Page
For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR NEW PREMISES
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
AND MAE NULLING
TORES and other RETAIL ARTICLES
--
at the lowest possible prices FOR CASH,
and giving the benodils of the Co-operative Store system to the Public without the necessity of Membership. Detailed Prices will be furnished on application.
----
CBCBS & BLACKWELL'H OILMAN'S STOKES
Joux Mom & Song, LBUTEV, OIL MAN'S STORE S. J. T. MORTON'S OIL MAN'S STORE 8.
MACONACUTE BROTHERS' -
Lowestoft
OILMAN'S STORES.
AMERICAN
OILMAN'S STORES.
WINES, &o.
CHATEAU MARGAUX,
To-day's Advertisements.
above Port
of pima.
FOR SHANGHAI
The Stormship. Pelting
Captain G. HAUEKMANN,
•will be raspodeled for the TO-MORROW, the 24th Inat.,
For Freight or Fresage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, April 23, 1885.
UNION LANE:
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.
The Steamakin
ULEARED,
Birness Wood, for Iloilo. Pilot Fish, for Amoy Chi Yun, for Singapore. Afghan, for Shanglupi. Christine, for Manila.
PASSENGERS.
AHUVEH
THE CHINA MAIL.
Hongkong, calm and no weather, to strong wirds and equally, with heary sen.
The American aohooner Bysm reports": Bud ne trade winda throughout the voy-
he Britisir atesmor Amatista reports; From Swalow to Hongkong, had E.N.E. winds, fresh, and clondy weather.
The British stormer Lord of the Isler res
weather.
The British stemor Tathiow reports: From Bangkok to Pulo Obi, had imoderato 5.E. winds and fine weather. From Obi to lat. 20° N., bad moderato S. and E. winds and fine weather; and thence to port strong N.E. winds and high son; weather- squally, with
much rain.·
Por Amatista, from Coast Purts, Me and Hatt light North and fasterly winds Mrs Abbott, children and servant, Dr. thence strong N.E. winds with squally ruiny from Singapors up to noon 22nd inst.; und Mrs Maxwell, and 214 Chineso.
Per Kosatto, for Hongkong: from Lon- 64 doa, Mr N. R. S. Crawford, Mrs Cox's Armourer Bargaint Portar, Mra Messrs J. G. Le Gros and F. F. Richards, Capt. and Mrs Crowdale infant, 2 daughters had son; from Brindisi, Mesars Feathurstonluugh, Graham, Hughes, Morris, Pollard and Sheppard; from Syd- Cave Thontas; from Bembay, Messrs Lajos. ney, Sladu; frota Venice, Mr and Mrs
Dihar Juusetjos; from Poung, Mir Mirza Basorjeo, Covasjon Rattonjes and
Ching Gunn, and 88 Chinese; from Singapore, Mra Davidson, Messrs Tan Song Kein and servant, Lein Tenge Kein and servant, and Mr Larken, Staff Surgeon Wil- liams, 11. Genera? Kuroda, Messrs Kamali, Kauno, Ball, Oku, Lagard, Mina and Karamura, and 23 Chinese and natives. For Shanghai: From London, Mr and Mrs Cameron, child, 9 infants, and 2 anos, Mie E. Fisher, Mra J. L. Brown, Mr E. E. Porter, Capt. Lang's amah, Messrs Los Yang Chi and Fang Choo Ling; from
Lord of the Isles, Captain FELGATA, will be Ports on MONDAY, the 27th Instant, Neon,
dospatched for the above
For Freight or Passago, apply to
RUSSELL & O.,
Agente.
Hongkong. April 23, 1985.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has received instruc- tions to Sell by Public Anction, on
SATURDAY,
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pint: & quarts. Rooms, Quyen's Read,— 1. GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLARET, »,
SAGCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO.
