For Sale,
"FOR "BALE"
HOUSE at the PEAR, with Large TENNIS GROUND, attached A good "Viow of the Harbour and out to Sea,
Apply to
'PEAK,
c/o. Tuis OFFICE.
614
Hongkong, April 11, 1885.
NOW PUBLISHED.
DUDDHISM; ITS HISTORICAL,
THEORETICAL AND POPULAR.
ASPECTS,
לי
ERNEST J. EITEL, PAD, TULING.
TUTAÐ' EDIMON;
REVISED, WITH AUDITIONY.
Prico,
$1.59,
▸
Insurances
SINGAPORE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE
W
E are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE on ́nsual terms at Current Rates
Bonus.
All Contributors of business, whether Share hulders or not, are entitled to Shure in the
ADAMSON, BELL & Oo,
Agents
Hongkong, July, 1885.
1230
LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION (LIFE.)
REDUCTION OF EASTERN BATES,
DOLICIES Isened on the spot for any.
eam up to £5,000.
EXAMPLE:
LANE, CRAWFORD &c. Po
Hongkong, August 30, 1884.
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1.00.
1398
11
Age 30, With Profits.£3.14.6 per cent.
30 Without Profits...£3. 9.6
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents..
Hongkong, June 30, 1885.
1101
COMPARATIVE-CHINEGE FAMILY LAW THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM
By E. H. PARKER. Can be obtained from KELLY & WALSH
Sharan and Hongkong, at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the
·China Mail-Offo
W
WASHING BOOKS.
(In English and 'Chinese,) FASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for tae use of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now be had at this Office.-Price, $1 each.
CHINA MAIL Office.
Insurances.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
THE Undersigned are prepared to grani Pourdan against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods-on-board. Vessels and on Hulls of! Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Torma and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re ceived and transmitted to the Directors 'for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first olaas Lives up to £1000 on a Single Lito.
For Ratea of Premiume, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Honykommy & Canton. Hongkong, Jauiry 4, 1867. -
100
THE LONDON, ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King Georgs The First,
A. D. 17
PANY, LIMITED..
THE Undersigned having been appointed. de fer the abbors Company are prepared to GRANT POLIS on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, a curreal
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 0%. Hongkong; November 6, 1883.
rates.
Not Responsible for Debts.
855
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for nay 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. Field.—Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
ANNIE H. SMITH, American ahip, Capt. R. B. Brown.-P. & D. S. N. Co.
B. H. STERNKEN, German brig, Captain Che. Meyer Melchers & Co.
*
Danvar, British stennor, Captain J. Newton Fues Fat Hong
EDWARD MAY, Aniorionn barque, Capt. Adahnita. Russell & Co.
Evic REED, American barque, Capt. 4.
·T. Whittier. Russell & Co.
FRANK PENDLETON, American ship, Capt. E. P. Nichols. Order.
HAROLDINE, American 4-rassted schooner, Captain Tibbetts.---Orde:.
HIGHLANDER, Antoriean ship, Capt. N. A. Bacholder-Russell & Co.
Nauracres, British slap, Captair Ed. H. Levitt.-P. & Q B. N. Co.
PBNOBser, American barque, Capt. P. L. Chapunan.Araliold, Karborg & Co.
Paveur, French barque, Capt. Savrain.
-Carlowitz & Co..
To-day's Advertisements.
THE Undersigned having been appointed DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THE
Agenta for the above Corporation aro prepared to-grant Insurances as follow:---
Marine Department: --- Poliuios at current rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Ports
of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW (SHARE PEAK✈
The Ca's Steamship.
Douglas Captain-YOUNG, will be despatched for the above Policies issued for long or short periods at Ports on THURSDAY, the 27th Tast, at
Non, instead of the time previously ad: vertised
current rates.
Life Department. Policier issued for suns not exceeding 95,000 al reduced rules.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
1496
For Freight or Passage, apply i
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Uo.,. General Managers. "Hongkong, August 25, 1835.
