1887-12-31 — Page 2

To-day's Advertisements.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

DIE

FOR SHANGHAI

(Taking Cargo and Passengers at through tes for CHEFOO, HANKOW and Fo

on the YANGSZK)'

TUESDAY,

Theodor Rüger, German ship, 1,576,^\J. C. Mayer, Cardiff August, Coal.MASTER, Murcia, British steamer, 1,060, A. Muc- Intosh, Nagasaki December 20, Coal

MITSUI BUSHAN Kainila.

· DEPARTURES, Deconibor 31:→→

Emile, for Bangkal.

Taiwan, for Saigoni

The Co.'s Steamship:ebastian Bach, for Whang on,

4

Yilang,

Captain Lease, wille despatched as above 3rd January, at 4 p instead of the time pravjonaly advertises For Freight or l'assage, apply to a

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents. Jongkong, Decombe 31, 1897.

FOR SHANGHAL

Way Ting, for Tamaui,

Don Juan, for Amoy and Monilu. Fideiro, tor, Atasy. Vikarug, for Shanghai. ingers, for Javu.

CLEARED.

Triumph, fur Touron.

Antoni, for Hallow mid Palhoi, Kenny Lee. for Shanghai. Haiphong, for wacow and Rembrandt, for Now Yorky. Valter Siegfried, für Sa The Stearnship.

vilme, for Chefe Peking,

divan. Captain G. EveRMANNtiv, for H will in elespatched for thearis, for aple

above Port on TUESDAY, the Brd

Marie Rose, for Saigon. Clan Grant, for Mzuila.

at 4 p.ul.

JL, 1 Labeler,

ftae.

For Froight or Paper:

Honel

-pply to SIEMSBEN & Co. Scember 31, 1887.

2015

BEKANNTMACHUNG,

IE EINTRAGUNGEN in das Handels-

Reglater sowie anderweitige Bekantit machungen der KaiSURLICHEN KONSULATES wurden im Fahre 1988 du ch die Zeitung The Houghony Day Press veröfentlicht werderi,

Canton, den 28steri. December, 1887.

Dar Kaiserlich Deutsche Kooul si.

(Siegel) BUDLER.

2042

J. No. 1072.

NOTICE.

JE Have THIS DAY CLOSED our!

W BUSINESS in Hongkong.

Mr. M. D. EZEKIEL will SETT the DOTSTAUDING ACCOUNTS.

ALRAHAM, DEFIEL & Đại Hongkong, December 31, 1847.

TO LET.

{ Immediate Possession.)

2543

IJOUSE No. 1, 'BALL'S COURT,' Bou-

Hha Road

Apply to

BELILIOS & Co.

Hongkong, December 31, 1887. -2016

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

December 31, 1867- Weern. British stoamer, 1,107, Brother ton, Baugkok Duceraher 20, Rico.81 HEN & Co.

Peking, British stammer, from Whampoa. Hoilicio, British steamer, from Whompos.

Destination.

rts of Call Neckar (8).. Sure Caual....jLydia (0)....

Lainburg

PASSENGEIOS,

ARRIVED,

Per Wyson, fr m Bangkak, 17 Chinese,

Berkeren,

Per Way Ting, for Tamsui, 12 Chinese. Per Don Juan, for Amy, 40 Chinese. ter Fidelio, for Amoy, 14 Uhiuose.

TO DEPART.

Par Triumph, for Tourou, 40 Chinese, For daton, for Boiler, 60 Chinono, Per Kiary Lee, før Shanghai, 40 Chinose, Per Heiping, for Swatow, 150 Chinese; for Amoy, 1 European deck.

Per Marie, tot uiphong, 2.1 China,

Per Watter Sie fried, for Sandakan, 20 Chinese.

-Per Hoileų, for Chefné, 12 Chinese. Por Actie, for Haihow, De Chinese.

SHIPPIN: REPORTS

The British steamor ysera reparts! Experienced heavy N.E. gales from leaving Bangkok.

The British sitater Marcin reports: First part of passage had heavy gala ; from West to W. with frequent hoary squalls fbarrierce, with accompanying high sea; latter part steady monsson and luzy weather.

EXPORT CANGOES,

POST OFFICE NOTICE MAILS will close:-

For YOKOHAMA & KOB

Per Bewerty, nt. p. m 2nd Jarunty,

For HAIPHONGUE.

