1885-10-02 — Page 2

For Sale.

EWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

ARE NOW LANDING

DEVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSIN Ł

O'EL.

-to-

HITCHCOCK MECHANICAL

NO CHIMNEY

LAMP.

STUDENT.

Not Responsible for Debts.

THE. CHINA MAIL.

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

Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Ommers-be Responsible for try Debt intructed by the Officers or THEATRE Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Honglung Harbouri-

AUBGRA, British barque, Capt. Plettner. Kwong Choong To

B. STERNREN, German brigs Captain Chr. Meyer. --Melchers & Co.

Howard May, American bárque, Capt. CPA. Johnson, Russell & Coi

GRANDEZ, British ship, Captain James Elis.-P. &0. S. N. Co.

KILLANEY, British steamer, Captain H. O'Neill-Captain.

-MOUNT LEBANON, British barque, Capt Chas. H. Nelson-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Pavers, French barque, Capt. Sevrain.

LAMP.Carlowitz & Co.

FAIRBANK'S SCALES.

MACKENZIB

黏 MACKENZIEḤ

NEW

BISQUÏTS.

SEASON 8 TEA, in 5 10 Catty. Boxes.

YELLOW GOSHEW BUTTER,

bin 5 or 10 Wa Tins.

Condeused MILK.

CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS.

·COOKING STOVES, -

AGATE IRON WARE

Milnor's FIRE PROOF SAFES.

Do САВН AND PAPER

BOXES.

ALLEN & GEYTER'S

TOBACCO

AND CIGARETTES.

BEER AND PORTER

in

Flogsheads.

THE CAVAL ASSORTMENT

of

OILMAN'S STORES,

AND

WINES;

at the lowest possible prices.

FOR CASH

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, September 2, 1885.

1510

NOW REA DAY,

THE REVENUE OF CHINA A SERIES OF ARTICLES Reprinted from The Ching Mail.

WITH AN APPENDIX, HIS PAMPHLET is and may be had at the OFFICE OF TIL PAPER, Messra LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, Messrs. KELLY & WALE'S, And Mr. W. BREWER'S

THIS

Price,

TZAN, American ship, Capt. C. H. Allyo. -Russell & Co.

VENTURA, Span, barque, Capt. Ürisandi, -Remedios & Co.

WESTMEATH, British stoner, Captain A. Stonehouse.—Russell & Co.

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

J. M ARMSTRONG, Pursuant to MEA MARMSTRONG, Burst of Hongkong, in a Suit Roxaso e. REDICS, instituted in the 1riginal Jurisdicton, and Nuurburad 10 of 1854, will Sell by Public Auction, on

SATURDAY,

the 17th day of October, 1885, at 3 o'Clock p., on the Premises,--the following VALUABLE. LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

ROYAL

CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

** NEIL O'BRIEN, Manager, AR Gomous RECEPTION & BRILLIANT SUCCESS of the FAMOUS AND POPULAR

OPERA COMPANY.

MASCOTTE

The Opening Performance received by house crowded from for to ceiling, with THE GREATEST ENTHUSIASM.

·TO-MORROW EVENING, Saturday, the 3rd October, 1885.

The original and only legitimata version of | VON SUPPES

BOCCACCIO,'

* B 0 0 0 A 0-0 10, [ BOCCACCIO.

The Management beg to assure the Public that Boccacolo will be performed in Hongkong for the First Time SATURDAY, 3rd, OCTOBER.

Conductor,

SONOR VALENZA.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL The Co's Uhartered Steamship

Amatista, Captain Hamm, will be despatched for tho above Forts TO-MOR. ROW, the 3rd Instant, Rt Neon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers, d Hongkong, October 8, 1886. 1725

SHIPPING.

ARIUVALS Dotober. 1, 1895:-

ir

Elsa, German stemer, 585; Ch. Kuschert Haiphong September 27, Gonery WIZER & Co.

Palmyra, American ship, 1,190, Minott, Cardiff May 15, Coul—CAPTAIN, -

Dotober-

1.

Per Amigo, for Saigon, 40 Chinese," For Omur, for Stanghai from Hongkong, Mrs MacLeod, Mazars G. Young, E Bodi. nier, AE. Vaucher, Ro, W. Weston Clif- ford, mid Ali Man ;frum Marseilles, Messes Raynol, Parmoret, Boules, taing; Perrin, Livinus, Pierro, Bolland and Antoine, Capi-

Grevillon, and Mrs Loup from Colombo Mr Kraatzer and wife, (French Consul)).

