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For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

HAVE

-to-

FOR

SALE

- THE FOLLOWING

STORES.

York HAMS.

Roll BUTTER.

Topocs BUTTER.

French BUTTER.

Err's COCOA.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA. Pionic TONGUES. MACKEREL in 5th Tins. RAISINS and OURRANTS. Orystallized FRUITS.

SAVODY & MOour's Now Infant FOOD. BARNES & Co.'s JAMS.

Potted MEATS.

PATE DE FOIS GRAS.

Swiss MILK.

-1-

BORDEN'S

CONDENSED MI

COOKING STOVES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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

THEATRE

ROVAL.

THIRD SEASON OF THE POPÜLAN M

TASCOTTE OPERA COMPANY.

NILL O'BRIEN. Manager,

THURSDAY,

the 11th March, 1880, Will be produced for the FIANT TIME in Hongkong by this Company, AUDIAN'S DELIGHTFUL COMIC OPERA,

Olivette,

with

NEW. AND APPROPRIATE SCENERY, COSTLY DRESSES AND COMPLETE

~ ACCESSORIES

Box Plan now upon at KELLY & WAżan's (LIMITED).

"Hongkong, March 4, 1888.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG 105 COMPANY LIMITED.

TOTICE

ia horoby given that An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG ICE COMPANY LIMITED, will he hold at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Company, Peddar'a Street, Victoria, Hongkong, at Noon, on FRIDAY, the 19th day of March, 1886, when the Resolution for subdividing the Shares of $100 each of the said Cam pay into Shares of $25 each, mad which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 4th day of March, 1888, will be submitted for Confirmation as a Special Resolution.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, March 4, 1880.

DEPARTURES.

March 4

Crusader, for Haiphong Chintang, for Shanghai. EF. Whitney, for Cebu, Africa, Portuguese craiser, for Cebu Emeralda, for Amoy and Manila. Teheran, for Europe, Brien, for Amey and Tamaul Taisang, for Singapore and Caloutta. City of Rio de Janeiro, for San Francisco, Fockeang, for Whampoa Agener, for Iloilo

CLEARED.

dakan.

Galveston, for Saigon. F. Drew, for Deuteros, for Sai Menclaus, for Auto Shanghai. Thales, for Swatow an Kennelly for Siuganore || Rosamond, für Haihow. 444 Stanmore, for Yokohama.

Phra Chula Chom, for Hoihow.

GERMAN BARQUE PAUL, Captain' HONESTOR, FROM HAMBURG. 440/1ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under signed for countersignature, and to take. andate delivery of their Goods from akngside.

THE LADY SUPERIOR of the ITALIAN CONVENT bogs to inform the INTARIT ANTH of HONGKоxo, that she will be pleased to receive Orders for Goatlemen's SarETS and PAJAMAR, also Ladies' and Children's) UNDERCLOTHING and EMBROIDERY in any form.

Hongkong, March 4, 1886.

U. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

445

THROUGH TO NEW YORK; VA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHINA AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO, THE U. 8. Mail Steamship CITY OF

KEROSINE LAMPS.NEW OR be despatched

WINES, &c.

the

GOLAKY's Sparkling, SAUMUR, Pts. & Qts.portation to Yokohama and other Japan:

SACOONE'S MANZANILLA, SACCONE'S Old Invalid PORT.

Old Bourbon WHISKY.

BURKE'S Old Irish WHISKY, Royal Header WHISKY.

MARSALA

&a, &c.,

&c.

for San Francisco, via Yokohan., on TUESDAY, the 23rd Marchi, at 3 pm, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan,

United States, and Europe. Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- Ports, to San Francisco; to Atlantic and Laland Cities of the United States, vib Ovor- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Contral in Mexico, Doinarara, and to poris and South Ameries, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.

trans-

who

Through Passago Tickets granted to England, France, and Clermany, by all

-Atlantic hinos of Steamers. RETURN PASSANIES,-Passengers, have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francizoo for China or Japan (or vice verin) within six months, will be allowed discount of 20% from Return Fare; if resembarking

% within one year, an allowance of 10 be made from Retura Fare Pre-Paid turn Passage Orders; available for one or 25 trep will be issued at a Discount of OILMAN'S STORES, Return Fare These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to

THE USUAL ASSORTMENT

at the

Possible Pricos FOR CASH.

MacEVEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, Tobruary 10, 1886 280

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI FIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSEE)

The Co.'s Steamship

Menelaus,

Captain NELAON, will be despatched as aboro TO

MORROW, the 5th Instant, at 10a.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agerits.

Hongkong, March 4, 1880...

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

!urope will be received on board until 4

Cargo impeding discharge will be at once lauded and stored at Consignees' risk and

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents.

expense.

Hongkong, March 4, 1883.

Not Responsible for Debts.

PAS GERS.

Por Zamberi, fan Houbay, a, Mr and Mrs Hewitt, Messrs. T. Smith and R. Shaw, and 954 Chiness.

Per Footsang, from Swatow, 57 Chinese Por Gaelic, from San Francisco, &c., MOBUS A. P. Bossert, Jose Bebrian, and 330 Chinese..

Per Botlace from Nagasaki, Me Mallory, and ge

Per City of Rineiro, for Yokohama, 447 Mrs M.: Start, 35 J. D. D. Jatterson, H. Caldicott, And Mrs MacRitchie, Bliss Robertson, T. Blodgett, Dr. H. B. Browning, FB. W. Bland, Massre ML David, G. Rodwell, Wm.

Sayper, 0. Haywod Jones, B. F. Dunner, R. O. Hovorby, and Mra Thomas, infont and maid: for San Francisen, 1 European, and

Chinoso.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Orners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

CARONDELET, American ship, Capt. W. F. Stetson.Messageries Maritimos.

FLINTSHIRE, British steamer, Capt. Jas Dancaster.-Adamaon, Ball & Co.

FöнIO, German brig. Captain W. Müller-Wieler &.00.

GROGE, British barque, Capt. Williams Grant-Captain..

Meson, American ship, Captain T. B. Glove.-Melchors & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

March 4, 1880

Nam-vian, French steamer, 472, Garcenu, Haiphong Marolt 1, General,

R. MARTY.

Copack, British steamer, from Whampoa Zambesi, British sleataor, 1,540, Francis Coto, Bombay February 11, and Singapore, Books, British steamer, 900, H. W. General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. Hogg, Swataw Mar. 3, Goneral--JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Guclic, British steamer, 2,609, W. p.m. the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages will be received at the office until Pearne, San Francisco January 31, and p.in, same day, all Parcel Packages Yokohama February 25, Mails and General. should be marked to address in full; value.&O. 8. 8. Co. of same is requires to accompany Cargo

Consular tied to ports beyond San Francisco should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Kurvelopes, addressedte the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central,

O. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, March 4, 1886,

Destination!

Haven, &c., via Suez Canal

October 15, General.-SIEMSSEN Paul, German barque, 743, Hunerloh,

& Co.

Bothell Castle, British steamer, 1,053 R. J C. Tod, Nagasaki February 20, Coal and General-ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

Lee Sang, British steamer, from Wham-

Poe Crusader, for Haiphong, Mrs Ricco,

children and and 45 Chinese.

For Fukion, for Amay, &c., 45 Chinese.. Per Chintsaz, for Shanghai, 12 Chinese.

amah, Rev. Barquerra,

To DSPART.

Per Galveston, for Saigon, 250 Chinese. Per Deuteros, for Saigon, 10 Chineas. Per Menckus, for Amoy, &c., 3 Karo peans, and 100 Chiness.

Per Thales, for Swatow, 30 Uhinese. Per Stanmore, for Yokohama, 2 Earo- prata.

SHIPPING REPORTA

The British steamer Focksung reports: Experienced moderate winds Easterly, wea ther thick aud hazy; towards Hongkong, fog, with equalls and rain.

