1888-05-26 — Page 2

To-day's Advert

ZETLAND

No. 825.

LODGE

Regular MEETING of the above A LOUGE will be holl in FREEMASONS Halt, - Zotland Street, on FRIDAY NEXT, the 1. Jans, at 8.50 for 0, precisely. VISITING BRETHREN ate cordially

INVITED.

Hongkong, May 26, 1888

860

'FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

shore

[THE 8.8. Nile, Captain E. G. PRAVE,

Consignoes of Cargo are hereby requested

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMERIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI

The Co.'s Steamship

Fermoed,

Captain HALL, will be Forts on MONDAY, the 28th-Instant, at despatched for the above

I p.m.

For Freighter Puesuge, apply to

-DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, May 26, 1898

806

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP: COMPANY, LIMITED

to send in thait Bils of Lading for counter FOR SWATOW AMOY & FOOCHOW. signatto by the Undersigned, and to taiso immediate delivery of their Goods from

Optional Cargo will be forwarded in- notice to the contrary be giron bofors

less

2 p.m. TO-DAY, the 26th Instant

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be invaded into the Godowns of the Kow LOO

AND GODOWN Co. and stored st

Con and oxpose.

No Clains will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered aftor the lat June will be subject to runt.

The Co's Steamship

Haiphong, Captain Hanis, will be despatered for the above

Forts on TUESDAY, the 20th Instant, at Nouns,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Bongkang, May 26, 188

857

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP

are to be left in the Godowns, where they

will be examined on the 1st June, at 4 p.m. No Fire Insurance has been affected.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, May 20, 1898.

853

GLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.

FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship Glenorchy, having arrived THE

from the above Ports, Consigneos of Cargo by her a lureby informed that. their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHALF AND Govows Co., L., at Kowloon, whence delivery may be nhtrived,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded un- Fess notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY, the 28th Instant.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the

2nd June will be subject to rout.

No Fire Insurance has boon öffected. Billa of lawling will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & O.,

Agents.

Hongkong, May 25, 1888.

855

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SWATOW, SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.

The Company's Stesser Phra Chula Thom Hlio, Captain A. BENSON, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 20th Inst.. at Noon.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG, Agents.

Hongkong, May 28, 1888.

Destination.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR, MANILA VIA AMOY.

The Co, Stouraship

Diamante, Capt. MCCASLIN will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 29th, Instant, at 4p.in.

For Freight

Passage, apply to RUSSELL &-Cu-

General Managers.

Honglong, May 26, 1888

859

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

May 25, 1988:-

OLEARED.

Titan, for New York, Tartar, for Fonohos Phu Cuo, for Haiphong Trinh, for Boigon Glenorchy, for Shanghai. Bylgles, or Wasinpoa.

THIL CHINA MAHA

PASSENGERS ARRIVE Per Haiphong. fe in Cast Parts, MeÀ. A. Marga', and 225 Chineo.

Per Phu Quoc, from Amoy,

23 Chiness.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. BELIGIOUS SERVICES —

UNION CHURCH.-Divine Wonhip,' 11- 4.Rov, G. H. Bondfield. Berries in Chinono, 2-Res. J. Chalmory MAS LED Seaman's Services The Services

the Rangoon Guzeite.) EMPEROR OF BRAZIL Rome, 10th, The Emperor of Brazil has recovered from his late serious illness,

"

(No. 7724-MAY 28, 1989.

