1886-03-05 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

H

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

10

VE FOR SALE

THE FOLLOWING

STORES.

York HAMS.

Roll BUTTER.

Topocan BUTTER.

French BUTTER,

Err'a COCOA.

VAN HOUTEN'S CD003. Ficnic TONGUES. MACKEREL in 5th Tins. RAISINS and CURRANTS Crystallized FRUITS.

Savox & Moon's New Infant FOOD. BARNES & Co.'s JAMS.

Potted MEATS.

PATE DE FOIS GRAS.

- Swiss MILK.

BORDEN'S

CONDENSED

THE CHINA MAIL.

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

HONGKONG, CHINA.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. ENDERS are INVITED from Persons

Retirous of Contracting for the Per- formance of various Works required in the CONSTRUCTION of WORKS at STONE- CUTTER'S ISLAND, WESE

The Contract to be haped on the War Department Schedule of Prices for Arti- Baer's Work already applicable to the Station

The printed Schedula, with Forms of Contract and Forms of Tender, and any further information necessary, may be ob tained by application to the GOVERNMENT

QOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON FLA SUEZ CANAL.

The Co.'s Steamship

Ulysses

Capt. BREMNER, will be despatched as above TO-

Į MORROW, the 6th Instant, at Daylight...‚'

For Freight or Passago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong. March 5, 1896. DOUGLAS. STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW,

404

The Co.'s Steamship

Hailoong, Captain WYLLIE, will be despatchod for the above

Scavevon, Royal Engineer Office, Quson's Port on SUNDAY, the 7th Instant, at Road, between the hours of 10 am. and Daylight,

| 3p.m, daily.

-

A Bum of Five Dollers will be charged for each сору of the Schedulo, which will bo refunded to Contractors on returning the same clean and uninjured to the Royal Engineor Office, within one month of thei date of issue.

Tonders to be addressed up to 12 o'clock, Noon, ,nu TUESDAY, the 9th March, 1836, to the SENIOR COMMISSARIAT OFFICER, Hongkong, and marked on the outside of

For Freight or Passage, apply to

458

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong. March 5, 1886. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FON SHANGHAI

SHIPPING,

ARRIVALS.

March 4, 1886

goan, British steamer, 750, T. Thomas, Saigon February 27, Rice and Paddy-- ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

March B Ulyses, British steamer, 1,530, Bremner, Shanghai February 28, General,BUTTER FIELD & SWIRL.

Glencarn, British steamer, 1,409, E. F. Park, Shanghai via Amoy, and Swatow March 4, TJARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Kong Sanz, British steamer, 988, Wm. Wood, Shanghai February 28, and Swatow March 4, General.JARDINE, MATHESON &

Co.

Parthia, British steamer, 2,035, Alex. Marshall, London via Sydney, and Now castle February 12, Coal-ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

Melite, German steaner, 330, El. Märck, Paktoi February 28, and Hoihow March 3, General-SING KEE.

Emblem, British barque, 1,152, W. Ro- borts, Cardiff October 20, Coal.-ORDER

Saltee, French steamer, 323, Th. Lerode, Haiphong March 3, General.-A. R. MARTY Cheshire, British barqua, 1,307, Pickard, Quebec October 21, Coal--ORDER.

Cicero, British steamer, 1,080, Aaron George, Kutchinatzn February 28, Coal,

the envelope Tender for Work at Stone-¡ (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates į Aussole, Karbara & Co,

cutior's Island, West.

The Secretary of State for War does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.

EDMOND WALKER, Colones, R.E.,

for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Forks on the YANGTSZE.)

Commanding Foyal Engineers.

MONDAY, the

MILK.

Royal Engineer Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1886.

***

COOKING STOVES.

KEROSINE LAMPS.

WINES, &c.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Co.'s Steamalip

Fooksang, Captain Hode, will be despatched as above.on

Instant, at 3 p.m..

Tantulon, British steamer, 1.310, Par- trige, Nagasaki February 28, Coal-SIM *SEN & Co.

DEPARTURES.

March ō----

Galveston, for Saigon.

F. H. Draws, for Sandakan.

452

Rossmond, for Hoihow.

