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Entertainment. *

THIARINI'S GRAND

̈CIRCUS, MENAGERIE,

CONGRESS OF WONDERS.

AND

OPEN EVERY NIGHT, At 8.5.m, Commonsing at p.. WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, TWO PERFORMANCES, Ono at 4 p... and the other at 9 p.m. Doors opening at 3 and at 8 p.m. GRAND AND BRILLIANT CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

EXCELLENT DISPLAY OF DARING SKÅLÅ AND DEXTERITY BY THE LADIES AND GEN- TLEMEN OF THE UNIQUE CÓMBINATION OF WONDERS AND THE VALGABLE ACBREGATION OF FORMIDABLE

WILD BEASTS...

To-night,

NEW EQUESTRIAN SCENES.

NEW WILD ANIMALS AND TUBIS TRAINER, NEW MANILA POSIES EUCATED BY SIGNOR

CUTARINL

NEW JAPONIC MARVELS FROM THE MIKADO'K

OWN THEATRE, TOKIO.

DON'T MISS A TREAT OF THIS KIND!

L. MAYA,

Secretary.

1696 Hongkong, August 24, 1887.

Notices of Firms.

TOTKE is hereby given that the B-

"THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements To-day's Advertisements

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI FI4 AMOY, (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through-rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW CHWANG, TIENTSIN HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

The Co. Stemslup

Palamed

Captain Jason, will bo despatched as AboTJO, ON.

FULT DAY, the 26tà-lustant, ob Daylight.

For Freighter Passige; apply to

PUBLIC AUCTION, FA TE Undersigned Ins received instrue-

tjons to Sell-by Public Auction, on

MONDAY,

the 20th August, 1887, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Boomis, Queen's Mond,— .

AN, ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE WA BE

comprising:- SATSUMA, KANGA, IMASI, KIOTO, and TORIO Vass, Jans, Plates. Bower, In- CENSE BURNERS, Tes and CorFSK SAIN, £00-8BELL WARE, ENAMELLED WARE 1678 BRONZES, KAXIMONEN, SOLERNS, and EM

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE; Ayesily.

Hongkong, August 24, 1687.

STEAM TO BOMBAY PJA STRAITS, i-

The P, & 0.5 N Co.'s

Stozmehip

Fonetiz

i

will leave for the above places on SATURDAY, 27th Instant, "at 3 p.m.-..

E. VOODIN," Acting Superintendent.

-£-0-8 N, Cofa Office,

Hongkong, August 24, 1887.

FOR KØBE (DIRECT.)

*1609

The Strnship

Bamenstela, Captain Hay, will be despatch for the above Port on MONDAY, the 29th Inelart, at 15 p.ni.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & U Hongkong, August 24, 1887, 1608

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

- The Co.'s Steamship

Tolumuny Captain Jaya ill bo despatefied as above on)

MONDAY, the 29th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE-

Agents. Hongkong, August 24, 1887-

1607

IN THE CUINA & JAPAN ELEPHONE

COMPANY LIMITED. '

NESS of GENERAL'STOEE-KEEPERs and COMMISSION AGENTS previously carried on at Foochow, in the Empire of China, under the Firm or Chop of HOR LEE HONG & Co. by Trosa An Hor and TEN KINO SING in Co-putaership, was DISSOLVED _on the 6th day of January, 1887, and the Ru aponsibility of the said TAN KISO SIKO for any DEBT OF LIABILITY incurred by the said Firm or Chop terminated on the 6th day of January, 188T.

2

CENTRAL EXCHANGE 4, CLER CHAMBERS.

THE sinive Company's EXCHANGES NOW OPEN for Telephonic Com.

BOK LEE & Co.munication.-

Foochioin, Singapore, 17th May, 1897........

Rate of Subscription is $50 per Annam, payable quarterly" in advance. Electrical Maturial of all descriptions kept in stock for Sale.

ELECTRIC BELLS specility. Houses titted up and kept in order at most Moderate Prices.