By kind permission of Colonel Anderson Mi Gy M. H. Playfair arrived here by the and the officers of the 2nd Northamptonshiro last French mail nd leaves in a few days Regiment the Regimental Band will take over the British Consulate al

Anchor

an

A FAWKER named Young Tai was brought before Me Wodehodes in the Police Court Ciler today, charged, at the fnstar.cs of Inspec Selection Bouersian Galle defolt Hennessy, with dealing in Tes-la lottery

Sybil „Doyedky!

play in the Fublic Gardens, on Sun For Soninob which have been hitherto hold ODIES OF WILLIAMSON AND day, the 27th instant, from

O'DOWDA TOUND The following will be the programme In the

the Mission Church, Queen's Road, will Mandalay, 11th May Yesterday the Marth be held in the future in Union Church. On bodies of List Williamson, Munster Overhe Sanday evening at 7.30 All Seamen are Fusiliere, Mr O'Dowda and the two gri-

Selection invited to

vates killed on 5th durons in the tu attend. GERY BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in jusglenenz Loppagyin, were found language, by Rev. F. Hartmann, in a dense jungle be a strong search Sunday, at half-past ten A., in the party

under • Captem Knox and Lieu- Joseen Williams, compositor, promises not $ty, with the alternative of six weeks' im- the Berlin Foundling House, tenant Browning, after a search of fine or to let the Vagrancy Ordinance drop into pisonment.

six hours. None of the bodies were mutilat dosuctuds if any horable efforts of his can

Bvery a

hai, Dr Shrnbaball, and It Danson. From WCHUCH, Garden Road, ed. Those of Mr O'Dowda and the 2

Singapore for Hongkong, 16t Chinees.

Per Niabe, from Hamburg, &c., Mr.M Friederichsen, and 25.1 Chinese.

Per Farmora, from Tamsui, 2 Chiness. DEPARTED.

and Sermon 6.30 .. Evon Service, Henediction GR PELER'S SESMEN'S ORenon, Sailors ST. Home Service overy Sunday at : P3, „Boly Communion ul

pe care Jon Mohs Fanminates.

tickets The man was convicted and fined:

Par Borneo, for Saigon, &c. 860 Chinese. Sunday; and 7.30 .. on the road this body we also found the bodies resolve to do something or other, and last i present in which the following passage

Por Phy Quid, for Haiphong. 6 Chinese. Per Triumphs for Salgun, 100 Chinese.

AM, and B P.M.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY, Shipping.

privates of the Munster Fusiliers were help it. It is only three short weeks stuce Tas Cherland Monthly an American paper found in the centre of the dacoits camp, he bade the Superintendent of the House has an article in its April sambor, while Licut Williamson'a was discover of Detention good-bye, filled with a noble esfidad San Francisco Commerce paat and ed in a ravine close to the camp. Near Par Decan, for Sinzapre, &c., 4 Earo the Fourth Sunday of each month Service their silk prizes and embroidered in Upper Lastar Row, wasting the precious has been

the evening Servio on of two deopita who judging from night he was found by P. C. W. Miller otura peaus, nori 704 Chincae..

The China trade, however, Per Carisbrooke, for Sayon, 200 Chinese,very Thursday at 6.F. M.

coats and being much tatcoed, were

a disappointment; it com Services are conducted by the Ror. J. A. probably bohs. The camp seems to have moments in the gatter where he lay help-menced with great expectations, but the TO DEFAT

Turner, in the WESLEYAN SISION Rans, both of long standing, for there were evidlessly drunk, Joseph again endeavoured to results have not justifind them. We have 127 Queen's Road East, on Sundays at 9:15 one of its big counter. it is thought assume a heroic pose when he was brought for years tried to force flour into Chion,

its much frequented. OR the day of the position was held by about 100 men before Mr. Wodehouse to-day, indignantly and with indifferent success. There is no The remains of the brave follows have been denied being drank and explained that he prejudice so strong as the prejudice of the sont into Myotha for interment.j

had only been a little exhausted. This however was a failure, as Inspector Perry testified to his being blind drank when he „Pa8881) Suez-DANAL. OneWARD BODY-Devonshire, April 18

was brought to the Chargo-room. Mr Weardale, 17; Melpomene, 27 Regius, Williams war again sent to think over William Burkitt, May 1 Chique, things in the House of Detention. Halcarrer Brook, Choysang, Den- highshire, Telamon, Hailuong, 8; Bellona, THE return of the Home Rulo candidate Glencoe, Minarch, 11 Sashalten, for Southampton is a gain to the Uled by those from Jayan, and the anticipations Titan, 15 Merionethshare, Amphitrite,

stonian party. The figures at the last eine. of Chinese commerce which wore entertain., HOMEWARD BOUND-Jacob Christensen,tions ware Giles (0) 6,029, Cominerell (O)ed at the time of the Burlingame treaty

