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Notices to Consignees." To-day's Advertisements Co.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

8.9: MURAY, FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, LONDON & SINGAPORE. YONSIGNEES of Cargo aro bereby in-

forced that all Conde, a boing landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Kow- LOON WHARY & Gudows Cn. At Kowloon,

whence and jur from the Wiarvas delivery

may, be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwardot anless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY

No Clairon will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowns, and all Gooda remaining undelivered after the tth May will be subject to rent at the rate of one cent per packago per day.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before

GLEN LINE OF STEAM, PACKETS.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.,

Thu tenag

Glenshiel

10.

TILE CHINA MAIL

Captain DONALDROV, will be despatched as alove London More 23, Since Speil 29, Giengyle, Britishsteater. 2,214, Glason, TO-MORROW, the 2nd of May, nt 2 p..GJARDINE, MATHESON & Ch.

This Steam has superior Accommoda

tion for Paseo porn, and carries a Doctor

and Stewardess,

Für Freight of Paysage, apply fat-

| Swatow April 30, General →DOVGLASSTEAK Had light, S.W. wind and £ne stear wen- "Ther throughout, son smooth. In Swatow, Thyra, German alander, 604, P. A. Jacobsters Neuchatang, Yikingaid Formosar, son, Chefen April 24, Beans.-SISSEN &

The Chinese steamer Kuany Lee reports: Co.

Left Shanghai on the 27th April, experie ericed heavy fog to the Brothers; thence to Rustno Les, Chibeau sur, 1,504, Knights, port, light S. W. wind and fine wosther. Shanghai Nus) 27 Gel-C. M. . N.After coming through Steep Island para

sighted steamer Niugno, hearing NW. Left San Francisco April 7th, at 5 p.m.

The British stoauser Oceanic reportas, Arrived Yokchain April 24th at 9.1

p.m., 16th, wich we encountered strong to page 16 days, 14 ha, had mod ratu raviable winds all the passage except Jäta- fresh West and N. W gale and heavy sen. Luft Yelcome on April 26th, st &a.. Arrived Hong, and May lat, et 3 p.m. pusage days, & hours, light wariable winds and very smooth sea from 29° North, and 127 E., to past Away foggy misty weather; thence to port fine weather.

Metcalfe, So Trucis o Apil 7. and Yoko Done Heitish stuurder, 2,879, Juo hama 26, Mlads and Geturál ---C, & 0, S.

Nipo Germna stämmer, 743, Schulz, Shanghai April 27. Genend. Susses & 694 Ch.

Bonemeye, British stunner, from Wham.

JAHRINE, MATHESON & CO.,

dgets. „Hongkong, May 1, 1888

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI FIKÁMOY.

the 4th May, or they will not be re-(Taking Gary & Passengers at through v niek cognised,

No Fire Insurance has beer, effected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by

ADAMSON, BELL & Cn.,

İgenta.

Hongkong, April 28. 1888.

STEAMSHIP DJKMNAH.

047

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JONSIGNERS of Cargo from London

CONSI

And Havre, ex Slöumships Adven and Manche, and from Brdeaux, ex Steam-

for NINGPO, CHEгOO, NHW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW

Parts on the YANCISZE.)

The Co. Shige

Priam,

Captain JACKSON, will be dearestohet as above on THURSDAY, the 3rd Instast, at Daylight

For Freighs ir Passage, sply t

BUT PERFILD & SWIRE. tumb

Hongkong, May 1, 1888

Pekk

DEPARTURES. May 1:-

d | Normanhurst, for Sunfiskar..

Oopark, for Shan

Much, for Hailow and Pakici ¡Hero, for Winnupra.

Kenny Lee, for Wampen. Thum, for Whampo Arecious, British frigate, for Shanghai. Herr, Brith cruiser, for Shonghi.

British sloop, for Shanghai. British ertiser, for Shanghai. Bilah gabeat, for Shanghai, Reface . for Sa

No

179 Dinmonte, for Auroy and Manila, Haiphon for Cunst Purts.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

· LIMITED.

CLEARED.

ships President Leroy Lailler und Cambrai, FÓR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. ; Prometheus, for Shanghai,

in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods-- with the

and

of Treasure the exception Valuable-are being landei and stored at

A kill.

