For Sale
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD ORRIELL.
H
AVE
FOR
THE FOLLOWING '
SALE
STORES.
York HAMS.
Roll BUTTER.
Topoosa BUTTER.
French DUTTER.
KPP's COCOA,
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA. Picnic TONGUES. MACKEREL în blb Tine. RAISING and CURRANTS. Urystallized FRUITS.
Savour & Moone's Now Infant FOOD.
BARNES & Co.'s JAMS.
Potted MEATS.
PATE DE FOR GRAS
Swis MILK.
BORDEN'S
CONDENSED MILK
COOKING STOVES.
KEROSINE LAMPS.
WINES, &c.
GILAY's Sparkling SAUMUR, Pts. & Qto. $40 ONE'S MANZANILLA. BACCONE's Old Invalid PORT.
Old Bourbon WHISKY.
BURKE's Old Irish WHISKY. Royal Glendeo WHISKY. MARSALA.
800.,
&c.,
---------
The Uadal ABSORTMENT
of
OILMAN'S STORES,
at the
Lowest Possible Prices
FOR CASH.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, February 10, 1886.
NOW PUBLISHED.
THEORETICAL AND POPULAR
ASPECTS,
BY
280
ERNEST J. EITEL, PR.D., TUBING. THIRD EDITION
REVISED, WITK ÅDDITIONS,
Price,
$1.50,
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
1308 Hongkong, August 20, 1884.
To-day's Advertisements.
ARMY CONTRACTS—1886-7.
TENDERS, in Duplicato, will be Rs.
ceived at the undermentioned OFFICE,
anti 12 o'clock, Noon, on SATURDAY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. Theres, British steamer, 1,070. F. I high sen, Lond and raftsy, fresh E.N.E.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.. FOR BATAVIA, SAMAHANG AND SOURABAYA, VIA SAIGON AND SINGAPORE.
The C's Stearnship
Colebes
Capt, DE HAAN, will bis despatched as above TO. MORROW, the 2nd Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply ta
JARDINE," MATHESON & Co.,
Agorits.
Hongkong, March 1, 1880.
408
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY, TAMBUI & TAIWANFOO.
The Co.'s Steamship
Fekien,
Capt, GODDARD, will be despatched for the above Forts on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd Inst., at Ncon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG, VIA SUEZ CANAL
(Taking Cargo at through rates to HAVRE, ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROR- TERDAM and BREMEŃ).
The Steamship
Breconshire,
419
W. ParE, Commandar will be despatoked for the above Ports on or about the 10th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents." Hongkong, March 1, 1886.
HOSPEDAGE ESPAÑOL
WELLINGTON STREET, No. 30, Opposite the Calactic Church. DOARDING and Lodging of a D person in one room, per month Boarding and Lodging of Two Per-
Seymour, Yokohama February 20, Mails & cloudy and hazy, Gonerat.-F. & S. N. Co.
The German ateamer Quarta roports: Last days fine weather. N
The British steamer Carisbrooke reporte: Had moderato monecon and fine weather throughout
March 1:---
Esmeralda, British steamer, 395, G. A. Taylor, Manila February 26, General RUSSELL & Co,
Atalanta, Gorman ateamer, 788, Phil, Ningpo Fubriary 26, General SIEKABEN & Co.
Chipchase Castle, British ateater, from Whampoa
Quarta, German moamer, 763, T. ‚T. Kock, Saigon February 23, Bics & Padily. -ED. SCELLLILABS & ÜG.
Carisbrooke, American steamer, 960, Cass, Saigon Feb. 24, Rice and Paddy,→
Santa Filomena, Spanish 3-m. schooner, 449, Y. de Mendiguren, Hoito Feb. 17, Sapan wood-CHINESE,
Africa, Portuguese cruiser, 1,400, Capt. Cesta, Moczo March 3.
DEPARTURES.
February 28:-
840
sons in a rooi, per month... Boarding and Lodging of a Porson
$75.
Ashington, for Whampoa
“Taiican, for Shanghai.
82.
Namoa, for Coast Ports.
one day... APPARAA
Signal, for Efoibow and Pakhoi.
MEALS supplied at Reasonable Terms
under Faymont in Advanco.
407
106
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, March 1, 3886. UNION LINE
FOR YOKOHAMA AND RIOGO.
The Steamship
Chelydra,
Capt. H. PEACE, will be despatched for the abovÓ port, on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd Instant, at 31.M.
