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Mails.

STEAM OR SINGAPORE, PENANG,

ADEN, TORT SAID, " MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, AND LONDON ;

ALSU),

MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALTĄ, N.R.Cargo com be taken on through Bills

of Lading for BATAVIA, TRIESTH HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON,

UIE PENINSULAE AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Slais-ship ANOONA, Captain W. J. WERNER, with Her Majesty's Maile, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct, vid SUEZ OANAL and raual Porta of Call, on

AY, 19th May, at Nuon

will be received on board until

THE CHINA MAIL

Mosses G. Frost and Gook Teat ; from Lạn:"

| Mr Mitchell.

Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements. Today's Advertisements don. Mr and Mrs Mutter; from Bonbay,

- NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM SOURABAYA, SAMARANG, BATAVIA, SINGAPORE AND

SAJOON.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

d

: LIMITED.

DIRECT FOR SYDNEY AND~ :

MELBOURNE ------

The Go,'& Stoomaly

Chintu

THE Company's S.S. Borneo, having

ARTHUR, Commander, arrive from the above Port, Consignees

bus despatched asy of Cargo by her are horoby informed that above on THURSDAY, the 17th Instans," their Goods are being landed at their risk, at No into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON

WHARE AND GROWs Co., La., at Kowloon, whonee delivery may be obtained

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 21st Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Layurancy has been effected.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 14, 1898.

The attention of Eassengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer, First-class Salon and Cabies ar sittinterl forward of the Eugine Second lass Passengem are herthed in the Poop, A Refrigerating Chamber ensuras the supply of Freals Pesvisions during the entire voyage. A duy-qualified Surgöon is

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Carried,

795

Henghong. May 13. 1998

STEAMSHIP, SINDII.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY.

Per Activ, for Hoilow, 40 Chinees, Per Crunder, for Ilole, 6 Chinese. Per Cyclops, for Amoy 150 Chinese. Por Batatia, for Vancouver, Mra (

nud J. P. Tompkins for Liver.

Mir

Taking Cargo & Pascesgero at through valos A. R. Thistlethwaite for London, i

for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Parts in the YANGTSZE.)

The Co.'s Steamship

Laurtes,

Captain SCALE, will be. dospatchon as atove on

TUESDAY, the 22rd Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente. Hongkong, May 15, 1988.

801

Not Responsible for Debts. rither the Captain, the Agrats, nor Owners will be Hesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or 800 Grem of the following Vessels, during

their stay in Honghong Harbour

TAKING GARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

ONSIONERS of Cargo from London. 4 p.m.

ex Steamships Formla and indus, Parcela and Specio (old) at the Dich

from Antwerp, ex Steamship Kamaund, 4 p.m. on the day before sailing from Barre, ex Steamship futus, and THE until

For further Particulare regarding from Bonus, ox Stonship Fille de „Lilies ¦ FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the in connection with the above Steiner, PENINSULAR & URINNIAL STEAM NAVIGA are aby informed that their Goods- TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong,

with the exception of Treasure and The Contents and Falue of Pestager ure Valuables-are being landed and stored at

to shipineat.

their risk at the Company's Godowns, Shippora

PCA

CANADIAN PADIFIO RAHWAY

ANIT OFFER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

required to be deciare requested to whenes delivery may be obtained immedi! AIDE, 2,751 Pets Register, WEST,

Fations

Аге note the terms and pany's Black Bills of

British Sternship PORT ADE. Commander, will be despatched for VAN of the Conatoly after landing. Lauling-

Optional Cargo will beforwarded on, unleasCOUVER BC., and SAN FRANCISCO, Passengers desirous of insuring their bar insituation is received from the Consignes KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on FRI- gago can do so on application at the Combefore Noon To-DAY (Thursday), request-DAY, he let June, 253 p. pany's Office.

B. L. WOODIN,

Superintendent,

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

Hongkong, May 8, 1888

U. S. MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP ·

COMPANY.

750

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING

·AT YOKOHAMA, and SAN FRANCISCO,

A

THE U. 3. Mail Stoaruship JTY OF

RIO DE JANEIRO will be despatch od for San Francie vis Yokohatta on SATURDAY, the 19th Instaut, ut 3 pm taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Bille of Lading issued for trans. portation to Yokohama and other Japan Forta, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Over land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, ami Demerara, and to porta in Marico, Contra: and South Amerion, by the Company's end connecting Stommers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trana-Atlantic lines of Stenners.

