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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY: FOR LONDON FIA SUEZ CANAL.
The Co. Steniaahip.
Grestra, Capt. Hurcursos, will ho despatched as above TO-
MORROW, the 9th lusitant, al 11. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE ? Agents.
Hongkong, October 8, 1887.
FOR SHANGILAI
The Stentslip
Yangtze,
1946
Capt. The W. STARLING, will be despatchod for clie above Port on MONDAY, the 10th lust, at 4 p.m.
For Froghar Prasago, apply to a
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1945 Hongkong, October 8. 1887.
UNION LINE.
"FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
The Seamship
Hampshire,
Capt. Kennis, wil be duspatched for the above
Ports on TUESDAY, the Fr
4 pm, instead of as proviously advertised.
for Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Gri
Agraits.
Hongkong, October 8, 1887.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY;
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ-CANAL:-
The Co.'s Steamship
Ajam,
Capt. JACKSON, will he despatched he above on
THURSDAY, the 13th Justant.
For Freight or Fässige, apply to
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Hongkong, October 8, 1887.
1918
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE
ITALIANA
(FLORIO & RIUATTINO, UNITED COMPANIES.
STREAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG & BOMBAY
laving connection with Company's Mail Steamers of..
ADEN, SUEZ, PORESAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, (LEGHORN), AND GENOA,
Also to MARSEILLES, al METER
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Steamship
Port Adelaide,
F. WEST, Commander, will be despatched for the above Purt on the 13th Instant.
This Steamer has gyperior Passenger Accommodation.
For Freight, or Passage, apply to
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Sixth Ordinary Goral MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be helg at the Orrick of the Undersigned at 12 Clock (noon) ois SATURDAY, the 29th October instant.
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October 8 : -
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:
For SHANGHAI
THE CHINA MAIL.
Por Kireng Lee, at 9.m., on Sunday,
the 0th inst.
Por Fanglase, at 3.10 p.m., on Monday,
the 10th inst.
For KOBE & YOKOHAM
Per #ampshire, at 3,3Tp, m., on Monday,
the 10th inat.
For HAJPHONE,-
10th inst
The Glen Line steamship Glenfinths, from Tus zapart of the trial of Markham, London, Jeff Singapore an the rd together with some interesting extincts, inst it, and may be expected here on will be found on our fourth page. or about the leth ini.
The P. & 0.
"extra" steamer Deccan Auft
No. 7188-OCTOBER 8, 1887.
the Armament promised in puitively as. far off as ever it"WÜN." A China woman of about 30 years of age gave birth the other day to three female children. Such oseca pre very rare in That the Taitam WaterWorks are deeer- Chinn, and becoming to Chinese Juvedly a monent of engineering, and
wift hand down. The name of Joba blas.. if they were all boys they would have to bo
neil Price ta fecure generations; but that, as tho dry season will now once moru test the capacities of the Pokfoniam Reservoir, the publio would like to know how matters stand,
presented to the authorities and all would
Singapore on the 4ths isistaut, at noon, FURTUGE ovidenco pa heard by Mr AJ and may be expected here on er about Lesch, Acting Puiane Judge, inthe Supremo be beheaded, ne it is suppreed that are of the 10th inst,
Empire-Foochow Echo. The D. D. I steamer Niche, from 11am-Coart tuday, with reference to the suit by the throd is the future invader of the
barg, left Singapore for this port on Wong Aluk against the Hongkong, Canton the 4th justaut, and may be expected and Moon Steamboat Oo, for $1,003 THE Fuochow Esko gays-Tho objection by the natives to tree planting on the road hore on er about the 11th inst
damage. The evidence for the defence sides is not on Recount of fungshui, se is as sluded and the ease adjourned for generally supposed; we are told the real cause of the destruction of so many trees planted by the Road Trust, in that devils' always stop under these trees and do a lot of harm to passers by, at night. Our celestial friends would do well just to keep the idea to themselves and leave the treas
Fer Freir, at fj, on Monday, the The O. S. §. Ca. 'stemebip Anchises, from Liverpool, left Singapure on the eron- ing of the 6th instant, and may be ux-argument till Monday at 11 am. pected hers on or about the 12th inst ORDER OF OBORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-18TH SUNDAY AFTER TIIMITY.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping. ika.m.--Orestes leaves fox-London. -RELIGIOUS SERVICES-
J1 UNION CHURCH.-Divine Worship, A.M.-Rev, Q. H. BondGeld. Service in Chinese, 2 R..Roy.. J. Chalmers, M., LLD,
SEAMEN'S SELYigns. The Services for Seamon which have been hitherto held in the Mission Church, Queen's Roal, will be hold in the futura in Onion Church. Ou All Sunday and Friday evenings at 7.30. Seamon are invited to attend.
