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Mails.

AUS, MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP"

JOMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, via OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCIROD,

THE U. 8, Mall 'Steamship UFTY of

NEW YORK will be despatched for San Francisco via Yokohama on SATURDAY, the 9th June, at 3 pm. taking Passengers and Fraight for Japan, the United Bates, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans portation to Yokohama and other Japis Perte, to Su Franciscs to Atlantia-and Inland Citor of the United States, vid. Ovor lang

Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, sud Demerara, aid to

to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting

Steamers.

Through Panago Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Stoainera.

Firat-class Fares granted as follows To San Francisco,... ... ...$200.00 To San Francisco and returs,

available for 6 months: 350.00

Τα

To Liverpool

To Lonĉun To other a

320,00 930.00

Europoen points at proportiounta catos.Special roduced rates granted to Oficer the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Passengers, who have paid full faro,

This allowance

onbarking at Ban Francisco for China or Japan for rus versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. does not apply to through fares from China and Japan is Europe.

Freight will be received on board until 4 p., the day provions to Balling. Parcel Fagkagos will be received at the office until

6 pm, same day; all Parcal Packages should be marked to address in full; value

Baze is required.

of

THE CHINA MAIL.

Hails.

To-day's Advertisements.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR,

BULNUIST, AND LONDON;

$240,

MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

N.B-Vargo can be taken in through Hills of Lading for BATAVIA, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BUSTON.

THN PANINKULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM SATMATION COMFANY's Staum-ship HYDASPES, Captain Tauson, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be dospatched from this for LONDON direct, vid SUEZ CANAL and usual Ports of, Call, on SATURDAY, 16th Juno, at Koon.

Cargo will be receiver on hoard until 4 p.m.

Pureels and Spacio (Gold) at the Office until 4 pm on the day befero sailing.

For further Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSACIE, apply to the PNINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkang.

The Omlerts and Fate of Packages are requiral to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested to nate the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Billa of Leding.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

'AQUEROT POSTE FRANUAIS, FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA

The Co's Steamship.

Sagration, Comandant Honey, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORKOW (Famay), the 8th Instant, at 8am.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent" Hongkong, June, 7, 1998 /

T

924

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned living been appointed

AGENTS, in conjunction with Messrs. TURNEZ & Co., for the abres Company are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FUEL Current Rates.

W. HEWETT & Ú. Hongkong, Jund 7, 1688.

929

FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

18E SS. Feltua, Captain HaesLOOP, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested having arrived from the above Ports, to send in their Bills of Lading for ea signature by the Undersigned, and to take inmediata delivery of their Gouds from alongside.

Options Cargo will be forwarded unless notics to the contrary be given before Noon To-Day, the 7th Tastant

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will Combe landed into the Godowns of the Kow-

Passengers desirous of insuring their bag- age can do an un application at the pany's Office.

E. L. WOODIN,

Superintendent,

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo | P. & 0. S.-N. Co.'s Office, destined to points beyond San Francinon,

in the United Stater, should be sent to the Company's Offices in Bealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San- Francisco,

For further information as to Page and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 601, Queen's Road Central,

C. D. HARMAN,

Agent Hongkong, May 10, 1888.

CANADIAN PACIFIO STEAMSHIP COMPANY:

822

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, FIA

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

AND OTHER CONNECTING

RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

THE British Steamship PARTHIA, 3,167 Tons: Register, WALLACK, Commander, will be despatched for VAN- COUVER, BC., and SAN FRANCISCO, TOKOHAMA, on TUES- vid KOBE and

DAY, thu 12th June, at 9 pp.

To

befollowed by the 8.8. ABERDEEN,

Hogkomis. June 4, 1888.

908

LOON PIER AND Cuvown Co. and stored at Consignees riak und expense.

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS

June 7, 1888- Kwang Lee, Chinese gleamor, Whampoar

from

Instant ; experienced light variable winds with fine weather throughout, found consi derable head well from Int. 16 to 21 N. Arrived Hongkong at 2 pm, 7th instant

The British atosumer Stuanure rporis: Experienced stormy weather in first part; latter fine.

