1884-12-30 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacE WEN, FRICKEL & Co.

No. 53, Queen's Road Rast, (OPPOSITE THE COMMIBRAHIAT),

ARE NO

NOW

LANDING FROM AMERICA.

RESH ROLL BUTTER.

•FRES

TOPOCAN

Do

Eastern and Californiaa CHEESE.

CODFISH, Bonelese.

Prime HAMS and BACON,

Eagle Brand Condensed MILK.

Family BEEF in 20

kegs,

caux.

Bead Idea SALMON in 5

Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 tuna-

Assorted Caunod VEGETABLES.

Potter SAUSAGE and Sausage

MEAT.

Stuff PEPPERS.

Assorted SOUPS.

Richardson & Robbin's Colobrated Pottod

MEATS.

Labs' TONGUES.

Clan QHOWDER.

Fresh OREGON SALMON,

Dried APPLES.

SUCCOTASH.

Maple SYRUP.

Golden SYRUP.

Cracked WHEAT. HOMINY. HONEY.

Queon OLIVES.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

DEVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE BIL.

KAISAR-1-HIND' CIGARETTES

in crystallized Bexes of 100 at $6.50. per mille.

SPORTING AND RIFLE GUNPOWDER in 1-b Tins

AGATE IRON WARE.

INSERTION RUBBER.

Tron's PATENT PACKING.

HOLMES DISTRESS SIGNALS.

HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMPS,

PERFECTION STUDENT-LAMPS.

PAINTS and OILS.

TALLOW and TAR.

PITCH and ROSIN

I

Ex lato Arrivals from

ENGLAND.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

STV 3 ES,

CHRISTMAS CAKER

+

PLUM PUDDING.

MINCE MEAT

CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.

PUDDING RAISINS. CURRANTS, FIGS.

CANDIED PEEL.

Fine YORK HAMS.

PICNIC TONGUES,

BREAKFAST TONGUES.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS.

ALMONDS and RAISINS.

Fueroa PIMES. -

TRYSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS. JORDON ALMONDS.

COOKING STOVES..

PARLOUR STOVES.

CLARETS

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

BREAKFAST CLARET,

SHERRIES & PORT-

A

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

BORROUGHES & WATTS

SOLID MAHOGANY BILLIARD TABLE, Complete with Cers, Pool, Pyramid, &o., BALIS, MARKING Roann, Rtarą, Barná CLOTH, SA, A.

Just arrived par Glenfalioch,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, November 4, 1884. 1865

A

NOW ON SALE CHINESE DICTIONARY

IN TH

CANTONESE DIALECT,

BY

Dr. K. J. KITEL

Chown OCTAVO, Fr. 1018

Part I.

Hosexoxo, 1877-1883.

A-K,

Part II. K-M

$2.50 ...$2.50

Part III

M-T,

Part IV, T-Y,

$3.00 ...$3.00

Entertainment.

THE CHINA MAIL

E GATETY COMPANY.

THE

Sole Proprietor, Bm NonviLbz.

FROM THE THESTRE ROYAL, Calcutta ; and THE GLITY Tauaria, Bombay.

Putrons:

1 RH. THE DUKE AND Duçurss,

of Connaught. His Excellency The Mangy of Ripon, His Excellency Sir James FendussON,

de.. &c.

St

WILL IF POSSILLE GIVE

TWO PERFORMANCES, en-routs, for Shanghai.

THE FIRST FERFORMANCE,

will be GILBERT'S CLASSICAL COMEDY, endilled PYGMALION & GALATEA.

A Redization of ten per cont. will bo allowed to purchasers of "fen or more copios. A

VILLA VI

AT THE

SECOND PERFORMANCE, will be presented

HUSBAND IN CLOVER,

And the

ORIENTAL BURLESQUE BROWN & THE BRAHMINS.

This Standard Work on the Chixess tan- Lin- gunga, constructed on the basis of Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese characters in practial are, and while alpha-, hetically arranged according to the sounds of the oldest dialect of China, the Can-on tomaso, it gives also the Mandarin proaun | ciation of all characters explained in the book, so that its weefulness is by no means conlibed to the Cantonese Dialect, but the

work is a pron piete Thosaurus of

whole Language of China, an-

dient and modern, as used all over the

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

www

FOR HOIHOW, PAKHOI AND

HAIPHONG.

