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Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY. {~

THE Undersigned, ACENTA of the above Company, are suthorized-to-filanro against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHIPPING-

"AT RIVALS, July 19, 1887

Amaranth, German barque. 934, H Merria, Hamburg March 30, General SANDER & Co.

THIL CHINA-

winds, in general, with fies weather. Left Singapore July 15th, experienced brisk gale, B. W. with thunder, lighting and houry rain during the past 48 hours. Sen from &W, to this morning, thea N.E. "zea.

EXPORT CARGOES.

Per S. Srauschteen, enfied 7thly -For Suez, o cases Glas Bangies, and 20

Abyssinio, British steamer, 2310, 4. Marshall, Vancouver June 21, Vi Yoko GILMAN-& 002 ^ | hana and Koby, Ceneral.ADAM, Berchiots Silk for Bremen 1 basa China

1# & Co.

H

Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

THE STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE

DOMPANY, LIMITED,

THE above Company is prepared to FY1097-CLASS BUROPEAN GODOWNE and

MERCHANDISE STORED-threat-por Connor bersiness, whether Share

Contributors of

holders or not with participate in any ro

turn that the Company in General Meeting shall suction, or in commutation thereof will resive na injudiato Cash Discount of 10 per cont.

J. ANDREW, Agent

kome, July 15, 3887.

1341

Marcid, British steamer, 1,030, A. Intosh, Nagasaki July 16, Coal, SIMA COLLIERY AGENCY

POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close:-

For BANGKOK.

Per Tritos, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the

32nd inst.

For NAGASAKI, KOHE & YOKOHAMA. Per Thibet.at.3.30pm, on Friday, the

301] it......

MAILS sy ran UNITED STATES PACHRY The United States Mail PacketCity of New.

work, 3 cases. Essential Oil, 246 1olls Mat Meting, and 2,8 boxca Ten (fim Fouchow)

Tak will be despatched on SATUR- TARA for Zurich, 5 bates Silk: for Hamburg 300 Luxes Tea; for Now. (option London),

DAY, the 23rd Instaut,with Mail Yerk, 10 cases Essential Oil, 28 boxas

for Japan, San Francisco, the United Briation, 60 bales Silk and 3 cases Ban

States, Caunde, Honolulu, Peru, &c., Ware; for Hamborg, 50-5ales Feathers and which will to closed a mawr

cases Sundries for Antwerp, 500 cases 2.15 r.. Registry oossen. Gallaute, 10 pkgs. Tea (part front Foo-2.30 PM. Post-Ofice closes, but--Cor- chow), and 1 pse Suntries.

Oxia, Eranch steamer, 2.422, Gyirand, Shanghai July 18, Matla and General

Namun, British str., 8G2, P. D. Goddard, Fohow July 15, Amoy 16, and Swalow 18, General ForGAS STEAMSHIP CO

Prometheus, British steamer, 1,537, Joha It. Webster, Liverpool and Sitzporo July 13, General,-BUTTSRFELD & SWIRE

DEPARTURES.

fely 19

Fuse for Shanghai, Blangyle, for Hingapura and London.

"To-day's Advertisements, for Kohs and Yakohann

ZETLAND

No. '625:

LODGE

CUMMONS- No. 14' for Loose En

GENCY, to be held Tins (TDAY), EVENING, the 19th of July, is hereby connormanded, as the expected Candidate "is unable to larva‘his stup.”

NO MEETING of ZETLAND Lover will therefore be held TO-NIGHT. Hongkong, July 19, 1887.

1361

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,,

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Co.'s Steamship.

Hotpotat Captain Hamas-will-be despatched for the above

Porta TO-310RROW, the 20th InstanLat Noor, instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight or Fossago, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Ca

General Manageraz.

Hongkong, July 19, 1887.

FOR SHANGHAI

The Steamship

Andry,

· CLEARED, Marianne, fer floilu drop, for Shanghait—–—– Tetortos, for Nagasaki. Halong, fr Const Ports. Daube, for Haiphong.

