1888-05-05 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL

To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. Meats Houredy and Logan; for London,

EORGE DUDDELL Esquire, deceased, THE OHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP

Pursuant to the Statute 22 and 23 Victoria O. 30 entitled An Act to further attend the Law of Property and to relieve Trustees" Notice is hoeby given that all CREDITORS and other persons having any alaims or

donands upon or against the Estate of GRORGE DUDDELL heretofore

of Hongkong in the Empire of China but

late of Queen's Park Brighton in the County of Sussex, Esquire, de

deceased, who dind

the 91st day of December 1987 and Letters of Administration (with tho Will *Unexad) of whose extate and

and effoeta

were on the

10th day of February 1888 granted by the Pra bate Division of Her Majesty's Hight Court of Justice at the

Principal Registry to Francos Kate Duddell Widow, the Belint of the said decoseed, are hereby required to sond in the particulars in writing of their olaims and demands to us, the undersigned, en or before the first day of 1888, aftor which dato the said

will proceed to distribute the assets of the deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto having regard only to the claims and de- mende of which she then his had notice and she will not be liable for the tsuts. of the said deceased or any pars therouf so distri- buted to any porson, or persons of whose claims or donands she shall not then have had notice. Dated this twonty fourth day of March 1888.

793

WOMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA FIA ÀMQY....

The Co.'s Steamship

Zafiro,

Porta un 4 p.m.

Onplain "FALsor, will bo denputebod for the shove TUBSDAY, the 8th Instant, at

For Freight ur Pasange, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers. Hong. May 5, 1987-

727

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. May 5, 1868

Falkenburg, German ateaner, 989, W.... Dreyer, Saigon May 1, Rice-Menzis & Oo.

Tetartas, Gorman atr., 1,587, T. Peter son. Nagasaki April 30, Coal-TABANIMA COLLIERY,

Danube, British steamer, 504; F W. Phillips, Haiphong May 2 General.-- A. R. MARTY.

Area Weekhort, Thunish schooner, 385,

-WIELER & Co.

CAPRONS DALTONS HITCHINS

& BRABANT, Savilo Place, Con-T. dait Street London, W. Solicitors to the said Administratrix.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

TO BE SOLD AT KOWLOON,

Hreckworth, Singapore April 5, Thober.

Kuany Lee, Chiness ateatuor, fruin Whampoa

DEPARTURES...

May 6

Anton, for Boikow and Pakhoi.

R. J. M. ARMSTRONG his reseived | Eady Harewood, for Tokio,

Teheren, for Europe, &c.

fastructions to Sell by Public

Aué-Thyra, for Chofve...

tion, on

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SATURDAY,

Mosers Short and Henrick,

Per Anton, for Hoihow, 60 Chinese.

Per Thyra, for Chofoc, 6 Chineso. Per Vinyas, for Amoy, &o, 1 European, and 100 indša. -

Por Peling, for Shanghai, 8° Chiness.

TO DEPART

Per farie, for Haiphong, Master Koenig, and 46 Chinese.

Per theirs, for Swatow, 100 Chinese. Por Prelos, for Saigon, 200 Chinuse. Per Vorurts, for Haiphong, 20 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS

Tho British stoamer Danube reports: Hart moderate 8. E. winds and fno weather. from port to port.

POST OFFICE NOTICES....... MAILS will close:-

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. Per Thies, at 3.36 and, on Sunday,

the 6th inst.

For

TRAITS SETTLEMENT - Per Propontis, at 3.30 pm, on Monday,

the 7th inat,

For NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, Per Hydaspes, at 5 p.m.. on Monday,

the 7th May.

For SINGAPORE.— -

Por Iphiymiz, at 1.30 p.m., on Thea lay

the 8th May.

For KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VANCOU

VER 30. & SAN FRANCISCO. -- Fer Zambesi, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday.

the 8th inst.

For AMOY & MANILA. —-

Per Zi, at. 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the

6th inst.

