1888-06-23 — Page 2

THEATRE

ROYAL

CITY HALL.

THIS EVENING,

Saturday, the 23rd June, 1888.

ASH NORTON'S FAMOUS

WASH

WORLD OF WONDERS,

THE

VEDIO T'

OF PRESS AND PUBLIC,

*Tar BEST CONTANY WE HAVE BEEN.)

THE KING LAUGH-MAKERS, THE HARVEY BROTHERS,

In a New Speciality..?

THE MIRACULOUS LOCKED,

CORDED, AND

STRAPPED BOX MYSTERY,

As Porformed by Moers. MASKELYN & Cook, London.

A TRIP TO THE MOON!

MIRTH,

MUSIC,

MAGIC.

Fries of Admission i Dross Circle and Stalis Pit-

$2,00 $1.00.

Seats can be reserved at Messrs. Kelty & WALSH, LUTED, under Hongkong Hotel

Doors Open at 8.30 T.M. Performance Commoncos at D o'cLNEK. CHAS. DERMER, General Agent.

Hongkong, June 23, 1888.

Not Responsible for Debts.

rtisements.

FT.

bus DWELLING Via do 5m, Lourengo;

SHAPA MA MURRAY.

voulars, apply to

F. ALVARES,

oralor dos bens das Musgoes, Portugarzas ein Mou Travessa do Fe. Narciza, No. 5. 23rd June, 1888.

SHIPPING.

معہ کے لئے

ARRIVALS,

June 22, 1888

1032

Espair, British guuboat, irom Canton. Peking, Gorman steamer, 934, G. Heuer- Jenny, Shanghai June 10, General, SIEMS- BEN & CO...

Henley, British steamer, 1,446, Valder, Saigon June 18, Rice and Paddy-Siras SEN & CL

Jung 23:-

THE CHINA MAIL,

had hard S. W. and 8,8. W. squalls; thenco to Macclesfield Bank, moderato B to S. 8.W. winds; thence to part light variable winds.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close ---

POST OFFICE NOTICES. The Extra Steamers of the Messagories Maritimes Company between Colombo and Chicatta havo been withdrawn. From this data through communication with Madras, Bud Calcutta by Mossageries packet will be four-weakly only viz on the following dates of departure from Hongkong

June

30. November 28. 7. August Jaly

7. September 27. December 20, August 2: October 31. Mails for India will be made up by the intermediate packets as formerly for trans- Per Ciure, at 9 am, on Sanday, the mission to Colombo, whence they will go on

to Modran by the first opprtunity..

Hongkong, May 10, 1888,

For MACAO,

For Houum, at 8.50) a.m., on Sunday, the

24th inut

For SAIGON--

2411 Krist

For SHANGHAL.-

Por Yang, at Da.m., on Sunday, the 24th inst., instead of as previously. notified..

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOMROW. Shipping 9am.—Excursion trip by Honam

Manao.

to

Haloony leaves for Bustow,

e,

3 p.m.-Fangis: loaves for Shanghai RELIGIOUS SERVICES

شید.

Supreme Court the prisoners had the ad- vantage of the best legal advice to bo had in the Colony. As may be imagined, the witnesses for the prosecntion wore morel lessly cross-examined by the counsel for the defends; and, as the best Chineso wit, nesson will do, they made a few contradic

UNION CHURU-Divine Worship, 11tory statements, which went to show that A.ROY. G. H. Bondfield. Servico in doubtions some of the incidents of the fight Chineso, 2 Fat-Rov. J. Chalmers, M.And been exaggerated, and that their LLD Seaman's Services.The Services

[No. 1748-June 23, 1889.

onnen OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S

--- CARHEDEAL. — 4213 BUNDAN - AFTER" -

TREITY.

Matius Vlug'ury, Arin (Saul) Handel; Venito, Novello Psalms, Camidge, Kinket Travera; To Douts, Russell

& &o, p

S. kiv ; Jumlate, Hiles

No.

