1885-05-07 — Page 2

_____For Sale.

EN, FRICKEL & Co.

MOVED INTO THE NEW

PREMISES.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

A HOUSE at the Paan, with Large TENNIS GROUND attached. A

Insurances.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE STRAITS INSUKANOE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, good View of the Harbour and out to Son, Undamigos having boon appointad

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

AND ARE SELLING

TORES and other RETAIL ARTICLES

st the lowest possible prices FOR CASH,

and giving the benefits of the Co-operativo Store system to the Publio without tho nocessity of Membership. Detailed Prices will be furnished on application,

--10:

CRONE & BLACKWELL'S

01LMAN'S STORE S.

JOHN Mon & Sons, LIMITED,

Apply to

*PEAK,'

e/o. This OvYTOK."

014

Hongkong, April 11, 1885.

FOR SALE.

OURSE, DISTANCE,

AVERAGE SPEED:TABLES,

AND

FROM

LONDON, via The Suez CanĀJ, TO

Inita, Quista, Jaran, &o.,

WITH

OILMAN'S STORE S. VARIOUS OTHER TABLES AND NOTES,

J. T. Mouror's

OILMAN'S STORES.

MACONACHE BROTHERS'

-Lewistoft

OILMAN'S STORES.

AMERICAN

OILMAN'S STORES.

WINES,

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

W. A. GULLAND.

To be obtained at the

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE. Y M16. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co. Hongkong, September 2, 1884.

T

1475

&c.

OHATEAU LA TOUR, pinta & quarts. ILU. GRAVES," BREAKFAST OLARET, ❗❗

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

||

11

FOR SALE.

TULES M UM M

CHAMPAGNE, Quarts. ..............$20 per Case of I döz ́ ̈` Pints........ ....821

2 n Dabos Frères & de Garnon & Co.'s

BORDEAUX CLARETS AND

WHITE WINES.

WHISKY-$7 per Case of 1 dez GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, July 18, 1884.

Co.'s

1137

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT Baster's Celebrated Barley Brea'

(1848).

BUST'S PORT.

1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. Counvonier's BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURRON WHISKY, KISAHAN'S LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOOBD'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. Rob's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOILLY TRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY, MAKSALA. 1

EASTERN AMERICAN. CIDER, CHARTREUSE.

CURACAO.

MARASCHINO.

SLC.,

وتانا

&v.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and

SAUNDERS, piats and quarts.

GUINNESSS STOUT, bottled by E, &

J, Boeke, piuts and quarts.

Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE."

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OP His Majesty King dorge The First,

A. J. 1720..

مرات

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows

Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either hers, in London, or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department.

Policies issued for long or short periods at

current rabus,

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the 55,000 Atroduced rates.

Galion.

ALE and PORTER, in hogahenda,

TO LET, FROM 1ST MAY. SHOPS ADR GODOWNS, and STOR- AGE, at Nɔ. 55 Queen's. ROAD EAST, (opposite the Temporanes Hall). Ala

SERVANTS and Krvary de

BEDXOOXS. COMNQUATION. Apply to

Life Department, Policing issued for sums not exccoding

-HOLLIDAY, WISE & Go--- Roogkong, July 25, 1872:

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

FIRE AND LIFE.)

CAPITAL, Two MILLIONS STERLING,

496

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. THE Cndrand are prepared to grant

against the

pa 57% Buildinga or on Goods stored therein, on

Hongkong, April 4, 1885.

NOW PUBLISHED.

UDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,

BHEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

BY

ERNEST J. ETTEL, Ph.D., TosiNG.

THIRD XAMTION,

REVISED, WITH Apoitions.

Goods on board Vessels and on Bulls cf Vesapla iu Harbour, at the usual · Terma and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Awurances will be re ceived, and transmitted to the DirectorS for their decision.

If required, protection will be grautad on!

AGENTS for the abovo Company are prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MAKINE RIŠKS to all parts of the World, at current

rates.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co, Hongkong, November 6, 1883.

855

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

FHB Undersigned, AGENTS of the above mpurs, cozof the above against FIILE et Current Rules.

.. GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1883.

NOTICE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE. COM

2

PANY.

