1884-06-06 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. No. 53, Queen's Road East, (OPPOSITE THE COMMISHARIAT),

ARE

NOW

LANDING

FROM AMERICA.

ALIFORNIA

Entertainment.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL, HONGKONG. LAST GRAND CONCERT.

S at tho Two Last Concerts given by

SONORA MARCHETTI,

THE CHINA MAHL

Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements

INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITEE. :- FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG "AND

* SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship Oleneara having arrived THE

from the above Parts, Consignees

FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT.)

THE SOOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

CRACKER USA walk)

tus, and loose.

Soda BISCUITS.

solicits the Patronage and support of the Public for hor Final Concert, Du

TUESDAY EVENING, ·

Ure 104h Instant.

of Carge are hereby requested to send in

for countersignature, and to take immeaf8am. dinte delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge will b at onso landed and stored at Consiguees' risk and expone

Assorted BISCUITS,

PRICE OF

EMISSION:

Dress Circle and Staa,

Stalls (Back Sents},

$1.

JARDINE, MATERSON & Co.,

General, ManaJEVA, Hongkong, Juno 2, 1881.

11

Small HUMINY,

Cracked WHEAT

OATMEAL.

CORNMEAL.

TOPOÇAN BUTTER,

Apple BUTTER.

Eastern and Californian OHEESE

CODFISH, Bonoless.

Crime HAMS and BACON.

Englo Brand Condensed MILK,

Family HEEL in 2b 1. kogs.

Feau Idoal SALMON iut caus Butting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 t enns.

Assorted Vanved VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Saunga

MEAT.

Studed PEPPERS.

Assorted SOUPS.

Tickets can be obtained at No. 12, HONG. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION KONG HOTEL,

Hongkong, June 5, 1884.

Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP VICTORIA, FROM ANTWERP.

990

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

uamed Vessel are requested to

Richardson & Hobbin's Colebrated Potted sond in their Bills of Lading to the Under-

Inch HAM.

MEATS

Lanibe TONGUES.

Clan CHOWDER.

Frosh OREGON SALMON

Dried APPLES.

TOMATOES.

SUCCOTASH.

Maple SYRUP.

Golden SYRUP.

LOBSTERS.

OYSTERS.

HONEY.

Assorted JELLIES.

Green CORN.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

400 lb. Capacity,

600 lb.

200 15.

1,800 b.

CORN BROOMS.

6

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 late Arrivals fron ENGLAND.

A LARGE ANSORTMENT OF

TRES,

Tattvliays

CHRISTMAS CAKES, PLUM PUDDINGS. MINOLMEAT.

ALMONDS and RAISLAS.

Crystallized FRUITS.

TEYSHONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

Pudding RAISINS.

Lante CURRANTS.

Fine YORK HAMS. PIONIC TONGUES. PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES.

FRENCH PLUMS.

REAWN. INFANTS' FOOD.

CORN FLOUR.

SPARTAN

COOKING STOVES.

HITCHCOCK BOUSE LAMP.

signed for countersignature, and to take iutinte delivery of their Gods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be. Innded at Consignées" risk and expense.

Optional Cargo will b sent in unicas notice he given "To-DAY.

No Fire Insurance will be otheted.

THOS. HOWARD & Co, Agents.

Hongkong, June 2, 1881.

UNION LINE.

XOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Stanelip Lare having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for i countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and. stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, June 3, 1884. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

924

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Ilig to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and to take immediate delivery. 917 This Cargo has been landed and stored at

their risk and expense.

LE Steamship Principio, Captain KER- RUTH, having arrived freni the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo ao burchy frequested to send in their Bills of Lading to i the Undersigned for countersignatarra, and

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Ex Djemnal.

SW (in dia.), b647, one case.. I. MARTIN,

Accy Agoul.

Hongkong, May 17, 1884.

!

The Company's Steamer

Taichine, Capt. JAMES JORDAN, will bedarpatched the

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG,

Agents.

945

Hongkong, June 6, 1881. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI.

