1885-06-27 — Page 2

For Sale.

ERICKEL & Co.

hovENTO TUIR NEW

PERMISEN

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

AND ARE SELLING

TORES and other RETAIL ARTICLES

at the lowest possible prices FOR CASH.

and giring the benefits of the Co-operative Store system to the Public without the ecossity of Membership. Detailed Prices will be furnished an application

*****

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S OLE MAN'S STORES.

Jons Mom & Sons, Tamixed, OIL MAN'S STORE S.

J. T. MORTON'S

O IL MAN'S

STORES.

MACONACHU BROTHER'

Lowestoft

OILMAN'S

STORES.

AMERICAN

OILMAN'S STORES.

WINES, EU.

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts.

1RES. GRAVES,

BREAKFAST CLARET, »

13

SAUUONE' MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1818),

HUNT'S PORT.

1 and 3 star Flex New BRANDY. Convoten's BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAILAN'LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. Benaz's IRISH WHISKY, ROSE'S LIME JUICE CORDIAL. Nora PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH, JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY. MARSALA.

EASTERN AMERICAN CIDER.

CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO.

CURACAO.

&c.,

ፍ...

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

Entertainment.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

0ITY HALL

LAST NIGHT! LAST NIGHT!! OF

HE MASCOTTE OPERA

COMPANY.

PATRON:

H. E. SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.

TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! SATURDAY, Jine 27th. PLANQUETTEN DELIGHTFUL COMIC OPERA 'Les Cloches de Corneville,' (The Bells of Normandy.)

Mr E. FARLEY... Marquis DR LUCINAY.

VIRNOX REI

F. M. FACR... NEIL O'BRIEK

Miss FLORIJUE } SEYMOUR......

Mies EVA DA ENFORT.

GHENIEOX.

GASPARIL THE BAILLIE

GRIMAINE.

ASD

SERFOLETTE

The remaining Characters by the full strength of the

'Mascorre Drama Coarany, and a host of Auxilliary Aid.

REMEMBER! GRAND FAREWELL PERFORMANCE

and positively

LAST APPEARANCE OF THE MASCOTTE OPERA COMPANY.

APPROPRIATE SCENERY & EFFECTS, with

BIC AND COSTLY WARDROBE.

Doors open at....... Overture at..

5,30 1.31. ....0.00

Priers of Admission : Reserved Dress Cir.

cle and Stalls,

Pit,

$3

$2.00.

$1.00.

Box Plan nt Messrs. KELLY & WAISH'.

FRANK STUART, Aged, Hongkong Botel. Jangkong, June 27, 1880.

1075

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

CEALED TENDERS will be Received by the Undersigned until 2 Clock p. of MONDAY, the 13th Proximo, for the CONSTRUCTION of a BREAK WATER, HAULING UP SLIP, STORE- HOUSE, &c., at the ROYAL NAVAL YARD, Kowloon, according to Plaus which can bú sech on application to the Suaveros at the Royal Engineer Offices, between 10 am. and I p.m. on week days, from whem Spoci- fleation, Bille Quantities and Form of Tenders can be obtained.

Tenders should be addressed to the NavAL STÓREKGUPER, marked "Tender for Break

water, &c.

Tender is reserved,"

The right to reject the lowest er any

W, H. LOBB, Nocal Storekeeper.

H. 3. Naval Yard, Hongkong, 27th June, 1885.

NOTICE.

1039

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR. SAIGON, SINGAPORN, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ,! PORT SAID. MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, DUNKIRK, LONDON AND ANTWERP.

ALAO

N THURSDAY, the 9th July, 1835, Non, the Outopany's 85. SAGHALTEN, Commandant DeLACHOIX, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the nbare places.

Cargo and Spacio will be registered for London as well as for Marcilles, and oc- copted in transit through Marssilles for the principal placer of Europe,

Shipping Orders will be granted until

Noon.

Cargo will be received on heard until p.., Specie und Parcsis nuti 8 p.m. on the 8th July, 1885. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at

To-day's Advertisements. the Agency's ()fice.)

&c.,

SAUNDERS, pints and quarts.

GUINNESS'S STOUT, battled by E. &

alve Port

J. Burke, pints and quarts.

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the at Noon.

Gallon.

ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.

