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or Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

H

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

AVE JUST LANDE V.

THE FOLLOWIND

STORES.

York HAMS.

Stilton CHEESE.

Pudding RAISINS (Valencias).

CURRANTS (Patras),

MINCEMEAT,

Entertainments.

THEATRE

MONS ROYAL;

CITY HAL

THE MINSTREL TROUPE

T

Entertainment.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

LIMITED...

DE HONGKONG CHORAL DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

SOCIETY intend giving CONCERT,

ON

OF THE = SATURDAY EVENING,

U. & MAN-OF-WAR ALERT,

will give

AN ENTERTAINMENT

at the above place,

TO-MORROW EVENING,

the 22nd January, 1886. The Programme will include COMIC AND SENTIMENTAL SOROS.

CLoo, JIU AND ESSENUE DANCING.

RECITATIONS.

TRAPEZE FERFORMANCE.

NEOKO SKUTUKES, Tickets may be and at Meaars KELLY & WALSA'S, JANTIED, or at the Theatre,

the 30th Inaccontr

PART I

Selections from

THE MAY QUEEN."

· PARTIALLY LA

MISCELLANEOUS

Further Particulars will he announced. ALFRED I MÂY,

Bam. Sete

Hongkong, January 18, 1886.

114

To-day's Advertisements.

CHRISTMAS CAKES.

FIGS.

Prices of Admission?

Dress Circle and Front Stalls, Back Seats,

$2. $1.

ALMONDS and RAISING,

Soldiers and Eailers in Uniforms, half price.

Hongkong, January 21, 1886.

:128

Brizil NCTS.

Boft Shell ALMONDS.

ROYAL,

"Muiz FRUITS.-

In t

Crystallized FRUITS.

FRUITS in Syrups. Imperial PLUMS. - Plum PUDDINGS.

COSAQUES.

CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS. CONDENSED MILK.

KEROSINE LAMPS.. FAIRBANK'S SCALES.

COOKING STOVES. PARLOUR STOVES

THE USUAL ASSORTMENT

of

OILMAN'S STORES,

!

AND

WINES,

at tho

Lowest Possiblo Pricos

FOR O ASK.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, December 1, 1885.

„FOR SALE..

2084

HOUSE at tho PRAE, with Large TENNIS GROUND attached. A good View of the Harbour and out to Sea.

Apply to

DENNYS & MOSSOP,

43, Queen's Road..

Hongkong, April 11, 1885.

FOR SALE.

JULES

CHAMPAGNE,

נו

THEATRE

CITY HALL.

LAST PERFORMANCE,

THE ZARZUELA SPANISH OFERA

COMPANY will give their LAST PERFORMANCE, bofore returning to Manila, on SATURDAY EVENING, 23rd January, 1888.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

n the Matter of HO A-TIM alias HO SAU KAI, Bankrupt

TOTICE is hereby given that a. MEET-

ING of the CREDITORS of Ho A-Ti alins Ho SAU KAY, who a judi- catod Bankrupt, on the Mth August, 1833, will he held before EDWARDJAMES ACKROYD, Registrar of the Supreme Court, at the Court House, Victoria, in the Oulony of Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the Loth day

of February, 1886, at 11 of the Olock in the Forenoon, precisely, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of the Estate of the Bankrupt, and of doolaring a Dividend. Dated this 21st day of January, 1886.

EDW, J, ACKROYD, Registrar,

PRICES OF ADMIRSION:

Dress Circle,

Stalle, Front and Back,

$2.00. $1.00.

Hougkong, January 20, 1880

131 146

THEATRE

ROYAL,

......

CITY HALL, HONGKONG,

FOR SHANGHAI

The Steamship. Amoy, Capt. R. KÖHLER, will be despatched for the above

Under the Patronage of His ExortLENCY | Port TO-MORROW, the 22nd Instoot, at

the OFFICES ADMINISTERING the

GOV.MENT

(W II BLABSI)

A COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT

M

K.

will be tenderad to

.F. M. PAGE.

