1885-05-09 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR New PREMINE

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, AND ARE HIGLING

TORES and other RETAIL ARTICLES

at the lowest possible prices NON CASH,

and giving the benefits of the Co-operative Store system to the Public without the Tcassity of Membership, Detailed Prices will be furnished on application.

CRuss

-10-

BLACKWELL'S

OIL MAN'S STORES. Jours More & SONS, LIMITED, OIL MAN'S STORES

J. T. Munro's..

OILMAN'S STORES.

MAGONAUHILE Bruz'

Lowestof

Insurances.

NOTICE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANY.

THE Undersigned prepared accept

THE CHINA MAIL.

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

GOVERNMENT BILLS.

This pictured to ENDERS for SPEDIE, Mexican Dol.

per cent, not preinina por annum.

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

138

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE) ::

CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS SILING.

BR Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on

Jara current in this Colony, weighing 7.1.7, in Exchange for BILLS, drawn Un Demand, on the Government of Indin, Cal- ́ catta, will be RECEIVED by the Dustator: PAYMASTER, Arny Pay Ductment, until 12, Noon, or. TUESDAY, the 12th Instant

The Tenders to state the Total Amount required (in Rupees), and the Amount for which ench Bill should be drawn, but no Bills will be issued forens below Rs. 10,000. The Tenders to be in duplicato, in Sealed Cores

addressed to The District Pay master, Army Pay Department, and en- dorsed Tenders for Government Billa."

The right to

Buildings or on Goods storil therein, on the Tenders is rest or reject any or all

Goods on board Voasele and on Hull of Vemels-in Harbour, at the usual Turns and Conditiona

Proposals for Life Assurances will be ru

OILMAN'S STORE S. coived, and transmitted to the Directors

AMERIDAN

OILMAN'S STORES.

WINES, &o.

CHATEAU MARGAUX. CHATEAU LÁ TOUR, pints & quarts. TEES. GRAVES, 'BREAKFAST CLARET, „

11

11

·SAUCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

! (1848). HUNT'S PORT.

1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOUERON WHISKY. KINAHAN'U LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boone's OLD TOM.

E. J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOLLLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY. MARSALA

EASTERN AMERICAN CIDER.--- CHARTREUSE,

MARASCHINO.

CURACAO.

Sti

Stc.

E1%9 BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted ou first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.

For Rates of Trains, forme of pro- posals or any other infonnation, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARDENG & Co.,

Agents, Honphony & Cunton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867:

100

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATHU BY ROYAL CHARTEF OF His Majesty King George The Firs!,

1720.

17.

--ARTHUR GELSTON, Major, Staf Popmuster. TREASURY CHEST OFFICE, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 9th May, 1885.

769

THE FIRST SECOND, AND LAST

FOR SHANGHAI -

The Steamship.·

Peking, Captain G. HEUERMANN, will be despatched for the alore Pext on MONDAY, the 11th Instant, at 11

For Freight or Pussago, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co.

767 Hongkong. May 9, 1885,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

The Co.'s Steamalip

Menelaus, Captain-Neon, will be caspataked as above on THURSDAY, the 21st Instant.

Fer Froight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWİRE, Agente. Hongkong, May 9, 1885,

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

700

May 9, 1885. Ex, Gernas stemmer, 562, Ch. Kuschert, Haiphong May 6, General, R. MARTY:

Peking, British steamer, from Whampon. Patos, Americna gauboal, 400, Comman- des Thomas Nelson, Shanghai May 5.

Ingraba, German steamer, 894, T. R. ginn, Swatow May 8, General DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Oo.

Krong Lue, American steamer, 1,507, R. Andraw, Saigon May 5, Rice-ROSSELL & Co.

PORTRAITS OF GENERAL GOR- DON-Great interest now attaches to the portraits of the above deeply lamented arid illustrious Englishman. The first, we

we inay state, was issued in China, and is a regr blance of Prince, in English custo inscribed underneath in English Colous Gordon, hy way expressing their sense of his worth. The second portrait dates about oight years back and comes from Egypt.. It was used to decorate the life of Chinese Cordon, published early last year at the The statement eo price of oue puny THE Undersigned having been appointed made of late that it is the last takon

freely Agents for the above Corporation are is quite untrue. It is also untrue that a prepared to grant Insurances as follows:- re-issue of it was taken at Khartoum by a Lendon photographer, said to have opened a branch there last year. been taken at Cairo, or elsewhere, except. Changin, Dritish corvette, for a erniso. Portsing the lust, and this, TE LAST, was taken

May 9:- at 32, High-street, Southampton, at the Fire Department.