AN ARSOREM ENT" OF JAPANESE
WARE,
the 25th April; 1895, at 2 pm, at his Salus Brindisi, Messra E. Gammon, W. V. Sen- šancu, W. White, C. WV. Gordon, Danials, ML P. Evans, S. A. Maitland, F. W. Moss, T. Craven, W. W. King, S. Clark, Pugh and F. . Hagio; from Venice, Messra O
M. D'Aeth and J. M. Yeung; from Lucas, Singapore, Mr W. J. Tucker and servant. For Yokohama: from London, Mr Jacobs; from Singapuro, Medano Chumnitzlots, Mr W. Vanderby). For Nagasaki: from Singa pore, Mr J. Bettani.
comprising KANGA, IMARY, KITO and SATSUMA YASES, JARS, Bowis, Pares, Incase BURNE, TRA and COFFRE STS, LACQUERED SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT WARE, ENAMELLED WARE, GOLD and SILVER
(1848).
INLAID BRONZE, IVORY INDam Panneis, KMURADERIES, SCREENS, and NIFCHRIS.
&,,
HUNT'S PORT.
1 and 3-star HENNESSY's BRANDY, COURYCISTER'A BRANDY.
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Book's OLD TOM.
B. J. BUREE'S IRISH WHISKY, Rosz's. LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTII. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY. MARSALA
BASTERN AMERICAN CIDER. CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO.
$20.
CURACAO.
NG.
&O., RASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, Pints and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
JBUAKE, pints and quaris. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, "by the
Galion.
ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.
TO LET, FROM 1ST MAY. SHOPS and GODOWNS, and STOR AGE, at No. 55 Quies's RoLD EAST, Also, (opposite the Temperance all). BEDROOMS. SARVAN and KITCHEN A.
COMMODATION, Apply to
Sc
TERMS OF SAL—As customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer,
Hongkong, April 23, 1886.
SHIPPING.
ARHIMA ES.
678
April 22, 1885-- Amatista, British steamor, 322, Thes. Hamlin, Taiwanfoo April 10, Amoy 20, and Swator 21, General-DownLas STEAMSHIP
Co.
Por Lord of the Isles, from Singapore, 121 Chinese.
Par Taichio, from Bangkok, 10 Chinese.
DEFARTED.
Per Nanzing, for Shanghai, Mrs Triller, Mr and Mrs Feroirs and 9 children, Messta T. S. Deacon, B. Layton, Twinent, nad Queen; from Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Anderson, and Mr Overiteck,
Per Lagruban, for Swatow, 600 Chinese. For De Bay, for Slangliai, & Europvang. Por Thibet, or Sydney, Mr and Mrs A. Coxon.
TO DEPART
Per Pilot Fisk, for Amoy, 3 Europeans. Per Chi Yuen, for Singapura, 71) Cha- BICHE,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:-
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.---
For Fictio, it 11.30 ., on Friday, the 24th inst., instead of as pre- viously notiliad. SHANGHAL—
For
Por Pching, at 4 p.m., on Friday, the
24th just.
For NAGASAKI —
Per Barenne, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday,
the 24th inst.
for DEVU. -
Por lemes, al 4.80 pan, on Friday, the
24th inst.
For
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
master having been referred Home, the Secretary of State forwarded a despatch, Notion of Optional Cargo per Lord of the giving certain instructions for the guid aven u the "Government. This des Isles to be sent in before Noon.
patch is dured 2nd August 1884, and
of Cal and Europe
4 pra-Pekian leaves for Shanghal. 4p. English Mail leaves for Ports
Tenders Close. 9am-Tender for Charter of a Steamer
received by Naval Storekooper
General Memoranda: SATURDAY, April 26-
Noon-Anction of Wreck S.S. Castelo
at Mr E. J. Hughes' oflico. 2. Auction of Household Furnituro, at the residenco of A. Falconer, Esq, Superintendent's Quartars, Victoria Gaol, Arbuthnot Road,
No, 6782-Apr 23, 1886.
