For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
HAVE REMOVED
in fair
NEW AND EXTENSIVE
PREMISES,
No. 53. Quem's Road Bast (OPPOSITÀ, THE COMMISSARIAT,
THERE they have special facilities for
WHERE
could
for
Business, and trust to merit a continuance of Public Confilauce and Supp»rt.
A FULL STOCK OF STORES, WINES, $6,
ALWAR ON HAND, INCLUDING
FRESH YORK RAMS. CHRISTMAS CAKES.
TRYSONBAC'S DESSERT FRUITS. ALMONDS and RAISINS.
PICNIC TONGUES COCOATINA.
Yay Tourns's COCOA. LIE'S & EP's COCOA, FRENCH PLUMS,
PATE DE FOIE GRAS,
MINCEMEAT.
CHOCOLATE-MENTER.
SAUSAGES.
DRAWN.
ISIGNY BUTTER.
DANISH BUTTER
BREAKFAST TONGUES.-
ANCHOVIES.
ASPARAGUS.
SOUPS, do
WINES AND SPIRITS CHAMPAGNES-
HILISTICK'S MONOPOLE & WIRTE
SEAL
VEUVE CLIQUỢP PONSARDIN JULES MOMMz&Co., pints & quarter
CLARETS-
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
CHATEAU LA ROSE, pints & quarts. CHATEAU LAUITE,
--IRES, GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLARET,..
SHERRIES & PORT-
Saccone's MANZANILLA &AMON-
TILLAI SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PART
(1848).
HUNTH PORT.
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS,&c. ---
1, 2 & 3-star HoNNESSY'S BRANDY. Bisquit Durettor & CL BRANDY FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL CLENDEE WHISKY. CHARTREUSE,
MARASCHING.
BORE hile VRANDE BLUERS, No.,
de
A
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
Sausbedet, pints and parts. GUINNESS'S SIGUT, lastded by E. &
J. Hu, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in part. DRAUGHT ALE and FORTER, by the
Gallon
ALE and PORTER, in hogstats.
TOPOCAN BUTTER..
Busters and Californian CHEESE. Boucles CODFISH-
Prime HAMS and BACON. Eagle
Brand Condensed MILK. PEACH and APPLE BUTTER. Pickled OX TONGUES, Family PIG-PORK
Mails.
Entertainment.
STEAM FOR
SİNGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE, GAULE, ADEN, SURZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENŢCE, PLYMOUTI ̧· AND, LONDON,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND!
AUSTRALIA.
X - Carre can be tulin in through Mills of Luling for BATAVIA, PERSIAN MARSEILLES. GULY FORTS,
TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK' AND BOSTON.
THE PENINSULAR
THE CHINÀ MAIL.
AND CHRISTAL STEAM | Win Exhibit at Bowsaros, Hongkong, NAVIGATION COMIANA'S Kingship
POSITIVELY FIRST GRAND. VERONA, Oquain-Astows, with
TERFÖRMA NOK, Her Majestyle Mail, will be despatchel
for LOSTON, od BOMBAYE TO-MORROW, May 20th, Foul SUEZ, CANAL, 949 PRIDAY, the
26th May, 1582, at Pylight.
CHIARI Chege will be received a board m3) (THIARENTS ROYAL ITALIAN
CIRCUS Noom on the day peyicag
Paris ded
(b) at the Office mati! Not du Gao day pggyleme
Si and Vadibles for Etrog will Leashipped at. Palla de tille Ten and Carril Cargo for Louis will be conveyed ei Gulay sider krausliigest, arriving mus week buter than by the ordinary direct i Tonto che talle
Particules, regarding,
the FREIGHT ad PASSAGE, apply to PENINSULAK
ARISTAL STEAL DAY They COMPANY & Culie, Bighing.
The pleats and Fitton at Phelvage's are regulaat lube dostopol por të shoqerit,
Shpers are partidariy nuquested for note the terms and conditions of the Cont pany's Black Bills of Lading.
