1884-05-01 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. No. 53, Queen's Hund East, (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT ARE NOW LANDING FROM AMERICA ALIFORNIA RACKER

C

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 6

tins, and loose.

Soda BISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS.

Small HOMINY.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

CORNMEAL..

TOPOGAN BUTTER.

Appio BOTTER.

Eastern and Californian CHEESE.

CODFISH, Bondless.

Prime HAMIS and BACON,

Eagle Brand Condensed KILK.

Family BEEF in 25 tb koga.

Beau Ideal SALMON in 5 b care. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 2 ib cana.

Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Potted BAUSAGE and Sausage

MEAT.

!! Staffed PEPPERS.

Assorted SOUPS.

Richardson & Robbin's Colebrated Patted

Lund, HAM.

MEATS.

Lambs' TONGUES.

Clan CHOWDER

Fresh OREGON SALMON,

Dried APPLES.

TOMATOES.

SUCCOTASHI.

Maple SYRUP,

Goldon SYRUP.

LOBSTERS.

OYSTERS.

HONEY.

Assorted JELLIES.

Green CORN.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

400 lb. Capacity.

600 lb.

900 lb.

1,200 H.

CORN BROOMS.

fl

OFFICE HIGH CHAIRS.

AXES and HATCHETS.

AGATE IRON WARE.

WAFFLE IRONS.

SMOOTHING IRONS.

PAINTS and OILS:

TALLOW and TAR.

VARNISHES.

DEVOE'S NONPARIEL BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,

150° test.

Ex lato Arrivals from

ENGLAND.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

STOREN,

including:

CHRISTMAS CAKES. PLUM PUDDINGS. MINCEMEAT. ALMONDS and RAISINS.

Crystallized FRUITS.

TZYSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

Pudding RAISINS.

Lanto CURRANTS.

Fine YORK HAMS. PICNIC TONGUES. PATI DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES.

Fazon PLUMS, BRAWN,

INFANTS FOOD,

CORN FLOUE

SPARTAN

COOKING STOVES.

HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMP.

PERFECTION STUDENT LAMI.

Insurances.

THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM-" PANY, LIMITED.

THE Undersigned having been appointed-

AGENT for the above Company are propared to GRANT POLOS on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, at current rates.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

855 Hongkong, November 5, 1883.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCOKFOLATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OP His Majesty King George The Fürel, A. D. 1720. ----

[HE Undersigned having been appointed THE

Agents for the above Corporation a prepared to grant Insuranom as follows-

Marine Department. Policies at current mios, payalde either hors, in London, or as the principal Pura of India, China and Australia

Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods Lt current rates.

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

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VLA SUEZ QANÁL

The Co.'s Strimslip

Telmachus, Captain JONES, will be Jespatched as above at Noon TO-MORROW, the And Instant.

For Freight or Paserge, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, May 1, 1884.

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.

SHIPPING

"ARRIVALS. May 1, 1884 Roderick Hay, British barque, 200 Nicholson, Nowelwang April 10, Beant

PERNEL & Co.

north.

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers o Crew of the following Vessels, during The U.9. frigato Trenton, the new flagship their stay in Longkong Harbour -

ALICE Morn, British barque, Captain E. BENVENUE, British steane, Captain J. Totter-Gibb, Livingaton & Co.

CARONDELET, American ship, Captain Stetson.-L. B. M. S. 8. Ca..

CHY YUEN, Chinese stormer, Capt. Wal-

Ascalon, British steamer, 1,523, J. Peters, Newcastle (N. 3. W) April 9, Coal-Seat-Henry.--Captain. SER, & Co..

+

Telemach, British steamer, 1,421, H. Jones, Shanghai and Swatow April 30, Gonoral-BUTTERFIELD & SWIN

Glue, British steamer, 2,700, J. John-

742 son, London Feb. 19, Antwerp 29, Borlase,C. M. S. N. Co.

deaux, and Saigon April 27, Gonural.-- ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

U. S. S. Trenton, 2,300, R. N. Phythian,

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM-U.S.N., Singapore April 25.

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Company's Steamor Phre Chila Chors Klas, Captain Lrentwoon, will be despatched for the abovo Porte on SATURDAY, the 3rd Inat, at Noon.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG,

Agenda.

