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To Let.

TO LET.

3, WEST TERRACE Trom 1st.

No April.

Apply

to.

G. C. ANDERSON,

10, Pranjes Centro

457

Hongkong, March 11, 1887.

TO LET.

0038 in COLLEGE CHAMBERS'

ROOME

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

632 Hongkong, December 3, 1886;

7110 LET, in good condition, the coni- fortable and compact (Eastern) portion G HILL SIDE BUNGALOW, at the jaction of New WRITERN STREET And Bro STRRET, near to Ball'e Court of the Water and Gas dre laid Bonhamn Road.

on. Seperate GARDEN, de For Particulare, apply to

Mr. HOWROYD, NEXT DOOR

Hongkong, March 1, 1887.

Wi

-TO LET.

378

71TH immediate occupation the Com- dions PREMISES kaown as the P. & D. OLD OFFICEs, lately in the occupa

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS.

THE CHINA MAIL

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Left Hongkong on the 26th February, sud arrived at Saigon March And, having had MAILS BY THE BRITISH FAOKE?.-—- fine weather throngbont Left: Saigon on Marsh 7th, arriving at Rongkong, on the 12th instant. Experienced strong Polykyminia, German steamer. 1,053, B.N.E. winds, and high sen throughout, with Schulz, Robe March 3, General. -STEMESEN Usiot fog on day of erival & Co.

March 12, 1887-

The British steaner Greyhound reports 2 Sopron, British stoner, 1,070, J. B. From Pakhoi to Jihew, fine weather with Harris, Chinking March 7, Rice BUTERght N.E. winds from doihow to Macau, atrong N. and N. and N.E. winds and heary hond nea; thence to port fino was

her.

FIELD & SWIRE.

Bormiga, Italian steamer, 1,500, D. Paz rello, Bombay and Singapore March 3, General. CARTOWITZ & Co.

Amoy, British stourmor, from Whampoa Fooksung, British stratoor, from Wham-

Fothe

Cullerthun, British steamer, 1,407, J. W. B. Darke, Srigen March 7, Rice & Paddy..

RUSSELL & Cu.

Agamemnon, British steamer 1.562, Wilding, London and Singapore March F, General, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Acti, Danisli steamer, 268, N. O, Revs. beck, Haiphong March 9, General-ARN HOLE, KARBBEd & Uo.

Greyhound, British stowwer, 297, on Wright, Pakhoi March 7, Holbow 9, and Maeso 10, General.-A DAHON, BELL & Co.

DEPARTURES. March 12 d

Thumpin, for Port Darwin, Signal, for Hoihow and Pallol Freyr, fue Touron and Quinhon. tion of the HorarONG & SHLANGUAL BANK-nochow, for Wimpos. For further Particulars, apply to the Angers, for Saigon." Undersigned.

ING CORPORATION.

E..L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent, Hongkong, November 22, -1436.

9220

Esmeralda, for Away and Manila. Formes, for Amuy awl Tausoi. Phra Chom Kiae, for Bangkok, Ashington, for Whampoa.

--

CLEARED,

Notices to Consignees.ine Seyd, for Tientsin.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND. SINGAPORE.

THE A signes

THE S.S. Arraten. A quear having arrived

of Cargo aro Irereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned For contersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding har discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expeuse, and no Fire Insurance will be oflected.

Consignees are hereby informed that all Claims must be made immediately, as nono will be entertained after the 15th Instant.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, March 11, 1887.

UNION LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

Augusta, for Sangoo. Amay, for Shanghai. Melita, for Bangkok. Maric, for Haiphong. Namoa, for Coast Ports.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Sochow, Chinking, 3 Chinese. Per Bormida, From Bumbay, &., 2 Euro peans, and 192 Chinese.

Por Catterlhaus, from Saigon, 16 Chinore. Per gameman, from London, &c., Mr Scott, and 180 Chinese.

For Oreyhound, from Pakhui, &c., Mr E. Felton, and 36 Chinese.

DRCASTRIL

For Fameralda, for Ainny, 105 Chiness. Per Muric, for Haiphong, Mr Coute, 1 Europan, and 50 Chinese.