1451
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, STEAM TO SINGAPORE, PENANG
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
Co.'s Stoamship.
Pokie
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British atomerNepaal capɔzlaz Left Woosong at 8 am, August" "Ind. From port to Namki hed light 8. Ensterly winds and fuo weather. From there. tu Brothers ble
1. strong N. Easterly winds- and high des glass falling mpidly. Off Broth re wind shifted to NW. and in- creased to strong galo glass still falling (20,40) OF Breaker Point wind and sea
AND BOMBAY,
The P. 40. B. N. Co. Chartered Steamship
Cart GODDARD, will be leave for the aburo pieces on TUESDAY,decreased, and from there to port had-light Captain GABORNE, will dospateled for the above 1st September, at 3pm Port TJ-MORROW, the 26th Instant, at Noon, instead of the time previously, ad vertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & O
General Managers. Hongkong, August 25, 1885.
1453
FOR SHANGHAI, 7
The Stasmahip
Ningpo, Capt. W. Porrs, will be despatched for the above Fort TO-MORROW, the 36th Instant, at 4.p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
STEMASEN & Obi Hongkong, August 25, 1886,...
FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.
1461
THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. .
above Porta on Instant, at 8 a.m.
The Company's Steamor Phía Chọn Klang Capt, H. STRATTON, Will be despatched for the SATURDAY, the 30th
- For Freight or Passage, apply to
Vessels Advertised as Loading,
Vessels:
Captain
Tones.
Alderton.
Jkcoba.
Chtimes
Such.
Destination
Hamburg...**
Telemachus (s) London, &c., vía Suez Canal... Nepaul (8)........... London, via Suez Canal.. Glenislas (8) London, vis Suez Canal...... Sarpodon (6) Marseilles, Sc., via Haigon..... Natal Nagasaki, Kube and Yokohama Kashgar (8). New York
Pencbeast.
San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Oceanic (8) Ban Francisco...
Singapore, Penang and Bombay Adova (1)...
Foxien (3).. Amey and Foochow.....Donglas (s).
Swatow and Bangkuk.
Sydney and Melbourne, &c..
Tientsin....... Trieste,
Swatomi
Swatow,
o..
Stacks.
BANKS
Chipman.
of L
Raymond...
W. Potts......
Verona (s)..
Caborne.. Goddard Young..
.Phía Chim K=0(3).
HL Stratton...
Tannadice (8). Doris (a) Medus (8)
Green:
Zorrahın,
. Deperis......
YUEN FAT HONG,
Agents
A. MOIVER, UM
Superintendent. P. & 0.8. N. Ca's Office,
Hongkong, August 26, 1885.
1454
TO CONTRACTORS.
8.W, winds and fino - weather. On the Bird inst., spoke Frunch mail steamship. from Hongkong, bound to Shanghai, off Namki
The British steamer Cousins Arbi ro ports: The barometer has fallen ong tenth,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping
NoopFokien leaves for Swatow 4 p.m.-Ningpo leaves for Stanghai.
General Memoranda, THURSDAY, August 25 me
„Goods par Shimmer Fangtal unclaimed after Noon subject to rent and landing charges at 1 cent per package per diem, TRIDAY, August 28
Transfer Boolis of the Hongkong Hotel
daily for 3 days. Average air 84 the 95 Compar, Ltd, closed-from this date
to Uth September, inclusive
The steamer Bracendate follows the Councement
(No. 6888 —Avqust 25, 1885.