PASSENGRES

The S S. Maher, sailed-14 3 July From Hongkenk Canton and Macup For London, 2600 boxes and 400 pkgs. Ten, containing 30,805 Congon, 136,192 the *Stunted Caper, 01,030 tte. Scented. Orange

Pekoe

and 2,163 . Sorts-total 226,236 | tbs. Ten; 150 pligs. Tes (partiolars unknow in transit), 79 bales Fine Silk, 21 cases Silk Pince Goods, 220 bales Waste Silk, 48 cases Blackwood and Chimware, and 32 pkge: Sundrida. Far France, £ pkgs. Tea, con- taining 13,77 Souchong 35 pkgs. Toa (particulars unknown), 486 bales Fine Silk and 13 cases Silk Pive Goods. For Italy, & 22 balen Fino Silk From Foochow fur France, 1,017 pkge. Tos (particulars unknown) From Antoy for London, 3.038 kgs. Ten, containing 84,033 iba. Tea." From Matila for London, 1 case Cigars.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. Haiphong, at 11,80 a.m; on Weches- day, the 30th inst., instead of as pro- riously ratified.

Per Abyssinia, from Vancouver, &c., Mr w. S. Bamsey, at 11 Chinese in steerage. Fur

Por Cere, from Shanghai for Huer Mere Stowart, Deneberg, Mr, Mrs and MinPanajosi, Mr de Campos, and Obi-·| ne; for Singapore, Mr Costagliori; for Balavia, Mr Klaring anil servant for Ster Mr Elmaun; for Marseilles, Mr Gordon, Mr and Mra Bouinais, and child,

Por, Nama, fena Coast Ports, Messrs Burrell and Leslie, and 80 Chinese.

For Trundless, from Singapore, &c., 350 Chinese.

-Per Fuahua, for Shangasi, 59 Chinese, Por Espieralda, for Amoy, 7 Chines for Manila, Earpeans dock,-8. Chinesò, Full (virild

Per Glugple, for Singapore, &c., 12 Eu- 1357ropeans, and 705 Chinesa

Captain R. KOLLER, will he despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 20th Inst

at 4 pr., instund of as previously advertised,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

...... SLEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, July 10, 1997.

1350

FOR SWATOW, SINGAPORE AND

BANGKOK.

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.-

The Coupany's Shearer Mongkut, Captain GEO. ANDERSON, will be despatched for the

Instant, at Noon..

For Freight or Passago, apply to

YUEN FAT BONG, Agents. Hongkong, July 10, 1837----

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR-SHLANGHAL-

...1378

(Taking Cargo and Pussngers at through, notes for CHEFOO, TILŃTSIN, NEW- CHWANG, HANKOW and Peris qui

the YANGTSE

The Cor's Steamship

Canton, Capt. BearsER, will be lespatched as above-on THURSDAY, the 21st Instant, at p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers."— —

Hongkong, July 18, 1887.

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NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

FOR AMOY.

The Co.'s Stoomehip

Bories, Capt. WILKENS, will be dospatched as above on

FRIDAY, the 22ed-Intant, at Noon

For Freight or Passage, apply to

TO-DEPART

For Anoy, for Shanghai, 9 Chinese. Per Hayhong, for Coast Ports, 100 Obi-

gre.

Per Daube, for Haiphong, Mr Barier Clauffour, and 9. Chinese.

SHIPPING TŒEPORTS

For AMOY

1

Per Borneo, at 11,33 am, day, the 20th inst

For NAGASAKI-

respondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents entra Postage until the time of depar tare,

MAILS BY TEN BRITISH PACKET. -- The British Contract Packet kenna

will be despatched on THURSDAY, tho 28th July, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be Fond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Suttle- ments, Netherlands India, Burmah,

Ceylon, Judia, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltarvi

The umal hours will be observed it closing

tho Mails, &c.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAIL.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW

- Shipping. Daylight.Chingus leaves for Shanghai Nocu-Haiphong losses for Cost Ports,

p.m.-Amoy leaves for Shanghai..

Miscellaneous,

Transfer Books of H.R., C. & M. Steam

boat Co., Ltd., closed from this date to fat August, inclumye.

General Memoranda Tuononay, July 21

11 am.-Auction of 18,000 cases Kera

gine Oil 21. Measra Russell & Co.'s Godowns, Wanchai. Goods par Cardiganshire undelivered

after this data subject to rent Fabay, July 22-

3 p.Auption of Valuable Leasehold

Property in Queen's Road Eas Goods per Boruto undelivered after this

dato subject to rent. MONDAY, August 1

3 p.m.-Meting of Shareholders of the

·FE, 0. & M. Steamboat Co., Ltd., af No. 7, Queen's Road Central,

[No. 7463.–July 10, 1897;

↑ A CONRESPONDENT sends us the following that the land is the capital of the Colony, forecastle rhyme, by which Jack conveys the writer in the morning paper suggeste the idea that it is an ugly wind which fol that the Crown should not part with its laws, rain, but a comparatively harmless capital, and therefore should fall back upon blow which pressdes a rain-storm-

go

Whon the Fain's before tha.pin You'd better tako your topenila in; When the wind's before the rain, The topsail sheets and thoke remain. In which case the blow new looked for will be a stiff one, if it reaghos én..

