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For Sale.
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HAVE MOVED INTO THE NEW PREMISES
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
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CTORES and other RETAIL ARTICLES
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CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S OILMAN'S STORES. Jonn Morn & Sons, Lasites, OIL MAN'S STORES. J., T. MORTON'S" OILMAN'S STORES. MACONACHIE Brothers'
Lowestoft
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AMERISAN
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CHATEAU MARGAUX CHATEAU LATOUK, pints & quarts. 1KES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, «
SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO. SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1818).
HUNT'S PORT.
1 and 3-star HENKESSY'N BRANDY, Conversen's BRANDY.
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Booug's OLD TOM.
E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. ROSE'S LIME JUICE CORDIAL NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY. MARSALA.
EASTERN AMERICAN CIDER. CHARTREUSE,
MARASCHINO.
CURACAO.
Co.,
G.,
&c.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
SUNDRES, pints and quarts, QUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BURKE, pints and quarts.
For Sale.
NOW ON SALE.
CHINESE DICTIONARY
GANTONESE DIALECT,
IN THE
BY
Dr. E. J. EITEL
CROWN ÚCTAYO, Fr. 018
Part I. Part II.
HONGKONG, 1877-1833.
A-K.
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$3.00 ...$3.00
K-M,... M-T, Part 11. Part IV. TV,
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Policies at current rates, payable either hero, in London, or at the princizal Ports of India, Chim and Australia. Fire Depotment.
To-day's Advertisements.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN. The Co.'s Steamship
Sin Nanzing,
·Capt. Warriors, will be despatched as above on
MONDAY, the 4th May, at 9 p.m. For Freighter Pasange, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managera.
714 Hongkong, April 30, 1886.
Policies issued for king or short porivde at INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION current rates.
Life Departmani. Policies issued for suma not exceeding
HOLLIDAY, WISE & C Hongkong, July 24, 1872.
196
This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan gnage, constructed on the basis of Kung's 5,000 at redusad rates. Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinens characters in
sin practical use, and while alpha- betically arranged according to the sends of the oldest dialect of China, the Can- Lonese, it gives also the Mandarin pronun- ciation of all characters explained in the book, so that its usefulness is by no means confinod ta the Cantonese Dialect, but the! work is a practically complete Thosaurus of the whole Written Language of China, an- cient and modern, as used all over the Empire, whilst its introductory chapters surve the purpeson of a philological guide to the atudani,
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM-
A Supplement, arranged for being bound and used by itsolf, and santaining a List of the Radicals, an Index, and a List of Surname, will be published and sold soparately.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 15, 1883.
NOW READY.
THE REVENUE OF CHINA.
161
A SERIES OF ARTICLES Reprinted from The China Mail.
WITH AN APPENDIX.
JUUS PAMPHLET is Now Ready,
and way he had as the ÚFFICE OF THIS PAPER,
Mesura. LANE, CRAWFORD & On 'By Messrs. KELLY & WALSH'S, And Mr. W. BREWER's,
Prios,
50 Centa
Intimations.
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAM-LAUNCH MORNING STAR
Runs Brass FREY-Borr between Teddar's Wharf and Teiru-Taa-Tani at the
DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the following hours: This Time Tablo wil take
Gallon.
ALE_and_PORTER, in hoggheads.
WEEK DAYS.
XUNDAYS.
uffeel from the 15th April, 1895. T-AT 17.8. Exer R. E. IF
06.00 4.M. 7.00 A.M.
נן
21
NOON, 13.30 P.M. 12.30 P.M. 1.00 P.M.
6.00 A.M.
-8.00
8.30
TO LET, FROM 1ST MAY. SHOPS and GODOWNS, and STOR AGE, at No. 55 Queen's RoaD EAST, (opposite the Temperans Hall). Also, BEDROOMS, SERVANT and KITCHEN AC-
15
27
71
8.50
0.40
10.40*
0,00 » 9,00 10 la 10.15* 11.00
7.30
8.00"
12.45 P.it.
1.00
1.30
1.50
200
2
1.30
2.00
9.00
2.30
3.00
COMMODATION,
2.20
D. U
3.00
3.20
4.00
31
Apply to
3.30
20
4.00
1.16
4.80
4.15
4.30
1.50
6.10
MacEWEY, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, April 4, 1885.
