1882-06-06 — Page 2

For Sale.

Entertainment.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. THEATRE

No. 53, Queen's Road East,

(OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT),

ROYAL

FIRST APPEARANCE OF

COMBINATION

BE NOW LANDING, EX BANDMARKING LU MERRIMIN

BRITISHI BARQUE

"STILLWATER.".

For Positively TWO NIGHTS Only £ THIS EVENING, June 6th,

"HAMLET.^.

DEVOE'S NONPARIEL TO-MORROW, June 7th,

BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,

150° test

SPARTAN COOKING

STOVES.

FAIRBANKS SCALES.

OAKUM.

TAR.

TURPENTINE:

EXAMERICAN MAIL.”

CALIFORNIA'

C

RACKER

OMPANY'S BISCUTTS in, 5

tina, and loose. Alphabetical BIS.

CUITS.

Fancy Sweet Mixed

RISCUITS. Ginger CAKES.

Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISCUITS.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

HOMINY,

CORNMEAL

TOPOCAN BUTTER.

Eastern and Californian CHEESE. Boneless QODFISH.

Prino HAMS' and BACON.

Brazd Candansel MILK.

AC and APPLE BUTTER.

Pickled OX TONGUES

Family PIG-PORK in kegs and pisoos. Paragon MACKEREL in 6 by caus.

Beau Ideal

Cutting's

SALMON in 5-10 cane.

Potted

•

MEAT

Stuffed

in 24 lb cants: VEGETABLES.

and Sausage

FEPPERS

Assorted PICKLES.__ MINCEMEAT.

COMB HONEY in Original France. Richardson & Robin' Defchrated Potted

MEATS Richardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS.

Lunch TONGUE. LEMONADE.

McCarty's Sugar

D

Clam CHOWDER

Smoked SALMON.

Greon TURTLE in 23 tb cans,

20.,

JC.,

**MERCHANT OF VENICE." Tickets and Phor at Keny & WALSH'S Prices, Dress Circlo, 83; Stalls, $2; Pit, $1.

Hongkong, June 6, 1882.,

Mails. SHINAIL STEAM

Mails.

STEAM FOR

THE CHINA MAIL

SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON

AINO,

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

June & Jupiter, Germana barque, 680, 1. Ulrich, Batavia May G, General

Jung 6, Starlight, Siamese barque, 571, E. Moller, Bangkok May 17, Rico. YUEN FAT HONG.

June 6, 6.15 m., Penedo, British str., 452, T. Kandiording, Saigon June 1, 11,40 a.m., General.-Micrew & Co.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Ferther the Captain; the Agents, nor

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

BYLO, German barque, Captain T. A. Andersen.—Captain,

C. T. Hook, British steamer, Capt. W. | Jarvis.—Aruhold, Karberg & Co.

COREA, Britis's barque, Captain Philip

June 6, Ancona, British steamer, 1873, i E. G. Btead, Shanghai Time 9, Mails and Ahier.-Arnhold, Karburg & Co.. General-P. & O.Š. N. 06.

June 6, Filipino, Spanish steamer, 772, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND Felix Beltran, Mauila Jano 3, Coffee

REMEDIOS & Co. AUSTRALIA.

jobN.B.-Cargo xùn be taken in through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, June TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KOBE,

VIA INLAND SEA. .... (Taking up and Passengers for YOKO- HAMA and VLADIVOSTOCK.) ĮŢIE S. S. SUMIDĀ MARU, Captain

EuBeker, dis here on or about the 4th June, will be despatched as above . on FRIDAY, the 9th June, at p.m.

Cargo received or board and Parcels at the Office up to 1 pan of day of aniling.

No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.

All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is taken; otherwise they will not be recognized.

CARGO and PASSENGERS for Yokohama will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer ut Kobe, and for Vladivostock at Nagasaki.

For further Particulars, apply at the Company's Orrie, Praya Central, Ground Floor of Messrs Russell & Co.

H. J. H. TRIPP,

Ayout.

jeg

Hongkong, May 31, 1882...... Occidental & Oriental-Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

(THE. §. S. GAŽLIC will bo despatch- Ted for San Francisco via Yokohama,

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STE

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship ANCONA, Captain STEAD, with Hor Majesty's Mails, will be despatched From this for LONDON direct, a SUEZ CANAL and usual Port of Call, os FRIDAY, the 9th June, 1882, at Daylight. Cargo will be received on board until Noon on the day previous,

Parcels and Specie (old) at the Otlica until Noun on the day previous

For further Particulara, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.

