For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
-10-
H
A VE.
FOR 3 ALE
THA YOLLOWING
STORES.
EX AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER,
Smoked HAMS.
Goldon SYRUP in Gallon Tins. Assorted SYRUPS. →
CUTTING's Table FRUITS.
ASPARAGUS.
Queen OLIVES,
Kausige MEAT.
GAVIAR.
Potted MEATS. MACKEREL in ob Tina.
Eagle Brand MILK. Lab's TONGUES.
Green CORN.
Baked BEANS. BRAWN,
+
A LARGE ASSORTMENT
of
COOKING AND PARLOUR
STOVES.
AGATE IRON WARE COOKING UTENSILS.
WOFFLE IRONS.
CHARCUAL IRONS. KEROSINE LAMPS.- NONPAREIL KEROSINE OIL.
WINES, &c.
SPARKLING SAUMUR, P. & Qiu,
811 and $12.
@
OUF CHAMPAGNE, Pts. & Qis. @ 812
and $14.
SACCONE'S SBERRY.
BAUCONE'S INVALID PORT. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. JAMESON'S WHISKY.
ÜLD BOURBON WHISKY. KEERING's CLERRY CORDIAL. ASSORTED LEQUEIRS. DRAUGHT, ALE and PORTER.
to.,
$0.
THE USUAL ABSORTMEIR
of
Prospectus.
THE STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED WITH Lauren Lasanity UNDER THE INDIAN COMPANIES Acr, 1886)
CAPITAL,
22,000.000 In 20,0008lates of $100 each; Payable 25 per Share on Application, and $15 per Share on Allotmont.
Further Cali not to exceed $20 per Share at any me time, par to be made at intervals of less than three mouthi (NOTE.—Ith net intended to spill rip more than $20 per Share.)
DIRECTORS: HON'BLE JOHN ANDERSON, Chairman, (Moura. GUTHRIE & Co.) THOS, SCOTT THOM-ON, Est
W. R. Scorr & Co.) HG. RITTER, Esq.
(Mossts. PUFARCKEN, HEINER & Co.) MEYER BEAR, Esa.
(Mura. Katz BROTHERS.) JOHANNES LUTJENS, 199 (Mo-ara BEIN, MAYER & Oo.) WEE BOON TEK, Esq (Mrs. WHи BIN & Co.) KHO TIONG-POH, Esq. (Moners. BUN BIN & Co.) With power to add two to their Lumber.
BANKER:
SOLICITORS: MESSES, RODYK & DAVIDSON.
OFFICES: RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE
SKURETARY: THOS. BUTLER.
PROSPECTUS.
HIS Company is being formed via the chief object of providing owner of property within the StrainSettlements with a second Lal Fire Instance Office, the establishment of which the commercial in- portance of the Settlements Booms fully ta warrant.
The value of Firo- Insurance business in the Strain is large and increasing. The orasting Company can caly take a límit d amount on any one block of buildings, and it is reasoinh' to
flat a second Hocal Institution would command a goodly share of the riske which are now going to far distant Companies, who offer Instrera no participation in profits, and in which little or no Sharo interest is local
It is nubrious thas Fire Insurance business in the East has for many years past been exedingly profitable. Bates of premium zr s well maintained, and the Com. pany has so intention of competing on
terras than commonly exist with Has
lower
torn Mutual Ofice worked in connec
The Company tion with, ind within the Head Office of
OILMAN'S STORES, the Straits Isentance Company, Limited
at the
Lawast Possible Prices
FOR CASH?
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
Hongkong, July 1, 1886.
1268
and by the Board of Directors and Staff of that fust trtion. The Accounts and Lia- bilities of each Office will be kept absolutely distinct.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI, (Taling Cargo & Passingers at through rates for CHEFOO, FIENTSIN, NEW- CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports in the YANGTSZE)
The Co.'s Steamship
Foolmang
Captain Hooo, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 7th Instant, at 4 p.m. -
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong. August 5, 1886.
11:00
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Curgo & Passengers at through ratu for NINOPO, CHEFOO, NEW, CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE)
OCEAN STEAMBHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI (Taking Cargo & Passingers at throich rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW.. CHWANG, TIENTBIN, HANKOW and Forts on the YANGTEZE)
The Co.'s Steamship
Deucalion,
Captain Asgoret, will be despatched as ahova on SATURDAY, the 7th Instant, at Daylight.