For BANGKOK.-

Per War, at 430 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 8th inst.

KOK.-

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS WY THE UNITED STATES PAUZET.— The United States Mail Packet Oceanic

will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 10th Instant, with Mails for Japan; the United States,

Sen Honolulu, Peru, &c., which

Canada,

will be closed as follows 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.

2.30 PM. Post-Offee closes, but Corros

pondence may be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Forage until the time of departure,

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, by the French Contract Packet:- -Day before departure,

P.M.

M.Money Order Office closes. Post Oflice closes, except the Niour Box, which is always open out of Office hours.

Day of departure

10

A.M.--Post Office opone. A.M.--Registry of Letters cesses.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping 9am-Mutes leaves for Swatow, &e.

Miscellaneous.

-RELIGIOUS SERVICES :—

LL.D. Seaman's Services.—The Services

[No. 7707. –MAY 8, 1888,

Victoria for the agents hors of the Calter Mesas Adamson, Bali & Co. inform us they have received no word of any dis-that the e, a. Monmouthshire lett. Singapore culty having arison about the landing of this mornlig for Hongkong. her passengers in Sydney. The Catterthusi

xxxx.com

Goods per cpuch undelivered after this left on "the same day nd the Afghas, The wreck, of the San Pablo was sold by

date subject to rent,

[but took" the eastern route, calling first at auction at Mr Armstrong's sales rooms tó- Sydney. She has by this time reached day. The vessel brought 9470, and the UNION CEVICH.-Divine Worship, 11 Melbourne, where there is reason to four, cargo $50... A-Rev. G. H. Bondfold Service in however, she has not the same obetnoles Chinese, 3 r..-Rev. J. Chalmers, M. A., with regard to her passengers on the Afghan. The passage boat which was run into in the for Soxmen which have been hitherto held Wa bear at least that a telegram has been Kap-si-mou pass on Thoraday night by a in the Mission

sion Church, Queen's Road, will received barn from Chinese courtes which trading jank, arrived here last night, hav Beeld in the future in Unica Church, От Sunday evening at 7.30. All Scamen are would indicate this to be the case. This ing, an wohnticipated, sustained only slight invited

telegramcontains, farther, a request that the damage. No lives were lost. to attend. GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in matter be brought under the notice of the the German language, by Rov. F. Hartmann, overy Sunday, at half-past, ton Aar, in the Viceroy, and that he be urged to take Mens Jadine, Matheson & de. inform us that the Olou Lino steamer Olennagles, from Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, diplomatic action. West Point.

All this leads us to the belief that Vic-London, lift Singapore for Hongkong this ST. JOSEPH'S CHURcu, Garden Rood.--. AN. Visse und Bermon, 5.50 r.M. Even toria is the only Oolony that can be accused morning, the 6th inat

Service, Benedicto CHURCH, Sailors' national, law, and it may be she has buat Union Line steamer Metapedia, frona Lon- s yet of having acted in disregard of inter- Messrs Rassell & Co. inform us that the

Holy

Sunday at CP.MI,

10.39 ...Posting of all Srinted matter Sunday, and after the evening Service on by finding it utterly impossible to check and may be expected to arrive on the 11th at 7.30 A.M. on the Second induced to adopt this high-handed policy, don, left Singapore for this port yesterday,

11

C03805.

close except for Lata the Fourth Sunday of each month. Service Chinese immigration with the loose system inst

Lettera 11.10A.M.Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 centa until 11.30 on the Post Office closes

entirely. 11.40A.M.Late Lettors may be posted

on board the puckel with Late Foe of 10 cents until time of departam

NAMES OF VILLAGES &c., IN OR NEAR TIONGKONG. (Corrected Spelling,}

A-kung Ngam. Ap-li Chan.

Alacrity, British despatch-sesaul, for Shang For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG.