Alhambra Bludio. The ABT takan ara Policies issued for long or shors periods at always to be had, in various sizes, and at prices in accordance therewith. Orders should be sent direct to Adams and Scania, High-street, Southampton. These portraits are fine specimens of the photographie art Hampshire Advertiser, March 4th, 1885.

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

current rates

Life Department, Policies issued for sums not exceeding -£5,000 at reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872 THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED.

496

Ne later has

PRICE:-1., 2., 3s. bd., 78. 61., 15., 35£4. £, £10 life aizs Photograph of the Chinese mama with new portrais and trauslation, is. Khar toum letter 9d.

TAE Undersigned having beita appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to URANT POLICIPIO MARINE 765 GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by 5. RISKS to all parts of the World, at current

SAUNDERS, pints and quarta,

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

Gallon.

ALE and PORTER, in Hogsheads,

TO LET, FROM IT MAY. shots and GODOWNS, and STOR- AGE, at No. b QUEEN'S CAR MARY, (opposite the Temperance Hall). Also, BEDKOONS SVANTS xd KriCHEN Ave COMMODATION.

Apply to-

MacEWEY, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, April 4, 1885.

WA

WASHING ROOKS.

372

(In English ard! Chinese.) TITASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the un

of Ladies and Geistlemen, can now be had at this Ollice.-Price, 1 vach.

CHINA MAIL Ofice.

NOW PUBLISHED.

DUDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,

BTHEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

BY

ERNEST JEITEL, F.D., TUBING. IEVISED, WITH ADDITIONS..

Price,

THIRD EDITION.

$1.50.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

1398

Hongkong, August 20, 1884.

cales

855

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Ilongkong, Novembar 5, 1893.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

14

THE

Undersigned, ARTS of the above Company, are authorized to. Insure: against PRE at Current Rates,

GILMAN & Cv. Hongkong, January 1, 1882,

Not Responsible for Debts. either the Captain, the Agents, nos Onners will be Responsible for

DEPARTURES.

May 8---

Cicero, for Saigon. Greyhomed, for Heihow. Dermaire, fur Saigon. Esmeralda, for Amey.

tigern, for Saigon. Meer, for Saigon. River Eltrick, for Bombay. Soulou, for Whampoa -

CLEARED Han, for Pellew Islanda Republic, for Manila.

R. R. Thomas, for Manila, Mount Lebanon, for Honolule. Pembrokeshire, for Hankow.

TELEGRAMS TO

ALHAMBRA, SOUTHAMPTON. | Saltee, for Haiphong. **

Fernteer For Saigns, Douglas, for Coast Paris,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned hes récaired instruc tions to Sell by Public Auction, on

WEDNESDAY,

PASSENGERS. ARDIVED:

Par Elsa, iron Haiphong, 14 Chinese Per Douglas, from Swatow, Mr Nelson,

the 13th May, 1885, at 2p.m., at his Sales and 500 Chinese. Reons, Queen's Road,---

AN ASSORTMENT OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE

CURIOS, & comprising:-

VARES, JARS, Rows, ENAMELLED. WADE, IVORY CARVINGS, TORTOISE SUEIL WARR SANDALWOOD WARE, BLACKWOOD CARVED BoxLs, Ivoux FANS, LACQUERED TARLIN,

Per Kwars Ler, from Saigon, 97 Chinese,

DEFANTED.

Per Vortigern, for Saigon, 30 Chinese. Per Mosser, for Saigon, 12 Chiness. Per Greyhound, for Hoihow, 40 Chinese. Per Dernaire, for Saigon 9 Chinese. Por Esmeralda, for Amoy, 200 Chinese. TO DEPSET.

Per Republic. for Manila, 1. European. Per R. E. Thomas, für Manila, 4 Euro-

GARGOES.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES --

No. 6796.-MAY-0, 1885.