Per Chugsa, for Sydney, &c., Ar and 453 Mrs Dear, Mr J. B. Scott, Capt. and Mrs

Yorkshire Captain Touring arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and ta take immediate delivery of their Gonds from alongside.

The Steamer is berthed at Kowloon Piora

and Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once lunded and stored at Consignees risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected.

All Claima ngainst the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the loth Instant, or they will not be to- cognised.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, March 8, 1887.

431

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship Amoy,

NRA Captain R. KOHLER, Will se despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 13th Inst., at Noon, instead of the S.S. Pekng as pre- viously notified.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, March 12, 1887.

Whittle.

Por Signal, for Hoihow, 11 Chinese,

Per Formger, for Amy, 4 Europrans and 50 Chinese,

Per Phra Chow Klen, für Bangkok, “10 Chinese.

-TO DEPANT

T'er Amoy for Shangini, 40 Chinose. Per Art, for Bangsak; 1ft ChiomÐ, Per Marie, for Haiphong, 20 Chinese. Per Namut, for Coast Porta, & Europeana, and 220 Uliavic.

SHIPPING REPORTS

capsized

The German stuanzer Polyhymnia reports Hed streng northerly winds throughout, On the th instant, passed junk about 5 miles S E. of Tongmin Point. The British steamer Bunchow reports Had moderate monsoon winds and fine weather throughout.

The British steamer Calterthen reports

Destination.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For SHANGHAL........

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW! Shipping Daylight. Vom leaves for Coast Ports, Noon Amoy leaves for Shanghai, HELIGIOUS SERVICES

The British Contract Paskot Ganges will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 15th Maroh, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, vid Brindisi to this Straits Settle-ORDER OF SERVICES OF THE CHURCH OF tants Netherlancar India, Barmah,

ENULAND AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, 3rd Sunday in Lent, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in alaking

tho Muila, &o,

11:30 am-Matins, Litany, and Sermon, 5.15 p.m.-Evensong and Berthon. Wednesday,AAAN BANG

12 Short Matics and Litany." 5:45. p.m.-Slut Evansong. Friday, A

The German steamer Polyhymnia, which arrived here to-day from Lobe, reparts having passed a capsited junk off Tangmin Point on the oth inatarit,

THE M. M. Co,'s steamer Aia, with the French Mail of Fobrasry Hih in to leave Singaporo to-day, the 12th mat, af 7 p.DD+ and may be expected here on or about Sunday, the 20th inst. This Packet brings replies to letters' dosulched from Hong kang on January 4th,

We are requested to state that Divino Ser

No 7856 MARCH 19, 1887

Lamer Bue How completely the soil of ma is devoted to the cultivation of ion may be gathered from the fact that of the bullirated ares of the province, estimated 26 4,600,000 hores, about 3,700,000 acres are onlinated to be ander rive-The ex- port of this commodity from Barma is reckoned to have amounted 1889 to 1,027,000 tons, a quantity which places the provincoa asily in the first rank among | rica exportingcountries: Bungal lakes second- place, but at a remote distance, her expert of rice amounting annually to about three madred thousand Lous Thon follow Saigon, Siato, Jaya and the Thilippine island. It may be that so far Burina, can with come. esas hold her own - against, competitors, but Indian and Burman rics. have now by no means a monopoly of the market as they once migh with more. truth have claimed Command of a mo-

MAILS XY THE FRENCH PACKET.- The Fronch Contract Packob Ous

12 p.m.-8bet Matins and Litany.. will be despataked on TUESDAY, UNION CHTHOR.-Divine Worship, 11 the 22nd March, with Maile for the M.-Rov. E.J. Eital Service in Chinese, United Kingdom, Kerope, and placas :P.M. Rov. J. Chalmers, M.A, LL.D. vice will, by kind permission of Captain beyond, sid Napics; to Saigon, Straita SEAMENY SERVICE The Services for Settlements, Batavia, Burranh, Ceylon, Search which have been bitherbs held in Baugs, be conducted on board the American nopoly may justify u export duty, but tae Australasian Colonios, Pondichery, the Mission Church, Cason's Rond, will be barquenting Hattie N Bangs tomorrow when the monopoly has obviously ceased to Madeas, Calcutts, Aden, Mauritius, held in the future in Union Church. On forenoon, by the Rev. A. G. Goldsmith, it, and enernashruents upon it are steadily enlarging the retention of a duty Egypt, Maita, and Gibraltar Sunday and Friday evenings. at 7.30. All Seaman's Chaplain, commanding at 11 hemen indefensible. The uuwisdom of Por Agamemnon, at 9 am, on Sunday, The Lanal hours will be odmeved in closing Seamen are invited to attend.

