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THE CHINA

to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements and child, Menes Parfitt, F. S. Mome

·INDO-OHINA*"STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED." FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

TIME Company's 8. S. Winang, having ar- rived from the above Ports, Consignces of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their riak into the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN COMPANY's Wost Point Go- down, whence delivory may be obtained.

Cargo reniaining andelivered after the 4th March will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insuranco has been affected. Bill of Lading will be counterzigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, February 25, 1887..

For Sale.

352

NOW ON SALE CHINESE DICTIONARY

IN THE

CANTONESE DIALECT,

DY

Dr. E. J. EITEL,

UROWN OCTAVE, p. 1018.

Hosanna, 1877-1883.

Part I A-K,

$2.60

Part II. K-M,

Part III. M-T,

Part IV, T-Y,

...$2.50 ..... $3.00 ...$3.00

"A. Reduction of ten per cent. will be allowed to purchasers of Taz or more copier.

POSTPONEMENT OF SALE

PUBLIO AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received instrue Thons to Sell by Pablis Auction, on

MONDAY,

the 7th of March, 1887, at 11 am, Qu BOARD

THE BRITISH THREEMASTED

SCHOONER

WANDERING MINSTREL,

of 362 Tors Registor, Built in 1875, And Newly Sheathed with Yellow Metal, with all ber TACKLE and APPAREL, raahe then lies in the Harbour, neke the COSMOPOLITAN DOCK. TERUS OF SALE. Ono-third of the Per- class Moary to be paid after fall of hun- ner, the remainder upon transfer the Veasel to be at Purchaser's risk immediately after being knocked down.

A STRAM LAUNOR will have Pedder's Wharf at 10.45 a.m., for further Partiou Iars, apply to the Averona.

371

G. B. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. flangkong. February 28, 1887.

Not Responsible for Debts. either the Captain, the Agents, not Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officere Crew of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Barbour-

AMPHITRITE, British ship, Captain C, A. Anderson.-P. 40. 8. N. Co.

Ralston, Mrs Petorsen, 2 children and amah, Merats Wayne, H. Jones, W Kiley, Mr Cartman and servant, Mrs Ching, wn child and infant, Mrs Fang Lou and child, Messrs Ah Woo, 8. Malenwo, H. Baysaro, J. Koreninsa, E. Cheong, G. Matanaki and T. Aoki, and 19 Chinese,

Pur James Watts, from Saigon, 20 Chi- Per Tritos, from Saigon, 16 Olineso. Por Kung pat, from Shanghal, H.E. Woo Ta Ching and suite.

Par Greyhound, from Pakhol, &c, 4 Chinoso.

Per Wellingdorf, from Saigon, 2 Chinese.

Dervert

MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE FRENULL FACKEL,-- The Fronoh, Contract Packet. Irony will be despatelied on TUESDAY, the 8th March, with, Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and placos beyond, sid Naples; to Saigon, Stenits Settlements, Batavia, Bunnah, Ceylon, India (via Madrne), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, Total hours will be observed in closing.

the Mails, e

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET-

Per General Werder, for Volobama, Pro-The fessor Dr. Kegart and family, Messrs N. Ziens, Edgar Vaig, W. Wilcke, E. nm- beck, O. von Wave, Dr. and Mrs Campbell

For Brunnschwely, for Bhanghai, Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussib, Major von Nickiech Rosny and servants, Consul Bock, EL.K. Vuo, and Me You, 6 Chinese Ladies and servants, Mesra B. Laroy, Lowia. Etsynell, Kultau, Pood, Myburgh, Mr and Mre Vyvyan D'oly Wintle, Mr and Mrs Nickels, Me Salinger's Opera Company.

Por Formoso, for Swatow, Mr H. Wilzer; for Anioy, Messrs Souza, Locke, R. D. Pryde, R. Donaldson; for Taiwanfoo, Mr Layton

Per Bantam, for Saigon, &c., 3 Euro-. peaas, and 784 Chinese.

To Diraut.

Por Nut Sany, for Swatow, 12 Chinese. Per Greyhound, for Hoihow, 35 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPONTS 2 The Gorman steamer Tritas reporta Bud fine weather with little monsoon, the whole passage.

