1884-05-02 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

No. 53, Queen's Boad East,

(OPPOSITE THE COMMISSAIST), ARE

LANDING

C

NOW

FROM AMERICA. ALIFORNIA

RACKER

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 b

tina, and loose,

Sola BISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS.

Small HOMINY.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL.

CORNMEAL.

TOPOUAN BUTTER..

Apple BUTTER.

Eastern and Californian CHEESE.

CODFISH, Boneless.

Prime HAMIS and BACON. Eagle Brand Cendenovod MILK.

Family BEEF in 25 15 koga.

Boan Idol SALMON in B cans. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 2 I can.

Ansarted Cunned VEGETABLES.

וי

15

11

Potted SAUSAGE and Suaugu

MEAT.

Stuffed PEPPERS.

Assorted SOUPS.

Richards & Robbin's Celebrated l'otted

Lunch HAM.

MRATS.

Lambs' TONGUES.

Clam CHOWDER

Fresh OREGON SALMON.

Dried APPLES.

TOMATOES.

SUCCOTASH.

Maple SYRUP.

Golden SYRUP.

LOBSTERS.

OYSTERS

HONEY.

Assorted JELLIES. Green CORN.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

400 lb. Capacity. GOO IL.

900 1

1,200 tt.

14

11

CORN BROOMS

OFFICE HIGH CHAIRS.

AXES and HATCHETS.

AGATE IRON WARE.

WAFFLE IRONS.

SMOOTHING IRONS.

PAINTS and OILS,

TALLOW and TAR

VARNISHES.

Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF Jie Mujesty King George The First, A. D. 1720

THE Undersigned having boon appointed

Agents for the ahova Corporation are propel to grant Insurances as follows:-- Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Parts of India, China and Australia.

current rates.

Fire Departme

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE

HAWAHAY CONSULATE GENREAL

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1884. THE following NOTICE is published for

GENERAL INFORMATION

W. KESWICK, Acting Card General.

FOREIGN OFFICE NOTICE.

Policies issued for long or aliort periods at REGULATIONS for the admission of I Chinese imigrants labourers into the Hawaiian Kingdom, made and publish- Life Departmen Folicies issued for auns not exerading sd under the authority of a Resolution of His Majesty in Cabinet Council, passed on £5,000 at reduced rates.

the thirteenth day of July, 1883.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

496 Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept Tilson First Class Guds was at par cut, set premium per annume

938

NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1881. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Codersigned, -AuzTs of the above Car wathorized to Unsure against Flat Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.;

CAPITAL,--TWO-MILLIONS STEKLING,

14

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant TP to Risk FIRE Buildings or on Goods stored therain, on! Goods on board Vessels 2nd on Huls of Yosscls in Tarbour, at the usual Terms and Conditious.

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

If required, protection will be granted on fint clase Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life,

For Ratos of Premiams, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Aymis, Hongheny & Canton Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

100

THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

DEVOE'S NONPARIEL AGENTS for the abne Compans are

BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,

150 test.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

STORES,

including z

CHRISTMAS CAKES. PLUM PUDDINGS. MINCEMKAT.

ALMOONDS and RAISINS.

Crystallized FRUITS.

TETRSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

Pudding RAISINS.

Lante CURRANTS.

Find YORK HAMS.

PICNIC TONGUES.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES

Frisch PLUMS.

BRAWN. INFANTS' FOOD. CORN FLOUR,

SPARTAN

COOKING STOVES.

UITTONCOCK HOUSE LAMP,

THE Undersigned having been appointed prepared to URANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, af current

rutes.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, November 5, 1583.

856

To-day's Advertisements.

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE

Ne. 1. From this ante permission will be granted to masters of steam-vesscis corry- ing national mails, calling at the port of i Honolulu, to land Chinese inmigrant la bourers not excending twenty-five in all from any che vessel, that auber to be in addition to and exclusive of any Chinese passengers who may hold passports as pro- vided for in Regulation No. 2.