April 13; Niobe, 24; Hesperia, May

have vanished. It has become for more Claymore, 15.

-·-SHIPPING REPORTS - The British steiner al hong reports: Loft Fachor 22nd instant, Amby 23rd, and Swato 28th. From Foochow, had moderate N. E. monicon to

• Апюу..

Frum Amoy to Swatow, moderats N. E. to B.N.E. winds, with digging rain; thenes to Houg kong, Esterly wins and overcast.

light Steamers in Fouchow, Glenogle and Kai

Arum

Steators in Acey, Formosa, Fook sang and Kutsung. Steamers in Swatow, liasgehuwd Tainan,

The British steamer Genorchy roports: Had fine weather and cales.

The British steamer Formus reporta: May 22nd, Tamsui to Atoy, moderato N.E. winds and overcast. May 25th, Amoy to Hongkong, light Easterly and cloudy, Ti Aitoy, steamera Kusang, Chong Hock Kian and Fooksang.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAIS will close- For KUTOHISOTZU,-

Per Fushiki Maru, at 9 am., on Sunday.

the 27th inst.

from Pakhoi.

Ferchic, Chinese cable-steamer, l'iper, For SHANGHAI ---

Per Glenorchy, at 9a.m., on Sunday, the

27th inst...

For CANTOS. —

Por Honan, at am Sunday, the

May 26 Haiphong, British steamer, 1,122, Harris, Foslaw May 21, Amoy 23, and Swalow 25, General DovoLAN BELAMUIP C27ulinat Phu Quoc, French stemmor, 234, Eapéisse, For SAIGON Anoy May 24, General-CNISEL

Glenorchy, British foamor, 1,821, F. Calye, London aud Singapore May 20, General-JAKDire, Matheson & Co.

Mobe, German atentnr, 1,074. E. G. Piff. Hanbury and Singapore May 20, General SEMEN & Co.

King Kap, Chinese cruiser, from Cantou. Formose, British steamer, 487, P. Hall, Tansui May 22, and. Amoy 25, Genoral- DuCLAN STEAMURIT Co.

DEPARTURES.

May 26

Hi Lima, Portuguesa gunboat, for Macau. Bernes, for Saigon and Singapore.. Thyra, for Whampoa

Dees, for Singapore and Bombay.

Victoria, for Nagasaki

858 | Carisbrooke, for Saigon...

Vessels Advertised as. Loading.

Peassis

Captam.

Alfall.

HL Supmer......

Nish..

Amoy and Tamaui........... Formosa (8). Bremen, and Parts of Cull...Neckar (a)..

London, via Suez Canal...

Cyclops (8)

Loudon, and Ports of Call....... Verona (1)

Diamanto (8).

Manila, via AtaoJ........................ Macailles, and Ports of Call... Djomnak (8).

Kobe and Fokohama) Kashgar (s)

Kold and Yokohamajágamemnon (8)...... San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Gaelic (v).. San Francisco, via Yokohams.. City Shanghai

Shar

of New York (e).. * Ningpo (6)..

Hector (a) Bellerophon (b).

(s). Wingsang (8).

Kobi sad Yot haha Bokhara

Singapore, Penang and Calcutta V

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Haiphong (8).. Swatow Singapore and Bangkok Phra Chula Chow Klao (8). Tientsin, via Swatow..........

Yikseng (s)..

