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Notices to Consignees.

UNION LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

FROM ANTWERI HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

WIE Steamship Stanmore - Captain

CAMERON, having arrived from the above Torts, Consignege of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to tako immediato.delivery of their Goods from alongside.

The Steamer is berthod at Kowloon and Cargo impoding her discharge will be at once leaded and stored at Consignees risk and

and no Fire Insurance will expense be affected.

All Claims against the Steadier must be prosented to the Undersigned on or before the 15th Intanut, or they will not be re- ongnised.

RUSSELL & Co., Agente Hongkong, June 8, 1888.

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE CÖM-

.PANY.

To-day's

vertisements

ROWLANDS'

KALYDOR

canad ramis (trashes the Fano nad bands of all expover)))

table lint, prin suurlem,arad:cator f isarburn, tay, &c., and trouncemETES

sud delléxte couplusta,

ODONTOatha rreth, p

MACASSAR OIL

DOBRITON

Žagar i geident colour: Bizim 200; 79-1 1080

Ask Chembate fi Destanla 18, Turbo's Garden, kentäen.

Wholesale and Retail Agonts for China: A.. S. WATSON & Co., Shanghai. 964

NOTICE

YE Have This Day, natherizad· Mr. JULIUS KRAMER to Sion que

W

Firm.

034

THE Undouigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS againe FIRE at Current Rates.

NORTON & On,

Agents.

1340

Hongkong, July 15, 1887.

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned having boun appointed ADENTS, in conjunction with Messrs. TURNER & Co., for the above Company.. ate prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Juno 12, 1888 *1946 ||

* CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

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

VIA

THE CANADIAN.PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS,

Bri THE British Steamship Ar

British Steamship ABERDEEN,

TALLON

Commander, will be despatched for VAN COUVER, 1:0., and SÀN FRANCISCO, wid KUBE antt YOKOHAMA, on THURS- DAY, the 21st June, st 3p.ni.

o

To be followed by the SS. ADYSHINIA, on the 12th July.

Connection will be made at Yekema with St

front Shanghai and Japan Steamers W. HEWETT & Co. Foite, and at Vanoaurer with Pacific Coast Hongkong, June 7, 1888.

poists,

by the regular Steamors of the IFIC COAST STERSKIP COMPANY and FACIFIC other Stoainers.

Through

920

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. 1720.

--

JHE Undoniguod having been appointed

gonte for the above Corporation are

. prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-

Marine Department.

+

France, dets granted to Eng.

and Germany by ail an Athritis lines of Stunners.

-73

THE CHINA MAIL

Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither the Captain, the Agmix, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracten by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessele, during their stay in Honghong I abour

ALEXANDER YATS, British ship, Captain Jan. W. Dunham-Carkowitz & Co.

ELLA NICOLA, Gorman, barque, Capt. J. W. Molstorfeld-Chineso

MELPOMENE, AURI-Haug. atr, Captain | Malina.-O. Bachrach

OMEDA, Britlab barjuo, Captain A. V. Brown, Chine.

Runy, British bhip, Capt. E. E. Robbins.. Mesagerie Maritimes.,

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS.

June 11, 1888

Tarpaca, British barque, 59, H. Kon nett, Nandakan May 15, Timber-Giur, LIVINGSTON & Ca

Omega, British barque, 480,4. V. Brown, Nowalwang May 25, General-CHINESE,

June 13:-

Velox, German steamer, from Whampoa,

Ter Higini), from Shanghai for Singa- pore, 300 Chimona; for London, Mr Wilson, Pur Triumph, from Saigon, 38 Chingo. Par Kong Beng, from Kah-st-chang, Mr and Mrs Diseinoyor, and 80 Chinese.

DEFAUTEL

Por Nepal, for Shanghai: from Hong- kong, Messrs T. Harris, Tremould and Tere; from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Cramer

Por Velpoment, for Singapore, 159 Chi-

For Thales, for Coast Porta, 6 Europeana, and 500 Chinese,

Pon Dentarig, for Saigon, 2) Ubineto. Por Parthia, for Vancouver, Mr Granvillo Sharp; for Portland, Mrs J Allan Pater. son; for Liverpool, Mr and Mrs W. H. Candall, 2 children and tive servant; for London, Hon. Alf. Lister, and Dr. Horders for Victoria, 4 Chinese for Seattle, 1 Obi- boso for Pacific Coast Printa, '510 Chlhèse. Por Kutsang, for Swatny. Mr and Mrs Wong Ming Ching, Mr and Mrs Wong Choi TO DEPART Por Louise, for Callao, 3 Chinese. 3.

