ย
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Underigned has received instruc ions to sell by Public Auction, TO-MORROW,
the 30th Instent, at Noon, at the Godown of Mors NOETOX & Co.,----
45 BALES NOWANUGGAR COTTON, 300 lbs. oach,
Ex Steamship "'Ávosa" (More or less damaged by sea water),
For account of the concerned. TERMS OF SALE.-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All Lots with all faults and errors of description, to be at Purchaser's risk on the tall of the
H. N. MODY, Auctioneer.
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kammer.
HE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
VARIETY COMBINATION. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY)
NIGHT.
Programme:
PART I
1. Orchestra,
2. Act Comical "The
Giants,"
3. French Vaulting over a number of chairs,.........
WALHALLA BROTHERS.
...Mr Joux SMITH.
4. The Flying Tra
peze, atroducing Bummersaults in Mid-Air, Pirouet
ten, C.***
5. The Musical
Clowns with Acro- batic Feats,...............
6. Triple Horizon
Mr JEAN VERLETTIE,
PUBLIC AUCTION OF ENGLISH-MADE-
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. THE Undersigned has received instruc
tions to Sell by Public Auction, on
FRIDAY,
:
the 2nd September, 1881, at 2.30 p.m., nt the Residence of A. G. Lewis, Esq., No. 39, Queen's Eoad Central,
The whole of his ENGLISH and CANTON-HADE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
comprising:-
ENGLISH-MADE MAHOGANY WHITING TA- BLE, TEAKWOOD MARBLE-TOP BUFFET, ENG- LISH-KAUZ MAHOGANY BOOK CARE, DITTO Loo TABLE, ENGLISH-HADE WALNUT DRAW- ING-ROOM SUITE, KEP-COVERED DITTO CEN- TRE TABLE INLAID, ENGRAVINGS, PICTURES, GLASS-WARE, FENDERS and IRONS, AMERI CAN-MADE BEDSTEAUS, ETC., and EMBROID- ERED BED-ROOM FURNITURE, EASY CHAIRS.
Exc.,
Επε,
ELU, Also,
A FULL GRAND PIANO, by BAUMGARD- TEN & HEINS, made for this cliniste.
ETC.,
ETC.,
Erc. Catalogues will be issued prior to Sale, and Furniture on view on Thursday Next.
TERMS.-Cash on delivery.
G. R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, August 29, 1881
SHIPPING.
"ARRIVALS,
302
Aug. 28, 8p.m., Sumatra, British barque, WALHALLA BROTHERS,740, H. A. Tribe, London May 21, General -RUSSELL & Co.
tal Bare, a Beau-Messrs 3. S. LEOPOLD tiful Gymnastic and JEAN VERLETTIA. Act,
Intermission.
FART II.
7. Globe Equilibrian,
the Globe Holante, Mr S. WatHALHA.
8. The Murical Equi-
librist on the Ba
lancing Trapeze,..MY JEAN VERLETTIE.
9. Grand Acrobatic
WALHALLA BROTHERS,
and Mr JOHN SMITH,
Display,.........
and Clown J. S. LED
POLD.
Prices of Abnission :".
Reserved Seats,
$2.00.
Second Seats,
Third Bests,
81.00. 80.00.
Army and Nary in Uniform, Half-price.
Doors open at 8.50 o'clock, Performance
19
at 9 prompt.
Tickets and Seats can be obtained st the Novelty Store, and at the Door on the Night of the Performance.
Hongkong, August 29, 1881.
Au31
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR YOKOHAMA
The Co.'s Steamship
"Stentur,"
Captain J. KIEKPATRICK, will be despatched at 5
p.m. TO-MORROW, the 30th Instant For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, August 29, 1881.
Aug, 28, Tung Ting, Chinese steamer, 315, F. Dunn, Fakhoi Aug. 25, Hoihew 37, and Macau 28, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
Aug 28, Kwangtung, British steamer, 674, M. Young, Foochow Aug. 23, Amoy 24, and Swatow 27, General-DOCOLAH
Aug. 28, Punay, Spanish steamer, 555, G. Goyenechea, Manila Aug. 26, General- REMEDIOS & Co.
