1886-07-05 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE; QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HAVE

10:

FOR

THE FOLLOWING

THE CHINA MAIL.

Ningpo, British steamer, 761, W. Potts, Par Carisbrooke, for Coast Porta, 2 Euro-

To-day's Advertisements sha July 30, General-STEMSKEN & perns, and 300 Chineso.

VICTORIA LAUNDRY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

! MEETING POSTPONED. 11HE EXTRAORDINARY MESTING of SHAREHOLDERS which should SALE have taken place To-day, will be held fo MORROW (TUESDAY), at the HONGKONG HOTEL, at 3 o'Olock in the Afternoon.

Shareholders are requested to be present.

R. C. HURLEY, Secretary.

STORES.

-0-

BX AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER.

Brnokęd HAMS

A

Golden SYRUP in Gallen Tins. Assorted SYRUPS.

CUTTING's Table FRUITS. ASPARAGUS.

Queen OLIVES.

Sausage MEAT.

CAVIAR

Potted MEATS:

MACKEREL is at Tins.

Eagle Brand MILK,

Lamb' TONGUES.

Green CORN.

Baked BEANS. BRAWN.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT

of

COOKING AND PARLOUR

STOVES.

AGATE IKON

UTENSILS.

WOFFLE IRONS.

WARE COOKING

OHARCOAL IRONS. KEROSINE LAMPS.

NONPAREIL KEROSINE OIL.

WINES, &c.

SPARKLING BAUMUR, Piș. & Qta. @

811 and $12.

OUP CHAMPAGNE, Pts. & Qts. @ $12

and $14.

SACCONE'S SHERRY..

SADCONE'S INVALID PORT ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. JAMESON'S WHISKY.

OLD BOURBON WIHISKY

HEERING'S CHERRY CORDIAL ABROSTED LEQUEURS.

DRAUGHT, ALE and PORTER.

&., &0.

&V

THE VEUAL ASSORTMENT

of

OILMAN'S STORES,

at the

Lowest Possible Prices

FOR CASH..

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkong, July 1, 1886.

1266

1293

Hongkong, July 5, 1985, THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Co.'s Stenship

Diamante, Capt. MCCASLEN, will be despatched for the above Porta TOMORROW, the 6th Englane, at 6 p. tu.

For Freight or Famage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers. longkong, July 5, 1680.

1201

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOCSHOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

Namba,

Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the above Parts on WEDNESDAY, the 7th Instant, at

Noon

Fur Freight or Passage, apply to

. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Vo..

General Managers. Hongkong, July 5, 1886.

1293

THE GIBB LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,

! (Culting at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS

LAND PORTS, taking through Cargo fur ADELAIDE, TASMANIA and NEW ZEALAND.)

4 p.m.

The British Steamer

Afghan, Captain Rov, will be despatched as above on

| SATURDAY NEXT, the Hilth Instant, at The Steamer hes excellent Accommode. tion for First-class Passengers.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIDE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Managers.

Hongkong, July 5, 1826

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS..

July 4 1880

Co.

Pearl, British aleamer, 705, 11. F. Munk, Amoy July 1, and Swator 3, General- BUN BIN CHAN.

Afghan, British steamer, 1,139, G. Roy, Bydney May 26, Coal-Gus, LIVINGSTON &Co.

July 5-

Don Juan, Spanish steamer, 654, José Marquez, Manila July 2, General.-BRAN DIO & Co.

Menzaleh, French steamer, 1,273, Bensis, Yokohama June 27, and Kobe 29, Mails and Genera), -MESSAGERIE MARITIMES,

Drachenfels, Germansteamer, 1,459, Tarre, Wahu June 26, and Chinkiang 28, Rico.- MELCHERS & CO.

Quarta, German steamer, 733, T. T. Kock, Newelwang June 27, Beans,Es. EcoBilts & Co.

Zambesi, British steamer, 1,540. Francis Cole, Bombay June 17, and Singapore 80, General.-P. & O. 8. N. Go.

Crus, French steamer. 3,675, Læquoré, Shanghai July 3, Bails and General MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

DEPARTURES. July 4-

Propontis, for Saigon. Verwaerts, for Haiphong. Fushen, for Shanghini. Madras, for Nagasaki. Carisbrooke; for Count Ports.