Poe Amoy, at 9 am, on Sunday, the 18th inst., instead of as proviotinly. untified.

For AMOY & SHANGHAL

the 13th st.

For SAIGON.

For Fort Augusta, at 9 am, on Sunday,

the 13th ist, instead of a pity vioasly notifiud.

Per Vespasian, at 11.80a.m., on Monday,

the 14th inst

For STRAITS, COLOMBO AND BOM

BAY.--

Per Amphitrue, at 11.50 am., on Tues

day, the 15th inst.

For SAIGON.

Per Terial, at 4.30 p.m.; on Tuesday, the #10th inst, instead of as previously

notified.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, For Teheran, a p.m., on Thursday, the

17th inst.

For PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE-

Per Guthrie, at 5 pan., on Saturday, the

19th.inst

ALAILY BY THE GERMAN PACKET---- The Burman Contract Packet Braunschwe

will be despatelied on MONDAY, the 21st Instant, with Maila: for the United Kingdom, Earupe and coun tris beyond, vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, &c., &o

The hours observed in closing the Mails,

o, will be the same as in slap case of the French Packet.

Correspondenco 'should be marked FEL GERMAN MAIL, or with the name of the Packet.

ROUKS OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails,c., by ilis French Contact Packet-

Day before departure,

P.Monoy Order Office piusex. Post Ofice closes, except the NGT Bux, which is always open out of Office hours,

Play of departure,

10

AM.-Post Office openi AM-Registry of Lettera ceasco.

Posting of all printed madder and patteras ceases..

-Mails closed, except for Late Lettera

11:10 M.-Lattere may be, posted with

Late For of 10 conte until 11.30.M.When the Post Office elossa

entirely.

11.40 ..Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

the Mails, &c.

States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, 4.

HOURS OF CLOSING

GERMAN BYTIRIDA CHAPEL. Servico in o'clock. The Bethel Fing will b hoisted the German langage, by Rev. F. Hartmann, on board every Sunday, at half-post ton s. in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling Louse, Ty connection with the case of the wider West Print

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping. Daylight. Agamemn leaves for S'hai.

for Auctions.

the rise daty is further demonstrated that it yields a comparatively small aum while inflicting a steadily increasing evil on the trade

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.-- United States Mail Pioket City of

St. Joseph's CHURON, Garden Road. of Inspector Lindany, alluded to in our Evasy critic, has had his ding at the title of Me Gilbert's new opera. They all-com- Sydney will be despatched on SA TURDAY, the 26th Iost, with Maile. Mase and Sermon 5.30P.M. Evon issue of last night, we may mention that in plained that it was too gory. One of for Japan, San Francisco, the Unleading Service, Benediction. Y

ST. PETER'S STAMEN'S CHURON, Sailors last case of a similar nature, in the Police the Fall Mul Gamtos representatives has Home, Service every Sunday at 6 P. Forco, the Secretary of State ordered that been succesful in eliciting the following which will he closed as follows *- -

anusing opinion from Mr Gilbert Haself Holy Communion at 7.45 M on the Second the widow recoiva à gratuity three have read very few notices of 216 r.M. Registry censo 2,80 r.s Pest-Office closca, but Cor Sunday; and after the evening Service on

I do understand that some orception respondence may be posted on board the Fourth Sunday of each mouth. Service months' pay, Possibly the Government Ruddygore," said Alr Gilbert, but may consider the passage to England, has been taken to the title, sa being un- tha Packet with Late Fer of 10 cents every Thursday at 6.M.

