Mails:
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, 'BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,
MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; AL80
LONDON, HAVRE,
BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP,
N WEDNESDAY, the 18th April, 1888, at Noon, the Company'a Steamship NATAL, Commandant Sudur, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and DARGO, will leave this Port for the abovu places.
Insurances.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, Aarsrs of the above Company no authorized to fiture gainst FIRE & Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong. January 1, 1889.
NOTICE.
NILE CHINA MAIL
H. Ahrens, Bouclulu March 6, Ballast Swatow, steamers Toonan, Taiwan and MELCHERS & Co.
Alvine, German steamer, 400, T. Sammel. son, Pakhoi April 14. und Heiliowy 16, General.-WIELER & CO.
Pechili
The American barque Mount Lebanon ro ports: Pleasant passage throughout, with light winds and calus.
Waitin, Chinese steamer, 303, Chang 8hing, Tatsui April 12, General-UDINESE
EXPORT CARGOES, Per S.'S. Deccan, sailed 11th April Vinton, German steamer, from Macac Bayern, German steamer, 2,877, R. San For Lordon, 6,567 boxes Tua, containing From Hongkong. Canton and Macan:- der, Bremerhaven March 7, Antwerp 11,131,457 lbs. Congou and 1,000 lbs. Sorta- 14 Southampton 12, Genoa 19, Port Said 20, total 132,45? tbs. Ten; 26 bales Fine Silk, Suez 27, Aden 31, Colombo April 7, and 35 cases Sük Piece Goods, 210 balen Wasto Singaporo 13, Mails and General-MEI Silk, 75 kgs. Ginger and 141 pkge. Sun. dries For Italy, 20 bales Fine Silk. For France, 201 balea Fine. Silk, 23 caca Silk Piede Goode and 30 balos Docorna. From Mania: for London, 1 casa Oigara.
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY.
(LIMITED).
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED......$1,000,000.
THE
HE above Company is prepared to ao
cept MARINE RISKS at Curront Ratos on Gootis, & Policies granted to all parts of the World payable at any of its Agencies.
WOO LIN YUEN,
Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN' ROAD WEST Hongkong, December 2, 1887.
2349
Carga and Sposie will be registered for To-day's Advertisements.
London ampled in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
as for Marseillos, and ac
Shipping Orders will be granted-until NOT
will bo received on board until 4 pn., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.in, on the 17th April, 1888. (Pareals are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and valus of Packages aru ro- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Aguast,
Hongkong, April G. 1998.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
563
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, TORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK · SEA & BALTIC PORTS; ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, •
GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS.
THE COMPANY's STHAMEIN WILL CALL
NOTIC E..
COLONEL CRASTER and OFFICER ROYAL ARTILLERY request the plea sure of the COMPANY of the LADIES of Hongkong, at their SPORTS to be held on the CRICKET GROUND, on SATURDAY, April 21st, at 10.30 a.m.
J. D. ANDERSON,
OLERS & Co.
DEPARTURES. April 17-
Cicero, for Saigon,, Emeralda, for Haiphong, Malwa, for Shanghai.
spun, for Ainoy. Frigga, for Yokohsına...
CLEARED
Great Admiral, for San Francisco. Septima, for Saigon. Protos, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED
Per Carisbrooke, from Saigon, 2 Chinese. Per Names, from Coast Puris, 2 Huto- pears, and 12 Chinese.
Per Natal for Hongkong: From Shang- hai, Mr and Mrs Browti, Mr Misanto,' aud 10 Chingao; from Yokohama, Mesara Kubota and Neckson. For Saigon: from Shanghai, Messrs Ducros and Beverini; from Kobe, Mr Ozonne. For Singapura: from Shang. bai, Mr Farrer and servant; from
Koho, Mr Muta. For Marseilles: from
M
Secretary, Royal Artillory Sports, Rev. Me Morgan, Mrs Key and Shanghai,
Committee.
Houghong, April 17, 1888.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
G20
FOR SHANGHAI. VIA AMOY. (Taking Card Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHÊFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YAŃGTSZE. Į
The Co's Steamship
Murietaris,
Captain Nuson, will bu despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 19th Tost., at Daylight.