Daherck was in possession of informe- tion which would have allayed the anxietide of moby, and, second, that there is no adeguato menze, especially- after dark, on a cloudy night, of making that information generally known to ↑ those most conserned. The barometers: all told us that a storm was brazing somewhere, but how many of knew, as Dr Dubarck did at 8.55 p.m., that a typhoon had passed northward, and that it was then blowing hard at Amoy. An anxious fight, at least, might have been avoided.KONDIDO
SEALED TENDERS will be Beceiro Arbit. from Singapore with passengers and Saturday, August 28 1 Las been suggested that one of the
by the Undersigned, at us before NINE LOUK A. of MONDAY, the 7th Sap bombor, for the CONSTRUCTION of a Portion of the PEAK TRAMWAY no cording to Plan and Specification to be moet Queen's Road East, between 8am. and 4 on application to J. F. BOULION, O.E, 55
p.m., from whom Copy of Specification, Schedules of Quantities, and Form of Tender may be obtained.
Tenders should be addressed to the GENERAL MANAGERS, and marked "Tender for Peak Tramway."
The lowest or Tonder may not be accepted. 1
MAOEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., General Managers. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
Hongkong, August 26, 1885,
1457
NOTICE..
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.
CHIPMASTERS and ENGINEERS Bra respectfully informed that, if apon Hongkong, August 25, 1885) 1456 hair arnival in this Barbour, NONE of The Company's FOREMEN should be at haud, Orders for REPAIRS if sont to the HRAD UFSICE, No. 14, Pray Central, will receive prompt attention.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL,
The Co.'s Steamship
Sarpedon,
Captain Ones, will be despatched as above on
SUNDAY, the 30th Instant.
1400
For Freight or Passsy, apply to
BUTTERFELD & SWIRE,' Agents. -Hongkong, August 26, 1885.
"BASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE, VIA FOOCHOW. (Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS. LAND FORTS, and taking through Cargo to NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALE
DONIA, TASMANIA and FIJL)'.
The Steamship
Tannadice,
-
Captain Greer, will be Ports on SATURDAY, the 5th September, despatched for the above
at 3 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 25, 1885.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
„FOR HAMBURG (DREOT)
She
1455
The Co.'s Steamship
Telemachus, Captain Joxes, will be despatched for abořa
mentioned Port on SUNDAY, 6th Prox taking Cargo at the rate of 40%, and for HAVER, BREMEN and ASTWERP, at 47/6..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta: Hongkong, August 26, 1885.
47exta
Butterfield & Swiro..
P. & O. 8. N. CO......
Jardine, Matheson & Co...
Butterfield & Bwire....
Messagories Maritimes....
Date of Leaving
September 8.
In the Event of Complaints being found necessary, Communication with the Under signed is requested, when immediate steps will be taken to rectify the case of dia satisfaction.
D. GILLIES,
Secretary...
cargo
chartered by Masera Monin & Co. Pa on 24th August, a steamer, pola master with white German steamer Schmidt from Singapore stripe, supposed tho to Hongkong. PANELEKEA
The
British stuer Danube reports: weather to lat 16 N., long, 110 Left Bangkok on the 18th, bad fine clest thence to port freshening Westerly winds and overcast, barometer falling gradually these two last days.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For SHANGHAL
For Smit; at 7.30 am,, on Wednesday, the 20th inat, instead of as pre- viously notified
Per Gulf of Suer, at 7.30 .m., on Wed-
nesday, the 20th inst.
For SWATOWY
Per Nanshan, at 11.30 am, on Weduca
day, the 26th inst., instand of as pro- viously notified.
Per Fobiert, at 11.30a.m., on Wednesday,
the 20th inst, instead of as previous ly notified:
For SAIGON,
Por Cariabrooke, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 20th inat., instead of as previous ly notified.
For HAIPHONG.
Per Triumph, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 28th inst.
For SWATOW AMOY, & FOOCHOW
Per Douglas, at 11:30a.m., on Thursday,
the 27th inst. instead of as previou ly notified:
1458 | For SWATOW AND BANGKOK –
Per Phra hos Kiao, at 7.30 am, on
Saturday, the 29th inst..
Hongkong, August 25, 1685x
ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION IN LIQUIDATION.
PAYMENT OF 2μa DIVIDEND.
