THE CHINA MAIL.
Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements, on, Cruies May 26, Cable-G. N. T. cast and heay weather. On May 28th
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
· FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG' AND SINGAPORE,
THE Company's SS. Wingsang, living ar
rived from the shove Porta, Consignoos of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goode are being landed at their risk into the HowGKONG AND Kowloon WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY's West Point Go- downe, whonce delivery may be obtained,
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 6th June will be subject to cont.
All Claims host be out in before the 4th
of June they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will yo countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co
General Managers.
hongkong, May 31, 1887.
UNION LINE.
1039
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE,
THE Steamship Lord of the Isles, Capt.
FELGATE, having arrived from the above Porta, Consigncos of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at one landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense, and ne Fire Insurance will be effected.
All Claims against the Steamor must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd Jane, or they will not be re- cognized.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
1000 Hongkong, May 25, 1887. GLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PENANG
AND SINGAFORE.
Glengyle
FOR SHANGHAI.
The Stormship
Capt. TI W. STABLING, will be despatched for th above Fort on FRIDAY; the 3rd Lust, at 4.
For Freight or Passgo, apply to
STEMASEN & Co.. "Hongkong, June 1; 1887.
1099.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
Soolo British strainer, 27. J. Bowin, Heibow, May 30, General, KWONG LE
epuko Uilsland, from Hongkong, bound Shigon. On May 30th, spoke Japan; to in Hongkong, bound Singapore, Int: 16 50 north, and long. 110' 50 east. Possed full- rigged ship outside Ladrone, boating North- Mozay, Brittan
steamur, 1,427, W. Sward Ajalu Danesh, Liverpool April 16, and Bingapore May 26, General. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Lonxa,
Glenmore, British steamer, 1,826, J. G. Wright, Kota May 24 and Nagasaki 26, General. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
DEPARTURES
June 1
Whampoa, for Port Darwin and Sydnor. Galley of Lorne, for Sigan, Clara, for Chotou and Newchwang. Freir, for Haiphong,
atonio, for Wahok
Rambler, British sloop, for 8hanghai. Zafiro, for Ansy nud Manila, endncona, for Shanghai,
Thus Co.'s Steamship
Telmachus, Captain Joey, will be dospatched as above FRIDAY, the 3rd Instant, at 5 pana (5
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, dégeists.
1038
Hongkong, June 1, 1887. INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOR SHANGHAI. (Takby Curya and Passengers al threath rate
for CHFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW CHWANG, HÁNKOW"and Fortson the YANOTSZE; } -
*
The Co.'s Steamship
Kutsang,
Captzia JACKSON, will-be despatched as slave on SATURDAY, the 4th Instant, at 4 p.in.
Für Freight or Fussago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
1035
Hongkong, June 1. 1887.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agones, nor Duners will be lleponsible for any Debt contructed by the Officers or Crew of the following Verzele, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
ARNGUDA, British barque, Jas. H. Greco.
Trots the above Ports, Consigives-Messagurics Maritimes.
of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods. with the exception of Opium, are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or Bosts delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded en- Iess notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-DAY, the 27th Instant.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the
3rd June will be subject to rent.
No Firo Insurance has been offected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
..Agents.
Hongkong, May 27, 1887.
Insurances.
NOTICE:
1010
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE .COM.
PANY,
THE Undamigned are prepared to accept
Undoned areas Godowns at
per cent net prozojums per annum. 1-1
NORTON & Co., Agent. Hongkong, May 19, 1838,
938
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Maisaty King George The First,
A. D. 1520,
THE Undersigned having been appointed und for the above. Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows :-- Marine Department Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Porta of India, Obina and Australia.
Fire Department.
BENGLO British steamer, Captain Robl Farquhar Gibb, Livingston & Co.
ELAZLL, American ship, Captain J. A. Barstow-Order.
GLENMORVEN, British steamer, Capt. John G. Wright.Adamson, Bell & Co.'"