Hongkong, May 1, 1884.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

406 Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

UNION LINE,

To-day's Advertisernents.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby gives that ORIGINAL

FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.

The Steamship

Harter, British steamer, 1,100, F. Gran- din, Saigon April 27, Eico and Paddy RUSSELL, & Co.

DEPARTURES. May 1--

Penobant, for New York. Bothwell Cutle, for Honkow. Donar, for Singapore, &co, Yang-tse, for Marsailles, &c.

74 HMS Andacions, for Yokohama.

Galley of Lorne, Captain Foxy, due on For about 6th inst., will have immediate dispatch for the above Porta.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

740 Hongkong, May 1, 1884.

NOTICE.

CLEARED.

Raphael, for San Francisco. Strathmore, for Shanglui. Mosser, for Nagsaki. Benvenue, for Nagasaki.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Telemachie, from Swatow, 2 Euro- pests, and 816 Chinoso..

For Ghaze, from Singapore, 60 Chinese. Per Hurter, fron Saigon, 75 Chinean. DEPARTBY.

Per Tang-, from Hongkong: for Sai- [OTICE is hereby given that the Busi-gon, 1 Chinese; for Marsailles, Mr and Mrs noga of the "YAN We Wo Kr Co. Roasch and 3 children, and Mr William ANY, of Hongkong, and of the St Tsoi Wallace. From Shanghai: for Saigon. 1 Franch sailure for Singapore, Mr Mgo Sik; Mr and for Marseilles, Mr R. Anderea, Mr Legs and 3 children, Mrs Von Mallen- dorf, 2 children and anah, Messrs L. An- derser, J. W. Sanford, and Henry Blone: From Yokolama: for Naples, Dr Iwassa, Messrs Iwassa, S. Kashimura, and I. Naka- fina; for Marseilles, Messrs O. Akimoto, S. Higanis, T. Yano, Kanai, E. Kato, aud Mixmoto.

For Dogs, for Singapore, &c., 790 Chi- nesa.

SCRIP CERTIFICATE, No. 1048, dated 2nd February, 1883, for FIVE SHARES in the above Orvice standing in the Name of KUN KEE, has been LOST. A Duplicate has This Day been issued to KUN Ks, and no Transaction taking pleon under the said ORIGINAL BERIT CERTIFICATE, Nu. 10:48, will be recognized by the Dile-COMPANY, of Macao, was before carried on JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., in Co-FARTNERSHIP with the Undersigned,

General Agents,

who as the end of the Let Moon of the CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. Kwong Sai 9th Year (28th February, 1883), 143 Izzuen from the Partnership, having SOLD Hongkong, May 1, 1881

all his Interest in the Business of the said Companies, and also his Shares in the Opinn Farm at Macao to his Co-partners for the original price invested, by mutual consent. That, from and after the 1st Day 2nd Moon of the Kwong Sui 9th Yost (1st March, 1883), the Un tersigned will not claim whatovur Profits that may be mad by the said Compzades, and the said Opiura Farm, nor will he be responsible for any Lasses they may sustain.

Dated Kwong Sui 10th Year, 2nd Moon, 27th Day (24th March, 1894).

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

and after the First June next, the STORE of tho Undersigned will be REMOVED to the Premises lately in the occupation of Messrs. Eça DA Stuva & Co., No. 48, Queen's Road.

1. FOURNIER & Co., Storekeepers & Wine Merchants. - Hongkong, May 1, 1884.

737

NOTICE

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. WILLIAM HENRY HARTON, Jux, in our Firm CEASED on the 30th

736

CHUN YUEN. „No. 152. Wing Lake Street, Hongkong,

NOTICE.

TOTICE is hereby given that I have This Day takes inen PARTNERAUIF - Mr. GERALD SLADE and Mr. ALE-

Mr. ELEAZEK SILAS KELLY, and the XANDER MCCONACHIE are This Day Buses will henceforth tu carried ou under Admitted PARTNERS in our Firm.

the Firm of 'JOSEPH & KELLY's GILMAN & Co. SHARE and GENERAL BBORERJ-

S. A. JOSEPH.

Hongkong and Foochow

1st May, 1884.

NOTICE

798

THE INTEREST and ResPONSIBILITY Of

Mr. MORITZ KALB in our Firm

Dated 1st May, 1884.