A. Aldi VEH, Superintendent. Boughing, May 12, 1883.
CHI-NAIL
myen
STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KORE
·FA INLAND SEA. Colony Varguit Pussingers for YOKO- HAMA and VLADIVOSTOCK.). FIRE S. 8. NUHATA MARU, Captain j.
We, the bere sits or about th 21st Insant, will be despatched as abuse Con FRIDAY the 20th Mig, at 4 pm.
Cung: recuivel on oil and Parcels a the office up to 1 pur, of day of sailing No Bill of Lading signed-ander Freiht.
All Chains ist be settled on -koral To delivery is oken, oherwise they will not be recognized.
Garso at Passages for Nukodrapa will be temashipped to the Shanghai Mil Stemmer at Kobe, and for Vladivostork if Company Orrives, Praya Central, veroja
For of Messrs Russell & Co.
H. J. H. TRIPP,
Agents
Hongkong, May 1, 1882
E. M. MAID LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
AND
PERFORMING ANIMALS! WILL EXHIMIT V sten Mansoru Texts, rou A SHORT SEASON ONLY!
The Longest punt of CuO
THE
* tifs Iznesuken; Routing Accion- "
molation for 5,000 Pemik
GRANDEST RING PAGEANT
ON EARTH!
me encrS AND MENÄGERS ENLARGED, Improved at Ellished such
5
a degree as to be alost beyond recognition.
FAMOUS ARTISTS;
Fresh from the Ruling Circuses and Hippodommes of Europe and America, in conjunction with the old favourites,
who wil introduce all the
Latest ani Most, triking Marvels of the KUESTRIAN, ACROBATIC, ANR
HYMNASIES AUTH.
MISS XELLIE, REID, ENGLAND'S SITE-SADDLE QUEEN, FROM HusGLER'S Grand Cirera, LONDON, ESGRAXIN.
MISS EMILY ROLANDE, The Fearless Boler and Gracefti
Pantonadumist,"
In her Charming Principal Art and Special tier.
The
MUSS ADA STOODLY, Chacing: Little Fairy Equestraetuse.
MILLE LATTA,
Intimations.
Tenth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Now
Re ad y.
No. 5.-Vol, Xə -THE-
'CHINA REVIEW"
CONTAINS-
A Journey in North Sz Chuan,
Notes on Clincse Porcelain. Canton Syllabary.
On the Chinese Calendar
Sau-Lang's Visit to His Mother
Noticon of New Bolts and Literary Intel-
ligence.
Notch and Queries
ur Crocodile.
Porcelain Cens.
Spolling and Pronunciatiņga
The
Curves System.
A Chinese Exposition of the Four Tones.
4. Strange-Story:
Hunks Wantod, Exchanges, &c.
Dongkong, May 1, 1882.
FREDERIC ALGAR, COLONIAL, NEWSPAPER & COMMIS. SION AGENT,
11, Clement's Lee, Loubert Stred, LONDON.
[RE
papers, Buky, Typ, lnk, PreseeF, Condal Press supplied with News- Papers, Correspondents, Letters; mad-nay European Goods on London terms.
..
NOTICE TO SHIPTERS. Colonial Newspapers received at the office Fare regularly led for the inspection of
Advertisers and the 'ublic.
The Lady with the Tra Jaw, will perforin Prodigious Feats of Mandalar Strength,. Firing with her Teeth, a Brass Cannon weighing 175 th, and wa
choiling with her Vampire Flight
agres the hangeuse Cirens Pavi- ' lion, suspended only by her
Teeth
MLLE.. ZAZO, Tha Raditiful and Hiperb Young Lady TAVATER LEE,
From Forajogh's Monogórie se.... Fand Circus-The. Daring Snormuli Equestrian, his arrivalled performance mya. Bare-backed florso, introbing PL |
Tatoties, Backward and Forward Sömur- sault
TIROKCH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOURING
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANTISC
THE US. Mail Stamp CITY OF I TOAD will be despatched for San] Francivero, via. Yokodumaon, m99. WEDNES DAY, die 24th May, 182, at pm, taking Pasengers, and fight, for depan, fe. United citatos, and Enoge..