July 6

Nispe, for Whampoa. Drachenfels, for Whampoa Yanga, for Shanghai. Rochampton, for Swatow. Parthia, for Singapore and New York. Danube, for Bangkok. Esmeralda, for Manila. Gerda, for Chefoo. Pearl for Singapore.

CLEARED.

Yorkshire, for Kobe and Yokohama. ‚“ Queen of England, for Bangkok Lady Harewood, for Quin-hon. Fidelio, for Amoy.

PASSENGERS.

ANIM

Per Diamante, from Manila, Capt. M. H. Walker, and officers and crew of steamer Compton, and 20 Chinese.

Per Ning, from Shanghai, 97 Chineso. Per Salter, from Haiphong, Mr and Mrs Jameson, Mr and Mrs Basquelle, Mossra Roque, Fousand, Capt. Delpon, Rebaud, R. Van der Heyde, Banson, Ninyes, Sineme, Verdey, Halloo, Pachet pere, Pachot his, Flaise, Audré, Verziem, and 164 Chines

V.

Per Pearl, from Amoy &c, 371 Chinese, for

r Singapore.

Ter Afghan, from Sydney, Mr W. G. 1284 Marriott

Marriot

Diente, British steamer, 314, A. A. McCaslin, Manila July 1, General-Rus BELL & Co.

Gerda, German steamer, 340, C. Erichan, Tientsin June 23, and Chefeo 28, Boats SIEMSKEN & C5.

Air, British atozmer, 1,499, W. Ellis, Bydney June 2, Moreton Bay 5. Townsville 6. Cairan, Cooktown Thursday Island 11, Port Darwin 15, and King Sound 93, Oceral and Coal, RUSSELL & Co.

Por Don Juan, from Manila, Mr José Quer and 7 Chinese.

Meers Vicente Gonato and P.

Per Mencales, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, Meers Hombes and Rodriguez y Rogas; for

for Marroil'es, Mesura T. Yamagout chi,

H. Tashima and Ts Shin. Per Quarts, from Newchu

schwang, 4 Chinese. Per Latest, from Singapore, 80 Chincee. Por Ocus, from Shanghai: for Hongkong, Mr Reuter and servant, Messra do Sanna and Ohate, and 4 Chinese for Port Said, Mr Jolion for Maenoillos, Messrs Evans, Young, Lucas, Tournade and Hughes.

DPARENT

Per Frepontis, for Saigon, 12 Chinese. Per Vuruzerte, for Haiphong, 160Chinese. Por Fushun, for Shanghai, 60 Chinese:

To-day's Advertisements. See, French atcanier, 323, Th. Larède, Per-Yangtze, for Shanghai, 1 Europeau,

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.

Haipheng July 2, General-A. R. MARTS. and 10 Chinese..

Destination.

Commandant VIMONT,

Kobo and Yokohamis.. London and Hamburg...

The Co.'s Steamship

Iva,

will be despatched for London, vía Suez Canal. SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from London, via Suez Canal. Europe.

London and Hamburg....... G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Londen, and Ports of Call.. Agent,

London, vin Suez Canal.. Manila, via Attoy Hongkong, July 5, 1886.

Marseille, &c., via. Saigon.

1.225

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS. The Co.'s Steamship

Montaleh, Commandant

BENOIS, will be despatched for KOBE and YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the Mail Steamer from Europa G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent, Hongkong, July 5, 1880.

1296

STEAM FOR · SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRANDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON: ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B-Cargo can be taken on through Bill of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN

·GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

Cargo will

10.

Specs

Now

San Francisco...

Shanghai... เทศ

Por for thin, for Singapore, &c., 1 Euro peon, and 242 Chinese.

Por Paarl, for Singapore, 408 Chinose. TO DEFART, Per Yorkshire, for Kobe, deo,2 Por Fidelio, for Amoy, 50 Ohiness.

poans.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

No. 715] Tobr 6, 1880.

