For Sale:
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO.
No. 58, Queen's Road East, (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT),
RE NOW LANDING, EX
BRITISH BARQUE
"STILLWATER"
DEVOE'S NONPARIEL BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,
150 test.
SPARTAN COOKING
STOVES.
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
OAKUM. TAK
TURPENTINE.
EX “AMERICAN MAIL“
ALIFORNIA RACKER OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 th
tins, and loose.
Alphabetical BIS-
QUITS.
Fancy Sweet Mixed
BISCUITS. Ginger CAKES. Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISCUITS.
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL.
HOMINY.
CORNMEAL.
TOPOCAN CUTTER.
Enster and Californian CHEESE.
Bondless CODFISH,
Prime HAMS and BACON,
Eagle Brand Condensed MILK.
PEACH and APPLE BUTTER.
Fickled OX TONGUES,
Family PIG-PORK in kegs and picoes.
MACKEREL in 5 th cans. Paragon Beau Ideal SALMON in cans. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 b cans.
Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Fotod SAUSAGE and Sausage
Stuffed PEPPERS. Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMEAT.
COME HONEY in Original Frames. Richardson & Rebbin's Colebrated Potted
MEATS,
Eichardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS.
Lunch TONGUE. McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE
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Clam CHOWDER.
Smoked SALMON.
Green TURTLE in 23 lb cane.
&c.,
0-1
Xou
A‘LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STORES,
including:
TEYBSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
ALMONDS and RAISINS.
PIONIC TONGUES,
COCOATINA.
VAN HOUTEN's COCOA. Lena's & Erg's COCOA, FRENCH PLUMS. TATE DE FOIE GRAS
MINCEMEAT.
SAUSAGES.
DRAWN.
ISIGNY BUTTER.
DANISH BUTTER.
BREAKFAST TONGUES.
ANCHOVIES.
ASPARAGUS.
SOUPS, &c.
WINES AND SPIRITS. CHAMPAGNES--
HIEDSIECK'S MONOPOLE & WHITE
SEAL.
VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDIN.. JULES MUMM & Co, pints & quarts.
CLARETS
CHATEAU MARGAUX..
Entertainment.
THEATRE HOYA L.
B
SECOND APPEARANCE OF ANDMANN COMBINATION
NUMBERING 12 ARTISTS. For Positively TO-NIGHT Only! THIS EVENING, June 7th,
"MEROBANT OF VENICE."
Tickets and. Plan at KELLY & WALSH'S. Prices, Dress Circle; 83; Stalle, $2; Pit, $1.
Hongkong, June 7, 1882,
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Mails.
HI MAIL STEAM S
STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KOBE,
VIA INLAND SEA. (Taking Cargo and Funcrypers for YOKO. HAMA VLADIVOSTOCK.)
Mails.
STEAM
THE CHINA MAIL.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANOONA, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON, ALSU, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULK FORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON,
THE
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY 8 Stean-slip INCONA, Captain STEAD, with Hor Majesty's Maile, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct, vid SUEZ and usual Ports of Call, on CANAL
FRIDAY, the 9th June, 1882, at Daylight
Cargo will be received on board until Noon on the day previous.
Parcels and Specia
Not Responsible for Debts.
Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--
For PORTLAND (OREGON). —
Per Devonshire, at 3.30 pm, on Thurs FOOCHOW, SYDNEY, and MEL-
day, the 8th inst
"Owners will be liesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during For their stay in Hongkong Harbours-
BTIGIA, German barque, Captain T. A, Andersen-Captain.
CT. Hoox, British steamer, Capt. W. Jarvis,Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
ConEA, British barque, Captain Philip Abier.Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
FEI LUNG, British steamer, Capt. W. N. Allison.Order.
GANGES, British steamer, Captain A. N. Blaik.-Order.
Homeux, British barqué, Captain E. Z. Bunje.-A G. Morris..
JAPAN, British steamer, Captain T. Gardner-David Sagacou, Bone & Co.
Joruz, Corman barque, Captain Ulrich.-Chiueso.
BOURNE-
Por Ganger, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday,
the 8th inst..
For STRAITS AND BOMBAY →
Por Geelong, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, tho
9th June.
For NAGASAKI AND KORK.
Per Sumida Maru, at 30 p.m., on Fri
day, the 9th Junė.