For Freight or Panagu, apply te
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Hougkong, April 17, 1899. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
ریوالی زیا دواره الانه
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL
593
Mr E Ronen, Mr and Mrs Audrow, infant and servant, Messrs Rey, Villard and Fero; from Yokohama. Mr Loqueux (French Consul), Captain Tojo, Messa Matsumoto, Titiboa Lieut, Sato, Captain Osawa, Mossrs_Keiko and Segawa; from Kobe, Sisters Justine and Agnes.
Per Mount Idawn, from Rajang, 2 Chi-
Per H. Printzenberg, from Houolulu, 127 | Chiueno.
Par Bayern, from Bremerhaven, &c, Major Wildenbruck, Mr and Mrs Pressel, Musars fl. Bogge, F. Sharp, F. Muyer, A. Buchheister, Dr. Johanneen, Mr C, Simon, and 195 Chinese
URFARTED.
Por Diamante, for Amoy, 13 Chinese, and I ch id; for Manila. Mr and Mrs Janes Meldram, Messrs E. Higgins and Artur Saluz, and & Chins,
Per Malio
for Shanghai from Hong koug, Mr and Mrs Retto, 2 infants and amah, Mr Geo
Geo Wheeler and servast, and Mr Fullarton Henderson; from London, Mire Bourchier, and Mr Elliot; from
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-- For SAIGON.
Per Benarty, at 10,30 am., on
day, the 18th ingt.
For STRAITS & CALCUTTA.- Per Arrutoon, Apcar, at uson, on
day, the 18th inst.
MEMOS, FÖR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
Koon. French Mail loaves for Ports of
Call, and Europe. Noon-Aratoon pour leaves for Straits
and Calcutta.
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, April 19:-
Goods per Stonmer Avd unclaimed after
Noan sahjeet to rent. Claims against the Moser must be sextio to Mesecs Russell & Co., on or batore this date.
FDAY, April 20
Goods per Arratoon Apear undelivered
aftor this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, April 21:~~~
10.30 am. Royal Artillery Sports. Goods per Frigga undelivered after this
dato aubject to roat
Wednce-TaVLADAY, April 20——
[No. 7091, Apuu, 17, 1888
Tax town of Bergon in Norway, which owna most of the Norwegian steamers that come paper, boon partially destroyed by fire.. to the Far East, hes, we notice in a German
We have rocolved the programme of the Royal Artillery's athletic sports to be held on Saturday next. It includes twenty-five events, among them being the Volunteer Gun competition, a menogorie race and THE WOOSUNG BARAt the roost annual chair mos (occupanta, officers of the garri- mercs, Mr John Macgregor made the state- meeting of the Shanghal Chamber of Conte son and fleet), besides several tuge-of-war.ment that the Chinese authorities had con- Colonel Creator and the officers of the R. A. tracted locally for barges, do, to dredgo
the Woosung request to be favoured with the company of community might indulge the hope that and he considered the
the Indica,
this
Bar
important work was now within the scope of practical politica We boliovo sator, named Joseph McGregor, was this is the one, and that the work of dred- charged at the Police Court to-day with ging will be noon commenced. Meanwhile It is satisfactory to the large steamer com- stealing a box of clothes belonging to au-panies that the depth of water lately on the other sean, Angost Brown. The com
Ber uns
onabled their largest visscle to plainant said he returned to the Sailors up to Shanghai, with no, or very
lightering; and the little, Bonus yesterday morning after having been said to be due to the change in some of the the improvement is in gaol for soven days. He went to the banks of the Yangiszu. This is no reason, baggage room and looked for the box on operations, and we hope they will push however, why the Chinese should delay 3p.-Auction of Pisces or Parcals of taining his clothes and could not find it. forward the work with as little delay as
Ground with Buildings. Wedges-THORSDAY, MAY 3
He spoke to the Superintendent, who wout possible.-Shanghai Counter and searched the store-room in the Sailors' THAT Priaca Bismarck and the new Em- Home, but the box could not be found press of Gacmany were never good friends, there. Complainant then wont with all the world knows, and when the newe constable on board the ship Great Admiral, trothal of bur daughter to the ex-Bulgarian arrived here the other day about the be where he found nothing. They then board-rogent, the opinion of many seemed to be, of the barque Lily and got permission to ly to be attributed to taion was principal- attributed to the ill-fouling, which search the cheats, and in defendant's he is said to exist between the Empress and found a jumpor, a hair brush and a stamp the Cha
the Chanceler.