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, March 5, 1980. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE CERTIFICATE of 10 SHARES FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOOW.

in this Company, No. 1016/25, stand- ing in the Register in the Name of WM. LEGGE, Esq, having boon LOST, Notion is hereby givon that a NEW CERTIFICATE fortnight hence, and that the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE unless produced within that period, will thereaftor be held by the Com pany as null and void.

GILBEY's Sparkling SAUMUR, Pts. & Qts.for the said 10 Smagra will be Ised a

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA.

Sacco Old Invalid PORT.

Old Bourbon WHISKY.

BURKE'S Old Irish WHISKY. Royal Glendas WHISKY.

MARSALA.

Ka

THE USUAL ÁSSORTMENT

of

OILMAN'S STORES,

at the

Lowest Possible Prices

CASH.

POR

MacEWEY, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, February 10, 1880. 280

Dited the 5th March, A.D. 1886. By Order of the Directore,

D. GILLIES,

457

Storetary: HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.....

TOTICE ERESY GIVEN that the

Ndermentioned SHARE CELTI

FICATES, viz :-

No. B. 163, dated 8th October, 1884, 5 SHARE, numbered 50973/50977, in the name of J. REGINALD HARUNO, of Amoy.

No, B 849, dated 18th January, 1886, 30 SHARES, Tumbored 39101/18, 4810/11, 11825/20 and 21667/73, in the use of Joan GITTINS, of Foo chow.

HAVE BEEN LOST and should the name not be produced before the 1st DAT of APHIL NEXT, NEW CERTIFICATES will be Issued to the said J. REGINALD HARDING and JOHN GTN respectively, and no Transaction taking place under o aforesaid CEITFICATES 163 and D. 849 will be Recognized by this Corporation.

For the

i

The Co.'s Steamship

Haiphong,

Captain HARRIS, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 10th Inst.; at Daylight.

469

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, March 0, 1886.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP. COMPANY,

FOR LONDON FLI SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Archises, Captain LaraGE, will be despatched as abore on

THURSDAY, the 11th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE, Agents.

Hongkong, March 5, 1886

Not Responsible for Debts.

453

Veither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

CAKONDELET American ship, Cap. W. F. Stotzon Messageries Maritimes.

EMBLEM, British barque, Captain W. Ruberts.--Order.

FIONTEHIRE, British steamer, Capt. Jas, Dancaster.Adamson, Boll & Co.

Deuteros, for Saigon.

Menelaus, for Amoy and Shanghai. Kewett, for Singapore,

Thales, for Swatow and Amoy,

Fira (huka Chom Klas, for Hoihow.

Carisbrooke, for Saigon. Fouksang, for Whampoa.

CLEARED.

Stanmore, for Yokohama. Leanor, for Saigon. Protus, los Saigon. Centennial, for Iloilo.

Ulysses, for Sigapore and London Livingstone, for Chotoo

Lee Sang, for Swatow and Tientsin. Nanshan, for Swatow.

PASSENGERS. ÅRRIVED.

Per Ulysses, from Shanghai, Mr and Mrs H. Flotelier, and 920 Chinese.

For Glencars, from Shanghai, &c., Miss Bush, and 921 Chinese.

Per Kong Sang, from Shanghai, &c., 19 Chinese dock.

Par Melita, from Pakhoi, de, 45 Chinese. Per Emblem, from Cardiff, Mra Roberts and family.

Per Suite, from Haiphong, Mr Gautier, and 41 Chinese,

DEFARTED.

Thames-

Per Teheran, Passenger From Hongkong: for Singapora, Miss Choke, Miss Ryan, Mr and Mrs Chan Kim Lee; for Penang, Mrs Koh Ah Sock for Brindisi, Me H. St. John Browne; for Marseilles, Messrs C. R. Johnston sud H. R. Connber fon London, Mr and Mrs Wade Gardner and 2 infants, Oat and 3 children, Mrs

Mr

Creasy Ewerza, Sorgoants Butlin, Jones,

and Mc Auley, From Shanghai; for England, Mra Boone sad family, Mesara Webster' and Eckford, From Yokolaina: for Loudon, Mr

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANELIG MOHLICH, German brig, Captain W. Wooks and 3 children, Mrs

FOR SALE.

ULES M UM M

&

00.3%

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, March 5, 1886.

CHAMPAGNE, Quarts.... $20 per Case of 1 doz. Pinta.......$21

- 2 a Dubos Frères & de Gorzon & Co.'s

BORDEAUX CLARETS AND

WHITE WINES,

Baxter's Celebrated 'Barley Bree'

WHISKY, 87 per Case of 1 doz

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Hongkong, July 18, 1884.

