1885-03-31 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

MOVE INTO THR New

PLEKINEK

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

ON

1st APRIL NEXT,

Wand other RETAIL ARTICLES at THEN they propone selling STORES

the lowest possible prices

FOR

CASH,

and giving the homofits of the Co-operativo Store systems to the Tublic without tho necessity of Membership. Detailed Prices will be furnished on application:

--

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S OILMAN'S STORES. Jour Mom & Sons, LIMITED, DILMAN'S STORES.

J. T. MOETON'S 01LMAN'S STORES.

MACONAGHIE BLOTHE

Lowestoft

OILMAN'S

STORES.

AMERICAN

OILMAN'S STORES.

WINES, Bu.

الام

Mails.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGIRIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK -

SEA PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, DUNKIRK, LONDON AND ANTWERP,

་

&

ALSO

સ

TUESDAY, Wie 7th April, 1885, at Noon, the Company's 5.8. MELBOURNE, Commandant MINIER, with MATES, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the abova placus.

Cargo and Spacia will be registered for London as well as for Marcillen, and sc- cepted

in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon.

Cargo will be received on board til 4 p.., Specie and Parcots until 3 p.m. on ho 6th April, 1880. (Parents lire sint to be Beas board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are For further particulara, apply at

CHATRAU MARGAUX. CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & gaerts.quired. 13ES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST OLARET, ||

بال

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1848).

Hor's PORT.

1 and 3-star Hennessy's BRANDY. COURVOISIER's BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINARAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boon's OLD TOM.

E. & J. Bus4's IRISH WHISKY. Rosa's LIME JUICE CORDIAL NOLLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTHL JAMKHON'S IRISH WHISKY. MARSALA.

EASTERN AMERICAN CIDER. CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO.

CURAÇAO.

&c.,

&0,

$0.

Company's Office.

· G. 42 CHAMPŘAUX,

Agent.

Hongkong, March 25, 1895.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Notices to Consignees.

UNION LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPOKĖ,

HE Steamship Galley of Lorne, Captain

Pastor, having arrived from the above Ports, Consigncos of Cergo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and | to take immediate delivery of their Goods From alongside

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at ones landed and stored at Consignces risk and expense, and no Fire Instimice will be alerted.

Opticual cargo will be forwarded on to JAPAN, unless notice to the contrary ba given before Noon Te-DAY.

All Claims against the Steamer wat be presented to the Undersigned on or befor the 6th April nezs, or they will not be re- cognised.

RUSSELL & Co., '

Agents.

Hongkong, March 28, 1883.

FROM LONDON, PENANG" AND SINGAPORE

537

THE Stonarship Glenfallach having arrived To the above Ports, Consigncos of Cargo by hes are hereby informed that. their Goods-with the exception of Opium re-tro being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharvon or Boats delivory may

the

521

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUTHING AT YOKOHAMA, And San Francisco,

THE CB. Mail Steamship CITY OF

RIO DE JANEIRO will be despatch- 3 for San Francisos, via Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 7th April, at 3 pan., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohana and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic al

joland Cition of the United States, via Over- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Bomer, and to ports in Mexico, Central and Sonth America, by the Company's and

DASS'S ALE, bottled by Cannon and connecting Steamers.

SAUDZES, pints.ard quarts. QUINNESS'S STOUT, butțied by E. &

J. BURKE, pints and quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

̈ ̈Gallon. ̈ ̈

ALE and PORTER, in logsheads.

Agenti fort

Messers. W. & A. Guys! WINES. AND SPIRITS. MINNES

PATENT FIRE-['ROOF SAFES, Messrs. TURNBELL, Jun., and SOMERVILLE'S MALTESE CIGARETTES. Hongkong, March 12, 1885.

431

NOW ON SALE.

ORINESE DICTIONARY

IN THE

CANTONESE DIALECT,

BY

Dr. E. J EITIL,

CHOWN OCTAVO, PT. 1018.

- Purt L.

HONGONO, 1877-1889.

A-K,

Part II.

K-M,

Part IIL

M-T

Part IV. T-Y, ...

$2,60 ...22.50 $3.00 ......$3.00

A Reduction of ten per cent, will be allowed to purchasers of Ten or mere copies.