Ta case of the Man On Insurance Co, the partuors in the Char. Sun Wo Bank wea completed to-day. Judgment was reserved.
the despatch often referred to as WWE are again compelled to hold over the. forbidding the me of the tlo Vienr continuation of the report of the proceed. Apostolio of Hongkong is dated things at yesterday's incuting of the Legiale- November 1876. Last year's despatel tive Council until tomorrow, A completo merely antes that the Secretary of report of the mosting will appear in our State will have no objection loan cr-Overland edition, which will be issued to divanco incorporating (1)oither the
person for the time being holding sor20 orzow forandon, in time for the mail offee in the Church of Rome in Houg keug, for instance, the Bishop or the A CHINAMAN who was about to embark on Vicar Apostolic or (3) a body of board the 6. S. Ingrubun ze a passenger trualces to be appointed from time to to Swatow expired vory auddenly on the timo, It will be easily seen that the Colonial Office officials must have over Douglas S. S. Co.'s wharf this morning. looked the existence of the despatch of The cause of the death is thought to have 6th November 1875. However, it must been heart disease. An inquest will pro be noted that the titles mentioned to bably be held on the deceased 9am to
Viour Apostolic only, and not Vicar Apostolic of Hengkong. Upon the above recommendations of the Secretary PARTICULARS of the recent stoppage of the of State the Ordinance new under dis- aftercussion was introduced, this time, Douglas Co.'s stoner Hai Loong by & naturally, by the Attorney General, French oruisor, while bound to Tamaui, aro Upon the first discussion on the given in the Amoy Gazite of the 17th inst., measure, the expression of Hong which says: The S. S. Hai Loong arrived kong' was changed to Vioer Apostoliesterday from Tamsui without having com- in Hongkong paint guined. UR
2 p.m.--Auction of Japanese Ware, &,
at Mr J. M. Armstrong's.. MONDAY, April 27-
Goodly pur Steamer Yangiat unclaimed ufter Noon subject to rent and landing charges at 1 cent per package per dions Goods per Afghan undshvered
tis dato subject to rimt. TUESDAY, April 28-
Claims against the Metepedia must be Bont in tis Messrs Russell & Co., ou er
bofore this date.
SATURDAY, May 2
Claims against the Lord of the Fates must bu sat in to Moeurs Russell & Co., on or before this date.
THE
morrow.
the third reading, at die meeting of the municatod with the shore. It appears that Council held yesterday, the Attoruny spou her asking the Port, a French man General waived the third reading and of-war fred swo shots across her bows to moved the recommitment of the bill, in bring her to When the French Officer order to insert the words for the purboaded her he informel Captain Goddard poses of this Ordinance,'—the effect of
Per Sumatra, at 12.30 a., on Saturday, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, which is that Bishop Raimondi is styled that he had received no information of the
25th int
For SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI & TAL- {
WANFOOT
Per Amatista, et 5 pm, on Saturday,
the 25th inst.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. —
Per Madras, at 4.30 pm, on Monday,
the 27th inst.
For CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN.-
The departure of S.. B. Quarku, is`un-
avoidably postponed.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contruct Pokot Verona
Pár Christine, for Manila, 3 Europeans. Essee, British steamer, 1,675, Fl. Loudley,
Pur Veron, from Hongkong: for dinga- Newcastle, (N.S.W.), March 31, Coal,-, Mrs Jouston and child; for Blare
Mts Bentley, inda sad native ser•, ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Eutor, American schooner, 651. Atkins, Colquhoun; for London, H. G. Brows,
Mesars Dagalè Muñn and Q. W. Aucklaul, (N.Z.), Marel: 30, Ballast and Ira Maxwell, Mr Howard MATER
Taylor, and Mr and Mrs Abbott, child and infant. April 23-
From Yokohama Venice, Mr W. *: fur
II. Crusader, British stenuer, from Wham-Taylor for London, Messa H. W. Hagart
Fcking, British steamer, frors Whampoa. Kinett, British steaner, 3,502, G. w. Brady, Bombay April 4, Mails and General, ---P. NO S. Ñ. Úo.
