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For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

No. 53, Queen's Road East, (OFPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT),

RE NOW LANDING, EX

BRITISH BARQUE

*STILLWATER,"

DEVOE'S NONPARIEL BRILLIANT

Mails.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA,

Mails. SHIBAIL STEAM

THE CHINA MAIL.

MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

PORT SAID, SYRIAN POers, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS STEAM TO NAGASAKI, KOBE AND

OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;

YOKOHAMA, VTA INLAND. SEA. PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA | (Taling Cargo and Passengers for VLADI

AND ALL INDIAN

PORTS.

AINO,

THURSDAY,

KEROSINE OIL, Oton, the Company) a S. S.

150° test.

SPARTAN COOKING

STOVES.

FAIRBANKS SCALES.

OAKUM.

TAR

***

TURPENTINE.

BY AMERKJAN MAILS"

|ALIFORNIA

CRACK

RACKER

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 th

tins, and loose.

Alphabetical BIS-

SUITS

Fancy Sa cot Mixed

BISCUITS.

Ginger JAKES Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISCUITS.

Cracked WHEAT,

OAT

INY

Pickle

CORNMEAL.

Arian CHEESE.

SH.

d BACON.

and

Fondoised MILK.

APPLE BUTTER. X-TONGUES.

in kegs and pieces. Family FIG-PORK Paragon MACKEREL in 5 cas Beat Ideal SALMON in 6 It ans.

Dessert FRUITS in 2 1b cans. Culting's Dessert!

Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage

MRAT.

Staffed PEPPERS.

Assorted

PICKLES

MINCEMEAT.

COMB HONEY in Original Frames,

the 7th September, DJEMNIH, Commandant DE BOISSEUIL BANON WILL

will leave thin Port for the above

with

VOSTOCK.)

Www, due here on or about the [HE S. 3. NIIGATA MARU, Captain 10th Instant, will be despatched as above

Carge received on board and Parcels at the Oflice up to 1 p.m. of day of guling,

SPECIE, and CARGO PASSENGERS, on FRIDAY, the 15th September, at 4 p..

places.

opped into threat of

Nog

Car Spect will be registered for London as well as for Maravilles, and ac

in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping

Orlers will be granted until of 6th September, 1882. Cargo will be deceived on board until 4 p.m., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 6th September, 1882. (Paruls are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Offico.)

Contents and valite of Packages are re- qurant.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Offion.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, A yout Hongkong, August 26, 1882.

30%

TS. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP' COMPANY.

THROUGH 16 NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.

fin

All Claims for Dimage must be settled board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.

CALGO and PAUSENius will be tranalip- pel for Vladivostock at Nagasaki,

For further Particulare, upply at the Company's Overces, Prays Central, Ground Floor of Musses RosSELL & Co.

R. J. H. TRIP,

Agent.

soli

Hongkong, September 5, 1882. Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Company.

TAKING CARIO AND PASSENGERS

JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA

AND

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

THE S. S. ARABIC will be despatch Ted for San Francisco. via Yokohams, on THURSDAY, the 28th September, 1882, at Noon.

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan

¦

Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCOLIORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King Georg The First,

4. A. 1720.

THE designed having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation uro propared to grant Insurance as follows:

Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either hore, in London or at the principal Ports of India, iluna and Australi

Fire Department.

current rates.

Policies issued for long or short periods at

Life Department Policies tamed for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & On Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED,

Subscribai Capital-One Million Storfing.

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS.

Sept. 6, St. Idene, French langus, from Whampona

Sept. 6, Kurangtung, British afcamor, 074, M. Young, Swator Sept. 5, General. --Douglas Lapraix & Co.

Sept. 6, Salter, French steamer, 323, J. Riari, Haiphong Sept. 3, General, ---SRING LOONo.

Sept. (Inyo, Cherman steiner, 69, Josefson, Nagnsale Any 31, Coal and Gon

eral CHINESE.

"

·Hopt, 16, China, Guman steuner, 648, |! F. Schöhr, Swantow Supt. 6, Gonora), ** YEN Får Hosu.

www.vatal

DEPARTURES.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

[No. 5071 SEPTEMBER 6, 1852.

from Egypt until reinforcements have bein landed at Alexandria to enable Sir E

Daylight.-Pembrokeshire leaves for YoYool's division to join Sir Garnet Wolseley,

kohama and Hiogu.

who has apparently found the force with Noon-Freno Mail leaves for Ports of which he advanced from Ismailia, insaf

Call and Europe.

biont for the operations it was intended to p.r.-Chindiang Leaves for Ningpo, &c. carry out

4 p.m.-Peking leaves for Shanghai.

