1886-05-18 — Page 2

3.

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRÁL

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instruc,

non by Public Auction, on

WEDNESDAY,

the 2nd of June, 1886, at Noon, at the AVAE FOR SALE Hongkong & Kowloon Godown Company's

Godowns,

HA

THE FOLLOWING

STORES.

York HAMS.

Roll BUTTER,

Topocan BUTTER.

French BUTTER

EPP'S COCOA

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA Picnic TONGUES.

MACKEREL in tlb Tian, RAISINS and CURRANTS, Crystallized FRUITS.

SATORY & Hoonz's New Infant FOOD. BARNES & Co.'s JAMS,

Potted MEATS.

PATE DE FOIS GRAS.

Swiss MILK.

BORDEN'S

CONDENSED

MILK,

COOKING STOVES. KEROSINE LAMPS.

WINES, &c.

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GLORY's Sparkling SAUMUK, Pts. & Qkr. SACCONE'S MANZANILLA. BACCONN's Old Invalid PORT.

Old Bourbon WHISKY.

BURKE's Old Irish WHISKY.

Royal Glendes WHISKY.

MARSALA.

$0. $o.,

الحديد

THE USUAL ASSORTMENT

of

`A SUGAR REFINING MACHINERY,

comprising

2 STEAM BUTLER, 10 feet long by 4 fost

diameter.

1 COTTER VACUUM PAN,

3 OPENED DOUBLE BOTMED COFFEE

PANS.

PUMPA, 1 AIR POMP

3 SQUARE COPPER TANKS.

4 COPPER FILTERS.

1 COFFER VESSEL and PIPE.

&o,

&c.,

Bo,

For further Particulara, apply to the Undersigned.

TERMS OF SALK.-Cash before delivery. All Lots with all faults and errors of des- cription at Furchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer,

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 18, 1886.

FOR SALE.

CRAIGIEBURN-MOUNT GOUGH.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

-May 17. 1886 ... Thibet, British steamer, 1,671, W. D Mudio, Yokohama May 3, Main & General. *P. &O 3. B. C.

Sues. British steamor, 1,388, Wm. Dodd, Salgon May 13, Rico.-GIBI, LAVINGSTON, & Co.

Kuang Lee, Chinese steamer, 1,509, R. Andrew, Shanghai May 12, and Amoy 16, General-0. M. B. N. Co.

May 18:-

Fly, German steamer, 750, C. J. Bass, Hamburg March 27, General-SEMISEN &Co.

Pekin, British steamer, 3,135, Alfred Symons, Shanghal May 16, Mails and Gonoral.-P. & O, S, N. Co

James Wall, British steamer, 1,048, A. Petrie, Singapore May 11, Rice, Bran and Cotsun.-TIM KONG WAN & Sons.

Lady Harewood, British barque, from Whampoa

Per Zafro, for Amoy, 10 Chinese; for Manila, Itev, Nebol, and 43 Chinese,

Per Satler, for Haiphong, Mr Schaedolin, 1 Europaan, and 70 Chinose,

Bad Par Masalia, Hamburg, Capt.

for Mrs Koodby..

Per Egean, for Saigon, 12 Chinese, Por Clara, for Hollow, 100 Chinese." -Per Desima, for Saigon, 108 Chinese.

Per Ningpe, for Shanghai; I European, and 6 Chineso.

Per Menghast, For Swatow, 20 Chinese. TO DETART.

Per Haiphong, fur Conet Ports, 2 Euro- poam, and 200 Chinese.

Per Tritas, for Saigen, 70 Chinos6. Por Melitu, for Haiphong, 250 Chineso.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steaner Kicang. Zee reporta: Left Shanghai at 5 am, May 12th, and had moderate S.W. rinda and loggy wea ther during the first part of passago; latter part moderate to frosh N.E. winds and fine. Arrived at Amoy, at 6 p.m., on the 14th, left again on the 16th, at 3 p.to. for Hong- kung, and had done fog during the first

of passage, and fine weather with light

Canton, British steainer, from Whacapairs and calma during the latter part. Vortigern, British struner, 873, J. Brown, Saigon May 14, Rico.-ARNHOLD, KABEERO & Co.