#

14

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept Risks on First Class Godowns at"} per cent, not promium por annum.

NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

932

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

The Co.'s Steamship

Deucalion, Captain Perry, will be despatched as above TO- MORROW, the 8th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE, Agarts.

Hongkong, May 7, 1885.

To-day's Advertisements.

R

NOTTUE.

ULES OF THE HONGKONG

SAVINGS BANK

L--The business of the above Bauk will be conducted by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, on thoir promissa in Hongkong. Business hour on weak-days, 0 to 3: Saturdays, 10

to 1.

'2. —-Suma loss than 91, or more than 6250 at one time will not be received." "No

depositor may deposit more than 32,500 in any one year.

Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither the Captain, the Agents, zor IN

· Owners mill he Responsiblés for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbor

R. Hagan Adanson, Bell & Ca

GooDELL, Adericsa barguo, Capt. Wm.

J. V. Theor British ship, Capt. WR.. Farnsworib.-Meloheri & Co,

MADURA, British barque, Captain Taos. Stanton-Captain.

NEW Oxy, British ship, Captain J. C. Bray-Melchers & On.

Rerustig, American ship, Capt. Holmes. Russell & Co.

3-Depositors in the Savings Bank having $100 or more at their credit my at their option transfer the sanie to the-Messageries Maritimes.. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration on fixed deposit for 12 months

TEIORVA, British ship, Capt. Colin Fraser.

at 5 per cent. per annum interest. -Intorest at the rate of 35 per cent. piz annum will be allowed to depositors on

ལ their daily balancon

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

May 6, 1885 :- Estephania, Portuguese corvette, 1,476, Commander F. C. Cabral, 2 gans, and 810 men, Macao May 6.

5. Each Depositor will be applied gratis with a Pass-Book which inust be pre- sented with each payment or with drawal Depositors must not make any entries themselves in their Pass- Saltee, British steamer, 25%, G. Wright, Books but should send them to be Haiphong May 4, Rice. A. R. MARTY. written up at least twice a year, about

Fooking, British steamer, from Wham- the beginning of January and begin.

poa. ning of July 6-Correspondence es to the business of the Bank if marked On Hongkong Savings Bank Biness is forwarded free by the various British Post Offices in Honghong and China. Withdrawals may be made on demand, personal attendance of the depositor or his duly appointed agent, and the production of his Pass-Book

but the

are 115sary.

For tho

Honaxora & SHANGHAI BANKIKO

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

754

Hongkong, May 7, 1885.

752 THE HONGKONG HAIR DRESSING

SALOON, HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS.

FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE AND HAM- BURG, PIA SUEZ CANAL.

The Steamship

Balonia,

Capt. W. SCHAEFER, will be despatched for the TO-MORROW, the 8th Inst.,

above Porta at 3 pam.

For Freight or Fossage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, May 7, 1885.

Ladies' Ham DRESSING SALOON is at rached to this Establishment, and Lapins are respectfully INVITED to give. it a TRIAL Every Batisfaction is gun ram eed,

Hongkong, May 7, 1885.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

May 7: Minerva, Spanish barque, 340, Lopategui, Manila April 20, General. Cutes

Bellona, German steamer, 780, W. Schaefer, Hiogo May 1, General-SIRULEN & Co.

Chefoo April 24, GeneralBORNEO Co., Sealuo, British barque, 73, L. Barkio,

LIMITED.

DEPARTUREN. May 7-- Marie, for Mauila, Eden, for Bangkok. Anton, for Hobow. Strathmore, for Saigon. Fooksang, for Shangbai, Emily, for Whampoa Ningpo, for Shanghai. Bunshan, for Swalow,

Duchoffunt, French cruiser, for Pasenderpa. Venetia, for Europe. Duburg, for Swato.

-

- ULEAUED.

Deucalion, for Singapore.

Amutista, for Swatow,

756 Benalder, for Katehinotza.

Triumph, for I-on.

PASSENGERS, ARABA YAR

For Sales, from Haiphong, Messrs Jauret THE Undersigned has received instrucGlends and H. Darby, and 2 Chinese, 763tions trous the MORTGATE to Sell by

Public Austion, OR

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP ̈COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR MANTLA. VIA AMOY.

