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Bor Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

DEVOE'S

ARE NOW LANDING

EVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE

OIL.

--XX:-

FAIRBANK'S SCALES.

COOKING STOVES.

AGATE IRON WARE

WAFFLE IRONS.

CASH and PAPER BOXES.

KEROSINE STUDY LAMPS.

CORNMEAL.

HOMINY.

Cmoked WHEAT. Cranberry SAUCE. Stud PEPPERS. MACKEREL

American HAMS and BACON.

Prime YORK HAMS.

WINES, &c.

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. 1RES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, 11

I

rt

rt

SAC9ONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT. HOST'S PORT,

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

OLD BOURBON WHISKY, BURRY'S OLD IRISH WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL, WRISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM GIN. JAMESON'S IRISH WHISKY.

MARSALA.

CHARTREUSE.

MARASCHINO.

S

QURACAO.

Joe,

TEA.

EXTRA

CHOICEST NEW SEASON'S

SOUCHONG,

in 5 and 10 Catty Boxna

OIL MAN'S

STORES,

at the lowest possibla prices

YOK CASH.

MacEWEY, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkang, July 1, 1885.

J

ULES

FOR SALE

1105

MUM M t Co.'s CHAMPAGNE, Quarts.....$20 por Case of 1 dot. Pints...............$21

M 2 |

Dubos Frères & de Garnon & Co.'s

BORDEAUX CLARETS AND

WHITE WINES. Baxter's Colabraded "Barley" Bros'

WHISKY,-67} per Cass of 1 doz GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, July 18, 1881.

1187

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Tove to sell by Publie auction,

HE Undersigned has received instruc-

TO-MORROW,

the 23rd Instant, at Noun, at the Godowns

of Messrs. Tourer & Co.,--

35 BALEN YARN,

Ex Steamships Zambesi and Khtva. Also,

7 BALE YARN. Ex Steamship Zambesl

(More or less damaged by sea water), For acement of the consernet. TERUS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All Lota, with all faults and errors of description, to be at Purchasera risk on the fall of the

H. N. MODY, Auctioneer.

hanumer

Hongkong, July 22, 1885.

or

1292

PUBLIC AUCTION

JAPANESE PORCELAIN WARE AND OURIOS, &c.

HE Undersigned has reseivel instruc. dous to fell by Public Auction, on

SATURDAY,

To-day's Advertisements.

}

FOR SHANGHAL

| (Taking Caryo & Passengers at through rates fr CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE)

The Steamship

Glencara, Captain PA will he dospatched as above-TO- MORROW, the 23rd Instant, at 4 p.13.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, July 23, 1985.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

1228

FOR FOOCHOW (SILART, PEAK),

DIRECT.

The Steamship

Galleries

Captain Daxe, will be des atched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 25th Instant, at 3 pm.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, July 22, 1885.

1230

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAL VIA AMOY.

| (Taking Largo & Fame.yers at through rates for NINCPO, CHEFOO, NEW. OHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANROW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Healers Capt. Erwars, will be "despatched as above on

THURSDAY, the 30. Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, dgrati Hongkong, July 22, 1885.

1231

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT.) (Taking Cargo de Passmayers at through rates gür NINGPU, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, THEN SIN, HANKOW und Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Bellerophon, Capt. FREEMAN, will be aspatched as above on

THURSDAY, the 30th Instant.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agouts.

Hongkong, July 3, 1984

UNION LINE.

FOR SHANGHAI.

1231

(Taking Cargo at Verought rates for NINGPO, QÜEFOO, TIENTSIN,

NEWCHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE, )

The Steamship

Weath

Captain Srosthouse, shortly due, will have immediate despatch for the above Port.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Da Hongkong, July 22, 1886.

1233

TO LET.

(With Possession from 1st October, 1985.)

TTOUSE, No. 8, STANLEY STREET.

HOUSE, WELLINGTON STREET.

Gas und Water jaid on. For Particolare, apply to

ROZARIO & Co- Hongkong. July 22, 1886.

1235

Destination.

THE CHINA

Not Responsible for Debts.

Father the Captairi, the Agentà, nor No

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Honghong Harbour:--

ADAM W. SPIES, American barque, Capt. A. D. Fil. Arnhold, Karborg & Co..

ALE Rowe, Hawaiian brig, Capt. G. B. Holland --Moc Fock.