Saghalen, French str., 2,680, Homory, Marsoillon May 6, via Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore and Sai- gon June 4, Mails and Gapeni.MESSAGE For

RIES MARITIMES

Kulung, British steamer, 1,495, J. Sle ear, Shanghai Jane 3, and Swatow 6, General-JABDISE, HATILEMON & CO.

Stanmore, British steamer, 1,269, Wi D Cameron, Hamburg April 10, and Singapore May 31, GeneralBUSSELL & Co.

Carisbrooke, British atx, 973, B. Case, Saigon June 3, Rico, Paddy and General MORR-RAY.

DEPARTURES.

- June 70- Seochow, for Hoihow and Pathoi, Djemnah, for Crusader, for Glencoe, for Shanghai. -

Ste.

Lydia, for Bingapore and Bamburg. Dicimus, for Bangkok.

Kutsang, for Whampon. Celeber, for Singapore. Deis eros, for Singapore. Nicoga, for Whampoa.

CLEARED.

--.

Tritos, for Saigon Alwine, for Huihow and Pakloi. Danube, for Ilaiphong..

PASSENGERS.

TARRIVED

Per Saghalien, for Hongkong: from Mue nailes, Revs. da Silva and Manuel da Silva, Monera d'Oliveira Xavier, Juso da Veiga, Lucia Rodriguez and Manuel Pita, and Mr Recher's amah from Saigon, Mesaro Chin Wai Lling, Wong Wai Kae, and 133 Ch

me.

For Shanghai: from Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Lieder, and Mr Christiansen No Claims will be admitted siter the from Singapore, Mr Marchand. For Yoko. Goods have left our Godowns, and all Goods hams; from Marseilles, Mess Kokewo

undelivered remaining

after the 13th Instahnoa, K. Iwashita, General Noghi, Mr will be subject to tont.

Kawakami, Capt. Iditti, Mears Kouanoce, Kume, Watanabe, Kawai, Tasima, and Capt. Harada from Colombo, Mr. Far from Saigon, Mr Lannoy.

All broken, chated, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they

4 p.m.

To-day's Advertisements. will be examined on the 13th Instant, at rer; from Singapore, Mr Henri Julion

INDO-CHINA SEBAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW. Packing Cargo & Passengers at through wales for OHEFOO, TIENTSIN. NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports m

the YANGTSZE )

The Co.'s Steamship

Cunton,

Capt. BREMNER, will ho despatched as above on.

No Firo Insurance has been effected.

STEMSSEN. & Co.; Agents Hongkong, June 7, 1888

920

vi

STEAMSHIP SAGHALTEN.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

SATURDAY, the 9th Instant, at 3.00 p.ONSIGNEES of Cargo from Havre,

For Freight. or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, June 7, 1888.

927

Per Kutsang, from Shanghai, Ke, Capt. O'Brien, and 45 Chinese

Per Stanmore, from Singapore, 100 Chi-

neet.

-DEPARTED..

Per Diemnah, from Hongkong: for Sai- gon, Masara Cheung Soy Hin, I. KawsuŁTU and serrant, Bon Joi Nam, Mack Tong Sbang Ng Kwan Krong, Whong Hing, arid 5 Chinese; for Colombo, Mr E. J. B. de Baillou for Marseilles, Colonel Captain Harbin, Meaers Engine Redat and M. Millat

From

Adolphe and L. le Behamis; for Sings- for Saigon, Mesa Thomas Albert, Gunet pore

Mr Otto Grau; for Calcutts, Mr Te Wehrlin: for Marsailles, Mesars B Ferguson, T. Craven, W. C. Sandersman and J. Llewellyn. From Woosung for

Ville de Bunun Ayres, and from Br dosux, ex Steamships President Leroy Lallier and Cumbrai, in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods--with the exception of Treasure Valuables--are being landed and stored and at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery ately after land be obtained inmedi. Messrs

landing.

will beforwarded an, unless Optional Cargo intimation is rennivad from the Coigneos boforo Neon TO-DAY (Thursday), request. or Purt on SATURDAY, the 9th Inst.,ing it to be landed here.

on the 21st Juno, and E.S. ABYSSINIA,|| at 4 pin-

on the 12th July.

Cunuection will be made at Yokohama

with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast

othor SteamO

Through Pago Tickets granted to Eng laud, France, and Germany by all trane. Atlantio lines of Steamare,

First-class Tare granted as follows:- To Vancouver Victoria, Mex. $150.00 To San Francisco... Toall to

tamonu pointain Can- ada and the United States

To Liverpool.