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Torapca, Britisht barque, 494, G. F. 986 Graham, Guang You April 28, Ballast

CAFTAJN.

Japanese, British steator, 1.204, Wm. Moors, Saigon May 13, Rice & Paddy ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

Carisbrooke, British steamer, 973, R.

THIS desirable RESIDENCE eituated on Tanu of the very bust positions on the Osas, Taiwanfco May 14, Amoy 15, and whole hill-side, and there is Roun for addi-Satow 17, Gouerl.--DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP tional building

Vor-

The House is very strongly built-partly of concrete blocks, and partly of bricks on granite basement. It containsSeven Rooms, besides Dressing-rooms, Bath-rooms, and Two Drying-rooms.

The

front andal is more than usually spacious, and the House as at present or enlarged as it might easily be--is suitable for a Sumner Olab or Hotel. There are Two Lawn Tennis Courts--one in chungu and one in ETA38.

Co.

Mark Lane, British str., 1,354, Robert Porter, Saigon May 14, Rics. RUSSELL & Co.

DEPARTURES. May 18:- Kuang Lee, for Whampoa Zorova, for Takao. Crusader, for Haiphong,

Possession may be had by arrangement C for Saigon

and the Furniture if desired may be taken at a valuation. Two-thirds of the Purchass Money may remain on Mortgage at 7 %.

For further Particulars, apply to

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, May 18, 1886.

986

+

Not Responsible for Debts. 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:

ABBIE CANVER, American karque, Capt. B. C. Pendleton.-Order.

ALLIE ROWE, Hawiian brig, Captain J. Phillips-Captain.

AZMA, German barque, Capt. R. Alberta. -Melchors & Co.

for Hoihow.

Decima, for Saigon. Ashington, for Woosung. Vallee, for Haiphong. Strathleen, for Woosnag. Drachenfels, for Waku. Ningpo, for Shanghai. Mongkut, for Swatow.

A B

CLEARED.

Mount Lebanon, for Bangkok. Gilsland, for Wuhu. Esmeralda, for Pakhoi. Haiphong, for Coast Forts. Tritos, for Saigon Melita, for Haiphong.

PASSENGERS. ARKIVEL.

Por Thibet, from Yokohama, Hon. Mrand Mrs Bonaer Mrs Fraser and 2 daughters, Mre Yoshida, Measra Skinner, Howie,

OILMAN'S STORES, BENARTY, British steamer; Capt. Ed. Le Bistrick and Franklyn, and & Chinese

at the

Lowest Possible Prices

FOR

O'ASH.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkong, February 10, 1886.

NEW

Intimations.

GRIFFITH'S

280

VIEWS OF HONGKONG

ABE

NOW READY,

1, DUDDELL STREET,

GRIFFITH & Co.,

MANUFACTURERS

OF THE

LONDON RATED WATERS,

DUDDELL STREET, Continue to Supply:

BODA WATER,

TONIC

BILIZER

SABSAPARILLA 17

LEMONADE,

GINGERADE,

RASPBERRYADE,

&

At the same Moderate Charges. Hongkong, June 9, 1885.

Mr. Andrew Wind, NEWS AGENT, &o.

057

21, PARK ROW, NEW YORK; i Authorized to receive Subscriptions, Advertisemente, &o, for the China Mai, Overland China Mail, and (Thina Revier,

To-day's Advertisements.

SHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, 'LIMITED.

FOR TIMOR, PORT DARWIN, BYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, &o,

Cake The Steamship.

Whampoa, Captain HUNT, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 22nd Instant, at 4 p.m.

This Vessel has unusually good Cabin Ansommodation, situated amidships, upon the upper dock

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, May 18, 1836.

083

STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS. (Caling at COLOMBO should inducement offer.)

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

Steamship

will leave for the aboveS places on TUESDAY, 25th May, at 3 p.m.

A MGIVER,

Superintendent,

987

P.&O. 8, N. Co.'s Offico,

Hongkong, May 18, 1880

NETHERLANDS INDIA STRAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

Boutellier. Gibb, Livingston & Co.