First-class Fores granted as follows: To San Francisco

To San Francisco and return,

-available for 6 mpatĺk...

To Liverpool:

To Londep

rates.

$200.00

360.00 ... 326.00 336.00

To other European pointa at proportionate Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Cisil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.

ing it

ke landed here. Bills of Lading will in countersigned by

Undersigned

tho

Goda masining chimed after THURS

the 17th May, at Noon, willete subject to rant, and labeling charges and jest

diem.

per

per

All Clais nust be sent to the before SanDAY, thus 19th May, or buy will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has baum effecund.

G. DE CRAMPEAUX,

Agent,

Hongkong, May 10, 1888.

130

To te followed by the SS. PARTIA, the 21st June, and S.S. ABYSSINIA, the 12th July, with Stoanters from Shanghai and Japars Connection will be made at Yekobesa Ports; and as Vancouver with Pacific Coast

the by regular Steamers of the Puple Love Stats? COMPANY an otleer

Steamera

Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng- land, France, wad Commay by all trans- Athandle lines of Steamers,

First-class Fares To Vascoureted as follows:-

Victoria,

Mex. $160.00

760

To San Francisco...

170.00

common points in Cươs -

ady

To Liverpool

at the United States

200,00

300,00

306,00

OLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKETS,

"FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PENANG

AND-SINGAPORE.

To Louks

To other Europeno points it proportion-

ste

rates. Special reduced rates gra Ofhours of

of the amy, Navy, Civil

to

Mr and Mrs Henry G. Tumor, Mr and Mrs F. K. Hampshire, Miss Deer, Mrs Johan, Ogatsin ; for Pacific Coast Points, 11 Euro pans, and 663-Chincas.

Per Jop for Singapors, 781 Chiasso for Calcutta, Mr M. V. Apcar,

Por Formosa, for Amoy, Mr and Master Barretio, Mosare E. G. Romedios and J. A Maher.

*To Depart

Per Uniphong, for Swaton, 200 Chinese Per Fushim, for Shanghai, 75 Chinese, "Per Achilles, for Singapore, &c, 15 Euro. poans and 972 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS The British aleanor Mencians reports: Loft Kobo on the 9th instant, had ne wen ther throughout the passage.

The British steamor Kong Beng reports: Left Koh-si-chang Wednesday, 9th May, J.with light to moderate Southerly winds and Bus weather to Pulo Obi; thence to Padaras fresh E. and N. E. winds, and bac cloudy. Iwoather; and to port light E. to Southerly

winds and fine clear weather.

ALLIE ROWE, Hawaiian brig, Captain Phillips. Wieler &'Oo

CENTENNIAL, American ship, Captain 3. Boarso.-Krull & Co.

Rony British ship, Capt. E. E. Robbins. -Micasaguries Marítimes.

P

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

May 15, 1888 -- Prahu, Chinese steamer, from Wham-

Mandens, British stoamer, 1,300, R. Nelson, Kabe May 9, GeneralBurn FIELD & SWING.

J. B. Lay, French steiner, 197, Gicquel, Touran May 13, General-CHINESE.

Kong Berg, British steamer, 852, R. Genera-YES FAT Hoso. Jones, Koh-i-ehang May 9, Rice and

DEPARTURES.

May 10 :----

Ferma, for Shanghai.

irtin, for Hothow and Pakhui. Strathtern, for new York. Glamorganshirt, for Hankow. Crusader, for Iloilo.

Cyclops, for Amoy and Shanghai. Japan, for Singapore and Calcutta. Butevig, for Köbe and Ban- Franciso"). Formosa; for Const Porto,

CLEARED.

and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Hephong, for Const Puris Customs, to be obtained on application. dusiin Friars, for Bangkok,

Steamship Gjuriqyfes, having arrived from the bar forts, Corinne Carge by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being tandel at their risk destined to points in the United States,dchilles, for Singapore and Laadun,

Casolar Envoters to accinguany Cargo Fan, for Shanghai. into the downs of the BONORUNG AND should be sent to the Company's Ollices, KOWLOON WHARE AND GOWN C, Lo-addressed to Mc. D. E BROWN, Distrisi at Kowhon, whence delivery may 1

Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.C. obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on- les botion to the contrary he given bufore 3 p.m. TO-DAY, the 20th in ant

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 17th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be counteraigned by * JARDINE, MATHESON & Číny“

zi gents, Hongkong, May 10, 1888.