GERMAN BETUESDA CHAPEL-Service in the German language, by Rov. F. Hartmann, ery Sunday, at half past ten as, in the. Chapol of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Road, 9.u. Mass and Bermon. 6.30 P.M. Even ST. PETER'S BLASTING CHECK, Sailors Home.--Service every Sunday at Holy Communion at 7.30 . . on the Serpad
Sunday; and after the evening Service on the Fourth Sunday of each month. Service
every Thursday at 6 F.31.
TEMPERANCE HALL, 7.30 P.M.Undenu
- Namun, British-sır. 801, ED. Goddard,minational Meeting. Foochoy October 3, Amoy 5, and Sirator 7, -TOBULAS STEAMS Co. General
Bormida, Italian, steamer, 1,499, -6 B; Dagnino, Buy and Singapore September 27. General-CaktowaTZ & CO.
Orestes, British steamer, 1,323, Hutchin aon, Bhangbai October A, General --BUT- TERFIELD & SWIRE.
Sherad shora, British stranor; 875, W. Fawc119,
cs, Macan October 7, Cable, E.
&C. TELEGRAPH Co.
A
Berduters, Britial steamor, 1,531, A.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.
4 p.m.-Yungta leaves for Shanghai.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
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OUR NEW SEASON'S.
Matine-Voluntary, Precessional; An
THES. S. Wingeing. Captain de St. Croix, as we mentioned before, arrived in Singapore on the 29th ultimo all well. The Singapore
We have just been informed says the Foo choo Echo that some lokin me,new out of remunerative employment. as lekin run- nereare playing a nice game with the All the way down to the
caute ern: moto, Calkin; Venito. Bares anys appoara that on the tage; Pasins, Crutch, Macfarron, 22nd last, when three days out from Hong. Tarlo, & Tarner; Te Deum. Monktong the high pressure valve and cylinder Benedictus, Barrow, M.8. No. 3; Anthem, Mino eyes 1 ok onto Theofco, as well as the high pressure pintor, No, 29; Litany; Hymn 570; Volan bruke down. The broken gar was impan sien. tary, Achieved is the glorious work-mediately disconnected, and after lying to Anchorage many of these unemployed lekin (Creation). Erensong-Psalms, Davy, Pymar and Wallace Cantito, Monk; Ders. Mis creatur, Littleton: Anthom, Tue ley face from any gins No. 40; Byma, 178 (1st part) and 27 (Taue Hopkins), The Penang Gazelle say that Fennng, is Ball-pox-stricken...
We are obliged to keep out our share. Banks are 121 Steamboats, 203 (sollers); Sugars, 149; Panjoms, 131.
Br kind perizion of Capt. White, Divine Norvice will be held on Board the British ship Ronadel, by Rev. A. G. Goldenrith, in this forencon to-morrow.
THE German Her Penpitos arrived at
Singapore on the 29th ult from Hamburg with_z_corgo uf 3.700 kega of gunpowder, of which 50-cases are for Singapore, and the reat for Hongkong and Shanghai. The Silvo Surprise Company, which, as mentioned some time ago, have boon per- farming in Japan, are to visit. Hongkong The troupe is under the management of the well-kuowg Mr R. A. Glover and is well spoken of by the press.
for thirty hours, the steamer proceeded to Singapuro propelled by her low pressure enginezone. A steamer, probably Union bost, offered nanistanes at midnight on the 22nd, but the Captain did not accept it. The steamer had 410 Chinco paggengers on board, who were all landed safe and well this morning, there having been plenty of water and provisions on board. She fortunately experienced fine weather, bat tery strong currents prevailed. The necessary repaus wil be done at the Tanjong Pagar work shops, and will dotnie the steamer probably tau days.
