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For Sale.

FOR SALE.

----10--

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

DEVORS

OIL.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

U.LES

Entertainment.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HE GAIETY COMPANY.

THE

Co.'s

Sole Proprietor,

MUM M OHAMPAGNE, Quarts... ........$20 per Ciate of 1 dos.

....21 o "} 2 H EVOS NONIAREIL KEROSINE! Dukes Frères & de Gernon & Co.'s

BORDEAUX OLARETS AND

WHITE WINES, Baxter's Celebrated 'Barley Bree'.

WHISKY,-$} púr Case of 1 duz GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

1187 Hongkong, July 18, 1884.

PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR, PITCH and ROSIN.

AN INVOICE OF

PARLOUR AND COOKING

STOVES.

LATE ARRIVALS:

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

CHATEAU LA TOCP, pints & quartė, INES. GRAVES,

FOR SALE.

OURSE, DISTANCE,

AND

AVERAGE SPEED TABLES,

FILOM

LONDON, via THE SUEZ CANAA

INDIA, CHINA, JAPan, Kul,

VARIOUS OTHER TARETE AND NOTES,

WITH

W. A. GULLAND.

OHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

BREAKFAST CLAREE, «

To be obtained at the

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACLONE'S OLD

(1848).

INVALID PORT

HOT'S PORT.

1 and 3-star HENNY'S BRANDY. COURVOICER'S BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KIAULAN'S LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY.

Boon's OLD TOM.

E. & J. Bunke's TRISH WHISKY. ROSE' LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOLLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S WHISKY.

MARSALA,

EASTERN CIDER. CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO. CURACAO.

BASS'S ALE, boiled by Cameron and

SAVADE, pints and quarts.

GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E.

J. BURKE, pints aud quartı.

Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co. Hongkong, Septembor 2, 1884.

1470

NOW PUBLISHED,

DUDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,

THEORETICAL AND FOPULAR

ASPECTS, BY

ERNEST J. EITEL, Ph.D., TUBING. TAIKO, EDITION. REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.

Price,

$1.50. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1881.

1398

Notices to Consignees.

FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

THE Steamshi. Olensoy having arciver

Jurgo by her am hereby informed that their Croods-with the exception of Opium ara being landed at their risk into the Colowas of the Undersigned, whoace and/or from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded un- less notice to the contrary be given before Cargo remaining undelivered after the 12th Instant will be subject to rent

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the: 1 p.m. To-nay, the 4th Instant.

Gallon

ALE and PORTER, in hogshomila.

MILNER'S PATENT TIRE-PROOF

SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, af Manufacturer's Prices.

Sol Agrails for

Messus. TURNBULL, Jan, AND SOMERVILLE'S

เ

MALTESE CIGARETTES. MacEWEY, FRICKEL & CO.

Bongkung, January 8, 1885,

NOW ON SALE

CHINESE FLUTIONARY;

IN THE

CANTONESE DIALECT,

B'Y

DE E.JBITEL.

No Firo Insuratice has been offécted.

GEO. NORVILLE.

FROM THE THEATRE ROYAL, Calcutta ; and THE GAIRTY THEATRE, Bombay

Patrons:*

TR. H. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS, of Connaught. His Excellency The MARQUs of Ripon, The Excellency Sir JAMES FERGUSSON,

Kec.

dc.

&c.,

WALL IF YOKSILLE GIVE

TWO PERFORMANCES, cu-route, for Shanghai.

THE FIRST PERFORMANCE, will be GILBERT CLASSICAL COMEDY, entitled

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

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SALE,

HE FURNITURE of a well-furnished FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL HER HOUSE, CALrers and Must be Sold at

The Co.'s Steamship

Stentor, GotEDWARDS, will be lex patched as above TO.

MORROW, the Gth March, at 4 pm. For Freight or Passago, apply to

HUTTERFIELD & SWIKE,

Agents. Hongkong, March 5, 1885.

386

FOR SHANGHAI (Taling Curge d: Fessengers at through sales for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW- CHWANG, HANKOW and Peris on the YANGTSZEJ

The Steamship

Olenroy,

Captain GRAKE, will be despatched as above ou

FYGMALION & GALATEA. "SATURDAY, the 7th Instaut, at Noon.