The British stoner Greyhunted reports: From Pakhai to Hoihov, light N.E. wind, and very thick foggy weather. From Boi- how to Hongkong, light N.E, wind and fine

This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan- guage, constructed on the haais cf Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese chariotera in practical use, and while alpha Detically arranged according to the sounds of the oldest dialect of China, the Can- bonose, it gives also the Mandarin prontin-Morgan.-Ed. Schelihass & Co.

ANNIE, German barque, Captain J. F.weather. Kräncke.-Wieler & Co.

DANIEL J. TENNY, American ship, Capt. Geo. S. Wilson.Takesima Co.

ciation of all characters oxplained in the book, so that its noluinea is by no means confined to the Cantonese Dialect, but the work is a practically complete Thesaurus of the whole Written Language of Ühine, an- cient and modern, as used all over the Empire, whilst its introductory chapters Borso the purposes of a philological guide to the student.

A Supplement, arranged for being bound and ased by itself, and coutaining a List of tho Radicais, an Index, and a List of Surnames, is published separately.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

1-15 Hongkong, January 15, 1883.

FOR SALE.

COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet Form, of the proceedings in the RECENT LIGEL CASE of

REGINA F. PITMAN, containing the whole of the Proceedings at the Police Court, full report of the trial in Criminal Sessions, with corected Corre spondence and comments of the Press

To which is now added a Report of the Case of

PITMAN F. KESWICK

Price Per

AND OTHERS

•Copy, 50 CENTS. China Mail Orvion

EXPORT CARGOES.

Fer S. S. City of New York, wailed 12th

SARAN HIGNETT, American ship, Capt, A. February-For Yokohama, 12,833 bags

SHIPPING.

AERIVALS,

February 27, 1887 :- Ping-choo-la, Chinese gunboat, from Canton.

Centaur, German barque, 968, Christians sun. Tleilo February 9, Timber.WIELER & Co.

Thames, British ateamor, 2,191. W. Sea- ton, Shuglisi February 3 Mails and General.-P. & V. 8. N. Cɔ.

Sugar and 11+pkgs. Merchandise; for Hono. Jul, 100 bags Beans, 216 pkgs, Merchan- dise and 60 boras Prepared Opium; for San Francisco, 20,469 bags Rice, 600 bags Beans, 28 bags Coffee, 150 boxes Nut Oil, 95 bales Cinnamon, 50 bales Gumies, & casos Silks and 1,028 pkgs. Merchandise; for Victoria, B.C., 216 bags Rica and 30 pkgs. Mercliandise; for Tanama 2,800 bags Rice, if pigs Merchandise and 20 cases Silka for San José de Guatemala, 10 cases Silks (or Callao, 2 casca Silks; for New York. b. bales Raw Silk

Per S. 8. Lartes, sailed 19th February; For Leaden, 11,123 boxes Tet, containing 228.480 Fos Scented Cipor, 4,850 Rs. Scented Orange Pakne-total 23,340 ths

United States Mail Packet City of Peting will be despatched on WED. NESDAY, the 0th March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisca, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c which will be closed as follows 215. Registry cesses." 2.30 PM.

turo.

MEMOS. FOR TO MORROW. Shipping

Noon-Kutsany leaves for Shanghai, &c. pm-English Mail leaves for Porta of Oall and Huropa.

Meeting. 4pm-Meeting of Shareholders Campbel, Moore & Co., Ld, at Hongkong Hotel.

No. 7345-TEBRUARY 28 1887

the circumustangos, are questions which THE British oraser Lander left here this tho Nautical Assassora do not discuss afternoon for a cruise.

with that accuracy and fulaces which

one might expect. We entertainB DURING the week ending 27th February strong suspicion that, had the Wan 101 Humpaan and 2,820 Chinese visited the Nin-Ching really been a passing City Hall Museum,

afeamer (as she by her signal represent

ofed hersel to be), the test stops taken Trisexpected that the P&O Co. will appeal the by the Nepaul would live preventer against the decision delivered by Sir R. any collision. It is inexplicable, there-Bonnie, with the advice of Assessors, in fore, why the Nautical Assessors could

Miscellaneous. Dividend_of_7% on Shares of H.K. & Wpon Tock Co., Ltd., payable at H. &9'bai Bank. Interest of China Merohante 8. N. Co.'s

Debenture Loan of 1886 payable.