Aug. 28, Atalanta, German steamer, from Canton.
Aug. 28, Tientsin, British steamer, from Canton.
.
Aug. 28, Hai-tung-kang, Chinese gin- boat, from Canton.
-Aug. 20, Danube, British steamer, 561, Clanchy, Bangkok Aug. 21, Rice and Gen- eral-YUEN FAT HONG.
Aug. 29, Stentor, British steamer, 1306, J. Kirkpatrick, London July 15, Penang, and Singapore Aug. 22, General.—BUTTER- FIELD & SWINE.
DEPARTURES.
Aug. 28, Shpint, for New York.
28, Brutus, for Hoihow.
f
28, Marlborough, for Singapore.
28, Ajax, for tiden, &c.
28, Foschow, for Shanghai.
28, Heinan, for Boihow, &c.
28, Himalaya, for Haiphong.
29, Fabius, for Canton.
29, Mozart, for Tientsin.
29, Penedo, for Saigon.
29, Pekin, for Shanghai.
Lulo, for Guum.
CLEARED.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:----
For SHANGHAI...
THE CHINA MAIL.
Pur Tientsin, at 3.90 p.m. To-morrow,
the 20th inat.
Per Wycliffe, at 3.30 p.m. Tomorrow,
the 30th it.
For YOKOHAMA
Per Stentor, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the
30th insta
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.-- Per Kangtung, at 11.30 am., on Wed- nesday, the 31st inst., instead of aa previously notified.
For MANILA.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
will be glad to learn that there is a prospect of at last gotting this work completed, as it will doubtless take its place as the most useful, because the fullest and most reliable,
5 p.m.-Stentor leavon for Yokohama. Auction Noon-duction of Cotton at the godown Cantonese Dictionary extant.
of Messrs Norton & Co.
Amusements, 9p.m.Performance at the City Hall. Miscellaneous, Dividend of 4% un Shares of H.K. & Wpon Dock Co., Ltd, payable at H.K. and S, Bank.
THE
Per Fancy, at 3.30 p.m., un Wednesday, HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
the 31st inst..!
For BATAVIA,.---
Per Vortiger, at 4.30 p.m., on Thurs-
day, the 1st Sept.
For
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.-- Per Takasage Mars, at 5 p.ni, on Fri-
day, the 2nd Supt.
For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA. -—--
Per Malaca, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the
2nd Sept.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATEN PACKET, The United States Mail Packet Oceanic, will
be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 31st inst, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, c, which will be closed as follows:-
2.15 P.M. Registry ecases, 2.30 PM. Post-Office closes, but Letters for Union Countries may be posted on board the Packet with Lose Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies
cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, August 25, 1881.
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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. ----- Tho British Contract Packet Ancona
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st September, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straite Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Indis, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib This is the best opportunity raltar for forwarding Correspondance to Mau- ritius.
N.B.-This Packet carries a mails for the
Australian Colonies.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet
Day of Departure,----
2
Established A.D. 1841, -
香港大藥房
A.S. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
OF
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS
NURSERY REQUI- DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES,
STTES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS
or
Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
Tue following is a summary of the return of the number of prisoners confined in geol on the 23rd August-227 sentenced by the Supreme Court of whoni 7 are European (m) and 230 Chinese (201 male and 19 fe- males); 396 sentenced by the Magistrates,
No. 6065-Artise 20, 1881.
Law Notice IN THE VICE ADMIRALTY COURT
OF HONGKONG,Colonial Bebetary, (Before the Hon. Franc Snowden Judge and Commissary and Capt. I. G
Thomsett, Nautical Assemor))} Tuesday, 30th August, 10 an
KREVIOZA EXCLUSIVE ON ESTABLAATIO.