2 Anthem, I will left up mino oros;" 414; Volantary. Fugu, Bach.

Eveusong--Voluntary, Andante, Hesso Faalous, Fitzherbert, Nanas &o; Mag - Snificat, · Armica; Deus: Minorcatur, Hopkins; Hymar, 447, 441 & 438"; Voluntary, Allegrotto, Spark.

Ross Blemson & Co inform us that the

for Seamon which have been hitherto hold story as told above was perhaps a lit in the Missic Church, Queen's Road, will tie coloured. But their evidenco re- be held in the futura in Union Church. On mained practically aushaken us to the

uvening at Sunday at 7.30. AB Seation aro

third prisoner's glare in the fight and as D. D. R. steamer Daphne lett Singapors Money Orders.

invited to attend.

GERMAN ESTRADA CHAPEL Servicn in to his having been the man who cut for fongkong at noon to-day, 1-Money Orders are issued at Hong- the Gorman language, by Rev. F. Hartmann,

| kong and Shanghai on the following conn-overy Sunday, at half-past ten a.M., in the decessed with a sword, Bosider there was They Comercio says that part of the matc Par Victoria, at ani, on Sunday, this tries and places, at current rates of ox- Chapel of the Berlin Founding House, the undeniable fact that a man had bocncials for the Manila-Bagupan railway is ex-

For NAGASAKE-

24th inst.

For SHANGHAL-

Per Foulazng, ai 2.0 pin, on Monday,

the 25th inst

For AMOY & MANILA,

Per Diamande at 8.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 26th inst.

Spinacay, British schooner, 35, J, Gar- rick, Shark Bay May 20, Sandalwood.-MAILS TE GERMAN PICKEL- SIEMSSEN & Co.

DEPARTURES. June 23-

Kuby, for Iniin, Marie, for Haiphong.

Phra Chom Ebio, for Swatow and Bangkok. Tcherme, for Singaporo and Bombay, Propontia, for Saigon,

Chiques, for Shanghai,

Faking, for Whampoa

CLEARED.

Benglee, for Kobe and Yokuhama.

1025

Albany, for Saigon.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour --

ANNA, German echooner, Captain II. Mointohion.--Siemion & Co.

Carreon, British barquentine, Captain Thos. GorileyJardine, Matheson & Co.

ELETRA, American barque, Capt. F. L. Jones-Chineso.

ELLA NICOLAX, German burguo, Capt. J. W. Maistorfald.Chinese.

OGA, British barque, Captain. A. V. Brown.Chinese.

Intimations.

RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN

AFORMOSA By Mr. G. Pro

This Article, which has been reprinted from the Chinx Review, contains one of the beat Sketches of Formosan Life yet written.

A few roughly-executed Woodouts are inafaded in the paraphiet.

May be had-Price, $1-at Mosers. LANG, CHAWYONU & Co.'s, and Moesro, KELLY & WAL, LIMITED, Hongkong; alec, Mr. N. Mortal, Amy,

Hongkong, March 3, 1888.

303

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAI,

The Steamship

Yangte, Capt. C. TONNINGSEN, will despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 4th Inst. at 3 p.m., instead of an previously notified.

For Freight er Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & O. Hongkong, Juno 23, 1885.

Cicero. for Saigon.

Vistoria, for Nagasaki. Tetartas, for Guam. Hailong, for Conat Porta. Anton, for Hoihow and Pakhui. Yanglice, for Shanghai.

PASSENGERS, AKRIVBO

Per Peking, frami Shanghai, Mr and Mira Adriano H. 3. da Silva and 3 children, Mesara J. Aikau, Oh. Bell and T. Bole- swarth, 2 Europeans, and 6 Chinese.

Per Henley, from Saigon, 25 Chinesa. DEPARTED.

Por Maris, for Haiphong, 30 Chines and 1 Annamite,

Per Phra Chum Klas, for Swatow, 300 Chinese.

