1888-03-06 — Page 2

TILE CHINA MAIL.

Notices to Consignees To-day's Advertisements. February 29, General, BuzzFIELD & Ringston, Louis Pila, 8. 8. Oummins,

STEAMSHIP NATAL

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JONSIGNEES A Carge from London and Havre, ex Steamships Yoruba and Tamise, sad from Bardeaux, ex Stoum- ship Eyriend das Vergics in comm- nection with the above Steamer, horoby informed that their Goods-with the exception of Opium, Treasury and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk at this Company's Godowns, whonce delivery may be obtained immodi atoly after landing.

Optional Cargo willbeforwarded on, unless intimation is recoised from the Consignees before 4 4 p.m. Topar (Thursday), the 1st Inst, requesting it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned

Gooda romaining unclaimed after Far DAY, the 9th Instat Noon, will be subject to rent, and lasting churgos at one cent par packet per

dien.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or bofors SATURDAY, the 10th Tust., or they will not be recognitud.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Ágrith,

Hongkong, March 1, 1888.

$16

TO-BE LET.

WONDIG ROOMS with Svend Small

Onus

cupón Grund Fleer of No. 15, PRAYA CENTRAL, suitable for OFFICES of GODOWNH

Apply to

LAI HING & Co. Ny. 153, ecu'n Row Central. Hongkong, March 6, 1888.

374

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

wwwww...d

THE Fifth Ordinary General MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the UPFICE of the Company, Praya, Cantral, on FRIDAY, the 2ird March, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Gotieral Managers, declaring a Dividend, and electing a Consulting Committee and

Auditors. ~

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from St. to 23rd Instant, both days inclusive.

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managera. '. thongkong, March 0 18

$70

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

MIDDLESBRÓ AND BAMBURG.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby re-

To-day's Advertisements.quested to sond in their Bills of Lading

STEAM TO SHANGHAI,

The P. & O. S. N.-Co.'s

Steamship

Deccan

will leave for the above place on THURSDAY, the 9h Instant, at Daylight.

E. L. WOODIN.

Superintendent.

P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, March 6, 1888.

GORAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

382

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo & Pasunyers at through rates for NINGPO CHEFOO, NEW. OHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Porta on the YANGTSZE.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Telemachus,

Captain Joкss, will be rapatched as above on

|

SWIRE.

Mongkul, British stoner, 859, Goo Anderson, Bangkok February 20, Kira YUEN FAT Hos

DEPARTURES.

March 6,

Anchises, for Amtoy and Slanghai, Meefuo, for Slangbai,

Souchow, for Taillow, and Fukhoi. Fooksung, for Whampoa Corhafer, British gunboat, for Canton flatan, for at Feris. Diamante, for Anusy and Manila,

CLEARED.

Deepdale, for Shanghai, Lombardy, for Saigon. Triumph, for Huihow.

PASSENGERS, ÁRMIVED

Per Fajr, from Haiphol Mesra F. Goibic, A. Perrita, L. Feils, and 49. Chi-

PAL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. Cardoso, J. J. da Silva, Jaques and Morel MAIL BY THE BEATISH PACKET, For Saigon from Yokohama, M. Louis Roustan; from Kobe, Messrs Etienne Meil- The British Contract Parket Clyde will lay, Louia Hobboo and Jales Chalaye. For be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 14th Lust, with Mails for the United Singapore from Shanghai, Mr Bessi from Yokohama, Mr Darla; from Kobe Mesars Kingdom, Europe, and countries be- yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settla. Yamano, Fukada and Suyenaga. For Mar Billes, from Shanghai, Mr Grandguillourao,

monta, Notheclands Indis, Burmah, and Miss Penis.

Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Maita, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in olozing

the Mails, o.