SECOND DIVIDEND of 126 PER CENT. on ALL CLAIMS against the HONGKONG BRANUH of the ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, that have boon approved by the Court of Chancery, will be Paid on and after MONDAY NEXT, the 31st August, at the Offees of the NEW ORIENTAL BANK Corporation, LIMITED.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKO
HAMA
pm-Mooting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd., at Hongkong Hotel. -- Monbar, September 7
9.-Tenders for Peak Tramway re-
00 ceived by Mesars MacEwen,
To make the valuable information re- ceived from all parts of the Cuma Coast and from the Philippines by Dr Dobarok,
stone windows of the Clock Tower fa ding Pedder's Street be taken out and filled in with glass. Behind the glass, there will be the usual instrumenta, baro- meter and thermometer, with the paces Friskoleary information and cautions, which lengthened experiances of these latitudes have suggested. In addition to these, an explanation of the cones do. Loisted 4 p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of the T-sha-taui, the latest information Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd., atragarding impending or actual changes, Hongkong Hotel OMX WEDNESDAY, September 30
Statemo of Business with the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Co., Ltd., to be sent in before this date.
FaIDAR, September 11—
SETHEZ
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established AD 1841.
∵香港大藥房
A. B. WATSON & Co.-. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND BETATE DROGGeis,
"IMPORTERSVO
Drudgers' Sorbetes, NUBBERY Requi- SITES. TOILET REQUISITES, EXOLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PALENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS.
OF
Boda Water, Lemonade. Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
Por Kashgar, at 6 p.m., on Saturday, the The Manufactory is under direct and
23th inst.
For STRAITS AND BOMBAY
Per down, at 2:30 pm, nahuesday,
the lat September.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET —
The British Contract Packet Neut
The 2nd Dividend is payable on all Claims on which a lat Dividend has been paid.
CREDITORS Rre
re requested to apply to the LIQUIDATOR, admitting their Claims, in The BANK for their DIVIDENDS and to produce the Letter they hold from the OFFICIAL order that the Payment of the END DIVIDEND may be endorsed thereon..
J. MELVILLE MATSON, Attorney for the OFFICIAL LIQUIDATON,
ÚRIENTAL BANK CORPORATION. Quoon's Bond," 28th August, 1885) -
*
1489
ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION IN LIQUIDATION.
CONTINUATION LIST OF
let DIVIDENDS.
THE Undersigned, is authorized to Pay THE
on and after MONDAY, 31st August, 218 DIVIDEND of 50 гE-CENT, OR Claim that have been approved by the Court of Chancery singe 20th November, 1884, which includes all 0. B. O. NOTES 1452 deposited at this Urice before 16th Márch,
1885.
August 27. at 4 p.m. About August 20. August 30
September 8, at noon.
P. & D. 9. N. Co....... August 30, daylight,
Russell & Co...
D. &0. 8. S.
Russell & Co......
Siemesen & Co.
P.&O.
8. N.
Oq.. P. & 0.8. N. Co..
Douglas Lapraik&Co.. Douglas Laprak & Co..... Yuen Fat Hong...... ...Bussell & Co.
Jarding, Matheson & Co... 0. Bachrach,
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT Last Dividend
Kerr Balancee.fward
Noi.o Shares.
Vahse
up.
1258 126
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 50,000] 3
INKOPLAKIKU.
North-China Insurance Co., Led 6,000 £ Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co, L... 2,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., I....24,000 Canton Insurance Office C, L... 10,000 $ Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 3 Chins Fire Insurance Co., La 20,000 2
NTRAM VOMPANIES.
HE. C. and M. Steamboat Co., LL 8,000 Dough Steamship Co., Limited ... 20,000 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £
60,000 shares issued.
81,912 £
China and Manila 8. B. Co., Led. 3,500 €
MTROELLANROUTA
H'kong & Whampos Dook Co., Ld. 19,0003. HK and Chins Gas Co.,Limited. ] | 500 2
New Shares
1900 E
Hongkong Hotel Company, Ita
8,000 sa inued
($ 4,500,000)) For equali anionofdia [$500,000)
50,000
Quick despatch.
