1885-09-19 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

DEVOE'S

ARE-NOW LANDINO

NONPAREIL KEROSINE

OIL.

+10

HITCHCOCK MECHANICAL NO CHIMNEY

LAMP.

STUDENT'S

Notices to Consignees,

STEAMSHIP DJEMNAH.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES A DA

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamships

-Indussaad Nord;- from London, Havre and Bordeaux, in connection with the abovu Stories, are hereby informed that thoir Ocode-with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuabies are being

landed and stored at their risk at the Ocmpany's

y's Gotowns, whence delivery. may bo obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Oargo will be forwarded un, unless received from the Consignoos intimation dofore Noon To-DAY (Wednesday), requart- LAM P.ing it to be landed hore.-

FAIRBANK'S SCALES.

MACKENZIE & MACKEN I'

BISCUITS.

SEASON'S

NEW

TEA

in 5 or 10 Catty Boxes.

YELLOW GOSHEW BUTTER,

in 5 or 10lba Tins,

Condeused MILK.

CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS.

COOKING STOVES.

AGATE IRON WARE.

Milner's FIRE PROOF SAFES.

Do: CASH

AND PAPER BOXES.

ALLAN & GENTER'S

TOBACCO

AND CIGARETTES

BEER AXL PORTER

in

Hogsheads,

The Usual ASSORTMENT

of

OILMAN'S STORES,

AND

WINES,

at the lowest possible pricća

FOR CASH.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkong, September 2, 188.

THE

{FOR SALE

1519

SPANISH STEAMER

PA ̈STG.

Apply to

REMEDIOS & Co.

1531

Hongkong, September 4, 1885.

FOR SALE.

ULES MUMM

OHAMPAGNE, Quarts............$20 per Case of 1 doz

$212 Dibox Frèron & de Gernon & Co.

Pinta...

tho

Bills of Lading will be countersigued by

Undersigned

TILE CILENA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY;

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAŁ

The Co, 'a Steamship

Priamy Captain BUTLER, will bo Kamanda despatched as above on MONDAY, the 21st, Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, September 19, 1885.

1639

Not Responsible for Debts. Veither the Captain, the Agenta, no

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contructed by the Officers or Crem of the following Verols, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:

Choda remaining unclaimed after Wro

ANNIE H. SMIT¤, American ship, Capt. NEDAY, the 23rd Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent, and landing charged at 1R. B. Brown --P. & O. S. N. Co. cent, per package per diem.

ACRORA, British barque, Capt. Fletter Kwong Cheong Tye.

...

All Claire must be sent in to mo on or before the 20th Instant, or they will not be recognised."

No Firo Insurance has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, Suptember 16, 1883.

2011

B. H. STERNEN, German trig, Captain Chr. Moyer--Mulchers & Co.

Edward May, Ameriðan buque, Capt. C. A. Johnson-Russell & Co.

MOUNT LEBANON, British barque, Capt; Chas. H. Nelson.—Arihold, Karberg & Co. NAUPACION, British ship, Captain Ed. H.

To-day's Advertisements. Lovitt.-P. & 0. 5. N. Co.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE, FIA SINGAPORE

AND JAVA PORTS.

| (Celling at QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Jargo to NEW ZEA LAND, NEW CALEDONIA, TASMANIA and FLJL)

The Steamship

Airlie, Captain Etts, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 24th Instant, at Daylight.

1641

For Fraight or Passago, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agenta. Hongkong, Suptember 19, 1886.

NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA, FIA SAIGON AND SINGAPORE.

The Co.'s Steamship

Bantam,

Capt. BERORVIS, will be despatched us above on

or about the 25th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, September 19, 1885.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON FLA SUEZ ÇANÄL

PSYCHE, French barque, Capt. Sevrain. -Carlowitz & 06.

TITAN, American ship, Capt. C. H. Allyn. --Russell & Co.

VENTURA, Span. barque, Capt. Urizandi. Remedios & Co.

SHIPPING,

ARIOVALS

September 18. 1885:—- Hailong, British atoanter, 277, J. Wyllie, Amoy September 17, General.-DOOOLAS STEAMSHIP Co.