servants are freely getting hold of wampan men who use a gun for sporting purposes, and unless a certain eam is paid the guns are detained until the affedeze is paid, ABOUT 10 cathies of 24 years old native Opium, kept in a jar, was opened the other day, and was found to be not only in capitel, condition, but as grid as Patna u every respect. This discovery will lead wo are told, to the natives, keeping a large stock in order to be able to obtain the same price over fruta next year for wo years following, as Patns realines and its entivation, we dare say, will be on a rather larger scale in
to Echo. order to enable this to be dous, Focomo
Eleven
That I believe that little font need be falt Gf any water-famine, scares in the futuro, but that the Government ought to lay. clearly before the pubic when the Taitam supply may be available That the Queen's Jubilea promises to be
gront suscess, although nearly every re- sident will cherish regrols if all the money be spent in torfeofertes. That while the course of public morality has scored a victory by the dooison of the Supreme Court as to the castody of cor tain Chinese girls, the Acting Registrar General failed to, base his action-upon the atrics Jaw, and received a friendly rap over the knuckles' from the Gouse for his failure.
That it may fairly he presumed that the energetic Protoctor of Chinese was advis ed by the Acting Attorney General, in which case the consure does not fall altogether upon the younger official," That the Chinese must, have been exceed
ingly amused at the ides of marriage being a contempt of Court,' and when the gils were described sa the
'subject matter of the suit at lave.. That clearly the Chinese ways are noz qur
ways, and vice versa... me that the local solicitors are not likely That, speaking of Court matters reminds to give the Auting--Puista Judgo. testimonial for suavity of manner on the Bench.
That it is to be regretted that a lack of courtesy is sometimes mistake for m tess, and it should be remembared that the most genial of Judges are often the Beat upholders of the dignity due to their judicial position.
whereabouts and the welfare of the Kennedy statue, which is said to have boen warehouse here for several mouths. That the question of opening up the West Rivor must be pressed on the attention of all concerned, and that the letter of Mr A. R. Colquhoun should, if such were. possible, bring home this important sub jeat even more directly than over to thest congornad. That the Hawker nuisance is again rampant, the short-lived spurt of the Police having spent itself.
Tas Foochow Echo says:We notice from an Express issued the other day, that the A CORRESPONDENT_writes us from Young. Stewards of the Race Club called the Members together to discuss with them-the- og under das 29th September sa follows: prospects for Roos Meeting which wa That inquiries are being made as to the
The typhoon which raged on the night understand looked a trifle this. We hear of the 17th September, struck, the Island there was a full meeting and that though nearly all the old sports will be absent, of Hoi Ling with its full fores, causing and there are only some two or three great deal if damage and destroying many old ponies in the place, an effort will ing one time in December, subscrip lives. The total number of lives sacrificed, bo made to hold a small race muset- it is difficult to ascertain, but the general in gribns being made the basis. opinion is, that some 100 or 200 persons of these suimals are already subscribed for, and we hope before the list, closes to coming. were drowned on the Island: at Chik Laaghout that eighteen or twenty. some ten miles distant from Younghong, 32 Any such number as this would farsigh lisus were lost and three passage brais material for a couple of days' capital rasing, and any amount of fun during the training.. READY FOR WE observe-from the telegrams ja Singen. I may say that the Island of Hoi
pore perete bat the clever youth who Ling is about seven or eight miles distant CAPTAIN Brook of the a-sidaic which left summarisce orages for Hongkong from this City, and containe semo 30,000 Hongkong at b P. M. on the 20th uit. and arrived at Singapure on the 29th, reported inhabitants, a large number of whom gain that on leaving he had fine weather and Tomitted, in the absurd telegram be sent
stood at w about the Thistle, the first five words of absistence by fishing. Last year a des moderate, N. B. winds. At sine o'clock the message:The Thistle baɛ><booñ“
Beateri
Webster, London and Sin appro October 2, FLOWER & VEGETABLE
SEEDS
GauraLGE, LAVINGSTON & Co.
Kacang Lee, China stenmar, from Wham-
PAL
Yangtze, British steamer, from Wha
por
Bolhata British steamer, 1701, 0. R Edwards, Shanghai October 5, Matta, and General.P. & O. S. N. Co.
Suaser British steamer, 1,620, J. P. O'Callaghan, Saigon Oct. 3, Rice, Paldy,
DEPARTURES. October 8-
Calliop, British corvette, for Sydney, RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and General order, for Yokobuins SOUTH AMERICAN Pours, up to CALLAOlau is, for Amoy and Shanghai.. Taking Cargo at through rates to MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF and BAGDAD.