To London

www

***

175.00 230.00 300.00. 305.00

To other European points at proportion-

sto rates. Special reduced rates granted to Oficers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servicu,

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamalip

Peking, Captain G. HEGERMANN, will be despatched for the

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Bills of Lading the Undersigned.

Goods remaining acclaimed after THURS DAY, the 14th Inst at Noon, will borubject 930 to rent and landing chart in to the 21 or

will be countersigned by

SIEMSSEN & Ou. Fiongkong, June 7, 1889.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.

The Steamship

Bellonu,

Capt. C. HALOOF, will bo despatched for the above Parts on SATURDAY, the 9th Lust., at i.p.m.

For Fright

Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents. Hongkong, Jono 7, 1888.

---931

and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

Customa, to be obtained on application,

Consular Invoices accompany Cargo dostined to points in the United States,

LIMITED

should be son to the Company's Offices, FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District

Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.C

Freight will be received on board until

4 p.m. on the 11th June.

All Parcel must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in fall; and the same will be received by us until 5 p.m. the day previous to sailing:

For information na to Passage or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.;

Agents.

Hongkong, June 5, 1888.

804

Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company,

The Co.'s Steamship

Captain BARRIS, will be. Porte on SUNDAY, the 10th Trastant, at dospatched for the above 9.m., instead of as previously advertised.

For Fright or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managert. Hougkung, June 7, 1888.

Blocks.

BANKS

INSURANCES,

Claitas must be sent me on

efore SATURDAY, the 16th June, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Laurance has been effected.

1. CHAMPEAUX,

Bycul Hongkong, June 7, 1858.

Not Responsible for Debts.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG- MAILS will olose →→

- KOK_A

the 8th inst Per Decaicongee, at 11.30 a. m., on Friday,

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOоHow- For uiphong, at 11.30 am, on Friday,

the 8th inst, -

Par Wysers, at 3.30 pm on Friday For SINGAPORE-

the 8th inst,, instead of a previous ly notifiedN

For SWATOW & SHANGHALY

Por Canton, al 3 pm, on Saturday,

the 9th inst

For STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY

Per Melpomene, at 11.30 am, on Tuea.

day, the 12th inst. T

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

8 am,Saghalten leaves for Bhai, &ó. Noonerawongse leaves for 8'tow, &c. 4p.m.-España leaves for Manila,

Miscellaneous.

Goods por Chingue undelivered after this

date subject to rente

-LOCAL AND GENERAL.

[No. 7731-JUNE 7 1888 7

Ar the annual general meeting of alre PASSED SUEZ VARAD

holders of the Manila Patent Slip Company, OurwanD BOUND -Deconshi, April 13,

held at Manila on the 30th May, a resolu Begiud, William Burkitt May 1tion was passed to inoresso, the capital by Balcarnes Brook, along 8 $150,000, by issue of new shares of $100 Monarch; 11; Merionetashire, Amphi-

trite, 18; Glenarinay, Palanca, Faliant The secounts how a profit of nunu, Sacheen, 22 Benglon, Orestes, 198,690 for the past year, and a dividend

Cassandra, jer Head, Kronprins Friedrich Wilhelm, 25

of 11 por cont, was declared. Terint, 29 ftum, Lord!

Chancellor, Daphne, Jane on morning contemporary tells us thats of the Isles,

4

HOMEWARD BOUND --Stentor. May 8, Clay

more, 15 Breconshire, #1; Jason, 20; Dardamus, (Hympia, 28

after inquiring of the Public Works Da- partiment, the Surveyor General states that the Victoris College will be completed by

The ateamer Nepaul, with the ENGLISH BOX October. We have not the slightest MAIL of May 11th, lef Singapore on doubt that the Surveyor General means. Wednesday, the 6th Jugo, at 6...what he says when he fixes this dato for the

and may be evoted hor on Monday, the 11:

sanj,

Jane

The Indo-China B. N. Co.'s stormer Choy

from Antwerp and London, left Singapore on the lat Juns, and sy be exported here on or about 7th June The O. 8. B. Co.'s steamship Titani, from