- For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente. Hongkong, August 5, 1896.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
August 186-
1604
Benalder British steamer. 1,339. J. Ross, Fo ohow August 3, General. GIBB, LIVING- WTON & Co.
Quarta, German steamer, 733, T. T. Kock, Chefoo July 28. Boams and General. be-ED. SOJELI BASS & QU.
The Co.'s Steamship
Dardanus, Captain Puany, will despatched as above on
..
the 11th Instant.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE,
Agcats. Hongkong, August 5, 1886.
PUBLIC AUCTION
DY
1505
JAPNESE QURTOS, DRONZES. PORCELAINS
TH
H Undersigned has received instruc- tions to Sell by Public Auction, on
SATURDAY,
the 7th August, 1896, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Duidell Street,—
AN ASSORTMENT OF
JAPANESE PORCELAINE,
CURIOS, £¤,
comprising -
SAUMA, KAGA, KITO, TOKIO, IMARY, MACO VARES, JARS PLATES, TRA an BREAKFAST SETS, CLOOSNE, ENamelled SILK Ex- Vish, Jars, and Prates, &c. BRODERIRS, KARIXONOS, SCREENS, BROS 28, NITCHKUS, CURIOS, &C., &c.......
Also,
1 LARGE INLAID CABINET.
The above will be on view on Friday. TERMS OF SALE-Cash on delivery with all faults and errors of description.
Dencion, British str., 1,374, Asquith, Liverpool June 26, ria Penang and S nga. pore July 31, General,-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Gi'alout, German steamer, from Wham-
pua.
DEPARTURES.
Angust 5:
An, for Europe. Chasecur, French cruiser, for Amoy. Lee Sung, for Swatow. Quarta, for Whampoa
| Askingtes, for Chefon.
Phra Chula Chem Klan, for Swatow. Kashgar, for Singapore and Bombay. Benalder, for Singapore and London.
CLEARED.
Bona Fides, for Havre
inton, for Hhow and Fakhei Deucalion, for Amoy and Shanghai. Tungchow, for Shanghai. Normanton, for Shanghai, Lydia, for Singapore and Hamburg,
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Por Quarta, frota Chefoo, 1 Chinesa. Per Deucalion, from Liverpool, &c., Mr Johnson, and 150 Chives.
Departem
Per As, from Hongkong: for Saigon, Mosses V. Begues and ourvant, Dupierre, Mr and Mrs Groffe and child, D. Antoine, and 9 Chness; for Singapore, Moara Bret and Naastin; for Marseilles, 1607 Gaien, Padel su
Schulz From
G. R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, August 5, 1885.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
The Pufe auction,
[186 Undersignal, has recaived instruc
MONDAY
Expenses of Management will be the 8th August, 1886, at 10.37 a.m., st shared by, the two Companies in much pro- Mens RUSSEIL & Co.'s Godowns, War portions as may be determined by the chai Directors. Under such joint working both
(Bor Account of whom it may Concern),
Ex British Ship Como,
Offices will materially benefit by a con aiderable Ioning of the and Costs of Managoucot Branches or Agencies will About 33,689 CARS KEROSINE OIL, be established in such Ports and Places within and outside the Bhaits Settlements
Notices to Consignees. as may appear in afford fulds for profitable
UNION LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND
tako
SINGAPORE.
besinees. Agents acting for the Marine Company will probably all be willing to act for the Fire Office.
The Comply will, it is assumed, benefit largely by the good will of the Marine Office, and, in consideration of this, 10,000 will offered preferentially to the Proprietors of the latter, from the majority of whom important Fire business way be 10.000
Stella' BRAND,
All more or less damaged by Sta Water. TERMS OF SALU-Cash on delivery.
G. KLAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, August 6, 1880,
1003
NORMAN CURTIS STEVENS, Deceased. URSUANT to an Order of the Supreme
|
POST OFFICE NOTICES MAILS will close-
For SHANGHAL
Per Fook ang, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
For
the 7th inst.