TEMPERANCE FALL, 7.30 P.M.-Undeno-

which they are defraying, is the equivalent pleasantly senauticna. The pines is a cari- extra Postage until the time of dopar-

minational Meeting thre.

of three months' pas; but as sites the case cause of transpontine melodrama, cast in referred to uccurred, Governmect has as operatio form. There are the wicked baro- net, the British tar, the virtuous village sued the responsibility of sending out maicon, the love-crazed wait, the faithful married won, paying the passages of their body-servant, and the tourfof old damne, all familier úgures in the class of piace for wives as well and also when on leave, it is which the Surrey and Victoria Theatres evident that they were bound to grant the wore famous. The title is equally a cari- passage in any ve So far, therefore, care of the titles of such pieces. It is not a pretty title, and it was not intended they have only done what they were legally to be. To object to a title in which the called upon to do, and wu hope they will syllable "gore oncurs is a new develop still see their way to grant to the widow of mout of critical fastidiousnone. The houses at Kensington Gore have conimuded high one of the most autivo ad eflicient subor rents for my years past. Gore Hounty dinate officers the Hongkong Police Force ones the residence of the Countess of Bles hos ever possess, something more than sington, ledsan a restaurant under Soyer's

management, and people ost with an ap tho strict letter of the law demanda.

petite in spite of its horrible name. It is true that the novela of Mrs Gore are not all widely read as they need to bo, and this may, perhaps, be due to the recent dis covery that her name is not to be malin

without a shudder.

THE ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, by the British Contract Packet

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Fesses.

Bremen, cnd Ports of Call Braunschweig (s),. Havre, &c, via Suez Canal..... Polyhymnia (8) London, and Ports of Call.. Gauges (s)

Talamon (6) Loudon, ria Suez Canal.......... Marsailles, Genya, ds. Bormida (8)... Marevillea, and Porta of Call... Oxis (#)ğunda Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama Teheran (6).... San Francisco, via Yokohama: Ocosnia (1) San Francisco, via Yokohama City of Sydney (a).. San Francisco..

State of Maine... Shanghai

... Araby (8)......

Shanghai.......

.....Glenfalloch (8).

458

Shanghai, via Amoy....

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY, (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGESZE.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Agamemnon,

Capt. WILDING, will be despatched sa above un

MONDAY, the 14th. Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Pesange, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & FWIRE,

"Agents..."

452

Hongkong, March 12, 1887,

NOT 10 E. NEITHER the OWNERS, nor the AGENT

will to RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS Contracted by the CAPTAIN, the OFFICERS, or the Cagw of the American Barque Southern Chief, during her stay in Hangkoog Enrbour,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, March 19, 1887.

401 THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE Fourth Ordinary General MEET

ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be hold at the OFFICE of the Company, Praya Central, on TUESDAY, the 22nd Mareb, at Halpaat Three o'clock in the After noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, and elegt- ing a Consulting Committee and Auditors. - The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 21st March to 5th April, inclusive.

RUSSELL & Co

Gaveral Managert.-

Hongkong, March 12, 1837.

460

Not Responsible for Debts...

either the Captain, the Agents, or

Shanghai, vie Amoy

Agrimemcon Titan (s). Shanghai, Yokohama and Kohé Larnox (5). Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Artatoon Apar (6) Swatow, Andy and Foochow Sydney and Melbourne. Yokohama and Kobs.

....

Sincks.

ZANKS.

Namon (5),

Guthrie ().

Amphitrite (2)

Flintshire (a)...

Captain

Stormer....

H. Schultz.

E. Stewart

Jackson.. Pizzarello. Léquerrá

Nickela

R. Köhler.

Cormack.. Wilding. Brown..

Thearle

G. Oliphant....

Pocock...

Shanzon..

Day of Departure,--

NOON.Money Order Office closes.

Registry of Letters cossos, Posting of all printed matter and patterns conses.

2

3

1.Mail closed, except for Late Der Letters..

3.10 PM-Lattow may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until⠀⠀

When the Post Office closes entirely.

3.30 PM.

3.40 r..Late Letters may be posted. on board the packet with Late Feo of 10 centz until time of departure.

