For Sale
FOR SALE.
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
Entertainment.
ΟΙΤΥ
HALL,
HONGKONG. -
ONSIEUR SAUVLET
EVOES NONPAREIL KEROSINE Monour to announce that DEVOES
OIL.
PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR, PITCH and ROSIN.
AN INVOICE OF
PARLOUR AND COOKING
STOVES.
EX LATE ARRIVALS.
CHATEAU MARGAUX. .CHATEAU LA TOUR, piule & quaris. 1EES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, ..
TH
SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO.
SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PONT
(1918).
HUNT'S PORT.
1 and 3-star Hesssy's BRANDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY.
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WRISKY. Boca's OLD TOM.
E. & J. BURKE's IRISH WHISKY. ROHE'S LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOLLY FRAT & Co. JAMHSON'S WHISKY.
MARSALA
EASTERN CIDER.
CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO.
CURACAO.
VERMOUTU.
A
HE WILL GIVE GRAND CONCERT
in the
ST. ANDREW'S HALL, CY HALL,
05
THURSDAY EVENING,
the 2nd Justicial, when I will he kindly assisted by LADIES & GENTLEMEN AMATEURS. Full Pórticulars will to shortly minmincol
ADMISSION-TWO DOLLARS.
--Domes toont al 8,50,-to cominence 26.9 p.tn.
A Plan of the Theatro may be seen aud Soots Reserved at Messi, LANE, URAWFORD & Co.'s
Hongkong, Jamary 9, 1835.
TH
HE GAIETY COMPANY.
Małe Propertitur, -GE. NORVILLE. FROM
THE THEATRE Rova, Calcutta; THE GAISTY THEATRE, Bombay
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Patron:
T. KI TE DURE AND DLCHES, of Cennight.
His Excellency The MArous of Ripon, His Excellency Sir James FoucuSSON,
&c.
Av.
WILL DE POSSIBLE ATVE
TWO PERFORMANCES, eze-parte, for Shanghai,
THE FIRST PERFORMANCE,
· will be · Giyuser's CLASSICAL COMEDY, malitiet
PYGMALION & GALATEA.!
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, pints and quarts. QUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by H. & A
J. Buras, pints and quarta. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon
ALE and PORTER, in hogabeads.
MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF
SAFES, CASH and PAIER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Pricee.
Soic Agenta for Messrs. TURNBULL, IN, AND
SOMERVILLE'S
MALTESE CIGARETTES.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL Hongkong, January 8, 1885.
FOR SALE.
ULES
51
AT THE
SECOND PERFORMANCE,
will be presented
And the
ORIENTAL BURLESQUS
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY..
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGIO. CHEFOO, NEW. OHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YAŃG TSZE.)
|
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captein, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hangkang Harbour;---
ALDEN BESSE, American bargua, Capt. John A. O'Brien. -Melohera & Co.
ALEXANDER MONEIL, American ship, Capt. G. W. David.Melchers & Co. Capt. ANDERSON, will be ÁRRATOON AFCIAN, British steamer, Capt. dospatched as above TOA. B. MacTavish.-D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. DANUBE, British steamer, Captain J. Newton. Yuen Fat Hong.
The Co.'s Steamship
Achilles,
MORROW, the 11th Instaut.
For Fraight or Pasange, apply tow
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,
Hongkong, January 10, 1885.
+4
FOR SILANGHAL (Taking Caryn & Passengers at through rates JoCURFOO, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE. )
The Steamship
Glend your
Capt. MACKINLAY, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 12th Juatant, at & p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JAKDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, Jaunay 10, 1885.
US-MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP.
COMPANY.
EDWARD L. MAYBURRY, Anior. barqúo, Capt. E. M. Knight. Remedios &Co.'
TORNEN ABGEY, Ameriena barque, Capt.
|J. T, Mořey.-Adárnson, Beli & Co.'