Per 9. S. Anchises, sailed 1st May To London, 13,429 hoxes Tes, containing 200,304 Its. Cougou, 81,133 lbs. Boanted Caper 281,697 tbs., 20 balos Waste Silk, 16 cares Silke, 302 oases Sundries, 10 cases Bristles From Manila, 140 cases Cigars, 500 bules Hemp, 7 cases Bandries. From Foochow, 10 bales Sundriss. From Japan, 146 balcs Tobacos, 963 pkgs. Sundries. To Now York, 2,172 pkgs. Toa, 110 pkga. Ourion.

Per S. S. City of New York, mailed May 2nd-For Yokohama, 6,870 bugs Sugar, 111 bags Ries and 103 plus. Merchandian for San Francisco, 355 Coffee, 73 bags Elack Popper, 110 Beans, 14,728 Pico, 46 cases GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL Service in fore those immediately interested. So Silks, 200 boxes Nut Oil, 23 boxes Prepared the German language, by Rev. F. Hartinaan,far as the present aspect of things is Opium, 300 bales Honip, 208 pkgs. Ten, every Sunday, at half-past ten a M., in the concerned, no guarantee of peace, or of 510 pkgs. Merchandise and 1 box Treasure Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, a permanent maintenance of peaceful valued at $900; for Victoria, B.C., 12 cases West Point.

relations, can be safely counted upon. Crude Opium and 8 pkgs. Merchandise; ST. JOSEER'S CHULOU, Garden Road. The presence of Russia on tho Afghan for Panama, 6,560 bags Rico, 58 pkga. Mer... Mass and Serucas. 6.30 P. frontier will be a source of never-end- chandise, 50 pigs Nut Oil, 4 cases Silke ing Service, Benediction. and 2 cases Crude Opiam for San Jozó de

ing anxiety and trouble to England Guatemala, 1 onso Silks for Chicago, 120

and to India and the permanent in- pkgs. Merchandise and 1 casa Silke for

crease of the Indian army, together New York, 16 bales Raw Bilka and 14 cases

with the necessity which will exist for Silk Guors,

being ever on the watch for the first signs of intrigue, and being always ready to meet and thwart them, will be almost equal to a war. Still many have apparently made up their minds that the trouble is ever, and the danger is post. We wish that there were sufficient grounds to believe that such is the case.

if it be contended that the Boundary. Commission will then take up the Shipping

question, and that the negotiations Daylight-Douglas leaves for Coast Porta.will than proceed to a satisfactory be hope may conclusion, such entertained. But to lancy that an UNION CHURO-Divine Worship, 11 arbitration upon the covenant of 17th AK.Rov. E. J. Eitel. Service in Chess,March will satisfactorily dispose of all Yet 21.1. Rov, J. Chalmers, M, A., L.L.D. difficulties is quere foolishness.

SEAMKY'S BARVICES The Services for this secme to be the sum and substance Beamon which have been hitherto held in of what has been arranged; and Sir the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will be Peter Lumsden has gone Home from held in the future in Union Churak. On the Afgboo frontier to place the real Sunday and Friday eveninge at 7.30. All facts, from the English standpoint, be Seamen are invited to attend.

Par S. S. Deca'in, sailed 8th May Tu London, 19,288 boxes Tea, containing 110,435 lbs. Congo, 278,447 Iba Scented Caper and 16,162 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe total 404,014 4onsta Silks, 78 hates Wasto Silk, 192 rolis Matting, 41 cases Chinaware, 466 pkgs. Sundries. For Soati America, 1,043 pkgs Tos and 2 cases Silks, From Manila 500 balse Hemp and 20 cases Cigars From Japan, 24 casks Hides and 281 half-choets Toa.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For HAIPHONG

Per Saltce, at 9 am, on Sunday, the

10th inst.

For-SAIGON.-

For Ferntower, at 9.00 a.m., on Sunday,

the 10th inst.

13 For SHANGHAL-

Per Peking, at 10.30 2.0i., on Monday,

the IIth inst., instead of as pro "iously notifel

For SINGAPORE AND MAURITIUS,—

Per Olympia, at 11.30 am., on Monday, the 11th inst, instead of as pre- vionely notified.

For SAIGON.---

Pet Bory, at 3,80 p.m., on Monday, the

11th innt.

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL ----

Por Ingrahan, at 10:30a.m., on Tuesday,

the 12th-isi-

For SINGAPORE, FORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD- NEY, MELBOURNE, & ADELAIDE, dick

Even

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.