General Memoranda, Fray, September 8-

Claims against the Harter must be sont in to MEATS Russel & Co., one before this date.

2 p.m.-Auction of Stock-in-Trade, &c.,

at Mr J, M. Armstrong's, 5.30 p.m.-Mooting of Hongkong St.

Andrew's Society at City Hall

Sept. 5, Titis, Geraan gunboat, for Shang- SUNDAY, September 10-

Jusi.

5, Talegraph, for Bangkok.

6. Er König, for Chefoo.

ü, Carl Gerhard, for Minado (Colebes),

6. Namba, for Coat Poris.

6, Vorwarts, for Tricate, &c.

CLEARED.

Surprise, for Iloilo. Loridony Castle, for Shanghai. Fomoueris. for Touron. Magenta, for Chefco. Res, for Haiphong.

Tiders, gewag and cutou for Pembrokeshire, For Vokalaman.

Undersigned, having been appointed

the above Company, are prepared to issuo Folicies voring FIRE RISKS at Curront Rates.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agente

Hongkang, July 20, 1882,

Intimations,

NEWS FOR HOME.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

For Krangtung, from Swatow, Mr Gro gory, Master Ramsay, Mr Ting, and 210 0220 Chinese, deck.

DEPARTED.

The Overland China Mail.

(Tv nidast Overland Paper in Chunn.)

IBSUD AT THE CHISA MAIL" Obter

IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Per Namon, for Foodow, Mr Grant ; for Coust Poris, 1 European, and 150 Chinese. TO DEJART.

Per Surprise, for Iloik, 3 Europeaus. Por Vorners, for Turon, 20 Chinese. Per Hemus, for Haiphong, 10 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Keangtang reports ¦ Loft Swatow yesterday afternoon, and had modorate N.E, wind, cloudy and tine wes-

Containing from 72 to 34 olumus of closely.ther sousterly well. In Suntow: 5. S.

printed matter.

Bung-pai, fatsitanio, and H.MES. Lög.

The French steamer Skalice reports: Stronger throughout.

twice

1 re

TuS All Parcal Packages should be marked to xil Summary is compiled from the Daily China Mail, published address in full; and samo will be received

a month on the morning of the at the Company's Office, until the English Mail's departure, and is day previous to sailing

of each fortnight's current history have paid full fare, re-embarking at San of events in China and Japan, con Franciso for China or Japan for vix verstributed in org Wished at the various i reports and collated within six months, will be allowed a discount from the journals

RETURN PASSAGER, -Passeigers, who

cord

THE U. S. Mail Steamsläp CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, vii. Yokohama, en FRIDAY, the 10th September, 1882, at Nron, taking Passengers, and Fraight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Hills of

of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Parts

to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Citive of the United States, via Over head Railways, to Havann, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Contral and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamors.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England,

Francu, and Germany by all of 20 from Reuen Faru, if featburking ports in those Countries. trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

within one year, an allowance of 10% will RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers, who be made from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re- luve paid full fare, re-embarking at Saturn Passage Orders, available for one year, Francisco for China or Japan (or nice versa) will be issued at a Discount of 20% from within six months, will be allowed a discount Ratan Fass. These alinnances do not apply of 20% from Return Fare; it marking Burope.

to through fares from China and Japan to within one year, an allowance of 10 % will

turu Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 26% from Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Heturn Fare Theer allowances do not apply Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus-

roughfares from China and Japan to toms, San Francisen

Consular Invoices to accompany Over-

It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Ee, and a complute Commercial Summary-

Subscription,

50 cents pur Copy (postage palet) 81 per aumin (postage paid $12.20.)

Richardsson & Robbin's Colebrated Potted be unde trom Return Fare, Pre-Paid Ee land. Mexican, Contral and South American Street, mut later than non of the day the

MEATS. Richardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS.

Lunch TONGUE. LEMONADE

McCarty's Sugar

15

Clam CHOWDER

Smoked SALMON,

Green TURTLE in 2) 16 cats.

&c.,

to

Freight will be received on board until 4 Pothe 14th September. Para Packages will be received at the offico until 5 pm., some day; all Partel Packages should bé

required,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STORES, marked to address in fall; value of ame

including

TRYANONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

ALMONDS and RAISINS.

PICNIC TONGUES.