Vaucouver (E.C.), via Yokohama Port Adelaide (s)....

Stocks.

LANKK.

M de Home

McCaslin Vequier.

Wilding-

F. Schulz.

Bott

Guthrie

Per Triumph, atau Sunday, the

-27th inst.

For HAIPHONG,--

Per Frer, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the 27th

inst

For SWATOW & TIENTSIN.

Per Yang, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 38th inat.

For AMOY & TAMSUL

Pur Formosa, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 28th inst.

For AMOY & MANILA.--.

3 p.m.-Formosa leaves for Amoy, dc. 3 p.m.-Yang leaves for Tiontain, &a.. 4 p.m.-Ningpo leaves for Shanghai

General Memoranda.. Tresnay, May 29-

Goods per Wingsong undelivered after

this date subject to rent. Goods per Ghuzee undelivered after thie

date subject to rent

THURSDAY, May 31-

Goods por Steamer Yangtse uudained

after Noon subject to rent. FRIDAY, June 1 —

Goods per, Niobe undelivered after this

date subject to rent 9p.m.-Meeling of Zetland Lodge. SATURDAY, Juno 2

Goods per Clearchy undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

Vol. XVI-NO. 5. OF THE

'CHINA REVIEW'

NOW READY.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

SUMMER REQUISITES

WATSON'S

Per Zajiró, al 3.30. p.a., on Monday, PRICKLY HEAT LOTION

the 25th inst

For SHANGHAI —

Per Niugpo, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 28th inst..

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Per Kashgar, at 6 pm, Monday, tho

28th inst.

Agents.

Dougisa Laprak & Co... Norddeutscher Lloyd. Butterfeld & Swire... P. & O. S, N, Oo.. Russell & Com

Messagories MIRSTINGS..

P. & O. 8. N. Butterfield & & Swire...

jo. & O. 8. S. Co..... 10.

Facilio Mail S. S. Co Busen & Butterfield

Co

Butterfield P.&O. 8. N. Co

ida de St. Croix....Jardine, Matheson & Co...

+ale of Leaving,

May 23, at 3 p.m. Juse 0, at 4 p.m. May 31,

Juns at noon. May 20, at 4 p.m.. June

May

7.

at noon.

20, at daylight,

May 31.

MAY 30, at 3 p.m.

no 9 at.3.p.m. May 28, at 4 p.m. May 31.

May M

Harris..

Benson..

Dougins Lapraik & Co. Yuen Fat Hong,

Moncur.

Wost

Jardine, Mathesog & Co. ................... Adamson, Bell & Do..

About M May 30 at 3 p.m.

May 20..

May 20, at noon. May 20, at noon. May 28, at 3 p.m.. Jane 1, et Sp.m.

SHARE LIST---QUOTATIONS.

MAY 26, 1888.

Nos, of Shares.

up.

Valve. Paid POSITION PER LAST REPORT.

Bestre. Balancec.f'wara}"

Last Dividen

Hesin's potations; Cast.

$150% prom.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60, S 125 $ 3,900,000 30,803.61 50/ for 2 year

INSURANCKS. North China Lasurance Co., Ld... 6,00 € Yangtare Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld....10,000/$ China Tradera Insurance Co. Ld... 24,00 Canton Insurance Office Co., L..... 10,000 Chinese Anamance Co., Limited 1,500 China Fire Insuranco Co., L 10,000 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld 8,000 $

20,00 Singapore Insurance

nce Company, The Straits Fire Inenrango Co., Ld. 20,000 The Straits Insurance Co., La... 30,000

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

HK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., L. 40,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited,...20,000 $ Tadu-China S. N. Uompany, Limited 18, 387 £

60,000 shares issued..

----31, 212 £ China and Manila 8. 8. Co., Ld.

Hongkong Hotel Company, It....