Par Propoutis, for Saigon, 100 Chineso. Per Chi-yuen, for Shanghai, 16 Chiposo.

Tu DIPART

Per Albany, for Saigon, 12 Chinese. Fur Ciccru, for Saigon, 12 Chinese " Per Bailam, for Coast Ports, 2. Earo- peans, and 20 Chinent.

Per Anton, for Hoihow, 30 Chinese. Por Yunglse, for Shanghai, 14 Chineze.

SHIPPING REPORTS

The German steamer Peking reports: Had fine weather, S. W. and Southerly wind. The British schooter Spinaway reports: Loft Shark Bay 20th May, passed Auguự

June; from lat. 6 South, to Sapat,

Destination

change

Amoy.

* Azores Ta.

Bangkok,

* Belgians, *Bermudia

* Canada.

Canton

* Capo Colony

Ceylon

nstantinople).

Denmark. Egypt. *Falkland Is Foochawy. Gambia Germany. Gibraltar..

The Gorrann Contract Panket Suchsen

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY,* the 4th July, with Mails for tho United Kingdom, Europe and coun- tries beyond, sid Brindisi, to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burnak, Coylou, India, Adun, Egypt, Malta,

fc., &c.

Registry consch nt 4 hat.

The Mail closo3 at 5 p.1. Correspondence should be marked PR

GERMAN MAIL in with the name of the Parket.

MACLS 6Ỷ THE FRENCH PACKET. -* The French Contract Packet Yangtse will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 5th July, with Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- youd, vid Marseilles to Saigon, Straits aliments, Havia, Burnal, Ceylon, the Australasini Colonius, Pondichery, Mudras, Calenita, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Like usual hours will be served in closing

the Mails, ve.

www.

KOUNSPP CLOSUNO, TAB "

ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS When Be Pockets leave at NicHR.

The following hours will be observed in. closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packo's, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Office will be alosed at ō the day before.

8.00 M-Testing of Prices Current and

Circulars coses.

(Prices Currant and Circulars may howover be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are fed in bandles, country by comitry, with the addresses all

.tk

Nowapapers,

10.00 4.1-Registry couses 10.30 A.M.Posting of

Books, and Patterns deased 11.00 Mall closes. PLATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 4.3) with 10 cents late fee up ed 11.30 A.M., after which hour they may be sent on Buurd with the same Late Fee,

*Gold Coast.

Honkow.

Накай.

* Honduras, (Br.),

Hoihow.

Holland,

Hongkong.

* Iceland.

India.

*Italy.

Japan. Legos.

*Madeim,

Malta *Mauritius.

Natal.

Newfoundland.

Now South Wales

New Zealand. Ningpo.

North Borneo,

Norway

Pert Darwin. *Portugal

Queensland. S. Helen * Seychelles.

Shanghai,

Sierra Leone. South Australia.

Straits Settlements.

Swatow,

Bredon.

Switzerland.

Tangier

Tromania.

United States,

United Kingdom.

Victoria

Western Australia *West Indies (British, Danish, and Dutch). *---Orders on the Countries marked * are

worwarded through the London Fort Office, and are paid less a small discount of about

in the £1, for which the remitter should allow. All such orders must be expressed in British currency, and calinot be drawn for say sota less thau fd.

3.The commission charged is as follows (according to the currency the Order is drawn in).

cents.

0.60

Up to £ 3, or $10, or & 20,..............0.20 £6, or $25, or R 500,40 £7, or 835, or R 70 £10, or $60,

-No

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Paptein,

Schalten

14. Jaeger...

Vess-it.

Banten (8). Son (a). Bang (8).

Pembrokeabiro (a)

D. Williams.

Brow

Batavia, d, via Saigon..... Bremen, and Forty of all.....| Cheloo and Tientsineuar Havre, &o, via Suez Canal... Nit London, via Suez Canal...Kileorchy (3)... London and Hamburg.

