1887-05-10 — Page 2

Mails.

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIO OTHER CONNECTING

AND

STEAMERS,

THE Stanmship BELGIO will be duspatehod for San Francisco, vis Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 14th Prosimo, at 3 p.m.

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Jagan porta.

All Parcol Packages should be marked to address in full, and mmo will be feceived. at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the day previous to sailing.

who

ESTURN PASSAGE-Passengers, have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Franco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will beallowed a discount of 20% % from Roturn Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10% whi

be made from Return Fare, Pre-Paid Re

THE CHINA MAIL

To-day's Advertisements doors, Wilson, F. Berno, Miss Benet and

THEATRE

POST OFFICE NOTICES, servant, and 3 Chinese for Saigon, MyMAILS BY THE FARNOS PAUKEE, —— Denol for Port Said, Rev. Hufusa; for Marseillos, Mr and Mira Sienkiewicz, 4 The French Contract Packet Demua daughters and 2 muids, Mosers Cottam and will be despatched on THURSDAY ROYAL StanceTAL

the 18th May, with fails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places boyand, vid Naples to Saigon, Straits Suttiomente, Batavia, Burrah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madris, Calcutta Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

ALINGER'S ENGLISH

OPERA

BOUFFE COMPANY, After most successful Seasons in Shanghai and Yokohama, will Open a Season of 2 Nights in the above Theatre,

COMECENCINO

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

altion

REGISTER MAY AT 42.M.

Pez Wytern, from Saigon, 4 Chinese # Per Port Victor, from Saigon, 12 Chinnas, Per General Warder, from Yokohama, My A. de la Oneira, Mr A. F. de Castro, Dit und Mrs F. Night and child, N. linger, Mita Lona Salinger, Miss Tilly The usual hours will be observed in desing Haiphong, 29.84 - Salingar's Opera Co (Mr and Mrs N. Un-

Burongy, Miss A, Eininet, Moers A Rigby, A Taweest, F D Este, W. Salinger, P. Wood, C. Schrocor, M. Salinger, L. v. de

SATURDAY EVENING,en and H. Black), sud 10 Chiness.

Pet Zambest, from Bombay, &c., 121 Chi Deso

the 14th May, 1887, With GriDARY & SULLIVAN's Most Popular and Original Fairy Opera, entitled JOLANTHE

OB

1HE PEER AND THE PERI

Reserve Seats can hor be accured st Messrs. KELLY & WALSH's, LTED.

Bouson Tickets for 3 Nights 20.

N. BALINGER,

Business Manager. Hongkong, May 10, 1857.

887

turn Passage Orders, available for one year, S. JOHN'S, LODGE OF HONGKONG, will be issued at a Discount of 25 % from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply

No. 618, S. C. to through fores from China and Japan to Europe.

MEETING of above A LODGE will be held in the Bar Conanlar Invoices to accompany Cargo ASON'S BALL, Zotland Street, on SATUK destined to porta begend San Francisco, DAY EVENING, the 14th Instaut, at 8 for akould be sent to the Company's Offices,8.30 p.m., precisely. VISITING BRETHREN addressed to the Collector of Customs, San

are cordially avITED, "Y: Francisco.

Hongkong, May 30, 1887.

For further information as to Freight of Pasungy, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 504, Queen's Road Central.

O. D. HARMAN,

Agent,

Hongkong, April 26, 1887.

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.

804

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

TO JAPAN, CANADA, THI UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

AND OTHER JONEECTING

RAILWAY LINES' &' STEAMERS.

THE British Steamship ABYSSINTA,

8,651 Tuna Register, ALEX MARSHALL,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE.

LA/

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SURZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE,

BRINDISI, GENOA,

.898:

Per Oder, from Shanghai, Mr and Mrs D. Gillion, Mr Norentini Mis Schnell and child, Mrs Fleischer and child, blasers Lam, Grobien, Mitchel and Hartwell.

Per Fuyen, from, lander and child, Mrs Ry- Per dehington, from Chefoo, 5 Chinese

Per Frejr, for Haiphong, 70 Chinese, Per says, for Amor, 12 Chiness. Per Don Juan, for Aruoy, 27 Chinees. To DEPART Per Stentor, for Amoy, 60 Chinese Por ara, For Tamsai, 20 Chinese. Por Tenint for Saigon, 13 Chineza. Per Glenshiel, for Shanghai, 14 Europeans. Per Glamorganshire, for Haukow, Euro реди..