CUCCATINA

VAN HOUTEN'S COGOA. LIEBIG'S & Err's COCOA. FRENCH PLUMS.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS.

MINCEMEAT.

SAUSAGES.

BRAWN.

ISIONY BUTTER.

DANISH BUTTER.

BREAKFAST TONGUES.

ANCHOVIES.

ASPARAGUS.

SOUPS, &c.

WINES AND SPIRITS. CHAMPAGNES

HIEDECK'S MONOPOLE & WHITE

SRAL.

VEUVE CLIQUOT PÚNSARDIN. JULES MUMM & Co., pints & quarto.

CLARETS

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

is

Consular Tuvoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be send to the Company's Offices in Scaled nedopes, addressed to the Collector of Ciestoma at Ban. Prancisco.

For further information en Pass and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company No. 0A, Quoan's Road Central.

CHAS. D. HARMAN,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, August 29, 1882.

Also,

For further information as to Freight Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50a, Queen's Road Central.

CHAS, D. HARMAN,

Acting Apod. Hongkong, September 4, 1882.

Insurances.

3028

Orders should be sent in Gro. MURRAY BAIX, Chino Mail Otics, 2, Wyndham English-Mail Steamer leaves.

Terms of Advertising, amo as in Daily Chinu Mail.

Mr. Andrew Wind,

NEWS AGENT, &T.

133, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorized to receive Subscriptions. Advertisements, &c., for the China Mail, Overland China Mail, and Chique Renew.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE To-day's Advertisements.

INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undoraigned, Aurns of the above Lagainst FIRE at Current Butos...

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON;

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA: PERSIAN GULF PORTS. MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

THE PENINSULA AND Or I STA

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Stear-chip GANGES, 4100 Tons, 4000 11.P., Captai CHATEAU LA ROSE, pints & quarts, W. B. ANDREW, with Her blajesty's Mails,

CHATEAU LAFITE,"

IRZA GRAVES,

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KREAKFAST CLARET »

SHERRIES & PORT→→→

SAUCONE'S MANZANILIA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1848),

HUNT'S PORT.

will be despatched from this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY, and SUEZ CANAL, (con- necting at COLOMBO with the Themes, 4100 Tons, 4000 H.P.), FRIDAY, the 15th September, 1882,

1882, at 4 p.m.

Cargo wil

will be received on board unțil Noon on the day of:

i sailing Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until Noon on the day of sailing.

Silk and Valuables for Europe will

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c.-The transhipped at Colomboy Ton and

1 and 3-atar HENNESAY'S BRANDY. Bisquit DunoUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY. FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAKAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDES WHISKY, CHARTREUSE. MARASCHINO, CURACAO.

BITTERS.

ANGOSTURA, BOKER'S and ORANGE

$20.

.S00.1

dc.,

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

SAUNDERS, pints and quarte

GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &

J. BUREE, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quiris. DRAUGHT ALE and FORTER, by the

ALE

Gallon.

and PORTER, in hogsheads.

SPECIALLY SELECTED OI GAE

Fine New Season', CUMSHAW TEA, in')

6 and 10 BovOL. BREAKFAST CUNA centy p. fo.

SEASIDE LIBRARY, 15 to 25 cents FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRARY, 15 to

20 conte

General Cargo for London will to conveyou el Boubay without transhipment, arriving one week later than by the ordinary direct route vid Colombo,

For further Particulars, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAK & ORIENTAL STRISE NAVIGA- TION COMPANY's Office

Hongkong

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

Bhippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of lading,

A. MOIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, September 4, 1882.

Intimations.

Be15

WASHING BOOKS. (In English arid - Ohinese.) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now be bad at this Office. Price, $1 each.

CHA MAIL Offico.

W

FREDERIC ALGAR, COLONIAL, NEWSPAPER & COMMIS- SION AGENT,

11, Clement's Lane, Lumbard Street, LONDON. MEE Colonial Press supplied with News- -papers, Books, Types, Ink, Presses, Papers, Correspondents, Letters; and any European Goods on Londor temos.

MUNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

SAFES, and CASI BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prima, Hongkong, June 1, 1882.

Colonial Newspapers received at the office are regularly filed for the inspection of Advertisers and the Public. ·

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE)

Caripal--Twn MILLIONE STERLING,

Poludes against the Risk of FIRR on THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods 41 board Vessels and on Halls of Vessels in Barbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

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

first class Lives up to £1000 ou a Single If required, protection will be granted on

Lifo

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

ANGTSZE INSURANCE

Y^

ASSOCIATION.