ELLES A READ, Britisa ship, Capt. N.' B. Hatfield.-Order,

FRED. P. LITCHFIELD, Americau barque,

rtlett. -Order. Samul,

Capt. Sam British ship, Captain R. F.

HALLOWEEN, Douton, Rossell Co.

HENRY S. SANFORD, American ship, Capt. G. W.

W. Pendleton, Adamson, Bell & Co.

British steamer, Capt. Ü HORSEGUAKUS,

Thompson. Ambald, Kather & Co.

LOANDA, British

British ship, Capt. A. Boot, Butterfield & Swire.

burgh

German bargus, Capt. Mehi. here & Co.

Poar JACKSON, British steamer, Capt. G. B. Fludaly.--Siemssen & Co,

WANDERING MINSTREL, Br. harqueatine, Capt. Hudson, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Destination.

Batavia, &o., via Saigon.. Bombay, via Straita..... Amoy and Tamsui......

Honolulu.****** London,

and Ports of Call...

Per Sues, fron Saigon, 56 Chinese. Per Kong Lee, from Shanghai, &., Mr

and 76 Chinese. Boyd,

from Hamburg, Mr Ekermann, Per Elbpean, for Vladivostock.

Per Bikin, from Shanghai: for Hǝng-

"J. Hon. kong and & Chinese; frora Calcatta, 1 ayah; for F. Dickson, Mrs Dickson,

Marseilles, Dr Bushell.

Por James Watt, From Singapore, 65 Oki-

nese.

Par Curiabrouke, from Coast Ports, 1 Eu- ropean, and 95 Chicese.

Per Japanese, from Saigon, 42 Chinese. Per Mark Lans, from Saigon, & Chinoso.

OKFASTER.

For Mosser, for Yokohama, Mr. and Mrs O'Brien, and Mr Tyrrell.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Borneo (s). Adowa (8) Halloong (s). Allie Rowe.. Pakin (8).

via Suez Canal.......... Hector (8)

Vermelles, de, via Saigon (8)..

Marsseilles, Genoa, .....

Yangtse (8) ....Singapore (s).

The British barque Tarapaza reports: Had light N.E. winds and calms through-

out.

The British steamer Japanese reports: Had light variable winds and clear weather throughout the passage.

reports:

MEMOS. FOR TO-MURROW. Shipping. 9th-Haiphong leaves for Coast Porta, Noon-Haloong leaves for Amoy, &io. pin.-Canton leaves for Shanghai.. 4pur-Telamon leaves for Singapore.

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, May 10

5 p.m.Meeting of Victoria Recreation

"Club in the Gymnasium.

9

p.m.--Performanes at the City Hall.

FRIDAY, May 21---

Goode por Stormer Anadyr unglaimed after Noon subject to rent and landing charges at 1 cant per package per diem. 3.30 p.m.-Mocting of Shareholders of the Victoria Laundry Coy, Ltd., at Hongkong Hotel. Goods per Borneo undelivered after this

date subject to rent. Wangzebat, June 31 ----

Neon. -Auction of a Bugar Refining: Machinery at H.K. & Kloun Godown Company's Godown.

SILICATED

CARBON FILTERS.

FOR

Dr. H. F. Hance, late British Vico Consul at Whampun left here on Sunday last by the Thales for Amoy, where he will oftloiate 48 British Consel

THE Hon. Sir George Philippo, Chief Justice of Hongkong, and Lady Phillippo, arrived at Shanghai on the 10th inat, by the Ravenna on their way to Japan.

No. 111. MAY 18, 1888.3

Miss Davenport, Mr O'Brien and Ms Lyr roll, of the late Masotto Opera Co., left here yesterday in the steamship Maser for Now York, vis Japan.