4.50
6.10. 5.25
6.40
672
6.25
5.40
0.05
6.10
0.00
6.10
6.30
7.00
17
6.30
7.00
7.15
7.30
7.16
7.30
FOR SALE
HOUSE at the PRAE, with Large TENNIS GROUND attached. A good View of the Harbour and ant to Sca..
Apply to
'PEAK.'
/. TH OFFICE.
uit Hongkong, April 11, 1685. PUBLICATIONS By J. DYER BALL.
(ANTONESE MADE BAST—A Book of SMPLE SENTENCES in the CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL with Free and Literal Translations; and Directions for Rendering English Grammatical Forme into Chinoso and vice verad.-Price, 82. Inter- loxyed Copies, 82.60.
We most cordially recommend it— China Review. Will be found to supply a want long felt by students of Cantonese." MT. PAUL's Notes on -DuBy Priss Olassifiers and Grammar will be found very Fainable.-China fail,
*EASY SENTENCES THE HAKKA
VOCABULARY. DIALECT WITH A Price, $1.
* There will bu en Jaunch on Monday and Friday, an account of coaling
The abov
Time Table will be strictly achored to, except under unavoidable cir atmstanicus. In casu of stress of weather. due notice will be given of any stoppages.
SAILOR'S HOME.
NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS,
ur
A Parges will bo thankinily reesived at the Sailor's Blutne, Wast Point.
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
Destination.
PANY, LIMITED.
111E Undersigned having been appointed
AoNTs for the above Company aro prepared to GRANT POULUSS on MARINE RINKS to all parts of the World, at current rates.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, November 6, 1883-855
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG, CHINA.
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. [ENDERS are INVITED from Persons
desirons of Guntracting for the Per formance of varions WORKS required in the CONSTRUCTION of FORTIFICATION:
band near the I.v-z-Moos Paan and Sy-waN.
nb
BILL
The Contract to be based on the War Department Schedule of Priess for Arti- ficer's Work, already applicable to the Station
The printed Schedules with Forms of Contract and Form of Tender and any fur ther information nucessary may be obtained, by application to the GormT SUR- VETOR, Royal Engineer Office, Queon's Ko, between the ones of 10 am. and 3 p.ai. daily.
A
sum of Five Dollars will be charged
of issue.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAJ. (Traving Cargo & Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEV CHWANG, HANKOW and Porth on the YANGTSZĘ)
The Co.'s Steamship
Kwongiang,
Captain Woon, will be drapatched as above on
MONDAY, the 4th May, at 4 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Go.veral, Afanayore. Hongkong, April 30, 1985.
715
Not Responsible for Debts. either the Captain, the Agents, nor Doners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cren of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
GooDxLL, American banque, Capt. W. R. Hagan Adanson, Beil & Co.
J. V. Tuoor, British ship. Capt. W. E. Farasworth-Metchers & Co.
MARTHA, British barque, Captain A. MePherson.Arnhold, Karlieng & Co.
MADURA, British barque, Captain Thes.
aptain. Stantea,
New Crrx, British ship, Captain J. C. Bray,--Melchers & Co.
REPUBLIC, American ship, Capt. Holmes. Insroll & Co: --
THIORY, British ship, Capt. Colin Fraser. -Mesangeries Maritimes,
SHIPPING,
ARRIVALS
April 30, 1885
Moment Lebanon, British stoner, 1,526, Maxwell, Sagon April 26, Bice.-ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Devonshire, British stouter, 1,510, A.
CLEARED.
Walter Siegfried, for Taiwanïno, Centaur, for Honolulu.
J. M. Clerk; tor Maçanstr. Anches, for Singapore; - -
PASSENGERS, A KUIVEN. Per Mount Lebanon, from Saigon, Chi-
TS.
Per Devonshire; from Nagasaki, Mfr axl Mro Newman and 4 children, and 6 Cinnes. Por Nlagpo, from Shanghai, Mesars J. Andrews and J. Orr, and 43 Chinese.
For Alwine, from E-on, 4 Chinese, Por Olympia, from Swatɔw, 140 Chinoso. Por Calebis, from Amoy, 550 Chinese. ПУРАЖГЕР
hana: for
Par Natul, from Hongkong: for Saigon, Mr Petit, and 3. Chinesa on deck; for Massillos, Mogra A. C. More, H. Cravon, E Philips, W. Cowens. J. Milne, Mre H. Dickie, and Italian Sistors From Yoko
for Port Said, Mr P Chacon y Silva and Japanese servant; for Marseilles, Messrs Hasaocavin. K.
