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VIGATION

SITED:

4A, PENANG AND INGAPORE

Company &SS. Wintang, havingar- ved from thoabove Ports, Consigaves

argo, by lier are hereby informed that fair Goods are being landed at their riak into the HookONG AND KOWLTON. WILEP AND GODOWN COMPANY'S West Point Gp- down wheuco delivery may to obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 4th March will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Buis of Lading will ha countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Managers.

Hongkong, February 25, 1887.

For Sale.

NOW ON SALE.

$52

CHINESE DICTIONARY CANTONESE DIALECT,

IN THE

BY

Dr. E.. J. FITEL

Crown Octavo, pp. 1018.

HONɑRONG, 1877-1883.

Part I.

Part IL

Part III

M-T

Part IV. T-Y,

$2.50 *****$2.50 83.00 +..83.00

A Roduction of ten per cent. will bo atowad to purchesare of Tea or more copies.

This Standard Work on the Chinese Jap guage, constructed on the basis of Kanghi'n Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese characters in practical use, and while alpha Dotically arranged according to the sounds of the oldest taleet of China, the Can- tonese, it gives also the Mandarin pronan- ciation of all obaractors explained in the book, so that its usefulnces is by no means confined to the Cantoneso Dialect, bat the work is a practically complete Thesaurus of the whole Writion Language of China, an- ciont and modern, as used all over the Empire, whilst its introductory chapters. Borve tite. to the student

THIE

To-day's Advertisements and child Messrs Parfitt, F. S. Mora,

POSTTÖNEMENT OF SALE..

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received instruc. Ttions to Sell by Public Auction, on

MONDAY,

the 7th of March, 1887, at 11 am, on

BOARD

THE BRITISH THREE-MASTED

SCHOONER

WANDERING MINSTREL,

of 362 Tona Register, Boilt in 1975, and Newly Sheathed with Yellow Metal, with all her TACKLE and APPAREL

CILINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. Ralston Mra Peterson 2 ildren nod attal, Mosers W. Payze, H. Jones WMAILN BY THE FRENDE PAURNY. -- Riley, Mr Cartman and servant, Mrs Ohing, The French Contract Packet Tracmaday Bon, child and infant, Mrs. Pang Luu nad will be despatched on TUESDAY

the 8th March, with Mails in the child, fours Ah Woo, S. Matenwo, H.

United Kingdom, Europe, and places Saystaro, J. Keremasa, E Cheong,

beyoul, vid Naples; to Sagon, Straits Settlements, Datavia, Burmah, Caylon, Matsunki and T. Aoki, and 19 Chines

Por James Watts, from Saigon, 20 Chi

India (via Madras), the Australasian. Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, For Teitos, from Saigon, 16 Chiness.

Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar Por any pi, from Shanghai, H. E. Woo Ta Ching and suite.

Per Greyhound, from Pakhoi, &c., 41 Chinese

Por Wellingdorf, from Saigon, 2 Chiness. eistea

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, .

Per feneral Werder, for Yokohama, Pro-The feseat. Dr. Eggurt and family, Messrs N. Zione, Edgar Veigt, W. Wilck Campbell

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW: Shipping.

Nom.--Kuting loaves for Shanghai, &

4 p.m. —English Mail, Icares for Perte

of Call and Europe.

Meeting.

of

p.m.-Mosting of Shareholders Campbell, Moors & Co., Li, at the Rongkong Hotel

Miscellaneous.

Dividend of 7 on Shares of BK.

Wpon Dosk O., Lul, payable at EL.K. & Shai Bank.JANTA SE Interest of Chins Merchants S. N. Co.'s

Detture Loan of 1866 payable. General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 3

No. 7345 FEBRUARY 20, 1887

the aroumstances, are questions which The British arugor Leander left hero this the Nautical Accusora do not discuss aftoricon for a cruise,

with that Bccuracy and falues which

one might expect. We entertain a DURING the weak guding 7th February strong suspicion that, had the Won 101 Europena and 3,82% Chinese visited the Wien-Ching really been a pasig City Hall MusouAS steamer (as she by, her signal represent-

ed herself to be), the first steps taken Irivexpected that theP, 0. Co willappoul by the Nepoul would linze prevented against the douston delivered by Sir R. my collision. It is inexplicable, * choro Rennie, with the advice of Assessors, in fore, why the Nautical Assessors could

the Wan Nion Ching. v. Nepaul collision have advised that the Chinese .camere was, free farm base