Per Leberty for Saigon, 1 Per Triumph, for Hollow, 50 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamor Telemachus reports; On February 20tli, 8.30 am., left Singapore for Hongkong, had light winds, fine weather. up to lat. 17; thence to port, had freal monsoon, NE. swell

The Chinese steamer Chique reperts: From Joaring Singapore up till March 4th, had light variable winds, fine weather and

amooth rua. Afterwards had strong R.N.E.

winds, with high sea up to arrival."

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

· MAILS will close:—

For AMOY AND MÄNILA,

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.---- The German Continct Packet Sachsen

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

[No. 7856-MARCH 0, 1885.

would never dequately repay these. Offices for the service they have rendered to the Government and the public. Is Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of will be seen, therefore, that while su

Shipping.

Call and Europe. Diomed leaves for London,

NOTICE..

"TED.

imposition of an increased stamp duty upon ontside fices is not unreasonable, it would be a most monstrous and an- fair proceeding to saddle these two local Companies with any auch duty. The

A. S. WATSON & CO., exemption of the local offices is merely

an acknowledgement by the Govern

ont of the great services which aro atill being rendered by them to the public,

will be despitehed oz. MONDAY HAVE

the 10th Instant, with Muils for the United Kingdom, Europe and coun- trias beyond, via Brindisi, to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Maltaj

&a Registry denses nt. 2.P.M.

The

JUST RECEIVED

THEIR

ANNUAL SUPPLY

One other fenture of the subject was very beatly put by the Colonial Tren- surer. He sait, in reference to the prae tice of recklosely insuring the contents of native houses followed bythe foreign Companies The foreign Companies

Mail cluses at 8 Pass Late Latters LAWN GRASS SEED profit by kindling fires which we lo

330 with 10 cents extra postage. Correspondence should be martod PER GERHAN MAIL, or with the name of the Pucket,

HOURS OF GLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL

Por China, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednesday, Day before departure,

6

the 7th ist.

For

BANGKOK.-

Per

geeru, at 430 p.m., on Wednes- day, the 7th just.

Day

·

10

..Money Order Ofice closes.

Port Office closes, sxcept the NIGHT Box, which is always

pen out of Office Looms. open

Per Telemachus, from Singapore, Messrs Carr and Wylie, and 333 Chiniso.

Per Don Juan, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednes- The following hours are chserved in closing Por Chi-pen, from Penang, 840 Chinese,

day, the 7th inst.

Mails, o., by the French Contract. for Hongkong, Swatow and

Amy,

Packet- Per Derean, for Hongkong: from Len. For SINGAPORE— 5.8, DEEPDALE, FROM NEWCASTLE, dong, and Staff Cons. Moore, R.N.

Miss L. Allen, Miss M. Allen, Mr .N.; from Bombay, Liont-Col. and Mrs Craster. Mr G. Dey, Mrs Sprogle and amah, Messrs M. Fakin. A. Dawood, H. Rahein, M. Kha

Allamekas ; from Colombo Messrs Nestle, Gillie, Leigh, Mowbray and McGowan: from Singapore, Mr and Mrs. Bobinger, Mosts A. Sankey. F. A. Grag Shanghai: from London, Mir A. Dos son, C. Y. Seng, and 00 Chinese For Miss A. Desco, Monts Calvert, F. Calvert, Wright, Mr and Mrs Pigot, nurse and infaut, Mrs Scholsteld, governess and 2 ildren, Mr and Ms Huat and child, are and

to the Undersigned for contraigu, and to take immutate delivery of thoir Goods from lopsids.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the be as once landed and stored Steamor

will at Consignets Fish and expense, and no Fire Inanrance will be effected.

Chums against the Steamer must be3. preeez tad to the Undersigned stamediately

or they will not be recognized.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents.

377 Hongkong, March 6, 1888

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

March 5, 1888-

Kuo, and A. All

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI

Per Formon, at 5 pm, on Wednesday,'

the 7th just.