AT THE

SECOND PERFORMANCE,

will be presented

HUSBAND IN CLOVER,

And tho

ORIENTAL BURLESQUE

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co Hongkong, March 5, 1885.

BROWN & THE BRAHMINS. THE

Full Particulars will be duly announced ou the arrival of the Compasy.

The Plan of the Theatre may be seen and Seats secured at Mcasta KELLY & WATSH'S, Haugkong, December 11, 1984. 2070

Notices to. Consignees.

UNION LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND

SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship Yorkshire, Captain TARNULL, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are herohy

FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT.)

384

SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LOITED.

The Company's Steamer Lincide.

Capt. J. NEWTON, will be Exdespatelud for the above Port on MONDAY, the Inst., at Noon.

For Freight or Passagu, upply to

YUEN FAT HONG,

Agenda,

Hongkong, March 5, 1885.

Contains quito New.

once.

Apply at

The Ormos or runs PAPER. Hongkong, March 6, 1885.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

900

March 6, 1885 - Anton, Gorman steamer, 395, E. Asroboe, Palhei March 1, and Huilow 3, General. -Wesen & Co.

Danube, British steamer, 501, Joseph Nexton, Bangkok February 23, Rios and -General.-YUEN FAT HONG.

Esmeralda, British etoumer, 395, G. Tay lor, Manila March 2, General, RUSSELL & Co.

Oopuch, British camer, 1,729, W. 8. Thomson, Nagaanki February 28, Coal and Genozal.-ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Audacious, Britiah iron-frigate, from a

cruise.

Welcamba, British steamer, 1,323, W. R. Corfio.d, Saigon February 27, Rico and General-ONESE.

Euripides, British steamer, 1,153, J. Herdy, Kutelinotzu February 27, Coal.-

-ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Ela, German steamer, 552, Ch. Kuschort, Haiphong March 2, General,-a. It. MARTY.

DEPARTURES,

March 5

Helene, for Chefou. 386 Bierivia, for Chefoo.

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK. THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STRAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.'..

The Company's Steamer Mongkut, Capt. P. H. Loer, will be despatched for the

Mount Lebanon, for Saigon. Celebes, for Saigon, Hailuony, for Swatow.

CLEATED,

Altine, for Heihow. Helicon, for Victoria, (V.1.) Samız, for Cobu. Melita, for Chefoo.

requested to send in their Bills of Lading to shove Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 11th Fiddio, for Whaupos.

the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Stoner will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense, and no Fire There will be effected.

Instant, at Dayliga.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT BONG,

trans, Hongkong, March 5, 1857

287

Optional cargo will be forwarded on to STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS. SHANGHAI, unless notice to the contrary be given before Now To-xonow, the 4th Instant.

All Claims against the Steamor must be presented to the Undersigned on or before

The P. &0. 8. N. Co's

Steamship

Sumatra

will leave for the above

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by 12th fast, or they will not be recognised, places un WEDNESDAY, 11th Instant, t

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, March 4, 1886.

UNION LINE

374

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM LONDON AKD SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship Mower, Capt. Titzok,

Thing arrived from this abava Ports, Consignees of Cargo aru hereby zetested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for glasignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods from alongside.

· Cargo mpeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and stoved at Csignees risk and expuse, and no Fire Insurance will be effecterk.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on to darAN, unless notice to the contrary ba given before Noon To-morrow, the 5th instant.

All Claras against the Steamer must bo presented to the Undersigned on or befora He 13th Instant, or they will not be re- cognised.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents.

p.,

A. MeIVER,

#privowelerk,

373 P. 40. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, March 5, 1885.

Hongkong, March 3, 1885.

WINTER TIME TABLE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY,

STEAM-LAUNCH

MORNING STAR

Rens DAILY as a FAIRY BOAT between Peddar's Wharf and Tsin. Tau. Tai at the following hours: This Time Table will take offcet from the 1st Novembor, 1884.