M. FRED. WATSON, Principal Rider and Comte Olarge Artist. MASTER CHARLIE WATSON,
In his Champion Hurdle Act, alan Tumbs- Ing and Contortion Auts.
M CHARLES STOODLY, The Fanted Fio Tack Rider & Voltigeur. THE FAUST FAMILY,
(5 in tirnber), First Class Artists --Fre the Paris Hip- patroane.
is
Musical Clowns in Fantastic Vagaries, intviduring the,Sallest Violitist in
the World, Maren EUGENE,
3-PORK in kegs and pieces. . Paragon MACKEREL is 5 ib vans. Bean Idol SALMON in 5 b cums, Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 tb eadë.
Assorted Canced VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sansige Thin Cities of the United States, via Over Forners, Hat Throws and Kangout
11
MEAT.
Stud PEPPERS.
Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMEAT.
COMB HONEY in Original Frames.
Though Bills of Larting issued for tran portatio to Yokohama and other Japan Ports,
to San Francisco, to Athurie and laid Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, aul Denta, six to ports in Mexico, Ceutal and South America, by the Company's and
Steamers,
Richardson & Robbin's Colebrated Pofted Passage Tickets grantel 1
MEATS.
Richardson & Robbin's Carried OYSTERS.
Lunch TONGUE.
J
McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE.
Clami CHOWDER.
Smoked SALMON.
Green TURTLE in 25 cane.
..
220,
Feunte, and Germany by all frus Adlantic lines of Steamers.
the propali Karens l'assaut Teatro RECUTION OF
of 25
is tule Freight will be received on board unti p.in. un 3 23rd May. Pard Packages will be
recuiral at the office until 5 p... ail Parco Packages shorid be day marked to address in full; value of saue Invoices to accompany Overland to the Compuy's Offices in Sualed Envelopes, actressed to the Collector of Custores at San Francisco,
B
YACHT & PICNIC SUPPLIES should be gurit to
ALIFORNIA
CRAC
RACKER
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in
tins, and loose. Alphabetical BIS
QUITS.
Goked WHEAT.
OATMEAL. •
HOMINY.
Fancy Sweet Mixed
BISCUITS. Ginger CAKES. Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISCUITS,
CORNMEAL.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
RYE MEAL
SPECIALLY SELEUTED CIGARS
FRENCH AND ANGELO,
SATOR'S HOME.
NY Cat CLOTHING, Books, or PAPERS will he thankfully receiver
at the Sailor's Home, West Point,
Jongkong, July 25, 1878...
DEPARTED.
Par Beralda, for Manila, 14 European, and 280 Chinese.
Per Athell, for Swatow and Amoy, 100 Ühinese.
TO DEPART..
Per Nestor, for Shanghai, 12 Chinose.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Esmeralda reports: Light variable airs and fluo weather,
The British stoamer Diamante reports: Light variable winds and fine weather,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:
For TAIWANFOO, PORT: DARWIN, COOKTOWN.TOWNSVILLE, BRIS- BANE, SYDNEY,
MEL- BOURNE.--
AND
Por Fontigern, at 7.30, on Saturday,
the 20th ink.
For AMOY.-
Per Diemute, ai 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 20th ust.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
Cooktown, &c.
[No. 5877-MAY 19, 1882
resources of Formona, said to be found at Tungshao, some few miles below Tamsul, valued at £16
por tun. It is said to be 8-Vortigers leaves for Port Darwin, vory unlike the Burman or Aniorican varieties, the former of which sells at £13 per ton. The Japanese coumenced to re- fine their petroleum in works eubiblished at Hieg in 1879. The Province of Petomi Considerablo supplies the raw material. success has attended the distillation of oil from kerosina shalo and petroleum schist in Anstralia, which bide fair, in tiro, to dispute a part of the foreign trade of Amo- rica to the Eut.