The Ca's Steamship

Esmeralda,

Captain G. A. TAYLOR, will be despatched for the above Ports on BATT&DAY, the 9th Inst., at 5 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co,

756

General Managera. Hongkong, May 7, 1886

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL The Co's Uhartered Steamship

Ingrabun SyCaptain Massaan, will ho

first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single dospatched for the above Porta on TUES

Life.

For Rates of Premitus, forms of pro-DAY, the 12th Instant, at 11 in. posals or any other information, apply to

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MONDAY,

the 18th day of May, 1885, nt 3 o'clock,

at the-Premima,- ·

ALL THAT VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,

kanwn as.

*THE TUNG HING THEATRE,' situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hang-

- kong, comprising

ALL THAT PIEDE OF GROUND, "Registerod as INLAND LUT No. 700, and assuring on..the North 100 feet; on the South 100 fest; on the East 200 feet; and on the West 2011 feet, and cor; taining in the whole 20,000 Square feet. Together with the THEATRE, known as The Toug Hing Theatre, and all other the ERECTIONS and BUILDINGSs thereon. Feld for the residue of a tonu of 999 years,

nt. the Yearly Crows Rent of $60.19. For further Partionlara of the Property and Conditions of Sale, apply to

SHARP, JOHNSON & STOKES, Solicitors for the Mortgages;

3. M. GUEDES, Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 7; 1885.

Frico,

81.50.

or to

'ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co Hongkong, August 20, 1884. 1398

Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

100

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers, Hongkong, May 7, 1885.

755

NOW ON SALE.

CHINESE DICTIONARY

IN THE

CANTONESE DIALECT,

*Y

Dr. E. J. FITEL.

Chow Dorivo, er, 1018,

Destination,

Bombay, via Straits.....

Barre, &, via Suez Caual.....

HonaroND, 1877-1383.**

Part I, A-K,

$2.50

London, via Suez Canal..

Part II K-M.

$2.50

Part III. 3-T,

Manila, ria Amoy...........

Part IV. T-Y,...

$3.00 ...93.00

Marseilles, dro, via Saigon

Vessels Advertised as 'Loading.

Kessels

River Ettrick(). Bellona (6)....

Deucalion (s)

San Francisco, via Yokohama, City of Peking (a)..

Esmeralda (1).

Yangtse (s).....

¡Thiorva..

Now City Laertos

San Francisco. A Reduction of ten per cent, will be San Francisco. allowed to purchasers of Tim or more copies. Shanghai, vis Amoy

Singapore, Fening and Calcutta Taisang (3) This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan- Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Arragon Appar (0) guage, constructed on the basis of Kangh's Swatow, amoy and Taivantoo.. Amatista (a).... Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chineso Swatow, Amoy and Toochow... Douglas (8)... character in practical uso, and while alpha Swatow, Anoy and Tamsui.....Dgraban (s). Detically arranged according to the rounds Sydney and Melbourne, &c..... athrie (6).. of the oldest dialect of China, the Can-Sydney and Melbourne, &e..... De Hay (a).

tonese, it gives also the Mandarin pronon

giation of all charactors explained in), the book, so that its usefulness is by no means confined to the Cantonese Dialect, but the work is a practically complete. Thesaurus of the whole Writton Language of China, an cient and modern, as used all over tas Whilst its introductory chaptern Empire, serve the purposes of a philological guide to the student.

-

A Supplement, arranged for being bound

and used by itself, and containing a List

Stocks

BAN &

of the Radicals, an Indes, and a List of Hongkong and Shanghai Hank Corp. 50,000 $ Surnames, will be published and sold separately.

20,000 3

Captain.

Sulisefer

Purdy

Taylor,

Lormier.

Fraser

Bray...

¡Scalo

Davies.

Hamalin...

Agents.

P. & O. E. N. Co Sienissen & Co........ Butterfeld & Swirs...... Bussell & Co. Aleatagories Maritimes.. Pasific Mail S. S. Ca.. Russell & Comp Itussoll & Co........i Butterfeld & Swira..... Jardine, Matheson & Co...