WEAK DAYS,

SUNDAYA

יי

Leaves Fin. Leaves H.K. Leaves K'iora. Domies 21.K. 6.00 A.M. 7.00AM. 6.00 AM 7:00 AM

8,00 8.00 8.30 7.30. 8.50 11.00, 9.00 20.15 9.40 10. 15

11.00 10.45, 12.30 .. 12.30' .st.

1.30 12.45 PM. 1.00

1.30 2.20

NOON

1.00 P.M. 2,00

2.00

2.30

8.00

·3.201

.4.00

3.20,

4.20

4.35

4.00

4.30

4.00

5.10

4.00

5.10

5.30

5.50

$2.50 ...$2.00 $1.00 ...$3.00

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, March 4, 1885.

6.25

6.40

6.10

6,30

6.05

7.00

370 6.50

CROWN GUTAYO, PP. 1918.

HONGROSO, 1877-1863,

Part L A-K,

Part II: KAM

Part III. M-'S,

Part IV. T-Y, ...

A Hoduction of teu per cent. will be allowed to purchasers of Ten ormore sopisa.

This Standard Work on the Chinese Lam- guage, constructed on the basis of Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chiacee characters in practical use, and while alpha Detically arranged according to the sounds of the oldest alect of China, the Car tonoso, it gives also the Mandarin pronun- ciation of all characters explained in the that its usefulness is by no means book, confined to the Cautobuse Dieut, but the work is a practically complete Thesaurus of the whole Writto Language of this, au cient and modern, an daad all over the whilst its introductory chapters Empire serve the to the student.

purposes of a philological guide

Bangkok.

Destination.

داشت ها

7.00

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Captain.

J. Newton...

Tanabe (s) Sumatra (5). Iphigenia ()... Stentor (s).. ¿GlenGnlas (8)

Bumbay, via Straits.......... Havre, &c., via Suez Canal. Landon, via Suez Canal.. London, via Suez Canal. Londen, &c., via Suez Canal...Radnorshire (8)

Earnerulis (8) Manik, via Amey.......................

Francisco Reyes (9). Manila... Mursales, & vir Saigon Baghatier (*) Nagusai, Kobo and Yokohama Teliquan (8).

Crescent. New York...... San Francisco, via Yokohama Oceanic (8).

Commodore.. San Francisco..............

Yorkshire (8), Shanghai.

(B)... euroy Barier() Surnames, will hu published and sold Swatow and Bangkox.................... Mongkut (8)...

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow...Namna (s) separately.

Swatcw and Chefoo....

A Supplement, arranged for being bound

and ned by itself, and containing a List Shanghai.

of the Radicals, su Iudex, and a List of Singapore.

Sydney and Melkmurile, &c.. 153 Yokohama and Hioyo..

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 16, 1983.

PUBLICATIONS BY J, DYER BALL

EASY-A

CANTONESE MADE FASTE

CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL with Free and Literal Translations; and Directions for Rendering English Grammatical Forms into Chinese and vice vered.-Frico, $2. Inter- leaved Copies, $2.50.

Wo most cordially remanend - China Hevice. Will be found to supply a want long felt by students of Cantonese

Mr. Bali's Notes on -Daily Press Ulassifiora and Grammar will be found very valuable.'-China Mail.

EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY.”— Price, $1.

The Sentences given appear to be well Arranged.'-China Muil. 'Contains

wide range of subjects.'-Chinese Recorder,

Lo.

*An extensive Vocabulary Daily Press

Stucka

BANKS,

J. Ahrens Edwards.. Jacob.......... S. C. Rickard. Tazlog Erraticoechea. Hemory. Nantes..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instine.

tions to Sell by Public Auction, an

SATURDAY,

Art, for Honor Jessic Usbere, for Akyab Claymore, for Sertow.

PASSENGERS. Альгер Par Anton, from Pakhui, d., 27 Chinese. Per Daube, from Bangkok, 2 Chinese. Per Enzeralda, from Manila, Mr Smith and 10 uropeans, and 116 Chinese.

Per Welcombe, from Saigon, Mrs Corfield and family, and 12 Chineze.

DEPARTED.

Per Bellerophon, fur 'Amey, Menara A. Frisch and I Taber.