Goonelt, American barque, Capt. Wm. R. Hagan.Adamson, Ball & Co.
HAMPSHIRE, British steamer, Captain A. Child, Adantson, Bell & Co.
ING, German barque, Captain G. Hecizol muna.-Wisler & Co.
INVINCIBLE, American ship, Capt. J. S. Feargus Skewicz-Order.
MARA, Brit, atenmar, Capt. H. Plengo --Siemsson & Co.
MIZNIE. CASSICA, British basquo, Capt. T. G. Taylor.Muator.
MOUNT Lensos, British ateamer, Capt. -D. Maxwell-Borneo Company, Limited.
NICOLAS TAVER, Amer. barque, Capt. Robert & Crosbic.-Master,
PROPONTI, British atanmer, Captain G. Heasley-Arnhold, Karberg & Co
Jones-Adamson, Bell & Co.
SAMAB, American ship. Capt. Oliver O.
SARAI HIGNEIT, Atorican ship, Capt. J. Baas,—Amhold, Kasberg & Co.
SouLoo, British barque, Capt. J. Backie.
Company, Ltd. Verry, British banque, Captain R. Martin.-Pustan & Co.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING at Yokohama, AND SAN FILANCISCO,
THE U. S. Sai Steamship CITY OF TOXJO will be despatched for San Frumvisto, via Yokohama and Honolulu,-Borneo on SATURDAY, the 17th Instant, at 3 p..,
United States, and Europe.
Passengers und Freight for Japan,
Through Bills of Lading tesudd for træua- portation to Yokohama and other Japan
the
Ports, to
to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Over- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and Scuth America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers,
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all
hans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
SHIPPING,
ARRIVALS.
January 1, 1885:- Achilles, British steamer, 1,528, C. An- derson, Liverpool November 23, and Sings are January 3, GeneralBUTTERED
SWIHF.
MATHESON & Co.
RETERS PARSAGES.-Pasangers, who
Jannis, Franch steamer, 1,261, A. Paul, have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Yakomma January 8, Mails and Guneasel. Franciaco for Chim or Japan (or vice versa)-MESSMERIER MARITIMES. HUSBAND IN CLOVER,Within six months, will be allowed a discount
of 20% from Return Fare; if re-embarking Glenlon, British steamer, 1,373, D. O. within one year, na allowance of 10 % will Mackinlay, London November 23, and bu made from Return Page, Pro-Paid Re-Singapore January 3, General.-JARDINE, turn Passage Orders, available for one year, bed at a Discount of 20% from Return Fare Those allounces do not apply through fures from China and Japan to Fight will be rewind
board until 4 Packages will be received at the office until the day previous to sailing Parcel 5 p.m., same day, all Parcel Packages should I be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
BROWN & THE BRAHMINS
Full Particulats will be duly announced on the arrival of the Company.
The Plan of the Theatre may be seen and Sesta secured at Messrs KELLY & WALSH's.
Hongkong, December 11, 1884.
2076
To-day's Advertisements.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
THE Sumship Geulgou having marived from the above Ports, Consignes of 40 Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Gladewith the excuption of Opium-pre being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whenes and/or from Co.'s the Wharves or Boats delivery may be
obtained.
MUI M CHAMPAGNE, Quarts...........$20 per Case of 1 duz. Piato.....
$21 Dubos Trères & de Gernon & Colla
BORDEAUX CLARETS AND
WHITE WINES.
Baxter's Celebrated 'Barley Kreo'
WHISKY-84 por Case of 1 Joz GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
1187 Hongkong, July 18, 1884.
NOW PUBLISHED.
DUDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,
B THEORETICAL AND POPULAR
ASPECTS,
BY
ERNEST. J., EITEL, PR.D., TUBING.
THIRD EDITION.
REVISED, WITH ADDITIONA
Price,
$1.50.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1884.