11. a.m. —Prking leaves for Shanghai. Goods por Glenawn, andelivered after

this date subject to renti

Miscellaneous. Olaines againat the Bealed! must be sent in to Mesers Gibb, Livingeton & Co., on or before this dato.

General Memoranda. TUESDAY, MAY 12 - *.

The draft ordinance respecting da

Noon-Tentlers for Government Bills remestic servitude and kindred subjects

ceived by the District Paymaster.

hus, we observe, been withdrawn. The Goods par Steamer Anadyr unclaimed

aftor Noon subject to rent and landing reason given for this step is that fuller charges at 1 cent per packago per diem. consideration be given to the scope of its provisions. As we have already WESENDAY, May 16

stated, the simplicity of the bill com- 2.p.m.-Austion of Chinese and Japanese meads itself to the forourable consider- Curion, c., at Mr J. M. Annatreng'sation of all who are desirous to protect Claims against the Arratoon Apoar must

be made on or before this date.

MONDAY, May 18

3-Meeting of The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., at its Bead Office, Hongkong,

3 p.m.-Auction of Tang Hing Theatre

and other Buildings

SATURDAY, May 23:

Noon-Tenders for Imperial Chinese Government Dollar Loan of 1885 open,

THE

the unfortunate girls for whom this. For many legislation is intended. years thie subicct has been carefully considored and fully discussed, and the simple provisions of the ordinance which has been drafted embodied the recommendations which have been made by the Secretary of State in despatches during the last three or four. years. The officers in the colonial ser- vice, who have devoted the greatest amount of attention to this subject are the Hon. James Rassell and the Hon.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Frederick Stewart. These gentlemen

Batablished A.D: 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co...

Per Guthrie, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 12th inst, instead of a PT-FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, riously notified.

For SINGAPORE, PORT DARWIN,

COOKTOWN,

TOWNSVILLE,

BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MEL- BOURNE, S‰.

Per De Bay, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

1

the 19th inst.

For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA.

Per Taisang, at 2. p.m., on Saturday,

the 16th inst.

----WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DuugoISTS,

IMPORTERS

OF

DRUGGIES SUNDEIRS, NURSERY REqur BITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS.

MAILS BY THE FRENCE PACKET. ——— The Fritch Contract Packet Yungtal:

will be despatcheat on THUESDAY, Soda the 14th May, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and

places beyond, mid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylou, the Australasian Colonias, Pondichery, Madras, Calatta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Cabraltar.

any Debt contracted by the Officers or Wonx BoxES, CLUAR CABES and JEWELLERY pe Mount Lebanon, for Elonolulu, 20 The usual hours will be observed in closing

Crew of the following Vessels, during their stag in Honghony Harbour:--

GOODELL, American barque, Capt. W. R. Haga-Aduuraon, Ball & Co,

MADURA, British buque, Captain Thos. Stautim.—-hplain.

New Cry, British ahip, Captain J. C. Bray.-Melchars & Co..

Tova, British sisip, Capt. Colic Fraser. -Mesageries Maritinica.

Destination.

Boxes

EMBROIDERED SILE SCREENS ON BLACK WOOD CARVED FRAMES and STANDS.

SILK ESTEROIDERED SHAWLS, BED COVERS and Soares.

&c.,

bici, Texas or Salu.-As custunmry,.

7. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctions.

Haugkong, May 9, 1885.

Fer

Chinese.

Per Nalive, for Haiphong 1 Easopeen.··

For Dougla, for Swatow, 2 Europeans,

and 200 Chinesas.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Americas gunboat Pules reporta: Left Shanghai on the 6th inst, had very 769 pleasant weather throughout the passage.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Fessels.

Captain.

Nelson. Lorraier.

Fraser

Bruy..

. HenermanIL. Scale..

HE REPORT or THE TRIAL OF Londen, via Sáez Canal... Alenalaus (s).... LOGAN AT CLETON that appeared in Mandeles, so, in Saigon..... Yanglad().... the China Mei has boen printed in PAM- San Francisco, vis Yokohama..City of Peking (5), PELET FORM, and is now on Sale. San Francisco..... Price, 30 Centa.

Hongkong, October 3, 1882,

Notices to Consignees.