Per Taiwan, for Port Darwin, Mr J. McCarthy for Townsville, Mr J. H. B. Warner for Brisbane, Mr J. A. Blaku; for Melbourne, Mr A. Brown.

Per Picciola, for Chefeo, 1 European. Per Hail For Swatow, 2 Europeuse,

and 100 Chinese.

Fer Celebes, for Saigon, 11 Chiness.

To DerART. Per Tehara, for Yokohama: from Hang- kong, Messry McQueen and W. MeQaven, from London, Capt. Mr nud Mis Chance: from

the 7th March, 1885, ul. 2 p.m., at his Bules Airsy, Mr S. Hinars; from Venice, Mr G. Rooms, Queen's Real,---

AN-ASSORTMENT OF

AKE 1

comprising

WARE,

KAUGA, IMARY. Kioro, Toxic and Sar. SUMA. VASES, JARS, BOWIA, PLATES, IN- GENAL BUENTES, Tea and CorTED SETS, ENAMELLED WARZ, GOLD and SILVER INLAID BRONZES,

EMBROIDERIE, BanmroLERED SOLEENS, NITCHES.

tve.

&c.,

$0, TRIMS OF SALE.-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auationer. Hongkong, March 5, 1886.

Agents.

Yuen Fat Hog...... P&O S. N. Co..... Stenssen & Co... Butterfield & Swire.... Jardine, Matheson & Co...... Adamson, Bell & Co...... Russell & Ca.. Rue Oo... Remedios & Co Menageries Maritimes... JP. & O. S. N. Co....

Russell & Co.

JO. & O. S. B. Co.

Russell & Co.....

Russell & Co........

Date of Leaving.

Not Responsible for Debts.

either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

BORAN, British stemmer, Capt. Thomas Sourabaya.--Arahold, Karborg & Oth

ANNA SIEBEN, Goman barque, Capt. H. Paulsen.-Wieler Co.

No. 8741 MARCH 5, 1885,

tember 1882. But the mercantile cor- rospondent in Shangliai was evidently not aware that several European firms here early in 1880 made a strong collec- five representation of the burden which- that new impost placed upon the trade in the oil. This joint letter was for warded through the Colonial Secretary hers to H. B., Cossui at Canton; and after duo deliberation a most unsatisfac- tory reply was given by the guardian of English interests is the provincial capi- tal. This is, perhaps, not to be wondered at, when one considers the policy now. adopted of tauity granting to Chiness officials rights which were never in con- Jtemplation when the existing Treaties word concluded. 'The remonstrance, nt MELBIEK, British barque, Ouptain Ligh-all events, had no affect save that of body,Mulchers, & Co,"

confinning the impression already deeply NALLIE M SLADS, American schoonor, routed in the mind of European" DA Capt. 1. Gould.--Arnhold, Karberg & c.tionals that boat as little redress need

PearONTI, British atenmar, Capisin G. be looked for from their own Consule as..

from the pative officials. There was, Heasley.Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

however, one other indirect result of the remonstrance which may be noted-

DANUBE, British stormer, Captain J. Newton. Youn Fat Hong.

Goonety, Ainurican bargus, Capt. Wm. B. Hagan. Adamson, Bell & Co.,

JESSIE CORNE, British ship, Captain Wilson.-Carlowitz & Co.

REPUBLIC, American slip, Capt. Holmes. -Russel & Co.

SAMAR, American ship, Capt. Oliver Oviz, that about two months ago, a fur- Jones Adamson, Ball & Co.

ther addition to the lekin was placed THEENGGORA, British ship, Captain A. upon keresane. Or, to put the matter more euphoniously, the old duty of 40 Cunn. --Douglas Lapreik & Co.

cents per case was abolished, and n' duty of security cents per case took ite place! This probably was tho real. breach of Treaty which the Shanghai Merchant intended to denounce, be

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

Daylight.---Yorkshire leaves for Shanghai.cause, taken together with the original 15 per cent, ad valorem duty, the tax on Daylight.arter leaves for Singapore,

kerosene oil now nmounts, to between Daylight.-Teheran loaves for Nagasaki, thirty sind forty per cent. on its value.

Kobe and Yokoharga.