Cheung-than Hom. Per Devcongue, at 10.30 a.m., on Wed-Chung Hom.

neaday, the 9th inet.

hani...

the 12th May instant, at 3 o'clock pua, Visayas, for Amoy and Manila. at the Premises,-

ALL THOSE PIECES OF

GROUND,

Situate at KowLOON POINT, to be registered in the LAND OFFICE as KOWLOON INLAND LOTS Noa. 529, 530, 631, 532, 533, 534, 595. The Lots average over 200 foot in depth, and have a frontage of 50 feet to Kimberly Read, which is to be widened by Government to 50 feet; they are all ground near the Observatory wall situato as BUILDING sites, especially for Villa Residences, commanding plea sant and extensive views.

High

The Property will be Sold in Eight Lots.

The Vendor reserves to himself the right to all Buildings and Building Matorials on the Lots.

For Plats, Particulars and Conditions of Sale, apply to

HENRY J. HOLMES,

Solicitor for the Hewlor,

or to

The Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 5, 1888.

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL

Peking, for Shangbai.

CLEARED.

R. P Cheney, for Manila. flever, for Tientsin. Thales, for Chast Porta. Protos, for Saigon. Maris, for Baij long Fortneris, for Haiphong. Bender, for Go

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED

·Por Falkenburi, from Saigon, 22 Chinese. Per Ikanube, from Haiphong, Prins Phra Pyrathe (innese Ambasador), and suite, Mr and Mrs Jamieson, Mr and Mrs Mayer,

and 19 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

For SWATOW & SHANGHAL-

Par Canton, at 11.30 a. m., on Wednes

day, the 9th inst

For STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY, Per Berenice, at 10.30 am, on Thurs.

day, the 10th inst

Chung Wan.

Fo-pang, Ha-wan.

Eleung-long Trai

(Aberdeen) Hok-tsui.

Hok-tani Wen. Hok-ün. Bok-in Kok. | MAJES BY THE GERMAN PACKET. ---

Bung-Jung Lo. The German Contract Packet Bayern Hung-hom.

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 9th May, with Mails for the Ka-lung Wan.. United Kingdom, Europe and coun. K&- Wall tries iyon, i Brindisi; to the Kau-ang Straits Settlements Batavia, Bermah, Kau-pui Shick, Ceylo

Ladia, Aden, Egypt, Multa,Kung Chung.

Kung Kok..

Rec

Sa curses at 2 r.3.

Mail closes at 3.3. Late Letters till 3.30 PM. with 10 cents extra postage. Correspondence abonld be marked P

GERMAN MAIL, of with the name of the Pack t

Por Teheran, from Hongkong for Singa pure, Col. W. H. Crasior, R... Dap... Surgn.-General Lower, A.M.D., Staff. Enginoor T. Hughes, Liost. H. . Samer-MAILS Fnou Packet-- vilo, Mrs Lam Shee, Mr Ah Tick, 1 ama, The Froner Contract Packet Melbourne 732 2 insid-servants and 1 make servant, Mes

Messrs W. A. She, D.

will be despatched on THURSDAY, D. Smith, J. Gilbert,

he 10th May, with Mails for, the STEAM-Germain, T. Fair, N. Smith, S. Seult,

United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- W. Palmer, G. White, O. Smith, Hodges, H. W. Woodward, C. Black- yond, it Mareilles: to Saigon,

Straits Beteluments, Batavia, ford, W. Holland, Privates and 1 Stoker;

Burmah, for Bombay, Mr M. Ebrahim; for Brindisi, Mr W. Danby: for Brindisi vis Bombay, Mr and Mrs R. C. Wilosx for London, Captain G. 1. Atkinson, and Mr A. J.The Hadley. From Yokohama: for Colombo,

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, SINGAPORE 'AND

BANGKOK.

The Company's Steamer

Devaga Captain P. B. Lor, will be dospatched for the above Parte on WEDNESDAY, the 9th Instant, at 11 ..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG, Agents.