Hill que, British steaner, 3313, P. Davira, Nagasaki.djril 17, Co«l--ARSWOLD, KARRɛan & Co.
Lord of the lakes, British steamer, 1,568, J. C. Felgate, London March 1, Penang and Singapore April ki, tenuratesseLL
& Co.
Taichita, Bricial, steiner, slid, J. Jordan, Bangkok April 16, General-Yees FA 572 HUNG.
MacEWES, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, April 4, 1885.
-----བས
NOW READY.
THE REVENUE OF CHINA.
A SERIES OF ARTICLES Reprinted from The China Mail,
WITH AN APPENDIX.
thwarter, German steaner, 193, Konk, Saigon April18, lien, --EWARD SCHELLILASH
Go.
Daniel I Teny, American ship 1.633, Geo. S. Winson, Nagasaki April itt, Coal. --
H. J. H. TRIPF.
POMPARTOJAMS. April 23--
THIS PAMPHLET is Now Ready, Greyhound, for Hoihow.
and may be tail at the
OFFICE OF THIS PAVER,
Mesura LANE, CLAWFORD & Co.'s,
Messrs. Kay & WALSH'S,
And Mr. W. BREWER's.
Prive,
50 Oonis
To-day's Advertisements.
UNION LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship Lord of the Isles, Captain THE
FELOLTZ, having arrived from the above Ports, Consigneos of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignatare, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense, and wo Fire Insurance will effected.
Optional cargo-will-be-forwarded-on-to- JAYAN, unless notice to the contrary ba "given before "Noon "To-HDRROW, the 21th
Instant.
All Claims agamat the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd May next, or they will not be re- cognised.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 23, 1885.
Ingruban, for Swatow,
W.
; 2
Dr.
4.D. from Hong-
For
will be despatched on FRYDAY, the 24th April, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- youd, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle. meals, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, unual hours will be observed in closing Adea, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
tho Mails, &c.
MAILS THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United State Mail Packet City of Beto York will be despatched on SA. TURDAY, the 2nd May, with Made
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DRUGGI$28,
· IMPORTERS
OF
DRUUGASTS SUNDRIES, Nonsery Lequi- SITES. TOILET REQUILITER, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT
MEDICINES... MANUFACTURERS
Or
Soda Water, Lumenule. Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other denied Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and
continua European Supervision, Hongkong. June 1, 1870,
Peru, at 8.0. p.m.
736
for Japan, San Francisco, the United The publication of this is commenced States, Canada, Honolulu, A., which will be closed as folows:- 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases. 2:30. Port-Office closes, but Corres
pondcne ny bo posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Pastage until the time of departure.
Per kongs Mr ani Mrs
Mr, Mrs and Miss Burmoister, and My Schlie; from Lon- don, Mr and Mrs Cameron, child, 2 infants, and
2 r, Mr E. Fisher, Mrs J. L Bear Me B. E. Porte, Capt. Lang's sudah, Menara Lee Yungi his
hi and Fang Chuo fr Brindisi, Meras B. Gambon, Soutahoo. W. Whitu, C. W. Gordon, Daniels, M. P. Evans, S. A. Maitland, F W. Muse, T. Craven, W, W. King, S. Pugh and M. Hague; from Venice, Mesars C, Lucas, D'Acti and J. M. Young; from Singapore, M: W. J.The following hours are observed in ploding Tucker a and survant. For Yokohama: from
Mails, o, by the British Contract Packet: Hongkong, Measca F. Hazeland, Palet, Robertauti, and Dr Wiliams, RN.; from Day of Departure, London, M. Iscuba; from Singapore Ma- dame Cheuritzlets, Air W. Vandergl. For Nagasaki'; from Singapore, Mr J. Boitani,
.
SIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Esser poes: Left Newcratio, N.S.W. in the 31st March; after leaving Newcastle experienced light to malerate and fresh E. and S.. winds dey. South; thence variable winds and
Kerguelen, French corvette, for Pescadores, squally till 3 dog. North; thence to Claro
Thibet, for Sydney.
De Bay, for Shanghai.
Destination.
Babayan moderate and fresh N.E. trade aud fine weather; from Claro Kabayan to
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessela.
Captain
J. Newtor.. Sebasfor
Bangkok......
Thanule (s). Havre, de, via Suez Canal..... Bellona (8). London, &c., via Suez Canal...Verena (3),
via Suez Canal...Anchises (53).. London, Marseilles, &c., via Saigon...... Natal (s). San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of New York (8).
Thier San Francisco... Shanghai.
Poking
(). Shanghai, via Amoy. Cyclops (8) Swatow, Amoy and Taiwan foo..jamatista (s).... Sydney and Melbourne, de.....Whampoa (s). Trieste, &..............
Amphitrite (6).. Yokohama and Hioge...
Lord of the Isles (s).
Blocks.
BANKR
A. C. Loggin. Jacksou.......
Such..
Fraser
G. Benormann.. Jago
¡Hamlin.
Williaurs...
C. Lazurich Folgate.
BOUTS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIL.
Noor. Money Order Oflice closos.
2
3
P. Registry of Letters cases. Posting of all printed inatter and patturus caden r.M.-Mail dosed, except for Inte
Letters.
Late Fee of 10 conte until
The China Hilail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Arie 29, 1885.
Vicar Apostolic simply for the purpose blockade being raised. Upon being shown of bolding and transferring property: the papers and telegrams, he said that ho This was another concession to the op- could only act on an order from the French position offered to the bill by the un- Admiral, and ordered the Hai Loong to oficial membors; and the Attorney Ge- proceed to nos again. The S S. Hai Loong neral remarked that he could ant devise
any other alteration that would meet left again last night, we believe, for the the views of the gentlemen who opposed. Pescadores, to see the French Admiral or the bill. Still bupther alteration was, the subject.'
however, suggested by the Chief Justice,
vis, that the words and holding the A vore of credit for eleven millions sterling ecclesiastical appointment of? be inserted for the Soudan and for war preparations in before the words Vicar Apostolic, and Indin, the abandonment of the proposed that the words and his successors
holding the said appointment? should advance on Khartoum, and the discovery be used instead of 'and his suc- by Mr Gladstone that Sir Peter. Lameden cessors in office. Thus hedging round 1 told the truth about Afghan, form a this dangerous recognition of an ec- really serious budget of news. Evidently clesiasticni title as much as could. Mr Gladstone basat last had his faith rude. possibly-be-one, The clause now reads
as follows:The Right Reverend shaken in the genuineness of Russian John Timoleosa Itaimondi, the Roman assurances and Moscovito diplomacy; nad - holding the ecclesiastical appointment of ton, it cannot possibly be worse than the Carbole Titular Bishop of Acanthe, and whatever may be the upshot of that revela Vicar Apostolic of the Reroan Catliclic inevitablo result of a continuously implicit Church in Hongkong, and his successors
holding the said appointment, or the place of assurances from St Peters Roman Catholic dignitary for the time burg. There is possibly a better chance being having the supreme eccles natical now than there ever was of Rusan making jurisdiction in this culony in the Roman satisfactory terms that will be acceptable to Catholic Church, shall, for the purposes of England and to India. The demand of this Ordisence, be a body corporate, etc. France for repamtion from the Egyptian The alterations are italicised. And still Government-or the Porto, or the British the public is not satisfied, and the official
members are mightily puzzled thereat. Government, or aomebody for the sup Way, it is naked, do not the authorities pression of a novapaper, seems to be a cu The question which was intended to of the Koun Catholic Church acknow.rious incident. Though probably not im. elicità public declaration concerning ledge trustees? There is a strong objec-portant in itself, it indicator that something the Latine of the Bill to Incorporate the tios in Bengkong to the recognition of interesting may now be looked for question Vieur Apustulic of the Roma Catholic any titulor dignitaries of any Church or Church in this Culony, was unfortauato- religious body; and the question will ally from Paris, ly permitted to drift into a personal continue to be asked why an exception The suunal inspection of the Government chauvel. With the object of obtaining should be made to sait the Church of
3.30P..When the Post Office closes
entirely. 3.40..-Lato Lestors may be postcar Ryrie in reference to the extraordi- tioned. en board the packet with Latory action of the oficial phalanx is Fce of 10 centa until time of passing the bill clearly show that such was the intention of the hon. - member. departure.