London, via Suez Canal,

1028 Mazzila,

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAL

(Taking Cargo di Fassengers at through rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN. NEW- CHWANG, BANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE,)

The Co.'s Stearnship

Fooksang, Captain, WILDE, wilt be despatched as above ou MONDAY, the 20th Instant, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON &. Co.,

General Managerz.

Hongkong, June 20, 1888,

1020

London, and Ports of Callmante (0)..

hul (8).... unila, via Andy Marseilles,

and Ports of Call...Yangtas ()... Nagasaki, Kabd and Yokohama Bokhara (s)

of Peking (8) San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Shan******

Saa

Francisco, via Yokoha stabio (E)....

Wooksang (3).

...Pekin (8)... Orestes. (a)..

Sinagusi, vis Amoy. Singapore, Pamang and Bombay Bormida (8).. Swatow, Assoy and Taasti..... Hailong (8). Sydney and Melbourne Afghan (a).. Vancouver(B.C.), via Yokohama Aberdeen (3).

Stuck.

VANKE

Moncur.....

E. G. Piad... Gedge

8. F. Cole..

31cCaslin

Loraist.

Tönningsen Wildo.

Hutchison....

De Nugri i Boach

Taylor..

19

15

or

R100, 0.30 R150....81.00. Order must exceed £10 or $50 funless drawn on India, when R150 is the limit), nor will more than two such Ordon be issued to the samo person, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.

Money Ordem on the United King- down for even sums not exceeding £6 are granted:

of Postal Notes, as to which see asparate notice os the Houg tong Postal Guide.

3-Sume not oxoceding 850 may be ro mitted between the Ports of China by monas of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of une per cent. for dashing them er Money Orders can be granted at Hong kong or Shanghai pu Ports where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 26th April, 1868. -

By means of Postal Notée.

Agente.

i ate of Leaving.

Jardine, Matheson & Co......About June 25, Norddeutscher Lloyd July 6, at 9 a... Jardino, Matheson & Co... About June 27. Siemssen & Co.

June 20, at noonL About June 24: Aboit June 20 June 26

Juding, Matheson & Co...

Adamson, Bell & Co....

Busterfield de Swiss..

P. & 0. 5. N. Ch.........

Bussell & Co.

Masageries Maritimes...

0 8. . Do..

Pacific Mail S. 8; Co. 0. & O. 8. S. Co....... Siessen & Co.

Jardine, Matheson & Co... P. & 0.8, N. Co.. Butterfield & Swire...... Carlowitz & Co........ Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Gibb, Livingston & Co... Adamson, Bell & Co..

SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.

Nos. of Faire Sharis.

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000 8

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY,

The Co.'s Steamship

Diamante,

INSURANCES.

June 30, at noon. June 26, at 4 p.m. July 5, at July 3

noon.

Bt3pm.

3, at daylight, 30, at 3 July 10, at 3 p.. Jane 24, at 3 pm. June 25, at 3 p.m. Quick despatch.

June 25. June 30, at 10 am. June 24, at 9 aim, ' About July 7. June 25, at 5 p.m.

| Feid-¡POSITION PER LAST REPORT.

167) Beverse, Balances.fwaro

Last Divider

JUNR 28, 1898.

Closing Chelations, Cash.

120 4 $ 3,900,00 20,003,61 at 30 for 3 years181 % pram,

working acto Doc.

2001 T. 100,000 Tle. 406,132.00 h. 23.6 to 275 x div.

Serch-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000£ Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,060

30,00 Ti Java usumnace Society Co., Ld.... 10,0008.

2005

675,000 $ Jaina Traders' Insurance Co., Td....24,000 $ 83,004 Capt. McCABIN, will be Janton Incursion Ofice Co., La..... 10,000,$

$60,0). S despatched for the above

2005 518 230,00 $ Ports on TUESDAY, the 26th Instant, at

Jhinese leurance Co., Limited..... 1,500k 4000323 28/115 4 p.m.