Fon For SAIGON,

chilies Smalley, Misses Guiness. Read,

Saunderson and Webb. For Yokohama from London, Mr U. C. Knight, lisaca McRae, Bristowo, Parker and Dunkley, Mrs McLoud, Mensta Eustace, W. Short, and Al You; from Naples, Miss Burnett, Мра Kirke. Hears Pens and nan servant, Kerr, Lord de Clifford; from Suez, Messy W. Jones and W. J.

Jones.

Por Diomed, from Shanghai, &c. Mr Gill, and 771 Chinese.

Per Munigast, from Bangkok, Mr. Boch. Frer, Danish steamor, 307, C. A. Land, Haiphong March 2, and oilson 4, Generalling, Mr and Mrs Tan A Hont, 75 Chi

Defe, & women, and 7 zlildren. -ARNOLD, KARBERG & Co.

March 0

THURSDAY, the 8th Instant, at Daylights, Nagasaki Marcir 1, Coal, TAKASIMA

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, March 6, 1888,

336

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

J

Tetartus, Gorman str., 1,578, T. Poter-

COLLIERY.

Vitius. Russian carvotte, 3,000, Captain Mattaroff, Manila February 20.

Telemachats, British ateamer, 1,431; Henry Jones, Liverpool and Singapore February 28, 8.30 am., General,-BUTTERFIELD &

SWRE

Chi quen, Chinese str., 1,211, R. Nall, FOR QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY Penang February 23, and Singapore 27,

Goneral.-C. M. S. N. Ch.

AND MELBOURNE.

The Oo.'s Steamship

Taiyuan, A. VODIN, Commander, will be despatched as stove on THURSDAY, the 8th Instant,

at 4 p.ru.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accomm.dution offered by this Steamer First-cloas Saloon and Cabins ai silaatad forward of the Hagines. Second Class Passengers are berthed in the Pop. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyaga. A duly qualified Surgeon is carried.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, March 6, 1888.

340

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI VIĄ SWATOW. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rate för QUEFOO, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

The Co.'s Stuehip -

Foolsang, Captain Houo, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, to 9th lustang, at Noon.

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

A

Hongkong, March 6, 1888.

Sarthe, French steamer, 470, C. Portean, Hoilo March 1, General-A. R. MARTY.

DEPARTELL

Per Anchiser, for Auroy, 200 Chinese. Per Soochow, for Hoików, 12 Chinese. Per Diamante, far Amoy, 100 Chinese. Por Haven for Swatow, 1 Europonn dook; for Amoy, Messra J. Moorhouse,

W. H. Howard, and European deck, for Feochew, Mesara J. W. Guinshan and MacEwon.

TO DEPART

Per Saghalion, from Hongkong: for Sai- gon, Mesare Perrin and Gorbie; for Singa- pore, H.E. Sir G. des Voux and servant; Lient. J. D Anderson, A.D.O., Mr A. M. da Silva and eurvant, Mr A. R. Marty and servant, Mr Cheo Chane au and servant, Decor, British stemmer, 2,022, P. W. Messrs Whan! Pook, Ou Cook Chan, James MeTyre; for Suez, Mesare Meyrier, Dupont Chas, Bumbay Tibruary 17, and Singaporean Dejuse; for Marseilies, Olonel Cros, March 1, Mails and General.—P. & O. 8. Comds, Rulman, Captain Garceau, Capt. F. P. Sardinha, Mr and Mra Barbos, Sia- ter and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Vander Harnert, Mes Chiny Chano, Messra W,

N. Cu.

Diomed, British atommor, 1,470, W.-B. Bigley, Shanghai via Foochew, and Amy,

--Destination

:ıl

Per Care, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the 9th

3th inst.

For SINGAPORE. —

Per Polyhymnie, at 3.30 p.m., ou Satur

day, the 14th inst.

For ~TRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Per Haiphong, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 10th inst.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Per Thibet, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the

16th inat.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Bremen, and Ports of Call ........Sachsen (5). Havre, &c, via Suez Canal..... Polyhymnia (8) London, via Suez Canal.......... Diomed (3). London, and Ports of Call... Clyde (5)..... Macecilies, and Purts of Call. Saghalie (O). Nagugaki, Kobé and Yokohama Thibet (8).