TO LET, FROM 1ST MAY, SHOPS and GODOWNS, BH STOR- Alb at No. 55 Queix's ROAD EAST, (oppose the Temporasie Flall). Also, BEDROOMS. SERVANTS and Kirches AC- COMMODATIES.

Apply to

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship

Peking, Capt. G. HEDELMANN, Will be despatched for the TO-MORROW, the 28th Inst.,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hangkang, June 27, 1580.

1087

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Afili Captain RILEY, will be despatched as above on

MacEWEY, FRICKEL & CO. THURSDAY, the 9th July.

Hongkong, April 4, 1885.

Notices to Consignees.

$72

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,

TH

THE Steamship Gines having arrived front the above Purts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium-arc boing landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, wherce and/or from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded un less notice to the contrary be given before Neon TO-MORROw, the 20th Instant.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the

30th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, June 25, 1885.

Insurances.

1074

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

For Freight or Puage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, A genia Hongkong, Jano £7, 1885.

NOTICE.

1088

General MEETING of ENGINEERS will be held in les VICTORIA HOTEL on TUESDAY, 30th June, at 8 pm, when Mattars of Importance will be brought forward.

All are earnestly requested to attend.

Hongkong, June 27, 1885.

Destination,

Contents and value of Packages are ro- quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

Hongkong, Juna 22, 1886.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

June 26, 1880 :--

|

DEPARTURES.

June 27→→→

enza el, for Yokohama.

Wildwood, for Iloilo,

Hdlane, for Tintain.

Ascalon, for Shanghai.

Amutista, for Amoy and Tamqui,

amorte, for Amoy. Adeca, for Singapore and Bombay,

ei-lo, fer Shanghai.

CLEARED.

Jaunos, for Shanghai, Glencor, for Bhunghai. James G. Pendleton, for Cebu. Peking, for Shanglii. Namon, for Coast Ports. Signal, for Boibow. Alwine, for Haiphong. Carisbrooke, for Saigon. Haverton, for Yokohama Willy, for Havre.

Diretor, for Portland, Oregon. Mobile, for Saigon. Meshwe, for Singapore.

PASSENGERA, ARRIVED.

Por Sharpshooter, from Albany, Mrs Horne and children.

Per Aline, from Haiphong, 16 Chinese.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SINGAPORE.

the 2nd July.

HAMA.——

[No. 6838-Jun 27, 1885.

ure calculated to secure the good 1 dollars the trip, and coolly refuse to proceed standing of their order. Some such for a mailer sum. Indeed, the money now Scheme was indocd under consideration pod for coolie-hire to the Gap must bo ja few months ago, but for reasona

Per Electra, at 2 pm, on Thursday, best known to thece songerned it fell quale a largo item in the expenditure of For NAGASAKI KOBE AND YOKO-through. Of one thing we are also the Colony; and for this reason, if for no sure, and that is that the investors alber, the now Tramway will be welcome Per Kashgar, at 5p.m., on Saturday, of the Colony would be glad to to a large class of residents. Of coutros

the 4th July.

see some action taken in this di- the easier communication between the city For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY

Au investor remarked not and the (inp. will have a commercial vaine ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS-rection, VILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY, very long since that be never could tell which will be developed an the Tramway MELBOURNE & ADÉLAIDE.—.

whether Mr So and-so was selling his For Tamadice, at 230 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 7th July.

HEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping..

9 a.m.-Namen leaves for Coat Ports. Noon-Peking leaves for Shanghai. RELIGIOUS SERVICES –

UNION CHURCH.-Divine Warship, 11 A.M. Rev. E. J. Eitel. Service in Chincse, 2 r..-Rov. J. Chalmers, M. A., L.L.D.

SEAMEN'S SERVICES-The Services for Seaner which have been hitherto hate in the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will be hold in the futuro in Union Church On Sunday and Friday eveninga at 7.30. All Sommen are invited to attend,

GERMAN BERGESLA CHAPEL.-Service in

arts of the island to residents and visitors..