September 8, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch. August 26, at 1 p.m.
deepatob Quick September 1,6
at 3 p.m. August 26, at noon. August 27, at 1000. August 29, at & September 5, at 3
p.m. About August 27. August 29, at noon.
R. HA,
AUGUST 25, 1885,
Closing Quotations, Cash
850,770.22 2 half year 168 % prem., or div.
Tls. 300 per share
Tis. 190
F
8490
cash ex div.
buyers
cash, buyers
· 200 £50
540,107 £25 £ 1,250 126 $ 534,000 $0 495,329 83.339 25.8 600,000 $ 200,736.7118% Panaum861
2503 53
· 105,000 € -||| 469,500) 1,000 20 28,711.5 ¿¿Credit, - balance
35,165.20. 2508 548 009,600,668 407,568.07 $20 for 1883 8385 100328 847,600 $ 191,060.99$ 5 for 1883 174
10063
206,250 85 deprec. fand 508 508 43,457 228
10 £10
100
128 1858
18,000 10. 10. 100 7.10 € 8,653.17.2.
2,000 $ 1,0061
106 10
100 | 10:
50
Chies Sugar Company, Limited..... 9,000
Hongkong Lee Company, Lunited...
Hongkong Bakery-Company, L BOBB
Luzon Sagar Company, Idmited.....,
Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co... 5,000 $ Selangore Tin Mining Co. (S'ha........... 3,500€ H'kung Bope Manufactory Co., Id. 3,0003
LOANS.**.
Chinese Imperial 1881 1884 1884-.. 1884 -Debenture, 1889)
الم 100
8170
4,093.1% half year 45 pren., ox div., 10,474 493% Year end-
ing 90th June % prem
64
173 X disconce
20 discount
4,259.010 % half year 61 prem., ez div,
1884 per share
Old, $3.00 old, 8160 per share, 3,8:06 KER, 81.60 New, 830 13,274,034
334 per share, cash TILED.
160 per share $120
*231330105
44211 810- 892093 %
First year
da.
50 all
do
Rates
·Interess
Pay ble
500:
500
Juns18&DesIC
March 13
June 30
Qst 15
June & Decem
1869
prem
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 27th lust, with Majls for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settlo- ments, Batavia, Burnah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
anal haars will be observed in cleaing
the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
796
In the weather that the Governinent Astronomer telegraphs from time to time to the Police and to the Preas. ---
The Clucktower being the centre of the town and noor to the principal wharf from which Captains of ships go off to their rosacis, au better place in our acion cusild be suggested, but it would hot be so coureaient fur the junkmen who anchor opposite Praye West. The Harbour Master's Office might be uti lised in some way. The instruments- might be marked in Chiacre and to stead of the notices from the Govern ment Astronomer being put up in Eng- lieb, only, they might also be put up in Chinese, in the asme way as the Post- Master General notifies the arrival, öf dre Muils ontside his office. The usual cautions and information could also be translated, and it would, indeed, be strange if the Chinese super-cargoes who are almost always part owners of the juuks they lead, did not fail to make themselves aware of the facts As
for the notices informing mainers that only large steamers can g, North, and that it would be hazardous to go in some other direction, or that a typhoon
is "pproaching us from Luzon, can any one imagine a plass of people mora interested than the Chinese junk mas ters. The objection that it would be Soucir money and trouble thrown away, for the Chides would not attend The publication of this issue commenced to such notices, has only to be mentioned at 7.10 pm.
The China tail.