The Cb,'a Steamship

Fokien,

Capt. F. ASHTON, will te despatched for the above

Ports on TUESDAY, the 10th Instant, at 4p.ar

For Freight or Passage, apply to

9:3

-DOUGLAS LAPILAIK & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, Jane 6, 1884. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Inne 5, 1884 :—

D. Elephant, Portuguesocorvetta, 1,400, 7 guns, Fornando Costa Cabral, Maono June

My dustin, British slangor, 140, II. Kor, Liphong Hay 20, vui Paklor, Gun.. cral-ALEXANDER L

Thales, British stomer, 620, T. G. Pe-

und Amoy 4, General.-DOUGLAS ŠTEAM- SHIP Co.

June 6 Mongkut, British steamer, 850, P. H. Loff, Bangkok May 31, Gener--YUE FAT Host.

Japan, British steamer, 1,365, T. S. Cardner, Calcutta' May 17, Penang 27, and Singapore 30, General.DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

Crnander, British stearaar, from Canton, Kung pai, Chinese steamer, frota Canton. H.M.S. Tweed, from Canton.

Peking, British steamer, 154, Houorzaam,. Shanghai Juno 8, General.--SIEMASEN Co.

Non-, French steamer, 435, A. Geacoat Haiphong June 4, Gonural. A. R. MARTY.

Latin, Franch gunboat, from Canton.

DEPARTURES,

Juno 6:

Ping-on, for Hoihow. Numont,

Hampshire, for Saigon. Captain Piraray, will be Frock Carsiti, for San Francisco. despatched for the above Swatou, for Swatow Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 11th Instaut,iny, for Canton

Harter, for Saigon, 577 at Noon.

Verena, for Europe, &c.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, June 6, 1881.

914

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.

The Steamship

Rahuria,

RICKALD, Commander, expected here on orabout

the 11th Instant, will have immediate dos 827 patch for the above Ports.

Not Responsible for Debts. either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, DELL & Co.

Agenda Hongkong, June 6, 1884.

947

CLEARED.

Triumph, for Hoiluw, Murtha, for Victoria, B. C.. Sh, for Saigon.

Esmeralda, for Amoy and Manile,

Don Juan, for Amoy and Manila.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping 3pm.Esmeralda konvon for Manila

General Memoranda. MONDAY, June 9 -

Cains against the Principia must be sent in to Mensre Ruell & Co., on or before

this dato

3 pn-Auction of Household Furniture at the rosidenca of N..A. Siobs, The Albany,

No. 6511.-JUNE 6, 1394.

placed we suppose nut in the coolest part of the ship- apare bunker. Now it has been supposed that deal dried in conti guity with flues or pipes conveying hot water or steam is in a condition to bursti › into flqund when the air gets access to it" -a view however which must now be ro- garded as untcanble. With regard to the second outbreak in the bows of the ship the evidence is still more conclusire of the spontaneous combustion theory. We are juformed that this second, con-

5 p.m.Meeting of Victoria Recreationflagration brake out among some Ja-

Club.

Paueso paper goods saturated with oil, Goods por Glenartney undelivored after and that they barst into a bright flame

this date subject to rent. TORSDAY, June 10 —

9p.m.-Concert at the City Hall, Taunspay, June 12-

3p-auction of Property in

ying-poon.

burning with great energy. The caseą here were clearred from the inside. The oil is supposed to be an animal oil. Wall then, what do our experts my to Salthis. In 1840, a great tire took place at

Plymouth Dackyard, due again, it was - supposed, to the spontaneous combustion of heaps of hemp and flax impregnated with oil. The falacora and Inngane, two of Her Majesty's ships, were destroy ed by fire which could only be traced to the spontaneons, ignition of oakum, low and similar substances which had. been used by the shipwrights and others i wiping the oil froin their tools.

SATURDAY, Jumo 14 –

Noon-Tenders for Docking, Royairing the Hull of the S.S. Kinking received at the Office of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. 3 p.m.auction of Property in Mosque

Street.

-THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

·Bstablished A¡Ð. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIVIS,

·IMPORTEKS

OF

In a paper read before the Chemical Section of the British Association, Dr Gallatly found that when he took a bandful of cotton waste that had been asked in boiled linseed oil-the excess of oil being removed by pressure-and placed it anong dry waste in which a thermometer was inserted, and keeping it at a temperature of one hundred and seventy degrees, the inercory began to rise rapidly from five to ten degrees every few minutes, and at the end of DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES. NURSERY REQUI-seventy-five minutes the thermometer AL indiouted 300 degrees Fahrenheit. this point the smoke issuing from the box revealed that the cotton was in an active state of combustion, so that on exposing it to the open air it quickly hurst into flame. Regarding oils-of animal origin, he found that lard oil produced rapid combustion is four hours, seal oil is a hundred minutes.

AITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FARNCE PATENT. MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water. Lemonade. Tonic Wator, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aurated Waters.

Per Mary Anstha, frors Haiphong, 4 Eur The Manjuctory is under dirset and ropeans, and 2 Chinese.

continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1576.

Per Tholes, from Foochuw, de, Mr and Mrs Stowork and family, Mies Rowell, Mesars Combos and Sumiters, and 13 Chi-

DELE.

Per Murgut, from Bangkok, 95 Chinese. Por Japan, from Calcutta, de, Mrs T

to take immediate delivery of their-Guods any Debt contrected by the Officers or HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAU S. Gardner, Bir J. Taylor and child, Siri

from alongside

Cargo impering the discharge of the Stemmer will be af once landed and stored at Consignous risk anal expense, anul on Fire Insurance will be elected.

Optional cargo will be forwarded on to YOKOHAMA, unless natize to tiks contr given before Noun To-Morrow, 3rd All Claima against the Steuer › presented to the Gudersigned si the 9th lust, or they wili nót he reon

1.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agrala.

7 be

be

fure

Hongkong, June 7, 1894.

FROM GLASGOW, LONDON, PENAMI AND SINGAPORE.

95

THE SteamshipGerurtarg naving arrived

Crem of the following Vessels, during thrir stay in Hongkong Harbour ---

ASHEW JACKNOS, American ship, Capt.. A Pame--- Order.

C. T. Hoos, British steamer, Captain W. Jarris.-T. Board & Co.

(ENMAVIS, British steater, Capt. John

Wright--Sieussen & Co.

MARTA. British barque, Captain A. McPherson Russell & Co.

HEAR OF CHINA, British burjan, Captain Charice Smith. Melchors & Cô

WILDWOOD, Americas arque, Captain Chas, A. Sawyer.-Molchens & Co.

To-day's Advertisements,

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TENDERS for DOCKING, CATERING, RE-

Charles Leslio, Messrs J. Rowe, Dinshaw Dadabhoy, Judah, and Zuluwan, and 30 Deck.

Per Peng, from Shanghai, 25 Euro- AKTALLING and BREAIRING the Hu of thy Steamer KIUKIANO will be Re-ears (leck), and 29 Chinese.

Per Non-cut, from Haiphong, Mir Im ceived by the Undersigned until Noou on

bert, and 10 Chinese. SATURDAY, the 14th Tatunt.

Further, Partiendas enn be obtained at the Orion of the Company.

By Order,

T ARNOLD, Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, Juno 6, 1884.

3443

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

DEPARTED

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR

HONGKONG.

JUNE.

Sur

Sets.

·E. AL

HIGH WATER

They of

Moru. Aft.

Kises.

Menth,

H. M.

H. M.

H. M.

7.28

8:34

2.17

0.40

7.60 $.59

5.17

6.40

8.11

9,341

6.17

6.41

9

́8:35: 10,09 | KN

10

9,2

10.49 | 5.17

6.41 6.42

Per Feroad, from Hongkong: for Singa- pero, Dr and Mrs Beutley, and Captain Lyall; for Marseilles, Mrs Hauschild, "Mim Lammiert, and Dr Young : for London ringer Marseilles, Bis F, D. Paliner; for London, Mrs Hopper, Miss Macharie, Dr Brereton, Inspector General Gordon, Mr and Mrs: A. G. Morris and family, Mr and Mrs Siebs

Modwin and funily, Messrs

and L. Bark, From Shanghai: for Singapore, Mr Forsyth and servant; for

|

From an interesting article in Cham-

berg Journal of some months back, from which some of the facts noted above 16hve been taken, we extract the follow- it concise though clear explanation of this phenomenon t