NOTICE.

744

NOTICE is hereby given that RUTTON Admitted a PARTNER in our Firm is from the 31st day of October, 1883. Dated this lat day of May, 1884.

CEASED on the 30th Ultime.

Mc. MAX-ADLER has This Day been Admitted n PARTNER in our Firm.

REISS & Co.

789 740

Hougtong, } 1st May, 1884. Shaughai, f

Destination.

Vessels Advertised as Loading,

Vessels.

London, v. Suez Canal Telemachus (8), London, v. Suez Canal Nepaul (4)........ Portland (Orogau).... Navesink

Agents.

TATA & Co., Hongkong..

Date of Tearing.

Butterfeld & Swire...May 2, noOL P. a 0.8. N. Co......May 8, 4 p.m. Russull & Cu...........quick despatch. Russell & Co..... -quick despatch. Razgull & Co.

quick despatch. Pacific Mail Co. May yu, 3 p.. Butterfield & Swire...May 5, 4 .. Gibb, Livingston & Co. May 13.

San Francisco... Raphael.... San Francisco.......... Carondelet........ S. Francisco, v. Ybama City of Rio de Janeiro(s) Sydney & Melbourne.. Chabgehow (0) Sydney & Melbourne.. Tannadice (s).. Botabay, v. Straits.... Bangalore (s).

40. S. N. Co......May 2, 3 p.m. Yokohama & Hiege... Flintshire (8)... Adamson, Bell & Co...quick despatch. Yokohama & Hioge...Galley of Lorne (u)Russell & Co quick despatch.. Yokohama

Volga (3)..

Messagerics

quick despatch. Nagasaki & Kobe, &c. Takachiho Maru (s) Mitsu Bishi Co... May 2, 4 p., Swatow & Bangkok... P. Chula Chosa Kiwo(s); Yaon Fat Hong. May 3, soon.

Djonnal (B)............Messageries Maritimes quick despatch. Shanghai. Shanghai, v. Amoy.... Priam (8)....... ..Batterliold & Swire...quick despatch. Coast Ports..... Kwanglung (s). Douglas Lapraik & Co. May 4, 9 am

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.

Reserve.

CLARETS

CHATEAU MARGAUX. CHATKAU LA TOUR, pinta & quaris, 1858. GEAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, »

11

Stocks,

Neuf Value.

ares

Taid

up,

11

BANKS.

ELK and S'hi

INSURANCES.

SHERRIES & PORT-

SAOCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO,

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1848). HUNT'S PORT.

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c. 1 and S-star HENNESSY BRANDY. BISQUIT DEBOUcun & Co.'s BRANDY. FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM.

E&J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. Rosz's LIME JUICE CORDIAL NOLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTII. CRANDIE'S GINGER BRANDY. EASTERN CIDER. CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO.

CURAÇAO.

ANGOSTURA, Hoxe's and OXANDE

BITTERS.

&c.,

&C.

40.,

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMELON and

SAUNDERS, Pints and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &

J. Bokke, pints and quarta DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

Gallon. ALE and PORTED, in hogsheads.

SPECIALLY SELECTED OIGA R 8.

Fine Now Serson's CUMSHAW TEA; in

5 catty Boxes,

BREAKFAST CONGOU @ 2 conlap.

F.00 Bank...60,000 $ 125 12584,063,361);

Nth China Int. 5,000£ 200 £50 Yangtze aus... 8,000£

MAY 1, 1884

Working Last IM-Closing Ques Account. vidend, tatrans, Cash

£2ono & 1:122 57,645.281.5.s. ||***

TL270 p. sù. LSTI.141

25 £20-£50,000 Union Ine. Soc. 2,000$ 1,200$ 1258 600,000 $ *576,391.008 18.291 $550 China Tradera

Insurance.....24, 000 $ Con Ins. Office 10,000% Chinese Ins. Co.: 1,500$ HK. Fire Ins... 8,00 China Fire Ins. 20,000's

STEAM C'PANIES HK. C. and M.

Steamboat.... $,000 $ Indo-China S.