The Co.'s Stemmehip--
Burmida,
Captain DAGNINO, will be #drapatched as above on SATURDAY, the 16th Instant, at Noon
At BOMBAY, the Steamers are discharging in PRINCE's Docks.
For further Particulars regarding Freight and Pasenie, apply to
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Agente:
Hongkir October 8, 1887,
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
Murksburg, for Bangkok
Cutterthun, for Fiat Darvin and Sydney,!" Surthe, for Saigon. Cristand, for Iloilo.
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CATALOVES ON AFFLICATION.
tructive fire burned a large part of the tow next morning rapidly and the wind to
the barometer which
one o'clock
36.80 hegna to 1
That
the
rerandahs on Praya Contral are simply imparable, with gambling and pienie percios, loafers, and coulies. That when Sir William des Vœux toros his attention to the valuable suggestione.com- tained in the Report of the Land Com mission, it is fervently to ba hoped that will bennis-mind that the route be -middle-class houses are higher now than e ever been in the history of the of Clip Fo, situated on the western end of rise until t the Ialend, and now cones this advere ristarrication when it blew a perfect they have
to remark on to toessa. The typhoon increased and Thum A Coote named Lan Abo was fined a dollar tation. The island is probably some twenty the barometer continued falling und four-make, when I say that the mosting inaugurating the College of Medicine for in the Police Court to-day, with the atmile in length and four or five miles in o'clock in the afternoon, when there was
Chinese in Hongkong was a credit to the HONGKONG DISPENSARY. turbative of seven days' imprisonment; for width, and lias regular consunication with calm for about ten minutes, The wind sad-
Colony, and macked a new ora in our voored round and began to blow denly Hongkong, September 20, 1887. 1831 atealing a bottle of samshu from the rune Hongkong and Mação by Chinese boate, stronger than ever from the 6. E. with a local history; but that this is nevertheless
a manifest trath of a house which was burned-in. Queen's At other points houses were unrouted, A: Yeung Chun and temples destroyed.
THE
MARRIAGE.
KING-COOKROn the 4th Octcher, at the British Episcopal Church, and afterwards Phat Chen Klaw, for Swatow and Bangkok.at H. B. L. Consulate, Foocho, Charles, Benlawers, for Yokoliven:
son of the late James King, Esq., of Ply month, to Mary Sugan, daughter of the late William James Cooke, Esq., of Gloucester
Dulu, for Hoitow and Singapore
re-tes, for Singapore and London. Kung Lee, for Shanghai.
"PASSENGERS
ARHTEED,
Por Nope, from Coast Porte, 148-bi
1967 neae.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE
(Calling at PORT DARWIN, and taking through Cargo NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, .)
The Steamship
·Tannadice, Capt. 11. CRA, will be deanatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 17th Instant, at 4 11. m.
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
despatch....
Melusine
The 3/3 L.L. I. German Barque C. MEULSUROra, Master, will load here and will bare quick
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hangkong. Detobor 8, 187
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE,
1071
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE. UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
HE British Steamship ABYSSINIA, 3,601 Tons Register, MARSHALL, Commander,-will bo despatched for VAN- COUVER, B.C., 4 KOBE and YOKO HAMA, en THURSDAY, the 20th October, at 3 p.m.
Por Hormela, from Singapore, 120 Chi-,
ucsc.
Per Orests, from Shanghai, De, Mrs and Miss Chinese
For deterrs, from London, &., Capt. Gruickshanks, and 35-Chinese...
Per Barn, from Shanghai: for Hong konk, MF Tour. Konsin and servant, Mr E. and Mrs, Doce and see, ses. Captain
J.
M
nt, Me Williary Murray, Mr Mune Yang Tut, friend and servant, Mr Fookin, 3 Chi pose, and 1 natives for London, Mr and Mrs T. Lathan. 3 children and murah, Miss- H. Robinson, Mesra H.-M. Boris and N. Enicke.
Per eser, frora Saigon, 30 Chinese.
mer The publication of this issue commenced
Lat: 8.35-p.7 c
The China Flatt.
—#ONOMASTERDAY ONTODen i 192
TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE CHIN'S MAIL']
(Pia Southern Line.)