For NAGABAKI AND YOKOHAMA,
Per Sundu, at 6 p.m., on Friday, the 9th inst, instead of as previously notified
SMAILS BY THE BRITI PACKET. --
F.
LENNOX, Britiah steamer, Captain D. Scott-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
The Mails per British Contract Packet
Anoma will be closed in THURS DAY, the 8th June, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brinding to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Coylon India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar: TN.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the
LIVINGSTONE, German barque, Capt. H Steffens. Siemion & Co.
PESEDO, British steamer, Captain Kenderding-Melchors & Co.
RAJANATTIANUHAR, Brit steamer, Capt.
THE 8. S.. SUMIDA MARU, Captain until Noon on the day old) at the Office W. Y. Hunter.-Yuon Fat Hong-
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HURENET, dud here on or about the 4th June, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 9th June, at 4 p.30.
Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Oflice up to 1 pm, of day of sailing.
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,
CAHO, and PASSENGERS for Yokohama will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobe, and for Vladivostock at Nagasaki.
For further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, Praya Central, Ground Fleor of Messra RUSHELL & Co,
:
H. J. H. TRIFF,
Agent. Hongkong, May 31, 1882,
jeg
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
previous. For further
Particalars, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to thei PENINSULAR & & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY's Office, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packayes are raquired be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com pany's Black Bill of Lading.
This Vessel will call at COLOMBO.
A. McIVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, May 21, 1862.
Insurances.
CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE
SURANCE COMPANY:
ESTABLISHED 1805.
Sr. Iost, French barque, Captain F. Durand.-Captain.
STILLWATER, British barque, Captain J. L Delay Douglas Laprnik & Co.
Tauru, British steamer, Capt. W. W. Gould-Adamson, Bull & Co.
XENIA, American baixsue, Captain N. E. Reynolds. Captain.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
June C, midnight, Breconshire, British steamor, 1241, D. Williams, Saigon Juno IN-2, Rico.— Anamson, Rein, & Co.
THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTN for the above Company, they are prepared to jasue POLICIES of Insuranc FIRE on the usual Terme, ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January 1882.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERSgainst
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
THE S. S. GAELIC will be despatch- THE
ed for San Francisco via Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 12th June, 1882, at 3 p..
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan. porta
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's face, until 5 pm. the day previous to sailing.
A Recurion of 25 % made on all RETURN PASSAGE ORDERS INUED,
Consular In
Invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexicon, Central and South American should be sent to the Curapany's addressed to the Collector of Cus- Offices tons; San Francisco,
Cargo,
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 501, Queen's Road Central.
CHAS. H. HASWELL, J.,
Agent. Bongkong, June 2, 1889.
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NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, FORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA ;
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
ON
N THURSDAY, the 15th day of June, 1882, ut Noon, the Company's 5. S. PEINO, Commandant CHAMPENOIS, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the abcre places,
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac- copted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon of Lith June, 1882
will be received on board until 4 Specie and Parcels until 8 p.m.. on
Cargo
CHATEAU LA ROSE, pints & quarte. the 14th June, 1882. (Parcels are not
P.
CHATEAU LAFITE,'
11
1REA. GRAVES,
Η
11
BREAKFAST GLARET,"
SHERRIES & PORT
to be sunt on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
SLOCORE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848).
HUNT'S PORT.
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c.---
je35.
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June 7, Pau, German barque, 744, Klefoth, Hamburg Dec. 16, General. CARLOWITZ & Co.
June 7, Fortune, Siamese harque, 447, J. L. Sederstrom, Bangkok May 7, Rice. CEINAND
Juno 7 Odir, Norwegian steamer, 96, Sorensen, Wuhu Jane 1, Rice.SIERSEN & Co.
June 7, Heikou, British steamer, frean Canton.
To-day's Advertisements. 37, Hui Yuen, Chinese summer,
984, Wilson, Shanghai June 4, General C. M. S. N. Co.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,
VA FOOCHOW.
(Taking Cargh at through rutes for all AUS- TRALIAN and NEW ZEALAND PORTS, TASMANIA, FIJI- and NEW CALEDOÑIA. ) ·
The Steamship
"Ganges," Captain BLAIR, will be espatched as above on
FRIDAY, the 9th Instant, at Noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & C
Agents. Hongkong, June 7, 1882.