Pr Tanaw, for Yokohama

from Buer, Mr Vignolle.

Par Baradails, for Amoy, 23 Güiness., Per Anghias, for Singapore, &o, 7 Euro peans, and 130 thinene

Per Niugpo, for Shanghei, 7 Chinese.

TO DEPARY

Per Ingrahan, for Saigon, 180 Chinese. Per Auton, for Hoihow, &c, 30 Chinese. Per Amatista, for Coast Ports, 1 Euro pean, and 200 Clincs.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British Anchises reports:

MEMOS. FOR TO MORROW.

Shipping

YoonAmatista leaves for Swalow,

9 pm Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Ben Francisco,

Man

Amusements.co

No. 1921 Octobre 2. 1885;

munication. The necessity for "this runte, or routes, to the west and south-west sides of Yunnan, may be made more apparent if we bear in mind the recent protectionist viewa expressed by the French Foreign Minister in re- gard to the possible facilities scourei to France on the borders of Tonquin, 9 p.m. Performance at the City Hall - Thee main routes by which the Yuna

trode may be tapped ureBy the Yangtze River from Shanghai, by the Centon River_from= Cunton, by the Longka River from the Tonguiz Gulf, by the Bhamo route on the Irrawaddy, and by some route through British Burmal nod the Shan States. A glance at the map, and a consideration of the present relations and aerations of the different interested parties, will at 0008 show which routes ought to be most favoured by sny official, or Chamber of OTH are of the best varieties and the Commerce, or community whose inter-

Miscellaneous Bonus and Dividend of Union Insurance

Society payable

ADD VE

A S. WATSON & Co's NEW VEGETABLE SEE-D'S

B

B AND “

FLOWER SEEDS:

o now ready for delivery,

-

linds that do bust in Uhins. They ests are Lot identical with those of

Hight Itals, with Azoolsar pore shipped in a manner that ensure their France. Unfortunately for herself, per Experienced strong. N.E. winds and fine parcals. Thus every possible precaution in larger commercial untions, and in the The British steamer. De ube reports: preservation in transit and in three poparatepe, France Los aut secured the ap

proval or good wishes of any of the weather.

Danser Th les raporta

taken to avoid disappointing Purchasers. selection of the new route or fresh The

Britisk groun

eteamer Loft Triwanfoo on September 2661, expari- cenced fresh N.E. winds and his weather. Left Amay on the 29th, han medorate and

Catalogue on application.

development of trade, these most con- * cerned in commerce are the less likely

fine weather. Left Swatow on the 1st Oct., SPECIAL FLORISTS SEEDS to look to her for assistance. The al

in Separate named Varieties. PANS CARNATIONS PALOX PETUNIASA VERDENA, ·PORTULACA

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY:

Archos, British barque, from Whampoa Auchises, Britial steamer, 1,801, Wm. P. Lapage, Shanghai ois Facchow, September, 30, Chenom-BUTTERMILD & WINE. moderate Northerly winds and fire weather Fiddio, Germna steamer, 852, Brook, to purt. Steamers in Swatow, Nanshan and Box Plan now open at KELLY & WALA's Wahu September 26, Rice-WIELER & Co. Catish stainer un reports

Dantibe, British steamet, E61, Geot perienced fine weather throughout. On 1st Anderson, Pakini and Haihow, Hept, 50, October, at 3 p.m. in lat 18 30 N., Hongkong, September 18, 188h GeneralYUEN FAT HONG.

119 44 spoke British barque Dart- Anton, German steamer, 896, E. Aerobos, mouth, standing to Northward. Pakhui and Hoihow October 1, Ballast.- WIDER & Co.

(LED).

1728

Hongkong, October 2, 1885.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.

The Cu's Steamship

Thales,

*.

Captain Poccok, will be E-dospatched for the abora']

Pets on TUESDAY, the 6th Tastant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Bituato at SvinGroos, Victoria, in tho Colony, of Hongkong. ALL THAT PIE E OF GROUND, Itegistered in the Land Ofico as INLAND Lor No. 567. Together with

the FIVE MUSSUAGES, ERECTIONS & BUILD-

as Nus. 3, INGS thereon, and knowa

8. 4. B, & and 10, Finar Sraret, Syingpoon, ether also with a MESSUAGE aud SHOF erected un

un the East side of the acid Piece of Ground, fronting New East Street. Thore is a frontage to Second DOUGLAS STEAMSHIT COMPANY, Street, occupied 8 a Timbor Yard.