728

Hongkong, May 5, 1888.

INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW. (Taking Cargo end Passengers akthrough rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

The Co.'s Staurship

Cunion, A Captain Bazen, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 9th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, May 8, 1888.

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE,

The Steamship

Monmouthshire,

CUMING,

Destinat

the Australasian Colonies, Puud Madras, Calcatta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, sad Gibraltar. usual hours will be observed in closing

the Maila, Re.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Bramen, and Parts of Call Bayern (8). Havre, &, via Suez Canal..... Luhigenia (8). London, via Suez Canal........

Achilles (3)... Marseilles, and Ports of Call... Melbourne (3)... Manila, via Amoy..

Zafiro (a)

Nagasaki, Kold and Yokoharoa Hydaspes (r)...... Nauziaki, Kobe and Yokohama Nastor (8)... Nagasaki, New York, via Suez Canal

Port Darwin, So...

V'esser

Captein

R. Bander

Voltmor

Anderson Talbot. Loquarré

Thompson......

C. W. Pearson.;. Arthur

Burnban.

Bremner,

Strathleven (s). Chingtu (3)...

San Francisco, via Tokohama.. Oceanic (B).

San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of Rio de Janeiro (8)... San Francisco..

Factoins Shanghai, via Swatow Cantou (s). Shanghai, via Atzoy................................ Antonor (8)... Shanghai, Kobs and Yokohama Sindh (8). Swatow, Amoy and Taiwanfoc.. Thales (8)... Svatov, Singapore and Bangkak Derowongac (a).... 726 Tricate, &

Berenice ().. Vancouver (E.0.), via Yokohama Zambesi (8)....... Yokohama and Robi... „Blonmouthshire (8)..

Jummander,

will be despatched for

the above Ports on the 11th Ivistant.

This Steamer has superior Passenger Accommodation.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agenta. Hongkong, May 5, 1888.

Sucks.

KANA,

Grier Blacé... Huater....... P. H. Loff.. R. Perini.. Tiddy.. ..Cuming.

Lind Mun. Lap-aap War.

Mata Chung. Ma-tau Kok.

Ma-tau Tan.

Ma-tau Wai

Ma-ti.

Ngan Fig. Mong-kok.

Ngong-shin Chau. Pak-shui Wan. Pak-fu Lam. Sei-wan Taai, Sai Ying-pun."

San Taiin. Shai-wan,

Shai-teai Eo.

Shan-shui Po.. Shou-ki Wan. Shek-o.

Shek Tong, Shek-tong Tami. Sheung Wan. Shui-teing Was So-ken Po Tai-kok Taui, Tai-long Ho. Tai-lung Kung. Tai-pang Mi.

Tui-ping Shu Tai-shek Kok. Tai-tam. Tai-kam Tek. Tai-wan.

J'ai wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau. Tent Taz-mut. Taim-aha, Taui. Teo-pai Tari. To-kwa Wan To-ti Wan.

Tung-wa (Hospital),

Tung-lo Wan

Un Chau.

Wan-tani,

Wong-kok Trin.

Wong-ma Kok.

Wong-nai Chang. Yau-ma Ti.

N.B. Documents should not bo dated Year of Kwong-, which is the style of H. M. the Emperor of China, and is of ocurve inapplicable in a British Colony.

Ageair.

Norddeutscher Lloyd...... Sionen & Co.................... Butterfeld & Swiro... ..... Russell & Co......

Messageries Maritimos...

P. & O. 3. N. Co......

Butterfield & Swire.. Adamson, Bell & Co...

Butterfield & Swire.

& O. 8. §. Oo

Pacific Muit

Russell & Co

Pate of Zeeving.

May 9,at 4 pm May B, at 2 p.m. May 10.

May 9, at 4 pm.. May 10, at noon. May 8, at daylight May 12. About May 12, May 12, at daylight. May 10, 8.3 p.m. 10 at 3 p.m. despatch.