1187

Destination.

To-day's Advertisements. Logo and Yokohama...

B

PROPOSED MASONIC CLUB.

Wieler & Co. GEOBOS, British barque, Capt. William Grant-Captain.

MERON, Americau ship, Captain T. B.

460 Glove.-Molehera & Cu..

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vessels.

Havre, &c., via Suez Canal.....Cassandra (e) Atalanta (8). Kobe and Yokohama Mengalah (s). London, via Suez Canal Ulysses (8).. London, via Suez Canal.......... Auchees (s). London,

lon, and Ports of Call.... Poshawur (6), London, &c, via

ko., via Suez Canal... Breconshire (a)..

RETHREN interested in the Forms Mareilles, &,, vis Saigon. Oxus ).

tion of the above, are requested to

Kobe and Yokohama Zambesi

attend a MEETING at the MASUNTO HALL, New York, via Suez Canal. Prisz Friedrich Carl (a). Zotland Street, on WEDNESDAY EVEN-

ING, 10th March, at 8.30 for 9 p.m.

OHAS. GRANT,

Hon. Secretary, pro, tem,

Hongkong, March 5, 1888.

San

405

Swntow

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, MARSEILLES, GHIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON:

4180,

a Yokohama..Gaulle (8)....

via Yokohama..City of New York (»).

¡Sussex.

Fooksang (4)

JAVE (8) .........

Failoong ().

Swatu, Amoy and Fooshow...Haiphong (6) Sydney and Malbourne, &c..... Tannadics (6).. Tientain, via Swato

Captain

Hassloop.....

E. G. Pfaff.... Benois.... Bremnerak Lapago

L. H. Moyle

W. Pope. Lequerrá

Linde.

Harris

McArthur. Kawer.

Leesang (8)

Victoris (British Columbia)..

Yokohama and #jaga... Yokohama and Hiogo,......

George Flintshire (8) ....... „Glamorganshire (8).......

Wm. Grant,.

J. Dancaster.

Davies...

W. Love.

Agente.

Siemsion & Co... Siemen & Co. Messageries Maritimes.. Butterfield & Swirer Batterfield & Swire.. P. & O. S. N. Co.. Adamson, Bell & Co..

Co

Deuren Maritime...

P. & D. S, N. Russel & Co

O, &O. §. 8. Co.)...**

Mail Pacific BussAll *

Jardine, Matheson &

Date of Leaving.

March 17, at 4 p.m. About March 7 Quick despatch.

Murch 6, at daylight. March 11.

March 16, at 4 pm About March 19, March

March

at

at noon. March 15, at 4 pm, March 13, at 3 p.m. March 23, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch.

at 3 p.12. Co.....March 8, at 3

Quick at daylight. despatch. March 10, at daylight. March 13, at 4 p.m.

s Maritiraca....

Lapraik & Co... Lapraik & Co.. & ̈ Ùo.

Jardine, Matheson & Russell & Co...

Adamson, Bell & Oc... Adamson, Boll & Co.

SHARE LIST. —QUOTATIONS.

Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend

Balancee.fuard

Reserve 8,4,500,000! For-equati sationufdie. ($500,000

Stocks,

Nos, of Thares.

Fahee

BANKS

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp 60,000 s

12 12

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

INSURANOES

North-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £

2002 50

NB.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills

AND BOSTON.

SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship China Fire Insurance Co, L... 20,000 8 PESHAWUR, Captain L. K. MOULE, with STEAMBOAT COMPANIES,

Yangiaze Insurance Company, Ld.... 3,000 £ 20£ 25£ of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES,Union Insurance Society Co., L. 2000S 1,2508 1258 258 TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld... 24,000 83,238

Canton Insurance Office, Co., LL.... 10,0008 2508 500 Chinese Insurancs Co., Limited...... 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000

1,000

2008-

2508

1008 - 2013

TL

50,000 Tla 575,000 $ 600,000 $ 000 $ 1509 1,000,000 8 566,7008

1008706

800,000 8

508 508 86,764.16 S

10€ 10 10£ 20

Partionlara

6,000

Her Majesty's Maila; will be dospatated HK. and M. Steamboat Co., Ll. 8,600 8 from this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY Douglas Steamship Co., Limited.... 21,000 8 Bad-SUEZ CANAL, 22.