No. 2. Passports enabling their holders to enter the ports of the Kingdom may be issued from the Foreign Office, Honolulu, arby His Majesty's Consul General t Hongkong:-

1. To any Chinese resident in this Kingdom who may desire to visit any foreign country and return therefrom;

2. To the wives or other female relatives, and to the children of Chinese now residing in the Kingdom, or who may he about to emigrate to this country under the provisions of Regulation

3.

No. 1.

A fee of One Dollar shall be charged for each pampant issued in pursaxuce of the foregoing regulation.

4. All orders wil instructions regulating Chiness Inaigration to this country Juretofore issued from this Offico LIO hereby cancelled.

(Signed) WALTER M. GIGSON,

Minister of Foreign Agairs. FOREIGN OFFICE, Honolulu, March 14, 1884.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

*2 MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

750

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, DATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUNZ,, ISMATLIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN TOUTS.

ALSO

Oh, the Company's S. 8.

FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

HE Stennuskip donaven having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo, are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium-aro being landed at their rial into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharres or Bonts delivery may be ob- forwarded un- Optional Cargo will las Jess notice to the contrary be given before Neon To-way, the 2nd May.

tainel.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 9th Instant will be subject to rast.

No Fire Insurance has boun affected,

|

CLEARED.

Glonaw, for Shanghai. Claymore, for Nagasaki

Hercules, For Manila..

thee Matir, for Bangkok. Salter, for Heihoy and Haiphong.

PASSENGERS. ALRIVER,

Per Glendon, from London, &c., Mears Malsch and Poynter, and 169 Chineas for Hongling; Meas Whitton and Ord for Shanghai

Por Primm, from Liverpool, Mr Robert son: From Singapore, Mossy Cha. Kogler, E. Grabhols, and F. Orel, and 201 Chi

10.30.

Por Pasang, from Shanghai, &c., Mr and Per Changchow, from Swatow, 20 Chi- Bille of Lading will be countersigned by Mrs Shoppard anal family, and 47 Chinese.

· JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, May 2, 1884.

above Port at 5 pm.

FOR SHANGHAI.

740

The Steamship

l'cking, Capt. G. HEOREMANN, Vill be despatched for lo TO-MORROW, the 3rd Inst.,

For Freight or Passage, apply tu

STEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, May 2, 1884,

* 751

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAT VIA AMOY.

seat.

DECARTED.

Por Teleminchis, for Singapore, &c., 3 Europeans, and 789 Chinese.

For Bangalore,. for Singapore, &c., 1 European, and 337 Chinese.

TO DEPART.

Per Glenavor, for Shanghai, 1 European, Per Selter, for Hoilow and, Haiphong, 3 Europeans, and 60 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British stoner Genuron reports:

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

Ngou--Phra Chile Choi Kleo leaves

for Swatow and Bangkok...

5 pn-Peking leaves for Shanghai,"

Auctions. 2.15pm.Auction of Chinese Forcelaini

[No. 6481.-MAY 2, 1884. The MM Company's steamship Djemnah left. Saigon yesterday at 8 pm for 'this port

From home papors on board the S. 5, Glenation of a later date than those brought by tlio last mail, we learn Junt the stearoor

and Caribe, &c., at Mr G. R. Lammort'enfans Castle, of the Castle line, has bean taken over by Russian agents, having boen purchased for service in the Volunteor Fleet of Russia.

General Memoranda. TORSDAY, May 6 ---

4 Mesting of Subscribers of Peak Church in the Library of the City Hall. THURSDAX, May 8-

-Also that the new Chinese war vessel Nia Thin, which had been detained in the Tyno by the British Government, had

4 p.m.-Meeting of Legislative Concil.ailed under the Germm fing. She had: gone to the Tyne to have some Armstrong FRIDAY, May 9

Goods por Gleaurus undelivered after gun placed on board, and she took away

those guns with her. this date subject to rent.