Per Prair, nt

Monday, the

Sri Janm Tuesday, the For BANG 1889.

Per Di

CHINA MAIL

No. 7602 — DENYMERE 81 1887

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co

steamer Taisay, from Caleate, left Shgapore on the 31st December, 20 may be expected here on or about the 6th Jan.

or CHORAL SPEVICE AT ST. JOUN'S " CATHEDRAL-NEW YEAR'S DAY

Kaiping to Yenchwang, a distance of thirty public health, Land Commission han miles, mainly for the pose of croying enquired to the subject and made an the produce of the Kaiping coal mine on elaborate report fall of valuable sugges the way to Tientsin. The working of this tions, but little has been done as yet in the railway has been most profitable, and the way of providing a remedy. A gchonis tur experience the Chinco have gained will the extorsion of the Prayn about 260 fest 'doubtless lead them arjonto extend the line opt to ses, as a remedy, to, sama. extent for Malins Voluntury," Bo slall feed his

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight Haiphong leaves for Stow,de. Miscellaneous. Goods per raten der undelivered

after this late subject to rent.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES -

UNION URCES.Divine Worship, 11 to Tioutsin; and there is consun to believe 3 at 5 pm on Tuesday, the Roy, G. H. Bondfield. Service in that before long Tientsin will be joined to For andary, 1889.

Chineso, 2.--Rev. J. Chatrnors, M., Poking by railway. China has also taken HOON.

LLD.

BEAMEN'S SLAVICKS.

Services for active steps to improve the defence of her Sengun which

LYO hitherto held in largo sea-poard. Fate splendid craisers,

been Cherch, Queen's Road, will be among the fastest font, havo just arrived in the future. Union Church. On

and-Friday evenings at reinted to attend. All from. England, and strong efforts are which now been GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Sorvice in Pur Lyder, at 5 s.m., on Sundry, the the Gemma agunge, by Rev. F. Hartmann,

overy Sunday, it half-past ten 4.M., in

in the Chaput of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point

THÀNH, Mê Phim Wadeus ay, thai

4th January, 1888

for SAIGON & BANGKOK.—

Per 'gen, ut 4.30 p.in, on Wednesday,

the 4th January, 1588

For SINGAPORE...

8th Januy, 1963.

VAILS mythe Pinson, Parkeries The Franc Contener Proker, des

will

the

Mission holdin

"Staion"

the aver coording, the been proposed anda survey of the harbour has been ordered by the Barnio Tot bolders. The Government also made a bold attempt to improve the sanitary condition of the town father daetic bill called the Pub

the do

oron

ду

Hook Hudet Venite, Goodson;

s, Wesley &c; Te Deum & Ju

Calkin in D: A thema, It is

to awake, out of

of albep higan, megeter, M.-S. No. 5: Byun,

3: 724 Offertory, I know that my our rech, Handel: Festus,

Voluntary Purculi, Coke and Tuoker Cantate, Hopkins: Deus Miserentur, Littleton; Hymns, 289, 73, & 166; Tetonary, And the Glory of the Lord, Bandel.

being made by means of military, train Governmieri, fe-li pr£contained ing schools and Naval colleges: to raise the many disotal provisions, but, also a fow:

city of the military naist anring, Ainebitary and oppressive ones which raised There will be no isstio of the Chisu Mad other European power-Portugalas na storm of protests; and, although many

on Monday,

Sr. Josera Cuvnen, Garden Road.tered into treaty relations with China. The concessions were made, the Chinese, and T gunhoz.. Temege, Ruys the Ecrane..

to truly will practically recognise Portu. most of the European reside Oriente, life received order to proceed gal's right to Macao, of which the has bocu pretested against the

he matches on TUESDAY, AM. Mass and Sermon 5.207.11. Even 10th January, with Mills for the ing Service, Benediction. United Kingdom, Rurope, and places be-

ST. PEYER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH, Sailors yout, a

every Sunday at 6 F.3. Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, | Holy Ludia (vis Madras), the AustralasianSunday; and afer the ovening Service on:- Colonis, Aden, Natal and the Cape, the Fourth Sunday of each month. Sergice tunately a long record of calamitiva, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

overy Thursday it 6 P.ME

TONIERANOR ALL, 7.80 r.Undena The usual hours will hobserved in closing pinational Maz

tho Mails, &e.

in untecogniser posse-sion for upwards of thing nú Marmilies: to Saigon, Straits Communich at 7.30 AM, on the Second 300 years.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following home are observed in dosing Mails, o, by je" British Contesei Packut

Day of Departters,

Sout

2

Money Order Oflice glases. Registry of Letters canser,

of ali printed matter and Posting FRUITS SH K rx-Mail closed, except for Late

Lottura. 3.10.-Letters may be posted with

late Fue of 10 cents until

3.30 r. - When the Post Office closes

entirely.