A8 H. Sun, America ship, Opt. R. B Brown P. & 0. 3. N. Cu

C. D. BRYANT, American bargua, Capt. J. H. Colcord.-Edward Schollhass & Ou

COLESBUR, German ship, Capt. B, Sauer- melch.-Borneo Company, Limited.

Evie RRED, American bæque, Capt. A. T. Whittier Russell & Co.

FRANK PENDLETON, Aquarion ship, Capt. E. P. Nichols.--Order.

HAROLDINE, American 4-muted schooner,

Captain Tibbetta, --Order.

HARD Laur, American ship, Capt. J. W. Noreroas. -Onter.

Kronasan, German barque, Capt. T. A. Visser.---Order.

Proscon, American barque, Capt. P. L. Chapmau.-Arnbull, Karborg & Ou

SPSHOOTER, British huque, Captain John H rne,-Gilman & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

July 21, 1885 :---

MAIL.

Mrs C, Harard, Mr Pedro Elias dos Santos; for Singapore, Mesars J. Craig and G Angus; for Marsilles, Col. Hobson, and r H. Schnepel. From Shanghai: for Saigon, Mr P. White; for Port Said, Mr Iratzkoy; for Marseilles, Messes Buissonnet,

Johnston, and J, Nicol, Hov. Aortscaer, Mex Ferguson, Polson, Carter, and Little. From Yokohama: for Mamoilles, Dr. Naumann From Makany: for Saigon, Muss Lanour, Flivard and Fabro, Lieut. Lo Mool, Mesara Antony, Enok, Michel, Biros, Baumann, Schovabo, Labat and Guine.

SHIPPING REPORTS, The British stainer Ghasce reports Had ine weather with light winds and cairos thronghoul.

The British stanmer Gilstand reports: On 18 and 19th July experienced hard gales and bowy zes

Had light N. E. winds and fine clour son- The British alotmor Ben'ndi reports:

ther.

The German steamer Deuteros reports: On 17th to 18th July, had strang gales, and S. wind veering to Eust ward, with very high E. sen. On the 202 inst., spoke Germao stoamer Ferenia, about 1 miles S. W. of Turnabout.

The British stemmer Name reperts: Left Foochow on the 18th inst., and ox- perience trong S. W. winds, accompanied by heavy equals and min as far as Anoy. Left Anoy on the 20th, and Swator 21st; from Amey to Swatow, and themes to port, light A. W. winds and fine weather. Stre

shire and A brug. Stemors in Amoy, Hailong, and H.M.S. Albatross, Steamers in Swatów, Amigo and Crusader.

[No. 6859-Juny 22, 1885.

Jan, K. Morrison has been appointed

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW during high water at least, would help H.M.8. Audacións, with Admiral Dowell on to increase the tendency only to gen- board, left the harbour this afternoon for Shipping.

eral at present to imagine all sorts of Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of horrors in connection with the liealth of

Nagasaki, Call and Europe..

the city. At the same time, it does not Titan leaves for London.

reflect too favourely upon those con- cerned to furnish oven the alenderost Manager of the Branch of the Now Oriental grounds for a charge of neglect of Bank Corporation, Limited, in Shanghai in Noon-Auction of Yarn at the godowas stury precautions. When me replace of Mr W, Watson,

members the continued and repeated cfforts made to obtain tho exten

4 p.m.leear leaves for Shanghai. Auctions.

of Measta Turner & Co.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, July 25-

9. Tenlors for Breakwater, &

received by Naval Storekeeper. 2.Austion of Japanese Ware, st

Mr G. R. Lammert's. MONDAY, July 27

sion of the Praya in front of the aesens Russull & Co inform us that the foreshore

Union Line steamer Westmeath left Singa. DOW attled-rightly er wrongly-with the disting sickness, the pore for this port this morning, and may be recollection is not enducive to the use expected to arrive on the 28th instant,

of wild language. It is a scandal tunt

Y

the Praya has not been extended; and, IT has been suggested that u Committeo

if the statements of 'Banitas aru-cor-

Gooda per Steamer Matheure claimed rect-we wou'd rather not dig the fore-hould be formed in Shanghal for the pur- after Nour subject to rent and landhg shore in order to verify them, then the poo of getting up an al fresco file there for charges at i cene por package par dien. non-extension scandal has produced a the benefit of the sufferers through the Goode por Chingsco undobivered after result still less creditable to all concern-Canton flood,

this date mubject to rent.

tal. TU1SDAY, July 28-

Goods par Glencar undelivored after

this date subject to rent. Transfer Books of China Trsdors' Is Co., Ltd., cloved from this date to 10th August, inclusive

Thirteenth Volume of the CHINA REVIEW."