From a tel
a telogram, dated belonging to him. The case was commanded Berlin, 25th utt., and published in a Japan vernacular paper, we learn that the ill-will till Thursday to allow the accused to bring between them has already broken out. Tho evidence in his defence..
telegrams rende a follows Biamarek is dissatisfied with the Empress of Germany,
For AMOY & SHANGHAI-
Pur Menchus, at & p.m., on Wednesday,
the 38th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, Par Nunoo, at 11.39 a.m., on Wendes-
day, the 10th inst
For YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU,
SAN FRANCIsco,
AND
Por Cily of Peking, at 0.30 px, on
Wednesday, the 19th inst,
For STRAITS & BOMBAY.--
Per Thiet, at 2.30 pin, on Thursday,
the 19th inst.
For SHANGHAL-
3 p.m.-Austion of Valuable Buiklings. FRIDAY, May 4-
3 p.m.-Auation of Valuable Propaty. SATURDAY, May 5:---
3 p.m. Auction of Piece of Vacant
Grobud.
NOTIC E.
www.w
A. S. WATSON, & Co.,
Per Kusang, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday, HA
tho 19th inst.
For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-
KOK.-
Per Kong Beng, at 9.30 .m., on Friday,
the 20th inst.
For SINGAPORE.--
Per Olympia, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 24th inst.
MAILS BY THE FRENGU PACRKT. --- The French Contract Packet Natal
will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 18th April, with Maile for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places
bo you, eis Marseilles; to Saigon, Straite Settlements, Batavia. Ennah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
Pie usa hours will be observed in oksing
the Mail, A.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAJL
LIMITED.
Quire a galaxy of Portuguese ladies at AVE JUST RECEIVED ended the Police Court this morning for the purpicks of making Mr Sercombe Smith acquainted with the particulars of a littlo free fight which occurred just after morn ing chapel on Sunday last. The story
THRIN
ANNUAL SUPPLY
of
and
SWEET CORN,
FORL
IMATE
Her Majesty interferos with politica, re- ring on the influence of lor author, H. M. Queen Victoria. She also ensures and attacks the regulations, &o., which are pro- autgated through the influence of Bismarck. Be
aays it is perfectly well known to hi that the Empress has stated that he will be tho
ruin of Gormang.-Sanghui Courier.
LAWN GRASS SEEDh the fair creatures told was fearfully Mosquito YACHTING.-The coming yacht and wonderfully mixed and must have em-season is to dovolope a new form of science barrassed his Worship a great deal, al- and pleasure on the muddy waters of the Whangpo. A mosquito yacht club has though he was too gallant to mention it. been formed, or is in course of formation, It all arose out of a money transaction, and it promises to bu
attraction. great attra the amount in question being 300, bo- Dr Little, Captain Moover, Measrs. Rait, tween two ladies named Ramsey and Reis,arg and T, C. Ramsay. are among the spirits of the innovation, and wo the former the wife of a dockyard employé hear that two new buata have recently ar and the latter a widow. This financial af- rived from England, that one new boat is fair led ficat to a civil suit in the Shomary second is to be built, and that two others. alrandy on the stocks in Shanghai, that a Court, next to a quarrel at the door of at are to be put in racing trim. The mosquito Franois' chapol, which included shocking with centre-boards, and they are to be asiled will be little more than upon boats, yachts language and a little biting and scratching, by their owners, no cara or fulohe being At Canton, on the 17th April, at H. Bwith a dash of hair-poiling, and it has now allowed. The boat that is now on the Ma Consulate, and subsequently at Ohrist Church, by the Rev. A. P. Happer, D.D., blossomed into a complicated Police Court fr. 3 in. doep, and she will have a
stocks is
18 fear long, & feet beam, 2 father of the bride, GEORGE DIXWELL affair with three summonses in which the board 7 feet long. She will be aloop rig Faaren, formerly of Shanghai, to ALVERDA CATHARINE.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, March 1, 1888,
MARRIAGE.
351
to be
centro
ar SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS ! (Paling Bergo and Passengers at through rates soilles, Messrs Marray, W. W. King The following hours are observed in closing FEARON, aldent sutt of the late Charics A parties get inextricably mixed. Mfr Web gea, with a bean pihteen feet long, and
AND LUGGAGE.