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 2

2 p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture,

&c., at Mr J. M. Armstrong's. 4.30 pm. Pablo Mcuting in the City Gouds per Breconshire undelivered after

Bl Poat-Office closes, but Oor respondence may be posted on board the Packet rith Late Fes of 10 cents this date subject to rent. actra Postage until the time of deporTHURSDAY, MArch S

9pm.Meeting of Zetland Lodge, FRIDAY, March 4

Goods per Wingsang undelivered after

this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, March 6-

Goods per Braunschwig undelivered

after this date subject to rent. Goods per Ningche undelivered after

this date subject to rent MONDAY, Match :-

Money Orders. 1-Money Orders are issued at Hong- kong and Shangbai on the following coun tries and place

Amoy.

* AKOTED IS,

* Belgium.

Bermuda.

+ Canada Canton. Cape Colony. Joy.on (Constantinople). Cyprus.. *Denmark.

* Egypt.

Falkland Ia. Fuochow Gambin Germany. Gibraltar. Gold Coast. Haskov. Buvaii. Hoihow. Hongkong.

* Holland.

* Honduras, (Br.). *Icsund. Insta

* Italy.

Japan.

* Lagos.

*Madeira,

* Muita

* Mauritius.

* Natal.

*Newfoundland.

New South Wales. *Now Zealand.

North Borneo,

Ningpo.

* Norway.

Port Darwin.

+ Portugal.

Queensland.

8. Helena

* Seychelles.

Shazybai.

*Sierra Leono.

South Australia.

Straits Settlernente.

Swalow.

+ Sweden,

* Switzerland.

Am.Auction of Bandering. Minstrel

no Board.

THURSDAY, March 10:

Noun Meeting of Shareholders of the China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the General Agents' office." -12.30 p.z.Meeting of Shareholders of the Luzon Sugar Radning Co., Ltd., at the Guneral Agents' office." WEDNESDAY, March 16--

Noon-Meeting of Sharonolders

The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., ut Company'a ollee, the Pudder's Street.

of

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

ARE NOW OFFERING

FOR SALE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, THE REMAINDER OF THEE United Kingdom."

SEASON'S STOOK

Tasraani.

* United States.

Victoria

Western Australia.

*West Indies (British

Danish, and Dutch), 2Orders on tho Countries marked * are forwarded through the London Post fifice, and are paid less a small discount of about 24 in the £1, for which the remitter should

in Britial currency:..

Mudie, Yokohama Felenary 10, Mails and Tan, 45 pkgs.. Cnnes, 6 pkgs. Gorgs, 5 pkgs. All such ordera must be expro

Jo Co.

Curios and 6 plea. Sundries.

Tubet, British stemmer, 1,671, W. D.

Goueral.-P. & O. S. N. C.

Per S. S. Amberg, sailed 21st February: James Watt, British stemner, 1931, A.--For Hauburg, 403 pga. Onner, 50 user Petre, Saigon February 22, Rice.-RUSSELL Star aniseed, 7 bales Feathers, 500 bales Caezia, 5 cases Merchandise and 3 cases Black-word-ware: for London: 5 case Cardiganshire, British atomer, 1,623. Merchandise; for Breman, 448 rolls Mat- Wilkins, N ganki February 22, Geueralt, 413 bags Toas; for Antwerp, G bares ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

Merchandise and 200 cases Gallunts; for Triton, German str., 1,810, A. Bleiken, Hamburg option, London, 100 boxes Stara- Saigon February 22, Rios and. Paddy.niseed. 5.3MSSEN & Cb.

Mosser, British steamer, 1.323, F. H. Titok. Kutchinotza February 23, Coal.- RUSSELL & Co.

I

Varonerts, German steamer, 612, Bruhn, Saigon February 22, Rico.-WILER & CO Kungai, Chinese steamor. 602,

To-day's Advertisements. Bachman Bhangbai Feb. 23, General--C

CHINA MÈRCHANTS STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S DEBENTURE LOAN or 1880. INTEREST Ono and DRAWN BONDS of this LOAN will be Payablo at the OFFICES of THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORrorerte on and after 1st day of March, 1887.