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Tls. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE Tls. 230,000.00 SPECIAL RESERVE FOND......Tls. 290,568.95 TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-]

CUMULATIONS, 06 April, 1882.

...Tl. 940,553.95

Directors.

H. De C. Foxses, Esq., Chairman.

J. H. PINCKVOSS, WH. MEYERINE,

Ева. Exq

FOR NINGPO AND SHANGHAI

The Stanship

“Chinkrang,” Capt. S. M. OR, wil be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 7th Instant, at 4 p. zn.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, September 1, 1882.

se?

FOR SHANGHAI,

The Steamship

"Peking," Captain DREWES, will be despatched for the above Port TOMORROW, the 7th Inst., at 4 p..

For Freight or Passage, apply to.

SIEMSSEN. & C. Hongkong, September i, 1882.

ROT

CARGO.

Ter S. S. Hesperia, ailed 1st September, to Hamburg :--6,000 boxes (32,700 the.) Congou, 10 pkgs, Sundries, 26 pkgs Canes, 24 pkgs. Rattans, and II boxes Chinaware.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For SINGAPORE AND BATAVIA...----

Per Ferntmter, at 1130 aan, To-morrow,

the 7th inst.

For BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MEL-

BOURNE.

Per Hungarian, at 11,30 a in. To-morrow,

Daylight.Fokien leaves for Swatu,

A Gazette Extramdinary was issued this morning dealing with "quarantine regula- tions. The following paragraph eurbo Les alterations which have boun inide on pre- vious notices :----

Vessels, which writ; throughout these regulations shall include stenmara, ailing vessels, junks and lorches, arriving other directly or after touching at any inter- mediate port from Cheribon, Iloilo, Panay.

ing

Sulu, Zamboanga,

and Formosa, or any of them

Goods por Page wideliverod after this tow, on entering the waters

date subject to rent..

MONDAY, Soptember 11:

4.45 p,0.-Meeting of H. K. Crisket Club, Goods per Londotta Castle undelivered

after this date subject to ront

TUESDAY, September 12-

́abali.

of the Colony fly the quarantine flag, and shall koop the same dying, and shall be deemed to be in quarantine, until released from quarantine by express written order of the Health Officer.

Goods per Pembrokeshire undelivered after The following ground has been set apart

this date subject to rent.

For a Quarantino Station:-That part of WEDNESDAY, September 13 ----

the West end of Stone Cutter's Islandi

L'aladin leaves for Bangkok on or about which lies West of a line to be determinad

this date.

Frinar, September 15

Hainan leaves for Kudat and Sandakan,

(British North Borneo). Noon.-P. M. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for

Yokohama and San Francisco.

4 p.m.-English Mail leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe..

by the Health Officer, and to be indicated by a line of yellow flags to he fixed by the Health Oficer from shore to shore,

THREE was nothing calling for much com-

4 p.m.-Mitsu Bishi Mail leaves forment before the Legislative Council yester

Nagmenti, &

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established 2.), 1841.

香港大樂

A. S. WATSON & CO., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Druggist, IMPORTERS

OF

day, as the quarantine regulations have been already referred to more than orion, While there can be doubt that con- " venionco must give way to the public safety, the most delicate duty for the Government is to distinguish between no- cessary safeguards and unnecessary inter- ference. This must, of course, be done upon the responsibility of the Health De-. partment The larger powers granted to the Excentive are quite in order; their dis- cretionary oxercise is the ticklisht part of the

DRUGGESTS' SUNDRIES, NUNNERY REQUIusiness, and that the greatest difficulty

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, ANd French PENT·

MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water, Lemonads, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Saraparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters,

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Europe Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

exista, in drawing the line between intelli- gent quarantine and the strict shooting- down policy of Manila, all will admit, It is satismotory to find that the Colonial Treasurer (aud Registrar General) has grappled with the Vehicle nuisance, and we doubt not but that he will be sucessful in his offerts. That the Tramway Bill has not been ap proved in its present form will doubtless be explained by the correspondence to be produced. In the meantims we must wait for the explanation which, in view of Mr

the ith inst, instead of us up. The publicatim of this issue commenced Price's approving letter, seems to imply

at 7.25 p.m. vionssly notified

For SHANGHAL-

Per Peking, at 3.30 pm To-morrow, the

7th: inst.

For NINGPO AND SHANGHAL-

Por Chindong, at 3.30 pm. Tu-morrow,

the 7th inst.