Marion, American corseto, 910. Cuni- in Fcooliew, Fort Jackson, Maumus, Flow Ready. mauder Merrill Miller, Singaporo July 13.

Ghee, British stainer, 1,764, J. Jeln son, Baizon July 18, Rica-APANSON, BELL & Co.

Mille British steamor, 220, Kurtzwig, Swatow July 20, Ballast. ---CAPTAIN. -

July 22- Gildand, British ., 1,056, 'Erville, Shanghai July 17, Genonil-SIEMEN & Co

Beuledì, British steamer, 1,000, Farquhar, Ainoy July 20, General.--DovoLAM STEAM SHIP CO.

Dentros, German stentner, 1,197. A. E. Lathjone, Nagasaki July 16, Coal and GeDent. J. H. TRIPP

Nuson, British steamer, 862, Geo, Westaby, Finchow July 18. Amoy 20, and Swatow 21, General Douglas AFKAMSKIP Co.

Olympia, German steamer, 783, E. Chris. tiansen, Singapore July 14, General.- CHIN**,

Fudun, American steamer, J,001, A. Croad, Newchwang and Chefoo, July 15, Bang-RussHLG & Co.

Livingstone, German banque, 531, H. Stetos, Quinbon July 8, General,— WIELER A CO.

DEPARTURES. July 22:- Margarita, for Mauila..

sin, for Saigon. Frieda ich, for Obufoo. Hector, for Amay.

ds, British ironclad-frigate, for Na-

gasaki.

CLEARED.

Belle of Oregon, for Iloilo. Milton, for Canton, Melita, for Haiphong.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Pet Gluzie, fron Saigon, 43 Chine16.

Per Benledi, from Amoy, Mesars Möller,

and Sennepel and servant.

Per Nama, from Coast Ports, Mr J. Pitman, Europeans deck, and 250 Chi-

nese.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:

For SHANGHAI ---

Per Glene rn, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,

the 23rd inst.

24th just.

No. 6. Vol. XIL ~OF THA-

'CHINA REVIEW!

CONTAINS- IV.-L. Pahwa, or from Morchant to

Chancellor

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY...

Per Mobile, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday, the Contributions towards the Topography and Ethnology of Central Asia. 1. Extrass from the Pot-wan Yin-fo. Chinese Routs. Characteristics of the Regime of the Tang

Dynasty.

For SAIGON.-

Par Frites, as 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the

24th inst

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.---

Pet Namoa, nt 11.30 am., on Saturday,

the 25th inst

For TOUCHOW.

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

the 26th inst

For NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKO.

HAMA

Per Kashgar, at p... on Saturday,

the 1st August.

MALLS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Oontract Packet Peiho will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 23rd July, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europa, and placca beyond, in Naples: to Saigon, Straite Sottleinenia, Bataria, Barmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Celonies, Aden, Natal and the Capo, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

HOURS OF CLANSING

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The following hours are observed in closing Hails, c., by the French Contract Packet :-

Day before departure (or Saturday if the de

parture be on Monday),

6

..Money Order Office closes. Pont Office dioses, except the Niour Box, which is always

pen out of Office hours. open

Por O'ympic, from Singapors, 186 Chi- Day of departure,

M-Post Office opens.

A.M.-Registry of Lattery ceases.

nose.

7

For Fushun. from Newchwang, &c., 8 Chinese,

·10

Per Livingstone, from Quinhou, 23 Chi-

and patterns ceases.

nose.

11

DEPARTED,

Per Hector, for-Amoy, 6 Europeanie, aud 350 Chinese.

Per Asia, for Saigon, 33 Chinese.

TU DEFART.

Far Helle of Oregon, for Iloilo, 2 Euro- penna,

Pur Melita, for Haiphong, 1 European. Per Pei-ho, from Hongkong: for Saigon,

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Fessels.

Bombay, via Straita....... Mobile (s) Fuochow.