TELEGRAMS.
an answer from the Government whether Home. This question will, we fancy, Fire Brigade and the European Volunteer the bill was a publie or a private bill,have or be auswered; and as there is Company was fuade by their Excellencios the Hou. P. Ryrie put the question in aliule ground for supposing that the SeSir George Bowen and Glenoral Cameron form which was capable of a construc-cretary of State will oppose the feelings yesterday afternoon on the Prayn opposite. 3.10.M.-Letters may be posted with tion unfavourable to the Attorney Gene of the community is this matter, the the City Hall. All the Government aleam
rai and the performance of his duty us an probability is that the present bill, even ofheer of the Crown. The remarks by in its amended form, will not be saneginec and the purance cogine, with their fall complement of firenen, took up their position on the Praga about 6 o'clock, the marine engine, the reman, buing alan brought up into a position close to tho Praya wal. Steam was got up on all the Lengines, and immediately after the arrival of the Governor and General and their suits upon the ground, hoses were run ont from all the ongines and streams of water stere directed into the air falling into the harbour. All the engines worked well and a very good display was made, the heads of water
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
Yuen Fat long... Bioussen & Co
P. & G. S. N. Co...
Butterfield & Asire..... Mesengerles Maritimes.. Paciio Mail S. S. Co..
Russen & Da****
Siemssen & Con Butterfield & Swire. Douglas Lapraik & Co....... Butterheld & Svire...... 19. Bachrachi.
Russoll & Co....
SHARE LIST, -QUOTATIONS.
Jus. of Falue. Shares.
676 | Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 00,000
FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT.) THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
faid | POSHTON FER LAST REPORT Lost Dividend
Reserm Balances facar $4,100,000
128 125 } For equali 名
252
April 25, at 3 p.m. About Bay 6. April 24, at 4 p.m. April 30.
April 30, at noon. May 2, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. April 24, at 4 p.m. April 27. April 26, at daylight. April 29, at 4 p.db. April 30, at noon. April 27, at noon.
APRIL 28, 1885.
Closing Quotations,
01,070 2 half year 187 % prew., nowiunt
Ta. 282 per share
Ta 127
rf
8460
ΕΓ
5031
cash
$81
sationofdin.. INSURANCES.
($ 400,000 North-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £ 20£ 80
Tie, 540,107 Yangtze Insurance Company, La.... 8,000 £ 25 25£
60,000 Enion Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,000 1,218 1265 534,000 8 496,829 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.... 24,000 $ 83,305
000,000 8 107,081 Canton Insurance Ofies Co., Ld..... 10,000 s 2509
100,000 € 409,500 Credit balance! The Company's Steamer Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1.5003 1,000s 200s 28,711.50
36,195.20 Danube,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 254 50$ 109,609.60 207,568.07 $20 for 1883 8340 Capt. J. NEWTON, will be China Fire Insurance Co., Ld 20,000 100 20$ 647,500 5 despatched for the above
$206.230.55, 100 To depres fund
102 10 102 10
100 all
STEAM COMPANIES,
Port on SATURDAY, the 25th Instant, at HK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., Ed, 8,000
2 pin
For Freight or Pamiga, apply to
YUEN FAT HONG, Agents
679
Hongkong, April 23, 1885
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO
Indo-Chinu S. N. Company, Limited 18, 3875
60,000 shares issued......