An-

nual Crown Reut, 8106.88. The whole of

the said Premises are held for the residue

· DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, October 2, 1885,

LIMITED.

1720

of a temu of 909 years, from the 8th day of FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW, Mardi, 1868, and will be Sold, subject to

a Lease thereof, granted to Mr. Ono Tax

for a term of 5 years, from the 30th day

of June, 1883, at a Monthly

Rental

of

Daylight.

The Co.'s Steamship

Haiphong, Capt. F. ASHTON, will be despatched for the above

$150 a month, payable quarterly, and Parts on THURSDAY, the 8th Instant, at also subject to the payment of the Crown Rent, and to the coronabta and condi tions contained in the Crown Lease thereal

For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, apply to

MATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS, Solicitor,

18, Dauk Buildings, Queen's Road; } or to

J. M. ÁRMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, October 2, 1685

1729

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Secomil BONUS of FIVE PER CENT, on A Contributions, and a DIVIDEND of THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS. per Share for the Year 1884, will be Payable on SATURDAY,

the 3rd instant,

WARRANTS may be had on applicating at the Orvice of the Socisty on and after that:

is Now Ready, data.

Intimations.

→By Order of the Board,

Scerstary.

Ň. J. EDE,

Hongkong, October 2, 1885.

50 Cents.

Fourteenth Volume of the

'CHINA REVIEW.'

Destination

1730

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers..... Hongkong, October 2, 1885.

1727

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY:

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Deucalion, Captain PURDY, will be despatched as above en

SATURDAY, the Luth Instant

For Freight or Page, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong, October 2, 1885.

GODOWN AT WEST POINT.

1723

EW, Lour and WELL VENTILATOR, measuring *100 feet on the Praya, deep water, by 180 fuck, and 30. fast high, with 100 feet Frontage on Middle Street

Apply to

SHARP & Co.. Hongkong, September 18, 1885 1834

Santa Filomena, Spanish 3-m. schooner, 449, J. da. Mendiguren, Lole September 16, Sajauwood-KONG CHUNG TAL.

Thaler, British stennier, 822, T. G. Po crek, Swatow Oct. 1, General. DOUGLAS STEAMSKIE,

Gardner, Calcutta September 13, Penang Jpan, -British steamer, 1866, T. S.

23, and Singapore 20, 1,665 chests Opium and General-DAVIO SASION, SONS & Co. Turenne, Freno ironclad frigate, 7,200, Daputs, Yokohama September 25.

Grandes, British ship, 1,578, James Ellis, Cardiff May 17, Coal.—P. & O. §. N. Co. · Fung Ching, Obinose steamer, from Whimpos..

Greyhound, British steamer, 227, W. O. Syder, Pakhoi September 28, and Hethow 30, General-ADAMSON, Belt & Co.

DEPARTURES October 2:- Marquis of Lome, for San Francisco. Melita, for Hoihow and Pakhói. Amigo, for Saigon.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Havre, &o., vin Suez Cazal... Altaacraig (6).

Now Ready. Hauro, &o, in Suez Canal... Foronia (8)

No. 1.-Vol. XIV,

OF THE

CHINA REVIEW'

CONTAINS-

The Six Great Chancellors of Tain,VI,

Li Sze.

China's-Relations with Foreign Tribes. Sarage Priestassas in Formosa. The Structure of the Yu Kung Pan Ku.

Corea.

Chinose Mythology.

The Theory and Practice of Tuning Pipes. Contributions towards the Topography and

Ethrology of Central Asia.

Noton and Queries

Indirect Proofs of Gebainenort of Shu

King

Thread for Sewing up Wounds.

Mongol Languages.

Sitting or the Hams.

Manchu Qasue.

Astronomical Instruments.

The War Insect.

Sattee.

Suzzee.

Beacons.

Bacae.

Ancestor-worship.

Ready

Wit,

Offical Nomenclature.

Kobs and Yokohama....... Cely ran (s}

| London, vin Suez Canali.............. Deucalion (8).

London, &c., vin Suez Canal.......Ro otta (-) New York.... New York.

Reporter. Nanpactes..

San Francisca, rin Yokohama fiche for... Sau Franciscu, via Yokohama City of New York (6).

tops (s Flydaspes (s)..