Moss, British steamer, Captain F. Titzak.-Russell & Co.
SONNTA, American barque, Haswell Russell & Co.
i
Larne, for Ambys
Bayley, for Yakshara, Mereddio, for Bangkok
Satellite, British crniser, for a crnico, Swift, British gunboat, for Nagasaki,
- OERARRO, Strathairly, for Manila. Dafila, for Haiphong and Touron. Welle, for Tamout.
Priam, for Amoy and Shanghai.
PASSENGERS
ARRIVED.
Por Mower, from Saigon, 52 Chinese Per Sochum, from Hollow, I European, and: 43 Chinese.
Per Momay, from Liverpool, o.. 3 Euro peans, and 139 Chinese.
Panini
Per Clam, for Chefoo, 10 Chinese. Por ej, for Haiphong, 18 Chinese. Per Larne, for Amoy, 420 Chinese. Per Meredio, for Bangkok, 5 Chinese. Per-Zero, for Amoy, &c., Earopene, and 100 Chiness.
Per hema for Sydney, &, Me and. Mra Travers, child and maid, Messrs. R. and R. C. Asheton, Inspector and Mas Mackie and child, and Mr Barley:
Per tuanu, for Suaughan: from Hong- kong, Mr and bits Daneque, Rev. 4. Guldsmiths, Mesere J. Valdez, and H. Heguaner: from London, Mr and Mis Godfrey, Mrs H Godfrey, and Mr E. W Daniols from Bombay, Me and Mrs David, infant and serraat, Mr S. J. David and 4 servants,
TO DEPART
Per lost, from Hongkong"; for Singa- pore, Lieut. P. B. Simmonds; for London, Mr and Mrs DR Crawford, the 'Misses Crawford (2), 3 children and European ser vant. From Ebanghai: for Penang, "Mr J. H.Riach and servant, Mr G. McBain and ser
vant for London, Mrs L. McCaslin, Mir and Mrs Col and 2 infant,
For Thibet, from Hongkong; for Kobe,
Messrs S. von Delden and M. vou Delden; for Yokohama, Lieut. H. C. Metcalfe, and Me W. II. Lobh For Yokohama: from
TEIT, British steamer, Captain D. Mc- Corkindale. Adamson, Bell & Co.
Wackener, American ship, Capt. O. C. London, Me Reve; rug Venice, Mr Oakland.--Order.
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS,
1887
June
Messer, Britiske steamer, 1,323, F. H. Titzak, Saigon May 28, Rico.-RUSSELL & Oo.
Lamos, British steamier, 1,500, Thearls, Shanghai May 28, General; ADAMSON, Bars & Co.
Seligman; from Brindisi, Messrs Tashmi, Fumoka and Meik; from Melbourne, Dr. and Mrs B. Bendly, from Penang, Mr and Mes Morgan and servant
Por Dala, for Haiphong, Mr and Mrs! Eymars, 2 children and servant, Me Pons, and 18 Chiness; for Toarou, Chinese,
Per Prizm, for Amey, 100 Chinese..
SHIPPING REPORTS
The British steaiber Mosser reports: Had light to moderato, southerly winds, with fine, clear weather; up to lat. IS N.;
Sture Nordiske, Danish steamer, 505, and thence to port, fresh N.E. wind, over-
Destination
The British plesner Moray reports : Had fine weather throughout.
The British steantet Glenmorzen roports i Light variablo wind and heavy rain to Tamabout; thenes fine weather to port
POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close
For NAGASĀKU
Por: Marcia, at 11 30 am, on Thursday,
The End inst
For NEW YORK.-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping
Noon-Priam loaves for Shanghai, &c. 3 p.m.--Occidental & Oriental S. 6. Oo.'s Steamy leaves for Yokchama and San FranoweARAT Ap.m.---Englise Mail leaves for Ports
of Cali and Europe. Jason leaves for Shanghai, &o.W Moray leaves for Shangbai,
Miscellaneous. Claina against the Lord of the Istes must be sent in to Mears Rossall & Co., on or bofore this date,
Fer Lennox, at 11:30 am, on Thursday, FRIDAY, JENG 3
the Sud ist.