A
Optional Carge will be forwarded ym. less notice to the sanitary be given before Noon Tu-DAY, the 10th Instunt.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 17th Instant, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insunywa has been cffected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON &C. Hongkong, January 10, 1883.
Shanghai,
Destination.
[n
D.T
Consular Inveices to accompany Cargo destined to porta boyund San Francisco ahouk scnt tu the Cocpany's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector | of Customs at Sen Frakcisco.
For further information na to Paesago
Himalaya, British transport, 4,690, Capt. 11. Bury Pallicer, Portsmouth November December 1, Alexandria 7, Suez 10, and 20. Queenstown 22, Gibraltar 27, Malta Singapore January 4.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Achilles, from Liverpool, &c., Capt. Roberia, and 91 Chinese.
Per Tannis, for Hongkong: from Yoko.
hatan, Mosers A. Sutliffe and Verechaguine; from Keelung, Mesurs Jameson and Somer- ville, and € Chinese.
Per Olaniya, from Singapore, &, 188 Por The Day, from Shanghai, 1 European,
Chinese.
and 11 Chinese.
Por Himalaya, from Portsmouth, &a
6 Military offices, 194 samen, 10 Naval officers, 2 Military ladies, a children, 185 troops, 11 women and 18 children.
DOTARTED.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW, Shipping. Daylight.-Rory leaves for Swatow, St. Achillea loaves for Shanghai, &e; RELIGIOUS SERVICES :—
[No. 6696-JANUARY 10, 1855:
the same reasons which induced us to strike off a third of the old assessment in endeavouring to get at a fair valua- tion of the actual yield of the land tax in silver, we may strike off a third of the grain levy and call the present UNION CHUBOR-Divine Worship, 11 yield of 3,000,000 picuils equivalent to Rov. F. J. Eitel. Sorvico in Chinese, tuule 4,500,000. Add to this the valve, P.M.--Rev. J. Chalmers, M.A., L.LD. of the Peking Tribute as above estimat- Seamen which have been hitherto hold in total yield of the Tases in Kind, or SEY SEAMEN'S SELVICIs The Services for ed, and we get faela 7,300,000 as the the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will be
2
to the
held in the future in Union Church. On in round numbers 7 millions and a half. Sunday and
Our readers will not misunderstand Friday evenings at 7.30. All Seamen are invited to attend.
ns by supposing tant we mean to imply GERMAN BETHESDA CHAFEL-Scrvien in that the abora Agures represent what is the German language, by Rov. F. Hartraano, token out of the taxpayer's pocket. To Per City of Rio de Janeiro, for Yokohama,overy Sunday, at half-past teri A., in the begin with, these are the official figures Staff Surgeon Harvey, wife, 3 children and Chapel of the Berlin Foundling Elouse, nsed in rendering accounte fomalu servant, and 1 Chinese. For San
When Francisco, Me and Mrs Esirati and child,
these nosne figures come to be trans- Superior Boards in Peking. 3 Europeans, and 177 Chinese.
Jated to the rustic they bear a very different meaning. A special case, for the facts of which we couch, will per- haps best illustrate our meaning. The fees which a certain junk, chartered by
TO DEPART.
Per Rory, for Swatow, 400 Chinees. Per Dumbe, for Swatow, 159 Chinese. For Doris, for Boihow, 110 Chinese. Per Achilles, for Amoy, 60 Chinese, Per Ebay, for Manila, 300 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The French steamer Tanais reports: On the 9th January, apoke Hector bound Hongkong, within 16 miles of Cape Good Boge.
reports:
The British steamer Glenly From Singapore to port, had ainderate mon soon and fine weather throughout.
The British steamer De Bay reports: Loft Shanghai on January 6th; at 3 p.m., anchored for 11 hours off Keatonu light- vessel; strong gale and thick weather,
CARGO.
