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For Sale.

MADEWAN, FRICKEL & Co.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HAVE

------

I

FOR SALE

THE FOLLOWING

STORES.

Turk HAMS,

Roll BUTTER.

Topocan BUTTER.

French BUTTER.

· Err's COCOA.

BAN HOUTEN'S, COCOA. Picnic TONGUES.

MACKEREL in 5b Tine. RAISINS and CURRANTS, Crystallized FRUITS.

SAVORY & Moore's New Infant FOOD. BARNES & Co.'s JAMS.

Potted MEATS.

PATE DE FOIS GRAS.

Swiss MILK,

BOLDEN'S

CONDENSED MILK.

COOKING STOVES.

KEROSINE LAMPS.

WINES, &c.

GILBY's Sparkling SAUMUR, Pta. & Qts.

Saccone's MANZANILLA,

Saccone's Old Invalid PORT. Old Bourbon WHISKY.

BURKA's Old Irish. WHISKY. Royal Glendee WHISKY.

MARSALA

&c.

&c.,

&o.

THE USUAL ASSORTMENT

of

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements May 1, Thursday Inland 4, Port Darwin J.

PUBLIO AUCTION,

THE Undersigned has received instruc

tions to Bell by Publie Anction,

On account of the concerned,

ON

SATURDAY,

the 6th June, at Noon, at the Premiser of the KOWLOON Gopown Co., Kowloon,-~*

dB hogs Sram TEAK TIMBER, OR

Buring, Feet..

....1,727.7.8

40 hoga DIAM TEAK TIMBER, Hea

suring, Faet........... 1,021.1.8 CO Logs BIAX TEAK TIMBER, 1908-

suring, Fest..

---- - - - - - - - - - 2, 921. 08

41 hogs Brau TZAK TINDER, moa-

Bucing, Feet.

---7--- 1,779,9.9

INDO CHINA STEAM, NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo and Passengersat through rate for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Porte on the YANGTSEE, );

Tho Co.'s Steamship

Cantos,

Capt. BEKKER, will be deepstolied as above TO

MORROW, the let June, at 4 p.. For Freight or Pasange, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

1059 Hongkong, May 31, 1888.

56 haga SIAM TRAK TIMBER, mea-

suring, Feet......2,803,2,1 | THE ORINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED,

241 hr.go.

Total Foot 14,312.2 4. Terms of Sale-Cash_bofore delivery. The Timber with all faults and errors of description to be at Purchaser's risk on fall of the hammer.

A Steam Launch will leave Pedior's Wharf at 11.45 a.m. to convey intending Purchasers to Kowloon,

E. JONES HUGHES,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, May 31, 1886,

FOR SALE.

1007

THREE-STORIED HOUSE, No. 103, situated in Prait Grande, Macao, Thres Doors East from HING KEE'S BOTEL.

Apply to

C. A. OZORIO, At the Hongkong Hutel. Hongkong, May 31, 1886

TO LET.

TO. 1, DOUGLAS VILLAS.

Non from the let July next.

Apply to

1065

Possex-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oo.

1004 Hongkong, May 31, 1886.

UNION LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, PEN- ANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship, Victoria Catala CourDor, having srived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take

from alam de delivery of their Goods

The Steamer Piers and Cargo impeding her discharge will bo at once landed and stored at Con. aigneca

risk and expense, and no Fire Anticance will be effected.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on to SHANGHAI, unless notice to the contrary he

is berthed at the Kowloon

OILMAN'S STORES, von before Noon To-nay, the 31st Inst.

at the

Lowest Possible Prices

FOB CASH.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkong, February 10, 1886.

Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE

280

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before. the 10th Juno, or they will not be re- cognised.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents.

1050 Hongkong, May 31, 1886. FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AMSTER: DAM AND HAMBURG, FIA

SUEZ CANAL

The Steamship

Hesperia,

Capt. CHRISTIANSEN, Will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 6th June, at ¦

CONSIGNEES and all others interested 15 p.r.