3.40 . M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with. Intu Tee of 10 cents mut time of departure.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCU MAIL The following hours are observed in losing Mails, A., by the French Contract Packet

Thay ligfore departere, —— .

Muncy Order Office closes. Post Vilice class, except the NIGHT Box, which is always

out of Bice hours,

AM-Post Othce opens.

A. M.--Regiatry of Letters cersey.

10.30 AM-Pating of all printed mater

.

11

and patterns cœases.

A. Maila elused, except for Lazo

Lutters,

Pe-ty of New York, sailed Decembar 29th: For Yokohaon, 5,172 bags Sugar Day of departure,— 774 7pkga Morchandise; for Honolulu, 1912 pkgs. Morchardise; for Stu Freis e, 16,153 bags Rice, 64 bags Beans, 152 bags toffee, 400 baxes Nat Oil, 26 cares Silke, 164 bales Gambier, 025 bales Jute, 10 pkgs. Tea and 6,278 pkgs. Merchandise;

·for La Labertad, 1 casu Silks; for Panaro, 1,100 bags Rice and 383 pkys. Merchandise; for Guayaquil, 4 sses silktand 2 cases Mersundian for Chicago, 1 dage Curion; for Washington, D.G.. 2 pigs. Morchandise; far Baltimore, 2 wolls Matting; for Now York, 243 pkgs. Tx, 30 cases Silks, 1 roll alatting and 73 balog Raw Silk.

!

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Festela,

Flachudder

Ports of Call....

Flintshire (3) Mirzaporu (8)

Suez Canal.

Prometheus (9).

Suez Canal

Copack (5)..

and Porta of Call... Ava (4).......

Kubé and Yokohama Toberan

vis Suas Canal ....Port Victor (8)..

York...********

rt Darwin, &o.

Penobscut Whampoa (8)

in Fransisco, via Yokohama..Belgio (s).

Francison, via Yokohama.. City of Peking (8).. Francisco....

Langha.....

Shanghai

Poking

(B).. Seokac (s). Elector Shehai, via Amoy..

vis Anoy. Agamemnunu (8) (... Shabat Kahd and Yokohama Mogul (s)... Swallow and Amopaphong (8).. Swatow, Amoy and Foschow. Hain

(6).

Vancouver B.C.), via Yokohama Abyssinia (8)

Yokohama,

Kobf and Nagasari General Werder (9), Yokohama and Kobs Marionetheline (3)...

Butarty (e)... ¡Glonuvon (8).

Yokohama and Kobé. Yokohama and Kobé,

Stucka,

Captain

Supraor

116 Peterson,

C. E. Hore.. Dancaster... Harvey.....

Webster

C. Jaques

JJ. G.

Vimont..

C. Bird...

Entuit...... Fazeelt.

Ahtons.

Lonsk

Hetorum.. Supmer

Wilding.

Harris Ashton. Led....

11. 10 A.-Lotters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents until

11.30. A. M→→→ When the Post Otics clones

entirely.

11.40 A.-Leite Letters way bo posto

tourd the paced with Late Fee of 10 cents anti time of i departure.

Agents.

Nerdéeutscher Lloyd, Siemsoet & C

Aruholet, Kartung & Co.. jAdamson, Bell & Co

P. & O. S. N. Co... Butterfield & Swire........ Arahold. berg & Co....... Karberg Messageries Maritimer P. & D. S. N. ..... Adamson, Bell & Co...

Russell & Co.......... Butterfield &

Co.

*

& Swire

&

Swire

I ate of Leaving.

Jonary 23 at 4 p. n. Jun 8 ut 10 am, Quick despatch. About Jatuary 1. January 3, at 1 p. 10. January About January 7.

January 10,

10, at noon.

at daylight. about January 2 Quick despatch.