The Contents and Value of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Hills of Lading

Far This Vessel will coll at CoLOMBO.

A. MOIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, May 27, 1892.

Insurances.

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THE CITY OF LONDON FIRE IN- SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL, £2,000,000. | Pater, £200,000. PAW-UP RESERVs Fond, £50,000.

Turses for the shore Company ate HE Undersigned baring been appointed

prepared to ACCEPT RISKS –agabist

FIRE at Current Rafee.

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882,

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

MONDAY, the 12th June, 1882, şi 3 p.m.

Connection being made at Yokohama,THE Undersigned are prepared zo grant with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan ↑ POLSUIES against the Risk of FIRE on ports.

Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on All Parcel Packages should be marked to Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of address in fall; and say will be received Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms at the Company's (hes, until 5 p.m. the and Conditions. day previous to sailing

A Reduction of 25% made on all RETURN PASSAGE ORDERS 1990.

Consular Invoices to accompany Ovar-- and, Mexican, Central and South American A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STORES, Cargo, should be sent to the Company's

including:

Offices addressed to the Collector of Cas- toms, San Francisco.

For further infernation

TEYSSONLAU'S DESSERT FRUITS

ALMONDS and RAISINS..

PICNIC TONGUES.

COCOATINA.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA. LICHID's & Er's COCOA.* FRENCH PLUMS.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS.

MINUEMEAT.

SAUSAGES.

BRAWN.

ISIONY BUTTER.

DANISH BUTTER: BREAKFAST TONGUES.

ANCHOVIES. ASPARAGUS. SOUPS, &c.

as to Freight

or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 0. Queun's Road Central.

CHAS. H. HAS WELL, JR.,

Agent.

je12 Hongkong, June 2, 1882.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. TAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA ; PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCOTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

ALSO,

NN THURSDAY, the 15th day of June,

ON of my

WINES AND SPIRITS. CHAMPAGNES

HIRDSIECK' MONOPOLE & WAITE

SEAL

VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDİN, JULES MUMM & Co., pints & quarts.

CLARETS—

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

M

BREAKFAST CLARET,..

SHERRIES & PORT-

S. S. PELIO, Commandant CHAMPENOIS, with MATES, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the ihove places.

Cargo and.

Specie will be registered for London as well as for Harasilles, and a cepted

Lio transit through Marseilles for the principal placea of Егора

Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon of 14th June, 1882.

Cargo will be received on board until 4

Profiorals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

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DEPARTURES.

6, Chinkiang, for Shangha 8, Mecfoo, for Canton.

6, China, for Swatow. 6, Fokien, for Amoy, &c.

CLEARED.

Tartar, for Vindivostock. Bury Wongs, for Bangkok. Ping-on, for Heilkow, &c. Achilles, for Amoy and Shanghai Yottung, for Touron.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

For Ancona, from Shanghai: for Hong-

FR1 Luxo, British stoamor, Capt. W. N.

Allison.Order..

GANGES, British steamer, Captain A. N, BlaikOrder

the pany known obstacles in the way of succeks.

No. 5892.--JUNE 6, 1882.

for twenty years; that is to say he

rios Eight mace is equivalent to an ounse and twenty-nine grains, a quantity of oplum Concerning the general health of the sufficient to poison a hundred men, amoked European Colonists, the population by one man in a day, and this he has been (3010) showed a death-rate of 2.10 per has consumed in smoke in that simo about cat-04 to 800-which is stated to be £1,000, and for this indulgence he has to a vory low rate. For this favourable deny himself and his family many absoluto state of the public health we have, t necessaries. thank the spring rainfall, far more, it appears, than any steps taken by Ge verniment for the sanitary improvement of the Colony. One of the most sig- nificant and instructive paragraphs of De Ayres report is the following, in which Mr Chadwick, Mr Price, and the

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The next EMOL MAIL, por the P. & Q.

Colonial Surgeon are ranged on one The side, while the late Govenor's speeches

Co.'s steamer Kutsar-i-Hind, may be exposted to arrive here on Thursday naxt, the 8th inst. It brings dates to the ith ultimo.