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
The Steamship
jog
"C. T. Hook," Captain JARVIS, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY AFTERNOON, the 11th Instant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
AH YON & Co. Hongkong, June 7, 1882.
4
Jp11
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
June 7, Actie, Danish steamer, 268, N. C. Revebeck, Haiphong June 4, General, C. M. S. N. Co.
Juns 7, Namon, British steamer, 862, G. Westaby, Focchow June. 2, Amey 2, and Swatow 6, Góneral.-DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co
June 7, Shaon, Annamite steamor, 136, W. Blumenberg, Haiphong May 25, and longham June 2, General -SHUN, Wo
YUEN.
June 7, Hei-chang-ching, Chinese gun boat, from a cruise.
June 7, Camclet,, British steamer, 1049, James Boor, Saigon June 3, Rice and Fal -BUN HIN CHAN
DEPARTURES. Juns 6, Tettung, for Teuron.
7, Tartar, for Vladivostock.
7. Sury Wangse, for Bangkok. Ping-on, for Hoihow, &c.
Odin, for Canton.
7, Hotho, for Swatow.
7, Kwangtung, for Coast Ports.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
Tim Co, Steamship
"Menelaus," Captain LAPAGE, will be Hainn, for Hoihow, &c.
Schwan, for Chefco. despatched on or about
the 17th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, epply to'
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE;- Agents Hongkong, June 7, 1882.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
CANTON DISTRICT.
No. 4
NOTICE is hereby given, that the SUNKEN
JUNK referred to in Notice to Mariners, No. 3, issued 25th May, 1882, has been Removed.
The Two RED LACHTY are Discontinued from this date.
F. E. WOODRUFF,
Commissioner of Cuttons. 3. H. C. GÜNTHER, Karbour Master, Cnston House, Canton, 6th June, 1882.
NOTICE.
Australian Colonies.
MAILS OF THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Gaelic, will
he despatched on MONDAY, the 12th inst., with Mails for Japan, 8an Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follow:-
2.16 P.M.. Registry ceases.
2.30 PM. Post-Oflice closes, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fue of 10 cents extra- Postage until the time of departure. Hongkong, June 6, 1882. jue12
·
THE MAILS PER BRITISH CONTRACT Pac- KETS Will CLOSE during the Sommer Months, comensing from the 4th of April, as follows:-
For Money Order Business 3 r.
"Registry of Correspondence 4.F.M.
Posting of all Printed Matter 4 r.. Posting of all Latters 5 P.3.
1. Posting of all Letters with Late Fou
6.10 to 5:30 .M. Supplementary Mail on Board 9:30 PM. with Luto Fee of 10 cents on Letters, Newspapers without Late Fes, after which Letters may be placed in the Letter Box
on board the Packet for treatment at Singapore,
Shipping Intelligence.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping
[No. 5893.-JUNE 7, 1882.
different gases on the eggs of silk worms. It was found that the egge kept in carbonie acid gas," for two months prior to being 4 pm Devonshire-leaves-for Portland hatched, showed more vivacity and vitality than of the others those kopt in __(Oregon).
de- in being the most backward and fat, but slow and lazy in their movements. The eggs kept in pure air produced good-alzed silk worms, nothing, however, beyond ordinary growth, ..Whlak served as a basis for the comparisons
hydrogwhile those in oxygen became
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, June 0
Daylight. English Mail leaves for Ports
̈ of Call and Europe, ̈ ̈ ̈ Noon.-Ganges lonvos for Australian
Porta, via Foochow. Goods per Fraotaddy undelivered after. Noon, subject to rent and landing
Mites for Bombay,
Bishi Mail lavor Rx Nagasaki, &c.
5 p.al-Filipino leaves for Manila.
9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge, a SATURDAY, June 10-
Goods per Arratoon Apear undelivered
after this date subject to rant. SUNDAY, June 11-
4 p.m.-C. T. Hook leaves for Straits. MONDAY, June 12 –
3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s Stemmar leuvos for Yokohama and San Francisco.
5.30 p.m.--Meeting of Members of the Hongkong Humane Society at the Chamber of Commerce Roote. THURSDAY, June 15
Noon.-French Mail leaves for Perts of
Call and Europe.
SATURDAY, June 17:-
4. Nohon leaves for Australian
"Ports on or about this dute WEDNESDAY, Juno-21---
large
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SCFPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL.". (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s" Line).