China Sugar Company, Limited...... 15,000

working a/c to Dec. 31/87

Ts. 23.05 for Tia. 275 ex diy

*1886 3,050.767% for 1883 x 87 314,012,9626 %, 1886 245,240.0420%

T 100,000 Fla. 408,132,00

50,00 Tia 675,00 3 €0,0

21x $28,711 68 508 230,000 $

68

429,367.90107 for 1887874

125,771 298 % for 1886 $160, nom. 51,031,4883-252,243.30 $.9.80 for t6 $322

200£

26) all £

250's 83.33

250%

1,000

100%

100%

20 20

650,000 3.

1008 2 100s

203

200,000 $

*10,00 +200,000

20 all {

50 all $ 127,320

204,008,90$ 6 for 1616 572, buyers

17.000

17, sellers 79,432 53 5 for 1889 817, ex div, 75,832.52

826

3,59607% lalf yo

Dec. 31/87 $204, sellers 1163 13 8% Sot sales and bayeras 4,387.5.35 Y for 18-67121% dis, buyers, 10,000 $ 18.556/

862 per share, buyer 1,001.32101% for 6732 % prem, sellers 1,627.3.14 10 2 and 3, 18130 per share, buyers, fully

Bio half yeat $170

paid-up 678.04

June 30 1887 18,781.63€ for year 8145

bonus for

102 10

10£16

3,601 8.

-80 all

H'kong & Whampon Dock Co., L.

12,500 s

HK, and China Gas Co., Limited,

New Sharana

$,000 sha. issued

5, 100€ 1,000 9,000 $

1:5

10 all 10£ 7.F 100% all

£9,177.3 1

June 30/81

37-6008

id: 1

哭 for 188805

20minal

129,303.18 None

Ballers

None

Th. 18

eslora

None

#1Q

None

1812

bayora

None

67% prem

INone

869, bayers

Hongkong Tos Company, Limited... 5,000

Hongkang Bakery Company, Ld.

6,000 TL

Bematan

-5,001 € 40,000

Luzon Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,00x Perak Sugar Cultivation Co...

Perak Tin Mining & B'ting Co. Punjon & Sunghie Das

HK, & Low. What & Godown Co. 17,000 $ Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 3 AB. Watson & Co., Limited. 9,800 HK High Level Tramways Co., Lt. Socisté Francaian deCharbonnages

du Tonkin..

Mining Co

H'kong R

429.60 16 % for 1887869.

411 47 13% for 183786 / preg aales and buyers

£2

frem, nominal 30% preis, aals and buyers

100% ht

∙100 all

8,000 Fcs. 50, 500

20,000 $

Ratis of I

Chinese Imperial 18847

3.56 500

600 all T700,000 TL 260

*Equalisation of Dividend Fund.

Payab yearly, 30 Juni

Oct 15 March & Sept.

Depreciatices and Insurance Fund,

2 pran

prem

POWDER,

AND

BAY RUM,

TOILET VINEGAR.

WATSON'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE, CITRATE OF MAGNESIA,

AND

CHIRETTA BITTERS.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY Hongkong, May 8, 1888.

The Chinn St.ail.

748

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

18.

stomach, and the Chinees profer rice oven. when our is cheaper. The consumption of the flour we send to China is almost ex lively on the set-coast which is supplied from the treaty ports, and she millious ef China are ignorant of wheat flour. Chinese tea hayo to a great extent been supplantod

·1; Stentor, 8; Electra, Patroclus. 11 ÷ 4,726, slected; and J. H. Cooksey (Important to our wuntry to keep Chines

4,384, J. C. MoCoin (GL) 4,039, unsuc

Tho Canadian Pacifio strancship Parthia,

essaful. The constituency is one of the out of it than to admit Chineso products from Vancouver and Yokohama, loft few double enoa that were left untouched int it, and the diversifying of aur agricul Shanghai on the 24th inst. at 11 p.m., by the dast Redistribution Bill. Before the tuul products will inn few years lead to and may be orpected hers on the 27th election of 1890, when two Conservatives more independent mercantile action in the

inst

The F. M. Co.'s steamer City of New York, } were returned, it used to send one Liberal | Xport of wheat and flour.