UNION LINE,

773

NOTICE TO CONSIUNEES.

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

the Undersigned for countersignature, and

Freight will be received on board until pm, on the 31st May.

4 p.1.

Ail Parcels must be sent to our Office

and should be marked to address in fall; and the muse will be received by us until

p.. the day previons to sailing. apply

For information as tc Passage or Fraight,

·ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, May 15, 1888.

Ideation

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Menelaus, from Kobe, Mts Nicolle and a children.

Per J. B. Jay, from Touron, 14 Chineso. Per Rong Beng, from. Keh-ai-slang, 57 Chinese.

DEPARİED.

Per Vorna, for Shanghai: from Hong- kong, Mr flerbart, Mr and Mrs Leigh, Mr 802 Moore and Europeat servants, Miss Ward,

EXPORT CARGOES............

Per S. 8. Teheran, sailed 5th- May -- From Hongkong and Canton :-For Lou. don, 4,119 boxes Tea, containing 3,213 lbs. Cangou, and 32,835 1. Scented Capor-

total 89,018 its. Tes, 13 bolea Fine Silk, 35 tules Whate Silk, I caca Silk piece Goodđa, 175

30 pkgs. Sundries. For Frat 3 bales Fine Silk and 16 casca

30% Silk Pieces Gods.

Per S. S. Zambezi, aniled 8th Maz:- Fo Yancouver, 30 pkgs. Tes; for Victoria, 1,000 baga Bico

80 pkgs. Tex and 1.4 pige. Merchandise; for San Francisco, 20 boxes Prepared Opium 14,299 Lars Rico, 1 case Silks and 3,022 pays. Merchandise; for Portland, 1 enso Silks and 4 pkgs. Mor chandise: for Port Townsend, 1,000 bags Rico and 19 pkgs ferchandise; for Seattle, 500 bags Rice and 98 pkg. Merchandise.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vet's

Steamship Metapedia, Captain I'oavis, having arrived from the requested to sell in their Bills of lading to Bremen, and Ports of Call. above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby

Neckar (5) to take imediate delivery of their Goods Havre, e via Suez Canal... Frigg (s).

Kobe and Yokohama.....

Greling (3). longside.

Prin (2). impeding the discharge of the Londuz, vin Susa Canal.

and Ports of Call.....Ancrad (s). Steamer will be an olded and store and Ports of Call. Ava p.. the day previous te sailing, Parcel at Consignees' risk and expense, and no Navaki, Kabé and Yokohama Malwa (3)....

Fire Insurance will be effected.

embarking at San Francisco for China or Passengers, who bave paid full face, ru- Japan (or vice vras) within one your will be allowed a discount of 10 %. This allowanca does not apply to through furis from Chilia

to Europe. and Japan to

be received on board until Freight will be

Packages will be received at the office unti

5

(P.R., same '

day;

4

frond

All Claims against the Steamer must be

Sau

San

via Yokohama., City of Rio de Janeiro (6).............

via Yokohama..Gadlie (a).

to address in full; value presented to the Undursigned on or before SON....

be sacked to

of samo is enquired.

Consular

tho 18th Infatant, or they will not be re-

Invoicas to accompany Cargo coguised.

us beyond Sau Francis,

destined to points

in the United States, should be sont to the Company's Otices in Sealed Envelope, addrossed to the Collector of Curetors at San

Francisco.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, spply to the Agoney of thes Company, No, 504, Queen's Road Central,

C. D. HARMAN,

Agent.

Hongkong, May 2, 1888.

San

Shanghai...

Shanghai, vin Amoy............................. RUSSELL & Co.,

Singapore and Penang.......

Hongkong, May 11, 1888.

Agents.

Insurances.

Pactelps.

૪. ..(8). Lacros Monetous

Singapore, Penang and Bombay Hisano (s)

780 Swatow, Amoy and Foochow flaiphong (8)

Swatow, Singapore and Bangkok Phra Chom Klao (s). Sydney and Melbours. Chingtu (0).. Vancouver (BC.) ),via Yokohama Port Adelaide (s).. Yokalana, Kobe and Nagasaki Gotoral Werder (s)....