A. B. MacTavish.... David Sassoon, Sons & Co.

Douglas Laptaik & Co... Dangles Lapaik & Co.. Douglas Laprak & Co. Burant & C

Coung.

Miesman

Darko..

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Late of Lewing,

May 9, at 3 pm. May 8, at 3 p.m.

May 8, at daylight. May, at 5 p0. May 14, at zoon. May 15, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch, Quick despatch. May 18. May 15, at 3 p.m. May 16, at 3pm.

Rat saylight. DERY May 10, at daylight, May 12, at 11 a.m. May 12, at 2 pm. May 12, at 4 p.m.-

May 7, 18850

Luid POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Divident Closing Ou tutumas,

Reserve Balances.f'ward

Dash

61,670 £ 2 half year 139 %.prom., cash, buyer

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

No. of Shares

Fabu

up.

*$ 4,400,000)

128 125

or told a sationofdit.

1.

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

15

INSURANDES. North-China Insurance Oz., LA.............. 6,900 £ 204€ 50 Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld. 8,000 £ 252.25€ Union Insurance Socisty Co., Ld... 2,000 1,250 1253 China Traders' Insurance Co., Led.......... 24,000 9. 83,338 259 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld..... 10,0008. 2508 508

$ 400,000

50,000 534,0008 600,000 105,000

540,107

Tla. 300 por sharo

Ta 135**

496,320

2185

107,891

16631

cash

469,560,

$80

1,000 200$ 28,71150 Oredit balance

250$

50$ 909,609.66 $ 1008208 647,600

35,166,20 297,668.073 0 for 1883 8340 191,060,99 8- & for 1883 207

$167

buyers ex diy. vx div.

100$ 7:

J8.200.280 55. deprec. fund

4,503.985% half year $37 prem.

10£ 100 all

··10 10

30% discount.

18,000 8

217.10.

100$ 1008

30,000

235.35010

40 discutab.

6,633.966 % half year 57 % preta, buyers

190 per share, nominal Old, $3.00 Old, 860 per share 2,498.56

Now, $1.59 New, 60 18,274,034

$100

137 share

50% B0$ 100% 100)

4,000'8

442.13810

829.095*2

First Fear

8:40

100

50

W. BREWER'S, and Lann, CRAWFORD

6,276 16,040

100

Rates of Interest: 8%

Payable

Jane 30 Dec, 33

100

& Co., Hongkong; and at Masses.

1878.

TALENKE & Co.'s, Lansion...

1881

8, 565 11, 500|all

145 Sugar Debentures, 1880

600

PUBLICATIONS or J. DIEË BALL.

"JANTONESE MADE BABY-A Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,500

Book of SIMPLE SENTENCES in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., L... 8,000 8 CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL with Free and China Firs Insurance Co, L. Literal Translations; and Directions for Rendering English Grammatical Forms inte Chinese and water-Price, $3. Inter- leaved Copies, $2.50...

We most cordially reccunmend it- China Bericw. Will be found to supply a want long felt by students of Cantoness. -Daily Press.

Mr. BALL's Notes on Classifiers and Grammar will be found very valaahlo, China Mail:

*EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA. DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY, Pripe, $1.

The Sentences given appear to be well Arranged. China Math Coutains a wide range of subjects Chinese Recorder dhesAn extonavo Vocabulary. Day Press

STGAM COMPANIES,

HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld. | 8,000|8 - Tado-China 8. N. Company, Limited 13,387 £

60,000 shares issued

122.

China and Monila S. §. Co., La...... 3,500 $

MISCELLANEOUS,

'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Id 10,000 8

1258-1259 HK. and China Gas Co., Limited,

500£10.10 Fett Shares...

1,900 5 10£ 7.10 Hongkong Hotel Company, Lit.... 2,000 8100

5,000 she, issued

1,000

Oblus. Sugar Company, Limited..... 9,000 8. Hongkong Les Company, Limited... 1,250 € Hangkong Bakery Company, Ld 600$ Luzon Bugar Company, Limited..... ,000& Perak Tin Mining & 8 ting Co... 6,000 $ Belangore Tin Mining Co. (Sa) 2,500 kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld 3,000

FOR SALE at Messrs. KETY & WALE'S, Uhinese Imparial 1874...