We have already said that the failure. to ring a bell in a fog-ought, in the St Richard Rennie, Chief Judge of B. B. opinion of many competent authorities, M. Courts for China and Japan, arrived to have established contributery mogli bere from Shanghai yesterday in the Thames. gence vu the part of the Carnese steamer. He is on a tour of official inspection of the But the learned Judge bas held that, as Coast port Consulates in co

oction with judicial work. Regulations of the Rind, they are not gonna benou by them. This is a dictum which on Saturday evening the Garrote Lily ught, we think, to be applied to both Minstrela gave another enjoyable smoking parties when the non-observer cluting:

As she then es ju the Harlour, near beck, 0, roa Bave, Dr. and Mrs Campb States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., 2 p.m.-Anction of Household Furniture, the Chinese have not assented to the

the COSMOPOLITAN DOCS. TERMS OF SALE One-third of the Pur- chase Money to be paid after fall of ham mor, the remainder upon transfer the Vonnel to be at Perchaser's risk immediately after being knocked down.

A STEAM LAUNCH will leave Pedder's Wharf at 10.45 am, for farther Particu lara, apply to the AUCTIONEER,

G. R. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.... Hongkong. February 28, 1687.

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

371

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Orem of the following Ventole, during their stay in Hongkong Harbor

Anderson.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

AMPAITEITE, British ship, Captain Q. A.

Per Braunschweig, for Shanghai, Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, Major von Nickisch Ronny and survauts, Douail Bock, Chinese Ladies H.E. Yao, and Mr Yue, and servante, Masra II Laroy, Tavis Reynell, Kultas, Pond, Myburgh, Mr and Mrs. Vyvgan. D'oly Winde, Me and Mra Nickels, Mr Salinger's Opora Company,

Per Formosa, for Swatow, Mr H. Wilter; for Amoy, Moss Souza, Coolre, R. D. Pryde, R. Donaldson; for Taiwanfoo, Afr Layton

Per Bentam, for Saigon, &e., 3 Euro- peano, and 781 Chitiesa,

To. Dan.

Per Kit Sas, for Swatow, 12 Chinese. Per Greyhound, for Hollow, 35 Chinese.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

United States Mail Facket Cily of Feking will be despatched on WED NESDAY, the 9th March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United which will be closed as follows t 2.15 .. Regisky csuss 3.30 . Fost-Ouice closes, but Co

respondance may be posted on board the Packet with Late D'es of 10 cents extra Postage tatil the time of depar tare.

Money Orders. 1-Money Orders are issued at Hong- kong and Shanghai on the following conn- tries and places.

Amoy.

Azores Is..

# Belgium: Hud* Borinudaje

SHIPPING REPORTS The German steamer Tritos reports fins weither with little monsoon the wiuolo passage

The British steamer Greyhound reports: From Pakhoi to Hoihow, light NE. wind, and very thick foggy weather. From Hoit how to Hongkong, light N.E, wind and fine

AUNTE, German barque, Captain J. F. weather. Kröncke-Wieler & Co.

DANIEL J. TEXNY, American ship, Capt. Geo. S. Wilson-Takasima Co.

SHIPPING.

EXPORT CARGOES.

Canada.

Chatou.

* Cape Colony.

Ceylon (Constantinople) Cyprus. Denmark. Egypt. Falkland Is.

Fuochow.

* Gambia.

Germany Gibraltar.

Per S. 8. City of New York, sailed 12th SARAI ÉзUNETT, American ship, Capt. A. February-For Yakahara 12,839 bags

Sugar and 111 pkgs. Merchandise; for Hono Morgan. ---Ed. Schellhass & Co.

lulu, 100 bags Bends, 216 pkga. Merchan dise and 60 boxes Prepared Upiam; for San Francisco, 20,469 bags Rice, CO bags Beans, 28 bare Codoo, 150 boxes Nut Oll, 35 balea Cinnamon.50 bales Gunnies, 4498) Silks and 1,928 pkga. Merchandise; for Victoria, R.O., 215 bags Rice and 30 pkg* Merchandise; for Panama 2,800 bars Rice,

ARRIVALS.