The British steamer Gaelic report: Left San Francisco January 31st, at 3

31st, at 3.44 p.. | had Westerly winds throughout, and arrived at Yokohama February 24th, at 2.10 8.m. Saited from Yokohaman February 20th, at 6.30 m., to

28th, had variabis February wide and fine weather; then to March 2nd, wluds

winds, and thick fug; and light Southerly thence to Hongkong light Northerly winds, with hazy weathor. Arrived here on March 4th at 10.05 a01,

thick

The British steainer Bothwell Castic re- ports: First part fresh Northerly and N.W, winds with rain; middle part light winds and fine weather; latter part thick foga.

POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close:- Fur AMOY & SHANGHAI

Per Menelau, aš, 9,30a.m., on Friday,

the 6th mat,

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.— Por Thales, at 11.30 am, on Friday,

the 5th inste YOKOHAMA & KOBE Par Stanare, at 2.30 p.m.) on Friday,

the 5th ins

Decima, German steamer, 960, P. Oest For mann, Saigon Feb. 25, Rico.-SIEMEYEN &

446 Co.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Captain

Agents:

Date of Leasing.

Carsandra (8). Atalanta (a)..

Herloop

.E. G. Pfaff..

Sensen & Co... Ciemssen & Co...

Bobois..

Bremner.

Hiogo and Yokohama...... Kobe and Yokohama....... Menzaleb (8).. 441 London, via Suez Canal Ulysses (s)....

FOR LONDON 714 SUEZ CANAL..

Tho

o Co.'s Steamship" Ulysses, Capt BMFER, will be despatched as above TO- MORROW, the 5th Instant, at 4 p.m.. For Froight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, March 4, 1880.

&c., vin Suez Canal... Proconshire (s).

&c. via Saigen.....Oxus

ends,

New in Suise Canal. Priuz Friedrich Carl (a). San Francisco, vis Yokohama.. Gaelic (a).

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

Shanghai, vis Amoy. Shanghai...

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow.. Sausy and Melbourne, &c... Tientsio, ria Bwatow..... Vistoria (British Columbia).. Yokohama and Hioge....

Yokohama and Biogo.

449

Yokohama aud Hioge..

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, FIA NAGA-

SAKI AND KOBE:

(Passing through the INLAND SEA.)

The P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s

Steamship

Zambesi

will leave for the above

Stocks.

BANK.

Menelaus (8)

Thales (*)..

(*)...... Tannudice (e).. Leesang (8).. George

W. Popa,

Loquorre

Lindo.

Malcolm

Glamorganshire (8)...

Pocock...... {McArthur.

Sawer.... Wu. Grant Deveruxe J. Dincastor... Darisa..

Stanmors (8)..

Flintskiro (6)

places on SATURDAY, 6th Instant, at 12 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 69,000 3 (Noon) o'Cock.

Messageries Maritimes. Butterfield & Swire...

Adamson,

Rolls Ca Messageries Maritimes... Russell & Co... jo.& 0, 8. 8. Co

Pacifio Mail 8. S. Co......

March 17, at 4 p.m. About March 7 Quick despatch. March 5, at 4 p.m. About March 10. March at noon. March 15,

· p. March 13, at 3 pm. March 23, ut 3 p.m. Quick despatch.

March 5, at 10 am.. Quick despatch. March 5, at noon. March 13, at 4 p.m. Co......March 6, at 3 p.m.

Quick despatch. March 6, at 8 p.m.

6. ... March

12. March

Butterfield & Swira Memories Maritimes. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Russell & Co..... Jardine, Matheson & Russell & Co... Russell & Co....... Adamson, Bell & Co.. Adamson, Ball & Co..

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONE.

Paid POSITION FEE LAST REPORT. Last Dividends

Balanceofward

For equals a sationof div.

5 P. MARCH 4, 1886.

Closing Quotations,

Cash:

£2 div, & 10/ 63,800.38 bonus year 184 % pret, ex div..

to Dec 31'85

Tis 20 p. T, 300 per share for 1884

for T. 128 3,009.70311 439,080,41831 p.sh.84 8475 200.773.7118% annum 1 465,814.43

Nar_of Sharca

Faluci

up.