The sugges

of short lunaca tion is made with a simplicity which can desolve no pre; and it Amounts simply to the advocacy of system of apoiation. Here it isOn a system of short lenses. the Colony would not part with “its capital, but simply employ it proitably, and at the end of the lenze wou'd find self again in possession of the land so in value: Is it to be sup

A SEAMAN Damed Gafürl Hossein, employed on board the SS. deelong, was brought before Mr. Wodehouse, in the Police Court with its ingresso in this morning, charged with assaulting Jamos posed for a moment that any Colony, Martin, one of the quartermasters of the or any equity in any part of the world, vereol named. It appeared that Martin could thrive upon such a system as this? had asked Hossein to assist in lowering the What improvements would apy landholder gangway, as the vessel drow 'alongside the carry out upon land granted for fifty wharf, when he began to use abusive language you, with prospect that the towards the quartermaster, and on being land and its ineroased, valyo wore to told to go away took up a file and struck lapse, to the Crown at the end of that him on the head with it. Hossein was son- term. We believe that not ja square tenced to Phy a fins of 85.

foot of the land now being leased for 75

A. S. WATSON & CO., nestalt case of a somewhat unusual years would be takes up in Hongkong or

LIMITED

character came before Mr Watehouse, in-Kowloong, but for the expectation that it SUMMER REQUISITES. the Police Court this morning. Guilherminis will by and by be field under such lager. F. Cordeiro, a widow, complained that lease. With all the endeavours now being. Luiz Maurico de Lagos Barreto, why, it made to improve the buildings and more leases appeared, is her brother-in-law assaulted tonemonta, a proposal to grant short her on the streat on Sunday fast.

muma preminently absurd. The instance Sha

1

FRUIT CORDIALS :* ̈

LIME JUICE, RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, CHERRY, PINE AFFLs, Danson, ORELAYS PLOM

The following hours are observed in closing MONTSERRAT LIME FRUIT JUICE, stated that while on her way home from

Mails, &c., by the French Contact Packet-

Day before departure,.---

5

Tray of departure,

Wednes-

10

11

.

Per Telartos, at 2.30pm., on Wedocsday,

the 20th-inst

For 611ANGHAL.....

Por Amoy at 2.30 m., on Wednesday, the 9th instimmtùud nf_79 vlously notified.

For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG.

KOK.

Per Mongkut, at 10.30 m., on Thursday,

the 21st inst.

For KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Por Francore, at 3.30 p.m., on Thurs-

day, the 21st

MAILS BY THE FRENCH l'ACKET

The British steamer Na porta : Lift Fouchow on the 15th, stiut, had uederato invnsven-und- fine whather to-

The Anoy Left Amuy on the 10th-instout, had variable winds and fine weather to'. Suntow. Loft Swatow on the 18th instant, thence to purt, squally unsettled weather, fand-beard.k. Beall Sconcurs in Fun- chos, Ahands and fukt. Steamers in Andy, Deuteros and Bayley Steamers in Saplow, Monsku, Tamani, Chefoo und Phra chia tham kh

The British steamer Prometheus raports From Läverpool to Singapore, had moderate j

Destination

Anoy.........

Bomen, and Forts of Call... Kobe and Yokohama...... Koud and Yokohama........... Loudon, via Suoz Caual.. Landon and Hamburg.

- London; and Ports of Call.. Le

・French Contract – Parket will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 21st July, wish Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, ind places boyand, vii Naples; to Saigon, Straits Bettlements, Batavia, Burma, Ceyton;- Judia via Matras),, the Australasian Colonios, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malla, and Gibraltar.

the usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails,

e

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Passc's..

Captain

Borneo (8). Preussen (s). Travancore (5). {"Canais (8)

Achilles ((8)..

Wilkens. Pohle

ogali

Denbighshire (5)..

Ravenus (8).

Daniell

Bongloe (c)...