For Frolgat, or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
414
Hongkong, March 1, 1886. THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOT.
The Co.'s Steamship
Esmeralda,
Capt. G. TAYLER, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd Inst., at 5 p.m.
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers..
415
Hongkong, March 1, 1880.-
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR SHANGHAI FIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOD, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)
The Co.'s Steamship
Menclats, Captain NELSON, will be despatched as above, on
SATURDAY, the 6th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, March 1, 1886.
418
SIUIRE LINE OF STEAMERS FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO:
The Steam-ship
Fintshire, -JDANCASTER, Com'dar, will be despatched for the above Forte on SATURDAY, the Uth,
Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
418
Hongkong, March 1, 1886.
FOR HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA.
The Steamship
Atalanta, Capt. E. G. PFAFF, will be despatched for the above Portaion or about the 7th Instant, instead of as proviously notified.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSTEN & Co,
Agents, Hongkong, March 1, 1886. UNION LINE.
400
Hongkong, March 1, 1880.
HONGKONG & SELA^" "MA*BANKING
CORPO
ま
be b
held
Comp
Vic
OTICE is berol ORDINARY
the HONGRONO an CORPORATION will
at 3 Prith
.on
Wilhelms Aston, for Iloilo. Strathairly, for
Glengary, Singapore Gerda, for Chefoo
Shanghai.
intan, for Hothow and Fakhoi Partridge, for Haiphong.
March 1-
ARA- | Cheang Hock Kian, for Singapore.
Lof¦ Canton, for Shanghai.
Zafire, for Amoy and Munila. ALE Don Juan, for Amoy and Manila. sch Amay, for Shanghai.
1 to Sind
WEY 1886 for the purpos Resolution authorising apply for a Renewal of the Shanghai Bank Ordinance of 1886, which was duly proposed and passed at the Extra- ordinary Meeting of the Corporation held SATURDAY the 7th February 1886.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
112
Hongkong, March 1, 1886. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1885. YONTRIBUTORS to the above OFFICE
are requested to Furnish the Under- signed with a Lair of their CONTRIBUTIONS for the year ending S1st December, 1885, in Order that the DISTRIBUTION of BONDS may be stranged. Returns not rendered prior to the 31 Day OP MARCH, INSTANT will be adjusted by the OFFICE, sad no Claims or Alterations will be subsequently admitted.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agents. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
411 Hongkong, March 1, 1850.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Sales, for Bristano,
CLEARED.
China, for Saigon, Johanna, for Hoihow.
Celebes for Saigon, Singapore and Bitaria. Fror, for Haiphong, Amigo, for Amoy.
PASSENGERS.
ABLIVES.
Per Amigo, from Singapore, 300 Chinese, Per Cheong Hock Kian, from Amoy, 627 Uhinese.
Per Crusader, from Haiphong, 4 Euro peans, and 29 Chinese.
Per deti, from Haiphong, 65 Chinese. Per Teheran, for Hongkong; from Yoko- hama, Mr Chun Wan and servant, Dr. Wenyon, Rev. R. MacDonald and servant, Mes Ah Fay, Mussa Lung Chan Kai, Shing Tung and Ab Way; from Hiogo, Mears H. St. J. Browne and F. Stuart, and Rev. W. Sprague; from Nagasaki, Mr Obung Han. For London: from Yokohama, Mr W. Love,
Per Esmeralda, from Manila, 56 Chinora. Per Carisbrocke, from Saigon, & Chinose.
DEPARTED.
Per Lydia, for Hamburg, Mrs Linde and [ child, Mra Bernec'sud 3 children..
Per Namoa, fer Amoy, Mesara R. Wilson and F. Cass for Fauchow, Mr Spencer for Shanghai, Mirend Meg Momay, for Hoihow, &c., 86 Chinese.
Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor Jons for Shanghai, 15 Chinese.
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:
CALONDEIST, American ship, Capt. W.
F. Stoleon.Mensageries Maritimez
ELETRA, Austro-Hungarian str. Capt.
Per
Fer
Per Amey, for Shanghai, 12' Chinese. Per Gerda, for Chefto, 10 Chinese,
Per Autos, for Hoihow, &e; 60 Chinese, For Sue, for Brisbane, 5 Europeans, and 01 Chinese.