The Co.'s Steamship

Hailong,

Capt. GODDARD, will bo

SHIPPING.

ARKIVALS.

Not Responsible for Debts.

[No 6667 DECEMBER 80, 1884

families, some of the inembers of which usually hold official rank, can give to a either the Captain, the Agents, nor district magistrate, ona con base

Owners will be Responsible for what the result would have been had any Debt contracted by the Officera or these attempts been allowed by custom Titania, British ship, 879, Wm. Lown-Crew of the following Vessels, during to acquire the force of law. The poor sond, London August 18, General--Op their stay in Hongkong Harbour-cultivator would have been at first in-

Decembar 29, 1884 ----

Haloon, British steamer, 277, F. D. Goddard, Pakhoi December 26, Bobo 27, and Maono 21, Guneral.-DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO,

Saites, British steamer, 262, G. Wright, Mary.

he might be protected against the exB0-

Jolm A. O'Brien-Mulchers & Co.

ALLEN BESSE, America barque, Capt.duced to put his holding under the wing of his powerful neighbour, in order that ALEXANDER MONE, American ship, Capt. G. W. David, Melchers & Co,

DANUBE, British steamer, Captain

Hong. FORNERS ABBEY,

Fat

J.

despatched for the above Haiphong Doceraber 27, General.-A. R. Newton-Yuen American barque, Capt. little ns he pleased in the way of taxes;.

Ports on THURSDAY, the 1st January, at Duylight.

For Freight or Pasargo, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Ilongkong, December 30, 1884.

2106

FOR SHANGHAI. (Taking Cargo & Puseyers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEWCHWANG, HAŃKOW and Ports in the YANGTSZE.)

The Steamship

Fu-shin Captain Canan, will be despatclied for the above Port on FRIDAY, the 2nd January next, at 4 p.m.

Fur Freight or Paange, apply to

LUSSELL & Co.

2197 Hongkong, December 30, 1884,

Full Particulars will bo daly announced THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP the arrival of the Company.

ندید

The Plan of the Elentre cay be seen and Seata securod at Moss KELLY & WALSH's.

Gongkong, Desember 11, 1884.

2076

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA AND ILOILO.

The Üb.'s Steamslóg

Zafiro,

Kapire, whilst its introductory chapter To-day's Advertisements, m

BULYD $1 purposes of a philological guide to the student.

BRITISH SHIP TITANIA, FROM LONDON.

A Supplement, arranged for being bound and used by itself, and containing a List of the Radicals, an Index, aud & List of Surnames, will be published and goldONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above.

eparately.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.. Hongkong, January 15, 1983. 163

FOR SALE.

·MINERVA-BRUNNEN,

DELICIOVE NATubal Mineral WATER An Cases of Ni Pinda 03.197.10.

do. 48 Quarts (.......$6.90.

Apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, Novonibor 10, 1884. 1897

NOW PUBLISHED.

DUDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL

THEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

ERNEST J. EITEL, PH.D., TURING. CHIEF EDITION. REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.

BY

Price,

21.50.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1884. 1308

NOW READY.

FRIJE, $1:00.

GOMPARATIVE CHESE FAMILY TAK

By H. PARKER.

Can be obtical from KELLY & WALSH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co, Hongkong, and at the China Ma (30iem.

WASHING BOOKS.

(196 Exolish art. Cheese.) WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use

of Ladies and Gentlemen, can bɩw be had at this Offics.--Peico, $1 each.

CHINA MAIL Öffen,

Destitution.

named Vomsel are hereby requested to send in their Hills of Lading to the Under- signed for conatersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods..

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be lauded and stored at Cra- signacs' risk and expense.

Captain TALBOT, will be.

City of Rio de Janeiro, American steamer, Win. B. Cobb, San Francisco November 22, and Yolbauia December 23, Mails and General-'. M. S. S. Co.

December 30:- Zafiro, British steamer, 676, R. Talbot, Manila December 27, Gonoral.-LUSSELL & Co.

4moy, Brifial atonmer, 814, D'Egville, Newchwang December 26, Gonem Sitamsen & Co.