February 27, 1887 :- Ping-chao-uri, Chinese gunboat, from

purposes of a philological guide Canion.

A Supplement, armuged for being hound

Centaur, German bargao. 068, Christians

and used by itself, and containing a Lisson, Doito February. 9, Tuber.-WIELE of the Radicals, an Index, and a List of & Co. Barmaines, is published separately,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 15, 1883,

FOR SALE.

Thames, British stasmor, 2,131. W. ton, Shanghai February 21. Meils General.-P. & O. 5. N. C

Sea-

and

1th

D.

---

COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet Foro, of the proceedings in the BECENT LIRE CABR of

BEGINA F PITMAN, containing the whole of the Froceedings at the Police Court, fall report of the trial in

· Criminal Sóssions, with connected Corre spondence and comments of the Press.

Tu which is now added a Report of the Case of

PITMAN F. KESWICK

BAND 6TNELS.

Price per Copy,

50 CENTS. China Mail Orvicel

Thibet, British steamer, 1,671, W. Madie, Yokohama February 19, Maila and Geveral.-P. & O. S. N. Ch.

Gold Coast. Bankow Hawaii. Heibow. Hongkong. Holland, " Hondura, (Jr.), Lealand.

Italy.

Japa

201 pga. Merchandise and 20 cases Silks; India. for Sau Jezé de Guatemala, 10 oases Sika;

York, for Now for Callao, 2 cases Bilks; for bales Raw Silk;

10th February Les Lérte, sailed 18thors

containing For Landon, 11,123 boxes Too; 228,480

Is Sented Caper, 4,83 s. Scented Orango Pako-total 231,340 the. 6 pkga. Cones, pkgs. Gongs, ō pkgs. Tex, 45 p Caries and 6 pks. Sundries.

Per S. 9. raber, siled 21st February:

James Watt, British steamer, 134, A-For Hamburg 499 pkga. Canes, bo casca Petrie, Saigon February 22, Kico.-RUSSELL Star anisced, 67 bales Feathers, 500 bales & Co.

Lasaia, 5 cases Merchandise and 3 cases Black-wood-ware for London, B cases Merchandise; for Bremen, 448 rolls Mat- ting, 418 bags Teas: for Antwerp, 6 boxes Merclinadiso and 200 cases Galnuts ; · for Hamburg option London, 100 boxes Stara-

Cardiganshire, British steamer, 1,623, win, Naki February 22, General.- | ADAMSON, BELL & CO.

Trios, German str., 1,340, A Bleicken, Saigon February 22, Rice and Paddy-misced. STEMSTEN & Co.

Masser, British steamer, 1,323, FH Titzck. Kutchinotza February 23, Coal.-- RUSSELL & Co.

Vorters, Corinan steamer 612, Brahn, Saigon February 22, Hice.-WIELER & Co. Kung-pai, Chinese steamer, 602, -6.

M. S. N. Co.

To-day's Advertisements. Bachan, Shanghai Feb. 23, General.-C.

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S DEBENTURE LOAN OF 1836.

Lee Sang, British steamer. 1,000, W: E. Samar, Wahu February 23, Rico -Jan- DINE, MATHESON & Co.

Greyhound, British steamer, 227, Geo. Wright, Pakhai February 24, and Heihor

INTEREST due and DRAWN BONDS 26, General. --ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

of this LOAN will be Payable at the OFFICES of Tua HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on and after 1st day of March, 1887.

JOHN WALTER,

Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 28, 1837.

373

ANTED TO PURCHASE

WA

STEAMER.

of 1,200 to 1,500 TONS REALSTED,

must be in good order and working

to

condition.

Send Full Particulars, Price, &., &

28th March, 1997.

