1885-12-10 — Page 2

Sale,

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN's Roay CaXTRAZ

H

AVE JUST LANDE D.

THE FOLLOWING

STORES.

York HAMS.

Stilton OHEESE.

Pudding RAISINS (Valencias),

CURRANTS (Tatras).

MINCDMEAT.

CHRISTMAS CAKES,

FIGS.

ALMONDS and RAISINS,

Brizil NUTS.

Soft-Shell ALMONDS.

Motz FRUITS.

Crystallized FRUITS,

FRUITS in Syrups. Imperial PLUMS. Plum PUDDINGS.

COSAQUES,

-to

CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS

CONDENSED MILK.

KEROSINE, LAMPS...

FAIRBANK'S SCALER -

COOKING STOVE.S.

PARLOUR

STOVE S.

Tuz USUAL ASSORTMENT

of

Not Responsible for Debts.

Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Ownere will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during

DEPARTHI

THE CHINA MAIL.

Per Nam-vian, for Haiphong, Mrs Ricco, Rev, Lafforgue, and 20 Chinese deck-

Per Glenavon, for Singapore, o, En ropeans, and 109 Chinces..

Per Marie, for Tourou, 30 Chinese, Por Tobagy, for Singapore, 3 Chinese.

their stay in Honghong Harbour Per Dun Jute 50 Chi-

Avaro-INDIAN, British barque, Captain Th. Richter. Chinese

R BH SBENEEN, Gorman brig, Captain Obr. Moyer. Melchors & Co..

DARTMOUTH, British barque, Capt. Bonj Flintch-Melohera & Co.

Harmonia, German ship, Captain Kasse bohm.Melchors & Co.

GEVEGE, British Larque, Capt. Willin Grant,Captain

IMAAO REED, American ship, Cant, E. 0. Colley. Order. PENTEA

LUYALE, American barque, Captain C. M. Laurence,Melchers & Co.

Maxoun, British brigantino, Capt. W Dick. Master.

NAKAING, British barque, Captain John Dodd.-Russell & Oa

TIXAN, Amoričani skip, Capt. 0. H. Allyn, -Russell & Co.

VENTURA, Span, barque, Capt. Urisandi. -Ramedios &ˆOa

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. Decomber 9 1888 Midge, British gun-vessel, from Canton.

December 10 Ningpro, British steainer, from Whampoa. Fushun Chinese steamer, from Whampoa Velocity, British barque,, from Whampoa, Suz, British steamer, 1,390, W. M. Dodd, Sydney November 18, Thursday Is and 27, General.-Gras, LIVINGSTON & Op.

Love, British stoamar, 1,035, Hunter, Saigon December 5, Rice-Toro Kes &

Co.

Benalder, British steamer, 1,498 W..ring, London and Singapore; Dec. 4,- General GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Alden Bewe, American, bargne, 812, J. A. O'Brien, Victoria, B.O., Hanolulu Ock 14, Lumber and Spars-MatcHERS & CO

Thales, British steamer, 820, T. O. Po cock, Taiwanfon December 7. Amoy 8, and Swatow 0, General -DOUGLAS STEAM- SNTP Co,

Ingraban, Gerua steamer, 895, T. R. Massmann, Amey-December á, General, m. WIELEE. & Co.

Táringstone, German barque, from Wham-

poa.

DEPARTURES. Dacomber 10-

OILMAN'S STORES, Besie, for Singapore nors

AND

WINES,

at the

Lowest Possible Prices.

FOR-O-A-S® H▬▬▬

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkong, December 1, 1885.

2094

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL

THE HONGKONG AMATEUR

THE

DRAMATIC OLUB

Have the honour to announce first THE FIRST PERFORMANCE of the Season will take place on

THURSDAY NEXT,

17th December, 1885, at 9 p.m..

When will be produced ---

A FARCE

DY

J. J. DILLEY AND, J. ALLEN, entitled

'CHISELLING,

AND

TOM TAYLOR'S COMEDY

Strathairly, for

Tobage, for Singapore. Nam-vian, for Haiphong..

Don Juan, for Amoy and Manila. Diamante, for Amoy and Manila,

Glenavon, for Singapore and London. Muric, for Touron.