STEAMSHIP ANADYR

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamships

CGM and Maup, Front bonton

the

above and Antwerp, in connection with Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods-with the excapition of Opium, Trea- sure and Valuables-are being landed and stored at their risk at the Coppany's Go- downs, whence, delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

San Francice*** Shanghai.

fhiorys New • City. Poking Laertes (x). Shanghai, via Auroy............. Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Taisang (6) Singapore, Penang and Calcutta árratoon Apcar (6). Swatow, Amoy and Feochow... Douglas (8)..... Swatow, Amoy and Tamati.....Ingraban (s). Sydney and Malboume, de..... Guthrie (5) Sydney and Melbourus, &c.....Do Bay (u)

Stocks.

DAWEK

Davios..........

Young.

Darke..

Agents.

Butterfold & Swire... Messageries Maritimes.. Pecific Mail 3 S. C...... Rassel & Co..............

Co................. Russol Siemssen & Co........ Butterfield & Swire...... Jardine, Matheson & Co......

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

Douglas Larraik & Co.. Doughs Lapraik & Co.. Bussoll & Co. Gibb, Livingston & Co.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.

Date of Juaving.

May 21.

May 14, at noon. May 16, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. Quick despatch. May 11, at 11 ata,

•May 12

May 16, at 3 p.m. May 16, at 3 p.m.

May 19, at daylight.

tho Maila, &c.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States Mail Packet City of

Peking will be despatched on SA- TURDAY, the 16th inst., with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, ke, which will be closed as follows:- 2.10 F.M. Registry ceasca

2.30 P..

Post-Office

closes, but Corres- pondéfice may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents exira Postage until the time of departure.

·

HOVES OF CLOSENO

THE FRENCH MAIL

The following hours are observed in closing Mails, ., by the French Contract

Packet :--""

Day before departure for Saturday if the de-

parture be on Monday),---

5

K.-Money Order Office closes,

Post Office closes, except the at NIO Box, which, is alway

out of Office hours.

Day of departure

7

10

ay 12, at 11 am,

May 12, at 3 p.m. May 12, ut 4 pax,

11

MAY 9, 1885.

Nos. of Shares

Falte.

up.

Paid- PORTION PER LAST REFORT. Last Dividend

Kier. Balancec.fward

Closing Quotation:8, Cash

$ 4,400,000

1258 125

before Noon Tu-DAY, requesting it to be Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000|5

Optional Carge will boforwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Consignees

landod here. Bills of

INSULANCES

the Underg will be countersigned by North-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000

Goods remaining unclaimed after Toss DAY, the 12th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent, and landing charges at 1 cent. per package per diem.

All Claims must be sent in 70 me on or before the 15th Instans, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance has been effacted

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent,

741

Hongkong, May 5, 1865.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

MRE 8.8, Arratoon Apcar having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees

of Cargo Lrs hereby requested to send

Yangbazo Insuranca Company, Ld.... 9,000 £ Union Insurance Sonisty Co., LA... 2,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., ZA... 24,000 Canton Insurance Doo Co., Ld. 10,000 8 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... 1.500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., L8... 8,000/$ Chins Fire Insurance Co., LL20,000 $

HPPAM COMPANIES.

HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Id. 8,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Corapany, Limited 18, 387 £ 31,212 £ 60,000 shares isecod...... China and Mania S. S. Co., Ld.... 3,5009

MISCELLANEOUS.

kony & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 10,000 HK, and China Gas Co., Limited.

New Shares..... Hongkong Hotel

Company, Lt.... 3,000 sha. inued comprennen China Sugar Company, Limited:

23£ 25 £ 1,25 1253 83.333 25

2508 508 1,000

For equali sationofdir. $400,000

01,570 £ 2 half year 141 % prea, cash, buyura

540,107

Tis, 200 per share

$0.000 534,000's 600,000 $ 105,000

Tla. 155

490,320

184555.

187,381

$634

cash

460,500

880

2008 28,71150 35,165.20

Credit balance

5167

bayeri

297,568.07 $20 for 1833 8340. 191,060.998 t for 1893 807

ez div. ex div.