So far as we can learn, the line will not for the present come nearer to the Qocen's Road than St. John's Pince. But there do

own or his client's shares in any given works itself surely and steadily into the poration. To prevent all such jobbing duly life of the Colony. But the it must be made imperative to reveal immediate advantage of the undertak

all transactions. This ing will be that the construction of the line principals in rule is now being acted upon most opens up the onolest and most attractive stringeatly in many quarters; but it would be better for all concerned were it made a sine qua non in all recognised share business. A question might arise us to the amount of the Sworn bonds to be entered upon by a bruker. In view of the urgent nece sity which exists for reising and main-

faing the status of brokers here, any Parade Ground. There is no great stream sus not less than five thousand dollars of trafic upon that portion of the roadway, nor more than ten thousand, might be and it seems a very small concession to ask йxed upon. The subject has been pre- for a Company which has guaranteed to viously ventilated to these columne, but construct a difficult engineering work like

not appear to be any sound or reasonable objection to its making start from the

Per Moska, from Nagasaki, Me Doppy- the Gorman language, by-Rev. F. Hartoum, we shall be glad to give another opp that up the side of the mountain. We ain

Roite.

Por Zambesi, from Straits, 219 Chiness. Per Feria, from Plymouth, &c, Mrs Kossow, Miss Musannes, Messra Blohm and Sörengen, and 7 Chinese from Straits.

DEPIRTED.

Per Sue, for Singapore, 250 Chinese; for Colonies, Europeans stoecage, and 65 Chinese.

Per Mengalah, for Makung: from Saigen, 4 Chinese Generals, and 233 Chinese pri- Mr and Mrs Autory de la Noe, Mr Aulery For Yokohama from Marseillos,

de la No, and Mr Inabata.

sonur.

Pur Per-ho, for Shanghai: from Saigon, Men Lovise • Drael.

Per Wilford, for Iloilo, 1 European.

Per Amatiste, for Amoy, 3 Europeans,

80 Chinese,

Per Camarta, for Ainoy, 109 Chinese. Por down, for Singapore, 1 Ohinese. TO DEPART.

Per Glencrs, for Shanghai, 1 European. Per James G. Pendletem, for Cebu, 1 Ex- ropean.

Pur Peking, for Shanghai, 20 Chinese. PLP Namo, for Coast Ports, 250 Chinese. Por Sigual, for Hoihow, 2 Europeans, 80 Chiness.

Por Aleine, for Haiphong, 40 Chinose. Per Carisbroer, for Saigon, 20 Chinese. Por Wily, for Havre, I turopean, Per Mobile, for Saigon, 30 Chinese. Per Mosta, for Singaporo, 1 European.

SHIPPING REFORTS.

The British barque Sharpshooter reports: 1084 Had Bight winds and calp the whole way.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.-

Por Nano, at 8.30 am., on Sunday, the 28th inst., instead of as pre- riously nutildi.

Emma Muller, German harque, 605, J.For YOKOHAMA G. Kading, Singapore Juus 1, Tiruber.- ORDER.

Julo 27 :- Skarpshooter, British barque, 489, John Horne, Albany. (W.A.), April 7, Sudal- Wood.-GILMAN & CO.

Ahrine, German steamer, 400. P. Moos, Haiphong Jur 23, Ripa.-A. MARTY.

Mostu, of the Russian Volunteer Ficot, 2,244, S. Bauer, Nagasaki Jana 23, Water Ballast.Meters & Co.

Zambesi, Britishatentaer, 1.540, S. Bason, Bombay June 9, and Singapore 21, General. General-P.&O. S. N. Č.

Feronia, German steamer. 1,115, Paulacn, Plymouth via Penang, and Singapore, May 10, General.-SEZMUSEN & Co.

Haroldline, American 4.m. shooner, 1,204, Tibetts, Nowcastle, (N.S.W.). May 4, Coul LOSG-ORDER

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Per Haverto, ut 9 a.m., on Sunday, the

28th inst. Fer HAIPHONG...

Por dwing, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the

28th inst.

For SHANGHAL-

tunity to those especially interested to

overy Sunday, at half-pant ton A.M., in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, discuss the question. That it is a mat-eruly wish the Company all success, and ter which closely affects a very large roartily congratulate the promoters on Weat Point.

Sr. Joan's Cuoren, Garden Road.-proportion of residents here, is unqnes- their prospects of a speedy realisation of 9 A.M. Mass and Scrmon. 5.30 PM, Even- | timable. It is equally beyond question their wishes.

ing Service, Benediction.

General Memoranda, TUESDAY, Jone 30:-

Debentures of The China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., payable at the office of the Goueral Agents.