For AMOY AND MANILA
For Diamante, at 4.30 pas, on Saturday,
the 7th inst FOOCHOW
PORT DARWIN, THURSDAYISLAND, COOK TOWN, TOWNSVILLE, HRISBANE, SYI. NEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE. && Por Catterthun, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, the Thinst., instead of as previous- ly notified.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-- For 77ales, st 8.30 am, on Sunday, the
8th inst For KORE & YOKOHAMA. --
Per Gally of Lorne, at 3.30 p.m., on Wed-
monday, the 13tla inak.
For STRAITS AND CALCITTA. —
Per Japan, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday, the
13th inst.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Per Thibet, at 2 p.m., on Saturday, the
14th init.
MATES BY THE BRITISH PACKET. --- The British Contract Packet Fesh' rateur orill be despatched on THURSDAY, the
12th instant, with Mails for the Daited Kingdom, Europe, and countries.bo- yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settle- menta, Balavia, Burmah, Coylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, by the British Contract Packet:- Day of Departure,
NOON.
2
3
Order Office closes,
и money of Letters Санев.
P.M.-
Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
TM-Mail closed, except for Late
Letters
310 r. M.-Itters may be posted with
Late Foo of 10 conta until
ཅི་ར་ག་
3.30 P.M.-When the Post Office closes
entirely.
3.40 r..--Late Letters may be posted
on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 coûts until time of departure.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
itation
REGISTER.
AT 1 P.M.—ÂCover 4,
Temperatura.
Humidity.
Direction.
Wind
Manila... 29.83 89 66 tw fr Port Said, Rey Van Sante for Bolinao.... Marseile, Mr and Mrs Ly King Fang Engkong infant, servants and amah, Mr B Ruegy.
2 infant and aah. Me MuMman, Mrs Me Morzan, and Mr Shatti. From Yoko bama for Marsailles, Mesara Mano and Twata
Per Lee Sang, for Sestow, & Chinese. Per Phra Chule Chem. Kiao, for Swatow,
10 Chinese.
-
Per Kashgar, for Singapore, &c. 244 Chi-
Dele
TO DZPART.
Per Astou for Hollow, &c., 50Chinese. Per Deucalion, for Amoy, 10 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The British steamer Benalder reports: Had finy weather throughout the passage, with light S. W. wials, sen smooth..
The German steamer Quarta reports Had S W
JUBOOK I way.
The British steamer. Deucalion reporta z Fine weather thronghout, with light vari
able winds and moderate, sex,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM-
BAY.- Per Mma, at 11 30 a.m., on Friday, the 6th inat, instead of as pre- vionaly notified.
may not be taken up by Shareholdon in the Marine Company will that all Persons having CL MS against have the pet careful attention of the the Estate of the are-anod NORMAS Directors, who are fully dive to the desir- CURTS STEVENS, late of Buston in the bility of obtaing Members who will son- United States of America, who died at ses tribute busies.
on the 22nd day of January, 184, and to
vets Letter | whose Personal Estate and
to the of Administration were granted Undersigned me Court of Hongkong in its
ndersigned on the 21st day of July, 1880, For HAIPHONG- by the jurisdiction, are hereby requires
Per Fajr, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the (th
Just. Probato to send in wri
gparticularsed their Claus
Anny.... 2 Foochow Shanghai.. Nagasaki.. 29.91
WI ostock, 25.06. 67
At 10 x 1 Hinila..... 29.88, 89 Haiphong. Hongkong 29.86 1
JZ
Amoy 29.81) 81 | 87
Foochow .. Bhanghai..
Nagasaki.. 30 00 Wostock, 29.00 61
Weather.
cd.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping
Daylight.-Lydia loaves for Hayre, &c.
No. 7178,--Auguar 5 1886.
blowing his own trumpet, was usually pretty accurate in bis echoes of the Co lonial Offies policy. The precedents of Ceylon and Singapore are clear enough as regards the position to be occupied by the native races, who do not swamp | the governing race in any sense what- 2
&, ever, Speaking of the working of the at Mr G. B. Lammort's.
municipal system in Singapore, our cons Claims against the Metapedia must be temporary of the Daily Pre quintes sont in to Mcarra Russell & Co., on or ne spatence from the Siegate Fa before this date.