Of course, the excuse that this is purely 4p.r.-Jintor leaves for London.

a war-tax (lekin) is put forward by the Chinese; and, under present circum- stances, the money is doubtless noedea for defending the Etapira from the lively reprisals of the French. But, on the other hand, the system of monopolies by: which taxes such as these are farmed out deprives the Government of half the benefit, while the trade is harapérod⠀ forta

nore than even such a heavy taxation

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, March 7 :—.

Noon-Tenders for Array Contrasts re

eived at Commissariat Office.

2 p..Auction of Japanese Wars, d.,

at Mr J. M. Armstrong's.

THURSDAY, March 12--

Claims against the Yorkshire must be fairly collected would justify. The farm- sent in to Meera Russell & Co., on oing of the tax on kerosene is now sald bicfore this date.

for the sum of $140,000 per annum, as Goods por Clewoy undelivered after this against $80,000 for the old duty im.

date anbject to rent.

Famay, March 13 :-

Claims against the Mosser must be Beat in to Mesare Bussell & Ch., on or

before this date.

WEDNESDAY, March 18

Non-Meting of Shareholders of the - China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the

"General Agents' office. 13.30 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of the Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the General Agentk' office.

4 p.m.-Meeting of Shineholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd., at Hongkong Hotel.

THESDAY, March 31 ----

Statement of Business with the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co., Ltd., to be sent in before this date. List of Contributions to the Canton Lus. Office. Ltd., to be sent in before this date.

THE

pused up to 1882; and this will give some notion of the increase in the im post upon this one article of import. It wellilustrates the elasticity of the trade,

113

well as the marked profor ence shown for the new oil, as against the native article, that the importation appears to have suffered ne material decrease. The large increase which would certainly have been shown under a more ressouable system of taxation can easily be imagined. Until native offi- cinis, however, are enabled to see over their own open pockets, any he-sighted ur sensible policy of fiscal management cannot be looked for.

Muller; from Bonitay, Mr England, Col. HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Here are a few of the items under this

Batchelor; from Colombo, 31r Coldecott's native servant and Cant Hole; from Pon. ang, Mr B. O. Maynard and servant, from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Robertson and Avirasi Jean.

Per butine for Hofhow, 12 Chinese. Per Helicon, for Victoria, (Y.I.), 1 Euro-

nean,

Per Samar, for Cebu, 3 Europeans. Per Anton, for Hoihow, 20 Chinesa

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Emeraldu, reportaz Left Manila on Monday night, at 10,00 p.m.; experienced moderate N.E. winds 983 and sea with clear weather. Arrived at

Hongkong on the 5th at 8 n.m.

March 9, at noon. March 11, at 5 p.m. About Marol. 20, Murch 6, at 4 pm. About March 11. About March 16. March 7, at 5 p.m. Atunch 9, at 5 p.nr. March 10, at Gout). March 6, at daylight. Quick despatch March 1, ap.m. Quick despatch. March 6, at daylight.

Jardins, Latheson & Co... March ?, at ron.

Russell & Co......

Ruland....

Blanchard. Arnold Geate Grandin..

II. Luf

Yuen Fat Hong

Pitman..

Douglas Laprak & Co....

Bellona (s). 3Yoosun (s). Mosser (s).

Hart Titzek

Melchers & Co......

Butterfield & Swire. Russell & Co.....

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

¡Nos of Shares.

Falue.

Hongkong and Shangha Bark Corporation...60,000 $

INSURANCES,

North-China Insurance Company, Tiznited... 5,000 Yangtze Insurance Company, Limited..... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,000 China Triadors' Insurance Company, Limited...24,000 Canton Insurance Office Company, Limited... 10,0008 1,600$ Chiness Insurance Company, Limited

8,000 $ Longkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited...... Olina Fire Insurance Company, Limited.....20,000 $

STEAM COSÍPANIES.

HK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited..... 8,0003 18,587 £

Indo-China S, N. Co., Lt. 60,000 sb.issued 181,212€

Paid-) PasrTION PER LAST REPORT.

Leserve. Balances,fward top.

1256 1209 4,400,000,8

March 6, at daylight. Marel -11, at daylight.

Quick despatch. Quid despatch. jarch 18, at 4 pm.