New York, via Buz Canal. Gleamy (). Taiyuan (8). Queursland Pots, de San Francisco, vin Yokohama.. Cuelic (6). San Francisco, via Yokohama... City of New York (s).

Great Admiral,

Sab

vin Swatow Shanghai, via Amoy.... Shanghai, via Amoy..... Singapore and Penang..

Ducati (8)

(S)......

Fooksang (6).. Telemachua (5),

((6).

Swatow, Amoy and Tamu..... Forma (1)....

kiginnin

Jangor. Sebaofer Bigley..... E. M. Edmond, Fiaschi..

Webster ...

A. Vardin..

F. Rowell

R. Köbler..

Janea.

Milligen Harris....

talk

Swatow and Bangkok......

Devawongao (8)

P. 1. Loff..

Sydney and Melbourne...

Afghan (8)....

Rey

376

Tientsin. Tia Swalow..

Pechili (s).

Bradley

Trieste, &c.........

Titania (s)..

M. Garcfolich... Wallace.

Port Phillip (s).

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR TIENTSIN VIA SWATOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

Pechili,

Capt BRADLEY, wil ba despatched as above on

FRIDAY, the 9th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, March 6, 1868.

375

FOR SHANGHAI.

The Steamship

Amoy, Captain R. KOBLER, will be despatched for the above Port on FRIDAY, tho 9th Instant, at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMISSEN & £5. Hongkong, March 6, 1888.

Vancouver (B.C.), via Yokohama Parthia (3)

Yokohama and Kobé...

Stucka,

BANKS.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAUEEZ- The French Contract Packet Soghulien will he despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th March, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be

vid Marseilles to Saigon, Straits yond, Beitlements, Butavia, Burmals, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasia Colonies, Aden, Natal and the £ape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

the sal hours will be sharved in closing

the Mails, &c.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. —

The United States Mail Packet Gaelic

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 14th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o,, which will be closed as followe:-

PM

2.15 Registry doses. 2.30 2., Post Office closes, but Correa, pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Festage until the time of departure,

-dyentse

Norddeutscher Lloyd.. Sieussen & Co........

Butterfield & Swire.... P. & O. S. 1

N. O Messageries Maritimes. P.&O. S. N. Co...

Matheson & Co

•Ward fold & Swire....

0. & 0. 8. S. Co....... Pacific Mail S. S. Co.. Russell &

P. & 0.8. N. Co. Siemesen & Co...

Jardine, Matheson & Co......

atc. of Leuring.`-.

March 19, at 4 p.m. March 19, at 4 p.1. March 7. March 16, at daylight. March 7, at noon. March 17, at daylight. About March 18. March 8, at 4 p.m. March 14, at 3 p.m. March 24, at 3 p..

despatch

March 8, at daylight.: March 1, at 4 pm. March 9, at noon, March 8 at daylight, March 13.

plar on March 10, at 4 p.m. paren

March 8, at daylight. March 10, at 8 a.. March 21, at 4 p.m. Co.....March 9, at noon.

ButterGeld & Swite... Butterfeld & Swizo.. Ah You & Cu.. Douglas Laprak & Co Yuen

Fat Hong Gibb, Livingston & Co... Jardine, Matheson & U. Bachrach.. Adamson, Bell & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co.

SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.

Paid- POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Dividen

Keter. Balancée, f'ward||

¡NOB, of tas Shares

V.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bink Corp. 80,00 | 1

INSURANCES.