Wend, W. H. Brough, D. MacLeod, Barnhaus, Baron Schlippemback and Baroness Schlippumback and servant. From Makung: for Saigon, Messra Donzné, Parpalain; Mont Galcon, Lasnier and Legall
|
S. Tanda. Futondji, Konoye, S. 1
For Whampoa for Singapore, &a, 3 E- Topoons, 210 Chinese.
рели
For Memes B. Tower, for Saigon, 1 Euro-
Por Amphitrito, for Singapore, &c., 580 Chinese.
Por failoong,-for-Amoy, 1 European, and 25 Chinese.
.TO DEPART. Pur Anchises. for Singapore, &c., 21 Eu- ropeans, and 292 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamor Devonshire reports Experienced fine weather thmaghout, with foggy and hazy weather.
The British atenmar Ning report Point; thence to port heavy rain, therder Had light airs, calms and foggy to Chelang
and lighting, with moderate" variable winds.
The British steamer Genople reports; Experienced deurs fog most of the way.
CARGOES.
For S. 8. Verond, sailed onthe 24th April: -To Lion from Canton and Macan, 10.164, boxes Tes, containing 213,179 B Congou from Canton, 5 cases Silk Picce Goods from Hongkong, 163 pkgs. Sun- dries; from Shanghai, 1.973 pkgs. Ton, 40 balon Raw Silk and 8 bales Wasto Silk; To Continent: from Canton, 40 bales Raw Sir, and 134 bales Cocoons; from Hong- kong, 18 pkgs. Sundries; from Shanghai, 013 bales Raw Silk, 37 bales Waste Silk and 30 bales Cocoons ; from Japan, 61 bales Raw Silk To New York: from Shanghai,
MEMOS. FOR TOMORROW. Shipping Daylight-schiara leaven for London.
Cholo leaves for
Bangkok. 3.p.m.-- Celebze-Jeavor for Batavia, 44. 4p.m.Amoy loaves for Shanghai... 5
[No. 6788-APRIL 30, 1885.
machinery may work smoothly, enough. Downing Street may be kept in good humour occasionally by a pompous and windy despate, meaning little or no- thing; while on this sido departments! "details" would be well attended to, and every possible dificulty referred to my Excoative Council,' or to the legal off- cer of the Crown. This novel kied of improvised administration, however, can be tolerated upon bae condition only; and that is, that the helpless Hear account, while seffering, let us say, of the Executive shall not upou say
from a sort of temporary aberration of the official mind; attempt to do anything upon his own responsibility. Probably it may not be prudent to listen, invariably to matters of commaip, Goods pur esperia undelivered after far less to adopt it as a safe guide to he
this dute subject to rent.
applied to the public acts of the powETA TAURSDAY, May 7:
that be. But what else can be done in NooTenders for Work at and near the case in point? There is no used to the Ly-e-moon Pass addressed to tho enter into the merits of the Lee Lum Senior Commisariat Officer.. SATURDAY, May 23
Kwai case, as it must be fresh in the minds of all older residents, while it has. Noon-Tendors for Imperial Chinese been discussed in theso, oulnmans within Government Tollar Loan of 1985 open.the last two or three years. We wrote
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, May 2
Claims against the Lord of the Isles must be sent in to Messrs Russell & Co., on or before this date. Goods per Ningthor undelivered after
this date subject to rent. Goods per Glencogies undelivered after
this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, May Be a
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established à‚D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIN
IMPORTERS
or
in "1882, that the sentence of Chief Justice Smale would long be ramom- bered by those who were in Hongkong during 18, the year mudo temorable by the Spark tragedy that great. typhoon, and the Lee Lan Kwai trist. Now, it is perfectly clear that the official papers regarding this matter must have - revealed faots and considerations which ought to have prevented any competent observer from even dreaming of letting a man like Lee Lum Kwai loose upon society. Therefore, there is the strong-
DAUGGESTS SUNDRIER, NORSERY REQUest negative evidence that His Ex-
:
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
Soda Water, Lomenade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Fots Water, Sarenparilla
Water, and other Aorated Watera. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Europian Buservision. Hongkong, Fann 1, 1876.
