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For Sale.

FOR SALE.

0

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

DEVOR'S

Entertainment.

THE GAIRTY COMPANY.

THE

Sole Proprietor, GEO. NONVILLE.

FROM

Tas THEATER Royal, Opicotin : and

EVOR'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE THE GAIETY THEATRE, Bombay.

OIL.

PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR; FITCH and ROSIN,

XX

AN 18YGION OF

PARLOUR AND COOKING

STOVES..

LATE

ARRIVALS.

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarta. IRES. GRAVES,

th

11

BREAKFAST ULARET, »

H

SAOCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SAUCONY'S OLD

(1048),

HUNT'S PORT.

INVALID. PORT

1. and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY,

First OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boord's OLD TOM.

E. & J. BукKE'S IRISH WHISKY,

Ross's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOILLY PRAY & Co.'s VERMOUTH, JAMESON'S WHISKY.

MARSALA.

EASTERN CIDER.

CHARTREUSE. MARASCHINO, CURACÃO.

BASS'S ALE, holled by Campros and)

SAUNDERS, pitts and quarta.

GUINNESS'S STOUP, battled by E. &

J. Bonan, pints and quazle.

Patrons:

TR. H. THE DUKE AND DUCH, of Connaught.

His Excellency The MARGO of Ripon, His Excellency Sir James D'exotaSON,

Akc.

&c.y

*&c.

WILL 17 PONSIBLE GIVE

TWO PERFORMANCES, -en-route, for Shangai.

THE FIRST PERFORMANCE,. will he GILDERT'S CLASSICAL COMEDY, antiled

PYGMALION & GALATEA.

A'S THE

SECOND PERFORMANCE, will be presented

A HUSBAND IN CLOVER, And thu

ORIENTAL BErereque

BROWN & THE BRAHMINS.

Fall Particulars will be duly announced on the arrival of the Company.

"

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's.Advertisements.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Spanish Steamer

Bratty, Captain BLANCO, will be dispatched for the above Porto TO-MORROW, the 28th Instaut, at hp.m.

For Braight or Passago, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, February 27, 1855. THE UHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

341

FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)

Tho Co.'s Steamship

Mamente,

Captain Srar, will be despatched for the abuvo Part TV-MORROW, the 28th Infaat, at

D.เล

for Freight or Passage, apply tas

RUSSELL & O.;

General Maneyers.

Kongkong, February 27, 1825.

UNION: LINE.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.

The Steamship

Mower,

339

Captain Tzuk, due on or about the 4th March immediate despatch for the

next, will have above Portu

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents

The Pinn of the Theatre may be peer, and | Seats accured at Munars Kenny & WalyĘS, Į

Hongkang, Davmber 11. 1884.

Intimations.

DENTISTRY,

220761

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MODERATE FREX

MR. WONG TAI-FONG,

Surgeon Dentist, (FORMERLY ANTICED APPRENTICE AND LAT-

TERLY ASSISTANT TO DR, Rocks,)

340

Hongkong. February 27, 1895.

Not Responsible for Debts. wither the Cuptzin, the agents, nor Daners will be Responsible in

DEPARTURES.. February 27:--

Willie, for Noweltwang. Atholly for Saigon. Taserit; for Yokohama. - Pokien, for Swatow. Lids, for Tientsin. Taanaulics, fur Saigon.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Por Greyliound; from Heihow, 34 Chineso. Por Orianis, from San Francisco, Mrs J. Tailey, and 113 Chinese.

Per later, from Saigon, 2 Europeans, and 20 Chinese.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Noor. Fukien loaves for Swatow.

6 p.m.-Diumunte lanves for Manila. 5 p.m.-Emmy leaves for Manila, &a.

Meetings.

11.30 am. Meeting of Slureholders of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at the City Hall Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of The

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Ltd. at No. 7, Queen's Road.

THIK

[No. 8736.--FeonUARY 27, 1885.

Tan torpedo boat wo (N.-U. Daily Nuts) a public park, still, by the planting of referred to recently was launched from shrubs, and lovers, we will bo able to make Mesara, Boyd & Co.'s yard at footung this place sufficiently attractivo, to allurë She is painted slaio eclet the residents of Victoria to come here and yesterday. and ice the Dragon fag. It in said aho wilt steam niretoun knots.

spead their summer evenings (applauso). With these romation I will ask your Ex cellency to proceed with the coremont.