5
Colonial Treasurer/231,500 Burveyor General, (v) Taxi LIÐ Postmaster General, Registrar General Surveyor (Marine) Judicial, Eoplesination, Educational, Medical,
The Shun Kes junk The Astoria Boaring. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK Police Magistrates,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Police,
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders Gaol, was held in the offices of the Company this Fire Brigade,
Gardens
Lighthouses,bu Gaverament Millary Contribution,
9,000
Plantations! Miscellaneous
15,760
$972800 Services,
106,748
479,6
911,8
Total,
The Mamifactory is under direct and as we can see, entirely inoless. Indeed, it centration of the Doo by the purchase The Educational vote was 850,48
continuous Eiropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
ВІВТН
On the 12th August, at Bangkok, Siam, the Wife of L. LAMACH, Esq., of a Dough.
would almost seem open to doubt whetlior the grand total was 609, or 689.
Joa
| Á NOMEWHAT extraordinary case occurred than wo hare been conter dividend up to the figure given above. The full vo
aa
B IST B7 no an increa
of whom 9. are Europeans (m), 4 Indians afternoon (20th), for the purpose of receiv Charitable Allowances,
Transport (), and 333 Chinese (321 male and 2 foing the report of the Directors and a state-Works and Buildings, male); 2 by the Marine Magistrate; 10 ment of accounts to 30th June last. The Roads, Streets, and Brid European males by Courte Martial; 1 Eu Chairman of the Company, L. Hoppias, ropean male, by Summary Jurisdiction: Esq., presided, and there were so pre and 33 remanded and pending orders (of sent Messrs A. Molver, A. T. Manger, these 1 Indian male, 26 Chinese mato and C. H. Haswell, Jr., W. Reiters, (Directors), 6 Chinese females)—in all, 609. 28 of the and B. Cooke (Acting Secretary), Messrs Chinese prisoners have been imprisoned Darby, McCulloch, Saylo, H. Smith, under the Gambling Ordinance; 3 under Morgan, Heuermann, Legge, Champeaux, the Night Pass Ordinance, and 40 for non- Mardfeldt, Foss, Williamson, Wieler, The following alterations on the Bill it a bead ach payment of fines. The 80 Chinese, ar Verion, Vaucher, and Hausbild. it was read a first time, and so it was no accounted for, leaving 29 Europeans, 6 In.
The Chairman said :—The report and ac after having passed the Finance Committe dius and 495 Chinese as to whose offences counts have been in your hands for some may be noted. Under the heading
them as tead. The principal event during romer, was 97,758 before,
instead of as no information whatever is given. The re- days, and with your permission I shall take "Establishments" the vote for the G turn is, to all intents and purposes as for the period under review has been the con- appears above 87,893; that for the Coloni
business of this
83,984, instead of 85, 384. Socrotary wan abure. port in our hands, effected of the competing
Company, and as you.
2. will to which 36,900 had been added to bring notice, it has had the desirou
desired result enabling UA to offer
under Establishmenta to lately under
bren as against 8420,183 originally, an
of 82,976 Under the heading Servic on Saturday evening of an escape of a con- Perhaps greater expectations may have t
entertained by
by some shareholders; but Exclusive of Establishments there was viet from Victoria Gaol. It appears that s
flemen, although we have of course raised party of five or six prisoners were taken our rates, which were undaly depressed -The publication of this isnte commenced into the dead house yard to do some white before, the Directors have thought best to at 10.40 p.m.
washing. They had been there all day and set for the permanent interest of the Com pany in adopting the principle of modern part of the afternoon. For their work. tion, for excessive charges would be apt to they were supplied, with a ladder. The drive business away to allier porta, and party was in charge of a Portuguese Assist might even open the door to renewed coin petition here. The sale of the West Point ont Turnkey (Conceicao). On the party properties, I have no doubt, will meet with leaving the yard after the work was finished one was allowed inadvertently to remain behind and the door of the dead-bouse was a saving in interest of over $12,000 per on, the Treasurer said that an
sanura. Part of the earnings during the
the first reading of Bill it had been b the locked upon him. The disappearance of past six months the Director propose to fore the Finance Corantee, which h the man was not discovered until the use for the further reduction of
gone carefully through the various detail evening census of prisoners was made. In and I hope; that the same will be entirely A low smendments and corrections had be
liquidated before long, when our Reserve The next AMERICAN MAIL, per the P. M. themeanwhile the missing prisoner, after Fund will take its place, as representing the made He now moved the Counal
have 8.5. City of Tolio, may be expected to burdening himself of a portion of his prison working capital of this institution. I have
Mr Johnson said, Sir, I think no one wi arrive here on or before the 3rd prox.