P. M. steamier City of Peking may be

looked for here about the 14th June,

HOTPUR, British barque, Captain E. Zand despitelva decupy the other THE teamer Ganges will undock, and the

Bunju.-A. G. Morris.

JAPAN, British steamer, Captain T. Gardner--David Sassoon, Sons & Co.

JUPITER, German barque, Captain F. Ulrich, -Chinese,

steamer Rajanattianuhar will dock at the Cor mopolitan to-morrow. The steamer Filipina docked at Kowloon to-day, and the barque

It is owing to the heavy falls that occur S. in the Spring after a long, drought as is

generally the case, that we owe our free dom from disease, as the heavy downpour serves to flush the drains and subsoil,

quickly drive out the imparities that Waga undocked. the Tenths; if it were not for

dry

LENNOX, British steamer, Captain D. have collected during the railsfalt was HERR BANDMANN and his Dramatic Com. "

Scott-Jardino, Matheson & Co.

LIVINGSTONE, German barque, Capt. H. Steffens.-Siemssen & Co.

PENELO, British steamer, Captain T. Kondordine-Melchers & Co.

RAJANATZIANUEAR, Erit. steamer, Capt. W. Y. Hunter.-Yuch Fat Hong,

ST. In800, French barqué, Captain F. Durand, Captain.

Kong, Mr Id M-e Ghart and child, Messts.

A. T. Daval, J. G. Francis, and M. A.. Romerios, and 18 Chinese; for Singaporo, Hore Bandman, Miss Beaudet, and 8 members of Mr Bandmann's Company for Bomimy, Mr R. E. Tocq; for Leadon, Mrs Jamieson, Misy Cromie, and 5 children. Per Penedo, from Saigon, 80 Chinese.

DEPARTED. Por Chinking, for Shanghai, 80 Chiness. Par China, for Swatow, 142 Chinese For Foltew, for Amoy, &or, 8-Europeans,- and 30 Chinese.

Per Fothy, for Touron, 34 Chinese,

TO DEPART.. Per Sury House, for Bangkok, 1 Euro- pean, and 11 Chinese.

Por Pig-on, fer Hoihow, si, 60 Chi-

Per Achilles, for Shanghai, Mr Charin's Circus Company, and 40 Chinese. -

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The German barque Jupiter reports: Calma and Southerly winds throughout.

The British steamer Feudo reports; First part moderate Westerly breeze, cloudy weather and showers of rain; Intter part moderate

Easterly breeze, dull and cloudy weather with hard squalls and showers of rain. At noon on the 1st of Juno, passed 9. 8. Pernambuco bound up the river to Saigon. On the 3rd, spoke S. S. Olympia from Hongkong bound to Saigon, in lat 14.34 and long. 100.63; on the 3rd, spoke 3. B. Carisbroke from Hongkong, in lat. 18:21 and long. 11119.

CARGOES.

Per S. S. Anerley, Hongkong to San Francisco, siled May 12th-2,400 bags Rice, 200 bags Reans, 90 boxos Prepared Opium, 62 pkgs. Tea (unknown), and 1,648 pkgs. Merchandise.

If required, protection will be granted on

Per American ship Jonathan Bourne, first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Hongkong to Victoria B. C., sailed May Life.

For Rates of Premiums, forus of pro-12th-3,800 bags Rico, 400 mila Matting,

and 295 pkge. Merchandise. or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

posals

ANGTEZE INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION.

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Tis. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE. Tle. 230,000,00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND......Tls. 290,653.95

TOTAL CAPITAL,” Bud AC-

CUMULATIONS, Gth.Th. 040,053.95 April, 1882.....

Directors

H. DE C. FORBES, Esq, Chairman.

J. H. PINCKVORS, WM. MEYRINE, A. J. M. INTERARETY, G. H. WHEELER,

Eaq

Esq.

Ea.

Esq.

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL. Messrs RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.

LONDON BRANCH: Meaars BARING BROTHERS & Co.,

Bankers,

RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq, Agent, 68 and 69, Cornhill. POLICres granted on Marine Risks to all. parts of the World.