Liverpool, left

Singapore on the 4th inst,, and

may bo

expected seron

here on or About the 10th inst The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer" "Taisang," from Calcutta, left Singapore on the 5th inst, in the after now, and may be expected hots on or about the 11th inst

The Canadian Facilio Lito steamer Abus sinis left Vancouver on the 20th ulto., for Horgkong.

completion

of the Vistaria College. This building, however, ought to have been open veral youre sinco, and we are sorry to say that we prefer now to wait and see with our

eyes the class rooms acoupied by Mr Batason Wright, his staff, and their numer.

pupils. There are some things which literally drive cue into an agnostic frame of wind, and the history of the new Central School (or the Victoria College, as it will now be entled) has been precisely one of thus subjects the study and treatment of which foare no other alternative than that of a hangering to know and see for your

The delivery of the French mail was begun f. The apologies, expressions of re-

Goods per Denbighshire undelivered after at 9.25 this morning,

this data subject to rent?

General Memoranda. SATURDAz, June 9 -

2.30 p.m. Anction of Fine Eberto- Plated Goods, at Mr G. R. Lammert's. MONDAY, June 11 -

4 pm.An Election by the Fate-payers of Two Mombon of the Sanitary Board. WEDNESDAY, June 15 :----

Goods per Glencos undelivered after this

data subject to rent. Goods par Bellone undelivered after

this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, June 14-

GREAT preparations are being made at Manila for the reception of the new Go vernor General who is shortly expected. ACCORDING to El Comercio, the anthorities at Manila haye telegraphed to the Spanish Consol in Hongkong to report upon the public health of this Colony.

Tuz Hawaiian brig Allie Rotor was sold by auction to-day by Mr F. A. Hazeland, Marshall of the Vice Admiralty Court, to Mr R. Cook, noting on behalf of the Hong Goods per Steamer Saghalien unolaimed kong and Whampoa Dock Company, for

alter Noon subject to rent. MONDAY, June 18

8 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of The Chinese Insurance Company, Limited, at the City Hall.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

SUMMER BEQUISITES.

WATSON'S

POWDER,

Mr Olivier and servant; for Alexandria,

Mr and Mrs Ogliastre and infant;ICKLY Messrs Klient Namedo and Sergy Siodzi for Marseilles, Mas Lucie Delattre, Messrs

Endicott, Philippu, Commanders de Vera and Oories.

Ferrero and son, Calunel Farrado, Eዲ

Far Soochour, for Eloihow Chiness.

Per Crusader, for Saigon, 100 Chiness. Per

Lydia, for Singapore, 18 Chinesa Por Leang, for Shanghai, Mr Newlanda, Por Celebes, for Singapore, 708 Chinese. Per Saghalien, from Hongkong; for Per Deuteros, for Singapore, 440 Chinese Shanghai, Mr C. Holliday, Major

ham from:

REAT LOTION

BAY RUM,

83,600.

grot, explanations, and evasions, which have been made public by various Governors, and duly rooorded in thess columns, would fill a small pamphlet ; and, as the uncompleted College became a by- word in the Colony, realdents began to think that it was never to be finished, and was never intended for completion. This notion, it appears, is erroneous it is to be completed by naxt October! Let the Staff of the Central Bohoo! carefully mark this

by next October. That is to say, at the end of the trying summer season, when the deliciously crisp wosther opens upon the

somewhat bleached residents of this Co lony. By next October It will not

U.S. cruiser Junate, with H.F. Col. Denby make any material difference then whether (the U. S. Minister in China) on board, arr not the College is completed before the rived as Macao on Friday last. Col. Deuby month of March. Padaps the josulae. landed at 3 p.m., at Praia Grande, where a Surveyor General thinks that, after the ad- guard of honour was in waiting, and proceed. "ont of the cool weather, the Head Mastor ed to Government House. Attp.m. he was will not object to wait a few months lenger outertained there at as official banquet. in the pleasant quarters to which he has Ho loft again for Canton next morning on been consigned for so many years longer. board the Juniata.Independiente.

than he ought to haya boon. The delay in

has been a scandal of many years' growth; the completion of the Victoria College

As will be seen from an advertisement, largo collection of artistic plated ware will It is still growing, and to one knows how be sold by action at Mr Lammert's rooms long it will continue. The fixing of Octo on Saturday. The articles are all of the bar for the completion, however, amounta TOILET VINEGAR. manufacture of the well-known Wittem-

to a postponement for another year; and berg Electro Plate Company, and ure as the pupils and the Staff of the Government highly artistle in design as they or carefully Central School are to be commiserated finished. The collection includes some ex-

upon the occupetion of the present school. collent specimens of pottery and glass-work rooms for another hot scaron, and is altogether well worth a visit.