This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan guage, constructed on the basis of Karghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese characters in practical use, and while alpha-

Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Gerany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

who

RETURN PARBANES-B Passengers, have paid full fare, re-amberking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice verse) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Rotam Fare; if re-cubarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % will be undo from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re- turn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 % from Return Fare Thee allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Surope

Freight will be received on board unill 4 p., the day previone to sailing. Purcel Packages will be received at the office unti 5 p., same day all Parool Packages should be marked to address in full; value of sane is required,"

Consular Invoices to accompany Carge dostined to parts hoyoud San Francisco should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressol to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. A, Queen's Road Central.

F. E. FOSTER.

Agent. Hongkong, March 24, 1885.

Destination.

betically arranged according to the sounds Bangkok..........

of the oldest dialect of China, the Can-Bombay, via Straits... tonese, it gives also the Mandarin proana-London, rin Suez Caual.. ciation of all characters explained in the Manila, vis Amoy book, so that its caefulness is by no means Manila, via Amoy.. confined to the Cantoneso Dialest, but the Marseilles, &c., via Stīgou work is a practically completo Thesaurus of New York... the whole Written Languago of Chitis, au. San Francisco, via Yokohama cient and modern, i used all over the San Francisce,....

Empire, whilst its trainctory chapters serve the purposes of a philological guide to the student.

Shanghai...

Shang

via Amey..

Swatow.

A Supplement, arranged for being bound and used by itself, and containing a Lat Sydnor and Melbourne, of the Badienis, an Indos, and a List of Yokobama and Hinge. Surnames, will be published and sold Yokohama and Hioge. separately.

+

LANE, CRAWFORD & C Hongkong, January 15, 1883.

151.

PUBLICATIONS BY J. DYRE BALL.

CANT

ANTONESE MADE EASY’—A Book of SAMPLE SENTENCIs in the CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL with Free and Literal Translations; and Directions for Rondoring English Grammatical Forms into Chiness and rice rerad.--Price, $2. Inter- leared Copies, $2.50.

We most cordially recommend it,'—' China Review. Will be found to supply want long felt by students of Cantonese --Daily Press Mr. BaLL's Notos on Classifiers and Grammar will be found vorý valuable.'-China Mait..

Stocks

HANKS

be obtained.

Option Cargo will be forwarded Loss notice to the contrary he given before 11 am. Tosaourow, the 27th Instant.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 5th April will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by '

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, March 26, 1885.

528

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

Tho Co.'s Steamship

FO

Prism, Captain Berara, will be despatched as above TO-

MORROW, the 1st April, at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, March 31, 1885.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

552

FOR SHANGHAI FIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN. HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE)

The 'Co.'s Steamship

Jeans, Capt. MILLIGAN, wil be Gdy despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 2nd April, at 4 pan. For Freight or Passage, apply to“

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, March 31, 1885."

Not Responsible for Debts.

~ DEPARTURES,

March 31-

Nin Kolja, for Ningpo. Douglas, for Coast Porta. Livingstone, for Bangkok, Phra Chom Klan, for Swatow. Ningpo

for Shanghai

Airlin, for Sydney, Taichiow, for Hollow. Lydiz, for Singapore. Glenfalloch, for Shungiai. fleuse, for Europe.

(PASSENGERS. . ARRIVED. Per Guyhound, from Boihow, 59 Chineso. Per Priam, from Swatow: for Hongkong, Mr Harmos; for Straits, 800 Chinese, For London: from Shanghai, Mr Donovan, Mr. and Mrs Innocant, Mise Innocent, Mrs Page, & children and native servant, Miss Hall (2) Miss a Leos, Miss MacKenzia and Mr Smith.

Por Zife, from Manila, His Excellency Senor Don Rafael Raiz Martinez, wife and servant, Mr and Mrs Earnshaw and 4 children, Capt. and Mrs Dumbar and dangh- tor, Messrs Cortes and Van Comp, officers and crew of American ship Grecian

nd crew of American ship Grecian. Saa

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKAOW.

Shipping.

Daylight-Haloong leaves for Swatow, 7 p.m. -Priam leaves for London, a 3 p.m.-Danube leaves for Bangkok.

[No. 6763-MARCH 31, 1855.