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY.

710 THE Undersigned, Acess for the above

Occidental & Oriental Steam-RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING

AND

STEAMERS.

THE Steamship GAB,

despatched for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama, or WEDNSEDAY, the 30th Instant, at 3 pm

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamer: from Shanghai and Japan porta.

All Parcel Fackages should be marked to address in full; and anne will be received

at the Company's Office, outil 5 p.m.. the

day previous to sailing.

First-class Fares granted as follows:---

To San Francisco ****

To San Francisco and return,

available for 6 months ...

To Liverpool

To Loudon**

To

ཋཱ་་

...$200.00

350,00

... 320.00 330.00

other European points at proportion

ate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to he obtained on application.

2

1340

NORTON & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, July 15, 1887.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First,

.A. D. 1720.

THE Undersigned having been appointed. Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:

Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Forts

of Ladis, Coina and Australia.

Fire Department. Policles issued for long or short periods at urroufrates,

Life Department. Policies insued for sums not exceeding 25,000 at reduced-rated.

HOLLIDAY, WISY & Co- Hongkong, July 3, 1872.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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496

Stocks,

BANKS.

Captain.

II. Supmer.... F. Nagel.... James Thom. JacksonR

W. J. Webber Vinont.

Furuham

Scale..

H. Supmer..

Netion

Tognasso...

Harris

J. Fowler..

Arthur

West

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW.~ Per Haiphong, at 9.30 am., on Wednes

day, the 16th inst.

For HOIUOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-

KOK

Per Than Chan Klav, at 9.30 a.m., on

Wednesday, the 16th inst.

For PENANG.—

Per Defla, at 130 a.m., on Wednesday,

the 16th inst..

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

21at inst

For SINGAPORE. -

Per Frigga, at 3.50 p.m., on Tuesday, the

22nd inst

MAILS BY THE Įkatish Packet,— The British Contrast Packet Ancona will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 19th Just, with Mails for the United

MÈMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. 10a.m.--Haiphong leares for Coast Porig 10 am. Fra Chan Klaus leaves for

Swatow, Singapore and Bangkok.

Meetings...

[No. 7715-Mar 15, 1888.

partly owing to their wilful nogleet of ordinary precautions, in unsuccesful at- here. Much skirmishing has arisen in tempts to obtain possession of ofminals

the local Courts over this prosedure; und a valuable decision was obtained from the Judges of the Supreme Court

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of The touching thee of une Leung Afu, in

Richmond Terrace Estate and Käilding ↑ «June of last Co., Ltd., at No. 36, Queen's Road. mind tha 0 p.12.-Blecting of Ferseverance Lodge.

Miscellaneous,

Goods per Afomethshire undelivered

after this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, May 17 :--

Goods. per Steamer Find anclaimed

after Noon subject to rent, 4 p.r.-Auction of Piccs of Ground with Furnace Workshops and Buildings. 4.30 p.m.--Meeting of Original Donors

to the Peak

It will be borne in sis of all action is article e iminals are to be deliver- the Tientsin Treaty,

under

ed up foot of their gull. This Treaty was entered into in 1858, and ratified in the year 1860; but an Or dinance of this Colony (No. 2 of 1850) enacted ten years previously that crim inals should be rendited when there is: probable cause for believing that the 'said person has committed such crime or offence'. Hore, it will be observed, a discrepancy at once arose, even as to the rendition. Some argued that the prima facie case (ie, probable causs) voces," sary under the Ordinance of 1860 was not sufficient, and that, as the Trenty of 1860 laid down that proof of gult was necessary, strict proof must be obtained

St Paul's College, in the Library, particular procedure necessary to obtain

Gooda Gleneagles undelivered after

date subject to cont

this

A

to rent.

י

6 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Recreation

Club in the Gymnasium. WEDNESDAY, May 25 -

2 p.m.—Auction of Japanas Curios and Works of Art at Messrs Kohn & Co.'s.

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED

SUMMER REQUISITES.

WATSON'S

PRICKLY HEAT

POWDER,

BAY RUM,

LOTION

WATSON'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE, CITRATE OF MAGNESIA,

AND

CHIRETTA BITTERS.

T

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, Alay $. 1888.