Chann Quen, British barque, from Whamp

Fonksmey, British steamer, from Wham-

pou

Namos, British storier, 802, Gec. D. Pitman, Foochow December 24, Amoy 26, and Swatow 29, General.--DoveLaS STEAM. XHIP Co.

Chintu, American stenmor, 885, Win- son, Shanghai December 27, Geroral.- ROSWELL & Co.

DEPARTURES Deconibor 30:-

Menclans, for London. Thules, for Const Porte. Anna Bertha, for Mantung.

for Swatow.

despatched for the above or Swatow. Porta on FRIDAY, the 2nd January next, Amor, for Whampoa

Fooksang, for Shanghai, Ceices, or Amoy. Hohen, for Shanghai. Natal, for Europe. Glencoe, for Shanybai.

For Freight or Passage; apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, December 30, 1884.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

3108

THE Undorsigned has received instruc-

tions to Sell by Public Auction, on

MONDAY,

the 5th January, 1885, at 11 am, at Mesars. D. Messi & Co.'a Godowna, Proyo 2202 Weat

MELCHERS & Co.,

Ajjenta. Hongkong, December 30, 1884.

THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND

ADELAIDE (Culling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS. LAND FORTS, and taking throwzyn Cargo to NEW ZEALAND, NEW CĂLE. DONIA, TASMANIA and FIJI.)

The Steamship Airlie, Captain ELLIS, will bo' despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 10th January next, at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Fange, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agenta Hongkong, December 30, 1884.

OCEAN-STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON FTA SUEZ CANAL,

(For Account of whom it may Concern),

3 Balea each 30-Pairs BLANKETS.

3 do. do. 60 JACKETS.

200 Paira CHINESE SHUES.

2 Picule Bees RAW SILK,

80 Cattier RAW SILK,

A Quantity of BRASSWIRE and BRASSWARE.

TERMS OF SALZ.-Cash on delivery.

C. R LAMMERT, Auctionser. Hongkong, December 30, 1881.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

2201

Tons from H.M. NAVAL STOREKEEFEL

Undersigned has received instruc

to Sell by Public Auction, on

WEDNESDAY, 2100 the 7th January, 1896, at Noon, at H. M.

| Naval Yani,-

SUNDRY NAVAL & VICTUALLING CONDEMNED STORES, &c.,

The Co.'s Stenship

Hector, Captain BATT, will be despatched as above on

xc.

comprising OLD. IRON, CHAN CABLE, CORDAGE, Lurs, Bors, Bours, BiscUITS, COOKS FAT, CLOTHING and BOAT

&0.,

80., TERNS OF SALE.-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Guvernment Auctioneer. 2200 Hongkong, December 30, 1884.

SATURDAY, the 10th January.

For Freight uc Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, December 30, 1684

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessela

Havre, &c., ria Scos Canal... Casandra (6)... Hashow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Hailong(). Honolulu

Ceylo Londou, &, via Suez Canal... Flintshire (a)

Glenarch (s).. Loudon, via Suez Canal. London, &c., via Suez Canal... Sutlej (4) .....Zatire (s).

Captai

Lindemans Goddard Buretow...

zlgents.

|

ULEARED, Bentaria, for Yokohama, Mestra, for Singapore.

PASSENGERS.

A REIVED.

J. F. Maroy.-Adamson, Bell & Co.

IND, Germann barquia, Captain G. Höckol:

-Wieler & Co.

tions of the yamen followers; the pro- tector would have paid as much or as

while on the other hand, he would have been free; to: turn round on his tebant and extort more and more, as the latter was able to pay. Or the whole, we has been the wisor of the two in reject> have no doubt the Chinese legislator ing the zemindar system.

INVINCIBLE, Aerican ship, Capt. J. S. Feargne Skewes --Order,

MINNIN CARMICHAEL, British barque, Capt, T. G. Taylor.-Master.