2. TUESDAY, the 16th March, at 4 pm

Garge will be recaived of

on board until

Indo-China 8. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £

-60,000 shares issued.

10 m. on the day or the Off China and Manila S. 8. Oo, Id 3,5008:

Parcels and Specis

MISCELLANEOUS

'kong & Whampos Dork Co, La. 10,000 £ HK, and China Gas Co., Limited.

New Sharcara Rangkong Hotel Occupany,

until 10 am. on the day of nailing..

Bilk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; Tea and (ion- eral Cargo for London will be conveyed

1,0 2,000 vić Bombay without transhipment, arriving ons wook later than by the ordinary direct

1,0001 3,000 she issued seemnenosenten.

9,000 route vid Colombo, China Beigar Company, Lomita

1,2508 For further

regarding Hongkong Lee Company, Limited.

600 FREIGHT 107 FARBAGE apply to the Hongrong Bakary Company, Led: 10: FEVERNULAS & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVEGADOR Tin Mining & Sting Co.

Lason Sugar Company, Limited...7,000 3,

€6,000€ 220N JOMPANY'S Office Hongkong

2,500 The Contents and Falue of Packages are Selangore Fin Mining Co. (8 hai).... required to be declared prior to shipment Panjon & Sunghie Das Samatan

40,000 $ Shippers aro

and conditions of the Com-B'kong Rope Manufactory Co., TA: 3,000

H&M. Glass Manufacturing Co. 40008 pany's Black Bills of Lading.

LOANS Passengers desirous of inring their bag, by

8,565 TI gage can do so on application at the Com Chinese Imperial 1881.. pany's Office, a NB.This Steamer takes Cargo and Fas

sen-yers for MARSSILLES,

note the terms Parkenlande requested to Mining Co, so prij

AMOITER, sperintendent, Hongkong March 5, 1886,

209

18,000% 177.3LIS

30,000/8 8,000$

March

Co......March 6, at 3 p..

Quick despatch. March 6. ...March 12.

P.M.MARCH 5, 1880.

Closing Quotations, Cash

£9 div., & 10/ 63,800.38 bonus 4-year 184% prem., ex div.

to Dec. 31, 85! T39. 20

p. shra 300 per share 812,639,35

For 1884 8,058.76 for The 128 ¡Dec 31 1834 439,089.41 831 p Cal. 84,2475

200 773.7118% annum 871- 405,214.43

10%

4483

13% for ↓ vear 122,610.93 Dec. 31 1834 $190 per share. 283,182.85877.60 for 184 $378 cash, er die. 428,811.67 8 6 for 188£280,

half year 1 proza.

u cash, ex div.

34,524.05 Dec. 31 85

402.22127 year end

5% prem ing June 188 117.14.73% for 1884 6 % discount, saah

25 discount

6,651.587% half year $75 % prem., ex div.

and 2

3120 per aliare. Old, 8170 per share Now, 85

1,577.3.1110

bonus for 'c4!

2,236.76

Now, 82 13.451.51 Nona 1,125 30812 690.66316 1,094.623 %.

128 1238

10.710

100 100

100..100

100 100%

50% 50%

1008 100

-100% all

102

508 50

First year

Rates of Int

Payable Funa16d Dec. 10 15arch 16 June 30 Oot 16

190 per share

Por Galveston, for Saigon, 250 Chinese. Fer Deuteros. for Saigon, 10 Chinese. Per Menelaus, for Amoy, &o, & Euro. pesus. and 100 Chinese

Per Tha's, fut Swatow, 800 Chinese Per Carisbrooke, for Saigon, 20 Chiness. TO DEPART

Por Stanmore, for Yokohama, 2. Euro- posts,

Per Lennas, for Saigon, 12 Chinoso." Por Protus, for Saigon, 350 Chinessgjë Per Ule, for Singapore, û Kuropeans, and 890 Chinesa,

Per Lee Nang, for Swatow, &c, 25 Chi-

For Nasehan, for Swetow, 50 Chinces,

nese...

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British stonier geen reporta Loft Saigon at ? p,m,, ou 27th ulto, had trong monsoon from Cape. St. James to Fadaran, then light E. and E..."winds and fine clear weather to within 30 miles of the land. Arrived at Hongkong 10.30 p.m. on the 4th instant.