THE CRISES IN EGYPT.
LONDON, 6th June.
In compliance with an Imperial, order, Arabi Boy has stopped Military preparn- tions.
LONDON, 6th Jane.
The Power generally are disposed to re- gard a Conference as unnecessary.
REPRESSION OF HIM IN TERLAND WILL-
LONDON, 6th June,
.Two Clausos of the Repression Crime in Ireland Bill have been adopted in Com- puittee...
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ealing leaves for Australian Porta, via. The next ENG MAI, per the P. & G.
Foochow, on or about this date.
SATURDAY, June 84
3 p.m.American Mail loaves for Yoko
hama and San Francisco.
THE
Co.'s steamer Kaisar-i-Hund, may be expected to arrive here to-morrow Thursday, the 3th inst. It bringe dates to the 4th ultimo.
The P. M. steamer City of Peking may be
looked for hare about the 14th June. :
THE City Hall Library and Museum will be
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, cloasd on Thursday, (to-morr Friday
Established A.D. 184L,
香港大藥房
་།
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOBESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS,
IMPORTERS · ·
OF
DRUGGITY' SUNDRIES, NUSSERY REQor- HTXS, Tower REQUISITES, ENGLRH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
**
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerado, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
The following lists are corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, and Consignees are invited from other sources to communicate with the Editor in the
of event any inaccuracy occurring in this at list tas compiled from the papers and other information at his summand. The Editor will, at all times, be glad to receive any additions to the list from those who have later advices, private or otherwise, than his own
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
Left.
AT HONGKONG. Namns,
Jan. 4, Truth (s.),
6, Flaming (2.),
"
17. Susappe
"
18, Marathon,
Feb. 11, Tanjore,
"
15, P. J Carleton, 15, Ice King (a.), 17, Grecian,
17, Lucy A. Nickols,
18, Hans
24, Loudous Castle (s.),
From Sunderland Hull
Cardiff
London Cardiff Carditi
New York Cardiff New York
Hamborg
Cardiff
London
Sunderland
New York
Now
Hui Yuen, for Canton.
Achilles, for Amey and Shanghai.
21, Emblem (s.),
Mar.
5, Ethel Caine (s.),
5,0. D. Bryant,
6
New York
Thuyor
25
J
Penarth
>
London
April 6, India,
Cardiff
London Cardiff
Cuxhaven
Cardiff
Cardiff
London
Harburg
London
PASSENGERS. ÅTRIVED.
For Breconshire, tron Saigon, 1 European deck, and 50 Chinese.
For Paul, from Hamburg, Mr.A. Weg-
mer.
13, Molbrok,
15, Comet,
17, Bonito,
19, Nearchus,
**22, Rookhurat,
21
22, Rossini,
29, Caroline Bohn,
The China Itail.
and Saturday, in consequence of the res moval of the cages to examine the state of the building.
We understand there is a prospect of the Baudmann prolonging his stay in the Colony, and that a subscription list is being circulated for four performances. We are of opinion-that-Bir-Bandmann would zoceive hearty support, independent of any such list.
Tus Norddeutsch Allgemeine Zeitung of the 20th March contains the following, which will be of interest to our German readers —— Tho well known shipowner and proprietor of extensive Steam Rice Mills, Mr R. 0,
The publication of this issue commenced Rickmers, of Geostomind, has again shown his liberality in giving donations to public 8.05 p.m.
institutions to the sunbunt of 100,000 marka, and His Majesty the Emperor of Germany has bestowed on hiin the tillo of Kommer- zienrath, Mr Rickmers is going to further enlarge the firm by opening towards the end of the year a large rice stare manufac
HONGKONG, FRINESDAY, JUNE 7, 1882.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
We learn from the items of intelligence tory which will employ about 1,000 work- brought by the last American Mail that the men, at Han Mundon, Germany. The French Cabinet Conncil has approved the establishment will be taken over by one of chemo of De Lesseps for utting through the younger sons of the Kommerzienzäth; the narrow isthmus separating the bead of an alder son will manage the steam rice and the Gulf of Gabes from the extremity of rice flour mills and the extensive export the Shott EL. Diarid to form the proposed business; and a third son, who was & mem Ses South of Algiers and Southwest of her of the Prussian Thet, has the shipping Tunis. The preliminary surreys for this and very extensive rice port basinang under his management Mr Rickmer's Boheme were executed by M. Rondsire, a
Franch Engineer, in 1879, who is entitled to name is well known in the East by his share with De Leasepathe credit of initiating trade connection, and from the peculiarity this great undertaking. The project briofly
suaimed moang this, to flood the tigering of naming his vowels after himself and Shotts-dried-up lakot the walera family.