THE

The following appointments to the Au slacions Envo been made at the Admiralty:

| HONGKONG DISPENSARY,Lisut Henry Belain and Liont. Henry

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大業房

A. B. WATSON & Co. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE ANT RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

H. Douglas, R. N., additional.

I would seem from the tolographic advices that the French Government has not yet formally presented a claim for indemnity against the Chinese Government, but that his will be done by M. Patonére, the now French Minister to China, on lus arrival at Peking. Indeed, a telegram from Paris, dated the 28th March, states

(Fulting Curov de Passengers at through rates | winds and fine weather as far as the Pam DayDGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REGUL positively that this is the course to be pur.

for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIRNISIN, HANKOW and Ports an the YAŃOTSZE.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Priam,

Captain Bories, will bo despatched an abore an

SUNDAY MORNING (4th), at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,.

Agents.

Hongkong, May 2, 1884.

748

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY

The Co.'s Steamship

Diamanti,

Captain Scan, will be despatched for the above

Porta on MONDAY, 6th Inst., at 5 pm.

For Freight or l'assage, apply to

RUSSELL & Oc;

General Managers.

Hongkong, May 2, 1884.

SHIPPING;

ARRIVATS.

Left London March 23rd at 9.4 m. Left" Suez April 6 at 0.30 p.m. Left Ponang! un 24th at 6 a.. Left Singapore on 2ith at p.m. Experienced moderate N.E. eels, from there light Easterly winds and alight Southerly currents until our arrival Time from Singaporo -5 in Hongkong. days.

The British steamer Fosny report: From Swatow to port light variable winds overcast and fogy.

Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for uny Deht contracted by the Officers or Crum of the following Vassels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-s

ALICE MUTs, British barque, Captain E. Henry-Captai

BENVENEE, British steamer, Captain J. Potter-Gib, Livingston & Co.

CAROSDEIKT, American ship, Captain stetson.-M. B. M. S. 8. De

CATALINA, British barque, Captain Wit liams Jardine, Matheson & Co.

CHI YUEN, Chinese steamiar, Capt. Wal- laco C. M. 5. N. Co. 747

May 1, 1884- Genator, British steamor, 1,936, R. A.

HARTEN, British steamer, Captain F. Grandin.-Russell & Co.

KNEY, British steamor, Captai H. O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Mara, British barque, Captain A. MoPherson-Russell & do.

MECKONE, Amaricate ship, Captain S. P. pore April 26, Genural.-JARDINE, MATHE-Batos-Russell & Co. · Donaldson, London March 23, and Singa

NAVESISK, American barque, Capt. A. B. NON & Co.

Weeks-Russell & Co.

C. S. S. Exterprise, frona Maca>. N THURSDAY, the 15th May, 1884,

May 2:-- Prima, Bril AVA, Commandant BRETEL, with MAITS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and Butler, Liset CARGO, will leave this Port for the above April 23, Gend places.

Cargo and Specis will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, aul an

pampõe praiva v surope."

Shipping Orders will be granted until Nuon of 14th May, 1884.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.,, Spocie nad Parcele until 3 p., on the 14th May, 1884. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

TROM This Date and until further Notice, the Hour of Departure of the NIGHT BOAT will be 6 pau, from Hove-quired. KONG, and 5.30 p.m. from CANTON.

By Orler,

T. ARNOLD, Acting. Secretary.

749

Hongkong, May 2, 1884.

Livination.

Loudon, &c., via Snoz Catal... Nepaul (8)..

Marseilles, de, v. Saigon.................Ava (8).

Portland (Oregon) -------

Savesink

San Francisco... Carondelet.

Contents and value of Puskagen noe ro For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office,

I. MARTIN,

Anthy Agent. Hongkong. May 2, 1881.

1,402, S. H. and Singapore!* TARTED & Swine. Teling, Britor, from Canton. Posany, Beamer, 987, F. M. Truing high April 27, Amey 36, and INEON & Co.