Coy

Jardine, Matheson &

A 3, at noon,

Butterfield & Swire............ May 11. Mosnagories Maritimes About May 10. Douglas Lapraik & Co... May 6, at 9 a. n. Yuen Fat Hong..

May 9, at 11 a.m. ..0, Bachrach,

May 10, at noon. Adamson, Bell & Co.... May 8, at 3 p.n. Adamson, Bell & Co.... May 11.

SHARE LIST -QUOTATIONS.

¡Nos. of

Value

Shares

говезло

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. (60), 061 |2|

INSURANOES,

734 North-China insurance Co., L.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI VLA AMOY (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZM)

The Co.'s Steamship

Antenor, Captain GRIES, will be despatched an above on

FRIDAY, the 11th Instant.

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, May 5, 1888.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA...

780

The Co.'s Steamship

Nester, Capt. THOMTROR, will be despatched as above on

SUNDAY, the 13th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

4- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, May 6, 1888.

781

NOW BEAD Y.

TIRE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT.

5,

12,

MAY 6, 1888.

Last Dividend

Clemia CoLens, Cas).

Paid-PosrrION PER LAST ReFoxr.

„Balancee.j'waru;

20,903.51 al 30/ for year 167 % prem., sales. al3,000.00 working a/c to Dec. 31/87

Tls. 23.65 for 106,132,00

J's, 200, bayors 1886 3,059.767% for 1836 Ts. 108, sellers 314,012.0626 %, 1886 880 245,240.0420% aanumje68 420,367.98 10% for 1887574 125,771.298% for 1886 $180, nom. 262.213.30 829.80 for 'C$3221 204,003.90$ 6 for 1860 $74

17,00

217, sollers 79,432.525 for 1886 818, ex div.. 75,632.52

$26

Th3 100,0 TB all £

40,00 TL. 2013 676.00. $ 80% js 2 256

230,00 € 1,006 2$ 28,711 50

25$ 1,031,486 6

650,000

Yangiaza Insurance Company, Ld... | 8,000£ Un Insurance Society Co., Ld....10, woje China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld... 24,000€ Canton Insurance Offic: Co., Ld..... 10,000 2 Chinese Insurance Co.; Támited......

1,000 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 $ China Fire Insurance Co.,

L

103 ... 20,000 3 Singapore Insurance Company, La. 40,000

10uis NU The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20, 030 8 10018 The Straits Insurance Co., Ld........ 30,000 8 1002

STEAMBOAT CONYANIES.

EX. C, and M. Steamboat Co., Ld.40,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....(20,000)8 - indo-China S. N. Company, Limitea 18, 387 £ 60,000 shares issued...........$1,92€ Chim and Manila 8. S. Co., Lt..... 3,500

C

MISCELLANEOC6.

'Kong & Whanpon Dock Co., Ld. 19,600 7

Hk, and Chins Gas Co., Limited. | | 5, 100|£

New Shares...) Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt....

3,000 she, sized

1,900 €

3,000

China Sugar Company, Limited..... 10,000|6 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000 ₺ Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.......

0008

Lean Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,00 Perak Buger Cultivation Co....... 6,000 TL Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co..... 5,000 Punjon & Sunghie Dua Samatan 1

do,.................... Mining

40,000 8 HK. & Kow. Wher! & Godown Co. 17,000 Fong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 2

Watson & Co., Limited 3,800 HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,250 Société Francaise de Charbonnages

du Tonkin

ING CHINESE with special rofer-hinese Imperial 1884 B..

ende to PANERSHIP REGISTRATION AND

BANKRUPTUE LAWS IN HoroxONU.

Coples may be had at the Uhina Mast

Offon, and at Mossen. Lann, CrawrorD. & The Poke, Il weath

A \#

+44

200,000 $

*40,00 +200,000

127,320 8

3,696 607% bale $205, sollore

Dec. 31/07

1151.13 &

4,387.5.95% for 1880/7124 % dia, buyers

Nove

14% prem.