In Cargo from BANGKOK to HONGKONG,For Froight or Passage, apply to

by the Steamship Dafla, are hereby in- formed that part of the Cargo has been malved by the Undersigned, with whom they are requested to communicate as soon as possible. Tha salved Goods are stored at present in our Godowns.

HERTON & Co. Hothow, 18th May, 1886.

1008

STEAMSHIP DJEMNAH.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

*MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, Antwerp, Havre, and Bordeaux, px 6.8. Yoroubo, in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods-with the exception of Opium,

STEMSSEN & Co., Agents.

10:7

Hongkong, May 31, 1886. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI AND TRIESTE, (Taking Cargo at through rates to CAL- CUTTA, MADRAS, PERSIAN GOLF, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Orion, Capt. P. Maana, will be despatched as above on

Treasons and Vainables are being landed TUESDAY, the 15th of June, at Noon. and stored at their risk, at the Company's

For further Particulars, regarding Freight Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained

and Passage, apply to the AGENCY of the immediately after landing.

Company, Fraya Central.

Optional Cargo will beforwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noun TO-DAY (Friday), requesting it

to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned

Goods romizing Taimed after Far- HAY, the 4th June, at Noon, will be subject to rest, and tanding charges at 1 cant per package per diem.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or

|

p.m.

... FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Co.'s Stonmahip

Zafiro, Captain Taimor, will be Ports TO-MORROW, the 1st June, at 5 despatched for the above

instead of as proviously notified. For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

-General Managers. Hongkong, May 31, 1886,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

Kings Bound 17, and Port Darwin 20, Coal. -RUSSELL & Oo,

Falkenburg, Ourmatz stoniner, 088, W. Dreyer, Waha May 25, Rice-MELCHES & Co.

Zafiro, British steamer, 676, R. M. Tal bot, Manila May 27, General,RUSSELL & Co.

~ Carisbrooke, British steamer, 973) B Cass, Swatow May 29, General DOUGLAS STEAMSETE Co.

Nizatsin, German sloanier, 731, von Frosdon, Shanghai May 26, Rios-MEL CHERS & Co.

John M. Baikie, British ship, 1,778, Faulkner, Cardiff January 23, Coal.— MELCHES & CO.

Melita, German steamor, $30, H. Márok, Haiphong May 27, Geueral-A. R. MARTY. Partridge, British ateamor, 253, J. W. Stavers, Fakhai May 27, and Bothow 20, General-Gwe, Lavisaaron & Co.

Felos, German steamer, 696, 14. Kallgen, Newchung via Utotoo, May 22, Deans and General-EDUARD SUEELLUASI & Co.

Petersburg, Russian str., 1,800, Stronaky,

.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will closer—

For SWATOW & AMOY ---

g1st June,

No. 7121MAY 31, 1886.]

native officials and servanta in the em- Tutu stoamor Menmuir, which arrived here pluy of the Chinese Government. How yesterday from Australia, took 30 minem, are they paid? or, rather, how do they and 13 horses from Sydney to Derby en

Por Venice, at 8.30a.m., on Tuesday, the lay themselves? We are very much route for Kimberly gold felda.

afraid that the Chinese civil and mili

For AMOY & TAMSUL

tary services pay themselves, and that Tus Agent of the O. &0. 8. 8. c. informs

Per Iduna, at 9.30 a.m., un Tuesday, the this is the secret of the universal cor- us that the steamer Belgio, with maila éré.

|ruption which exists on all sides. If

1st June.

For SHANGHAL-

Per Fushun, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 1st June.

Per Canton, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 1st June.

For. AMOY, AND MANILA.—.

Fer Zafiro, at 4.30 p.1., on Tuesday, the Zapatead of us presiously

notified..