7ITH Reference to the above, I, TioNG An Hox, of Foochow, beg to notify thy Public that the BUSINESS of the HOK LEE HONG & Colas GENERA Bron EEEPERS and CON AGENTS, is-Sale-or- now haing carried on at Trochow as here

TELEPHONE MATERIAL supplied on

AGENTS for ELBCTRIC LIGHTING,

Estimates Tushished free. .

tofore by TAM KIM ORINEL of Singapore, by ARC and INCANDESCENT

-HOK LEE HỎNG & C-and-that-I-hold-

Morchent, and Myself ander the Style of.

a Power of Attorney froin the said TAM

KIM ding as his Agent individually and BIB PARTNER in the said Firm, to transact all matters.connected with tho Business of the Firin at Foochow. :

TIONG AH HOK.

1047

Hongkong, June 1, 1887.

NOTICE

THE AGxey at this Port of Mestre

HAROLD DOWSON,

Agent, HONGKONG.

Hongkong, August 21. 1857, ..

-Destination-

CALDBECK MacGREGOR & 002 Batavia, e., via Saigon, Shanghai, hes This Day beat Transferred--Bombay, la Straits to Me ALEXANDER LEVY ...

E JONES HUGHES÷

TITA Reference to the alore Notice,

WITH to themaod OFLA RIFLE Ré

of the BUSINESS at the Port of Messrs. CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co, WIS

WISE and Spur MECHANTS, Slaugasi.

ALEXANDER LEVY. Hongkong, June 30, 1887.

Insurances.

1240

BROIDERIES.

-&c.,

PASSENGERS, Annip

Por Hector from Shanghai, 62 Chinoso. For Palamed, from Singapore, 195 Chi

DRPARTED. Fer-itos, for Bangkok 1 European, and '20'Chiteto,

Por Diamante, for Amoy, 42 Chinese;} for Manila, Mr N. Ban, and Chinose.

Per Bri disi, for Shanghai: from Hete. long, Captain and Mrs Doro, Menara Vincent Smith and P. Lyon; four London, Mr. M. Adamaon, Mrs Maitland's omah from Singaporo, N

„Me R. H. Beauchamp, and Miss L. Beaucherop.

M

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

BY THE FRENOD PACKET, The French Contract Packet Kalga will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st September, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, an diplacas be-

vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Bottlounts, Batavia, Bush, Ceylott, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritina, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Maile, &o.

HOURа OF CLOWŇY THE FRENCH Mà! Li The following hours are observed in closing Mails, e., by the French Contract Packet Day before departure, fam

10

TO DEPART Per Peki, from Hongkong for Bombay. Mr Fazulaller and native servant; for Lon Con, Miss Ethel Thuchurn, MossreJ. Louis, Burdskin and J. A. Morria, Bergoant J. W Kinley and Mrs Kinley and 2 infants. From Shanghai for Singapore, Mr C. H Day of departure Robertson; for Marsillon, Mr Geo. Clarke; for London, Mra H. Morris, 2 children, 3 1811 juiste and amal, Mrs Ferguson and child. Per Thibet, for Yokohama: from Hong kopy, Major and Mrs Chaperowne, Ser- goant-Major Powell, and 3ir Jao. Dade;" from Bombay, Mr-M. R. Trawer from Panang, H.E The Governor of Kra and servant, Mesara Khan Yoo Ghoo and Khan Jng Chóo, and Racrvants; from Singapore, 10 Japanese.

TERMS OF SALE-As customary.

J. MARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, Angust 24. 1887.

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION. IN LIQUIDATION.

PAYMENT or brй DIVIDEND.. FUTA DIVIDEND of 6 PER CENT. A on all CLAIMS against the Hong kong Bouch of the IENTAL BANK. CORPORATION, that have been approved by the Court of Chancery will be Paid or and after MONDAY NEXT, the 29th Angust, as the Offices of the New QUIENTAL BANK CORPORATION LIMITED

The 5th Dividend is payable on all Maina on which provione Dividends have been paid.

Creditors are requested to apply to the Bank for their Dividetis and to produce the latter they hold from the Official Liqui „dakor, admitting their Claime, in order that the payment of the 5th Dividend may be endorsed thereon.

E. W RUTTER,

Agent for the Offi, Ligur. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.

~2, Queen's Rosil, 24 Aug, 1889.— 1612

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS.