For MANILA
For Strathairly, at 11:30 6. m., on Thurs-
day, the 2nd inst
For AMOY & SHANGHAL-
the 2nd inst
General Memoranda,
Final Call of $5 per Share of The Punjom &Surglie Dua Samantan Mining Co., Ld., payable at HK. & 5'hai Bank. Goods per Glaxyyle undelivered after
this daic subject to rent.
9p.m.-Meeting of Zelland Lodge.
2 p.m.--Auction of
Per Friam, at 11:30 am, on Thursday, MD Jion of Household Furniture, at the residence of D. R. Oraw ford, Es, et Craigieburn, The Peaki 4 p.m.Auction of Crown Land at Feat Rand, and 5p.m., at Richmond Road. Goode per Wingsang undelivered after
this date subject to rent
For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG.
KOK
Per Kong Beng, at 11.30 u.m., on Friday,
the 3rd inst.
For SWATOW AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Por Thaler, at 1,30 m, ou Friday,
the 3rd June AMUSA For STRATES & BOMBAY,
ܪ܂
Per Koshyar, at 2.50 p.m., on Friday,
the 3rd Jone.
| For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. For Th bet, at 4 p.m., on Friday, the 3rd lost, instead of as previously notified...
For SHANGHAL-
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels
Capain,
Jaeger.
E. G. Pla..
Roza
Blanc
Bradley
Jones.
Didiur
Bunje
Vardia
Bramen, and Porta of Call Sachsen (8). Havmo, &, vis Suuz Canal.....Niobe (a)........ Kobé
Salice (s). Kobe and Yokohaman.
Volga (3)... London, and Ports of Call.................... Rosetta (6). London, via Suez Canst....... Talomachus Marseilles, and Ports of Call...Oceanien (8). Marseilles, Genoa, & Bormida (8) Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama Thibet (a) New York.......................Antoinette New Zealand Ports, via FlowWaosang (8). San Francisco, via Yokohama..{Sin Pablo (a), San Francisco, vix Yokobama..City of Sydney (8).. Life Department,
Shanghai
Yanglaza (8).. Policies issued for sures not exceeding Sharghat
Kutsong (a) £5,000 at rolucod ratea,
Shanghai
Iraonaddy (a). Shanghai, via Amoy....... Priam (8)................ Shanghai, via Amon (0) 406 Shargha Yokohama and Kobe Moray (3)..
Singapore, Penang and Bombay Kashgar (8) Swatow, Amoy and Taiwanfoo. Thales (8)....... Swatov and Bangkok.. Tiontein.....
Policies issued for long or short paciuda at Burrant rates
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Üo.
Bangkang, July 25, 1872.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
(FIRE AND LIFE).
Capital,-Two Madrona Spenardo,
THE Undersigned are prepared to graut THE
Potiores against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therom, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulla of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Condition.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re
Trieste, So......
Kong Beng
The Monthly Settlements have to-day
Stucks
P. W. Starling
Jackson
Lartigue.
lligat
W. S. Dancan
Goddard.
F. W. Phillips.
Patera.
For Cutsang, at 330 p.m., on Saturday,
the 4th iäst、-
For SINGAPORE.
Por Nisbiy at 10.39 sou, on Monday,
the 6th Juno.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PAUKEA,~na The British Contract Packet Rosetta
AS. WATSON & CO..