HO

SHIPPING REPORTS

The British barque Tarapaca reports Had light winds and fine weather through- out, fill making land on the 9th, since then. strong N.E. wind and equalis with heavy | rain?

Kutsang, British atonmar, from Whampoa Besh, 10.30 am, left Foochow for

The British stander Haitan reports Satellite, British cruiser, from a cruise. Amoy, and had light S.E vinda and heavy buyas, Spanish somer, 186, Jusa de rain first part; later part fresh N. E. braze Ajubita, Manila June D, General,-BAN and fine,

29.75, ". Amof to Swa- LEO HONG,

tow, fresh K.E. Inreeze and fine bloar voa- ther, sua moderately inooth, barometer 29.10. Swałow to port, frat part moderate ezo, and fine clew weather; after N.E. breeze, 29.70, saa moderately smooth all through. part heavy rain and strong wind, barometer

Fat

Hailan, British steamer, 1,182, 8. Ash ton, Foochow June 8, Amoy 19, and Swa tow 11, General-DocGras STEAMUIT Co. Triumph, Gertian steamer, 604. P. Moos, Saigon June 7, Rice.WIB & Co.

Norden, Norwegian stemmer, 1 307,-07 Nielsen, Nagmaakt June 7, Cal-MIUI BUSSAN KAISHA

Chow-cheo-fi, German steamer, 796, W. Wendt, Swator June 11, General for Sai- gon-Tua Ke

|

La Foodbow, steamers As

Sou

Laertes, Pembrokeshire, Tarlar. In Amoy, steamer

·

and In

MEM08. FOR TO MORROW Shipping 4p.m.flector leaves for London.

Miscellaneous. Goods pir Glenos undelivered after this

date qubject to rent. Goods per Betong undelivered after

this late subječi:

ront? Ne

General Memoranda. Thursday June 14 ——

Goode wer-Steamer Soghdien unclaimed

aftar Noon subject to rent. FRIDAY, June 16

Claims against the Stammers must be sont in to Messrs Russdl & Co, on or before this date. Goods par Choyang andelivered after

this date subject to rent

SATURDAY, Juno 16

9 p.m.-Performance at the City Hill. 9.p.m.-Meeting of Ferseverance Lodge.

MONDAY, June 18,

Sp.m-Meeting of Sharifviders of Tho Chinco Insurance Company, Limited, at the City Hall. Goods per Taising uncolivored after

this dits subject to rent,

WEDNESDAY, June 20

10 am.-Tenders for Naval Contracts,

1888-19, received by Steekeeper.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED

“A FURTHER SUPPLY

THE meeting of the Legislative Council symunoted for to-day has been postponed sine dio

A TELEOBAX from Berlin, dated the 23rd May, in the Hochi Simbu, says that the draft of the secret treaty entered in tween Russia and France has been ratified,

[No. 1738,—June 12, 1888,

Tur M. M. Co,'s stemmer Anadyr, with the French mail of 10th May, to leave Sings- pore on Wednesday, the lath instant, at 6:30 x.n., and way be expected here oE OF about Wednesday, the 20th instant. This Packet brings replies to letters dospateliod. from Hongkong on Apiti 10.

It consists of twenty mine articles and two Not only was the matiyer of conducting items of notes. It is in, substance similar the chution yesterday, arroguiar and highly to the ofensive and defensive alliance on-objectionable, but there were several alber tered into between Germany and Austria, inciden's connected with this election which but in several points is much more minute. are anything but creditable to the Glovem- We doubt the truth of this. Surely Reuter ment. The intention of the Legislatore would not have, failed to let us know of such an important disclosure.

we have received the Chinese Recorder for June, which contains a number of interest ing artidas Tap int is from the pen of Rav, H. P. Perkingand is entitled 'Chi- bena Epitaphs, Rey J. Edkins contribute a thoughtful ortleis in "The book of thu Modern Religions Beste in North China Rev. HC du Bose continues his carming ly written sketch of Secchow. A continued article on The New Testament in Ohi nuso, corespondency, reriews, and notes make up a very good number,