HORGRING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1885.
|
to be dismissed; though one only has to call to witness the almost-uñani- muus eniling enstwant of all the soull craft in the harbour when the typhoon sigual gun is fired,
We offer the suggestion to practical men for whatever it is worth. If it be adopted, goodand well; if not there will still remain some plan to be devised la
HONGKONG takes a lively interest in the weather, and naturally so, as its fittat order to give timely warning of impen- changes at this season of the year makes ding charges in the weather to the all the difference to many a resident ha interested, Lative and foreign, on large section of the community there. een comfort and discomfort, profits and 1099, success and failure. Thatore or afloat. nothing influences trade so much of the weather, is on axiom in politial eco- nomy Droughts and floods limit the par- chasing powers of our customers, and, as in the case of sugar, materially in- terfere with local industries. Typhoons The usual hours will be observed in oling influence the dividends of insumado
the Mails,
The French Contrast Packet Netal will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 3rd September, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places boyond, vid Naples, to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burma, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondicary Madras, Calcutta, Adon, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
TELEGRAMS.
(Via Southern Lind
GERMANY AND SPAIN.
LONDON, 24th August.
und of steamboat compares Hong- Agitation in Madrid is ncreasing stani, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET Caltural district, is aensitive to the suce of the Caroline Izlanda
kong, like the centre of some witle agri-the proposed anexation by Germany of
The United States Mail Packet Oceanic will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 8th September, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o, which
will be closed as follows-
A rupture of diplomatic relations is
cens ur failureof the rice indigo, mulberry and tea crops in the adjaceni provinces, while is one of the great seaports of the threatened. world, as a junk resort, aud as a fishing station second to none in the provincia to which it originally belonged, it re- 3.30 F.M. Post-Office aloses, but Corras coguises the fact that the weather is pondencs may be posted on board the one of the necessary factors that make Packot with Late Pee of 10 cents trafor mar nearly every transaction, and is Postage until the time of departure.
Note Certificates Fixed Deposit Receipts Drafts-Powers of Attorney, and Autho-215 rity to roosive Dividends must be presented The the Undacsigned before the Dividends Tian be paid.
A 2ND DIVIDEND of 12 PER ORST, is- also Payable on ALL CLAIMS included in the stove mentioned CONTINUATION LIST...
J. MELVILLE MATSON, Attorney for the OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR, ORIENTRE BANE CORPORATION
IN LIQUIDATION, Queen's Road, 26th August, 1883.
SHIPPING
AMRIVALS-
August 25. 1885.:--
1460
Nepaut, British steamer, 1,987; TAJ. Alderton, Shanghai August 22, Mails and General-Pr & O. 8. N. Co.
Cousins drbib, British steamer, 1,231, Hollis, Singapore August 15 Generäl MASTER
Danube, British steamer, 551, -Joseph Newton, Bangkok August 18, Rics and General-YES FAS HONG.
Gulf of Suez, British steamer, from Whampoa,
DEPARTURES. ↑
August 95
Compton, for Shanghai
La ferthun, for Foochow and Sydney, &o,. Lio for Shanghai Ching Wo, for Singapore and London.
CLEARED.
George F. Manson, for San Francisco. Oneida, for Londen
detip, for Hoihow and Haiphong
Nansha, for Bestow,
Fuh Yeng, for Hoihow.
Lady Harewood for Honolulu.:
Smit, for Shanghai.
Haverton, for Singapore and New York.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED
Per Napzul, from Shanghai: for Hong. burers Loh Man Shan and native servant, Master kong, Mr EL Outs and native servant. Mt Graham, and 20 Chinese 1
for Penang, Me 2.0. Davidge.
Per Cousins Arbib, from Singapore, 118
vy bayous Chiocar
Par Danube, from Bangkok, Chinese DEPARTED.
Per Catterthan, for Australis, Mr Algar, 4 Europeans in staarige; and 34 Chinese.
Por Ching Wo, for Straits, 17% Chiness.