Subject to a Charge of 12% for Interest CHATEAU LA ROSE, pinte & quarts.m., Specie and Parcels until p.m. on

on Shareholders' Capital, all the Phorers CHATEAU LAFITE,

the 14th June, 1882. (Parton are not of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are an- IRES GRAVES,

to be sent on board; they must be left at nually distributed among all Contributors of Business (whether Shareholders or not) the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are re-in proportion to the Premis paid by them. Louired.

RUSSELL & Co., For further particulars, apply at the

Agents. Company's Office.

Loc82 Hongkong, May 8, 1882. G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent Hongkong, June 5, 1882.

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMUN"

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1848)

HUNT'S PORT.

BRANDY, WHĘKY, LIQUEURS, &c.—

1 and 3-star HENNEY'S BRANDY. BISQUIT DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY. FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO

CURACAO.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

je15 To-day's Advertisements.

THROUGH NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,

ASUOSTURA, BOXER'S and ORANGE THE U, S. Mail Steamakip CITY OF

BITTERS 20.,

SAUNDERS, pints and quarts,

PEKING will

be despatched for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 24th June, 1882, at 3 p.m.,

taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and United States, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E.portation to Yokohama and other Ja

to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Over- DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the land Railway to Havana, Trinidad, and

Demerara, and

to parts in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting

¿Steameri

J. Buaxa, pints and quarts.

PILSENER BEER, in quarts.

Gallon.

ALE and PORTER, in bugdeads.

SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGAR S.

Fine New Season's GUMSHAW TEA, in

56 and 10 cstly Bones."

Ports

Brough

Passage Tokets granted to France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Stormers.

On prepaid RETURN PASSAGE TYCERT REDUCTION of is made.

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. on the 2nd June. Estel Peckages will be received at the office until 5 p.m.. BREAKFAST CONGOU 26 cents p, .me day; all Parvel Packages should be

marked

to address in full; value of same is required, SEASIDE LIBRARY, 15 to 25 centa. Consular Invoices to acco

to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent

sent to the Company's FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRARY, 18 to Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the

Collector of Costos a 25 cents

San Francicou. For further information, as to Passage ATENT FIREPROOF

sad Freight

apply to the Agency of the nd CASH BOXES, et Company, No. 6, een's Road Central

MIANE'S F

SAFES, Manufackzier's F Hongkong, June 1, 1882,

Gen. Agent for China & Japan. Hongkong, May 20, 1882

1024

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates

-for-NINGPO, CHEFOO, -NEW-

CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW und Ports on the YAŃGZSZE. }

The Co.'s Steamship

"Achilles," Capt. ANDERSON, will be despatched at Daylight

TO-MORROW, the 7th Instant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, June 0, 1892

Per British ship Rock Terrace, Hongkong to San Francisco, mailed May 15th :--14,580 bags Rice, 40 bags Beans, 25 bags Popper, 177 pkgs. Tapioca, 300 boxes Cassin, 3,130 boxes Dil, 667 pkga. Boy, 100 pkgs. Fire Crackers, 170 rolk Matting, 673 Empty Quicksilver Flaske, 350 pkgs. Teu (un- known), and 11,723 pkgs. Merchandise.

Por American barque Charles Stewart, Hongkong to New York, exiled May 27th: Crackers, 500 plegs Onesia Buds, 125 caska 3,325 roils Matting, 200 pkgs. Fire

Soy, 54 ples. Canos, 40 boxes Crasin Oil, 100 boxes Preserved Ginger, 75 kgs. Ver million, 10 pkgs. Silles, 50 pliga Star Ani- seed, 580 pkga. Chinaware, and 1,956 pkgs. Merchandise.

Per 5. S. Belgic, sailed June 2nd- 13,300 bags Sugar, 301 baskets Super Condy, 54 bags Chins root, 20 casks Steel, 410 ban: dles Rod Iron, 320 pkgs. Merchandise, and 4 cases Treasure (value $15,700); for San Francisco, 10,366 bags Rice, 30 baga Sugur, 650 bags Beans, 317 bags Coffee, 9

bales Tobacco, 1,500 Empty

Quicksilver

10 cheats Crade Opium, 77' bee

Opium, 2 cuses Silke, 37

pkgs, Tea, 1,164 pkgs. Merchandise; for Boston, 746 phgs. Tea; for Chicago, 1,440 pkgs. Tea; for New York, 1 case Silks, 1 case Yok Hair, 3,117 pkgs. Tea, and 2 cases Ylang Ylang

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW

Per Kwongting, at 11.30 am, on Wed-

nesday, the 7th inst."