North-Chins Jusnratice Úc., Ld................j· 5, €Xxx j¢ ̈ Yungtaze Insurance Company, Ed... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld....10,000 $ China Traders' Toaurance Co., Ld....24,000 Ceat on Insurance Offios Co., L1,000 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... flongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld8,000

bina Fire Insurance Co., Lal 20,00 $ Singapore Insurance Company, Ld.40,000's The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 20,000 8 The Straits Insurance Co., Ld....30,000 $

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES,

978. O, and M. Steamboat Co., L.3.48,000

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Company's Steamor Decorgst, Captain P. H. Lor, wil be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 10th

Instant, at 8 a..

For Freight or Pessage, apply to

TUEN FAT HONG,

Agents.

Hongkong, March 6, 1888.

381

FOR SINGAPORE AND TRANSHIP TO PENANG.

The Steamship

Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 8 Ind-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387

60,000 shares issued..... 31, 212 £ China and Manila B. 8. Co., L........ 3,500

MISCELLAN KOUK, D.

H'kong & Whampoa Deck Co., Ld. 12,500 s

K. and China Gaz Ca., Limitað, 1 6,100|ė. New Shares.....1,900

120

March 15, at noon. March 15, at 3 p.m. March 8.

MARCH 6, 1888.

Wosing Pulaut pray,

Obs!

all 3 3,900,00 20,903.61 at 30/ for years154 % prem

working a/c. to Dec. 31/37

T. 100,000 Tls. 2: all 50,00 Th. 2803 243 676,000 $ 89.0 269 · 1500,&Ju{$. 1,0 8200 $ 28.711 5

25036018230,000 $

1,091,4885. 650,000

2316 1090 100 $ 100 $20 1008 248

all

56 18

200,000 $

Ths. 23.65 foil, 270, buyers 106,132,00 1836

3,059.767 % for 1886 Tis. 108, sellers 314,012.96 26%, 1880 887 non 215,210.0420% V annum. 260, sales 429,367.96 10% for 1887 874 125,771.298 % for 1886 8200, tellers 262,243.3||$20, 80 for 208340.

1.93|8 G for 1888 1879

178,031.

79,432.595 % for 1886 $19, zalez 75,832,52

$27, salas:

Dec. 31,87

*40,00 +200,000

127,320 $

3,690 50% half year

$207

1151.33 8% $50

4,387.5.95% for 1880/715 % dis., sales.

£ 1

50 all

126 all

1£ 7.1 £9,177.31€

1,6 7.3.11

15,000

5,000 $

10%

?

7,000 $

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt... 8,000 10 all

3,000 she, issued. China Sugar Company, Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited. Hongkong Bakery Company, Id: ... Luzon Sagar Cuanpany, Limited Porak Sugar Cultivation Co. 6,000 11. Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. 5,000 Punjom & Sunghie Dus Hamstan ||

31ining Co.

40,000 HK, & Row. Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000 $

O'kong Rope Manufasiory Co., Ed. 3,000 $

[09

10,

|: 100) Fall.

50

૩)

None

prem., buyers

1,001.9210)% for '8752% prem, ex div, sellers

10% and 28180 per share, buyers, faily bonus for '84

paid up

85 half year $135

678.04 June 30 1887

20% for + year 13,781.53%

Jane 30/87 8100

429.00 16 % for 1867 59

514.61% for 18863110 $29,303.18 None

None

NoDe

None

None

None

ex div., nominal

izales

ez div.

13:40

18

ez div., cominal buyers

nates

8149, buyers

1949, Talen

5,000

prem.

12% pros nominal

Bates of

8,586 $500

31896 600all

1700,000/TE, 250)

Pay yearly, 30 dur

prom

prem, buyers

prom., buyers

Depreciation and Incursare Fundi

At dobit

A. 5. Watson & Co., Limited. m, 3,800 8 100 all IK. Figh-Level Tramways Co., L4] 1,2008 100850

LONE.

Haiphong Captain Harris, will be ⠀⠀ despatched as above on Chinese Imperial 1864 SATURDAY, the 10th Instant, at 4 pimo

1984 1886

Fur Freight or Pass820, apply to

AB YON & Co.

Hongkong, March 4, 1888.

$80

of Dividend Fond

2,730.096) *, int, div.168.