•

The impotcut rage of the Emproms of Chinn on hearing of the fall of Langson is at enco

His Excellency, then said Mr Prico and“ amusing and painful to contemplate. The Gentlemen; it is very difficult to get up. sovereign and rulers of China have yet to the storm with so arall an attendance. On learn that the capture of Langaon is but a those occasions I have been accustomed trifling incident in a campaign which can to thousands in Australia, but I may just only end in one way, that is, by the unobsorve we have all listened with groot

submission of China to French

Per Olacksburg, from Singapore, 11 Chi- HONGKONG DISPENSARY, demands. Fortresses, inerclad ships-of-pleasure and interest to the very clear

nesis for Const Ports.

Por Nomzian, from Haiphong, Capt. Roze, and

Chinese,

DELANTED."

You Kreitner, Messrs Féraud and René

Per Tanais, for Yokohama, Mr and Mrs

Cont

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Per Zufiro, for Manila, Mesars R. Arteguei and servant, and A. Garchitorena,

Per Fakich, for Swatow, i European, and To Chinese,

Per Tamadies, For Saigon, 25 Chinese.

TO DEPART Por Yung Ching," for Shanghai; 12-Chi-

bes,

SHIPPING REPORTS. The Spanish barque Ventura reports: Put to this port leaky.

The British steamier Greyhound reports: From Hollow to Macao, had strong winde and high son with drisaling rain; arrived In l'ak- Macao at mid-night on 25th inst. hai steamer Bailing. In Hollow steamer Kong Bog, and H.Í.M.S. Firebrand.

The British steamer Oceanic reports: Left San Francisco on January 22nd; during the passage had a succession of strong hoad | wiede and light sen. Arrived Yokohama on February 20th, Jest again on 21st inst.;

Islnd candy rainy weather and theilee the 23rd thence to the 26th off Chapel to port clondy weather with moderate mon

Hatablished A.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND Retail OkUNGISTA,

IMPORTERS

خود

war, troops,

ส

sugh means if defence as and ablo, statomust which Mr Price China possesses at this moment, aro value has just made as to the manner in which it

less ir apposition to, the appliences, skitl

vigour, and courage of the French. If is proposed to lay out this park, in fact to theso cetual indisputable facts could only convert this marshy and malarious swamp be brought before the powers responsible on which we are now standing into a place for the continuance of the war, its termina- tion at an early date would be assured of public resurt. Soon after, my; arrival but it seems as if blind iguorance were here I was struck with the absence of

any devoting the empire to certain diame berment, for Franco cannot be satisfied provision for a public park for the city of with less than indemnification for all her Victoria. Such provision is made on every Drogpise SONDRES, NURSERY REQUIS, and a slice of territory in the township, and I may also say, on every richest and best part of China-Japan village plan in Australia and Now. Zealand. NITES, TOILET RRQUISITES, Exumas, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PAtent

Such a park is more needed in a tropical AEDICINES.

country than in temperato climes; not that MANUFACTURERS

we have had much to complain of in the Tobruary 18th 4.30 pm The 10th way of tropical weullier of late, for kore we instant, the French flect engaged five Chi- are shivering in our great-conts. In a fow 2018 men-of-war at Sheipoo. Two of the latter were sunk by torpedo beste, the other months more, however, we will be suffering three making their excipe to Singpo with from tropical hent. Any one who has great difficulty,

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerado, Potass Water, Sarmuparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Menujuctory is under diraci andl continuette Maroqcan Numervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

KIRTA.

Gazette.

THE Tokiyo papers publish the following telegrains from Shanghai :- -*

February 17th, 5.20 p.m.-The loss on travelled in Greece, or Italy, world at once the Chinese side during the attack on Lang-say that this is just such a spot sa the 736 Bon was 120 men killed, while that on the ancient Greeks would have chosen for French sido is beloved in be very trifling the Stagum, or place for the national though no exact report has yet been receiv

any Debt contracted by the Officers or had strong N.W. winds and fine weather ary 18th, the Wife of Mr. WILLIAN BARRIE, Langon quarters, leaving only their guns the Legislative Council a plan for the

Grem of the following Vessels, sturing their stay in Honglang Harborer's pr

MORAN, British stratov, Capt. Thomassorat. Sourabaya-Arthold, Karberg & Co.