WE learn that the British steamer Femptes (Captain Johanuret), during her voyage from Singapore to Jeddah with pilgrims broke her shaft, and was towed into Aden, She had 370 pilgrims on boald. The Femptor, which is under charter to Mr Ah Yon, lat Hongkong for Singapore on the

was to givo a vote to all intelligent rato- payer convamant with the English, languɛge, The limitation of the Jury list was accepted as a test of intelligence and knowledge of the English language, but it was never in- tonded that it should stand as a barrior to those who for various ressone other than that of mantal or morsi incompetency aro not included in the Int., ka fact it was distinctly stated during the debate that all those specially exempted from the list would be included among the voters, However, as Mr Francis unly too truly said, the Bill in wretchedly drawn up, ami the clama în which the qualifications of the clectors sro defined has not escaped the influenes of the general muddling. Clause 74 says →→→---

and two elected by such ratepayers AG STO incinted in the Special and Common Jury listo, and also by such ratepayors na 176 exempted from serving on juries on secount of their professional' avocalione.” It novur struck the Asting Attorney Concral (Mr.

Pure Confectionery, 25th April, arriving at that port on 1st Ackroyd) that note of the most intelligent

HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED

consisting of:

Salow, steamers Canton, Chowchou-foo, Haiphone, Whampica, and Seochow,

The German steamer Chow-chors for re poris Had fresh North wind and rainy wother. From 4 the 12th, S. E. Hector, British stermios, 1,537, Batt, wind and hny Shanghai via Amoy, June 8, Genoral. The British steamer Hector repe

reports: BUTTERFIELD & SWINE.

Had light breeze Northely, clear westber from Shanghai to Amoy thence to port,RENCH PASTILLES, moderate N.E. And Easterly winds,

Kowy Bexy, British steamer, 851, R. Jones, Köh-sang Jine, 5, and Hollow 11, Rice and GeneraYURN FAT HONG.

DEPARTURES,

Juño 12: First-class Fares granted is followe

Bylgia, for Foosliow, To Vancouver & Victoria, Mox. 8160,00

Activ, for Hoihow. and Pakhom To San Francisco........

175,00

Anton, for Hohhow and t'akhol. · Toall

adson points in Cau-)

230.00 Marie for Haiphong 1300.00 are, for S

Nepaul, fo THE 305:00

Of

T

The United States)

To Londo

To other European points at proportion.

for Guain.

or Saigou.

Policies at current, rates, payable aither ato rates. Special reduced rutex granted to Parthia, for Singapore and Bombay,

hero, in Lunden, or at the principal Forts of India, Chins and Australia.

Fire Department -

Ofoors of the Array, Navy, Civil Serrico, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Policies issued for long or short periods a costined to points in the United Staton should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Vancouver,

Fraight will be received on board until 4pr. on the 20th June.

arront rates.

Life Department. Policies leszed for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced ratan,

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co

Hongkong, July 26, 1872.

496

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANOR COMPANY.

THE

THE Undersigned, AGENTS of the above Company, are authorized to insure against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, January 1, 1882,

..14

To-day's Advertisements.

QOEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

The Co.'s Steamaliip

Hector, Captain BATT, will be dospatched as above TO- MORROW, the 13th fustant, st4 p.m.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, June 12, 1888.

B.C.

Japan and Vancouver. Melpomene, for Kutsang, for Shanghai Thales, for Coast Ports. Berlarig, for Sigon.

CLEARED. Titan, for A may and Shanghai, Antoinette, for San Francisco. Louise, for Catho

PASSENGERS ARKIVED Per Tarapace, from Sandakan, Mossre Murchie, Sunith, and 12 Livess,

All Purcols must be sent to our Office and should be market to address in fnil and the same will bo received by us atitil

1. the day previous to miling. For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Ö., Agonis. Hongkong, June 12, 1888.

986 nese.

Destination.

Per Visayas, from Manila, 40 Chinese, Per Haitas, from Coast Ports, Mr Lam M Song, and 109 Chiasso,

Per Clow-chow-foo, from Snow, 38 Chi-

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For TOURON-

Por Phiquoc, at 11.80 a.m., on Wednos-

day, the 13th inst.