For HOIHOW & PAKHOL—

this is intended to be the basis of from San Francisco to the 11th May, has any reforms proposed to be carried arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for thin out by the great Viceroy of Chibli, part to-morrow.

in the army, in the navy or in the

civil service, then the chances of We believe the new muzzle-loading gun Any substantial success are very small which have been sent out to represent the indeed. Of those students who have heaviest and latest breech-loading arma- been educated in America or in Europeument are not Armstrong products, AT TO countries, wany have deserted in disgust

the posts assigned to them-why? be stated, but were prodgood at Woolwich, Per Signal, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the cause sar Lalf of the salaries which The Police Anthorities are, we believe, in

1st June.

For FOOCHOW...

ought to have been paid to them were

appropriated by their immediate supe- search of the unfaliliful spouses of two Per Tumui, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the riors, and they declined to carry on the laihom Chinoso merchants, who lava

Jat Juna.

stealing business upon those serving sloped from their husbands, and who axo For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW-under them. The existing system seems thought to have come this way. - Per Haiphong, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednes- to be, that the higher official robe the

day, the 2nd June.

lower, and the lower robs the lowest, Ir is noticed in Saturday's Gazette that tha while the lowest lovies contributions on Acting Governor, has been pleased to make the people in some form or other and the following provisional appointments în thus, from the lowest to the highest, tha

Nagasaki May 14, Divers Marcus&For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM

BAT- Co.

May 31 :-

Per Titania, at 11:30a.m., on Wednes

day, the 2nd June.

Protos, Gorman atonmer, 1,093, C. Şören- een, Saigon May 24, Rice.-ED. SCARLASS &Co.

Agean, British steamer, 750, T. Thomas, Saigon May 6, Rice. ANHOLE, KABBERO 1058& Co.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

Haigluvy, Capt. 9. AаRTON, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd June, at Noon, instead of as previously notified. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, May 31, 1886

Fort on &p.ar.

UNION LINE.

FOR SHANGHAL

Walls Castle, British steamer, 026, H. Kennett, Pelog May 22, Timber.LINE, GRAWFOUD & Co.

Fushun, Chinque steamer, from Whampoa.

Signal, German stenzor, 585, 0. A. Bun- dewadt, Pakhoi May 29, and Hoihow 30, General.STEMSSEN & Co.

Charles Dennis Americaa ship, 1,652, Z. Allons, Newcastle April 9, Coal.--ORDER.

DEPARTURES. May 30-

1056 China, for Whampoa.

Falkenburg, for Whampoa. ***».. Nierstein, for Whampen Benledi, for Saigon. Fukien, for Amoy and Tamsui

May 31-

The Steamship

Victoria Capt. COURDON, will be despatched for the above WEDNESDAY, the 2nd Jope, at

For Froight or Panasge, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, May 31, 1885. 1061

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR FOOCHOW (DIRECT.).

The Steamship

Guthrie, Captain Gnes, will be despatebed for the above Port on THURSDAY, the 3rd Juno, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co, Ayents.

Hongkong, May 31, 1886.

1062

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY..

FOR SHANGHAI VĨA AMOY. (Taking Carga & Passengers at through rates for NINOPO, CHEFOO, NEW CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE )

The Co.'s Steamship.

Sarpedon,

Captain CHRIMES, will be despatched as above on.

TUESDAY, the 8th Proximo.

For Froight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, May 31, 1886

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

1066

May 20, 1886- Anton, German steamer, 396, E. Aerebos, Manila May 26, General.-BearDao & Co.

Victoria, British steamet, « 1,500, John) Coundon, Hamburg April 9, and Singapora May 23, General-RUSSELL & Co.

Matilda, for Mantung. Chi Yuen, for Shanghai. Madras, for Nagmaki.

CLEARED.

Channel Queen, for Havre and London. Cicero, for Kutchinatzu. Crusader, for Haiphong. Auton, for

Amoy.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVER,

Per Auten, from Manila, 1 Chinese. Per Victoria, from Singapore, &c., 28 Chinese,

Per Veaizt, from Singapore, 200 Chinese. Per Menmuir, from Sydney, do..., Mcsare

Patti and Frame, and 6 Chinese.