August 24, 1887-

Barthe, French stearer, 470, C. Portoau, Newchwang August 13, Beana.-CARLOWITZ &.C...

Hector, British steamer, 1,539, Batt Shanghai and Swatow Jugust 23, Tes (for -Loudon)...... –BurTERFIELD-&-SWIRE

Patamol, British steamer, 1,535, C. Jack- Ron 1. verpool. July 9, and Singapore Aug 16, General Durranizer & Syne

Hei-chemy, British barque, 920, M. Mar. tin, Bangkok August 6, Timber and Wood,

CHINRSE,

DEPARTURES

August 24

Tritos, for Bangkok. Brindisi, for Shanghai."

Daring, ritish boat, for Sugapure. Tetartos, for Nagasaki.. Lenarty, for Singapore and London,

OLEVREDE

Dawns, for Baiphong. Fálamed, for Amoy and Shuanghai.

1610 Figaro, for Singaporo.

|

Vessels Advertised as Leading

-Ezzels

Scholten

Sander

Leask

Belüfer..

Robinson. Hanlin.

Symona

Brasse

Borilaqua.

Bantain (8), „Vunetia-(s),, Bremi, and Ports of Call .... Bayern (*)...) | Chelos, Figitsin de

Intox (6) Cheloo and Tientain...........Vikaang (8)... Havre, &., via Suez Canal..... Polyhymnia (a) Hongo and Yokohama.................. Gilsland (8)..

Esineralda (s).. Pelin (e)... London, and Porte of Call. London, via Suez Canal .......¡Telamon (8)....... Loulou and Hamburg Carmarthenshire (s)........ Coudon, ria Suez Canal Glenearn (8) Marseillea, and Ports of Call... Volga (s). Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokoharia Thibet (s).. New York, via Snez Canal Claymore (@). New Yor

„Governor Rahie

San Francisco, via Fol

via Yokohama..City of Sydney (s).

San Francisco, via Yokohamaa..Oceanic (8).

QUERN FIRE-INSURANCE COM Shanghai Auto (5)

PANY

TIBE Undersigned, Annas for the above RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

NORTON & Co.,

-----d gents.

1340

Hongkong, July 15, 1887.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE the above Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Rates,

GILMAN & Eo.. Hongkong, January 1, 15825

+

Shanghai, via Amoy.....

Palamed () Shanghai, via Amoy............. Palinurus Swatow, Amoy and Taivantoo.. Thales (1)..

Pathap Sydney and Melbourno.........

(a). Sydney and Molbuu-no..... Changsha (s) Vancouver(B. C.),via Yokohama Port Vistor (3).. Yokohama and Kobás,

Tantalion (8)..

Stocks,

BANKS,

Per Palamed for Amoy, 250 Chinese." Por Danube, for Haiphong, 1 European woman, and 23 Chiace

SHIPPING SPOUTS

Tuo British steamer Hefter sporty fine weather throughout the passage.

Had

The British steamer Palamed reports":" Left Sing poro 18th August, had fine wea- ther throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.. MAILS will close:-

For YOKOHAMA.—

Per Hiushu Mars, at 11.30 a.. 07

Thursday, the 28th inst.

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Fer Thales, at 11:30 am, on Thursday,

the 25th inst..

For SHANGHAL-

Por Canton, at 2 pm, on Thursday, the

25th inst.

For MIQGO & YOKOHAMA. —

Por Gilaland, at 4 p.m., on Thursday,

the 25th inst.

A..

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA For Thibet, at 3.30-p.. on Friday, the

26th inst.

For SINGAPORE --

Per Plighymnit, at 10.30a.m., on Satur

day, the 27th inst.

For STRÁTIS & BOMBAY,

Per Venetia, at 2:30 pm, on Saturday,

the 27th inst,

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET → The German Couteaut Packet Bayern wil be despatched op THURSDAY, the lat September, with Malls for the United Kingdom, Eiropu and can- tries boyond, id- Brindisi; to the Strmits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, &o, &e.

The tours observed in closing the Mails,

moto, will be the same as in the case of

the British Packet.

Correspondenco should be marked Pen GERSIAN MAIL, or with the namo of the Packet.