General Memoranda, TORSDAY March 15:-

Interest of Chinese Loon of 1884 payable. Noou.-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited. Claims against the Yorkshire must be seut in to Messrs Rossell & Co., on

ot before this dnto." Claims against the Arratoon Apear must.

be made on or before this date. WEDNESDAY, March 16 MA

Noon Mooting of Shamholders of The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.. at Company's office, the Pedder's Strept

3.30 p.n.Meeting of Melera of the

Hongkong General Chamber of Com merce at the City Hall. 9pm-Meeting of Perseverance Lodge. THURSDAY, March 17-

11 Auction of daton Gunther on

Board.

MONDAY, March 21-

Transfer Books of The China & Manila Stesmanip Co., Ltd., closed from this date to 6th April, inclusive.

Agents

Late of Leoving:

March 21 at noon. March 16, at & p.m. March 15, at 4

March 19

daylight.

March 18, at

March 22, at noon. March 18, at daylight. April 5, at 3 p.) March 26, | at: મ p.m. Quick despatch March 13, st About March 16.

Norddeutscher Lloyd Siemsson & Colin P. & O. 8. N. Co, Butterfield & Swire.. Carlowitz & Co..... Mesageries Maritimes. IP.& O. 3. NACO [0, & 0, £. 8; C...................

Pacifio Mail B. S. Co.... Russell & Cusan Siensson & Co.......... Jardine, Matheson & Co Butterfald & Swire... Butterfield Ewire... Adamson, Al & Co... David Sassoon, Sons & Ou... Douglas Laprik & Co...

Russell & Co..

..B. Culcich..... Bachrach.

J. Dancaster...Adamson, Bell & Co...

SHARE LIST QUOTATIONS.

Nov. of Value. Shures

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp 60,000

INSUKANCES.

2.

8

Paid POSITION FER LAST REPORT. Last Dividend

Balances.fward

Ristor

all 34,600,000

noon.

March 14, at daylight March 18 March 18.

Barch 17, at 1 p.m. March 13, at daylight. March 20, at daylight. March at 15, neos. March 16

Manon 12, 1887.

· Cloria 7 Chu tations,

152 % prom. 20,315.43 at 90/ for year!, working afe to Doo 31/86;

80

for 1855

2,069.76 for 3 yrs. 114 Dec. 31, 1884 314,012, 9636 pxb. 85225 187,524.75 20% annum 566 494,400.00 10% for 1885 875

2,838 8010 for 1885 3180 per share, nominal 328,557.46827.00 for 85 tam 243,733,445-0 for 1865 26

T. 100,000 Tia. 406,133 00 20p. Th. 235 per share North China Insurance Co., La... 5,000

50,000 T16, Yangtaze Insurance Company, L. 8,000

204 $ 255 $14,000 Union Insurance Society Co., Ld10,000

600,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., LL24,000

3018 188,000 Canton Insurance Offies Co., Ld... 10,000 250 Chutes arance Co, Liratud 1,500 1,000 8 205 28.711.59 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 3251853 1,000,0005 612,5003 China-Fas Finance Co., L 20,000 75

100s 20 Singapore Insurance Company, Id. 40,000's

1003 20 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 2,008 The Straits Insurance Co., Id. 30,0008 1008 = 2'5"

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

ex div BX div.

div

ex div.

40, nominal 76,832.62520, nominal

17.000

7,713.40

200,200 $

2ll

50 Al

*30,00 +170,000

127,320 &

K. O. and M. Steamboat Co., L3,40,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited... 20,000 8 Indo-Chine 8. N. Company, Limited IB, 387 19 £10

60,000 shares isnod 31, 212012 hiba and Mani a §. 6. Co., Lid,....|_ 3,500 $

'Long & Whampoa Dock Co., Zd. 12,500 12 K, and China as Co., Limited New Suresi

Hongkong Lost Company I

(3,000 she issuexi' China Sugar Company, Lunited Hongkong Ice Laby, Limited Hongkong Bakery Company, Lás Luzon Suizar Company Limited 200 Perak Sugar Cultivation C 5,000 TL Faruk Tin Miring & Stug Co. v. 5,000ją Punjom & Sanghie Dua Berastan

Mining Co.