Shanghai... Shanghai---k. Swator, Amoy and Tamaui..... Amatista (8).. Swatow, Amoy and Taiwanfoo.. Tludes (s)..... Swatow, Singapore and Bangkok Kong Bong (s). Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Haiphong (8) Sydney and Melbourne, &c... Mantouir (6). Yokohama and Koté...... Benlarig (8)..

Stocks.

RANKS

Captain,

Buyers...... Paulien Nantes....

Purdy

o W. Brady. Lovitt

¡Bayley

Jego

Hamlin..

Pocock

R. Jimes..

F. Ashton. Ichn..... Clark

Bravadaile, for Amoy. Chamrou Kamrye, for Canton Anchises, for Bing spore and London. Ningpo, for Shanghai,

R. E. Wood, for New York.

CLEARED,

Annie H. Smith, for New York. Khorasa for Barce Helene, for Newchyang. Ingrahan, for Seigne Henrich, for Lundon. inton, for Hothow sag Pakhol Amatista, for Coast Porta,

PAR

ASSENGERS.

A univen.

Per Els, from Haiphong, 4 Europeans, aud 29 Chinese.

Per Anchises, from Shanghai, &c. Mesers Donovan and Mekcige, Miss Hughes, Aire Meier and son, and 28 Chinese..

Per Dantile, from Pakhoi,

Por Anton, from Pakhei, &c., 4 Chinese: Per Thales, from Comes Furts, Mesara Macloud, Loutz and Armstrong, and 97 Chinese.

Thư

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:

For AMOY AND MANILA.

Per Don Juan, at 4.30p.m., on Saturday,

, tu areComber:

For SWATOW, AMOT & TAIWANFOO. Per Tha, at 5 pm, on Saturday,

the 3rd just

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUL-

Por Amatiste, at 1230 am on Satur-

day, the Bid inet.

For HOIHOW AND PAKHOJ

Ferton, at 8 pm on Saturday, the 3rd inak, instond of a pre- viously notified.

For CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG

Per Quarto, at 4:30 pm, on Monday,

the oth inst.ss

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO, For Thales, a 5 TJ, on Monday, the

...1

6th Inst.

For SWATOW, SINGAPURE & BANG-

KOK

Per Kong Bang, at 7.30 am on Wed-

nesday, the 7th wish,

Fur SWATOW, AMOY & BOOCEĽOV?----

Per Dasphong, stop.m, on Wednes

day, the 7th inst

For ROOCHOW, SYDNEY, MEL BOURNE, ADELAIDE, &., &., &e, Por denmuir, at 2.30 pm, on Wednes

day the 14th Oct.

For KOBE & YOKOHAMA —

BUN AND TIDE TABLE FÜR HONGKONG t From The Hongkong Almanack)?

OCTOBER

HIGH WATE SUN

• Day of Morn | Afl. Meath, |.. M.

1691

Jets, EM

ternative is, therefore, clearly appareat. Burush and Bram are included in the alternative Englisli scheme, and India will ere long be indirect commuejer tion with the chun aur suggested by Messra Colquhoun and inllett.– Apart, therefore, from the indirect intiusnoe from outside which must be exercised by the completion of such a chain" of commationtion upon the trade of China, it must be borne in mind that the changes which the next few years may produce upon China, mast also be kept in view. While the outlets und iolets for commerce are being die. Covered, und developed on the neigh-. bouring countries, China herself will ere long he forced of drawn into the same channels of development. Its the duty of a General Chamber of Com merce to keep au ove upon all these pos- sibilities, and to do what is within its power to forward the best means for attaining the oblast most to be desired. That is, in the present instance, rovard- ed by tha: Hom! Chambers to be the Currying out of the solieme preposed by Messre Colohbour" "and" Hallett.- And the navigation of the Canton The publication of this issue commenced River westward from Canton is the link

of the chain nearest to this Colony. af 7.50 p.m

36 3.0

#

Disses,

.:

E. M

6.50

7.56

21.47 7.25 6.54

ཏྲཱ 6.13

6.53 5.47 5.44 5.51 0.43 5.51 5.42 831 5,556.41

9.16 7.15

87

8 8,59 0.746.55 8.40

high water at Whampoa : 2 hrs. 30 miño, later than at Hongkong so klie Barriers hes, 16 gains at the Salt Flata: 3 bra..30 min; at Shameen

Shre 15 mins.