SHIPPING REPORTS

The British steamer Wyvera reports:

Temperature.

Aumjafty y

Manila 29.80 82

Hongkong 29.83 Amuy 29.85 Fouco. 29.81 84 Nagasaki 20.00— Shanghai.. 29.81 739 W stock 29.83146

Max 10.3 10.

Manito. 120,8

aphid

Weather

0:13

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET,- The German Contract Packet Oder

will be despatched on THURSDAY the 13th May, with "Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and coun- trics beyond, Brindisi totho Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, The hours observed in closing the Mail, Bhanghai: 30.02 30 85 2 3 b →

Gibraltar, & de Hongkong 20.00 79

Andoy 29.88 75 908 be, will be the same as in the ease of the English Parkot

Nagasaki. 23.65 Correspondance should be marked. Prz

Wl'ostock, 29.84 42 GERMAN Man, or with the name of the Packet

MAILS BE THE UNITED STATES PADRE The United States Mail Packet Belgie will be despatched on SATURDAY, to 14th fustant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisor the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o., which will be closed as follows 2.15 .M. Registry conser.

NE

0:05

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping Daylight Mentor leaves for Shai, & Noon-Haiphong leaves for Coast Ports 4p,mingpe leaves for Shanghai

LIMITED:

A S. WATSON & CO.,

AVE BEEN APPOINTED HA

SOLE AGENTS BONUSONG, CHINA AND MANILA,

MAWSON'S NEW PATENT

No 7405 MAY 10 1887.

Cantons The Hon Mr Price, who is Chairman of the Sanitary Board as well as Head of the Public Works Depart- ment, is a gentleman who aims at large. and ambitious schemes. He is the ablest Surveyor General who has aver served this Colony But unless his

deney to hatal great squemes, and his pursistancy it gets them framed. is.lus own peculiar way, are chicased, the Government will in the long run. discover the gravity of their intake, Pennt onactments, to drive the native population from one end of the Colony to the other, are certain to drive "mar of the residents out of it altogether, and the serious reductions in the revenue trill esoo prove the error thus committed. It was significant to note the gratified

WATER FILTERS, in which Mr Price referred to the

RENEWABLE MEDIUM, Handbills, showing Construction and Pattoms, supplied on application AS WATRON & Co. LTD.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY HONGKONG,

TABLISHED 1841. Hongkong, April 29, 1867.

The barometer is falling along the out bera coast and gradiente for N.E. winds are THE Blight over the China Sea but rather steep the humidity are high and the weather is in Northern China. The temperature and fiue,

W. DOBEKOR Government Astronomer. Hongkong Obsercatory, May 10,

1.Tak, reduced to §3 degrees Fabron soft, sunt in the level of the sea in inobas, tant

Had fine weather with light N.E winds 2.50-1, Fost Office closes, hum. Corren- and hund to the level of the a throughout

The British steamer Port Victor reporta Light Easterly winds and fine weather. On the 8th inst, spoke island, from Hongkong, bound Saigon, 2 days out

The German steamer General Werder ra ports: The whole voyage we had almost CALAI and light easterly winds. Through the Formaged

Channel, we had fog and strong rain for 11 hours. From Lammocks to Hongkong, fair weather and calm

10th.

pondence may be posted on board the Packcot with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure,

HOVËS OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c, by the French Contract Packet

Day before departure, --

D

The German stemmer Uder reporta: Had

P. Money Order Office closes. foggy weather on the night of the 9th-

Post Office closes, except he The Okiniese steamer

NIGHT Box, which is always Fayew reports: ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG,On May 5th at 8 pm., started to blow a Day of departure,—

open out of Office hours. PORTS 1 LEVANTE, BLACK gale from S. E. Wind continued till the 6th. 7AM-Post Ofico opens.

sta.m., when it moderated; thence to Hongkong, light wind and foggy wanthor with rain.

SEA & BALTIO PORTS;

$180.

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN: PORTS.

AND Länsoe.

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CADE Commander, will be despatched for VAR-AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENDERS COUVER, B.C., A FŐKOHAMA, on or about SATURDAY, the 14th Blay, at TSRES 7.N.