́LIMITED.:
AVE BEEN APPOINTED
SOLE AGENTS
IN
LONGKONG, ORINA AND MANILA,
for
MAWSON'S
NEW PATENT
No. 7423 ——
Council (including the Hon. Wong shat, may we net,
Shing), should have passed the Minato sion, on the mh, of the Chinese without a single word of protest. It is Community when they see the lucs] almost inconceivable also how the Government thui failing to consider Colonial Secretary (who is really the their rosponsibilities ? -- If › Minutes friend of the Chinese) should have like the one in question ove jened mored the passing of such a Ninute, and acted upon, what confidence din and engineered its approval through, the Chinese residents "wssibly have in the Finance Committos, unless it be the lossted fairdes of thitish adminis- that the scope and wording of the docu tration? It is only right that the Crown. ment wero iuisspprehended alike by the saruld deal with its land so as to Governor, the Colonial Secretary and scour the best interests of the Culony, the Legislative Council,
bind pothole of the land where, In order to illustrate what the these original owners have been turned Minute really mente, let as glance at out way prove a benefit to the whole of the ternis under which origmal owners the inhabitants. The reumption is not of cultivated land buro alluded to, what is hers protested against; but even must have held their holdings, mad in admitting this, we contend that, whore so doing it will be necessary to bear in vested intereats exist and whore so machi mind that this case can have no aualogy has been trusted to the liberal and just to that of non-paying squatters of mo- | governing instinste of the British Go- dera days about which so much die vernment, it is absolutely necessary that cussion has arisen. When the Island discretion Bud forbearance - should of Hongkong was taken possession of guide the local Government if it is to in the year 1841, it was distinctly pro- gain the confidance of the people and olaimed by the authorities at that time, cecape the charge of being arbitrsty, on hishal of the Crown, that the uncives eppressive, and unjust. with in their holdings. This was con who bold land would not be interfered
LOCAL AND GENERAL-
firmed in 1981, when the peninsula of Kowloong was ceded to the British Go vernment; und the local Government PASSED SURE CANAL. then arranged with the head of the family of Tang (who alone chifmed vested interests in the peninsula) to ac- cept Crown leases of certain lots called Farm lots for 000 years (e. in virtual perpetuity) atera nominal quit rent. Since that time many hundreds, we may say throusacila, of residents bave teld and are holding land in different parts of the Island of Hongkong,— soro as original holders, and their descendants, others as licensed squat terr, and many no doubt without any license other than that which tho privilege of paying Police rates to the Governinent may confer upon them. OF
UrwanD BOUND-Triumph, April 29,
Haitan, May 8 Colombo, 6 Darda Hus, 10 Tramcaddy,--Merioneth shire, Lydia 13: Glencoe, Deucalions. 17, Ghazze, 2); Glavon, Orion, 271 Braunschweig, Vyclops, 24.
HOMEWED BOUND-Glenfalloch, Brecon- shire, Falamed, May 17 Ballerupkon, 27 Devonshire, Medusa, Yungla, Pa Ainurus, 24.
THE
0 &0. 8. § Co.'s steamer Oceania, with the AMERICAN MAIL of May 14 a to leave Yokolana on Wednesday, the Lab June, and may be expected here on or about the 8th June,
WATER FILTERS, these holders those located in Little The Navigazione Generale Italiana Ubi's
· RENEWABLE MEDIUM Handbills, shewing Construction and... Patterns, supplied on applications
will be despatobed on THURSDAY; the 2nd June, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle- menta, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, | THE and Gibraltar
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
BOUER OP CLÚSI NA THE ENGLISH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Maile, &, by the British Contract Packet:-
Day of Departure,--
Noor Money Order Office closes, 2.Registry of Letters casses,
Posting of all printed matter and patturas reaIDS, "
M.Mail closed, execpt for Lake
Letters.
8.10.Letters may be posted with.
"Tatu Fes of 10 cents until 3.30.M.-When the Post Office glosas
entirely.
3.40 ..-Late Letters may be posted. an board the packed with Late Fce of 10 conta until time of departure,
Agents.