•Uot, 15 7% March & Sept.

11

Office opens.

A.M.-Registry of Latters ceases,

10.30 4.3.-Posting of all printed matter

and pattornus opasis. A. ---Mails closed, except for Late

Latters, 11.10 ..--Letters may be posted with

..

Lato Feo of 10 cents until. 11.30 AM. When the Peat Ofice closes

entirely. 11.40 1.31.--Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of

departure,

and

SWEET CORN,

FOR

IMMEDIATE SOWING.

The China Fail

Companies pay for extinguishing." Thoea who are well versed in the matter will recognise in this epigrammatic sentence the dangerous point to which these foreign Companies have brought us in this Colony, and will readily admit the anomalous position from which this propused stamp duty seoks to relieve the local Companies. The handicapping HONGKONG DISPENSARY. of our own. Offices has of late been ren-

dared almost intolerable by the reck 351 Hongkong, March 1, 1888.

lessness of those conducting the foreign The publication of this issue commenced bear, and merely commissions to draw, agency system. With no burdena to

at 7.50 p.m.

the insurance of anything or everything has gone on merrily at any price. The bative policy-bolder cannot lint discorer that a fire, under such conditions, is a consummation much to be desired; and the result is that Inst fire season. HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1889,

in Hongkong and elsewhere was one The Colonial Treasurer (the Hon. Al of the most lively mud destructive frest Laster) is to be congratulated upon for many years past. Even on this the manner in which he dealt with two ground alone, the equalisation of the important subjecte at the Legislative burdens borne by offices locally re Council meeting yesterday. It has been gistered and those who are not, often proposed that some means should could be successfully defended. In- bo devised by which the Home and deed, if the circumstances are morely. Continental Fire Insurance agencies detailed in their simplest form to the HOURS OF CLOSING

hore would be compelled to contribute Homo Government, there should be no THE ENGLISH MAIL to the revenue. A stamp duty upon difficulty whatever in obtaining the The following hours are observed in closing policion of insurance, bas at last been sanction to this very mild measure now Mails, Co., by the British Contract proposed, after duo consideration; and proposed. Oce objection only--and that Packet:

Mr Lister explaiced the facts consected 18 & detail---need be taken to the pro- Ties Days before Departure,~~

with this new proposal when moving the posed logy, viz, that the same sliding 3.ecopion of Parcels ceases.

second reading of the Stamp Flution senle of 50c par $10 should be applied Day before Departure,

Amendment Ordinance 1888. The pro-alter the first $100 as is applied up to 2.P..-Money Order Office closes. Sr.-Posting

of Prices Current and posal is that a stamp duty of go per that sum

It will probably strike our readers us Circulara ceases.

cent. be levied upon premium paid to (Prices Current and Circulara may companies which ara Dot registered in not a little strange that every one of the hacerer be posted up to 4 o'clock this Colony. As is Excellency the unofficial members of Council preserved if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses all Governor stated, this principle of dis- a guarded silence during the second criminating between local and outside reading of the Stamp Duties Amend. Those for the United Kingdom mast companies has been disapproved of ment Bill. As the measure passed Le divided into (1) Lundos, (2) at. Homs, at the suggestion of the rough Committee without a single ob- England and Wales, (3) Scotland, Board of Trade, on the ground that jection being raised, it must be assumed (4) Ireland; those for Germany it was a protectiva mensare. This that it received the tacit approval of into (1) Hamburg, (2) other places view would naturally present itself every member Why, then, did the in Germany.) P.M.Registry