100 100

long, January 25, 1834.

LASZDAND.

Feb. 28 Ag. 91 April & Octobe June16d Doc. 10 Jane & Decem. Į

ME.

From

Depiston]

No. 6794--MAY 7, 1885.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW restore that confidence to the native

Shipping.

rosidon ta. It will be for the xecutive Council to decide upon the Daylight-Amatista leaves for 'tow, do

beat and most effectual means to attain Daylight.-Deucalion leaves for London this highly desirable object. But so 3. p.m. Bellora leaves for Havre, kolong as an impression exists that the mandaries can achieve their own ends Auctions,

in this Colony under the very noses of Nonn. Auction of Persian, Malwa and the English officials, and apparently by Pongal Opium at Mara Russell the legitimate operation of constitu

Oo's office.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A,D,” 1841,

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, -WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IZARTERS.

07

DRUGGISTU SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUz artes, Tomer ReqUISITES, ENGLISH, AMBRIOLN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

tional menus there onn be no real con- fidenco felt in the power and majesty of English protection. Every step, there- fore, in the painful and pasient procese which led up to the unconditional release of this dangerous criminal ought to be most rigidly scrutinised. An exhaus- dive investigation must be made into the details of the whole unir, are the fall confidence of the Chinese communi ky can be regained. As for the means by which this duty is to be performed, it is unnecessary to say more, only it must be done. If the matter be allowed to drop out of mind like a nine-days' wonder, the vital question which it in- volves will be all the more difficult to grapple with when it next pushes its ugly head above water. We have als ways contended thas one of the first dutica of the governing powers here la to watch with jealous eyes the rights of Chinese residents vis-a-vis the unhealthy influence of the mandarins of the adjoin anding diapire. And it is because the stops which led to the release of Lee Lam Kwai Bra explainable to the Chinese wind only by the exercise of an un pleasantly strong influence from the mainland, that we consider a keen in 19th March, WILLIAM HTXES, Chief Naval quiry so absolutely necessary. If it be Store-keeper, Trincemusies, son of the late refused, a very grave responsibility will Mr James Hynes, of Uiverton, Dalkey, undoubtedly rest upon the governing County Dublin, to MARY R, daughter of powers. Colonel Rich, B.E., Queen's-gate, Hyde Pork.

OF

Soda Water Lotonado, Tonic Water Gingerade, Polaas Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876

· MARRIAGE.

736

At St. Jude's, South Kensington, on the

The publication of this issue commenced at 7.10 p.m.

The China Itail.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1885.

The action of the Attorney General, in Fendeavouring to navigate the Roman

TELEGRAMS.

PARLIAMENT.

Lomax, 6th May. The vote of credit has bean approved by the House of Coramont

Goneral Sir Peter Lumsden returns home forthwith;

ESIC BURNIA AND AFGHANISTAN. The Russian Government has intimated

Catholic Incorporation Bill through the its readiness to consider the question of Council, has attracted some attention. the removal of its outposts, when the Mr Ryrie brs raised the point whether

or not it was fairly within the official Boundary Commission meets. duty of Mr O'Malley to engineer a. pri- vato bill; and our correspondent Pro- cedure makes a few comperate com

LOCAL AND GENERAL

ents in the same strain. We are pre-PABLO SOLL CANAL→→Gordon Castle, and-

Harertos, April 13; Harter, and Elec

tra, April 18; Patroclus, April 20; Glenartney, Oracles, and Orts, May 4. The next AMERICAN Mate, per the 0,

For Venetia frena Hongkong: for Singa. pore, Dep-Surgeon General Hangerford, Lieut.-Colonel Crawford, R.A., and Mrpared to go so far with Mr Ryrie and Larken; for London, Messrs H. Ashton, P. the correspondent, but not all the way. Plage Armourer Sergeant, R feling and In response to an appeal from Bishop John Liddell for Marcilon, Mr C. Rick Raimondi for aid, this Governor referred scilles, Manghai: for London via klar.

