assumed very small dimensions; anding the position he had assumed during mineration felt. Mr Kidd was not a brilli- that, had not the share market suffered the recent historical era in shares. If, ant preacher, nor an elocutionist of a high that sudden and calamitous depression as we are assured and have every reason order; but he was earnest to a degree in which will ever be remembered, the out to believe, Mr Belilios is prepared to

cry against the aforesaid spiders would stand by every word of his letter, then, all that he said or did. In many ways that never have been heard. Apart from this as we have already hinted, his conduct were not known outside his own cirole of consideration, however, the broad ques-as regards the Bank is as clear from private friends, he was useful in well-doing. tion as to whether undue advantage was blame as is his action with regard to The Chaplaincy School owed its existence, taken of the flies by certain spiders other companies with which he was and its hitherto fairly successful working, whose position, bonourable feeling and more or less intimately connected.

31.30 AM. when the Post Office CLOSES such questionable proceedings, is one fore, as it appears to us at present, ceased gentleman was Chaplain of the "Zot. obligations should have kept them from The indignant shareholders must there-to Mr Kild's personal exertions. The de- 11.40 A.M.-Lato Letters may be posted which may legitimately form the subject look elsewhere for their evil genius, if land Lodge of Freemasons," and also Dia- on board the packet with Late Fee of of public comment. The initiation of such thing indeed exists beyond the re-triot Grand Chaplain to the D, G, L. He 18 cents until time of departure. the present discussion was not very gion of the looseness of our local com-

happy, as the first shot would seem to mercial system.

was an energetic and enthustaatio Mason, have been fired at the wrong time, and We are inclined to agree with Mr ever ready to advise an erring brother, and the Morgan torpedo appears to have been Morgan that it is inadvisable for share asiat him with his purse so far se his pointed at the wrong man, Even sup-brokers to act as auditora of public com- elecumstances in life. would permit and the posing that Mr Belilion had done all panies; and the same feeling of unsuitabi- exigencies of the case required. Mr Kidd that was hinted at in connection with lity doubtless governs this objection as it had, during his sight years' residence in Bank stock-which, however, that gen- does that against the gambling tendencies ur midst, gained the respect of a large tleman has distinctly and emphatically of Director. The body of shareholders circle of friends by his quiet unobtrusive denied in his published letter that fact are beginning to arouse themselves to the could have had little bearing upon his conviction that a thoroughly impartial manner and gentlemanly ways. apparently unexceptionable conduct as a and business-like andit is essential to The funeral took place this afternoon; director of the Steamboat Company. the prosperity of any public company, the coffin containing the body arrived at Still the lumbering car of public opinion and it is natural enough that the the Cathedral about half-past four and was bas been fairly started, and, with our relations of such auditors to the share preosded to the Nave by Right Rev. BL- correspondent "Vindex," we trust that market should also come in for a

The following is corrected from the istest London and Colonial Papers, &c. :—

VESSELS TO ARRIVE.

AT HONGKONG, Nams.

Left. Feb.

From.

22, Grossfurat Constantine, Hamburg Mar.

Cardiff

28, Adam M. Simpson,

Apr.

8, Leon,

10, Spica,

21, Werra,

26, Triton, 26, Twilight 27, Homewood, May.

2, Alex Youts, 5, Alexander 11, Southern Cross, 13, Glamorganebire, 29, Joseph Hayden, 31, Newcastle, 81, Guy Mannering,

June.

3, Adolph,

4, Joachim Christian,

6, Harrington,

7, Victoria (8.)

12, Belle of Oregon,

Liverpool Cardiff London Hamburg

New York Penarth

Cardiff Penarth

New York Cardiff Cardif Antwerp Liverpool

Cuz bayon j. Liverpool

via Cardiff Flushing Liverpool Cardiff

LOADING FOR UHINA AND JAPAN FORTS, At London,-Steameri via Suez Canal,, Viceroy.

Patterdalo. Oxfordshire.

Salling Vowels. Douglas Castle. Sarah Scott. Langland.

Chluaman, Belted Will..

Лучаен,

Kyik.

At Liverpool

Pelam. dt Newerthe (N.8. W.)

J. A. Bordian.

the "many questions in regard to the lit consideration. In principle,. the shop Burdon, D.D., a body of the olergy and duties and responsibilities of directors of appointment of share-brokers is not the choir. The XXIX Pasim was sung by public companies" will shortly reach a a sound one, and it is a pity, we think, the choir, after which the Bishop read the final and satisfactory solution. We have that the shareholders assembled the opening portion of the funeral service, no hesitation in saying that any Director other day did not realize this fact. Ac Hyma 165th was then sung. The coffin of any public Company, who is paid for countants unconnected with "brokering" certain services rendered or supposed to say public accountants or gentlemen

was carried out and placed in the hearts. be rendered to the general body of share occupying other independent positions A large number (amongst them several la- holders, ought at once to vacate his seat are the most fit persons to be so employed. dies) were present at the service, including on the Board when he begins to speculate In India nearly all the audits are done the Acting Administrator, Chlef Justice in its stock. By speculation, of course, by bank officers. is here meant that trading upon the

Sir John Smale, the Government Officials, credulity and sensitiveness of sharehold

many of the Officers of the different ers which, although all too prevalent, is

branches of the Service, and a very large frowned down upon and called ugly DURING the vacation (August and Septem- Hongkong. Many who had been unable gathering of the laffuential community of names on the English Stock Exchanges.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

If a large shareholder merely seeks a ber) the Court offices will be favourable opportunity, as Mr Balilios from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. asserts he has done, to realize the shares

open only

he has long held as an investment, sells WE learn from the Agents, (Mesars Jardine, them, and is then satisfied, that cannot Matheson & Co.) that the 8. 8. Viceroy be termed speculation in the sense bere intended. If, by throwing a large Left Singapore for this port to-day, the let

instant. amount of stock upon the market at a particular time, a speculating Director wa ara Informed by the Honorary Seare were to send the rate down, down, and

he wore then to buy up shares on all try of the Hongkong Rifs Club that a

to attend the service at the Cathedral joined in the procesalon as it proceeded the funeral service was read by the Rev. towards the cemetery. The conclusion of

John Henderson and his, Lordship the Bishop in a very impressive manner.

the following reword ;---

We take over from the Colonial Office List

Kidd, Richard Hayward, 4-Educated

| sides at the reduced rate to which he has meeting of members for practies will take | privately, and at Christ's College, Qaqe

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