attire, would seem to have made use of satisfaction in stating that we
to do since ample work
commence- the the ladder to get over the roof of the dead ment of the present half year, and I trust takes up for the first time the Colonial Aft house and thus made his escape either into that when we shall meet again, be mates, am I now do those for 1882
man fail to be impressed whevenile and. By proposing with which the larly favourable report. Before
figures of the police compound or the strest, behind my privilege to lay lolongo, it will be your Excellency has laid before the Car which he could easily gain by crossing over its adoption and the passing of the openlivre are not forth and ith the lac statement which characterises th entire document.
ter.
The China Mail,
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1881.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The next ExaLAH MAIL may be expected do at rive hero on or about the Iri pro- rimo, by the P. & O. steamer Mira pore London dates up to the 29th ult. are brought on by this opportunity.
A MAIL closes at Singapore for Bangkok at 5 p.m. to-morrow,
sition
full approval; it strengthens our po en in enabling us to pay off great portion of our indebtedness and it
gives
: 44
had
General from $1,500 to $2,160. That f alteration of the vote to the Survey works and buildings was 8164,750, inster of 8109,760 originally Roads, strecta as bridges are now 847,300, instead of 850, 30 as before, while Government Gardens as ptations are put down at 314,760, Sister of 15,760 sa in the original draft. The tot mstead of 8487,987 as in the bill as read under this heading was thus 8470,65 fit time. The gross total is now 8871,6 instead of 8917, 170 as in the original, a n decrease of 86,000,
Committed on the Bill
In Committee, A
NOOM-Money Order Office closes.
EX--Registry of Letter Conses. The Agente (Messin Adamsout, Bell & Co
Posting of all privited matter beg to inform us that the S. 8. Louctour the tops of the cookhouses &e. The man, counte, I shall be happy to answer any 'dity of Bant. I think it reflects 8
and patterns cesses... r..--Mails closed, except for Late
Letters 3.10 P.M.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until 3.30 PM. When the Post Office closes
entirely
**
Castle, from London, leaves Singapore to day for Hongkong.
We are informed by the Agents (Mesars sell & Co.) that the Union Line steamer
whose name is Chu Asing, is well known to the police, and unless he has already effected his cacape from the Colony there is some chance of his being recaptured. He
wish to ask with
questions which you may wish reference
ence to the Mr MacCulloch seconded the report, which was accordingly passed.
Me W. Legge threw out a suggestion for not pat
a formal proposition, but merely suggested whether it would not be well to abolish the 21 fev
serip and
3.40 F.M.-Late Lettera may be posted Strathleen left Singapore for this port on was under. a serrtance of six years' penal the consideration of the Directors; ho made earlier in the the Colony
on board the packet with Late Foo of 10 cente until time of departure.
Quotations.
HORAXONG, Angust 29. OPTUM New Patua, cash,...863
Ola
33
,,
11
"
New Bonares, cash,... 630 Old
cash,... 015 New Malwa, credit,... 710 Allowance, Taola...... 20 Old Malwa, credit,... 760 Allowance, Taele...... 24
Exchange.
Vaklands, for Saigon.
Laurel, for Singapore.
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Atalanta, for Shanghai.
Tientsin, for Shanghai.
Chamron Kamrye, for Bangkok. Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok.
Bank, Wire,
Demand,
**
30 days' sight,
**
FOR SWATOW,-AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Steamship
"Kwangtung," Captain Young, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 31st Inat., at Noon, instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
au31 Hongkong, August 20, 1881.
FOR SWATOW AND TAIWANEOO.
The Steamship
"China," Captain Suon, will load here for the above Porta, and will leave this on WEDNESDAY, the 31st Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HING KEE & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 29, 1881
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FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)
The Spanish Steamer
Panay," Capt. GOYANEOUS, will be despatched for the shore Fort on WEDNESDAY, the 31st
Instant, at 4 p.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
PASSENGERS. ÁRRIVED,
Per Puusy, from Manila, Mr and Mrs Luiz Escribante sul child.