KIN

WEDNESDAY,

the 27th January, 1886,

BY

LADY & GENTLEMEN AMATEURS, on which occasion will be produced HAWTBEY'S CELEBRATED COMEDY 'THE PRIVATE SECRETARY." Seats can now be booked at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, LIM

Hongkong, January 20, 1888,

NOW PUBLISHED.

4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, January 21, 1386:

142

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON. PLA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Stearnship

Bellerophon, Captain FREEMAN, will be despatched as above TU- MORROW, the 22nd Instant, at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, January 21, 1886.

129 FOR

JUDDHISM; ITS HISTORICAL,

THEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

·DY --

KINEST J. EITEL, PH.D., TUBING.

THIRD EDITIGE, REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.

614

$1.50. Price,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

1308 Hongkong, August 20, 1884

MU MM & Co.'s Quarts.......$20 per Case of 1 dez. Pints...............$21

+1 24 Dubos Frères & de Gernon & Co.'s

BORDEAUX CLARETS AND

WHITE WINES. Baxter's Celebrated Harley Bree

WHISKY,-97 per Case of 1 doz. GIRE, LIVINGSTON & Co.

1187 Hongkong, July 18, 1884.

NOW READY.

THE REVENUE OF CHINA.

SERIES OF ARTICLES. Reprinted from The China Mail'. WITH AN APPENDIX.

HIS PAMPHLET is Now Ready,

and may be had at the

OFFICE OF THIS PAPER,

Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co, 'B,. Messrs. KELLY & WALSH'S, And Mr. W. Baxwan's, Price,

59 Conta

To Let.

TO LET

Destination.

139

SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AN- TWERP AND HAMBURG, FIA SUEZ CANAL

The Steamship'

Electra, Capt. F. NAGEL, wül be despatched for the above Porta TOMORROW, the 22nd Instant, at 10a.m.

FOR: SWATOW.

ho Co.'s Steamship The

Hattiang,

Captain Wycare, will be dcapatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 23rd Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LATRAIK & Co., 7

General Managera. V Bongbong, January 21, 1885.

148

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR BWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO,

The Co.'s Steamship

Thales,

Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the above

Porta on SUNDAY, the 24th Instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.j General Manageri.

Hongkong, January 21, 1888.

143

THE CHINA & MANIJA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED..

FOR MANILA FIA AMOY

The Co.'s Steamship."

Diamante,

N

Not Responsible for Debts, Teither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vesacis, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

CABORBELET, American ship, Capt, W. F. StoleonMessageries Maritimes...

CEYLON, American barque, Captain R Calhoun, --Wing Chong Kit.

COLORADO, American barque, Capt. J. D. Wynn Arnhold, Karberg & Co..

Gronos, British barque, Capt. William Grant-Captain

GREAT SUBURON, American barque, Capt. Chas. La Flinn.--Order.

HLA-American ship, Captain E. A Day-Order..

SOUTHERN CHIEF, American ship, Capt. J. RoskCaptain.

Taronow, British steamer, Captainz J. Newton-Yuen Fat Hong.

SHIPPING:

ARRIVALS.

January 20, 1896:-:

Canton, British steamer, 1,101, R. P. Balberaie, Wahu January 10, General JARDIRE, MATHESON & CO.

Electra, German steamer, 1,162, . Nogol, Yokohama January 13, General, SMSREN. & Cel

January 21

Kwongsang, British str., from Whampas, Kong Wai, Chinose transport, from Canton

Capt. McCABIN, will be:

Melita, German stootaer, 359, H. Hörek, despatched for the above Fakhoi Jan. 17, and Hofhow 19, General. Ports on MONDAY, the 26th Instant, stGEN, LAVINOSTON & Cou

p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

·RUSSELL &

General Managers, Hongkong, January 21, 1886, OCRAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship,"

Sarpedon,

147

Capt. CsiaMEs, will be despatched as abase on

WEDNESDAY, the 27th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE, Agents. Hongkong, January 21, 1886. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

British T.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping

Daylight Taichou leaves for Swatow

sad Bangkok, Daylight – Bellerophon leavce for London 10 am. Blocira leaves for Havro, &c. 4pm-Amoy leaves for Shanghai..