IPALY AND AUSTRO-GERMAN
ALLIANCE
Lostor, 6th October
M. Crispi han stated that if Italy joined Par Urural Worter, for Yokohama: from the Angiro-German alliance it cannot per Genoa, Mr M Yorwaldy My wind-Me-mit the Levil to become a Russian lake. Schmiedei; from Bremen, Mr Asab: from Southampt, Mr R Bardots from Hong- kong, 12 Chinese in steeraga.
Per Gaicus, for Singapore, 320 Chinese. Per Clicksburg, for Bangkok, 20 Chinese. Per Cutterth, for Australian Ports... Mesars J. L. P. Bloomfield, G. R. Bloom- field and II. R. Blounted, Mr and Mes J. R. Sargent, Messrs R. Telire and N.
Paterson.
To DEPART
-Per Phru China: Klan, for Swaton, 100
ب المر
Chinese.
Per Dafila, for Hoilow, 120 Chinese.. Par Dirate, for Bingapore, & Kuype and 200 Chinezé...
Per King Lee, for Shanghai, 31 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.......
The British steamer Killarney reports:
*--- TURKEY AND BULGARIA. The Porte has accepted General Ernroth's mission-
(Prom Singapite Papers.)
FRANCE AND GERMANY. Berlin, Sept. 28-Prince Bismarck has. informed M. Flourens that the Emperor deeply regrets to deplorable incident ou the frontier, and that the fullest reparation will be made.
evictions.
Road West last month. Another coolie was similarly punished for appropriating the wall of an Ancestral Hall was blown some old iron from the scene of the fire in down within twenty feet where I was re
siding and the air ots were fooded the Gege Broot last night.
following day. This is really the worst
term that has visited the region.
TH Namtau rendition case was again before Mr Mitchell-Innes at the Magistracy to-day. Mr Caldwell was present for the prosecution, but Mir Dennys, who formerly appeared for the defence, eutan intimation that he Bad withdrawn from the case, The prisoner asked for a remand in order to chtain the services of another solicitor, which application Mr Caldwell did not ogpond. His Worship accordingly re- manded the case for a weak
•
We may add that Yeung Kong is an in- dependent sub-prefecture of the Cantos province, S. W. of Macao; and that Hol hog ia an island opposite the coast of Young-Kong, about midway between Hong- keng and Hofhow (or Pakhiei.)
MARY residents in the Far East who have Fond Fecollectione of Laverness and the North of Scotland will be pleased to read THE Chuny ngoi Sanpur of the 6th inst the following from the Interbes: Courier of rotarks on the are of execution by slow the 30th August. Sir Henry Macandrow torture at Chinking, which was noticed is a brother of Major-General Macandrew, with revalsion by the English newspapers, of Indian fame, and a near relative of the that it is only because Europeans are not Jute Sir Herbert Macpherson The Courier accustomed to see this sort of thing that says
they are shocked by it, and fail to see that
Yesterday afternoon the Magistrates and
the
was aove to, head
And
high ses until 8 o'clock, when it began to moderate and at two o'clock the following day Vassel procesded on her voyage. The Chindasi assengers during this typhoon wore battened down in the after hold and beyond having her hoals washed away and the davits broken, the vessel sustained no damage.
FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR That the residents of Hongkong seldom ge into ecstasies over soy pattic event, bow. ever pleasing or interesting, even though they de nor all shim to be cautious. Scotchmen or phlegmatic Datchet. That the arrival of the Dow Cremor (Sir Willis den Voeux) was therefore not marked by any culward rejoicings, and that ordinary business still proceeds with out any apparent changa.
of
That notwithstanding the outward calmness of self-repression peonliar to the denizen the Island, mugh interest is generally felt in the futuro policy and plans of the new ruler of the Colony
it is not a new or original
the Medical Gentlemen—residanta and birds of passage of the profesion who have turned their attention to the founding of this College in our midat are deserving of all praise.