The Co.'s Stearnship

Namor Capt. CortaRD, will be

pachet for the abne.

their risk at the Kowloon Glowns. Forts on THURSDAY, the led lustaut, at whence delivery may be obtained immedi ately after landing. Optional Curg

willbeforwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Consignees before 11. To-DAY (Friday) request ing it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersig

Goods remaining unclaimed after FRI- DAY, the 4th May, at Noon, will be subject to rent, and landing charges at one cont por packet per dimo.

All Claine must be sent in to me on or

For Freight or Pusage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIN & C

General Managers. Hongkong, May 1, 1868.

Esper, fo Fanny and Manila. Trimsaph" for Cheifos and Newchwang. Alevin, for Hoihow and Pakhai.

PASSESCERS. ARREven

Per Teheran, for Hongkong from Yoko- hana. Mr and Mrs Powell, and & Chinese; fro Koe, Mesra Robinon, V. Reh, Sin Cheng, Captale; 7. Sana, Mersra T. Wickendon, L. Wills, Fraser, Linklater 207 and fleetings; from Naganasi, Mesars Myer J. 1 Mugene, Yero, Labels Kofod, al 10 nativer crew of steamer Zambes From Yokohama: for Colombo, M Kennedy and Logan; for London, Messi Short und Herick.

GLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKECS.

FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

before SATURDAY, the 5th May, or they brine Steamship Slaggle havinger- will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been offered,

DE CHAMPEAUX,

Apent

Hongkong, April 27, 1888.

Insurances.

978

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

EXCORYOSATED BY ROYAL CHARTKE OF His Majesty King George The First, 4. . 1720

THE Undersigned having been appointed

prepared to grant Insurances au follows:-- Marine Department. Policion at current rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Porte of India, Obina and Australia,

Tagants for the above Corporation an

Fire Department,

-

Per Praton, fr Sagan, 40 Chinese. Per Priam, from Singapore, 200 Chinese.. Per Namen, from Swatow, Capt. Hasen-

rives from the above Ports, Con-winkel, and 56 Chinese. signees of Cargo by her and by the Steamship Canade from New YORK, Are hereby informed that their Gourle are being landed at their risk into the Godowne of the HongKoy & KOWLOON WHARY &

may be intacted.

MacFarlan aul Mille, ad 140 Charse

Per Kuting e. from Shanghai, Measra Pr Gleague from Singapore for Hong- kg, 160 Chinese. Fr in London for Sha

hai Mr Bani, Captain Hill, Mos

COMPANY. Li,at Kurloon, whence Grozson and fantily; Mrs. Bremner und family. MeCollings, and Meand Mrs Nailor.

Per Randall H. Fyn, A. G. Stokes, Miss II. E Ocenie, from San ancisco, Messrs

Hartwell, Mr and Mrs Law Hee Yes, and 84 Chips,

Optionul Cargo will be forwarded an- tess notice to the contrary be gives before

TO-DAY Carge rusining undelivered after the ath Instant will be subject to rent.

₪1.

No Fire Insurance has been offerted, Bill of Lading will be enontorsigal by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

sigents.

englong, May 1, 18.

704

Not Responsible for Debts.. Jeither the Captain, the digents, sur,

Owners will be Iteponsible for any Debt contructed by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during Life Departeien. Policies issued fog auga nd exceeding their stay in Hongkong Harbour :----

Policies issued for long or short periods at aurrei ratas.

£6,000 at redused rates.

2

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

*** Hongkonz, July 25, 1872. -

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM.

PAN.

THE Undersigned, Acesrs for thọ above THE

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratea.

NORTON & Co.,

Agents.

1340

Hongkong, July 16, 1887. *

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

THE

INSURANCE' COMPANY,

Per Nie, from Shanghai, Captain C. and officers, and 70 Chineso. Red, late Commander of the San Pablo,

DEPARTED.

Per Soch, for ofhow, 40 Chinese. For Bentacers, for Singapore, 912 Chi-

Kosu

Per Haiphong, for Coast Ports, 4 Euro- pens, and 500 Chinese

Per Diamant, for Amoy, 104 bimae," and 6 children; for Matta, Messrs Wide Harrison, W. A. Duff, James Troup, and Gee. MacFarlane, 13 Chinese, sed chi

dresi.