JNO. W. HALL, Auctioneer,

YOKONASIA

$2

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOD LOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

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

For Freight or Passago, apply to

February 28:-

Foumben, British steamer, 886, W. H. Leask, Swatow February 27, Genoral- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Wellingdorf, German str, 728, Schleck, Saigon February 22, Rice-Vrete & Co. Wolf, German gunboat, from Whaupos

DKPARTURES. February 27,

Formosa, for Swatow, Kangpai, for Whampoa. Lee Sang, for Whompo

General Werter, for Yokohama.

Duburg, for Amoy.

Cheang Hock Kion, for Swatów, Danube, for Hoihow and Bangkok. Woosing, for Saigon

Ping-chao-hai, Chinese gunboat, for Cinton. February 28:--

Braunschweig, for Shanghai. Cardiganshire, for Singapore and London. Erminia C, for Londou. Strathairly, boc Kuchinotza. Jacob Christensen, for Kutchinolzu. China, for Saigon. Ludependent, for Saigon.

Mariz, for Hisphong.

Lender, British cruiser, for a cruise, Preumben, for Whampoa Teiarios, for Nagasaki.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For SWATOW & SHANGHAL

Fer And Sang, at 11:30a.m., on Treadsy

the 1st March, instead of

as previous- By notified.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Per Namoa, at 5 pa, on Tuesday, the

1st March.

-For HOIHOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-

KOK.

:

Por Killarney, at 10.30 am, on Wedres.

day, the 2nd March.

For STRAITS AND CALOUTTA -

Per Wingsang, at 2.32pm., on Wednes

day, the 2nd March 1

For AMOY & ́MANILA ̈·

Per Diamante, at 4.30 pau., ou Walues-

day, the 2nd March.

For PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE..

Pet Tsinan, at ♬ p.m., on Wednesday,

the 2nd Marola,

For SAISON.

Per Tritos, at 3.30 p.m., on Timesday

the 3rd March.

Per Vorligern, at 4.50 p.m., on Thursday,

the 3rd March

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Per Thitel, ni 5 plan, on Thunday, the

3rd March

For PENANG & CALCUTTA — EN

For Japan, at 0.30 p.m., on Friday, the

4th March..

MAILS BY THE

DE THE BELFOR

PAOKET

2d.

Madeira

• Malta,

* Mauritius,

*Natal.

Newfoundland.

New South Wales.

New Zealand.“ North Boraco. Ningga *Norway.

Port Darwin.. Portugal Queensland.

* S. Helenn

*Soychaller.

Shanghai.

* Bierra Leone.

South Australia. Straits Settlements. Swaluw.

Sreden. Switzerland. Tasmania de United Kingdom.

* United States.

Viatoria

Western Australia.

So, at Mr. J. M. Armstrong's 4.30 p.m. -Publio Macting in the City Goods per Breconshire undelivered after

the date subject to rente THURSDAY, March 3:---

9pm-Meeting of Zetland Lodge FRIDAY, March 4

AD Goods per Wingsring undelivered after

this date subject to rent SATURDAY, March 6 —

Goods per Braunschweig undelivered

after this date subject to reut. Goods per Ningchou undelivered after * this cato uubject to rent... MONDAY, March

beary damages from the observer of such concert in the City Hall Theatre, Down Regulations. But even taken upon the stairs the house was packed and nearly all common platform of general matitime the seats upstairs were filed. A lengthy principles, or, as we have already said, programme of songs, danera and a fares was upon the established custom recognised gone througu and listened to with great on the Lower Yangtze, it is difficult to tention conceive how the Chinese teamer.com escape ita contribution to the negligence As will be seen from an advertisement in which led to this alpinst inevitable no another column the interest duo and drawn - calent. If the fog was just such a fog bones of the China Marchants Steam. Ne- 11 a.m.--Auctio a of Wandering Minatre as would relieve the If an Men-ching.

on Board: THURSDAY, March 10

Nou Meeting of Shareholders of the China Sugar Relining Co, Ltd., at the

General Agonte' officu.

*

12.30 p.m.-Mooting of Shareholders of the Lauzon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the General Agents' office. WEDNESDAY, March 16-

Noan. Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., at Company's office, the Pedder's Street.