1,901.32;10% for '87 32% prom

102

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12 all

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It£ 7.1

£9,177.31 £

2%

ali

678.94

$5 half years

all

Jane 30-1887

맛 for

25 all

all

37 5008

·6,00

* 54 § 2 88383 2 8288

10 all

100 all

every Thursday at 6 2.x.

Services are conducted by the Rev. J. A. Turner, in the WestzxA MISSION Rooms, 127 Queen's Road East, on Sundays at 9.15

A.M. and 6 P.M.

to ront.

General Memoranda, TUESDAY, May 8 (

Gonda per Gangyle undelivered after this

date Bubject to Goods per New Guines underlivered after

this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, May D

tooda for Dewhurst undelivered after

data subject to rent

THURSDAY, May 10:

Auction of Valuable Buildings,

3 p.m.-Auction of Valuable Property.

3p.m

FRIDAY, May 11:

AY, May 12:

Ground.

3

SATURDAY,

of iosuing certificates she adopted. Victoria has for several year been wedded to a ro- An article by Sir John Pope Honnosay, on trograde protectionist policy, and although the question of Chinósa Immigration into the is less threatened than the other Australia, will be found in another column. colonies with Chincau emigrants she is It is characteristic of the man, and will the most likely to take the load in a probably call forth some criticism. policy of exclusion. In New South

MESSES Butterfield & Swire inform us that Wales the more intelligent section of the O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Aakesor, from the community are fully alive to the Liverpool, left Singapore on the afternoon. difficulties attending total exclusion, and of 3rd inst, and the ame Company's sles- the leading newspaper in the country, the mer Nestor, from Liverpool, felt Singaporo Sydney Morning Herald, frankly admits that yesterday, the 4th inst., both for this port. the £10 poll-tax is quito sufficient to keep

the immigration within duc hounds. If By kind permission of Colonel Anderson

| John Chinaman is the industrious law. j and the officers of the 2nd Northampton-

3 p.m.-Auction of Piece of Vacant abiding gentleman the Premier of that shire Regiment, the Regimental Band will

p.m.-Auction of Laagbold Property at Kowloon.. MONDAY, May 14:

8pm.Meeting of Sharaholders of A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., at the Hongkong Dispensary. THURSDAY, MAY 17-

4 p.m.-Auction of Picce of Ground with Furnace Work-shops and Buildings.

NOTICE

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

Colony, Sir Benry Parkes, tried to make play in the Public Gardens, on Sunday, the eut, the country can only be the better of 6th inst., from 9 till 10 p.m. The follow- having a smell proportion to help forward ing will be the programme -- the development of that vast continent. oxandra Palace...Jansens.

*Australia for the Australians' is a cry

Overture..... Wefections.... Valsa. Belectio

il's Cave'....a

Mendelssohn. 1 Beragio Mozart, Sentiers Mourts.. ............. Waldtoufel, Der Buttel Student Aflöcker,

Four Mosas, Bandmaster.

The Erst divorce case that has been tried in Tonkin since the promulgation of the Na- quet's divoce law was begun at Hanoi somo days ago. The litiganta were M. and Ma dame Veyin. The Court was crowded, sa

whigh sounds plausible, but it must be re- membered it is raised by only about three million inhabitants who claim to dispose of territories that won'd hold a hundred times as many inhabitants. The present agitation in the great Southern continent has been overdone. A few fanatics have been trad ing on the passions of the rob, and the the details of the ease were of a highly Governments seem inclined to adopt wild sousational character. Judgment was re- expedients in the heat of the excitement, served.