C

Kingdon, Farins, the Susita Settle the publication of this issue commened shall be heard on both sides. This

Broudili; ments, Netherlands India, Baxuab, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, aud Gifvaltar.

The usual hours will be observed in eleing

-the Maila, &c.

Agents.

Norddeutscher Lloyd. Siemssen & Co......

Geo. R. Stereus & Co......... Butterficid & Swire...

P. & 4. 5. N. C..............................

Maritimes...... Messageriea P. & O. 3. N, O.............. Pacific Mail S.

S. Co..... & 0,8. Co. Russell

..... Norddonischer Batterfield & Swire..

Swire Butterfield & Carlowits & Co....... Douglas Lapraik & Co... Yuoni Fat Hong................

1 C. Lugd..

. Butterfeld & Swire. ads123ou, Bell & Co...

W. von Schuckmann Norddeutscher Lloyd.......

I ate of Leavings – –

June 6, at 4 pm1.

May 22, at p:m. May 21, at 5 p.m. May 17.

May 19, at noon. May 27, at acop. May 22, at daylight. May 10, at 3 p.m. May 30, at 3 p.. Qaick

Ruide despatch

despatch May 22.

May 18. May 21, at 10 am May 16, at 10 am. May 10, at 10 a. m. May 17, at noon. June 1, at-3 p.m. About May 19.

MAY 10, 188.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.

Nos. Shares

L'abe.

-Paid- POSITION PEE LAST REPORT. Last Dividen

Roseros. Balances.fmLTCI))

Closing Quatatrey Cash.

ما کار در ایران

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60, 125 all $3,030,00

INSURANCES.

North-China nurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £ Yangse insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £

2005 Tis. 100,000 T

20,909.51 at 30 for 3 year $150 % prom., sellers

working a/c to Dec. 31,87

406,132,00 23.05 for F. 275 ex div.

1880

20 all £50,000 T 3,059.707% for 1880 Tis. 97

$75,000 $ 2003 15's

314,012.0626.7, 1886 886 *$ 600,003 240,240.04.20% annum 68, salca

230,000 $420,367.96 10% for 1887874 2008 28,711 50 82,091,480

650,000 $

lusurance Society Co., Ld.... 10,000 s China Traders Insnaco Co., Ld... 21,000 $ 8.95 Caurou luurance Ofise Co., 14..... 10,000's Chinese Insurance Co., Limited....... 1,000 tongkong Fre insurabre •Co., Ld...! China Fire Insurance Co., L. 20, US Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 40,000 The Straits Fire Inmizance Co., Ld. 20,000 € The Straits Insurance Co., Le...... 30,0008

=TELMSÖKT COMPÁNÍ PS,

2008

1,000

2006

103

100$

201

100$

90 $200,000 $

*40,000 88 81 4

is +200,0 50 all

127,8206 HE it 105 1

£.

50 all, $

10,000,8

'houg & Whampoa Dock Co., Lel. 12,500 HK. and China, Gas Co., Limited, 1 5,100 5

Neo Slures.....No

1,900 £

1:6 all

10 all 10£ 7.11

£9,177.31.1€

s

10 all

It all

25 all

37,500 8

| ER, Q.and M-Stramedai Co., Ld, 40,000 $ Douglas Stanship Co., Limited.... 20,000 Indo-China S. N. Company, Lamited 18,387 £

60,000 shares issued........

31,212 Chua and Mamla S., S. Co., Lud.............. 3,5048

MIKOELLA SEJUS,

THE Undasigned, AGENTS of the above Hoursoug Hose Company, Lt....3,

Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Bates.

GILMAN & Co. Hepkong, January 1, 1882.

Chias Sugar Company, Limited...... 15,000 Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000 14 Bungkung Bakery Company, Lá? ....

Larson Sugar Company, lamited.... 7,000 8

5,000 39. Perak Sugar Oultivation Co. Perak Tin Mag

Co5,000 $ Panjora & Sunghie Dua Samatan

$40,000 $ Mising Co.

& Kow. đi Godona có 1,0006 Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 $ A. S. Watson

NOTICE. ^ THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY

(LIMITED).