TO DEPART

Per Airona, bor Shanghai: from Hong keng. Misa Ketharine Bates, Misa Brown- jave, Tressol. A. Huez, Moras D. Hur

ALLIT Rowe, Bwaiian brig, Captain J. Phillips, Wieler & Co.

CENTENNIAL, American ship, Captain Isoo, M. Buran. Russell & Co

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Apr 30, 1888- Teheran, British steaner, 1771, J. H, Seymur, Yok hatua zet Kole, and Naga saki, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Un.

Antoinette, British barque, 884, E. Th Bunje, New York January 5, Potroleum.- ORDKB

Protos, Gertas atcamer, 1,093, C. Sören ¡HE Undersigned, AGENTS of the alawa

Company, are authorised to Inaureen, aigon April 25, Rico and Paddy. against FIRE at Current Rated

EDUARD SCBYLass & Co.

May 1-- Louise, Gernist barque, 608, T. Köhne,

Jungen aud sargent, Mos e Alfe d

Harvey ૬. ધ.

4. Bwanstrous; from Len don. Res. H. Sow rhy's mah. Mr Hali- day's amah, Mr Ligh, Mrs Leigh, Mr L. More, ma-servant til mid-servant from Marseilles. Masus Pr. and Home: from Brindisi, Mr Herbert; from Naples, Mr G Freat.

!

The British steaner Ninpo reports: Loft Shanglin on the 27th April, at 31 .., fine clear weather. Anchored at 2.30 pn., wtsido the red buoy thick from fuga. Left i

again at 10 p.m., passed Tong-Ting at 9 a.m., en 28th, at in logs, which lasted all wy dawn to the Brothes, wind Southerly. from there tport fine clear weather and- S.B, wind Arrived at the wharf at 3.30 p.m.

FOST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:--

For SINGAPORE,.-

Per Dulacig, at 11.30a.m., on Wedaes:

day, the 2nd May,

For CREFOO & NEWORWANG-

For Tim, nå 11.30 a.m., on Wednes

day the 2nd inst

For SHANGHAL---

Pur Pisia, at 11.30 t, on Wednesday,

the 2nd inst

Ter dany, at 11,80 p.m., on Weducedag,

the 2nd May.

For YOKOHAMA & KOBE.-

Per Glership, at 1.30

, on Wednes. day, the 2nd inst., instead of as pre- viously noribed.

For SWTOW. SINGAPORE & BANG-

KOK. -

Par Talching, at 3 30.p.m., on Wodnios-

day, the 2nd May.

For PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE-

Per Change, as 5 p.., on Wednesday,

the 2nd May.

For HAIPHONG.-.

Pur Fajr, at pm., on Wednesday, the 2nd it, ateul of as previously notified.

For KOKE.—

Per Esmeralda, ato p.m., on Wednesday,

the 2nd inst

For STRAITS & CALCUTTA.—

Per Thing . at 2.80 p.m., on Thursday,

the Bed May. For STRAITS & BOMBAY

Per Lombardy, at 30 p.m., on Friday.

the 4th inst.

For SAI00X.-

Per Septips, at 3.30 p.in., on Friday, the

4.

Per reton, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the

just.

For NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, Per Habes, et à p... on Monday,

the 7th May,

For SINGAPORE-

Per Iphigenia, at 1.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 8th Blay.

closing the ENGLISH Ma per Teheran ou The following hours will be observed in SATURDAY, the ath Instant. The Money Order Offee will be closed at 5 the day before.

8.00) A.. ---Posting of Prices Current and

Circulares.

(Press Current and Circulars may however be posted no torie o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses all one way).

1910 AM Registry Cwinds 10.30.M.-Posting of

J

Nowspapers,

Borks, and Patterne cases, 11.90 A.M-Mail closes.

Per Prometheus for Shanghai, 4 Euro-LATE LATTERS may be posted (from porta.