Marseilles, and Ports of Gall-......¡Oxns-(0)--mum)

Kobe and Yokohama Thibet (3)

Nagasaki,

Port Darwin, &... Teinna (8)

San Francisco, vi. Yokolinu... Cily of New Yuck (1) San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Belgic (s).

Hartie N. Bangs

Chingwo (8)

Altoy (8)... Canton (8)

ATA (8)

Shanghai Shanghai

Pokin (4).... Shanghai, via Amoy

Prometheus (6) Sutow, Amoy nud Fouchow... Haiphong (3) Suntow,Singapore and Bangkok Mongkut (B).... Vancouver (B.C.), via Yokohama Abyssinia (8)..

Allison

Bangs

F.M.Money Order Office close. Post Office closes, except the Nicur Box, which is always open out of Office hours. AM.Post Office opens. AN-Registry of Letters ceases, Posting uf-all-printed matter and patterns censen, é AM-Mails closed, except for Late

Lottare.

Amputated Czym FRUIT TABLETS,

Mawson & Swan's New Patent WATER FILTER: S.

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION, BAY RUM, TOILET VINEGAR,

CARBOLIC EAU DE COLOGNE

quoted by our contemporary—namely, that of Bombay-is not applicable to this Colony. Mase in the morning ale stood to speak to a lady friend and while she was talking felt so far as we can discover, the great lack of somebody pushing her yeil. On turning house accommodation felt in Bombay for she saw the defendant and asked him that the lower class Indians led to the suggestion was the matter. He said she had been that a system of short leases. be tried, for ivaulting his nice. The complainant re- the purpose of constructing cheap houses plied that she was merely talking to her for the native. If this be so, it is a very friend. She saw the piece-referred to (who different matter from the statement made is her niece-alse) when she farned round, by the writer in the Press, that 'ir Bombay but had not noticed her before. The com public lauds are let on leasca of fifty years, 1191 plainant further stated that the defendant and the system has proved highly advant did not strike her; the assault simply con ageous This would lead to the up- On the 16th July, st Amoy, Mrs. Louisa isted in his pushing her voil. The CSR-position that all public lands at this leased: whereas it appears to be a. was remanded till to-morrow.

mere concession to the wants and no-

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

-ESTABJANIED 1841. ——-—Hongkong, «Fone 13, 1887;

11.10.—Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 30 conta until 11.30 AM-When the Post Office clois

entirely. 11.40-A-Lats Letters may be posted on board the palat with Loto Fea of 10 centa until time of doparturor

BOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIL.

"The following hours are observed in closing Maile, o, by the British Contract. Pokot

Day of Departure,

NOON.Money Order Odice closes.

3

Registry of Letters ceases, Posting of all-printed mattar and patterns ecases,

P.Mail closed, except for Late

Letters ·

3.10 P.M.Lettera (inay be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until.

3.39 F.2.-When the Post Other closes

entiroly:

3.40 P.Tate Letters may be posted in Mount the packet with tats Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

Ayends

Date of Leaving.

Jardine, Matheson & Co..... July 22, at noon. Norddeutscher Lloyd......... August 4, at noon. Russell & Co

July 21 at 4 p.1. Quick despatch. July 22.

Messageries Maritimes.

Batterield & Swire..

Adamson, Ball & Co.

P. & O... N. Co... Gibb, Livingston & Co. Nessageries Maritimes. P. & N. Co.... Butterfield & Swice

Pacific Mail S. S. Co.

jo, &

About July 26. July 23, al 4 p.w. About July

July 21, at noon. July 23, at 4 p.x. July 25 at 4 pm,

July 23, 13 p.m.

& Q. S. 8. C............................... August 4, at 3 p.m. Gonsalves & Co......

K. H. Machugharuhohi, Karburg & Cognatch

Robler. Siemesan & Co. .......July 20, at 4 p.m.

Bremner Vimont

p.m.

20, at darlight

Matheson & Co...... July 21, at 4 Massageries Maritimes...

Quick despatch. P. & D. S. N. G...... Quick despatch. Batterfield & Siro... ...Dongles Lapreik & Co.. Goo, Anderson. non Fat Horg {Ales. Marehall............. Adamson, Bell & Co...

Webster .... Harris

SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.

July 20, at noon..

July 21, at noon.

July 29, at 8 pm..

-stocks,

Nof Shares.

Value

--UP.