Cortez, A seat banque, Capt. Win.

Bagan. Adamsar, Bell & O

T the argunt request of his Europount. A and American patients and friends,

la TAKEN THE OFFICE formerly oc- cupied by Dr. Kours,

No. 2, UDDELL STREET.

CONSULTATION FEEE. Perfect adjustment of ARTIFICIAL TEETH

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the by Atmospheric Suction - Heilkaut gain or

Gallon

ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.

MILNE'S PATENT FIREPROOF

SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, at Msuufacturer's Prices.

Sale Agents for

MESIS. TURNBULL, JNE, AND

SOMERVILLE'S

HALTESE CIGARETTES.

MacEWEY, FRICKĚL & Co.

Hongkong, Juruary 8, 1886.

FOR SALE.

EXTRA FINE QUALITY

FRENCH BUTTER,

inconvenience Discum to missionaries

and families.

Solo Address

2, DUDÓELL STREET, (Nart to the New Obata! Bank. } flogging, January 12, 185.

D. K. GRIFFITH & Co.

66

Jessie Osmentny, British ship, Captain J.

Carlowitz & Co.

MELLER, British bangao, Captain Ligh- lady. Meldiere & Co.

NALLIE M. SEADE, American sehunner, Capt. D. Gould,—Arahold, Kacberg & Co.

Saxe, American ship, Capt, Oliver O. Jon-Adanson, Poll & Co.

TSERS: GORA, British ship, Captain A. Cam-Douglis Lapok &Ĉ6.-

RIPPLE

ARRIVALS,

February 26, 1885 :-) Greyhound, British Bosmer, 22, D. Sectt, Paktoi and Hollow February 24, General-APAMSON, BELL & O».

Kendra, Spanish barque, 991, Taiz do

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close:-

For SHANGHAJ. —

Per Corsan, at 11a.m., on Saturday, the

28th of

Per Yang Ching, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur-

day, the 28th inst.

For AMOY AND MANILA. ----

MARRIAGE,

in the bands of tas French.

At No. 731 Bla; Yokohama, on Febru-ed. The Chinese, it is said, destroyed their amusements. Some time ago I caused own provisions and atomunition in their to bo prepared and brought before of a Son.

Windsor House, Yokohama, by the Rov. On Sunday, the 18th February, at the

st. Doss, to FANNIE ABRASIS, of San

February 17th-The Chinese Govern-drainage of the ground, and the members ment has given instructions to Generalissimo ananimously voted the amount required

[E. Clupicys léwine, CARL ROBBET TRgoChing to aurongthen the defence of Kwang, for this purpuse. The cost is only $25,000),

Fancisco.

DEATHS.

At Monck Sherbourne, Shanghai, on the 21at Instant, AMITA, the beloved Wife of Henry Evans, in her 67th year.

Ja 11th, 188h, at Washington, D. C. U.S.A., BUSHA E. RICE, formerly of Hakodate.

„The publication of this isnce commenced

Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, ¦ní 7.40 μ. m.

the 28th inst.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Per Glenmore, at 9 am, on Sunday,

the ist March.

For NAGASAKT, KORE AND YOKO-

HAMA-

Per Therm, at 5 p.a., on Thursday,

the oth March,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE LONDON sad, Manila February 11, Bullest. LS BY THE UNDED STATE PACKET.

RATEL WATERS,

Have Henovic from the BexCONSFIELD ARCADE to larger Premises

1, DUDDELL STREET, Where they continue to Suggdy:

40

SONA WATER.

Tortu

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SELTZER

SAHAANILLA »

BRAND DUC DE NORMANDIE, -THE OLDEST BUTTER

PACKING ESTABLINEMENT IN NORMANDY,

J tine and Cases of 48 tine each.