September 19-

Prim, British steamer, 1,402, Batler, Fonchon Septembar 17, GeneralBOTTE FIELD & SWIRE..

Chen Yuen, German ironclad trigate, 7,800, Meller, Singapore September 13

Ket-Sang, British steamer, 1,4%, Young, Shanghai September 16, General- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

-

DEPARTURES. September 19:-- Pochili, for Swatow and Tientsin. Fipere, French ganboat, for Macao. Prinses Whelmina, for Whampoa. Darler, for Bin.apore.

Danute, for Swaton and Bangkak.

OLEAKED.

Sues, for Forchow and Sydney. Raphael, for Foochow Het Choony, for Bangkok. Elise, for Chefoo.

1612 Haroldine, for New York. Melita, für Hoihow, Pratos, for Bangkok. Deuteros, for Nagasaki. Namun, for Coast P

Ports. farisbrooke, for Saigon. Century, for Newchwang. Anna Niebin, for Chufoo

The Ce's loamship.

Ulysses, Capt. BRENNER will be. salonpalehed as above.00 SATURDAY, the 26th Instans.

For Freight.or Passage, apply-to

DUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, September 18, 1885. 1640

Co.'s

Destination,

Batavia, &e, via Saigon.

Kohé and Yokohama.......

London, via Suez Canal..

BORDEAUX CLARETS AND NA WHITE WINES.

Bartor's Celebrated 'Barley Bree'

WHISKY-874 per Case of 1 doz. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Ç6. Hongkong, July 18, 1884. ~-

FOR SALE.

PASSENGERS. ARKIVER

Hr Priam, from Foachow, Mrn Harvey, 13 children and European narse, and 35

Chinese

Por Kut Song, fermo Shanghai, 72 Chinese

|

DEPARTED 4

For Hayler, for, Singapore, 180 Chinese, -

TO DEPARTUR Per Deuteros, for Nagasaki, Mr A. Davies. Por Sues, for Brisbane, Mr F. Levy, Per Namoa, for Const Ports, 1 European and 100 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS

The British steatoer Hailong reports: Had tresh N.E; winds and fine weather.

The British ateamer Prium reports Had fresh N.E. winds and clear weather.

Experienced moderate to light .E. winds and fire weather.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

No. 8010 SEPTEMBER 19, 1886.

TELEGRAMS.

at

(Vin: Southern Line)

GRIMANE AND VEPAIN ** LAFDON, 18th September.

Russian ironclad was lying in Singapore harbour, taking daily cruises in the offing for target praction, and making a general Daylight-Sts leaves for Australian | display of her, formidable qualities - Sing-

Porta via Fouchow.

spore was not, blown mta ruins or pat under contribution, buk yo, thanke to the 9am.-Names leaves for Coasf Ports,

Admiralty or to the War Office. The exact danger predicted had arisen. The The English Government recommenda RELIGIOUS SERVICES

exact remedy which past precedent would Spain to agree to the proposal of the Gar- have suggested, and of which prosent sir- UNION CHURON-Divine Worship, 11 quatuor, allowed, was taken. It need man Government to settle the Carolina AM-Ror. E. J. Eitol. Sevice in Chinese, hardly be said that it was ideally tho Talauds difully by arbitration. Rr.Mev. J. Chalmere, MA LTD. worst. The Luincible was detached in SEAMING SERVICER-The Services for het beste from the Mediterranoun. Fleet Seamon which bore back hitherts held in and neat to look

after her The British steauar Kut Bane reporte. the Mission Courel, Quin's Gazebos Singapore, Chian squadron was totally in

the future in Union Church. Ou bald

That the Chian aquadron was Sunday and Friday evenings at 7.30. All addquate to the work that of any rate it Seamon mis invited to attend.

ba called pou to do wia as wall GERMAN BETUPSDA CHAPRL-Bervice in might the German language, by Rev. F. Hartmann, own at Whitehall as it is at Hong Kong. It required an acute crials to induce the avory Sunday, at half-past ten M, in the Admiralty to send out, at the eleventh Chapal of the Berlin Foundling House, hour, the

Agamemnễn, which, like the West Point.