-Reserve.

{ $4,500,000

125)$125)

INSURANCER

(8 000,000

A. McIVER,

North-China Insurance Co., Id............ Superintendent

· 2001£ 50 5,000 £

Tia. 812,639.36),

P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, March 4, 1886

450

FOR YOKOHAMA AND BIOGO,

The Sternship

Glamorganshire,

Yangtzo Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld. 2,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., Td....24,000 6 Danton Insurance Oflice Co., Ld..... 10,000'S Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,500$ Hongleng Fire Insurance Co., La. B, 000$.

20€ 25£

60,000 TL

1,250

21258

675,000 8

83.33

2518

600,000 8

2508

503

155,000 8

1,000

2008 28,711.508

20,000 8

2508 609 1,000,000s 1008 208

1008758 -300,000 $ 509 508 86,764.168.

680,7009

105 10 10£10

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

D. DAVIES, Commander, China Fire Insurance Co., Ld will be despatched for STEAMBUAT COMPANIES

the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 12th HK O. and M. Steamboat Co., L1 8,0008 Insant

Douglas Steamship Co., Limited 20,000 8 For Freight or Passage, apply to

Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 £ 31,212 $ ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

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

· 100 448 China and Manila 8, 8. Co., LA): 3,600,7

STEAMSHIP, COMPANY,

10%

(for year

8190 per share Dec. 31 1884, 22,610.03%

cash ex div. 283,482.55 $47.00 for 84-8378 228,811.67 $6 for 1881 6801 caah, uz div,

year prem 34,522.05 Dec. 31/80

402.0212% year end prom. Juned 85 Singa 117:16.73% for 1884

Now,

% discount, cath

25 discount

old, 8170 per share Now, $85

18,000 $ 6,651:087 % half year 881 % prom, cash, buyers H'kong & Whamps Dock Co., Ld 10,000 1259 1258 HK. and Chins Gas Co., Limiter, 18,000 € 105 10

1,627,3.1110 % and 2

beans for ca 120 per share 1,900 £107.10 9,177.311£

Jaid, 84 2,000 100 100

3.236.76 15,451.61 None 1,125 30/312 690.66816 1,004.823%

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND China Fugar Company,

(Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS TAZOD Mining Sting Co..

LAND PORTS, and taking through

Corp to NEW ZEALAND, TAS

260

508 508

100 100-

-5011

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For SAIGON

Per Profos, at 4.30 pm

on Friday,

the 5th iriat, instead of as previously notified.

For SWATOW & BANGKOK.—

Per Danube, at 7.30 o.m., on Saturday,

the 6th inak

For TIENTSIN

Per Lee Sang, at 2.80 p.m., on Saturday

the 6th inst For CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG.

Por hinten, at 3.30 p.m., on Tubrday,

the 9th Murch, For FORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, &..

Por Tannudice, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur ......day, the 13th inst. For SINGAPORE.—

[No. 7049-MARCH 4, 1886,

The next Faznor Man, per the M. M.Tax marino, Jeorge Edward Hanham, On steamer Avd, will leave Baigon for deserves great credit for his timely inter this port on Wednesday, the 3rd inst

at midnight, and may be expected here forence in the struggle between the Russian on or about Sunday, the 7th isnt broskers of the pease and the Bikh con

stablos. The credit due to Hanhain is all The Shire Ling steamship Glamorganshire,

from Lendon, left Singapore for this the greater that there feussian sailors, when port on the 4th instand, may be inflamed with driak; are ugly customers to expacted hers on or about the 11th deal with.

Inst.

T esmer Laju, from China and Hong kong, has arrived Honio,

Messis David Season, Bons & Co. inform us that the 3. Japan left Singapore for this put on the 1st instant, and may be expected here on the 8th instant.