Autosa the passengers who arrived hero to- day by the ateainer Zafiro, from Manila, were Captain and Mre Dunbar and daughter and the officers and grew of the Americga skip Gretion which has boon been wrecked

9pm.Galiay of Lorne leaves for Yokoin the Strait of Balabas,

hams and Bioga

4 pan.Megvo leaves for Shanghai.

MiscellaneonAÍ

Claims against the exonshire must be send in to Mears: Russell & Co., on or before this date

General Memoranda. FatBAY, April $

Lecat Bank close SUNDAY, April 5 —

The Manila Comercio of the 24th instant

Bays t

The Gravina has brought on the ship- wrecked crow of the American ship Grecian which was totally lost in the Strait of Balabao upon the shoal called Gran Peligro. The Captain, his wife and daughter, the chiaf. and second mate, and 18 members of the crew have arrived

The hull of the Grecian and Lor cargo Goods per Glanfallach undelivered after wore sold at auction on the 26th instant to

this date mbject to rent.

a Chinaman, the hull for 8000, and hor MONDAY, April 6 :---

CITRO

Local Banks closo.

Cinimus against the Galley of Lorne must be sent in to Mesars Russell & Co., on or before this date. WEDSSDAY, April 15

Noor-Meeting of Shareholders of The Chinese Insurance Company, Limited, at No. 14 Queen's Road,

THE

sugar for $00.

An inquest was held at Wellington Bar- racks this afternoon by the Corouer, Mr HE Wodehouse and a jury upon the body of a little girl of four years of age, the daughter of a Sergeant in the Army Hospital Corps, who fell into a tank in the East Block, opposite the Wellington Barracks yesterday.

from the evidence that the tank in ques tion is situated in the neighbourhood of the married goartera, East Block, Welling on Barracks, and is used as a supplemen

Francisco, Mr R. W. Pye, and 75 Chinese, Per Jasen, from Liverpool, Sc., Mrs Liddell and 2 children, Miss Birt, Messrs Vaughan, Bradford, F. Oorie, Ong Fong, 550 Ja Chhare, and 351 Chinese

Per Peking, from Shanghai, Mr O. Guien, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, afternoon, and was drowned, It appeared and 116 Chinoso.

Per Else, from Haiphwag, & Chinese.

DOPANTED,

Per Chun, from Hongkong: for Bow- bay, Mr and Mrs H. M. Meats and infant; for Marsailles, Mr H. Garrels, The Right Rev. Bishop Bardon, and Mr W. N. Bain; for London, Mr and Mrs Vernon and family, H.E. Major General Sargent, Mrs Sargent. and the Misce Sargent, Lies Walldon, and Miss Thomas, Mr S. Walkden Mies Boll Irving, Mr and M Jolinson and family, Capt. Thomsett, H. N., Mesars Hancock, B. C. Jones, C. J. Hirst, Thos. Jones, Gen. Ferguson, Foam Shanghai:

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

GOODELL, American Barque, Capt. Wm. R. Hagan-Adamson, Bell & Co.

Jxo. M CLERK, Ameriaan barque, Capt. J. T. Conant.-H. J. H. Tripp.

MARTDA, British barque, Captain A. MoPherson Arahold, Karborg & Co.

MELDER, British barque, Captain Ligh-for London, Mr and Mrs Forbes, () Missus Forbes and amah, Mr and Mrs Fischer, body.Melchers & Co.

infant and European sered, Mr and Mrs Oreathead, I. Milne, W. Meyerink

To-day's Advertisements. Nan ML SLADS, American schoner,

INDO-CHINA STEAM

Capt. D. Gould.—Amloki, Karberg & Co.

NAVIGATION-Russell & Co.

Karvaste, American skip, Capt. Holmes.

Tuva, Britishship, Capt. Colin Fraser. --Messageries Maritimes.

~COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for OHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW- CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZL)

The Co.'s Steamship

Backsing,

Captain Houa, will be despatched as above on

SATURDAY, the 4th April, at Noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managera. Hongkong, March 31, 1885.

354

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

Tus Co.'s Steamship

Zafiro, Captain TaLor, will he Ports on SATURDAY, 4th April, at despatched for the above

5 p.m."

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers. Hunghung, March 31, 1886.

BHIPPI4 13.

ARRIVALS.