Churrica, for Manila.

OLEARED.

Suc, for Shanghai.

Benalder, for Yokohama.

need

for

Por Diumarte, for pean, dud 10 Chinese..

£, 1 Euro

Per Church, fr Manila, Capt M Obiga, said G Europeans dock.

TO DEPADE.

Per Haitoong, for Swatow, 100 Chinese, Por Wingeang, for Singapore, &o., Miss Danny, Mr and are Stromeyer,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICESĄ. MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAÇARE. ——, The French Contract Prokst: „Melbourne will be dispatched on TUESDAY, the 16th December, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and plavos beyond, ie Naries; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmali, Ceylon, India (vala Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Mats, and, Gibraltar,

The usual hours will be observed in glosing :-

the Mails, kom

BOTES OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAII The following hoats are observed in closing Mail, o, by the French Contract Packet Day before departure (or Saturday if the de

parture be on Monday),

Money Order Office closes Post Office closes, except the Nour Box, which is always open out of Office hours,

-Pont

10

A Ma

egistry

opens,

of Letters ceases. of all printed matter and patterns cases. AM-Mails closed, except for Late

The British steamer Suer reporta On November 18th left Sydney for Hongkong. and Shanghai, calling into all the Queena- land ports, leaving Thursday Island NoF, 27th, direct for Hongkong, having excep tionally fine weather; from Syilney to Marille, and from thoro until our arrival Day of departure here to-day had strong North Easterly winds and senN,

of here at 9pm, Hes. Arriving last night.

The American barque Alden Pease sports: Sailed from Victoria, B.C., October 14th, with Chinese passengers, Jumber and spars, was 27 days to Honolulu, after remaining off Honolulu for three days, Baited for this port arriving in 25 days, first part of passage had heisteriane Southerly weather, from Honolula to port Iresi trades and monsoon. Thren passengers died during the voyage, same two supposed to be consumption and one tecrt disease.

The British steater Thales reports: Left Taiwanfeo on 7th December, Amoy on 8th, and Spatow on 9th, had fresh N.E winds, with cloudy weather throughout the trip.. Steamer in Amoy, Cheang Hock Kian Steamers inSwatus, Phra Chute Chon Kloo, Neuchwang, Jupaese, Albany and Cliveden.

CARGO.

Per S. S. Rasenso, sailed 8th December: From Hongkong, Canton and Macao, For London, 14 balor Fine and Raw Silk, 25 cases Silk Piece Greda, 12,053 bozer Tes, conta ning 67,735 lbs Cangon, 148,323 the. Scented Caper and 14,659 lbs. Scented Orange Pekos-total 250.716 tbs. Tea. 36 bales Waste Silk, 70 pigs. Sundries, For New York, 27 boxes Ponges. Silk. From Nail, 62 hage Cofeti For Continent, From Hongkong, Canton and Macao, 135 bales Fine and Baw Silk, 33 cases Silk Piece Goods and 3 pkga. Sundries.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Por Ingraban, at 4.30 pm on Friday,

the 11th inst

For YOKOHAMA & KOBE.—

Per Balder, at 5 pm on Friday, the

11th inet.

For AMOY & TAMSUL-

11.10.Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until

When the Post Office alosos entirely,

11:30

--11:40 ▲ M.----Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Lata Few of 10 cents until time of departure.

Quotations

HONGKONG, December 19. OPIUM-New Patna, cael,... 6724/575

014.

caab, 550 Now Beastos, caah,.:

!

Now

12.

Ola

Malwa, cash,... Allowance Tools

5307540

40 @ 36 650

Old Miles, cash. Allowance. Taos 48 @ 45 Persian, Oily, cash... 500/520 Allowance, Tecla 1632 Persian, Paper tied.... 525/640 Allowanco, Taola ...... 16 @ 32

Exchange.

9/4

Bank, Wire,

Demand, 30 days' Bighis, 4 months' sight, Crodita, Documentary

months' sight, 3/5 India: Wiraj

demand,

Shanghai, demand,

30 daya' night, private = 139.

820.20 Gold Leaf 99 fine... Sovereigns,

$6.86

Temperature.

(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.)