4 p.,--Dicmunte leaves for Amoy. 5 p.m.-Chinkiany loaves for Shanghai. Amusements. 9p.m.-Chiarini's Circus and Menagerie at Bowrington, East Point, near ths Canal.
THE-
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A..D. 1841
香港大燊拼
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS
Or
It will create local interest to losen that the Portugueso Settlement of Timor is im proving rapidly in an-economie schee, oring to the extraordinary increase in the cultiva- tion of coffice. The first Portuguese vessel which will have oft the island for naby years was, by accounts only now roosived, -loading a couple of months luck, for Lisbon- with a cargo of coffee and Badalwood. of islands Timor is the largest of the range: eastwards of Java, but lying obliquely to direction. It is unlike them their general
For WLADIVOSTOCK, NICALAJEFSK DRUITS, SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUIin geological formation, climate, and vage-
ti NAGASAKL
Per Prius Willelm, at 3:30 p.m. To-
merrow; the 20th-inst
For SHANGHAL-
Tor Chreling, at 4:30 p in. To-morrow,
the 20th inst.
Per Arstor, at & zum, Ro-morrow, the
20th: inst.
For STRATTS AND LONDON. -
Per fasea, al p.aï. Tu-morrow, the 20th
inst.
Per P, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
20th inst.
For HOIHOW ASP PARHOL
For SAIGON.
Per Penedo, nt. p.m., on Saturday, the 20th it, instead of as previously notatio
For SWATOW, AMOY, FOOCHOW, AND
TAMSU..
Per Kreanghang, at p., on Saturday, the 20th inat instead of as previous ly notified..
COOKTOWN, KETTEL BAY, BRISBANE, SYD NEY, MELBOURNE, &4— Per Crusader, at 3,30 p.m., on Monday,
the 22nd inst
Far PORT DARWIN,
NITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, -AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES,
- MANUFACTURERS
DI
Soda Waler, Lemonade, Tonic Water,
Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla. Water, nad other Aerated Waters,
The Manufactory is usuler direct and continuous Buropean Supercision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
PASSENDERS arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who any desire to con- silt the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, gre invited to call at the "Cuina Maz" Office, where over sixty nowspapers, dailies and weeklies, From these countries, are now tiled for
reference.
tation, and in these respects resembles Northern Australia. The Dutch and Por Luguose lave settlements upon the island. They wore heretofore considered unimport ant possessions, retained at a sacrifico, at- tributed to the politic view of the jaland as an important link batween Asia and Australia.
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Dismure,
To-day's Advertisements. For YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRAN-The publication of this tarde anamented one per cent, weight of cotton miny be
FOR SHANGHAI
The Stenship
זי
"Chanklang." Capt, S. J. Onz, will be desputebol for the above Port TO-MORROW, 'the 29th Instant, at
pom.
For Fright or Passage, sply to
SIEMSSEN & Co
my20 Hongkong, May 1, 1882.
UCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
The Co.'s Steunship
***Fresure," ! Captain Brows, will bo despatched at Daylight
m21
on SUNDAY, the 21st Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Hongkong, May 19, 1889.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA, FIA PONTIANAK.
The Co.'s Steatnship
#liam Mackinnon,
13
Captain P, OREILLE, will spatched for ther
above Poets on or about the 23rd Instant
For Freight of Pasange, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agent Hongkong, May 19, 1882..
Not Responsible for Debts.
Leading Hontal Bar and Trapuze Parether the Captain, the Agents, nor
Clowns from the Fulgien Bergers, Paris. MALE. JEANNE (ONLY YEARS OF AG),
on the "ying Rings.”. ROSA. THU-ZEF & Pro THU-ZET, The Celebrate French Gymnasts and Equilibrists, Winners of Prise Medals in all the Principal Theatres and Cirques in Europe, m their Sensational! Arid Per-
formances.
ries.