We may be excused for explaining what the term oxidisable means, as the explan- ation containe the rationale of spontaneous Imbustion, so far as eil saturated enbatan- | ses de concerned, nad the lesion is fraught with importance. Every one knows what is meant. by drying in the air any substante saturated with water or spirit. The wetted substance dries because the free play of zir around it absorbs its moisture, or in ordin. ary language, canses the water or spirit to evaporale, and the process is so elementary and well understood that it requires no ...further explanation. The arms substance, however, saturated with any fatty wil, dass High water at Whampon 2 hot dry in the same way from the eroporz- mins, later than at Hongkong; at the tien if the vil. It dries, by reatau of ab. Barrier: hes. 15 mis; at the Salt urbing oxygen from the atmosphere; in Flats: 3 hrs: 30 mins,; at Shauenther words it becomes oxidised, and. în this & bra 45 inina.

process it undergoes a species of combres ilos, differing not in character but only in degres, from that which seal, vuce lighted,

from the above Ports, Consignees DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, HE Steamship Japan having arrived.B., G. and wonang, Micasts Stalban, The publication of this issue commenced undergues in our fireplaces. If we imagine

of Cargo are hereby informed that their

Goods-with the exception of Opium—uru. being landed at their fisk into the Guidowa! of the Undersigned, whence andjer frota | the Wharves or Bonts delivery zosy bu gib- tained.

Optional. Cargo will be forwarded m leas notice to the contrary he given before Noon To-Pay, the 2nd June.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the

9th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Imurance his been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hungkong, June 2, 1884.

Pratination

Amoy and Taman Bangkok...

Bombay, via Straits Iloilo and Sandakan........ London, via Suez Canal... Manila, via Atoy.............................. Marseilles, de, via Saigon. New York, via Suez Canal.. New York---......

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY ANTE TATWANFOO.

The Co.'s Steamship

Thales, Captain Peck, will be despatched for the above Ports ou SUNDAY, the 81: Instant, a

9a..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, Jae #, 1881.

013

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Fede's

Fokicu (s).. Taichiow (8). Khiva (8).. Amatista (s).. Clysses (s) Esmeralda (s).. Oxus (B). Oxfordshire (a).. Anna

PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP. San Francisce, via Yokohama.. City of Peking (s).

San Francisco...

Don Enrique, Shaughnt.

'Peina (8)...... Swatow, Anay and Taiwanfoe, Thales (5) CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. Swatow, Aucy and Foochov... Namua (3).

CLARETS-

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

IRES. GRAVES,

BREAKFAST CLARET, .

.. James Fordau

from the above Peris, Consignes for Brindisi, Mr B. White; for London,

W. Lynch, and J. T. Farron ;

of

7.50 p.m.

The China Mail.

vf Cargo are hereby requested to send Me Nightingale, infant and amah, Miss L

in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned Balasan, and Mr C. T. Caring for London for countersignature, and to take immediato E. J. Allen and child. From Yckchaina

vic Marseilles, Mr. Wesoley, Mr and Mrs delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed and stored at Consigness' risk und expense, and no Fire Insuranco will be effected.

Justwit,

Consignees are hereby informed that, all Claims must be made immediately, ac ou will be entertained aftor the 12th

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents, Bougkong, June 6, 1891.

lients

Douglas Lapraik & Co.... ...... Yoel Fat Hung......

P. & O. S. N. Cu......... Russell & Co... Butterfield & Svirs.. Russell & Co....... Mossagories Maritimos. Russell & Cu.. Russell & Co. Preife Mail 8. S. Co.. Russell & Co. Messagerles Maritimes. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Douglas Laprik & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co. Butterfeld & Swire....... Mosangurica Maritimas..... Adamson, Bell & Co.

Date of Leaving.

June 10, ul-4 p. June 9, at 8 am June 10, nt 3 p.m. „Juno 16, at 5 p.ra.

¡About June 11.