Hon. F. Hyrie have mach pleasure in As no more money can be squeezed out ecconding that. I dare say there is a good of this Colony, Lord Granville trusts deal of sentiment about the matter, but I therefore that directions will be given to the officers charged with the expendi. it better to adapt the English law. His Excellenty pointed out that the mature to see that the sum voted is not tion just propused could not be entertained exceeded, making reductions if accomary at the present stage, as the principle of the

think

Not Responsible for Debts. quite agree with what has fallen from the strangely ominoes; but, as we have al

Attorney General. I have always said and Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor thought that the closer we adhere to the shade tinere cling to the hopa berality in regard to the construction of Owners will be Responsible for lines of home legislation the better. We that no further application to our li are a young community here and have the authorised works may be taken to Per Danube, for Bangkok, 20 Chinese. Per Esmeralda, for Manila, Mestors any Debt contracted by the Officers or great deal to learn, and we cannot go to a Jasquien and Guillaune and Misace Car Crew of the following Vessels, during better fountain tend then the laws of be as final and comprehensive as the Great Britain and Ireland, where this sub-wording of an official despatch will par- men, Eens and D. Bertolins, and 8 Obi-their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—

ABBIE CARVER, American barque, Capt. jest has been thoroughly threshed out and wit. The concluding clause, of Mr nesa deck.

everything in connection with it considored. Mendle's letter to the War Office, how- B. O. Fendleton. Order.

ALPARD WATTS, Ardorioan ship, Capt. II therefore propose the English law be ever, is not so reassuring as it might be.

adopted as far as

applicable. Euro-A. Hyler-Douglas Toprak & Co.

ALBA, German barque, Capt. R. Alberta. -Melchor & Ca

BASU J. H. Amor, bargno, Capt. John A. P

AVID, Norwegian barque, Captain (1.

Tong Sang Wo. British harque, Captain A. H. Pilkington.Jardine, Matheson & Co.

CHARLES DENNIS, American ship, Capt,

Allens-Order. COLURA, American barque, Captain L. H. Howus-Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

E. SPENCE, British barque, Captain J. H. Gill-Order,

Q. .0. American barque, Captain

TOBEY, R G. Dolano.-Ed. Schell hass & Ca

HENRY 8. SANFORD, American ship, Capt. G. W. Pendleton. ~~~Adamson, Bell & Co.

D. PETERS

American ship, Capt. G. A. Lane-Messageries Maritimes,

Austro-Hungarian ship, Capt. LEONORA, G. Moresan.--Melchors & Ou

The British steamer Diamante reports: -

Laft Alanita July 1st, had light variable winds and fine weather throughout.

The Britisk steamer Airlie reports: Had light to moderato variable winds till King's to arrival Sound was reached and thence light E and S. Easterly with fine weather. "The British steamer Ningpo repörts: From Shanghai to Tangying, dull and over cast, with heavy rain and strong B. and S.E. rinda and sea and thence to port light B. W. winds, and fine clear weather,

smooth.

The Spanish steamer on Jus reports Had fine weather; yesterday we mot one of the O. red-funnet steamer, bound from N.N., to 8.8.W,

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:

L

Oasis, American ship, Captain Dillon. Melchers & Co.:

Scre, British steamer, Captain Dodd. Gibb, Livingston & Co.

For STRAITS RANGOON AND CALCUT-J.

TA

Per Nurjahan, at 2.30 a.m., on Tuesday,

the Oth inst

For KOBE & YOKOHAMA.....

Por Yorkshire, st 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the 6th inst, instead of us provionaly notified.

For NEWCHWANG.-

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

the 6th inst

For AMOY AND MANILA.—---

Per Diamande, at 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 6th inst.

For AMOY & MANILA-

Per Yon Juan, at 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 6th inst.

For HAIPHONG.--

Per Saltoe, at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, the

6th inst ForW, AMOY & FOUCHOW.—|

Vessels Advertised as Leading.

Vessela

Menzaleh (3) .......... Denbighshire (8)... Orest.ca (8).. Oopack (8). Merionethshire (s).... Rohilla (8).. Glencoe (8) Diamante (s).. Bormida (8)........ Oxua (8).

Henry S. Sanford

Genoa, c....... San Franciscu, via Yokohama.. San Pablo, (a)..... San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Sydney (3)..

St. David......

(0). Fooksang

tentor (s)... Ava via Amoy.........

= (6).. Anchiees Nurjahaa ().. Singapore, Perang and Rangoon Singaporo and Penang.......... Camorta (9) Swatow, Anoy and Foochuw... Namas (9).. Sydney and Molboarce... Afghan (8). Sydney and Melbourne, &o..... Taiwan (s). Trieste, &a.

Mlektra (8)

Slucks.

BANKS,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp.100,000) |

INSURANCES.

Captain.

Benois... W. Cuming... Hatchinson.....