THE MOTLEY MERRY-MAKER, HERK ATAUST LEHMAN, Recently of Va-Amburgh's American Show, in his Come and Extravagant Vaya
SIGNDE CIUSEPPE CHIARÍNI.” The King of Hous-TRAINER, will in- troduce 19 FEARLESS. SITO of TEASED HORSES, whose
|
Owners will be Respimailde for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-.
Beroa, German barque, Captain. T. A. Andersen.-Captain.
CARL' SELBARD, Gennau barque, Capt. Fr. Sabr.-Eduard Schollhaus & Co.
CHARLES STEWART, American bazcive, Capt. H. R. Powers. -Master.
GLENCRY, British 3-m. schooner, Capt. D. Thomson-Captain-
Hordon, British barque, Captain E. Z Kunjo. A. Gi. Morris.
J. A. BOLLAND, Americo, bazquo, Capt. J. II. Kent.-Douglas Lapik & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain
For further information as to Passage have been the VALLED PERFORMANCES IL O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
and Freight, apply to this Agency of the Company No. 6, Queen's Road Central,
FE. FOSTER,
MARTHA, British barque, Capt. McPher BOU.--Rozario & Co.
Wonder and AMIRATION of the WHOLE WOULD and have won for their Owner sind Educator,
SIONON CHIARINI, numberless Meals and Costly Gifts from RULER and MEMBERS of the NOBILITY of every country in Europe, in token of their m24 appreciation of his WONDROUS SKILL, and
the intelligence and docility of his surat Reynolds, Captain.
Ce Agent for Chinu di Japan Hongkong, May 17, 1882.
Occidental & Oriental Steam-HORSES
Ship Company.
PAKING' CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA
PROF LORENZ JOHNSON,
The fearless Tiger-Toner, will enter the
Desk of a
SERAIS, British steam, Capt. Saunt. F.. North-Siemssen & Co.
XENIA, American barque, Captain N. E
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Performing Royal Bengal Tigers!May 18, Esmeralda, British steamer, 393,
R. Talbot, Amoy May 17, General. RUSSELL & Co.
In the Menagerie Department will.
be found
CISCU.--
at 7.35 p.m.
Cottonseed oil is font supplanting olive oil, to such an extent that an admixture of one-fourth of the latter is all that is re- quisite to impart the necessary flavor. The Chineso, with the nation disposition to make the most of everything, also express the oil from the seed, and when the vil is expressed, use the seeds for Cotton-seed cake has long been known ia the East on a Lattener of cows when good milk is a desidorutum, and is worth for that purpose in the locality where it is produced about 4. a poul. The yield of où is a little over 14 per cent. by weight of the seed, and its density runs 9 pounds to a gallon mensare. The gallon is worth about 2s. at the place of manufacture. Nearly scraped from the seeds. A rough averagʊ of the products may be stated to be one- half refuse or hall, one-third cake, and ono sixth oil and ention. The refuse may be used as fuel. The great market for this oil is Marseilles, supplied principally from the United States and Great Britain The HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1882.
united export from these countries is close on 2,000,000 gallons. This manufacture is EDITORIAL NOTES.
pronounced to be payable oven by the rude and suit. The London correspondent of the Bom-native processes of working;
ablo
and improved appliance machinery- bay Gazette on Commercial and Financial would certainly prove remunerative matters, under dafs the 3rd March, dending speculation for European enterprise. There with Consular Traile Reports and the light is, furthermore, an unlimited market for which they throw upon the competition the oil is Europus for soap-making purposes,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. going on through the entire range of for cigs markets, says "French, German, and Americae articles are replacing Bri
[SCPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MA tish, because in the latter too little atten- tion is paid to the requirements of the cag- towers. This is the cause of our frequent (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph C. Line.}· THE MAILS VER BRITISH CONTRACT PAC-loss of foreign markets; but clear as it is,
vers will nine from
dine, the Summer
Per City of Tokio, at 2.30 p.m., on Wed- nesday, the 24th ist, instead of us previously notified.