Hongkong Hire Insurance Co. 8,000€ 230 D $1,031,4808 Trums Fire Insurance Co., L. 20,000S For Freight or L'usage, apply to

650,000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 10,000, RUSSELL & Co.,

Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 20,000 8 General Managers.

The Straits Insurance Co., Id. 30,000

1031

Hongkong, June 23, 1888. -

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN. The Co.'s Steamship

Yilang, Captain Monck, wil be despatched as above on

or about the 27th Instit

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES.

HX, 0, and M. Steamboat Co., IL 40,0909 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000/$ Iado-Chins S.-N. Company, limited 18,387 E

60,000 shares issued.....

31,219 Jhina and Manils 8. B. CO., LL........-

3,500/8 MISCELLANEOUS.

A'kong & Whampos Dock Co., Ld. 12,500

100$ 20 1008-0 100%

1886

3,055.767% for 1886 The 97

» 314,012.96jx 7, 1880 880 245,240,04/20% amal73 429,367.96 10 for 1887374, bayers 125,771 298 for 1886 8175 252,213.30 23.80 for $342) 204,003,90 & for 1880 677

17,000

$17, buyers 79,432 625, for 1886. 817, sullore, er die, 75,832.52

18241

1853

1,001.32/10 % for 8734% pren., cash, sellers

10% and 2.% 1,527.3. 11 bona for 448150 ps ahar, buyers, fally

paid up

fload,

dont to death with a sword. With regard to

about the 10th July

the first aud accond prisoners, a scrapulous posted by one of the Glen Lino eteamers jury might have, hesitated, in view of the alibi that was eat up in their defence, and in Tas steamer Peking, while coming into the view of nertain inconsistencies with regard harbour this morning, collided with two to them in the ovidence of the witnesses, bat no jurymen with any common sos

which was completely wrecked and the cargo boats near the Harbour Offico, one of

other damaged.

West Point.

Covent Garden Food ST. Jósker's CHURCH, 9A.M. Mase and Sermon. 6.30 P.M. Even ing Servido, Benediction.

ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH, Sailors' Homo-Service on Sunday, at 11 a...and

Thursday

The Holy ALGEM Communion is administored on the Second unday in the month at 7,30 AM on the First and Tinnd Sundays, at 2008; on the Fourth Sunday, at Evening Servico, would have hesitated in convicting the third Serviads are conducted by the Rev. J. A. prisoner. By his own admission he was pre- Turner, in the WEALEYAN MISTON Roosa, 127 Queen's Road East, on Sundays at 9.dont during the fight. When he was The Comercie hears that the King of Siam A.M. and 6 P.M

restod he said to the constable Nothing has made an offer to buy the gunboat need be said about this; I'll go into the Cael for its statement which an innoFilipinas which is lying of the Kowloong Dook. The King of Siam proposes to buy cant is would scarcely make. Un-the vossal at a discount of 10 per cont foff

MEMOS, FOR MONDAY.

Shipping.

3 p.m. ---Fookang leaves for Shanghai.fortunately, owing to the leniency of her cost of construction.”

p.mdbirdren leaves for Vancouver British law, which allows every ad- (B.C.), via Yokohama, &c.

Miscellaneous.

duto subject to rent

vantago in favour of the acoused, the Wi would remind intending excursionats dying declaration of the mordered man, of the trip to Macan to-morros. The Ho

Goods per Bantam undelivered after this which clearly pointed at Acheung am leaves hero no 9 am, and Macs on the murderer, was not read, as the return trip at 10 p.m. The weather is sould only he hold to be evidence against now fairly settled, nikl thors soome every the two men who had been arrested before prospect of the oxcarsfoniete enjoying a it was made; but, without this statement, pleasant.trip

Goods per Merimethhire andelivered

after this data subject to rent,

General Memoranda. TUESDAY, June 26

Gooda per Olenartney undelivered after

this date subject to zenta Goods Cassandra underlivered after:

this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, Juno 27 :--

there was amplo evidence on which to convict the third prisoner, even of the capi. Tre Peak was esptured last night, fortun- tal crime of murder. There is a tendency ately not by the Russians or the Fronch,. among jurymen to look upon these Chinese but by a party of our own 68th, 150 strong, brawls us things of small importance and to who landed in Aberdeen by the Solent, regard an occasional death as a natural no scaled the heights above, and dislodged a companiment. We do not necuse the pro-defending force, under Major Ellis, * The Claims against the Bakarres Brook ont jury of being actuated by such attack and capture worn composedly watched

must be sent in to Mears Russolastiments, but the slip shod way in which by General Cameron and his staff.