Moon-Last: Quarter, 1d 7h 6m, afters.

The China Mail

BONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTORES 2, 1885

Now that the Central Asian question

TELEGRAMS.

(Via-Bouthern Line).

THE REVOLUTION IS BOUMELISA.

Lupor, 1st October, Although a peaceful settlemens of the

had, for the moment, been set ab rest Roumelian difficulty is expected, military

hit the Franco-Chinese squablile is at

an end, and the more powerful guvern- prepamtions in Greece, and in Bulgaria anĪ menta ato epparantly settling down to - Servia are actively progressing.

Per Tehran, at 6 pm on Thursday, the steady attempts to extend their commer-The Turkish Government is mobilizing

15th Oct.

stations, the present inpetura ia aoighly Entialions of the Homivo,

'most favourable one for the considera- MAILS BY THE UNITED STATE PACKEN,—tion and silvancement of rajd csaUTU.

The United Statay Mail Packet Gaelic will ications between British Larmob and be despatched on SATURDAY, the South-Western Chino, the Shan States 3rd October, with Mails for Japan, sud Sim. It is, therefore, very gratify-, San Francisco, the United States,ing to know that this question is being Canada, Honolula, Peru,

will be closed as follows

2.15PM Registry-cour

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET-

which

taken up warmly by the Chambers of Commeres at Home, and that Messra

230 PAL Post-Ofice, closca, but Corres-Culgalioun and Hollett are engaged in poudence may be posted on board the directing and advising those interested 18 Chi

Packet with Lake Ets of 10 cents citra: in threes projects. Some of our readers Postage until the time of departure,my entertain the opinion that the open- ing up of China proper by means of the railway would more closely affect the interests of Hongkong, and that the ex- The British Contract Packet Rosetta tension, or rather the establishment, of will be despatated on TUESDAY, the more rapid megns of communication by 13th Oct, with Mails for the United way of the West River, is what the mer Kingdom, Europe, and countries becantile community of this Culony me yond, vid Bridin; to the Straits Settle-

more immediately interestedia. There is menta, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Adoo, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

Some truth in this view of the subject, as

Par Japan, from Calcults, & Mrs T 8. Gardner, Messrs H. Cove and W. Leith, 22 Natives, and 286 Chinesa

Agents.

Date of Leaving.

Biemssen & Co... Sienesen & Co. P.&O. 8. N-Co... Butterfield & Swire... P.&O. 8. N. Co........ ...Russell & Co

Russell Ca..

O. &.0.8. S...Co.. Pacifle Mail 2. S. Co... Butterfield & Swire... 2. & 0.8. N. Co.... ...Douglas Lopraik & Q.....

& Co

•Doug Ho08

Yuen Fat

netcher 4; at HOOD. October 2 Oct. 16, at daylight. October 19. Obor 13. at 4 p.m. Quick duspaiali. Quick despatch, October 3, at 3p.m.... October 13, at 3 p.m. October 5, Quick despateb

al noon.

3

October October

6, st daylight. October 7, at 8 am

October 14, at 3 p.in.: Quick despatch.

- Douglas Lapraik & Co........................ October 8, at daylight.

Bussell & Co.

„Gibb, Livingston & Co...

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Nus. Valu Shares

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp 60,000 $

Paid: POSITION PER LAST REPORT Last Dividend

|Balanceof'ward"

wp.

126 $125

200 £60

Recernie $4,500,000 For equali

50,779.22£ 2 half year sationaf din (6·500,000

*TIs. 640,107 -50,000 634,000 3 496,329 000,00 (8 200.736.7118% annum402* 105,000 $ 469,560

Credit balance!"

INSURANCEA. North-China Insurahos Co., Ld..... 6,000 £ Yangtate Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 9,0003 1,250 $ 1258 Uhina Traders' Jusurance Co, Ld... 24,000 83.538 253 Canton Insurance Office Co., Lt..... 10,000 280 508 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 3 1,6008 2008 28,7115

Annamed Use of Vulgar Chinese Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lt... 8,000 8 China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.... 20,000 $

Character

Kulja

State Religion, Boldiers Competing at Civil

Honx.

Land Measures.

Frontier Folklore.

Tribes.

Stage Phraseology.

Canina

Taoist Infatuation. Changes in the Penal Code. Bed-haired Barbarian.

Fanctions of Magistrates of Peking.

Books

Yellow.