11,41146 % half year 80 % prom,, ox diy,

Doe. 31/80 1154184

347 B 4,387.5.07% for 1885 par

None

25 discount

4,260.1218.7% for 1886 110 % prome,

10 % and 9 %

8130 per share, buyers bonus for 66 half year 21.41

June 30 1886/8195 per shar

2,177.311,627.3.11

15,7 A1.5912 for 18868137 per share, ex div. * 12 % for 1630/142 per charu

674.08% for 1880 8110 429,303.18 None

sa div.

5,1KE

£2,00

Fall 9.CX RIL 5,000 20 1

all 10 all 501

10

6,00

Nona

Wone

Fla. 18

20

10,000 $

1000

None

100% alt

Nons

rash, buyers

22X prem

First year

60% discount

182, buyers

#18 % prem

HR. & Kow. Wharf & Goden Co. 17,0008

'kong Rops Manufactory Co., 123,000 8 50 all Owners will be Responsible for I&M Glass Manufacturing Us. 4,000 @

any Debt contracted by the Officers or A5 Watson & Co., Limited.

5,8008

100 all

Crew of the following Versels, during m

their stay in Hongkong Hashour-

HK. High Level Tramways Co., Ld.

1,250

1008 50

Bules

Int

AMFITRITE, British ship Captain 041 Anders & 0.6. N0.

Imperial 1841

6,565 T

500

27908

500

ANNIE German barque, Captain J. F. Krancke Wieler & Cove

1884

2790

600

$2200.000 TL 250

600

Pamatplo June163Dən 20 Maroli 15 Juna 30

Bhintar. divd

6 months

p.m.Auction of Household Furniture, de, at the residence of E. H. Melbyo Esq., No. 3, Rodnaxela Terrace, Peel Street.

Meeting.

3.30 p.m. Mooting of St. John's Lodge

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

⠀⠀⠀ LIMITED,

AMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRYGGISTS, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN, y

PERFUMERS,

The proposal to abolish enquiries by Coroner's Jury into cases of sudden or

Bd

Importers and Exporters of violent death will be raceived by all jury the telephona (says

MANILA CIGARS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

MANUFACTURERS

· of:

ERATED WATERS.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY

ESTABLISHED. 1841.

men with feelings of gratiindo. It will re- ONE of the üret 11808 of liers theto of what isut any time a most on fingineering) na tis summon physicians, pleasant and thankless duty and what is and more or less defnito bygicais instrue

tiors are been given in reply; but the sometimes a serious inconvenience. And

tlantic cable has probably been the izet tʊ if the enquiries in future be conduct, be used for the transmission of prescriptions. ed with care, se they no doubt will to, and treatinal for a patient. The caups in

mied are American-perhaps naturally the interests of the public will be as lady from New York, U.S., while travelling auch safeguarded as they are by the pro- on the Continent, was taken ill of a fever distrustful of the mediest attendance, cabled suut system, for a Magistrate will have the in a German town, and her relatives, belug pewar of prosecuting an enquiry as for every day to the family physician in New- as and even further than the Coroner and a York, and received in turn detailed instruc tious both as to medicine and treatment. jury can at the present time. The aboll The case at me time became so serious that tion of coronal enquiries, too, will facilitate the home physician called in 2000 of his the despatch of public business, for we colleagues for consultation. This treatment was kept up for several weeks, and tze presume if any foul play be disclosed durir patient recovered and turned to The publication of this issue commenced ing a magisterial enquiry, the person on her home early in October. The other case

34 Nanking Road, Shanghai, BOTUA INGLESS, 14, Escolto, Manila THE CANTON DISPENSARY, Cautoo. THE DISPENSARY, Buchow. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, March 9, 1887:

af 7.55 p/m

Tientsiz,

Haulow

The China Stail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1887

TELEGRAMS.