Per Stentar, from London, &c., Messrs Sullivan, and Gillingham, and 298 Chinese. Per Tag Ting, from Pakhoi, &c,, 12 Chi-
nexe
Per Kuanging, from Coast Porte, 89 Chinese.
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Saturday, the 27th instant.
for trans
2784
showing a
Lidb
sama, the adoption of credit on le donnement which has the sponsibility
ility of preparing the publica sccount Bir in your speech on the Census returz
you Feferred growing prosperity servitude, having been convicted at the last
evidenced by the increasing population, an
a progressive retenue, SALUS of Crown Inads, but fro A LAND sale at Kowloong, ef twa Marina Bessions for stealing an umbrella and a pair hy the Company for at present charged the estituates which you have now
of trousers and for nine previous convic-fer. thore taxes which are augmented with th such as stampe, an of trade, af reyentie to the Company, while improvement caused
certain amount of bother to the fea of office, and from the Incase derive
had Company and to those who to pay He throw it out as a suggestion for the Di. from the Post Office, corroborste in a re markable way the statements which you IN enclosing for the information of the
consideration. As they were no rectors'
annual surplus large reserve fund,
fund, and
revenue, is & Colony Secretary of State for the Colonies, May doubt aware, some of the other local com Excellency made to us. Sir, Colony wit
The Chairman said the hands of the Com
congratulate your cellency o envied 2nd, une copies of the report of the Past-panies had abolished this charge lately. Master General for 1880, the Governor any were tied, and read the provisions in our financial position, and looking at th
the Articles dealing wit
of Association depoudant upon the inde impartial observe
degree
in which the trade of this place i industry of the Chines matter. **Mr Legge said if that were the case,
population, I
201,760 and 105,750 square feet respectively, and an upset price of $29,000 and $24,000 has been fixed.
It is notified in the Garette that, Mr James Edwin Howroyd, appointed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
the Colonies to be Clerk of Works in the Surveyor feneral's Department, has 25 sumed the duties of his office from the 25th
3/81
...3/8
instant
3/84
3/4
4 months' sight, Credits,
3/01 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/9 India, Wire, ...
--
demand, Shanghai, demand,
30 days' sight, private 79
$28.05 Gold Leaf, 994 fine Sovereigns,
$5.40
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 168 % prem. sale. Union Eus. Boc. of O'ton, $1,675 p. share. China Traders Ins. Co., 81,600 p. ah, ex div. North China Ins. Co., Tia. 1,125 per share. Chi-Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Tla. 820 per share. Chiness Ins. Co., 8305 per share.. H.K. Fire Ins. Co.,
per share. China Fire Ins. Co., 8200 per
skare. H.K. &. Dock, 48% prem.
prem
Por Danube, from Bangkok, 50 Chinese. DEFARTED. Por Brutus, for Hoihow, 60 Chinese. Per Marlborough, for Singapore, 618
nose.
Per Ajar, for London, 2 Europens Per Foochaw, for Shanghai, 8 Chinese. Per Bainan, for Heikow, 25-Chinese; for Haiphong, 3 Chinese,
TO DEPART
나
Per Oaklands, for Saigon, 12 Chinese. Per Laurel, for Singapore, 4 Chinese. Per Atalanta, for Shanghai, 3 Chinese. Per Rajanattianuhar for Bangkok, 2 Europeans, and 138 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British barque Sumatra reporta Left London May 21at; had light N.. trudes, in 6 N. got 8.E. trades. Croesed the Equator on June 17th. Carried them to 20 S.; had strong
share: prem.
B. C. M. S-boats per a
nemiral S'hai Steam Nav., China Ceset Et. Nav. Co., Tis. 160 p. share. Hongkong Gas Co., 882 per share. Hongkong Hotel Co., $100 per sb. sales. Chine Sugar Ref. Co., 8166 Debentures, 3 Do. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
of 1877, H.E. Ico Co.'s shares, $1274 per share. Hongkong Bakery, 9434 per share.
Temperature.