Sold in Quantifice of not lees than one

dozen tins, at 86 per Dozen, ́-

Reduction made vo Purchasers of one casio and upwards.

G. R. LAMMERT, Bule Agent

Hongkong, October 4, 1884.

FOR SALE.

AN

168%

OURSE, DISTANCE,

AVERAGE SPEED TABLES, LONDON, via THE SUEZ CANAL,

INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, &c.,

PROM

TO

WITHI

VARIOUR OTHER TABLES AND NOTES,

BY

WA. GULLAND,

To be obtained at the

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE,

Messrs, LANE, CRAWFORD

FALCONER & Co. Hongkong, September 2, 1881.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

יני

LEMONADE,

GINUERADE,

RASPBERRYADE,

u, do, &

At the anus Moderute Chutyes.

D. K. GRIFFITH, Proprietor.

Hongkmu, July 28, 1884,

A NY

ORDER.

February

Ocranie, Pritizu stemmer, 3,87, Metcalfe, San Francisco January 22, and Yokelatná February 21, Muils and General.-10. & V. S. S. C.

The United States Mail Packet San Pabli, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the

@ing'ching grail.

KONGKONU, FRIDAY, FEGHUARY 27, 1885.

TELEGRAMNS.

THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY READY TO ASSUME OFFIOR.

LONDON, February 25th.

At large Conservative Meeting, Lord Salisbury stated that his party is prepared

I assume office.

3rd March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Ch nada, Honolulu, Pern, &c., which will be closed as follows:- Gichern, Bratial atentner, 2, 220, E. Park, 2.15 P..

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Registry

CURSES. Shanghai February 24, Ballast.-JARDINE, 2.30 P.M. Post Office closes, but Cor- MATHESON & Co.

respondence may be posted on board PASSED CANAL:-Jeucalin, January 15. the Patkat trith Late Fee of 10 cents The S. S. Yorkshire left. Singapore for this extre Postage until the time of depar

port on the 2nd inst The O. S. S. Co's steamer Hellaraphon, from Liverpool, Jeft Singapore for this port on the 23rd inst.

tolsen, Singapore February 19, General.-MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.

Harta, British steamer, 1,196, F. Gran- din, Saigon February 2, Rite aut Paddy.

SELL & Cu

Clacksburg, German steamer, 1,093, Ber

ture.

BUR

1246

HIN CHAN

Garcon, Haiphong February 25, General,

A. R. MARIT.

CLEARED.

Lung, Admiral Courbet being arepealed of contemplating an attack in the province, though he a publicly declared his inton tion of proceeding to the North.

The Seili Kun, saya the Japan Mail, left Kobe for Shanghai on the 17th instant.

which will be spread over three years. I believe the public of Hongkong are 'un- animously in favour of this work, and the Imperial Government have girca it a very earth approval. I have great pleasure in boing present to take part in the co mencement of this work, and I am gratified · to learn that it is the desire of the com

Tax British steamor Amoy strived at Shang- hai on Saturday (the 21st) from Hongkong via Ningpo. At the latter port she stayed twenty-four hours. While steaming into unity at large and of the Legislative the port she was signalled to stop, which Council that my name should be connected she did, and a pilot was sent on board with it, as it is connected with parks, The steamer went through the barrier at towns and public institutions of all kinds Chinhal and anchored to the east of Ning in the Colonies of Queensland, Victoria, po, whore there wore fea. Chinese-menf Mauritius, and cowhere. The ceremony war including the three that he is very simple, and we will now perform into it.

the French

the 13th, instant.

from

hao had discharged all ker cargo the Chinese vessula. There was great ex

and hundreds of boats citement at Ningpo, and

get away allowed

His Excellency then lifted a spadeful

people anxious to of the turf, and placed it in a barrow, but they were not which he wheeled several paces.