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

ARE NOW OFFERING

FOR SALE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,

THE REMAINDER OF SEASON'S STOCK

OF

from the respepsibility of sounding thevigation Company's debenture loan of 1880 fog-bell, then it could not well bare will be payable at the oflees of the Hong- bien such afogns would place the Nepaut kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on in fault for going awihalispeed only. The and after to-morroW.

argument seems to cut both ways, hl- though the judgment assails the English steamor.only.

TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHIHA MAILA

(Via Southern Lina),

THE EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.

LONDON, 25th February, 1887. The Earthquake in Italy reported yester I day bas caused immense disaster, several villages having been destroyed and 1,500 people killed,

*Wess. Indies (British, CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONERY,

Danish, and Dutch),

comprising:

·CRYSTALLIZED FIGS. 2-Orders on the Countries marked * are

APRICOTA, GREENGADES, &0.7 forwarded through the London Post Office,

BOXED FRUTH, Fxos, and ure paid less a small discount of about in the £1, for which the remitter should allow.

JORDAN All such orders must be expressed in British currency.

ASSORTED FRENCH SWEETS, 3.The commission charged is as follows

BOXES CHOCOLATES," Fanor (according to the currency the Order is drawn in).

Up to £ 2, or 810, or R 20,......0,20 cents. „.. £ of or 325, or 50,040,

£7, or $35, or B 70

›

11

JJ

£10 or 850, or 1000-60 R16081.00.

-No Order must exceed £10 or $50 (unless drawn on-India, when R150 is the finit), nor will more than two such Orders he issued to the same persoz, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.

Raisire,

A

CRACKERS,

ALMONDS,

S. Watson & Co., Limited, HONGKONG DISPENSARY.- Hongkong, January 13, 1887

BIRTH.

This morning, the 28th Instant, At Bel leves, the Wife of CHARLES VON Boss, of a Son

5. Money Orders on the United King dom for even same not exceeding £6 are The publication of this issue commenced granted by means of Postal Notes, a to which too separate potion or the Hong- kong Postal Guide.

6.Some not exceeding 650 may be re mitted between the Porta of China by menus of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one per cent, for cashing ther ot Money Orders can be granted at Hong- kong or Shanghai on Parts where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office..

By means of Postal Netes.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

FEBRUARY 27.-14.M

Manila..29.81) 87 Haiphong. 20.81 05 Hongkong 30.00 Amoy

Humidity,

Fouches..30.18 52 26 Shanghai.30.18 46 92 Nagasak 20.08 WI ostack, 20.04:27.

Wind.

FEREUART 28-2

10 M Manila 29.93 81 74ew Haiphong 29.91 65 Hongkong 30.06 59 80 ®

The British Contrast Packet Themes will be despatched on TUESDAY, the Let March, with Mails for the United Amoy Kingdom, Europe, and countries be Feochow.. peak;

vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle-Shanghai..50.16 46 84 20 ments, Netherlands India, Bremah, Nagasaki.. 30 01 Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Westock. 29.94 23 89

Weather.

է:

27.251.1.

The China tail.

W

A GERMAN MILITARY VOTE AP-

PROVED OFW LONDON, 25th February, 1837 The Reichstag has approved & vote of credit for military preparations.

THE BULGARIAN NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, 28th February, 1887. The Bulgarian negotiations aro progress ing favorably.

Der Ostasiatische Lloyd says that the loan

of five million marka at de per cent, per annam contracted by Li Hung Chang with Gorman banking company, as reported by the Chinese Times, was contracted with Mecara Carlowitz & Co, but that the agent for the loan is not Tu-ting-fang, as stated, but Messrs Robert Warschauer Co., Ror- lia, The lean is to be in gold

The master of the Kan Lec lannol was charged at the Polica Court to-day with carrying on board his launch eight passen. gers in excess of the number allowed by his licence. The lunch was licensed for 71 ad Sergeant Barkits found 87 on board. The passengers were returning from the races The sccused was ordered to find warsty in $30 to he of good behaviour for aix months