Tax Home telegram pablished this evening strengthens the view that Mr Gladstone's Bill for Homo Rule will not pais ita acond ⠀⠀ | roading in the Commons, & dimolution of | Parliament boing non regarded sa inovit- Tur N.-C. D. News hears that it is intended fable. Lord Salisbury, however, does not to carry out an xhaustive series of torpedo seem to have adopted the best policy aither experiments at Port Hamilton this summer to attract the defecting Whigs and Laboris, under the direction of Admiral Hamiltonomoat the nocorities of the situation, THE P. & O. Co.'s stormer Raverso ran There are, we imagine, but fow who will ashore on the Woosung Bar on the 10th question the necessity which exists for some instant on her way up to Shanghai, and re-scheme to solve the Trish

mained fast all day, notwithstanding that needed not the brilliant burst of GL she discharged a lot of cargo. Two tuga were stonian eloquence to prove that. But in attendance, and it was expected the leader of the Conservative party meroly Ravenna would get off the following morning vocates a return to the policy of coercion, and nothing more. At least, no, saya boj with their assistanco,

day'a telogram. – If he had said that it was inadvisable to trust the Irish irreenpeîishles to the extent proposed by Mr Gladstons until law was more raspested in Ireland, that would have been maprehensible, z To merely proposa a bare return to coercion

Says the Shanghai Mercury of the 19th in stant-The British sloop Pegasus leaves hore for Chaloo to join Vico-Admiral Hamilton's squadron, consisting of the Audacious, Constance, Leander, Firebrand,

The Britial alcamer Carisbrooke Left Taiwanfoo, May 14th, had W. E. Winds PURIETING DRINKING WATER. Swift, and Vigilant, at Chefeo. These pure and simple, without any alterns..

dull and overcast weather. Left Amey, on May 15th, had light westerly winds and fine weather to the Brothers, and rain and N.W. winds from there to Swator. Left SWALUS, on the 19th, firat part light 8.W. winds and foggy from Chelang Point to port, moderate S.S.W, to S.W. winds and fine dear weather.

The British steamer Mark Lanc reports: Had light Easterly winds and calms from leaving port until rival. Un 15th inst., spoko French home ward mail atosmer, from flongkong, lat. 325 N., Jong t090 24 East.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Per Baphong, at 8.30 a.m., on Wednes

day, the 19th inst.

For AMOY & TAMSUL-

Per Hailong, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednes

day, the 19th inst.

For SHANGHAL--

Per Caston, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 19th inst

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Per Thibet, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

22od inst..

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.--- The

Pekin

Shipment of these Filters in three useful sizes has

just been received by the Under signed.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

vessels loft Hongkong for the last named Live suggestion as to how the problem port on Tuesday. It is reported that the is to be solved, looks like one of thos whole squadron will pay Shanghai a fatal indications on the part of Enlistsury visit by the end of the month. Heace that he does not fully realise the feelings of the people with whom he has to desi. they will go to Japan and Siberia,

It is a blunder similar to that by which, in Excise officer No. 74 was charged before 1884, he imperiled the existence of the Mr. Mackean at the Polico Court to-day House of Lords. If this, then, be the only with assaulting Chan Teci, P.C. No. 448. alternative, it is almost certain that the The complainant's statement wse to the Gladstone scheme will prove to be the pres effect that on Sunday at 2 p.m. he landed cursor of an amended-mensure, to which by a steam launch from Yan-ma-ti De- the support of all parties other than the fendant seized him on the wharf and wanted out sud-out coercionists will be given. Such THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.toch him. The complainant told

- a scheme has been hinted at by frequent re- him he was a countable and protested ferences in the mail news,, as being in Hongkong, April 27, 1886.

848

He called an against being searched.

course of preparation by Lord Hartington and Mr Chamberian. Local govemmcat will probably be secured to Ireland by district boards and provincial councila; and the dangerous forerunner of seps ration so generally recognised in the exclusion of the Irish representativos from Westminster will be avoided. There can, we imagine, be no hope now of any coalition of the defected Liberals with the Conservatives, after a declaration like that attributed to the Tory leader. But the dificulties of the position increase rather than diminish by this defiant attitude of Salisbury, as it makes all compromise îm-

The China Itail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1884.

se The publication of this taxe commenced Indian constable who proved his iden- at 6.55 p.m..

tity, but the excise officer was not satis fied and proceeded to search complainant, without finding, however, anything on him Mr Mackean, after heating some further evidence, dismissed the Fixcise Officer with an admonition. It may not be out of place to say that hogever laudable the efforts of the officers may be, their zeal for the opium farmer is sometimes allowed to go to 6x cess. Several cases have come before the Court recently in which their conduct has been, to say the least, rather rough,

TELEGRAMS.

A DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT INEVITABLE.

SALISBURY, ADVOCATES COERCION.

LONDON, 17th May,

British Contract Packet will be despatched on THURSDAY, tho' A dissolution of Parliament is regarded 20th May, with Mails for the United as inevitable. Lord Salisbury declares that Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- yond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle-it is impossible to confda in the Irish, and ments, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, advocated a continuous policy of eoercion. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, do,

The

*

&

United States Mail Packet City of Rio de MAILS BY THE USTIED STATES PACKET.

Janeiro will be despatched on TUES. DAY, the 28th Instant, with Mails fne

Japan,

San Francisco, the United Statos, Canada, Honolul Por, which will be closed as follows:- 215 RM

•ocase but- 2.30 PM. Post-Olico aloss

Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Fackot with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.

Agents.

Date of Leaving."

Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About May 26. .P. & D. S. N. Com

May 25, at 3 p.m. Douglas Lapraik & Co... May 19, at noon. Wieler & Co. *****

Quick despatch.

Vessola.

Captain.

Wilkens.

Wyllie,

J. Phillips.

A. Symons..

Batt......

S. N. O.. JP. & O. S.

Butterfield & Swire..

Lormier..

Parodi...

Messageries Maritimes.... Carlowitz & Co..

Pacific Mail 8. S. Co....

May 9,

..May 20, at 4 p.m.

May 27. May 27, at noon.. June 8

at 3p.m.

J. B. Methen

June 3, at 3 p.m. Quick

despatch

Bretaner.

Wilding..

Guthrie

Jackson

Harris

Hant

18. Mersa.........

W. H. Dutton.

E. Porter...

San Francisco, via Yokohama.. of Rio de Janeiro (5).............

Fancisco...

Okty

via Yokohama.. Gaelic (6),

John Currier Canton (5) Agamemnon (6)... Shangtai, via Amoy.******

Bellerophon

(6) Telamon

(B)... Singapore...... Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Haiphong (1) Sydney and Melbourne, &c..... Whampoa (8)

Titanin (8).. Trieste, &c.... Yokohama...

Bierionethshire (8). Yokohama.

[Albany (s)...

Stocka,

VANKS

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 3

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

10. & 0. §. 8. 00........

Bussell &

May 20.

1 & 00 Jardine, Matheson & Co...... May 19, at 4 p.m. Butterfield & Swire........... May 20 Butterfeld & Swire..... Butterfield & Swire....... Douglas Lapraik & Co..... Butterfield & dwire... 0. Bachrach Adamson, Bell & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co.

SHARE LIST,-QUOTATIONS.

Paid, PearTION PER LAST REPORT.

Balancedward Let Dividend

Nos, of Shares

Value.

up.

Macroe 8.4,600,000

126121

200250

For equals sationofdia. {8 500,000 MA

26€

TIL.

50,000 Tis 675,000 $・ 600,000 155,000 $

812,639.35

Yangtare Insurance Company, L... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., L... 10,000 3 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld....24,0008 Canton Insurance Office Co., Là..... 10,0009 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000s China Fire Insurance Co., Ind., 20,000

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES

250€25€

83.33 8 25 $ 2508 503 1,000 200 28,711508 2508 508 1,003,000 $ 100$ 208 566,7008

1008758 800,000 8 508 508 86,761.168 102 10

HK, 0, and M. Steamboat Co., Ial. 8,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited.......... 20, 000 $ Indo-Uhins 8. N. Company, Limited 18,987 £

60,000 shares issued... 34,212 £ 10£ 10 China and Manila 8. 8. Co., d. 3,000 81001

MISCELLANEOUS

May 19, at 4 p.m. May 19, at 9.3.18. May 22, at 4 p.m. June 2,

2, at noon. Bay 20 May

31.