Bay Cao 12,000₫

37% 8190 p. share

83.33 $ 255 600,0008 107,411.65 22% 1870

250 $ 50

506,12.77 10% $100 buyers Debit balance 1,000s 2003 100,378 93907.18

2509 505 885,000.§ 285,231.008 320 6545 1008 206 516,978$ 106,300.40$8.60and 365 buyers

Бадия proporti

urate

100.8 75$ 215,000 9 53,001.80 0% 43prem.bay's

Depre

ciation! Debit..

17 dis. bury's Fund

do..

10. 10

$100; all

10,0003

125 1258

China & Manila

S.8. Coy, Lt 3,500 MISCELLANEOUS, H. & Wh'pos

Dock EK, and China,

Gக்க கே.........5,000 2 H'kong Hotel. 3,000s China Sugar Co. 9,000 3 H'kong Ice Co. 1,2508

F'kong Bakery 000$ Luzon Sugar Co. 7,000 8 Perak Tin Min

ing & Smelting Company Selangore

Mining Co. of Shanghai 2,500 8

M

3,000 8

F:07

par.

18,000 $4,381:58 4%00 pm. b'yor

107,758.14.8£ 1,114:18.91

884. p. share 50,000 $

$145 2,966.66 $3 6,020,704 % E8116 21,2508 543.83310 % for $140 p. share

1885. 656.32810p. ab. 3100 buyers 4,090.C

891 p. share

100% 100$ 1008 100 100% 100%

50% 50$ 0,000 $ 100% 100

100 l

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British stenmor Ghost reports: On the 28th April, spoke B. 8. Faster from Saigon to Hongkong.

MEGD.

Par S. S. Yong-te, sailed on the 1st May-For Continent, 744 bales Silk, 81 bales Waste Silk, 2 bales Cocoons, 15 cases Silks, 12 half-chests and 24 boxes Toa, aud 713 plass. Sundries Fut London, 07 bales Silk, 8,867 boxes Tea, 2 esset Silks; 7 cases Chinaware, 428 bags Coffee, and bus pkgs. Snutrics Treasure: froat Yokohama to Singapore $150,000, and Shanghai to Singa. poro Tls, 29,000.

"

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For STRATES AND BOMBAY.-

Per Bangalore, at 230 p.m., on Friday,

the 2nd May..

For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG.-

Per Salle, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the 2nd

inst.

For SWATOW AND BANGKOK.—.

Per Phru Chula Chum Klus, at 11.30 az., on Saturday, the 3rá inct.

HARTEL, British steamer, Captain Grandini-Rasacil & Co.

KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain H. O'Neill. Gibb, Livingston & Co.

McPherson-Russell & Cu

MAKERS, British barque, Captain A.

MELROSE, American ship, Captain S. P. BatonRussell & Co.

NAVESINK, American barque, Capt. A. B. Wecka,Russell & Qu.

NIEDERROF, German schooner, Capt. C. Rubarth. Biensen & Co.

PRINZ ALEXANDRA, Germ. atsamer, Capt. R. Kokert-Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

SPARTA, American barquo, Capt. P. Crossby. Russell & Co.

MENOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Koot. Telemachus leares for London. 3p.m.-Bangalore leaves for Bombay,

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, May 3-

and Curios, &e, at Mr G. E. Lammert's TotaDAY, May 8-

[No. 6450.-MAY 1, 1884.

IMS Andacious, fagship of Vies Ad- wan harbour. On the 19th Feb., at about miral Sir William Lowell, loft. Hongkong 7 p. the two defondants, who were this afternoon for her annual rise to the known to the complainant a Police con stables, como on board the boat, and re- period for the registration of the birth of prosented to complainant that the proper foar Admiral Davis, arrived here from or child had expired and that the only Aniorica, via Suca Canal, this afternoon way to Accure borself from getting into. Samo description of the vessel and the trouble through not having registered the names of her officers were published in our child was to pay them down620. The woman · enlumns a few days ago. The members of remonstrated and stated that the month the Corean Embassy who recently visited had not yet elapsed since the birth of the the United States have returned to China child, but the two constables pressed their by the Trenton and will proceed to Corca demand and the poor woman, being frighton- shortly.

ed, eventually paid the men a sum of $5, being all she had. This amount was se

Os the 26th April we wore informed by cable that Usman Digns and his followerscpted by the constables when they found were threatening Saskim; to-day we learn they could get no more. On the following that he is threatening to advance on day the complainant registered Elio birth of Aascuna. The two places are between four her child. hundred and fiva hundred miles apart as

the crow ties, and if Osman is still in the neighbourhood of Saakim, it will be a far cry for him to Assous, which is about unlf way between Suskim and Cair, and is situated intan fat the Grst cataract on the

Nilo.