Tum latest Manila Comercio's to hand con- tain letters from Bacat, the headquarters of *** the expedition sent from Maula to punish the rebel Datto Utto and his followers in

THE GERMAN, ITALIAN AND AUS. the Rio Gratide of Mindanao, the largest

TRIAN ALLIANCE RENEWED,

** - LONIKIH, 26th February, 1887. The alliance between Germany, Italy and Austria has been renewed

Iron Le Saigonnais

FAENON POLITICS,

PARIS, 15th Feb. 1887.

island of the Philippine groups. So far, however, the oporations have been merely preliminary and confined to simple skir- misking. A general advance was to be mada on the enemy's position on the 2nd inst. We have to record the death of three Alacacese gentlemen within the last week,

M. Blancaubé has interpellated the Min-Who had reached, the ripe old age of over

Their names ao tho Ber ister of Marino with regard to the order to

discontinna the sanding hume of wounded rancisco Xasiar da Silvs, canon of the MACAU Cathedral, Mr Thomas d'amo aud sick by the State tranaparla, and ke criticised the service of the Companies in Migutis, and Mr Romão Lourenço de Ro- The two former gentlemon died in the Chamber of Deputies another interpel-

Macao and the latter

ter googleman in Нову- koug.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1887. on private advices from Sunnghi are lation was addressed to the Government en to the effect that the decision in the case its homo policy. The discussion finished of the Wen-mon-ching v. Nepaul (which

was given at Shanghai on Wednesday, with the passing of an order of the day pure the Bed, and intimated by as in Satur- and simple. day's issue) had caused considerable excitement in the Settlement. It may

be added that the news created some surprise here, as most of those com- petent to form an opinion on the known

fucts had concluded that at least a deci.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

ario.

Ter Haiphong correspondent of Der Osta- statische Lloyd says The trade of Inokai with the province of Yunnan has not in the least assumed the dimensions which it was said it was sure to assume Doubt is there- OUTWARD BOUND Colombo, Dec. 31; Am-fore beginning to prevail as to whether the

phitrite, Chelydry, January 25; Cachar

can-Laokai

W

Passen Suez Cana

23 Yorkshire, February 1 Agamem projected away Hanoi aion pronouncing both parties to blame on, Rinkshire, Palomed, 8, Glenfalloch, will not be a great seaco. What is the

Temor, ¡¡; Benledi, Uinmorganshire, cause of the bad trade at Taokat it is Talan, 15 Benlauers, Chingo, 18

dra, Dioned, Hesperia, Palinurus, 2 dillonit to discover. The opinion of the Hoxrwaun BOUND Alder, Feb. 8 chial of stoms there is that a Chines Telemachus, 15; Glenogle, Neckar, Pan contams oordun prevents all passage of dora, Prion, Saghalien, Lydid, Mark Lane, 18 Fatrochu, 22,

goods

was the most likely result. Those authorities who seem to be most fami- liar with the custom which obtains on the Yangtza are of opinion that the admission that the Wen-nien-ching onticed to sound a bell and improperly blew a stenn-whistle while at anchor wes or ought to have been fatal to the exoneration of the transport from blume, as that whistle was the key note everything which was wrongly done subscquently, Admitting the the 10.01 Nivaut may have, as the judgment lays down, been going ut too great a rate of speed, her power of avoiding an an- The Glen Line steamer Glenyon, from the Magistrate made it a condition of his chored vessel (if such obstruction had been clearly basicated) was all the greater. And yet the Nepout is charged with mareuvring in ignorance of ac- that facts when die Pilot of the Nepaul was simply acting upon a perfectly well understood castour of the River The Hen Lane steamer Beings, from Lon think the accused has got of with a remarks

YSUNG SHUI, contractor and losses of the The Melbourne, with the FREEON MAIL of

Janitary 28th, was to leave Singapore houses No. 56, 57, 50 and 61 Queen's Road on the 6th Feb., se toon, and may Central, who was charged some weeks ago bo expected horn on or about Sun-

Bantum, for Saigon, Singapore and Batavia The usual hours will be observed in closing gradients for N, winda ramai moderate Ningehow, for Shanghai.

Himalaya, british troopship, for Slugapore.