N.B.—Curya can be inken on through Bills
of Laling for the principal pless in KUSSIA.
9th day of May;
CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEWV- CHWANG, BANKOW and Porta on
the YANOTSZE.)
The Co.'s Sternship
Kutsung, Captain BLESSAR, will I despatched as above on
ON WEDNESDAY, the ahe Company THURSDAY, this 10th Instant at 4.m
Steamship BAYERN, Capt. R. SANDED, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and DARGO, will leave this port us above, calling at Gesos,
Skipping Onfers will be granted till Garge will be received on board
Neon,
or Freight or Penge, apply to
JARDING MATHESON & Ca.,
General Managers, Hongkong, April 17, 1888.
124
shaw, G. Clark, Bales, J. H.
Mr
and Mr Mackay. For Nagasaki: from
HHALL
5
Mais, c, by the French Contract
Packot:-
2.M.-Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the "Nar Box, which is always
open out of Office houre.
of departure,
Mr A. Hume. FrK-be: from Day befors departure,-
Mr and Mrs W. Fearon, Mr and Mrs Hampshire,
For Yokohama: from Hongkong, Dr G. R. Daphinry, Sil Ligut Lord Gilford, Mr Jas. Trevashus, Day ERA, DrT. J. Crowley, and 10 seamen From London, Mrs and MBB Denning, and Mr Arthur; from Bombay, Mr R. Brooks.
Per Ciccre, for Saigon. 12 Chine. Per Espana, for A noy, 81 Chinese. Per Frage, for Yokohama, 2 Europeans.
TO DEPART.
Per Natal, from Hongkong: for Saigon,
4 p.m., Specio and Parzols until 3 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Mars Ou Teng, Huynh Boi Baux; Chang
p.m. on the 8th May, 1888 (Parcain zré
hot to be sent on board; they mast bo
left at the Assur's Clice). Contenta and-
Value of Packages are required.
The Steiner Las splendia Accommodation i and carries a Dector and Stewardess.
For further Particulars, apply
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 14, 1888.
012
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
THE British Steamship BATAVIA,
4,650 Tous Register, WAXTON, COM-
mander, will be despatched for VAN- COUVER, B.C., vid KOBE and -YOKO- HAMA, on THURSDAY, the 10th May, at 3 p.m.
00
* * *}
To to followed by a Stamer (*
the 1st June, and PAKTHIA on the
3184 Juno.
Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast
by the points, by regular Steamers of the PACT COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers.
Through Passsge Tickets granted to Eng. land, France, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic lines of Steamers.
First-class
lass Fares granted as follows-
To Vancouver & Victoria, Mex. $160,00
To San Francisco.........
175.00
To all
I common points in Can
200.00
ada and the United States
To Liverpool
To London
Jin
744
300,00 300,00
To other European points at proportion ate rates. Special reduced rates granted to of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and Lo Imperial Chiness and Japanese Customs,
oms, to be obtained on application, Consular Favoices to
Cargo accompany destined to points in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Oices, addressed to Mr. D. E. BRÓWŃ, District
Agoni,
Froight will be
p.
on the 9th May.
B.0.
i
on board unti All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full; and the same will be received by us until
p.m. the day previous to sailing.
5
For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, April 14, 1888.
018
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN.
The Co.'s Sonship -
Kumring,
Captain SELLAR, WI I danpath as atove on
or about the 26th lustust.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
- JARDING, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, April 17, 1588.
SHIPPING.
625
ARRIVALS. April 16, 1888. - Carisbrooks, British str., 073, B. Cass, Saigon April 12, Ríos.-Monts & RAY.
Morent Lebanon, American barque, 539, Chas. B. Nelson, Rajang (Borned) March 18, Timber,ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
April 17 ----
Ming, and 1 Chineed: for Singapore, Messrs H. Wilman and Binsondon; for Batavia. Mr Kb Tjoen langs for Calcutta, Mr B. Signer for Marseille, Mr and Mrs T. Ortans and daughter, Mr and Mrs de Bezaure, Mc N. N. J. Ezra, daughters and 2 servants, Messrs R. Mourente, F Cretin and child, L. Martits and
and child,
L
For Suigen: from Shanghai,
Land Beverini; from
Messrs Ducros
10
יד -
AM.-Post Office opens. A.M.Registry of Letters ceras, 10.30 ..-Posting of all printed matter
and patterns ceases.