March 31, 1895:- Greyhound, British steamer, 227, D. Scott, Hollow March 29, General. --Aosu- BON, BELL & Co.

Friam, British steamer, 1,402, 5. H. Batter, Shanghai March 27, and System | 30, Gener—BUTTERFIELAS & Swive

Zafiro, British steamer, 675, R. M. Talbet, Manila March 29, Generul.-RussELL Oo.

City of Rio de Janeira, American otoener, 3,584, Wm. B. Cobb, San Francisco Feb. 21, and Yokohama March 24, Mails and General.-P. M. S. 8. Co

F. K. Thomas, American ship, 1,332, P. B. Nichols, Newcastlo, N.S. W., February 8, Goal. ORDER.

Juson, British steamer, 1,411, Samuel

Lind; (2) children and 2 amabs, Mesars A

and

Established 4.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

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

WHOLESALE AND Reram DrugINTS, IMPORTERS

DaveGISTS' SUNDRIEL, NURSERY Reque BITES. TOILET REQUISITES, Exomar, AMERICAN, AND French Patent MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

DE

U. Vincent. From Yokohama: for Venice, Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Mra Middleton, 2 children and European Gingerado, Potass Water, Sarsaparila. nurse; Marseilles, Mosers E. B. Watson and C.

Brindisi, Mr D. Marcus-for-

Wisch, Mr and Mrs J. C. Smith; for Lon- don, Mr A. Challans.

For Douglas, for Coast Porte, 4 Euro- peans, and 400 Chinese,

Per Lydia, for Singaporo, 3 Europeans. Per Taichion, for йoitow, 100 Chines Por Pha Chom Klan, for Swatow, 60 Chinese,

Per Niepe, for Shanghai, 2. Europeans, and 30 Chineso.

Per dili, for Sydney, &, 01 Chinese,

TO DEPART.

Chinese. Per Doris, for Chéfoo, -Por Hailving, for Swätów, 50 Chinois.”

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Greyhound reports: Light Easterly winds and strong ewell, with foggy warther throughout In Hainan Straits bound North steamer Elsa, and brand South steamers Signal and Alwine. Str. in Hollow at the time of leaving was

Auton.

The American steamer City of Bio Janeiro reports:

Loft San Francisco on

Water, and other Acrated Waters.

tary wall in case of fire. There was about

six fact of water in the tank which, was protected by a parapet about 2 fest 6 in high. The deceased child appears to have been playing with a younger Brother and. to have alimbed on to the parapet of the tank, from which she fell. The brother, an and told his father at one but Esfore the poor child could be extricated from the tank life was extinct from drowning.

The jury returned a verdict of acciden tal death.

The Manufactory in under direct and Tact need be little doubt now that, continuous Bumpéza Sunervision. Houskeng, June 1, 1878,

The publication of this infue commenced ar 7.15 p.m.

Che Chins Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1886.

TELEGRAMS..

RESIGNATION OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY

whatever the complete, ayatem of our 288 defonos may ko, the community has made up its mind to obtain at once the best neans of defence attainable for present needs, The fool's paradise policy is stranglod, and the excuses and platitudes which accompany official delays can be no As our correspondent. longer tolerated.

Another old Hand very forcibly sk presses it, the reasonableness of immediats action is now full recognised, and the Recenalty for taking such action as is possible cannot now be denied. The community will, thorofors, look to the unofficial members of the Legislativo Council, and specially to the representa tive of the Chamber of Commerce, to ob- tain a distinct understanding as to what

LONDON, March 50. The French Ministry have resigned in consequence of being defeated in the Cham ber of Deputies.

February 21st, at 2.50 pin. To ixtitudo THE WAR SUARE IN AUSTRALIA. 176 Wost, had moderate weather wish

Milligan, Läverponi February 12, and Singar emnoth sea; thence to Yokohama, hadstroAbited foreign vesadla from entering Port the occasion cannot be niet by vague pro-

pora Marel: 25, General.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Feking. British steamer, 954, J. Heger- menn, Shanghai March 28, Goneral, -- DDS SIMSSEN & Co.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Spanish Steamer

Einy, Captain BLANCO, will be westched for the abovo Ports on MONDAY NEXT, the Gth April,

at 4 p.nl.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, March 31, 1935.

550

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessela.

Captain.

Danube()...... King Arthur (s). Frism (8).