(From the N-UD. Neri,) THE FRANCO GERMAN SYNDICATE

WAR,

Tiantain, 11th May. presented a memorial soliciting an audience Foxing, 10th.—The German Minister has

of Prince Oh'un, and M. Ristelbuober has claimed the same privilege. The Prince consents to receive them both at Tientsin on the 17th instant. The Syndicates are jubilaat..

The Earl of Redesdale, whose death is an-possible. nounced in an Indian telegram published in

nother calean, was the Right Hon. John Tax aquiry which has been going on for Thomas Freeman Mitford, son of the first one time into the causes and effects of the Lord Redesdale by Lady Percival, sixth increase of Secret Societies amongst the daughter of the Earl of Egmont. Ho was Chinese residents here, han, we have ressou born in Ireland in September, 1808, and has to believe, already exerched a wholesome and Oxford, where he gained the degros ment, had set to work to collits and put o died heiress. He was educated at Eton influence. The mere fact that the Geroun-

of Docter of Civil Law. In 1861, he was record information on this subject appears elected Chairman of Committees and De. to Lave been quite suitsour for several pasy Speaker of the House of Lords and those persons who are involved in such since that time he exercised great influence questionable associations. 'A nod is sá good over the private bill legislation of the as a wink under certain circumstances Upper House He always took a deep in bat the more one considers over this dan- terest in religious questiona, as a member gerous element in society here, the greater of the Royal Commission on the Law of the necessity sppears for prompt and decisive Divorce, he found himself unable to sign action boing taken in regard to it. We sup the report, having come to the conclusion pose that special legislation will be necessa that divorces à vinculo matrimonit in order that the authorities may have the are not allowed by the Divine Law fallent power to deal vigorously with this under any circumstances. He strenuously admitted danger; and now that the present opposed the disestablishment and disen Session of the Legislative Council is drawing dowment of the Protestant Church in to a close, we fear that no stepa in this Ireland; and he took a prominent part in direction can be taken for three or four A. telegram was received this morning by the debates on the Alabama daims. He months to come. There le now every rosson Messrs Weiler & Co; stating that the Dailes the author of several pamphlets bearing why this mattor should be dealt with with

(From the Shanghai Mercury, ) THE SILK MARKET.

Lyons, 19th May, Political atmosphere uneasy and milk prices lower in consequence, with very little doing. The prospects of the continental silk arop are favourable,

Safety of the 'Dafila' and 'Albatross,'

had arrived a Hoihor in tow of the Albatross

· LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PARED SVES CANAL OUTWARD BOUND-Cachar, March 23, Dromed, Glenfalloch, April 27, Djemnah, Compton, Patinarus, Starbuck, May 4: Sarpedon Stentor, Iphigenia, Euphrates,

Crus, 14 71 HOMEWARD BOUND :—Telemachus, April 271 Prine Friederich Cart, 30; Deucalion,

·May 4; Cyclops, Melbourne, 14

steamer

on religions subjects, and also of Thoughts out any unnecessary delay. The extent of on English Prosody and Translations from the evil must have bien brought to light, Horace.

and the absolute nocessity for crushing this species of terrorisms must by this time have The Hainan Straits have of late years been been brought home to all concerned in the gaining a most unenviable notoriety as posée and good order of the Island. Dif dangerona waters for navigators. Since ferences of opinion may, and probably doerist July 1685, no less than three vessels, the as to the best means by which this British steamers Spark and Marlborough be uttalued but it is to be hoped that and the Danish steamer Hegedit, have been no half measurse will be attempted completely lost in these Straits, and theke ing with this pornicions socia

deal

The

May 18, 1886. The next ENGLISH MAIL, per the P. & O. und numbers of instances of Government would do well to later attons versele-buing stranded there within recent tirely to tire suggestions of the respectable Ferovit,

Teft Singapore on Friday, the 14th instant, at 6 pm, years. And now we have first the strand law-abiding Chinese rendente and may be expected here on or about ing of the British steamer Dufla and then when comeidering the best means of coping Wednesday, the 19th inst. The O. &

Cinsing Creolatums, Cash,

jellers

£2 div., & 10/ 63,800.38 bonus year 182% prem.

to Dec. 31.85 Ta. 20 p. Eh. Ths. 300 per share for 1884 34 for 1 yr 3,000.76 Day, 31 1851 is 120 439,080 41 831 p kh. /84 306 .. 200,773.7118% Paunuis 376 465,214.43

10%

1386 2,868.89 6% for 1883 8170 per share

caih 293, 482.55 $17.60 for 84 $1073 226,811,678 6 for 1884 283 psl., cash, ex div., b'ers

H

& cash

le half years61 prom,, cash 34,5220%

Deo. 31/85 403, 2312% year ond-,

ing June385)

Both, cath

117.16.78% for 1884 6% discount, cash

10

0.177.311

1,627.311

1,175.0 New, $3.