A. M.-Maile closed, except for Late
Lettore. 11.10 A.M.-
M.Lettem may be posted with
Jante Fos of 10 conte until
11.30 A.M.When the Post Office closes
entirely. 11.40A.M.-Late Letters may be posted
For Singapure: from hobe Mr Ozente: Ou and servant; from Kanghai, Mr Farrer Mr Muts. For Marseilles
From Shanghai, Rev. Mr Mor. ga, Mrs Roy and 2 daughters, Mr Rouen, Afe and Mrs Andrew, infant and aurvant, Mesars Rey, Villard and Furo; from Yoko- hana, Mr Lequoux (French Consul), Capt. Tojo, Messrs Matsamoto, Titibon, Lieut. Sato, Capt. Osawa, Morors Koike and Sega- Kobe, Sisters Justine and Agues. wis; frum
Par Septima, for Sagun, 50 Chinese Per Protus, for Bangkok, 100. Ohiness.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
London
In Paris-
on board the packet with Tata Fee of 10 cents until time of
•feparture,
Exchange. Boxoxone, April 17.
...
Bank, Wis,
For
21
On demand,
3/0
*1
3 days* sight,
+ months' sight,
3/05
Credits,4
Documentary,
4 mots sight,3,0
On demand, ...
3.80
Credits, 4 months' sight,
3.88
On New York-
On demand,...
Credits, 60 days' sight,
Wire,
221
221
231
2:1
... 72
... 723
33.00
The British steamer Namea raports: Namos, British str., 808, F. D. Goddard, Foochow to Amoy, light variable winds and Foochow April 13. Amoy 15, and Swatowhazy. Ang to Swatew, light Southerly 1, General--DOVOLAS STEAMSHIP CO. winds, dense fog and heavy rain, Swatow Natal, French eteamer, 4,030, Such, to porc, moderate N.E. winds and overenst, Shanghai April 14, Maila and General wit's heavy rain showers. Steamer in Foo MESAUERES MARITIMES:
chow, Nausing. steamer in Auvy, Glucks bury, and Alorican frigate Brooklyn. In
H. Pristenberg, Germun barque, 55,
Stocca
RANKA
shares
dongkong and Shanghai Bunk Corp,100,00
INSURANCES.
SHARE LIST--QUOTATIONS.
f. POSITION TER LAST Ratour,
up.
On Bibay-
On
On demand,
Calentad
Wiro, On domard
On Shangha
On demand, ... 20 days1 sight, Gold Leaf, 100 fine... Sorercims.
Arw. Balancee. Sward }Lad Dividerul
all 3,000,00
-
+1
all t
North-China insauce Co., Ld..... 5,0001⁄2· Yangtazo Insuisce Company, Ld.... 8,000 Jhina Traders' insurance Co., Ld....24, 0 Vaiva Insurance Society Co Ld....10,000
Jause Insurunen Co., Limited..... 1,5 1,200 Janton Insurance Office Co., Lt..... 10,00 Hungkung Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,
hina Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20, 600, Tao Straits Fire Insurance Co., L. 30, 000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, Ld.40,000f3 The Straits Insurance Co., Id........30,000 $
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.
IR, C. and M Strauboat Co., L15, 40, 000 ** Douglas Steanuship Co., Limited....20,000 $ indo-Unis S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387E 60,000 shares itszed...31,212 and Manila S. S. Co., Ld... 3,500
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ja
strong a Whanbun Dok Đọi, La. 12,500, K. and China Gaa Co., Linxited. 15, 100£ New Mhares...
£ 1,900 € Hougtong Hots: Company, Lt...."
200
---$4.50
Arнiz 17, 1898.