June 7, at 3 p.m. June 19; at noon. June 16:

quick despatch. Jane 16, at 3 p.m. quick despatch

Quick despatch. June 8, at 9a.in, Jane 11, at noon. Jaso 14, nt 4. p.u Jano 18.

quick despatch. quick despatch.

for Penang, Mr and Mrs Koh Leang Tat, dangbter and servant,

For Ping-on, for Hoihow, 10 Chinese. Per Harter, for Saigon, 150 Chinėso..

TO DEPARI

the heat given out in the process of drying,

ug

as it

may be called of slow combustion, not being allowed to escape, hut, ou the other hand, rather confined in He

phere,

so munde to help the process of heat raising, we have row sil- Elia, sleinents required to make up an interesting and well MONGBONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 0, 1884.

known instance of spoutaneous combuslicu. Such dra in reality the conditions which THE remarkable stance of the Penium ur les end the spontaneous igni sular and Oriental Company's stemer tion of all vegetable substances impregnated Vienu baving had two distinct ontbrealis with fatty eile, and it is not too much to of fire in one day draws attention to say that, though the conditions are not so Masses A. F. Bensou, J. Springer, the fact that some substances are more widely known as they might be, still they Wellsmann and A. Ahrens, and Mrs Mur- liable than others to the phenomenon are now suficiently known to cause all woul ray'a amah; from Brindisi, Mr C. S. Hanp-of spontaneous combustion. Without and ether waste in large footories to be

looked carefully after. For Nagasaki; from Brindisi, especially linking the particular cirenm- Ringer

Por Trim, for Hoihow, 20 Chinese.

Per Thibet, for Yokchams: from Hong- keng, Mr J. M. Armstrong; from Loudon,

910

son.

Majster.

F. Ashion.

Hasolin..... Thergaon. Hutchison.

Hapatel Jonce.... Schridt..

McAlister. Delpech.

Pocock.

Pitam

Sydney and Molbou. Laju (8). Sydney and Molbourne, &c.. Hoshow (3)......

Manis..

Vardin

Menzaleh (s).....

Radnovsläre (e)

Benois.. Richard.

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

June 6, 1884.

Nos. of Shures.

Jaive.

l'aid PasTON PER LAST REPORT.

up. Reserve. B'kund accentnt.

Last Dividend.

Closing relations, Cash,

125 $ 120 $4,063,301,66 € 57,645, 28

124 premium

1.5 1.

50 First year

25€

18%

Tls. 280 per alare Tls. 141 $550

14

22% 10%

1875 buyers

$100 buyers

$130 sales

3342

!$65 sellers

Mitocha.

BATES,

SHERRIES & PORT-

Saccone's MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID FORT

(1848).

HUNTS PORT

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &-

1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. Bisqurt DCBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY, FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAKAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. Ross'a LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOY PIT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. CRABB'S GINGER BRANDY EASTERN OLDER. CHARTREUSE MARASORINO.

CURACAO.

ANGOSTURA, Boxst's and OFANGE

BITTERS.

Yokohama. Yokohama and Hioga................

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation...60,000$

INSUBANCEA

North-Olias Iaurance Company, Limited.....) 5,000 E 2004 Yungissa Insurance Company, Limited......... 8,000£ 2012

50,000; Union Insurance Socisty Company, Limited...! 2,000$ 1,2508 126 S 500,000's *576,801.99 25$ 600,000's 107,411.65 Chiun Traders' Insurance Company, Limited...24,000$ 83.33.

230 $ Canton Insurance Office Company, Támited... 10,000 £

50 $35,000

Credit balance Chinese Insurance Compang, Limited .............. 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 2003 18,711.00

35,165,20 8,000 $ Hongkong Tire lusurance Co., Limited

250 $ មាន 685,000 $ 285,521.00 100's 20%

516,078 China Fire Tustration Company, Limited... 20,000 S

189978.34

&c.,

fx.:

Sac.

STEAM COMPANIES.

HK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited........! 3,000 $ 18,387 £ Indo-China S. N. Co., Lt. 60,000 sh, issued

31,312 £ China and Manila S. S. Company, limited... 4,500 $

100$. 758

WE 30 10£ 8.10

100 ali

215,000 $

53,091.80

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

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

J. Braze, pints and quaris. PRAUGHT ÄLE and FÕETER, by the

Gallon. ALE and PORTEE, in hogahonds..

SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGAR S.

Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in

5 calty Boxes. BREAKFAST. CONGOU @ 25 conta p. 1b.

MUHUELLAN SOUS,

Hongkong & Whenpes Dock Co., Limited... 2,000 HK. and China Gus Company, Limited ... 3

New Shares

1268 100$

18,00013 500 £ 100 10 1,900 £

107.108,552, 17:10 2,000 8 100

$18,20+

hase.

stances attending the free on the Fe-. Further comment of ours is neces Per Martur, for Victoria, B.C., 145 Chirone to the feets we are going to adsary. The lesson conveyed in the ex- vance, a reference to one or two of the amples cited and the extract just given Per Everaida, for Amey and Manila, 2 conditions favourable to spontaneous should teach how cautions shippers Europeans, and 80 Chinese.

combustioni-may not be out of pluce, ea-should be in accepting cargo of whose Fer Don Jean, for Aney and Manila, 1 pecially in phice like Hongkong, which properties they are ignorant, and which, European, and 60 Chinero.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

is a vast cctrepôt for the transhipment of if placed in conditions suitable to the valuable merchandise between the coasts development of its properties, may re- of Chini, Japan, and the Philippines and sulf in disasters fraught with extrane all parts of the western world. The cul- danger to the passengers and crow. The British steamer Mary Austin reportaject is one of general concert. It is Strong N.E. wind, dirty weather with calu. necessary also in the interests of ship- The British steamer Thales reports: pers particularly, for many unjust Experienced anclerate N.B. brozes and fine charges of incendiarism might be raised, weather from Foochow to Taiwanfoo; from

Taiwanfoo to Arasy fresh N.E. breese and when really the damage Las been due clear weather; aud from Aroy to port to ignorance pure and simple of natural į moderate N. E. wind and fine weather. In laws."....\\\\

·

TELEGRAMS

TODI WAR IN TUFE SOHOÀN.

- LONDON, June 5th,

It is reported that the Mahdi's forges are

Foochow S. S. Killarney, Ningchus, Ben The existence of such a phenomenon in the immediate neighbourhood of Khar Gencagles, Glengary, Ste Menmuir, as spontaneous combustion is now estab-toum, and it is expected that the garrison and H.B.M.S. Merlin. In Amoy H.B.M.8.lished beyond the shadow of a doubt will have to surrender, Swift, and S. S. Folien.

Recent save tigsters, such as Gallery

The British sonnier Mongkut reports: Experienced variable winds and squally and Attfield, by a series of elaborate weather throughout the passage."-

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THE LATE DYNAMITE EXPLOSIONS,

S LONDON, Juns ōth. experiments have clearly defined the The British steamier Japan reporta exact conditions necessary to the spot No clue has as yet been discovered us to Frour Sandheads to lat. 14 North, experi-taneous combustion of vnious substances, the perpetrators of the late outrages. enced moderato to fresh SS. W. winds with especially of botle naimal and vegetable huavy sea. Lowest reading of Bar. 29.50 oils. The first tire on board the Feruna = After leaving Singapore sxperienced light SW, monsoon and variable winds.

was in a spare bunker principally occu

The British steamer Peking reports: pied by Jannese cargo and curios. In

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Light East and N.E nind, cloudy and this instance the material of the curios, PASSED CANAE-Hegeri, May 19; De Overcast weather throughout.

TOST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For AMOY AND MANILA. —

such as lacquer and porcelain, has we think very little to do with the fire spontaneous combustion with regard to sucis articles has yet to be settled. Let as then turn our intention to the pack ing had to the deal cases in the space Enoker. In these instances we go, for

Per Don Juan, at 11.30 uur, un Natur- obvious reasons, entirely on supposition.

day, the 7th ins1.

For AMOY AND MANILA.—

Per Esmeralda, at 250 pm, on Satur

day, the 7th inst.

% 43% end June, byers For CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG

Por Crider, at 3:30 pr., on Saturday,

the 7th inst. 25 % dia.

Tor SINGAPORE A

par.