JOHN WALTER,

Acting Chief Manager. Hongking, February 28, 1837.

WANTED TO

373

PURCHASE

A STEAMER

of 1,200 to 1,500 TONE REGISTER,

must be in good order and working

to

condition.

Send Fall Particulars, Price, &,

48th March, 1837.

M. 8. N. Co..

Lee Song, British ateamer, 1,000, W. E. Sawor, Waau February 23, Rice.-Ja DINE, MATHSSOY & Da

Greyhound, Britiah, steamer, 227, Geo. Wright, Pakhoi February 24, and Heiber 26, Genorul,-ADAMSON, EELL & Co.

February 28i

Faumben, British steamer, 886, W, H. Leask, Swatow February 7, General JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

Wallingdorf, German atr, 728, Schluck, Saigon February 22, Rico-W1312 & Co. Wolf, German gunboat, from Whampoa.

DEPARTURES. February 27:-

Formosz, for Bwatow. Kung-put, for Whampoa, Lee Sang, for Whampoa

Gneral Werder, for Yokohama. Dubire, for Amoy. cheang Book Kian, for Swatow.

Danube, for Hofhow and Bangkok. Housing, for Saigon.

JNO. W. HALI, Auctionser,

YOKOHAMA.

972

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOHOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

Namen, Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd March, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers.

309 Hongkong, February 28, 1887.

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VTA AMOY,

The Co.'s Steamship

Diamante,

Capt. MCCASLIN will be despatched for the above Porte on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd March, at 6pm

For Freight or Fasunge, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

Geruril Manayers Hongkong, February 28, 1887. 379

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, ..

LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY. AKD,

MELBOURNE,

The Co.'s Steamship

Ping-chat-lui, Chinese gunboat, for Canton.

February 23:

Branschweig, for Shanghai,

Cardiganshire, for Singapore and London. Erminia C. for London. Strathairly, for Katehizotza. Fucoù Christensen, for Kutelinotzi Chinis, for Saigon.

Independent, for Saigon, Marie, for Hiaphong Leander, British cruiser, for a cruise. Peumben, for Whanipos Tatartos, for Nagasaki. Banten, for Saigon, Singapore and Batavia. Ningchee, for Shanghai.

2

Himituya, British troopship, for Singapore.

CLARA RED

Kut Sang, for Swatow and Shanghai. Greyhound, for Huihow and Pakhoi.

PASSENGERS. ARKIVE

Por Themes, from Shanghai for Hong- kong, Sir H. Ronnie and native sarvut Messrs P. Cameron, J. P. Bhad, Yuen Pau, Ng Pong Ke and 2 servants, Julius Petersen, R.C. Flocktor, and 18 Chinese; for Bombay, Mr H. Stand, Miss Sami for London, Mra Moorhead and 8 daughtera, Rev. A. and Mn Fuster, Miss Green, Has R. and Mrs Burnet and 2 fofanie, Capt. P.. A. Alderton, Messra E Street and Coates.

Per Thibet. from Yokohama, Mr Koan, Mend Mrs Brooke, Capt, and Mrs Walker and 3 sons, Meats R. W. Dunahus, J. J. Batson, MrMacIntosh, Mrand Hm Deskin

•Destination

Tsinan A. Host, Commander, Bromen, and Ports of Call will be despatched as Calcutta, above on THURSDAY, the 3rd March, at Chefeo and Tientsin...... Daylight

London, and Parts of Sall

The attention of Fassengers is directed London, vis Suez Canal...

to the superior Accommodation offered by Manila, via Amor

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will olose:-

For SWATOW & SHANGHAI ---

Per Kut Sang, at 11.30a.m., on Tuesday, the 1st March, instead of 33 previous ly notiSod.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. — Per Namoa, at op.a., on Tuesday, the

Jat March.

For HOIHOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-

3.--The commission charged is as followi (arouding to the currency the Order is drama in

Up is £ 2, or $10, or B 20,...0.30 capta. £ 5; or $25, or 50, 0.40.

11

35

£7, or 835, or R 70.0.60

*

£10, or 500, or 100.0.80;

150, $1.00.

4. No Order must exceed $10 or $50 (unless drawn. on India, when R150 is the limit, nor will more than two such Orders be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.

CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONERY

comprising: CEYSTALLIARD FICS, APRICOLS, GREENGAGES, &i,; BeXED FRUITS, Fios, RAISIN, JORDAN ALHONDA ASSULTED FARACH SWEETS, CHOCOLATES, FANCY BOXE}, CRACKERS,

&c. &o, &,

cake

have advised that the Chinese steatror the Fan Nien Ching v. Nepaul nollision was free from blame.

We have already said that the failures Richord Rennie, Chief Judge of H. B. to ring a bell in a fog ought, in the opinion of many competent authorities,

Ma Courts for China zad Japan, atrived to have established contributory negli hoto from Shanghai yesterday in the Thames. gence on the part of the Chinese steamer. Ho is on a tour of official inspection of the But the learned Judge has held that, as | Coast port Consulates in connection with the Chinese are not assented to the

judicial work. Regulations of the Road, they are not bound by them. This is a dictum which Ox Saturday evening the Garrison Lily ought, we think, ic Le plied to both Minstrels gave another enjoyable amoking parties who the non-observer clairs.

heavy damages from the observer of such concert in the City Hall Theatre Down Regulatione, But even taken upon the stairs the house was packed and nearly all common platform of general maritime the spots upstairs were filled. A lengthy principles, cr, as we have already said, programme of songs, dancus and a farce was upon the established custom recognised gone through and listened to with great on the Lower Yangtze, it is dificult to conceive how the Chinese steamer can cacaps its contribution to the negligence As will be soon from an advertisement in which led to this almost mevitable or another column the interest due and drawn cident. If the fur was just such a bonds of the China Merchants Steam Na- as would relieve the as Nic-ching vigation Company's debanture loan of 1886 from the responsibility of sounding the

attention:

fog-bell, then it could not well have will be payable at the offices of the Hong- been such afogas would place the Nepal kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on in fauit for going at halfspeed only. The and after to-morrow. argument seems to cut both ways, al though the judgment assails the English steamer only.

TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO BE CHINA MIL

(Pen Southern Ling,) THE EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.

LONDON, 28th February, 1887 The Earthquake in Italy reported yester. day has caused fameuse disaster, event villages having been destroyed and 1,500 people killed.

A GERMAN MILITARY VOTE AP..

vote of

PROVED OF AME LONDON, 25th February, 1887. The Reichstag bag approved a credit for military preparations,

THE BULGARIAN NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, 26th February, 1887. Tho Bulgarian negotiations are progres ing favorably

Der Ostasiatische Lloyd says that the lon of fvo million marks at by per cent par annum contracted by Hung-Chang with a German banking company, as reported by the Chinese Times, was contracted with Messrs Carlowitz & Co., but that the agent for the loan is not Wu-ting-fang, as stated, but lessra Robert Warschauor & Co., Ber- lin. The loan is to be in gold,"

Ta manter of the Kam Lee Junob was charged at the Police Court to-day with carrying on board bir laúnok eight pawon. gers in excess of the number allowed by his loance The launch was licensed for 71 and Sergeant. Harkirie found 67 on board. The passengers wore returning from the race The accused was ordered to find urety in $50 to be of good behaviour for bis months.

The latest Mattila Comercio's to hand con- tain letters from Bacat, the headquarters of the expedition sont from Manila tapazial the rebel Datto Utto and his followers in

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, THE GERMAN, ITALIAN AND AUS the Rio Grande of Mindaune, the largest

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, January 18, 1887.

77

NBIRTH. This morning, the 38th Instant, at Bal. torus, the Wife of Guantes von Bose, of a Son.

5.-Money Orders on the United King- dom for even sums not exceeding Loare The publication of this issite, commesseed granted by means of Postal Notes, as to at 7.25 mi which seo separate notice or the Hong kong Postal Guide.

-Sums not exceeding 850 may be re- mitad hetween the Ports of Chint by means of Postage Stamps, subject to a Por Killarney, at 10.30am., on Wednes-charge of one per cent, for cashing them;

day, the 2nd March.

кок

For STRAITS AND CALOUTTA.---

Per Wingsang, at 2.30 p.tn., on Wednes-

day, the 2nd March.

For AMOY & MANILA-

Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., on Weduos-

day, the 2nd March.

For PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE.

Par Tsinan, at 6. pim., on Wednesday,

the 2nd March.

Tur SAIGON. -

Por Tritos, at 3.30 pm, on Thursday

the 3rd March.

Par Fortigern, at 430 p.m., on Thursday,

the 3rd March.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Per Thibet, at & p.m., on Thursday, the

3rd March.

For PENANG & CALCUTTA.

ir Money Orders can be granted at Hong. keng or Shanghai on Ports where there are Agoncics of the Hongkong Post Olico.

By means of Postal Notes.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MOSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1897.

TRIAN ALLIANCE RENEWED.": LONDON, 26th February, 1887.. The alliance between Germany, Italy and Austria has been renewed.

(Front Le Saigonnais.") FRENCH POLITICS,

PARIS, 15th Feb. 1887

island of the Philippuno group. So far, however, the operations have been merely preliminary and confined to simple skir inishing Agenoral advanna was to be made. on the enemy's position on the 2nd inst We have to record the death of three Macaueso gentlemen within the laat week.

M. Blancnub has interpellated the Mine who had reached the ripe old age of over 80 years. Their rames are the Rov ister of blaring with regard to the order to Francisco Xavior as Silva, canon of the

discontinue the seeding, home of wounded:

Macao Cathedral, Mr Thomas d'Aquino and sick by the State transports, and he criticised the carried of the Companies. In Digues, and Mr Romão Lourenço de Ro.... - the Chamber of Deputics another interpul. The two former gentlemen died in Mnoat and the latter gentleman in Hong- un private advices from Shanghai arelation was addressed to the Government on

kong to the effect that the cecision in the case its home policy The discussion finished

of the Waz-nien-ching Nepal (which with the passing of su order of the day pure The Haiphong correspondent of Der Osta- was given at Shangliai on Wednesday,

the 23rd, und intimated by us in Buture and simple.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL day's issue) had caused considerable

REGISTER. FEBRUARY 27-47 4.2.1.

Temperatčen

Kumidity

Manila 29.81 67 03 Haiphong. 29, 81 Hoogkong 30.00, -68 Amoy.....→ Foodbow,301 58 Shrughat. 30. 18 40 02

Per Japan, at 0.30 p.m., on Friday, the Nagasaki. 89.98-

4th March.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.--.:

W osteok, 29.94 27

Wind.

:

FEBRUARY 28, AT Manila..... 20.99 81 74 w

"Fars.

Weather

ed

excitement in the Settlement. It may

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Paused Sees CANAL

oratische Lloyds-Tho trade of Lokat with the province of Yunnan bas out in the least ansomed the dimensions which is was said it was sure to asanme Doubt is there- ODWARD BOUND Colombo, Dec. 31; Am fore beginning to peorail as to whether the patric, Chelydra, Jahary 25, Cachar projected railway, Hanoi-Dapkau-Laokai 28, Yorkshire, February 1: Agamem- non, Fitutshire, Palamed, 8. Glenfalloch, will not be a great fasco. What is the Leuner, 11 Bentes, Glamorganshire, use of the bad trade at Laokai It is Titan, 10 Beniicers, Chinguo, 18;

dea, Diomed, Hesperia, Palinurus, 221 dificult to discover. The opinion of the HonsWARD BOUND-Allonower, Fe 8 chief of customs there is that a Chinese Telemachus, 15 Glenugio, Neckar, Pan- customs cordon prevents all pessage of dora, Priom, Saghalie Lydia, Mark

be added that the news created, some surprise hare, as most of those com- patent to form an opinion on the known Facts had concluded that at least a deci sion pronouncing both parties to blame was the most likely result. Those authorities who seam to be most fumi- liar with the custom which obtains on the Yangtsze are of opinion that the admission that the Wan-nien-ching snitted to sound a bell and improperly blew a steam-whistle while at anchor | was or cught to have been fatal to the The exoneration of the transport from blame, as that whistle was the key-note co everything which was wrongly done subseq nently

Adontting that the Nepaul may have, as the judgment luys down, bean going at too great a rate of speed, her power of avoiding on an- shored vessel (if such obstruction Lat been clearly indicated) was all the grooter, And yet the Nepal is charged with manovrings in ignorance of ac (tual facts when the Pilot of the Nepaul was simply noting upon a perfectly well- understood custom of the River The

e one blast of the whistle. Had the avoitens been decided to have been inevitable, but little could have

heit, and to the level of the sou in inches, tenths when it is known that the chain of cir

1. BAROMETRE, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren been said, perhaps, on either site; but and hundredths,

Taxreastcus, in the shads in degrees,cumatonces which led to the disastrons colliston had its origin in this blunder, Fabrenbeit.