Per
Cheang 627 Chinese,
Per Canton, for Shanghai, Mr H. Simons,
G. Ragusia.-Aua-Hung. L. S. N. Co. |--~Frönen, German brig, Captain Wand 27 Chinese
Möller.Wieler & Co.
GEORGE, British barque, Capt. Willina Grant-Captain.
ROSAMOND, British steamer, Capt. JW, Mortleman,-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
February 97, 1886- Amigo, German steamer, 771, F. Thisson, Singapore February 18, General-WIELE & Co.
Nanshan, British steamer, 800, J. Black bourne, Bangkok February 18, Rice. Hor HING Hoso.
February 23-
Cheang Hock Kian, British steamer, 956, Fred. Webb, amoy February 26, General
the Sixth day of March, 1886, for the FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL-BUN HAN CHAR DU
undermentioned SUPPLIES and SEL
VICES required by the ComuzÁRIÁT· and. TRANSFORY, DEPARTMENT af Hongkong and
The Stenship
Crusader, British steamer, 648, T. Rowin, Prine Friedrich Cart, Huiptong February 25, General A R Captain LINDE, will be MARTY. despatched for the above
Dock Kian, for Singapore,
POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close For SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, & BOM.
BAY.
Per Elektra, at 11.30 am, on Tuesday,
the 2nd ferch
Fer PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY 18.
LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, &
Fer Guthrie, at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, the 2nd inst, instead of as previously notified.
For SAIGON......
Per Galston, at 4.30 p.hu, on Tuesday,
the 2nd inst
For AMOY, TAMBUI & TAIWANFON.
Fur Fokien, at 11,30a.m., on Wednesday,
the 3rd inet.
For HAIPHONG.
Por Crusader, at 5 p.in, on Wednesday,
the 3rd inst
For STRATTS & VALUUTTA.S
Por. Tasang, at 2.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 4th March.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
Per Kenieft, at 6 pm., cn Thursday,
the 4th inst. ParFOILOW, PAKHỎE CHA PHONG. Per Basamond, at 5 p.m., on Thursday,
the 4th inst
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Por Teheran, at 6 p.m., on Thursday, the
4th March,
For CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG —
Per Ashington, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 9th March.
MAILS BY THE BRITES PACKET.—— The British Contract Packet Thames will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 2nd March, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settio- monita, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, The usual hours will be observed in cloning
the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.-- The United States Mail Packet City of Rio de Janeiro will be despatched on THURS- DAY, the 4th March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Pern,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping Daylight.—Celebes loaves for Batavia, & Daylight Guthrie leaves for Australian
Ports.
Noon-Electra leaves for Tricate, & * 3 p.m. ----Cardiganshire, Isaven for Lidon.
p-English Mail leaves for Porta of Gail and Europe.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 3
[No. 7046.—MARCH 1, 1886.
ting in the open streets of this Colony, Now it would appear that neither punishment nor publicity has been BE- cured; and we certainly do not envy the position of the local Government in the eyes of the largé native population of this, island, nor of the inferences which must be drawn regarding tha relative respect to be given to our British and the Chinese officials, It is therefore altogether beyond our com- prehension that Mr Wong Shing should have shown himself to be so completely unequal to this occasion. That gentle
an evidently holds the inviolability of British soil at a chuaper rate than do the majority of his native fallow-TE- sidents. The good intentions of the Chinese member need not be for s moment questioned. He is beyond Noon Extraordinary General Meeting | suspicion a trustworthy aitizen; but it of the Hongkong Ice Company, Ltd. je to be feared that he does not realise 2 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Ware, ., the public duties which devolve upon
at Mr J. M. Arakstrong's,
him as representing his countrymen in Goods per Taisang undelivered after the deliberative Assembly of which he
2 pmAnotion of Howehold Furniture, ko., at the residence of H. J. H. Tripp, Fiq, No. 61, Wyndham Stroot, 3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., at No. 14, Praya Contrala TRUESDAY, March 4 ——
this date subject to rent.. Goods por Glengarry undelivered after
this date subject to rent SATURDAY, March 6
ceived at Commissariat Office: MONDAY, March 8
be
Claims against the Chelydre must
sent in to Meners Russell & Co., 02 or before this date. TUESDAY, March 9 :—
.m-Performance at the City Hall FRIDAY, March 12 —
is a member. He has either failed to groap the situation, or fe has come. abort in the qualities necessary to a
Noor,Tenders for Army Contracts re- dignified and vigorous explanation of a hie viewa, as the medium by which the Government may learn the foaling of Chinese residents ́oa o subject so iniportant to the interests of this Co- lony, generally. In view of the tant thut plin Foreign Office invariably takes the lead in such matters, where diplomacy is required, this failure on the part of the Chinese member of Council is particularly to be regretted. Te does not follow that, because the manngement of this question has been passed over to the Legation at Poking, the Administrator feels less interest in its satisfactory esttlement. And it fa al- most a certainty that the Executive here IN D Sould be only too glad to see the Chi
9 p.m.--Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Les Yeon Sugar Redning Company, Limited. WEDNESDAY, March 31
List of Contributions to the Canton Ing
Offico, Ltd., to be sent in before thin date.