ome for instructions. These instruc- R. M. Davidson, Mrs Dodwell, children and 2 aniahs, and Ms H. Polen. tious or suggestions were given to guide From Yokohama: for London, Cal. Nugent, the Governor in dealing with this and Mr E. U Caldwell; for Venice, Mr J. question of incorporating the Roman

Thomson

Catholic Mission. There is no great: or, for Hubow, 1 European, and irregularity, we fancy, is Ilis Excel- The Per Faking, for Shanghai, 49 Chinese.ral to deal with the question on theThe

lency requesting the Attorney Gene

Fer

Per Ningpo, Tor Shanghai, 3+ Chinese. Per Nonahan, for Swatow, 12 Chineso. Fer Dubury, for Swatow, 162 Chinese..

TO. DETART.

lines laid down in a despatch from the Secretary of State. Mr. O'Malley seeme:

to us, therefore, to have been engaged Per Rohill, for Shanghai: from Hoag-in carrying out the suggestions of the kong, Miss O. da Silva, Mrs and Miss Crown in introducing the Bill The Rozario, Mr and Miss d'Almeida; from Secretary of State did not, however, London, Mr stid Mra Batt, Mr A. J. mean that, he should force this Ordin- Thompson; from Caloutta, Megars John snce into law in the face of the un- Evans and K. G. Salmon.

king!

Per Kashgar, for Yokohame: From Hung- official members; and so soon as be Bir Ah Lok and servant; from Lon- found that a very strong opposition don, Mes J. James, 2 hildren and 2 ser-existed, he ought, we think, to have Tante, (2) Misses Fearon. Mr Bird; from recommended that the Bill be forwarded Bingapore, Mr P. De C. Tembyre,

to Bond-quarters. It was the apparent

Per Deucalion, for

for Singapore, &o., 2 Ea- ropeans, and 990 Chinese

Per Amutista, for Swatow, 100 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Spanish barque Merva reports:

fu Q), steamer San Pablō, leit Yekohama on Thursday, the 7th instant, at day- light, and may be expected hore on or alon Thursday, the 14th instant.

E. & &. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Cutterthun

Left Port Darwin on the 3rd inst and

0. S. 8. Co.'s steawer. Laerks, from is expected here on the 13th inst

Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 5th instant. and may be expected hace on the 11th instant.

Dock Movements:

The Estephaniu went to Aberdeen Dock

to-day.

The Pembrokeshire went to Cosmopolitan

Dock to-day,

The New City will go to Kowloon Dosk

-tu-morrow.

The Carisbrooke left Kowloon Dock

to-day.

persistence of the engineering process, Consola are still going up; they are quoted after the Bill was known to be dis-to-day at 985. tasteful, which. lent a significance

to the quasi-official character of The Portuguese corvette Elaphants ar thoroughly private mensure. It had rivod bara from Macao yesterday, evening, Had fine weather during the passage, and certainly borrowed the appearance and went round to Aberdeen Deck this liglit N.E. winds throughout."

The British steamer Salice reports: Had the Secretary of State, and this impres-morning, light Fasterly winds and fair weather sion was intensified by the curione throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICES

MAILS will close:

For SHANGHAI.-

of a pablie Bill from the despatch of

manner in which the officials arrayed TRE N.-C. D. News is given to understand themselves in its favour. All the time, that the Straits Insuranco Cai is going to however, the measure was a purely pri- send a special agent to Hanko for the vate one; and, as we remarked at the time, it was most unfortunate that an

tea-reagoi

For Rouile, at 9.00 au on Friday, instance of officials outroting the un THE NC. D. News hear that there has

the 8th inst."

For YOKOHAMŁA. —

official element should buve arisen up.

ou a Bill which was of a private nature, been some trouble between the Consuls at Per Jokio Mery, at 11.30a.m., on Friday, Mr O'Malley may therefore be charged Canton and the Viceroy, Cheng Chik-tung,

the 8th inst

either with over-zeal for the cause Details had not reached that papar up to For SINGAPORE.

of officialdom or with over-conside the 2nd May

Per Ballena, at 2.30 p.m., on Fridays ration for a religious society. The

the 8th inst

charge does not assume very serious CAPTAIN J. A. Clarke has sent us copies of For NAGASAKI, KOBE is YOKO dimensions, and us the Bill wil after

HAMA

all go Home to be sanctioned or reject Fer Kashgar at 2.30 p.m., Friday, ed, there is not a great deal of harm

done.

the 8th inst.