To be followed by S.S. PARTHIA, 4th Jane, and 8.8. BATAVIA, 25th Jone,

N.B.Cargo can be taken on through Dills of Lading for the principat places in RUSSIA.

These steamers, formerly in the CUKARD, in 4 p, the Company

N THURSDAY, the 12th day of May, Service, lately received New Engines and Boilers, sad can mouintain a spood at sea of Steamship ODER Uaplain PFEIFFER, from 13 to 14 kuota. <

with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this port as above, calling at GBNOL.

Connection will be made at Yokohams with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with San Fran dino by the regular Steamers of the Pacino Coast BTRAMSHIP COMPANY.

The attention of through passengers is drawn to the fact of the Canadian Pacific Railway being the best, built and most splendully equipped line ever constructed on the American Continent, and specially adapted for Baromer travelling.

Consular Invoices for Goods to United States pointe should be made out in quad- rupliaste, and addressed to Mr. D. E Brows, District Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.C., and seat to sa

All Parcela must be sent to our co and abould be marked to address in fall; and the same will be received by ais until

6 p.m. the day previous to sailing.

For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY & FODCHOW- Per Haiphong, at 11:30 am, on Wed

day, the 11st inst.

Far SHANGHAL

Par Ning, at 3.30 pm., on Wednes

day, the 11th inst

For HAIPHONG.

Par Activ, at p.m., on Wednesday, the

lith inst

For STRAITS & BOMBAY.--

Per Bisago, at 10.30am., on Thursday,

12th inak

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board... natil 4 p.m., Spacie and Parcels until 3 For p.m. on the 11th May. (Percela sre

not to be aout on board; they must be cft at the Adesora Office).·· Contents and Value of Packagos are required.

The Steamer Ina splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to

MELOHERS & Co.; Agents.

Hongkong, May 10, 1887,

Not Responsible for Debts.

737

Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor N

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Grew of the following Vessels, during 792their stay in Honghong Harbour

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agenta.

Hongkong, April 25, 1887.

NOW READY.

PRICE, $1.00.

CARIN, Swedish barque, Captain 0. 0. Leutetains-Malchors & Co.

EUDORA, British barque, Captain C. E. Fallon.Chinese.

GENERAL WALDER, Gorm. str., Uspt. W.

COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW von Schuckmann.Melchors & Co

By E. L. PARKER.

Jan be obtained from KaY & WAIST at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Offian.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship

Niapo, Captain F. SOULZ, will be despatched for the sbove Pert TO-MORROW, the 11th fast. at & p.m.

For Froight or Passage, apply to

SLEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1887.

885

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

The Company's Steamer Oder, Capt. F. Prares, will

leave with the Cervian Aails for EUROPE ou THUESDAY, the 12th Instant, at 4 p.m., instead of us pre- viously notified.

Hours of closing Mil same as for the ENGLISH MATL

Parcels ressived at the Post Office till To-Monnow, 3 p.m.

MELCHERS & Co.:

Agents,

Hongkong, May 10, 1887.

WACHUSETT, American ship; Capt. Oakland.-Ordür.

Brotherton Sjamaan & Co.

WYVERN, British steamer, Captain

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS, May 9, 1887

SWATOW, CHEFOO, PIENTSIN AND NEWCHWANG

Per Kidungsang, at noon, on Thursday, the 12th inst. instead of us pra viously notified.

For AMOY AND MANILA-

Por Diamante, at 3.30p.m.; on Thursday,

13th inst.

For STRATTS AND CALCUTTA.

Per Taisang, at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday,

the 14th inst.

Destination:

Bremen, and Parts of Call Havre, de, via Suez Canal. Kobe and Yokohama. Manila, via Auloy

10

11

Registry of: Letters ousÔN.” Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases

A-Mails closed, except for Late

Lettera.

1110 Mettam may be posted, with

· Late-Foo of 10 venta until.

11.30 A..her the Post Office doses

entirely,

11 40

--Late Letters may be posted on board the packed with Late Fee of 10 cente until time of departure

OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL

The following hours are observed in closing Maila, by the British Contract Paoket

Day of Departure,-*-

NOON, Money Order Office closes. 2.Registry of Letters cesses.