Norddeutscher Lloyd,..... Siemmen & C
Gea, R. Stevens & Co.... Mosssgeries Maritimes..
¡P, & Ŭ §. N. Co. Butterfeld & Swire. Massageries Maritimes. Carlowitz & Co...... [P, & O, S, N.. Coim...
Sisesen & Co ..Butterfield & Swire...
O, &O. §. 8. C...... Pacific Mail S. & Co. Siemsson & Co.
Date of Leaving,
Jane 9, at 4 p.m. Juno 6, at 11 am. June 3.
Quick despatch. June 2, at 4 pm. June 3, at 5 p.. Jona 9, at noon. June 10, at noon. June 9, at 4.30
|pm| Quick despatch, Jone 7, at 007
noon. June 2, ut S 3 p.m. Juns 11, at 3 p.m.. June 3, at p.m Jardine, Matheson & Co...June 4, at 4 pm. Messageries Maritimes....Quick despatch. Butterfield & Swire............... -June 2, at mnom, Butterfold &.Swire... Adamson, Bell & Co.
P. & G. & N. Co
Douglas Lapraik & Co. Yaen Fat Houg
Jardine, Matkosou& Co.............. O. Bachrach
une 2
June 2.
June 3, at 8p.m.' June 3, at noon. June 8, at noon. Juus 8. -
Jurie 10, at noon, June 4, at Sp.ML June 9, at 5 pia.
Nanzing (3) Barenico (a)..
C. Sbutega.
Vancouver B.C.), via Yokohama Parthia (6) Yokohama and Kobe......Bongloe (5).
C. Brough. Farquhar
Adamson, Boll & Co. Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Nos.of Shares
Value:
p
· Lenser of.
SHARE LIST -QUOTATIONS.
JUNE 1, 1887; occupied the attention of operatore, and wo therefore do not alter our quotations.
Paid POSITION SER LAST REPORT, Last Dividen
Closing Quotations, Balancic.fwoord}
Deish
203
25,313,43 at 30 for 3 year 135% prem, 123 ali 4,500,000
working a/c to Dec. 31 86*
AT 100,000 Tis, 408,132.00 186
Tla 23 65 for
Tis, 265, seller 20all 350,000 The 3,050.767% for 1886 Tie, 109 3508
Gt4,000 $ 314,0129036) p. ah, 795 250 per share, buyers 600,UR $187,324.76207 P annum 867
anlos
BANKA
calved, and transmitted to the Directors Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp 00,000
for their decision,
If required, protection will be granted on Arst class Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Life
For Rates of Prominas, forms of pro pools or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, Jannary 4, 1867 110
ENSURLANGES
North-Chins Insurance Cv., L..... 6,000 £
Yangtze Insurance Company, Ed... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 2. Chin Traders' Insurance Co., La., 000, JS Canton Insurance Office Co., Ed.... 10,000 Zou 58 188,00€ 131, 401.00 10% for 1885 372), buyers
as Insurance Co., Limited... L500 10 28 28.1 11.5 125,771298% for 18868230 per share, acllers
253 1,000,000 $ 329,507,46)822DO for '86 2990; 108 248 612,6009243,798,448 6-for-1883 :90 1008/20 1008 20 1008
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Le... 8,000 > #kins Para, Lavatrice Co LL (20,000) 3; Singapore Insurance Company, Id. 40,000 5
To-day's Advertisements. The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,008
THE BEN LINE OF STRAMERS.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE,
The British Steamer
Benglar,
Capt Fangunan, will. be despatched as above on
FRIDAY, the 3ed Instant, at 8pm
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. Agmia.
Hongkong, June 1, 1987. -
The Straits Insurance Co., Id. 30,000'S
MTEAMBOAT COMPARIZE. dk, C. and M. Stomiibondo, 11 40,000, bổ Dougies Steamship Co., Limited,000 $ Indo-China Si N. Company, Limit 18, 387 £
60,000 shares issued
31212 £ Chins and Manila N. & Co, Ld..............| 3,6k+6
AXISCELLANEOUS.