Interest of Chinese Loari of 1884 payable. Goods por Glencoe undelivored after

is date subject to rent.

8

pa-Meating of Engineers in the Victoria Hotel. FRIDAY, July 3 Goods per

Steamer Peiko unclaimed

that such a step would improve the statas of brokers, while it would give greater security to investors. Why the suggestion should not therefore be at once carried out, is not very clear

THE TRAMWAY TO THE GAP. Four years ago the project of connecting the Gap laval of Vistoria Pank with the city was firat formulated in a petition pra sented to Government by Mr Alex. Find

TELEGRAMS.

VARLIAMENT AND THE MINISTRY.

LONDON, June 23. Parliament stands adjourned until the 6th July.

Lord Duncaven has been apprinted Under Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Sir Drummond Wolff is appointed on a special mission, and not to replace Sir E.

after Noon subject to rent ami landing ay Smith; and now, the formant permissionBaring in Egypt.

(Via Southern Line.) THE KEW MINESTRY, AND TES QUEEN,

charges at i cent por package pur dieu of the Government having hoon received, SATURRAY,

July 4-

the works of the longkong High Lerol. Noon-Applientions for Shares in the

Hongkong and Macao Glass Manu-Tramway Company, Limited, have bocsi facturing Co., La., receivahlo at Mcasra commenced. Like every other improve, | Lord Salisbury only accepted office at the Russell & Co.'s office.

acnt df a startling or difficult nature, the urgent request of the Queen, Mr Gladstono ides of making any such undertaking a pay- having refused to consider his resignation. ing concern was secuted on almost every HONGKONG DISPENSARY,ide. The Hongkong and Chins Tramway OBSTRUCTIONS AT ALL CHINESE

THE

Bataulished A.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

Company, who took measures to pass a bill

PORTS TO BE REMOVED. through the Legislative Council, to enable

Yesterday evening the Hongkong Cham- them to lay tramwaye both upon this lower bor of Commerce received the following aud upper levels of the Colony, would have telegram from Mr O'Donor, the British

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS.allowed the Peak Trateway to slide put of Chargé d'Affaires at Peking, in reply to o

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRodoists,

IMPORTERS

OF

their programme altogether, but for tas from the Chamber waking that the obstruc- watchfulness of the Elon. P. Kyrie and Mr tione to navigation at Tamsui might be A. F. Smith. These gentlenion have all removed --

Drugbisty Sundries, Neussay Requi-along stuck to the opinion that a transway!

SITES. TOILET REQUISITRA, ENGLISH, AMCHIDAN, AND FRENCH PATENT

MEDICINE. MANUFACTURERS

or

Soda Wator, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Gingerade, Pobasz Water, Sarsaparillu Water, and other Aerated Watera,

For Ping, ut 9 am, on Sunday, the The Manufactory is under dírect and

28th inst

For SAIGON,

Por Mobile, at p.m., on Monday, the 29th inst, instead of as previously notified.

For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-

KOK

Per Morfiné, at 11.30 a.m., on Tues lay,

the 30th inst.

For SINGAPORE AND LONDON.—

Pur Hesperiat, ut 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday.

the 30th inst.

continuous European Sumeriaion. Hongkong, June 1, 1875.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG. (For The Hawgkong Almanack)

JUXE-JOLY.

730

BIG WATER.

SUN.

For BAIPHONG.-

Per Actie, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the

30th inst.

Day of Mirn aronth.

Ajt.

Hives Hels.

13. 31

I. M.

H. M,

28

9.14

11.20

5.19

29

9.43 11.00

II. M. 6.47 5.20 G.47

30

10.13

0.1

6.20 4.40 0.47 10.41 m. 8.21 0.48 11.15 5.21 6.47 1.19 11.50 m. 5.21 6.47

Vessels.

Captain.

Agents.

Nagol. Wagner.

Sieman & Co.... Siommon & Co..

Havre, &c., via Suez Canal,... Electra (6). London, &o, via Suez Canal...Hesperia (5). London, a., via Snez Ganai...Ancona (8). Loulos, vix Suez Canal... Ajax (a

x (a).. Maravilles, &a, vin Saigon......Soghalien (s). New York, vis Suez Canal. Mosser (B).... Portland (Oregon) Yokohama City of Ria da Taasiro (3).