J. C. Jaques. W. H. Datten....... W. Barratt... Duke... McCaslin... Lequerré..

Pendleton

Frost Hogg Edwards..... Vimont. Lapage

Pocock Roy Clagg G. Regusin.

Por

at 11.30 am., on Wednes the 7th inst.

む

WH. LE LOR, British barque, Capt. H. Vetch. Arnhold, Karborg & Co. Zouave, American ship, Captain Robert C. Lope-Order.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Denbighshire leaves for London, &c.

5 p.m.--Diamante leaves for Manila, &c.

Tenders Close. Noon-Tenders for Government Bills

received by the Chiof Paymaster. Meeting,

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Victorin Laundry Coy., Limited, at Hongkong Hotel.

SILICATED

CARBON FILTERS

on it.

Bill had been approved, on its second roed in order to ensure the desired objean olject is efficient defenon, although ing and the Council was now-in Committee It does not appear that the desered Home discussion ensued on the form of that has hitherto boon put forward as the ground upon which this Colony has procedure

The Attorney General supported the sog-voted the very largo sum above named. gestion.

Hon. T. Jackson withdrew his amond-The Defences are, then, to be efficient mont (the insertion of the words not ex- exactly in proportion to the patriotic oeeding one mention the understanding liberality of Hongkong and no mors that after the Bill had passed a resolution More's the pity. would he moved in favour of the adoptioa of the Buglish law,

the

to

Hen. F. D. Bassoon asked what would be

effect if the resolution it was intended рторова под

should not be carried.

The Attorney General said the Bill would

then stand as law.

The question that the clauss stand part of

TELEGRAMS.

THE BRITISH ELECTION.

LONDON, July 3.

Up to Saturday the Elections show the

Der 91 Gladstonites,

25 Parnellites.

the Bill, with the insertion of the words following resulta - 'or permanently,' was then put and carried. 40 Unionista, The other clauses of the D1 which bad 241 Torios, stood over were carried without discussion the words not exceeding being inserted before the penalties.

The Attorney-General gave notice that at the next meeting of the Cencil he would move the third reading of the Bill.

Me Gladstone has been re-elected unope posed.

Lord Randolph Churchill, and Sir M Hicks-Boach have been returned with large majorities.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.P

»PASSED BUEY CANAL.

OUTRARD BOURD; Anchies Fandora, Juno 11; Benglos, Glemartney, Priam, Prins George, lo Jason, 18: Fangtað, 22

Melbourne, Glenfalias Glengarry, Telemachus, 25.

HOMEWARD BOUND --Antenor,

18; Ningchow, Jane 22.

Mezzalié,

It will be seen from the above that the Pross Law was passed on the dis- The principal feature of the election is finet understanding that the law of the decrease in the voting on both sides. England would be introduced; and we can add our personal testimony to the effect that the unofficial members most certainly were clear as to the existence of such an understanding. This arrange- ment transpired on the 10th of Febru ary, when the Bill had arrived at its second reading; and the Bill was read a third time pro form on the 17th of the same month. On the 24th Marcb, the Acting Governor gave his consent to the Ordinance; and it would seem to have been then forwarded to WATER. the Secretary of State. Not a word, however, was sail about the resolution to be moved in favour of the adoption of the English law. And in the mean- time (8th of March) the Attorney Gen- MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Franch

eral proceeded Home on leave, and, will be despatched on THURSDAY,

bas Mr E. J. Ackroyd reigned in his stead, the 8th July, with Mails for the

Other matters of much graver import- United Kingdom, Europe, and

places just been received by the Underace have doubtless occupied the attan- Und Naples

to

Saigon, Straite Bertlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, signed. the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

day For SHANGHAL -Per Fooksang, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednes

day tho 7th inst. For SAIGON...

For Decima, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the

9th inst.

PURIFYING

Contract Packet Orus A

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &co.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, July 8---

Noun-Meeting of The Dairy Farm Co.,

Ltd., at No. 5, Stanley Street, TUSSDAY, July 13-

8 p.m.-Auction of Farm Lot No. 38, Pokfoolumn, with, Buildings, at Mesare. David Sassoon, Sous & Co.'s office. FDAY, July 15-

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong Ice Company, Limited, at the Company's office, Peddar's Street.