Ter American ship Wandering Jere, sailed December 23rd, 1884-To New York, 9,682 rolls, Matting, 11,818 pkgs. Firs Crackers, 1993 pkgs. Carinon Crackers, 1,385 boxes Preserves, 27 pkys. Ozues, 325 pkys. Joss Sticks, 209 boxes Essential On, 50 pkgs. Gall Nuts, 50 pkgs. Soy, lo plegs. Casia, 10 plyn. Paper, 1,535 pkga, Palm Leaf Fans, 3,058 pligs. Amoy Tea and 120
Morchandise. Per British ship Honolulu, sailed Doc. 1684-To San Francisco, 3,535 bage 24th, 106425 Rice, P
40
Lazz
Went Point
Mass and Sermon. 5.30 F.M. Even ST. JosErn'a CHULca, Garden Road, ing Service, Benediction.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.
Daylight, Danebe leaver for Swatowa foreigner, was called upon to pay in-
and Bangkok, m
Daylight-Ajax loaves for Shanghai. 3 p.m.-Zambesi leaves for Bombay, cc, 4 p.m.--Gleniyon leaves for Shanghai, Auctions.
2 p.m.--Auction of Chinese and Japanese
Ware at Mr J. M. Armstrong's.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大脚苏
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIATS, IMPORTERS
Devours' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SIZE, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.
MANUFACTURERS
passing a barrier amounted to 12,000 cash. The charterer was not interested in disputing the sount, but be wished to have a receipt sa voucher for the disbursement, and for that purpose he applied to the native office, where he wes tendered a receipt for four taels.. Failing w convince the officials there that four fuels could not by any possi-` Lility be regarded as the equivalent of 12,000 cash when the market value of tha tael was about 1,600 cash, his applied to his Consul, claiming either a refund or a receipt for what be had actually paid. chief Chinese authority explicitly do In the correspondence that ensued the
clared that though four taels was the proper charge (which indeed was easily ascertainable from the tariff) yet a tael was not a teel in the ordinary sense of the word, but was such a sam as would enable the local authorities to lay down atocl of the standard weight and purity in Peking and consequently included a meltage fee, loss on melting, freight and
50 bags Sugar, 50 bags Bean, Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Waton Coats of transmission, and general office
Merchandise.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
Gingerade, Potass, Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
MARRIAGE.
The Chin Salail
Pepper, 100 boxes Cass, 103 bales Gumbier, 917 pkgs. Fire Crackors, 440
expenses, and that all that "turned into boxes Oil, 140 pkga. Soy, 400 pkgs. Sam-
cash meant, according to old established BLOD, 1,372 rolls Matting, 1,959 plags, Tea The Manufactory is under direct and custoin, 12,000 cash for tis. 4. Conse- (unknown), and 19,336 pkga.
continuous Beropean Supervision. Merchandise.
quently a receipt for tis. 4, the legal Hongkong, June 1, 1876. Per British barque Nanaimo, sailed Dec.
736 sum, was the only receipt they could 28th, 1884--To Viatoria, B.C., 7,287 İrage
give. In other words, the procedure Rice,
400 bags Sagar, 100 boxes Wine, 150
simply amounted to this that the costs On Saturday, 27th December, at St. of collection, as far as this particular boxes Oil, E0 pkgs. Ten and 727 pkgs. Merchandise.
Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Rev. collectorate was concerned, came to 31st, 1884-To Honolulu, 260 rolls Mat- has, unelo of the bride, HERBERT POATE, practically collected taels 7:50, of which Por American barque Ceylon, mailed Dec. A. Aruitags, Vicar of St. John's, Chelten nearly 50 per cent that is to say, they ting, 600 pkgs. Sumshoo, 210 pkgs. Suy, 25 of Hougkoug, to Aux, daughter of Richard Lou, Shanghai January 5, Goneral-AnAM- 487 pkgs Tea (unknown), and 4,122 pkgs. | ---
Jay, British steamer, 1,083, J. Jpegs Fire Crackers, 50 plegs. Preserves, Armitago, Esq. of Illoy, Yorkshires. 3.00 were the custa of collecting sox, BELL & Co.