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Road,er arrival in guarding her own stores. Invincible. has been employed ever since DAM. Mase and Sermon 5.30. Even There is no mistake about the necessity ing Service, Benediction.

which exists for strengthening Singaporo, and Hong Kong. It is admitted even by the Adiniralty; aud in April of the year steps were absolutely being taken to provide some small portion of the stores, gana, and torpedo defences which were to- quired Lord Derby has himself pro

promised a deputation of Singapore merchants that the condition of their port shall receive his grave attention. But even despilý this display of activity, it ie on trus now sa it was a twelvemonth ago, that we have not a single naval station from Aden to Kaquimalt. which is adequately or oven reasonably protected.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close→→→ For SWATOW, AMOX, & FOOCHOW.

Per Namoa, at 8.30 a., on Sunday,

the 20th insta Far STRAITS & LONDON. ----

For Priam, at 17.30 m, on Monday

the flat inst

For MANILA——

Por Edus, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 21st inst.

Par Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 22nd lost.

For SAIGON.---

Par Iolani, at 4.30 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 23rd inst.

For

SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SOU. RABAYA, SAMARANG, PANA NOOCAN,' TOWNSVILLE, BRIS- BANE. SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, S

Per Airlie, at 5 pm., on Wednesday,

the 23nt inak,

instead of as previom- ly notified.

For STRAITS. AND BOMBAY —

Per Zambesi, at 1.30 pm., on Saturday,

the 26th inst. D

For KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Per Kosher, at 5 pm., on Saturday,

the 26th inat

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. ----

The British Contract Packet Verona

will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 25th Sept., with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, via Brindisi; to the Straite Settle ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, The usual hours will be observed in closing

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels,

Bantam (9).

Kashgar (s).

..Priau (s)..

Voro

Cilysses (#).....

Glengarry (s).

Eolus (8)... Diamante (8)..

-London, &c.,-via-Suez-Canal... Merionethshire-js);

London, &c., via Suez Canal. London, via Suez Canal.. London, via Suez Canal. Manila...

Manila. 1187 Mareilles, &c., Ti Saigon...... Anadyr (1)

Nagasaki, and Yokohama Hiogo Pembrokeshire (a).... New York.

Reporter New York

Напраския..

HOUSE at the PEAK, with Large San Francisco, vis Yokohamaa. City of Rio de Jansire

TENNIS GROUND attached. good View of the Harbour and nut to Sen.

Apply to

'PEAK,'

c/o. Tas OFFICE, Hongkong, April 11, 1885.

A

Sau Francisco, via Yokohama.. Gaelic (s).

San Francisco... Marques of Lornu.

.Captain.

Berghuis... Spick.. Butler W.-Dutton

M. do Hurne Bremner. Taylor.. Tremors... Talbot.. Reynier.

D. Davies

Bayley

the Mails,

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKKA ---- The United States Mull Packet City of Rio de

Junim will be despatched on TUES DAY, the 24th inatent, with Mails for Japan, Sau

Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, e, which will be closed as follows: 2.15 r. Registry ceases 2.30 PML Pust-Olfies closes, but Cos respondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of depar ture

UQURS OF CLOSING --

THE ENGLISH MAIL

The following hours are observed in closing Mails, o, by the British Contract Packet

Day of Departure,----

2. PM-

Order Office closea.

NOO of Letters cesses.

Posting of all printed mattor and patterns coases,

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.

Merionethshire leaves for London. Non-Priam loaves for London.

5 piru, Mežus leaves for Mauila,

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, September 23-

Goods per Steamer Diemach unclaimed after Noon subject to rent and landing charges at 1 cent per package per diem pm.Auction of Household Furniture, &c., at the residence of Captain He Fincham, No. 6, Richmood Terrace. $pMeeting of Shareholders of the Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd, at the General Managers? office. WEDNESDAY, September 30-

Statement of Business with the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co, Ltd., to be sent in before this date.

SATURDAY, October 31 -

List of Contributions to the H.K. Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., to be sent

before this date.

·A, S. WATSON. & Co.'s NEW VEGETABLE SEEDS

FLOWER SEEDS.