736
SUN AND. TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG,
Balanga aver' (From The Hongkong Almanack) Max.
·H. M, 6.24
HIGH WATER.
SUN.
Day of Morn,
Icises. Sets.
Month W. M.
1. M.
TI. M.
A
10.3 10.29
11.20
5.30
· 11.59
5,30; 0.24
Per S. S. Natal, wiled on the 34th April; -For London, 97 balea Silk, 183 bales
3
19.55
· 5:29
6.24
4
0.42 11.21m
5.28
6.25
Ď
193 1153
.$.28
6.
for such copy of Schochile, which will he Purvis, Nagasuki April 23, Coal--RUSSELL 1,351 pkga. Tea. refunded on returning the same clear and & Co.
injured, within Os Month of the dato ingpu, British stoner, 761, W. Potte, Tenders to be addressed up to 12 'Clocki April 26, General -StemSSEN & Noun, on THURSDAY, 7th May. 1385, to Atu e, German stammer, 409, P. Muus, the SEATOR COMMISSARIAT OFFICER, Hong Een Aprit 27, General. B. MANTY.
Olympic, tiezmanisteaner, 783, E. Chris tiansen, Swatow April 29, General.- Simsin &' Co.,
kang
and marked on the outside of the envelope Tenter for Work at and near the Ly--bon Pass.'
The Secretary of State for War does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
EDMOND WALKER,
Culonel, Coomanting Royal Engineers. Royal Engineer Office,
Hongkong, 30th April, 1886.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON FLI SURZ CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
Dercation,
1.
713
Captain FURDY, will be daspatched as above on
THURSDAY, doo 7th May,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, April 30, 1885.
Celebes, Dutch steamer, 1,423, J. Grabo de Hain, Aaroy April 29. General-JAR- DINE, MATHESON & Co.
Glenugle, British steamer, 2,000, J. F. Hogg, Shanghai April 27, Ballast.JAK DINE, MATHEMON & CO.
Waste Silk, 22 baies Bristles, I case sille, For Continent, 115 bales Silk, 2 bales Hair, 0.123 boxes Tea and 1,127 pkgs. Sundries 2 banes Silka 168 boxes Tea and 127 pkgs. Sundries,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For BANGKOK.--
Per Pars Chom Ktoo, at 1.30 p.m., on
Friday, the 1st May,
moj, British steamer, from Whampoa For STRAITS, COLOMBO AND BOM-
PARTURISE,
April 30:---
Koo Lee, for Bangkok.
'hamp, for Sydney, &c. Haltee, for Haiphou. Netal. for Europa. Amphitrite, for Singapore. Hailuun, for Amoy. Olenfalloch, for Nagasaki.
-pack, for Hankow. Hesperia, for Shanghai.
716 Moses B. Tunter, for Saigon.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels,
¡Phra Choin Kinu (5). Colebes (0) Sn Nanxing (s).
Bangkok................. Patavia, &c., vin. Baigon.. Chefoo and Tientsin...... Havre, &c., via Suez Canal..... Bellona (s)
Anchises (6). London, via Sner Canal.. London, S., via Suez Canal... Venetia (B).
Deucalion (4) London, via Suoz Canal.
Fraucisco, via Yokohama.. City of New York (s)..
Thierva San Francisco...
(8)
Teheran (8) Shanghai,
Menelaus (8). via Amoy Swatow, Amoy and Tamsul..... Fokien (8) Sydney and Molbourne, &c....Guthrie (6) Benlodi (a) Yokohama and Hiogo.
'The Sentences given appoar to be well! arranged.'-China Mail Contains a wide range of subjects.Chinese Recorder, Shanghai,
'An extensive Vocabulary,'-Daily
Ev.
Priss.
FOR SALE at Musers. KELLY & WALSH's, W. BREWER'S, and LANE, CRAWFORD &Co.'s, Hongkong; and at Mossra. THUBNEE & Co.'s, Londva. Hongkong, January 23, 1884.
NOW PUBLISHED.
THEORETICAL AND POPULAR
ASPECTS,
143
ERNEST J. ETTEL, Pa.D., TenING,
THIRD EDITION,
REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.