BLOUNT LEBANON, British steamer, Capt. D. Maxwell.-Borneo Company, Limited. Next, in regard to the yield of the NICOLAS TRAYER, Amer. barque, Capt. land-tax at the present time. The totals Robert S. Creabis. Master.

given in the, Hwei Tien, which agres SAMAL, American ship, Capt. Oliver 0.very closely with those given in the cur

Holl & Ca Jones. Adamson,

SARAH HIGNETT, American ship, Capt. J. rent red book, or official guide, amount for all the provinces to tads 39,845,474 Baas. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Sooo, British barque, Capt. J. Backia in silver and 4,858,382 picule of -Borneo Company, Ltd.

rice, or, say, in round numbers, 40 VELOCITY, British barque, Captain R. million taels altogether, This, it Martin.-Pustau & Co.

will adily granted. is very much over the mark, but how much over, it is not easy to say. It must be much over, because, firstly, the figures are these of the beginning of the century and we know that half the country, and that half too the best cultivated, was over- run by the Taeping rebellion, and two thirds or more of the land in some places was for a number of years

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW. Shipping.

Daylight-Bonlarig leaves for Yokohama

and Hiogo.

Noon-Menzaleh leaves for Yokohama. 4 p.m.-Korching leaves for Shanghai, Auctions.

"

p.m.-Auction of Household Furnituro, turned into a wilderness. And, agaïo,

c., at the Ice House.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, (Now Year's Day), 1885 :----

Local Rinks close. MONDAY, January 5-

11 Auction of Sundries at Meere D. Mussu & Co.'s golowns, Fraya West. Goods per Steamer Anadyr unclaimed after Noon subject to rent and landing charges at 1 cent per package por diem. Goods per Glencoe undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

*THE

because within the last few years. numerous memorials have been publish- ed from the viceroys and governers with denils of their respective circuits, showing that in some places, one half and in others one third of the land is still uncultivated, and that even where cultivation has been resumed the pes

sentry are so poor that it is impossible to collect the regulation taxes. And without relying on native testimony. any one who has travelled much in the ceutral provinces, especially if his re- collection or reading can carry him

Per Huilong, from Pakhoi, &c., Mr O-HONGKONG DISPENSARY, back to the wealth of Soochow and

Johnson, and 30 Chinesa

Per Saltee, from Haiphong, 4 Chinese Per City of Rio de Jansro, from San Francisco, Mr Kinghorn, Miss Alice Kipp, 2nd 669. Chinese in storage.

For Zuftro, from Manila, Mr R. H. Wood, and 100 Chineza.

Fer Namoa, from Coast Ports, Mr and Mrs Parker, Capt. Gordon, and Lieut. Vysyan, 1 Huropean deck, and 203 Chinese. Fer Chiptung, from Shanghai, 9 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Tudes, for Amny, Mr Nelson; for Fooohor, Mta II. G. Robertson.

Per Glencoe, for Shanghai, 1 European. Per Anna Bertha, for Mantang, 12 Chi

neno.

Por Jngenia, for Swatow, 12 Chingo Pur Frichion, for Swatow, 100 Chinose. Per Fooksony, for Shanghai, 4 Europeans, and 20 ChinesG.

Per Celebes for Amoy, 1 Europeau, and 22 Chiness.

...TO DEPART.

Pet Electra, for Singapore, 1 Europeana, and 1 Chineso.

SHIPPING RE

Established A.D. 1941..

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

WHOLERALD AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

Hangchow before, the rebel raid, will readily bear witness to the fact that the country is only beginning to put on the semblance of ite former self,

Very few of the memorials published in the Gazette mention the actual out-

turn of the tax, referving, as they do for the most part, to the quota due to Peking. The Governor of Chekiang, however, writing in 1882 tells us that

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUIthe Inn tur for that province is assess-

*ITES, TOUT REQUIRITES, ENGLISII, AMERICAK, AND FRENCH PATENT Menreises.