Ir the dispute hotween the French nad the natives of Madagascar results in hostilities on a large scale, it is probable that a por. tion of the troops now in Tonquin will bo sent to take part in them. This point has alreúly engaged the attention of the French Government, for a telegram in an

Both the complainant and her mother vouched for the truth of this statement and the defendants wore committed for trial at the Supreme Court. The Attorney General, however, sent the case back for eettlement to the Police Court, and pestor. day and to-day it was brought before, Mr E. Backcan.

;

The defendants, of course, dong the chargo, and called as witness a barbor and his assistant at Shau-ki-wan who state tant the two defendants were in their shop from 5.30 till 7.30 p.m., on the 19th February, Tho plea sot up is an alibi and simply turns on a diffórence of time of half an hour.

The complainant and her mother swear

2.16 p.m.Avotion of Chinesa Porcelaine American paper, dated the 23rd Biare, that the defendants were on board her boat states:-Frimo Minister Ferty proposes about 7 p.. while the witnesses for the

4 p.m.-Moating of Subscribers of Peale Church in the Library of the City Hall.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A. D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DURGISES, IMPORTERS

OF

DaccaISTS' SUNDLES, NURSERY Requr

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLIS AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

or

Soda Water. Lemonado, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aurated Waters.

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

735

PASBENOZOS Arriving fu Hongkong, or any viher persons who may desire to con sult the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra Han newspapers, are invited to call at the "CRA MALL" Office, where over sixty nowapapore, dailios and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW. — | at

Per Kacangtay, at 8.30a.m., on Sunday,

the 4th inst

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE.-~~-

Por Changhone, at 3.30 p.m., en Mon-

day, the 5th May.

For NAGASAKI AND KORE (carrying

Mails for Corea), ---

Per Takachila Mura, at 5.30 p.m., où

Friday, the 9th May.

MATER BY THE UNITED STATES L'ACKET. ------ The United States Mail Packet City of Rio de Juncers, will be despatched on TUES- DAY, the 6th May, with Mails for Japan, San Francise, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, which will be closed as follows: 2.15. Registry ceases. 2.30 .. Post-Office closes, but Corres-

bondance may be posted on board the Paskot eith Late Fes of 10 cents extra Portage until the time of departin

www

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET, The British Contract Packet Nerud will be despatched en THURSDAY, the 8th May, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, si Brindisi; to the Straits Settle- ments, Batavia. Buranah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.-This Packet carries us mails for the Tise usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

Australasian Culonies.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH FACKET. –

The French Contract Packet

Ava

reference.

to send to Madagasone 6,000 French troops- now in Tauquin Meanwhile it looks as if defence swear that the defendants did not the French have made up their minds to

leave the barber's shop till 7.30 o'clock. On keep about 20,000 troops lying quietly the strength of this slight discrepancy in time the two dalendants were to-day dis- quarters in Tonquin until either their dis-

charged. puts with China is Snished, or the rainy

season is over.

a

Ox the 22nd lust, a Chinaman, during scuffle on board the P. & 0. S.S. Khie, was knocked down into the hold of that

The honesty of members of the Chinesa branch of the Police force has been so fro- quently called into question and is a suð. ject of such public importance that wo cannot but think that this case should have heen further investigated. "Had the case vessel, and sustained such injurica that he been brought before a jury there can be was taken to the Government Civil Hospittle doubt that the infendants would have tal: A medical certificato states that the beet, upon the present ovidunes, convicted, man is suffering from concussion of the and if only in justice to the constables brain, and it is probable that his life is in themselves we think that the ones should danger Two Chinamen who were con- cerned in the disturbance have been ar rested by the police and will be brought before the Court so soon as a change, favourable or otherwise, occurs in the jured man's condition,

have been more thoroughly sifted and further evidence, either, for or against the defendants, sought out