Press to show that it has not been all SUNDAY, August 8
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, August? —
8pm.Auction of Japanese Curios,
Claim against the late William Delan plin eiling in the Stente, The se1- to be sent in to Wm. H. Bay, Esq., once quoted is written in a bantering or before this date.
vein, and is to the effect that the ronda MONDAY, August 0-
that were beat kept ware-those wherein
WEDNESDAY, August 11 :---
10.30 am.--Austion of 33,689 cases a Commissioner resided. Rat it would
Korosine Oil.
be well to consider the object of the Olame against the Japan must be made writer in the Singapore papor. He was discussing the proposal to increase the on or before this date.
number of Commissionses from five to SATURDAY, August 14
Registers of Shares of The Hongkong and eleven-six to be elected as representa
Shanghai Banking Corporation, closed tives of different wards of the town; from this date to 28th Int, inclusive. and five to be appointed by the Govern THURDAY, Aug 19-
ment. There can be no doubt that the duties of a Municipal Commissioner are somewhat heavy, and would praye e severe tax to men of business. But if
1 am-Auction of Valuable Lousehold
Propertion at Bowrington. SATURDAY, Angust 28
of Shareholders of The Hongkong and poration at the City Hall.
Noonti fanghai Banking Cor-
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. SUMMER REQUISITES: LIME JUICE CORDIAL
PRICKLY HEAT-LOTION.
AMERICAN BAY RUM.
A. 8. WATSON & Do ́s.
FLORIDA WATER 3/50, per dozen.
GLASS TABLE FILTERS, SILICATED CARBON
FILTERS,
in various sizes and improved patterns.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY
Hongkong, July 10, 1886.
1338
za-The publication of this sanse comanensed
af 7.10 p.m
Chę China Mail.
men cannot be found to undertake the duties, then we have no hesitation in asserting that, in anch'a cane, a Munici pal Council is not wasted, and the com.
mauity do not deserve tu get one. In the event of the Sanitary Board deve loping the power of doing useful work. for the Colony, one of the first necessi ties for that body will be the appoint ment of a properly-qualified. Suoitary Engineer, to act independently of the Public Works Department. The pre- sent Surveyer General has far more Work than he can attend to outside of the Sanitary requirements of the Colo ays and it is easy to foresen that the Secretary of the Board will have. his hands full enough with other than out- door work, when once the Board settle down in earnest to their real work, Such an appointments that which wo propose might lead on to a gradual diab vision of the functions proper for the Colonial Engineer (or Surveyor Gene ral) and those which fail more natural- upon an Engineer of a futuro Muni. cipality.
TELEGRAMS,
THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES.
Lornos, Sed August, The Earlof Donraven has been appointed Under-Sentary for the Colonies.
CONTINUED RIOTING IN BELFAST. Sorione rating continues in Belfast and the military have been reinforced.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SURG CANAL
Ourwann Bouwn-Brenier, July 13; Breconshire, Cyclops Prins Leopold, Oder, Polyhymnia, 16: Leries, Natal, 29 Krisow. Thishe. Prometheus, 30: Fahire, lugarry, Ang N HOMEWARD BOUND Massalia, July 18, Hakon Adelsten, 10; Diomed, 23: Ajax, Gleneagles, 27 Parthia, 30; Electra, Palinurus, Petersburg, Aug. 3,
The O. & 0. Co's steamer Garlic was to leave.
and is now duo. Yokohama on Friday, the 30th July,
continuing, and it has mean in the north. Council was presented from a different The next FRENCH MAIL, per tho-M. M
The fall in the barometer over Luzon is Gradients are alight for B. W. winds over the China Sea. The temperature is high, the humidity moderate and the weather cloudy.
W. Doneck,
Government Astronomer,
HONGKONG, THENGDAY, AUGUST 5, 1886.