* 20,203.51 at 30/ for year 155% prem
working aj to Dec. 31,87
Tis. 100,00 TL. 408.132.00) 1866
50, T. 025,UKPS
Cashi
Tls, 23.65
Tis. 270, buyera 3,059.707% for 1886 Tis. 108, sellers 314,012.0626 %, 1886 $87 uom. 245,240.04207 9 unum $68, sellors $29,867.96 10 % for 1887 $72, buyers 125,771.208% for 1886 185 252,213.30 $29,80 for +63917) 650,000 3 172,031.938 6 for 1880 274, salep
18 17,000
219 79,432.525 % for 1886 $19, sales 200,000 $ -75,832.52
£37, sales
0,08 230,00 3 28,711 8 1,031,480
Dec. 31,67 8201 1151.13 8.% $50 4,387.5.05% for 1850/7/15 % dis., galos
None
10% prem., buyers
1,901.82 10% for '97 28 %, sales and sellers
10% and 3 8130 per share, buyers, fully 1,527.3.11
bonus for '4
paid up 80 half year, 678.94
M[3100 June 30 1897 6% for
429.60 16 % for 1687161 614,66 34% for 18868110 129,50.18 None
1008
201
100 $
201
100%
2+$
2
50
*40,000
+200,000
3,096 502 Lalf yo
all
147,3208
10.
50
ali
19. all
1. all
£ 2.13,177.31.
13,000:
101
all
China Sugar Company, Ligiitel...........{15, 000) |
It:
all
25 All
37 6008
*
50 all
DU
ali
10 all
100
60 all
SAILOR'S HOME.
"
NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, or
il
- BE
1881 1886
postar 91422
100 100)$
| 8,568 500 all 31899 500 alt
5,000 2
Бор
Rates of 14
T700,000)T1. 250)
7.%
Not Responsible for Debts. Tether the Guptain, the Agente, nor Hongkong lov Company, Limited... 5,000*
Omers, will be Responsible for thongkong bakery Company, Ld....
Nh
titk
any Debt contracted by the Officers or Luzon Sugar Company, Lemted. 7,00 3 Cren of the following Vessels, during their siny in Longhong Harbour:-
ALLIE ROWE, Hawaian brig, Captain J. Phillips-Wieler & Co.
B. P. CHENSK, American ship, Captain Hughes-Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
CENTENNIAL, American abip, Captain I M. Bearse.—Kamell & Co.
A
Pietes will be thankfully received
at the Bailor's Home, West Point,
Hongkong, July 25, 1887
Perak Sugar Cultivation Co... 3,000 TI Paras Tiu Mining & Song Jo... 6,000%
njom & Saughts Dua Sanistan
{40,000}$) Mining Co
HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown 00.17,000 8 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 $ A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited. 3,800% HK. High-Level Tramways Co, Ld 1,250 $
Chinese Imperial 1884
LOANS.
Aquadination of Dividend Fund,
راته
13,781.53
to Jas9161
sales
solloz
buyers
Nons
Nena
1260
T. 18 820
x div. nominal sales
NEB
8111
None
Nobe
8150, buyers 853
2,730.096, int. dir, prem,
12% prom, nominal
Paych yearly, 30 June Uct. I
March & Sept.)
+ Depreciation and Insurance Fundi
5% prem. 8% prem, buyers % prom, buyers
I de debit,
Ole China Srtail.
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1888.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
in
Tax Hupao tells a curious story of Chinese magistrates and prisoners. It is the custom, as we mentioned some months ago, for old prisoners to extort money from new prison- ars, and the day before yesterday an old priaouer in the Chebsion's prison demanded the old prisoner had the man fogged. On $300 from a new comer. This being refused, learning this, a friend of the latter presented petition to the Chelsien on Tuesday, much
the surprise
ber appeared on behalf of Mrs Reis and she will carry a mainsail and ju. The ex-
sual brate pense of these
is not Mr Hastings for Mrs Ramsey. The. cir- mere nothing.
great, The publication of this issue commeurd camstances coming immediately under the have been racing on the river for youn comparista with those that 18.00 .m.
Magistrate's attention, so far as they could the same, and the Mosquito Yacht Club past, while the pleasure derived is almost be made out, were as follows. On Sunday should be very successful-Shanghai Cou morning last, Mosdantes Ramaey and Rain dutifully wont to chapel, but did not appar ently derive so much advantage from their devotional exercises as they might have dona. Just as they were leaving Chape PAMSED SUEZ CANAL.