For SWATÓW.

For Chinaj at 1.30 pm, on Wednesday, the 13th inst., instead of a pro- vionaly notified. !

For SAIGON.

| Per Drachenfde, at 4. 30 p.m., on Wodnea-

day, the 15th-inst, instead of pre viously notified,

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.--

For Falkenbury, at 3:30 pm, on Satur-

day, the 16th inst

MAILS BY

BY THE FRENCE PACKET. The

Vossola Advertised a Loading.

Vesse's.

-Sachsen (s).. Blector (v). Nestor (a)..

Breneou, and Ports of "ull Leadon, via Suoz Catal London, via Suez Canal....... London, and Ports of Call,.............. Hylopes (8).

vis Suez Canal. Oopack (b).. Leudon,

and Porta of Call .....(Sindh t(s). Kobe and Yokohama Malwa (8).. 881 Sau Featoisen i Yokohamas.. Belgio ).

San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of

of Peking (8)

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Sanghaydoncha024 (8),..

LIMITED.

FOR SWATW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Co.'s Steamship

Haitun, Captain Asuo, will he despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 15th Jestant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply lo

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, June 19, 1888.

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF

HONGKONG, No. 1165.

900

Regular MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FREE BARON'S HALL, Zetland Stroot, on SATUR. DAY NEXT, the 16th Instant, at 8.39 for 9. p.m., precisely. VISITING BRETHREN are cordially INVITED.

Hongkong, June 18, 1888.

FOR SALE

969

SOLID MAHOGANY FULL SIZED ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLE,

by

HENNEZ BEOTEKES,

Lennox (s) Shanghai, via Amoy........... Palamed (s).. Straits and Bombay

Vonulis (s).. Swatow, Amey and Foochow...Haiton (8) Vancouver(B. C.), vía Yokohamaa Abortion (8), Yakolama, Kobé and Nagasaki General Worder (6),

Stocks,

BANKS

A. Jaeger... Bätt.. Thompson. Thompson.

J. O. Jaques Mac...

French Contract Packet Sindh will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 21st June, with Mails to the

Voided nedom Larop sang place des

Malta, and Gibralta The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, So.

JORDAN ALMONDS.

VANILLA PRALINES.

ROSH PRALINES.

do, so do

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, June 9, 1888,

BIRTH.

941

May. She cleared for Jeddah on the 7th But we have not heard when she broke down, or how long she had to wait for sa sistance.

men in the Colony were exempted for other masons that their professional avoca- tion, and that this clause would most unjustly exclude them, Besides the-- members of the Legislative Council who We have heard ore funny incident in con- were thus stupidly prevented from re nection with yesterday's election. A voter cording their votes, we know at least: aked the presiding officer whether he of one case in which an old resident, should writo-his own names on the writing exempted from the Jury list because he is alip. Mr Wise told him he must not write slightly dull of hearing, was debarred from his own name, only the damos of the two exercising his legitimate right ca a ratepayor candidates he wished to voto for The to vote We have board a strong outery elector, notwithstanding the advise he re-aguinst the Governor for marationing the ceived, woot-in a fit of abstraction, we absurd rules that were issued for the suppose and wrote his own name and left guidance (so-called) of the slection. But out altogether the rames of the candidates it must be remembered that he was tic by the sections of the Pablic Health Ordinance and that all he can be accused of is a slavish A nulling contractor named Wong To adheronen to the literal interpretation of was brought before Mr Sercombe Smith, in the loco illogical clauses of which that the Police Court to-day,, charged with measure is made up. There is still another causing an obstrusden by allowing large question which we raised at thas elecion quantities of bricks to be laid down 98 yesterday. Before the Ballot box was tes, on the 7th in, defondant ensed the opened Mr Praxais objected to Governmmé that on the inst. caused the servants being allowed to vote. The Peak Road to be blocked from the Albany Pagtatar noted his protest but overruled

At the loak, on the 11th Inst,, the Wife he favoured. of F. Game, of a Son.