HONGKONG, December 10.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping Daylight.—Hoitoong leaves too. Bwałow. Daylight Aong Kong leaves for Swatow

and Bangkok 3p.m Hang leaves for Singe

Poning and

Noor

oக்ம்

Boal, &o.

General Memoranda. SATTRDAT, December 12

2p.-Basaar at the City Hall

No. 6980 DEORMBER 10 1885.

commu

a cordial of Com

Ope 7a-4

TELEGRAMS,

¿Pia Schelhorn Line)

-ESTE, ŽILVER QUESTION, PARKER

of the part he has taxon in advancing the mterests: nity His Excel ou-operation at the Chamber mezca Uns, Gever failed 200- mark as to alleged extensive: ments and additions to the and pavements in the Chinese quarters, Several leading Chinese have informed us that these,appour only in thữ Go- vernor's Address nud nowhere else. Probably the Governor, refers to much that will yet be done while he is on PASSED BUZZ VANAIA leave and before I foully covers his connection with this Colony

While the President's Address can only be regarded as a curiosity of gove ergmont--refecting in a wonderfully vivid way the manner in which the Co-

Goods per Parthian undelivered, after

this date sabject to rent A TOESDAY, December 15

Claims against the Japan must be runde nisl Office pretends to govern by on or before this date. the proxy) the Colonies of our great com. WEDNESDAY, Desember 36 —–—–

meroin Empire-the Members Reply Noon. Auction of Storen, &c., at E 1.1s not without interest as a legislative

Naval Yard....

record. It i, of course, one of the ne- Cossities of the times, that a certain

Thursday, December 17 —

9 p.m. A. D. C) Performance at City amount of conventionalison must enter

· Hall.

Into publio valedictory displays. When the King smiles, kis courtiers are bound FRIDAY, December 18

so far to follow his example. A slight Victoria Regatta. -

effort has been trade by the framer of SATURDAY, December 19

Vietoria Regatis..

the Reply to adopt a moderate and Nominations for Hongkong Darby, 1886, precise tone, but the very nature of

close.

LANDED

such compositions makes for fawning and finttery, and it follows as a matter of course that the document ia à sort of re-echo of the Address to which it re- sponds, and therefore hollow and an- PURE CONFECTIONERY, sound. This much, however, must be

JUST

L LARGE SUPPLY OF

comprising s

said in its favour,—that it was not sink, exad on this occasion by the hand of the

PINK, WHITE AND BROWN SUGAL CANDY, master of legislative mummery. It was

CHOCOLATE CREAM, DESSERT OnocoLATE,

NOUGAT

this time the genuino produce of the of ficial members, so, having been call ed upon under pressure, to eulogise their chief, have seen fit to emulate his vale ALMONNadictory style, std have so far succeeded.

Toffee, Barley Sugar, Lemon Dropa, Pratines à Ross,

COMFITA, AND SUDARED in great variety, MIXED 8W18,

CRYSTALIZED APRICOTS, STRAWDELETES, GREENGAGES, CARAPIES, 40 Merz, FRUITS, CARISBAD AND ETRAS PLUMA.

A. S. WATSON & Co., HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, November 24, 1885.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG

(Brom The Hongkong Almanach.) DECEMBER.

140.33

HISH WATER.

SUN.

Per Fokien at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday,

the 12th inst..

BAROMETE

-Do Do.

For SAIGON,

9 AM

20.000 PM 30.010 4.M. 29.990 THERMOMETSE-970

Day of Morn "Month, | HEAL

Aft

Kires

HM

13 13

1.12a 11.6 150 11.45/

13

Do

Per Protos, at 3.80 p.m., on Saturday,

the 12th inat; instead of as previous ly notified.

Do.

Du

(Wet bulb) 9 AM. 66

65

Do

Per Thales, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

12th inst,

Do

Do.4 P... 66- Maximum. 2. 74.

Heilong, for Swatow, Amoy & Taiwanfoo. For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.

PASKENKERS,^.

Аватар.

Por Suer, from Sydney, &c, Mr. E Booth, Mry Grimble, and 80 Chinese.

Per Lorne, from Saigon, 26,Chinese. Per Benalder; from Singapore, &c., 275

Chinese.