--- ་

Changchure, British steamer, 1,109, Jahu Whitila, Swaton May 1, General-BUTTER- ritu & Swin

DEPARTURES,

May 2

Raphael, for Sun Emaciaso, Strathmere, for Shanghai Moser, for Nagaanli.

Benzene, fer Nagasaki.

NIEDERLO, German schoteer, Copt, C. Rubarth-Siessen & Co.

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENQUISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS

or

Seda Water, Lemonado, Tonic Water, Glogerado, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla

Wator, and other Aerated Waters. ar The Manufactory is under direct

continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1976.

and

730

PASNAEs arriving in Hongkong, or any other persona who may desire to coa sult the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to all at tha CHINA MAIL" Office, where ever sixty newspapera, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for referenas.

MARRIED.

sued, for it randa: Patenôtre, the now French minister to China, has been in- structed to claim an indemnity, the amount of which is reportel to be 899,000,000.* This eum would be about equivalent to £0,000,000 sterling. M. Patonôtre way to leve Faris for the Far East on the 30th of March, so that he will not arrive in Peking until about the middle of next month. Then we may expect some stirring nows from Peking. Until the claim is formally presented to the Chinese Govern- ment it would be prematuro for Prince Chan and his associates in office to show their teeth.

THE two prisoners who are charged with the airder of a barber at Kowloon on the 16th or 17th it, were again brought bo- fore the Magistrate at the Police Dcart this morning, when the case wins adjourned for a week: The only witnesses examined to-day were two watchman, one of whom, Afat, simply repeated the evidenes given by him at the inquest on the body of the murdered man. The other watchman, who

At Canton, Chin, in the First Presby- torian Church, in the presence of G. Nye, Beg, the American Vice-Consul, by the Rev. A. P. Happer, D.D., assisted by had not been previously examined, stated Rer. 8. C. Damon, D.D., of Honolulu, that on the night of the 16th ult., he saw H. L, Mr. F. W. DAMOX to Miss MARY the deceased nian, the first prisoner, R. HAFTER, Sun and Daughter respectively Cheong Akvong, and two other mon whom of the officiating clergymen.

DIED.

ho did not know, walking together at Yau- wati at 11 o'clock. Ho did not know the Econd defondant, and could not say if he was one of the men with the deceased.

March 2, at his mother's residence, PRINZ ALEXANDRA, Gerto, steiner, Capt. R. Keke, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Kingeslare, Hants, STEPHEN RICHMOND SPARTAN, American barqué, Capt. J. P. NEATE, Government Inspector of Buildings, Hongkong, oldest Son of the late Stephon

No evidence has yet been brought against Crossby.-Russell & Co.

Neate, of Cricklade, Wilta, aged 39.

the second prisoner, excepting the stale- ment of the first prisoner to the effect that ser-This publication of this issue commenced he and another barber, who has left the at 8.05 p.m.

MAILS will close:~~ For SWATOW AND BANGKOK —

Per Phra Chula Chom Kluo, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday, the 3rd iust. For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, ~~

Per Chi Fen, at 11.30 am, on Satur.

day, the 3rd inst

For SHANGHAL---

Por sunron, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 3rd inet.

Peng-chau-hai, Chinese gunkat, for a cruise. For AMOY AND SHANGHAL.—

Banguture, for Singapore, &c.

752 Telemachus, for London, e

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

VESTS.

Guptechas.

Agents.

II. Wyatt..

P. & O. S. N. Co..

Bretol.

San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Rio de Janeiro Sydney and Melbourne........Changehow (8)...

and Mallout, dr..... Taumatice (a)....

Yukolama and Higgo.....

Yokohama...

Vuhga (8)

Weeks Sterow

(6)..............................................

du Temple.

Messageries Murižices....... Russell & Co...

Russell & Co.

Pacifio Mail S. $. C...........