Goods por Steamer Anadyr unclaimed

aftor Noon subject to rent Trousday, June 28 →

Co on ar hufors this date.

3 p.m.-Tendors for Opium Farms. TUESDAY, Joly &

2.30 p.m.leeting of Shareholders of The Chinens Insurance Company, Ind; at the City Hall

Watson's Astringent Lemonade

S an excellent STOMACHIC and pro- ventative of DIARRHEA and is ro commended by the Faculty

Ducing the present season, avoid all doubt ful fond, impure water, overfatigue.

and Impure air.

bottle of ASTATTU CORDIAL, and a bottle of the Finest Old LIQUEUR · BRANDY, are useful things.

to have in the house.

they wished to dispose of the case before it

before Mr Wodel oase, in the Police Court to-day, charged with exposing unwhole- some fruit for sale. I appeared that he

was half finished showed that they had not a dawn named Lo Hong was brought subciently recognised the gravity of the case they were trying. It must never be forgotten that, if we allow the instigators and chief actors in these clan fights to 6 had been trying to asil bananos in fully cape scot free, wo practically deliver overwood Road that were unfit for human food. the native population to the mercy of a few A fine of $10 was imposed, with the aller- blackguards, who, by the influence they native of six weeks' imprisonment. exort in virtue of the terror they inspire, it can may soon cause no end of trouble to the THE Comercio of the 16th instant says that whole Colony and become tho sit the British stoamers Glentatas, Glenfalioch,; tual master of the place. We could Uppinghan and Ossian were loading wat easily have understood the reluctance of sugar and hemp for London and Liverpool the jury to return a verdict of murder at different rates of freight; engar at £1.10 against even the third prisoner, in view of to £1.15, and hemp at £3.12.6 to £4. The the fact that the wound inflicted did not at

Americau stip E. F. Whitney was chacter. first seem to be of a fatal character, although ed for Buston to load sugar and hemp at

A contra ramed Hing Fun was brought before Me Wodehouse, in the Police Court

The following DISINFECTANTS are TO REDUCED IN PRICE: PERUANGANATE), WIJZ71) trimilor.tz in the eyes of the law that does not make nivate forma

"Candy's)ub Conte por bottle, or $3 per the case any less one of murder; bat we 2-gallon jar 04 RBOLIC AUTD, 75 can with difficulty conceive how a body of Coats per quart bottle. JEYES FLUID, CHLORIDE OF LIME,onsible men should have entirely acquitted

and other DISINFECTANTS, of ta the third prisoner or even any of the to-day, charged with having been found in prices.

prisoners Special Quotations for wholesale quantities.

Of courED, we are told, it possession of the carcase of a discused pig. Las been always thus. Hongkong juries, A Chinese constable said he saw the defen even in the most ingrant cases, will never dat at half-past six this morning coming return a capital verdiet. Murders of the out from the slaughter-house at West Point blackest kind have been committed, and with a dead pig on his shoulder. Witness some clever lawyer has always been able to noticed that the skin of the pig was black get off the accused. It is true that to and the fosh very red. He stopped defen- secure a verdict of morder it is well there dout and took the pig back to the slaughter. should be the clearest evidence of gailt, house, where he was told that it was the But it must be remembered that with salt water that gave pork its peculiar colour.

Not being satisfied with this explanation be to the defendant in charge. Mr C. V.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Lv. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. ESTABLISHED A.b. 1841. Hongkong, June 16, 1883

DEATH.