Auctions.

[No. 7014. January 21, 1886.

after. At present our law-makers look on and say nothing, while the Attorney General passes the hille thine huva been compiled through their various stages. At the same time, wo must give Mr O'Malley credit for having endeavoured to meet the views already advanced in these and other columna on the subject. of press restrictions, He has intimated he intention to amend in Committee a

Vision Committee, which would have done credit to the repressive press laws of last century, sad be ass thereby rendered the present measure less ridi culous than it would otherwise have been. There is unquestionably a clear 2. p.m.-Auction of Entire Stock advantage, if a newspaper publisher is Masara Kuhn & Uto have bonds and sureties at all, that Claims against the Prins Friedrich Carl he should be delivered from the no- must be sent in to Messrs Russell &eessity of getting a new declaration Co on or before this date.

made every time he proceeds to Canton »* dr Macao! So that in this respect the

3.Auction of Japanese Plants at restriction, introduced by the Law Re

Mr.J. M. Armstrong E

· Amusements.

0 p.m.--Performance at the City Hall,

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, January 23 -

U p.m.-Performance at the City

MONDAY, January 25

Fall

Goode per Borneo undelivered after this

date subject to rent

TUESDAY, January 26

Attorney General has amended, what was clearly a senapless provision. Ovar and above this, Lie amendment is quite fairly put always providing chat bonde

Gooda per Menfintas, undelivered after and sureties aro necessary—for no res-

this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, January 27

0p.m.Performance at the City Hall, THURSDAY, January 28

7 p.m.—Auction of Household Furniture, &c., at the residence of AQubbay, Beg, at corner of Elgin Street, SATURDAY, January 30 -

8p.mesting of Shareholders of the 1.K., C. & 1. Steamboat Co., Ltd., at No. 7. Queen's Road Consräl. 9p.m.-Concett at the City. Hall

No. 3 Vol. Xdy,

OF THE—

W. Freeman, Shanghai January 17, CHINA REVIEW'

19, and Swatow 20, General-BUTTERTELD &SWIRE

Hailong, British steamer, 277, J. 8. Wylie, Seaton January 20, General DOUGLAS STEAMsnir Co.

Grafton, British steamer, 1,159, Sea

WILL BE READY

ON SATURDAY,

peatable publisher would ever seek to escape either from his responsibiliz ties as a publisher, or from his lawful creditors. The provision, there fore," must be leveiled at those who would fightly undertake to run away from either To say that this law has ever pressed heavily as yet upon us, would be incorrect; but this must be set down, we fancy, more to the judicions consideration of the authorities than to anything else. So far as changes of sureties and abronces from tho Colony are concerned, the utmost allow ances have ever been made, ond good intention has frequently been accepted in leu of strist observance. While, therefore, we regard these restrictions as almost unnecessary, we cannot claim that a grievance of Buficient magnitude existe which would justify a petition to vur local Parliament for their repeal.

bourne, Saigon Jan 14, Lice, UAPTAIN THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. If the Legislative Council assembleit

DEPARTURES.

January 21-

Canton, for Whampoa Japanese, for Saigon.

Glenfinlas, for Shanghai.

Namoa, for Cunst Porla.

140

FOR SHANGHAL" Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTEZE.).

The Co.'s Steamship --- Stentor Capt. Enwars, will be dospatched as above on

FRIDAY, the 29th Instant.

bor Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & STIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, January 21, 1886.

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR YOKOHAMA, HIQGO AND

NAGASAKI.

Agents.

Date of Leaving.

144

Harmonia, for Rangoon.