to the

from

alup with

Che

place,

still

on board. The Paushna was

at Chinhai with steam up ready to be placed

The Hon. W. Keswick sailOn

in position for sinking should the French behalf of the Trustees of the Race Cours pat it an appearance. All the lights had I beg to convey to you, their thanks for been extinguished and the buoys removed. When

the Amoy was of Matson she passed the interest you have taken in what has one a been done towards the improvement of this

close to tro French ch-of-fler boat. ground. The Race Course will certainly

ironclad and the other a much

occurred

It appears some deaths had board the vessela, for the Frenchmen's flags be greatly enhanced in value by the change were at half mast, and from the deck of the which is intended to be made, and I am doy it could be seen that two coffius were

were

being conveyed au ahora for interment, are the work you have commenced by Nothing was seen of any other French turning that and will be considered an men-of-war on this voyage up, The Ger- important era in Hongkong in the improve

Nam-vian, British steamer, 472, J. A. The British Contract Packet Bokhars The S. S. Glenroy left Singapore for this man man-of-war Stosch was passed on her ment of the place for the general public.

SAILOR'S HOME. Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, O Olumpia, for Tourna A PAPERS will be Bankfully recaived. Detschland, for Ranzoon. at the Sailor's Bore, Wort Point

Yung Ching, for Shanghai. Hongkong, July 25, 1878.

Merimethshire, for Yokohama.

Destination.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Captain

He Enan

H. Weighell.

Park.

Blanco

Stach

Bomery

¡Nantes

Ruland.

Batavia. o., via Saigon...........Celebes (a). London, &c., via Buez Canal... Bokhara (s), London, via Suez Canal. Cilentarn (8) Manila, via Anoy....... Manila Marseilles, &c., via Saigon.

Emuy (s)... Dianinnte (8). Saghalion (6)...

18}

Nagasaki, Kobs and Yokohama Dra.

Now

Purland (Oregua).

San Francisco, vis Yokohama.. San Pablo (8)..

San Francisco...

Swaton

Swatow and Bangkok..............

Swatow and Chefoo..

& Co

Commodore,

Fokien (a)..... Taichiow (p).... Bellona (4)

Swat, Amoy and Fouchow...Namou (s). Sydney and Melbourne, Mo..... Taiwan (8). 1475 Trieste, &------:

Elektru (a).

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION

IN LIQUIDATION.

LL HOLDERS of NOTES of the

AORIENTAL BANK CORPORA

Yokohama and Biogo...... Mouser (s)..

Stocks

HANKS

INSURANCER.

CM. Noyes.

Bleachard. Westaby... ..Jamçe Jordan..

Fitzmau. Arthur......

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the

part on the 24th inst.

port on the 25th inst.

3rd March, with Mails for the United The S. S. Mosser left Singapore for this Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- yood, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle- mente, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The untal hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, o.

Agents.

Date of Lansing.

Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About March 2. P.&O. 8. N. Co..... March 3, at 4 p.m. Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About March 3. Remedios & Co.....

February 28, at 5 pm „Russell & Co...

February 28, at 5p.m. March 10, at noon. March 6, at daylight. Quick despatch Quick deopatch. March 3, at 3p.m. Quick despatch.

Meesagerie Maritimes.

US N Co... Russell & Co... Moluhera &

&Co,.

VO. S. S. Co. ...Russell & Co ...Douglas Lapraik & Co...

Furn Fat Hong..... Matchers & Co. Douglas Lapraik & Co..... Butterfield & Swire..

6. Cattich, Titask

0. Bachrach.... Russell & Co....

28, at noon.

1, at daylight.

Quick despatch, Quick despatch. Quick despatch. March 2, At noon. Quick despatch.

SEARE LIST. - QUOTATIONE.

Noe. Fede Shares.

L'uici POSITION FEE LAST Revoxt.

iserve.

Bulunces,fuurd

FEB. 27, 1885.

Cosing the tation,

Cash

61,148 $126 cash

2.0£

TION (HONGKONG BRANCH), are hereby requested to present them to the LiquIDA Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk Corporation...G, 000s 1128 4,400,000 $ rozs of the Bank, when they will be given certificate-of-the-value of in Exobangs, a- the Notes deposited

HOLDERS of NOTE will be required to Farnish to the LIQUIDATOR of the Bank, a schedule in duplicate, giving the date of Issue, Number and Auiount of asch Note produced.