JEW
N
PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS-
ENGLISH CUT GLASS BOTTLES, DOULTON WARE;
nase representative in the Council, make a move in the matter. Will he do so? Or, failing this plain duty being per- formed, will the European unoffciet - members put a question which will in some measure show that the represents- tive element in the Council is not alto- gether indifferent to the most vital in- forests of this Colony, Signs of the most grave nature are now occasionally Left over from Cuntsrmis, will be Sold at making themselves manifest, that the
REDUCED PRICES,
ADLAND
FANCY GOODS,
during the
Continuance of this Advertisement.
Chinese Govert ment exercises a for mere powerful infuence on this Is land than it ought to do. It is, therefore, in our opinion; absolutely necessary that a stond should be made.
2.15 which will be closed as follows A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., against this tendency, and the satis
Registry ceases.
230 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Corres-
pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents ezira Postage until the time of departure.
MAILN BY THE FERNOR PACKET. -- Tho French Contract Packet Osus
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the th March, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Stratte Settlements, Entarin, Buymah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonica, Aden, Natal and the Capo, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
Tha paual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, February 10, 1880.
346
PASERNGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any
athar persons who may desire to con- suit the files of local, China, Japan,. American, English, Indian or Anstra- lian newspapers, are invited to call at the CHINA MAM. Office, where over sixty nonspapers, dailios and weaklios, From there countries, are now filed for reforonce,
RISK
BUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG.
(From The Hongkong Almanach.)
HIGH WATER,
SUN.
THE ENGLISH MAIL: Per Lufiro, for Amoy, 4 Europeans, and following hours are observed in eloging Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet 100 Chinere.
Por Don Juan, for Amoy, &c., 8 Chi-Day of Departure,
The
Day of Morti | Aft Month
Kista.
Beto.
ILM
I. M.
9.00
7.49
6.3
4
9.18
8.29 6.20 6.4
nesa.
NOON. 2
Order Office doses.
9.37
0.0
.6.19 0.4
P.M
Registry of Letters ceases,
6
11.9:
10.15
of all printed matter and
11.32
11.32 10.47
0.38 6.38
6.50
5.50
patterns ceases.
TO DEPART
Per Thames, from Hongkong: for Singa- poro, Miss Cooke, Miss Ryan, Mr and Mrs Chan Kim Lee; for Penang, Mrs Kos Ah Sock; for Brindisi, Mr B. St. Joan Browne; for Marseilles, Messrs GB. Johnston and H. R. Coombes; for London, Mr and Mrs Wade Garderer and 2 infants, Mrs Ost and 3 children, Mra Wooks and 3 children, Sergeants Butlin, Jones, McKay and Mo- Auley
From
ron Shanghai: for England, Mrs sars Webster and Boone and family, Mesara
From Yokohama:
for London, Eckford. From W. Love.
Mr
Per Juhanna, for Boihow, 4 Chiness. For Celebes, for Saigon, &c., 1 European, and 25 Chinese.
Per Freyr, for Haiphong, 36 Chinese. For Amigo, for Amoy, 120 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Cheang Hech Kian
3
P.M. Mall closed, except for Late
Latters
3.10 F.Lottors may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until-
3.30 2.1. When the Post Office closes
entirely
3.40 P.Lato Letters may be posted , on board the pocket with Late Fes of 10 cents until time of. departure.
Money Orders.
1-Money Orders are issued at Hong- Long and Shanghai on the following doun- tries and places
Amoy.
* Azoros la ***Belgium,"**"
*Bermuda
Out-posts, Buring the year from 1st Apr Ports on MONDAY, the 15th Instant, at 4 B. Courtney, Amoy February 26, General reports; First part fresh breeze; thence Canada
1888, to 31st March, 1887 ---
SUPPLIES.