Mre Bois, who is the mauagar of a loan OUTWARD BOUND-Propontis, Fob 28 association, mentioned the money question Delemyn, March 2; Altmore, 6; Port in not very choice languago, it is said; Adelaide, 13; Principia, 16; Achilles, and the result was a scrimmage of the kind Berenice, Northern, Prometheus, Moray, 27; Ijemnah, Oupack, Priam, Yorkshire, already referred to, in which Mrs Ituis was April 3; Glogue, Metapediu, 6; ante assisted by her daughter and Mrs Rainsey nor, Albany, Lydia, 10; Cyclops, De by her husband. The case was adjourned
Nestor, Gleneagles, Monmouth till Thursday. vonshire, shire, 13. BOMEWARD BOUND --Sun, Feb. 17; In- We soo by the Shurgo that the anturits graban, 21 Elektra, 28; Glenea, derived from the sale of official rank for the Mar, 13; Orestes, 20 4jur, 27; there Yellow River Relief Fund were as follows: 19092 , Gela, Chendra, Carmarthenshire,During the 11th and 12th moon, last April 3 Diomed, Polyltymaia, Sach year, The 800,000 and Th. 300,000, ru- sen, 10; Sarpedon, Jacob Chussten capectively. During the 1st and 2nd moon, this year, Tis. 80,000 and Tie. 180,000, respectively..
13.
surprise of the official, wha promised to investigate the air. This renched the
or of the old pris
prisoner shortly before Iriend paid a visit to the man who
nother i
had been flugged, and
and he supposed that the visitor was the petitioner to the Choksien and had him dragged into praon nad logged. The Chehsten on opening his court sant for the prisoner who had boots fegged, but he was not forthcoming, and was not fort
and a runner informed the magistrate that the victim was detained by the old prisoner who refused to allow him to come to
to Cours. Another prisoner who was in Court corroborated the state The O. & O. Co.'s 3. B. Sur, Pablo, with the
AMERICAN MALL of March 24, was to The Canton correspondent of the Shou-pas
menta in the petition, that a demand for leave Yokchuus on the 12th ingat, writes that the Magistrate of Kinng-chow money was followed by a dingging, the and may be expected here on or about (Hainan) has really been killed by the rebels, dogged for the same reason; and that the
witors saying that he
Linasalf had been the 18th icel
and another official, who had been wound-friend of the now prisoner had been locked. The Navegazione Generale Italiane Co. a kong, and died
od by the insurgoata, returned to Hong-
by the old prisoner and flogged. the otects of his in-p steamer Bormida left Singapore for this juries. The Viceroy Chang Chib-tung has
Kanners were again sont to the prison and port on the 11th instant, and may be therefore despatched 16
procuted the roltage of the new prisoner, geuboats to Hoi- expected to arrive on or about the 17th how, with a large number of trianglion Chehaien then wont in person to the prison, but the latter's friend was detained. The itst,
litary officers, for suppressing the robullion!
but the door was shut in hie face and
face and bar ded while extremely bad language was
culú da
nothing
The Glen Line steamer Glenfiles, from
by
rianded
reft singapore on the 13th ADVANTAGE will be taken of the more id to him. Seeing lie
and may, or about the 19th April.
for Colouibo, turning,
with the old
be
expected hors on frequent auilings of the steamers of the uned to
Peninsular and Oriental Stouto Navigation the Chchsien returned the way he had come and reported the state of affairs to The Union Line steamship Frisia, from and Hous
left Singapore on the 14th Antwerp,
and Houg braces and
on the Taotsi, who sunt a Weigten. thirty inst inst, and may be expected to arrive Kong, in future overy:
a potty official who parleyod here on or about the 20th inst.
instead of
Wednesday every alternate
prisoner
for two haars before. The Canadian Pacific Line steamer Baiuris morning, Parcel tails for Western Australia he euld procure the release of the detaia- left Vancouver on the 4th instant for are now despatched from London every old prisoner remained in pusession of the ed man. Up to yesterday afternoon the Hongkong,
Thursday morning. The P.&O. steamer Tanjore, from Bora-
prison, hut-the braves had been reduced to boy, Jeft Columbo on the 11th instant, KUNNING RECORDS BEATEN - remarkable ten, who were to remain and koop the
performance was accomplished at Oxford peace. on March 9 by F. J. K. Cross, of New
at noon.
THE sports of the Hongkong Public School College, and president of the University He Liverpool Local Marine Board met on will be held to-morrow afternoon.