Present

**The Admiralty had always semlately opposed the proposal testation a fraxolad or any other of Her believing that they should be available to go to any Majesty's ships permanently at a part for its procetion, place they were required la case of: war. Eztrect from Speech of Lant, Northbrook in ile Konst of Lords, "Murch

In reference to guns, the writer puts the caso in a very strong light. Efficient gone cannot be ready, in many instances, for years, or yo

have stated over and over. again in these columns, and muzzlo loaders | are still being largely need simply because there are no others to be got. The scan- dalentsed by the necessity for arising the merchant-oroispra with gaus which had

bron discarded as unfit for uan: in the

British navy twenty five years ago, is forcibly dwelt upon, and the majority of a pronounced to be compa- ratirely useless. It is possible that the

Oruisers are

are now ready for delivery. POTH are of the best varieties and the display of energy and the heavy expendi- kinds that do best in China. They tore of aoney, which have been observable are shipped in a manner that ensures their during the last care, in the equipment (if preservation in transit and in three separate such it may be called) of mercantile cruise parcels. Thus every possible precaution is may have produced some good result; but taken to avoid disappointing Purchasers,

the only permanent "good which can be ez- pected to low frout this fitful spurt is, that it shall chaure a botter and winer propara- tion for the future..

Catalogue on application.

SPECIAL FLORISTS" SEEDS In Separate named Varieties: CARNATIONS: ΕΜΠΟΥ TEMBRA.

PANSY.

PETUNIA

PORTULACA

THE HONGKONG. DISPENSARY. Bougkong, September 18, 1885.

SON AND TIDE TABLE FÖR” HONGKONG.

(From The Hongkong Almanach.)

SETTIDER:STAR

HIGH WATER.

3.40 PM.--Lato Letters may be posted Day of Morn. Aft Rises

1631

8

910 uy be posted with

PAL-Mail closed, except for Late

Letters.

"

Late Fee of 10 cents until

3.30.3.When the Post Office clozes

Sus,

entirely.

Sets,

on board the packet with Late

Foe of 10 cents until time of departure.

20

21

5.38 8.28. 6.49

HMA

``

0.57

6:49 8:42

5.40 5:56

22

7:35 8.58 5.50 565

23

8.199.17 5.50

24

23

Agents.

& Co.

Date of Leaving.

Jardins, Matheson & Co...... About September 25. P. & 0.8. N. Co....... Sept. 27, at daylight. Butterfield & Swire... September 21, at xxion. Adamson, Bell & Co.............. Beptember 21 P-& S. N. Co...

Sept. 25, at 4 pm, Butterfield & Swire. September 26- Jardino, Matheson

About September 26. Bussell & Co..

Sept. 21, at 5 pm. Russell & Co.

Sept 2, at 5 pm. Messageries Maritimes...

October 3, at noon. Adamson, Bell & Co

About September 25. Quick despatch. Quick-despatch

at.3 p.m. October 2

doepatob

Russell &

Bustell &

Pacific Mail 8, S. Ca.................

10. &0. S. 8. Co......

Russoll & Co. 0. S. X.

. Co... & Swire... Donglis Lapraik & Co... Yuan Fat Hong. Gibby Livingston & Co....... Russell & Co...... ... More...0. Bachrash.....

Raymond.

614

.......

Shanghai, via Amoy....................................... 5) Singapory, Fonang and Bombay Zambesi

(). Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Namoa (6). Swatow and Bangkok Taichiow (4). Sydney and Melbourne, &e..... Suuz (8) Sydney and Melbourne, de.... Airlie (). Triosto,

Milligan

Weatoby

James Jordan:

W. M. Dodd Ellis.....

Orion

(4)....

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North-China Insurance Co., Ld..... 5,000 £ Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co.; Ld.... 2,000 China Trader' Insurance Co., Lt.... 24, 000 Canton Insuranga Offoa Co., Led........... 10,000 1 Uhino Ineumnoo Co., Limited,... 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Led.......). 8,000|3, China Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 30,000

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The Santances given, appear to be well arranged.Ohina Maid Contain a HK, C, and M. Steamboat Co., E3 8,000!

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wide range of subjects.Chinese Recorder, Douglas Steamship Co., Limited.... 20,000 8

An extensive Vocabulary Daily Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,367

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$1,212.5

up.