----

HK &

Wha

&B'ung

50

30 all

100; all 54 all

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.$1,000,000. Elong Ropa Do., Limited 3,800'S 100 all s TEE abovo Company is prepared to ac- BR, easy Do, 1 1, 2008 the copt MARINE RISKS at. Current Société Francaise de Charbonnages

Rates on Goops, &c. Policies granted to du Tonkin..

who have paid fall fxre, re- Passengers, Fr embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a dismount of 10 %. This allowance does not apply to through fures from China

Europe and Japan to

Consular Invoices to sccompany. Cargo destined to pot fond on too;

States, should be Company's Ofices, addressed to the Colles tor of Customs, San Fra300,

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 604, Queen's Road Central,

C. D. HARMAN,

Hongkong, May 10, 1888,

Agent,

774

all parts of the World payable at any of its || Agerom.

WOO LIN TUEN, Secretary

HEAD OFFICE; No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, Hongkong, Decembar 2, 1897,

3840

125,771 298 % for 1880 $105, nom. 262,243.36 0.80 for 563291. 204,003.90% 6 for 1866 $72, buyers

170

1817, sellers 79,432.536% for 1886 $17, uz div. 75,832.52

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17% balf year $201, ocllers 3,696.50 Dao 3187

1161.13 8% $53 buyers

4,387-5,05 % for 1876/7j124 % dia., buyers

18.586"/

$2 per share, buyers

at 7.00 μm.

The China Flail.

FRIDAY, MAY 18

Clains against the Metapedia mast bo sent in to Messra Russell & Co., on or before this date.

before SATURDAY, May 19:-

a prisoner could be given Goods

A second Ordinance, however per Albany undelivered after up. this

subject

(Ord. 2 of 1871) set this matter MONDAY, May 21

at rest by declaring that all cases 2 -Auction of Japanese Carios and of readition were to be dealt with

Works of Art at Megars Kuhn & Co.'s

under the law of 1850. It will be Goods per Borsico undelivered after this

per

remembered that the case of Leung date subject to rent.

Afu, argued by 3r 13. L. Donnys, Tux, Maron of Japanese Curios and turned upon the meaning of the ex-

2p.m-Auction

Works of T at Messrs Kahn & Co.'s. pressions probable cause and proof of

-Meeting 4 p.m.

of Members of the guilt, Mr Dennys segued that ne Hongkong General Chamber of Com-honest prima facie case could be mando merce at the City Hall.

our paless witnesses for the defence were heard nd as in the case under argument no witnesses for the defence were listened to by Mr Wadehouse (the Police Magistrate), the prisoner should be discharged. In this view the Court concurred, and the prisoner was dis- charged. Englishman adventes a trial by a Jury in all such cuses-which would be proof of guilt with the benefit of all the assistance which legal talent could supply. This is what may be termed the extreme procedure in favour of the prisoner whose rendition is, do- mander£ It may or it may not be advisable to adopt that. The course ANDnow adopted ie this, and it is clearly

laid down in the judgment referred to The Magistrate should consider, whe- TOILET VINEGAR ther or not the evidence makes out a strong or probable or ever conflicting case of guilt.. In any one of such enses he should commit the accused to-trial. We think the above gives the true rule for dealing with oxtradition cases here, and the Magistrate should ask himself, if.... the offence had been committed within this jurisdiction, should be commit for trial at the Supreme Court: The Court laid it down that the case should be 748investigated as in the case of an in- dictable offence-ic. that evidence

would lend to something very near to proof of guilt certainly to resonable proof.especially in view of the fact that the Executive had subsequently to weigh the whole, matter and decidů thereon. HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAK 15, 1888, Now, the new Ordinance adopts almost exactly the same wording as that of 2 of THERE is perhaps no subject connected 1850, with this difference that, instead with our relations with the Chinese | of a Magistrate, a Judgo of the Supreme Empire which has given rise to so much Court is einpowered to "investigate the trouble and anxiety as that of the rendi- said crime in the sanic manter as a tion of criminals. May causes bare Magistrate investigates a charge where contributed to this result. The radical person is accused of having committed differences which exist between the an indictable crime against the laws of judiciol systems of the two countries the Colony. And when the Jadge has interested-differences which to this found that there is probable muss for day preserve the safeguard of extra believing that he (the accused person) territoriality in nearly every existing has committed the crime with which Treaty with Ching-are mainly respon-be is charged,' the Judge shall commit, sible for this long-standing difficulty. etc. In view of the scope of the judg Chinese officials, impressed" with their ment in the case of the man Leung own summary modes of dealing with | Afu,and of the fact that the procedura criminals and with the evidence against of the Supreme Court is morelikely to them, cannot and will not fall in with be more uniformly correc: than that English ideas regarding the procedure too often followed at the Magistracy, laid down by civilised nations; and the the provisions of the new Ordin short and sharp means by which con-ance do not seem to be very far fession is tortured out of a Chinese out. At the same time, the 'proof of prisoner before the more merciful death guilt' laid down by the Treaty of Tien- penalty of the law is carried out, atsin can easily be said to justify even a pears to render the Chinese official so verdict of a Jary; and the question impatient of English forms of procedure | again arises,-Do the peculiar circum. that he will not take the trouble to stances of the Colony, and the security observe them. This has been demon- of our large Chinese population, not de- strated times without nutüber in our mand such a guarantees? Courts bere; and the atter disregard of all The absence of the Schedule of Ex- rules of evidence, and even of the first prin tradition Crimes prevents as from