Posting of all printed matter and pattotas canada 3.Mail closed, except for Late

Lotters,

3.10 P.M. —Letters may be posted with

Late Feo of 10 coule until⠀ 3.30 PM-When the Post Office closes materna entirely,

3.40 r. M.-Laus. Letture may be posted on board the packet with Late Bee of 10 cents until time of departure,

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Fessels.

Captain.

Oder (a).. Hesperia (s) Menzaleh Distante

Pfeife

Bland

IcCsalin Vaquier,

Christianaan..

Allison.

Marsailles, and Forts of Call...Djemuah (ë), C. New York, via Suez Canal..... Leanor (8),

Marseilles, Godos, de .............. Bisagno (8).;

Port Darwin,

Teinian ( San Brancago, via Yokohama.. Belgio (0)

via Tokohama.. City of Peking (3)

J.

Sam

jemu, French leamer, 3,509, Vaquier, Shanghai. May. 7, Mails and Gederal.MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Wyrern. British steamer, 1,108, Brother ton, Saigon May 5, Rice.BIMASEN & Co.

May 10

Port Victor, British steamer, 1,828, A.. Williama, Saigon May 7: Rice and Paddy. -SIEMSSEN & Co.

General Werder, Gorman steamer, 1,820,

San Francisco, Shanghai************

Shanghai, via Amoy............. Stento Singapore, Penang and Bombay Zamber Singapore, Penang and Calcutta Taisang Swatów, Amoy and Fooshow...Haiphong Swaton, Chefeo, Tientam, M., Kwongsing Vancouver (B.O.), via Yokohams Abyssinia (a)...

Stock

BAKES..

Bellar

9. Temperaccra, to the attade ur degrees, Fahrenheit.

9. Kurver, in percentage of saturation, the bidity of air watersted with motsture being

4. DIRECTIUS OF WIRD, to two pointa. 5. FORGE OF WIND, osording to Beaufort Scale.

6. STATE OF WEATHE. 6 blue sky, o de ached dots, a drizzling, raiti, flog, 9 gloony, haij, lightning, a overest, parsing shows I squally, rear, snow, thracer, o viality,

a daw (wol), do teen

Ta Ram, in inobres, tenth and, havelraðíka.

General Memoranda." THURSDAY, May 12-

5 p.m. -Meoting of Member of the

Masonic Club Company, Ltd. Register of Shuras of The Richmond Terios Estate & Building Co., Ltd. closed from this date to the 16th Lust, inclusive FRIDAY, MAY 18

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG.

(From The Hongkong Almanack),

HIGH WATEE. SUN.

support which his sweeping measure lind received from H. E. the Acting Gover- nor; and we sincerely hope that General Cameron (if he really purposes pushing on this Bill) has not committed the blunder of approving the whole of this Ordinace before the fullest and most carefal opusideration. So far as we can judge, the Chinese are perfectly willing to submit to and encourage the execu tion of all the provisions of the Bill, so 831 far os cleanliness and drainage are con- cerned. What they dread is the rude up- setting, by penal legislation, of what they deem to be their rights; god it must be admitted that any sweeping law of this kind, that is not preceded by Fadequate remedial measures, would pot be entertained even in England. In he address in Council, Ar Price gaid that concurrently with these legislative enactments against overcrowding the Go- verament propose to submit to the Legis lature at unce certain extensive building Behemea in the outskirt of the city Now, the Council was nuder the im pression that the session was practical ly closed, until the Acting duvernor advocated carrying through the Publis Health Bill; and there is absolutely no definite intention to provide the exten aire building facilities for some time to come. These latter are merely promis ed; while our contention is, that they ought to have preveded the unwise at-

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·9.23 0.58 5.22 3.30 15. 145 ·L 16 5:43 2.47 5.21 8.91 5.21 0.31 e-High water at Whampon 2 hrs. 30 mias, later than at Hongkong at the Barrier 3 r. 16 mins; at the Salt Flata hra. 30 min. at Bhamsen 3 lice 46 mina, y Moon-Full moon, 74. 9h 38m. after

2109

MARRIAGE

At St. Joseph's Church, Shanghate on Cempt to enact that certain kinds of the 5th inst, by the Very Rev. Thor building must be erected for the compa Pitter, and afterwards at HBM's Contion of the poorer Chinese here It this dato subject to rent Goods per Taisang undelivered after slate, by P. J. Hughes, Esq., H. B. Mais a esggestive encumstance, that The Consul Generol, GERTRUDE ALTOR, aldens Artizans and Labourers Dwellinga Im- daughter of L. L Bush, Shanghai, and SATURDAY, May 14

formerly of Hongkong, to DAVID GILLIES of Hongkong,

Clairos against the dhak must be sent in to Bears Russell & Co, on or before this date 9p.m.Performance at the C

a City Hall

MOKRAY,

May 10 rəholders of The 7.20 9.in.

| Noon-Musting of

Hungkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited

The Ching Mail.