2508 508 909,600.66 $ 100 3 208 547,500,$

100% 75 102 10 10£10 100 all

206.236.55 deprec. fund

* м

125 1259 18,000 8 500 £ 102 1,900 € 10€ 7.10€ 8,552.17.10 2,000 8 100) 1,000 $ 5,000

in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 1,2508

for countersignature, and to take immediate Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. delivery of their Goods from alongsida.

once

6008

Luzon Sugar Company Limited..... 7,000 8.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at Perak Tin Mining & Bring Co...... 5,0003

landed

and stored at Consigncos risk Selangore Tin Mining Co. (xi), 9,5008 and expense.

Consignees are hereby inforood that all kong Rope Manufactory Co., La. 3,0008 Claims must be made immediately, as

58... 100% 100 100% 1008 50 $ 508 100 8 100

30,000%

4,000 8

4,593.986 % half year $97 prent.

30% discount

10 discount

6,683980% all your 5% prem..

$90 per share, nomins! ola, $3.40 Old, $160 per share 2,488.50

New, $1.80. Now, 8 80 13,274.034%.

285.88810 442,11810

First year

do.

do.

$100

#1

na

$137 per share

$120

829.093 %

50 all

367 320

ex div, buyers caah

100 all

50 all

867

cash

Instant..

1877.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents

1878. 1881

Hongkong, May 4, 1885,-

734

Debentures, 1880,

6.276£

-100 all 16,040 £ 100 all 3,889 TL 500 all 8,065 TL. 500

600%

509a

Botes of Interest. 8%

8

Payable,

Jane 39 Deo, 91

Feb. 28 Ag. 31)

April & October

LOANS.

none will be entertained after the 13th Chinese Imperial 1874..

Juna16&Dec. 10 June & DeceİZL

·A.M.-

Post Office opens. -Registry of Letter welbes Posting of all printed matter and paterna ceasER. AK-Mails closed, except for Late

Latters.

OF

Water, Lemonade. Tonte Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Waters.

The Manufactory is smder direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876. *

have, we believe, combined legal know- ledge and practical administrative ex- perience in their study of the best means of dealing with this delicate mat- ter. Mr Russell, in an exhaustive ra- forward certain suggestions as 10- port on the whole subject, put

the best and most desirable mode of grappling with the abuses of the Chinese social system. And the draft bill which was to have been placed be fore the Legislative Council yesterday is said to embody the recommendations in the report referred to; which, by the way, had been fully approved by the Secretary of State. It is a pity, per- haps, that some discussion did not arise ou the bill, for it seems almost certain that many of the objections which are How entertained by some members of Council to the measure would have been removed by a clear and sim- ple enunciation of the objects and reanour for the hill. While the bill may not suffer by a little delay, however, it is satisfactory to know that the objects which the Government has kept steadily in view are being faithfally carried out in the meantime. That in to say, so far as the law will allow, the Registrar: General is now folding out a protecting Land to all the native children who are brought within his reach; and it is not too much to say that the work done would be a credit to any civilised Goverement. So for the means at the disposal of the Re- gistrar General are being well and worthily utilised, while the co-operation High water at Whampoa: 2 hrs. 30 of the Fu Leung Kak (tho native society mins. Inter than at Hongkong; at the fried with the same philanthropic ob- Barrier: 3 hrs 15 min. at the Saltjes in view) secures. the Government Fists: 3 hrs. 30 mins at Bhamaengeinst any misunderstandings on the Shre: 4 min

part of the native community.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG.

(From The Hongkong Almanack,).

MAY..

HIGH WATT

Day of Mora. Month

Aft.

ш. м.

Svr.

Itiscs. Sets

736

H. M. П. М.

H. M.

10

6.28

5.41

3.24

6.29

11.

6,58

6,57

5.23

6.29.

12

TRT

13. 7.08

5.32 -8,55

6.20 6:30

14

8.12 -.0.38

22 8.30

15

8.48 10:28 5.216.3

The publication of this issue commencal 7.30 pm.

The China fail.

BONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1885,

CoNCERNING the crangement entered 11.10A.M.-Letters may be posted with into between Russia and England, by which an arbitration is apparently to Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30 M. When the Post Office doses take the place of a declaration of war,

entirely.

one point deserves particular notice. 11.40 Late Letters may be posted Those who condude that arbitration will on board the packet with Late close the whole matter in dispute do Fee of 10 cents until time of not, we imagine, realise, exactly what departure.