the line a ciples of truth and honesty, bas repeated- judging how

drawn ly brought failure to the schemes of the between crimes which are likely Mandarins, when perchance genuine and those which are not likely to be pus cases of criminality were concerned. forward as an occasion for extortion by As our population grows and inter- swoll officials in China. When that course with the mainland increases, the list is published, the matter may seem desire to interchange fugitive criminals clearer gebut the subject

noo of great.. becomes natural and right. The off- difficulty, and as we have already said, cials of both nations are eager to protect demands the utmost caution. life and property by preventing, if pos sible, the escape of criminals who, after committing crimes, seek to escape into the country where they think they are But governing comparatively safe. this desire, there arise many considera- tions which deserve and demand the gravest attention; and these we have sought from time to time to impress upon the minds of our rulers. Older residents know full well what the case of the Mo Wang meant, and the conse quences to which it unfortunately, led. There is perhaps less danger now than there was then of political crimes being mixed up with other offences; but the need for clear proof of guilt appears to as to be quite as great now as it was The case, again,

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of the notorious Lee Lum Kwai is not so remote as to be absent from the memory of a large number of residents of this Colony. It carries its moral on its very face. Therefore we say—and always have said—that the profoundest care must be exercised in any alteration that may be made in the Int of extradition in this Colony. As our correspondent Englishman

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED SUEZ CANAL. COWARD BOUND--Northern, March 27

Yorkshire, April 3; Detonshire, 13; Weardale, 17 Ghazer, 24: Bellerophon, Glenorchy, Melpomene, 27; Ajamemnon, Hector, Yungtse, tegins, Willion Burkitt

1; Chinguo, Bulcarres Choysang, 4; Denbighshire, Fela Broal mon, Hailoong, &; Bellona, Glencoe, Monarch, 11. HOLENARY BOUND-Jacob Christensen, April 13; Glearcy, 17; Niobe, 24; Hesperia,

Telemachus, May 1; Stentor,

Preussen, 8; Electra, Patrodus, 11.

The Norddeutscher Lloyd's S. S. Co.'s steasuship Neckar, with the next out- ward GERMAN MALL, dated Berlin, 17th April, left Singapore on the 13th inst., shed

may be expected bere os or about Friday, the 18th

inst.: O. & O. Co.'s 8. 8. Gade, with the AMERICAN MAIL of April 21st, was to leave Yokohama on the. 14th May, at 6p., and may be expected bera ga or about the 20th May.

The

The EA. S. S. Co.'s steamer Airita left Singapore for this port in the 11th inst, and may be expected here on or shout the 17th inst.

it yesterday in his letter, Hongkong is Tho F.&O. extra steamer Kangar, from

close to the mainland of China, bas a

| population of nearly two hundred those

and Chinese, and should show the Chinese the differance between English modes of procedure and punishtereot and there off (bo China.

During recent years the officials of China bave been put to considerable ex- pense and trouble, partly by the pro- cedure insisted upon by British law and

Bombay, left Singapore for Hongkong on the 18th instant, at 3 pm, and any ha expected here on or about the 19th

Q S S Ca's steamer Lavica, from Liverpool, left Eingapore on the 14th fast and may be expected here ou or about the 20th ínat.

The Canadian Pacillo steamship Parthia left Vancouver on 30th Apill for this ро