For SAN FRANCISCO.

For Cairnsmuir, at 3:30 p.m., on Wednes

day, the 7th inst,, instead of a pre- viously notified.

For SWATOW.-

Per Hothow, at 3.30 p.m. To-merrow;

the 7th inst.

For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG.--.

Per Hainan, at 6. p.m. To-morrow, the

7th inst

For PORTLAND (OREGON):

Per Devonshire, ah:3.30 p.m., on Thurs

day, the Bil inst

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY. ----

Delap.--Douglia Legraik & Co. STILLWATER, British barque, Captain J. TRIUMPH, British steamer, Capt. W. W. Gould.-Adamson, Bell & Co.

XENIA, American barque, Captais N. Reynolds.--Captain.

this,

loss heary and only sufficient to stir up

othe

impurities collected without removing thom, pay arrived from Shanghai this morning, the amount of sickness would be nauch and the opening performance will be given greater, as there are no means of flushing in the Theatre Royal this evening. We

draina

of subsoil but this. The greater repeat our hope that Herr Bandmann will of the Chinese houses in the Colony

the

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Part

drain only into the subsoil. The only stay over a wail, and give us the benefit of

enne to meet such a contingency are several performances. improved drainage and

water.

supply of This year, Mr Chadwick was sent.

out from Home, as Sanitary Commissioner, Siovor CHLARINA'S Company gave their

thing report on the state of

'to

in tlas

Colony, and was much impressed by these ferowall performance last evening to a large two great wants. That these are the great audiones, who were enthusiastio in their wants of the Colony together with a con. | applause. Several new Artistes made their Esiderable alteration of the system of house

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORBOW. Shipping. Daylight.--Pily-on leaves for Hoihow

-End Pakhoi.

building, is his opinion, as it has been that first appearance, and judging from their per of the Surveyor General and myself.

formances last evening will add to the......

The fever returns published in the re-strongth of an already strong Company. port before us would have been alarming The circus leaves for Shanghai by the and inexplicable had it not been for the Achilles. reassuring explanation given by Dr

Ayres. We refer to the dreaded word Thr-annual meeting of the North British Daylight.Achilles leaves for Shanghai.typhus," which appears in the "causes and Mercantile Insurance Company was Daylight.—Tartar loaves for WI'vostock. of death" furnished to the Registrar'a Noon--Kwangtung leaves for Coast

Ports.

Goods per Glenariney undelivered after

. this date subject to rent...

Tenders Close.

Office, and which carries with it hideous held in London on the 4th April. The visions of terrible epidemics which baffle Profit and Loss Account for the year 1881, the skill of medical as wall as sanitary including the unappropriated balanca of science. In view of the sad condition £39,608 98. 2d, brought forward from 1880, of the Colony from a sanitary standpoint amounted to £134,367 78. 18. out of which it is fortunate that the "typhus" cases

Neon-Tendors for Government Bills re have been erroneously recorded, and a Dividend of £2, one-half payable in May,

caived by the Staff Paymaster.

Amusements,

Performance, Merchant of Venice.

General Memoranda, TaunsDay, June 8:

that they ought to have been set down and the other half in October, was do as “typhoid". The increase in these | clarod, leaving a balance of £54,307 78; id. febrile cases, however, gives, the most to be carried forward.

direct contradiation to the wild state-

ments that have often been made, to From the Schedule detailing the movamants the eflect that the Chinese are almost of the Messageries steamers, received from

4 p.m. Devonshire leaves for Portland eatirely exempt from serious attacks of the Company's Agent hore-and which has

(Oregon),

FRIDAY, JUND 0:-

Daylight-English Mail leaves for Parts

of Unll and Europe. Goods par Iraouaddy undelivered after anbject to rent and landing

4 p.m.-Geelong leaves for Bombay, 4 p.m.-Misa Bishi Mail leaves, for

Nagasaki, &o.

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5 p.m.-Filipino-leaves for Manila. 9 p.m.--Mcuting of Victoria Lodge. SATURDAY, June 19:---

Goods per Arration Apcar undelivered

after this date subject to rent. MONDAY, June 12-

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.