Forms of Schedule may be had on appli- sation at the OFFICE of the ORIENTALBANE CORPORATION, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

For the OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, By his Attorneys,

OF THE

J. MELVILLE MATSON, H. HOWARD TAYLOR,

Hongkong, Angust 2, 1884.

1285

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LONDON.

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THE Colonial Press supplied with News THE

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'NOECE TO SHIPPERS. Colonial Newspapers received at the office are regularly fled for the inspection of Advertise and the Fublic,

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406,329 $460 268 China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited... 24,000 83,

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35,165.20 $1671 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited 8,000 $ 250$ 50$ 909,000.63 $ 297,568.07 $502 China Fire Insurance Company, Limited,..... 20, (xx) $ 100 $ 2018 547,5008

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HEK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited... Indo-China S. N. Co., Lt. 60,000s, issued

8,000 S 18,397 ||31,212 £ 3,500 $

100$

T5$

100 10

213,000%

10£ 10

100 all

China and Manila 3. S. Company, Limited.

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18,000 $

1258. 1258 GOOLS JOE LO 1,900£ 10% 7.108.05.17.10

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 10,000s HK. ad China Gas Company, Limited ....

New Shares......................... Hongkong Hotul Co., Lt., 8,000 zha. issued f China Sugar Company, Limited...... Hongkong Ico Company, Limited. Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited......... Luzon Sugar Company, Limited................ 7,000 Parak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited..

6,000 $ Selangore Tin Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai, 2,500 3 Hongkong, Rops Manufactory Co., Limited, 3,000 8

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Buger Debentures, 1880..

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Tax Spanish barque Fontura, from Manila, put into this port on account of her leaky condition last night

way south.-N.-O. D. News.

THE NEW BOWEN PARK. This forenoon the first sod of the new Bowen Park was turned by His Excel lency the Governor. Owing to the vary aburt and dusatisfactory notice that was A CONFIRMED beachcomber, named Frankgiven of when the ceremony would be por Phillips, who has been an inmate of

formed, there were only a dozen or two of Victoria jail aix times for being drunk, was the foreign community, and some zatives up before Mr Wins at the Police Court who chanced to be near, who witnessed

(Applause) the

E

Hia Excellency: I thank you very much, Mr Keswick and Gentlemen. As Mr. Frice has said, great care will be taken that nothing will be done to interfere with the view of the races, and the desires of the Jockey Club.

HONGKONG RACES 1895.

Stewards-His Excellency Sir G. F.

again this morning on the old charge, and the oaromany, which was consequently de- Bowen, G.C.M.C.; Vica-Admiral Sir W was sent to prison for three months with void of the attraction and impressiness M. Dowell, K.Ü.B.; Dis Exullopoy hard labour as a rogus and vagabond,

which usually surround similar caramo J. Digby Morant, K.N.; Colonel Walker, Lieut-General Sargent, C.B.; Commodore

Licut Colonel Crawford, A. R.E. Lient-Colonel Graves," Buffs Lieut

the Colonel Hobaon, the Buffa; The Hon. f Ryrie: The Hon. W. Keswick; The Hon. T. Jackson; The Hon. F. D, Bassoon, W. Beil Irving, Esq. M. Grote, Esq.

THE S. 8. Harter, which arrived from nion. As Governor Bowen remarked, it was Saigon this morning, reports that there are difficult to get the steam up with much a rumours in Saigon of trouble amongst the moigre assembly. Among those preacat natives in Cambodia, the latter having im-were the Hons. J. M. Price, W. Keswick,

prisoned some of the rice merchants in the and T. Jackson; Colcuel Graves, Captain F. Durby, B. H.. Forbes, Esc.;

interice, on account of the extra taxes Dempster, Moara C. P. Chayer, and A. enforced on the poor people.

Noble, Est A. Cozon, Fej.; O. P. Chater, Esq.; J. Grant, Esq.

Honorary Treasurer,J. Thurburn, Esq. Clerk of the Coon J, H. Trip

Esq.

THIRD DAY.

Feb. 27

Coxon.