The publication of this issue commenced This illustrates exactly what is going mt 7.20 j.m.
on all over the Empire. To every rel or pical of rice legally leviable there is added on a number of petty charges of the above nature-meltage fee, allow auce for waste, clerks' fees, &o., &c., till the sum is doubled or mere. But there is anothor and greater mischief, and that is the vicious plan of making every magistrate and every collector a farmer of the revenue. All district magistrates receive about the same salaries and The amount of taxation which the allowances, bat everybody knows there Chinese Government collects under the is all the difference in the world between heading of Grain Tribute, or payments one incumbency and another. Each in produce, is not essy to estimato. The district has a fixed quota which the figures given in the Books are arranged magistrate sust make up by book or by under su many different categories, and crook, but once over that all the rest is enry so much for different periods, that it practically his own not to keep is very ditherit if not impossible to make exactly, because if he holds a fat billet out will any certainty what ought he is expected to be extra liberal in bis really to be collected, and it is still presente to the Governor and the more difficult to make out what as a Governor's wife, to the Literary Chap matter of fact is collected at the present
Salter, British steamer, 252, G. Wright, Haiphong January R, General.-A. R.
MARTY.
DEPARTURES. January 10.---
and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Pakong, for Whampoa. Company, No, ha, Queen's Road Central,
F. E. FOSTER,
zigent. Hongkong, January 10, 1885.
City of Rio de Janeiro, for San Francisco. Breconshire, for Yokohama. De Bay, for Whamps.
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1.00.
56
CLEARED
Elsa, for Haiphong. Aline, for Keulung. Bellone, for Swatow. Rory, for Swatow.
1.60MPARATIVE CAIHENE FAMILY LA; Ajur, for Shanghai,
By E. H. PARKER,
Can be obtained from KELLY & WASTE CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the at Shanghai and Hongkong, at lang,
DO: China Ma Oities.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
Banbay, via Straits...... Zambesi (s). Havze, &c, ria Suez Canul ..... Casandra (3). London, vis Suez Canal.. Hurtney (8).. London, &, via Suez Canal... Peshawar (3) Marseillos, &c., via Saigen......Vängtad (s).... Sandakan.
Ellen. San Francisco, via Yokohama City of Tukio (5) 1909 San Francisen.
Western Monarch. via Auuy........... Achilles (8).. Shangha
(8). OFINEST DICTIONARY Shanghat.
Mlentyon (5) Singapore, Penang and Gnkaita Inisping (s) Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Arzatoon Ápcar (s).. Swatow and Amoy.....
Rory (*). Swatow and Bangkok.
Danube (s) Swatow, Amoy and Fauchow:.. Thales (s), Sydney and Melbourne, &c............ Airlie (6)..... Yokohama and Hisgo..
Castello (8)...
NOW ON SALE.
IN THE
OANTONESE DIALECT,
BY
Dr. E. J. EITEL.
Crown Octavo, pp. 1018.
HOXOKONO, 1877-1883.
Part L A-K,
*
Part II. K-M, Part III. M-T
Part IV. T-Y,
$2.50
$2.
$3.00 ...$3.00
A Reduction of tow per cent, will be
allowed to purchasers of Ten or more copies.
Stocks,
LANKS.
Nos, ví 1Stures.
Valuc.
Crydain.
Lindymann, Soapers... 4. C. Babot... Lovenier.... Anthony.
Erichaan Anderson
Riley MacKinlay
Danube, for Swatow. Dris, for foilov. Erthonig, for Manila. Emuy, for Manila- Achilles, for Amby,
Haashire, for Nagasaki
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
P. & O. 8. N. Co.......January 12, az 3 p.m. Sigmussen & Co...
About January 10. Jardine, Matheson & Co......About January 17.
..............P. & O. S. N. Co....
Wieler & Co...
Messageries Maritimes........