Agente

3

Late of Leaving.

Jardine, Matheson & Co... About August. 27. P.&O. 8. N. Co...

August 27, at 3 pm Norddeuther Lloyd... September 1, at 4 p.m. lang Stan Choong - August 20, atd.pm, Jardine, Matheson & Co... About August 30. -Siommeon & Co....August 7, at 11 am. Jardion, Matheson & Co..... August 25, at 4 pm. Geo. R. Steven & Co. August-29, at 6 pm, P.&O. 8. N. Cò........ August 25, at 4 p.m.. Butterfeld & Swire

August 29. 20 August About August 31. September 1, at noon. August 26, at 4 p.. About August 31. Quick despatch. August 31, 5€ 3 p.m. * Sept

-10, at 3 pm

at 3.p. m. August 26, at daylight.

WR Courtney... Adamson, Bell & Go

Gulland Blanchard.. Friole. Motcalfe firemner..

Jackson. Jackson: "Hunter..

Jas. Rowley

J. E. Willams...

A. Williams.. Partridge.......

Jardine, Matheson & Co...... Messagerien Maritimes.

P.&O. S. S.

S. Cor...

Russell & Co....

Russell

Go

Pacific Mail S. S. Co.....

·10, 30. 8. 3. Da

Jardine, Matheson & Co...

Butterfield & Sire...... Butterbald & Swire.. Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Gibb, Livingstons & Qu... Butterfeld & Swire........ Adamson; Bell & Co..... Adamson, Bell & Co

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Paid, Pasirton rER LAST RETOUT. Last Dizidem

Balancec.ward

Fale.

Shares.

up-

12:

5,000 E2E

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000 5

INSURANCES.

14North China Insurance Co.,

!BBFDE.

August 25

August 31

August 25, at nuo

About August 28.

August 30, at daylight. Aagast 27, at 3 p.m. August 26-

August 24, 1887.

•Closing Greutations, Cash

al) $ 4,800,000 $ 25,219.43 st3D for Fear 10 % prem!, sales

working a/c to Dec. 31 86-

Tls 100,000 TI». 406,132.00 ---1886--

50,000TL

2. all. £ 25.8 25$ 614,000 $ 83.3 8 258 tax 048 250$ 508 188,000 1,008. 203. 28.711 56 201 308 1,000,000,3 612,500 8

Yangtze Insurance Company Led.... 8,000 € Quion Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 Unina Traders Heurance Co., Ld24,000 Cauton Insurance Offics Co., Ld..... 10,000;3. Chinese Insurance Co., Limito...... 1,600 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., 14... 8,000|5 China Fire Insurance Co., La... 20,000 € Singapore Insurance Company, Id. 10,000$ The Biuris Far Insurance Co., Lt. 2), 0301008

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY KOVAL Charter of His Majesty Ring George The First, A. D. 1720. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation and prepared to grant Insurances as follows-The Straits Insurances Co., L30,000 100% Zu$ 200,000's.

Marine Departmen

Pohcies at current rates, payable either here, in London, or as the principal Ports of India, China and Australis

Fire Department,

Policies waned for long or short periods at parent rates.

Life Department.

STEAMBOAT COMRINTER ***

K. O. and M. Steamboat Co., 40,000 Douglas Steamship Co., Limits....20,000 $ Indo-China 8. N, Company, Limited 18,387

60,000 shares issued........................ 91,212 £ China and Manila S: 8. 09., Ld................... 3,600 € -

MIHDELLANEONS.

Policies issued for suma not excoeding 'kong & Whampoa Dook Co., Ld. 12,500 $ £5,000 at reduced rates.

108

3008 20

201

Tis. 23.65 for Ti.. 250, nomina! 3,069.707% for 180 TI, 102, sollera 314,012, 9686 85 860 per shere, sellars 17.04.75 20% PANDUD $70. FT Layers 494,405.00 10% for 1885 870, sales, 135,771.206% for 1980 3220 per share, seller 328,507.46827.00 for '85 8585, nominal 243,798.448 6 for 1885 581, buyers

R10, sellers $17; bayara 826,

17,000

7,713.40

76 852,521

11,411,46% half yearj94% prem

&

all!