Kwongseng, for Swatow and Shanghai,

CLEARED,

Franklin, for Catlaoi Helen, for Manila. Amoy, for Shangbai Bellerophon, for Singapore and London, Electra, for Singapore and Hamburg. Taichiott, for Swatow and Bangkok.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED, "

Par Electra, from Yokohama, Miss Bur gan and 3 children.

VALL

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR':

GOODS

are now being BOLD OFF

REDUCED PRICES:

BONBONS AND CRACKERS in great variety.

ORNAMENTAL BOXES.

PURE

ChocoMAMI ORAES

CRYSTALLISED FRUITS

Andy

CONFECTIONÉRY

OF ALL KINDS.

A. B. Watson & Co., Limited, Hongkong, January 20, 1886.

137

Per Melita, from Pakhol, &c., 16 Chi-The publicution of this issue commenced

Por Bellerophon, from

rophm, from Shanghai, &c., Mrs Manners and child, Miss Booth, Mr Wil |liams, and 635 Obinase.

Per Haloong, from Swatow, 9 Chinese. Per Grafton, from Saigon, 21 Chilze. DEPARTED.

Per Namoa, for Amoy, Mr and Mrs O. Remedios.

Per Japanese, for Saigon, 100 Obioose. Per Kerongsang, for Swatow, 10 Chinese

TO DEPART

poana.

Per Taichion, for Swatow, &c., 100 Chi

at 7.10 p.m

The China Mail.

deem it right the, such guarantees should be contiuned, the will of the united wisdom of the Council be done. We undertake ant to indite a libel upen them for so doing.

TELEGRAMS.

(Via Southern, Lime,)

THE EASTERN QUESTION,

LONDON, 20th January The Russian Government is proposing to take further action in view of the refusal of Greece and Servis to disarm.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PABBED BUEZ ÜANAL, N OUTWARD BOUND Oxfordshire, November 13′′, Lennor, Nov. 17; Numida, Nov. 20; Apean, Dec. 15, Mardane, Doc. 18; Freje, Dec. 2; Bexarty, Stentor, Rhond

Canton, Jon

THE Marie, Doo Glencorn, Telemach

Compton, Ulysses,

12 Anchises

Mareca, Jan.

KZ) Rhodora,

Jason; Jam 10%

* Jos: 15; A Nestor, Dec. 10

HOMEWARD

Glenfalloch Jan. 8. Ajde, Denturig Olenavon, Jan. 12.) Antenos, Jan. Ili

The next FENCE MAIL, per the M. M.---

Cp's steamer Djennal, left Saigon for this port on Thursday, the 31st inst, at 1 am, and may be erpooted hera on or about Sunday evening, the 24th

The

The Steamship

RONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1886. Merionethshire, DUTTON, Commander,

THE remarks madent the Council meet will be despatched for

ing yesterday, bearing on the new or the above Ports on or about the 90th

clance relating to newspapers and Instant.

printing presses, were of a more reng For Freight or Passage, apply to

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Pe: Thibet, for Yokohama: frota Hong caring nature than those made on a SIEMSSÈN & Co.,

ADAMSON, BELL & Co. kong, Mr. Harold Blache; from London, forver occasion. This may not be say.. Agenta

Agents.

Mr Wobstor from Brindisi, Mr James, ing very much, as the Hon. the At-Tax 140 For Shanghal from Loucon, Mimes Sug- 141 Hongkong, January 21, 1886. Hongkong, January 21, 1886.

den and Wiliams, Mrs Waseley, and Lieut. torney General appears to think either that newspaper men are no better than Bourchier from Venice, Mr Mayoriak; from Brindisi, Capt

Lang, feasts Wood they should be, or that their temptations Vessels Advertised as Loading.

and Edgar.

to fly out are greater than those of Fer Ainoy, for Shanghai, 22 Chiness. other men, and that society must neces Per Bellerophon, for Singaporo, do, sarily be fully protected from all possi- Europeana, and 632 Chinesable outbursts of their venom and fero