For SHANGHAI.—-

servants of the Government pay them the Harbour Department-Mr Thomas selves at the cost of somebody oleo then Middleton Leatherbarrow, Becond Board. Per Victoria, at 3.37 p.m., on Wednes- the Government. So long as such ning Oficer, to be First Eoarding Offcar,

day the 2nd June.

system prevails, there can be no hope vice Me A F: Sampson, deceased: Mr Wil- whatever for the formation of any bodyliam Williams to be Second Boarding Oficer..

For FOOCHOW-

Per Guthrie, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, of men, medical or otherwise, for the

the 2nd June. For SAIGON.--

Per Tolani, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the

3rd Juno.

service of the Chinese Government, SATURDAY's Gazette contains the following Until a fair remuneration is guaranteed announcement The Officer Administrat- for work done, and actualy paid to the ing the Government has been plansed to men who perform that work, it is utter-

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS-ly useless to expect to get horest men appoint provisionally, and until Her Ma-

LAND COOKTOWN,

TOWN to offer their services. At present the Jesty's pleasure may be signified, Alexander VILLE

BRISBANE, SYDNEY,

only result of the Chinese system of Palmer MacEwen, Esquire, to ben Mambar MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE.—

forcing officials to pay themselves is, to of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, develop dishonesty and ander it, we pics the Hon. T. Jackson, absent on leave. repeat, the reforming party in China V

Fer Tannadice, at 2.30 p.in., on Saturday,

the 5th June.

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY,

Per Kashgar, at 2 p.m., on Saturday, the

6th June.

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

5th June.

For SINGAPORE.—

need never expect honest ar faithful ser- FROM the statement of receipts and dir vice. The efforts made by Dr Wyke-bursements for the first quarter of 1886, bim Myers and others to produce published in Saturday's Guztio, it appears native medical men possessed of a

spent on extraordinary public works, Neby

knowledge of Western methods are that the revenue collected amounted to worthy of all praise. They furnish, 8388,780.95 and the amount disbursed Per Hesperia, at 9 am, on Sunday, the on a stall scale it may be, the $389,430.51f, su excess of expenditure over

6th June.

materials for improvement in Ching; income of $47,658.59, 8115,816.68 were but we cannot refrain from pointing out to those interested that, until the officiat system of payment, or non-payment, of salaries is thoroughly reformed, and placed upon an honest and sound basis, the development of such a reform as that contemplated for the Chinese services is altogether impossible.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping

4 p.Canton leaves for Shanghai. 5p.co.Zafiro leaves for Manila, de,

SILICATED

CARBON FILTERS.

FOR

PURIFYING DRINKING

A

WATER.

Shipment of these Filters

in three useful sizes has

Per Falkenburg, from Wahu, 10 Chiese, just been received by the Under Per Zefire, from Manila, Mesers J. C.

Tyler,

R. Sutcliff, Don Yriarte y Albeira signed.

and servant, and 100 Chinese.

Per Carisbrooke, from Const Porta, Mi

Balita, from Haiphong, 20 Chiness.

and 2 children, and 20 Chinese.

Per

Por Partrulje, from Pakboi, &c., Mr Vaughan, und 20 Chinese.

-Protos from Saigon, 40-Chinese. Por Agean, from Saigon, 15 Chinose. Per Signal, from Hoihow, Mr Tydel, and og Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Fabien, for Amoy, Mr and Mrs Ong' Catung.

Per Benledi, for Saigon, 12 Chinese, Per Oli Yuen, for Shanghai, 79 Chinezo.

TO DEPART

Per Urunder, for Haiphong, Mr and Mrs Janet, Messa Delpon and Legrand, and

45 Chinese.

Per Anton, for Amoy, 140 Chinese,

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED BUEZ CANALA OUTWARD BOUND-Cachar, March 23: Compton, Starbuck, May 4; Stentor Iphigenia, Euphrates, 7: Ozuɛ, 14; Orester, 18; Glentyon, 21; Glaucus, 21; Ulysses, Blektra, Saghalien, 28. BoREWARD BOUND:-Deucalion, May 4

Oyclop

Melbourne, 14;

Laertes, 19; Fintaire, 21; Iranaddy, 26.