Rasul & Co..
January 20, xt. 4 p.m.
Quick 1, at noon. despatch Pacific Muit S. S. C...January 17, at 3p.m.
Quick despatch. Butterfield & Swire......
January Butterfeld & Swire.an. 12, at daylight. Jardino, Matheson & Co. January 12, at 4pm. dardino, Matheson & Co......January 15, at 3p. m. anuary 17, at 3 p.m.
B. MacTavish....David Sassoon, Sous & Co... Maraden
Buenell & Co....
.Newton.. Pocock......... Allis Chandler.
Yuen Fat Hong....
Douglas Laprals & Co... Russell & Co......
Rassoll & Co......
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This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan gange, constructed on the basis of Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation...60,000 $ characters in practical use, and while alpha- betically arranged according to the sounde of the oldest dialect of China, the Can tones, it gives also the Mandarin pronuz cistion of all characters explained in the
book, so that its usefulness is by no meal confined to the Cantonese Dialect, but the work is a practically
LYSURANCES.
... 5,000/e North-China Inarancs Company, Limited. Yangtze Insurance Company, Limited
Paid POSITION PEE LAST REPORT.
Reserve. p.
Balance card,
126 1258 4,400,000
the whole Writion Plate Thesaures of Chinuse Insurance Company, Limited...
Union Insurance Society Company, Lizaited... 2,000 3 1,24 125 China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited...24,000 83.338 Canton lusurance Office Company, Limited 10,000,8 2005 50.3-
1,500$ 1,000$ 200 8,000 cient and modern, as used all over the Hongkong Wire Insurance Co., Limited
508 Empire, whilst its introductory
China Fizo Insurance Company, Liunited................ |20,000 $ chaptera guido
HK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited...... 8,000 9 and used by itself, and containing & List Ludo-China S. N. Co., . 60,000 sh. issued 18,357 £ of the Radicals, an Index, and a List of
Surnames, will be published and sold China and Manila §. 5. Company, Limited... 3,5008 separately.
MISCELLANEOUS.
of China, at-
serve the
to the steps of a philological
A Supplement, arranged for being bound
STEAM COMPANIES.
250$
11, daylight. Jan 12, at daylight. Jan. 13, at daylight. January 31, at 4 p.m. Quick despatch.
JAN. 10, 1880.
Closing Quotations, Cash
501
8,000 £
284 20£
2513
1008 2018
Ti 60.000 534,000,$ 000,000 $ 106,000/$469,500 $877
Credit balance 28,71150
35,165.20 $167 $85,000 295,231.005 $360 cash, beyers 516,9788 189,978.34 $7
51,443 122 % prem.; business
540,107 Tis. 280 per share
The. 135 496,329 $400
FJ
167,381 $03
tt
P
bayora -buyers- buyers
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 15, 1880..
NOW READY.
New Shores, he Hougkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 she. issued -
708
106 10 102 3.10
.100 all
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 10,000 B 125$ 125 $ 151 HK, and China Gas Company, Limited... 600£
108,552.17.10| 10 7.10 1,900£ 2,000 $ 100 1,000 8 50 2,000
100% 100 1063 1008
100
2:3,000 8
34,638 8109
81,312 £
20 % discount
30 discount
do.
do.
18,000 $
11
6,629.70 $103
24,250 $ 6,000 3
643.83 $145
nominal
nomiual cash buyers
7,000 8
containing the whole of the Proceedings at the Police Court, full report of the trial in Criminal Sessions, with connected Corre spondence and comments of the Press.
To which is now added a Report of the: Case of....**
Perak Tin Mining & Suelting Co., Limited.. Selangere Tin Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai... 2,500, Hongkong Rope Manufactory Co., Limited. 5,000 8
5,000 g
100s 100
50 all 100 all 50 all
First year
840 $20 $40
nominal
buyers
XOANS.
Rules of interest.