Quick despatch,

MARCH 5, 1885.

Closing Quotations,

Cxcl.

118% prem. ex div, -127%

prem, cum div, buyers

The British steinier Danube reports: Loft port at 10 p.m., on 23rd alto.; had high sex throughout the passage,

The British steamer Welcombe reports: From Cape St. James to Paracels, had freah mensor, beary head suu aud strong S.W. current; thenco to port fine clear weather.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SHANGHAL---

Per Fashire, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the 6th inst, instead of us pro- viously notified.

Per Glenroy, at 11:30 am., on Saturday,

------the 7th inst

For AMOY AND MANILA.—

Per Emerable, at 4.30 pm, on Satur

day, the 7th inst

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.--- The French Contract Packet Baykaites will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 10th March, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places bogoud, via Nuples; to Saigon, Struita Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylun, India (via Madras), the Australasian Celorice, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing

tho Mails, &.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Oceanic, will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 13th instani, with Mails for Japan,

San Francisco, the United States, Ca nada, Honolulu, Pera, &c., which will be closed as follows →

2.30 P.M.

Eegistry ceases.

Post-Office closca, but Cor- | respondenes may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents") cxtra Postage until the time of depar ture.

51,442

900€ 50

25€ 25 £ 1,250 1303

55]8. 83.35

2508 508 1,0008 2008 250$ 30 100 20

Tla

100 8 758 10€ 10

640,107 Tls. 280 per share TIR. 125 50,000 534,000,$ 196,329 $460. 600,000 $ 167,381 864 105,000 € 469,560 8821

Credit balance 28,711.50

35,166,20 909,609,665 207,568.07 8842

647,500€ 191,000.99 $70

213,000 $

buyura

2.15 P.M.

casti

་་

$167):

бруств

ex div, cash

102 10

China and Manila S. S. Company; Limited... 3,000 $ 100 all

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hongkong & Whanipua Duck Co., Limited... 10,0008

FOR SALE at Mess. KELLY & WAISH's, [1K, and Chan Gas Company, Limited:...

W. BREWER'S, and LANE, CRAWFORD

31,638 $23 prem. ex. div., sellers

30% discount

30 discount

_da.

6,683.06 47 per cont, cx div.

8100 per share Old $120 per share Now & 60

ex div., bayers buyer

New Shutres.....

& Co.'s, Hongkong and at Mars. TRARNER & Co.'s, Laudon.

Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 she, issued

1,000 8

1258 195 102 10 $2,900€

10% 7,108,552,17-10 2,000 8 100

18,000 $

243

China Sugar Company, Limited..

2603

24,25018

2008

6,000

7,000 $

6,629.70 $100

545,83) $135 .95 606.32 $110 4,090.05 $00

- cash

ex dividand

5,000 8

$40

naminal

100%

60 all

do do.

820

208

sah, buyers

Rates of

Fayable,

Intercet

6,976€

100

100 all

899 TI 565 TL 600

500 all

Hongkong, January 23, 1884.

NO WREADY.

FRICA, $1.00.

COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW By E. H. PARKER, Can be obtained from KELLY & WASH At Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, Osawrord & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Offs.

9,000 8 1008 100

100% 1008 503 509 100$ 100 50% all

Hongkong Ice Ompany, Limited Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited ........ Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.. Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limiteż.. Selangore in Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai. 2,5008 Hongkong Rope Marufactory Co., Limited. 3,000 €

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HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, o, by the Fronch Contract Pocket:- --Day-before-departure for Saturday if the do

parture be on Monday),

The monopolies under which this war ax is farmed are three in number-viz,, the Kerosene Farma, the Piece Goods Farm, and the Metal Trade Farm. Of the first we have already spoken. The Piece Goods Monopoly pays annually $680,000 for the privilege of collecting the impost on this class of imports.

beading-Cotton, por piece, 10 cents; Lemiets (worsted), 10 conts; Woollen Cloths, 10 cents; Valvet, 20 cents; Handkerchiets, per dozen. o cents

The Blankets, per pair, 20 cents. monopolists of the Metal Trade pay an sununl: som of Taòls 18,000 for their farm, and the duties (which are payable in broken silver) include these items:- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRVOORTS,To Plate, per parcel, 2 mace; Bar Iron,.