The not Is Mart, por the F. & Or

We note that the little steamer Dicky, which was recently purchased by Mr A. Johnston, after lying several months in Hongkong harbour, arrived safely at Port Darwin on the 13th instant.

On her way down, sho encounterod a gala of wind the Chins ses during which all the fron water was spoiled and she

piti in to Zamboanga for a fresh apply. She also met with heavy weather crossing the Ars fora doa.

Tas much longed-for rain has come at fast, but the few showers that here fallen to-day have done little more than web the surface

of the ground, which was so parched that the steamer Roselle, left" Singapore en Tameday, the 27th instant, at 6 p.tn., water was absorbed not many minutes after and may be expected here on or about it had fallen. The general appearance of Tocaday evening, the Jet June,

the sky and the fall of the thermometer The 0 &0. On's steamer Belgic, with

the American Mail on board, williesva seem to indicate that there much rain Yokohama on Tuesday, tlie 1st Juno, yet to come. The poor people of Hong. at daylight, and may be expected here

kong would welcome & 48 hours down your on or about Monday, the 7th

in order that their present hand-to-mouth Liverpool, left Singapore on the 26th scanty dole of water might be changed into instant, and is due here on or about an abundant supply for domestic and other the 1st proximo.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. The O. 8. B. Co.'s steamer Palinurus, from

Hongkong, April 27, 1886.

·245·

| The publication of this issue commenced

al 7.35 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1886.

Tuz ceremony which took place the other day in the Government Central School, when H. E. the Acting Gover nor presented certificates to the two medical students who are being trained by Dr Wykeham Myers, of Takoo, was an event of some importance. Thera can be no question that the need exists in the great Empire of China for the in- ag troduction of a medical education more

SHIPPING REPORTS, The British, steamer. Menmuir: reports i Leaving Sydney calling at Coast Ports, with strong Southerly winde and fine was ther, which were carried all along the Australian Coast. Since leaving Port Das wine for Hongkong, experienced light winds and fine weather to port,

rical system that now exists can possibly

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s

S. S. Taisang, from Calentia, left

purposes.

Singapore for this port on the 28th Yrstzapay, on the high son, while the May, and may be expected here on or German steamer Proton was on her way to about the 2nd Jane

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co. Bongkong with a cage of rice; two fromen stepmer. Orion, from Trieste, laft Sin- quarrolled and one of them stabbed the gapore on the 31st May, and may be other two or three times on the breast.

pected here on or about the 6th

The wounds are not of a serious nature, the June is.

§. Co.'s steamer carpedon, from knife with which they were made being" The O. S

small. Liverpool, left Singapore on the 31st

The matter, we presume, comes May, and may be expected here on or about the 6th June

under the jurisdiction of the German Cqual bare, who, we understand, is to investigate the circumstances. It is not thought that the fair will turn out so serions as to need the culprit being handed over to the Police Authorities in Hongkong.

DooK MOYENENTS

The barque Livingaton went to Aberdeen

Dook on Saturday. The Carisbrooks went to Cosmopolitan

Dock to-day, A

Tuz Magnetic observatione mede during

AST 845 last night a fire broke.unt in the house, No. 8, Jardine's Bazaar, known

The British steaner Zafiro reports: Had in accordance with the advances made 1885 at Kowloon Observatory are published -Venice, British steamor, 1,370, J. Blight winds with fine clear weather through in scientific knowledge than the emp in Saturday's Glazetia," Peters, Singapore May 99, GeneralBun out swell from N.E.⠀⠀ HIN CHAN,

The British steamor Carisbrooke reporta; May 30-

Had fue weather throughout with light 8.00 said to be. Even in this Coleny. DURING the week ending the 30th May, 101ow Loong Shop caused b Chi Tren, Chinese steamer, from Wham-Hasterly winds.

where Western intinences have bean Europeane and 1,462 Chinese visited the lamp having been bang to close proxim

to a quilt or blanket which took fre. Gront The British steamer Patridge reports: exercised for over forty years, the need City Hall Museum. Menmuir, British steator, 1,247, Helma, Had fine and clear weather, with light .E. exists almost as unmistakably as it does

excitement ensued among ke 1065 Sydney April 24. Townsville 80, Cooktown winds throughoct.