Had

- MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

Daylight Ulysses leaves for London. Noon.→→Zambesi leaves for Nagasaki, do 3 p.m.-Leesang leaves for Tientsin, ca. Flintshire leaves for Yokohama, do

Tenders Close. Noon. Tendors for Army Contracts

enred at Commissariat Office.

General Memoranda. MONDAY, March 8

Claims against the Chelydra must be sent in to Mesars Russell & Co., on ottor before this data. TUESDAY, March 9

[No. 7050,-Manor 5, 1886.

autions of the inoffensive Chinamen have been passed almost without word and legislation to restrict the Chinaman's privileges and to reduce the numbers of immigranti bas gone along side by unto with the most diagra- ceful acts of violonco and insult. · An uct of nurder and mitrage committed Intely by a Chinuman in the State of - Catituran ay have gives a temporary impetus to the lawless proceedings of the lover orders. But such Justances of Colestial bärbarity are fortunately of rate occurrence, and cannot be takún na justification for the notion of the anti- Chinese mob recently reported. It is sincerely to be hoped that the European Representatives in this part of the world Tendors received by War Department.

will be on the alert, in order 9pPriormance at the Uity Hall,

to check any signs of reprisals WEDNESDay, March 10-where, in Canton, or in any of tho Transfer Books of the Hongkong Hotel Coast or Northern Porta The Chi- Company, Ltd., closed from this date nese mob, although more intelligent and to 21th Instant, inclusive."

discriminating now than it was fifteen 9meeting at Masonic Hall

or twenty years ago, is still inclined to include every European nation under the convenient term of "fan yau, or foreigner. Besides, while it is but feet to any that the Chinese Government would be justified in making reprisals. for the lawless doings. in: California, it would be subject for the deepest regret were such retaliation to take the form of man-law.

The British steamor Ulysses to THURSDAY, March 11

8. W. winda and thick fogs.

The British steamer Glemarn reporta.. Loft Amoy at 5 p.m., on the 4th had mode rate aisnsoon and overcast to port, arriving at 9.16 a m

The British atommor xong Seng reports: From Shanghai to Swatow, dense fog and variable winds throughout From Swstor to port moderato Easterly winds and dull aloudy weather. Staniners in Swator at the timo of

are Craysir voru Russian men-of- German man-of-wax Iltis,

Seochow, Velox a

and Falkenlarg. The British steamer Parthia reports Ded fine weather throughout the voyage.

The British barquo Cheshire reports: Spoke Emma T

T. Crowell, from Now York, bound Shanghai, Ombay; spoke Bowfeel, from Cardiff, bound to Manila, Ombay; and York, spoke Harriett Campbell, from Now bound Manila, Orbay,

The British etennier Cicero reports: Had fresli monacon and cloudy weather through- oat the

The Brit

steamer Tantallon roports: Ead thick hazy weather throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close-

For SWATOW & BANGKOK.-

Per Dastibe, at 7.30 a.m., on Saturday,

the 6th inst.

For SINGAPORE.

Per Gieneur, at 11.30 am., on Saturday,

9p.m-Performance at the City Hall FLIDAT, March 12-

3 p.m.Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Les Yuca Sugar Refining Company, Limited. WEDNESDAY, March 17

3 p.Extraordinary General Meeting of the Engkong & Shanghai Baking "Corporation:""

TAURDAY, March 18-

2,30 p.m.Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of the H.K and pos Dock Co., Ltd

N

KIND S

D W

OF

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS,

ENGLISH CUT GLASS BOTTLES, DOULTON WARE,

AND

FANCY GOODS,

TELEGRAMS.

(Fia Southern Line,)

BULGARIA AND SERVIÄ:

LONDON, 4th March. A treaty of peace has been signed ho twoon Bulgaria and Servis."

THE ANTI-CHINESE AGITATION

DE IN AMERICA.

In consequence of the organised agitation against the Chinese, the Chinese Govern mont has demanded an indemnity for the

Loft over from Crassus, will be sold as outrages committed upon their people in

REDUCED PRICES,

duzing the

Continuance of this Advertisement.

the United States.