Posting of to any one who did not know the pecu-nacfficial members render their sanction Newspapora, Books, and Patterns liar circumstances of the case, because to ita principle and its provisions? The on the very face of it, the proposal is to possibility mentioned by the Governor, establish what looks very like us dif- that it might be disallowed at Home: LATE LETTERS may be then posted inferential duty An examination of the upon the mistaken ground that it placed the Nieur Box at the Post Oflies with real facts, however, will show that the foreign Offices at a disadvantage, ought 10' coits leto: fea up to 9. PM, after which hour they may be sent on Board proposition is nothing more than an to have furnished a good reason why equalisation of burdens-it, indeed, the the nothcial members, in a body, with the same Late Fea

local offices will not continue to bear the should have backed up the Bill with all largest proportion of the burden, after the influence they could comrmed. The such proposal has become law. As the constitutional principle which is said to Bong-Colonial Treasurer has shown, in ble guide the Colonial Office occasionally kong and Shanghai on the following coun- lucid speech, the Home and Continental of considering the strong ojúnion held

ceasca.

br.M.Mail olosea

CORRAL

Money Orders.

1.-Money Orders are issued at

tring and places :

Aboy,

* Azores Is.

* Belgium.

Bermuda Canada.

Canton

Calony.

(Constantinople) Ögpras

Denmark. Egypt,

* Falkland Is. Fuochow.

* Gambia. * Gerinary.

*. Gibraltar.

Goll Chust, Hankow.

Hawaii. Hoihow.

Hongkong.

• Holland.

+ Honduras, (Br.).

Iceland.

India.

* Italy.

Japan.

* Lagos.

* Malta.

* Madeirs.

* Mauritius,

*

Newfoundland.

* Natal

New South Wales. New Zealand. North Borneo.

Ningpo. * Norway,

Port

Darwin.

* Portugal.

Queensland.

5. Helena.

Seychelles Shanghai

* Sierra Leone.

South Australia.

Straite Settlements.

Swaton. Sweden. Switzerland.

Tasmania.

United Kingdom. United States. Victoria

We

agencies contribute almost nothing to by the unofficial wemiere (ie, the resi- the local revenue. Insurance agencies dents) of a Colony-should most cer in other places (Bombay, Madrus, Cal- mainly have been appealed to on such an entta, etc) are heavily faxed for munt-eccusion as this It surely could-not- cipal purposes; while here the agencies have been possible that any of the in question escape even the small muni honourable members figured as an cipal rate for the upkeep of the Goveru eighteen-ngency merchant! Why, the ment Fire Brigades, and they decline in two gentlemen who worthily fill the any way to assist in extinguishing fires. positions of Chairman of the Board of On the other hand, the local office not Direction of the two local Fire Com- only pay all municipal taxes or rates (in-panies were there. The other honour- cluding that for the maintenance of the able members are closely identified Government Fire Department); but they with the local Offices; and all of Lister remarked) have spent year after year ibousands of them (as Me dollars for maintaining a Fire Brigade knew possibly wore about the subject of their own. It any be said that this than the. Colonial Treasurer did. Still is a duty which projierly devolves upon their silence was golden and savore. Of the Government, and that the extinc-course, their silence was cursent; but tion of fires is now universally relegated on this occasion we are of opinion it to the authorities, and not to insurance might have been something more.

companies. In this particular, however, Bougkong owes more to the Insurance Companies than it does to the local Go Festern Australis. verument; and the resident who is best: *West Indios (British, acquainted with the bistory of fire ex

Danish, and Dutch), tinction in this Colony will be the 2- Orders on the Countries marked are strongest advocate of this view of the forwarded through the Lucban Post Office, matter, The Volunteer Fire Brigade and are paid lose a small discount of abont was for many years--and is so still, in 2 in the E1, for which the remitter should a great measure-the mainstay of the allow. All such orders must be espressed fire-extinguishing efforts in Hongkong. in British currency.

3.--The commission charged is as follows (ascording to the currency the Order is

drawn in).

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Up to £2, or $10, or R 20,0,20 centa, 25, or $25, or N 50,...0.40. £7, or $35, or 1 70.0.60 £10, or $50, 100, 0.80 R150,... $1.00.