Paid POSITION FER LAST REPORT Fast Dividend

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[Balances. f'eard"] 84,530,00 For epials ~eationtofdio $600,000

12122

2 € 35 €50,000 1,258 12518 534,000 $ 83.33 5 2018 600,00 8 2503 50$ 105,000 $ 1,000 8 2008 28,711,5

2508 50$ 900,609.66.8 1008- 205 547,5008

1068 78

8 206,236 55 dspres fund

: 508 - 509 41,430.229 -

10€ 16

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W. BanWER', and LANE, CRAWORD

& Co.'s, Hongkong; and at Missss.

TEKNEB & Co.'s, London

Hongkong, January 25, 1884.

WASHING BOOKS.

SPL

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'kong & Wampos Dock Co., La 10,000 5 ELK. and China Gas Ca, Lámited. Į BOGIE

30

03 125 1258 [18,000|3. News Share 1,900 € 10£ 7.108,552, 17.10 Hongkong Hotel Company,

9,000 3 10 200 3,000 she issued

1,000 $160 China Bugar Company, Limited..... 9,000 ↑ – TUB 10 Hongkong Lee Company, Lamited... 1,2503 1008 108 TITASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use Hongkong Rakery Company, Lil..... 600 508 50

Perak Tin Mining & Sling Co Luzon Sugar Company Limited..... 7,000 $ 100 100

all Selangore Tin Maning g Co. (3'ha all Ekong Rope Manufactory Co., Li

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W of Ladies sad Gentlemen, dan 20 be had at this Ofigo.Price, B1 osal

Opisa. Main Offion

THE REPORT OF THA TRIAL OF

LOANS.)

LOGAN AT CANTON that appeared in Chinese Imperial 1881 the China Mail has been printed in PAM- PHLET FORM, and is now on Bale- Price, 30 Centa

Bongling, October 3, 1889.

1984

1884

1881

Barar Debentures

30,000 $

at Sp.m.

About September 23

Sept., 26, at 2 p.m. Sept. 20, at 9 a.m Sept. 29, at 9 am; Sept. 20, at daylight, Sept. 24, at daylight. September 29, at noon.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1885.

Closing Qu-tations,

"Dash

50,778,22 € 2 half year

540,107

161 % prea, buyera

Tla. 300 per share The 122 5400

496,323 200,785.71 18% annum $63

469,660

l

35,166.20

$170

297 £68.07 810 tov 1889 8370 191,060..993 6 for $75

4,503.18% half year 49 prem., ex div. 10,474.0% your end-67 per share,

ing 30th June

(84) 18% discount

cash, ex diy,

boyers

25 discount

4,250,016 % half year 65 prom., ex dir, pash

$97 per share Old, $162 per share er div. Nex, 870 -20

Old, 84 82

2,238,76 19,274,034

235.33 810 442.11 810

First year

do

do.

Rates of Interest

Payable

27903

3,583TE: 500): All

500 all

June 163D6, 10

B.%

∙600 11

8X

SOBTS

March: 15

June 20

1: Oct 16

Jtine de Decern

85 per share, cash 4167 per share, nach

125

880

218

ezah, zellers

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

PASSED SUBE CANAL Outward Bound:→Salazie, VertangeloTKA, Aug. 4 Bosamond, Aug. 11 Anjer Head. Aug. 31, Ti Yum, Bugi tõi Menelaus. Pembrokeshire La Franer, Aug 28 Cyclope, Omis, Jalen Krom, Pandora Chipchose, Supt. & Beutarig, 1 Laju Fictoria, Bapt. 8: Laertes, Sept.

Nestor, Sept 15 HOMEWARD BOUND Glenroy, Lennox,

Aug. 25. Benglos, Glenorchy, Sept. 1

Hector dscaloni, Bept. 8, Yorkshire, Flintshire, Hankour Nept: 4 hooned,

*Sept. 11., Agamemnon, “Benalder. Bra-

conshire and Iraqubday, Sept 16.