RECEIVED We hope, however, that the action of the

HA

AVE JUST

TKBJK

ANNUAL SUPPLY

of

Victoria Government has not been folles. A man named Lo Ahing was brought before ed by the other Colonion The Northern Mr Sercombe Smith in the Police Court Territorios authorities sent us due notice to-day, charged on remand with resulting of their intention to impose the £10 tax, a coolie ramed Kwan Lung with a carrying

LAWN GRASS SEED and it is but reasonable to expect that had a pale. Complainant had to be sent to hos

and

SWEET CORN,

FOR

IMMEDIATE SOWING.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, March 1, 1888,

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The publication of this isnse commenced at 8.05 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888,

mcosure of total exclusion been univemally pital as a xqult of the assault, ho having silopted we should have recaived official sustained a imcture of the humers. The telegraphic information of it by this time. prisoner was sentenced to four months' hard

labour.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The semi-final ties between Johnston and Pasked· Suez Canal.

Scanlan and Coxon and Wallace were OUTWARD BOUND-Delcony, March 2

Altmore, C; Fort Adelaide, 13: Prin played off this afternoon. The result was tipia, 16; Northern, 27 Yorkshire, au easy victory for Scantan and a compara April 3 Albany 10: Cyclops, Devon tivaly easy rictory for Coxou. `- shire, 13; Weardale, 17; Laertes, Neckar,

6-2, 6-0.

3--3, 03. The final hotween Caxon and Scanlan will likely be played in the beginning of next week.

Ghasce, 24; Bellerophon, Glenorchy, Scanlan beat Johnston Melpomene, 27 Agamemnon, Hector Coxon beat Wallpes.... Yangtse, Regina, William Burkitt, May 1; Chingwo, Balearres Brook, Choy sang, d. HOMEWARD BOUND:-Jacobs Christensen, April 13; Glenroy, 17: Cardigandire Niobe, Hesperia, Iraouaddy Tele. ANTONIO Angustia, who descrites himself machus, May 1.

as a priest from Syria, was brought before

The Canadian Pacific Line steamer Bataria was to leave Shanghai on the 2nd May

Mr Sarcombe Smith in the Pelics Court charged with being a vagrant. The pr

at 2 pm., for Hongkong, and may be deadbeat" said he had como to Bangkong The steamship Sindh, with the FRENCE.

expected here on the 5th inst.

WE have reason to believe that the dif- culty about the landing of Chinese-emi- grants in Australia is not so serious as the Hone telegrams might lead one to believe. The Afghesi, to whose passengers. Router's messages referred, went round the West Coast of Australia and would therefore ar- rive at Melbourne: before touching at any of the other Australian ports. In Melbourne The there has hitherto been a very lar system of checking certificates; and the Chinese, who are past-ingaters et circumventing laws, managed to establish a regular traffic

to look for his long-lost brother, who, he

MAIL of April 7, was to leave Singapore was told, ww here. He had no friends in on Thurday, the 3rd inst,, at 5 p.m., Hongkong and had been declared a vagrant and may be expected here on or about before. Friday, the 11ta iust. This Packet

brings replies to letters despatched Detention, from Hongkong on Feb. 20.

He was sent to the House of

The following are the Orders of the Day

M. Cu,'s s. a. City of Rio de Janeiro, for the meeting of the Legistative Council with the AMERICAN TAIL of April 14,

is to leave Yokohama en Saturday, on Monday - the 5th inst, and may be expected 1. Mr MeEwen, pursuant to notice, will here on or about Thursday, the 10th ask:-(a) The reason for delay in the com- plotion of Victoria College whether the

inst

in these certificates Mok Akuo, let us say: The D. D. R. steamship India, fromveyor Geral dan naine a fixed date

landed in Melbourne, paid his poll tax and got his certificate. He then sent the docu- ment he received back to China, which was sold to the highest bidder, and inanmerable Mok Akuns were that smaggied into Victoria. In the other Colonies the system of detecting frauda efficacious. In Queensland not only the name of the insig nt was written on the certificate, but his height, age and appearance were given, and his photograph was attached. In New South Wales also the safeguards against deception