986

At 53, Wyndham Strest, at 3 o'clock this morting, 23rd June, Misiour E. Pazo agod 36 yeara

The publication of this isnte commenced Chinese witnesses it is impossible, to get 6! 7.25 p.m.

absolutely clear evidence on any point

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Jund 23, 1888.

and if jurios are to go on rendering Tadda, Inspector of Live stock, waid thai at the administration of justion a farce by 10 am. to-day the assistant inspector of acquitting prisoners of the blackest dye, markets brought to his notice the carcasa whose moral guilt is self evident, because of the pig in question.. It was very there are a few inconsistencies in the evid- much discoloured and the blood ̈was

We do not think the verdict returned yes. cuce, the Colony will one day have to settled in the veins. It appeared to terday by the special jury who tried theorienaly consider the advisability of sube have died of congestion of the lungs and Tank Lane murder case says much for stituting for trial by jury some turer and was quite unfit for human Food-The As- their intelligence or their sense of dutyre efficacious means of mening out autant Inspector said it was bis duty to

justice. The case was a very serious one, de- manding the whole attention and the greatest catefulness on the part of a jury. According to the story of the prosecution," Beriona disturbance had occurred in one

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

examine every animal about to be killed at the slaughter-house. He visited the pince every day between 30 and 10.30 am. as a PASSED BUEZ CANAL

general rule, but he varied the time o UTWARD BOURD-Detonaire, April 13 sionally. He inspected all the pigs in the

Regius, William Burkitt, May 14

Monarch, 11

Amphitrite, 18

pig-an and then went to the slaughter-

Red Sea, Anjer Head, Kronprúc house. If the animals were in good condi Friedrich Wilhelm, 25; Teviot, 20tion he passed them, but he did not mark

-20% Lord of the Isles, Chancellor, June

dem. 12, Amphitry

of the narrow lanes with which the city. ebounds. The origin of the trouble was, as is generally the case, a gambling die pute. A gambling house run by Hok lo men had been broken into by the police and several men arrested. This gambling housa pail toll to certain informer watchers or whatever they may be called, After the police raid, these informees called: as usual for their toll or -hunk-money, It was refused, because one of the inform ers, Acheung, (the third prisoner in the

Government depot, while the pigs were kept" a) was suspected of having given the in The steaner Fekin, with the ENGLISH formation to the police which led to the MAL of May 25th, loft Singapore on vivad principally in the afternuou, and 20 at numerona private places. The pigs ar- house being broken into

Wednesday, the 20th June, at .. Furaged at the re-

and may be expected hers ou Monday, far as he knew there was no reason why fosal, Acheung threatened to come with his

26th Juns. This Packet brings animals arriving in the afternoon might not men and inke vengeance, Accordingly

replica to letters despatched from slaughtered before his visit on the next day ho and inerte men

Hougkong on April 18, 20 came on the scene armed with sticks, sword-, revolvera key and made a violent attack on all the Beklo men they could soc in the Lage. In the course of the fray one man received a severe wound with a sword, from which he afterwards died. In The Q. 5. S. Co's steamer Orates, from

15 Aján, 51 Lessington, Mogul, Arabie, those he passed. Pigy were admitted to Diomed, Iraouaddy, the slaughter-house at all times, and were Gen Amphitrite, Gleneara, Carmar loughtored at all times. At one time there thenshire, Hampshire, Polyshymnia, 16:

sero - particular huwa for slaughtering Burpedon, Preum, 10.

HOMEWARD BOUND-Stentor, May 8; Clay them. He did not mark the pigs he possed more, 15: Jason, 25; Dardams, Olymbecause they came in at all times, and cou

29 Glentyon

Melberint, Drey-

dale, Bayern, Jane & uphrates, &quently some of them would be marked. Menser, 12

Moyane, Iphigenia, 10; and others not. Be marked all the cattle Ava, Glengle, 19; Berentes, Priam,spected because they were ali kopt in a Strathleen, 22.

ae.