3, Rt 4 p.m. January 3,

& Swire. V. & V. S. 3.

8. Co.

Mary 19, at 3 pm. Pacific Mail S. S. Co

21, at 3 p.m. Rae

Quick Matheson & Cock despatch

January, at 4 p.m. Raury 5, at 4 p. m. despatch. Jory 3

7. Jakmurry 3 Jaat daylight. Jan. Sat daylight.

Jutuary . P. B. Wilkins... Adamson, Bull & Co. annory 2 Ek Le Boutiller....Gibb, Livingston & Co... About Jar uary 2. Jacobs...... Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About January 7.

drawal, Bell & Com

Donglas Lapraik & te...... Douglas Lapraik & Co...... Adamson, Bell & Co...

W.von Schuckmasan:Norddeutscher Lloyd. 14ary 27, at 3 p

-SHARE LIST. - ¡UOTATIONS.

fait Penior PRE LAST RESORT Leist Dividen

*p.

Blescrue. Bylawsofuur

DECEMBER 31, 187

toeinu le

L'

8,228.50 at 30 for 3 yeast, % prem., sellers working ajeto Juno 38

T. 23.00 fo

1880

Pg. 2626, buyers

5.1.3,459.76.7% for 1880, 110, buyers

314,012. 20:26 %, 1886 8871 por share 245,210 04 20 %, aumi: 68, buyers 194,406,00jte z for 188080

Yos. of Sharse

BANKR

Hongkong and Shanghai Bark Corppio, 07

all 8 3910,0%

INSURANCES.

#

Ma try. 450 199,10.

ali

+

2016

676,00 +

238

200$

188,00 is

20

28.71150

8,00

$ 1,00 4,000

$12,500+

1008

2

$

1008

20

100$

2 S'

200,000 $

*40,00 +190,000

North-China ansurance Co., .............. 5,4. Yanglaze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8, th Umi Inaruce Bustoty Co., Ld....10,00 Chires Traders' insurance Co., Ld.... 24,001 Canioa Insurance Utos Co., Ld10,00 Cluners Los

Insuracee.

Co., Limited...... A loisgkong Fire Insurance Co., Li, Cuina Fr Insurance Co., Ed... 20,00% Singapore Insurance Company, Id. 40,000$ The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld..2,0.03 The Straits Insurance Co., Ld.30,000 $

STEAMBOAT COMPANIE,

İK. C, and M. Strasbost Co., 13,40, UK Douglas Steamship Co., Limited...20, 0003- Todo-Chins 8. N. Jompany, Limited 18,381): 60,000 shares issued..... 31, 2122 China and Maula S. 8. Uo., Ld... 3,50

- "MISCELLANƑOUS,

Phong – Alimpoe Dinh Cad L2,500

-HK, sad,China Gas Co., Limitesi,

2,100

„Nace) and C.

1,000

Hougang flotei Company, ht....

3,000 as issued.......

}; 3,06

Chin. Sugar Company, Limited........... 15,00 Hadour ses & pany, Limited

508

1.

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1£

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100x1

127,32015

125,771.298 % for 1680910

328,567.46 $27.50 for

380 249,734.448 6 for 188277 buyers

17,00

1-20 7.718.4

818 75,832.52

*

17%

831, sellers

"..

ye8210, seilers ..9 18.

June 307 115.1

8% $47, sellers 4,387.5,97. X for 1885 (12) % dis., Kellera

None ipar, nominal juiz for byring, pren., buyers 107130 pw clar, buyers, fully

Said up o hati yea

ex div., notaine! Juzo 39 1887 185 C% for year

1.492,01

16June

678 944

13.7 1.69 to June 30/57

152

seilere

12% for 16:54.

ex div., nominal.

5,000 -

Pom Sugar Cultivation Co.

Houghong ay Company, led Tou Sagar Company, Luuited..... 7,

50.

je % for dia

114

220,30 18 None

Rafak Tin Mining & Sting Co... Punjen & Sunghie Dua Samatan 1

Mining Co.

5,000 TL 5,00

50 -

Yous

Nune

40 Th. 18 .:20

saics

40,0008

10 all

Nove

$12), sollers

HK. & Kor. Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000 $

Nobe

8137, buyers

Bong Rope Manufactory Co., Lda. 3,00le A. S. Watson & Co.. Laited

at

$47, buyers

3,800's

3683 All 3 100$ 50

5,000 $

500 81-

3189

$

1886

500 all F00,000/T1, 260

Equalisation of Dividend Fund,

85 High-Lorel Tramways Co, Ld 1.2502

LÁVÁNF.

fkinase Jumperi 1884 89,60

Babes

2,730.0013" for 188005 % préin.