For PAKHOI AND HAIPHONG.-

Por Saltce, at 5 pm. To-morrow, the

7th inst

The China tail.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1882

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL"] for Odin, at 5 p.m. To-inorrow, the 7th (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Cole Line)

For HAIPHONG.

inst.

For SAIGON....

Por Olympia, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

9th inst.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND 1 YOKO.

HAMA

Per Niigata Maru, st. 3.30 p.m., on Fri-

day, the 16th it.

Fur NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.--

Per Bangalore, at 11.30 .., on Satur

day, the 10th it.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET- The French Contract Packet Dieramal will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 7th September, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Datavia, Burna, Cuylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI AND MAILS BY THE BRITI PACKET.........

FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

"Folien,"

Captain Asnorr, will be "despatched for the above Porta un SUNDAY, the 10th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to:

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 6, 1882.

TO LET

·

se10

TWO HOUSES in Richmond Tineace,

Tonlun Road Rest Moderate

Apply to

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, July 7, 1888.

Not Responsible for Debts,

A. J. M. INVERARITY, G. Warnes, Nether the Captain the Agents, nor

Esq.

Bankere.

Esq.

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

AGBAN, British steamer, Captain T. Thomas.Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

CALENDULA, British steamer, Captain C.

HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI. Mears RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries,

LONDON BRANCH: Mesas BARING BROTHERS & Co.,. RICHARD BLACKWELL, Eag., Agent, Castle.Arakeld, Karber & Co.

68 and 60,ine Risks to all Cornhill POLICIES granted on parts of the World.

Subject to a Charge of 12% for Interest on Shareholders Capital, all the Ports of the UNDERWRITING BEINERS are n nually distributed among all Contributors of Business (whether Shareholders or not) in proportion to the Premia paid by thota."

RUSSELL & Co., Agenta.

10c82

CANOPFS, British steater, Captain R. H. Joy. Russell & Co.

Hongkong, May 8, 1882. THE CITY OF LONDON FIRE IN

·SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL, £2,000,000,|| Pain-up, £200,000). PA-UY RESERVE FUND, £50,000, THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS againat FIRE at Current Rates.

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1889,

CAROLINE BERS, Geruan barque, Capt.

Hufenhansor.-Siems & Co ELE, British ship, Captain J. Flecaing-Gibb, Livingston & Co..

ALL QUIET AT THE FRONT.

LONDON, Sept. 5.

All is quiet at the front.

ABOUKIU "PRINO SHELLED.'.

LONDON, Sept. 5 H.M.S. Minotaur in shalling Abeakir.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

that Home influence has overbortie Jocal knowledge of the Colony's wants.

We are sorry to hear that Tso Taung Tang is on bad terms with the officials of his go vernment (the Liang Kiang). So much 20, that it is very doubtful whether he will be able to carry ont, on account of general opposition, his useful projects of riverine improvements and various recanalisations.

We hear that many mentorials have gone to Peking complaining of Tao; it does not follow, however, that he is to blame. All refocauers have to most with opposition whenever vested interests are touched and in the Liang Kiang, now again prosperous, the illegal exactions and equoczos of officials, who want to make up for lost. me have become a very serious senardal. The greed of oficials in most provinces

The ENGLISH MAIL stemmer, with the Aug. of the Empire has become so VUCION- 11th mails from London, will mostable that, if change is not made, disaffeo- probably bring on the rotardol Frenoh amil of 4th August.

The next AMERICAN DIAL. per the O. &. str. Arabic, may be expected to arrive here on or about the 11th inst

Tax Kaastung and China, both from Swatow, have been put in quarantine.

tion will grow, and the people will be- come infected with disloyalty to such an extent that a repetition of rebellion may be made possible Chinese officials appear to forget the terrible rebellions Taiping, Nienfes, and Mohammedan of the past three decades. From the imperfect in- TELEGRAMs for Bangkok can go forward by formation we have we are lod to helioru mail closing at Singapore at noon to that Tao Taung Tang is trying to abate, morrow, the 7th inst.

official corruption, and has disturbed a hornet's nest

The British Contract Packet Ganger will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 15th September, to and through Tus Prima Donna took the plao of the the United Kingdom and Europe

via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ateamer Peking in Kowloon Dock this monta, Batavia, Barinah, Ceylon, India, morning. The Canopus will be taken oạt Ador, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

of the Cosmopolitan Deck this evening, and the Tanais will go in.