Provement Act, 1875, which was pass- ed in Enghad to make provision for dwellings for the working classes who

The publication of this issue commenced | might be turned out by sanitary tupro- vements, is dated the 20th of June 1870; while the Public Health Act, 1875 is dated the 11th of August of the same year. If the Governments would only proceed with the drainage and other pro- visions, putting off no more precious time, and leave the building part those onlebrated Bye-laws which have grown Is our reparks the other day cancer-into an unwieldy Ordinance until the

HONDHONG, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1937

3 p.m.Mecting of Shareholders of The Richmond Terrace Estate & Building Co., Ltd, at No. 36, Queen's Road. Goods per Glenshiel undelivered after

this date subject to 1

to rent FRIDAY, MAY 20,

Nuon Teaders for Couverting Lot 4 into

Quarters, Ga., Add cased to the Senior e ufficial case in favour of the remedial measures are forthcoming, they Commissariat

Officer

Public Health Bill, we made no com will probably discover that the clauses FRIDAY, May 27

ments upon the wonderful figures pro-as to overcrowding may, after all, be Tranter Books of The Punjon & Sung duced by the Acting Attorney General,ound to be altogether unnecessary,

hie Dua Salautan Mining Co., Ltd, for the authority of Mr Obadwick, the dosed from this date to the 3rd Jane, Sanitary Commissioner, in referenca to inclusive.

the death-rate in Hongkong and the

FRAY, June 3′-—-

Final Call of $5 per Share of The Panjo

Songhia Dua Samanten Mining Co., -Ld, payable at B.K. & Shúi Bank.

agents.

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Siessen & Co. Massageries Maritimes. Russell & Co...

ikfassageries MaritimesN Carlowits & Ca

Adamson, Bell & Co...

Betterfeld & Swir .....

0.8

8. 8. C

I ate of Leaving..

May 19, at 4pm. May 16, at 11 am. Quick despatob.: May 17, à 4 p 10 May 12, at noon. May 12, at roon. About May 30 May 11, at daylight. 14, at 3 p 24, at 3 pm. May 11, at 1m Quick despatch.

ccafio falls. S. Oey

Biemtsen

1 &00 Messageries Maritimes.

& Swire.

Betterfield de

P

&O. S. No.

Jardine, Matheson & Co... Douglas Lapraik & Con Jarding, Matheson & Co.

Alex Marshall....... Adamson, Bell & Co

4

alay 11, at daylight. May 14, at daylight. May 14, at 3 p.m. May I at noon May 18, at noon. May 14, at 3 p.m.

May 10, 1857

SHARE LIST QUOTATIONS:

Nos. Shares

Falue.

Pail POSITION PER LAST REPOST. Last Dividend

ty. Reserse Balances. f'ward

Closing Yi tałwas;

W. von Schuckmann, Yokohama May 1, Hongkong and Shanghat Bank Corp. 66, VDC 6 Kobe 4, and Nagasaki 6, Mails and General,

MELCHERS & Co.

Ningpo, British steamer, from Whuz po Young Siam, Bizmass berqna, Gil, Kock, Bangkok April 3, Tice and Timber Cia

NESE.

Zambesi, British steamar, 1.56%, 0. F. Preston, Bombay April 22, and Singapore May 4, General P & OSN 07 Oder, Gerausn steamer, 1,893, Fr. Pfeiffer, Shanghai May 8, General-MICHES &

INSURANCES,

6,000 £

Noeth China Insurance Co., Ld. Fangreze Insurance Company, L., 8,000 £ Unim Insurance Society Co., Ld, 10,000 China Traders Insurance Co., La ..... 24,098 8 China Insurango Co., Limited...... 1,6003 Canon Insurance Other Co., Ld. 10,000

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., L.,000 $ hina Fire Inaumbos Co., Ld. 20,000 3 Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 40,000 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld 24,008 The Straite Insurance Co., Ldise; cools

Fugen, Chances steamer, 696, Buchanan, AMBOAT COMPAN198. Nowchwang vs Cheloo, May 5, General. 890. M. S. N. Co.