Quotations. HONGKONG, May 9.

OPIUM-New Patua, cash,... 605

21

12

Ola

cash,... 630 New Benaras, cash,..... 570/72)

cash,... 570

New Malwa, cash,...., 540 Allowance, Taels,

20

Ola Malwa, cash, 560,70 Allowance, Tels 32 Persian,- Oily, csal... b40/60 Allowance, Taols.............. 16. Persian, Faper tied,... 640 Allowance, Taola...... 16.

Exchange

Bauk, Wire,

"}

Demand,

4 months' sight,

Credite,

30 days' sight,

Documentary 4 months' sight,

Indis, Wire, and va

demand,

Shanghai, demand,

30 days' sight, private. Gold Leaf 99 fine. Sovereigns,

***

3/6

3/6

3/6

TELEGRAMS.

PARLIAMENT..

LONDON, 8th May, 1885.

The Debate on the Policy of the Govern ment is fred for Monday.

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAN. Paradox I AM Chnpette-Macaroni Filly Child of the Mist Colt

First Becaud Third

LOCAL AND GENERAL- Passen Brez Casal-Gordon Castle, and

Hacertos, April 13; Harter, and Elec tra, April 18; Patrolne, April 20 Glenariney, Orestes, and Oxus, May 4.

next AMERICAN MAIL, per the O

has been selected for the arbitrator's decision. It is always a wholesome custom to scrutinies the definitions of things, especially when the arrangements steamer San Pablo, left Yokohama

is being made with a party whose atraightforwardness and honesty is in

an

inveren ratio to English ideas

Plie

of fairplay. Over and above the The aneasy feeling engendered by past experiences of Russian diplomacy - feeling which is somewhat akin to that experienced when walking upon rotten ice-it ought to be especially

on Thursday, the 7th instant, at day. light, and may be expected here on or about Thursday, the 14th instant next FRENCH MAIL, by the M. M. Co,'s str. Demaah, leit Singapore for Saigon and this port on Saturday, the 9th instant, at noon, and may be exprced hero ta or about Sunday, the 17th Instant

noted that the achitration agreed upor The F. & A. §. §. Co.'s stormer Catter then

eft Port Darwin on the 3rd ink and

is expected here on the 13th inst.

0. 3. 5. Un's steamer Laertes, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 5th instant. sal may be expected hore on sho. 11th.

RVICES OF THE DETECH OF ENGLAND FUL O-HORROW,TE BUNDAY AFTER EASTER, Cathedral

is, so far, upun a matter of detail. It is true enough that this details to whe ther the attack made by General Ko- The maroff on thu Afghans at Panjdeb was unprovoked or not-brought the people of Eugland within measurable distance of a declaration of wor Still, after the King of Denmark has given bis award upon the question now raised, whether the covenant not to avance was ins Donstrued or not, it may be asked, will the two nations then be much nearer to a final settlement of the main points iz dispate than they were Pre- Premilyparations for war were being male by England long before the Pandeh affair took place; and if the arbitration upon this ese peist does not carry the settlement of the dispute farther than

$39.

8.5.70

Temperature. (Taken at Meare Balconer de Ca's

Queen's Road,) HONGKONG, May 3.

BAROMETER 9 29.970

Do.

1. P. Macas

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FM

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1. Ma

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(Wet bulb) 9 A., T

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Do. Minimam over night. 76

s

8e-Parade Bervice, Morning Prayer and Sermon. The Military Chaplain. 11 am Morning Prayer, Litany aệ

Sermon. The Colonial Chaplain.

6 p.m. Evening Prayer and Bermon.

The Colonial Chaplain, Prescher, Peters

6.p.m.-Evením.Payer and Sermon.

Rev. J. B. Get Garrison Theatre,

roh (all Services in Chi-

the date anterior to Kumeroff's lateat 7:30 pm Soldiers voluntary, servide

The The Military Chaplain. attack on the Afgheus, we fail to ess

St. Stephen's Church that it can be much of a settlement nose) after all. It will certainly give time far either party to mature preparations; but the result otherwise casnot assume a very decisive character. Of course,

If am--Morning Prayer, der Beva al

B. Ost and Fong Yat Sau

7 p.Erening Prayer and Sermon.

Kerk J.-B. Vst and Fong Yat Seu,