50 all: $

*30,000 +170,000

127,3208

Deo. 31/80

115.13

FO all

BIK and Chins Gas Co., Limited,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

News Shares

5,100 £ 1,000 £

Hongkong, July 25, 1972, 4.

498

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt....

3,000 sha, issued

Not Responsible for Debts.

-3,000 € 15,000, $ -

5,000 896 all

600 $

12% all

10 al 10 £ 7.1 10 an

10 all

£ 91773

50 All

6,00

100 all

50 all

10 all

ox.dir.

8 par nominst 4,387.5.97% for 1885 12% dis., seliòrg

None

40 discoun

4,260.1216% for 1886 89, sales

Money Order Office ologen. Post Office closes, oxcept tho NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours.

AM-Post Office opens, 1.M.-Registry of Letters "coasts. Posting of all printed matter and patterns cossos. 11.Mails olosed, except for Lata.

Lettico, 11.10A.M.-Lettara may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 conts qutil 11.30 - When the Post Offfee closes

entirely.

...

11.40 AM.—Lats Letters may be posted

on board the pacici" with Late Feo of 10 cents until time of

toparture.

·MOUTH OF ELOXING

The following hours are observed in cleving THE ENGLISH MATL

Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet Day of Departure, t

Nour Money Order Office closes.- 2. P.M.-Registry of Letters ceases, Posting of ali printed matter and patterns coases. 3P-Mail closed, except for Lato

Letters.

3.10 P.M.Lotters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until 9.30 PM. When the Post Office oloses

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

...... Shipping. ⠀⠀⠀e Noon-Thales leaves for Swatow, &o. 3 p.m.-Canton leaves for Shanghai

---Gilstard leaves for Hiogo, so.- 4p.m-English Mail, leaves for Ports

of Cell and Europe.

Amusements,

9 p.m. Chiarini's Cirene and Menagerie

at Ears Bowrington.

Meeting.

9 p.10-ffecting of Zetland Lodge.

[No, 7494.—Avgust 26, 1887.

EARLY this morning, the body of an un- known Chinese wala adult, apparently a soolid, was found in the harbour hear Howard's Wharf, by a police constable." The body, which appears to be that of a man of about 45 years of age, looked as if it had been only a for hours in the water.

VESTRNDAY Brening two houses in Quesn'a Road West were destroyed by fire, which broke out about nine o'clock. But for the promptness of the Firʊ Brigado and the 4 fact that there was little wind, the damage would have beerɩ more norious.

General Memoranda. FLIDAY, August 20

THIRTEEN Coolios wore charged, at the 2.30 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of

The China and Manila Stoamship Co., instance of Inspector Jones, before Mr Id., at the General Managers' office. Mitchell Tonge in the Police Cours today, SACURAY, August 27 ****

with public gambling in a bouse in Rolly Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of Thewood Road yesterday. The first defendant

!

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration at the City Hall. MONDAY, August 29-

2 p.m.-Auction of Japaness Ware, &

at Mr J. M. Armstrong's.

8 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the

Hongkong

and Whampoa Deck Co.;7 Itd, at No. 14, Praya Central. 4 p.m. Avolion of Orown Taud at Peak

Raad near the Albany. p.m.--Auction of No. 8, Albany Road, known as Norman Coltage." WEDNESDAY, August 31-

Dividend of Chins Sugar Refining Co.,

Etd., paralo.

5

4 p.m. Chiarini's Cirous and Menagerie

at East Borrington. FRIDAY, September 2 --

1.ui.-Auction of Dutcheteanor, Batjan

on Board. MONDAY, September 5

4 p.m.-Mesting of Shareholders of the

China Tradera Insurance Co., Ltdi, at! Head Office.

NOTICE

GARDEN SEEDS.

SEASON 1887-8.

was fined $100 and the second and third $50 each, the alterative in all thros casos

hoing four mon the hand labour. The other prisoners wete diznizrod.