Agents,

Messagories Maritimes.... Adarason, Rail & Co. Butterfield & Swire...... Arnbold, Karberg & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co.....

&O.S. N. Co Jardine, Matheson & Co...... Russell Micssageries

Carlowita

Maritimes...

Russell & Co..

0. & O. S. 8. Co...

Pacific Mail S. S. Ca..... frumell &

Co

Russ Matheson & Co..

ution & Swire....

Messageries Maritimes.. Butterfield & Swire. N. Mody & Co.

Bell

Douglas Lapreik & Gibb, Livingston & Co. Butterfield & Swire. D. Bachrach.

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend

Reserve. Balances.f'ward" up.

£2 div., & 10/

L'ate of Leaving.

Quick despatch.

July 6,

July 7.

About July 10.

About July 13.

..July 16, at 4 p.m.

About July 16. July 6, at b Joly p.. July 8, at noon. About July 13. Quick despatch. July

13, at 3 p.m. 24, at 3 p.m.

Julek despator July 7, at 4 p.m.. pally July 12.

Quick despatch.

July

10.

About July 6,

About July 10, July 7, at noon. July 30, at 4 p.m. „July 12, at 4 p.m. ..July 15, at noon.

JULY 5, 1886,

"Closing Quotations, Cash

18 4,500,000

For quali 68,800.38 bonur-year 173 % prom. sationof dis.

to Doc. 31.85 $500,000

Ts. 20 psh. TL. 275 per akars "for 1884

3,050 for T. 120

Nos. of Shares

value.

121 12

2012: 5t

T812,630.35

£

25 25$

2508 54$

253

50,000 Tix. 575,000|8| 600,000 8 155,000 3

sellers

200,773.73 18% ann

10% 85 455,214.43

2,868.816% for 1885 2175 per share 250% 0% 1,000,000 $283,482.55 827.50 for '84 $417 buyers 100% 208 506,7008 228,811.676 for 1884 887 per share

cash

North-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £ Yangtaze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £20 Union Insurance Society Co., Ld... 10,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., L4000 $83.33 Carton Insurance Office Co., Ld.....10,000/3 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited....... 1, 500 1,000 20$ 28,711.60 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 China Fire Insurance Co., Ld........ 20,000 $

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld. 8,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 8 Indo-China 8. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 E

31,213 60,000 shares isemed.. Chira and Manila S. 8. Co., Ld..... 5,500 @

MTHOKLLANEOUS.

'kong & Whampoa Dock de,, Ld. 12,500 HK and China. Gas Co., Limited. 6,000 £ 1,900 € New Shertz,

2,000 Hongkong Hotel Company, L...

abs. insued China

my, Limited.. Company, I Hongkong Ice Company, Limited. Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.... Luzon Sagar Company Limited..... 7,000 Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. 5,000 Selangore Tin Mining Co. (Bhai)..... 8,5009

PERINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM TELE PETINSOLLAND's Steam ship ROMILLA, Captain W. BARRATT with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct, við SUEZ CANAL sad sal Ports of Call, on THURSDAY, 15th July, at 4 p.m.

be received on board until m the day of sailing.

sois (Hold) at the Office Parods and

of sailing. until 19 £ m. on the day of

For further Particulara regarding to the and PASSAGE, apply FREIGHT PENINSULAR

& ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.

The Contents and Fakse of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment Panjom & Banghie Dua Samstar 40,000 3

Shippers are particularly requested to

Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 1,000: # B., & M. Glass Manufactoring Un... 4,000 Chinese Imperial 1887...

100878 500,000

B08 508 86,761.16

£ 16 10£ 10 100 all

126 1258 10 £ 10 102-7.10 100 100 100 50

18,000 £9,177.31,1£

100% 100

25 25

30,000

50%

6,000 $

10 100

50 all 100 all

108 5

nos

50

"LOANS."

1884

1884

Retor

8. 56t TL 800

27001

1884 B....... Chinese Imp. (Ch. Bank Inan) 1885) 2790 Suzar Debentures, 1880.

27001

31898

·800!0;

600

1297

pada Ahe terms and conditions of the Com,inine Co..

pany Black Bills of Lading,

Passengers desires of insuring their bage Rage man do so on application at the Com pany's Office, NBT Steamer takes Passengers and

Cargo for MARILLES BA

EL WOODIN Acting Superintendent

Hongkong, July 5. 1886,

: אא אאאא

31 1881 439,039,41 881 p sh /84800.