J. Newton.

Butter..

Zafiro (s).

Talbot

Emuy (8)..

Видео

Melbourne (3)...

Minier.

Crescent

Ruland.

City of Rio de Janeiro (s).

Commodere.

Mootoo (s)...

Blanchard.. Luat.

Hogg..

Fooksang

(8) ...Jason (B)..... ......Hailong (8). de.....Whampoa (e).

Galley of Lorne (8). Glamorganshire (s)...

Milligan ¡Goddard

WiltiARIS.... Pamray.

Glenroy, British steamer, 1.41, Genke, Nagasak March 26, Oon and General,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Elso, German steamer, 577, Ch. Kuschert, Haiphong March 28, Rice.-A. R. MARTY,

CLEARED,

Anna Siebin, for Chefoo Doris, for Chefoo. Hailong, for Swatow. Marie Luise, for Bangkok.

Agenla.

Lute of Leaving.

Yuen Fat Hony.... P. & O. S. N. Co.: Butterfiold & Swire...... Russell & Co. Remedios & Co..... Mesagerier Maritimes.. Russell & Co..... Paoiße Mall S. S. Coll Russell & Co...... Russell & Co... Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Butterfeld & Swire.... Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Batterfield & Swire.. Russell & Co.....

D. Wiliams

a dangon, Boll i Co

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Nos. of Vale. Shares

Paid-

*

Hengkong and Shanghai Bank Corp, 60, DUOS

INSURANCES,

North-China Lusurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £ Yangtaze Insurance Company, La.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,0008 China Traders' insurance Co., Ld...24,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld.....10,000 $ Chinese Tverance Co., Limited.... 1,500 EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA Hongkong Firo Laurance Co., Ld... B,000 DIALECT WITH A

VOCABULARY.!

China Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 20,000 Price, $1.

The Sentonces given appear to be well arranged.-China Mail. "Contains wide range of subjects, --Chinese Recorder, de. An extensive Vocabulary.'-Day Press.

FOR SALE at Messrs. KELLY & WALAR'S, W. BESWER'S, and LANE, CRATORD &C's, Hongkong and at Messrs. TERANER & Ca's, Londo

Hongkong, January 29, 1884.

WASHING BOOKE.

(In English and Chinese,)

149

STEAM COMPANIES, “

HK. O, and M. Steamboat Co., Ld.. 8,000 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 £

60,000 shares issued.

$1,212 £

China and Manila S. B. Co., Ld...... 3,500 s

MISCELLANEOUS.

500

18. 125

POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividendi

Beserve Balances. f'ward"

$4,400,000 } Per equali-; |sationéfdiv. ($400,000

Ms. 60,000 584,000 $

$

£ 50 £25 £ 1,25 6 135% 3.08 -256

2003 528- 1,000 2008

¡April, it 3

p.in.. April 3, at 3 p.m. (Aprùù 1, ut 2 p.m. April 4, nt õ p.m. ........... April 8, at 4 p.m.

April 7, at noon. Quick despatch. April 7, zt 3 p. Quick despatch. April 1, at 4 p.m. April 4, at noon. April 2, at 4 p. 51. April 1, at daylight. April 16, at 4 p.m. April 1, at 3 p.m. April 2,

March 31, 1880.

Closing QuotatiDAI,

Cash,

01,670£ 2 half year 128 % prem., aules

540, 107

496,320, 690,0.0$ 167,381 105,000/$ 469,660 28,71150 Credit balance

259 000,609.06's 1008 208 547,800 $

206.236 65

deprec. fund

TIS

£ 10 10€ 10 100 all

128 12

10%

18,0008

10€ 7.108,552 17:10

H'kong & Whampos Dock Co., Ld. 10,000 HK, and China Gu Co., Limited.

New Shores

1,900 € Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.... 2,000 8 100

3,000 shin. issued

1,000 8 БО Chins Sugar Company, Limited....... 3,000 $ 1008 100 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited. 1.2508 100% 100$ Hongkong Baliery Company, Ld. 600 $ £0$ 008 Luzon Sagar Company, Limited 7,000 8 100$ 100

WASH LAWS BOOK, for she me Porak Tin Mining & Sting hall 9,000 € 100 all

of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now Selangor Tin Mining Co., Lt (S'hai) 2,500 €

be had at this Office.-Frics, 33 each. Hory Repo Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000's

Oruxa Man. Offes

THE REFORT OF THE TRIAL OF

LOANS

LOGAN AT CANTON that appeared in Chinese Imperial 1874,

1

the China Mail has been printed in PAM-

PHLET FORM, and is now on, Sale,;-

Price, 50 Cents.