That the tank they have voluntarily taken upon themselves is by in me light one, the difficultics
tics to be overcame are no slight abatsoles, and the fact that results can follow these no immediate philanthropic efforts is rather calculated to damp the ardoor even of enthusiasts
That some frers must alapse before the
students can be over qualified, and it will be long, long before the small band of labourers issuing trom the College can do anything towards leavening the huge mate of superations ignorance with reference
to medical jurisprudence that covers. China as with a garment from one and of the vast Empire to the other, That some will halt by the way, many will weary of well-doing, while those who persavere will probably fund their early efforts as unproductive of results as the contact of irresistible force with immoveable matter of the wedge That gradually the thin
will gain admittanee, and the little mus tard-Beed er in Hongkong will become mighty tree, extending its protucling
it is perfectly right to inflict auch punish.Town Cout.cil of Inverness and the officials That, as residents suffered much from the branches to China's utmost limits.
ment on those miserente, for instance, who steal human beings, and thus divide the fesh and bonus of others. The en- ughtoned editor of this paper must surely have gone on furlough.
THE Singapore -Free Press, after quoting our report about the Ulysses says-Further information of September 7th, says that the Ulysis was still on shore, but it was hoped that she would be put off Part of her cargo had gone on to Suez and more was
MORE TROUBLE IN IRELAND. Londen, Sept. 28.The rails have bean taken up and the telegrapli Wires ent baexpected to follow, but nothing was known tween Mugeely and Killeagh to prevent the as to how much was damaged or jettisoned. polico -and-military arriving to carry out She had a list of 10 degrees to port, but Had westerly winds with overcast sky and
The Youghal evictions has been-sban was making water except in the main. constant rain to Cape Palaran; from Capa Padaran to lat, 14 North, had variable doned in consequence of the hostility of hold. The extent of the damage was not known, and as the weather continued wind, high confused sex from NE and Ee people. liku typhoon asa'; low barodieter. From ht
heavy, the divers were unable to work, 14 North, had strongmon-on from H.N.E. with high sea up to making ladronce.
of the burgh waited upon Sir Henry Cock barn scandrew and Lady Macandraw at of their silver wedding. In. celebration
isthorpe, and omgratulatod them on the name of the Council and oficiale, Bailio Mackintosh, as Chief Magistrate, presented Sir Henry and Lady Macandrew with a zinssivo suver-ura as a memento of the ea teem and regard in which they are huid, and as an expression of goodwill and kindly feeling choriched by every member of the Council und every official of the town to wards them. Bailie Mackintosh also pre seated the Provost with. n“
a tegutiful albuen, containing the pactographs of the Proveet, Mastrates, and Town Council, as well as of the officials of the town, which, when he retired from the civic chair-and might that of day be long distant-would remind
this former colleagues, as well as of some of the associations formed by him when Ohief Magistrate of the Burgh, Sir Henry Mac. andrew thanked the subscribers for their handsome gifts, and for the kind expressions with which it had been accompanied. The album bears the following inscription :- ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
This album, containing the portrai's of the Rome, Sept. 29-The Italian Army
Provest, Magistrates, and Town Council of Corps starta for Masaowahi Novembar,
WONG ALBAM, Darried woman, was charg-Inverness, and the officials of the burgh, is prepared to commence operations forth.
Heary Cockburn Macaudrey, the Provost with in the event of King John's proposalsed, before Mr Wodehouse in the Police presented, along with a silver tea uru, to Siz being unacceptable.
wedding.
Taver commit suicide. A Chinese constable atat occasion of their bitrer THE FRONTIER INCIDENT Berlin, Sept. 29.--Fopular feeling in to tint he saw the woman coming down nose, 28th August 1887. The photographe were taken by Mr David Whyte, Church!
of with Stesmore from Shanghai and Japan grapli ste urner Fee Chen off White Dogs on Gorany is raring high it te maintained Contre Streat last night crying, and that he Street, and are excellent likezesses. The very chiste design, Ports, and si Vatreouver with-San Fran the 5th instant. Steamers in Fouchow, that the French sportsmen were trespase- got hold of her just se eue was about to silver um, which is
Steamers in Amoy ng on Gorman territory.
jump into the barbour. The roman-stated also bears a suitable inscription, and ts Bur mounted -with- the town's Sime. It was Fuyer and j Parthia, Purt Adelaide, Hinhow and We
that she bad had a row with her husband,suppired by Mesars Ferguson de Macheat, chow. Steaniera iu Sratow, Rayton Dizon,
in which he got her temper up and wanted Deion Street. Fooksun and Germse gunboat Fitis.
The British steamer Namo reports: Foochow to Amoy, strong North-Easterly Hight North-Westerly winds and fine walk- winds and high sea. Amoy to Swatow, To be followed by $.S. BATAVIA, ther. Swatow to Pedro Blanco, light vari- on the 13th November.