Do.
au31 to the Meridian of northerly and N.W. ] (Taken at Meurs Falcimer di Co.'s Premises,
BEMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, August 29, 1881.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM LONDON.
with
sudden shifts. Passed the Meridian of the Cape July 8th ran the e Easting down bo- trades tween 41 to 49 S.; had strong S.E.
and to 20 S., then wind shifted to E.N.E.
being no continued for six days, there THE British Back Sumatra, Captain doubt that there had been a cyclone in Tarse, having arrived from the above that vicinity; had a very heavy Ñ. W, gale
on 27th July, in which we lost suvoral
of balwart requested to send in their Bill of Lading and
being to the Undersigned for countersignature, away, the decks
straining and ship labouring and and to take immediate delivery of their Passed Anjer on 13th August, had Goods from alongside.
monsoon up the set. On Frida
Port, Consignees of Cargo are horoby and heat a great portions full of water
W.
heavily.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the the 26th, the weather looking very threa Ship will be at once landed and stored Faning to the N.E., hove ship to the South- at Consignees risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected..
RUSSELL & Co.,
medgenti
12112
Hongkong, August 29, 1881. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,
Quem's Road.) HONGKONG, August 29,
Do.
BAROMETER
De. Do. THERMOMETER— 9 A.M........
Do
1P.M.....
De. (Wet bulb) 9 1.3. Du
***
1 P.M.... 4 P.BL....
29.850 29.844 29.822
60
25
Su
Da. 1 P.M.
Du
Do 4 PM. Do. Maximum
-80-
Do. Minimum over night $4
General Memoranda.
and continued so till 4 am on Satur-WEDNESDAY, August 31 - day morning Sighted the land at daylight Coupons of Chinose Loan payable. on Sunday, and arrived here as above. Noonangtung leaves for Coast
Ports Pascago
The Chinese steamer Tung Ting reporta: Left Pakhoi on the 25th at 4 p.m., and ar- rived in Holhow on the 26th; str. Ping-on left at 4 sm on 27th, and arrived
in
post
in Macao at 11a.m. on 28th, left at 4 pm. arrived in Hongkong at 8 p.nt. sabie dar light southerly winds till arrival, was detained in Fakhoi 24 days through bad
wow
weather.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TELE DIVIDEND of 4%, being- $5.00
per SHARK, for the Six months ending The British steamer Kumnglung reports 30th June 1881, declared at To-day'sOrdinary Foochow to Amoy, light variable winds and Half-Yearly Meeting, will be Payable at fine; Amoy to Swater, light variable winds the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COB and overcast Swatow to Hongkong strong POLATION, from TO-MORROW, the 90th WS. W. wind overcast with high tea. In Instant, and Shareholders are requested to Foodhow: 6, 8, Ajax, and Menwer. In
· B apply for Dividend Warrants at the Com-Amay Pakho Dany's
· Office. By Order of the Board of Directors,
and Sheldrake, R COOKE, ES Acting Secretary.
Hongkong, August 29, 1881.
"MADEWAN, FRICKEL & Co.'s Ad- vort ment som Int column 4th page. For the Advertisement of the Chinese Imperial Gork Lown of 1877, we 2nd polwan, 4th page,
Ukean aladin
tions. His queue had been taken off shortly- before his escape,
vrole→→→
The
with tho
- sud a progressive
Thred
Looking to the increase of work in his Department, and to the thoroughly efficient
The Chairman
nan remarked that it could way in which he does his work, I should be there was of course no use considering it can fail to recognize the favourable influenc glad if Your Lordship would allow me to incresao Mr Lister's salary as Postmaster only be done away with by the process of upon our prosperity which your
all know boy towards the Chinese has recessari General to the same amount paid to his an extraordinary meeting, which would lay a considerate and sympathising po exerted. The members of the Council hay nd in Finance Committee PROS ACCORDING to a notice issued by the Saper- predecessor, that is 84,520 a year. This have to be confirmed; and
dividend Chairman stated that the intendent of the Great Northern Telegraph would involve an addition to the establish what a trouble they entailed.
each item on both sides of the • Coloni Campany, it appears that a typhoon was ment charges of 8963 a yeaz.