Pall POSITION PER LANT REPORT. Last Dividend

Hexerce Balancer-fward

JULY 10, 1887.

Basin, taon, Ceah

JARDINE, MATHESON &Co., ...Acente

BANKA.

- 1862 | flengkong and Shanghai Dank Corp. 60,000 3

÷

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHİP

INSURANCEA.

5,000£

Hongkong, July 19, 1887.

LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP ABYSSINTA, FROM VANCOUVER, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE

Surth-China Insurance Co., L

rall 1,600,000 25,315.43 at 30 for Fear 130 % prein., seliorý

working sie to Dec. 31 86

£ $

1

aellera

109,900 Tik 406,132.00. 23.05 for Tx 260, andleri, s

1896 Yangtze Insurancs Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ + all £ 50,0J Tis. 3,059.767% for 1836 TI 107, sellers Daion Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,00051 $258 614,000$ 314,012.95861 p. sh. /8582 per share, sellers Chinn Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.... 24,01 13 83.00$ -258 600,01 $167,521.75 2079 annum 1 Canton Insurance Omics Co., Ld... 10,000 250 308 188,0u8. 494,405,00 10 % for 1835 872, nominal Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,500 1,00 2008 28.711.5 125,771.208 for 1886 8225 per share kongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lt.. 8,000 $

508 1,000,000 $ 328,567.46 $17.50 for '85 $106, sellors hing Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,000

3 208 612,6008 243,738,443 6-For 1885 286 per share THE above Steamer baring arrived, The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,008. Szapore fustrace Company, Ld.40,000 8 прик

Consignées of Cargo are hereby roe Straits Insurance Co., Ld....30,000 $ quasted to sand in their Bill of Lading for -countersignatare, and take intnediata de

livery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the

TEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

Vessel will be landed and stored at Con-Douglas Steamship Co., Limited

signees' risk and expense,

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, July 13, 1887.

1360

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, now Ners all ve Responsible for

C. C. and M. Steamboat Co.,-1340,000 $

20,000 Indo-Chins S, N, Company, Limited 18,337 £

50,000 shares issued..............

91,2125 Obras and Manila 8.8. Co.; Ld...... 3,600

MIBOILLANEGUE,

Rong & Whampoa Dock Ce., Ld|12,590|8- BK, and China Gas Co. Limited. 5,100 New Whares 1900 Hongkong Hotel

Company, Id....

3,000 8 3,000 ahe, imod Obina Sugar Company, Limited..... 15,000 $

6003

any Debt contracted by the Officers or Hongkong les Comapany, Limited... 5,000 Crew of the following Vessels, during Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.... their stay in Hongkong Harbour: Lazon Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,000 8

ALLIE ROWE, Hawaiian brig, Captain T. Perak Sugar Cultivation Co... Phillips-Wisler & Co.

& Sting Co...... 5,000 $

CHELTOR, British barquertine, Capt.

C. F. Collins-Ed Schellbass-&-00,-

* Cand-wo, British steamer, Captain B.

H. Machugh-Amhold Karberg & Co.

HAZABETH NICHOLSON, British banne,

Captain Geo. Falconer.-Melchera & Qb.

Parak Tinie Dua Samiatan]

Panjom &

Mining Co.

1008 100 $

20

20

100$

200,000 $

5225

127,3208

1

·10

B!!

13: all.

17,00 7.713.40 76,832.92

819, sellera 816, nominal $30, nemius)

£1,410,46% half year 103% prom., sellors

Dec. 31,86 116.13

par.. 8% 4,387.5.97% for 1885 10% dis., sellers ..

None 140 discounc

4,260,1216% for 188681, ciais -1,097,011/20

% and 2% $130 per share, buyers, fully bonas for di

paid up

Havs.

DEATHS.

At-Amey on the 15th Instant Mes Russer, the Wife of Mr. H. O. Russell, A SPECIAL correspondent of Der-Ostivia-ccasities of the poorer hatire 2. M. Customs. “.

tische Lloyd, writing from Haiphong the Some such arrangement might be made Ast, Joly, confirma to a considerable exfent here, in order to meet the immadiste de The publication of this sesse commenced the report which we published with regard mand for healthy and cheap dwellings at 7:20 p.m.

The China Mail.

- JONGKONG, - TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1887.

TELEGRAMS..