Per. spans, for Ames, 91 Chinese. Per mph, for Chefon, 10 Chinese. Per a win, for Huihow, 80 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

11.10 am) with 10 cents hate fee up to 11:30A.M., after which hour they may

|

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

THE 8. & Zambesi, lately of the P. & O. line is, we observe, ngw to run on the Ca-

2 p.a-Glenshal leaves for Yokohama nudian Pacifte roate. She leaves here this

day week for Japan and Vancouver.

and Kobe

3 pon.-P. M.B, S. Co.'s Stonuser leaves For Yokohamin and San Francisco, ~

4 p.m.-Trichien Toys for Sratow,

Singapore and Bangkok,

4 p..may leaves for Shanghai,

THURSDAY, May 3

General Memoranda.

3 p.nAnelion of Valuabla. Buildings, Ciuda per Pratis undelivered after FanAy, May 4:

Liin dato nuhject to rent Goode par Stonnier Djemaah unclaimed

after Noon subject to rent. Goods por Meray undelivered after this

dato subject to rent,

[No. 7708-Mar 1, 1888.

INFORMATION has bent, received here with regned to the result of the Cambridge Loont

examinations. Of the 20 Junior eandidates

さ

who were akamuued at this contre at Christ pa at the following succeeded in satisfy- THE Advantages of the Marine-boytinging theexaminers:A. Boasein Wone Fan, system so thoroughly well worked out by F. Southey, R. T. Lammers, T. Singh. the Postmaster General of inte years, in Of the candidates over ago who took the connection with the English Mail atoamers, junior papers to Man, Ying and Wan were clently illustrated by way of contrast Tang Zu excceeded in satisfying the exam- yesterday afternoon. When the P. & O. Finers, No Senior candidate was auccessful. steamor was signillud at about a quarter to There was only one candilate from the three p.. yosterday, and, it was at once Diocesan Home, ul. ha passad in all the apparent that the Ancer had xindo the subfoc's he took up. The following satisfied from Singapore in two hours less than in Preliminary Religious Kowledge and five days-which is good work for this English subjects, only F. Lawmart, F class of stammer-residents generally looked Harapool, and A. Wallace. These resulta to have their nails in their possession by 4 show a marked improvement on last year's o'clock. Owing, however, to the illus of Thon only one from the Public School and the Marine Sorter on board, whose duty it two from the Central School passed. Now was to sort the mails and make them ready we have five from the Publio School, four for immediate delivery, the sorting could from the Central Beheol, and one from the not be done; and the result was that re-Diocesan School sidents had to wait nearly two hours longer for their letters end papers. It is but seldom those arrangements fail, and their Goods per Capuck undelivered after this occnsional break-down shows how great the man practices that have brought the trade

3 p.m.-Auation of Valuable Property, 19 p.m.-Mouling of Zetland Lodge. SATURDAY, May

Noon-Auction of American Steamer

Sta Pablo.

3 p..

prauation of Piece of Vacant Gula per Taisng undelivered after

this date subject to rent, Goods per Glenshiel undelivered after

this date subject to runt.

May

SUNDAY

Tussy, May 8-

date subject to rout.

Offcial Proelmation has boon imuod in Peking, thanks again to Baron vou Kottler's spirited practical action, warning dealere in strawbraid for export against continning

boon the sarting system is to the com-into discredit and have done so much injury

Goods per Glingyle undafirerod after this munity.

date subject to rent. Treasur, May 17

4 pm.-Auction of Pice of Ground with Furnace Work-ahuja and Buildings,

NOTICE.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

Tue shore enolice and cargo-bost men are now as busy as bees, and it would seem that they rondeavouring to make me much honey as they can during the spurt

to the foreign merchants, who have been wronged by improper mixture, bad condi- tann, short lengths, a

WB (Chinese Times) regret to learn from Port Arthur that a Ipakage has taken place through or under the after dan of thu steam basin, which has proval too much of work which boa now to be got through.for the pumping machinery to cope with, and there are said to be five feet of water In this matter of charges, it may not be now on the for of the brain. This

generally known that the merchants of this accident will probably somewhat delay the Colony have a substantial grievance against completion of the works, which otherwise

were reported to be progressing rapidly. the cargo-boats. A tariff has been laid down by law, but from some reason advice as yet of the Korean Ensoy TER London & China Express says:Wo to the United States having been received breach than the observance. Of course by either the Foreign Secretary or the this is merely a branch of the huge and Prosid. nt. Meanwhile, the other Envoy

for

Bumpo must be u

he coming overland many-sided syata of overbearing conduct through Russia, as he has no arrived by and exorbitant charges caniniained by the any of the mails, v France or Italy. Pos-

AVE JUST RECEIVED other that tarif is more honoured in the H

THXIN

ANNUAL SUPPLY

of

LAWN GRASS SEED vacicus combinations of Chinese throughout

the

SWEET CORN,

FOR

IMMEDIAT SO WIN .