1.For Her Majesty's Troops,--PROVI-
MORS, FUEL, Lieur, &o. 2.-For Hospitals.-PROVISIONS, FRUIT,
WINES, PORTER, ALP, SPIRITS, &o.
SERVICES. 3.--SCAVENGING, SWEEFING Üquiners, and SUPPLYING DRY BARTH to LATRINER, 4.-LIGHTING and SUPPLYING OIL for Ex
terior Lamps Darkne
6. RETAILING COMMISSARIAT BOATS.
6,-Punonane of ExrTY PORTER CASKA,
p.m.
For Freight of Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, March 1, 1880
Stocks.
DANKB
Cardiganshire, British steamer, 1,023, W. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Actin, Danish stenor, 250, Ch. Reva. beck, Haiphong February 20, via Pakhoi and Heibow, General-ARHOLD, KAR- 417ano & Co.
to port N.N.E. winds and fine weather.
The British steamer Crusader reports : Had atrong breeze from N.E. and thick forg occasionally up to port.
The British steamer Esmeralda reports Had moderate and strong N, E. breeze with
5 P.M.-MARCH 1, 1886,
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT.
Kette.
Cash, Briancee fuera Last Dividend Closing Quelations, $4,500,000 For equali cationofdir. $500,000
Nas, Value. Shares
125$ 125
2001 50
Samples to accompany each Tonder for Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 50,000 $ Hospital Supplice.
ed
Forms of Tender, Conditions of Contract; And any further Particulars, may be obtain
on application at this OPPICE, by lettor addromed to the SENIOR COSARIAT OFFICE, or in Person, between the hours of 10
10 and 4 o'clock, and no Tender will be entertained unless made upon the Form so obtained.
· INSURANCES,
North-Obins Insurance Co., Int...... 6,000 £
50,000 TL
575,000$
650,779.22 2 half year 181 % prem., ex div.
for 1884
TL. 913,080.352.20 p.sh., 250 per share
9,059.763 for 128 939,089,41231 pah. 848475 200,735 71 18% annum 373 465,214.43} 10%%% $85
3% for 1 year $100 per sharo 22,010.93 Dec 81 1884 297,568.17 $20 for 1889 8375 191,080.00 € 5 for 1859 $80.
Yangtura Insurance Company, Li.... 8,000 £ 20£ 252 Uniqa Insurance Society Co., L... 2,0008 1,203 125 $
500,000 $ Chins Traders Insurance Co, Ld.... 24,000 3 83.33 253
2008 50$ 150,000 $ Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld..... 10,000 Chineas Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 1,000 2008 28,711.508 2503 608 932,609,668 100 3 208 647,6008
900,000 € 100 3 75$
508 508 56,764.16 6
20,000
The Toaders must be properly filled up, signed, and dated, and no Tander will be Botised unless delivered at the under Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lá... 3,000 tioned Office, by 12 o'Clock, Noon, on the above-named date, under closed envelope marked Tender for Army Contracte on the outside.
Commissariat & Transport Office, Hongkong, Marok 1, 1880.
"PUBLIC AUCTION.
Chins Fire Insurance Co., Le..
***- İSTEAN COMPANIES,
HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Lal. 5,000 9 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 20,000
31,212
400 Indo-China 8. N. Compary, Limited.
60,000 shares Laaned.
THE Undersigned has recuived instruc
tions to sell by Public Auction, or
THURSDAY.
China and Manta 8.8, 0., L3,5003
MISCELANEOUS. 'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Id: 10,000 BK. and China Gas Co., Limited.
New Shar 3,000 she issued
the 4th March, 1886, at 2 pm, at his Hongkong Hotel Company,
Salsa Rooms, Queen's Road,
AN ASSORTMENT OF
JAPA N." SE WARE
comprising
China
100 1
125$ 125318,000 -5,000 £ 102 10
10£ 710 9,177.311 5002 900 ,000 $
Ohms Bugse Company, Limited..... 9,000-3 Hongkong Toe Company, Lamited. 1,280 Hongkong Bakery Company, Li
KANGA, KIOTO TOKIO and SATSUMA Luzon Sugar VASES, JARS, BOWLS, PLANE, Tai and Perak Tin
COFFEE SATS, EGG SHELL WARE, TOXIO Selangore Tin Mining Co. (Shai).... 2,500,8 ENANELURE WARE, GOLD and SILVER IN-Punjom & Sunghie Das Samatan LAID BRONZES, ARMOUR, SWOBIE, PANELS, Mining Co.