OLKARED.

369 Kut Sang, for Swatow and Shanghai

Greyland, for Haihow and Pakho

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers." Hongkong, February 28, 1837.

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Co.'s Steamship

Diumurile,

Capt. MCCASLIN, will be despatched for the above Portaan WEDNESDAY, the 2nd March, at Sp.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, February 28, 1887.

OHINA KAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

370

FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY AND

MELBOURNE.

The Co.'s Steamship

TrinaN,

PASSENGERS:

Per Thames, Inein. Shanghai: for Hong Long, Sir R. Rennie and native servant, Messre P. Cameron, J. P. Bland, Yuun Pan, No Pong Ke and 2 servants, Julida Petersen, R. C. Flockton, and 10 Chinese; for Bombay, Mr H Stead, Miss Summi for London, Mrs Moorhead and 3 daughters. Ber. A. and Mrs Foster, Miss Green, Rev B. sud Mes Barnst and 2 infants, Capt. f. A. Alderson, Messrs E. Stacet and Coates.

· Por Thibet, from Tokohama, Mr Koso, Mr and Ms Brooke, Capt. and Mrs Walker and 3 sous, Mears RW. Donohue, J. J. Butson, Mraciatoah, Mr and Mrs Deakin

„Destination.

the Maiis, &c.

HOUES OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The following hours are observed in closing Diails, &, by the British Contract

•Packet:

Day of Departure,

Noon. Money Order Office ofoies. 2.Registry of Lottery, ceases., Fusting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.

3 r.x-in closed, except for Late

Lettors

The harometer has risen in the South and The temperature is moderate the tumidity rather high and the weather overcast,

W. DOBERCE, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, February 28.-

1. Baroxaren, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren beit, and to the level of the ses in (nober, tenths and hundredthis,

3. TAMPERATURS, in the had in dogress Fahrenheit

8. LUXrors, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air sutarated with moisture boisg

100%

4. DIBUTION OF Wine, to two points.

3.10 F.-Lotters may be posted with

Into Fee of 10 onnte until ̧y/

Pale.

3.39 P.M.When the Post Office closes

se, one blast of the whistle. Had che accident, bren decided to bave been inevitable, but little could have Ucan aid, perhaps, on either side, but when it is known that the chain of eir- camslices which led to the disastrous collision bad its origin in this blunder,

The

day, the 6th March. This Packet with furnishing false and incorrect partion. brings replies to lettori despatched, lurarelative to the valuation of these hosos; from Hongkong on Dec slot was fined $200 to-day by Mr Macksan, An

London, left Singapore on the 24th giving jugment tant the arrears shonul be inst, and may be expected here on or

about the 2nd prox. paid up, we doubt not this condition bus S. 6. Cun ateamship Antenor, he fulfillet. If it is true, as the Colonial from Liverpool, loft Bingapore on the Treasurer Kinted, tant the laser has likely 26th ink, and may be expected hore

on or about the 4th Mardu boon cheating the Government for years we

doo, de, left Singapore on the 26th Feb., and may be exposted to arrive herant or about the 4th March The Norddeutscher Lloyd 8. S. Co.

atommer Baiern left Bremen me 10th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 27th March,

it seems to as recomprehensible that the MR Mitelial-Tanes has been appointed a Nipart can be held solely to blame. On member of the Board of Exanitera

the question of fog or no fog, it appeara.

5. Foron of Wind, according to Beaufort 20 us that the character of the fog (one CAPTAIN Alderton, of the Nepal, arrived

NA NA NANse of the lifting and shutting kind common here in the Thames yesterday. 6. STATE OF WEATHER. & bine sy,de enough on these coasts) is easily ex-

ably easy fine.