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hougkom. March 1, 198.

Chą gmina Silail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1888

sibly this route is chinace, as he is more

u

burg than at either, London, Paris, or Berlin, to which Courta he is hitoviso ac to have boon instigated by Kussia.

redited. Korea is believed in this matter

the Colony. For the present, as we hate said... a good deal of arreats of work have to be made up in the matter of moving cargo and while this pressure hats, and the colles are fully employed, it is natural that prices Tax railway anal coal wharf at Tang-ku, this side of Takes, aud on the north bank of should go to a premium. Bat that a met-tho-Peihe, is now occasionally visited, anya the Chinese Times, by steators and sailing vessels. The whart has deep water along. side, and good accommodation fur discharging, and lending vessels. The place will soon become very important, ag

as when the railway is completo, as it no doubt will be in early autumn, the Intear ateamers of the season will load and unlead there. In December last The Teresa discharged pieces of ironwerk upon the whart weighing near- ly ten tous mich,

chant should now have to pay 50 or 75 per cent. more than he did formerly, is carry ing the defianco of a fixed tariff a little too 351 far. When the final adjustment of offaire somes to be made between employers and paul he publication of thus istue conmes.ced employed, this matter of a tariff being ad- of 7.45 pm.

nered to in accordance with law ought to be seriously and effectively dealt with.

SIXTEEN lots of Crown land, at the back of St. Stephen's Church and on either sido of the tow strest being opened up from Fung Mo street to Quoon's Road, were of fered for sale yesterday afternoon, the upset price boing $3 per square foot. There was a rather poor attendance of bidders The advertisement gave no indication of where in the Westera district the lots were to be sold, and few seem to have been at tenoted by it. The consequence was that most of the lots wars sold for less than thoir value, and six on the left hand side of the New atcoat (starting from Queen's Rand end) did not even find bidders. The corner lot on that side, however, was protty keenly bid for, falling eventually to the

TELEGRAMS.

(For the Free Press.).

THE DUTY ON BOTTLED WINE. London, 24th April-Mr Galatone gays notice that at the Committee stage he will

use the duty on bottled wine. -The French Government threatens to withdraw the moal favoured nation treat mont should this tex be passed.

THE QUEEN AND THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.

Her Majesty and the Emperor of Austrin

| A RUMOUR is now eirenlating to the effect

that an Englial resident of Yokohama is

in co-operation with some native merchantg in Tokio, projecting to establish an fron inetory for the purpose of importing un- manufactured iron from abroad and nunu- facturing it, and that the engineers have already arrived here from Eugland. The capital of the factory is stated to be 4,000.000 will be at first used so as to increase the or 8,010,000 pen, about the half of

of which capital gradually. For the President of the factory, it is save that a late Secretary in mont, who is not now an official, will be the Agricu tural and Commercial Depart elected, Butta Shimpo.

be sent on Board with the same Late had most curdial interview at Innsbruck. Hon. C. P. Chater for $3,200, or about í ed, the idea:

Fut.

EMPEROR FREDERICK'S HEALTH. Berlin, 24th April-The Eusperor con-

$3.88 per square foot. Eight of the lots on the other side of the street were also knocked down to Mr Chater, five of them without competition at $10 above the upset DESPERATE FIGHTING BETWEEN price, one at 230, and another at $850 above ... GREEKS AND TURKS. the upsut price, while for the last be paid Constantinople, 24th April.-Desperate $500 advance, or 63.00 per square foot. fighting has taken place between the Tarks The largest lot of all, No. 12, of which the and Grooka at Canca; 30 far in latter hare | Upset price was $3,480, was left unsold. the best of it, having killed and mutilated tive hundred Turks.