For SAIGON.-

Per Fort gera, at 4.80 p.m., on Friday,

the 8th in

For STRAITS & BOMBAY

small pamphlet containing exervises on the easiest, method of extracting cube root and on the use of Algebraic signs, intended for the use of testino engineers and officers,

In is earnestly to be desired that the a unfortunate release and subsequent de Ir will be noticed from an advertisement in Per River Ettrick, at 2.30 p.m., on Satur-portation of Lee Lum Kwai shall receive another column that the Tung Ring native

day, thà 9th inst; "

For SINGAPORE AND MAURITIUS —

For Olympia, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 9th inet.

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FODOROW.

Per Douglas, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

9th inst

the immediate attention which the in-

portance of the subject demands. As theatre, situated at the head of Po Yan we cannot help regarding the miter as Lano, opposite the Tung Wa Hospital, will one of the most grave questions which be aald by public angin on the 18th tast has arisen during the occupation of the by Mr J. M. Guoden Island, it goes without saying that it

must be considered on an early day by the Porce Constable Euanson, No, 09, was this Executive Council. So far sa H. 1, the

For SAIGON

Fer Rory, at 3.30 pan., on Monday, the Governor is concerned, the binder has morning presented by Captain Dempster,

11th inst

been made, nad no power can recall Adjetant of the Police, with a very neat For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSU what has been done. But it is the pare-gold anake ring for having in the resant Per Ingraban, at 10.30am, on Tuesday, monnt duty of the Executive to make rife matches distinguished himself as the

the 12th inst. Van the fullest and striotest investigation best skirmishing shot in the Force.

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS into every detail of the process which

LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS-led up to the unfortunate, and, perhaps,

VILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY anwitting mistake. This is a duty W (N-6, D. Nees) are in a position to MELBOURNE, AND ADELAIDE, which cannot be overlooked, and it is state apon authority that the report of Bir For Guthrie, at

1:30

not too much to say that the officers Robert Bart having been appointed British the 12th inst

forming the Executive Council will bə

on Tuesday,

For SINGAPORE, PORT DARWIN, faithful to the trust reposed in them Minister at Peking is antrue. We may COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, if this plein duty be either lightly re-add fat to que missaage of congratulation BRISBANE SYDNEY AND MEL garded or feably performed. It is peut mir Robert telegraphed back to sch - BOURNE, &

absplutely necessary that the determin- | what it weant. Por De Bay, at 3.30 pm, on Tuesday, stion of the Government to preserve the

the 12th Inst. For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA -

Per Taisang, at 9 p.m., on Saturday,

the 16th inat.

integrity of this. Teland be clearly de The interest in shooting is being mainlain.. monstrated to the mandarinate on the ad among the European merabers of the mainlaud; and it is equally imperative Police Force with commendable vigon", that the Chipese traders who claim

British protection in this Colony should On Saturday afternoon sox, a second ez div, buyers MAILS BY THE FZENUH PACKET,

The French Contract Packet Tangled from the muschinations of native afbetes and captained by Inspector know that they are safe in Hongkong daffer: fes, consisting of

i

will be despatched on THURSDAY,

the 14th May, with Mails for the in China. The prosperity of Hongkong compete with the duffer team who beat United Kingdom, Europe, and places dependa almost entirely upon this sectiri he cracks last Saturday. - The latter beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits ty being safeguarded at every point and am will be captained by Constable Settlements, Batavia, Burman, Ceylon by every means in our power. That gensbo, who wade 74 in the match on the the Australian Colomas, Pandionéry such a feeling of security tips been

Madras, Calcutta. Adeo, Mauritius, rudely shaken every one fully admiti) | 25th ultimo, 72 in the match lam Saturday, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, The usual hours will be observed in along and every one will readily admit that and who won the prize for skirmishing

the Main do

no stone should be left unturned to shooting