(Fia Southern Line) SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAT

439

THE GERMAN ARMY BILL VOTED,

LONDON, March 10

The German Army Bill has been voted by a large majority

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

whom suspicion may fall will be committed without the necessity of further process to the Supreme Cont for trial. Altogether the proposed stop is one that seems to posse many advantages,

was that of the aged father of a millionaire merchant of New York, who was taken ill when i England, and bulletins of tho patient's condition were daily, cabled to family physicions at the office of his son in New York, and the results of the trust- ment, telegraphed in return, were of a súc. ccaaful nature. Apart from the advantage which a family physician may possess, owing

Tas site and buildings at present, occupied knowledge of physical habit and heredi by the P. & 0, Co, as well as the Co's try tendencies, there can be 10” markud old offices and wharf, have been resumed difference in the therapeutic value of skilled

medical attendance in any part of the civi by the Government, at à coat, we hear, ofliced globe; but mentality exerts such a something like $60,000. We losen iso that strong influence in disease, that strangers the P. & 0 Co, sus to build new offices in a strange loud would undoubtedly feel ou assurance of returning bealth by a booge on the site to the East of Menara Lano, lodge that their treatment was prescribed Crawford & o's satablishment, on which by the skill of their treated physician at

homo. at present is the building known as Crosby's Store, used after the burning of the Police Tas following from the Indian Desly Nowa Chop and nutil the completion of the is of value in understanding the telegram station at Tsim-is-tsol as the best souncing a rising in Afghanistan, pub

lished in our yesterday's issue-As we have quarters of the Water Police We have before stated, the late rebellion in Aighan-

istan was primarily caused by over-taxation not heard the berus of the agreement, but of course there was a faustion mollah work as well. The son of Musk-i-Alum,

Passed Spez CANAL. OUTWARD BOUND-Chelydra, Jan. 25; Ct.

thur 28 Glamorganshire, Feb, 15: Henlowers, Chingue, 18; Liomed, as peria, Fulínurns, 22; Galley of Lorne, whether the P. & 0, C5. have acquired Glenorchy, Medusa, feleron, the whole af the ground on which Orosby's Strathteren, Butara, Antonio, Merch 1; Store is situated and which rous Orion, Pembrokeshire, Yangtas,

Wyvern,

D. Balduins, Ajaz, 8 through to Queen'a Road; hut we believe HOMEWARD BOUND-Mark Lane Fab the fine new offices of the P&O. Co.,

Merionethshire, 26 Jason, March 1 Anatyr, Bermica, Smit, 4; Tantallon, Cassandra, Glengyle, B.. -----

comploted only two or three years ago,

to be palled dowu, presumably to make

The P M 8. 8. Co.'s steamship City of accommodation for the new Central Mar Sinez, with the AMERICAN MAIL of ket. When this event will take place, is the 12th Feb, was to lears Yekohanson uuuurtain, but the Company, wo holieve, Wednesday, the 9th fast, at daylight,

| the moolah who mised, the 15ked against the British in 1879, endeavoured to take advantage of that rising to foment a general organised retallion amongst all the thilmai tribes against the & meer as a friend of the Foglish Whether the failure of the more mens was dee solely to the prompt and ser vore measures for its represalon taken by Abdue. Rahman, or whether a sense of the fit of things las ao far penetrated tho Afghanistan as to make the Afghana lesa eager than they ware wont to be, to rem

who might choose to raise the ory of Jihad,

the absence of full details, it is impossible Auicer himself is apparently not very hope

ful of the advance of civilised ideas amangas

and may be expected here on or about to vacate the premises a soon as they pond to the call of any fanatical sgifotos Tuesday, the 15th inst.

can fiud temporary accommodation. In perhaps the coming spring walshow. The The S. S. d, with the FRENCH MAIL of February 11th, was to leayo. Singapore on Saturday, the 12th ingt, at 7 pm, to criticise the bargain, but it comIN TER- and may be expected here on or about sonable to seaune that the property lisaares to nmet any revival of the late Sunday, the 20th inst. This Packet been resumed by the Government at a mente. Frontier rumour fixen the Nauroz brings replies to letters despatched. from Hongkong on Jan. 4th.

hie subjects, and is taking energetic maa

(which falls in March) as the date for an considerable morifico. It would be in-

organised rising. The disaffected tribesmen teresting to have full details published will have learned from the lesson of last

The Glen Line steamer Glenfallock, from

Londen, Jeft Singapore on the 8th offesally. instant, and may be expected here on or about the 15th instant,

5.

autuma that any petty ontbreak must mean simple suicído, and that if any hope is to be entertained of overthrowing or zeriously