Por Electra, for Singapore, &o, & Euro city. In these days, when Chinese The

newspapers are arising on every haud, and actions for libel become compara- tively common, probably Mr O'Malley is act very wide of the truth when be says that some guarantee is required. The British steamer Batlong reports: It would have been interesting, how- From Swatow to Chelang Point, light mon soon and hazy; thence to port strong N.E.ever, had the Law Revision Committee, wind and cloudy weather Steamer in while collating all the amendments up- on the old law, drawn attention to the Swatow, Wenchou

an in The British steamer Grafton reports little circumstance that all these anti- Experienced fresh N.E. moon and high quated checks and guarantees concerning xos, to lat. 18° N. ; thence moderate N. bonds and curaties have been swept away winds and flue weather.

in England. If you must have some guarantee that persons in the position of newspaper printers should be mub. stantial persons who can stand fire, i would have been well had the Attorney General pointed out the evils which

Fesselt,

Capiais

Electra

Nageli

Mozalah (6),

Benoin

Bellerophon

Sarpedon (a)

Diamante (8)

Yangtao (n)..

Peking

()...

Green.

R. Kahi

Hayre, &c., tie Suez Canal Kelé-and-Yokoham London, via Suez Canal.. London, vis Suez Canal..... Manila, via Amoyan Marseilles,

les, &o., via Saigon... San Francisco, via Yokohama City of San Francisco, via Yokohama.. San Pablo

Arngüda San Francisco..

Amoy (s)

Shanghal

Shanghai

Shanghai...

Shanghai.

Singapore and Rangoon... Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Swatow and Bangkok.. Sentor.

Orestes 18**

Stontor () Dieranah (8)

Уекранів Wingsang Taichiow (0) Hailoong (). Swator, Amoy and Taivanfoo.. Thales (8). Sydney and Melbourne, &c..... Mennair (s)..

Medusa (5) Trieste, .................... Victoria (British Columbia)....George. Yokohama, Hioge and Nagasaki Marionethshire (a).

Stocks

CHAMBERS HOTEL

COLLEGE GRAN BESC (late Horas Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000 8

SUITES of APARTMENTS,

INSURANCES.

Edward Vaquior Alexander.

'A

J Newton Facock

Siomasson & Co.... Mossageries Maritimes... Butterfield & Swire. Butterfield & Swire..... Russell & Co...... Mesageries Maritimes.. Pacific Mail 8. 9. Co.. O, & 0.8, 8: Co... Russell & Co...... Sieussen & Co..**** Butterfield & Swire... Butterfield & Swire.....

Mesageries Maritimes.

Arnhold, Karberg & Co..

de St. Croix...Jardine, Matheson & Co..

Yuos Fat Hong Douglas Laprak & Co.....

•Douglas Laprais & Co... Russell & Co..

Helma

R Deporis.

Wm, Grant.. „Dultum

j0. Bachrach..

Rusel & Co......... JAdamson, Bell & Co...

SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.

January 29, nt 10 am. despatebi Quick Jan 22, at daylight- January 2 January 25, at 5 p.m.

January 23, at 3 p.m.

30 at 3 p.m.

c despatch. January 22, at 4pm. January 23, January

Quick

despatch. Quigh despatch. January 30, at 3 p.m. st daylight... Jan. 22, January 23, at noon. Jan. 94, at daylight. January 24, ak4 p.m.

30,

af noon. January Quick despatch. About Janary 30.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

Per Electra, at 9:30 am, on Friday, have arisen from the abandonment in

the 22nd inst

For SHANGHAI-

Per Amoy, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the

22nd inst

P. MS. 8. Co.'s utcancer City of Syd- ney lett San Francisco vid Honolulu on

the 29th Doo, and may be expected hers about the 30th instant

O. &. Co.'s steamer Oceanic left San Francisco for this port on the 9th Jan., and may be expected hers on or about the 9th February,

O. §. 8. Co.'s steamship Orestez, 14th inet, and will be due hare on the from Liverpool, left Bingapors on the

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyds Store Navi- gation Co.'s steamship Medves left Singapore for tins port on the 15th instant, and may be expected beto about the 22nd instant.