Iyable
Chinese Imperial 1874.
6,2702
10 all
June 30. Dec. 31
1877, 1878... 1881.
16,040 £
100 A
Feb. 28 Ag. 31
April & October
| SugarDobentures,
COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet China Sugar Company, Limited.. A Form, of the proceedings in the Hongkong Lee Company, Limited.
Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited Laren Sugar Company, Lunited
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Chine Mail Orgion,
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8,890 TL. 500 all
8,565 T1.600)
600 $ *600
6,401 66 54; 57 and Mich. '85
$34 per share
*$320
666.92 $110
4,090.65 965
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June16&Dec. 10 1 per cent. discount Juns & Doce 1% prom.
For SWATOW AND BANGKOK.-
Per Domde, at 9 am., on Sunday, the
11th inst.
For SHANGHAI.—–
Per Ajax, ata.m., on Banday, the 11th
inat.
For HAIPHONG.---
Per Elso, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the 11th inst, instead ofne previously notified, For HOINOW AND PAKIOI-
Per Sigant, at 11 T., on Sunday, the
11th inst.
Ar KEELUNG.—
Per Aludne, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
11th inst.
For SWATOW, SHANGHAI, CHIN.
KIANG AND WUHU.-- Per Bellon, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
11th inst.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1885,
THE REVENUE OF CHINA.
For AMOY AND SHANGHAT-
Per Achilles, ut 9 s.o., on Sunday, the day.
11th inst. For HOTHOW.-
Per Loris, at Dam, on Sunday, the 11th inst, instead of as previously
TAXES" PAID IN KIND
The taxes to kind may be arranged under two heads: (1) the grain seut annually to Peking, and (2) the rice, beans, straw, &c, leviable for the main tenance of the Provincial Army. In regard to the first, which we may con- Por Hampshirs, at 9 am, on Sunder, veniently designata by the popular
notified.
For NAGASAKI. -
11th inst.
For STRAITS AND HOMBAY...
cellor, to the Provincial Judge, the Treasurer and so on--not to mention still
higher dignitaries if he wishes to get ou But there is no magistracy that does not at least make up its limit of taxation and leave something over, while the great number leave a handsome surplus. To hand this over to the Imperial Ex- chequer is about the last thing that though not strictly accurare phraseology anyone would think of doing. It is the of Rice Tribute, it is leviable only on and out of which mainly the fortunes
Per Zambesi, at 9.30 p.u., on Monday, certain of the Provinces. Originally it of ez-viceroys and couinissioners have
the 12th inst.
For SHANGHAL-
Fer Glelyon, at 3.30 p.xo., on Monday
the 12th insl.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
appears that eight out of the eighteen been built updates had $ were laid under contribution for this
purpose, viz., Shuutong, Hónan, and To look at the thing from another Yaugtze, including Cheking, the cb the trouble to inquire what amount of the Provinces along the valley of the point of view. Anyone who has taken Per Thales, at 5 pm, on Monday, the jeet being to provide for the mainten land tux is ordinarily payable by indivi FORT DARWIN, THURSDAY capital: The Hwei Tien gives the ing that about 200 cash a mew may be ince of the Manchu soldiery in the dual cultivators, will bear us out in say- taken as a fale average for good rice
For
18th inst
For STRAITS AND CALOUTTA,—-
Per Tuisang, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 17th inst
ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWN- SVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & amount of this tribute for 1818 s MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, &alightly under three million picula One land. That would give say a dollar an Per Lities at 9.50-p.say on Wednesday, of the Governors in the time of Taoce Now we can easily calculato-how- the 14th iust. instead of as pre Kwang, a few years later, estimated it much at this rate the land tax for the. viously notified.