Official Dispach Style, Educational

Notices of New Books

Collectanes Bibliographica,

Books Wanted, changes, So. To Contcibator

Hongkong, September 30, 1883,

SAILOR'S HOME.

NY Castra CLOTHING, BOOKS,

PARKES will be thankfully received. at the Sailor's Home, West Point,

Hongkong, July 20, 15.8.

STEAM COMPANIES.

HK. O, and M. Steamboat Co., IL 8,000$ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 20,000 8 Indo-China 8. N. Campang, Limited 18,387 €

60,000 shares issued.

OCTOBER 2, 1885.

Closing Qe cations,

Cash

160 % prem;, cash'

Tla. 800 per share Tha. 172

$480

882

cash, ex div. buyers

8170

85,165.20 250 $50 $,909,609.668 297,588.07820 for 1883 8372 3008 208 847,5008191,080.998 5 for 1883 75

10087$206,236 55

depred. fund

609 509 80,764 108

10£10

China and Manila §. 8. Co., Ld... 4,5008 || 100– All

MISCELLANEODE

Hong & Whampoa Dook Co., Ld. 10,000 - 125 $ 125 18,000 HK. and China Gas Co., Limited. -600 € - 182 10,

1,900 £10 £ 7.102 8,502.37.10 2,000 8 100 100

New Shares....... Hongkong Hotel Company, L...

3,000 tha, inaned OTOKI); Ohins Sngar Company, Limited..... Hongkong los

4,503.086% half year 52 prem, ex div.

402.02

yearend-

carla

ing 30th June 573 per share, cash

18% discount.

20 discount

LOCAL AND GENERAL”

LAMAN PASSED SUEZ GANANAY SA

Nutward Bound:- Rosamond, Aug. 11'; - To Then, dog. 21; Menelaus, August 28; Jobs Krea, Chipchoge TM Castle, September 4; Pandora, Laju,

Victoria, Lasertes, September 17:

September 1: Patroclús, Moray, Nentor Sept. 18. Cullerten, Bayhalion

nia. Vachentre, Sept. 22 Generales, ochet Sept 25 Achilles, Bellero

Ning once, Bent 2015 na da

- phony HOWARD BOUND Benglo Seps 1; Flintshire Sept 4; Yorkanire Sept. 1 Agamemnun, Benalder, Breconshire- BOKE Tracuaudy,

Sept. 25; Cardigan- shera, Iphigenia, Sept. 18; Benasty, Cewearn, Bent, 22, Haverton, Electra, Sept. 25; Nutul, Stentor, Ching-yo, Sept. 29,

The usual hours will be observed in closings opening up of the Canton Hiver, aug. The next sattau. Mari, per the P. & 0. Jo, a steamer Hydaspes, Left Singapore the Mails, &c.

rested by the Hongkong General Ch1m- for this port on Friday, the 2nd ber of Commerce, would prove to be unst at 10 am, and may be expectat dirret benefit to all concerned, evaz MALLU BY TIM FRENUB PACSEE —______

*** here on or about Thursday, the 8th although the traffic extended for the Instant The French Contract Packet Demnal present a further westward than Wu-

will bo despatched on TUESDAY, the 20th October, with Mails for the chan. Although Mr Colquhoun's ex- The United Kingdom, Europe, and places Ploutions were not carried out in beyond, via Naples, to Saigon, Straits accordance with the original programme, The Bettlemenita, Batavia, Burmah, Deylon, the can be no doubt that the navige- India (via Madras), the Australasias tion of the Si-king or West River by Colonice, àden, Natal and the Cape, small steamers drawing any four fest, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

for, about four hundred miles bore The Lantoh, was antisfactorily demonstrated The trade of Yunnan and Ewinget hus

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, do.

ABQUES OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL

8*8. Akjer Head left Saigen for this port de the Wtr Bapt., and may be ox---- pected here on or about the lat Ost,

steamship Wangsang from Calcatta, left Bingapore for this port on the 26t Septembûr, and may be expected hom on or about the 2nd October. Union Lius teamar Kildare left Sin- Rapp for the booted here on of ant

this port ou the 29th Sept. and the 4th Oot

not yet fully recovered from the effects The Bon Line steamer Bealers, frota Lons

of rebellions, and it is, perhaps, safe to

assert that they never will until freer

don and Antwerp, eft Singapore for

on the 29th Sept, and may an or about the 4th

and faller communication furnishes the boxpected on 29 SARTOR

The fellowing hours are observed in closing stimulus for sucli a revival. Much

Para Misiin, – do by the British Contra mineral and other wealth exists in The P&A Steamshimdanner kena