Pawth Jurie16D

Oct. 15 March & Sept.

1%

Depreciation and Insurance Fand

12 † prem, camina!

pre, buyers. prem, buyas

pro., buyerz

Al duin't.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.

Apping Merionethshire leaves for Yokohama, & Miscellaneous.

Local Banks diese, Guoda por Steamer Sindh unclaimed

after Noon subject to rent Issue Tuterest Warrants of $5 per Share of Canton Ins. Office, Ltd., payable at II.K. & S'hi Bauk. Goods per Glenorchy undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

MEMOS. FOR TUESDAY. Shipping Daylight-Hoian leaves for Cast Ports. 4p.ukang leaves for Shanghai. 4 p.m.-Pcking leaves for Shanghuni. 4 p.1-English Mal leases for Ports

of Call nid Encope,

1 p.m.-- #hampaa leaves for Port Darwin,

Queensland Porta, &c. Dector leaves for Shanghai, &c.

A. S. WATSON &

LIMITED.

Co.,.

Christmas Confectionery

JUST RECEIVED CHOCOLATE OREAMS, YRYSTALLIZED FRUITS,

BURNT ALMONDS, and

SUNDRY SWEETS.

Also, ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS in-great variety.

NEW SEASON'S OHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARTS

including some

CAROMOS OF HOME

SOLEN Baitull

NEWILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC

ALBUMS.

i

THE

A. 8. WATRON & Co., L. HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED LD. 1841.

Hongkong, December 12, 1857.

2419

DEATH. At Kowloon Donka, to-day, THOMAS, aged 6 years, the beloved son of John Kyles.

Funeral to start from the Mopment at

4 pm. to-morrUM,

18.03.

The China Stail.

The year that is just closing has unfor

a

Araalime,

been to alleviate thee, in addition to the curvette Dartho

crying evit of bau drainage, frein which nearly all the sickness proceeds, although a fuw not very costly improvémon ta

would effent a great change. The result het been that during the last three months of the year fover has spread to an álizma.. ing satent among the residerica, în the [... Weslorn district

omeo Dias.

The Extrema Oriente ange that the Por Tuguego Indian Government has received a

telegram from Lisbon, ordering it with all expediency to eplist 150 natives to rein

force the Macan Polico,

inatant

Wracks and collisions have been only too numerons, while fire and flood have inade fearful ravages. The more catalogue of the shipping casualties is sufficient to show the dangers of thean conste. In the beginning

A protest, namorously MESSE Jardine, Matheson & Co., inform of the year news was received of the wreck signed, has led the Governigunt to appoint we that the Indo, China. Steam Navigation of this Stratheden on the Parcels. Then a Medical Commission which has just be. Con. steainer Toisang, from Calcutta, let followed the sinking of the Wan Negan its sittinge to enquire into the causes Singapore for this port today, the Blak Ching by collision with the Neprut, ontailing of the outbreak. Among the work doneby the loss of more than 100lives, the wreek of the Legislative Council we must also in the bbir Curver on the Formosan coast, the clude the now Opium Ordinance, the re- foundering of the Mensale on her way fault of a Convention with China for he frem Shanghai to Japar, the burning of the purpose of checking smuggling, and one Garmari barque Wilhelm Weyer at Takow, result of which was to be the relist of the loss of the Benfrd on the Boat Racks, the Blockade of Hongkong. It has also the loss of the Pandah on the Shantung had the result of largely increasing the promatory, the wreck of the French steamer Opium ruvenne here, owing to the heavy Ken with material for the Part Arlar dusies now raised in China. A bill has dock, uff the count of pan, the wrecks of also been passed for the protestion of tha Billy Simpson on the Manila vost, the wonten and children from kidnappera and NERVES are a loss of the Chinese transport Way Lee with such like, which should have a tendency tooties from the doctors as the goar ons decrease oras of the evils that exist here..