MANUFACTURERS

20

Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potem Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters,

The Manufactory is under dircel end Continuous European Sumervisions. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

736

ed at tools 2,100,000 but the actual yield falls for short of that sum, Nów Clickiang in the old assessment stood fer toels 2,000,000. There must, there- fore, have been a re-assessment after the Taeping rebellion which reduced. the valuation by nearly a third, and, if this was doua for Chekiang, it was 10 doubt also done in the other province, which suffered from the rebellion in the same way If we find the revalantion in prins, therefore, we should probably find it reduced all over for the half dozen The prication of this issue commence provinces lying along the Yungtas by ut...

dcast one third. Again, in Chili, which did not suffer much from rebels, we' and Li Hung Chang reporting in 1878- that his land tax only amounts to taels : |000,000 instead of taeis 1,800,000, at So again for Horun the normal levy should be, taola 3,130,000 but we find the Governor complaining that it does not reach tuels 2,000,000 in the liest of years. The Governor of Shensi, whose land tax should yield Tis. 1,600,000, complains unimy days of the Kien-hung and Chis that lie les difficulty in collecting 70 Ching period, towards the end of last per cent, of that amount; and, similarly, century, it probably amounted to two the authorities of Fuukien declare they thirds of the total revenue, which was cannot get more than 80 per cent. of the The British steamer Zufro sapozta: then, there is restos to believe, very secament. The decline appears, there......... Had mcdorate monspen throughout.

The British steamer Hailoong reports: Left Pakhui on 30th inst., nad experienced" moderate N.E. winds and line weather. Left Hollow on 27th, had fresh Euterly winds and fine weather. Left Maoco on 20th, had alwng breeze and fine weather. In Hollow, H. B.M.S. Fuschinend.

The China Mail.

BONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1884, which it iz assessed:

THE CHINESE REVENUE. II.

THE LAND TẠX.

The Amoriaan ateamor City of Rio de Janeiro reports: Lelt San Francisco on November 22, at 2.10 p.m., had a succession of strong winds and a heavy head sea, the

In all oriental countries the land tax whole passage. Arrived at Yokohama en is regarded as the principal source of December 21st, al 8.35 p.m., passago PR days and 12 hours. Sailed for Hongkong, the public income. In Chinn in the 2203 December 23rd, 4t & am, had modernio weather most of the time. Arrived Dec. 29th, at 6.80 p.m., pasango 6 days and 12

Date of Leaving.

About Jan. 10, 1885, Jan. 1, at daylight.

quick despatch.

Sicmssen & Co..... Douglna Laprnik & Co... Russell & Co........... Adamson, Bell & Co. Aboat Jan. 1, 1885. Jardine, Matheson & Co......Ahout Jan. 2, 1883.

fanuary 6, at 4 p.m. January 10.

January 2, at 5 p.m. January 6, at 3 p.m. December 31, at 4pm.

P. & O. 5. N. Co. Butterfeld & Swiro..

Russell & Co.--- -- Facile Mail S. S. Ca..

Daticaster.... Donaldson......

A. H. Juhneory.

¡Butt.

Talbot

Kowshing (9) Fu-sun (a)

Benlarig (a). Mensalek (8)..

Wobster

Crnad.

Ellis...

Benvis.

Grob, Livingston & Co.. Messageries Maritimes.

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. London, i Suez Canal.... Juctor (a).. TRES. GRAVES,

Manila and Toda San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Rio de Janerio (s)......... Shanghat Shanghai.... SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON- Sydney and Melbourne, &c....Airlie (8)

TILLADO.

Yokohama and Hogo. INVALID PORT Yokohama...

BACCONE'S OLD

(1848).

HUNT'S PORT,

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, $5,--

1.and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY.

COCEVOLEIER'S BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY.

KINARAN'S LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY.

Boond's OLD TOM.

Jardine, Matheson & Co...

Rissell & Co....... Bussell & Co..

January 2, ut 4 p.in. January 10, at 4 p.m. Dec 31, at daylight. December 31, at noon.

$1,143) business 118, 119, 120, closing rate [118'onch

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Dra. 30, 1884.

E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY.

Stocks.

Nos. of

Falate.

Ron's LIME JUICE CORDIAL

Shares.

Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT.

Reserve, Balancee.j'card

Cbniny Quotations, Cash.

NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH.

JAMESON'S WHISKY.

BANKS,

MARSALA.

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

EASTERN OIDER.

INSURANCES.

CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO.

CURACAO.

BITTERS.

&o.,

&c.

Th

"

buyers

1

buyere

nominal

1858 1268 4,400,0008

200£ 50

549,107 TIs. 280 per share North-China Insurance Company, Limited... 5,000 £

Tls. 185 50,000 Fangtsze Insurance Company, Limited..........