with the AMERICAN MAIL of May 1st, and one Conservative to Parliament. It

left Yokohama on Tuesday, the 22nd seems to have roverted to this curious de Tar following appears in the American irst, at daylight, and may be expected

Chine. Prófessor Joseph Edkins of the Educational Departmert at Pazing, and ond of the foremost authorities on the language

here on or about Monday, the 28th cision to have a member on eachade of the Mimary Review of the World for May,

House, and now as far as mere divisiona go

1808 The steamer Bokhara, with the ENGLISH Man of April 27th, left Singapore on

it might as well be unrepresented. Ad- Wednesday, the 23rd May, at 6 p.m. miral Commerell whose promotion has and may be expected here on Monday, just necessitated the vacancy, was Com- the 28th May.

mander in Chief on the North American and West Indies Station in 1882 He was Lord of the Adutiraty in 1879-80 and 1895

This 0. 8. 8. Co's & Agamemnon, from Liverpool, haft Singapors on the 21st

inst, and may be expected here on er about the 27th iuab. 86 The O. S. S. Coe staamship Bellerophon

from London, left singapore on the We understand that the certificate of fitness 22nd irst., and may be expected lure for the Peak Tramway has been signed, and on or about the 28th inst.

and literature of China, has traced and it treating connection between the Pervist and Chinese Calendars. Instead of Ero, air, earth, and water, the Chinese hold to five elements, omitting air and adding wood and metal. The system of fvo elements has not been discovered in Indian or Baby. lonen arohmology, but it is the basis of

the Persian Calendar, in which five angels

over the months and over the days of the week.

The U; S. S. Co.'s steamer Hestar, from that the becetary notification will appear Liverpool, left Singapore on the 23rd to that effect in the Government Casete inst, and may be expected here on to-night. This will enable the line to be corresponding to the five elements preside or about the 29th inat. The P. & O. Co.'s regular fortnightly stan-pered to public traffic, and we bellove the cr Thibet left Bombay for this port opening will be made in the middle of next on the 17th inst.

week. At pregout if is proposed to run the ORNER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'

cata as folines Between 6 and 10 m. CATHEDRAL-TRINET SUNDAY, evory quarter of an hour, then i stoppage Matina Voluntary, Andante. Merkel; from 10 tu nous; from 12 to 2p, every

Verito, Hine; Peale, Randall Co.; To Degan & Julilate, Baker in F half hour, from 3 to 4 p.m. author stop Anthem, Sweet is thy Mercy Lord pago, from 4 to 8 pm every quarter of en Hymn, 100;

Eli- hour. This would ranke in all 28 journeys -Voluntary, Peskins, Turks, Goss & Purcell; Mag

Prelude

Wern ribent & Nuno Dimittis, Farisian Toned (Stainer); Hymns, (64, 151 & 22 Folantary, Offertoiro, Baptiste,

The fact is, that, though Dr Eakins has an article on the above subject in the Chine Review for 1887, the Porsian Amesha-spentas or six genu presiding over life, fire, metals, art, water, and trees, were gimpared with the Six Honoured Ones, and with six sicuents, water, fre, metal, wood, earth,

Voluntary, ach day This arrangement seems to have and grain (life) mentioned in the Chinese

been made entirely for the convenience of Shuling, (Tá Ya Mu) by Me Chalmers in the residents of the Peat. Experience will the Origin of the Chinese, 1866, Dr. Eaking doubtless show that a great part of the traffic gives the six Porsian names, and speaks of will be contributed by rutora and those them as five. He also speaks of Eastern bot rebut at the Peak, and we have Babylonians in Shantung, referring to Teo no doubt a modification of this arrangement Chun, 30th year of Hi King, es authority, will soon have to be made. Of course any But there is nothing about Babylonians or arrangement just now can only be tentative Shantung there. He says the five Chi as the nature of the traffic can only be ness elements have not been discovered in guessed at