As we pointed out two weeks ago, our now Governor, Sir William des Voeux, ia com- 7 ing to Hongkong sią Newfoundlazil, con-

tinuing his journey by way of the Canadian. Pacile Railway and the Vancouver line of steators. We remarked at the time that it was likely the Governor would be haha outlier than was at first ozpected, and we now observe that a telegram has Eom re- Feeived by the Hon. O. P. Chater stoting

that Sir Williams left on the 10th August... Unless, therefore, the Governor should stay some considerable time in the Colony he recently governed, he should be hers about the middle of next month. Moastime the Government here have received-ns notice of his movements-not even the official

3.40 r. M. Late Letters may be posted THE flowing SEEDS required for announcement of his appointment.

on board the packet with Late Tee of 10 cents until time of departure.

Money Orders.

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

* Mudeira:

Amey.

* Azores I

* Belgium

+ Berinuda

*Canada

Cantou

Cape Colony:

Doylent

*. Malta

*Mauritius

* Natal.

*

Newfoundland.

New South Wales.

*New Zealand.

North Borneo.

†-(Constantinople).__._ Ningpo....

Danmark...

✦ Egypt.

Falkland Is. Foochów.

* Gambia,

Germany. Gibraltar.

Gold Coast.

Hankow Hawaii Hohow Hongkong. Holland.

Honduras, (Br.).

Iceland

Judia.

· Itals

Norway.

Port Darwin,

* Portugal,

Queensland.

* S. Helena. *Seychelles

Shanghai

"Sierra Leone.

-South Arsstralia:

Benito Sottieghts.

Swatow

Sweden

* Switzerland.

Toemaain.

United Kingdom. United States. Victoria,

SOWING in AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, can now be supplied, cis:

CELERY,

OYOLAMEN

CINERARIA.

Our Feat Shipment of Assorted

VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS

I EXPECTED SHORTLY,

Catalogues will be supplied FREE CHANGE on and after the 90th Inatant-

OF

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited.. Hongkong, August 13, 1887.

1641

The publicatjoy of this issue commenced at 7:26 7 la.

The China Stail.

HONGKONG, “WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1887.

TELEGRAMS.

"[SUPPLIED TO: Tuz · Chisa Mainl

Western Australia...

Pia Southern-Lina, Ji, Japan.

West Imlies (Britia Lagon

Denish, and Dutch).

TURKEY AND THE POWERS./ 2-Orders on the Countries marked * are

London, 22nd August. forwarded through the London Post Office,

The Powers, replying to the circular note and are paid less a small discount of about 21 in the £1, for which the femitter should from the Porte, disapprove of its contents allow. All such orders must be expressed and state that the assumptions are unwar in British curroney

3.The commission-charged is as follows according to the currency the Order is drawn in).

Up to £ 2, or $10, or R 20, 0.20 conta.

12.

£

"}

Bor $25, or R 50

raubed.

GERMANY "AND BULGARIA. “ The German Consul at Sofin has broken 0,40 off relations with that Goremment (The

Bulgarian Government)

£7, or $35, or R 708.60

23

» £10, or $60, or R100 0.80 R150.... $1,00. -No Order must exceed £10 or $50- (unlesaldraw on India, when R150 is the limit), or will more than two much Orders be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payed, by the same mail.

J.--Monoy Orders on the United King- dom for even soms not exceeding £5 aro granted by means of Portal Notes, is to which

seb separate notice or the Hong kong Postal duide, is

Soins not exceeding 360 may be re mitted between the Ports of China try means of Postage Stamps, aubject to a charge of one per cent for cashing them: or Money Orders can be granted at Hong kong or Shanghai on Forts where there are Agencics of the Hong Kong Post Office, "nu

By means of Fostal Notes.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGIUAT,

Station.

REGISTER,

AUGUST 28 AT 4 PM

arometerred

and $25 Fat.

Hrgidity.