Guthrie (). London, via Suez Canal......... Titan (a)`. London, de, via Suez Canal,.. Flintshire (s) .... London, &., vin Suez Canal... Keisar-i-Hind (8).. Londor, via Suez Canal. Glenorchy (6).. London, via Suez Canal ......Bengine (6).. Marsailles. &o., via Saigon... eiho

Now York.

Peachsent. New Zealand Ports, via F'chow Whampoa (8). San Franciaen, via Yokohama.. City of New York (0)

Highland Light..

Glenearn (a), Glenfinlas (8)

San Francisco.... Shanghai..

JAgamemnon (8)..

(8) Shanghai Sharghai, via Amoy...... Shanghai

Westmeath (8) Stentor (a)....... Swater, Amoy and Fo-show... Namos (s). Victoria (British Columbia). Naaime.... Yokohama, Hiogo aml bagaki Humpshira (s).....

Captain

Brown....... Danesater.....

Chinese Early Mythology. Wind Instramenta.

Notices of New Books. Notes and Qnorius :-

Taoist Infatuation.

The Taoist Patriach.

The Doubled-up Eury of Law Tazo,

Tax Shanghai Meriwy says a German firm WHILE we are willing to admit that in Shanghai bas reveived an order for a the changes, introduced by Governor large 13 metres torpado boat, to average Bowen into the constitution and work-22 note per hour as a sample boat fø ing of the Legislative Council, were ön

the whole in the right direction, they Foochow. She is to be a son-going boat. appear to fall short of what they should

bo fostead of a meeting being called,We are informed by Messrs Batterfield & as was wont to be the rulo, wbent.qucs-Swire that the D. S. S. Ca's steamers tion hud to be disemsed, we have NOW a

series of weekly mettings. During the phon, rom London, and Stentor, three or four aummer months, however, from Liverpool, loft Singapore this morn- there is a veritable death-silenca Foring for this port, and are due here on or the entire summer the Government is all the 24th instant, carried on without the slightest nid

from the popalar elequoat or without THE TUNG WAN HOSPITAL, JUND, even the help from arry combined Amit. previously acknowledged $13,424.84 consideration

of the official ele-Chow Yat Kung Show, San

.Francisco, (Zud contribu

tion)

3,000

$46,424.84

ment outside the Executive Council. From an officiul point of view, this may and even the unofficial mewters of pertips be looked pou an advantage; Council may, in a weak morty feel thankful that no Council meetings crop Tux Government Astronomer reports:-- up to worry their life, But this is not The fall in the aromater has continued, the proper atandpoint from which to

view the subject. Many questions particularly over Luzon, where rain has may arise and several hare arison fallon. The temperatura romains high during the last month or two-pon along the coast, tlio humidity miker low. which it would have been well could Fine weather and light winds prevail. the opinion of the Council have been There is a typhoon N. of Luzan, but ships obtained. Were the Chamber of Com-

Chinese Despatch Style Adopted in merce to show the activity of which it all leave for Singapore without much

Modern Telegraphy.

Burial Societies.

The Emperor's Tutors. Zaitun.

Sunitio Traces in China. Movements of the Population,

Registration.

Oficial Dibilities.

Death

Warrauls, Clinical Operations. Corvee Services.

Kashgar,

Penal

Servitude

Game of Draughts.

The Babylonian Week in China. Ta-yib.

Dondenary Cycles.

Number of Military Nobles. The Kinsha River.

Pensiuba Military Nobles. The Great Wall.

Annihilation Theories.

Military Engineering, Rooks Wanted, Exchanges, &a Ancient National Flags,

To Contributors.

Hongkong, July 22, 1885.

THE

is capable, and which occasionally is danger. of very material service, the lengthy gap in the discussion of Colonial que A TELECHAY WE received this morning by tions would not be so much felt as it is. Messrs Butterfold and Swire frin Canton, It may be the weather, or it may arise to the effect that the steamer Hankow, which from a deadening feeling of the useres should have left Canton this morning, had ness of action when taken-but theet with an accident to her machinery Chamber of Commerce appears to be

following in the footsteps of the un-which had disabled her. The nature of the official menthers of Council. It cannot injury anetained is not yet known. The be too frequently reiterated, for the Honghong nod Whampoa Dock Co's tugboat benefit of every man who in any way Pict Fish, Captain Stopani, ls to leave here represents the publis, that persistence is this only weapon which is calculated to

to-night for Canton for the purpose of tow-

pierce the armour of official routine.ing the Haidow into Hongkong. The This is a truth which is apt to batoan was, we understand, to leave Can- forgotten by those whose duty it is to ton this morning in place of the Hankoo

peg away at abuses or inconveniences :

of administration. But, as we have A CORRESPONDENT Writes: The N.-U. Daily enid, the situation apports to have been News makes merry over a pressit of Samli bot too tacitly accepted that, he made by Mesers Russell & Co. is the Em-

official menbers of Council are sup-.