4,351,52 4%

13%

58 prem. end month $54 per share

$3

$145 1

6,639.70

$116 543.83 $10% for 1883 $140 per share 630.32 $10 per share 8100 buyers 4,000.65

890 pahare First Fear

$190 do.

8300 buyers

BATAVIAME

Per Golavery, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,

the 7th ist."

For SWATOW, AMOY, AND TAIWAN

FOO.-

Pur Thales, at 8.30 am., on Sunday, the

8th inst.

For BANGKOK

cution, May 22

The next AMERICAN MAIL, per the P. M.

S. S. Co.'s at Vity of Peking, with San Francisco naila the 16th altime, left Yokulu on 4th inst at daylight. She may therefore be ex- pected to arrive here at or about Thes. day, the 10th inst.

S. S. Naples left Sydney for this port on the 3rd instaat.

If the pucking was imperfectly perform The ed, with damp hay for example, there is undoubted evidence to show that such The E. & A. B. 8. Co.'s steunior Cullerthun left Bydney on the 3rd inst for this packing will occasionally take fire with

port

HUNDAY, JUNE 8TH

out any external source of ignition. In deed bay, cotton and wouly fibres genes oF SERTICE AT UNION CHURCH.— erally, when stacked in the open air in large quantities in a damp slute, Hymna : 2, 244, 240, 358 Tunes page simple oxidation that is always going on, undergo a process of heating from the 2, 117 100, 80; Pasi: 03.

and the bea? (volved may result in a

P. & 0. steamship Ferons, with

stato of spontaneous canbust on. Many mails, passongora, fd, for Europe, steamed

four readers may recollect the great out of the harbour 22 6-30 this evening. fires in the Liverpool Deck warehouses,

which were ascribed to the heating and A CHINAMAN Employed at the Query-Bay spontaneous ignition of dampi cotton. It

Per Taichious, at 7.304.m., on Monday, is likewise no uncommon occurrence for Sugar Refinery, at his life yesterday, by

the 9th inst

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY.—

Pur Khive, at 2.50 p.m., on Tuesday, the 19th inst, instead of as previous ly notified.

Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 sha. issued Chins Sugar Company, Limited....... Hongkong You Company, Limited Hongkong Fabery Company Limited Lazoa Sugar Company, Limited................ Farak Tin Mining Smelting Co., Limite... Selangor Tin Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai... 2,500 8

1,000 8 £0

9,000 $

100% 100

1,250 8

7,000's

600 $

1,000

100 8 100 8 24,230 $

508 508 1008 100

6,000

50 all

200 all

Katen of

LOANS.

Interest,

Chinese Imperial 1974.....

FI

MITENGE'S PATENT FIREPROOF

1877. 1878... 1881

6,276£ · 100 Bll 16,040 1000 111 3,899 TI. 500 all

8%

Payable. June 30-Dec: $1

Feb. 28 Ag. 31!"

For AMOY AND TAMSUL

8

SAFES, CASH and PAPER Sugar Debentures, 1680, BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices Hongkong, December 1, 1883,

8,585 TI. 600) all 500 all

June16&Dec. 10 Jime & Decon

2% prem

1049

agadaezcas.

April & October

* For 6 monibe le 60th Jean 1833,-† Dividend for 158) and Bonus of 35 per cent.—| For half year ended 31st Desi, 1883. —§ For 1885,

ships to take bre at sea through their falling from one of the window to the cargobeing put on board in a dampy etate ground, a distance of about sixty leet. Australian liters have caught fire from

the bales of woof being packed wet, and Tus steamer Mary Austin arrived from traders from "Calcutta have caught fire Halphong, last night, and brings no news from the jute in their bolds belog etter et importance from Tonquin. The cruiads damp, ur from loving come in contact

Per Fokien, ab 3.30 pm, on Tuesday with castor oil that formed another part against the piratical hands which infest the

the 10th inst

For 3WATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,

Per Namoa, at 11:30 a 10 on Wednes

day, the 11th inst

of the cargo. With regard

the deal country will continues, and one or two packing cases going off into flame the skimtishes with these gentry have taken evidence is not so clear. True, they were place very nuur Haiphong,