Per Alden Beave, from Victoria, B.C.,"via Honolulu, Mes Reynell, and 336 Chinese,

Per Thales, from Coast Ports, Mr Jeffries, and 35 Chinese,

Destination,

Amoy and Tami Bombay, via Straite..... Kobe and Tokohama........ Landen, via Suez Canal ........... London, via Suez Canal.............. Marseilles, &o., via Saigun. Now York, via Snow Canal New York

P

San

For SAIGON

Per Independent, at 4.30 p.m, on Moa-

day, the 14th inst

For SINGAPORE & NEW YORK

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

the 26th inst

For SWATOW AND BANGKOK-

The departure of S. 8. Kony Beng is in-

definitely postported."

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Captain.

Goddard

Fokien (), Samistry() Merzalek (e). Ajax (x), ................ Glanzou (C)..... Melbourne (8). Claymora (8).

South Americab, Protos (1)

Haikon via Yokohama.. Cacho (B).*******

San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of New York (8) Ban Francisco..

Shanghai, via Amor.

Shanghai

'Nine Points of the Law.' Singapore T

Tickets (83 each) may be obtained from Mosers. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, on and after Monday, 14th December, 1885.

H. M. THOMSETT, Hen. Secretary, Hongkong, December 10, 1885,

2152

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL

The Co.'s Steamship

Fakien,

.....Agamarnon (s)...

Natal Penang and Calcutta W

Wingsang (8) Singapore.*****

Venice Swatow ..........................

...... Hallooug (a) Swalow, Amoy and Taiwanfoo..Thalea Sydney and Melbourne, &c..... Taiwan (6). Syduty und Melbourne, do..... Catterihun (a).. Victoria (British Columbia).... Nanaimo... Yokohama and Kobé.i... Benalder (s) Yokohama and Hiogo.

Bellona ()

Stoolz.

&&KS.

Bencia. Riley ... Duke

do la Marcelle. Galland:..

Frank Fowle Sörensen,

Ginolt Wilding.

·Do. Minimum over night 69

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT&T.M. TO-DAY. Barometer

The President of the United States, in ». insssage, recommends the suspension of the Blande Act

* LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ourwand Bound –Cachemire, Sept. 22

France, Sept. 29; Bordeau, Oct 24 Prim, Oul. 18; Oxfordshire, Navem- her 18 Lennor, Chang We, November. 171⁄2 Funtshire, Numala, November 20; Glenartney, Moster Harischant, Nov, 27 Bellerophon, Cardiganshire, Lang se, Aucaton, Orontes, Dec. 1; Barpedon,

Palume, Doa &

HOWARD FOUND-Strathleven, Oct. 27 Canton, Oct 30. Chazes, For, 13 Diennak, Gycops, Glenroy, Menelaus, Orus, Mexican, Nov. 27; Laertes, Doo.

The next FRENCH MALL, per the M M

·Co.'s eteamer Natal, left Saigon for this port on Wednesday, the Jib mat, at 2 p.m., and may be ezpacted here an or about Bunday, the 19th inst

The Union Line steamer- Corinth Inft

Singapore for this port on the 6th- instant, and may be expected here on the 13th.

OB

the

The B&A. Steamship On'esténme

Catherthun left Singapore for this port 4th instant and may bè er- pected hore on or about the 11th inst

Co's steamer Agamemnon, Laverpóði, left Singapore for this

Tho 0.

from

port on the morning of the 8th instant, and may he cxpected the 15th inst

The Indo-China Sleaf

here

about Navigation On.'s * utoswship Leesung, from Lordon, will -leave Singapore for this port on the

9th instant, and may be expected beca

about the 16th instant, Pagalaga

The E & A B, SCo. stealitp Airlie

left Sydney for this port on 28th ult

and is expected here on or about the 20th inst

KWANGTUNG INUNDATION RELIEF FUND.

$1,000 THE Glenfruin Camorte collision, caso is

Church Mimionary Society, Por

fixed for hearing on Monday next.