Athletic Club. He zas in the balf-mile March 8 at the Sailors Home, for the strangers' race of Wadham College sports, purpose of proscuting a gold watch which A COOLSE was fined $5 in the Pollo Courtec. This time beats the amateur record Germany to Captain Hugh Nish, of the and covered the distance in 1 min. 84 2-6 had been awarded by the Emperor of to-day for being in possession of Be calties for this distance, which was previously atcame ip Cyclops, for services rendered to of putrid pig, with whink he doubtless held by L. E. Myers, the famous American the crew and passengers of the wrecked
runner. The latter ran the half-mile at German stear wished to poison the community.
steamer Oder in 1887. Mr. At Now York in 1885 in 1 win. 55 2-5 see T. R. Shailerosa occupied the chair, and read It was only last Wednesday that Crous the HERE is a gem. A Straits local paper says: covered the balf-mile in 1 min. 66 2-5 sec,
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A MERTING of Members of the Volunteer Corps will be held at Head Quarters to morrow evening, to elect a Recreatica Committee, arrange for another Smoking Concert, and to consider other propositions which will be brought forward.
their
vessu!
sigusie
as they
ving particulars in the following accu
by services rendered are in reference to the Captain Nish-On May 30 at 6 Two process servers in the Magistrates' THE PLANTING ON THE GRAND CANAL Colonho, and bound from Suez to along the northern Court have simultaneously resigned their A correspondent writes to the Cimese phure of the Island of Sucotra, Captain Nish
steering along appointments. Two new hands have jumped Times us follows. The instructions of and officers observed a vessel near the ox into their shees.
the Viceroy regarding the planting of tremo castorn and firing signals of distres trees is being vigorously carried out along guns, rockets, dejt
etocred the banks of the Grand Canal. They were towards bur, answering her met with by a recent traveller within 50 la did so. At 7.30 a boat put off from the of the border of Chilli, and planting is vessel
vessel in distress and came towards them, rapidly going on. Willow saplings or eut- and when she cats alongside it proved to tings are planted at a regular distance of ten be in
charge had
of the chief officer,
who Arid in They are placed upon the inner morning before daylight, and that, as there Chinese fest apart, and on both aides of the that the
struck on the reaf that slope of the protecting embankment. In a was no hope of saring the vessel, the captain few instances willow limbs of considerable of her wished us to remain by them until aize are planted.
daylight, and then take them all
on board. this vessel. From the
the third and a boat
on the Tour mou
ading on the and effoot a and that the Portuguess Ambassador row Yuen ia conferring with the Curian Govern. as they were returning o
they succeeded in coing, but to the boat capsized in the surf, and one man only regained the ceived from Peking. It is Peking to exchange ratifications with the the conferences are relative to the
is ramcured that ship, Chinese Government
the employ water. Thicking there ment of foreigners. The father of the King possibility of
It be
Der Ostasiatischen Lloyd learns that by the A JAPANESE vernicular paper has the appeared that he deptain's report
English mail before last the ratification of following news from Corea-We are in officer with four the new Portuguesa-Chinese treaty arrived, the effect that the Chinese Representative ebore. This
receipt of a lato telegram from Jeneboan to 30th to
In Shanghai will leave immediately ferment in accordance with narration at ship, after being nearly four logra in the
the
that.
of then, or
OF BOR
bare
is said to have advised the latter that for reached the shore again, the hem t The Band of the Northamptonshire Rogi Cures to acknowledge itself a subject State safe to do, g the thore, as mar na it was ment will play at the Officers' Mess, Marof China and to put itself under hor posent boats alongeng at Aden, and but seeing no signal they gave all hops. The agents of North German
ray Barracks, this evening, commencing at fection, but this advice seems to have 8 o'clock. The following will be the pro- King. The officials and people side with
received but little consideration by the the crew and passengers and mails went on shore by them. Une isdy, a passenger, gramme - Märch
Valse Bersuade....
Achttis
Newton Golica Rosa
Rickards. Un Pimaler Bosques P., Waldteufel,
Joud Monày, Bendments.
the King's father, provided that there is no named Elsie Fisher, was too i to bs special contract made in connection with it. removed in the ordinary way, and expired The King has ordered an examination to just as the dhoofis came alongside. The be made in connection with the reform of Chairman then handed Captain Nish the the taration system with the view of en watch, and expressed here that the larging the mining industries, agreeably to recipient would long live to enjoy the the advice of Jadge Denny,
bonour conferred upon hita.
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