W. M. Morgan proposed a rote warrants would be ready to marrow to acquaint themselves with the raging at Gutzlaff at G o'clock last evening,
for the admirable manner in which they had are indebted to the hon. members
Col. Secretary and the Acting Audito Acting The telegraphio wires, &c., between that
thanks to the Chairman and the Directors accounts which we are how considering. W managed the affairs of this Company for the General for the frank and full explanation place and Shanghai had apparently been
which we received while thou the past half year
r
inter Committee. Several question to
are sug frey limite which I will gested by the estimates,
destroyed.
Mr.
The Secretary of State, replying 11th July, mid he had read the report with interest, and added port with I am glad to acknowledge the high terms in which you speak of Mr Lister, and though I cannot consent to the whole of the m- THE highest reading of the thermometer at crease which you propose to make to. the Harbour Office during the week ending salary, I am willing to sanction the addi- August 19th was 91 on Sunday and Monday tion of four hundred and oighty dollare and the lowest 77 on Tuesday. The marianum to his pay as Postmaster General, Proceedings of a meeting of the Legis upon them with great reserve. There i
mum ad minimum at the Peak, (1,823 feet) were respectively 78 on Monday and Tuesday and 71 on Friday.
Tax following Ordinances are published as having passed the Legislative Council and received the Governor's assent:"
An Ordinance to authorize the appro priation of a supplementary sum of twenty thousand seven hundred and forty-three dollars and ninety-five cents to defray the charges of the year 1880,
as a personal allowance.
his
per
This was carried with seclaration, There was no other business
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
lude
with the requirements of th Colony render it necessary. I should touc however os consideration which anggest I refer to the accumulating saquah surplu itself to the least experienced sougat is which is yielded by the revenue, New, dar
Government I regard the first claim upon the ordmary surplu gradus extinction of debt, if there be any the second, the relief of the taxpayer. B far from being in debt we have a large cash accumulation
WONE of any
tive Council of Hongkong, held to-day, Os May bih, the Governor wrote to the August 20th by adjournment from the 23rd Secretary of State, informing him that Mr instant Prosent HE the Governor, Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police, Sir John Popo Hennessy, president; the had applied to him for an increase of the Hon, F. Snowden, Acting Chiat Justice salaries of the clerks in his Department, the Hon. M. S. Tamnoahy, Acting Colonial Becretary, the Hen EL O'Malley, At The Governor added
Mr Deane invited my attention to the torney General, the Hon WM Deane, u increase in the clerical work of his Depart Acting Treninrer; and the following unoffi- usually high) ment, consequent on the increase of the cial members, Hon. 2. Ryrie, Hon. My Folice Force and other cases a Choy, Bom F. B. Johnson, and Hon. E pointed out to me, that while the pay of
ten years, the pay of the clerks has reou leave, and the Hon. J. M. Price on mained the same.
THE TRAMWAY HEY,
inquire why
order to increase I reserv fund already unusually Largo. I can quite understand the policy of his Excellency
ning an adequate caal veerve
axibelt that the presen accumulation is ample, accumulation is sm
payers hay
have a cam to
extensive public works are in conte
An Ordinance entitled the Banishment the other junior members of the the hat R. Bellies Absent, the Hon. W. Kearic and Conditional Pardone Ordinance, 1881. been materially increased within the last
THE statement which we made on Saturday
I may that part of the cost should evening that the typhoon gun had been
Para of the despatch gives the salaries
Mr Ng Choy presented a petition from borde by succeeding generations of colonist
will be fired turns out to be incorrect. Either the appropriated for the clorical Department Chinese in favour of the Tramway Bill for whose benefit they report of a gun, or an explosion of dynamite, under the estimates for 1881, and paragraphs It was signed, the hou, member stated, by undertaken, and that a moderate
ot only be OM GRAY term
Falsed some Europeans who were large owners of Loan could not was board at the hour named near the 4 and bare as follows
and and Largely intersp
Interested in the value of bat it would be a positive boon to a certain Police chop, and was generally believed to
Having regard to the nature and amount landed property in the Island. Of 17 class of investors Sir, I turge upon you. be Captain Thomsett's warning so much of their work, and to the scale by which persons, whose property was Allected by reduction of med tax on beza
similar office in the other Departments the
notion.