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5.30 p.mi Mosting of Meubors of the Hongkong Humane Society at the Chamber of Commerce Room..

that disease." The bad water, bid. drainage, and bad ventilation which heen corrected up to the 25th May last exist in this Colony are bad enough we note that the Homeward French Mail but how about a Chiness city or town during the North-East Monsoon, commen. However, what Dr Ayres endeavours ding on 24th October, will leave on Tuesdays, to show is this, that even the Chinese instead of Mondays. The present Thursday houses that anve been built daring the last few years which are far superior departures will continue until 6th October, to those of the older portions of Chinn and there will then be a broak of nineteen Town-are built upon the main days until Tuesday, the 24th Oct. The sanitary principles as were objected to succeeding dates of departure are-Nov. 7. by the Colonial Surgeon eight years and 21, Deo. 5 and 19; and Jan, 2 1689. ago. These houses are three-storey el, and the greater solidity and size of the buildings tend to increase rather than We hear that the recent case in the Supreme lessen the bed ventilation and other Court, Lou Tak Cheong v. Duddell, in defects which attach to them. I had which an sppeal was threatened, has been the honour and vexation," writes Dr

Tres, of showing Mr Chadwick new settled amicably by the parties, and that Chinese houses which had not been the property at Peddar's Wharf, which waS occupied three months, in a disgracefully the subject of the suit, has been sold to ipsanitary state, such as Iventure to say Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. “Governor Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of could be found in no other town in the Hennessy's congratulatory anticipations, SATURDAX, June 17-

Call and Europe.

world under European enpervision." We that the best sites in the Colony would pass have more than once referred to Sir

THURSDAY, June 15—

Ports on or about this date.

4 p.m.-Nelson leaves for Australian Arthur Kennedy's allusion to the terribly into the hands of Chinese owners, seam to defective condition of the drainage have been a little premature; while his that its reform was in good bands. How would soon drive the Foreign Morohant system in Hongkong, and his assurance prophecies, to the effect that the Chiness. the realisation of that expectation has from the Colony, appear to be but poorly been rendered impossible by Sir Arthur's fulfilled by the disappearance of so many successor is now a notorious fact

WEDNESDAY, Jane 31:-

Ealing leaves for Australian Ports, via

Foochów, on or about this date. SAYOKDAY, June 24

3 p.m.-American Mail leaves for Yoko

lumns and Ban Francisco.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥厉,

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGÙISTE, IMPORTERS

OF

DRUGOISTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI» SITES, TOILET Requiartes, ExeLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH FATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

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Sofa Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potana Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Bupervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876."

Indeed, the direct means which the late hitherto wealthy Chinese during the last Governor took to thwart the offorts of lew weeks, the proper officials to improve the

sanitation, have been pointed out by The can to no dispute but that the band the highest authorities; and here. the nights in the Gardens are a popular institu order, which has before been only re- tion, the absenes of which would be much ferred to, is reproduced, by the terms of missed by the community. But it is mani which the Sanitary Inspectors WETO

simply rendered helpless and Chinese festly unfair that the pleasure afforded were permitted to wallow as they should be taken as a matter of course, and willed.

It acquaints the Inspectors, no consideration extended to those who for their information and guidance, anpply it. We understand that at present. that 4some actual annoyance to

some bona fide passenger or inha- the men cannot even get a drink of water. bitant should be proved," before any It would only be fair that those who resp action shall be taken to disturb the the benefit of the music should contribute offendere against the law dealing with a nuch as would supply the Band with at accumulations of filth and the other least a glass of aerated water. Some of common forms of keeping "matter in our music-loving public might taken stepa kes, the wrong place, affect this and remedy the existing condi Ceasor directs bis concluding paro The evile against which the Medical

The cost would be the marest graphs are, the

and ubiqui-trifle

tous duisance stalls and

tion

PASSENGEES arriving in Hongkong, or say ance known as the jaricksha. The man, appeared, on a summons, to answer

regetable stands, and the new convey. Ar the Police Court to day, Lam On, milk other persone who may desire to con- stall-keepers are responsible for mucha charge of proffering adulterated milk for sult the files of local, Chiro, Japan,

American, Englisis, Indian er Austra of the filth which defaces the streets.

of the Government

wardmaster stated

lian newspapers, are invited to call at and soaks into the subsoil; while the sale, brought against him by Mr Jat

Clarihaw, wardjiastar the “*CHINA MALL" Office, where over 'rickslas require strict surveillance upon sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, sanitary considerations. Thus we may Civil Hospital The from these countries, are now filed for conclude the record of a disgraceful that owing to several of the patients having catalogue of evils which the smallest frequently made complaints regarding the amount of honest and harmonions and-

reference,

Per Gedong, at 3.30 pm, on Friday, the The publication of this issue emmenced ministration, put forth during the last quality of the milk they were receiving

9th June.