Hongkong, October 8, 1889,

30,000 8.

Tls. 2824 per share

The 120

$460

$68

buyers

cash

260

36,105.20

8107)

297,568.07,820 for 1883 $340

191,060.99$ & for 1883 $66

buyers ex div. ex dir,

4,503.086% half year $30 prom., cash

30% discount

fo discount, sollers

6,683.956% balf year 48 prem, Bailers

$100 per share $3.00 Old, 8130 per share, er div.

2,483.64 €1.50 Now, $65

19,274,0347 285.83 810 442.11 310 829.093%

First year do. do.

11 cash.

$140 pabare, or dividend 8120

ex div., bayers 865, buyers

810 368

Rates of Interest.

Payable.

6,276 £

June 30 Dec, 01

1877

8

Kab. 28 Ag 31)

B

April & October

-1891

500

8%

June16&Dea10)

Debenturon, 1880.

500

June & Decem

noménal

The Victorian Government have prohi-steps are to be taken. The demands of gales with unvy head aun cost of the time;

mises or by plausible evasiona: Action detained off Cape

King 9 hours by thick Phillip (Melbourne) darag the night. weather Agrived at Yokohams on March

of a definite, clear, and immediata kind, gist, at 4.20 p.m. pazsage 27 days and !

and that aloue, will satisfy the public." hours. Sailed from Yokohama on March 24th, at 5.50 au.; had moderate wes+

The community, as we have said, have the whole passage. On March 30th,

very confidence in the spirit and deter mination of tho gentlemen who represent at 4.30 pau. passed H.B.M.S. Agamemnon and Vigilant, steering N. Arrived at

than in the Council; and we have reason Hongling, 12.10 p.m., March 31st. Pas

to believe that this confidence will not be sage 7 days and 6 hours.

misplaced. B. the Governor has now an excellent opportunity oither of taking a bold, manly course in company with the support of the public, or of doing other- wise. Let us hopo be will take the botter

The British stennor Peking reports: Had strong Southerly winds and dirty weather to Tang Ying; thence to port light Eastorly winds and thick weather throughout

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--

| For STRAITS AND LONDON, ----

Per Prian, at 1.50 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 1st April. For BANGKOK.---

Per Danube, 12:30p.m., on Wednesday,

ai the 1st April For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO —

Per Galley of Lare, at 2.30 p.m., on Wed-

nesday, the 1st April.

For SHANGHAL-

Por Mayo, at 3.30 p.in., on Wednesday,

the 1st April

For SAIGON...

riously. notifical.

Per Lennox, it 4.30 p.m., on Thursday,' the 2nd April, inetead of as pre-

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY

Per King Arthur, at 9 a.m., on Friday,

the 3rd April.

For AMOY AT MANILA-

BOMBAY, 11th March, 1885. The London Correspondent of the Times of India telegraphs that Britain, in her sltimatums to Russia notifies that, if the Russian troops are not withdrawn altogether from Afghan territory, the. Amir gives hie consent to Sir Peter Lamader coupying Herat,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

PASSED SUEZ CANAL.-King's Cross, Fob and wiser course.

23.

The S. S. Glamorganshire loft Singapore for TR

on the 26th inst.

in which the hawkers. Chun

The S. S. Wingeong Left Singapore for this thing and Chun Ashing are charged with

port on the 29th init

conspiring together to bring a false charge.

of murder against Mok Aping and othera We have to acknowledge receipt of the was again before Mr Wodehouse at the Chinese Recorder for Match. This miscel Police Court this morning

lany will be issued monthly in future,

At the conclusion of the hearing of the.

Last night, a partial eclipse of the moon case on the 28th inst., ir A. B. Johnson, was observed here, but owing to the Crown Solicitor, asked the Magistrate to unpropitious state of the weather, it being commit the prisoners for trial at the Su- vory foggy, tho pasangs of the shadow could not be distinetly noticed.