Armeeting of the United Service Lodge

As we bave said of the Address, it would perhaps be equally advisable to refrain from any analysis of the Renly The tendency to give way to Inudation, whether it be deserved or not even without the stimulus of a good dia- ner and its accompaniments seeans to have grown in the Colony since Sir Rev. J. B. Ost George Bowen arrived. These danse ating addresses prd replies have tean- started as a means for gaining on 2035 end, and the purport of the "Mom- bers Reply, not to speak of the self glorifying document to which it re-1 Freemasons, 1941; held on the 8th inst, sponds, pretty clearly shows that the Mr James Parker was elected Wor. Blus- end sought has been attained.” It would ter, Mr A. F. Madar, Treasurer, and Mr appear that this regimen, of windy J. Maxwell, Tyler, for the ensuing your. words" and highly-spiced phrases, IS absolutely necessary to the existence of THR Agent of the M. M. Co. informs us certain publio men. As has been said, that the Cu's steamship Natal, with tho truly enough, Governors and legisla next French and Australian malleo tures should speak by their nations; board, left Saigon for this port yesterday but it must be occeded that the systein ut pressut adopted in Hongkong Must Wednesday) at 2 p.m., and may be ex- carefully provides that action and in pooted here on or about Sunday, the 13th action alike shall be fully proclaimed by instant. worda... If the words are now end again før louder than the actions, and even co- casionally prove to be wide of the mark, the same comforting effect is still sup- posed to hars bicon achieved to strong and vigorous public oficer could pos sibly subsist upon busts of this kind, but as we have said, some munds live thereon. The marvel is that intelligent, independent and clear-headed men are

E. M 6:15 6.31

8.46 :6;92: #243; 6.33 516 8,37 6,34 6.18 134 4.11 £6.35 5.16 16 3.14 4.53 | 6.35 1.17

High wator at Whampoa 2 hrs 30 mins later than, Hongkong at the Barrier #3 hrs: 15 mins. the Salt Flats 3 hrs 30 mina at Bhutan 3 hrs. 45 mina. Moon New Moon, Des 6th 6h 53m, afternoon

Temperature

Humidity

29.08

80

Direction of Wind

at 7.20 p.m.

Weather

Force

Hongkong Observatory, Deo, 10, 1855.

Agents.

Date of Leaving,

Dongle Impraik & Co December 12, at noon P&0.-SN Co... December 12 st 2 pm Messageries Maritimes.........Quick despatch. Bultorfeld & Swire...... December 12.

Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About December 20. Messageries Maritimes.......

December 15, at 2005. Russell & Co.....

December 26, at 3p.m.

uick despatch. Deovimber 12, at 4 p.m. Documber 19, at 8 pics December 29, nt.3.p.m. Quick despatch. December 17:

Rassell & 00

Soy Sing

-

Pacide Mall S. 8. Ca...

&0. S. Co

Ratasell & Co.

Butterfield & Swire....... Messagorias Maritimes.......

da St. Croi... Jardins, Matheson & Co.

Clegg

Darke.. Dodd

Waring.

W. Schrefer

Gibb, Livingston & Co... Douglas Lapraik & Ca

•Dougine Lapraik & Co Butterfield & Swire... Russell & Co....... Bussell & Co...... Russell & Co Blemssen & Co..

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Nos. of Value Shares

Capt. GosnARD, will be Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 3

INSURANCEA.

despatchel for the above. Ports on SATURDAY, the 12th Instant, at | North-China Insurance Cka., In............. Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managerà

Hongkong, December 14, 1985.

Paid POSITION PER LAST REISET Last Dividend :. up, ¦ Beer Balances.fward

$4,600,000

125 $ 125 For equalis

sational div. 500,000

200 £60

Yangtaze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000. 2 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 9,000 1,250 8 1288 China Traders” Imurance Co., Ld. ..., 24,000 5,83.33 5 2613 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld.....120,000 3 2508 508 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited............ 1,500$ 1,0008 200$ -28,111,50,

9150 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000

Uhins Fire Insurance Co., T20,000 $

FOR SAIGON.

The Steamship

Protos, Capt. SOBENKEN, will be despatched for the above -Port on SATURDAY, the 12th Instant, at 4p.m., instead of as previously advertised.

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

SOX SING.

2149 Hongkong, Decomber 10, 1885,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

→LISETED.

STEAM COMPANTES.

EK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., La. 8,000 a Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 30,000 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Laited 18, 387 £

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

China and Manila S. 8. Ca., I. 8,600 8.