For NAGASAKI AND KOBE.

Per Sumida Maru, at 3:30 pm, on Fri-

day, the 9th June.

For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.—

Per Burde, at 11.30 am, on Saturday,

the 10th June,

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKEL, ****.

at 7.50 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGLONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1882.

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four or five years, might have easily took a few onnoes of the milk out of the checked or entirely removed. As we can delivered by the defendant on Burday have frequently pointed out, the evils morning, sad in the latter's presence handed exist in many European as well as the milk to the Government analyst He Chinese houses, though not to the same produced the result of the analysis in which extent; and until a better system of

drainage is carried out, & liberal supply it was stated that the milk contained sixteen of water secured, and a permanent por vent of water. The defondant said Sauitory Officer (or Department) is on that as the cans wező milkod at the How- je The Mails per British Contract Packet

THE Colonial Burgeon, in his remarks trasted with full powers, the existing pital he could not explain how the water Ancona will be dosed on THURS upon the Lock Hospital, points out in chaos will prevail. Things are certainly got into it, but My Clarion said that DAY, the 8th Jime, with Mails to and strong language the results which have looking more hopeful than they were frequently the cows at the Hospital did through the United Kingdom and naturally followed the relaxation of the when obstruction held sway. Eve Furope nå Brescia; to the Straits law during the last two or three years; Satiloments, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, India, Gibralt den, Egypt, Malta, and N.B-This Packet carries no maste for the Ms Australian Colonies.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES Packet,

TO BE LET.

THE ELIGIBLE BUSINESS PRE- MISES lately in the occupation of Mesars MADEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., No. 48, QUEEN'S ROAD; also, GODOWNS and SHOP adjoining same.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, June 5, 1887.

TO BE LET.

(WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.)

THE HOUSE, NO. 1, ALBANY, —8 Boom

and Servants Orries, GARDEN, and STABLIKO. – Gas and Waris laid on."

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, June 5, 1882,

States, which

In closing these remarks it may be not supply enough, and a quantity had and his official statement coincides with worth noting that Dr Ayres not only ad- to be brought from Wanchai ; this was pro- that which we made some months aires laces to his former opinions of the harm-bably where the adulteration took as to the alarming increase of unreleasness of opium-smoking, but he states Nothing further was done gistered houses. There is, so say the that his observatione during last year day, and it was adjourned until the 7th the osse tre Chinese, hardly a street in the Chinese only confirm all he has previoudy quarter of the town in which there are written on this subject. In reporting Sinstant.

not several of those houses, many streets upon a list of thirty-five oplum emckers Due The United States Mail Packet Gaelis, ill in which there are a number of them." admitted into Gaol,ach of whom Tan steamship Cerco left Hankow

be despatched on MONDAY, the 19th inst, with Mails for Japan, San The working of the C. D. Ordinances consumed one mace and upwards of Senday morning at five o'clock, and passed Francisco, the Un

United

Canada, has not of late had anything like a fair the drug per day, and whose case was Wocenng at 4,30 p.m. on Tuesday Honolulu

Peru,

chance; obstruction had taken the place treated by the entire withdrawal of the will be

2000. Bha anchored both nigh as followe

of harmonique action; and it would be luxury, the Colonial Surgeon says way down the river. The 2.15 PM Registry

premature for anyone to pronounce at I have come to the condition that opium Carnarponehire went out 3.30 PM. Post Office closes, but Corres present upon the law regarding this roking is luxury of a very harmless con from Woodrung

pondence may be posted on board the difficult subject until the reorganised description, and that the only trouble left Woosing for Hask Department of the Registrar General Wising from its mantrenos is a mate of nhi The dich and 17 has had an opportunity of dealing with money that should be applied to access leave Hankow on the

Packet with Late Fee of 10 emite extra Postage until the time of departure. ⠀ Hongkong, June 6, 1582,

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