LONDON, March 31st-In the Commons to-night a motion by Willis (Liberal), against Bishops continuing to sit as members of the House of Lords, was rojectad-148 to 137, SINCE the cablegram was recived here tating positively The French Goverments The Parnellites voted with the miturity. uns clsited from China a ademnity of The Lords rejected a notion to open the £8,000,000 we have not melved, or read museums on Sunday. in any paper, the slightest additional in- formation on the subject. The telegramEW YORK, 28th Mardi --The Commer- was sent from London on the 22nd Marches Washington special says: The Score- lizards imported into San Francisco for me- one day later than the data of the last of Treasury has decided that dried mail zocoived tid the Suez Canal. The dicing by the Chinese must be classified un- American mail which arrived here last night do the tariff law as medical preparations brought full Eu opesu telegens up to the and pay a duty of 40 per cent. ad valorem. 28th March, but the only referoness to the claiming of this indemnity we can and in Tus San Francised Chronide says that one lie ware the following-Paris, March 21. Sing Quong was arrested by the Custom- -The French Government is dehating the house officers on the steamer City of Rio de handkerchiefs into that port, The China- maire for attempting to smuggle 76 silk man was a passenger and had canaingly. sewed the goods into his bedding. He was held by Commissioner Bawyer and bail sot at $250.

The publication of this issue commenced Chinese indemnity question. The lowest figure proposed is 150,000,000, francs- 7.20 p.in.

Paris, March 20th-Paluotre, the now Frouch Minister to China, has been instruct. ed to claim an ́ indemnity, the amount of which is reported to be $32,000,000.

The China Ittail.

MONOKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1884.

TELEGRAMS.

FER WAR IN THE SOUDAN,

LONDON, April 30. Osman. Digna is threatening to advance

on Assortan.

PARNELL'S new policy, that the farmers of Ireland refuse to pay the police tax imposed Many of our readers will recollect Mr under the Crimes Act, is receiving fervont Chun Shen Yin who for ten years edited practical approval in Irelan The corpo tas Chinese Mail and did work for the intima of Limerick and Cork lead the way China Muil. He left his employment in in opposing the tax Limerick declines to this olics to undertake Consular work for payment of the extra police quartered there. submit to a mandamus directing the the Chinese Government. He was for by the former magistrate, Clifford Llyod, aque time in New York and then pro and Cork rolus money for Captain Plan

kett's re-enforcements, ceeded to Havana, where he is now dis- charging his official duties. When he left CONSIDERABLE cartosily was recently arous Second Hongsong in 1877. he wrote English withed in Tioga, Pa, by the sudden and the greatest case and correctness. He has simultaneous disappearance of a gang of now probably mastered Spanish. Writing boys who were in the habit of antering to us by the mail of yesterday he states confectionery stores and striking terror into that his term of service will expire in the the hearts of the girls in attendance. The course of the present year and that he is fear that the young disciples of JESSE JAMES looking forward with the greatest pleasure had departed to raid some neighboring

town was only dispelled by the fact becom The next FRENCH MAIL, per the M. Mto his return to Hongkong. He sends na ing kvog that one bold, bad baker had

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEA Scot Free: -Et. fedard

Harvester

First

Third

LOCAL AND GENERAL. PASSED CANAY-KI Pably, March 30

Ning-chow, April 7; Gourry, and Glenorchy, April 17.

The

Co.'s 8. 9. Djemaah, left. Singapora on on the 27th instant, at 4pm, and may be expected to arrive here on or about Sunday, the 4th May.

next direct steamers, with the Indian mail, left Calcatta on the morning of

the 19th April.

the following translation of an article in en robbed of a lot of cakes, in which he one of the leal Spanish papers

had mixed a liberal quantity of ipecao, to The Chinese residents in this city tole who were one and all ander the care of the the great physical discomfort of the thieves, brated yesterday the New Year's day, ac village physician. They have sind fan- porarily abandoned their evil ways and are cording to the custom of their country.

The Consular Agent of the Celestial devoting their energies to the concoctÍDA Empire, D. Alonso Solis of an elaborate scheme of revenge,

received visits from many of his coun

*

The S. S. Flintshire left Singapore for this trymon, and he invited them and As Americas paper (M. Michael's Comet)

port on the 25th instant.