AMARRIAGE

On the 19th Instabt, at S. John's Cathe dral, by the Rev. W. Jomings, Colouled Chaplain, Joux EDWARD HARRIS, of the L. M. Ghouta Service, and eldest son of T. W. Harrie, of Shangha, to PRISCILLA (Cissie), youngest daughter of John Mills,

of Dalem, Loedos. No carda. Home Fapers please copy

yond, má

to Saigon, Straits Settlemente, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasian Čoknies, Adon, Natal and the Capo, Egypt, The publication of this issue commenced to the new building near the Ladies Bit Of course the Ordinance says no- creation Ground, while Garden Road thing on this point. It would be unileas at 7.35

blooked from the new tank to within a short to look to it for any wise direction" distance of Kennedy Road. The cans was Bus we think that both the example of ahat romanded.

in-done elsewhere, and their own common" aenee ought to have kept public servante

o Head quactors against their voking, Away, tron if there was no injunction from

Agents.

ate of Leaving,

Norddoutashor Lloyd Butterfield & Swire. Butterfield & Swire P.&O. 8, N. Co.. Arnold, Karberg & Co..... Messageriei Maritimes.... P. & O. &. N. C........

U.&O.E. & Co. Pacific Mail 88: Ca.... Norddeutscher

Lloyd.

Adamson, Bell & Cong Butterfield & Swire...... P. & OSN. Co Douglas Tapraik & Co.... Adamson, Bell & Cor W. von Schuskibaan Norddeutscher Lloyd.

Ashton

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Joly 5, at 9 am. June 13, at 4 p...

une Tune 15. June 16, at

at noon About June 21. June 21, at Juno

une 18, June 20, at 3 pin Tues 30, at 3 p Quick despatch About Tube 13.

Tune 18.

بابه

daylight

Jupe 16, at noon Jura 15, at noon Jato 21, at 8 p.m.' About June 14,

JUNE, 12-1888.

Nos. of Shares.

Faire.

Paid Perron per Last Report,

Kup

Reserve. Balancecfward?"

Last Dividend

Masia's Suntalian,

Cash

8 20,909.51 at 30 for

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp, 50, 001, 8

INSURANCES.

North-China insurance Co.) Lü........... 5,000 €. Kangtaze Insurance Company, Led.... 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Co. Ld........ 10,000 8°. Chias Traders' Insurance Co. Id....24, 0008 Craig Insurance Office Co., Int... 10,000$ Chineas Insurance Co., Ltd. 1,600,8 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., 8,000 $ China Fire Inentrance O.,

Singapore Insurance Company, La, 40,0008 The Straite Fire Insurance Co., 14, 20,000 3 The Straits Insurance Co., Ld20, GOD 8

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

UK, C. and M. Steamboat Co., L1.40,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited...,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited18, 367 £

60,000 shares issued

201 China and Manila S. 8. CG., La...... 3,500 $

M180KILA1000.

2001£ Ms. 100,000 Ta

25

125 all $3,000,000 working a/s to Dec. 31/978158 % pren..

132.00 23.65 for

Tb. 275 et dir. 1880 3,059707 %, for 1886 Tis 97 314,01296262, 1886 1886 245, 240.04207 zamum $72 420,367.06 10% for 1887 $74, buyers. 125,771.298 for 1886 $165, nom. 252,243.30 341.80 for '86 $330 -204,003.90 $0 for 1886: $74.

17,000

$17, sellem 79,433.625 for 1866 817, sellers, ox diy, 75,832.52

250 B 83.5 8 2$

350 $ 1,03

al 250,00

2015 675,00.0

600,09 [[" -930,008 28,7LL 58

20€

1,031,4808 660,0003

1008 20 1008 100%

20 all:

298 200,000$

$40,004 $200,000!

3,596,30

10,000$

1.5 A

HK and China Gas Co., Limited.

New Shares

961

10€ 7.1 9,177.3118 100 all

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

10

6,000

25

37 5008

JA

$29.00 18% foz 1887876 614.2 % for 1886,395 $29,303.18 Nome

None

Tis, 18

None

010

None

1811

None

les % prem 1860

complete with y BALLS, CUES, &C, JUST IMPORIZÚ,,

· LANE, CRAWFORD & Co..

Hongkong, June 12, 1888.

NAVAL CONTRACTS, 1888-80.