[SCIPLIED TO THE 'CHINA MAIL"]

Via Southers Line. }

to the probable retirement of M. Bihound for the natives hore. But the construction from Tonking. He.enys With rogard of honses that will fulfil the require. to the eventual withdrawal of the Residentments of the Public Works Department Geroral a great controversy has taken place and the Sanitary Beard cannot be affected, in Toukin. The military in this case, it is unless upon a distinct understanding that ar worthy of remark, wers on the side of the longer leses will be given, if desired, and Resident General, and, the Civil officials that compensation for improvements will be against him. There were many reasons duly paid. All legitimate mean that can adduced which might induce him to with- bo adopted for pravonting money from draw, among othom being a couflict with the passing into the pockets of unscrupulous French Special Commissioner, M. de Lanes-land-spooulutors, and of placing it into the san, in which, however, the latter got the revenue of the Colony, will receive the sup- worst of it. I maintain however that M. port of the community but the wholesale" Bibourd in consequence of the ministerial spoliation of fanse-holder, such as is pro crisis in Paris wished to return home, and pogrd by the writer in the Press cannot, Sir H. Drummond Wolf har roturned to it could only have Loon for the most serious possibly be advocated by my save man in

is a 20 as induced to regain, at these days. least in the mowtime, at his post. "Not-`

-Tue-magy Gazette understands that Mr J. withstanding the great independence which W. Ord, of the Amoy Dock Co., has been Resident General possesses, and natu- appointed Marine Surveyor in place of rally must possess, M. Bincurd desires the late Captain LA. Andersen. greater-freedom of action, more capecially

THE ANGLO-TURKISH CONVEN- TION.

Lowpox, 16th July. The Anglo-Turkish convention has not been ratified.

THE CRIMES BILL

The House of Lords passed through com mittee the Crimes (Ireland) Bill

A FRENCH STEAMER ASHORE, The following telegram datau Nagamka, 14th July, was received by the NC. Liz

News:

Stoamer Rouen, bound to Port Arthur, ashore on Goto, and will probably be

wreck.

as regards the Guances of Tonkin. THE Chon Pao says that robberies by dis- banded braves have been frequent on the Whether this will be given to him is Fntien, Kiangai, and Chiking common questionable, for in a Republic freedora frontier where several secret society men generally stops short at money mintters, have been heated.

The correspondent then goes on to say - Taz Khedira hos brought the quickest out-

P

(Tho ateginer Boven, which is ashore on In order to develop the natural riches of ward mail yet delivered in Shanghai by Goto near Nagasaki, ia o 2,670 tons burden, this, in cortain part very rich land, ali con and a half days from Eaton. It a very &0. steamer, the time being thirty-four and the property of the Compagula Commer. diale de Transport à Vapeur Française. Sheceivable projects are set on foot; but in the few yours sinco forty days was considered a was built at La Sogao in 1882.).

meantime there prevails so little centralisa- very fast ran N. Daily News. tion in the direction of affairs that plans of The Shanghai Mercury saya-The Ameri the most divergent character are often oan Lorcha Chinking was put up at auction. sanctioned togather and began together, at Shanghai on the 14th fast, at Mr Hial

fold's satoarvom, but the offga mado not After a little work has been done both pro having reached the expectations of the Joots have to be abandoned on account of owner, she was bought in for Tis. 3.200.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.,

1

Telamon, 5; Benito July want of money. The money which would THE NU. Daily News av The thorrao-

Djemnah,

PASSED JUKZ-CINEU: DOTWARD BOUND: Ephrates, June 3;

Taube, 17 Alektra, Glenroy, 23 Hector, Lantes;-28-;-- Agamemnon, Breconshire, 12; Ballero. portaps have suffecd for une project is not meter at Sicavel has within the last phos,

Titan, Bayern, 15, Glenfälloch,

onough for two. The question of obtaining twenty-four hours registered 97 in the HOMEWARD BOURDUrestes, June 24; money for the construction of the projected shade. Yesterday (14th inst.) was the

Lenner, July 1: Anchises Glamor

| hottest day recorded in Shanghai for a long ganshire, Telemachus, 8; Titania, Niebe, railways has not yet in any way been set-time, the thermometer properly hung in the Cienshiel, 12; Glengarry, Stentor, Moatled and already a plan for canale on a large open is in a shaded situation rosching-

scale has been drawn up and is being

mouthshire, Smalt, 15.