MAILS 3 rue GERMAN PACS-- The German Control Packet Bayern- The British baras Autoin-tle reports: From New York to Sunda Straits, Apri

will be despatched out WEDNESDAY,tinues to improve. 2nd, rough weather throughout; thoses t

the 9th May, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and conn- port, much calm and light variable

airs, trics beyond, wid Brindisi; to the generally from hetwosu S. and E-On-20th Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bacmah Match

Gerican

India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Ceylus, Hamburg December 6, General--SIEMSSex from Liverpool, hound sque R.SIT, Singapore 40 days at, at 90° 13′ S., and

c., &c. *102 long. 301 E. The Geraz

Registry couses at 24. Prism, British steamer, 1,100, T. Had the weather, light S. E. wind and sca.

Proba stealer THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY Jackson, Liverpool an Singapore April 5,

reports: The Mai closes at 3 r.. Lato Lotters fill

3.30 with 10 cents extra postage. (LIMITED).

General-BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE.

The British steamet Prius reports: Had Correspondenco aluould be marked PEE cals and fine weather the whole way.

GERMAN MAIL, or with the name of the Namene, British air., 863, F. D. Goddard,{

Packed.

GILMAN & Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

Co.

14

NOTICE.

Oo.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED...$1,000,000.

THE above Company is prepared to do.

copt. MARINE RISKS at Current; Rates on Goops, &e. Policies granted to all parts of the World payable at any of its Agencies.

WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD West. Hongkong, Doce:aber 2, 1887,

2940

venia.

HANKA,

js, f Shares

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp.:60,00 #

INSURANCES. North-China intrance Co., Ld..... 5,00€

Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld... 8,000 € Join Insurance Society Co., Ld........10, (+5

The Britisti ateser Fement reports:

SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.

TEH POSITION PER LAST REPORT. 1st Divizieresį

Balancea.fwand

up

ایک بوون

all 89,900,00

MAY 1, 1888.

Cast..

20,903.51 aS0/ for years working aje te Dec. 31,8155 % prom.

-lema wa, no Tls. 106,132.60

To-day's Advertisements. Chi Traders Insurance Co., Ld... 24,000 $23.95

HONGKONG

WA

CLUB.

T7ANTED-A LIBRARIAN,

by Lotter to the SECRETARY. Hongkong, May 1, 1888,

TO LET.

L

20,00%

Banton Insurance Ottice Co.. Ed.... 10,000) |- Jamess Insurance Cas, Limit $25 Hongkong Fire traurance Co., Ld... 8, CS

thin Fare incurance Co., Apply Singapore Insurance Company, La. 40,000

The Straits Fire Insurance Co, Ld.|20,0 US 705The Straits Insurance Co., 1430,000 $

(Immediate Possession.) TOUSE No. 1 ‘BALL's Cover, Boubam

H Road

SHOPS and ROOMS in No. 6, 71, 12, 13, and 14 'BRACONSFIELD ARCADE, Queen's Road

TWO ROOMS, Tor Froou, West Side of House No. 10 BANK BUILDINGS,' Queen's Road, now occupied by Messra. W. EXWETT & Co.

SHOP No. 24 BANK BUILDINGS,' Queen's Boad, now accapied by Mesare. Kuns & Co.

HOUSE No. 31 WEST VILLA,' Pokfu- lum Road.

Apply to

BELILIOS & Co.

}

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES

% for 1886180, nom.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED SUEZ CANAL.

THE Fall Meat Beet of 20th March says: -In-his-farewell-speech at New York on Saturday Mr Irving neglected the adago,

lis. Let alueping dogs It was rash to suggest an importation duty on foreign actors, for who knows but that, onde most-

May

ultimately prove too at tractivo to be resisted? If an ad valorem tax on talent

Juried, said might be

our anxiety to pay as little Mr. Irving,

brought into

with painful collisio view of revenus, the great advantage of the.. our self esteem, Bat, from the point of

tax would be that each netor would get himself rated as high as possible with a viow to advertising the assrashsout. The Amoci- canal authorities might do worse than consider the idea. There may be millions in it.1 The description of 'Sai-ying-pun,' with- The Ceylon Observer says:-The present vut any further detail sa to locality, appears voyage of the P. & O. steamer Britannia to have misled many natives who tually decidedly beats the record. She has made take an intereat in land sales, and invest in the shorteat ran across from Adon we sup

pose that has ever been known; but still tanded estate. As a matter of fact, the more, she has delivered a London mail in locality of Sai-ying-pun can scarcely be said Colombo as nearly as possible in fiftcon COTWARD BOUND-Delcomgra, March fitly to describe the scene of the land sale days, allowing for the difference in time,