gned the petition in favour of ile being
Colonia
with
hurdatup and who dari erfare the most high rentals and heary rates press will part no benslit, at all events very indi roet benefit from the improving trade the Port. Tot have recully on to the fact that while popalakini is shembly inerting
and American inhabitant Colony remain sta
so that many of the native boats made forte paid, Ian of opinion that the Police proposed lines of tramways, eleven had that section of the Community whose safe shelter. Doubtless the uncertainty of | clerks should have their salaries intressed, authorised. Of the others two were out of we are fired and Liitet, na upina whom the weather lant colour to the mistaken and I shall be glad if Your Lordship will the Doleny, and two were women who
give me four sanction to the following could not ge increase of payment, namely, MANZEN FAB. Johnsons also presented a petition
First clerk, from $1,440 to $1,920 a year in favour of the Tramways Bill second clerks, from 8900 to 81,200 a year; APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 1892. third clerk from 8600 to 8960 & year This Bill had been read a fast time at fourth clerk, from 360 to 870 year the last meeting of Council, and Bow Cas
Ineed hardly that in
say
this
as in every The estimates, which have not yet ap. rumme other
of the public service, Department
upon the latter than appointment of clerks, being guided solely
You meresse the rem mant by
We have to acknowledge receipt of a book entitled, "The Manners and Customs of the Chinder of the Straits Settlements: By
3.p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 6. S. Co''..} J. D. Vaughan, barrister st law." Althoner fifth clerk, from 8900 to $480 a yet up for the socond resting to listen Portals and best, BRASILTÓ
Steamer, Gooanle leares for Yokohama apparently, printed in 1879, wo have would make no distinction of race is the peared in the focal papert, were as foling amongst us,
4.
and San Francisco, pim-Panay leaves for Manila
China leaves for Swatow and Taiwanion, Goods per Glencoe undelivered after this
date subject to rent."
THURSDAY, September 1
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erstary)! meral
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previously seen this work. From a cursory glance through its pages, however, we must by the fitness of the candidates, and pro- say that it hears all the appearance of being meting them socording to seniority and Col a most valuable contribution to the existing merit, but bearing us and the instructions despatch given by the Secretary of State in knowledge of the manners and customs of No. 8 of 28th of April, 1855, as to a Goods per Anadyr undelivered after
Surveyor General Noon, subject to rent and landing this most peculiar people, especially as these knowledge of Chinese being considered in
Gardens and Government peculiarities are displayed in the Straits all application for an increase of salary.
Lord Kimberly writes to express hipr
stions, 4 p.English Mail leaves for Forts of Settlements,
dar Genera), willingness. Call and Europe.
General
charges.
FRIDAY, September
2.30 pmAuction of Household Furn, WA have received Part II of Dr Kiter's In Swatow 1 8. 8. Πούλοιο,
sure, de, at the reddance of Mr A. G. Lewis, No. 39, Queen's Road Central 9 pm-Mesting of Zetland Lodge. BATUsday, September 8 ---- a
Daylight-itsu Bishi Mall leaves for
Yokahsran, Sage THURIDAY, September 8
Nooth Mail leaves for Ports of
Europe FRIDAY, September 16
mecioare $15 leaves for Yoko
Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese At the Indian telegrams appearing in the Dialect," which takes this valuable work Straits Temse Betra 40 hand today wa
published from our own Indian Ales 24th inst
The
British steamer
mer Danube reports: reports: Left Bangkok on 21st August; had light winds and fine clear weather throughout the passage. On 20th in pasted barque Hotspur in lat 13,20 N., long 109.30 E. Antred here at 750 a.m. 36th
The Brihat mentor report Had fine weather roughout the voyage, On the Zas spoke Macing, in the Suits of Malacca
as far as to the beginning of the letter T The following note in appended to Part now issued, via T tion of the Manuscript of the han
are during
ong which, "datu
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