8% half year 882 prem, cash 34,622.0

Dec. 31,80 102.23 12% year end-

1ng June3 85653 cush 117.16.73% for 1884 1% prem.

25 discount

6,551187 % hall year 120 % prem.

•and 24% 10 % 1,527.3.11 bonus for ***

$120

per share Old, 25

8197 per share, cash 1,178.07

18160 New, $3

890 per share 13,451.61None 1,125.30817 690.66816 1,094.29%

First year Int. Pagubia,

Jane16&Dec.10 March 15 June 20

Oct. 15

11 Jan. 18

Jane

Ducem.

40 per share

SASO

F

FOR

DRINKING

Shipment of these Filters

in three useful sizes

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

tion of those concerned, and the arrange. ment thus ronde with the unofficial members of Council has passed into the limbo of forgetfulness. What is even mora remarkable still, these worthy and honourable gentlemen have entirely for- gotten about the conditions upon, which THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.eir votes were obtained. It is true

LIMITED,

Hongkong, April 27, 1886.

DEATH

848

At Labuan, on the 18th June, Sram ELPHINSTORE DALRYMPLE, Resident of Gays, British North Borneo, aged 42.

The publication of this issue commenced

at 7:45 pm

The China tail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 5, 1886.

In the last issue of the Government Gazette, dated the 3rd instant, there

The next FRENCH Man, per the 25, M. Co.'s steamer doo, is to leave Bais gon for this port on Tuesday, the 6th instant, at 4 4.n, and may be expected. here on or

1 or about Friday morning, the 3th instant,

The

The

The

P. M. Co's steamer City of Sydney, left Yokohama on Saturday, the 3rd inst,, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 0th stant

steamship Arratoon poor, from Osl- cutts, Pening and Singapore, may be expected bera on or about the 6th inst. Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's 8. N. Co.'s stesmor Elektra, from Trieste, left Sin- gapore on the let instant, and may be expected here on or about the 7th inst

0.8.8. Co.'s steamer Anchises left Bin- gapere on the 2nd try and may be 8th the expected here on or about inst The steamship Sikh, from Glasgow and Li-

THE

that Mr Jackson Las gone Home also, that Mr Keswick and Mr Sassoon have bean absent from, the "Colony, and that

stant, and may be expected here on or the new member (Mr McEver) bas untverpool, left Singapore on the 3rd In he get had a chance of making any re- about the 9th st presentations upon any subject what THE 0.68, Co.'s steamer Bieter will leave ever. The Serior Member (Mr Ryrie) Bingapore on the 4th inst, and may expected here on or about the 10th: inst. is doubtless as much astonished as we are that the understanding arrived at

be

has been interpreted in a wide a spirit as To 0. & D. steamer Oczanie left Ban

it has been, and that, as no date was Francisco on the 25ad ultimo for Hong. fixed for the resolution referred to,

no one has ever thought of fixing kong

one! We should be the last to sup-

pose thet a vote had been obtained De Doberak's weather report for the month from the unofficial members upon of February is published as a supplement to sa understanding that was to be held the Gazette of Saturday lightly by those entering upon it, and

appears a notification which savours the first to rapel such an allegation.

somewhat of a surprise. We refer to Bat in this matter the Executive have Ir is notified in Saturday's Gazetts that Mr... be notification, confirming and allow thought proper to persist in treating the Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police, ing the Ordinance No. 6 of 1886, en- Chinese and European journalists upon has been granted four mouths leave of ab titled The Printers and Publishers' Or- the same footing; and the Government- aence.

dinance, 1886 This law is proclaimed in must therefore bear in mind that the

the sutice referred to; and as the pro-native editors, who do not fully under Tas Agent of the M. M. Go, informe në clamation gives the ordinance referred to stand the honesty and straight-forward- that the Company's Steamship Ap, with the force of law from the date on which nam of the British official, may have

it is proclaimed by the Governor, the their own ideas about the actual facts of the next Frenob.and Australian Maila, will re-enactment of the old Press Law, the case. Doubtless the reaslation was leave Saigon to-morrow, Tuesday, the 6th with one or two new and specially bur overlooked; the departure of Mr O'Mai instant, at 4 am, for this pork. densome clauses, may be said to be ley, the hurried conclusion of the last

complete. The discussion which took session, and the reference to the Secre- THE Japan Gouette says that during the place, both in and out of Council, upon tary of State, led to the omission. At

this subject may still be in the memory the same time, we must say that the first three days after leaving Hongkong the of our readers. That same discussion general result is not so satisfactory as Starbuch encountered strong boad, gales, furnished a very aleur example of the might have been wished. As for the and that she consequently, made a long absurdity of legislating for Europeaps re-enacted Ordinance, if it be not more passage up.