Butterfield & Swire

Russell & Co....................

Messageries Maritimes

Date of Leating.

May 8, at 4 p.sk.

May 15, at 10oR..

quick despatch.

ick despateks. May 9, at 3 x.. May F, at 4 5.11. May 13.

Sydney and

Whittle.... S. G. Green.

Gibb, Livingston & Co...

Yokohama and Higo....

Flintshire()

'faire

Adamrun, Bell & Co

quick despatch.

Galley of Lorne (8)...

Ponroy

quick despatch.

juick despatch.

Nyc....

May 5, at 5 Dan.

„May 3, at noon.

May 3, at 5 p.m. „¡quick deapaich.

PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP Nagasaki and Kobo, we

OLARETS

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts.

IRES. GRAVES,

BREAKFAST CLARET,..

SHERRIES & PORT

11

SACOONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1843).

HUNT'S PORT.

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, A-

1 and S-star HENNESSY BRANDY. BISQUIT DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY. FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LI WEISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boozn's OLD TOM.

E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY.

Ross's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOELY PRAF & Co.'s VERMOUTH. CRANBIE'S GINGER BRANDY. RASTERN CIDER.

CHARTREUSE,

Manila, viu Amoy,

Swatow and Bangkok.

Shanghai..

Shanghal..

Shanghai, vin Aæу..

Takabiho Maru (3).

Disurante (8)

Tra Chela Chom Klao

Peking (u).

Djennah (s).

Peim (e)...

Swalow, Amoy and Foochev... Kwanging (8).

Stock.

BANER

Stach.

(... Light cod

Mitsu Bishi Mail S. s. Co... Slay 9, at 4 pu

Russell & Co.--- -

Yuen Fat Hong

G. Henermann.......Sismasch & Co.....

de nissenil Baron. Mesageries Maritimes.

Butterfield & Swire.. Douglas Lapraik & Co.

•Butter....... Young..

SHARE LIST,-QUOTATIONS.

Now, of Falu.

Shares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation... 80,000 5 5,000,£

INSURANCES

Part

Horke

Jeserve.

A corent,

1208 15$4,063,361.00 $

North-China Iurance Company, Limite... Yangteze Insurance Company, Laid 8,000 Union Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,5 China Traders Insurance Company, Limited...,000'S 83.33.S Canton Insurance Office Company, Limited. 10,0008

...... 1,500 Chinese Insurance Company, Limited.

8,000's Rongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited China Firs Insurance Company, Lizuited.....20, 000$

STEAM COMPANIES,

ANGOSTUBA, BOK' and ORANGE HK. C. and M. Stearbest Co., Limited...... 8,000 $

MARASCHINO.

CURACAO.

BITTERS.

Soc., &U.,

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

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

J. Boxrz, pinta and quarts. DRAUGHT ALY and PORTER, by the

Gallen, ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 2,000-8 HE. and China Gas Company, Limited......

1,900 New Shares

في الأن

100 $ 78

10

215,000 $ 10 (£19,000 for Deprecia. 10 8.10 tion

trist Divident.

121.3.

27,445.43 B15 26.5

Play 4, at maylight.

May 4, at Dani.

MAY 2, 1884. Closing thestations, Cish

4132

推

Ta. 270 per shago 18% Tix. 141 $1809350

20:8

200 £50 Firal year

50,000! 25 £25 £

500,000 1,2508 128

000,000,3 2008

607,370.20 $5,000 $

Credit balance. 1,000$ 200$ 28,711.50

250's no's

$576,301.99 107,411,65

20

wit

+370

10%

$100 buyers

35,165 20

42

$190 por sure.

100$ 20,8

B85,000 51,0788

285,231.008

189,078.31

$ 40

8345

$4

235 bayers

63,691.80

61

#preu. buyers

18, 337£ |Indo-China S. N. Co., Li, 60,000 shares issued"

81,2192 China and Manila S, S. Company, Limited... $,500

Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 shares issueā

DO

China Sugar Company, Lunited..