280 Chinese and Europeans the sinking of the German steangor Lanige by the Me- fedin, the disappearane of the Britist

oflugre and men the burning of the Wah Yeung in the Canton river with the loss of 300 Hives; while quite recently we have had to report the smkbig of the Killarney, the loss of the ore, the Vortiges, the

The following is the programme for fr Saugatur's second organ recital ou Tuesday Andante, con-varie (From the deptor) Posters, cveuing

3- (open) Hoarye feral (1925) Merylitoming

ors (Urgan) The pot ofend Match Bunsen et chant Séraphique

2-Lrmation Murch (le Freezersed,

Witten for the langement thes Dp at Notre Dame, Parts M

eder.

5-di

(c

7.-Chocas, The caves are telling (Creating nýta

modern inception, bat

they are conamanding tiot and rom

Pribaby darlior generations would harp But the greatest change that we have had been found to possess them, if they hat to report during the year is the change at

beca stilfully dissected, bot as it was they

orcery of the

the nervous systenz Now the merve rest cure is a new desaturs in an article in

favour of many of the roforma tant have logist who interprets the care

A

their

!gunbout Peap with a crew of about 80 the head of, affairs in this Colony. Sind knowing anything about the dic

George Bowen, after a good deal of shalling, have got Sir William Des Voeus, a Gover the last Nineteenth Couture, was forced to resign, and ju his stead we medio sciönge to use the yard nor who has already created a favourable is beautiful in its extreme simplicity impression, having doulares himself io consiste of

stopping i) Ded: The ne:

deals been urged on the Vespasian and the Arguy, Besidus those years. He has of course to evitend with the civilisad humanity, but has nothing be Governant for nedly with the avil now develop se shipping accidents on our shores we have the Colonind live and the routine and red-colore sold his model mar that he sla

inertness and deep-rooted Conservatism of to prezrite. Spanish merchant in had to record the wreck of several of the tapeism of Oficialdom, but the Colony went to bed for ten or three days when regular Busters tradera, on their way out misilueless lauks forward with some ceny to could be spared frous his buyere, i

Home; such as the Musalie, one of the

fidence way

for, good results,

que adminis.he laughed at these who spent 1 best bouts of the Kingain line, the Oder, the

tration

days on toilson

mountains. One of Ulysses, and the Lenses. On and the di from lefoot been free in Hongkong hardest worked women in England, w

more than other has for many years conducted a large wh ousters have been scarcely less serious. The places Fives have occurred during the business, retains exce

excellent pervug Yellow River burst its banka and inuidated Winter Bar with alarming frequency, advanced age owing, it is believed.

and although the vast trests of thickly peopled land, causing sinu 70 or 80 houses have already been Pat in the abstract the care for

season is not half done babit of taking une day a wook i artold misery to themands of sople. · A

consumed, Rendition Gases still

still any ge; derung mit is furand in the maint more than two thirds of this year was of agreeable sepsution and the avoid Amoy the explosion of a powder magazine frittered away on a case, without any nervous agitation, But will hoc wrecked a village and killed hundreds, satisfactory result being blained. Com combine thraa advantages

! while roller diastor, too numeroas to bad luck Our loan! sutton vowledged list-l'ioneer,

mercially thora has not been any serius Candlo, for instance, who would hardist meution, have claimed many victimes. from a crisis that conrred in Mazila, bul

Block.

misfortunes

The Trade at the Treaty ports steadily it is rapidly recovering from the alight

serious de

inezeases, but there is a crease in the export of tes, due in a large measure to the falling off in the quality of the leaf and the increasing competition of India and Caylon. The decrease was so marked this year as to lead the Chinese authorities to get the upinion of traders on the causes,

The

The publication of this true commenced Foochow Chamber of Commerce replied to these snquiries stating that if China wished to regain her position in the tea-trade she must repeal all the duties she levies on the leaf, and the growers and merchants must abandon the dishonest tricks they have boun practising Whether the good advice will bu takon remains to be reeu. But if India.

BONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1887.

1887.