Connection will be made at Yokohams
CIRCO
O by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng. land, France, and Germany by all trans Atlantic linos of Stenere.
First-class Fares granted as follows:-
...$160,00 To Vancouver Mex.. ----
To Victoria and San Francisco -175.00 Tesll common points in Can
200:00
ada sud the United States To Liverpool
To London
11
300.00
906.00
abl winds; thence to port freshening breeze
and cloudy weather. Passed Chinese Tele-
The British steamer Bentawers reports: Left Singapore October 2nd, and experi- enced strong S.W. wide and high confused you as far as the Paracels; and thades to port moderate N. E-monster-and-Ene-usa- thor.
The Brition ateamer Bokhard reports Left Shanghai ou the 7th instant, bad fine Touther European points at proportion the British steamer Sac-reports: On
weather all through. ste rates Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, 30 cleared the River, experienced strong to the 3rd instant, at 2p.m.; got under weigh, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese 8.17. winils to Caps Padaran; after round Customs, to be obtained on application.
Coreular Invoices to accompany Cargo Ing Cape Padaran, moderate S.W winds
and sea, with strong current setting to the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
- PASSED SORE UANAL
orgARD Bouw-Vielora, H. Haarfager, Aug. 28; Tdendahus, Sept. 13; tantur,
awful avalanche of windy words which periodically marked the useless progress of the Bowen regitro, they welcome, with a sigh of relief, the advant of the scon- amicurator; THE
That, like the clergyman in the pulpit, tha "Governor of n Crown Colony canorate
at any length, and is practically beyond all means of suppression. That, if the new Governor will but tot independently for the good of the Colony, instead of posing for laroorabis native by the Coloura: Obes, he will be honestly apported by the community. N That the sad exhibition of ignorance shown by Sir Henry Holland in Parliament, when he muddled up the Demarcation Ordinance with the Public Health Bill, was hardly needed to demonstrate the character of an administration that de- pends solely on the unaided growing of Downing Streetothiciale,
Court this morning, with attempting to of Inverness, and Lady Mecandrow, on the That General Cameron, whom I contend
to commit suicide, but she did not wish to
officials being no doubt very hard up have 100 now. The Magistrate bound her over THE Fooche Echo BayOur pour native
10 Kaiso Grey bannering, 201in her-own-recognisance in the sum of $10 again tried to patapon the native butchers
Cleulyan Fatreelics 1. Pembankeshire, 23 Jason, Titania, 27; Benvenue, PruM 30; Detention, taics, Iphigenit, Oct. 4+ Dardanes, Gleneagles, 7. HOMEWARD BOUND Hankow, Sept. To Bothwell Casita, 23; Glentines, Lord of the Tales, 27; Benlarig, Hector, 30 Agamemnon, Polya, Falphymnia, Car marthenshire, Cat & Electra, Glencar
destined points in the United States, Bouthward; and thence to Hongkong, frash. The should be sent to the Company's Offices, N. E trade and fice weather. Passed Gap
Fraid to Mr. D. E BROWN, District Rook at 11am, this morning, anchored at |
Agent, Vancouver, 3.0.
Freight will be received on board untfi 2.40.
4 p.m. on the 19th October.
Parcels must be sent to our Office
and should be marked to address in fall; and the same will be received by us until
sailing. ***For Kp.m. the day previous to
For information as to Passage or Freight, Apply to
ADAMSON, BELL &
Agente.
Hongkong, October 8, 1887.
1970
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--
YOKOHAMA AND KOBE
Per Benlucero, at 9am., on Sunday, the
9th fast. For STRATTS & LONDON.
Per Orestes, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
Oth ́inat,
7.