31,212 £
China and Asmile B. 8. Co., Lê, 2,000
MENU MERONELLANKUUR-
H'kong & Whatapos Dock Co., Ld. 10,000
Gas Co., Limited. 1 500£
12 126 S 18,000
10
In
HK and China 1,900 15 7.30 8,552,17.14 |
·New Chures. Hongkong Hotel 1 Company, Lt...
3,000 shs, issued 1,000 China Sugar Company, Támited 9,000 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 1, 2503 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.....
2,000
100
The Co.'s Chartered Luzon Sugar Company, Limited... 7,000s Steamship
Perak Tin Mining & ting Co....... Selangore Tin Mining Co. (S'hai)
'kong Bope Manufactory Co., L
300$
5,000 $ 2,500 3,000
100*100 1008 1003 80% 50% 100$ 100 50 all 100 50
90,000
Rates of Interest.
Chinese Imperial 1874.
6,276 £
1977.
100 all 16,040 £ 190 all
1878
3,899 TI
1881
9,565 TI
9761 Sugar Dobontw
1280
6002
Amatisto, Captain HAMAN, will be tespatched for the above Ports on SUN-
DAY; the 26th Instant, at Daylight. For Freight or Fanige, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 05, General Managers. Hongkong, April 23, 1886.
الع 500
A
buyers
buyers
buyers
191,000.938 for 1883 867
4,003.936 half year $38 prem., buyers
discount 30%
45 discount, sollers
6,023,000 % half year 60 % prem., ciali
11.
ex div, ex div.
895 per share, nominal. 2,438.66 New, $1.60 New, $ 76
85.00 Old, $150 per share 18,274.034%
$100
cash $137 per share.
235.89810-
442,11810
829.083 %
First year
do
da
Payable
June 30 Dec. Feb. 28 Ag. 31 April & October June16&Dec, 10 June & Desem
$120
$68
Frem
MI.
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-A VOTE OF CREDIT,
Losnos, April 22. In the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone
It is very greatly to be regretted that Mr Ryrie did not take the precaution to dizelaim eten the remotest desire to cast a doubt upon the officiul conduet of the legal adviser of the Crown. Had proposed a vote of credit of £11,000,000 to that been done, the Attorney General moct the cost of operations in the Soudan would have not been compelled, as be one of war preparations in India.
certainly was, to defend himself. Evan. granting, however, that the question was indiscreetly worded, it may be ques
THE WAR IN THE BOUDAN
It is announced that the Government has
tioned whether it was necessary for the resolved to abandon the proposed advance raised by the Fireman and the Volunteer
engine being particulely good. Mr A. Cuzon was in charge of the Volunteer contingent, the Goverment brigade be ing commanded by the superintendent, In the House of Cannons in reply to a Me, Wadahouse. Mr. Horspoul, mani
THE AFGHAN DIFFICULTY,
Attorney General to have taken up the
on Khartoum in the Autumn; British imaginary gountlet. It would have bien perfectly consistent with the dignity troops will continue to hold Staki. » of his office bad he merely nuswered the question categorically, and not launched Lout into a historical retrospect concern- ing matters which have long since been buried in the past. Mr O'Malley might have known that the object of the ques- tion was not of a persona nature; but, Recustomed as he is to forensic combat, be merely followed the characteristic of his notionality in turning the presumed attack on the questioner. That in 80 doing, be permitted his injured feelings
question, Mr Gladstone atata that Sir tant enperintendent, and Mr. J. 8. Peter Lumsden's account of the causes of Brower, engineer to the brigade, wore the calliskom hetween the Russian and also present. Afghan troops dilers entirely from that of also gone through in afixing hores to some Some exercises, wer
General Komaroff,
FRANCS "AND KOTYTĄ
The Egyptian Boremment has sup.
to lend him beyond the fair limits of pressed the newspaper Bosphoro Egyptien the discussion, the Attorney General The French Government resents this pro- himself readily admitted; and it is only
right that the authority of the ben eeding and has sent in an ultimatum gentleman should be frankly accepted demanding reparation within 48 hours, on such a point of order.