Altmere, 6; Port Adelave, 15: Prin- of yesterday. It looks as if it were in the estea a most striking and

This

is absolutely unprecedenta. It indi- cipia, 16; Northern, 27 Forskere,

satisfactory April 3; Afetopedia, B; Antenor, district of Taipingshan, and is in fact one of advance on the average of from 18 to

days to which we have boon. buny, 1; Cyclops. Devanshire, Nestor. the most control positions in the Chinese foo many years. But it is certainly not

days to

boon accustomed Gleneagles, Monmarthshire, 11; Sindh, quarter, being as it is between Possession before time that this grand advance has Weardale, 17; Laertes, Neckar, Glazes Point and the Tung-Wah Hospital. A sug. boen madu on our 24:

lines, When Gl norchy, Melpomere,

we reflect that the T.

akoamer gestion was made some time ago in these (by which the writer voyaged from Shee

samler Simia, HOMEWARD BOUND-Glencar, March 13;

Jars Christensen, April 18; Gleitslums, to the effect that it would be an 1861,) was accustomed regularly to deliver Glenroy, Czde, 171 Cardiganshire, advantage to residents were a plan for each the London mail, in those days via Mar- Niota, 24.

in twenty. nineteen and even Land Sale deposited at the Land Office, or

teen days, it does not say

much

for oren posted up at the door of that publie progress when-until the Britannia arid her corts appeared-for twenty-seven department. Those residenta interested in

years, no improvement on

that rate has land could thus abtain every piece of been made. Of course, in the days of The steamship New Guinea left Singapore information they desired in the easiest and old, the P. & 0. Company had a cor; lete

on the 28th April, and may be expected most dunvenient form and the Cover-tonopoly of

Favartand route: no heavy bere on or about the 2nd May.

caryo was carried; for light freight, the went, we doubt not, would secure a higher rate paid per ton was something to make The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s

stoaurship Berenice,, from Trieste, left price for the ground so put up to antion. steam-owners in the present day store; the Singapore for this port on the 28th We understand that it is not a particularly audaidy was a noble one, and the

the passage rate 2100 and April, and may be expected here on or

per. and upwards. beed, kas in easy matter to get a sight of the plans of keeping As a cousequence coal was burnt about the 4th May.

such laad sales at the office of the Public ad libitum and the powerful well-built The D. DR steamship Lydia, from

Works Department, especially if the ap- pany and so

Bimla, at least, did justice to the Cou Hamburg, loft Singapore on the Lat.

the brought mail time down about the 7th May.

Hillerophon,

21.

all

59,00 T €75,00 $

2:5

230,$

23.65 1886 3,069.707 % for 1886 314,012.95 26%, 1880 $80 243,240 04/20 % 63, sellers 42937.96 10% for 186774

290, buyers 108, sellers

125,771.208

1,131,486,8 0,0

1008 20 LOS 1008

8

S

2. all

200,000 $

*10,00 +200,000 $ 1x7,3205

252 213 39.90 torr1882, sales 31,971.07% 6 for 186 474, sellers

37-

17, sellers 79,482.520 for 1886 218. 75,832.ĉe

F

div.

The Canadian Pacific Ling steamor Batavia will leave Shanghai on the 2nd May, at 2 p.m., for Hongkong.

$26

50 l

3,650 0.315

ye

115.13 8% $30 4,387.5.05% for 18:6/712} % dis, suloa

None 14%, prem.

$202

3,00Lit

all

reall DUE 7.3

Lot all

£9,177.3.4.

10%

all

26

all

37 5008

16. O. and Al. siteatziosi, Co., Ezi2:40, 10%) B Douglas Steamahip Co., Limited....20,000 ndo-Uhina S. N. Company, Louiter 18, 387

60,000 shares issued....31, 212€ Chins and Manila S. S. Co., L...... 3,500,0

MISOBLLANEOVS.