O. BACKRACH,

Agent.

Hongkong, May 31, 1886.

Stocks,

DANES.

pon

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

MAY 31, 1888.

Nos of Shares

Value

up.

Paid POSITION TER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend

Retro Balances. f'word

Closing Quotations, Dash

{- 8 4,500,000)

£2 div., & 10

1268 125

·For equali

|sationaf div.

(8 600,000))

50,000 TL

675,000)6

before MONDAY, the 7th June, or they Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 8 will not be recognised.

No Fire Intrance has been effortod.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent

Hongkong, May 28, 1886.

Not Responsible for Debts,

1049

Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Grow of the following Vessele, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

ABBIE CARVEE, Atserican barque, Capt. B. C. Pendleton. —Order.

** Acus Bows, Hawiian-brig, Captain J

Phillips. —Captain.

Atma, German barguo, Capt. B. Alberta. -Melchers & Doc:

CHARLES DENNIS, American ship, Capt.

L Allen-Order

F. H. Deews, German barque, Capt. A.

H. RothbartCaptain.

INKORARGEN

North-China Insurance Co., Ld......5,000 £ Tengista Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Socisty. Co., Ld.... 10,000 $ China Traders Insurance Co. Ld24,000 Canton Insuranca Office Co., Ld..... 10,000 8 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited... 1,800

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. L.... 8,000

China Fire Insurance Co., J20,000

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES,

$ 63,800.38 bonus 3-year 100% prom., cash, sellers

to Dec. 31.851

Tis. 812,639.35 T20 p. sh.

for 1884 TIA. 300 per share

200£ 52

·28 £20 £ 250 258 83,338 25 600,0008 250% BCB 156,000 8 1,000$ 200 28,711505 2508 508 1,000,000 8 1009 208 "666,700 $

1008 76 € 300,000 -50% 508 86,764.168 102 10 102 10 100 all

H'kong & Whampos Dock Co., La. 12,500 $ 1268 195 HK, and China Gas Co., Limited. || 3,000 £10 £10

New Shares

1,900 € 1027.10 100 100 Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.... 2,000

3,000 shs.

LOOD ned

100 50 China Sugar Company, Limited.

1008 100

K. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Li 8,000 8 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited.... 20,0008 Indo-China & N. Company, Limited 18,387

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

31,212 2 China and Manila B. 8. Co., Ed..... 3,6008

MOOOELLANEOUS.

FRED, P. LATCHFIELD, American baryongkong Bakery Company, La

Capt. Bamul. Bartlett-Order.

Top Company, Limited... 5,000 $

Limited... 7,000

HALLOWEES, British ship, Captain R. F. Luron Sugar Coming Co $,000

Donker-Bussell & Co.

HEHET S, SANFORD, American ship, Capt, G. W. Pendleton. --Adamson, Bell & Co.

JOHN M. HLAR, British ship, Capt. D.

Faulkner-Melchars & Co,

Loanda, British ship, Cspt, A. J. Boott Butterfield & Bwire. Sugaroan, Italian steamer, Captain G Parodi Carlowits & Co.

Bulgara, British barque, Capt. Marsten.