II'song I Whampon Dank Con lai là, 500.
Hi and China Gas Co., Limited: 0,200
29510 Sharescamera) 1,900 S 1040 Hougkong Bota. Company, L
$8,000 3,000 h Chiza Sugar Company, Limited, 15, 0x Hongkong loe Company, Limited ... 5,000 Hungkong Bakery Company, Ld.... Luzco Bugar Company, Lumitest,,
CHINA-NAVIGATION COMPANY,
··LIMITED,
FOR NEW ZEALAND PORTS, VIA Perak Sugar Cultivation Do...
FOOCHOW
The Co's Steamship
TARNI Commander will be despatched
above on TUESDAY, the 7th Juno, at
Noo
This Steamer has amedally Good Par- Benger, Accommodation situated amidships
on the upper Deck
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Hongkong, Jens I, 1887.
7,000.
5,000 TI Perk Fin Mining & Stig Co......
D, UULS Puntoka & Sunghie Duw Samatan
$40,000 $ Mining Co. HK & How, Wharf & Godowa Co. 17,000 8.
'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Lt. 3,000 4 & Waton & Co., Limited 3,8008 HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,3608
17,OUL 7,713,40
200,000€
75 852.52
#30,000
501
+170,000
127,3208
£
لله 12
tu all
27.0
9,177.3
100
50
sellors
Angliora
620, numina
819, sellers
$39, nominal
11410.46 half year 89, buyers, 94 aug, buyara
Doo: 31/86 11615
650 per share, nominal 4,387.5.87 % for 1885 10 % dis., zallers.
Nono
40 fiscount
half 1,3214136 1 8210 13,731.55 12 for 18888120
12 % for 1836 148 614681% for 1886110 120,303.18 None
560 Tla. 18
paid up
seller buyers
ROMIBA
A. & WATSON & Co., LTD.
· HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
H 0 N G K ONG,
ESTABERESD 1841. Hongkong, April 29, 1887.
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR
HONGKONG!"
(From The Honglany „dimanack ) JURK
HIGH WATER
Day of Horn Mouth
SUN
Ilong kong, are probably the oldest on the island, as there were houses on that side of the Island before any habitations appeared on this sida. Bir George Bowen seems to have favoured the earlier stipulations of the Government in regard to such holdings, for, when opening the Session of the Council in 1884, he spoke as fullows:-
Moreover in the Villages of the Colony, 831 tho ayetom of tenants at will (otmod liccm- od aquaftars,) whose tenures were terain able at one month's notice, will be superved. ed by a system of small inexpensive holt- ings for 75 years. The inhabitants will thus gain that security for the investment of their money in suitable homes, which
Rete
The
steamship Bormida left Singapore on the 28th May, and may be expected here on or about the 3rd June. Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S, N. Co.'a steamship Berenice, from Trieste, left Singapore for this port on the 30th May, and may be expected here on or about the 5th Jane.
The P. & O. steamship Khins, from
from Bom- bay, loft Singapora.on the 30th May, and may be expeated here on or about the 5th Jane.
The O, S. S, Co. a steamship Jason, from
Liverpool, loft Bingapora on the 31st May, and may be expected here" "OD or about the thi. „Jumbo,
y
was altogether wanung undor their present Laer night about 9. p.m. a raid vna made squatter loutse, by which they were liable by the West Font polies on a gambling
to eviction at une month's notice. There
measures will, it ja expected, tend to lonec at Sask. Torg Taui Po T-zë gam- stimulate the farther erection of proper bling praphernalia were found in the pixoa, dwallinge and to relieve the present over and 39 men were arrested They were ac crowded condition of several quarters of the
ensed at the Police Court today, at the city. 6.39
M
14 5.49 431
3:14
MM
5.38 10:26 5:16
7:49 *4
5.16
6.40
4.38
5.27
6.27
0814 8.00- 8.26 16
Now, in face of these facts, it would
stance of Inspector Swanston, with gam
6.27-1
bo interesting to know by what right bling. The two hauls of the concern were 6.3. - Fand under wliose instructions this policy fined $50 each, mother 8ID and the rest
of this Government has been reversed. ware discharged.