The S. & Iviem left Bingapore for this style. In the foramen, a beautiful mo thus dess-ibes the effective way in which others to gran 1 bangreb in Chinese

port on the 25th instant.ate

nument was inaugurated. It was raised the oystormen protect their grounds against The S. S. Glenar lett Singapore for this in honor of the Ambrose for Chus Lan Pin intruders-As the police sloop E. B. Groome

port on the 26th instant.

#, who can never he forgotten by was coming up the Eastern hay recently,

will be despatched on THURSDAY. The S. 8. Tuinculice left Port Darwin for the subjects of the Chinese Expire in this to bosta vord observed near Popular

thu 15th May, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vid Naples; to

Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Adeo, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, The usual tours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

HOMES OF CLONING

THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, dec., by the British Contract

First year

$260

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9300 sellers

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Rates of Interest.

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·8% ¡April & Oct.

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LOANS.

Chi. Imp., 1874.6,275 £

" 187716,000 £

1878 3 BTL 1881 8,585 T1.

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100 100 all 500 all 500 All

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SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices Hongkong, December 1, 1883

prem

• Far é menths to 8011 June.........e Dividend for 1992 and Bones of 25 per cont --* To 80th Apit: ∙1043 1883. For your 1883.—|| For hall year ended 31st Dec., 1833,- Für 1883.

Packet.

this pert on the 26th instant. Decor | jalandi, for the great benefit be conferred on The S. S. Galley of one leit Singapore

for this port on 30th April.

Dock MovaMENTS-

The Frank Carvill will go to Aberdeen

Dock to-morrow,

The Kiuliany will go to Howloon Dock

to-morrow.

The Benvenue will leave Cosmopolitan

Dook to-morrow.

them by negotiating the Convention bo-island Just then a pulf of smoke was seen tween Spain and China, oving to which to ascend from the shore, the jth of one of they have now the sine rights as the sub

the boats was seen to come down with a fects of the other nations,

The monument, which is a handsome run and the boom of a cannon referberated

work of sculpture, bears incription that across the water. Again a shot was heard may bo freely translated as follows

Honor to him, who, undertaking a long and the peak of the musinsail of the asmo rouge, notwithstanding his winged age, bost dropped. - A third ruund was fired at came to Coba to regenerate his countrymen the ratreating vessel without effect. The and free them from the sad civil condition. shuts had all been fired from a smail, old- So long as one breath of life exists in our fashioned gas, mounted on the mainland, beecos his nane shall live in our hearts as and the pystermen are getting quite expert MESSES Russell & Co, inform na that the faint testimony of esteem and gratitude in the use of it. A fire has to be built and a poker heated with which to touch off the Union Line steamer Galley of Lorns left

charge, and a thin fact has become gener- Is March last two Chinese Police con-ally known, if a dredger spica the atoke Day of Departure,

Noon. Money Order Office closes. Singapors for this port yesterday afternoon

P.M.-Registry of Letters ceases and may be expected to arrive on the 6th stables, Leung Sam Tai, P.C. 368, and from a firs anywhere upon the beach, if he Wong A Chak, P.C. 114, were charged, is un forbidden grounds, he makes tracks. Posting of all printed water and inet,

for her parta Bererzi. T. Mister, au patterns ceases.

at the Police Court, with extorting, under cysterman living on Tilghman's island, met P.M.-Mail closed, except for Late The following telegram to the Governor of color of their office, the sum of 20. from a with a serious accident frern, the prematur

Letters

tongmes of that place have an old 12- 3.10 P.M.Letters may be posted with Saigon from the Deputy Blazcube, in Paris, woman named Loung & Kum, at Shay-ki- discharge of a canzon on March 30. The

Late Fes of 10 cents until

dated the 23rd April Violent earth wah. The evidence of the complainant pounder, with which they have been in the quake in Eastern part of England. Conflict Leang A Kum and her mother, was to the habit of shooting at dredgers who were depredating on their grounds. While-en- 3.40 Lattors may be posted between France and Portugal cast Gorée, effect that on the 25th Jany. Just tho compared in having a little target practice at onboard the packet with Late Mabdi continues to progress in Egypt.picant gave birth to a child, on board the the violators Mister's right arm was blown

the boat on which she lived, in Bhau-off and he was injered in other ways. departure.

3.30 P.M.When the Post Office closes

entirely.

Foo of 10 conta until time of

Patenútra leaves next Sunday,