Director.. San Francisco, via San Francisco......

Highland Light.... Peking (8) Toupany, are authorized to Insure Shanghai, via Amor Antenor (8)..

Shanghai Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Nanos () Swatow, Singapore and Bangkok Mongkut (s):

THE Undersigned, Acexts of the above against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANY.

14 Sydney and Melbourne, &c.....Taunadice (s)..

Trieste, &c....

Berenice (3)..... Victoria (British Columbia).... Nanaimo........ Yokohamia and Hicgo

THE Undersigned aro prepared to accept

Rise First Class Godowns at

per cent. net premium per annum.

NORTON & Co., 'Agents.

Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

938

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vencls, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-

BELLE OF OREGON, Amer. barque, Capt. E. Matthews. Messageries Maritimes.

BEN J. SEWALL, American ship, Capt. 8. R. Ulmer. Douglas Lapraik & Co.

COLUMBUS, German ship, Capt. H. Saner melch-Borneo Company, Lánited.

Stock.

BANKS,

Breconshire (8)......

R 0. Murray...F. & O. S. N. Co... Riley

Butterfeld & Swire..... Messageries Maritimed, Russell & Co..... Russell &

Delacroix..

Titzck Bogart.

Norcross

G. Hotermann...

Bragg ............... ¡Pitman......

P. H. Inff..

Green...... ¡G. B. Verona Dodd.

Pope.

& Co....... Pacific Mail S. & Co... Russel & Co.

Siemsint & Co...*** Butterfold & Svire........... ..Douglas Lapraik & Co.........

Yuen Fat Hong...... Russell & Co.. ..10. Bachrach.

Russell & Co... Adamson, Bell & Co.

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Nos. of Vale

Paid-

up.

Shores.

Hongkong and Shanghai Pank Corp. 50,000 $ 1265 120

**INSURANCEA.

North-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000£ Yangleze Insurance Chenpany, Ld... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 2,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.... 24,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld..... 10,0008

Chinsen Jenrance Co., Limited...... 1,500's Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 8 China Firo Insurance Co., Ld... 20,000,$

STEAM COMPANIES,

BK. C, and M. Steamboat Co., L23.) 8,000,8

DIRECTOR, British barque, Captain W. D. Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387 €

Bogart.Adams, Bell & Co.

FLIKDEKICH, German barque, Captain H.

Spiesen.-Siemssen & Co.

HIGHLAND LIGHT, American ship, Capt

J. W. Nororosa.-Order.

JAMES G. PUNDLAxos, Amorican barque,

B. F. Colcord. Captain.

PENоngor, American barque, Capt. P. L Chapman-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

60,000 shares issued............

| China and Manila S. 3. Co., Ld..... 3,5008.

MISCELLANEOUF,

POSITION PRE LAST REPORT. Last Dividend Balances.fuard

Herero

$4,400,00

Date of Leaving.

Tuly 2, at 4 p.m. June 30, at 4 p.1. July 2, at 4 p.m. July 9

July

9, at noon, July 8, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. Jaly 3, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. June 28, at noon. June 30.

June 28, at 9 a.m. June 30, at noon. July 7, at 3 p.n. „June 30, at noon. Quick despatch. About June 30,

JUNE 27, 1885.

Closing Quotato, Cash.

61,670 £ 2 half year 158 % `prem.

For oqib sationofdio. {$ 400,000) 200 € 50

rls 3€ 20€ 50,000

534,000 8 1,2508 1258

600,000 $ 83.333 263

167,381! 250 3 508

1.05,000 $ 469,660

540,107

406,920

1,000$, 2005 28,71150 Credit balanca

2508 508 000,609.668 1068 20$ 547,500$

саб

a. 300 per share-

The 100

#480

€67 8821

8165

eash

$6,165.20 297,868.07 $20 for 1883 8360 191,060.99$ & for 1883 $72

2

4,593.988 % half year 43 prem.

20% discount-

30 discount

6,683,906 % half year 66% prem

Old, $3.00 2,488.56 New, 81.50 13,274,034 % 23538 210

1008 TO

9 200.230.55 deprec. fuad

10E 10

31,212 £

10

10

100.

ali

DU

12 8 125818,000 10 £108,552. 17.10 10€ 7.10 1001 100 LIN 108 1008 508 508 100/3 100

50 ali

442.11810 829.093 % First Feaz

100 al

do.