For NAGASAKI AND KOBE. ——
Per Niigata Murn, at 9.30 p.in., on Fri-
day, the 26th fast.
For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA. --
Per Zambea, ze 11.30 am, on Saturday,
the 27th just.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The Malls per British Contract Packet Verona will be clomeri on THURS DAY, the 25th May, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi to the Straite Settlements, Patavin, Burnah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.-This Packet carries a mails for the
Australian Colonies.
14
For Money Order Business J P.M.
Registry of Correspondence 4 P.M. Posting of all Printed Matter & 1.3. Posting of all Letters & ..
35
Posting of all Letters with Late Fee
0 to 5.30. P. M., 5,10 Kirpplementary Mail on Board 9:30 r.x. with Late Fee of 10 cents On Lettaca, Newspapers without Late Fee, after which Letters may be placed in the Letter Box on board the Packet for treatment at Singapore.
General Memoranda. SUNDAY, May 21 -
Daylight.Kangtung leaves for Coast
Perts. Daylight-Ping-on leaves, for Hollow
End Pukhoi,
Daylight.-Nestor leaves for Shanghai. DaylightJason leaves for London. 5.-ilierney leaves for Fuochów. MONDAY, May 22
10 am-Criminal Sessions..
The China Mail.
.
RGYPT.
...TANDOR, MA 18. In conformity with the advice of the Con-
insular self-satisforation will shut the our producers; nothing, that is, short of the actual loss of the markets and of their customers one after the other. Again, speaking of the sale, the Khedive has suramored a Council depressed condition of trade in the Lan- of Ministers and patched up an agreement. cashire and other industrial centres, he con- cludes by remarking that no other explana tion of such a state of things can be given than that
have lost our manufacturers
common Sunse their energy, or tact, or the to study these (Eastern) markets
sa they So our consula ought." pleasant to recognize, the
mt, what we other nations acom to
In the sume of the
articles of which
commercial and
and
lit
the
THE TORIES AND THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, May 18. The Tories at that the Government is un- made a compact with Parnell, prior to his
Lost release.
were openly usknowledged and the Finance Minister when discussing the Indian Budget in Council we reul in a leader, bearing date the 24th of the ssine month
and headed "The Indian Mill La- dustry," that
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The next FRENCH MA by the B.S. Poiko may be expected on Sunday, the 21st inst. It brings. London dates up to the 14th alt.
saleable at a better made fine goods are The next ENGLISH MAIL, per the P. & O..
price than the Manches
ter goods of zuminally similar quality.”
The cause is said to be precisely the same.
HN
that which gives Bombay are goods
Co'astenruor Brindisi, may be expected.
to arrive on Wednesday, the 24th inst.
It brings dates up to the 21st ult.
4 p.rusader leaves for Port Darwin, the practical monopoly in the Indian mar- Ws are informed by the P. & 0. Co.'s
Ocoktown, &c.
Tuesday, May 15 :-
9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge. WEDNESDAY, May 24-
homa and San Francisco.
kets as against Manchester goods of
the
simi-
Bare cines, and is securing for them a siti Superintendent that the Brindisi, with the
lar monopoly in the markets of China. Bori- next English Mail, left Singapore for Hong-
Ա
bay goods have irom seven to eight per cent. kong at 9 p.m. to-day, the 19th insti
of
azing, while those of Lancashire have
what
American Mail leaves for Yoko- from twenty to thirty per cent, when THE Agents (Meeers Adamson, Bell & Co.)
they are honest and when they are
Bright wou
FRIDAY, May 26--
Mr
would possibly callanting iaform us that the British steamer Minard
Daylight English Mail leaves for Forts diculus, have been known to have a mush Castle, from London, will leave Singapore
of Call and Europe.