·BLACKWOOD INLAID BRACKETS and CARINEX, H'kong Rope A
100 100 10050
100% 100
100 100 $ 508 50$
600 8 7,000 Limited.. & Sting Co. 6,000
1008 100
40,000 8
Coi Li 3000
300 || "all - 1083
509 50
LOANK.
Chinuro Imperial 1831
(
1884 1884 1884
Sugar Debentures, 1880,
8.565 T1. 97908
31838 600
800 BOOL WALT
BOD
BILK EXBROIDERED KAKINGNON & SONS, H. & M. Glass Manufacturing Uo.... 4,000. OLD NICHES,EMBROIDERIE, DRESSING
GOWNS, SILE HANDHERINEIS,
20.
Dam or BALEXA customany. -
J. M" ARMSTRONG; Auctunder Hongkong, March 1, 1880
cust, ex div,, buyers casb, ex div.
8% half year 70-pronk, buyers, ex div.
94,822.05
Dec. 31/86 402.22% 13 yearend- LogJune30/85 117.16.7
5% prem 5% discount, cash
25, discount
4,259.016 % half year $81% prem., cash, buyers 1,527.1.11
10% and 2 y
$120 per share" #bonua for 'c4 Jola, $4 j018, $185 par sharo 2,990.76 New, $2
New, $85 13,374.034% 84 30,000236.33 810 449,11 $10 4,000 $
829,093 %
Bater of Int.
First year. First year Payable. [uns16&Der 10 March 15 >> Jane 50 Och 15 Fine & Decem
90 per share
$170 per sbarr, ex dit 8115 sex div.
876
tash, ex div. buyers nominal
28
cash, ex div
prem.
A. G. STOKES, Share Broker
Canton.
* Lagos
Madoire. Mauritius Natal. *Newfoundland
New South Wales. North Borneo,
Colony.
nople).
*
*
* Cyprus
Denmark. Egypt. * Falkland Is. Foochow
Norwayan
Darvin
Portugal,
Queensland, * S. Balepa
Seychelles, Shanghai
High water at Whampes : 2 hrs, 50 mins. Inter than at Hongkong; at the Barrier: 8 hrs, 15 mins, at the Salt Flats Shin 30 mina, of Shamesa ::
+ 3-hra. 45 mins. Moon:-Last Quarter, Feb. 252. Ok, 48m morning,
The publication of this issue commenced of 8.03 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1886
WHAT the Editor of the Japan Mail "describes as the untoward accident to the Chinese man-of-war's crew, who attempted to arrest Cheng Chi in this British Colony has no received the attention of our unofficial members of Council which it deserves. It was stated that the eight men arrested had been released by order of fl, E. the Administrator in consequence of the receipt of n telegram from the British Chargé d'Affaires at Feking The Chinese Government is said to have ex- pressed its entire disapproval of the action of the Captain of the gunboat, and it was also stated that the Governor General of Folkien had been instructed to express regret to the Hongkong Government for the occurrence. Now, in view of the facts at this untoward sccident has passed into diplomatic bands, and that everything in reason estern Australia. West Indies (British, should be done to maintain the extente Danish and Dutch cordile with Chinn, this arrangement on the Countries marked * are might be accepted by the people of forwarded through the London Post Office, Hongkong as fairly satisfactory. But and are paid less a small discount of about it has not, so far as can be ascertained,
* Gold Const
Hankow,
Hawaii, Haibom Hoihow.
Hongkong
Holland
* Honduras, (Br.),
*Iceland,
India
Italy
Japan
Orders
* Sierra Leone.
South Australia. Straits Settlements, Swatow
Sweden. Swaden. Switzerland, Tardinie United Kingdom.
States.
factory and vigorous treatment of this violation of our territorial rights would prove most beneficial to the great and small andarins of the neighbouring Empire.
TELEGRAMS.
MINIFIKUS FOR HUB AND HANOŽ
Pana, Sed February, M. Dillon and M. Vial have been appointed Ministers Rendent for France, the fist at Hue and the second at Hanoi
K. OLANCAUBE'S ELECTION
PARIS, 13th February, The Eleventh Bureau of the Chamber has invalidated. M. Blancaube's election as Deputy for Cochin-Onina.