at over four millions. The average for whole of China ought to be. The area the past few years seeins to be very much of the 18 provinces is roughly 1,300,000 less than either of these stins. Four square miles, and that of the nive east- out of the eight Provinces, Lowever, era provinces situated on or near the viz., Huoan, Kisngsi, Hupålt and Hu- great plain comprises over 500,000 nan have, since the rebellion, commuted square miles, the graster part of which their rice dued for a money payment, is a cultivable soil of high fertility. No- the amount of which we have no means gireting the poorer portions we may of knowing. On the old scale these font take half the area as being land culti provinces should furnish together about vated and capable of bearing, good crops The French Contract Packet Yangtse 600,000 piculs, or say a Afth of the that is, 050,000 square miles, or will be despatched on TUESDAY: whole. The average amounts now rent 100,000,000 of acres. Ifevery sere paiti a
For NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YOKO
HAMA.-
For Thibet, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the
22nd inst.
MAILS VY THE FREVOR PACKET-
the 13th January, with Maila to the forward by the remaining Provinces dollar. land tax, which it might do with.
United Kingdom, Europe, and places
beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits would seen to be in round mumbers: - Suttmonts, Batavia, Burmah, Deylon, King-st & Anhư by sa
India (vik Madras), the Australasian Chebung by aca
Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Caps, Fent, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &e.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACHET
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, January 13
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd, at Bongkong Hotel Claims against the Arvatoon Apear must
400,000 100,000 300,000 »
J
out pinching, we should have a grosa 760,000 picula be liberal and say a bird has been
TETPAUS of $100,000,000. But let ust
chrown out of enltivation by reason of rebellion, drought, fuuine, &c., and say that every acre pays balfe tael of land tux, we should then bave n land tax in- come of taels 138,000,000. Or even -Taking the value of the rice at Tis assuming, for we can afford to be ex-
Kang-pah by canal.
Shantung by canal ...........
Total,
1,550,000
22
outturn
The British Contract Focket Peehawur 1.50 per pleul and adding on a fifth more tremely liberal with such large figures, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the as the equivalent of the gustu from the that the peasant only pays 20 tael cents 30th January, with Mails for the United Provinces that pay in silver, we should an acre, which we are certain is much Kingdom, Europe, and countries beget about Taels 2,800,000 as the under the mark, we have still a hand- youd, id Brindisi to the Btraits Settle amount of the Dual Rice Tribute to monis, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India,
some revenue of about 70,000,000 tasis, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
Peking
Now if our foregoing estimate, that the In regard to the levy of rice &c, re The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
tained for use in the Provinces the same Imperial Government is only 274 millions yield ofthe land taxactually accruing to the authority which places the value of the of taels, is anywhere near the mark, it taxes in silver at tacle 92,000,000 puts fallows that the costs of collection are this at 4,356,000 piouls. We have no three times or five times as much as the means of checking this or of knowing how far it has been modified of late years. There has been a general tendency, es. If therefore the Chinese Government pecially since the Rebellion, to cen- is hard up it has unly itself to thank for mate everything for mousy a course it. It complains that it is impossible to dictated no doubt by reasons of general increase the income from the Land tex, convenience. The terms of commute and yet it permits an army of officials tion have been a fertile source of equaband underlings of all sorts to batten on bling between the officials and the pea the people and extort from them Sanc ple, and the most diverse rates prevail. enormously in excess of what are avgif In Kiangsi, the rate is 2,000 cash per able for the real purposes of government. pical; in Shantung 6,000 small cash, in Under a proper system of collection the uniis taels . The general re- land tar might without putting a penny salt we may presume has been that of additional taxstion on the people s while the people pay more the Imperial made to yield certainly twice or three Government has not gained; and for tinies what it at present does.
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be made on or before this date. FRIDAY, January 20:----
Goods per Breconshire undelivered after
this date subject to rent
SATURDAY, January 17
Goods per Glentyen undelivered after
dato subject to rent. MONDAY, January 10
this
Clains against the Castello must be sent in to Mesra Russell & Co., on or before this date,
THUESDAY, January 22 -
pim-Concert at the City Hall,
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