Price,
$150.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1884.. 1898
FOR SALE,
COURSE,
DISTANCE, AND AVERAGE SPEED TABLES, .FROM LONDON, vie Tim SUEZ CANAL)
INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, &0.5 VARIOUS OTHER TABLES AND NOTES,
TO
WITH
BY
W. A. GULLAND.
To be obtained at the
OHINA MAIL: OFFICE
...
Stocks,
BANKS
. Captain.
H Stratton.
de Baau.
Waddilove
Schaefor
Jackson.
JA, B. Daniell..
Peidy
Fraser.
Rug (0).
d'Egville.
Wood...
Nolson Westoby Darke.. Farquhar.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp.60,000
INSURANCES.
North-China Insurança Co., £d..............) 5, 000£ Ynglese Insurance Company, La.... 8,000 Enion Insurance Society Co., Ld....2,000 China Traders Insurance Co., La....24,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., Li..... 10,0003 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,003 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lt... 8,000 China Fire Insurance Co., Ld........ 20,0008
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
Inen Fat Hong, May 1, at 3 p.. Jardine, Matheson & Co..... May 1, at 3.p.m. Hardine, Matheson & Co... May 4, at 3 p.m.
Siemeren & Co...
About May 5,
Butterfeld & Swire.......... May 1, at daylight. P. & O. S. N. Co..........
Butterfuldt Swire.......
Pacific Mat S.
Dlay
May
at 4 p.m.
2, at 3 p.m.
S. Co...uick despatch
Ravnell & Co.....
Sicmeren & Co........... May 1, at 4 p.m. Jardine, Matheson & Co......May 4, at 4 pm. P. &. O. 3. N. O... May by at 4 p.m. Butterfield & Swire...May 6. Douglas Laprak & Co... May 3, at daylight. Russell & Cu,
May 12, at 2pm. Gibb, Livingston & Co.......About May 4.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
3,9%
TU. 540,107 **50,000 034,000 $ 1,2508 1268
496,329 83.30 258 600,000 8
167,381 200 $ 508 105,000 8 409,560 Credit balance 1,000$ 20$ 28,711.50
95,166.20 2008 508 909,609,569 297,668,078 20 for 1883 8340 10 203 547,500 $ .191,060.993 5 for 1883 66
STEAM COMPARIES. HK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Id. 8,000|S Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £
60,000 shares issued.
31,212 China and Manila S. S. Co., Ld...... 3,5008
8 206.236 55
1008
deprec. fund
10€
10
£ 10
100 all
..
Nos, of Shares.
Value,
T'aid POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend
up. Jeserve ¡Balance.f'card
8 4,400,000
APRIL 3), 1885.
Closing Quotations, Carli
125 125 For equali sationofdir.
51,570£ 2 half year 127% pret.
($ 400,000
2001 E0
Tia. 290 per share Fle. 135
$46
$63
cash
880
$167
buyers
ex div ex div.
4,593.986 % half year $38 prem.
18,000 B
1475
Hongkong Tee Company, Limited. Hongkong Bakery Company, Lab.
Luzon Sugar Company, Limited...
Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co.
100
100% 100 1,250€
1003 1608 600 8 509 508 7,000 9 100% 100
5,0008
30,0
4,000
30% discount 45 discount, sellers
6,683.966% half years % prem
800 per share, nominal Old, $3.00012, 8160 per share 2,488.50 Now, 81.69 New, 8 80
2 $100 13,274.034
cash 235.88810
$137 per share 442.11810
2120 829.093 %
867
11
buyers
First year
do
do.
#
1877
6,276£10011 16,0405 100 all
Batts of Interest. 8 Z
Payable.
June 30 Dec. 31
Feb. 28 Ag. 31
11
1878 1881
3,899 TL 500]" all. 8,545 T1. 500
8%
Spger Debentures, 1880.
6000
|1500)
Messrs. LANE CRAWFORD & ∞. FALCONER & Co.
ון
Hongkong, September 2, 1881
NOW READY.
PRIOR, $1,00
COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW
MFCELLANZETS.
Hong & Whampoa Back Co., Lt. 10,000 S HK, and China Gas Co., Limitó¿. 500£
· New Shares..
1,900€ Bongkong Hotel Company, Lt.... 2,000 3
3,000 ahs, issued
1258 1268
101108,552.17,10) 10£ 7.10
423 Bugar Company, Limited. 9,000 50
Selangore Tia Mining Co. (S'hai),500 $ 100 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Id 3,000 3 50
LOAKS,
By B. H. PARKER, Chinese Imparial 1874. Can be obtained from KELLY & WATCH at Bhanghai and Hongkong, at LAN, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Offic
April & October June16&Dus, 10] June & Decean.