High water et Whampoa 2 hrs. 30 mins, later than at Hongkong at the Barriers 3 hra. 15 min, at the Salt Flats: 3 hra. 30 mins. at Shameen
Abra 4 min
Moon-First Quarter, May 304, 0h 56m.
morning
Why hays the original owners of land.
at Deep Water Bay been turned out of Tae terms and conditions of the new their holdings, and that without com Heansos required for the ale of opium were pensation This is a question which
concerns got alone the pom people in published Into yesterday evening in a Go- mediately affected. Apart from the ja- vemment Gazette extraordicary. Each justice of the act, it may form a preced-iconso will cost a dullar, New regulations per The publication of this issue commenced ent for similar acts of injustice in the made by the Governor in Council under at 7.20 p.m.
future, especially since not a voice w Ordinance 3 of 1879 are published in the heard on the matter while the injustice
The China tail.
RONGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1887.
our nine o'clock last night fire broke out
in a mat shop at 142 Queen's Road West,
was being committed. These people must same They are (1) All bosts -havo luen “original owners of the land, shall be aubject to be stopped and searched because it is twice distinctly stated that by the Police, ··(2) Every bost shall go they are so in the Minute of the Acting alongside a wharf when ordered to do so by Governor above referred to; nød, it al Police Constable": most seems as if this phrase were ra- We have frequently referred to the fact peated for the special purpose of subse that the land question in Hongkong : quant reference. It may also be passing through an important plaas of asked, by what right are these original its history, The Land Commission has, owners, and possibly through them the it is understood, drawn up its report; other-land holding residents of Hong and it is somewhat serpitsing that the kong, to be insulted by the offer of a energetic Secretary of the Commission gratuity as a matter of charity, when, does not push forward the publicatief by in laws of the Colony, and the pro- she dames before any serious damage was of such na important document. In the clamations of the authorities, the land dune, all that was destroyed being two iDeantime, the present virtual head and is their own. If Sir George Bowen was bundles of matting. The firo is suppled dictator of the Land Department gesight in the dictum above quoted, au to have been caused by a lighted candle on his way rofcicing, while all the thers can be no doubt that he was, even eft behind in the store by a coolie. The Hongkong world wonders. There isrdinary squatters are entitled to leases
the
owners of which reside in the adjoining
No. 144 Tusy fortunately obecrved firs in time and were able to extinguish
perhaps at the present time more die 5 your, and the original owners store is said to be insured for 83000 with an autisfaction existing in this Colony on must be entitled to leases for a term of office for which Mesere Siamesen & do. are the question of land than there has been 990 years. From the Jinute of Acting sente since the Colony was founded and it is Governor Cameron, it would appear that
no figure of speech to say that all the Govertinent hasresumed a portion 01- Tro Chinese servants were charged at the sidents pray for the speedy appointment ly of the land of those original owners Police Court to-day with stealing a leather of the proposed Land Board, While at Little Hougkung, und it really seems
such indecision exists, and land quen to us that the Acting Protector of the portusatasu containing dethes valued at tions generally are in a transition state, Chinesa should move in this matter, 8140, the property of Mr. à. Rosenthal it would be naturally supposed that if he has not already done so. If it is The complainant aid he was an attorney the Governor would be particularly impossible to give back to the at the American bar: he rented a house at orutions as to his expressions in official original owners the portion of land that No. 225 Queen's Road East last Friday. documents, Such, however, is not the has been taken from them, they are
case, and we were surprised, some night surely, by all that is right, and just, ed. He went out and on returning at night was. or mile days ago, by the publication of titled to the fullest compensation for it, informed that somebody land called for his a Governors Minute relating to the