Ounmorning contemporary oppuses the appointinent of a Military Governor for Hongkong, and gives some good reasons for so doing. It must be generally ad mitted, we think, that the possibility of 0.02 a commercial community being governed by a rigid disciplinarios of the true Wor Other type, is one which is not calculated to commend itself to businessmen, Of saree, this theory of a Military Governor the 0.01 hae always brea advanced on
understanding that the management of be civil affirs of the Colony would fall mainly upon a Municipality. 2 previous discussions on this subject the question of establishing a Municipal standpoint. The chief dificulty which we hire hitherto felt to be in the way' of a Municipal Connell was the separa tion of duties which were purely muni cipal from those that were prcaliarly The administrative. Under the proposed military governorship, there would ne cessarily be a triple division of functions, which may be called Military, Depart. mental, and Munipal. The retention of the present arrangement of a Civil Governor appears to us to simplify the working of a Junicipal body; and this is something which goes to the credit of the present ayelem. To go no further than Ceylon and Singapore, we bove instances of Municipalities existing and Houristing side by side with this Gove ernmental Department. The Municipal body of Ceylon has existed for over twenty years, having been inaugurated The by Sir Hercules Robinson soon after be left Hongkong in 1865. In Singapore the division of taxes and other functions appears to give general estisfaction,
Hongkong Observatory, Wednesday, Aug. 5.
1. BAROMETRA, reduced to 82 degrees Falsen beit, and to the level of theses in inches, tenths
and hundredths.
Fahrenheit.
THE Steamship Metapedía, Capt. PUR- expected. Ita allotraent of the remain fourt of Hongkong, unde on the 29th 1s, having wrived from the above 10.000 ahara and "of such of the 10 day of July, 1886, N. tien is hereby givea Forts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby aforesaid which
quested to send in their Till of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Breamer
will be at once landed and stored af Consigneos risk and expense, stad no fair proparta of Shares to applicants one side the Straits Settlements, and on the Insuranço will be effected. Optional Cargo will ba forwarded on to principle how indicated.
unless notice to the contrary be No pronation money has bogu oṛ will be given before Noon To- vay, the 28th Instant. paid.
All Claims agains the Steamer must be
Per Deucalion, at b p.m., on Friday, the dew (wet), The businres of the Company will be to the Und or before the 295 For AMOY & SHANGHAL-
tith inst. presonted to the Dudursigned ca or before conducted in Mutual Principles, and the day of September, 1836, after which tims
Fire
JAPAN,
It is the Directors" intention to allot a
the Undersignei w.ll proceed to distribute the 7th August, or they will not be re- Directors propose that the annual proto the Asseta of the Deceased among the Por- For AMOY & TAMSOL-
eognized.
RUSSELL & Co., Agenta.
1453
Hongkong, July 8, 1886.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNTES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship Japan having arrived From the above Ports, Consignees
of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Endersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at ance landed and stored at Consignors' risk and expense, and Fire Insurance will be
effected.
Consignees are hereby informed that all Claims must be made immediately, as none will be entertained after the 11th Instant.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
"Agenta. Hongkong, August 3, 1886.
be disposed of as follows:
fat.In the payment of Interest on the paid-up Capital at the rate of 10 per cent, per annua, said Interest to for a first charge on the profits until the Reserve Fund shall have reached $200,000, and thereafter In- terest bail be st such rate, not being has than 10% per annum, s the Company in General Meeting shall from time to time determine 2nd-In the
and main the establishment
tona
of a Reserve Fund, of
$200,000 to be formed by yearly appropriations as may be determined by Shareholders, after
after providing for the payment of Interest as shove. SrIn the payment of a Bonus to sup porter of the Company in propor tion the net Premiums contributed
year,
by them respectively during each 4th-In adding to the Company's Resore Fund until the same chall have reached 2600,000.
gons
Notice.
untitled thereto, having regard only to the Claims of which he shall then have kad
A. P. STOKES, Administrator in Hea kong of the
Estate of the late NORMAN CURTIS STEVENS, Deceased Hongkong, August 5, 1886
sticka.
RAYKE,
1503
Per ha, at 11.30 p.m., on Saturday, the
7th inst.
For KUTCHINOTZU.-
Por Gratience, at 11.30a.m., on Saturday,
the 7th inst.
For STRAITS AND LONDON....
Per Glenfrito at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 7th inst
SHARE LIST.-UOTATIONS.