The

D. D. R. steams Lydia left Bingapore

for this port on the 16th inat, at pm, and may be expected here on or about the 24th inst.

The stormship: Wingsang, from Calepita: left Singapore for this port on the 19th inst, and may be expected hers on or about the 26th inst

1

The 0, 8, 8. Do's steamer Stentor, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 20th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 27th lost.

England of this ponderous machinery for verifying a publisher's respectability.The or rather his substantiality and ability to stand fire. It was understood that one of the objects of the Law Revision Committee was to bring the local law Por Trifor, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the abreast of the Imperial statutes upon

22nd inst

For SAIION,

any given question. That being so, it For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO seems strange that no mention whatever Per Thales, at 5 p., on Saturday, the should have been made of the latest er div. sellers 23ed inst

For BINGAPORE

¡Nos of Shares

Valu

Apply to

1.32

THE PLAK

$ 60,779,22£ 2 half year 182 % pram., cash 125 $ 125

£$ 600,000) 2002 M

Tla 300 per share TWO Furnished BUNGALOWS, Pox- North-China Insurance Co., Id...... 6,000 £

50,000

Thx 128 FOOLUM.

Yangtare Insurance Company, Ld 8.000£25 £25 £

534,000)3 496:320

$450 Union Insurance Society Co, Ld.... 2,000$ 1,2508 1258

200,735.7118% annum 869 p. China Traders' Insuranca Co., Ld. 24,000 89.339 268 600,000 8

155,000 $ 242,276

880 10% Canton Insurance Office Co., La10,000 2508 508

Credit balance Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,000$ 1,0008 2008 28,711.50

2506 508 900,600.668 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 5,000

100% 208 547,500 3 Chius Fire Insuranon Co., Le 20,000 8

Paid PosTION FEE LAST REPOST.

Botervé Balances.fward up.

$4,500,000 Bir equali sationsfdir.

East Dividend

JANUARY 21, 1888.

Closing: Qutubuina, Cath

T. 461,028.03 30%

35,160.20

8175 per share er div., buyers 297,669.07 820 for 1883-89951 cach, boyers 191,080,908 6 for 1883 8811

然

TO LET

B

UNGALOW at Mount Kellet.

FIVE

STEAM COMPANIESS IK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., LJ | 8,000,8 20,000 8 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Indo-China 8. N. Company, Limited 18,387

81 212 2 60,000 shares jasned....

3,600|#

100875)

depred fund 508 30886,704.108

£,093.09,6 % half year 54 prem., Gaah

402, 2012% year ond-

Par, sollers ng Jane

106 10 102 10

% discount, oth

20 discount

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1886.

Apply to

1625

1258 195 10 €10 10 7.10

$18,000 8,552.17.10

100

100%

100%

ROOMS, TENNIS COURT, a 0.

For 1888 or longer if desired.

Apply to

JOHN D. HUTCHISON.- Hongkong, Septembar 17, 1885.

TOʻLET.-

OFFIORS and CHAMBERS, No. 7

BIRD & PALMER,

China and Manila S. B. Co., Là

MISOLLANE OFINA I'Long & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd 10, 0008. (IE, and China (as Co., Limited. 15,000 £ New Share.............. 3,000

Query's Roan, lately occupied by Hongkong Hotel Company, Hessen, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co..

--~8,000 alin. 14ued China, Sugar Company, Limited

100 100 8 30,000 Itongkung Lee Guinpany Limute Hongkong Bakery Company, Who will exhibit Flans and arrange Offices Luzan Sugar Company, Tiimited

1008 ::100). Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co.