Rates of Interest

do. Payable.

8. 565 T1, 300) all

1884 A...

2700€ 500

WILNA, American ship, Capisin S, Sim

21 1884 B..

2790 $ 600

BugarDebentures, 1880.

0003 500

PHINEAS PENDLETON, Amarisan barque, Capt. Blanchard.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. RALPH M HAYWARD, Ar. barquentine, Capt. J. Baxter,-Arahold, Karberg & Co. SHARPSHOOTER, British barque, Capiain John Horno.-Gilman & Co.

'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 10,000$ HK, and China Ĝas Co., Limited. || 500 £

New Shares......

******** 1,900 £ Hongkong Hotel Company, L...

2,000 8 8,000 she, issodana

1,000 $ China Sager Company, Limited...... 9,000 8 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 1,250 8 Hongkong Bakery Company, L... 6008 Lavon Bugar Company, Limited..... 7,600% Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co... 5,000 Selangore Tin Mining Co. (S'hai) 2,500 3 'kong Ropa Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 8

LOANS.

ST. NICHOLAS, American ship, Capt. W. Chinese Imperial 1881...

P. Joy.-Melchers & Co.

mons-Order.

:

30,000 $ 4,000$

June16&Dec. 10

March 15

June 80

¡June & Decana.

*Yamien state telegraphic orders issand to the Gap is both feasible and necessary; to clear obstructions navigation at all ports and now their favourite selimo is likely to immediately.' be carried out, while the tramway on this

This aunoanesment has been received

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

lower level sooms to be as far off as ever, with general satisfaction. It is to be hoped and looks less practicable now than it was the Provincial Anthritice will set about. two years ago. The jurickola revolution removing the obstructions in as prompt a cannot, however, extend to the Gap and manner as 'the Xamen has issued the the scheme of an endless wire-rope tramway orders. from the. Cathedral level upwards is now about to be carried out. By dins of per sovorance aurt unremitting labour, all pré- liminary difficulties have been at last over. come; and the actual work has now been commenced. By the time that Mr Bolton, the engineer, has made substantial progrém with the enttings and levellings, portiona of the unterial will have been prepared and shipped by Mr Anderson, the manager, who went Home some time ago to make! the necessary arrangataents. By midsitm.

mor of next year, therefore, the promotes of the Tramway will be in a position to anticipate the speedy and not fur-distant -High water at Whampon: 2 hrs. 30 realisation of their hopes. It is fully ei

mins. later than at Hongkong; at the Barrier: 3 hrs 15 wins,; at the Salt pacted that the line will be in working

Flats: 3 hrs. 30 mins; at. Shameen:

hrs. 45 mins.

Fell moon, 27d. Ch. Söm. afternoon..

order by the clees of next year.

It may be remembered that the Line extends from St. John's Place, adjoin

The publication of this issus commenced ing the Protestunt Cathedral, up to the ář 7.30 p. 18.

Cap on Mr Edd's lot. The pare will on on rail having a gauge of 5 feet; and while the total length of the line is about 4,500 feet (say re-sixth of mile), it has a rise of some 1,200 fest, with un avocagə gradient of 1 is 3.75. While it is not ne

The China Briail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNK 27, 1885

RECENT events, as well as incidents cessary to enter into any technical explana- not altogether bayond recollection, have tion of the endless wire-rope principle by demonstrated the great desirability of which the ears are lowered and hauled up, formulating some scheme for providing it may be mentioned that the nacending sworn brokers for this Colony. There and descending care pass bach other half can be little doubt that of lute years the way by means of a loop-line. The safety brokers of Hongkong as a class have of the lite seems to have been must satie entered spy in reputation. This re-

Passed Suez Canal. OUTWARD BOUND-Grepille, May-19:

River Indus, May 29; Hankow, J

, Juna 2; Titania, June ; Elektra, June 9; Bellerophon, Hector, Melbourne, and Iphigenia, Jane 16; Amphitrite, June 19; Glencurn, Steuton, Asbib, Bretagne, Juare

28. HOMEWARD BOURD Anchises, June 5; Deucalion, June 9; Glengarry, Jous 19; Copack, June 29.

The next ExeLisa Mai, per the F. & O. Co.'s steamer Kaisar-hind, left Singa- pore for this port on Friday, the 26th inst., st 8 m., and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, the 1st July.