Snch is 3 brief outline of the chief events of the year. The retrospect is not altogether so satisfactory as it might be, but lat na hops that we will begin the new year with the desire to

Ring out old shapes of foul disuse,? and that the dificul fes and dangers that beact us at the oise of 1887 may be leasen en ere the close of 1889, And in this Lope wo wish our readers

The Calcutta Chamber of Commazze have forwarded a memorial to Bir Steurt Bay ley, urging that the Government of India tatkins to the Fokin authorities on the sub- shold be asked to unke further represen. ject the restrictions placed by Tibetan uffitials on trade with Inala. The necessity of having the Tibetans removed from the Jelap-la PASS in already remarked, and the Calcutta Cham- point on which we have Ler are probably quite right in supposing that when this and other obstacles had appeared, a trade of considerable Jaipurtanca hoped for. The first Information the subject, with

any pretensions to dafiniteness

or precision, was embodied in

eTWARD BOUND: Teresa, Dutuber 18 Loon! Government some months

PASSED SUEZ CANAL

a report un Indian wool before tha the Director of Agriculture in Bengal Teeit, August November 9 Tam, result of inquirs,

nirs, Mr. Fintcane found both Ursula, 11, Lord of the to, that large anpplies

óf Dea armarthenshire, Up Tibet and that it was of a

wool were available in pihm 13 Bellerophon, Giebedrit, which would make

price

A HAPPY NEW PHAR

LOCAL AND GENERAL

might

on

be

has began to compete successfully with 16; Daphar, 20; Palamed, 22; Beaglaiverton thousand maunds at Darterling:

China for the fan trade, China has retorted by entering into competition with India in the Opian trade; and she has coded so well cut the opium-growing cinces of India buvo become alarmed......... In Tonquia little progress has beau made. Numerous projects for the development of

it a highly remunerativo of trade. One Tibet merch offered der, Saghalien, 27. HOREWARD BOUND Mower, Nor, le at Ra, 16 mund,

Supelen, 25; Yorkshire, Wellingdorf,

or say three and-a-

a-bali Lec, 6; Stentur, 9: Aisbe, Glenlon examine the samples stated that the wool pence a pound, and tho Calcutta Grus who- Titania, 20; Natal, Ningshou, 23; fientawers, 27.

Tho

would fetch big, to id in the Landin market. There can be little doubt, there Nordenischer Lloyd B. S. Callowed to come together freely a large foro, that if the demand and supply were steamship

Neckar, with the next trade would spring up, and the Government word GenMAN MAIL dated Bertin, Nov. 20th, left Singapore on the 25th

to do all in their power to effect this. ought and be expented here on ir nogut 4 ret step is of course the clearing of the Satarihy, the Slat inst.

Telapa Pass, but it will ulau be necessary, us Mr. Finucane points out to imprare the MALL of Dec. 2, was to leave Singapore frontier, and specially favourablu freight

The year 1887, which will be long re- meubered by British subjects as the great Jubilee year, is about to close. Through out the length and breadth of Her Majes. ty'e wido dominions, her subjects rivalled with each other in jemnoustratiers of loyal ty and expressions of gratitude for the proj gress and prosperity which have marked hor reign. There was a little humbug and the country bave been hatulied but few squabbling connected with some of these have been carried out. A change has beer celebratinus, bot the rexations were only made in the administration of the country. The steamship Fangtse with the FREKUN means of communication with the Tibetan momentary and the loyal feeling of the peobot is under the jurisdiction of this Gor It no longer forms & separate Protectorate. ple was unnistakeable. With the excep tion of some decuity in Burtaal, and crnor of Cochin China. That post is now filled by an energetic official, M Constans, one of two other all troubles, pease hay prevailed over all the world. There and it is hoped he may help forward the has bou, however, a feeling of an opting up of the country. France bus casiness on the Continent of Europe. The concluded a fasuurable treaty with China, relations between Frames and Germany.

which permits her to open a market the have or more than one occasion eono peri- neighbouring, province, and she is desirous of constructing a system of milways in lously rear capture and Russia and Austria Tonkin which would, bring her goods to the The Ben Line steamer Beurly, from Lily in treating politica pri Lers

ars watching each other's movemente with keen suspicion. The Bulgarian-difficulty seems us for from a auttlement as it was af the end of last year.

In the Far East the year has been an eventful org. The Margain Tseng's paper on 'The Sleep and Awakening scoms to have raised a farerish excitement among

Chinese frontier

In Hongkong severa! vory important events dave occurred during the year. The Alice Memorial Hospital was opened in March and has been a source of great bene-

to the natives, who have availed the selves of the help afforded to the utmostlinit

syndicates and sperulators abxious to reap, of the Hospi ale resters Later ou

1on

on Saturday, the 319: Dec., at 11 am..rates might be given on woul between Dar- and way be expected here on or about jesling and Calcutta,

Saturday, the 7th Jan. This packet

orings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on Oct. 20.