posed to do absolutely nothing during press, in return for which they were ap- the entire summer, This is surely not pointed Purveyor and Contractors to Her what was intended, There is a danger Majesty.

It was a very smail sprat to that the Colony will altogether forget catch a very big mackerel, but the story is that they bave any roice in the manage-

Posting of all printed matter HONGKONG DISPENSARY,Dent of affaire Colonial. Even when

A.M.--31ails closed, except for Late

Letters.

11.10.-Letters may he posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until

11.90 A.M.Whan the Post Office closes

entirely. 11.40 .M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with." Lato Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

Agents.

P. & O. S. N. Co..... Russoll & Co.......... Butterfeld & Ewire....

Adamson, Bell & Co...

P. & 0. 5. N. Co

Date of Leaving.

July 24, at 3 pm, July 26, at 8 p.m. July 23.

About Jaly 20.

July 30, at 4 p..

Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About August 1.

..Ulith,. Livingston & Co....... About August 1.

July 23, at no .Quich despatch

July 30, at 4 p.m. July 28, at 2

&p.. Quick despatch. July 25, at 4 p.m.

Jardine, Matheron & Co...... About July 26,

Buttarfeld & Swiro..

Butterfield & Swire...

Butterfield & Swire..

Douglas Laprail & Co....loly 25, at noon.

Quick despatch.

Darke

6. B. Stead...

Gedye

Webster

Ghirand

Mesageries Maritimes...

Chipman

Russoll & Cosen

Williams

Buttarfeld & Swire.....

Pacile Mail 8. S. Co.....

Norcross

Russell & Co........

Park..

Jardine, Matheon & Co.

Jacobs,

Wilding. Freeman.. Stonehouse. Edwards. Westoby Dodd Uhild

July 28.

July 30

Haswell & Co................

Quick despatch.

July 30

Rundel & Co.... Russell & Co..

Quick despatch.

¡Nes, on

Stocks.

Value.

Shares.

RANKM

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. |60,000 $

1,250“. 125 8 83.33 25 8 2208 608

1,000

2008 28,711.50%

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Paid POSITION PEE, LAST REPORT.

นย

Eulancee.f'uard $4,400,00 125 126 For equali sationofdio. (8 400,000) 2004 50

£ 25 € 50,000

534,000,$ 496,329 600,000 $ 167,381 105,0008 469,560 Credit balance

Last Dividend

JULY 23, 1885.

Closing Quotations, Chest,

-8

-

117

H

142

11

deprec. fond 10€ 10 10€ 10

100 all

100$ 20$ 617,500,8 100$ 75$ 200.230 U

50$ 909,000.60 $

95,165.20 297,568.07 830 for 1885 $365 191,060.99,8 for 1883 $78

$165

►

INSURANCES.

the 25th July, 1885, at 2 p.m.,at his New China Traders' Insurance Co., LA.... 24,000 3 Sales Rovins, Duddell Street,--

A VERY TINE RELECTION. OF

JAPANESE PORCELAINS AND CURIOS,

comprising SATSUMA, OMARI, KAGA and YEDDO VASES, BOWLS, PLATER, TRA SH, S. YEDDO COPPER ENAMELLED JARS, VASES, PLATES, and other CORIOS

TERMS OF SALE-AR customary...

G. R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, July 22, 1885.

FOR SHANGHAT.

North-China Insurance Co., LA.............. 6,000 £ Yanglaze Tusurace Company, LA.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld... 2,000

Canton Lagurince Office Co., Ld.....10, 9008 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 Hongkong Firo.Insurance Co., Id... 8,000 $ China Fire Insurance Co., Ld. - 20, 48

ETEAM COMPANIES.

HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., L. 8,000 $ Iado-China S. N. Company, Lirited 18, $87€

€0,000 shares issued.....

91,212€ China and Manila S. S. Co., Ld...... 3,500/8

MISCELLANEOUS.

18,0008

10£ 7.108,552.17.10

10

50

H trong da Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.|10,000 3 1288 125€ BK, and China Gas Co., Limited.“ 500 £ 10€

New Shares 1280

1,900 Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.... 2,000 3

3,000 she issued...........................

1,000 China Sugar Company, Tamited......... ,000 $ 108 10 Hongkong Ice Company, Lunited L, 250 10 10 5

600% Hongkong Bakery Company, L.

508 64 Lazn Sugar Company, Limited 7,0001008 100 Perak Tin Mining & ling Ooh 5,000 $ 6 all Solangare Tin Mining Co. (S'hai)......... 2,500 8 100 all H'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld, 3,000 $ 50 all

(Taking Carne de Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE)

The Steamship

Glenfintis, Captain Jacers, will be despatched as above on

or about the 25th Instant.

For Freight or Fassage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. -Hongkong, July 22, 1885.

LOANS.

Chinese Imperial 1881.......... 8.56 TL

-51 1884 à 27908

1884 B.....

2700'8 17 1881 C

81898

1229 SugarDebentures, 1830..

30,000

4,000

Rates of Interest.

500 500

500 all 500 all

61,570 £ 2 half year 164 % prem., cash

540,107

Tbs. 300 per share - Tla. 150 2480

**

11 cush

casi casa

4,593986% half year 49 prem., canb

20% discount, buyers

25 discount

6,683,96€ % hali year 63% prem., buyers

$90 per share, nominal

It

Old, 85.00 Ola, $169 per share, buyers 2,49.55 New, $1.50 New, 8 80 13,274,034 % As per shure, ca

#40 per share

285.33810 442.11:810

829.003% First year man do. do.

Payable,

June16d Don 10

March 15

June 劭

Oct 15

Jung & Decem.

$120 ex div., buyers

896

840

#

prem.

cash

.

nominal

cash

Established A.D. 1941.

香港大藥房

A. 5. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DAUGOISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

DRUGAISTS' SUNDRIES, Nuassar Rrou SIVES. Tour Requisites, English, ANSRIDAF, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS,

09.

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Water.

The Aansfactory is under direct and'. continuou European Supervision. Hongkong, Jane 1. 1870.

-BIRTHS.

796

At Shanghai, on the 12th Instant, the Wife of Gzo. E. WINGROVE, of a Son.

At Hankow, on the 7th Instant, the Wif of W; 9. Ayo, H.B.M. Consulate, of a Daughter.

DEATH.

At Marseilles, on the 10th Instant, afters protracted illness, Madame LouiSE ÚHAPUI, late of Shangh.

The publication of this issue commenced at 7.20 pm.

exact, like most of the histories currané

the Council sits, there is a tendency to on the Wongpoo. The fish was not pro drift with the cidal tide, aul keep sonted to the Empress but to a male person matters smooth. Now the official tide who is cedited with an cosalt influence has it all its own way; and in many

over contracts, and it was not presented things it will be too late to turn it through Ma Kian Chung but by another fat the time the Council meets in Septem

ber. If there be any energy romining,ratiner of the firm, the Daily News' own the attention of those concerted is correspondent, the well-known 'October the directed to the curious fact that for a Fourth, a gentleman who gives ent general third part of the year un attempt what ever seems to be made to affect the administration of the Colony, one way or other, by those who are popularly supposed to represent the interests of the community.

TELEGRAMS.

(Via Southern Line.)

CONTERENOS IN PARIS

LONDON, Zist July, 1895. A Monetary Conieros han assembled in Paris.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

June 98

ons very izadly but takes caro never- to come within a mile of reporting any oc-

curtonses of publio interest in Tientsin.