4 pin-Mitsu Binhi Mail loaves for
as forty per cont. There is a prevalent
the East that Manchester for this port to-morrow, the 20th inst belief throughout goods won't wash," Niyasuki, ktc.
weight add
adduce other
quotations from Tais morning the Diamante, containing the Op.-Special Meeting of Members of other sources if they were necessary. But
the H.K. St. Andrew's Society in the the irrefutable facts stand- first, that greater part of Chiarini's Circus, arrived in
City Hall. WEDNESDAY, May 31 ---
3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.'s Steiner leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
Quotations. HONGKONG, May 19. OPIUM--New Patou, caab,...$585
Old
"
Now Benares, eaah,..... 585 Old
cash,....... 506
New Malwa, credit... 640 Allowance, Taxis... 60
Old Malwa, credit,... 700 Allowance. Taals..
Exchange.
Wirs,...
3/9
71
Demand,
3/91
71 4 months' sight,
30 daye' sight,
3/94
3/94
Credits,
11
An Educated Zebra from Africa. A South May 10, Diamante, British ateamer, 514, American Chazelle. A Black Bear from the B. Cullen, Manila May 16, GeneralBauk, Himalaya Houtains. A Black Tiger from RUSSELL & Co. THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
the Jungles of Central India, Two Ele- · May 19, Chinhiang, British steamer, from phants from Ceylon. Royal Baby Tigers only Cariton. ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING a few weeks old. A Kangaroo, the Won-
derful Animal of Australia.
Various STEAMERS.
AND
THE 6. S. BELGIC will be despatch Ted for San Francisco ves
Fine Now Seaton's CUMSHAW TEA, in on WEDNESDAY, the 31st May, 1882, at!
5 and 10 catty Bones.
3 p.m.
ape
May 19, noon, Fleurs Castle, British cies of Monkeys, Apes and Babours, that steamer, 1600, Thompson, Saigon May 15, are Educated to Ride the Beautiful Lilli neon, Rice-ADAMSON, BELL & Co. putin Shotiand Ponies in a Steeple al
N. B. All the Animale may be seen in
the Menagerie Tent before entering the May Connection being unde at Yokohama, Mammoth Circus which seats 5000 people.
BREAKFAST CONGOU 25 cents p. . with Steamers front Shanghai and Japan THIS COMPANY WILL PERFORM
SEASIDE LIBRARY, 15 to 25 oente. FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRARY, 15 to
25 cents.
MILNER'S PATENT FIRE-PROOF
SAFES, and CASH BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices.
FAIRDANKE SCALES.
OAKUM.
TAR,
TURPENTINE.
PAINTS and OUS.
Hongkong, May 15, 1832.
porta.
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full and same will be resolved Doors open at 7.50 p.m.-Performance to
sailing
at the Company's Obice, until 5 pm the day previous to
A REDUCTION of 28 % made on all RETURN PASSAGE ORDERS ISSUED.
DKPARTURES.
19, Haakow, for flankow.
19, Gregosind, for Swatow,
19, Emeralita, for Manila.
19, dihall, for Swatow' and `Amoy,
10, Sumatra, for Bombay, &c.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Documentary 4 months' sight, 3/108 India, Wire,
Bombay, aw industry with imperfect harbour. The main part of the property appliances and unskilled labor, has been, under other disadvantages, able to compete wa landed at the P.&O. wharf in the favourably with Lancashire fabrios; next, morning, the lighter portions being taken that America, with none of these drawbacks on shore at East Point in the afternoon, and the material at her door, should, a
The waste ground at Bowrington ta rapidly
fortiori, be able to compete with the Eng being transformed, and it is fairly certain
lish cloths with better success.