Established A. D. 181.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

IMPORTERS ስቶ

Daugsts' SUNDRIES, NURGELT Regi- SITES, Toler Requisitas, English, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTUKERS

Sods Water, Lemonade. Tais Water, Giugorado, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. par The Munnefactory is under, direct and continuous European Sunervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

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parcel, candarcons; Old Iron, por purcel, 5 cand., New Wire, 1 mace 5 cind Old Wire, 3 cand; New Yellow Metal, & mace; Óld do., 3 mace; Yellow Metal ware, 7 mace; Copper Wire, pez. parcel, mace; Steel, per tub of 1 cwt, 3 maer. We org informed that the Farmers keep their staff in the Custom House, where all goods subject to this new impost are duly noted, the dues being collected at convenience. The above may, in some details, be subject to correction, but the leading features may give those concerned some idea of the extra burdens now being borne by the Import Trades which now enters the Southern Provinces.

ParKENGEES arriving in Hongkong, or any

ofter persons who may desire to son THE apparent attempt on the part of sult the files of local, Chica, Japan, Russia to befool the English Govern- American, English, Indian or Anstrament in connection with the Afghan lino newspapers, are invited to call al Boundary Commission seems at last to the 'ORINA MAIL' Office, where over have aronsed English feeling, and to sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now fled for referenco.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FUE HONGKONG.

(From The Hongkong Almanach..

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have compelled even the Gladstone Ad- ministration to take action. That the British Government has advised the Af ghans to resist auy further advance of the Russian troops, looks serious enough at first sight But if we can accept the loading Indian journals as anthorities on such matters, such a step as that an- nounced in to-day's celegram is calcu— lated to check Hussie, and no mora. The fatal tendency developed by our rulers of late to quietly ignors the ad vance of Russia in Central Asia his so emboldened the Muscovite that he bas presumed upon the good-nature of the English Cabinet. Now that the eyes of the real rulers of Southern and Ceanal Asia are opened, it is believed High water at Whampoa 3 hrs. 30 that Russia will, for a time at least, let ming, later than at Hongkong; nt the well alone. Now that the Boundary Barrior: 3 bra. 15 mins, at the Salt Commission has proved to be the failure it Fiats: 3 hrs, 30 minst Shameen was feared it would be, what must follow 3 hrs. 45 mina,

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is, in the opinion of competentauthorities, complete and thorough defence of Herat The publication of this tame commenced against all comers. That once satisfac

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The China Strad.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1825.

torily accomplished, the claims of Russia unop Afghanistan, de opon any territory adjoining our Indian possessions, can be settled with more leisure thas, at pre sent. If Karl Granville cau only be induced to settle the boundary indepen dently of Russia, it would save much A LETTER sigued by A Merchant subsequent trouble. Russian blaster as appeared in the N China Daily News to her claims to be the real ruler of about a month ago, denouncing the Central Asia has been loud and open to breach of treaty involved in the recent a degree; and, although the stand now increase of the lekin duty apon kerosene made by England may seem ill-timed vil imported into Canton. There were in view of the political complications some inaccuracies in that letter, which which threaten on every hand, the foot may now be currected; but the case that a long-suffering Liberal Adminis which A Merchant nade out against tration has hinally determined to act may the Chinese action at Culton was even have a wholesome effect Lord Dufferin 11.30 L.-When the Post Office closes milder than it might inve been. The is doubtless the right man for Indie at

R.M.Money Order Office close.

Post Office closes, except the: NIGHT BOX, which is always open out of Dilica hours.

-Post Office opens.

Registry of Letters cesses Posting of all printed matter

Day of departure,

und patterns ceasca,

11 A.-Mails closed, except for Late

Letters. 11:10 A. Latterns may be posted with

Late Foo of 10 cents 113241

entirely, 11,40 a. M.--Lato Letters may be posted additional lekin duty of which meation present; and the condition of Burmah on board, the packed with Lata was made, which raised the tax on ke- and of Afghanistan will call forth the Fee of 10 cents until time of resne to about forty cents per case, was administrative and diplomatic power departure.

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