The P. M. Co.'s steamer City of Peking, following morning. There was no properly with the AMERICA MAXL of June 2 constituted depot for the keeping of pigs left Yokohama ou Thursday, the 218

200,000 $

20 ali

$40,00 1200,000

3,596.307 Z hali ye.

50 all $ 127,320 8

142 102 608

16 10

10,000 8

Der 31/07 211 1153:13:

8% 4,387.5.96 % for 1485/710 g dia sellors

18.580/

$62 per share, buyera

Dall

18. and China Gas Co., Limited | 5,100

New Mures

10 all

9773-14

1,000 £

dongkong Hutei Company, L....

3,000. edy Jhina Sugar Company, Limited/16,000

3,000

102 7.1:

All

10 11

cash

sellers

1030

dongkong Lou Company, Limited iongsony Bakery Company, Ld...... Juzon Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,000 Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. 5,000 12 Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co... 5,000 Panjom & Sunghie Dua Sematen

Mining Co.

5,000 GU

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429,60 10.2% for 1887874 514 51% for 1884 295 199,303, 18 NorS

nogtimal.

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Note

40,000 $

10 all

-100 all

310 811

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deposition made just before his death, the wounded man declared "that it was Acheang who struck him with the sword and.

The

56 all

fast.

100% all

20,000 $

The

1003 50

For Froight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Coy

General Managers. Hongkong, June 23, 1868

THE GIBB LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Taking through Cargo for QUEENSLAND PORTS, ADELAIDE, TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, &c.)

The British Steamer

Afghan, Captain Roy, will be despatched as above on er about the 7th July,

Fare to Broszy oF MELBOURNE, $150. For Freight or Passage, apply to:

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Managers. Hongkong, June 23, 1800,

1093

HK & how. Wharf & Gadows 06.17,000 T'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld." 3,000

1. S. Watson & Co., Limited....... 3,5008 HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,2008 Société Francaise de Charbonnages 8,000 F. 50F1.500

du Tonkin

LOAN

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$78.04. all year 170

June 30 1887

18,741.58% for 1 year

to June 30/878183

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68% prem. 41:47 13%, for 18879) prem., sales

20% prem, buyers 40% prem, buyers

31898 BOO! all

PA

T700,000 TL 250

7%

yearly, 30 June

March & Sept.

1884 c... 1880 ..

*Equalisation of Dividend Fund,

Depreciation paid Insurance Fundi

4 % preu

prem

17% prom

At deblj

inat, at p.m., and may be expected The defendant stated that he had been am- here on or about Wednesday, the 7th played by a man on the Frays to take the

iset.

Liverpool, Left Singapore on the 18th inst, and may be expected hers on or about the 24th inst,

piy lo the slaughter-house to be slaughter- ed. The people in the daughter-house proved this-His Worship they dismiAKGÜ the sass, ordaring the carcass of the pig to.

Voce pan, from Calcutte, luft by deatroyed.

on the 19th inst, and may. here on or about the 25th

THE Cosurcio says that the provinces to the

that two men (the first and secjxd prisonan MEM from north of Panay island wers visited by

who bad been previously arrested, formed part of the attacking party, Shortly thera- after dohgung wasacrested, and at an inquest held on the body of the murdered man a Ferdict of manslaughter was returned against bin. The three men were afterwards tried

at the Police Court on a charge of murder

and committed by the Magistrate for trial the Supreme Court. To the trial at the

Glen

Like Bla

steamer. Cenfruin," London, leit Singapore on the 20th in stant, and may be expected here on or

argo-number of locusts, which gradually deasroyed all sorts of vegetation.

D. K. Atesfuship Daphs, from Koman Government have started, so-

about the 25th

25th inst, poza

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Hamburg, left Singapore où the

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inst, and may be expected liere on

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Canadian Pacific Line ateser Aby His lest Vancouver on the 19à alto, for Hongkong.

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