The

next Eres MALE, per the F&O. Co.'s steamer Rohilla, left. Singapore for this port on Thursday, the 17th inst., at 8 a.m., sid may be expected hore on or about Tuesday, the 22nd instant

The 8. 8. Gratitude, from Antwerp-and

Bordeaux, loft Singapore for this port Velvia Saigon and Haiphong on the 28th

Augus

The Austro-Hungarina Lloyd's steamer

Orion left Singapore on the 13th inst and may be expected here on or seque the 19th inst.NA

The 0 8 8. Co.'s Beamer Jam, from Liverpool, Jeft Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 15th Instant, arid may be expected here on or aboub the 21st Inst

The

D: D. R. steamer Bellona left Bingspore to expected here on or about the 2411 for this port on the 18th inst, and may

instant

The S& Fembrokeshire, from Hamburg,

-Antwerp and London, Jait, Singapore

for this port on the 18th Insh, and may instant he expected hers, on or about the 201

Day MayaMast

The Walls Castle west to Kowloon," Dock :

yesterday.

The Picciole want to Kowloon Dock yes.

terday. The Airlie went to Cosmopolitan Dook.

to-day,

go to Kowloon Dock to-night.

The Austrian man-of-war Mantilus will

The Zulia loft Commopolitan, Dock, to-

to-day

The Mita left Kowicon Dock yester

day.

The Joloni lett Kowloon Dock yesterday,

ORDEN OF ORONAL OBRVICE AT SE JDEN'S

· GATHI BAAL – KVI SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY, Matins-Vebite, Turner; Palms, Wesley & Ouseley, Te Deum, Baker in Benedictus, Garrett in Dj Anthem, Mine eyes look enta thee (Baker) Kyrie, Mis de Angelis Hymn. 180. Paalins, Old Melody & Tra Nuae Dimittis, (Stainer) Anthem, *** Come unto me*: (Counó1); Hygine,

260 & 132.

Eren

One-point which has a épocal interest for Hongkong is the reference to torpedo boats. It has been alleged that the de fences of this Colony are to be supple- mented with ax additional torpedo-boats; and, though delighted to hear that Buch provision is contenipisted, we have ex- pressed some doubts as to the fulfilment of the prozaiso, Mr Arnold Forster states that the air and agitation raised on this Mewes Siemssen & Co, inform as that the subject has misled the public into the D.D.R. steamer Bellona lelt Singapore for belief that something ban actually been this port yesterday.. nccomplished in this direction.; and be

Parisian

characterises this as a grave mistake. Of On our fourth page will be found short course this article in the Nineteenth is ton but highly interesting story, with a meme. weeks older than the telegrams promising what scrisational ending, entitled the Gol the torpedo-bouls for Hongkong; hus up to den Bullet, and taken from the Sydney 5.54 the month of June last, no addition what Bulletin 9.0 9.58 5:51 5.53.

9,41 10.0 6.61 6.62 ever had been made to the alarmingly in-

A CHINESE male-adult, about forty years of High water at Whampoa: bra 30 adequate numbers of torpedo boats or for CHIN mius. later than at Hongkong; at the paves us the disposal of the Admiralty.ble in the road in Wei Hing Street last age, was found by a constable lying inson- Barrier: 3 hrs. 15 miss.; at the Ball This is not reassuring, although, better

Flats: 5 hra. 30 mins; at Shameen things may be hoped for in the near future" Dight at about 11.30 An ambulance. W

obtained and the m taken to the Govern

3 hrs. 46 mina." Moon: First Quarter, 18d 1h 51 on Referring to the delay in the prosecution afternoon.

of armaments at Hongkong the writer ment Civil Hospital, but before reaching By they it was fand that he had expired.

BBY-

-The-publication of this isnte commenced t

al 6,65 pm.

The China Stlail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1865.