Indian or Babylonian Archeology, and get the doctrine of the five elements of

On the starting of the Peak Trammay we The publication of this issue commenced propose to send the China Mail each a ren- at 8.10 p.m.

ing by the cars to the Peak Terminus, to ali subscribers who notify us that they profor this arrangement and will asud their coolies to the station to fitoh their papers. funer men were approfogded by Inspectos Two rather suspicious-looking strangers, Hennessy and a party of police in a public who give their names as Lui Tanu Po and the Persians and of coures of the Baby gambling house in Ui Hing Lane last night. Lai Hong Sing, wid describe themselves as Jonim, besame known to the Chinese' They were brought before Mr Wodehouse traders, were taken into custody last night by B. 100; and yet again it was about this in the Police Quurt this morning, when the constable Robert Paterkep, and on being very year that the ve elements were ins following sontanos were passed-lat de-.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 188

TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MATE.') (Viz Southern Line.) ELECTION OF A HOME RULER

fendant, a fine of $50 or six weeks, Indehod wers found in possession of no less troduced into Persian thought How LONDON, 24th May, 1888. defendua, 825 or three weeks, 3rd defend silver. Constable Paterson informed the them B.C. 22001 -

ason than $711, besides aqusutitz of broken | then could Ta Yu know anything about A Home Bule candidate has been elected ant, 810 or 14 days, and the others $1 each Magistrate to day that he may the men for Southampton by a small majority, in or three days' imprisonment. the room of Vice-Admiral Commerell, who

AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA FACING EACH OTHER.

about hall-part eleven last night coming Jama Sim, obief officer of the a.. has been appointed Admiral Superintendent Tax case of the two Indian watchmen from up Centro Street in a great hurry, and as Curubrooks, charged the boatswain and at Portsmouth..

Hanghom Ducks, who were sentenced to they were behaving suspiciously he stopped three others of the crew, all Chinese, in This in a gain of a seat to the Home two months' hard labour for beating, a then They wore wrappers around their the Police Court today, before Mr Water Rulers]

Chinaman, was, in the application of Mr shoulders, and in each of the wrappers house, in connection with a disturbazoo B. F. O. Wilson, rehcard by Mr Ber- money was found, amounting in all to the which took place on board the vessel. combe Smith in the Police Court yester sum already mentioned. A number of Complainant meds the following statement: day afternoon. His Worship, after hearing bills were also found in their possessin,The morning I ordered the first prisoner the additional evidencs adduced by Mr one being an opium export permail for 6484 to go and clear away the bawo. He went Wilson for the defence, confirmed his tans of prepared opium. The two men and took a balyard out of one of the boat's stated that they got the money from the most. This was not carrying ont my country in order to carry on business in ordet. I told him to put the halyard back, Hongkong. The case was remanded for's He said he would do so when he had week, to allow further inquiry to be made, nialled. He then became insolent in his

Eighteen mera battalions of Austrian Infantry have been sent to the Austro Russian frontior.

THE RADICALS OPPUSING

BOULANGER.

Tho edical party in the Senate, and Chamber Deputies has resolved to strongly oppose Boulanger.

(From Singapore Papers.)

former decision.