The spot selected for the coremony was We acknowledge with thanks receipt of the about fifty yards from the inner course, Special Catalogne of the Chiness Collection and little to the North of the Grand of Exhibits for the International Fisheries Stand. It was marked off by four poles Exhibition of London in 1883, published with fage. The ceremony was commenced by order of the Inspector General of the about a quarter past twelve o'clock by the

Owing to the improved state of the wea Imperial Maritime Customs. It forme ene Hon. J. M. Price, Surveyor General, ther the attendance at the Race Course to- of the Miscellaneous Series of the yellow briefly indicating how the Pazh would be day was much larger than it was on the two books issued by the Customs, and is a laid ut. He spoke as follows: Your Excel-preceding days. The Grand Stand wa valuable work of reference. Another efloney, it is my agreeable duty to invite you well filled during the afternoon with ladies", the Miscellaneous Series is the List of to do us the honour to-day of taking the Enclosure, at least that portion of it i the Chinese Lighthouses, Light Veascle, the initial step of n

great sanitary front of the Stand, was pretty thickly po Buoga, and Beacons for 1885 (corrected to work to be carried do, around us. The pulated by gentlemen, and the private and Lat Doc. 1884); which demonstrates, by the conversion of the meadow land inside the public booths were fairly well filled aid of diagrams, how much has been a purse, which has hitherto in with the friends and patronisers of complished in this direction by the Foreign unused and waste, is an object which, I the proprietors. Altogether, the general may say, las met, with the approbation of Appearance of the Course was agimated and Os the 25th August last, M. Lerasire, the entire community, and I am fully cor. choering, and more nearly resembled its Consul General for France, addressed a tain it is a project which will materially usual aspect on race daye. Their Excel- letter to Dr. Lühiset, au Senior Couaul, contribute to the health of all classes of the lencies the Governor, Lieut-Gen. Sørgent. - oficially notifying the neutralination of community. In connection with the part and Admiral Dowell, were again present. Shanghai and Wecsung. The confirmation your Excellency has taken in the matter I The sport throughout the day was good, and of this letter by M. Patenôtre would, at

Customs Staff in China.

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the present juncture, be very reassuring ain given to understand that it is the wish productive of much entertainment and ex to the foreign community. The question of the community that this important public citusaont. In the room for the Ladies' Furse, -is, at any rate, of such importance as demand the serious attention of the Treaty work, when completed, willreodiva the name the contest was koon and covore, and pre- Consuls, or even to te referred, without of the Bowan Park. As a park it is, per-bably one of the closest that has ever been delay, to the Minister at Peking-N-Chars, to be regretted that the area is limited witnessed in Hongkong. Four "poules Daily News.

to about 80 acres, but I may mention that it struggled hard to win the Ladies and the is the intention to make this most of this Judge's favours, and it was only by a short We understand, says the N. Day limited area by laying out walks and carriage neck that Wairier, with Dann up, managed News, that on Major Knollys's return to England his presence was requested at the drives, poleground, cricket grounds and ten-to secure them. Immediately after the sue 6,629.70 8109 per share, caah 28 Feb. 1888 War Office for the purpose of discussing is grounds for the use of the public. Curcessful jockey had been weighed out, be 545.83 $195. ex dividend certain points connected with his recom- friends, the Stowards of the Jockey Club, was escorted to the Grand Stead by the mendation, forwarded last June through havo-expressed a wish that no large shade. C. and a number of admirers, where General Sargent, that

that the British Govern ese shall be planted in the interior of the Miss Sargent presented him with the much- ment should supply gratuitously a

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field battery equipment to the Shanghal ground, so that the view of the races may not coveted and well-won prize. Mr Duony Volunteers. At the end of the conversa be interfered with, and there is every inten-who, apparently, does not suffer much from tion Major Kooys learned, unofficially tion to defer to this very natural wish on the common complaint of nervousness, madu titat his suggestion was likely to be

adopted

with a few unimportant modifications; and the part of the Stewards and members of rather a lengthy but nevertheless highly it has been decided, apparently, to present the Joskoy Club; and, although it must be appropriate speech in returning thanks, and the Shanghai Artillery with four niño-

pounder breechloading guns togetlier with confessed that the absence of timber is handed Miss Sargout a very pretty bougnet, a considerable amount of equipment, something in the nature of a diawback in which was not in an elegant silver holder,...