President Cleveland has refused to enter. tain the demand, and the Governor of 'Cazi» ton bas telegraphed to the Chinese Minister at Washington, pointing out that he enter tains grave cams that, if the demand is not complied with, the Chinese will, threaten 346 reprisals.

the 6th inst. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Per Zambesi, at 11.30 a. m., on Saturday,

the 6th inst.

For SWATOW & TIENTSIN,--::

Per Lee Sang, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 6th inst

For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO,

Per Stanmore, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 9th inst.. instead of as previously notified.

For SHANGHAL---

Per Fooksang, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 8th inst

For CHRFOO AND NEWCHWANG.—

Per Askin on, at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday,

the 9th March.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY Hongkong, February 19, 1880.

The publications of this issue commenced at 7:30 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1886

WE publish, in another column, a very intelligent and sensible letter from Sau Francisco, on the bearings of the perse- For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS cution now being carried on against the LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS Chinese residents in tlist city. The VILLÉ BRISBANE, SYDNEY, communication is most opportune, com MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, NEWing as it does while the interest felt ZEALAND, &c,

Per Tannudice, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur. here in the more recent anti-Chinese riots in California is probably at the day, the 18th lust.

kesnest: To-day's telegram clearly SINGAPORE — Per Cassa-dra, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednes.shows the gravity of the situation," and ne one with nay untion of fair-play can day, the 17th inst.

question for a moment that Tresident

For

|

LOCAL AND GENERAL":

Passed Buzz Canal. Outward Bound –Maric, Degmber 29; Canton, January 1; Compton, Wladi« costock, January 8; Marcia, January 26, Pandoray January

12

15

Nordende helora, January January Glaze Feb. 9 Yorkshire Fab. 16, Ningchow, Patroclus, Fromdheus, Feb. 19; Mel bourne, Feb. 23 Berania, Devonshire, Galley of Lorns, Gleneagles, Nestor,

Ghaz March 2, Pembrokeshire,

HOESWARD BOURD Claymore, February 5; Glenbyen, Fibruary, 4 Diamed, Feb, 19; Bellerophon, Feb. 23; Sikh, March 2.

Tho_nozi Faren Mail, per the _M_M_ Co,'a steamer Ato, will leave Saigon for this port on Wednesday, the 3rd inst., at midnight, and may be expected here

the 7th inaf -on or about

Cleveland; if it be true that he has sim- The next ENGR or the P. TO..

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

ply refused to entertain the demand for The French Contract Packet Gus an indemnity, bas placed himself hope

will be despatched on TUESDAY, lessly in the wrong. It may be argued the 9th March, with Mails to the that Chion denies to American citizens United Kingdom, Europe, and places

The

steamer Hyduspes, left Singapors on Thursday, the sth instant, at 5 p.m.) And may be exposted here on or about Wednesday, the 10th inst.

Shire Line stasmship Glamorganshire,

from London, loft. Singapore for this port on the 4th inat, and may be

expected here on or about the 11th

inst

Tar Thames was to be docked at Aberdeen

beyond, vid Naples: to Saigon, Straits in the Chinese Empire the privileges Settlements, Bateria, Burmah, Ceylon, hitherto claimed by Chinese in the India (via Madras), the Australasian United States, that China limite Colmics, Aden, Natal and the Cape, her privileges to residence in a few Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, Marga

open ports, while the United States The usual hours will be absorred in dosing opens the whole extent of their territory

the Mails, &.

to the Chinese. But treatiesare treaties, and the United States has of late years at six o'clock this evening, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKELposed before the civilised world as the The United States Mail Packet Gadio will champion of treaty rights and concilia Tax British sloop Albatros „Jest Bhanghai -

be despatched on SATURDAY, the tion, as opposed to the uncultivated for Port Hamilton in the 27th ultimo. 13th instant, with Mails for Japan mode of rottling disputes by fores. The San Francisco, the United States, era of Burlingame, and of his peaceful Canada, Honolulu, Per

will be oloted as follows, de, which 2.15 F. Registry ceases.