Two fowl dealera from the Central Market, hamed Wong Bing Fat and Sam Cheong were brought before Mr Wodehouse, in the Police Court to day, charged at the instance A MAN named Li Ashing was brought beer and I gave biti a shove. He went, of Inspector Rae with soiling partridges before Mr Wodehouse in the Police Cart to and pok up a windlass lover and threw tween the months of April and Bepteraber. day charged with obtaining two jackets and at my head. It just grazed my head. I made a few steps forward to get hold of The Inspector ngid the specific charge an umbrella by falan pretences. The comfo HOME DEFENCES. London, 18th May.--Mr Stanhope an

against the defendants was that they ouplainant, & school-boy, stated that while he nounced that the Cabinet is sitting in Com the 23rd inst, sold two partridges to as looking into a shop window in Queen's witter, Lided Salisbury presiding for the gentleman at present in the Colony The Road hejtumed round and saw defendant purpose of inquiring into what is really cane was remanded till Tuesday.. necessary to put the country in a stats of complete defence THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES.shows that the Australian Colonies are a

when he sang out Ts, and the other prisoners then came forward taking off their hats and jackets. I went aft to gat drop ning on the street and plos. it "The first prisoner again threw the windlass aesistance and the prisoners followed me. again. He took no further notice of the lever me but leted que. I then got hold

Tas Telegram which we published last night aau, but as he was walking away aloog of him and he was put in irons. The first

with a younger brother defendant ware up

prisoner was druk

when he took the

London, 15th May. Mr W. H. Saith long way as yat from secaring the consent to them and put his hand over com balyard from the beat's mast. The mast

moved that the House Authorise the ste

was lying on the tops of the after house Clearing the hawae is Always done before leaving port and these men have to do it constantly. If the windlate lever had struck me it might have killed me de threw it as hard us be could. The first prisoner, has been bostagain for Minut mr months, the second in storekeeper, the third books after the bath rooms &c., and

from the Consolidated Fand of eight hua- of Great Britain to their proposal toexclude | ant's mouth. The boys felt frightiued and dred and fifty thousand pounds for building the Chiness for twenty years. Lord Knuts when defendant asked them to go with him and arming vessels for the dedence of the ford has replied by letter to Sir Henry they did so, He took them to the top Colonies Mr Smith also moved that a further sum of two millions, six hundred Parkes talegram anting that the proposal D'Aguilar Street, where he said to com thousand pounds be applied to the defence presents & serious difficulty in view of inter plainant You saw me pick up that ring of Ports and coaling stations.

The former motion was adopted. The national obligations This reply could not you give us tive dallam and I'll give you a gonsideration of the latter has been adjourn have been recurved in Australia till long share of it. On complainant ed.

after the Afghan difficulter. What the he had no money, defendant asked him to lea Colonies seem now endeavouring to do is to and pawn the ring, which he EMPEROR FREDERICK'S HEAMH put their existing laws Into force in such a

gold, and got both boys to leave their Juc Berlin, 17th May-The Emperor dire stringent manner as to render the entry of

kete and an umbrella with him as security the fourth is a seaman, but they have aff in the Park for an hour to-day,

A second mitroscopic examluation of the Chinese as dificult in possible. Eran had for their return. The haya went to a pawn. genera cuales to perform. The of a cancerous netary

discharge from the throat revealed nothing they resolved on total exclusion in defiance where they discovered that Mao neper mn at me with his fete

IRELAND AND THE POPE

Treat- enough

pris

hed, but

me

to England, which there is no ground for, and on their return to D'Agullar supposing they have yet done except an

Street could see nothing of the defend-They all took their hats and coats off and London, 18th MayA meeting of the ambiguous telegram from London, there is

ant, who bad'departed with the jacket and

a Flap leading Parislite Ustholics in Dublin re no doubt that des notica to the affect

the u

o umbrella. The case was reprended with my opani hauod solved that the assertions in the recent Papal decree are baseless, and test the would have been telegraphed to Hongkong. Tax Straits Times of 19th inch, says Just meating protest against its issue, declaring As the last telegram to the Gurorner showed a wo go to prese, the three revenus cruisers that the Irish people cannot admit the right the matter seems se yet mainly a question ment, are equalled coming in from the return

built in of the Vatican to interfere in polition!"

England for the Chinese Govern of passporte,

¿westward,

not

would not be safe. orahip remanded the casa till fore

the Carismoake, nominally ille

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