A COTSTEY Wonia, who has never before weakening thus Antoer's authority, the at The Shire Line stealer Flintshire Luft Sin- been more than five miles from her hous tempt must be innde on a large scale.

gapors on the 8th inst, and may be expected here on or about the lathang the bilia happened en ons are occa Abdur Rahman is no doubt wise in making sion to visit a port Observing some of serious preparations, and he has shown him- inst The O. SS. Co.'s steamship Tatar, from the large vessel with a small boat in to sell so stropy, and so skilful in Afshan me- from she said Eli 1 but it's wonderful to see thods of warfare--se ruthless – witbalan Liverpool, loft Singapore on the 10th the works of nature, tau; the very ships to pulishing duabastion that, in view of his - inst, and may be exposted here or hat young 100%

about the futh instru

The steamship Leung oft Singapers on the

an or about the 17th inst.

precautionary, mouros, the general borly

of the Ghuzsis may dvou it best to accept the inevitable, and dealine to respond to the mollah's call to asmoa,

10th inst, and may be expected here Tun Struts Tine of the 4th March says

The Boarding Oficer of the Chess Pro- The Norddeutscher Lloyd S. 5.0, a tectorate who had gone on board the steamUL

Eteamos Baiera left Bremen or the Achilles this morning to examine the 80 connection with the Jubiles in Indis, 10th Fob, and may be expected here Chinese passengers which she brought down the India Dally News says The newe-

on or about the 27th March.

SIN Hic, the servant who yesterday saed

from Chins, na seat into quarantine, sloug with the vessels case of small-pox having cccurred on board

papors are fall of Jubilee taratare, Sunis of them appear to have gone Jubilien rond. We up a good share for space to. Mr Moir, Superintendent of the Sailora

chronicling proceedings Toul and provide Home, for wages, and who was afterwards The Singapore Free Press of the oth instant ciel, and even esta presidencial, in con

saya - A somewhat remarkable acordant nection with the celebration. But in some brought before the Magistrate on a Olarge occurred three or four days ago near the town, newspaper readers who have sust of embezzlement, was to lay sentenced to Birangon terminus of the Tramway line heard of the incident must have been spos to strongly reminded of the historical article at the engine and, although

three months' imprisonment with hard la horse which was being is the cari Joka Lang a paper on the Gorham Casa,

fright bone. The will give Sin time to reflect on was at once stopped, became ungovernable and almost deposed to ocho the sentiment and galloped away along the road in the in application to the dubilee One question the restnesz of his owi tomerity,

dirusting of town. Somehow or other the suggests italf-how does the Government A PRISONER Baized Fung Afuk died in the haltor gut autangled round the man's back of India propore lo send Home all the ad

And lio was dragged along at the animal's dressos presented for despatch lu Hor Ma- Gool Hampiâul this morning from lung diheble, face downwarda, at a fearful pace, the jerry 1 The ordinary arrangements of tha BARS. He was sent to prison on the 27th horse and nian, mally disappearing in the Post Office, efficit as the Indian Peat October hat to undergo a sentence of aix distance. Although our informant addthis Office is, au scarsoly be expected to ment montlig Imprisonment for being arged syce after the runway, pet he had to come such an extraordinary occasion. There will

back without being able to find out what be a shijeload of aldresses, and bakste cons and was admitted had become of the poor wrach As thara Indeed the Mirror ways that the largest with a deadly

in bay would into the Eberpital on the 20th December, in no cans of the kind air hospital, and a whip that eror anilcd from

- the injuries the psa mist opcessarily have not contain the addree The Govern where he remained unlü his death, an esived cannot be otherwise than serhout, ment had beat do the thing Royelly_or inquent was ofarled on the body this after if not fatal, it would be well if nome inquiry Imperially, while they are about Why Mot reserve the submission of the In Ban

Oct 25

prent. Dram

March & Sept.

Amo 13

{1:2 tiram

noon

Dar, British steamer, Capt J. Wait.

DANIEL J. TEKS, American ship, Capt Geo, B. Wixon-Tazenimo, Co,

1834 1883 Chine Imm. (Ch. Bank Long) 18861 - 2790 1

*Equalisation of Dividend Frud,

| Depreciation and Insurance Fund,

were made into the fair.