The British Contract Packet Thames | Haiphong, 29.91 65

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the Hongkong 30.00 59 80 1st March, with Mails for the United Amy-G Kingdom, Europe, and countries be-Fooshow.. yond, pid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle menta, Netherlands India, Burmak, Ceylon, India, Adan, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, ke

HOVES OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIL.. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet:--- Day of Departure

Noor Money Order Office closes. 2.-Bugistry of Lutters caasos. Posting of all printed matter and patterns cons28, 3-Mail closed, except for Late

Letters.

5.10 .M.-Lotters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until

3.30 PM. When the Post Office closes.

entirely

3.40 P.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the pucked with Late Fee of 10 centa until fime of -departure.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Captain

Vesse's

Braunschweig (6) Japan (5). Paumben Thames (s). Nestor (a) Diamante (0.

IT. 8. Gardner,

W. A. Seston

Thompson,

are situated forward of the Engines. Nagasaki, Koho and Yokohama Thibot (s) Second Cisas Passengers are borthed in the Port Darwin, e Poop. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures San Francisco, vin Yokohama, City of Paking.

Tainan (8).

JA Huat..

entice voyage.

San Franciso

Shanghai, vis fiatow

Shanghai, vis Amoy...

Swatow, Amoy and Ecochow, Namoa (3).

Kutsang (s Antenor (8) Singapore, Ferang and Calcutta Wingsang

Brahilda

this Steamer, First-class Saloon and Cabios. Marseilles, and Forts of Call... Itaquaddy (8)...

tas supply of Fresh Provisions during the San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Geosait.(a)

A duly qualifed Surgeon is carried. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hoogkung, Tebruary 28, 1887.

Shanghai..2016 46 84 Nagasaki.. 30 01 Westock 29.94 22

0.01

The barometer has rise in the South and gradients for N.E. winds remain moderate The temperature is moderate, the humidity rather high and the weather overcast..

W. DOBERCE

· Government Astronomer. Hongkong Obserwatory, Fibmenry 28.

Lane 18: Patroclus, 22 gorda

Hellverne, with the TRENER MALL of TEUNG SHUI, contractor and lessee of the January 29th, was to leave Singapore houses. No. 53, 57, 59 and 61 Queen's Rond on the 26th Feb, at noon, and may Central, who was charged some weeks ago to expected here on or abunt Sun-

day, the 6th March. This Facket with faraithing false and incorrect particu brings replies to letters despatchlit Jurs rolative to the valuation of theen houses, from Hongkong on Dec. 21st.

was fined $200 toy by Mr Maclean As

Too Glen Lire steamer Glealgon, from the Maristrate made it a condition of Iris London, left Singapore on the 24th giving judgment that the arroses ahould ba iust, and may be expected' here. Do or about the 2n prox

paid up, we doubt not this condition has The OS. B. U. a steamship Antenor, been fulfilled. If it is trus, in the Colonial from Liverpool, left. Singapore on the Transurer uated, that the loses has likely 26th inst, and may be expected here

The

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on or about the 4th March, been cheating the Government fur years wo Ben Lino stator Benterue, from Lon- think the acqued has got off with a remark- don, &c, left Singapore on the 26th ably ecay fine.

Teb, and may be expected to arrive

here on or about the 4th March.

steamer Baiera left Bremen on the this afternoon for England with the time Norddeutscher Lloyd 8. S. Co. Tan Butih troopship Himalaya called 10th inst, and may be expected here ospirad had invalidod navel and military on or about the 27th March.

3. Baxmir't, in personings of entation, the it seems to as incomprehensible that the M Mitchell-Junes lian been appointed humidity of maturated with moisture being Nepou can be held sulely to iluzie. On member of the Board of Examiners.