steamship Natal, with the FRENCH MAIL of Sept. 9, was to leave Singapore
a
he temporarily held the reins of govern ment with dignity and with an honest purpose, will be found to be a more use tal counselor than be could have been hefore he gained this experience. That probably Sir William ces Voeux will receive anough and to spare of advice, officious and otherwise, but that the a sence of Sir frourge Phillippo and Mr O'Malley is to be regretted,
to be of good behaviour for six weeks. FENTEKDAY afternoon the occupants of a sampan bad a very harrow escape from chers against the unfortanate officials, and That, frous local so well se Imperial consi- woare glad to my that as soon so tha drowning in the harbour. The little craft squeeze cama in the Viceroy's notico, he at was struck by a passage hout which was once issued a proclamation prohibiting the sal tax, and setting the butchera free, so being owed by a stem-launch, with the that business was resurend on Tuesday last, result that it was overturned and the per-
squeeze of 200 cash each pig During the That the new Cavernor is, however, a bar-
rister at Law test 20 days, or sount of the minst de mand, fem steps were taken by the but-
sobs on board the boccian, bis wife and
we hear, says the Foochow cho, tast some trouble is in store for the officials in charge
That the Dean's Inaugural Address was. pithy, pointed, and practical, replete with -and self-reliant yet modest, maly. common see,
free from-erou-the faintest faint of professional cant, well- matured lens fruleg expression in clear -and-lucid language, and the whole boing. entirely characteristic and worthy of the speaker.
column to the strange vagaries that That reference has istely been made in this regulate the cods of polite usages, but these are wild pupared to the wonder- ful Eccentricities that characterise the procedure of the august assembly ot gentlemen knasta
known as the Hotee of Com- mons.
That it was ruled there the o
8 other day that Dr. Tanner was quite in order in refer- ring to Colonel King-Harman as a pachydore atous buffor, but that the noisy Doctor outraged the Parliament- ary vocabulary by applying the expr sion Rhinoceros like to the same gen-
leman,
***_****_ BROWNDE
THE PRAYA RECLAMATION
SCHEME.
MERTING OF M¿ZINE LOT HOLDRAS. A meeting of Marine Lot-holders was held in the City Hall this afterums Mr Chator ecoupied the chair and there was a large attendance if Europeans and Chinese.
A wait was made for half an hour for the Chinese lot-holders, who, it was stated, were? under the impression the meeting was for three o'clock
The Chairman said that pe there was i large number of Chinese Marine Lot holders he dermed it ad
it adviable to translate the ad dress he was going to give into Chinese He had had overal of these translations nese translation would be read. If any of printed, and after he had finished, the Chi- his Chinesa friends were willing to take
to them. away any of the coples, they go welcome
then
Mr Chatar Geatlemen, You will have all no doubt read and considered the correspondenca which has taken place with the Government
dérations, it is high time that the whole subject of the rendition of Chinese sub- jacis should be gone into
a That Mr Dennys made a good fight for in connection with the reclamation project Ching Sam, and that, whatever may bave which we are now here to discurs, and you been the real character of the prisoner have seen and "atudied the plans. Before, thus ably defended, such experiences are however, we proceed to the discussion, I
scandal on British Jpatice.
Twould
planation of the part which I have taken in my object swering, now that the Governor has come the loftiation of this project, amongst ne, is the establishment of being to make it quite clear to direct cable, ander British control, be--4- action has in no way pledged you or
Led you, either collectively or individually to tween Singapore sad this Colony.
on Thursday, the 6th instant, at 7three children were thrown into the water am, and may he expected here on or The whole of them fortunately were: picked of the cash, mint at this port Iti exid That among the questions which need and like to make to you a.persona] CI-
you that
my
felter
that some 50 ansh from the mint were sent abour Thursday the 13th inat. This up by mail boats and were taken at Poking as samples, and us they were Packet brings replies to lattary des patched from Hongkong on July 28 No. 7 Police Station, where Inspector found to be the bast, when compared with
Swanston applied restoratives succesfully, those of other ports, an order was sent
the uptortuiste official for 300 000 cash for That the raghty words of warning given any line of action, which in the protection The Union Line steamship Femptas left The rescued family wors found to be in so the use of the Imperial household. Thu
Singapore on the 2nd ipat, add mag be expected to arrive here on or about exhausted a condition, however, that it was order we are told cannot be fulfilled unters by Lord. Ostuaryou, should lines some of your own interests you may see it to Should it be necessary to assure you ch rather heavy loss falls on the official inlopun British statesmen and open pursue as regards the matter before us
their eyes bofore it is tou Iste deemed advisable to send them to the Go-charge of the mind, as the cash mint as - That the promises made by the Colonists this point. I may state that your independ the tà inst. The Union Line steamer Mopedia left Sin-
have been honourably fulfilled, and that ence has been in no way compromised by gspore on the 2nd inste and may be vernment Cir Bopital, where they stilt pics word sash purer than others, and much
Herger expected hers on or about the 8th lust, remain,
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