Tas following paragraph, translated roosnt." ly by the Straits Times from a Batavian contemporary, refers to the men sought to be released from the Netherlands Indie Steam Navigation Co.'s steamor Gouverneur Generaal Jacob, by means of a writ of habeas corpus. It will be noticed that the names of the mes given here differ con- siderably from those which appear in the notice of motion asking for the writ

Police Inspector Lorey has been directed to make, on the 1st June, a six weeks" voyaga. to Amoy, to take to their own county four Chiness deported from Dell

PARSED SUEZ CANAL OUTWARD BOUND River India, May 29, Elektra, June 9; Amphitrite, June 19 Arbib, Bretagne, June 23 Surpedon, Mytho, Bangkok, Joly 3 for secret sciety offences, and make sure Harler, Medusa, July 7; Telerucks, that they do not desert anywhere on the July 10 Glaucus, Natal, Compton, way and get back again too emily. The Maria. 14 Orestes, Albany, July 17, Titania, July 21. HOMEWARD BOUND-Afghan, Beslarig,

Glenavon, Glenroy, July 14; dos, Fu

July

steamer will sail under the Netherlands fag, so that the inspector and the police- Ban accompanying him retain also police authority on the voyage. Those four Chi- The next FARNO MAIL, per tho H. Mese under sentence are named respectively.

C's steamer Iranaddy, left Singapore.

The China Mail.troches, July 17 ; Nester, July 21.

The

for Saigon and this port on Friday, the Goh Ah Kik, Goh Ah Teh, brothers, Tong 17th- iust, and may be expected here Hee Sin, and Tong Hok Sey.”

og or

about Friday, the 24thing.

next AMERICAN MA, per the P. M. YESTERDAY voning Signorina Marchetti, B. S. Co.'s steamer City of Peking,

left Yokohama on Sunday, the 10b the distinguished operatio singer, assisted inst, at daylight, and may be expected by a lady amatear, Maestri Cattaneo, Piron here on or about Saturday, the 25th

ard Meneses, and several gentlemen

D. 3. R. steamer Iphigenia left sings concert in the Theatre Royal It is rarely amateurs, gare & vocal and instrumental

ingt

The

pore for this port on the 18th inst, and may be expected loro on or about the 24th instant.

indeed that a large audience can be got to

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1835.

Our corresponden: Sauitus, whose brief letter appeared in Monday's isaus, seeks to give a new aspect of the rather obstructive polioy of the Imperial an thorities in objecting to the continua tion of the Fraya from the Military Wharf to the Blue Buildings. It alleged that, while the Naval and Military Amirities at Home have been interposing unnecessary obstacles to i desirable reform, by preventing the extension of the Prays between the The Bath House and the Blue Billings, the foreshore has been so neglected by the local naval and military magnates that it is breeding disease. Now, this The may be an exaggeration, although we have heard complaints made about this quarter of the barbour frontage. Ins deed, if we are not mistaken, representa The

Tho

S. E. Glenfintas leit Singapore for this other at a public performance in Hong- OS 3. Co.'s steamer Agamerun left year, be the worth of the entertainment. kong during the hottest months of the part on the 18th instant. Singapore for this port on the afternoon ever so great, and last night was no excep of the 2 th inst, and may be expected tion to the rule. It is probable, however, hure az or about the 26th fast. I

Union Line steamer Hampshin left that if the programma had been published Singapore for Hongkong on the 2 carlier than it was and received widor, inal, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 27th inst. publicity the attendance would have been Union Live steaner West left grater. As it was, the dress circle contain tions have been made to the Sanitary

Singapore for this port on the 22nd intiant, and may Board on the abject. There is no fait

be expected here on a fair sprinkling of attenders, and down about the 26th mast.

below most of the front seats vore fairly ground for preacuncing very strongly The O. 8. 8. Co. steamers Belleription wall occupied. The entertainment itself

OF

from London, and Stentor, from liver.

pool, left Singapore for this part on salla for no lengthy wotice, but it deserves the 22nd instant, and may be expected very high commendation for its excellerece, here on or about the 28th inst.

against one siction of the foreshore, when so many portions are an equal ly insanitary condition. And it is just possible chut the present is not the most convenient season for dredging or dig. ging up the filthy layers of sewage and other matter which furnish to unsavoury THE French mail despatched from here on

CONSOLS are now quoted at 994.

a fringe to the fine Harbour of this Co the Lith June, per Djennah, was delivered

Probably the release of the

lony

noxious gases, now fortuustely covered in London yesterday.

Signorina Marchetti, herself, of cour bore the burden of the work, and her bril

zure not only to these whose artistic educa laat singing gave the most unfelgued plei-

tion have made them familiar with classical music, but also to those whose knowledge