lako bede-by
of the Mediterranean. There appears thi
be great difference of opinion as to the cost YESTERDAY (6th), s Chinaman, and a pas of the intended work. M. Rondaire's ori.
resonger by the steamer Kiskieng from Centon, estimates
restricted the probably re- ontlay
ginal
quired
to under 20,000,000 francs: committed suicide by jumping overboard. and some of De Lessep's recent figures. It appears that the dormant la premedi- signs the high limit of 66,000,000 frames
the cost of the same. The advantages stated the committal of the dead, as he to result from the creation of this carried nothing with him but a bunch of pected to new sca are stated to be great and many----
Per Hwai Yuen, from Shanghai, Capt. | LEFT, BUT DATE OF DEPARTURE UNKNOWN the least of which will be the amelima, mangoas, some lychees anda bottle of wine.
Cunningham.
Per Actio, from Haiphong, 21 Chinese. Per Namoa, from Coast Ports, Captain Clarke, Mr Ung Quoy, and 129 Chinese.
Per Shun-pn, from Haiphong, &c., 1 Chi- ere, 1 Annamite woman and children.
Por Camelot, from Saigon, 118 Chinese for Swatow and Amoy
DEPARTED.
Pet Sury Wongse, for Bangkok, Dr Scheube, and 11 Chinese.
Minnie Allen,
Lady Bowen,
Molrose,
Evy Reed,
Australia
Anotralia
Australia
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. At London-Steamers via Suez Canal.
Yorkshire. Glenetr
*Marino
Per Chinking, for Shanghai, 2 Furo-Agnes Mur.
peans.
Per Pingou, for Haihow, 14 Chiness and Ulyssos (5.) je142 boys; for Fakhol, 20 Chinese,
CEALED TENDERS for the SUPPLY during the Six Months from 1ST JULY to 31ST DECEMBER, 1882, to the PORTUGUESE NAVAL STATION at Macao, of RATIONS for the Crows, UNIFORMS, and SHIPS' STORES, &c., will bo Received at the Harbour
* Master's Office at Macao till the 16th Instant.
The TENDERS will be Oponed, and Public
Per Yutung, for Touron, 34 Chinese. Por Achilles, for Shanghai, Mr" Charimis- Circus Company, and 40 Chinese.
Per Howw, for Swatow, 10 Chinesa, Per Kuanglung, for Swatow, &c., 9 Hi- ropeans, and 150 Chinese.
TO DEPART.
For further particulars,.apply at the SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON- | Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, TILLADO.
A gesit. Hongkong, June 5, 1882.
U. S. MATE LINE.
Per drama, for Singapore, 4 Chinese and 3 children; for Penang, Capt. Clarke; for -PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP
Bombay, Mr O. Tar Mahomed; for Bris COMPANY.
disi, Mr. H P. Gray; for London, Messrs Wilke, W. W. Bill, Mr K. D. Adame; on the 16th Instant, st 11 o'clock o, and Bellasis; for THROUGH to NEW YORK, VIL
for Plymouth, Mesars Geo OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOURING when the Contract will be adjudicated to
Gard AZ YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO. whoever may offer the best advantages with W. H. Addiscett, Geo. Doran, Chas.
regard to Prices and Qualities of the Artier, J. Harding, and Chas. BirdFrom
Shanghai THE U. 8. Mail Steamship CITY OF clea to be supplied.
for Bombay, Mr R. E Toeg: 1 PEKING will be despatched for San Full Particulars of the Articles that may for London, Mrs Jamison, Missor Francisco, ría. Yokohama, on SATURDAY, be e required, and of the Conditions of the std 5 children.-From Yokohama: for the 24th June, 1882, at 3 p.m., taking Contract to be entered into, can be learnt Singapore, Mr C. McKenzie, Mrs Winton Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the on Application at the PORTUGUESE CON and child; for London, Lieut. C. G. Robin- United Sistes, and Europe.