The steamship Ast, with the FRENCH finmead a project which will be a very Tur son of the well-known fehang River MAIL of June 17th, left Saigon on doubtful benefit to the land and the people. Admiral Le Chir-ahen, (formerly Ho Chin Monday, the 18th July, at 10 à...

and may be expected here-on- or

shout Thursday, the 21st July. This Some remarks appear in the columns of our Packet brings replies to letters de

patched from Hongkong on May 5.

The P.&O.''extra' steamer Deccan laft

inst.

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contemporary this morning on the subject of the tenure of land in the Colony. The

shâu), died three months ago, and his taken by her relatives, succeeded it pogon young, widow, in spite of al precautions" ing herself with a dose of white los The their praise of this hoperrable act, and at High Provincial authorities are loud in

their recommendation the Empere grants

virtuous are to her memory.

Singapore on the 17th-inst., and may article does not pretend to exhaust the sub be expected here on or about the 23rd ject, of course, but it seems to put out La sort of 'feeler' on the question of short We are informed that the notion sent roved leases. Now, the whole range of subjects the Canton Viceroy has been called by some NATIVE paper,anys -The alteration of by the Police to the householders on the which surround the most important ques-yould-be monopolists to the fact that four Peak levels, acaouncing the approach of tion of land tenure in this Colony is, we steam launches are plying between Canton the Typhoon, was couched in the following presume, discussed in the Report of the 2nd neighbouring towns Not only does the

Viceroy declitie the offer of $2,000 a year language: Koceived from the Obsorva Land Commission. That report, by the for the exclusive privilege of running one or tory a largo Typhoon from the South-Eastway, is very long time in making its aptwo mahos, but he orders those already runing to be at ours stopped, and a pro-

| GIANO A FIT, a man who was deported from Pearánco-why, is more thin we can any clamation is issued to this effect.

the Colony for a period of five years, was of matters which, that body was specially THE NO Daily News says Tho in Until it does appear in print, the discussion found unlawfully at large here yesterday i instructed to investigate can have but very formation contained in the following para and on being brought before. Mr. Wode-little effect. It, for instance--as we fully graph may possibly be usiful here, as well house, in the Pelice Court this morning, believe it will the Commission reports the Postmaster General mentions amongst as in Hongkong actification issued by war sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard labour.

in favour of the longest leases, those for a other things that a parvel has been s period of 999 years which most nearly ap-fiscated in London for containing book proach froehold, it is of little as to advocats copyright in the United Kingdom, We believe some residents have boon-in the DER Outesiatische Lloyd says We hear

the introduction of short leses, nuless the bauit of sending to friends at home all the from Tientsin, from a: trustworthy source that M. Thévenet is making every effort ho

post-conclusive arguments can be advanced latest wore which come out in the cheap

American reprints. The parcel post is. in their favour. Our contemporary, cannot evidently an unasfe means of carrying out can to get free from the Port Arthur ann be said to have succeeded in putting for this fraud on authors and publishers, ux div., nominal track In the Tamen of the Visaroy this ward arguments in favour of short lennos

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· Equalization of Dividend Fund,

† Degregiation and Insurance Fund,

prosesding is regarded with great disples that are at all likely to commend themselves the Japan Hazelle says-other addition atre, while among the interested anaials,

to anybody. The writer opens his remarks to the railway mileage of Japan will be

miles

Yuen Tastai and his friends, cults a pan by stating what is quite true, thattheade on Monday next, when a length of 31′′

of the great Tokaido Hias, from Yoko prevails.

question as to the terms on which Crown bams to Kodza (near Odawara, at the foot

cf fthe Hakona Tan French National Fete vas octobrated lauds should be sold, has beau looked upon for públo trade This 18 part of the frau with considerable display in the French as practically settled in Hongkong, Xixine which is to be constrated between". Concession at Shanghai.. The Concession cepting rural building lots, farmo lote, and here and Nagoya, a distance of 215 miles, was beautifully decorated with faza and garden lots, all the land in the Colony and which will probably be wholly com

pluted within two years and a half froin flowers, a cecuation was held by the Consul, is now held for the term of 1999 years. Lots tow. The length now opened will be of and in the evening a dinner was given and which in former times were sold on prst convenience to the many visitors to

Hakone and neighbourhood Koduel Las primped houses

were brilliantly in year 166566 Hure boon converted into feudo furthest station from Yokohama, may be

holds of the longertenum. Ca the ground I reached in an hour and a balf,