23£ 25£ 8,000 £

534,000/$ 406,329 $460 Union Insurance Society Company, Limited... 8,000 1,250 125

107,381 $63 ANGOSTURA, Boxen's and ORANGR China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited... 2,000 85.339 253 500,000

105,000 $ 469,560 897) 250 $ 508 Canton Insurance Dco Company, Limited 10,0008

Credit balanco

$170 Chinese Insurance Company, Limited 1,500$ 1,000 2005 28,71160 35,165.20 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited... 8,000,$ 230 $ 50$ 885,000 8.285,231,008 £360 cash, buyers

100% 20 B 516,976 $ 189,078.34 867 China Fire Insurance Company, Limited..... 20,000 8

1008 758. 313,000 $ 94,638 $108

W£ 101 10£ 8.10

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

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

J. Burke, pints and quarts.

- DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

Gallon

ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.

SPECIALLY SELSĶIXO

OIGA R 8.

STEAM COMPANIES.

HK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited...... 6,000 3 18,397€ 31,212 £ Indo-Chins S. N. Co., Lt. 00,000 ah, issued China and Manila S. S. Company, Limited... 3,500$

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 10,000,$ HK. and Chias Gas Company, Limited

New Shares......

200

50 1008 100

---

18,000 $ 125$ 1268 500 £10£ 10

£8,552, 17.10 1,900 10 7.10 2,000 $ 100 Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 she inaudi

1,600 8 9,000$ China Sugar Company, Limited....en. Hongkong Ice Company, Limited

1,250.0 Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited ...................

7,000$ Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.

5 catty Boxes.

Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited... 5,000$ BREAKFAST CONGOU 25 cents pelangore Tin Mining Co., LA of Shanghai... 2,5008 Hongkong Rape Manufactory Co., Limited 3,000 8

6008

1008 100% 24,2508 0,000 $

50 % 60%

.

25 % discount

30 discount

do

6,401.66 52 cash, ellera, 55% prem. March, [bayers 884 per share

#120 6,629.70 8104 648.83 $145 056,32 $130 4,090.65 $69 First year.

840.

100% 100

50 all

100 all

do

20

El nomina!

106 March, sellers dash buyers

nominal

60 all

do

$00

buyers

LOANS.

MIZERE'S PATENT FIREPROOF Chinese Imperial: 1874..

BAYES, CASH and PAPER

4,2762

100 all

Bates of Interesti 8%

Payable

June 30 Den 31

1677.

16,640 € 100

Bil

Feb. 28 Ag. 31)

BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices Hongkong, December 16, 1884.

1878.

3,899 T1, 500

.8%

April & October

1881

8,563 71 500

ali

June16&Dec 301 per cent discount

2177 Sugar Debenture, 1880

60013

June & Decem.1 % prema

heura.

The British steamer Nameo reports:uch greater than it is now. It will before, not to be confued to those provinces Left Fourlow on the 24th, and Amoy on seen in the sequel that we do not put it which suffered from the rebellion but to the 26th December; experienced freeh N. at more than one third of the revenue of be due, in part at least, to more general: to N.N.H. winds as far as to Swatow, Left the present day. It collection devolves uses. With the exception of perhaps Swatow on the 29th inst., thence to port on the district magistrates, who levy it the Canton province and Szechuan, which NNW wind and cloudy weather Indireally from the peasantry For all seem in a tolerably thriving condition, Fonchow, U.S. corvette Juntto and grabost fiscal and judicial purposes the hsien, or it may be said the whole of the rest of Moucasy, and German steamer Wismar If Antoy, H.B.M.S. Champion, steuners district, is the unit or primary group of the country has fallen off at least 30 pdr. Plugon and Amey. La Swatow, H.R.M.S, the empire. In every magistrate's canty and, assuming that about tele E, steamers Pechi, Chefan, Phra Cienda office there is a land registration de- $2,000,000 wa a fair average of the Cham Klao and Folien

partient, where the name of every land yield of the land tax in its best days, we The American steamer Chintig reports:

owner within his jurisdiction is pro cannot put the retura of the present day. Left Shanghai at 7 n.in., nu 27th inst, had

every transfer of land should be record-be borne in mind that the Govern light wind to Lammocks; thence to port sumed to be registered, and where at more than Tis. 20,000,000. It has And fresh Northerly winds.