100 Bil Co. (Sha 587 Selangore Tin Mining

& Sunghie Thus Saxatan 40,000 9 100

H'kong MO LET with immediate possession,song Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,0008

A BUNGALOW (partly FURNISHRD), Chinese Traperial 1881. situated on Mount Kellett Rant moderate,

DENNTS & MOSSOP

43, Queen's Road

Hongkong November 15, 1885, 1971.

to auft applicanta:

Hongkong, April 8, 1886;

THE PEAKI

Apply

Suger Dehantares, 1880,

|0008 ,000

4259.016% half year 72 % prem, cash, buyers

120 per shar Old $155 Ter, share ex div, {Now $77 5386 per share,

8167 per share, cakă 8125

280 70 Ner, 82 -13,274,084-% 235.33310 442,11 810 822.093%

0008

First year.

1383 820

nominat

dow

H

bayors

500%

First year Rates of Int Payable,

June16&Dec 10 Maral 15 June 30

188.

$60

cash

8%

June de Decem

A. G. STOKES, Share Broker,

Buira Ling steamship Merionethshire, from London, lett Singapore for this port on the 21st inst, and may be expected here on or about the 29th

The B. & A. & F. Co.'s steamship Gutris left Sydbog for this port on the 3rd ist; and is expected here on or about the 1st Feb

developments of the prese laws in Eng W hear that the Douglas Steamship Com- For FORT DARWIN, THURSDAY 18. land. As the Imperial laws concerning pany, Limited, tend to declaro an in-

LAND; COOKTOWN, TOWNS. libel are made to apply to publishers terim dividend.

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, here in Hangkong, it my fairly be

ان

VILLE

MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, & asked why the latest improvemente ed Mexas Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us that opted at Home regarding the bonds the Shire Line stormer Merionethshire, from demanded from newspaper publishers London, left Singapore for the port to day, should not slso be brought into force

- For Menmuir at 3,30 p.m., on Weddes

day, the 27th inst

here, Up to the present no member of

this morning (Thursday) at one o'clock for this por

MAILS BY THE UNITED BEATES PACKET Council has been moved to any a single Tas M. M. Co, inform us that the Do's The United States Mail Packet City of Pe word on this subject, although it is one 8. 8. Djemaah, with French mail, left Saigon

king will be despatched on SATUR DAT, the ard instant, with Mail for Japan, Lonalutu and San Fran circo, the United States, Canada, nolulu, Peru, &, which will be closed

follows

2.15 F. Registry cesses, a 3.80 TM Post Office closes, but Corros

*pondeuce may be posted on board the Penkit with Late fee of RT ventrerti Postage until the time of departure.

which has frequently bean chosen as taping hy rising stateamon and public speakers. Our local orators do not seem to rise to the occasion.. we have already stated..

Musans Butterfield & Swire inform us that the 0) & B Co. steamer Stentory from or guarantea may be absolutely cossary for the vernacular press, me is Liverpool, left Singapore, yesterday after the case la India. but, although we ooơn, and wil be dus bore on the 27th msk. do nar danar around the existence of

Etch guarantees or sureties to a pet. Wu Taming our readers of the performan0S.

800 grievance especial

MAILS BY THE FRENCE PACKRA —

the more absurd and harassing The French Contract Packet Tengtes ist be amended the re-enno

will be despatelied on TUESDAY of these restriction the 20th January, with Mails for the form. If the work of the Law Revlon United Kingdom, Europe, and places Committee is to begin and end in the beyond, 14 Naples: to Saigon, Streite sinkering up of old and obsolete law, Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Geylon, while it fails to take note of amendments the Aurupinaian Colonies, Pondjonéry hat have been mad Madras Calenta Aden, Mauritius,ems to us that the body to Egypt, Malts, and Gibraltar.

work to likely to h

The usual hours will be observed, in clatingvely relegated, requires to be l

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of the Alert's Minstrel Troupe, to be

the Theatre Royal to-morrow rebears held this aftern004

cff with graaf BICOURI,

Tus annual distribution

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