W

Weather.

pretiens 24 hr

A VERY suspicious-looking discovery was made by Inspector Quincey- the other- day. He along with Sergeant Mac Donald and some constables went yesterday to look for stolen property in a house situated on the top floor-of No 4 First Street, oo cupied by a number of boatmen. The police found undsmeath a bed in the flat. room a big containing a pair of Chinese doggiro a tovolten, a number of ourtridges, leaden bullets and porcussion caps, and a quantity of gunpowder. To a Chinese pillow- box was found a rudo sketch of a Chinese village, showing the arrangement of the houses and the neceses to the place. These articles: the police seized, and also took into custody Ave men who were found in the house. They were brought before "Mr Mitchell-Innes in the Police Court this morning, and charged with being disparoun to the peace and order of the Colony. Inspector Quincey stated that the sketch referred to represented the village of Chung. Tong, situated between the districts of Tong Kan and Tang Shing. The place, the In- |spectoredded, is inhabited chiefly by wealthy Chinese, and a ramour had recently been afoot there that a raid was contemplated by the prisonera Mitchell-Innes erdored each of the men to fined security in Sill to be of good behaviour for twelve months, in default of which they must be committed. to prison.

hile in the oxccution of his duty was A custor of obstructing a police constable made against Mr Ho Hung Tat, J. P. in the Police Court this morning, before Mr -Mitchell-Innes.- - P.0. Robert Patterson stated that on the 22nd instant ha waa on duty at Messrs Jardine and Matheson's TWARD BOUND-Sverre, 20; Hesperia, wharf. He had directions to keep the wharf

Sarpedon, August 2 Diomed,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PABRZD SUEZ ANAL

lepatgke

Hame, Mogue, 0 Ajax, Hinchetan, clear, so as to allow the toolies to work. Ho 12 Blintshire, Neckar, Ulysses, Frechett, aw the defendant. coming on to the wharf -*- 164 Electra, Orestes, 19.

HOWARD BOUND-Blenartnoy, Aug. 2¦¦ and waved his hand to him to keep back. Darlama, Cenorchy, Cambodia, 9 This signal was obeyed by the defendant, Deucalion, James Wall, 12; Ocs but a few minutes afterwards, ar the P& Bayley, 16,

The

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Manila.29.76 81 Haiphong.2072-79927 Hongki 29:76 853-08- Amoy 20.76 91 | 672 Foochow..29,80 90 Shanghai 29,80 87 76 Nagasaki..20.72

Woutoph. 29.78 69

AUGUST 24

Manila.....29.90 86

Haiphong

Hongkong 29.8% 83

Amoy20.7187

Fouchow..

Bhanghai., 29.88| 85 | 83912

Nagasaki.. 30.00

Wlostock. 20.91 67

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6. mail steamer was coming alongside the

O. & 0, Co, a steamship Oceanic, with the AMERICAN MAIL of Aug. 3, was to wharf the defendant went forward again, leave Yokohama on the 23rd Aug., and The witness told him to go back, but he may be expected here on or alkout the refused to do so. Witness then, asked him 2011 1656

The atamship Saghalien, with the Fazon if he would go to No. 7 Police Station and M of July 23, is to leave Singapore Lavp the matter vettled by the Inspector. on Thursday, the 26th August, st This Mr Ho Hung Tek also declined to B., and may be expected here on

The

or about Thursday, the 1st September. agree to. The constable then took hold of This Packet brings replies to lettore do him by the arm, but the defendant reaisted spatched from Bongsong on June üht and called out to Mr Chater, who was there. preamship Tantallon loft Singapore Witness then find hold of the defendant stezinship the 19th instant, and may be expected by the queua, When Mr Chater came here on or about the 28th fost

across he told Witness that the defendant... belonged to a respectable firm, and Witness then let bin go, luforming him at the autas time that he would serve a summons on

The steamship Japan, from Calentis, left Singapore on the 19th inst, and mas "be expected here on or about the 28th inst

The OS. S. Co.'s steamer Fulinurats, from

Lisarpool, left Singapore on the 23rd him. In reply to Mr Caldwell, who appear- instant, and may be expected here oned for the defendant, Constable Patterson "or about the 29th inst. --

aid he dut not know who the defendant was, ?

The suspicious package which was found in but he would here done the same if he had the possesion of a Frenchwoman and was known he was a J.P. He said to Mr supposed to contain dynamite was found pa examination to contain merely modelling clay.

We learn thas a Chinoso pasage boat, while

The baronieter has fallen in the neigh-going from Hongkong Macas, was lost bourhood of Amoy and risen elsewhere.