4-No

No Order must exceed £10 or 850 (unless drawa on India, when R150 is the

fimit), nor will more than two such Orders

TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE “OHINA MIL']

(Via Bouthern Line AUSTRO BUNGARY PREPARING FOR WAR.

LONDON, 4th March.

I in atmouiced that the Austro-Hunga

It is needless to go back and detail the rian Government will ask the delegations wretched condition of the apparatus for an extra military grant of ono hundred supplied by the Government for saving million forius, property from fire; to dwell upon the wany remonstrancas made against the continuance of such a state of things; or to recount the promises made by the powers that, be, only to be quietly ignored and in course of time almost

(From Le Courrier d'Haighmy.)

FRENCH ELECTIONS,

PARIS, 27th February.. M. Flourem, Minister of Foreign Affairs,

forgotten. Evers now, although much has just been elected depnty in the depart-

be issued to the same person, in favour of has been done to improve the apparatus

the same payee, by the same mail,

in use and the organisation of the Gnment of Hautes-Alpes and M. Bourgeois,

Money Orders on the United King-vernment Brigade, there is a great dead Prefect of Police, in the department of dom for ever nams not exceeding £ ure still to be accomplished. At all events, Marne. granted by means of Postal Notes, as to there is no disputing the fact that the which see caparate notice or the Hong-two chief local Companies (the Hong- kong Postal Guide.

(From Singapore Pepers.)

THE SUEZ CANAL

6-Suma not exceeding $50 may be re.Kong Fire and the China Fire offices) mitted between the Ports of China by have for nearly twenty years been do- manns of Postage Stampa, subject to a ing a great part of the Governinent London, 27th Feb.--England and Fransa charge of one per cent. for cashing them work at an enormous expense to thema are exchanging views regarding the amend or Money Ordera can be granted at Hong-selves. Without mentioning the oriments to the Suez Canal convention pro kong or Shanghai on Parts where there are ginal cost of the efficient apparatus posed by the Porte.

Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.

+ By means of Postal Notes.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, March 8

Nooo. Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited...

FRIDAY, March 9:-

Goods per Steamer Nuta unclaimed after

Noon subject to rent.

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the H.K. & Chinx Bakery Co., Ltd, as

Company.

the Office of

9.301

THE CROWN PRINCE.

The bulletins from San Remo continno favorable,

possessed by the Volunteer Fire Brigade, the sandal outlay of these offices for their Brigade amounts to, if it does not exceed, g10,000. This is apart altogether from the disinterested services of the gentle man who volunteer to man the engines, and whose gratuitous labours have for many years formed one of the most creditable features of our local history. pected that the Porte will comply with M. Therefore, we say, let any one count up do Nelidon's invitatioz, (to declare Princa the putlay on the part of the local Cou- Ferdinand's rule illegal) but that it will panies on account of their successful temporse.

THE SITUATION, Constantinople, 28th Feb. It is not ex

efforts during the last pineteen years in The other Ambassadors retain aloof, taking the lead in the matter of fire ex-

of the 30 p.m.-Mooting of Members of the tinction and when that is done to AN IMPORTANT DISCOURSE IN Dowod Hongkong General Chamber of Come consider how heavy that tax has been up in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy maros at the City Hall Goods per Pathas undelivered after this on the sources of these Companies for nervous debility, physical exhaustino, Were these offices to withdraw their Briand premature decry Tho discovery was

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date subject to reut Transier Books of Tho China & Manils gade from the duties which they now per made by a mulonury to Old Mexico Steamship Co., Ltd,losed from this form for the public so efficiantly, perhaps saved him from a miserable existence date to Ford Instant, inclusive,

a better idea would then be formed of the near grave, We learn that the Rev. Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions value of their services in the presenta Bloomsbury Square, London, W.O., will Noon Meyting of Shareholders of the the past. We are inclined to think that send the prescription, free of charge, on China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the na exemption from every form of rates receipt of self addresand desuped anta General Aganta' oviles.

Bad fazen for long terms of yesra logo,

SATURDAY, March 10