His Excellency Senor Don Rafael Ruiz Per Zufre, at 4.30 pm on Saturday, Martinez, Governor General of the Philip

the 4th April.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.-

pines with Sonora Blartinez and servant, arrived here to-day per stommer Zafiro

The French Contract Packet felbone from Manila.

will be despatched on TUESDAY,

preme Court Mr Johnson that stated that the prisoners were arrested on leaving the Supreme Court after the trial of the second prisoner for the murder of Alli Mahomed Rehally by the order of the Attorney General on the following grounds

1. On account of the evidence given by the first prisoner, Chum Ahing in both two confessions made by the se

the 7th April with ads to their as believed that the fall of the Terry United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyand, vii Naples; to Saigon, Straits Cabinet has something to do with the recond prisoner and the result of the trials.

3. As all the circumstances stated in. Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, cent reverse of the French in Tonquin; but the onufersion of the scoont defendant. India (via Madras), the Australasian it would have been couadereta in Reuter tallied with the evidence of the fim da Colonies, Adan, Natal and the Cage, to have raid how it conus about Few will have been either that the prisoners were fendant in the two cases, the result tonat. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

regret the change of Ministers, even al guilty of the murder or that the evidence though the criate way not, for a time at as a conspiracy.

This morning Mr A. P. Stokes appeared MALA BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET least, favour the negotiations for pasca,

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

The United States Mail Pocket City of Rio Langson has been an inconvenient fast for for the prosecution on behalf of the Crown

tle Janes will be despatobod on TURSDAY, the 7th April, with Mails Ferry more than once, and but for Solicitor and applied for a remand. Mr for Japan, San Francisco, the United Fournier he might have lost his premiership Wodehouse stated that as the ease stood al- States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, earlier than he has dono,

present it was not one for a jury and he c., which will be closed as follows:---

did not therefore ses his way to commit the 2.15 r.. Registry ceases.

THE S. 87 Elm arrived this afternoon from prisoner for trial. It was, however, a cass

2.30 M. Post-Office clouen, but Corres-- pondence may be posted on board the Pasker with Late Fes of 10 certs extra Postage mutil the time of departure,

HOURS OF CLOSEO THE FRENCH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the French Contract Packet

Day before deparlar (or Naturday if the de

parture be on Monday),

FM-Money Order Ofice clozes

Post Office closes, except the Nion Box, which is always

out of Office hours.

Day of denarture,

黑

Post Offeo opens.

10:

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Haiphong, which port she left on Saterday of such importance that he could not morning. Nothing was then known in discharge the prisoners. His Worship Haiphong regarding the recapture of Long, therefore came to the decision to reopen sou by the Chinese. Io Cunton, yesterday, the whole case and for this por ese it was nothing appeared to be known on the sub remanded till Thursday next, the 2nd April, ject although there is felegraphic commubi at 9 a.. cation up to within a few miles of the Too,

quin frontier. The reported defeat of the Fare presentation of a farewell address to French and recapture of the citadol is there, E. Lieut, General Sargent, the particts- fore atili moralys rummur which requires lars of which are reported in another. confirmation.

columu, is a very appropriate and sponta

AXONG the passengers by the mail steainer Dons expression of opinion touching the Chusan, which sailed for Home to-day, is career, and services of that gallant officer Registry of Letters conso the name of the Right Her Bishop Bar which requires no strengthening remarke Fosting of all printed matter and patternz cesses

den. Captain Thomseit, the Harbour) from us. As the very best materials for au 11 Aails closed, except for Late Master, who is cus of the oldest Colonia | appreciative testimony to the qualities of Lettera, maka servants, hue also gone on leave of absence, General Sargent are found in his military

Lettars may be posted with Late Fee of 10 centa until

11.10

and is socceded by Captain Rumsey. By care in the Crimes, in China, sad in this 11.30 ↑ M.—When the Post Office closes the same steamer Mr A. B. Johnson, Colony, the framers of the address have

entirely

11.40

Late Letters may be posted Crown Solicitor, has also gone tome on leave confined themselves principally to that fele on board the pocket with Late of absence, his place being taken in the The result is, that, as no straining after Fee of 10 cents until time of meantime by Mr A. P. Stukas,

effect was necessary; the address is one of departure.