Obater at the time - Even if he was the Governor himself, I would do topasme if I did not know him. The reason why Wit- ness seized the defendant by the quòla was because he resisted. He dragged him by... the queue six or seven yards. Defendant

1,527.3.1110% and 2 % 8180 per share, layers, fully Gradients are moderate for W. winds during the squall on Sunday night on fan said he would give his name bat Witness

bonus for '84 |

1,321.416 half year $190

"¡June 30 18se}" 13,781.53 12 1 for 18868146-

T% for 1886(850 514.681% for 18868110 129,393.18 None

paid up

nominal

Slat inst., sales nominal ez div., nomina

1850

None

Te. 18

Nono

1810

None

910

1,950

100 all 100 50

5,000 8

None 48% prem

250 per share, buyers 2,730.0918, for 1888 65 ", prom.

1 % prem

8,56 TL 60

$180 500 BU

DOGEL 980

China Sugar Company, Limited... Hongkong o Capany, Limited... Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld....

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor on Sugar Company, Limited.... 7,000

Porak Sugar Cultivation Co..

5,000 TI 50 all

Owners will be Responsible for Perak din Mining & S'iy Co 6,000

| Mining Co.

any Debt contracted by the Officers or Panjon & Sunghie Das Samar 40,000 8 Cree of the following Feuels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:

ALLE BOWE, Hawaiian brig, Captain J. Phillips-Wieler & Co.

CARMARTHENSHIRE, British str., Capt. W.

B. Courtney,Adamson, Bell & Co.

HK & Row. Wharf & & Godown Co:[17,000[8. 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 HK High-Level Tramways Co., Ld.

A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited........ 3,800

ELIZABETA NICHOLSON, British barque, Chinese Imperial 1884 Captain Geo. Falcon.Helckers & Úc.

Kny, British barque, Captain W. L

Lanco-Order.

TARAPACA, British steaner, Capt. John E. MeArthur-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Chinese Imp. (Ch. Bank Loan) 1845 $790

Equalization of Dividend Fund,

1001 60 ali

LOARK

Paguble June16&D Oct. 15

·March & Sept.

Jan-18-

+ Depreciations and Insurance Fund.

over the China Sea and moderate for N.E. tao. There is said to have bean about would not take it. Defendant did not way: winds to the North of amoy. The tem- 815,000 worth of goods on board, part of he came to meet H.B the Governor of

perature is high and the weather fine and dry.

W. DOREECS, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observažery, #wypust 25.

which has since begu salved.

Klah Mr M. G Collard, manager of the Wharf, said Chinese were not alowed to go

We have seen and handied one of the neon the wharf while the P. & O steamers were denble-florin pieces (current value 4.), and coming in. A notice used to be posted-ng-

1. Banomzena, reduced is 82 degrees Fahren, found that it is lighter than our dollar. at the wharf to that ofcit but was not now beit, and to the level of the so in incher, Lentispiece (current vallie about 8). This may there. His Worship dimissed the case. and hundredths;; --

1. TEMPRATOR, in the shade in degrees, be said to give additional point to our exWa hear that Mr Ho Hang Tak intends to

8. Burzorer, la vereantage of saturation, the change troubles. humidity of air saturated with

trees

4. DIRECTION OF Wind, to two points.

bring a notion for damages against the

Police Constable in the Eupreme Court,

Saghalien, with the French Mail of

day, the 26th fosk, at y'u.my and may be Smith landed at Colombo on the 4ib instant

6. Foam or low, ziling to Regnfort July 29, is to leave Singapore, on. Taure

Seale

prem.

prem.

Sia Ceel Clementi Smith, Mads and Miss

6. Staze or Whamnes, & hlas by, e de expected here on or about Thursday, this from the M. M. stemmer Tarrésé. The tacked clou is, d dziezling, rein, ƒ fog, u gloomy,

ha, lightning, a creart, passing showers, let September This Packet brings replies Ceylan's Observer says:-biz ou Clementi Smith K.C.M.O., will leave.Ceylan to gagually, rain, snow, thender, risibi to lettera despatched from Hongkong an assume the Gertrument of the Straits in

October,

7. Rainy in Louisex, taméha and hundredths.

JUBO 1