Pled

THE Brinsh troopship Himalagi, sailed this afternoon for England with the time- expired and

navi and military men for chom thé béought out relieta. The nainen of the military passengers are sa fol- low-Major Chehrane, in command

Lieut Mille, RBCaptain Bolton and List. Hon. A. Lambert and Mre Lambers;

18th Regiment y De Harris, Lieut. Parkiu,

barbat clouds, a drissling, tan, fog, 7 gloomy plained. Both vessels wors out of it and Tax German gunboat Wolf arrived here Quartermaster Thomson, of the Medicat 3.40 r..Late Letters mag be posted at, lighting, overcast, passing showers,

on board the parket with Irskej aqually; r rain, Row, i thunder, v vlasbute, in it at intervals, although at the time to-day from Canton

Foe of 10 conta until time of 1 w daw (wali. departure

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

"Vesse's

SANA Host, Commander, Bromou, and Prata of Call ...... Reannachway (4).

will be despatched as Calcutta

Japan (8). Paumben (2). London, and Ports of Call. Thames (2)

Abote on THURSDAY, the 3rd March, at Clarion and Tiantan.. Daylight. AASTRACIN

^ The attention of Passengers is directed Landós, via Buez Canal..

to the auperior Accommodation offered by Manik, via Ammy

[Nestor (5) Diamante

this Steamer. First class Saloon and Cabins... Marseilles, and Porta of Cal

are situated forward of the Euzinga. Nagzaki, Kabó smi Təkohama Thibet

Second Clam Passengem are berthed in the Port Darwin, &

(Tsinan (2)

Poop. A Refrigerating Chamber anstren San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Peking (he

the supply of Fresh Proviticus during the

entire voyage,

A daly qualified Surgeon is carried.

For Freight ne Pannage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL,

Hongkong, February 89, 1587,

808

Xan Francisco, vin Yokohama. Doenuig

Shangha, vis SWRLOW CAN CONTINE

Shanghai, via Amoy imm

Singapore, Farang and Calusa Salo, Amoy and Foochot

Castain

Stürmer

T, S. Gardner,

7. B, in inches, tenths and, handredths,

Agents.

Norddeutscher Lloyd. David Sassoon, Sons & Cand Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Seaton .............. P. & D. S. N. Comm

Ratterfeld & wire..... Russell & Co Messageries Maritimes... PUSAKA Company Butterfeld & Swire Pacifo Mul 8. S. Co 020 8. 8. CX

Jardine, Mathesia &

Fate of Lenting,

March 21, at noon. urch d, at i p. 1

b. 1. at p.za

Marels Rat 5.p March 8, at noon.i March 4 at daylight," Marols 3. at daylight, March 1, 263 pm April & st. 5 p.m. -- Quick despatc Cohjalarch 1, at mod,

Butterfeld Swire Marb

Jardins, Mythson & Co, Marsh 2. at 3 p.m; Douglas Laprak & Co Marsh 2, at daylight.

of the collision the fog appears to hare

been thick enough. As the Chief Jus-Tan Salinger Opera Co, left in the format tice sys; in his judgment, it had arisen mail steamer Braunschweig für Shanghai suddenly The suddenness, then, of the to-day,

fog oight not only to have furnished

Sta; and Mrs Fanbury

Royal Artillery-14 N0. Officers and men, women and 13 children.

Royal Engineers 3 NO Officers of

the Staff and 29 NU, Officers and men,

Northamptonshire Regiment

some excuse to the Nepnul, bat to have His Excellency the Acting overar bis placed some additional responsibility on given his assent in the mume of the Cucers and men, 6 women and the Wan Nica-ching, The judgment, to the Defamation and Eibal Oidmance, i Medical Staff Corpa Kaye however, does out deal in the must 10-1

partial manner with this portion of the Messe Gibb, Livingston & C, inform us and men. smitted fects. As to the charging of that the Ren Line steamer Benue, from

The Naval Farbengers

the order on board the Nepal from Lundun, &o eft Singapore ou the 8th | Trotter, R.MA. bard-a-part to hard-sturbosed, the instant, for this port...

Nauncil Assessors advised the Julge

that the Nep, was wholly wrong. Carrals Ogston, for a number

Wine might be the particular effect of master of the Usnton river steamer anko Pent

16u erroneous impression made on the mod of the Nepral's Pilot by the blue- der of the Wan Men-ching's whistle, coupled witA

Lanco

erust

the lights and vidata,

he was really)

has left here for Amaya, joih klje Opina | Luiard

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