100's 100

$100 all

18,000 120 $ 100 $

10 10 8,559.17.10 500£

107.10 100 C00 1.000 $ 9,000 8

Debit.

Far

4,351.58

1% -12%

10 prun. buyers

"1884 per share

$

$145

11

Hongkong Lee Company, Limited.

1,2605

Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited......... Luzon Sagar Company, Limited. Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited. 3,000.8 Selangore Tin Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai... 2,008

600

7,000 8

100 $100,8

50 $ 508 100 $100 60 all 100 all

24,250

5,000 8

Tlates of

Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in

5 catty Eczes BREAKFAST CONGOU 25 cents p. It.

LOANS.

Interest.

Chinese Imperis 1874...

H

1877

It

1

1878..

1881.

MENER'S PATENT FIRE-PROOF Sugar Dobentures, 1880.

SAFES, CASH and PAPER

6.2702 16,040£

3,699 T1. 8,665 11 500

600 $

100

100

500

BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices

Hongkong, December 1, 1883.

SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGAR S.

A 7

a co to co oo

8%

4 %

08116 6,629.70!

613.83 $10% for 1883140 per shar 650.39,810 per share 3100 beyons 4,000.CS! First year!

do

Fayuble. June 30 Dec. 31

Feb. 28 Ag. 91 April & October Jane16&Dec. 13 June & Do em:

$91 p. shazo $200 8300 sellers

% prem.

*For 6 months to 30 Janet Dividend for 1882 and Bones of 25 per cent. To 30th April 1983. For your 1889- For half year ended 1045 Blet Dec., 1389.- For 1889-a To Deo, 81st 1893.

Per Priam, at 6 p.m., on Saturday, the

Sed irist

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.-

Por, Sungting, at 8.30 a., on Sunday,

she 4th inst.

For PORT DARWIN,

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1884.

TELEGRAMS.

Colony, were the men who committed the murder.

Dunue the boight of the thunderstorm you- the terday forenoon, Bisnes Villa, on Fokicolum Road, the residonee of Mr L Berner, Superintendent of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, was struck by lightning. The current sestra to have alighted at the foot of one of the columns of the back verandah, at the South-Wostorn corner of the building, just in front of Mr Berner's bed-room. It then ran along

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

LONDON, May 1. All the Powers interested havo declared THURSDAY their adherence to the proposal of a con- ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS forencu regarding the state of affairs in an iron railing of the verandah to the bath- VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, Egypt, but Francs makes it a condition room), splitting through two massive circular AND MELBOURNE

that the discussinn shall not be limited to granite columes and the thick wall of the the financial situation only.

Per Changchee, at 3.39 p.m., un Mon-

day, the oth May.

For AMOY AND MANILA.-

Per Diuinante, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 5th inst.

For NAGABAKI AND KOBE (carrying}

Mails for Cores).—

Per Taluchi fa, at 3.30

Friday, the 9th May,

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET-- The United States Mail Packet City of Riu

de Janeirs, will in despatched on TUES

DAY, the 6th May, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolul, Peru, &c., which will be closed us follows: 2.15 1.M. 2.30 PM

LOCAL AND GENERAL PASSED CANAL:-San Pablo, March 30; Ning-chowe April 7: Glengarry, and Glechy, April 17.

house on its way thither. I seen to have been attracted to the bathroom by a water ipo, to which it attached itself, and finally ran down it-to the ground, in which it mado overal holes. Resides splitsing the pillars

of the verandab it carried away, a large piece of granite on its way to the ground, The next FENCE MAI, per the MI M. and shock the house so severely that Beveral

Co.'s 2.8. Djemaah, left Saigon on May

lat, ut pm, and may be expected to of the windows were broken. The shook arrivo hero about Monday morning was felt acutely by Mrs Bernier and ber children, who were in the parlour at the

nest.