Aos. Falue. Shares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp.60,000 $
INSURANUES,
North-China Lurance Co., Lt.............. 5,000 £
Yungfaze Insurance Company, Ld... 8,00) E 0,000< Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.. China Traders' Insurance Co. Ld.... 24,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., D... 10,000* Uhines Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 tongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 China Fire Insurance Co., Id.....20,000 $
STEAL BOAT COMPANIRA
The only Contract entered into on behalf 1403 of the Company is an Agreement dated the nineteenth day of July, 1836, and made be- tween The Straits Not Responsible for Debts.
ruits Insurance Company, Limited, on the one part and James Guthriss Davidson of Singapore, Advocata, for and BK. O and M. teamboat Co., L. 8,000 8 Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nervu buludf
Orenera reill be Responsible for a Company of the otherpark, Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 $
providing for the Joint Direction and Man any Debt contracted by the Officers or agement with the Straits Insurance Com Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 £ frem of the fallring Vessels, during pany, Limited. This contract can be seen
60,000 shares inued................ ......31,219 £ their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—. At the Head Office of the Straits Insurance China and Manili 8. S. Ca, Ld... 3,500
ALEX MCNEIL, American ship, Capt. G. Company, Limited.
for Shares should be made Applications of the enclad form and lodged with ally Bonks or their Branches with a Deposit of $on each. Shar's applied for.
W. David.Mesagerion Maritince.
ANSIE B, SMITH, American hip, Capt. R. B. Brown Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
BARH J. H. BOWBEES, Amer. bague, Capt. John A. Plam-Chinoso.
MISCELANEOUS
Oummpany, Т.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degrees B. Hamury, in perwentage of saturation, the broddity of sir saiorated with moisture being 100.
4. Diatomionor Won, to two points B FORCE OF Wran, according to Beaufor STATE OF WEITERE, & blue sky, de tached olanda, d' drizzling, rain, fog, a gbomy. bkaû, & lightning, a overonal, p passing showern. equally, r rain, a snow, e thuder, visibility,
Scalo
7. Bor. in inches, tonths and handraitās.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. AT 4 PM. TO-DAY, Barometer
. 29.80
Temperature
Humidity
Direction of Winds
Force
84
Q
Weather Hongkong Observatory, Angust 5, 1836.
Avovar 6, 1886.
Loxmy i tatum, tah
faid- |. POSITION PEE LANT REPORT. Last Dividend ividend Balancec.fwari
Here
845,000
123 12
Frequali rationaf div 500,000
24£ 56
50,000 Tis
+
£ div., & 10/ 203,800.38 bonus year 168% prem.
to Dec. 31.785 Ms. 20 p. ahris. 275 per share Te $12,639.35 1884
a for Ths. 118 5,059 76
Dec. 31 1884 490,089, 41831 psh. /84|106 200 773,7|| (6% annum 180 466,214.43 10%
$85 2,98 896% for 1885 180 per share 283.482.553 7.60 (or "M (417) buyers 228,811.67 6 for 1881 27 per share, sellers
2€ 24€ 2508 258 575,000 $ [BI0,00 18 83.398 258
2503 503 155,000 $ 1,000 20 28,711.68
258 br $1,00,000 8- 100,8 28 866,700
7008 1008 100,000 $
608 508 86,704.168 10 10 10£ 10
100 1
$ 1208 10E
11
30,000 $
6,00
'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 12,500 € HK, and Chins Gas Co., Limited,,QUG E 1,500 £
7.10 9,177.31€
100 3,000
100- 3,000 ahs. issued Chains Sugar Company, Limited......
9.000 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000
104 190
251 25* Hongkong Bakary Company, id..... Laza Sugar Company, Tamited..... 7.000 Perak Tim Mining & Sting Co. 5,000 Selangore Tin Mining Co. (Shaf).... 2,100 Punjom & Bungle Dua Samatan 40,000 $
Mining Co. P’ke e Krye Manufutros Ca. Lâ, 3,00$ The Shars List will be closed on the 30th H. & M. Glass Manufacturing Co... 1900 Straits Settlemania Java, fedia, China, Japan A. S. Watson & Co., Limited... September, 1880, for applications from the
(and country thereto adjacent), and on the
Where noallotment is made the Deposit will be returned in full, and in case a less British chip. Captain William number of Shares be allotted than as appli Borneo Co., Lia.
ed for, the surplus deposited will be appro- HATTIE N. BANGS, Amer. quentine, pristed in whole or in part, as the case may
B. Bangs, Gonsalves & do
be, to be payment of the amount due on JTD.