on the same lines as for Chinese, as the strictly enforced than it has been during

recently in collision with the German

old law was stated to be preserved the last twenty years, we can have per- The German steamer Falkenburg, which was mainly for the native newspapers. But sonally no grest objections to its exist the principal reason why we now draw attention to this matter is to point out the distinct breach of faith which must

eace.

be laid to the door of some one we EARL Grenville, Secretary of State for

steamer China at Bwatow, arrived at Shang-

hai on the 27th ultimo The NC. D. News

water line, above the

know not who is the responsible party the Colonies, has put in an official desays she is damaged about the bow, but all

inssmuch as the understanding enter-patch his pleasure over the extra vete ed into by the unofficial members of by this Colony of 200,376 for the com- Council when the Ordinance was allow-pletion of the Defence Works now A PROCLAMATION published in Baturday's ed to pass has not been observed. As belog constructed in Hongkong. In Goeriment Gazette anciances that a des - we have said, objectives were taken to deed, as he had previously done as a patch conveying Her Majesty the Queen's. unusual restrictions upon newspaper public banquet, he has expressed bis

proprietors being maintained in these high appreciation of the reailiness confirmation and allowance of the Printera. days; and the duty of having to get shown by the Council to share in the and Publisher's Ordinance and the Trado another printer and publisher to take a common burden of the Defences of the Marks Ordinance, Amendment Ordinacos, declaration of responsibility whenever Empire. It is well known that Lord has been received, or the registered printer and publisher Granville can round a period, or frame,

shall leave the Colony permanently or a phrase, with any man in Eagland, Ir is officially notified in Saturday's Gazette temporarily (to Macao, for instance, and be appears to have done it very that the Acting Franch Coral hure, M.

Rigorean, has received telegra from Saturday to Monday), was neatly on this occasion. Mr R. H. cited as an unnecessary inconvenience. Meade, of the Colonial Office, in a let

Upen these objections being disenssed,ter to the War Office, also published elseing the opening of the porta

the Attorney General modified his state where, states that Lord Granville and Nam Dinh to comemorou from the 31st ment of the case; and the following thinks that the Colonial Government May, and that post and tele

fairly describes the understanding ar- have behaved with great patriotism and have been opened at Coautri in Annam sod

rived at liberality in voting de very large sum of Banks in Tanquin

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AG STOKES, Bhare Broker,

The Attorney General Well, if the 110,000 for the construction of the

Council is not prepared to adopt that ar fortifications designed to receive the The Shanghai Mercury says the local agent. diganes in the form in which it is brought Armament, which will be supplied at of the F. &Q Company has recessed teles forward, if they are inclined to insist upon the cost of Imperial Funds The ex-

amandments affecting the application and pression of the fortifications designed graphic dying that the steam

t of the Ordinance, then

i

better to receive the armament, is somewhat which left Woodang With

Bay

to adopt the Ordinance altogether and peculiar, and suggests a similarity the 23rd May, was dockad We have heard the provisions of the between that and another phrase 10,80 on the morni English law are different from those on employed by the Acting Gover

tained in thie Bill, and we prefer to adopt zor,existing works. We shall make ing the pamage the English provisions." The preposition an effort, however, to be as little. would then be that we should take the pro- suspicious as possible, and open our Or the 21st últ Visions of the English law as it now exhale, mouths to receive the compliments dis the

far as they apply, and adopt them instead rected to be forwarded to this favoured of those which were originally

adoptrodd

forty years ago. I think really of the two

Isle. Again, his Lordship feels kurs

alternatives that would be the best if we are that the Under Secretary of State for forced to it. It the Council were deter War will agree with him that in will mined on an objection to that subastian Snot be possible to ask the Colony to again for ourtainly think it would be better we should vote any further mms on account of day, take the English law on the subject and these particular works. The limitation embody it in a new Ordinance.

Hon TORBOn Your Krogtiency, &

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