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MR O'BRIEN'S TROUSE.-Nothing does

roure to diminish the hold of the Irish

Lis

Jailer

Gver

the

fe to

The P. & U. steamer, Zambesi loft Bamtay use the sympathy and even compre- for Hongkong on the 15th Dec, at hension of foreigners than the ridiculous The Shire Line ateamship Merinnethshire O'Brien's fight with

conduct of same of its champions, Of this left Singapore on the 25th Des., andprison garb is a

a striking illustration. sy be expected here on or about the There is, of course, both meanness and 31st Dez.

like common criminals. The

of 1: vbject dou, loft Singapore on the Seth Dee..amilliate and irritate for it cannot di and

may be expected here on or about grace-the victim in the

eyes of

of the world the 1st Jatt. The O. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Hedor, frçu duulted

But if O'Bricu had, along with his

small allowance Liverpool,

sincerity, a very

allow left Singaporo on the 25th of greatness of soul to say nothing enes Dec., and may be expected here or of humor-he would coorn to let his ex- ura about the lat Jan. Tho Glen Lino steamship. Ofence. from liated or irritated by the cut or color of emics see that he could be either Lum- London, loft Singapore on the 27th his trousers or shitte. What can be more Don, aut may be expected here on gratifying to Balfour than the knowledge

themes to lie abed at ay like a about the god stan

that he is compelling one of Britain's chief Hambar, left Singapore for this port buy, lest he should be dressed in clothes of a sulky on the 27th Dec., and may be expected the wrong color if he get up? Fancy Hemp. bara ca or about the 3rd Jan.

Gellatley Line stentship Mond left old cause by passing his

den or Sydney trying to serve the good Singapore on the 27th Dee, and has he expected her

GUI, ME Jan.

Lahirkander &.blanket, nais night- here on or about the gain the Tribuse, að þistal, blu-by Bang

the fist hits the Opening of Astical Bol age was opened, in Pinection-The-D.-D. R-steamship Beds from China. Nuoruus projects for rifays, with the Hospital, for the training of Chi- banks,mines, collage have been ce stadents in the science of medicine i launched, but very few of them have bad and it is likely to became contre-from The any result, "The greatest of all these which European science, and 'abové ́ ́all schemes was that of an Avaricin advan medical science; may be spread throughout tarer Count Mitkiewicz, of shady reputa China Hongkong has continued to grow lation, who came to China zod dazzled both in population and commerce, but with the growth of its inhabitants there has not Là Boug Chang with his brilliant project

been a corresponding growth in the building

allair as ridiculous

tring to as, pres

ونادال

The The Union Lane steamer Principle, from the full story of the nameless deed that London; left Singapore ou, the 27th was perpetrated on Mr William O'Brien' on

may expected here on or Saturday morning. The nameless deed alunt the 3rd Jan,

was the abstraction of his trousers.

it the

The

He obtained the promise of vast Concus sions which wore a nine days wonder to

antoniodation, and the Chinese and the world. The bubble, however, BUDA

European residents are suffering in cone burst and the experience, if is feared, will quiche former ure belly grade: The rather have the effect of retarding then of ally driven from their hoitses to make

Le

and

Canadian Pacific steamship Abyssinia, night and the substitution fuerefor of a freat Vancouver, left Kobe for this port blue pair of prison manufacture. Accord on the 26th Doc., at daybght,

expected hers on the Brd Jary, to the Tribune in order to accomplisit Their

hellish purpose they

Folled the pri Lue stormer Glennon, from onerit fedling of Laadon, left ingapore, on the oth

while he' dozed at and may be

dawn. The question now is, would 4th Jan

the right to accept me rule from thes British Government, even if it wers offered unless Mr O'Brian's trousers were previouss retuched to Him? It would beem not, The Nation

forwarding the development of China. One way for Chinese tenements which bring Decent the directed. here was committe security, and the

good experiment, however, was made in the larger teturn to landlords, while the The 0. 5. 6 Co.'n stemmer Acannot, introduction of Western improvement A Chinese are obliged to crowd gather in mel railway has been constructed from such a manner to be dangeroute tu

from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 20th Dec, and many be expected here or phout the 5th Jan,