SULATE at Hongkong, any day, between the son, HN., and Mr J. Johnson, R.N Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- hours of 10 in the Morning and 3 in the portation to Yokohama and other Japan Afternoon
Limitation will take place in the above Office J. H. Mustard, Wright, RN.,
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY, BISQUIT DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY, FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. CELARTREUSE, MARASCHINO. CURACAO.
ANGOSTURA, BOKER's and ORANGE
BITTERS.
&o, **" &o
Be.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON End
SAUNDERS, pints and quarta,
GUINNESS'S' STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BURKE, pints and quarts.
PILSENER BEER, in quarts,
Gallon.
ALE and PORTER, in hogshots.
Porte, bo Ben Fre United States; via Over- Hongkong, 6th of June, 1892.
San Francisco, to Atlantic rod. Portuguese Consulate,
to Havana, Trinidad, and
Land
Railways, to DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the Demarsrs, and to ports in Mexico, Central
and South america, by the Company's and jold
ting Steamers. connecting
Thronghi Passage Tickets granted to and Germany by all England, Frane trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
SPECIALLY SELECTED
THE
Gláacus (6),
Guiling Star,
Benedi (a.)
Glenfalich..
Sailing Fessels.
Star of India. Tyburnis.
Laertes (a.) Antenor (s.) Al Cardif
Ruthin. At Glasgow.
Posang (5.)
At Liverpool,
Quotations, HONGKONG, June 7 OPIUM-New Patun, casti,...8600
cash,... New Benares, cad,... 6971 cash,... 5771
19
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New Malwa, credit,... 640 Allowance, Teels....... 64 Old Malwa, credit,... 680 Allowance, Theh...... 48
Exchang.
Bank,
71.
Wire, ... Demand, 30 days' sight,
3,0%
-300
Per Hainan, for Hoihow, &c., 70 Chi
4 months right,
3/10
Credita Documentary. 4 months-sight, 3/107 Indis, Wire, ...
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BARA
SHIPPING REPORTS.
J. LOUREIRO,
The British steamer Breconshire reports: The Consul General for Portugal,
Light S. W. winds and showery to Paracels; thence to part Fight variable breese and TO BE LET.
fine weather.
The Chinese steamer Rital Yum reports : THE ELIGIBLE BUSINESS PRE- Left Shanghai at 1'am, on 4th, Arrived MISES lately in the occupation of in Hongkong at 8 am, on 7th had mo- On prepaid RETURN PASSAGE TONNI & Messrs MADEWEN, FRICKE & Co., No. 48, darate N.E. wind and rain throughout.
1 REDUCTION of 25%
is mado. Fraight will be received on board until 4 QUEEN'S ROAD also GODOWNS and Saw S. 8.-2
She Killarney at noon on SHOP adjoining same, Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in m. on the 23rd June. Parcel Packages
Apply to 5 and 10 catty Boxes,
HALINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, June 5, 1882,
CIGAR S.
will be received at the office until 5 p.m., same day; all Parool Paskages should be
BREAKFAST CONGOU 25 cents p. B. marked to address in full; value of same
SEASIDE LIBRARY 16 to 25 cents. FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRARY, 15 to
25 cents.
Mug PATENT FIREPROOF
SAFES, and CASH BOXES, ■ Manufacturer's Prices, Hongkong, June 1, 1882, -
is
required,
accompany Overlaat Consuler Invoices to accompany Cargo should be sont to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Contents at San Francisco,
For further information to Pasage and Freight, apply to the Aganoy of the Company, No. 6, Queen's Road Central
FE FOSTER, Glen Agent for China & Japan. Hongkong, May 26, 1882,
ja24
TO BE LET.
(WITH IMMEDIATS POSSESSION.) THE BOUSE, No. 1, ALBANY, Rooies
and Servants' OFFICES, GARDEN and STABLING. GAE and WATER laid on.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, June 8, 1882
oth
bound
demand, Shanghaij. demand,
"„,.- 30 days'sight, private Gold Leaf, 994 fine Sovereigns,
485,28
Shares.