It is one of the curiosities of commerce
that at the rate things are proceeding the Ciraus will be open to the publiq on Satur-
that Japan, China, and Burns should be day evening. We would remind our Chi- the largest consumers of American kerosinone readers of the necessity of making We learn that an enormous quantity early application for night paasus in order to of keroxine is now on its way to the East; witness this excellent combination no less than four hundred thousarid cases
oil
were shipped from the United States in the LoUNG ACH, shopman, and Wong Yung month of February. It may, therefore, be accountant, who were charged with com- reasonably anticipated that the Eastern mitting porjury in a case which was heard markets will be so glutted with the oil that before the Registrar of the Supreme Court there will be considerable abatement in
the price. Fais reduction has been asin Chambers on the 7th instant, ware this timated at fully a third. Orde petroleumorning discharged. The charge of per-
as been used from time immemorial as a
225
donand, Shanghai, demand,
30 days sight, private 73 Gold Leaf, 991 fine
$27.60 Sovereigna,
35.34
T2
Parina,
13
frontier
in
Shares.
kee Page 4)
(For Shars Quotations,
Temperature.
and Wotton, who appeared for the pros
lamp oil in Burms, whore it first attracted jury had not been proceeded with owing to European attention in 1863 It is chiefly the Civil Court case not being inished. obtained on the Banks of
awadi in Mr Deacon, of the firm of Messrs Broreton and on the the Irrawadi i
Coast of Arakan British territory. The import across
the 1880-81 has been valued at secution, applied for permission to withdraw £51,800.
The attempts hitherto made to the charge, on the ground that during the work the wells, as well as to refine the oil Civil Court proceedings an arrangement had obtained therefrom, by Western science and
skill have been more or lesa uninccessful; been made in the presence of the Chief and it has
has now
how been tacitly accepted that
impons Odnatten cannot compete with the Justion, by which the pros
(Taken at Mesara Falconer Co.'s Premises; local
Queen's Road.) HONGRONO, May 19.
from
the
United States Last interests of the advil "care still pending, was im-undertook to withdraw the charge of per
Fear: 200.000 worth of kerosine uption,
ported into Burma, yielding a
of Bd. per head of
EVERY NIGHT.
commence at 9.punctually.
CLEARED,
PRICES OF ADMISSION :
Boxes, Six Chairs
$12.00.
Nestor, for Shangħat
Consular Invoices to accompany Over- Moxican, Central and South American land,
Fit, should be sent to the Coripany's Cargo, Ofices
to the Collector of us Children under ten and Soldiers under the addressed
rank of Officers, half-price except to Boxes toms, San-Francisco.
Chaire (Drses Circle), Stalls, Carpeted Seata,
2.00.
BAROMETER
1.00. 0.50.
Per Esmeralda, from Amoy, Captain and
Do. Do.. THERMOMETER-- 1 A.M./.
Do
1 P. 4 BM
20.020 ...: 29.89% -... 20.846
80
will give an
32
Do
Per Fleiri Chatle, from Baigon, 50 Chi- дебе.
Do (Wet bulb) 9AM 79 Do.2
Do Do Do, Do
Maximum
'83 Do. Minimum overnight. 78
1 P.M. 80 AP.X
For further information as to Freight A reserved chrision of the Carpeted and Fit or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Seats has been arranged for NATIVE LADIES Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central
Me Yarrell, Mr Blues, and 280 Chiness.
Chiarini Itoyal Italian Circus Troupe (24
“Per Diamante from Manila, Signor
(To which they alone are admitted.) First-class and 18 Second), and Mr E. A. A Plan of the Seas can be seen at the Youngs, HONGKONG HOTEL, where Tickets will be on my31 Sale bay from 9 a.m., till 4 P.X
CHAS H. HASWELL, JE,
“Agent." Gongkong, May 10, 1882.
exclusive of
product. This right to renew the cha of the indigenous per annum Jury, but reserved to
ides of the probable
require ment of China in this respect whenever the obtained. Mr Deacon also
oll finds favor along sea-board. It is
the leave of the Civil Court:
ated-that
the marvellously low rates at which the the parties concerned on both sides United States overflows the markets of the had arrived at a mutual understanding East that precludes local competition.
Otherwise, probably the Chinese would with regard to the matter.
have long ere this utilised the carth-oil under these cirqumitancos dimissed the
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