The O. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Antenor left Singapore for this port on the 22nd hust., and may be expected he e on the 28th inst.

The Shire line S. 8. Breconshire left Singa- pare for this port on the 22nd instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 28th inst.

DOOK MOVEMENTS:-

The Galveston will go to Aberdeen Dock

to-morrow.

The Actis will leave Aberdeen Dock to-

morrow.

The Greyhound will leave Cosmopolita

Dock on Monday.

The Haverton, will leare Cosmopolitan

Dock on Monday.

The Elsa will leave Kowloon Dock on

Monday.

Tus P. & steamer Kaisar-i-Hind, with the next English mail, left Singapore for Hongkong, on Friday, the 26th June, at 8

grettable circumstance is owing almost factorily provided for, not only by means entirely to the fact that the only quali of solf-acting brakes, but by a double ropa fication supposed to be necessary for This repe, which revolves upon a horizon, We hear that Mr I. P. Madar, who was the profession of a broker now-a-day's 35,tal wheel, comes into play only when the shot by the Indian, Ameer Khan, on the to have failed in everything else. 1 hauling rope goes wrong, and is therefore 20th inst., is progressing favourably, but the good old days, not so very many a reserve power, while this reserre rope he is still so weak that it has not been con- years ago, brokering was not looked

upon as the last resource of a ne'er-do-also sate in motion other checks which,sidered advisable to operate upon him for well. But in these times all this sp- to our mind, renders the line oren the extraction of the bullet. The bullet, it pears to have changed. Instances are more safe than the ordinary tramway. It may be mentioned, gives the patient but how bot too frequent which tend to has already been mentioned that the New Little trouble. show that the modern Colonial broker is

not neccesarily the man of honour and of Tramway Company purpose establishing a

high eredit that he was wont to be, It hotel near the upper terminus of the lins, THE Administration of Saigon announce is needless to any that numbers of which will doabtices prove to be a great through the Journal Officiel that some evil brokers here are quite capable of con boou to atrangote and residents who are disposed persons have endeavoured to put cash, buyers docting their business with the utmost not householders on the charmed mountain into circulation, at Hongkong, a number of integrity without having taken any oath top. An objection has frequently hain $10 notes of the Hongkong nad Shanghai oc baring catered into any band:

00 per share, nominal Old, 8160 par share, buyers Na, 8 80 31 8104 por share cash 8140 per share

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There cannot be a shadow of a doubt, raised that, although the Tramway will be Bark, Singapore branch. The notes are at the same tima, that the respousitule a vast convonistou as far as the Gap, it dose not signed. 050 of these notes having been calling of a broker would be placed not go any farther. Travellers by the cas, secreted on board the mail steamer Djemna, upon a far sounder busts than at pres however, who desire to make calls or similar attempts will possibly be made of sent were its members required to be plore the numerous hills and vales of the Saigon. We believe that all those notes sword. This requirement would give e

different status to the profession, and it Rongkong Highlands(the lungs of Victors), have been recovered by the Bank here, with would prevent persons of unsuitable are to be provided with sodan-chairs carried the exception of eight. charecter and position from voluntarily by bearers in the employ of the Company.

assuming the responsibilities which be-Et is not difficult to realise the manifest LAST night we quoted a statement from the long to an honest widdle-upu. We advantage which this arrangement offers to Straits Times to the effect that it was 'supa have no doubt whatever that, to making visitors; and this idas suggests the difficulty posed amongst well-informed Frenchmen in these remarks, we express the feeling of

the large merity of the respectable which too frequently arises in obtaining Singapors that the canmand of the com brokera in Colony. It is possible chair-bearers to go to the upper levels under bied French squadron in the China Seas that some of the fraternity may enter the present cum berennie and laborious con would davolvo on Rear Admiral Rieuniar, tain objections to certain details in the ditions of travel. Some time since it was he being sentur in rant to Rear Admiral. formulation of any scheme of the kiad

suggested. But it is quite certain that my sough to obtain a chair and foar Lesper We are now informed that Admi Now the ral Laspes is Admiral Rieunior's senior in s large proportion of brokers here would coolies at a reasonable fare.

be ready to hail with pleasure a mea coolies wil hesitate and bargain for any two age, rank and service, and that the former