Hreng & Whampon Dock Co., Li 100

8,100 € 1,900 €

Hongkong Hotel Company, L. 5,000

-3,000 she fawned ju...

Hongkong Toe Company, Limite Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld, ... Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.... 70008 Perak Sagar Cultivation Do..... 5,000 T forak Tin Mining & Sung Co....... 5,0008 – Prajom & Sunghie Į

Dua Samatan

40,000 $ Mining Co. HE&Row What! & Godown Co. 17,900 $ Long Rope Manufactory U., Id 3,000

← EALED TENDERS, in duplicate, will he Readived by the Undersigned, until 10 6.32, ou WEDNESDAY, 20th Just., from Parsons desirous of SUPPLYING THA for the Use of H. M. Mary, from Lat July, 1888, to 31st August, 1830, 4.-5. Watson & Co. Limited. 8,800 $ Printed Fornis of Louders and further HK High-Level Tramways Co., LL 1,250 3 Particulars can be obtained at the NAVAL

Société Francaise de Charbonnages Srozzzzerszé Office..

The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.

W. LOPB.

Nach & Victualling Storekeeper M. Vichading Yard,

Hongkong, 10th June, 1881.

LOANE,

10 all 100 B

20,0008

8,000 Fas. 500F2,500

du Tonkin

Chinese Imperial 1884

1684) 1888

8,56

318918

500 T700,000TL 28

tion of Dividend Tris

7% half year3205, sellern

Dec. 31/87 1511387854 sales and boyers 4,587.5,95 Y før 1888/710 % día llers

18.586

Sez por share, buyers

1,901.32/10% for 8782% prem

10% and 2% 1,527.8.11

bonus for 4 $130 per share, buyers, fully 078.9485 half year

Jace 30 1887 $170 30/87/8169

13,781.63 2 Pearl.

47 13 for 1887 90 pren, ales

140

prom., cash 30% brom, nominal

yearly, 10 June

4% prein.

Oct. 15

18% prem

March & Sept

Depreciation and Inuman Fundi

12% prem

The China Stail.

KONGXING, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1888,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED SUEZ DINALITA QUYWARD BOUND --Dezonkirey April 19 Regis, William Bukitt, May 1 Baltorres Brook, 4; Moarch, 11 Mer Tonethshire, Amphitrite, 18; Glenariney, Falirns, Sachsen, Bengtoe, Orestes, Red Sea, Dassandra, Anger Head,

The Hon. A. Listar, Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster General, loft, Hongkong this afternoon by the Parthis for England ria the Canadian Pacific route. Mr Lister is one of the hardest workers in the Colo nial Service, and is one of the mat pain taking public servants who has ever served under Government here. We have not always found is posible to look favourably apon the modes which, as Colonial Tren

Soun larin is not unnaturally falt.in the city at the large number of cases of spondie cholera which have occurred within the past few weeks. The disease rooms now almost to have assumed the dimensions of an epi- demit, specially among the Portuguese and Chinese community. The dread namns of Tenal, 29; Glenfin, Lord of the Isits, surer of Postmaster General, Mir Istor has 4 cholets, terrifying as it is, has its meaning Chaneller, Daphne, June 1 Ajax, 5; scan it to adopt in evolving his ideal of very materially modified by the qualifying Lessington, Mogul, Arabic, 8 daty. But most raidents will agras with term poradic, this malady, popularly all- HOMEWARD BOUND: Stestir May 8, Clay- us that Mr Lister i poshsased with an boedsammercholera, being essentially differunt

mom, 15; Jason, 20; Dardanus, Olym|d

Kronprins Friedrich Wilhelm, 25

pia, 20, Glenlyam, Albourne, Deep nest deure to do hs duty for the Colony, from Asiatic cholera. Still, a disesse which We wish him a pleasant holiday, and hope seizen te victims, almost without warning, dale, Bayern, June 5¦ Kuphrates, 8, -

to see it return refreshed and revivified and in many cases ends fatally within a few for further service.