WANDERING Mixerant. Be bag dentine, Capt. Endaon--Arnlioli, Karberg & Co

Parak Tin Mining & Selangore Tin Mining Co. (8'hai).... 1,600 Pasjon & Sunghie Dus. Samatan

40,000 Mining

Co Hang Rope

Co., I. 3,0008 H. & M. Glam Manufacturing Co.az (4,000 6 Chinese Imperial 188

1884

Chinese Imp (Ch. Ban Burar Debenturen, 1880

2700 € 600%

253

253

100 $100

50 -100

108

18,000 9.177 8112

For STT 120 3,059.76 Dso. 31 1884 439,089.41831 p h.:/84896 200.773.71 18% Paniom 978 465,214.49|| 10% Br

sellers

"Cash

2,868.89 6% for 1885 $180 per share 283,482.55 $37,60 for '84 9409, a cash 228,811.678 6 for 1881 26 p.sh., cash

half year prem, cast 34,522,06

Dec. 31/85 402,22 12% year and

653, cash ng June3 85 117-16,73 % for 1884 |5 % discouní, cană

25 discount

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on the mainland; and the problem pre-Tan Agent of the Austro Hungarian Lloyd's fire was quickly extingu sented to those desirous of susing this 8. N. Co. informs us that the 8.S. Orion, action of one of the int need supplied is, how best to prepare from Trieste; left Singapors for this port the Chine Sugar Rafa the way for the Inauguration of an in- proved system Mach has been written about the desire entertained by Li

this morning.

Hung Chang sad other enlightened Msens Butterfield & Swire inform us that Chinesa statesmen to obtain a staff of the O. 8. 8. Co.'s texmer Sarpedon, from medical men for the army, the ravy and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port this the civil service of China; and while it morning. cannot be denied that it is to the re-figu

cent operations against the French Mesans Adamson, Bell & Co. informa un we owe the expression of that desire, that the S. Rochampion, from Antwerp, still it is the confession of weakness Bordeaux, &c., sailed from Haiphong for which generally precedes reform, sad it

lakong and others.

were mustered, but that

men

not required and the engine Font:

ing the excit

ught Jabber

dind out and the crowd which had gathered dispersed

Bays the Northern Territory Zimes. The Gazelle announcem

pounds will be

riving in the + tum

dost, be report

may be accepted as rooh. It cauto be this port fo-day denied, however—as was suggested by *Correspondent, the other day that THE P. & C. steamer Ronto passed Chin- Chine could do much more than she king on Saturday night, the 92nd instant, tion by largo, number does, if she were really in earnest, in from Hankow, with new season's tea, bound the pro offering inducements to young Chinese for Londor. The sa Berens passed the ma to enter upon such a career. At of Chinking on the 23rd inst, bound for ficial agreement to give adequately-paid Hankow to load new season's tea. employment to those who qualify them-

siderad, will,

of the consid

selves to perform certain duties would MR Fast Behre informs us that the D. Dters, will in fat be the greatest incentive to students steamer Iphigenio, from Hamburg left or r

in attaining the necessary qualifcationa

Out of the newly-organised official sys. Singapore for Hongkong to-day at 8p.m.

naf thes

the Territory. Eve free, they

te the medical reform would and its She is consequently due bere in the after-okons way to the general mass of the pupaloon of 6th of June tion, assuming that the official organİ82–—

tion was based upon an honest founda. Tra Korschalt Ice Depot has anounced tion, Here, however, the main difi- that in accordance with instructions re- culty presents itself. The reluctance ceived the sale of ice will be suspended shown by the anti-foreign party in for the present season, so that the Hong Chins to adopt Western ideas is not by kong Tea Company le again in ind soy means a minor difficulty to over-

come; but this other obstacle, that pression of the field, at least for the of overcoming the dishonest and corrupt | sant. official system which prevails throngh

out the Empire, seems to be aluçet in= | Two boatmon were fined, one 810 superable. A gentleman istoryat other $12, for making their boals ed in native youths put the question to us P. & 0, steamer Bhiod while us the other day, What salary would the buoy, the inforiuad

young Chinese secure from the Chinese

Government after he had qualified as a

Me, E. Osborne, who

medical man ** Now, this query zalats, defeated ported up the whole question of the ris

the Lio

that

nail-fax of tex all Okinon a