'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 12, 500 ► HK, and China Gas Co., Limited.

5, 100E New Shares...... tongkung How Company, Lt....

3,000 she. isaned China Sugar Company, Lamited..... 15,000) 3 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited. 5,000 3 Hongkong Lakery Company, Li. GLOB Lason Suga

Limited... 7,00 Perak Sugar

altivation, Co... 6,000 T & S'ung Co...... 5,000|$| Panjora &

Samuian Mining Co.

40,000 $ HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godern Co. 17,000 $ 'kong Rope Mutactory Co., La. 3,000 3 4. Watson & Co., Limited. 3,800$ HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Lei, 1,2508 Société Francaise de Charbonnages

da Tonkin...ifram

706 Perak Tin Minus à

Hongkong, May 1, 1888. GERMAN BARQUE LOUISE, Capt. T

Kong, FROM HAMBURG. ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested. to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense,

60

ōvi all

10 all

100

100, all 8 100% 8,000 Fus. 5.0F1.000

1,001.3210% for '87,31% prem.

the

May, and may be expected here on or plicant be a Chician Dunbiless there to eighteen days, as we have bonus for $150 per har buyers, fully

3160

,10 % and 2% 157AIN

678.9455 half rest! June 30 1887) 18,781.58 to June 30/87148

for year

paid up

429.0016 % for 1857, 06 614% for 185.05

Ainimal 129,303.18 None 1200

H sellers *£lo,-18 n sellers

sales

Nous

None

1810

None

811

None

5,000 8

163 ¡None 1851 2,730.0961 int dir. 81 prem.

Rates of In

1834 ... 1886` ..

8,565 $189

...Бех

500 all 0.000 TL 250

Payche yestly, 30 June Ogle 15 March & Sept.

12 % prem, nominal 30% prem.,

boyers

4% prem. pren.

11 prem., bayer

703

· Equalisation of Dividend Fund.

+ Depreciation and Insurance Fund

I At dobit

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agarta

May 1, 1889,

LOANS,

tunese Imperial 1884 8...

Buid, twenty are many other things claiming attention at seven years age. Now, during this period, The P. & 0. steamer Khita left Bombay the Survogor General's offices, and it is reduced from twelve to six days, and there the voyage across the Atlantic has been

· for Hongkong on the 21st April..

On the 4th page will be found a part of the news brought on by the last English mail.

3.

MESSES Siemsson & Co. inform us that the D. D. R. steamer Lydia left. Singapore for this port at noon to-day.

ser

not surprising that Chinese hesitate to go fore wu repeat it is about time that the there. Besides, it is a considerable dis transit of the overland mail between London, and Colombo should be reduced tance out of the way of trade. A central about a fortnight. But the favour

Rud position like the Land Office. or the privilege now necasionally bestowed on the Supreme Court would meet the dificulty public is certain to create dissatisfaction the easy going old-world arrangements perfently, and we have no doubt that any which still fill up the interval. For in facility of this kind would amply repay the stance, o may now expect an interval of trouble necessary in putting this donelovers to twelve days before the next weeke Messi Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us venience in the way of the public. We have one or two of the ordinary P. & 0. ly mail arrives, and after that we shall that the Canadian Pacific a. s. Batavia will cannot help thinking that had the lots put up malls in 18-19 days. until the Ocean leave Shanghai to-morrow, the 2nd May, at Festerday boun described as near Feszession comes on about a month hence with another

delivery

ry, let us hops, is fifteen days. How 2 p.m., for this port.

Point where the funga, wo under-ever, we ought not to grumble, Reading lotters yesterday morning only fifteen days stand, is regarded as very favourable-and Tas fleet, consisting of the Andacions, plans of the ground been exhibited at the to-day by the M. M. S. Irawaddy ought from Landes, the answers went away Heroine, Butine, Sapphire and Swift, left Land Office, much higher prices would have to be in London by the 5th or 6th May, so here to-day for the North. The Heroine bean got for the ground than $3.69 per mail one of 86 to 37 days, and we may hope waking the round out and home for the will, we believe, callat Formosa porta. fort

eralong to see this reduced to thirty darn-

old