Mesars Adamson, Bell & Co. inform that the Shire Line steamer Glamorgan Per Casta dre, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednes.shire, from London, &c., left: Singapore for

day, the 17th inst,

this port this morning

MAILS BY THE FRENCH FACERT. -- Paskot

Onis THE sil despatched from here in the The French Contract

will be despatched on TUESDAY, M. M, Co's steamer Yangtse of the 2018 the Dih March, with Mails to tho United Kingdom, Europe, and places January, was delivered in London on the boyund, rid Naples; to Shigan, Straits 2nd instant. Settlements, Batavia, Burnish, Caylon,

India (via Madras), the Australasian Oy the 2nd instant, consols were quoted at Colonies, Adun, Natal and the Capo, 1011, the bank rats of discount was 2%, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. ⠀⠀

The usual hours will be observed in closing market rate 11%, and exchange on Hong-

the Mails, &c.

kong (60 days sight at London) 3/9

HOURS OF CLOSING,

THE FRENCH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, do, by the French Contract

Pucket

Day before departure (or Saturday if the de-

partiere be on Monday),-

P.M. Money Order Office closes

Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Box which is always

out of Office hours. орец

Day of departure,

AM-Post

Office opent,

Ir will be seen from our advertising columns that the popular Mascotto Opora Company will seòa bo in our midst again. The Company are exposted to arrive here by the Diamante.

Tas Singapore Free Press contains jà Latour- able notice of the pamphlet which was pub- lished at this office three or four years ago.

on the subject of Compraal Law and its relations to Chinose partnership and bank-- ruploy. These subjosts have recently been engrossing the attention of the energetic, public-spirited residents in the Straite,, and our contemporary commends the articlen

go to the notics of those in Singapora who intarest themselves in the subject of Chinese traders, and their methods of con ducting business. While noting the com parative once with which a Chinese trader. can pay twenty per cent in a country where the bankruptay laws protect him, and then quietly pocket the rest and retire

at his case, our contemporary adds that

remark

The

the experience of Hongkong has just the same as in Singapore, In fact

ed the very evils which waro the Commission in Singapore copriu

od in Hongkong four years ago. Free Press that concludes its notion :— It is satisfactory to find that the views formed her quite independently of Hong- long, are so perfectly in accordance with those of the moresntile community there, and that the Chinese themselves not only raised no objection to the proposed registration, but warmly supported it...

We may hero express a hope that the result of the discussion of this subject in Singapore may be more fruitful of practiend

Rumour has it (says the Straits Times) that the Training Squadron under Commander Fitzroy, consisting of the Attire, Calypso, Roter and Folage, is to visit the China Sta- Registry of Letters corses.to, and that the Curucou will join the Posting of all printed matter squadron on its arrival. If this be true it and useful results than has bean- the case and patteras consona

will prolong her commission twelve or four in this Colony. There can be no question A.M.-Maitaclased, except for Late

teen months, which will be manifestly un-that of late the energy displayed by lead- Luttore. 11.10A.M.Letters may be ported with fair to her present crew..

ing pesidents in the Straite has been of a Late Fes of 10 sonte until

most refreshing kind, and we can only 12.90 AM.When the Post Office loses H.M.S. Figilant, Commander A. M. Farhope that, when good results show them-

entirely 11.40 a. M.---Late Letters may he posted ahar, arrived at Singapore on the 19th

on board the packet with Tate ultimo. The Audacious with Admiral solres as a return for such public spirit, the Fée of 10 cents until time of Hamilton on board, and the Agamemnon public leaders in Hongkong may tako

hoart, and go and do likewise, departar?.

and Daring arrived the following morning. According to the Straits Times, the Ten steamship Formosa, the last vessel

gamemnon was timed to leave Singapore built for the Doughs Steamship Go

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping

10 am-Menelaus leaves for S'hai, &c. Noon-Thales leaves for Coast Ports. Sp.manmore leaves for Y'hama, &c. 4pm-Ulya leaves for London.

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, March 0 —

Noon Tenders for Army Contracle re-

ceived at Commissariat Ofice MONDAY,March 8:

Claims against the Chelydry must be sent in to Mesars Russell & Co., on or before this datè.