WATSON'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE, CITRATE OF MAGNESIA,

IND VOZIDRĀGARETTEDA

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, May 8, 1888.

MARRIAGES.

Jeither the Captain, the Agents, Rumi Capt.

cutti, Mess Koushoce Rassell, to Capt AUGUSTUS H. PENNING of stated, commence next month

Tripp Mesara Hon, Souza, Descole, San Poi and Yau Cheong; for Yokohamas, Bir 3yndey Hancock and servant, Messra. Gaston Gros, H Couperus and H. Von Estoff. For Shanghai from Marseilles, Mr 926 and Mrs Lieder, and Mr Christiansen

At Atlanta, Ga., on the 24th April, at from Singapore, Mir Marchand. For Yoko-the residence of the bride's parents, by the

Marieilles,

Rot, Dr. Henry McDonald, MARGARET Mears Kokawo K. Iwashita, Gonoral Noghi, MWENA, second daughter of James G. Onners will be Responsible for Capt. Harada; from Colombo, Mr N. Far 28th April, by the Bor. Gavin Lang, Inver- Watanabe, Kawai, Fuaims, and

Hongkong, China

their stay in Hongkong Harbour — any Debt contracted by the Officers or tors from Singapore, Mr. Huuri Julienneon, JOTEN MURRAY MUNRO, Late of Heng-ste really entitled to vote at Monday's also- At the Imperial Hotel, Aberdeen, on the we have been more than poco asked who Crew of the following Vessels, during from Saigon, Mc Lannoy.

Phillips.--Wisior & Co.

ALLIE Rowe, Hawaiian brig, Captain J.

ALEXANDER YEAm, British ship, Captain Jas. W. Dunham-Carlowitz & Co.

MELFOMENS, Austro-Hung, str., Captain Malusa. O. Bachrash

NEW CITY, British ship, Captain Chia. S. Robinson,Order.

Nicora, British barque, Captain James Foster.Wisler & Co.

RUBY, British ship, Capt. E. E. Robbins, 928 Messageries Maritimes.

SHARE LIST. -QUOTATIONS.

Nos. of Felu Shares

TAKING CARGO AND TASSENGERS Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp., 60,00 8

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

AND

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIO & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

Steam up RELGIC

will be I despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on WEDNSEDAY, the 20th June, at 3 p.

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

All Parcel Farages should be marked to addresa in full; and game will be received. at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the day previous to

to mailing..

First-class Fans granted as follows

To San Francisco

North-China Insurance Co., Ld.... 5,000£

Per Danube, for Haiphong, European, and 36 Chiness.

Per Trator, for Saigon, 160 Chinese. Per Alwine, for Hoihow, 1 European, and 110 Chineno.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Kutsany reports Had light to moderate N.E. winds and fine. weather to Swatow; thence to Hongkong, she were of rain. On the 6th instant, spoko fresh South to & W. wind and occasional atoamer Fushin, off Dodd Island,

The British ateamer Carisbroste reports: Salled from Saigon at 7.45 am, on the 3rd

JUNE 7, 1898

Closing Quotations, Casti.

Pay- POSITION PER LAST REPORT Last Dividens

Reserte Balances wird

tip.

working a/c to Dec. 31,878100 % $ 20,903.51 at 30/ for year

Tls, 23.65 for

125 all 8 3,910,00

2001

T

100, T.

405,132.00 1886

50,00 (Tim.

675,00

000,00 €

buyers

hs. 275 x div.