ed, to make it lagal As a matter of meat is continually being called upon to. fact, this is often not done, and it is said graut femissions to one province or an- the registers is a great many places other ou the ground of famine. Very hase fallen into the utmost confusion, few years pass without a million taes making it impossible to collect the more being lost in this way and of taxes to the fall extent. That, however, course the average total is reduced by Per Mensale, on Wednesday, the 31st is a detail of practice, and does not affect that amount

inst. Registry ceaseR at 11.15 the principle, which is, as we have dim, Mail closes at 11,30 p.m. Paid Correspondence may then be posted said, that the recorde should show how portion of the land tax payable in pro- much is leviable, and from whoin, on duce, but this is of sufficient import- every nere of cultivated ground. The ance to deserve u sapurste notice. practical labour of collection is carried out by the underlings of the yamen," "as- sisted by the tapaus, or, in soine places, by a special class of assistants called the yearsmen.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close:- For YOKOHAMA.

in the moveable box on board the

Packet,

Per Menelaus, at 11.30 p.m., on Wed.

nesday, the Slst inst

For SHANGHAL—

Per Koushing, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednes.

ayy the 31st inst.

For HOIHOW AND PAKHOI--

For Daloong, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 31st just.

For HAIPHONG.-

There is no class in China that cor

There remains to be considered the

TELEGRAMS.

EARTHQUAERS IN REAIN.

LONDON, Dec, 201 Shocks of earthquake havo occurred in

responds to the zemindas or middle-men Malaga, Granada, and Andalusia. Several of India. Persons who are acquainted

with the land sertlement of Bengal will towns and villages have been destroyed and

Ter Sallee, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, the remember that the Indian Government ono thousand lives lost.

31st inst. For SHANGHAI

remined these midille-mes, who were,

in most cases, the self constituted agents

Per Ashim, at 3.30 pm, on Friday, the of the deposed native princes, for pur

2nd January, For MANILA AND ILOILO.-

Per Zafiro, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the

2nd January.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YOKO

HAMA.

poses of tax collection, and endeavoured to make s sort of English landlords of them. The result, us wa

BOW know, has been that the intter sinto of the ryou or cultivator, is worea than the first, and that the Indian Go-

LOCAL AND GENERAL

PASSAU CANALI-Castello, Nov. 29 eur

naby Doe, 15,

The nezt ENGLIBH MAIL, by the P. & 0. Co.'s steamer Tasmania, left Singapore on Friday, the 20th inst, at 5 pm, and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 2nd January.

Pe. Teheran, at 11.30 am, on Thursday,vernment feels itself calle upon to undo THE P. M. §. 8. Co.'s steamer City of Tok

the 8th January, 1885,

some part of its work by depriving the

with American mail, left San Francisco on the 6th inst. for Yokohama and this port,

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY zemindar of certoia rightstben conferred ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWN upon him, an effect which it is sought SVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY &to attain by the much discussed Bengal MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, &c.—-- Tenancy Hill Whether for good or for The B. S. Nestor Iaft Bingapore for this Pet Airlin, at 3.30 pm, on Saturday evil, the Chinese Government hos man. port on the 18th instant

the 20th January.

aged to keep clear of this complication. The steamer Tiaong, from Calentta, left MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKBE But it would appear that there uns beet, Singapore for this port on the 27th in The United States Mail Packet City oft various times, a tendency to drift into it, because various enactments are to be Rio de Janeiro will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 6th January, with found on the Statute Book making it United Maila for Japan, San Francisco, penal for wealthy individuals to try to bogun at 8.20 this morning,

delivery of the American mail was

the States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, make themselves responsible for the The dates brought by the American mail &, which will be closed as follows :- land taxes of their poorer neighbours.

2.13 P.M. Registry cesses. N

2.30 P. Pos: Oloe clocce, but Corres This would appear at firat a harmless if are only one day later than those received pondence may he posted on bosed the not a laudable proceeding, looked at from rid Suez from Bugland. Some items of Packet with Lute Fes of 10 cents stran official point of view, but when one news from the San Francisco

considers the difficulty which wealthy be found elsewhere. Portage until the time of departare,

papers will