The deceased appeared to be a coal ocolis, Not long ago u Minster in the House of Lords deelt with satisfaction upon the but at present he has not been identified. astraudétiary foresight which had been

diaplayed in postponing the armament of Tas death of one of the parinara (4. Hong Kong for ten years, innemuch as Wa

modern

should now be enabled to place the most Demianoff) of Mesars A. Bjurling & Co., al by the guna upon the fortifications (which Bangkok, and the failing health of Mr. the absurdity contention it is only ENGLAND OR THE ADMIRALTY.sary to remark that the Etre sig breaking up of this catablis

ment would hold good at

at any time during

sa and Mrs. A. Bjutling, necessitate thá

the way do not sxut). To demonstrato

of the

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The goods are being disposed of, and

Mr Axsold-Fomter Appears in the July appreciated when we remember that for number of the Nineteenth century. We ten years past Hong Kong has been, and sketch of the indebtedness of the Binnisse

for five years to ente at

rate will aar

be,

need hardly say it is a wovore indictment an open port It would scarcely Princes and nobias has been sent to HL B

Meta prompt nesklament Bathers peculiar

Hopes are now entertained that the Sali bury Administration will move more rapid-

but possibly effective mode of collecting one's debts f

tracyand

coolness

by an

for the disgraceful neglect of duty hither worth while to mention the Ministerial H. Princa Krom Hmun Devawongs. This argument, were it not that it has dono | courteoze, kind-hearted and talented priucs to shown by both the Admiralty and the duty so often in accounting for the delays will no doubt do all in his power to secure War Office, in failing to afford reasonable and failures in our dockyards, protection to our home and foreign ports, to provide for the faty of the mercantile marine, and to be ready, if necessary, to ly in the path of refonn than did the Glad- carry on an ofensive war against the tuns Government. The fact that the We believe the incident referred to in the enemies of the country. It was the duty people now fully realize the danger and the subjetond paragraph, taken from the Nr. of the Admiralty especially so to utilise the need of meeting it, will accelerate the shop Jamar's Bridge notice of Whore Chine resources of the Empire that men, ships, tion of a sounder policy, low this is to Dries, took place in the gune, and equipment should be provided affect the condition of Hongkong of hot in the Supreme Court of a quality and in a quantity adequate course, the consideration which most closely of Chiness thiores illustrai to any emergency which can resadnahly concams 61, and it is to be hoped that be foreseen. It was also the duty of the unofficial members of our Legislativa (ass the Admiralty to have informed the Council will never lose sight of the fact country if money had boon required to that, as yet, Hongkong is not a strong -carry and that duty; and as no Minis plass, Even the Chinese statesman

ter has ever asked money for the navy minds are now being turned on such ques- and been refused, this responsibility seats tions, are surprised at the lethargy display. Boy. Every one thought it entirely with the Ministers of both pared by Great Britain regarding the Defences to be repaired, and that orders had been ties. The lack of the requirements here of Hongkong. There is a bitter, rosy Ingen to that effect. The man was shif mentioned, especially of effective-guns, is the fact that H. & Li Hung.chang and his nothing short of a governmental scandal, colleagure in the Tsung-li Xamon fragment- and Lord Beresford was not for wrongly remark upon the defenceless state of this then, some time ago, he gave it as his opi Colony, an inviting sttack from the common nion that twenty millions sterling ought to energy of England and China'

be spent on the British navy. Dealing with ought not to be above taking a hint even the allegations that the Admiralty and the from those who are generally credited to War Ofoe have long known the real state far more it need of such advice than wỡ CẦU of things, Me Arnold-Forster writes over be That the hins is often

For months, indeed for years, the Ad- however, in the fact; and the upalio miralty and the War-Office have been fuld,

by Royal Commissions, by dolorial govermeaters of Council would be rae to nors, and by mural and military officers, it in mind,

that the great coaling stations were abso

lutely unprotected, and that their defence

less ocndition was geare peril to the extraordinary expenses incurred in the late

GUATEMALA, August 17-Uwaga

For months and years the twe

famuring story of how one of them cÁTO

with a ladder in the Ruglish

Justice at Hongkong, kad, fixing It to the wall over the Okler Juction's head, took the court clock away, muna to, my lord a

and nothing mors was seen of the clock

ATAU

the 17th

estra in question have resolutely war, the Government of frünbendale khae, refused to do anything whatever to provide suspended payment of interest or on body against the danger which they knew exist, and interior depts for one year, manag ed; and now, of course, comes the inevitable August 1 in order to pay panto a few weeks ago a zenylly armed, the eamy and civil service accountan