COLOZEL HERKINGEL'S COURT MARTIAL, The inquiry into Colonel Harbinger's coni- dact has resultod favourably to the Colonel,
DERT'S DEFARTUER,
M Paul Bert will embark to-morrow for Cochin-China
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SURZ CANALS OUTWARD BOUND--Maris, December 20 Canton, January 1-4 Compion, Wlad Bustech, Jan. 8. Marcia, Jan. 12; Horse. guards, Khodorů, Jan. 15; Formica, Jan. Nanten, Jan. 26 Pandora, Abfiare, Glenroy, Feb. 9: Lumerics, January 29; damorganshire, Fels: 64, Yorkshire, Feb.
Vingchow, Patro 10, Mel
and Prometheus,
HOURWARD BOUND-Claymore, February Glentyon, February 9 Diomed, Yangte, Feb 19; Bellerophon, Feb. 23 The U. & C. Co. s slaamide Gazllo, with the
next American Mail of the 30th ult foft Tokohama on Friday, the 20th Feb, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Thursday, the 4th March The next FRENCH Man, per the M, M
Cole alcamorra, Jeff Singapore Saigon and this port cu Saturday, this 27th Feb., at 4 p.m., and may be ax- pected here on or about Bunilay, the
The O. 8. 8. Co.'s steamer Menelaus, from
Liverpool, left Bingapore for this port on the 25th Feb, and may be expett- ed here on or about the 4th inst
DooK MOVIMENTS
The S.S. Phra Chula Chom Blue went to
Cosmopolitan Dock on the 28th ult. The 9.8. Stratharley went to Aberdeen
Dock to dry.
The SS Adie wont to Kowloon Dock
to-day.
The 3.9. Guthrie left Cosmopolitan Dock.
on the 28th ult The SS
day.
bany left Aberdeen Dock to-
2d. fu the £1 for which the remitter should been carried out. No expression of re- Tex Portuguese transport Africa arrived allow, All such orders must be expressin in British currency.
The commission charged is as follows (acording to the currency the Order drawn inse
Up to £2, or 310, or 20,0.20 cents
1 £5, or 120, or f 500.40
25
30
gret has as yet been received from the bore to-day from Macao. Governor-General, or, if it has been
received, no notice bas sa yo: appeared Tas US corvette Omaha, Captain Self of its recept. It is dificult to underridge, left. Yokohama on the 16th furtant stand what conception can have been for Shanghai.
formed by the hon. member who ro
2.7, or 335, or R 70 0.60 presents the Chinese in our local Pare Tabarziplin for the man-of-war Fl
£10, or $60, er R100, 0.80liament, if he has entirely overlooked prina reached over $121,000 on the 24th
R150 $1.00, the extreme importance of this matter February
No Urder must exceed £10 or 850 to his fellow-residents. We should
(unless drawn on India, when R150 is the baye deamed it a most appropriate act DURING the week ending the 28th ultime, limit), nor will more than two such Orders on the part of the European unofficial 10 foreigners anul 4,879 nativon visited the be issued to the same person, is favour of members to bare put a question in City Hall Museum.
the same payee, by the samo mail.
Council on this subject, but it posses
ō.-Money Orders on the United King, our comprehension that the Hon. Wong Meesse Batterfield and Swiri inform as dom for anms not exceeding £o are granted Shing should une allowed one meet that the 0. S. 6. On's steamer Mendous, by means of Fortal Notes as to which seeing to pass without giving notice of
separate notice of the Hongkong Pastel most searching query desing with this from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port
Guide.
most vital question of Chiasse residence on the 25th Feb, 6. Sama not exceeding 850 may be re-in this British Colony. In some pre mitted between the Port of China by us remarks upon the gravity of this Ma José Loureiro, Portuguro chargé d'afri means of Postage Stamps, subject to
viointion of international law, we sugfair to Japan, and formerly, Consul in. or Money Orders can be grated at Honggested that the punishment of the of Hongkong, was received in a farewell andia kong or Shangha a Ports where there are fonders would have been the only
charge of one per cent. for cashing them
Agensies of the Hongkong Post Office adequate form of meeting the lemandsense by His Majesty the Mikado at the Staal remittances can be fun to def justice. The expression et regret, Ataasks palace on the 16th altimo, Mr to las Japan for Macao, in t places by mass of Postal Notes See it was also urged, should be made a Lonreira notice or the Postal Guide;::
public as was the insult offered to the short
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