MISCELLANEOUS.".

Quick despat

We have to acknowledge receipt from Mesars Stollerfont and Hust of a hand. some calendar issued by the Scottish Union and National Insurance Co., in the centre of which is a very pretty chromo-thograph of the Silver Stratð, Losh Katrine;' and also a west little pocket, diary issued by the

aame Co.***

Co Messrs Gibb Livingatonė & Do. also send us a useful calendar issued by the Imperial Fits Insurance Co.

The publication of this issue commenced to be found to supply this form of nourishment at the bidding of a feeble- minded obref. The real truth, of course, is that Governor Bowen is an officer Brx sampan proprietors, men and women, who should have been superaumunted LA 22

The China Mail.

before he received the appointment for appeared before Mr Mackean this morning this government, and his brief residence on summonses taken out against them by bere, as n poncession to the antiquated Sorgt. Toonson, of the Water Polica, for ECNOKONG, THURSDAY, DECRUDER 10, 1885 notions of the Colonial Office, has coo-attaching their boats to the 0, & 0. 5.S vinced the community how little weed Gadis while the was entering the harbour there is for a Governor in a Colony

H. E. GOVERNOR Bowen has said fare well to the Legislative Council of this like Hongkong. The reference in the yesterday, and obstructing the vessel's fair- Colony, and has dropped a tear or two Raply to personal kindness, considera way. The culprits were fined $10 enchi, during the wrench necessary to perform tion, and hospitelity is abunt the only and in default of payment distress warrante that otherwise formal operation. It cas portion that will receive the sanction of were to be issued. scarcely be said that the pathetic, ole residents. That passage in which His ment has been introduced on account Excellency is credited with a constant A EXPORT was made at the Central Police of the long connection which the Gere and ussiduous attention to faunicating the erner has had with the Colony, or that course of public business does not ac-Station about 70 yesterday morning, to the strength of the attachment formed cord in the set with the deliberate the effect that a Chinawomsa, named Li Fuk between the community and their ruler opinion of nearly every one who ought Lan, had committed areude at her residence should have called it forth. As, how-to know. It has been, indeed, generally in Kin Sow Lane, off Gage Street, by hang- ever, the parting wrench bas apparently believed up to yesterday and the Mem-

been confined mostly to one side, its bers' Reply is not likely to change theng berself. A police constable was got to effect on the Governor may consequently belief that Governor Bowed and let ce ongories, and the boily of the do- have been all the more overpowering the work alone in a more com- ceased woman was sent to the December 11, at 3pm. Ba this as it may be, the proceedings at plete and masterly way than say where an inquest was held upon it yesterday the Council, yesterday, were not calcu- of his predecessors. He las cot, afternoon by the Coroner, Mr H. E. Wode- lated to ruise the respect in which their like some of his predecessors, rendered house, and a jury composed legislators are or should be held by the the work of others impossible by his fussy Woolley, F. H. Singles and P. Jordan. The residents of this Colony. Although it interference but he bas done nothing

Dev. 12, at daylight

Doo. 11, at daylight

Dec. 13, at daylight.

December 16, at p.m.

December 19, at4p.m. Quick despatch. About December 13 December 20,

DECEMBER 10, 1885.

Civsing Qui tatione, Cust

50,779,92 £ ̈3 half year 170% prom.

per share

Tis. 461,023, US 10% 50,000 534,000

406,329 600,000 $ 200,795.7116% sumut $99. £65,000 $ 242,974 102830

Credit balance

$160 36.105,20 297,568.67 830 for 1683 8377 191,060,90 35 for 1883 676

· 2508 ** 508-909,609.65 $ 200203 547,600 8

206,296,55 1008 78

deprea InadŸ 508 503 86,764.158

10

10€ 10 (200) AU

18,000

Bring Whannon Dock do, Li 20,000 126 125 HK and China Gas Co., Limited. 5,000 £ 1019

New Shares....

1,900 £ 10 Hongkong Hotel Company, L...