Now Share** Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt....

3,000 the issued China Sugar Company, Limited Hongkong Toe Company, Limited... Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. Lason Sugar Perak Tia Mininamited.... 7,000 8 Sting Co.. 8,000 8 Selangor Tin Mining Co. (8'hai).... 1,500 SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA. Fanjom & Sunghie Dus Samstan

40,0008 'koni H&M. Glass

Hrong o Whampas Dock Oni, Lê. 10. 00081958 1956 HK. and Chins Gas Co., Limited. 5,000 € 102

1,000 £ 10.10 100 2,000 € 100 1,000$

-100 50 9,000 5 100$ 100

„260€:- 100|5 100% (0008 50% 608

100 100

100

FOR BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,

The Co ■ Stasmahip

Berned, Capt. WILKENS, will be

Co., IL 3,000)8

Hoping found 4,000 8

LOANS.

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108

(8,565 T1.4" 800

(2790874500 K

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0. & O. Go's steamer Gasic, with of the British sloop of war Albatross in try. with an enemy of this

the Colony

the American Mail on board, Inft Yoing to rescue her. Those prolife diens. Our forty years' experience of governing kohama on Thursday, the 13th in- ters prove muest, conclusively that the Chinese would seem frequently ba be en- stant, at daylight, and may be expected

soro on or about Wednesday, the 10th navigation of the channel is of an ox-tirely thrown away, and the worst of it is, inst.

traordinarily dangerous and difficult nature, that instructions from Home are too often

The O. 8. S. Co.'s steamer #gamemnon, calling for the exercise of much care the cause of feableness

from Liverpool, lef Singapore on the and caption on the part of shipmasters It is therefore most essen 12th instant, and may be expected and their officers. In the two first ecptive taken clear view of hare on or about the 18th instan

The G. 88. Co.'s steamer Bellerophon, mentioned wrecks, there was very clear and come to a decided dete

from Liverpool, left Singapure on the evidence that the casualties might have what is aidetaly

that the MI

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19th instant, and may be expected been avoided by the exercise of grea. order to crush ones for all this enemy to Aure on or about the 19th instant.

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expected korg on or about the 19th mafsir to plus either insuficient light, wergs than useless,

&A S. 8. Co.'s steamer Guthrie, ing of the coast or marking of the channel the Colony of this cars, le from Australis, uy be expected here It would be equally unfair, in the sheance - men to do so." on or about the 20th instansje zA

The Union Line steamer Hampshire left of any evidence to show how the other cas be the pais Singapore on the 15th it, and may valties occurred, to put them down to the with the pat be expected here on or about the 22nd causes mentioned; at the same time, the rival the Instast.

The Austro-Hungariat Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s question of fighting and baoying the cbso of the Colony

steamer Titania, from Trieste, left Sinnel might im well worthy the best consider. gapore on the 16th instant, and may ation of the head of the Chinese Imperial be expected here on or about the 23rd Customs, who has already dous so much For the banell of foreign navigators on the

instant.

Tra Right Fur, Bishop Bardon left here China Dans. At present there are no Bon on Sunday by the Thats for Focchow,

Ughts further Bouth than Canton, and these

We note the arrival from Shanghai by the are river lights, and the Heinen Straits are P.&O. Co.'s steamier Pekin of the Hon. wholly unprovided with either lights

J. F. Dickson, Oclonial Secretary of the buoye Straits Bettlements and Mrs Dickson.

We also note the arrival bore from Yoko heter Ima by the Thibet of the Hon. W Bobraz, Attorney General of Biospors and

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