N.B-This Pachet carrier nails for the

Australian Colonia.-

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HOURS OF ULOSINN:

THE FRENCH MAIL

Tas morning Mr C. Eweus appeared at the Police Court for Kwok Hung Kwai, the man charged with forging the names of

BEFORE Captain Thomsett, Marine Magis- trite, six seamen belonging to the American ship Nearchus wese this morning chazgod by the master, Captain Swap, with refusing to do duty for the last four days. The Captain produced the ship's articles show-

had been e ug that the men

engaged at Carull for a period of twenty-four mouths,

The following hours are observed in closing the Colonial Treasurer and the Accountant go to any part of the world, but to be

Mails, &c., by the French Contract Packet

ed the case until ten o'clock or Friday

and asked for a further rennd. The Ma- Day before departure for Saturday if the de-gistrate acceded to the request, and remand

parture be on Montelay),~~-

P.AL-Money Order Office closes.

Post Office closus, except the morning. NIGHT Box, which is always opon out of Office hours.

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Day of departure,—

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discharged in any port in Europe or the United States On Saturday the mou asked for their discharge, the Captain refused to pay them of, and told them they could go to the Consul on Monday they disented from We kuva received several inquirice as to this proposal and leclined to work, and whether there is or ought to be any differ- persisted in refusing even after they had Post Office opens. AM-Registry of Letters cesses. ance between merchant and man-of-war res- beeu advised to go to work by the Consul Posting of all printed matter, sels in the application of the Quarantine on Monday evening. The Captain stated and pattern coaBBS, 11 A-Mails cheed, except for Late regulations. The Spanish war vessel is that he had already suffered several days'

Letters.

said to be "at" Iarge." In reply to this wa detention, and was of opinion that he would 11.10 ..--Letters may be posted with may mate that the Marques de Duero ar sot be able to leave before Monday. The

Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30.M.When the Post Office closes ved hors clever days from Sulu, and that mon commenced to make a statement about

entirely.

she called in at Manila Bay, but did not how they had been treated at me, but the 11.40 M Late Letters may be posted communicate. Upon these grounds sko Magistrate informed them that he had no

on board the packet with Late Feo of 10 cents until time of

was granted pratique. We bulere, that | jurisdiction over that, and told them, they, departure.

overy thing is in order, and that to could either go back to their duty or to Health Officer has done his duty.

gaol Two of the men elected to go back. to work, but the other four refused, and

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Taz news from Egypt to-day is not of a were sentenced to ton daya' imprisonment

M&Dzas, British steamer, Capt. W. H. Tire following hours an observed in closing particularly edifying character. may be with hardlabour, but to be put on board their

Bradley Thos. Howard & Co.

Mails, &., by the British Contract Packet

MAGENTA British brigantine, Captain H. Coalfest-Jardine, Bistheson & Co.

Day of Departure, MORAY, British steamer, Captain Wm. Hoo-Money Oder Office closes. Tutton-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Registry of Letters ceases NIEDZEDOr, German schooner, Capt. C.

Fusting of all printed matter Bubarth. Captain.

HOTMN, British ship, Captain R. B. Monkman. →→→Order.· ́·

SoLWAY, Britial steatar, Captain Bobt. Jarvis.- Butterfeld & Smire

SURPRISE, American barque, Capt. C. B Averill-Aruhold, Karber Co.

Viero, British barque, Captain James Forbes. Siemssen & Co,

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patterns ceases.,

3 P.M.--Mail closed,

interesting to know that "All is quiet in ship before she left, The two men who | front," but we think it would have been referred to go to work were conveyed on

still more interesting had we hien told board by a constable. which front was referred to, It would be

the simplest thing in the world is Reuter THE assistance of the Government having for Late

Lettere. ** **

to put the word “Ismailia" above telegrams: beat solicited by the Chiness Authorities

3.10 r.i-Letters may be posted with referring to the force, which advanced from in the suppression of the notorious Triad

Late Fea of 10 conta until ... Late

that place, and ** Alexandria" alve these Society, His Excellency the Administrator 3.30 T.M.

When the Post Office closes which refer to the operations in that as inued e, groolsiantion in Chinese which entirely

3.40 P.M.-Late Letters may be posted quarter. The Minuteur is shølling Aboukir, De being posted in various parts of tho Cô-

on board the packed with Late with what effect we are not informed, lony. We give a translation of the notice Foe of 10 cents until time of departure..

"The Acting Governor of the British

Probably we shall have no stirring, newa-