2.30 F.

mission of friendliness and froth, ap

A raw Paper Mill Co, and a Lithographie

pears to have passed away; and the Works Co., are, the Mercury hear, shortly Post-Office cloace, but Oorce United States Government seems now to be started in Canton. pondence may be posted on board the to stand upon a platform very similar Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extras that which is usually occupied Tay U S. S. Omaka arrived at Shanghai- Postage until the time of departure.

by nations that are looked upon from Yokohama on the 27th ult. She is to

Quotations

HONGKONG, March 6, OPIUM-Now Paton, cash,

567

New Benares, cash,... 550 Old

cash... 515 ngan, Now Malwa, cash, 620

་་མ་ Allowance, Taels.... 13 @ M 540/550 Malwa, cash, Allowance, Taels 10 32 Parsian, Oily, caali ...

480 Allowanco, Taols...... 10 @ 32

610 Persian, Unoily, Allowance, Teels 16@ 32

Exchange. BONGKONG, March 5.

Bank, Wire,

Demand, 80 days sight, 4 months' sig Orading Documentary Indis, Wire,

demand, Bhanghai, dom

30 days Gold Leaf 09 find Sovereign

operature.

2204

22L

80:26

6.26

too ignorant or too barbarous to know

better. Some persons may be inclined undergo repairs.

to smile incredulously at cbe foars en

tertained by the Viceroy of Kwangtang THP.&O. steamer Hydasper, with the that reprisals may be attempted by the next English mail of board, lett Singapore Chinese. But such repriants as those yesterday at ð 1.1. for this port hinted at ara precisely the kind of in= |oth

direch acts of vengeance most likely to Tan Agent of the P. M. §. 8. Os informa suit be peculiar character of the Chiệ

nese, sed unfortunately they generally us that the steamship City of New York, lead to a war against Europeans of all with San Francison dates to the 9th ult.j nationalities, If President Cleveland, has arrived at Yokohama, and will sail for by the almost incredible decision with | this port to-morrow. which he is credited, lays it down AS A

principle that residente la country Tm Honorary Secretary of the Kwantung

oes not involve protection, what then,

Inundation Fund ashowledges receipt of a it may be asked, are the conditions up. on which the American citizens réside danation of 898 from Miss Anderson, at the Open Ports of the Chinese Em Waterford, N. Y. U. SA” pire Mr Cleveland's reported attitude 119 60 entirely false that we cannot for

a moment believe that it is likely to be

CHICERT match will be played to mSITUW.

apbeld, or persisted in. It is so usters between & team representing the Navy and ly at variance with the traditional policy another representing the Club. Elay will be adopted by the United States towards commenced at 11 am

The Chinese Government, that it dif

ficult to believe in so sudden a reversal, We are requested to state that Me Maral's merely upon the ground that Mr garden parties will, until further notice Cleveland is afraid of the "hoodlum, ele- be changed from Monday to Foday. In-

(Taken at Mara Falconer & Co.'s Premises, in the State of California In the vitations siready fated will hold good for

light of the remarks made by out Sane Intter Haym Queen's Road.)

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BAROMETER-

Da

ទ 0.1230,000 1P. 30.150

80.150

THEEMONSTER

59.

Do

Do

8170 per share, ez dir

115

Do

(Wet bulb) 8m

Do

Da 1 p. 59

ex div.

Da

caah, oz div.

10

86

buyers cash

gominal

Dos (4 p.m. 58 Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over nigh

Par, novinal

METEOROLOGICA

Barometer

Temperature

EGISTER

Humidity

1884

1884 $1384

27908 2790% 500 $1898 500 BJ

Direction of Wind

Foros

Weather

SugarDebantur, 1880.7%

Fine & Decem

A. U STOKES, Shore Braken

Hongkong Obserratory, March 6, 1886,

Francisco correspondent, such a conces

sion to the pernicious rule of the hood-Ir has been estimated that the Obloss

lams will react most disastrously up-

ou all concerned, Americans as well as uzly ship from San Francisco to China value of $11,200,000 – zloze Chinese. The lawless and disreputable silver to the

classes on the Pacific Coast are apua of this a qnsy evar comes back to this rently at present massters of the situa

tion, and their cry that the Chissg

must go is being accompanied by pil | Asoraz lege, destruction, and even bloodshed.tin What is likely to happen gyfer it is made. known that the President-deslines to indemnify the efferers, and pract relegates the Chinese to the mercies of the ruffenly lower classes San Francisco, we would ther dare to describe: The State authori ties, as well as the Central Government, have all along been too laniont' with the low-class ruffians who bave commit- fed outragen pop the Chinomi taste of die Staten. Organised - puran | 900 v

arrested in connec»

the fath