لية
aellency never looked at the papers in the case. It needs no great discernment to know that the members of the Exe- cutive Council bave had no part in this faplish and startling blunder, for tho views of the bulk of the Council are too well known to admit of the slightest. doubt upon that point. At the very least, therefore, we feel called upon to charge the Head of the Executive with having hastily exercised the Royal, pro- rogative of pardon without taking the steps necessary for even understanding the gravity of the crime pardoned, and with having failed to consult those best | able to supply the information without which no intelligent exercise of the prerogative could have taken place.
Fs Excelleney may be the only person in the Colony who knows why Lee Lum Kwai has been set at large -be at least ought to know the reason: why-but there are very few of the residents of this Colony who could not give many good and sufficient reasons why Leo Lu Kwai should never have best permitted to become a free man High water at Whampon : 2 hrs 30 again. The crime for which Lee Tum mina. Inter thao at Hongkong; at the Kwai was sentenced to penal servitude Bartier: 3 hrs 15 mins.; at the Salt for life was not only an offence against Flats: 3 hrs 30 mins.; at Shameena and justice, but it struck at the
2.47 0.29 5.27
3 h 45 mins.
6,26
8.26
*
The publication of this issue commenced at 7.20 13. m.
The China Mail.
very root of the security of life and property in Hongkong. Under cover of a quasi-official Chinese connection, he moved the machinery of the Criminal law against two respectable: Chinese, threatening to charge them with more der and prove it by witnesses, unless a sum of $6000 were paid to him. One of "the Chinese who thus excited Lee Le's eupidity and rascality is still in the Colony, and his consternation when the news sprend that his enemy was. again at large may be imagined. It
BAY:- Per Amphitrite, at 2 p.m., on Friday, HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APREL 30, 1885.
the 1st May, instead of as pred vionely notified.
We had not proposed to make any refer For SAIGON, SINGAPORE, RATAVIA, ence to the verdict gives at the inquest SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA, the other day, wherein the facté" "coa-" Per Celebes, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday, the cerning the fall of a house nt Hung may not be out of place again to refer to the strong and manly attitudo, as- 1st May,
Ham were investigated. The letter sumed by the late Chief Justice Smale over the signature of Impartial, bow-in regard to this case. His remarks
For SHANGHAI-
For MANILA
For HOIHOW AND FAKHOL-
Por Wah Yeng, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the 1st May, instead of sa previously notified.
Per Amor, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the ever, appears to us to strike the real on passing sentence were pithy and to
1st May,
mark when it says that inspection does the point; and the position he took up not mean supervision. The evidence subsequently, when any question of Per Triemonte, at 430 p.m., on Friday, about every week, and that the super-of absolute opposition to commutation shows that the inspections were made pardon was submitted to him, was that the 1st May.
structure which literally brought down of any kind. Placed as Hongkong is the house was erected in a burgling on the border of su immense empire manner after the last inspection had where officialdom is but too often used been made. Evidences were also forth-as a cloak for the grassest crimes, the coming us to carefulness in the insper offence of which Lee Lum Kwai was con- tion, inasmuch as parts of the house hat sicted was one which peculiarly affected been ordered to be taken down and the safety of the Chinese residents of built. The foremen engaged on the the Colony Ten years ago, we wiôte building, however, was clearly handi-Were the Government to remit rapped and while, on the one hand, he tried to meet the views of the Govern Purtion of Lum Kwai's punish ment Inspector, he was compelled by order to bring oficial aid to bear moat they would be letting him free in the contractor, on the other hand, to in squeezing all those natives who use the same material as before. The have been in any way instrumental in
For AMOY AND MANILA. —
Por Don Juan, at 4.30 p.1., on Friday, the 1st Miny, instead of as proviously notified, ****
fet
For SAIGON
Por Lenior, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 2nd May, instead of as previously
notified.
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL-
Par Pokien, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, Jury would, we think, have been nearer obtaining his conviction, and the Govern
the 2nd May.
the mark bad they, as Impartial"?
ment would in that fail in its duty of suggests, censured the contractor protecting the native population of this
For SHANGHAL.----
Per Teherun, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday, There was evidently the not une
the 5th May.
For CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN.—
The departure of S. S. Quarta, is on
avoidably postponed...
Island. The gravity of the case is as great now as it was then.
Referring to the important bearing which the case had upon the security of natives resident in the Colony, the Chief Justice (in passing sentence) said --
max struggle between substantial building notions and shoddy ideos and unless the Inspector of Buildings had set a continuous watch na the movements of the banders, the accident could not well have been avoided. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET Shoddy triumphed during the ab- you were acting under any Chinese The United States Mail Packet City of sence of the Inspector; but as inspec for the highest Chinese official, if he acted authority, that authority cannot avail you, New York will be despatched ou SA tion cannot possibly be turned into cons you have acted, would have become a TURDAY, the 2nd May, with Mails tinuous supervision, the question might criminal here, and must be punished, as for Japan, San Francisco, the United riso whether the archtoot--or con- you must be punished. There seems to be States, Canada, Honolulu, Porta
2.15 P.M. Registry casses.
c., which will be closed as follows: tractor, or builder, or whatever he may misapprehension of the rights and powers be called is not really the responsible of foreigners, and especially foreign officials 2.30 PM. Post-Offies closes, but Corresparty. The tauer of the Coroner, in in this Colony. This Inland is British soil pondence may be posted on board the referring to the miler to the Jury'such as London, the Capital, Ergry foreigner, European or Chinese, becomes Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra verdict, may have been indiscreet, as a by mere residence and during his rovidedce Postage until the time of departure.
Jury has a perfect right to append any in this Colony in a modified senses. British opinion to their verdict; but a perusal subject, he is subject to the
the civil, and a colonized of the evidence leads to the conviction eviminal jurisdiction of this colony, and The British Contract Packet Fenetia that, on this occasion, the Jury at our honor, our public faith, becomssy
for the protection of every will be despatched on THURSDAY tempted to put the saddle on the wrong whether the 7th May, with Mails for the United horse, aud cast an imputation on the to be an officer of the Chinese Government Kingdom, Europe, and countries bo Government inspection when it ought That does not authorise or excuse yulij 28, yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settle to bave been directed to the netual aontrary to English law, you injars or ments, Batavis, Burmah, Ceylon, Iulia, supervising builder of the house. -za- Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
MAILS BY THE EXTTISH PACERT.--.
The usual hours will be observed in sloting IT is no exaggeration, to say that the
the Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Malle, by the British Contract Packet- Day of Departure
NOON Money Order Office close.. P.M. Kegistry Of Letters cases
Posting of all printed mattor and
patterns ceases,
sochged
tion of Chinese, European or
pretend.
attempt to injure any China residing in this colony. You, it is true, are only a
Europs or petty officer, but in cass the highest-oficial-
should attempt to do announcement winch was made this in this colony that which the Law forbids, morning, to the effect that Lee Lum for example if any such were guilty of dither? Kwai had been relstand from prison of the crimes of which you have Lien con- fell like a thunderclap from a clear sky visted, he would be liable to precisely the upon the community of Hongkong. The punishment as will be inflicted on you, an astonishment this caused will not be moet assuredly I would not shrink from sentence on any sách offende Ping lessened when it is stated that the life be his rank what it may
Proin the final I thought that I ought to convict of yesterday has received a pur- don from the Governor of this Colony sentemes you to a punishment, the severeat without the slightest condition attached which the laws of England enable meste. thereto F It is a mate of current impose. According to the law of que none the law of xallation prevails and
which
Mail closed, except for Late gossip that Governor. Bowen nerer, or geted
Letters
hardly ever, reads an official paper sent
the "
3.10F.Matters may be posted with fin la him, but that upon every occasionempted logally to obtain agalest küsi vio condemned to safer. Late Fee of 10 cents until possible he passes it on to some one You designed death to Ambs and Apat, 3.30.M-When the Post Office closer else. Such sy very often be the most and therefore your death would justly come entirely convenient form of Government; and so within that rule, But the law of Euzkad 3.40 PM-Late Letters may be posted
on board the packet with Lateng as an ornamental administration of mora lentent. Although gun devised the deaths of Amow and Apak, the law of Eng Jag of 10 cents until time of this kind, leares seerything to trust and will not take your life, but if authorison worthy subordinates, the Government me to into the maxi penalty, and, con
separire,
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