100.

the question of fog or no fog, it uppeurs.

won for whom she brought out reliefs. The as of the military passengers are na frd-

low-ajor Cochrane, in command

Lieut. Mills, RE; Captain Bolton and Lieut Hon A, Lambart and Mrs Laubart;

Lieut. Parkin, 68th Regiment, Dr Harris,

1. DinkarioN OF Wusy, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WISE, according to Beaufort to us that the character of the fog (one Carta Alderton, of the Nepal, arrived Scale,

of the lifting and shutting kind common herb in the Thames yesterday, 6. SISTE ON WELTER. § bice sky, & de enough on these coasts) is easily ex- tashed alouds, d'Arizaling, ram, ♬ tog, a gloomy,

taillightning, o ovamos, pas over plained. Both vessels were out of it and T orman gunboat Wolf arrived here Quartermaster Thomson, of the Medical squally, rain, a snow, I thunder, visibility, in itnt intervals, although at the time today from Canton.: /r) dew (wet).

7. Raw. in inches, testle and handedla,

Agents.

ate of Leaving

Norddeutscher Lloyd

March 21, at Lion, David Sassoon, Sops & Co.March 4, at 1 pm. Jardine, Matheson & Co......March 9, P. & OSN 00 Butterfelt & Swired. Russell & Co

Messagories Maritinien,

P. & OS. N. Co

Batterfeld & Swire.

Pacific Mail 5. S. Co

March 1, a at 4 pm

Marsh 34 March 2, at 5 p.m., March 8, at noon. March 4, at daylight.

March 3, at daylight. March 9, at 3pm.

∞. &0 §. 6. Cá pri 5, at 3 pm...

Rateell & Cook despatch Jardine, Matheson & Cony

of the collision the fog appears to have

been thick enough. As the Chief Jus- TEN Salinger Oper Ca, laft in the Germac tice says, in his judgment, it had arisen mail steamer Braunschweig for Shangliai suddenly. The saddenness, then, of the to-day.

for ought not only to have furuisited

some excuse to the Nepal, but 16 have His Emallboy the Acting fovernor bsa placed some additional responsibility on given his ament in the name of the Queen the Nien-ching. The judgigent, to the Defamation and Label Ordinance, however, does not deal in the most im A

Staff, and Mts Baubiary.

Royal Artillery-14 N.-0. Officers and men, 3 women and 18 children,

Royal Engineers

N. 0. Officers of the Staff and 29 N O Officers and men

Northamptonshire Regiment St NC. Officers and men, 6 woinen and 4 children.

Medical Staff Corps 7 N 0. Officers and men

partial manner with this portion of the MESORA Gibb, Livingston & Co. inform us

Captain: admitted facts. As to the changing of that lie Ben Lins stoamer Bence, from The Naval Passengers are

Captain LaDonnel the order on board the Nepaul from London, &, left Singapore ou the 28th Trotter, RMA hard-a-pors to hard-n starvoerd, the instant, for this port.

RMI Lieut. Holman Nautical Assessors advised the Judge T

that the gepaul was wholly wrong. CAPTITE Ogston, for a number of The What might to the particular effect of master of the auton tiverateater Mano 10 erroneous impression made on the

Melurde, RN, Chief Eeg. Hobbes Ing. Kerr. Eng holder i Aust-Eng; Deal Bota Johnstony Commander Ro billiard, Lieut Fareuell

dith Payar. Farrell

Deutero

mind of the Nepal's Pilot by the blaas left here for Amy, to jota the China der of the Van Nien-chings whistle, Navigation Co.'s steamer Banchou coupled with the doubtful appear

Aurra Pulice Inspector Baker has been bor Surgson Newland) Gonder Paulern ance of the lights and masts of „menoog.

the vessel which was presumedis appointed doting Inspector of Markets and Lieut. Hollam, Ant. Fayr, Clerk Bo crossing bie: vessel's own (while an Examiner of Weights and Massures, Kennerly

Totale --19:0fosta shop297-men for Douglas Lapreik & Co March 2, at daylight she was realy at anchor), and what the ice Impostor quintsy raturned to Pelion

land, 2 Officers and 23 mas for Si

Butterfeld & Swire.

Jardine, Matheson da Offr

Maro

Pilot would asterally Fave done under daty.