Was fore

were

far better than those of Victoria. It is

therefore open for one to suppose that the difficulty with the Afghan first arose about the certificatco, and that the Melbourne

authorities, not being able to verify them, declared them all false. This is, of course, illegal procedure, as the cnus of proof of the falseness of the certificates lay Melbourne authorities. Similar difficulties have occurred over and over again in Cali-

Water

Is such

the building will be ready for occupa Hamburg, left Singapore on the lattinn. Presuming

that the

will be May, and may be expected here on or supplied to the Town by next November, is about the 7th May. The P. & O. steamer Khita, from Bombay, guishing purposes, and, if an, by what date

there to be a new distribution for dre extin left Singapore for Hongkong on the will it be completed 1 distribution 2nd May, at 9 a.m., and may be ex- included in the present estimated cost of pected here on or about the 7th May, The Naregazione Generale Italiana Co.'s will the extra cost amount to

the Tytars Water Works? If not, what (.) What steamer Bisano left Singapore for this instructions the Government have received port on the 3rd May, and may be ex from the Colorial Office regarding

the pected to arrive on or about the 9th Public Health Bill which was passed by au May,

oficial

I majority last session wid

suspended

ro

The steamship Japan loft Singapore on from operation pending the receipt of

the 3rd inst., and may be expected such instructions (c.) For

a return here on or about the 9th inst The 0.8. Co.'s steamer Antenor, from girl

of the number of destitute women 29 girls ELE

present in the Colony under Liverpool, left. Singapore on the 3rd the protection of the Government, inst., and may be expected here on turn to show the pumber in charge of the

the of about the 9th inst. The G. 8. S, Co's steamer Nestor, from Tang Wa Hospital Committes and call attention to the unsatisfactory nature of Liverpool, luft Singapore on the 4th the arrangements et present in force for instant, and may be expected here on or keeping and maintaining rescued women about the 10th instroleren

The Union Lang atamship Metapedia, frum and girls, and move a resolution on the

London, Jeft Singapore on the 4th

aubject. inat, and may be expected to arrive 2. To regime Committee on the Bill en-

titled The Coroner's. Abolition Ordinance,

bate

on or about the 11th inat.

the The Glen Lins steamer Gleneagles, from 1888

1,527.3.11228130 per share, buyers, fellyfornia, where un illegal traffic in certificates

$160

13,781.53 to June 30,878148

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T700,000 TL 2507.

› #qualination of Piridend Fund

Payas yearly, 30 Jun

Oct. 16 March & Sapt.

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paid up

nominal Gullor

sellers

prem. 12% prem, nominal 95 % prem.

prom

prem

11% prom, buyers

At dabit,

The

London, left singapore on the 5th ins

stant, and may be expected here on or COLONEL Gram has commenced the for about the 11th inst. · Shire Line steamer Monmouthshire laft be left to prevent the Thibetans from return tified post at nateng, where a force is to Singapore on the 5th inst, and may ing to Lingta. The zorrison for this Fork has been carried on to a great extent The

be expected d here wu or about the 11th will be 490 mm with probably two moun American authorities have always acted INBL legally, and when they were unable to P. & U. 1oxtra steamer-Kashgar left still seen in the direction of the Jalep Paar, tain gune. Small parties of Taibetans are Bombay for Hongkong on the 3rd but no large force has ventured to croes prose fraud, the detained pastorgers were liberated on a writ of habeas corps. Thero The Canadian Pacido steamship Parthia ja

instant, at daylight.

into Sikkim From tho Chambi Valley laft Vancouver on 30th April for this port,

is little doubt that the change of front iz dus to an gnderstanding having been come to by all the Australian colonies to exclude the Chinese; but we can scarcely believe that the Melbourne authorities, merely on the strength of such an understanding, would have prohibited the landing of par sengers from the Afghan, before any notice had been given to those interested of the intentions of the Colopies. We do not. think therefore there is yet cause for accus ing all the Australise Governments of the realness of sotion that seems tó chepseláring |

The

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