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY DOMA The Co.'s Steamship

Diamante, Ospt McCastis, will despatched for the abore Forks on THURSDAY, the 12th lust, at

puth

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managersi -

886

Hongkong, May 10, 1887

STEAM TO SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY

Ashington, British steamer, 703, W, Rayuell, Cheloo May 4, Beans & General, SIEMSEEN OD

DEPARTURES.

May 10 Freir, for Haiphong,

og Berg, for Bangkok. Giersby, for Wom Orestes, for Whampoa Vingua, fur Amoy and Manila Telartos, for Nagasaki. Don Juan, for Amoy and Mapila

CLEARKI

Fifahire, for Havre and London. Signal for Hoihow and Pakhoi. Stentor, far Amoy and Shanghai The P.&O. & N. Co. 4 Cart, for Tamsus,

Uty of Lorme, for Katalinotau Steamship

Teviot, for Bazgo

Glenshiel, for Shanghai.

Zambest

will leave for the above Glamorganshire, for Bankow

1 May, at Day-

places on SATURDAY, 14:53 Light:

EL WOODIN Acting Superintendent,

P&CS No. Offos,

PASSENGERS, ARBITED.

Par Diensch, from Shanghai 1 for Elong kong ieters J. J. Francina. E SANDU 689 Ti di Daghy, 1 M Squidare la Ki

4K, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Ll. 40,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited ... 20, 000 8 tado-Onima B, N. Jompany Limited 18, 2872 40,000 aharsa issued,31212 Jhina and Mani §. 8. Co., Led... 1,500

MISCELLANEOUS,

J

23.05 for

6. 25,313.43 € 30/ for year all 34,500,000

working s/e to Dea 31 80 % prem, buyers

29 5 T. 100,000 FL, 406,133.00

f. 265, seller 1886 2 all 2 50,00 TIL 3,050 76% for 1880's (09 258 2 614,000 314,012 98 86+ p.sh. /83-80 por share, buyers 83.5 82. 690,0 168 167,524 1520% aunum (6)

delfera 1,035 $78 € 28,711:30-18:

25 306 189,000 $: 404 40.6.00 % for 18958794 ex die. bayers

125,771.208% for 1886 6430 per share, ex div., nom. 2003 1,000,000 $ $28,567.46 37.50 for 83 84324 uox div, såleɛ

280 613,5008253733443 6 tur 188589

buyers 17,000 $20, nominal 20

7,715

819 sellers 75,832.62

1005 100名

1008 2.S ·200,000 8.

2 all 50 all

E 10

$30,000 -170,000

kony & Whampoa Doak Co., Ld. 13,500 195 all ax, and Chins Gas Co., Japulted

3,100 £

New Shares

1,9099

Sen kong Hotel Company, lit... 14:5,000 shx; leged

3,000

SIVE TIC

The all

9,177.31.10

of

18, 000 $

000% =600|$| 7,000 5000]T} 8,000

Pa Sugar Company, Limited. ilingborg Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Bakery Company, Lá. Luzon Sagar Company, Lamitodi... Persic Bogar Calliyation Co..... Perak Tin Mining &♬ B'sing Co.. Panjom & Sunghie Dus SamLİK K

Mining Co.

BK & Low Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000 € il'kong Rope Manufactory Up, La 3,000 AS Watson & Co., Limited.. 3,800 HK, High-Level Tramways Co., Id 1,2308

LOANE

Shinese ImpstÏ) 1884

$136

:6,000)8

100 all

50 all

100 all s

8,000

· 1000 – 50).

Bates

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half

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sation, and Insurance 1p

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& which death takes place here. So long as the tremendous 12 fantile mortality exists at or in the Con- Tents the ventilation of which subject was mainly due to the action of the Sanitary Board just so long will an insccumte impression be likely to be conveyed as to the death rate and the mean age et death in Hongkong. It is now well known that moribund children ure imported into this Colony from Macro, Cauton and other places on the mainland to be taken to or laid at the door of the Couvents under charge of the good sisters; and if the data upon which the figures lately given out as to death-

TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THA CHINA MAIL]

Fin Southern Láng,)

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, THE ANTI-PARNEIL ARTICLES.