TUESDAY, March 9:-

9 p.m.Performance at the City Hall. WEDNESDAY, March to

Transfer Books of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd., closed from this date to 24th lustaut, inclusive. FRIDAY, March 12

3p.m.Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Lee Yuen Sugar Refining Company, Limited. WEDNESDAY, March 17-

Sp..-Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation.

EN W

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS,

au the 27th ultimo for the Mediterranean rived here from England and parts of call Station to join the fag of Vice-admiral the last evening, under the command of Dag Duke of Edinburgh.

́tain Samuel Ashton, who was forziarly

in bommand of the Company's slaam,

Ax appendix to the Report of the Protector ship Douglas. The Formosas has been hailt of Chinese in the Straits Settlements shows to the order of the Douglas Steamship Co that there are five secret societies in Pecang, by Messrs Wigham, Richardson & Co., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, whoas aggregate membership is 66,691, the Neptune Worka, - with 355 uffice-bearers. They are register and was launched in Dotober- last. The ed an Ghi Hong, Twa Pah Kong, Ho Song, veast has been specially designed for the Tsun Sim, and Bai San. It would be in- Formosa trade, which requires a light draft teresting to know the number and extent with moderato carrying capacity Theas of the Becret Societies here. It is difficult qualities the new steamer possesses in per to divine why the law bearing on thems So- footion, and the should prove a profitable cjetics should have been ever repealed in investment to the company The Formos this Colony. Apparently the energies of is a spar-dooked, schooner rigged, fron vos their members are mostly turned in s ezi- sel of 225 fæst ever, ull in length, 32 Fact minal direction now-a-daya, and it would beam, 20 feet depth, with a draft of water som to be an absolute necessity that some when fully loaded of only thirteen feet check abould now be provided.

On this draft she will carry 800 tons dead- weight, though her registered tonnage is only 674. The engines of the steamer

THE half yearly Report of the Directors of

the Tanjong Pagar Dook. Co., Limited, wore constructed by the same firm, and e which was to be presented to the share of the latest type, being triple expansion, kelders on the 2nd instant, shows for the surface-concensing compound, giving 160 tbs, working pressure, with thren cylindată.

KINDS period ending 31st December, 1885, the

following resulta

The vessel wade twelve knots, an hour exi The net profit for that period is 566, 806, 83, her trial trip and may consider whiob, with the balance of 840,147,82, and a good tan-khot boat.

the brought forward after payment of last

or bridge there is A spar deck, diridend makes 8107,704.64. From this wheel house with stear aring gear aam, after setting aside a further suont of and a chart-room, the the bones in 30,000 to meet the cost of fitting now con which these are placed forming a stall trifugal pumpa to the Victoria Graying hurricane deck. Another

ENGLISH CUT GLASS BOTTLES,

DOULTON WARE,

AND

FANCY GOODS;

Dook,

sok, providing 83,500 for Directors steam gent, is situated

Fees

without

The hate

over hom Unkasıyan, will be sold at under clance 67, also the proposed payment combings are of iron, and both fore and alt

BEDUCED PRICES,

during the

Continuance of this Advertisement.

of $3,780 to members of the London Cou- hatches are provided with shaam winches of sulting Committes, and writing off $22,500 the latest pattern. Under the bridge, far depreciation, the Director recommended which is a little forward of amidships, are the payment of a dividend of 5% for the

A. S. WATSON & CO., Ltd., half your, leaving a balance of 621,974,

THE HONOKONO DISPENSARY. Hongkong, February 19, 1886. 346

The China Mail.