Registry consen, Post-Dilize closes, but Curres. The next direct steamers, with the limiarmed.

mail, left Calcutta on the morning of

time, and who vero naturally very much

Ay enterprising person advertises in the

pondenes may be posted on board the the 19th April. Packet, with Late Fee of 10 cents extre. S. Flintshire left Singaporo for this London Dudy Telegraph of March 19 for Postage until this time of departure.

MAILS BY THR EN PACKET The British Contract Packet Reput will be despatched on THURSDAY, the fith May, with Blails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and contries be- yond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle- ments, Batavia, Burmalı, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for De

Austrrdusian Colonies.

The ustal hours will be observed in closing

tho Maila, c.

MAILS BY THE FARNUR PACKET. The French Contract

port on the 20th April

The S. Sannadice luft Port Darwin for

this port on tho, 20th April.

The S. S. Galley of Lorat left Singapore

for this port on the 30th April. -

ORDER OF SERVICE AT ONION CHOKH

SUNDAY, MAY 4TH.

Hymns: 503, 90, 364, 248; Tunes: pazo

219; 44, 165, 112; Pesim: 80..

The S. S. City of Tolie, with mails &c., from San Francisco to April 12th, has Packet Ava will be despateled on THURSDAY, arrived at Yokohama and will sail for this the 15th May, with Mails for the port on the 4th inst. United Kingdom, Europe, and places. beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits

twenty bald headed non willing to have an advertisement Larut in on the bank of their heals. An alteration of a single letter in a Shakesperean line would do for the enter prising one's motto- He doth give us bald advertisement."

New York, March 28-4 Tribune edito rial saysThe Mormon Legislaturo bas sent to Congress a memorial against pending legislation, which ought to have an effect opposite from that intended. It is an in- temperate and insulting attack upon Go- vertent affairs. The Mormons have so long been permitted to defy law and decency that they evidently cannot believe the leni withdrawn But sooner or later the foul Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon. We learn that the autended StarOrdin-ney heretofore extended to them will be The Australasia Cornies, Pondichery, ance will not come into force until towards blot which they have placed on the nation Madras, Calcutta, Aten, Mauritius, the end of the year, on account of the ne will be wiped out. It ought to be done st Mgypt, Malta, ind Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing cessity for obtaining dies, da, from home.

the Mails, &c.

Packet:

HOURS OF ULOSISO

THE ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Day of Departure,—

NOON. -Money Order Office closes,

P.-Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. P..Mail closed, exccia for Late

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Tee Hongking, Canton aid Macao Steam boat Co. notify that from this date until further notics the hour of departure of the night host to Canton will be 6 p.m. and 5.30 pm. froin Canton.

once.

Wu learn from the Planters Gazette that Mr. Edward C. Le Bourgecis, of Springfield, Mass has recondly taken out a potout for the purpose of producing paper puly from sugarcane, by subjecting the material to a presaurs of sufficient density to break up tas cellular tissues. We suspect that this REAR-ADMIRAL Davis, the now somnander-

process might be of great value to India in-chief of the US Navy on the Chins We have plenty of sugar making done here, Station, lauded at Murray Pier this morn and it is well to know that the rofuse which 3.10.Letters ay be posted with ing, and was received by a guard of honour we at present throw away can be used for

paper making. We have already some paper. Late Fes of 10 cents until- 3.30 r..-When the Post Office closes from the Bulls, with the Band of the manufactories in fedis, and expect to hate: Regiment. He then proceeded to Govern- moro suon-India Agricultural. We do

Lettern.

entirely.

3.40 r..-Late Letters may be postedment House, where he remained to tiffin on board the jacket with Late with H. E. the Governor. The uulsaintes Foo of 10 cents until time of departure.

wore fired on the landing of the Admiral

not doubt that the fibres of sugarcano will make good paper, but how about fuel for

the mailla, in places where other substancus are wanting or expensive --E, O CJ