TO DEPART
Per Wah Yung, for Hoihow, 20 Chinese Per Lady Harewood, for Honolulu, 20 Ühiness
Registry ceases,
KOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MATL The following hours are obscrvod it olssing -Mails, &q, by the British Contract
Packet- Day of Departure,
Noor. Money Order Oifica elosos, 2PM-Begistry of Letters crence. Posting of all printed matter and patterns cease, ar.M.Mail alosed, except for Late
Lettare. 9:10TM-Lottors may be posted with
Late Foe of 10 centa until
3.30. When the Post Office closa
entirely 3.40P.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fea of 10 cents until time of departure..
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BUSSIE AND CORRAL
The alleged Treaty betwuoti Rusais and Coran is denied at St. Petersbur
TRI AFGHAN FRONTIRE QUESTION." The Russian Government has waived its
THE NEW INSPECTOR-GENERAL.
We venture to say, that either during claims to the Zulfikar Pasz dinner, or before or after that meal, the anticipated typhoon of Irst right was discussed by nine-tenths of the Euro- peon residents of the Colony, and to a Piking AugustIt is positively few, doubtless, dinner was quite & sub asserted that the Rov. W. A. P. Martin, sidiary consideration to the fact that the D.D., LL.D., President of the Tung Win baronator was low, and going lower, Kuan, tug been appointed Inspector-Gener that a storm was immitent, and that pro- perty, more or less exposed, was serious of Customs-N-0, D. Neur
Ty at stake. We have known men who have been irretrievably ruined by a KMKRIFTON OF OUTORAXE, single typhoon. Further, to the thou saade of sampan people in the harbour, has been a terrible eruption of Cotopaxi Zumton, 15th August, 7,30 &/m.-Thera
a typhoon is the greatest calamity that
can liappen to them and seldom, it is and the town of Chimbo has been destroy« that one is experienced without loss of ed
limb, of property, or of life. It is, there [Cotopaxi is an important activo veleano fore, a truism pure and simple, to Shy is the range of the Columbian Andes, that to all classes of our popidation, on Reusdor, South Americs. Shanghai Mer shore or float, astorn of this sort
is a serions cause of anxiety, has ary). disastrous infinence on trade in general, famous,
In the equall of Sunday afternoo
THE TYPHOON.
for example, not only was property be- The Government. Astronomer Issued the longing to European firms damaged to following notices last night no inconsiderable extent, but junks and
red sune, indiosting a typhoon north- and of the Colony, was hoisted at 8.5 p.m.
(LATEL
8.55
p.m. Typhoon passed northward; it in now blowing hard at Amur,
New Malva, pash, $500/510 Allowance, hol
40 @ 56 Old Malwa, cash.........$50/640) were capsized and otherwise Allowance, Tadla cove 58 076 | damaged, while unquestionality a nume Persian Oily, cash, $600 |ber of casualines, some futal and all more or less serious, occurred that have never coine" to light, owing to the diff. calty that the police and the press ex- periance in obtaining foramtion from The Gorernment Astronomer reports - purely Chinese sources. If this accil the typhoon has entered" "the" main" and other lines that divide the people lind near Amor, with which commate who bare taken to the water from the nication is în consequence interrupted. people that have stood by the thore It will now (nove northwartau n prevent the one paste from dostiding in Tus igas implied that ailing vessels one another, how much more difficult is should song time in starting for the north. it for the foreigner, an alien to The barometer has risen in the south The both, to obtain Information from the temperatura is high, the humidity moderate, Chinese as a whole? That by the way and leah B. W winds are expected. La e barbour crowded with snail erat.
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treming with children, it is impossible
morth- one was hosted at å last
her two children who were drowned cars' Moss to believe that the poor women and Ivin Band of the Buth will play at the Oil,
Overture
by the pacing of their jankoff |dhan-ki Wan were all the victims of the
squall others there were doubtless, but the programma they bare passed away and their-friende make no siga. It our readers want a striking proof of what a typhion can do. mong the oating population, ther | have only to pay a visit to the cometery at the base of Mount Kellet: on the Aberdeen Road
The abord remarks tave been educed 1 by two fast. Ent that last night Dr.
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