(For Share Quotations, see Page 4)
Temperature.
not
tion of the cluuate of Algiers and Tunis. He took a first-class passage, and as he had a Being navigable for ships of the greatest queer-looking appearance, the other passen
it will also open a new commercial
draught, it
route to the districts lying to the Spath of gera took him for a pick-pocket and the Ayres and the Atlas range while the accordingly informed the officers of the almost dry water courses which converge steamer to have kim removed to another from all sides towards the shotts, will again
to
the part of the steamer; a sailor took up
become resort lanul or the duty of inducing him to go to the
fertilization of tracts of their banks,
This
soheme must not be lower dock, but he retorted that he could confounded with that for submerging the
basin
Jut
:of El with the water of the go Atlantic-to form s
open up the heart of
merce of the world,
this project has
minco
wherever he liked so long as
n to way to he was able to pay his passag
to the com-"
we believe that boing called to pay his passage-money found to be he produced a chopped dollar which was possible owing to the bifference of level short-weight, and then produced a second being the reverse of what it was expected; one of full weight He then laid his and even the Timbuctoo Railway, once
gested, has been proved to be impracti- mall bundle of fruit and wine on the suggested,1 cable on many counts. The Algerinosen-like desk proceeded to eat, and finished the now wontemplated, will de more to streng-
then French influence and power in Nor whole wine and fruits-in a short time. thern Africa than all the blood and money He got up, threw the empty bottle into the that has been heretofore fruitaly-ex-water, and asked one of the passengers pended for that purpose
where they were, and how far from Hong-
-The silk-worm exemplifies an instance kung. On being told that they were nors of large effects from emall cansts One Nam-teo, he suddenly, went to the side of hundred newly-hatched worms weigh one the steaner and jumped overboard. The grain. When full grows the worm is engines wore at once stopped, and a boat nearly 10,000 times its primitive weight lowered, but nothing more was soon of the During its various stages of growth, which deceased. After a search of about half-an- is very rapid, it consumes me cuneo of hour the steamer proceeded on her way to mulberry leaves, and increases in size by 40 Hongkong.
times its original length. An ounce of eggs.
should furnish 120 lbs of cocoons, and one THERE seems to be considerable excitement pound of commons may be taken as the pro over Electris Shares in Shanghal- duce of the labours of an average of 200
worms. The length of realed sils obtain Courier weites thus
esterday afternoon
able from a single con varies from 300 (2d) a reaction, approaching, to 600 yards; and 12 lbs. of cocoons give
one pound of reeled silk which may be con like a panic, occurred in Electric share verted into Kifteen yards of fik fobris. That the price at which they rero quoted. One good sized mulberry tree will, food early yesterday (70,preminn) was out about 17,000 silk worms, OF 68 CURRY
would produce seven pounds of silk) but proportion to their estimated value was ap posad of silk, has been known to be ruled parent to all cool-handed speculators, as TE from
800, worms Grast attention is now ridiculons fall of the events, ben Uhin
S
The British B'lezmer ~"Nutros- · REPORTE CA
ports (Taken at Messrs Falconer di Co. Prinses, being paid in different parts of the world holders were offering a 10 provadet yas
BAROMETER
Do
Left Foochow on End, Amoy and June, and experienced light variable winds sad foggy weather Left Bestow on the 6th, and ex- parienced light winds and thick weather. In Foochow 8. B. Douglas, Bowen, Eliar- ray, Mensuit, Tannadice, Gleneagles, and De. Hungarian In Amoy 8.8. Gleason and THERMOMETER
muy valor & 6. Wanchors, Foo-Do
Mira Do chow, Norden, Lusitania, Chi Thar, and Dombe,
an The British steamer Camelot reporta Weather generally fine with light variable winds from B.to S.W. by the South
Queen's Rood.)
HONGKONG, June
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to silk culture, particularly in Americs; 008 rossons are given for thi but the greatest an
anocess in the brooding of coording to one account, kas worgis has been achieved by the Italians ng consulted severa
kha oonviction that tie Sillz worms the past few during hatched.by
dby obostricity Lave been roured in nerated solely through
Italy. The Superintendent of the Kiperi. **
***green devilna word mental Farm at Fádua found that the eremitian, or disti
of silk worms may he scalerated damped,"I
hatching of
ten or twelve days, sud a yield of 10 per the decrees of Feng cont of caterpillare secured by exposing sitious and more the egge to a current of negative electricity Heathens, however, from Holtz machine for sight or ten sudden deprecis minutes In the same country export the abacus,; by rachts have been also tried upon the action of
proved
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