HONGKORU, TEURSDAY, NABUH 4, 1886

TELEGRAMS."

to be carried forward.

all the

situated, on the main deck, the offers, and

engineers' rooms and mess-room, besides elley. laratories and bath, and the The Captain's cabia, saloon, and state-rooms are on deck aft

There are fivè

SAVE the Nitigapore Fress Press-The China. The publications of this tarus commenced agadron is to be weakened by the depar of these state rooms, very comfortably fitted at 7,60,p: 160*

tare of the Agamemnon; with the exception

up and capable of accommodating twelve of the Wanderer, and Firebrand,

cabin passengers, Tho saloon, situated in ships are

are most mirably armed, the flag the forn part of the deck house aft ship into the bargain. All the corvettes on

neatly fitted with mahogany fixtures, the the station have been long in commission

Belfees and revolving chairs being with ɑheolato guos, and, according to the holstered in morocco leather. There are programmo, they are to be relieved by car-

two dining tables in the saloon, vettes heavily armed. This is a etep in the

seating ten at each tab right direction. They could make a stand other metal faings in the salo De a show against the other naval powers. The China station is an important one, it is Vice-Admiral's command, equal to North- Angries and the West Indies. Why not. make it equal to that in the Mediterranean) In the days gone by, many officers owed step-up to services in China. The Leander lis's steam-cruiser of 10 gune, and 13 for ornising purposes in case of war, but what we want is one of two ironclads of heavy gan ao as to keep company with the Bas

(Pia Borthern Line):

THE GOVERNMENT AND EGYPT.

LONDON, March 3rd. The Promer has made a statement con- cerning Egypt, in which he declared tast the Government were desirous, if possible, to maintain a continuity of policy towards that coäntry.

are of nickel plate, and both; with electric bell. The for Chiness passengers in the has not yet been measured up bat

föns bably allow of betwe dred passengers being carried.

The Forment loft Newcastle the 3rd January, and Plymouth on the 8th Bhe stopped at Penang on her several days and Frought on from there three hundred and forty Chinese passen-

A NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA.

A telegram to Le Saigonnais, dated Paris 17th Feb., announces that General Billot has been appointed Ambugador for Franes | dane and French, and to show other con- ty. As soon as the soal has discharged

at St. Petersburg.

190 per share

LOCAL AND GENERAL

8170 per share, ex

$115

ex div

PARSED BULZ CANATA OUTWARD BOUND-Marie, December 29-

$10

ominal

Hongkong, March 4, 1886.

RASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN

LIMITED.

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.....

9,000 cha. ismed.

$1.0008 100 50

2008

39,0001

1008 100

ADELAIDE

Hongkong Ice Company, Limited ... Hongkong Bakery Company,

10081003

30,0008

Sugar Ocupany, Limited,

6008 7,000

6,000 8

Selangore Tim Mining Co. (hai)

6,000 8 2,500

$100

Panjon Sunga

Sunghie Dua Samatan 40,000

100

Bloog Rope

Mining Co. Ld. 9,000%;

H. & M Glass Manufacturing Co.... 4,000$

08:

RUSSELL & Co.,

1884 Sugar Debentures, 1880.

500 27902 500 al! 27903 31899*** 000)

600

Rates of Int

छ

prom

500 Fall

8% Jane & Thoma

prem.

Bangrong, March 4, 1880

A. G. STOKES, Share Broker

PAR MANIA, Ra);

The Steamship

Tannaciós,

Capt. MUARIUS, will be despatched fur the above

Porissa KA PURDAY, the 13th Instant, at Chinese Imperial 1881

For Freight or Passage, appleg

First year. Povable, Janel&&Dec 10 March 16 June 30

861

div

Rurojmacs out in the Eastern hemisphere her cargo and received a cost of paint that we are always aye ready. All for will probably be put upon the const line in eign man-of-ver in the China station ara

armed with heavy breech-loaders. England

place of the Douglas, for i

has most of her ships armed with old Targos are coking lively

country in Begar mpidly Canton, January 1 Compton, Wadi marie loader vestock, January 6; Marcia, January

12 Homeguards, Bhoders, January Aranasal case has just been commoned 18 Norden, January 26, Pandora, os Daited Blata District Court of San

Fob. 9

Money 20; Agchong; Franeles) in the form of a suit by Chine

Luertes, Yorkshire, Feb.

Patrodas, Prometheus, Feb. 18 Mo recover the modest mum of $129,000

bourne, Feb. 23, Herenise, Deconshire damages from the city of Lorska, Galley of Lorne Gleneagles Nestors to have been sustained from loss Pembrokeshire, Chat, Mayon

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