3,059.767% for 1986 Tis. 97

314,012.90 36 % 1886 $80

240,240.04 20% sunum 360, bayers 230,00 3429,367-96 10% for 18871474, buyers. 28,711 58 125,771-903% for 1886 $165, nom. $1,031,486

252,243.80 $20.80 for $325 600,000 $ 204,008:30 8 6 for 1886 $731

Yangtags Laurance Company, Ld... 8,000 £ 251 all Union Insurance Society Ca, Ld....10.000 ·2608 China Traders Insurance Co., Ld. 24,000 889 $2 Canton Imurance Office Co. Lid.... Chinese Laurance Co., Limited. 1,500 LOS 23

10,000 $ Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000 Chins Fire Insurance Co, Ld,20,000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, La. 40,000 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La, 20,0308 The Strait Insurance Co., Id.....30,000 $

`STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

K. C. and M, steatoboat Co., L140,000 $ Douglas Staniship Co., Limited. 20,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18,387

60,000 stars issued...

31, 212 China and Manila S. 6. C., Ld... 3,500

VISUELLANEOUS,

*40,000 +200,000

17,000

817, sellers 79,432.526% for 1888 817, sellers, ex div. 76,832.52

8244

1008 100

20

100%

200,000 9

-9,696 50

% half ye Doc. 31/67205 1151,19 8% 804 sales and buyer 4,887.5,96% for 1800710 is. Bellera

18.586

862 per share, buyers

20 ali 50 l

10

1,0013210 % for 787 32 % prem.

cash

We hear that a steam line between the The first of a serios of Wednesday evoking Borneon Ports and Hongkong is at last to datertainments in the Garrison Theatre, be started. Two steamers are spoken of as organised by the Ruv. Biyant Wounaco, the pioneers of the service-one the Mem-Acting Military Chaplain, on behalf of the 748

Yost, the property of Mr Alfred Holt; and troops in Garrison, was given yesterday the other the Fronacia, owned by the evening. It took the form of a lecture by North Gerzuu. Liggd. Kudat, Sandakan, the Obaplain on The Arctic, Regions, Labuan, Marila, and Hongkong, are the which as effectively illustrated by dis- ports bamed and the servios will, it is selring views by Captain Anderson. Tho Lecturer gave a racy description of some of

shurt sketch of Godhaven and Upernavik discovery that had been made. He gave the Arctie Region and of the voyages of

North poin and of the trade of Kyrolibe. The furthest point reached by Lockwood and Brennard in. 1882, viz. 84, waz illustrated. by a map. The method of travelling upon rio sledges was discussed, as well as the object of so many lives and so much money being aartificed to reson the North Pale There was a crowded audience, numbers standing in the verandahs and ethers going away unable to approach the doors,

daughter of the late Mr. David Walk, are not very pleas; but the qualifications to ELIZABETH BAIRD WAIT, youngest tion. The rules and conditions laid down Volunteer Arms Hotel, Inverness.

The publication of this issue commested af7.15 pm.

The China Julnil.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1888

TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIZ

(Via Southern Line.). GENERAL BOULANGER URGES DISSOLUTION.

are (1) every voter must be a ratepayer, (2) he must be a Special or Common Jury- man, aud (3) he must, although specially exempted from the Jury List, he fit to act Da Juror had he not been specially exempted. A Special or Common Juror who is not a utepayer could not vote; and a ratepayer who is unfit to act as a Juror would, we take it, iso be excluded from voting,

A SHGP-COOLIE, named Ho Akam, was brought before Mr Wodehouse, in the Po lice Court to-day, charged with stealing a five-dollar dog with a five-dollar colla, the LONDON, 5th June, 1,888

property of Jessie Vannosa, residing in General Boulanger morel urgency for Gage Street. From the evidenes it appear- the revision bill and dissolution, amidst ed that the dog had been missed this, insessant interruptings and altercations.ing, and was afterwards found by com M. Floquet taunted him with aiming at plainant in the possession of defendant who the dictatorship

The Chambor of Deputies rejected the resolution.

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claimed it as a dog he had recently leat, The dog was restored to the complainant, and Ho Akam was sentenced to ix weeks hard labour,

LORD WOLSELEY AND THE ARMY.