THE REVENUE RETULSE
LONDON, April 1. The Revenue returns for the year amount to £39,802,500, showing an increase of £819,750 as compared with last year.
The
Having thes briefly referred to a phase of the discussion which was'soma- what mismonged, a few words" may now be given on the position of the Bill It may be remembered that the Hom P. Ryrie introduced a bill, at the re queat of Bishop Raimondi's legal ad viser, for the incorporation of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. This bill was withdrawn, us there were difficulties in the way of in- corporating a foreign body that could not be a Corporation fole but only a The corporation aggregate. Upon this "de- cision being arrived at, Bishop Hail mondi said he would leave the question as to whom or to what body incorpora tion should be granted to the Attorney General, adding that he thought it should be to the Vicae Apostolis. The decision aght, he said, to comprehend all the titles of the several Crown leases held by the R. C. Churel here; and The also that it ought to be such as to re- move all future doubts or difficulties. He stated that his authority for hus
acting for the Roman Catholic Church
The
The
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
hydranta in the Queen's Raid, but the force of a water from this source was not sufficient to raise very powerful streams.
A strong party of Polise, under Irspector Lindsay, wors present to keep the ground,
I had been intended that the Chinese
Volunteer companies, with their manual engines, aliould take part in the in- spection parade, but we understand that. they took offence at the form of the invitation sout them by the Superintendent. of the Government Fire Brigade, which spe paars to have been of the nature of an or dar, and declined to attend,
In addition to their Excellencies" and E. & A. S. §. Co.'s steamer Cutic and ladies were present upon the ground to their alles de camp, a number of officers left Port Darwin for this post on the watch the operations of the brigades, 16th instant, and may be expected to
arrive on or about the 26th instant amongst them being Commodore Morant, China Shippers Mutual S: N. Co.'s S. S. Cette Graves, idea and the Misses Carne- Ningchow from London, left Singapore
on the 18th inst, and may be expected ren, do herv or about the 26th instant.
O. S. S. Coa steamer Cyclops, from
After a number of exercises had been.
Liverpool, Left Singapore for this port gone through by the members of the bri- on the afternoon of the 19th instant, gan the men were drawn up in line and and may be expected here on the 25th His Excellency the Governor expressed
instant.
Clencaples left Singapore for this his pleasure at having for the third timo port on the 10th inst, and may be oz inspected them and congratulated the offi- peated here on the 25th inat. B. D. R. steamer Hesperia left. Singers and men of the brigades on the eff. pore for this port on the afternoon of siency of their engines and the manner in the 21st inst., and may be expected which they went through their work here on or about the 26th instant.
in Hongkang was this, that he had Tax delivery of the English mail was begun
been entrusted by the Pope, through
the Sacred Congregation for the Fro at 10.10 this morning,
Three cheers for the Queen, the Governor
and the General, ccccluded the proceedings.
CAPT. Blackburn, of the Nanshan, on his
pagation of the Faith, with the charge Ter Pacino Mai S. S. Co.'s at City of rival at Singapore on the 16th instant to of the Catholic Mission of Hongkong;
and this letter was subscribed, Titular Rekrig, with mails, &c., from San Francisco period having soon at 2.80 p.m. on the Bishop of Acantho, and Vicar Apostolic to the 4th inst., has arrived at Yokohama,th instant, in lat. 4° 50′ N, and long 106 13. E., Bazsian man-of-war Ruppewed of Hongkong In the meantime, the and will sail for this port on the 20th inst. to be the iconotad Menin
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