upon the Acting Governor's own state- vanco, which was pron up by the servant, question of land. The minute is as fol
ansscompanied by the downright on the polica bering informed of the matter
W. G. CAMERON,
A pojasulp of ofering it to them as a matter
of charity And there can be very little two Chinemen found in the house wero The Offour Adminatoring the Govern doubt that these people can claim lease arvated, and one of them, an old offender, mont recommends the Council to vote thafon 199 years for the rusinder of the we found guilty and conteured to sia sun of 3600 to be distributed among the lands they still hold months' imprisonment, the other being dis original owners of cultivated lands at the matter of land the element of charged. Little Hongkong, by way of compensation
for loss sustained by them, by the resump consistency in the prime essential of tion of a portion of their ground, which was fair dealing. Therefore it is all the
included in the largo plot at Doop Buy romore anfortunate that such glicing in BITING with regard to the loss of the cently sala
consistency such be inanifested at the Hens deh, Der Ostasiatische Lloyd saya that The Officer Administering the Govern® prosent. time, when the Chinese re on board the Glenstiel the beat of fealing ment, although not recognizing the gutsidants are eo naturally excited by this did not prevail botton the Esglish and these original owners to any comporsation
bataver, yet, under the particular circuito sweeping proposals contained in the Frencli : that, on the contrary, a mriqua stances of the care and a matter of new Public Health Bill. This inconfers arom between the offers of both charity commands that a gratuity basistency on the part of the Government
Pasrengörs
ward atone
that "it board some the
wont be the
sanghat in order to
form
4,260.12 10 % for 188875, cash, 80, Sept., sales
distributed among them, to be charged is all the wore startling when we got ships, which ended in the French leaving 10% and 2 % 6130 per share, buyers, fally against Framia as Land sale sider that only three years at the tās dinner table las body and taking their 1527.3.11 bonus for d
Government House, Hongkong, 2erc
Government proposed issuing leases for meals hono May, 1887
70 years to lloensed squatters on easy This most extraordinary and we think | terms; while they now turn round and tos anfortunate Minute of the Acting rest people who are original holders, anal Governor, referring to original owners and who, as such, are entitled to lenses Boglish Conn
of land in this Colony, appeared in the in entual porpoinity, as being entitled de Government Gazette of Saturday last to no more than a gratuity for their hold- - their opinions as to what had taken place. Ip bónes data the Gård of May, but ap- ings, and even that only as a matter of with regard to the wvler pears to refer to no earlier doonment of charity. As we have said the nd
Nona
None
Моде None
7 Jone 895% prem
5,000 5
- 2,790,00 13 %, for 1886,60 7/
645 per share, nominal
prom, boyers
*10018:
pren
Payable
prem
na parial 1834 B 8,686 BOU
$1898 500 all
1700,000 TL 950) 2790 500
1886 கிக்கா Chinese Imp. (Oh. Bankz Lesn) 1886
1037
** Equrination of Diridend Fand. -
all
June16&Dav
March & Sept
JAZU 18
Derremation and insurance Fund,
last year so that the present untion outsistention of the Colony aust, when would seerd to be nothing more than an official completion of an act really done during the Marsh regime of last year Unless one takes a little troable to look sato a matter like this, it is easy to us
by such an offcis, "eqnouncement, regard it as nothing more than fication of a purely formal kind This Assumption
usuit their businn ki
affecting large and veriong intereste, ha productive of great bandship, kless it
conducted fu an outable and liberal I spirit An attempt is to be, made i duce the Chinese to learn the over the appl crowded districts of Talmog-ában í and the Government, therefore cannot KAYS shur premeditated harshineva and justice to the ualders of land in the out Modelo the flying charice of Little Hongkong, Hurd how
ent: them
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