9,000 5

100 50 3,000 ha insed Chins Sugar

Company, Lamited...... 9,000 108 100 Hongkong low Company, Limited 3,260 330-8100 50% 50 Hongkong Bakery Company, Lá, “.. Lazon Sugar Company, Limited 7,000 3 100% 100 Perak Tin Mining & & Éting Co. 5,000 Selangore Tiu Mining Co. (6'hai)..... 2,000 100 all

& Sunghie Punjom

40,000 $ 108- Mining Co Captain Pocoes, will be hong Rope Manufactory Co., Ir. 3,000 50 all

TAIWANFOO

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND

The Co's Steamship

Thales,

despatched-for the above

Dua Samatan

Ports on SUNDAY, the 18th Instant, at Chinese Imperial 1881. Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers

9181

Hongkong, December 10, 1885.

∙1884-1

1884

Bagar Debenturer, 1880

الم 50

8,567 TI

£7003

2790元

9189)

800

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does not appear that any of the mem- to facilitate the public business that he evidence was to the effect that the deceased, hais went so far as to melt into tears, they could leave undone. The bulk of the who was concubine to Pun Asan, a tailor might fairly have added this melting Reply itself refers to works which would in the Sea Woo shop, Queen's Road Cen- mood to their expressions of gratitude, have proceeded na well, if not better, if tral, lived with Pun Ashu's first wife and a gladness, and rejuicing over all the gia the Hand of the Executive had spent servant in the house in Kin Bow Lane. "On rions things that have been done by this his term in Japan. What the health

had hor, ovaning meal in

Günbed deceased went into

paragon of a ruler during the brief po ful freedom of speech and abuodent the 6th inst, the deceased, who was nineteen riod of his stay amongst them. The opportunity for debata may men, it is yours of De overpowering sense of self-seeking con-bard to say We do not appear to be company with the servant wean, Fang veyed in the President's Address of threatened by any indux of despotism, Amon, and a little girl the daughter of Pon- Farewell need not here be dwelt upen at and the tongues of the Council Member Ash's wife, at about 7 p.u. After the length. One cannot be surprised at have not, so far as we are aware, been real anything in that department of so-called gagged during the last thirty years. legislative labour after the repeated il. But the arcidance of any tendency to her bed er div.nellors lastrations which have already besu infuse private views, and individual the sitting room, playing with some child- Cash, ex div.

supplied by the same head. Whatever fancies into the legitimate current of ran-Shortly afterwards the servant want, Governor Bowen may have been in public business is an enigma. Neatly and knocked at the door of her mistress' ex diy., buyers former days, be seems now to be utterly every step taken by His. Excellency in

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ever-present egeovershadows every words, viz, minates sud addresses and finding the door sloed, the thought her thing else, and his addresses are, as a if, after a fair examination of these mistrem was asleep and returned to the natural consequence, made up princi documents, suy one CAD aver that sitting room Abent an hour afte pally of inconsequent scraps of nutebio-private views and individual fancies she made another atteurpt to bate graphy, embodied in high-sounding and to not bulk largely in their contents,

beds

penderous phrases, the roll of which is then white must be black, and lack room, and cutting the string with which the now painfully familiar to the Colonial must bo white. Of what service the ous was to entered the room. care Administration, My Gov-unequalled experience of Governor sew the dooossed mounted on ernment services have now Bowen ont be in the Councils of the hanging by ourd round been proclaimer for the list me in the Empire, it would be impossibis to SBV in partition of the roo Council; and it will be generally ad, | let në hope that hồ may be long stored the body sud found to dead. mitted that the members of that body to co what he can to reform the systėnu

ened and and thecommunity at large have, by their of the Colonial Office. The only thing patience and long-suffering, at lest eas for which positive credit can be fairly soul to the tered upon a period of well-earned re- given to Sir George Bowen is the small socompaniet pese. The rest from auoh laborious increase of undhaal menh

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duty will, we sincerely trust be long Legislative Council, and the inaugura- enjoyed by Gevorner Boxes, whererer tion of the slective principle as regarde his lot may be cast. Much of whist bas two of the members. As a set-off to been done during the nominal rule of this increase, the number of oficiale sar His Excellency has been suggested or members was also raised; and the gen- reason insisted upon by the Chamber of Comteral effect is much the same as before, they said that during. merce. The Governor's treatment of The best that can be said of the Bowen dres that body has, Levertheless, been open administration is that it did little serual

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