London, 15th May-Lord Wolseley's of Taram in Manila on the afternoon of the A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out in the parish acade has been well received. It is 29th ulto, and about 200 houses were taken to conclude an incident which burned down, all of which were built of strangthons the national determination reform the system of the great spending

material and wood, departments,

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

the game.

light

The following is the programme for the rest of the entertainments Wednesday, June 13th, A lecture ou Our early wars with China by Mr- Francia, QC, Secretary of the Local Brauch of the Soldiers' families' Society. His Excellency Major-General Cameron, has kindly consented to take the Chair. Wednesday, June 20th-A Musical enter- tainment by the Laly Minstrels and others. Major Churchill al Captains Gamble and Somerville have promised to

Wednesday, June 27th, lecturs_on

Soldiers Quarters by Dr Cantlis, Surgeon Major of the Hongkong Vol untcora. Major Ellis has kindly con aented to take the Chair: Wednesday, July 4th, lectars on “The Stars by Dr. Doberck of the Hongkong Observatory, illustrated by dissolving

Wadsday, July 11th, A lecture by the view. Ident-Colonel Cook has kindly possented to take the Chan

Imontable B. L O'Malley, Attorney General Colonel Craster, RA, has kind- lyonsented to take the Chair R Wednesday, July 18th,-A concert will be given by several gentlemen of the Colopy

Wednesday, July 25th, An hour with the Chinces, with practical illustrations by J. Stewart Lockhart, Eng Registrar General Lieut-Colonel Storens, O.B.D.,

has kindly consented to take the Chair, Wedunday, Anguit 1st, I looture of The Tower of London by the Chaplain

T is not true, it ought to in Tho President has so far relented from bis original determination an to buy for his The Australian Coleren na defeated wife pretty plnaton with a seat behind Surroy by an innings and 154 ruRS,

for the

groom, and pair of Binall, brown Australia batted all Monday, making 363, horses for her exclusive use, and thereby of which Turner got 103.

hangs a tale. man in Richmond wrote a bonus for $130 per share, butors, fully disposed of Burrby for 9 in the first, and sizes, bio by private secresty, fell

The bowling of Turner and Ferra pathetic litter to

to the President not long paid up

some inadvertence on the 120 in the second innings.

part of the Butres were outplayed at all points of into his own hands. In it the man wont

on to say that he had wizzied a beautiful girl three months before, and had a young and AFGHANISTAN AND RUSSIA. bought for her with many food antena), llustrated by dissolving Allahabad May 19. Tas Pioneer's

ticipations, a pair of horses, for which he views by Captain Anderson, don correspondent telegraphs that a 8t druva them for

Lor had searched the South over, and ale Wednesday, August 8th lestars on Petersburg telegram states that the Dhem them, on returning from a ddve one

a few short weeks,

Health in the Tropics by Surgeon, aledis between Kushk and Herat have afternoon,

Ya, MD, AM.8. Deputy Surgeon pressed a desire to become Russian an bjects heart disease. Ee could cot bear to seo

died suddenly

in his

anus from

General Lower, P. O., his kindly com It added that there is an engagement those reminders of a happy past any more,

anted to take the Chair, on the 8th of April between the Dhem and Mrs. Cleveland was the only woman and the Amir's troops, in which into whose hindi ho was willing to have there were many casualties Geners All them fall. He concluded by saying that he kazef is stated to las laft Merv on the was i

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& Godown Co. (17,000 s 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Id. 3,000 Consular Invokes to succompany. Carge A. 6. Watson & Co., Limited... 3,800 $ destined to points beyond San Francisco, Société Française de Charbonnages

HK, Pigh-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,2508 in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collec tor of Customs, San Francisco,

du Tonkin,

LOINS.

For further information as to Freight Oiness Captial 1884 B or Passage, apply to the Agency of the

Company

Queen's Rood Central.

C. D. HARMAN,

Agent

Hongkong, May 1943882,

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15th instant to sesist the Dheshedis was too poor to give them to her but he

wanted her to have these treasures THE WAR PANIO pretty did wife, The President, without heye them sent on, and in a letter follow should be asked to place the first and cocon ing unclosed check for them They Army Corps on a war footing, and urges game,

gentle little animals, and emil

Wednesday, August 15th, lecture on the Religions in Chins by Dr. Eitel, HM Inspector of Schools, Colonel Storer, PE has been asked to take the

Wednesday, August 22nd-An Entertain.

The Standard urges that, Perimenting seen the horses at all, telegraphed to went by the Polo Bagpipes Sword

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the immediala macu of magazine rifles tears and cofered at ones, they Aubuarine muning, by Lisjur Knight.-

ing phase veigas (veryybers