The Norideutschor. Lloyd's 8. E. Co.'s steamship Sachsen, with the next out- ward GERMAN MAIL, dated Berlin, 15th May, left Singapore o the 9th inst, at fam, and may be expected here on orabout Wednesday, the 18th in The steamship Azadyr, with the Fassen

hours, is Buficiently terrible when it be Comes AG prevalent as this cute forn of diarrhea is now, The inquiry which s been hild with regard to the three deaths der Street, the amner block known as which have ocentred vitin na many days

THE ach tenants of the Hotel building occupying the corner of the Praya and Ped-

Man of May 18, is to have Singapore Melcher's old offices which building is from this diamse in Victorin Gast diso oséä. on Wednesday, 13th it., at 6.30a.m., owned by the Hongkong Hotel Company no specific cause for the oažbreak, but and may be expected here on or about but is inder lease to the Hon. C. P. Chater demonstrates very clearly the necessity for Wednesday, the 20thirst. This Packst brings replies to laters despatched from Hongkong on April 10.

The steamship Lennor, from London, o, left Bingapore on the th instant, and may be expected here in or about the 13th inst,k

have been informů by the Gorroment every possible precaution being taken that the house is not considered to be asfo, against the disease, The suggestions: on These sub-tenants are therefore making ar- this point which the Coming very proper rangemants to move elsewhere, and a fowly called for from the medical witnesses ure ice points of law an likely to be raised as obviously of very great importance at this to who shall bear the less firus luourred beason of the year and ought to be attend-

The O. & S. Co.'s stoamor Palamed, from Nocus, so far as we know, challenges the ed to with the utmost care. That the pru

Liverpool, leit Singapere on the 10th wisdom of the Government, as lo con- valence of the disease is not dus merely to inst, and may be exposted here on edition of the building forbids such a course, a particular canse existing only within the about the 16th inst

A FIRE brake out in a house in Wing Lak Street about seven o'clock last night, but was got ander before any serious damag was done

The Carodian Pacific Line stormer Aby. The knotty point hề to who chall pay the prison's evident from the feet Dr Cantlie sinid left Vancouver of the 20th ulto, pipar la however, one which may have to refers to that the outbreak is not propor- for Hongkongy

be Battled by the Judges of the Supreme tionately madre seriona in the prison than it Court.

lein the city generally. Whatever the cause

CORNELIUS JARVIS and Robert Milon, fruit or improper food of any kind, or the may be whether the eating of unwholesome

AB, of the Britishship Alexander Yeats, drinking of anpure water, it is evidently were charged to-day before Commander widespread In each of the three ges Rumsey, Harbour Binster, at the instance which have been the subject of the inqury Tax Fero has become a tot wreck. The of Captain J. W Durham, with refusing alluded to, death scems, to have emyed hull i ton in several pads, and the only duty yesterday. The complainauk said the within few hours after the first attack. thing that will likely be saved is the wa- two defendants were on the articles and in many casss that have been heard of chinery.

throughout the city the disease most lave,

AB

Yesterday morning Jarvis came him and asked permission to go store to run its fatal course quite as rapidly. It is

A TELEGAIM-from Berlin, dated the 22nd got clothes. Complainant refused, telling a great consolation to be assured, on the May, in a Jaksuese vernacular paper, says the man that ho could get clothes cas of his autherly of one so well qualified to agak that the Car told the Brith Minister, at (the mater) chest as cheap as he could on the subject as De Catile, that this the privats audienos granted him some days get them in Hongkong.

The other defeud dinessope not one of an

ago, that as long as England did not sover ant was present, at the time and made the Although the comma the friendly relatione existing between the same request, with be some result Do the deptor speake two ocunities, Russia will never act in such fendaca than bota bafused to turn to

suscientific PEKA, a manner to break them,

and said they would sooner go to gol than organiem much less to work. In his defenja Jarvis sald le got no | the

Wa uzdentand that Mr H. E. Wodehouse advance when he signed articles in Shang- not mean, has been, or will be, uppouted to qucceed | bai. Complainant promised him money it not be on the Hop, Alfred Lister as Colonia) Traa Hongkong. He had seked for maghy, and the comma, surer, ading Mr Arthur K. Tisters, ng getting bellave, will be gazetted soling Postmaster said. fanera, and from his experienon as Abris Fostmaster Godarei it may be expecte cha will make a very effioul head of that

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refusal refused to work. Millon in any of the and no clothes. He also be asked the result may and been treated like his comrious outbreaks The men were each sentenced to one courccnco of anch

prisonment with hard abour at ble pres

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