Packet MA Day of Departure,

Nouw, Money Order Office closes 2 E.M. - Registery of Lettore cossos

of all

printed matter and patterns ceasca, P.Mail closed, except for Late

Lettari

Yuanan, sat the best tea in Chins (the Puerli) is found in those districts. To creste an ontlet for these products has been the object of the explorations of Cof- quba and others, and as the another of Across Chryse has place the results

mar left Port Darwin for this port on the 28th Begbewerber, and may be ex pested hers on or about the 7th Out

The Gibb Line teatzer Tokice Trota Ain- tralian ports, may be expected to arrive here on in about the Läti October.

Door

3.10...Letters may be posted with a clearly before the public in Chips The Namo went to Kowloon Dook

Late Fee of 10 conte until 3.30 PM. When the Post Office closes

3.40 P.M.-Lets Letters may be posted on boord the pacts with Late Fea of 10 cents until time of departure.

General Memoranda.

MONDAY, October b

azd at flome, it is greatly to be desired that no time shall be lost in turning the

today

The Compton went to Kowloon Dosk

to-day The Lido went to Cosmopolitari: Dook

today.

information into account, & corresponse dent, writing in these columns SʊmÒ wo or three years ago, suggested that the China Merchants Company should The French roudad, Turenne, flagship t

avail itself of the tempting opening, and

tura its enterprise towards makfor the Admiral Reunier arrived to-day from way amonth for the inauguration of the Yokohama

grast trade route. Such a step, it was

argued, would be sure to add greatly to We are informed by the Superintendent of 2 p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture, the wealthy and prosperity of the Rm- the P. & 0. Co. that the Hydarges," with &o, at the residence of the late D. pire. Whatever the native owned the next English mail, left Bingapore for. Ruttunico, Esq., No. 1, Hollywood Steamer Company, or their Forsiga ad Road.

TUESDAY, October & Lu 15

Hongking this ingraing av 10 o'chiük. users, may think of the suggestion, 24 now that the pressure of warlike condi Beyazat, cos in the Bimmer sdiction Goeda per Glearly undelivered after tions has been removell, thars, can ride of the Supreme Court high_sm.

this date subject to rent.

bano doubt that the opening of

general interest to the | this -new-route to Soula. Ching 4,259,018 % half year 64 prom ex diy,caah, buyers WEDNESDAY, October 7 -

will beneat Chinese trade in "pros vero, tais 697 per share

Goods per Stoamer zu unclaimed hurtion as it promotes the interests of fatigre lates.

after Noon subject to rent and landing Foreign commercs, Old 8182 per share ex div. Now, $76

charges at 1 cent per package per diem

100

50

100 100

30,000€

4,000

[2,236:2 19,274,034

235,89 810 44811810 €23,033 %

Old, 24 Now, 82

185 per share, cach

167 per share, cash

Fire year.

do.

cash, gallers

nómissal

Hongkong Bakany, Limited 12508

600 850 $ 508 Company Ld. Lazon Sugar Company limited...,000 100 100 Porg Tin Mining & Sling Co. u 5,000₫ 50117 Selangore Tia Mining Co. (C'hai)..... (2,500 § - 100 all B'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Id... 3,000 8

∙Baster of Interest,

Payable. Jize16.&Des 10

Chinese Imperial 1881

8.565 TL. 500

87

1881 1884 188

27908

800

8.2

Murch 18

27908

500 all

8%

June 30

51698

BurseDebentures, Lass

Oct 18

Hans & Decam

SATURDAY, October 17

3pm-Auction of Leasehold Property

at Füst Sitrast, byingpoon, ve SATURDAY, October 31

The Sungkong General Chamber af

| Commerce; however, while taking, par.

Laps, & more, activo part:

River portion of Mr commendations, will doub miriasbility of advocating

the W

List of Contributing to the H.K. Fire scheme with which Met

Insurance Co. lady to be sent in name it assted. These two before this date.

| MONDAY, November 30 ;--

List of Contributions to the Chins Fire

Insurance Company, Ltd, to be tent

in bafòro this date,

ellars have done much to altrict aficial.

and public attention to the desirali!

of consecting Barmal with

China, and of taking in Slau

Shar States in that ergem of com a fan the follow