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C's steamer Trawaddy, left Saigos for this port at daylight on Tuesday, the 3rd Aug and may be expected here tomorrow Friday, the 6th Aug, next ENGLISH MAIL, per the P. & 0. Co.'s steamer Bukhara, left Singapore on Wednesday, the 4th ist, at 5p.m., and is now due.
D. D. R. steamship Buma, from Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven, left Singapore on the 1st August, and may be expected here on or about the 6th August.
The Austro-Hungarian Loyd's 8. N. Co.'s stestabip Pestidos, from Trieste, left Singapore on the lat August, and may be expected here on or about the 7th The Union-Lane steamer Tratancore lett
August
Singapore on the 4th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 10th
*-instant
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Lloyd's 8. N. Co.'s
steamer Pand lift Colombo on the
be 26th July, and way
expectod here on or about the lith August. The O. 8, 8. Co.'s steamer Dardanus
from London, has left Singapore, and is dus here on or about the 11th Aug, Tar D. D. R. steamship Bellona left Singa pere on the morning of the 5th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 11th inst
and to work smoothly enough. the Water Works and the Loan schemes are completed, it is not so easy to aos how a Municipality here could take over the duties which devolve upon the Mu nicipal Commissioners at Siagopars with MESSE Somon & Co. inform me that the advantage. The Singapore Municipa. D. R. att. Bellona 1st Singapore for this lity levies the house tax for the majo
renance of the water-works, and of port this morning, stopy fro
atrect, and bridges, and there is a regu Tax Superintendent of the P. & 0. Do Iarly appointed Municipal Engineer,
whose duties are clearly defined and informs us that the Batra, with the next distinct from those devolviar upon the English rasil, left Singapore for Hongkong, Colonial Engineer. To attain in this on Wednesday, the 4th inst., at 5 p.m. condition of harmonious working we in
Hongkong would probably be com- PROCLAMATION has been posted in pelled to bare our Public Works in the colony, sononneing in English, For more forward state than they now are.tuguesa. God Chines that a reward But the introduction of a Military Goof $500 offered by the Chartered Tarnor woull, is seems to us, bring in Bank of India, Australia and Chins to ady. a third element into the mospugement of
affairs here which would, if not abso-one who will give information leading to lutely impracticable; be obstructive, and the discovery of Beltran - In mentioning probably perilous to the interests of last night that this reward had been offered, the Colony in many ways.
ma inadvertently said the offor was made In saying so, we do not care to dog-hy the Chattered Merosotils Bank. matise, because the peculiar position of this Cokay-with its large Taperin! A PETITION was presented before the Hon. interests and its vast importance as ir Russell, Acting Chief Justice, in the commercial centre is unique and Supreme Court to-day (sitting in Bank. dical changes must necessarily be weigh
ed and duly considered before being ruptoy) to have the partners of the Hing adoped. Ose thing is certain, that Lung Chinaware shop, carrying on burlasse the Colonial Office authorities will at 91 Queen's Road Coniral, adjudicated as not show the least buste either in bankrupts. The petitioners were Be Chan transferring the Governorship of thist
Tong of the Ho Tang Ku oop beam, Colory to the War Office, or in grant chinaware dealer, and Poon Cheong of the
ing authority to s Municipality here to assume many of the functions of the the Ping Kee Cheong shop, Honam, also existing Departments of Government, shinaware dexter. The petition set forth fy At the same time, there is the less like that the respondenta Yasa Lara Chen, Yud libood that the Colonial fice will ever Tang, Kwong Yik and Ng Ho were in do what our morning contemporary asya
Me
it is more fe possible it would do debted to the petitioners in the sums of That is, that the Colonial Office would #297.46 and $167.56 respectively. insist upon the Manicial Council being Mossop, who appeared for the petitioners, elected by a vote of all ratepayers, thus said that thres of the debtors could not be swamping the European element by the found.
No abjection was raised to the Asiatics. This is certainly 208 by any petition and it was granted. means within the bounds of possibility
His Lords
Sir George F. Bowen was clear on that ship also, at the request of the Acking point; and this worthy, when not Registrar, asdered the goods in the Chinas
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