Lospen, roh May, 1567 The House of Commons negatired the motion for a Select Committee to inquiro to Mr Gladstone's statement relative to the “Times,"

Me Edward Clarke's amendment was adopted, declining to treat the matter us breach of Privilegov

rate end mean age include the cases - THE PREMIER ON THE SITUATION. ted to, the result is certain to be a Lord Salisbury, speaking at a banquet, gross and very misleading exaggeration.

Who Mr Chadwick compiled his said he believed that the nation would some figures, lie was probably unaware of the time aftor, by a sharp expression of oplaten, exceptional nature of these cases; but stop the grotesque and melancholy "faroe the same cannot be said of the Acting that is now playing in the House of Com Attorney Generalazzo

The muss gravely suggestive remirks

5th May.)

THE SOHNAEBEL AFFAIR The Enropean newspapers express entire satisfaction with the sointion of the

made by Mr Chadwick, in his exhaus Havas Telegrains la Saigon papers of ith di tive reporty are those which refer to the gradual growth of insanitary conditions this Colony, We have as yet, be says in effect, never been visited by so epidemic. Why? The settlement is but 40 years old, and the subsoi. Do- | Schneebei affair, neath the city may not yet be sufficient- ly saturated with filth to make it a hot-

INSURRECTION IN CRETE.

hed for disease and a breeding ground An insurrection has broken out în Greter,

of Sith poison. The process of It is impossible to say yet how setions the mituration is slowly bar surely going movement in

on, and if unchecked cannot file The Turkish Government has actively bring forth abundaus fruit in the furm

LOCAL AND GENERAL

assen SUEZ CANAL

urwASD BOUND Strathdecen, March 13 Orion, 8 Smit 14; Ryomaru,

Glenmoron, 25 Cardan 29 Bened, April Elektra, Nechter, Or fordshire, 12 Henture, Telemachus, - Hampshire, -1b Glenfinias, Patrochus, Sachsen, 22 Berenice Denbighshire, Lord of the Isles, 26" Priumph, 24- Gimgyle, Priam, Uccanter, aforay Hatun Protonu, May 3 Colomba, 0 Houswand Boys – Memling, March 25-

Hempia, April 1; Hector, Landma

Agamemnon, May 6еме

of misery, and disense Tuis cute at set about taking the most energetic mer sha very care of the insanitary cooli- sares to quell the insurrection, tion of Hongkong Words very "sirming to these were uttered by die Arthur Kennedy, in his farawell speech, and in these colors they have been printed and reprinted over and over nguiu, “They read, however, very like u severe criticism upon the executive officers of this Goverment, when it is borne su mind--as we hope repeatedly plated out--that the dis. graceful state of the house-drainage is ∙in a great measure owing to the manner. in which the official duties of the re- sponsible department have been slurrad over or absolutely evadid I may be that the heads of the Survey Depart ment have shrunk from tackling an oyu: which, during thirty or forty years, had uttained dimensioda of fearful extent; and it is possible tust such culpable latency had been shown in deference to the prejudices of the native popula Con and die belief that their aisnners and custome were always to be respect ed. I such wore the one, the Chie mese aro・ curtatuly now to anfer awrade awakening... Not only are the house drains to be godstruct- edut teltown

the curveyor - General counter that the large the Government (not yet on thrown away if tha fail to do their share in win-making but raleg tud segulations as to house, building and reconstruation are th`ase forward in such a way as to lead hugs reds of respectable Chinese lo at inde racive to remove their families back to

shed) will

The steamedp Ausdyr with the BRANCA Mt of April 8th, was to leare Saigon can faerday, the 10th Lust, at 4 pm, ...) and may be expected here on me about

Friday afternoon, the 13th t Parker beings replies ba letters patched from Hangsung on March 1st. The M. a. 3. Oo, S. Cin of Pering

wita tho AMERICANDALL of April Iz vras o Jaye Lukoina on Saturday the 7th instant, and may be expected here on ur about Fnday, the Inma York

Steamer Vita mist, from lombo co the

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the 15th